in other words, cms isn't even sure if cms is fraud prevention systems are designed correctly or if they're affected. not the focus of the reports that will be covered by the testimony today. another matter we've been tracking closely is cms's other side on the health care co-ops. we had a hearing on this topic in late january, where we examined a number of financial and oversite explanations for the abject failure of the co-op program. today's report describes cms's efforts to deal with financial or operations issues that the co-ops, including the use of an escalation plan for co-ops with serious problems. . as of november 2015, 18 co-ops, had enough problems they had to submit to a cms escalation plan including nine that disfinned operations. >> cms appeared to have failed just like virtually every other element of this program. the failure of cms to adequately implement the co-op program is well documented here on the finance committee and elsewhere. so many other parts of obama care, the highlighted rhetoric surrounding this program has fallen short of reality. with nearly half of the c

in other words, cms isn't even sure if cms is fraud prevention systems are designed correctly or if they're affected. not the focus of the reports that will be covered by the testimony today. another matter we've been tracking closely is cms's other side on the health care co-ops. we had a hearing on this topic in late january, where we examined a number of financial and oversite explanations for the abject failure of the co-op program. today's report describes cms's efforts to deal with financial or operations issues that the co-ops, including the use of an escalation plan for co-ops with serious problems. . as of november 2015, 18 co-ops, had enough problems they had to submit to a cms escalation plan including nine that disfinned operations. >> cms appeared to have failed just like virtually every other element of this program. the failure of cms to adequately implement the co-op program is well documented here on the finance committee and elsewhere. so many other parts of obama care, the highlighted rhetoric surrounding this program has fallen short of reality. with nearly half of the c

in other words, cms isn't even sure if cms' fraud prevention systems are resigned correctly or if theyre effective. lastly, while it was not the focus of the reports that is covered by the testimony today, another matter we've been tracking closely and where the gao is issuing a report today is cms' oversight of the health care co-ops. we had a hearing on this topic in late january where we examined a number of explanations for the abject failure of the co-op failure. today's report describes the effort to deal with the financial or operation issues at the co-ops, including the use of an escalation with serious problems that may require corrective actions to correct oversight. as of november 2015, 18 co-ops had enough problems that they had to submit to a cms escalation plan, including 9 that have discontinued operations. just last week we heard that yet another co-op, this time the one many maine, is on the verge of financial insolvency despite the fact that it had been on a cms-mandated escalation plan. in other words, cms' efforts to address all the problems faced by co-ops appear t

experts told cms to work on that. and now the good in all of this is that at the end, cms did pass say cms still has a long way to go. up on the fifth floor of the government center. cms was told it lacks stability. and when it comes to a superintendent. as you know there has been a high turnover rate when it comes to charlotte's top educator and it was told that prevents the district from going to the next level. and the team they talked to about 1200 people ranging from parents, students and teachers about cms. those experts wrote down their thoughts. listen to this... >> really making sure that all teachers and students and principals have access to the same opportunity throughout the system depending what school you are in and what part the county you may have more opportunity and that needs to even out. >> that was another bad part. and the ugly part is that experts toured facilities and told cms some facilities are lacking and need much improvement. one thing they talked to a fourth grader and that fourth while

it comes as cms reworks its student assignment program. we are live to explain the possibility. >> reporter: well, the mayor is holding a meeting this morning to discuss what it would take to break away from cms schools and this is happening at the same time an online survey is going around some neighborhoods. the survey asks just one question, should mint hill explore the possibility of splitting from cms. the mayor told us he believes the discussion may be a little premature because cms has not said they would be busing he is considering the possibility of leaving cms but wants to see what the final student assignment plan is first. any town that wants to break away from cms must get legislative approval first. reporting in uptown, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> in about an hour, leaders will talk about the future of transportation including controversial toll projects. >> the parent company is hosting the meeting days after we learned about financial problems involving the toll project in texas. we are live along 77 to exp

i understand the questions that you have about how cms provides oversight to co-ops, how cms makes award decisions, and is cms's level of account ability when a co-op closes. as you know the affordable care act allocated over $2 billion to start the cooperative. to stimulate new local competition in industry has a history of being very difficult for small-company surrender. with some entry markets that had not seen a new competitor in decades. let me first clarify oversight per view. under law, the federal government is not granted authority reserved for the states analyzing actual warily certified rates and surplus levels and determining who is both i'd to offer insurance during open enrollment. cms is responsibly is to award and oversee funds and ultimately maximize the likelihood taxpayer funds are returned. co-ops were selected in 85% of the loans made prior to the start of the first open enrollment in 2015. the remaining 15% of funds were awarded during 2014. loans were made through an evaluation process the award additional 97.7 windows without having any third party opinion as to

two, splitting up current cms districts into a north, mid-and south regions. and the third is possibly starting our own charter school system here. >> and the mayor tells me he has already spoken to members of the mecklenberg county delegation about this. and some believe in the break up. the challenge is the mayor tells me is to convince the general assembly to approve this and he knows there will be pushback from cms. but he says that is not going to stop him from splitting cms up. back to you. >> thank you. now to breaking news we have been following. sky3 live over a pond where dive teams are assisting with a search on mallwood circle. police released few details and medic says they are not looking for a person. bring you new details. >> and investigators are working to figure out what caused this fire in pageland. johnson produce on 601. sky3 over the scene and the flames shooting from the building. firefighters trying it out it. no word whether anyone got hurt. >> employees have a mess to clean up after someone used a car to ram into the charlotte drugst

we are taking cms' crime numbers to the parents. what is parent shawna's reaction to four guns found on the campus last year. >> that is scary. >> and 41 times a student committed a criminal act. >> a lot of this has to do with anger and fear of not succeeding. >> check out the numbers across the school district. assault on school personnel 258 times. possession of a controlled substance more than 500 times. kids bringing weapons to school and students with a gun on campus, seven times. cms explains the increase in crime on campuses. >> it's not just a school-based issue it is a municipal and national issue and some has shown up in our schools. >> while cms deals with campus crime it is pleased to know their work when it comes to suspensions is paying off. there has been a decrease. suspended. last year more than 22000. cms has instituted special programs. >> how do you make that student whole so he or she can reenter the environment? >> one thing that has not changed is the black male students getting suspended. last year 12,000 go

cms was optimistic. last-minute attempts were insufficient and in the two months before the launch, cms added twice this half to the project and cut many of the functions and 72 hours ahead, cms asked the contractor to double the capacity. even in these efforts, the healthcare.gov website experienced major problems within hours of its launch. they received five times the number of expected users but the problems went beyond capacity. the tool worked poorly and the defects caused reflections. the the contractors didn't have coordinated tools to diagnose the problems however, cms pivoted quickly to make the corrections to the website and they brought additional staff and expertise from across the government and private sector. one key was creating a culture where federal employees and contractors worked together as a team. the designated the it is updated at the leadership and integrated policy and technical staff and develop redundant systems to avoid future website problems. they also took a more realist

and the mayor said cms is too big. neighbors are worried that the children may go to school in a different part of town. we have more in math eyes with that decision and reaction. >> the board vetted -- voted to pass a resolution demanding have cms face the consequences of a split. >> i think families should have a choice whether they go to school, our family moved to matthew so we could spend them to quality schools. >> they say they are concerned that the children will be send to schools far from home now that cms is studying the plan. and officials are so worried they say they are ready to break away from cms and form the school district. and town officials want cms' board to reaffirm the guiding principles that guaranteed every student will attend close to home or give the parents the choice of a magnet school. and the town and the mayor will work with legislators to split up cms into north, mid, south or have matthews break away from cms completely. separation if they as parents and family members, we'll get the c

. >>> more mecklenburg county towns have started considering whether to pull their schools out of cms. >>> it's time to put it to bed one way or the other. message leaders in cornelius, message leaders in lemme get a mcpick 2 check out the brand new mix onmcdonald's mcpick 2 menu! now, choose any 2 deliciousmickey d's classics for just $5 bucks. mix n match share n savor 2 for $5name your flavor pick any 2 iconic tastes- a big mac made with 100% beef, flaky filet-o-fish, seared on the grill quarterpounder with cheese or crispy 10-piece chickenmcnuggets for just $5 bucks. grab your crew today. hurry inand say - lemme get a mcpick 2 bada ba ba >>> more mecklenburg county communities are saying that they don't want increased busing within the charlotte mecklenburg school district. >>> towns to the south many matthews and mint hill all ready have started a process of trying to pull out of the district. today we learned cornelius, davidson, and huntersville may not be far behind. hong updates us tonight. >> reporter: this coming week the davidson cornelius and huntersville town boards will

controversial redistricting plan. >> once the building starts going up and students start enrolling, cms will be weightless. over surveys if i would out by parents to bring more diversity to all schools. the most controversial option is moving kids out of neighborhood schools. parents are demanding a spot for students at neighborhood schools or look at leaving the district. >> i think that would be very bad for cms. it's an united states versus them. >> reporter: jeremy stevenson is part of the group cms families united for public education and sees the resolution as a step backwards but understand yes it happened and said that growing worries from parents who want neighborhood schools led to this one. >> we are all in the same boat and if people are trying to jump off, that's not good for any of us. >> reporter: the charter school here hopes to span the 8th grade giving parents more options for those not happy with cms. >> and here is a breakdown of the matthews resolution. a task force would find out what the town must do to form an independent district and there are three potential op

. >> how is cms reacting to all of the resolutions? >> you know i talked to the cms school board chairperson today about that. she told me she wants parents and politicians to calm down. we are talking more to her coming up on wbtv news at 6:00 and telling us why they should calm down and talking to parents is the best course of action. we will have that story new on wbtv news at 6:00. but for now we are live in huntersville, dedrick russell wbtv on your side. >> all right thank you. >> we are getting new information in just to the alert center. alex giles has that for us. >> we got information about two suspects arrested for robberies in charlotte. and i can show you the men. the cmpd announced they were arrested for robberies that happened last month in february. this was in southwest charlotte. police say the men were trying to rob people at gun point and they are behind bars charged for the crimes. both facing two counts of robbery and two counts of conspiracy to commit armed robbery. >> thank you. strange story... bond denied for

interest for us to do testing. >> cms will foot the bill for the testing. the health department is helping the school pick the testing lab for this and assign what substances to test for. cancer cases extensively. you can read our past coverage at wsoc-tv.com look on our home page. >>> a federal lawsuit filed against the city of ferguson, missouri could soon be settled. leaders will discuss a potential agreement with the government. the doj sued after an investigation into michael brown's shooting death found problems within the city's police department. federal officials want to overhaul the department. they say the changes will not create a financial burden on the city. >>> police in raleigh are calling for calm one week after a deadly police involved shooting. >> a town hall was held at this church last night to discuss the tensions between the community and police. officer dc twitty shot and killed aquila 10-k capitol gains. 10-k capitol gains family said he was shot in the back and was unarmed. twitty said he was reaching for a gun. last night emotions

chief executive, cms deputy administrator. he served as ceo connecticut self-insurance exchange, access connecticut. we look forward to your testimony. at this time i ask you to please stand and raise your right hand. >> these were the testimony you are about to give will be the truth,truth, whole truth, nothing but the truth so help you got? thank you. having heard in the affirmative i appreciate you being here again. your writtenyour written testimony will be printed in the record in its entirety. limit your oral testimony to five minutes each. >> chairman, thank you. i want to offer my best to ranking member mccaskill as well. i know your all aware. having close their doors prior to the end of 2015 and i understand the questions you have. as you know, the affordable care act allocated over $2 million to start the program. being very difficult for small companies. in the 1st clarifier oversight purview. under law the federal government is not granted authority reserved to the states attorney who is qualified to offer insuran

. >> reporter: this cms school is in mint hill and as the mayor considers breaking ties with cms to form its own school district with other local fun toes, an on-line survey is circulating for parents' input. only a few mint hill neighborhoods, including this one, have taken a short online survey formed by a committee member. should mint hill mayor ted biggers join mathews and split from cms. >> i think it's a wonderful idea. i don't know if it will fly because of politics. >> reporter: the discussion stems from a student assignment review that could shift kids to different schools. john corbett moved to this schools. >> it would probably have a better impact on the education of the kids in this area. >> reporter: channel 9 has reported extensively on the debate including last week on a plan by matthews' mayor to separate from cms and form the school district with other local towns. i talked with mint hill mayor ted biggers on the phone who said he is considering it but wants to hear the final plan. >> i think it's premature to the point i haven't heard anyone from cms mentioning country

and mint hill are considering a way to split away from cms aiming to avoid possible negative impacts of student assignment. tina terry is live to explain the concerns some leaders have about this split. what are they saying? >> one leader in mint hill told us she wants to see what did cms leaders here are able to come up with before doing any research on pulling away from the district. now last month we told you the mayor of matthews and leaders in mint hill express interest in forming their own district to avoid possible negative impacts of the cms assignment. leaders like tricia say it would be a massive under taking. mint hill commissioner tina ross is concerned that pulling away from cms could cost tax payers. >> i don't think that we can have a quality school system without a tremendous tax increase. >> yeah both matthews and mint to look into this. in fact matthews could vote on a resolution about this as early as monday. coming up in 30 minutes hear about the priorities that cms parents have when it comes to student reassignment. reporting live from uptown tina terry eyewitnes

cms says they are early in the student assignment process. overall they hope to reduce crowding. town leaders told us their main concerns are lack of stability and predictability. >> i think primarily what should dictate where your kids go to school is where you live. that is kind of how it was when i grew up. not four options really. i think you should have one option and have it about the best option. about students being bus far away. last night the vote was unanimous, 5-0. last week we told you the town of matthews in mint hill went as far as discussing break ago way from the school district. >>> cms parents looking to get their kids in a magnet school can apply online for the second lottery period. families rank their top choices for schools and students are admitted based on a random number lottery. the second lottery is to fill seats in science and technology. applications will be accepted online through june 6th. we have a link that explains wsoc-tv.com. >>> police are trying to figure out who attacked a pregnant charlotte woman at a west charlotte bus stop. olivia ono sh

and another than that issue, cms is also tapping the issue of violence in schools. in the next 30 minute, i will break down the new numbers that shows crime is up. >>> late they are morning, we will get the u.s. jobs report for february and experts don't expect a change in the unemployment rate. economist expect 200,000 jobs were added last month which is in line with the survey this week. that survey shows u.s. companies added 214,000 jobs. experts also think the unemployment rate will stay unchanged at 4.9%. the wall street journal reports unemployment applications rose last week but the number is still low enough that it looks like employers are still expanding the. new report is due out at 8:30 this morning. we will bring it to you as soon as it comes out on eyewitness news this morning on tv 64. >>> a unc economist says you don't have to worry about another recession but expect to pay more for gas. he said yesterday despite recent report, the economy is doing fine. he pointed out the nation is close to full employment and wage growth is significant but see in t

like andy, i came to cms from the private sector. i've overseen four successful health insurance changes. leveraging our experience we worked with the teams to build and improve the oversight operation for the co op loans that includes tailored oversight protocols, a formal risk committee, and enhanced monitoring process. reviews from independent firms, and utilize the knowledge of top professionals and actuaries. the life blood of any oversight process is data driven decision making. i will pick up on something andy said. our oversite team at cms makes the best decisions they can, based on the information available at the time. i think it's important to explain more about the information available to the co-ops, to the state departments of insurance and cms. in insurance, you know your revenues relatively quickly. what you don't know for some time are your real claims costs, because of the back weighted nature of how care is consumed in the year, and the lag time in how claims are submitted, processed and paid. due to the lag in cla

. >>> town leaders say they district unless cms guaranteed strict unless cms guarant we invited women to a spa to test a new body wash. hi. welcome. dish soap? you may not feel it but some body washes can contain cleansers found in dish soap. oh. on my skin? that's really scary. dove body wash is different. oh yeah. it has only the gentlest cleansers. plus the unique care of nutrium moisture. it's so soft. just made me feel good. this is different. this is caring. this is dove. >>> it's 4: 40 right now. matthews town leaders are making demands when it comes to cms assignments. >> leaders said they are prepared to lead the school district unless they guaranty to send to schools. they will start a task force to what the town must do to get the state's approval and form an independent district. >> i'm absolutely in favor of a exception from charlotte mecklenburg if they don't listen to what we have said. >> three potential resolutions including matthews forming it's own district, creating charter schools or breaking cms into three districts, north, middle and south mecklenburg. mint hill

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the politicians want cms to make home schools a priority. wbtv's dedrick russell is live in huntersville where the vote will happen. and will this pass? and are leaders feeling the pressure to do something? resolution will pass with unanimous vote and politicians tell me that voters have been crying to them over the uncertainty where their children will attend school. they fear forced busing. and the school district says that will not happen. and tells people no need to cry. because student assignment is still incomplete. tim peter is son moved to this area so this son could attend huntersville elementary. >> our son is autistic so it was important that we got him with a school with excellent reputation. >> the dad believes neighborhood schools are best. >> and it makes a world of difference as far as building the community and friendships. >> others agree. kourtney's son starts middle school next year. >> he is slated for i do not want uncertainty. >> that is why town council will pass this resolution tonight. it states students should be g

>>> tonight cms board members will meet to talk about results from the student assignment survey. >> many are concerned it will lead to the kids not attending schools in their neighborhoods. so eyewitness news reporter mecklenburg county government center with more. >> reporter: good morning, from the very beginning cms leaders said they want feedback from parents before tackling the issue of student assignment. tonight they will get that feed bank. they will moon -- back. they will meet tonight to go over the results of the survey they sent out to 19,000 families and asked parents questions about school diversity, choice, and bus routes. now there have been several community forums on this topic and a lot of parents have already told leaders they want racially and socially diverse schools. but a lot of parents want to know if that will require busing students to difficult schools. also tonight leaders will take up concerns expressed by huntersville, cornelius, and davidson. this week those towns passed resolutions asking cms to keep a seat open for every child who school. p@pppp@ppp

the mayor and parents just believe cms is just too big and just cannot cater to matthews needs. this split was brought up again because the mayor is uneasy with discussions concerning cms' new student assignment plan he thinks the district will transport students to other schools throughout the county. cms school board members tell me that will not happen but that is not good enough for the mayor.

the results broken down for all of cms and each district. but when i flipped flu the pages to see your answers about where you live, how much you make, and your race or ethnicity, there's nothing. >> i think it will be helpful to know more about the people who responded. >> i took that question to tom tate who chairs the committee that developed the student assignment survey. he doesn't know when that information will be made public. but he assures me it will be. with more information about the responses and what he calls the initial report. >> it's what we decided to do was to get as much of the data that people actually were responding to questions about before the board as quickly as possible. >> the results show those in districts one and six which include huntersville, cornelius, davidson, mint hill, and matthews, strongly favor schools to achieve diversity. those towns are now questioning whether they should break away from cms. tate says the board has not had a chance to look closely at the districts priorities. this leaves a lot of u

this morning, charlotte as latin america coalition fights to keep a cms student from being deported. why the group says he should be allowed to stay here. >>> and, an important programming note to tell you about. listen up. wbtv will be bringing you live coverage of the acc basketball tournament from noon until 4:30 today. because of that, the young and the restless and the bold and the beautiful will air on bounce tv at their regularly-scheduled times. time warner cable. >> new charges feeled against a main a man accused of hit andkling a pedestrian. he was originally charged with dwi so this is a stronger dark here. she was waitress. his attorney says she stepped in the street in the path of his car. >>> police do not believe any of the four shootings they're investigating from tuesday are connected. session people were hurt in those shootings. violence has her thinking about moving. >> it is time for me to move. move from over here. it is rough wherever you go, but it is kind of rough over here. >> all the shooting victims are expected to survivable police have not arrested anyone

cms needs more social workers in the schools to support students. the district tells us resources are distributed based on the needs of each school. parents hope things change so call kids succeed. >>> cmpd animal care and control is hoping to find homes for hundreds of animals this weekend. a special pet adoption, look at that little face, will tall place from 10:00 until 4:00 at southpark mall on sharon road. >>> check this out, several food truck events kicked off. this one we stopped by the friday night festival at unknown brewing, seven food trucks, live music as well. official food truck friday that has been wildly popular will start back in april in plaza midwood, also in south end at sycamore brewing. good time of year. i love food trucks. >> lyndsay: the food is always so good, too. i think that is why people love >> kristen: i'm getting hungry,. >> lyndsay: you have food guests coming up. >> kristen: gypsy soup. we have great guests, we'll talk about them in a few minutes. >> lyndsay: i got ahead of myself. >> kristen: that's okay. >> lynd

they want cms tothe resolution says the town and mayor will work with legislators to split up cms in north, middle and south districts, or have matthews break away from cms completely. >> i'm absolutely in favor of the separation from charlotte-mecklenburg schools if they don't listen what we as parents and family members and community leaders have said. >> get the community involved to find out whether or not this is something that is just the board that is interested in this or the community that wants to get behind it. >> that was coleen harry reporting. the mayor says they tells need to find out how to split or completely break away, how that will impact them, the cost and unintended consequences. >>> two people are out of their homes this morning after a large fire in southern mecklenburg county. darby chase drive in the providence crossing area. no one hurt but the red cross is helping out and no word what caused that fire. >>> a teen from burke county accused of trying to join isis is charged with murder. say about the case, coming up. your side, making sure you get headlines

the county commissioner says testing is coming cms said they're willing to pay for it. >> now he's in the process of helping cms find a credible laboratory to do the testing but there are important questions to be answered about strikes just five in a million people question don't know a lot about what causes it. one of the things is what do we test for? eye cancer patients are glad to see the ball rolling on testing. >> it makes me feel better to know that the community is trioing to find out if there's anything contributing to our disease. >> cms would have to sign off on testing. they say they're continuing to follow the lead of county and state health officials. he expects there will be testing and expects it will happen soon. >> what are the chances that this testing will find a link to that cancer. >> not very high. still the people requesting the testing and the health director says there can be a benefit for nothing is found because it would ease minds up there. a lot of people who are worried about what's going on we have gathered all of jim's previous investigations and stor

cms leaders expected to give an update on efforts to boost achievement at some of the lowest-performing schools, that update will come in a report on project lift and the beacon initiative. >> john: looking ahead you can charlotte-mecklenburg schools budget, cms hosting meetings for community members and employees. the meeting tonight at waddell language academy on nations ford road. starts at 6:00, goes until 7:30. another meeting will be held wednesday at independence high school. >>> this morning, the american heart association and sun belt rentals is helping cms students get active. 350 ball pes will be donateds will be donated. all equipment will be deliver to cms this morning. >> christine: bank of america could have fewer workers than it did before the last two major acquisitions. the bank reported having 213 thousand employees world wide at the end of last year, 6,000 more than in june, 2008, before buying countrywide financial and merrill lynch in 2009. the bank cut more than 10,000 expected as the bank leaders work on reducing expenses and improving efficiencies. >>> let's giv

new tonight, eyewitness news anchor brittney johnson found out these towns want a guarantee from cms. >> the mayor of huntersville and council members will meet here at town hall at 6:30 tonight and the mayor says they're all on board to pass this resolution to show cms leaders that they want every child to have a seat at a neighborhood school. >> it's starting to percolate. >> huntersville mayor says his on cms leaders as they review the district assignment plan. so far the board only laid out goals for the plan. among them, they want to reduce over crowding and break up concentrations of poverty. >> they forgot, or didn't include a guaranteed home school for every student so we felt it would behoove us to make a statement that we believe that should be included. >> other town leaders are calling on cms to guarantee each student will have a seat at a neighborhood school. >> i think it's very important they get involved. >> her granddaughter will enter the district soon. >> it's very important. all her friends will be going to the same school. she'll, you know, get a local bus to scho

. >> and are you working with cms? what is their reaction on this? are they objecting to that? >> no. i think i should give cms credit that they accepted all eight recommendations, including this one. but as they say, the proof is in the pudding. they need to execute, do so successfully, and then achieve results and sustain them over the long term. this is not a one-and-done proposition by any means. >> sure. but so, just to be clear, you've made the recommendations, they've accepted all eight recommendations, and they're in the process of doing them. >> that's correct. we had informal discussions as well as the formal letter responding to our recommendations. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank our two witnesses. lord knows where we would be if we didn't have gao and inspector generals. the alarming malfeasance and incompetence of the rollout of this plan is just stunning. and here we are, you know, we can't just simply brush it off and say, well, this was a bad start, but everything's going great now. the cost to the taxpayer probably we'll

coming up in 30 minutes we tell you how local towns who send their students to cms are responding to all of this and the i am applicableations a decision like this could have. >> we posted the full results to take a look at the survey at wsoctv.com inside the story right on our home page. >>> tomorrow parents in rock hill can learn more about school choice. parents who attend can sign up to tour the choice programs like language immersion and accelerated studies. the district will host the fair from 10 to noon. people will be without water for another two hours or so. charlotte water says a contractor hit a pipe here at steel chase drive and sandy porter road early this morning. crews are quickly trying to repair that pipe and handing might need it. >>> family and friends will gather to remember two managers killed outside a mcdonalds. shot inside the parking lot of the restaurant on highway 321. a former boyfriend is charged in the murders. a vigil will begin at 7 tonight at mountain grove baptist church. >>> what caused this damage on a house in honey wood avenue and brookeshire bo

but ross told me it's premature without hearing cms' plan and she is concerned it could split taxpayers. >> i don't think we could have a quality school system without a tremendous tax increase. >> reporter: talks are already in motion. lawmakers in mint hill and matthews have already contacted them, and leaders say it would be a massive undertaking. >> this would be a multi-step process of legislative pieces that would have to occur to >> reporter: but they say it's possible. one senator points to the success of mooresville's graded school system and the stellar performance warranting a visit from the president. >> it's a successful example and actually, they are the poster child for success. so it can be done and it can be done well. >> reporter: he is open to the idea but wants local leaders to consider the impact of taking tax dollars from cps. the representative said she would like to see a meetingly with stakeholders, cms and others before moving forward. tina terry, channel 9news. >> matthews' town counsel could vote on a resolution monday. >>> also tonight, the charlotte- meckle

the lake norman chamber of commerce sent a letter asking cms to keep students at schools? a charlotte charter school ranks among the worst in the nation when it comes to disciplining minority students and students with disabilities. the report from the group says crossroads center in charlotte had the second highest rate of suspensions for black students in the u.s. more than 74 students were suspended at least once. >>> definitely a cool morning out there and things are going to get colder. meteorologist christine rapp has a look at this. >> reporter: this afternoon is going to be nice. we just have to get through the as you head out the door this morning, make sure you are bundled up. just a light wind keeping us on the warmer side. we have the freeze warning in effect through the next couple of hours. mid-30s in the mountains this morning. 31 as you wake up in statesville. heading out the door at 37. temperatures in the middle to upper 50s and low 60s in the mountains this afternoon and the perk will be, we'll continue to have another day of full sunshine. it was gorgeo

neighborhood watch groups in more spark in neighborhoods called an emergency meeting with cms and cmpd on thursday. homeowners say they are worried about the high number of students do they see throughout the neighborhood when they're supposed to be in school. >> students roaming around the neighborhood and the community all day long. some of them get off the bus and they never go to school. >> people who live there say it's been an ongoing problem sometimes resulting in bigger issues for the homeowners like having their home broken into. >> cutting through the backyards and some of the neighbors up and finding items in the neighborhood in their yards. they probably were stolen and discarded. smith school officials admit the school as lot of students to keep up with on a daily basis but say some students in the area are going to the university up on credits. >> it will continue to be a challenge if 2100 students stay stay -- more staff. anybody could use more staff. >> people who live in the neighborhood say they want to see something changed and what cms to do more. the students who a

cm. leaders say they are very early in the student assignment process. overall they hope to break up concentrations of poverty. town leaders told us their main concerns are lack of stability and predictability. >> i think what should dictate where your kids go to school is where you live. think one option and have it be the best. >> parents expressed concerns about students being bused to schools that are farther away. last night the cornelius board of commissioners voted on a similar resolution. that vote was unanimous. >>> last week we told you the town of matthews and mint hill went as far as discussing breaking away from the school district. >>> cms who want to get their kids in a magnet school can apply online. families ranked their top choices for schools and students are admitted based on a random number lottery. this is to fill vacant seats in magnet programs like science and technology. we have a link that explains how magnet placement works and which programs have vacancies. just look for that information on our website at wsoc-tv.com. >>> nort

mayors are discussing breaking up from the cms district and forming their own. mayors said they are gauging interest from the parents. cms has not announced any new districts, and it would have to be approved by the assembly. >>> meanwhile tonight, families can weigh in on cms's operating leaders are hosting a community engagement meeting at 6:00, and there will be four other meetings in the coming weeks. >>> we are a little more than a week away from the north carolina primary, and today donald trump will be in the charlotte area at the event center in concord for a rally at noon. it's open to the public. tickets are free, but you have to request them on trump's campaign website. channel 9 will have a crew there and there's more on his pitch to voters coming up tonight on eyewitness news at 5:00. >>> weather and traffic every 10 minutes. >> and here's keith monday in severe weather center 9. the sun will come up beautifully and stick around all day. >> it's a bright day a few thin clouds up above, and we will see more of those in order for later today. for now,

neighborhood watch groups in more spark in neighborhoods called an emergency meeting with cms and cmpd on thursday. homeowners say they are worried about the high number of students do they see throughout the neighborhood when they're supposed to be in school. >> students roaming around the neighborhood and the community all day long. some of them get off the bus and they never go to school. >> people who live there say it's been an ongoing problem sometimes resulting in bigger issues for the homeowners like having their home broken into. >> cutting through the backyards and some of the neighbors up and finding items in the neighborhood in their yards. they probably were stolen and discarded. smith school officials admit the school as lot of students to keep up with on a daily basis but say some students in the where they take classes to catch up on credits. >> it will continue to be a challenge if 2100 students stay stay -- more staff. anybody could use more staff. >> people who live in the neighborhood say they want to see something changed and what cms to do more. the students who a

this move comes as the cms board considers changing the student assignment plan. mint hill is also considering a town leaders say they want to make sure their students get the opportunity to stay in neighborhood schools. they say that would create stability and predictability for parents. huntersville cornelius they have all passed similar resolutions. they asked cms leaders to make sure every student has a seat in their neighborhood schools. lake norman's chamber of commerce sent a letter to the board requesting those same conditions. >>> more than 70,000 people responded to a student assignment survey. which outlined the top three concerns. 80% of those surveyed said school staffing is most important to them. 75% said school environment. 67% said location. and how close those schools were to home. >>> matthews board of commissioners meet tonight at 6:30 at the town hall. you can count on channel 9 to let you know what happens. >> >>> the highway patrol is series of crashes involving 100 vehicles in alamance county. outside greensboro last night, more than 20 peo

but while it's full speed ahead for union county, cms is just getting the ball rolling when it comes to its more than year-long superintendent search. i am told that eight companies reached out to cms and want to help find charlotte's next top educator. i am told that the board will whittle down that number to the top three or four companies and the board will start interviewing those companies. sometime in april maybe at the april 12th meeting. no word when cms will name its to have educator but stay with us and we will let you know when it happens. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. dozens of students and staff at a rockingham county school are sick because of an unknown illness. huntsville elementary school has 60 people at home today. the school and it will be bleached this afternoon. >> an explosion in greensboro is believed to be caused by problems with electrical wiring underground. police, fire, duke energy and piedmont natural gas all investigating the cause of the explosions that blew off manhole covers last night. no one was hurt but it shattered windows and damaged

and that's the issue. >> even if cms keeps neighborhood schools in tact. they may ask the legislature to allow them to break away from the district. he says the district has gotten too big. reporting in cornelius, angela hong, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> less than an hour a man shot and killed by a raleigh rest. an autopsy report shows akil was shot in his chest, forearm, it doesn't say if he was shot while facing the officer or away from him. a police report says he ran from the officer and the two struggled before he saw him reach for a gun in his waistband. witnesses said he was running away from the officers. >> we will continue to do everything we can to talk to people within the community who might have seen what happened and also most importantly, any time you haven a investigation like this, there will be forensic evidence at the end of the day. and we have to wait for that to be analyzed. >> their trying to expedite the evidence analysis. some community members says they don't trust the autopsy findings because it varies so drastically from wit

is cms responding to the concerns? >> well, maureen, all the looks forward to share with the concerned neighbors some of the programs that west mecklenburg high offers. and neighbors tell me that is not a good enough answer. they want to know what the school district will do to keep the students off their streets. >> we want you to come to the meeting tonight. >> anne miller is on assignment. she has lived in the community near west mecklenburg high school for 50 years. her son graduated from the school. miller is involved. no longer a parent, now a messenger. she is handing out the flyer about tonight's emergency neighborhood watch meeting. >> always been a good neighborhood. and we just want to keep it that way. >> miller is fed up with what she sees often outside her door. >> the children roaming the streets, cutting through our yards, jumping our fence, and we have to call 9-1-1. >> she dialed 9-1-1 a few days ago. students were cutting through her yard and she had a this is what the students said to her... >> you

hour, diversity in cms. we look at a is survey and what it could mean to your child's schools. >> and marijuana oil found in a classroom filled with four-year-olds. >> i'm worried the kids would have thought it was candy or food. >> and welcome i'm jamie boll. >> i'm molly grantham. thank you for joining us. first, over to alex giles he is live in the alert center with breaking news. >> breaking news in an investigation from the cbs network. we have learned that the c.e.o. and coo of the wounded warrior project have been fired. former c.e.o. and cbs news reporting the men have been fired amid a cbs news investigation that they were was being spent on parties and conventions not as much on the veterans. this is the largest veterans charity in the country. big news coming from the cbs network. >> thank you. >>> parents we spoke with today outside a rock hill school say they are concerned after getting a letter about a substance found inside the learning center. police showed us this picture. it's hash oil made

. >> and wbtv knows of four cms students picked up by ice. two have been deported and two are in jail. the student is currently in jail in georgia. he will be deported in two weeks. the coalition wants cms to write a letter to help in the appeal. >>> when shoplifters steal it is discrete but in my investigation, one man turned the five finger discount into a armed robbery. two armed robbery. burlington coat factory. they thought he may be homeless. when he took a suitcase he started filling it up with clothes. he was told he would have to pay for everything but he dashed through showing a gun and warning an employee to stay put. foe the away with underwear and slacks. it heats police to think he was in need. >> it is sad but we know that you not use violence to get what you need. they have not found him. call crime stoppers. it does not pay, crime stoppers does. >>> all new at 11 a photo getting attention on social media. three officers celebrating a boy's birthday. >> paul that's a story behind the photo that is touching. and sarah blake-mor

more than 27,000 people responded to a student assignment survey cms sent out. this week, leaders released the said school staffing is most important to them. 75% said school environment, 67% said location and how close schools are to home. matthews board of commissioners meets tomorrow night at 6:30 at town hall. the decision to separate from the school district requires legislative approval. we're told leaders in matthews and mint hill have contacted state lawmakers. >>> new tonight, a lincolnton man is facing charges after deputies say he was selling high grade marijuana in the denver area on a regular basis. deputies say they pulled over samuel lulling yesterday on highway 7 approximately three. they seized a quarter piend of hido uponic marijuana w00 to $1,000. lulling will be in court tomorrow. >>> huntersville police are investigating after firefighters put out a large brushfire behind hopewell high school this afternoon. officials said it started from a previous campfire. it took firefighters about twos to put tout. >> right now we're tracking more >> me

cms said maintenance crews will work over the weekend to try to clean up this mess. the investigation into what happened is still going on. we're live in north charlotte, greg suskin, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> happening now, a group against charlotte's non- discrimination ordinance is government building. there's 25 protesters there now. the ordinance that goes into effect april 1st bans discrimination against the lgbt in various places. eyewitness news reporter jim bradley is live where a protester is asking the governor and the general assembly to stop the ordinance. >> ever since city council members voted to expand the anti discrimination ordinance, this issue exploded in controversy all over the state. supporters have been vocal over the last few week. opponents are taking their turn outside the government center. several dozen people gathering saying they want to ask the governor to call a special session in the legislature to ordinance. republicans in control in raleigh are working on legislation that would strike down the bathroom portion of the ordinanc

. >> and we're going to tell you what they're asking cms officials to do. before the break, let's get a quick check of your first alert weather. 57 in charlotte. 57 inland caster. 55 shelby. and, here is a live look at, chris, where is this? >> independence exst expressway. >> this is the independence expressway, just making sure. things there are moving smoothly. that because you're never more >> that's cool shot of our studio. i like that. welcome back. we have brand new stories we bring you throughout the morning, especially in our 6:00 a.m. hour. coming up at 6:30, we have new details on the issues at blue cross blue shield of north carolina. find out what the state's insurance commissioner is saying about the progress to fix those issues. plus, at 6:43, we will tell but the new test helping get test results in in much less time. >> this morning, new concerns in charlotte's latin america coalition and a cms student was arrested by immigration officials on his way to the bus stop. 18-year-old yefri sorto was arrested in january. he is in the country ille