not only will the temperatures plummet this weekend, a storm system could hold up the start to your monday. i'm allison latos. >> this is something schools and drivers will have to watch all weekend. >> we have a storm early next week. now we're dealing with cold air pouring in behind the snow today. temperatures cooled back to 37 in charlotte and rock hill. 36 in statesville and concord and albemarle. upper 20s as you hit the high country. a solid 10 degrees colder than this time yesterday. the cold air all ready taking hold. threat tracker tonight focuses on mountain snow and the gusty winds. the winds will take a while to pick up in the charlotte area. likely after midnight. you'll deal with a chill first thing tomorrow morning. here's the future cast. look at the wind speeds in the mountains over night tonight. 40 miles per hour and then some. in the morning the winds pick up in the charlotte area driving windchill values down. a special look at the high

check out the windchill values. -15 to -25. your skin exposed could experience frostbite in as little as 15 to 20 minutes. that's dangerous chill. charlotte wakes up to temperatures at 20 tomorrow morning. while we are tracking the ldest air yet, the next focus will be on monday morning. we'll see a mix of snow, sleet, possibly some freezing rain before it changes over to rain. state and charlotte d.o.t. crews are planning ahead now. road crews in the mountains and foothills are treating roads as early as tomorrow morning they'll watch the weather closely saturday to decide if roads in charlotte, cabarrus, and union counties need to be treated as well. our website and app are your best resource. watch it with our interactive radar, sign up for weather alerts and get updates about school closings and delays. snow has been falling off and on again all day in the north carolina mountains. eyewitness news reporter dave faherty talked to families

>> reporter: well it's been so cold here in the north carolina mountains, much of this lake just outside of blowing rock has frozen over for a fifth day because of snow. for the second time this week, eva jones is shoveling snow outside her business in avery county. but you won't find her complaining tonight. the 15 inches of snow has people heading to the high country to ski this weekend. mountain. there's not a room to be had. speak you can't find a room right now. >> it's all full. >> d.o.t. and other crews worked to keep the roads clear. they're working twelve hour shifts. despite more snow, the maybe roads are in good shape tonight. it's not just snow they're worried about. strong winds could send snow back across the roadways. this professor from asu says gusts if excess of 40 miles per hour are not uncommon on the ridges.

instance, the sky streams will be making full capacity all night long. >> this group spent time near the frozen mill pond. they've seen several days of snow and cold weather and have enjoyed their trip to a point. >> it's a good change for us in miami. it's supposed to be 0 tomorrow up here. >> well tomorrow we'll be leaving. >> going into tonight, not only will the winds pick up. but it's expected to be much colder, some 25 degrees colder than it was this afternoon. reporting from blowing rock, dave faherty, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> those folks are leaving just in time. we want to see the pictures and video of the snow that fell in your neighborhood. if you have them send them to share@wsoctv.com. plus say a man lunged at officers with a knife forcing police to shoot and kill him over night. elijah jackson was cutting himself with a knife inside this home on old park road. when they got to the scene.

and lunged at officers. and officers shot him. friends say jackson has a history of mental illness. >> that's not what we called 911 for. we did not call 911 so there was a man killed in our house last night. >> the two officers are on paid administrative leave. that's standard for police involved shootings. >> another member of the violent ms 13 gang in charlotte pled guilty to racketeering charges. a federal judge in uptown charlotte signed off on raul's plea deal today. he was one of 37 suspected gang members arrested in a massive federal crack down in may. they all faced charges ranging from firearms violations to murder. the former, chief accused of embezzling money will face a judge monday. bill had been skimming money for five years before he was caught in 2015. the burned children's fund tipped off police after they

after a roller coaster week, wall street finally stopped crumbling today. straight losses. but it's not been all bad news. especially for charlotte. eyewitness news anchor john paul found out why the city's housing market hasn't taken a hit and the factors putting more money in your pocket. >> signs on wall street haven't been good this year. but these signs in charlotte point to something else. a strong housing market. >> it's picking up. all around our office. across the city. it's picking up. >> she has been in realestate now for 14 years. she says charlotte is in a unique position because of a strong global economy. >> with unemployment numbers being low and job growth continuing. realestate is very healthy here. and it probably will remain so for the foreseeable future. >> expect to see more and more forsale signs cropping up.

grow by 5% in the area this year. john just sold his home in charlotte. lots of potential buyers toured the home and interest rates might be the reason. their historic lows despite the fed raising rates in december. >> this is great news for potential home buyers. mortgage rates surprised everyone by falling. >> she says the fall in mortgage rates is tied to bonds. with turmoil on wall street, investors are looking for safe havens in the bond market. that's causing the rates to fall but that may not continue as the feds expect the market to pick back up. >> if they're right about that, eventually we would expect rates to begin moving up again. but is that remains to be seen. >> for john, he's happy to be moving and glad to be in the charlotte area. >> with the market the way it is. it's probably a good time to sell a house. john paul, channel 9 eyewitness news. you and charlotte businesses are still saving

wall street next at 6:00, where the extra money is coming from and what could end up taking the hit. you'll have to bring a voter id with you to the poles next month even though a judge hasn't decided whether or not the new law is valid. the photo id mandate takes effect next month in time for north carolina's primary. it could be another few weeks before a judge decides whether the law makes it harder for minorities and the poor to vote. pending. we start our county by county coverage in iredell county tonight. leaders are going over statesville's finances for the first half of the fiscal year. the general fund, which includes tax revenue is down by 1%. the retreat will help them plan future projects and spending. in york county, york technical college announced a multimillion dollar fundraising campaign to offer more student scholarships and resources.

school renovated the center, formerly c building. there they launched the pub liz phase of a $6.5 million real, better, bold campaign. >> new tonight, union county school district leaders are making changes to keep parents better informed. one parent told us her student was an hour and a half late getting home because there was a mechanical issue with the bus. she called the school. but it went to voice mail because it was after 4:00. the district will adjust schedules to keep people in the office later and making sure they have better contact information for parents. three dozen students have a burning rash after a trip to the bathroom. officials say a cleaning crew accidentally used the wrong chemical to clean the toilet seats at harrisburg elementary wednesday night. parents were notified and though some children did go to the doctor, none of the injuries were serious. the cleaning staff are retraining workers.

of the roof of a home this morning as firefighters rushed to put it out. cause. as anchor, erica bryant explains, it has to do with how warm. >> a family turned up the heat trying to combat the cold temperatures over night. on a cold morning, fire quickly avenue. when crews arrived, smoke was coming from the roof. >> how long have you lived here? >> emma king won't be able to stay here tonight. but she's grateful everyone made it out safely. >> i'm thankful. i'm blessed. i'm blessed. >> her grandson just happened to be visiting when he heard her cries for help. >> i was in the back room. i came rushing out.

and i rushed into the bed room. and i heard some popping sounds. >> she says right away he saw the trouble spot coming from a heating vent behind the dresser. >> sparks and fire were shooting out. i grabbed buckets of water to try to contain the fire myself. but once it got out of hand, i couldn't see, everybody evacuated. >> the fire department still hasn't identified an official cause and the red cross is hing the family. -- is helping the family. >> i'm happy my grandma is safe. alive and well. it's tragic that she lost the house. it's still a blessing. she's alive. she's got to have her strength. that's all that matters. >> the family says it wasn't a space heater but electrical which they believe will be identified as the cause eventually. >> you can see raw video of the fire on wsoctv.com. look for it inside the story on the home page. we have our future cast dialed into the windchill forecast first thing tomorrow

mid teens in the charlotte area, below 0 in the high country. i'll show you how much that hundreds of new apartments could land in the middle of drive. the plans under way to make worse. south carolina flood victims left to sleep in homes taken over with mold because they have nowhere else to go.

destruction. it was the worst disaster some parts of south carolina had ever seen. four months ago, nearly two feet of rain pounded the state, taking lives and sweeping away dreams. 36 of the states 46 counties were declared disaster areas. many people are still suffering. >> eyewitness news reporter greg suskin wentnt back to check on the recovery and ask if flood victims are getting enough help. 19 dead. thousands homeless. 500 roads and bridges damaged or wiped out. more than 100,000 people applied for aid from fema and the agency doled out more than 83 million. most of it for housing. jennifer lost everything.

>> where do you begin picking up the pieces? how to pick up the pieces? >> her flood insurance didn't cover the loss. fema gave her 2 months rent. the neighborhood looks like time has stood still. piles of trash, bedding and appliances left to the elements and homes boarded up. >> you can walk down so many streets in columbia on all sides of town, and you'll see storage units like that parked in driveways and large dumpsters full of debris sitting in yards. the storm dumped 20 inches owe of rain. 20 dams were breeched. businesses took a beating too. we found a title loan place in ruins and a damaged subway. two more stores nearby still making repairs. ken has the state's emergency management agency and says life is turning around for some. pique a lot of people are recovering well and getting back to normal. >> for others it's a struggle. fema doesn't pay to rebuild or do major repairs. most government assistance is a

>> we see a lot of despair, we see a lot of destruction. >> she's with a nonprofit group from the new orleans perish devastated by hurricane katrina. government agencies like fema are linking storm victims to volunteer groups who can do what they can. the worst problem now, mold, fema doesn't pay for mold removal. so many families live in. >> they're literally sleeping under a ceiling with mold on it in a bed with mold on it because they have nowhere else to go. >> a dozen nonprofits are here doing thousands of dollars of work for free. >> i can put into words enough how much i appreciate what they've done. before you don't know where to start. it's a mess. >> the first house in the neighborhood was just demolished and others will follow.

permit placed in the window. >> it's really sad to see a house being torn down just yesterday. >> she doesn't know if her neighbors will come back. while the images of mass destruction no longer make the news, the victims see them everyday. >> the struggle isn't over for anybody by any means. >> in columbia, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> long-term recovery efforts in south carolina will go on for months the government is working to figure out which federal agencies will stay involved and what support they will provide. our website has raw video and interviews. look for greg's story on the home page. mother nature saved her best for last. five or six hours ago it was snowing in the charlotte area. now we're being treated to a beautiful sunset. up in the high country, snow showers have come to an end. this is a live picture from appalachian. you can see folk braving the chill. 28 boone and jefferson.

that's probably what it is now. upper 30s toward i-40, hickory, statesville, salisbury, charlotte area looking at readings in the mid to upper 30s. we're going to go nowhere but down as far as temperatures. we chill out. freezing by fine o'clock, 20s by 11:00 as the skies clear and the winds die down. they pick up out of the northwest. dragging that cold air down. sunshine won't be the issue. we'll see it from start to finish tomorrow. don't expect much of a warm up. here's a look at the hour by hour forecast. our average high this time of year is 55 degrees. we'll be running about 15 to 20 degrees colder than that tomorrow afternoon. back above freezing by 11:00 a.m. and we'll be in the 30s all afternoon. that doesn't take into account the wind. there's the future cast windchill. still feels like below 0 in the mountains. in the teens to mid 20s in the charlotte area. never climbing above freezing in the metro.

high country. that leads to a cold valentine's night. a lot of folks will be out saturday night celebrating valentine's with a loved one. temperatures will quickly fall below freezing. mid 20s by 8:00. low 20s by 11:00. bundle up, i can't express that enough. as far as sunday goes, here come the clouds ahead of the next system. by this time sunday night, clouds thicken up in the mountains, enough to blot out the sun. here's the leading edge of the next storm taking shape. if there's a part of the storm i'm most concerned about, it's the morning drive on monday. because the cold air is in place. and the charlotte area as well could be looking at some snow, sleet, and freezing rain before a change over to rain. vicki graf will join me at 6:00 to break down that morning commute. which could be a rough one in the charlotte area. teens in the mountains tomorrow. a couple snow showers early on. but it's really the cold and those windchill values that take center stage.

nothing but sunshine. along the charlotte metro, across the midlands, afternoon highs tomorrow will likely climb to 40 degrees. tons of sun. no warmth to be found. five-day forecast, after the weekend chill. we focus on the storm. it comes in monday and leaves early on tuesday. and then finally, a breather, highs in the 50s for tuesday. in fact, back in the 60s through next week believe it or not. >> i'm ready for a breather. >> thank you steve. plunging oil prices are saving you money at the pump but also causing you to lose your savings. we're asking if the drop in oil is leading to another recession. plus new details after a son was accused of killing his own mother.

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a salisbury toy collector needs help to solve a mystery after a photo album showed up at his store. the pictures date back to the 30s and 40s. the collector told eyewitness news anchor stephanie maxwell he's on a search to find the relatives of the people in the pictures. as soon as he gets a shipment of collectible toys, he's sorting them to make sure they're noticed at his booth inside the flea market in salisbury. he remembers when this arrived. at the time, he didn't think much of it. it was a centerpiece for a huge collection of gi joe figurines. he thought it was a blank book or a plaque until a month ago. >> a postcard kept falling out of it. that's when i noticed there were other pictures inside of it. it's a handmade photo album. this is a picture of the 567th

an expert told him this car is from the same time frame. on the back of some of these moments, a few names. >> there was a woman that showed up multiple times in a lot of the pictures. there's a colored picture of her. >> johnson used those clues to start researching trying to get the pictures family members. >> i couldn't see taking this and making it a piece of merchandise. it's a piece of history. >> he keeps hitting a dead end. he made calls and sent facebook messages but no one had any leads. north carolina does not keep records on car tags and he found no connections while researching the 567th battalion. johnson told me he won't stop until he solves this mystery. because he knows a tight knit family once cherished this album. in salisbury, stephanie maxwell, channel 9 eyewitness news. we have some of the pictures from stephanie's story posted on wsoctv.com so you can take a closer look at them.

story under the family page. pope francis is in cuba tonight for a historic visit marking the first time in a thousand years that a pontiff has met with the head of the russian orthodox church. you can see the two leaders in havana this afternoon. that meeting took two years of secret planning. the crisis in the middle east is pushing them together. isis is destroying christian holy sites and killing christians. freezing temperatures for the weekend and possible winter weather behind it. coming up next at 6:00, we're mapping out what's in store for the weekend and the delays you

next week. now, from the news team that's covering the carolinas, this is channel 9 eyewitness news at 6:00. a burst of snow hit the charlotte area. but the winter weather's not over. we're tracking temperatures dropping into the teens for your weekend. and the threat for more snow interrupting your monday. the blast of cold air means we will not even get out of the the 30s this weekend. thanks for joining us. i'm scott wickersham. >> and i'm erica bryant in steve udelson. you've been gathering the data and tracking what's going to happen over the weekend and into monday. >> no question about the chill. it's setting in behind our postcard snow this morning. beautiful to be out in. great to look at. didn't interfere with driving at all. that's the kind of snow we all like. even rare snow along the beaches of north carolina as the colder air starts the take hold. 35 now statesville, salisbury,

freezing rockingham and chesterfield. in the upper 20s across the high country. this is about 10 degrees colder than this time yesterday. don't worry, this is just the beginning. winds haven't picked up much in charlotte yet. they have in the mountains. skies will clear out where they haven't all ready. we'll be below freezing by about 8:30 or so tonight. and continue to fall from in as far as the high country goes, a few more snow showers are possible. this is not a big snow maker even up high, talking about an additional inch of powder. we'll talk about ski conditions later on. this is the big story. our future cast looking at windchill values. when you step outside tonight, what's it feel like? upper 20s in the charlotte area. all ready near 0 in the mountains. and when you get up in the morning, mid teens is what it feels like in the charlotte area. and -15 to -20 in the mountains. cold enough for frostbite in about 15 minutes. so we have the coal over the weekend early next week. that's the timetable for our