the cases are in mecklenburg and iredell counties. mecklenburg county is dealing with four confirmed cases which is up one from monday. in iredell county, there are just still two confirmed cases. and four probable cases. the most recent case emerged at unc charlotte this week. the school confirmed one student contracted the illness. but that student lived off campus and had stayed off campus for seven days. and two weeks ago, we told you about the mumps cases in iredell county linked to the lowe's headquarters in mooresville. health officials say that two employees at the support center tested positive for the mumps. virus but it's hard to prevent the spread of because it can take up to 25 days for the symptoms to appear. scott? >>> we have continuing coverage of the mumps at wsoctv.com. you can follow us as well on facebook and twitter. we send out updates as soon as they come into the news room. >>> a couple of hours ago, a woman accused of killing three people, including her own husband returned to a gaston county courtroom. today

there are no confirmed mumps cases in mecklenburg or iredell counties. there are 15 confirmed and probable cases. four confirmed cases in mecklenburg county. and two in iredell county. there are nine probable cases between the two counties. two of the cases have been linked to employees at lowe's corporate headquarters in iredell county. we also know a student at unc charlotte was diagnosed with mumps. both lowe's and unc charlotte have taken extra steps to clean their facilities. >>> north carolina officials will be in charlotte to talk about building a state monument to african american achievement. serious talking about the monument started after the charleston church shooting last summer. now they're hosting public hearings to figure out what it'll be built at the state capitol in raleigh. >>> tomorrow's hearing is on south trion street. it starts at 6:30. speakers are asked to sign in at the door. today flags across north carolina and here in charlotte flew at half staff to honor the memory of nancy reagan. today many shared their memories about the

we've been in communication with the iredell county communications, they tell us apparently the fire started a little more than an hour ago just around 4:30 this morning. the cause of the fire obviously still under investigation, they are out there working the scene. no word on the exact extent of the damages or any injuries but again as you can see looks like they are putting up caution tape around the scene to make sure they secure the scene, they want to make sure obviously nobody goes on the property because the structure could be heavily damaged from the fire. several trucks on scene we'll work on getting new details obviously count on us to bring you details first here in the the alert center, john and christine, back to you. >> christine: president obama meets with cuban leader raul castro today as he continues his historic visit to the island nation. the president touched down in havana yesterday, along with the first lady and their two daughters. he is the first u.s. president to visit cuba in 88 years. >> john: pope francis using palm sunday message to speak out out of indi

in iredell third creek elementary is the first lead in the country but the think tank found it spends nearly $7,800 more per year on energy than the district's average elementary school. >>> the man you see in this video here showing a officer punching a suspect has an attorney. the department is investigating whether officers used excessive force. >> eyewitness news reporter angela hong is live with the family's responges. >> reporter: the family is outraged at what they see in the video. they know malcolm elliott was driving without a license during the hit and run crash. they say the repunches are uncalled for. we showed you the video tuesday. you can see seven police officers surrounding elliott and one officer hits him suhl multiple times with closed fists. only channel 9 was there as elliott returned home from the hospital. his parents say they have hired an attorney and they want to see the officer's body camera cmpd said they are not releasing the video. the family says something must be done because they believe this is an excessive force case. >> i just want the officer to b

iredell county communications have been helpful filling us in on the scene there and apparently this started an hour and a half ago athour-and-a-half ago. back to you. >> christine: 6:02 right now. police are searching for a man south charlotte this morning. it happened around 4:30 a.m. at the kangaroo express on park road at woodlawn. a man with a knife or screwdriver went in the store and stole an unknown amount of money. we're staying in touch with police on the latest on the investigation, whether we learn more we'll bring it to you more on air and online at wbtv.com. >> john: two people killed until a healed-on collision in south charlotte. of this was the scene yesterday morning on i-485 near providence road. one of the drivers was driving the wrong way when it happened. mark davenport joins us live this morning with much more on this story and mark, i find it interesting people who live in the area are not surprised this kind of crash happened, what is going on? yeah, around the crash, that is providence road near 485, we spoke to them back and forth why they weren't so surpri

the cats were surrendered from this home in mooresville to the iredell animal shelter. >> we've been here late at night several nights, working with rescues in and out of the state. >> reporter: director brad gates says they're focused on pursuing charges against the owner of the cats. we're told gail craig now faces 90 counts of animal cruelty, and two counts of failure to properly dispose of a deceased animal. two cats were found dead inside the home. >> the amount of urine and feces in the situation, a high level of ammonia in the atmosphere. some of the cats were, were sick and not receiving treatment. >> reporter: animal control showing cats were found in cages and cabinets. investigators say the cats were living in an unhealthy environment. neighbors tell me craig is a kind and compassionate person that loves animals and she would never do anything to intentionally hurt them, and that this whole situation just got out of hand. about half of the rescued cats have already been adopted out of the shelter. gates says it's important to move forward with the charges against craig and

if you're coming out of iredell county from statesville southbound. we haven't seen any issues this morning. good news, no accidents or stalled vehicles. green conditions south and drive time technology showing 65 miles an hour from catawba avenue through sam fur and gilead at 64 miles an hour. from the state line around care winds. 64 -- carowinds. >>> brian month han saw a 23 -- monahan saw a 63% race. for tune report reports he received a higher year end compensation award than any other executive in the bank for the first time ever. they say it is still less than other wall street ceos. >>> spring is almost here but warmer temperatures are bringing new challenges for home owners. ahead at 5:45, the pests experts >> an innocent man released from jail after years behind bars. ahead at 5:30, he is speaking to channel 9 about this case. the moments he is trying to move on from. >> a protester punched on video. . the reason why he says this video put his life in danger. >> checking wall street futures is up nine and a h . >>> 5:23 right now. we're taki

iredell to lake normal, nice >>> a 16-year-old confronted a suspect after he found a burglar climbing through the window. >> i came outside and grabbed the ball bat. >> the way the father's routine helped police nab the suspect. >> a violent take down caught on camera. was this excessive force? ahead at 5:30, the questions investigators have to consider before decide figure this was justified. >> we are learning new details shooting at north lake mall. ooting at north lake 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, >>> new inside into what officers think might have lead to a deadly officer shooting christmas eve. prosecutors said the man, an off duty cmp officer shot and killed ma

the cats were surrendered from this home in mooresville to the iredell animal shelter. >> we've been here late at night several nights, working >> reporter: director brad gates says they're focused on pursuing charges against the owner of the cats. we're told gail craig now faces 90 counts of animal cruelty, and two counts of failure to properly dispose of a deceased animal. two cats were found dead inside the home. >> the amount of urine and feces in the situation, a high level of ammonia in the atmosphere. some of the cats were, were sick and not receiving treatment. >> reporter: animal control photos from inside the home showing cats were found in cages and cabinets. investigators say the cats were living in an unhealthy environment. neighbors tell me craig is a kind and compassionate person that loves animals and she would never do anything to intentionally hurt them, and that this whole situation just got out of hand. about half of the rescued cats of the shelter. gates says it's important to move forward with the charges against craig and also important to not set aside the nee

there are 16 confirmed and probable cases in mecklenburg and iredell counties. that is up one from the latest report. there are now seven confirmed, nine probable casey's the state has not released which county the new confirmed case comes from. the outbreak started when two employees contracted the illness. >>> the panthers playoff run helped charlotte hotels set a record. the crv gave us new numbers that showed charlotte beat out much bigger cities like los angeles, san francisco, and new york for growth in january. charlotte was top in the country for room rate and revenue growth. plans for a 30 story residential tower in the heart of uptown have been scrapped the developer said it crunched the numbers and learned the real estate market couldn't handle it. the project was the first high end condo tower planned in uptown since the 2008 financial crisis. it was supposed to go right there at east forth and south prove yard streets. the developer is considering other options for that property. >> mecklenburg first public beach is set to open memorial day weekend.

. >> an animal shelter in iredell county is filled to capacity after a massive hoarding case is uncovered. dozens of cats found in a single home. don't fade away don't fade away. the naming of the final "american idol." we're going to weigh in who we thought were the night's brightest stars? good evening and thank you for joining us tonight for "fox 46 news" i'm bill melugin. >> and i'm kayla ayres. at least one school system is already delaying classes tomorrow because of the weather. meteorologist amanda cox has been tracking the system as it moves through this now? >> we are seeing wet conditions across the area. we have the storm system continuing to pass by to the south and east of us. it will affect us throughout the overnight hours. we had a good amount of moisture lift northward. northwestern sections have seen snow already, and it does look like that's going to continue. there could be some accumulation over the mountains. most of us should stay as plain rain. most of our area is well above the freezing mark. we're in the 30s and 40s across the region. 35 for overnight low. 80% c

. >> an animal shelter in iredell county is filled to capacity after a massive hoarding case is uncovered. dozens of cats found in a single home. don't fade away don't fade away. the naming of the final "american idol." we're going to weigh in who we thought were the night's brightest stars? good evening and thank you for joining us tonight for "fox 46 news" i'm bill melugin. >> and i'm kayla ayres. at least one school system is already delaying classes tomorrow because of the weather. meteorologist amanda cox has been tracking the system as it moves through this evening. what's#it looking like right now? >> we are seeing wet conditions across the area. we have the storm system continuing to pass by to the south and east of us. it will affect us throughout the overnight hours. we had a good amount of moisture lift northward. northwestern sections have seen snow already, and it does look like that's going to continue. there could be some accumulation over the mountains. most of us should stay as plain rain. most of our area is well above the freezing mark. we're in the 30s and 40s across t

if you are heading south into york county, no issues there, and that includes iredell county and the other interstate including 85 and 485. independence boulevard. >>> a debate is brewing over a proposal to put in god we trust in south carolina schools. the reason one state lawmaker says the motto needs to be mandatory. >>> a judge throws out a 30- year prison sentence because of a lawyer. the connection the attorney has to charlotte and what other lawyers say he did during the trial. >>> troopers are investigating this crash that killed a 16- year-old driver and sent his 12- hospital while our people worklonger hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economyand democracy that works for all the powerfu >>> one person was shot, this happened about 45 minutes ago, the shooting was on rich avenue the medi

johnny bing is facing breaking and entering charges in iredell county. deputies say that he broke into a car while firefighters were sleeping. bing was already facing charges in charlotte, rock hill, and rowan counties. police first arrests bing through a receipt left at a fire station. investigators believe he is behind 40 different cases of personal cars broken into at fire stations and they believe he had stations in queensboro, fort mill, charlotte, mooresville, kannapolis, huntersville, cornelius, and hunters grove. >>> and the cms questionnaire results will be discussed tonight. the survey. the district wants more diversity and the school board will discuss kgwing neighborhood students in their schools. count on eyewitness news for the latest. >>> republicans are preparing for the final major republican debate of the primary season. tonight is the last big chance for the gop candidates to hit the stage before the primaries. today, the democrats will go back on the trail after a feisty debate last night. >> reporter: the fiery fight for florida. >>

near statesville a lot of congestion this is slow-moving traffic northbound but the story is from iredell county from exits 23, 36. 150 down to huntersville we have stop-and-go traffic that is a lot of slow-moving traffic in the area. as we continue to monitor traffic we are used to seeing this scene here. i-77 north this is in huntersville exit 23. >> thank you. a columbia husband and wife are doing what some may call the unthinkable to save their home. you remember what happened back in october. including this one, the first storey underwater and the belongings swept away into the lake. bruce was not home and his wife was. she was rescued by friends on a pontoon boat from the second storey of their home. instead of tearing the home down they are hoisting it up to satisfy fema and protect it from future flooding. can you see the process here in a time-lapse video. >> what i figured was the difference in the flood insurance premiums will just about pay for elevating the house. >> of the long time. >> over the long period. now the problem is i have to pay for it up front and get that benef

. >>> in iredell, dozens of cats rescued from a home last week are up for adoption. we were there last thursday when animal services rescued 88 cats from a home in mooresville. they put the shelter over capacity and can't accept more animals until they find homes. for health issues, including cancer and respiratory problems. >> right now we go to steve udelson for a look at the forecast these clouds being lit up by a beautiful sunset. not a lot of cloud cover. it's going to disappear as the evening goes on. 66 in matthews. your local warm spot. 63 in harrisburg. as well as in belmont. look at this. even up in the mountains. mid 50s right now. the first week of march and the sun's about to set by morn, 10 degrees above average. we'll be in the mid 40s. 30s across the high country. mid 40s a at 6:00 a.m. by the end of the drive, mid 50s. and it's off to the races tomorrow. plenty of sunshine. more than we had today with most of the clouds for now being shoved to the south. check out the warm up. lunch time, all ready in the upper 60s. some neighborhoods like hickory, d

and two in iredell. mumps is a mild virus. but it's hard to prevent the spread because it can take 25 days for the symptoms to appear. count on channel 9 to bring you the latest numbers as soon as they're released. >>> lawyers for governor pat mccrory's reelection campaign argue that they didn't break any laws when the governor appeared in an online ad. the ad supported the 2 billion- dollar connect nc bond on the ballot. governor pat mccrory is also on the ballot. with bond committees. progress nc action says that it appears his campaign worked with the bond committee on the ad. in january, we told you they filed a complaint asking the state to investigate. >>> four people are behind bars, including a 15-year-old after trying to rob this busy 7/11. the big mistake they made that led to their capture. >>> a new attack on donald trump, the people in his party calling him a phony. and the response to trump we're all ready seeing at north carolina poles. >>> you can see the clouds have really begun to move in quickly. only 44 deg

they had to keep the chemical analysis portion of the crime lab open in iredell county. >>> less than 30 minutes ago, union county sheriffs office announced that it's investigating two school threats. investigators say that the students from port or ridge high school will likely face charges after posting threats on instagram last night and then at sun valley middle school, definites say -- deputies say that a 14-year-old wrote threatening messages on a bathroom wall. >>> all 40 students on this bus are okay after a pickup truck rear end today in charlotte. the students were on their way to mary oaks elementary when the crash happened near long fellow street. the driver did not suffer any injuries. it's not clear if charges will be filed. memorial is getting bigger and bigger where a west mecklenburg student was killed in a crash. heaven seay was in the back seat when they hit a tree. they are still investigating the case that stunned so many. >> reporter: scott, police are not releagues the name of the 18-year-old who was driving the car that wednesday off windy grove right here. man

showers coming into the i-77 corridor around stanly, westport, huntersville and then mayorsville up in iredell county. when a main line gets here tonight the winds around this are going to kick up. the high wind warning for ash and watauga county until noon on wednesday. and you could be seeing gusts in excess of 60-miles-per-hour. and avery, mitchell yancy this is the same idea perhaps the gusts are not as strong. the hd towercam camera is jiggling around. 71 . sustained winds out of the south, southwest at 18. and gusts 20-30-miles-per-hour this afternoon. and that is before that line of showers and storms comes into the area. 70s in piedmont and 60s in the i40 corridor and track it us here by the 11:00 p.m. hour. and 62 then at 9:00 p.m. and 60 through 11:00 p.m. look how quickly it moves out. tomorrow morning there it is the map clearing out and we should be in pretty good shape but a clipper comes back in here thursday evening, thursday night so a round of showers and late mountain snow out of that during the overnight. and after that, temperatures not bad. upper 50s working back into the

. >> a house fire in iredell county is under investigation. firefighters were called to i astructure fire on east mcneely avenue at 4:30 am. one person was in the house but not hurt. firefighters got the flames under control. we are working to find out what caused the fire. >> the only surviving suspect in been plotting more terror. he was arrested friday in brussels and founds weapons and he is due to appear before a judge on wednesday. >>> a live look here from havana, cuba, as president obama is scheduled to speak at the cuba entrepreneur conference. mr. obama and cuban president raul castro held their first summit meeting on cuban soil. castro is calling on the president to lift more restrictions and return land used at guantanomo bay. he welcomes changes to allow commercial flights to resume and changes in the area of telecommunications but an economic blockade is the most important object ka stem cell to cuba's economic development and the well-being of the cuban people. >>> let's check the afternoon commute with tonya rivens in the firs

a fire in iredell county is under investigation. firefighters were called out 4:30 this morning to the structure fire on east mcneilly in mooresville. we are told there was one person in the house but they were not hurt. firefighters quickly got the flames under control. at this time officials say they don't know how the fire started. the president is visiting cuba, something many of us never thought we would see, touching down in havana yesterday. it is the first time in 88 years a sitting u.s. president has stepped foot on the island nation. >> historic visit and opportunity to engage directly with the cuban people. >> reporter: he is on a two day trip today. he will lay a wreath at the memorial, remembering a cuban he will sit down for a meeting with president castro. foreign policy takes center stage as nearly all of the candidates address a proisrael group today. >> reporter: hillary clinton took the stage to loud applause at the conference. >> one of the first things i will do in office is invite israeli prime ministers to vis

. >>> if you are looking for a job in iredell county, walmart is looking to fill 100 jobs. the company has opened a temporary hiring center at 350 west plaza drive, suite m. the majority of new hires will grand opening will happen. >>> and free movies in north carolina are expected to bring in $40 million in revenue, including a remake of "dirty jackson." those in the area say that's great for business, and when films are made in the state convention and visitor's bureaus breck in bring from a lot of revenue. >>> this week marks 1 year since mecklenburg went smoke free including government-owned buildings and properties and greenways in charlotte and surrounding up toes. tobacco use is the number one diseas 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 pnc wealth manag

right now he represents voters from union north to iredell. but if the new lines stand, he'll represent a different group of people from mecklenburg east to bladen county. >>> we're working to get specifics on 400 jobs that will come to charlotte. the charlotte chamber scheduled news conferences at 3:00 this afternoon to make an economic development announcement. there. the chamber isn't saying what company is coming to town. eyewitness news reporter jim bradley will be there with the details for you tonight on eyewitness news at 5:00. >>> we were on scene when fire destroyed this house in belmont. chopper 9 sky zoom flew over as firefighters work to save what they could. new at 12:15, what we now know caused the fire and the quick action this six-year-old took >>> last weekend planes had a very close call with drones near charlotte douglas, next, the new technology that lawmakers are considering to help find drones near airports and prevent a disaster. >>> this entire week has been more of a summer preview than a even as ng preview. take a lo

. >>> in iredell county, statesville officials broke ground on a new park this week. the city is expecting the park on north center street to be open in late april, just in time for the downtown spring art crawl. our partners at the record and feature sculptures and promote art in downtown. city council though still needs to approve a name of the new park. >>> after nickeling and diming customers. it could soon be airlines that have to pay up. the refunds passengers could soon get if the service isn't topnotch. >>> pollen counts are very high. i'm tracking the threat for rain this weekend. i'll take you through the latest future cast to pinpoint when rain could provide relief from allergies, next. >>> this charlotte road project is far behind schedule. and far from being finished. >> did they forget about it? so i'm asking what's taking so long and when the hundreds of orange construction zones, piles of gravel, and no one at work. this is a road project in north charlotte's community that was supposed to be finished nearly a year ago. >>> and it's nowhere near finish

. >>> in iredell county, a petition to annex a former rock quarry into statesville city limits is going back before board members. community members protested and board members asked for more time to review that proposal. the board will talk about the an exation tonight at 7:00 if you want to go. >>> in mecklenburg county the town of huntersville is voting on whether or not to allow alcohol at town events. it can't be sold at any official town event or town owned facility. if approved, people can apply for a permit to serve drinks at town events. >>> wait times and lines are growing at airports across the country and it's about to get worse. the new game plan to make sure you don't miss your next flight. >>> some sunshine, temperatures in the mid 60s. certainly took the sting out of monday with temperatures warming even more. i'll show you the one thing all that warmth this week. >>> children, passengers could have to take a backseat until they're teenagers. >> dramatic change that could we're staying on top of weaking news in north charlotte just outside of uptown. right now all of nor

and notice the volume starting to build back into iredell county. at least three miles of stop-and-go traffic. northbound we have a similar a little bit of stop-and-go traffic by 485 and i-77. and a look at that area, the red indicating slow-moving traffic. and the drive time 77 southbound from mayorsville 150 to 277 about 80 minutes. back to you. >> thank you. >> a new report says charlotte is one of the most expensive cities in the country looking to rent an apartment. >> but the construction on new complexes has not slowed down. continue t eye on development rising rent prices are putting the squeeze on families. new numbers out are highlighting the problem. ely portillo joins us for his visit he is writing about it this week. let's start with the basics. you were able to dig up figures comparing prices to a few years ago. >> the average rent in charlotte is now $1011 for an apartment up from $938 a year ago. that is almost an 8% increase in one year. but if you look back further over the last five years, the average rent in charlotte has gone up

we have a dense fog advisory until 10:00 this morning for lincoln and up to iredell county, catawba county and cleveland county and all counties north an west of there all the way up in the mountains. this does not include charlotte-mecklenburg but again around here this morning as well. dense fog a bit of an issue, numale fishing forecast, mix of clouds and sunshine mid-day before showers and storms approach late this afternoon, they will continue off and on through the evening. big catch today is well, you know this guy. what the -- who is that? >> christine: that is you. >> al: for the first time in 23 years i decided to make myself the big catch. was out with my friends mike verdi and steve wilson about giving away our secret spot. i caught that fish, thank you. goodbye. >> john: in the water. >> al: there you go. >> christine: is that fair you pick yourself? >> john: did you bring to it fry it up in the pan here? >> al: catch and release only. late harvest in the trout. thunderstorm outlook, potentially for a couple of for hail and winds, let you know more about this in the seven day

iredell county. 40 westbound by 149 is closed well. westbound a lot of problems. the great thing is the alternate route would be to hop on 64 or 70. a lot of people impacted by the situation. and check around the area, things cleared out after a busy start. seven-eight incidents and better news that road closure at freedom cleared out. there's debris in the roadway at berry hill and freedom but the road has opened and a little bit of stop-and-go traffic on wilkinson boulevard and morehead as the traffic recovers from earlier with the utility pole down. on the dot system i-77 starting to smooth out a bit as well. safe travels back to you. >> a hot day on the roads as we are close to 80. and looking at the blustery conditions outside. clouds and wind. but not like the that neighbors in the mountains. >> the and the wind picking up here is eric thomas. >> it looks like if the storms come in the biggest threat would be large hail and this thunderstorm in greenville that is the biggest concern there. this is an hour away from nipping the western side of our area. and l

nine probable cases in mecklenburg and iredell counties. health officials say some of the people have recovered and are not infectious. the health department says the most recent cases do not appear to be connected to the previous ones we have been telling you about. >>> coming up at the top of the hour, governor pat mccrory talks to wbtv about the company operating the toll lanes being built on i-77. his reaction to news that the company filed for bankruptcy. >> al: john, right now the last night's rain moved out, but we're getting snow in the mountains, couple schools operating on delay up there. we'll talk about that plus the weekend forecast. chris? >> chris: al, the friday morning rush hour, looking good early on friday morning we'll keep an eye on that. hope a >> mark: , a cargoes in a >>> this broadcast sponsored by subaru south boulevard and subaru concord. wbtv on your side. wbtv news starts right now. >> john: now at 5:00, mayor jennifer roberts firing back at calls for lawmakers to overturn charlotte's non-discrimination ordinanc

there are 16 confirmed and and iredell counties. that is up one from the last report. there are seven confirmed and nine probable cases. the state has not released which county the new confirmed case came from. the mumps outbreak started when two employees in mooresville contracted the illness. >>> this man spent two years behind bars awaiting trial for murder charges but a local jury just found him not guilty. only on channel 9, the evidence that cleared him and how he is adjusting to freedom. >> a 6-year-old helps his family escape their burning home. he tells channel 9 how he knew >> our dry stretch is about now at havertys furniture, it's our spring home event, where you can create the perfect home. from now until march twenty-first... you'll find huge savings on stylish pieces, plus you'll save an extra one hundred dollars, on every thousand you spend. and, we're offering twenty-four month, no interest financing. come in today for storewide savings. with havertys, your home can be perfect. even when life isn't. [thwack] the spring home event. from classic to conte

. >>> firefighters had to rescue a driver this morning after this serious crash on i-40 in iredell county. it shut down the eastbound lanes for an hour near the sharon school road exit. troopers say a driver of a work van slammed into a truck that had slowed for another accident on the interstate. the driver of the truck says the impact knocked his vehicle nearly 200 feet. >> it about knocked me out. i hurt my shoulder. i hurt my leg a little bit. but i'll be all right. the other guy. they had to cut him out. >> firefighters cut off the door to get the driver of the work van. the highway patrol says the injuries are serious but he's expected to be okay. today they're going to take a second look at the proposal to take away trash service for certain people. 100 people packed into a it is zeb's forum in uptown this morning the city has been considering getting rid of trash pick up for all complexes with more than four units. she says that's discrimination. they're singling out multiuse properties. and forcing them to pay more fees on top of tacks. >> i live on a fixed budget. i can't afford

. >>> we are covering the carolinas county by county tonight in iredell county, police are looking for a woman who stole $500 worth of groceries. this surveillance picture is a little blurry but troutman police say it shows the woman who walked out of the food lion full of unpaid groceries. our partners tell us clerks stopped her in the parking lot but she jumped into a car and took off. food lion, a company based in rowan county is changing its egg policy. the grocery chain will switch to 100% cage free eggs by 2025. food lion's parent company says the change will ensure humane treatment of animals and boost sustainability. >>> there's a new project starting in rock hill that will build dozens of miniature houses for the poor and homeless. this is the first model of a 120 square foot home. it's being built by volunteers using donations. rock, or renew our community is building inexpensive homes to try to help those who have to make a choice between eating or paying the rent. these houses will be out fitted with a complete kitchen, a bathroom, and a lot a loft to sleep in. that don't h

that was a state trooper's home because his patrol cruiser wasn't there because he was working in iredell county. i can tell you that suspect is locked up at the detention center under a quarter million dollar bond. live from taylorsville, dave faherty, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> all right dave, thanks. dave tweeted out updates on the story all day. you can stay on top of stories he covers by following faherty@w faherty@wsoctv9. a security guard told police he was on rozzelles ferry road when a man shot him in the arm and leg and carjacked him. the man went to several homes in the area looking for help this morning. police are still looking for the car he was driving. that shooting adds on to the all ready violent week that we've seen here in charlotte. >>> on tuesday there were four shootings that stretched from west to east charlotte over the course of eight hours. six people injured. police don't believe any of those were connected. yesterday a man was shot and killed on parkland circle. city council members say the violence has to stop. tonight at 6:00, jenna deery breaks down how

results in arrest of two people, in iredell county this unfolding on bradley farm road in statesville, a search of home detectives found what they describe as a significant amount of pot. matthew franklin ward was arrested during a traffic stop yesterday, charged with drug charges and placed under a $15,000 bond, nicholas alan turned himself in last night, and also faces multiple drug charges. >> some tense moments today, at a local elementary kids were evict e-- evacuated and sent home at byers. fire crews telling fox 46 they believe that fire was intentionally set due to evidence they found in one of the school bathrooms this morning fire crews were reportedly talking with a few students, along with their parents. >> we gave cms advice, the school had smoke in it we advised them it would be best toly the cms clean the school, and let air handlers clean the filters. jenna: classes to resume on monday, keep if on fox 46, we'll bring you more information as it released as to the cause of the fire. jenna: update, to fire investigation taking place the fire that started around 3:30 a.m.

results in arrest of two people, in iredell county this unfolding on bradley farm road in statesville, a search of home detectives found what they describe as a significant amount of pot. matthew franklin ward was arrested during a traffic stop yesterday, charged with drug charges and placed under a $15,000 bond, nicholas alan turned himself faces multiple drug charges. >> some tense moments today, at a local elementary school, fire alarms sounds, kids were evict e-- evacuated and sent home at byers. fire crews telling fox 46 they believe that fire was intentionally set due to evidence they found in one of the school bathrooms this morning fire crews were reportedly talking with a few students, along with their parents. >> we gave cms advice, the school had smoke in it we advised them it would be best toly the cms clean the school, and let air handlers clean the filters. jenna: classes to resume on monday, keep if on fox 46, we'll bring you more information as it released as to the cause of the fire. investigation taking place at el -- paisano restaurant, the fire that started around

there are a total of 15 confirmed cases, four in mecklenburg county, two in iredell. nine probable cases between the two counties. channel 9 confirmed two cases were linked to employees at lowes corporate headquarters. and two students at unc charlotte were diagnosed with the pumps. lowes and unc chave chave taken -- unc have taken steps to keep their areas safe. >>> last week we reported the fifth case of zika virus was confirmed in north carolina. a woman in wake county recently traveled out of the country and contracted the virus. the risk for locally transmitted cases in the u.s. is minimal. mooresville can learn more about local republican candidates running for office. people can meet the commission candidates during a forum at the charles mack citizen center. there are three seats up for grabs. >>> new this morning, former new york city mayor michael bloomberg says he will not be running for president this election season. bloomberg was considering an independent bid for the presidency last month, but in an op ed he says it is clear to me if i enter the race i

governor mccory won the republican nomination to keep his job in a landslide but voters in iredell county aren't happy with the stance on the toll lanes. >> they are dissatisfied with regards to the toll contract. >> charles jeter barely edged out tom davis in part because of the project. jeter initially threw his support behind the toll project but has since called on the governor to break off the deal. davis ran on a no tolls platform. 28 votes separated the two. tomorrow they will recount the votes. >>> friends and family will hold a vigil for the a couple found shot to death inside their catawba county home. warrants of what they found in the bedroom, a bullet, shotgun and loaded handgun under the mattress they believe belonged to the couple. deputies haven't arrested anyone. they are trying to narrow down the time of death and determine a motive. >> we have a mother and father that has been murdered and a 10- year old daughter that now has no parents. >> the 10-year old was not home when her parents were killed monday. tonight's vigil is at south side park in newton at 7:00. >>> clos

. >> the iredell county animal shelter is a lot busier than normal. investigators are investigating a hoarding case that said one person had 90 cats in her house. an officer was on a separate call when she noticed a strong smell coming from a mooresville home. the owner said she had 20 cats but it turned out to be more than quadruple what she said! two of the cats were dead, the rest in varying degrees of health and treated at the shelter right now. >> it's been our goal here to possibly can, everybody here feels so strongly about it, and we want to make sure every cat that came from the situation moves into a better situation. bill: the shelter is temporarily stopped accepting cats because it's filled up. they hope to have some of the cats ready for adoption by this weekend. charges are pending and could be filed tomorrow. kayla: a fox news exclusive as the fbi is investigating whether computer passwords were shared among hillary clinton's close aides to determine how sensitive intelligence, quote, jumped the gap between the classified systems and cl

there are six c cfirmed cases in there are also nine probable cases in mecklenburg county and iredell county. health officials say some of the people have already recovered, and they are not infectious. most recent cases do not appear to be connected to the previous cases that we have been telling you about. john: the fight against zika getting a big assist from ogle. e internet search giant nated one million dollars to unicef. engineers are mapping the spread of the virus, mapping the outbreak is not easy because many people who contracted zika don't show symptoms. the outbrain was declared a public health emergency by the world health organization. >> kristen: boeing created a new bathroom for the germaphobe in all of us. hands-free toilet, faucet and garbage can. when empty, ultraviolet light kills all the germs inside. boeing filed a patent but says more studies need to be donon before this is offered on flights. theory -- >> john: something to look forward to. >> kristen: if nothing else to look forward to, we have that! >> john: 14 after 6:00, you're never more than seven minute

. >>> new this morning the number of crimes in iredell statesville schools in the 2014- 2015 school year dipped slightly over the past year. showing a stabilization in the district. the number dropped from 134 to 132. the high school saw a drop of 24 crimes during that same time period. possession of a weapon and possession of a controlled substance made up more than 75% of that 2014-2015 report. >>> 6:17 right now. we just saw all of that flooding that happened in the gulf due to rain. it's the same system coming our way. >> we will see the threat for showers today. not going to be dealing with the flooding like they did off to the south though. here's a live look at live early warning doppler 9. we had the clouds hanging over head. so that could be a problem in the back roads. right along 321 and 322 as well. this batch will be heading up toward jefferson here. this is light rain for now. there is more on the way. a batch of rain coming through up state south carolina. this is heading into cleveland county and york and chester county. we will keep the threat for light showers early on

dry and clear this morning, no accidents or stalled vehicles coming out of iredell or york county. i'm updating twitter with this new information as well. you can get those updates. >>> clear skies across the carolinas. we have had it all night long. you can see clear skies across the southeast and that is leading to chilly temperatures just a few clouds in our far northern counties here this morning and again, as i mentioned, make sure you are bundled up. we have a freeze warning in effect, temperatures below freezing in some locations. 30 right now no lincolnton and statesville. 37 in charlotte and 32 as you head out the door in rock schill. throughout the day again, not tracking any weather issues. you may have sun glare, you may want to grab sunglasses. we'll talk more about the mid- 60s returning for your afternoon highs as well as temperatures warming back into the 70s. >>> i am break in the breaking news center continuing to follow news on the explosions in brussels belgium. we learned at least 13 people are dead, 35 others seriously injured there a short time later there wa

out of iredell from statesville, south to mooresville, davison, down to lake norman, all doing well. let's check the drive times as we are still in green conditions throughout the map. southbound, from around catawba avenue, 64 miles per hour toward huntersville at 69 miles per hour. and uptown charlotte, between the brookshire and john belk, 59 miles an hour. and 71 out of the university area from concord, that includes folks from gaston and cleveland counties north doing charlotte, as well. >>> neighbors on edge after a beloved neighbor was shot and home. >> something like this -- there just aren't wordz. >> ahead at 6:30, the routine the victim followed that may explain why what he in the area >>> and a durham teen's deportation to honduras is on hold as he waits a chance appeal the decision. next this morning, the reason the family says going back to south america could cost him his life. >>> and checking wall street . is up 40... . (woo) when you love seafood this much... back again? i hope it's just a clumsy phase. ...it's gotta be d's. anything's worth it for our new home-styl

you guys are doing well heading south of iredell from statesville southbound. closer toward huntersville 67 miles per hour. 85, south of the university area with the split, 6 miles per hour and 77, heading toward the brookshire freeway at 72 miles per hour. stephanie? >>> drivers stranded for hours along this busy section of i- 40. ahead at 6:30, the combination of problems troopers say caused nearly 100 vehicles to crash along this section of the highway. >>> a virginia man's 30-year prison sentence overturned. next this morning, the actions his lawyer took in court that similar issues that attorneys have been accused of here. >>> and our first pictures of breaking news this morning. craig head in north charlotte. >>> following a shooting in north charlotte at 5:45 we told you one person was taken to the hospital with potentially life- threatening injuries. eyewitness news reporter britney johnson is on scene for us live. what are investigators telling you now? >> reporter: i just spoke with investigators within the last 30 seconds. they are telling me this sc

again police are searching for >>> this morning police are searching for an iredell county man who hasn't been seen in more than a month. roger bowman may be in either charlotte or new york city. statesville police have been in touch with law enforcement in both cities. police haven't released further information. >>> some of the dozens of cats rescued from a home last week are going up for adoption. channel 9 was there last thursday when animal services rescued 88 cats from a house in mooresville. the cats put the shelter over capacity. doctors have screened the cats for health issues, including cancer and respiratory problems. >>> weather and traffic every 10 minutes. here's meteorologist keith monday in severe weather center 9. >> we are about to have a time change and it seems like a season change too. >> spring is right around the corner. more haze out there from our lake norman camera. than that the next couple of days. a hint of the mugginess, not going to feel humid, but the moisture is going to return throughout the week. 50 in charlotte, 54 in concord. a couple of 30s here and t

. >>> the number of crimes in iredell statesville schools dipped slightly over the last year. our for partners dropped. the high school saw a drop of 24 during that same time. possession of a weapon and possession o ever a controlled substance made up of 75% of the report. >>> we are sewing that same system but just rain. >> we are not going to see the same magnitude. our rain totals less than half an inch. showers pushing through on live tracking light rain across gaston county. putting a tracker on this app that is heading to hickory around 7:21. taylorsville by 7:51. i've been tracking light showers all morning long through the mountains. getting a little bit of a break. more rain is heading your way along 221 as well heading toward jefferson and boone as well you are seeing those showers right now. the threat for rain will continue throughout the day. you will want to keep your rain gear handy as well as our wsoc tv weather app so you can track the showers as they move through. by around 9:00, 10:00 rain will be closing in on the charlotte area. it could be heavy at times.

but south out of iredell, free and clear. as this comes in, we will keep you updated here on channel 9 and in real-time as it happens you can follow me before you head out this morning. that's at traffic team 9. >>> a north carolina surgeon helped rescue more than two dozen students from an incredible bus crash in indiana. . >> i thank god for him. i didn't snow was going on. i was still in shock. he calmed me down mentally and physically. >> the reason the doctor happened to be in the area and what troopers say caused it. >>> leaders in south park are expected to vote tonight on a plan for new development. ahead at 6:00, what will be incorporated into the new plan. >>> back now, 5:53. traffic is tarting to pick up rights now. the temperatures falling back even a little more than the 38 degrees now. that could keep going down. definitely a cool morning out there. we will talk with christine rapp in a few more minutes about when we can expect temperatures to head back up here now that it's spring. >>> and in a new days, carowi

. >>> iredell county organizers didn't want to block annexation for a rock quarry will tour the area. some are concerned it will make the area unsafe and lower property values. a petition went back before board members just two days ago. officials had not made a decision on the project. >>> attorney general loretta lynch asked not to be considered for the supreme court vacancy. a justice department spokeswoman says lynch is honored to serve as attorney general and is focused on finishing her term. president obama is searching for a replacement for justice >>> you may see more children walking to school today as part of the fifth annual south carolina walk to school day. it emphasizes the importance of increasing physical activity for children as well as pedestrian safety. more than 150 schools are expected to take part in walk the school events today. >>> we have weather and traffic every 10 minutes. good day for that. >> absolutely. graf. another warm one. >> that's right. and it's already a warm start to the day. so, as the kids head out to the bus stop, you don't have to worry abou

breaking news right now from iredell county. a tractor trailer has overturned on the ramp from i- 40 east to i-77 north. this is in statesville. the lanes are still open, but there are several delays. brooke, how can people get around this accident? use garner bagnal blvd as an alternate crash on harrisblvd at albemarle rd. i-77 at arrowood, live look. .today...mostly cloudy early...then becoming mostly sunny. highs in the mid .saturday...mostl y sunny. highs in the upper 50s. .sunday...sunny. highs in the upper 50s. north winds 5 to 10 mph. .monday...mostly sunny. highs in the lower 60s. .tuesday...mostly sunny. highs around 70. .wednesday...par tly sunny. highs the lor0 hursday...r y sunny. highs in e lower 7.up next on theday show, ave interviewwith senator rcrio.. esh oflastnight's g-o-p bate. en we're back with another de in thiynutes.ve great day. ve a grt day. the time is 7:56. i'm ben thompson. >>> 7:30 now on this friday morning. it's the 4th of march, 2016. by the way, ten days from now, a huge concert in rockefeller p

. >> al: cloverleaf elementary school in statesville, iredell county, sun has been up an hour-and-a-half. a few high clouds out there but really nice weather. this morning here in charlotte, currently at 53 degrees with partly sunny skies, excellent visibility, barometer on the rise. west to southwest breezes at 6, 7-miles-per-hour, they will be humidity level is high, that is an issue tonight with dampness, we will see low clouds. current temperatures, 53 in salisbury, 48 in morganton, 53 shelby, 52 in gastonia, charlotte was down to 44 at daybreak now up to 53. we're 53 now, next hour or two in the low 60s, near 70 by lunch time, 75 late this afternoon under mostly sunny skies. we should wind up in the 70s for the next several days, but by the weekend, i see a couple things happening. frontal system will likely impact the area, more clouds as the high pressure weakens, so small chance of a shower thursday and friday, still in the mid 70s, lower 70s with more clouds and chance for both saturday and sunday.m >>> take a look at this. first the guy practically sit on his face carrying him

. >> al: thanks, chris, out there this morning take you up to statesville in iredell county, clover leaf elementary school, blue sky, cloud cover, high clouds that are drifting by pretty quickly. overall mostly sunny, for most neighborhoods in statesville mid 40s, mid 30s around boone. in fact above the freezing mark, charlotte and monroe, 48 lancaster and low 40s chester, 44 right now in and around the rock hill area. for today, partly to at times mostly sunny skies, the farthth west you are you're going to see an increase in cloud cover, our rain chances are very low during the day today, 60s for most of us, so another warm day. tomorrow, different story, we will only be in the 50s and in fact some spots may struggle out of the 40s up across i-40 corridor. mountains in the 30s, much cooler day, enjoy today. mostly cloudy by late this afternoon, but the rain holds off until tonight for vast majority of us. 69 degrees. 42 showers, maybe a thunderstorm tonight, breezy cooler tomorrow, sunshine returning, another night, into early >>> and here he is now our man with the golden jacket on th