parents. >> cms is back and forth decision caused one person to write insane, cms! last-minute and unnecessary. now clark ends by saying she as the district strives to make best decisions for safety of students and staff. meanwhile, parents tell me they hope they do not have to go down the road again with cms. dedrick russell wbtv on your side. >> and cms has two snow days to makeup now. they will be april 25 and may 27. >> a viewer posted this picture on instagram. we used the hashtags another snow day over it. you can share your pictures using... and download the weather app for current conditions where you live. >> there is a potential for campaign chaos in north carolina. >> after the death of supreme court justice antonin scalia, a political expert tells us it is increasingly likely that lawmaker also have to redraw north carolina's congressional districts before another election. a court ruled that lines drawn and north carolina's primary is one month away. and wbtv's steve crump live in mecklenberg county election headquarters. steve, this could be chaos if t

schools as cms goes forthwith the student assignment plan. to parents about this and we have more from what the mayor idea. live at the government center, side. >> funding an important part. thank you. and the north carolina high school dropout rate rose for the first time in eight years. the numbers are in a new report from the state department of public instruction. 2.39%. that is up from 2.28% the previous year. >> a parent who monitors his teenage son's social media account tipped off police to a threat. 18-year-old cameron from columbia, south carolina, has been accused of threatening to shoot one of his teachers. deputies say his parent notified the school after seeing the message. >>> right now we want to go back to our alert center where alex giles is by live with the developing story about the rolled through the area yesterday. >> yes, the governor issued a state of emergency for north carolina. this statement came in the past few minutes. this is so that waiving vehicle weight and hours of service restrictions will be in place for t

>> well, maureen, splitting up with cms has been tried before but it failed. but those mayors say since this is a new day maybe it could work this time around. but first school board member tate is telling those mayors to hold-up. >> you know we were -- >> member reverend tom tate is praying peace will come. parents are fearful cms will bus students across town and could yank students out of their tate says those parents are overreacting. >> i think they are. but i understand why they are because i do not think the board of education and me we have not been clear enough about what we mean by what we have put out there. >> tate says busing kids across town probably will not happen and keeping neighborhood schools intact will probably remain. but tate believes it's just too early to take things off the table. if we start now saying we will not use busing or we'll do proximity the way we have done it or home schools, then we are already tying our hands. >> matthews mayor taylor wants cms to tell parents no forced busing and neighborhood schools will be a priority

. >>> parents of cms students had to scramble to find child care after cms's last minute decision to cancel school after 5:00 this morning. >>> so i spent three hours this morning calling, trying to find someone to watch my daughter. >>> new at 6:00, we're the district ions (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. gi >>> steve says the temperature the 30-degree mark line will move north and everybody will get just rain eventually. >>> now back to breaking news out of huntersville where an eight-vehicle crash is causing a traffic nightmare on the i- 485 outer loop. elsa gillis just arrived at the crash site where all the lanes are now closed near the i-77 bridge. what more can you tell us? >> a traffic nightmare, that's what this is. i'm going to step aside so you can take a look. traffic at a complete sta

with cms. cms said it wants to address this, but it's short on resources. this is a catch 22, there's an estimate that cms could save $1.76 billion if it had followed the installation of improving automated claims and a number of other things. my question is you're asking for more resources. just like to bring this to your attention. there are ways to free up money for absolutely necessary functions for cms. and some of these recommendations if for all of these recommendations, if they're implemented can help with that process. so i wanted to bring that to your attention. i'd like to get your response to that in terms of the ability to go forward in these recommendations implemented. >> we agree, and i thousand you probably know the 7-1 statistic. for every one dollar we believe we can save 7. last year together with the justice department, we had the largest takedown we have had in the fraud area. it was over $700 million in one takedown. we believe we need finances to change and do some of that automation. we asked for some of those resources -- i think y

nor should this bordicktate the compensation of cms staff or teacher pay. >> cms budget increase of 7.6% this year and talking percentages good news for mecklenberg county. the unemployment rate down to 4.8% in the county. less than half of what it was just five years ago. live in uptown charlotte, brody o'connell wbtv on your side. >> thank you. neighbors say they have questions about test results >> we go to the utility that did the testing to find out if the water is safe and what the neighbors should do tonight. >> we are still tracking a batch of rainfall and snow up in the mountains moving through. how long that lasts and good news we think we will be warmer going forward part of your seven-day first-alert forecast. >> and new tonight at 7:00 p.m. on primetime before you get rid of your boarding pass after your flight, think again. we are on your side showing you who may be after it, and how they could use it to steal from you at 7:00. on wbtv news is sponsored by... for you all new at 11:00 we are on your side investigating several gaston county communities short on police officer

leaders will be voting on cms goals on february 23rd. cms board members hope to hire someone by mid march to help them with the controversial student reassignment plan. parents attended several meeting this week as the board and policy committee discussed the topic. the school district is trying to make the schools more diverse but so far parents have discussion surrounding busing as a possible alternative. cms is collecting those surveys through february 22nd. >>> right now a mobile dental the colgate dental van is offering free screenings and any needed treatment for children 3-12 years old. wealthness packs will be handed out to families. it's at the sunset road location for another hour until 1:00 and then they will head to the beaty's ford road family dollar. they will be there from 1:30 to 4:30. >>> officials are cautious as they learn more about the zika virus. what a scientist is saying about north carolina's ability to track mosquitoes that carry the virus. >> new information about a woman arrested and charged in a string of bra

cms says the gun was found after school hours. no one was hurt. we're asking for more details about the incident. >>> new concerns about the zika virus spreading in the u.s. the popular u.s. olympic athlete now threatening to boycott the olympics because of the virus. >>> then -- >> i thought that the boat was going to tip over. >> -- for the first time, we're hearing from passengers and the as a cruise ship sailed straight into a storm. the reason one expert is defending the captain's decision. >>> it's cold sunshine out there today over uptown. temperature only 35. but here's the issue, the windchill is coming down. 27 now. as the wind kicks up today, the i'll show you the i'll >>> stocks are mixed this midday as the federal reserve chairwoman tells congress about the growing risk to the u.s. economy. the dow is down 11 points. and the nasdaq is up 48 points. >>> new at noon, a cruise ship sailed right into a storm right off the carolina coast. 30-foot waves and hurricane- force winds battered the ships sunday. the captain says he didn't realize

problem if cms wants to allow it. commissioners kid well and pucket plan to keep pushing on this issue. we've been reporting on this issue since the summer of 2014. see past coverage by going to wsoctv.com. look right inside jim's story on the 9 investigates page. >>> high clouds acting as a perfect backdrop for a sensational sunset. this is the view from the queen city. it's the same all over the carolinas with these high clouds. nothing going on on live early warning doppler 9. through the midlands, highway 74. through charlotte. a few clouds over the foothills and northern mountains. it's chilling down pretty quickly. down to 29 in banner elk. 43 at boone. 41 jefferson. low 50s along the i-40 corridor. charlotte points south, still safely in the lower 50s. forecast if you're heading outside this evening, readings falling back quickly in the 40s morning, most neighborhoods bottom out around freezing. near 30 up toward lenoir and hickory, statesville, and mid 20s as you hit the high country. but the sun will be shinn

cms refused access to the campus. we're asking why. and local leaders are getting involved and turning up the heat. the next step in our ongoing investigation today at 5:00 on channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> a florida teen accused of posing as a doctor. >> accusations are merely accusations. and services you have to define that. >> the justification he gave abc news for taking thousands of dollars from patients who thought he was a medical doctor. binning numbers from the north carolina education lottery in last night's powerball drawin just because someone has a title doctor in front of their name does not necessarily imply md. >> that's a florida teen accused of posing as a doctor. now he's speaking out exclusively to abc news. 17-year-old malachi love robinson faces fraud, grand theft and other charges but he says he is a doctor and has a phd but wouldn't say what. >> i have been studying this it may not have been eight year, nine years, or ten years but it has been long enough to i would say justify what i do. >> he's accused of tak

cms has not announced any changes to its schedule. cms students are supposed to be in class tomorrow as a make up day from last month's snow. we'll monitor any updates from school districts across our area. find the updates on wsoctv.com. >>> north carolina d.o.t. crews are preparing the interstates working to make sure your morning drive is a safe one. >> eyewitness news reporter

. >> a last minute meeting to talk about cms's idea to shift different schools. some parents are worried their voices won't be heard. >> i understand the diversity part but it is an inconvenience to parents. >> the step smaez advocates are taking to make sure all parents who can get the information can get it on their schedule. >> a new scam we have not heard of tricking local car dealers and allow crooks to drive off the lot without paying. we uncover how it works and the update of a man suspected of pulling off this sophisticated 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 alittle forced. and steve, steve: yeah? woman: i am still missing that raw emotion. woman: pretty awesome for atuesday, but tomorrow is hump day, so let's really bring it! lucky for life. win a thousand dollars a day, . >>> we have an update of a story we brought you at six. cmpd arrested a man they say

i had been at cms as mentioned five years, i am the longest serving chief medical officer in cms's historyi was in our retreat, senate directors and myself and andy and i remember five years ago we had the retreat and i looked around the room and i said, none of you remember that, none of you were here. so a significant amount of turnover at cms. cms is an entity, largest insurer on the world. 140 million americans right now. we have 6,000 federal employees and have about 120,000 contractors. so the original construct when they past medicare now 50 years ago medicare and medicaid was to have a small federal footprint, lots of contractors, very different than social security. we spend approximately $200 billion a day. of course n the lecture of $100 million. what i tell our staff all of the time is, you know, singular focus is how do we spend those dollars as wisely as possible, how do we try to create the biggest positive impact on people on the beneficiaries we serve and their health outcomes. today i'm going to talk about innovation and delivery system reform but i will briefly -- and i

especially east of town. >> cms letting us know they will have school tomorrow. they'll always have school >> tomorrow morning is a safer bet. the rain will be gone, it'll be just rain. >>> perfect. thank you steve. tonight some parents are standing behind a move that could move thousands of charlotte mecklenburg school students to different schools. >> my diverse education was monumental in shaping who i am today. >> the problems some worry cms will face if it doesn't become more diverse. >>> the unexpected death of the longest serving supreme court justice could have a direct impact on you. from your vote to prayer, i'm breaking down what could happen to the most controversial cases. >>> then paying for empty airline seats, the new move to stop wasting your tax dollars and the people that could impact. >>> stocks rallied for a second the did you know your tax dollars are helping to pay for empty flights at small airports the essential air service program is designed to help the nation's smallest airport. so your tax dollars subsidize every seat on the plan fill

cms performs these quarterly updates. we had some discussion about doctor wakefield when she was here. did you work with cms to ensure the mandated payment change is included in the april update? >> we will implement as quickly as possible. this is the end of the year and i think the administrators plan on having a conversation directly with you. will follow up. >> will take time now to ask my questions because i might have to leave again. i have some things i'm doing today it's hard to keep up with it all. welcome again and i appreciate the work that you're doing down there. it's very meaningful very difficult. you're doing good. i have great concern of the topic on medicare part d program. there's been rumblings that there might be another order that would allow the federal government to negotiate prescription drug prices in the medicare part d program. such an order would be in violation of the law. as the statute splits it leapers habits interference in private negotiations. despite this fact the possibility of an exe

. >> reporter: i'm still waiting to hear back from cms to see which schools will be closed or delayed. this view from charlotte hawthorne bridge shows smooth sailing along u.s. 74 but early monday forecasters warn that view could change. >> we don't get out unless we have to. >> reporter: officials with state and local d.o.t. suggest other drivers do the same. meanwhile crews have started brining roads in the foothills and city streets with plans to take on the interstate sunday morning. this mountain of salt showcases just some of their supply already this season state crews put down up to 10,000 tons. >> in the last few years we've had some extremes. so we are used to it. >> safety first. lakeisha bennett she will be ready. >> we have people that can't drive on the roads and don't care about anything else especially safety. >> reporter: they will decide when to call in city crews sunday night or monday morning. when they do they expect to call a condition b. that means 32 trucks, 64 crew members, 16 routes, and 12 hour shifts. >> we will wake up on monday and see what we see i think

eyewitness news reporter joe bruno is live at the cms bus for school. what cms is doing to make sure kids aren't forced to wait out in the cold long. >> we have weather and traffic . >>> we're tracking the coldest winter blast of the season. temperatures in the teens and 20's. it will only be colder, too. channel 9 has team coverage of how this winter weather is affecting you right now. >> it won't just get colder this morning. i'm looking over data headed into the weekend. how the numbers will be dropping once . >> this is one of the coldest mornings for kids at bus stops. i'm joe bruno with the extra steps that cms is taking to keep kids warm on the way to school. >> we have it covered for you this morning. >> we do i'm john paul. >> i'm stephanie maxwell. you want to dress in layers today. avery and watauga county schools are closed today. . let's check in keith monday in severe weather center 9. >> they have the delay. we're at 20 in charlotte. we'll be in the teens before the morning is done. it is quite a bit colder than yesterday mornin 4 degrees

i am asking that we recognize -- >> cms will vote on the goals for student assignment tonight. that will begin at 6:00 p.m. we're going to be there and let you know what those new goals are tonight on eyewitness news at 10:00 and 11:00. this morning, we are learning more about what may have caused a crash involving a logging truck. daryl baine may have been distracted, but not by a phone. the driver, robert jones, was killed. investigators say the logging truck crossed the center line, flipped on to its side and crashed into jones pickup just off ferguson ridge road in gastonia. baine suffered minor injuries. the d.a. will decide if he'll face charges. >> charges are pending against investigators say the charges will depend whether the riders survive. right now, two are in critical condition. neither speed nor alcohol were factors in the crash. one of the injured cyclists speaks about the crash for the first time. the confusion and fear he felt and the questions he has for the driver. >>> the centers for disease control says health hazards related to lumber liquidators could be

dedrick what is cms saying about all of this? >> well, maureen, cms tells me it will take parental involvement to keep the peace here at the school. i am told yesterday's fight resulted in six arrests and more to come. we talked to a concerned school board member, a frightened parent and saw video that shows trouble in the hallways. we must warn you the video you are about to see is violent. the video starts with two girls fighting and ends up with multiple girls joining in and swinging. it happened at lunchtime. the fight gets so intense you can see a student grabbing more student's hair. we showed the video to a parent. >> that is very disturbing and unacceptable. >> and what is more disturbing his daughter told him this was happened at west meck high yesterday. >> she told me yesterday that there were multiple fights going on here and that you know, it was very disturbing to her. >> kevin is kozdy's daughter. >> they are often and more security needs ton enforced because nothing is happening. >> school board member hearing cri

we'll let you know what cms decides. dedrick russell wbtv on your side. >> now is the time to download the weather app so you can track the winter storm with the first-alert weather team it is >> a mother in landis facing charges after investigators say her 20-month-old child overdosed on pills. that child was rushed to the hospital but is expected to make a full recovery. 26-year-old shannon clement charged with felony child abuse by neglect and drug abuse charges. the pills were found in the bed they sleep in. and she called 911 after realize the child was unconscience. denzel boozer is charged with the attack saturday. a 51-year-old man was stabbed by boozer. the victim was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. >> and developing story live in the alert center over to alex giles. >> we got new video into the newsroom. this is from sky3 over independence boulevard this afternoon. this is westbound independence near the 277 ramp. they have been doing repair work watermain issue. dot says it is an issue caused by a

cms wants more schools to like like this, diverse. the theory is academic achievement can happen quicker if students are surrounded by a variety of students from races and economic statuses. research proves that is what happens when a classroom is diverse. some parents think one of the goals means forced busing were board members are having the forums to try to clear the air and go one-on-one with the parents to dispel some of the rumors and want to encourage parents and the community to fill out that survey. cms can have a better idea what the community and parents want that student assignment plan to look like. >> how many people have taken that survey? and where is tonight's forum? >> well, so far more than 12,000 people have participated in that survey but keep in mind there are 145,000 students in cms. the district has a long way to go so they can hear from each parent about the plan. tonight's forum will be hosted by district 6 school board member and start at 6:30 and at the caramel baptist church located in pineville matthews.

. >> a group is helping cms with diversity in the classroom. cms has around 9,000 teachers overall of that 15% are black. and a smaller percentage are it comes in around 5% of the entire teacher workforce. dedrick russell is live with us and what is being done about this? >> well, i can tell you the group is called profound gentlemen it will host an event open to the public and it will promote getting more black men in the classrooms. the leaders tell me they have a plan but they admit getting those metropolitan back to school is a challenge. mauer yo shaw and jason are on special assignment. he recruits black male teachers and retain the ones in the classrooms. and reports show it makes a difference for students. >> when they have african-american male teacher the suspension rates go down. >> he used to be a cms teacher and sees students from time to time and they remember him. >> thank you for the work that >> the goal is for every 20 black male students there is a black male teacher. for every 66 black male students there is a black male tea

cms tells channel 9 they have not received any communication, you can read more about our local cases head to wsoctv.com you'll find the story on our home page. >>> the federal government now demanding that apple unlock the iphone of one of the san bernardino terrorists. why your privacy could be at risk if they do. >>> you are still about a month away from the official start to the memo with highs today in the memo with hi . >>> today apple is still refusing to help the federal government gain access to the iphone of one of the san bernardino terrorists the battle has now moved into the political ring, abc has more what's becoming a fierce battle. >>> in a new federal filing prosecutors slamming apple for publicly reputeuating the order for unlocking the iphone presidential candidate donald trump calling for a boycott until apple complies. boycott apple until they give that security number. i just thought. boycott apple. >>> apple ceo tim cook says it won't create a back door because helping to unlock the device would mean circumventing several important feature and have the potentia

cms leaders sent channel 9 an e-mail saying they're in the process of evaluating ordinance. they passed the controversial ordinance designed to protect the city's lgbt community. which bathroom they use. opponents of the nondiscrimination ordinance say it proves the importance of voting at voter turn out. when the ordinance failed, a coalition launched their turn out campaign and worked to put pro equality candidates on city council october monday, many would likely pass. they hope it will motivate outraged community members to vote in local elections. >> we need to endorse and them to city council and we did that. >> it is a tremendous message for voters and people that take the position that i take on this issue it is a wake up call. i mean, really and truly. >> voter turn out for the municipal general election was roughly 15% in november. despite the vote in charlotte, north carolina governor pat mccrory and some state leaders vowto stop it. house leaders say they started reverse the ordinance and prevent other municipalities from trying to do the same. >>> happening toda

. >> reporter: i reached out to officials with cms and i'm still waiting to hear back on which schools will be closed or delayed. in the meantime, state and local d.o.t. officials break down which roads they will treat and how soon. this view shows smooth sailing along u.s. 74 but early monday forecasters warn that view could change. ahead of a wintery mix expected in the charlotte area. >> we don't get out unless we have to. >> reporter: officials with state and local d.o.t. suggests other drivers do the same. meanwhile crews have started brining roads in the foothills and on city streets with plans to take on the interstate sunday morning. this mountain of salt showcases just some of their supply. already this season state crews have put down 10,000 tons. >> in the last few years we've had some extremes so we are kind of used to it. [ inaudible ] >>> leaders across the u.s. are mourning the loss of longest serving member of the u.s. supreme court, antonin scalia. president barack obama asked that flags be flown at half staff in honor of scalia. last night president obama reflected on

cms seeks to increase the student diversity of its classrooms. they hope to provide children with broader exposure to individuals from different racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. but first they want to hear from the community how they should achieve those goals. how far is too far to ride a bus to the school of your choice? and what is more important? class size or curriculum options? these are important questions and we think getting parent insput a great idea but it will not work if we do not speak out and share our opinions with the school system. if there's little participation or not enough representation cms how can things change for the better? the deadline is february 22. but we encourage you to complete the survey today. visit the cms website or wbtv.com for a link to the survey or call your child's school to get a paper copy. be part of this most important student assignment conversation. out at wbtv.com. >> pelley: the battle lines of privacy are drawn. apple refuses a court order to hack the phone of the san bernardino ter

of the same. >> reporter: residents had two opportunities to speak with cms staff sunday. >> school safety is a top priority. >> i'm having a racially, socially, diverse environment. >> reporter: other residents told me school choice is a top priority, along with dealing busing was a hot topic at the district 6 forum last week. but today, one community activist told me he thinks worry about. >> busing is not the issue. some people may feel that way. parents do want a convenient educated properly. >> reporter: justin harlowe says he's hoping this conversation breaks areas. >> maybe the history of charlotte has said that this particular part of town parents don't care, because schools are failing over here that parents don't care, and that's totally untrue. >> reporter: one thing has become clear, this is a divisive issue. moving forward, everyone i spoke with says they hope it's something that will bring the community together, not further apart. >> understanding that it's bigger than just one family or one student or one person. >> reporter: another important port the puzzle -- part

local towns are exploring the idea of leaving cms after complains about the district's controversial plan. john paul spoke with the mayor of matthews who says this move is all ready in motion. >> as charlotte mecklenburg schools considers the next step in the student assignment plan, the mayor of matthews is busy trying to come up with a plan of his own. >> if the goal is to redistribute the population of mecklenburg county, i can see some of the results, some of our better schools going down. i don't want that to happen. >> the mayor has all ready expressed interest. and taylor is reaching out to other towns to look at what it >> we want to send our children and kids to local schools. >> it won't be easy to leave cms. it would require legislative action from raleigh but the exploring. he's looking at funding and facilities and what parents think. it's not a new idea. it's been looked at before. but the mayor says student assignment gives this new life. the idea is to split the towns. we did the math, around 7500 kids go to school in pineville, matthews, and mint hill, in the north i

reporting live in the newsroom bill: cms conducted a student assignment survey. those results will be released at a later board meeting. once a student assignment plan is approved it's going to be implemented no sooner than the 2017/22 school year. kayla: strong wind and heavy rain hit the queen city. this video was taken at the union in uptown charlotte and will mark a tree on top of a car. that was just one of several scenes where trees came down on the city. to get the latest on where things stand now let's head straight over to chief meteorologist brian basham. >> good evening everybody. this was a major player in our area today. here's the good news is moved on and move off the coast of the atlantic and everywhere north carolina doing much better than it was earlier in the day. we may still see a few drops. i was driving around around 9:00 lisa rein. the wind continues to blow have going to be our biggest issue as we get into tomorrow in the following day. we are under a wind advisory tonight until midnight and we will be looking at winds at 20 to 30 miles a

believe we have met the 16 items and they are completed two of them are being monitored right now with cms and that is our network as it continues to grow and the implementation of the training and support that we providing to the case management organizations and with our mcos to ensure the smooth transition with case management as we go live march 1st.' but some lawmakers aren't convinced.... 'if i called cms would they say everything is ready to go and marked completed and were going to move forward march first, couldnt speak for cms i dont know how they would respond what i do know is that we have agreed on....so we really dont know, we believe were ready march 1st.' and are concerned some iowans may need more information and time smoothly.... 'i continue to care, we all do, who are the least among this group, the marginalized, the disabled, this is going to be a real challenge and i want to do this the right way.' both directors assured committee members they're doing everything to make sure the march first transition is a smooth one...and even offered to meet one-on-one with lawmaker

the other thing is the issue of resource is for cms. the question of funding for these things than this particular type of service we can to the fees. in our budget this year, fees coming in will fire escape but we are asking for in appropriations and we are happy about. they're a certain services that feeds can pay for. if we change something and doing it to figure out how to know who to contact? i hear clearly we need to follow up with him one. >> it factly. the person to get an immediate response. there is some flexibility to shuffle resources around? do not redo, but i'm sure you know the funding over the past few years has certainly been a challenge for us and we are hope it where it is different place this year. >> last question. i know you've answered a couple questions about the challenges around the co-ops of $2.4 billion in loans around the country. however recently including my home state of south carolina, we have seen a result of mass coverage higher premiums and higher data to both likely about 67,000 south carolinians cou

reporting live in the newsroom bill: cms conducted a student assignment survey. those results will be released at a later board meeting. once a student assignment plan is approved it's going to be implemented no sooner than the 2017/22 school year. kayla: strong wind and heavy rain hit the queen city. this video was taken at the union in uptown charlotte and will mark a tree on top of a car. that was just one of several scenes where trees came down on the city. to get the latest on where things stand now let's head straight over to chief meteorologist brian basham. >> good evening everybody. this was a major player in our area today. here's the good news is moved on and move off the coast of the atlantic and everywhere north carolina doing much better than it was earlier in the day. we may still see a few drops. i was driving around around 9:00 lisa rein. the wind continues to blow have going to be our biggest issue as we get into tomorrow in the following day. we are under a wind advisory tonight until midnight and we will be looking at winds at 20 to 30 miles a

we are asking cms how many people participated. they had 19,000 responses. >> weather and traffic every ten minutes. severe weather center 9. we received a lot of rain with a lot more to go. >> looks like we'll see a break for awhile for the rest of the day. a lot more rain is coming in late today. the rains have dried up in charlotte. still misty. at least the steady nature of the rain has ended. winding down in shelby, gastonia, lincolnton, the rain is easing back up for the northbound. the showers beginning to dry up around hickory, it will take another hour before the i-40 corridor, you really start to see bigger improvement. some areas are starting to dry up, but i would say after 8:00, most neighborhoods up here to the north will start to dry up. the moderate rain is coming down, but the ponding, the puddles on the roads, very high risk. for the rest of the day today, no risk for thunderstorms. that chance is going to spike up to a high risk for tomorrow. more on that in just a moment. you are stepping out the door a very col

he's been a real supporter at cms. >>reporter: clark made it clear that the school board has not made any decisions about school assignment and will not do so matthews mayor jim taylor says they're working on starting up a task force. angela hong, channel 9, eyewitness news. >>> two local advocate groups are accusing immigration officers of targeting teens on the way to school. nearly a month ago. one west charlotte woman tells us immigration officers arrested her 19-year-old son on his way to the bus stop. the teen is one of dozens who came to the u.s. without documentation from central america. advocates say now that they're turning 18 they're targeted for deportation. >> that created panic among other students and families and fear because they have been detained on their way to school. >> we reached out to a spokesman for the immigration office. they say officers are enforcing orders of judges in immigration court but are not targeting students in what they call sensitive areas like schools and churches. >>> channe

s report regarding improper payments through cms. and it's my understanding that inspector general listed 25 implemented recommendations for improvement in protecting taxpayers' dollars with cms. cms wants to address this, but it's short on resources. this is kind of a catch 22 because there's an estimate that cms could save $1.76 billion if it had followed the installation of improving automated claims. in a -- and a number of other things. so my question here is you're asking for more resources. i'd like to bring this to your attention. there are ways to free up money for absolutely necessary functions for cms. and some of these recommendations if -- all of the recommending as if they're implemented can help with that process. so i wanted to bring that to your attention. i'd like to get your response to that in terms of the ability to go forward and get these recommendations implemented. >> with regard to -- we agree and you know the 7 to 1 statistic in terms of every $1 we believe we can save seven. last year together with the jus

to be able to switch. 16 items and they are completed two of them are being monitored right now with cms and that is our network as it continues to grow and the implementation of the training and support that we providing to the case management organizations and with our mcos to ensure the smooth transition with case management as we go live march 1st.' the director of the state department of human services agrees the systems are in place for a switch to privatization, but some of the members at today's senate committee hearing were skeptical. the republican presidential race moved on to south carolina this week ... but at least one candidate is still talking about iowa. donald trump finished a close second to ted cruz two weeks ago. however trump has since complained that cruz cheated... when his campaign spread a rumor that ben carson was dropping out. yesterday in south carolina, trump said the iowa results should be tossed out ... and criticized iowa gop chairman jeff kaufmann for allowing them to 120105-120127 "frankly in iowa they should overturn the election based on what cruz did

the cms police chief says it spent $8,000 to purchase the first drug dog. it will start working full time starting next week. >>> a lot of folks heading out on the roads. let's check in with traffic team 9's mark taylor. >> all roads open on sam furr road. we're looking at east charlotte and there are reports of an accident working in the area of briar creek. i'm not seeing anything blocking lanes and traffic seems to be moving toward the john belk and brookshire but we'll gather more information and give you an update. the winds are relaxed. gusty in the mountains but by the afternoon it will start to improve the. ahead at 5:00 a.m., we'll talk about the warming trend and how long we can hold on to much drier weather. >> hundreds of students will stay home because of a norovirus outbreak at their school. the reason the students are at greater risk than most and a taking to make s . >>> channel 9 is following breaking news in huntersville where a tow truck driver just righted an suv that rolled over on sam furr road. you can see it is on the back of the fla

cms board members at the meeting try to address concerns but parents said they were still worried that busing would be a part of the reassignment plan. the idea is a controversial plan to create diverse and academically successful schools. elyse dashew told the crowd that the majority of the board did not want to see changes to hear that busing would not be a part of the plan. >> i don't necessarily think it is good to take them out of their community and bust them potentially. >>> there will be another meeting like this one in district 5 on monday. board members are the only ones considering changes to education policy. coming up, i will explain the reason mecklenburg county leaders are trying to implement user -- universal pre-k for children and how they are looking to to help pay for the initiative. angela han. >>> this morning school districts in york county are considering new school calendars so students can take exams before winter break. the plan would give all four districts the same spring break. districts say the proposals come after parents surveys in the county. rock hill

cms seeks to increase the student diversity of its classrooms throughout the district. they hope to provide children with broader exposure to individuals from different racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds. but first, they want to hear from the community about how they should achieve those goals. for example, how far is too far to ride a bus to the school of your choice? and what's more important, class size or curriculum options? these are important questions and we think getting parent input is a great idea. but this idea won't work if we don't all speak out and share our opinions with the if there is low participation or not enough representation from all the families who make up cms, how can things change for the better? the deadline is february 22nd, but we encourage you to complete the survey today. visit the cms website or wbtv.com for a link to the survey, or call your child's school to get a paper copy. be part of this most important student assignment conversation. speakout@wbtv.com. >> john: 4:55. supreme court justice antonin scalia's chair is drap

the cms student assignment survey. that is designed to let cms know how they value diversity in the classroom. that will help cms decide how to reassign students to schools in the future. the board is trying to figure out how they make them more diverse and help the struggling schools. alex giles talked to parents. are they hope to the assignment. what did you find? >> reporter: it seems like most parents are worried their children would have to switch schools but some here say that don't be worried about shifting the students around. >> in a room packed full of parents and educators, kimberly wears both hats. >> her kids are students there. she spoke to the crowd of concerned mothers her message. >> do not be fearful, this sis a great district and great teachers here. >> they could not change the opinions some don't like the switch schools. >> i'm afraid of them going from from my home. i'm concerned that they don't have the same academic expectations. >> that's not my school one school over. >> and the superintendent

before the vote, principals in cms wore red in solidarity, each stood up and called ann clark their hero and praised her for school district. that in hopes to keep clark on the job longer and apparently it worked. there was an initial motion to extend clark's contract for three months but five board members wanted to extend the contract for a year. board members were divided on the issue and one by one, each expressed their concerns over the vote. >> it is time to turn the page and boldly step in the future with new leadership. that new leadership needs to be ready to embark on this trip with us leading the way. >> i almost feel guilty asking ann clark to stay another year with us because she has put her personal career on hold and made sacrifices for the sake of cms. >> reporter: now, the board agreed to start the search for a new superintendent soon and a specific time line will be approved in two weeks at the next board meeting. reporting live in uptown charlotte, ashton pellom, wbtv on your side. being a close one, 6-3 in favor of the extension we wanted to look at the break down. wh

and is cms to blame? that story coming up. on wbtv news is sponsored by... a student at unc charlotte can add delivering a baby to his list of accomplishments. the 19-year-old was leaving for school when he found a woman outside of his apartment in labor. >> can you imagine? but daniel said it changed his life. kristen hampton has the story in tonight's good news. >> daniel spends most of his day studying biology from a book but yesterday a real-life lesson happened outside of his apartment. >> i looked to my right and i saw a lady laying there and i thought she got locked out. but after asking her if i am about to go into labor. >> daniel is 19. while his roommate called 9-1-1 he called his mother who is a nurse. >> she said be careful. ghetto wells, water, pillow. >> while he was getting supplies his neighbor stayed with the woman who did not have time to move inside. >> the next thing i knew she is pushing and screaming real loud and the baby is coming out and my concern was to get the baby to cry and breathe. >> i cleaned off the baby, i wrapped it in th

many expect to hear from cms in the near future. live in the studio - amanda krenz, local five news, we are iowa. jack: also at the statehouse today -- a bill that would change iowa's texting and driving law. right now texting while driving is considered a secondary offense... meaning officers can't pull you over for texting unless they see you breaking another law. the new bill would make texting while driving a primary offense. the sponsor of the legislation, senator tod bowman says its a way to toughen up iowa's distracted driving laws. "bowman 5:32:18 there's people that think it would provide police another reason to pull you over, it does! when you're doing soething harmful, it does give them another reason to pull you over but a legitimate reason to pull them over." jack: this bill passed in the senate and will survive the speaker of the house hasn't expressed interest in taking it up for debate. stephanie: just into our newsroom now... on cam a wanted woman in urbandale. police want to know if you recognize her. stephanie: t

'if i called cms would they say everything is ready to go and marked completed and were going to move forward march first, couldnt speak for cms i dont know how they would respond what i do know is that we have agreed on....so we really dont know, we believe were ready march first and unless the federal government steps in again.. that date stays set. the city of clive is trying to prevent another waterlogged summer... last year sand bags were put out too late to stop walnut creek from spreading into homes and businesses. now the city council is making a plan to get the ball rolling sooner next time. the new plan will let the city activate emergency operations earlier in the creek rising process. they're also streamlining their process for street closures and emergency notifications so iowa basketball fans have something to rush home for tonight... it's an early tip off against penn state -- 5:30. the hawks are hoping for another road win here... to stay on top of the big ten. shouldn't be too hard, earlier this month iowa smoked the nittany lions 73- 49. meanwhile, road games continu

for more information about the events and for a link to cms's survey, go to wsoctv.com, we have posted the information inside stephany's story on the home page. >>> we reached out to police to see if they made arrests after a restaurant in south end. a police report shows 2 men held up the phat bureteo restaurant off camben last night. there were 2 employees and customers, but the customers were in the restroom. they managed to get away with $1500 in cash, the workers were not physically hurt. >>> ceo of apple, tim cook is fighting a judge's order to break into an iphone belonging to one of the san bernardino shooter. they made attempts to crack syed farook's phone. investigators want to assess the involvement of isis and if there were accomplices in the attacks that killed 14 people. the fbi wants apple to create a software, but apple says doing that would endanger the data security of all of their customers. the fight between apple and the >> congress is debating new rules for security encryption software. privacy advocates argue if your cell phone security featureerize limited, then

. >> a senior lawmakerrer is >> proposal for several suburbs to split away from cms. why the mayor says the district needs to be split up. >>> we're following that breaking news in kansas. four people are dead and others inyouinjured. we're hearing from a person who the chaos in >>> we are staying on top of breaking news in kansas. four people are dead after a shooting in a business. these are live pictures we're getting, that's from kansas. the cbs station there. this is video from today this is in heston the shooter is among the dead. we learned the police have that alleged shooter's home surrounded right now. there are crime scenes where the shooter opened fire. listen to the man inside of the building when the chaos erupted. gunshots a shooter we kept hearing pop, pop. i ran over there was a fellow, adam, he was shot i walked over i tried to help him as much as i could. >> 14 people are hurt, the f.b.i. and the bureau of investigation are on the scene t is a developing story. we will stay on top of it throughout the news cast bringing you the latest details. >> fa

cms board members are the only ones considering changes to education policy. coming up i will explain the reason why leaders want to introduce universal pre-k and have a plan to pay for it. angela hot. >>> north charlotte. police are looking for two people who crashed into the back of a city-owned truck and ran away. it happened at 1230 a m on i 85 northbound. officers say the people inside this supercar ran from the scene and left the damage car in the middle of the interstate. police said they had to shut down three left lanes before towing the car. the city truck driver was on her. have a description.>>> investigators looking for the driver who led troopers on a chase through two counties. we brought you the story last night on eyewitness news at 10. the chase started in union county before 9:30 pm after troopers try to stop the driver . it ended in southeast charlotte. the driver stopped on east independence near margaret wallace wrote and jumped out of the car and went away. . >>> cp officers will be scattered at convenience stores aiming to prevent car t

parents packed the cms board meeting last night to speak about their opinions on the student assignment. 25 people spoke, some expressed concern about cms busing students to schools to achieve that diversity, but busing is not something the board discussed. board members say there are other ways besides busing to create diverse schools, we heard from parents on both sides of the issues, including one parent of a cms graduate who said reassignment shaped her daughter >> when she went to lenoir-rhine, she realized she had been the white minority. she has said it was here years at west charlotte that prepared her for the working world. >> dismantling successful schools within communities carefully chosen by parents will not fix the fundamental problems of failing schools. >> reporter: the board will vote on student assignment goals at the next board meeting. that plan do cogo in effect in the 2017-2018 school year. we'll keep you posted. reporting live in uptown charlotte, ashton pellom, wbtv on your side. >> christine: ashton, thank you. >>> 5:35 now, back to kristen miranda in the alert

. >>> there's only a week left to take the survey about cms's reassignment plan. i wouldn't just shift thousands of students across the communities. all new tonight, eyewitness news reporter electron is a ash well learned there's a new campaign behind the bush for diversity. >> tom believe breaking up the district will provide equity and balance. and others say they want their child to go to the school that's closer to home. hi i'm joanna. >> my name is a. both took to facebook in support of better diversifying the district. their stories explain why. >> the exposure i had to different cultures, ethnicities, religions, it gave me a lot of experiences. it's not only the building blocks of who i have become intellectually and who i am as a person who em brays and justin perry says the goal is to facilitate discussion around cms reassignment. a controversial plan that would impact all students in the district. >> what we want the community to do, figure out ways to break down our concentration of poverty and provide greater i can wety. >> not all ants are board. thou