you will have to pick up. and this morning we are starting in the breaking news center. i'm brittney johnson. medics responded. just take a look at this. this is video from our d.o.t. camera in that area. you can see the backup in the southbound lanes from the crash. the crash itself happened off camera but crews cleared that area around 3:45 this morning. medic says no one was injured. we are asking how many vehicles were involved and what caused that crash. also breaking over night police responded to this two car crash around 2:20 this morning. a car was making a turn near east wt harris when it hit an suv. the passenger of that suv was taken to the hospital. medic police told us the man driving the car didn't have a license, only a visa. we are asking if he will face

meteorologist vicki graf is in severe weather center 9. vicki, another nice weekend ahead. >> reporter: that is right we will keep lots of sunshine around. it's a clear start to the day and a little bit on the cooler side. if you are heading out early that jacket. most neighborhoods below freezing right now. by 7:00 this morning, sunrise 7:00. 20s. a lot of sunshine expected today. still going to be a little cool for this time of year though. highs getting into the mid 50s. that is all thanks to a west, south westerly wind. i'm tracking a major warmup getting under way. that is coming up ahead. starting in less than an hour south carolina voters will head to the polls for the democratic primary. right now hillary clinton has a commanding lead over candidate bernie sanders in the state. elsa gillless explains the strategy the two were using to

>> we are down to two very strong candidates. >> reporter: and all voters agree. >> it will be a quick one. >> i'm tied between the two. >> reporter: professor of political science dr. karen says both candidates are vying for the african american vote. >> they are over half. >> reporter: former secretary of state hillary clinton has a strong relationship with the african american community. but senator bernie sanders has worked to solidify that vote as to historically black colleges and universities. he's been appearing in a number of african american churches. >> reporter: but this past week clinton and her husband have made several appearances in the state where sanders is is focused on the states that will cast ballots on the upcoming tuesday. >> he thinks his time is best spent elsewhere. >> reporter: one supporter told us sanders is being smart.

himself for the longer run. >> hillary clinton really sees south carolina as a position of strength and that she wants to do extraordinary well here and win as many delegates as possible. >> reporter: she says last weeks primary broke records bringing out 700,000 voters. for this one experts expect about 400,000 people to come out. reporting in fort mill elsa gillis channel 9 eyewitness news. >> today's primary is really a battle for delegates. they vote for the parties nominee based on the winners and the primary and caucuses. dr. kay drowsy says clinton has a mass support. you can count on channel 9 to bring you complete coverage of

air and online at wsoctv.com. trump is now seeing his most prominent endorsement in the election. syrians main opposition group supports this deal but isis and al qaeda are excluded. channel 9 is keeping a close eye on this, this morning. we will bring you any new

police in hickory are asking for your help finding a couple that stole very expensive diamond rings from a jewelry store. investigators released these surveillance pictures. this is from the jewelry exchange in hickory. the couple asked to see rings with large stones and that is when police say the man grabbed the diamonds and walked out. in all police say the couple stole more than $220,000 in jewelry. police in rock hill are looking for a man that chased a downtown area. investigators say a woman noticed a man following her down rural street thursday afternoon and when she turned around again she said she saw knife. that is when she ran into the bathroom of a nearby bank. all of this happened just a block away from winthrop university. police hope surveillance video from the bank will help them track down that suspect.

new this morning there could be a special legislative session in the works after charlotte's council approved a nondiscrimination ordnance that includes -- the ordnance would go into effect april 1st several weeks before state lawmakers are due back in session. but now republicans are considering whether to step in and stop the policy before it even starts. sean long of the advocacy group equality north carolina says it's not a state issue. >> our state has gone a little crazy getting involved in local issues when they are totally ignoring state issues. >> republican lawmakers say it is a state issue. calling it a public safety concern. if state house speaker tim moore calls a special session, it would cost taxpayers $42,000 per day and a three fifths majority of house members will need to call that into session.

channel 9 has learned owe koa ewe know has been hospitalized for flu symptoms and not a possible stroke. she did not suffer a stroke and she went to the hospital on her doctors advice. she should be released today. one was recovered when police arrested johnny bing wednesday. police say they tracked bing through a receipt left at one of the fire stations. we have reached out to police to learn more about the new charges and we have not heard back. sled officials are investigating a south carolina shooting that injured a deputy. berkeley county sheriffs deputies say the suspect travis

activity including forgery and altering checks. around midnight friday deputy say corporate gist followed a suspicious vehicle. moments later gist said she was involved in a fight. that is when smith fired several shots at her. police eventually found smith at a house nearby where he shot and killed himself. jest is doing well this morning but she might need more surgery. new developments in a stand off in washington state. officials say a 12-year-old girl appears to be the only survivor of a shooting that left five people dead and she is related to the victims. authorities say yesterday a man called an officer he had dealt with in the past and say he shot and killed his family of four. officials negotiated with him for three hours before they entered the home and found the victims. they say he took his own life. we checked over night and none of the victims nor the gunman's name has been released. in kansas police say 90

fire thursday he got a restraining order. the harvey county sheriff believes that is what cedric ford to kill three people and injure 14 others yesterday. a 28-year-old woman is now charged with knowingly providing a weapon to a convicted felon. they say she gave ford two guns including an ak47. today is the big finale to the ciaa tournament the in charlotte and fans are expected to if pack time warner cable arena for the finals. many people tell us they come back every year because they feel like there is something there for everyone. this is the 11th straight year charlotte has hosted the ciaa tournament. the 2014 tournament brought in nearly $47 million. if you plan to go to ciaa today, you may need extra cash for parking. the green parking garage on south tryon street this is near mint museum. they are charging $10 instead of $7 for parking.

prepay before entering the garage. traffic team 9 mark taylor is breaking down the headaches you will see in and around the tournament. >> expecting a lot of traffic leading up to the championship game. so right now we are expecting 13,000 attendees for that championship game. there will be turning restrictions in and around time warner cable arena and very heavy traffic and pedestrian traffic as well. this will effect the roadways and around including caldwell. you can see davidson and forest street effected as well as sections of north tryon and mlk. i would avoid the area if you are heading to the event use the light rail. if you are going to get more specific on those restrictions, go to our website wsoctv.com and click on that traffic tab and there is an update. let's take a live look outside on our speedway cam. we got pretty clear conditions. vicki graf has an update.

we are starting the day off with mostly clear skies. it is little cooler as you head out the door. most neighborhoods below the freezing mark. mountains upper 20s. 20s in statesville and 27 in rockingham. grab the jacket before we head out. as we go through the afternoon, lots of sunshine. still a little bit cooler so you might need a light layer. by 9:00 tonight cooling to the low 40s. tomorrow will be even warmer. we'll see highs in the mid 60s. i will pinpoint when we will trade that warmth for rain coming up. a south carolina senator has been blocking a bill to fund roads and bridges for two weeks. at 6:45 the changes lawmakers may make to prevent future frustrations like this. >> today is the last day for the ciaa tournament in uptown charlotte. >> this is one of the biggest events that i've done in a long time. >> at 6:30, the financial impact this tournament has

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county officials are warning residents to be vigilant when it comes to the mumps. while there are no confirmed cases in cabarrus county there are several reported across our area and the early symptoms of the mumps include fever, loss

it also causes puffy cheeks and a swollen jaw. channel 9 learned of 12 cases. three are confirmed while the others are probable. two of those confirmed cases have been linked to lowe's corporate headquarters in mooresville. developing over night a port engineer has testified the captain of the elle fair row ship wrote about a storm in his daily report the day before that ship sank. engineer tim nissan says the captain was aware of the storm. elle fair row sank during a

tuesday night police forced neighbors to evacuate. >> we heard a loud voice and i'm assuming it was fire in the hole. as soon as that happened, police were standing in front of our driveway went like that and it was all over. >> ashville police have not said what it was but suspects father says it was some gun powder and lead balls he has for old muskets. pennsylvania police say a man who posed as a high school student since 2012 is charged with statutory sexual assault and corruption of minors. he was having six yule relationships with female students. but police say he is actually 23 years old. investigators say he used falsified documents to enroll

>> what can i say i did abuse the system. >> his adoptive parents helped him get a birth certificate under a different name and social security card. president obama's list of supreme court nominees is not final yet. obama was seen right there he is carrying a binder that is full of potential candidates and their information but officials say more names could still be added to that list. just this week republicans on the senate judiciary committee sent a letter vowing not to hold hearings or even meet with president obama's eventual nominee. the responsibility to pick a candidate should belong to the next president. we have got some great weather to get out and about. >> it's a clear start to the day. we will see lots of sunshine.

head in the mountains. the foothills will start to clear out and it's still a little bit breezy but nothing as far as storm systems heading our way through the weekend. so we are starting the morning off temperatures updated to the upper 20s and low 30s. upper 20s in the mown tapes. if you are heading out early grabbal jacket -- grab that jacket. highs for today it will be cooler than average. around 53 for later today. still not a bad day to head outside. neighborhood period of time for salisbury cooler early on and as we head through the afternoon warming into the lower 50s. so still again a little bit cool for this time of year. going through the day though clouds clear out of the mountains. lots of sunshine. really a great start to the weekend and we will continue to

if you have plans this evening maybe heading into uptown, it will be a little cooler. cooling off to the low 40s by 9:00 so grab that jacket before you head out the door. tomorrow looking even better. if you are hitting the slopes this weekend. today low 40s. beautiful weather through the weekend in the mountains. great if you are heading out to the ski resorts. a little bit of fresh powder. and we are going to stay dry through the weekend. lots of sunshine and even tomorrow in the low 50s. tomorrow's forecast for charlotte mid 60s. so we are going from cooler than average to warmer than average in the mid 60s. and we will keep that warmup through the middle of the week. but we are going to trade it in for the threat for some rain. by monday and tuesday, maybe a few sprinkles for the most part we stay dry here in charlotte. we are looking at wednesday for our next best chance for rain. and next hour we will have the timeline for when that rain

so going through your five-day forecast today mid 50s. over night cooling to the low 40s. and by the afternoon we warm up quickly highs get into the mid 60s by monday upper 60s. we start to see more clouds building in but really holding off on the rain until wednesday and looking ahead until the end of next week still not that bad. >> it looks really great and have so many people in town for the tournament. >> we try to see what we can do for all the visitors. it will be even nicer tomorrow so if people are still in town, great afternoon to head out there. >> thank you. a massive cleanup effort is under way to help a north carolina community hit by an ef2 tornado on wednesday. many grandville county families are still sifting through the rubble trying to find any belongings that may be intact. neighbors are chipping in including wayne overton from north carolina baptist pend. he says next week more members of the faith based organization

try to rebuild. >> never know what it's going to do. two of us, four of us. sometimes good things come out of bad things. >> the department of agricultural and the forest service are also in the community helping with the recovery efforts. south carolina senator has been blocking a critical road funding bill for two weeks. at 6:45 the changes lawmakers are looking at to prevent this from happening again. >> uptown charlotte will be packed this weekend as the ciaa tournament continues. at 6:30 just how many people are expected to fill time warner cable arena and the financial impact this is having on the city.

job fairs across our area jo that is a beautiful view of the city of charlotte as we are waiting for the sun to continue coming up there. your time is 6:24. starting off 27 degrees. it is a bit chilly. it is going to warm up for you today and stay warm throughout the weekend. we will check in with vicki for an update on your full weekend forecast in just a bit. today charlotte douglas airport is hosting a job fair. a variety of companies are offering full-time, part-time, and seasonal employment. hundreds of positions are open including retail, airline services, and maintenance. the fair begins at 10:00 this morning.

charlotte center on wilkinson boulevard. piedmont airlines will be looking for a job fair today. they are look for 300 jobs. it's a subsidiary of american airlines and they handle ramp operations and regional customer service for american. that company is hiring managers, they are also looking for entry level ramp and customer service agents today. the union county board of education says it will hold a special meeting monday that isn't saying exactly what the meeting is about other than it deals with a confidential personnel matter. the announcement came yesterday just hours after the investigators say they would not pursue criminal charges in a case involving the union county superintendent mary ellis. back in november channel 9 learned the union county sheriffs office launched an investigation into complaints of possible conflict of interest involving ellis.

company called educatrx that involved top schools. vicki it will be cold for folks that are getting out early for us but it will warm up. >> lots of sunshine expected through today and tomorrow as well. a little cooler this morning. you can see temperatures just updated. upper 20s to low 30s. you will need that jacket. but going through the afternoon we will keep the sunshine around a little cool for this time of year. highs in the low 50s. not feeling all that bad when you are standing in the sun. tomorrow will with even warmer. we'll rebound to the mid 60s and keep the warmer temperatures around through next week. >> it seems a little warm. >> that is right. and we are 20 days away from spring but it will feel like it tomorrow. >> you can tell we are counting down. for the last two weeks a south carolina senator has been blocking a critical road funding bill. at 6:45 the changes lawmakers want to see to prevent this from happening again. >> the cdc has a new warning

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to the olympic games in rio. e olympic games in rio. today thousands will pack uptown charlotte for the last day of the ciaa tournament. the financial impact the tournament provides compared to hosts. officials say this years flu vaccine is more effective than in years past. this morning, the reason north carolina health officials say do not let your guard down just yet. and taking a live look outside, we are looking forward

your time is 6:30. we are starting off around 30 degrees. good morning. thank you for joining us i'm brittney johnson. let's check in with meteorologist vicki graf for an update on this warm weekend. vicki. >> that is right. we are expecting a warmup as we head through the weekend. today a little bit on the cooler side as you step outside we're in the mid to upper 20s to low 30s. so all neighborhoods below the freezing mark you will need to grab that jacket. going through the day lots of sunshine. today. highs in the lower 50s. should be around 58 degrees this time of year. using our threat track aerolittle bit of a breeze. not like the winds we saw earlier this week. today. a little cooler early on but i'm tracking a major warmup through the weekend. today is the big finale for the ciaa tournament and fans are packing time warner cable aretha. dashawn brown breaks down thee impact this will have on charlotte.

back to the tournament because they feel like there is something here for everyone. that also includes the city of charlotte which could be the winner winner of them all. >> fans say it's like a reunion. with lines here almost as long as the drive from fans like charnecoer. >> too long. >> i like seeing all the celebrities. and just having a good time being able to see family you haven't seen this a long time. >> charlotte resident linda moore is the first time vendor here and exposure like this isn't easy to find. very rarely. this is one of the biggest events you know that i've done in a long time. >> reporter: it is also one of

here's a break down reliced by the cities tourism agency. they brought in $164 million. the 2017 nba all star game in charlotte is expected to net $100 million. and right there on the list the 2014 ciaa tournament with the boost of 47 million. >> the atmosphere my parents are here. my parents are in their 70s. they brought me here. i bring my kids here. >> i'm excited. i think tomorrow will be huge. >> reporter: of course today is the final day of tournament weekends. organizers should expect the fan numbers could reach up to 150,000 people. reporting from time warner cable dashawn brown channel 9 eyewitness news. >> you can find a list of innocents, ticket -- list of events, and ticket information at wsoctv.com and traffic restrictions.

police are investigating after a man says he was pulled out a vehicle and beaten with a steel pipe. hour partners at the gaston gazette says the assault happened on union road. he was sitting in a parking lot when he was pulled out of a car by two suspects. the suspect beat the man in his head and back with that steel pipe. 6:33 right now. this charlotte man will be in court again next month after police charged him with his mother's murder. channel 9 was there thursday night as police took irwin feldman to jail yesterday a judge repaysed to give -- refused to give him bond. >> either some bomb shell came up two years into the investigation or they were just putting blocks on blocks on blocks and have just gotten to

>> police served search warrants thursday at feldman's home and office. changes are coming to the controversial diverging diamonds in cornelius. the nc d.o.t. is making changes by adding a charge lane. they hope to fix the congestion issues with the improvements. construction will happen during the nighttime beginning this spring. today a puppy that survived being shot 18 times with a bb gun in rock hill is finally going home with his new family. this six week old puppy has been adopted by ten-year-old disorders. she recently lost her life-long therapy dog and they had adoption requests from across the world but they decided to let kailey adopt brody because they shared a special bond. many have shared this story on

do the same. our area will see a host of job fairs including carowinds. they will hold a job fair from 1:00 to 5:00 at the park. carowinds is looking to fill 4,000 positions from entry level to supervisory positions including rides, entertainment, merchandise, life guards, and other departments. also theme park tweet c railroad is holding a job fair today. they expect to hire 250 employees to operate the facilities including food service, tickets, ride operations. the 2016 park season will begin on april 8th. north carolina state health officials say when it comes to flu this year, do not let your guard down. there have only been four deaths reported so far this season. that is far less than last year when two 218 people died. however, health officials say that while the vaccine is proving to be more effective

seeing an uptake in cases. >> we hope that the little piece that we saw around christmas was going to be it for the season but it seems we're on an upswing thousand. >> officials say this years targets middle age adults and children the hardest. ha is compared to last -- that is compared to last years strain. there are no official end to flu season but people should continue to take care of themselves for the next few months. we told you earlier this week that this years flu vaccine is one of the most effective we have seen in years. records show that people who did get the flu shot were 59% less likely to get sick compared to people who didn't get it. last years vaccine was 23% effective. a candle light vigil honored a gastonia woman who police say was murdered. mothers of murdered offspring held the service for kianta howard last night. she was killed last friday at the red carpet inn where she was staying.

suspect this morning. this morning we are asking what caused this crash involving a charlotte fire truck in dilworth. we told you about this at 5:00 yesterday. you can see the damage right there. you have two vehicles that collided with that fire truck just outside of lavigne children's hospital. the driver of each of those cars w we taken to cmc. no firefighters were hurt. polls open in just 30 minutes for taddies democratic primaries. cdc is asking pregnant women to avoid the olympic games in rio. >> lots of sunshine to start the weekend off but it will be a little cooler with highs in the low 50s. i'm tracking a warmup on the way.

degrees. 70 degrees. good saturday morning at 6:40 we are starting the day off with mostly clear sky. beautiful view from our hd charlotte camera. sun getting under way in the next 20 minutes here. and going through the afternoon just a beautiful start to the weekend. however if you are heading out early, it is a little bit on the cooler side. temperatures just updated. we're in the upper 20s and low 30s. grab that jacket. as we go throughout the afternoon heading to the 49ers baseball we have great weather today. you might want that jacket just in case but i'm tracking a

several days. tomorrow mid 60s. i will pinpoint when we will trade that warmth for rain. the price of a first class stamp is going to go down soon by $0.02. in 2014 the u.s. postal service was granted temporary permission to increase stamp prices but it was contingent upon a price drop this year. commercial prices will also decrease. in just 20 minutes the polls will open today. at the top of the hour the different approaches bernie sanders and hillary clinton took head into today's election. >> a south carolina senator has been blocking a critical state road funding bill for two weeks. at 6:45 the changes lawmakers want to see to prevent this from happening again.

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answer the cal the cdc is now recommending pregnant women avoid traveling to this years summer games in rio. they say pregnant women who must travel to brazil should strictly follow steps to prevent mosquito bites during their trip. they also warned of sexual transmission of the virus.

committee said earlier this month rio de janeiro will be safe for the games. nine pregnant women have the mosquito virus. three babies have been born, one with a brain defect. the two other pregnancies ended in miscarriages. the cdc is investigating ten more possible cases. two teens and a man accused of forcing their way into a man's home last summer and sticking a gun in his mouth. they are charged with armed robbery, kidnapping, and other charges. the crime happened last july on cedar grove road in clover. police say the trio woke the victim up, demanded money from a safe and ransacked his hole. henning was arrested a month ago. unc charlotte student is speaking out about the lawsuit that he filed against an apartment complex after he was shot there.

days after thanksgiving last year. he says he was just walking on the sidewalk when all of a sudden he was shot. miller says he has no idea who shot him and the lawsuit claims the university house apartments failed to provide adequate safety. >> you feel like that should be hole. you should be able to walk and not fear anything. >> he hopes this will prompt new security changes so it doesn't happen to anyone else. the university says it has no comment about the lawsuit at this time. that shooting was one of four near unc charlotte campus in a matter of two weeks. three of the shootings happened at apartment complexes. the fourth was a road rage incident that left a 19-year- old paralyzed. students were upset that the university didn't use a campus alert system to let them know about the crimes but the university and the police department there says that it used that system only when there is a continuous threat or

guidelines. lawyers say notorious drug king ping guzman could be extradited to the u.s. but only security prison. the drug lord will plead guilty once he arrives if his lawyer can negotiate a reasonable sentence in addition to the medium security detention. he has broken out of maximum security prisons two times. he faces a litany of charges in the u.s. and could be tried this chicago and new york. we are looking at some really great weather. starting off chilly but that is okay. >> that is right. and it will be a beautiful afternoon. a little bit cooler but a everyone. if you're a fan of the cooler tomorrow much warmer. here's a live look at early warning doppler 9. we have clouds in the mountains and foothills. those will start to clear out as we go throughout the afternoon. this is a view from our lake norman camera. day. sunrise ten minutes out. temperatures to start the day

we're in the upper 20s to low 30s in charlotte. if you are heading out for our morning walk or run, you will want the layers. 27 will in lenoir, 26 in taylorsville and 29 in jefferson. as we go throughout the day today by 9:00 upper 30s. still seeing some clouds but heading toward lunchtime upper 40s and highs for today will be close to around 53 degrees. we should be closer to 58 degrees this time of year. we will be a little bit cooler than that today. much warmer tomorrow. your neighborhood forecast for chester looking good. lots of sunshine. mid 50s today. a little bit of a breeze coming in from the southwest but really not a bad start to the weekend. and for the final day of the ciaa tournament looking good but again a little cooler as we head through the evening. so by 9:00 we will be in the low 40s. you will want to grab the layers if you are heading to that tournament. your weekend which is always in view. today mid to low 50s. tomorrow much warmer we're talking mid 60s.

average and warmer to average. over the next several days whether keep that warmup under way. some neighborhoods close to 70 but that comes at a price and that is going to come in the form of rain as we head toward mainly wednesday of next week. taking you through future cast. tuesday this one model tries to bring a few sprinkles closer to the charlotte area tuesday morning. i think most will stay dry. we are look at wednesday this mountains first. starting early wednesday. and then that threat for rain will push into the charlotte area wednesday morning sticking around through the afternoon and then clearing out by wednesday evening. the next half hour i will break down how much rain we could see from this system but with unsettled weather on the way you can track it too with our weather app that is available at the app store and google play. so we will see mid 50s today. lots of sunshine. tomorrow even warmer. mid 60s. we hold off on the rain until

warmer than average and counting down the days until spring. we are 20 days away. >> we'll have to make one of the paper chains you used to make in elementary school. >> it's kiting. >> just around the corner. time is 6:50. charlotte renters and condo owners are voicing their concern about a city study to eliminate trash pickup. they have been considering the move for the past four years. leaders say it's an opportunity for the city to save money by turning services over to contractors. many residents told us yesterday they feel it will unfairly force them to pay more fees on top of taxes without services that homeowners would get. >> if you are going to cut my services, cut my taxes. and that is just fair. >> charlotte city council will go over the idea next month but before they do another citizens forum is planned for march 11th. the south carolina senate is stuck over a critical bill

bridges for the last two weeks senator tom davis has been filibustering or blocking the bill. work on a senate bill as hit a wall. yesterday senator west hayes of rock hill says senate rules will have to be changed to prevent this kind of frustration in the future. >> testing the road is the most important thing that will take up this bill. it's crucial. >> it is not clear what will happen to the roads bill right now which aims to raise taxes by more than $800 million and increase the gas tax by $0.12. north carolina's largest health insurer says it's broke. even in 2015. blue cross blue shield reported yesterday it earned $500,000 last year.

in losses in 2014. the company says improvements in businesses like its medicare advantage helped overcome a $282 million loss on plans that comply with the affordable care act. we told you for months blue cross has been facing a string of issues that put 25,000 customers in the wrong plan and drafted the wrong amount of money out of more than 3,000 bank accounts. when customers tried to sort out the issues, they were on hold for hours. the company blames a new computer system. there are 12 cases of the mumps in three of our local counties. some tied to lowe's corporate headquarters. at 7:45 the new warning from cabarrus county officials when infection. >> and less than ten minutes now polls will open in south carolina for today's democratic primary. at the top of the hour the different approaches hillary clinton and bernie sanders took to get votes. >> the hornets faced a key night.

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ev last night josh norman showed his athleticism isn't just confined to the football field. the premier free agent in the nfl was his familiar self even at his charity hoops game flying around making plays and talking trash. ha was all in good fun and raised a bunch of money.

he is always seeking out competition. on the hardwood or football field. he has been tested and proven he's in the conversation as the best quarterback in the nfl. he expects to be paid like it as well. negotiations began yesterday between norman's team and the panthers. if they can't strike a deal before tuesday, the panthers will likely place the franchise tag on them. a one year deal worth $14 million. norman told me last night he is fine with it. it's just business after all. but don't expect him to take a penny less than he is worth. >> if i'm at the top, she me what is the top. and by doing that you've got to open your book. there is nothing wrong with it. there is nothing wrong with saying that. the tag is not going to disrupt me in any way. >> the charlotte hornets face a key matchup at indianapolis.

marvin williams burying the offensive three pointer. kimble walker also on his wing three pointer. seven seconds left. he attacks and splits the double team and gets to the rim. hornets up one with two seconds left. last chance for the panther. so we are around freezing right now. but don't worry it will be nice today. >> we are going to warm up but temperatures just updated we're in the upper 20s right now in charlotte. so even colder than it was this past half hour. grab a jacket if you are heading out early through the afternoon lots of sunshine. highs around 53 degrees. it will be a little cooler than average today.

weather you are like tomorrow. mid 60nd. we will keep the dry weather around. >> you really have a nice week for the most part ahead. >> thank you. and thank you all for making your choice for news this morning. >> eyewitness news saturday

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center i'm brittney johnson. medic says it responded to an accident around 3:00 this morning on i-77 near the john belk freeway and west boulevard. this is video from our d.o.t. camera there. you can see that backed up traffic there in the southbound lanes that is all from the crash. the crash itself happened off camera. crews cleared that area around 3:45 this morning. medic says no one was injured. we're asking how many vehicles were involved and what caused that crash. police responded to this two car crash around 2:20 this morning. the car was making a u-turn when it hit an suv. the passenger of the suv was take ton the-- was taken to the hospital. the man driving the car didn't have a license only a visa. we are asking if he will face any other charges. vicki graf is in severe weather center 9. starting off