here is the inner loop, outer loop getting thick as well. no big issues here. good news. coming from the west side from gaston on 85, 19 minute mark on 321. i'm in the breaking news center following two stories. hickory officers charged this man for a murder in a busy mcdonald's parking lot. they caught eric yount about 30 miles away three hours after last night's shooting. police say yount shot richelle lail and cod by watts who workers say -- cod by watts who are workers. officers believe this is part of a domestic argument. a witness said it happened near the mcdonald's play area. >> it makes me want to hold my kids tight. you never know what will happen.

younts will be in court on murder and attempted murder charges. we are learning more about the relationship and as soon as we get new information we will have it for you. breaking news in caldwell county. one person is in custody for the stabbing of a mother and toddler. the suspect stabbed the woman on fairway acres drive south of lenoir. the toddler was seriously hurt and airlifted to the hospital. we are checking another child for injuries as well. we are asking how the toddler was injured and information about the suspect and his charges. we will update you as soon as we learn more. a major development that could impact the future of the i-77 toll lanes. the texas company that worked on a similar project in austin filed for bankruptcy. it's owned by the same parent company leading the project here. eyewitness news reporter joe bruno learned what north carolina leaders are doing to prevent that from happening here. joe? >> reporter: what happened in texas is what people in lake

for years could happen to the i- 77 toll lane project. now the governor is calling for leaders to review all legal and financial options to potentially get out of the deal. the i-77 express lane project being built by the i-77 mobility partners a subsidy of cintra. another project being build in austin, texas declared bankruptcy yesterday. now the head of the ncdot is flying to texas to meet to transportation leaders to talk about the future of the i-77 project. this comes after my 9 investigates tuesday when i uncovered the amount of money cintra expects to make from tolls. for the partial year, $5.1 million is expected to be made. in 2019, $24.6 million. toll protestors and some politicians are hoping that the

>> if this project is filing for bankruptcy, it's kind of a house of cards. >> cintra's projects in the united states have failed before like in september of 2014 which the spanish company's project in indiana had to declare bankruptcy. reporting live in cornelius, joe bruno, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> thanks, joe. today the cms board of education will discuss the search project for a new superintendent. it will meet at noon. we told you last month the board voted to extend ann clark's contract through june 30th of next year. this will give them time to find a new leader. new this morning, a study says green schools aren't worth the money. conservative think tank john lockdown foundation looked at green schools in several north carolina counties. they use more energy than similar nongreen schools. in iredell third creek elementary is the first lead

in the country but the think tank found it spends nearly $7,800 more per year on energy than the district's average elementary school. the man you see in this video here showing a officer punching a suspect has an attorney. the department is investigating whether officers used excessive force. >> eyewitness news reporter angela hong is live with the family's responges. >> reporter: the family is outraged at what they see in the video. they know malcolm elliott was driving without a license during the hit and run crash. they say the repunches are uncalled for. we showed you the video tuesday. you can see seven police officers surrounding elliott and one officer hits him suhl multiple times with closed fists. only channel 9 was there as elliott returned home from the hospital. his parents say they have hired an attorney and they want to see the officer's body camera

cmpd said they are not releasing the video. the family says something must be done because they believe this is an excessive force case. >> i just want the officer to be counseled, whatever he needs to have done to correct their problem. >> we reached out to city leaders and they have been advised not to speak publicly about the case until an internal affairs investigation is complete. in the next 30 minutes you will hear from law enforcement expert who told us what factors could make this an excessive force case. reporting live, angela hong, channel 9 eyewitness news. veterinarians are evaluating nearly 90 cats rescued from an iredell county home. animal control took the cats out of a pine wood circle home in mooresville. officials say two of the cats were found dead inside the home. they say tips from rescue

lead to the investigation and a search warrant. >> these folks think they are doing the right thing. they are bringing the cats in out of the cold and trying to take care of them. they get overwhelmed and, so, they don't understand what they are doing is bad for the cats. >> animal services is reaching out to local rescues to help the 88 cats find homes. no charges have been filed against that homeowner. happening today, we should learn if the state will seek the death penalty against two suspected murderers. they are accused of killing benny bennett junior at a gas station two days before christmas. you may remember s.w.a.t. teams went to their home in northwest charlotte to arrest the pair last month. a stand off lasted several hours. charlotte may get a direct flight to cuba after american airlines agreed to operate

flight from the queen city to havana. "usa today" says the u.s. department will allow 110 daily flights to cuba but only 20 can go to havana. american airlines requested 14 daily flights to the capitol plus two additional weekend only flights. u.s. carriers in total applied for 51 flights to havana. only 20 are on the table. new this morning, e- cigarettes are no longer allowed on commercial flights. anthony foxx finalized the rule yesterday. he said passengers on flights in or out of the u.s. are not allowed to smoke on board. the department said electronic cigarettes are under the same restriction as tobacco and they want to limit passengers exposures to harmful chemicals. one supreme court justice will be the swing vote in deciding the most signature knife capital abortion indicates in decades. the court heard arguments about

doctors that perform abortions have hospital privileges which could force most clinics to close. justice kennedy was concerned the remaining ten clinics would not have the resources to handle 870,000 abortions a year the state handles. at one point he suggested sending it back to a lower court to look at the issues. if the supreme court holds on to the case they will likely announce a decision in june. if it's a tie, the state law would stand but it would not set a national precedent. benjamin was the top wide receiver in 2014 but tore his acl in training camp last year. that left many fans to wonder if his presence would have made the panthers better. head coach says he may give his players extra time off because

we have weather and traffic every ten minutes. >> let's get to keith monday keeping an eye on the cold temperatures. kids heading to the bus stop, you need a coat. >> snow is coming through but nothing is hitting the ground out here. just moisture above us in the atmosphere. it's a sign of more changes coming our way ahead of this weather-maker to our west this morning. it moved quickly out of the ozarks of arkansas to the deep south. it will race into atlanta early this afternoon. then by the late afternoon into charlotte. i will show you on future tracker, by the drive home, a couple of light rain showers will work their way in. coming up in a few moments -- first let's talk about the roads with mark taylor. davidson, 77 near griffith, traffic volume picking up. to the right is southbound side, folks heading to lake norman, cornelius doing well.

drive time technology showing 6:11, not seeing big delays. too early 77 southbound from cornelius. 65 miles per hour, a little better 66 to huntersville. from the state line near carowinds on 77 north, 12 minutes commute. the chesterfield county sheriff is serving as the interim police chief as the officers walked off the job. ahead at 6:30, where the sheriff plans to get the resources to keep the town safe. >> carowinds is giving us a behind-the-scenes look at the new water park expansion. ahead on daybreak the first

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marijuana smell not allowed. the restaurant owner says he is not targeting one group but simply asking for respect from everyone. >> we are not targeting any kind of group, any type of people. anyone is welcome at my restaurant, at our restaurants as long as you follow those simple rules. >> the owner said he had the signs up for years but recently made them larger. there are four kabuto restaurants in charlotte. all are independently owned. we want to know what you think about the sign. weigh in on our facebook page. channel 9 has new information on how police found a suspected meth lab. crimestoppers is what jump started the investigation. channel 9 obtained a search warrant that showed someone complained about a burn site behind the home. the warrant showed there was a chong chemical odd -- strong

it's common for them to burn left over chemicals. officers arrested two people inside the home. they are charged with manufacturing and trafficking meth. three other people were taken into custody and face lesser charges. south carolina governor mcnikki haley said a solicit tore and county councilman should refine for driving drunk. officers arrested councilman calvin washington for dui. they say he crashed into the night. that driver had serious injuries. last week we told you troopers arrested lexington prosecutor done any meyers after they saw his empty car crashed into a utility pole. this is the third dui arrest for the prosecutor. new developments on a $4.8 million gold heist in north carolina. the fbi arrested a second man

they say he was involved in last year's robbery of a tractor trailer carrying about 275 pounds of gold. it happened on i-95 in wilson county, north carolina. the fbi believes there was a third person involved who hasn't been caught yet. charlotte is named one the best places to live in america. u.s. news and world report ranks charlotte 15th. looks like denver, colorado, came in first. raleigh made the list 4th. the ranking is based on quality of life, job market, quality of living and people's desire to live here. >> super bowl match up all over again. keith monday is in severe weather center 9. >> we are off to a cold start. you can see the clouds spilling in. clear skies on the eastern horizon. clouds are coming from the west. they will take over the rest of the day today. looking over new data this morning, looks like a chance of rain tonight but even late this

we are 34 in charlotte, rock hill to chester. we were already heading into our upper 20s. mid-20s in the mountains. colder start. upper 30s by 9:00. clouds thicken through the day. 46 expected at noon. the high today a few degrees cooler than yesterday, 51. light rain showers will begin to work in from the west right around the drive home time, at least through 3:00 and 4:00 we are still completely dry. i say areas west of shelby, morganton. showers by 5:00. by 8:00 and 9:00 is when most of the rain builds into charlotte. this will be mountain snow that starts up late this afternoon. the showers come and go through the night tonight. the last batch about 2:00 a.m. similar to what we saw yesterday. we saw rains through the overnight and morning drive it's long out of here and

of here, out of our hair through the weekend. storm tracker threats, little out of this. low risk for heavy rain. not expect ting rumbles of thune -- not expecting rumbles of thunder. no big downpours with any strong winds expected. clear out tomorrow. mid-50s friday. look at the weekend preview, warming up nicely. back to 6 o saturday. low 60s sunday. and i will talk more about this the next half hour. a bigger warming trend is coming our way next week. we will stay on top of the weather changes with the weather app on your cell phone. use the interactive radar feature to see how quickly the rain is going to come into your neighborhood. five-day forecast is always in view. we clear out quickly tomorrow. morning clouds, sun in the afternoon. great weekend ahead with low 60s sunday. middle 60s back to monday. if you love that spring weather from earlier this week, it's likely coming back as we head into next week.

back out on the roads where there is trouble. >> independence boulevard to east charlotte. busy at 6:20. this is prior creek around the ben. no brake lights. moving at the posted speed limit. on looking good. drive time technology showing for folks heading out, good shape. 15 minutes from matthews to uptown at 44 miles per hour. midhill commuters not bad at all, 15 minutes. 43 miles per hour. similar. south charlotte around 16, province road 14 minutes. 911 calls reveal stung details after a gaston woman

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carowinds opens in a little more than three weeks. workers are busy getting ready for the opening. >> we got a look at carowinds and the progress they made building the largest water park including a thrill ride called black beards revenge. we are hoping the work will be done in time. >> the floor drops out. you just go around and around and then you say splash. >> i don't think i could handle that. >> workers are putting the finishing touches on several

a new starbucks will be at the entrance to the park. it will open may 21st. similar lot meck len big police met with residents to talk about the number of vacant homes. residents told officers tuesday they are concerned because it has allowed vagrants and squatters to move in. they are working to get the properties repaired and boarded up. cops on the corner event was designed to meet more people in the community. they hope by being more visible it will detour crime. the national commander of the american legion is asking south carolina lawmakers to cut taxes for retired military veterans. dale barnett spoke at a joint session of the house and senate. he said the move would attract young retirees to the state.

biggest month on record for gun background checks in the united states. the fbi said there were 2.6 million checks last month up from a record 3.3 million in december. background checks spike after mass shootings. last month there were several including one at a lawn mower factory in kansas. another involving an uber driver in kalamazoo michigan. >> the town of pageland has an interim police chief after several officers walked off the job. next chesterfield county sheriff is taking steps to keep

quar a charlotte store robbed at gunpoint. we were there when they took four suspects into custody including a 15-year-old. the resources that officers used to track down the suspects moments after the crime.

we are tracking rain for the day ahead. we will use future tracker to show how it will impact the drive home from work. >> good morning, i am i'm elsa gillis. >> i'm john paul. let's get a first check of the forecast with meteorologist keith monday in severe weather center 9. morning after morning we are getting great sunrises. >> beautiful this morning. clouds are taking over fast. by this afternoon's drive home the clouds will be here for everybody. a few light raindrops moving in. morning drive, the cold we have to deal with. 34 charlotte douglas. numbers near 30 in harrisburg. a cold start out there this morning. thankfully the air is dry. little if any frost out there to be concerned with. as we work through the day, the sunshine disappears, clouds take over. not a big rain chance. i will show you that coming up. overnight when the rains pick up. a timeline for the best opportunity for rain in your neighborhood and how much the

let's head over to mark taylor in the traffic center. what are we seeing on 77. >> traffic is picking up a bit. nice ride folks heading out, taking 77 near the john belk freeway out of uptown, dry conditions. clear heading south. emerging from the collector lane, no big slowdowns. 85 near staple road, busy here. starting to see the sunrise coming in from gaston and cleveland county through the university area and over to the interchange with i-77. john. i'm in the breaking news center following a store we we brought you last hour. in the last 15 minutes or so police cleared the scene of an armed robbery at the 7-eleven in southeast charlotte. we were the only crew there. around 4:00 police arrested these four suspects. we blurred their faces because we are told by police one is

we are not sure which one. the two suspects waited in the car outside the 7-eleven while the other two robbed the place at gunpoint. we are told no one was hurt. a police dog was brought in to try to track the suspects down as they sat in their car just around the corner. 30 minutes ago on daybreak, channel 9 told you the suspects scene in this video hired an attorney. we are asking experts whether a cmpd officer went too far by punching a suspect. angela hong has an expert's take on the video. >> reporter: we asked former federal prosecutor and fbi agent quentin williams. he said it's too early to tell if the officer used excessive force but he agrees it's controversial. we showed you this cell phone video tuesday. it shows several officers, seven officers surrounding

one officer is seen punching elliott multiple times. the key is to find out if the officers were attacked or felt threatened because officers are trained to defend themselves. if someone is restrained, williams said there is no reason to punch the suspect. >> you do need to interview all the officers involved and interview the witness who took the video. and any other witnesses who were around to understand exactly what was happening as the bunches were being thrown. >> reporter: williams says that the police body camera footage will be important. we did ask them to take a look at the video but they told us they can't show it to tuesday because it's a part of the investigation. state representative rodney moore says he is considering drafting a bill that would require more transparency when it comes to police body cameras. in the next 15 minutes, you will hear from malcolm elliott's family about what

angela hong, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> thanks. today this gaston county woman will be back in court on charges she killed her husband and two other people. police arrested crystal gambino accused of shooting her husband. police found the bodies of two men inside the bedroom and woman outside. all three were naked. police say they met online. after the murder crystal went to a home nearby in stanley and told a relative what happened. one of them made the call to 911. >> my sister-in-law has told her family that she killed her husband. she caught him sleeping with another woman. >> the caller told police crystal dumped the woman's body on a burn pile in the backyard but they doubted the story because she made up things before. they responded to a 911 call on

rolled over on the phone. hours later they found them dead. the case will head to a grand jury monday. this morning after a two- hour closed door meeting we know chesterfield county sheriff jay brooks will act as interim police chief in pageland. this is one day after most of the town's force quit after council voted to reinstate police chief larry brown. brown was on leave for four months but we don't know what that was about. while the issue gets sorted out, sheriff brooks will have three deputies patrolling the area per shift. >> this will offer chief brown an community to concentrate and to get his staffing back up to where it should be. >> so, for now, chief brown will be working under the sheriff. the two are scheduled to meet with the town administrator on monday. at that time the sheriff says that he should know how many pageland officers will report

in 90 minutes, voters in north carolina can cast their ballot for the presidential primary. >> we have a list of early voting sites at wsoctv.com. >> reporter: early voting starts today and it will run until march 12th. there is a major change that impacts everyone that wants to vote. for the first time in north carolina, voters will need an i.d. to cast a ballot. if you don't have a driver's license or government i.d. card you can vote absentee. unaffiliated voters can participate in the democratic or republican primary. this march, voters will decide the party's favorite candidate for several major laces including -- raced r -- races. >> after the election we will

start focusing on the next primary that will be out there. so, let's not lose sight of march 15th. >> reporter: the north carolina primary is march 15th but that congressional primary is on june 7th. reporting live in cornelius, joe bruno, channel 9 eyewitness news. tonight's republican presidential debate will be down to four candidates after ben carson said, quote, he doesn't see a clear path forward for him in the election. new this morning, donald trump released his health care plan how he plans to repeal and replace obama care. he wants to allow the sale of health insurance across state lines and make individual's health insurance premium payments tax deductible. it would not require all americans to have health insurance even though he said last month he liked that part of obama care. later this month, mitt romney is expected to speak out against trump.

excerpts of a speech he will make. in one of the remarks, romney doesn't hold back saying trump's campaign promises are as worth less as a degree from trump university and trump has neither the temperment or the judgment to be president. "good morning america" has team coverage on the race to the white house including what hillary clinton will do to drum up support. watch here on channel 9 after daybreak. back in the breaking news center this morning, i want to show you something. astronaut scott kelly, he is coming off the plane when he arrived in the u.s. overnight. this is after he spent nearly a year in space. he influence from texas to -- the spacecraft landed a day before this. you can see him hugging family and friends and nasa colleagues before he said this. the. >> unbelievable feeling to be back here on planet earth. in this great country and my family and friends.

performing medical tests on kelly and compare it with his twin brother to determine what the effect space has on the body. vice president joe biden's wife was in texas to welcome kelly home. she brought him beer and an apple pie. new this morning, north carolina will spend $50 million to make roads safer. governor mccrory announced the funding saying he wants to reduce the risk of hydroplaning and add new turn lanes. the highway safety program will just crash data and input from community leaders to identify the biggest hazards from across the state. the south carolina senate will work on a new bill to raise $400 million yearly for state roads without raising the gas tax. this comes after some senators are filibustering the proposal for several weeks. they object to a current bill that would raise the gas tax

money to pay for repairs. the house and original roads bill last april but governor nikki haley rejected it. >> a chilly morning. we have news and traffic every ten minutes. >> meteorologist keith monday is keeping an eye on things. >> a big temperature swing across the country. we are in the season where the seasons fight against each other. we had the chill with the mid- 30s. single digits across the great lakes. then near 50 across the deep south and ozarks. that warmer air will surge back in as we head into next week. the cool air nice place -- is in place for now. this batch of heavy rain is rolling through mississippi this morning. that has its eyes set on the carolinas. how much the mountain snow will add up through the end of the day. let's find out from mark as traffic picks up. >> we are monitoring a couple of issues including one in matthews.

police are at the intersection directing you through on pleasant plains road up to trade street. right now minor delay. checking the drive times on 485 through the area, too early for slowdowns from east john street to providence road, 68 miles per hour. in fort mill 77 northbound being investigated around gold hill road. the good news, green conditions and no big delays. something that we will watch. >> a teenager took matters in his own hands after he said he caught a man breaking into his room. ahead on daybreak, how his father's routine helped nab the suspect. >> a texas company running toll

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yncs a texas company that lead a project similar to the i-77 toll lanes filed for bankruptcy. >> it's adding fuel to the already controversial project. eyewitness news reporter joe bruno is live on i-77 to explain how north carolina leaders are scrambling to prevent the same thing from happening here. >> if you take i-77 to work, you are familiar with signs like this one. construction of the i-77 construction project is underway but the future could be in jeopardy after a similar

company in texas went bankrupt. officials tell channel 9 governor mccrory ordered them to review all legal and financial options with the i-77 mobility partners, the company building the excess -- express lanes. cintra is the same company in charge of a highway project in texas that declared bankruptcy yesterday. the head of ncdot is flying to texas to discuss the future of our express lane project. joe bruno, channel 9 eyewitness news. back in the breaking news center following two stories. hickory police charged a man for a murder in a busy mcdonald's parking lot. they say eric yont shot two managers at the mcdonald's on highway 321. lail died at the scene and

officers believe this is part of a domestic argument. yount will be in court on murder and attempted murder charges. in caldwell county, the name of the suspect accused of stabbing a woman there. a toddler was injured at the home. the child was airlifted to the hospital. paramedics were checking another child on the scene for injuries. we are asking how both of them are doing and what happened to them. we are waiting for word. as we get updates, we will have them for you on channel 9 and at wsoctv.com. a family is pushing for answers after seeing this video of officers punching their son. angela hong is live at police headquarters to explain their demands. angela? >> reporter: the family is outraged and say it's an example of excessive use of force. the family is demanding to see

we first showed you the cell phone footage tuesday. you can see seven officers surrounding malcolm elliott. they were trying to arrest him for a hit and run crash. we were the only station there as elliott came home from the hospital yesterday. his family has hired a lawyer. his mother does not condone her son's behavior but feels that officers need better training to better handle these kinds of situations. now, we did reach out to city council and cmpd. they declined to comment until an internal investigation is completed. reporting live, angela hong, channel 9 eyewitness news. the state is expected to release the latest numbers on mumps cases in our area. there are 14 probable and confirmed cases including three in mecklenburg and two in in iredell. it's a mild virus but hard to

can take up to 25 days for symptoms to appear. count on channel 9 to bring you the latest numbers when they are released. the sun just peeked up over the horizon. >> keith monday is in severe weather center 9. will it warm up any time soon? >> no, it won't and the sun won't be with us today. we have a ridiculous sunrise. spectacular. the sun is just popping over. as we expand the view, the colors start to fill in across the sky. these clouds that there providing this great sunrise will take over for the rest of the day today, blanket out the sun. how beautiful that picture is. enjoy it because it will be out of here through the afternoon. 34. chilly this morning. 29 albermarle we want -- we won't warm up much. middle 50s south. the mountains are in the 30s

you will have the rain to deal with. many mountains have snow. that will come in this afternoon. not heavy. a wet snow. don't expect travel issues around boone but tonight as more drops in, you drop the temperature, you may have slick travelment south in chester, temperatures warming to the low 50s today. the rain chance builds in around the drive home. you will see on future tracker after 3:00, 4:00 rain spreads in from the west. light to start out, lighter than what it looks like on future tracker map. into the evening hours is when more of that rain chance will build in. after 5:00, it starts out, picks up into the night tonight between 10:00 and midnight is the best timeline for more rain to move in to the city. lower elevations around an inch. higher ridge tops avery county 3 inches plus. some of the mountain areas you

other than the high mountains i don't expect travel issues into early tomorrow morning. there after a nice warm up on the way into the weekend. five-day forecast, with your weekend always in view. mid-50s tomorrow with sunshine returning. 60 into the weekend and well into the 60s as we head into the next week. we may see 70s coming back tuesday to wednesday. late afternoon and evening plans, goes take the weather april along with you and check out the radar to track the rain chance into your neighborhood tonight. >> back into the 70s. >> next week looks warm. several days with warm temps. >> thank you. >> mark taylor learned about a wreck on independence boulevard. >> i got an update in the last couple of minutes that it's out of the travel lanes. if you are heading out, this is happening inbound. off to the shoulder. we saw minor delays earlier. this is something that we will continue to watch. no need for an alternate route

we are monitoring the signals. police are directing you through. minor delays here. we are monitoring i-77 down in fort mill. we have an accident scene northbound being investigated nearly gold hill. no delays there. traffic heavy heist on golden hill road accessing 77. elsa? >> checking wall street futures, the dow is down. nasdaq down. a 16-year-old grabbed a baseball bat when he saw a man breaking into his bedroom window. the next the reason the teen's

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happening today the naacp and raleigh pastors will meet with the family of a man that police shot and killed earlier this week. >> they will discuss the steps in the deadly officer-involved shooting.

police shot her son in the back while running from officers. but the officer said he shot him in self-defense trying to arrest him. they will hold a funeral tomorrow in the city. people will work together to improve charlotte transportation. sustain charlotte will talk about urban transportation, innovation techniques used across the country. the group wants to highlight the need for more ideas from the public in making transportation. a 16-year-old from long view confronted an intruder that broke in his home in the middle of the day. police say cody lance's quick action helped him catch the suspect. la fever broke in through the window. la fever said he was trying to hide. lane told the intruder to get out of the house. lane's father arrived home on his lunch break and chased la fever down allowing police to

the suspect is not doing well in that video. looks like one of those blows from the bat might have landed on him. >> fast thinking kid. >> brave kid. weather and traffic every 10 minutes. >> mark taylor has a look at the roads. >> a new wreck at steele creek 160 southbound around brown greer. good news, this is out of the travel lanes as well. a minor delay southbound south of i-485. we monitor the earlier accident independence boulevard. it's off to the shoulder. no big delays. only minor delays down to weddington road near pleasant plains because of malfunctioning traffic lights. a serious crash bradford near hobas up to the northwest. we will monitor that on t v6 4 in the next couple of minutes. dry and quiet this morning. beautiful sunrise. the afternoon drive, light rain will work in. i don't see a messy afternoon

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good morning, america. waging war against the front-runner. mitt romney blasts donald trump calling him a phony and a fraud as the billionaire gets closer to capturing the gop nomination. trump joins us live. new overnight, major arrests in that brazen gun shop robbery. at least ten suspects caught on camera swarming a store smashing display cases and getting away with an arsenal of weapons. the massive manhunt. smackdown, hulk hogan's $100 million lawsuit suing a website about his private tape. we have what the former pro wrestler is saying as he prepares for the biggest fight of his life. the 11-year-old hitting the shot of a lifetime in front of one of the greatest golfers of all time, tiger woods' epic

and good morning, america. how good is it to be taylor crozier, that little 11-year-old boy right there? first shot and a brand-new tiger woods golf course. you saw it was a par 3. you can guess what happened. >> hole in one like that you could not have scripted it any better. another person having a great day is astronaut scott kelly. back here in the gold old u.s. of a touching down in houston reuniting with family and friends. we'll have the latest on that just ahead. we do begin with that breaking news in the race for the white house. mitt romney set to lufrn a major new attack in the gop establishment's battle with donald trump as the candidates get ready for another crucial debate tonight. abc's tom llamas is on the scene in detroit where that debate will take place, good morning, tom. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. and i have a copy of mitt romney's speech right here. it is a blistering attack on donald trump. he's going to deliver it in a few hours. in this speech he calls donald trump a phony, a fraud, that he's playing america for suckers