covington family talk to christine of christine's for j co outside the courthouse and they're furious about the ruling friends and family of tears coming can talk to me for a very long time after making day he sues walked out of free woman out of this courthouse behind me. they tell me there's no other way to put it they believe she simply got away with murder the week into his shoes emotional but silent as she walked out of the virginia beach courthouse surrounded by loved ones on wednesday morning the voluntary manslaughter charge against her dropped just moments prior day he sues was accused of stabbing and killing her it happened in september of last year after a thorough investigation the commonwealth attorney's office said they had overwhelming evidence that she was defending herself or murder and he didn't deserve to be free. those who are close to covington are continuing to mourn their loss today his family spoke out to thirteen years now seeing justice wasn't served he's had bite marks on his face he said black eyes busted lips my mother has had to pick him up because she's

that is a check of the morning commute, christine, over to you. >> christine: department of transportation crews spending the weekend treating the roads across the charlotte region in advance of the winter weather. this morning they continue to monitor conditions as things will worsen later. kristen hampton live in have you since seen crews out while you've been out overnight? >> reporter: we have, christine, they are parked along the roads getting ready for whatever might happen this morning and in the afternoon. i can tell you right now, i can almost count the tiny snow flakes falling, so few and so light i doubt you can see them on the tv, i'm seeing a little bit of snow right now, certainly not anything i would expect to accumulate, but as you said, crews out last night, they were out all over the weekend hoping to get as many roads covered with a brine solution before this weather moves in. now rush hour again could be messy if this system decides to drop any icy precipitation, that is why crews have been out working in the night trying to keep the streets safe. remember, that brine s

christine? >> christine: it is one of the most talked about moments from last night's grammy awards. kendrick lamar made with his 5:37, 23 minutes before 6:00. >> christine: i should put the coffee down. 5:41, look at what's trending. >> john: hershey's trying to get in the easter spirit with an interesting new flavor you could call it. they released the carrot cake hershey's kisses. white chocolate base with orange and carrot flavoring. kristen miranda says no. >> christine: i say yes. that sounds yummy. >> john: the candy is available at wal-mart which is where i >> kristen: i love carrot cake but i don't want carrot cake traditionalist. >> john: imagine taking a >> christine: nasa commissioned tourism posters, imagining what ads for interplanetary vacation cost look like. the posters imagined trips to mars, jupiter venus and other planets. they want to get people excited what could happen one day. >>> two men have taken the quest for the perfect selfie to the extreme. >> john: on the roofs climbed a huge sky scrape near china. spires near 1300 feet above the ground, yep, that is a

i'll let you know about a big warm up down the road, that part of the forecast in a couple minutes. christine? >> christine: take folks up to iredell county we're following breaking news of a log truck overturning on the interstate near mile marker 65, that is near highway 901. wbtv's ashton pellom on scene live and are there any lanes closed because of this accident? >> reporter: hey, good morning, christine. i arrived on scene not long ago, there are no lanes closed, both lanes here heading north on i-77 in iredell county they are both open. the tractor-trailer crashing in the median, i'll step out of the way and give you a better look. it is dark and foggy, on the side of the highway i'll try to look at what happened. there is no logs in the middle of the road.

of 68-miles-per-hour. and we are seeing heavy arboretum traffic, especially along highway 51, as you make that is traffic, christine. >> christine: the court martial of bowe bergdahl is on hold. >> john: after the break, what a judge is waiting on before moving forward with the case. you're watching wbtv news this we'll be right back. >> christine: votes have been counted, one presidential candidate is questioning the future of his campaign. we have the results of the new hampshire primary. >> john: a frigid, cold morning across the charlotte viewing area, a live look at current temperatures and they are well below freezing. those cold temperatures and light snow in the mountains forced several school districts to close. alleghany, ashe, avery, county schools are all closed. >>> good morning, thanks for waking up with wbtv news this morning, now 6:30, i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow get you caught up on the forecast, get updates throughout the morning for you. meteorologist al conklin has the latest details you should know. >> al: snow showers confined in the mountains. a lot of sunshine today, this is our ca

christine: well -- go ahead. i'm getting excited, sorry. >> john: one woman's method of cleaning the car has christine excite and people around the world scratching their heads. >> christine: i thought it would be funny. a video posted on facebook shows cleaning the inside with the car with the sudsy brush meant for the outside. she is cleaning the interior are door. no word how she dried the inside, but the video has four million views. >> john: she knows what she is doing, i don't think this is the first time and i bet she has one heck of a clean car. remember, people can tell when you auto bell. >> christine: if someone else is doing that with the sudsy brush. >> al: marching to her own beat. >> john: maybe she has something there. >> al: it is summer there. roll up the windows, it will dry. i warned you not to wash your car over the weekend it got hosed down last night. more rain still in the forecast. the five sweeps of power doppler radar early on this morning. and again, still dealing with rain, not quite as heavy or widespread as it was overnight probably heard the pounding on the roof. through time, notice by 8:00, a lot of that heavy, steady rain lifting north.

that is a check of your morning traffic, john and christine, back over to you. >> john: remembering a war hero. >> christine: why the death of this soldier from south carolina is getting national attention. that is all new in the next half hour at 5:30. be back in about three min lease a 2016 lincoln mkx for $399 a month >> reporter: governor pat mccrory is not happy an lbgt ordinance could be passed tonight. coming up i'll read you excerpts from emails from him to council members. >> christine: authorities are investigating a string of car break-ins targeting firefighters in our area. prevent the thefts now. >> john: thanks for waking up with wbtv news this morning now 5:30 i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. get you caught up on first alert weather, we have changes you need to be prepared for later this evening. meteorologist al conklin has more details. >> al: any rain this morning and mid-day will be on the light side. spotty, but as we go through time i think our rain chase will ramp up. you can see the loop over the last three hours, spotty stuff, weak boundary crossing the area as we

that is a check of the morning commute christine, over to you. >> christine: we are following breaking news we first broke out of catawba county. an officer-involved shooting in maiden. communications confirming to wbtv that overnight maiden police responded to the scene. our ashton pellom was first on the scene to tweet out the latest information, he's live at the maiden police department now so, ashton, what have you since been able to learn? >> reporter: hey, good morning, christine. within the past 20 minutes or so maiden pd sent out a press release detailing everything that happened late last night at the home on old park road. let's take to you a picture i have right now that is what i shot when i very first arrived on scene on old park road, that is the house in the background. two patrol cars were out in front. shortly after i tweet had picture out, patrol cars left and maiden pd sent out the press release. about an individual in the home, on old park road, cutting cutting himself. they found 35-year-old elijah jackson barricade in a small bathroom. the officers got him to come

of our majors. christine, over to you. >> christine: team coverage of severe weather in our area at this hour. >> john: a live look at where kristen hampton is monitoring the roadways, it is you're watch >>> this broadcast sponsored by subaru south boulevard and subaru concord. wbtv on your side. wbtv news starts right now. >> christine: a strong storm system moving toward the charlotte region, look at it for yourself, this is our power doppler radar. meteorologist al conklin tracking the threat of thunderstorms and flooding in our area. >> john: that storm system responsible for at least seven tornadoes and the death of three people in the southeast. kristen miranda is following the aftermath in the alert center. >> kristen: new pictures from louisiana, from florida, from georgia and will bring you all from the alert center. >> john: good morning, welcome to wbtv news this morning you have made it to the mid-week, wednesday, february 24th, 6:00 a.m., good morning, i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. you can see the big picture behind us here, what we're tracking for you. go to meteor

that is a check of the morning commute, christine, over to you. >> christine: much more to come at the top of the hour. we continue to follow breaking news out of huntersville where fire burned through this home early this morning. brody o'connell has been getting >> john: history at daytona 500, who came out on top in the race's closest-ever finish. incredible! but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) >>> wbtv on your side. wbtv news starts right now with breaking news. >> john: there are several breaking news stories wbtv is following for you, the first, a fire at a house house in huntersville. >>> plus brody o'connell live in the alert center gathering breaking details about a fire at the town hall in hildebran in burke county. charlotte-mecklenb charlotte-mecklenb urg school officials are set to vote on student assignment this week but first parents are getting a chance to voice their opinions. to wbtv news this

that's a check of traffic, christine, back over to you. >> christine: thank you, chris. coverage of the damage left behind by severe weather, there is more to see. >> john: mark davenport and ashton pellom are live with some of the trouble spots left behind by downed trees and power lines and kristen miranda live in the alert center tracking thousands area. >> christine: al conklin in the first alert weather center tracking light snow in the mountains this morning. you're watching wbtv news this morning, we'll get you caught up after the break.tt0w!tx#hi!!%4@-*! tt0w!tx#hi!!el@- &l tt0w!tx#hi!!ed@-&$( tt0w!tx#hi%!)8h-fzt tt0w!tx#hi%!kzh-[5( tt0w!tx#hi%!n-h-.\$ tt0w!tx#hi%!0ph-0;< tt0w!tx#hi%!s"h- i\ tt0w!tx#hi%!ueh-#+, tt0w!tx#hi%!7hh-?)x >>> this broadcast sponsored by subaru south boulevard and subaru concord. wbtvwbtv on your side. wbtv news starts right now. >> christine: from severe thunderstorms to this, light snow in less than 24 hours, a boone courtesy of resortcams.com, where the snow is coming down. meteorologist al conklin tracking how much could fall in the mo

the time on that and let you know what it looks next round of wet weather, looking ahead to the weekend. christine, back to you. >> christine: we have been following breaking news for you this morning, charlotte-mecklenburg police have spent the morning on the scene of a swat situation in northwest charlotte. this is happening at catawba plantation subdivision on pointer ridge drive. we have brand new information just in.in the last few minutes. that swat situation has just ended. and our ashton pellom is getting images from the scene that you're looking at here, is being told by cmpd the man has been arrested in this swat situation and that he was wanted for murder in halifax county. the man surrendered without incident. we'll continue to ask questions at the swat scene but again, the swat situation ending minutes ago, a man wanted for murder has since surrender to police. we'll update you throughout the morning. >>> city council members approved an expansion of the toed a pro ten shuns for lgbt community. seven council members vote in favor of expanding the ordinance. four gave it the thumbs down. 250 people packed the ch

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that is a check of the morning traffic, christine, over to you. >> christine: living with an artificial heart. >> john: on "cbs this morning" at 7:00, how technology keeps people alive amid a shortage of >> christine: next at 6:00 on wbtv. [ music ] the country music world loses another legend, right after the legacy of sonny james. >> john: 20 minutes after 6:00, a live look at the charlotte skyline from scott clark nissan honda hd tower cam, hard to see the top of the buildings, we have clouds in the area, been rain. we'll keep you posted on that. right now get over to kristen miranda who is live in the alert center with an update on the emergency landing of a plane in japan. what have you got? >> kristen: i promised as soon as i had an update i would bring it to you. new information and new video to show you. let's look at that video. the people being evacuated from the plane in japan. an engine fire before take off forced the evacuation of the japan airlines jet in very snowy conditions in northern japan. passengers were sliding down the chutes as snow fell on the tarmac. one woman

rain monday, monday night, tuesday, out of here on wednesday, that is the forecast christine, see you at the top of the hour. >> christine: is he a good neighbor or thief? what one man did after returning a lost wallet, that is going viral. we'll have the story and let you decide. wbtv is always on your side, in before 5:00. >> christine: a man who lost his wallet got some of his items returned. most of the eye test were returned along with a brutally honest letter. >> reporter: went to a concert in brooklyn, when ryan got home, he realized lost my wallet. >> i had that classic freak out moment. >> the really freaky part happened later. >> two weeks later a crazy envelope shows up, near riley, i found your wallet and driver's license had your address here is your credit cards and other important stuff. >> that is the good news, even though riley had replaced his license and credit cards. >> i kept the cash because i needed weed. >> the metro card because well the farris 2.75 the wallet is cool. >> the wallet napper has good taste. a hand made leather wallet. riley posed the letter on social media writing thanks, i think.

that is a check of traffic, christine, over to you. >> christine: the privacy fight continues for apple. >> john: the government shows no signs of backing down the closer look at the details on the fight at "cbs this morning" at 7:00. >> christine: next at 6:00, kristen miranda hard at work in the alert center getting you headlines first. she just learned chapel grove elementary in gaston county is closed. chapel grove elementary in gaston county closed. kristen miranda getting that in severe weather elsewhere a (vo) you can pass down a subaru forester. (dad) she's all yours. (vo) but you get to keep the memories. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >> john: good morning, 6:21, we select few, of all the school closings and delays. avery, mitchell and watauga county schools are closed. ashe county is on three-hour delay. alleghany on two-hour delay. if we get more we'll let you know. >>> get over to kristen miranda she is live in the alert center with details just in on two more school closures. >> kristen: very important if your kids go to school in gaston county. we got word from gasto

that is a check of traffic, christine, over to you. >> christine: thank you, chris. >>> oscar backlash. >> john: spike lee will discuss the controversy and his new michael jackson documentary. he's always interesting. that is on "cbs this morning" at 7:00. >> christine: next at 6:00 here on wbtv news, the semifinals of the ciaa tournament will be held at time warner cable arena today. we have a look ahead to today's wbtv is always on your side, in good morning, it is 6:16. >> john: several school delays, avery and mitchell county schools are or a three-hour delay. alleghany, ashe and watauga are on two-hour delay. >>> go over to kristen miranda live in the alert center with new video just coming in of a plane's emergency landing. >> kristen: this is unbelievable video. watch this landing. look at the front the nose of the plane there, what is missing? no nose gear, watch this pilot, talk about sticking the landing. made the emergency landing in guam. you saw the front of the plane came down very very slowly. kept that off the ground as long as possible. only three people on the flight,

that is a check of the morning traffic christine, over to you. >> christine: thank you, chris. politics, isis and hollywood. >> john: john kerry met with major studio executives to get ideas how to counter the message of terrorists. that story is later on "cbs this morning" at 7:00. >> christine: some of you will be happy we're talking about the game and some aren't. duke and unc renewing their classic rivalry. lived up to the hype, a thriller to the end on tobacco road. wbtv is always on your side, in it's 1616. >> john: 19 after 6:00. there are several school delay in our area this morning. this is a complete list, not just select few. alleghany, ashe, avery and watauga county schools are all on two-hour delay. >>> let's get over to kristen miranda right now, live in the alert center with just interesting video just in the newsroom. what have you got here? >> kristen: sometimes on thursday you need to see the best video of the day i got it in, wanted to show it to you right away. look at this. a guy in florida in trouble with the law after an alleged joy ride in a backhoe ende

that is a check of the morning commute, christine, over to you. >> christine: how easy is it for teach attorney's move and get another job in another state? >> john: important details on unreliable screening process and what it means for your children. >> christine: kristen m manda in the alert center getting you headlines just in, she is coming the wires right now and we'll check back with her for another headline. coming the wires. wbtv is always on your side, in 6:16. (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. let hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl uplift your mood. indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today. >> john: 19 after 6:00. dozens of school closings and delays this morning. but charlotte-mecklenburg schools are operating on a normal schedule. you can find the full list scrolling on the bottom of the screen or online, wbtv.com/closings. >>> let's give you a live look the charlotte skyline from scott clark nissan

that is a check of traffic, christine, back to you. >> christine: chris, thank you. >>> is love or money the theme for valentine's day? >> john: ahead, how expensive the holiday has become and why gifts take center stage. that is later on "cbs this morning" at 7:00. >> chris: next at >> christine: next here, speed week kicks off today in central florida, a look ahead to the weekend's events. stick around, nascar fans. wbtv is always on your side in good morning, it is 6:16. several school delays, avery, mitchell and watauga county schools all operating on a two-hour delay. no closings or other delays. right now get over to kristen miranda who is live in the alert center with new details just coming in. >> kristen: i got new information i wanted to bring to you quickly. secretary of state john kerry says significant accomplishments have been made in talks about syria that are being held in munich in germany, but also says that much more work has to be done to achieve a cease fire, kerry speaking a short time ago in germany, 17 countries meeting in munich and we're following the latest dev

i'll let you know about a big warm up down the road, that part of the forecast in a couple minutes. christine? >> christine: take folks up to iredell county we're following breaking news of a log truck overturning on the interstate near mile marker 65, that is near highway 901. wbtv's ashton pellom on scene live and are there any lanes closed because of this accident? >> reporter: hey, good morning, christine. i arrived on scene not long ago, there are no lanes closed, both lanes here heading north on i-77 in iredell county they are both open. the tractor-trailer crashing in the median, i'll step out of the way and give you a better look. it is dark and foggy, on the side of the highway i'll try to look at what happened. there is no logs in the middle of the road. see there briefly, there is his car and there is the log truck. he said he just pulled up to the scene not long ago as well. there was another officer investigating, he left to be with the driver who was taken to the hospital. the driver's injuries are not known. the trooper said he just got here, doing an investigation, not too clear exactly wha

most of the major highways continuing to run in the green this morning, with a few slow downs beginning to build down toward pineville and over around the arboretum. christine, over to you. >> christine: the trial of former charlotte-mecklenburg poe officer kerr kerr caused randall kerrick caused out about the trial. >> john: a federal hearing set today for dylann roof, the man charged in the charleston church shooting massacre, we'll head to charleston for a preview. you're watching wbtv news this morning where you're never more than seven minutes away from it is five minutes before 6:00. (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) steve: today is your lucky day. woman: (surprised) oh, my goodness mark: you've just won - a thousand dollars! woman: that'amazing! that' amazing! (shrieks) woman: ok, nice job. mark, way better than yesterday. maria, that delivery felt a little forced. and steve, steve: yeah? woman: i am still missing that raw emotion. woman:

pretty neat. >> john: all sorts of things happening technology wise. >> christine: maybe get a 15 personal forecast on facebook. >> al: wet! >> christine: you don't need 15 seconds. >> al: we have rain that we're tracking early on for the vast majority of our viewing area look at it here on five sweeps of power doppler radar, rain covered most of the area, well over two inches of rain in charlotte since it began in earnest yesterday afternoon. yesterday, 1.86, good enough for record, how about that. again you can see most of the area covered up with rain but we have spots here south of charlotte that have cleared out, much of mecklenburg county now from about 485 on southward is pretty much rain free, doesn't mean streets aren't wet, good parts of union county, not everybody is in on the rain right now but certainly the vast majority of us are. going through this morning this is 8:00, notice where the rain is by this point, lifting north of lake norman, very spotty, notice from 8:00 to noon, good chunk of the area dries out appreciably. there is lots of gray, not much green. i wouldn't put the guard down yet. there is going to be at le

of the fire, well, not known at this time. john and christine, that is the latest from the the alert center, back to you. >> christine: we'll see if anything comes out of that. thank you, brody. >>> police are asking witnesses to speak up after a man was shot and killed at a big party yesterday morning on lannier street extension. people took the victim to the hospital where he died. his name was not released. several neighbors told us off camera dozens of cars have lined the road over the weekend. if you know anything about the shooting, call the gaston county police department or crimestoppers. >> john: more breaking overnight news, charlotte firefighters spent part of the morning battling a fire in north charlotte. happened around 2:00 at the prescott village townhomes on prescott court. are accounted for, were helped out by neighbors. no one was hurt, the fire was controlled quickly. >> christine: a man is recovering after a 30 foot fall from crowder's mountain. we're told a man in his mid 20s was taking pictures at the highest part at the boulder's access area when he fell yesterday afternoon. he had serious injuries was a

of holdings. also very low cost like any vanguard -- >> a manager who's been there for a long time. >> he has. from wellington management. >> christine, thank you very much. christine benz with morningstar. >>> coming up, why this weekend's big game means big business for one small store. >>> a tough day for shares of buffalo wild wings. the restaurant chain's quarterly results fell short of wall street estimates. same-store sales also declined and food safety concerns hit one of its restaurants in kansas. shares fell more than 4% in the regular session and extended those losses initially in after-hours trading. >> but this, folks, is a big time of year for chicken wings especially for small businessowners who rely on strong sales during the big game this weekend. kate rogers reports from bellmore, new york. >> reporter: the competition will be fierce on the field and in the kitchen this super bowl 50 weekend. and it's not just the teams that have something to prove. >> one goal we're looking to break this year is our hourly volume to surpass 4,000 which we missed it by 50 bucks last year during one hour we did about 3,100. >> reporter: wing zone franchisee, matthe

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bank of america stadium and we're starting to see a few slow downs on 77 coming north across 485 and certainly those delays, 77 southbound coming across the lake. christine, over to you. >> christine: kristen miranda with three stories we need to watch. >> kristen: this is from the prairieville, louisiana area. this is a view from inside of a gold's gym torn apart by a storm. look at that. i saw pictures from the outside, an entire wall you can see the wall is missing. >> we have shown you pictures from an rv park in convent, louisiana, that is where two people were killed, in all, three people killed by the storms. >> damage in pensacola, florida, homes were ripped apart. today of course in those areas, it will be clean-up for us a much different story hoping we don't have anything near severe. >> holt of assessment probably going on as the sun comes up in those states. >>> we are switching to bounce tv right now for continuing team coverage on your forecast. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. it is wednesday, february 24th, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning." >>> deadly tornadoes tear through the south. powerful winds toss rvs through the air. tens of millions could sti

of scandals involving brian joyce. fox25 christine mccarthy is outside joyce' canton office as some lawmakers are calling him for step down. >> christine: large number of calls among gop lawmakers. have bags and boxes of evidence to comb through. it was only after hours spent at state senator bryan's canton office that feds left and bureau and i.r.s. are conducting a, quote, court authorized connectivity and investigation and past allegations enough to make the governor unsettled. >> all of us in the public life take the fact that we have to play by the rules seriously. i was troubled by some of the issues that were raised previously. >> christine: fox25 political reporter sharman sacchetti tried to track down joyce at the statehouse and at his milton home but got no comment. in january joyce agreed to pay nearly $5,000 for using campaign funds to cover his son's graduation party. just last year he came underfire for handing all 40 state senators gold plated designer sunglasses he got at a discount from the manufacturer. called called for ethics probe with randolph dry cleaner where he received tens of thousands of dollars from free dr

of traffic, guy, back to you. >> christine: chris, thanks. joist next at 5:00, hackers take over a hospital computer system and demand ransom. how much the hospital paid to get back up and running. >> christine: wbtv is always on will be right back. day with wbtv news this morning. >> christine: apple is expanding the payment system apple pay to other part of the world now. >> john: get over to kristen miranda, she has details on this just now coming in live to the alert center. >> kristen: john and christine, so many people use apple pay, but now for the first time starting today, people in china can also use apple pay. the mobile payment system the digital wallet you can use using your smart phone, apple says china has the potential to be the biggest apple pay market if people jump on board. there are two big internet companies in china, they offer payment services that a lot of people use. they have to convince people to move over from those payment services to apple pay. but those have been around for a long time in china, a little bit of a concern whether they will be able to do that but starting today, they get the shot, they can use apple pay in china. >> christine: in consumer headli

christine: i'm christine sperow. you are getting ready here is meteorologist al conklin with the most accurate look. >> al: thanks, christine. big plunge of cold air in the middle part of the country, now sweeping across the east including the two carolinas and folks, we'll be locked in the deep freeze for quite some time to come. this isn't just a one or two-day blast, this will be something we'll be dealing with through and in the upcoming weekend and beyond, even. in lincolnton, a temperature that is down to 21 degrees, windchill factor is at 15, it is very chilly this morning. 23 now in charlotte, 20 around mountain island lake, 17 tega cay, 25 harrisburg, 21 at arboretum, 20 in weddington. boone to 14, 22 shelby, 19 degrees in statesville. for today, we don't get back above freezing until 11:00. we only get back to 40, which means most of the day spent in the 30s. windchill factor will make it feel colder than that. again, just prepare for a very,

look at the nice warming trend in the weekend, that part of the forecast, christine in a few minutes. back to you. >> christine: now to the storm damage, continuing to cause problems for us this morning. the southbound lanes of queens road in charlotte remain closed and barricaded right now. you're looking live at that scene along queens road. wind and heavy damage caused this huge tree to fall across as wbtv's alex giles is on your side showing us how crews continue to work to get the tree out of the way. >> reporter: one by one the cars are taking a detour tonight. >> i have to figure how to get home. >> reporter: the path home is blocked by an age-old tree, uprooted this afternoon. >> i was in awe. i couldn't think of what happened. >> reporter: what happened was wild, windy weather. the kids normally catch the school bus here in the mornings, tomorrow they will be waiting somewhere else. >> the wind was strong but didn't realize it was going to be blowing down huge old trees. >> reporter: this wasn't the only one. the red cross called until to help out a family after heavy winds took down a tree on stone h

look at the nice warming trend in the weekend, that part of the forecast, christine in a few minutes. back to you. >> christine: now to the storm damage, continuing to cause problems for us this morning. the southbound lanes of queens road in charlotte remain closed and barricaded right now. you're looking live at that scene along queens road. wind and heavy damage caused this huge tree to fall across

of us took two. spoil >> christine: the series heads to atlanta. >> john: a wild finish. >> christine: plenty ahead. >> john: after recent break ins at local fire fire departments, firefighters at one station are protecting themselves, that is coming up after the break. before we go to break, a quick check of first alert weather temperatures, mild, 59 in charlotte, a live look at i-77 at woodlawn, no significant issues on the interstates this >>> giving you first alert weather and traffic every seven minutes, welcome back to wbtv news this morning. >> john: 12 after 6:00, several stories we want to you stick around for coming up in the 6:30 half hour. today at 6:35, a man who rode with the uber driver hours before police say he went on that deadly shooting spree is speaking out and we'll hear what he says changed his mood. >>> some people don't like when others post about politics on social media, all new at 6:46, we're digging deeper how to handle those posts. >> christine: now to the crime alert police are investigating a shooting that sent one person to the hospital in north charlotte. police say

of the forecast in a couple minutes. christine, back over to you. hottest musicals on broadway, and if you can't get a ticket, we have got you covered. >> john: the cool recreation of trending, >> christine: the story john carter and kristen miranda have been looking forward to hearing all morning. >> john: yes. >> christine: marshmallow peeps are taking their shot at >> >> john: huge broadway fans, as an entry for a contest they paid tribute to broadway's biggest hit, "hamilton" kristen miranda's favorite right now. >> kristen: yes. >> john: peeps are my favorite treat. together, you can't -- you can't do any more. this is it. heaven. >> al: half awesome. >> kristen: the hamilton half is awesome. >> al: not thity the styrofoam snack. you're going crazy on peeps. >> christine: there is confirmed tornado in our area, chesterfield county? >> al: came in after 6:00 last night, the information, i thought i would show you. this is a picture we have for you. this is the tornado that was out there, an ef-30, f-0, that is ominous looking, plenty of warning, no injuries, no fatalities but there was damage. about 50 to 75 miles wide. again, let's take you down there and show you sort of on the edg

of scabbeddals involving brian joyce. christine mccarthy is outside joyce's office. >> christine: quite a scene in canton yesterday and all night as agents came and went and question remains will senator joyce resign? >> you don't expect hear things like this. >> christine: neighbors of senator joyce shocked and >> all of us take the fact that we have to play by the rules seriously. i was troubled by some of the issues raised previously. >> christine: federal investigators spent hours at joyce's private law office in canton leaving late wednesday night and fbi and i.r.s. are involved in ongoing investigation. joyce held leadership roles at the statehouse including assistant majority leader. he serves avon, braintree, canton, milton, randolph, sharon, stoughton, easton, east bridgewater and west bridgewater he agreed to pay back money spent on son's graduation party and governor had investigation into randolph dry cleaner who has given him thousands of dollars and free dry cleaning. his attorney denied any wrongdoing. it is unfortunate recent stories investigation. senator joyce has been date and he believes he is doing no

that is a check of traffic, christine, back to you. >> christine: a story you will see only on "cbs this morning." >> john: in the new tsa training academy where they get training on safety andecurity measures, coming up at 7:00. >> christine: next at 6:00 on wbtv, the charlotte hornets look for to be above .500 but it loss. the break. steve: today is your lucky day. woman: (surprised) oh, my goodness mark: you've just won - a thousand dollars! woman: that'amazing! that' amazing! (shrieks) woman: ok, nice job. mark, way better than yesterday. maria, that delivery felt a little forced. and steve, steve: yeah? woman: i am still missing that raw emotion. woman: pretty awesome for a tuesday, but tomorrow is hump day, so let's really bring it! lucky for life. win a thousand dollars a day, >> john: we want to remind you about several school delays and closings this morning. alleghany county a two-hour delay. ashe county, three-hour delay. avery, mitchell and watauga county schools are all closed. >>> let's get over to kristen miranda right now live in the alert center with details on internati

county, a preview of the state of the county address. >>> good morning, thanks for waking up with wbtv news this morning, now 5:30 i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. charlotte-mecklenburg schools on a normal schedule for this tuesday morning. but a dozen other districts in the area are also closed or alleghany, ashe and wilkes county schools are among the ones closed. we have a full list scrolling on the bottom of the screen, you can see it at wbtv.com/closings. >>> let's talk about the forecast and the rain, meteorologist al conklin has more details in the first alert weather center. >> al: heavy rain came through the area last night some of you hearing it on the roof, heard the thunder, saw the lightning, that was impressive. big system pulling through now but again the back edge of the rain at least the concentrated rain is moving through the area. as i widen this out, getting in what we call a dry slot, as this pushes toward the east, we will dry out. still raining in statesville,, this is clover leaf elementary school. point to the east you may have a shower, this afternoon, mostly sunny skies, high temperature rebounding much milder,

of snow, sleet, freezing rain. we have problems. we'll break it down in the seven day forecast with more detail. christine, back over to you. >> christine: much more to cover. uber wants to settle a class action lawsuit by paying 25 million riders. why the ride-sharing service was taken to court. >> john: declaration of love in big letters, the special 5:38, 22 >> christine: uber says it will pay $28 million to settle two lawsuits for safety procedures and fees. the company wants to settle the class action lawsuits by paying about 25 million riders who made trips between january of 2013 and last month. the lawsuits attacked uber for charging a fee for what the company called industry leading background checks on drivers, the problem is uber doesn't do the fingerprint checks required for taxi drivers. >> john: husbands, take note, one way to earn extra points on valentine's day, which is sunday. a man in indiana wanted to show his love for his wife with more he bought this billboard, it reads "pat and pat ty forever, 27 years and counting you complete me, love pat" his wife isn't sure how he will top the surprise next year. >> al: he's n

christine, back over to you. >> christine: icy roads are being blamed for dozens of accidents in the charlotte metro area including overturned ambulance. that ambulance overturned after 8:00 on i machine i-85 in gaston county. thankfully nobody was hurt. firefighter in gaston county responded to 15 different wrecks within one hour last night. >>> closer to charlotte we saw another collection of wrecks off i-85 near exit 30, sam wilson road. several cars were involved and some people were treated for non-life threatening injuries. state troopers and charlotte-mecklenburg police are investigating. after the wreck we saw d.o.t. drunks blocking trafficking so crews could deice the roads. >>> part of 485 is back open after an eight car pile thank you stalled traffic during rush hour. wbtv was first to be live from the scene covering this yesterday afternoon. no one was hurt and the bridge was icy. medic says they responded to 64 accidents in mecklenburg county yesterday. >>> there is still a lane closure from this accident overnight. one lane of i-77 southbound north of statesville near exit 73 is still closed right now. officials are trying to clear the wreck. we'll be at the scene as progress is being made. >>> overnight, part of i-77 has been shut down from exit 50 to just before troutman after this wreck involving two tractor-trailers. it happened around midnight in statesville. no word on if anyone was hurt or if the road has completely reopened. we do have a crew headed to the scene and update you on the air and online at wbtv.com. >>> icy roads also caused a lot of accidents in the foothills. our sarah blake morgan has more from hickory. >> reporter: the rain has made the situation a little bit better out here but the ice is still covering everything, from the rains to over here the cars, covered in ice, making for a tough time behind the wheel. >> very bad. it was slippery. >> reporter: you didn't have to have look long. >> terrible. >> reporter: to find someone sliding out somewhere. >> cars off the road everywhere. pole up there. >> reporter: we started in ice-covered statesville monday night where d.o.t. trucks were trying to beat mother nature. >> this is not snow, this is ice. snow is easier to drive in. >> reporter: up i-77 and 321, semi trucks were side ways and cars stood still. stalling traffic and shutting down the highway in some areas. >> i done a 360 in the road. >> what was in your mind when that happened? >> oh, lord, i was praying. >> i'm going to go home and lock the door. >> reporter: further up highway 321 was shut down quite some time because of a jack knifed semi truck. it has reopened but we can't say it enough if you don't have to be out on the roads, please stay home, because you could end up being the one stucking in a ditch. sarah blake morgan, wbtv on your side. >> christine: as we mentioned, charlotte-mecklenburg schools will operate on a normal scheduled to day. yesterday because of the potential for dangerous weather. many parents tooking to social media about it, confused about why schools were closed. but some said they understood the decision. >> they have to think about the whole county and want to be safe for all the kids. >> i know they want to be conservative when dealing with buses. >> cms superintendent ann clark made the decision yesterday morning after meeting with city and county partners. she feared bad weather would come during dismissal and students would get stuck on the roads. >>> make sure you download the wbtv mobile weather app to check the forecast. one of the first things i looked at as i heard rain falling outside my door, a great tool the app is free for apple and android devices. take advantage of that. >>> more than 1200 workers at freightliner facilities in mt. holly and cleveland county are being laid off. for the second tim

christine's holding him. >> bobby's downstairs, and miles is upstairs? >> yes. we'll just -- >> we'll get a close-up of the baby. >> you've got to see this little boy's outfit. >> oh! >> he went over to joanne. because christine is -- drives me crazy. look how precious he is. >> she's going to have some beauty items, and you're going to wonder how we ever lived without them. according to bobby, you may never want a face-lift again. >> what do you mean again? >> because we all want it. >> what have you heard? >> i've been wait forget this day for so long -- >> i can't believe you didn't indulge yourself for the last 15 minutes.

of the hour. christine lagarde has won a second term as managing director at the imf. christinehief lagarde correspondent, tom keene. she is in a strange position right now because she enjoys the confidence of global leaders. there was never any doubt this term would be written. yet, they are not doing what she asks. how does she get them to do what she says them to do which is you need structural reform? tom: a lot of it is offense make your tenure. -- is offense make your tenure. term to four lagarde will be defined by the events. she enters theoretical he strong because nobody came up with a better phrase. nowand i five years from won't be talking about the new mediocre. she hopes to define the animals that forward. -- defined that and mold that forward. there are two things the imf does. one, they are responsible for hectoring governments into more responsible actions. the other thing is they have to wade income will roll up their sleeves, and work on the details. how has she been with the details of negotiations that have happened on her watch? tom: i would suggest she has

of miami-dade police director who retired after serving our community for 30 years. we thank him for his service and say. >> christine: i'm so proud of you guys. >> diana: she's driven just like her mom. >> christine: and she's a mini me. look just like you. >>> still ahead on 7 news at noon. beyonce striking discordd with the head of the paternal order of police before she even comes to town. table. bill cosby is suing one of his we will explain after the break. badge. telling leave the super star on her ownuring the show. the boycott is in response to her controversial super bowl performance. 7's sheldon fox explains. >> reporter: seen here at the super bowl, formation will lily be performed for a sold out marlins' park i april. there's one who is not a fan. javier ortiz. the miami chapter president of fraternal order of police is calling for all law enforcement officers to boycott her concert and in a posted letter said among other things that she used americans by promoting black panthers and antipolice message how she does not support law enforcement. >> that's bad at the end of the day you still the police. you still have to protect and serve. >> reporter: the last time she made waves was du

christine cruz is in the plex. >> christine: good morning. you just heard about the nowest in the spread of zika virus. panelsls will discuss it from 10 to noon. it's a great chance@ to listen and learn. runners racing p up the empire state building 676 steps, 86 flights of fun. the fastest compete in few minutes. and heat are in dallas hoping to contain the mavericks. >>> and coming up next, a trial that divided the nation making its way onto the small screen. >>> we will take a look at the premier of the people versus o. >>> and popular ride service getting a brand-new look. >>> south florida, we are waking up to partly cloudy skies with rm temperature readings into the 70s. but we do have some changes all about it after the break. >>> two decades after thing o o j. simpson hit the nation by storm in a ten-day two part dramatic series. >>> the people versus o. j. simpson premiering last nigig on fx premiering cuba gooding jr. and you can catch the people versus o. j. sisison, an american crimes story tuesdays at 10 on the fx network. >>> next time you update youou uber app, you might notice something

christine robinson rolled out an ambitious plan to become a no kill shelter by the end of 2020. ((christine robinson: we need to fully implement the 8 programs that we have identified that ((denise valdez)) beyond spay and neuter -- its increasing foster homes -- offering adoption discounts -- stronger marketing -- and transferring more pets to rescue groups. (( dogs barking at diana's house)) ((denise valdez)) nearly 70 rescues work with the foundation... but many like diana england's "a home for spot" are already stretched pretty thin. ((diana england: it's not slowing down at all .. this christmas was the worst christmas in the seven years that i've been doing this. ... the worst )) ((denise valdez)) audio - redux pick up sending adoptable dogs to rescue could save 3-thousand lives every year. and community cats could save 4- thousand. (( chris robinson: its a trend country. its been really really successful. )) ((denise valdez)) the road map is laid out -- now they just need to get there -- but critics enough. (( bryce henderson: we're certainly watching were gonna make sure we hold them to it. )) (( christine robinson: i believe we will get there .. i've seen other communities do )) > ((kirsten joyce)) the foundation admits these outreach programs -- including counseling people to keep rather than surrender their pets... could cost millions. ((brian loftus)) but its moving the needle in the right direction -- the kill rate is going down. in fact -- larger cities than us -- like los angeles -- new york -- and san francisco are very close to becoming no kill. ((kirsten joyce)) if you want more information about the clinic featured in our story... or what to study the animal foundation stats -- go to las vegas now dot com and click links we mentioned. /// ((brian loftus)) > jennifer lopez isn't leaving las vegas anytime soon. the number of shows the pop singer added this year... after a high demand from her fans. smartphones now acting as our go-to camera... we're all looking for ways to create a better selfie... or take the next best picture. and this skier has definitely done that! he shows

of the building. the tornado triple threat leaving quite the mess across two counties. >> christine: now that the danger has passed, storm victims are beginning the daunting effort of cleaning up. lorena estrada. >> reporter: christine, it's a beautiful, busy day after all the wicked weather. i have toell you, crews have been out here since 6 o'clock this morning. we have seen a whole lot of progress. you see that big tree thaha was uprooted and had fallen on top of a table, we can now finally see that stable. >> my horse was in the stall eating, otherwise it would hav been in the fenced in area where the tree's inside of at this would have landed on my horse. >> reporter: a close call for one of nancy olsen's horses. fortunately her horse, firecracker, survived the tornado at sands equestrian park tuesday morning. >> trailers were mangled. they were moved. one was almost on top of a stall. it was right up against a stall and it's completely mangled. >> reporter: one driver capturing an ef-1 tornado in the making with his dash cam l video. >> 15 seconds later, everything blew up in front of me. kind of scared the crap out of me. >> reporter: families looking for coverage once the tornado warning went into effect. >>

of 85. we're on your side with a look how the rain is affecting the morning commute. >> john: welcome to wbtv news this morning, it is wednesday, february 24th, i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. those stories plus kristen miranda in the alert center on severe weather watch for us this morning in other parts of the southeast. >> kristen: getting some of the first picture in of the late night storm damage in florida, alabama, mississippi, mississippi and i'll bring you those. >> john: let's get started with charlotte's most experienced morning meteorologist, al conklin. >> al: thanks a lot, john. what we're looking at is five sweeps of power doppler radar, we've got rain we're dealing with this morning. nothing severe right now, we had chevyheavy downpours east of the charlotte area. most of this is light rain now, very little in and around the have potential for stronger storms to get in here. right now what is happening, the big cluster of wet weather between augusta and columbia robbing the in-flow, back to the west intense storms are coming in the atlanta area, may take a while for some of this to come together, over time, i think there is that threat especially for

of bay area girl scouts. and then did an about face. christin ayers expalins what happened. >>> a pr mess for the 49ers. they renegged on the promise to a group of girl scouts. christin ayers explains. >> reporter: we just got this news really 5 minutes ago. when we spoke to the ceo of the girl scouts of northern california, it had just happened. [ singing ] >> reporter: news sweeter than a thin mint. >> the event is back on. >> reporter: a massive overnight sleepover for 1200 girl scouts at levi's stadium will go on after a big about- face by the 49ers. >> i was sad but now i'm really happy that they have it on again. >> reporter: the girl scouts had challenged their girls to sell 600 boxes of cookies. >> get it run through the tunnel, burst through a banner on the field. how cool is that? >> reporter: but monday the levi's stadium suddenly canceled the sleepover something the contract allows in favor of a concert. the girls were devastated. >> we were just, like, all disappointed and we felt really bad. >> it kind of made me a little sad. >> reporter: that all changed once 49ers top management got wind of the scheduling conflict. in a statement, their event is now