of anyone inj following this breaking news. we'll stay on the scene and bring you any new information as we get it. now let's check in with vicki graf for a beautiful and warm day. >> it is still a cooler start for the morning. we're in the upper 20s and low 30s right now. the mountains warmer upper 30s to low 40s. as we go throughout the day today we'll have a lot of sunshine. by 9:00 mid 40s. we will warm up quickly throughout the day today. highs will beless to 66 degrees well above average and a little breezy from time to time. i'm tracking our next round of rain. aisle have the timeline of when that arrives coming up in the next 15 minutes. channel 9 is following three other stories. that includes the unrest in a salt lake city neighborhood after an officer involved shooting. one person was shot last night and witnesses say it was a 16-

police say two officers were involved in that shoot. witnesses add many people became upset over that shooting and started throughing glass and rocks at officers. also breaking this morning a police officer shot and killed in virginia last night had just started on the job friday. police say officer ashley was killed yesterday while responding to a domestic violence call. two other officers were also shot and taken to the hospital but their conditions are unknown this morning. over night we learned more than 100 patrol cars lined the roads out of outside of that hospital stood vigil. we learned a shooting that injured a 14-year-old in west charlotte was an accident. it happened last night. police say the teenagers injuries are not life threatening. they told us they are not sure if the teen shot himself or if

police used a canine to search for any possible suspects. presidential candidate hillary clinton had an astounding victory in the south carolina primary. you can see clinton had a 73.5% share of the votes yesterday while sanders had 26%. and clinton's speech last night was a very positive one. she talked about working rocket for a better future and she also hit on two major points that -- two major groups she needs to vote for her youth and women. here is a little bit of that speech from last night. >> despite what you hear, we don't need to make america great again, america has never stopped being great. >> now clinton has been accused of being robotic during her speeches but last night it was different.

she quoted the bible and said we need more love and kindness in the world. despite a landslide primary win for clinton, her rival bernie sappedders is not giving up. last night he addressed a crowd of supporters in rochester. he was not in south carolina for yesterday's primary. here's what he had to say. >> it's about thinking big and the the kind of country we want to become. >> sanders will be in oklahoma and colorado today heading into super tuesday. a group told channel 9 they were not surprised by clinton's win. the campus has been a hot bed for politics in the recent months. many of the presidential candidates visited including sanders and clinton. >> pretty much expected at this point in south carolina since

>> clinton's campaign moving forward it means she has weight now. establishment as far as her base. for sanders that will let to him walking more. we are a few days away from super tuesday where all of the candidates will push for voters in 13 states including south carolina. both rubio and cruz rallied in parts of georgia yesterday. in atlanta cruz said he doesn't think it's good to see presidential candidates behaving like school children. rubio said trump is not a great businessman and added he has

>> but i will address little rubio. this guy has a fresh mouth. he's a very nasty guy. and i actually thought that ted cruz was a liar but rubio is worse. >> newly released z poll numbers show trump and cruz are tied if in texas. trump took home the primary last weekend. early voting for north carolina's primary begins thursday. polls open at 8:00 that morning and there are several polling locations including bay to find out where you can vote early in your county, just click on information. channel 9 is your complete source for the 2016 presidential race. you can read abdomen the

for those polling places and much more information, you can find all of it on our website wsoctv.com. 6:59 right thousand. officials have -- we bag the gym was supposed to be used as an early voting site and precinct site.

brand methodist church. the event is expected to bring in millions for the city of charlotte. majority of the fans traveled more than 50 miles to attend. >> we come here every year from the d.c. area and we come hang out with our friend right here who lives in the charlotte area and we enjoy the time we have with each other. >> this is the 11th straight year the city of charlotte has hosted the ciaa tournament including in 2014 when they saw $47 million from the tournament. congratulations to virginia state for pulling off the title this year. we expect to fete that full report today at noon.

you the updates on air and online at wsoctv.com. police are still trying to figure out what caused a deadly crash in lancaster county. it happened around 2:00 yesterday afternoon on unity church road north of lancaster. a driver went off the wrong side of the road on the left and then over corrected and went off the the road on the right hand side of the road. the man was thrown from the car and died. this man camden price is charged with statutory sex offense and taking indecent liberties with a child. he is in the gaston county jail this morning with no bond.

cmpd is looking for someone who shot two people. when we arrived on the scene several patrol cars were in that area. it was roped off with crime scene tape. offices say the two people involved say someone shot at them on belmont avenue and took their car. >> teachers will have their chance to voice their opinion about what it takes to -- this is months after the state legislature granted teacher raises but not as much as the teachers unions wanted. the average is among the lowest in the nation. we have put the results on our website wsoctv.com. check those out. (the unc thomist new president

it's not coming out opposition. the ncaacs make -- the group claims several members of the board secretly recruited spellings last year. opponents criticized her background. taking a live look outside from our lake norman cam. you can see the sun starting to creep up there. beautiful sunrise there. starting off, however, cold this morning. vicki graf has more on the warmup coming our way. >> the sunrise gets under way at 6:. we're in the upperred from it is going to be a little breezy from time to time. you tonight have to worry about rain. highs in the mid 60s. we'll keep the warmup under

we are continuing to follow breaking news in up inn this is at south someone ever someone shots out of' vehicle. police tell us they did find three guns in a nearby vehicle. they have not said if they have a suspect in custody. we're told so far no one is injured. but again you can see it's a very active scene with that entire block blocked off with police tape. we will continue remaining on that scene. we'll have another live look for you in less than five minutes. mooresville flooring contractor facing a new lawsuit as customers say he took their money and measurements but never started working. at 6:45 the steps you can take

>>mans are lunching news to protect you from >> south carolina counties are hesitant to spend road money from the state.

counti channel 9 is continuing to follow breaking news in uptown charlotte. you're taking a live look at south caldwell street. you can see it's still a very, very active scene with police all over that area. we've been there before 6:00. police told us someone fired shots out of a vehicle. they may have hit the condominium building.

three guns in a vehicle. they have not said if they have a suspect in custody but we know so far no one is injured. we will continue following breaking news and bring you any new updates as soon as we get them. south carolina counties plan to spend less than half of the $216 million in road money lawmakers set aside last year. only $4 million of that money from last summers budget has been spent so far. 22 counties have not submitted their plans to the d.o.t. yet saying they are working to figure out which projects should get the money. lawmakers send more money to counties in this years budget. tom davis has been filibustering or blocking a road funding bill. the house passed that bill last year which would raise the gas

but the senate -- and aims to raise tax by $800 million. the the -- police say kill l -- shot and kill campbell culled police earl friday and for they say the only survivor was carlson's 12-year-old daughter. a community is coming together after a man went on a shooting rampage. hundreds gathered at a candle light vigil. authorities identified that man as cedric board. one woman who escaped said ford approached her moments before

>> i saw that he had a big machine gun. i went blank. what do i do? >> that woman says she slid down inside of her car and managed to if drive off. ford first fired shots at an intersection hit manage in his car two miles away. he forced another driver off of a road and got this in another vehicle and shot him in the leg and then took that man's car. ford ended up at his workplace where he shot 15 people killing three of them. police shot and killed ford. we are starting off again in the 30s but expected to warm up even more than yesterday. >> yesterday we made it to 56 degrees but it was feeling good if you were standing underneath that sunshine. nothing on live early warning doppler 9 and we'll stay that way.

quiet morning but it will be a warm day in the mountains. 40 in jefferson. 39 in boone. 26 in taylorsville. 29 in mooresville. 27 in salisbury. 28 in rock hill and 28 in chester. you will need the layers early on. by 9:00 already warming to the mid 40s. as you head toward lunchtime mid 60s if you are going for a walk or run today. it is beautiful day to spend some time outdoors. 66 degrees in the charlotte area. warmer than average. we warm quickly with highs today in the mid 60s. it's also going to be a little windy as we goal throughout the day today and the winds will pick up as we head through the afternoon and evening. we could see wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour. you will need to hold on to your hats later on today.

comfortable through the afternoon. your evening forecast low 50s. highs if for tomorrow get into the 60s. future cast brings a few showers through the mountains tomorrow morning and brings some clouds through the charlotte area for the first part of the day and by the afternoon more of a clearing. i do believe we will stay dry tomorrow but we are are looking at a better chance of rain by midweek. tomorrow will be even warmer with highs in the upper 60s. almost ten degrees warmer than average. lots of afternoon sunshine. as we head toward wednesday, that is when we track the next best chance for rain. maybe even a rumble of thunder as well. as of right now it looks to be more of a morning setup. ly break down when the rain will approach. taking you through our five-day forecast. today, beautiful. mid 60s. lots of sunshine.

as we head toward wednesday that is when we are tracking our next round of rain. we will hold on to the 60s. and then looking ahead to next weekend a great start and it looks like we should stay dry for both days so a nice weekend. >> another opportunity to really get out and enjoy yourselves. >> spring preview and spring is 20 days away. time is 6:20. new this morning some south carolina -- [ inaudible ] this is five months after a tornado ripped through their homes. for many people on johns island there is still debris scattered around their homes following that 130 miles per hour tornado. they are still waiting for state farm to help them rebuild. >> sent me to another adjustor who said i would have to call and theyed if --

to several families to speed up the process. no one was injured in that september tornado. neighbors will have a chance to talk to state officials about coal ash cleanup. river bend has been classified as a high priority site. which means the coal ash will have to be removed by 2019. the state will have similar meetings in each county where duke has a coal ash pond. tuesday's meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. at gaston college in dallas. the number of taxpayers impacted by a recent irs data breach is bigger than anticipate. ed. at 6:45 the help. >> thief at 6:30 the device they are quickly attack --

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ssants forfour b good sunday morning. take a look at the beautiful skyline there. that is the city of charlotte from our charlotte cam. your time is 6:24. we are starting off around freezing. roughly 30-degree miss charlotte. but we will warm up quite a bit in fact. vicki graf will update us on joust how much in a few minutes. two north carolina teenagers are charged with threatening mass destruction on social media. the mcdowell county sheriffs

named students and teachers at west mcdowell middle school and they also threatened to rape and kill him. >> what has been tough for us is to sit there and tell them to be patient and let us find out the details. >> some parents said they even kept their children home from school on friday worried about those threats. tomorrow charlotte douglas airport will demolish the rental car buildings. demolition is expected to start at 11:00 tomorrow. it's part of an $8 million contract that will go toward building that new concourse. it calls for 25 new gates. the first phase will create nine new gates. the entire concourse will take

to finish. cold start to the morning. roughly 30 degrees. >> you will want to dress for it this morning. later today it looks like a fantastic day. upper 20s right now to low 30s. going through the afternoon lots of sunshine. highs getting into the mid 60s. just ten minutes ago i showed you the hour by hour forecast for today andly take you through tomorrow's hour by hour forecast as well as temperatures climb to the mid 60s. that is coming up in the next half hour. a mooresville flooring contractor facing a new lawsuit after customers say he never started working on their projects. at 6:45, the simple mistakes those customers made that could land you in the same position. the number of people impacted by last years irs data breach is larger than originally thought. at 6:45 the assistance the agency is offering victim ifs. >> but first thieves are targeting atm's across the country trying to access your

next the accounts. we start this half hour in our breaking news center. thank you for joining us i'm brittney johnson. take a look at this. this is a live look at south caldwell street where police say someone fired shots out of a vehicle and possibly into sky condominium building that is also in that area you see right there. police remain very active. they have been there before 6:00 a.m.. they found several guns inside of a vehicle. so far they have not said anything about a suspect but they are actively looking for clues.

vehicle and what appears to be a large van inside of that vehicle. police say they are not aware of anyone injured at this time. of course we will continue following this breaking news for you. we will stay on that scene. we'll bring you any new details as soon as we get them. now let's check in with vicki graf. >> it will be even warmer today. we're starting the day off a hit bit on the chilly side. as you step outside we're in the upper 20s to low 30s be. grab a jacket you will need it early on. however, we will see lots of sunshine throughout the day. by 9:00 mid 40s. heading toward lunchtime might be a good afternoon to enjoy that lunch break jut doors. 60 degrees by noon. and heading to the afternoon we will make it to 66 degrees. we don't have to worry about clouds or rain for that matter. but i am tracking our next

hillary clinton boasted a big win with 74% of the votes. clinton's campaign hoped south carolina would show strength among minority voters. african american voters accounted for more than 6-10 voters. her opponent bernie sanders says he is still not giving up his campaign despite only getting about 26% of the votes. >> i congratulate secretary clinton top on her very strong victory. tuesday over 800 delegates are at stake and we intend to win many, many of them. >> sanders spent yesterday away

state. on the republican side new jersey governor chris christie on the campaign trail for candidate donald trump. you are looking at video of trump's stop yesterday. all of the presidential candidates are turning their attention to super tuesday. which includes 11 states including north carolina. usa today says many of the candidates are hitting the early morning talk shows today in an effort to reach voters. that includes ted cruz, chris christie, and john kasich. they will be on the state of the union. abc will feature christy, cruz

you can learn the latest information on each candidate. new this morning there is a new date for mooresville election forum involving republican candidates for iredell county board of commissioners. scheduling conflicts forced the event to be moved. there will be eight candidates participating in the forum. the forum begins that night at 7:00. it is at the charles max citizen center. the mayor of matthews plans to meet with people early next week to look into splitting from charlotte-mecklenburg schools. last week mayor jim taylor started considering separating from cms. they say they have concerns regarding student assignment. mayor taylor plans to form a

it will take to voice their opinion. they worry the plan will force their children to move from different schools. the project aims to increase diversity in the district and improve student success. superintendent ann clark told channel 9 we will get a much cooler -- brandon barnet and chastity are facing several charges. thieves are using skimming devices to target your debt and credit card information. bank of america is rolling out its first cardless atm's this week.

skimming devices on atm's in massachusetts, maryland, and new jersey. those devices collect your information and there is one thing you should do before you swipe your card. >> this piece fits over the card reader you would find on a normal device. to watch a video and our investigation, you can click on our information wsoctv.com. you are going to find both of them under our action 9 investigation tab. tomorrow the union county board of education will hold a special meeting but they are not saying what that meeting is about other than it deals with a confidential personnel matter. it comes hours after

charges will not be filed against the union county superintendent mary ellis. ellis is the president of a company called ed attrition. the investigation found ellis did not profit from the deal. these massive flames tore through an old school early last week. at the top of the hour the effects we are learning that fire will have on next months north carolina primary. >> the irs say there is is more people impacted by last years data breach.

rebounding into the mid 60s. it is a little chilly early on. you would like to grab your jacket. we're in the upper 20s to low 30s. highs for today in the mid 60s. it is going to be a little wind any. taking you through future cast. i am tracking changes on the way. brittany. a new iphone and ipad are reportedly on the way march 21st. u.s. today says that is the day before apple is set to fight with the federal government in court over its request to crack the iphone of a san bernardino terrorist. they have asked the judge to vacate an order to unlock a terrorist phone. a argues governments could use the unlocking technology in future cases. several tech giants have backed apple including google.

through an old school in hildebrand early last week. at the top of the hour the effects we are learning that fire will have on next months north carolina primary. >> a mooresville flooring contractor is facing a new lawsuit as customers say he took their money and measurements but never started working. at 6:45 the steps you can take to avoid becoming a victim. >> but first the number of taxpayers impacted by a recent irs data breach is bigger than anticipated.

channel 9 is continuing to follow breaking news this morning in uptown charlotte. this is a live look at south caldwell street where police have had that area blocked off for roughly an hour. we've been on the scene since 5:30 this morning. someone in that area shot out

hit the sky condominiums building which is right in that area there. they also told us they found three guns in a vehicle. they have not said if they have a suspect in custody but they have spent a lot of time gathering information in that area near that dark colored van you see in the center of the screen. they have been taking lots of photos in that area. we have watched as they maintained that perimeter. east third and east fourth streets are blocked off and it has been for an hour. as soon as we learn more, we will bring you details on air and online. irs impact is seven times bigger than thought. cyber criminals used a tool on the irs website postal tax forms. the irs said 100,000 people were impacted but now the

the agency said it will warn the impacted taxpayers about potential identity theft and offer them free credit protection. the irs has disabled that online tool hackers use to get taxpayers information. plenty of taxes go into effect as the ongoing move of consumption taxes. the new taxes will impose a 4.75% tax plus a local tax on labor. you can find a more detailed list of the other taxes going into effect this week. just go to our website wsoctv.com. you will find all of that information under our news tab. ohio woman says she contracted the zika virus back in december when she was volunteering in haiti. georgia said she started feeling sick with flu like symptoms toward the end of her trip but that was months ago before anyone really knew what the zika virus was.

health started to recline. be >> i was hotter than usual. i looked in the mirror and saw a rash that was starting right here. >> she has been volunteering for decades and contracted at least four mosquito born illnesses illnesses over the years. women who are pregnant or plan to get pregnant are being warned to stay out of the high risk countries. if a pregnant woman contracts the virus the babies could be born with abnormally small heads and brain defects. that is a possible link researchers are looking into. so far brazil has been the hardest hit country with the most reported cases. starting off around 31 degrees this morning. but you will want to wear layers if you are heading out early. >> it is cool early on but don't let that fool you. throughout the day today it will warm up very quickly. just within the last couple of minutes temperatured updated 31 in charlotte.

still a lot of neighborhoods below that freezing mark. mountains much warmer. as we go throughout the day today, it is dry to start things off and we will stay dry lout the day. lots of sunshine as you can see as that sunrise is starting to get under way from our lake thor man camera and we will keep the sun around through the day. really no clouds to deal with. we will see temperatures warming into the mid 60s. well above average for today. so if you are a fan of the warmer weather, you will really enjoy today. yesterday we made it to 56 degrees. might have felt a little warmer if you were standing underneath that sunshine. neighborhood forecast for hickory again lots of sun. highs get into the lower 60s so really a great end to the weekend. tomorrow it's going to be warmer yet again. by midday already in the lower 60s. the mountains mid to upper 40s. we will see some clouds tomorrow. future cast takes us to the mid 60 by 5:00 and i expect some neighborhoods to be close to

but changes are on the way as we head toward the middle of the week. taking you through tomorrow, we are tracking some clouds and there is the potential for showers early on in the mountains. that line of clouds will move through charlotte but i do expect us to stay dry tomorrow. we're looking at a better chance for rain as we head toward the middle of the week. notice the temperatures they still stay warmer. up until tuesday we'll be in the upper 60s close to 70 degrees. as that chance for rain comes in by wednesday, that will knock us back down to the low 60s. we'll be dealing with 50s as we head into the start of the weekend. to time out the rain for you on future cast. tuesday morning we are going to stay dry. going through the afternoon clouds will start to build in and by wednesday morning we will see that wall of rain pushing into the mountains first and then that threat will approach the charlotte area. this isn't going to be a washout but we do have the potential for possibly a few isolated storms for this. as of now the severe weather threat will look low and that

evening and could bring a half an inch of rain through the middle of the week. with any changes to the forecast we will track those with our wsoc weather app. so your five-day forecast shows a great end to the weekend today. mid 60s. even warmer tomorrow. and then we continue to see some clouds building in by tuesday. chance for rain by wednesday. looking ahead to next weekend which is always in view, we will see upper 50s to mid 60s and you know with a spring like weather, we're all looking forward to it. spring officially starts march 20th but that also means allergies could be on the way. >> it sort of feels like they have crept in for some of us. >> if you have been sneezing a little bit more, i know the culprit. action 9 confronted this mooresville flooring contractor about criminal charges and a new lawsuit he is facing. this man took his money and necessary measurements but never started the work. jason stogenke has followed the civil and criminal cases. he found multiple customers who

the contractor to do the work and refund them. >> what has the process been like? exasperating. >> reporter: mike jackson wanted hardwood floors. $8,000. half the total price. not one thing. >> did he show up? did he look at the house? >> he looked at the house and took measurements. >> reporter: but he says that was all. >> i will take care of you. don't worry. everything will be okay. and we will get it done. >> reporter: jackson says he gave it five months and now he is suing. meanwhile prosecutors are going after madrid in criminal court on charges involving jackson and another customer. felony charges. >> i'm jason with channel 9. >> reporter: when i went to madrid's sore i found him in the parking lot and asked him about the allegations. he denied doing anything wrong

will win the civil and criminal cases. so you are been honest? >> of course. >> reporter: you are not taking their money and giving them the run around? >> no, sir. >> reporter: he offered to return jackson's money but jackson never picked up the check. jackson says that is a lie and e-mailed me quote unbelievable. jason stogenke channel 9 eyewitness news. >> you should always research contractors before you hire them and search for their personal names not just their business names online to see if anything else pops up. south carolina has more than $200 million set aside for road projects. at 7:15, the reason some counties haven't spent a dime of that money. >> after this massive fire tore through the high school in hildebrand last week, the effects it will have on next months primary. >> golden state warriors star and charlotte native steph

another talk about a tough task for number 7 north carolina on the road to number three 3 virginia saturday night. one thing is for sure, carolina is going to have their work cut out for them. to john paul jones arena we go. a win keeps the tar heels in sole possession of the acc. gets the floater to go. the senior with 26 points in this one. tar heels trail at the half 38- 35. the second half carolina fighting back. trailing by a bucket. joel berry splitting the defense. he couldn't get the first bucket to go but there with the follow. we are tied at 39. there is brog den knocking down the jumper. he was unstoppable. north carolina finds themselves in a tie for first with miami

after a double overtime thrilling victory over utsa earlier this week the charlotte 49ers look to send out five seniors winners. head coach mark price's niners looking to improve to 8-8 in conference usa play verses u- tep. later in the first niners playing defense forcing the long shot. the rebound tip by davis. white 22 points in this game. bracks on -- braxton lead charlotte in scoring. virginia union won the caaa tournament.

and while they never looked back. 12 to play. blue bears trailing by 10. virginia state scores the foul. 89-79 the final. new this morning golden state warriors star and charlotte native steph curry has broken an nba record for the most three pointers in a season. curry held the previous single season record of 286 but last night he hit a total of 288 three pointers. his final three pointer last night was dramatic. a 32-foot shot that broke a 118- 118 tie with less than a second left in overtime. that is exciting. >> it is. >> to see that kind of win. and also nice to see the spring like weather. today is a cooler start. temperatures updated within the past five minutes. 32 in charlotte. improving. 30 in concord. and low 40s in jefferson. as we go throughout the day we will see lots of sunshine warming up quickly.

highs in the mid 60s but no complaints here. >> thank you. thank you all so much for making us your choice for news this morning.

just a minute. we start this morning in the breaking news center. thank you for joining us i'm brittney johnson. in the last ten minutes we spoke with cmpd and they are working to find out if more than one person is involved many a shooting in uptown charlotte. this is a live look at south caldwell street. it is still blocked off and police have been there for more than 90 minutes now. they told us that someone fired shots out of a vehicle possibly hitting the sky condominiums building which is right in that area. police also told us they did find several guns inside of a vehicle. south caldwell street.

this is between east third and east fourth streets. police have spent a lot of time looking in the area. they have been taking photos, scouring for evidence in that area. we asked cmpd ten minutes ago if they had new reports of possible injuries. so far none have been reported. channel 9 will continue following this breaking news for you. we will bring you any new information as soon as we get it. now let's check this with meteorologist vicki graf to see just how much we are going to warm up today. >> and it is going to be a beautiful day ahead. yesterday we made it to 56 degrees. it's a cooler start to the day. temperatures just updated to our weather center. 32 in charlotte. 30 this concord. 27 in statesville. a warmer 41 degrees in jefferson. if you are heading out to sunday services early, grab that jacket. lots of sunshine, highs will warm into the mid 60s today. it's also going to be a little bit breezy. i will show you how long the sunshine and warmth will stick around.