for now reporting in kannapolis, sarah blake morgan. wbtv on your side. >> john: the cabarrus county board of elections says the judge was 21 years old but it was his fifth time workingelections there. nt through extensive training and late start affected four voters. >>> stay with wbtv for continuing coverage, we have a full break down of the primaries on wbtv.com and on facebook and twitter. >>> still ahead on wbtv news this morning, serious accusations against a man from matthews, the threats authorities say he made against a u.s. senator. >> john: this morning, a man from matthews is facing charges accused of threatening a u.s. senator. according to documents edwin dodge, jr. called the richard blumenthal and threatened to shoot him. blumenthal is a u.s. senator from connecticut. f.b.i. agents traced the call to dodge's home in matthews. he's in the mecklenburg county jail. >>> this morning a lot of voters results of last night's primaries, hillary clinton and donald trump winning in the presidential primaries. our coleen harry talk

wbtv's sarah blake morgan talked to people living in the area and got a response from duke energy. >> reporter: this duke energy plant continues to be the center of a lot of questions and controversy here in gaston county. the company continues to say the water is safe to drink, people hol live around here don't buy it. living beside a toxic dump? >> reporter: frustration. >> feels like they are grading their own homework. >> reporter: was the feeling of the night for the people in gaston county. >> i'm glad to keep my lights on, i am glad. but i can do without my lights. >> reporter: the north carolina department of environmental quality holding a meeting asking for input on the allen station. the state classified them as low to immediate intermediate risk. >> clean up and closure should occur as soon as possible. >> the state will consider the risk classification this summer but if it stays low to intermediate, duke on could wait until 2029 to close the basins here. >> each ash basin requires a specific closure option. >> many have been living off bottled water over a year. they bel

blake morgan reporting. another person was taken to the hospital with injuries from shattered glass. >>> as soon as the shootings happened, we sent out a breaking news alert to our mobile news app. we'll update you as soon as we learn any new information. >>> dozens of firefighters spent the night on the scene of a house fire in huntersville. investigators say it started at 8:30 last night in the attic of they believe an electrical fire. six adults were displaced from the home. no one hurt but the fire did do a lot of damage. >>> charlotte-mecklenburg police chief kerr putney says there was nothing criminal about the way his officers acted during this arrest for a hit and run. this video sparked protest after it went viral last week. experts say the officer striking the suspect, michael elliott, in certain areas to force them to release his arm. officers showed us the technique. >> cry my shoulder. >> we know it is not criminal, we look for policy violations. >> chief putney saw several our angles caught by

obviously, they were taught hate >> that was sarah blake morgan reporting. we reached out to the da's office ask why the bonds were set so low. they said the investigation is ongoing and those bond amounts are set in the discretion of the magistrate's and judge's. >>> let's go live outside and show you what things are looking like at 4:48 a.m., all is quiet, another cold start to a thursday morning and things are are going to change in the forecast. meteorologist al conklin has an early look. >> al: yesterday, 58, today cooler, closer to 50 for most of us. we will see a gradual increase in cloud cover. you may have early sunshine this morning but the trend is going to be for cloud cover. you're wondering wait a minute, we have snow falling in the mountains, a lot of that not reaching the ground. i would ventura guess to say the vast majority is not reaching the ground. that is a break away batch of precipitation trying to get in band of snow is from chicago out toward cincinnatti, indianapolis. all this is heading in our direction. clouds on the increase goi

as sarah blake morgan reports, she thinks it may have been stolen. bright-to-be, there is as pre-wedding checklist. allison has the dress, venue, but less than a mon from her month from the wedding she hasn't marked the box. >> the ring disappeared, that is where the stress began. >> fell until love with this band from etsy's box out of chicago with custom engraving cost them $600. few weeks later she received notification the ring was delivered to this ups facility in charlotte. >> my fiance went to go pick it up and was told it couldn't be found. >> she went back hours hoping it was a misunderstanding. >> i asked her, i said so you weren't able to locate it? she said no. that means it was stolen? and she said most likely that what is we're looking at. >> she filed a police report and has been desperately trying to about the tangible object the but significant. that was a ring my fiance picked out important me, engraverred for me and the thought someone else has that. >> she hasn't heard much from ups but once i got involved, the company responded,

reporting in cornelius, sarah blake morgan, wbtv on your side. the project for years. see all the reporti ng at wbtv.com. >>> police have not sai if charges have been filed in a deadlyhooting in etnk charlotte. officers spent hours on the scenof the shooting yesterday, happened noon at an apartment complex. three people shot including michael jeffrs, jr., killed. we found his picture inw the mecklenburg county office arches. >>> charlotte-mecklenburg schoolo leaders released the&1 rests of the student assignment survey taken b thousands of parents. more than 200 pages long. that information could determine where your child goes to school in the future. ou coleen harry is breaking down the details. >> reporter: the end result to give students the best educatio parents, student and community did talk when they completed the student assignment survey. >> which do youf prefer? >> results are in. >> here is a break down htzow many people answered the questions. responded. district 2, 3975. ink2k' district 3, 4787. district 4, 6052. district 5, 919395. in district 612,667 re

and sarah blake-morgan sittings down with the officers who went beyond the call of duty and changed a family's perspective on police. don't always welcome the police. they see associated with something negative. >> andrea perry lives in one, they are three cars deep. we said they're coming to get someone, william butler and shawn hess were trying to serve a warrant in perry's complex. they a wrong address and started talking. >> she offered us chicken. free food why not. >> gave them a bowl i thought they were going to take the chicken and go. clearly no we talked i was telling them how my son wants to be a police officer. >> they saw an opportunity. >> he kind of just hit a spot. >> he was kind of sceptical talking to them at first because of what is going on in the media. once i got a feel for them i realized they're good guys i said don't be scared you can talk to them. not before they learned about the boy's upcoming birthday. they came back a few days later. >> we went out. and we got a lig lego set and cake. >> he was smiling ear to ear, they were not even working that day, whic

and sarah blake-morgan went looking for answers. we have new details. >> reporter: this staying hope 30 minutes late, the reason the board of election says that it is because the chief judge overslept forcing the following -- polling place to stay open later. another in rowan are that they had issues with. i asked a man who i was told by judge here if he did in fact oversleep. he did not have much to say, were there issues this morning with you sleeping in we're asking you what the board told us? you have nothing so say? >> he would not answer my questions i did ask another election worker here why they had to stay hope late. she told me it was because they had technical issues this morning. but again the board of elections telling us it was because the judge here overslept. for now reporting, sarah blake-morgan wbtv on your side. >> the board tells us the judge was 21 years old but his fifth time working elections there. he went through extensive training and the late start only affected four voters. >>> the contest are big and win

wbtv's sarah blake morgan has the reunion three decades in the making. >> reporter: it doesn't quite seem fair. when something so small has to fight a force so big. >> if she survived, it would be a minimum of 18 months in the hospital. don't even ask to come home before 18 months. >> reporter: more than that. carissa thornberg spent her first two years in carolinas medical center after being born with twisted intestine and further complications. >> there was not data in the world to know what her outcome at that time was going to be. >> reporter: called the miracle baby the reason she is here today? she says her nurses and one in particular. nurses were my life. and nurse barbara was always there. >> reporter: seems impossible she could remember a face she hasn't seen since she was a toddler. but she does. and monday after 28 years, carissa and nurse barbara odom reunited. >> you're almost small enough i could pick you up and hold you. >> how does this happen after three decades? >> oh my gosh. >> a facebook message. >> i never tried to find another baby, but i never took care of on

sarah blake morgan has behind the scenes look. >> reporter: officers canvassing missing posters in hand. this is not a sight anyone wants to see in their own neighborhood. especially when it involves a child. >> we consider this a low probability but high impact crime. >> thursday morning the stage was set in mint hill, a teen had been abducted. >> molly a white female, 13 years of able. >> clock was everything. >> time is critical when you have a missing child. >> scenario is not real but f.b.i. agents want to mike it look as life-like as possible. if and when something like this really does happen, their local and state partners will know exactly what to do. >> officers aren't able to train on child abduction cases that often. bringing in agents that worked in multiple abductions have an expertise in the techniques to >> this week the f.b.i.'s child abduction rapid deployment team trained and tested more than 20 law enforcement agencies from across the state. >> we have to be able to ensure that we are prepared before hand so we know each step that we need to get started on. >> in a r

and sarah blake-morgan is live right now with the interview. how did this happen? >> reporter: well the victim says he was just trying to do his job in the alley on friday night when a group of four teens got in the way. trouble and they were all talk, they were running their mouth. >> it detoured into his swift attack. >> as soon as he came around the corner he hit me in the eye and split my eye open. >> he feared for his safety tells wbtv that he was working on friday night when the police say these three teens and another jumped him, busting his lip and brow and pulling out a knife. >> eye' fighting two one is trying to stab me. that's a minor. >> the root is the victim believes his race. >> they didn't say anything to any african-american or black to walk through. as soon as a white person went through they had something to say. >> it did not take long to track them down. he said not much is keeping them behind bars. an 18-year-old bonded out hours later and jamar williams and another are booked the bonds are set below $1000 despite prior charges. unless you wa

sarah blake-morgan. >> reporter: there was not an issue hillary clinton did not address here. look at the video from inside the rally that wrapped up an hour ago. the former first lady being ushered on stage by the mayor who vowed her support for clinton. she said that she is the right woman to lead us into the next era of the country. the former first lady spoke for 30 minutes touching on sequel pay. gun violence calling it a plague. she did not take a shot on any of the individual gop candidates. she did take on the party as a hole saying the economy does better with a democrat in the white house. leadership when it comes to education and teacher pay. >> we need the communities to stand behind education. i think what is happening in this state with your governor and the republican legislature is a terrible disservice. >> reporter: clinton doing well in recent polls across the state. she leads bernie sanders by 20 to 30 points as you know the only thing that matters is whatever happens at the ballot box. sarah blake-morgan, wbtv on your side. >> the lines went on for blocks a

and sarah blake-morgan talked with people who are fed up and the response from duke energy. >> reporter: this plant is continuing to be the center of a lot of questions and controversy here in gaston county. and the company said the water is safe to drink. people that live here don't want it, do you want your family living beside the dump. >> frustration. grading their homework. >> it. >> i'm glad to keep my lights on. i'm glad. >> you know what i can do without my lights. >> the department of quality holding this meeting and for input on lagoons and classified low to intermediate risk. news that has not been welcomed by residents here, the clean up and closure should occur as soon as possible. >> it will consider the risk classification this summer but if it is low to independenter mediate they could wait until 2029 to close the basins here. >> it is unique and requires a specific closure option for that basin. >> many in the area have been living off bottled water for a year. they believe the wells are con contaminated and caused a slew of health problems. duke is saying the water is

sarah blake morgan ises on your sided with a look at those documents and what happened at last night's meeting. >> reporter: cameras are something the superintendent here says he is seriously considering installing in clover's special education classrooms, but he was not ready to make his recommendation tonight. this discussion comes after controversy surrounding this 2014 report where someone alleged a culture of abuse involving special needs students. the children being forced to eat in the a closet and child sitting on a toilet for 90 minutes. this report says the school board investigated and found the allegations to be untrue, but it certainly started the discussion of cameras in the classrooms, one parent is willing to give up the right very see privacy of his special needs daughter to keep her safe. >> would protect the children and teachers, it would give them assurance that evidence of their behavior in class. >> superintendent needs more time to look into this. he has not found any other districts in south carolina that are doing exactly this, greenville, south carolina is do

. >> in charlotte, sarah blake-morgan. >>> ups told her they are working to investigate the shipment and where it may have gone. >>> troopers are cracking down on drunk drivers ahead of the st. patrick's day weekend. there will be points across the state. law enforcement will be out looking for those drinking and driving. 339 people died in north carolina because of alcohol related crashes. troopers encouraged ride sharing apps before you go out to party. >> it is convenient and fairly cost effective. if you can compare to the cost of an dwi and the costs that are involved. if you get caught and go through the real processes and insurances and all of that. >> and if you were to get a dwi it will cost you several thousand dollars. they will be out conducting those checkpoints. >> some disgusting video out of south carolina a student said the warms were crawling through her lunch. it has had hundreds of shares. she found them in sweet potatoes and reported it to the leaders of the school. the food was thrown away before staff could inspect it. the department of department of health as

and sarah blake-morgan continues our coverage tonight. are there signs of that crime scene there tonight? >> reporter: yes, absolutely, paul. they heard seven gunshots. you can see here what appears to be a bullet hole in the fuel hose and making for a terrifying afternoon. >> this is surprising. >> angela huntry had no include her phillips spot was like this not long before she pulled in tonight. >> and the gas exploded. >> it was spewing from a bullet hole in the fuel hose possibly from just one of the many shots witnesses say they heard around 4:30 this afternoon at the shell >> this a good area it is surprising to me. >> police say that two people were shot, one of them picked up and one not far aaon mcginn grove drive where the victim showed up in a car that was shot into at the gas station. police were looking at evidence including the gun in a box. >> i don't know, i don't have to be this way. ky remember a time at the it wasn't, the area now has them constantly looking over their shoulders. >> we lost a lot of sleep over it, i'll

blake-morgan that it was an awful mistake. >> it is obvious the second you walk in the door, sopia is the apple of their eye. >> the least aggressive dog. >> they started taking their new puppy to puppy planet. >> everything was great. i have been very happy until this last time. >> this changed it and she picked her up. she found appeared to be a shock collar. >> it is like going to pick your child up at daycare. she has a collar on. >> i don't have kids i don't know if someone new was there. >> it was her second day and she innocently made a mistake. >> she owns the daycare and this is all just a mix up made by a new employee. happened. i mean she is a sweetheart there is no reason for it. >> and the collars are used on dogs they are training only with the earn's permission. >> we have different colors,. >> the certified trainer said it's not a shock color but a static electricity collar. but it shocked them. the owner is owning up to the accident. it was a mistake. >> and the employee has been reprimanded and there is new protocol to make sure it does not happen again. >>> the deat

. >> in charlotte, sarah blake-morgan, wbtv on your side. >> that's a great afternoon. after 35 years working in nicu she retired last year. >> that's amazing. >>> we had amazing weather that felt so good. >> it will be even warmer throughout the week, i hope you like it. here is chief meteorologist eric thomas. >> warm and dry and that pollson on the way up as well. we'll cover all the bases for you, we'll not waste any time. and no problem finding the warm weather on here. that gets underway tomorrow. we'll have a low of 44. the high 74. there is the try. noens cha of rain. watch this. a few clouds we'll pull it out. look at that -- no chance of rain. watch this. a few clouds we'll put it out. that will be to the west. we're going to have more sunshine and up to 69 degrees at noon. 73 through the 4:00 hour. up into the high country we talk about the ski season and things can turn around in a hurry. boone now pushing the mark during the day. low and mid70s. this is at 4:00. you see the time. mid-70s to upper 70s showing up here in the piedmont of north carolina. they a

reporting in cornelius, sarah blake-morgan, wbtv on your side. >> and wbtv has been investigating the i-77 project you can see all the reporting and the facts right now at wbtv.com. >>> and take a look at this. we're on your side monitoring a system causing flooding to the west and it is coming for the carolinas. three people have died in the flood waters in louisiana and mississippi homes and roads are flooded as well. you can see on the doppler radar the huge batch of rain that is pressing through georgia and tennessee. eric thomas has details. >> good evening. let's get you back to the doppler radar it is impressive batch of rain. you can see it is in view and coming off the gulf as well. but out the door at least in the morning we think we can keep the roads dry. 65 degrees. there is the mild wear the average high is 61. in terms of rain the weekend you will have to deal with it. it is part of the forecast. >>> a reminder can you stay on top of any rain moving in by down loading the mobile weather app. there is interactive radar and alerts to help you plan ahead. >>> this is just

. >> in denver, blake blake, sarah blake morgan, wbtv on your side. >> they have put a new protocol in place to make sure it does not happen again. >>> president obama helped kicked off the south by southwest festival how he used a q and a session to talk privacy and security. tower cam, 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 a little forced. and steve, steve: yeah? woman: i am still missing that raw emotion. woman: pretty awesome for a tuesday, but tomorrow is hump day, so let's really bring it! lucky for life. win a thousand dollars a day, morning all the early risers up with us, we love that. >> lyndsay: we do love that. we're struggling. >> kristen: we're under-slept. we didn't sleep enough. >> lyndsay: that is what would you call it? under-slept? >> kristen: overtired. >> lyndsay: working on the photo collage to illustrate that point, just wait for it. >> kristen: put it up on the old i

. >> in charlotte, sarah blake morgan, wbtv on your side. >> kristen: police have not said if they found anything, we will update you if we found out they recovered something. >>> we ask police what they were looking for after they arrested a man in west charlotte. only sky 3 was there as the man was put in handcuffs and the police car. we followed police as they started searching the railroad tracks. police have not said why that man was arrested but we will follow this story as well. >>> police tell wbtv a man who was shot in uptown is not cooperating with investigators. this happened before 4:30 yesterday afternoon on north tryon at 8th street. seriously hurt. sky 3 is over the scene here as well. police have not arrested the shooter. >>> new information in a deadly shooting at mcdonald's in hickory. a second victim has died. this all happened on wednesday night. investigators say eric yount shot mcdonald's managers richelle lail and cody watts during an argument. lail died at the scene, watts passed away friday from injuries. investigators say the three people all knew one another. y