>> anchor: police pepper spray a group outside in missouri. protests are heating up. and plus, another gop candidate dead cruz stops ahead of trump. and rain moves in as temperatures warm up. lee brock is in the first alert weather center tracking your forecast. there are several primary elections decide and more votes up for grabs. ted cruz came back nonorth carolina.

supporters in concorde in the drag way in charlotte motor speed way. they join us live from the newsroom. so christian how important is north carolina for cruz. >> reporter: it is very important cruz is 90 delegate votes behind donald trump. cruz addressed supporters this afternoon. with with the election around the corner. ted cruz had a message for north carolina voters. start your engines. >> i never been this excited about a candidate. >> reporter: at the charlotte motor speed way. he is all about going back to the constitution. he talked about constitutional will freedoms and national

>> we are going to repeal obama care and pass a flat tax and the economy will explode and see millions of new jobs and trillions of new revenue and rebuild this military. they brought a republican front runner. >> was all on board on trump. the less i liked him. >> reporter: this supporters was here but not to protest. he gave cruz a shot out. >> i was forcibly removed twice and more republicans need to join >> any campaign the responsibility is at the top. he uses as an opportunity to show how the campaign is trying to unite the republican party and trump is not able to do that. >> they are values.

those are american values. >> reporter: cruz message to voters. our campaign is the only campaign that has beaten donald trump over and over and over again. despite in winning his optimism. he trails trump by 20 points. reporting live in the newsroom. wbtv on your side. >> anchor: several other candidates trying to court the voters. trump started with a morning rally in hickory in the university scheduled for 10:00 a.m. and bernie sanders will hold a rally in the music pavilion and hillary clinton will make an appearance in the queen city at grade coal center at sen:59. poll pititions headed to churches to get-out-the-vote. they went to rally

support of hillary clinton. >> i had a long relationship with her in the african-american community and we hope to move her in the white house so is we can have is the sound progressive policys keep going. >> and stopping by greater providence baptist church. protest continued in donald trump. outside of a rally in kansas city, missouri. people had to use milk to clean their eyes of pep per spray. it is unclear if it hit anti- trump demonstrators or supporters. police say the majority of people exercised their rights to gather peacefully. and marco rubio is torn about supporting his party's front runner. >> i continue to support the republican nominee, but getting harder every day.

trump will shatter and fracture the party. the comments come in his home state of florida. according to the latest cnn poll trump holds a substantial lead over rubio there. it is a nice day and evening, but rain in the forecast. here is leigh. rologistrology we had a 10th or's quarter of an inch. and that is spotty showers this afternoon. it is it farther down east and to the south. it is pushing over the eastern part of our area and lightning starts close to try area. and polken or candor, this is heading your way in the next half-hour. it is moving east at 25 miles per hour.

it has heavy rain and lightning strikes associated with it as well. another cell in chester, you have heavy rain as well. and that is right on 321. and travel nothing chester county, south carolina. you have that coming your way. and right now in charlotte. [inaudible] [inaudible] we are try and cloud cover out there and temperatures are in the 60s much of the overnight period. and this is what it is above degrees. we'll not be close tomorrow morning and next couple of days we have more warm weather coming this way and a cool down. we'll tell you about that in a bit. >> anchor: you can down load the free wbtv weather app on your

today marks two years since kyla davenport died at the hands of an abusive stepfather. as the family marks a hard anniversary, they find strength in their community and mission to fight child abuse. >> be aware that child abuse can happen to anyone. that is 100 percent preventible. >> anchor: the birthday is coming up and they are planning a fundraiser to bowl to strikeout child a because. she would have been seven years old. a man in prison for 20 years for a murder he didn't commit was found dead in a car. darril hunt was the picture of grace and forgiveness. investigators have not said how hunt died.

of a newspaper editor in the 80s. he was convicted again. and dna cleared him and led to the arrest of another man. he devoted time to fight wrongful concan vekzs. new tonight, a man in hickory arrested for tempted murder. he shot a woman after a fight this morning. police found her lying on the ground, shot. she is said to be in critical conditions as doctors and nurses fight to save her life. a jury is watching the moves and listening to every word. that's what we expect tomorrow. when the trial of 29-year-old kyle bod rick gets underway. he is accused of beating his six month old daughter to death six years ago.

murder: investigators said she was repeatedly abused in her short life. tomorrow is a vote on how to develop the eastland mall property. ste city could sell 11 acres to the school board for a new elementary school. this is after previous plays of a apartment and movie studio and complex failed. the commission said it will not jump-start growth and develop: the school board is offering 600,000 for the land. that is half of the amazed value. and the school board would pay p for road and storm water improvements. and city council could vote on whether to put us discussions in discoffee place. the science music is 35 years up

they would have science and engineering labs and three d player. discovery place underwent major enivation six years ago. but said more needs to be done to keep pace of technology. city council may spend a million on traffic control equipment. 160 intersections monitor cameras for signal changes. this money would upgrade the system. a captaining woman made a shop for today's women's day. adams recently announced she would be moving to charlotte with her district moving in med land county. and she was hired to represent the 12th district that stretched

she is excited to learn more about the queen city. >> i am looking forward to getting to know people i tonight know and getting to get out to the sites. there is a lot going on here. >> anchor: adams said she thinks charlotte is a great city. driving by the parks, you will see the soft ball teams out there playing. charlotte senior game lacks a soft ball team for women 60 and older. there is one for the 50 plus crowd and an open practice in the park this thursday. the hope is that if enough women commit they will play in the state games. i will have more on wbp tv.com. >> in right now. temperatures are in the 60s and

warm temperatures and before the weeks over. your highs will look like your current temperatures.

way in just a little bit. american workers brought us back from the crash. now, let's move forward. we need jobs that provide dignity and a bright future. new penalties to stop companies from moving profits and jobs overseas. for businesses that create manufacturing jobs, a new tax credit. and let's invest in clean energy jobs, with 500 million solar panels installed by the end of her first term. we've gotta create new jobs and industries of the future.

>> anchor: gun men killed several people in attacks in west africa. the president said 14 people died. gunfire sent beach gers and tourist running through the totals. they have a partnership with the united states aemgs.

the death toll continues to rise in anchora. they targeted civilian bus upon stops. killing 34 people including two suspected bombers. police suspect kurdish militant carried out the attack. officials say an unprovoked attack in a police station in the nation's capitol. he was identified as a four year veteran of the department. he was days away from the birthday. a second person was shot and wounded and the incident happened in a suburb of dc. it is national canine veterans day. dogs were used as mascots in world war ii and 1942.

to create dogs for defense. they would patrol the u.s. coast lines. and the u.s. army approved the experimental program and commended canine corps. >> dogs are so loyal. >> you can actually train them and they can train them better than a lot of people. >> i wasn't going to say that but i would let you say that. >> today, i went outside. and i stopped myself before i complained about it being hot. it felt nice out there. >> yeah, it was cooler today than yesterday. and high today of 79. and your average high is 62 degrees for goodness sakes. we'll enjoy the mild temperatures. they are not going to last

we'll have to say good bybye to them. and just beautiful outside. [inaudible] no rain to speak of right now. we have had had a couple of showers and a little over a 10th of an inch x. mountains and foothills and west of charlotte. and we'll take a closer view. and if you are anywhere around this you are about to be hit by the cell. it is back west as well. 52, and it is moving along po. and norwood. you are likely to see heavy rain. no lightening associated with it. and another one farther to the south. this locks to be weakening. and all wait to marshville and 74. this is pushing east at 25 mile per hour. and south carolina, this is our

is concerned. and that is pushing east in chester county. rodman over to orlando, and that is heavy rain. and richburg it is about to peck up. be aware of the cells and they are pushing off east, northeast. and you will notice the movement on the cells. they are trying to move up and out. and back west, notice the batch of rain arkansas, and missouri and down to lose lous and this is pushing off east and that will impact our day tomorrow. by the second part of the day, showers and thunderstorms are going to catch up with it. and your forecast for the start of the monday morning and that is a 28 percent chance. very light chance for the first part of the day. and 72 in the middle day and 78 for the afternoon high. showers and thunderstorms, they

the second part of the day. we'll have a slight chance for severe weather. and 81 degrees on tuesday and heading close to the weekend. 75 on thursday and 65 on friday. and preponderate chance of rain by next weekend. we'll enjoy the mild weather as it lasts. >> checkers just wrapped up the salute to heroes hockey game. fire and medic faced off on the police. it honors public safety workers who have served or injnjed in the line of duty. it benefits the fallen service worker family. the four/medic bees sheriff team 5- 1. that is a bit of a bruising there. >> it is it out.

ice and do that. checkers have a win today. they are on a four g there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care to all,

will they like me? no. will they begin to play by the rules if i'm president? you better believe it. i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message. these creamery shakes are so rich and creamy. i know. finally a shake for an aficionado like myself. wait. you're a shake aficionado? not a shake aficionado. the shake aficionado. -whoa. -(chuckles) yeah. well, pepeaps you could be one too. go ahead. mm. there's a coolness. cold, it's cold. okay. ice cream is cold?

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for the first time. and they claim the number one seed in the east. this is the first one since 2012. and they were losing against kansas. last year the team was eliminated in the sweet 16. they will start in raliegh against the florida gulf coast. they will play each other on tuesday. the blue devils. their road will run through the west. it is the 13th seeded wilmington. and wbtv will keep you up-to-date. and 7th time in school history. davidson will participate with the wild cats tuesday on espn two. and now the ncaa division two.

university in the regional semitimes and fourth seeded queens was knocked out. 95- 65. now to the nba, charlotte hornets simply on fire. they won the 7th game and defeating the houston rockets. kemba walker led the team with the points. and walker tied glenn rice for most in franchise history. the hornets are only nba team undefeated in the month of march. they will host the dallas may have ricks and now to the nascar sprint cub series.

and 86 laps to go. blowing a tire. and they got him out. and ka sey ka ne and damage to the right front tire and on the final lap it is down to kevun harvest. that is it right there. so close. and second time you see that this season. and now to the results. denny hammil in third and dale earn hart junior rounds out the top five. and pga tour in for the

needing a birdie put to win. he's not happy about that. and he's going to tap in the parput to win it. and now let's call this one the birthday edition. his wife will be 27 on the 23rd of the month. and invited everyone to have birthday party to raise funds. you are raising money, right? >> what do you say?

>> dinner and a movie. he enjoyed the hornets game. and i got to see him. and cody came out to talk to him after the game and he got a phone call from partly cloudy markitalbort. >> ashley was invited to the hornet's game. >> he is. i love him to death.

>> we >> anchor: this video of the cheerleader pulling off a prom

they were spend ping time with special education class when tanner started dancing in the middle of the group and she made a plan to invite him to prom. friday she asked tanner to the dance during lunch and you can see his answer was yes, yes, yes. >> i love it. >> how cute is that. >> they will have fun. >> happy for them.

maybe there will be a she says their names. trayvon martin shot to death. dontre hamilton unarmed. sandra bland... did nothing wrong. and makes their mothers' fight for justice her own. she speaks for a city poisoned by indifference. we need action now. and stands with the president against those who would undo his achievements. just like she's always...stood with us. hillary clinton.

(donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. give us a plan. there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. but i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. to a nation where every child can not only dream of going to college, but attend one. where quality healthcare will be a birthright of every citizen. where a good job is not a wish, but a reality. where women receive equal pay

an america where after a lifetime of labor, there is time for rest and grandchildren. a nation that defends our people and our values, but no longer carries so much of that burden alone. i know we can create that america if we listen to our conscience and our hearts and not to the pundits and the naysayers. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message, and i ask for your vote. in a stunning and sudden end to a story that we've been closely following for weeks, petty officer kyle friedgen, who seemed destined for death row for killing his ex-girlfriend, joy vanatter, is now a free man. with the judge throwing out a vital piece of dna evidence linking friedgen to the murder, he now walks out of jail through a loophole in the law. here they come! they're coming out!

detective malone. what do you think about the judge's ruling? we arrested the right guy. mr. wyner, would you care to comment on the fact that your mishandling of a warrant caused evidence to be thrown out and the charges dismissed? it was an unfortunate misunderstanding, but i accept full responsibility. will this affect your run for city state's attorney? i'm more concerned about the miscarriage of justice. uh, the hearing was a travesty. a guilty man is getting away with murder. thank you. (reporters clamoring) my car's in the parking structure. hanna, come on. i'm not going home with you, kyle.