about tonya harding. she made headlines after she and her husband hired someone to take out tonya's rival, nancy ker ri gan, before the no word on the release date. >> tony: a former super bowl winner is turning in his cleats forearm me gear. and coming up tomorrow morning. >> reporter: i am at the shark tank at the greater cleveland aquarium. we will tell you about a wine tasting event and spring break activities and we will be feeding some stingray. that's tomorrow morning at >>> now, this is is the serpentini chevrolet sports report on cleveland 19 news. >> cav-aholics are all about lebron. who he is following and who he is not following and what kind of music he is playing and what kind of music he is not playing. all he cares about is the triple-double tune they dropped on denver last night. >> if he is going through something about last night i hope he continues to play that way. like i said. i don't know. i haven't talked to him about that. his demeanor has been more serious. he has been more locke

tonya has traffic. >> your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. as we check in on i-85 highway 29 and 49 a nice traffic flow in this area. and we have problems at w.t. harris and mccullough drive and congestion is starting to build on w.t. harris. busy area this time of day. a mile of stop-and-go traffic. and at university city boulevard an accident westbound right by w.t. harris approaching 485. of course, one alternate route to get around this would possibly be to hop on old concorde road and accident an mccullough drive is a great alternate route for this. back to you. >> $200 for a painting a modest amount in the art world. >> but it is a lot if you are a dog. gaining traction in folks have some questions about my spicy, freshly-prepared world-famous zinger sandwich. like, "is it freshly-prepared?" yes. "is the freshly-prepared zinger sandwich available in a $5 fill up?" if you have five dollars, yes. what a great limited time deal! folks have some questions about my spicy, freshly-prepared world-famous zinger sandwich. like, "is it freshly-pr

for now let's check in with tonya rivens and traffic. >> thank you. your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. let's check in on the brookshire freeway on i-77. a little volume starting to a heads up around the uptown area that police activity that we mentioned earlier, brevard street is blocked due to emergency vehicles from tryon to fourth. davidson have is a great alternate route. and note the hornets are at home for a game at time warner cable arena. so a lot of activity with the transit center across the street. on independence boulevard starting to get busier we have the accident westbound at independence and albemarle another accident close by on monroe and wendover and we had a accident in this area independence boulevard near briar creek and a stranded motorist. a lot of activity on independence boulevard. monroe road or randolph road are better alternate routes. >> thank you. first at 4:00 nearly 700 animals rescued from a north carolina animal shelter will be put up for adoption. they have been nursing the dogs, cats, horses, p

. >>> let's check the afternoon commute with tonya rivens in the first alert traffic center. >> good afternoon. your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. as we check in on i-85 this is the highway 29 and 49, traffic heads up as we look around north tryon and i-85. mallard creek church road we have an accident at i-85. congestion building on mallard creek church road. another accident at north tryon near jw clay boulevard congestion is visible on north tryon as well as on w.t. harris crossing over. and another accident at university city boulevard and 485. and notice the volume here heading away from center city. back creek church may be a better option but patience as we see traffic in this area and three accidents creating congestion for commuters. back to you guys. >> all right, tonya thank you, a normer north carolina state fair worker involved in an accident that hurt several people was set to face a judge. next why that man will not receive his sentence today. >> and next at 4:00 teachers and >> first at 4:00, video of an alligator outside a school has gone viral o

back over to tonya rivens -- no, back to y'all. you can handle it. we will take it. heroin use in the united states is growing and doubled among young adultsment you will hear from a north carolina mother who lost her son because of his addiction. her message to other families coming up. >> plus has harrison ford signed up for a fifth indiana jones movie? find out next in your "daily detour." 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 new tuscan tilapia. each with two sides and hush puppies. for full meals starting at $4.99, [ ] >> time for your "daily detour." we put two minutes on the clock. >> the adventure continues. indiana jones will return to the big screen for a fifth time. walt disney studios made the announcement today. harrison ford and steven spielberg are onboard for the untitled project. ford will be 76 when the film hits theaters in june of 2019. so still a few years away. and hopefully it ends better for him

. >> tonya and her husband a few feet away from this. >> it literally exploded. >> oh my god. >> the couple was driving to pick up their son and slowed down on washington street just before the blast. >> it was the fastest slow moving moment ever. i guess it would be the sound of war. it was just that intense. >> and the next few minutes police officers and fire trucks swarmed the area. tonya and her husband are unsure of what was happening. >> we didn't know whether it was a planned attack on someone or a planned attack on the city. >> my heart dropped thinking not another one. we were afraid. >> reporter: an investigation into the exact cause continues. at what happened if she hadn't slowed down. >> it happened the time i was passing the car. the passenger side of the car would have taken it. >> reporter: it did explode something, friction. tonya and her husband were arguing seconds before blast. >> on the way downtown we weren't even talking to each other. but when we got to that scene and that explosion occurred reality set in and realized, you know what? all of these little nitp

. >> it's been a busy afternoon in the first alert traffic center here is tonya rivens watching. what is going on? >> we have problems on i-77 here. northbound morehead street we so a lot of volume again i-77 north at morehead street. in addition to that we have a stranded motorist at i-77 north by trade street which means it's quite a bit of volume on behind northbound and southbound. and a check of the dot camera to give you a look at what is happening again, a lot of volume on the roads. if you can see over that sign there, your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. back to you guys. >> thank you. next new at 5:00 sewage in the ocean of a popular beach something that you would care about if you are traveling there? >> and video of a cashier fighting back in a robbery attempt. have you talking. faulty valve is blamed for a liang involving 50,000 gallons of sewage near a swath that runs into the ocean but not clear if the sewage reached ocean waters. >> a cashier in georgia defended herself. the man walks up to the counter seemingly innocent. and then he suddenly pu

and tonya rivens has the traffic. >> and your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. i-77 northbound and southbound getting hammered by arrowood road. we have had problems on i-77 an earlier incident caused problems southbound and now two accidents at pineville matthews. one near caramel executive park drive. johnston road is a great alternate route. and notice the buildup we have and we get it this time of day but more starting to happen from rea road back towards south boulevard as we look at i-77 not much better as far as congestion at tyvola. back to you. >> thank you. the job york county deputies bidding farewell to one of their own. >> and coming up new at 6:00... >> university of north carolina's new president in town today and she is greeted with leaky roofs why she wants a bond referendum to pass and greeted with critics who claim she is not the right fit for the university. her reaction is coming up. on wbtv news is sponsored by... >> new tonight, the york county sheriff's office is bidding farewell to canine deputy justice is retiring. >> justice spent his

. >> let's update the commute, tonya rivens in the first alert traffic center. >> your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. a check of independence boulevard and the expressway. we have problems on monroe road by village lake drive. congestion. sardis road or independence are great alternate routes. a report of an accident by albemarle road on independence. i was unable to see that on the dot camera. but notice eastbound is slow-moving traffic approaching matthews for your friday evening commute. and check and look at arrowood, a lot of volume around 485 as we continue to monitor this traffic there is an accident between east john street and providence road and a lot of volume starting to build as well. 51 we have problems there as well. back to you. >> thank you. charlotte-mecklenburg police want to make sure your child is safe and why they have invited parents to a free car safety seat check part of national child passenger safety week. crashes are the number one cause of death n mecklenberg county there were 81 unrestrained child deaths between 2009-2013 close to half of a

. >>> for a check of traffic here in charlotte let's get you over to tonya rivens in the first alert traffic center. >> thank you. and your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. we have this accident 77 northbound tyvola road has moved to the shoulder. it was in the left lane and it was closed earlier. as you can imagine it's created slow-moving traffic. and we have problems northbound and park road is a great alternate route and another accident at colony road and fern cliff park road is a great alternate route back to you. >> thank you. the accused piper glen skauter is -- squatter is filing a pile of charges against her. she decided to represent herself as trial. we have followed this case sincele bay was ordered to leave a home in november. she claims the court has no jurisdiction because she is a member of the moorish nation. sharon smith is stepping out of court with all the details. how is el bay doing at her attorney? >> you can tell she is smart and she has certainly studied this. but she is also definitely not an attorney. she has stumbled some and seems to kno

here is tonya rivens in the first alert traffic center. i-77 northbound is slow-moving traffic happening at the moment. quite a bit of stop-and-go traffic. a couple accidents close to i-77 one at clanton road and archer drive and another on tryon by i-77. west tyvola is a great alternate route. and the slow-moving traffic again i-77 north. really impacted as we wrap up and check in on the dot camera. back towards westinghouse. slow-moving traffic and that is exit 1. about five to six miles for slow-moving traffic. back to you. >> thank you. a south carolina teacher says she wants her dignity back after a student spread nude photos of her on-line. >> and new, the action she is taking against the school district. >> i'm meteorologist eric thomas. a delightful friday evening on tap and take advantage of it because that is rain heading our coming up in uh, hello geico?... yeah, i was just talking about your emergency roadside service and how it's available 24/7 and then our car overheated... what are the chances? can you send a tow truck pleas

johnson was remembered in a meeting tribute to her life david mathers was in there as funeral. >> tonya was only 43 of age for monday february 202, 2016 a community gathers to grieve as mayor i have ordered the plant of the city of canton to be lowered to half staff and to celebrate the life of a canton firefighter tonya johnson i just felt like i needed to come and support the family outing to the point that everybody remembers what a special person she was a johnson was killed when she attempted to cross route a inaccurate output after getting out of an suv in which she was writing with her husband of only eight days so many questions about she would have made that fateful decision but on monday her life. >> we lost i think is the it's the only word i can use my mom was a part of every single angle of my life she was the most caring person in the world even if she didn't know you they did so surrounded by hundreds from the community johnson served many of whom never knew her personally. >> assures that my mom is well respected and liked in this community it shows she made a difference

and he will's see how the evening commute is here is tonya rivens. your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. i-85 and graham street and the situation on graham it's close to i-85 there by the u.p.s. building that road in the 4,000 block is closed. and notice on north tryon volume suggest that and volume on w.t. harris around i-85 starting to build congestion on north tryon. an accident at w.t. harris at ibm research drive. mallard creek church road is a great alternate route. and here is the scene from that accident. you can see it's on the shoulder just use caution. if you know someone headed in that area. back to you. >> all right, thank you. you know you never know when kids are watching what you are doing. >> a third grader here in north carolina is calling out a presidential candidate. a letter to donald trump. garnered. >> jackson lives in jamestown and his teacher encourages students to watch the news and learn about what is going on in the world. that is what prompted him to write to donald trump. in part quote i have read sever

now, check in with tonya rivens she has the traffic. your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. as we check in here on i-77 by arrowood road we are starting to see a little volume on 485. there is an accident also on pineville matthews road and rea road congestion building and providence is a great route. and volume on 485 as we look on 485 between rea road and johnston road traffic is starting to build in this area. i-77 for some reason is starting to pick up congested since about 3:00 p.m. i talked to state troopers and they said no accidents but notice the volume at i-77 by tyvola northbound and southbound as we go back to the mapping traffic leaving center city on try vow la, three miles of stop-and-go traffic. and brookshire i-77 south to i-85, 25 minutes. back to you. >> thank you. of course former president clinton just took the stage for his campaign stop here in west charlotte. >> we are watching the pictures from johnson c. smith university as he gets into the meat of his speech and we will bring you watch it righ

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let's check in with tonya rivens and the traffic. >> first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. i-77 by morehead street a little volume. a nice start to the afternoon commute. and check in an accident two accidents, charlottetowne avenue davidson street and 11th street. the charlotte hornets at home tonight. anyone heading towards uptown street. and as we look at traffic around i-77 and remount road, a check of i-77 looks like northbound moving nicely southbound starting to build with volume. and speaking of remount road, notice i-77 south they are picking up with congestion. there is an accident close to west boulevard and wilkinson boulevard. at kimberly road you can use clanton to get around that and volume on wilkinson boulevard. back to you guys. >> all right thank you. locked up for 24 years. the entire time one man maintaining his innocence. now, a team of attorneys gets him out of prison. we'll tell you how he spent his first afternoon as a free man. >> and free legal information you can call the number on your screen to speak to an attorney. at 4:00. we are on your sid

check in once again with our tonya rivens. when we checked in first time things were quiet but it's starting to ramp up a bit. >> i-85 is the focus. 277 and 485 are quiet. we have a problem i-85 south mile marker 51. the right lane is blocked. highway 29 is one alternate route. and the mapping system not showing congestion i cannot imagine not having congestion in this area with one lane closed. and farther north in cabarrus county, notice that we have volume starting to build i-85 south around highway 29 and daily earn hard boulevard on 29, headed towards 85 volume as well. but quiet and the dot camera this is bruton smith boulevard your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. back to you. >> thank you. i don't know about you, but i cannot get enough of this weather. right? we have to remind ourselves this is march. beautiful outside. >> and you took a jaunt outside? >> i had to take 15 minutes to walk around the block. and let's find out how long it will last. watching. here is lyndsay tapases in the first alert w

time to check in with tonya rivens. >> your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. we have problems here on 485 inner twer wilkinson boulevard and steele creek road. i do not have a camera but on the mapping system we have exit 9 billy graham parkway is a great alternate route. and the congestion as well. slow-moving traffic west boulevard is one alternate route. three miles of stop-and-go traffic in this area. one additional accident on freedom drive close to toddville road tuckaseegee is an alternate route for that. back to you. >> thank you. across the area. but... >> changes are coming, right? might be raining before the night is out. here is leigh brock in the first alert weather center. >> big changes we have had our nice spring break and now it's reverting back to more winter like conditions. typical for this time of year. hd towercam we have had clouds try to move in and they will continue that through the evening hours and they will be with us all night long. temperatures are fantastic. 72 in charlotte. 71 in gastonia. 73 in wadesboro. cooler 67 in statesvi

tonya rivens is in the first alert traffic center. >> thank you. and your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. looks like we have an accident on our dot camera. i need to confirm where this is. 485 and wilkinson boulevard where we were looking earlier and now zoomed in on the accident. that exit ramp is closed. and also an accident on westbound by caramel road. congestion. south sbld a great alternate route and in addition 485 we have congestion from rea road to johnston road and another accident dropping in rea road by pineville matthews road creating problems. you may be able to see where the volume is starting to build and that leaves providence road as an alternate route. even as we go to look at providence road, right in the intersection of pineville matthews and providence there's red indicating problems in that area. pineville matthews road is busy as well as rea road. back to you. >> it's been that kind of day. investigators trying to figure out what led up to this crash that shutdown i-77 in huntersville. this happened at 9:3

tonya rivens has the latest. >> your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. as we check in again i-77 cornelius, the road is now open again. the two-car injury accident had the road closed but traffic is moving slowly. statesville road is starting to get backed up. old statesville is a better alternate route. the backup is back to mile marker 19 towards 485. and one additional accident close at highway 73 and beatties ford road that is in north mecklenburg as well. two lanes an accident here. highway 16 is an alternate. >> developing story, a mistrial declared in the case of a local father accused of beating his six-month-old baby to death. >> what a potential juror blurted out in the courtroom that brought the trial to a halt. >> an american student sentenced he did while visiting north a man charged with beating his six-month-old baby girl to death will get a new trial after a potential juror blurted out 8 statement in court. todd broderick is representing himself. police say his daughter had broken bones, swollen brain tissue and repeated signs of abuse an

. >>> right now first at 4:00 let's check in with traffic tonya rivens is in the first alert traffic center. >> your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. let's check in on i-77 by woodlawn road. we have a couple of problems as we look at the northbound lane. a little slow-moving traffic in that area on the southbound side actually on the right side. but i-77 south to clanton road congestion. south tryon is a great alternate route. congestion all around the area as we peek in on i-77 we can see that congestion that is starting to affect the commuters for the evening commute. two accidents, i-77 north at try vow la road and -- tyvola road. and one accident at nations ford and arrowood. south tryon great alternate routes. back to you. >> thank you. sometimes you need that extra boost that coffee cannot why a north carolina researcher says we are closer to items like >> next, shipwreckag >> first at 4:00, shipwreckage discovered off north carolina's coast. >> investigators think it is of the civil war era. divers have been going under the sea and checking out ut wreckage. t

tonya rivens watch to go for us in the first alert traffic center. >> and it's getting messier. your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. as we check in again that road closure affecting the evening commute pie freedom drive and wesley village road. tuckaseegee may be an alternate. lots of red and that purple indicating that the road is closed. in addition to that, the debris affecting traffic at freedom and berry hill. wilkinson boulevard was a suggested option. you may notice the situation here on wilkinson boulevard before morehead. there is an accident now at wilkinson boulevard outbound before morehead. one lane blocked. west boulevard is a great alternate route. and a picture from the scene as we look at i-77 it's still slow-moving traffic on wilkinson boulevard as well. back to you. >> thank you. >> how is that daylight saving time working for you? >> i am struggling a little bit. that extra hour of daylight was nice but when i woke up sunday morning and this morning i was wishing i had coffee. >> it takes a little while to adjust the body clock especially p

here is tonya rivens and traffic. >> and your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. let's focus around the uptown area as we continue to see problems here is i-77 at woodlawn road. we have the situation in the heart of center city with the accident at morehead street near i-77. south tryon is a great alternate route and slow-moving traffic on i-77 northbound. notice the problems that we have caldwell or davidson street and third street that accident at kennelworth avenue by morehead. but this problem here in the center of the intersection at kings drive and elizabeth avenue. injuries involved. avoid this area altogether. randolph road is a great alternate route. >> thank you. next, a day after changes to the dangerous road were proposed we are learning more about what will happen to the road named dead man's curve. and five years after her sister was gunned down inside this home a woman talks to us as the man penalty. >> we are hearing more from a chester county leaders about a plan to help with the dangerous road we told you about yesterday on turn buckle road off h

tonya rivens. sponsored by people's bank. as we check in i-77 by wilkinson boulevard things have been quiet on our major roads we have a couple of accidents around ashley road causing problems. allegheny. freedom drive 27 is a great alternate route and also checking around on our mapping system delays starting to build here on wilkinson boulevard. notice it is in both directions and i have information on some problem on billy graham. we'll check in on that and notice on brookshire by i-85 we have an accident as well. back to you guys. >> thank you. outside, a little bit of a cool day but the sun came out and skies are looking good. >> very pretty. if you were in a spot where you were not in the wind -- >> the sunshine felt great. this weekend is? >> good. >> we hit 57 today just below it was a bit cool and we had a mixture of clouds and sun throughout the afternoon. but heading out, this evening, it will be cool. no question. you will need your jacket as we work through the 40s. again friday night folks are out later. and wit

another update in first alert traffic center with tonya rivens. >> your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. we have a lot of congestion on heeun this is morehead. stop-and-go traffic on the northbound side. and several accidents near center city. bryant street and another at remount road and west boulevard and another at trade and wesley heights way creating congestion. and i-77 northbound and southbound socked in with traffic. slow-moving traffic as we go back to the dot camera and look at i-77 tyvola, again, a lot of congestion. >> , a catch of a lifetime for a fisherman off the south carolina coast. >> we see -- see it a few times. it came twice out of the water. and we are both worn out. it's enormous. it looked like a bus being dropped in. off a cliff when it came out of the water. >> what he had on the line was this... a 2500 pound great white. the group caught the shark and took four hours to reel into the when the group got it close enough there's tag it and let it loose. no doubt a huge shark. but it's not the biggest the great white mary leigh weighed 3400 pounds

lots of traffic and congestion and tonya rivens has it for you. >> and more slow down on independence boulevard. your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. as we check on the expressway on 277 on independence eastbound it is around central avenue an accident at central and briar creek creating problems. the signal failure by central at hawthorne. monroe or independenced good options. but violence on independence typically as you get by albemarle road. and slow-moving traffic traffic in both directions approaching w.t. harris boulevard. >> thank you. heavy rain last night. but this morning cleared up. and sunshine and the temperature down. >> yes, and i understand people in the mountains might get snow? >> that is right. what is interesting is tomorrow night might end up looking like last night with the rain. except with the colder air, this time it looks like the snow will start accumulating up in the high country. we will cover the bases for you. stage one the cold air has to get here and it is. we are 20 colder today than yesterday. looks like we are going to be heading

. >> the time is 4:07 and how the roads are faring good afternoon to tonya rivens. >> good afternoon. your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. let's start on i-85 gaston county we are starting out very rocky and a lot of problems as we check in. two accidents one at i-85 north near morse chapel road. wilkinson boulevard is a great alternate route. i-85 north at sam wilson road involved tractor-trailers and the backup is quite a bit of a delay. we are used to slow-moving traffic i-85 southbound but six miles of stop-and-go traffic wilkinson boulevard is a great alternate route. back to you. >> thank you. this month will mark another painful milestone for kilah davenport's family. march 13th marks two years since kilah passed away after being attacked by her stepfather in 2012. we have only seen joshua houser here at his bond hearing. but tonight a more personal view, a deeper look inside who he was at home with his family before that attack. >> wbtv anchor maureen o'boyle has been working to get an interview with kilah's mom for sometime and finally agreed to talk to you

here is tonya rivens. >> your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. as we check in back down south, south of the city, we have more problems. ballantyne commons parkway an accident. providence road west is a great alternate route. and the volume that started to build early on 485. as we look beyond rea road back to south boulevard. and an accident still with us at rea road and bevington place creating congestion. and problem at the moment is backed towards 485. alternate route. back to you. >> thank you. many families in south carolina are still working to get back into their homes after october's historic flooding. so they do not have to introducing longhorn's big, bold, steaks. our new 10 ounce filet. our 16 ounce t-bone. and our fire grilled 18 ounce outlaw ribeye. only at longhorn steakhouse. vo: know you have a dedicated advisor and team who understand where you come from. we didn't really have anything, you know. but, we made do. vo: know you can craft an investment plan as strong as your values. al, how you doing. hey, mr. hamilton. vo: know th

eric thomas has your full here is tonya rivens she has traffic. >> thank you, leigh. your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. an accident at brookshire boulevard by 485. notice the congestion on brookshire boulevard. valleydale bell haven great alternate routes but stop-and-go traffic a mile. as we head over to highway 27 freedom drive that area a stranded motorist at alfred alexander boulevard creating congestion. and let's head to gaston county. i-85 southbound and mcadenville an accident and stop-and-go traffic as well. wilkinson boulevard is a great alternate route. molly back to you. and you look lovely in your red. >> so do you, i love the dress. >> next we will introduce you to peaches the emieux. she is undergoing a surgery. and a local organization is making this happen. >> and for you new at 6:00 charlotte city council leaders are looking for whoever leaked a and they are questioning how much should you know about certain paperwork. on wbtv news is sponsored by... >> breaking news we are going to the alert center with alex giles there is a sho

. >> all right, tonya, thank you. >> we continue to follow that breaking news out of uptown charlotte. sky3 live over the scene of a shooting right across the street from the transit center. one person taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. an active investigation going on. coleen harry is on the scene gathering details. as soon as she is live we will hear from her. we are back right after this. >> first at 4:00 a canadian court unveiled video of a dramatic prison escape in 2013. the clip shows two inmates at a detention center in odell beckham, jr. dangling by a rope from a helicopter. >> two apolices hijacked the helicopter and forced the pilot to fly to the jail and they clung to the rope. and the chopper took off. they were captured, though, just a few hours later. >> quite -- >> after all that. >> it was not hard to track them. they are dangling from a rope. >> wow. bold. give them points for that. crazy stuff. more information today on the link between the zika virus and micro cephaly. >> how researchers are testing a remedy to stop the spread. all of the items ca

. >> let's update the commute with tonya rivens in the first alert traffic center. >> your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. as we check in here the injury accident at brookshire by graham street great news that cleared out and a lot of volume and the buildup here approaching i-77. northbound. we have another problem i will get to that. on north tryon there by keswick avenue. looks like the plaza is one option to get around this. and now we have an accident 277 westbound by 77. creating problems. beatties ford road or statesville is a great alternate route. and another accident by i-77 now in the area close to trade street. a lot of activity around center city. back to you. >> thank you. next, a man arrested after police say he tried to steal a woman's truck with her son insited. how she managed to stop him. >> restaurant employees show up for work to find a closed sign on the door. why the restaurants are closing carolinas. police arrested a man for trying to steal a truck with a child inside. the mom spoke out about what happened. she was emotional when she talked ab

here is tonya rivens in the first alert traffic center. >> thank you. your first alert traffic is as we check in, the accident at sandy porter road and south tryon it's cleared but someone one person taken to the hospital. so things are starting to improve a bit. keep in mind close by on steele creek we have an accident at steele creek near brown grier road and another at steele creek and westinghouse boulevard. shopton is a better alternate route. and wet streets now on 485. a lot of volume here on the dot camera. and again, the streets are starting to get wet because of the rain. back to you. >> thank you. more startling information after a woman charged with killing her husband and a couple he met on-line. >> the dark details of crystal gambino's turbulent past next. >> and the band of rain arrived on schedule but what surprised us, a burst of snow with it. a nice conversation piece it will accumulate in the mountains. and how much? forecast. >> and next, a store clerk fights off an armed man. >> if you want to shoot me, shoot me. >> next, you will h

here is tonya rivens she has traffic. >> and your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. and i-77 north is already rough this time of day and a stranded motorist with a lane closure creates a lot of traffic looking here at i-77 north between the backup beyond 485. south boulevard is one alternate route or south tryon street as we look around the area look at the volume that is started to build on 485. a lot of slow-moving traffic and i-77 heading in southbound or southbound from center city headed on i-77 a lot of slow-moving traffic as well. starting around morehead beyond tyvola. 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

here is tonya rivens in the first alert traffic center. >> thank you. and your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. as we check things are improving creek road and volume on 485. things are improving a bit. rain may be lightning up some on the roads. and problems morse chapel road and highway 27 we have a situation with the lanes partially blocked because of an accident earlierment and looking west around belmont gaston county that typical stop-and-go traffic at the state line at gaston county and mecklenberg county back to you. >> thank you. coming up next here new at 5:00... >> the governor was at the north carolina zoo and wait -- you would rather see this... an akeita the newest polar bear you will meet him and hear romanties advice from governor mccrory. >> that is a tease! only wbtv questioned the project and nick >> what can grow to be 10 feet move to north carolina for a blind date? >> the akeita was welcomed to the state by the governor who of all things offered the white borrow man particular advice. -- the bear romantic advice.

back over to tonya rivens with traffic. >> and your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. a lot of busy roads in the area as we check in on the expressway of independence and 277ment a lot of volume right in the heart of center city and incident earlier and police had the roadblocked between brevard and fourth street and avoid that area heading out for the hornets game at time warner cable arena. you should allow extra time and look at alternate routes with the activity in the area. notice we have volume on independence boulevard leaving center city as well. an earlier accident creating the problem and a lot of activity monroe and wendover a stranded motorist near independence and then some obstacles on the roadway at north sharon amity creating problems as well. >> thank you. next at 5:00... >> most people do not get to see this everyday... a baby orphaned owl and her foster mother. i'm kristen hampton. the good news is coming up. >> and all new at 6:00... >> one day after north carolina's primary folks in the state are getting ready for yet another primary and it may in

tonya rivens has the details. >> independence boulevard that is where we continue to see congestion and problems. your first alert traffic is this is kind of different by the wal-mart there on independence boulevard and a lot of volume building. we had the problem at actually by pierson and eastway and independence. albemarle road where this exit is off of independence but an accident at regal oaks. idlewild and north sharon amity are great alternate routes and the volume at the intersection of w.t. harris and albemarle. a lot of stop-and-go traffic. as we wrap up that problem at independence by albemarle north sharon amity and another problem on monroe road and north sharon amity as well. back to you. >> thank you. >> let's bring in chief meterologist, eric thomas. one thing about march we can get all kinds of different weather. >> that is the thing about living in the sun belt. crazy. >> the spring rollercoaster. are you ready for a weather swan dive? this is the last seven days. 86 flirting with 90. yeah! look what happened. we went from a high of 70 to a high of what? 47 ? yes, that

a busy road this time of day let's update traffic with tonya rivens in the first alert traffic center. >> your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. and let's check in on that area that alex talked about. notice the red on the mapping system. a lot of congestion already in this area. in both directions as we look on the mapping system. westinghouse boulevard you think would be a great alternate route. arrowood road is better because we have two accidents close by to the area. one steele creek and brown grier road and the other steele creek and westinghouse boulevard. shopton road west is a better alternate route to get around that. and there is a lot of congestion in that area. if you know someone and that is be delayed. this is i-77 and 485, guys you will agree there is volume out there. >> no question about that. a lot of stuff going on the radar. donna had snowflakes up in newton. and gastonia as well. >> and david said it was snowing hard for 30 seconds. we will have the first alert forecast weather team is watching all of that. >> a family heartbroken after a tow tru

. >> and wednesday let's check with tonya rivens how things are >> things have been fairly quiet. your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. and we spoke of the incident on graham by i-85 that road closure. this is close to that u.p.s. headquarters in that area. right by the interstate. and sugar creek or north tryon are alternate routes. volume on north tryon. sugar creek is probably the better alternate route. and around the area volume is starting to build on i-77 northbound and southbound. an accident now right at i-77 and 277. but we have a situation of a stranded motorist near trade street and the result of that is congestion on clanton road. a little bit of congestion building. back to you. >> thank you. a fight to keep a charlotte student from being deported. >> and next at 5:00... >> a cms student on his way to school picked up by immigration officials and is now in jail about to be deported. >> and still to come a south carolina lawmaker wants to allow we are breaking down that bill. this is a letter from someone who's here. she has to take a brand name drug

right now to see the backup with tonya rivens in the first alert traffic center. >> we have a mess in this area. your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. as we check in that road closure notice there is a lot of red around this area. the purple indicating the traffic and the road is closed and we have congestion right as you connect from morehead to southbound backed up as well. the reason roadway between freedom and berry hill and now an accident at morehead. before morehead on wilkinson boulevard that one lane is blocked. west boulevard is a great alternate route and we have a picture from that scene. one other problem we were following was i-77 north at tyvola. it's cleared up but the backup is to westinghouse and it will take time to recover. >> thank you. discovery place asking the city for a couple million dollars what it wants to change. >> and a pregnant woman kicked in the stomach in charlotte. connected to another assault. 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

here is tonya rivens in the first alert traffic center. >> i have an interesting fact about dr. seuss. he was turned down 37 times before he got the first book published. sy. that right? >> tonya rivens with the trivia today. >> coming through in the clutch. >> because i have to use that to inspire me when you fall down get backup. >> another life lesson from dr. seuss. >> problems sunset road westbound before i-77 and southbound ramp and sunset at peach tree. beatties ford road is a great alternate route and notice we have real volume here building right at i-77 and sunset road. exercise caution as we check problems at mallard creek church road and w.t. harris and old mallard creek church road and mallard creek church road eastbound. volume here. and guys no charge for that knowledge. back to you. >> did she say no charge? >> the boss is around the corner. go hit him up and let us know how that goes. [laughter] >> all right what do you say we talk weather? >> meteorologist leigh brock with your forecast. >> i will not charge you for weather, either. and let's talk about what is

. >> time to check in for the first time this afternoon with our tonya rivens. between freedom drive and what we're seeing on the dot camera, you have your hands full already? >> a busy start to the monday afternoon commute. your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. at tyvola road the left lanes blocked due to an injury accident and a backyard beyond arrowood i-77 northbound. certainly an alternate route would be south boulevard or south tryon to get around this. because we have a problem over on south boulevard as we look at this backup. it's at least three-four miles of stop-and-go traffic as a result of this accident. and then an accident at south boulevard and tyvola road as well. congestion in that area. park road is a great alternate route. and we'll check in on wilkinson boulevard in our next traffic back to you. >> thank you. this afternoon investigators are trying to figure out what caused an amtrak train to derail hurting passengers. >> next, what the scene looked jumped the tracks. she says their names. trayvon martin shot to death. dont

here is tonya. >> your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. and we have problems around w.t. harris and sunset road. the injury accident at i-77 north on the ramp at w.t. that is around exit 18a and w.t. harris. od statesville is a great alternate route. you may notice volume here on w.t. harris around i-77 and old statesville road 21. and in addition to that volume on i-77 northbound another accident close by in the area as we see an accident i-77 north close to sunset road that is exit 16 two lanes blocked and congestion old statesville road are great alternate routes. back to you. >> thank you. we are still following breaking news for you. we have several calls in on a crash in chester county, south carolina. sky3 was over the scene. this is on augusta road near catawba river road. troopers are trying to figure out what happened. we have calls into investigators. >> right now north carolina state troopers telling us one person dead after a motorcycle crash. highway patrol says the crash oakboro in stanly county. not a lot more information.

let's check traffic with tonya >> thank you. your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. good news as we check in on i-77 southbound woodlawn road all lanes are open an earlier accident i-77 south between nations ford and tyvola road. the traffic now is moving slowly. it will take sometime for the traffic to recover. and the backup back towards well beyond trade street. a lot of stop-and-go traffic. and brookshire, i-77 southbound. more than six miles of slow-moving traffic. traffic will take sometime to recover. and in center city two accidents on trade street one at poplar and the other at trait and caldwell. tryon is a great alternate route. back to you. >> not a good day for the traffic. thank you. the remake of the hit 1987 movie dirty dancing will film in north carolina this spring. right now the film looking for extras, dancers and cars from between 1950 and 1975. the production company will employ 900 extras from the state and it will film in asheville, hendersonville, cashiers. and >> and the original was sh

tonya rivens is tracking it all in the first alert traffic center. >> and it is. looks like 485 and 277 is moving along without accidents at the moment. we are checking on wilkinson boulevard on i-77 southbound by the john belk and typically we have slow-moving traffic. it does not look bad. we have a problem on wilkinson boulevard and donald ross. an accident. congestion as a result of this as well. a peek on i-77 southbound. really not as bad leaving morehead towards remount road and clanton road and check in around the area. west of the city and see what is the state line. gaston and mecklenberg county. a little bit of stop-and-go traffic which is i anice look for our commuters. and also i invite you to join me for sunday morning soul inspiration on v101.9. back to you. >> thank you. >> i imagine people want to have dinner outside tonight and fire up the grill. >> is that what you are doing? >> thinking about t looking at the temperatures why not? >> lyndsay tapases is tracking it all and is live in the first alert weather center. >> i've forgotten that it's ea

the child ok after falling out. >>> it is time for a check on the roads let's check with tonya rivens. >> thank you. so dangerous on the roads especially with congestion we have here by steele creek on 485. we had an earlier accident at 485 and wilinson boulevard. and we see a lot of time for traffic trying to recover. and we have an accident steele creek and shopton west. and you may notice all of this red from stop-and-go traffic on continue to look around the area there is another accident over at 485 and i-77. a lot of congestion as well. south tryon is the better alternate route as we look at i-77 by arrowood northbound and southbound delays. back to you. >> thank you. lots of interesting things moving in. look behind us on the hd towercam and you see the clouds u delightful day and the clouds started coming in. it was going to cloud up but the temperatures got warm. >> we got backup to 73 today. we thought it would keep us in the upper 60s because of the clouds but we managed to get into the low 70s. delightful. light showers on the radar right now. we'll go in tighter for you a

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back to you. >> thank you. >> right now get you updated on the commute with tonya rivens in the first alert traffic center. >> things are starting to pick up on 485. as we check by arrowood road i-77 northbound and southbound and a lot of volume. an accident congestion in the area. rea road is a great alternate route. and perhaps you see the red on johnston and 485. typically we have it from rea road to south boulevard. and in addition to that, volume on pineville matthews highway 51 by 485. and johnston and we are seeing volume is on i-77. state troopers say there is no accident but notice how slow average speeds 28-miles-per-hour around that area. slow-moving traffic as we check in. this is i-77 at tyvola road. perhaps you are heading to time warner cable arena for the hornets tonight. maybe adam o'daniel from the "charlotte business journal" national time if you are headed for that game. >> and the hornets are playing well. this system that you see here, dumping a lot of rain across the south. it's been there for days you can see the damage in louisiana. rivers and streams covering

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