, ashton pellom, wbtv on your side. >> christine: thank you, ashton. >>> charlotte-mecklenburg police are looking for the person who violently attacked a pregnant woman who was waiting to get on a cats bus. this happened saturday night off ashley road in west charlotte. theolivia onukogu fought back.>> started punned whiching him inpunching him in thehead. >> hour boy is her baby is due in six man. the manis his 30s. 5'11", brown skin and beard. if you know anything, contact police. >> john: a mother in charlotte is asking for your help to find her missing daughter. this is 14-year-old michaela hutchinson, last seen february 29th on dr. carver road in charlotte. if you see her, call 911. >> christine: we are working to learn what caused a fire in this building on north tryon street, more than 60 firefighters had to be called to the large brick warehouse last night. the road was blocked for hours as crews extended hose is a cross the street. firefighters used giant fans to blow out some of the smoke. no one was hurt. >>> we're just getting started here at 5:00 a.m. a first of it

. >>> fewer students in charlotte-mecklenburg schools are being suspended. according to a state-wide report released yesterday the suspension rate in charlotte-mecklenburg schools declined nearly 8% last school year. the drop-out rate remained the same, incidents of violent crime rose about 11%. as we reported last week, the crime rate in schools state-wide increased about 2%. >> john: last night's republican presidential debate is getting a lot of attention on social media. we'll go over to mark davenport coming in live to the alert center right now. >> mark: yeah, john, this is an account on twitter, they gauge reactions from the debates. they did that for the gop debate. here. this is on apple tv, the top tweeted moments in the debate when trump defended his university. second most tweeted when cruz told troop top trump to relax. he called him little marco, that was the third most tweeted. who gained the most followers? real donald trump, john kasich, marco rubio, ted cruz didn't gain as many. the final shares around the gop interesting, trump, no matter

does not include charlotte-mecklenburg nonetheless pockets of fog in charlotte and south and east. use caution early this morning. five mile visibility in center city. lots of low clouds after yesterday's rain, skies cleared and so we have that fog out there. once the fog burns off we will see temperature rise to near 80 but late this afternoon and this evening, showers and thunderstorms will move in, a couple are likely to be severe late today. you can see the next batch of rain across nashville heading in our direction. show you that on futurecast plus looking ahead to the weekends are the entire seven day forecast in a couple minutes. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and here is chris, first alert traffic. >> chris: traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. we're going to start with a scene of that breaking news we told you about at the top of the show. traveling north tryon, this is at east craighead, you're going to find a heavy police presence. we'll have more coming up. not seeing any major slow-downs around the area. as we look live i-77 woodlawn

charlotte-mecklenburg police arrested a person around midnight on albermarle road and denver drive in north charlotte. no word on the name of the suspect, where the ambulance was stolen or how it was stolen. it was not& damaged. >>> a group fighting the toll lanes being built on i-77 up veils new research on the potential problems could doom the project. widen i-77 showed people in cornelius the research it did on managed lanes across the u.s. including the bankrupt toll road in texas. sarah blake morgan has more. >> reporter: standing room only the i-77 toll lane project. lots of numbers, this group belies points to nothing but a big mistake. >> very few people who don't think this is a bad idea. >> they may say it in different ways. >> you have to be a four-y7oear-old to look at this information and see it doesn't make sense. >> reporter: everyone here agrees toll lanes have no place on their interate.st >> we see they are time and again a failure. we've seen that in texas. this one is also set up to be a >> reporter: texas is exactly why the meeting was called by theiden i-77 group

a man hit in the back several times by a charlotte-mecklenburg police officer. we are asking what are the circumstances surrounding this arrest? right now charlotte-mecklenburg police investigating whether excessive force may have been used. i'm paul cameron. >> i'm maureen o'boyle. police tell us this stemmed from a hit-and-run. the suspect on the ground is 25-year-old malcolm elliott, ii pamela escobar is live at police headquarters. pamela, is the person who shot the video speaking about this? and what about the police department? >> well, maureen, the witness asked us specifically not to use her name. cmpd says internal affairs is investigating allegations of arrest they made this morning in charlotte. the video of the arrest in question shows several officers surrounding a man on the ground and one officer punching him in the back. the person claims the person did not resist officers. she does not understand why officers would punch a man on the ground if he was not fighting back. wbtv reached out to cmpd. a spokesperson says elliott was involved in a hit-a

. >>> that shooting is one of several charlotte-mecklenburg police are investigating. hurt in a string of shootings yesterday. our alex giles continues our coverage with two shootings in east charlotte. >> reporter: violence kept officers on this side of the city busy tonight. mall off the plaza. >> had no why, had no idea, saw a string of cops. >> two people shot at the location, one taken to the hospital with serious injuries, the other transport in critical condition. >> we pray for their family, think of the lives been hurt and just offer prayer. >> more prayers needed minutes away. officers responded to another shooting off milton road near an apartment complex. people nearby heard several shots. >> what did do you when what you heard them? >> i ducked. i kept walking, cars was moving, i assumed everything was all right but it is not. >> our cameras the only one person as the victim was loaded police say he told them a car drove by and fired shots at them. we spoke to his girlfriend. >> he don't have no problems around here at all, i wouldn't expect for this to hap

go grande with veggie or sausage today. >> kristen: charlotte-mecklenburg schools releasing new data on suspensions and crime. the progress that has been made and areas that still need improvement. >> john: good morning, thanks for waking up with wbtv news this morning! now 5:28, i'm john carter. >> kristen: i'm kristen miranda in for christine sperow this morning. couple things to tell you about before you get your day started, watauga county schools are closed this morning. ashe and avery county schools are on a two-hour delay. you can find the latest closing and delay information at wbtv.com/closings. it is a big day, a friday. let's get right to first alert weather forecast. >> al: and to the list, add alleghany county schools operating on two-hour delay. not surprising, they had two inches of snow in the mountains last night. main roads are wet but the back roads are definitely snow-covered. snow continues to fall. the mountains but with temperatures near or below freezing, a lot of schools are taking that precautionary measure. watauga is closed, everybody else pretty much on t

. >> john: mark davenport is live at charlotte-mecklenburg police headquarters with more on the shootings in east charlotte. mark, do police believe they are connected? >> reporter: john, i got off the phone with police, they told me they do not believe the shootings are connected. we asked the question because these two shootings. the ones christine talked about were one mile apart. i want to get you video to show he you the first scene, this crime scene spanned a shopping mall. two people shot, both rushed to the hospital. one in serious condition. the other in critical condition. a few hours later a mile away, off an area on milton road near an apartment complex. our cameras were the only ones there as the victim was being loaded in the ambulance. a car drove by and fired shots at him is what the victim said. >> pray for the families, pray for the lives that have been hurt. offer prayer. >> reporter: now police told me that no one was been arrest in either one of the shootings, if you have information call cmpd as soon as you can. reporting live, mark davenport, wbtv on your side. >> j

>> john: charlotte-mecklenburg schools not the only district in the area looking for a new superintendent. officials in union county schools will meet to discuss their search to replace outgoing superintendent dr. mary ellis. mark davenport looking into this, he joins us live with more difference in the way union county is searching for their superintendent than they are in charlotte-mecklenburg schools? >> reporter: yeah, john, there is a big difference, actually. the board decided to skip a search firm, that is the direction cms is going in. they will let the national north carolina school board association pick their candidates for them in union county. now, this morning we may find out if the association has any kind of short list. special meeting to discuss the superintendent search is taking place at 11:00 this morning in union county. school board members say the one thing they learned from cms is getting the process started instead of putting it off any longer. some board members wanted to have a new leader in place in union county by next year but in the end, the board voted to d

mecklenburg county jail. he has been arrested at least ten different times, charges range from assault to breaking and entering. >>> former charlotte mayor patrick cannon is sentenced to minimal jail time after he pleads guilty to charge of attempted voter fraud. cannon was brought backing from charge in mecklenburg county. he admits he cast a ballot after he pleaded guilty to the federal corruption charge for taking bribe money while serving as mayor. felons aren't allowed to vote until they complete their sentence. a judge sentenced cannon to one day in jail, which he will do at the same time he's serving the federal sentence in west virginia. >> no matter what your sentence is, when you go through a criminal proceeding today it is a life sentence the consequences never go away. >> cannon's attorney says his client is doing okay health-wise but the whole experience has had a great effect on him. apparently spent a lot of time thinking. >>> former charlotte city council member david howard is taking a job with the federal government. several sources have confirmed to wbtv howard has accepted a role within the ranks of the u.s. dep

. >>> charlotte-mecklenburg police are looking for the person who violently attacked a preeing pregnant woman. the woman was at the bus stop when a man attacked her, tried to steal her purse. she talked with our alex giles about how she and the baby are doing and the mixed emotions she feels after the attack. >> this is where he was kicking me in the face. >> reporter: olivia oning could did you has the wounds from saturday night's battle. waiting for the bus, she was surprised to see a strange man inching toward mur. >> came up and said i'm waiting on the bus just like you, but smacked me on the butt to grab my purse. >> she wouldn't give it up. head. >> a tussle while nine months pregnant. >> he kicked me in the face telling me to shut up. >> she kept yelling. the man took off, she went to a neighbor's house, got them to call 911. her thoughts on her unborn child. >> was like don't worry about me, i'm still up and living, worry about the baby. >> the baby is fine and her wounds are healing. the suspect, though, still on the loose. >> i don't think he knew that i was going to defend my

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 captioning on wbtvnews is sponsored by subarusouth boulevard and subaruconcord. >> john: 12 after 5:00, welcome back to wbtv news this morning. go over to kristen miranda with new details on a deadly shooting involving police in chicago. she is live in the alert center. >> kristen: i want to show you the scene in chicago, after these three officers were s

they were set to vote whether to sell 11 acres to charlotte-mecklenburg school board so they could can a new school. it was pushed back to get public input. >>> council members signed off on an agreement to keep major airlines operating at charlotte douglas international airport, the lease will keep american, blue at the airport for the next decade. >>> council members voted to give the outgoing city manager a pay raise. approving a three month contract extension for ron carlee, that will help the city get through the budget season. the deal will give him a 20% raise. carlee's contract expires march 31st, new deal will run through june 30th. >> john: we told you about the north carolina mens college teams headed to the ncaa tournament. now we know some of the women will join them as well. south carolina is a no. 1 seed this year along with uconn, baylor and notre dame. north carolina a & t and u sc asheville making the tournament. congratulations ladies, delighted you're there and looking for big wins. >> christine: good luck. a live look at the commute, we watch more than a dozen came

. >>> charlotte-mecklenburg police say a 13-year-old is one of three people who robbed a 7-eleven convenience store on monroe road. police says mar quick n e-zed a i done and ashanti jackson were charged. they went in the store, pulled out a gun stealing cash and cigars from the register. no one was hurt. >>> law enforcement descend on quiet neighborhood in mint hill not because a crime happened but because they want to be happen if and when it does. deployment team spent the week in mint hill training 20 agencies. yesterday they put the training to work with a real scenario in a real neighborhood. sarah blake morgan has behind the scenes look. >> reporter: officers canvassing missing posters in hand. this is not a sight anyone wants to see in their own neighborhood. especially when it involves a child. >> we consider this a low probability but high impact crime. >> thursday morning the stage was set in mint hill, a teen had been abducted. >> molly a white female, 13 years of able. >> clock was everything. >> time is critical when you have a missing child. >> scenario is not real but f.b.i. a

here at charlotte mecklenburg, the number of crime reports rose by 14%. while short-term suspensions and long-term suspensions more than tripled. up 318%. and once again, a large percentage of those suspended here and across the state last year were african american. we took the report to school board members who were meeting on other business this afternoon but they told us they hadn't seen the numbers and didn't feel comfortable talking to them yet. but while the jump in crime reports is sure to catch their attention, the slight drop in short-term suspensions reflects an ongoing strategy to keep more students with minor infractions in schools. an approach that many here welcome. >> you're working with a lot of kids who have problems and they're usually low income. >> he's a grandparent who also runs an after school program for middle school students. >> you have to deal with the problem and not put a band aid on it or dismiss it and put them out of school and leave them home on the streets where they're more prone to crime. speak the report tracks drop

on monday they'll vote to sell part of the property to charlotte mecklenburg schools. the plan is to build a kindergarten through eighth grade school there. they're seeking private developers to build on the land. >>> a family dog shot and killed then dumped on the side of a road. >> it just takes a really sick, twisted person to just shoot an innocent dog. >> the steps a local family is taking to find out who did it. >> there's warm and then there's this. we hit 80 degrees for the first time this season in the charlotte area. 2 degrees shy of the all time record. i'll show you if this warmth >>> then a big mistake uncovered in the charlotte mecklenburg school survey about reassignment. also the vital information we found was not in if you're doing everything rightbut find it harder and harderto get by, you're not alone. while our people worklonger hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message becau

charlotte-mecklenburg schools holding a series of meetings for you to learn about the 2016-2017 budget. tonight's meeting on nations ford road, 6:00, until 7:30. another meeting will be held wednesday at independence high on fortunate drive in charlotte. and the second school options lottery application period opens today for students in the charlotte-mecklenburg school system. the program gives students a chance to take different electives not offered in traditional classes. families can participate in the second round even if they took part in the first. the application period through monday, june 6. if you are just joining us, we are live at the cabarrus event center in concord at this rally that was supposed to start at noon for donald trump, underway yet. as soon as he does, we will take it live. we are also streaming this live online, wbtv.com. so you can watch the live stream there as well. in the meantime, a check of the forecast. late, isn't it? >> maybe joying the sunshine. >> anchor: that's what it is. nice weather for a rally. even though it is indoors. >> light winds, hair

and this group will never forget why a group of charlotte mecklenburg police officers we'll be right back. there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care to all, and provide universal college education. will they like me? no. will they begin to play by the rules if i'm president? you better believe it. >> your local grocery store may under go a major renovation this year. salisbury food lion announcing a plan to renovate 240 stores. they say it will make shopping easier and more affordable. it will start in may. food lion said it will donate $1.5 million for the second harvest food bank for the warehouse expansion. >>> it is a photo getting a lot of attention on social media. three charlotte-mecklenburg police officers celebrating a little boy's birthday, but it is the story behind the photo that is touching. we sat down with officers who and changed the family's p

. >>> tonight, commissioners could discuss a controversial plan to pull out of the charlotte-mecklenburg school district. >> channel 9 has been following the case for weeks now. all new tonight, reporter tina terry found out what it would take to make this happen and the headaches that could come with it. >> reporter: the board of commissioners will meet here at the town hall in about an hour and i'm told they could talk one leader told me it's too early for her to consider that. >> i was really surprised. >> reporter: this was mint hill commissioner's reaction when she was told that they were looking to pull away and avoid possible negative impacts of cms assignment. but ross told me it's premature without hearing cms' plan and she is concerned it could split taxpayers. >> i don't think we could have a quality school system without a tremendous tax increase. >> reporter: talks are already in motion. lawmakers in mint hill and matthews have already contacted them, and leaders say it would be a massive undertaking. >> this would be a multi-step process of legislative pieces that would hav

. >>> people living near west asking charlotte-mecklenburg about students who they say are are causing trouble while they should be in class. wbtv's mark davenport is live in charlotte with more on this so mark, what are some of the issues neighbors are are complaining about? >> reporter: there is a laundry list, christine. more than 30 neighbors who live around west mecklenburg high school showed up for a meeting overnight. some of the problems, cars being broken into, stuff stolen from homes. they all agreed at the meeting there is a problem at west mecklenburg high school that needs to be addressed right now. i want to take you to the meeting, this is video we got last night. neighbors had a chance to voice concerns to cms and cmpd. residents, especially older neighbors, are worried things will get worse. cms says they are addressing the problems of kids skipping school, not going to school at all but has been a challenge and they are working so solutions. has nine buildings, 21 hundreds00 students. neighbors wonder if anything will get changed. >> we feel like that there is no one

it is unknown if he was a student of a charlotte-mecklenburg school. he remains in critical condition police say charges are pending. new information, a stabbing in caldwell county heaves one child in critical condition and one man in custody this afternoon. william pitts is being held on $1 million bond after police say he stabbed a woman and two children. it happened late last night, fairway acres. a two-year-old child was november to the hospital am he attempted murder. 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

charlotte-mecklenburg police want to make sure your child is safe and why they have invited parents to a free car safety seat check part of national child passenger safety week. crashes are the number one cause of death n mecklenberg county there were 81 unrestrained child deaths between 2009-2013 close to half of all crash-related deaths in the county. a minor crash could cause serious injuries and if they are not restrained the seat could go flying out or they could go out of the seat. >> remember children should ride in the backseat until they are 13 years old. the police department plans to hold the events every third friday of the month. >> a store clerk is able to save a baby while its mother was suffering a medical emergency. they are urging you to do new video is going viral showing a clerk saving a baby while her mom has a seizure. you can see the woman walking into the colorado gas station and goes to buy something and the clerk notices her wobbling. here, the clerk is about to grab the arm of the baby and right then is when the mom starts to fall. a good samaritan rushes ove

. >>> looking ahead former charlotte mayor patrick cannon will be back in a mecklenburg county courtroom tomorrow to candidates serving time inhe allegedly voted after his conviction. cannon will be released from prison on the original conviction in january. >>> town leader in matthews voted to separate from the charlotte-mecklenburg school district. the town's mayor told wbtv the district is just too big and people are worried kids may end up going to schools in a different part of town. wbtv's coleen harry has more on the unanimous vote. >> i think families should have choice where their children go to school. our family moved to matthews so we could send our children to quality schools. >> reporter: parents and town official are concerned children will be sent to schools far away from home now that cms is studying a student assignment plans. own school district. they want cms tothe resolution says the town and mayor will work with legislators to split up cms in north, middle and south districts, or have matthews break away from cms completely. >> i'm absolutely in favor of the separat

charlotte-mecklenburg is working no active wrecks, that is good news. a live look at i-77 at lasalle street you can see traffic is a little thick out there this morning but it is moving smoothly, although a little slowly. keep that in mind as you head >>> bad news for those of us who use public transportation to get around charlotte. s. >> christine: the proposal to all new at >> reporter: the union county school board is meeting to discuss their superintendent search. i'm mark davenport, coming up, all the details. >> john: huge boost to a program to turn around struggling schools in charlotte, the donation that will keep project lift going. >>> thanks for waking up with wbtv news this morning, now 5:30 i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. al school delay to tell you about, alleghany county schools operating on two-hour delay, if on air and at wbtv.com. get right to first alert weather. >> al: windy and cold, temperatures below freezing up there, may be a few slick spots and few roads. they had snow, a skiff, a dusting. temperatures hav

now several local towneships have a message for the charlotte-mecklenburg school board about keeping neighborhood schools. welcome back to first at 4:00 i'm jamie boll. >> i'm brigida mack. thank you for being here on this monday. first at 4:00 three local towneships want the charlotte-mecklenburg school board to know they are fighting for neighborhood schools and believe it should be a priority. tonight two of them will pass a resolution to make their stance official. our education reporter dedrick russell joining us live now from huntersville's town hall. dedrick, what other town is passing this resolution tonight? >> well, brigida, besides huntersville tonight, the town of cornelius will pass a resolution. and we are told that the town of davidson will discuss passing one tomorrow night. parents and politicians in those towns are concerned. they argue since cms did not address the importance of neighborhood schools when it passed goals for student assignment a few weeks ago, anything can happen. carry weight and the school district will listen to them. cms is trying right now to c

mecklenburg county will open for early voting in north carolina. there are several races involved and a few changes to voting this year. our mark davenport is live in charlotte with much more on this. so mark, what do folks need to know if they are voting early? >> reporter: john, i can tell you it starts at 8:00. at one of these areas in mecklenburg county where i am, the earliest of the early voting locations on cpcc's campus, facility services building opens up at 8:00. at 10:00, 16 other locations here in mecklenburg county will open up for early voters. that is when things start rolling and get going this morning. not just today for early voting, the next ten days, then two days off before the election on march 15th. you have ten days for early voting and early voting has been something of a phenomenon in north carolina because so many in the last big election, 2012, 23% of all votes were actually cast during early voting. that is a big deal and they are expecting more this time around because they have more locations. the 17 in total locations here in mecklenburg county. there is a lot of things that will be on the ballot, obviously vote for president,

. >> crime is up within charlotte-mecklenburg schools and the district tells us the on wbtv news is sponsored by... >> a charlotte dot crew was in the right place at the right time and made an expensive rescue. >> hundreds of dollars in cash blew into a storm drain. kristen hampton has tonight's good news. >> we was driving down and see the young lady standing on the corner waving her hands. >> the woman was flagging down anyone she thought could help her. $200 she planned to pay towards her rent blew out of her car and straight into the worst possible place. the best possible people stopped to help. john jones is the crew chief for the three-man team from charlotte dot. >> we assessed the situation and carefully removed the grate and climbed in there and retrieved her money. it took all three to remove the 80-pound grate and nothing said they had to help her. >> yes, you do. because we look out for each other as a community. >> their efforts were rewarded with a great big hug for all three. in charlotte with the good news, kristen hampton... >> all in a day's work. >> wbtv on your side. >> h

. >> just before 11:00 saturday morning, charlotte mecklenburg police were calledded to east charlotte where they found jeffrey johnson with multiple gun shot wounds. he was pronounced dead at the scene. it happened just yards from a busy area full of restaurants and people going about their day. concerned about the nearby violence. >> my niece, i have her all the time. and i usedded to be out here in the streetings. >> just hours later, before 2:00 in the afternoon, another deadly shooting in west charlotte. 27-year-old davis was also pronounced dead at the scene. for hours, cmpd collected evidence as people close to davis rushed to the area devastated by his death. the west charlotte shooting happened right next to a ymca where families were coming and going all day. >> i was just going into the building and then a lot of police start showing up around >> no eyes and they could kill innocent child or somebody coming to get their child. it's bad. it's bad. >> area residents tell us they want the violence to stop. >> it's a continuous thing. >> does it scare you? >> yes. because i have

. >> charlotte-mecklenburg classrooms getting a boost from a local donor. >> i said thank you lord this is what we need. >> i'm kristen hampton. the good news is coming up. >> and all new at 6:00... >> changes in north carolina's voting boundaries raising new questions over minority representation and the u.s. congress. on wbtv news is sponsored by... if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all and not just the powerful few. >> huge news for hundreds of charlotte-mecklenburg classrooms. red ventures c.e.o. announced he is funding every single on-line fundraising effort. >> that is amazing. that is 280 projects from books to pencils to laptops hundreds of thousands of su

. >>> we continue to follow breaking overnight news for you, charlotte-mecklenburg police investigating four shootings in which six people were injured. a woman shot in the leg around 11:30 on brooktree drive in west charlotte. three hours earlier, a person suffered minor injury in a milton road. at 5:30, two people shot on the plaza, one seriously hurt, the other in critical condition. then around 4:30 a person shot, suffered injuries on brookshire boulevard. wbtv's mark davenport live in charlotte from police headquarters with more on that afternoon shooting and mark, it involved more than one scene, didn't it? >> reporter: it involved two different scenes, one at a busy gas station, the shell gas station off brookshire boulevard. the other one less than a mile away in a neighborhood. i'll get to both those in a minute. the video to show you that busy gas station where the first shooting took place. where police taped off the entire area, trying to figure out exactly what happened out there, you see evidence markers all over the ground out there. police found a gun in a cardboard box,

. >>> first at 4:00 charlotte-mecklenburg police still looking for suspects in four separate shooting in the city yesterday. six people were hurt and officers do not believe the shootings are related. we have a map that shows where this happened. as you expect people who live in those neighborhoods are worried. wbtv's brody o'connell spoke with some who live near the crime scenes and joins us live with the investigation. brody? >> good afternoon, jamie. yeah, talking to police as you can imagine busy day for them they shooting let alone four. right now here is what we know. no arrests have been made in connection to the shootings directly. there was one arrest yesterday as you reported from one of the scenes but that was drug-related. still, the suspects we are told from police the suspects are still on the loose. i'm told by police all of the open ongoing investigations that limit some of the access we have to information. but we know police are doing a lot of legwork and follow-up interviews and talk to witnesses to find out what happened at the crime scenes. >> what do we know abou

. >>> this week charlotte-mecklenburg school leaders have a busy week looking at projects that impact your child's education. listen up, according to our news partners at the charlotte observer, on tuesday afternoon the school board will hold a work session to review a list for ten years worth of construction and renovation projects. superintendent ann clark wants to get school bonds on this november's ballot. county officials say they want to wait until 2017. cms leaders expected to give an update on efforts to boost achievement at some of the lowest-performing schools, that update will come in a report on project lift and the beacon initiative. >> john: looking ahead you can charlotte-mecklenburg schools budget, cms hosting meetings for community members and employees. the meeting tonight at waddell language academy on nations ford road. starts at 6:00, goes until 7:30. another meeting will be held wednesday at independence high school. >>> this morning, the american heart association and sun belt rentals is helping cms students get active. 350 ball pes will be donateds will be dona

that is the idea behind a fair being held by charlotte-mecklenburg schools. the post secondary transition fair is tonight from 5:00 until 8:00 at east mecklenburg high school. parents and students will be able to talk to community support organizations, residential services and officials from colleges and technical schools. >> christine: the charlotte fire department is using a live burn to prevent flooding today. they will burn down a home this the home was purchased as part of a buy out program, allows the department to buy out homes to use for training and save money on demolition. >>> a new option for people in charlotte who want food without leaving their homes. according to our news partners at the charlotte observer, door dash is now available in charlotte. the on demand delivery app available for android and apple, delivers from 250 area restaurants. it includes america burger, reed's fine foods and class tasting room. >>> a live look at the commute, looking at interstates and secondary roads. traffic is very light, so you should be good to go if you'r

wbtv's ashton pellom joins us live from the charlotte-mecklenburg government center. ashton, a lot on the agenda but not a lot of time to make decisions, right? >> reporter: that's exactly right, john. the board will actually look at construction and renovation projects, superintendent ann clark wants the projects to be according to our news partners at the charlotte observer, the school board will take a first pass at ten years worth of projects. they hope to get a bond referendum on the project on the ballot but county officials want to wait until next year. board members will also get an update on efforts to boost achievement at low-performing schools and on thursday, the board's policy committee get preliminary results from an assignment. that meeting for those construction and renovation projects starts at 3:00. the regular board meeting begins at 6:00 here at the government center. we'll keep you updated. reporting live in uptown share, ashton pellom, wbtv on your side. >> christine: a day after mariaia sharapova announced she failed a drug test, companies are s

members are now looking at other boards especially the charlotte-mecklenburg school more than a year before starting a search. >> one of the lessons is get the process started. instead of waiting because you never know what may come up. >> the board decided to skip a search firm and gave the job to the north carolina school board's association. >> when you bring in someone that knows north carolina and our rules and advocates for us it makes sense. >> back at the diner, taxpayers say these are the ingredients board members should look for in the next superintendent. >> someone that is fair. >> make sure they are qualified and willing they love children. >> in union county dedrick russell wbtv on your side. >> ellis' last day is june 1st. no word who will be the school district's interim superintendent. >> word of an electrocution here in charlotte. >> troubling story his is in south carolina reports one person is dead and another electrocution. these images from richland county two people were on scaffolding when this happened. one person was taken to the hospital. and the person who

charlotte-mecklenburg school board is scheduled to meet today to discuss several topics. the biggest of which is to talk about future of construction and renovations in the school district. wbtv's ashton pellom live in charlotte with a look ahead to today's work session, so ashton, tell us what is expected to happen today. >> reporter: good morning, john. you mentioned construction and renovation project, that is to the tune of $2 billion and superintendent ann clark wants those projects to be voted on on this november's ballot. according to our news partners at the charlotte observer, ten years worth of projects to the tune of $2 billion. bigger elementary schools, and high schools to help alleviate mobile classrooms. clark hopes to get a bond referendum on the projects on the ballot november. county officials want to wait until next year. also an update on boost achievement at low performing schools and the policy committee thursday will get results from an online survey on student assignments. that board meeting on the construction project and renovation takes place at

and could mint hill flight from the charlotte-mecklenburg school district? the city decides to form its own school district. >> thank you. breaking news in uptown new information into the alert center. >> alex giles is following this. alex? >> we can tell you they have cleared the scene in uptown that shooting was at the intersection of north tryon and east 8th street and one person was transported to the hospital. and their gunshot wound was a nonlife-threatening injury they were hit in the leg. and we are working to get more information and that is video from sky3 that we shot we are told by cmpd that the victim is not being cooperative with the officers. officers working the investigation but it might be difficult because that victim is not cooperating. nonlife-threatening injuries and they have cleared the scene. east 8th street north tryon in uptown charlotte. back to you. >> all right thank you. bookstores could be making a comeback. barns and noble says the website are not doing as well but business is booming at the physical bookstores. they will lau

and you will hear a mother's reaction to her son hit several times by a charlotte-mecklenburg police officer. why a security expert says the way police handled the arrest is common. right now back over to the studio here are jamie and it has been a busy day in the alert center. >> yes, it has. alex giles joining us live with the latest on another developing story. >> a court case we have been following for years suspected killer of two virginia college students pleads guilty today. jesse matthew received four life sentences for the crimes accused of kidnapping and murdering two virginia college students. a virginia tech student morgan harrington in 2009 and university of virginia student hannah graham in 2014 and that plea agreement he took covers both cases. looks like he will be spending the rest of his life behind bars. >> story lots of folks were following. thank you. >> we have the top consumer headlines. wbtv partnering with the north carolina bar association to provide free legal information. we will have a team of licensed attorneys in studio friday to or free hotline is 7:00

. >> two juveniles allegedly fired shots at charlotte-mecklenburg police officers. mcmickens says it sends him back nine years. >> one of the main things i remember was when i got down there, both of the officers were >> back in 2007, officers sean clark and jeff shelton were shot and killed in the timber ridge apartments with the officers down, mcmickens ran to help. officer shelton was barely hanging on. >> before he died, he grabbed my hand and he looked at my eyes, i could hear him say tell my wife i love her from his heart. >> fast forward to this week, more gunshots, more officers in danger. this time, no one was hurt. police say a 13-year-old and 14-year-old were arrested. despite several serious charges, the 14-year-old was not sent to detention center. >> they looking to see whether the seriousness of the offense, has he been in trouble before. >> chuck porter is not representing the teens in this case but says in general, it is not unusual for a juvenile accused of a serious crime to be sent home to a parent. >> then they will look apartment child will get

the plan is to march from marshal park to the charlotte mecklenburg police department. this rally comes after video officer punching a suspect in the nine second video, you can see seven officers surrounding malcolm elliott. and one of them punching him several times. police say elliott was involved in a hit and run. and that he tried to resist arrest when they caught up to him. the incident remains under investigation. but justice for charlotte claims cmpd has a history of using excessive force. >> we're coming together as a community to say we're not going to stand for the police brutality that we saw on monday. >> we reached out to cmpd regarding the rally. they told us they are aware of the demonstrations saying they will work to facilitate the rights of individuals to assemble and demonstrate lawfully. i'll be here with residents as they rally and we'll bring you more on the message they hope to send to cmpd and the public on eyewitness news at 10:00 and 11:00. elsa gillis channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> right now we're following breaking news out of west arrived ov

charlotte mecklenburg schools proposed kindergarten through 8 8th grade school. decided to wait to make that decision until april. also trying to find developers to build apartments, office and retail space. it's been a long battle to movie studio there but that proposal fell apart. city leaders were concerned with the developer and the questions about financing and q construction costs. charlotte's mayor is working to bring more after school programs to students in the t( queen city. mayor jennifer roberts held at missionary baptist church. the fade business and non profit community to figure out how to expand charlotte's after school programs. during her campaign she wants every child to have access to good quality programs. >> safe schools and grade level and. >> the mayor said she is also working with community and private t(partners to create an organization to help parents find quality programs. >>> charlotte has had a bike sharing program for three years and now it's growing fast. lawmakers on capitol hill are considering legislation to maintain it and all

. >> john: it has been a busy week for charlotte-mecklenburg police. >> christine: they investigated at least seven shootings since monday morning. police have identified a man shot and killed in east charlotte yesterday. that happene at parkland near wt harris boulevard. police say three men total were shot including 24-year-old michaelg jeffries, jr., the one who died at the sne.ce stirring up fears for them. >> it is kind of scary to know it can help next door to your ho and the fact i was home with my grandfather the other day, you don't know that i happening right outside your door and you c outside and a crime scene unit. >> no one charged in connection with the shooting, anyone with information is asked to call crimestoppers at 704-334-1600. >> john: police have arrested a person they say stole a medic ambulance in north charlotte. happened at mid need on albermarle and denburg grief. thief. the ambulance was not damaged. >>> police invesgating after a car overturned north of uptown charlotte. lton avenue. when pice got tre, there was no one in the vehicle. on >> christi: thne

charlotte mecklenburg school leaders say they are very early in the student assignment process. they hope to break up concentrations of poser si. town lead everies told us their main concerns are a lack of stability and predictability. >> i think primarily should dictate where your kids go to school is where you live. that's how it was when i drew up. not four options, really. we should have one option and have it be the best option. >> parents also express concerns about students being bussed to schools that are farther away. the cornelius board of commissioners voted on a similar resolution. that vote also unanimous passing 5-0. and the davidson board of commissioners is set to vote on this same issue tomorrow afternoon and then all three of the towns plan to present their resolutions to last week, we told you the towns of matthews and mint hill went as far as talking about breaking away from the charlotte mecklenburg school district and that would require legislative approval. the plan extensively to see all of our coof ran. go to wsoctv.com. >> tomorrow, republican president

. >>> charlotte mecklenburg police have not released the name of the officer scene in this video after a chase punching a suspect repeatedly. investigators say that malcolm elliott was driving near independence boulevard tuesday when he hit another car and then kept ongoing. police followed him and then sardis place apartments. a neighbor recorded seven officers surrounding elliott and then one of them hitting him several times. internal affairs is investigating to determine if that officer used excessive force. >>> new information just released minutes ago, an autopsy shows a man who was shot and killed by raleigh police was not shot in the back. it shows akil was shot four times in the chest, both arms, and shoulder. witnesses say senior officer dc twitty shot him as he was running away. in the mean time, he told his attorney he fired in self defense. this case has led to protests there in raleigh. >>> stocks rallied late today marking the third day of gains on wall street. the dow was up 45 points. the nasdaq up 4 on the day. a local economist says we don't have to worry about our c

. >>> tonight, the davidson board of commissioners passed a resolution asking the charlotte mecklenburg school leaders to guarantee every student a seat in their neighborhood schools. all this comes as student assignment is creating a lack of stability and predictability for some parents and citizens in mecklenburg county. many parents believe wherever you live is where your child should go to school. >> leaders in huntersville, cornelius, and lake norman are on board with the same idea. both huntersville and cornelius passed the resolution last night. lake norman's chamber of commerce sent a letter to the charlotte school board. they will address the proposed resolutions at their meeting on thursday. >> there have been major changes at the police department just days after the take over the chief's job. chesterfield sheriff has already obtained -- shut down the jail and tossed out their rule book, which he calls ancient. brooks was asked to step in when chief larry brown returned to the job last week. brown had been under an investigation and on leave for four months. >>> state health

brown was in police custody on unrelated charges. >> christine: the charlotte-mecklenburg school board will host a community forum tonight for you to weigh in on next year's budget. being held tonight at 6:00 at independence high school. comes a day after board members met to talk about construction and renovation projects in the district. ashton pellom is live with more on what was said at that meeting so ashton, what came out of it? >> reporter: hey, good morning, christine. a lot of discussion came out of that meeting but according to our news partners at the charlotte observer, the board took no action yesterday on those renovation projects and construction that will be to the tune of $2 billion. as we reported, superintendent ann clark is pushing to have a bond referendum for the project put on this november's ballot. to ask mecklenburg county commissioners to do that. board members also agreed that expanding language magnet schools is a high priority and several speakers urged the board to place priority on keeping their kids in neighborhood schools as they work on student assign

. >>> breaking news this morning, charlotte-mecklenburg police are looking right now for three people they say were involved in a home invasion and shooting in north charlotte. it happened around 12:30 on potters glen near west sugar creek. three people were in the home at the time. one woman shot, she was taken to the hospital. she should be okay. we will continue to monitor the situation and bring you updates both on the air and online at wbtv.com. >>> 6:02, crime alert, police in charlotte investigating a shooting just outside uptown in elizabeth. this was the scene on charlottetown avenue. right near memorial stadium. investigators say the victim that spot. we saw the rear window of the vehicle shot out. medic says the victim was seriously hurt. we're asking for police information, what we learn more we will update you. >>> police identified a rock hill teen killed in a violent string of shootings. the shootings started on thursday night around 8:30, with gunfire on three streets. the most recent happened yesterday on a fourth street in the middle of the day. 18-year-old jarrius h

charlotte. windy, warm afternoon. south mecklenburg county, carowinds cam, notice josling of the camera because winds are 24 miles per hour in charlotte. afternoon. across the area, 65 hickory, shelby, morganton. 66 albemarle. 67 monroe. nearly 70, wadesboro and rockingham. cooler in the mountains, 20's and 30's this morning, it is 61 boone. the south to southwest wind 15 25 miles per hour this afternoon. what i don't have in the there. we are down two and a half inches for the month. we have two opportunity the next several days. i will let you know about the timing of this rain coming up in the seven-day forecast in a couple minutes. >> sounds good. the special legislative session has begun in raleigh to over turn charlotte's nondiscrimination ordinance. house bill two went to the committee. among the sponsors, representative bishop of mecklenburg county. the last few minutes, public comments just ended where people had the opportunity to speak for or against the bill. the controversial element of the ordinance, it allows transgender

> christine: while his detore payings was delayed, advocates are trying and rallying for a charlotte-mecklenburg school student to be released and more like him. was arrested in january, faces deportation,. >> he was born in a different country does not mean i get education and he faces violence. >> he is in a detention center with a pending stay of removal request. ice officials say he has plenty of time to file an appeal to a final order of removal issued by a judge in january but they have not received one. >>> still plenty ahead in the >> john: several manholes explode, what caused it to happen and hearing from witnesses. >>> first, before we go to break, a quick check of the first alert weather, cool start to the day out there, you'll need a jack kept, jacket. below freezing in boone, 28, 35 statesville, 36 chester, 41 wadesboro, 39 shelby and in gastonia, a live look at i-77 at the state line, things are moving smoothly. no significant issue also on thes except volume. >> john: welcome back, several all-new stories you need to stick around for in the 6:30 half hour. at 6:32, looking ahead

there was a passive investigation with mecklenburg county ems, charlotte fire, and the charlotte-mecklenburg police department, and class continued as first responders checked out students leaving fellow class pate class -- classmates and parents wondering what was going on we spotted students walking right by the mass casualty bus. and officials tell channel 9 that all students were evaluated. a second bus parked nearby was checked out by charlotte fire. despite no like, family members we spoke with were happy to see cms officials taking precaution. i am not concerned. >> reporter: in myers park, joe bruno, channel 9, eyewitness news. >>> a nationwide report shows two of the healthiest counties are in our area, union county in third for quality of life and length of life and healthy behaviors like low smoking. and in south carolina, york county was third healthiest and scored highest in social and economic factors and a decrease in violent crime and ranked highly for not smoking, low obesity rates and high physical activity. >>> this is a neat story. at 5:00, president obama said that an 11