mecklenberg county property taxes will not increase in 2017 according to trevor fuller. republican leaders want to take things a step further they are call for a tax cut next year. brody o'connell talked with board members. how much of a cut are they calling for? >> it would be a small cut talking just 1 cent but leaders tell me that could add up to $12 million in spending. but tax is not the only hot topic this morning in the address they discussed everything from unemployment to education. chairman trevor fuller received implementation of up verse tall prek for families here in mecklenberg county. >> currently in mecklenberg county only 40%, 40% of our third graders are reading proficiently at grade level. >> he admitted at accomplishing this would require help from raleigh up to washington. and he said it could take five years to put in place. one of fuller's proudest moments today, announcing that there are no more homeless veterans on record in the county. he said this was a accomplished through the housing initiative. >> we started it on veterans day in 2014. as an

. >> trevor fuller played out his plan so far. all kids currently on waiting lists will be placed in programs four in the second phase all four-year-olds in the county would be served. lastly breaching children up to three years old. implementation team will be formed to oversee this initiative. >>> fuller did not say who or what it will pay for the initiative but it's a support will be needed from state and local governments as well as nonprofits and businesses. >>> parents are pushing charlotte mecklenburg school leaders proposed reassignment plan. 700 people attended a form of carmel baptist church in matthew's. most concerned about busing kids outside the neighborhoods for school. cms wants more diverse schools and better academic performance. >>> there are schools that are failing. i don't think it is fair to take them out of their community and bus them progress to make people were done comments and concerns which will be passed to the board of education and there will be another meeting in district 5 on monday. >>> channel

the message during the state of the county address and a passionate speech county board chairman trevor fuller says unemployment dropped to 4.8% and high on his agenda ensuring your child is properly educated. brody o'connell was there for the speech and joins us now live with more. >> good evening. chairman fuller was particularly passionate when talking about improving early childhood education. now, he said this is going to be no easy task but made a proposal, proposing universal prek for all families in mecklenberg county and that would be good for children 0-5. could take three to five years to implement this over three different phases and he said there will be a lot of help needed along the way from lawmakers in raleigh all the way up to washington. he said while the pay-off will be well worth it. >> we know that early childhood education is key to creating economic ons for people. and so we can't leave this stone upturned. >> and he mentioned the need to improve early childhood education 40% of children in the third grade read at the 24eurd grade level leaving 60% of the kids not where

. >> john: looking ahead, mecklenburg county commission chairman trevor fuller will a dd vision for mecklenburg county today in the state of the county address. fuller told our news partners at the charlotte observer that jobs, education and health care are at the top of his agenda. much of the address will focus on ways to eradicate poverty in the county. the address is 10:30 this morning at the government center center. >> christine: the smallest marijuana cases police can write a story done in the last two years, 26% of african americans charged with possessing small amounts of pot were arrested. during the same time period, 9% of whites were arrested. >> john: north carolina supreme court deciding whether or not legislators can strip away a tenure for teachers. the court's hearing arguments when a law passed in 2013 violated the rights of teachers. they can be fired for poor foreman's and morality and insubordination. >> christine: south carolina will hold primaries for republicans this saturday and democratic candidates a weeking from this saturday. that means many of the candidates will b

trevor fuller said the tax rate will not increase. he says continued construction has helped to keep money coming into the county. in the mean time, some republicans on the commission say that taxpayers should see the tax rate cut by a penny. >> we hear all the time about the investments that the county pay back to the taxpayer at some point. and we think from time to time, you should make, you know, at least a marginal adjustment to that. >>> other highlights from today's state of the county address, include a jobs initiative to put 8,000 people to work. a 130 million-dollar investment in parks, universal prek for all children in mecklenburg county who are under the age of five. >>> a woman was able to walk away after her car collided with a tractor trailer and then flipped over on i-485. the highway patrol told channel 9 the woman driving a ford focus veered into the front wheel of the tractor trailer as they approached the i-85 exit just after 10:00 this morning. her car flipped at least once. but a trooper says that she was up and

. >> christine: mecklenburg county of commission chairman trevor fuller is calling for universal plea k in mecklenburg -- pre-k in mecklenburg county. he says 40% of third grader in mecklenburg county are reading proficiently at great level, admitted providing pre-k for everyone would require help from lawmakers could take five years in concord is welcoming new addition. they gave us a look at three female southern stingray pups born last month. their birth part of the breed rescue protect conservation program. the pups will be on display for a while but will be moved to another aquarium. >> christine: things are moving smoothly on the interstates, might be damp from some rain that came through overnight on the roads, but otherwise, no major issues to speak of right now, except for that logging truck accident we're watching on 77 in iredell county. remember, you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. here is meteorologist al conklin. >> al: had rain during the overnight hours and mountain snow, another fresh two to four inches of snow

chairman trevor fuller laid out his plans. he didn't say exactly who or what agency will pay for the initiative. state as well as nonprofits and businesses. an implementation team will be formed to oversee that initiative. >> next week, cmpd plans to host another cops on the corner event. part of their effort to reach out to people in the community and make their presence known. today, they were out at kingston where the neighborhoods converged. neighbors have been complaining about drug activity and loitering in the area. police say this is an effort to curb that. planned at the transit steve: today is your lucky day. woman: (surprised) oh, my goodness mark: you've just won - a thousand dollars! woman: that'amazing! that' amazing! (shrieks) woman: ok, nice job. mark, way better than yesterday. maria, that delivery felt alittle forced. and steve, steve: yeah? woman: i am still missing that raw emotion. woman: pretty awesome for atuesday, but tomorrow is hump day, so let's really bring it! lucky for life. win a thousand dollars

. >> as soon as mecklenburg county commission chairman trevor fuller called for universal prek the audience erupted in applause. fuller said the initiative includes all children in the county age 5 and younger. >> no child in our community will be denied because of his or her family's financial condition. >> fuller followed with how universal prek will be implemented in three phases. first all kids currently on waiting lists would be placed in programs. in the second phase, all four- year-olds in the county will be served and lastly reaching children up to three years old. >> i think it's optimistic and i'm in support of that. >> kids that have access to early childhood education are more likely to succeed academically and in their career. think it's a good idea but she has one concern. >> fuller didn't say who or what agency will pay for the initiative but that support will be needed from state and federal governments and upon the profits and businesses. >> i'm not plugged in enough to the numbers and the budget piece of it to know if it's feasible or not. an implementation team will be fo

>> as you said leaders announced the plan tuesday at the government center during commissioner trevor fuller announced that universal pre-k would be implemented in three phases. first all kids currently on a waiting list would be placed into programs in the second phase, all four- year-old served and lastly reaching children up to three years old. it is unclear who will pay for the initiative. fuller said that support would be needed from the state and federal level as well as businesses and nonprofits. >> no child in our community will be denied because of his or her families financial condition. >>> researcher shows that children who have access to early childhood education are more likely to succeed academically and in their career. changes that may mean their children would go to a different school. coming up, i will explain how cms board members try to ease parents concerns about student reassignment and passing. reporting live, angela han. >>> thousands of voters in mecklenburg county may know which congressional basis they will be voting for. until the supreme court decides whether to

trevor fuller says continued construction has kept the money coming into the county. something even if it is as low as a penny. >>> we hear all the time about investments we make. those investments should pay back to the taxpayer and from time to time you should make a marginal adjustment for that. >>> other highlights from yesterday include a jobs initiative to put 1000 people to work and $130 million investment in parks. >>> cpd will hold a cops on the corner next week. as part of their efforts to reach out to people in the community and make their presence known. yesterday they were at the corner of south thailand and kingston. offices say with the new apartments in south bend and transformation of the wellborn neighbor had their getting calls from neighbors concerned about the existing drug activity and bordering. >>> one way to curb it is to take over the quarter and show that we are not going to get and the drug dealers. >> police say some of the crimes from older neighborhoods are bleeding over into the blooming south and. a similar event next week at the trans

county "trevor fuller" will deliver the state of the county address in just a few minutes at the government center. three other commissioners will give the republican response. the address starts at 10:30. if you're looking for a job... head to south charlotte where a national career fair will take place in about 30 minutes.. it will be held at the embassy suites in ayrsley. the event takes place from eleven to two. bring your resume... some companies will hire on the spot. coming up on the today show.how to achieve red carpet looks without the glam squad. then keep it here for charlotte today at eleven. and our next newscast at noon. today is tuesday pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it differently. only flonase is approved to relieve both your itchy, watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. complete allergy relief or incomplete. let your eyes decide. flonase changes everything. >> it's tuesday, we are taking you to the property brothers, they turn houses into homes on hgtc. today we're taking you inside there's. jenn

county commission chairman trevor fuller will give his state of the county address. republicans will give a include ideas for education choices and lowering thtax rate. last year during the state of the county speech, commissioners announced they would not propose a tax increase for the fiscal year we are in now. that's because sales tax revenues were up. leaders also laid out plans to move county services out of uptown and into neighborhoods to make them more accessible. we checked this morning and found crews are still working on construction for phase one of the goal to move medic and environmental services to west charlotte. >>> new this morning, stores that accept food stamps may soon be required to sell more healthy foods. the agricultural department will lay out its new proposal today. they want to make sure people who use food stamps have access to healthy foods. the rules would not dictate what type of food that people would need to buy. >>> it could soon cost you more to rye the bus across mecklenberg county. katz is considering raising fares. the company c

fuller. one count murder in the second degree. trevor langan for the defense, your honor. judge: how do you plead? not guilty. i'll hear the people on bail. cabot: the defendant has unlimited financial means at his disposal and no business or familial responsibilities. we consider him to be a flight risk and request remand, your honor. he's a 17-year-old boy with strong ties to his stepmother and his five- year-old sister. cabot: who is currently residing with relatives at the behest of the state pending an acs investigation of the stepmother. ngan: all the more reason he's not a flight risk, your honor. the defendant is charged with viciously beating his father to death with a baseball bat. this is a first arrest. he is no hardened criminal. bail is set onto mr. fuller's passport for the duration of the trial. ( bangs gavel ) next case. let's move it alone. clerk: docket ending... take him all of five seconds to come up with the cash. he didn't pull this off alone. find me some evidence and i will charge gloria stanfield as a co-conspirator. stabler: first place i'd like