a woman and baby fighting for their lives after a violent crash on i-275. chopper nine bringing you exclusive video of the scene. and now... the family of the man killed in the wreck is talking only with nine on your side. they tell us that man had struggled with drugs for years. 9 on your side's john genovese joins us from fort thomas police headquarters with more. "i did love my brother - my family did - we just hated the person that he became whenever he was on the drug"with rush hour just getting started-- michael gilliam (gill-am) and two others... including a 7- month-old boy were thrown from this tan sedan as it veered off the shoulder05:25:42"to involve a child really angers me" rolling over-and-over in the gravel along i-27505:24:48 "i don't care if it was my brother driving or if it was the other guy driving - it just angers me that people go out and do this and put other peoples lives in jeopardy" michael died at the scene.his brother -- steve -- says he'd been struggling with heroin for years. 05:22:16"he would stay clean for a while and then start doing it again." steve says he saw michael two hours before the crash. he gave him a hundred and fifty dollars to get his van out of an impound lot05:17:45 "when i the back seat of the car that was wrecked up there - every time that he's came out in the past to get money to pay his rent - he's always been in the passenger seat "but this time -- police say he was driving. that baby and a woman were rushed to local hospitals in extremely critical condition. steve says his family is praying they pull through -- and mike's remembered for the man at his core05:18:09" "just remember his as what he was when he was mike and not the addict" trial begins today for one of two women facing charges in a melee at the fairfield aquatic center. center.krystal dixon is charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. investigators say it started when a child, who was dropped off by dixon, was asked to leave for not wearing proper swim attire.it ended with this chaotic scene, that was caught on camera last june.two from deadly police shootings to potholes that never get fixed. those are among the issues raised last night at a packed meeting with city leaders... police and the public.nine on your side's ashley zilka was at the meeting at the college hill community center and has more. the mood was different at the town hall meeting. topics like gun violence and the heroin epidemic were coveredbut it's last week's officer involved shooting that had everyone talking. in a packed town hall meeting- the most recent officer-involved shooting took the spotlight. 14:45 we don't on the past four shootings nobody came out and said it was a good shooting. 53 chief isaac came to his department's defense. 36:18 their actions were consistent with their training, that's what i said. 22 as police officers lined the room- people young and old brought up their concerns surrounding mental health and teen suicide. 19:51 at west high, i honestly only know of one counselor in the entire high school. that shouldn't be. 58 23:24 i absolutely one of the next civil rights movements that we need to fund and expand funding for and treatment for as we move forward. 31 but even when topics changed- it appeared that a large portion of the meeting came back to the officer-involved shooting. 06:32 i am really curious what sort of training we have in place to apprehend citizens who are clearly in need without shooting them and killing them in the street. 46 34:47 the reason that i am a police officer today is because of the experiences that i had with officers as a young man so when we have these incidents, i take them to heart. they mean something to me. 01 it wasn't all negative at tonight's meeting. some people applauded the cincinnati department for their efforts. people are also looking forward to the new police sub-station in college hill. ashley zilka, 9 on your side. cincinnati police are using extra caution now after a threat from hackers who released dozens of officers' home addresses. . . released the information in retaliation for the deadly police shooting of paul gaston last week in cheviot. the group disputes video that police say clearly shows gaston reaching into his waistband to get what turned out to be a pellet pistol. "thin blue line, your game is over. you lost. while we release your officers' information, we will hold no responsibility of the actions of those that see the information." information." "i believe that these folks are very, very much on the fringe of our community, our society, and as fringe people they're going to say fringe thngs. the majority of the people, the majority of the community, are behind the police." police." anonymous wondered why christoper waugle was shot by a taser in mount healthy... but in that case.. officers tell 9 on your side they already knew it was a toy gun. miami university's campus is getting a thorough cleaning today.this after the norovirus was detected last week. week.according to school officials several students county health department.our partners at the journal news say that the university's environmental services department is now cleaning dining areas and resident halls.the universeity of michigan and a college and pennsylvania both had cases of norovirus on campus last week. what you need to know about the norovirus:it's very contagious. you can get it from an infected person, contaminated food or water, or by touching contaminated surfaces.symptoms include: stomach pain, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting.here are some tips from the center for disease control and prevention to stay healthy: wash your hands and wash fruits and vegetables.be sure to cook seafood thoroughlynorovirus spreads quickly. jennifer will call for graphic traffic you just don't expect that to happen, especially right outside your house. house.the first hand accounts from witnesses of a bus crash. what these people did just moments after it happened.. "the background check was ok". that's what officials are saying this morning about the uber driver that went on a shooting rampage in michigan... what else they've uncovered one of the first people on the scene of a deadly bus crash in highland county talks with nine on your side. the impact crushed an s-u-v... killing the driver.. and sending three students to the hospital. the driver of that s-u-v didn't even try to stop.troopers are trying to figure out why. nine on your side's evan millward talked to one family who witnessed what happened. a boom at breakfast -- metal mangled -kyle marler/snapped picture of crash 2902 you just don't expect that to happen, especially right outside your house.whiteoak senior kyle marler snapped this picture as he and his family rushed outside to help.kyle 2827 this end is just completely smashed. keith marler/rushed to help after crash 181546 it's the first crash i've ever seen here and i've lived here for 40 years.they find helen dean of sardinia in the driver's seat -kyle 2842 we went to check on her and make sure if she was alright and...no.dean died on impact.troopers say she wasn't wearing a seatbelt. lt. stan jordan/ohio state highway patrol 180901 it's odd, there was no braking invovled that we could find. the bus was struck from behind without the vehicle braking at all.a dozen high school students on board - three taken to the hospital as a precaution.many more saw it - ted downing/bright local schools superintendent 182743 that's something that will stick with them for a long time kyle 2908 i'm alright, just a little shaken up but it's alright.a reminder maybe for these young drivers -kyle 2958 always a lesson to learn from somebody else's mistakes. some of them are fatal, some of them are not, just always have to learn.in mowrystown, em, 9oys. a 16 year old inside the helicopter that crashed in the water off the coast of hawaii...has died from his injuries.the crash near pearl phone last week. five people were on board.. the pilot and a family from canada. two others on the helicopter remain in stable condition. the teen's family says they will donate his organs.. "so that his memory lives on." a deadly shooting..and a small boy is the one police say was holding the gun.the reminder to all parents this morning "you're watching good morning tri-state at 4:30 on 9 on your side!" the uber driver accused of going on a deadly shooting spree through kalazmaoo is now murder and is being held without bail. police say jason dalton has now confessed.. but doesn't express any remorse. dalton is accused of shooting eight people at three different places in kalamazoo, michigan saturday. police say dalton picked up passengers in between the shootings.one of the victims... .a 14 year old girl.. remains in critical condition this morning. " intentional, as deliberate, as cold. this was not a, just a momentary lapse." uber says it conducted a background check on dalton.. and nothing came up. dalton was an insurance adjuster before he became an uber driver. police say he had more bullets with him when he was caught. the small town of harstville, indiana, about 75 miles west of cincinnati, is griving this morning after what's being called a tragic accident. accident.according to deputies, a man was getting settled in for the night, and put down his 38 revolver while he changed clothes.that's when his 6-year-old stepson picked him. (james lonaker/victim's son) "lack of judgment at that point and time."(juli lonaker/victim's daughter)"it was just-- a matter of moments your life changes." changes."the sheriff's department is using this tragedy to remind everyone that it's critically important to always practice gun safety. rumors are swirling around jay bruce t spring training in goodyear. goodyear.he showed up a day before the rest of the position players ...for his 11th spring training ...but there are reports he might not be there long. early this morning ...yahoo sports reported a three-way- trade involving bruce is on hold because of the health of one of the other players involved.that trade, with the blue jays and the angels, would have reportedly sent bruce to toronto ....while the reds would get prospects from the angels. the reds have not commented. right now ken broo and keenan singleton are on their way to goodyear.they'll be joining wcpo's john fay at reds camp this morning. that's the first day that the full squad it's a fabulous february giveaway on 9 on your side. watch good morning tri-state from 6 t0 7a for your chance to win a 100-dollar pre-paid gift card. five chances to win every weekday! watch for the weather word of the day and enter it at wcpo dot com slash win. now let's check in with with your nine first warning cutting ties.which toy - toys r us says they'll no longer carry due to safety concerns... counting down to the oscars. you can watch them right here on 9 on your side this sunday...but for those living around the area of the awards it's going to get a little harder to find a hoverboard for sale ...following dozens of fires and injuries. pulling the plug on the controversial battery powered scooter.it will no longer sell them online.this follows amazon's removal of off-brand hoverboards, which are being blamed for most of those fires. starbucks is changing its rewards program.and it has some latte lovers steaming mad. mad.starting in april, you will no longer receive one point, or "star" per visit. instead, you will receive two "stars" for each dollar you spend.that's going to hurt those of you who buy cheaper cups of coffee, rather than spendy drinks.for example, regulars who buy a 2 dollar cup of coffee will have to dish out $90 more per year to reach gold status. do you love that chicago mix popcorn?the tasty mix of salty cheese and sweet caramel? the name, chicago mix, is about to get harder to find. three major popcorn makers were forced to drop their chicago mix flavor after a minnesota chain called candyland started that label more than 20 years ago.they trade-marked the name chicago mix - but that didn't stop other makers from using the name on their own products.so candyland says they were forced to take legal action. grab your popcorn.hollywood's biggest night is this sunday. and street closures are already underway.crews blocked hollywood boulevard as work around the dolby theatre began ramping up. up. you can watch the oscars here on nine on your side... this sunday. red carpet coverage begins at seven.we'll continue our coverage on 9 on a crash on 471 involving a mother and her baby.where witnesses say they found the baby just moments after arriving on the scene. introducing longhorn' s big, bold, steaks. the only way to make em' better was to make em' bigger. our new center cut 10 ounce filet. our perfectly seasoned 16 ounce t-bone. and our fire grilled 18 ounce outlaw ribeye. big, bold, steaks. only at longhorn steakhouse. you can' t fake steak. for lunch, try our steakhouse burger or any steakhouse lunch i've seen surgical instruments/they will have pieces of debris from previous surgeries - still on the instrumentation. instrumentation.tough questions will be answered today on capitol hill.what it means for the future of the it's a dry morning in the tri-state...but there is rain on the horizon.i'm chris riva. riva.i'm kathirne nero.there's even some talk of snow? jennifer ad libs a quiet and calm weather day has set up over the tri-state for tuesday before heavy rain returns followed by light snow on thursday. we could see heavy rain that potentially causes minor flooding issues and light snow that could make right now many are hoping a 7- month old baby and the woman who was watching him will manage to survive a horrific crash. crash.that crash killed the driver of the vehicle. at this point police say they think drugs may be to blame.jordan burgess is live with that investigation and why it's amazing that baby even has a shot at surviving. right now fort thomas police say when that driver crashed here.. a witness saw the baby thrown 30 feet in the air from the vehicle.they ran over to him.. feared what they would find.. picked him up.. and he started crying in his arms. that baby and another woman