but the north side of the metro, hunter rsville over to gastonia, up 205, new salem, norwood, we see rain moving off to the north. you'll see that in the next 10 to 15 minutes as you'll see more moderate downpour coming in. may not be as heavy, but it's persistent through morganton, highway 64. of course, the mountains all dealing with some very steady rain fall to begin. so the morning drive goes without saying, it's a mess, you'll see wet roadways. the rain chance will start to ease, but that will likely come toward the tail end and the damage will be done. future cast time line when that rain eases up and talk about tomorrow's storm threats. our time is 5:01, let's go over to mark taylor. >> a couple of problems, but i wanted to check the road

rain is playing a factor. so far, so good for the major interstates. 77 for the huntersville. 65 for 85 south heading towards the university area. 85 coming in from belmont. you're at 61 and 45 on the outer loop. 70 miles per hour south of wilkins boulevard. this is happening on 4th near mcdowell. reports of an accident near trade street. and see if it is causing any delays next. john. >> right now, we are following breaking news out of northwest mecklenburg county. >> a s.w.a.t. situation that shut down a neighborhood for two hours overnight ended peacefully. eyewitness news reporter, angela, is live at the scene on pointer ridge drive, pushing for more information from police. angela. >> stephanie, within the last 30 minutes, we got closer to the scene after police cleared those roadblocks. we are standing in front of the

on in their investigation. this is where they have tried to serve that warrant and police cars are lining the street right now. this is pointer ridge drive. now, again, around 2:00 this morning, we're told that police were out here. try were trying to serve a warrant on a violent crime and when police arrived, well the person that they were trying to serve the warrant to, they barricaded themselves inside of the house and refused to come out. around 3:45, the s.w.a.t. team members actually went inside and were able to ors the person they were looking for. if you take a live look, you can see some patio furniture. we don't know if that was caused by the s.w.a.t. team members. this is an active investigation. so the police officers are still out here trying to figure out, talking to the people inside of this house. we are trying to find out more about the crime. this was a violent crime from a

are trying to serve a warrant to. i also talked to a neighbor. they did have to leave their house. the entire neighborhood wasn't evacuated. there were some people immediately around this house that had to leave this morning. we are working to gather more information to you. reporting live in northwest charlotte, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> another major story we are following for your day ahead. >> aimed to guide the student assignment plan. tonight, channel 9 was in meyerers park as hundreds of parents descroisd their concerns about the public forum. leaders are considering to move hundreds of students to other schools. parents say they are happy and don't want to move. >> i have a third grader and it's important for me for him to go to school with his neighborhood friends. >> cms leaders plan to hire a student assignment consultant.

the plan is doable for the 2017- '18 school year. count on channel 89 to 9 to have a crew inside tonight's board meeting. we'll have updates tonight at 10:00 and 11:00. in about a month, the controversial ordinance will go into effect in charlotte. leaders approved the plan after more than 100 people spoke out for and against it. eyewitness news reporter, joe bruno is live outside the governor center. and opponents don't plan to give up the fight. >> yeah, opponents plan to keep pushing back at this record ordinance. city council voted 7-4 to pass this antidediscrimination ordinance after more than 100 people spoke. the ordinance bans businesses from denying the community from

because of their sexual orientation, gender identity or identity expression. use restrooms and locker rooms as the bathroom they identify with. >> data from other cities with similar ordinance, does not say that the safety of children and women will be at risk. >> you would have laughed about the idea of a ban showering in a locker room with your daughter. >> the battle over this ordinance is now starting. coming up, the steps governor mccrory could take to fight it. reporting live at the government center, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> four people will face a judge charged in the murder of a monroe father. police say recent leads helped them arrest justice barrett. they are all facing robbery and

sasha faces accessory after the fact. we told you police arrestly arrested this man. he's also facing murder charges. police found driven's body in a car. police say the suspects robbed him before shooting and killing him. >> police need your help finding this man who is accused of robbing two businesses within 24 hours of each other. some frightening video. this is from the express mart on east garrison boulevard last saturday night. you can see the man puts a knife to the clerk's chest, the next night around the same time, the same man walked into the family dollar a few blocks away on west garrison boulevard and demanded money. >> you never know someone could try to rob you at your own house. >> family dollar employees the

holder mod ole truck. call police if you recognize this man. the nbc naacp say the voting districts that were redrawn need to be redrawn again. >> it could be deeply caroline january, two elections held in this state that have used districts that were unally constituted. >> state lawmakers changed the maps after they were racially biased. the new maps are based on political data and not raise, which is also illegal. sports argue they are fair and legal. the new maps indicate mecklenburg county. they would split between two districts. the 9th and the 12th everywhere else.

cruz, is looking for a new national spokesman after a scandal. crews asked he asked his communications director to resign. a youtube video that defects marco rubio. the video says the bible has all the answers. rubbing tyler is a good man. this was a graver roar of judgment. we are not a come pain that will threaten the faith of another candidate. >> every single day, something comes out of out cruz campaign that is deceptive or untrue. >> donald trump is criticizing cruz's campaign for posting the rubio video. and accused him of dirty tricks. as these presidential contenders campaign. >> today, we expect to learn more about president obama's plans to close the prison at

the prison is too costly to maintain and terrorists are using it as a recruiting tool. he wants to send most of the detainees to other countries. prisoners to dangerous will be sent to a prison in the u.s. we have weather and traffic every ten minutes. here is keith monday tracking how long we're going to see rain during our morning hours. >> the rain will be easing as we progress through this morning. you can see it's very wet from our charlotte cameras. most of it is shifting along i- 85. the northern counties getting the brunt of this rain. south of 85, you'll have passing showers, but the intensity and dure duration will be on the lower side. 1 to 2 inches of rain and an additional inch could fall through late tonight and into tomorrow. it's also the severe storm threats that could be an issue. we'll show you that time line

rough day on your wednesday. ten minutes after 5:00. a few minor problems. >> a couple accidents near uptown. neither one seem to be causing a huge delay. but something to look forward to. the medic responded to off of not seeing a congestion issue. something we'll continue to watch. no delays just up from graham street. so go ahead and take your normal route. also watching the interstates. independence boulevard heading inbound, wet roadways, that will be a busy rush hour. so far, so good. no accidents. if you're getting ready to help in the next few minutes. stephanie. >> you watched live as this fire went from smoke to a raging inferno. now there are concerns it was set on purpose. >> it was arson. they want rid of it.

the fire is suspicious and the time line for why the investigators could learn the cause. video crashes into a home and you'll not want to miss it. all new, ahead at 5:30, the previous problem that prompted neighbors to set up surveillance cameras right outside of their home. >> police are looking for the

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just about 5:15, for the first time, we're hearing the 911 call moments after police say a man forced a teen into his car at gunpoint in east charlotte. >> then get in the car, and they jumped off and ran home. >> the victim's mother says her son was walking to school on conference drive early thursday morning. when the suspect pulled up in a white car and pointed a gun at him, then forced him into the car. the teen was able to unlock the door and jumped out while the car was moving. the victim told police the

four door sedan, a newer model chevy impala or malibu. >> fight the fbi's demand that apple unlock a terrorist iphone. syed farouk and his wife shot and killed 14 people in san bernardino, california. the fbi wants apple to unlock the phone so agents can look for evidence inside. apple says that technology would give agents access to any apple product and could violate customer privacy. 51% of americans say apple should unlock that phone. a federal court ordered apple to cooperate. >> families that are suing the gun maker of the ar15 will wait for the judge to decide if the case can continue. the rifle adam lanza used to kill 26 people in 2012. attorneys for the families argue the manufacturer used unfair or deceptive trade practices to sell their

they say they did that through advertising that specifically targets young men. one ad claiming by using a rueful can get his man card back. weapon. he chose the ar15 and the manufactures need to be held responsible for that. >> the sale of the gun was by the wacs and done within the guidelines of the law. >> weather and traffic every ten minutes, rain still caking down out there. >> the vain'sing, but it's going to be very wet. even though the rain is ending, more of a light shower across most of the city. turning to more of a mist and drizzle. it does pick up west on 85, some of the steadiest stuff is moving its way into southern

so, very wet stretch on highway 52, up into richfield. be cautious of that. it's not as heavy up north as you head up on the highway. 70 into statesville. some steady rain fall. lenora, hickory, and then up north into the mountains here as well. no big flooding issues. our threat tracker is moderate rain coming through, of course, ponding and puddles on the roadways. that is good. that will change quickly as we head our way into tomorrow. 48 now in charlotte. low 40s. a very cold rain. miserable start to the day. upper 30s in the mountains. our numbers warm as the rain is easing. still coming down pretty well for the next 1 to 2 hours. a mist and a drizzle.

backing away from the rain chance that would return. still damp, we'll hit the low to mid 50s. a lot less green on the map, all the way through midday. doesn't mean it will be dry per se, still some mist and drizzle out there for the afternoon and into the evening. it is pretty quiet. late tonight, shower and then thunderstorm chances will build back in. ciaa tournament getting into high gear as we work through the day. we're looking ahead to the shower and thunderstorm chances peeking tomorrow and drying out quickly as we head our way into thursday. tomorrow, we'll touch more on this from late morning on wednesday, a threat for severe weather across a good chunk of the area and there wouldn't be the possibility for an isolated tornado threat to come in. where we expect that to happen in the next hour. the weekend always in view after strong storms tomorrow midday. it dries out quickly into tomorrow night, thursday,

the 50s and keep the sunshine through the upcoming weekend. stay on top of the e salving weather app. any severe weather alerts, it will let you know ha happened. our time is coming down to 5:20. >> definitely going to see the wet roadways. this is 85 on the north end from 485 heading toward university area. traffic is still light this morning and latest check with highway patrol. we don't have any wrecks in mecklenburg south coming from rowan north out of gaston. we have a couple accidents we are monitoring. one down on jackson street. minor delays here, also look out for minor delays on 4th and mcdowell. john. >> firefighters work to protect

county. >> ahead at 5:45, the steps police took inside city hall to protect valuable information. if crews couldn't stop the fire from spreading. a local community came in nearly last in a new survey. next, this factors that contributed to the low ranking in which charlotte came in on the list. >> the dow is down 85, nasdaq down 21. >> so many teenagers complained to the superintendent about drug problem in schools that it pushed the district to take a bold new step. i searched police records and found the schools with a spike in drug activity and uncovered the tactic to stop it. >> i have heard from principals across the county. >> the numbers for drug

chet new this morning, a new survey ranked morganton area the worst in the country. the area ranked 188th out of 190 communities across the nation on the gallop healthways

the report ranks communities on purpose, social, financial, community, and physical well being. the charlotte concord gastonia area came in 61st. the nape les, florida, area had the highest well being community. >> there's been a dramatic increase in the number of mastectomies. according to the u.s. department of health and human services, breast cancer rates remain the same, but increase 36% from 2005 to 2013. women are treating mastectomies as preventive measures to diminish the chances of developing cancer. an update for you. a 16-year-old on board of a tourist helicopter that crashed in hawaii is now died. crews pulled that wreckage from the water near pearl harbor. it crashed last week. the other family members are okay. the faa is investigating to see

a man's tiny home destroyed after an out of control driver slammed into it. >> we were actually leaving and we heard squealing noises. tires squealing, and a big crash. >> next and new at 5:30, the tragedy the owner suffered and why he is laughing about it now. still very wet this morning. the rain may be easing a little bit. i'll show you the future cast time line coming in tomorrow. and the fight over the controversial antidediscrimination ordinance

the steps n't over. no i channel 9 eyewitness news daybreak continues. >> charlotte's controversial ordinance is set to go into effect. we're breaking down the potential challenges and options that could ease concerns. >> we are tracking rain across the carolinas. we have seen 2 inches in some areas and more rain is on the way. when you can expect heavier showers and the risk of flooding.

tuesday morning, i'm stephanie maxwell. >> and i'm john paul. >> the rain may be easing, but the damage is done after steady downpours. the roads are not going to dry out in time for the morning drive. take caution and give yourself extra time. it's better than charlotte, the steady nature of the rain has eased. there will be showers out there and may be more in the form of a mist and drizzle in the city, but it picks up west from gastonia, to lincolnton, again, not heavy like we saw in spots last night, but it's coming down. from hickory into statesville, everybody in the foothills are dealing with light to moderate showers. there's one spot, it's moving east, basically from the mountain state park area as you cross highway 24 and 27. still some pretty heavy rain.

it will move out of our viewing area and start to wrap up. the morning drive is still going to stay very wet, even though the rain chance begins to go down. stay dreary, damp, all day for the most part, talk about the rain chances easing on our future cast today and how they spike back up tomorrow. we may be dealing with stronger thunderstorms heading into our wednesday. let's get you out on the roads. mark taylor is keeping tabs on the interstates on 77. >> down in south charlotte, the traffic starts to pick up and build, we are watching things very closely. wet roadways, northbound, here's the folks making their way up towards clanton road, through the freeway, still incident free. just checked in with york problems. so good news. wanted to head further north out of davidson. here's the southbound commute for folks heading down toward lake wiley. no big slowdowns, although if

it slow and increase that following distance. stephanie. >> all eyes are on north carolina leaders waiting to see how they will respond to the nondediscrimination ordinance. >> we told you earlier this week, the governor would support legislative action if this ordinance passed. eyewitness news reporter is live in uptown to explain the steps the state may be taking now. joe, good morning. >> before charlotte city council voted, they knew the governor was strongly against this, now the city could be facing action by the general assembly. city council voted 7-4 to pass the antidediscrimination ordinance. more than 100 people spoke, others claim it makes it easier for sexual predators to violate children. lawmakers could step into the fight. north carolina is not a home rule state. that means the state has the authority to weigh in on issues that cities pass. legislatures could strike down the ordinance or eliminate the

flexibility, and send the issues to voters to decide in a referendum. most salespeoplers knew raleigh was watching the vote very closely. >> you can guarantee yourselves at least a lawsuit or the city, i mean, the state general assembly coming against what you've done. >> i must say that his personal bigotry and intelligence and jealousy is out of line. >> coming up in 30 minutes, more on what this ordinance does. reporting live at the government center, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> there has been a national debate over transgender students using bathrooms. the carolinas issued support of a virginia stool that was a district facing a rediscrimination lawsuit. not use a restroom different from their biological sex. and last week, second degree

bathrooms that matched their chromosomes and anatomy. you can read the ordinance at wsoctv.com. it's in the article on our home page. >> a charlotte man will accuse leaders. police arrested manual early after he was speeding on 85 and refused to stop. he led troopers on to 77, then eventually got off the interstate and jumped out of the car. troopers caught him after a short chase. he was wanted on charges here in charlotte and in georgia. a student you are seeing for the first time on daybreak. if you're awe way from your tv, take a look at this. a north carolina man's tiny home is destroys after a drunk driver crashed into it. wow, that crash could not have come at a worse time for the owner.

weeks earlier, a fire destroyed parts of his other home on the same property. cable says after the fire, his neighbor set up the surveillance camera that caught saturday's crash. >> they put up a camera to watch the house to help keep an eye on things. since we aren't going to be there. the day after the fire. >> milton is happy no one was hurt. he said he is laughing about the incident because his insurance company may help him build an even bigger house. the story we are following for your day ahead. 150,000 people are expected to flood into uptown as the ciaa tournament kicks off in charlotte for the 11th straight year. cmpd told channel 9 officers will be visible in the streets throughout uptown. the department has been in touch with area bars and nightclubs. this comes after a gunman shot two people inside a popular club and two others were

>> we have officers to make sure there are operations plans. communications with the management. >> last year, the torn in a moment brought in my 55 million. tv 64, wxn is the official television home for the ciaa. we have a geed to this week's events at wsoctv.com. >> police say the michigan uber driver charged with a shooting warm rampage said he quote, took the people's lives. he made his first court appearance yesterday. a police detective said he admitted to the shootings. one of them, 14-year-old, abigail, is fighting for her life. her father had a message for the father. >> our thoughts are with the

police say dalton opened fire at three separate shootings. police say he picked uber fares inbetween those shootings. dalton's erratic driving. the company said he cleared a background check. the sister of one of the three muslim students gunned down in chapel hill last year is angry after presidential candidate, donald trump. >> susan challenged trump to meet with her after remarks he made in south carolina on friday, which he approved of killing terrorists with bullets dipped in pigs blood. the comment quote, allows for average joe's to see muslims the way craig hicks saw my brother. trump has not responded to the invitation to meet. craig hicks shot and killed his wife and her younger sister

hicks is waiting for trial. he could get the penalty. >> northbound roned 20th, with the most drug overdose deaths. drug overdoses hit an all-time high. overdoses killed 40,000 americans, which is a 7% jump from the year before. nevada was ranked number one with the highest concentration of overdose death. you can see the map of the dorker indicates more than 20 deaths per 100,000 people. you can see most of the western counties of the state are in that. the cdc says the rapid rise is because of the abuse in opiods and heroin. channel 9 has done several investigations on the rapid rise and what we're being done to stop it. >> directors from the world health organization are in brazil today to check out a

meanwhile, president obama sent lawmakers an official $1.9 billion request to combat the spread of the virus in the u.s. he is also requesting flexibility to use a limited portion of left other funds from 2015 to fight ebola. zika has been led to devastating birth defects. castro is keeping the virus out of cuba. he say as the personnel and police officials will help in the efforts to spray neighbor neighborhoods and eliminate breeding spots. cuba has not reported any cases of zika. >> a crane collapsed at a construction site. the crane arm collapse right there. authorities believe the fire started in the fuel tank and engulfed the crane's cabin. there it goes again. look at that. right when the boom crashed to the ground.

minutes, here is keith monday tracking showers that are moving through the area right now. >> they are easing up a little bit. basically i've been watching this live move from i-85 where the steadiest rain is, the rain is easing up a little bit. while the rain may ease up this morning into the rest of the day, the mist, the drizzle, the fog, it's going to be with us all day long. where that rain is developing or drying out south, see how the fog is settling in? only a mile of visibility, corks i expect low clouds and fog to come in this morning as that rain begins to die down. and how by eds evening, more downpours are coming in. straight ahead in ten minutes and more flash flooding. let's get you out on the incidents we have already. >> i want to get checked in monitoring in and around

minor delays here as well as the one up the road. this is the one below johnson and wells just up graham street. both not altering rides, but we're watching them. here we are at 77. you can see we are dealing with wet roadways and that's certainly going to affect your commute. so far, no big issues heading northbound. southbound to the john belt freeway, if you're heading out, going to check with highway patrol in york counties. all free and clear at this time. stephanie. >> a channel 9 investigation into a rare eye cancer cluster has local doctors taking action. ahead, the special exam they are offering to ease concern of students and people who live in the area. >> north lake mall will get a $50 million expansion. ahead, the reason the change surprised shoppers and when construction is expected to begin.

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new details, we could cause at a historic -- >> the fire destroyed the building just feet from town hall. firefighters were able to remove some computers and documents from town hall to be safe. but that part of the building was not seriously damaged. we saw the mayor being escorted by deputies. people at the scene were threatening her and there's been a big fight between town leaders and residents trying to save the building. that makes them think someone set the fire on purpose. >> it is arson. they want rid of it. this boils down to me in my mind, how much you believe in coincidence. >> firefighters believe it started in the basement and investigators told our news partner, a cause will not be known until this morning at the earliest. we have more raw video of this incredible flame. just look for the story on the home page. new details about the cargo ship that sank in a hurricane

it was on the coast guard list of the riskiest ships. el farro sank near the bahamas. yesterday, a coast guard cap pain says the ship sank before that warning was released. being on that list would have triggered more safety investigations. your weather and traffic every ten minutes. here is meteorologist, keith monday, drivers need to take it easy. we've seen a lot of water standing on the roads. >> over 2 inches in the last two hours. the roads are very wet. even though over the last hour and a half, i have noticed the rain is easing a little bit across the city. it's still wet. you're going to find some mist and drizzle through the rest of the morning. but the steady stuff may have woken you up. further south in union county, as you head out toward wesley chapel into monroe, seeing some decent rain. northbound, indian trail,

again, while it's easing in spots, it's not completely done. northern stanley county, it's moving off to the east, so bypassing, very wet in the city of norwood. this is where the most widespread, but for morganton, hickory, newton, statesville, along i-40. for taylorsville up in the mountains, same story. light to moderate rain holding on up here and we'll continue to see these showers from the northern counties hang on for the longest stretch. you'll see the last to see this wind down. we are 48 in charlotte. look at the temperature differences. low 40s in the foothills and near 50 south. these numbers won't move a whole lot for the rest of the day today. we hover close to 50 and pocket of cold air that will hang up to the north, keeping you in the 40s all day.

charlotte. a few neighborhoods far south may warm up around lancaster and chesterfield as the rain begins to ease a little bit through the day. you'll see and temperatures start to go up. in the mist of the highest rain for the entire day. it steps up quickly as the day goes on, but it will still rain in the form of a mist and drizzle. even with the afternoon drive, should be a bit better than what we are dealing with. look at the downpours kicking in again. we'll see those stick with us through the night, through early tomorrow morning. waves of heavier storms working in. and that will sweep through in waves. by 11:00 tomorrow through midday. we'll pass through in the early afternoon. we will dry out, but it comes after some very stormy weather. large hail, strong winds, a very good bet of those, a small risk of a tornado popping up along with the threat for heavy rain. we'll talk more coming up at 6:00.

weekend always in view. temperatures cool today, but back in the upper 60s tomorrow. we dry out for thursday and friday with lots of sunshine. gray weather extending into the weekend. close to 60 again as we head into sunday. >> i'm blocking out the rest of it. just look at the weekend. >> focus on that. >> we're looking much better. thanks. >> weather and traffic every ten minutes on eyewitness news daybreak. let's get to traffic team 9 to mark taylor. >> out of gaston county, looking northbound, this is out towards new hope road. traffic starting to pick up just a bit from folks coming in from cleveland county, from kings mountain northbound, we haven't heard of any problems and drive time technology not picking up on any big slowdowns. even with the road weather index. 63 miles per hour, it's about a 20 minute commute. right on schedule from 321 towards uptown and once you make your way around the 277

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have pretty wet out there, taking a live look from our speedway camera. just be careful. there could be some spots of ponding on the roads. some puddles and that could cause some issues. we'll be talking with chief and mark taylor about what is in store for the rest of the morning. a davidson county elementary schoolteacher has been arrested on charges of having child porn. >> parents are livid it took days for the school system to suspend clifton higgins. they notified the school february 7. but the school

the superintendent says that is because at first, there was not enough evidence. and that's not sitting well with parents. >> it's a scary thought, knowing someone like this is in front of our kids daily. >> police got a tip and searched higgins home. police documents show they seized flash drive computer and mobile phone. police say they have no reason to believe any students were at risk. >> starbucks is overhauling its rewards program. the coffee chain will start awarding stars based on the dollars spent. right now, people earn a star for each transaction, regardless of how much they spend and earn a free item. each dollar spent will be worth two stars, which you'll have to earn 125 stars for a free item. you'll have to spend about $62. >> i don't think this weather is getting any stars this morning. >> no. not so good. >> messy. even though the rain is easing up, there's some good news for

roads are not going to dry up for the rest of the morning drive. you can see the intensity of the rain is easing and most of the rain is shifting. this radar loop shows the rains winding down, pushing north of i-85. if you live into the mountains, you'll have rain for the rest of the morning commute, for charlotte, the rain will begin to dry up. we'll talk about the downpours returning tonight, some stronger, more flood risk coming into tomorrow. 5:55, let's talk about wet roads. >> as the rain moves north, we're dealing with the damp roadways. traffic is building. we're expecting things to get messy as we get closer towards the rush hour. we're not seeing any big problems, for folks coming out of union county inbound just the wet roadways and a stoplight delay or two. stephanie. >> if you're planning, you may want to book early. the specific flights that one low cost carrier just raised

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the lbgt pe now from the news team covering the carolinas, this is channel 9 eyewitness news daybreak at 6:00. >> breaking news overnight, a neighborhood blocked off as a s.w.a.t. team moved in on a suspect. the answers we're pushing for after investigators combed through the suspect's house. >> but first, we're tracking steady rain moving through charlotte during your morning drive. we'll use future cast to see how long the rain sticks around. good morning, thanks for joining us, i'm john paul. >> it's almost 6:00. meteorologist, keith monday is in severe weather center 9 with

we'll need the umbrella today and tomorrow. >> the first half of our week is going to be a mess and now the morning drive is a mess. about 2 inches of rain in charlotte. just in the past 12 to 24 hours. it is easing since we went on the air at 4:30. the rain really wind down in charlotte. it's still damp, obviously, it's going to be misty and drizzly. it extends through lincolnton, through shelby, still raining as you head further westbound, it may be lighter than it was last night. i-40 corridor, and all points north into the mountains, it's a steady light rain. so this is not expected to wind down until probably 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, northern counties you're stuck with this for quite awhile. the heaviest rain across the entire radar screen moved across stanley county. so, i believe we're done now where the heaviest rain threats for the morning, but the damage is done. the roads are wet and they will

the rain chances wind down for now. show you that in the future cast coming up, also how they will rebuild tomorrow. more heavy rain threats, stronger storms coming in with more severe weather issues. first, let's get you out there on those wet roads. mark. >> for folks heading out, this is what you're dealing with. the damp and wet roadways. we're at 45 getting on to 77 this morning. traffic is building. there are no accidents. but plan accordingly. maybe you'll plan a couple minutes early and give you extra time. because it doesn't take much for things to get busy. drive time technology showing the inner loop of 485 coming out of valentin toward i-77, 64 miles per hour. it's 8 minutes. now if you're coming in from york county on i-77, just checked in. you're at 63 miles per hour. this is near the state line. stephanie.