ashlee jessie mom it's tough. ashlee jessie is a mother of two.. and a full time employee. she.. like so many other pulaski county moms.. has struggled to find quality child care in the area. ashlee jessie :13-:16 mom it's frustrating. i work in christiansburg, so it is very limited without having to take them to radford or christiansburg. right now.. the town of pulaski does not have any licensed childcare facilities for kids from new born to two years old. david moore :29- :32 smart beginnings nrv there's nothing for those families at all currently. but that's changing thanks to a federal grant. the pulaski ymca is less than two weeks from opening it's early head start center for kids zero to 36 months. krystal whitt :44-:47 childcare director we don't want to be a typical day care. we are a child development center. the early anything. for kids to qualify.. parents must be working.. and fall below the poverty line. david moore smart beginnings nrv early head start is a two generation approach, so it also works to help those families become more economically self sufficient. th

ashlee mcgeehan is standing by for us in government ownia, people are get -- gastonia, people are getting ready for weather that is head our way. >> we had to brian basham first. >> anything that lands will stick to the area, i want to show you everyone is as freezing or below. we have seen snow in the region, few snow flakes. putting this in motion, you it see the blue, this is snow, darker the blue, the heavier the snow fall, i want to point out we have a warm front to the south. this will create issues depending on how quickly it moves across the area, as it move across anything that falls is likely to transition from snow to freezing rain. that is where the concerns are where ice builds up on the road, look at west of us, we saw rain, we have sleet, freezing rain and snow, waiting to move in, overnight into through the day tomorrow. just want to take a quick look. at on the future cast, 7 27 in the morning, i am not expecting a ton of snow fall, potential, possibly sleet, freezing rain, biggest concern is early morning hours, whatever hits g early morning, then clears out to the noon,

ashlee mcgeehan is standing by for us in government ownia, people are get -- gastonia, people are getting ready for weather that is head our way. >> we had to brian basham first. >> anything that lands will stick to the area, i want to show you everyone is as freezing or below. we have seen snow in the region, here in charlotte it has been a few snow flakes. putting this in motion, you it darker the blue, the heavier the snow fall, i want to point out we have a warm front to the south. this will create issues depending on how quickly it moves across the area, as it move across anything that falls is likely to transition from snow to freezing rain. that is where the concerns are where ice builds up on the road, look at west of us, we saw rain, we have sleet, freezing rain and snow, waiting to move in, overnight into through the day tomorrow. just want to take a quick look. at on the future cast, 7 27 in the morning, i am not expecting a ton of snow fall, at-this-point light snow potential, possibly sleet, freezing rain, biggest concern is early morning hours, whatever ice. you could see ic

score inside they were about to take a 10 point lead into the fourth quarter when west ashlee sumter stopped launches one for three. lexington wins 54-45. >>> the top three girls team at home hosting travelers and for the blue devils its camera lemmon with the steel. she will head to the line and is dunlap gets a hand in their to send the blue devils lead final blue devils wanted to-34. and heisman trophy finalist sean watkins accepted is true feet -- trophy. they lost to alabama is motivated took the tigers take the next monumental step. >> we proved a lot and we did a lot. we didn't finish the main goal and that was to win it all. we fell short we have a lot to while some candidates suck up to trump...or run away from him in fear... jeb bush isn't afraid. jeb bush: "that is downright wrong..." he stands up to trump for his liberal democratic positions. calls out trump for insulting g men, attacking the disabled... even trashing a decorated war hero. trump: "i like peoplethat weren't captured..." jeb bush: "john mccain is an american hero..." jeb bush. the better man. the real conse

score inside they were about to take a 10 point lead into the fourth quarter when west ashlee sumter stopped launches one for three. >>> the top three girls team at home hosting travelers and for the blue devils its camera lemmon with the steel. she will head to the line and is dunlap gets a hand in their to send the blue devils lead final blue devils wanted to-34. >>> monday clemson quarterback and heisman trophy finalist sean watkins accepted is true feet -- trophy. they lost to alabama is motivated took the tigers take the next monumental step. >> we proved a lot and we did a lot. we didn't finish the main goal and that was to win it all. >> >>> the rain continues to fade and it looks like we will not see much of any rain. a little 41 tonight and tomorrow partly cloudy and 62 >> nothing to nearly a year so the next president can make the choice. but today, mr. obama said he plans to follow the constitution. >> historically this has not been viewed as a question. there is no unwritten law that says that it can only be done on off years. that's not in the constitutional text. i'm am

something we would never think was worth a second look. >> ashlee mcgeehan fox 46 wjzy. jenna: damper fans started this seahawks in the super bowl. they won the challenge they couldn't -- panther nation and this donation. the carolinas will stay local to help good pantries in the area. behind tonight's checkers game. they will pick jerseys to honor those that are fighting breast cancer. $6 server ticket sold will be donated to charities that help with the disease and their families. this is the tenth anniversary of the annual fund-raiser which is broad and more than $300,000 since it started. >> this is a cause that is year-round. breast cancer awareness month is october but the checkers keep it alive. >> we recognize people who are going through breast cancer treatment now and it's really emotional. jenna: the checkers will have another pink in the ring game tomorrow and auction off the pink jerseys afterwards. an unknown name may pop up on the november presidential ballot. morning ted! scott! ready to hit some balls? ooh! hey buddy, what's up? this is what it can be li

hi, ashlee. reporter: hi. while donald trump won over most of the republican votes, some people are not thrilled with the results. >> the first in the primary sent thousands of voters to the polls to cast their ballot on the republican ticket. with trump dominating the pack, raking in estimate of nearly 240,000 voters. >> they have to choose out of one of them. i say rubio approves. i think they have more qualifications as anything. >> i definitely don't think he has any at all. >> according to the south carolina state elections commission. more than 700,000 voters cast their ballot on saturday. averaging the voter turnout to to be about 25%. south carolina officials say that is a record number for the primary. while voters say, they are not surprised by the outcome. general election may bring. >> no words. i feel like he is keep you of a yoke. when i hard that, it makes me nervous. south carolina has a long history of kicking the gop nominee. officials say the primary results could put trump in a good positio

about, a police officer was shot and killed on the job just a day after she was sworn in, officer ashlee guidon was one of the officers that responded. she was responding to a domestic violence call. appreciative of all of the support we've received from the community, and our law enforcement family in the region, the country. we continue to ask for that christina: suspect's wife was found dead at the scene issue hamilton has been arrested on murder and other charges. antwan: thoughts have a the nypd tonight, after an off-duty officer off-duty waskilled this morning. he exited his vehicle and was struck by a car that left the scene. >> a new york city council member calling for act, after hour hit-and-run crashes involving ped pets pedestrian overnight, a 63-year-old man was struck and killed on webster this this morning, and a 41-year-old bicyclist was struck and killed, a third man was killed by a vehicle in south richmond park queens, in every >> i am calling to the -- reward reward. to provide cash rewards to anyone providing information leading to the arrest of the hit-and-run drive

hi, ashlee. reporter: hi. while donald trump won over most of the republican votes, some results. >> the first in the primary sent thousands of voters to the polls to cast their ballot on the republican ticket. with trump dominating the pack, raking in estimate of nearly 240,000 voters. >> they have to choose out of one of them. i say rubio approves. i think they have more qualifications as anything. >> i definitely don't think he has any at all. >> according to the south carolina state elections commission. more than 700,000 voters cast their ballot on saturday. averaging the voter turnout to to be about 25%. south carolina officials say that is a record number for the primary. while voters say, they are not surprised by the outcome. they are weary on what the >> no words. yoke. when i hard that, it makes me nervous. south carolina has a long nominee. officials say the primary results could put trump in a tuesday. as for voters. some say they are to weigh their options before supporting a election. >> when yo

something we would never think was worth a second look. >> ashlee mcgeehan fox 46 wjzy. jenna: damper fans started this tradition when they battle the seahawks in the super bowl. they won the challenge they couldn't -- panther nation and this donation. although donations in denver and the carolinas will stay local to help good pantries in the area. pink and the rank was the mantra behind tonight's checkers game. those that are fighting breast cancer. $6 server ticket sold will be donated to charities that help with the disease and their families. this is the tenth anniversary of the annual fund-raiser which is broad and more than $300,000 since it started. >> this is a cause that is year-round. breast cancer awareness month is october but the checkers keep it alive. >> we recognize people who are going through breast cancer treatment now and it's really emotional. jenna: the checkers will have another pink in the ring game tomorrow and auction off the pink jerseys afterwards. an unknown name may pop up on why a local gastonia lawyer says selling mattresses the traditiona

reporter: his mom, ashlee jackson did not plan for her son to be a leap career year -- leap year baby, the thought never occurred to her, here daughter is 12 years old it has been more than a decade since she has been through labor and delivery. >> it wassic excrutiating pain, i was like, i can't do that again, i don't know what i was thinking, then it is over with, you see your child, it was worth it but, when you think that that pain, it is heck no. reporter: there are positives to being a leap year baby like suspect great, for big birthdays like 60 and 40 -- 16 and 40 he celebrates on his actual birth date, but particular get interesting for milestones like when he is ready to drive. >> they my not give him a license. reporter: regardless of the day, this mom say, one thing is important. >> he is here, she healthy, and that is all that matters. reporter: robin kanady, fox 46, wjzy. bill: amare's mom was 5 days past her due date, she never expected him to be a leap year baby, in charlotte area, they have delivered a dozen babies today. kayla: a unusual birth date and whether to go w

now police have three men in custody great ashlee mcgeehan has been following the story and she's joining us live in the studio with the latest. >> police say these three men were in town for the ciaa tournament and fired about 15 shots and the two vehicles and into the hyatt hotel in uptown. cfpb said howard kevin wright kevin demetrius thompson and dereke terrence bolton have been arrested for their involvement in the shooting. just before 5:00 a.m. on sunday police heard multiple gunshots in the area to witness one of no one was injured during the shooting but police say about 40 to 50 shots were fired creepily say wright wright was caught with an ak-47 also had another pistol in his possession. >> at the end of the day violence anywhere is bad. >> police have charged all three men with recounted shooting into an occupied dwelling and discharging a firearm in city limits. to the men thompson and wright are also facing carrying a concealed weapons charges. police say the initial information shows this was not a random act of violence. kayla: anyone within any to the shooting is asked to

ashlee weathers started to argue with the man under the sidewalk on i-275 yesterday. police say she tried to kick him twice with a small pocket knife. he's in the hospital recovering in stable condition. police say the victim and suspect are acquaintances, and are both homeless. >>> in hours a man will learn how honk he will spend in prison for abusing his son to horribly, that 3-year-old died. justin garwacky took the stand against his ex-girlfriend to escape a life sentence. life week a jury found cara o'connell guilty of manslaughter. they both face up do 30 years in prison. >>> in democracy 2016 -- the presidential candidates pull out not so secret weapons to try to get ahead in the campaigns. >> former florida governor jeb bush hoping to boost support after his brother joined him in south carolina. here's what former president bush had to say about the election. >> there seems to be a lot of name calling going on but i want to remind you what our good dad told me one time. labels are for soup cans. >> he didn't mention donald but went on to say how the country ne

tampa police say ashlee weathers tried to kick the man into the river during an argument and stabbed him twice with a small pocket knife he's in the hospital now in stable condition. increasing the amount of healthy food available to people on food stamps. a new push announced today that would require retailers that accept food stamps to have a wider variety of healthy food. >>> good news for your 401k, the stock market could mount a rally today after european and japanese markets finished strong on presidents' day extending really into day marking a two-day rally. here's a live look at the dow, futures up 186 points. dow closed up nearly 400 friday. >>> this massive diamond just unearthed in angola. 400 carats, about the lengths of a credit card and transparent. could be worth about $20 million. >>> we're following breaking news just in. 6:56. tracking a house fire in riverview now. there it is there. looks like most of this is confined to the garage, this is on laurel brook court. so far no injuries reported but as you can see there was a we'll keep tracking this all morning. >> ja

. >> ashlee: the woman who police have not identified ran into a nearby credit union where she hid inside the bathroom. now what happened is forcing the community to be extra cautious. even in the middle of the day. >> is scary, because otherwise it is a nice, quaint area. we come down here to eat and never had a problem. spee3 please say say the man entered the credit union but only took a few steps inside before leaving. they are revealing security footage from the credit union showing the man. >> anyone with information related to the case is asked to live in the newsroom. spee2 thank you for that information. we have an update to a story we brought you at 6:00 p.m. first responders telling us to people in two separate vehicles had manor injuries injuries and were taken to the hospital after they were in the accident with a fire truck. it happened outside of levine children's hospital just after 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. no firefighters no firefighters were hurt. no word on what may have caused the wreck. it looks like the battle over charlotte's newly packed nondiscrimination ordinanc

. >> ashlee: the woman who police have not identified ran into a nearby credit union where she hid inside the bathroom. now what happened is forcing the community to be extra cautious. even in the middle of the day. >> is scary, because otherwise it is a nice, quaint area. we come down here to eat and never had a problem. spee3 please say say the man entered the credit union but only took a few steps inside before leaving. they are revealing security footage from the credit union showing the man. >> anyone with information live in the newsroom. spee2 thank you for that information. we have an update to a story we brought you at 6:00 p.m. first responders telling us to people in two separate vehicles had manor injuries injuries and were taken to the hospital after they were in the accident with a fire truck. it happened outside of levine children's hospital just after 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. no firefighters no firefighters were hurt. no word on what may have caused the wreck. it looks like the battle over charlotte's newly packed nondiscrimination ordinances and not over. north. north ca

when your mic cuts out, jayme you can only do the ashlee simpson dance if you want to! >> amy: stage right. >> john: walk away with the music. down the farm... one of those deals, was that it? it wasn't pretty. good morning, guys, look, you can see now all the rain from the morning is gone and we're tracking a lot of lightning, though, over the offshore waters and, far south florida now has a few issues, the band of showers and strong storms clearing dade and broward counties and some is getting into the lower keys and you can see it there. everybody starting to clear things out. looks like currently we're sitting pretty in the 50s and 60s and like yesterday, no problem at all. going well into the 70s, if not maybe touching 80 degrees, real fast and gradual clearing and warm temps, 74 by 5:00 and by 8:00 tonight, clearing skies. and temperatures in the low and mid 60s. here comes the front. cloud band out ahead of that. clearing out now. and it looks like with high pressure on top, and another front arriving tonight, by the way, this will only pave the way, solidify a r

. >> well, my guess is he likes to talk about poll numbers, ashlee, so my guess is he will hear about that cnn/orc poll when donald trump takes the stage here behind me. you're right about the polls. they show him sort of juggernaut status right now. he is dominating across the board. not only nationally but a couple of state polls that have come out earlier this morning, from monmouth university, that show donald trump way out in front in alabama and oklahoma. those are two key super tuesday states and so at this point the question becomes can anybody stop donald trump after super tuesday because he is really poised at this point to really have a clean sweep or a near clean sweep. he may not win texas, across the board on super tuesday. and it also indicates something else, ashleigh, and that is perhaps even though it has been entertaining to watch, marco rubio's very short pointed attack on donald trump, going after trump with a taste of his own medicine, has not really been all that effective. we'll have to see the real poll that counts is on tuesday night. but at this point it doe