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. >> maureen: he was facing 14 years if convicted, but he was found not guilty on all counts. >> maureen: sky 3 was over a pond in charlotte. cmpd dive team members helped authorities in the search involving a mount holly homicide. authorities did not say what they were looking for, but we know it was not a person or weapon in that case. >> maureen: gadsen county has had their hands full. there are 12 open positions and they are investigating two homicides this week. they started an investigation on a homicide that took place during a house party in mount holly. two days later detectives started another homicide investigation in a triple both are on going cases. an arrest has been made in the triple homic shooting jeffrey gillian and stephanie sanchez and her husband at the time. crystal florez spoke to authorities about the case load with less help. >> it is very taxing. >> reporter: typically one homicide investigation is a lot to handle for the detectives in the police department. but this week everyone has had to pull double duty. >> it has been extremely busy with two homicides. >>

>> maureen: eric. >> eric: here we go, maureen. the rain is moving through and it is already now down to the corridor. what do we have left? just some sprinkles here and there and then the patchy light know up across the high country. we'll get to that. moderate rain is moving through lancaster county and chesterfield. this is part of the viewing area. you can see the heavy access moving down to i-95. into the high country we go. the power doppler radar is still scanning some of the patchy snow working across bristol. it will move eastbound and make its way back to the high country. they could see another inch up that way. it looks like things are under control and tapering off. that's what it looks like through overnight. then as we take you for a tour around the rest of the wbtv life temperatures. we are still in the low 40s. remember it was 46 degrees when we were hearing the reports of snow earlier in the afternoon. there is an extremely rare alignment of the atmosphere to get snow to hit the ground. that's impressive. outside

maureen? maureen: breaking news. from washington, d.c., police pursuit in southeast washington ended miles away in northeast. u.s. park police on the scene tracking a suspicious vehicle. after running the tags police say the vehicle is connected to a homicide. one man was taken into custody in the 200 block of kennelworth avenue. we will have an update as more information comes in. scott: this happened after a double shooting in southeast. what is unclear now is if this is all related. a woman rushed to the hospital and man was uncoa woman rushed l and man was unconscious when the paramedics arrived. maureen: our snow overnight given way to cloudy day and perhaps an improvement of things heading in the weekend. meteorologist steve rudin has ak loo at th it's better. it's still chilly. the sun set for the day. temperatures will slowly fall. looking at the temperatures across the region now in the 30's. to around 40 degrees. 39 in falls church and springfield and chevy chase. waldorf to 38 degrees. most of your snow ha

suess suess >> maureen: could you listen to that all night? his classics have been entertaining children and own adult kristen hampton sat down with some kids to hear about read across america day. she has the story in tonight's good news. >> i do not like green eggs and ham. i do not like them sam i am. >> reporter: chances are if you can hear the sound of little amani's voice you know which book she is reading. >> i will not eat them here or there. >> reporter: more than 600 million copies of dr. suess books have landed in the hands of children all over the world. the books have instilled a passion for reading. >> when i learn to read and i know how to lead and project my voice. >> why is that important? >> when you project your voice people can hear you very loudly. >> you're a really good reader and a really good voice projector. >> yes, i am. >> reporter: today is a day to celebrate reading, to celebrate the man who made celebrate the kids who forgot. their parents might watch the news. >> last night when my mommy told me to go to bed i s

. >> maureen: breaking news out of rowan county. a motorcycle driver airlifted with life-threatening injuries after this crash on stokesbury road. the car pulled out in front of the motorcycle we do not know the person's condition and we will update you as we get that in. >> maureen: dale russ, junior is off the job accused of assaulting a student. we first told you about this last night and now we are hearing from parents with kids at that school. wbtv's brody o'connell has their reago new on "primetime. >> reporter: union school leaders are keeping tight lipped and they told wbtv said all questions about the alleged assault on a student should be directed to the monroe police department. but parents want to know more filed against monroe middle school psychologist. >> i discipline my kids and they know there is only one reason to go to school and that's to learn. >> reporter: police city an arrest warrant was issued for the simple assault on a student after an investigation by multiple agencies. what is particularly troubling was

maureen? maureen: in the g.o.p. debate the focus is personal, not policy. in response to "national enquirer" report of rumors of marital infidelity senator ted the henchman. the magazine published an article saying that the senator had five secret mistresses. the story did not identify the alleged mistresses by name but it included blurred head shots of five women. >> one question americans are wondering all over the country is how low will donald go? is there any level to which he is unlevel to stoop? today we have not seen it. maureen: trump released a statement in response to cruz saying he had nothing to do with it and he had not read the story. joining me is chief political correspondent scott thuman to provide some analysis behind all of this. scott, any thoughts on the timing of this back-and-forth with cruz and trump? scott: the next g.o.p. election isn't until april 5. wisconsin. big state. a lot at play there. but pretty far off in distance when you look at the daily news cycle. one thing people are alleging or the cruz supporters are is he is sta

maureen: that is great.ell, you probably remember the viral video of 106-year-old virginia mclaurin of washington, d.c. dancing with president obama and today, washington, d.c. threw a birthday party for her. >> ♪ happy birthday to you yea! maureen: she is still dancing! mrs. mclaurin turns 107 years old tomorrow. she is still active as a volunteer for the united planning organization. she mentors young people. today he is received a medal for her work. she moved to the district in 1941. she has lived through 18 presidents. she set a record i think. erin: love that. good to see. maureen: what is going on in sports? erin: george washington had a tough one. could they come from behind to beat st. joe's in the atlantic ten tournament? and why d.c. united head that's the right price! it's that low. what other things on this list "can't be right?" looks like a list full of "can't be right's." seriously? at giant, prices are down. savings are up. my giant. at giant, prices are down. savings are up. it's about taki

maureen?aureen: today, a deeply divided supreme court heard arguments about the affordable care act on what happens to be the law's sixth anniversary. faith-based group complain the act's birth control mandate violates their religious rights. as mike carter-conneen reports the demonstration outside the court today was met with a counter-protest. [chanting] mike: for the fourth time in five years, the is again scrutinizing the affordable care act. at issue now, an obama administration accommodation to allow affiliated group not paying for contraceptive but still allows health plan to give birth control. >> that is giving consent. that is not who we are or what our faith tells us. >> thousands gathered outside the high court. christian, catholic colleges, catholic charities and advocacy groups. there are counterprotesters representing abortion and women right groups. >> vast majority of catholics believe religious liberty is something we should decide for ourselves. mike: in oral arguments the l

maureen: turn of subjects. the spring-like weather we have been enjoying is about to turn back to winter. that brings us a chance of snow. chief meteorologist doug hill looks at the timing for us. doug? doug: we have no worries at chesapeake bay, maryland. 64 there now. the temperatures turn chillier with a front moving through. low to mid-60's across the region now. later tonight the temperatures will fall. the coldest zones are west of metro. we get through the day and we start with the sunshine. but then an area of low pressure will move from arkansas across northern mississippi and alabama. off the mid-atlantic coast. move northward. as a result, we expect to see the rain developing tomorrow afternoon and snow. field of wet snow. it looks like it will not be a major impact. there are things about the timing and accumulation you need to know about. i will share that information coming up in a couple of minutes. maureen: remember, you can stay connected with the storm watch weather team by social media or by

that's the way it is and back to maureen. >> maureen: we want to go back to the breaking news from lancaster county. sources are telling us that a 7-year-old was transported and airlifted on this medivac helicopter. we are told the child has serious injuries and thrown to cmc. again this is in indian land. we were told something about a lowe's marking lot and it is is a subdivision. as soon as we get new information we will pass it to you. anytime we have to report about a child injured. we'll pass any new information when we get it. wooer a back after this. we're back ever a this. >> closed captioning on wbtv south b >> maureen: here is a look at tonight's "primetime" pic. nice time for it. post your picture on our website. wbtv under score news. it is time for a look at what is trending. these are the three most popular stories on wbtv social media sites. a family's report of being robbed outside north lake mall this weekend is getting a lot of attention on-line. a mother says she and her family were in their car about 7:00 and that's when the them. he got out and waived his gun and demand

maureen: mrs. reagan's funeral will be held friday and will be closed to the public and she will be buried next to president reagan in simi valley, california. something you may not have known about nancy reagan. as a field she -- as a child she lived in bethesda. she talked to people who had fond >> unassuming house on quiet suburban street. in the second floor bedroom that nancy reagan once lived. there are a few people in the bethesda neighborhood that know that. i was thinking of putting up a sign that said nancy reagan lived here. >> this woman lived next to the 100-year-old house. she wasn't here in the 1920's but she remembers when she made a trip back in the 1980 to the childhood home. >> she gave my daughter an autograph that said dear alexis, i hope you enjoy living where i enjoyed playing kick the can. which i thought was endearing. >> reagan lived in the house and was sent there to live with her maternal aunt and uncle after her parents split up. she lived next door 35 years ago when re

. >> maureen: we appreciate you jumping on the phone to discuss this. horrible to see what happened there. as he mentioned airports are heightening their security including here in charlotte. to board a plane connecting in brussels today? that was reality for one father. crystal florez has more. about the bombings he can't help but think what if his flight was there earlier. >> to know that could happen and i could be there when it happened and we are both fortunate that i wasn't there. >> they joined him as they waited for another flight to open up. elijah could continue on to his destination. they were lucky they didn't have to live out a nightmare jie. we were thankful that he wasn't already there. >> reporter: they were not traveling to brussels on tuesday. in fact, they were not traveling at all. they were dropping off their granddaughter at the airport. after hearing the news in belgium, they decided to make sure their granddaughter made it to their flight before they left. >> that's why we are waiting to get word from her. she is waiting down the

maureen: a lot of foams -- folks are happy. doug: when we get to the weekend it's still above average. let's get started and look now outside. the sun is down. but a lot of light in western sky. 68 now at the reagan international airport. the winds out of the south at 9 miles per hour. this afternoon we had a high of 79 at reagan national. 46 i average is 53 and 25. we are in good shape here. we have more warm air in the south/southwest. 6:00 numbers the warm spot is fredericksburg at 74. baltimore at 71. 73 at andrews. annapolis at 63. they were cooler earlier but the problem is the bay water temperature is chilly, depending on the wind direction? you are near the shore of the bay, rapid change of the air temperature. we saw it at reagan national. the winds out of the south for a while and cooler. out of the west from crystal city. then they skyrocketed in the upper 70's. forecast lows tomorrow. western suburbs in the mid-40's. 48 in orange. 47 in stafford. 49 in woodbridge. area of high pressure off the coast. high pressure g

maureen: developing now, five players of the u.s. women's national soccer team are making allegations of wage discrimination. they filed action for the equal opportunity commission this week. the players alex morgan, lloyd and hope solo say they were paid four times less than their counterparts on the men's soccer team. the union representing the players is already involved in a legal dispute with the u.s. soccer federation over their collective bargaining agreement. >> coming up next on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- scattered rain and clouds today. but the skies could clear up this weekend. chief meteorologist doug hill with the full storm watch forecast next. robert: i'm robert burton. coming up in sports, playoff hopes for the wizards are dim. bradley beal is upset the teammates aren't acting like it. vernon davis coming home and details on his return to the d.m.v. as "abc7 news a time magazine called chris van hollen "a hero to environmentalists, education groups, and gun control advocates" now a respected leader in congress and key all

stephen: yes, indeed, maureen. keep in mind the fire near mcpherson square last week determined to be caused by a faulty cable. the same cause as that fatal incident near l'enfant station last year. today, metro general manager paul wiedefeld saying he is raising questions about how this could happen. saying he those inspecting and repairing the cables are saying they are doing work that they are not doing. >> another fire eerily similar to a fire that left a woman dead. this despite the implementation of repair to faulty cables, the culprit in both fires. >> it's shocking, especially being an everyday rider to have the safety issues that keep coming up over and over and over. stephen: in the board meeting paul wiedefeld raised the possibility that those entrusted with repairing problem cables say they are doing work which they are not completing and he questioned how an almost identical problem could develop despite aggressive effort to address the cable issues. >> we had an incident a week ago that basically had

>> maureen: i don't know. >> eric: the allergens is a sign of the flowers blooming. you folks who are sensitive to pollen, get ready. it is really loading up as we speak. the numbers though, boy, i'll tell you what, they look good. 61 degrees. your scott clark toyota weathernet, a fabulous sunett is drifting across -- sunset is drifting across. upper 50s and lower 60s. this is live data right now. then to the i-40 corridor, still near 60. statesville, salisbury, hickory. 53 morganton and then not much of a dropoff. speaking of that, we will drop off slowly, but surely and eventually we will talk about the 40s. that's not going to happen until the midnight hours. you're in good shape. no disruptive weather. they are continuing to drift around and this is what it looks like throughout the overnight hours. we'll get you out the door in good shape. not just around the piedmont, but i can't find anything for you in the mountain counties either. ash, watauga, avery, mitchell, fair skies and a cool start. by their standards this is not a be pro. we bring you to the piedmont

maureen and leon? maureen: thank you, doug. leon: march madness is underway in raleigh, north carolina. robert burton at the ncaa tournament where they wahoos had a strange moment there this afternoon. robert? robert: a weird day. the pressure can get to you. i know someone who can attest to that. the other d.m.v. team in the tournament. maryland. they are in spokane. we will go there as they prepare for south dakota state. that's next in sports. offers best in class v8 fuelink economy? best in class v8 horsepower, and best in class v8 towing? chevy. i'm going with ram. definitely ford. the new 2016 chevy silverado offers best in class v8 fuel economy... holy smokes! horsepower, and towing. they're all chevy. it's truck month. get a total value of seventy five hundred dollars on this silverado all star with a 5.3 liter v8. plus, find your tag and get one thousand cash allowance on select silverado models in stock. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. robert: welcome back to raleigh, north carolina, for the ncaa tournament

maureen: thank you. please stay with abc7 as we follow every twist and turn in this developing story. we will have updates throughout the show and you can get the latest at wjla.com. leon: we have more break news on the court battle between the f.b.i. and the apple the f.b.i. has successfully gained access to the iphone used by one of the san bernardino shooters. they did so without help from apple. the tech giant challenged a court order to help the investigators gain access to the phone. the case was hut on hold last weak when the f.b.i. announced it was using other means to hack the phone. they are now proving successful. maureen: coming up at 6:00 -- we are checking back on the breaking news at the capitol visitor center. we will tell you when things will get back to normal there. leon: plus a crackdown in montgomery county. the big bust at a weekend party for teens. why an adult is facing charges there. maureen: plus, get ready for major disruptions in traffic around the district. the event happenin

maureen: beautiful day. doug: temperatures across the metro area were equivalent to what they are in early june. maureen: warm. doug: way ahead of the game. 27 to 30 degrees warmer. looking live shot at the national harbor. light in the sky. i forgot to mention this. at 5:00, double shot. turn the clock ahead one hour. i will mention it again in a few minutes. leon: okay. maureen: the temperatures are midfield. doug: cooler there because of the other location because of the influence of the cooler water from the potomac rivers. 70 in the nation's capital. 63 now due to the water temperatures alternating to the upper 40 to 50. the average low is 36. so this is lows in the mid-50s. the early season heat will continue. look at the recordth 82 at dulles. dulls broke the record. b.,i. broke the record at 72. i can't do the math. long time ago. i was in eighth grade then. this is what we have number wise. 76 in scranton, pennsylvania. an tuna. 77 in new york. hawaii pressure off the coast to pump in warm air. the

maureen: something to look forward to.we will find out when the cherry blossoms will be at peak bloom this year. the national park service will make the highly anticipated announcement at the museum. the festival runs from march 20 through april 17. abc7 is proud to be a sponsor of this year's cherry blossom festival. leon: that is right. matter of fact we will be hosting the national cherry blossom parade as well here. maureen: if you live in virginia, you have 30 minutes left to vote. leon: all right. super tuesday results and your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. you want to stay free from artificial preservatives. and your debit card wants to stay on a diet. fill your cart with small victories like giant's nature's promise brand. great prices on over 800 items. eat well for less. only at my giant.

maureen, we will send things back over to you. >> maureen: thomas davis and the harlem globe trotters are teaming up for a famous message. the abc's of bullying prevention. the kids learned about action, bravery and compassion. >> our anti-bullying program it is important they learn that at a young age. bullying is not a right of passage and it is not okay to be disrespectful to others. >> maureen: no, it is not. after they learned the available lesson they were given tickets to see the globe trotters live. it is time for tonight's "primetime" pic. this is from communication study student association at uncc. the caption says we had an amazing time with our private studio tour of wbtv. a huge thank you to robbie thomas forgiving us amazing insight into the business. thank you so much. post your picture on instagram with the # wbtv and me and we could use yours. follow us on instagram wbtv underscore news. chances are many people have never seen a baby emu until now. look at that face. but peaches has a leg that didn't develop properly and stand any chance. thanks to a local rescue pea

maureen: and so she did. jenna even counted her father's breaths for the dispatcher using the word "now." she wants to be a doctor when she grows up she says to prevent her family and lots of other people from being sick. congratulations, jenna. leon: so cute. all right. now the washington monument is back in business. the elevator broke down yesterday to trap visitors there for close to an hour. today, though, some of those who lined up for the ride up said they were nervous but they were determined to go for it. stephen tschida went out there and he went with them. >> all the tickets. >> open, on timed and the visitors lined up early for the ride to the top. >> fewer than 24 hour after the elevator came to an abrupt halt at 240 feet up. trapping close to two dozen visitors. the elevator took off again and the tour to the peak commenced. >> today is the structure. >> some of those two decided to go for it acknowledged they had some concerns. >> he said it took an hour when they were stuck in the elevator and

maureen? maureen: the prince william county police officer killed the first night on her home is back home. police honor guard in westfield, massachusetts, today received the body of officer ashley guindon. family service is planned for this weekend. she will be buried next to her father on monday in west springfield. thousands from across the region turned out for a police funeral yesterday to honor the 28-year-old officer shot, responding to a domestic dispute in woodbridge. leon: after a dismal performance in yesterday's super tuesday, sources close to the campaign say that dr. ben carson is dropping out of the presidential race. carson finished last or next to last in all of yesterday's contests. but in carson's first tv interview since we broke the news he told chief political correspondent s is still considering his next move. scott is in baltimore with the interview you will see only here on 7. scott? scott: yeah, leon. dr. carson when asked directly if he was suspending his campaign di

maureen: that's really bad. maureen: the man of the hour is dug hill with the forecast. doug: quick recap. winter weather advisory from 10:00 to 10:00. most of the snow is the flurries. maybe more. trace of two inches. steve rudin has the final word on that tonight at 11:00. tracking the storm. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir is up next. >>> tonight, donald trump under attack. the republican revolt under way. mitt romney taking aim with a blistering new attack on trump. >> donald trump is a phony. a fraud. >> trump tonight, firing back. >> mitt, drop to your knees. > >>>. >> and don't trump about to face someone else. fox host megyn kelly after a very public feud. >>> breaking news tonight. a young police officerer charged with murder. authorities say he thought the suspect was holding a weapon. >>> new developments. the urgent manhunt right now, after nearly a dozen men make off with ar-15-style rifles. where they're searching now. >>> the billionaire ceo and the deadly crash. less than 24 hours after he was indicted. new tonight here, the 911 calls. you'l

. >> maureen: stay up-to-date on the forecast and track the storms using the wbtv first alert weather app. it is free for your smartphone. continuing coverage now of a car into this building off independence boulevard. you can see that is a verizon store and you can see the crime scene tape there. the car is actually inside you can see just the very back end of the vehicle went right through the storefront there. we are working to get new information about any possible injuries here. but as you can see they have to shore up the building front and make sure it is safe before anything else happens. we will continue to follow that throughout the evening. >> maureen: north carolina voters will head to the polls. the first ever march primary will have a number of candidates in the states today. first lady hillary clinton says she is the right person to beat donald trump. sara blake morgan is live where clinton will beholding an event tonight. what's the crowd like there now, sara blake? >> reporter: well, maureen, the line has gone down, but about 30 minutes ago it stretched pretty far and

maureen: thank you. as sam said the schools will be open we are waiting for word from federal government. hundreds of thousands of people who work for the got depend on metro. leon: let's go to chris papst. chris: the office of personnel management updated the status of the federal government tomorrow. tomorrow the federal government will remain open. but the agencies have options for the employees to have unscheduled leave or telework. so in other words the federal government is open if you can get there and get to your desk and get to your work. you can do your work tomorrow. but the you need unscheduled leave if you cannot get to work or telework from home do that as well. this is something that many local senators and congressman are pushing for. jerry comely, van hollen, chris van hollen have all called for this to happen. in addition to this, congressman van hollen said he believes there should be free bus service for people who need to get we will see how it plays out. the federal government is op

maureen: a developing story from california. raymond moore director of the bnp paribas open tournament made statements before the women's final yesterday. he said women players are riding on the codetail of male players. >> in my next life i want to come back to be somebody in the w.t.a. they ride on the coat tail of the men. if i was a lady player i would go down every night on my knees to thank god that roger federer and nadal were born because they have carried the sport. maureen: current and former women players including serena williams and billii jean king denounced the comments. what do you think of th tennis? join the conversation on the facebook page. leon: a lot of folks disagree with him. no more betting on the sites. they had a long lawsuit. they are considering legislation to regulate the online fantasy sports site that will address both futures in new york. >> coming up, where you may want to consider flipping a house to make hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> this is pope francis' fiat. i will tell you why it's

maureen? maureen: there is increased security at our airports tonight, visible and invisible. you will notice added patrols and checkpoints. united airlines canceled tonight's flight from dulles to brussels leaving some passengers stranded and travel. abc7 spoke to a group of missionaries who just returned from brussels. some shaken by the thought they walk through the airport there just hours before the bombing. >> there are increasing security on metro. metro saying there is no known credible threat but you can expect to see extra patrols working the area as a precaution. brianne carter live with a look at the measures in place. and put in place. >> we have seen the metro transit police out in front of the station. they are getting out from just above the station. onto trains as well. after the deadly terror attacks targeting transit. >> i notice there were more in the system where i'm coming from. coming from virginia going to washington. >> metro transit police say there is no known credible threat against the system. k9 and stepped up patrols are added as a precaution. le

maureen: a massive fire destroyed a home this afternoon. this video tells us that the crews were called to the home on wind song drive at 3:00. there are no reports of the injuries. we are told the fire is out. early indications are that the fire started outside the home and spread to it. leon: the u.s. capitol complex back open but with visible higher security. this is coming a day after larry dawson pulled a b.b. gun at the visitor center. he was shot by the capitol police after that. dawson from antioch, tennessee, was barred from the capitol building. he was charged after an outburst at the u.s. house. chamber. he made a video to raise money for the movement to raise minimum wages. >> you are vent evacuation notice for americans in turkey. the state department and the pentagon are ordering families of the u.s. diplomats and the military personnel in southern part to leave the post. this comes amid ongoing threat of the isis attack. thee advisedded u.s. citizens of increased threat of terrorist attack. egyptian man in custody accused of

>> eric: yes, maureen. it certainly will weaken and if you've been hearing us at all during the day today, you've gotten a score on this system. it is devastating. the amount of rainfall down here right now is well over a foot. especially in north louisiana and it looks like that this could add up to more than 20 inches of rain. if you look to the south, there's more and more coming in that pipeline. and so it's a very scary situation for the folks down there. we already have reports of fatalities and if they hit say that 20-inch rainfall mark, which is likely, keep in mind rainfall you might expect with a landfalling major hurricane. so again this is a big, big story that we'll continue to watch. of course, eventually some of that rain, that's pretty clear. so it is going to start working its way towards the carolinas. in the meantime, your scott clark nissan honda h.d. towercam. here it is. it's a quiet evening. we're not going to deal with that rain yet. but we are enjoying this mild weather. how about t

>maureen kelly:im concerned for the people in brussels but when it's your time it's your time >>maureen kelly:this woman flying to mexico city says she realized how on edge she is when her bart train on her way to the airport stopped unexpectedly. >>maureen kelly:freaked out.paranoid.as least i am >>maureen kelly:one couple flying to spain for their honeymoon says the bombings have made them less giddy then they would have expected to be today. >>:usually i'd be excited.now we are thinking about how serious this is.not so much to make us cancel.it's too important. >>maureen kelly:some weren't as worried about flying back.as they were about the situation in europe right now. >>:these attacks keep on coming.we need to stop them >>maureen kelly:outside customs i spoke to people getting off a plane from paris.a former parisian now living in walnut creek says he's happy to be back home. >>:i feel a little bit more safe in the united states than i feel in paris because i think we take that problem more seriously then french people would take it. >>maureen kelly:those i talked to greeting thei

i'm maureen o'boyle. 15 minutes from your news at 5:00 p.m. a man hit in the back several times by a charlotte-mecklenburg police officer and it was caught on video. whether excessive force was used. plus... >> [inaudible] >> that mother visibly shaken and risked her life to save her baby. hear her describe the scary moment she had to fight off a man trying to get away with her child. much more ahead at 5:00. right now the news tips in the studio. >> we have new developments coming into the alert center a chase in lenoir. >> alex giles is on top of this. >> we got this law enforcement video from steve ohnesorge. take a look. this happened in lenoir a motorcycle is chased bylaw enforcement here. he does not get far before he wipes out. and he is not done yet he tries to make a run for it. police officer is not getting away and tries to chase after him. as chuck summerment and that crash and wreck. officers found drugs in the backpack. he is now in jail facing several felony charges and under a $300,000 bond. scary situation. he got up and kept

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. >> good morning, marina down in our news room following the very latest so maureen, what do we know right now specially about that search for one suspect? >> good morning everyone. today we know isis claimed responsibility for the attacks, belgium police say two of the attack verse been identified as brothers, khalid and brahim el-bakraoui. yesterday afternoon, this picture of three airport bombing suspect released, you will see the picture shortly right here. two men on the left, they're believed to be the suicide bombers, the brothers we told you about. they're both wearing one glove as you'll notice. experts say both gloves likely covered the suicide vest detonate ores. the man on the right is believed to have escaped. this morning, authorities are still looking for that man, and so far they've uncovered an explosive device, chemical products, and an isis flag inside one of brussels home. we know at least nine americans are among the injured in today's attacks including 1us service member and five members of his family. three more missionaries from utah were also injured in the a

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i'm maureen o'boyle. it is great to have you with us for "primetime." we are following major breaking news out of fayetteville. cumberland county sheriff earl moose butler has disciplined five deputies after events at a recent donald trump rally on three deputies were demoded in rank and suspended for five days without pay. you are looking at video that was shot. two other deputies were suspended for three days without pay for unsatisfactory performance and the failure to discharge their duties. you recall a man was punched by a trump supporter as police escorted him out of the coliseum. the supporter was also later charged. >> maureen: a man accused of trying to lure a little girl into his car shook his head in court as the charges were read out loud. charges are kidnapping, contribute together delinquency of a minor and drug possession. they say townsend tried to grab a 12-year-old girl a week ago. according to the victim he offered her money. drugs, but nothing more. >> i was in my car and with my friend smoking. one of them was 18 and her sister was

i'm maureen o'boyle and welcome to "primetime." we continue to follow the breaking news of a number of shootings in charlotte this afternoon. in all four people are injured. this unfolded about an hour over -- over the course of an hour and a half. the shootings happened on brookshire boulevard and the plaza. here is what we know right now. there are three sceness involved. cmpd tells us at 4:34 they responded to a shooting on brookshire boulevard. one person was arrested and another person taken to the hospital. moments later a person was found with injuries from shattered glass and a car. police say someone shot into that car on brookshire boulevard. the second and third shooting plaza and taken to the hospital. we will continue to learn more as new information comes in and we will bring it to you on air and on-line. >> maureen: breaking news out of rowan county. a motorcycle driver airlifted with life-threatening injuries after this crash on stokesbury road. the car pulled out in front of the motorcycle we do not know the person

maureen is back. erin cuomo is back and i'll be back, too, stay with us >> gary says hey don't worry about it this day will be awesome this week, even awesom awesomeer, that's a word i coined while i was away. >> you were aware. >> i have been away. >> you didn't have a chance to see the forecast yesterday. >> i didn't. >> this changed a little bit today. >> it's all good. >> depends what you think good is. >> this right here looks good to me. >> i see warm which i concur with wisdom the heat, bring it. >> nothing wrong with a taste of ving. >> that's right. >> high pressure is building later today. high pressure is building a loft as well as at the surface and that allows all this warm air to spill on in. and we're still talking in the realm here of 15 to 30 degrees above where we should be this and this will stay through thursday. we may cool off a little friday going into the weekend. we'll certainly cool off east in what we call a backdoor front. but, believe me when i say, temperatures will push

paul and maureen back to you. >> thank you. local former teacher is sentenced after she pled guilty to having sex with a student. >> the evil that has been shown to my son is sickening to me. >> all new you will hear from the victim's mother who says the >> and next, caught on camera, an officer hailed a hero after video you do not want to miss. introducing longhorn's big, bold, steaks. our new 10 ounce filet. our 16 ounce t-bone. and our fire grilled 18 ounce outlaw ribeye. only at longhorn steakhouse. back to the breaking news. we have a crew on the scene of one of the two charlotte shootings. straight to alex giles live in the alert center. >> developing quickly. we know the scenes are less than a mile apart. and you can see this one on brookshire boulevard one of our crews is setup and cmpd vehicles on scene. and officers work to figure out what happened. one person was taken into custody at this scene and one person shot and injured taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. this is again brookshire boulevard th

. >> i'm maureen o'boyle. emotional reaction from the daughters of this man accused of stabbing his girlfriend and their two-year-old son. hear his daughters describe an alleged history of abuse inside their home. and we are on your side asking governor mccrory tough questions after he ordered the ncdot to reevaluate the contract of the toll lanes on i-77. those stories are still ahead right now. brigida and jamie continues with the news first at 4:00. >> back to the alert center with alex giles. >> we are seeing more and more. gastonia and now i have a report where mooresville look at this video from kent green. this is mooresville stepped outside to shoot video for us. you see it coming down flurries in the area and the cars and all the stuff snow coming down looking for tweets on twitter. cool images and pictures share it with the hashtag i will find it and we'll bring it in the alert center. >> all right thank you. we are on your side right now with the top consumer headlines. the country's biggest tech co

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more traffic in a few.fficn a holly and maureen. >> thanks erin.has eri >>> it is app washingtonw tradition that many people in mn our area look forward to. people from around the nation n look forward to it. they come to it. e the white house is celebratingtg its annual esther egg roll.gg rl >> our caitlin roth is thereh he to fill us in on what's sure to be a fun day. caitlin, i know it's wet right now. kindof promises to be a fun event as a always. >> reporter: i know and it'sw an rain or shine, maureen and holly.lly. so, it's raining right now ass we prepare for everyone too arrive here on the south lawnoun of the white house for thete 2016 easter egg roll. now, the actual families,amies, 35,000 people expected. probably not on the groundshe g until about 7:30 so when garynar was saying we think the rainhe will be out by 8, 9 o'clock,'clk definitely by 10:00, then we're probably looking at somee improving conditions but for now, it is definitely cold, itol is definitely wet and we're we' battling a little bit of rain. r that bei

maureen: next, trouble on the hill for president obama's pick on the supreme court. leon: how you can help victims of a purse snatching that didn't give up without a fight. we need women in congress. if we want to be heard, it was the women who forced republicans to include women's health and contraceptive coverage in the affordable care act. in congress, i'll fight for pay equity, family leave and tougher gun safety laws. and, as an environmentalist, i'll work combat climate change. i know as a journalist and as a senior executive in business that when women are at the table, we get things done. i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. alison: the other big story of the night. president obama makes a choice for the supreme court. leon: judge merrick garland spent 19 years on the powerful court of appeals for district of columbia. but will it sway the republicans' determination to block the nominee? alison: scott thuman is live at the supreme court. circling the wagon saying it's not about the person as it is about the politics and the policies. he is well-li

we will want to go back to our maureen umeh..ory all on the internet whichw becomes wonderful portal intol what's going on around the worlr when something like this somet s happens. she's got the latest now.late nw mo. mo. >> indeed it does, allison.. my friend who i've been talking to works at the mayor's office, via social media with the chat e feature on facebook so that'soha how we've been communicating.nii he tells me they've been askedye to stay off the phone so thatt security and emergency officialc can have the lines uninterferede as they continue with theirith t investigation and try to get ayt handle what exactly they'reac t' facingn you tweeting and asking if i have heard my relative yet.e yet have i not but the -- we're -- hoping she's fine but i willbutl definitely update you and thankt you for your concern.cern let's get to nuts and bolts ands about what we know about what'sn happening here. we hear the death toll stands aa 34. that is the last report we had. stands at 34. at least 136 people though injured.re of th

maureen was quite apprehensive. she was worried that her irish superiority over italians could be jeopardized. though i don't feel free to disclose the complete scalia report, sure enough, nino turned out to have a healthy dose of irish genes. though much of the advice we gave each other will remain private, one issue we discussed has only in the last few days become public. in 1996, as senator dole was winning the nomination battle, nino called me with momentous news he had been approached by congressman boehner, apparently on senator dole's behalf, inquire whether he would be willing to be the vice-presidential candidate. i knew that he loved his time on the court but he could not help but be flattered. and if dole were elected, who knew what a vice presidency could lead to. and it was a shrewd notion. nino, as you all know, had enormous charm. indeed, it had been thought when he was nominated his charm would be employed to cobble together conservative majorities on the court. much like william brenham had forged

the hol hi maureen.>> [laughter] [laught >> the other one doesn't care. . >> gary, what's up with thisitht weather they're saying.reay >> what's up. >> what the up. cincinnati, hm, 33. it's pretty cold.ttd. down through -- all the wayhe into texas you got 46 forr houston.houston. dallas is 42. 42. we're going to have a nice a n warmup headed our way. w high pressure is shifting iningi to the south and later this week we're going to have what we call a termed bermua that brings the winds from the f south and southwest, that's tha the good stuff so we will be b warming up and it does lookt d like the trend is going to be go today in the 50's and 60's. 6s. tomorrow 70's will be back by bc the middle part of the week. wee here's the trend.re. average high temperature forhigh this time of year should be about 57 degrees.deees. up, up and away with the temperature.te this is a nice trend. 50, 60, 70, 74. 7 7 middle 70's by the latter partat of the week.he this nuisance storm, littlermlie nor'easter is getting

>> maureen her testimony hurts them both greatly. even if she never touched the baby in a harmful way she established she was there over the course of the two days and that the baby was unresponsive and said she did not call 9-1-1 until an hour-and-a-half after she noticed the baby was not breathing. >> she normally laughs you know and cries. matter of fact describing that only moment of vitality we heard about the six-month-old. and it was the same as this mother charged with murder described her last 48 hours. >> i just thought she was sick. >> she said she was limp, motionless, unresponsive but ok enough for trips outside their west charlotte motel. >> sleeping. >> she never called the doctor. >> i didn't know what was wrong so i didn't want to take her to the doctor because i did not want dss to get involved. >> and when she testified about finally calling 9-1-1 she and bodrick discussed what to say. >> i told him that her sisters had dropped her off the bed. >> was that the truth? >> no, sir. >> under the cross-examination, the

you heard maureen talk about the cool air coming back in. tomorrow morning it's under going a change. cooler air from the northwest and we had a front come through. i will show you how you can find a front when the temperatures are all about the same. 69 in boone and blowing rock. 9:00 p.m. and 63 through 11:00 p.m. and a lot on the plate as you know, it's all part of your seven-day first-alert forecast. >> all right appreciate it. right now south carolina governor haley announces her new endorsement for president and she was supporting marco rubio. alex giles is live with the details. >> yes, a little bit of a political alert she said it is her prayer that ted cruz finishes ahead of donald trump for that republican nomination. she announced this today. originally she endorsed marco rubio and he dropped out yesterday and she will support whoever the nominee is from the republican side. but she is praying it is cruz and governor pat mccrory said through his campaign manager he will endorse whoever the republican nominee is in this back to you