a nice stretch of weather the last couple of days. we hit the mid-50's yesterday. we may add a few degrees to that today. we're at 38 in charlotte. we're the warmest spot by far on the map. we'll cool down several more degrees before the morning is done but 28 in lincolnton and salisbury and albemarle and mid to upper 20's in the mountains. a lot of chill out there. it is short lived. the numbers will be warming into the lower 40s. we're warming into the mid-50's then today. expected outlook for the weekend, 60s are on the way. we'll show you the timeline for the bigger warmth, let's get you out there on the roads at 5:00 a.m.. let's check in with mark taylor at traffic center. following any big yet? >> we have a problem in west charlotte. tuckaseegee.

accident at the utility pole. you cannot access little rock this morning. you'll have to use wilkerson boulevard as the alternate route. use mulberry church to the billy graham parkway heading west because you can't get through. we'll continue to watch. we'll have live pictures. the interstate is looking good. 20 minutes from gastonia and the overnight construction we had a couple of lane closures at alamada creek church. that wrapped up at 5:00 this morning. right now i'm in the breaking news center following a county. look at this video we 15 minutes ago. smoldering. look at that thick smoke right here. since we told you about the fire at 4:30, we have learned it started after someone left food on the stove. everyone inside the duplex was firefighters were able to

the red cross is on the scene to help those people who live there. a major story we'll be following for your day ahead that will impact thousands of voters across north carolina. state lawmakers will hold two crucial votes today. they could move the march congressional primary to june and change the district map. eyewitness news reporter joe bruno is live to explain how lawmakers decisions today to impact all of us. joe? >> lawmakers worked late into the night to make changes that impact all congressional candidate north carolina and every single voter including everything in district 12 which is the i-l 5th district. this is -- i-85th district. this is because a three judge panel ruled that the two districts are unconstitutional based on race including the 12th district that stretches along the it state from charlotte to greensboro. to accommodate the new district, the state house decided to move march to june.

for congress and the top vote getter will win instead of 40% of the vote. moving the primary gives more time for the supreme court to step in. despite the changes, almost lawmakers maintain there was nothing wrong with the districts. >> fair and legal and constitut. >> final votes are today in raleigh beginning with the state senate at 9:30. joe bruno. news news. jim bradley will be in raleigh today for the senate vote on the change. you can follow him on twitter. for complete coverage. today is the deadline for people in north carolina to register to vote in the presidential primary. voters must give the registration form to the county board of elections to be eligible. today is also the deadline to change party affiliations.

primary is march 15th. breaking news overnight. a water main break in concord for several people to go without water for hours. this is the scene near the east lake apartment complex around 1 o'clock this morning. we are asking crews criteria what caused the break and if they've been able to fix it. we'll update you as soon as we learn more. while you were sleeping, channel 9 learned new information about a deadly plane crash in union county that we told you about last night. >> the faa is expected to be at this. eyewitness news reporter angela hong is live there now to explain what we learned overnight about the pilot who was killed in this crash. angela? >>reporter: yeah, john, we are hoping to learn more from the faa officials this morning, we are in mars huntersville awaiting that. we -- marshville awaiting. north carolina. he was returning from daytona

client on thursday. he was on his way back home when his plane crashed be 7:00 last night. we spoke with a friend of cooks who told us he was a long racer and retired from the team. he reported having engine problem before going down near salem road. they say it was difficult finding the plane yest because of the rough terrain here and it will be a challenge to move it. >> i don't know how we'll get the plane out. i would imagine they would have to wait and take some type of . >> the sheriff's office told us that the plane nose dived into the ground but that the plane is mostly in tact. we'll come out here and get more

bring you updates as soon as we have it. reporting live in union counseling, angela hong, channel 9, eyewitness news. >> friends and family will push for answer who killed a 19-year-old two years ago. his family has pleaded for anyone with information to come forward his family is holding a walk for justice in the huntersville business park on reese boulevard road. it will start at 9:00. inspectors are trying to figure out if this bessemer city home is safe to live in after a truck crashed into it yesterday morning. >> that driver died moments after the wreck. the truck was speeding at about 65 miles an hour when it slammed into the home on costner school road. they think the driver had a medical condition that caused him to crash. one witness told us what

>> i just said sir, sir, will conscious? and he wouldn't reply. >> she saw the driver take his final breath. the couple who lives at the home is not hurt. hers both okay but have to stay elsewhere while inspectors check the home's structural integrity. two rowan county schools lost playoff privileges this year after a fight. they sent the letters to the principals of north rowan and salisbury high school. some parts are redacted. players left the bench to fight at the basketball game. each school must pay athousand dollar fine. cms parents have until monday to fill out an online survey about the district's idea to shuffle thousands of students. they showed up at a forum in south charlotte concerned about their students being bussed to different schools. they want more diversity and better academic performance in schools we learned from a senior

says in some of her classes she is the only black student. >> it pushes me. i don't want to be seen as the one left behind. >> some parents are concerned moving students to schools outside of their neighborhoods will make it harder to get involved in their child's education. you can find the online survey and details on the next forum. we have it for you at wsoctv.com. it is inside the story on our home page. a warning this morning on ignoring certain calls about healthcare plans. the caller says he or she is tied to the affordable care act or that health insurance market place, hang up! that person is probably fishing for your personal information. even action nine received two of the calls recently. people who legitimately work in the areas won't cold call you to get your business. happening today, there will be a pediatric dental clinic in a few hours. project l.i.f.t., team smeel and the carolina panthers -- team

350 under insured students will get free dental care at bank of america stadium. dozens volunteers and dentists will educate the students about dental hygiene. we have weather and traffic every ten minutes here is meteorologist keith monday in severe weather center 9. i saw the forecast for the weekend. it makes me want to smile looking at temperatures. >> a lot to be happy about heading into this weekend. it is a clear picture from the charlotte camera all dry roads out there. a few high clouds overnight. those have begun to shift out. we've been shedding the layers, we put away the hats and gloves and heavier jackets you can put all of that stuff away heading into the weekend. don't fak away though. we'll need some -- don't pack it away though. we'll need some for next week. we'll show you by late sunday. a couple of rain drops will move in ahead of a rerainy and cool pattern for next -- a rainy and cool pattern for next week.

i can tell you. tuckaseegee road is closeed in both directions. one person was transported with nonlife threatening injuries. unfortunately though, we got downed utility pole and traffic signals in the area and it is blocked heading east and west, you'll have to use wilkerson boulevard. you can take little rock to 74 or mulberry church towards the billy graham parkway. we'll have live pictures coming up in a few minutes. 77 near the john belk freeway. the interstate is moving right along. southbound getting onto the interstate from the collector lane and from york county, just checked in with highway patrol. no problems out of rock hill and fort mill. >> heads up. this weekend cats will close down the lynx service. no train service saturday or sunday from the i-485 south boulevard station and arrow wood station. each will have signs pointing you to the nearest bus stop.

jail on federal charges accused of smuggling guns into west africa. ahead at 5:45, the way he got the weapons and what one local paperwork. >> apple continues to defy a government request to unlock the phone of the two san bernardino terrorists. the real threat experts say would come if apple is forced to iphones. >> lawmakers want more toll roads to pay for bridge and road repairs. experts say plan would hurt

channel 9 obtained the transient ic frontic 911 call from north lake mall. >> there are shots going off. >> i know, i know, listen to me. you're doing great. >> investigators say it started when two groups got into an altercation. off duty cmpd officer thomas ferguson shot and killed daquan

he ran into ferguson about an hour before the shooting. >> small talk about, you know, football and the kids and merry christmas. you know, have a great day. very thankful for him for being able to be here and heartbroken for the man on the other side itself. >> officer ferguson is back on duty while the shooting remains under investigation. we have posted all of the full 911 calls on wsoctv.com. look for it inside of this story on the home page. authorities say they seized 23 pounds of meth during a traffic stop in gaston county. this woman and two men are charged in the case. they were arrested last night and face up to $250,000 in bond. this morning, we're asking what led police to make that traffic stop. happening today, attorneys for former subway pitchman jared fogle must file court documents detailing the grounds of his appeal. he is fighting his more than 15-year prison sentence for

the sentence was longer than the maximum term prosecutors agreed to as part of his plea deal. new this morning, 20 people in south carolina have been tested for the mosquito bourn zika virus. 11 cases came back negative while nine are still pending. the state's depth of health and environmental control, say it is important to mention there are no confirmed cases. women threatened by zika virus can use birth control to avoid pregnancy. pope francis says it is a better alternative than abortion which he called, quote, a crime. the explosion of the virus prompted governments to urge women to avoid getting pregnant. the virus is linked to babies born with abnormally small heads in countries where the virus is confirmed. authorities in brazil say they

in the rare birth defect but the evidence is circumstantial evidence. it will take a combination of studies and laboratory evidence to determine if zika is the cause. a new proposal in washington would raise funds to fix crumbling roads and bridges and cutting the gas -- cutting the prices at the gas pump. drivers would have to pay more on the roads. the government would benefit more financially if all drivers paid tolls or mileage fees. it would replace the nation's federal gas tax at $0.18 a gallon. it helps pay for road repairs but the government is spending more money than the taxes bringing in. they believe charging drivers for the highway use instead would expedite the repair process. >> that is probably the fairest way to pay for improving our roads and bridges if you use them, you pay for the upkeep. >> the study identifies some

like charging drivers to use roads could raise privacy families. carowinds says more than 2 year. it intended to surpass the $2 million when it asked $1 million of incentives to pay for improvements. they're expanding the water park. we have weather and traffic every ten minutes. here is meteorologist keith monday in severe weather center 9 getting a bit of a taste of spring for the weekend. >> we sure lchlt early preview but we're not that far away. march around the corner so 38 in charlotte. 28 in lincolnton. same in salisbury. many folks down in the freezing point but this will be the last morning we'll see for quite awhile where the numbers are near freezing. we get a nice, swift warm up by noon, already at 50. other than high clouds coming through from time to time. not picture perfect dry day.

that is two degrees warmer than yesterday and will keep going upward into the weekend. outdoor activities are starting to work their way in. 5k races in greenway. we'll be in the low 40s with high clouds coming in and southwest breeze won't be as cold to start out. we're already in the mid-50's by 10:00 tomorrow. mid-60's tomorrow afternoon. still mid to upper 60s on sunday, notice the change next week, though, that is the rain chance that will start to build in. we'll see the clouds coming through this weekend. other than the mountain sprinkle, everybody is dry in the futurecast heading into saturday but by sunday, notice to the west, the green begins to approach, the clouds thickin sunday afternoon. it should be fairly overcast. we'll keep it for a late day shower coming in for the later part of the sunday. still plenty of dry time for the

if you want a full, dry day, get out there for tomorrow. check out the weekend changes, download it free from the app store and google play. the weekend is still spectacular. it may become fairly cloudy, we're warming up close to 70. that is not bad at all. a couple of light sprinkles for the mountains through sunday afternoon but monday, the showers are out there and they start to pick up into tuesday and the temperatures drop quickly. only in the 40s on tuesday afternoon. at 5:20. let's get you back out there on the roads with mark for another update on the problem we're tracking. >> over in west charlotte. breaking news, our crew a minute away this is happening on tuckaseegee road. a vehicle took out a pole. you can't get through in either direction. we're offering alternate routes. over towards wilkerson boulevard. u.s. 74 if you're heading into the west side. you can take mulberry church

of course, since it is blocked. it will take va time to get through. leave early this morning. we're following other thoroughfare this morning in charlotte. it is quiet looking up towards briar creek, looking good for those out of union county. no problems to and from charlotte from monroe. >> it may sound like something from decades ago but moonshining is still alive across our area. it is also still illegal. today at five, eyewitness news tracks down moonshiners who refuse to quit even though the practice is still against the law. . >> yes, sir, it is still being made up here. yes, sir. >> the people behind this operation and why officers still go after them today at five on channel 9, eyewitness news. a local father shocked when federal agents stormed his home

>> it is saying your son purchased 63 firearms. >> 63? >> ahead at 5:45, the reason he never questioned his son's

fr . approaching 5:25. north carolina created a pilot program on hemp last october. new this morning, the conversation is turning toward the use. last night in asheville. people attended a meeting about what it takes to leg growing industrial hemp in the nation. they have to r$200,000. it will allow a commission to form and create applica. >> we've been pushing as hard as we can for a few months and we're at $47,600. every day this goes by that the commission isn't funded, we feel is detrimental. >> the association helps to get the motion -- hopes to get the motion started by april. officials decided against alligator hunting in the state. the wildlife resources

more information about how many gators are in the state and develop a plan. they grow more slowly in this state than in the south. apple is fighting a government request to unlock the phone used by the san bernardino terrorists saying it would give the government access to everyone's i. >> they have ways to see what is going on in my private life. >> the reason one security crack the code. >> we're very dry heading into the weekend. it won't be that way heading out. how quickly the rain returns, so

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we're following breaking news in west charlotte that could cause a problem on your drive into work this morning. the intersection of tuckaseegee road and little rock road is closed because of downed power lines. thank you for joining us. let's get over to stephanie maxwell in the breaking news center for more on this situation right now. >> crews were called to this

if you're away from your tv. stop what you're doing. come see these live pictures. cmpd does have this e intersection blocked this is tuckaseegee road at little rock road. look at this debris in the middle of the street. not only is the utility pole down, it is hard to see but the traffic signals are right in the middle of the and the traffic signals are still blinking. look at the lines and messed up in the middle of this road. that is why we have this intersection blocked. this is a busy intersection during the morning drive. we want to get over to traffic team nine mark taylor to see what you can do to avoid this mess. >> we watched as the suv that was involved in this accident scene pull away on the back of a tow truck. they're making progress but the intersection was blocked the person was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. this is blocking the intersection this morning and of course causing big problems already. if you typically head in the area, you'll need to seek an

if we look at the maps, if you're headed through the area you typically head eastbound towards little rock road from tuckaseegee road. you'll have to take tuckaseegee road over to wilson boulevard. if you're headed west, you can't pass through the area so you have to take mulberry church road and head south near the billy graham parkway and use wilkerson. we're seeing over flows. we'll contin monitor that. the good news i'm not seeing big slow downs. minor delays only. >> nice and clear out the door again this morning, barely a cloud to be found from the lake norman camera view. beautiful start to the day and we'll see a continue to of sunshine into the weekend. coming out of the weekend, though, the clouds will be returning quickly. we're at 30 at charlotte douglas but most of russ close to freezing. 29 in harrisburg. 31 the university area a cool

in the season now, at least getting close to the season where we'll have the cool mornings but more mild afternoons. case in point today, we're at 50 by lunch time. pack more sun glaszs and heavy jacket -- sunglasses and heavy we'll show you the futurecast and moisture levels. how they'll start to creep up as we head into next week. john? >> tomorrow, a record number of south carolina voters are expected to head to the polls to choose the candidate they want to represent the republicans. eyewitness news reporter joe bruno is live this morning. really, tomorrow is going to be make or break for candidates. >> historically, south carolina has provided a big boost or was the final stand for many presidential candidates. republican officials are expecting a record turn out for south carolina's primary tomorrow. more than 600,000 turned out in

unlike iowa and new hampshire, south carolina has a large military. evnagelical, retiree and business community. some are given by who wins the congressional district. but aren't bound to any candidate. tomorrow's primaries are make or break for several people running. >> everybody other than trump is following a standard campaign playbook. and it is just not wo. >> experts say another reason candidates may drop off is because they simply ran out of money. frontrunners are donald trump and former secretary of state hillary clinton. reporting live along i-85. joe bruno, eyewitness news. >> ben carson will make one final campaign stop in rock hill before the primary. he is expected to meet with hundreds of senior citizens and military veterans at park point village retirement community.

the event will start at six tonight at the center of jamesboro boulevard. we'll have complete coverage for you throughout the primary. you can find all of the information on wsoctv.com. we have a special election section under the news tab. next month the charlotte-mecklenburg police chief is expected to give his formal request for officers to city council. putney broke down the 10% spike in crime and made a plea to city leaders for more resources. he says his department needs more officers on the ground to fighghthe rise in crime, build community relationships and keep up with the growing population. >> we can't do more with less. we need officers to do the work. >> they have not laid out how many officers would be needed, at what price and how the city plans to pay for them. they will look over to the request and begin working on a newwudget next month. channel 9 found the last time

to the force was in 2008. the department only received half of the requested 250 additional officers. crime still drped around 30%. -- dropped around 30%. you can cover our coverage and the chief's push for officers on wsoctv.com. the links are inside the story on the home page. right now it is 5:35, a lancaster woman accused of shooting a man is awaiting an extradition hearing to bring her back to south carolina after police arrested her hundreds of miles away. police say martina jenkins tony pete. he survived. jenkins was arrested and will be charged with attempted murder. a south carolina man filed a lawsuit to stop refugees from being sent to the state. the plaintiff wants to protect the state from criminals and terrorists.

one of the defendants but the governor's office says she asked the federal government to assess the tests. the fbi is trying to track down the brother of one of the san bernardino shooters. syed rizwan farook's brother live-- they killed 14 people before they were killed by police. it is not clear if yesterday's search had nothing to do with the deadly shooting. right now, apple is fighting with the fbi over access to far rook's iphone. agents got a court -- farook's iphone. agents got a court order to unlock the phone but that technology would give access to unlock and view information on any apple product. >> what we don't know could hurt us.

apple's offices in china where hackers are already active not from federal agents. the phone could tell agents about other targets. new this morning, e-mail and texting scams designed to trick taxpayers into giving their personal information has surged 400 % this year. usa today says the schemes involving fishing messages designed to trick you into believing the e-mail or texts are from the irs. they're related to tax refunds, filing status or personal information. when you klink on the link, you're -- click on the link, you're sent to what appears to be a government website but it is not. 1 million wal-mart workers will get a raise. we told you that the company was boosting the minimum wage to 10 dollars an hour to $9. it floiz almost all of the hourly workers.

the company's 1.4 million workers. the pay raises will cost the company an additional $1.5 billion this year. the struggling post office is considering spend #25eg billion dollars to replace aging vehicles. some are now 30 years old. scurrying america's future energy says the postal service could raise $25 billion if it buys custom made vehicles meant to last decades. >> you look at ups and fedex. shelf. there were r proceeds pro posals where we can buy off the shelf and have it modified so they can stick to what they're driving now but save taxpayers $2 billion. >> the postal service internal auditor agreed buying cars to last decades wastes money. the postal service $5 billion last year.

road will not reopen to drivers for another month. nebin road is closed between fincher. they pushed it back to march 18th because of weather and other issues making it unsafe to reopen the road. heads up to those living in cornelius this morning, county officials will test one of the sirens, maintenance was done last month on the siren around mcguire nuclear station on catawba area. they will test it for three minutes at 9:00 this morning. here is meteorologist keith monday with a look at what we're dealing with. >> the cold stuff, see the purple, getting pushed up to the north, replaced by 30s, 40s and 50s from the south. the warmer air surge will be here as we head through this weekend. you'll still find, though, a lot of chill in the mountains. look at boone at 25.

you'll find readings in the mountains, likely in the teens. it is all dry and we don't have any big issues travel wise for once in a very, very long time. ahead we'll talk about more of the rain, of course, for next week and how quickly through the weekend here, we may start to lose the picture perfect blue, clear sky. we'll get you on the roads with mark taylor getting the view of what is happening throughout. >> over on tuckaseegee road near little rock road, we have a big problem. closed in directions. we have traffic signals down in the middle of the roadway. a utility pole was struck by an suv which was carried off in a few minutes. the roadway is completely blocked so folks need an alternate route. this is tuckaseegee road closed at freedom drive. if you head east on tuckaseegee road towards little rock road. you'll have to use wilkerson boulevard if you travel west,

and billy graham parkway back towards tuckaseegee road. i'm getting an accident on 485 below this, getting conflicting directions on which direction. highway patrol is en route. it is 485, west boulevard. we're working on more information. we'll have that coming up next. if you're struggling to wake up this morning it could be because you're not getting enough sleep. the conversation the cdc is encouraging people to have that could help fix the problem. >> students in west charlotte high school will have a new football field thanks in part to the carolina panthers. the way community leaders hope the new field will help build the neighborhood. >> a local man indicted on gun smuggling charges after

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give u . in the breaking news center, we're continuing to follow a serious problem for drivers in west charlotte. this is the intersection of tuckaseegee road and little rock road. it is closed because of downed power lines. you can see the debris right there, right in front of the police car and the utility truck and also, there is a traffic signal that was pulled down. it is in the middle of the road over.

that is kind of turned on the side, a lot of debris because of the accident. we know that one person was taken to the hospital. we're trying to find out the extent of the injuries and we're talking to crews to see when this will be repairs and when the intersection will be reopened. you can seat street sign on its side as well because of this accident. we'll check in in a few minutes with traffic team 9's mark taylor. . a local man is accused of trying to smuggle guns from charlotte. >> richmond attah brought 63 firearms and 3,500 rounds of ammunition and then travelled from charlotte to ghana. he later returned with more than $30,000. federal agents broke through his father's home in north charlotte looking for attah. his father was shocked when channel 9 read him the

attah hid an additional two-dozen weapons and 35 rounds of ammunition inside a washer and dryer. he tried having them shipped to ghana. >> if it is true, then not in this house. >> a manager at mount holly gun and pawn says attah bought the guns online and they handle the paperwork he found it odd that he bought multiples of the same gun. he thought his son went to ghana to visit his girlfriend and their child. he denies any acknowledge of a gun trafficking scheme. the final goodbye to antonin scalia will start in a few hours. he is lying in repose. that is where jackie is this morning. >>reporter: just under four hours, supreme court justice antonin scalia will arrive here at the skourt. his wife, children, and -- supreme court. his wife, children and other grandchildren will be up the steps. there will be a private

and the public can pay their respects to the justice for most of the day. the president and first lady will be here later this afternoon. the president getting criticism for not attending scalia's funeral tomorrow. instead, the vice president will attend citing security concerns and a few other reasons for the president not attending but he in the supreme court later this afternjacquelyn fell. channel 9, eyewitness news. tracking. >> byte end of the weekend we'll lose a lot of the sunshine. not a big rain maker. out the door. 38 in charlotte but that is at charlotte douglas monday communities are close to freezing. dress for those numbers. 30, statesville.

a lot of chill to get through this morning but we shake it off through the rest of the day today and it doesn't return until next week. we're in the low 5's forecasting a high in the mid-50's. 56 here in the city. mid to upper 40s approaching into the mountains as well. we're really getting rid of the cold air in boone. cold to start but 40 in midday. a high of 48 in watauga county. looking beautiful up here. you obviously see a lot more cloud cover first. it will spill everywhere else as we head east in wadesboro it will be picture perfect. temperatures warming into the 50s once more. no big changes whatsoever. temperatures. sunday. we're not touching that but we're talking about this very low chance for a little shower coming in late sunday afternoon, most of the chance will be just into the mountains. our weekend is very dry. yellow on the humidity map.

by sunday afternoon? so you'll start to lose the sunshine, the clouds will build in. we may get sprinkles or a light shower into sunday evening. we'll show you that in the futurecast in the next half hour. the better rain chances are holding off until next week. we start off on monday. on tuesday, it will likely bring a better chance for heavier downpours coming back in but even though it does cool down next week it looks like primarily a rain event even from the mountain counties. still enjoying the dry weather. up being tomorrow because we'll get more sunshine. clouds build up on sunday and going way down. by tuesday. 60s. haven't seen them in a long time sglm it is true. it is true. this is a preview of hopeful wlaechl is to come in the next couple of weeks. weather and traffic every ten minutes on eyewitness news daybreak. here is traffic team 9's mark taylor monitoring issues. >> we have a problem.

tuckaseegee road. we have traffic signals in the middle of the roadway. an suv took out a utility pole and that i is what is left over. that car has been pulled off in the last 20 minutes. this is tuckaseegee road near little rock road. folks in west charlotte having a big problem and this will affect students in west meck. you can't go tuckaseegee road west heading towards the house high school, if you're headed east, take tuckaseegee road to wilkerson. if you're headed west take mulberry parkway. we have an accident on the outer loop of 485. reports of injuries here near dixie river nearr the bridge from west boulevard. the good news is i'm not seeing big delays as of yet but this is something we'll watch and monitor as well. the former mecklenburg county worker who tried to hire someone to kill her ex-husband

the show of support she got that surprised the judge and the reason her friends say 10 years is too much. >> the cdc says most americans still are not getting enough sleep. the steps the agency says you should take before seeing a doctor about the problem. >> today state lawmakers will

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o that right in m . it is 5:54. police are looking for a second suspect who ran off after a traffic stop in the university city area. we brought you these live pictures off i-85 at six. cmpd says an officer tried to make a traffic stop on north graham street. the car crashed through hampton way. one person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. we have a coolish morning but we have great temperatures coming. >> yeah, warmish we! >> a nice, clear picture out there but it keeps us on the cooler side for sure. the clear skies will warm us

we'll talk about the 60s this weekend appeared the rain chance that will be coming back -- and the rain chance that will be coming back in this week. >> tuckaseegee road blocked this morning at little rock road. we have an accident that took out a utility pole and the traffic signals are literally down in the middle of the roadway. this will affect folks for a good part of the morning and in west meck if you're headed to the high school later on this morning. use wilkerson boulevard in each direction if you're headed out. we have other issues. we'll get you caught up. if you plan to see the panthers play next season, expect to pay more. the factors that will determine how much more you pay and how the team is spending the money. >> stay with eyewitness news daybreak throughout the 6:00-hour. we're following this major problem here for drivers in west charlotte. the second crew on the way to the scene right now.

. we begin with breaking news in west charlotte. a major intersection is shut down right now. this is causing big problems on the morning drive. thanks for joining us, i'm john paul. this is a traffic problem we'll be following for hours. >> i'm stephanie maxwell. we're in the breaking news center. we want to give you a live look at the lines under in tuckaseegee road and little rock road. you have this police car right here and this is the area that you can see the traffic lights in the middle of the road. at one point they were flashing, you could see and also there, is a utility pole that is down and also at one place you can see where the traffic sig 1 of the roads is side ways. there it is right there.

both of those down side ways. a big mess for crews to clean up. in the past 30 minutes, we got video of a tow truck towing away the suv involved in this crash that caused all of this and you can see the damage to the front of the suv. a driver crashed into the poles around 4:30 this morning. we know one person went to the hospital but is expected to be okay. let's go back live to the pictures and as you can see, duke energy is on the scene. they have a lot of work to do. still, the traffic signals in the middle of the road blocking the intersection of little rock and tuckaseegee road. we're asking how long the road will be closed but it does lack like a long time because of what you see. let's go to traffic team 9's mark taylor for alternate routes. >> this happened around the 6600-block of tuckaseegee road around 4:30 this morning. that is what is blocked. this will be at little rock road. this will affect your morning commute and those students headed to west meck high school as well. to set this up for you and where