cynthia smith started this petition and she's asking commissioners to stop tethering and chaining. 6600 signatures >> two little girls are still in the hospital with multiple injuries after a a crash that killed a 10-year- old boy, their brother. the boy - - it traverses the truck crossed the center line and the driver died. the . the girls brother was also sent to the hospital. we are asking for updates on there can - - condition. >> neighbors scored a big victory in a fight a fight to stop a rock quarry. leaders voted down a plan to annex it. neighbors said this would push farmers out or change the landscape of the area. >> it is cold out there this evening, and we are taking a look from the charlotte camera. no more freeze warnings from weather center nine. >> nothing close to that night, if we get cold, it usually does we are seeing significant rebounds. and to the south, still in the mid- 60s. in the lake over toward belmont, we will not cool down too quickly tonight but we will fall back to the 50s around 8:00 and then eventually back into the 40s late tonight, by midnight tonight

cynthia smith started this petition to pressure county commissioners to end tethering and chaining. right now the petition has more than 6,600 signatures. smith says tethering can lead to aggressive animals or hurt a dog if the chain gets tangled up. >>> weather and traffic every 10 minutes. here's meteorologist vicki graf. she's got some pleasant temperatures to tell us about. >> well, it is a nice start to the day on this wednesday. temperatures on the mild side. in fact, about 20 degrees warmer than where we were this time yesterday. it's 53 in charlotte, 53 in belmont, 54 in gastonia and 54 in mint hill. so you don't have to worry about the heavy winter coats this morning. and going through the day today, we'll warm up quickly. in fact, highs close to around 76 degrees, so about 10 degrees warmer than average. it is going to stay dry today, a little bit windy as well. and with the sunshine and warmer temperatures as well as winds, that will create the fire danger threat for today. however, i am tracking the threat for rain on the way. this will arrive thursday night into friday.