but pat mccrory maintains that would be too costly. last night mayor jennifer roberts defended the ordinance charlotte's economy. the ordinance is set to take effect april 1st. >>> one of charlotte's most high profile missing persons the spotlight. next week the show crime watch daily will feature the disappearance of kyle fleischmann. surveillance video showed the buckhead saloon in uptown after a night out with friends in 2007. he hasn't been seen since. search teams scoured the area for weeks but never found any sign of him. >> if he just wandered off, you know, that doesn't jive well with me. i feel like kyle was -- if he was walking somewhere, it was to try and find a cab. >> police never made any arrests in the case. on monday night on tv 64. crime watch daily will dedicate an entire hour-long episode to this unsolved case. it'll feature interviews with kyle's parents and the investigators about search efforts. >>> tonight the los angeles police department is doing tests on a knife found on oj simpson's old property. they're inve

governor pat mccrory has been hackled by critics. today pat mccrory left the door open. >> i need reassurance this company can fulfill its responsibility. >> when you see something like this, it's a good idea to go >> nick tennison says he sees no reason to cancel the i-77 toll lanes deal but knows his trip to texas is a delicate assignment. >> we need to say we understand this is a sensitive question, and we're going to go resolve it. >> reporter: secretary tennison plans to spend just monday in texas and then come back and put together a report for the governor on what he finds. he promises he'll make it available to the public. jim bradley, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> last night at 6:00, we told you it's likely tolls will interstates even if centra is stopped. local transportation leaders told channel 9 toll lanes is still the best way so manage traffic. they say years of research back up their plans for paid lanes across the charlotte metro. eyewitness news has extensive coverage of the i-77 toll project and our previous inves

and pat mccrory's name is on there. that bankruptcy down in texas puts him in a tough spot. because opponents of the toll lanes project here believe they can use political pressure now to get him to cancel the deal. centra is still clearing the way for construction of toll lanes on i-77. but the company's bankruptcy filing on a similar toll road in texas is giving new life to opponents of the 77 toll lanes. like state representative, charles jeter. >> i think the chance of this being canceled between now and where we were 24 hours ago has gone up exponentially. >> they're wasting no time in turning up the heat on governor pat mccrory. for months he's steadfastly backed the 77 toll contract. but today in asheboro, he opened the door to a change of heart. >> i've instructed my team to review every option that's available at this point in time. >> mccrory is sending his texas for discussions with centra. that's a sign the governor maybe looking for a way out of the controversy. he hasn't been able to shake so far in this election season. >> i think it's getting to the point whe

. >>> governor pat mccrory's office says it will handle coal ash clean up from now on. a state coal ash management commission over sees duke energy's closure of coal ash ponds. but the governor sent a letter this week disbanding that panel. it comes after the governor won a court battle where he accused the legislature of over stepping its authority by appointing the commission. critics are slamming his latest move. that the legislative appointments to the coal ash commission were unconstitutional. not the body itself. so it's unclear on what basis the governor thinks he has the authority. >> it's still not clear whether or not the governor will appoint new members to that committee or leave the over sight entirely to the state department of environmental quality. it comes amide water safety ponds. last year the state asked people near the duke energy allen steam plant not to drink well water because of elevated levels of heavy metals. this month they said the levels aren't dangerous. neighbors still refuse to drink the water and they're meeting with statute officials n

. >> governor pat mccrory celebrating two wins, the party nomination and the victory for the connect nc bond. >> it was a late night for a lot of people. good morning, i'm russ bowen. >> good morning, i'm stefan chase. first, let's find out about the forecast with alyssa corfont. >> good morning. we start off with clear skies this morning. a few more clouds could bring us the chance for a few showers. right now, no rain on our radar locally. the line of showers is moving across eastern portions of tennessee. as you can see, there's not a lot of moisture associated with that. let's talk about your temperatures. 59 in raleigh. 56 in durham. also in the low 50s along south hills and roanoke rapids. 60 in lillington, and 63 right now in pinehurst. keep in mind, the temperatures still dropping for the next few hours. 75 at lunchtime and then 84 our high. our record high for today, 86. so that could easily fall for some of you later today. we'll have a breakdown on when cooler air arrives coming up in your storm team forecast. right now, we'll send it over to kristin. >> good morning. thin

governor pat mccrory has said that it is expensive. john: happening now, a bail hearing for the man accused of orchestrating the gold heist in north carolina last year. the 46 euros was addressed in -- was arrested last week. he faces robbery and firearms charges. the fbi says he used a gps to track the tractor-trailer and he released pepper spray by remote passenger. the 275 pound load of gold was massachusetts when three armed thieves intercepted it. barbara: happening now, fire investigators are looking for the cause of damage at a law office. you can see a lot of the damage is in the roof area and on the second floor. last night near the cumberland county courthouse. the fire was contained to the second floor and the front office but there is smoke and water damage on both floors. it is another day in vote 2016. voters in four states are headed to the polls today. john: this follows a big announcement from the former mayor, michael bloomberg. we have the latest on the campaign. >> voters out bright and early. four states are up for

but only governor pat mccrory can call it. the governor has said that it would be too costly to do. >>> counselors and social workers were on hand today for students at mount pleasant elementary school after a student brought a gun to class. the cabarrus county school district tells channel 9 friday a fourth grader had the gun inside the classroom all day and that it wasn't found until other students notified the teacher. students were removed from the classroom and parents received a message from the principal. it's not clear where the student got the weapon or if it was loaded. >>> emergency workers say this is the worst crash they've ever seen. this head-on crash involving a log truck in chester county. the crash shut down the highway for nine hours. reporter greg suskin spoke to troopers about what caused this. >> this is a very rural stretch of road in the western part of chester county. but it does have a lot of truck traffic. that traffic was detoured most of the day today as they shut down highway 9 following this horr

. >>> governor pat mccrory will north carolina zoo familiarly. a special party being planned for nikita, the zoo's knewest polar bear. they hope nikita will form a special bond and they are hoping that leads if a polar bear cub soon. so far, they seem to be getting along pretty well. >>> a labrador may have set a new record in north carolina after giving birth to 17 puppies. lena hemmery says her male dog hudson fathered the litter while the mother bailey belongs to her cousin. she found the world record for registered labrador retriever is 19 puppies. the state record is 16. one of bailey's pups did for the survive so emery is not sure if her record would stick but she would have at least tied it. emery says bailey appears to be doing fine with her new responsibilities. >>> cam newton will be giving away more than just footballs

. >> today i call on governor pat mccrory to make good on his promise to protect the safety, privacy, and common sense of the people of north carolina. >> republican legislators are all ready working on a bill to reverse the charlotte ordinance and today house speaker tim moore told us he's still pushing for lawmakers to take it up soon. >> we could absolutely do a special session. and my preference would be that we have special session this coming week. >> with senate leaders undecided on a special session, the quickest route one for the governor pat mccrory to use his authority to call legislators back to raleigh. charlotte today relaxing at romare bearden park. >> can we ask you a question about the special session? you're not going to answer our question? >> his staff told us he didn't have time to comment. while tensions remain evident over the ordinance, state leaders remain under pressure from both sides. >> we hope the governor and the general assembly will do the right thing. >> we're going to fight to make sure we do what's right here. >> as we saw today, there are big diffe

cooper took a commanding lead hoping to unseat pat mccrory. throughout the campaign, he has questioned mccrory's priorities. >> we node a new set of priorities, helping everyone in this improving economy, making affordable, quality education better than ever. >> meanwhile, governor mccrory swept the nomination for the republican sid getting 82% of the vote, but last night, he didn't comment much on his victory. he did, however, post a facebook video outlining important issues the next governor needs to address. >> we need a governor who will lead and do what's right to prepare our state for the future. we need a governor that will continue to focus on jobs and the economy and will focus on improving education and raising teacher pay. >> as it sits right now, the race for governor in our state expensive races in the country. >> governor mccrory was also focused on another win last night. the connect nc bond passed a referendum on the ballot for parks and universities across north carolina like wake tech. emma right joins us from the belt line e

governor pat mccrory was at the groundbreaking ceremony this morning. and so was 10 on your side's erin kelly. erin, this is a start to a project several years in the making. the existing bridge is more than 50 years old -- some say standing on borrowed time. there was a big turnout. gov. mccrory told the crowd - "they said it wouldn't happen. it's happening today." the new bridge is designed to have a 100-year lifespan, expected to open in fall 2018. instead of 1 navigational span, the 3.5-mile project will have 7 spans. governor mccrory calls it a lifeline for hatteras island. governor pat mccrory - north carolina (r) public safety is the number one urgency to make this of celebration of something that took 20 years 2 long. but i'm very proud of my team that made this happen. in 2011, ncdot hired a contractor to design the new bridge. lawsuits from environmental groups stalled the project until a settlement was reached last year. i've been talking to residents here - and i'll explain what this your side. it sure is a beautiful day to get started on a

the polar bear was officially welcomed yesterday in a ceremony with governor pat mccrory. he came from kansas city in the hopes that he will mate with the female polar bear. there are only 60 polar bears on exhibit in the u.s., and the north carolina zoo hopes that anna: thousands of high school students spent the day doing their part to stop hunger. this was not done with a bad teenage attitude. oh, no. they had a lot of fun and they created thousands of meals for other kids. hairnets. yes, this is high school in 2016. >> we wanted something we could be involved with on the same day. anna: these students had the system down. they packed 50,000 boxes. so i, protein, dehydrated badges, rise and a vitamin mineral package. >> you walk in and you see everyone in the school working toward the same goal. to the dominican republic, to schools that cannot afford a school lunch program. these kids are excited. even in wake county, some kids do not have food at home. >> if students are not fed, it's hard for them to do a lot of things that are important. if they do not eat well, it'

in the gubernatorial race, governor pat mccrory won the republican nomination. attorney general roy cooper won the democratic primary. >>> if you want to see full rights go to our website, wbtv wbtv.com. >> john: former charlotte mayor mecklenburg county courtroom today, in the mecklenburg county jail right now, charged with voter fraud forecasting a ballot following his guilty plea on federal bribery charges. faces 15 months in jail for the charge. he is set to be released from federal prison in january. >> christine: you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. here is meteorologist al conklin. >> al: temperatures christine, down to 62, by the way the low so far this morning here in in the 40s for boone, and morganton, 56 statesville, 62 in monroe. starting off comfortable in the 60s, clear skies out there, should be that way most of the day, mostly cloudy, mostly sunny, rather, close to 83, a record-tying 83 in charlotte. no rain next couple days, rain chances go up late saturday through at least mid-day on sun

. >> our governor, pat mccrory. reporter: he's refusing to take the nomination. >> i want to be a resin of wake county another four years. joel: focusing his address on his own reelection. he will support whoever the nominee is but the democratic party is trying to tie him to donald trump. >> donald trump says some wild things but he is a good businessman. >> governor mccrory not taking the bait after a speech. >> this is why i am governor. not to live in this beautiful house. i came here to make a difference for the next generation. joel: with our allies on the primary, donald trump arrives for that rally tomorrow. then hillary clinton is doing first a rally in durham then she comes to raleigh for another event. we are live at the state fairgrounds tonight. tisha: a lot going on. abc 11 is your election headquarters. follow the candidates through our mobile app or on abc 11.com. we are streaming your visits to the triangle and keeping track of who is on track for the white house. there is important information to m

. >> our governor, pat mccrory. reporter: he's refusing to take sides on who you wants to win the nomination. >> i want to be a resin of wake county another four years. joel: focusing his address on his own reelection. he will support whoever the nominee is but the democratic party is trying to tie him to donald trump. >> donald trump says some wild things but he is a good businessman. >> governor mccrory not taking the bait after a speech. >> this is why i am governor. not to live in this beautiful house. i came here to make a difference for the next generation. joel: with our allies on the for that rally tomorrow. then hillary clinton is doing double duty. first a rally in durham then she comes to raleigh for another event. we are live at the state fairgrounds tonight. tisha: a lot going on. abc 11 is your election headquarters. follow the candidates through our mobile app or on abc 11.com. we are streaming your visits to the triangle and keeping track of who is on track for the white house. there is important inf

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. >>> ahead at 4: 45 the reason governor pat mccrory will save >>> and starting the day clear > and >>> 4: 44 right now. a lot going on following breaking news in northwest charlotte. these are live pictures. a woman was shot in the head just about an hour ago in this area here on griers grove road near fred alexander park and crews are there on the scene. you can see they've got the police tape up as well as they investigate this. the woman was shot somewhere else but was found in the parking lot of the north cross town homes. that's what we are looking at here. griers grove road is closed off of baity forth. mark taylor will have the alternate route for us at 4: 55 and joe bruno has all of the information he's getting on the scene in about ten minutes. >>> several sales taxes take effect in north carolina. >> that means you'll be paying and car repairs. lawmakers approved the tax last year. it's part of an effort to lower income tax. stylists will charge you for a hair tax and you'll have to pay a labor charge for your vehicle. some will make the services out of reach for some. >> i

for republican it is the incumbent governor pat mccrory he brought in 82% of the vote. on the democratic side, north carolina attorney general roy cooper won the primary for governor and garnered 69% support. >> and north carolina voters overwhelmingly approved the connect nc bond by 60% which will fund projects all across the state. tonight at 6:00 p.m. david whisenant is on your side breaking down the impact this bond could have on our area. >> right now, president obama has officially introduced his pick to fill the vacancy on the u.s. supreme court. the announcement in the rose garden sets off an epic battle with senate republicans vowing president is sworn in. wbtv anchor brigida mack has more. >> president obama introduced an emotional merrick garland as his choice to replace antonin scalia on the supreme court. >> for me there could be no higher public service than serving as a member of the united states supreme court. >> he is chief judge on the u.s. court of appeals in washington d.c. and regarded as a moderate. he was born in chicago and graduated from harvar

republican incumbent pat mccrory won out begins against brawley. roy cooper had no problem beating ken spaulding, charles moss. keeper and mccrory will face lon cecil in the general election. nick ochsner has more on the victories from raleigh. >> reporter: a crowd of republicans and democrats turned out at the marriott in downtown raleigh to cheer the passage of the connect nc bond, which is of governor pat mccrory, but a team effort to pass from leaders on both sides of the aisle. the bond was originally prepared to fund highway projects across the state but later changed by the legislature. the fund project is mostly come pus campuses, national guard and sewer systems. opponents said borrowed money is irresponsible, tonight, mccrory ignored mentioned of the challengers in the race for the gubernatorial nomination gave a two minute speech focused only on the bond's passage. >> we did it together as a team, we put the artificial barriers and said what is best for the next generation of north carolina and that is what we're all considering. >> repo

governor pat mccrory is stopping at several locations in the state to thank voters. wral's brian shrader joins us live from jordan state park where the governor spoke this morning. >> reporter: just a little while ago, reni. the campers here at jordan lake are going to be able to enjoy some new amenities. a big $3 million project to renovate campgrounds and add some electrical hookups. one of many bond projects that the money will help fund. governor mccrory was out earlier this morning to celebrate the big victory , that big two billion-dollar bond passed by an overwhelming margin. it's going to go to a wide the state to address infrastructure concerns. again, it passed 221 yesterday, it is a celebration today. >> a decision thwarted by republicans and democrats, east to west, piedmont areas of the state, we showed that the state can come together during very divisive political times and i am very proud of that. >> reporter: let's break down where the money is gone. most of it, more than $1 billion will go to unc schools and college campuses around the state. others

governor pat mccrory is also on the ballot. with bond committees. progress nc action says that it appears his campaign worked with the bond committee on the ad. in january, we told you they filed a complaint asking the state to investigate. >>> four people are behind bars, including a 15-year-old after trying to rob this busy 7/11. the big mistake they made that led to their capture. >>> a new attack on donald trump, the people in his party calling him a phony. and the response to trump we're all ready seeing at north carolina poles. >>> you can see the clouds have really begun to move in quickly. only 44 degrees. i'm tracking a warm up into the we have to get passed the we have to get passed t >>> stocks are lower this midday. take a look. investors are waiting for tomorrow's jobs report. the dow is down 60. the nasdaq down 20. >>> in the past few hours early voting sites opened across north carolina. you can see in this video here, a steady stream of voters all ready casting ballots. this is in gaston county. there are several state offices on the

wbtv the only tv station to question north carolina governor pat mccrory after he ordered the dot to reevaluate the i-77 toll lane plan. a subsidiary of cintra, the company building the i-77 toll highway in texas. yesterday, mccrory expressed doubt about the financial stability of cintra. >> what we're doing is a thorough review of what the action in texas entails and how it may or may not impact the north carolina project. >> highway in texas was at the center of on your side investigation two weeks ago. we uncovered cintra's track record of failed roads across the united states. of the four roads the company operates, three have gone bankrupt, or sold amid financial troubles. mccrory's transportation secretary will head to texas monday to meet with cintra executives. >>> inmate who walked away from a pre-release center in rock hill is back in custody this morning. zachary reeves was caught in georgia. he was caught at a school where he is accused of taking money and a gun. before his escape serving eight years for second degree burglary. will now be extradited back to >>> two teens

. >>> 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 executive sessions were getting out to the media and at times published. the staff sales they didn't find >>> looking ahead the city of charlotte will host neighborhood board retreat this morning. during that retreat attendees fr

cooper won the gubernatorial primary setting off a battle with republican incumbent, pat mccrory. now let's get to elizabeth with a look at the weather. >> it sure is pretty, looking at the museum skycam past the museum of natural sciences, you can see the glow reflected on the glass building. region. 51 roxboro, 51 rocky mount. temperatures running above normal, 61 in fayetteville and southern pines and a very warm day, 83, the high this afternoon. 73 thursday, much colder friday >>> 7:27. getting word of an accident in street and morgan. if you come in normally on wilmington street, you want to consider using saunders to mcdowell. also, hammond two-person might work on the southern side of raleigh. earlier crash at glenn eaden. otherwise quiet. still seeing delays coming in from garner, latest sensor readings indicate a 20 minute drive from 42 to the beltline split but after that, smooth strips to the fortify work zone and that ride from wade avenue to 540, six minutes. >>> still ahead on wral news on fox50, a once rising political star in north carolina is helping to minimize w

. >> it's official, attorney general cooper and pat mccrory will go head-to-head in the race for governor. >> last night, both celebrated party nominations mccrory and cooper looking ahead to speeches following their victory. >> so far, our senior senator has been shirking his constitutional responsibilities. [ applause ] >> by refusing to even consider nominees to the supreme court. we're tired of these games in washington. [ applause ] >> that was ross that you hear right there. she is the democratic nominee after last night's primary, facing burr in the fall. back to mccrory, he pulled ahead with 82% of the republican vote last night while cooper snagged 71% among democrats. now back to ross. >> that's right, more in campaign 2016. ross will be going up against richard burr for the senate seat. >> that's her there that we just heard from. she was locked in a four-way race. she took the podium speak north carolina democratic party headquarters soon after it became clear she'd come out on time and in front. she wasted no time going after burr. >>> now, ross represented wake house, and sh

governor pat mccrory to consider. they want north carolina to be number one in the south for teacher salaries. it currently ranks 11th of 12 states. the state superintendent believes teachers could get a hefty raise because it's an election year. >>> a new report finds that corporal punishment is on the rise in north carolina schools. the report just released thursday says there were 147 uses of paddling statewide during the 2014-2015 school year. 60% of the punishment was in robison county schools. while another 32% of the cases came from graham county. 100 of the states 115 school districts forbid paddling. >>> the chapel hill bar where police say a unc student was drinking before a deadly wrong- way crash on i-85 last summer has reopened. he's not here is the bar on franklin street. it lost its alcohol license for three weeks and had to pay $15,000 in fines. it's one of two bars where authorities say chandler drank under age before driving the wrong way on i-85 and killing three people from charlotte. his trial is

governor pat mccrory made today's announcement and was joined by charlotte mayor jennifer robers, state commerce secretary and a paypal executive. after a nationwide search paypal says they chose charlotte because of the engineering talent, economic opportunity here, and labor pool. >> north carolina is on fire charlotte is leading the way. >> our 400 people are going to be software engineers. they're going to be risk managers. they're going to be compliance specialists. >> they plan to move into the facility, which is off of wt harris boulevard in 85 at the beginning of the summer. reporting live in uptown, elsa gill gillis channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> the area's jobless rate rose to 5.3% in january from 4.9% in december. we're still doing better compared to this time last year when the unemployment rate was at 5.7%. experts say the swing is common after holiday seasonal hiring ends. >>> today community members rallied in uptown charlotte against charlotte's new ordinance that's designed to protect people in the lgbt community. the group was especially protesting the part of the ordi

governor pat mccrory says the meeting isn't necessary. the next session set for april 25th, but the ordinance will take effect april 1st. >>> the north carolina primama isn't for another couple of weeks. you can cast a vote. more than 360 early voting sites have opened up across the state today. if you want to cast a ballot stop at any voting location until next saturday. if you miss the regular voter registration deadline, you can register at one of the early voting sites. photo i.d. but there are exceptions if you don't have one. check with your voting site before you head to the polls. >>> police in raleigh say officers were threatened the same day an officer-involved shooting turned fatal. brand-new reports say the threats went to law enforcement by e-mail between noon and 3:00 monday. hours after 24-year-old was shot and killed. we learned that denkins was struggling with an officer and autopsy shows he was not shot in the back. police have not said exactly who those threats came from or if they were meant for a specific officer. kay

governor pat mccrory ordered a full raouf the project's contract. a subsidiary of cintra filed for bankruptcy on a road project in the state of texas. mccrory ordered north carolina's dot secretary to go to the lone star state on monday to find out exactly what went wrong? are separate corporate entities. i've got to make sure our taxpayers are protected with regard to this action in texas. i'm going to make sure we do a thorough review of that. >> the group opposing the toll lanes called widen i-77 are wondering if mccrory's move is just for show. they say that's because he supported the project for years now and approved of the contract with cintra. attorney general roy cooper, mccrory's opponent in the governor's race released the following statement -- now the dot's board of transportation chairman fired back calling cooper's response a knee-jerk political statement. the chairman says cooper's office reviewed the contract with cintra from day one and never had a problem with it. only ones speaking out about the toll lane troubles, so are local d

governor pat mccrory ordered a full raouf the project's contract. a subsidiary of cintra filed for bankruptcy on a road project in the state of texas. mccrory ordered north carolina's dot secretary to go to the lone star state on monday to find out exactly what went wrong? are separate corporate entities. i've got to make sure our taxpayers are protected with regard to this action in texas. i'm going to make sure we do a thorough review of that. >> the group opposing the toll lanes called widen i-77 are wondering if mccrory's move is just for show. they say that's because he supported the project for years now and approved of the contract with cintra. attorney general roy cooper, mccrory's opponent in the governor's race released the following statement -- now the dot's board of transportation chairman fired back calling cooper's response a knee-jerk political statement. the chairman says cooper's office reviewed the contract with cintra from day one and never had a problem with it. only ones speaking out about the toll lane troubles, so are local d

barbara: governor pat mccrory is celebrating the nc bond referendum. he spent the last few weeks pushing the measure that allows the state to aro $2 billion for campus infrastructure improvements. mccoury talked about what his next a short while ago. reporter: jordan lake is one of the parks that will benefit from the referendum. today, the governor was here to thank voters for passing this bond measure. >> for taking this issue seriously, listing to the facts, reporter: about two thirds of north carolina voters said yes to the referendum during yesterday's election. that means the state will borrow $2 billion for improvement. the funds will be used for state parks, committee colleges, agriculture and more. politicians put away partisan differences for the bond. >> with republicans and immigrants working together -- did you hear that? republicans and democrats working together. reporter: the republican governor refused to comment on the gubernatorial race. he and roy cooper one the primary elections easily yesterday. >> we have plenty of time for polit

i know you are desperate for rankings but do not worry about it. >> pat mccrorypat mccrory's answer was schools 'can state and nc state contributed more than half a million dollars in constitutional funds to the committee which asked voters to support the bond. all gaves tens of thousands of dollars in non-foundation money institutional money which would be public to the connect nc committee. >> that is not my understanding and i will investigate thank you for point to go out. >> so you are concerned about that? >> i need to know the facts. >> public money cannot be used to support a position for the referendum. do you think accepting that money violated that? >> well, what money? you're asking a hypothetical question. >> bob orr is the chief spokesman for the connect nc committee. >> my primary concern is that we win this referendum today. >> no matter what laws you broke? >> at all costs, no.

. >>> governor pat mccrory will help welcome a member of the north carolina new family this morning. a special party being planned for nekita, the zoo's polar bear, and may result in a cub coming up soon. to be getting along, so that's good news, as well -- nikita. >>> a labredor gave birth to 17 puppies -- labrador. he male dog hudson fathered the litter while the mother belongs to her cousin. the record is 19 puppies. the state record is 16, so there you go. one of bailey's pups did not survive. she would have at least tied it. emory said bailey appears to be doing fine with her new responsibilities. it's quite a bit. >> that's a lot of work. >> 19, any way. >>> coming up in the next half-hour of wral news, community and civil rights groups try to find a way forward following a deadly raleigh police shooting as police try to . > infousti after ve sgth l o manead, txtorommu i the nks>> plus, me actn in a controversl derpation case out of durham -- dortation se, what will happen to g e teenager a proper eduon. >> and mitt ry plans to make a sp today ahead of t crucial debateeten the

and north carolina's attorney general roy cooper, who is running for governor against pat mccrory, announced he would not defend the new law in court. we will have more on this story later in the broadcast with a transgender student who is a plaintiff in the aclu lawsuit against the new law. a judge has allowed former supermodel janice dickinson to proceed with a defamation case against comedian bill cosby. dickinson accused cosby of drugging and raping her in 1982. she sued him and his former attorney i in may after they publicly denied her account. the judge's decision clears the way for a trial in the case. more than 50 women have come forward to accuse cosby of sexual assaults dating back decades. in many cases, the statute of limitations has expired, preventing bill cosby from being prosececuted. a coalition of attorneys general have announced a historic effort to investigate corporations that may have misled the public about time a change. massachusetts attorney general, flanked by former vice president out gore e and multiple other attorneys general, said her office would join new yor

but pat mccrory now has hundreds of protesters outside his house and all these big global businesses needing to attract both customers and people who are willing to go to north carolina to work there. they are full-scale freaking out about what has just happened in the tarheel state. one person i do not envy right now right in the middle of all this is the mayor of the great city of charlotte, north carolina. mayor jennifer roberts joins us now. mayor roberts, thank you for your time. i know this is an incredibly busy time for you. i really appreciate you being here. >> well, i appreciate your having me on this evening. >> what is the state of this fight right now? do you have any options left as a city? what's going to happen next? >> well, i tell you, rachel. as you mentioned, the speed and the secrecy with which this came down have us still trying to figure out what this law actually means for charlotte and for businesses and for the way we operate our own facilities because we've had, you know, our arena and our convention center have been inclusive and equal for many years. and

. >>> opponents of the non-discrimination ordinance in charlotte are pressing pat mccrory to take action. the latest just weeks before the law takes effect. >>> on your side tracking changes in the forecast today, how it could impact your plans for the weekend. wbtv news saturday morning starts right now. >>> this broadcast sponsored by subaru south boulevard and subaru concord. wbtv on your side. wbtv news starts right now. >> kristen: 5:00 on this saturday morning, good morning, glad to have you with us i'm kristen miranda. >> lyndsay: good morning i'm lyndsay tapases. it is the last day of winter, tomorrow is spring. for weeks, but still official. weekend upon us but cloudy, showery, you saw that radar but here's another peek at it, we have showers coming in from the south and west, so yeah, we're not going to have a lot of sun. showers on and off for the day time hours, will keep temperatures down from levels we've seen all week whether we've been in the 70s and 80s if, 58 outside right now, but we're not going to see much of a rise in temps, we'll letou know what to expect for the r

governor pat mccrory will be at the groundbreaking ceremony. >>> peyton manning is going out the 39-year-old announced requirement today. last month he led the broncos to the panthers. the five time nfl m is the only quarterback to win the super bowl with two teams and one of only two quarterbacks in the nfl. >> now we have some breaking news. >>> one person was taken to the hospital after a car crashed into a pond in north raleigh. sky five flew over the scene moments ago near the northridge country club. a blue sedan is submerged in the water and a nearby fence is broken and a couple power poles are knocked over. raleigh police are investigating >>> a man-made diamond ready to sparkle in just minutes, how about this? >> it's not easy to fool mother nature. >> next at 5:00, the local research team that has figured it out, shows us around the lab and explains how this could be a game changer in the gem industry. and a new effort to preserve shaw university's 150-year history, one that's giving the public a glimpse of never-before seen images of the school and its founder. plus, the first of

governor pat mccrory's office told them in a letter that is too broad and should wait for april 25th. >>> a woman charged in connection with a crash that sent four in the hospital, briefly identified in the hospital. donnie marie williams is facing several charges including reckless driving. the chargestem masng,he f beh tepa>>urhamcccer ts moing.milawaorep ate e ig sis efedren le.lio durha hiaseing ofcewas remanfshen be iants gbb for tun.>>> ana 13-yolde . >> theoveromhingthaseen onin and woinift d besed i >>usands dolart snrom aoced offi hr f disappear. i,dend th gng wel more tg ben a r ro tell y a w g aoathise, yr ayarryhe s tou t.we'llk aboheis mmtsocng t tensrl comingp at 60 fro iefeteostgr f > q aut idenceigprofrderas migh perurderials onof l y. octo a -ic e's les ld. atesevmes, attorn filed wns thaquou entyf wr j s j ltoin, a. >>te d, l arfor aoleet hiea wealked t t idsesnfma d osbleblfoe osio piedenc we ihealthtr for tee ilio m nttay ha e keowhe tkicredegs rippe onitem spil outthisir he ss unamdot o ax. notnt tri ix wh p from ot unredas.it the keike n t muow inuen.00 tri pse o

. >>> governor pat mccrory pushed back after attorney general cooper said there was not enough being done for education in the state. cooper is running for the democratic nomination for governor. mccrory told supporters to be cautious. >> everything they are going to offer you, it's as though it costs nothing. ladies and gentlemen, hold on to your wallets. >> the governor has proposed corporate tax give aways and reduced funding to our community collection and universities. >> cooper said the wealthy are too strongly favored. >>> also tonight a chance to meet candidates running for local seats. >>> we have new information about a home invasion. it happened around wolf glen court. five people broke into a home including phones. neighbors said this happens there too often. >> this is a college neighborhood so i guess college students know where college students live. it's a problem spot. >>> new at 11:00, investigators are calling it the largest heroin bust in nash charlotte history. 47 bricks of heroin was seized during a traffic stop. officials plan to discuss the bust in a news conf

north carolina governor pat mccrory and democratic attorney general roy cooper are expected to face each other in the governor's race this fall - but they have to win their primary races march 15th. ken spaulding - a democrat and republican robert brawley are running tough primary campaigns. spaulding continues to criticize cooper state lawmakers. while brawley is making interstate tolls a big issue for his campaign. still ahead - submarine christening - we'll take you to the event the military is celebrating this saturday. and - forecasting tornadoes - why researchers say they may have found the answer to warning people about twisters several days in we're following a time saver traffic update for you this evening. traffic is moving a lot smoother along interstate 264 in norfolk. just before 9 this morning - a call came into police saying a car caught on fire near the military highway exit. traffic was backed up past the broad creek bridge because of lane closures. nobody was hurt in the fire. we have another traffic alert for you... the midtown tunnel will be closed tomorrow evening st

the news conference will be held pushing for governor pat mccrory and north carolina general assembly to hold a special session to stop the ordinance before it takes effect april 1st. >>> the ordinance has been at the center of controversy since it was passed by charlotte city council. supporter fos outside the generals spoke out yesterday.they said it gives people in the lgbt community protections from discrimination. opponents say a safety issue to allow transgender people to use the bathroom with which they identify. >> i, for one, am tired of being denied rest room use. i, for one, am tired of being i, for one, am sick of getting my food spit in. it is time for a change. >> allowing men in womens bathrooms or locker rooms or changing rooms puts women and children in grave danger. >> governor pat mccrory says lawmakers should take care of it at the end of april, a special session costs too much money. >> christine: north carolina cole ash commission has been disbanded. it was formed while duke energy closed coal ash ponds. an email quoted the commission's director as saying the com

. >>> governor pat mccrory has preparedness in north carolina. he's reminding that with the possibility of tornadoes flash flooding and severe thunderstorms, we need to have emergency plans, an emergency supply kit, and to pay attention to weather alerts. last year in north carolina, there were nine tornadoes, more than 130 incidents of flash flooding and more than 500 more than $12 million in damage. >>> a research team in colorado is using a frozen lakes a lab. >> reporter: it's an unusual sight out on grand lake. >> this is an edial spot for us. >> reporter: a fully functioning weather state in the middle of a frozen landscape. >> we deployed those on glaciers and ice sheets. >> reporter: robb bauer is a researchers with cu boulder. and part of a team testing this proet owe type weather station in the middle of grand lake to see if it would hold up to conditions at the south pole. >> we don't want to take this to the ocean, which antarctica until we got all the bugs, you know, worked out. >> reporter: that includes how it would fare as it meas

governor pat mccrory bested his republican challengers to win the nomination. his opponent will be state attorney general roy cooper who nation. the win was over ken spaulding. that sets up an expensive and contentious election. most have them close. mccrory a former charlotte mayor elected in 2012 says he is putting the state on stronger financial footing and made government more efficient. cooper has been critical of republican policies pushed by the general assembly and signed into law by mccrory. this model of working together as a team. this is the best offof north carolina. making affordable quality education better than ever. helping small businesses start up and grow. that is what the people of north carolina want. john: in another closely watched race senator richard burr will fight to keep his seat in washington after he handily beat his challengers. democrat debra ross will try to unseat him. she got 63% of the rote to -- vote to win democratic primary. barbara: governor mccrory thanking north carolina voters for approving the connect n.c. bond refer

he will face governor pat mccrory with a big win yesterday with 22% of the vote. -- 82% of the vote. >>> the $2 billion connect nc bond measure was passed yesterday. almost 2/3 of carolina voters passed the bond referendum. now, that package will spend millions on colleges and state parks and $9 million for a new energy plan at cpcc and $90 million for a science lab at unc charlotte bull not require a tax increase. at 5:00, we'll take a deeper look at the bond and how schools and parks will benefit. >>> only 28 votes separate the north carolina house see the, because of the 77 toll lanes. the incouple -- incumbent faced backlash for his support, and anchor stephanie maxwell found out about the continued push for november. more on that tonight at 5:00. >>> filings begin for the congressional race. those races showed up on yesterday's ballot and those results don't count. a june 7 primary will address the 13 u.s. house races and force judges to redraw voting districts including district 12 in our area. they said two districts were improperly drawn in 2011. but last friday, federal judg

. >> in a speech last night, he took shots at the record of governor pat mccrory and compared him to donald trump. >>> former state representative deborah ross will take on richard burr for the u.s. senate. she thanked her husband and supporters and attacked burr's voting record in the senate, saying north carolina could not richard burr. >> with your support, we are going to win this thing. >> [ applause ] >> and we are going to give the people of north carolina a real voice in washington. >> [ applause ] >> ross is no stranger to public service, spending 10 years representing wake county in the state house. she is also a practicing attorney and law professor at duke university. we had some good races in north carolina. sure. along with it. >> and, we will be blitzed with ads, no doubt about that. >> certainly some beautiful weather this spring, the last couple of weeks we have had temperatures above normal for the most part. take a look at what's happening in fayetteville, plenty of temperatures about 20 degrees above normal. reality sets in over the weekend and i'll show you what

governor pat mccrory ordered the d.o.t. to review review the company's contract in north carolina. construction on the 26-mile toll lane as already and away in the charlotte area. there's a new way to check in your luggage if you fly with american airlines. customers will check-in at a kiosk and indicate how many bags they are checking. the kiosk -- they will tag their own bag and take it to an activation state -- station were an agent will weigh the bag and activate the tax. passengers will have a faster experience checking and since they don't have to wait for the counter. american airlines officials say this new check-in or seizure has started in charlotte. bill: sportscaster erin andrews finds that the jury's decision in her lawsuit against -- who break. kayla: the sheriff is hanging up his hat. football favor peyton manning announcing his retirement today. hear what he has to say about (donkey sound) (elephant sound) between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. keep soci

governor pat mccrory ordered the d.o.t. to review review the company's contract in north carolina. construction on the 26-mile toll lane as already and away in the charlotte area. there's a new way to check in your luggage if you fly with american airlines. customers will check-in at a kiosk and indicate how many bags they are checking. the kiosk -- they will tag their own bag and take it to an activation state -- station were an agent will weigh the bag and activate the tax. passengers will have a faster experience checking and since they don't have to wait for the counter. american airlines officials say this new check-in or seizure has started in charlotte. bill: sportscaster erin andrews finds that the jury's decision in her lawsuit against -- who will tell you exactly have much break. kayla: the sheriff is hanging up his hat. football favor peyton manning hear what he has to say about (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our ne