those storms really won't get here until tonight. as you are heading out, be on the lookout for fog. we have dense fog advisories for the mountains, the foothills north of the charlotte area. that is where it is tough to see right now. also visibility is updated in lancaster, really tough to see. less than a mile. same with shelby, albemarle and concord. fog will be a problem early on and as we go throughout the afternoon, that is when we'll start to see more storms popping up so for your drive, fog in the morning and by 5:00, starting to see scattered showers coming closer to the charlotte area. however i'll take you through futurecast to show you when the best chance for the severe weather will be. first weather and traffic every 10 minutes. let's get a look at the morning drive with mark. >> more blue line construction that starts today, more lane restrictions as well. this is happening in the area where we have been seeing it. it has been happening on north tryon, harris boulevard at north tryon, and this morning,

be able to head northbound on north tryon and turn left on to j. w. clay. take mccullough drive to act as the alternate route. that starts this morning at 9:00 and lasts for bo two weeks. -- about two weeks. still no issues coming out of concord and kannapolis from nc 73 to 485 almost 70 miles per hour. flowing freely, and that continues for the west side, over the billy graham parkway, both directions coming to and from gaston county as well. today donald trump, hillary clinton and bernie sanders will be campaigning throughout our area. a day ahead of north carolina's presidential primaries. >> security will be a top concern, especially after recent violence at trump's event. joe bruno starts our team coverage at lenoir-rhyne where supporters are already lined up this morning. joe? >> reporter: donald trump won't be speaking until another four hours, but already there are hundreds of people here.

overnight to make sure they are first in line. this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see donald trump in hickory. university officials are putting final touches on the event preparations right now. that includes security. it's rally comes days after a violent protest forced trump to cancel a similar is he vent in chicago. supporters i spoke with say they don't think anything like that will happen today. >> we have our own small amount of violence here. i don't perceive that happening at this school. >> i think they are stupid. i think they should go home. >> reporter: and coming up in 30 minutes, the new poll, released overnight, that shows what is at stake here for donald trump during his visit to the tarheel state as well as other major races across the state. joe bruno, channel 9 eyewitness news. democratic candidate bernie sanders and hillary clinton will also be campaigning in the

hillary clinton will speak at charlotte's grady cole center in uptown at 9:15 p.m. sanders will hold a rally in university city, that begins at 4:30 in the afternoon. but doors will open three hours before that. supporters of both candidates say they are excited to hear their message. >> once people understand what bernie is about, then they'll most definitely vote for him. >> she is not a perfect candidate for everyone. for me she is. >> we reached out to cmpd about both venues and their plans for security today. we are waiting to hear back from them. channel 9 will have clues at each of today's campaign events and will stream them live at wsoc-tv.com. you can also follow us on twit foreconstant updates. today matthews town council could vote on a resolution to split from the charlotte- mecklenburg school district. the move comes as the school board considers changes to student assignment. mint hill is also considering a similar resolution. town leaders want to make sure

opportunity to stay in neighborhood schools they say that would create stability and predictability for parents. leaders in huntersville, cornelius and davidson all voted and passed a resolution for student assignment just last week those three resolutions ask cms leaders to make sure every student has a seat in their schools. more than 27,000 people responded to a student assignment survey. last week the results outlined the top three concerns. 80% said school staffing is most important, 75% said school environment, 67% said location and how close schools were to home. matthews board of commissioners meet tonight at 6:30 at the town hall. count on channel 9 to let you know what happens. tonight city leaders will approve contract renewals involving charlotte-douglas airport and several airlines.

airlines, delta and others were set to expire this summer. the new 10-year contract means charlotte will remain american's second largest hub. american airlines agreed to invest $500 million for new terminal and other future expansions at the airport. today people in cleveland county could hear about the coal ash risk for the rogers energy complex. the state department of environmental quality ranked the coal ash basins at that plan as low priority. that means they have to be closed by the year 2029. it is part of precautions after the spill in the dan river two years ago. tonight's meeting is at 6:00 at boiling springs town hall. the state is holding public meetings in each county where duke has a coal ash pond. last month was gaston county. the steam plant has been classify as a high priority site, which means the coal ash has to be removed by 2019. today the new unc system president will visit unc charlotte.

the school and meet about with students and staff. some students are expected to protest her visit. this is video from protests in the quad during spellings's first day on the job earlier this month. critics say the hiring process was not transparent and she is more concerned with politics than students. students at winthrop university may be paying more this fall semester. a new proposal asks for a 1% increase in student education and general fees. the school is raising current student fees rather than tuition because enrollment is down. officials say this method will help them raise the needed funds for next year's budget. it means fees for in state students will jump to $71 and $65 for out of state students. right now winthrop undergraduates pay the third highest in state costs for a public university in south carolina and more than $27,000. a cadet at the citadel pays

new this morning, maryland's governor ordered flags be flown at half staff in honor of a police officer shot and killed near a police station yesterday. the fbi is helping now in this investigation. police say someone shot officer colson inland over, which is a washington d.c. suburb. several officers shot back and hit the began man, who is expected to survive. police later arrested a second person, they call it an unprovoked attack. union county law enforcement is trying to deal with rising heroin abuse and overdoses in the county. our partners at the enquirer journal report an uptick of heroin abuse in the area started two years ago. last week the sheriff's office was called to five heroin overdoses. one was deadly. health and human services announced north carolina will get nearly $2.5 million in grants to help treat prescription abuse and the

it will go to seven health centers in the state in hopes of improving and expanding substance abuse services. last week the government announced it is holding a can't test to create a mobile app for patients hooked on opioids and heroin. $30,000 will be awarded in prizes for the winning app prototypes. officials hope the apps can quickly connect patients to counseling and treatment options. you probably notice the gas prices have been creeping up recently and experts say they are likely going to go even higher. an asheville gas station owner has raised prices $.20? a 40 hour period. if you need to fill up this morning, you are going to pay about $1.78 in the charlotte area for a gallon. the state price average is $1.85. south carolina is around 1970.

and clicking on the traffic tap. scroll over to gas prices. weather and traffic every 10 minutes. >> here's meteorologist vicki graf. she is keeping an eye on fog this morning and also tracking severe weather for today. >> reporter: that's right stephanie. and fog is a problem this morning, especially north of charlotte from boone through hickory and lincolnton. that is where it is really tough to see. you can't see more than a mile in front of you, so take it slow on the roads. visibility dropped in albermarle and lancaster as well. fog will be a problem early on. and it is going to be another muggy and warm day ahead. we are in the mid to upper 50s to low 60s, taking you through futurecast, we climb quickly. by lunch time already in the low 70s and highs today in the upper 70s as you head toward lancaster, chesterfield and rockingham you will be in the low 80s. the warmth will lead to the threat for rain and stronger storms. the storms won't get here until later tonight.

stick around and what the biggest storm threats women be in your neighborhood. weather and traffic every 10 minutes. let's get a look at the morning drive with mark. >> 6:10 this morning vicky. looking good for 485 in the area too early for big delays on 77 coming in from york county. southbound from davidson toward cornelius, look at this, 71 miles per hour. you guys are doing well heading south of iredell from statesville southbound. closer toward huntersville 67 miles per hour. 85, south of the university area with the split, 6 miles per hour and 77, heading toward the brookshire freeway at 72 miles per hour. stephanie? drivers stranded for hours along this busy section of i- 40. ahead at 6:30, the combination of problems troopers say caused nearly 100 vehicles to crash along this section of the highway. a virginia man's 30-year prison sentence overturned. next this morning, the actions his lawyer took in court that

similar issues that attorneys have been accused of here. and our first pictures of breaking news this morning.

craig head in north charlotte. following a shooting in north charlotte at 5:45 we told you one person was taken to the hospital with potentially life- threatening injuries. eyewitness news reporter britney johnson is on scene for us live. what are investigators telling you now? >> reporter: i just spoke with investigators within the last 30 seconds. they are telling me this scene behind us at tryon square is one of multiple scenes that may be connected to a shooting here. we have learned there is a club here, a social club they tell us is open late into the evening and people are saying this parking lot was packed with people who were at a party in this area when that shooting happened. officers tell us this started with a call for an armed robbery, but then they learned there was a shooting victim who

away from here. he asked people to call 911 for him, he had been shot in the legs. that is the person who has gone to the loss. hospital. and then police are focusing a lot of attention here in the centers. there are markings for shell casings, also shattered glass glass. someone else showed up with their car that had been shot into. those people took their car to police headquarters to get help with that shooting investigation. so again, multiple pieces, multiple factors, all leading police back to this area here at tryon square. they believe it was full of people, and so far they know of one person who has been taken to the hospital with the gunshot wounds to the legs. multiple police cars have showed up since we have been here, so this investigation has continued to expand. we are going to work to get

they are working to get the very basic facts together right now, lots going on right now at tryon square, we'll continue bringing updates as they develop. britney johnson channel 9 eyewitness news. as we get more from her we'll stay here in the breaking news center and bring that to you. we are also following a train derailment in kansas this morning. 20 people are in the hospital. you can see the firefighters are top of this, trying to get people out. highway patrol officials say five of these nine train cars flipped on fire their sides. -- on to their sides. no word yet on what caused this derailment. in the last 15 minutes the mother of one passenger told our sister station in wichita her daughter, a college student was helping out of a window

going 75 miles per hour. it derailed in cimarron. you can look at the map to give you an idea, it was halfway on its trip near wichita. the passengers who were not hurt were taken it a nearby rec center. as folks are gathering there and telegot alternate transportation to get to their final destination. because this happened so far from a major see it is taking quite awhile to get video. but as we get new information we are monitoring it we'll bring it to you. we will be calling attorney nick mackey today, after a judge threw out a man's 30-year prison sentence and conviction because he says mackey slept during the trial. the appellate judge in virginia overturned the case friday, one

30 minutes at least. mackey ran for mecklenburg county sheriff in 2007, he won the race but the decision was overturned. he pleaded guilty to a contempt of court charge after failing to show up for a client's trial in 2007. we have called the number list today mackey's law office but have not heard back. weather and traffic every 10 minutes. >> here's meteorologist vicki graf in severe weather center 9, keeping an eye on the developing fog situation for us this morning. >> that's right john. we have dense fog advisories for the mountains the foothills along the i-40 corridor. it is tough to see on some of those roads, so take it slow and make sure to use your low beams. not dealing with any showers right now, fog is the only problem. but going through the day, we are going to keep the threat for storms. i'm tracking the large system out to the west. more than 300 miles west of the charlotte area. that is going to make a run our direction later today. not going to get here until tonight though. but still you want to make sure

to time it all out for you on futurecast, clouds, fog early on will start to lift by 9:00 or 10:00. seeing a mix of sun and clouds, that is going to warm us up quickly again it had. toward 5:00, still could be dealing with wet roads for the evening drive. toward 8:00, 9:00 tracking downpours that will be pushing through, some of these will be strong, possibly severe storms, so keep an eye on the skies later tonight. that clears out quickly though and heading through the overnight hours, more of a clearing could see lingering showers in the mountains. so taking a look at our threat tracker for this evening, our main concerns some of these isolated storms will contain very heavy rainfall, making it tough to drive on the roads. can't rule out hail and damaging winds. be prepared for quickly changing weather today and make

severe weather alerts using our weather app. start to the day. as you wake up this morning, fog is still going to be a a monday. you hate to see problems on the roads, but we are going to be dealing with that early on. and then later today is when we'll see the threat for 5:00. and it is still going to be warm today, close to 80 degrees. your neighborhood forecast for kings mountain as we go throughout the afternoon, that is when we'll be tracking more spotty showers and storms. the storms clear out overnight, it is going to be warm for tuesday and wednesday, but look ahead toward the end of the week. a little bit of a cooldown on the way. your 5-day forecast shows we are expecting storms today. i'll have your hour by hour forecast for tonight and that is when we see the biggest threat for severe storms. temperatures in the low 80s for tuesday and wednesday, a slight chance for showers on st. patrick's day thursday, looking ahead to flexion weekend, going to be cooler with highs in the low 60s. let's get a look at the

a wreck in the last five minutes in east charlotte on monroe road near wendover road. u.s. 74 looking good. still 48 miles per hour for the average speed. under 15 minutes coming in from 485. still overall, not too bad, we'll watch that accident. we are also watching the thoroughfares and those leading toward uptown charlotte, including the john belk freeway heading over toward wilkinson boulevard. over toward the brookshire no issues here. some drivers with suspended licenses will have a chance this week to get those privileges back. ahead at 6:30, the specific requirements those drivers will have to meet and the reason not everyone qualifies. tonight charlotte city leaders will vote on a plan to

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an we are following breaking news in north charlotte right now. let's take a live look from east craig led road. one person was shot. investigators are on the scene, gathering evidence, snapping photos behind the yellow tape. three different scenes, police believe are all tied to this crime. we want to give you a look from hickory. hundreds lined up ahead of donald trump's rally this morning. the other key issues on the ballot when polls open tomorrow. i'm stephanie maxwell. >> and i'm john paul. it is 6:30. meteorologist vicki graf with a first look at the weather. >> reporter: you can see fog in the video therefrom hickory.

with this morning. that is the main problem as you head out on the roads, seeing dense fog from boone, hickory, statesville, lincolnton and shelby. visibility is less than a mile. it is tough to see, especially on back roads and side roads. tough to see there as well. as you are heading out for your morning drive, take it slow. a mild start to the day too. you can leave the jackets at homement going through the day, -- at home. going through the day, hot and muggy again, that is going to lead to storms, possibly even severe after the evening drive. i'll breakdown on futurecast when the rain arrives and how long it will stick around. let's look at the morning drive with mark. >> a wreck on monroe road, doesn't look too serious, no

a minor delay, u.s. 74 looking good. no big slowdowns. traffic is building. getting busy around briar creek heading through the freeway section but right now we are on schedule at 6:31. no accidents or stalled vehicles. we are following a shooting in north charlotte. police are piecing together evidence from three different scenes. britney johnson is live he on east craighead. >> reporter: this is the tryon square parking lot. you can see behind us investigators just put down yellow markers. they have been counting the shell casings in this parking lot where they say the shooting happened but they tell us right now officers are at three district stevens all tied back to the shooting in this parking lot. the first call came out an armed robbery call.

there then they got a call nearby off richie avenue. a man shot asked police to call for them. we are told he was shot in the legs. and then a third person showed up at cmpd headquarters. their car had been shot into and they told police it all stemmed back to an altercation here in this parking lot on tryon square. it remains very active this morning, multiple officers have showed up to continue helping in this investigation. they are still in the very early stages as they try to figure out exactly what happened here but they are spread out at three different scenes. again that tie back for the shooting -- to the shooting in this parking lot. live in north charlotte, britney johnson channel 9 eyewitness news. today charlotte city council will decide whether a school should go up where the old eastland mall should be. >> the lot in east charlotte is 80 acres.

were approved in a bond referendum, but neighbors have mixed emotions about the deal. >> when you talk about things that are economic drivers, schools aren't necessarily economic drivers. >> i feel the need in this area especially for education. >> the price tag on the deal is $650,000. also tonight, city council will finalize plans they say will help people connect in growing neighborhoods. a grant last year paid for five porch swings that will go near busy bus stops. the city is putting them in areas that are diverse, like central avenue, to bridge the gap between long time neighbors and immigrants and millennials who are moving? crews reopened i-4 after a string of crashes involving more than 100 vehicles. these are new pictures we are getting this morning. in one you can see a white suv, look at this. it is on top of some of those cars there. at least 20 people went to the

the first crash was around 6:00 last night during some strong storms. one woman, who narrowly avoided a crash, explained what happened. >> it was a light rain and everybody had do to him to a halt. >> drivers saw so many tow trucks they lost count. the road did reopen around 11:00. donald trump, hillary clinton and bernie sanders are campaigning in our area today. polls open across north carolina exactly 20 hours from now and we are breaking down other major issues on the ballot. joe bruno is live at lenoir- rhyne where the crowd is growing. >> reporter: in the past 30 minutes alone this crowd has doubled. many of these people camped out overnight. check this out, the line

street for several blocks. we are expecting more than 1000 people today. overnight, while they were all waiting, the candidate they support donald trump has a dominating lead in north carolina, according to a new left leading public policy poll. it shows trump in first place with 44% and ted cruz in second with 33%. the poll covered other major races and issues across the state as well, including the connect nc bonds. if approved, $2 million will be sprinkled across the state. according to the results the bonds are expected to pass with more than 60% of the vote between republicans and democrats, but some say the bonds will just pass debt to future generations. >> the new generation and the new people coming up is going to be the people that you have to live with it. that is people my kids are going to have to be around and everything, that is what i'm worried about. >> reporter: coming back to the scene right now, you can see

they just broke into a chant saying build that wall. in about 15 minutes they'll head inside for the rally to wait for donald trump to begin speaking. coming up in 15 minutes, i'll have a live report on the intense security measures they will be greeted with as soon as they step foot into the auditorium. joe bruno channel 9 eyewitness news. >> three candidates are campaigning in our area today. shows you how important north carolina s the other three are spread out in states that have primaries. >> ted cruz is in illinois after being in concord yesterday and marco rubio is in florida. von kasich is in ohio after getting an endorsement from former speaker of the house john boehner. mitt romney will campaign with kasich today. the democrat candidates participated in a town hall in ohio last night, before coming to north carolina today. topics range from trade and which to police brutality and the doesn't tremendous's prison

>> my department of justice will investigate every killing of an american held in police custody or killed while being apprehend. >> we have systemic racism that is really at work inside the criminal justice system. >> channel 9 will be with each candidate in our area today and will have complete coverage before during and after tomorrow's elections. on air and on wsoc-tv.com. today a belmont man will make his first court appearance on charges of sex offenses against multiple children. our partners at the gaston gazette report police arrested kevin reid friday. he is charged with a first degree sexual offense and four counts of taking indecent liberties with a child. this happened between 2003 and 2015. one accuser was 12. reid is being held on a $251,000 bond. starting today the south carolina dmv will hold its driver suspension eligibility week. south carolina drivers who lost

suspensions can apply to reduce or clear the remaining time of that suspension. some include underage drivers, drivers suspended for operating an unlicensed taxi, those who drove an uninsured vehicle they did not own and drivers suspended to driving under suspension. but that excludes alcohol or drug-related convictions. the ncaa tournament starts this week with unc chapel hill a top seed. >> they'll play florida gulf coast in raleigh thursday night. the tarheels are coming off their ac ctournament win and the coach is confident his team is ready. >> we're well rounded basketball team. we pass we defend we can rebound we are good on the backboard. so it is a basketball team that we, as coaches, have appreciated and pushed and pushed and pushed. and that is what we are going

>> duke and unc wilmington play thursday. unc asheville plays villanova on friday. we have a bracket on our website. you'll see it in the water cooler section on the home page of wsoc-tv.com. weather and traffic every 10 minutes. >> here's meteorologist vicki graf as she is keeping an eye on the developing fog situation. >> reporter: that's right. we have dense fog north and west of charlotte, making visibility limited from shelby, lincolnton, statesville, hickory and boone. dense advisories go until 10:00. take it slow and make sure to use your low beams. for your morning drive, fog will be the problem up until 9:00 or 1:00. it is also going to be a warmer start to the day the in mid to low 60s. and hitting the roads later this afternoon, that is when we are going to see the threat for storms, mainly after 6:00 or 7:00ment that is when the storms could be strong, possibly even severe. you want to be weather aware as we go through the second part

i'll map it out when the vonageer storms will be rolling through your neighborhood and what the biggest storm threats will be. first weather and traffic every 10 minutes. mark taylor? >> reporter: right quiet now for the interstates and we are going to see additional slowdowns. work scheduled in about 20 minutes on freedom drive. this will last until wednesday. they are going to have the inside left lane blocked especially during the afternoon hours, that could cause slowdowns heading westbound. may want to keep that in mind for later today. currently though, we are in good shape. 85, 64 miles per hour, 20 minute ride from 321 into uptown charlotte with an earlier accident wrapping up on monroe road in east charlotte. the testimony s.a. is taking steps to make it easier for travelers to -- the tsa is taking steps to make it easier for travelers.

today's presidential campaign stops continues. here's a live look from an upcoming trump event. the steps police agencies are taking to keep voters and candidates safe. a day before voting in the primary, channel 9 is investigating how much money each candidate is pulling in from voters here. donations don't necessarily match the recent poll numbers and who workers at major charlotte companies are supporting. a 9 investigation into the big (phone ringing)you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan

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police are searching for a shooter in north charlotte. police spread across three different crime scenes. britney johnson is live on north craighead. what are police saying now? >> reporter: they actually just started tearing down the crime scene tape from this parking lot where they have been for a little more than an hour and a half investigating a shooting they say started here just before 5:00. we have a timeline for you because they have three different scenes connected to the shooting. they tell us someone called police or police got called to an armed robbery. shortly after that someone showed up with a gunshot wound and asked people to call police. that person went to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. at the same time people showed

car had been shot into and they tell police it all happened here at tryon square. they believe there was a club open and this parking lot may have been packed with people just before 5:00 this morning. they have just torn down the police tape and are wrapping up their investigation here where they focused attention in the parking lot. they tell us cmpd detectives are at the headquarters now talking to the parties involved and are working on their next steps in this investigation. we'll bring you any new details that we discover. britney johnson channel 9 eyewitness news. with one day left until north carolina's primaries, presidential candidates donald trump, hillary clinton and bernie sanders will all campaign in our area today. >> trump's event is first this morning and hundreds are lined up outside the auditorium. eyewitness news reporter joe bruno is live at lenoir-rhyne. >> people have been lining up for hours? >> reporter: they have been

some of them are playing corn hole, camping out and tailgating. all these people are getting ready to enter inside in a couple of minutes. as soon as they go inside, they will see a massive security presence. lenoir-rhyne security says they are ready for whatever happens today. local law enforcement agencies are partnering to keep thousands safe. this comes after violent protests shut down a similar rally in chicago friday. supporters don't think it will get out of hand. you can see the people entering the auditorium in just a couple of minutes. the latest poll from public policy polling shows donald trump is on top in north carolina. senator ted cruz is in second place with 33% donald trump with 44. joe bruno channel 9 eyewitness news. democratic bernie sanders and hillary clinton will also be campaigning in the state tonight.

charlotte's grady cole center in uptown at 9:15. sanders will rally at the pnc music pavilion in university city. it begins at 4:30 this afternoon with doors opening three hours before. channel 9 will have crews at each of today's campaign events. we will stream them live on wsoc-tv.com or you can follow us on twitter to get constant updates. tonight matthews leaders could vote on a resolution to split schools away from cms. this comes as the cms school board considers changes to its student assignment plan. some are worried this could involve busing students to schools outside their neighborhoods. if the towns decide to move forward with that split, they would need approval from state lawmakers. 6:48. weather and traffic every 10 minutes. here's meteorologist vicki graf in severe weather center 9 for us. >> reporter: good monday morning. we are dealing with dense fog this morning, especially north and west of charlotte from

also in lincolnton and shelby. you see visibility near zero. that means it is tough to see on the roads, especially the car in front of you. so take it slow. here's a view from king street in boone. as we go throughout the afternoon, we have a slight risk for seeing strong and severe storms. the time frame from that doesn't bring it in until later tonight and that is thanks to this storm, which is more than 300 miles west of the charlotte area. that is going to make a run toward our area later today. to time it all out for you on futurecast, a cloudy start, a mix of sun and clouds throughout the day. it will be warm and muggy and that will be fuel for spotty showers closer to 5:00. but you'll notice they will be few and far between. it is mainly after sunset we'll see this line of stronger storms rolling through and some of these could contain strong,

you want to be weather prepared throughout the day today. main concerns will be isolated storms containing very heavy rain as well as hail and damaging winds. again be prepared for quickly changing weather conditions as we go through tonight. a mild start to the day right now. mid to low 50s to low 60s. you don't need to worry about the jackets this morning. as we led toward midday a mix of sun and clouds, warming up quickly. highs close to 80 degrees here in charlotte. and then that will lead to the threat for storms after the evening drive. your neighborhood forecast for the mountains, keep the rain gear handy, we could see a few showers by midday and through the afternoon, again that is when we'll see the best chance storms. hour by hour forecast this evening in charlotte by 7:00

the radar closely. steve will have updates tonight on eyewitness news and then we will see the storms clearing out overnight. but a slight chance for showers will return by thursday. your 5-day forecast shows unsettled weather to start your work week off. the storms clear out overnight and looking at sunshine, low 80s tomorrow and wednesday, a few showers possible for st. patrick's day thursday but as we look into next weekend, which is always in view. not quite as warm. you can track showers as they approach with the weather app available at the app store and google play.

where we should be right flu. between central and independence boulevard. no accidents to be reported in this stretch. some of the merging delays that are taking shape. also monroe at wendover a fender bender there. and 77 as we look near the john belk freeway, starting to see merging delays now but right on schedule, no accidents for the interstates. checking wall street futures for your monday the dow is down 10 the nasdaq is down 3. tsa is making changes to get travelers through security lines faster. next they are screening passengers before teleeven get to the front of the -- they

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prov an alexander man will be in court after police say he shot at a north carolina trooper's house. >> two of the officer's

week when one grabbed a rifle from the other's hands. the neighbor, ethan young, got a second rifle and fired shots, inadvertently hitting the trooper's home. young is charged. spraining break is just around the corner, -- spring break is just around the corner. the tsa is training workers in double shifts and graduating nearly 200 officers per week, trying to get up to full strength. they are also deploying 28 teams to liar volume airports. the tsa projects 7% more travelers during spring break this year compared to last year. traffic team 9's mark taylor has a look at the roads. >> reporter: east charlotte a newer wreck that just came in on monroe near idlewild road.

16 minutes heading toward uptown. the inbound right lane cleared. minor delays as well. the problem this morning is fog. the problem later today will be storms, so be on the lookout for dense fog, especially on the back roads and side roads this morning. throughout the day this is the newest data that just came in. it brings storms through closer to around 10:00 or 11:00 tonight. so the storms won't get here until later in the day. make sure you keep your weather app handy to sign up for severe weather alerts and we'll track this throughout the day and have more on eyewitness news throughout the afternoon. your local news continues now with eyewitness news this morning on tv 64. >> join us there now for complete coverage as three presidential candidates campaign in our area today.

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