emily collins, fox 46, wjzy. kayla: thank you. bill: in charlotte, they tell us this afternoon 3:20 they have responded to 30 wrecks, several power outages and trees are down across the city, affecting intersections and traffic lights we checked with duke energy before show time they tell us right 4 more than 20,000 people in mecklenburg county are without power. bill: strong or see winds can cause large trees to uproot that is what happened in a neighborhood in myers park. a house on queens road along edge hill parking. the tree blocked road right there. >> first thoughts i had, was that my wife, when we walk around the block always worries, limb, an old rotten limb, she thinks that trees are going to fall on her. i always make fun of her about it. but trees do fall, it will do property damage, sometimes people are in the wrong place and get kill or injured. bill: imagine if this happened to you. a tree fell on to a car in will more neighborhood up on side of uptown, branches smashed up the windshield of the car, thank fully is s

emily collins introduces us to one of newton's number one fans. wrestling with her dad, playing with her sister or scoring goals on the soccer field. kelsey young always has her head in the game. >> i like to go out there and kick the ball around and have fun and stuff, and my dad's my coach and makes it a lot more fun. >> reporter: kelsey's dad is also the one who introduced her to the carolina panthers, and ever since her mom misty says her love for the team is undeniable. >> she loves the panthers in general. but cam, she talks about him all the time. his smile. he's so cute. such a good player. >> reporter: no surprise monday when kelsey decided she would take one of her own soccer trophies to cam from san francisco. >> wanted to make him feel better and give him something. >> reporter: out of 14 trophies lining kelsey's shelf, she chose this one because it's the one season >> i felt like i played one of the best seasons, that season i felt i did pretty good that season. >> reporter: in other words, she had a season similar to cam's. but unfor

reporter: that's not stopping love. >> i love you, and i love your smile. >> reporter: emily collins, fox 46 wjzy. bill: pretty cool girl right there, isn't it? in case you were wondering, kelsey does plan to give cam her trophy. she's waiting for the right opportunity. you can find everything on the panthers and run to super bowl 50 on our website. head to fox46charlotte.com and click on the stories you need to check them out. . kayla: here is something you do not see every day. having a blast with local teens. we'll take you to rock hill after the break for this exclusive story. >> being able to mentor the folks who come through the program and teach them the ropes. bill: playing sports can teach us a lot about teamwork and leadership, but what about working for nascar? you're going find out why nascar wants previous athletes on their pit team. kayla: voters in new hampshire made their voices heard tonight. the first-in-the-na in 1934, steak 'n shake decided the world didn't need another hamburger. it needed a steakburger. so they used 100 percent beef. quick seared to seal in the f

emily collins shows us what it is and what it means for the organization's pocketbook. kayla: gold, valuable and clearly not u.s. currency. that's about all salvation army major larry knew about the donation when it first >> i'm trying to find out what it's worth. >> reporter: and exactly who the coin came from. >> we think from one of the banks in the community that someone had an unclaimed safe deposit box, when they have something of value in those kinds of situations, they sometimes like to give it to charities. we were the lucky one that got the call and said here, hope this can be used for your community. kayla: through research online, the major learned the coin, which features queen elizabeth is of canadian origin and worth a lot more than original value of 50 bucks. >> got an estimate at least over a thousand dollars for it. hoping that will be true. >> reporter: and for good reason, as with any nonprofit, every penny counts. it costs $1 per people for the women and children living at the organization. 340 times three means a lot of good. can be put to good use

in the newsroom, emily collins, fox 46 wjzy. kayla: many believe this is a clever move by the fbi to move the encryption debate from the legislative arena where they were not winning to the courts. >> i see both sides of the coin. obviously i'd like to see what was in the terrorists' phone. obviously we all have iphones, if a criminal gets it, we don't want him to hack in like that. kayla: it's a hard one to decide on. brian, what do you think? brian: i don't know about pictures, video of my daughter getting the oreo cookie. bill: that's sensitive material, right? brian: yeah, right. very valuable to me. probably not to a lot of other folks. let's take a look and see what's going on with your weather right now. it is 40 degrees outside. mostly clear, and we were warm out there today. but as the sun went down, dropped off quickly and chilly. winds out of the north at 6. northerly winds, cold air, that's the case for tonight. freezing temperatures coming your way. but again we are going to stay dry here. a good stretch of weather

emily collins fox 46 wjzy. kayla: the white house announced the president will appoint a new new -- and time. the death of justice scalia is intensifying a heated presidential battle. democrats are insisting president barack obama should have the power typically fill scalia's spot on the court while republicans say the job should fall to the next commander in chief. and south carolina former president george w. bush is hitting the campaign trail for the first time in support of his brother jeb. a front-runner donald trump. >> he should have used his family a long time ago. >> ua quentin bernie sanders are preparing for this saturday's caucus in nevada. clinton scrap plans to stump in florida and ended up sending bill clinton or place. the abrupt schedule chains come on the heels of her loss in new hampshire to senator bernie sanders. there were several weather-related incidents reported in the area this morning before we got this nasty weather. troopers believe that icy roads cost a truck to overturn on highway

in the newsroom, emily collins, fox 46 wjzy. kayla: many believe this is a clever move by the fbi to move the encryption debate from the legislative arena where they were not winning to the courts. >> i see both sides of the coin. obviously i'd like to see what was in the terrorists' phone. obviously we all have iphones, if a criminal gets it, we don't want him to hack in like that. kayla: it's a hard one to decide on. brian, what do you think? brian: i don't know about pictures, video of my daughter getting the oreo cookie. bill: that's sensitive material, right? brian: yeah, right. very valuable to me. probably not to a lot of other folks. let's take a look and see what's going on with your weather right now. it is 40 degrees outside. mostly clear, and we were warm out there today. but as the sun went down, dropped off quickly and chilly. winds out of the north at 6. northerly winds, cold air, that's the case for tonight. freezing temperatures coming your way. but again we are going to stay dry here. a good stretch of weather

emily collins shows us what it is and what it means for the organization's pocketbook. kayla: gold, valuable and clearly not u.s. currency. that's about all salvation army major larry knew about >> i'm trying to find out what it's worth. >> reporter: and exactly who the coin came from. >> we think from one of the banks in the community that someone had an unclaimed safe deposit box, when they have something of value in those kinds of situations, they sometimes like to give it to charities. we were the lucky one that got the call and said here, hope this can be used for your community. kayla: through research online, the major learned the coii which features queen elizabeth is of canadian origin and worth a lot more than original value of 50 bucks. >> got an estimate at least over a thousand dollars for it. hoping that will be true. >> reporter: and for good reason, as with any nonprofit, every penny counts. it costs $1 per people for the women and children living at the organization. 340 times three means a lot of good. can be put to good use at the organizations boys a

emily collins fox 46 wjzy. kayla: the white house announced the president will appoint a new new -- and time. the death of justice scalia is intensifying a heated presidential battle. democrats are insisting president barack obama should have the power typically fill scalia's spot on the court while republicans say the job should fall to the next commander in chief. and south carolina former president george w. bush is hitting the campaign trail for the first time in support of his brother jeb. a front-runner donald trump. >> he should have used his family a long time ago. >> ua quentin bernie sanders are preparing for this saturday's caucus in nevada. clinton scrap plans to stump in florida and ended up sending bill clinton or place. the abrupt schedule chains come on the heels of her loss in new hampshire to senator bernie sanders. there were several weather-related incidents reported in the area this morning before we got this nasty weather. troopers believe that icy roads cost a truck to overturn on highway

emily collins shows us what they made. >> reporter: thank you for your service. mildred underlines this message and can't help but reflect on what it must mean to so many veterans. >> i take it to heart because when i'm writing one, i think of someone on the other side seeing it. >> reporter: she's hamas also >> we have gone through different struggles since we have ended our terms in the military and someone remembering our service makes a difference. >> reporter: the association is making that difference by personally creating hundreds of valentines cards for vets in local and surrounding communities. they have exceeded 500 cards already, meaning more than 500 veterans are receiving personalized valentines messages. it gives students an opportunity to express themselves in a way they may never have before. >> they love it. little things like that mean a lot to somebody. they need to hear that. >> veterans tell me all is good. hearing other people say we appreciate this, feels good knowing we're giving back. >> reporter: proof that a small gesture can make a big

emily collins with exactly how the fans are trying to remember him. hi, emily. >> reporter: hi, bill. earnhardt's following remains strong after all these years, many of the fans say the void his loss left behind runs deep. >> a lot of memories. >> reporter: loyal until the day he dies. love for dale earnhardt if he tried. >> must have been back in the late 70s, i guess, when earnhardt struck me, that's my guy right there. >> reporter: brown has since turned his life into an earnhardt shrine. his clothes, van, even the name of his dog dude. >> don't underestimate dale earnhardt. >> reporter: respect this extraordinary manan >> racing has never been the same. they lost a lot of fans. you can look in the stands and tell, you know, that it's not there like it used to be. >> reporter: longtime fan jackie king agrees. >> it's broke nascar, and they're doing the best they can, but it will never be nascar again without him. >> reporter: earnhardt was so much more than ail seven-time champ. >> he was our rock of nascar. face of nascar, always will be the face

emily collins has the story. >> a lot of skirting around issues. >> winthrop university junior eric hammond wasn't polling for clinton or sanders during the south carolina democratic ryan mary election. but he was a bit shocked at the end results. >> i knew hillary was most likely going to win but i didn't think it would be by that much. >> following his win in new hampshire sanders made a mad -- to hit voters in south carolina and black. >> post-secondary education is what resonates. winthrop sophomore suzanna mccray was disappointed to see clinton clinched the election in the palmetto state but she said it was expected. >> i wasn't polling for her but a lot of people around here were. >> according to exit polls african-american voters chose clinton over sanders by more than 6-1 in south carolina. in the end clinton walked away with nearly 74% of the vote. this huge margin extend her lead over sanders and delegates needed to clinch the democratic nomination but some voters still are commands she are any of the presidential front-runners are right for the job. would believe clinton remains

emily collins with exactly how the fans are trying to remember him. hi, emily. >> reporter: hi, bill. earnhardt's following remains strong after all these years, many of the fans say the void deep. >> a lot of memories. >> reporter: loyal until the day he dies. billy brown couldn't hide his love for dale earnhardt if he tried. >> must have been back in the late 70s, i guess, when earnhardt struck me, that's my guy right there. >> reporter: brown has since turned his life into an earnhardt shrine. his clothes, van, even the name of his dog dude. >> don't underestimate dale earnhardt. >> reporter: respect this extraordinary man. >> racing has never been the same. they lost a lot of fans. you can look in the stands and tell, you know, that it's not there like it used to be. >> reporter: longtime fan jackie king agrees. >> it's broke nascar, and they're doing the best they can, but it will never be nascar again without him. >> reporter: earnhardt was so >> he was our rock of nascar. face of nascar, always will be the face of nascar. >> reporter: which is w

emily collins has the story. >> a lot of skirting around issues. >> winthrop university junior eric hammond wasn't polling for clinton or sanders during the south carolina democratic ryan mary election. but he was a bit shocked at the end results. >> i knew hillary was most likely going to win but i didn't think it would be by that much. >> following his win in new hampshire sanders made a mad -- to hit voters in south carolina specially those who are young what resonates. winthrop sophomore suzanna mccray was disappointed to see clinton clinched the election in the palmetto state but she said it was expected. >> i wasn't polling for her but a lot of people around here were. >> according to exit polls african-american voters chose clinton over sanders by more than 6-1 in south carolina. in the end clinton walked away with nearly 74% of the vote. this huge margin extend her lead over sanders and delegates needed to clinch the democratic nomination but some voters still are commands she are any of the presidential front-runners are right for the job. >> sanders aides have said they would beli

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according to arrest warrants...misty collins and emily brown... had the girl consume marijuana ... before sending naked pictures of her to a man... in exchange for money and drugs. afterwards...detectives say... collins and brown arranged for the man ... to come to a home in easley... and have sex with the girl. now... they're in custody with no bond ... and charged with "engaging a child for sexual performance." a new park and ride.. opened in greenville today. cutting this morning for the west end park and ride...and trolley stop... it's located on augusta street. the city... to also include a trolley stop. the new park and ride location is part of a bigger expansion plan .. to increase the parking space business district. next on 7 news .... a four year old north carolina boy..may know more.. than most people.. when it comes to naming our presidents. we'll show you his cool talent... and what else he knows...that may stun you. "i want to be able to get married, i want to be able to have a family and without this kidney, that's not really in the realm of being that's not really in

according to the arrest warrants, misty collins and emily brown, had the girl consume marijuana before sending naked pictures of her to a man in exchange for money can drugs. collins and brown arranged for the man to come to a home in easley and have sex with the girl. >>> next, over the hill, some older drivers, sometimes get a bad reputation. but critics need to lay off, according to the latest numbers on wrecks that involve our older drivers. >> and rolling across the carolinas for an important cause. advertising i while some candidates suck up to trump...or run away from him in fear... jeb bush isn't afraid. jeb bush: "that is downright wrong..." he stands up to trump for his liberal democratic positions. calls out trump for insulting women, attacking the disabled... even trashing a decorated war hero. trump: "i like peoplethat weren't captured..." jeb bush: "john mccain is an american hero..." jeb bush. the better man. the real conservative. a commander in chief. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. child's life. for most people ... driving represents

man.warrants state "emily brown" and "misty collins" provided the 14-year-old with marijuana...and while under the influence, deputies say the women persuaded the girl to take nude pictures of herself and send them to an adult male.both black and collins are facing a number of charges...including sexual exploitation of a minor. 3 also in pickens county-an easley woman is charged with arson after investigators say she set fire to her home for the insurance money! money!deputies, sled, and the easley fire department fire at the home on maple way...and say that it was intentionally started by "nellie durham"--who lived there alone.warrants were filed for her arrest...and yesterday afternoon, durham turned herself in.she's charged with arson and presenting a false insurance claim.she's since been dollar bond. 3 friday night you can party like you are on bourbon street to feed those who need it most.. most..meals on wheels of anderson is hosting a mardi gras party to help the hundreds of homebound residents they serve each day.. fox carolina's joe gagnon has more.. 3 3 3 3 3 good afternoon fr

emily: that man was taken for a wild ride, and right now the on. randy: frank collins has the clues police are following. frank: good morning. this hit and run happened right here, and this morning than and who held onto that car hood for dear life is just thankful that he is alive. he was very badly hurt in this hit and run but thankfully is still alive after being hit by that car yesterday afternoon. police say the driver was trying to get away after assaulting a police officer. police were talking to the 29-year-old man about a nearby theft, w and he then attacked the ops are and escaped. the victim says he never saw it coming. >> by the time it was coming, it was on me. >> how can you be so oblivious, no conscience whatsoever? frank: the driver eventually stopped, sending him to the ground. he suffered cuts and bruises and expected to recover. police are searching for delgado, who faces a number of charges. we will follow this story all morning long it will bring you the latest when we get it. emily: thank you. breaking overnight, the standoff at a wildlife refuge

emily: he was taken for a wild ride, and right now the driver has not been found. the hunt is on to track them down. randy: frank collins is there this morning with the clues police are following. frank? frank: this hit and run happened right here, and this morning, the man who held onto the car hood for dear life is just thankful he is still alive. he suffered a broken foot and ankle. he was hit yesterday morning. police say the man who was behind the wheel was a 29-year-old tyson elgato, who was trying to get away after escaping a police officer. police say he attacked an officer in the skate in a car. >> by the time i saw it, it was coming for me. >> how can you be so oblivious to what is around you and have no conscience whatsoever? frank: the driver eventually stopped, sending him to the ground. he is expected to recover. police are searching for delgado, who faces a number of charges. we will continue to follow the story all morning long. emily: thank you. breaking overnight, the armed standoff at a wildlife refuge and oregon maybe coming to an end. we are watching the situation very carefully. the eyeopener' s er