maureen, the woman told the prosecutor she was looking at the newspaper and saw a picture of todd broderick and he claimed that that is the guy that robbed his house. now, the lawyer who is helping broderick said that she made a false statement and she said it the todd broderick came to court with the intention to select jurors. and several jurors have been dismissed for cause saying they could not look at photos involving child abuse. the woman's statement about the robbery caused the judge to excuse the jury pool. and the prosecutor said there was no way to cure what happened or what the jurors heard and the judge returned and said he would be granting a motion that to have a bench trial meaning a judge will hear the case not a jury. >> i will agree to a bench trial. and especially in light of our efforts the last several days to obtain a fair and impartial jury. >> the case looks like it will start backup on friday. given extra time in the jail's law library to prepare. live at the mecklenberg county courthouse pamela escobar wbtv on your side. >> thank you. >> an american college studen

todd broderick faced a judge this afternoon. in 2012, they pound his daughter not breathing at a motel. let him have a bench trial instead of a jury trial. the judge denied that request. and it's not clear how long it will take for jury selection to wrap up. >>> an american airlines plane is evaluated after having landing gear issues. channel 9's cameras were rolling as the plane touched down at 11:00 this morning. you can see several first responders waiting nearby as the plane came in. officials say that a mechanical issue was to blame. no one was hurt. >>> and a toddler is in a medically induced coma right now after fall progress a second story window. medic rushed the child from the apartment on graylin loop from -- winston, salem. >>> part of a plane involved involve -- plan involved a 4- year-old granddaughter and today, the case is going to trial. >> reporter: that's right. she was sleeping between the two grandparents but the suspect in the case said he didn't want her in there. the victim's sister told the jury that ela

her father, todd broderick, is representing himself. >>> officials are on the scene of a double murder on claremont. officials say that someone forced their way into the home. the couple had a 10-year-old daughter. >> reporter: john, they have a lot of investigators out here. we've seen more than half a crime scene, to the only going inside and out of the house and you can see one up on the front porch but out in the yard looking for a flew as to what happened near claremont. take a look at this video. we were here early this morning. the front door that you can see there appears to be forced open prior to the shooting deaths of mark wilson and deidre ramseur. we were there as they found a cell phone and quickly placed that into evidence. the couple has a 10-year-old daughter who was not here at the time of the killings. >> any time you have a child involved in it and they lost their parents, she has to grow up with out them. >> reporter: i had a chance to talk with one of the victim's brothers, and he tells me that he not only had a good job but by what happened out of here, and inves

todd broderick asked the judge to dismiss the case against him and the judge agreed to consider lowering the charges from first to second degree murder. his daughter stopped breathing for an entire day before he called police. >>> a new website can help your teacher get much-needed classroom supplies without teachers paying for them. a website, donorschoose.org. one teacher in forsyth county said that the website has helped her tremendously. >> i'll spend $2700 on my classroom. just this year, i've had three funded for novels and one for technology. >> and teachers say besides easing the financial load t allows teachers to off students a diverse range of books. you can donate by searching for a teacher, school, or a zip code. >>> new at noon, ride sharing company uber is offering big bucks for hackers to break into their app offering $10,000 for critical issues found. other companies have similar programs but uber pays more than most. >>> state environmental leaders are going over comments made by belmont residents angry about a nearby coal ash pond's risk level. they want it classified

todd broderick is charged with murdering his found the baby not breathing at a motel on tuckaseegee road. broderick is representing himself that means he will cross examine the mother today. >>> a suspect did not use an officer's gun during a shooting at a jail this morning. the officer was taking a peeping suspect into jail when the suspect reached for a gun in his waistband. he wrestled with the officer and fired one shot that grazed the officer's abdomen. he was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and released. >>> another major story that we're following this midday, troopers say one driver has died and several small children were injured in this serious crash. it happened as a father was taking his kids to school. we first told you about the crash on old pageland road on eyewitness news this morning. >> reporter: in just the past 20 minutes we learned the name of the man killed in this crash, richard moss. troopers say he was traveling in this direction on independent when he crossed the center line and collided head on with an suv containing a father and his three children. o

[inaudible] >> calvin coleman is attorney three for todd broderick which explains the delay start and restart with each new attorney and each time he says he will represent himself. prosecutor said it's time to move on. to obstruct and delay the proceeding. he made his bed and now he has to lie in it. >> coleman did more than stand by in his appointed position to help him during the trial. he argued his former client has changed. >> your honor we were here a year ago, this courtroom would have been a circus. there is been a number of changes in his attitude as he has realized the seriousness of a trial. >> the judge ruled against the request for a fourth attorney but did give him the afternoon to review evidence made available two years ago. >> i believe there's been an indifference perhaps purposeful early on. >> it is a backstory the jury may never know a side bar to the story that brought everyone here. what investigators call repeated abuse of a baby girl left beat eastbound in a charlotte -- beaten in a charlotte motel. a case is so hard for the juriry and likely they will be mor

. >>> a mother will be back on yesterday shay malzahnen testified against the child's father, todd broderick. 6-month-old keen that was found dead. they waited a day to call police when the child stopped breathing so they could come up with a story. >> he told me to tell them leah was holder had and she dropped her. >> reporter: broderick is representing himself without an attorney, so he cross-examined her yesterday. he says he didn't make her say anything. >>> we have a sad update today. a 10-year-old boy involved in a deadly crash in union county has died. the boy's two sisters and father were also taken to the hospital. the family was in the suv on the way to school yesterday morning when troopers say a pickup truck crossed the center line on old pageland monroe road and hit them head on. the driver of the pickup, richard moss, was killed instantly. justin william was waiting for his bus nearby and saw a little >> the window was cracked and i pulled back and pulled her out. >> a witness told channel 9 she had seen the pickup truck driving erratically moments before the collision. >>> pol

todd broderick is charged with murdering a 6-month-old in 2012. police say they found the baby another breathing at -- not breathing at a hotel. broderick is representing hillself. he will have to cross-examine the mother today. the officer testified on friday. >>> 6:05 now. today is president obama's first full day in cuba. during his historic visit, he will attend an official welcome event with president raul the visit is already marked with controversy. castro did not greet the president at the airport. >> the historic first moments a u.s. president arrives in cuba for the first time in nearly 90 years. >> it is wonderful to be here. >> reporter: president obama and the first lady greet staff at the recently-re-opened u.s. embassy. crowds cheer as their daughters joined them for a tour of old havana. the weathered buildings and those vintage american cars from before the embargo, signs of the communist country's stagnant economy. in the past year, the cuban government relaxed limits on the internet, cell phones and private enterprise. but the c

todd broderick decided to have the judge decide instead of a jury. he is representing himself. breeting on tuckasegee rd -- breathing on tuckasegee rd. they excused the jurors at his request. prosecutors will not charge a truck driver who hit and killed a man on i-85 in concord. we brought you this story at daybreak. the driver hit john curry while walking in the middle of the interstate. they are not sure why curry was in the road. southbound lanes near concord mills were closed for hours during the investigation. >>> unc asheville will take on villanova for the first round of the basketball tournament. duke and unc chapel hill won yesterday after letting their opponents get a little too close for comfort around half time. unc wilmington was ahead of duke going into the half. and chapel hill was just one point ahead of florida gulf coast university at half. >>> saint patrick's day celebrations will take over uptown tomorrow. the 20th annual parade begins at 11:00 a.m.. 18 floats will kickoff festivities at 9th street and north tryon but if you can't make it, don't worry, the r

todd broad rick request -- broderick requested a judge to decide his fate. >>> if it seems like you're waiting longer in traffic on i-77, you are. it is getting worse in the construction zone. we pulled the numbers after seeing the crashes. there were 228 crashes, 240 in february, and already this month, 162. we talked to troopers who say the construction zone is making things a mess out there and the barriers make the back-ups last longer. >> prior to the construction starting, if a vehicle was broken down or there was a collision, we could move to the shoulder of the road. there are certain spots where we can't move it to the shoulder of the road. >> troopers are keeping an eye on the area but they don't mecklenburg county officials will recount votes for a local primary race up in the air. as we told you it could be because of the fight over i-77 toll lanes. only 28 votes separate incumbent state representative charles jeter and challenger tom davis. jeter originally threw his support behind the toll project but has has since asked the governor to step down. >>> the correctional dis