tennison insists one has nothing to do with the other but admits the bankruptcy doesn't look good. >> that's a toxic word. toxic politically for his boss. governor pat mccrory has been hackled by critics. today pat mccrory left the door open. >> i need reassurance this company can fulfill its responsibility. >> when you see something like this, it's a good idea to go >> nick tennison says he sees no reason to cancel the i-77 toll lanes deal but knows his trip to texas is a delicate assignment. >> we need to say we understand this is a sensitive question, and we're going to go resolve it. >> reporter: secretary tennison plans to spend just monday in texas and then come back and put together a report for the governor on what he finds. he promises he'll make it available to the public. jim bradley, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> last night at 6:00, we told you it's likely tolls will interstates even if centra is stopped. local transportation leaders told channel 9 toll lanes is still the best way so manage traffic. they say years of research back up their plans for paid lanes across the

nick tennison was meeting with the dot about the business dealings with sen trarks the company contracted to build the i-77 toll lane here. nick ochsner is the only reporter in always tip for the visit and nick joins us with new calgaries. new -- details. >> the cars trickle behind me in 130 now that it's rush-hour the same bankrupt highway that secretary tennison told me he was going to drive. but we do not know what he did questions he would not answer them. >> statement that i have is that total statement. >> nick tennison's comments following a day of meeting lasted less than a minute and included no details. he was in austin to see how sentra's toll projects fared. >> in the past decade an anti-toll movement and sentra is the boogie man. >> the reporter with texas tribune. he covered the toll projects and says it's easy to tell how texas leaders feel about their future. >> toll roads have been hobbled in texas. the governor campaigned on not approving anymore toll roads and toll fatigue is brought up in austin and tolled out. there is a sense that we have over a dozen toll roads in t

but today secretary tennison gave us little indication he'll recommend that. more on what he told us at 6:00 tonight. live in north charlotte. jim bradley, channel 9 >>> today governor pat mccrory was in catawba county celebrating a community staple. he helped united sewing machine companies celebrate 30 years at its plant in con over. he touted the jobs it brought to the area and partnership with schools and technical education programs. after that event channel 9 spoke one on one with the governor about charlotte's controversial lgbt ordinance. coming up at 5:00, the expectations he says this regulation takes away. and the reason he says critics feel betrayed by it. >>> republicans getting in last minute attacks aimed mostly at donald trump. today dual donald trump rallies in michigan served up what's become standard. calling out protesters. >> get out of here. >> hitting the media. they're worse than rubio. and they're worse than cruz. >> the day after mitt romney laid out the case against him in salt lake city. >> will he talk about our policy differences

tennison insists one has nothing to do with the other but admits the bankruptcy doesn't look good. >> that's a toxic word.

transportation secretary nick tennison met with texas d.o.t. officials this afternoon. a company formed by centra filed for bankruptcy. they're the parent company over seeing the construction of the toll lanes on i-77. today's meeting was about four hours and tennison said it'll be a whim before he has a report ready for the governor on what they discussed today. >>> meanwhile, the developer of the i-77 toll project has a new minority shareholder. british infrastructure firm john lang paid to invest in the i-77 mobility partners is the u.s. subsidiary of spanish company centra. >>> the tow truck driver accused of using deadly force after booting a truck in south charlotte faced a judge just hours ago. police say hey fired one shot at a man this weekend. eyewitness news reporter dave faherty spoke with the victim in this case and other tow truck operators about why they carry a gun on their calls. >> jarvis simpson's court appearance lasted only a few minutes in charlotte today. the man he's accused of shooting told me by phone this afternoon that when simpson showed up

. >> nick tennison's comments following a day of meeting lasted less than a minute and included no details. he was in austin to see how sentra's toll projects fared. >> in the past decade an anti-toll movement and sentra is the boogie man. >> the reporter with texas tribune. he covered the toll projects and says it's easy to tell how texas leaders feel about their future. >> toll roads have been hobbled in texas. the governor campaigned on not approving anymore toll roads and toll fatigue is brought up in austin and tolled out. there is a sense that we have over a dozen toll roads in the state and that is enough. anybody's guess. ncdot says it will be weeks before it releases the report from tennison and i'm trying to get answers from sen trarks the company whose u.s. headquarters is here in austin. watch wbtv at 11:00 as we go to the headquarters to try to get more answers. in austin, nick ochsner wbtv on your side. >> thank you. last month the ncdot asked mayors for the input on the contract and the mayor of huntersville responded with a list of questions including questions about fees f

governor pat mccrory ordered nick tennison to meet with the group today. pat mccrory said he wants to review every available option, legal and financial to reassess the toll road model for the contract here. now, after he left that meeting, tennison had little to say about the details they discussed. >>> it was a very good conversation. the opportunity to come down and meet with a number of people from the texas d.o.t. was a very valuable trip. i don't have any details to offer right now. we'll be reporting to the governor. and we'll make that information public as soon as we've completed our process. >>> it's not the first centra highway to go bankrupt. another project declared bankruptcy in december 2014. groups opposing the toll roads here seau we shouldn't be doing busy with a company that has a track record of failure. >>> north carolina's second in command wants to hold a special controversial non- discrimination ordinance. governor dan forest says he's working on calling a session before april 1st. that's when the ordinance would take effect. he's t

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 dot is next month. >> and campaign 2016 hillary clinton is in north carolina tonight and just spoke to a rally in durham hoping to slow bernie sanders' momentum after the win in michigan. bernie sanders will be in raleigh tomorrow. and ted cruz will be back in north carolina this sunday. his campaign is promoting the event as a rally featuring glen beck and chuck nor rissments it begins at 2:00 p.m. cruz is trying to get into donald trump's lead with a stro

transportation secretary nick tennison who is here in charlotte at the transportation summit. he's been ordered by the governor to go to texas on monday to see how the bankruptcy there may impact the i-77 toll contract. we'll have more on what he and other state transportation of canceling the toll deal here coming up on eyewitness news starting at 5:00. >>> breaking at noon, duke energy is facing more violations for coal ash. north carolina environmental regulators say duke let coal ash waste water leek at multiple plants, including one in our area. scientific data and could add more violations. it impacts 12 facilities. including the allen, buck, and marshal steam stations. duke has 30 days to respond to the violations. >>> we're hearing from leaders in the northern mecklenburg county towns because a controversy. the mayors of matthews and mint hill met to talk about breaking away from the district. angela hong is in cornelius where leaders are preparing to join the fight. >> reporter: next week davidson, cornelius, and hunter son boards will discuss or vote on resolutions r

we learned ncdot secretary nick tennison is heading to austin monday to meet with texas dot to review legal and financial options with i-77 mobility partners business model and current contract with the state of north carolina. i-77 mobility partners is a sister subsidiary of the texas company facing financial trouble. we've also reported another centra subsidiary in indiana filed for bankruptcy in 2014 after taking control of a toll road there. this all leaves us asking what happens to the project that would run from here in uptown all the way up to mooresville on i-77, and will the state cancel the contract? many community leaders and drivers have not liked from the beginning. i'm working on getting those answers today. jenna deery, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> now we've covered the you can see the previous efforts to stop the plan and why leaders pushed ahead with it. search for that coverage at wsoctv.com. >>> cms leaders are talking about the search for the next superintendent. the board of education is mapping out a time line for the san jose process. current superintendent an

transportation secretary nick tennison will travel to texas about the company's bankruptcy. >>> good morning america continues right now on channel 9 and on tv 64, charlotte's mayor is clashing with leaders who want to stop the city's new non-discrimination ordinance. the damage she says it could have on our economy. >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. fight to take down the front-runner. ted cruz and marco rubio take aim at donald trump. >> donald, learn not to interrupt. it's not complicated. >> he doesn't have answers. >> trump not backing down. >> this little guy has lied so much. >> the republicans rally to stop trump's momentum. >>> also this morning, guess who's storming the dance floor? the new didn't cast member we really can't wait to reveal. the huge surprise, it's all happening live. time to get the chains out >>> major mom makeover. model ashley graham and our glam squad working their magic on "gma" viewers. the "sports illustrated" cover girl sharing her secrets to too. >>> and it's friday. are you ready to dance? bollywood taking over times square. the moves, the

nbc bay area's jodi hernandez was at hayward's tennison high school. >> to have someone with that kind of record come in and talk to our kids without us knowing is shocking. >> reporter: that's how some parents at tennyson high school are feeling about a recent school assembly featuring ray mcdonald. mcdonald who has a history of alleged violence against women is one of two athletes brought into the school last month to inspire kids to stay focused and self disciplined. >> it's incredible. self discipline, he doesn't even know how to handle his own life. >> reporter: a facebook page posted photos of the event. they were the perfect voice to help students recognize the importance of attending school daily and staying on track, it says. >> how can you have someone like this be a role model that doesn't respect women? that just makes no sense. >> reporter: school board member luis reynoso calls it pure nonsense. he too wants answers. >> it's appalling. it shouldn't be happening. >> reporter: the district superintendent tells nbc bay area he didn't know about it either. he said the event w