providence road from the arboretum area, 18 minutes and concord to center city, running 19 minutes, 67 miles an hour. that is a check of traffic, christine, over to you. >> christine: after being expelled, yale's former captain is fighting back. >> john: on "cbs this morning" why he said he's being used as a whipping boy. >> christine: the women's ncaa field is set, stick around to find out where south carolina was seeded and who the lady gamecocks will play first. wbtv is always on your side, in good morning, it is 6:16. >> john: 19 minutes after 6:00. a live look at charlotte skyline from scott clark nissan honda hd tower cam, looks nice this morning, doesn't it? we have 54 degrees in charlotte. want to get over to kristen miranda right now, live in the alert center with the latest on an accident involving a son of sarah palin. >> kristen: this is todd palin, sarah's husband. we told you he was in a snowmobile accident and had some serious injuries. sarah palin posted on facebook overnight this picture and this update on todd palin's condition, in intensive care at a hospital in alas

concord to center city, 17 minute commute and lake norman southbound on 77, 15 minutes, 63 miles an hour. most of our major interstates are running in the green, but we have a few slow downs here on 74 going outbound toward matthews this morning. maybe a few slow downs up on north tryon. we do have road construction to tell you about. this lasts for 30 more minutes boulevard at north tryon, closed through 6:00 a.m., it will reopen at 6:00, but closed again tonight and overnight in thursday morning. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. >> john: governor pat mccrory will be in charlotte today anking voters for passing the $2 billion connect nc bond. the referendum passed by 2-1 margin last night. money will go toward new buildings at colleges, water and sewer upgrades and improvements to state parks. wbtv's mark davenport learning this live in charlotte this morning, and this was a big victory for the governor, wasn't it, mark? >> reporter: john, yeah, he called it a big win overnight. the governor is hitting the road stopping at thr

minutes ago. that guy is going to get on the train soon. metro system in dc is back open. look at the video. it was closed for 29 hours, a 29 hour shut-down. all six lines at 91 stayses expectedstationsexpected to open 18 minutes ago. they were working on 600 jumper cables, 26 were damaged. most of the problems have been fixed. inspectors were checking the system's third rail power cables following the electrical fire on monday that slowed down service. while everything was very quiet at all the stations yesterday, it will be a normal day hopefully for everyone in dc today and everyone will be able to get to work as expected. back to you. >> christine: folks will be relieved about that, thanks, kristen. federal safety officials and automakers are expected to announce they have agreed to make automatic emergency braking standard equipment on most cars. would be in place by 2022. automatic emergency braking is available on many models as an option. the feature uses cameras and sensors, radar to see

, 18 minutes, lake norman southbound, 17 minutes, average speed, 65-mil-per-hour. that is a check of the morning traffic, john, over to you. >> john: thanks, chris. next at 5:00, microsoft is under fire over the entertainment hired at at company event. the performance that led to claims of sexism at the company. >>> first, wbtv always on your side, in your community. [laughing] honey, you gotta see this! time warner cable now makes your internet do more. [laughing] honey? our ultra-fast internet with home wifi keeps your devices connected, [laughing] anywhere in your home. [laughing] honey, have you seen this video? [laughing] discover how much more is included. get 50 meg internet for $39.99 per month. call 1-855-want twc. with a variety of fresh-made seafood meals starting at just $4.99, no one does seafood like d's! try our new home-style flounder meal or double dozen shrimp. or our grilled menu, featuring new tuscan tilapia. each with two sides and hush puppies. for full meals starting at $4.99, >>> live from charlotte, this is wbtv news this morning. >> christ

matthews on 74, 13 minutes. providence road, 16 minute commute, 18 minutes from concord to center city and quick look at overall commute, 485, 77, 85 still running in the green. now get a check on the day's weather with meteorologist al conklin. >> al: dry, cool weather, chris as we start tuesday, a little cooler than yesterday morning, lincolnton currently 36 degrees here in the county seat out there, looking dry, 46 partly cloudy in charlotte right now, colder in the mountains, 31 boone, 35 in salisbury. but low 40s. 42 hickory and rock hill, 43 gastonia, 47 in monroe. starting off in the 30s and 40s, wind up in the 60s, a gradual increase in cloud cover, gastonia, 69, partly sunny. becoming mostly cloudy by 4:00. hickory, 67, mostly sunny approaching 70 from monroe and salisbury, a nice day. now we have rain in the forecast for tonight, i'll show you that on futurecast, plus looking ahead to the weekend all the details in a few minutes. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbt

concord to center city, running 19 minutes and lake norman southbound 77, 15 minutes, 65-miles-per-hour there. looking at our charlotte area commute, 485, 77, 85 all running in the green this morning, no significant delays early on. john belk over to the brookshire looks good and 77 past center city also running in the green. that is a check of the morning traffic, john, back over to you. >> john: north carolina is in the national spotlight as voting begins this morning in the state's primaries. several races are on the ballot, including the presidential race for the democrats and republicans. wbtv's mark davenport is live at one of the polling places, covenant presbyterian church in charlotte. before they head out to the polls today? >> reporter: john, first things first, when the polls open and when they close, for all those early birds this morning, listen up, the polls open at 6:30 this morning if you're trying to get out of the house early get to the polls early, cast your vote you don't have to deal with it after you get out of work. for the people that wait until the last second

so matthews to center city, 12 minutes, providence road from the arboretum, 16 minutes, concord to center city, 18 minutes, 65 miles an hour, that traffic, john. >> john: we have much more to tell you about all new at 5:30. >> christine: this is quite the story, a teen in raleigh bound to a chair with duct tape during a break in, we're learning more out for with a variety of fresh-made seafood meals starting at just $4.99, no one does seafood like d's! try our new home-style flounder meal or double dozen shrimp. or our grilled menu, featuring new tuscan tilapia. each with two sides and hush puppies. for full meals starting at $4.99, >> christine: next at 5:30, a teen in north carolina bound to she is doing this morning. >> john: north carolina transportation secretary heading to texas to day to meet with d.o.t. officials there, we break down the reasons behind that meeting. >>> good morning, thanks for waking up with wbtv news this morning now 5:30 i'm john carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. we start this half hour with a look at your weather, meteorologist al conklin has the mos

matthews to center city, 13 minutes. providence road in from the arboritum, 17 minutes. most of our majors continuing to run smoothly this morning. 277, no problems at all. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. >> thanks, chris. >> that incident involving a confederate flag has students and parents up said. all new in our 6:30 half hour. >> and, breaking details on news developing throughout the morning. the with a variety of fresh-made seafood meals starting at just $4.99, no one does seafood like d's! try our new home-style flounder meal or double dozen shrimp. or our grilled menu, featuring new tuscan tilapia. each with two sides and hush puppies. for full meals starting at $4.99, >> welcome back to wbtv news this morning we're going to get right to kristen miranda with an missing. live in the alert center. >> i promised you new information if i got it on the three children missing. here are their pictures here. we have learned their names now. the 4-year-old is mya, the 2-year-old girl is shamira and the little

this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 174. the nays are 235. the motion is not adoptedment the question is on passage of the bill. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. mr. conyers: mr. speaker, on this i request a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of

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we are private of caffeine road. minutes. dry the 17 minutes. >>> rate afternoon. upper 70s for highs. big news this week, our warm temperatures folks in new england will get a warm-up as well. >>> data encryption on fire will not use the service. it scrambles private information. the change comes as apple squares off against the fbi over access. >>> if you are a dog owner you know that sometimes they don't always follow the rules. >> this dog for minnesota took a joyride in a truck. the driver left the truck running and the dog hyped -- hopped behind the wheel. it went through a parking lot and frosted the street and thing goodness. it could have taken out a lot. >> that is so funny. but if the airbag deployed and the dog is like what is going on. >> he has some explaining to do. >> we have bad news. gas prices going up across the country. >> we're not paying five dollars a gallon like some. >>> life to downtown tampa, marco rubio is going to be in town making a campaign stop today at the tampa convention center. more on that coming up. you are looking at harbour

seven day planner in a few minutes. straight >> john: now 17 minutes before 6:00. let's talk about the weather. here is meteorologist al conklin. >> al: all right, thanks a lot, john, get you out there and show you what is going on this morning. 5:43, and we've got mostly clear skies after last night's rain, and you can see that rain is now pushing out up in virginia and offshore of the carolinas. so we're drying out nicely. there may be a smidge of fog around in a few neighborhoods we have a little bit of cloud cover in the mountains but notice through futurecast, that melts away and there is total sunshine all across the area as we go through the afternoon and now in the evening hours with daylight saving time, the sun goes down at 7:35, and with clear skies, we should have twilight until quarter of 8:00. scott clark's toyota in stallings, parking lot is dry, dry at 485 and 74, clear skies out there in stallings and indian trail, likely clear in your neighborhood as well. current condition in charlotte, 54 degrees, light breeze out of the west, excellent visibili

concord to center city, 18 minute commute, lake norman south at 16 minutes, 64-miles-per-hour. that is traffic, christine. >> christine: we watch breaking news happening right now. >> john: police investigating a shooting in north charlotte, this is a live look at the scene on north tryon at craighead, mark davenport was the first reporter on the scene, he will join us live after the break. this morning, it is 6:26. >> christine: breaking news in north charlotte, if you're just joining us, you're looking live at an active police investigation in charlotte where one person was shot and injured. this is north tryon street here, the tryon square shopping center if you're familiar with that area. north tryon and craighead road. we have a live report in minutes. >> john: charlotte city council set to vote on several big topics, on your side with a look ahead to tonight's meeting. >> christine: brody o'connell hard at work in the alert center getting you details first as news is breaking. people gathering in hickory for donald trump rally later this morning. >> christine: i'm christi

it's taking 22 minutes to get to i-4. down here at the bottom, 7 minutes at 75 down to 275. when i got up, i didn't grab my jacket because yesterday i didn't need it, so today -- >> there is a breeze as well and that allows the temperatures to fall back. clear water is 60. look at tampa and 57. why a couple of degrees drop before we reach our morning low. it's very chilly. lunchtime, in fact, we're already in the mid-70s. we'll be in the mid-07s for the evening commute. no issues with fog and the rain. looking up river, we you are going to be seeing this river here impacting mississippi to alabama. arrives and what to expect in my next forecast. >>> in democracy 2016, we'll be watching for fireworks at the republican debate which will have donald trump face-to- face with fox news megan kelly. >> he skipped the last debate after accusing her of lobbing more difficult questions at him trump unveiled for the fist time how he would change the elected. it calls for repealing president obama's signature health care plan and makes individuals' health insurance premiums fully tax de

we'll talk with julia live in just a few minutes. but first here is ryan phillips with a look at your voting forecast. >> patchy fog, not a widespread fog event. not talking big visibility problems that will impede the morning drive. want to give you a heads up generally across southwest miami-dade from kendall down towards homestead, cutler bay, florida city. we'll keep the fog around briefly this morning because bright south florida sunshine will take over. it's going to drive these temperatures quickly into the upper 70s even before we get to about 10:00 or so. at 65 in west kendall and homestead. that's where we're finding the patchy fog. most of us in the low 70s. a look towards aaa and the bay side area, out toward the beaches, visibility is just fine. it's going to be a bright day once we bring the sunup at about 7:30. patchy fog this morning, mainly in miami-dade and western broward. we'll keep it at about 84 at the lunch hour. this is a very warm and dry pattern. your first alert forecast high today 86. i don't see many chan

kannapolis, 17 minutes, lake norman southbound 15 minutes at 66 miles per hour. live look i-77 toward the rest area coming off the south carolina state line, volume increasing a bit but still, everything running in the green this morning except for providence road where we see slow-downs inbound and down around the arboretum area on highway 51. as we come in center city john belk, brookshire, both of those highways running in the clear this morning and the hornets you cable arena tonight taking on the indiana pacers at 7:00 p.m. that is a check of the morning traffic, kristen, over to you. >> kristen: chris, thank you. a charity under fire. >> john: allegations of excessive spending at wounded warrior project has people up in arms. that is coming up on "cbs this morning" at 8:00. >> kristen: a first of a kind roller coaster set to open next week. we will introduce you to the new revolution virtual reality coaster. carter that is up your alley,. >> john: i'm loving this. >> kristen: wbtv news on your side in your community, 16 minutes after 6:00. this afternoon at

complete forecast in just a minutes. a warning this morning from center for disease control t the >>> taking a look towards levi's stadium, no joke. tomorrow april 1, that's the get line on colin kaepernick whether or not he will be calling levi's stadium home or not. our very own frank mallicoat has the complete sports report at 6:25. >>> a warning this morning from the cdc about the zika virus. the mosquitos that can transmit it may live in a broader swath of the u.s. than previously thought. new maps indicate mosquitos with zika could be living in the midwest and new york. >>> only on "5" this morning a woman in santa cruz county took video of a large mountain lion that ventured into her own backyard. take a look. it happened this week in boulder creek. she saw the big cat a few feet away and started recording some video with her phone. the animal looked relaxed as you can see, walking around and appearing unfazed by the woman. >> he walked up by the chicken coop over here and then walked up around this tree and was u

six minutes from 55 up to i- 40. >>> breaking news. fayetteville police are investigating a deadly hit d run. >> it happen.2:00 in the 6800 block of raeford road. a green 1997 ford ranger a pickup truck was left at the scene within north carolina tag, bjp-1906. anyone with formation should call police. the name of the victim hasn't been released. >>> more breaking news, iran has testfired two llistic missiles with the phrase, "israel must be wiped out." written them. this comes as vice president joe biden visits israel today. he is scheduled to speak with their prime minister who strongly approached the nuclear deal with tehran. >>> police are investigating a deadly shooting in the 1400 block of maple drive. two males were found with gunshot wounds at e scene. both went to the hospital, one of them died. the other is recovering from non-life-threatening wounds. no word on a suspect or motive. >>> we have new information about a deadly crash on interstate 40 last night. this involved a motorcycle and troopers say the motorcyclist was sp

minute. >> mr. speaker, today is rare disease day and it's the reason why i am wearing this special tie given to me by minnesotan, erica barnes, as part of the chloe's fight rare disease foundation's wear something rare campaign. mr. paulsen: rare disease is generally defined as a condition that affects fewer than 200,000 people and there are approximately 7,000 different types of rare diseases which impact the health of about 30 million americans. half of which are children. february 29, a day which is rare in itself, is also set aside to bring awareness and improve access to treatment and medical representation for people living with a rare disease. it's recognized by over 80 countries around the world. mr. speaker, there is more that we can do to help. the house passed the 21st century cures act with strong bipartisan support, to help lower barriers to medical innovation and provide critical funding to find curious and treatment for medical afflictions, including rare diseases. so on this

, 16 minutes, 62 miles an hour. still quite a bit of green out here this morning. 485, 77, 85 looking okay. we do have slow downs though, wt harris boulevard, between north tryon and down toward albermarle and also a few delays along north tryon heading out in the university city area, but we will keep an eye on things as we head closer to the rush hour. that is a check of traffic, christine over to you. >> christine: continuing coverage of campaign 2016. >> john: i-77 toll lane project may have had an impact on one state house race, the results from state house district 92. >> christine: the vetting process is done, and president obama is expected to announce his nomination for the supreme court soon. tell you who made that short list. >> john: you're watching wbtv we'll be right back. i just picked us up 2 breakfast croissants for $4, when this bear attacked. with one swipe, it devoured one of the croissants. then jack showed up, and took care of the beast, so i could escape. and that's what happened to your break

this is unfolding by the minute. we are following it from the will keep you updated as new information rolls in. >>> it's 4:13. in your vote, another round of primaries and caucuses in the 2016 presidential race. republicans and democrats in arizona and utah will cast their votes. meanwhile, in idaho, democrats will caucuses. and today's primaries and caucuses come after the presidential candidates addressed a prominent pro- israel organization. >> when the united states stands with israel, the chances of peace really rise. and rises expotentially. that's what will happen when donald trump is president of the united states. >> as president, i will not be neutral. [ applause ] include with the nation of israel. -- un apologyicly with israel. >> palestinians could be able to govern themselves in their own state, in peace and dignity. and only a negotiated two-state agreement can provide those outcomes. >> clinton's democratic opponent bernie sanders didn't attend the meeting. instead, he address foreign policy in salt

we'll talk about that in a minute. tell us what's happening on the roads. >>> we have an accident blocking two left lanes of 40 westbound beyond harrison avenue creating huge delays this morning. let's head back to that camera at 40 and harrison to show you how traffic is going along approaching that interchange this morning. this is the ramp from harrison on 240 westbound. if you can get to harrison you will run into a little bit of a delay merging into the slow traffic but that is an option to get to 40 westbound. avoid picking of chapel hill road or wade avenue heading from their outward 40 w. because you will run into stop and crawl conditions hettinger cary. let's zoom in and get the latest sensor reading between wade and 540, 25 minutes. consider using 54 to harrison avenue or aviation parkway. from their pickup 40 westbound on the other side of the delays. at this point backups begin around wade avenue but it will not be too long. slow drive there, then we can expect delays on outbound wade avenue leaving the be

up here in a few minutes. that is the lake norman came from the vue.com, the lake is very flat this morning. there is not much of a breeze. our numale medical center, 50 this morning, 69 at lunch time, 75 this afternoon. mostly sunny skies, a nice one. melinda dabbs sent in a picture of her son kendall, who with his dad hauled in a bass. a senior, excellent student at south rowannesshigh school in china grove. way to go you're our big catch of the day. sun-up at 6:43, sun goes down at 6:30. normally 37 this time of the day and this time of the year, we're 50 right now, we are headed in the mid 70s today. what about rain chances? let you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. >> christine: the wbtv and me spotlight is on you all week, morganton. >> john: what makes your city great, we want to see favorite hang out spots, beautiful views of the city cool shots of the areas that make morganton special in your eyes. follow us on instagram use #wbtv and me, you mig

this i-4, u.s. 98 to 75, just 22 minutes. and through wesley chapel from state road 52 to 275, 10 minute commute. we have an accident here, trouble creek at rowan road. not going to slow you down. it was tying up a lane but it's all but wrapped up. u.s. 19 and state road 54 look very good new york city delays there. and let's -- good. no delays there. here's a live picture at kathleen road in the heart of lakeland. no delays. back to gene and gayle. >> all right, leslee, thank you. the world are on high alert after new threats from isis. the islamic state group is taking responsibility for the attacks in brussels and threatening other countries. they promise, quote, dark days ahead. and added what is coming could be worse. this morning the death toll from the attacks in brussels as risen to 34. despite the threats the, world is united against terror this morning. iconic landmarks like the eiffel tower you see here in paris honored the victims of the terror attacks. and a symmetry butte at the famous fountain in rome. -- and a

that's a 13-minute ride. this is what it looks like, 77 north, north of 485, heading up from arrowwood road. so, no big delays, we're dealing with damp roadways and that's about it. but south out of iredell, free and clear. as this comes in, we will keep you updated here on channel 9 and in real-time as it happens you can follow me before you head out this morning. that's at traffic team 9. >>> a north carolina surgeon helped rescue more than two dozen students from an incredible bus crash in indiana. . >> i thank god for him. i didn't snow was going on. i was still in shock. he calmed me down mentally and physically. >> the reason the doctor happened to be in the area and what troopers say caused it. >>> leaders in south park are expected to vote tonight on a plan for new development. ahead at 6:00, what will be incorporated into the new plan. >>> back now, 5:53. traffic is tarting to pick up rights now. the temperatures falling back even a little more than the 38 degrees now. that could keep going down. def

just 13 minutes. 93 southbound, 128 to the zakim bridge, 29 minutes. if you're taking "t," or the are running on schedule. back to you, guys. >> christa: all right, danielle. thank you. let's get to some breaking news. police say 13-year-old boy has life-threatening injuries after getting hit by a car in mashpee. it was around 8:30 last night, hospital. the driver did stop at the scene. we'll have a report from the cape come up in about 15 minutes. ism breaking overnight, we're getting a look at the smashed s.u.v. as it's removed from a restaurant in newton. two people were killed and several injured when a driver dinnertime. >> christa: let's go to 7's victoria warren with the latest on what we've learned from overnight. vicki? vick vehicle good morning, sarah. police continue their investigation. no word yet on what caused this crash. live behind me, you can see the pizza restaurants. windows are boarded up. this car we're told came flying down the street, crashing into the windows. it didn't stop until it hit the pizza oven inside. overnight crews p

we will talk about all of this coming up in 10 minutes. >>> hotspots for you in a few minutes. i am road warrior hilary zalla. the sunshine purchase still close. let's go to show you what you are dealing with. you can see the signs, the skyway bridge closed. you have to do i-75 and that is a long detour. we will take a look at the rest of the rush hour. coming up. >>> good morning. >> it is primary day in florida so in 30 minutes proposal open to vote for your presidential candidates. >> sarah hollenbeck is live in there has been a wild campaign. >> donald trump has had to cancel a rally in chicago. we had protesters and supporters of donald trump that faced off in chicago. there has been a lot of bullets so we talked about security at this polling place. this is the busiest wanted hillsborough county. there is no plans to increase security because polling places like this one are safe. i asked about voting machines. each part has been inspected several times to make sure it is ready and the large crowd of voters that will be joining your. the biggest thing you want to pay atte

19 minutes, lake norman southbound at 15 minutes, with an average speed of 68-miles-per-hour. still, a whole lot of green out there, so any of our major interstates looking a-okay, providence road, wt harris, over in north tryon, university city, no problems there. that is a first check of your tuesday morning commute. christine, back over to you. >> christine: voters in north carolina heading to the polls one week from today to vote in the presidential primary. and one candidate will be in the area today. hold a rally tonight in kannapolis, starts at 5:00 at central baptist church, event is free but you have to register online. cruz isn't the only candidate making a push in north carolina. mark davenport live in charlotte with more on this, so mark, two other candidates holding campaign events yesterday. >> reporter: christine, that's right. cruz in town today, yesterday it was trump and clinton. not hillary clinton, but her husband, former president bill clinton. start off with donald trump since he had the earliest event, in concord. take you to that video right now show yo

a 14-minute drive time southbound.southbound lanes are in there and the work zone, no huge, major problems. runnemede, we have a debris spill. the entrance ramp is partially blocked because of this. there's 295, right around 38, no problems or delays either direction. southbound or have to get to philadelphia, 42 freeway, you will be fine right now. it looks okay. no big problems. >>> 20 minutes after 5:00. 46 degrees and it is a rainy morning. look at the view from the hotel in center city. the rain is falling. spotty showers in philadelphia. but, other areas are getting steadier rain. it's moving into philadelphia. 47 degrees right now with a wind at 10 miles an hour. it's a good wind at this hour, but much stronger this afternoon. by then, the rain will be gone and we'll be drying out. beach avenue has been seeing the steadiest rain in the area so far this morning. as far as fog, the pocono mountains, good fog. hitting the roads, slowdowns there, no doubt. the visibility is not too bad. three mile visibility in mt.

cutoff by just two minutes. minutes.kevin says he got to the airport's long term parking lot well over an hour before his flight...but says the shuttle was running late, and when he got to the terminal, the checkin line was much longer than he expected." expected.""got into the line for frontier at 5:00 am, my flight was at 5:45."but a couple of customers in front minutes...essentialy slamming the door in his face. face."they told me the only thing they could do was book me on a flight the next day." that was too late for his business meeting in texas.a frontier spokesman tells us the 45 minute rule is clearly spelled out on the fly frontier website, and is designed to keep planes on time.kevin though is out almost $300 and says next time he'll fly another airline. airline."i don't have another flight with them, and i don't know if i ever will." this is not an isolated compalint: the houston press did a report on other people hit by frontier's 45 minute check in rule...who were also denied boarding for their flg

concord to center city, 18 minute commute, average speed is 65. minutes, 66-miles-per-hour. that is a check of your wednesday morning traffic. christine. >> christine: we have a lot more to tell you in a brand new hour. you'll want to hear this. the story of this american teen hon survived the brussels attack after also surviving the boston bombing. >> john: breaking news, two gun stores in charlotte tar getted by criminals overnight. we're in contact with police as the search is underwear to find out who is doing this. you're watching wbtv news this 6:00. >>> wbtv on your side. wbtv news starts right now with >> john: we begin with breaking news, police investigating possible burglaries at two gun stores in charlotte. we're on your side with the latest information from police. >> christine: a manhunt now comes to an end in brussels as officials are looking for that third suspect who was at large, we just got brand new details in the alert center moments ago from kristen miranda. >> kristen: breaking out of brussels this morning, that third suspect, that third man that polic

to five minutes. the peace bridge is an economic lifeline between western new york and southern ontario and its efficiency and safety is a top priority. i thank congresswoman cufter for her leadership and -- kuster for her leadership and partnership and urge the house to approve this important legislation. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, yesterday economics professor peter of the university of maryland and the "washington times" cited facts the american people need to know. quote, president obama would like us to believe that things are getting better every day. but average median incomes are down $1,650 on his watch. elderly women are working in record numbers because pensions and retir

about 13 minutes. a little extra time, not terrible but be prepared that you will have a little bit west at this point. back to you. >>> 7:36. after falling for months and make a rebound. >> why experts say prices at the pump are going up. >>> plus, could a smiley face really unlock a preteen's true feelings? the researchers are hoping emojis will help reduce lunchroom waste. >>> here are last night's "pick 3" numbers, 7, 1, 9. sum it up, 17. "pick 3 double draw" numbers, 1, 4, 5. sum it up, 10. "pick 4," 3, 2, 8, 5. sum it up, 18. 23, and 28. >>> look to pay more at the pump. for the first time in eight months gas prices are on the rise. the average price jumped by seven cents over the past two weeks. the national average is $1.84, $.70 per gallon cheaper than year ago. industry analysts say growing demand and high crude oil prices are causing the increase. the most expensive is la, $2.51 per >>> a new survey finds less than half of american businesses adopted credit card chip technology intended to f

an 18-minute drive and 27 minutes west side from elyria. tia. >> tia: time is 6:20. we have another live breaking news report in brunswick in about ten minutes. >> brian: serious injuries a big mess left behind after a pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it differently. only flonase is approved to relieve both your itchy,z watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. complete allergy relief or incomplete. let your eyes decide. >>> maybe pull out some summer-like clothes from the back of the closet today. we have breaking news to tell you about. more than a dozen injured when a passenger train derailment in california overnight. by the looks of this wreckage, this could have been a whole lot worse. of the 14 injured four people are seriously hurt, but thankfully not a lot of fatalities. 200 people were on the train traveling from silicon valley to stockton, california. what caused this derailment remains under investigation. >>> we're less than a month away from the indians o

if you are coming out of mint hill it's a 15 minute ride. out of matthews it's 13 minutes and the average speed there 51 miles per hour. keith? >> off to a cooler start this morning temperatures fall back into the mid 40s in charlotte and mid 30s in the east. the cool air that came in last night mainly settled up north slowly but surely seeking it's way into town with high clouds in place. dry as can be the first half of our day today. back into the mid 50s by 9:00 approaching 70 again for this afternoon. the rain is headed our way and when you will need those umbrellas into the evening hours. liz? >> on the scene of breaking news in gaston county for six hours. investigators arrested this woman in connection to a triple homicide. night. >> channel 9 has been with them all night long as they search inside and outside that house for evidence. angela hong is live at alexis road with the latest on this for us. angela? >> john, hours after this triple homicide investigators are still out here. you can actually still see that tarp is up and the c

concord to center city, 18 minute commute right now and lake norman southbound on 77, sitting at 15 minutes, 66-miles-per-hour. mapping system a lot of green, 485 looks good, 77, 85, some of the primary secondaries like providence, independence, albermarle, all running in the green early on this wednesday morning. that is a check of traffic, christine, back over to you. >> christine: watching breaking news an investigation underway after a shooting sent one woman to the hospital. >> john: the woman shot around 11:30 on brooktree drive in west charlotte. she then drove herself to a home away. from there taken to the hospital. injuries. >> christine: one of four shootings that happened in the one person shot at 8:00 near barrington drive and milton road. that person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. around 5:30, two people were shot on the plaza an hour earlier than that, a person shot in a shooting on brookshire boulevard. >> john: mark davenport is live at charlotte-mecklenburg police headquarters with more on the shootings in east charlotte. mark, do police believe they are co

this drive time is normally 14 minutes. around this time it's normally 18 minutes.that's a heck of a jump. eastbound as you make your way between the blue route and the vine, you're nearly an hour. you can take mlk or kelly drive around this accident scene. the westbound drive time isn't too bad. it doesn't seem to be much of a gaper delay. only about an 11-minute drive. average speeds are pretty good. we're following a fuel spill on 95 northbound at kerlin street in delaware county. expect a lane restriction there. >> katy, thank you. decision 2016. >>> democrats have sharp contrasts to think about after the latest presidential debate. >> flint, michigan hosted last night's forum between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. michigan's primary is tomorrow. things heated up over the federal bailout of the u.s. auto industry headquartered in michigan. >> i voted to save the auto industry. he voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry. >> if you are talking aboutç t wall street bailout, where some of your friends destroyed this economy, through -- >

concord to center city, 18 minute commute, lake norman southbound, 16 minutes, 64-miles-per-hour. mapping system yeah, you can see it, most of the major interstates still running in the green this morning, a few slow downs, over on providence road outbound toward fairview providence road, independence boulevard, wt harris, albermarle all looking just fine this morning. traffic, guys, back to you. >> john: campaign 2016, voter in north carolina will select their choices for the presidential nominees in tomorrow's primaries. three candidates will be in the charlotte area today in hopes of courting voters. wbtv's mark davenport is live in charlotte with more on this story and mark, those candidates include the republican and democratic front runners. >> reporter: today is very important, a little more than 24 hours before the polls open up across the state of north carolina, we'll see both those front runners back here in the state today. also seeing bernie sanders as well. i want to get you to the schedules. first event of the day belongs to donald trump, he will be in hickory at le

drivetime is 10 minutes to cross the bay. three-minute delay. the skyway bridge is a different story. and the drive times, 17 minutes from pinellas point drive. >>> 642, allergy forecast on the high side. tuesday through friday, minimal rain chances so it will not not the paula now. -- knock the pollen out. the 50s. whether. more coming up on that. >> reporter: we will show you more of what the owners of the area three major sports franchises had to say in a candid conversation on monday night. spring training is ramped up. the phillies have a new date in the gators are trying to jumpstart their post season chances at home against kentucky. that is a look ahead. i am dave wirth. >>> here is the big story. voters headed to the polls on they will decide who should be their party's presidential nominee. >> donald trump leading marco rubio, us senator ted cruz and the gop field. hillary clinton is expected to rack up more delegates which could make her unstoppable. >>> testimony continues in the civil lawsuit involving >> she became emotional issue

can i get one more minute? mr. polis: i yield an additional minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. castro: the fact is we are a nation of immigrants. we've always been a nation of immigrants. we will always be a nation of immigrants. it's what's made us strong, it's what's made us powerful around the world. it's what's earned us friends. and the what's made us the envy of the world. and all of us have to make sure in governing that 50 years from now, when somebody in europe or latin america or asia is asked, where on earth they would -- asked where on earth they would want to move if they were to leave their home country, the answer is still the united states of america. thank you, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from colorado reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. sessions: mr. speaker, i want to reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from colorad

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providence road from the arboretum, 15 minutes. concord to center city, 18 minutes. that is traffic, christine, over to you. >> christine: following several breaking news stories for you this morning. >> john: amtrak train crash in an suv causing major delays, >>> a homicide investigation in west shared, those details. >> christine: several days in early voting in north carolina, all new in the 6:30 half hour, details on how many votes have been cast here in mecklenburg county. >> john: peyton manning set to announce his retirement today. at 6:00, brody o'connell is in the alliter alert center getting reaction. morning, five minutes before this afternoon at dunkin', save when you sip. get a free donut or turbo shot when you buy any beverage between 2:00 and 6:00 p.m. the bigger the burrito, the bigger the fun. dunkin's new grandde burrito -- go grande with veggie or sausage today. america runs on dunkin'. >>> wbtv on your side. wbtv news starts right now with breaking news. >> christine: we're watching breaking news here in west charlotte where an amtrak train crashe

we were giving approximately 35 minutes to 40 minutes a day for free to the city. and when we brought the issue to the city, all we were seeking was compensation going forward. >> that settlement was back pay for five years. the issue of whether the city should continue to pay is now in arbitration. >>> bay area dog owners are fuming over a proposal that would limit where they can stroll with their pets. they took on the golden gate national recreation area last night at a meeting in montera. the feud stems from a proposal that would reduce the spaces in parks where people can walk dogs on and off leash. it would affect 22 sites around the bay area. ggnra says the plan would protect wildlife and people who held a provocative play last night disagree. >> what's on my plate is rigged. and that's how a lot of people are feeling about this plan. >> we believe our plan does balance the needs of those who like to enjoy the park with their dog and those who don't. >> there will be five more public meetings. the park agency predicts the rules will take effect next year. >>

so i spend like-- >> juliana: twenty minutes. >> macri: twenty minutes. >> juliana: half an hour. >> macri: thinking that i was going to die. i couldn't breathe. now is funny, but-- ( laughs ) it was a horrible moment, yeah. >> stahl: you've had a couple of brushes with death, actually. >> macri: no, no. this was quite funny. the other one wasn't so funny. >> stahl: no. the other one happened when he was 32. he was grabbed off the street, and kidnapped. is it true when they kidnapped you, they put you in a coffin? >> macri: yes. to take me to the place. and then in another little bit bigger coffin. it was a box. >> stahl: he was held for 14 days. did you think you'd never live through that? macri: you keep thinking all the-- all day because you are trapped there with nothing to die, i'm not going to die. because in many cases, that group of kidnappers killed the victims. >> stahl: but he was released, after his father paid a $6 million ransom. the incident changed the trajectory of macri's life, dramatically. it persuaded him to leave his father's business and set out on his own. fir

but again 17 minutes now so an extra 10 minutes for your drive just to get through this portion. delays at the eastshore freeway. we have a couple of accidents westbound 80 at minute noel valley roadblocking lanes -- at pinole valley road blocking lanes. a second accident stuck at hilltop on the shoulder. busy through there towards the bay bridge. another wreck just reported south 101 at alameda del prado. >>> we have anne makovec now. she is at the north concord station with the latest on the detours. >> reporter: we just saw picks of some of the people board -- pictures of some of the people boarding buses at the pittsburg- baypoint bart station. this is where those buses dropped people off at the north concord bart station. i just talked to the spokesman who said anybody taking the bus bridge should add an extra 30 minutes to their trips. all bart riders should expect delays. bart shut down the section of track between concord and pittsburg-baypoint yesterday after 50 train cars broke down there. that's an updated number. 50 cars knocked out of service right now. engineers are

some travel times for you, lakeland 98 to 75, 22 minutes. just 11 minute through pasco down to 275. that's the northern apex through wesley chapel. great drive. no delays. that's a look at weather and traffic. >> thank you. >>> we want to get back to breaking news. two explosions hit the airport in brussels. >> at least one person is dead. many others are injured. news channel 8's lindsey mastis joins us live. >> reporter: there's a lot of videos and pictures on social media showing the aftermath. some of it is too graphic to the show you but i wanted to let you know, we are also getting reports now of an explosion at a metro station. this appears to be this area. you can see some smoke coming out of what would be the tunnel area and this is close to some european union institutions so it seems right now that there's multiple attacks going on. and we are trying to get this confirmed right now. and take a look at this video right here. this shows people running from the airport. you can see the destruction right here in the background. and take a look at this video. this is from the

as for kobe, 12 points in 24 minutes.this is a 17-point blowout in what is being called the biggest upset in nba history. >>> earthquakes fans jacked out of their minds for the opening day. new season, same old wanda. san jose beat colorado 1-0. cactus league, first taste of the giant dodger rivalry. struck out 5, allowed one run in three innings. the dodgers beat the giants 5- 2. >>> cell phones, beer, baseball, right? doesn't get any better in peoria for the as and padres. chris coughlan was rookie of the year in 2009. as management hoping to see a little bit more of that. the as beat san diego 6-5. so how about it, the warriors lose a stunner, that's their sixth loss of the season. totally unexpected. they can get the all time record for consecutive home wins tonight if they beat orlando and our sportscast will emanate from there. i'm dennis o'donnell. >>> how about play of the day? it is march, we got a little madness for you and we got northern iowa against evans vale, watch. >> score. >> yeah, get ready for a lot of

from route 130 to the schuylkill expressway is an 11-minute trip. if you're in new jersey, watch out for construction. one lane open in each direction between spring garden and fleming pipe and that's scheduled throughout may. tracy. >> jessica, thanks. >>> march to victory. the villanova wildcats are now in houston as the final four tip-off is ten minutes away. vai, excitement is building for the team and the fans. >> indeed, tracy. nova has landed in houston and the countdown begins. they received a military welcome as they touched down at the airport and we were there as they pulled into the hotel. earlier in the day nearly a thousand people came to see the team off. 6 they said good-bye in a way that moved coach jay right. >> it was something pretty neat. >> when those guys -- when they kissed the court, that just said it all to me. >> well, they kissed the "v." it was a big day for nova nation. it was a time lapsed video as the team started to houston yesterday. you could see the flood of fans coming together to send off the team. and now take

cover it in the seven day forecast in a couple minutes. let's check in with chris, first alert traffic. >> chris: first alert traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. overnight fire at a restaurant has closed down a portion of albermarle road, inbound lanes are all open but one outbound lane blocked. you'll find heavy traffic that is albermarle at central. a live look i-77 clanton road. no problems here, volume picking up across the area, but most of our major interstates are continuing to run in the green this morning. we do have a new accident, this is statesville avenue at atando, expect you will find inbound delays along statesville. that is the morning commute, christine, over to you. >> christine: busy morning for breaking news. >> john: we're live at the scene of a fire at a restaurant in east charlotte along albermarle road where they are live. at the top of the hour we're on with more details. >> christine: also live at an active scene in anson county right now, state investigators say they are on the scene of a criminal in

to center city and lake norman southbound 16 minutes, 64-miles-per-hour. quite a bit of green, not seeing volume delays on 77 out of lake norman, still running in the green. roll until center city, the john belk and brookshire both of those running free and clear, we do have an early morning accident, this is over off of 5th street at clarkson and cate christine, over to you. >> christine: south carolina lawmakers have come to an agreement how to fund road repairs and maintenance. >> john: we'll tell you how the plan will affect the gas tax. you're watching wbtv news this morning, it is 6:26. we'll be right back. this afternoon at dunkin', save when you sip. get a free donut or turbo shot when you buy any beverage between 2:00 and 6:00 p.m. the bigger the burrito, the bigger the fun. dunkin's new grandde burrito -- a breakfast burrito packed with big southwest flavor. go grande with veggie or sausage today. america runs on dunkin'. >> christine: next at 6:30 looking live at central piedmont community college early voting for north carolina primary begins h