they've got their lights on here on mcnealy. we're told one person escaped the home on mcnealy near main street. it broke out at about 4:30 this morning. firefighters say it started in the back of the duplex, really dark here, it's hard to see, but we'll get more information as the sun comes up and as police investigate. some investigators are inside trying to figure out how it started. we expect an update once they finish their investigation. you can tell that mcnealy avenue is back opened at this point. it will be slow in the area and intermittent lane closures as firefighters have wrapped up, now police are there. >>> also breaking this morning in durham, a police officer was shot early this morning outside. durham county jail. it happened where officers bring in inmates and suspects for booking. there is a suspect in custody. that suspect was not injured. the officer is already out of we are asking what led up to the shooting. we're going to have updates on this story throughout the day. >>> we are following a major story fo

this is happening on mcnealy avenue. that's off of main street in downtown mooresville. we're told smoke is showing from the house, but firefighters haven't said if anyone is inside the building. we've got crews on the way to the scene. we will bring you more information on both of these breaking stories as we get new information. >>> today, charlotte city council will decide whether to rezone seven acres in south park to allow developers to build. it would mean tearing down sharing united methodist church and replacing it with a new church, apartment, shops and dining space. eyewitness news reporter alexa ashwell is at the proposed location. alexa, the congregation at the >> reporter: yes, stephanie. and tonight's decision is three years' in the making, in fact. leaders here at sharing united methodist church says it's all about moving forward with a united vision. channel 9 was there as more than 100 church members showed up at the meeting in support of plan, and many holding signs encouraging companies to vote yes to tear down the church. a new church would be built w

william mcnealy who didn't want heard the gunshots. >> bamm, bamm, bamm. and i woke up, i said oh, somebody must be locked out, because it sounded hard. and by the time i got up, got my pants on, got my cigarette, see what's going on, heard it again, bamm, bamm, bamm. >> mcnealy said one of the shots went through the floor and into the apartment below. no one was harmed there. other neighbors told him they saw the gunman run down the stairs and out the front door. >> i don't know what was going through his head, but i pray, i feel sorry for the kids. i really do. >> gloria chapman lives in the complex says her nephew would play with jones' little girls. >> they are some loving kids. i'm so sorry that they had to see their mother go this way. >> late this afternoon jones' mother came back to the apartment, but declined to comment on camera. she says her daughter was working as a dental assistant and was studying to be a dental hygienist. family members say jalisa harris who worked at wild wings was aspiring r&b singer. little bit more about what we've been

. ♪ ♪ john: joining us now is the sun microsystems ceo, scott mcnealy, a longtime silicon valley republican not supporting any presidential campaign in this cycle so far. he joins us from down the road apiece. thanks for joining us. scott: i did support carly and i think that extends my long-running streak of not supporting anybody who wins. mark: i stand corrected. you supported someone from your industry. but of the remaining candidates in this race, before still in the race, do any of them give you hope that they would be a strong nominee and a strong president? scott: i think any of the four are far superior in terms of ceos, i would say most ceos are a thousand times better than the best politician. in terms of understanding what makes america great. but i'm a little biased, having been on the inside and seeing how the system can work incorrectly and how it can work properly. i'm worried -- it is fascinating to me that when i grew up, socialists was one of the bad things you can call someone and now we have millions of people supporting that. i think integrity and character, honesty an