it includes catawba, cabarrus and roanne. catawba county will not be extending polling times. the polls will close at 7:30. in caw cabarrus county there is one precinct that will stay open at trinity methodist church. the judge was late in arriving and that polling pre sink at trinity methodist church will stay open an extra 30 minutes. apparently there was an issue in rowan county as well. apparently the board of elections has decided not to do anything about that. and then in rowan county the polls will close on time at 7:30. we will continue to follow that story as we get more information and we will pass it along. >>> now on "primetime" no suspects in a double murder left a 10-year-old girl they don't like the motive yet. this happened at a home in catawba county. wbtv has the latest jie. he shook his head as he gazed at the scene today. >> can't nobody still believe it. >> mark wilson and mark's girlfriend live here. someone forced their way in and killed them. the most painful is the 10-year-old daughter. she was else where and now must live with it. >> she will grow up

live at the cabarrus arena, where hundreds are already gathered. people started coming to the arena very early this morning to get a seat at donald trump's rally. we will be streaming the event on wbtv.com. so you can also check it out there. and as soon as he takes to the stage, we will cut back in live. trying to catchy early votes in the campaign. former president bill clinton is supporting his wife and her run for president. he is speaking in charlotte in four hours, at johnson university. one stop of many today in north carolina. he is speaking in greensboro. we will have a crew at the appearance 4:15 in charlotte, at johnson university. we are your headquarters for campaign 2016. you can count on us to bring you coverage from the camps in the days ahead, live reports beginning tonight at 4:00. next, tax season is underway. that means you are more prone to fraud. the i.r.s. >> anchor: the i.r.s. has been with fraud. according to the consumer affairs.com, there's a new wrinkle on an old scam. people are receiving emails made to look like it is

this is a live picture from the cabarrus arena and event center. again, in concord. trump also plans to appear at crown coliseum in fayetteville on wednesday. and if you remember last december, he spoke at dor ton arena in raleigh. we'll let you know what he says at the cabarrus arena later. >>> the naacp continues its march. this is a video of a previous event as it has been going across the state, it will lead a march today at north carolina central. the group is concerned about the voter id law. today's event is just getting underway at the north carolina central student union. . >>> in about half april hour we expect to hear about the direction raleigh leaders let's take a look at our live picture now from the podium at the rotary club where the mayor is getting ready -- actually we understand this is now video of the mayor, talking about the state of the city address and looking at how things are looking up, hand -- panning out for the rest of the year. the speak at the raleigh convention center today. we'll have more of that coming up later today at 5:00 and 4:

wbtv's pamela escobar is live from the cabarrus arena where trump was. pam, did trump win over the crowd? >> well, maureen if you protested against trump, trump kicked you out. now, supporters tell me that is why they like him. they like his style and why they will be voting for him during early voting and on tuesday. [ ] >> republican presidential candidate donald trump walked into the cabarrus arena to a cheering crowd and had them pledge their loyalty. >> i swear i'm going to vote for donald trump next week. >> a politician i like that

this is from the cabarrus event center in concord. you can see they are waiting for the republican presidential front runner donald trump to come out for his rally and speak to get voters ready to go for next week's primary on the 15th. as soon as that happens, we'll >>> here's a another live look at the donald trump rally at the cabarrus event center in concord. it started at noon. it's a packed house as folks are waiting to hear from the republican candidate. we're streaming this live right now at wsoctv.com. so you can get that full coverage. we'll also have full coverage for you today at 5:00. right here on eyewitness news. >>> right now police in florida are searching for the man accused of trying to kidnap a 13-year-old girl. >> that's creepy. it's really scary. >> you can see the girl running from her attacker right here. drove up to her last week and asked if she was walking home. she ignored him. then he got out of the car and grabbed her by her waist to pull her in. she pushed back, screamed and ran away. >> what she did was

. >>> rowan cabarrus community college is encouraging voters to say to a nearly $2 billion march. if approved, rccc would get $7 million get $3 million to renovate the campus buildings. the school at cabarrus county the ifs would get $3 million. >>> in union county, the department of social services those who need help with the cost of heating on roosevelt boulevard in monroe. >>> and you might need to kick that heat back on tonight. steve udelson is tracking cooler air. >>> you knew the 70s weren't going to last that long. and we are running 20 degrees colder than yesterday, and in the mountains, we're stuck in the 20s. afternoon temperatures for the most part were in the 50s. 59, university city. 55 matthews. 53 in monroe and gastonia, and moving north, it cools down and skies will clear, and we have clouds in the mountains, and more minuterly, the storm is gathering west of the mississippi river and will cover a lot of real estate in a short period of time. this evening, we're fine. you will need a coat, however. sundown, about an hour away, by 9. and essentially, you need clou

donald trump supporters inside and outside the cabarrus county arena said this was a once in a pick for president. >> history's being made. we wanted to be here to support donald trump. >> supporters wanted front row seats. many holding signs, buying scarves, shirts, and buttons to show their support. musician craig moss has traveled to several trump rallies. >> he addresses issues very direct. and he doesn't candy coat anything. he speaks from the heart. >> the rally wasn't without challenge. >> we have a protester. >> there were several anti- trump protesters in the crowd. many got thrown out before and even during the rally. >> we're trying to spread the message that he's just a hate- filled candidate. >> like this group of college students before the rally they held signs at the curb facing thousands of supporters. >> there are other options. other people to find hope in. won't be swayed. >> donald trump to me is the only, the very best candidate. >> donald trump will hold another rally in fayetteville on wednesday. reporting in concord, angela hong, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> a

. >> we have problems in cabarrus county. this is bruton smith boulevard on i-85. no problems in this area but highway 73 in concorde in kannapolis they have problems. i-85 northbound an accident. and the left center lane is enough time at the moment for a commuter to get on poplar tent road. and there is a lot of congestion in the area. and southbound a lot of problems as far as commuters heading from rowan county down to cabarrus county. at least two miles of stop-and-go traffic. and back towards the city, a look at i-85 and statesville. flowing rather nicely. i invite you to join me sunday for sunday morning soul inspiration v101.9. tune in for the best in gospel music. back to you. >> thank you. >> first weekend of march is upon us that means we could get any kind of weather. >> you never know. but the sunshine today is a good sign and it is looking like it will continue. meteorologist lyndsay tapases here again with your forecast. >> usually in like a lion as far as march but it will be the opposite for us. we have a quiet pattern ahead over the next couple of

wbtv on your side. >> john: the cabarrus county board of elections says the judge was 21 years old but it was his fifth time workingelections there. nt through extensive training and late start affected four voters. >>> stay with wbtv for continuing coverage, we have a full break down of the primaries on wbtv.com and on facebook and twitter. >>> still ahead on wbtv news this morning, serious accusations against a man from matthews, the threats authorities say he made against a u.s. senator. >> john: this morning, a man from matthews is facing charges accused of threatening a u.s. senator. according to documents edwin dodge, jr. called the richard blumenthal and threatened to shoot him. blumenthal is a u.s. senator from connecticut. f.b.i. agents traced the call to dodge's home in matthews. he's in the mecklenburg county jail. >>> this morning a lot of voters results of last night's primaries, hillary clinton and donald trump winning in the presidential primaries. our coleen harry talked with people who are both excited and disappointed. >> reporter: it was the news that hillary clinton

wbtv's pamela escobar is live from the cabarrus arena where trump was. pam, did trump win over the crowd? >> well, maureen if you protested against trump, trump kicked you out. now, supporters tell me that is why they like him. they like his style and why they will be voting for him during early voting and on tuesday. [ ] >> republican presidential candidate donald trump walked into the cabarrus arena to a cheering crowd and had them pledge their loyalty. >> i swear i'm going to vote for donald trump next week. >> a politician i like that >> he reminded the crowd he is funding his own campaign and does not respond to lobbyists. >> this is a movement. >> obama said we were going to change and i did not see change for the better. >> tammy from rockwell hopes trump will make america great again. trump's slogan. get him out of here. get out of here. go home to mom now. i love you, too, man. i love you. >> he rubs people the wrong way. has he rubbed me the wrong way? yes, a time or two he has said things that offended me but i will not hold that against him b

from cabarrus county jobs now. and in wake county, the how's lead budget writer faced a flood of money from a group called stop son -- nelson collar.com. the group delayed the filings to hide investors and violated state law by sending mailers before filings of the necessary paperwork. >> what is your message to whoever it is sending the mailers? >> well, i think they are cowards. >> nick ochsner wbtv on your side. >> right now, it is time to head to tonya rivens and see how the roads look. >> let's check in in statesville. iredell county. 40 westbound by 149 is closed well. westbound a lot of problems. the great thing is the alternate route would be to hop on 64 or 70. a lot of people impacted by the situation. and check around the area, things cleared out after a busy start. seven-eight incidents and better news that road closure at freedom cleared out. there's debris in the roadway at berry hill and freedom but the road has opened and a little bit of stop-and-go traffic on wilkinson boulevard and morehead as the

in concord hours ago, thousands packed into the cabarrus county event center to see republican candidate donald trump. and eyewitness news reporter blake hanson was there for that event. which didn't sound or feel anything like the usual campaign stop. >> when i arrived this morning, there were so many people lined up outside the building, it was tough to see the front doors. and that was at 8:00 this morning. four hours before the event began. the crowd was primed even before his arrival. >> this is amazing. >> the arena erupted. >> i have a lot of property here. i love north carolina. his supporters flared up every time he went back to his viewpoints. >> we're going to build a wall, it's going to be a real wall. we're going to build a wall, on our border. >> trump emphasized gun rights. his intention to wipe out isis and took a strong stance on water boarding. >> i think we absolutely need it. we should have it. and if we can, we should have worse. >> the polarizing figure rarely got more than a few minutes without interruption. protesters sprung up and trump backerred them as they wer

lots of room to move around south in cabarrus spa rowan, gaston county cleveland county north heading in guard gaston county all free and clear as well. stephanie? >>> tonight charlotte city council members are expected to he side the future of the old eastland mall site. this is a story we followed for years now. eyewitness news reporter britney johnson is live in uptown. britney, leaders will be deciding whether crews can build a school there on that property. >> reporter: both city leaders and neighbors have been pushing for something to be built on this site for years. there have been different proposals in the past, but now the charlotte-mecklenburg board of education has made an offer to the city. the city bought the 80 acres in east charlotte back in 2012, and now, the school board is offering to build a school on the vacant lot. we looked at the plans and learned 11 acres of the site language school. the idea was approved in 2013, but people who live and work near that site have mixed opinions on the plan. some think it would be a positive addition to the area. others worry it

district officials tell wbtv it happened at mount pleasant elementary in cabarrus county. other students saw the gun, told their teacher who contacted the administrators and school resource officer. no one was hurt. the district is not comment on any discipline for the student but calling it a teachable moment for other students to learn when to speak up. >>> we're asking police what they were looking for after they arrested a man in west charlotte. only sky 3 was there as the man was being put in handcuffs and in the police car off wilkinson boulevard. we followed police as they searched the railroad tracks. police have not said why the man was arrested. >>> police tell wbtv a man who was shot in uptown is not cooperating with investigators. yesterday afternoon on north tryon street at 8th street. medic says one person was seriously hurt, police have not arrested the shooter. >>> employees cleaned up a mess friday after someone used a car to ram in the charlotte drugstore to steal cigarettes. police say the smash and grab happened at 3:30 yesterday morning at rite aid on

the trump campaign announced the presidential hopeful while poster rally in concord at cabarrus arena and events center monday on it ahead of north carolina's primary election. >> there'll be 75% supporters and 25% who can't believe you said what he said. he really come i don't want to use the word crazy but pretty much crazy. >> the group has some supporters in the area excited to see what he has to say. when. if somebody tells the truth they are going to win plain and simple. it's time for somebody to do something. >> others say they're not ready for the chaos that comes with a campaign to be in the area. >> pretty much everything you said, he's repeating himself probably not the best qualified but he browsed the bob. >> although not everyone is sold on the idea of translating the country people in concorde say they will be at the event on monday. >> to see everybody's expressions and to feel the energy. >> doors open at 9:00 a.m. on monday it will take the stage at noon. primary elections in north carolina -- jenna: trump will be at the crown center coliseum in fayetteville north c

those include cabarrus, catawba, and in seven counties, with additional areas tacked onto that coming up the head north to check out another precinct and let you know how over there with you shortly. >> wheels, kathryn brown thanks. >>> dado voters have a second issue on the ballot, that in addition to the connect nc bond. the money would fund parks and splash pad and two senior centers. >>> donald trump is backing away from his pledge to pay legal fees does during an interview he said he does not condone violence and would not likely pay any legal fees. prusge mp m pay tl te le 78-yoljohnra a crgth asona ester stweek. tseults o 10raon air an. onlasl anwi l trie into tha te ch. l lk t suy me verywe wha c tch partge will contin t on:0d 11 > pridenobama anho ndoflen, t u.s. ismmitntpentth ythfiye stinthlunche whi w st 13,ou s d idt obs oty. fllofh blood betwee wdotohe latouo wi i i s astonish arat e irecomy grew ban aming ke wur sec clearly,erbe po ss. ] prnistapplaud rehat s be iotw twcotrieer yes.h n ils ondion her ter a owmobi accitoddal hcolld houlr e.rah palir huaninsi cahamore sep

he will be at the cabarrus arena monday at noon. that is free, open to everyone. you have to register online. we put a link on wbtv.com, under web extras. we will be there bringing you live coverage on monday. >>> presidential candidate dr. ben carson is ending his run won't be endorsing anyone. he made announcement during c-pac, a huge gathering of conservatives. he will now be working on a project to encourage religious values voters to participate in elections. >>> new this morning, the white house says president obama alone will decide who to meet with when he arrives in cuba on that history-making trip this month. john ernestmonth. he set meetings with activists on the communist island nation as a condition for the trip. he and raul castro moved more than a year ago to restore formal diplomatic relations between their formerly estranged countries. >>> a powerful storm system expected to affect much of the country in the next week starts with heavy rain in california. the western states could see snow and high winds. heavy rainfall and severe weather will be p

. >> ken smith is outside the raleigh police station on cabarrus street. >> reporter: this is part of the discovery made during an independent investigation by the attorneys representing the dinkins family. those attorneys notify the sbi & and dea which brought crime scene investigators out to the area. the carefully read examine the scene attorneys representing dinkins family and volunteers reported what appeared to them is a bullet hole that did not show up in the initial police report of fabric 29 police victim after the officer says they struggled. the officer was trying to arrest him on an outstanding drug warrant. >> if that is a bullet hole, and there's a bullet matching the officer's gun, that would contradict the statement that the shooting happened on the back patio. that would be a significant contradiction between his account and the physical evidence. >> reporter: officer twitty 19th he opened fire on dinkins after it appeared he was reaching for a gun in his belt. investigators found a stolen weapon near his body. a preliminary report shows he was shot four times in the

live in cabarrus county rob barron kennedy fox 46 wjzy. the city of concord is testing a one of its water chip implants. as a system designed to cut down on contentment levels in drinking water. if it ends up working they could have the technology up and running within less less than one year. construction will resume soon on one of charlotte's most congested roads. ncdot said construction on independence boulevard will be starting back again. leaders will meet next week to discuss a date crews will can return to the job sites. january contractor walked off the job over a financial dispute. in the meantime and the meantime and in term contractors and keeping an eye on this road. construction has been underway for nearly three years now. college students listen up applications are open for a scholarship program named to the honor reverend clementa -- the senator was amongst the nine victims killed last june when a gunman opened fire at the side of a manual ame church in charleston. the scholars program will afford up to aid scholarships wor

. >>> cabarrus county board of education is set to discuss construction contracts on monday. the independent tribune, those lightener construction replace mount pleasant middle school and a contract with eddison ford incorporated to build the elementary. if approved both contracts will be pending until sufficient funds are received from cabarrus county. >>> a huge crowd welcomed 600 new jobs to lan cast we are a company founded by a former carolina panthers tight end. casey crawford stood with governor nicki hailey to cut the ribbon on the new home for movement mortgage. the company has over 3,000 employees nationwide and relocated its headquarters from ballantyne to indian land. >>> 7:35 right now. a rowan county family is devastated after this dog was found shot to death and dumped on the side of the road about eight miles from its home. the family is offering a $1500 reward for anyone with information. ken lemon sat down with the family. >> reporter: this started out with $500 to find a missing dog. but when that dog was found dead on this road shot in the back and sheriff

if approved, both contracts would be pending until sufficient funds are received from cabarrus county. >>> a huge crowd welcomed more than 600 new jobs to lancaster former carolina panthers tight end. the company has over 3,000 employees nationwide and relocated its headquarters from ballantyne to indian land. >>> 6:35 right now. a rowan county family is devastated after this dog their family dog was found shot to death and dumped on the side of the road about eight miles from its home. the family is offering a $1500 reward to anyone with information. eyewitness news report ken lemon sat down with the family. >> reporter: this started off with $500 to find a missing dog. but when the dog was found on this road shot in the back the family decided to turn that money to find a dog into money to find a suspect. >> they took a member of our family. >> reporter: amanda collins is is angry over the sleighing of her dog lil -- over the slaying >> it takes a sick, twisted person to shoot an innocent dog in cold blood. >> reporter: wednesday morning they let lily go outside of their home in roc

at one site in cabarrus and one edgecombe. some expressed concerns about voting so late. >> we are told there were very few volunteers to help and we are concerned if our vote will be counted because the numbers are in and people are win elections appear we have to the gloria: some waited until 11:00 last night. still waiting to vote. we will relay that woman's concerns to state election officials today and we hope to have answers for you later on today. live in raleigh, gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. barbara: gloria, thanksgiving you. in the next half hour we will lay out the results of key state wide races and the members we will likely here going forward. >> president obama could announce his picker the next supreme court -- pick for supreme court justice today. they have reportedly completed the vetting process and he has to make the final decision of which candidate he wants to nominate to replace antonin scalia. caitlin: we are following minute-by-minute developments surrounding a deadly bus bomb ing in pakist

it will be at the cabarrus arena and events center. it's been a heated campaign trail. the opportunity he will be in town coming up. >> more drama in the battle for white house. a day after a heated debate donald trump announced a change states voting tomorrow. craig boswell has more. >> donald trump announced he is skipping the convention a major gathering of conservative voters and the opponents pounced. >> donald trump is not a conservative. >> donald trump started gal and lowing to the center before the primary is over. >> stupid people that think they are conservative. we are conservative. donald trump is not a conservative. >> voters say they are disappointed they will not hear for themselves. >> i understand why he is not coming. he has important primaries coming up in florida and ohio and that is something that he really wants to focus on. >> the bickering comes as no surprise especially after thursday night's contentious debate. >> you. gentlemen. >> trump went toe-to-toe with marco rubio and ted cruz for two hours. at the end, many voters were turned off. comm

cabarrus county deputies need your help to find this woman. she suffers from dementia or another cognitive impairment. last seen on bar link road in mount pleasant. if you have seen her call 9-1-1. >> republican presidential candidate ben carson will skip tomorrow night's g.o.p. debate saying he does not see a path forward. he has not won a state in the presidential primaries. donald trump continues his march winning seven states tuesday. leaving his remaining rivals with a lot of catching up to do. jamie boll has the latest. >> marco rubio voted for himself of florida. nearly two weeks before that state's primary. >> it's my home and we are going to win florida. >> rubio needs florida after tuesday. donald trump claimed seven states. stage now we are getting to the acceptance too stage. >> there's talk some leaders will try to block his path but the stramist said that would be bad for the party. >> if donald trump wins fair and not to give it to him. >> trump's momentum has not only stunned the g.o.p. establishment. ben carson released a stat

. >> john: thunderstormsauthorities in cabarrus county issued bonds for school construction, royal oaks elementary, mount pleasant middle and kannapolis middle. construct. schools start april 1st. >> christine: police in monroe arrest a man wanted for robbing a bank. investigators say this man caught on camera is 21-year-old dorian davis. being held in union county jail on $25,000 bond. >> john: a big celebration for these 30 families live in home built by habitat for humanity. all 30 of them recently paid off the mortgages to those homes. they celebrated yesterday with the mortgage burning ceremony at the offices in south charlotte. >> christine: carolina panthers linebacker luke kuechly is going back to college, will visit unc charlotte for the 49er forum series. comes on the heels of about his month. his sling is about to come off. >>> charlotte-mecklenburg school leaders are making sure kids don't use reading skills during summer vacation. they will visit winding springs elementary to launch the 2016 give five, read five campaign. books will be donated to students to practice their

and farther north in cabarrus county, notice that we have volume starting to build i-85 south around highway 29 and daily earn hard boulevard on 29, headed towards 85 volume as well. but quiet and the dot camera this is bruton smith boulevard your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. back to you. >> thank you. i don't know about you, but i cannot get enough of this weather. right? we have to remind ourselves this is march. beautiful outside. >> and you took a jaunt outside? >> i had to take 15 minutes to walk around the block. and let's find out how long it will last. watching. here is lyndsay tapases in the first alert weather center. >> we have 70s in the forecast. and upper 70s is what we average early part of may. two months ahead of our average march highs for the time of year which are around 61 . well above for yet another day here. 75 in charlotte as of 4:00 p.m. that strong south breeze contributing to the warmup that we have coming in at 10-miles-per-hour for us. now we will start to have the dew points come up a little bit more. morning lows coming up into th

and avoid that and use poplar tent road southbound not better heading into mecklenberg county and cabarrus county. a lot of congestion. and back in on the d.o.t. camera keep in mind there is an accident at brookshire boulevard at i-85 creating congestion as well. back to you guys. >> thank you. next new at 5:00 we are learning more about four people accused as young as four years old. >> is your computer giving criminals a way into your life to spy? we'll look next. >> and we are on your side with number on the screen... >> a 16-year-old charged in a case involving nude pictures. leann arthur says the male student stole the pictures she intended forward her husband and spread them around school via text messages. computer crimes and aggravated voyeurism. the voyeurism charge comes after an investigation showed the teen's phone had the pictures stored in a separate pass code protected file. >> new information about four people assaulting two four-year-old children. police say all four people charged have village pasts, drugs, shoplifting and one is a convicted sex offender. in 2008 he was c

. >>> someone painted a donald trump political message on a cabarrus county middle school spirit rock. a parent sent us the photo of the message painted on the rock at hickory ridge middle in harrisburg. says trump for president, 2016. wbtv reached out to school officials who tell us no one was given permission to do that. a custodian removed the message and school listed as a polling location but election officials say the rock would fall outside campaign signs. >>> got your bracket ready? the first full day of the ncaa tournament. president obama filled out his bracket with a help from a girl from charlotte. emilia wrote the president to rib him about his busted picks. she told him you're great president but just not the best bracket picker. he wrote her back telling her to set her sights high in life and will check with her before filling out the next bracket. the president followed through with that and gave her a call. he has kansas going all the way this year. i believe he has unc playing kansas in that final. we'll see what happens. >>> still ahead on wbtv news this morning, a

. >>> a cabarrus county family lost their house in a fire. they had insurance but say they can't rebuild a home like the one they had because of a clerical error. >> we are live in concord with more on what they believe amounts to a $100,000 mistake. jason? >> reporter: scott, this comes down to square footage. apparently, someone without the wrong square footage on the insurance policy. no one noticed. years passed and take a look. this happened, the big fire, have far less money to rebuild. the family watched as their log cabin went up in flames. >> all of it. >> reporter: the family survived but lost three pets and many memories. gone. you willa the -- all the videos are gone, scrapbooks, everything is gone. >> reporter: amplegy said that the home was 3100 square feet and their insurance policy listed it as just 1800. >> what a lot of people don't realize is when the square footage is wrong, everything else is wrong, too. >> reporter: the company paid out less than she expected. >> we'll have a home but it won't be our dream home like we h

the cabarrus county board of election tells us the late start only affected four voters. poll problems led to a site in rowan county and another in catawba county to stay open until 8:00 as well. >>> on your side with continuing coverage of the primary on wbtv.com. that is where you can see the results for every election. you can click on the link at the top of the home page. >> john: as you get ready to head out one cities dealing with major problems this morning. get over to kristen miranda with details live in the alert center. >> kristen: john and christine, a couple of hashtags, metro people in the washington d.c. area facing a nightmare of a commute. the entire metro rail system is shut down today. this follows a series of electrical fires on the tracks, the latest fire was on monday, it led to a lot of delays, they are shutting down the entire system to take a really close look at all what 600 jumper cables they have to look at on the metro system to make sure everything is working fine. everyone is taking to social media using metro pocalypse and metro mageddon. e

wrangle donald trump will make a stop in north carolina today as well at lunch time, he will be at the cabarrus arena and events center in concord. 23% of all north carolina votes in 2012 were early votes, that is why both these campaigns want to be out here and get those early voters. you can vote early all the way up until friday. two days over that weekend you don't vote in early voting but then you will be voting again on the 15th if you don't get out early. that is what the campaigns are doing today, get you some more looks later this afternoon when those campaigns do show up here in north carolina. reporting live, mark davenport, wbtv on your side. >> john: the democrats running for president facing off in michigan. the debate comes two days before voters head to the polls for michigan's democratic primary. the candidates sparring over an issue important to people in michigan, the 2009 bail out of the auto industry. he voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry. >> if you are talking about the wall street bail out, where some of your friends destroyed this economy thro

i am live at the fire training academy at rowan cabarrus community college one place that firefighters can get this training. the school gets $7 million. it will be split between the campus here and the south campus in concorde. much of the money will be used for repairs on buildings and $1 a new five storey training tower and police tackty cal center and it will provide improved training for the people we rely on in times of crisis and that is what you see. this is live training that is going on this building and all the equipment that you see they are using for training was paid for in a 2010 bond. so it will go towards the new facility. and i did find out something interesting. a few things the governor talked about when traveling the state talking about the bopped package did not make it. watch at 6:00 p.m. much more, i will tell you who got the money and who got left out. david whisenant wbtv on your side. >> see you at 6:00. >> a controversial bill banning abortions after 20 weeks may be in limbo in south carolina. the senate has amended the bill to include two exceptions when th

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. >>> the cabarrus sheriff's office needs your help finding a missing woman. robbed da barringer was last seen at her home march 1. -- rhonda barringer was last seen at her home march 1. deputies haven't found anything. they are concerned she might be in danger. >>> this morning the union county board of education is holding a special meeting to discuss its search for a superintendent. mary ellis announced her retirement last week, following a state investigation. since november, the sheriff's office had been looking at a possible conflict of interest. ellis is the president of a company that also employed a sales executive from lenovo which had a laptop contract with the district. no charges will be filed against her. >>> channel 9 will continue to follow stories for your day ahead. tonight mecklenburg county commissioners will update a plan to end chronic homelessness. channel 9 was there when volunteers walked around uptown to count the number of people living on the streets. it is estimated more than 400 people are in need of permanent housing. >>> duke en

the trump campaign announced the presidential hopeful while poster rally in concord at cabarrus arena and events center monday on it ahead of north carolina's primary election. >> there'll be 75% supporters and 25% who can't believe you said what he said. he really come i don't want to use the word crazy but pretty much crazy. >> the group has some supporters in the area excited to see what he has to say. >> i don't know if is going to when. if somebody tells the truth they simple. it's time for somebody to do something. >> others say they're not ready for the chaos that comes with a campaign to be in the area. >> pretty much everything you said, he's repeating himself probably not the best qualified but he browsed the bob. >> although not everyone is sold on the idea of translating the country people in concorde say they will be at the event on monday. energy. >> doors open at 9:00 a.m. on monday it will take the stage at noon. primary elections in north carolina -- jenna: trump will be at the crown center coliseum in fayetteville north carolina on wednesday. we are sticking with pol

. >>> this morning, a renewed push to find a woman from cabarrus county deputies say may be in danger. we told you three days ago vonda lee barringer disappeared. deputies conducted two well-organized searches and can't find her. they believe she suffers from dementia or cognitive impairment. last seen on bar ling road in mount pleasant. if you see her, call 911. >>> we're we are asking investigators what they were looking for in this pond. the dive teams went in and out of the water on marlwood circle. the search is connected to a homicide investigation. >> reporter: something lost trying not to be found. >> i hope they don't find a body in the lake. >> reporter: luckily, it is not that. dive team members spent hours in the pond off marlwood circle looking for some type of object at the request of the gaston county police department. >> it is scary, very scary. >> reporter: gaston county police would only say what they were not searching for, a person, animal, weapon or vehicle. but they did tell wbtv this object is connected to a homicide that happened last weekend in mount holly. >

. >> concerns after a political message was painted on a cabarrus county middle school's spirit rock. a parent sent us this photo of the message on the rock at hickory ridge middle. it says trump for president 2016. wbtv reached out to school given permission to use the rock to share political information. the school says the custodian was instructed to remove the message from the rock. the school was listed as a polling location but elections officials say the rock would fallout side the 50-feet buffer zone. >> and police in salisbury need your help tracking down the man that walked into a restaurant of cash. this happened saturday morning at hendrick barbecue. if you recognize the man there call police right away. >> some students in south carolina can apply for scholarship aimed at honoring a preacher killed in his church that is next. >> and coming up emotional temperature from a man on trial for murdering his wife in their bed. he tells the jury what he it's just ahead. uh, hello geico?... yeah, i was just talking about your emergency roadside service and how it's available 24/7

. -- breezes are good. 67 gastonia and concord at 63 over there cabarrus county. 54 cheraw. south carolina and rock hill 64. in the mid 40s up at boone there in watauga county. checking that forecast for the afternoon, lots of sunshine. check out these temperatures today. near 83 degrees. way above the average of 63. but around 10:00 -- 9:00, 10:00 tonight we'll be in the upper 60s. we'll check that possibility coming up in just a few minutes. ben? >>> larry thanks. time now 4:31. and we are following breaking news overnight in northwest

. >>> police in cabarrus county are searching for a suspect wanted in two separate bank robberies. he has sunglasses on. both happened sunday. they were 10 minutes part. the first was wells fargo on highway 49 south and the second was the bank on highway 49 south. >>> leaders meet wednesday to continue talking about the city's budget. cmpd has requested 125 additional police officers and 80 cmpd support staff positions. that is a nearly $17 million request. leaders say trimming expenses we are also exterran holdings a tax increase could be considered. >>> also happening this week, boone town council will vote on whether to buy a $4.7 million piece of land which borders the south fork new river. council will vote march 17th on whether to purchase this land near the county's brookshire park. the cost. >>> as mentioned earlier we are morning. meteorologist vicki graf is here to look at the forecast and that includes storms late year that's right. and it is quieted, as far as storms are concerned right now on live early warning doppler 9. we did have downpours that pushed through last

east of charlotte, a frost advisory, chester, lancaster, stanley, cabarrus and union. as far as charlotte goes, as low as 34, now at 35 in the queen city. freezing mountain island lake, below freezing tega cay, arboretum and harrisburg. a very cold start. out there this morning it is dry, full moon is now setting, hour-and-a-half, once the sun comes up, we go up quickly, in the upper 60s, don't judge the day by what you see right now. 62 lunch time, 68 this afternoon. seven day planner around the corner, christine, back to you. >> christine: back to breaking news if you're a commuter listen up, a crash in northwest charlotte leaves one person dead on brookshire boulevard and i-485 at 3:00 this morning. wbtv was first to report the crash on twitter, the outbound lanes of brookshire boulevard remain closed at this time. ashton pellom has been live at that scene bringing us updates throughout the morning. so ashton, have you been given a time frame on when the road will reopen? >> reporter: hey, good morning, christine. investigators out here tell me this portion of brook

republican front runner donald trump is going to be in concord at the cabarrus arena and events center. that event starts at noon. >>> latest poll numbers suggest donald trump and hillary clinton are poised for sweeping primary wins this week in michigan. 57% of those surveyed came out for clinton in the poll. trump picking up 41% of support in the primary compared to ted cruz, 22%. the poll was conducted between >>> marco rubio wins the puerto rico primary, a second win for the hopeful. the florida senator look in line to pick up 23 delegates from the u.s. territory. the victory could give him a boost in the republican presidential race. he trails donald trump and ted cruz, rubio also won minnesota last week. >>> hoping to win more states, rubio opened a campaign office in north carolina. thom tillis endorsed him in the past, has a strong support base. despite other calls for rubio to drop out of the race. >> if you had a competitor in the race would you want them to drop out too, right? marco is doing very well. you know, no candidate has near the commanding lead you need for the nom

. >> and cabarrus county deputies are asking for your help to find a woman 63-year-old... missing since wednesday. deputies believe she suffers from dementia or cognitive impairment. last seen in mount pleasant. call 9-1-1 if you have seen her. >> with this warm weather we have information that you can use to stay healthy if you are sniffling right now, you are not alone. spring allergies are here. and we spoke to mecklenberg director dr. marcus. and he says you should take action as soon as you start to feel the symptoms. >> sometimes starting on some of the antihistamine medications ahead of time because it takes them a while to kick in. if you hit it when you first start that is effective as well. >> i was thinking today i had a tickle in my throat and thought all those blossoms. >> you do not think of a lot of pollen this time of the year. and you see the pine pollen. but this time is when it starts. >> it sneaks up on you. i was feeling puffy and was beginning... >> puffy meteorologist. >> is that a compliment? >> sure is. >> here are the numbers. we are in the orange

we have a freeze watch in effect from all the counties from from mecklenburg, cabarrus and york, north and west, frost advisory south and east for tonight. average last frost here in the charlotte area is actually the first week in april. so we could get chilly around here and we had four straight nights in our forecast in the 30s. now we will be back in the 30s again tonight coming on up. today, we rebound. nicely, getting up to 58, that of the mid and upper 40s with cloud cover, today we should improve greatly. sharon camp sent in the big catch picture with "84 years old and still catching them" johnny from grover, north carolina, fishing whenever and whenever he can. he's active and attends island creek baptist church. way to go you're our big catch of the day. folks, i need your big catch stockpile gets thin. email them to me at aconklin@wbtv.com. you're not a fan of the cool weather, stick around, 70s going forward. by the middle part of the week, i'll let you know about it in the seven day planner. back to you, christine. >> christine: coming up in what's trending, remember this

trump was at the cabarrus arena talking to supporters about jobs. deals, we're going to bring our jobs great to the country, weir going to bring our jobs back to been stripped. >> protesters interrupted several times. listen what he had to say to one of them. >> go home to mommy. tell her to tuck you in bed. he's such a nice guy. nasty little -- nasty people. man! are you sure we're in north carolina? he's a nasty guy! >> according to the most recent elon poll, donald trump leads the gop field in north carolina. >>> ted cruz came in second in that elon poll. will hold a rally at central baptist church at 5:00, doors open at 4:00. event is free for the public but you have to register online, we have put a link to that registration at wbtv.com, look under web extras. >>> former president last night to campaign for his wife, hillary. spoke in front of students at johnson c. smith university. wbtv's steve crump shows us why it was a major stop for the clinton campaign. [ music ] >> reporter: eight days before voters have their say in north carolina, for

services of southern piedmont is holding military mondays, legal clinics in mecklenburg, union and cabarrus counties. today's clinic at the starbucks at carolinas medical center south on pineville-matthews road. it runs from 1:00 until 3:00 this afternoon. curry. turning 28 years old, his wife turns 27 later this month. they announced they will hold a joint birthday party to raise money for two charities they support, nothing but nets and no kid hungry. happy birthday. >> christine: quite the cake there. give you a live look at the commute this morning we're watching a dozen cameras t each morning. this is i-77 at trade street, a good bit of cars at 5:00 a.m. on the roads but no major back ups we will tell you about them 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 conklin. >> al: we have concerns, christine, that is dense fog. we have a dense fog advisory until 10:00 this morning for lincoln and up to iredell county, catawba county and cleveland county and all counties north an west of

back to cabarrus county near dale earnhardt boulevard. the road was closed because of this accident. you may notice congestion county. i'm showing at least five miles of stop-and-go traffic. if you are expecting someone and that is a part of their evening commute then they will be a little delayed. and as we look around the area for the most part fairly quiet. just about five to six incidents around the city. back to you guys. >> thank you. >> thank you. next at 5:00... >> for two-and-a-half years this then something unlocked him. >> like something clicked. >> i'm kristen hampton the good news is coming up. >> and all new at 6:00 a man tells us he killed his uncle he and another woman were caught burying the body. we have new information on the charges at 6:00. on wbtv news is sponsored by... >> some parents might get frustrated with a child that cries or talks too much but one woman could pray her son would make any noise. >> aj has autism and the first half of his life he did not communicate at all. his mother said that changed now and

anyone with information is asked to contact the cabarrus county sheriff's office. >>> in just the last 45 minutes, crews cleared the scene of a structure fire in union county. this is video of the scene in waxhaw on new town road. wesley chapel fire crews say it took 20 minutes to put out the fire. no one was hurt. right now officials are investigating a cause. >>> in just the last 90 minutes, u.s. department of transportation secretary and former charlotte mayor anthony foxx announced the finalist for a national transportation grant. here is a look at the seven cities still in the running for the smart city challenge. these cities will have the chance at a $40 million federal grant to improve transportation. charlotte was up against 78 cities. that has been witnessedled down to these seven -- widdled down to these seven. they previously expressed confidence in their chance to win the money. regardless, they say, the competition sparked great conversation about future transportation goals in the city. the winner will be announced in june. >>> a week after a cluster of violence in rock

cabarrus county could have them by september but they will order them next week and a portion of that money will be used to fix up portable classrooms. >>> and a new education survey found only 4% of incoming college students say they'll major in education. that's the lowest point in 45 years. in 2000, it was 11%. and lack of respect in the classroom. >>> seeing yellow everywhere as pollen is covering charlotte. why this season could be worse tan last year and all the headaches for you. >>> scott, the pollen counts tripled literally overnight. and we are very high, and that's the oak pollen. when we'll see rain to wash it out. >> that's ridiculous. >> they save lives but a channel 9 investigation found medical helicopters are leaving patients folks have some questionsabout my spicy, freshly-preparedworld-famous zinger sandwich. like,"is it freshly-prepared?" yes. "is the freshly-preparedzinger sandwich available in a $5 fill up?" if you have five dollars, yes. what a great limited time deal! 's finger folks have some questionsabout my spicy, freshly-preparedworld-famous zinger sandwic

. >> channel 9 obtained new search warrants on a northwest cabarrus high school student charged with making a false bomb threat, also sexual exploitation of a minor. the court documents show detectives searched paul warner's cell phone in january while they were at school. they said he gave them permission to search his phone claimed he tried to join isis. they found images and videos of children under 10 engaged in sexual activity. warner admitted to trading the videos and pictures online. they searched his home computer where they found another explicit video. he has another court appearance next week. >>> a two-year-old boy and his mother are recovering after the child's father stabbed both of them. tonight family members are questioning whether or not it could have been prevented. they told eyewitness news reporter dave faherty they've contacted the state months ago with their concerns. erica, deputies say that that toddler was air lifted to carolinas medical center after family members say he was stabbed twice in the chest. tonight his father is charged with two counts of attemp

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