>> maureen: thank you. you can stay up-to-date by downloading the wbtv weather app. it is free for your smartphone. charlotte mecklenburg police are warning women about what they call a growing crime. detectives say thieves are targeting women who leave their purses unuh end tended -- unattended while shopping. one thief distracts the woman while the other takes cards from her purse. the cards are used to buy gift cards. the thieves turn around and sell them on social media. charlotte police warn that this is happening in local restaurants and stores. >> maureen: right now on "primetime" parents are assignment. paul bail looy is hosting this forum at the caramel church toen curling people to fill out surveys on student assignment and to hear their concerns. next week the school board will vote on the goals of the student assignment. one goal is to create more diverse schools. mecklenburg county health officials confirm that there is a case of mumps here. we also learned that it is related to the confirmed c

maureen, back to you. >> maureen: charlotte is known as the second biggest baning city in america. there is one known financial institution in our city that has thrived for more than seven decade u.s. and may not know about it. in tonight's black history a business that turned into a beacon of hope. >> in a town where bank to you you -- towers reach for the sky one institution thrives under the radar jie. we are walking through the doors our ancestors opened for us. >> she is the president of the first legacy credit union and one of the so-called ancestor is eugene brigsby. >> we would bring a ledger home from school and it would have an adding machine. >> she lives in the home she grew up, and where the credit union was birthed in 1941. the dining room table was part of the office and that's where her father spent many hours after coming home from work. he was the full time principal of the old high school. they had the foresight to create the institution for the community. >> reporter: the main office located on beatysforth road. long-time customers like larry medical ton embrace

maureen, that's the way it looks. now back to you. >> maureen: [inaudible] it came with a number of hash tags including # somewhere, # country, # farm. what a beautiful picture. post your picture on instagram and use this hash tag, wbtv and me. that's how we'll find your pictures and follow us wbtv under score news. >> maureen: time for a look at what is trending and these are the three most popular stories on wbtv social media sites today. a family of six found dead last might. authorities say the killer was carbon ma knock side poison -- monoxide poisoning. deputies found them after a welfare check and they found a generator running in the home. the area where the family lived lost power on friday and a receipt shows the dad bought the generator that night. it is not known if the home had carbon monoxide detectors. mar -- >> maureen: police say a man was traveling from california on business and it is not the first time he has been involved in a case like this. airport officials say he has been seen walking outside

have a look at this map, maureen. it was almost uncanny how it followed highway 1 into north carolina where it was a problem in richmond county as well. the ef0 which is a category of 85 miles an hour winds. and the storms are producing this wind even in the absence of the tornado. that's what we were trying to stress yesterday. this was the motion of the storm off to the northeast. there is patrick. highway 1. this was happening between 3:16 and throughy:25 in the afternoon. you can see the snow associated with it. it is across avery county and it is still pretty active into mitchell and yancey counties. it is likely we will add another one to two inches in the populated areas and perhaps even three or four more on the highest elevations in the ski slope areas and on the western slopes. the current wind gusts are no joke. it is still blowing up there about 41 miles per hour. still a wind advisory in affect. along with that winter weather advisory for that additional accumulating snow. look at this. wind gusts 20 to 3

we are not going to pin anything down too much, maureen. you're right. it was fun friday with the snow that moved through. look at these polka dots. these are official storm reports . the snow flurries and the brief light snow that moved through. it is quite a cluster in the charlotte area. with that snow moving out on the dual poll power doppler radar, you folks in the mountains, look at this. this is rolling back to the northwest of the high country. you have the windchill advisory in affect. that's going to be dangerous. we are talking 5 to 15 below both tonight and through saturday night and sunday morning. alleganey and ash and watauga and avery county. in the boone and blowing rock area. everybody outside the mountains, not much wind and the temperatures are freezing in terms of the windchills. meanwhile, the snow will get here during the next couple hours. be on the lookout for that. light accumulations of the the rest of it closer to charlotte, 34 at 9:00 and down to 33 in the 11:00 hour. coming up, maureen, we will break down the monday presiden

maureen? >> maureen: it is time for our "primetime" pic and this is from tracy. the caption reads "one more week of being foster mom for my seven sweet and rowdy boxy pups. their permanent family comes to their babies. bittersweet." post your picture on instagram. we use across all social media wbtv and me. # wbtv and me. that way we can find your pictures. follow us on instagram wbtv underscore news. >> maureen: a young man fighting for his life is crossing off bucket list wishes. one important one happened today while he was in the hospital. he graduated from salsbury hospital with a certificate of achievement. it is one of the things he achieved while battling cancer. >> robert steven gilmore has been through more than most people willen dower in a lifetime. but today cancer didn't matter. this did. >> despite all of your setback you have fought. you fought cancer twice and you fought hard in school to learn and get good grades. i have been a pediatric oncologist for 22 years and i fought harder or worked harder than you, robert. >> reporter: robert is battlin

you stay here with aunt maureen, okay? you become friends. maureen: hi, sweetheart. doug: 61 and 45 are the high and the low. another above average day. we are finished up the month of january. even split. between days above average and below. 54 in leesburg is the high. 55 in reagan national. it will hit 70 after 11:00 in fredericksburg. it's melting. well above freezing. low 40's. across the region, check out the spots like dale city. bowie 45. in the evening the area of rain moves east and northeast. there are heavier areas of rain. but that is moving east. that is the end of it. the skies are clearing behind the front. tomorrow high pressure and sunshine. the future cast show big changes tomorrow night. clouds will roll in. then we have a stronger cold front with the gusty winds to pull moisture off the atlantic ocean. thunderstorms and it might lead to flooding. no watches up. something to keep a close eye on. otherwise low to mid-30's in most areas. there could be ice. we warm up to 48 in tamp. through the next seven days it will turn cooler. a long stretch of

maureen: we are told that there is video from the victim. stephen tschida is live from the scene of the attack with the latest development in the investigation. stephen? stephen: the assault went down in front of the mcdonald's as the victim walked out. he said moments before his assailants were yelling about black lives matter. he doesn't know if they belong to an organization or a group but he is convinced they use this movement. >> it's a big part of me because of my race, because of my skin color. i think it was a hate crime. >> he says friday night a group of young men and one woman yelling "black lives matter" slogans came at him. >> they surrounded my table but i ignored them. >> he kept his head down. when he left they pounced, knocking him unconscious, pummeling him and robbing him. >> i have a short pain going down my head. >> so severe he needs further medical care but he can't get in the v.a. for treatment until he replaces his stolen i.d. >> if they have done it before they will do it again. hopefully they don't hurt or kill som

maureen: he doesn't have a light touch. erin: he is young as maureen pointed out.s is for you. erin: look at that! doug: laissez les bon temps roulez. look at the map. they are for you, maureen. maureen: for me? doug: it's your color. you hurt my feelings. more snowshowers tonight possible as cold front comes through the area. we'll watch that possibility of refreeze. that is the story overnight as the temperatures drop 26 to 32 degrees. steve rudin will have update on temperatures and tell you about the coldest air of the winter on the way. leon: cold is regift right in front of you. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir is next. live from new hampshire. decision day. first primary in the nation >>> breaking news tonight as we come on the air. what the exit polls are already telling us, right here in new hampshire. the first primary in the nation. votes being tallied. for some, a make or break moment. after months of attacks, neck and neck battles, it all comes down to this. >> polls are open! polls are open! >> our political team out in force tonight. we'

vaccination. >> maureen: the vaccination is yourself. it is generally effective. last year there were three cases of mumps and an average of two cases per year over the pas five years. keep in mind today mecklenburg county has about one million people living right here. >> maureen: let's go to eric thomas. eric, we have been marveling at our forecast. it is feeling like spring, but we have a ways to go. >> eric: we do have a ways to go. just because we are having a respite right now you don't want to turn your back. >> maureen: because we have had late storms. >> eric: as late as the third week in march. kids you have hope for another snow day. >> maureen: one more. >> eric: well we'll see. this is major scott clark nissan honda. it is cool. and next up it will be chilly and then downright cold by the time you are out the door in the morning. nothing unusual for this time of year. we stand at 48. a dry dew point and a crisp wind. beyond the charlotte area here is what it looks like. 40s are pretty calm. you are still in there at 50. catawba valley in the foothills

win a thousand dollars a day, >> maureen: here is your forecast, maureen. it is the warm air that thrusts in here that could fuel some of the thunderstorms, potential severe weather and then the cold air is right back in the mountains on thursday. then you know what? the waters will smooth and we will level off into the mid50s for a couple days. sunny into the weekend. how about look the a sunday right now. 63. i was just hearing from people in morganton and they say it is drizzly and chilly. bundle up and stay warm. see you tomorrow. (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 talk. give us a plan. introducing longhorn's big, bold, steaks. the only way to make em' better was to make em' bigger. our new center cut 10 ounce filet. our perfectly seasoned 16 ounce t-bone. and our fire grill

hey, aunt maureen. good to see you, elizabeth. maureen, nice to see you. i'm so sorry about patrick. thanks. ah, it's been a rough morning, but you're a bright spot in a terrible day. oh. three suvs, huh? i'll have to tell the mourners that parking is at a premium. security protocol. you know, in case someone wants to shoot her. come on, kids, help me out, would you? thanks, kid. good to see you. all right. can i get anybody anything? oh, we're good, thanks. kids, i can make sandwiches. elizabeth: we actually ate on the road. maureen, will you come and sit down? you're just making everybody nervous. dad, can we go watch tv? sure thing. no. girl: please? it's family time. erin, if you finally decide to have kids of your own, you may find there's more to it than giving in to them all the time. i teach history to high schoolers. i'm an expert in knowing when a teenager needs to get up and get the heck out of the room. okay, go. go, you guys. go ahead. um, i think i'm gonna take a walk. i'll come with you. dad, i'll see you back at your place. later. well, now

maureen: d.c. public schools are about to undergo a drastic change with thousands of students inching closer to year-round attendance. dcps says it is extending the calendar by 20 days at ten schools. nine of those schools are in ward seven and eight. east of the anacostia river. that leaves students just three weeks for summer vacation. >> there is very clear evidence that providing students with more instructional time, more educational opportunities, more time for enrichment, particularly students who are the neediest, that that leads to improved outcomes. maureen: d.c.'s teachers union is criticizing the plan. the union says teachers first found out about it when the school system announced it. they want collaboration between school officials and teachers for a plan to move forward. leon: there is a backlash growing against virginia governor terry mcauliffe over his gun control deal with republicans. the backlash includes a searing add campaign. jeff goldberg explains who is behind it. jeff: it

maureen: u that. d.c. utility regulators struck down controversial $6.8 billion proposal to merge the city electric supplier with exelon. leon: the deal is not exactly dead. it's still very much alive. d.c. bureau chief sam ford on the story and is live with the new conditions set by the public service commission. tell us about it. sam: leon, maureen, i would call it tweaking. more oversight and more putting things ou so for a lot of people it seems that the supporters are happy, the opponents are not. >> the chair votes yes, the motion is carried. sam: the cheering on the yes vote rejecting the pepco-exelon merger came too soon. minutes later the board held another vote saying if pepco-exelon agreed to change certain provisions that the board didn't like in two weeks the deal would be approved automatically. that passed. to the ire of deal opponents. >> we have a well functioning financially stable company that does distribution. now we are going to tie ourselves to the ma mom money-lose -- mammoth, money

maureen: i thought that. leon: nice try! doug: get you started here. maureen: they were delicious. doug: they still are. cold weather that is going to get colder. look at the bottom right-hand side of the frame where it says minus 15. that is a record low today. the coldest temperature ever recorded. this is chilly outside. the temperatures are the low to the mid-20's. 21 in frederick and hagerstown. 25 in annapolis. reagan national at 26. per an sustained winds are running 6 miles per hour in the metro. that is driving wind chill to the teens. single digits. feels like eight in frederick. four in hagerstown. 16 in annapolis. tonight is quiet. the temperatures will drop in the teens. 14 to 20. clear skies. winds diminish. that is huge. you won't have a chill to deal with. plenty cold on its own tomorrow morning. heading to school or work. high pressure is the reason. the first batch of cold air moving through. high pressure to the east will allow high clouds in the morning. at some point we see snow flurries pop up. moisture in the atmosphere, laid out an. i or two in the mountains

online only. >> maureen: and today's most notable video in the big three. it is a month early, but a mama bear and her daughter recently ended hibernation early. you can see the mama bear, and there is her daughter. mama is sophia and she is yulia. show is 10. they emerged from the cave in finland. mild weather is believed to be the reason for them ending their hibernation early. but they seem to be enjoying themselves. just like that, boom, the beard is gone and carolina panthers player geeing olson -- greg olson took to twitter to see he shaved his beard. he posted the event in phases. he grew the beard during the team's run to the super bowl. but he also admitted that it wasn't his style. he says he kept it while the team was winning, and when the panthers he wouldn't have been able to show his face in the locker room if he was clean shaven and something happened in the playoffs. >> maureen: a woman in columbia apparently caught her husband with another woman and this is what unfolded. you can see her on the car as she kicks in the windshield. her husban

maureen: millions spent on parcel of property. the watchdog asking questions about the relationship between the seller and county leaders. >> looking ahead to tomorrow. a mild sunny day but then big weather changes the rest of the week. you want to hear about that next on "abc7 news at 6:00". ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ see how much you could save. for a cup of coffee just because you're a woman. so why does congress think it's ok that women get paid 20% less than a man for doing the same job? i'll fight for pay equity, to protect planned parenthood, choice for women, and expand paid and family leave. now some politicians will belittle this as a women's agenda. more proof that we just need more women in congress. i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. maureen: a knavery seal receives the highest honor. leon: edward byers awarded the medal of honor in a ceremony at the white house. he risked his life in 2012 to rescue dr. joseph who was held captive for four days by the hero but he says his daughter doesn't see it that way. >> my daughter

maureen: thank you. leon: the keyword "if possible." both of us through the parkway and i hit one of them. big time. maureen: fond memories. doug: yeah. >> part and parcel for winter here. it happens. get to it here. and tell you what will happen. we are going to see the skies remain partly cloudy for a while tonight. the sun has been down for a while but bright light in the western horizon. the temperatures that are in the 40's will drop. 48 and 31 is the average. we whether see the temperatures dropping down to the everything hours. especially when a cold front west of the appalachian rolls through. the temperatures are not dramatically colder but noticeably colder. 30 in pittsburgh. 28 in detroit. 34 in columbus. temperatures on the other side of it, 48 in richm 52 in raleigh. at we watch the front through tonight, ahead of it the northwesterly winds push the lake effect snow in mountains. i don't he it will get there. we should have clouds. we will see a change in wind direction and the colder temperatures. probably near 20 in the m

maureen: it should be quite a story. leon: can't wait to see it. maureen: goodness. what is going on? a little wet stuff? doug: maybe, monday, tuesday. look forward to saturday and sunday first. monday and tuesday will take care of itself. not a major storm but maybe mess, rain and snow on monday. i'll explain at the wall. maureen: stay calm. doug: absolutely. the weekend is coming. leon: say that noter -- say that no matter what. doug: beautiful day. the sun came out. skies cleared up to turn into a pleasant afternoon. the record high on the day in 1991 was 7. the record low in 1918 was two below. typical winter's day. we will get in the weekend. high pressure will take over. a lot of sunshine. comfortable temperatures. above average saturday and sunday. we're in 30's to 40. 40 at reagan national. 33 in hagerstown. 37 in manassas and leesburg. 35 in martinsburg. 37 in andrews. 40 in annapolis. the winds still a factor. we had much gustier winds in the day. the winds will slowly diminish. it will get chilly. a local map will give us a local zone wake-up temperatures

maureen? maureen: thank you, michelle. new hampshire primary is narrowing the field of the republican presidential candidates. new jersey governor chris christie and former hewlett-packard ceo carly fiorina ended the presidential campaign. christie finished sickth and fiorina finished behind him at seventh. donald trump won the republican race. bernie sanders won on the democratic side in new hampshire. new information on the potomac river oil spill. substance that leaked in the potomac near roaches run is petroleum but where it came from is a mystery. it may take a couple of days to determine the source after collecting samples and sending them to a lab. they also say they see a decrease in the number of animals affected by the spill. leon: it is one of the many lasting images from the 2016 blizzard. piles of fluffy white snow dumped in parking lot at r.f.k. stadium by the truckload. a different scene today. look at this. this fillny, sooty, nasty, dirty, salty mess is what remains of the ton of snow dumped there to melt.

maureen: bill cosby was back in a philadelphia courtroom. his attorney wants the judge to dismiss a criminal charge based on agreement cosby said he made a decade ago with the former district attorney. it promised cosby he would never be prosecuted on his deposition testimony. the judge has not made a ruling in this case. the f.b.i. is joining a federal criminal investigation into the lead contamination of flint, michigan's drinking water. leon: f.b.i. spokeswoman says that the agency is determining if any federal laws were broken. flint was under the control of the state appointed emergency manager when it switched the of the tap water from the detroit system to flint river. they found high level of lead in blood samples from children in flint. just ahead here at 6:00, calculating the cost of blizzard 2016. how it broke the storm budget for one state. erin: i'm erin hawksworth. it's super bowl week. for peyton manning, it's a great time to catch one his family. plus, the caps are back in action after the all-star break. [mother] yeah but th

maureen: thank you. awe rangements are complete. funeral for pat daley will be held wednesday in joppa. he was a 30-year veteran in the department. senior deputy mark logsdon will be buried february 20. two days of visitation are planned. leon: d.c. fire said in a letter the federal transit administration system could open by february 26. that is assuming that all safety inspections are completed by then. streets are running empty for testing two years. 2.4 miles of track cost more than $200 million. haven't carried a passenger. maureen: with the area bracing for another blast of cold weather we look at how first responders are preparing. jay korff went on a ride-along as fairfax county firefighters responded to three weather-related house cals today. we also got to look at the weather gear. their avoid to avoid weather injuries is stay inside. stay away from cold water. leon: yeah. wi should all follow the advice. pattern is early tomorrow morning and through the day tomorrow. high winds and cold air. it will get better after that.

maureen? maureen: thank you, steve. we have gotten some memorable pictures from our viewers about the snow around our area. jacob rudy sent us a picture of cobb island in county. looking across neil sound. you can share your pictures with us. e-mail pics@wjla.com. leon: still ahead on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- they are the symbol of america. now two bald eagles nested in of all places the nation's capital. where you can see them. wait for the just laid eggs to hatch ahead. alison: looking back at the supreme court justice antonin scalia's life. maureen: breaking news. paramedics have just take an woman to a hospital after sledding accident. it happened in the country club in chevy chase. she reportedly slid into a tree. injuries are not life threatening. leon: update from prince george's county. investigators tell us they have no suspects in the death of a con man turned government witness. the body of el atari found in a pickup truck in upper marlboro saturday afternoon. investigators say he had been shot. he got out of j

maureen: already. doug: give you a rundown on the national weather service that sent survey teams out. the first one we want to talk about is tappahannock. that was rated ef3 on the scale with the top winds of 140 miles per hour. it happened after 6:35. on the ground for 25 miles to make it a long track tornado. the circulation is 400 to 500 yards. this one is e.f.-3 with the winds that range between 136 with the highest second or third gusts recorded at 165 miles per hour. this happened with 13 miles on the ground. 400 yards wide. remember that was 60 miles per hour. today is quieter. high of 60 that was at the stroke of midnight. 50 and 33 are the average. the temperatures are more tolerable. 40 in hagerstown. the skies start to clear. 46 at reagan. 44 at andrews. the temperatures will drop off. wind gust in 20 to 30 minutes. they are gusting to 22 in winchester. 2959 andrews. we have breezy conditions until 10:00 or 11:00. the temperatures will drop as well. 28 to 30 degrees in the early morning hou

maureen: thank you. remember as we track the winter storm the storm watch weather team is available wherever you are. download the storm watch weather app. leon: we have the breaking news from prince george's county where an elementary school aid is arrested. facing a dozen count of child pornography charges. alison: roz plater is following the story. what can you tell us about this? roz: police say he has admitted the involvement but they are just beginning to investigate the stunning case. 22-year-old deonte carraway facing multiple count of making the child porn and child ception abuse. the universities say that he re videos. some were shot during the school day. right now the children believe there are ten victims that are ages 9 to 13. it appears that he was working alone. >> we believe he was acting alone but if you have concerned we need to hear that too. roz a relative saw the images and went to the police. police want to hear from anyone with information. mons thank you. we have more information

maureen: after two years of testing, the d.c. system finally has an opening date, february 22. the announcement is being called good news. >> it's been a long time coming and the residence have been kind of patient with a lot of errors over the years. costen: the system has $200 million before carrying a passenger. sam is lined with reaction to the news. if you are expecting us to find people who are jumping up and down happy that finally they would be up to ride on the street car, we did not encounter those people here today. but we met some who have heard so many supposed start date for the cars to go into service that pronouncement today. it came out this afternoon by tweet. the project is still controversial. critics still ask why it is needed, why on a congested thatt and where does it go buses don't already go? we talked to the locals about it. there, so i can take the bus. quick the streetcars are going to cause more than the buses. why would you take the streetcar when you can take the bus? will --ayor said she they will

tonight's debate that maureen was talking about will start at 9:00 p.m. and stream it on youtube and cbs will have a republican debate saturday night on wbtv. >> time to check the traffic with tonya rivens. she is live in the first alert traffic center. >> your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. and we've got problems as we check in 485 outer heads up anyone using this route is an accident on arrowood at 485. and on the mapping system and go to the accident, highway 160 is a great alternate route. and notice all of the red on the mapping system. slow-moving traffic on i-77 and south tryon street where it crosses over. a stranded motorist at woodlawn at i-77 and an i-77 south boulevard is the better alternate route. >> next all new at 5:00 concerns about mosquitoes in north carolina as the zika virus spreads. >> and a rock hill native and campus what we the fire started at 3:00 p.m. and several structures and tankers in that area smoke and fire billowing off into the sky. you can see the smoke for miles. no reports so far of injuries. outle

maureen? >> and the candidates will make their pitch to south carolina voters in a cbs news debate saturday night. watch it live starting at 9:00 p.m. here on wbtv. >> next at 6:00 students come in contact with an abraysive chemical at school. and we find out what caused dozens of students to develop a rash and the school's response is next. >> and the panthers quarterback is a proud papa. the first picture he shared today of his newborn son. well, that preview of coming attractions came and went and a bigger winter storm on the backside of this weekend. stay tuned. >> and new on primetime... >> that was the latino vote because we did not vote. people started coming out. >> why this man says voters are wide awake and taking notice now. how much of a role he says they will play in the primaries in south carolina. on wbtv news is sponsored by... for you all new at 11:00. huntersville police looking to expand it jurisdiction taking over control from cmpd. we are investigating the challenges and w

i'm paul cameron. >> i'm maureen o'boyle. police are warning you about a mistake that could threaten your family's security as well. police warn thieves are targeting women in the charlotte area they walk up distract you and in a matter of seconds snatch your wallet out of your purse while you are not looking and then take off. pamela escobar spoke with a charlotte woman the victim of one of these crimes. >> maureen, the woman said she was shopping here at concorde mills mall when the wallet and phone were taken out of her purse. it was not close to her. she is afraid so she asked me not to use her name or show her face but she wants other women to learn from her story. >> afraid of looking like i'm a nice person and someone is going to take advantage of the nice person. while shopping at concorde mills mall. >> suddenly, this man came up behind me, and he said excuse me, ma'am? and i did not turn around. and then he said it again. and at this time i turned completely around. >> she explained what the baby toy was for and it

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welcome i'm paul cameron. >> i'm maureen o'boyle. nice to have you in with us. this winter storm will bring more rain, freezing rain and frigid temperatures to your neighborhood. >> a mix forecasted for the charlotte area. thousand this is a live look at uptown. >> and over to chief meterologist, eric thomas. he begins our coverage in the first alert weather center. >> maureen, good evening this is a big system and we have a ways to go. you will see all the freezing rain in the viewing area right now. two of this storm during the overnight. part one no question the freezing rain you will see everything color coded in the pink areas. some of that rain is starting to creep up through south carolina and that is rain. and it's all freezing rain and concentrated on i-77, i-85, york county, mecklenburg and then northbound into the i-85 corridor, cabarrus county, stanly and then on up into rowan county. then you get into patchy freezing rain where things were at the worst with numerous accidents and roads closed around the foothills. and they had the three-six inches o

good to have you with us i'm maureen o'boyle. >> i'm paul cameron. metro school in uptown charlotte what health officials are calling an outbreak of the illness noro virus. several students showed symptoms today. dedrick russell live with more details. tell us more what you have learned? >> well, this is what i'm hearing that the school district sese a letter home to parents informing them some students and staff did show symptoms of noro virus. stomach pains, diarrhea, possibly a fever and body aches. cms is working with the county health department to take care of this matter. we are saying that cms is not taking any chances that is why the school will be closed tomorrow to finish cleaning and disinfecting all areas and including all school buses. we were told that a contractor was present at the school yesterday to start the job and to scrub down the school. just moments ago we went to the health department to talk more about this. and here is what they had to say. of children at one time this is a significant infection. i mean, it has an impact o

. >> i'm maureen o'boyle. here is what we are working on a law designed to protect the lgbt community passes city council and governor mccrory plans to stop the ordernant and what the vote could mean for you and your family. plus an unusual defense in the case of a man accused of shooting at cornelius police and assaulting his wife. how potential jurors answers to tough questions could determine the outcome of the trial. right now wbtv news continues in the studio. >> all right thank you. right now we have the top consumer headlines. it will cost you more to get free shipping on amazon. you have to spend $49 up from $35 to get that free shipping. loyalty program will still get the free two-day shipping on all orders. amazon shipping costs outpaced its revenue. >> americans are hitting the road in record numbers n2015 americans drove $3.1 trillion miles. the record the equivalent of about 337 round trips from earth to pluto. give you perspective on that but cheap gas prices make it easier to fill up and head ou

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maureen says she always gets the same numbers here. the store also gets $100,000 for in melbourne beach, matt lupoli, wesh 2 news. meredith: a lucky couple. orlando ranks in the country second when it comes to rental prices for one bedroom apartments. that has a lot of people feeling blocked out of the rental market. the harvard joint center for housing says the median income for renters in metro orlando is $35,000 and the midpoint rent is $1000. that means orlando-area renters are considered rent burdened because they spend more than 30% , of their income on household costs. >> is pretty expensive. you compare it to other cities like new york, my friends living in new york pay less than we do. meredith: golden rule, which is a sanford non-profit that helps people find housing says many times, its clients are better off buying than renting. that' s because a mortgage on a starter home can be less than current rental prices. but many households that rent don' t have the credit score or savings to qualify for a mortgage. jim: new tonight

unlike the robinsons dave and maureen took some time to claim their prize. still, they were anxious about this day. >> dreading it. >> reporter: couple told lottery officials when they arrived here today they would be taking the lump sum option. that's $327 million plus change before taxes. in their home town of melbourne beach, florida, the mystery is finally over. >> we had no idea. they acted normal >> reporter: couple say they to charity and david may buy a car. otherwise no big splurges planned. >> i want to get a massage. >> reporter: janet shamlian, nbc news, tallahassee, florida. >> that will do it for us on a wednesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank >>> it's thursday, february 18th and coming up on "early today," developing overnight, president obama is about to do something no sitting president has done since 1928. he is going to cuba but not everyone is happy about it. >>> ted cruz leads rublicans and a revealing moment for donald trump. >> he's bringing in a lot of new vote thoorz rs to the political process >> or specia

alex, quite a scene. >> reporter: quite a scene indeed, maureen. we'll let you look at the video and you can see the medic is on scene as well as police officers for that accident involving the box truck and what appears to be two other vehicles. crews are telling us the box truck driver fell asleep and went through a fence and hit the other vehicles. the bach truck -- the box truck driver was treated for minor injuries. good news. no one was transported to the hospital. so much more worse than that. we appreciate that live update from the alert center. investigators are telling us they are trying to find conniving thieves targeting the people who work to protect us. as firefighters worked this crash they were the target of thieves. take a look at this video mark davenport took after arriving this morning. a man was driving drunk in an suv and ran into a power pole causing traffic lights to fall. the driver according to authorities you can see him there was screaming at the time of his arrest. we were there -- we were the only station there as they

. >> maureen: tonight on "primetime" the vote on the non-discrimination ordinance in charlotte. we have live coverage from inside council chambers. and the search for a kidnapper after police say a 16-year-old was taken at gunpoint from a local school nearby it. tracking more rain headed toward our area. the area's most experienced busy this day with this system and finding out what you can expect, it is nice to have you inside and out of the weather with us. i'm maureen o'boyle and joining our chief meteorologist eric thomas in the first alert weather center. we have already seen lots of rain and the radar is really lit up right now. >> eric: the thing is, it keeps getting slower and slower as it is trudging across the core of our viewing area. have a look. the dual poll power doppler radar, a lot of the heaviest rain is right on top of center city charlotte. rain is rolling up through york county and the i-85 corridor. in fact, i have been tracking this for awhile, but i am giving up on that for awhile because it is almost stalled. you can see the heaviest rain is falling on t

@maureen. @>> thanks. @pope francis ends his historic @trip later this afternoon with @a mass in juarez. @more than a million people are @expected to attend. @we saw first from pope francis, @he showed signs of irritation @and it was all caught on @camera. @while he was greeting a crowd, @eager people tugged on his @sleeve and appeared to be on @the verge of toppling him. @the pope turned to them and @said don't be selfish. @john. @>> all right, back here at @home, the trial begins for the @and his two children. @eric is charged with the @murders of john fuller and his @son and daughter during a @robbery at their home in 2013. @his girlfriend was shot in the @head, but survived. @he could face the death @penalty. @his brother, michael, has been @sentenced to life in prison @for his role in the crimes. @>> worth of jewels is back in @court today. @hans took the gems from the @cleveland museum of natural @history back on december 3. @surveillance video shows him @leaving the museum and it @helped police iden

. >> maureen smith and david have known they were powerball winners for weeks, but it's a secret they kept, even from their own family. >> lost a lot of sleep. i lost over ten pounds, too, a lot of pacing at night, let me tell you. >> the winning numbers were one smith says she's played for years. they bought only two tickets. >> it was just one. >> a $3 investment. >> david is an engineer who plans to retire but since the drawing has still been going to work. >> first day i arrived late to work they all suspected i won. >> reporter: david and maureen are splitting the record $1.6 billion jackpot with two other winners, one in california who has yet to come forward and john and lisa robinson from tennessee. >> can we see that ticket. >> reporter: who appeared on "today" just two days after the drawing. unlike the robinsons dave and maureen took some time to claim their prize. >> dreading it. >> reporter: couple told lottery officials when they arrived here today they would be taking the lump sum option. that's $327 million plus change before taxes. in their home town of melbourne beac

unlike the robinsons dave and maureen took some time to claim their prize. still, they were anxious about this day. >> dreading it. >> reporter: couple told lottery officials when they arrived here today they would be taking the lump sum option. that's $327 million plus change before taxes. in their home town of melbourne beach, florida, the mystery is finally over. >> we had no idea. >> reporter: couple say they will take care of family, donate to charity and david may buy a car. otherwise no big splurges planned. >> i want to get a massage. >> reporter: janet shamlian, nbc news, tallahassee, florida. >> that will do it for us on a wednesday night. i'm lester holt.

i'm maureen o'boyle. continuing coverage in a 2-year-old murder case. this is something we covered heavily in february of 2014. 82-year-old ina feldman was found dead in her south charlotte home. autopsy revealed she was strangled and had blunt force trauma, but she fought back. killed her was her son. irwin-j feldman. they say he voluntarily went to the police department after being called in. coupling physical evidence with many interviews they were able to make the arrest. >> most importantly i know occurred there was great concern in the neighborhood and some fear and trepidation which i understand i share those fears. i can tell you today that there is no reason for that community to be afraid of any sort of random violence or any sort of outstanding suspect. >> maureen: wbtv has covered this story since it broke. a 9-1-1 caller said it looked like feldman was robbed, but there was still jewelry on her body. back then we spoke with neighbors who were shocked that something like this happened in their maybe.

maureen o'boyle wbtv on your side. back to you. >> thank you. new information this afternoon on the arrest of a former north carolina state professor accused of embezzlement. he used money from student groups to buy a car and pay bills for a former graduate student. he is accused of wiring more than $50,000 into the woman's bank account and withdrawing $14,000 in cash. >> two brothers have been charged with a cyber attack. 17-year-old christopher hoffman and bradley hoffman accused of use a computer program to hit the school website thousands of shutdown access to the site. they posted derogatory and threatening message on the twitter account. a hospital paid thousands of dollars to hackers to get their computers up and running. malware was preventing communications. administrators decided the quickest way to get backup and restore the system. the f.b.i. is now investigating. >>> new video coming into the newsroom, alex giles has that live. >> wild images that came down on the wires. this is a grass fire in plat county, missouri. that is massive

>> i cannot imagine, maureen. cpc says the student was not hurt and that student gave police a good suspect description which i will share with you. but that crime set off a chain reaction. them. three cms and one charter school there is a cluster here on old statesville road and that is standard procedure when someone like that is on the run. it is another case of no one expecting to be a crime victim. the student here at cpcc could not have thought at 11:20 on a tuesday morning he would be approached by someone with a knife demanding money. eventeds. huntersville police swarmed the area with officers and canines. parents got the call they did not expect. >> i feel like they had it under control. >> danielle was surprised by the principal's message and has two kids at the elementary school and had few details on what happened? >> she says police activity but everything was fine. >> her knowledge was limited to police activity. we told her about the robbery at knifepoint. >> definitely warranted a phone call to th

maureen and david walked away with that lump sum of almost $328 million. that's a lot of money. as what to buy, david wants a new car and maureen wants a massage. >>> members of florida's legislative black caucus are urging state lawmakers to pass a bill to put fewer lawbreakers behind bars. they would offer more citations to teens instead of arrests them. supporters say juveniles with records have a hard time getting a job. >>> now covering news county by county. the city of orlando is making it easier for spanish speakers to open businesses. they just offered a spanish version of the digital permitting site. that's where you go if you need information about zoning regulations or cost estimates or incentive programs. the city has a version of the government page and facebook page in spanish. transgender woman said she wants to use her case of discrimination to make a difference. rachel wiggins said she was fired from her security enforcement officer job as she was becoming a woman back in 2013. the federal government found wiggins was discriminated against on the basis of her s

unlike the robinsons, david and maureen took time to claim their prize. still, they were anxious about this day. >> sweating it. >> reporter: the couple told lottery officials when they arrived here today they would be taking the lump sum option, that's $327 million, plus change, before taxes. melbourne beach, florida, the mystery beach is finally over. >> we had no idea. they acted normal. >> reporter: the couple say they'll take care of family, donate to charity and david may buy a car. otherwise, no big splurges planned. >> i want to get a massage. >> reporter: janet shamlian, nbc news, tallahassee, florida. >>> that will do it for us on a wednesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for rain returns to the bay area. here's a live lookut >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> right now at 6:00, rain returns to the bay area. a live look outside our traffic cameras capturing the rain coming down right now in parts of the bay area. thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang. >> i'm jessicaing a gi aguirre. the rain is finally back. y

welcome i'm paul cameron. >> i'm maureen o'boyle. here live in the first alert weather center with our chief meterologist, eric thomas and eric, along with more rain temperatures could cooldown a bit. >> yeah, they will. because of the limited sunshine we have. but there is cool air trickling in. it is a combination there. but if you are thinking about heading outside. we do have showers that are creeping through the area and that includes the region right now. eastbound only at 10-miles-per-hour so we have the first patch and a bigger patch out of the foothills. let's discuss this again anybody in mecklenberg county right now, is rolling over us as we speak off to the east at 10-miles-per-hour there's pineville. and matthews are you next, concorde, locust and big lick up in stanly county. and this is just moderate rain some heavier cores imbedded with it. but 485 interstate 85, mount holly belmont and next up highway 16 beatties ford road and yes, center city charlotte is right there in the picture. this is part of a much larger sys

[laughter] >> now, david and maureen aren't the only ones who made some money here. of course, where they purchased melbourne beach will receive $100,000 and that record breaking lottery jackpot generated $1213 million which will go to florida schools, and we'll talk more to david and maureen. they told us they were so stressed out. can you imagine keeping a $528 ticket from your entire family and even your children. it comes with a lot of stress and we'll talk with them, and for now, report live from tallahassee, kristin delgado, fox 35 news. >> i can imagine quite a bit. now that we know who the big winners are, derrol nail went to the community where the big winners live, at least for now, right. >> reporter: john and marilyn of melbourne beach say after their will friends and neighbors, lottery winners, david -- and david smith revealed they had the winning lottery ticket and they asked for a favor -- >> and she called us up, can you watch the dog? we have to go to tallahassee. cassie, the luckiest pomeranian in the country. >> how does it feel that your owners a

that is where we find ktvu's maureen naylor live outside levi stadium with all the action outside. >> reporter: well, it has been an exciting day outside levi stadium. we are a few blocks away. there it is behind me. we could hear the roar of the crowd from our location. inside right now 70,000 plus. but we saw the fan craziness to give you a look earlier. just take a listen. [ screams ] [ screams ] >> reporter: that was broncos fans watching the game on their cell phones outside the stadium. we watched thousands of people pour into the stadium before the 3:30 p.m. start and a lot of people didn't have a ticket and were trying to score one. we talked to several people who have tickets, including a music executive from new york. he has been to the last five super bowls. >> this is incredible. just came from new york. when i left it was snowing. nothing like this. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> i was just talking to my cousin. laughing at him because he is watching the game. >> i am so excited. my first super bowl ever. both of my home towns are in the super bowl. i could not be