brian: how many times have you seen the hornets play? >> never seen the hornets play. seen the bobcats. brian: have you seen them on tv? >> yeah. brian: fair enough. best of luck, take care of the baby and hope you have a great time. in the meantime, let's send it back to you. next time we come back, we're talking about rain on saturday and sunday. bill: certainly looks like a lot of first-time fans out there. that's like the fourth person. a million dollars to make dreams of dancing come true. the size of the donation the mccall family made to the charlotte ballet. the donation was announced at the dancing with the stars of charlotte fund-raising event. the money will buy new sets and costumes for the nutcracker. the gift is a farewell present for the artistic director who was retiring after 20 years with the charlotte llet. >>> this is pretty cool. lots of us shoot video on our smartphones, but if you've dreamed of seeing your video on tv want and to get paid for it. listen up, you can make serious money by working with us. fox 46 partnered up with fresco that let's

and the hornets are half game out of the fifth spot held by atlanta. and the top 8 make post season play. highlights on wbtv news at 11:00. >>> now, college basketball limited evening on the hardwood tonight before a busy weekend wrap up of conference regular seasons. big south tournament will wrap up. presbyterian is taking on winthrop. gardner-webb will take on coastal carolina tonight. >>> inside the prep zone, last year east rowan's government team finished in second place and this year they are making a run at the title. the team is led by a junior who claimed the 2015 individual state championship he is the number one men's high school carolina and is committed to playing for greensboro. he credits his success to the support of his family, coach and teammates. >> good to have them back there. i probably would not be where i am without their support they have been a big help in supporting me. and doing all kinds of things to help me get to where i am. it feels great all the hard work i put in paid off for me. >> great looking swing. for the latest

your hour by hour forecast, you folks at the hornets game and coming out of the hornets game have a better chance between 9:00 and 11:00. i'll tell you what to expect behind this front. cooler. >> maureen: the south carolina attorney general is hoping to raise awareness about a crime that is closer to home than you may think. attorney general allen wilson is a guest speaker at winthrop university. >> people in all types of different jobs where the labor they simply can't leave. you have heard cases in florida with respect to migrant farm workers and some of the conditions we work in and we think of sweatshops and sex trafficking and things as well. there is a lot of faces and it shows up in places that really many people are not aware of. >> maureen: human trafficking is something we have covered he says it isn't just an issue that affects people in foreign countries. as you heard him say it can happen in our towns as well. >> maureen: josh norman will be back with the team next season. they put a franchise tag on the back today. norman will make $13.95 million next year. the panthers have

but the hornets were able to survive. >> and passing and he had 23 points. hornets win it. to improve the record. and tied for 4th place with boston and atlanta. and miami with the 11 to go for the hornets in the regular season. charlotte at detroit and milwaukee saturday. 16 teams are left. one has to win four straight and be drown crowned the ncaa champion. dukes winner was out in california. ready to tank on oregon the and ducks get the home court at advantage. 15th sweet 16 appearance. that's the most in the nation. it is the second and late night thursday. practice day is in anaheim. >>> tar heels the number one seed. and they take on philadelphia for their friday late night matchup against indiana. there will be a big sendoff tomorrow. if you think the hoosiers win against donald trump and going back to back against the programs could signal the return of indiana. tar heels are a target. practice on thursday afternoon. >> we are feeling the pressure, we want to make it to the final four. that's two of the goals to win it and acc championship. what very a few more to g

the hornets be them self. they couldn't do anything in the first half. they missed their first four shots. they were finally able to get things going and they pulled up it was a plus the foul and they finished with 20 points. later courtney lead to for two over two marvin williams finished of strong and 19. the hornets able to keep it close in the first because the mavericks weren't playing particularly well either. they went past rick carlisle who hasn't played since 1989. too many errors tonight the hornets taking themselves into too deep of a whole. fifteen turnovers else able to wesley matthew finds a cutting to the rim. the hornets rallied from 90 to make it interesting but couldn't finish. a game-high 25 the hornets win streak stopped at seven. 107- 96. >>> here's hoping the finish the phoenix and yesterday is a sign of things to come. a while the final half-mile with carl banging back and forth. it started with strategy and forcing overtime kevin harding didn't pick to maintain the lead carl edwards took fresh tires allowing him to challenge the f

the hornets tonight as they continue the playoff run. whoo, it will be a good one, a lot of exciting action coming up between now and the playoffs! >>> coming up at the top of the hour, continuing to follow breaking news in west charlotte, an amtrak train hits an suv, wbtv was the first to report this, we're now hearing from passengers on board that train. al? >> al: chilly, 30s and 40s right now but get set, we have a warm week of weather ahead of us, what about rain chances? ahead. chris? >> chris: al, tracking the monday morning commute. right now looks pretty good, most of the major highways no problems. brody? >> brody: starting off the week remembering the legacy of nancy reagan, plus north korea making nuclear threats, all of that coming up here in the alert center. >>> this broadcast sponsored by subaru south boulevard and subaru concord. wbtv news starts right now. >> john: breaking news coming out of west charlotte an amtrak train hits an suv happened on old dowd road and wbtv was the first to report this. this morning we're he

hornets hosting the spurs. i can tell you sitting court side thomas davis the linebacker a busy day dog charity work sitting nearby. and they saw the hornets they put up a season low 7 points in the first quarter. cody zeller. 14 rebounds. they were running up hill the rest of the way going down 23 points in the second quarter. trailed by 15 at half time. and it is over. >> and battling back. and 15 of the 29 in final 12 minutes a couple of huge 3s. to tie late here. you see swearmy lin drop another one. and my name is no, my number is no. san antonio swinking -- winning streak, no. they lose to the spurs. celebration time. victory second largest come back in franchise his. they play brook brooklyn tomorrow. a handful of hornets have their teams alive. and the heels take on indiana where cody zeller went to school. no duke representatives on the hornets. they get the late game in the western regional taking on the number one seat oregon and here is our light up i can tell you it will be a good tip off. villanov

now to the nba, charlotte hornets simply on fire. they won the 7th game and defeating the houston rockets. kemba walker led the team with the points. and walker tied glenn rice for most in franchise history. the hornets are only nba team undefeated in the month of march. they will host the dallas may have ricks and now to the nascar sprint cub series. and 86 laps to go. blowing a tire. and they got him out. and ka sey ka ne and damage to the right front tire and on the final lap it is down to kevun harvest. that is it right there. so close. and second time you see that this season. and now to the results. denny hammil in third and dale earn hart junior rounds out the top five. and pga tour in for the needing a birdie put to win. he's not happy about that. and he's going to tap in the parput to win it. and now let's call this one the birthday edition. his wife will be 27 on the 23rd of the month. and invited everyone to have birthday party to raise funds. you are raising money, right? >> what do you say? >> dinner and a movie. he enjo

and the hornets realize, they're the hornets and the other team is the sixers. courtney lee knocks down the three-pointer from the corner, and walker goes to work, pulls up, drains the three, game high 30 points and the hornets, don't worry, they get the victory, 119-99. walker on tonight's game and jeremy lin looking forward to the next game. >> it was a good overall team effort. these guys are really good. they play extremely hard and happy to pull out the win. >> coming up, coach, we have a lot of games against opponents that are under .500, so we definitely have to take advantage of that, you know, we've had a tough schedule up until this point, like you said, winning the games you need to win or supposed to win, or whatever, that's a huge, huge part of -- every last game coming down to the seeding. home friday night against the pacers. >>> to be the best you have to beat the best. the challenge for davidson with first place vcu on the road. they met in january with the wildcats falling by ten but a chance to flip the script in virginia tonight. final road g

and the hornets realize, they're the hornets and the other team is the sixers. courtney lee knocks down the three-pointer from the corner, and walker goes to work, pulls up, drains the three, game high 30 points and the hornets, don't worry, they get the victory, 119-99. walker on tonight's game and jeremy lin looking forward to the next game. >> it was a good overall team effort. these guys are really good. they play extremely hard and happy to pull out the win. >> coming up, coach, we have a lot of games against opponents that are under .500, so we definitely have to take advantage of that, you know, we've had a tough schedule up until this point, like you said, winning the games you need to win or supposed to win, or whatever, that's a huge, huge part of -- every last game coming down to the seeding. home friday night against the pacers. >>> to be the best you have to beat the best. the challenge for davidson with first place vcu on the road. they met in january with the wildcats falling by ten but a chance to flip the script in virginia tonight. final road g

kayla: playoff fever is hitting hornets fans hard. why today was a huge day for fans hoping to score tickets. that story when we return. >> history made in havana cuba is a sitting u.s. president comes to the island for the i'm kevin co pulte mania is sweeping day for the city is as any die-hard fan will tell you. single-game tickets for the first in the nba playoffs one on sale at 10:00 a.m.. the main focus tickets for the first three potential home games of the best-of-seven series. fans can't help but take a moment to talk up their team. >> i love the team. they sailed the right things after games. their summit under watch. you would like to see them see how close their games are but i love seeing them win. kayla: playoff opponents of dates and times aren't set yet. that won't happen until the end of the regular season. it was annexed a special day for kids at the ymca. today linebacker thomas davis along with the harlem will truthers buckets blakes met with them to talk about the abcs of bullying prevention. for some honorary amba

hornets up 16 at the half. the hornets made a 25 points off those 12 misqueues. kevin and nick for the alley- oop. hornets have won six straight for the first time in six years. >>> last night davidson hoped knocking off a pretty good st. bob vetch team. i hope it's not a bad omen a bunch of wildcats got stuck in an elevator after the team meal. crazy right coach? it's a good thing they had him. davidson up two. gibbs the fade away jumper good in a 4.5 minute son. gibbs scored 15 straight. they still rail by five at the break. gibbs probing. lays it in. he has 29. this one heads to overtime. and in overtime the wildcats cling to a two point lead. shot clock winding down. davidson hangs on to win 90-86 in overtime. >> vicki our producer was reminding us we have to be cautious of the time tomorrow because it's going to spring forward. big reminder for folks to turn the clocks. >> set the clocks forward an tonight. going through the day today it will be nice but cloudy, warmer, and we are not looking at as good as a chance for charlotte. but tomorrow that is when we

the hornets were able to survive survive, batum was passing and scoring 23 points, hornets win it 105-100 improve the record 41-30. tiled for fourth place in the east. atlanta a half game behind miami. hornets are looking good. >>> charlotte motor speedway is being considered to host the x games. an extreme sport competition involves motocross, biking and skateboarding. charlotte was in the running a few years ago but lost to austin, texas. espn confirming to wbtv i am is in preliminary discussions with the speedway. other cities vying include portland, seattle and minneapolis. the event would bring big money to the area. last year gave austin more than $100 million boost. >>> top flight european soccer clubs are headed to charlotte. last year england's chelsea and this july, germany and italy. first two games drew more than 60,000 fans. >>> at the top of the hour, we're continuing to follow breaking news out of lincoln county, we're live as crews are battling a major fire, al? >> al: windy, warm conditions, but two bout alsos of rain. the timing of those in the seven chris? >> chris:

williams led the hornets with 22. it's not like he had a bad game. watch him slice through the defense into the lane for the bucket. he had 16. hornets up six after one. second quarter kourtney pulls up with the elbow hits and gets hit. he had 15. hornets up 16 at the half. the difference not the pistons turn over. kevin and nick for the alley oop. hornets have won six straight for the first time in six years. 118-103 the final over detroit. >>> divideson hoped to elevate their chances of reaching the ncaa tournament by knocking off a good st. bob vetch team. they had to be rescued by the new york fire department. crazy; right coach? gibbs the fade away jumper good in a 4.5 minute span in the first half gibbs scored 13 straight for the wildcats. gibbs probing. lays it in. he had 29. us one heads to overtime. and in overtime the wildcats clinging to a two-point lead. 1:15 left. shot clock winding down. brian sullivan from a mile away and hits. davidson hangs on to win 90-86 in overtime. >>> we are starting off warm. a lot of people getting off. >> it

as phil explains, the season the hornets have already made history. >> could have shown you about his improvement. >> the voice you hear dissecting belongs to stephanie ready. the first full-time analyst for the broadcast in nba history. >> i'm thrilled to be the first. i am a little disappointed it has taken until 2015 until we've had a first. >> breaking barriers is she was an assistant. the analyst role was the next logical step after serving 11 years as the hornets court side reporter. >> this has been a job i've been waiting for my entire professional career. i thrive in the fact that people are watching that know me, have new aspirations and new professional goals for themselves. >> the entire hornets organization from the players to the front office have been supportive of ready and her ground breaking role. social media is a different story. ready like many high profile women attracts her fair share of nasty comments from unanimous users. for the most part, they get ignored. >> i always say, be nice, that's my common response and i find that it works. people who were really ne

the hornets dismantled the hornets, 125-109 snapping a 10 game losing skid to houston. walker scored 28 points. that is a career high. charlotte has won 13 of the last 15 games. head coach steve cleford says it is no surprise how well this team is playing. >> i believe that we have a way to play that fits for the playoffs, we have a way that we practice, we have a way to shoot around so you never want to get to the end of the year and have to change anything. >> it is all about preparation. what you do leading up to the games and guys work hard. each and every day to make shots and when guys get the opportunity to shoot, they're making plays. >> the coaching staff and the players, they come in and focus everybody puts everything into it and right now we're benefitting from the results. >> the hornets have their 8th straight win versus dallas the mavericks have lost five straight games the nascar boys are hitting left hand turns in phoenix. kevin harvik is the leader. kyle busch won his 3rd straight yesterday. he is three for three in the early season and showed no signs

hornets colors on the duke energy building. 62 in charlotte right now, the dew points in the upper 50s, any time you get closer to the 60 degree mark for the dew point it starts to feel more humid. getting closer to that and looks like the dew point temperatures will be in the upper 50s all day long today. borderline on the humid side. clean sweeps, so nothing actively falling on the radar. cloud cover and again that is not totally going to change going forward today, will stay partly to mostly cloudy all day long. talking about rain to the west all week and aerial coverage has just about shrunk. we have a back door cool front coming in later, will drop south across the carolinas throughout the course of the day, that is kind of a trigger combined with the higher humidity we've got in place could be enough to touch off a shower in a couple spots by later today. but you will see on futurecast, not talking about a whole lot. through the morning hours, here is what the coverage looks like 5:00 a.m. going forward in time through the early morning, 8:00 a.m. and through early on this aftern

kayla: playoff fever is hitting hornets fans hard. why today was a huge day for fans hoping to score tickets. that story when we return. >> history made in havana cuba is a sitting u.s. president comes to the island for the the north carolina education lottery is all about fun. but sometimes, when you have too much fun, it becomes not so fun any more. so please remember - play responsibly. hi, i'm alice garland. if you need help, please call the help line. because we want everybody to enjoy a little fun. hi, guys! spring is almost here and you know what that means! easter is hopping along. so, if you're looking to stretch your dollar this easter holiday, at your local walmart. charlotte, in head-to-head shopping, the total amount saved at walmart vs. bi-lo was $15.47... that's 11% on this week's easter basket. why shop anywhere else? fill your basket with walmart's every day low prices and get big savings. start shopping with walmart's every day low prices today. and see what you could save. through charlotte made its a big day for th

spurs led 28-7 over the hornets. nba team this season. redemption. they outscore the spurs in every frame the rest of the way. nick with the steal. courtney lee back for the lay in. hornets outscore the spurs in the third. a 23 point lead cut to just five. but it's lynn sanity, jeremy lin took over in the 4th. scored scored a team high. it's the second largest comeback in franchise history. >> it's the fifth game in a row now. we're playing from a double digit deficit. for two weeks were killing it in the first quarter. we have to make sure we are starting games correctly, but when we are right, we are a very good team. >> back in action in the second round of the n.i.t. tournament hosting georgia tech. gamecocks off to a slow start. thanks to the three by marcus second half, they continue to struggle. senior michael frustrated. south carolina falls at home 83- 66. while the nfl's annual meetings are underway. dave is named sporting news 2015 nfl executive of the year. definitely earned the honor after a remarkable season. 15 games, ten panthers are

he had 15, hornets up 16 at the half. the difference, not the turnovers, they had 12 of those. 25 points off the miscues. hornets won six straight for the first time in six years, 118-103 the final over detroit. cleveland and toronto have separated themselves. this is the interesting race, 3 through 6. the celtics lost, the heat won. the hornets a game and a half back of fourth. two games back of third in the east. a home playoff series well within their reach with 18 regular season games left. tonight, davidson tried to elevate their chances of reaching the ncaa tournament by knocking off a team in the quarter finals. hope it's not a bad omen that wildcats go the stuck in an elevator. it's true, jack gibbs and company had to be rescued by the new york fire department. t crazy, coach, it's a good this is the first half. fade away jumper good, in a 4 1/2 minute span. gibbs scored 13 straight for the wildcats. they still trailed by 35 at the break. gibbs driving, lays it in. he had 27. this one heads to overtime. in overtim

maybe uptown for the hornets they take on the pacers. a bit of winter chill as temperatures fall to the low 40s this evening. light coach should do you just fine. don't need any rain gear. by morning, the cooler spots, i- 40 and highway 52 east of charlotte. 44 uptown. 33 for lancaster. mid 20s for the high country. lots of 5ks. this benefits the y and good health in general. a 5k and a half marathon. i recommend layers. especially if you're watching folks in the race. you're not going to move and get the benefit of the exercise and warming up. it'll be plenty chilly early on. by 9:00, mid 40s. tomorrow's future cast starts us out with a few clouds. then the clouds become more numerous. filtering the sun during the afternoon. by late afternoon, early evening, about this time, the first rain drops will arrive in the mountains. in the highest elevations. you may see a few wet snow flakes out of that. we stop around lunch time, most everyone east of the mountains about 50. on our way to the mid to upper 50s tomorrow ash. some neighborhoods

i was at the hornets game earlier and at 7:30 at night for some is down but i felt really news is we have more of that great weather headed your way as we look at your headlines. it's going to last through friday, at least the dryness of it is. the temperatures will stay silent over the next seven days but really going to have to bust out the umbrella as we get into the weekend. it doesn't look like it will be horrible at least on saturday but chances of rain on friday lasting until tuesday. let's talk about the temperatures. again i know we are in spring break mode for a lot of the country and if you are traveling i want you to notice that tonight where we typically see cold temperatures around boston they are at 62 at the 10:00 hours of the entire eastern seaboard is doing great and that extends back back to the west as well into new orleans. some changes will be happening later in the week as we deal with the cold front but enjoy this warm weather. we are in the 50s and 60s right now throughout the area, 64, 67 in wadesboro. just really comfortable weather. the mountains in the 50

but if they don't, the hornets have already made history this year. stephanie ready is the first full-time female analyst in nba organization has been supportive in her groundbreaking role, but it's a slightly different story on social media. as for the nasty comments, she ignores most of them, but will comment sometimes. >> i'll always say be nice, you know, and that's kind of my common response, and i find that it works. you know, people who were really negative a year or two ago, now they're all bubbly and fun and sunshine. >> ready says she wants people to think of her as someone who went after what they wanted and worked extremely hard to get it. >>> traffic team 9 is monitoring the roads for you right now this morning. so far good news here. no issues. there is a crash, though, west of rock hill, but no injuries have been reported. it doesn't look like it's slowing traffic down at all. highway patrol responded around 4:15 on mcconnells highway. that's at herndon farm road and we're not seeing much of an issue. so no alternate routes needed at th

the charlotte hornets practiced a seven-game homestand the longest in franchise history. more important because the win wind was at the hornets up to make some serious moves in the eastern conference playoff race. kemba walker averaging more than 30 points per per game and alas for hosting the orlando magic to the hornets won against a division rival. this season it looks like it might go the way the magic. jeremy lin trying to dig out jefferson. jeremy lin is not done though because here he is going to go crosscourt to a wide-open marvin williams. the hornets on a 21-6 run to close the first half and in the final seconds of the first half he throws a hail mary to streaking kemba gets saved easy lay in before the buzzer pit the warrants with the bid to win 107-99. nick batum -- led the team with 26 of peace. the hornets in the sixth spot in the playoff race very tough test on the road tomorrow against number three miami. call it the calm before the storm, the night before the madness. over the next two days 64 teams will fight scratch and claw to be the last man standing

liter in the first, hornets running off another turnover. courtney leading to spot up for the three. he knocks it down. lee with 12 points. second quarter we go. jeremy lin with the pass to the rookie. check out the back door pass who hammers it home. their win streak hit seven straight games. he is sitting on the poll for race day in phoenix on sunday. today, kyle bush continues his domination in exfinty series racing. 79 career win in the series. 175 of the 200 laps. now led 493 of a possible 563 laps in three races so far this season. that is domination.

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 country. this is something we'll have to keep an eye on. more moisture means more clouds and the risk of fog. when these visibilities dip below about half a mile as you can see on many neighborhoods, especially between charlotte and i-40, we'll be looking at tomorrow morning and late tonight. same story across the high country. the weekend forecast hasn't changed. the greatest chance of rain will be on sunday. neither day will be a wash out. low 70s tomorrow. low lower 70s again on sunday. lots of 5ks this weekend. we chose the weddington run that honors anyone that's survived cancer. watch out for fog first thing in the morning. mid 60s at 10:00 a.m. the low cloud

hornets up 14-13. covington to cannon that's good. 333s did the sixers they made 13 of them but big night more walker. car yack kim ba back at uconn. 30 points for him. the hornets win it 119-99. 10 straight losses for the sixers. >> they came out there, you know, trying to be physical. i think through the most of the game we did decent job sticking with them. we played good defense up until the their quarter when we -- we let them get too many open shots and we weren't communicating as well. i think we stayed strong and made a come back but then again the fourth quarter you can't let teams get open shots. >>> former nba all star barry davis signed with the delaware 87. he hasn't played in the nb since 2012 he's 36-year-old a former first round pick out of ucla. >>> big five action tonight. st. joe's hawks with a big loss on the road. they got knock off by st. bonaventure 98-90. meanwhile st. louis visiting lasalle tonight and explorers pick up victory 76-68. >>> the phillies on the road today taking on the blue jays. david buchanan o

hornets up 14-13. covington to cannon that's good.rs they made 13 of them but big night more walker. car yack kim ba back at uconn. 30 points for him. the hornets win it 119-99. 10 straight losses for the sixers. >> they came out there, you know, trying to be physical. i think through the most of the game we did decent job sticking with them. we played good defense up until the their quarter when we -- we let them get too many open shots and we weren't communicating as well. i think we stayed strong and made a come back but then again the fourth quarter you can't let teams get open shots. >>> former nba all star barry davis signed with the delaware 87. he hasn't played in the nb since 2012 he's 36-year-old a former first round pick out of ucla. >>> big five action tonight. st. joe's hawks with a big loss on the road. they got knock off by st. bonaventure 98-90. meanwhile st. louis visiting lasalle tonight and explorers pick up victory 76-68. >>> the phillies on the road today taking on the blue jays. david buchanan on the mound and he

the hornets face the hottest coach steve >> the hornets are 17-5 since january 31 which is third-best tonight they will face the hottest team during that span the san antonio spurs. the spurs have won 20 games since january and the second best overall record in the league behind the golden state warriors beat the spurs coming season saturday when they beat the warriors to the hornets are coming coming off a loss against the denver nuggets. they are in the six position in the eastern conference playoff race but they are only 1/2 games behind third-seeded atlanta. to get back on the winning track the hornets will have to snap a 10 game losing streak against the spurs. >> sports is the work that way. we cannot we say we have to play a great game tonight. you have to play your game and that game is built over how you do things from day one. you don't go through the championship game and change who you are. that's where habits process and the right mentality. you build that from day one. it don't change things as you get late in the year. news at 10:00 to a postseason honor for the panther

the hornets host the suns. i saw it on twitter and they had their outfit laid out it is real. >> rugrats i remember that show my kids watched it not me. i avoided it. >> you saw it, right. >> there were adult jokes in there. >> as there often are when cartoons are involved. >> let's update you on traffic here is tonya rivens in the >> your first alert traffic is let's check in here. a lot of problems on 485 and another accident at steele creek and shopton road west. south tryon is a great alternate route and as we look around this area notice the slow-moving traffic here on our mapping system. we see from wilkinson boulevard back towards south tryon the drive time leaving center city to highway 160 about 50 minutes which is not, too, too bad. and on the d.o.t. camera which is not connecting. i do apologize for that. but back to the congestion on the road the red indicating slow-moving traffic in that area. >> all right. thank you. >> camera shaking a little bit. a breeze here in the charlotte area but, boy, ano

the hornets's strong push on the road has moved them into 6th place in the east, 2.5 games back of the 4th seed, tip- off at 7:00 p.m. and highlights at 11:00. >> we'll be there. thank you. >>> gorgeous day. >> but rain rolls in and will be gone by tomorrow morning. it should not impact the surprised to hear the pitter- patter of raindrops. move pitter-patter? >> pitter patter. >> a spring shower thing. >>> thank you for making us your choice for news at 6:00. world news is up next. 11:00. steve: today is your lucky day. woman: (surprised) oh, my goodness mark: you've just won - a thousand dollars! woman: that'amazing! that' amazing! (shrieks) woman: ok, nice job. mark, way better than yesterday. maria, that delivery felt alittle forced. and steve, steve: yeah? woman: i am still missing that raw emotion. woman: pretty awesome for atuesday, but tomorrow is hump day, so let's really bring it! lucky for life. win a thousand dollars a day, >>> breaking news tonight. the first major clues coming in right now. the super tuesday showdown. as we come on the air, the first exit polls are in. wh

and hornets single game playoff tickets go on monday. ashley stroehlein will have coverage of the game tomorrow night. and plenty of college basketball. tomorrow on wbtv from noon to 10:00 p.m. we are hooping it up... biggest shockers, middle tennessee state beat the number two seed michigan state. michigan state known as jamie boll's bracket champion. ouch! may we live in interesting times. out of 13 million brackets and six are perfectment inside the prep zone... meet jessica mary. high school senior women's swim team captain led the huskies to the title and broke records along the way and is now repairing to compete in olympic trials for the 200 meter she watched her sister compete four years ago and prior to the london olympics and that is when she knew she wanted to be in the same pool four years later. >> just going and sitting in the stands and watching the best swimmers in the world and a majority of the best swimmers in the country compete was something that motivated me so much more to get to the point i am today. >> merit has

the hornets down seven at that point. jeremy lin trying to dig out jefferson. jeremy lin is not done though because here he is going to go crosscourt to a wide-open marvin williams. the hornets on a 21-6 run to close the first half and in the final seconds of the first half he throws a hail mary to streaking kemba gets saved easy lay in before the buzzer pit the warrants with the bid to win 107-99. 26 of peace. the hornets in the sixth spot in the playoff race very tough test on the road tomorrow against number three miami. that tips at 7:30 tour night. call it the calm before the storm, the night before the madness. over the next two days 64 teams will fight scratch and claw to be the last man standing when the clock hits zero in houston on april 4. to the teams that have a shot to the title right here from our area duke and carolina. the heels held an open practice in raleigh at tmz rina before tomorrow's game and they were dropping -- all over the house. seems everybody was getting a little bit of action trying to show off. this wasn't the only thing they go

heading to the game tonight, again, minnesota is in town to take on the hot hornets, 58 degrees, tip-off temperature not bad. overnight lows in the 40s. high s tomorrow in the 70s. that is where we're headed with the warm weather poised if to poised to come 67 today, and then well in the 70s, even in the weekend by the weekend we will look at greater rain chances as eventually the pattern is forecast to break down a little bit. again, nothing is set in stone, the timing could be off a little bit, a long way out but i'm here to tell you we have very low rain chances between now and friday but as we head toward the weekend chances for rain go up. not saying there won't be some sunshine but scattered showers and storms look likely. if i had to put it on time, from saturday afternoon, saturday night into sunday morning, time will tell on that. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. here is chris, first alert traffic. >> chris: first alert traffic sponsored this morning by toyota of north charlotte. let's start with a live look here, this

if you are heading out to the hornets game, 63 at 9:00 p.m. you might want to be prepared for that walk across the parking lot after the game where rain is becoming more likely and 11:00 p.m. 60 but the rain hanging around. and all of that quickly moves off to the east during the overnight. look at the map by wednesday morning hardly a drop. not bad 43 . your out the door forecast charlotte and vicinity rain is moving out but it will be on the cool side i will not rule out a snow flurry but thursday, thursday night where we will be on the lookout for more snow all right hard to get above freezing during the day tomorrow. that is evidence of the cold air on the backside of this front. 40s to 50. in the foothills. very little chance of rain once we get you past the few hours in the morning. temperatures mid-50s and that is cooler than the 73 that we had around the area today. impressive. beyond that, thursday night here it is. this next slug of rain coming in and some could end up as snow thursday night into early friday. and beyond that then th

the hornets dropped back-to- back games. the latest coming last night verses denver. a team that entered last night's game. 13 games below .500. it should be a cause for concern. the hornets are tied for the fifth spot in the playoffs with boston. >> i played tired. it was our third game in four nights. and we put ourselves in a big hole. in the second half we played better. >> we have 14 games left. >> very cold tomorrow morning and even colder by tuesday morning. >> thanks for makin hi, guys! spring is almost here and you know what that means! easter is hopping along. so, if you're looking to stretch your dollar this easter holiday, just look at these savings at your local walmart. charlotte, in head-to-head shopping, the total amount saved at walmart vs. bi-lo was $15.47... that's 11% on this week's easter basket. why shop anywhere else? fill your basket with walmart's every day low prices and get big savings. start shopping with walmart's every day low prices today. d se >>> tonight, a special edition of "world news tonight." making history in cuba. president obam

's >>> the charlotte hornets home stand continues tonight. the hornets red hot and rolling. winners of 11 of their last 14 games. they welcome the minnesota timberwolves to the hive tonight. charlotte is coming over a win over indiana. kemba walker has been a big reason why charlotte finds themselves three games out of first place in the southeast conference. walker has scored at least 20 points in 11 of the last 12 games. >> playing at a high level. i'm extremely confident. i'm just working on my game. we have a really good team that plays very well together. >> the acc tournament fires up in washington dc tomorrow as nc state battles wake forest in the tournament opener. the winner will play duke on wednesday. nc state head coach mark says tournament play means it's a few season with a chance to to the big dance. >> it starts with the tournament. and it's up to us. and so, it's been a tough year. we get it. but we can rewrite the story. >>> wolf pack guard averaged 33 points per game. topping 30 points eight times this season. it's been a month since super bowl 50. cam new

. >>> delano little with sports and how the hornets did. real-time closed captioning company >>> welcome back, hornets back for the first time in a month. eight of the next nine at home. phoenix up first. and for fans with the theme. taking place. the honey bees with the rugrats. the '90s kids loving it. zeller got it started with the dunk. in the second quarter. jeremy lin to big al. the basket. had the big pull up three there finished with 15. and walker led the hornets with 26 points to a blow out. and speak of 90s there and recovering from shoulder surgery. in philadelphia. see the final. and college basketball. and coach k, duke, looking for a moment of glory in a season of misery on the road. and number 17 ranked duke. this was closer than expected. and thomas led. allen stole the show. it dumping here. and they won it. 79-71. 11-6 in the acc. man that's surprising. in the acc. virginia on the road at clemson playing in greenville. and just fun to watch. and 18 points. tigers put a good night in -- led them 367892 and this nutra sweet

the hornets drop back-to-back games. the latest coming last night versus denver, 13 games below 500. charlotte looked flat at times. it's something that should be a cause for concern as the hornets are deep into the race to host the playoff series. they're currently tied for the fifth spot in the playoffs with boston. >> played tired. it was our third game in four nights, and we put ourselves in the big hole. in the second half we played better. the four spot, which means they would host the playoff series. just have to, you know sweep . >>> it's spring but you may want to get your winter coat for tomorrow morning. >> we're down to 33 tomorrow morning, but the rain will be gone. we can say good-bye to the allergies for a day or two. sunshine tomorrow afternoon, highs in the mid 50s. warmer after that. >> thanks for making channel 9

nicholas had 24 points for the hornets who lost at home for only the third time in the last 15 games. they been looking good as of late. >> jeremy had 16 points. >> the hornets beat miami to pull into a tie with the heat for fourth best record in the eastern conference. now in a post game press report the coach said they didn't have the same fight as thursday. >> we've not beaten any team in this league if we're not right. there are only four or five who can show up and not play their a if we're not engaged and mail well we're not beating anybody. >> the hornets are back to six in the conference. they host san antonio tomorrow night at 7:00. so that's not going to be an easy go for them playing san antonio. but still they play in the playoffs. to be tied at fourth with the heat who is a powerhouse -- pretty cool. i see them doing well. >> i think as long as they can sneak in it's exciting. did you see the e-mail about when the tickets might be released for the playoffs. i guess there's speculation. they're in good enough stand that go they're giving people an idea of when to release i

too much sting from the hornets. walker hits the triple. hornets win 100-85. sixers' tenth straight loss. >>> villanova heading to houston tomorrow for saturday night matchup and drexel with a new head coach tonight. >>> baseball, bad weather today with the phillies and the yankees anyway with spring training binding down. in between the drops, first inning, surged up to ackley. kiss it good-bye. three-run shot. bottom of one and seeing eye single brings in a run making it 4-1. all the phillies would get. they lose 7-1 in a rain-shorted four-inning game. i'm danny. we'll be right back. i've always taken on the status quo. in harrisburg, they didn't like it when i stopped their perks and pushed for reform. as head of pennsylvania's third-largest county, i cut out wall street middlemen to protect pensions, stood up for marriage equality and protected our environment. now i'm fighting for criminal justice reform. i'm proud to be backed by tom wolf, ed rendell and people who care about our families. i'm josh shapiro. i'll be an attorney general who always fights f

. >> the seven game home stand will finish for the hornets at hive. charlotte red hot winners of six straight games. they handed detroit a loss with ease. 116-103, the hornets will battle james hardin tonight. charlotte is eight games over 500 for the first time sinc 2000-2001 season. the panthers doing it. now you have the hornets doing it. >> good year. >> never a dull moment in sports. >> it should be rain headed our way. >> the best chance will be west of charlotte, we have hickory, morganton, lenore. a wash out for you. on rockingham or chesterfield ch wendy hates dirty lawn furniture. that's why she uses scottsoutdoor cleaner plus oxi-clean. it cleans all of wendy's lawn furniture without damaging any of wendy's lawn. there are two democratic visionsfor regulating wall street.one says it's okay to take rmillions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care to all, and provide universal college education. will they like

hornets giv*ing these away not firstto thefirst 7500 fans tonight. theyre playing well now. >> john: very well. >> christine: everything is the horts are doing alrdy.ea >> al: you're not getting this. look at the numbers all uphill a week ago yesterday in the 40s in charlotte. now, we're talking0s. 77 wedsdayne 78 degrees yesterday, still thinkg about spring,t is nine days away but boy, it has felt like it around here the lt hal a wk or so. what w haven't had very much is rain. goose eggs for the last week. you go back two-and-aalf weeks, last time we had a decent rain, certain during the month of march, that has not been the case. less thajn a tenth of an inch of rain. i was on the ball field with the kids last night, man, it is dusty with the souther breeze blowing. we have ahtdh deficit of inch and a third for we need rain and there will be some, won't make uphat t much. a lot of cudlo cover this morning. these are clouds that are not producing any rain. bestvu opportunity for shower today would likely be up across the mountain, not a great gray a

the charlotte hornets battle at home. doom their chance at picking up a 40th win of the season. usch won an exfinty vo: know you have a dedicatedadvisor and team who understand where you come from. we didn't really have anything, you know. but, we made do. vo: know you can craft an investment plan as strong as your values. al, how you doing. hey, mr. hamilton. vo: know that together you can establish a meaningful legacy. with the guidance and support of your dedicated c wealth management team. >>> in the middle of a playoff chase, it's hard to stomach losses to nonplayoff teams, for the charlotte hornets, they will be reaching for the pepto. the hornets back at the hive in an important game to keep pace in the hunt to host in the playoff series. walker puts charlotte out front early. three of his 15 points. later in the first, walker with the dish to jeremy lin. lin going around the defense. charlotte cuts that cuts their deficit to 2. thanks to d.j. drive in, lin whistled for the foul. 24 points as charlotte falls at home by 8. 101-93. charlotte will play san antonio on monday.

hornets back up a pair. and from there, take over looking for space. into the lane, the floater falls, plus the foul. then in the 4th, attacking again. pulls up, another and one with a game high 30 points. hornets win 119-99. i spent five years in richmond covering davidson's opponent. the only shot you have is to jump on them early and not let the crowd into the game. that's not what happened. first half, off the other way, he lays it in before the wildcats can blink, they are down ten. trying to get davidson back into the game. you have to guard him out there. quick trigger 3. wildcats down 11 at the half. but they claw their way back into the game. payton working his way to the basket, turns, plus the foul. aldredge had 13. pull the cats within 5. rams pull away late, clinching part of the title, 70-60 the final. the nfl's offseason is a stark reminder that this is before anything else, a business. and tough decisions need to be made. today the atlanta falcons released ronnie white, the leading receiver in his 11 year racked up 11,000 yards, 63 touc

p the hornets wororng on final shots. tip-time at 7:30. a lot can f fp-flop, the he'd one ahead and boston and atlanta just a half game hind behind. we'll have more at listening. that story from the arena. i'm will manso, local10 news. >> janine: thanks so much. lots going to this week. st tett1 italics cc1 test message >>> tonight, the new backlash after donald trump warns of blocked by the republican party. leaders now calling his words unacceptable. >>> breaking now. the new video. the young american captured, accused of fightingor isis. you will hear his explanation, right here. now saying it was a bad decision. >>> lead in the water. the grilling on capitol hill. our reporter, tracking down authorities. why didn't they act sooner? d the new report that this is far beyoyo flyntint. locations in 4 the states? >>> the trful plea. the young american sobbing, begging to be free. now we see the alleged prank in north career ya that lande him 15 years in hard labor. the effort now to get him home. >>> sea change, bowing to public pressure, s

hornets alive in the hive after an ugly start. and the 3 point party. and hornets have more games this season with 10 or more 3s than the last six seasons combined. they are lighting it up. and scoring 26. hornets up. and final score they are a half game out of fourth in the east. only one game out of third, third or fourth is home courted a vining. they are in miami. and time to go dancing and the tip off tomorrow at 7:15. taking on florida gulf coast. and with the heels for practice. we have a preview. >> north carolina won the acc regular season title and the tournament. then they earned a number one seat you think the team would be getting nothing but respect from everyone but that's just not the case. >> there is a lot of lack of confidence in the team in the national media and what not. a lot of people picking us losing or you know picking us to fail to make it to the final 4. >> it is interesting. >> and we have all that. we see that. i think that, you know, it puts fire under us, one thing it has not done caused the team to doubt themselves. we

i was at the hornets game earlier and at 7:30 at night for some is down but i felt really news is we have more of that great weather headed your way as we look at your headlines. it's going to last through friday, at least the dryness of it is. the temperatures will stay silent over the next seven days but really going to have to bust out the umbrella as we get into the weekend. it doesn't look like it will be horrible at least on saturday but chances of rain on friday lasting until tuesday. let's talk about the temperatures. again i know we are in spring break mode for a lot of the country and if you are traveling i want you to notice that tonight where we typically see cold temperatures around boston they are at 62 at the 10:00 hours of the entire eastern seaboard is doing great and that extends back back to the west as well into new orleans. some changes will be happening later in the week as we deal with the cold front but enjoy this warm weather. we are in the 50s and 60s right now throughout the area, 64, 67 in wadesboro. just really comfortable weather. the mountains in the 50

talking hornets, right? >> that's right. they catch fire at the hive, 68 points at (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. cl charlotte hornets going 7-3 in february, about you will that carry over into march? they have back-to-back games against the suns and sixers, two league, so a good chance the streak will continue for a couple of days. time warner cable arena you ever wonder what happened to cell? he was at the game tonight. all of those 90s shows on display tonight. what great shows. nick batum getting that off of the glass and in. the hornet up big. the suns defense didn't show up tonight. cody zeller left wide open, he had nine points, and courtney lee fitting in nicely in charlotte, gets the jumper and foul, eight points for him. the h

the hornets are the sixth seed in the east. one-and-a-half games behind the atlanta hawks, for third. >>> we have seen boats named after former presidents, war heros and some have puns. united kingdom, to name thisle research vessel top vote getter is, boatie mcboat face. other suggestions r r ruin sane boat and ice ice baby. >> christine: that poor boat has no say. >> john: neither does the crew. >> al: i don't know, i like the ice ice one,. >> john: more appropriate. >> al: we have a gorgeous start to the day, lake norman cam from the vue.com, sun will be up in 40 minutes, getting brighter sky toward the east. a little bit of a ripple on the water, north breeze this morning and that will be with us all day long, it will be a chilly breeze, look at the seven day forecast and break it down for you, first off very low rain chances the next several days, again, not a fan of cool weather, the next couple days we rebound very nicely. sunshine to go believed a, around. most of us in the 50s, in the mountains getting back toking to 4