now we're going to 23 1/2-year retired air force veteran grady. thank you for your service and thank you for allowing us in your home today. >> sure. >> and your wife, of course. now, let me ask you, when did you buy the home that we're sitting in right now? >> we moved in in early 2006. >> boy, that's when vegas was booming with building, wasn't it? >> it was. it was the single-story community that we wanted. >> at what point did you realize that you were gonna be faced with a problem as it relates to value and what was owed on the home? >> 2006, 2007 were okay -- all house payments made, everything made on both of the loans that we had. but then 2008 hit, and the bottom just fell out of the housing market. and so, this house that we purchased for almost $370,000 went from a value of that down to $134,000. >> in a short period of time. >> it seemed like it was overnight. 2008 became a year of exodus out of this community. people were walking out of their homes. they were not gonna pay for it. so, when the new neighbors were moving into the house

well deputies caught him and arrested him. >> don't mess with grady. melissa, thank you very much. >>> all right, tampa first responders are seeing a very concerning increase in the amount of spice use here in the city. for march 5, through the 9, they responded to some 30 calls involving suspected or admitted use of that synthetic drug. 12 of those calls occurred in the very same day. >> as we have these calls and these individuals are using these drug us, they are increasingly violent and/or just noncooperative and combative. >> police say they are working hard to slow this trend. however, they add, it is very difficult to do that. the production of the drug tending to out-pace the laws. shooting in pinellas county that injured a three-year-old girl in saint petersburg. police found this car believed to be part of the shooting abandoned. the child and a 23-year-old man were both shot while sitting on a porch. they are expected to survive. >>> if you travel u.s. 41, get ready for a traffic nightmare. starting monday. the florida department of transpor

sergeant lewis grady's 12-year- old twins thought they would be leaving. instead, we all learned just how much they miss their dad when he walked in to surprise them. daughter caylee jumped into her and then son logan was there, too. >> i missed you guys so much. >> grady was gone for a year, stationed helping to provide security away from what matters most. >> it was so hard. i have never been away from them and never been away from them, this was my first deployment. first time being separated away from my kids and my family. logan was all about his schoolwork today until he saw his dad. >> what a big surprise. most of that going to an assembly. i thought, i have work to do and i want to get this done. i didn't know this would happen. >> the first order of business back at home after plenty of hugs, dad and caylee cut down the yellow ribbon. a symbol for a soldier serving away from home now ready to come down. >> there we go. >> now after all of that, there grady went to see his parents who had no idea he is now back in north carolina. we have pictures a

and hillary clinton is expected on stage at the grady cole center after 9:00 tonight. watch hillary's event live at wsoctv.com. you can also see all of our coverage from today's events. ask you can even look up all the north carolina individual donor donations to all the different candidates. >>> right now we're following breaking news happening in huntersville. medic is responding to a gunshot wound on townley drive near the very popular shopping center birk dale village. chopper 9 sky zoom is on the medic took one person to cmc hospital with life-threatening injuries. we're calling police and asking them if they're looking for a suspect in this case in what led to the shooting. chopper 9 is not too far away. we'll bring you new information and live pictures. stay with us. >>> crime scene tape surrounded this lancaster county home for hours today after police say a man shot and killed his stepson and then turned the gun on himself. it happened before 5:00 this morning on connor street. greg suskin found out what happened when officers searched the home. >> they went i

. >>> it's not a good idea to taunt sheriff grady on facebook. he took to facebook recently to daunt deputies with a poston the left -- "grady, you don't stop my show." stolen car with drugs. >>> good evening, everybody. made it to another weekend. this was an amazing week weather wise. low to mid 80s each day. not a drop of rain. maybe some rain would help get the pollen out of the air. we have some rain on the way. temperatures right now in the upper 70s to the middle 80s. didn't break a record today but we got close. the record was 87. we were in the middle 80s today. fog is going to be an issue and some areas first thing in the morning. we will take a closer look at that and time out the rain and how it affects your weekend plans coming up in a couple minutes. >>> breaking news from nasa now. the space agency announcing scott kelly is retiring. it's effective april 1st. kelly just returned to earth from a record setting flight on his year in space gave him a lot of experience. >>> the roar of race cars over downtown saint pete this weekend fo

grady judd, you don't stop my show. hashtag ftp. >> we not only stopped his show, but we gave him a new %-`arena in which on operate. >> reporter: sheriff judd jawed >> if you violate the law and taunt our deputies on facebook, you're going to jail faster. >> reporter: sheriff judd made sure to call him out. today he posted two pictures, a before and after, showing carr's selfies next to his new mug shot with a message: it's not a good idea to taunt the sheriff's office on facebook and yes, we did stop your show. >>> it is one of the most talked about celebrity trials. tonight in saint pete, there is a big disagreement over the value of the hulk hogan sex tape. [ indiscernible ] contends the true value was more than fin million dollars. the trial is giving him a chance to explain the impact the video has had on his life. >> the week was awesome. everybody understands what the we're really happy about that. >> belea told the media the trial has been more difficult than wrestling andre the giant in the ring. >>> there's a

officials say grady edmonson senior shot grady edmonson junior after an argument at her home that happened just before 11:30. investigators say they were fighting over the victim' s mother and the father confessed to shooting his son. neighbors say they have heard fighting before. >> they are always out there arguing. i don' t know much about it. the old man is always out there shooting his gun off. stewart: deputies gun at the scene. the sun is listed as critical. two people are hurt and a suspect is in custody after a shooting in brevard county. police found an injured woman with what looked like gun blast marks on her neck and chest and found her boyfriend wounded by gunfire inside the house. police believe the woman' s father fired the shot. that father is now in custody. meredith: a lawsuit has been filed by lawsuit accused of sexually assaulting his clients. they all involve women who say he touch them inappropriately. he touched them inappropriately. the only faces criminal charges and one allegedly halt at a spot in winter garden. a woman who said she was assaulted him spoke to us.

tonight abc action news reporter explains why polk county sheriff grady jurisdiction said he's ready to go to war with app toll make sure these guys don't go free. >> the first time we do have trouble getting into a cell phone we will seek a court order from apple. when they deny us i will go lock the ceo up. >> yes, you heard right. grady just gave his two cents cents million dollar question, should apple allow the fbi or any other law enforcement agency into a locked i foreign. if it came down to one of his cases that's exactly what he would demand. model to go we're not paying attention too the federal judge. we're above the law. >> the idea of the county attorney who's probably a very good lawyer taking on apples bank of lawyers on this issue and when the federal government is having a hard time with it doesn't make allotted of sense. >> attorney jeff says not only do his comments not hold water but may help tim spook apples case against the government. >> he will look at this and say it has now begun. that's what he will say. >> apple has claimed opening the iphone would set a d

grady edmonson senior shot ready for your old grady edmonson junior in the chest of this morning after an argument at their home. investigators say that they were fighting over the victim' s mother and that the father confessed to shooting his son. a big night for nasa asked her not scott. after a year in space. we anticipate his return to the atmosphere and are taking a look at a time up there and how it could impact future travel. jim: a local neighborhood stepping up after a cookie monster steps up and takes the money earned by a local girl scout. put more fun in your day with ice-cream-flavored coffees at dunkin' donuts. go for delicious flavors like butter pecan, cookie dough, or new pistachio. enjoy one today. the bigger the burrito, the bigger the fun. dunkin's new grandde burrito -- a breakfast burrito packed with big southwest flavor. go grande with veggie or sausage today. america runs on dunkin'. space, scott kelly the astronaut is coming back to earth. >> nasa is planning a big homecoming celebration as scott kelly prepares to return to earth in just over an hour. he was in

now we're going to 23 1/2-year retired air force veteran grady.ur service and thank you for allowing us in your home today. >> sure. >> and your wife, of course. now, let me ask you, when did you buy the home that we're sitting in right now? >> we moved in in early 2006. >> boy, that's when vegas was booming with building, wasn't it? >> it was. it was the single-story community that we wanted. >> at what point did you realize that you were gonna be faced with a problem as it relates to value and what was owed on the home? >> 2006, 2007 were okay -- all house payments made, everything made on both of the loans that we had. but then 2008 hit, and the bottom just fell out of the housing market. and so, this house that we purchased for almost $370,000 went from a value of that down to $134,000. >> in a short period of time. >> it seemed like it was overnight. 2008 became a year of exodus out of this community. people were walking out of their homes. they were not gonna pay for it. so, when the new neighbors were moving into the house that other people

the post seems to taunt the sheriff by saying "grady judd, don't you stop my show." judd's response was, quote, "yes, cedric carr, we stopped your show." he ought to know better. an apopka teenager reported missing has been found in a local hospital. the 16-year-old was last seen two days ago on his way to a local fitness center. his family said he was riding a motorized scooter but never got to the center. now, two days later, he was identified by an employee at orlando regional medical center. police say he was involved in a crash on his scooter, which is how he ended up in the hospital. no word on his condition tonight. >>> some good news for drivers in brevard county. round abouts has caused plans to get scrapped in vierra. according to our news partners at "florida today," project leaders said today strong opposition to the proposal has made them reconsider. they were going to be installed at bob's bicycle shop and the entrance to the winn-dixie there. but based on how many people were angry at the idea, they'll now be looking for some other solutions. when we c

the sheriff grady judd saying all of this could have been avoided had the bus driver and attendant just done their jobs. >> gale brown, step forwards, please. >> it's been a long day for simmons. >> when two people ignore all of the rules there's not a lot we can do. >> other than put them in jail and we did that. >> sheriff grady judd has no sympathy for the women, saying they did admitted to not doing their jobs and leaving a 13-year-old special needs student asleep on the bus. >> when he woke up and looked around, there was no one on the bus. times, first on march 2. the bus attendant gathers her opportunity. the stranded student was forced to jump out an emergency exit window and hitchhike nearly 30 miles home. the child told simmons he was left the next day but she didn't believe him and they left him again on march 8. >> what were you thinking? him. >> investigators say the women had another child disable an alarm that was supposed to prevent a child from being left behind. now they are facing discipline and termination. >> as we said in the beginning of this report, they could ge

grady edmondson senior -- is behind bars being held without bond. deputies say he shot his adult son at his volusia county home tuesday afternoon. deputies say the two men were arguing in the driveway when things got heated. that is when they say the dad grabbed a gun.... and fired into his son's chest. friends say the son is expected to make a full recovery. . republican candidates will go at it-- in their most intimate debate yet. while ben carson stopped short of officailly announcing he's leaving the presidential race yesterday... he did confirm he will not be at tonight's event on fox news. the remaining candidates are expected to team-up against donald trump once again... and they're not alone. here in florida... the race is on to stop the front-runner from running away with the nomination... following his success on super tuesday. the conservative advocacy group "club for growth" is backing a 1.5-million dollar ad here in the sunshine state... that accuses trump of being being a lousy businessman... who hides behind bankuruptcy laws. u-s-a to

right now, you can save pretty big at locations in tampa, fort richie, and braydinton. grady halcolm. they gave the distinguished service cross to him. it's the second highest award that can be given to a member of the u.s. army. he tended to and protected his fellow pow's in a north korean prison camp. >> i've been waiting for it for 65 years. if it took another 65, i'd do my best to be here. >> he was actually kicked out of the army the first time because he was only 16 year old. as soon as he turned 18, guess what? he joined the army legally. congratulations. >>> still ahead, a busy toll road about to get another toll. this one may cost you a little the bigger the burrito, the bigger the fun. dunkin's new grandde burrito -- a breakfast burrito packed with big southwest flavor. go grande with veggie or sausage today. >>> tonight, you're going to see this beautiful skyline. i love clearwater beach. absolutely fabulous. head on out to the beach with the family, and have a good time. >> if you're staying in, make sure you tune in at 8:00. join us for 10 news at 11:00. make sure you sta

we appreciate sergeant grady's service. we posted more pictures and video of the heartwarming reunion at wsoctv.com. you can find it on the home page. >>> we have weather and traffic every 10 minutes. here is keith monday in severe weather center 9. >> cooler this morning. pleasant start to the day. more showers swing up. 45 rock hill. a warm chill settling in. we will be back in the mid-50s by 9:00. tons of sunshine. high clouds passing through. we are still well above the average high today which is 63. well above that already by lunchtime. compared to yesterday's mid- 80s. today 10 cooler, mid-70s. pleasant, mild. we are starting to go down. head through the rest of the week. 70 tomorrow. still above average. then we fall below average into sunday at 53 degrees. a couple of days spent in the 50s. the first days of springtime this weekend, it will not feel like spring at all. more like mid- to late winter time with temperatures stuck in the 50s. with that comes a chance of rain. clouds building late into friday evening. w

grady brown made the announcement yesterday on the house floor.the democrat has represented lee, kershaw and sumter counties for more than 32 years. brown is among at least eight lawmakers not seeking another term in the general assembly.all house and senate seats are up for election this year. candidates must file with the state election commission between primaries will be held june 14. 3 3 the violent incident involving now former spring valley high school school resource officer ben fields and a student last october has sparked a national conversation asking what the role of a s-r-o is when it comes to disciplining students. community members along with usc professors held a discussion last night on way to reshap poilcies and fine the line between disciplinary action and criminal punishment. the head of the richland county sheriff's department sro program says the 85 different sro's everyday. 3 "it's fairly difficult. however, we frequently have meetings every month. and we have quarterly meetings with forward information and whatever we need to do, changes we need to make and things

. >>> do not play with fire and mess with grady judd. he did and he just got burned. back in january they posted, quote, grady judd, you don't stop my show. he was wrong. deputies arrested him in a crackdown they call him a career criminal. >> the bottom line is that he is a bad guy but he thought he would taunt us and say, hey, you don't stop my show. we stopped the show. he cannot get a remind on it. >> the charges include grand theft, possession of meth, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. the man arrested for dui and driving the wrong way that's derek high hyde. he was denied bond because he when they arrested him on 301 they found a bag of white powder and other drug related items in this truck. he is accused of tossing drugs out of the vehicle during the chase. >>> lawmakers are poised to approve a package as the 60 day sessions about to wind down. the senate was ready to vote on $129 million. that's a trimmed down package short of the 1 billion-dollar package that the governor wanted. the chief says that the legislature's cuts are responsible policy m

she will speak at the grady cole center in charlotte, expected to take the stage around 9:30 this evening. support for the former secretary of state seems strong in this state if you agree with recent polls. they show clinton leading bernie sanders. i spoke with one of the supporter and she was >> reporter: i like what she struggled. you hear me? she has fought against many battles. anybody with that much fight in them that even this they goat knocked down, they get right back up, you can't help but see a winner in her. >> reporter: and we have a little bit of waiting to do our crew out here. we have some time to get all of our equipment together. we'll have to go through secret service before this event starts again late this evening on our later evening newscast. we will have a full report on what she had to say. >> thank you, adam. >>> our team coverage of the presidential campaigns in north half hour. sloane heffernan is at bernie sanders' rally in charlotte and we will have a live report from hickory. >>> when you head to the polls tomorrow, can you vote on a $2 billion bond.

the past year sergeant lewis grady was stationed in bahrain. yesterday his only duty was to his family. he surprised his children at a special school assembly. it was the best surprise they could have gotten. >> when he returned home, he and his family cut down the yellow ribbon hanging on this tree, a symbol for a soldier serving away from home. >> how about that. no idea. >> love to see those stories. we appreciate sergeant grady's service. >>> we have weather and traffic every 10 minutes. >> let's talk to mark taylor and a look at the roads. >> a tractor trailer fire. d.o.t. is monitoring the cameras. they are spinning it around to see if they can find it. 7 northbound in the -- 77 northbound in the area of arrowwood road. this is something that we will watch as we flip to t v6 4. i can tell you traffic is very, very slow. this is 77 northbound right around arrowwood road. keith this? >>> plenty of sun today. not as warm as yesterday but nice for st. patrick's day. back into the 70s. ten above average for this time of the year. mild and sunn

she will hold a get out the yvonne on grady cole center. it is open to the public and we will be there to bring you complete coverage. >>> republican candidate ted cruz is set to appear at a rally tomorrow at charlotte motor speedway, at the zmax dragway. carly fiorina is on the list of speakers along with political commentator glenn beck. there are free tickets available but you have to register, and we have put a link on wbtv.com. >>> now this morning a local mother killed in a terrible crash driving her child to school will be laid to rest today. kandace helms died after a truck crashed head-on in to her. her two boys were in the car and they had to be taken to the hospital but survived. friends put together a gofundme account for the family and so far, it has raised close to $4,000. trust fund that will be used to help pay for the childrens college. >>> people gathered in hickory to remember two people shot and killed outside mcdonald's there. cody watts and richelle lail were killed in the parking lot. friends got together at mountain

>> reporter: both the boy's parents and the polk county sheriff grady judd are appalled. this could have had a much different ending. the first time happened back on march 2nd. you can see the attendant walking in the aisle there in the bottom left of the screen, apparently not noticing the 13-year-old was sleeping in one of the seats. they both then leave the bus, locking it on their way out. then about 15 minutes later, deputies say the boy wakes up, realizes he's on the bus by himself, opens the emergency window and climbs out. deputies say he then hitchhiked his way back home, 30 miles from however, when he got home to davenport, he didn't tell his parents or anyone what happened. then on tuesday of this week, he was left on the bus again. both the bus attendant and driver did not check the seats. this time, though, he walked out through the front door. and once again, he hitchhiked his way back to his home in davenport. sheriff grady judd had strong words this afternoon about both 51-year-old gail brown and 57-year-old gwendolyn simmons. >> it's like what were you th

grady brown made the announcement yesterday on the house floor.the democrat has represented lee, kershaw and sumter counties for more than 32 years. brown is among at least eight lawmakers not seeking another term in the general assembly.all house and senate seats are up for election this year. candidates running for the seats must file with the state election commission between march 16 and march 30.primaries will be held june 14. 3 3 usc police have arrested a man they say rubbed and pinched a woman's foot at the campus' *main library...and they say it's not the first time or first place he's done it. police say the woman was studying when 40-year-old christopher deas starting touching her feet under a table. it happened just before she said something to him he ran away. police say they later found out that deas has committed this same type of assault at six university campuses in north and south carolina, and that he usually returns, even after being arrested. the school is asking students who see him to immediately notify police. 3 in lexington county...investi gators need your help

sheriff grady judd says the boy had to walk and hitch-hike didn't tell his mom or anyone until the next day. sheriff judd says she should've listened... it happened again to the boy this week. the bus is equipped with a system that when the engine's turned off, sounds the driver to walk to the back, and hit a button...essentially checking for kids. brown and simmons it. the district won't say why the system can even be disarmed happen twice. the boy's school - didn't know he was missing and hitch hiked home yet again until his mom make it to a counseling appointment. the women won't be bus for now. the district will only say the employees are on paid leave... while an internal investigation is completed. in bartow, kendra conlon 10 news, wtsp. gale brown has bus driver since the 90's. she's been disciplined three times for not paying a red light camera ticket... speeding... and not cleaning her bus. the women are now facing charges. time now for headlines around the nation and the world. this is your 60 second scan. nearly three million boxes of "frozen digiorno pizzas"-- stouffer's las

charlotte's grady cole center in uptown at 9:15. sanders will rally at the pnc music pavilion in university city. it begins at 4:30 this afternoon with doors opening three hours before. channel 9 will have crews at each of today's campaign events. we will stream them live on wsoc-tv.com or you can follow us on twitter to get constant updates. >>> tonight matthews leaders could vote on a resolution to split schools away from cms. this comes as the cms school board considers changes to its student assignment plan. some are worried this could involve busing students to schools outside their neighborhoods. if the towns decide to move forward with that split, they would need approval from state lawmakers. >>> 6:48. weather and traffic every 10 minutes. >>> here's meteorologist vicki graf in severe weather center 9 for us. >> reporter: good monday morning. we are dealing with dense fog this morning, especially north and west of charlotte from also in lincolnton and shelby. you see visibility near zero. that means it is tough to see on the

music pavilion and clinton at grady cole center. the clinton family has been campaigning here for hillary. bill clinton stopped in winston-salem and asheville over the weekend. he will be in greenville later today. chelsea spoke at shaw in raleigh yesterday. hillary appeared in durham last week. bernie sanders drew thousands to his rally at the raleigh memorial auditorium last week. trump could stop in hickory today. nothing is set in stone. portfolio speedway yesterday. he canceled a rally in fayetteville this afternoon. his wife will attend. it will be at fayetteville tech at 3:00 p.m. of stay tuned to abc11 for the latest on the campaign. barbara: we have everything you need to foe before you go to the polls on election day. go to abc11.com/govote and tuesday we are your source for election night. we will have the results as they come in. john: 5:36 and early wake-up call for wake county parents of days of heavy rain taking a serious toll there. don: good morning. as you head out we have temperatures in the 60's. we will talk mor

polk county sheriff grady judd lead the charge against it, saying any reformsl would make it harder for law guys. a number of other bills are still on the table in this, the legislative session's final week... we'll bring you the latest as they're heard here on 10news wtsp. noah pransky, 10 investigates. time now is . here's a look at headlines around the nation and the world in 60 seconds. millions of people across indonesia and the pacific-- gathered to witness a total solar eclipse tuesday night. the moon passed directly in front of the sun-- eventually blocking all direct sunlight-- turning day into night. for some, the blackout lasted up to four hours. in los angeles-- the c-d-c says a superbug known as "c-r-e" is now an urgent health threat. it's resistant to many antibiotics. researchers worry it'll spread into the ocean after being discharged from sewage plants. experts say the treatment process-- may not kill it all off. c-r-e may kill up to 50 percent of those who become infected. more troubles for chipotle. an employee at a restaurant outside boston has been diagnosed with no

sheriff grady judd says the girl created the story because she didn't want to walk home from the bus stop. the girl has written a letter of apology, but she will also be charged with filing a false police report. 3 3 in the race for the white house: get ready for a very *surprising endorsement today. former republican candidate ben carson... is now planning to support donald trump. carson talked with trump yesterday. carson said he thinks the trump we see on t-v is just for *show... but behind the scenes, he's quote... a "thinking individual." another reason carson is probably picking trump: few weeks ago, after a cruz staffer spread a *rumor... that carson was dropping out. 3 trump also made a point to mention that carson endorsement... during last night's republican debate. it came up during a conversation on our nation's education... and the future of common core: 3 it was also a strong night for marco rubio... who is fighting hard to keep his campaign going: 3 and while the republicans were in miami... the democrats were right here in tampa. hillary clinton addressed supporters a

hillary clinton will speak at charlotte's grady cole center later tonight. our reporters are covering all of today's events. michael clark begins our clufer raj. bernie sanders was here and he talked about a range of issues. everything from race, gender and equality. now, the senator spent time talking about the economy and his plan to raise the minimum wage and improve healthcare coverage. supporters today were between 18-21 years old. a key demographic for sanders and he continues to try to appeal to the young voters and struck a chord that the country needs to invest in jobs and education not jails and incarceration. he thinks he can defeat hillary

hillary clinton will make an appearance at grady cole center after 9:00 tonight, doors open generating good paying jobs and second visit in a week. she was in durham thursday. in the recent high point university poll, trump and clinton have commanding leads. they polled 1600 people, came up with these responses clinton 60% of the poll, trump nearly 40% of the poll. we'll watch it all for you here on wbtv, we'll be attending all the events as well for the candidates stopping in our state today. mark davenport, wbtv on your side. >> christine: we're expecting to see extra security at lenoir-rhyne today. many concerned about safety surrounding the donald trump rally in hickory. following the incidents at other recent rallies. on friday, trump cancelled an event in chicago, when fights broke out before the rally began. then saturday, trump looked startle when a man tried to rush the stage during a rally in ohio. yesterday, protests continued policepolice used pepper spray to control the crowds. >> john: another candidate stopped in concord. ted cruz spoke at the zmax dragway emphasized sta

. >> and sheriff grady is ready to go to war with apple to make sure these guys don't go free. >> i can tell you the first time we do have trouble getting into a cell phone, we're going to seek a court order from apriling. when they deny us -- from apple. when they deny us, i'm going to lock the ceo of apple up. >> reporter: yes, he gave his two cents on a million dollar question. should apple allow the fbi or any other law enforcement agency into a locked iphone? if it came down to one of his cases, judd says that's what he demands. >> you cannot create a business model and go, we're not paying attention to the federal judge or the state judge. you see, we're above the law. attorney who is probably a very good lawyer taking on apple's bank of lawyers on this issue when the federal government's having a hard time with it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. >> reporter: attorney jeff schwartz says not only do judd's comments not hold any water, but they helped him and apple's case against the government. >> he'll look at this tape and hold it up and say, "it has now begun." >> reporter: i

clinton will be at the grady coal center at 7:30 p.m. >>> early voting is now over in north carolina, and a primary is just a couple days away. wral's leyla santiago explains us what to expect at the polls on tueay. >> reporter: the lines weren't necessarily short for this early voting period. meredith college political science professor david mcclenen says it's a big deal. >> even though it's not a huge percentage increase, look at the number of people taking advantage of a shorter early voting period. >> early voting sites saw a nearly 3% increase over 2012. >> that's about 190,000 more voters. >> there are fewer days and more people. it does show a real increase in interest in voting early. >> it can also be more interest >> can we use that as an indication of what we should expect tuesday? >> just seeing the big joke of almost 200,000 voters, participate early voting, we may see early primary than we did. >> not only have seen a early voting period with higher voting turnout, it was moved up from pay to march, many hoping to give north carolina more of the same. >> will affect the

she will have an event in charlotte at the grady cole center. it begins at 7:30. bill clinton will be in greenville. made a pitch in raleigh at the shaw university campus. she laid out her mother's plan to cap loan payments at no more than 10% of a person's salaryed a forgiven after 20 years of work experience. see criticized bernie sanders's proposal for free college. bernie sanders will also make a final push in north carolina. he will hold a campaign rally in charlotte today. it will be at the n.p.c. music pavilion. john: we are just 24 hours from the polls for the primary election in north carolina. whoer is important information for anyone. they open 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30. if you are in line then you can vote. you must bring a photo i.d. you can find more on election day online at abc11.com/govote. tuesday we are your source for election night. come in here on abc11. swrao we are working to learn about a shooting in durham that left a targeeeenager injured. they occurred on worth street and found a teen shot in the leg on fidelity street. there have bee

. >> sheriff grady judd says both see if anyone was left behind and they had a child disarm an alarm that was supposed to remind them to do so. the 13-year-old fell around on his bus ride, and the driver, 51-year-old gale brown and 57-year-old gwendolyn simmons never noticed he didn't get off the bus at school. and they parked the bus and left leaving him to climb out the emergency exit and hitchhike nearly 30 miles home. he told the attendant the next day they had left him but she didn't believe him. and so it happened again, when mom found out she called deputies. >> the attend president attendant walked right by him. when two people ignore all of the rules there is not a lot we can do, other than put them in >> the driver and attendant will likely both be fired. >> and a lot of people are loving this weather and they are hoping that you can dish up some more. >> we'll have to dodge some showers here and there, but first i want to show you the time lapse view from today and what a view it was. all day long, in and out of sun and clouds, with a little bit of a breeze to keep us feel

. >> sergeant grady said he was surprised to see how tall his children are now, and they plan to spend a lot of quality time together to make up for his time away. and we posted this heartwarming story to our facebook page so you can share it with your >>> the construction of new homes is on the rise again. the commerce department said that new construction jumped 5.2% in february, the highest level in five months, and it fell in december and january. the winter weather is partly to blame for the drop. boosted a number of jobs in 39 states including north carolina from december 2015 to january this year, and 3800 jobs were added in north carolina. florida added the most, 7900. next. 9 investigates medical debt. is this a bill that you could >> no, ma'am. >> i investigate why patients and their families are on the hook for the massive bills even when they believe that the helicopter flight isn't necessary. and then, caught on surveillance, a local thief stealing huge trailers in the middle of the day. how he is getting away with it. >> he saved an elderly woman hear the call of help fro

[applause] >> this is 85-year-old edward grady helcom. this morning dennis ross gave the distinguished service cross to him. it's the second highest award that can be given. during the korean war he protected his fellow pow in a north korean camp. for for 65 years and if it took another 65 i'd do my best to be here. >> he was actually kicked out of the army the first time when his mother presented his birth certificate because his mother was 16 years old but as soon as he was 18 he joined legally. charm? space x will try again to launch the rocket from the cape today. it will try to launch into orbit at 6:35 to 8:06 tonight. remember the last couple of missions were scrubbed due to a number of issues. >>> and news of scott kelly's homecoming have been all over the place this week. he spent 340 days in space as part of nasa's program to pave the way to a trip to mars. he grew two inches taller in space. the 52-year-old's height is already back to normal after >>> a once popular social gathering spot is making a come back plus uss scientist

this funnel cloud was spot near the town of grady. meteorologists believe three to five tornadoes touched down. a swath of the central part of the state was hit hard by the storm and reported several downed trees and power lines. investigators with the national weather service are assessing the damage. >>> doctors are diagnosing more people with thyroid tumors. coming up, how better imaging find smaller thyroid nodules. >>> why a reporter is resigning from her job after she said she was assaulted at a donald trump event. >> new at 6:00, what we are man who state cabinet ... linda coleman, our next lt. governor. i'm linda coleman, and i'm running for lt. governor because it's time to fight back, so our children don't have to do it all over again. i've fought to improve schools all my life. and now, i'm going to fight against the republicans in raleigh ... because we're in a fight to save everything we believe in. there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions fm big banks and then tell

hillary clinton is not expected to speak until around 9:15 here at the grady cole center which runs the alongside central piedmont uptime occasion. as you can see behind me there a few dozen people waiting to get inside. the doors opened 15 mins ago and a few other people have made their way inside. this venue holds around 3000 people so smaller than the 6000 people we sought the bernie sandy's were -- bernie sanders rally today. something to keep in mind that these rallies obviously a lot of support for hillary clinton but a lot of people i'm speaking with her here to see -- seek information and are still undecided about who they are >> i'm trying to keep an open mind throughout the whole process and that's why i'm here today is to listen to what she has to say. >> i'm counting on sanders but i want to hear what hillary clinton has to say so it might make me change my vote tomorrow. >> the doors are open right now but the doors will close at 8:30. you have to get here by 8:30 and hillary clinton is supposed to speak a little bit after nine. reporting live david sentendrey fox 46 wjzy.

p>> taunting a sheriff a grady pjudd will sends you to prison. pout yesterday he's been arrested pfor a firearm by felon in slew pof other charges after posting a pseries of pictures with a pcaption, grady judd, you don't pstop my show. pas judd himself put it yes se pdike drik we stop your show. olice in largo trying to pidentify an armed robber this pmorning just before midnight on pfebruary 26th. pman on your screen robbed a pcitgo station on west bay drive. phe he had semiautomatic gun in phis hand and made off with some pcash. pif you have any information pyou're asked to calm crime pstoppers or police. ponce she is sent to prison utnam county woman who was shot pby her own toddler will not give pup her guns. p31-year-old jamie owns.45 pcaliber handgun 4-year-old son pshot her with while she was pdriving sheriff's office and dcf pare now investigating. pstit ahead dave will be back pwith latest forecast, plus irish pculture will be represented in pbay area coming this week. priders ahead of this weekend big arade. pand white stuff falls in mexico. pwhy some spring breakers may pr

an emotional representative, grady brown, announcing today he will not seek reelection after serving 32 years in the south carolina house. representative brown says he does not have the edge and physical stamina to serve another two years. he's a democratic representative from lee county. >>> a great evening to get outside, but you better do it now, because i believe there are some changes coming. >> alicia: yeah, some rain changes. chief meteorologist john farley is here now. >> things are changing here. we'll start with you now and get you forward. you see wind out there and also clouds filling in. if you're stepping out tonight, what i will tell you, it's still relatively warm. look at the temperatures. mid cents. wind is out of the southwest, and it's going to stay up for the next several hours. that will be in advance of this storm fronts that will be moving in later tonight. let's give you a peek at that front. there it is off to our west. notice, as we get in close on is, there are some decent rain but also the thing to notice is this thing is trucking along. it's not slowing

to determine the strength of storms in arkansas, this is video of a funnel cloud spotted near the grady community on sunday. meteorologists think 3-5 tornados hit the area, in addition to winds and hail. surveyors are working to assess the damage. several states across the south are dealing with some of the worst flooding in decades, many towns along the texas-louisiana border are under water. 1200 people were ordered to find higher ground while the update to the case of a maryland police officer who died in a shootout with a suspect. investigators arrested the suspects two brothers. that's after the prince george county police chief revealed the officer, coalson, was killed accidently by colleagues this the gunfight. he was responding to an attack sunday on his station by a gunman, police say shooting suspect michael ford dictated a last will and testament minutes before the shooting. the police chief angrily announced the brothers recorded the fire fight on their cell phones. ford was shot during the confrontation, but will survive. they face murder and weapon weapons charges. >>> sar

. >>> sheriff grady judd under attack after he outed four transgender women about a the national center for transgender equality says he outed them showing the 100 people arrested. it is said that judd did not have to highlight them and humiliate them. the sheriff does not see it that way saying all four in dot com. >>> they advertised with the pictures that they were transsexual. they outed themselves. >> some advocates would like to see sheriff judd reprimanded. >>> jury selection resumes in hawk hogan's one hundred million dollar lawsuit against gawkker. suing the website for publishing a sex tape. the media giant could go bankrupt if it loses. the pinellas county court narrowed the pool down to 106 prospective jurors. we will keep you posted. >>> a big day for the tampa bay rays. president obama saying he will be in the crowd for an upcoming game. >>> the rays will play in cuba against the cuban national team. president obama saying to play made and the first trip to cuba owner stormburg says they are country. >>> do you believe he will get over this? >> no. >> another dramatic day

a rally at 1:30 at pnc music pavilion in charlotte and hillary clinton will make an appearance at grady cole center. doors open at 7:15. ted cruz was back in north carolina less than a week after making an appearance in he spoke to a crowd of his supporters at zmax yesterday. he's 90 votes ahead >> reporter: ted cruz had a message for north carolina voters. >> start your engines. >> for his rally at zmax motor speedway, people were revved up. >> going back to the constitution. >> emphasized stance on constitutional freedoms and jobs and national security to the crowd. who were on their feet throughout his speech. >> we'll repeal obama care, pass the flat tax, pull back regulation, the economy will explode, see millions of new jobs. trillions of new federal revenue and we will use that revenue to >> both cruz and supporters brought up donald trump. >> i was all on board for trump, then i, the more i learned about him the less i like him. >> this bernie sanders made it to the rally wanted to give cruz a shot after blaming trump for the rally in chicago turning violent. >> i've been at two

, while hillary clinton and bernie sanders were both in clinton spoke for 30 minutes last night at grady cole center uptown so. on severaluptown. she spoke on several interests. the former secretary of state and first lady took on republicans, saying the economy does better with a democrat in the white house. and clinton questioned governor pga pat mccrory's leadership. >> we need communities to stand behind public education i think what is happening in this state, with your governor and the republican legislature, is a terrible disservice. >> clinton is doing well in recent polls across the state. public policy poll ping has her at 56% and sanders at 37%. >>> 6,000 people came out to see bernie sanders at the pnc music pavilion. north carolina in three days. during the rally he reiterated his promise to take on wall street and big business. >> north carolina is not a winner take all state, whoever loses can pick up delegates. >>> lines for donald trump's rally went for blocks around the campus at lenoir-rhyne university. foggy weather conditions delayed the plane's arrival, he was two h

hillary clinton spoke for 30 minutes at the grady cole center in uptown. former secretary of state and for more cooperation in politics. >> i pledge to you i will work as hard as i can to find common ground. i will meet with anyone to find common ground, to try to move us forward and together. >> public policy polling has clinton leading bernie sanders 57% to 37%. speaking of bernie sanders, 6,000 people came out to see the senator at pnc music pavilion. talked about how he would improve people's quality of life. >> when i talk about family value, i talk about ending the international embarrassment of the united states being the only major country on earth that does not guarantee paid family and medical leave. >> north carolina is not a winner take all state. up some delegates. >> john: lines for donald trump went on for blocks. he was two hours late due to fog delaying his plane. protesters interrupted his speech while he talked about mexico paying for a wall to control the border. >> we cannot allow the people in our country where we don't know who they

edward grady holcolm got the service cross. he protected his former pows suffering starvation and countless beatings. >> it is something i have been waiting for, for 65 years. if it took another 65, i would do my best to be here. >> congressman dennis ross who presented the award says this is a long overdue honor. >> a good man there. newschannel8 at 6:00 is coming up next. >> voyeurism at an antique store. >> detectives need your help catching the suspect. >> and coming up, what investigators believe this man was doing to a shopper while her back was turned. >> plus, a scandal among polk county school district leaders deepens the salacious details behind the superintendent's resignation. >> spring break is here. so are the crowds. coming up, some ideas to avoid traffic headaches. ii history is welcoming visitors at sarasota. i will introduce you to two heros with ties to this event. >> those stories plus your storm team 8 forecast and sports coming up on >> scandal rocks a school district for the second time. >> spring break m

. >> christine: the city is hosting a transportation and planning workshop at grady cole center tomorrow night from 4:00 to 8:00. you can weigh in on transportation needs on the independence boulevard and lynx silver line. they teach bike safety tanned host a bike rodeo for children. >>> on wednesday weigh in on increased fares for buses and trains. according to our news partners at the charlotte observer, rates cost go up in july as cats looks looking at adding 10 cents to transit fares or getting rid of discounts for ten ride passes. a public hearing will be held wednesday night at the 5:30 at the government center. if you want to comment, sign up by calling 7047-432-0872. >> john: charlotte hornets fans, get tickets to see the teams in the playoff. single game tickets for the first round go on sale this morning at 10:00. the first three potential home games will be available at hornets.com or ticketmaster.com. playoff opponents, dates and times not determined. that won't be until the end of the regular season, next month. >>> a young basketball fan learns the hard way not to the talk

polk county sheriff grady judd says when gail brown and gwendolyn simmons dropped the child off on march 2nd, not every student got off. the 13-year-old boy was sleeping near the back where the attendant sat. he woke up later where the bus was parked. video shows he panicked. rolled down the emergency window and climbed out and hitchhiked home to davenport, 30 miles away. two days ago the exact same thing happened again. >> it's like what are you thinking? well, we know what they were thinking. nothing. we're blessed that they were -- he was picked up on every him a ride home. and that he was not picked up by someone who was a child predator or someone who wanted to create harm for him. >> julie: both women are charged with child neglect and both held on a $2,000 bond. >> lisa: an amber alert out of georgia for three missing children has ended in marion county. the children are safe, but their mom is in big trouble. time. we learned her youngest child was found dead in the family's home. news 6 reporter picks up the story. >> reporter: the mother and wanted fugitive out of georgia deemed

raleigh on friday and also see hillary clinton today, she will make an appearance at queen city at grady cole center, doors open at 7:15 tonight. she will talk about generating good-paying job in her second visit in a week. in the most recent high point university poll friday, trump and clinton have commanding leads. this is how the numbers break down, they polled 1600 people, clinton 60% of the poll, trump nearly 40% of the poll. we'll follow all these stops today by these candidates here in our area, follow us here on wbtv. reporting live i'm mark davenport, wbtv on your side. >> christine: in less than a week after visiting kannapolis, ted cruz was back in north carolina for a rally in concord. he spoke to a crowd of supports at zmax dragway yesterday. he emphasized stance on constitutional freedoms as well >> we're going to repeal obama care, pass the flat tax, pull back the regulation, the economy will explode, we'll see millions of new jobs, trillions of new federal revenue and we will use that revenue to rebuild this military. >> the speech seemed to go over well with the crowd in

. >>> sheriff grady judd under attack now for revealing too much in an undercover operation. advocates in the lgbt community say he outed four transgender women during a recent news conference about a prostitution sting. though the gender identity for suspects is public record advocates say judd didn't have to highlight them and humiliate them further. the sheriff doesn't see it that way saying all four in question had ads posted on backpage.com. pictures that they were transsexual. they outed themselves. >> advocates would like to see sheriff judd rep manned managedded. >>> a bill that sparked much debate gets vietodes by a south dakota governor. to restrict access to certain restrooms and locker rooms in public schools requiring transgender students to use the bathe bathroom or locker room that is to their sex at birth. "if and when these rare situations arise i believe local school officials are best positioned to address them." supporters of the measure says it's not discriminatory but rather protection for all south dakota students. >> a battle over dress code so serious