just past conover, right now over the maiden area pushing into denver. and lincoln county. put a tracker on this one with live early doppler 9. these will be the communities get involved in the next hour or so. and they include china grove, landis, mount pleasant, between now and let's say 12:30. still some showers along the carolina border and boiling springs, getting ready to move into the hickory grove area of york county. that will push east into rock hill. so we're looking at places like lesli later on and possibly south charlotte, lake wiley, maybe pineville and chestily chapel by 1:00 in the morning. we'll see more downpours possible between now and 4:00 in the morning. after that, we're finished. even in the high country, not a lot happening. meteorologist, vicki graf is over. the skies will be clearing out

in conover, we had a strong voter turn out. people told us this election is more important than in previous years. >> i feel ike it's more important. i just want to see a change in the government. i think we are ready for a few change. >> more than 11,000 people went to the polls early this year in catawba county. lake norman voters say at that time i-77 tolls are on the ballots for them once again. several of them are running on the anti-toll platform. channel 9 will keep you updated throughout the night as results time, joinous facebook at 9:00 and 9:30 for live coverage and a behind-the-scenes look at how the results come into the newsroom. >>> it was an election day very much like this one that led to new charges for charlotte's disgraced former mayor when he voted as a convicted felon. at any moment, patrick cannon could be facing those voter fraud charges in the courthouse, and jim, you have learned there might be already a deal? >> reporter: that's right, erica. several are saying that they expect the voter fraud case to

an elderly couple from conover agreed to meet a stranger to sell their car. they setup the deal on-line. that man murdered the couple and is now serving life in prison. many police departments setup safe zones for e-commerce. kannapolis police did so last year and the spots have video surveillance. in salisbury the captain says find a public place. with people walking around or in a restaurant there's people around and it's less likely something will happen. >> david whisenant wbtv on your side. >> new information in the case of a south carolina teacher which who he resigned after student spread nude photos of her. she wants her dignity back. arthur is suing the union county school district for breach of contract and slander. the lawsuit comes after arthur says she was forced to quit her job. arthur says a 16-year-old boy took her phone and used his phone to take pictures of nude images arthur had on her phone. she is seeking unspecified damages. >> it is 5:17. let's check in with tonya rivens and see if traffic has lightened up? >> it's not better we have a

low 60s for hickory and statesville and conover and mid- 40s in the high country. you can see a pattern. now, a slight change tomorrow, a few clouds crooch the mountains and a few showers that will dry up long before they reach charlotte and we will see some midday and afternoon clouds but it won't get in the middle of the warm up. temperatures will rise into the lower 80s tomorrow. we may challenge that tomorrow afternoon. lower 80s with the afternoon clouds around and gorgeous. the futurecast on thursday, more of the same, basically fair skies and a few unto -- a few mountain clouds. we start spring this summer -- i should say this sunday and it will feel more like winter with temperatures in the 50s. that's quite a fall. more on that at 5:30. here is the 5-day forecast, nice st. patrick's day on thursday and kick in spring this weekend. but it may not look that way. we will see showers, too. >> and people suffering from the allergies, too. >> we really want the rain. >> thank you, steve. >>> voters are casting their ballots today, and up next, we're looking at w

right now governor is visiting the united sewing machine company in conover. it is the company's 30th anniversary celebration so the governor came into town for that. 12:17. our meteorologist joins us to talk about the weekend forecast. >> we have a warming trend underway as we head into the weekend. one chance for small showers late tomorrow night and then temperatures in the 60s, climbing next week into the 70s so i think you'll like the seven-day forecast. for today partly cloudy and cool and we have a bit of a stiff northwesterly breeze with us. that's a live look from our hd tower cam. not completely sunny but we've seen breaks in the cloud cover giving us peeks of sunshine this afternoon. in charlotte. a little thicker in the hickory area this afternoon, mostly cloudy, and along the appalachian crest with that northwesterly flow and you've continued to see light scattered snow showers up into the high country this afternoon. that is the system that brought us the snow overnight into the north carolina mountains and a few very light rain showers here in t

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

everybody else is pretty much between 50 and 55. 50 rock hill, 53 monroe, 55 morning hickory, newton, conover, 54 degrees. temperatures in the 50s this morning, then may be a little bit of cloud cover around early on, by the afternoon, another gorgeous one. mostly sunny skies, we stay warm, southerly breezes, 10 to 15-miles-per-hour, high of 78. one thing i wish we could get rid of would be the pollen. that is starting to add up, not much we can do until we get rain. that is what will cleanse the air. this isn't the yellow mustard pollen, this is the stuff you can't see and gives you a lot of problems with allergies, with irritation of the throat and nose. if you're sneezing it is because of the high pollen. when the rain chances pick up in the seven day forecast in a couple minutes. chris is sneezing in the first alert traffic center. >> chris: sneezing my way through the morning commute. davidson, cornelius, 485 this morning, traffic pattern still running in the green. it looks good out there early morning coming out of lake norman. charlotte commute if you're coming in 77, 85, no problems

that is sliding to the east through conover and harmony. the good news is, it's a one and done. this rain moves out by 2:00 a.m. by the time we get up in the morning, we're clear. i'll show you what kind of chill we'll face. >> breaking news, graphic new details on a triple homicide investigation involving a well known political consultant in >> police say that his wife confessed to killing him and two others found naked at the couple's home. new tonight, eyewitness news reporter, jenna deary learns more about the couple's past. jenna. >> reporter: erica, crystal remains behind these doors tonight at the gaston county jail. neighbors i spoke with told me the couple had a relationship, but never could they imagine the story police have revealed tonight. tonight, gaston county police are standing watch over house where police found a gruesome murder scene yesterday involving a praise gop political consultant. giovani gambino. crystal appeared in court today. hours after confessing to police she shot and killed her husband and two other people. all found dead and naked. two bodies

that is sliding to the east through conover and harmony. the good news is, it's a one and done. this rain moves out by 2:00 a.m. by the time we get up in the morning, we're clear. i'll show you what kind of chill we'll face. >> breaking news, graphic new details on a triple homicide investigation involving a well known political consultant in

monroe, rock hill, 34, lancaster, charlotte, 33 gastonia, 31 statesville and 30 for hickory, newton, conover, enochville. it is our one shot at rain and then mostly this is going to hours, how much rain are we talking about? this is not a super soaker by any means. the threat of any severe weather is very very small mostly rain and a fairly gentle rain. speaking of tomorrow, i have a zero percent chance of rain, probably start with cloud cover early in the day but that will give way. low pressure is over us tonight and then look how quickly it is gone. friday morning, high pressure build in for saturday, this little system may throw a few clouds our way saturday night but won't amount to anything more than just that, couple clouds so you see that there. up to 59 on saturday, good thing about this going forward the timing is perfect. get the rain thursday, thursday night, out of here friday morning. i don't see any other opportunities for any rain, sunday, look at the temperature here, 63 degrees, start off cool in the morning but very nice, these temperatures are straight uphill. a major war

that was the first time somebody handed me a ted conover book. it was the book new jack which was about year spent at a prison guard at sing sing. that was the first book that really got me interested in experiential journalism. some undercover some not. i've since read all the books. a few years later, i had a job interview with an historian who at the end of the interview asked me to pitch him a story. i had heard about friend who weren't working out how they graduated from pretty good schools colleges and working on hotels to organize units for a man died. that was the first time i heard about faulty. so i pitched the story to the historian who then hand the gumption to sit just that i go off and i would learn more about life and the world in writing and going off working as an undercover union organizer and writing about it than i would ever learn as his assistant. at the time i could not have been more angry at him because he started stepping on this trajectory. a few years later i remember standing in the buffet casino watching cnn and seei

charlotte, 53, 52 gastonia, shelby, in the 40s around statesville, mooresville, hickory, newton, conover. 37, 50 in monroe and 46 in lancaster. lots of sunshine to go around, a wind up at 75 degrees today. already up close to 70 by noon, which is above our high yesterday. if you liked yesterday you'll love today. looks like 70s for the foreseeable future by the showers and thunderstorms. >>> it is tuesday, march 8th, 2016. welcome back to "cbs this morning." more real news ahead including the first performance in cuba by a major american musician there in more than 50 years. hundreds of thousands of people came out to see the dance music maestro, and we were there. but first here's today's "eye >>> this commuter line is now closed down because of an accident. the passengers describe a wild ride. >>> donald trump's campaign expects big victories while ted cruz looks for a win in idaho. hawaii is a bit of a mystery. >>> mrs. obama is following the tradition of a former first lady. >>> it took them seven hours to reach a verdict. >>> this is shocking, the the tennis world. the 28-year-old's

monroe, down to lancaster, still in the cooler 50s from morganton to shelby up toward hickory, newton, conover, in the 40s around boone p. across the foothills, the fog is thicker may take longer for that to burn off but will, charlotte will get up to 80, cooler north and west but still in the 70s at 4:00 across the foothills, keep in mind we will get showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. not much happening right now other than the fog once that burns off that will allow for sunshine and this cluster of storms will get stronger and have to watch for potential for serious weather, make hail and highmaybe hail andhigh winds. sunshine tomorrow, near 80. partly sunny wednesday, 82, small chance of a shower thursday and looks like better weekend. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create a

heading west from conover, use and in myers park, providence at queens, backing up to randolph to get around that. >>> the temperatures just updating in the weather center, and it's 60 already in charlotte and lincolnton and 61 in concord. we will be warming up very quickly as we go throughout the day. highs near 77, well above average and we are tracking the threat for showers heading into the weekend, and don't forget that we set the clocks forward an hour on saturday night. stephanie? >>> thank you for making channel 9 your choice for news. we'll be back for midday at have a great day, everyone. reat day, everyone. kelly: it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, from the "live" trisha yearwood. and star of the new drama, "underground," christopher meloni. and if you have a comment or question, send it in to "kelly & michael's inbox." all next on "live." [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] >> and now, here are your emmy-award winning co-hosts, kelly ripa and michael strahan. kelly: hi. hi. hi. hello. hi, sweetie. hey, it's wednesday. yeah. yes. welcome. mic