the fire at walter g. bye byers was set intentionally. the fire did $4,000 in damage. they do have a crew working to make repairs over the weekend. two students suspected of setting the fire are being questioned. >>> a group of concerned parents, teens and businessmen calling for governor pat mccrory to call a special session and strike down charlotte's couldn't veer shall non-discrimination order nance. the order nance protects people includes which bathroom they use. >> i have serious concerns. >> yelled's gathering attracted city council member john autry. he feels confident people will not be violated. >> hasn't happened in columbia, myrtle beach. panthers stadium and charlotte motor speedway has similar protection also. >> leaders threatened to call a special session to deal with the ordinance but have not set a date. governor pat mccrory wants lawmaker to take it up drug the regulars session because a special session costs too much. >>> charlotte city council members are concerned over their meeting rooms being bugged by the media. they say items mentioned in exe

this morning school officials at walter g. byers school evacuated all students after a fire was set in a bathroom and the parents had to pick up their kids and two people face charges. >> new information in a deputy-involved shooting in anson county that happened in november. kim long of charlotte was involved in an exchange of killed by deputies. the 48-year-old was hit in the chest and stomach and the deputy was not hurt. this comes a day after another man dennis matthew penny died after he was shot by anson deputies after a shootout. he was a suspect in a kidnapping case out of chesterfield involving his own children back in 2012. >>> let's get you over to alex giles. >> live in the alert center with new information in a deadly officer-involved shooting. >> we have been following this happened in greenville, south carolina an officer shot in the line of duty and killed. this is the officer. tweeted this photo of this is alan jacobs. he was serving a search warrant today. killed in the line of duty after the suspect fled and then

it happened early this morning at walter g. byers middle school. the hallway quickly filled with smoke and more than 500 students were evacuated. at this time, cms is only saying it was a liquid thrown on the floor that caught fire. >>> a s.w.a.t. team that was training in a hickory neighborhood jumped into action when a man approached a woman's car daughter was sitting in the backseat. chang quickly backed out of her driveway and got on her daughter's school bus down the street. she told the bus driver someone was trying to kill her. a s.w.a.t. team was training nearby. they jumped in to help search for the suspect. >> i was so scared, i can't remember if he said, get out, get out, i got a gun, or get out, get out. >> an hour long man hunt, deputies arrested wesley wright. charged with attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon. >> a major company coming to charlotte bringing hundreds of jobs. >> and expected to bring a huge economic boost as well. elsa gillis is here to break down this multimillion dollar investment. >> papal has ten other operati

fire -- believe that a fire was intentionally set at a local elementary school this morning at walter g byers this morning, there was evidence they found in a school booth room, this morning officials were reportedly talking with a few students request with their parents, classes to resume monday. keeping her children out of school for more than 3 years, remains in jail, the 36 year-old jennifer elan is held in gaston county jail on $50,000 bond, her next court appearance is scheduled april 21, she filled out paperwork to take her children out of school in 2012 but she was not home schooling them like she said she would, the children range from age 13 to 16. jenna: brian basham standing by here in our weather center, this beautiful weather is going to end soon, right? brian: you don't have to put it so harshly, but yeah. as for tomorrow, 70% chance of rain, sunday a 30% chance. we'll take monday, tuesday, wednesday off, and a small opportunity next week, 10%. good shape, temperatures in 50s and 60 to north, a lot of 72 stacking up in areas, if you want to go out tonight. you can. you might wa

officer also say the fire at walter g. byers was set on purpose. forced the social to shut down. parents had to pick up their kids. >> i'll probably have to be off the rest of the year. losing a little money as long as my baby is okay. >> fire investigators say the school sustained $4,000 in damage. they have a crew working to make repairs over the weekend, two students suspected of setting 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: a

officers say the fire at walter g. byers school was set intentionally. lingering smoke in the building forced it to shut down. parents had to pick up kids yesterday. >> i'm probably going to have to be off the rest of the year, just losing a little money but as long as my baby is okay. >> fire investigators say it did about $4,000 in damage. make repairs over the weekend. two students suspected the fire are being questioned. no world on any discipline. >>> it is a topic both side have very strong opinions about, two weeks from today the non-discrimination ordinance will tall effect. that is april 1st. not everyone wants to see it happen. a group gathered outside the charlotte-mecklenburg government center in uptown holding signs with phrases like "keep women safe, keep children safe" steve crump has the latest. >> thousands of business owners don't agree with the ordinance. >> reporter: david and his brother attracted dozens of oaf poe meants fightingopponents of the bathroom ordinance. beyond bathrooms, they are concerned about locker rooms and showers.