. >>> following a major story on will be traveling to texas and nick tennyson said he doesn't feel bankruptcy is the reason to pull support for the project. critics say the i-77 toll lane contract should be canceled but tennyson disagrees. >> i don't think there's anything wrong with the concept and we are to the stage now where there is such heightened sensitivity. >> the governor wants reassurances that the state's contracts protect taxpayers. we'll continue following this story as it happens. >>> today police are working to figure out if a series of shootings are connected. it started thursday night when bullets hit three homes. then yesterday afternoon an 18- year-old was shot and killed. witnesses say he was in a car man outside fired shots at the vehicle. >> he was just a baby. he didn't deserve this. we just want justice to be served. >> police say this is the city's first homicide of the year and they are still search, for the person responsible. >>> justice for charlotte hosted this rally last night. the group said cmpd has a history of using excessive force. this is the video that p

nick tennyson spent the day in austin doing homework on the company that has a 50 year contract to operate toll lanes on i-77. the opportunity to come down and meet with a number of people from the texas dot was a valuable trip. >> you won't answer any more questionses? >> that's right. >> wouldn't elaborate on his day, taxpayers left with know details of the trip they paid for. we pressed cintra for answers in response to our investigation of the i-77 toll project. today in austin we came to their headquarters to get answers at last but when we went to the lobby we were told no one would speak with us. >> we're wondering if anyone is willing to talk with us. >> they're at lunch, i'll assist you. >> silence comes as leaders are pushing back toll roads held up by north carolina leaders. >> intense movement in the state to get rid of the toll roads. >> a reporter at at the texas tribune. some are exploring all options to get rid of tolls. transportation committee said he thinks we have too many toll roads he wants to get rid of them he ordered tex-dot to look into pay off every toll road in

nick tennyson is heading to texas to meet with d.o.t. officials there. it comes as he re-evaluates the i-77 toll lane project here at home. mark davenport is following the story and mark is joining us now live with much more so mark, do we know exactly why the transportation secretary is making this trip? >> reporter: john, we do, he's going out west because he was pat mccrory. contract. i want to show you video of the highway in question in texas. this is highway 130 out west, transportation secretary will be talking to department of transportation officials specifically about cintra's operating the now-bankrupt highway. last week tennyson attended a conference son sr.ed by cintra everybody the company building the i-77 toll lanes right here in charlotte. pre-35pre-planned, they mingled with executives. today the secretary will get the real deal on this company's work in texas. wbtv sent a team out west, we'll have updates on the meeting both on air and online for you at wbtv.com. reporting live i'm mark davenport, wbtv on your side. >> christine: thank

anna: nick tennyson is meeting with texas officials hoping to failed and gave the likelihood charlotte. a similar project built by sentra filed for bankruptcy just last week. joel: considering changing the age at which children would be allowed to sit in the front of the car. it would raise the age from six to 13 years old. the bill would raise the age at which kids are required to be buckled into a car seat from a five to seven. anna: archaeologists believe they found the wreck of a ship of an -- wreck of a confederate ship. researchers say it would be the first civil war era vessel found in the area in decades. it is very well preserved. joel: bogus parking tickets are upsetting drivers in western north carolina. the fake tickets were for $100, way more than the normal fine of $10. they also include a code that can be scanned with a smart phone. the code pulls up this 1987 music video for rick astley. remember him? so whoever put out the tickets could be just charged with littering. so it's a scam. don't do that. thanks for joining us today. remember, we want you on our came. anna: w

secretary nick tennyson said he came to austin yesterday basically because governor told him to. he didn't elaborate very much what he actually did during his visit but late last week he told me he was coming to meet with texas d.o.t. officials drive sh-130, the road that declared bankruptcy last week, also operated by the spanish company cintra who is building the i-77 toll lanes and as a result, governor mccrory, nc-dot is taking a second look to make sure it will not impact the toll lanes. but when we tried to ask secretary tennyson any details about the visitor any questions about cintra in general, we got shot down. >> statement that i've got is total statement i've got -- >> you won't answer any more questionses? >> that's right, thank you. >> it will take weeks before visit. i went to cintra's headquarters nick ochsner, wbtv on your side. >> christine: stay with wbtv we'll have continuing coverage of the story, nick has spent months investigating the i-77 toll lanes and the company behind them. you can see all of his reports right now at wbtv.com. charlotte-mecklenburg sch

in an almost 4-hour meeting yesterday nick tennyson questioned officials about centra and a toll road that went bankrupt outside of austin. centra is building the i-77 toll road. now tennyson is trying to figure out what legal and financial options we have regarding the i-77 toll lane project. >> we are down here at the request of governor mccrory to come and learn the context of the project s h130 and how that might affect or have an impact on the projects that we are carrying out in north carolina. >> this is not the first centra highway to go bankrupt. another project in indiana two years ago eyewitness news anchor scott wickersham traveled to dallas where centra had just opened a similar toll road. critics there said it was a tax on the poor and called it unfair, but dallas leaders told us their population is booming and they could not afford to build roads to handle the traffic. the i-77 toll lanes will stretch from charlotte to mooresville. lake norman residents have spoken out about the spanish company to the governor and transportation leaders for years. they say centra's fail

. >>> north carolina transportation secretary nick tennyson is heading to texas monday to meet with d.o.t. reevaluates the i-77 toll lane project. the governor asked him to do that after a company went bankrupt. our nick ochsner questioned the secretary why this analysis wasn't done before the contract was ever made. >> i'm wondering why you didn't take this hard look at cintra's business model you and dot, why didn't you take the hard look years ago? >> i think it has been looked at and been reviewed and approved by the folks that are placed the debt on this project. >> wbtv drove the failed stretch of highway in tex as in an on your side investigation a couple weeks ago and nick will be in texas monday, following every development of the story. >>> now this morning, are you ready to get your rear in gear? not too late to join molly grantham at the great 5 k at independence park in charlotte. it is for colorectal cancer, second leading cause of cancer deaths in america. there is plenty of time to get out there. several food truck events have kicked off for the spring. we stopped by the f

. >> reporter: nick tennyson is heading to texas monday to meet with t ex-dot about building and operating a now bankrupt highway. before he left, he spent time friday morning mingling with cintra executives and others as part of chamber of commerce forum sponsored by the company. even for the most intense investigative reporter to actually claim there is some connection between the sponsorship of this and anything about anything i said. >> he and ned kern were on hand to discussion issues including the wholy debated i-77 toll lanes. both men continue to defend the project, even after governor pat mccrory ordered the contract be re-evaluated wednesday night. >> said cintra has a track record of success. this is now the third road in 18 months cintra has declared bankruptcy or been sold in the face of financial troubles. is this a track record of success? >> cintra has a track record of success on a global basis. >> in the united states it has not. would you say the dot misspoke when they defended that? >> no, i think cintra has a track record of success for delivering major infrastructure

secretary nick tennyson was in charlotte friday... answering the bankruptcy issues in texas... however tennyson says -- that will not impact the project in our next week -- to texas -- at the governor pat mccrory -- to see caused the texas project to fail. now lets get a check of your saturday forecast with jim lytle. mix of sun and clouds today with some showers overnight. then a return to sunshine and seasonable temps for sunday. springtime, big time, next week! republican frontrunner donald trump will head back to north week. he's making two campaign stops. the first in concord on monday. he'll be at a rally at the cabarrus arena and events center. doors open at 9 am. then, trump heads to fayetteville on thursday, just before the state's presidential primary on march 15th. a former state senator and charlotte city councilman has formed an exploratory committee to run for congress. malcolm graham says he is considering another run for office. he would represent district 12, which now sits entirely within mecklenburg county. he'll make a final decision in a few days. best-sell

today north carolina transportation secretary nick tennyson will head to texas... to see why a toll lane project there failed. this project is similar to the i-77 toll lane project here in our area. earlier this week -- governor mccrory says the state is "reassesing" its contract with cintra. this - after a branch of the company involved in a toll lane project from austin to san antonio -- went bankrupt. secretary tennyson says the issues in texas will not impact the project in our area. york county could put a stop to new construction in some rapidly growing cities. the county is debating a proposal that would ban housing development in fort mill and bethel townships. this would only be in effect until york county officials can figure out new criteria for construction. the proposal comes after complaints from locals about traffic and over-crowding. now lets get a check of the larry today...mostly sunny. highs in the upper 60s. tuesday...mostly sunny. highs in the mid 70s. wednesday...most ly sunny. highs in the mid 70s. thursday...partly sunny. highs in the mid 70