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ask and he --and he is in recovery, and they are looking for surveillance video from the shell station to help to identify the suspect in this shooting. we have more on the investigation coming upstarting today at 5:00. reporting live in northwest charlotte, mark becker, channel mine, eyewitness news. >> thank you, mark, and you can see more on wscotv.com and we'll post any breaking updates as they come in. donald trump will number fayetteville to drum up support primary. five states including north carolina will hold primaries next tuesday. trump posted a a rally in the coliseum, and there are the event. trump is coming off a big win primaries. coming up, the work he still has to do to earn the nomination and major
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candidates and gop rivals. a chester county detention officer, fired and accused of having a sexual relationship with an inmate. greg suskin broke the story on twitter and he learned how it. >> reporter: dominiece white was fired afterred with misconduct in office, accused of an inappropriate relationship with an inmate discovered over the weekend. the relationship came to light from video recording in a kitchen area of the detention center and audio recordings and witness statements. now, white was a lieutenant over at the jail and supervised a shift here and the sheriff said he would not comment on her arrest or dismissal. white was released from jail yesterday on a $5,000 bond. reporting in chester county, greg suskin, channel 9, eyewitness news.
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the sheriffs office. the chief deputy said at first, it was disbelief. the officers are held to a high immediately dismissed. greg will continue to post updates as we learns more. follow him and other channel 9 reporters to learn the news as it unfolds. and the tsa is worried that traffic picking up could mean more firearms. they confiscated 13 guns at this point compared with 4 this time last year. >> we on pace to be the number 3 airport in the country with weapons found we don't reverse the trend. >> what they want every travelers to do before they get to the airport. that's today starting at 5:00 on eyewitness news. people can pay their final
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her body will lie in repose at the ronald reagan presidential library in california today and tomorrow. it follows a small ceremony in santa monica and a motorcade that led to a public viewing. . the private funeral will be friday. new at noon, more than a third of people in north carolina want lawmakers to overturn charlotte's non- discrimination ordnance. the poll found that 36% want the state to act and 30% would want lawmakers to decide. part of the ordnance would let people choose the bathroom that fits their identity. yesterday at noon, we learned
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the issue. issue -- >> they are looking to have legislation in place as long as lawmakers go into session. this afternoon, veterans can learn more about services and health care. the salisbury da health care system is hosting a town hall at the new facility in west charlotte to help people learn more about benefits and scheduling appointments. the town hall runs from 2:30 to iraqi intelligence officials say that u.s. special forces in iraq have captured the head of the isis chemical
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isis is believed to have used mustard gas in iraq and syria. and spring allergy escape is in full swing in charlotte. doctors say people are already calling out of work and school. the carolina asthma and allergy center set that tree pollens like oak, elm, and cedar are coming out, and doctors are expecting a harsh season. >> we had a very cold and icy february we like to think held back the pollen, but mother nature is bringing spring and we are seeing it coming out. >> at 5:00, what you can do to keep your symptoms at bay and how charlotte compares to the country with allergies. and spring-like temperatures through the end of the week will keep the pollen counts up, but i'm tracking the relief from rain later this week. when you could see showers in your neighborhood coming up next. and the race for the white
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house in our nation's capitol. eyewitness news reporter jacqueline fell explains how the suspect was able to get across the country undetected. >> reporter: the suspect, a 30- year-old marine was taken into custody, arrested by the secret service without a fight. police say he threw flash-bangs and other items over the fence, and he is accused of gunning down an idaho pastor a day after the pastor spoke at a ted cruz rally. before he boarded a plane to d.c., he sent flash drives to his parents and members of the media and there was a list including members of congress. >> maybe a dozen u.s. senators
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donald trump and the donald t . we're giving you a live look right now at the reagan library where the body of nancy reagan lies in repose. the 95-year-old died at her home in california, and she her husband. also at noon, former gop candidate carly fiorina endorsed ted cruz for the white house but a big endorsement is not enough to stop donald trump's emphasis,. >> reporter: today, bernie sanders celebrating a major
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yesterday's primary after by double-digits. >> i want to thank this opportunity to thank the people polls. >> reporter: sanders came away with fewer delegates because of her big win in mississippi bringing her more than half the delegates she needs. >> the stakes in the election need to keep rising higher. >> reporter: and ted cruz picked up idaho but the night belonged to gop frontrunner donald trump winning in michigan, mississippi, and hawaii calling on other candidates to drop out and unify the party. >> let's come together, folks. we'll wifnlt i -- win. i say let's come together. >> frankly, for the first time, people are starting to hear my message. >> reporter: senator marco
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home state advantage, too, despite trailing in the polls and coming in last in mississippi and michigan. >> buckle up your seat belts. >> reporter: she focused on florida where the democrats will be tonight meeting in miami for the second debate this week. york. donald trump increased his delegate lead over cruz by 15. and it takes 1237 to win the republican nomination. you can find the latest on the campaign trail any time. just look for our complete coverage on wsoctv.com. new at noon, firefighters in hickory rescued a woman from a car after a crash. the crash shut down a portion
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to cut off one of the doors to reach the woman trapped inside. a retired police officer witnessed the crash. he told channel 9 that one of the drivers pulled into the path of the other car, causing the accident. no of the injuries were serious. democrats want to set aside more money for a road bill, and plan to off more amendments today but the gop said it will last week. the proposal takes money from the general budget instead of raising the gas tax. parents in rock hill can learn more about school options for their kids. the district will host a choice fair in rock hill. the online application prose
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vicki graf is tracking seeing in may. that's right, and stephanie as of 9:00 this morning, we reached 60 degrees in charlotte where the high should be. already in the 70s. salisbury. across the carolinas, dealing with unseasonably warm temperatures and continuing with the futurecast, we will continue to climb, reaching the mid to upper 70s. from chester to lancaster, you will be closer to the 80-degree mark and as we head through the next several days, not quite record warmth but the warmest for this day since last november and we haven't seen 78 since last october. so a very warm trend but there are changes for the end of the week. we are dealing with patchy
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great afternoon, not just in charlotte but in the mountains. take a look at this view from grandfather mountain, just beautiful. if you can, get outside and enjoy the fresh air and maybe enjoy the lunch break outdoors and go for a walk or a run. this evening, clouds but staying mild and if you are heading uptown for the hornets game, are you good to go. and you may need a jacket. we'll deal with patchy fog, mainly before 9:00 tomorrow and that's when the advise visibility -- visibility will be limit inside spots. we'll be in the upper 70sto low 80s in pageland, so another nice and warm day, and we could see changes as well. futurecast tries to bring a sprinkle through early in the
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it still might show an isolated sprinkle tomorrow and keeping afternoon. the evening drive, upper 70s and staying warm. we're tracking a storm system out to the west and parked across texas, louisiana, and arkansas and this will bring very intense rainfall with up to a foot of rain dealing with flooding and a severe weather threat. weekend. so for saturday, low 70s and a few showers possible and sunday, a better chance for rain, not going to be a wash out but if you have plans outside, take our wsoc tv weather app with you at all times. the main concern will be rain, not concerned with flooding or severe storms right now and as new data comes in, we will be watching that with more updates on eyewitness news at 5:00. so it will stay warm they are
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ever concussion-related lawsuit. the family sued for $5 million. their son played four years with pop warner and committed suicide four years later. he was diagnosed with a brain disease caused by head trauma. >> i just couldn't understand why a happy kid turned into someone so depressed. >> the lawsuit claims that pop warner failed to discuss hits in process. pop warner benches and child suspected of having a concussion and is not playing again until cleared by a qualify doctor. a panthers defensive end said he turned down twice the offs from other teams, a $6 million offer. the panthers released johnson last week to save $11 million
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johnson said it's not about the money but his heart is in carolina. and lawmakers are looking to keep the zika virus from spreading here. >> we are well prepared. there is no reason to be concerned. >> there are five confirmed cases and all the patients contract today abroad, and the world health organization is looking into sexual transmission of the virus. yesterday, they said that sexual transmission is more common than thought. the virus is mostly spread by mosquito bites. attorney general loretta lynch has asked not to be considered for the supreme court. she said she is honored to serve as attorney general and
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the president is looking for a replacement for justice scalia who died last month. and people are talking about a solar eclipse from the sky. >> it's like christmas and new year's and easter combined. >> all of the cameras were ready. the airline had adjusted their schedules so people could chase the eclipse as they donned special glasses. the moon moves between the earth and sun. we didn't get to see it? >> august 17. >> mark the calendar for next year. we will have plenty of warmth and upper 70s, and we are tracking rain on the way later this week. check in with steve later on the eyewitness news at 5:00 on how long it will stick around. all right. thank you, vicki and thank you
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s a letter from someone who's here. lshe has to take a brand name vdrug. been taking it since the early 1980's. at that time it cost approximately $180 for 10 shots. the latest refill was $14.700 for the same 10 vials and the company is calledvaleant pharmaceuticals. i'm going after them. this is predatory pricing andwe're going to make sure it is stopped.
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joey fatone: it's time to play "family feud." give it up for steve harvey! [captioning made possible by fremantle media] steve: how are you folks? how are you folks doing? how you doing? how you folks? thank you very much. ha ha! thank you very much. thank you. hey, welcome to "family feud," everybody. i'm your man steve harvey! and boy, do we have a good one for you today, folks. returning for the second day from leicester, mass., it's the brown family. >> ah hoo! ha ha ha! yeah! steve: that's some serious business over there. well, from right here in hotlanta, georgia, it's the lawson family. >> [cheering] steve: everybody's here trying
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and a possibility of driving out of here in a brand-new stylish ford fusion right there. yeah. let's get it on! give me tanisha! give me kevin. let's go. ["family feud" theme plays] all right, guys, here we go. we've got the top 8 answers on the board. we asked 100 married women, tell me a way that your husband is just like a newborn baby. >> he can't feed himself. steve: he can't feed himself. tanisha? >> clothing. steve: jordan. >> he wines. steve: he--ha! >> yeah! >> he wines. steve: he wines! >> yeah! steve: kim? >> he's messy. steve: he's messy. pass or play?
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