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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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 trum

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 hours

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

. >> 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

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 includi

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 talked about his plan to use wall street to pay for college tuition. >> our job is to create the best educated society in the world. not a country that has more people in jail. >> now, sanders wrapped up and will head to st. louis next on the campaign trail and made two stops in ohio today. much more from the rally at wbtv news at 11:00. michael clark wbtv on your side. >> thank you. and sanders is hoping for a

and hillary will be here tonight clinton is holding a party inside the grady cole center in uptown starting at 9:00 p.m. and she held an event in chicago today. she took at aim at the republican party during her speech. >> you know, i don't understand why the republicans won't invest in infrastructure. we have work to do. our roads our bridges our tunnels, ports, airports we are falling behind the rest of the world. clinton's trip to charlotte at 11:00 p.m. >> north carolina is one of five states with primaries tomorrow. polls open at 6:30 am and will close at 7:30 p.m. we will have results of tomorrow's primary on air and on-line. everything you need to know about the primary is on our website. head to wbtv.com. >> a storm system we talked about inching closer to charlotte. it has the potential to bring strong wind and possibly hail. >> chief meterologist, eric thomas on your side in the first alert weather center. >> paul, good evening and it's all revolving around this upper-level impulse that is rotating through kentucky, eastern sections of tennessee and now coming into the mountains a

>> donald trump did the same in hickory and hillary clinton is making her own appearance at the grady cole center tonight. it's a three-for for north carolina voters and a sign that tomorrow's primary that once lang wished obscurity in may, now matters in march. >> whatever they can do to energy their bases and get people pumped to cast a ballot tomorrow, they'll be here in the state. north carolina's profile as a destination for campaigns is likely to keep growing rather than fade. >> north carolina is pretty much a battle ground state. we're evenly divided. a few thousand votes could tip things one way or the other. the same day. political blitz north carolina voters may have to get used to. >> states like ohio and florida have been used to this. this is routine for them. north carolina is experiencing a new ball game. >> and as for today, michael says for political junkies, this has been like christmas and thanksgiving rolled into one. live in west charlotte, jim bradley, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> the candidates for president are driving people to the poles. 682,000 people across n

she's expected to appear at the grady cole center in elizabeth. she's scheduled to speak at 7:30. presidential candidate bernie sanders brought his message to the tar heel state. he spoke to an over flow crowd at memorial auditorium in raleigh. sanders hit on key points such as creating an economy for the working and middle class. before his speech, he explained he's the candidate who can beat republican front runner donald trump. >> i think if you're going to vote logical, then you want a candidate who's going to defeat donald trump in november, you know what, i am the candidate. every pole -- almost every pole out there shows me beating trump often by double digits. >> the most recent pole found that north carolina democratics support clinton over sanders. >>> on the republican side, another one of donald trump's former rivals endorsed him today. dr. ben carson said that he's buried the hatchet and announced he's backing the realestate mogul. also today, marco rubio's strategy to defeat trump. they suggested that ohio republicans vote for governor john kasich in order to stop tr

she will be at an event from 5:30 to 8:30 at the grady cole center. election coverage on our website at wsoctv.com. just scroll over the news tab and click on elections. >>> happening right now more than 100 people are gathered in rock hill to stop the violence. this a week after a string of shootings in rock hill left an 18-year-old dead and several others injured. community leaders, residents, and rock hill police officers gathered in freedom park for this because i care march. they're trying to stop that violence. one officer we spoke with said everyone has to work together. >> it takes us working with the community to do this. community working with us. >> there is also information tables set up by service organizations, churches, and other groups. the event runs until 2:00 this afternoon. rock hill police officers and detectives are investigating all of those recent shootings. >>> also happening right now a group working to fight crime in charlotte. the million youth march is hosting an event that is calling on local teenagers to they want to hav

she is scheduled to be at the grady cole center near cpcc for an event that starts at 7:30. the doors open at 5:30. count on channel 9 for complete coverage of the event in the race to the white house. we have a special section dedicated to our election coverage at wsoctv.com. >>> i can tell you what i vote like today, steve, can you deliver? >> i wish i could. let me do the politician shuffle on that one. we are looking at a beautiful sunset. that's the way to start a weekend. high clouds on live early warning doppler 9. if you have outdoor plans, no rain, that's good news and it's plenty warm. mid 70s in most neighborhoods. east of the mountains, 75 in charlotte. it's not exactly chilly in the high country. hornets take on the pistons uptown tonight. if you're uptown for the game, or maybe just for dinner, you can leave the coat at home. no rain and mild temperatures slowly falling back through the 60s. here's a look at the future cast over night tonight, temperature wise, find your neighborhood on the map. same in charlotte and hickory. and not a lot cooler in the high co

clinton will be at the grady cole center at 7:30 p.m. ted cruz spent sunday afternoon in the queen city holding a rally at charlotte motor speedway after an i want ducks from a former competitor. he made some major promises to the raucous crowd. he said if he's elected president, he would work to appeal every word of obama care. he also mentioned plans to pass a flat tax, abolish the irs and limit the epa. the cruz campaign confirms his wife, heidi will host a rally at fayetteville technical community college tomorrow. that kicks off at 3:30. donald trump will be in hickory tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. wral will have lye team coverage of all the presidential candidates visiting our state tomorrow. >>> well, north carolina's primary just days away, of voters turned out for early voting. wral's layla santiago, explains that gets some insight at what we can expect at the polls on tuesday. >> reporter: the lines were necessarily short for this early voting period. meredith college political science professor says that's a big deal. >> it is signif

outside of the grady cole center. clinton is set to speak later on tonight, elsa? >> erica, with just about four hours to go until the event starts, a crowd has started to gather at the brady cole center. some people picnicking waiting for doors to open at 7:15. organizers are expecting 1500 people here tonight. hillary clinton is on her way to charlotte from chicago where she spoke earlier today. the program is set to begin here at 9:15 tonight. campaign staff i spoke with say they're feeling good going into tomorrow. a recent pole from high point university shows clinton with a solid lead over bernie sanders in north carolina. leading 58% to bernie sanders 44%. on top of that, one volunteer from campaign says clinton built strong relationships with leaders in north carolina and she's been visible in the state over the years, she says that along with her experience will make a difference with voters tomorrow. >> i see hillary as a fighter. and she's a change maker. and i think that she's being honest with the american people. she sometimes tells them things they d

grady cole center and doors at 7:15. reporting live, deshawn brown, >> thanks. >>> we reached tout cmp about its security plans for tomorrow. we have not heard back. venues. neither have responded. channel 9 will have crews covering all of tomorrow's big events on our complete coverage ahead of tuesday's primary in north carolina. >>> breaking news. a police officer shot in what's being called an unprovoked attack in maryland has died. right now police say they have two suspects in custody. authorities say 29-year-old officer jakai coulson and one other person were shot in landover. that's a suburb of d.c. it was around 4:30 this afternoon. that second victim is in stable condition tonight. the department said coulson was a four-year veteran. >>> more breaking news tonight. highway patrol is investigating what caused a series of car there were nine accidents on i-40 tonight. the first at 5:45. 21 people were taken to the hospital. the interstate was shut down causing those major backups you see. it's expected to reopen a

clinton will be at the grady cole center at 7:30 p.m. >>> ted cruz in the meantime spending sunday afternoon in the queen city holding a rally at charlotte motor speedway. after an introduction from a former competitor, carly fiorina, cruz made richer promises to a raucous crowd. >> if i'm elected president, we >> he's talking about if he's elected president he will work to repeal every word of obamacare, pass commonsense health care reform that is affordable, also plans to pass a flat tax, abolish the irs and limit the epa. the cruz campaign confirms -- his wife will hold a rally tomorrow. that rally kicks off at 3:30. >>>, trump addressed the violence at his rallies this morning on nbc's meet the press. host chuck todd pressed him specifically about the violence that happened during his rally at fayetteville. >> one of your supporters decided to sucker punch a protester. do you accept any responsibility for creating this atmosphere? >> i don't accept responsibility. i do not condone violence in any shape. and i will tell you, from what finger up in the air and the other man sort of just ha

clinton at the grady cole center. today, voters hit the polls in wyoming and washington, d.c. for the republican caucuses. marco rubio won d.c. ted cruz won wyoming. count on us to bring you everything you need to know leading up to tuesday's primary. new developments in a deadly officer involved shooting in raleigh. lawyer for the family of denkins, the man shot and killed by an officer two weeks ago says an independent autopsy shows he was shot in the back. during a press conference this afternoon, a member of the family's legal team said the back was near his shoulder. he asked everyone to keep an open mind about how the shooting occurred. today, his mother struggled to hold back tears. >> my son was supposed to be arrested by this officer. i would rather he had just arrested him. >> denkins was shot four times and killed on february 29. a preliminary autopsy report shows den kins was shot in the chest. but that report never specified whether the shots came from the front or back. police say the officer involved acted in self-defense. >>> on monday, charlotte city council w

clinton will hold a "get out the vote" event at the grady cole center' in uptown. sanders will be at the p-n-c music pavilion. north carolina's primary election is tomorrow... first year voters will have i-d in order to polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at seven p.m. of course nbc charlotte will be at all of today's political events, bringing you live updates in each newscast. coming up at midday -- a look at powerful storms hitting plus an amtrack train derails in kansas. here for charlotte today i'm like a boxer in a ring. a small boxer. you don't expect much... and then, wham! i hit 'em with huge creamy goodness! alright round two! bring it, girlfriend! rich, creamy, 100% natural cheese. mini babybel. snack a little bigger. (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. >>> it is fun mond

they are hosting a transportation and planning workshop from 4:00 until 8:00ing tomorrow night at grady cole center. >>> on wednesday, proposed increaseses to fares for buses and trains. at the charlotte observer, rates cost go up in july auscults looks foras cats islooking traits looking to raise revenue. if you like to comment, sign up by calling. >>> get over to brody o'connell. >> brody: there is a boat load of plutonium heading our way. this is a ship in japan, this is a british ship that will be carrying 730 pounds of plutonium to a u.s. government facility in south carolina. that is according to cnn and associated press. the picture courtesy of yahoo news. the two ships arrived today, they will load up the plutonium and brought our way. apparently dozens of atomic bombs and this was worked out in in bilateral agreement. all of of this part of an agreement. something you don't hear every day, an interesting headlines that caught my eye in the alert center. back to you. >> christine: thanks, brody. >>>al quick look at top stories across the nation and around the world. >> john: presiden

clinton is scheduled to appear later that evening. 7:30 inside the grady cole center on kings drive in up town. she'll beholding a get out the vote event. as we inch closer to tuesday's primary in north carolina voters took advantage of early voting democrats and republicans have drawn a lot of attention. voters this past week than it has in early voting periods. christian flores is on your side with more. >> usually the line is not so long. >> i like to not face the crowds so much. >> on saturday voters who usually early vote were met with larger than normal crowd. during the early voting period for tuesday's primary more than 55,000 citizens cast their ballot a record for the county. compare that to 33,000 during the early voting period for 2012 primaries. it beats out 2008 and 2004. many early voters showed up for the typical reasons such as. >> just to get it out of the way. >> another possible a reason turn out was high was the buzz surrounding some presidential candidates. >> well trump is the biggest noise maker. >> we're going to support our presidential candidate clinton. >> n

campaigning in charlotte monday before the primary, she will be holding a get out the vote event at grady cole center in uptown. starts at 7:30, open to the public and we will be there to bring youcomplete coverage. >>> republican candidate ted cruz is set to appear at a rally monday at charlotte motor speedway on the property there. event at zmax. carly fiorina will be there and glenn beck. there are free tickets online, 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 into her on tuesday. two young boys were taken to the hospital but survived. friends put together a gofundme gofundme account for the family, so far has raised close to $4,000. up that will be used to help pay for the childrens college fund. >>> people gathered in hickory to remember two people shot and killed outside a mcdonald's, cody watts and richelle lail. >> the kindest human being on the planet. would give his shirt to anybody or anything. richelle, a fun, kind hearted person. wou

at the grady cole center. >>> the light rail will exit the north tryon median by traveling beneath north tryon and on to unc charlotte's campus. channel 9 will be there today. >>> health concerns are pushing up the price tag on an artificial field for a high school. we told you back in october the panthers gave smoky mountain high school a $200,000 grant for the field. since then the board voted to instead of a plastic fiber field. this will cost an additional $200,000. if the money cannot be raised the whole project will have to be scrapped and the panthers grant given back. >>> it feels like winter, not lick spring. >> if you have planted flowers or plants, you'll need to cover them up i can't you can put a degrees protection. this time of year that is all you really need. >> my neighbor's is all covered up. experts say some cold this time of year can actually be good for them but growers don't want the temperature to drop below 28 degrees for very long because then they could start losing blooms. >>> weather and traffic every 10 minutes. here's meteorologist christine rapp in severe w

clinton will be at grady cole center. >> police have not released information after a teenager was shot near a north carolina campus. it happened yesterday. authorities say the 14-year-old party with a group of people. he is expected to recover. north carolina health officials say three more people have died from flu complications. they also say far fewer people have died this year than last year. in all officials say eight people have died during this flu season. last year saw 218 reported deaths from the flu. officials did not say with weather they died. but year -- >>> the u.s. is a step closer to fighting the zika virus with genetically modified mosquitoes. a mosquito cam can be modified for to see o that for that is this will -- (a presentation friday showed a proposal for a 1% increase in students education and general fees for the upcoming school year. if adopted the fee for in state students would go to $71 and $65 for out of state students. that is an increase of more than $130 for those coming outside the palmetto state. winthrop under school graduates pay the third highest fo

registration isn't required but admission is first come first clinton will appear at 7:30 at grady cole theert. she'll hold a get out the vote event -- cole theater. >> democratic and republican presidential candidates have drawn a lot of attention so it should be no surprise that mecklenburg county saw more voters this past week than it has in previous voting periods. with more. >> usually line is not so long. >> i like not face the crowd so much. >> on saturday voters who usually vote early were met with a crowd. more than 55,000 citizens cast their ballots a record for the county. compared to 33,000 during the 2012 miami marries. it beats 2008 and 2004 -- primaries. many voters showed up. >> just to get it out of the way. the buzz surrounding some presidential candidates. >> trump is the biggest noise maker. >> we're going to support our presidential candidate clinton. >> some say they've created a divide between republican and democrat voters. >> it's a fracture of the two sides and they're not very supportive oh of the other side. >> this divide could mean a higher turn out tuesday

"c-p-c-c" graduates: it's open to everyone in the community. 54 local companies will be at the "grady cole" center on kings drive until 3:00. organizers expect at least 15-hundred people to attend. professional dress is required. and be sure to bring plenty of copies of your resume. some major job cuts are coming to one of charlotte's biggest employers. the charlotte observer reports duke energy will get rid of about 900 employees. most of those jobs are in the carolinas. spokesman "tom williams" says most of the laid off workers will be gone by the end of the year. this is all part of a cost- cutting effort. today at noon -- the charlotte will be talking about the search for a new superintendent. ann clark is the current superintendent, and her contract was recently extended until july of 2017. the c-m-s board plans to pick up their search for a replacement soon. the today show is next. then stay tuned for charlotte today at 11:00, and our next newscast at noon. have a great day! [ indistinct conversations ] always set a place at the dinner table for good manners. stay seated, napkin on y

job is to create the best educated society in the world, not the country that has more >> at the grady cole center, hillary clinton spoke to supporters for 30 minutes. touched on a list of topics including equal pay for women, police mistrust and gun violence. she reminded the crowd to get out and vote. >> north carolina has a really important role to play, not only in the primary but then in the general election. i am -- (applause) -- i am asking for your support. >> john: stay with wbtv throughout today for complete live team coverage of all the races and issues. we'll bring all the results on air and online at wbtv.com. >> christine: a man is shot in the leg in northeast charlotte, happened before mid neat on bennett near north tryon. the victim said two men pulled up in a car, tried to rob him and shot him in the leg. he is expected to recover, no arrests have been made. >> john: new information, police killed in concord. police say 21-year-old columbus simmons was shot before 8:00 last night. it happened in the area of griffin circle off lincoln street. a large crowd was seen running f

last night in the queen city thousands turned out to see clinton at the grady cole center. for the first-time north carolina voters have to show photo i.d. to cast a ballot. there has been a lot of debate on both sides of this issue read >> like it or not this was the first time when he rode into the polls and nearly everyone has an opinion on it. >> there are some people that do not have a photo i.d.. >> i think it's important to have an i.d.. >> at think its negative and it's unnecessary and in some ways malicious. >> i'm definitely for it but if you need an i.d. to get into a bar or a movie literally anything. regardless of opinion here is what actually happens if you don't have i.d.. but you still want to vote. >> we are we are not going to turn you away. you will be asked to vote on a provisional ballot and paper ballot we will verify to bring your i.d. to the office up until noon the day we campus the week from today. there are other reasons why people don't gaudin both like their ballots. >> i could make it to my precinct that i could still vote using a provisional b

about a thousand people at the grady cole center. some people are unsure who they are voting for tomorrow. >> hillary, hillary. >> voters piled an intro to night. >> because it's the woman who runs the house especially if it's going to be the white house. >> i think she knows what she's doing. >> some are first-time voters. >> i'm so excited for the first time i get to go to vote for her. >> many eager to cause their ballot the north carolina primary giving them a chance to vote for the candidate they say belongs in the white house. >> she doesn't take -- and she doesn't stop until she gets the right answers. >> hillary has the strongest records in terms of supporting educators and families and children especially children in poverty. >> even at this rally taking place hours before the primary plenty of democratic voters are undecided. they are looking for a reason to vote for hillary or reason not to. >> i try to keep an open mind to the process and that's why i'm here today to listen to what she >> i am more on the sender side but

about a thousand people at the grady cole center. some people are unsure who they are voting for tomorrow. >> hillary, hillary. >> voters piled an intro to rally support for hillary clinton and charlotte monday night. >> because it's the woman who runs the house especially if it's going to be the white house. >> i think she knows what she's >> some are first-time voters. i'm so excited for the first time i get to go to vote for her. >> many eager to cause their ballot the north carolina primary giving them a chance to vote for the candidate they say belongs in the white house. >> she doesn't take -- and she doesn't stop until she gets the right answers. >> hillary has the strongest records in terms of supporting educators and families and children especially children in poverty. >> even at this rally taking place hours before the primary plenty of democratic voters are undecided. they are looking for a reason to vote for hillary or reason not to. >> i try to keep an open mind to the process and that's why i'm here today to listen to

later this evening hillary clinton will speak at a get out the vote event at the grady cole center just outside of charlotte and doors open there at 7:15 tonight. we learned that it is up to each campaign, there are no we followed up with supporters who told us they have been making 10,000 calls a day, drumming up last minute support. >> she is not a perfect candidate for everyone, for me she is. >> once people understand what bernie is about, then they'll most definitely vote for him. >> reporter: sanders's campaign urged attendees to only bring items like cell phones and keys, and to leave things at home like bags, signs, sharp objects, and weapons. we have reached out to cmpd to learn about any additional security plans but we have not heard back. britney johnson channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> 1500 people are expected to be in hickory this morning as republican front runner donald trump hosts a town hall event at lenoir-rhyne university. >> this comes days after trip was forced to cancel an event in chicago who protests turned violent. joe bruno continues our team coverage live outsi

will campaign in charlotte on monday, just before the primary, hold a get out the vote event at grady cole center. it starts at 7:30, open to the public and we will be there to bring you complete coverage. 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 glenn beck. there are are free tickets online you have to register, we have put a link on wbtv.com. >>> now this morning, a local mother killed until a terrible crash will be laid to rest today. kandace helms died after a truck crashed head-on in her. her two boys were in the car, they were taken to the hospital but survived. friends put together a gofundmeth for the family. it raised close to $4,000. they have also set up a trust fund that will be used to help pay for the childrens college education. >>> people gathered in hickory to remember two people shot and killed outside mcdonald. cody watts and richelle lail already killed in the parking lot. together at mountain grove baptist church. >> human being on the planet, he would give the sh

she is going to be at an event from 5:30 to 8:30 at the grady cole center. >>> developing this morning one of two escaped inmates in new mexico has been captured but the other inmate this morning. officials say the two were shackled in a prison van earlier this week before somehow escaping. they say convicted murder joseph cruz was taken into custody last night. he has been serving a life sentence for first degree murder. the other inmate lionel claw is still on the run this morning. he was convicted of armed robbery among other crimes. they were able to slip away while they were traveling in a transport van on wednesday night. they didn't realize the two were gone until 1:00 a.m. on thursday. >>> charlotte city leaders will learn if they are one step closer to winning $1 million for transportation services. each finalist will receive $100,000 to hone their proposals for the final selection process that happens in june. charlotte is up against 76 other cities. best ideas to make transportation safer, easier, and more reliable. the d.o.t. wants to see how cities would increase mobility,

a rally in charlotte on monday that the former secretary of state will speak around 7:00 at the grady cole center. clinton just let the tar heel state so she could could have said nancy reagan's drama. according to the latest polls clinton holds a slight lead over bernie sanders in the north carolina primary race. one person who won't be voting for hillary is this woman south carolina woman south carolina governor and a key haley was in our neck of the woods today. celebrating the creation of a number of new jobs. governor haley didn't hold back when it came part -- came to taking part in the primary even though she has issues with donald trump. she made it clear she wants skip lines especially for hillary. >> we are here two years said head of schedule so we committed- to over three years. we do have more real estate. >> the whole reason the governor was there was to celebrate the creation of 600 new jobs in the palmetto state just as you heard. ex-carolina panther casey crawford along with toby harris cut the ribbon on the movement with a brand-new $22 million headquarters. two about the

hillary clinton will hold a "get event at the grady cole center'. bernie sanders will be at the p- n-c music pavilion. now lets get a check of the sunday forecast with meteorologist john wendell. we are starting the day off cloudy with a few light rain showers around the area with more on the way for the midday hours. high temperatures this afternoon should climb into the low 70s. if there is any sunshine, it will come later this afternoon. there is another chance for rain monday afternoon and evening. temperatures will be back to near 80 tuesday and wednesday. ke a look atis picture... e carrus county sheriff's office says this man robbed two banks on saturday. police say the robberies happened at a third bank off highway 49. authorities say the banks were robbed within 10 minutes of each other. thankfully, no one was hurt at either branch. but if you know who this person is-- call police. uptown is recovering from a wild saturday night... thousands of people swarmed the streets for what's called the largest pub crawl in the world. yesterday marked

hillary clinton will speak to voters in charlotte tomorrow night at the grady cole another and that will be at 7:30 p.m. but it will be another clinton in north carolina. that's clinton's daughter chelsea. shwi bin raleigh today campaigning for her mother. shaw university for an event and that begins this afternoon. and plans for ted cruz. hat fayetteville observer reporting that he will not be at fayetteville technical college tomorrow. the paper says his wife heidi will be the one coming to represent him instead. count on us. wral will have complete coverage of tuesday's primary races. polls open from 6:30 in the morning 7:30 p.m. you have a full day. and once they close, result will be available more than 100 races wral.com, but also on wral mobile app. we will have live team coverage of key races and analysis on on wral news. wral's dana crabtree, lawyer leslie will have the latest results and what that means for you north carolina voters. >>> investigators say a raleigh officer shot a man in the back. lawyers for a grieving family say that report is misleading. coming up, why they a

hillary clinton will speak at charlotte's grady cole center in uptown at 9:15. sanders will hold a rally at the pnc music pavilion in university city at 4:30 in the afternoon. let's check in with meteorologist vicki graf in severe weather center 9. >>> good monday morning. we're starting the day off with dense fog in some spots making visibilities limited from boone, hickory, lincolnton and statesville. take it slow on the roads and turn on your low beams. it's dry now. but later today, we'll see the potential for scattered that won't get here until after around the evening drive. and it's still going to be warm and muggy today. highs in the upper 70s. watch for isolated stronger storms later tonight. it clears out over night and we're looking at sunshine and low 80s for tuesday and wednesday. could still see a slight chance for showers as we head toward st. patrick's day on thursday. and then cooler air arrives as we head toward the end of the week. >>> good morning america continues on channel 9 and on tv 64. tonight city leaders can vote to sell a portion of

rally at 4:30 at pnc music pavilion and hillary clinton making an appearance in the queen city at grady cole center after 9:00 tonight. >>> let's check in with chris larson. >> chris: first alert traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. lake norman volume delays on 77 both north and southbound stop and go from catawba avenue up to about gilead road, accident beaties ford road at brown mill, expect delays there. and disabled vehicle hambright at old statesville road. over to meteorologist al conklin. >> al: thanks, chris. dense fog advisory in effect. this continues until 10:00 this morning. it does not technically include charlotte, however, again, there is fog in around around the area, be mindful of that. i'm certain the fog is starting to lift, that is good news out there early this morning. let's look at stallings, scott clark nissan honda's toyota, no fog in that area, in good shape. temperature-wise, mild this morning, 62 in charlotte and monroe, 62 rock hill and 50s to low 60s through the foothills, cooler in the mountains around boone, 45 degrees. going through the day, fog st

clinton will speak with voters in charlotte at the grady call -- cole center at 7:30 p.m. her husband and former president bill clinton will make a stop in eastern north carolina to campaign for his wife. he is scheduled to appear at the greenville hilton hotel. the event starts this morning at 8:30. hillary clinton's democratic rival, bernie sanders, will be in the queen city. his rally will be held at the pnc music pavilion. doors open at 1:30 p.m. republican presidential candidate, ted cruz, canceled his north carolina appearance scheduled for this afternoon. on sunday a spokesperson from his campaign announced that his wife would appear at fayetteville tech in his place. the event is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. as you can see, you almost need a scorecard just to keep up with this. wral will have team coverage of today. i can also recommend going to www.wral.com for the latest updates. >> what an opportunity for all of those voters to see the candidates in person. thanks. >>> democratic presidential candidates, hillary clinton and bernie sanders are fresh off of a t

hillary clinton is not expected to speak until around 9:15 here at the grady cole center which

rally at 4:30 at pnc music pavilion and hillary clinton making an appearance in the queen city at grady cole center after 9:00 tonight. >>> let's check in with chris larson. >> chris: first alert traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. lake norman volume delays on 77 both north and southbound stop and go from catawba avenue up to about gilead road, accident