jason stoogenke channel 9 eyewitness news. >> we posted the entire email on wsoctv.com so you can read the threats for yourself and try to spot the scammer. scroll over 9 investigates and click on action 9. >>> we brought live updates from a scene on ester lane saturday night. looking for evidence. a 14-year-old went to the hospital and is expected to recover. >>> 24 hours from now neighbors near duke energies river bend steam station will have a chance to learn about plans to clean up the coal ash pits there. they'll talk about the removal of the hazardous material. river bend and gaston county is classified as a high priority site which means the coal ash must be removed from there by 2019. >>> tomorrow's environmental quality meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. at the myers center auditorium in dallas. >>> we're waiting to hear whether the north carolina power regulators will sign off on duke's plan to build a billion dollar natural gas plant in asheville. the facility would replace a colburning plant there now. it will help them keep up with demand for electricity statewide. the proj

jason stoogenke, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> if you have a problem with your apartment, jason said first ask your landlord to take care of it. if that doesn't work call code enforcement. if it isn't fixed, then charlotte residents can call the community relations committee to get involved or you might need a lawyer. away with many big nascar away with many big nasc >>> dale earnhardt, jr.'s 88 car is the favorite in today's. check out this finish. eliot in front getting a big push. logano makes his move stepping out. chase trying to hang on and he does. chase eliot gets the checkered flag. he gets into the right rear quarter panel going for it and gives him a grudgingly congrat la tore wave. >> sawing the wheel back and forth. th that is why everyone is so excited. he can drive. >>> the charlotte 49ers wrapped up a two game road trip against they led by as many as 18 in the first half and this went down to the wire. picking up four minutes to play, down four. here is davis. anthony van hook finishes at the rim. van hook had 8. hilltoppers go in a run to seize control. the miss. joh

live in uptown, jason stoogenke, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> for past action 9 investigations and how to contact jason, go to wsoctv.com and scroll over 9 investigates. then click on action 9. >>> a man in alexander county is locked up with a 1 million- dollar bond tonight after being accused of raping an 11-year- old girl. ronnie bird is charged with statutory rape and sex offense along with indecent liberties with a child. deputies say they plan to looking for more evidence in this case. >>> new tonight, matthews police starting to train with body cameras. they bought those cameras at the beginning of the year. some of the money for the units came from community groups. we're told that every officer will be trained and equipped. and there will also be extra units for other operations. >>> the deadline passed to register a drone. 368,000 drones were on that list as of february 19th. the faa deadline was midnight friday. that's a lot of drones. anybody flying an unregistered drone can get a ticket and face a fine from here on out. >>> outside tonight, it's chilly, and steve udelson

jason stoogenke channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> there are reports that some are considering leaving the we'll look at the impact that will have on employees. >>> reducing teen drinking. the governor said two people die from it every week last year. while parents understand the immediate effects of binge drinking, they don't know the long-term effects like depression and memory problems. >>> next at 6:00, temperatures could mean snow when you wake up. not just in the mountains. and headaches already being caused. our team coverage continues 6:00. ss news >>> across charlotte tonight, road crews are already treating chance of flurries in the morning. and a bigger winter storm system that is on the way. >> we experienced a slight warmup today. but don't get used to it. there's another blast of arctic air that will slam into our region this weekend. good evening, everyone. i'm erica bryant. >> and i'm scott wickersham. it has been a busy week for meteorologists keeping updated on the changing weather in your neighborhood. let's get over to meteorologist steve udillson -- udelson. >> a nice

action 9 investigator jason stoogenke is live for us jason? >> reporter: that's right. here's the law right here. the housing code. it says if your apartment has code violations, your landlord can collect rent from you now. that sounds like you get out of paying. but legally, that's not what it means. she worries about her children. >> be safe for my boys. that's all that matters. >> she says her apartment and lake arbor apartments has had problems from the time she moved in. rotten counter tops. faucet coming off. loose cabinet panels. i said posed wires on heating equipment. and this hole in the wall near the water heater. >> i called and called and called and left messages. went down to the office and put in work orders but still didn't get nothing done. >> last spring they called code enforcement. they found eight code violations and gave lake arbor one month to fix them and told charge white in the mean time. >> it's unlawful for the owner to collect rent. >> white says and code enforcement confirms six months went by and the complex still hadn't fixed all the prob

we're live in myers park, jason stoogenke, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> along with his tutorial, you can also read more about the new state laws and studies on child id theft. you can find all of it inside jason's story on the action 9 page. >>> keeping an eye on that cold air continuing to just totally encompass the carolinas. sunset about 15 minutes away. a few high clouds in the charlotte area. up toward the high country, a couple snow showers still flying. these folks at appalachian, you know they're enjoying it. but if you're thinking about heading out to a ski slope tonight, tomorrow, you really need to be dressed appropriate for this. we're talking about temperatures right now, 5 at banner elk. windchills below 0. you can get frostbite in an hour being out in something like this. if you don't uncover exposed skin. and covering is really the key. 28 in morganton. we have freezing in salisbury. normal cooler spots in the metro, shelby, lincolnton, all ready at freezing. charlotte is 36. as well as lancaster and rockingham. forecast this evening, we'll cool quickly. the charlotte

action 9 investigator jason stoogenke has been scouring the local police reports everyday for weeks and uncovered multiple cases right here in the charlotte area. jason? >> erica, we're here at police headquarters where investigators are looking into these three cases. now i came across two others of my own recently. and i don't usually see five this close together. kristen smith recently updated her resume online. name santino contacted her about babysitting his daughter. he even sent these photos which smith now knows probably aren't his family. >> you want to believe it. you don't want to think that it's a scam. >> but it was a scam. >> he was going to send her a fake check and have her deposit it in her account. keep some and forward the rest back to him. by the time his check bounced, her real money would be gone. >> you finally get a bite and it turns out to be a scam. >> i was really -- i was sad. i actually cried. >> other job seekers may have cried also. they filed these police reports. one charlotte woman says she lost roughly $300. another, more than 1400. a third, more than

new tonight, action 9 investigator jason stoogenke spoke one on one with u.s. senator richard burr, the chair of the central intelligence committee. >> he demanded apple cooperate with the fbi and help federal agents get inside that smart phone. senator richard burr calls it a charade and says it's gone on long enough. a judge ruled apple has to cooperate with the fbi, so it should. >> why would apple be different than any other business. >>> federal agents say syed farook and his wife tashfeen malik destroyed a lot of possible evidence involving the but they found farook's iphone and they want to search it. san bernardino county where farook worked owns the fun and agreed to the search. but federal agents say they can't get into it. and a federal court ordered apple to unlock it. but apple refuses citing privacy reasons. it posted a message saying the government is asking us to hack our own users. >> do you have a concern that if we use it in this case we'll use it for all sorts of cases. and your privacy on your phone, my privacy on my phone will be jeopardiz

action 9's jason stoogenke found out who will be impacted the most. >> i'm told this could impact in north carolina. enough to fill bank of america stadium behind me four times. now, at the very least, all of these folks will have to find new plans which can be especially difficult for some who will go without insurance. >> my mom and my dad have diabetes. >> and patty has it too. she takes insulin everyday. >> this saves my life. >> she's had trouble getting health insurance because of her preexisting condition. >> the insurance companies we checked out before we retired would not insure me. >> and the affordable health care act came along. patty and her husband tom qualify. so they can't be turned down for coverage. they chose blue cross and worry what happens to them if the company stops offering aca plans. >> not knowing about anything is stressful. >> blue cross is the only in all 100 north carolina counties. in some counties, it's the only option. if you live in one of those counts, you'd have two choices, get a plan in another county and go farther for your health care, or go

action 9's jason stoogenke said, make sure you research the contractors first. make sure the person is licensed, bonded and insured. and do not pay the full price up front. jason posted a full checklist on his facebook page. damage -- see video and damage on our web page. >>> former president bill clinton is campaigning for his wife. he is hosting a get out the vote rally. you can see, he is speaking live now from that event. he's at the podium. this actually just started in the past 15 minutes. eyewitness news reporter greg suskin is inside there right now. this, of course, comes just two days away, from the state's democratic primary. hillary is also stepping up campaign efforts in north carolina. her campaign will open its charlotte's office tonight. mayor roberts will help celebrate that opening at 7:00. he. carolina. he's campaigning in ohio today. tonight, the republican candidates will square off in the final debate, ahead of super tuesday. donald trump has already said, he will no longer be nice to marco rubio. experts say the slew of primaries on march 1

action 9's jason stoogenke reminds you, it is illegal for someone to ask you for money to claim a prize. >>> could lead to food-borne illness? >> could lead to food-borne illness. >> channel 9 investigates why restaurant scores that low are able to stay open. >>> and this local puppy is how he's saving her, as much as she is saving him. >>> and we're staying on top of where in just minutes, cmpd just minutes, cmpd >>> we are following breaking news on a major murder case in any minute now, charlotte meck lenberg police -- mecklenburg police will get an update on 82- year-old inafelledman. this is something -- inia feldman. >> we told you earlier at 5:00, charlotte mecklenburg police announced they have a major update to share in this case. it has gone unsolved since february of 2014. the murder of the 82-year-old sent shock waves through her community. her son is actually the one who found her inside her home. and an autopsy revealed that she had been strangled and beaten. police spent days canvassing the neighborhood. and interviewing people about this case. and right now, we want to g

action 9's jason stoogenke is sitting down with senator burr right now. watch eyewitness news starting at 5:00. >>> new at noon, north carolina reported its first case of the zika virus. the state health department says the person did not contract it here and recently traveled outside the u.s. health officials expect to see more cases as people travel to the caribbean and latin america. but say it's not a threat to the state. >>> new developments this midday, the mayor of long view is asking for state auditors to investigate after the town administrator was accused of padding his paycheck. town leaders fired david after learning of payroll irregularities. a confidential letter from the signature to get paid 400 hours of sick time. town leaders haven't decided whether or not to ask the district attorney to start a criminal investigation. >>> meteorologist keith monday is tracking a warm up and a chance for rain for the weekend in severe weather center 9. keith? >> it's beautiful out there today. not a cloud to be found from the speed way camera. that's goi

. >> action news investigator, jason stoogenke shows that some are trying to trick owners out of quick cash. >> there's a massage business in this building called prayerful touch. the owner thought she caught a huge break. out it was a huge con. >> she offers massage with christian prayer. >> i just pray silently. that's what i do. >> she said she was excited when someone said he planned to hire a limo and buy his workers business and give them all massages. plus, he promised to pay more than her usual rate. >> $2,000 for 10 massages. is that good? >> it's ridiculous. >> he told her he was very religious. >> of course, he said he was a strong believer. >> he said, god would bless me if i helped him and he's a believer. >> reporter: then the con artist claimed to have a problem with the limo. yeah, and he promised to pay her back. >> $1440 via bank cash deposit. >> reporter: while some may have fallen for it, santacorbecame suspicious and >> it's just rotten that someone is doing this. and they have to know the damage they're doing. >> damage they don't want others to suffer. >> busines

and next, in a one on one interview, he explains to jason stoogenke why apple's refusal to unlock the phone could put the nation in jeopardy. >>> the irs sending out a renewed alert warning taxpayers about email schemes targeting your money. this comes after the agency saw a 400% surge in fishing and malware incidents. in the first two months of this year, there have been 1300 incidents reported. these emails are designed to trick you into thinking that you received something from the irs. are taken to a site that imitates irs.gov. the site will also ask for your social security number and other personal information. and it could also carry malware that could infect your computer and allow access to files to get more of your personal information. in fact, your producer at join received one of those fake emails. it tried to get our producer to click on the link inside the email. action 9 has been warning you about these scams for years and we told you the irs will not call or email you. but as an extra effort to protect taxpayers the irs teamed up with the state revenue departments and

if you have to hire anybody to fix damage, jason stoogenke says make sure you research the contractors soon, make sure they're bonded and insured. jason posted a full check list for you on his facebook page. >>> weather and traffic every ten minutes. here is meteorologist keith monday in severe weather center 9 and the winds definitely died down in the charlotte metro area mountains are a little windy. >> very breezy up there but a nice, calm clear picture here. you'll notice it is colder out there to begin. the winds in the mountains, i'm seeing less snow overall but you'll find snow showers briefly today and that will relax as we head into the afternoon. we'll see that in the futurecast. but into the weekend, while it might be cool to start. we're looking ahead to a nice, warm end to the weekend. so far a nice, dry stretch is working through. let's talk about the next opportunity for rain which will be several days away. get you back on the roads now. 5:10. >>> fairly quiet now. we're monitoring for the ciaa dourment. 13,000 folks expected to be at saturday. turning restrictions arou