brandon bailey is a purple heart recipient. the design of that stolen bike reflects the sacrifice he made for our country. now.. police need your help to find it. 9 on your side's john genovese joins us live in florence with more .john. brandon bailey has truly seen it all. he served three tours overseas making a miracle recovery. he says this bike was his release and tonight he can't understand who would do this. 15:53:31"the ied blast ended up putting the truck that i was in on top of me"his hip crushed.with too many broken bones to count. at first - doctors were sure 'brandon bailey' would die of infection. 15:51:25"to kinda give you an idea my mother spent 362 nights in a hospital with me in a 2-year period that kind of wounded"but he more. 15:51:33"never thought that i would ever get back on bike again - they told me i'd never walk" the marine gunnery surgeant was injured in afghanistan - during his 3rd deployment in 2009. after recovery and retirement sent his prized harley davidson to california to be customized "he hand

brandon bailey is a purple heart recipient. the design of that stolen bike reflects the sacrifice he made for our country. now.. police need your help to find it. 9 on your side's john genovese joins us live in florence with more .john. brandon bailey has truly seen it all. he served three tours overseas making a miracle recovery. he says this bike was his release and tonight he can't understand who would do this. 15:53:31"the ied blast ended up putting the truck that i was in on top of me"his hip crushed.with too many broken bones to count. at first - doctors were sure 'brandon bailey' would die of infection. 15:51:25"to kinda give you an idea my mother spent 362 nights in a hospital with me in a 2-year period that kind of wounded"but he

at first - doctors were sure 'brandon bailey' would die of infection. 15:51:25"to kinda give you an idea my mother spent 362 nights in a hospital with me in a 2-year period that kind of wounded"but he beat the odds - and so much more. 15:51:33"never thought that i would ever get back on bike again - they told me i'd never walk" the marine gunnery surgeant was injured in afghanistan - during his 3rd deployment in 2009. after recovery and retirement he sent his prized harley davidson to california to be customized "he hand painted a purple heart medal on the front - left side of the tank - kinda if i was wearing my dress blue uniforms where my purple heart would be positioned" then sunday night- during dinner at his parents' house in florence--"the house kind of rattled - and it startled me because i know what it was but it was like, why is that happening" barely the purp trying once and getting spooked. then a second time - riding off with the bike 15:56:31"that's my release - you get a lot of guys that deploy that see things they shouldn't see, they do things they shouldn't have to do -

brandon bailey retired from the marine corps and 2012. in 2014, he founded the purple hearts and heroes foundation which helps veterans and special needs children connect for outdoor adventures. mike: ohio voting in just four days as you know. governor john kasich is doing winner take all primary. brian hamrick spoke one-on-one with the governor as he was making rounds on his home turf. brian: i' he' in lima. governor, thanks for joining us here. a busy schedule for you. what does ohio mean to you today? gov. kasich: well, it' s absolutely critical and i hope the people of the state will reward me with a good win and i can continue this presidential ve learned here in ohio right to the white house to brian: and what' s your path gov. kasich: we' everywhere, we' ll head to pennsylvania to the eastern seaboard, we' ll be out west at the same time we' ll be sure we manage the affairs right here in ohio brian: what are the key issues that you want people to focus on in this election from here forward. gov. kasich: well i think it' s experienc

((brandon bailey / marine veteran)) "possessions are great - but that bike - that was part of me. and i just can't wrap my head around why someone would want to do that" brandon believes based on what it takes to start the bike, the thief has experience riding harley davidsons.anyone with information is bring urged to call florence police. the search is on right now for a missing tri-state mom and her young son.investigators say kallie carnes and her 22-month old disappeared nearly a week ago. investigators say carnes left a note for her mother... saying she was leaving.her mother tells 9 on your side her facebook page has been deactivated.authorities think they may be with josh craft... who was accused of assaulting the boy and ordered to stay away from them. them.police think kallie may be traveling in a 2001 white buick lesabre with ohio plates gmk-5233.if you know where she is... call police. expect a mix of clouds and sun again today with gusty southerly winds. highs will reach the low to mid-70s. tonight, lows will only fall into the low to mid-50s, which is already above our av

the bike was stolen ((brandon bailey / marine veteran)) "possessions are great - but that bike - that was part of me. and i just can't wrap my head around why someone would want to do that" brandon believes based on what it takes to start the bike, the thief has experience riding harley davidsons.anyone with information is bring urged to call florence police. covering democracy 2016...it's primary day in michigan and mississippi... and republicans also have a primary in hawaii. and it could be make or break time for several candidates candidatesa poll by our scripps station in detroit gives hillary clinton and donald trump the lead in their respective races.the g-o-p establishment is hoping for a strong showing from ted cruz and marco rubio to stop trump's momentum.another candidate hoping for a surprise win... ohio governor john kasich. "kasich: i think we have momentum and we see all these national polls, we'll do better than what they're saying and we're rising. most long time ago, i think we're going to have a good day here." here."that scripps poll shows ted cruz in second place.

((brandon bailey / marine great - but that bike - that was part of me. and i just can't wrap my head around why someone would want to do that" brandon believes based on what it takes to start the bike, the thief has experience riding harley davidsons.anyone with information should call florence police. a big trip to the big apple. right now two busloads of xavier students are headed to new york city. city.ninety-four students piled onto the buses before 7 this morning.they're going to new york to watch the xavier basketball team play in the big east tournament.they're also doing a service project there.. helping kids through the educational alliance.we asked them about their expectations for the trip. i think it's going to be very exciting no pun intended. intended. it's a bonding experience with all your fans and friends that go with you and you get to watch xavier basketball and it's in madison square garden the mecca of basketball as they say. say. let's go x (cheering) (cheering)the students expect tonight.xavier will open the big east tournament on thursday at 7 against the winn

. >> the moment someone stole t motorcycle of purple heart resilient brandon bailey caught on camera. the thief hopping on the harley and taking off. >> i was kind of helpless. i can't run to start with becaus of the injuries that iustained. helpless. >> seven years ago the war veteran who lives near louisville was badly heard in an explosion in afghanistan. crushing his pelvis, breaking both hips and his back. doctors saying he would never walk again but bailey was determined to not only defy doctors orders but get back on his bike. you have guys that go to war and they do things a human shouldn't do. they see things humans shouldn't see. so you need that release or you're going to explode or implode. >> his job is unique with a custom purple and black paint job. a hand pated purple heart on the gas tank with the date he was attacked. >> i fought cowards all over the world and i come here and someone comes and takes a potion is of mine. >> he says he has yet to get angry over what happened and at night when he comes home he still expects to see his bike in the garage. >> hopefully he

reporter: surveillance video shows the moment someone hopped on brandon bailey's beloved harley and took off. >> i was helpless. i can't run to start with because of the injuries that i sustained. reporter: seven years ago, his unit was hit by a ied, breaking both hips and his back. his doctors said he would never walk again. bailey was determined not only to defy doctors' orders but get back on his bike. >> that's my release. you have guys that go to war and they do things a human shouldn't do. they do things a human shouldn't see. you need that release. >> the bike is hard to miss. the custom purple and black the purple heart on the gas tank has the date he was attacked. >> i fought cowardses all over the world and i come here and someone comes and takes a possession of mine. reporter: bailey says he has yet to get angry over what happened and at night when he comes home, he still expects to see his bike in the garage. jonathan: they're going to find it. bailey is working with florence police to find the bike. they have a few leads but need your help. if you recognize that bike out the