let's head over to mark taylor following -- 5:54. let's head over to mark taylor >> near briar creek. earlier on central avenue. it was closed this morning from earlier hit-and-run fatal crash. that is now open. central near sharon amity. we're at a 13-minute ride out of mint hill at 49 miles an hour. if you're coming out of the matthews, 53 miles an hour. that is a 12-minute ride and i'm updating issues and incidents as they come and go in real time. you get the updates on twitter. follow me @trafficteam9. >>> stay with eyewitness news daybreak through the 6:00-hour as we continue breaking news coverage in three counties. >> right now we have the only crew in rowan county at this fire in burger king on jake alexander boulevard. the questions we're asking firefighters about how it started. . after a driver struck their home. what the driver struck that caused the home to ex. >> i'm angela hong live at scene charlotte. police believe they found the car involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident on central avenue. coming up next, i'll te

hews head over to to mark taylor -- we'll head over to mark taylor for alternate routes. >> we'll be watching this closely. this is heading up 277. we were offering central avenue uptown even randolph and providence. 55 miles an hour, the volume is light but as things pick up, we could see bigger delays. 48 miles an hour for the average speed. it is just 14 minutes making your way through matthews towards uptown charlotte. >> charlotte d.o.t. is not taking chances this morning. here is a live look at the salt trucks at the d.o.t. route. they're getting the trucks ready right now heading out to treat roads ahead of the light snow. keith said we'll see later this morning. crews targeted bridges and culverts and overpasses and hospital and emergency entrances in kasz any flurries should fly this afternoon -- in case any flurries should fly this afternoon. we'll check in with mark taylor for road conditions. >>> a group of business men wants to move charlotte men's shelter to help development in the north end. it is located on north tryon coming through, the worry is the shelter could hi

let's check in with mark taylor at traffic center. following any big yet? >> we have a problem in west charlotte. tuckaseegee. accident at the utility pole. you cannot access little rock this morning. you'll have to use wilkerson boulevard as the alternate route. use mulberry church to the billy graham parkway heading west because you can't get through. we'll continue to watch. we'll have live pictures. the interstate is looking good. 20 minutes from gastonia and the overnight construction we had a couple of lane closures at alamada creek church. that wrapped up at 5:00 this morning. >>> right now i'm in the breaking news center following a county. look at this video we 15 minutes ago. smoldering. look at that thick smoke right here. since we told you about the fire at 4:30, we have learned it started after someone left food on the stove. everyone inside the duplex was firefighters were able to the red cross is on the scene to help those people who live there. >>> a major story we'll be following for your day ahead that will impact thousands of voters acros

let's go to mark taylor for alternate routes. terrible timing for this, mark. >> as we head into rush hour with the right lane blked. it is causing minor delays as they head up and past the charlotte town avenue. we're seeing a minor delay but as the traffic builds, we're expecting bigger congestion issues. we'll let you know as soon as they completely clear the scene. >>> time is 6:15. there is a new push for the >> parents have a new petition to keep the students in the school they're currently in. they voiced their opinions against the plan. they say it needs to under go an assignment review every six years. they've been asked to fill out a survey with their opinion. so far ann clark says 1,000 people have taken the survey. we posted a link to the reassignment survey at wsoctv.com. look for that under the news tab. >>> researchers say they found people are more likely to miss identify a toy as a weapon after seeing a black face rather than a white face. usa today says the university of iowa produced the study which has been des

here is mark taylor. >> so right now, the part of queen's road that is closed is from moorhead to the hinley place. you can actually take moorhead down from south kings drive over to moorhead or use providence as an alternate route. something we'll watch and monitor here. we're monitoring a couple of accident scenes inclu1 towards indian lane. south carolina 160. we have green conditions. minor delays only there as well as one out towards the airport. this is on wilkerson boulevard near harley avenue. not causing a big issue but if you want to jump on 85, we're not seeing big issues here. storm damage. look at this video right here, the homes completely flattened in virginia from overnight. we know that a 4th person died in the storm after a funnel concluded destroyed his home. a -- cloud destroyed his home. a 2-year-old was one of the others who died in a mobile home park in waiverly near norfolk. >> the trailer is gone across the street went down. officials were urging people to stay home today because so many roads there are blocked by trees and power lines. if you know someone who

traffic team 9's mark taylor monitoring the situation. they have alternate routes for us just ahead. >> part of a busy road in meyers park is still shut down. this is more than 14 hours after strong winds brought down this massive tree right into the road. eyewitness news reporter joe bruno is live at the scene for us on queens road near henley place. what is taking so long,? >> the crews will be out here this morning but in the meantime, check out how major, how huge and big this tree is. the tree is lying across the southbound lanes of queens road heading towards southpark. across the carolinas, many towns and citys are dealing with damage from yesterday's storm. channel 9 received these photos a fire broke out on the power lines near mack wood road. crews were able to reopen wilkerson boulevard just yesterday, a busy road was shut down because power lines fell and poles were leaning toward the road. many home owners are waking this morning with damage from fallen trees. one person we spoke with had just arrived home when a tree fell on

we'll have alternate routes from traffic team 9's mark taylor. this has been a mess for several hours now. >> if there is silver lining in this, one person is without power according to duke. the signals are out in the area and the intersection is blocked. . you have to take tuckaseegee road over to wilkerson boulevard heading east or you can actually take mulberry south over to the billy graham parkway. it will take extra time. we're monitoring delays on the 485 outer loop. an earlier crash causing big ups from wilkerson boulevard from 74 over to wallace neal is your best bet. keith? of sunshine again today and the warm up will keep extending into the week. mid-50's for this afternoon looks great to get started an early jump start to the weekend. cloudy by the end of the weekend >> we'll take. >> your local news continues with eyewitness news this morning on tv 64. >> join us now for the updates >>> good morning, america. heart-stopping crash caught on tape. a helicopter with five tourists on board plummeting into pearl harbor. new video of witn

let's go over to mark taylor. we have a new incident to keep track of. >> we have an update on the vehicle fire involving this trash truck happening inbound before 277. it has the left lane blocked in each direction. you have charlotte fire blocking the outbound left lane. it is able to get through the right lanes and minor delay right now, folks head up 277. stick with independent boulevard. we're also tracking it down munich county. johnston to ballantyne becomes >>> the death of antonin scalia could lead to a showdown with the white house. ahead this hour, the steps senate republicans want the president to take. >> a charlotte woman hopes her blog can bring attention to new leads to the disappearance of asha degree 16 years ago. ahead this hour, the concerns degree's mother has about the posts and the reason why police support it. >> and flights are delays in and we're live there . (donkey sound) (elephant sound) between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it com

let's go to mark taylor.>> into the traffic center. independence boulevard, two separate crashes. one inbound between the 277 split blocking the inside lane heading to the berkshire, causing delays. another crash at independence, blocking the right lane. independence jamming up. that alternate route is 22nd st. this is going to be east of i- 77, minor delays for now. where monitoring what is going on in iredell county on i-77 memorial highway. this overturned logging truck that lost logs in the southbound side. >>> unc charlotte student helped a stranger deliver her baby outside of his apartment. what that women did minutes >>> car thefts up 67% this winter. joe bruno is live with this stlive (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough tal

in the meantime, rosehaven drive and sharon amity is close aet for the investigation so mark taylor has alternate routes for us. >> for folks heading inbound, we're outbound. both directions blocked central past sharon amity as folks make their way towards rose haven. take albemarle road and use independence boulevard as the alternate route. you'll be in the traffic center monitoring this throughout the morning. we'll let you know when the roadway completely reopens >> following a breaking story out of rowan county where crews are fighting a big fire at a burger king. that is on jake alexander in salisbury. the fire is fully involved and not under control at this point. three fire departments are on the scene right now. lincolnton highway is shut down. somebody driving by saw the fire and called authorities. we don't know of any injuries. we're asking how the fire started. we have a crew on the way to the scene. we'll bring you any new information from the breaking news center at daybreak. >>> we're following new details after a huge explosion in cleveland county. right now #3shgs peopl

team 9's mark taylor alternate routes for juice as angela mentioned, the frank flow get -- the traffic flow getting light. we're seeing green conditions but central avenue, monroe to east 7th could be used as an alternate route. even perhaps use randolph or providence road to get around added delays later this morning. >>> right now d.o.t. crews are trading interstate bridges with salt brine. we'll take a look here on rozelles ferry road. since we arrived there, we've seen trucks loading up and heading on the roads. we're only expecting flurries but they want to make sure nothing freezes on the bridges. >> it is really important to keep the streets passable and things in good condition. it is much better to be prepared. >> yesterday charlotte d.o.t. workers treated bridges and overpasses as well. >>> this woman's family is thanking people for calling in suspected killer. flora ellenburg died in this hit-and-run crash early monday morning. yesterday, the highway patrol identified stevie breland as the suspect who drove away in his tractor trailer. he is in jail in charleston on unrelate

let's head over to mark taylor in the traffic center. watching some activity. >> we had some blue line construction that started on friday. where we had these turn restrictions getting to and from wt harris. it looks like everything is wrapped up. we still have the barrels out. if you are trying to access harrison, you're able to. this is through the blue line construction. there's a lot going on. we don't see any big delays now. those restrictions have been lifted early. scheduled until 6:00 this morning. if you're traveling, drive time technology showing is it's it's a 10 minute ride coming from the lower connector. there are no big issues here. through the same stretch becoming further north from nc73. you're looking at 73 miles per hour. 6 minute rides out of concord heading south. towards town. 85 also looking good. not big delays northbound through kings mountain from shelby and heading into gaston and mecklenburg county. john. >> breaking news center right now, we are learning firefighters are on the scene of a fire on the town ha

over to mark taylor. see what is happening on the roads this morning. >> we're monitoring independence boulevard heading inbound. we have the right lane blocked with the busted water pipe that is closing the right lane later this morning, we're expecting that to have a bitter effect right now. it is not having a huge impact but you'll still use central street from monroe. right now we're at 55 miles an hour. we have an accident in south charlotte, minor delays expected here but stick with it. it is providence road over by wendover road. >> right now we're following breaking news in catawba county. maiden police shot and killed a man after they say he lunged at them with a knife. >> eyewitness news reporter dave maiden police department to explain what led to all of this. good morning. >> good morning, john, the initial call, the initial 911 call centered on a man possibly cutting himself inside of a home in the maiden area we know at least two police officers responded to that home. take a look at some of

let's get you over to mark taylor tracking issues from over sglieth central avenue. police investigating a deadly this is central avenue between rose haven and sharon amity. going to be closed at least until 6:00 this morning. we'll continue to monitor this in the traffic center. if you plan a trip in the area, take albemarle road and then independence boulevard instead of central at sharon amity. we'll continue to monitor the roadways and secondary roads. 77 looking good.

let's get over to mark taylor. see if alternate routes are needed. >> we're noticing big delays in north charlotte on prosperity church road heading northbound up from 485 north of mallard we have reports of some debris roadway. prosperity church this morning is very, very slow. you want to avoid that by taking 85 and then take 485 back towards prosperity church. we're working to gather more information. i wanted to get folks caught up on work scheduled later this morning. we'll see north summit avenue closed between 6th and 5th street. this is storm water work going on through may 6th. to get around this, martin street and frazier avenue as alternate routes, get updated on the traffic issues on our website, wsoctv.com, click on the traffic tab. >>> witnesses say road rage may be to blame after a shooting after this crash in kannapolis. >> the guy swung at him and guy shot him. >> he did at 6:30, the training two witnesses had thoo that helped them stabilize the victim until help arrived. >> dramatic video shows ho

mark taylor, what do we have going on here in brevard?

our time is 5:01, let's go over to mark taylor. >> a couple of problems, but i wanted to check the road rain is playing a factor. so far, so good for the major interstates. 77 for the huntersville. 65 for 85 south heading towards the university area. 85 coming in from belmont. you're at 61 and 45 on the outer loop. 70 miles per hour south of wilkins boulevard. this is happening on 4th near mcdowell. reports of an accident near trade street. and see if it is causing any delays next. john. >> right now, we are following breaking news out of northwest mecklenburg county. >> a s.w.a.t. situation that shut down a neighborhood for two hours overnight ended peacefully. eyewitness news reporter, angela, is live at the scene on pointer ridge drive, pushing for more information from police. angela. >> stephanie, within the last 30 minutes, we got closer to the scene after police cleared those roadblocks. we are standing in front of the on in their investigation. this is where they have tried to serve that warrant and police cars are lining the street right now. this is pointer ridge drive. now, a

we're going to be talking to mark taylor here in just a minute. he's going to tell us what this is doing to traffic in the area. >>> we have weather and traffic every 10 minutes. here's meteorologist keith monday, and you had warned us about the weather yesterday, and especially when you look out on what happened on the roads. you can tell it was a rough night. >> yeah. and still up to the north we're seeing the numbers that are still close enough to freezing the roads may look just wet. but anything that's not treated well enough is going to be icy. there's a big surge of warm air from the south coming in. we're already 38 in charlotte, so no issues in town. but once you get through the people are below freezing. 32 in granite falls and hickory. just looked over new temperature data for hickory. it looks by between 6:00 and 7:00 we should start to jump up above freezing and start to climb up much more. so that's a good time line, between 7:00 and 8:00 for most neighborhoods up to the north. should be fine, but that's still a couple of hours away,

in the meantime we're going to head over to traffic team 9's mark taylor. he's going to let us know about how we can get around this area. >>reporter: for folks heading on hawthorne lane, that's what's blocked by those cones just north of central avenue. so you can use the plaza this morning heading towards the belmont neighborhood out of noda. now we're getting reports of an accident just a little further east on central avenue. we'll look at that, see if it's causing any additional delay along with this issue, that's coming up next. stephanie. >>> by the end of the week, daimler's truck manufacturing unit will lay off more than 1,200 people in our area. >> employees tell channel 9 at least 500 workers will be laid off from a plant in rowan county, huns more in mount holly. they say it's because of a drop in demand. workers will only be paid through april. find a new job fast. >> right now probably the biggest thing is trying to figure out what's the next step as far as trying to fine a new job. >> just last month the same company let a total of 900 worker

let's head over to mark taylor. >> we wanted to check back in. we had reports of an earlier crash around ,000-block putting you west of this. never spotting anything blocking travel lanes. traffic is light. we're dry and clear. not a bad start. this is what we're dealing with matthews to uptown. 14 minutes at8 miles an hour. no issues out of mint hill heading towards uptown charlotte. 14-minute ride there. 45 miles an hour and south providence road. it is also just 14 minutes. john? >>> i'm in the breaking news center as investigators search carolina sheriff's deputy. it happened early this morning, we have pictures here, we just got from our affiliate in charleston on the scene. this is berkeley county. investigators say the shooting happened while the deputy was trying to arrest a suspect in they say the two were fighting when the suspect shot her and took off. police have found that suspect's vehicle but no arrests have been made at this point. now, here is the good news, the deputy is expected to be okay. we'll let you know when that suspect

let's get over to mark taylor, looking at activity here in uptown. what is going og? >> we're looking in the area of the time warner cable arena. not much happening but the championship game leading up to it with the events through saturday. we're expecting things to get really busy in the area specifically around time warner cable arena. 13,000 folks expected to be at the championship game on saturday night. turning restrictions, you'll see around -- tournament restrictions you'll see around and it will be all around including trade, college,th street. davidson, parts of brovard street. if you're headed through the area, use the light rail and >> like mark said, uptown will be packed with fans for the ciaa games the official and unofficial games that go along with it. they will induct the hall of fameclasis class this morning. there is a -- fame class. p there is a class this morning. charlotte a declared this an extraordinary event giving police more authority to keep people safe. >>> nine years after someone shot this teen at a birthday party. police are taking ano

. >>> folks heading out on the roads, let's check in with mark taylor. >>> uptown charlotte 77. john belk freeway, not much happening. damper of ways but north of charlotte and iredell county we have overturned logging truck. >>> wet roads will remain for the morning drive and conditions are dry. you will find temperatures still into avery county above freezing with banner elk's. watch for slick traffic. kids want to venture outside of their neighborhoods to go to school. angela han tells us what cms board members are doing to lessen the fears for student reassignment. >>> weather and traffic every >>> you may notice more police if you stop for gas or coffee on your drive to work this morning. >>> police in northwest charlotte are investigating a shooting that said one person to the hospital. the questions we are asking investigators about the crime. >>> good morning. i am john paul. >>> i am stephanie maxwell. it is a dryer start to the morning that this time yesterday. we want to mention watauga schools are closed today. weather center 9. >> snow is done up there but we had sn

let's check in with traffic 9's mark taylor. there is some ponding in places. >> it's certainly going to play a big role in the ride in this morning. but it is quiet to start things off. northbound folks moving up near the brookshire freeway, we'll take a look at the bigger the road weather index. >> the rain may ease up a little bit. the steadiest and heavy rain is east of monroe. really coming down on highway 74. that's going to be north, we just have more of a light rain hanging on to charlotte. we'll talk about the big thunderstorm chance coming our way for tomorrow. >> charlotte city leaders approved a nondediscrimination ordinance. the fight is not over yet. ahead at 5:00 on daybreak, the action lawmaker rs s will take. >> eyewitness news daybreak is next. 00 a. >>> now from the news team covering the carolinas. this is channel 9 eyewitness news daybreak at 5:00. >> slot standups just wrapped up within the last hour. we'll have a live report with the information we just learned about the reason behind a standoff and the qu

mark taylor joins us live. mark, what are you learning about this driver? >> britt, we have concerned that colorado state patrol said the driver of this suv full of children may have been intoxicated. she has been identified as 30-year-old alan angela of middleton. we're told shortly after 1:00 this morning, she lost control and rolled that vehicle ending up in the opposite lane. a family member at the scene of the crash says there were two adults and 7 children inside that vehicle. one of the younger children possibly an infant may have a broken leg and we're told all will recover. >> i'm thankful. i'm real thankful that everybody is okay and they got bumps and bruises because when you see something like this, i mean, this usually >> now, it's not clear right now if moore is the mother. she's still in the hospital. mark taylor, cbs 4 news. >>> developing now, a denver man charged with his 11th dui appeared before a judge today. 54-year-old ramon coral faces four counts of vehicular assault for a wreck on christmas. the charges alleges he was driving drunk

let's get over to mark taylor in the frank center. >> we're looking on the eastside. the traffic flow building. not seeing any big delays through the area we were monitoring on the accident on the 45 outer loop off to the shoulder, no real delay heading through. use caution. >> we're learning more about the woman charged with robbing numerous jewelry star stores including one in north carolina. the advanced training she got >> mountain towns are dealing with snow this morning. i'm live in blowing rock with a look at road conditions across the county and the number of pened ov . >>> right now this system is headed our way. going to bring a wintery mix to charlotte. we're using futurecast to determine when it will hit your neighborhood. we're showing conditions in the along with the efforts to keep you safe once the freezing rain arrives. i'm john paul. >> i'm stephanie maxwell. it is 6:00 within the past 30 minutes. cms announced they are closed today. cleveland county schools announce edded they're closed adds well. >> we have a long list of other schools, delays and

we'll talk with mark taylor if a new -- in a few more minutes. you can count on channel 9 to monitor it from you from the breaking news center. we'll bring you any new information. >>> the man accused of breaking into 40 firefighters clarz make his first court appearance. johnny bigg is accused of breaking into cars at fire stations in fort mill. they believe he acted alone and believe he is behind other cases. he left behind a key piece of evidence at the flint hill fire station that led to his arrest. for us to have this st. >> he and a woman were inside a car with several stolen goods including a gun taken from a car at the greensboro fire department. >>> right now, police in hickory looking for an armed suspect who robbed a convenience store and hit a store clerk. this happened late last night at the fresh and fast convenience store on main avenue. the suspect was armed and hit that store clerk. the clerk was not seriously injured, though. >>> this week marks nine years since someone killed this west charlotte high school student and this mor

mark taylor is following big delays on independence right now. mark? >> reporter: center lane blocked causing big backups up through the extent. it hops from east way drive. if you are heading out and you typically use independence boulevard, i aed jump on monroe road or central avenue. right now, 13 miles per hour. earlier accident at rose haven. that's clear. so we have delays heading eastbound towards eastbound 77. i would use 21 to get around keith? >>> it is cold this morning, but even though we have a lot of sunshine all day today, it's not going to warm up. barely close to 40. tonight, it'll be colder tomorrow morning than it is so we have a long way to go before we can say we have a really warm backup. >> no time outside for a while. all right, thanks, keith. >> your local news continues with "eyewitness news" this morning on tv 64. >> join us now as >>> good morning, america. political earthquake. outsiders donald trump and bernie sanders win big in new hampshire. >> we are going to make america so great again, maybe greater than ever before.

mark taylor and the stormcast have you covered if you are hitting the road. meteorologist vicki graf is here. good morning and thanks for joining us. forecast. meteorologist keith monday is in severe weather center 9. this is the quiet part before we see the storm. >> yeah it really is. let me show you what's moving in through this morning and what i've been watching all night. a big cluster of storm from columbia south is where the nasty weather is. that's robbing the severe threat from coming our direction for the time being. that's good news. quiet scan overall. there are moderate showers overthrough york county now passing into richburg and rock hill on highway i-77. a much bigger cluster south of lancaster. that will be northbound toward lancaster toward buford. we'll see a few of these here this morning. not widespread downpours, but the pockets of heavy rain with us. temperatures holding to 60 as we head through later this morning. bigger storm chance. i just got a new update to show you in a moment and what we can expect coming through the region and

let's check in with mark taylor at traffic center. following any big yet? >> we have a problem in west charlotte. tuckaseegee.

let's check in with traffic team 9's mark taylor. >> looking first thing at brookshire freeway. we have reports of an accident in the area. i'm not spotting anything blocking lanes, we're dry and clear, off to a fairly good start. on the 4,800-block of wilkerson boulevard. see if it is causing any delays. that is coming up next. >> nice to see things getting better on the roads. dry across the board. a few clouds up in the mountains but those are thinning out. ahead at five avment we talk about of course, the -- at 5:00 a.m.. we talk of course, the weekend. down hill next week. no wintery weather but more rain is headed our way. >> today state lawmakers will meet in an emergency session to district maps. we're breaking down the changes they have made so far and how it could impact charlotte voters. >> we have weather and traffic every ten minutes. geico for your boat. . >>> today north carolina lawmakers could finalize a plan that would affect charlotte voters. the major concerns some voters have about the plan. >> groups are taking steps to inform parents as the deadline to fil

mark taylor is taking an eye on it.>> this is north of i 40 near harmony. north of the i 40 interchange is where you will see delays, a little bit further north of 901 , that is where we have an accident with an overturned logging truck. it happened in the northbound lanes but the logs ended up in the southbound lanes. 77 is down to one lane in each you can use 21 as an alternate. keeping tabs on the damp roadways and charlotte getting onto i-77 but coming out of valentine or pine going 45, novix fluid ounce. >>> a committee will decide if an accused gang member will face death for his suspected role in the murders of a like desolate while the couple. >>> ways attorneys may try to defense. will apply for the newly available flights to cuba. leaders signed up on the deal yesterday. it opens up 110 flights to cuba on us carriers. 20 will be to have been a. rights to the routes. given the limited number of had them a slot couriers may wage aggressive campaigns. >>> this will mean lower prices and increased competition and it will be easier for americans to get

mark taylor has this story. >>reporter: for three years, the salon operated out of downtown denver. >> it's an old vintage field. we cater to the business of downtown. >> this sunday, they're catering to a different town. >> denver's homeless. there. >> it's called cut for the homeless where a dozen of the stylist are working for free. this. >> operating out of downtown, they see people down on their >> i could never afford a haircut. >> they hope it can lead to better things. >> i'm thank of the and grateful. >> pastry ones got a free lunch. >> if we can change the life of one person, that's great. >> organizes hope it gives them the opportunity to move forward from past mistakes and remind everyone not to judge potential employee based on how they look. >> make sure that anyone homeless, you don't just shun them away because of their appearance. me that have the skill sets to get the job done. >> mark taylor, cbs 4 news. >> wonderful to see people giving back. >> a great job by them. >>> still ahead, on the cb

live in bailey, mark taylor, cbs4 news. . >>> thanks, mark. now, along with his work in the occupy moment, wirth was involved in local politics. 2014. brian maass has been looking into his background and joins us live fl the newsroom. >> martin wishth was 58 years park county -- dispute over the park county home. >> there's no other evidentiary requirement. >>reporter: in this video posted to youtube, wishth admitted not making payments to the mortgage company, saying they were a bunch of crooks. >> i did not pay mortgage to the bunch of crooks. >>reporter: park county records show he lost his property to his mortgage company in 2014. after failing to pay, more than $116,000, he owed on the iris drive home. in 2013, wirth filed this federal complaint against governor john hickenlooper, asking that the state foreclosure laws be repealed and the government officials be criminally charged for depriving him of his civil rights. a federal magistrate later threw the wirth case out of court. in 2014, wirth ran for state senate, facebook posting he ca

cbs 4's mark taylor in boulder tonight, what about homeowners insurance, most people have it? >>reporter: flood insurance is the big question, here, this area is not a floodplain, so most of these home owners didn't have flood insurance. the city says it's up to them to pay for it. it's been up over a week since this incident happened, but you can see families here still cleaning up. and tonight, they're meeting to >> we're not in the floodplain, we didn't flood in 2013. >>reporter: dan is one of more than a dozen home ownerss whose house suffered thousands of dollars worth of flood damage. this, after a water main broke on february 15th. >> it's probably maybe 6, $7,000. >>reporter: now, being told by the city, who built an and operated that pipe, that it's up to them to foot the bill. >> the city is saying, you know, this happens, and we're sorry. and we can't do anything about it. >> it was a typical break, one that happens on average around 70 times a year. around boulder. >>reporter: benner win says the water main broke due to corrosion and pressure and it's impossible to

let's head over to mark taylor. >> the interstate is looking good. bringing conditions through charlotte on the interstate. 85, 485, also independent boulevard, 77 out of the huntersville area. no big issues there. joe bruno is on the scene of that structure fire. and an update in just a minute. blocked just east of devonshire drive for the few folks making your way through there. snow laying over towards north view lane, back over towards highway 73. that will get you around that closure. other than that, it's the light amount of traffic on 77. 66 miles per hour coming from mooresville.

let's check in with traffic team 9's mark taylor. we know there are issues this morning. >> we have a couple of trees down and accident up north off of gilead road and mccoy road. we have road closures, one in meyers park because of trees in the roadway. we'll get you around those coming up next. >> we have problems even through the afternoon yesterday once the storms were gone, the trees were still coming down because of the winds and they remain strong this morning. maybe not gusting as high as they did yesterday but in the mountains, the wind is generating more snow fall. you'll find slick travel this morning, we'll show you the how much will add up and how it will be a blustery day out. there the winds won't relax a whole lot. >> thanks. >>> many of you are waking up to strong winds this morning ahead at five on daybreak, the damage last night's storms caused and how it is affecting your morning drive. >> . >>> channel 9 is following breaking news. strong wind continues to have a major impact across the carolinas. look at the win

mark taylor, cbs 4 news. >>> a scary scene downtown school bus burst into flames, the douglas county bus turned into charred metal. can't even see the front window melted. at 18th and tremont. the driver did get out okay. >>> police are looking for a driver who hit two people, as they were changing a tire on the boulder turnpike. highway 36. the car was pulled over on the you would shoer, near baseline road about 7 last night. a passing vehicle hit the man and woman, working on that tire. the man was treated at the scene and the woman had to go to the hospital. the police don't have any suspects. >>> the latest on the closure of i-70 because of the massive rock slide, the road is closed during the day for repairs. that closure puts pressure on businesses who really rely on all of the traffic. the road is open at night from 4:00 to 9:00 in the morning. to avoid the long detour during the day. we travelled through the canyon with a pilot car, leading crews the challenges the drivers and businesses are facing. our matt kroschel is back live tonight, matt. >>reporter: yeah, we're here on

let's check in now with traffic team 9's mark taylor mark. >>reporter: in addition to issues, we're just getting word of a big problem up towards rganton in burk county. is blocked in both directions just west of morganton out towards glen alpine near bailey road. now, we're also told that half of morganton is without power. we've got more of this coming up in the next couple of minutes. keith. >> yeah. we're still going to find icy travel concerns up there to the north, i-40, 77, north side of the area in iredell county still some very slick travel, a little pocket left over. we'll detail how long it will take us to thaw out this morning. >>> in just a few minutes at 5:00 on "daybreak," traffic is slow moving on i-77. exit 45. crash. roads in just a minute. >>> weather and traffic every "daybreak" 5:00 a.m. hey, guys, it's annie.now, if you're anything like me, you're always looking for ways to save money, especially whenit comes to your weekly grocery trip. well, with walmart every day lowprices, saving money while keeping thepantry full...

let's head over to mark taylor and watch the situation on here. >> we had blue line construction that started to schedule on friday. closing harrison, and it looks like that now we're on the scene, we had some turn restrictions as well that is no longer the case, even with the barricades out and about, we are not seeing any big slowdowns in the area, other than a lot of the construction borrels out heading from the university area down closer to town. be so far, so good. if you're heading out and traveling 77 out of cornelius, traffic is getting by, no problems. are 74 miles per hour. john. >> i'm in the breaking news center to update you this fire in burke county. we've been following this the last 30 minutes. there is smoke. it is pouring out from behind the town hall. an old schoolhouse there, that is what is on fire. it's right next to the town hall. dave faherty is there. >> reporter: you mention the old schoolhouse. i just talked to the fire chief. everything is being done to prevent this fire from going over to the town hall, which is off to my left. let me step out of the way.

traffic team 9's mark taylor has the alternate routes on i- 77. some real issues out there. >> big backups. we just got an update. this is 77 northbound. here's the ramp, so right at the rampway. the left lane blocked, you're getting through the center and the right lane. just got an update from medic. no injuries, but the traffic is backing up as you approach 245. south boulevard or south trion needs to be used as at alternate. due to an accident just west of interstate 85. so, harris over towards o'dell school road, earlier accidents near hawthorne cleared, but look at these backups as folks come up, you'll want to use central. keith. >> so is the rain is ending, and then good news for this the roads will be wet. the rest of our morning drive will be light rain should be with us, so it may be better than what we're dealing with now, but it's going to be damp all day. then we'll deal with the heavy rain coming in tonight and by this time tomorrow morning, we may be watching the line of severe weather coming our direction. a lot of the rough weath

mark taylor live at the scene where the investigation is on going tonight. mark. >>reporter: witnesses tell us that theres was a huge exchange of gunfire at the intersection and bull lelsets were ricochetting around. this home off west 37th avenue and grove street, two police officers responded to a burglary call around 1:30 p.m. shots were fired and one suspect was arrested. the other suspect fled on foot to 32st and lowell, where more gunfire was exchanged and the suspect carjacked a victim. witnesses described hearing dozens of shots fired.. the suspect crashed a few blocks away, the p is was killed. -- suspect was killed. during the pursuit, a female officer was shot in the foot and expected to be survive. >> she has an outstanding record. >> no one else was hurt. >>reporter: now, the police are of course still investigating, and have not released the shot. -- officer shot. live off 32nd and lowell in denver, mark taylor, cbs 4 news. >>> on to our weather alert this monday night, the clouds

traffic team nine mark taylor has a look at the wrecks. >> wrecks at north tryon. we have a fender bender near east 36th street. we have lots of room to move around as the traffic builds. added delays on albemarle road near sharon amity because of an accident. signal avenue will get you around some of those. we're seeing the congestion build. right now we're at 6:56 at 24 miles an hour toward cornelius through huntersville at 2 miles an hour but accident free at this time. keith? >> bright sunshine will be with us all day long today. chilly now but a nice afternoon with the numbers warming up close to average this time of the year into the mid-50's. we'll see warmer weather for the up coming weekend. we're on track for the 60s that come in. may not be brilliantly sunny this weekend. the rain, the cold will be back in again. >> at least we have the weekend to . >>> we continue on tv 64. >> join us as we monitor the pick up out ther >>> good morning, america. dead heat. a brand-new national poll shows ted cruz and donald trump tied as trump takes aim at jeb bush. >>

live in aurora, mark taylor, cbs4 news. . >>> thank you, mark. the snow real piling up in colorado's high country, a rash of accident has caused cdot to close parts of i-70 during the day. matt is live in frisco, how are the roads there? >>reporter: well, we know that the surfaces here are icy and snow packed but traffic is moving at least into town, but when you get on the interstate, things are icing up. i want to show you what things look like at ten mile creek, the only water, unless you're talking about somebody's hot tub that you're going to find, because those temperatures are drop canning the snow keeps falling, here in frisco in summit county, great for ski sxers snowboarders, just talked to a group that got off the mountain, the conditions were awesome. but that visibility definitely starting to deteriorate as another wave of snow moves into summit county. definitely a winter wonderland for folks out here, seeing folks walking around and trying to enjoy the snow as much as they can. but definitely more snow on the way. we're live in fri

. >> and i'm mark taylor. it's happening right now on the cbs 4 evening news, the superbowl champs are home. and the fans will celebrate that victory. we'll have more on the rally. >>> a symbolic gesture -- >>> plus emergency crews are trying to help at least 100 people hurt in a german train crash. what we're learning right now. >>> it's 5:00 on this tuesday morning. forecast. >> the superbowl champs come let's find out >> you and a few million friends are going to enjoy a nice day in denver today. here's the parade outlook. the bands start the parade starts at noon and it should be 50 degrees. for the rally, it it's going to be a great luscious day. 35 wind on the west side of town going from 10 to 25 miles-per-hour from area. keep in mind, it will be windy up there. around here, it's going to be great. 28 at 8:00. 54 the high for the day. so this will start a warming trend that takes us through the weekend. things are let's see if the traffic is looking good. >> good morning. we expect those to play hooky a

cbs4's mark taylor has the story. >> good, come on back! >> reporter: for three years-- >> take a seat. >> reporter: -- bell and beau's salon has operated out of downtown denver. >> it's an old vintage feel. we cater to the business district of downtown. >> reporter: but this sunday, they are catering to a different crowd. >> no side burns, completely off. >> reporter: denver's homeless. >> just want to give back and put some good out there. >> reporter: it's called haircuts for the homeless. >> are you okay with being razored on your neck? >> reporter: nearly a dozen of >> it's good to give back like this. >> reporter: organizers say they see people down on their luck every day. >> i can never afford a hair cut. it's very expensive. >> reporter: and hope a hair cut can lead to better things. >> i'm grateful, thankful. this is a great thing. >> reporter: in addition to cut and style, patrons also got a free lunch. >> if we can change the life of one person, that would be great. >> reporter: organizers hope the day gives them the opportunity

let's head over to mark taylor in the traffic center. >> southbound to the john belk looking great. light traffic flow heading south at 5:30 connecting, rather merging from the connector lane onto the interstate without problems. for folks out of york county. just checked in with highway patrol north. checking conditions on 85, it will be closer to sugar creek for folks heading south out of university area. traffic starting to build south out of concord but from bruton smith south out of town, free and clear. if you want to get caught up on traffic conditions, head over to our website, wsoctv.com and click on the traffic tab. >>> 5:31 now. health officials in three local counties are working to contain the spread of the mum peps after eight possible cases. >> we've been following this after we broke the story about two confirmed cases tuesday. eyewitness news reporter joe bruno is live to explain how they think the virus started joe? feet away from someone to get mumps. to give you an idea, that is how close to the fence i am right now. somebody contracted this rare virus by travell

live in denver, mark taylor, cbs 4 news. >>> thank you mark. nou now on to a weather alert, the clouds settling in right now. bringing in colder temperatures and snow for many of us. the cdot camera on monarch pass shows that snow already falling down there tonight. meteorologist justin mcheffey in the mobile weather lab found snow in conifer. >>reporter: we had a cold front drop through denver earlier today and behind it, the temperatures are dropping quickly and right here in the foothills, we've got a pretty pronounced up slope wind flow. you can see the flakes flying. 20 minutes ago, the ground was not white. here in the foothills, going to pick up the most out of this but we also think that the by tomorrow morning, denver will ground. ed greene will be along with here's a look at the winter weather advisory for much of the high country. especially in western and southwestern colorado, but make note, of the foothills, also included in the advisory, and portions of western douglas and jefferson county. so probably by tomorrow morning, signif

here's mark taylor. >>reporter: dan is one of water main broke on february 15th. >> it's probably maybe 6 or 7 thousand -- $7,000. >> the city says we're sorry and can't do anything about it. >> it was a typical break and it happens around 70 times a year around boulder. >> ben urban with the city of boulder says the water main broke because of corrosion and pressure and says it's impossible to predict where a water main may break. >> the city is not liable by the damages of the water main break. >> to me, the city is not serving the residents. >> as for homeowners, he calls this unacceptable and wants them to take responsibility. >> are we supposed to get flood insurance because the city of boulder doesn't maintain their water main. >>> the city council wants to light up denver's biggest tourist attract. kelly workman tells us about an increase in lights for the 16th street mall. >>reporter: for the past several years, the 16th street mall slowly lost its luster as many of its iconic street lamps dimmed

live off 32nd and lowell in denver, mark taylor, cbs 4 news. >>> on to our weather alert this monday night, the clouds snow are on the way to much of colorado. meteorologist just mcheffey in the mobile weather lab. >>reporter: we had to chase it foothills. big news if you do have to travel, thing rps starting to dry out -- things were starting to dry out. this mind the cold front. in thes foothills, in the high country, and also in the denver metro area, by tomorrow morning, we're going to wake up to a few inches of snow in the city. in conifer and jefferson, a foot of snow on the ground. take care if you're out driving tonight. here's a look at the winter weather advisory in blue, basically, all of the major mountain ranges in the state frshgs the san juans to the elk front range and the northwest near steamboat springs. heavy snow is expected until tomorrow evening. that radar is really filling in right now. >> yeah, it is starting to light up, justin, you can see over the past hour, it is really filling in. we've got a pocket here with nothing is coming into the metro area, it is

mark taylor keeps an eye on everything for us. how's it going? >> not much happening near uptown charlotte. cold but no big problems once folks jump on the interstate. we have blue line construction that jumps up later this morning. >> it will get a lot worse in the next couple of days. >>> coming up in just a few minutes at 5:00 on daybreak, "eyewitness news" reporter joe school board members made the school board members now at havertys furniture, it's our annual presidents day sale. which means it's the perfect time to create the perfect home. now through february 15th, everything in our store is on sale. plus, we're offering thirty-six month, no interest financing. come in today for our best prices of the year. with havertys, your home can be perfect. even when life isn't. sfx: knocking. we're early! the presidents day sale. from classic to contemporary, captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 comments@captioncolorado.com >>> superintendent ann clarks will continue to lead cms for anotherrier. the reason behind the decision and grou