the passion airs live on wjzy. if you are planning on a late dinner, we will get to that story story in a second. we have president obama here by coming up we will talk to you crazy jenna: if you haven't had dinner yet braced herself because this might come off the menu. you're watching the moulton copper being poured over a big mac. the claim is this video shows mcdonald's food is indestructible but the myth busting site snopes says not so fast. it demonstrates what is called called -- it's complicated but the moisture inside the burger boils on the copper hits and that creates a theme layer that insulates and protects the food. >> i really don't care. those burgers are delicious and i will eat them every time i have a chance. jenna: you still have a little time to why let someone else have all the fun? the sometimes haphazard, never boring fun. the why can't it smell like this all the time fun. fun. why let someone else have all the fun? that's no fun. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. i just picked us u

reporting in uptown charlotte, sam smith, fox 46, wjzy. >> thank you. >> even with st. patrick's day falling on a thursday this year, there was no shortage of busts by law enforcement officers. there was a crackdown on illegal gambling machines, 28 people were charged for breaking the law, all seized money related to the illegal operations will be given to gaston county school sim. >> new research to suggested car accidents are number one ages 1 to 19, booster seats have been shown to cut the number of injuries in half when used properly. county officials also have this advice. >> wintertime, is a parents will keep their jackets on the kids when they put them in the car seat, you need to take that jacket off that restraint system has to get to close to their bodies there have been tests done that see kids come out of those jackets and seats. >> county officials say that is why events like those today promotes car seat safety and proper user important. >> seniors get ready to get your sane face on, cabarras county is gets ready to hit the senior fields with them. county

the passion airs live on wjzy. if you are planning on a late dinner, we will get to that story story in a second. we have president obama here by coming up we will talk to you jenna: if you haven't had dinner yet braced herself because this might come off the menu. you're watching the moulton copper being poured over a big mac. the claim is this video shows mcdonald's food is indestructible but the myth busting site snopes says not so fast. it demonstrates what is called called -- it's complicated but the moisture inside the burger boils on the copper hits and that creates a theme layer that insulates and protects the food. >> i really don't care. those burgers are delicious and i will eat them every time i have a chance. jenna: you still have a little >> i had better leave. >> announcer: the following is a paid presentation for cize, brought to you by beachbody. this is the end of exercise. >> get ready to cize it up. [ people cheering ] are you ready to dance? 5, 6, 7, 8! >> on my way in i'ma take it >> stop exer

robin kanady, fox 46, wjzy. bill: thank you ron robin. >> early voting underway for next tuesday's primary. >> and meanwhile on democratic side of the isle, hillary clinton will make a stop in north carolina thursday, no word on where she will campaign but officials say that clinton will ebbwill encourage supporters to participate in early voting, bill clinton stopped yesterday in the queen industry. early voting ends in north carolina on saturday. >> new information, share charlotte mec mecklenburg police department said nothing illegal happened when one of a video punching a suspect last week, the video shows a officer strikes a suspect who reportedly fled from a hit-and-run scene then continued to run from police, chief said that footage from the officer's own body camera gave a better view of what happened. the department is looking into if any policy was violated. but they say nothing illegal happened during the arrest. even though it is an intense video too watch. >> no use of force looks good. there is no

reporting live david sentendrey fox 46 wjzy. bill: earlier today the north carolina republican national committee released a statement clinton's visit san quote clinton is failing to rally north carolina democrats whose turnout remains down since her last run into this may 8. republican enthusiasm continues to skyrocket with 255%. kayla: on the republican side aisle many gathered to hear gop front-runner donald trump in hickory. trump is making last-minute the eve of the second biggest primary day of the 2016 presidential election. the latest polls show trump running neck-and-neck with senator ted cruz. >> upside the rally crowds were very vocal rates on people driving several hours just to have the chance to hear trump speak it will many of them came to share their views and their concerns in a peaceful way is caroline fountain found that others were met by strong security presence. >> hours ago these university walkways were packed with trump supporters who couldn't get into the venue because it was full. i spoke with one gent

reporter: fox 46 wjzy. bill: now the sheriff's office wouldn't talk about whether or not white had any disciplinary issues in the past because this is still an ongoing investigation. however, her family says they do plan on hiring an attorney to try to fight this. kayla: still to come, controversy continues. now people across the state are weighing in on charlotte's nondiscrimination ordinance. bill: there's a growing need for spanish speaking 911 operators. you'll see how cmpd is 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 do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care to all, and provide universal college education. will they begin to play by the rules if i'm president? you better believe it. . bill: all right, welcome back. so it's the debate that seems to keep going, and is obviously far from over. tonight a number of north car

in pageland south carolina sam smith fox 46 wjzy. jenna: and are telling us the fire caused $200,000 in damages. an apartment fire displaces two families in the charlotte is going to the fire department received a call around 9:55 9:55 s. 30 firefighters responded to the 9000 block of of -- it took crews 50 minutes to gain control of the fire. cross has been called in to help the families who will no longer be able to stay in the two-story multifamily home. officials say there is no word yet on the cause. north carolina's top transportation official says a bankruptcy filing alone to buy it texas toll road operator is not a reason not to cancel a contract on the i-77 toll lane's here at home. center the companies building the i-77 toll lane in the charlotte area is tied to the texas project after the bankruptcy filing in texas governor mccrory ordered the d.o.t. to review the contract in north carolina. so the state transportation secretary is heading to texas monday to find out what went wrong there. today the secretary was in valent

caroline fountain, fox 46, wjzy. bill: either people love him or hate him thank you. >> protestor we spoke with say they plan to be at trumpy next rally wednesday in fayetteville. kayla: former president bill in uptown in support of democratic presidential frontrunner, his wife, hillary clinton. david is standing by live for us tonight. reporter: well, it wrapped up about 5:30, president clinton spoke for better part of an hour, touching on a wide range of issues from hillary's plan to help grow small businesses, get education to those who really need it now here at johnson smith university that is a historically black college, he wanted to make sure that everyone knew that hillary would be best candidate to represent all people, regardless of their background. >> hillary is run for president, so that everyone single american, can look at this picture, and say there i am, there is my family, there is my future, we're all going to be there. reporter: president clinton spent a lot of time afterwards speaking to them, a

you can see it right here in fox 46 wjzy. churro x. junior just in the media for the person today said his crew chief was suspended or one race for rules violations of the last two weeks. suspension and he will be with him this weekend. >> it's not like we were trying to pull something over on somebody. this was a case where something happened that we don't understand so i will let it go through the appeal process but the end of the day we have obviously a fast car and very competitive today on the racetrack. i'm just really looking forward to continuing that today. >> tony stewart made it check out what's for this weekend's race saying he can't just lay in bed anymore. it's killing him. stewart is out indefinitely after injuring his back in january but says he expects to have an update on itself by next wednesday. the sprint cup cobalt 400 is this sunday at 3:30. jenna: thanks josh. coming up next a rollercoaster ride for "american idol" fans in eight. your buddy ron once said he could install your ceiling fan. he couldn't. and that o

reporting uptown charlotte sam smith box 46 wjzy. emily: were than 30 bars were involved in a pub crawl. we do have some rain moving into the area. meteorologist amanda cox is standing by in the weather center with a first check of our forecast. >> we are keeping an eye in the storm system to the west of us. the good news is we will only see a couple of showers throughout the overnight as we head into the second at the weekend that source thing start to kick in the storms getting closer to our area. a lot of moisture and a lot of it being pulled from the gulf. this system is a slow mover but will continue to lift to the north in these keeping closer troy areas we work into sunday monday time period. 70 degrees on the mild side of winter south to southeast around 10 miles an hour. head into the 50s and 60s for overnight lows but we are not going going to drop bar for the simple fact mostly cloudy skies overhead, only 20% chance- for an isolated shower tonight. as we get into your sunday monday time. not the storm system will be coming

reporting live in huntersville, david sentendrey, fox 46 wjzy. >> new at 10:00, a 13-year-old behind bars accused of robbing a charlotte convenience store at gunpoint before 4:00 at the 7-eleven on monroe road. two other teenagers were also charged. markieff addison and ashanti jackson. them down inside a nearby car. >>> charlotte's controversial nondiscrimination ordinance is back in the headlines tonight. state house speaker tim moore says there is enough support to reconvene early and hold a special meeting to consider eliminating the ordinance which would allow transgender people to use the rest room they identify with. three fifths of the chamber asked for a special meeting. just last week governor mccrory says the meeting isn't necessary. charlotte's ordinance takes effect on april 1st. >>> charlotte mayor jennifer roberts is responding to the call for a special session. mayor roberts tweeted this response saying, quote -- . >> new at 10:00, three people in custody charged with 11:00 on pineville matthews road in the arboretum shopping plaza near the mcdonald's. according to cm

. >> reporting and salisbury sam smith fox 46 wjzy. anyone with any information is it's not the first time there has been violence at legion hall. 13-year-old girl was shot and killed in 2007 when she was caught in the crossfire of a gang shooting. on a tonight at 10 officials telling "fox 46 news" two people killed after shooting at a mcdonald's were employees of the fast food chain. they say mcdonald's manager trainee michelle lail and cody watts both worked at the highway 70 mcdonald's in hickory to the two died after shooting wednesday night. eric young is charged in the shooting. police believe the shooting was a result of domestic dispute read all of the mcdonald's restaurant in caldwell catawba and burke county will host a fund-raiser starting monday. 1 dollar from every one big mac extra value meal will be donated to the families. >> good evening. the event tracking showers moving across the area throughout the night. it's gone from light to moderate in a few spots. not a whole lot of folks are you are still thinking about head

and that's on kevin machak fox 46 wjzy. >> of a celebrating doesn't end tonight. the st. patrick's day parade will kick off saturday at 11:00 a.m. monday corner of trying on and -- street. our entire team will be out there. , meet our fans. in dublin ireland thousands took to the streets into the st. patrick's day parade read many wearing traditional green. believer or not this is the biggest biggest st. patty steisel operation the world. that right the lungs to new york city. the charlotte fire department's latest recruitment plans got hands-on training this morning. the department burned down a home in a floodplain in the sure workforce neighborhood. the city bought the homes because of problems with flooding in the area in the past. find better homes which ended up being a win for everybody. new houses for the owners and the learning experience for the city's firefighters. >> they are burning my house down. i've been here 28 years and raised three boys in the house. a lot of memories in the house. it's tough that we went through the grieving. mackerley are okay now. th

brian blakely, fox 46 wjzy. kayla: there are plenty of ways to vote for your favorite idol, either online at american idol.com/vote. the fox now app via text or the old-fashioned way, calling in. the fun starts at 8:00 on fox 46. geico for your boat. . bill: all right, i love this next story. normally at tennis tournaments ball boys and girls storm the court to get the ball after a point. not at the brazilian open, they're using shelter dogs, labs in need of a home. idea is to have the pups in the public in the hopes of having somebody at the tournament give them a forever look. they're only being used for lower level games but it is a perfect idea, amanda. i bet you would like a black lab, a couple of dogs to run things back and forth between the newsroom, right? amanda: it would keep things very interesting and they're so cute. glad they are doing that. our area, we're dealing with a little rain, that's going to last throughout overnight hours, but things should clear out closer to day break tomorrow. temperat

with the residential projects. >> in charlotte sam smith fox 46 wjzy. too according to the charlotte business journal developers plan to break ground on the project at some point this year. >> some of the neighbors have been fighting items the neighborhood. bill: neighborhood watch groups are raising serious concerns about the amount of students they say have been skipping class and causing problems in their neighborhoods. we will find out what they say about it. plus it up to you what you might not know about our irish roots in the queen city as we celebrate the st. patrick's day and brian what a gorgeous day it's been. >> it's been nice over the last several days that we have changes on the way and that will include opportunities for rain this weekend. after the break. bill: welcome back. bill it's "idol" night. >> so i have heard that you are back there listening to them. bill is singing. for every song. >> that is not for air. we have a big night here. i don't know if you're watching, la'porsh renee was crying. i didn't get a chance to see the >> i'

live in belmont caroline fountain fox 46 wjzy. kayla: again there are two meetings tomorrow or coal ash concerns in our area. the meeting for this box beam station starts at 6:00 in the center for the environment building at the time a college. a meeting for the allen's installation and gaston county will be held in the myers at gaston county's dallas campus. at meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. >> good evening everybody. just in time for freezing temperatures released near freezing in charlotte. want to make you aware that freeze warning in play tonight. those include mecklenburg county all the way to york county and areas to the north's or we are for temperatures in the upper 20s to low 30s out there. that's going to be in effect from midnight tonight to 9:00 a.m. in the morning. until one of the kids up as they have after school tomorrow plus if you have plans you want to keep alive if they are in pots you may want to bring them in tonight. they're going to be vulnerable again. that's two nights in a row where temperatures are so col

ashlee mcgeehan fox 46 wjzy. for the benefit all of the dresses that don't get picked are saved for years to come. check this out grammy award winner cee lo green is in charlotte tonight. he is performing with at the south end now. it's part of his love train tour paper for the show felicia lowrance caught up with him on his tour bus. you talk to her about being in charlotte to perform. >> i feel it's normal to come back and reconnect up close and prep -- up close and personal in reaching out to people. emily: for the full interview tune into "good day charlotte" tomorrow morning. still to come charlie leduff heads to florida to find out last few days before hi, guys! spring is almost here and you know what that means! easter is hopping along. so, if you're looking to stretch your dollar this easter holiday, charlotte, in head-to-head shopping, the total amount saved at walmart vs. bi-lo was $19.25 - that's 14% on this week's easter basket. why shop anywhere else? fill your basket with walmart's every day low pri

reporting in iredell county, sam smith, fox 46 wjzy. >> charges could be filed as soon as tomorrow. >>> controversy continues to brew in a local town after a majority of police officers decided to resign. the pageland town council voted to name the chesterfield county sheriff as interim police chief while they work on fixing the serious staffing problem. nine police officers just quit. this is after larry brown was reinstated as police chief tuesday. chesterfield county sheriff's office stepping in to help out with patrolling. brown is going to work under jay brooks until the problem gets sorted out. >> larry is going to have a job of recruiting new officers, of building his this is going to give him the time to do that. we're going to take over the day-to-day operations. >> from what we learned so far, the sheriff's office are the ones handling the day-to-day operations and pageland will cover the overtime pay for the deputies on patrol. brown is supposed to be back in the office monday following a four-month sled investigation. investigation is ongoing and can't comment what it was

neima abdulahi, fox 46 wjzy. kayla: an emergency meeting is being held at 7:00 at the pageland town hall. sam smith will be there and the sheriff says town council officers and community leaders hope to find the best way to address community concerns. bill: there's been new information released regarding a triple murder investigation in gaston county. it turns out the victims' bodies were found naked inside of a house in alexis. caroline fountain joins us with the latest information in this case. go ahead and fill us in. >> reporter: police just released the 911 tapes this afternoon, revealing more about the crime that left three people dead in this home. >> gaston county 911, may i have the address of the emergency? >> reporter: as the investigation continues, 42-year-old crystal gambino faces three counts of first-degree murder, for killing her husband and two others at her home in alexis. 911 calls revealing how >> my sister-in-law has told her family that she killed her husband. she caught him sleeping with a

. >> reporting and salisbury sam smith fox 46 wjzy. anyone with any information is asked to call the salisbury police department. it's not the first time there has been violence at legion hall. 13-year-old girl was shot and killed in 2007 when she was gang shooting. on a tonight at 10 officials telling "fox 46 news" two people killed after shooting at a mcdonald's were employees of the fast food chain. they say mcdonald's manager trainee michelle lail and cody watts both worked at the highway 70 mcdonald's in hickory to the two died after shooting wednesday night. eric young is charged in the shooting. police believe the shooting was a result of domestic dispute read all of the mcdonald's restaurant in caldwell catawba and burke county will host a fund-raiser starting monday. 1 dollar from every one big mac extra value meal will be donated to the families. >> good evening. the event tracking showers moving across the area throughout the night. it's gone from light to moderate in a few spots. not a whole lot of folks are getting the rai

in pageland south carolina sam smith fox 46 wjzy. jenna: and are teelling us the fire caused $200,000 in damages. an apartment fire displaces two families in the charlotte is going to the fire department received a call around 9:55 9:55 s. 30 firefighters responded to the 9000 block of of -- it took crews 50 minutes to gain control of the fire. no one was injured and the red cross has been called in to help the families who will no longer be able to stay in the two-story multifamily home. yet on the cause. north carolina's top transportation official says a bankruptcy filing alone to buy it texas toll road operator is not a reason not to cancel a contract on the i-77 toll lane's here at home. center the companies building the i-77 toll lane in the charlotte area is tied to the texas project after the bankruptcy filing in texas governor mccrory ordered the d.o.t. to review the contract in north carolina. so the state transportation secretary is heading to texas monday to find out what went wrong there. today the secretary was in valen

reporting from pageland, south carolina, sam smith, fox 46 wjzy. bill: thank you, good to see the local sheriff being willing to step in and help out. the sheriff's office will cover the police department for as long as they're needed. kayla: a second grade student at harrisburg elementary school died after he was hit by a car while riding his bike. 7-year-old bryson mcsweeney was not wearing a helmet when hit by a car in indian land. he died. driver of the car was not injured and no charges filed. bill: word a local high school student will likely face charges after deputies say he posted a school threat on instagram. the union county sheriff says the 17-year-old made a threat towards porter ridge high school. his identity will be released once he's charged. other students and school officials saw the threat tuesday night and immediately contacted the sheriff's office. deputies believe the student posted the message as a hoax, but unfortunately for him, in north carolina, it's a felony to make a violent threat on a school. >>> also happening today

reporting from pageland, south carolina, sam smith, fox 46 wjzy. bill: thank you, good to see the local sheriff being willing to step in and help out. the sheriff's office will cover the police department for as long as they're needed. kayla: a second grade student at harrisburg elementary school died after he was hit by a car while riding his bike. 7-year-old bryson mcsweeney was not wearing a helmet when he was airlifted to cmc where he died. driver of the car was not injured and no charges filed. bill: word a local high school student will likely face charges after deputies say he posted a school threat on instagram. the union county sheriff says the 17-year-old made a threat towards porter ridge high school. his identity will be released once he's charged. other students and school officials saw the threat tuesday night and immediately contacted the sheriff's office. deputies believe the student posted the message as a hoax, but unfortunately for him, in north carolina, it's a felony to make a violent threat on a school. >>> also happening toda

reporting live in uptown david sentendrey fox 46 wjzy. bill: there are 243 precincts in mecklenburg county and they will all be open until 7:30 tonight. north carolina voters will be deciding on the connect and see bond package that if it gets approved the state will borrow tube billion dollars to pay for friday projects including many in the charlotte area. $90 million would go to unc charlotte while 750,000 would go to the crothers mountain state park. kayla: someone close to gop front-runner donald trump joined the charlotte through this morning. ivanka father's campaign and some can't bursch a moment seen at her father's rallies. >> you are in a unique position as his daughter to csi that so many of us don't get to see. has said in regard to women. he has been accused of inciting violence and some of his rallies and in particular and fayetteville north carolina read that so we see on the press. do you think that is an accurate portrayal of him in terms of the man you know, the father you know, the grandfather? who is the donald trump

robin kanady, fox 46, wjzy. >> all right. thank you. >> now, we did reach out to nascar today for an interview with brian france but your request was declined. >> on topic of nascar there is a new on posal by epa that has north carolina lawmakers up in arms, a antipollution regulatory effort could block racers from getting in a car because of environmental reasons. to regulate competitive race cars, 4 north carolina lawmakers are including thom tillis are trying to block it from taking effect, modified vehicles are hurting the environment more than normal stock cars do. they believe fewer drivers the want to race. kayla: coming up a deal has many frequent flyers of mull i year agreement will have charlotte douglas international looking better than before. >> as a teacher there are good days and harder days, it is so nice to feel someone is recognizing the work we're doing. kayla: millions of dollars funnels into classrooms across america as part of a flash funding initiative, we visit a local school that will receive part of

fox 46, wjzy. >> thank you. >> gambino's court appearance set for march 21. she could be indicted before the date. kayla: a west mec len mecklenburg high school steurn hasstudent has died in a car crash. 16-year-old died in the crash. two other students were seriously injuriesed. the driver's identity has not been released. anyone who saw the crash is asked to call police or crime stoppers. bill: around 3:30, cmpd found a rushed to the hospital, but they do not believe that is where the crime occurd. >> 5:00 a.m., a shot in the head, female, she was on the sidewalk, we got her, transport her. right now she is talking to us, getting x-rays done, we're not sure it happened here. bill: the victim's identity has not been released police tell us there are no witnesses or suspects at this time. kayla: new at 6:00, superintendent of union county public school is stepping down, dr. mary-ellis said she will retire on june 1. investigator had been looking into a potential conflict of interest involving lapto

. >> reporting in salisbury, sam smith, fox 46, wjzy. >> sam, thanks. at this point, if arrest v been made. we are check our weather. everybody is talking about spring break. i didn't know about you, in the adult world, we do do spring break. it feels like spring, kind of. we corrallish in that. he is bringing up the forecast. hi. meteorologist: know. i want to spring back to the time when we had spring break. that is possible? 20 years. i don't know how long that is. we are actually tracking rain. we're not in spring break mode just yet. it has not moved to charlotte. we are seeing the showers moving in here. again essentially across the mountain range. a few showers have dropped down in the foothills. a little bit of rain now. they are pushing toward you. a little bit heavier as it pushes direction. we're weight on that to move into our neck of the next few hours. we have a lot of clouds but not a lot of rain has move in. take your umbrella with you at 7:00 p.m. a little chance of rain. not great. up to 20% at 8:00 p.m. the best time frame is between

david sentendrey fox 46 wjzy. bill: okay david. the north carolina republican national committee released a statement about clinton's visit san quote clinton is failing to rally democrats are turn out down from her last run in 2008. republican enthusiasm only continues to skyrocket with turnouts of 255% end quote. kayla: sarah palin canceled an appearance at donald trump event in florida after the former alaska governor's husband todd palin was seriously injured in a snowmobile accident. the 2008 republican vice presidential candidate is heading back to alaska to be with todd. he is reportedly in serious condition in an intensive care unit. there is no word when palin trail. >> the weather continues to fall in our region and as you can see a lot of it is moving to the south and eastern regions of the piedmont but nonetheless we continue to get more built up that if you are in mcconnell's you have had a significant storm did when i talk about two-inch hail earlier tonight it was in this area in mcconnell's. it looks like there's mor

wjzy. jenna: those in favor of changing ordinance say more than 12,000 people have signed a petition to call for a special session. jenna: "american idol" fans, if you were disappointed to have tunisia to see her jenna: another week, another idol contestant voted off, fox 46's brian blakely caught up with the latest contestant to get voted off last night. reporter: then there were 5, "american idol" down to final 5, in the farewell season after triston macintosh was voted off, the 15-year-old. what a great run it has been for you, watch you development but i am sure you are exhausted right now? >> it has been a great experience. i feel like it is so, mading to have been through this. -- amazing to have been through this. you are always moving but it is amazing and fun, i have enjoyed myself so much. reporter: it has been great you, but you were going up against sonic last night, jennifer lopez said maybe you should try different things, did you feel that way anything into the performance. >

in charlotte robin kanady fox 46 wjzy. it's an awesome world and just dance. braylon gets his treatments at the children's hospital in charlotte. it's a st. jude's affiliate clinic. he has a half dozen rounds of chemo left. we will continue to keep you updated on how braylon is doing with the latest information. head over to our web site fox46charlotte.com. bill: would any kid. i really like braylon. we had an outstanding day across the piedmont payday want to you know 58 degrees. we hit 73 and another three degrees warmer we would have hit 76. pretty nice outside. as a matter of fact average temperature is 58. 59 degrees degrees. we are seeing warm temperatures across the area. 40 degrees really like this whether but we do have some changes starting tomorrow as we look at our severe weather outlook across the country. you can see the eastern half is where we will see issues here. again the worst looks like it will be to the east. we are looking at charlotte and the piedmont. you should see no severe weather. it's not out of the question across the western edg

reporter: sam smith, fox 46, wjzy. jenna: those in favor of changing ordinance say more than 12,000 people have signed a petition to call for a special session. jenna: "american idol" fans, if you were disappointed to have tunisia to see seresto makes it easy to help protect your dog or cat from fleas and ticks. with the performance you expect from a monthly topical... fleas and ticks for 8 continuous months. its innovative delivery system offers effective flea and tick protection... in an easy-to-use, non-greasy collar. seresto . designed to perform for 8 months. jenna: another week, another idol contestant voted off, fox 46's brian blakely caught up with the latest contestant to get voted off last night. reporter: then there were 5, "american idol" down to final 5, in the farewell season after triston macintosh was voted off, the 15-year-old. what a great run it has been for you, watch you development but i am sure you are exhausted right now? >> it has been a great experience. i feel like it is so, mading to have be

live in cornelius, ashlee mcgeehan, fox 46 wjzy. kayla: thank you, ashlee. ncdot secretary met with texas dot officials to discuss toll road projects, the conversation was productive and more information on the meeting will be released soon. >>> new at 10:00, a union county jury convicts a man on multiple sex offenses with a teenaged boy. 40-year-old jason charles was sentenced to minimum of 40 years in prison. on three separate occasions january 2015, he sexually assault his stepson at their home in monroe. when the teen told mom about abuse, she notified authorities and began the investigation. he must register as a sex offender for 30 years. >>> law enforcement groups are asking north carolina legislators not to mandate how, when or if they should use body cameras. they want that decision to be made within their departments. we've reached out to several local sheriff's offices and found out they take the same stance as the nc sheriffs association. the group does not want body cameras to be a statewide requirement, saying local law enforcement agencies sho

in charlotte david sentendrey fox 46 wjzy. too sustains her ... 26 states across the country are ready of which earn major cities. he says this project would require taxpayer money and it's ultimately going to be up to city council. >> good evening everybody. as we look to what we are experiencing right now a nice cool night here 62 degrees winds blowing at 7 miles an hour great it actually picked up a couple times this afternoon up to 20 miles an hour for a couple of hours, and dust that is but that should not be a problem tomorrow. we got to 77 and gained another couple degrees for daytime highs highs. we started at 51 degrees. temperatures staying solid. we have changes for rain this weekend. friday we have a 20% chance and up to 30% chance on saturday so we are backing off on the numbers for saturday. significant rain it will be on sunday that on sunday that looks like we could see thunderstorms as well. we'll continue to track the data and lingers into monday as well before we drive on tuesday. the weather is warming. you

financial to reassess the i-77 mobility partners business live in cornelius, ashlee mcgeehan, fox 46 wjzy. kayla: thank you, ashlee. ncdot secretary met with texas dot officials to discuss toll road projects, the conversation was productive and more information on the meeting will be released soon. >>> new at 10:00, a union county jury convicts a man on multiple sex offenses with a teenaged boy. 40-year-old jason charles was sentenced to minimum of 40 years in prison. on three separate occasions between february 2014 and january 2015, he sexually assault his stepson at their home in monroe. when the teen told mom about abuse, she notified authorities and began the investigation. he must register as a sex offender for 30 years. >>> law enforcement groups are asking north carolina legislators not to mandate how, when or if they should use body cameras. they want that decision to be we've reached out to several local sheriff's offices and found out they take the same stance as the nc sheriffs association. the group does not want body cameras to be a statewide requirement, saying local law en

in gaston county i'm caroline fountain fox 46 wjzy. bill: a group called gc three which stands for gaston clergy coalition are the ones that help of the covenant. leaders today said they hope to seed neighboring counties follow their lead and under the as well as law enforcement. it's not st. patrick's day until the irs literally take over the streets. there was a scene in dublin ireland as tens of thousands lined the streets to take an irish pop and circumstance. many wearing the traditional green for the occasion. believe it or not this is the biggest st. patty's day celebration in the world. that right belongs to new york city and today in the queen city you could not ask for any better weather if you want to celebrate celebrate. brian i see you have a better wardrobe change. it looks like giftwrap. is that from a christmas tree? i still see the old tie popping out through the buttons. >> that nick kosir is loaded with junk everywhere. did you notice the floor here? they were doing some of that irish dancing here earlier today. hey

in charlotte david sentendrey fox 46 wjzy. too sustains her ... 26 states have protected bike lanes many of which earn major cities. he says this project would require taxpayer money and it's ultimately going to be up to city council. >> good evening everybody. as we look to what we are experiencing right now a nice cool night here 62 degrees winds blowing at 7 miles an hour great it actually picked up a couple times this afternoon up to 20 miles an hour for a couple of hours, and dust that is but that should not be a problem tomorrow. we got to 77 and gained another couple degrees for daytime highs highs. we started at 51 degrees. temperatures staying solid. we have changes for rain this weekend. friday we have a 20% chance and up to 30% chance on saturday so we are backing off on the sunday if we see rain or significant rain it will be on sunday that on sunday that looks like we could see thunderstorms as well. we'll continue to track the data and lingers into monday as well before we drive on tuesday. the weather is warming

reporting up down david sentendrey fox 46 wjzy. bill: is for the sentence the assistant d.a. says the former mayor was fully cooperative and that's what led to the one-day sentence. still to come tonight designated drivers might be in high demand this weekend. we will tell you why you might want to your body is a finely tuned instrument. imodium multi symptom relief combines two powerful ingredients to relieve diarrhea faster and ease gas, cramps and bloating. restore rhythm with imodium. when your type 2 diabetes numbers aren't moving in the right direction, it can be a burden. but what if you could wake up to lower blood sugar? imagine loving your numbers. discover once-daily invokana . with over 6 million prescriptions and counting, it's the #1 prescribed sglt2 inhibitor that works to lower a1c. invokana is used along with diet and exercise to significantly lower blood sugarin adults with type 2 diabetes. it's a once-daily pill that works around the clock. here's how: invokana reduces the amount of sugar allowed back in to the body through the kidneys and sends some sugar

neima abdulahi fox 46 wjzy. bill: that's a great story. officer kaiser's limit the gaston county police department for two years. he hopes he dashed she will have a speeding recovery. there's a showed up that helped the woman until an ambulance certainly it's been a toasty day out there in the queen city pushing the mid-80s. to find out exactly how warm it will get the rest of acres chief meteorologist brian basham. what do i see you holding your hand right there? >> i always wondered about st. patrick's day lucky charms and if it's like roses and valentine's day. they sellout everywhere when we had this time of year. i'm going to have to have a nice big hole between now my next weather report that i want to mention if you're trying to plan st. patrick's day, good news is going to be grayed out there. it's going to be really nice but i want to point out things will change as we get into the friday. we will see the wind picked up and then we will get that -- it's been warm out there and they will be back to reality as we head into the weeke

reporting live in uptown, david sentendrey, fox 46, wjzy. >> thank you, david. police say that the suspect did not need medical attention following this incident. >> new at 10:00 o'clock, and amber alert has been issued for fur missing children. authorities believe the children will make ken by dominique lashawn lecco, approximately 29 years older, 5tree 3, weighing around 110 pounds, black hair and brown ice. they believe they have mikiyah woods, yakiyah lecco, tanez lecco, and nat tez natez lecco. the vehicle they're supposedly enforcementintrepid. take a good look. if you have any information regarding this abduction, you're asked to immediately contact high point police or call 9-1-1. >> also new at 10:00 o'clock, gaston county announced today it has its first confirmed case of rabies in 2016. on february 14th, the gaston police animal care and enforcement division received a call about a sick cat from a person in the area of thunder road and dallas. animal care and enforcement specialists investigated the incident and the cat was processed for testing and s

melugin fox 46 wjzy. kayla: the superintendent says he will report back at next month's board meeting and is hoping to send the district's lawyer to the school board summit where cameras are one of the topics. we have breaking news comin into our newsroom from mecklenburg county health department announced two to confirm cases of mumps from students at unc charlotte and another probable case since february 29. health officials say it's important to wash your hands and pay attention if you think you are exhibiting any symptoms associated with the mumps. most students are required to have two doses of the mumps vaccine. developing is coming from the lieutenant governor pleading out late this afternoon quote the general assembly will hold a special session to stop radical charlotte bathroom ordinance wednesday at 10:00 a.m. end quote. the session came together after many who oppose the passing of the ordinance banded together and protest. senate -- have received the necessary signatures from the general asse

in charlotte robin kanady fox 46 wjzy. it's an awesome world and just dance. braylon gets his treatments at the children's hospital in charlotte. it's a st. jude's affiliate clinic. he has a half dozen rounds of chemo left. we will continue to keep you updated on how braylon is doing with the latest information. head over to our web site fox46charlotte.com. bill: would any kid. i really like braylon. we had an outstanding day across the piedmont payday want to mention we don't talk about the you know 58 degrees. we hit 73 and another three degrees warmer we would have hit 76. it is beautiful and it really is pretty nice outside. as a matter of fact average temperature is 58. charlotte right now is 59 degrees degrees. we are seeing warm temperatures across the area. 40 degrees really like this whether but we do have some changes starting tomorrow as we look at our severe weather outlook across the country. you can see the eastern half is where we will see issues here. again the worst looks like it will be to the east. we are looking at charlotte and the piedmon

reporting up down david sentendrey fox 46 wjzy. bill: is for the sentence the assistant d.a. says the former mayor was fully cooperative and that's what led to the one-day sentence. still to come tonight designated drivers might be in high demand this weekend. want to bill: you are want to think twice before you drink and drive celebrations. state officials as well as the the campaign. what this campaign is a zero tolerance for drunk drivers. they have a message for those planning on hitting the town tomorrow night. >> we want to make sure they make the smart decisions and not get behind the wheel after they have had anything to drink to doe they should go without saying that they should get a designated driver colin uber or to make sure you get home home safely at future you been drinking but if you have kids enrolled in -- you can make your voice count when it comes to to the cms 2017/2018 school calendar. school leaders designed to calendars with various options for teacher workdays and will leave days and holidays throughout the year. cms is asking parents staff and commu

reporting live in uptown, david sentendrey, fox 46, wjzy. >> thank you, david. police say that the suspect did not need medical attention following this incident. >> new at 10:00 o'clock, and amber alert has been issued for fur missing children. authorities believe the children will make ken by dominique lashawn lecco, approximately 29 years older, 5tree 3, weighing around 110 pounds, black hair and brown ice. they believe they have mikiyah woods, yakiyah lecco, tanez lecco, and nat tez natez lecco. the vehicle they're supposedly enforcementintrepid. take a good look. if you have any information regarding this abduction, you're asked to immediately contact high point police or call 9-1-1. >> also new at 10:00 o'clock, gaston county announced today it has its first confirmed case of rabies in 2016. on february 14th, the gaston police animal care and enforcement division received a call about a sick cat from a person in the area of thunder road and dallas. animal care and enforcement specialists investigated the incident and the cat was processed for testing and s

and union county david sentendrey fox 46 wjzy. the aspca not only were some of these animals extremely adopted out with illnesses that were not being treated. that's when the number of complaints were filed. if you want to help with local rescue and recovery mission we will tell you howell on our facebook page after the show. bill: in case you missed it yesterday was the first day of spring so naturally that's when we got so cold. we are back in the 47 mark and on her way into the 30s tonight like you do see freezing temperatures in much of the area and charlotte awfully close. the wind out of the northwest at seven but it was gusty at times, gusting up to 18 and 20 miles an hour. we are going to see simmering chances this week but the good news is it will happen over the we will take the rest of the night tuesday and wednesday off. we will start to see a chance of rain on thursday. right now the chance is light thursday night in friday morning, 50% chance and we will dip down to 30% on saturday 40% on sunday. that may adjust as w

reporting live from unc charlotte emily collins fox 46 wjzy. tonight that bond supports public safety agriculture the national guard and water and sewage. governor mccrory assures require --. >> i assure a lot of good music about your forecast over the next few days. your gums about hard and it depends on how you feel about the rain but there will be rain chances in the next seven days. we are doing great for the next -- tonight tuesday wednesday thursday everything is fine and a large -- keep in mind this is several days out and it could change a little bit but as of right now friday daytime looking okay with rain chances as the night goes on to friday and saturday and sunday and then you get the rain of the way so it looks nice over the weekend. temperatures are going to stay nice and warm. as we mentioned sitting in the 50s, 54 partly cloudy skies relatively light winds out of the south at six and winds, the directions always determining air to the south and high pressure system over the next couple of days shifts off to the south and east i

reporting live from unc charlotte emily collins fox 46 wjzy. tonight that bond supports public safety agriculture the national guard and water and sewage. governor mccrory assures require --. >> i assure a lot of good music about your forecast over the next few days. your gums about hard and it depends on how you feel about the rain but there will be rain chances in the next seven days. we are doing great for the next -- tonight tuesday wednesday thursday everything is fine and a large -- keep in mind this is several days out and it could change a little bit but as of right now friday daytime looking okay with rain chances as the night goes on to friday and saturday and sunday and then you get the rain of the way so it looks nice over the weekend. temperatures are going to stay nice and warm. as we mentioned sitting in the 50s, 54 partly cloudy skies relatively light winds out of the south at six and winds, the directions always determining our temperatures but we get air to the south and high pressure system over the next couple of days shifts

david sentendrey fox 46 wjzy. bill: okay david. the north carolina republican statement about clinton's visit san quote clinton is failing to rally democrats are turn out republican enthusiasm only continues to skyrocket with turnouts of 255% end quote. kayla: sarah palin canceled an appearance at donald trump event in florida after the former alaska governor's husband todd palin was seriously injured in a snowmobile accident. presidential candidate is heading back to alaska to be with todd. he is reportedly in serious condition in an intensive care unit. there is no word when palin might return to the camp in trail. >> the weather continues to fall in our region and as you can see a lot of it is moving to the south and eastern regions of the piedmont but nonetheless we continue to get more built up that if you are in mcconnell's you have had a significant storm did when i talk about two-inch hail earlier tonight it was in this area in mcconnell's. it looks like there's more hail attached to the storm. this is just to the south of

fox 46, wjzy. >> you got love that high pitched squeal at. she still hopes to give cam her coveraged her to keep it as rein intoer of all the work she put into earn it. >> well, easter is later this month. but if you want to get those sweet request in to the easter bunny early or take a picture. concord mill is giving you the chance. today the shopping center hosted a special caring bunny where families that have special needs kids have a calm environment to share in the fun. now the opportunity offered reduced sense ry triggers and dimmed lighting. >> well, my three and a half-year-old has autism. we're so grateful to have these events to come to because he does not do well waiting in line. he was super excited he has been saying hooray since yesterday. i don't think that we could see each year with car low if it were not for these events so we're super grateful to have them. >> the easter bunny will be on hand at concord mills through march 26th. >> well, coming up, gop's be interviewing with the sergeant's trial. according to legal team. y

. >> neimaabdulahi, fox 46, wjzy. the suspect is still locked up tonight at the county detention center. >> well, if you look the weather this weekend. you are going to love the workweek, because even more spring-like weather is on the way. for a check of the accuweather forecast. let's sen it over to chief meteorologist. >> hi, clay. i have been work on my sick cov. the weather is nice. it is going to be a good week to get outside. right now, we are sitting at 49 and do want to mention that tonight is going to be a little chilly throughout. as we look at the satellite and the radar. not a whole lot happening hout. the skies should stay mostly clear for the night that is going to allow temperatures to take little bit of a hit. of course, as we look at the headlines here over the next week. i want to mention spring coming a little early. not officially, but going to feel like that over the next several days, and we are going to be turning up the heat on there. some of the warmest temperatures we have seen all year long

live in charlotte robin kanady fox 46 wjzy. emily makers what's happening to the state department of agriculture is looking into what happened to find out if there are violations of state law that could result in several penalties for the individual officer or the shelter as a whole if they suspect there are any criminal violations they would work with local law enforcement on the case. anytime you can get out in the boat is early in march it's a good day. check out this scenic video from lake norman through the press go after it looks like a mix of sun and clouds on the lake today but it might not stay that way refer first check of your forecasters meteorologist amanda cox. >> we are seeing some extra clouds rolling into the region. as you see at unc charlotte the clouds will continue to thicken across the areas all too to a frontal boundary near the region that's going to continue to affect their area throughout the overnight hours and into the this front is what's going to be affecting us from this point forward however wher