caldwel says the zika virus is now thought to have been spread through sexual contact and the risk of contracting it from a mosquito is extremely low. company in all standing water heading into spring and summer. . >> catherine:the university of california is the target of a scathing report from the state auditor. discriminating against in=state students in order to make money from non=residents. it says in the last 10 years, the number of in=state admissions are up only 10 percent. non-resident admissions were up more than 4=hundred percent. and their academic standards were lower u=c president janet napolitano defended the practice. students from outside the state pay much higher tuition.she says that money is needed to make up for a drop in state funding. and that non-resident students help keep the doors open for in=state students. the u-s-g-s has released maps showing which parts of the country are at greatest risk for earthquakes. and for the first time, the maps also include dangers associated with 'man-made' quakes. kron 4's charles clifford has details. every few years, the u

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caldwell has a message... >> get your life together. get it together and turn it over to god. on need to stop. >> and total of four separate investigations. and police say no suspects have been arrested. if there is any good news in the situation it is the fact that the victims here all of them are expected to survive. live at cmpd headquarters brody o'connell wbtv on your side. >> and thank you. police are asking witnesses to come forward if they can help in these investigations. if you know anything maybe you saw something call crimestoppers... >> new information at 5:00 on a about. this woman candace helms was killed yesterday in a crash on highway 50 in lincoln county. her two children were hurt in the crash. today we talked to the family's pastor and he told us the two boys are out of the hospital and expected to be ok. the family's van david boyd was served with misdemeanor death by vehicle. >> right now a woman charged with sex crimes against a child is facing charges for intimidating a witness. detectives say 43-year-old amanda collins offered to pay a witness a large

charles caldwell turned himself in. according to the warrant, caldwell fired a gun at the car aavielle was riding in, killing her, back in october. >>> tonight new details about a m teen who was missing for a >> prosecutors say that girl was kidnapped, even sexually abused by a man inside a home in me ner of, stark county. the case shows the potential dark side of social media. >> reporter: a 41-year-old me ner of man is facing rape and kidnapping charges. he is accused of driving to missouri and kidnapping a teen that he met on a social media app. appearing by video from jail, eric shotwell listened to the charges against him. >> you have the right to make no statements. any statement you do make can be used against you. >> reporter: a case so serious, we've learned the fbi is also investigating him. a judge increased his bond to half a million dollars. investigators believe shotwell created a house of horrors for a 14-year-old girl. a pres cut torre vealed some of the disturbing details. >> and held her while >> repor

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charlotte for ciaa weekend and among the victims who escaped the shooting early on sunday morning caldwell street. we reached out to the show's production company. they couldn't confirm this information but cmpd said they could only confirm what was on the report and the couple was not listed as victims on the report. the suspect, we will continue to follow that investigation as it continues to develop. >> alexa, thank you. all the damage estate sprinter van on wsoctv.com and coverage on our home page. >>> super today, the biggest voting day of the 2016 primary is going on right now, 12 states and a u.s. territory are deciding on a party nominee. there are 1610 delegates at stake and the candidates have been all across the country hoping to sway voters. ted cruz is in texas, his home state while marco rubio was in minnesota and john can kasich was in virginia. on the democratic side, hillary clinton was in minnesota and bernie sanders was in his home state of vermont where he past his ballot. north carolina's primary is just two weeks away, and it will be the first one where the new voter

a couple cars on east 4th at caldwell street but the volume is still very light. not a huge delay. and also watching the interstates as traffic moves southbound on i-77. this is just north of the i-85 interchange over towards the freeway. northbound, heading up, no big issues there as well. and we had some damp roadways earlier, notice coming in early this morning. but really things are beginning to dry out and not seeing any big problems for the >>> a father behind bars accused of stabbing his 2-year- old son and the child's mother. >> that's my own father. you know, i wouldn't want him back on the streets. >> ahead on daybreak at 5:45, the help family members say they never received from dss that could have helped prevent the crime months ago. >>> thousands will head to the beach for spring break but experts warn it could be another record year for shark attacks. the three factors drawing sharks closer to the coast. >>> a possible motive for murder. two years after the crime, next reason p (cell phone rings) where are you? well the squirrels are back in the attic. mom? your dad w

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wbtv's brody o'connell joins us live from caldwell county. and brody, how are the children and their mother doing this afternoon? >> jamie good news to report on that front. i'm told the woman stabbed is in stable condition expected to survive. but the real concern overnight now, he is just two-year-old old his name is henry and he suffered stab wounds as a result of this father's attack. and good news from the family they told me his condition improved and he is in stable condition and is expected to survive. his brother an infant suffered minor injuries in this attack. >> brody, i know you have been working the story hard. have you learned anything about the suspect's background? >> yes, jamie, we have been looking deep in his background. henry pits has a long -- william henry pits a lengthy criminal background on charges but not convictions. eight different cases of assault on a female over a nine-year dismissed. we will look more into that at 5:00. plus hear from this two daughters who are 20055 their message to their father after are tel

yesterday afternoon the same conditions allowed this fire to spread quickly on 321 in caldwell county. the north carolina forest service believes this was set on purpose. they only burned a small area but it's important to be cautious, especially through this month. >> so, just be careful outdoors. we are getting the march winds. drying things out quick. be careful. >> the north carolina fire service says they responded to three separate fires in caldwell and burk counties wednesday afternoon. >>> after a record high temperature yesterday, we will cool way down. meteorologist keith monday has your forecast. >> felt like summer yesterday. today like spring. this weekend maybe more like late wintertime, even though lots of clear skies this morning. we are dry hence the fire risk concerns as we are bone dry through the day tomorrow. boone is close to the 30s to start out. these numbers will be closer to high temperatures coming our way for this weekend. that's how much of a change is coming in. not today, though. we warm up close to 70 by lunchtime as we get ready for activities for st.

we are in caldwell county now, with the very hate tonight on wbtv news. a young man charged in a deadly shooting at a restaurant in hickory is scheduled to appear it happened just before 6:00 last night at the mcdonald's on highway 321. 22-year-old yonge is charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder. police say he shot 22-year-old and 28-year-old after domestic dispute. layle died at the scene. watts is in the hospital in critical condition. you may have run into issues in northwest charlotte this morning driving. a tractor-trailer took out the powerlines on bradford drive. lights started malfunction later on brook shire. police say the driver ran from the scene. no injuries were reported. crews are still working to clear the scene. 800 people are still without power at this hour. governor mccrory has ordered the north carolina department of transportation to get out of the contract for the i-77 toll lane the move after a company building a similar road in texas declared bankruptcy. we have more on this change of course. >> reporter: wbtv inves

every mcdonald's in catawba, caldwell and burke counties, 15 in total will have donation boxes and will donate $1 from every big mac to the families. on monday the location raised more than capital 1,000. >> we are selling big macs like crazy. >> while friends would rather have them still in their lives seeing the community respond strongly helps begin the coping process. >> it makes me proud to live in hickory. and our counties. >> it warms my heart to see our community coming together to support both of their families. >> the big mac fundraiser continues through sunday. this mcdonald's closed for afternoon for watt's funeral. >> thank you. and the suspect 22-year-old eric yount is expected to go before a grand jury later this week. >> beautiful day. sunshine blue skies warm temperatures. but you know, the more spring we get the more chance we will get showers. >> let's check in with chief meterologist, eric thomas with the best look what to expect in the first alert weather center. >> eric? >> you mentioned the mild weather we did hit 68 and that was the rebound after a low of 33. and

john caldwell, next. ♪ welcome.re watching "the pulse live from bloomberg's european headquarters in london. here's the bloomberg first word news with nejra cehic. nejra: hillary clinton has delivered a decisive super tuesday performance. she defeated bernie sanders by wide margins in democratic primaries. , chung has a firmer grip on the republican presidential nomination. home state ofis texas as well as oklahoma. moody's has cut its outlook for china's credit rating to negative from stable the cause of rising government debt and declining reserves. the agency sees state debt increasing by next year. moody's affirmed its long-term debt rating for china but says beijing's policies to support growth may slow the reform of state owned enterprises. and thele between apple fbi heated up yesterday as lawmakers in washington heard arguments from both sides on the phone encryption issue. >> there are no demons in this debate. the companies are not evil. the government is not evil. you have a lot of good people who see the

. >> and new dash-cam video how the chase came to an end in caldwell county. here is eric. >> thank you we are tracking a vigorous cold front coming into the carolinas and the wbtv viewing area. showers and storms racing into the mountains and cooler air coming in behind that. it's all part of the seven-day first-alert forecast. >> and new at 7:00 on primetime... >> not my baby. >> the family of the south carolina woman allegedly killed killed an officer in virginia. the officer's first day on the job what the family is saying about what happened at 7:00 p.m. on wbtv news is sponsored by... right now at papa john's, get one of our best deals ever.... ....for just $9.99 you can get any large pizza with up to five toppings pile on your favorites with up to five toppings for just $9.99 better ingredients. better pizza. more than five years after var ra baker disappeared a man is speaking out. the key piece of evidence he he and his team uncovered that help them id the missing 10-year-old. a story you will only see here on wbtv news at 11:00. >> a motorcyclist cra

investigators for more information after a mother and her toddler were stabbed in caldwell county. investigators believe it started from a domestic incident at a home on fair way acres drive south of lenoir. they arrested one man. the toddler was air lifted to the hospital. investigators say another child may have also been hurt. >>> in the past few hours, police identified the driver in this crash that killed a west meck high school student they say austin lock is in critical condition after tuesday's crash on windy grove road in west mecklenburg county. 15-year-old heaven shay was in the backseat and died. two other passengers and west meck students were injured. charges are pending. >>> in the past few hours a man charged in this deadly shooting outside of a mcdonald's in hickory faced a judge. eyewitness news reporter dave faherty first broke the news of this shooting last night and has learned new details on a possible motive. >>> the court appearance lasted in all this, eric young didn't say a word, didn't show any emotion as he appeared before that judge. take a look at this

. >> a troubling case out of caldwell county. a man is accused of stabbing his girlfriend and their two-year-old son. and tonight we are hearing from the man's daughters who say their father has an abusive past and has hurt them. wbtv's brody o'connell is live with their reaction. what can the suspect's daughters have to say? >> good evening and you have to excuse me i'm competing with the church bells chiming here. i did speak to the suspect's daughters. both very upset to find out that according to police their own father violently attacked their two stepbrothers but they said they wanted county leaders to know what they call their father's violent history. >> still to this day am scared i feel sick to my stomach when i see him. >> last night's violent attack should not have happened. the 25-year-olds tell wbtv their father henry pits has a long history of abuse. >> my mom took most of the beatings most of the time. but we've dealt it until we was like 13, 14, my mom left and we quit talking to him. we see him now and then. >>

charles caldwell turned himself in after warrant was issued for his arrest last month. court papers say caldwell was the one who fired a gun at the car wakefield was in last october. sitting in her car seat wakefield was hit with a bullet and died. two other people have been arrested and charged in connection with that shooting. >>> and this just into our newsroom. a cleveland police officer has been arrested for felony saw. police chief calvin williams says officer david mann assaulted a female acquaintance this morning while he was off duty. the 33-year-old has been with the force just over two years and has been suspended without pay pending the investigation. >>> also just in to our newsroom the family of brandon jones, an 18-year-old shot and killed by a cleveland police officer, suing the police department. in march of last year jones was seen breaking into a store. jones charged at them, and officer alan burks -- officer alan buford fired his weapon. >>> democracy 2016, back to the campaign for ohio governor john kasich. he was scheduled to hold four town halls i

. >> maureen: now on "primetime" a sad case to report out of caldwell county. a man is accused of stabbing tonight we are hearing from the man's daughters who say their father was an abusive part of their lives earlier, and they were even hurt by him. wbtv's brody o'connell has their reaction. >> still to this day i am scared of my dad. a grown woman and i feel sick to my stomach when i see him. >> reporter: they say last night's violent attack should have never happened. the 25-year-old women tell wbtv their father, william henry pitts, has a long hits stree of abuse. >> my mom protected us a lot. she took most of the we dealt with it all our life until we were 13 or 14. my mom finally left and we quit talking to him. we see him every now and then. >> reporter: wbtv investigated and we found between september of 99 and november of 2008 pitts was charged eight times for assault on a female, but the charges were dismissed. it is not clear why they were dismissed. however, sonia and samantha say his abusive behavior was known outside the criminal system. this yea

and third street and davidson and another accident by third and caldwell. these accidents right on one another creating congestion. in addition to that we have an accident at kennelworth avenue near morehead and repairs at martin luther king, jr. boulevard by caldwell. a lot of activity right in center city happening at the moment. back to you guys. >> all right, thank you. you can see behind us here the hd towercam not a cloud in the sky. >> and right about where we should be for march. >> for once. we have an average high temperature. but it feels so much better than the past couple of days. gets warmerment and here is what it looks like right now. temperatures in the 60s and lots of sunshine for everyone of you. here is our hd towercam, looking good, dry feeling fis again today. you can get back outside and maybe you have been shy about that because it has been cool. but we made a rebound a comeback. mid-60s. 62 in hickory. 66 in monroe. and 64 in shelby. and the wind we have not had a strong wind and it does make it feel a little bit cooler than it it i

careful. >> the north carolina forestry service says that it responded to three separate fires in caldwell and burke counties this afternoon. >>> new at 11:00, police just obtained a warrant to search a missing teenager's facebook page for clues they hope will lead them to her. no one has seen micayla since february the 29th. police believe that the 14-year- old was communicating with an unidentified person on facebook before she disappeared. she was last seen on doctor carver road in west charlotte. >> we have new information tonight about an international gun smuggling investigation in charlotte. today a judge refused bond for richmond. prosecutors say that he brought 63 guns and lied on federal applications and then came back from a trip to ghana with $30,000 hidden inside a shoe. the judge ruled him a flight had travel plans to go back to ghana in june. >> in the last three hours, a popular south end restaurant dedicated to newly redesigned patio to a worker who was killed in a car accident. a coworker paid tribute to a long-time max speed shop worker tonight. police say a drunk driver

caldwell said she has no plans of putting. orders to make up. >>> nice for a walk but as we get sunshine things will be warming up and they will stay warm. 55 in tampa now, humidity 83%. north winds six in clearwater, 59 there. 59 and sunshine in st. the northeast at 8 miles per hour. water vapor and satellite imagery, you can see amber colors, that is the dryer air that is going to help keep any kind of rain at bay. for the next several days. dry in the atmosphere all across the southeast. this is cleared out. they did get rain yesterday in the carolinas. current temperature in tallahassee, 51. 67 key west. everyone else is in between those numbers. you can see a dip in the jet stream bringing colder air down into north carolina and virginia. we're staying mild through this section and right now it is as warm in dallas as it is here. it will get near the same temperature. as we have in florida. out west it is a mess. they are getting snow in the mountains and big-time rains oregon. san francisco with rain today. this entire s

the, alicia caldwell of associated press talks about u.s. security in the weight of the terrorist attacks in brussels. host: good morning everyone, we begin this morning with a call for civility in politics by house speaker paul ryan. ,n a 30 minute speech yesterday the wisconsin republican governor called on americans to aspire for more reasonable debates. it washington post this morning says it is part of a larger effort to build a firewall between congressional republicans up for reelection and donald trump. we will show you what the speaker had to say this morning and get your thoughts. democrats, democrat line. republicans, republican line, and you can tell us what you think on c-span on twitter and on facebook. the phone lines are open. discourse, thel kind that we see on tv, and the kind that we experience among each other, it did not used to be this bad. and it does not have be this way. now, a little skepticism is healthy. but when people distrust distrust they come to institutions. they lose faith in government. they lose faith in

more homes were cleared out sunday evening in the caldwell parish. that's after had topped out. neighbors volunteered their boats to help people stranded in their homes and cars get to higher ground. al qaida has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a beach resort town in ivory coast. on sunday, armed men attacked the town, killing at least 16 people. tourists were running through the beach town of grand-bassam. security forces killed six of the attackers. a major highway in north carolina is back open this morning after a more than 100 car pileup. this was on i-40 west. about 20 people were hurt. crews say wet roads may have caused the first crash, but rubbernecking likely led to several others. it took hours for the wrecks to be cleaned up. a heads up if you'll be driving in pasco county this morning. u-s 41 will be closed at the railroad crossing right between crystal lake road and lake cren-shaw road. crews will be working on the tracks. there will be detours using bearss avenue, dale mabry highway and florida avenue. construction is scheduled to last two weeks. thi

they say that charles caldwell involved in a shooting that killed aavielle wakefield . simply the wrong car was targeted last month alone he said when 45th two others have been indicted a little man under arrest accused of shooting cars with an ak-47 they worked with the task force to arrest 20 -year-oldt . anders charged with felonious assault they say he fired at five cars at wade park this month syllables put into a house where people were not injured, they identified in 3-d and eight on the showcasing . camera rolling as workers at city hall opened the purse bids security equipment for the rnc farm equipment bought his police bikes crowd control fencing, please someone send bulletproof vest 14 companies turned in bids , only for northeast ohio including rust belt welding . make it exciting experience the largest project we have been involved withth and learn a lot about the process as a whole and learned a lot as aol starter campaign in case anything like this comes in the future. >> the city's board of control will review the bids and pick the winning companies.t c

. >> caldwell is faces charges of aggravated murder. and others are also being charged with crimes. >>> dozens of mothers are meeting in cleveland to call attention to the violence. brandon jones was shot and killed by cleveland police. his mother recently filed a lawsuit against the city of cleveland. >> i do appreciate the support as well as from the other >> the mothers for justice group is scheduled to visit the true light baptist church on east 55th street at 8:00. mariowill speak at the event tonight, her son was killed as well. >>> right here on radar, a little rain and snow and very cold temperatures for us, something we haven't felt since the beginning of march, and notice towards canton, and new philadelphia, green and white, the good news, really lacking the moisture, showing you evidence in a few minutes, as a low to the south, causing major problems to the south and continues to stay to our east at this point, we're barely seeing any true activity, place, your dew point is down to 20 degrees, so that means it's not making i

gram, caldwell or davidson street could be used as alternate route but it is quiet now heading around 277 from the john bellk coming from freedom and wilkerson p boulevard at 57 miles an hour heading over looking good at 55 miles an hour on the inner loop from i-77 and gram street heading over towards independence. >> shoppers in pineville will soon be losing a retail option. kohl's plans to close the south boulevard location by the middle of june. it is on the list of 17 other locations in seven states that have been under performing. we spoke with shoppers who just learned their store was shutting down. >> i find it easier. there is a lot more shops here. i'm going to miss it. >> kohl's says the 80 to 100 employees in pineville will be offered severance packages. the wisconsin company is opening several stores in states as a pilot program. >>> dangerous pets targeting homes. they're getting more calls about better -- dangerous pests targeting homes they're getting >>> children kept out of school for years despite living a block away. the reason school officials had eren't enr someon

. >>> breaking news in caldwell county. one person is in custody for the stabbing of a mother and toddler. the suspect stabbed the woman on fairway acres drive south of lenoir. the toddler was seriously hurt and airlifted to the hospital. we are checking another child for injuries as well. we are asking how the toddler was injured and information about the suspect and his charges. we will update you as soon as we learn more. >>> a major development that could impact the future of the i-77 toll lanes. the texas company that worked on a similar project in austin filed for bankruptcy. it's owned by the same parent company leading the project here. eyewitness news reporter joe bruno learned what north carolina leaders are doing to prevent that from happening here. joe? >> reporter: what happened in texas is what people in lake for years could happen to the i- 77 toll lane project. now the governor is calling for leaders to review all legal and financial options to potentially get out of the deal. the i-77 express lane project b

. >>> new at noon, the highway patrol is investigating a crash at an intersection from caldwell county that has seen numerous wrecks at taylorsville highway and oak hill school road. a teen pulled into the path of another car and caused this accident. neither driver was seriously hurt. neighbors say they have seen more than a dozen wrecks including an intersection at where more than two people have been kill. >> i know we had had many accidents before and i to be i -- to be -- to see what happened. intersection. >>> ahead at 12:15, the charges a death. a standstill. the concerns that prompted a 24- hour shut down and the problem that crews are looking for. >>> and it looks like springtime. temps clos >>> let's see how stocks are doing this midday. the dow is up 11 points. the nasdaq up 12. >>> new details on our breaking news. former charlotte mayor patrick cannon pleaded guilty, and we now know the sentence. the plea was attempted voter fraud and the judge sentenced him for one day in jail to be extra time behind bars. the mayor voted in the last election after being convicted of brib

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. >> anchor: a man in caldwell county charged in robbery that left a woman with broken bones has pleaded guilty. 20-year-old hicks from hickory was sentenced to 5 to 7 years in prison, the robbery happened in april 2015. another charged is expected to be in court next month. the north carolina army national guard helped capture a teen they say tried to attack and sexually assaulting a young girl in kings mountain. police say a juvenile was walking sunday afternoon when she was attacked from behind by moore. she yelled for help and physically fought off the attacker before he walked away. police say witnesses ran off him caught him and held him until police arrived. a woman has been sentenced to 18 months in prison following a wreck that killed her girlfriend in gaston county. 23-year-old charged with fatal d.u.i. in the crash that killed the woman. she entered a plea deal this morning, crying and apologizing to the family in court. the two were together five years. the crash happened june of 2016. redecker will be on probation five years after her release. is investigating after they say

avery, ash, watauga and burke and caldwell you can see rain and this is moving closer to charlotte. and moving into 8:00 many of us could see the rain and heavy at times and anyone of the cells could become severe we are looking at the heavy rain and hail and winds. and it continues to push off to the east through the rest of the evening this is 10:00 p.m. a couple stray showers left the heaviest rain is off to the east and we are drying out to the west. should be out of here after midnight and moving on to a nice day tomorrow. 56 in the morning. and 81 that is your high temperature. a fantastic day coming up tomorrow and warm. and more warmth your high temperature 81, 82 on wednesday and 70s on thursday and 60s on friday and 60s with rain over the weekend. and tonya rivens has the traffic. >> and your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. i-77 northbound and southbound getting hammered by arrowood road. we have had problems on i-77 an earlier incident caused problems southbound and now two accidents at pineville matthews. one near caramel executive park drive. johnston

. >>> new at noon, a high-speed days in caldwell county ended with a crash and a motorcycle rider in the hospital. the chase started south of lenoir after officers spotted a motorcycle with expired tags. the rider crashed on star crossroad after turning into a dirt drive. witnesses told channel 9 that the rider ran from the scene and was tackled by officers about 100 yards away. >> i thought -- it scared me. i thought he was -- yeah. >> police say charges are pending against the rider, and they are trying to determine if drugs may be involved. >>> tonight accident a cleeferred county community will remember an elderly couple killed after an explosion at their home. yesterday after a truck crashed into their home and ruptured a gas line. >>> three crime scenes all tied together, and a woman was shot in the head. the clues police are using as they try and piece together what led to the early on morning violence. >> the medical facility was jam packed, standing room only. >>> more trouble for a cruise >>> we're staying on top of breaking news, i-77 northbound lanes look like this. right

caldwell with three-tenths of an inch of rain. of cull van and -- sulliv ofan. temperature-wise, it is mild. but the cooler weather is coming. those wind will make it feel quite cold and chilly tonight and in the morning. by tomorrow we're in the 50s. remember, the winds will be strong and gusty through tomorrow, but a lot less wind through this weekend. some arctic air this weekend. maybe some flurries. maybe. >>> we have breaking news right now. the federal government got what it wanted from that iphone of one of the san bernardino attackers. the fbi has hacked into sigh yed farook's locked phone. 14 people were killed in the december attacks. >>> sibila, the mets season opener is sunday night in kansas city. bu t the big question is will coming up in sports, the mets ace has been scratched from tomorrow's start with a medical issue. what it is and where this goes is anyone's guess. and the best team in college basketball is feeling the heat. but it's not from an opponent on the court. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our compet

. >> breaking news word of a school bus crash in caldwell county. over to alex giles in the alert center with more details. >> we got video of that accident from our reporter steve ohnesorge up in the area.a. this happened south of hickory. we can show you the video and the skid marks behind that truck it slammed into the school bus from gainwell middle school south of lenoir and that truck is smashed into the back of that bus. 25 kids were on the bus when the accident happened. no one involved had to be taken to the hospital. but troopers will be charging the driver of that truck for that accident. and the kids along with the we will update you when we get more information. >> thank you. glad the kids are ok. >>> police say say south carolina officer was shot and killed while serving a warrant on a self-admitted gang member. the suspect ran and opened fire on the officer hitting him several times. the officer died at the hospital. officers on the scene were visibly distraught and crying. the suspect shot and killed himself. >>> the sun shining on t

. >>> troopers are rafghting a wreck at an intersection in caldwell county that is a they say that a teenager pulled out into the path of another car at taylorsville and oak hill school road. nobody was seriously injured. neighbors say they have seen a dozen crashes at this intersection, including one where two people died. >> i heard a big crash and knew there was a big accident. we had many accidents here before, and i ran out to see what happened. >> firefighters say they hoped the north d.o.t. will consider putting a caution light at that intersection to try and prevent future wrecks. >>> new details on an unsolved double murder in catawba county. the parents of a 10-year-old girl were found shot in their home. dave faherty has more on the search warrant and the key piece of evidence found in the yard. >> reporter: i talked with family members at the murder and concerning the search warrant you mentioned, it says that the person responsible forced through the front door. feet away from the door, we could see where someplace left flowers for deidre ramseur and mark wilson. deputie

with damaging and entering the property when he went through the window, and he is wanted out of caldwell county as well. reporting live from longview, i'm dave faherty, channel 9, eyewitness news. >>> and in charlotte's south end right now, police are confirming that shots were fired on south boulevard near chopper 9 is over the scene, and we've count body half a dozen police cruisers in a shopping center here next to the burger king. nobody was hit, and we learned that police have detained two people here. stay with channel 9 for updates. >>> this video of a cmpd officer punching a is the in custody has been viewed more than 90,000 times on our wsoc tv facebook page. at 5:00, we told you that the suspect and his family want to see the body camera footage that captured the encounter close up. tina terry asked if they think the officer went too far. >> reporter: yes, allison, and an expert admits that the video is controversial but he said a lot of questions will have to be answered before police can of excessive force. former federal prosecutor and fbi examiner williams looked at the vid

into parts of essex county around livingston through caldwells we are seeing heavy that will continue to move predominantly west to east. notice it is riding in and will affect burrgan county. behind it is cool air. we'll see a break by this afternoon. timing it out for you real quickly. this is a model-driven forecast. you can see now between now and the next hour or so could see intensifying of this storm. through staten island, brooklyn and lower manhattan through the 2:00 hour. then it starts to break up in the city. this could impact early commuters for long island in the 3:00 hour. then we see finally better conditions as we work our way from 4:00 to 6:00. then a brighter weekend. we'll talk more specifics about that and have your easter forecast. now we'll send it back to chris. >> looking forward to that. thank you very much. >>> on staten island a mother and son are shot to death and another man is injured. police are searching for is suspected gunman. we are live from mariners harbor with more. parking lot where a mother of two was shot and killed. her son died feet away fro

police was looking for charles caldwell in connection with the death ofoff aavielle wakefield. holmes is locked up on $2 million bond. >> romona: cleveland is on the verge of spending $50 million on washington for the security for national republican convention. it is a story paul orlousky is following. for vendors and we were kept out and orlo wanted to know why. >> reporter: it is all over the web cleveland is looking to buy riot gear. riot control suits and batons and bicycles and officers riding them long shield jackets, gloves and shin guards and motorcycles and tactical armor. >> one of the unique things on the list 3 1/2 feet interlocking barrier, three miles. we took questions to public auditorium where contractors were invited to a prebid meeting? >> what's going on with the bid meeting. >> you are not invited to go there? >> why is that? >> it is security related. >> reporter: what you are looking for is all over the web. >> if any of this is security related posting it on the web site is a lousy way to keep it secret. this wasn't about tactics, training or logistics.

with damaging and entering the property when he went through the window, and he is wanted out of caldwell county as well. reporting live from longview, i'm dave faherty, channel 9, eyewitness news. >>> and in charlotte's south end right now, police are confirming that shots were fired on south boulevard near

north. into new rochelle and yonkers in a little while you're going to see some rain out at west caldwell too. showers the story for much of the evening. bring the umbrellas. great day for a parade. we got through it without the rain, 63 degrees in the city. same in poughkeepsie. west hampton at 58. montauk at 58 too. watch what happens to the temperatures as we head through the next several days. as we wake up tomorrow morning, temperatures in the 40s, but we don't move much off that number. up by maybe ten degrees or so with scattered showers a possibility once again. then the big cooldown as we head into saturday. look at this. we wake up to temps in the 30s. below that as you head to the north and west. and that elevation. the storm on sunday, what we do and don't know. does it stay offshore? that gives us less precip, less snow, but still wet and heavy and soggy and messy. but that's the better alternative. track two brings the storm closer to the east coast. that gives us heavy precipitation, slushy snow and accumulations to deal with into monday. we're watching that. here's your se

. >>> breaking this morning a caldwell county mother a and son are in the hospital with serious injuries. we spoke to snay worst who say the woman was stabbed inside her home. the deputies say the child was airlifted to the hospital. a man was taken into custody but investigators have not released whether he is facing charges in this case. >>> this morning we are have a major impact on the toll lane project on i-77. bankruptcy. here is what we know so far. a company called sh 130 concession that build a toll bankruptcy. sentra. that is the same company as mobility partners, the company building the toll lanes from uptown to mooresville. now the governor is asking the ncdot to find out what the bankruptcy means for construction here. jeff deal said this gives channel 9 a reason to [ indiscernible ] >> this is kind of a house of cards. >> channel 9 hats investigated them and their have the for years. we traveled to dallas where sentra just opened a similar toll road. critics said it was a tax on dallas leaders say the population is booming and they couldn't afford to build roads to handle

to learn the condition of a woman and child reportedly stabbed in caldwell county. this happened late last night at a home on fairway acres in changes mountain. the two-year-old child was airlifted to the hospital and woman taken to the hospital as well. a second child is also being checked out by doctors. deputies do have a man in custody, as soon as we learn more detail we'll update you here on the air, and online at wbtv.com. >>> governor pat mccrory ordered the north carolina department of transportation to re-evaluate ways to break the i-77 toll lane contract. this developing situation comes after another road cintra operates in texas, declared bankruptcy. that road was the subject of a wbtv on your side investigation just weeks ago. nick ochsner traveled to that highway in texas, to ask questions our legislative leaders should have asked from >> reporter: the company that operates state highway 130 in texas declared bankruptcy wednesday after years of operating on lower than expected revenue, from ridership that never materialized. on your side investigation v

rebecca caldwell mason says she is the woman on the other end of the recorded conversation where the governor makes sexually suggestive comments. it was made in 2014 before the governor's divorce. the governor denied the affair but does it mean to saying some inappropriate things -- does admit to saying some inappropriate things. some are we turn now to the race for the white house. the latest poll shows a new gop front-runner in wisconsin and of the crucial primaries there. it comes amid new controversy for donald trump. loretta lynch to has the latest on these latest comments on criticism. blastinghn kasich donald trump on gma. outrageoussich: statements and mistakes. you cannot operate like this. you will be president of the united states. people around the world must be having a field day. >> and defending his decision to keep running. governor kasich: am i supposed to get out and leave it to these guys? >> this after donald trump's controversial abortion comments. he supported a ban on abortion and taking this position when asked about punishment if it were to be banned. >> the

kevin thompson used several guns including ak-47 to fire 40 to 50 shots in cars and a lobby on south caldwell street. the men were in town for the ciaa tournament, the ciaa commissioner tells us the con fences are is working with police to work out ways to enhance security especially at unsanctioned events. >>> a man accused of killing a prominent business owner in charlotte is expected to be in court. kevin dejesus was ex extradited, he shot and killed jesse campbell in campbell's home near lake wylie in january, officials say. campbell owned a green house in south end. >>> north carolina governor pat mccrory will not call lawmakers back to a special session to address charlotte's controversial non-discrimination ordinance. protectionses to lgbt community including which bathroom they use. according to the news and observer in raleigh everybody the governor says lawmakers will take up the issue in a regular session which starts april 25th. he is pushing for lawmakers to overturn the ordinance, mccrory is concerned about the financial cost of a special session which is $42,000 a day. >>> toda

allegheny, ash, watauga, avery, mitchell and caldwell and also burke counties. that is what we are tracking. once we get through this skies will bright especially for the weekend. -- brighten for the weekend. >> north carolina lawmakers are calling for a special session to deal with the nondiscrimination bathroom ordinance. brigida mack is live in the newsroom with more on why they want to deal with this right away. >> paul, house speaker moore called the ordinance an imminent threat to public safety and lawmakers want immediate action against it. he has had requests from three fifths of house members wanting to deal with the bathroom cord nance. the city council says it was designed to give protections to people in the lgbt community from discrimination and that includes which bathroom they use. the governor and house speaker had said they did not want to call a special session because $42000 a day. but today the house speaker reversed his position saying lawmakers are unwilling to put a price tag on public safety. and we reached out to mayor roberts for commen

. >>> we have exclusive video showing a high-speed chase and a crash in caldwell county. the suspect wrecked his motorcycle and ran into a field. you can see the crash and off he goes. dave farridy was there and the only reporter to speak with the motorcycle rider. dave? >> reporter: scott, the motorcycle rider said he was scared after he saw the officer's gun but police found a large amount of marijuana and that may have been the reason he took off. you can see where police said they tried to pull over the driver, but before they could them on a wild chase. watch out quickly he gets back to his feet after wiping out and tries to run from the officer who was in hot pursuit. >> i thought he was -- scared me. you know. >> reporter: he told us he was frightened by the officer's gun and that's why he took off during the initial stop. we could see police about 100 yards from the crash where eyewitnesses say that they tackled him and found the 120s of marijuana. >> glad that they did what they needed to do. this happens all the time. >> reporter: mark lives nearby and said that

and center city problems at third and davidson and third and caldwell two lanes blocked and the situation at kennelworth avenue. and then a problem here by morehead at i-77. look at the red line on the right side. that is i-77 north. and that traffic is backed up all the way back towards westinghouse boulevard. back to you guys. >> all right. we saw that sunshine out there. but it will not last forever. let's check in with chief meterologist, eric thomas. a delightful day. 64 . official high 66. and it looks like we are setting up a nice sunset. if you are heading out this evening, you picked a winner! not bad, a light jacket perhaps that should cover you just fine. we are in the mid-60s through morganton and 57 around boone and blowing rock. here is a look at the temperatures as they trail off a little bit. still mid-50s through 11:00 p.m. we'll pull out on the map. take you through the overnight hours. and you will start to see moisture and cloud cover showing up to the west. overall it's not here by day break and clear and cold. 37 in the high country. and down to charlotte and it shou

. >> john: special shout out, send grade students at granite falls in caldwell county, we talked about reading and how important it is, we read a good book p, had, theywant to be the best readers in north carolina. who is that big goof ball in the middle i don't know. thanks to the staff for their wonderful hospitality. had a great time. granite falls, a great school. >> christine: a live look at the commute this morning, some of you are getting ready to head out the door to work or school, this what is things are looking like on this stretch of 77 at west boulevard exit. traffic moving smoothly here. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. here is meteorologist al conklin meteorologist al conklin. >> chris: meteorologist al friday but i'll do weather this morning. a live look from the school camera in charlotte -- you can't tell the difference. 46 degrees in boone, 57 hickory, 52 in charlotte, 47 in wadesboro this morning, storm track for today stays down to the south. mixture of sunshine and clouds as we head in the afternoon and

and also this accident here at caldwell by fifth street another at kings and 7th street. we have problems. construction on the roadway by central and another problem on central avenue. a lot of things happening in uptown and to a picture from the scene, that is our dot camera at tryon here is an indication of that accident a car hit a light light pole in the area. >> a rough day on the interstates and the surface streets no doubt. the weather has been a-ok. cooler than yesterday but not bad. >> we will take it but there are changes on the way. meteorologist leigh brock here with the forecast. >> we have had changes since yesterday in the temperatures. 70s to 50s how is that for a difference? just beautiful outside. not as windy as yesterday and not as warm as it was yesterday and we are done with the rain that moved through overnight did not make it to the morning hours. and your temperatures we have 53 in charlotte. 55 in wadesboro. salisbury 47 . 45 in morganton and 27 chilly day in boone. you have seen cloudy skies most of the day especially in the higher elevations, a

zooming in on some of the heavier rain bands now working through rutherford county, burke county, caldwell. but that's the end of the rain for now. sprinkles at the top of the hour. north wind at 16. here comes the chill. it feels like 40 degrees already. wind chills will come down in the teens by tomorrow morning. speaking of tomorrow morning, the drive cast. you have the yellow light out for windy and cold weather much of the day. two hands on the wheel tomorrow because these gusts will be over 30 miles per hour. 44 degrees in the afternoon. then we move ahead past tomorrow in to friday. that's where things could get very interesting. we're watching a potential system here. snowstorm that could develop and bring significant snows to the mountains of western north carolina. and that would include some of the valleys as well in western north carolina. so this is thursday in to friday. thursday evening looking like the rain-snow mix starts to get going. asheville will be right on the borderline of temperatures. so i really think we're going to have limited accumulation in asheville at this