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We want to show you what overthecounter narcan looks like. It usually comes in a nasal spray and costs about 80 to 100 dollars. Cvs would be the first major drug store chain to start selling narcan in ohio. A law passed last year allowed people to buy narcan over the counter at pharmacies. But the problem is few have offered it. By our count only eight pharmacies in the tristate sell it. And only 26 statewide. The drug can save someone whos overdosed with heroin. Ohio has seen an increase in Overdose Deaths in recent years. A large percentage of those from heroin. A drug forum is set for today in toledo with state and federal officials and cvs. Thats when well find out when cvs will make narcan available. Reporting live. Jordan burgess. 9 on your side. Breaking in the live alert center. Today the World Health Emergency meeting to get a zika virus. The group will decide if the outbreak should be declared an International Health crisis. They say its spreading at an explosive pace. According to the cdc it is spread by mosquitoes, is in more than 20 countries, including the us. Also breaking. The cdc could declare the ecoli outbreak over as soon as today. At chipotle stores in nine different states. People familiar with the governments investigation announced this over the weekend. More than 50 people were sickened with ecoli from the outbreak. A criminal investigation of chipotle is now underway. All eyes this morning on iowa. As voters head to the polls during the first major battle during the 2016 president ial election. And gop candidates are pulling out all of the stops trying to win over last second voters. I dont care if you are temperature. flash get out of bed and caucus. The latest poll shows that man. Donald trump. Leading the gop race now five points ahead of ted cruz. Cruzs campaign. Also fighting back this morning over controversial mailers. Telling iowa voters their turnout will be graded by state Election Officials. Iowa Election Officials blasted the mailer as misleading. But cruz is refusing to apologize. On the democratic side. Its a tight race between Hillary Clinton and bernie sanders. Sanders volunteers knocked on 75thousand doors this weekend alone. He finds himself points. What our job is in the next 24 hours is to make sure there is a large voter turnout. Meanwhile. Clinton got some lastsecond support on the campaign trail from her husband. Bill and daughter. Chelsea. A group of local High School Students are getting a real world lesson in politics. Theyre watching the Iowa Caucuses. In iowa. High school in cleves. At some of this weekends campaign rallies. The students in the schools ap government and politics class make the trip almost every year. They met ben carson and Hillary Clinton saturday. They also made it to trump, sanders and cruz rallies. The students were supposed head home tomorrow. But they may get an early start today to miss a snowstorm. For the First Time Ever kentucky will have their own republican caucus. Instead of voting for a president ial nominee in may republicans will caucus next month. The change was approved by the Republican National committe to allow senator rand paul to keep his seat while he runs for president. The cacus will be from 10 to 4 on saturday march 5th. The Republican National committee is covering the total cost. Democrats will not vote until may. And you will want to stay with 9 on your side and abc news all day. We will have the results from the Iowa Caucuses as they come in. Be sure to get the 9 on your side app for winners get announced. Two of the three men accused of robbing federal judge susan dlott and her husband stan chesley at gunpoint will be in court today. On additional charges. Charges. Terry jackson and Demetrius Williams will answer to three charges of aggravated burglary. They already face 49 felony counts for the accused robbery in november. Judge susan dolt and her husband. Attorney stanley chesley. Were home during the burglary. Chesley suffered a broken pelvis after being pushed down steps. Dlott had to run barefoot through the woods to get help. If convicted on those charges. The suspects face more than a hundred years in prison. A crime alert has students paying more attention in and around campus at uc. Uc police say a group of people approached a student outside the chipotle on calhoun street saturday night. And took their cell phone. The student started yelling whicih may have worked the suspect threw the phone back and ran away uc police are reminding students to always travel in groups. A man is found after being shot twice. Now investigators need your help finding the suspect. Where the victim was found. Coming up. And new leadership. A judge as to who will run a local apartment complex thats been neglected. And the plans to bring it up to code. Its a cloudy start to our isolated showers continuing in towns. Clouds slowly decrease this afternoon and out in the in ahead. Police are investigating a shooting in roselawn this morning. Morning. It happened in the 78 hundred block glenorchard avenue around 10 oclock last night. Police say they found a man shot twice. Once in the in the side and once in his leg. Right now hes being treated at uc medical center. Police say they dont know what led up to the shooting Vehicle Police say the shooter ran off right now theyre looking for a suspect. All they have to go on right now is that hes a heavy set man who drove off in a 2 door black car. If you have any information call police. Happening today. The future of a troubled apartment complex is up in the air. As a judge prepares to hand it over to someone who can take care of it. It. 9 on your side first told you about this story last friday. The judge ruled that pf holdings was in default for failing to fix more than 18hundred violations at five public nuisance buildings. Shell appoint a receiver today to ensure those buildings are brought up to code. Thousands of people paid their respects to former Hamilton Police officer and Butler County sheriff, dick holzberger. Holzberger. The honor guard saluted him inside the Princeton Pike Church of god in liberty township. Holzberger died from a stroke last week. Week. Our partners at the pictures. Holtezenberger was the county sheriff from 19891993 and remained a leader in the Community Even after retiring fromthe force. He was 70yearsold. A car that drives itself. Today that idea becomes a reality. Where its going into production. To adapt to real life. The breakfast of champions. Gmts takes on the task of the Butler County donut trail. What we found along the way. Its a cloudy start to our monday forecast with a few isolated showers continuing in our very southern and eastern towns. Clouds slowly decrease this afternoon and temperatures top out in the upper 40s. Stronger storms return on tuesday, im timing gmts animyoure watching good morning tristate at 5 on 9 on your side heres a live look at the National Underground Railroad Freedom center. Its february first the beginning of black history month. The Freedom Center was just named ohis top hiostorial spot worth visiting. According to flipkey from trip advisor. Many events are planned around the tristate to recognize the month. Go to wcpo dot com for a full list. Now to Butler County news. Have you heard about this . It is called the donut trail in Butler County. The Butler County Visitors Bureau put together a list of 9 locally known donut shops in the county. Morning running around to the 9 donut shops listed on the trail. This is martins donuts in trenton, which features a maple bacon donut. Jordan and his son gave it a try. The donut spot in fairfield known for thier cheesecake donut. We also visited miltons in middletown and the oxford donut shoppe now its your chance to tell us what your favorite donut is and where you get it. Facebook or let get your latest nine first warning forecast. Scattered showers moved through the tristate overnight and well continue to see light rain activity in our very southern and eastern spots through 7 a. M. The warmest air of the day also came in overnight with a high of 53. Well cool to 42450f for the morning rush with mostly cloudy skies. Temperatures slowly rebound today as clouds slowly decrease. Well end up with afternoon temperatures around storms are likely tuesday evening night and some of the Storm Prediction Center under a slight risk for severe thunderstorms tuesday night. Damaging wind gusts. Bulk of our tuesday workday will be mostly cloudy and temperatures will climb into the low 60s by the evening isolated showers midday but it would be minor at best. Then, a more organized line of showers and thunderstorms will move across the tristate of storms will bring in high winds, torrential downpours storms. The best window for storm activity continues until 2 p. M. But keep in mind, this timing could adjust tomorrow, timing. Isolated showers to a turning partly cloudyhigh 48 groundhog day mildlate night storms strong to severe possible high 61tuesday night showers and storms likelyvery trafficgraphic if you need to fill up. Youre in luck. In cincinnati. You can get a gallon for 153 at thorntons on reading road. Same price at the newport kroger. Its 157 at the udf in lawrenceburg. For the lowest prices in your part of towngo to wcpo dot com and click on the traffic tab. General motors is kicking its efforts to build selfdriving gear. The gm team will start working on it today. The move shows selfdriving cars are not just as a concept for gm any more. And the company sees them as something that can work in the real world. Ready, set, shop. Shop. The newest Grocery Store opening its doors today. And today is National Frozen yogurt day. And if you have a some froyo for free here in the tri state. State. At menchies frozen yogurt in west chester and fairfield. You can get a free six ounce cup of froyo. But only between the hours of four pm and seven pm. Youll also get a 20percent off coupon to use on your next visit. Happening this morning. A grand Opening Celebration for the newest aldi store. Store. Its in the 13 hundred block of monmouth street in newport. Starting at 9 this morning there will be a sweepstakes for a year of produce. Samples of products to try and the Golden Ticket distribution. Where the first 100 shoppers get a gift card of varying amounts. Trending now in the tristate. State. The Live Performance of grease. Grease. Dancing with the stars Julianne Hough starred as sandy. Some are saying she was the scene stealer. Former she played rizzo. She certainly had a tough time putting on a smile. Just before the show hudgens announced her dad had died just the day before. Tonight the bachelor is on at 8 oclock. And Country Singer lee brice will make a special appearance. But its not just him. Michelle collinsthe view cohost. Cohost. And lacy chabert from mean girls. Will be there to help give ben advice. And stick with it. After the show. Its the bachelor live at 10 oclock. Robots are called out to Preble County when several bombs are discovered. Where officials found the handmade its a cloudy start to our monday forecast with a few isolated showers continuing in our very southern and eastern towns. Clouds slowly decrease this afternoon and temperatures top out in the upper 40s. Stronger storms return on tuesday, im timing we know what we do the best. We do problem solving. The Cincinnati Police chiefs plan of action will be revealed today. What we expect to hear him say. A bicyclist is hit while riding over the weekend. What police are saying the woman behind the wheel was on when welcome back. Im chris riva. Riva. And im kathrine nero. Youre waking up to wet roads. Meteorologist Jennifer Ketchmark can tell us what we can expect for the rest of the day. Its a cloudy start to our monday forecast with a few isolated showers continuing in our very southern and eastern towns. Clouds slowly decrease this afternoon and temperatures top out in the upper 40s. Stronger storms return on tuesday, im timing this morning Cincinnati Police chief eliot isaac will outline his plan to reduce Violent Crime. 9 on your side has been working all morning to give you an idea on what chief isaacs plan will involve. Reporter Kristen Swilley joins us live from the Police Department with what shes found. Its been little more than a month since chief isaac was sworn in. His top priority . One thats an ongoing struggle for the Police Department. R educing Violent Crime. Shortly after taking office isaac met with command staffers to outline his priorities put more officers on the streets, upgrade incar computers, get new radios and push ahead on body cameras. The 26 year veteran said boosting technology along with Community Policing could help reduce Violent Crime. Citywide, cincinnati saw 492 shootings last year. Up from 383 the year before. Nearly a 30 percent jump. Though homicide and rape. Two major categories of Violent Crime have steadily decreased since 2011. We do problem solving. We do Community Engagement and we enforce Violent Crime. Thats what were going to focus on. Todays council law and Public Safety Committee Meeting starts at 10 00 am right here at city hall. Reporting live. Kristen swilley. 9 on your side. Chief isaac. City manager harry black and mayor john cranley are hosting the latest in a series of Community Meetings tonight. Tonight. This one is focused on district 3, in westwood. Theyre looking for input on ways to curb Violent Crime. Tonights meeting is from 6 30 until 8 30 at westwood town hall on harrison avenue. People in Preble County are being told to be careful opening their mailboxes, after explosive devices were found in 3 different boxes saturday. Saturday. According to our partners at the journalnews, the devices were made up of a chemical mixture inside 2liter soda bottles. No one was hurt. The Butler County Sheriffs Office brought in their remotecontrolled robots to remove the explosives. Call the Preble County Sheriffs Office if you know whos responsible. Survive this morning after deputies say a woman high on drugs hit him, and didnt stop. Stop. The wreck happened yesterday on kellogg near asbury in anderson township. Investigators say Melinda Woodall crossed the shoulder in her jeep, and hit Michael Prater on his bike. Listen to the 911 call from a witness, all new this morning. 05 i am on us 52 at the intersection of asbury road. We were driving toward new richmond and in the oncoming direction someone hit someone on their bike. I dont even know if they stopped. I saw them hit the windshield and they drove off. 25 25deputies say prater was wearing a helmet, which likely saved his life. They say they found woodall about 5 miles away, hiding after she ditched her jeep. Shes charged with aggravated vehicular assault and leaving the scene of an accident. The former Campus Safety director for thomas more college is headed to court today. Today. Robert marshall was week after being indicted on 32 child pornography charges. Investigators say the pictures were discovered on his home computer last year. Marshall was taken into custody and booked into the Kenton County jail. His First Court Hearing is at 130. And 9 on your side will be there the person wanted in a double shooting in North College hill is behind bars. Bars. Police say two teens were shot on goodman avenue near hamilton avenue just before eight oclock saturday night. The alleged shooter ran away. But was later caught by officers. The gunmans name has not been released. And both of the teens shot are expected to survive. Starting today, you can find out exactly how Butler County has spent your money over the past 2 years. Years. Its the latest county to sign up for ohiocheckbook dot com. Youre looking live at the website now. Butler county hopes it will make its Financial Information more transparent to taxpayers. They plan to update the data every you can help save lives. The effort that started with one local man thats now putting a lot of strangers into the same database helping others around the country. Severe weather on the west coast. The high winds that knocked down dozens of trees and left thousands in the dark. Its a cloudy start to our monday forecast with a few isolated showers continuing in our very southern and eastern towns. Clouds slowly decrease this afternoon and temperatures top out in the upper 40s. Stronger storms return on tuesday, im timing heres a live look outside this morning. Its time temp. On this first day of february. 9 first warning meterologist, Jennifer Ketchmark, will have your minutes. California is seeing it all. On the left side of your screen is video from san diego, where storms brought down trees, crushing cars and killing one person. On the right side is farther north in the bakersfield, where Winter Weather is causing problems for drivers. Several crashes there are being blamed on black ice. A tristate father of two, overwhelmed by efforts to save his life. In 2014, Doug Stoutenborough was diagnosed with acute Myeloid Leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant. No one in his family is a match. So yesterday friends helped organize a bone marrow drive to try to find a match two hundred people showed up. Dont have a perfect match. Im faced with something thats hard to deal with but because of our faith and our strength in the lord i know its going to be alright. Alright. Everyone swabbed at the drive will be put into the national database. So even if they arent a match for their friend. They could save another persons life. You can still help. Just head to wcpo dot com to learn how to get on the national registry. Happening today. A familiar cincinnati landmark will be going red. In support of go red for women month. Month. The Christ Hospital tower at the top of mt. Auburn will be lit up in red all month long. Its to bring awareness to Heart Disease and stroke in women. All babies born at the Christ Hospital this month will also get a handmade knit cap in support of go red for women. By the way. This friday is National Wear red day. 9 on your side is out to make your month were partnering with us bank, handing out free money the streets, handing out 100 dollars 4 days a week. You dont have to do anything, we are picking people at random all around the tristate. And every friday, we are picking a special someone and giving them a 500 dollar surprise. It will be a february to remember as our surprise patrol hands out free money to some of you. You can catch our surprise patrol reports all through february on 9 on your side at 6pm. The reds players are in town after a whirlwind trip. Where they finished up this years caravan. And the fan that beat Billy Hamilton in a race. A painting has been returned to its owner. What the man was wearing when he brought inside the pizza shop caught workers by surprise. Its a cloudy start to our monday forecast with a few isolated showers continuing in our very southern and eastern towns. Clouds slowly decrease temperatures top out in the upper 40s. Stronger storms return on tuesday, im timing after a busy road trip. The Cincinnati Reds are back home this morning. But they didnt spend their weekend running the bases. Bases. Instead. They spent it with the fans. The 2016 reds caravan came to an end yesterday at the florence mall. Dozens of fans lined up to meet with some of the new guys on the roster. As well as ask questions from fans like cody rogers. American ball park on thursday. And made stops around the tristate over the weekend. And check this out. A little girl challenged reds speedster Billy Hamilton to a race. Hamilton gave her a head start. But it wasnt enough. The girl beat hamilton. Who took off his authentic jersey. Autographed it. And handed it over to her as a reward. Lawrenceburg native, nick goepper, went for the gold again in the x games slope style over the weekend. He had won the aspen gold three games in a row. Prior to this weekends games. But the most dominant skier in this sport since tanner hall had a very rough day, he places tenth out of 12 finishing the competition eleventh out of the 12entrants. Entrants. It didnt feel like skiing weather in the tristate this weekend wow now lets check in with your nine first warning weather. Scattered showers moved through the tristate overnight and well continue to see light rain activity in our very southern and eastern spots through 7 a. M. The warmest air of the day also came in overnight with a high of 53. Well cool to 42450f for the morning rush with mostly cloudy skies. Temperatures slowly rebound decrease. Well end up with afternoon temperatures around 48 at 4 p. M. Showers and storms are likely tuesday evening night and some of these storms could be severe. The Storm Prediction Center has most of the tristate under a slight risk for severe thunderstorms tuesday night. The greatest risk would be damaging wind gusts. Currently, it looks like the bulk of our tuesday workday forecast will be dry. Skies will be mostly cloudy and temperatures will climb into the low 60s by the evening rush. We cant rule out a few isolated showers midday but it would be minor at best. Then, a more organized line of showers and thunderstorms will move across the tristate mainly after 7 p. M. This line of storms will bring in high winds, torrential downpours and that threat of severe storms. The best window for storm activity continues until 2 p. M. But keep in mind, this timing could adjust tomorrow, so come back for more detailed timing. Morning rushisolated showers to southa little cooler low 43mondaymostly cloudy startturning partly cloudy high 48monday nightpartly cloudycoolerlow 36tuesday groundhog day mostly cloudy and mildlate night storms strong to severe possible high 61tuesday nightshowers and storms likelyvery windy traffic this story shows darth vader may be going a little soft. Soft. Someone stole a star wars themed painting from a columbus pizza shop 2 weeks ago. Ago. They put out a call on portrait of r2d2. Workers admit they never really thought theyd see it again, until a guy in a stormtrooper helmet showed up with the painting, wrapped in a black trash bag, with a note. And i saw it on the back and i was like there a note. And it was from darth vadar. we didnt know, i mean, he didnt take his mask off so we werent sure whats going on and i think sometimes you get a little nervous in those situations. Situations. The staff actually thought they were being robbed at first but now, they plan on displaying the note along with the painting, and keeping a closer eye on both. Campaign kickoff. With a soothing tune. The event happening tonight to help raise money for artswave and where you can get tickets. Pants that quarterback cam newton wore as he left North Carolina yesterday are already monday forecast with a few isolated showers continuing in our very southern and eastern towns. Clouds slowly decrease this afternoon and temperatures top out in the upper 40s. Stronger storms return on tuesday, im timing out when they move in ahead. Artswave is kicking off its Community Campaign with a special concert tonight. Tonight. If youre not familiar with artswave, it supports more than 100 diffrerent music, dance, theatre and other Community Arts organizations in the tri state. Tonights concert features this man, worldclass pianist awadagin pratt, uc president santa ono on cello, and the mycincinnati youth hall at uc. Tickets are 75 dollars. Super bowl week is officially underway. This is new video of the Vince Lombardi trophy, now on display in san francisco. It is made of sterling silver and weighs nearly 7 pounds. After the super bowl matchup between the broncos and the panthers, the trophy will be engraved with the names of the winning team. Quarterback cam newtons pants stole the show during the Carolina Panthers sendoff to the super bowl. The zebra printed tights turned heads as newton boarded the teams bus to the airport yesterday afternoon. The pants are made by versace and unfortunately, starting today the Butler County Sheriffs Office offering a safe place for exchanges for online purchases. Purchases. We first told you about it here on gmts. Sheriff jones says there is always a potential for danger when meeting a complete stranger and with the safe placethis can ensure safety for both parties. Parties. The Exchange Location will be in the main lobby of the Butler County jail. Exchanges can take place 7 days a week between 8 am and 8 pm. Fighting the heroin epedmic. The National Store starting to sell narcan over the counter. When this will