it's going to be rob carter and steve back here tonight. >> we'll see you at 11:00. >>> developing news. tonight supreme courtrt showdown. president obama's supreme court nominee revealed as many republicans refuse to even meet with him. an epic battle brewing. >>> trump versus clinton. after big wins, donald trump warns of riots if he's denied the nomination at a contested convention, and hillary clinton now plotting to take him on. >>> an american student sentenced in north korea, breaking down as he's ordered to serve 15 years of hard labor. what north korea says he did. >>> a shocking escape caught on camera. a helicopter hijacked at gunpoint flying over a prison as inmates grab h hold and hang on for their lives.

we send 8 on your side rob carter to check out the problem. rod is joining us in tampa. i saw the lines, rod, unbelievable. what is going on? >> reporter: the lines were so long and people had to wait that someone brought a couple of chairs and right up at the front door and when they got close to the door they would have a place to sit for a while. i realize that all of those people that were in this line all had the same issue. most of them, nearly all were victims of identity theft. >> it's true. >> for hours and hours today stood and stood a little bit longer. the faces of the eager people waiting to see the tax man. >> this is not your first time being here? >> no. >> jessica is on her second go round trying to get help. >> i had identity theft in 2014 and i'm trying to get my income tax this year and i'm having trouble getting that. >> reporter: and that's the story down the line. wonda rivera had the same problem. they have to show a lot of patience and proof. >> i am prepared. >> reporter: and she should be prepared. for the past couple of days, these lines have

night live" >> john: good morning, this is a wbtv on your side news update i'm john carter. 8:25. >>> a man accused of robbing and kidnapping a pizza delivery driver will appear in mecklenburg county courtroom today. police say papa johns driver was delivering pizza when with he was approached by a man and woman, pointed the gun at the driver, forced him to go to the atm to withdraw money from his the two were arrested in the incident on charges including kidnapping and robbery. >>> first alert traffic brought to you by toyota of north charlotte. >> john: traffic-wise, slow going along i-77, this is a live look at i-77 at west boulevard and as you can see, it is rather thick out there this morning. mom in significant issues at that point right there to let you know about. we're also want to show you a live look at the current conditions map, and you can see we have a few redd red areas, we have a fatal accident in union county, we'll bring you more information later. right now here is meteorologist al conklin. >> al: clear skies all across the wbtv viewing area including heath springs in larch lancaster count

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carter. >> christine: i'm christine sperow. miranda getting details from headlines overnight. >> kristen: developing investigation in houston. officers in a shoot out with five guys trying to rob a furniture store, two suspects dead, the latest from the alert center. >> john: feels a little cool this morning, get things started with meterologist chris larson in for al conklin this morning. >> chris: not bad this morning, we're looking at temperatures in the mid-50s, thanks in large part to mid and high level clouds across the charlotte area. currently in the low 50s. 52 degrees down from 55 earlier this morning. north winds at 3-miles-per-hour. boone, 46, 57 hickory, 49 in wadesboro, 58 monroe this morning, power doppler is quiet. you can see heavier cloud cover charlotte south and east of us this morning. so we do have the storm track heading our way and we have showers in the forecast as we head in the weekend on saturday and sunday. we'll take a broader look at that coming up but for today, skies, mid-60s for the lunch hour, 70 upper 60s to low 70s this afternoon. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. >>> first alert t

carter-conneen. abc7 news. leon: just to remind you that simpson is serving a 33-year rob -- sentence for the las vegas robbery. this is far from the first knife to surface. investigators were focusing on a 15-inch knife that simpson bought prior to murders. the defense produced what was a knife at a hearing but it was in pristine condition and never mentioned at trial. a red stained kitchen knife found not far from the scene of the murders but it never made it to trial. one member of the original dream team cold the "l.a. times" the new discovery isry did -- ridiculous. we have more details on the history on wjla.com. alison: another famous murder case headed to trial this fall. judge set october 11 start date for retrial of ingmar gaundique who was convicted in the 2001 disappearance and murder of the congressional internal chandra levy. retrial was ordered after key witness in that case was called new tonight donald trump dropped out of a speech at cpac. this is hours after the debate that saw a three-way fight where nothing was off-limits. suzanne kennedy joins us. the debate ises no like we have seen befor

rob him or something. because he had told me he had just got paid. >> reporter: he just got paid? >> he just got paid. >> reporter: gabriel carter karlsson was 43 years old. he worked at the fbi building for the last 15 years. twice a week, he would come here to have breakfast with his mom. and after that breakfast this morning, he was walking to the bus stop when he was gunned down. ms. turner had four sons. three died of natural causes. now she has lost her youngest son to it's hurting. because all my sons are gone. i had both sons. this is the last one. it's a hurting feeling to me. i can't take no more. >> reporter: now witnesses say they heard at least six shots at that murder scene down there. two of those shots came from down that walkway, down this driveway, across martin luther king avenue, and into that second floor apartment over there. the story of the near miss coming up at 6:00. in southeast, pat collins, news4. >>> i'm pat lawson muse. we are learning new details about two of the men suspected in the brussels attacks. nbc news learned two brothers suspected in the bombings at the airport and on the metro had been

carter. three minutes before 8:00. >>> a man shot in the leg in northeast charlotte happened just before midnight on bennett near north tryon street. victim told police two men tried to rob him and shot him in the leg. he is expected to recover. no arrests made. >>> let's check in now with chris larson get the latest on first alert traffic. >> chris: first alert traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. i-77 has just been a headache for commuters this morning. this is i-77 out at the rest there, backed up and bumper-to-bumper from 77, fort mill all the way in toward center city. we also have accidents on 77 southbound up at sam furr in the lake norman area. so right now, if you're heading in from lake norman or up from rock hill you're bound to find significant delays. here is al conklin. >> al: we're in good shape after last night showers and thunderstorms. we have clear skies this morning. our camera in university city area, gorgeous start to the day, comfortable, tem temperatures in the 50s. 55 in rockingham, 52 salisbury, 58 statesville, low 50s shelby, boil springs, bessemer rock hill. a lot of sunshine and warm up quickly going from the mid 50s now to the mid