know that you got an advisory a couple of moments ago. the case of the murder of ina feldman. going to introduce you to major cameron. he's going to walk you through developments in the case, most notably an arrest that was made in the case. when he's through, we're going to go ahead and open up to questions. just want to put out here that -- extremely beginning of this case. there's probably going to be a lot we can't answer. we're going to try to answer a lot. but i'm going to tell you straight up, there's probably going to be a lot of things we can't get into at this point. so with that understood, i want to introduce major seldy. >> good afternoon. thank you for coming down today. i'm here, as rob said, to talk about a development in the

occurred on february 14 in the 4500 block of torrey pines court. that is in the south division of the charlotte mecklenburg police department. homicide detectives developed probable cause and made an arrest. the subject arrest side mrs. feldman's son, irwin j. feldman. the detectives have detectives have continued to work on this case since the day it occurred. and like i said, they developed probable cause to make this arrest today. i would love to get into a lot of specifics. but what i can say is numerous interviews and physical evidence led us to this point where we made this arrest today. most importantly, i know during the time this incident occurred, there was great concern in the neighborhood. and some fear and trepidation, which i understand, i share those fears. but i can tell you, there's no reason for that community to be afraid of any sort of random

outstanding suspect. we have made an arrest. unfortunately, it was her son. but this is a known suspect in the case. and we will continue to work it and continue to investigate it. that's what i have for you right now. any questions that i can try to handle? >> and again, we were just hearing the cmpd press conference happening right now. where they just gave us this major development. they have arrested inafeldman's son. irwin feldman, in connection to her murder. this happened about 2 years ago. the 82-year-old woman found dead in her home. >> in fact, her son is the one who found her inside that home. and the detective there, the officers saying this was a known suspect. so police have been working on this for quite sometime. we'll have much more tonight at 6:00. 50-mile-per-hour winds, coupled with snow.

the north carolina mountains. >> awesome. some people think it's awesome. not everybody. some areas could see up to 3 inches of snow, even more. >> ask tonight, we had team coverage from how much longer the conditions will last. to the dangers they're creating. and that's where we start. with eyewitness news reporter dave faherty. >> the news in the north carolina mountains was not only snow today. but we also had sleet mixing in. on top of that, we have very strong winds. especially at the higher elevations, blowing all of that stuff right across the roadway. >> reporter: the wind blew so hard at times, it was difficult for us to keep our camera lens clear from the sleet and snow. and that had traffic coming to a standstill at some of the higher elevations of avery county, where we saw drivers, putting cables on their tires today. >> i spent a lot of time in the mountains and the sierras in california.

but it's been a long time since i've seen it. >> reporter: the d.o.t. scrambled to clear roadways where several inches of snow fell last night and today. but some welcomed the return of winter, after spring storms raced through the high country, 24 hours ago. >> it's crazy. but it's very welcomed for this community. because this is what brings people through the mountains to ski and snowboard and be in this winter wrnd wonderlanding -- winter wonderland. >> canceled clases -- classes at two schools in illinois. bus drivers here say the last 24 hours have been an adventure. >> a lot of people remember talking about the tree here and a tree there. can't go up this road here. go down that road there. >> reporter: and we're getting? single-digit wind chills right now. very cold here in the north carolina mountains.

has done an excellent job with some of the main roads. like highway 321. and highway 421. i can tell you right now, here in the high country, it was 20 or 30 degrees colder than it was yesterday afternoon. reporting live, i'm dave faherty, channel 9 eyewitness news. and now we turn to chief meteorologist steve udelson who was tracking the gusting winds and snow. and when they will die down. >> snow showers continue off and on. we've got another inch, maybe 2 in the highest peaks. west-facing slopes and ski country. 6:00, we'll talk about ski resort conditions. still blowing to 30 miles an hour in the mountains. a little less than that in the charlotte area. here's the big story, though. the winds idly die down overnight tonight. and thal allow some of us to be a little more comfortable. outside. wind chill values, especially in the mountains, near zero first thing tomorrow morning. >> thank you, steve.

15 minutes ago, it hopes to have most of the power restored to customers, by midnight tonight. there are more than 20,000 outages in duke's coverage area in the carolinas. it forced the governor to declare a state of emergency for mecklenburg and gaston counties. they were hit the hardest by the outages. in mecklenburg, there are still nearly 4200 power outages. in gaston, more than 2400. our reporters and photographers have been tweeting pictures all day of the damage they're seeing. follow us at wsoc tv to get updates throughout your day. all new tonight. only channel 9 was in federal court, after nearly a dozen sentence were arrested in a drug and gun bust in union county. reporter mark becker found investigators have been watching some of these men for years. mark? >> yes. according to prosecutors, this case goes back more than a dozen years. and among them, the 10 defendants who were arrested today.

pounds of cocaine onto the streets of union county. >> reporter: we were there late this morning, as five of those named in the indictment shuffled into the courthouse, before a first appearance of a judge on charges go back some in case -- in some cases, a dozen years. prosecutors say they were part of crack cocaine conspiracy that handled more than 50 kilos. or about 120 pounds of crack over time. prosecutors also say they ran a powder cocaine conspiracy, that put 136 kilos, or almost 300 pounds of that drug on the streets in union county. and where there are drugs, there are often guns. and prosecutors say guns were, indeed, part of this group's arsenal. that includes a .44,.38 caliber shotgun. a search of state prison records show six of those named in the indictment, had previous

and four of those have spebts time in prison for drugs. and that could bring some of them more time in prison, if they're convicted. the indictment and arrests have already cost this group more than $21,000 in cash so that agents seized, along with guns and ammunition that were all allegedly part of that drug conspiracy. >> and all five of those are being held without bond, until their detention hearings next week. reporting live at the federal courthouse, mark becker, wsoc news. live, a student is suing an apartment complex near the school after he was shot there. he claims they failed to provide adequate safety for its residents. miller was shot two days before thanksgiving last year. police say the shooting was not

made any arrests in the case. discussing charlotte's controversial nondiscrimination. moore gauged the interest for the special session to take up the issue. before the ordinance takes effect on the 1st. but only the governor can call on the special session. meanwhile, charlotte's city attorney says, it does not mean they have to do away with separate gender rest rooms. he said that businesses won't be penalized for having gender- specific bathrooms. tonight, a local mother is facing charges. after a lincoln county official said she used a bible to smuggle drugs and guns to her in prison. they say the inmate's mother put a lot of the thought into it. >> investigators say this is a mother who wanted to help her son here. they say the mother and his girlfriend, went looking for this. they found the bible here with

>> this is it. with the word, the living bible paraphrased on the front. francis didn't want to use a bible with the words "holy bible" on the cover. viewing this as a harmless gift, for inmates needing direction. brandon kirby is in jail on nine charges, related to break- ins. >> at this day and time, you don't take chances on any material that is to be delivered to an offender. >> reporter: detention workers took me back to the area, where they took the bible. this officer, thoroughly inspected the book. >> the binder had some taping issues on it. really didn't look right. >> reporter: when he looked closely at the binder, he found coffee packets with tobacco that can be chewed. and these thin orange strips. narcotics officers say that is a painkiller, often use as a street drug. they say francis melton admitted trying to do a bad thing with a good book.

smart about it. >> they had to look at all the bibles given to all inmates. >> investigator says the girls could still face charges for their part in trying to get drugs into the jail. a happy ending after this 6- week-old puppy was shot 18 times. the homecoming with his new owner and the support he'll

bring to her tonight, channel 9 is investigating restaurants with sanitation scores so low, the health department is forcing them to make changes. >> eyewitness news reporter, jim bradley, found restaurants across charlotte with c ratings. he asked why they're allowed to stay open, despite major risks for food-borne illness. >> reporter: the charlotte area is filled with restaurants. more than 2,000 of them. and the vast majority of them post an a rating in plain view, with sanitation scores in the 90s.

last three months of health inspection reports in mecklenburg county, we found 33 restaurants, where with more troubling bs, that got 80s. and more than a half dozen with grade of c. the lowest score they can hand out. when they have a c, they're going to have critical violations that would be on that report. >> that could lead to food- borne illness. >> yes. >> they scored 73.5 in november after the county saw the dish washer used his hands to rinse off the prep sink with meat debris. then didn't wash his hands. it was graded c in january, when inspectors observed rotted celery, cabbage and spoiled meat. despot got a 77.5. >> would you eat in a restaurant that is in the 70s? >> i would not.

can special do remain open -- and do remain open, even with c grades, even with well-known names. the golden corral had a c grey grade for almost three points, until it scored a 93.5, an a on january 4th. the big of the surprise may be the uptown steak house shima. they got a b grade in december. then a c during a reinspection a week later, when they observed raw beef stored in with prosciutto. and fruit flies throughout the upstairs kitchen. >> it was a shock. >> reporter: the general manager told us he fired his head chef immediately and made changes that got his grade back to an a. but he admits it was a blow to his and the restaurant's reputation. >> it was a big lesson for us. we learned from that. we're never going to let this happen again. >> reporter: but some restaurants get bs and cs

we told but hong kong barbecue. where we shed you a back alley, where they were growing vegetables to serve diners. the inspector noticed feral cats living in and on the plants. it got a c, a 77 last month, in part for having a roach area. >> if you have a c grade, are you getting clos to being shut down by -- close to being shut by a health department? >> in north carolina, hay food establishment cannot go lower than a c. >> most give six to 10 days to fix the violations. spot. the pub at gateway was shut down for a month. they issued suspension of permitar finding no designated kitchen. the pub made changes but had a c grade posted for four weeks before getting an a in a reinspection.

it is the information for the public, to determine whether or not they want to eat there. checking the county's inspection report. four of the six restaurants that got those c grades have made changes now and been ratings. two locations, though, despot, have c grades. you can see the interviews from jim's investigation. and the actual reports for those restaurants at wsoctv.com. click 9 investigates and look inside jim's story. sunset, still about 20 minutes away. clouds overhanging the queen city. no more showers or storms. but still snow showers across the high country. down to 50 in charlotte and concord. already starting to clue back into the mid-40s. lincolnton, shelby. certainly north in the high country. we're already below freezing. bitterly cold 20 degrees. forecast this evening, keeps us in the chill. we'll be around 40 by 11:00.

about everyone at or below freezing. 30, concord, albemarle. 29, statesville. and low 20s as you hit the high country. tomorrow, a lot better than today. first of all, we'll see sunshine, from start to finish. and we won't see near the wind we saw today. so it won't really be a lot warmer. it will feel a lot better outside, without that wind. it will still be blowing fairly hard in the mountains. 15 to 20-mile-per-hour winds. but generally, no more than a 10-mile-an-hour wind in the charlotte area. not adding to the chill very much. the tournament, two more days left. and the weather looks great. sunshine. both tomorrow and saturday temperatures starting to warm. especially as we head through saturday and sunday neighborhood forecast in boon. the scattered snow showers coming to an end. temperatures hovering around freezing. and still a gusty breeze. neighborhood forecast in chesterfield. warm into the mid-50s tomorrow afternoon. five-day forecast, keeps it in the sun. and entered the weekend and

the big issue. it's not really an issue for most of us. touch of spring. mid-60s second and monday. couple -- sunday and monday. possible showers next tuesday or wednesday. i don't need big storms to head our way. >> we need that to dry out. >> it's going to take a while. >> or soggy. >> thanks, steve. criminals, preying on prayer. >> said, you know, god bless me if i helped him and he's a believer. >> businesses devoted to christianity, targeted by scammers.

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it was probably meant to be. after he survived being shot 18 times for the bb gun. this 6-week-old puppy is

he's not just saving him. but her, too. >> eyewitness news has more on this special bond already between them. >> the family didn't want to give the little girl's last name. she's been counting down the days, just two more, before she can take brodie home. >> the smile on kaley's face. and the wimper from brodie, explains why they belong together. >> it's like happiness for me. a bunch of happiness. >> both of them found happiness after trauma. police say brodie was shot and nearly killed by teens with bb guns. the 6-week-old puppy survived with b bs lodged under his skin. kaley, who is 10, had woodrow, for therapy. he died in january. >> i lost my buddy woodrow. i thought i lost half of my heart. that half of my heart is back. he brought it back to me.

brodie's attack went viral. project safe pit was swamped with adoption requests. >> we had people from australia, wanting to adopt him. people from japan. >> reporter: they narrowed it down to three families and let kaley visit brodie. there was an instant connection. >> we all kind of knew it was the right thing to do, that it was the right choice. >> reporter: now, these two, once wounded little ones, are healing together. >> he makes me so happy. >> reporter: project smith and ebenezer project said for all of the people who didn't get to adopt brodie, there's still hundreds of other animals, waiting to find homes. in rock hill, i'm ken lemon, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> we have been covering this story extensively on air and wsoctv.com. online, you can find videos and pictures of brodie, including meeting his new owner. a massive fire after smoke alarm woke her up. it took five different fire departments to put up a fire at

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stocks trying to wipe breaking news in just the past 30 minutes. police have now charged a south charlotte man with the brutal killing of its mother. in 2014. the mystery surrounding the murder of 82-year-old ina feldman, dominated headlines. and now, her son, who spoke with channel 9, just after her death, is locked up. cmpd investigator shared the major developments with reporters just moments ago. >> we showed it to you live here on channel 9. reporter ashon is live with more on how detectives believe they have closed this case. -- dashawn. >> they say it was multiple evidence that be led to the arrester hear son -- arrest her son.

arrested. he is facing murder charges. police were called out to the south charlotte home. the 82-year-old ina feldman was found beaten and strangled. her death, sent a shock wave through the community. and tonight, police send out a reminder, this was not a random >> there was great concern in the neighborhood and fear and trepidation, which i fears. but i can tell you today, there's no reason for that community to be afraid. >> reporter: and right now, police still have several more interviews to conduct in this case. but for now, feldman is their only arrest. reporting live from cmpd hblgs, da -- headquarters, dashawn brown. breaking tonight. a norovirus outbreak at this school. >> once you get this virus into an institution. it's notorious for spreading. >> 70 students are infected.