. >> my dogs have been breaking this, they're like my kids, sure, i'm concerned. kayla: not just pets drinking this water. people in two neighborhoods are finding out tests show water is contaminated with a

bill: string of businesses set to close down leading to public outcry. you'll find out why they are forced to pack up and move on and what might be replacing them. >> people are locating them, drilling out the locks and posting it on craigslist for a great deal. kayla: cmpd receiving five calls a week of possible squatter cases all over charlotte. they take us to one neighborhood where a squatter had a history of run-ins with police. what neighbors did in response. good evening and thank you for joining us for "fox 46 news," i'm kayla ayres. bill: and i'm bill melugin. first on fox tonight, thousands in south carolina, they are just learning the water they've been drinking might have been contaminated. kayla: three different neighborhoods two, in york county had water test posi results show up to four times above federal standards. david sentendrey spent the afternoon in one of the neighborhoods, joining us live in the studio with what

>> reporter: hey, kayla, contaminated water can cause a wide range of health issues. new testing shows levels have dropped back to normal. this has plenty of people thinking what they may have unknowingly been drinking. clean drinking water is something many people and even animals take for granted. they're drinking more of it than i am. >> my dogs have been drinking this, they're like my kids, sure i'm concerned. >> reporter: dorothy patrick runs jesse's place animal rescue in york county. she lives in the river hills neighborhood, one of three south carolina neighborhoods where the water tested positive for lead this january. up to four times the federal standard. plenty of people living here had no clue until we showed up. >> this is about everybody, this is about pets, about children. >> reporter: carolina water service says water levels have

the problem is from household material that has lead in it. carolina water service says, quote -- a lot of people can't take high doses of anything. >> reporter: in flint, michigan thousands may have been exposed to high levels of lead in the water supply. though it's a different situation than we're seeing in south carolina, it's opened the eyes of many to the potential health risks of drinking contaminated water. and dorothy says she's going to bottled water not just for herself, but for her dogs. >> yes, i definitely still have concerns. >> reporter: and the two other neighborhoods where high levels of lead were found are foxwood in york county and cedarwood in lexington county. kayla: thank you, david. carolina water officials say you should let water run for 30 seconds to flush before drinking it. it will continue to test at

bill: all new at 10:00, winter weather continuing to affect the mountain areas west of charlotte. ashe county schools running on a two-hour delay tomorrow, and avery county schools operating on a two-hour delay as well. new at 10:00, from bus routes to diversity, to tightly knit neighborhoods, some of the issues regarding possible student assignment. cms faculty will give families opportunities to ask questions and talk about concerns in small groups. they want to move students around schools in order to better balance the number of poor and high-needs students at each school. >> i think it was great to see the engagement from the representatives, both the district representatives as well as head reps, it was great to see turnout from the parents and folks concerned about this. bill: it won't be until at least the fall when a final

reassignment plan which wouldn't take effect until the following school year in 2017. stay with fox 46 for more details as they develop on this topic. kayla: today, leaders in mecklenburg county discussed how things are going in the area during state of the county address. some of the highlights, a bold announcement calling for universal pre-k for every child in mecklenburg county, a move that will help bridge the education gap. only 40% of third grade students are reading at grade level. that leaves 60% who just aren't hitting the mark. >> we know that early childhood education, quality early childhood education is key to creating economic opportunities for people. kayla: another big initiative called putting people to work would link applicants up with employers, giving job-seekers the training they need to filt8,000 entry level positions that are available in the county. now an update to a story we told you about at 6:00.

a $170,000 economic development grant for red charlotte. city council has already grant for the company. bill: health officials say they've confirmed a case of county. as a result of this, they're asking everybody to make sure hands are washed and get medical attention if you show symptoms. authorities tell us it's related to another case in iredell county. health officials are working to find any other people who might have contracted the illness. mumps outbreaks can happen in highly vaccinated populations, the sickness is spread from saliva or thickness from the mouth, nose or when a person sneezes or speaks. >> by the time you've developed swelling, you've been infectious for two days, so sometimes mumps is a little

bill: and some symptoms of the mumps include fever, headache, tenderness or swelling of the glands below the ears. official ask people with symptoms to immediately call a doctor, the best defense is to get vaccinated and practice good hygiene like regularly washing hands. kayla: one town has been named as one of the worst commutes in the nation, according to a list populated on msn. the average commute time in indian trail is about 29.9 minutes. nearly 35,000 people live in that town. number one on the list is temescal valley in california. bainbridge island in washington at number two followed by scarsdale new york. one neighborhood is growing quickly and some living nearby are afraid the growth will spike traffic in the area. city council voted to give grub properties the green light for apartment complex and retail space. this is one of many new

area. >> i'm thrilled about the ones coming in on abby place, what was there needed to be replaced. new apartments is great there. kayla: council voted to move forward with the project owned by grub properties and space for a hotel if the owners can find someone to operate it. now at 10:00, businesses in the elizabeth neighborhood have to relocate and the owners are not happy about this. those businesses are part of a shopping center near the central piedmont community college. bill: sam smith spoke with business owners and many of them turned out they're trying to figure out what options are. he's joining us live with the newsroom with what plans could possibly be. hi, sam. >> reporter: hey, bill, not every business received a notice to vacate. the property owner telling me he has no choice but to sell. the location of this shopping center is the reason why many businesses moved in here. it's right next to the trolley, and central piedmont community college.

place they've called home for five years. >> it seems we're going to have to vacate at the end of march. >> reporter: the coffee house and pub is a live venue for music and comedy. the place means a lot to the area. >> a lot of people in town have, been here, through here, started their comedy career here or dj career or anything like that. people have got their start in this small place, it means a lot to the people of charlotte. >> service central piedmont here. >> reporter: textbook brokers haven't been asked to vacate yet. >> we're expecting a letter soon. >> reporter: their lease runs through june first and don't anticipate an offer to renew. >> have namely atmosphere, for that to come crashing down, that's kind of tough. >> reporter: the property owner tells me he's owned the shopping center for 20 years, and says it's heart breaking that business have to

due to financial reasons. central piedmont plans to buy the property to provide space for the future growth of the campus. business owners can't help but feel frustrated over the situation. >> to have the rug ripped out from underneath of you at this point in time is heart-wrenching. >> reporter: business owners plan to reopen at some point in a new location. they just don't have a last day set. they're working with lawyers to discuss their options and current lease agreements. in the newsroom, sam smith, fox 46 wjzy. bill: thank you. cpcc is waiting for the state board to meet before they can move forward with the purchase of that shopping center. kayla: one business owner went above and beyond to help families stranded in the ice and cold. he turned his gas station by day into a safe haven for the night. hitesh patel owns saluda truck plaza. two women, one traveling with four children slid off the

stuck near patel's gas station last night. the business was supposed to close at 10:00 but he let the family spend the night in the gas station lounge. he brought in cots, a space heater to keep them warm and a tv for entertainment. >> i saw one of the girls she looked like my niece, she lives in lincolnton, north carolina. i said if that will be my sister or niece, then what anybody can do it? i said just leave it open. kayla: so kind. the mom whose children got a warm place to stay for the night called patel an angel. her kids decorated postit notes to thank him for his generosity. go to fox 46.com and use the easy navigation tools you are looking for. >> found somebody on craigslist and thought it was a good deal.

serious squatting problem, why squatting is on the rise for the last couple of years? >> i can tell this is the first one i flash flood my entire year. kayla: the salvation army gets a very valuable donation. that story is still to come. hey, brian. brian: hey, kayla. snow showers in the mountain, rain showers in the valleys. we'll let you know how long it las in 1934, steak 'n shake decided the world didn't need another hamburger. it needed a steakburger.

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a story all new at 10:00 tonight, cmpd is getting between three and five calls every single week about possible squatter cases. kayla: as they work to tackle the issue all over the county, neima abdulahi shows us one neighborhood hit hard by this problem. >> reporter: from bogus rental agreements to breaking into homes, cmpd says in the last two years, they've seen a rise in the number of people moving homes. according to police, some say getting scammed. >> who are you? i live here. house? house. >> reporter: cmpd detective andrew phillips says sometimes squatters are scammed by fake craigslist ads and people trespassing. >> what we're finding out is a lot of the abandoned houses people are locating them,

on craigslist for a great deal. >> reporter: officer bill hain says the community near murphy squatting problem. people moved into this foreclosed home without lawfully owning the property owner. >> they found somebody on craigslist and thought it was a good deal. they paid the first and last provided. >> reporter: this neighbor who did not want to show his face for safety reasons had a conversation with one of the squatters who had a long list of arrests and a few months later died from gunshot wounds. >> felt i wasn't able to protect my family. i feel like all honesty, that we were against a situation we had no control over. >> reporter: neighbors notified police after seeing suspicious activity. cmpd wants home owners to be aware of the signs to look out for as the problem continues to grow in the charlotte area.

have questions or concerns, find out who owns the property to see if it's in foreclosure. if you still have concerns, contact police. if someone is illegally squatting, they could face charges. >> providing all kinds of false documentation, everything they told is a complete lie, then the owner can press charges for breaking and entering. >> reporter: cmpd says when they find out a house is foreclosed, they notify the neighborhood to make sure everyone keeps an eye on the home and reports anything suspicious. neima abdulahi, fox 46 wjzy. kayla: detectives are encouraging neighbors to ask any new people who move in questions in an effort to get to know them better. bill: time to talk a little weather. i'm hoping that groundhog's predictions are right. i want spring to get here. yesterday was not a fan of that. you like the cold weather. kayla: no, i almost fell on my balcony when i got home. it does look like we're going

for more on what we can expect, here's brian basham. brian: yeah, over the weekend, people are cursing the poor rodents, return of spring-like weather to the areas. look at headlines tonight, we're going to be seeing showers in the area. we see the potential for snow in the mountains and into the foothills as well. that sunshine, it will be back tomorrow, okay? no worries there, and a warm weekend ahead of us, it does include in the tail end sunday, a chance for rain as well. we'll get to that in just a little bit. take a look and see what's going on in the area right now. here's boon jefferson to the north. showing us green right now. we're seeing snow in that particular region at this point. we're going to continue to see some issues there through tonight. by the time it's said and done, could be getting 3, 4" of snow. here's a camera from beach resort in the north ski resort, and some of the camera

some you can see the snowfall, big, fluffy snowflakes, if you're thinking about going skiing tomorrow, should be good snow, another opportunity for snow in that area on sunday night. now, the other issue is the fog. starting to build up in the mountain ranges as well. visibility in jefferson under a mile at this point. we got two mile visibility in boon it. hasn't affected the lower elevations too much just yet but are going to see patchy fog build in the overnight hours with wind speeds dropping below five miles an hour. out of the north-northeast at five miles an hour, temperatures cooling but not too bad. 46 degrees here, a cool night for us, but keep the temperatures above freezing tonight. so let's track our weather here over the next 24 hours. expecting some rain across the areas around mecklenburg and to the north, if you're in the southern edge, not a ton of rain in the area. continue to see snow showers

take a little break tomorrow, see the cloud cover clear as we get towards the afternoon hours. this is 12:16 right here. and more opportunities for snow to build in the mountain ranges through wednesday night into early thursday. so looking at our temperatures tonight, above freezing at 37. we'll continue to see light showers, wind speeds 2-3 miles an hour, that's when we'll see fog buildup there, once the wind speeds hit that number and look at the next three days here. how do you like this? wednesday, thursday, friday, all sunshine and 50s. bill: anything above freezing is good to me. sounds good. i'll take the 50s. authorities want the supreme court to keep in place a court order that prevents primary elections in the boundaries. a recent federal court ruling struck down the state's first and 12 congressional districts

it runs through part of mecklenburg county. kayla: 16 years since anyone has seen asha degree, and investigators are asking for help. asha was nine years old when she left her home in shelby on february 14th, 2000. they saw her asleep in her bedroom around 2:30 a.m. and an hour and a half later, seen by drivers walking along highway 18. more than a year later, asha's book bag was discovered buried along the same highway in burke county. the fbi continues to offer a reward of up to $25,000 for information related to disappearance that leads to arrest. bill: additional charges could be on the way for a man accused of shooting and killing a woman in hickory. james hacker is charged with assault with a deadly weapon. officers say the two of them were involved in a domestic dispute at the time of that shooting. kayla: more than 80 new jobs

crystal engineering llc is opening a production facility in the area. the florida-based company plans to invest $28.9 million at the site over a five-year period. they make projects integrated into aerospace, automotive, industrial, medical and the telecommunication fields. >> no one at the school knew she was sick because it never affected her demeanor at all. bill: coming up, you'll find out how a local school is pitching in to help a beloved

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. kayla: a local community is coming together to help a teacher in need. kari jones is a first grade teacher at elon park elementary. she's been out of the classroom for a month because of a medical emergency. after going to the emergency room, she found out she needed a kidney transplant, and jones has been on dialysis since

teachers started donating sick days to make sure she could take care of medical needs. jones is grateful for all of their help. >> they came to see me in the hospital, they took over my classroom, made sure the subs were all prepared, that i didn't have to worry about doing anything. kayla: the community started a gofundme page to help her with medical bills, as she waits for the donor that's a right match, the struggle is easier to bear knowing she has such a strong support system. a rare donation landed in the hands of staff at salvation army of greater charlotte. bill: while who or where it came from is a mystery, a little research has revealed it's worth a whole lot more than first thought. emily collins shows us what it is and what it means for the organization's pocketbook. kayla: gold, valuable and clearly not u.s. currency. that's about all salvation army major larry knew about the donation when it first

>> i'm trying to find out what it's worth. >> reporter: and exactly who the coin came from. >> we think from one of the banks in the community that someone had an unclaimed safe deposit box, when they have something of value in those kinds of situations, they sometimes like to give it to charities. we were the lucky one that got the call and said here, hope this can be used for your community. kayla: through research online, the major learned the coin, which features queen elizabeth is of canadian origin and worth a lot more than original value of 50 bucks. >> got an estimate at least over a thousand dollars for it. hoping that will be true. >> reporter: and for good reason, as with any nonprofit, every penny counts. it costs $1 per people for the women and children living at the organization. 340 times three means a

lot of good. can be put to good use at the organizations boys and girls club where $15 a week is budgeted per child for summer field trips and other activities. a thousand dollars may not seem like a lot to some, when it comes in a form of gold to organization like the salvation army. >> it will help somebody in need. >> reporter: emily collins, fox 46 wjzy. bill: and because the coin is gold, its value fluctuates daily. the major plans on getting a second opinion later on this week. >> facts sometime under assault.

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central piedmont community college is expected to take over the property to expand their campus. business owners we spoke with say they plan to reopen at some point in a new location. they just don't have a last day set. they're working with lawyers to discuss their options and current lease agreements. bill: and health officials announce they've confirmed a case of the mumps in mecklenburg county. asking everyone to make sure they wash hands and seek medical attention if they show symptoms. authorities tell us it's related to another case in iredell county. health officials are working together to find other people who might have contracted that illness. eye-popping figures on how much money the presidential campaigns are throwing at ads. listen to this, so far in 2016, more than 230 million dollars including more than 35 million in the state of south carolina alone. according to smg delta and nbc news. kayla: you would think the campaigns would want to be

right, but mistakes, both factual and tactical are flooding the airwaves. chief washington correspondent james rosen takes a look tonight. >> it's morning again in america. >> reporter: with those words, marco rubio's ad maker saw the to stir memories of the patriotic commercial that helped president reagan win re-election in 1984. except the america depicted in rubio's opening shot was shot in vancouver, the canadian flag can be seen hoisted above the vessel trawling through the harbor. case in point, donald trump's first ad from january. >> he'll stop illegal immigration by building a wall in our southern border. >> reporter: except that border and all those crossing it were filmed in morocco. a maker of hundred republican ads explain how such things happen. >> you're making the ads as fast as you can, staying up in the middle of the night in the gloomy studios and mistakes

sometimes tiny microscopic errors in the bright light of the media spotlight are big stories. >> reporter: the rubio campaign thanked buzzfeed for catching the canadian goof but kept the ad up, a spokesman for trump said their use of moroccon border was 100% intentional. and virginia based media general owner of 71 tv stations in 48 markets pulled an ad created by the super pac supporting cruz that accused marco rubio of backing sanctuary cities, calling the ad inaccurate. >> so many negative ads the last couple presidential races, 80, 90% of all ads are negative and nothing is positive. i'm not sure negative ads work, and when you have a glut of them hard to know what's true and not true and people tune out. >> reporter: the most interesting and buzz worthy

attack ad against barry goldwater, it had to be pulled after one airing. in washington, james rosen, fox news. kayla: to a fox 46 follow-up. funeral plans for supreme court justice antonin scalia have been set. ceremony for justice scalia will be held saturday at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception, the largest roman catholic church in north america. bill: his death touched off a battle of president obama to nominate a successor. one of the many topics presidential candidates are talking about as they stump through south carolina. candidates on both sides of the aisle, ben carson, ted cruz, marco rubio and bernie sanders spoke to voters in the palmetto state. four days to go until the south carolina republican primary. to breaking news just coming into our newsroom. we've learned that a popular

been robbed. kayla: cmpd says around 9:45, armed suspects robbed fat burrito on camden road. they have not been located. no one was injured in this robbery, but if you have information on the crime, you are urged to contact police. bill: we have a bit of chilly week so far, but looks like a nice looking weekend heading our way for february. kayla: for more what we can expect and accuweather forecast, here's meteorologist brian basham. brian: after tonight, settled weather moving across the area. if you're itching to get outdoors, good week to do so, we're dealing with weather pushing across the area right now. a frontal boundary pushing through tonight, and then clearing out by the time we get into tomorrow. we continue to see showers building back into the south. some of the showers are fairly heavy where we see the yellows and oranges, most of that will brush around the southern edge. in the mountain ranges, seeing snow as well. that's the blue you're seeing,

a few more rounds before the night is over and we showed you that we're going to see another round wednesday, wednesday night and thursday morning. but temperatures, well, most of the area is above freezing right now. you've got your exceptions where it's snowing, boon and jefferson are at 32. but temperatures mid 40s as you get down into the southern regions. charlotte at 46. 47 in rock hill and monroe is the warmest at 48. a lot of warm weather across the region. as a matter of fact, we are more than 10 degrees warmer across most of the area, monroe, 17 degrees warmer than the same time last night. a good warming trend going across the area here over the next week. as a matter of fact, you're doing traveling, you're going to stay in the southern half of the country and once you get to the middle portion of the country almost up to the canadian border, temperatures running well above our seasonal averages, weather is going to be much, much warmer overall. in northeast, traveling up

temperatures stay fairly chilly thursday and the weekend as well. now, temperatures tonight, again, cold but it will not be as cold as it has been. upper 30s and 40s down in the south. we'll see 20s up around newland and boon, those are the mountain ranges. the snow will stick tomorrow. high temperatures tomorrow, keep in mind, the sunshine coming out. it's going to feel good out there. wind speeds 5-9 miles an hour, pretty nice day overall. i would say jacket as you head out to work and school tomorrow, but want to layer because it's going to be so hours. check out this extended forecast. the best looking seven days we've seen in a while, wednesday through saturday, sunshine, mostly sunny. saturday does pick up cloud cover at 66. nights are fairly cold over the next few nights. in the 30s. warming into the 40s saturday, sunday, 50s by monday morning

rain chances sunday at 20% and building to 40% monday. kayla: with the ice last night and the rain falling tonight now is a time to tell you about our fox 46 weather app available in the app store, and keep you plugged into changing weather conditions on fox46charlotte.com, click on the weather tab. bill: six pregnant women in mexico are confirmed affected with the zika virus. more than half of the cases were detected in chiapas. pope francis was just there yesterday where a crowd of thousands of people showed up. kayla: now to a fox 46 update. prosecutors say they believe the head-on train crash in southern germany was caused by human error by the train dispatcher. 11 people died and dozens injured when two commuter trains slammed into each other on a single line track last week. german officials have opened a criminal investigation. they say that if the conductor

trains would have never collided. south korea is ramping up war of words with north korea. this, as china is expressing concern about the possibility of an american missile defense system deployment to the south. >> the government will take strong and effective measures to the north to come to the bone numbing realization that it will speed up the collapse of the regime. kayla: the president is defending the closing of jointly run industrial complex in the north, shut down during north korea's rocket launch which was widely seen as a ballistic missile test. increased measures include talks on deploying american missile defense system in the south. congress voted to ramp up sanctions next week. bill: the second day of the association of the southeast nation summit is focusing on

and united front on maritime disputes with china. the president says they are committed to upholding international law. >> i reiterated that the united states will continue to fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows. and we will support the right of all countries to do the same. we will continue to help our allies and partners strengthen maritime capabilities and discussed how any disputes between claimants in the region must be resolved peacefully, through legal means such as the upcoming arbitration ruling under the u.n. convention law of the seas, which the parties are obligated to respect and abide by. bill: beijing claims most of the south china sea while the philippines, brunei, malaysia and vietnam have rights claims. kayla: carmakers say they need to replace the takata air bag inflateors. move is part of a broader

vehicles announced last month. takata inflators can explode with too much force in the crash. the gm recall includes the saab 9.3 and the saab 9.5 from 2010 and 2011. also included is the saturn astra from 2008 and 2009. you can sport new nba all-star gear while waiting for next year's game in charlotte. the hornets fan shopper received first shipment of merchandise. employees started putting product on the sales floor at 1:00 this afternoon. >> we could put in all our orders not knowing what it looked like and opened the box we were ecstatic, happy to see the purple and teal and the logo turned out great. kayla: items include t-shirts, hats and sweatshirts. the fan shop is located in uptown on the trade street side of the time warner cable arena. over to anthony flores who is also talking basketball. anthony: that's right, the

charlotte. the hornets add to roster

of the nba . anthony: a disappointing season coming to an early end for michael kidd-gilchrist, the hornets forward will under go surgery for a torn right labrum.

february 10th in a win over the pacers. he played in just seven games this season after hurting the same shoulder during the preseason. the hornets are shaking up their roster to replace mkg, they acquired courtney lee in a three team, four player trade. the hornets will ship harrison and brian roberts to the miami heat. the heat will get chris anderson in two second-round picks from miami. lee is averaging ten points and two rebounds in 51 games this season. >> and it's intercepted! josh norman has a panther pick six. anthony: the panthers front office is facing a big decision regarding the future of josh norman. can designate a player with the franchise tag. he is a candidate for the tag. this will lock him up for the

team the ability to reach a long-term contract with him. four interceptions and two return for touchdowns. >> we doll what we think is in the best interest of the carolina panthers. just a way it operates. the way we operate. tough decisions have to be made, and sometime you make decisions that you really, you know you're not, you know, that you are forced into because of a variety of factors. we're going to do the best we can to keep this team together. we've got a lot of really good, young players, and you know, don't want to develop players for other teams. anthony: other panthers news, luke kuechly is scheduled to go under the knife, the linebacker is scheduled to have surgery to repair a partially torn labrum in the left shoulder. kuechly suffered the injury during the final week of the regular season and played with it during the playoffs.

time for the start of training camp in july. the biggest names in nascar hit the red carpet in daytona beach, florida. chase elliott and biggest names were under the bright lights. why? media day. matt kenseth will start in the top front row next to elliott. the rest of the positions will be set after thursday's dual races, joey logano is the defending champion. >> we are determined to do it. we feel more confident we know how to do it, we've done it once before now, but it's daytona. what happened last year isn't going to happen this year, and what it took to win that race is something different than what happens this year. we got to be willing to change what we've done to be successful. >> looking forward to starting this year's daytona 500 and being a part of festivities on race day.

race but mean more to win it. anthony: the great american race is sunday at 1:00 p.m., it can be seen on fox 46. josh sims and logan sherrill are packing up the fox 46 van and taking a road trip. they will have coverage from daytona beach beginning friday on the news at 6:00 p.m. college hoops, davidson taking on rich mon without jack gibbs who is sick. a six-point game with two minutes to go. nails the trey, that mikes it a nine-point lead. the spiders close the gap to two points, under ten seconds remaining, davidson would hit the free-throws down the stretch. the wildcats beat richmond 83-79. >> the military is a special place in my heart having grown up as a military kid. nice to give back to the people who have given so much to us. anthony: the panthers giving

for heroes. a two-day event honoring military veterans and raises money for the bob woodruff foundation which helps injured veterans and families. head coach ron rivera and panthers players treated wounded vets complete with personalized jersey, grammy-award-winning artist darius rucker performed a private concert for the veterans. back to you. kayla: up next, singer taylor

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. bill: welcome back, so an iconic character from the 1980s is coming back to tv. kayla: fox news has that story and more in the hollywood nation. >> reporter: reuben hits the road, west wants mark's money, and swift scores a first in the hollywood nation. >> uptown funk. >> reporter: the national academy of recording arts and sciences gave out the gold at the 58th grammy award, kendrick lamar taking home five trophies, while taylor swift made history as the first woman to win a second

rihanna was a last-minute no show scheduled to perform her new single. she was forced to cancel after her doctor put her on vocal rest due to a bronchial infection. kanye west social media posts are whackier on the heels of twitter feud with wiz khalifa and recent controversial comments about taylor swift. rapper posted a message to facebook mogul mark zuckerberg begging for a one billion dollar investment to cover his $53 million debt. >> you sound like an infomercial, not a good one. >> reporter: days after dead pool's record breaking debut, ryan reynolds is in talks to reteam with the superhero flick's screenwriters starting in the mission to mars thriller life. >> good morning, peewee. >> reporter: and netflix paul reubens takes iconic quirky

peewee's big holiday. due out march 18th. in hollywood, michelle pollino, fox news. kayla: stick around, we'll be back with a final check of your accuweather forecast. [ indistinct conversations ] always set a place at the dinner table for good manners.

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lego brick sculptures of animals and plants start sprouting. new york artist sean kenny is behind the designs. kayla: decorating the palos verdes south coast botanic gardens in california. it is spread across the 87 acres and includes a giant rose, hummingbird, a fox and a bison. garden officials say the exhibit will include interactive hands on activities for kids. the lego sculptures are part of a national touring exhibit and they are pretty impressive. "good day, charlotte" wakes you up every morning. >> here's a preview of tomorrow. >> thanks, guys, tomorrow morning on "good day, charlotte." >> bring your high heels to look eye-to-eye with this guy, you need have them on. it's funny man sinbad in the house. >> and we are previewing the daytona 500. i'm going charlotte motor speedway, i go fast, turn left

morning on "good day, charlotte." bill: i'm going to have to rub elbows with brian. he's doing the fun stuff. good for them, i hope they have a great time. brian: we are dealing with rain in the area, as we take a look at winter radar, continue snow in the mountains, charlotte is starting to push up light rain right now. south of rock hill, heavier rain lingering just to the south and west there. i continue to expect it to track right along this line here, may affect the southern edge of the i-485 through tonight. areas could see heavy showers, light showers at best. want to show you what it expect over seven days, nice forecast here. bunch 50s for the next three days, and sunshine, mid 50s and 30s in the overnight hours. 60s over the weekend. saturday at 66. sunday comes in at 68. rain chances next week, and the temperatures back down to 50 by next tuesday. guys, we've been complaining about the weather.

bill: not this weekend. i'm hoping queen charlotte, the groundhog is going to give us better weather. kayla: come monday when there's rain.

we' oh, come on, melissa. how long are you gonna keep punishing me for this? okay, okay, uh, once again, you want to catch me up? alan: melissa, are you gonna let me talk? well, you know alan was nailing his receptionist, right? yeah. apparently, she caught him in bed with her mother. are you gonna let me talk? i've been calling him that for years, and now he's up and done it. i was stoned out of my mind. you know, that excuse has never once worked for me. me, either. no. hey, hey, hey, your mother put enough pot in that banana bread to treat every case of glaucoma in the san fernando valley.

i was so high, i didn't even know who she was. we were just colors. i was red, she was blue. we were trying to make purple. sure. it's on the coffee table. okay, so-so bottom line, i was drugged and molested by your mother, and i'm the bad guy? man, how many times have i heard you make this phone call? yeah, who'd have thought, of the two of us, i'd be the one to end up in a healthy, stable relationship? um...