again traffic team 9's mark taylor will have alternate routes. you can see right now there is that is a power pole. you can see the car that went >>> also we want to give you a live look. this is a news conference happening near the brussels airport where at least 13 people died in terrorist attacks this morning. we are learning what countries are doing at this point to keep people safe while on high alert. we'll let you know what is said out that have news conference as soon as we can. >>> chester county leaders want the state to make changes to improve safety on a major highway. >> people in the area call this dead man's curve. this is highway 9 at turn buckle road. clover police officer tanner crash. >> if my dad could think this tragedy led to someone else being helped or saved that that easier. >> engineers tell us they'll the layout and the geometry to determine if any safety improvements can be made there. >>> this morning water is back on in a north mecklenburg county neighborhood after crews repaired a break overnight. here's video we re

and on the roadways,we go over to traffic team 9's mark taylor here. mark? >>> no issues for the interstate, secondary roads are free and clear, as well. independence boulevard toward the john belk in brookshire, looking at the skyline this morning. 5:11, no big issues. checking the drive times from east charlotte, 14 minutes into uptown charlotte. from 485 to uptown, 14 minutes here, 47 miles per hour. south charlotte and providence between the arboretum and uptown, also 14 minutes. after two cars hit and killed a shelby teenager and injured her boyfriend. >> it's tragic. 16 years old in a relationship, die in the middle of a roadway. >> ahead at 5:45, the reason investigators believe the couple stopped the car in the middle of the road. >>> an explosion in downtown greensboro damaged cars and a historic motel. coming up, the problem investigators say likely led to the blast. >>> a north carolina surgeance training kicked in and he was one of the first to come across this crash involving a school bus. >> it's hard to imagine that anyone could have gotten ou

mark taylor is watching the cameras. >> w.t. harris and north tryon, overnight closures for blue lincoln trucks on harris at north tryon. it looks like it's wrapped up this is the last morning scheduled for that. it looks like all travel lanes are open. no big issues for the interstates. we are in green conditions for in fact, 85 through the university area towards uptown, 70 miles per hour. that is the average speed. not bad. 29 is looking good as well from the connecticut up through the blue lincoln trucks, 13 minute ride. >>> police are looking for somebody that stole camper trailers from storage lots. charlotte facing a judge again. your buddy ron once said hecould install your ceiling fan. he couldn't. and that one time ron said another chili dog was a good idea. yeah, it wasn't. so when ron said you'd neverafford a john deere tractor, you knew better. now ron does too. the e series. legendary john deere quality. unexpected low price. for as low as 135 dollars per month. ur john deere dealer. >>> breaking news on albemarle

traffic team 9's mark taylor has a look at the roads. mark? ic. >> reporter: we have been monitoring the wreck in gaston county on 85 northbound. between belmont abby and the mt. holly exits, 26 and 27. and we are starting to see some of those delays start to form because of the accident scene. i would jump on 74 and use that as an alternate route. >>> also more information on an accident in matthews on east john street near the outer loop of 485. involving a motorcycle. just the one motorcycle involved. one person was transported with serious injuries to cmc. this has wrapped up, not seeing any big delays. keith? >>> a warmer day this morning. this afternoon on the way home, plenty of sunshine, high clouds, even warmer than yesterday. back in the mid-70s for highs this afternoon. still in the low 70s heading into this evening, so picture 70s all week long and probably through the weekend. maybe a bit wet at times this weekend, but still looking ahead it a great stretch as we head through this week. >> just getting warmer and warmer and warmer

mark taylor has a look at the roads. >> traveling 85 was blocked. in the last ten minutes it opened up southbound near concord mills. no big lingering delays. a little delay heading to con court mills but no longer neat the alternate route. you have to avoid it where joe bruno was with the structure fire. take harris boulevard and head west to idlewild as alternate routes. in the air and it could be because of the fight over the toll lanes on i-77. only 28 votes separate incumbent senator jeter and tom davis. jeter initially threw his support behind the toll project. davis ran his campaign on a no tolls platform. >> the people in jeter's hometown are looking for more than words at this point. they are looking for action on the i-77 toll project. >> tomorrow mecklenburg county officials will count absentee ballots then recount the votes. >>> we are getting new details about a double murder in catawba county. deputies found the bodies inside a home. search warrants show deputies found the couple shot to death next to their bed and a loaded handgun und

i'm pretty optimistic. >>> many people are about to head out on the roads so mark taylor already has issued out there. >> we are keeping tabs in north charlotte where joe bruno is right now with the police investigation. we do have a road closure griers grove road around baities ford and asking if any additional roadways will be effected as well. out. keith? >>> starting out this morning with a clear picture but the clouds take over fast into the evening. there's the rain in the middle of the country. we show you the time and how quickly it builds in tonight. and the next shot at nice weather. >>> and a woman was shot in the head. the second in gaston county where three people were found shot and killed. the latest in both cases in just a few minutes. minutes. eyewitness news day break 5:00 lemme get a mcpick 2.check out the fresh new look onmcdonald's mcpick 2 menu! lemme get a mcpick 2 now, choose any 2 deliciousmcdonald's classics for just $5 bucks. mix n match share n savor 2 for $5name your flavor pick any 2 iconic tastes- a big mac made with 100% beef, flaky filet-o-fish, seare

mark taylor has a look at the issues. >>> here this south sheraton driver. i would central over and then head north. this is ibm drive. only minor delays here, and closer to uptown, one wrapping up earlier from freedom drive around moore. >>> keith? >> a cool morning out there. a lot of sunshine spilling in already. a mild afternoon for the drive back up into the mid-60s today, and at least 5 degrees warmer what? week. the numbers jump into the 70s tomorrow. a very warm weak ahead. i don't see a rain chance coming ahead until the weekend. we may see the rain chance building by saturday, and that timing for the weekend plans, and it's monday. we will see how it pans out with the timing. and the high clouds coming in, and the warm temperatures are are spring-like. >> the sunshine is gorgeous out there this morning. >> nice day. >> love the sun, don't love the allergies. >> that will be worse over the >>> your local . >>> good morning, america. celebrating nancy reagan. the former first lady who redefined the role and never waiver in her love for the president

mid-50s by monday afternoon. >>> let's get back to mark taylor. anything knew. >> we are monitoring an accident statesville, minor outbound delays up to 85. if you want to use grand you can get around it but it should be wrapping up shortly. an update following the restaurant fire in east charlotte, an update from joe in a minute. but he let us know that all travel lanes are open on both sides of albemarle near central avenue. good news for commuters. heading 85 near graham street southbound busy out of the university area. no accidents, no big delays. >>> an 11-year-old girl had a message for the president after her bracket beat his last year. ahead at 6:30, what he wrote in his replay. and the advice she gave him this season. more wheezing and sneezing as pollen blankets the city. >> the truth of the matter is exposed to the tree pollen. posed to the tree >>> deputies in york county are looking for the man that they say stole giant campers from storage lots in the middle of the day. >> we have the surveillance video. it shows the 36-foot camper

here's traffic team 9's mark taylor with an update. >> an accident that has the closed at i-485. this is from your live shot right now, crews are investigating the accident that took place earlier this morning. we are expecting to be blocked on the outbound side. you can access 485 from 16. if you are heeding toward mountain island lake take roswell's ferry as the alternate route. 77 southbound from north lake to uptown you are moving at 64 miles per hour, green conditions, no issues, less than 10 minutes to led into charlotte. stephanie? >>> police are investigating after a couple says they were robbed while house hunting. house located that way, that was for rent and that is whenever he grabbed the money and took off. >> ahead at 5:45 the arrest officers made and the reason the homeowner refused to let officers inside. >>> narrow lanes are one of the challenges drivers face as they maneuver through this construction zone on 77. ahead the changes they are making. >>> lawmakers are considering changes to food labels to let you know if your food has been genetically modified. >>>

mark taylor, caps hill mine road is open now. >> good news for folks heading through the area just to let you know exactly where this was, caps hill mine at fire stone drive is now open so if that's part of your commute you can now take it through this morning. looking at east charlotte on independence boulevard traffic looking great heading inbound towards uptown if you are i haven't seen a big issues to pop light the commute. if you are coming out of mint hill it's a 15 minute ride. out of matthews it's 13 minutes and the average speed there 51 miles per hour. keith? >> off to a cooler start this morning temperatures fall back into the mid 40s in charlotte and mid 30s in the east. the cool air that came in last night mainly settled up north slowly but surely seeking it's way into town with high clouds in place. dry as can be the first half of our day today. back into the mid 50s by 9:00 approaching 70 again for this afternoon. the rain is headed our way and when you will need those umbrellas into the evening hours. liz? >> on the scene of breaking news in gaston county for six hours

i will tell you when to bring the umbrellas back out in the next 10 minutes. >>> over to mark taylor for a look at traffic conditions here with more folks heading on the roadways. mark? >> reports of an accident, just came in, literally just a couple of seconds ago, christine. 77 northbound near the john belk freeway. i'm looking here and seeing a minor slowdown towards 277. i'm working to get more information. we may have an accident near the john belk. southbound is getting busy this morning. that's going south down to the state line. but we haven't seen big issues. green conditions for the most part for 485 out of matthew. stephanie? >>> troopers are investigating after two cars hit and killed a shelby teen. ahead on daybreak, the person they're questioning about why of a dark road. >>> city leaders could approve a new development in charlotte's popular south park neighborhood. the plans to include an iconic this house fire is in mooresville. police on the scene right northern. they've got their lights on here on mcnealy. we're told one person escaped the home on mcnealy near main

let's get you over to mark taylor in the traffic center where we still have issues from overnight. >> that's right we are watching north charlotte very closely this morning. we do have a road closure that will effect a few folks. joe bruno will have an update in a few minutes. griers grove road is closed so use access of baities ford as an alternate. other than that very quiet. an 8 minute ride from north lake. down al arrowood road the traffic is light and clear from that county. >>> breaking news as police scower three crime scenes in northwest charlotte. they are looking for a suspect live for us on griers grove road where police found the victim about 90 minutes ago and you just spoke to police. are they telling you anything? >> in the past five minutes they dropped the crime scene tape and are getting ready to leave the scene. they told me there are three scenes right now and we made a map for you to see where exactly these are. they are all about within a mile of each other where a woman was found shot in the head. the second scene is within walking distance from here at the cor

coming up in a few moments -- first let's talk about the roads with mark taylor. >>> davidson, 77 near griffith, traffic volume picking up. to the right is southbound side, folks heading to lake norman, cornelius doing well. drive time technology showing 6:11, not seeing big delays. too early 77 southbound from cornelius. 65 miles per hour, a little better 66 to huntersville. from the state line near carowinds on 77 north, 12 minutes commute. >>> the chesterfield county sheriff is serving as the interim police chief as the officers walked off the job. ahead at 6:30, where the sheriff plans to get the resources to keep the town safe. >> carowinds is giving us a behind-the-scenes look at the new water park expansion. ahead on daybreak the first when they arrive. when they arrive. (phone ringing)you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. hey candidates, answer the call already. answer the >>> signs posted

and mark taylor is following a bad wreck. this is breaking news on i-40 near i-77. >> yeah, initially reported on i-40 eastbound, the ramp to i- 77 northbound. communications center to see if they have arrived on the scene yet to get some more information. for now, we are waiting to hear back. but that's where the accident scene has occurred. i would avoid this. we have first responders headed to the scene. take u.s. 21 and then jump on i- 77. we will have more information on tv 64. >>> still cloudy right now but the clouds will thin out much more after lunchtime. back into a full amount of shine and that will help warm us back up. in the mid-50s. great weather will start to work its way in today. just going to take a little time before it gets here. this weekend, another than high clouds tomorrow, it's completely dry for the weekend plans. should be closer to 60 degrees both days this weekend. and next week, we're talking about temperatures running closer to 70 degrees. so we're going to see a big pattern change next week an

and here's mark taylor. what is it looking like mark? >> the traffic is beginning to the interstates. gas on the county this morning on 58 where the traffic is rolling along near the mall northbound. in fact, coming in from cleveland county into kings mountain this morning, you are in good shape. a lot of room to move around this morning. drive times right now, at the 19 minute mark, even with damp roadways from belmont this morning at 66 miles per hour. and coming in from 16, too early for those slow downs towards 58 and the uptown area. 48 miles per hour. that's less than 15 minutes. picture of a major struggle moments before a raleigh police officer shot and killed a man. >> we have been asking all week long for a thorough investigation. >> ahead on daybreak at 6:30, the missing piece investigators say they need to close this case and provide answers for a community on edge. >>> this sign criticizing sagging pants and hoodies is getting national attention since our story aired. the message other restaurant owners have for the owner. >

traffic team 9's mark taylor is monitoring the situation for you right now. >>> tonight north carolina state officials will hold a community meeting in belmont. >> they will be discussing whether they should order duke energy to remove coal ash from the allen steam plant or cap it in its place. activists staged a die in outside of duke's headquarters. they are angry because they were told not to drink the well water and now they say it is safe. >> the risk is still the same. no one has come out to retest my water. absolutely nothing has changed. >> the meeting will begin at 6:00 tonight at the meyers center multi-purpose auditorium. >>> new on daybreak after an hour and a half public hearing a piece of land in statesville will not be annexed and turned into a rock quarry. some people living nearby were concerned it would make their neighborhood unsafe and lower their property values. we are told about 20 people spoke for and against that motion last night. >>> a mother will be back on the stand. todd baldrick is charged with killing a child. she admitted they waited a day when the chil

let's look at the drive with mark taylor. >> dealing with one issue up north and a stalled vehicle not expected to have a huge impact. look out for huntersville concord road around old

let's check in with traffic team 9's mark taylor. >> off to a good start. 85 and concord heading south 0 to charlotte no issues. construction project scheduled to have the ramp from 29601-35 closed. morning. the clouds are building in. evening rain chance is marching across the lower midwest. it has its eyes set on the carolinas right around the start time of the drive home we will show you the start time when it rolls in. >> thanks. >>> a texas company connected to the i-77 toll lanes project filed for bankruptcy. at 5:00, joe bruno tells us what this means for our area and the step the d.o.t. plans to tahman day. lemme get a mcpick 2 now, choose any 2 deliciousmcdonald's classics for just $5 bucks. mix n match share n savor 2 for $5name your flavor pick any 2 iconic tastes- a big mac made with 100% beef, flaky filet-o-fish, seared on the grill quarterpounder with cheese or crispy 10-piece chickenmcnuggets for just $5 bucks. grab a friend today and pickyour faves! lemme get a mcpick 2 with havertys furniture, your home can be perfect. even when life isn't. from classic to contemporary

now over to mark taylor monitoring independence. >> traffic drying out, and you can look at the roadways here, and folks are just fine, headed inbound. this is before 277 this morning. looking good out to the skyline this morning. the outbound commute, much lighter for matthews and union county, and coming in from monroe, no big slowdowns there, inbound to matthews and indian trail. we are checking the drive minutes, green conditions on u.s. 74, and 14 minutes, and the average speed is 15 miles an hour. 485 on the inner loop, 65 miles an hour in just 6 minutes, john? >> charlotte's controversial antidiscrimination ordinance is now making its way to the governor's race. >> the democratic candidate, roy cooper is now speaking out against pat mccroy and trying to stop it. joe, cooper believes lawmakers should focus on other issues. is that right? >> reporter: cooper says law enforcement should be discussing things like teacher pay instead of focusing on something that the charlotte city council has passed. i took the comments to tim moore, and he said the general assembly is absolutely goin

let's check in with mark taylor. >> first thing looking at east charlotte on independence boulevard. this is what we're dealing with and that is a light volume of traffic. we're dry and clear this morning to start things off heading up towards 277 although we do have a utility project down closing lanes over the weekend near uptown. we'll get you caught up on that next. >> nice, dry clear morning. high clouds overnight kept the temperatures up. those are thinning out now and all of the rain is to our south for today. as we work our way to the weekend. the next storm system will start to creep its way in, especially towards tomorrow afternoon. the shower chances will pick up. i'll show you the futurecast extending into tomorrow night. how the rain chances really begin to move in. >> thanks. >>> this is probably what your morning commute usually looks like, back-ups, crashes, slow downs, all in the same stretch of i-77. >> what troopers say is making this worse and why they can't do etch about it. every 10 minutes. is . >>> hundreds of crashes reported on the same stretch of interstate

here's mark taylor. >> stephanie, right now we're looking live outside at 77, heading down from davison, both directions moving smoothly. no big issues. construction was scheduled until 5:00 from mooresville south to catawba avenue. they wrapped up early. all travel lanes are open to you. no problems heading to uptown charlotte. christine? >>> wet roads out there, as well. late last night. this morning, now, we have clouds out there and that continues the next couple of hours. it's a chilly start to the day, though. temperatures in the upper 30s as you head out the door. by lunchtime, upper 40s. plenty of sunshine throughout the midday and afternoon hours, though. 56 is all we will do today here for the second day of spring, about 10 degrees below average, but that sun is going to make a big difference, especially compared to yesterday. we will track the 70s soon to return if you're not ready for the cooler conditions. >>> charlotte city council will decide whether to rezone seven acres in south park to allow developers to build. >>> it would mean tearing down sharon methodist church. a

. >>> mark taylor is in the traffic center. how are things moving along. >> moving along. lots of room for independence commuters moving out. dry and clear this morning. if you are heading out in the next couple of minutes, a smooth ride. no problems as well as the outbound commute. we will check some of the drive times. green conditions for the interstates secondary roads in charlotte. if you are heading inbound u.s. 74 this morning, 48 miles per hour. under 15 minutes from 45 up to the john bell came berkshire. out to 277, about 53 miles per hour. this is both directions whether you are on the out loop or inner loop of the book shore. >>> >>> a teenager home alone when a man broke out this window and climbed inside. >> i flipped out. >> ahead at 5:45. the way he convinced the suspect to leave and how police were able to catch up to him. >> a bill in the south carolina house would mean children have they are 13 years old. they i think we should've taken a left at the river.tarzan know where tarzan go! tarzan does not know where tarzan go. hey, excuse me, do you know where

time is 53:00, back over to mark taylor in the traffic center. how are things? >> reporter: no big issues. i want to get folks caught up on storm drainage work that is supposed to last until may 18th. that is down to one lynn at mcdowell -- one lane at mcdowell street. this is scheduled to start about 7:00 this morning. some of your options include dillworth road or lexington or kennelworth avenue to stonewall. we are expecting that to have an impact later this morning. on the outer loop of the john belk freeway, 62, the brookshire 53 miles per hour. you can get caught up on construction projects we just mentioned and other issues anytime on our website at wsoc- tv.com. click on the traffic tab. >>> a story we'll be following for your day ahead. today republican presidential hopeful ted cruz will be in kannapolis as the candidates prepare for north carolina's primary next week. >> cruz is trailing behind donald trump in the state by nearly 10 points. joe bruno is live outside the church in kannapolis where today's campaign event will be held. >> reporter: donald

we will head to mark taylor to see if any alternate routes are available yet. >> this is east charlotte, and there's a lot of room to move around, but with first responders headed that way, good idea to use hickory grove road as the alternate route. independence boulevard inbound at 53 miles an hour at east charlotte. 12 minutes headed to uptown, and that's where we are looking now, the inbound commute, getting a little busy. outbound looking good out towards monroe, headed from the >>> people who live near the scene of a crash, explosion safer. >> it's heart breaking. >> the small change the town's mayor wants the dot to make, and the reason the state says it could take months. >>> scott kelly giving the thumbs up after returning from nearly a year in space. the next step he will take to go through. to go through. with a variety of fresh-made seafood meals starting at just $4.99, no one does seafood like d's! try our new home-style flounder meal or double dozen shrimp. or our grilled menu, featuring new tuscan tilapia. each with two sides and hush puppies. for full meals starting at $4

mark taylor with construction issues. >> keeping tabs in the blue line construction. more starting tonight for the overnight commuters. harris boulevard and north trion through the university area lots of restrictions turning and we'll see a road closure as well. this is going to be happening overnight at north trion between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. through thursday so if you are traveling west and head through the area between those hours you'll take north trion to jw clay back to harris boulevard and east take harris boulevard to 49 back towards harris so keep that in mind. you can see this on our website wsoctv.com click on the traffic tab. >>> the job rate has not changed in four months at 5.6% only ra fraction lower than january. north carolina added 23,000 jobs since december. the national unemployment rate sits at 4.9. as december 2015. south carolina added 2600 jobs since december. >>> a man shot a fellow driver during a road rage fight. at 6:20 the reason they charged the man who was shot instead of the shooter. >>> sending a strong message to cms about stude

mark taylor, how are we looking? >> the traffic volume, right now light to moderate, and for folks headed over to the mall at gastonia this morning, 5:38, no issues finish cleveland county. and you're looking great shelby to gastonia, headed out to bellmont, and it's still too early for any of those delays, and the 19-minute mark. 60miles an hour out of gastonia, and if you're coming down from mountain island lake, it's about a 14 minute ride headed to uptown with the average speed here of 14 miles an hour. this morning about a large fire at a south carolina nuclear plan yesterday afternoon, and look at these pictures that we received from the seed. duke energy says a transformer caught on fire at the nuclear plant in sin catastrophe. a newspaper in anderson reports duke had to issue alerts for the plant for the first time since 1991. this is the second nuclear emergency classification of 4. duke ended the alert after 8:00 last night. neighbors and employees were not impacted, and an inspector is now looking into wha

here's mark taylor. about in the university area north trion at the split with university city boulevard. minor delays here on both roadways if you want to jump on 85 coming south from the university to uptown still moving at 66 miles per hour in just 11 minutes. that traffic volume picking up starting to see the slow downs now on 77 heading south towards huntersville. 30 miles per hour and does breakup smooth sailing in uptown charlotte. john? >> checking wall street futures this morning the dow is down 74.5, the nasdaq down 19.5. only channel 9 was there where this popular store owner pleaded guilty to food stamp fraud. the impact his arrest is having on safety in a troubled charlotte neighborhood. >>> and look at this fire at a valentine home. after a lightning strike after a lightning we built our factories here because of a huge naturalresource. not the land. the water. or power sources. it's the people. american workers. they build world-class products. and that builds communities. and a better fut

mark taylor is keeping an eye on it. we typically see traffic picking up over the next hour, any issues, he'll let us know about it first. this is the story we have to see. hickory community hostage for years now and are back at it. >> neighbors have using rakes, umbrellas, helmets to protect birds. take a look at this. the hawks have most likely laid their eggs and are protecting them. this is the 6th year they've returned but because they're federally protectete they cannot be harmed and their nest can not be sdurned. >> this is a nus -- disturbed. >> this is a nuisance. you can't go out in your own yard without being hit in the head. i wish there was something they could do to move them somewhere else. they plan to move out to the u.s. fish and wildlife to see if there is anything they can do to make things safer. >>> shopper in pineville will be losing a retail option. the kohl's in south boulevard plans to close the doors by the middle of june. the store is on a list with 17 other locations in seven states that the

we'll be talking with her and about mark taylor has a few issues out there already and we'll have for you here on daybreak. >>> this morning, an accused killer is in bars four years after police say he murdered a pregnant teenager. >> now investigators are releasing new information about what led up to the arrest. we first told you on monday prosecutors charged darne brown with the murder of hawa gabbidon and her unborn child. police say they were oleosus pix of brown but information from a community -- always suspicious of brown but information from a community helped prove their case. gabbidon's family. >> if i go to the corner and she not there -- why did he do? be charged in the case. they would only say the investigation is not over. >>> a woman who tried to hire a hitman to kill her husband is appealing her sentence. a federal judge sentenced sasha davis to ten years in prison and ordered her to undergo mental health treatment. in a handwritten letter filed in court, she questioned the treatment requirement. she requested a public defender to appeal her case. >>> police in winst

let's get over to traffic team 9's mark taylor. >> checking conditions on independence boulevard. it is quiet for now heading towards the john bellk and brook shir freeways. we want to get you updated on work happening this weekend. we've been monitoring the issues we've been seeing back in february when there was reported to be a leaky water main causing all of the crashes, crews will be out and about exploring exactly what the issue is. in order to do so, they will close two lanes at independence boulevard heading inbound before that will start at 8:00 p.m.. through lanes blocked through early monday morning. on saturday and sunday, you could see inbound issues. monroe and east 7th street or central avenue could be used as alternate routes. 44 miles an hour. 15 minutes coming in from matthews. >>> charlotte's nondiscrimination ordinance will take effect in two weeks. ahead at 6:30, the action being taken to make sure no one abuses the controversial part about bathroom use. >> home owners are forced to use shields to protect themselves from birds. these guys right here. the reaso

also talk with mark taylor about the alternate routes as it gets busier out there this morning. >>> a chester detention officer is off the job accused of having sexual contact with an inmate. she was supposed to be supervising. >> deputies say witness statements and video and other recordings led to dominiece white's arrest. they wouldn't say what the video showed or if it happened more than one time. people outside the jail and the courthouse called the charges disappointing. >> i just think that's terrible. like -- people supposed to look up to her you know. >> i think it's bad to be a -- community for our officers to do that. >> white's boyfriend said the allegations are not true. >>> no action on the ordinance that addresses transgender path room use. city officials in asheville have gotten a lot of calls since charlotte passed the ordinance. during last night's meeting the city already has protections in place for lgbt people. >>> a driver of a pickup truck is dead after a south carolina school bus collided with that truck head-on. it happened yesterday afternoon in lawrence coun

mark taylor is there now. small units but a big controversy. >> reporter: this is what that lot looks like right now. basically a gated vibant lot. the developer says with these small units, he plans to market to millennials with low rent and original design. neighbors say it will turn curtis park into a parking nightmare. a developer wants to turn this into this. each unit is 320 square feet and carries a rent of only about $900. an answer to denver's sky high rent problem. but neighbors say there's a catch. >> there's no parking. >> reporter: he says parking is already an issue in this historic neighborhood. because of the lot's low square footage and its zoning, the developer is not required to provide parking. neighbors believe they are taking advantage of a loophole. >> ideally we would like the developer to reconsider the no park or the number of units. the microunit apartment complex is approximately one block from the light rail system stop and incorporates amenities. >> reporter: the entire project ap

mark taylor takes us inside where engineers are working on the next frontier. >> it has gone further into space than any other in more than 40 years. it is back here on earth and in december of 2014 the world watched as oh ryan tested the waters of deep space travel before successfully landing in the ocean. that same spacecraft is in littleton. scientists are cruise it to take us even further. >> it is design today go all the way to mars and back. >> reporter: they are using it to test the effects each rocket launch has on the capsule and eventually the astronauts inside. >> the speakers you see will recreate the same sound pressure and noise that the rocket would when it was launching. >> reporter: future missionings will require rockets more powerful than other and they make future nasa missions cheaper. oh ryan is planned to take those working on orion now right here at home. >> projects like this inspire kid to want to do jobs like this. >> we are trying to get a manned mission to mars. >> the next flight will be an unmanned mission to circle the moon and then they will send a ma

let's head out on the roads with mark taylor looking at structure issues. road closure which is for instruction. harris and north trion very busy with lots of turn restrictions in the area because of the blue line and overnight starting tonight from around 11:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. through thursday nightly you'll see the intersection of harris and north trion is going to close so heading westbound you access north trion and back to harris. and eastbound take harris over to 29 to 49 back towards harris so either way will take extra time for your overnight commuters so look out. current conditions on 85 from the university area rolling right along the average speed just 11 minutes heading into uptown. stephanie. >>> in just 90 minutes north carolina voters will head to the polls. >> joe bruno is live outside a polling site in university city. they moved the primary to make voters more influential in the

mark taylor, cbs4 news. >>> thank you, mark. orders a mental competency evaluation for a man charged with his 11th dui. ramone corral faces 8 felony charges, including 4 counts of vehicular assault. near 48th, two people in the vehicle were seriously hurt. but he now remains in jail, on a $50,000 bond. >>> and an update on the man who has confessed to the shooth down in colorado springs last november. three people were killed. from jail, robert dear tells cbs4 he believes the judge and his lawyers want him found mentally incompetent to stand try. rick sallinger talked to dear in jail and we're awaiting the results of his competency exam. >>reporter: he told us he was at the state hospital for around 30 days and met with the doctor twice. for 15 minutes each. he told us about the questions he was asked and it turns out he did answer them. he is back in the el paso county jail after a month away for a competency a exam. we were not allowed to bring in a camera or recording device. in december, dear had told the court, he would not cooperate with psychiatrists. >> i'm not going to agree

mark taylor? >> reporter: right quiet now for the interstates and we are going to see additional slowdowns. work scheduled in about 20 minutes on freedom drive. this will last until wednesday. they are going to have the inside left lane blocked especially during the afternoon hours, that could cause slowdowns heading westbound. may want to keep that in mind for later today. currently though, we are in good shape. 85, 64 miles per hour, 20 minute ride from 321 into uptown charlotte with an earlier accident wrapping up on monroe road in east charlotte. >>> the testimony s.a. is taking steps to make it easier for travelers to -- the tsa is taking steps to make it easier for travelers. today's presidential campaign stops continues. here's a live look from an upcoming trump event. the steps police agencies are taking to keep voters and candidates safe. >>> a day before voting in the primary, channel 9 is investigating how much money each candidate is pulling in from voters here. donations don't necessa

let's look at the drive with mark taylor. >> dealing with one issue up north and a stalled vehicle not expected to have a huge impact. look out for huntersville concord road around old 77 from mooresville to huntersville 65 miles per hour less than ten minutes and if you are heading out closer to town by the john belk freeway a light amount of traffic flow heading southbound and the state line heading northbound out of york county heading up towards charlotte. no issues. stephanie? >> right now i'm in the breaking news center. we were on scene after a man was shot twice and car jacked in west charlotte about two hours ago. joe bruno is with police as they search for evidence and the suspect and you just got some new information for us, joe? >> yeah i am told the victim is going to be okay. he was shot in the arm and leg and taken to the hospital but in the past ten minutes police have really shifted their investigation. what startth here at roseland avenue where the victim was looking for help. they are still not sure where he was shot. they shifted the investigation over here to turne

mark taylor is monitoring this as well because it could have an impact on traffic. any issues so far? >> minor delays because the out bound lane is blocked but traffic is able to get through in the turn lanes. this is something we'll continue to watch in the steel creek area. it's actually on sandy porter right at english saddle lane halfway between arrowood road and south trion so don't take an alternate yet but we'll let you know if you need one later. coming down towards sam fur but just the merging lanes with an accident clearing up on freedom drive around allegheny street. >>> checking wall street futures the dow up 188. the nasdaq up 47. >>> families horrified to see this fight while they were eating at a local restaurant. the back lash the restaurant faces even after it fired the employee involved. will be laid to rest today. service and >>> it's about 6:55. today former first lady nancy reagan will be laid to rest. >> at the presidential library in california. today's ceremony is private. reagan's two children and relatives all expected to attend and a lette

. >>> a lot of folks are about to head out on the roads, and let's check in with mark taylor. >> locking down on the south side, york county, traffic volume is light, and we are dry and clear to start things out no big problems so far. we just checked in with highway patrol. 61miles an hour. 13 minute commute. no accidents as you make your way in keith? >> it's beautiful. day today. jackets maybe not a bad idea. no big heavy, heavy coated need for today, but it is 30 degrees. statesville, 32, and we have 42 in charlotte, the warmest spot in the map. we will fall back into the 40s before the morning is done. ahead at 5:00 a.m., we will talk about the warmup that is on the way and if there will be record highs this week, and when the next rain chance will be. it could be quite a bit before it's in here. >>> cms administrators continue to work on a plan to possibly shift thousands of students into schools to show diversity. a message that shows they are not interested. is next. steve: today is your lucky day. woman: (surprised) oh, my goodness mark: you've just won - a thousand dollars! man

mark taylor. >> 77 took several hits this morning. woodlawn, one at the west boulevard exit, one at the john belk. from 485 which we typically used to see traffic, it does break up after woodlawn and slows again at the john belk as john just showed up. i would avoid it. 85 at gaston county near 23 towards the south port bridge. the overflow on franklin boulevard is also very slow showing ten miles per hour at the slowest with average speed of 32 miles an hour. i would use u.s.74, garrison, or ozark as alternate routes. >> we are tracking cool conditions as you head out the door with temperatures in the upper 30s. we'll make it to the mid 50s this afternoon keeping plenty you will need the jacket and have your sunglasses on hand today as well. we have a freeze watch tonight for mecklenburg as temperatures drop to 32 degrees and 70s thursday. >>> cmpd searching for a suspect after a former dispatcher was shot to death. johnson's body was found saturday morning near businesses and restaurants. people close to the crime scene told channel

here's mark taylor. >> we have delays, congestion because of an accident to the north. unfortunately heading to concord this morning, southbound, through the construction zone, north of nc 73. that's causing delays at 23 miles per hour. they begin here at dale arnett boulevard. you get off it and take 29 back to nc 73, then back to 85. avoid the interstate. it's slow this morning with the accident. 85 southbound to the state line, heading from kings mountain south, toward south carolina, near battleground road, an accident scene here with minor delays on 85. we're heading to the scene now. we're about there. peach tree road just off of sunset road, there was reports of an accident, possible to get around this, you can take sunset to oakdale. stephanie? >>> taking a look at wall street futures through your wednesday... >>> a belmont teacher accused of having sex with a student accepted a deal to avoid jail time. >>> george martin, the man known as the fifth beatle, has coming up, the outpouring of this is a letter from someone who's here. lshe has to take a brand name vd

let's check in with traffic team 9's mark taylor. >> reporter: a good quiet start. 85 new hope road not much happening here. we are getting reports of an accident in huntersville. we'll see if there are any problems coming up next. keith? >>> another quiet start to our day. you don't need as much of a jacket this morning. more high clouds build in. but no rain falling from the clouds. the rain chances are going to build up more as we head toward the upcoming weekend. we get to enjoy a great stretch of weather. coming up at 5:00 a.m. we'll talk about how close to 80 we'll be for the next couple of days. >>> a family of a gastonia man killed in this crash with a logging truck has hired an attorney. the evidence they say proves the speed limit where the crash happened is way too high. >>> weather and traffic every 10 minutes. eyewitness news daybreak 5:00 a.m. is nex 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) maria, that delivery felt alittle forced. and steve, steve: yeah? wom

here's our mark taylor with these small spaces. >>reporter: they want to turn this into this. each unit is 320 square feet and carries a rent of only $900. an answer to denver's sky high rent problems. but neighbors say there's a catch. >> he wasn't providing parking. >> johnny leaves feet away and says parking is already an issue in this historic neighborhood. >> all the city planning that went into building this neighborhood -- >> because of the lots low square footage and the zoning, the developer is not required to provide parking. neighbors believe they are taking advantage of a loophole. >> ideally we would like the developer to reconsider either the no parking or the number of units. >> the developer say the my grow approximately 1 block from the light rail system and incorporates bike parking. our hope is to give the residents of denver a -- we see this as the fewer of denver. the entire project is under view for city approval. he's not against high density living. he hopes it's done responsibility. >> putting a high density unit and no parking is a deterrent. >> we re

. >>> let's get a check on your traffic with mark taylor. >> right now, the traffic flow light in south charlotte. 77 at woodlawn road for the northbound commute. no accidents here. we had an earlier wreck, we will see if that's causing delays in a minute. for now, just the damp roadways. for the most part, we are drying out. >>> yeah, steadier rain has moved along. still kind of misty. you can see the few showers off the foothills here toward charlotte but they are drying up as they arrive. another than a light raindrop, the activity is winding down. clouds though, it will take a while. you how even though a few clouds may come in at time, overall, a quiet weekend is expected. >> thank you. >>> jennifer roberts speaking out against state officials over their opposition to the city's controversial non- discrimination ordinance. the way she says the city will suffer if lawmakers repeal the ordinance. >>> and we are following breaking news in northwest charlotte. ahead at 5:00, the new the >>> in just a few hour, channel 9 will push state transportation for answers about the future of the

mark taylor is in the traffic mark? >>> stephanie, multiple issues, most minor fender benders, but we are seeing delays on 485 and a crash on the outerloop heading towards fairview, and you can see the delays with drive time technology showing hour between mathews andmint hill and highway 51 would be an alternate route. and hickory road at harris, this is fairly minor and sharon lakes road near south boulevard, that accident has cleared in the last 10 minutes. christine? >>> plenty of sunshine for your day ahead, cool this morning and mid -60 this is afternoon and warm for wednesday and thursday and highs in t he mid -70s and the next chance for rain arrives late on thursday and out of here on friday and cool conditions for the weekend. stephanie? >>> this iconic charlotte church will be torn down to develop condos and other businesses. city council approved the rezoning last night. the congregation pushed for the changes saying that they want the area to thrive and become more pedestrian friendly. they have not release

mark taylor takes us inside of the aerospace company where engineers are working on their next frontier deposition space travel. >> gone further into space than any other and more than 40 years, now, it's back here on earth, and ready for testing. >> 3, 2, 1. >>reporter: in december of 2014, the world watched as orion tested the waters of deep space travel. before successfully landing in the pacific ocean. now, that same spacecraft is at lockheed martin in littleton. and science r scientists are using it to take us even further. >> this spacecraft is designed >>reporter: they are testing the effects each rocket launch has on the capsule and the astronauts inside. >> they will recreate the same sound pressure and noise, that the rocket would when it was launching. >>reporter: future missions will require rockets more powerful than ever. and the tests here in colorado may make future nasa missions cheaper, and more frequent. >> this is a feature of america behind us. >>reporter: orion has planned to take humans into deep space by 2023 and they return to new frontiers, those working on ori

. >>> and this morning miles could be sentenced to life for shooting 23-year-old mark taylor in you will any in march last year. police say miles and a group of armed burglars broke into the victim's home, miles was found guilty of burglary and armed robbery. >>> families from flint will attend a hearing. the city manager will testify about the decision to switch the city's water supply to the flint river which exposed thousands to high levels of lead. he said he advised relied on experts to advise him. today prince george's county fire department will put cases of michigan. the idea began when a volunteer medical technician wanted to help families in flint. donations were collected across the country. >>> it's 4:50. the american man who spent typhoon years in a cuban prison speaks out today. alan gross will talk about his time behind bars in cuba, this is just days before the u.s. is expected to announce that it will ease travel and trade restrictions between the u.s. and cuba. we expect to learn more about those restrictions on thursday. >> something new is going up in ward 8. bright b

mark taylor has been very busy for the last hour monitoring multiple problems. northbound everything is wrapped up. it was always out of the travel lanes and no injuries reported but it didn't take much through the construction zone. 77 northbound just before sam furr road. still seeing somebody delays as well. you'll want to use 115, 21 or beatties ford as an alternate. 85 in gaston county. northbound leer lowell mcadenville. 23, there's a wreck at 23 miles per hour, i spoke with highway patrol, there were no injuries. approaching the ramp at 16 miles per hour. use wilkinson boulevard. 77 north that's cleared. it's off to the shoulder. at 11 miles per hour. use south boulevard or south trion. temps warming up out there. 58 in charlotte. more 40s hanging up in concord, salisbury bier ri, and albemarle. lancaster 48. we're back in the 70s today. the last day we will enjoy this. upper 50s. rain chances building through the day. we dry out on sunday and cool down more near freezing by monday morning. >>> city and community leaders say a mentor is key in reducing cr

stay on top of the traffic situation watch traffic team 9 mark taylor on "eyewitness news" this morning and he tweets out delays for traffic team 9. >>> new details a woman told police that she hit a police cruiser because she didn't see it coming through an intersection in east charlotte. this crash happened on mathison at the plaza last night. she told officers she slowed down for a police car with lights and sirens but didn't realize another cruiser was coming behind it. no one was hurt. >>> sea world making changes to the orca program after years of public pressure. breeding killer whales today. next year they will stop making the whales perform any tricks like this for the crowd. the killer whales been on display but in a more natural environment. sea world says it's clear society attitude are changing million dollars last quarter. >>> another gorgeous day from the charlotte cam. not too many cloud and steve says what a weird march night been crazy. second warmest march since we have been keeping records. christine went through the record books and also on track for the second drie

lot of folks about to head out on the roads now and let's check in with traffic team 9's mark taylor. >>> first lye in up -- live in uptown charlotte. trade street where the volume is light. good news, heading southbound to the john belk and northbound to the brookshire freeway, and north out of york county incident-free as well. vicki? >>> it's already warm start to the day. so -- that's a sign of things to come. we are going to warm up very quickly as we go throughout the afternoon. close to 77 degrees today. 78 tomorrow. the record should stay safe but then tracking rain in the weekend and that will cool us down into the low 70s. still warmer than average though. >> all right. >> thanks vicki. member under fire for using a charlotte fire union leader as her intern. at 5:25, the letter that prompted an investigation and the strong words claire felon had for her critics. >> we have weather and traffic every ten minutes and eyewitness news daybreak 5:00 a.m. >>> aonian accused of trying to bury his uncle's body confessed to channel 9. >> i just trying to hide him. i didn't know what t