new at noon, eyewitness news anchor liz foster found out about a different tactic that parents are also using to stop liz? >> reporter: more than 2,000 people have signed this one online petition to keep current school assignments based on where kids live. but leaders of charlotte mecklenburg schools say the district must under go a comprehensive student assignment review every six years. it's a controversial plan that impacts all students in the district with the goal of making schools more diverse and more academically successful. last night dozens of parents filled a meeting to voice concerns about the plan to shift thousands of students to different schools. and just within the past hour, i spoke to a parent who says she wonders if it's more of an administrative issue. >> what are the people in the administration doing on this doing on the other side of town they're sending your child too? is it an administrative issue? or is it more of a community >> reporter: right now parents from the school and nearly 200 others in cms are taking an online survey to give board members their opin

new tonight at 11:00, liz foster questioned the superintendent about this divisive issue tonight. liz. >> reporter: a lot of parents still have serious questions about how it will work if their child is shifted to another school. tonight i took their concerns clark for a one-on-one interview. as the charlotte-mecklenburg school board reviews input and talks about whether to move kids to different schools, others are not waiting for their decision. cms parentagessicca told channel 9 she's moving her family to south carolina next month and one reason is because she doesn't want her 10 year old son moved to another school after they chose to live in pineville within walking distance of this school. >> it's our right. we want to do what's best for our kids. >> reporter: the mayors of matthews and minn hill are exploring forming their own school district. >> i can see some of the results of some of our better schools going down and i don't want that to happen. >> reporter: parents asked questions directly to superintendent ann clark. after the meeting, i had a few questions of my own. t

. >>> eyewitness news anchor liz foster took her concerns to the airline to ask how this could happen. liz? >> reporter: in the last hour and a half i got a response from american airline as to why 11-year-old maggie's flight never made it here monday night. after bad weather there was a maintenance issue but her parents are upset they were never notified the flight was canc sxld the plane was-- canceled and the plane was in south carolina. >> she just said help. that just killed me. >> corinne told only channel 9 about her 11-year-old daughter maggie's flight home after spending time with family. she was supposed to arrive in charlotte at 8:50 mund anight. american airlines confirm td was delayed because of weather-- confirmed it was delayed because of weather. 1:30 a.m. she was in columbia, and someone was taking her off the plane. >> i am getting trantic-- frantic. upset. they calld to say turn around to go to charlotte only to be columbia. a representative for american airlines told her maggie was in columbia airport. corinne said 5 minutes later her daughter called saying she was

liz foster is investigating why jail. >> tonight the 29-year-old man cmc northeast. only channel 9 talked to investigators on camera about why the man who pulled the trigger hasn't been arrested. while people were inside this church sunday morning just outside on orphanage road, two cars crashed and then sot -- shots were fired. >> a registered nurse ran out to help. she and another good samaritan stayed with the victim until paramedics arrived. >> i wouldn't have wanted it to have been one of my children. >> i talked to police lieutenant justice smith who said robert andrews, the man driving this range rover that was rear ended shot ryan baret. in this video, you can see a bullet casing on the ground in front of an evidence marker. baret wasn't driving this and their child was in the backseat. cameras were there when police talked to andrews but he hasn't been arrested or charges for the shooting. i asked police why. >> this appeared to be an isolated incident. there was no danger of retaliation or danger to the public that would warrant a probable cause arrest at t

eyewitness news anchor liz foster talked to parents and found that hundreds of them have signed a new petition. liz? >> erica, it's actually thousands. the plan that could move students from this elementary school to another is getting strong opinions from parents on both sides of the issue. more than 2,000 people have all ready signed this one online petition to keep kids in the school they're currently in based on where they live. but leaders of charlotte mecklenburg schools say the district must under go a comprehensive student assignment review every six it's a controversial plan that impacts all students in the district with the goal of making schools more diverse and more academically successful. stone who has two kids in cms says there are pros and cons but wonders if it's an administrative issue. >> what are the administrative people doing on this side of town that they're not doing on the other side of town? is it an administrative issue or is it a community issue? >> reporter: others think the plan would be a good change. >> it's all right if it's for diversity. >> reporter:

loved ones told eyewitness news anchor liz foster they have a lot of question. >> reporter: joe has been around plenty of crime scenes but he never expected to learn his niece amy was the center of a family member found her dead inside her home from a single gunshot. >> everybody's in shock. you know, it hasn't set in yet. >> stanley county sheriff george called this home a crime scene. but won't say if he thinks amy killed herself or was killed by somebody. >> it's under investigation. this is a tragedy for the community. the family. >> pieces of crime scene tape are still around the home. the state bureau of investigation has sent five agents to work with county investigators. the sheriff says he just sent more evidence to a state crime lab today for processing. nobody has been charged with any crimes in connection to amy's death. and the sheriff wouldn't comment on whether or not they have a suspect. >> we want to make sure everything is done properly. i have too much respeck for her and that family. >> amy's husband is the town's former chief of police. reverend dwight new amy for 39

reporting from the federal courthouse, liz foster, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> some new information today, a teen found with a gun at piedmont high school in union county will be charged as an adult. sanchez faces felony possession of a weapon on school property and drug charges. yesterday a deputy found two suspicious teens in a car in a school parking lot. he smelled marijuana then he says he found a 380 caliber handgun and pot in the car. the other suspect is 16 and faces similar charges. >>> in the past 90 minutes. president obama laid out his plan to shut down the detention center at guantanamo bay cuba. jacqueline fell is in plan and the help the president needs from congress. >>> the president says keeping guantanamo bay open, undermines national security and drains military resources. he's submitting his plan to congress today. he says terrorists are using the guantanamo bay detention center as propaganda to recruit members. the president says under his plan, 35 of the 91 prisoners would be transferred to other countries. the rest considered too dangerous to transfer would c

liz foster, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> liz thanks. president obama says he'll if the supreme court decides any rulings before a successor is approved. there's a chance that there could be a tie. >>> pnc is offering a 5,000- dollar reward. investigators say this man got money from a worker at the fifth third bank on pineville matthews road in january. and then they say he also stole from the pnc bank near the arboretum on saturday. >>> cats is considering raising bus fires. cats could get rid of the ten ride pass discount or raise fairs by 10 cents. both plans include increasing past prices for certain groups. they're trying to offset a budget short fall. either option would take effect july 1st. >>> there's only a week left to take the survey about cms's reassignment plan. i wouldn't just shift thousands of students across the communities. all new tonight, eyewitness news reporter electron is a ash well learned there's a new campaign behind the bush for diversity. >> tom believe breaking up the district will provide equity and balance

anchor liz foster sat down for an exclusive interview with a u.s. attorney for a closer look at this investigation that stretches from charlotte all the way to the country of ghana. >> scott, the scope of this investigation is huge. it includes authorities from federal agencies, ghana, and four states in the u.s. earlier today here at the federal courthouse, the judge called the allegations quote, alarming, and ordered richmond held in jail without bond. >> new information tonight about an international gun smuggling investigation that federal prosecutors say revolves around a theme of lies. prosecutors claim richmond told all of them. prosecutors say he bought 63 guns, lied on the federal applications and came back from a trip to ghana with $30,000 hidden in his shoe. atf agents started they claim he went to a shipping company in this office to ship a washer and dryer to ghana. but investigators say inside the washing machine, 27 firearms were hidden. investigators confiscated the guns as well as 3,500 rounds of ammunition. >> once they're outside

reporting live near north lake mall, liz foster, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> police and charlotte leader haves been paying attention to the north lake mall area after a deadly shooting christmas eve. it brought back memory of shootings at eastland mall a decade ago that ultimately led in january, channel 9 obtained emails showing city leaders started talking about the similarities and promising to make changes. >>> the supreme court met today for the first time since justice antonin skalia died. the justices say it's hard to imagine the court without skalia who served for nearly 30 years. the justices heard arguments in two cases today. and next week they're expected the take up the most anticipated case of the term. >>> just released, very clear surveillance video of a man accused of robbing two local stores, the violent confrontation and why police think the cases are connected. >>> the rain we've been watching and tracking all day it's the beginning, the tip of the iceberg. will fall. vo: know you have a dedicatedadvisor and team who understand where you come from. we didn't re

disturbing trends that show many students are lagging behind, all new tonight, eyewitness news anchor liz foster asked leaders how they plan to roll it out and who's going to pay for it. liz? >> the call for universal prek here at the government center today was one part of the state of the county address. they have concerns with. >> welcome to this 2016 state of the county address. >> as soon as mecklenburg county commission chairman trevor fuller called for universal prek the audience erupted in applause. fuller said the initiative includes all children in the county age 5 and younger. >> no child in our community will be denied because of his or her family's financial condition. >> fuller followed with how universal prek will be implemented in three phases. first all kids currently on waiting lists would be placed in programs. in the second phase, all four- year-olds in the county will be served and lastly reaching children up to three years old. >> i think it's optimistic and i'm in support of that. >> kids that have access to early childhood education are more likely to succeed academically

i'm liz foster. we're monitoring a powerful system that will bring inches charlotte area. we're tracking the storm's movement and impact it will have in your neighborhood. >>> liz, as we look at the computer models, it appear that is more than just ice will be our concern. but the opportunity of the snow will be very short and not a lot of moisture in the morning begin with, but ice will be the bigger danger for monday and as saying this will turn into an all-rain scenario on monday. no worries for valentine's day. get out and enjoy with your loved ones, not a romantic walk but quiet as you go to dinner are for example. 6:00, snow showers across the high country and overnight, the activity will move into charlotte. it looks like the latest time frame is 3:00 in the morning in center city with heavier snows across the high country and northern foothills. look at how quickly this changes to more of a freezing rain deal. it will be quick so the amount of opportunity for a heavy or accumulating snow is the window of concern in question that we're looking at with the latest comp

he was 79. >> that was liz foster reporting. pat mccrory released this statement. he was an unapologetic defender of the constitution who's intellect and congeniality will be missed. >>> right now there are two north carolina cases working their way up to the supreme court. one on redrawing congressional district lines and another on prayer in county commission meetings. scalia's passing could directly impact the outcome of those cases. >>> meanwhile in washington mitch mcconnell says president obama should not choose scalia's successor. he believes the next president should do it. nominate a successor in due time. >>> time is 7:07. north carolina legislative leaders are taking steps to prepare far possible session to comply with a federal court ruling to redraw congressional maps before next months primary. there will be several public hearings across the state tomorrow and committee meeting on tuesday to discuss public feed back and consider the next steps. a lower court order low makers redraw lines for districts one and 12. 12 includes part of charlotte. the cu

he was 79. >> that was liz foster reporting. north carolina governor pat mccrory released this statement regarding justice scalia's passing. he was an unapologetic defender of the constitution who's intellect will be missed. >>> right thousand there is two north carolina cases working their way up to the court. scalia's passing could directly impact the outof those cases. meanwhile in washington gop leader mitch mcconnell has already said president obama should not choose scalia's successor. he believes the next president should do it. but last night the president successor in due time. >>> leaders are taking steps to prepare for a possible session to redraw congressional maps before next months primary. there will be several public hearings across the state starting tomorrow and committee meeting tuesday to discuss public feedback. you can see 12 right there on your screen. it includes part of the charlotte area. the court said the current lines were made based on race. >>> charlotte-mecklenburg police need your help to catch a

i just prayed for him like any mother would do for her child. >> liz foster, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> we have called the police but so far have not heard back. of the victim or the suspect or said if anyone will face charges. >>> new at 11:00, a sales tax increase will take effect this week in north carolina. the tax increase will apply to a mumber of serves, including car-- number of services, including car, appliance repair, roofing and fence installation taking effect tuesday. part of the revenue will be distributed to help counties in rural areas, we talked to people about the increase and some said they were unaware that it is coming. >> you just told me, so that is how aware i was. >> it is a little scary, such a charge hike in taxes that i think it will make it hard for a lot of folks to be able to afford vital services like getting cars repaired. budget negotiations last year. >>> spot light won the coveted tonight. best actor went to leonardo the director of that movie took home the oscar for best director. bre larson won best actor for "the room." those are some of the w

thanks for joining us tonight, i'm liz foster. our election team coverage starts with greg suskin live where trump gave a spirited victory speech. turn off the lights and lock the doors here. the trump crowd did not have to wait very long to get what they came here for tonight. it got very loud in here. >> even though some recent poles seemed to show the race narrowing, the real race turned out to be a tight race for second place. this crowd here did cheer when jeb bush announced he was dropping out of the race. but they saved their enthusiasm for the moment donald trump and his family walked on the stage. trump thanked the people of south carolina and took a break from insulting his candidates. >> there's nothing easy about running for president. it's tough, it's nasty, it's mean, it's vicious, it's beautiful. [laughter] >> reporter: trump did get into talking about bringing jobs and money back from china. he talked about building a wall from the mexico border. >>> marco rubio and ted cruz are in a tie for second place. right now

thank you for joining us, i'm liz foster. we have more about the preparations underway. john ahrens talks to us about the impact it will have on charlotte. precipitation, snow and ice gives the greatest danger in charlotte with the weather maker. a layer of snow, a coating of freezing rain on top of that snow. this all starts overnight sunday night into monday and all of us will start out with that snow. but the deal is warmer air working its way just above us, will melt a little bit of that, then refreezes on the ground on monday, by 6:00 or so. changes it into a freezing rain. that will be possible across rock hill all the way up into davidson. when you get to upper iredell county including statesville to taylorsville, morganton, that is where we'll see pretty much a steady snowfall. the top one looks to be ice, just because the snowfall may not have a lot of time to accumulate our futurecast sets the stage overnight tonight as the temperatures drop down to low teens and lower 20s. the cold will stay with us all the way through sunday as that weathermaker gets close. i

i'm liz foster. >> i'm blake hanson. warmth initially. your monday morning won't be as bad as mondays can be. it is so warm out there, 60 degrees. that's what we have now in up concord 58. shelby it's 59. doppler9is dry. for the morning drive. rain later monday. at least for tomorrow morning the showers kept across the mountains. i want to draw your attention to what will be going on across greensboro and triad. northeast winds taking over, clouds thickening. that's the carolina wedge, cooler air moving through that gets stuck over charlotte. when you have the cooler air masses battling each other with warmer air to the south, that's the recipe for strong thunderstorms. >>> thanks, john. we'll be monitoring conditions overnight and whether it will impact your morning drive tomorrow. you can get traffic and weather every 10 minutes starting at 4:30 on eyewitness news daybreak. >>> developing tonight, channel 9 was the only news outlet to get a copy of an e-mail of the governor to a charlotte council >> we reported this as breaking news at

. >> i am liz foster. our meteorologists say it will start as snow and turn to freezing rain. tonight we have a team of reporters monitoring the roads to school closure. we begin with chief meteorologist steve udelson with a timeline of the wintery mix. >> i believe this will be good news for a lot of folks, not much happening right now, we north and wes of charlotte the last couple hours, didn't amount to much. the bigger batch is over central tennessee, northern alabama racing towards the carolinas, 250 miles off to our west. temperatures as cold as they have been all day. upper 20s to near 30 charlotte south, low 20s from i-40 into the mountains where it is in the teens. the air is absolutely bone dry and will be a real battle going on between this dry air and the moisture coming in. a lot of it, now according to latest futurecast will be gobbled up before it reaches the ground. there is the risk of freezing rain for sure around the charlotte area through the morning drive but not necessarily a lot. the mountains, a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain first thing tomorrow

as the 11 year old passenger tells liz foster from our sister station in columbia. channel 9 about her family's panicked emotions as she was expecting her daughter's american airlines flight from syracuse. maggie was spending time with family and was supposed to return to charlotte at 8:50 p.m. weather. then at 1:30 a.m., maggie called saying she was in columbia, her flight was canceled, and someone was taking her off the plane. "i'm getting frantic, because i have no idea who took her off contact with her for more than an hour. they started driving to columbia and called american airlines trying to get information. halfway to columbia, american airlines said the flight wasn't canceled and maggie's plane would land in charlotte. her parents drive back to charlotte, only to get a canceled. your daughter is in columbia,'" corrine chausse said. as they drove back to columbia a room for minors in the columbia airport. corrine chausse said five minutes later, her daughter on the plane. representative told channel 9 that the flight was canceled on the plane discovered whe

i'm liz foster. we are down to the final hour. bernie sanders and hillary clinton are going head to head we have team coverage and start live in columbia with greg suskin with more. greg? >> reporter: a few people are already trickling in here, and we expect this to get louder and more active in a short while. this could be the sign of confident that hillary clinton will win in south carolina. polls all along have shown hillary clinton with a large lead over vermont senator bernie sanders. but the clintons have not taken votes in the state for granted with hillary clinton making many stops, and bringing out her husband, bill, and her daughter chelsea, out on the campaign trail. this is the first state to see a large number of african- american voters. popes have shown clinton in the

thank you for joining us, i'm liz foster. we have more about the preparations underway. john ahrens talks to us about the impact it will have on charlotte.