. >>> and it was just last week, that we learned the current ceo, michael tarwater was paid $6.6 million last year. chs has not released any detail about gene woods' salary at his job in texas. he was paid $1.8 million in salary and compensation. >>> they're starting to return to the carolinas, just in time as the next winter storm takes shape. did you ever notice how the charlotte area is always on the bubble of rain or snow when we come back, we'll show you why. >>> you expect some city employees to make overtime pay. but some making so much they doubled their salary. >> how confident are you >> how >>> breaking news tonight, these repairs along busy independent boulevard won't be over any time soon for drivers, just within the past 20 minutes, we learned from the d.o.t. that the westbound lane, just before 277, into uptown, will be closed until 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. now, right now, traffic appears to be moving pretty smoothly there now. we will continue to watch for any backups and alert you throughout the night. >>> new developments. a 25-year-old double murder case in lenore will

if selected, he would replace retiring ceo michael tarwater. >> john: a woman investigators say was driving drunk when she ran in the back of the gaston county sheriff's car is expected in court today. 53-year-old kuzundra manns hit mance hit them. >> christine: we're just getting started. a rare moment of republicans and democrats working together. we'll tell you about the bill senators passed by a vote of 96-0. >> john: kristen miranda live in the alert center. >> kristen: john, looks like the four remaining people holed up expected to surrender in oregon. >> john: a quick check of weather, be 20 degrees in charlotte, 13 in boone, i was just checking sugar mountain website, 3 degrees at the summit, that is cold. and traffic-wise, a live look at i-77 at clanton road, things are are moving very smoothly. chris larson has an eye on things on the roads because you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this it is eight minutes after 5:00. dunkin' donuts' unbelievable selection of breakfast sandwiches freshly made all day -- and now you can enjoy two englis

michael tarwater who's retiring in june. the board of commissioners just wrapped up a special meeting, a news conference is about to start at levine's children hospital. we have a crew there right now. we'll bring you more details about "woods" in our later newscasts and online at w-c-n-c dot com. lower 40s. west winds 5 to 10 mph. cloudy. lows in the mid 20s.. .friday...mostly cloudy. highs in the lower 40s. northeast winds around 5 mph. .saturday...sunny . highs in the upper 30s. northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .sunday...partly sunny. highs in the lower 30s. .monday...cloudy with a ae ofow...main the ternoon.derate snow accumulationpossible.ighs ine mid s.esday...moloudy. a chanceof rain ansnow the rning. ghs inheper 40s. dnesday.most sunny. highs inthe mid 50s. ill singavy traic atdennced arlottetowne of work oa water maine.ash onfairview at borwayasht sunset ai7. ming uon the that feeling. you know the one. that "grand-slam, aced-the-presentation" feeling. multiply that feeling. it's the deal of all deals. a moment worthy o

he replaces michael tarwater who is retiring. >>> time for a look at chris larson. >> chris: first alert traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. again, it has been a very tough commute for folks heading inbound on independence expressway, still seeing the heavy traffic there, it is beginning to ease up somewhat but we've seen stop and go delays, all the way up to 277 this morning. we saw early morning accident and also traffic blocked in the right hand lane as crews made emergency road repairs because of water seep on to the roadway. delays northbound on i-77 coming across 485 up to arrowood and all the way in center city this morning. then down to the south, still some fairly significant delays around the arboretum area. chilly morning, here is meteorologist al conklin. >> al: bitterly cold, temperatures 20 degrees in charlotte. we're now starting to rebound thankfully because we have sunshine, there is heath springs elementary school, currently 28 right now. breeze. in charlotte, we're just now approaching 30, but still 14 up around boone, windchill factor below zero. windchill