>> maureen it was a confident patrick cannon that entered the courtroom. he had a smile on his face and that smile faded away once the hearing began. cannon pleaded guilty to a class one misdemeanor charge of attempted voter fraud. that carries with it a maximum penalty of 120 days in prison. cannon got that one day tacked on that will be served simultaneously with the 44 months he is serving in federal prison. after the hearing we did speak he shed light on what it's been like for patrick cannon. he said cannon used this time to reflect and think about the crimes that he committed. >> health wise he seems to be doing fine. he looks good. but that doesn't mean that none of this has an effect on him. i say today that no matter what your sentence is when you go through a criminal proceeding today it is a life sentence because of the consequences never go away. >> and i'm told that patrick cannon will be taken back to morgantown, west virginia. and in the meantime he will be held in the mecklenberg county jail. live in charlotte, brody o'connell wbtv on your

brody o'connell has the latest on cannon's legal troubles. >> tomorrow patrick cannon could find out more about the punishment he will face for voter fraud. he has spent more than a year behind bars and it's been a steep fall from grace from a man who fell in march of 2014. as patrick cannon prepares to face a judge for voter fraud, wbtv learned that the former mayor could get up to 15 months for the crime. although legal experts tell our partners at the "charlotte observer" that cannon would likely receive probation. after the crime occurred back in 2014, cannon was apologetic and offered an explanation. >> i was going in and not thinking about what i was doing at that particular time and as a result here we are. >> his explanation did not sit well with the court. judge referred to cannon as a quote sophisticated voter. and said that if anyone should have known, he should have known. >> while cannon's attorney was not available for comment today he has previously spoken to wbtv on the matter. >> patrick cannon gave to the federal judge a full account of what took place. he apologize

. >>> former mayor patrick cannon is back in charlotte. >> this is the first time we've seen him since he went to federal prison foraccepting bribes in office. he was sentenced to just one day in prison for the voter fraud, served concurrently at the same time as his federal sentence and will head back to morgan county, west virginia. we are breaking down what comes next. jim? >> reporter: the guilty plea to his time behind bars because it's a one-day sentence but when he was in court today, we saw flashes of pat cannon's charisma and a certain sadness in his eyes and a glimpse from his attorney what prison is doing to him. he looked sharp in his suit but the former mayor who wowed the city on election night and shame today by taking bribe ms. office was in court today admitting that he voted illegally. >> are you in fact guilty of that charge? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: just one day in jail was enough to bring out his charismatic smile but his can be deceiving. >> he looks good in a suit but that doesn't mean that none of this has an affect on him. >> reporter: there were times in cour

patrick cannon was back since been convicted of voter fraud. >> reporter: just looking at patrick cannon, it was hard to tell that he was in the middle of a prison sentence, sharply dress inside a suit and tie, we're told, from his own closet but he is here to plead guilty for a second time to a crime. patrick cannon walked into the courtroom wearing one of his own suits and then within seconds, signing a plea deal on an indictment, admitting that he voted in the november 2014 election even though he was convicted to federal corruption charges and sentenced to prison. prosecutors say it doesn't matter that cannon exists it was a mistake. >> the law is clear. it doesn't matter what your intent is. once you plead guilty to a felony you are not allowed to >> reporter: charlotte's former mayor who admitted to taking bribes in office is halfway through his sentence. he pleaded guilty to a reduced victim charge today and was sentenced to a single day in jail to be served concurrently with his federal time. cannon said little in court but stood briefly to address the judge. >> i want to thank y

another guilty plea for former charlotte mayor patrick cannon for voter fraud. hear why hes with was sentenced to just one day in prison. and a new trial for a father charged for beating his six-month-old baby girl to death. what a potential juror blurted to declare a mistrial. those stories are ahead. first at 4:00 continues with brigida and jamie t we are following the breaking news troubles on i-77. over to first alert traffic center with tonya. >> these cars have not moved for the last 10-15 minutes. i-77 north at catawba avenue exit 28 that ramp off heading towards davidson a huge backup. two-car accident involving injuries. and nothing but red and traffic southbound side as well. the road is closed as they are trying to remove this accident. look at the backup which is crucial back towards 485. which means we are talking exits 28 down to exit 19 and 20. to the dot camp are that is what they are facing. they should use statesville or beatties ford road but get off of i-77 northbound. back to alex giles in the alert center working a developing story near ral

it was just about two years ago that patrick cannon, who was arrested on the corruption charged that rocked the city of charlotte and pleaded guilty to accepting bribes from fbi agency under cover in exchange for political favors. but the reason he is coming back here to charlotte is because of a vote he cast before he was sentenced to prison. he went to an early voting site and cast a ballot even though he lost his right to vote because of the conviction. the vote was ruled illegal and a grand jury indicted him on voter fraud and he is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow. but legal expert james say it could be resolved tomorrow. >> it may be that they agreed to plead to probation or a misdemeanor. >> reporter: now, we just checked with the mecklenburg they don't have patrick cannon back in custody yet. we'll be watching that and more on what could happen in court tomorrow on eyewitness news today starting at 5:00. live at the mecklenburg county courthouse, i'm jim bradley, channel 9, eyewitness news. >>> a jury selection is under way for the charlotte father charged with murder in th

guilty, they have the outcome performer mayor patrick cannon. canada serving 44 months for taking bribes while in office prison he tried to float in october 2014, a big no-no and a misdemeanor for a convicted felon. >> it was in a burden on his part. >> and his attorney says his client was never told out loud that is a felon he couldn't vote calling it an honest mistake. >> eola from an obviously violated the law. assistant district attorney reed hundt says it's no excuse. tonight i don't have any idea what was in his mind or what his intent was. intent is not an almond and a crime crime. doesn't matter whether it's an accident or on purpose just the act of voting when you're not eligible as a crime. >> it's a crime of the punishment summertime slap a morass. cannon was sentenced to just one day in prison but it will be served in time with his current sentence which means no additional time behind bars for the man who once held matter how much time is client serves he will never be the same person. >> no matter what your sentences you will go th

. >> right now a new guilty plea for former charlotte mayor patrick cannon. he was in court where he signed the plea deal and sentenced to one day behind bars for voter fraud. this is our first time seeing and hearing from him since his 2014 federal conviction for corruption. a judge charged cannon with voter fraud for a vote that he cast in 2014 while he was a convicted felon but awaiting sentencing. brody o'connell live outside the courthouse with more on this. why just one day for cannon? >> well, from what i heard in court and what the assistant district attorney said after the hearing, i think the judge believes patrick cannon that he vertically. he will have the one day to he is serving. >> within minutes patrick cannon entered his guilty plea to a class one misdemeanor charge of attempted voter fraud. cannon used the opportunity to address the court. >> i want to thank you for the opportunity i hate to come here under these circumstances. but i want to apologize to the court for doing and thank the court for indulging mement. >> the judge ordered canno

we do know if convicted of the charge, patrick cannon could be sentenced up to 15 months in jail. now, our news partners at the

the state indictment over patrick cannon is now over a year ago. but that charge and cannon himself will finally go before a judge. legal experts believe that much more than a scheduled arraignment will take place. pat cannon was appreciate from being sentenced to 44 month ms. federal prison after pleading guilty to taking bribes in offense when he admitted to voting in the 2014 election but as a convicted felon, he wasn't allowed. >> i was not quite frankly thinking about what i was doing. >> reporter: he went to report on a snowy day to prison as a mecklenburg grand jury indicted him. it's likely that there is already a deal. >> it's likely it was discussed before happened and there will be an arraignment and some type of plea. >> reporter: for cannon, already imprisoned, there is good reason to resolve the case. >> if there is probation t can begin to run now, if he doesn't take care of the case now, he will have to address this issue. >> reporter: a short time ago, i heard from cannon's attorney who expects that the case will be resolved tomorr

jan says, good, still praying for you patrick cannon, praying for your wife and children. stay encouraged. there are brighter days ahead. michelle says may god bless him. we all make mistakes. i respect those that own up to them. praying for mr. cannon and his family. we are getting his reaction to the verdict and to ask him why >> everything went as called by the d.a. and the defense daughters. >> what was the purpose of having this after the federal stuff? why do we have to have this? >> the district attorney had it on record that he had done something wrong 6789. even though he may have had should have known he didn't have the right to vote. >> maureen: now a candlelight vigil for mark wilson and his girlfriend of south side park in newton. the two were shot in this clairemont home. we don't have a picture there. there you can see it. their 10-year-old daughter was inside the home at the time. >> maureen: new on "primetime" the death of a clemson university student bringing statewide changes. fraternities and sororities will now have to post violations by members before

as the first time former mayor patrick cannon has been in charlotte since november 2014 courtroom. >> patrick cannon pleaded guilty to voter fraud after he attempted to vote in valentine for early voting in october of 2014. staff at a voting precinct and consequently his vote didn't count but that didn't stop prosecutors from pressing state charges against him. >> you are pleading guilty to attempted voting without having restored your citizenship. >> you is never told out loud that he couldn't vote and went to cast us out -- ballot with his wife like he has done many times before. >> when he went to the polls that day he was doing what he had done countless times as a citizen and that is to cast a vote. >> because he had been convicted of corruption for accepting bribes while holding the mayor's position he was a convicted felon at the time he voted giving up his rights to citizenship. >> his citizenship rights have been taken away after he was sentenced. about the consequences. judge urban hearing both sides and even apology from cannon himself urban landing on the substance that wo

guilty, they have the outcome performer mayor patrick cannon. canada serving 44 months for taking bribes while in office but before he went away to prison he tried to float in october 2014, a big no-no and a misdemeanor for a convicted felon. >> it was in a burden on his part. >> and his attorney says his that is a felon he couldn't vote calling it an honest mistake. >> eola from an obviously violated the law. assistant district attorney reed hundt says it's no excuse. tonight i don't have any idea what was in his mind or what his intent was. intent is not an almond and a crime crime. doesn't matter whether it's an accident or on purpose just the act of voting when you're not eligible as a crime. >> it's a crime of the punishment summertime slap a morass. cannon was sentenced to just one day in prison but it will be served in time with his current sentence which means no additional time behind bars for the man who once held charlotte's highest office. >> canon's attorney says no matter how much time is client serves he will never be the same per

. >>> staying on top of a new story, we told you at 5:00 that former mayor patrick cannon pleaded guilty to voter fraud. disgraced public official. >>> tonight, we're staying on top of breaking news in the heart of uptown charlotte, a person shot in the middle of the afternoon across from the transit center. a live look from chopper 9 sky zoom of the scene. police tape is up right now and police found a man lying in the parking lot, shot in the neck behind the burger king at trade street and brevard. >> eyewitness news reporter dashawn brown has been bringing us live reports since 5:00 and we understand that police have one person in custody? >> reporter: erica, police have just cleared the scene here at the transit center. at 3:30 this afternoon, they found a man who was shot in this park being area. and according to police, they that person has not been arrested. police say the victim was shot life-threatsenning injuries. according to investigators, what started as an altercation ended in violence and they are to solve this crime. >> the main thing we want to do is because we know ther

he shed light on what it's been like for patrick cannon. he said cannon used this time to reflect and think about the crimes that he committed. >> health wise he seems to be doing fine. he looks good. but that doesn't mean that none of this has an effect on him. i say today that no matter what your sentence is when you go through a criminal proceeding today it is a life sentence because of the consequences never go away. >> and i'm told that patrick cannon will be taken back to morgantown, west virginia. and in the meantime he will be held in the mecklenberg county jail. live in charlotte, brody o'connell wbtv on your side. >> thank you. and it's been almost two years since cannon resigned office in march of 2014. he was indicted after a federal investigation. cannon accepted cash from an undercover agent. began a a 44-month long prison sentence. his promised release date is january of next year. >> on top of breaking news. a shooting in the heart of uptown charlotte. crime scene tape in a parking lot across from the transit center and clos

. >>> former charlotte mayor patrick cannon is back in mecklenburg county jail this morning as he prepares to head to court today. this is a new mug shot of cannon, he will be -- there we see the mug shot. cannon will be in court on charges of voter fraud after he cast a ballot in an election following his guilty plea on currently serving 44 month federal sentence for accepting more than $50,000 from undercover agents while serving as charlotte's mayor. he will be released in january. >>> back to campaign 2016, the race for at large seats on the mecklenburg county board of commissioners, the democrats will face jerry brask for three seats. in mecklenburg county district 2, villa leake was the winner. bill james and hissed by for 11th term wins over challenger joel l evy with 63% of the vote. the district winners will serve a two year term. >>> we have continuing coverage of the primary, that is where election at the top of the home page, easy to get to. >>> breaking overnight news, authorities are investigating after a car overturned in mecklenburg county, happened at 2:00 on the inner loo

former charlotte mayor patrick cannon is already serving time in federal prison for taking a bribe. sentenced to one day behind bars for taking a plea deal for attempting voter fraud. the charge is a misdemeanor.

joel: a former charlotte mayor, patrick cannon will face a judge tomorrow on charges of voter fraud. he passed an early voter. the mayor lost his right to vote after pleading guilty to accepting bribes from undercover fbi agents in exchange for political favors. anna: in the north county, a nine-year-old spotted in a parking lot, after he fell asleep on a boys and girls club bus. the president of the organization says it is standard protocol to be -- the boy told his mom and dad he was scared because he did not know where he was or where anyone else was. joel: poor little guy, i'm glad he is ok. we have highs in the 80's, lows in the 30's. anna: last night a crazy storm, tonight perfect. chris: fortunately, that is history. but we have another chance of pretty heavy, with all the warm weather the past couple weeks. just want to show you again, the average day, the first and second day in april for much of the region. we are still in the season of frost and freezing temperatures that are common. we may see just that happened by early next week. so you may want to hold off on doing any

. >> john: patrick cannon will be back in the queen city tomorrow, we have a look ahead to his court appearance after the break. >>> let's get a quick check of first alert weather temperatures, 54 in charlotte, 52 boone, 57 statesville, chester, 54, monroe and lancaster, 55, shelby, 52, gastonia 53. a live look at i-85 and you can see things are moving smoothly along the road here. we'll keep you posted throughout the morning because you're never more than seven minutes away news this morning, eight minutes if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, and create an economy and democracy that works for all and not just the powerful few. >>> you're planning your day >> christine: welcome back, we have several new stories that you need to

former charlotte mayor patrick cannon pleaded guilty, and we now know the sentence. the plea was attempted voter fraud and the judge sentenced him for one day in jail to be extra time behind bars. the mayor voted in the last election after being convicted of bribery. >>> the metrorail service in washington dc at a stand still as workers expect the system. it was announced after an electrical fire caused major delays on monday morning. the same component malfunctioned last year. the general manager said they want to make sure there are no more faulty cables. there are no reports of injuries from the monday fire. >>> and today, workers at mac's speed shop will remember a co- worker hit and killed walking along a sidewalk. the lasting tribute that customers will notice. >>> a man is on trial accused because she wanted to leave caus >>> a couple accused of trying to bury a man's body in alexander county just made an appearance in court. liz foster is in albemarle with the new charges that the couple faces. >> reporter: robert hearne's funeral is less than an hour from no

today former charlotte mayor patrick cannon is due back in court on charges of voter fraud. he cast a ballot during the 2014 early period something you are he lost the right to vote after pleading guilty to accepting bribes from skwrpd cover f.b.i. agents. john: an investigation is under way after drones were seen flying close to the charlotte duties international airport. two of them missed flying into them when trying to land saturday. air traffic controllers warned pilots as they approached the runway. drones are banned from flying within five miles of appear airport or higher than 400 feet. barbara: c.d.c. urging doctors to avoid prescribing powerful open @painkillers for parents with crankhronic pain. officials say the risks from the drugs far outweigh the benefits for most people and the federal reserve is expected to take a wait and see approach as it decides whether the economic picture warrants another rate it could provide cluesor the timing and pace of future rate hikes. john: local technology expert cars. the director of the robotic program says they are "absolut

and he filled out patsy's term when she was in the term for pat tron cannon. for patrick cannon. tonight is over with some of the state representatives who have won may be eyeing the north carolina 12th congressional seat and it is expected that we will see the state representative rodney with carla cunningham who will be filing for the 12th congressional race. it is one part of the drama that continues to roll on and on. for now, live at the board of elections, wbtv on your side, "primetime." >> a lot of story lines to follow including this one. breaking news we are following. officials with the state board of elections say they are heard about slight delays at voting precincts in four counties around the state. the spokeswoman here says the counties in question, a couple in our area catawba, cabarrus, haywood and rowan. the board is is talking about extending the voting times into places maybe 30 minutes. they are discussing this right now. we are working the phones to try to get you more there is possibility because of delays that happened earlier today that voting could be ex

patrick cannon was admitting he voted in the november 2014 election even though he had already been convicted on federal corruption charges and sentenced to prison. he pleaded guilty to reduced misdemeanor charge of attempted voter fraud and was sentenced to a day in jail. posted a video driving over that donald trump campaign sign has been charged this. it caught the attention of the police after it was viewed more than 900,000 times and shared more than 25,000 times. john: bus drivers in north carolina counting cars to see how many will break the law and pass a stopped school bus. drivers were equipped with a survey sheet to track the violations. some say it is not unusual to see more than one a day. bus drivers and highway patrol agree it is dangerous. >> take a few seconds to stop and that difference could be the difference between the life and death of a killed. john: in the last two years we drivers filled out a survey there were more than 3,000 stop arm violations reported on the single days alone. barbara: michelle obama leaves the white house in january of 2017 and has no intention o

. >> john: looking ahead former charlotte mayor patrick cannon is back in the mecklenburg county jail this morning as he prepares to head to court today. got a look at his new mug shot, charged with voter fraud forecasting a ballot following his guilty plea on federal charges. ashton pellom is live at the with more on this. so ashton, how much time could cannon face in jail for this charge? >> reporter: hey, good morning, john, if cannon is charged, the judge could possibly sentence cannon up to 15 months but legal experts tell our news partners at the charlotte observer that it is more than likely cannon will only receive probation. cannon voted back in 2014 after he pleaded guilty to accepting more than $50,000 from undercover agents while he was the mayor in charlotte. it is against the law for convicted felon to vote before completing the terms of their sentence. cannon and his lawyers said he made a mistake. but a judge in a previous court appearance called him a sophisticated voter who should have known better. he's currently serving 44 months sentence in west virginia and is se

. >>> looking ahead former charlotte mayor patrick cannon will be back in a mecklenburg county courtroom tomorrow to candidates serving time inhe allegedly voted after his conviction. cannon will be released from prison on the original conviction in january. >>> town leader in matthews voted to separate from the charlotte-mecklenburg school district. the town's mayor told wbtv the district is just too big and people are worried kids may end up going to schools in a different part of town. wbtv's coleen harry has more on the unanimous vote. >> i think families should have choice where their children go to school. our family moved to matthews so we could send our children to quality schools. >> reporter: parents and town official are concerned children will be sent to schools far away from home now that cms is studying a student assignment plans. own school district. they want cms tothe resolution says the town and mayor will work with legislators to split up cms in north, middle and south districts, or have matthews break away from cms completely. >> i'm absolutely in favor of the separat

. >>> former charlotte mayor patrick cannon is sentenced to minimal jail time after he pleads guilty to charge of attempted voter fraud. cannon was brought backing from charge in mecklenburg county. he admits he cast a ballot after he pleaded guilty to the federal corruption charge for taking bribe money while serving as mayor. felons aren't allowed to vote until they complete their sentence. a judge sentenced cannon to one day in jail, which he will do at the same time he's serving the federal sentence in west virginia. >> no matter what your sentence is, when you go through a criminal proceeding today it is a life sentence the consequences never go away. >> cannon's attorney says his client is doing okay health-wise but the whole experience has had a great effect on him. apparently spent a lot of time thinking. >>> former charlotte city council member david howard is taking a job with the federal government. several sources have confirmed to wbtv howard has accepted a role within the ranks of the u.s. department of transportation. he will work in the federal highway administration.

. >> reporter: a spokesperson pointed out there are too many >>> patrick cannon faces voter fraud charges with a grand jury convicted him as a felon. he's serving time after pleading guilty to accepting bribes from undercover agents. he is due in court tomorrow. >>> north carolina has a couple of new neighbors this month, and they are adorable. a pair of orphaned mountain lion cubs. they are among three found in january. veterinarians say the animals were skinny and less than 6 months old. they are not scary, they are cute, right, russ? >> they are adorable. >> just stay away from them. no petting. [ laughter ] >>> i don't even have a full length mirror in my house. i cannot look at myself. >> a new way to treat cellulite. why doctors say this may be even safer and effective. carolina today as voters head to the polls. we'll have reports from the campaign trail and analysis from john dickerson tonight on the cbs evening news. then stay tuned to this cbs station as we tally the votes comple >>> the husband of former vice presidential candidate sarah palin remains in the hospital this after

. >>> breaking developments with former patrick cannon he is back in jail. we got this mug shot. he will be in court tomorrow arraigned on voter fraud charges. there is the shot after he cast a ballot following his plea on several charges. he will be moved from federal prison. he is serving a 44 month sentence for accepting 5 $0000 serving as charlotte's mayor. he will be released january 2017. >>> and mecklenburg county race. the democrats look like they are in good shape. trevor fuller, they all win as they will advance on to the fall election. they will face the republican seats n mecklenburg. >>> and bill james for an 11th term with a win over his opponent joe levy. james and leak will run unopposed. they will be the winners in the district. look at the time lapse video of a precinct here in charlotte a steady stream of voters all day long. this was everywhere. a lot of polling places busy. a record turn out and the counting is continuing at the board of elections. i talked with a worker and they said that there is some 20 precincts that have yet to be dropped off in terms of

. >> christine: patrick cannon pleads guilty to a charge of attempted voter fraud and sentenced to a day in jail. he admitted to voting after pleading guilty to a federal corruption charge for taking bribe money serving as mayor. by law, felons can't vote until they complete their sentence. a judge sentenced cannon to one day in jail which he will do at the same time he is serving out the federal prison sentence. >>> former charlotte city council member david howard is several sources have confirmed to wbtv howard has accepted a role with the federalle highway administration. former charlotte mayor anthony foxx is the u.s. transportation secretary. howard is not comment about the job but sources say he is expected to start at the end of the month. >> john: thieves smashed their way in a store with a van. what is surprising they ignored expensive scooters that you see here and went for cheap cell phones and shoes. police are looking for the thieves, if you have any information call crimestoppers, 704-334-1600. >> christine: today is st. patrick's day, the highway patrol is using this

. >>> former charlotte mayor patrick cannon out of the mecklenburg county jail. he left at 6:30 this morning after spending almost a week there. plead guilty to voter fraud charge. we learned he was allowed to have visitors while he was here. we're asking if anyone did come to visit him. channel 9 is asking how much taxpayer money was spent on his jail stay and transportation. >>> a public prayer vigil will be held in greenville to honor a police officer killed in the line of duty. the greenville police department is putting together the vigil for 28 year old allen jacobs, a father of two with one on the way and a decorated war veteran. authorities say he was shot and killed while questioning a 17 year old self proclaimed gang member on friday. the teenager ended up killing himself. jacob's funeral is thursday. >>> police in monroe are asking for your help to find a robber with a unique tattoo. they say this man handed a net to the teller at the first citizens on west roosevelt boulevard just before noon. police say he didn't show a gun but indicated he had one.

patrick cannon will be transported to face voter fraud charges. that stems from an illegal vote he cast in 2014. according to the mowrk district attorney's office, cannon will be moved from federal prison tomorrow morning. he is serving a 44-month prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to accepting more than $50,000 from undercover agents while mayor. he is set to be released in january of 2017. could he face more jail time? what we learned is coming up tonight at 6:00 p.m. >> a lot of people talking about this. look at your television screen. the temperatures and it feels great. chief meterologist, eric thomas and eric, i hear it's not going to stay like this much longer. >> absolutely right. air is coming up once again ahead of this next system with a tornado watch and the showers moving across the corn belt. look at the temperature map. this is through the day on wednesday. but it's easy to focus your eyes on the warm area over the carolinas but this time things are a little bit different. the cool air is beginning to show up again and pile up

we want to go to alex giles in the alert center and he has information on patrick cannon. >> he is going to be back in mecklenberg county to be arraigned on a voter fraud change charge we got that information from the district attorney's office. cannon voted when he was in trouble on those federal charges. this he will be in court in mecklenberg county wednesday at noon right now, he is serving a 44-month prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to accepting mecklenberg county for that voter fraud charge. >> thank you. right now one person recovering from a gunshot wound that happened on north tryon street. charlotte-mecklenburg police tell us the man was shot in the leg at the tryon shopping center. there were seven shell casings in the parking lot and the shooting may be tied to the s and g social club. >> the state of north carolina will seek the death penalty against this teen justin sullivan was arraigned on a murder charge accused in a bizarre shooting death of a man who lived close to him. sullivan is accused in federal court on terrorism charges involving isis. wbtv's steve ohneso

. >>> former charlotte mayor patrick cannon is still behind bars at the mecklenburg county jail after he pleaded guilty tovoter fraud yesterday. we have been checking with the jail but right now, it's stillnot clear when he will be taken back to federal prison in west virginiap he was brought to charlotte for the first time since he started to serve his 44 month sentence on corruption charges. his punishment for the voter fraud charge is 1 day behind bars and that will be included in his current prison term. because cannon is still in mecklenburg county it's not clear yet how much taxpayer money was spent total on his court appearance and his transportation. but channel 9 has learned that it cost 157 dollars and 4 cents per day he stays at the jail. the department of public safety says it will be able to give us a final price tag on transportation once cannon is back in west virginia. machines were seized and the money could benefit children in gaston county. today, ale officers and policearound the county took the machines from 48 different businesses. the owners are suspected of giv

. >>> breaking in the past 90 minutes, former charlotte mayor and current federal inmate patrick cannon will be back in charlotte on wednesday. he'll be arraigned on a charge of voter fraud. county prosecutors say cannon voted in 2014 after he pleaded guilty to corruption. now, tonight we're asking when cannon will be moved from a federal prison in west virginia to charlotte for that arraignment. >>> all new at 6:00, a unc charlotte student says she was robbed at her apartment complex near campus. the 22-year-old says the robber pointed a gun at her at the university city apartments around 8:00 friday. the suspect took her purse and phone and ran off. >>> there are charges related to a north carolina's company alleged ponzi scheme. the fed shut down zeek rewards prosecutors called the ceo of another company with concealing money after an investigation. james myer engaged in an elaborate obstruction of justice scheme. prosecutors say even purchased a home using those funds. >>> in about 15 minutes, matthews town council will consider voting on a resolution to support breaking away from c

barbara: former charlotte mayor patrick cannon is due in court on voter fraud. the disgraced mayor lost his right to vote after feeling guilty for accepting bribes from for political favors. john: as of today, the obama removed restrictions on travel the move comes just days before president obama makes a historic trip to havana. can now make trips to cuba on their own instead of an extensive group tour. americans can legally go to cuba as long as they assert it is for educational purposes and not tourism. cuban athletes can now play major league baseball without having to defect. americans can now buy cuban rum and cigars here. barbara: a student arrested in north korea accused of stealing a political banner from his hotel has been sentenced. the north korean government claims he was working for the cia. no response yet from the state department. millions of people in our nation's capital are having to find alternative ways of getting around after the metro system shutdown. it's going to last until at delays and metro officials discovered the same part that cau

channel 9 has confirmed that charlotte's former mayor, patrick cannon, will be back in mecklenburg county on wednesday to answer to a voter fraud charge. now cannon will be arraigned at the mecklenburg county courthouse. cannon pleaded guilty to corruption charges back in october of 2014. and was sentenced to serve 44 months in federal prison. but before he was taken to prison, authorities say that he voted in the november 2014 election. officials say that he should not have been allowed to vote because at that point, he was considered a convicted felon. >>> a major step tonight could redevelop the former eastland mall site that's been sitting empty for nearly four years now. vote to sell part of the property to charlotte mecklenburg schools. the plan is to build a kindergarten through eighth grade school on site. the leaders are also trying to find private developers to build apartments, office, and retail on the 80-acre lot. >>> it's been a long battle to try to bring life to this empty life in east charlotte. there was hope for a movie studio to be built there. but that idea was killed

now we were in court today when patrick cannon pled guilty. a judge sentenced him to one day in jail for casting a ballot after he had been a convicted felon. convicted of taking bribes in office. >> constitutional rights are not inexpensive. in this case, mr. cannon had the absolute right to be >> now cannon will be taken back to federal prison tomorrow. he is scheduled to be released from prison in january 2017. i wanted to know what it cost to taxpayers to have cannon brought back here to charlotte just to enter that plea. i learned it cost $157.04 per day that he stays at the mecklenburg county jail. he is staying for two days. the department of public safety told me it cannot get us a final prize on his transportation until he returns to west virginia. >>> after that record breaking heat today, we're tracking colder air headed back our way. chief meteorologist, steve udelson has more on what to expect tomorrow. >> coming in batches after a record shattering 86 in charlotte this afternoon. felt more like mid june than mid march. we seen te

today former charlotte mayor patrick cannon will be back in the queen city today, to face a mecklenburg county judge. he's been in prison since november 20-14. nbc charlotte richard devayne joins us live -- richard, what time is cannon expected to appear? tune in for charlotte today coming up at 11, then nbc chalrotte is then nbc chalrotte is back at noon. >> >>> it's winesday wednesday, otherwise known as st. patrick's day eve. we want to have a game of "who knew." hoda is with the crowd. ready to hand out 100 bucks to those who get it right and those who do not, that person gets a signed copy of her book, which is awesome. here with me is collin hammel, the irish artistic director of an irish theater in boston. >> pints for breakfast. >> we're going to go right over to hoda. >> what's your name? where are you from? >> linda from oakridge, tennessee. which city has been dyeing its river green for st. patrick's day for more than 50 years? a, chicago, b, milwaukee or c, cincinnati? >> chicago. >> 1 $00. >> what do 3 >> corned beef or cabbage? >> corned beef. >> wrong answer. >> it is cab

. >>> former charlotte mayor patrick cannon pleaded guilty to voter fraud. he was charged with misdemeanor after a casting ballot in 2014 following his conviction on federal bribery charges. the plea is the result of an agreement reached by the district attorney and lawyers. the judge sentenced him to one day which will run concurrently with the existing sentence of 44 months. >>> president obama will arrive in cuba sunday. he is scheduled to release minutes. this comes after the president sent a message that the u.s. is moving forward on plans with a relationship with the island nation. wral's leyla santiago will be following the developments for us, and he will be in cuba with a month of north carolinians farmers explain trade. what has changed since then? lifted travel restrictions, as you mentioned it makes it easier for u.s. citizens to travel to cuba. he lifted restrictions on banking and trade and commerce. remember that delegation of north carolina farmers travel to cuba six months ago to explore those trade relations. hoping to tap into the market t

barbara: a former charlotte mayor pleads guilty to attempted voter fraud the patrick cannon was in court yesterday admitting he voted in the november 2014 election even though he was convicted of federal corruption charges and sentenced to prison. he pleaded guilty it a reduced misdemeanor carjack -- charge wilmington police say this man driving over a donald trump campaign sign has been charged. it caught the attention of police after it was viewed poerp 900,000 -- more than 900,000 and shared more than 25,000. john: when michelle obama leaves the white house in january of 2017 she has no intention returning. specifically no plans to run for rez. she said it has a lot to do with her daughters. >> i have these two young people at home and being the daughters of a president, just think about it. come on, young people. not so easy. they handled it with grace and poise, but enough is enough. john: as first lady most obama causes especially children's born in italy. he says it is an honor to be a u.s. citizen. as hes to with every tournament president obama makes his march madness picks. bar

. >>> former mayor patrick cannon is in charlotte, back in a mecklenburg county courtroom later today. charged with voter fraud forecasting a ballot following his guilty plea on federal bribery charges. if convicted, he faces up to 15 months in jail for the voter fraud charge. he was set to be released from federal prison in january. >>> let's check in now with chris larson, first alert traffic. >> chris: first alert traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. new injury accident on randolph road. this is cranbrook and randolph, possible overturned vehicle, you will find delays along randolph, providence may be the alternate. i-85 to i-77 southbound, still because of an earlier accident at remount. that has been cleared out of the roadway but the stop and go traffic extends past sunset road inbound on 77 all the way past the john belk. now over to meteorologist al conklin. >> al: 47 in boone, considerably cooler in the charlotte metro area. take you up here to the mountains right now, king street in boone, a little bit of a breeze, you see sunshine at the moment but cloud cover is

. >>> patrick cannon will be in court facing charges of voter fraud. he is being released from prison so he can face charges in mecklenburg county. he is accused in the 2014 election, while a convicted felon. he had been sentenced earlier on a bribery conviction but had prison term. >>> raleigh city leaders gave the green light for police body cameras. they will be phased in over a three-year period. the cost? of little more than $5 million for the first five years. chief cassondra deck-brown told the city council it was a matter of transparency but it cannot replace face-to-face interaction with community. >> public trust has to begin with who we are as people. the camera does not make us trustworthy. i have to earn that trust. >> there is still a lot of work to do regarding policies including how long video will be stored and who will have access to it. the body cameras could be on officers as early as the end of the year. >>> wake county school superintendent, jim merrill, announced his budget. it has up to $1.5 billion and is comprised of federal,

where former charlotte mayor patrick cannon will face a judge in a few hours. today, internet risks...busted. which ailments on your newsfeed are fake. the time is 9:26. >>> this morning on "today's take," "allegiant" star theo james is here with a sneak peek at the new film. >>> he's back. harrison ford returns to the big screen for indiana jones 5. >>> we're busting the health myths you've seen online. >>> all that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today" on a beautiful wednesday morning here in new york city. it's march the 16th, 2016. another big crowd out on the spring break weeks roll through town. inside studio 1a, i'm willie along with natalie, al and tamron. this song was on when i got the e-mail from the morning jam from our producer, amanda. "electric feel," mgmt. >> great song. >> everybody is talking about what happened last night in american politics. huge night starting with a clean swee

we do know if convicted of the charge, patrick cannon could be sentenced up to 15 months in jail. now, our news partners at the charlotte observer they talked to legal experts and tell them cannon will more than likely only receive probation, if convicted. cannon voted back in 2014 after more than $350,000 from $50,000 from agents. a judge in a previous case called cannon a "sophisticated voter" who should have known better. currently serving sentence at a federal prison in west virginia and is set to be released in january. we'll be here in the courtroom as he makes an appearance today. we'll keep you updated on air and online at wbtv.com. reporting live in uptown charlotte, ashton pellom, wbtv on your side. >> christine: still plenty ahead here live on wbtv news this morning. >> john: we have more election results after the break including the race for north carolina's u.s. senate seat. >>> first, a quick check of the first alert weather. we have 63 degrees in charlotte right now, 20 degrees cooler in boone. a live look at i-77 and nations ford, thing moving smoothly, a little t

. >> christine: patrick cannon is sentenced to minimal jail time after he pleads guilty to a charge of attempted voter fraud. federal prison to face the charge back here in mecklenburg county. cannon admits he cast a ballot right after he pleaded guilty to the federal corruption charge. convicted felons aren't allowed to vote until they serve a sentence. a judge sentenced him to one day in jail, he will serve that at the same time he's serving his federal sentence. >> john: five deputies suspended for their actions at a donald trump rally where a protester was sucker punched in the face. you've seen the video. the cumberland county sheriff says three deputies were demoted and suspended without pay for five days. other two suspended with pay. the sheriff launched an investigation after the video surfaced. the deputies witnessed the assault, didn't do anything about it. authorities charged a 78-year-old with assault and disorderly conduct. >> christine: thieves smash their way in a store, all caught on camera. this happened yesterday morning at the a1 concept store. north tryon street. l

patrick cannon will be released from federal prison so he can face charges in mecklenburg county. he is accused of fraud in the 2014 election while a convicted felon. he had been sentenced earlier on a bribery conviction but had prison term. >>> raleigh city leaders gave the green light for police body cameras. they will be phased in over a three-arerd. the cost? a little more than $5 million for the first five years. chief cassondra deck-brown told the city council it was a matter of transparency but pointed out cameras cannot replace face-to-face interaction with community. >> public trust has to begin with who we are as people. the camera does not make us trustworthy. i have to earn that trust. >> there is still a lot of work to do regarding policies including how long video will be stored and who will have access to it. the body cameras could be on officers as early as the end of the year. >>> wake county school superintendent, jim merrill, announced his budget. for the 2016-2017 school year. it adds up to $1.5 billion and is comprised of federal, state and local funds. increa

former mayor of charlotte patrick cannon said to appear in court wednesday in mecklenburg attorney says can and will be arraigned on voter fraud charges. the former mayor is currently serving a 44 month term in a federal prison in west virginia for corruption. canon is accused of attempting to vote after his felony conviction which is illegal. bill: charlotte fresco news viewer capture this photo around 3:30 this afternoon on tom hill road. it's unclear for driver was injured in the fire but if you would like to become a citizen journalist and get paid in the process download the fresco news app on your iphone and sign up up. we end up using your photos or videos on the air you will get paid. tonight the town of pageland has at least some of its police force back on the job. j. brooks tells us seven of the officers have officially returned to work. brooks had been serving as interim police chief fund officers protested. four-month long investigation. the allegations behind a pro but never been made public. a burgundy teenager accused of trying to join isis was arraigned on murder charge

we have former charlotte mayor patrick cannon back in court again this time for casting his vote a few months ago. >> you lose the right to vote and other citizenship rights and those rights remain revoked after you have completed a prison sentence. he is serving a 44 month prison sentence and could face extra jail time if found guilty of voter fraud. status up to a judge. >> if they didn't know what the ramifications were -- can cannibal appearance i mecklenburg county courthouse for a hearing wednesday. >> this attempt will be required at arraignment or other steps in the proceedings were yesterday >> the statement released by the das office end quote after making arrangements at the prison system mr. cannon will be transported to mecklenburg county for an arraignment related to the charge of voter fraud. the proceedings are scheduled for wednesday march 16 at noon in courtroom by 350. if this matter remains in a pending case ethical obligations prevent the das office from commenting further at this time. canon filed an absentee ballot and not sober for the november election after be

former mayor of charlotte patrick cannon said to appear in court wednesday in mecklenburg county data from the district attorney says can and will be arraigned on voter fraud charges. the former mayor is currently serving a 44 month term in a federal prison in west virginia for corruption. canon is accused of attempting conviction which is illegal. bill: charlotte fresco news viewer capture this photo around 3:30 this afternoon on tom hill road. it's unclear for driver was injured in the fire but if you would like to become a citizen journalist and get paid in the process download the fresco news app on your iphone and sign up up. we end up using your photos or videos on the air you will get paid. tonight the town of pageland has at least some of its police force back on the job. j. brooks tells us seven of the officers have officially returned to work. brooks had been serving as interim police chief fund officers protested. ron returned following a four-month long investigation. the allegations behind a pro but never been made public. a burgundy teenager accused of trying to join isi

the former mayor of charlotte patrick cannon is set to appear in court on wednesday in mecklenburg county events when the district attorney said cannon will be arraigned on voter fraud charges. the former mayor is currently serving a 44 month term in a federal prison in west virginia for corruption. he's accused of attempting to vote after his felony conviction which is illegal. bill: a 19-year-old accused of trying to join isis was arraigned on murder charges. justin sol then shot and killed his neighbor 74-year-old john clark in december of 2014. the state is pushing to make the crime a capital offense. that means it would be punishable by the death penalty. the fbi said sullivan planned to shoot up a concert or bar and was previously indicted for helping isis. he does remain in federal until his next court date. kayla: a south carolina trooper caught on camera shooting an unarmed man is ill and third egg guilty plea. he faces up to 20 years in prison for the 2014 shooting captured on dash cam in colombia. lavar jones is walking into a store when the trooper got out of his car and deman