in ashe and avery county and three hours for those in watauga county. let's get a check on the forecast. meteorologist keith monday is in severe weather center 9. they're dealing with the wind gusts up in the mountains this morning. >> still windy up there. they won't see much snow adding up in the mountains. they saw a few inches adding up. gusting near 30, jefferson, 40, boone. temperatures are below freezing so it will lead to slick travel. we'll monitor delays to see if it leads to cancellations. we're in the low to mid-30's. we have clouds spilling off of the mountains keeping us warmer, soitd it has been more clear. we're freezing through monroe and lancaster and chesterfield. the morning drive, all clear to start off. colder, though, in the 30s all morning long and the wind, much, much lighter here in charlotte compared to the last few days as we work thoot afternoon, we'll struggle to -- we work through the afternoon, we'll struggle

let's get you back out on the roads for an update on the traffic news. >> independence boulevard. we had reports of an accident at 2000-block. i looked at the d.o.t. cameras heading inbound towards the john belk and brookshire and i'm not spotting anything blocking any lanes. drive time technology, not picking up on any slow downs as well as we look near briar creek. green conditions heading inbound. 48 miles an hour. 14 minutes from matthews. no big issues. there we had reports of malfunctioning traffic lights. we're en route to check that out. it looks like they may have turned back on but we'll make sure. we've been monitoring the hundreds of outages in mecklenburg county. it has been two days since this storm hit. let's look at this map from duke energy. you can see the number of outages have dropped dramatically. you can see where folks are affected here on 118 in south charlotte. different locations.

and crews have cut the number in half since we talked to you at 11:00 last night. we have 800 outages in the county compared to 18:00 last night. most of it in -- 1,8:00 last night. most itself in the south charlotte area duke energy is expecting they won't be able to restore all of the p 11 tonight. a cold night for some folks. duke energy has made significant progress since the height of wednesday's storms when they there were 20,000 outages in the county. yesterday, crews were working all day to get the fallen trees out of the way. repair the power lines, they told us the high winds kept them from making the progress they hoped. >> we saw high winds that were greater than 35 miles an hour so we were not able to put our crews up in the elevated bucket truck to make repairs. >> so that really delayed them for sure. duke says crews in other states were tied up with their own

should be here sometime today to help out with the rest of the outages. we're monitoring the situation. we'll bring you updates throughout the morning on daybreak. a story we'll be following for your day ahead. a school in uptown will be closed today because of a norovirus outbreak. 70 students became sick at metro school. eyewitness news reporter joe bruno is live there now where crews plan to disinfect the building today. joe? >>reporter: stephanie only 250 students are enrolled in the metro school. none will be in class because of a norovirus outbreak. the mecklenburg county health director tells channel 970 students and some teachers may -- channel 9 that 70 students and some teachers may have been infected with the norovirus. the outbreak is a major concern, the 250 students who attend metro school have developmental

a parent is worried the children won't be able to handle the virus. >> they're fragile children and any illness like this is possibly deadly to them. >> and her daughter is not one of the students sick but cms officials are warning parents to monitor their children to make sure they don't exhibit any of these symptoms. joe bruno, channel 9, eyewitness news. >> thank you, we expect to learn if norovirus is responsible for making dozens students sick at wind debate university. university. the school says several students are sick with norovirus. tests are expected to come back today to define the illness. we'll follow the illnesses through out the day today and bring you any new developments as soon as we learn them on-air 5:04 now. today.

>> investigators believe he broke into dozens of firefighters vehicles all over north and south carolina. eyewitness news reporter angela hong is live outside the jail in uptown and right now, he is only charged in two . >>reporter: john, that's right. and being the suspect, he is here on the county jail on the two charges. investigators believe that he is behind 40 different cases of cars being broken into at fire stations across the carolinas. channel 9 has extensively covered these cases since february 11th. firefighters cars were busted into and guns, cash and ipads were stolen while firefighters were out on calls and sleeping. fire stations in greensboro, fort mill, charlotte, mooresville, kannapolis, huntersville, cornelius, and china grove were all hit. police say john was behind it

they were able to catch up bing after he left behind a key piece of evidence at fort mill this week. >> my detectives fomd the local retailer and were able to possible su. >>reporter: police arrested bing at the parking lot at north lake mall and found with him a gun from the greensboro theft and other stolen items. we dug into his past and out out he has been convicted of 13 felony breaking and entering cases in the past. reporting live from uptown, angela hong a, channel 9, eyewitness news. 10 people are behind bars facing drug and gun charges and channel 9 learned investigators have been watching some of them for years. they made the first court appearances yesterday. prosecutors say they ran a conspiracy that put around 120 pounds of crack and more than 300 pounds koef cane on the

they also found the group had several guns and $21,000 in cash. the suspects are due in court on tuesday for the hearing. clint family and -- the clinton family bernie sanders will be across south carolina. bill clinton campaigned for hillary in rock hill. she would uphold the healthcare reforms if elected >> the man who once said he wanted to make america great again, i don't think america ever stopped being great. we need to make america whole again. >> our news partner at the herald reports clinton urged president obama to, quote, do his job and nominate a replacement for late supreme court justice antonin scalia. >> a new poll shows hillary clinton has a big lead over bernie sanders going into the primary. the poll found 64% support for clinton and 14% support for

we told you earlier this week, a member of the sanders campaign acknowledged he is preparing himself for a loss tomorrow and focussed on super tuesday next week. sanders says he is not giving up on south carolina. we'll have complete coverage of the primary tomorrow on eyewitness news as well as on facebook, twitter, and on our website, wsoctv.com. 5:088, a live look at kings street. the roads have a little bit of snow. there. that came down yesterday. it is wrapping up now. throughout the morning. a little bit windy. the traffic lights are shaking there as the winds whip through. the strong winds make it hard for d.o.t. crews to keep up with the snow blowing across the roads in the mountains. look at the video here. pret avenl tense stuff here. avery county drivers say they had to put cables on the tires

several inches of snow as we head to wipe the lens off but not everyone minds this winter weather. >> this is what brings people to the mountains to ski and snow board and be in this winter wonderland. >> the foothills, downed trees and power lines for some schools forced some schools to close classes. if you have to hire anybody to fix damage, jason stoogenke says make sure you research the contractors soon, make sure they're bonded and insured. jason posted a full check list for you on his facebook page. weather and traffic every ten minutes. here is meteorologist keith monday in severe weather center 9 and the winds definitely died down in the charlotte metro area mountains are a little windy. >> very breezy up there but a nice, calm clear picture here. you'll notice it is colder out there to begin. the winds in the mountains, i'm seeing less snow overall but you'll find snow showers briefly

today and that will relax as we head into the afternoon. we'll see that in the futurecast. but into the weekend, while it might be cool to start. we're looking ahead to a nice, warm end to the weekend. so far a nice, dry stretch is working through. let's talk about the next opportunity for rain which will be several days away. get you back on the roads now. 5:10. fairly quiet now. we're monitoring for the ciaa dourment. 13,000 folks expected to be at saturday. turning restrictions around time warner cable arena and heavy traffic for folks in the area this will include parts of davidson, trade, and you have area. that is part of the epicentre hotel being built and then also the first ward redevelopment

and 7th street all expected to have an impact. use the light rail heading into uptown for the events. you can get an update on the closures and construction project as well if you go to wsoctv.com and click on the traffic page. john? >> in a few days, this abused puppy will move in with his new family and you can see just how much the two already love each other. >> it is like happiness for me, a bunch of happiness. >> goodness. oh! >> the issues six-week old brody will help that little girl handle. >> a north carolina mother outraged after seeing this video of a school safety officer knocking her son to the ground. the surprising reason the officer confronted the teen and the reason the school says the student was at fault.

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driver into custody after a field sobriety test we're asking about the specific charms and whether anyone was injured in this crash. avery county schools are on a three-hour delay. watauga on a two delay. charlotte city leaders don't have a plan on how to find a new city manager. >> ron carlee said he would not take an extension after being questioned on his job performance. former mayor pro tem tells channel 9 he believes the challenges and friction between leaders may make it tough to find a replacement. >> if you have a good candidate who is comfortable in some city and he or she seize what has been -- sees what has been happening in charlotte, they won't be likely to want to move here. >> the charlotte chamber of commerce may help with the search if asked. carlee has not said when his last day will be but his contract exercise march 30th. channel 9 learned new developments overnight.

patrol has charged a woman accused of hitting four bicyclists in johnson county. she hit the group of bikers while she tried to pass them. williams says there was a car coming so she got back into her lane, hitting them. two of the cyclists suffered head injuries. she is charged with reckless driving and improper passing causing serious injury. new developments as a jet slammed into a run way as it was taking off. they suggested it was a blown tire but the ntsb says it was actually pilot error and not following procedure. the pilots did not input a piece of information into the flight computer so as the jet started to take off, it slammed into the run way. it made self changes to procedures, manuals and republican house leaders are sidelining a bill for the air traffic control station from the government to a private non-profit corporation.

before the house to temporarily extend the faa's authorization to operate. that expires march 31st. lawmakers opposed to privatization plans say it gives up important congressional authority in the case. the faa called charlotte a next gen city. charlotte douglas airport will be the first in the world to receive technology to handle plane congestion. the first phase will be in place by may along with less time on the air and on the run way. it will save $9.4 million a year. that program will cost about 5 billion to roll out across the country. >> this weekend will bring a host of job fairs across the area including the carowinds. it will host a job fair at open house from 1 to 5:00 at park. they're hoping to fill 4,000 positions from entry level to srpry positions. -- supervisory positions. they're holding a job fair

it is from 10 until 1 o'clock in blowing rock. the park expects to hire about 250 employees to operate the facilities, including food service, tickets, and ride operations. the 2016 park season b april 8th. we have weather and traffic every ten minutes. here is meteorologist keith monday in severe weather center 9. unfortunately, we don't have the spring like weather yet but it will feel like it this weekend. >> by the end of the weekend it will feel more like it as we slowly start to warm things up. it feels like late winter this most of the metro. we have more clear sky overnight. freezing in chesterfield, out the door in lancaster. freezing. the winds are sustained, 25 or higher, and gusting near 40 still at boone. that is providing windchill it feels like 12. higher ridge tops. single digits. we have the school delays in the high country.

you can see the futurecast as we roll through lunch time. the snow is wrapping up. it will come to an end other than a flurry or two left over. we just see a few clouds passing by but that is it. after a colder start this morning, we struggle to warm back up. less wind than yesterday so that is good news. only five to 10 miles an hour. we'll be well below the average which today, jumps to 58 as we work our way through march, especially by the end of march coming up. the afrng highs will be in -- the average highs will be in the mid-60's. baseball is in play this weekend. 49ers are playing ball with toledo. low 50s today. mid-50's for tomorrow and there is the warm up. 64 degrees and a nice, long, dry stretch of weather through the weekend. clear skies. we'll have a small opportunity for mountain rain coming in tuesday for most of us, the next rain chance is winding our way

your five-day forecast. the weekend around the corner, lots of sunshine. a few high clouds build inning. cool today and pretty cold tonight in the mid-20's. talk more about the bitter chill to start the weekend and next half hour and how things warm up nicely as we head into early next week. we're almost at 70 again as we wind our way towards tuesday. signs as we start to wind down february, spring is not that far off. time now is 5:20. let's get you back out here on the roads with mark. checking conditions on i-77. we're in south charlotte where the traffic flow is light. here is the southbound commute for folks heading south of the john belk freeway. northbound moving right along. looked at the d.o.t. cameras from arrow wood road. checked with highway patrol in south carolina. you folks from york county doing just fine. rock hill, fort mill, checking clear. 85 ramp on the 77, too early for any slow downs with lots of room. we're dry and clear and accident

reported on sam furr road. never had a huge impact. this six-week old puppy shot with bb's and left to die will get a new life with a rock hill family soon. the connection between him and his 10-year-old owner is already evident. >> he makes me so happy. >> ahead at 5:45, the issues this little girl deals with every day and the way the two are helping each other heal. we're checking wall street futures for your friday. the dow is up 135 points. the nasdaq is up 43 points. when suspects are arrested they're set before a magistrate to set their bond, essentially the amount of cash they need to get out of jail. when they go to court, all of that can change and without the victims having any say. >> it is kind of like, why are we being so lenient with this individual?

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. we're in the breaking news center following stories for you this morning. police in south carolina are looking for the person who shot a sheriff's deputy this morning. the key piece of evidence officers just found and how that officer is doing. breaking in kansas. we're getting our first look at the man who shot and killed three people and injured more than a dozen others. the motive police have ruled out and what co-workers say he did before he opened fire. after two years of investigations, cmpd arrested a man accused of killing his 82-year-old mother. the way police say they cracked the case and next steps officers will take. good friday morning to you. i'm stephanie maxwell.

this morning, ashe and watauga schools are on a two delay and avery county is on a three-hour delay. the weather is still an issue up there. >> most itself is the wind. you won't see the accumulation of rain fall. the roads are pretty messy up there. wind speeds are gusty between 30 and 40 miles an hour in the mountains. even hickory getting in on the act at 20 miles an hour wind. we've seen the winds relax in charlotte. high cloud cover spilling in. keeping us mainly mid-30's. 36 charlotte douglas to the university area but further south, the south side of the metro, low 30s through wax how and weddington and monroe. clear sky that kept your temperatures a bit colder. less wind. it may end up feeling better than yesterday even though the temperature is cooler than yesterday by the number, 51 degrees for this afternoon, less wind to help things out dramatically.

chilly start in the weekend and see a vast improvement by the end of it. we'll approach 5:316789 let's head over to mark -- 5:31. let's head over to mark taylor. >> we wanted to check back in. we had reports of an earlier crash around ,000-block putting you west of this. never spotting anything blocking travel lanes. traffic is light. we're dry and clear. not a bad start. this is what we're dealing with matthews to uptown. 14 minutes at8 miles an hour. no issues out of mint hill heading towards uptown charlotte. 14-minute ride there. 45 miles an hour and south providence road. it is also just 14 minutes. john? i'm in the breaking news center as investigators search carolina sheriff's deputy. it happened early this morning, we have pictures here, we just got from our affiliate in charleston on the scene. this is berkeley county. investigators say the shooting happened while the deputy was trying to arrest a suspect in

they say the two were fighting when the suspect shot her and took off. police have found that suspect's vehicle but no arrests have been made at this point. now, here is the good news, the deputy is expected to be okay. we'll let you know when that suspect is located. we'll have that for you on daybreak. i'm monitoring the investigation into a deadly shooting spree in kansas yesterday. overnight, we learned police in heston, which is north of witch tashgs have not determined a motive but have ruled out terrorism. four people are dead including the suspected shooter which friends have identified as this man here. cedric ford. investigators say he shot two people in different locations before storming inside of this building. this is where he worked, and opened fire. co-worker says ford had left work unexpectedly before returning with a gun. >> he yelled hey! and boom, boom, boom! he was just unloading on

everybody started fleeing out to this back door here. >> at least 14 others were injured yesterday. 10 are in critical condition this morning. channel 9 is following stories for your day ahead. in just a few hours, charlotte leaders will discuss a proposal cutting city trash services to hundreds a of home owners and renters. eyewitness news reporter joe bruno is live in uptown where lead kwlaerz hold a forum this -- leaders will hold a forum this morning. joe? >>reporter: it could cost more money to 10's thousands of people in apartments, town homes or condos. channel 9 was first to tell you about this on tuesday. charlotte city council is considering eliminating trash dwellings. the proposed change would afblth all complexes with more than -- would affect all complexes with more than four units. it includes roll out service and dumpster and compacter collection services. we spoke with city council members who say trash service cuts will save the city millions

municipality providing this service in north carolina. that is a tough sell for property managers. >> it is unfair, especially taking away a service that taxpayers are paying for. when the taxpayer gets the service, the other doesn't it creates another class system. >> critics say that rent and home owner association fees will go up if this proposal goes through. nothing is being decided today. this is just the first of several public meetings that will happen before the official vote in may. reporting live in uptown charlotte, joe bruno, channel 9, eyewitness news. >> thank you. count on channel 9 to follow all of those developments out of this morning's forum. watch eyewitness news at five today for a complete coverage. 5:34. a north carolina mother says she plans to file charges after seeing this video here of a school safety officer knocking her son to the ground. officials at pine forest high school in fayetteville say the 9th grader was recording a fight which is against school policy. they say the officer saw the

but in the video you can see the officer pushing the boy down to the ground. his mother says the officer went too far leaving her son with bruises, scratches, and a strained . >> i understand teachers have a hard time, but at the same time, you don't put your hands on other people kids. you wouldn't like it if somebody came in your home. >> she and her son did not know the school's policy prohibits unauthorized recording on school grounds but officials say it spelled out in the school's code conduct scombrook a gastonia family is suing nc-dot over the death of a local father. the man was driving home on i-85 when he hit ice and crashed into trees. this new lawsuit claims e-mails show the officials knew about the problem spot a year prior to the deadly crash but only authorized a temporary fix.

this man right here will face a judge today accused of killing his 82-year-old mother. channel 9 was there as police brought him into custody last night more than two years after the crime. eyewitness news reporter angela hong is live outside the jail in uptown right now. angela? >>reporter: stephanie, right now, or man feldman is inside the jail. police told us they had enough evidence through interviews to arrest feldman for the murder of his 82-year-old mother. we were there as police brought feldman into cmpd headquarters. two years ago, he called 911 after he said he found his mother dead. police were back out in his south charlotte neighborhood collecting more evidence. autopsy reports show that the 82-year-old had been strangled and hit on the road. neighbors tell channel 9 they were relieved about the arrest. >> when someone who lives close

them, it is pretty shocking and devast. >> police have not released a motive for the killing and they tell us that they still have many more interviews to conduct regarding this case. reporting live in uptown, angela hong, channel 9, eyewitness news. >> thanks, angela. a woman is suing malaysia airlines and the government for $7.66 million over the death of her husband on flight 370. the flight disappeared mysteriously over the indian ocean on march 8th, 2014, with 239 people on board. lawyers expect more lawsuits in the coming days as we inch closer to the two-year filing deadline over air accidents set by a global aviation agreement. investigators are searching for that wreckage. google says it will back apple in the battle with the fbi over the security of the iphone. apple asked a judge to evacuatate a federal order to -- vacate a federal order to open the iphone belonging to one of the san bernardino shooters.

the court brief because it fears setting a precedent that authorities to read messagest, photos and other sensitive information. gas is just $1.28 a gallon. several gas stations are selling for that low but the deal might not last very long. aaa says gas prices may have just bottomed out now. refineries will be switching over to the more expensive summer blend and more drivers will hit the road for vacation soon. >> my concern is that we don't get spoiled and then come to expect this when it goes back up to $3. >> it will be tough. you would have to go back to september of 2002 if you want to see average prices of $1.28. that is what aaa is telling us. drivers tell us they're taking advantage of the price at least while it lasts. it looks like that price is still in effect this morning. you can check the price in your own neighborhood.

our gas tracker will help you find the best prices. scroll over traffic and click on gas price. organizers of the 2016 olympics are facing an up hill battle as they troy minimize the affects of the zika virus. usa today says an rio businesswoman contracted zika last year less than two miles from the olympic park. concerns over the mosquito bourn virus dominated recent olympics discussions which begins august 5th. the organizing committee says there will be no danger to travellers but urges people to be caution. a still birth is giving experts new information on the virus up until now, zika had been linked to babies born with unusually small head that's can signal potential brain damage. yesterday's report found swelling and fluid build up in other parts of the stillborn's body. the mother did not show symptoms the zika virus even though it

a south carolina budget proposal would give farmers devastated by the flooding last october $40 million. a committee approved a budget that includes that funding. also in the budget is 375 million for educat $12 million for loan forgiveness for sc state university in orangeburg. the proposal now goes onto the house. weather and traffic e ten minutes. here is meteorologist keith monday in severe weather center 9 keep aening an eye -- keeping an eye on the temperatures in the mountains and this weekend. >> it is windy up there. we're at 336 degrees. colder air in the north will spill into the carolinas. we'll be much colder out the door tomorrow morning. we're sitting now at 17 up in banner oaks much the mountains the bigger chill. mid-20's at boone and blowing rock to mid to upper 30s in the foothills. better in granite falls and in the mountains, slick travel to be found. the additional accumulation will

howling out there. i'll have the futurecast timeline for when the mountain winds will relax. back over to mark taylor to see alternate routes. >> statesville avenue ramp around 85, fender bender here, not seeing any big delays we'll watch that one and we're watching the traffic flows at 70 miles an hour for 85 coming out of the university area towards uptown. 10 minute ride and gaston county commuters in for a smooth ride out of new hope road. right now, police are looking for the driver who plowed through a crowded bus stop running over one student. ahead at 6:20, the accident, what happened right before he was hit. the tool neighbors are using to look after each other. >> this 10-year-old girl is clearly excited to take six-week

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the weekend. all of that from meteorologist keith monday in severe weather center 9. on daybreak. right now, police in hickory are looking for an armed suspect they say robbed a convenience store and hit a store clerk. >> this happened late last night at fresh and fast convenience store on main avenue. the suspect was armed appeared hit the store clerk. the clerk was not seriously injured though. tomorrow, a puppy that survived being shot with a bb gun 18 times will go to his new home and a little girl chosen for her needs as much as his. broadle. she told channel 9 her life long therapy dog which she had for anxiety issued died in january. project safe pet was swamped with adoption requests from around the world but said kaylee and brody had an instant connection. >> i lost my buddy, i thought i lost half my heart.

is back. he brought it back to me. >> so from woodrow to brody. project safe says they knew kaylee was right for brody. >> talk about melting hearts. i didn't think this story could get any better. >> no. look at them. they're, like, best friends. besties already! >> oh, man. we'll have to follow this. i want to see how this develops. >> and i want to see how big brody gets too. >> it could be a big dog. we've been covering this story on-air and online. gotten a lot of responses. head to our website, wsoctv.com. find the video and picture of brody and information on his recovery. weather and traffic e ten minutes. here is meteorologist keith monday in severe weather center 9 and we are recovering from the storm we had a couple of weeks ago. >> the winds finally relaxed. we're seeing a couple weather pattern. 36 in charlotte but notice it is starting to cool off at lincolnton. it is starting to shift to the east.

much cooler near 30. the mountains are still cold and windy. upper 20's and winds are gusting at 30 miles an hour giving us windchills in the teens. look at the bright colors through at least midday today. gusting over 25. the color will disappear this afternoon, our winds about five to 10 miles an hour in charlotte. maybe a gust to 15 later today, but overall, much, much more calm. uptown today, we'll hit the low 50s in charlotte. back to 50 by 9:00. once the sunsets we'll see the numbers drop down quickly into tomorrow morning. the weather up in boone will improve after the snow showers wind down this morning. really little to no accumulation expected. we may get late day sunshine and show you that in the next half hour. still only near freezing today. gaston county, over to gastonia. much brighter and less wind today. your highs will be approaching the low 50s in the afternoon and the temperature trend will keep

the up coming weekend. we'll get past a cold morning tomorrow morning and a fun race down in rock hill tomorrow. the krispy creme race, 8:30, starting around 30 degrees. cold to start off your run. your eat a dozen doughnuts and run again. interesting race. we'll be in the low 40s by 10:00. the rest of the weekend looks data great. sunday looks great. we're back into the mid-60's. we'll go into the early part of next week before any rain chance rurps. your five-day forecast, the -- returns. your five-day forecast, the weekend always in view. we're in the mid to upper 60s by monday and tuesday. more high clouds will build in but rain chances are low. it looks like wednesday of next >> pretty decent forecast. >> it is better than d. >> weather and traffic every ten minutes on eyewitness news daybreak. here is traffic team 9's mark taylor.

interstates as we look towards uptown charlotte. for folks heading out near 77 around trade streechlt south to the john belk. freeway. 277 look. lots of room to move around and there are no accidents. of cornelius. still too early for any of those delays. seven miles an hour on catawba avenue heading south through sam fur and gilead and 70 miles an hour closer towards town, if you're hitting 77 again. it is at 63 miles an hour between brookshire and the john belk with independence boulevard inbound heading up towards john belk and brookshire. you're at 60 miles an hour. it has been 10 years since this honor student was murdered at a party and police are still searching for his k. >> when you kill one person, you kill the entire family. >> ahead at 6:30, the reason cold case detectives believe someone will come forward now. people who live in charlotte's bright walk

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. time is 5:53 giving you live pictures from blowing rock. you can see snow still on those sidewalks and in the grass but it looks like the streets have been cleared pretty well from plows. they got snow from yesterday but we're noticing that the wind is still pretty strong up there. in fact, we had a picture from this. it showed an american flag that was really whipping in the wind and meteorologist keith monday mentioned that those areas are dealing with the wind gusts. we'll have the full forecast for you, oh, look at the streetlights. we'll have the full forecast in just a few minutes. north carolina health officials say the mumps outbreak has not spread. they released an update showing no new cases in mecklenburg, cabarrus or iredell counties.

cases and nine probable cases. some of those people have already fully recovered and are no longer affected by the infection. two of the cases are tied to lowe's headquarters in mooresville. those support center workers tested positive. they're taking extra steps to clean the building and protect the 4,000 employees. aaa says drivers are using a do as i say, not as a do policy 87 engaged in risky behavior in the past month. 94% say it is unacceptable to run a red light. they admitted to doing it. more than 42% have read a text, a third have sent one. we have fantastic weather coming up this weekend. >> we do. we talked about this earlier in the week when we were looking ahead to the threat of severe weather. we knew it would be beautiful.

those are thinning and will let the temperatures to cool down before the morning is done. already around freezing. the mountain snow is wrapping up. we'll see when the mountains will get back into the sunshine and how much is a warm up is here for the rest of the weekend plans. 5:55 let's get you back on the roads with mark. 85 at statesville avenue checking out conditions with the traffic volume as it continues to build. northbound, not seeing big delays, but got an update on an accident on statesville accident off i-85. charlotte fire has been called to the scene. we'll look and see if it is causing big slow downs next. a lincoln county woman is facing charges after she tried to smuggle drugs into jail using this bible. the reason why she was specific about the version she . >> police have arrested a man who they believe busted into dozens of firefighters cars a across north and south carolina.

in a live report, . a norovirus outbreak shut down a charlotte school. just ahead. the reason it is a greater cause of concern for students there than it would be for others. >> hundreds of families have their power back on finally as duke energy makes major progress following wednesday's storms. the timeline to finish their work and the challenge that is making it take so long. >> i'm john paul. >> i'm stephanie maxwell. >> it is just about 6:00 now. meteorologist keith monday is in severe weather center 9 keeping an eye on this for us. >> the wind is the story of the

the snow chances are calming down quickly. you may see minor accumulation left over but the wind, still gusting to 40 miles an hour. even down the foothills seeing decent winds. our wind, much more calm in charlotte. 34, starting it cool down more. high clouds beginning it move out. causing the temperature to drop. 30 in lincolnton. we may fall near freezing in charlotte before the morning is done. of course, the mountains are in the 20's but it feels like teens with the windchill. no issues for the morning drive. . we'll be in the 30s at 9:00. pack the sunglasses, only near 50. i'll show you the timeline. the temperatures will struggle to warm back up. our time is 6:00. let's head back over to mark taylor in the traffic center where we're monitoring issues out there. >> 5:00 on statesville avenue off of the ramp on i-85, we're seeing minor inbound delays on statesville road heading towards i-85.