i got the d.o.t. unaligned here's what the department transportation had to say. >> is part of d.o.t.'s -- we found a small portion of the pavement didn't meet our standards and so what we are doing is clear in the process of repaving a two-mile stretch en route 35 north bound. hymns schapiro could not elaborate on what exactly was wrong with the pavement so that it had to be torn up. i had other questions. jersey viewers eyes want to know who is paying for this? >> that hasn't been determined at this point. >> i did talk with a contractor and he said no pavement contractor ever lays down any pavement without being signed off by an engineer. there have been a lot of test. second he said painting can be tricky especially in developed areas after the road has been paid creating problems. nine times out of 10 you the taxpayer are going to be on the hook for the bill. shocker there. how many people were dying in crashes because of this asphalt that didn't meet their exact standards? >> as far as i know non

and that would be up to the d.o.t. so we asked the d.o.t. and in an email they told us victory church isn't considered a residential road and that restricting trucks on it would have a negative effect on business. and require trucks to travel a much longer distance. the d.o.t. says trucks would have to take highway 50 and highway 98. as much as four times farther than they have to go now. she challenges the number but says either way it would be a small price to pay for peace of mind on the road. >> it's terrorizing the people that live here. absolutely terrorizing them. reporter: we talked to the lawyer for the family who owns the farm. he tells us they generally try to get trucks to take the main roads but that they have no control over which roads they take. what they do have control over is what happens back there. it's agricultural land. tonight at 11:00, our investigation continues. the loophole that let these trucks dump on this land for the last six years, when it's not a dump. anchor: raleigh, durham and fayetteville, including issu

. >>> south carolina paid about 40 $40 million to settle road claims and lawsuits against the state d.o.t.. coming up at 4:55, the common road problem the majority of those claims were for. >>> and state troopers are searching for answers after a shelby high school student was hit and killed this weekend. the reason authorities believe she was standing in the road >>> but first, some local neighbors will come together today to try to stop a retail development near their homes. tenden. >>> 20 minutes until 5:00. today, residents can voice concerns about a controversial the proposed project on bawly school road would include an academy sports store,a costco and six other businesses. some neighbors signed a petition against it, saying their home values will suffer. town officials are set to vote on the project today. >>> we told you last week a mooresville pastor is opposed to the shopping center for multiple reasons. he says there will be a full- scale gun shop, putting them less than 100 yards from a church. they say that would violate the plan against big bucks stores. >>> and a die-in in

. >> the d.o.t. said it will be lowering the speed limit to 55 at different times throughout the construction process. and adding $250 fines on top of fines you get for speeding. there have been 600 crashes on 77 so far this year including 162 in the month of march. the highway patrol says that is double the number of crashes on i-85 through the area. >> this afternoon we'll learn district 92 race after one candidate asked for a recount. the district covers part of mecklenburg county. the race may have been close because of the i-77 toll lane fight. davis ran his campaign on a no tolls program while jeter first through his support behind the project. >>> today voters in arizona utah and idaho with casting their ballots for a presidential candidate. the candidates took aim at each other over their ties between the u.s. and israel. >> we need steady hands. not a president who says he is neutral on monday, pro israel on tuesday. >> i have studied this and it is a bad deal. >>> ted cruz attacked trump for

the d.o.t. secretary said he's doesn't expect the trip to contract. >> i need to have as much understanding as i can before we give this report to the governor and the people so that i'm not skipping over something that i should have included. >> wbtv has been pressing leaders for answers on the deal since we drove the now bankrupt road in texas last month. watch wbtv news tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. find out why the d.o.t. is just now reevaluating this contract. a man will spend seven years in prison for his role in an indian trail home invasion. 22-year-old alexander st. claire was convicted by a jury on thursday of first degree burglary and several other charges. now, in 2014, he and two teenagers entered a home with masks on and assaulted -- and had assault rifles in hand. a third teen waited outside in the car. the scene. the funeral for a man shot and killed by police in raleigh will be held in just under an hour from police shot 24-year-old denkins after he pulled a gun from his waist band.

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and back in on the d.o.t. camera keep in mind there is an accident at brookshire boulevard at i-85 creating congestion as well. back to you guys. >> thank you. next new at 5:00 we are learning more about four people accused as young as four years old. >> is your computer giving criminals a way into your life to spy? we'll look next. >> and we are on your side with number on the screen... >> a 16-year-old charged in a case involving nude pictures. leann arthur says the male student stole the pictures she intended forward her husband and spread them around school via text messages. computer crimes and aggravated voyeurism. the voyeurism charge comes after an investigation showed the teen's phone had the pictures stored in a separate pass code protected file. >> new information about four people assaulting two four-year-old children. police say all four people charged have village pasts, drugs, shoplifting and one is a convicted sex offender. in 2008 he was convicted of molesting an 11-year-old girl for three yea

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 trying to get 3/5 of a majority of the senate to consent to the special session. lawmakers in the house have all ready said they want one. but only governor pat mccrory can call it. the governor has said that it would be too costly to do. >>> counselors and social workers were on hand today for students at mount pleasant elementary school after a stu

area is tied to the texas project after the bankruptcy filing in texas governor mccrory ordered the d.o.t. to review the contract in north carolina. so the state transportation secretary is heading to texas monday to find out what went wrong there. today the secretary was in valentine and we asked him what exactly he will be looking for is a red flag that would signal the d.o.t. should scrap the >> it's not a decision that slightly entered into because it would clearly be something disputed. it would have to relate to the loss of confidence about being able to deliver and operate the project. jenna: construction as already started on the 26-mile i-77 toll lane project. if fox 46 update to tell you about as we have new details regarding the officer involved shooting in raleigh. police say the man fleeing from police was drawing a gun which is why the officer fired at him. 34-year-old akeil denkins was shot dead after being chased by officers. police were originally trying to serve a drug warrant. dinkins was laid to rest today. the officer who fired the fatal shot d.c. twiddy remains on ad

. >>> the d.o.t. says it will have a report to the governor in the coming weeks about what the transportation secretary the texas d.o.t. and a forum meeting on monday, nick questioned them about the toll road that went bankrupt outside of boston. >>> an amber alert for a missing phak teenager has canceled after the girls found safe. that alert was issued for 15- year-old dixie bailey. she's from brevard. investigators believe she might have been trafficking with a friend to atlanta. tonight, police say she is okay, but did not release further details. >>> in this bilingual debate, immigration was a big topic. >> stop the raids, stop the round ups. stop the departing people who re living here doing their lives, doing their jobs and that's my priority. >> i don't think that the secretary fully answered the question. the pudding. i will not deport children from the united states of america. >> can you promise not to deport immigrants who don't have a criminal record? >> i can make that promise. >> tomorro

this is the d.o.t. camera that shows the backup is still quite a mess. we don't have any details on the if you have to head out, still kind of backed up. >> start at albemarle to 277. showers tomorrow morning for saturday morning. highs low 70's saturday. showers and thunderstorms possible sunday. there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care to all, and provide universal college education. will they like me? no. will they begin to play by the rules if i'm president? you better believe it. i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] most of the time it's easy to know which option is better. other times, not so much. so it's good to know cholesterol blocking plant sterols than olive oil. and a recent study found that it can help lower cholesterol 2 times more. take care of those you love and cook deliciously. >>

area is tied to the texas project after the bankruptcy filing in texas governor mccrory ordered the d.o.t. to review the contract in north carolina. so the state transportation secretary is heading to texas monday to find out what went wrong there. today the secretary was in valentine and we asked him what exactly he will be looking for is a red flag that would signal the d.o.t. should scrap the contract with centro? >> it's not a decision that slightly entered into because it would clearly be something disputed. loss of confidence about being able to deliver and operate the project. jenna: construction as already started on the 26-mile i-77 toll lane project. if fox 46 update to tell you about as we have new details regarding the officer involved shooting in raleigh. police say the man fleeing from police was drawing a gun which is why the officer fired at him. 34-year-old akeil denkins was shot dead after being chased by officers. police were originally trying to serve a drug warrant. dinkins was laid to rest today. the officer who fired the fatal shot d.c. twiddy remains on administrat

the d.o.t. will replace the herbert c bonner bridge over hatteras island. the groundbreaking will take place at 10:00 this morning. over that bridge, okay, all worries and the world are gone. >> i have left them behind. now let's go out on the beach. old time. >> take in the view. >> let's take a road trip. it's going to be beach weather i talked about this earlier, keep in mind, i'm not saying don't go, but keep in mind this time of year when we're looking at mid 70s to near 80 degrees it's got to feel more like 80s on the beach because the water temperature is still so chilly coming off the water. it is this seabreeze which feels great in the summertime because it is chilly in the spring. take a look at the fayetteville skycam. it looks beautiful with sunshine and makes this beautiful glow on those brick opens downtown. temperatures feel much warmer than yesterday. holly springs 42, 48 henderson, 51 knightdale, pa lillington, 43 smithfield. a nice, mild start compared to yesterday. at the bus s

amber: at the big board in d.o.t. john: good thursday, vote 2016 making headlines on multiple fronts this morning. early voting begins at 8:30 in north carolina. it is your chance to have a say in the presidential race. some statewide seats and bond issue. you will find nine early voting locations in wake county. all the information is on our website abc11.com/govote. mitt romney will give his take on the 2016 presidential race this morning. the 2012 g.o.p. nominee speaking at 11:30 at university of utah. he is expected to criticize donald trump. trump already reacting on twitter calling it a desperate move. local clergy will meet with the naacp at 3:00 this afternoon to discuss the akiel denkins death. that gathering will be at bible amber: i'm amber rupinta at the big board. we are showing you how the d.o.t. is spending $50 million to upgrade roads. the highway safety program is spending three quarters of a million dollars to add a left turn rain on favorite road at cook road and cumberland county nearly $1 million t

seems their sample cause the project will not succeed on its financial merits. >> earlier this year the d.o.t. told us that the state auditor's report revealed that they back out of could cost between 82 to $200 billion in penalties but that's a situation with d.o.t. would back out for what's referred to as convenience basically meaning they decide what they want to do. there is a separate scenario where they would find cause or reason to cancel the contract and there's no known estimate on how much that might cause. jenna: robin thinks. construction is already started on the 26-mile i-77 toll lane project. it's a video you just have to see to believe. a man caught on tape roughing it colon the a south carolina with walmart after stealing $40 in me. tripped over himself on the way out and nearly gets run over by an oncoming car. you can see in the background there's a wet floor sign which he ignored. police have yet to find him. if you recognize him you're asked to call columbia police. plenty more to come including another round of job cuts coming from one of charlotte's biggest employers. w

we're looking at the d.o.t. crawling along in places. but other parts are still moving. wesley chapel, amazing. it's not overtaking the beach. that's what's moving it north. we saw the someone beautiful, a lot of people out on the beach. the sea fog just overtaking that. and the thicks that we're seeing, look at this. it's so thick, we're getting a mist on the camera lens. we've lost pretty much all of our visibility. down on the ground, probably seeing at least a little bit better than this. by far, sarasota county our thickest sea fog has rolled in. we'll see this on and off tonight and again through the morning, you can see the moisture overtaking the beaches of panty and sarasota county. pockets are clear in areas of pinellas. some high moisture is taking over e a good part of sis zit us are and hair in an doe county. this happens in pockets. temperatures from sea fog at 72 in sarasota to sunshine baking lake wells and sebring. 83 in tam. 73 in st. pete, which tell us some of that sea fog is overtaking areas downtown and the skyway too. this is in the mix for a warm,

you can see where the d.o.t. prepositioned these signs. the mayor told me earlier today that right now $25,000 is being spent each month to keep the flooding from happening. we could see water in the hole that sits deep from highway 70 nearby. pumps have been in to keep the hole from filling up and flooding the highway. >> our hands have always been sort of tied because we haven't had anybody who wanted to turn it over to us. and we didn't want to own it. because that means you own the liability. >> today mayor rudy wright and the governor met to discuss the sink hole that first opened in 2002. a storm drainage pipe big enough to walk through collapsed under the property. but the pipe is clogged under seventh street southeast. the cost to fix it, $4 million. >> i don't think the state will. >> do you think the city will? >> i doubt it. >> it is a lot of money. i wouldn't want to spend more money on this hole. >> the mayor says without a permanent fix the hole will continue to cause problems and force the state and city to pumps. he believes

the d.o.t. yesterday said they will be lowering the speed limit to 55 at different times throughout this construction. they are also adding a 250 understand enhanced fine so of other fines for speeding. >>> a catawba county judge is expected to decide whether to drop the possible of the death penalty for a man accused of triple murder. that is according to our partners at the hickory daily record. yesterday attorneys for everett hewitt claimed important evidence had been lost or took years to find, including a taped interview and a map a witness drew of the murder scene. hewitt is charged with three counts of murder in the deaths of susie blevins, connie miller and wade sigman back in 2011. one of the family members has waited five years for justice. >> i want to know why. and i haven't got no answer yet. it is hard. i have been wanting justice. we have been let off four different times to get justice for this. >> the justice ruled there are the case. the trial is supposed to start next week. >>>

the d.o.t. is looking over all the proposals now and could make a decision on the routes in the next few months. >>> weather and traffic every 10 minutes. let's get over to meteorologist christine rapp in severe weather center 9. we're dealing with very cool temperatures this morning. >> that's right. you can see on the charlotte cam, still dark this morning. we had light showers move through early, early this morning, now we have cloud cover and that you're are a touch on the cool side. we start in the middle to upper 30s here this morning and we do have light wind at 5 to 10 piles an hour. you are noticing a bit of a morning. by this afternoon, we will have mostly sunny skies, temperatures in the mid-50s in the metro area. down to the south end, chesterfield, 51 by lunchtime. upper 50s for an afternoon high. and in the boone area, la n in places like the mountains, cool conditions this morning. and on the roadways,we go over to traffic team 9's mark taylor here. mark? >>> no issues for the inte

the opportunity to come down and meet with a number of people from the texas d.o.t. was a very valuable trip. >> he could not share any more, until he spoke to the governor. we'll be pressing for answers about his findings. centra is currently building the i-77 toll lanes that will stretch from charlotte to mooresville. lake norman residents say the company's failure in texas comes as no supplies. a group against the toll lanes cornelius town hall thursday. we have been following every development over the toll lanes for years. you can follow our continuing coverage at wsoc-tv.com. >>> it is now quick tore check your luggage in at -- quicker to check your luggage in at charlotte-douglas airport. you can print your luggage tag yourself. the airline said it will allow agents to focus on customers with other questions. >>> american airlines pilots say a quote toxic culture employees is returning. the pilot union said crew scheduling and payroll problems are resulting in a product that is inferior to delta. it says they are tired of apologizing to passengers. an american

you can see it a little bit with the d.o.t. camera. if you look closely they have been standing around but there is rock quarry road the overpass over 40 and you have to look at the raleigh you can see the it is a little bit out of view but they have that overpass closed due to the police activity going on there. you can see some cloud cover overhead as we look down that stretch of i-40. we are seeing scattered showers don was talking about. all the green is precipitation so it is again just scattered around the area. you may see a drop or two. you may want to give yourself five or 10 extra minutes it can be a little slower but we don't have any maim accidents. durham freeway under alston avenue looking nice this. a little reflex off the lights do you remember to some of the raindrops heading into the bull city. cheek road here fine and 40 rock quarry that is fine but the overpass is closed. durham freeway seven minutes on time i-40 to u.s. 15. 540 westbound moving fine both directions four minutes capital barbara: 54 degrees and 5:4. d

and the d.o.t. camera and all the volume on i-77 this is tyvola road northbound and southbound. and we have a road closure this is by park road actually at princeton avenue construction in this area. park road is the better alternate route. a heads up with all the activity moment. back to you guys. >> all right thank you. >> today chillier than it has been and sunshine was nice and the weekend... >> you mean this past weekend? saturday was great it was yesterday. yesterday is totally clouding saturday. >> it's true. >> it was 70 on saturday. >> i don't know. [laughter] >> but the good news is we are going to warm-up. >> yes. we are heading the right way temperatures it is spring since early sunday morning we welcomed in springtime it has not seemed like it yet but it will. right now here is your hd towercam a gorgeous afternoon almost no clouds in the sky anywhere around the region. mild temperatures are not back yet. we are running 10 below average. most of us right now only in the mid-50s. you have 40s. 41 is your temperature in boone. so you have been struggling on the number

the d.o.t. says the signal will be installed in mid-april. people who live in the area say several accidents have happened at this intersection. >>> the durham rescue mission is asking for help in making the annual easter celebration a success. they need 1500 easter bags. right now they've got five. footage from last year shows the popularity of the event. prepare a meal and distribute the baskets on good friday. donations can be delivered to the mission before march the the 23rd or you can make a donation online. >>> the state farmer's market is welcoming warmer weather with the annual spring craft fair this weekend. several vendors and artisans are selling everything from garden accessories to soaps and candles. the fair opens at 9:00 this morning and runs through sunday. >>> the city of oaks will be painted green over the weekend to celebrate st. patrick's day. the parade and festival begins tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. the event will be similar to what we've got in the past. this is last year. when the parade is over, the festival begin

the d.o.t. blames a lack of does warn all drivers to be awake and aware tomorrow morning. >>> it is not every day that you sigh super heroes in distress on the side of the road. police sprung into action when captain america and wonder woman needed a hand for a birthday party. sounds like they made it in time. >> how do you explain that to the kids at the party? >> i'm not sure. >>> yeah, we have problems in terms of the weather starting tomorrow morning. right now it's still mainly dry around long island. we have showers around new york city and temperatures are in the low 50s. that's already down about 10 degrees from our high temperature earlier this afternoon. 46 in monticello. but this is going to be warm compared to tomorrow. tomorrow stuck in the 40s, and the winds are going to make it feel colder than that. mainly light showers around the city. but steadier showers into orange county. to the south and west. this is pennsylvania. and this will be moving in just in time for the commute as y

you saw it on the d.o.t. cameras we are talking 5 or more miles area and the alternate route is statesville road one additional accident and this is beatties ford road and brown mill at highway 73 and i a lot of problems. highway 16 is one option to get around this. >> a near 80 march day. >> beautiful outside. >> and we have not hit 80 yet for the year but we are flirting with t we will give it a run. outside we go. with the warm air comes the gulf moisture and comes the floods and rains that have been moving slowly through the states and mississippi valley and problems in mississippi. the question is: when is all that going to get into the wbtv viewing area? future-cast we'll roll it through the evening and it's holding together in eastern tennessee and georgia. us partly cloudy skies and with that wow is it going to be mild. have a look as we roll the numbers up through 11:00 p.m., now, you see that? 66 . you know what our average high temperature is this time of the year in the middle of the afternoon? 61

the d.o.t. will shut down part of salens it will stay closed about six months. the 60-year-old bridge is considered functionally obsolete meaning although it's safe it can't handle the traffic. >>> a man is in custody after police say he shot someone in uptown in broad daylight. >> disheartening. >> next and new at 5:30, the other violent crimes we found when we crime mapped the area. today. >>> channel 9 is following breaking news that could impact the drive into work. part of albemarle road is closed as fire crews work to put out the fire at a mexican restaurant. the questions we are asking investigators as they search for the cause. >> channel 9 was first at the scene of an officer-involved shooting in anson county. the latest on the investigation and what police told us about the person who was shot. thanks for joining us this thursday morning. i'm liz foster. >> i'm john paul. >>> first let's get a check on the first forecast. keith monday is in severe weather center 9 with a look at the cool down we are seeing. around the metro are cooling into the 40s. 54

this is the d.o.t. camera. this could follow and give us more showers saturday. not likely, but we will keep an eye on it. and what is moving overhead, the front is squeezing out light at the airport, and picking up on 540. the roads will get wet. if you are going to be out and about, keep that in mind. showers are progressing and should be out of here by tomorrow morning. chilly conditions tomorrow. highs in the 50's, which sounds warmer than it is. when you factor in the breeze, the gusts was 25, you will do your jacket all day tomorrow. arming up 60 tuesday, and then wednesday and thursday. some fog potentially. talking about freezing temperatures mainly tuesday morning. tomorrow will be in the main 30's. at the airport, a few rain. temperatures 41. 37 in roxboro, 29 louisburg, 33 smithville and fayetteville. temperatures falling down to the 30's tonight and warming up to eventually he was the temperatures warming up, 65. we will be a 12 or so degrees above that. some snow out in the mountains. the upper lows going to continue moving away, and it is this happen

and on the d.o.t. camera which is not connecting. i do apologize for that. but back to the congestion on the road the red indicating slow-moving traffic in that area. >> all right. thank you. >> camera shaking a little bit. a breeze here in the charlotte area but, boy, another day of nice warm temperatures. >> beautiful today. hopefully you are getting out to enjoy it because changes are on the way. >> over to leigh brock in the first alert weather center. temperatures start to fall and that lasts for a couple of days. we have the camera shaking a little bit. here is your hd towercam, this is what it looks like in charlotte. highest elevations you have high wind warnings in effect. we'll talk about that. right now we have temperatures showing areas in the 70s. 72 in charlotte and albemarle and wadesboro. 70 in chester. 65 in morganton and 67 in statesville. we have rain coming this way but let's talk about the high wind warning in effect from 7:00 p.m.-noon tomorrow. and this is for watauga and ashe county. you could have gusts up to 60-miles-per-hour. and he

ahead at 6:30, the factors professional drivers say make this area especially dangerous and the changes d.o.t. is now making. >>> a 3-year-old boy walked right out of his mother's home in the middle of the night and she had no idea he left. next this morning, the way police were able to find out helping his mother keep better lping his >>> a 3-year-old natureville boy was found wandering on the streets at 2:00 in the morning. >> the little boy unlocked the back door of his apartment and made it 100 yards down the street when a newspaper delivery driver spotted him and called 911. police searched the complex and door was open. the officers installed two chain locks just out of reach of the little boy's hands. >> i think it is expected of our officers. we want them to do the right thing and i think it has become, they are not thinking about it now they are just doing it. >> mcclain thanks the officers for the locks and plans to thank the delivery driver for keeping her son warm until police could get there. >>> duke's health system is restricting visitors to keep the flu virus from spreading. d

traffic moving smoothly, there are no major back-ups to tell you about and as we look live at one of the d.o.t. cameras, 77 at remount, traffic moving smoothly here. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. john? >> john: charlotte-mecklenburg schools not the only district in the area looking for a new superintendent. officials in union county schools will meet to discuss their search to replace outgoing superintendent dr. mary ellis. mark davenport looking into this, he joins us live with more

little bit of volume still would suggest the alternate route to avoid the congestion as we go to the d.o.t. camera this is i-77 by john belk and west boulevard and wilkinson boulevard and a little slow-moving traffic here as well. >> thank you. right now, a verdict in the trial of a cornelius man accused of shooting at officers is waiting to learn his fate. the first day of jury deliberations underway in the trial of charlie sane he is accused of shooting at officers. the lawyers argue he was not conscious because he was on the pamela escobar. did the jury come back and ask any questions? >> well, actually paul, they came back and asked questions but today they came back with a verdict it happened right before 5:00 p.m. and charlie sane is not guilty on all counts. now, the jury came back to i acourtroom full of prosecutors as well as defense lawyers. and charlie sane sat with the defense team and did not show emotion but his wife cried as east verdict was read. he was facing four counts of assault with a deadly weapon. and police officers believe that he shot at him two years ago. today,

the state d.o.t. is ready burst the bubble on the nine miles an hour cushion. the governor's highway safety program cranking up owe by the sign or pay the fine. speeding enforcement crackdown. apparently there is a belief if the speed limit is 65 officers or troopers won't pull you if ur you are doing one to nine over the limit also called a buffer zone. d.o.t. says that's not the case. law enforcement saying beginning thursday they will target and ticket anyone driving above the posted speed limit. john: hmmm. now you know. don't do it. wow, crickets here. barbara: that hurts a little bit. i don't go nine over but i go a little over. don: if you are one over i know that is technically you are breaking it. barbara: on our way in i have cruise control because you can't afford to get pulled over. doing the speed limit and guys by past you. don: it hrwill be probably generating a lot of revenue. barbara: i'm thinking that is what that is about. just saying. john: i know. don: today, tomorrow, thursday zero chance of rain. thursday night into friday i think it will

here is the d.o.t. camera. northbound at lasalle and that is a lot of volume on the roadways. back to you. >> wow. that is a parking lot. crazy. >> biding your time sitting sitting in that. >> and the clouds moved in today and someplaces seeing snow. >> we have had it from across the viewing area, newton, bessemer city, davidson, gaston county. >> let's find out what is going on. lyndsay tapases keeping busy in the first alert weatherenter. >> the temperatures in the mid-40s and unusual to see the snow at a temperature this warm. this is what the radar looks like right now. so it started over parts of gaston county and extended northeast of there for where we it started gaston county area, gastonia, bessemer city, iron station and then moved just north of charlotte north along 77 we had places like mooresville and salisbury and davidson. and where you see the darker color on the radar. sometimes the radar has trouble differentiating what is rain and what is wet snowflakes. that is a possibility. in the mountains where we did have light snow seeing a break between waves of mois

as we check on the d.o.t. camera, this is 485 and south tryon quite a bit of volume here as well. >> thank you. mother theresa will become a saint later this year. pope francis made the announcement this morning. the canonization will happen in september. mother theresa known for her work with the poor in the slums of india. and received the noble peace prize in 1979. and passed away in 1997. >> and next at 5:00 voters report offensive messages on campaign signs near polling places. >> a south carolina couple does what some call the unthinkable floodwater a man is recovering after a shooting in northeast charlotte. the victim tells police two men pulled up to him in a car on bennett street and tried to rob him and shot him in the leg. no arrests have been made. >> voters in the wilmington area are reporting offensive grafitti on a campaign sign near polling places. our sister station tweeted out this picture as you can see that is a trump sign that someone vandalized by painting a >> next, a man stands trial ac

traffic moving smoothly, there are no major back-ups to tell you about and as we look live at one of the d.o.t. cameras, 77 at remount, traffic moving smoothly here. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. john? >> john: charlotte-mecklenburg schools not the only district in the area looking for a new superintendent. officials in union county schools will meet to discuss their search to replace outgoing superintendent dr. mary ellis. mark davenport looking into this, he joins us live with more difference in the way union county is searching for their superintendent than they are in charlotte-mecklenburg schools? >> reporter: yeah, john, there is a big difference, actually. the board decided to skip a search firm, that is the direction cms is going in. they will let the national north carolina school board association pick their candidates for them in union county. now, this morning we may find out if the association has any kind of short list. special meeting to discuss the superintendent search is taking place at 11:00 this morning in unio

the state of florida to come up with a list of projects it wants to spend this money on and then the d.o.t would theoretically give them that $32 million for new road justin >>> a new audit found problems with the way osceola county handles some grants. the county failed to follow up to make sure the money was properly spent. in other cases there was no evidence that unspent money was ever returned to the county a spokesman said the money that wasn't returned was 1% of the funding in question. the audit shows the county made changes to address the issues. >>> the fight to bring healthier foods to floridans suffered a set back in tallahassee. >> a food dessert is defined as a community with no or low access to fresh vegetables and lean meats. a bill is expected to pass but $5 million attached to it was stripped. the money would have gone towards incentive programs to get better food options into food desserts. >> the number of people that are suffering from obesity, lack of good nutrition, things of that nature is a continuing growing problem. live in or near a food dessert we have an inter

. >> tonight, we are asking the d.o.t. for answers after the with texas dot officials in dallas. in a four hour meeting, questioned about the toll road outside austin that went bankrupt. the governor sent him to texas to gather information. now he's trying to figure out what legal and financial options we have available regarding the 77 toll lane project. >> we are down here at the request of governor mccrory to learn the context of project sh130 and how that might affect the impact on the budget. >> it's not the first highway to go bankrupt. another toll project in indiana declared bankruptcy in september of 2014. years. i traveled to dallas where centra opened up a toll road. they called it unfair, but they can't afford to build all the roads. stretching from charlotte to mooresville. lake norman residents have spoken out against the spanish company to the leaders for years. the company's failure comes as no surprise. widen i-77. hold a meeting thursday at the town hall to talk about the lane project here. in, cdot plans to talk about the trip today. they'll release more inform

the secondary roads are busy on the d.o.t. camera this is 277 approaching independence that is stop-and-go traffic there as well. back to you. >> thank you. want to show you storm damage from south carolina. strong winds knocked this tree over on to the home. just down the road, the wind knocked down part of this building as well. the owner said it suffered structural damage and that combined with the wind, just blew it down. >> and today, here in the charlotte area, it's been gorgeous. it feels great. >> and the wind last night but today we have the heat. >> the wind and the hail was from one large thunderstorm cell moving across the upstate of south carolina but it moved through and made the beautiful day for us today. >> now, we have a boundary coming in tomorrow and that is for us for a different weather pattern. 78 . your weather net this is metro school and with daylight saving time the sun is way above the horizon. do things change when you move the clocks back and forth. and upper 70s to 80 right now. humidity is low.

million dollars from the budget to pay for the roads or just pass the measure to change the way the d.o.t. is managed. south carolina roads are crumbling in some areas. >>> few tonight at 6, shoppers in pineville will be losing this retail option. kohl's plans to close the south boulevard location by middle of june. pineville's is on a list with 17 other locations across 7 states that have been deemed under performing. today we spoke with shoppers who just learned that their store was closing down. >>i find it easier there's more shops here ill going to miss it. >> kohl's says the 8 to 0 -- 08 offered severance packages the which consin is based company is opening smaller stores in several states as pilot program. >>> a 19-year-old accused of shooting a person if he bonds out they will be tracking his move. he shot at a man several times during a fight outside the transit center yesterday. >>> happening right now job seekers are talking to dozens of companies at a career fair in union county. 46 employers are therefrom a wide range of industries including the union countypublic school sys

the d.o.t. wants to see how cities would increase mobility, safety, and address climate change. city leaders told channel 9 they are confident charlotte has a shot at winning the $40 million and says the competition has created great conversations about transportation goals. last month channel 9 sat down tear and former charlotte mayor anthony fox. he said the city needs to come to a consensus on a strategy that embraces buses, light rail, streetcars, and new roads. the winner will be announced in june but this afternoon we are set to learn about the five finalists. we will let you know if charlotte is among them following the announcement this afternoon in austin, texas. you will be able to find those results on our website wsoctv.com as well as right here on the air. >>> taking a live look outside. check that out. a beautiful day. i think i see one cloud there. but over all a lovely sunny day this saturday. >> and i've had to check the calendar. yes, it's still the month of march but it feels like may. at least it has been the past couple of days. we do have patchy clouds on sa

the d.o.t. the meeting is set for tomorrow night at 6:00 on main street in fort lawn. >>> roughly 40, 43 degrees right now. how much warmer are we going to get for the first day of spring? >> we're not going to warm up a lot more today. the clouds will stick around. can't rule out a few sprinkles but the best chance for rain is in the mountains and foothills and we'll see some snow there. but the steadier rain will push through charlotte later tonight so keep the rain gear handy. highs today almost about 15 degrees cooler than average. happy spring. >> thank you. >>> police are investigating college students now after several fights at unc greensboro this weekend. you can see the chaos in this video. >> somebody got real beat up real bad. >> at 7:45, the events that and the precautions police took to prevent with a variety of fresh-made seafood meals starting at just $4.99, no one does seafood like d's! try our new home-style flounder meal or double dozen shrimp. or our grilled menu, featuring ne

. >> reporter: she sent a letter to avella responding to the concerns saying, it is difficult for d.o.t. resources for the removal of graffiti at the expense of

this is the d.o.t. camera near the wake forest exit. 2 left bound lanes are closed with a serious crash. we were on the scene 20 minutes ago. oh the vehicles are damaged. we don't know the extent of the injuries or if it is related to a motorcycle on its side a quarter-r-le down the highway. the police are piecing it together. expect delays westbound on i-440. barbara: the naacp is calling for an open investigation into the shooting of a man yesterday by raleigh police officer. john, good afternoon. john: good afternoon. the situation has been somber. the family has come to pay respects at the makeshift memorial that has sprung up. that is the mother of akiel denkins, 24 years old. they're looking at the memorial that has continued growing. about this time yesterday when this happened, just after noon. there is video of what it looks like within one hour of the call going out. a couple hundred people behind the crime tape. investigators try to piece together what happened. that is what folks want to know

the d.o.t. says it's a lack of likely to blame. >> we'll see. so far so good today. my mother, she said this to me today. she said there's going to be more accidents this week. i was like mom, how do you know this and i don't. >> it's exhausting when your body clock has not quite caught up. >> time is different. 30% is pretty significant increase. hopefully we knock that number down this year. let's work on that, shall we? the weather is not cooperating. it's wet. take your time. little extra room between you and the car in front of you. the heaviest of the rain seems to be northern new jersey. the rain comes in bands where it gets heavier than lighter and drizzly. this is into morris county, passaic county. you can see the rain has picked up a little bit take along the umbrella and rain coat. you'll need that. temperatures drop into the 40s and stay there. the wind gusts up to 30 miles an hour. periods of rain and drizzle in between. same thing tonight. damp, chilly. breezy with a few more showers lingering into tomorrow morning. not the greatest of weeks. but we'll

. >>> north carolina's transportation secretary is back in the state after a trip to meet with d.o.t. officials. they questioned about a center toll road that went bankrupt just outside of austin. now, tennyson is trying to figure out what legal and financial options we have, regarding the 77 toll lane project. >> it was a very good conversation the opportunity to come down and meet with a number of people from the texas d.o.t. it was a valuable trip. >>> another toll project in indiana declared bankruptcy in 2014. now, channel 9 has investigated the contract for years twoment dallas, where sentra had just opened a tollroad there. critics there said it was a tax on the poor. but dallas leaders said their population is booming. and they can't afford to build the roads to handle the traffic. >>> cornelius town hall to discuss the project. meanwhile, they plan to meet to discuss yesterday's trip and we'll release more information as soon as that process is complete. >>> today, author pat conway will be laid to rest in his hometown of buford, south carolina. the 79-year-old died last week

you can see the v d.o.t. and virginia state police activity on the left shoulder. now a look at the map into 95. apretty big delay on 95 heading out of fredericksburg. a45-minute drive. very heavy traffic there. and college park starting to find the heavier traffic. and 295 and the 14th street bridge. very slow traffic this morning. over to you. >> thanks. >>> still to come -- >>> oh, what a beautiful morning. this is a live shot from reagan washington national airport. if you are taking off today, i hope that you're going some place as nice as our weather is going to be. howard will have details on a warmup that could reach to 80s. >>> america is mourning the loss of nancy reagan this morning she died sunday at her home in california she was 94. and mikea turner is live at the white house this morning with reaction to her death. good morning. >> reporter: that is right. good morning. you know, when you hear from those who knew former first lady nancy reagan well, you feel like you know her. she was firm, loyal, and stylish and she loved her husband. and very suppo

police expect additional charges will be filed. >>> new at 6:00, the state d.o.t. just awarded a contract to build the final stretch of the i-85 widening project to a company in connecticut. the 108 million-dollar contract will allow work on the nearly 6- mile section that's left. it runs from lane street to north of the u.s. 29601 connector. the work is expected to begin at the end of the month. it should be completed with all the lanes open by december 2018. that is almost half a year ahead of schedule. >>> as we forecast our warm up is under way. about 10 to 15 degrees warmer than this time last night. we have the future cast crunching the numbers to show you if we can keep this going. >>> more mecklenburg county towns have started considering whether to pull their schools out of cms. >>> it's time to put it to bed one way or the other. message leaders in cornelius, message leaders in lemme get a mcpick 2 check out the brand new mix onmcdonald's mcpick 2 menu! now, choose any 2 deliciousmickey d's classics for just $5 bucks. mix n match share n savor 2 for $5name

meanwhile the d.o.t. plans to meet with governor mccrory to discuss yesterday's trip and will release more information as soon as that process is complete. we have been following every development over the toll lanes for years. you can follow our continuing coverage at wsoc-tv.com. it is under the news tab. >>> 5:35 right now. a tow truck driver accused of charlotte is out of jail this morning. jarvis simpson faced a judge yesterday. cell phone video shows the victim running away seconds after simpson soaped fire. the ventricular arrhythmia would not discuss what led up to the -- opened fire. the victim would not discuss what led up to the shooting. >> some people, they want to call and get you out there in the middle of the night, just to do something wrong. so it is always good to have a back-up plan in case you run into something like that. >> reporter: simpson is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and inflicting serious injury. >>> bogus parking tickets are being left on market cars in downtown

ted: 408 on the d.o.t. camera and we saw the act of construction zone with a left lane taken out. can' t really see it as no cars are passing by. a median there where the lane' s block. also turnpike, lots of roadwork this morning. before osceola parkway you will lose a left lane. lane blocked. , a left lane blocked as well. s goal student yesterday. child was walking home from riverside elementary. he fell from a pipe and into a canal. area. alex, is there being done to keep these kids from going near alex: that is what we will be working to find out if you take a look at the gate here. it is really not that tall at all. that is what officials say this child did yesterday. when he fell into the canal. on the school side, there will be crisis counselors on hand for students in the district. the district says it will happen as long as they are needed. rescuer 88-year-old boy fell in yesterday while trying to cross the canal on a concrete walkway by a big blue pipe. he, his brother and possibly one other child that climbed over canal will walking home from riverside elementary schoo