allison latos has more on the major change that incumbent alma adams is trying to make. allison? >> reporter: today, alma adams announce that does she would run against former senator malcolm graham. this comes after the congressional district was redrawn to include only mecklenburg count yes she she said she plans to make the move here. she told supporters she is committed to local voters even though she lives more than 100 miles away. she told channel 9, she is out of touch with the people of mecklenburg. >> you would have to get to know new people. >> alma adams does not live in charlotte. how can you represent a constituent of people with no relationship to them? >> reporter: in the democratic primary, the last time that adams and graham faced off, graham won by a 3-1 margin but the big support from greensboro got her the victory, and those voters will not be in play now that the map has been redrawn. stay with channel mine for any the latest developments. >>> two international companies are bringing new jobs to together, they are investing $5.5 billion. cs m-casings is expan

alma adams says she is stepped in and trying to work things out. sort tow is scheduled to go back to el salvador but adams is trying to get the teenager a laptop so he can earn his high school diploma before he is deported. >> we would certainly like to do that there's probably particulars of his case that i cannot discuss. we talked with ice, and talked to the atlanta officials and talked to the dc officials and getting ready to meet with them again. >> so adams says she is doing her part to try to keep the after the meeting today, family members said their next step is talk to city councilmembers and commissioners and officials that can keep the teenager here in charlotte. dedrick russell wbtv on your side. >> thank you. right now an incredible floodwater rescue caught on camera. right over to alex giles live in the alert center with the video and details. >> we've seen wild images coming out of the south. this is in mississippi highway 61. this woman drove into a flooded area of the road. and she tries to get out and oops goes deeper into the wa

. >> potential candidates are alma adams. and former senator malcolm graham who lost two years ago. carla cunningham and rodney moore up for reelection are already considering the seat. >> they may run in the congressional primary and if they win that congressional primary, they then are required to give up one of those primary -- one of those seats. >> state representative is also eyeing the seat and observers the african-american candidates cancel each other out. and pastor woods is hoping consensus can be found. >> i would hope that the faith communities were weigh-in as concerned constituents about what happens with the representation in this seat and i would hope that the people they speak with would listen to their voice. >> again candidates can start filing wednesday. meanwhile many are waiting to see how the courts will rule on the maps. >> thank you. the primary happens in june with the winner taking all contest. >> next we are on your side helping you protect your pets. what you can do tonight that could be a life saver in case of a fire. >> and duke energy customer also p

that's always a challenge for anybody running in a race. >> alma adams does not live in charlotte. how can you represent people when they have no relationship to them. >> malcolm graham is running against adams. congressional primaries until june 7 so tuesday's votes in those won't count. the judges hope to rule about the maps by next friday. presidential candidate ben carson is expected to endorse donald trump after last night's g.o.p. debate in miami. >> he mostly stuck to his policies as did ted cruz marco rubio and john kasich. trump suggested to pull u.s. military support in germany and south korea and end common core. marco rubio asked about the comment islam hates us. >> did you mean all 1.6 billion muslims. >> i mean a lot of them. >> i know a lot of people think he says what people wish they can say but presidents can't just say whatever they want. >> people are scared and we faced terrorist attacks and president obama lectures americans on islam phobia. >> rubio is done with the personal attacks on donald trump. >>> today presidential try to rally in raleigh about accounta

an earlier trial was dismissed. >> christine: congresswoman alma adams will head back to washington d.c., was by a church yesterday. she announced she will be moving to charlotte with her congressionallecongressional district moving to mecklenburg county. arrest in 2014 to represent a 12th district that stretched from charlotte to greensboro. she is excited to learn more >> i'm just looking forward to getting to know people that i don't know. and getting to get out to some of the sites, there is a lot going on here, a lot of activities, so i hope to have time to do some of that. >> filing for the congressional primaries begins this week. >> john: you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. it is 13 after 6:00, here is al conklin. >> al: we have a dense fog advisory from north of charlotte that runs until 10:00 this morning but be mindful around the metro area and points south and eastward, we have pockets of dense fog, you'll run in this early this morning. one of the locations is boone, very poor visibility, this is from resortcams.com,

that's always a challenge. >> alma adams does not listen in charlotte. how can you represent the people if you do not know them. >> candidates can campaign in the correct cities. >>> senator lindsay graham from south carolina is warning precedent by vowing to allow president obama to appoint a new supreme court justice but understands it's necessary. he warns if republicans don't win the white house and hilary clinton becomes president. >> i'm telling everybody on my side she's going to pick somebody more liberal than president obama is going to send over in a few days. >> graham said if that happens he would vote for that person if they are qualified. he said the president deserves the right to pick a judge. >>> today there will be a funeral at the ronald reagan presidential library in sunny valley california for nancy reagan. it starts at 2:00 this afternoon. thousands of people paid their respects earlier this week but private. their two children are expected to speak. >>> a bill against drug abuse in charlotte will move to the u.s. house. only one se

. >>> within the past hour, councilwoman alma adams announced she is running for re- election with a big surprise. >> not only am i running for re- election but i started the process of moving to the queen state. >> adams currently represents district 12 which was when lawmakers re-drew the congressional map. >>> a man accused of breaking into firefighters' vehicles across our area is facing new charges. johnny bing is facing breaking and entering charges in iredell county. deputies say that he broke into a car while firefighters were sleeping. bing was already facing charges in charlotte, rock hill, and rowan counties. police first arrests bing through a receipt left at a fire station. investigators believe he is behind 40 different cases of personal cars broken into at fire stations and they believe he had stations in queensboro, fort mill, charlotte, mooresville, kannapolis, huntersville, cornelius, and hunters grove. >>> and the cms questionnaire results will be discussed tonight. the survey. the district wants more diversity and the school board will discuss kgwing neighborhood

. >>> and a run in the new district 12 now includes most of mecklenburg county with incumbent alma adams, and on the republican side, leon threatt filed last week. law makesy redrew the districts last month, saying that the old lines were based on race. and the naacp claims that the new lines are unfair, too. >>> and a bizarre turn in the race for the white house as candidates jump on the brussels train. >> what donald trump, they -- and ted cruz are suggesting is not only wrong but it's dangerous. >> the claims that they are making to sound tough on terror, and a new shake up at the pageland police department, the permanent change in just two weeks. warm, dry, and windy leading to an enhanced fire danger threat. i just got new da >>> stocks are dropping this mid day as oil prices fall once again. the dow is down more than 52 points. the nasdaq is down about 37. >>> more permanent changes are coming to pageland's police department. chief larry brown announced he'll be retiring april 6. he was on leave for four months because of a sled investigation that is still open. officials have stil

they will both look to takeover for representative alma adams. they filed while the state awaits word on whether the panel of federal judges will uphold or throw out districts drawn last month. >> a protest against duke energy today. a die-in was held in front of duke's headquarters in uptown. the folks upset with the company and governor mccrory saying the governor helped duke on coal ash issues. mccrory did work for the company for 29 years. they deny there were any favors. meantime several people in rowan county and gaston county tell us they were left high and dry. couple of weeks ago, state drink advisory but residents do not trust it and want answers. christian flores is live for us. and christian, they are hoping to get answers soon? >> yes, that is correct. and this is normally a quiet belmont neighborhood but with one of duke energy's plants just beyond everyone's backyards they are going to make sure they have their voices heard tomorrow. that is when the north carolina department of environmental quality will hold a public hearing afte

represent alma adams actually no longer lives in her district, and she said she plans to move to charlotte to continue to live in the area that she represents. taxpayer money will be pumped into improvements. blake hanson was asking how soon the projects could see the money and how this will be blake? >> reporter: the governor said part of the reason for coming out now that voters approved this was to talk about execution and how $2 billion will be spent wisely. after stops in wake county and greensboro, governor mccrory's thank you tour ended with thanking people for the bond pass. >> it's not sexy but it's what we need. >> reporter: it will include $90 million trsd a state-of-the- art science lab at the university and trail improvements at crowder's mountain and a power plant. these dollars will be spent wisely and efficiently because we don't get them very often. >> reporter: will it be the end of the year or -- >> we hope to start rolling out the plans very quickly. >> reporter: improvements to aging buildings that students are excited to see. >> we will see it very different. and that

for nearly 20 years, mel watt represented the 12th and was replaced by alma adams who now plans to move to charlotte since the boundaries have changed. the district was initially designed to ensure minority representation. but decisions by voters may bring a different out come. >> i think it's very much possible that that could happen if you have one democrat who is not african-american running against a group of african-americans that could happen. >> joel ford who had a congressional maps agreed. >> there's enough african-americans get in, a non-african-american candidate could come in and be successful. but at the end of the day as long as we have someone from mecklenburg that has to be the priority. >> however, michael dickerson reminds us the new maps are not a done deal. >> waiting for the u.s. district court to give me the final aapproval. >> and candidates have nine days to file. and the cost to get in the race is $1745. for now live in west charlotte, steve crump wbtv on your side. >> lots of moving pieces here. thank you. remember to stay with wbtv for coverage of campaign 20

and draw what they consider tomorrow fair lines between 12 and 1. 12th district representative alma adams will move from greens bureau to charlotte to run for the because of the controversy surrounding the district maps they moved the congressional primary from march 15 to june 7. >>> the results are in from the student assignment survey. more than 20,000 parents completed this. they ultimate lined student assignment goals for the 2017 school year at the meeting last night and fired the ones currently in place. they broke down the 200 page long report that showed you what was most important. 80% say the staff is most important. 75% said school environment. 65% said location and how close it is to their home. locking down guide reals is the next step ahead at 5 tina terry superintendant ann clark says she was most interested in and what she's asking the committee to do to speed up this process. also keeping an eye on several towns taking action against the plan. they all passed resolutions to keep a safe open for every child that wants to stay at a neighborhood school. leaders and matthews

. >>> congresswoman alma adams spent the day in charlotte at a women's day event at first united presbyterian church. she announced she will move to charlotte as part of herred by to run for the redrawn 12th district. the new map split her current district which now includes charlotte and greensboro where adams is from. she is headed back to washington today but says she is excited to learn more about the queen city. >> i'm looking forward to getting to know people that i don't know. of the sites, there is a lot going on here, a lot of activity, i hope to have time to do that. >> the congressional primaries in north carolina will take place in june. >>> first responders in mecklenburg county compete against each other on the ice in the charlotte checkers annual salute to heros game. police and sheriff's team facing off against fire and medic team. the event honors public safety workers who serve, have served or injured in the line of duty. proceeds benefit the family office injured or fallen public service members. the fire medic team beat the police-sheriff team, 5-1. >>> here is video of li

. >>> alma adams is running for reelection in district 12. it used to run along i-85 from charlotte do greensboro. the new map is entirely in mecklenburg county. the state had to redraw the maps because a judge ruled current districts were unconstitutional. he ruled they were drawn based on race. lawmakers redraw the districts but groups like the ncaap say they're still unfair. now judges are considering a lines yet again. and that's leaving a lot up in the air as candidates begin to file. today at 5:00, who else is planning to run or considering it? and how the judge's decision may effect who's in the race. >>> new at noon, two students at lenoir rhine university are accused of helping provide alcohol to another student who later died in a crash. that accident happened this same night of a snow storm in hickory and late january. mad line died after her vehicle went off the road and flipped in northwest hickory. ale agents sited the two students for aiding and abetting the possession of alcohol after buying the alcohol from a convenient store

and we understand that will happen because we have a number of democrats that are vying for it is alma adams seat and she is going to move to charlotte to hold on to the seat but there are a number of people who are already in the north carolina general assembly that are eyeing that seat being carla cunningham here in charlotte, along with malcolm graham who ran a couple years ago. he is not holding office and another person that may be contesting the seat is state representative rodney moore. one of those things where they file tomorrow and then they will run for that office in mid-june when you have a congressional primary. but, paul, one thing to keep in mind is the courts have not signed off on the districts yet. >> ok. we should have results from the primaries not long after the polls close at 7:30. and those are curbside votes keep it here. live updates on wbtv.com. >> new, a drone nearly collided with two planes at charlotte douglas international airport. police are now investigating. and according to the police interfered with the planes as they made their approach to the airport sat

democrat representative alma adams who represents north carolina accused them of disrespecting her legacy. >> christine: if you are about to headed on the head out the door, traffic is light, we're giving you the green light on 77, 85 and 485, but as soon as a problem arises and causes a back up we'll tell you first on wbtv because you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. here is meteorologist al conklin. >> al: thanks, christine. out there this morning the leading edge of the precipitation now trying to come across the ohio valley toward the southern appalachian mountains, a lot of cloud cover here but the main batch of precipitation is back to the west of us. how is all this going to unfold? futurecast may be a little bit quick here, i got the idea the cloud cover coming in certainly this morning but already got mountains by 12 noon, i think that is on the fast side and this seems a little aggressive, but this is a rapid refresh model, this thing updates every other hour. we'll get new information before the newscast ends but the idea

the next stop is congressman alma adams is supposed to be in town to see what she can do to keep the teenager here. live in charlotte, dedrick russell wbtv on your side. >> cms tells us the superintendent ann clark reached out to ice to request bus stops and schools considered safe harbors for all students. >> let's check the roadways right now. >> maureen we have more issues. i understand we have a problem on central avenue an injury accident. and let's start by looking at the expressway on independence and 277. volume building and it's best i can see the accident on central avenue is close to mcclintock road. and now the plaza is close by also eastway drive. and more when sky3 gets there. and injuries involved in this. road and farm pond lane. congestion and you can see on albemarle road. north sharon amity is a great alternate route and that is what is happening on albemarle road a lot of volume in this area. back to you. >> thank you. eric was pointing out the system we have been tracking all week long is turned deadly. >> wondering when it was going to get here. >> it's moving s

. >>> the new maps significantly by alma adams the greensboro resident announced she'll run for reelection against malcolm graham even though the district is now only mecklenburg county. adams plans to move to mecklenburg county now. >>> we've been staying on top of this story that impacts thousands of voters in the area on air and online. find our past coverage and the impact it will have at wsoctv.com. >>> the board of one of the nation's largest veteran support groups is under fire tonight facing allegations of lavish spending. the wounded warrior project fired its two top executives last night. former employees came out back in january and claimed the charity wasted millions of dollars meant to help veterans on five star hotels and alcohol. the organization is in the process of doing an independent review of its finances. >>> 50-year-old claude was trion street tuesday. investigators say he knows the person who stabbed him and that it all started with an argument. he was taken to cmc with serious injuries. no arrests have been made. >>> three south carolina children found inside an aba

alma adams will move to charlotte. insideers think the judge's decision on the district lines could happen as early as tonight or tomorrow. story residential tower in the heart of uptown charlotte have been scrapped. developer says it crunched the numbers and learned the real estate market can't handel it. the project was the first high end condominium tower planned in uptown since the 2008 financial crisis. it was supposed to be located at east 4th anansouth brevard streets. the developer is now considering some other options for that property. >>> las new this honoring -- also new this honoring, salisbury police and rowan county district attorney decided not to charge a shooting who -- shoot here killed a man and injured two others last september. the shooting on rachel lane was the result of an attempted armed robbery during a drug deal. police say nathan pant was shot and killed in self-defense during a fight over a gun. two people lin charged with drug crimes. >>> chopper 9 flew over the scene of this shooting in

. >>> congresswoman alma adams will make a campaign announcement. in the past 90 minutes, she told channel 9, she will speak to supporters at first ward park. district 12, and is up for reelection. last month, district 12 was drastically changed. it is now including a big chunk of mecklenburg county. >>> tracking a storm out west, that's getting closer to charlotte. >> yes, it is bringing a lot of flooding over portions of the gulf coast. mainly louisiana, and texas overnight tonight. it's got sights set eventually on its way towards the carolinas. the focus tonight, again, extremely heavy rains. look at these rain totals, northern louisiana, upwards of a foot of rain. north in arkansas, almost to memphis. there it is, as the system sits out here, a lot of the moisture is going to be wrung out of it, long before it reaches us. we will get some, but nothing like they're going to see off to our west. in the meantime, boy are we being treated to spring. our average high is only 61. each and every day, through the rest of the week, and i think or above

malcolm graham has plans to run as well as incumbent, alma adams and leon filed last week. that special primary election week, a judge couldn't decide if lawmakers have to redraw those congressional district lines again in north carolina. back in february, the lines were redrawn after a judge -- they were unconstitutional. several groups say the lines are unfair. >> new details in the last 30 minutes. we learned the names of the couple involved in a shooting. police say stemmed from a domestic dispute. deputies charge ronnie whitworth with assault with a deadly weapon. chopper 9 sky zoom flew over as breaking news at 6:00. investigators say he shot brandi eisenhower in the 200 block of gilbert road just after 5:00. eisenhower was shot in the shoulder. deputies say he drove off after the shooting, but crashed a few miles away and was taken into custody. >>> tomorrow, the mother of a baby police say was murdered by her father will be back on the stand. bodrick, the child's father. he's charged with killing the six month old at a charlotte motel in 2012. today, he admitted the

she met with the commissioner and alma adams. the question that many are asking is will hillary clinton or bernie sanders show up between now and election day next week? for now live in west charlotte, steve crump, wbtv on your side. >> time will tell, thank you. >>> we are on your side with the complete campaign coverage. that's where you can see more about both of the big campaign events in the area today. >>> it was today just spring like. it was beautiful. >> spring, very warm, it is going to get even warmer starting tomorrow. here is chief meteorologist eric thomas. >> 68 what a rebound that was from the low of 33 this morning. look at the maps you will see a few clouds drifting over but it is the temperatures. 10, 1 1, noon, boy, look how warm that is getting. we'll get into the 70s. for now, it will be cool during the overnight hours and give the kid as jacket around 50 in charlotte and closer to 40. here it is "out the door" forecast of north and south carolina. cool and quiet the temperature about 50 degrees. with the wa

representative alma adams is running for representative in 12 destruction because of the redrawn lines she is moving back to charlotte. her campaign spokesman said she has look add neighborhood but is waiting for the court's decision first. kayla: north carolina is about to feel the burn, democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders making his way it tar heel state, he will be in raleigh tomorrow, holding a rally at duke energy performing art center. he will have an uphill battle in north carolina, hillary clinton has had a strong showing in every southern state. and speaking of democratic front-runner, she was in clinton made a campaign stop at a high school in durham in hopes of getting more people involved, former secretary of state was to visit a school this afternoon but canceled that, instead he is started making her kay -- she started making her way to california, where she will ash 10 the opportunity -- attending the funeral of fellow former first lady nancy reagan who will be laid to rest tomorrow. kayla: one of sports top sponsors of nascar said that sports and politics d

yesterday trisha cog sham filed and malcolm graham plans to run, as well as incumbent alma adams. the special primary election will be on june 7th. >>> meanwhile this we can a judge could decide if lawmakers have to redraw the congressional district lines once again. lines were redrawn last month ones were racially biased and unconstitutional. >>> charlotte-mecklenburg police have two people in custody after a chase in north charlotte last night. officers say they got an armed robbery call on sugar creek road near i-85 around 10:00 p.m. they spotted the suspect's vehicle nearby and went after it. a short time later the people inside jumped out and ran away. we are working to find out if people were charged. >>> michelle hill was last seen getting into a white car after a doctor's appointment last tuesday, she is 5'8", 170 pounds and was wearing jeans and a blue shirt. her family says she has medical conditions. if you have seen her, call police. >>> here's christine rapp. it is colder this morning. >> it really is. a live look from our charlotte cam this morning, we have completel

representative alma adams has thrown her hat into the ring for re-election in the twelfth district. the twelfth district was mostly in regions like winston-salem and current home in greensborough. she's looked at neighborhoods but waiting on a court decision about the new map's legality before going ahead and moving. >>> after weeks of gathering parents' input, feedback from cms as they release the results of the student assignment survey. 206 pages of detailed findings were put together for teachers and parents alike to read. when asked what were the most important factors when selecting a school, most responded by saying the staff and leadership of the school followed by the school environment, and then the location or proximity to home when. asked what factors influence to enrolling their child in a magnet school? the number one factor is positive reputation for the magnet school, followed by if it is higher performing than the assigned school. >>> would you like to get paid for shooting video on your smartphone? fox 46 has partnered with fresco, an iphone app that let's you be a

. >>> the new maps significantly change district 12 which is represented by alma adams. the long-time greensboro resident said she will run for reelection against former state senator malcolm graham even though the district is solely compromised or compromised solely of mecklenburg county. she says she plans to move to charlotte now. we have been staying on top of this story. it impacts thousands of voters this our area. vote on air and online. and you can find all of our past coverage on our website at wsoctv.com. >>> ohio judge says some 17- year-olds can vote in ohio's presidential primary on tuesday. who will turn 18 before the fall election to participate with some limits. they cannot vote on ballot issues but they can for congressional legislative and mayoral candidates. there is a fight over whether they should vote in the presidential race until yesterday's ruling. north carolina allows 17-year- olds to register and vote in the primary if they will be 18 on the day of the general election and they must register no earlier than 60 days before the primary. >>> new

congresswoman alma adams is moving to charlotte as she fights to keep her 12th district seat. adam is from guilford county whicc*h used to be in the 12th district until the changes. other candidate,zk malcolm graham and c09arla cunningham, rodney moore and tricia cotham are considering the seat. when north carolina's 12th district was created thentent was to deliver minority representiontaut many think that may be in jeopardy. >> gen.y what the general assembly has done, strong possibility tt seat might be lost. >> reverend woods of first baptis west tells wbtv he's concerned too many candidates of and provide a path of victory for nonminority candidate. >> christine: campaign 2016 took a violent turn during a donald trump rally in faye eville. you will see what happens, police eortisc people out up the stairs and you saw that one man thr a punch right to the person who was being escorted out. there it is in slow motion. the man is 78-year-old john mcgraw, now facing assault charges. mcgraw told "inside edition" the man deer deserved it. >>> still plenty ahead on wb news this

in just thirty minutes, we're expecting a big announcement from north carolina congresswoman "alma adams". she serves the 12th congressional district, but since the state approved new redistrciting lines, her district now covers almost all of mecklenburg county...but adams lives in greensboro. we'll be there for her announcement, which could be campaign- related, at first ward park in charlotte at 11:00. and democratic frontrunner "hillary clinton" will be in the tarheel state today. the former secretary of state will campaign in durham and in raleigh. her visit comes just a few days after her husband, president clinton, visited charlotte. next on the today show, an easy one pot recipe for paella! then stay tuned for charlotte and our next newscast at noon. have a great pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it differently. only flonase is approved to relieve both your itchy, watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. complete allergy relief or incomplete. let your eyes decide. >>> we're back on this thirsty thursday. jenn

the new maps significantly change district 12 which is represented by alma adams. the long-time greensboro resident announced on thursday she will run for reelection and running against former state senator malcolm graham even though the district is is adam says she plans to move to charlotte now. we have been staying on top of this story that impacts thousands of voter this is our area. we have been following for you on the air and online and you can find our past coverage and how you can impact our area on our website at wsoctv.com. >>> ohio judge says that some 17-year-olds can now vote in ohio's presidential campaign on tuesday. they cannot vote on ballot issues but they can vote for congressional legislative and mayoral candidates. there was a big fight over whether they should vote in the presidential race until yesterday's ruling. north carolina allows for 17- year-olds to register and vote in the primary if they are going to be 18 by the general election date. they also have to residential sternoearlier than 60 days before the primary. >>> cabarrus county b

representative alma adams has thrown her hat into the ring for re-election in the twelfth district. the twelfth district winston-salem and current home in greensborough. she's looked at neighborhoods but waiting on a court decision about the new map's legality before going ahead and moving. >>> after weeks of gathering parents' input, feedback from cms as they release the results of the student assignment survey. 206 pages of detailed findings were put together for teachers and parents alike to read. when asked what were the most important factors when selecting a school, most responded by saying the staff and leadership of the school followed by the school environment, and then the location or proximity to home when. asked what factors influence parents' decision when it comes to enrolling their child in a magnet school? the number one factor is positive reputation for the magnet school, followed by if it is higher performing than the assigned school. >>> would you like to get paid for shooting video on your smartphone? fresco, an iphone app that let's you be a part of the news gat

congresswoman alma adams. trisha cotham and rodney moore are also in the primary. on the republican side leon threat filed last week. you'll remember federal judges ordered state lawmakers to redraw the congressional districts last month, causing a major shuffle in which candidates represent people in the area. the state is holding a special primary june 7th to give everyone time to sort all this out. >>> 6:48 now. we have weather and traffic every 10 minutes. >> meteorologist vicki graf in severe weather center 9 with the chances we have for rain this week. >> and we are going to see that threat for rain moving n. it's not going to get here until late thursday night, though. so if you've been suffering from allergies, this will provide some relief. for today, though, it's already a mild and warm start to the day. we could cool off a little bit before the sunrise gets under way a little before 7:30. and as we go throughout the afternoon, keeping that sunshine around and highs will be warmer, in the mid-70s. it's also going to be a little bit windy from time to time

he'll run against incumbent congresswoman "alma adams" in the june 7-th special election. the re-drawn district 12 boundaries only cover mecklenburg county. .today...clouds increase. highs in the lower 70s. north winds around 5 mph. .saturday...show ers likely. highs in the upper 50s. chance of rain 70 percent. .sunday...mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. highs in the lower 50s. .monday...sunny. highs in the mid 50s. .tuesday...sunny. highs in the lower 60s. .wednesday...sun ny. highs in the the mid 70s. major delays on accident on live look at i77 traffic picking up coming up on the >>> 8:30 now on this friday morning, march 18th, 2016. will you get a load of our plaza? it is so beautiful. we have this great spring break crowd. now, we have spring to match. the plaza has been transformed into a spring wonderland. >> took a lot of work overnight. hats off to our crew. thisis morning, we're going to use this and show you how easy it can be to get your garden looking their best. you don't need a green thumb. >> i'm missing wrangler right now. think how much h

incumbent congresswoman alma adams will be also be in charlotte. she's holding a news anniversary of the affordable care act. her speech today will focus on her assesment that the act directly benefits the people of north carolina. north carolina's uninsured rate has fallen four-point-seven percent between 2012 and 2015. coming up in 30 minutes -- what you need to know about today's special session in raleigh, and its effort to overturn charlotte's non- discrimination ordinance. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. it's wine day wednesday. march 23rd. that's called t-shirt. we have a great show today. three time emmy awinner is here. going to tell us about the role that he's been playing that he says is one of his all-time >> and i'm looking forward to your trip today to israel. >> and a special tribute to frank in one of the most incredible places in if world. i think it's the most incredible place. frank just loved it. we'll share that. >> one of y

representatives al-- representative alma adams invited house democratic leader nancy pelosi to discuss challenges and opportunities for women in north carolina with several female mayors. the mayors attending the economic forum are from cities in representative adams' 12th district and she sent out a picture of the meeting. >> book tv has 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors every weekend. here are some programs to watch for. this weekend, join us for the 22nd annual virginia festival of the book in charlottesville, starting saturday at noon eastern. programs include author bruce hillman who discusses his book the man who stalked einstein, how nazi scientist philippe leonard changed history. then saturday at 7:00, patricia bell-scott on her book "the

russell: i rise today to support h.r. 3735, introduced by congresswoman alma adams of north carolina, and supported by the entire north carolina delegation. the bill designates the post office located at 200 town run lane in winston-salem, as the maya angelou memorial post office. madam speaker, dr. maya angelou held a distinguished career that earned her over 80 honorary degrees. she was an american author, poet , and civil rights activist. dr. angelou was born on april 4, 1928, in st. louis, missouri. in 1981 she moved to winston-salem, north carolina, where she accepted the lifetime william neal reynolds professor shape of american studies at wake forest university. for over 30 years she served as a professor at wake forest university and became a community leader. dr. angelou made literary history with her 1969 acclaimed memoir, "i know why caged birds quing sink." when she became the first african-american woman to make the nonfiction best sellarlies. she served on two presidential committees, the american revolution bicentennial council under president ford, and the national com