again, that is i-77 clanton road, we'll keep an eye on that as we roll through the morning commute. guys, back to you. >> christine: the polls will open across north carolina in just over 30 minutes from now. we want to show you a live picture one of the polling places, this is covenant presbyterian church in charlotte at the top of the hour, on your side what you need to know before casting your ballot today. >> john: plus, more than 1000 delegates at stake in the presidential primaries, all new in the 6:30 half hour, we're breaking down what that means for each party's nomination. morning, five minutes before >>> this broadcast sponsored by subaru south boulevard and subaru concord. wbtv on your side. wbtv news starts right now. >> christine: voters getting ready to head to the polls for north carolina's primary elections. you're looking live at covenant presbyterian church where polls will open in half an hour. we season in walking there, probably a poll worker getting things ready before voters get there. wbtv's mark davenport will be live with what you need to know. >> john: br

i-77 north at clanton road. notice the red on the mapping system and a stranded motorist one at south tryon and another at south tryon and clanton. based on the mapping system, a lot of congestion on clanton road as well as behind northbound and southbound. your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. back to you. >> thank you. next, a facebook post by a north carolina police department is viral tonight. what was in the post that has so and we go inside a local school a national award winning school where staff say something is missing: diversity. working to fix >> new now, a post by a north carolina police department on social media is getting national attention tonight. we warn you the photo we are about to show you may be disturbing. after greenville police saw this picture posted on facebook, they share to do with a message of their own... the officers invited the man seen here making a vulgar hand signal to go on a ride along to see what it's like to serve and protect the community. 16,000 shares

we'll get you out on the roads with a live look here, i-77 clanton road. volume of traffic picking up from in are or out bound, heavier last 5 or 10 minutes at the traffic system. go ahead and take a look at some of our maps here across the area this morning. you will see that again, most of us are running in the green this morning, we are seeing some slow downs there along highway 24, wt harris boulevard between albermarle and then up toward orr road, stop and go traffic there this morning. checking your drive times, matthews to center city, 13 minutes, 50 miles an hour. coming in on providence road from the arboretum, 17, 37, and concord to center city, southbound at 19 minutes with an average speed of 68-miles-per-hour. minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. >> john: just ahead on wbtv news this morning, are you sick of the same old dating sites that connect to you so many different people you have no idea where to start? all new in the 6:30 half hour, we'll focus on sites trying to find you a furry connection. >> christine: br

rolling in monday morning commute, keeping an eye on things, look live here at i-77 clanton road, no problems early on this morning. free flowing volume of traffic. looks good, 485, 77, 85 as we come in on providence road, this is providence road inbound between wendover and south sharon amity, disabled vehicle, not seeing any terrible delays, we'll watch that see if things back up. right now 77, clanton road, no problems, that volume increasing just somewhat here at 5:24. that is a check of the morning commute, john, over to you. >> john: the presidential social media. >> christine: the battle between donald trump and bernie sanders trump's >> christine: next at 5:30, good news for people in charlotte looking for work, where the queen city ranks in a new study on hiring. >> john: good morning, thanks for watching wbtv news this morning now 5:30, i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. get you started with a look at first alert weather as you're waking up, make sure you're prepared, here is meteorologist al conklin. >> al: we have two concerns, one much later this afterno

here is a live look at i-77 at clanton road. things are moving very smoothly as traffic picks up this morning. we'll keep you posted because you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and eight min with a variety of fresh-made seafood meals starting at just $4.99, no one does seafood like d's! try our new home-style flounder meal or double dozen shrimp. or our grilled menu, featuring new tuscan tilapia. each with two sides and hush puppies. for full meals starting at $4.99, closed captioning on wbtvnews is sponsored by subarusouth boulevard and subaruconcord. >> john: 11 minutes after 5:00, welcome back to wbtv news this morning. s. >> christine: go to kristen miranda with details on a train derailment that injured several people in california. she is live with details first. >> kristen: christine, take a close look at what is happening here in the monitor. look at this train car that just fell right over in the water, still a very active scene in central california this morning after this passenger train derailed. i

live look i-77, clanton road, volume certainly picking up here across the charlotte area this morning. checking your drive times, if you're coming inbound from matthews, highway 74, 13 minutes, 49 miles an hour. providence road inbound from the arboretum, 18 minutes. look at arboretum in a second. concord to center city, 18 minutes, 68 miles an hour. we've got a majority of the highway, 77, 85, 485 still running in the green. starting to see some of those volume delays heavier traffic coming up providence to highway 51 at around the arboretum area. to form. that is a check of traffic, christine, over to you. >> christine: maria sharapova dividing the tennis world. >> john: should she continue to compete? the five time champion doping split. a closer look at that on "cbs this morning" at 7:00. >> christine: next at 6:00 here tournament kick-off. the second round, after the and a look ahead to >> john: 20 minutes after 6:00. a live look at the skyline as the sun begins to come up from scott clark nissan honda hd tower cam, gorgeous start to the morning. 53 degrees right now in charlotte

we have a new problem on i-77 southbound before clanton road. it is just beyond the sign that you see there, but we do have an accident blocking the left hand travel lanes on 77 southbound before you make your way down to 85 southbound bumper-to-bumper, delays northbound on 77, volume delays on providence road and albermarle. that is a check of traffic. >> christine: kristen miranda with three big stories. >> kristen: voters heading to the polls in five states including north carolina. >>> three chicago police officers wounded last night, shot by a man police say is now dead, shot by police. a woman is being questioned. the officers should be okay. >> we should hear more from the iditarod, four time champion, record-setting time. >> christine: good stuff. thanks, kristen. >>> a town in wisconsin is going irish in honor of st. patrick's day. >> john: a team of leprechauns arrived to change the name to new dublin. tradition began 30 years ago several people staged a parade on st. patrick's day. >> kristen: that has turned into >> christine: new du

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severe live look. 77 and clanton road. volume starting to pick up across the charlotte area. in the center city, no problems there. and i mentioned before, most of the major highways are running in the green. interstates looking okay. a few slow downs out of bounds on providence road. earlier injury accident on hovis road. crews are will making repairs. we have a crew on the way to the scene. we will bring you more as we get it but try to avoid hovik record near hoskins. >> thank you. cross blue shield of north carolina. we're learning that issues that we thought were re solves me be resurfacing. coming up, we will hear from the state's insurance commissioner. >> and, a in va center opening, of lawmakers to get veterans the in the battle of burgers... ...jack made a declaration of delicious with the doublejack combo. he formed a perfect union between 100% beef, cheese, andmouth. he took a stand for hot and salty fries. and the freedom to choose from hundreds of freestyledrinks all for $4.99. and america ate it up. true story. get the new double jackcombo for just $4.99 >> two

taking a live look i-77 clanton road, volume just beginning to pick up a bit through center city. north and southbound traffic heavier right now. 77, 85 running in the green this morning. 485 around the perimeter, no problems. we're seeing slow downs along wt harris and albermarle right there at the intersection and up along north tryon street. a disabled vehicle, old concord at north tryon, that is also create back-ups and delays reported as one lane there blocked. checking the drive times, making injuring way up from rock hill, 21 minutes, 64-miles-per-hour. concord to center city, 18 minute commute, average speed is 65. minutes, 66-miles-per-hour. that is a check of your wednesday morning traffic. christine. >> christine: we have a lot more to tell you in a brand new hour. you'll want to hear this. the story of this american teen hon survived the brussels attack after also surviving the boston bombing. >> john: breaking news, two gun stores in charlotte tar getted by criminals overnight. we're in contact with police as the search is underwear to find out who is doing this. you'

a live look at i-77 at clanton road. let you know that in the steele creek division at east westinghouse boulevard and south boulevard, a vehicle disabled in the road there, that might cause a few issues, otherwise things are looking good. >>> we're on your side helping you keep your kids safe during your commute. >> christine: where you can get your child's car seat checked for free, good information all at wbtv. >> reporter: cars broken into, stuff stolen from homes, list goes on and on for community members around west mecklenburg high school, i'm mark davenport, coming up, what is going on out there and what the community wants to do to solve the problem. >> christine: several states including north and south carolina are suing over president obama's executive actions on immigration. how congress is getting involved. >> john: good morning, thanks for waking up with wbtv this morning, glad to have you with us at 5:30, i'm john carter. >> christine: happy friday, i'm christine sperow. start this half hour with first ale

a couple accidents close to i-77 one at clanton road and archer drive and another on tryon by i-77. west tyvola is a great alternate route. and the slow-moving traffic again i-77 north. really impacted as we wrap up and check in on the dot camera. back towards westinghouse. slow-moving traffic and that is exit 1. about five to six miles for slow-moving traffic. back to you. >> thank you. a south carolina teacher says she wants her dignity back after a student spread nude photos of her on-line. >> and new, the action she is taking against the school district. >> i'm meteorologist eric thomas. a delightful friday evening on tap and take advantage of it because that is rain heading our coming up in uh, hello geico?... yeah, i was just talking about your emergency roadside service and how it's available 24/7 and then our car overheated... what are the chances? can you send a tow truck please? uh, the location? you're not going to believe this but it's um... it's in a tree. i wish i was joking, mate, but it's literally stuck in a tree. (car horn honking) a chainsaw? no, no, all we really

but i-77 south to clanton road congestion. south tryon is a great alternate route. congestion all around the area as we peek in on i-77 we can see that congestion that is starting to affect the commuters for the evening commute. two accidents, i-77 north at try vow la road and -- tyvola road. and one accident at nations ford and arrowood. south tryon great alternate routes. back to you. >> thank you. sometimes you need that extra boost that coffee cannot why a north carolina researcher says we are closer to items like >> next, shipwreckag >> first at 4:00, shipwreckage discovered off north carolina's coast. >> investigators think it is of the civil war era. divers have been going under the sea and checking out ut wreckage. the vessel sank in december of 1864 while making its fifth attempt to run past the union blockade. both engines are missing. it was found 30 miles down the cape fear river. quite a discovery i'm sure they will learn stuff, too. >> want limitless brain power? >> yes, that could be a curse, too. we will hear from an expert at duke university next. f

looking live i-77, clanton road in charlotte, volume beginning to pick up, still running along smoothly, most of the majors are just a couple slow downs, again, independence boulevard outbound 74 and over toward albermarle and wt harris boulevard. in center city, the john belk, brookshire running in the green, no problems there, coming in to center city tonight, the hornets taking on the magic, time warner cable arena at 7:00 p.m., expect heavier traffic in and around the arena area. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. >> john: speaking of traffic, how much time do you spend in affic each year? in the 6:30 half hour, how much the average american does spend in traffic and tell you if shared made thecharlotte made the top ten. >> christine: kristen miranda getting news first as it is happening. the morning is always changing, the break. we built our factories here because of a huge natural resource. not the land. or power sources. it's the people. american workers. they build world-class products. and that builds communities. and

a live look i-77 clanton road. no problems here, volume picking up across the area, but most of our major interstates are continuing to run in the green this morning. we do have a new accident, this is statesville avenue at atando, expect you will find inbound delays along statesville. that is the morning commute, christine, over to you. >> christine: busy morning for breaking news. >> john: we're live at the scene of a fire at a restaurant in east charlotte along albermarle road where they are live. at the top of the hour we're on with more details. >> christine: also live at an active scene in anson county right now, state investigators say they are on the scene of a criminal investigation, ashton pellom will be live with you're watching wbtv n >>> wbtv on your side. wbtv news starts right now with breaking news. >> christine: we're following several breaking news stories this morning. this is a live look at albermarle road where firefighters have been on the scene of a restaurant fire. we're on your side with ho

charlotte area interstates running smoothly, take a live look, i-77 here at clanton road, volume is light across the city this morning and most of our major highways are continuing to runn the green here. so let's take a look at our mapping system and i'll showou our interstates like 77, 85, having no significanth* problems john belk, brookshire, no problems, 277 in the green. if you are are aheading up in center city tonight you may find@4 crowds around time warner cable arena as the hornet takes on the pistons at 7:00 p.m. that is traffic, back to you. >> joh nexn:at 5:00, help for low income families across the country. what the white house is doing to make sure the families can afford a must-have by item. >> chrtineison your side with an important programmingote tonight. wbtv is airing the acc basketballournament from 7:00 until 11:30 p.m. tonight, and we don't want to you miss out on your normal programming. amazing race wl air sunday morning at 12:05,qd hawaii>' five-0 air sunday at 3:05 a.m.7k-<[b]pphuk'fh this is a letter from someone who's here. she has toake a brand name drug. b

we'll start with a live look i-77, clanton road, you see center city, volume of traffic on the interstates picking up, southbound traffic going in south carolina, beginning to thicken up and also that northbound traffic in toward center city beginning to thicken up as well. looking at drive times, coming in from lake norman area, southbound on 77, average speed is 67 miles an hour, running at 15 minute commute. lake norman commute still running in the green from davidson to cornelius, huntersville all the way up to 485. overall here in the charlotte area, most of our major highways are continuing to run in the green. northbound out of rock hill this morning, let's launch the drive time for rock hill, this is inbound at 21 minutes with of a acknowledge speed of 65-miles-per-hour an hour. that is a check of the first alert traffic, christine,

have a situation of a stranded motorist near trade street and the result of that is congestion on clanton road. a little bit of congestion building. back to you. >> thank you. a fight to keep a charlotte student from being deported. >> and next at 5:00... >> a cms student on his way to school picked up by immigration officials and is now in jail about to be deported. >> and still to come a south carolina lawmaker wants to allow we are breaking down that bill. this is a letter from someone who's here. she has to take a brand name drug. 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 called valeant pharmaceuticals. i'm going after them. this is predatory pricing and we're going to make sure it is stopped. concerns after immigrationed up cms students on their way to school. the latin american coalition addressed the school board. the group wants the board to act before it's too late and the coalition says four students have been picked up and two deported. dedrick russell talked to

here's a live look at i-77 at clanton road you can see traffic somewhat light this morning and it is moving smoothly, we'll keep you posted throughout the morning. >>> following breaking news involving an armed robbery this morning at a convenience store in south charlotte. >> christine: go to brody o'connell who first broke the story in the last half hour watch other new details arewhat other details are coming in? >> brody: this is at park and woodlawn, it looks like this might be video we got in. earlier we just had pictures. a man went in the kangaroo gas station over at park and woodlawn in charlotte, he had a knife or screwdriver, apparently not clear at this time, went in, demanded money, got away with undisclosed amount of cash. we have a crew at the scene right now, no word on injuries at this point. also, no word on any arrests or anything like that. obviously, a a very fluid situation, we'll stay on top of this and bring you developments throughout the morning. john and christine, back to you. >> john: thanks, brody. following more breaking news, involving a fire in moores

friday morning commute looking live at i-77, clanton road, no problems here. volume running along smoothly. come down from the lake, 16 minute, 64-miles-per-hour, that is the average drive time coming out of davidson this morning. there you can see davidson, cornelius, huntersville in the green all the way up to 485 and most of the majors looking pretty good. 485, 77 included. coming northbound out of rock hill this morning, let's take a look at your current drive time, northbound at 22 minutes, average speed is 63-miles-per-hour. we'll take a quick break and be this afternoon at dunkin', save when you sip. get a free donut or turbo shot when you buy any beverage between 2:00 and 6:00 p.m. the bigger the burrito, the bigger the fun. dunkin's new grandde burrito -- a breakfast burrito packed with big southwest flavor. go grande with veggie or sausage today. >> kristen: charlotte-mecklenburg schools releasing new data on suspensions and crime. the progress that has been made and areas that still need improvement. >> john: good morning, thanks for waking up with

we'll start with a live look if you're heading out the door early after 5:00 a.m., this is 77, clanton road, volume light and again looking pretty good for the early morning commuters on a monday morning. rock hill to uptown, 21 minutes, 65 miles an hour. coming from concord, 19 minutes, 64 miles an hour. and lake norman, southbound at 15, with an average speed, 67-miles-per-hour there. looking at the overall map, 485 looks good to the west and out to the east and pretty much around the perimeter, 77, 85 also no problems. providence road, independence, everything running fairly smoothly early on for monday that is a check of the commute, guys backs to you. >> john: breaking news in union county, troopers with the north carolina high pressure highway patrol say a driver was killed in a crash on north ridge road. happened before 11:30 last night. the driver lost control, hit a tree and overturned. the name of the victim will be release when family is notified. >> christine: we're following breaking news out of west charlotte this morning, an amtrak train with 160 passengers on board hits an s

really not as bad leaving morehead towards remount road and clanton road and check in around the area. west of the city and see what is the state line. gaston and mecklenberg county. a little bit of stop-and-go traffic which is i anice look for our commuters. and also i invite you to join me for sunday morning soul inspiration on v101.9. back to you. >> thank you. >> i imagine people want to have dinner outside tonight and fire up the grill. >> is that what you are doing? >> thinking about t looking at the temperatures why not? >> lyndsay tapases is tracking it all and is live in the first alert weather center. >> i've forgotten that it's early march because it's feeling like the later part of may. 79 in charlotte. and we are almost at the 5:00 p.m. hour. warm considering that we are still into the early evening now. it was a touch more humid today. dew points in the mid-50s and reach that 60 threshold for dew humid. tomorrow you may notice a touch of humidity, too. cloud cover but nothing showing up as far as the radar is concerned. it looks like we will stay dry through the night. b

here is a live look at i-77 at clanton road. things are are moving smoothly, no significant issues. and traffic on wbt >>> you're planning your day with wbtv news this morning. >> john: new this morning, the ceo of charlotte-based duke energy said the company is stepping up online defenses after a number of cyber attacks. in an interview with the associated press, lynn good says backed by foreign governments. duke energy is focusing on quickly restoring power if the flow is switched off by hackers. >> christine: we're learning how much longer ron carlee will stay on the job. he plans to resign when his contract ends in march but agreed to stay on through the end of the 2017 budget process. our news partners at the charlotte observer are reporting that the process will end in june. carlee's staff and council members will meet several times before then about what to fund and whether or not to raise property taxes. >> john: great news for those people who live in south carolina who love to dance. you may soon be able to do it legally on sundays. a state house committee advanced a bill

i-77 southbound at clanton road, 5:43, a little busy for saturday we'll keep an eye on the roads if anything pops up that will slow you down if you have to head out, we will let you know right away. for more traffic go to wbtv.com, click under the traffic tab and follow the traffic team on twitter, find the link on our wbtv traffic page. >>> talking sports, the hornets shining bright, they host the nuggets later tonight at the arena. game time an hour earlier at 6:00, boston lost last night so the hornets are tied for fourth place with miami, the team they they are only half game behind third of third place atlanta with 14 to go. a wild finish to the regular season. playoff tickets go on sale monday. >>> there will be plenty of college basketball right here on wbtv. just leave the tv on starting now until 10:00 tonight. basketball starts at noon, runs until 10:00. duke plays yale in the second game at 2:40. the tarheels taking on providence in the second round in raleigh in the late game, that is at 9:40. >>> biggest slobbinger in the biggest shocker, middle tennessee beat michigan state. in

i-77, clanton road, volume picking up through center city and slow downs beginning to increase, 77 southbound through center city and northbound from 485 up toward tyvola road. that is a check of traffic, christine. with three big stories we need to watch. >> kristen: following the developments out of brussels, we just learned heightened security in brussels postponed hearing for the paris attack suspect, salah abdeslam. that is on hold. >> jeb bush endorsing ted cruz in the race for the republican presidential nomination. >> christine: a dog in new york is getting ability of a bit of a reputation reputation. >> john: a three-year-old black lab paints by following his human's command uses as brush made out of duct tape he holds in his mouth. >> kristen: takinggall money goes to animal charities. >> christine: "cbs this morning" we're switching captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. it is wednesday, march 23rd, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning." >>> the heart of the european union today is rocked to its core. right now a manhunt is under way for the bombmaker suspected in the brussels an

let's give folks at home a live look at the commute this morning, volume picking up at i-77 at clanton road exit. just watch for a little more congestion as we go in the morning hours. we'll help you get around all the problem spots and tell you about them first on wbtv. now here is meteorologist al conklin. >> al: out there this morning, a gorgeous sunrise down on the outer banks. they have clear skies, i've been watching this camera pan and as they pan off toward the left, the sun is up and really pretty. here the sun will be up in 45 minutes or so, we have a good deal of it in the forecast. numale fishes forecast, fishing forecast, that is fish from lake norman using a stick and string. a straight-a student and our big catch of the day today. our temperatures are headed up if you're not a fan of the chilly stuff, stick around, we also have rain chances on the way, i'll have the details until a couple minutes. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. >> john: next on wbtv news this morning -- >> christine: a drug used for skin cancer he

i-77 southbound at clanton road, things are looking pretty good but another accident now at east independence boulevard and briar creek road, an accident at east independence and briar creek, keep that in mind as you head out. also at albermarle and lake forest road, another accident there. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. >> christine: on your side with consumer warning it seems just about every home has them modern day gadgets that entertain us and make life easier. the smart devices have hidden risks that could make you and your family easy targets for hackers. the story is all new in this half hour. >> reporter: seems like everything is now connected to the internet like this baby monitoring camera. cameras built right in the door. toys are also tied to the web. >> you're here, how are you? >> they all have processors that transmit and receive data. part of an exploding category of connected devices called the internet of things. >> we'll have something in the neighborhood of 20 billion of these devices online by 2020. >> report

lease a 2016 lincoln mkx for $399 a month >>> i-77 north of clanton road. the traffic is starting to pick up out there and this area not much fog but there is fog developing in some places with low visit bill. that we'll talk to here in just a few minutes. >>> starting today the south carolina dmv says south carolina drivers who lost their driving privileges for certain suspensions can apply to reduce or clear the remaining time. some of those include underage drivers suspended for excessive points, drivers suspended for operating an unlicensed taxi or vehicle. those who drove an uninsured vehicle they did not own and drivers suspended for driving under suspension, including alcohol or drug-related conviction. >>> over the next few months the davidson fire department will test all the fire hydrants in town for water flow and functionality there are nearly 400 in davidson. approximately 12 will be tested each day. neighborhoods may see some sediment in the water during this time, they recommend running the water until it clears. >>> relief could be in sight

this is i-77 at clanton road here and look at that, beginning to pick up, in terms of volume across the charlotte area. but most of the major highways are continuing to run in the green. we do have an early morning accident at clarkson at cates in front of johnson & wales, if that is part of your morning commute you might find delays. running in the green, 277 and 77 here through center city looking good. let's widen out, 485, no problems there, running in the green, 77, 85, looks like a few delays in and outbound along north tryon. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. >> christine: chris, thanks. 6:32, we're about an hour-and-a-half away now, 90 minutes to start of early voting for north carolina primary elections. the polls open at 8:00 this morning but before you head out, mark davenport is live outside one of those polling places, central piedmont community college so mark, what should people know before they head out there this morning? >> reporter: christine, no. 1 you have to bring the photo i.d. we talked about it yesterda

looking live i-77 here at clanton road, volume picking up but running smoothly on this section of the interstate this morning. let's take a check of drive times, rock hill uptown, 21 minutes concord to center city, 18. lake norman southbound at 17, and 67 miles an hour. from our mapping system most of the highways are continuing to run in the green this morning as we swing in center city, no problems here on 277, the john belk and brookshire both running in the clear. if you're heading in center city tonight, hornets take on the phoenix sun, 7:00 p.m., heavier traffic around time warner cable arena. commute, christine, over to you. >> christine: a famous tv sportscaster breaks down in heard. >> john: emotional testimony from erin andrews in the trial that has attracted the nation's attention and the full story is later on "cbs this morning" at 7:00. >> christine: next at 6:00 on wbtv, it's decision day for the carolina panthers, will they place the franchise tag on any of their free agents preventing them from testing the market? more or that coming steve: today is your lucky day. wom

go traffic from westinghouse up to arrowood road, accident one at tyvola, one further up toward clanton road, southbound. all of that creating big back-ups. here is meteorologist al conklin. >> al: chris, after last evening's rain, we have a gorgeous sunrise, look at it here from the camera at lake norman area from thevue.com, real pretty, the sun coming up. clear conditions, sunshine in the forecast today. comfortable out there this morning. 55 charlotte, 54 monroe, 52 salisbury, 52 in boone, 53 shelby and 51 around gastonia. for this afternoon, not 51 but around, maybe a little patchy fog, will burn off if you have any. we'll be very warm tomorrow, mostly sunny skies, 82, a cool-down but pleasant, thursday, 68 friday, small chance of rain late saturday weekend. >>> this weekend was daylight savings time which is day in which we all lose an hour of our lives, plus this weekend i watched the democratic debate, so i actually lost three hours of my life. >> joo they did a study. they found there's an increase in fatal heart attacks in the clocks. probably looking at your clock and realizing yo

accident 77sb at clanton road live look at 77 coming up next on the today a delicious irish meal that will wow any crowd on st. patrick's day. have a great day. in 1934, steak 'n shake decided the world didn't need another hamburger. it needed a steakburger. so they used 100 percent beef. quick seared to seal in the flavor ... ... you'll only get from a steakburger. steak 'n shake, [ cheers and applause ] >> we love having you guys here. welcome back. good to see you. happy st. patrick's day. march 17, 2016. we are celebrating with the irish phenomenon riverdance. they will be back with a big performance in just a little while. >> i love watching their feet. >> in honor of the day we are shepherd's pie and they are telling us this is easy to make. >> also ahead hollywood it girl swings by studio 1 a. >>> how about a check of the weather. >> how about a little st. patrick's day? we have four big parades. let's start in boston. we are going to see partly sunny mild conditions. temperature about 62. afternoon storms by the end of it. here in new york city another beautiful day. clouds mo

that is bookmarked between clanton and remount road. looks like inbound side of south tryon street just be aware of that, not seeing terrible slow downs. live look for you i-77 northbound at remount road, beginning to pick up a bit. let's check the current drive times, coming in from matthews, 13 minutes, 49 miles an hour. providence road, inbound on highway 16 from the arboretum, 17 minute commute, 37 miles an hour and concord to center city, running at 17 minutes, still quite a bit of green out there, seeing just a few slow downs popping up around the arboretum and albermarle road. from wt harris up toward the independence expressway. that is a check of traffic, christine. >> christine: scott kelly has been back on earth a few days. >> john: after spending a year in space, he has ideas about future space travel, we'll have though details on "cbs this morning" at 7:00. >> christine: the acc tournament tips off today, the match ups today. wbtv is always on your side, in good morning it is 6:16. >> john: 19 after 6:00, a live look at gor

at kimberly road you can use clanton to get around that and volume on wilkinson boulevard. back to you guys. >> all right thank you. locked up for 24 years. the entire time one man maintaining his innocence. now, a team of attorneys gets him out of prison. we'll tell you how he spent his first afternoon as a free man. >> and free legal information you can call the number on your screen to speak to an attorney. at 4:00. we are on your side partnering with the north carolina bar association to bring you free legal information. i have moved over to our patterson studio with the attorneys all standing by answering your calls today as part of the for all state-wide service day. i'm here with today's volunteer chair harrison lord. it's great to partner with you guys again. talk about what folks can find out if they pick up the phone and call today. >> anything that they need to talk to a lawyer about. a lot of people call in because they are not sure if they need a lawyer. for the folks call in and ask us your questions we will give you the information you need. >> why did you wa

road. i-77 at clanton, volume heavy but running along smoothly. now over to meteorologist al conklin with a check of the first alert forecast. >> al: chris, boone and mountains having a private snow storm, i hate to call eight storm,it astorm. most of the schools are delayed or closed. avery watauga county schools are closed. snow coming down in boone, right at freezing. this picture live from resortcams.com. that is king street in boone in front of the mass general store. we have a lot of cloud cover out here in charlotte but across the foothills, monitoring the web cam, they are seeing breaks of sunshine and that is what is heading in our direction, 33 boone, 34 in hickory, 38 charlotte and gastonia, 39 right now down around rock hill, for today, 57, mostly sunny skies for the afternoon hours, clear tonight, it will be cool tomorrow, sunshine to start, more clouds in the afternoon, evening but sunday looks gre it is friday, march 4th, 2016. welcome back to "cbs this morning." more real news ahead, including new attacks against donald trump. plus

road, hambright and up to 485. the rest of the charlotte commute, majors running free and clear, we do have an accident on south tryon above clanton. be aware of that. moving to the south if you're northbound out of rock hill you have the green light on i-77 northbound drive time of 21 minutes, average speed of 66-miles-per-hour. christine, over to you. >> christine: get right back to kristen miranda right now. >> john: she is following breaking news in the alert center.

clanton, a lot of people up early today. a little busier than we normally see this time on saturday morning. we'll watch the roads for you and let you know if there is anything, if you have to head out early, anything that might slow you down. for more traffic, go to wbtv.com, click under the traffic tab and follow our team on twitter, find the link to their twitter account on our traffic page. >>> new this morning -- >> 3, 2, 1, 0. liftoff. >> look at. that spacex has successfully launched a satellite in distant orbit. the private exploration company tried five times unsuccessfully before this. with the fuel,problems with thefuel and weather, the rocket lifted off yesterday. sent a satellite in orbit that could provide internet connection to remote areas of the asia pacific. not unexpected, the rocket's landing was not successful, but spacex is optimistic about the next flight. >>> we're hearing more about nasa astronaut scott kelly's return home from year long in space. they want to study him how it affects the body over a long period of time. >> back to houston. >> reporter: nasa astronaut scott kelly met with