firefighters on the scene of a fire at el paisano restaurant, on albermarle road. caused albermarle road to be shut down at one point. lane closures in the area. mark davenport is live at the scene so mark, what can you tell us about the fire and what about albermarle road, has it reopened? >> reporter: john, not all of albermarle road is reopened right now. going outbound you have one lane closed at this time, they have a fire truck in the lane. police closed that lane for the time being but five of six lanes are are open, all three inbound lanes are are open for drivers this morning. as for the fire i can tell you 50 to $60,000 of damage, that is us. they got here earlier, the fire coming through the roof. they put it out in 18 minutes. the guys were on the roof and the back patio. you see a couple firefighters pulling lines, pulling the hoses back in and out of the building right now, making sure the hot spots are put out. the building has been here 70 years, the el paisano restaurant, there has been four or five renovations, in those 70 years, a lot of things to

this was the scene on albermarle road at el paisano restaurant. firefighters closed to force lanes on albermarle road several hours, all lanes of albermarle have reopened. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >> christine: all lanes reopen on i-85 south after a crash involving a pedestrian there. this was at 2:00 near the concord mills boulevard exit. crash shut down all southbound lanes for about two hours. we reached out to troopers to learn the condition of the pedestrian, when we get more information we'll brinn it to you on air and online at wbtv wbtv.com. >> john: you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. here is al conklin. >> al: we have temperatures in the upper 40s. clear skies, brighter sky looking toward the east in stallings, if you look closely toward the east, clear condition, plenty of sunshine, starting off chilly, 48 charlotte, 49 monroe, over to gastonia, 53 hickory, 35 in 42 up around albermarle and salisbury, high pressure today means plenty of sunshine, should be a n

the el paisano restaurant. firefighters are still out there on the scene making sure any potential hot spots don't rekindle. they believe the fire started in the kitchen. take a look at this video at the height of the fire just before 4:00 this morning. it took dozens of firefighters to put it out. officials estimate the fire right now as mark mentioned a few minutes ago, one outbound lane is open on albemarle. mark taylor will be back in a few minutes to have an update. >>> we are following breaking news in anson county. state police are investigating a deputy involved shooting. here is a live look from boat landing road just off blew it falls road all you can see is the anson county squad car blocking part of the road. investigators say around 11:00 last night anniversary them county deputy shot a suspect. that person was flown to carolina's medical center in charlotte. no one else was hurt. we are asking state police for that person's condition and what lead to the shooting. channel 9 will continue to follow

the fire. investigation taking place at el -- paisano restaurant, the fire that started around 3:30 a.m. thursday morning was intentionally set, when cfd dispatchers pulled up, they saw heavy smoke in the area, crews got the flames under control in 18 minutes. damage estimates about $120,000, as investigation continues, anyone with information is urged to call crime stoppers. department. jenna: hundreds of new jobs will come to charlotte thanks to a worldwide technology company headquarters in california, governor mccrory making that big announcement today. kevin has the details. right now. reporter: investing 3.6 million in mec len mecklenburg county by en of 2017. >> welcome to paypal and your company you are now part of us. reporter: the company is bringing 400 new jobs to the area. >> they will be software engineers, risk managers, complaint specialists, we're so excited. reporter: this will be paypal a 11th global operation center, it could add more jobs in the future. >> like all of operation centers that we have, we look to grow them. hopefully that will happen here as well. repor

the fun. dunkin's new grandde burrito -- a breakfast burrito packed with big southwest flavor. go grande with veggie or sausage today. >> john: 5:09, these are live pictures from el paisano restaurant on albermarle road. a two-alarm fire, 50 firefighters on the scene, took about 30 minutes to bring under control. no reports of any injuries, but restaurant. no word how the fire started. our mark davenport is out there asking the questions you wantoned so we can bring you details and he'll have more coming up in a live report. >>> this is new, the man accused of killing six people and hurting ten other in a shooting in michigan is suing uber. we told you jason dalton told investigators that uber's app took over his body during the shootings in january. he is suing for $10 million claiming the work as an uber driver caused him psychological damage. he said they discriminate against mental health, didn't and didn't give him a christmas bonus. >> christine: police officer in suburban dallas charged with murder and aggravated assault after he fatally shot a 16-year-old and wounded another juvenile. authorities say officer ken johnson was arrested last night. johnson was off du

and the fire department, charlotte fire department came out pretty strong, 50 firefighters, took them 30 minutes to get it under control. i want to give you an idea maybe you're familiar, el paisano restaurant. we're trying to get pictures from the scene, as soon as we get them we'll bring them to you right away. >> christine: we are working to learn the names of the two charlotte-mecklenburg police they were on the way to a call on lanecrest drive. they heard the shooter near the intersection of milton and barrington drive. one person shot in the air, before crossing the street with a second person. the officers followed the pair and the first person fired more rounds before running in nearby woods. the officers chased down the pair and took them in custody. neighbors were concerned when they saw the police lights. >> for this amount of police to be out here at this time of night, you know, literally surrounding the apartments, had to be something pretty bad. >> the officers never returned fire and they were not hurt. police have not released the two taken in custody. >>> a teen faces charge in a shooting that sent one man to the hospital and is due in court today. our cameras w

the fire were questioned. >>> fire investigators say a restaurant fire broke out at 3:30 at el paisano restaurant on albermarle road. fire crews first noticed the fire after they saw smoke on a traffic camera. no arrests have been made in the case. >>> now this morning, spring officially starts tomorrow at 12:30 a.m., while the calendar says spring, winter won't be going away quietly. a snow storm could hit the mid-atlantic and northeast and a areas, especially in new england. >> lyndsay: hmm. >> kristen: tell your family to proposal. prepare. >> lyndsay: it is not too unusual to have snow this late but any time you get it after the time change i am is kind, it is a little weird. >> kristen: and annoying. >> lyndsay: why we are glad we don't live there anymore. done with it. we've been done with it at it a while, better part of the past two weeks so warm, you forget the average high is around 64 because the past week-and-a-half we've been in the 70s and 80s. today will be closer to that average and below average for a few days starting tomorrow, so it will feel cooler, not only because it will be below average

it took around 50 firefighters to control the two-alarm fire at "el paisano" off albemarle road. the flames started around 3:30 this morning, and the fire was out in about thirty minutes. part of albemarle road near central crews were on scene. no one was hurt. .today...mostly sunny. highs in the mid 70s. .friday...partly sunny. highs in the upper 60s to around 70. .saturday...mostl y cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. highs in the upper 50s. .sunday...mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. highs in the lower 50s. .monday...sunny. highs in the upper 50s. .tuesday...sunny. highs in the lower 60s. .wednesday...sun ny. highs around 70. accident 77sb at clanton road live look at 77 coming up next on the today a delicious irish meal that will wow any crowd on st. patrick's day. have a great day. in 1934, steak 'n shake decided the world didn't need another hamburger. it needed a steakburger. so they used 100 percent beef. quick seared to seal in the flavor ... ... you'll only get from a steakburger. steak 'n shake, [ cheers and applause ] >> we love having you guys here.

this was the scene on albermarle road at el paisano restaurant early this morning. firefighters forced to close lanes on albermarle road for several hours. they all reopened. the fire did extensive damage inside. no one was hurt, the cause is under investigation. >>> here is chris larson with traffic. >> chris: first alert traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. lake norman commute heavy, both directions north and southbound, slow going from davidson down to 485 and we do have an accident blocking at least one lane on i-70 southbound at gilead road, expect you will continue to see the delays there. delays on i-77 coming up to arrowood road, you see the traffic there trying to exit on arrowood, we do have an accident on that ramp so again, inbound from 485 up to arrowood is stop and go, now over to check of first alert forecast. >> al: plenty of sunshine this morning, this is our camera from up at university city area. good sunshine, blue skies, temperatures responding. down to 40s this morning, 47 here in charlotte, now starting to rebound getting up in at le

the breaking news center. updates on developing stories for two hours now. here is a live look at fire damage rat this east charlotte restaurant. el paisano could you tell fire around 3:00 this morning. firefighters have left the scene. crews have just reopened all the lanes on this busy road. that was in the past ten minutes. firefighters say the fire started in the kitchen, caused about $60,000 in damage. here is video you will see only on channel 9 that our director started. you can see the fire on the other side of that intersection. eyewitness news reporter joe bruno is talking to firefighters and others at the scene right now to get the latest and we will bring you a live report in 15 minutes. >>> also breaking overnight, anniversary son county deputy shot a suspect and now state investigators are on the scene. here is a live look near boat landing road where this you can see this anson county sheriff's squad car blocking the road to keep us away from the scene as they gather mo evidence. this is at the pee dee river. we are asking investigators what lead to the shooting and how the suspect is doing after being flown to a charlotte