dashawn brown is out there, talking to people about what they saw, and she very -- will have a live report at 6:00. >>> and those accused of kidnapping a pizza delivery driver will be in court with a public defender. police say that shannon scott and brayon rhodes kidnapped the driver and took him up i-85 and pair of atms and last him in archdale. >>> a student was on south grand street after midmight when a robber came up to him with a knife. he had injuries but he refused treatment. no arrests have been made. >>> and the district attorney will decide next week whether to charge a driver who crashed into a home killing the couple inside. they will present the case to the grand jury that meets next wednesday. earlier this month, troopers say that the truck crashed into the home off 182, rupturing the imas gas line, causing an explosion and killing the homeowners. >>> and trash service for certain people were on the budget agenda today. proposal that would cut trash pickup for complexes with more than four units and save $4 million a year. >>> tonight, a local primary race is still up in th

eyewitness news reporter, dashawn brown explains their next steps to try and free him. >> in pueblo -- >> they have come together to form a sea of support. for hours, protesters marched through the city of charlotte for immigrants like jeffrey >> it worries me that charlotte will be part of the city where this is happening. >> among the crowd, we met joel marching for his cousin. u.s. immigration officials waited until sorto waited 18, targeted him, and say they arrested him at the bus stop. >> it hurts me, because we are all equal here. you know, we can be different race, culture, but we are all the same from the inside. when you see an 18, 19-year-old being a parent, to me, this is a child in criminal jail. >> organizers tell me their efforts won't stop with these steps, they are on to their next one. jose hernandez is executive director with the latin american coalition and says he is working with members of congress, attorneys, and hopes to petition against sorto's removal. >> this youth were unaccompanied minors. when they went to immigration >> at least for today, they'll march.

new tonight, eyewitness news reporter, dashawn brown spoke to her about the public statement that she made against state leaders. dashawn. >> erica, the mayor listed job growth and tourism as two areas it could suffer if this ordinance is reversed. opponents, meanwhile, are still focused on safety. in the hours after house speaker tim moore called for a special session to take on charlotte's lbgt ordinance, city mayor, jennifer roberts, responded with strong words of her own. >> i hope they will turn their attention to those things we know are impacting all of us. >> roberts tweeted she was shocked the general assembly was still considering the session. and said reversing the ordinance could hurt charlotte's economy. competitors like atlanta, columbia, myrtle beach, all cities where a similar ordinance exists. >> i know there are more than 200 cities and counties around the country who have had these types of ordinances in place for years. >> late thursday, opponents of the ordinance listed safety, still among its number one concerns. part of the ordinance allows people to use the bat

all new at 11:00, dashawn brown learned who that teenager is. d ashawn. >> erica, the victim's name tonight is 18-year-old, darius harding. friends i spoke with called him dion. police say his death is now the the string of violence started thursday night when three homes were punctured by violence. >> that's i heard, the shot. >> and ended with 18-year-old shot dead. >> bang, bang, bang, like six or seven shots. and i hit the floor. >> the fatal shooting happened footsteps from gloria's home at the corner of black street. witnesses say a man standing outside shot at the car with harding and two others inside. the driver came here to the street where harding later died. >> as he was a baby, he didn't deserve this. we just want justice to be served. >> i don't know, it just got crazy. a lot of people got guns that shouldn't have guns and i think they need to do something about these guns. >> police say a suspect in the fatal shooting got away on foot. >> i also checked with a spokesperson here at the rock me they still don't know if these shootin

eyewitness news reporter, dashawn brown spoke to both sides of the debate ahead of the vote. >> neighbors i spoke with tell me they are ready to see something built on this lot, but not all agree that should -- >> is this a blank slate. >> a slate that could soon be filled in part, should charlotte city council vote yes come monday. back in 2012, the city bought the 80-acre property. four years later, they have an offer from the charlotte mecklenburg board of education. >> when you talk about things that are economic drivers, schools aren't necessarily economic drivers. >> the missing link in this area is a chance to bring in new business. he fears adding a school and adding it first could shut down the road to future opportunity. >> especially with a school. it starts limiting what can go in there after the fact. the thing with the school is, they are putting the cart before the horse. >> a look at the plan shows 11- acres of the site dedicated to a new k through 8 language school. the idea approved back in november of 2013. >> i'm very pro having a school. >> for residents like teresa,

also in uptown. >> felt safe, and then knowing that happened, it's a little scarier. >> dashawn brown, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> also in the last 24 hours, police say someone tried to rob a johnson and whale student at knife point on graham street by knight stadium. we're asking police how the numbers we found compare to the numbers last year. so far, we have not heard back. >> new tonight, channel 9 learned despite the cost to taxpayers, charlotte's former mayor had no choice but to travel from a west virginia prison here to charlotte today to admit to a misdemeanor voter fraud charge. now we were in court today when patrick cannon pled guilty. a judge sentenced him to one day in jail for casting a ballot after he had been a convicted felon. convicted of taking bribes in office. >> constitutional rights are not inexpensive. in this case, mr. cannon had the absolute right to be >> now cannon will be taken back to federal prison tomorrow. he is scheduled to be released from prison in january 2017. i wanted to know what it cost to taxpayers to have cannon brought back here to charlo

dashawn. >> chief brown would not say whey he was being investigated. he les was a very addment that the police officers did not walk off the job. what we know is a clear divide between the officers and chief brown. interim chief until those issues are resolved. he will have three deputies per shift. he also said the sheriff's office will use deputies on vacation and those off dude to make sure staffing needs are met. >> this will offer chief brown an opportunity to concentrate and to get his staffing back up to where it should be. >> we have to address it and move on. >> reporter: and for now, chief brown will work under the sheriff, the two are scheduled to meet on monday with the town at administrator and also on monday when we should have a better idea of how many officers report for duty. looterring live, dashawn brown, eyewitness news. >>> now we have more breaking news where authorities say a been taken to the hospital with serious injuries. reporter, dave just sent us pictures from the scene. this is south of lanore. a woman was stabbed inside a

dashawn brown channel 9 eyewitness news. >> your time is 7:08. a bessemer city woman accused of stealing multiple cars in the last two months will be court tomorrow morning for her first appearance. crystal mccullen is charged with three felony counts of larceny. the most expensive car she stole was a 2013 ford f will- 150 pickup truck worth $26,000. she was charged earlier this year with wrecking and entering a vehicle. glum a belmont man will be in court tomorrow. our partners at the gaston gazel report kevin reed is charged with first degree sexual offense and four counts of taking indecent liberties with a child. warrants say he committed the he's being held on a $251,000 bond this morning. >>> new this morning french authorities say they still have not been able to break the encryption on the cell phones of the paris attackers. they say tech companies won't help them. more than 130 people were killed. investigators say unlocking two phones found at the stadium following the attacks could help unvail any contacts the gunmen has with other sym

. >>> dashawn brown spoke to people on both sides of the debate. >> reporter: neighbors i spoke with tell me they are ready to see something built on this lot but not all agree it should be a school. a slate that could soon be filled in part should charlotte city council vote yes come monday. drivers. >> reporter: georgia veer says is to bring in new businesses. >> the thing with the school they are putting the cart were the horse. >> reporter: a look at the plan shows 11 acres of the site dedicated for a k-8 language school. >> i'm very pro having a school. >> reporter: for residents like theresa caesar one that couldn't come soon enough. >> i feel the need in this area especially for education. i've seen plans. i've seen all of these different proposals and proposals. so if the first step is building a school, let's do it. >> reporter: and the first vote is happening at the government center in uptown starting at 5:00. dashawn brown channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> a bessemer city woman accused of stealing multiple cars in the last two months will be in court tomorrow our partners at

reporting live in south charlotte, dasean brown, channel 9 -- dashawn brown. channel 9 eyewitness news. >> we sent out a news alert as soon as this story broke. to get updates, sign up on our alerts. wsoctv.com. >>> just in time for saturday night plans. pinpointing when you'll see rain in your neighborhood. john? >> that's right, elsa. i think areas this. and maybe in the queen city as we move into the overnighttime. no rain for the most part. i facebook live a few moments ago. and even in the highest elevation,s, the mix coming in. we'll track this area in a warmup to liquid precipitation, into elville next couple of minutes. into charlotte, probably not until about 9:00 or 10:00 or so. so most of your saturday night plans look to be cook -- okay. and after this is gone, we kick off a major warmup. i'll be mapping out just how close we'll get to 80 degrees coming up. >> john, thank you. your phone with the wsoc tv weather app. it's free to download to android and iphone devices. >>> happening now, friends and classmates gather to remember 15-year-old heather

reporting here in the newsroom, dashawn brown, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> thank you. months after declared ebola free, the government says two people tested positive for the virus. officials took samples from two bodies. they say there are three other probable cases. >> new at 11:00, the cleveland county school district honored a bus driver for getting a young student out of a it was back in january that brandi donaldson drove up to a stop on barrett road right after police say a couple was shot in the head by their neighbor. the couple's 12-year-old son witnessed it all. donaldson didn't know what happened, but could tell something was wrong and heard the child on to the bus and drove off. the boy's mother died in that shooting and her husband, jeremy, is still recovering. their neighbor is facing charges. >> tonight, firefighters are ramping up their efforts to stop the spread of wild fire. >> it's already burned more than 50-acres in the community. but right now, crews say the wild fire is not home to any homes or businesses. the strong windndcould make it hard to

spokesperson here at cmpd tells me police have yet to make any reporting live from cmpd headquarters, dashawn brown, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> thanks. we're breaking news out of train transylvania county. the students found the body about 6:30 tonight in a wooded area behind a maintenance building. authorities have not said if the body is that of a male or female or if it's a student. brevard police and the fbi are investigating. >>> also breaking right now, a passenger jet crashed as it was landing at an airport in southern russia killing everyone on board. russian state news reported that 55 passengers were on board fly dubai flight 981. along with a crew. the plane was traveling from dubai to russia. right now, officials are trying to figure out what caused the crash. we will stay on top of breaking developments overnight and update you on the latest tomorrow on eyewitness news saturday morning starting at 6:00 a.m. >>> we're following a tonight as right now, attorneys are pushing for the immediate extradition of a paris terror suspect. salah abdeslam spent four months on the run. police cap

reporting live from the government center tonight, dashawn brown, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> huntersville, cornelius and davidson all passed resolutions asking the district to keep a seat open for every child who wants to stay at their neighborhood school. leaders are considering creating their own district, leaving cms. in the last few hours, mint hill's town council will continue to monitor the situation. matthews town council could vote as soon as monday. we posted the full results at wsoctv.com. you can find that inside the home page. >>> new tonight, at 11:00, police charged three men in the accidental shooting death of a lancaster county man. body. now back in january, police truck. police say reece shot himself while playing russian roulette. investigators say the three men took off after it happened. >>> new tonight, just in the past three hours, the group that has been fighting the controversial i-77 toll lanes project shared its research on private toll road projects across the country. tonight's meeting was in response to a recent bankruptcy announcement by a texas company crea