and down to wingot and marshville. maybe a brief coating on the grass southward through wadesboro and rockingham. give it another two hours and all of it is out of here. you see in the future cast data, there's goes the batch of snow eastbound. you may find a few flakes, a sprinkle left over in the afternoon. the clouds break up. we get back into more sunshine. in the mountains there will be snow that continues up there through the day today. another half inch to an inch will fall this afternoon and over night tonight, we may pick up another inch of snow. weather advisory continues in the mountains through the night. we cooled back to 30 with the snow. but areas in the west warming in lincolnton. up north we didn't get much snow at all. you stay right about the freezing point. boone's at 32. it's been all week since you've been waiting to get back to the freezing point. the numbers will go back down today. 40 degrees in charlotte. if we can get a few breaks in the clouds. we can make the low 40s this afternoon. the mou

in marshville, four hours ago. within the last 45 minutes, eyewitness news reporter got an update from investigators. dashawn. >> reporter: allison, in the me the man killed in that crash was 68-year-old, james howard cook of lexington, north carolina. officials also say that cook reported engine trouble before the crash. a spokesman at the union county sheriff's office said the first reports of this crash came in around 6:45 this evening. now cmpd's helicopter helped union county deputies to locate the plane in a wooded area a half mile down here and also new salem road. officials say cook was the only person on board. they also explains more about his flight. >> the pilot had flown a client to daytona earlier today. on his way home, was due back in the lexington area around 7:00 p.m. >> and the faa has also been called in from charlotte to further investigate the cause of this crash. reporting live in union county, and she'll stay on top of any new developments. you can follow her on twitter for updates. >>> toni

marshville just before 7:00. and on to the east, it clears 31 in charlotte, rock hill, albemarle, almost there. at freezing and lancaster and chesterfield. mid 20s in hickory and statesville. notice boone at 33 degrees. this red line on the future cast, that's the 32-degree line. forecast to start to slowly lift north as we head through the evening. the good news is, precipitation will become more spotty. more like drizzle. by 10:00, it's north of charlotte. but i-40 especially still under the gun for really nasty conditions through at least 10:00, maybe 11:00 tonight. and that's where our own john ahrens is up toward troutman in iredell county. john? >> yeah steve, this precipitation has been very interesting. it's coming down now as a light freezing drizzle. it was picking up a while ago. now it's very light. but the area above is so warm, as it falls, it actually stays liquid for a good amount of time. not just because the roads were treated. this is because of the warm nature to the precipitation. then in a l

it happened at about 7:00 thursday night in marshville. several agencies responded. have been released other than the small plane was found in a wooded area where there wasn't much around. the pilot's name hasn't been released. was a middle-aged man. video out of honolulu, hawaii. five people were hurt, one critically when a helicopter crashed into the water in pearl harbor on thursday. several people saw the crash that happened close to the u-s-s arizona memorial and ran into the water to rescue people on board. federal investigators are looking into what caused the crash. one neighborhood in arizona has a bug problem too big for fly swatters.. they say these swarming their homes so badly, they can't go outside at night. the neighborhood sits by a recharge facility where water is supposed to go back into the ground, but lately they've had a lot of standing water. with temperatures warmer than normal, there has been a spike in the midge fly population. the city has started a fogging process three times a week.. the most allowed by the e-p-

over toward marshville. steady, steady rain holding on. and charlotte is drying out on the southern and eastern side of the city. toward matthews and valentin. north into huntersville, still coming down steady. same case in rowan county, all same for china grove, the west side, highway 52 into rich field. everybody has rain all through the foothills. i-40 corridor into the mountains. you have wet roads for everybody for the morning drive, you'll have to anticipate a little extra time. we're at 48 in charlotte. only low to mid 40s up north. a few and upper 40s up north, it will be a raw, damp start to the day today. our numbers do warm up a little bit this afternoon. once the rain begins to ease. around 50 by lunchtime. low 50s in charlotte. a few middle 50s down south and some areas may get warmer. but up north, 40s into the high country. barely 40 for the afternoon. most of our rain will fall this morning. the rains begin to dry out a little bit, but while the rain overall lightens up, we'll have clouds, still a mist and a drizzle for a g

earlier today, the small plane went down here in the new sail legal community of union county near marshville. the emergency call came in as a plane in distress. they are unsure how the pilot ended up in the woods. officials say 68-year-old james howard cook from lexington, north carolina was the pilot who died in this crash. he was on his way back from daytona, florida, after flying a client there earlier ultimately to greensboro as the faa investigates and provides us with more information we will pass it on to you. back to you. >> thank you. still developing this afternoon, gastonia police investigating a deadly shooting. officers responded before noon to the red carpet in on broadcast street. sky3 over the scene. a sergeant tells us one person is dead. center is our alex giles live with more information on this. >> i just spoke to police here and they told me they have more information about this incident and know that the victim was a woman in her 20s. and they tell me this was not a random shooting. some of the incident was caught on security camera at the location where this happened.

investigators say the single engine plane went down in a wooded area in marshville. the pilot was killed. he was identified as james cook of lexington. authorities say he reported engine problems before the crash. 3 3 3 in this morning's newreel... a public viewing is set for today for late justice antonin scalia., who died unexpectedly last weekend in texas at the age 79. he will lie in repose in the great hall at the supreme court. his family, friends and justices will attend a private ceremony, then the hall will open to the public until 8 p-m. 3 three people were hurt... one critically... when their sightseeing helicopter crashed into the water in pearl harbor, hawaii. somone on shore shot video as the copter just dropped into the water and rolled on its side. five people were on board. the n-t-s-b will investigate the crash... the nearby u-s-s arizona memorial was closed to visitors for the rest of the day. 3 a key isis target has been destroyed in iraq. this is in iraq. coalition forces say the strike destroyed a facility isis used to store cash and collect tax

the plane crashed last week in marshville killing the pilot, 68-year-old james howard cook. according to the ntsb, he a witness heard the plane engine sputtering like it ran out of gas. the witness says it looks like the pilot glided the plane drown where itdownwhere it landed. >>> charlotte-mecklenburg police have arrested a man, 26-year-old johnny bing is behind break ins at fire department in charlotte, cornelius, huntersville, kannapolis, greensboro and ford mill. authorities believe he was listening to scanners and knew when firefighters would be out on the call, police talked how they tracked him down. >> the key piece of evidence i can't tell you what it was but i can tell you it was found in york county during one of the -- during the investigation which led us to get the ability to look at a retail store that had video surveillance and pinpointed the individual. >> a crime analyst was able to found he uses a car he uses. they found one of the weapons that was stolen. >>> a veteran from lincoln county dies after a battle with cancer. why his family says the va could

. >>> today investigators will remove part of a plane that crashed in marshville killing the pilot. we first reported the crash at breaking news thursday night at 11:00. investigators say jim cook crashed into the woods off of new salem road he was headed to -- they'll figure out what caused that plane to crash. >>> the links train will not run because of the construction on the blue line. the link's blue line will only operate between the archdale station and seventh street station there is no train service today or tomorrow from the i-485 south boulevard station and arrow wood station. each will have signs pointing you to the nearest bus stop. >>> looking outside clouds we've had all morning sticking around, it is getting warmer out there. our meteorologist has an up date on this spring-like saturday for us. >>> this weekend is going to be a preview for spring, we are under cloudy skies right now look at these temperatures around where we should see our afternoon highs upper 50s, 59 in rockingham, 54 in statesville, 51 in jefferson. as we go throughout the day, it is going to stay

sky eye over marshville, splashing over the wall. >> wintry week. snow is falling from southern canada to georgia and alabama tonight. we're expecting some of that snow from the mid-atlantic to move into new england tomorrow. couple of snow showers here and there possible. mostly focusing on mid-morning tomorrow into the early evening. scattered snow showers. some of these briefly heavy. looking at scatterings of a coating to as much as 2 inches in the heavier snow showers. biggest impact on travel. little more snow thursday. a lot of cold this weekend. >>> eric, thank you. this was the scene yesterday along the south shore. blizzard conditions. you can see the high winds kicking up against the surf, which led to flooding. bill shields went back to the areas hardest hit today for a closer look. >> reporter: utility crews were keeping up with the downed lines, but erosion happened despite the best effort. >> overall, we weathered the storm pretty good. we had normal cleanup after the tides. we'll look at the next tide this evening. but we've had clea

. >> and eyewitness news has been out there on the scene near new salem road in marshville all day gathering information. reporting ken lemon joins us live tonight with more from the investigators and the neighbors. ken? >> reporter: it looks like the plane fell straight out of the sky and landed between the trees. there are very few tree tops that are clipped or broken. if the pilot could have veered over another 20-yards he may have had a chance of landing the plane on this grassy now muddy road here that stretches out like a run way. the single engine plane landed nose down. the propellers were bent by the hard earth. the tail came to rest against a tree several feet off the ground. it fell last night about 60- yards away from terry brooks back door. it was almost like a small explosion. >> the trees and a hill muffled the sound of the crash just after sunset. he didn't realize what happened until emergency crews showed up. >> it's tragic. >> jim cook was an experienced pilot who used to fly for richard childress racing. he often flew the race team to and from daytona. he headed back to h

the plane went down in wooded area in marshville in union county. authorities told our affiliate in charlotte that 68-year-old , james cook of lexington north carolina died in the crash. he was on his way home after dropping off the passenger when he reported engine trouble. the faa is expected to begin its investigation later today. turning to sports now, happening tonight, the greenville swamp rabbits have two themes for their game against the south carolina stingrays. tonight is heroes night and secours wellness arena. they'll be recognizing several local businesses and leaders in greenville, as well as recognizing and honoring several local heroes for their bravery and courage in the line of duty. the players will also have one of a kind jerseys auctioned off and the money will be given to charity. >> one of a kind jerseys, we haven't had these before and we probably wont have them again. it'll be a different design at some point. this is actually the very first specialty jersey with the swamp rabbits logo, so it's kind of the first time you can

faa is investigating a plane crash in north carolina it happened at about 7:00 thursday night in marshville. several agencies responded. not many details have been released other than the small plane was found in a wooded area where there wasn't much around. >> i imagine you guys don't here. out here. it is big but it is sad. released. middle aged man. >>> look at this video from honolulu, hawaii. five people were hurt. one critically, when a helicopter crashed in the water at pearl harbor on wednesday. it happened close to the u.s.s. memorial. >> guys came in trying to help the guys bring the people up. >> federal investigators are >>> one neighborhood in arizona has a bug problem. it is way too big for fly swatters. they say these midge flies have been swarming homes so badly they can not go outside ating night. the neighborhood sits by a recharge facility where the water is supposed to go back in the ground. lately they have had a lot of standing water. >> we could not access our trash can the other day because there was so many in the side yards and you get attacked by them. they don't

we now know the identified the pilot killed in that plane crash in marshville. bill: that man is 68-year-old james howard cook of the plane went down because of mechanical problem that the pilot called into report earlier in the day. time to send it over to brian for a final check of weekend forecast before we end the show tonight. brian: good evening, everybody. should be last freezing temperature for a little bit. 53 for the daytime high. warming up nicely over the weekend. saturday at 62 and sunday at 68. now we pick up chance of rain on sunday. that grows to a big chance monday, tuesday and wednesday. guys, we're tracking the three days, the potential to see thunderstorms there and quite a bit of rainfall. several days out. we'll tune that up over the weekend getting into the first of next week. bill: once we get out of february, home clear with the nice weather. let's hope. kayla: thank you for joining we will see you rig(female narrator) the following is a paid presentation for the bye bye foundation beautiful you collection from it cosmetics by jamie kern

. >>> investigators will start removing a plane that crashed in marshville killing the pilot. investigators say jim cook crashed into the woods off of new salem road. he was just a few yards from a clearing where the plane could have landed cook, a retires pilot for richard childress was heading to washington after a trip from daytona, they'll analyze the black box and other instruments to figure out what caused the engine problems. >>> police and fire departments are on high alerts after break- ins while crews were responding to calls two charlotte stations were targeted yesterday morning someonereasoning to scanners while they are responding to calls, two guns have been stolen from cars. >> these firefighters are out trying to protect lives and property and it is just wrong that this is what they are coming back to. >>> firefighters are boosting security as police increase patrols, it is unclear if all eight of those cases are connected. >>> your time is 7:17 starting off with a few clouds, it is going to be warm today. >>> it is going to be warmer and stay cloudy. you can s

we -- marshville awaiting. north carolina. he was returning from daytona client on thursday. he was on his way back home when his plane crashed be 7:00 last night. we spoke with a friend of cooks who told us he was a long racer and retired from the team. he reported having engine problem before going down near salem road. they say it was difficult finding the plane yest because of the rough terrain here and it will be a challenge to move it. >> i don't know how we'll get the plane out. i would imagine they would have to wait and take some type of . >> the sheriff's office told us that the plane nose dived into the ground but that the plane is mostly in tact. we'll come out here and get more bring you updates as soon as we have it. reporting live in union counseling, angela hong, channel 9, eyewitness news. >> friends and family will push for answer who killed a 19-year-old two years ago. his family has pleaded for anyone with information to come forward his family is holding a walk for justice in the huntersville business park on reese boulevard road. it will start at 9:00. >

this is outside marshville on tarlton mill road. the faa was out there yesterday afternoon. the pilot, 68-year-old james howard cook from lexington, north carolina, died in the crash. >>> we have new video of a traffic safety check point this morning in north charlotte. we saw police officers from cmpd setting up on the plaza, from # 11:00 until 3:00, looking for impaired drivers and other crimes. >>> fire investigators are trying to figure out what started a fire at a home in south charlotte, broke out before 11:00 on sand ridge road. that is in the madison park neighborhood. we're told the house was under renovation and the fire started in the crawlspace. no one was at home and no one was hurt. >>> six people facing charges after a big fight in a local we should warn you the video a little violent, tough to look at. in west mecklenburg high school. that video started with two girls fighting and ends up with multiple girls joining in and swinging. it happened around lunch time thursday. parents we talked with say it is disturbing and only creates distractions that keep stud

this is outside of marshville on tarlton mill road. the faa was out there yesterday on the scene. the pilot, 68-year-old james howard cook from lexington, north carolina, died in the crash. >>> breaking overnight the driver of a pick-up rushed to the hospital after an accident in south charlotte. it happened around 2:00 this morning on i-485 near south tryon. the driver was speeding down the interstate when he lost control of the vehicle, overturned and ended up on the opposite side of the freeway. he was thrown from the vehicle. he suffered pretty serious life threatening injuries. >>> new video of a traffic safety check point early this anyone who was violating traffic laws. there was also a mobile breath testing bus on site. we're waiting on results. >>> fire investigators trying to figure out what started this fire at a home in south charlotte, breaking out before 11:00 last night on sand ridge road. that is in the madison park neighborhood. the house was under renovation and the fire started in the crawl space. no one was home and no one was hurt. >>> six people now facing ch

this is outside marshville a tarlton mill road. the faa was out there yesterday afternoon. pit lot,the pilot died in the crash. >>> we have new video to show you of a traffic safety check point early this morning in north charlotte. this is where police officers from cmpd set up on the plaza between 11:00 p.m. and 3:00 drivers and those violating traffic laws. a mobile breath testing bus was on site. we haven't heard any ruts on the operation, as soon asruts -- anyresults, we'll pass them along. >>> a fire broke out before 11:00 last night on sand ridge road in the madison park neighborhood. the house was under renovation and the fire started in the crawl space. no one was home and no one was hurt. >>> now, this morning students throwing punches and skip class when supposed to be learning. one school board in the charlotte-mecklenburg -- one member says something needs to happen to address the violence at west mecklenburg high school. wbtv education reporter dedrick russell is on your side with more. >> reporter: the video starts with two girls fighting and ends up with mul