john: a woman who slammed into a tractor-trailer outside charlotte was distracted by her cell phone. andrea parson was trying to make a call on her phone when she rear-ended a tractor-trailer. parsons survived the trash -- the crash. that car is a mangled wreck. >> i get amazed when i see people swerving on the roads. i see them looking down at their phone while they are driving, it is really -- really a serious situation. john: i was proud the other day. my 17-year-old son was driving someplace and all of a sudden my phone rings, it is him. he says i am pulled over right now, stop so i could call you. good to go. barbara: it is tempting. john: big weather today. something special coming up. first we will show you what is going on as far as rain chances across the region. a spotty shower in the afternoon. tomorrow into wednesday is when the rain gets heavy. more about that in just a moment. a live look into radar, we are not seeing any showers at the moment. looking into downtown raleigh, patchy fog. 52, 90 4% humidity. -- 94% humidity. 90% humidity southwest winds into durham, patchy fog into the