we're live in huntersville, dedrick russell wbtv on your side. >> and while the towns of huntersville, cornelius and davidson are expected to pass the resolutions this week, the town of matthews plans to pass a resolution to split up cms. >> and cabarrus county deputies are asking for your help to find a woman 63-year-old... missing since wednesday. deputies believe she suffers from dementia or cognitive impairment. last seen in mount pleasant. call 9-1-1 if you have seen her. >> with this warm weather we have information that you can use to stay healthy if you are sniffling right now, you are not alone. spring allergies are here. and we spoke to mecklenberg director dr. marcus. and he says you should take action as soon as you start to feel the symptoms. >> sometimes starting on some of the antihistamine medications ahead of time because it takes them a while to kick in. if you hit it when you first start that is effective as well. >> i was thinking today i had a tickle in my throat and thought all those blossoms. >> you do not think of a lot of pollen this time of the year. and you see the pin

sara-blake morgan is at the cornelius town hall. what is the purpose of this forum tonight? >> well, the focus is sure to be all of the questions surrounding sentra, the company responsible for the toll project and the projects they have completed in the past. widen i-77 says they have not made a presentation like this but found it necessary after a texas toll promising spearheaded went bankrupt last week. wbtv reported that that road sh130 part of an on your side investigation last month, we went back again this week as ncdot secretary tennison traveled to meet with texas dot about their dealings with sentra and despite the bankrupt sis ncdot continues to stand by the project. putting out a statement say to go will virtually insure failure and taxpayers will be on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars if that happens but there is sure to be no short supply of opinions tonight. we will head inside and bring sara-blake morgan wbtv on your side. >> last month ncdot asked local mayors for their input on the contract. and the deadline for mayors to send their letters to d

town hall today at 4:00. they'll join huntersville and cornelius. last night the huntersville mayor and council members voted unanimous husbandly in favor of a similar resolution. 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. applic

tonight's town hall style meeting starts at 7:00 at the cornelius town hall. >>> police are investigating a drive-by the shooting where someone shot into a home in the belmont neighborhood with a 1- year-old child inside. channel 9 the bullet holes. they were on the porch when someone pulled up and started firing off shots. police have not arrested any shooters. >>> and a string of crimes all in one neighborhood. the investigators were called to the flying eagle estates subdivision on faulkner road after two break ins last month, and someone stole a car. police recovered the vehicle nearby after it hit nine mailboxes and different signs. >>> tonight, commissioners could discuss a controversial plan to pull out of the charlotte-mecklenburg school district. >> channel 9 has been following the case for weeks now. all new tonight, reporter tina terry found out what it would take to make this happen and the headaches that could come with it. >> reporter: the board of commissioners will meet here at the town hall in about an hour and i'm told they could talk one leader told me it's too early fo

and they can't afford to build the roads to handle the traffic. >>> cornelius town hall to discuss the project. meanwhile, they plan to meet to discuss yesterday's trip and we'll release more information as soon as that process is complete. >>> today, author pat conway will be laid to rest in his hometown of buford, south carolina. the 79-year-old died last week after a battle with pancreatic cancir. he was known for works like prince of tides and the great santini. hundreds are expected to attend his funeral mass today. >>> new at noon, the mega church elevation is finalizing plans for expansion in rock hill. the church finalized a deal with the developer for the $9 million project in the city's river walk community. the church has been meeting in outgrown that space. it is expected to be done by december. >>> well, we're seeing lots of sunshine out there. and it's getting warmer and warmer. meteorologist christine wraght is here. >> it's going to continue to be the trend here this week. a beautiful shot. hopefully you have some plans this afternoon to spend time outdoors. clear, blue

. >>> community leaders are pushing for davidson, huntersville and cornelius town boards to show support for neighborhood schools and school choice. the mayor says they want to deliver the resolutions to the cms school board on tuesday. cms board members are reviewing the student assignment plan to be sure students have equal opportunities. some worry it would require their children to move to schools outside their neighborhood. >>> on monday donald trump will be in concord for a rally at noon at the convention center. he'll then leave for mississippi. today is being called super saturday because voters in five states will cast ballots. both parties vote in kansas and louisiana. republicans caucus in kentucky and maine, and democrats caucus there will be one less candidate on the ballot after dr. ben carson announced he'll no longer run. >>> a thief accused of stealing thousands of gold bars is finally behind bars. the steps of the elaborate plan revealed, and what's next in the federal case against him. plus students asked to imagine the way slaves. th (singing) i just can't wait to mee

the cornelius town manager told me they want to take an official stance saying they support neighborhood schools. channel 9 extensively reported that towns in southern mecklenburg county like matthews and mint hill are discussing the possibility of breaking away from cms. the mayors of both towns met last night and decided to form citizen's interests. both towns will be voting on resolutions in the upcoming weeks supporting neighborhood schools and asking the north carolina general assembly to allow them to form their own districts. meanwhile, towns in north mecklenburg county are starting the conversation about what they will do. we spoke with people in cornelius today who saw both sides of the issue. >> the kids go somewhere far, they don't like the people they're around. >> unfortunately, neighborhood schools are often not inclusive. 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. >

it starts at 7:00 at the cornelius town hall. >>> a new study has identified nine u.s. cities that could have a greater risk of the zika virus this summer all in the south that included charleston, jacksonville, new orleans and savannah. the study published in the journal said mosquitos will thrive in those warmer wetter climates. so far 258 people in the u.s. have had zika and contracted the virus abroad. >>> scientists believe zika causes birth defects. the virus has spread quickly through latin america. scientists are now looking at ways to stop the spread including mutating >>> right now a group trying to over turn charlotte's ordnance that protects the lgbt community is in raleigh. they protested in charlotte last week. now they are gathered outside the capitol building to ask state lawmakers and the governor to hold a special session to over turn the ordnance. they're upset about the part of the law allowing transgender people to use restrooms for the gender they identify with. they are concerned criminals will take advantage of the law. the ordnance goes into eff

working on i-77's toll lanessing they are pleased this review was ordered fuel to that fire at the cornelius town hall. they will present research hour taxes will be affected, a they will be on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars. the current contract probe ticketed them from financial losses. the state department was transportation is assessing this situation now in texas. we're going to continue to follow this story, developing pretty much every single day. we will have all the latest here on wbtv. reporting just outside of uptown in charlotte, i'm mark davenport, wbtv on your side. >> thank you, mark. we are just getting started at 5:00 a.m. democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders squaring off again in a presidential debate. this time in miami. what the two had to say about immigration reform. >> and, kristen miranda live. >> police are calling an attack near pittsburgh, at least 25 >> temperatures 58 in charlotte. look at this, 61 in hickory, 60 in gastonia. here is a live look at i-77 at west boulevard. things there are moving very smoothly, traffic is picking up this morning.

all four officers will be recognize at the cornelius town meeting tonight. several charges including attempted murder are pending against farrell. >> christine: tim moore hopes to call a special legislative session this week on the non-discrimination ordinance. according to our news partners at the charlotte observer, moore is discussing the possibility with governor pat mccrory. the most controversial portion of the ordinance centers on allowing transgender to use the bathroom with the gender with which they identify. expected to go in effect april 1st. the regular session begins on april 25th. under state law, the house call a special session if three-fifths of the legislature in both chambers support the move. moore is pushing for special sessioning to take mails at the end of the week. >> john: ambassador of france is hoping to boost business with north carolina, he will visit tomorrow. he will speak at event and attend a reception hosted by the french american chamber of commerce of the carolinas. france and north carolina exchange more than $3 billion

four officers will be recognized at the cornelius town meeting tonight. several charges included attempted murder are pending against farrell. >>> members of congress are headed back to the capitol after spending three days in south carolina exploring lessons about race relations. the congressional civil rights pilgrimage ended yesterday at mahmoudemanuel ame church. dylann roof, the suspect, is white. john lewis of georgia was joined by tim scott, representative jim clyburn and more than a dozen other members of congress. >>> historic trip for president obama, a look at what he hopeses to accomplish this week in cuba. 4:38, 22 minutes before 5:00. >> john: wbtv is always on your side bringing you the first and latest headlines from around the world. breaking news as well. our brody o'connell is dedicated to finding stories you want to know before you head out the door. that is breaking news and news just in. we'll check with him in a few minutes. >>> this morning, president historic three-day visit. chris martinez has details on the trip. >> reporter: pr

the ceremony will be at 7:00 this evening at the cornelius town hall. >>> this morning, immigration officials agreed to delay a durham teen's planned deportation from the u.s. customs picked up david acosta in late january. he admitted he crossed the mexican border two years ago, but said it was to escape gang violence. the 19-year-old's family says they feared gangs will kill him if he returns to his home country. >>> on saturday, dozens marched here in charlotte to call attention to an 18-year- old who's in the mecklenburg county jail. protestors believe u.s. immigration officials waited until he turned 18, targeted him, then raised him at a bus stop. a spokesperson said they're following orders from judges and immigration courts and are >>> some south carolina senators are proposing all refugees register with the government. the measure being proposed would hold a refugee sponsor liable if the refugee commits an act of terrorism. a spokesperson for the council says the south carolina bill is likely unconstitutional and they say it's certainly un- american. >>> turning to weather now, defin

it came as no surprise to cornelius town commissioner dave gilroy when a subsidiary of spanish roads developer centra finalled for bankruptcy in texas yesterday. >> it just doesn't work. so it's bankrupt. >> he's been among several states city and county leaders investigating and tracking the company's movement. ever since signing a contract with ncdot to build toll lanes on i-77. business model of centra to essentially bankrupt these infrastructure facilities after a certain amount of time. >> the governor called on ncdot to go to texas and reassess north carolina's contract. he wants legal and financial options reviewed when it comes to the project. but even if the state decides to cut ties with the developer, it has another bankrupt project in indian matthews mayor jim taylor says toll lanes are still coming. >> this was a possibility to get roads much quicker than having to wait 10-15-20 years. >> he heads the charlotte regional transportation planning organization. they set in motion a mandate to build toll lanes. he says who builds them is the state's responsibility. the board

it's at 7:00 tonight and open to anyone at cornelius town hall. the income dot says it will have a report to the governor in the coming weeks about what the transportation secretary learned during a meeting with txdot. on monday, he questioned them about the cintra toll road that went bankrupt outside of austin. >>> the breaking news center right now. police near pittsburgh are overnight shooting that left five people dead and three injured. the victims were in a backyard party last night when police say two people started shooting and it happened in a nearby alley. police have not released a motive or said if they have any suspects at this point. channel # is following the story in burg -- story in pittsburgh and wpxi will be updating you as new information comes in. >>> overnight police and state investigators went adds the albemarle home looking for clues after a man and woman tried to bury a body 85 miles away. channel 9 was in alexander county when the suspects admitted to the crime. >> we was just -- we brought him up here. i just trying to

they also plan to address major concerns expressed by towns nellies and davidson. this -- cornelius and davidson. this week the towns passed resolutions saying they want cms to allow students the stay at their neighborhood schools if they want to. leaders in matthews and mint hill talked about creating their own district and for the first time tonight cms leaders are expected to address communities. reporting live from uptown charlotte, tina terry, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> tina thank you. a man and a woman caught burying a bod in albemarle are expected in court on monday. overnight investigators searched for clues in and around this home. they believe tony hearne killed his uncle tico. he and linsey lentz were arrested while trying to bury the body anularia way in alexander county -- an hour away in alexander county. hearne said he choked his uncle to death in self-defense and both suspects are charged with murder. >>> count on channel 9 to day and watch eyewitness news tonight starting at 5:00 for the latest on the investigation. >>> today a man accused of scamming local car

that town hall meeting is scheduled here at core neil cornelius town hill 7 p.m. for now live. ashlee mcgeehan fox 46, wjzy. >> they met with dot officials monday, more information will be released soon. kayla: this just in after weeks of gathers parent's input, cms released results of student assignment survey, 206 pages were putting it for parents and teacher and like to read, of those lists what were most important factors when selecting a school most was staff, leadership, then the environment and location or proximity to home, and a partner's decision with enrolling their child in a magnet school, the number one factor is a positive reputation for the school, if they're higher performing than the assigned neighborhood school, and if the assigned home school is a low performing school we'll have more at 10:00. that not only am i running for reelection in 12th congressional district, have started the process of moving to the queen city. kayla: u.s. representative alma adams is running for representative in 12 destruction because of the redrawn lines she is moving back to cha

widen i-77 group presented an analysis of the toll lane project during a town hall meeting at the cornelius town hall. the presentation highlighted common features of private tolling projects from all over the country, and compared them to the project right here in north carolina. >> at the end of the day, right, it is pretty clear this is a method and a methodology of cintra and how they do business and canceled many projects in the past and fully expect this one to default as well. >> it's a misuse of money, and we need to learn more about that and pay attention to what our government's doing, no matter if you are a democrat or republican, it doesn't matter. everybody needs to pay is spent. >> reporter: widen i-77 supporters weren't surprised to see that cintra filed for bankruptcy on its texas toll project. >> we should learn and we should be grateful to states of texas and indiana and others who have taken the hit so we don't have to. seems like we're going down the same primrose path. >> this is nothing new, all part of the big scheme with cintra. >> reporter: although the ncdot says cintra

. >> reporter: the widen i-77 group presented an analysis of the toll lane project during a cornelius town hall. the presentation highlighted common features of private tolling projects from all over the country, and compared them to the project right here in north carolina. >> at the end of the day, right, it is pretty clear this is a method and a methodology of cintra and how they do business and canceled many projects in the past and fully expect this one to default as well. >> it's a misuse of money, and we need to learn more about that and pay attention to what our government's doing, no matter if you are a democrat or republican, it doesn't matter. everybody needs to pay attention to how the big money is spent. >> reporter: widen i-77 supporters weren't surprised to see that cintra filed for bankruptcy on its texas toll project. >> we should learn and we should be grateful to states of texas and indiana and others who have taken the hit so we don't have to. seems like we're going down the same primrose path. part of the big scheme with cintra. >> reporter: although the ncdot says cin

the ceremony will be at 7:00 this evening at the cornelius town hall. >>> new this morning, investigators are looking into threatening letters sent to presidential candidate donald trump's son and sister. the letter to his son calls on trump to get out of the presidential race and had a suspicious powder inside that later appeared to be lemonade mix. trump's sister is a judge, but the fbi hasn't released the details of her letter just yet. protestors have been targeting trump, including one who rushed the stage last week. australia will get to work analyzing two pieces of debris they say could have come from the missing malaysia airlines flight. specialists from boeing are assisting in the work. they say there's a high possibility that at least one piece of the debris belongs to that plane. the flight disappeared march 2014 en route to beijing, it was carrying 239 passengers. >>> new this morning, the federal government is suing the manager of the savannah river site in south carolina, saying it overcharged the government millions. the suit filed friday against savannah river nuclear solu

tonight's meeting at 7:00 at cornelius town hall. baseball season is just about here - and now's your chance to get a job at the ballpark. the charlotte knights will hold a food service job fair tonight at 4 oclock. they're looking for seasonal employees for concessions, suite serving and bartending. the job fair will be in the budweiser home plate club at b- b-and-t ballpark. coming up on n- b-c charlotte, why north carolina governor pat mccrory is in cleveland county this morning. but first, tori spelling swings which is what you should not be. because at least in new york, it's springtime. it's the '70s, we can feel it. it's like knocking on the door. >> and it's thursday. >> and it's thursday. and friday eve. friday eve. one more wake-up. a great show today. tory spelling is here. she had her hands full, juggling four kids, a couple tv specials and she's going to take us on a picnic. we're going to tell you about that. >> perfect weather for a picnic. speaking of picnics, we'll show

hong updates us tonight. >> reporter: this coming week the davidson cornelius and huntersville town boards will vote on a resolution regarding cms student assignment. town leaders want to send a clear message. they want to keep neighborhood skyzooms in tact. after the cms school board didn't definitively say the idea of busing to students to schools outside their neighborhoods is off the table. >> it's time to put it to bed one way or the other. >> the mecklenburg county towns are taking an official stance. >> to have access to local education without being bussed many miles away. with our traffic conditions in north mecklenburg, it's really not feasible to do that. >> at their next town abort madings, davidson, cornelius, and hunterville leaders will vote on resolutions to tell cms they want school choice in neighborhood schools. >> kids need to stay around their neighborhoods. you know what i'm saying. if they go somewhere far they around the kids they're around. >> unfortunately, neighborhood schools are often not inclusive. that's the issue for me. >> channel 9 has followed recent effo

tonight town leaders in huntersville and cornelius will be talking about the controversial student assignment survey. joe bruno tells us the towns are standing with the parents. >> reporter: towns have been outraged at the student assignment plan, even though details have not been announced yet, and this week, leaders in cornelius, huntersville, and davidson will vote to support students in neighborhood schools. many parents are worried that students will be forced to go to a different cool. results will dictate how cms dictates the issue, and i don't believe ifs have not said if bus willing be part of the plan. minute hill -- mint hill are not waiting to act. any move will have to be approved by the general assembly. >>> he's by far the most controversial presidential candidate, and today donald trump will be in our area. >> the doors will open in less than 3 hours, and angela hong is there. >> reporter: donald trump is set to speak at noon and the doors here will open around 9:00, but we have been talking to people who have been waiting since 3:00 a.m., and you can see beyond me that people

>> well, brigida, besides huntersville tonight, the town of cornelius will pass a resolution. and we are told that the town of davidson will discuss passing one tomorrow night. parents and politicians in those towns are concerned. they argue since cms did not address the importance of neighborhood schools when it passed goals for student assignment a few weeks ago, anything can happen. carry weight and the school district will listen to them. cms is trying right now to come up with a new student assignment plan that will create more diverse schools and give students a greater opportunity to schedule succeed and many think that will equate to busing. while huntersville, cornelius and davidson want cms to know the importance and the priority of neighborhood schools the towns of matthews and mint hill, well they are ready to take it a step further and they are ready to pass resolutions next week to totally break away from cms. >> 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 a

the meeting is scheduled tonight at 7:00 at the cornelius town hall. larson. >> chris: first alert traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte.ead up if you're lake norman area. very heavy traffic all the way up to gilly and road and then slow to catawba avenue. take a live look 77 here in south charlotte.eavy traffic in through center city with an accident on south zion near arrowood out whitehall common looking at the 77 delays, they start at 45 up to arrowood. we do have an accident at tieebola near 77. still southbound delays from 85 up to the inner loop near matthews in providence. here is meteorologist al conklin. >> al: we are trying to break through these clouds and get into more sunshine. pretty cloudy across a good chunk of our viewing area. 61 here at cloverleaf elementary. you can see a few breaks here and there. there is a lot of overcast out there. not much rain. we are talking about clouds this morning. 61 in charlotte. afternoon, but not total sunshine. we will have a mix of clouds and sun. the rain chance picks up tomorrow north of

. >> reporter: now, there is also support for neighborhood schools as well in cornelius, the town manager recommended a similar updated as things develop in this story. reporting live here at the government center, ashton pellom, wbtv on your side. >> christine: a school psychologist in union county suspended from his job after being charged by police with assaulting a 14-year-old student. monroe police say dayle rust turned himself in, investigators say he assaulted a student at monroe middle school. he will be back in court in a month. the union county school district says rust is suspended with pay pending the outcome of the investigation. >> john: now to a crime alert a pregnant woman attacked while waiting for a bus in west charlotte. this morning police are searching for the attacker. it happened saturday night on ashley road. the victim says the man came up to her at a bus stop, hit her and tried to steal her purse. she wouldn't give up without a fight. >> ran after him and jumped on top of him and punched him in the head. out, olivia is nine months pregnant. she ran to a friend's

now the town of cornelius is recognizing all four officers for their service. >> it was wonderful to have the support. by the chief said the outpouring each worked -- received medals of honor for their work. the department honoring lieutenant wattle bomb -- quattlebaum. >> it brings back a lot of memories. i think it's very good thing for my family. >> lieutenant quattlebaum said every call is dangerous in every situation can be dangerous and he believes they were prepared that day. the team who fired -- the teen was wearing a polo proof vest at the time the shooting spacing attempted murder charges. kayla: officer heinz was voted off as voted off the studio by his peers and 2015. >> they are not dangerous that they don't trust. and i want these animals to kill comparable. kayla: won the largest seizures of animals one national hundreds of animals are now being rehabbed here in our viewing area area. we will have that story a little bit later but first teamwork makes the dream work. today two big-time fan favorites join forces to help kids with the abcs of anti-bullying. we will take

the town of cornelius said they never forgot what happened. >> lieutenant james quattlebaum awarded the purple heart for sustaining life threatening injuries in the time of duty. >> a town grateful and proud. >> kind of surreal, brings back memories. >> whether the job is to protect and serve. >> every call is dangerous, every person we talk to could be a dangerous situation. >> officers like james quattlebaum know there is an inherent risk. >> i was lucky i had the vest on >> police responded to coachman's trace drive for a domestic call. he was interviewing someone, another officer went in the house. greyson ferrell shot lieutenant quattlebaum. the officer in the living room fired two shots at ferrell, bringing him down. tonight, a public thank you. the officer who are rushed to treat the lieutenant's wound. >> also ferrucci assisted. >> the officer in the house, with the lieutenant shot. >> officer heinz returned accurate fire striking the suspect. >> the officer who ran in the house after he heard shots. >> officer rampart's action were instrumental. >> the saturday morning last may

now the town of cornelius is recognizing all four officers for their service. >> it was wonderful to have the support. community. each worked -- received medals of honor for their work. the department honoring lieutenant wattle bomb -- quattlebaum. >> it brings back a lot of memories. i think it's very good thing for my family. >> lieutenant quattlebaum said every call is dangerous in every situation can be dangerous and he believes they were prepared that day. the team who fired -- the teen was wearing a polo proof vest at the time the shooting spacing attempted murder charges. kayla: officer heinz was voted off as voted off the studio by his peers and 2015. >> they are not dangerous that they don't trust. and i want these animals to kill comparable. kayla: won the largest seizures of animals one national hundreds of animals are now being rehabbed here in our viewing area area. we will have that story a little bit later but first teamwork makes the dream work. today two big-time fan favorites join forces to help kids with the abcs of anti-bullying. we will take you there when box 46

tomorrow the towns of huntersville and cornelius will vote. >>> tonight we're hearing from the attorney for army sergeant bowe bergdahl about why he wants to call donald trump as a witness. while on the campaign trail, trump called bergdahl a traitor >> he's made himself a witness, mr. trump's comments, in addition to being de famitory, i think raises a question whether my client can get a fair trial. >> bergdahl is awaiting trial on desertion charges. >>> the campaign for republican presidential candidate marco rubio opened an office in cornelius. the nc primary is a week from tuesday. >>> tomorrow donald trump will be in the charlotte area, scheduled to be in concord for a rally at noon. >>> candidates on both sides in >> been a lot of talk on social get close to >>> just in the last two hours we've learned marco rubio will win the republican primary in puerto rico. meanwhile, democrats are casting their ballots in maine. >> i believe that our next president of these united states. >> reporter: hillary clinton making the sunday morning rounds at a church in detroit, hours ahead of the

. >> reporter: now, there is support for home schools in cornelius as well. last night the town manager recommended a similar resolution. reporting live here at the government center in uptown charlotte, ashton pellom, wbtv on your side. >> christine: thank you, ashton. >>> charlotte-mecklenburg police are looking for the person who violently attacked a pregnant woman who was waiting to get on a cats bus. this happened saturday night off ashley road in west charlotte. theolivia onukogu fought back.>> started punned whiching him inpunching him in thehead. >> hour boy is her baby is due in six man. the manis his 30s. 5'11", brown skin and beard. if you know anything, contact police. >> john: a mother in charlotte is asking for your help to find her missing daughter. this is 14-year-old michaela hutchinson, last seen february 29th on dr. carver road in charlotte. if you see her, call 911. >> christine: we are working to learn what caused a fire in this building on north tryon street, more than 60 firefighters had to be called to the large brick warehouse last night. the road was bl

tomorrow the towns of huntersville and cornelius will vote. the resolutions will be decided on before the cms school board meets tuesday evening at 6:00. >>> new at 11, two men are facing drug charges after several agencies search prodduation their homes. during their searches, they found a quarter pound of marijuana in todd anderson's possession, and investigators said they also caught robert frost with methamphetamine. both men are expected in court tomorrow. >>> a tow truck driver charged after police say he shot a truck owner will be in court jarvis simpson shot him yesterday morning after booting his car in south charlotte. simpson is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and inflicting serious injure. >>> this tuesday will be 2 years since malaysia airlines flight 370 disappeared, family and friends held a memorial for the 239 people on board in malaysia. the flight was on its way to beijing when it's believed it went down in the indian ocean. crews continue to search for signs of debris. >>> jimmy carter says he no longer needs canc

angela hong, two other towns >> reporter: cornelius and huntersville unanimously passed the resolution. if davidson passes theirs today all three plan to present their resolutions to the cms board here at the government center. channel 9 has extensively covered the student assignment issue. it is very early in the process and the goal is to reduce overcrowd and go break up concentrations of poverty in schools. however leaders want cms to guarantee the student will have a seat in their neighborhood schools. the resolutions serve as a strong message to the cms board and the town leaders hope the resolutions will influence the board's final decision on student assignment. >> i think people are looking for predictability and stability in their student assignment. and if you are not going to include a guaranteed home school, you kind of throw that reported last week matthews and mint hill are exploring ways to try to break away from this cms district. it is a move that would require legislative action. channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> also happening tonight, a group will ask cms to protect hu

cornelius and hunterville also stepped away. mooresville is the only town that remains. >>> the home opener feels like it should have been a couple of weeks ago with the weather. >>> it does, scott, no doubt, and it's a spectacular sunset. and sundown about 10 minutes away, mid to upper 70s, incredible warmth and feels more like may that happen march. 75 in harrisburg and concord and 73 in hickory and in the mountains, 60s. meanwhile, if you don't want the warmth, we have ice at the charlotte checkers game. you won't need the coats and neither will you tomorrow. a patch or two of fog but not will need to keep a close eye on the rain to the west. you have probably seen facebook pictures and twitter of all the flooding in louisiana. two-day rain totals upwards of a foot or more and several inches on the way overnight tonight and tomorrow. eventually, it will make a run at us. cloa clouds by lunchtime and sun, but late afternoon, a couple of showers around especially north of charlotte as a shot of cooler air tries to make a run at it. it will try. mid-70s by

want to get you to video showing you what this town hall w3m$yas like in cornelius yesterday. widen i-77 a group against the toll laneac packed out the town hall meeting. when tyhe presented the findings of the texas size collapse of the toll lanes, people wer\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ glued to the research h. after the road opened in 2012, it was declared technically bankrupt in 2014. twoears later, last wee bankruptcy was filed on that highway. they also highlighted flures of other private and public partnersp tohi lanes across widen i-77 research suggests daily round trip tolls could be upwards of $15 here in charlotte if it continues to gohrou t. that is a price taghis group is not willing to pay. >> a different boat going down the same river or the same water feel. failure. we've seen that in tex. this one is.f also setp to be afz failure. >> reporter: now, we talk to ncot,-dhey told us they are standing by the project during the re-evaluation and what happened in texas will not happen here in north carolina, howeveriden w i-77 a0bre not buying that. reporting live, mark davenport,

towns voted to leave. last month, huntersville and cornelius voted to leave. right now, only davidson and morrisville are left in the friewp. >>> the body of former first lady nancy regan lying in state at the presidential library in simi valley, california. later this week, the first lady will be buried next to her husband, former president ronald reagan. reagan died sunday at her home in los angeles much she was 94 years old. you can find out more on wsoctv.com. our coverage is on the home page. >>> a typical march day, 61. and we are on our way to the upper 70s. continue through the weekend. >>> travel is picking up at charlotte/douglas airport and so are the number of people caught with guns. why are you seeing so many more? >> what a federal offici >> there are two democratic visionsfor regulating wall street.one says it's okay to take rmillions from big banks and then tell them what to do. close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care to all, and provide universal college education. will they like me? no. wil

reopened around 3:30 this morning, and tonight, two towns in north mecklenburg county will vote to send a clear message to leaders. huntersville and cornelius will be voting. families can weigh in on the operating budget for next year. leaders are hosting a community engagement meeting there will be four other similar meetings in other parts of town in the coming weeks. >> we are a little more than a week away from the north carolina primary, and donald trump will be in the charlotte area. and he will be in concord for a rally at noon, and it's open to the public, and tickets are free, but you have to request them on trump's campaign website. channel 9 will have a view at today's rally with more on his pitch to voters coming up tonight on eyewitness news starting at 5. >>> channel 9 learned that the campaign for marco rubio opened an office in cornelius. right now senator rubio is third in primary finishes among the republicans. he won puerto rico over the weekend. president clinton will also in charlotte today, campaigning for his wife hillary. he will speak on the campus of johnson-smith university. we have early voters this morning for m

. >>> the cornelius police force could soon have a new way to patrol. the town board of commissioners is voting tonight on whether to purchase a police boat. the boat is being purchased from marine solutions for $207,000. and they say it could be ready by september. >>> people on this commuter train in west mecklenburg county were delayed by 2.5 hours when the train hit a car. we brought this story on daybreak. it happened at 1:30 at the crossing near old dowd road and marshal acres drive. nobody was hurt. the car was empty and reported stolen. it took a train coming in to clear out the tracks. >>> it's been a beautiful day if you're heading uptown. with the hornets playing the t wolves, it looks nice as well. as the warmth builds, i'll show you if we'll approach records. light on a cluster of rare eye cancer cases in huntersville. after two years of questions, we uncovered plans for environmental testing at a local school. >>> we came to an understand that it's in the community's best interest for us to do testing. >>> our investigation continues mark: you've j

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 uncertainty for community leaders and parents as to what happens next. >>> is it going to improve, you know, student involvement, or the schools, or is it going to hurt us? in charlotte, stephanie maxwell, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> both matthews, and mint hill are forming task forces to study the issue of leaving cms and forming their own district. town council could vote on a resolution monday night. wsoctv.com. look for the break down inside the home page. there's an investigation inside davidson after inappropriate pictures of a 17-year-old student were emailed to several teachers at the community school of davidson. a search warrant says the her iphone and sent it to her boyfriend who also attends the school. police are trying to figure out who sent the picture to the teachers. >>> a building that was slated fo

cornelius, and davidson have passed resolutions asking the district to make sure every child in their respective town has a seat in a neighborhood school. >>> new at noon, channel 9 has video from the scene of a deadly crash in stanly county involving a motorcycle. we reported this at oakridge and peachtree. troopers say that the crash happened before 8:30 in front of a local daycare. we're asking for more information on who you the crash happened and who was killed. we will update you when we get that information on wsoctv.com. >>> and a double shooting that left one person dead near the logan family resource center. officers kept our crews back as they investigated. this about a block away at lincoln street and south avenue. the police chief said there was no indication this had anything >>> a former trooper faces 20 years in prison after shooting an unarmed man at a gas station. the gas cam video shows sean groubert shooting levar jones in 2014. the trial was due to start but groubert entered a plea. >>> lightning near ballantyne hit a home and struck the furnace starting the fire. >> i live one s

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. >>> north carolina lieutenant involved in the battle over charlotte's controversial nondiscrimination ordinance. the law takes effect april 1 and awould aallow people to use the bathroom of the gender they identify with. >> probably what he is doing is putting a marker down for when he runs for the nomination for governor. >> three fifths of lawmakers would have to agree approximate to the special session before it would happen. the governor has said a special session is not mess. >>> davidson'

leaders in huntersville cornelius and davidson all passed resolutions asking the district to make sure that every child in their respective towns has a seat in a neighborhood school. >>> charlotte council members may call for an investigation into how a confidential city memo was leaked to the media. councilman autry didn't specifically identify with the week in question was but did make his concerns clear of the meeting tonight. >> i'm concerned about this sort of behavior. attitude about confidential personal information. >> counsel asked the city attorney to provide it outline of options to launch an investigation . how much would cost and possible ramifications for whoever did it. they will talk about this at the next regular meeting coming up in two weeks. this comes days after councilman fallon faces scrutiny for having a charlotte employee and official work as her intern. city manager's that a relationship could be unlawful or conflict of interest. >>> in the past three hours city leaders also voted to extend the city manager's contract through the budget season and to give him a raise. the contract was set to expire nex

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south as we watch the traffic volume continue to build out of cornelius heading towards sam fur at 63 miles per hour. closer towards the town at 62 miles per hour and 71 so if you are coming out of the university area we haven't seen any big problems. in fact once you make your way and 77 no brake reports here. i'll tell you exactly where this stalled vehicle is and if it's causing back ups next. john? >> every day eyewitness news is looking into issues that effect you and your family. tonight a 9:investigates one our prime time special tonight at 8 right here on channel 9. >>> an armed robbery at a mid wood restaurant. the robber's technique to sneak inside after the restaurant closed. >>> one hard ship after another for a local family that traveled across the country to give their mother a chance to live. >> the way they just took care of lauren and took care of me been taking it since the early 1980's. at that time it cost approximately $180 for 10 shots. the latest refill was $14.700 for the same 10 vials and the company is calledvaleant pharmaceuticals. i'm going after them. this is predatory pricing andwe're going to

the town's planning director calls the proposed hotel a game changer. and says it would bring lots of money into cornelius. but neighbors say it won't change cornelius for the better. >> everybody actually on this street, i know the adjacent neighborhoods have expressed extreme, you know, dissatisfaction for that. >> neighboring homeowners are preparing to fight. community meetings are being planned to rally support against the project. >> we want growth in the area, but i don't think this is something that adds to tear ya. >> the developer has to bring this to the planning board and duke will have to approve widening lake norman. charlotte water will need to be consulted and the entire area has to be rezoned. that's too much work for a hotel they want nothing to do >> this is not a big city. people take the bus here. they walk with their dogs and kids. they jog. this is not a place for a big hotel. >> town leaders say they don't think traffic will be an issue. west catawba avenue will be widened in 2020. joe bruno, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> the land is currently owned by a man in florida who is work

town and it's a reality. >> he couldn't describe specifics from that day as the case is still on going. reporting in cornelius, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> authorities charged grayson farrell with shooting assault with a deadly weapon on a government official. his next court date is june 2. >>> new developments in the last four hours as charlotte zoning committee unanimously approved a plan to tear down a south charlotte church and replace it with apartments and shops. the 50-year-old sharon united methodist church will be torn down and replaced. a hotel, apartment, retail, and fitness space will be built around it. >> tonight, leaders in chester county took a step to bring safety improvements to a road known for traffic deaths. neighbors say it's called dead man's curve. a stretch of highway 9 west of chester at turn buckle road. two weeks ago, a van crossed the center line and hit a logging truck killing both drivers. now clover police officer, tanner davis, lost his father in that crash. >> i've had nothing but negative over the last few weeks and i can deal with the positive to carry through. >> tonigh

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 people were injured but no one was killed. the interstate was shut down for hours creating nearly six miles of back-ups but roads reopened around 11:00 last night. one driver said she was almost involved in the crash herself. >> the ca

many town leaders say the district's proposal that could move thousands of students to different schools is creating a lack of stability and predictability for parents. leaders in huntersville. cornelius and davidson all voted and passed a similar resolution for student assignment just last week. those three resolutions asked cms leaders to make sure every student has a seat in their neighborhood schools. lake norman's chamber of commerce also sent a letter to the school board asking the same thing. 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 approximat

many town leaders say the district's proposal that could move thousands of students to different schools is creating a lack of stability and predictability for parents. leaders in huntersville, cornelius, and davidson all voted and passed a similar resident floorings student assignment just last week. those three resolutions asked cms leaders to make sure every student has a seat in their neighborhood schools. lake norman's chamber of commerce also sent a letter to the school board requesting the same. more than 27,000 people responded to a student and this week leaders released the results. 80% of those surveyed 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 the town hall. >>> tonight loved ones gathered to remember a woman hit and killed while trying to cross a busy east charlotte intersection this week. you can see those there tonight wearing white and holding candles in honor of kameka collins. police say collins ran into sugar creek road on wednesday. police say the driver tried to avoid her. >>> starting tomorrow part of an intersecti

forming it's own district, creating town controls charter schools or breaking cms into three districts north middle and south mecklenburg. leaders in huntersville, cornelius and davidson have passed resolution asking the district to make sure every child has a seat at a neighborhood school. >>> north carolina prosecutors have charged a ceo of a second company accused in an $850 million scheme. the feds shut down in 2012. prosecutors just charged the chief executive of preferred merchant james myer with concealing rewards money after the sec began an investigation. he engaged in an elaborate obey instruction of justice scheme and even purchased a home. more than 45% of drug offenders were convicted of an offense that carried the manditory lowest rate on record down 5% from 2014. >>> president obama will likely announce his supreme court nominee this week. sources say three federal circuit court judges to take over for justice scalia who died last month. they are preparing an elaborate campaign to convince republicans to consider the nominee and gain support. experts say the president's choice will likely depend on what he thinks has the best chance of bein

town leaders want to make sure opportunity to stay in neighborhood schools they say that would create stability and predictability for parents. >>> leaders in huntersville, cornelius and davidson all voted and passed a resolution for student assignment just last week those three resolutions ask cms leaders to make sure every student has a seat in their schools. more than 27,000 people responded to a student assignment survey. last week the results outlined the top three concerns. 80% said school staffing is most important, 75% said school environment, 67% said location and how close schools were to home. matthews board of commissioners meet tonight at 6:30 at the town hall. count on channel 9 to let you know what happens. >>> tonight city leaders will approve contract renewals involving charlotte-douglas airport and several airlines. airlines, delta and others were set to expire this summer. the new 10-year contract means charlotte will remain american's second largest hub. american airlines agreed to invest $500 million for new terminal and other future expansions at the airport. >>> today people in cleveland county could hear about the coal ash risk for the roge