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

this happened in catawba county. wbtv's steve ohnesorge has the latest. >> damian lineberger shook his head as he gazed at the scene today. can't nobody believe t. >> his cousin mark wilson and girlfriend lived here. deputies say someone forced their way in and killed them. most painful, mark and her 10-year-old daughter. and she now must live with it. >> grow up the rest of her life without her father or mother. >> neighbors are on edge. >> it doesn't make us feel good. >> investigators looked for clues scouring roadsides and hiking through fields and >> we have the whole detective division out. >> they collected a few things including a cellphone that was found where the family gathered after the bodies were discovered. it will be checked along with everything else. one thing authorities are trying to establish is a time line of the events here. they know that a relative talked with one of the victims on sunday. and then another relative found the bodies last night. what happened inbetween and when? they are just n

now let's take you down into this region and you folks in catawba county, lincoln county, gaston you will be in the path of this. and the other line of storms that is well off to the west of us and that is coming across tennessee. the radar is beginning to fill in a little bit as we get you into the southern foothills. but across the state line and we are looking for this to get in around 9, maybe 10:00 p.m. and this is coming through chat into georgia right now. lightning strikes as well and we will track it and the rest of your seven-day first-alert forecast stay tuned. >> thank you. right now a gaston county woman in jail charged with killing her husband. crystal gambino is charged with connection with a triple homicide. christian flores spoke with the neighbors who know the gym bin know family. what are the neighbors saying about this? >> well, paul, neighbors here are still stunned. they are a community is a scene of a triple homicide as gambino is in jail. they have one question. what set her off last night? >> a lot of racket it was loud. >> neighbors on the road are still in

robin kanady is live at the catawba county jail to fill us in. reporter: this is where the main sheriff's office is, it is not closed it takes about 20 minutes to get from here to where it went were able to get there in minutes. >> i heard him kept trying reporter:m mchang of terrify. >> i said is no real. reporter: a stranger came out of nowhere, armed and ordering them around. >> he got to the driveway, he started to run and point the gun at aus, and yell -- at us, and yell get out of the car. reporter: chang said it was not motorly instinct that kicked in, she was frozen with fear, her daughter urged her to hit the gas, she did. >> he is right there, what am i going to do, drive or what, my daughter said, mommy just drive, just drive, so i drove down to the neighbor. reporter: they saw the most welcoming site, a school bus, tiffany's school bus with 15 kids onboard, chang >> i thought going in the bus would be safer, the bus driver is there. maybe they you know she might know what to do. reporter: chang said that the bus driver called 911, she

if you're coming in from lake 65-miles-per-hour. 77 looking good right now, catawba avenue, down to gilead running in the green. develop. here across the charlotte area, most of our highways and roads are continuing to run in the green. northbound 77 coming out of rock hill this morning, curb drive ti for you is 21 minutes with an average speed of -miles-per-hour. and that is a check of traffic, john, over to you. >> john: get back to breaking news in west charlotte that wbtv first broke, police are investigating a shooting that happened in connection to a carjacking. the victim was found on rozzelles ferry near johnson c. smith university. ashton pellom was theirst to report this story on socl media, and he joins us now live from the scene. ashton, what can you tell us? what i can tell you right now the victim is recbdovering in the hospital. he was shot twice, once in the arm, once in the leg earlier this morning. that is what police tellw me. currently on the corner of roslyn and turner where police cleared the scene, they believe the shooting happened in this area and that victimmu end

. >> reporter: about 10 minutes ago, i checked at the catawba county detention center, and lefeever is charged 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 an

even after his first conviction was overturned he was convicted in catawba county. dna cleared him and led to the arrest of another man. hunt devoted much of his time to supporting justice in fighting other wrongful convictions. since kilah davenport died from injuries. friends and family came together for cook out and release balloon in her honor as the family marks another hard anniversary, they find strength in their community and mission to fight child abuse. next month her family will hold a fund-raiser called bowling to strike out child abuse. at ten park lanes in charlotte. april 2nd, a day before what would have been her seventh birthday. >>> congresswoman alma adams spent the day in charlotte at a women's day event at first united presbyterian church. she announced she will move to charlotte as part of herred by to run for the redrawn 12th district. the new map split her current district which now includes charlotte and greensboro where adams is from. she is headed back to washington today but says she is excited to learn more about the queen city. >> i'm l

reporting from catawba county, channel 9, eyewitness news. >>> tonight sharla leaders will vote on a plan that would lead to a massive redevelopment -- charlotte leaders will vote on a plan that would lead to a massive redevelopment in south park. they went to rezone for hotel, apartments and shopping. the council meeting last month -- had people supporting the plan with signs. the hotel, apartments and retail and fitness space would be built around this area. >>> count on channel 9 to be inside the meeting for you tonight. we will update you on the outcome tonight at 10:00 and 11:00. >>> people are looking for plate -- for people who robbed a gas station at gunpoint in university city. cmpd responded to the speedway gas station on university city boulevard saturday night just before 11:00. rifles at the clerk and demanded money. they say they got away with $500 in cash. >>> investigators told channel 9 a cigarette started a fire that caused $20,000 in damage to a home. fire crews were called out to the scene in north charlotte just after 8:00 a.m. we saw a lot of damage to the front

. >>> crime scene tape in catawba where a mother and father were found shot to death. someone forced their way in the home last night. eyewitness news reporter dave faherty is on scene. >> reporter: we saw sheriffs investigators going in and out of the home trying to collect evidence earlier today, and follow me over here. they searched the area around we could see the sheriffs investigators search the thick brush directly across the street from the home. it was here that deidre ramseur and mark wilson were found dead. a cell phone was found across the street. people don't know why anyone would target them. their 10-year-old daughter was not home at the time. >> it's heartbreaking. the little girl will have no father or mother. >> reporter: officials are looking at the front door which appears to have been forced open. >> we need this solved. we need this solve -- solved right away. when you see a couple killed and the doors kicked open, we need ton right away. >> it's still early in the investigation. anything chances, wearing a gun during our interview today. >> i ca

troopers tell us it happened at augusta road and catawba road in chester. the person who has died has not been identified where working to learn more about what caused the crash. bill: coming up months after contractor walked off the job officials now say construction will continue on the highly congested charlotte road area. kayla: and contamination in the drinking water has local residents concerned i think we should've taken a left at the river. tarzan know where tarzan go! tarzan does not know where tarzan go. hey, excuse me, do you know where the waterfall is? waterfall? king of jungle. why don't you want to just ask somebody? if you're a couple, you fight over directions. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. oh ohhhhh it's what you do. ohhhhhh! do you have to do that right in my ear? all across america families are coming back to time warner cable for a whole new experience. we came back for internet speeds so fast even the kids are impressed. oh she's impressed. we're catching up on movi

the catawba county district attorney says eric young rammed watt's truck with his vehicle. investigators say lyle young shot and killed lyle and began shooting in watt's truck. hickory police found cody watts suffering from gunshot wounds. he was taken to the hospital and lyle was pronounced dead. thursday the mcdonald's was closed during the day. signs posted said our restaurant is temporarily closed as we mourn the recent loss and injury of two of our mcdonald's family members. while the people involved knew one another nearby businesses say the shooting was scary and a shock. now prosecutors say watts was taken to wake forest medical center and found with life-threatening injuries fer injuries. yownt was in court and he is facing both murder and attempted murder charges. reporting live in hickory, pamela escobar wbtv on your side. >> thank you. time for a check on our roadways. here is tonya rivens in the first alert traffic center. >> thank you. your first alert traffic is as we check in, the accident at sandy porter road and south tryon it's cleared but someone one per

. >> more than 11,000 people went to the polls early this year in catawba county. lake norman voters say at that time i-77 tolls are on the ballots for them once again. several of them are running on the anti-toll platform. channel 9 will keep you updated throughout the night as results time, joinous facebook at 9:00 and 9:30 for live coverage and a behind-the-scenes look at how the results come into the newsroom. >>> it was an election day very much like this one that led to new charges for charlotte's disgraced former mayor when he voted as a convicted felon. at any moment, patrick cannon could be facing those voter fraud charges in the courthouse, and jim, you have learned there might be already a deal? >> reporter: that's right, erica. several are saying that they expect the voter fraud case to be wrapped up very quickly and perhaps as early as tomorrow. the last time we saw mr. cannon is when the former mayor was walking into a federal prison 15 months ago. tomorrow, we are expecting to in fact on the 5th floor of the courthouse. the state indictment over patr

people are already coming out to look at the view on the catawba river. >> wanted to look at it and see what it looked like. >> buildings in the new development are peeking the curiosity of passerbies who watched construction. >> to see it go from a pile of ruins to what it is now it is a huge transformation. >> some businesses opened since we came by in november. the apartments above the stores should have tenants soon. the first building is almost complete. >> i'm thankful for it because rock hill needed something. >> rock hill developers are hoping for success that similar developments. >> first time here and wanted to check it out and thought she would enjoy it. importance of private public partnerships and making sure that the infrastructure is in place for future developments like the knowledge park between between rock hill and winthrop. >> it's bringing in more people and it's showing how much rock hill is growing. >> this development is not just attracting people. homes and businesses. and a church is setting up a sanctuary for 1,000 people. and there are plans for a grocery st

buddy vickers was wanted in catawba county and arrested in gaston county. he was convicted of indecent liberties with a minor in 94. he's in jail on $50,000 bond. >>> in taylorsville, police are trying to find the person who set the school district's maintenance truck on fire. you can see the damage from right here. police say a thief stole it from a bus garage. they found it burned in the community north of taylorsville. deputies charged the 17-year- old and accused him of threatening a high school. justin cassidy posted threats on instagram on tuesday. they say he admitted to it but said it was a hoax. it's a felony offense to falsely threaten mass violence on school property. >>> raising teacher salaries is its top priority this year. the board created six total priorities it wants governor year. they want north carolina to be number one in the south for teacher salaries. it currently ranks eleventh of twelve. the state superintendent believes teachers could get a hefty raise because it's an election year. >>> meteorologist keith monday is tracking nice

this is catawba river road and augusta river road. this is a number of emergency personnel tending to the accident. have not seen the vehicle involved. but it looks like a hectic scene. this is reported fatal by the south carolina department of public safety. we are told the highway patrol is investigating this wreck. it looks like a couple people walking alongside the fire truck. as soon as we get new information from the highway patrol who passed away we will bring it to you. >> active scene thank you. >>> first at 4:00 a south carolina native returned to his home state for a special performance with ballerina misty copeland. brooklyn mack is a principle dancer with the washington ballet company and convinced his he started training with the classical ballet and the rest is history. >> i remember when we walked in, she came up and he said may i help you. and my mom said yes, i would like you to evaluate my son for a scholarship. and he said we don't give dislarships. and she said well, you have not seen my son. >> mack has traveled

yunt remains locked up without bond at the catawba detention center. dave faherty channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> today the charlotte mecklenburg school district took the first steps to finding a new superintendent. channel 9 was there when the board created a three person committee to search. board member rhonda lenon told us they'll skip the community engagement part and go right to the search. >> we are more than happy to hear from anybody that wants to share. but i don't think we need to spend the taxpayer dollars or time to reengage and ask the same questions we've asked for the last ten yearar >> father or motherrer school as a consultant for the search. early primary voting started at poling locations across north carolina. >>> in gaston county, we've seen people lining up throughout the day and voting officials say many of them are switching parties so they can vote for donald trump. overwhelmingly the people we talk to tell us they're here for donald trump. and they're not bothered by the negative attention he's getting. even from members of hi

we broke into programming to alert to you the traffic mess just past the catawba river bridge. the crash shut down 2 out of 4 lanes we're. we asked troopers what caused the crash and if anyone was seriously hurt. >>> we have a 911 call that was made after gaston county police say that a young woman killed her husband and two other people. >> my sister-in-law has told her family that she killed her husband. she caught him sleeping with another woman. >> crystal gambino is charged with the murders of her husband, giovanni, geoffry gilliland, and stephanie sanchez. have upcovered how the suspect tried to cover up the crime. >>> the republic presidential field could get smaller after dr. ben carson said, quote, he doesn't see a clear path forward. but he is not suspending his campaign just yet while hillary clinton and donald trump are one step closer to securing the nomination. ted cruz took three states. marco rubio, one state and on the democrat side, bernie sanders won in four states on super tuesday. with that behind them him, trump is starting to focus in north carolina and w

in catawba county, steve ohnesorge wbtv on your side. >> thank you. as deputies try to pinpoint what happened one lesson is clear they say never have your wallet or purse in a spot where a stranger can grab it or take what is inside. >> new information in a deadly crash in west charlotte one of the drivers involved is now charged. the crash happened this month at billy graham and boyar street. jessica costa ran a red light and hit a pickup truck killing the driver. costa is charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle and turned herself into the mecklenberg county sheriffs office over the weekend. >>> let's see if we have trouble spots on the roadways. and i can see there is a backup. tonya rivens has the details. >> independence boulevard that is where we continue to see congestion and problems. your first alert traffic is this is kind of different by the wal-mart there on independence boulevard and a lot of volume building. we had the problem at actually by pierson and eastway and independence. albemarle road where this exit is off of independence but

. >>> the red cross in catawba county is helping three people after a fire destroyed this house. eye started on double oak drive near clermont. two different fire departments worked to bring it under control in 20 minutes. >>> all new at 6 wove a better idea of how the winter storm affected travelers at charlotte douglas airport. it caused travel to drop 4% in january. during the same month in 2015, charlotte douglas handled 3.4 million passengers. this year p.2 million -- 3.2 million. the winter storm on the 22nd brought ice and snow and freezing rain over two daysch flights in and out during the event. >>> and in less than an hour family and friends will gather to remember a couple that was shot and killed inside the home in catawba county. tonight deputies are working to try to figure out the timeline for the murders of mark wilson and deed ram ramsure they found a bullet in the bedroom wall of their home on rest home road and they discovered a shotgun and a loaded handgun under the mattress. deputies have not row vealed a possible motive -- revealed a possible motive and no o

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the 61-acre catawba park would cost more than $12 million. with the county's help building the park could take three years. without it it could take 10 years to build. >>> take a look at this video of a van smashing into a north charlotte business. we told you about this theft as breaking news yesterday on daybreak. police are still looking for the thieves who stole several items. call police if you recognize that van. >>> a judge declared a mistrial for a man accused of raping a student. taken into a holding cell by a deputy before the jury left the courtroom which could give the jury an appearance of guilt. police arrested him last year. they say he kidnapped the student from her apartment building and raped her. arrested a man they say dragged a woman out of her car by her hair then stole the vehicle. that happened sunday morning. police say they arrested him one day later. he is charged with robbery and assault. we looked into his criminal background and found dozens of other convictions. >>> ashore lot man accused in an international gun

green conditions south and drive time technology showing 65 miles an hour from catawba avenue through sam fur and gilead at 64 miles an hour. from the state line around care winds. 64 -- carowinds. >>> brian month han saw a 23 -- monahan saw a 63% race. for tune report reports he received a higher year end compensation award than any other executive in the bank for the first time ever. they say it is still less than other wall street ceos. >>> spring is almost here but warmer temperatures are bringing new challenges for home owners. ahead at 5:45, the pests experts >> an innocent man released from jail after years behind bars. ahead at 5:30, he is speaking to channel 9 about this case. the moments he is trying to move on from. >> a protester punched on video. . the reason why he says this video put his life in danger. >> checking wall street futures is up nine and a h . >>> 5:23 right now. we're taking a live look outside. it is pretty mild out there, still. five # degrees. keith was telling us clouds hung around overnight that kept the temperatures up but don't expect this to last th

expect delays around that exit, exit 28 catawba avenue exit. that is on 77 northbound. let's take you live to i-77 at mile marker 22, you can see good bit of volume on the roads at this hour but this stretch looking pretty good. >>> kristen miranda now with the three big stories we need to watch. >> kristen: the investigation in the fatal shooting in houston of police of two men suspected of robbing a furniture store. >>> a state hearing in california to learn some from the san bernardino shootings last year. >>> a gas facility in algeria attacked by explosives. al-qaida has attacked gas facilities in algeria before, no word if they are suspected in this case, but we will follow that story. >> christine: we're getting you ready for your friday with a little pick me up. >> ha ha ha. >> john: ha ha ha ha. oh my gosh. that is archer, a four-year-old pet arctic fox, contagious laugh has entertained millions. million times. the owner says he's a happy fox and makes all kind of noises when he wants to go outside he makes a noise. every time her boyfriend laugh, he laughs. >>

the dew points in the low 20s in the catawba valley and still around 50 around monroe. there is a measure of the moisture in the atmosphere. that will continue to proceed and then eventually the cooler air will show up. it won't be quick to get here. we will be around 60 and it will be pleasant and mild in the morning. you shouldn't have disruptions to the east. you have all of these fair skies showing up by first thing in the morning. 43 in the mountains and fair skies and mild conditions. mild and very nice and 50 degrees. but tomorrow things begin to change as you will see. we are pretty quiet and we'll track this rain. this is coming up the east coast over the weekend. until then it is about the cooler air making its way into the picture. 69 at noon and 74 at 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. it is not 80 sick. that's already -- it is not 86. that's a big difference. everybody will see plenty of foothills. bringing you to the peaked moppet and the temperatures in -- piedmont and midto upper 70s. another delightful day on tap, well. the seven-day first alert forecast and a co

deputies say they are investigating a double murder in catawba county. two bodies were found inside a home last night north of clermont. it is believed the couple was murdered. they say the front door was kicked in. the investigation is ongoing. authorities are back on the scene today trying to figure out mapped. we are waiting to learn the name of the victims. >>> two people hurt in a serious morning. it happened just before 11:00 on river bend road closing the road for some time. a driver was backing out when another vehicle slammed into the car. both victims are expected to survive. in a crash in stanly county this morning. highway patrol says it happened just north of the town of oakboro. no names have been released. trappers are investigating. a crime alert, concord police searching for the person who shot and killed a man, they say 21-year-old was shot before 8:00 last night, griffin circle off lincoln street. police say a large crowd was seen running from the you area after gunshots were heard. two others were also shot. another crime alert in nor

morning, heading out of cornelius near catawba avenue. lots of folks out and about this morning, but right on schedule. no big issues as far as any slowdowns or accidents. out of iredell from statesville, south to mooresville, davison, down to lake norman, all doing well. let's check the drive times as we are still in green conditions throughout the map. southbound, from around catawba avenue, 64 miles per hour toward huntersville at 69 miles per hour. and uptown charlotte, between the brookshire and john belk, 59 miles an hour. and 71 out of the university area from concord, that includes folks from gaston and cleveland counties north doing charlotte, as well. >>> neighbors on edge after a beloved neighbor was shot and home. >> something like this -- there just aren't wordz. >> ahead at 6:30, the routine the victim followed that may explain why what he in the area >>> and a durham teen's deportation to honduras is on hold as he waits a chance appeal the decision. next this morning, the reason the family says going back to south america c

. >> 77 northbound near catawba avenue, exit is towards cornelius but it looks like it i'm not seeing a huge delay. right now, southbound is building but that is the merging delays at 33 miles an hour. we have a crew out. we'll continue to monitor the issues we are here toward catawba avenue wher bruno has been reporting. john? >> checking wall street futures this morning, the dow up almost 47, the nasdaq up nine. start earlier in t . >>> 6:54 right now. some south carolina schools want permission to start the school year earlier. >> that would mean cutting into your child's summer vacation. it would give your family more time together over the holidays. the bill was approved by the senate sub committee yesterday but it still has to go before the education committee. the current law makes districts wait until the 3rd monday in august to begin but this bill would allow them to start this would allow schools to end their 1st semester before christmas. >> some members of congress are calling for the governor of michigan to resign a mid the flint water crisis. governor rick schneider test

continue from catawba up to sam furr, back in the green down to hambright. live look at independence expressway from morningside. 77 heavy providence, independence as well. here is meteorologist al conklin. >> al: thanks, chris, take you down to heath springs elementary school, lancaster county. 54 degrees, seeing a lot of sunshine down that way. a gorgeous start to the day. hopefully you're enjoying it. temperatures in the 50s across the viewing area. 56 charlotte, monroe, 54 for lancaster, middle 50s around gastonia, over to hickory, statesville and in rock hill, still have sprinkling of 40s back to the west, 40 in boone, 44 morganton. look for decent amount of sunshine today, pleasant conditions, 6th 56 now, up near 70, well in the 70s this afternoon, well above average, more than 15 degrees in fact above average. more cloud cover the next couple days but still enough sun to get us well in the 70s, small into monday. >>> good morning. it is wednesday, march 9th, 2016. welcome back to "cbs this morning." there is more real news ahead, including the life an

shower there and fact, our lightning stacker was on and detected a couple of lightning strikes into catawba and bellevue with wet weather here and a couple of cells of afternoon and otherwise, increasing sun and windy, though and we'll break that down coming up. leon. >> and thank you, jason. >>> it was a big night for the front runners and the race for the white house. donald trump and hillary clinton continue to inch closer to their respected nominations and clinton winning florida, ohio, north carolina, and her childhood state of illinois. further widening her lead against bernie sanders. in the meantime, the republicans field narrowed it down to three candidates. marco rubio lost and donald trump, however s building on his momentum with several wins but denied a victory in ohio by this morning, trump gave credit to ohio's kasich. >> and i did well in ohio but i governor. i think if i had a day or two more, perhaps it would have i congratulate john on that. >> and we're going to go all the way to cleveland and secure the ron nomination. to pick up as many delegates as possible from here

. >> people that live next to the allen and marshall steam stations in gaston and catawba counties want solutions for their concerns. they believe the plants are causing health problems and even death. >> my husband pass add way on june 9th of 2008, he was only 46 years old old. >> the north carolina department of environmental quality wants wants to hear if it needs to change the classifications for each of duke energy's coal ash ponds. alan and marshall steam stations were rated at load to intermediate, which doesn't sit well with the neighbors or the catawba river keeper. >> you would think by the site getting cleaned up today, other similar sites would get cleaned up. unfortunately, that's not been secured. >> hundreds of people living in the area have not been drinking their well water and relying on bottled water provided by duke energy. >> that's something that they did about ten months ago because we wanted to make sure they had a peace of mind while we were answering questions about what was in the water and where it was coming from. >> duke says that the water coming from the

. >>> 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. deputies found a shotgun in the bedroom and a loaded handgun under the mattress they believe belonged to the couple and recovered a found from the wall. a phone in the yard belongs to the couple and may have been get away. the sheriff said that the couple's 10-year-old was not home when someone killed her parents. >> right now, we have a mother and father who was murdered and parents. deputies seized yesterday. some of the items included tablets, cell phones, receipts from the couple and family planned on southside park in newton at 7:00. sheriffs deputies tel

. >> people that live next to the allen and marshall steam stations in gaston and catawba counties want solutions for their concerns. they believe the plants are causing health problems and even death. >> my husband pass add way on june 9th of 2008, he was only 46 years old old. >> the north carolina department of environmental quality wants wants to hear if it needs to change the classifications for each of duke energy's coal ash ponds. alan and marshall steam stations were rated at load to intermediate, which doesn't sit well with the neighbors or the catawba river keeper. >> you would think by the site getting cleaned up today, other similar sites would get cleaned up. unfortunately, that's not been secured. >> hundreds of people living in the area have not been drinking their well water and relying on bottled water provided by duke energy. >> that's something that they did about ten months ago because we wanted to make sure they had a peace of mind while we were answering questions about what was in the water and where it was coming from. >> duke says that the water meets federal st

. >>> we are getting new details about a double murder in catawba county. deputies found the bodies inside a home. search warrants show deputies found the couple shot to death next to their bed and a loaded handgun under the mat these that they believe belonged to the couple. cell phones in the yard and believe the killer may have dropped it. the couple's 10-year old daughter was not home when the two were murdered. nobody has been arrested. >>> business owners join leaders from the lgbt community over concerns of a special session. they are expected to gather in raleigh. senate and house leaders have threatened to call a special session to overturn charlotte's nondiscrimination ordinance. many were against a clause that allowed people to choose a bathroom of their choice based on the gender they associated with. >>> today closing arguments are expected to begin in a case against a lancaster man accused of killing his wife. it happened in october of 2013. investigators say john gent stabbed his wife in the chest then laid next to his body in bed. their son

investigators were back on the seen in catawba county. mark wilson and deedry were found dead last night. somebody forced their way into their home and killed them. family members are devastated. >> heartbreaking. it's going to go the rest of her life without a 4 or mother. >> investigators did find a cellphone today and hope to go will help them break this case. >> patrick cannon leaving a west virginia prison for a court day tomorrow in mecklenberg county he voted after his conviction and that is against the law. brody o'connell has the latest on cannon's legal troubles. >> tomorrow patrick cannon could find out more about the punishment he will face for voter fraud. he has spent more than a year behind bars and it's been a steep fall from grace from a man who fell in march of 2014. as patrick cannon prepares to face a judge for voter fraud, wbtv learned that the former mayor could get up to 15 months for the crime. although legal experts tell our partners at the "charlotte observer" that cannon would likely receive probation. after the

. >> this is an accident in catawba county, highway 70 shutdown and medivac helicopter arriving on the scene as well in this video. one person was seriously hurt. this involved a pickup truck broadsiding another vehicle. can you see the heavy damage there to the side of that vehicle in the intersection and again the medical personnel arriving by helicopter. highway 70 in hickory shutdown at fourth street southwest. you new information. >>> right now, a 15-year-old charlotte-mecklenburg school student will be charged with robbery after police say he robbed his classmate at gun point. it happened near west mecklenburg high school when the students were supposed to be in class. >> neighbors say they are tired of this true ant behavior while police have a message. dedrick russell live at the center where police wrapped up a news conference. what are police saying? >> well, police tell me truancy oftentimes leads to trouble. and several students from west mecklenburg high school were present at the time of the robbery. and police say it was a robbery that could have been prevented. the susp

. >> john: looking ahead governor pat mccrory will make a stop in catawba county today, visiting united sewing machine company in conover. the company's 30th anniversary celebration. >> kristen: charlotte based bank of america cutting jobs, according to bloomberg, they will dismiss 150 trading and investment banking employees next week. no word how many of those jobs are in charlotte, though. >>> good news for people here in charlotte who work for costco, they are raising wages for entry level employees to at least $13 an hour. the highest paid employees make $22.50 per hour. >> john: a grateful family is making a donation. they donated more than $300,000 for a new pediatric ambulance. came from michael and kelly hughes whose son was treated at after falling out of an ambulance but suffer nod permanent damage. >>> a toddler called 911 for a different kind of emergency. the sheriff's office posted this on facebook. a two-year-old girl told the operator she needed help getting dressed. so a deputy responded and help her put her pants on. a family member was home but didn't realize the tod

. >> maureen: five years after her sister was gunned down in a catawba county home, a woman talks to us as the person accused in the killing could and why a man accused of breaking into vehicles of fire departments targeted the firefighters. what he allegedly told police about why he did it and when. and a mascot is defending himself after this video goes viral. we will explain. you are watching "primetime" news at 7:00 and we are bac >> maureen: here is a look at the best video in our big three. police near houston on this very dangerous high speed car chase. officers tracked down the driver near the interstate where the chase began. it ended, look at that, when he slammed into another vehicle and then the driver tried to run away, but was taken down by those officers. a video showing a person in a mascot costumes as a fall from a fence is spreading across social media. it happened at a baseball game in boiling springs, south carolina. the university of south carolina student who claims this was him defended his antics even though he was in pain. he says he does this kind of stuff a

this precinct along with one in rowan county and another in catawba county are ones the state board of elections said they had issues with. i asked a man i was told by multiple people is the chief judge if he did oversleep. he didn't have much to say. sleeping in? we're asking you what the board of elections told us. you have nothing to say? he one answer any of my questions i dad did ask another worker why they had to stay open late. she told me it was because they had technical issues this morning but again the board of elections telling us it was because the judge here overslept. for now reporting in kannapolis, sarah blake morgan. 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

. >> john: 200 people from the dukeville community gathered at caught bat collegeatthe catawba college. they heard from duke and several officials including the yadkin river keeper. >>> an overnight fire in charlotte, happened around 12:30 on king george drive. that is off cold concord road. it took 23 firefighters 12 minutes to control the blaze. >>> you can speak out about there is a meeting tonight. cats has to race rates to offset at $3 million shortfall projected for the next fiscal year. any price changes will tall will take effect july 1st. if you want to speak at the meeting you have to sign up up by 3:00 this afternoon. >>> on your side with continuing coverage of the dead lid terror attacks in brussels. the parent of a young woman at the airport where the first 4:38. >> john: 20 minutes before 5:00. >> two people from huntersville who saw the explosion in the brussels airport are safe this morning. anna schaeffer and tanner dorman were getting ready to fly back to the u.s. before the bombs exploded. alex giles talked to one of their parents. >> reporter: a spring break vacati

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

. >>> in catawba county, from a car after a crash that shut down a portion of 2nd avenue southwest this morning. firefighter his to cut a door off to reach the woman. a police officer who saw the whole thing said one of the drivers pulled into the path of the other car and firefighters say that the injuries were not serious. >>> a stolen credit card can lead to a lot of headaches and phone calls. consumer advisor clark howard breaks down how you can avoid it with the touch of a button. >>> as you heard at the top of the newscast, pollen counts are on the rise. how long until you can see relief. >> plus, a horrifying message miletor to fly 60 vo: know you have a dedicatedadvisor and team who understand where you come from. we didn't really have anything, you know. but, we made do. vo: know you can craft an investment plan al, how you doing. hey, mr. hamilton. vo: know that together you can establish a meaningful legacy. with the guidance and support of your dedicated c wealth management team. >>> major breaking developments. police arrested a man accused of kidnapping a pizza delivery dr

yunt is locked up at the catawba county detention center without bond this midday. dave faherty channel 9 eyewitness news. walked away from a rock hill facility has been caught in georgia. zachary reeves escaped in late january. hours later he broke into a school and stole a gun. yesterday officers say they caught him south of atlanta. he'll be extradited back to south carolina to face escape and other charges. >>> today the state is expected to release the latest numbers on mumps cased in the area. there are 14 probable and confirmed cases total now. that includes three confirmed in mecklenburg county. and two in iredell. mumps is a mild virus. but it's hard to prevent the spread because it can take 25 days for the symptoms to appear. count on channel 9 to bring you the latest numbers as soon as they're released. >>> lawyers for governor pat mccrory's reelection campaign argue that they didn't break any laws when the governor appeared in an online ad. the ad supported the 2 billion- dollar connect nc bond on the ballot. governor pat mccrory is also on the ballot. w

catawba and lincoln and gastonia. the live warning doppler 9 not show anything rain yet in the area. if you are heading outside this evening, you need to grab the rain gear just in case. light showers in northern cleveland county between lawndale and tolucaa. but most of the showers we have been keeping our eye on are break up, a sign that the atmosphere is not really ripe to keep these things going. good news, this will not risk we dealt with last week. a decent line of thunderstorms racing in eastern tennessee and moving to the carolinas at about 40 miles per hour. sundown at 6:20 and we'll see the rain chances ramp up as we head through the evening especially west of charlotte. temperatures slowly backing down to the 60s. the latest futurecast, 8:00 tonight. most of the action west of highway 321 into the mountains, southwest mountains and extreme northern foothills and moves into charlotte about 10:00. the leading edge may produce gusty winds and briefly heavy rain and you may hear the clap of thunder but nothing

one dollar for every meal sold at the birk, caldwell, and catawba locations will go eric is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend outside the mcdonald's on highway 321 last week. police are working with the district attorney to upgrade charges against him after watts died in the hospital on friday. >> new at noon, today new york city's mayor is set to sign an order letting people use the bathrooms that fit their gender identity. the order applies to city facilities like offices, parks, and recreation centers, access to bathrooms is a fundamental right. you may remember charlotte just passed a similar but controversial non- discrimination ordinance. it goes into effect on april 1st. house speaker tim morris called for a special session to reverse the ordinance, and governor pat mccrory made it clear he opposes it. >>> police are investigating a home invasion after a mother says she found her teen daughter naked and taped to a chair. this happened yesterday in raleigh. the mother says he was taking her younger children to a park her daughter had face timed her best friend with duct tape o

i-77 north at catawba avenue exit 28 that ramp off heading towards davidson a huge backup. two-car accident involving injuries. and nothing but red and traffic southbound side as well. the road is closed as they are trying to remove this accident. look at the backup which is crucial back towards 485. which means we are talking exits 28 down to exit 19 and 20. to the dot camp are that is what they are facing. they should use statesville or beatties ford road but get off of i-77 northbound. back to alex giles in the alert center working a developing story near raleigh about a north carolina state trooper. >> yes. traffic problems. we have these images from the cbs affiliate. a state trooper involved in a crash on 40. a motorcycle was involved in a bad accident and the state trooper stopped to help and while he stopped another car slammed into the back of his vehicle and they had to put the helicopter on the roadway. three drivers were taken to the hospital. we will watch that situation out there h back to you. >> top consumer headlines. carowinds announces its summer 2016 lin

. >>> we are working to learn the names of the two people whose bodies were found in this home in catawba county. the bodies were discovered at 7:00 last night a rest home road north of the claremont. the bodies found by a relative. it appears there was forced no word on how the two died. >>> we are just getting started this morning here at 5:00 a.m. the debate continues over whether shoal charlotte-mecklenburg schools has grown in too large of a district. one town's vote to break away and how lawmaker cost get involved. >> john: kristen miranda is in the alert center. >> kristen: getting details on officers shot in chicago, i'll have their conditions coming up. >> john: here is a quick check of the first alert temperatures, we've got 54 degrees in charlotte, look at this, 52 in boone. 60 in morganton, that is the high temperature right now. 57 rock hill, 52 shelby and here's a live look at i-77 you can see things are moving smoothly along the interstate we'll keep you posted throughout the morning because you're never more than seven minutes away it is eight minutes after 5:00.closed cap

. >>> we are working to learn the names of the two people whose bodies were found in a home in catawba county. happened last night on rest home road. the bodies of a man and woman found by a relative. we spoke with a cousin of one of the victims. >> these two lives had a daughter, a ten year old daughter who now has both parents gone. and pit is sad, really sad that things like this have to happen. >> it appears there was forced entry in the home, but investigators tell us it is too early to say what they think happened. >>> in less than two hours, voters here in north carolina will get to make their voices heard in the state's primaries. in the presidential race, donald trump spoke to hundreds in hickory, while hillary clinton and bernie sanders were both in clinton spoke for 30 minutes last night at grady cole center uptown so. on severaluptown. she spoke on several interests. the former secretary of state and first lady took on republicans, saying the economy does better with a democrat in the white house. and clinton questioned governor pga pat mccrory's leadership. >> we need comm

charged with first degree murder attempted murder and will be in catawba county court today. following what police are calling a domestic incident in the parking lot of the mcdonald's on 321 northwest in hickory. at 6:00 last night police got a call of domestic disturbance. went to the mcdonald's, they found 22-year-old richelle lail of hudson, shot to death. old was shot. he was found sitting in a car and was taken to the hospital, he's in critical condition. again, now eric yount charged in the case, he will be in court today and it is a story we will continue to follow right here on wbtv. back to you. >> john: a major development in the controversial i-77 toll lanes project. the north carolina department of transportation is going to re-evaluate ways to break the i-77 toll lane contract. governor pat mccrory directing transportation officials to look in the contract after a company that operated a failed highway in texas declared bankruptcy. that company was a subsidiary of cintra, which is building the i-77 toll lanes. wbtv's mark davenport is live in charlotte this morni

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 there all the way up in the mountains. this does not include charlotte-mecklenburg but again around here this morning as well. dense fog a bit of an issue, numale fishing forecast, mix of clouds and sunshine mid-day before showers and storms approach late this afternoon, they will continue off and on through the evening. big catch today is well, you know this guy. what the -- who is that? >> christine: that is you. >> al: for the first time in 23 years i decided to make myself the big catch. was out with my friends mike verdi and steve wilson about giving away our secret spot. i caught that fish, thank you. goodbye. >> john: in the water. >> al: there you go. >> christine: is that fair you pick yourself? >> john: did you bring to it fry it up in the pan here? >> al: catch and release only. late harvest in the trout. thunderstorm outlook, potentially for a couple of for hail and winds, let you know more about this in the seven day

construction was scheduled until 5:00 from mooresville south to catawba avenue. they wrapped up early. all travel lanes are open to you. no problems heading to uptown charlotte. christine? >>> wet roads out there, as well. late last night. this morning, now, we have clouds out there and that continues the next couple of hours. it's a chilly start to the day, though. temperatures in the upper 30s as you head out the door. by lunchtime, upper 40s. plenty of sunshine throughout the midday and afternoon hours, though. 56 is all we will do today here for the second day of spring, about 10 degrees below average, but that sun is going to make a big difference, especially compared to yesterday. we will track the 70s soon to return if you're not ready for the cooler conditions. >>> charlotte city council will decide whether to rezone seven acres in south park to allow developers to build. >>> it would mean tearing down sharon methodist church. ahead, why the church is okay with all of this. weather and traffic every 10 minutes. eyewitness news daybreak 5:00 is next. hi, g