what's the crowd like there now, sara blake? >> reporter: well, maureen, the line has gone down, but about 30 minutes ago it stretched pretty far and hundreds of people were waiting in line to hear hillary clinton speak. that is not slated to happen but people are inside now ready and waiting for the former first lady and the former secretary of state. recent polls across the state have clinton leading bernie sanders for 20 if not 30 points. she was speaking in chicago and that's where she will be coming from. her husband bill stumping for her in greenville, north north. greenville, north carolina. a lot of women, young women like a 20-year-old i spoke to who is voting for the years. i feel like she is so strong, and she's not afraid of anything. thz what we need -- that's what we need. >> reporter: again hillary is slated to take the stage here at 9:15 tonight. from here she will head to washington, d.c. tonight at 11:00, we will bring you a full recap. for now, reporting in charlotte, sara blake morgan, wbtv on your side. >> m

sara-blake morgan is at the cornelius town hall. what is the purpose of this forum tonight? >> well, the focus is sure to be all of the questions surrounding sentra, the company responsible for the toll project and the projects they have completed in the past. widen i-77 says they have not made a presentation like this but found it necessary after a texas toll promising spearheaded went bankrupt last week. wbtv reported that that road sh130 part of an on your side investigation last month, we went back again this week as ncdot secretary tennison traveled to meet with texas dot about their dealings with sentra and despite the bankrupt sis ncdot continues to stand by the project. putting out a statement say to go will virtually insure failure and taxpayers will be on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars if that happens but there is sure to be no short supply of opinions tonight. we will head inside and bring sara-blake morgan wbtv on your side. >> last month ncdot asked local mayors for their input on the contract. and the deadline for mayors to send their letters to d

sara-blake morgan is live for us. and we know we have heard from them neighbors want answers? press conference 45 minutes ago and they are frustrated because this is something they have been dealing with for quite sometime. not being able to drink their water. thinking it's unsafe because of the runoff from the allen steam station. and what you are looking at the meeting has not started yet but the people are signing up to speak and this is not the only people signing up. there is 200 people inside getting ready to hear from the state to hear from duke energy they want answers. now right now the state currently lists the allen plant as a low risk site but the state will make their final decision on that this summer and that is why they are holding the meeting to hear from people like a mother who spoke who is worried for her family's safety and another women says her husband died from cancer and blames that on the drinking water. again this meeting was supposed to start at 6:00 p.m. and we will bring you an update tonight in gaston county, sara-blake morgan wbtv on your side.

sara-blake morgan wbtv on your side. >> thank you. and turning to the republican race, the polls out of north carolina give donald trump a commanding lead. >> he appeared in hickory today at an event with governor chris christie with interruptions from protestors in the crowd. christian flores was inside the event and joins us. christian how was the crowd today? >> maureen, the line for trump's night and went on for blocks but supporters were not the only ones in line. protestors snuck into the rally. during the rally three groups caused a disruption and were kicked out. police officers had written six citations for protestors. charges from disorderly conduct to obstruction. what started the protests was trump's stance on how he is going to make mexico pay for the wall. that is one of the topics that he addressed most today. >> we cannot allow people into our country that we don't know anything about them. we don't know where they come from, who they are. they have no paperwork. they have no nothing. >> trump leads ted cruz by 90 dele

reporting in charlotte, sara-blake morgan wbtv on your side.

precious moloi-motsepe, entrepreneur sara blakely, and a.o.l. founder steve case, and his wife jean. when did you first hear of the giving pledge? >> jean case: melinda called and talked to us. but we had the benefit of knowing bill and melinda for a long time, going back to our technology roots. >> steve case: we competed against them for many years. >> jean case: we did. >> steve case: and we're happy to finally join forces. >> rose: you wanted to be on their side. >> steve case: yeah, yeah, we wanted to be on the... aligned. >> rose: they've all signed the same pledge, and they bring the same brashness to their philanthropic ambition that helped them build financial empires. >> pete peterson: charlie, this is a group made up largely of entrepreneurs. and they didn't make a billion dollars or $5 billion by doing the ordinary; they did it by being bold. >> rose: that's certainly true for sara blakely. >> sara blakely: well, i made people's butts look a lot better. >> rose: i think you've missed me. in 2000, she took $5,000 in savings and starte

. >> sara-blake mark began, wbtv, on your -- morgan, wbtv, on your side. >> what a great story there was another officer not available for the interview, but we want to recognize him, as well. good stuff. >>> coming up, it is the most interesting advertising decision in a while. the decision by dos equis to get rid of this famous face that story just ahead. al? >> plenty was warm weather in our forecast for today, and tomorrow, as well. big changes involving cooler weather and wet weather as we take a look at the weekend. i have have your seven-day forecast ahead. >> al, the most interesting traffic in the world. we're keep an eye on the carolinas. gunmen on the l all across america families are coming back to time warner cable for a whole new experience. we came back for internet speeds so fast even the kids are impressed. oh she's impressed. we're catching up on movies and shows on demand just as fast as we can watch them. twc's home wifi is so strong we can use all our devices at the same time. come back today. you'll get 100 meg internet, tv, phone and more for $89.99 a month. an

sara-blake morgan will be there and have a full report at 11:00 p.m. >> we want to check into the alert center with alex giles. he joins us live with an accident that shutdown part of freedom drive? >> yes, the accident happened earlier but the aftermath is affecting this area. this is freedom drive near wesley village road in can see the crews and power lines are down. and there is an accident earlier where two cars collided and one hit a utility pole. freedom drive between morehead and berry hill will be closed for several hours while they work to make those repairs on the road. we will update you and follow the situation as we get the latest information about that repair work going on. back to you. >> that is going to spell trouble for the commute. thank you. >>> a judge ruled three children who went missing for 20 hours last week will stay in protective custody. the children found locked in a closet in an abandoned trailer. detectives need to further investigate the circumstances surrounding their disappearance. they will have supervised visits with family members. >> a south caroli

reporting in charlotte, sara-blake morgan wbtv on your side. continue to follow the latest on this breaking news and bring you new information as it comes into our newsroom. >> cmpd chief kerr putney opens up about a viral video which shows one of his officers striking a man under arrest. you can see the man is surrounded by officers but one is punching him. it's raised questions about the department's use of force policy and whether that was followed. sharon smith joins us live with more how the chief explains it. tell us what is his stance here? >> first, i think tonight's newscast shows you the different situations they respond to. and in this case, chief kerr putney says that he finds no criminal wrongdoing with his officers. but there is still an internal cmpd investigation going on. that is not over yet and department policy is different from state law as the face of his organization, the chief is trying to balance internal trust at cmpd and trust with the community. going viral protestors organized and the suspect's mom did interviews. >

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wife blake lively, the power couple looking stunning as always and then of course, mike myers there with the platinum hair along with "saturday night live" producer loren michaels. >> after dinner, saraeilles performed her hit song "brave" accompanied by the washington performing arts children of the gospel choir. bareilles is american, not canadian. maybe avril lavigne was busy. canada's biggest entertainers were apparently unavailable. drake who you see there, he's canadian, couldn't make it. >> and, of course, this guy, uh-huh, justin. he and his jumpsuit even though we know he loves his northern homeland, there with stephen harper. he was not in attendance. >> maybe he didn't want to wear a tux. it was a black tie affair. >> wayne gretzky. . >> wayne gretzky wasn't there. >>> mario lemieux. >> sidney crosby not there. alanis morissette was not there. >> getty lee from rush was not i get it. we're going to call the state department, give them a new list from "world news now." >> ryan gosling, also canadian. >> ryan adams, still in the summer of '69. he wasn't there. >> thank you guys. draft up that letter. we'll send it to the white house and the state department. >> shania twain,