. >>> we are in contact with nc d.o.t. crews today trying to find out their plans for treating the roads for monday's winter weather. treating roads for freezing rain is much different than treating roads for snow. any rain would wash away the treatment crews put down. after they make a decision today, trucks will start tackling highways and interstates. >> we have dozens of pieces of equipment just within mecklenburg county alone. we also have potential for 90 contractors that we can bring on site. >> nc d.o.t. says that crews have already used $24 million worth of materials on storm preparations this year. that is more than half of the states budget for the entire year. >>> the north carolina ski industry is getting ready for what could be its busiest the owner says the recent cold weather has allowed the resort to build up a six foot base of manmade snow. that is a pretty drastic change from this scene on december 31st when the resort had difficulty making snow. >> i wasn't sure if they were going to be able to open thi

nc d.o.t. officials say this orange route will affect the fewest number of people, like you said, it's not very comforting for homeowners. >> reporter: after months of discussing which route would be the best to complete the 540 loop, they're discussing which route they would like to see in place. the orange, green, and mint routes would round out the expressway. nc d.o.t. says it's the least expensive that's including the actual construction and land acquisition. 271 residents, 6 businesses, three nonprofit organizations, and one farm would be affected. we spoke to folks near lake wheeler who say they're against the orange route, because it would run right in through their community. >> it would come into the neighborhood and some of the houses on that side would be impacted. if the neighborhood continues to grow, houses on this side would be impacted. >> reporter: the number of people impacted could decrease. >> once a decision is made, and we have chosen a preferred alternative, then we are

nc d.o.t. hopes to fix the congestion issues with these improvements. construction will start in the spring. >>> in south carolina laugh makers there the senate are stuck over a critical bill to fix the states roads and bridges. it's been held up by filibuster far week thousand. the house passed a bill last year to raise the gas tax to pay for the roads but work on a senate bill has hit a wall. told channel 9 that senate rules will have to be changed to prevent this in the future. >> passing this bill is the most important thing that will take up this year. it's crucial. >> hayes supports voting to end the filibuster but some others do not. it is not clear what will happen to the roads bill right now. >>> state lawmakers could call a special meeting about charlotte's controversial nondiscrimination ordnance. who will have to make that call and the costly tab you will have to pick up. >> nice and sunny this afternoon but temperatures will be cooler with highs in the mid 50s. highs in the first tuesday new scratch-off tickets from the north carolina educa

we also have potential for 90 contractors that can we can bring on site. >> nc d.o.t. crews say crews have already used $24 million worth of materials on storm preps this year. that is already more than half the state's budget for the entire year. and you can always stay informed on the weather in your neighborhood by using the wsoc tv weather app. you can use the interactive radar and get severe weather alerts. learned ash county schools will not have a half day today. it was supposed to make up for days missed during the recent winter weather. several school districts including cms are going to use monday, president's day as a make up day for last months snow. at this point no schools have called off or had issued any delays. of course we will stay in constant contact with officials throughout the weekend. we'll bring you think delace or closures right here on the air and restored to hundreds of families in north charlotte. we told you last night at 11:00 a contractor installing google fiber hit a gasline in the highland creek neighborhood. that cut off heat to about

we also have potential for 90 contractors that we can bring on site. >> nc d.o.t. says that crews have already used $24 million worth of materials for storm preps. that is more than half of the state's budget for the entire year. you can always stay informed on the weather in your neighborhood by using the wsoc tv weather app. you can use the interactive radar, get severe weather alerts and hourly forecast. just download the app. it's free on your android or apple devices. >>> over night channel 9 not have a half a day today. students were supposed to make up for days missed during the last round of winter weather. several school districts including cms are going to use monday president's day as a makeup day for last months snow. and at this point no schools have called off or issued any delays. we will bring you any delays or closures right here on the air and on wsoctv.com. >>> 7:02 right now. channel 9 is asking if the heat has been restored to hundreds of families in north charlotte. we told you last night at 11:00 a contractor installing google fiber hit a gas

other issues that we've been following this morning include we're told by nc d.o.t. that u.s. 74 is blocked at 285. if you're trying to access the interstate, 161 over to i-85, that will get you around the road closure. it will take longer, so plan accordingly. inbound billy graham parkway starting to see some delays now because of an accident out towards moores field. you can actually use wilkinson moores field back to the billy graham. an update on this accident sugar creek outbound near i-85, near reagan drive. it is block the inbound right lane. just expect a minor delay at this time. john. >>> checking wall street futures this morning, the dow up 177, the nasdaq up 61. >>> breaking news, we're just getting video here from u.s. 70 where power lines are down. we're going to continue complete coverage of the this wr issues as >>> breaking news right now, eyewitness news reporter dave ferraday has been check out multiple reports of trees and power lines down in burke county throughout the morning. >> this is video that dave just sent in of highway 70 near bailey roa

the nc d.o.t. is making changes by adding a charge lane. they hope to fix the congestion issues with the improvements. construction will happen during the nighttime beginning this spring. >>> today a puppy that survived being shot 18 times with a bb gun in rock hill is finally going home with his new family. this six week old puppy has been adopted by ten-year-old disorders. she recently lost her life-long therapy dog and they had adoption requests from across the world but they decided to let kailey adopt brody because they shared a special bond. many have shared this story on do the same. >>> our area will see a host of job fairs including carowinds. they will hold a job fair from 1:00 to 5:00 at the park. carowinds is looking to fill 4,000 positions from entry level to supervisory positions including rides, entertainment, merchandise, life guards, and other departments. also theme park tweet c railroad is holding a job fair today. they expect to hire 250 employees to operate the facilities including food service, tickets, ride operations

nc d.o.t. making improvements to the diamond by adding a turn lane. ncaa hopes to fix the congestion issues with these improvements. construction will happen during the nighttime beginning this spring. >>> today a puppy that survived being shot 18 times to w a bb gun in rock hill is going home with his new family. he is such an adorable dog. he has been adopted by ten-year- old kailey she is struggling with anxiety issues. they decided to let kailey adopt brettty because they shared a special bond. liked this wonderful story on our wsoc tv facebook page. >>> our area will see a host of job fairs including carowinds. the amusement park will hold a job fair this afternoon from 1:00 until 5:00 and it is at the park. carowinds is looking to fill 4,000 positions from entry level to supervisory positions. they include rides, entertain, life guards, and other positions. the park expects to hire about 250 employees to operate the facilities including food service, tickets, and ride operations. the 2016 park season will begin on april 8th. >>> north carolina s

nc-dot has shut down that lane for the second day in a row because water is seeping through the pavement and turning into ice. d.o.t. crews found an old line that had burst but couldn't fix it yesterday. now it is up to charlotte water to make the repairs and that means the lane could be closed until this afternoon. we saw miles of back up yesterday because of this lane closure and the stop and go traffic caused minor fender benders. nc-dot says there were four accidents saturday because of ice and they've been monitoring this lane since then. drivers we spoke to yesterday were frustrated at the d. >>> i mean, literally not moving inches for 30 or 40 minutes caused me to be late for work. >> the lane won't be open until 4:00 this afternoon and we'll be continuing to monitor the traffic conditions out here all morning. it is expected to get worse. team 9's mark taylor alternate routes for juice as angela mentioned, the frank flow get -- the traffic flow getting light. we're seeing green conditions but central avenue, monroe to east 7th could be used as an alternate route. even perhaps use randolph or providence road

d.o.t. crews on stand-by across charlotte area ready to brine street at a moment's notice. charlotte had crews out a few days ago taking care of bridges and overpasses and the nc-dot alerted some of the independent contractors. >> kind of a critical situation right now we're not sure how the storm will move in. >> brody: the charlotte and state dot are watching how the storm develops before they send out the trucks. the state will make the decision later today. >>> now is the time to make sure you have the wbtv weather app if you haven't downloaded it already, it can help plan ahead knife winter weather. of any winter weather. meteorologist lyndsay tapases has the weather. >> lyndsay: we showed you where the storm is now making landfall over the pacific northwest, out ahea of that, here's what we our weather maker is concerned for the upcoming weekend, a fresh shot of high pressure moving in the carolinas, this is following the snow showers, the disturbance that brought snow showers around to the area yesterday. so as far as what is out there right now, outside of the mountains we have cleared the sky out, so we are starting off on a mostly clear start here, i