have been surrounding his rallies all weekend. from screaming and punching to police having to pepper spray large crowds. we're asking authorities what they are planning to do to keep the peace tomorrow when trump comes here. but first we are tracking rain around charlotte this midday. you are looking at the most powerful radar. you can see the rain moving through. i'm brittney johnson and i'm here in severe center 9. how much longer is this going to stick around? >> we'll track showers in and out of the afternoon today. could see an isolated storm as well so taking you through live doppler 9. we're dealing with light showers in and around the charlotte area. this will move off to the north ease. that will head towards mount holly by 12:06 and charlotte by around 12:12.

cleveland county north of shelby and spotty showers along i-4o closer to morgantown and moving off to the northeast. steadier rain along i-77 so you'll need to use the windshield wipers if you're heading out this afternoon. this is heading towards china grove in the next few minutes. light rain in the mountains and that is where we have seen a lot of rain since this morning. we continue to see the threat for showers in and out throughout the afternoon with the steadier rain on top of us right now. i'll take you through the rest of future cast to show you how long this will stick around. another unruly crowd, this is in kansas city missouri. that is officers pepper spraying the crowds. inside the crowd was mostly trump supporters but there were packs of trump haters too. kansas city police arrested

also yesterday in dayton, ohio, a demonstrator jumped over the barricade. hee rushed the stage that trump was on. you can see him jump there and trump's secret service quickly surrounded him. he was led away in handcuffs. trump is s going to start pressing charges. >> you know what? i am going to start pressing charges against these people. [applause] >> okay? then we won't have a problem. >> reporter: authorities charged four people after violent protests broke out at a trump rally friday night in chicago. you can see right there protestors and supporters clashing in the streets and inside the venue. four people are facing charges. they range from aggravated battery to resisting arrest. at least two police officers were injured. now, after all these problems, trump will be in hickory tomorrow morning ahead

he wis be at the university at 10:00 a.m.. it received the request from trump and intended to honor it as long as there is proper security. we know hickory police are working with the university on security for tomorrow's event. we know organizers are planning a peaceful protest. this is a ticketed event. in a few hours one of trump rivals will be in town. ted cruz will be in concord for a rally. alexa is there. you can see the setup right now. >> reporter: organizers said this rally would happen rain or shine and it is raining. supporters said they are still going to be here. some are in the bleachers behind the camera wearing the ponchos. ted cruz will speak. when we were here an hour ago, some of the first supporters

we're just two days away from north carolina's primary election. right now. he was here last week. i was there while he was campaigning. he is sticking to his key talking points. he said he will repeal obamacare, have a simple flat tax, abolish the irs and secure the boarders to create jobs and stimulate economic growth. voters he said they want to possible. i spoke to one couple in particular, the first ones here to today's rally. >> he really is a constitutional conservative and defends our rights. >> reporter: now there are 15 people set to speak on today's agenda. ted cruz is set to take the podium at about 4:30. i will have a recap on

>> most of the candidates will be making stops in our area like we said a few minutes ago. hickory. also tomorrow hillary clinton and bernie sanders will both be in charlotte. sapders will be at the pnc music pavilion and hillary clinton outside of upton p the cnn is hosting a prime time town hall. it will be held at ohio state university at 8:00. both hillary clinton and bernie sanders will attend. the event serves as a closing statement ahead of tuesday's primaries which including north carolina. voters here will select their picks for their parties nominees for president, governor and attorney general. billion dollars connect bond of the state. a.m. thursday.

you everything you need to know leading you up to the primary. you can go to wsoctv.com and follow our social media pages. new at noon, police in hickory are looking for a man who shot a woman early this morning. police were called to third street northwest and that is where they found helen. warrants have been issued for madison morrow la for attempted first-degree murder. she is in critical condition. police need your help finding a suspects wanted in two bank rock rhys. they happened ten minutes apart yesterday. investigators say the wells fargo and fifth third bank were robbed again just ten minutes apart. these are the surveillance pictures of that suspect. you can see he is wearing sunglasses in both of the robberies but different clothing. anyone with information is

there will be a vigil of a woman hit and killed. she ran in front of a car on west sugar creek road on wednesday. they say the driver tried to avoid hitting her. tonight the vigil is at 7:00 p.m. and will take place where the accident happened. earlier this week we broke down how many pedestrians were killed in 2015's in the carolinas. pedestrian deaths in south carolina are up 31% but in north carolina, the number is down 3%. the study found more than 2300 people on foot were killed in crashing during the first six months of 2015. a rock band leader is apologizing for claims he made about security the night of the paris terror attacks. the reason he said he felt uneasy that night. first, charlotte city council is set to vote on

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her first term. we've gotta create new jobs andindustries of the future. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. tomorrow the charlotte city council will decide whether a school should go up where the old eastland mall used to be in east charlotte. da'sean brown spoke to people on both sides of the debate. >> reporter: what many see as an empty lot, -- this this is a blank slate. >> back in 2012, the city bought the 80-acre property. four years later, they have an offer from the board of education. >> when you talk about economic drivers, schools are not necessarily economic drivers. >> reporter: he said the missing link is a chance to bring in new business.

adding it first could shutdown the road to future opportunity. >> especially with a school. it starts limiting what goes in there after the fact. the thing with the school, they are putting the cart before the horse. >> reporter: a look at the plan shows 11 acres dedicated to a new kitchen through 8 language school. the idea approved in november of 2013. school. >> reporter: forest depths like soon enough. >> i feel the need in this area especially for education because i have seen plans and all these proposals and proposals so if the first step is building a school, let's do >> da'sean brown, channel 9. the vote on the sale is line number 18 on tomorrow night's agenda. it starts at 6:00 uptown. you can count on channel 9 to board's decision. new information just

who deliberately crashed a

what rola. new developments in a deadly officer shooting in raleigh. >> the man shot and killed by an independent autopsy showed din kins was shot in the back. during a press conference yesterday, a member of the family's legal team said the autopsy showed the bullet hit near his shoulder. he asked everyone to keep an open mind about how the shooting occurred. his mother struggled to hold back tears. >> my son, i think he was officer. i would rather he had just arrested him. officer twitty shot and 29th. a preliminary autopsy shows he

right shoulder but it never specified if the shots came from the front or back. self-defense. the investigation is on going. french authorities have not been able to break it. 130 people were killed in the november 13th terror attacks in paris. unlocking two phones found at the stadium following the attacks could help unveil any contacts the gunmen had with other isis sympa thigh spurs. french authorities haven't reached out to the hospital. the justice department believes a locked iphone belonging to one of the san bernardino shooters contains evidence of the attack. apple has refused to create a backdoor program to give the government access to the phone citing privacy concerns for all

they are apologizing for allegations he made following the terrorist attacks. he was on stage with his bands eagles of death metal when the gunmen stormed in. security may have been prewarned about the attacks. he felt uneasy with the backstage security guard and that six guards failed to show up that night. hughes says his claims are unfounded and he is taking responsible for them. the germanwings co-pilot that purposely crashed a plan last year was using anti depress cents. they were found in his system as well as sleeping aid medication. the report says multiple doctors who treated him did not in firm auses about his mental health. they believe he locked the captain out of the cockpit crashing the plane, killing all

pope francis has his third anniversary by reinformationing his message of mercy and giving away gospels of the hospital saint luke. he stressed amur sy over morals message, one he is emphasizing during his holy year of mercy. this is historic floodings, water up 2 feet in some parts. more than 1,000 homes flooded and even more threatened. national guard crews rescued nearly 2100 people in five days. one louisiana family says water came rushing through their home in minutes. >> that is about where it was. fortunately that is the size we got. >> that is about 8 inches high. part of that same system is on its way moving through charlotte. we won't see anything of that

gulf but that rain has been all day. >> we told you all week we were expecting rain this weekend. the good news is those suffering from allergies, this is helping to wash some of that pollen away. one batch moved through. another on the way. we're stuck under clouds now. here in the charlotte area, this batch along 485, 85 and that is moving off to the northeast so in the next couple minutes that will head into uptown and then myers park by 12:22 and noted by 12:25. might need those windshield wipers if you're heading out along 85 closer to gastonia seeing spotty showers. to harmony. china grove.

east heading towards salisbury and spencer by 12:25. still tracking light rain. we have seen a lot of it this morning. it is from boone, jefferson, along 221. you're seeing some of the light showers right now. we have seen steady rain so far today. as this continues to move to the north and east, we'll see some spotty showers going through the afternoon. it is hard to pinpoint where they will pop up and when. keep in mind at any point we'll see some storms, as well. the clouds should start to thin out and that will help to warm us up and create enough instability to e produce storms through the evening hours. download our weather app so you can track the showers or the interactive radar. the main concerns, heavy rain at times. really not going to lead to flooding. it is not going to be coming down that heavy. isolated thunderstorms are

a low threat for gusty winds. so it is warm already. 65 in charlotte. monroe, 72 degrees. 72 in lan skas stir. throughout the afternoon, warming into the low 70s. this is going to be warm for this time of year, however not as warm as what we have seen over the past couple of days. >> if you have plans this evening, some will bring showers. we'll be in the 60s. tomorrow more rain on the way. as we head toward midday, possibly a few showers. throughout the afternoon and evening, this is when we could see a better chance for pop-up showers and possibly storms as well. we could see wet road the for the evening drive across the charlotte area so keep an eye on that. tomorrow starting off dry. then scattered showers and storms by the afternoon. it will be another warm day in the lower 8 oz.

we'll see unsettled weather today and clearing by tomorrow night and then sunshine returns, a slight chance for showers for st. patrick's day. looking ahead to next weekend that is always in view, closer to where we should be this time of year and showers are possible. >> we have been way warm, summer warm. >> and here are the showers we're seeing. state environmental issues hold a meeting tomorrow on duke energy's. these have been declared low risk. they must be closed and capped by 2029. the meeting with start at 6:00 at the town hall. the state is holding public meetings. last month a meeting was held surrounding the plant. that plant has been classified

coal ash will have to be removed by 2019.

ha a cms school is rewarding hard-working students with after school competition. it has taken team spirit to a new level. eyewitness news anchor stephanie maxwell found how it is scoring big in the classroom. >> reporter: this is march madness on a smaller much younger scale. championships are on the line. five years ago school social worker started the after school league for third through fifth graders to keep them out of trouble and challenge them to work hard at school. they have to follow three rules. maintain great behavior,

the opportunity to play basketball. some are still figuring out the rules of the game. 95 students play. another 30 are on the step team that pumps up the crowd. mix in parents, teachers and friends and it gets loud but they deserve to make some noise. >> over 50 kids on our basketball league. >> it gives me a chance to hang out with friends and it is a challenge to play against the other teams. >> fun and i get to be around my friends and you get to learn new things. >> whether players score ten points or none, they are learning team work and things that have nothing to to with the game. >> we talk about making good choices. >> that is something that everyone here can celebrate championship or not. stephanie maxwell, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> >> school leaders say after the first year, their end of school

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so finding on where you are, you probably have been experiencing rain for a few hours now. how long will this stick around? >> showers throughout the day today so keep the rain gear handy. not a washout but we could see isolated storms this afternoon and evening and some could pack a little bit of a punch. we're going to keep the threat for downpours tomorrow. highs today in the lower 70s. we heat up tomorrow.

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