it happened in south charlotte neighborhood, park south station. leaving neighbors here asking why. >> didn't even look like the guy was injured. i had no idea until the cops went to my door. >> a witness captured this video, shone shown -- shown the seconds after the shooting. witnesses say the tow truck driver kept the gun pointed at the man, even after he shot him. the man who was shot was running away. >> i was surprised to wake up and look out my window and see especially in this neighborhood. joiz have asked police, who have not released what led to the confrontation. neighbors here say parking is always an issue. we found clear signs at the doorsteps of this south charlotte neighborhood. >> there's always spots here. but nobody can park here, unless you have a parking pass. >> and i also went by the tow truck company, or at least the address listed on the website. i called. but so far, i have not heard back from management. on whether the tow truck driver was allowed to carry a weapon. as for the man who was shot, police say he is expected t

charlotte. station. investigators are there now. they told us someone walked in store. police have not been able to give us a description of that suspect yet. we are following this story. any details we get this morning, we'll have them here in the breaking news center. >>> we checked with cmpd but they haven't made any arrests after a former cmpd dispatcher was found shot to death in east charlotte. jeff johnson was found shot in the woods last saturday morning near businesses and straufnlts people close to the crime scene told channel 9 they heard gunfire around 2:00 that morning. police say johnson was a happy person who never looked for trouble. >> he has a lot of friends in the community. like i said, he brought different types of people together and that's what i loved most about him. off his back, help you anytime, drop whatever he's doing. good man. >> friends told us johnson was a night owl who sometimes took walks overnight. police have not indicated a motive or whether they have any s

also reports of a stalled vehicle in south charlotte. we will see how that's impacting the ride coming up next. >>> it's already a warm start to the day. we're in the mid-50s here in the charlotte area. fog is going to be a problem, not until really around 7:00, 8:00, so be aware of that as you head out for the morning drive. through the afternoon, lots of sunshine, warmer, highs in the you will be close to 80 degrees in chesterfield. i will break down the hour by hour forecast in the next half hour. but loving this warmer weather. >>> cmpd investigating four different shootings that injured five people, all of them over a seven-hour period. what we learned about the latest shooting late last nights that left one woman in the hospital. >>> we have weather and traffic every 10 minutes. eyewitness news daybreak 5:00 a.m. is n honey, would some captain d's make you feel better? yeeeaah! (woo) when you love seafood this much... back again? i hope it's just a clumsy phase. ...it's gotta be d's. anything's worth it for our new home-style floun

right now, we see the showers cruising through south park and south charlotte. pineville back into steel creek. out to the west. light rain fall over elsewhere at this time. to the north, showers, pushing on other into landis and also through fair view and unionville at this point. we'll put a track on this as it pushes off to the east and areas like wayns borrow will start to see some light rain fall to help out your car. maybe not your allergies, but your car. while we track that rain, we are watching cooler air moving straight over i-58 from raleigh expo hold those temperatures in the 40s. look at this how we drop to 45. it feels very cool out there. almost, well over 20 degrees cooler than what we had earlier today. and this all happens as spring gets ready to start. after the midnight hour, we'll be mapping out how long we'll deal with winter-like temperatures when we come back. >> thanks, john. you can stay on top of the changing weather conditions. down load our app for free in the app store and on google play. another major story we are following for you

reporting live tonight from south charlotte, tina terry, >> tina, thank you. happening tonight, family, friends, and classmates gather to remember a high school student killed in a car crash earlier this week. 15-year-old, heaven seay died tuesday morning when the car she was in went off the road and into the woods. tonight's vigil started at 6:00. she was a very special person. >> she made an impact on everyone's lives. if you go to her school, her guidance counselors is upset about it. >> just trying to console them to let them know that things will get better. i'm having a hard time consoling my own daughter and i just wanted to be here for all the young people. >> heaven was one of three students from west meek inside the car that went off the road. two other students were seriously hurt in the crash, but survived. police say austin locke was the one driving when he lost control and crashed. he was taken to the hospital in critical condition. police say speed was a factor authorities told channel 9 charges are pending. >>> the family will hold a visitation

right now in charlotte 52 degrees, winds coming in from the south at 8 miles an hour. that will shift throughout the rest of the afternoon. 53 in university, 51 in belmont. you may want the long sleeves if you're heading out. are going to warm into the upper 50s. this will be a little cool for this time of year. the mountains will be in the mid- to upper 40s by 4:00, 5:00. if you have plans this evening, i told you we have a threat for a few isolated showers. it's not going to last very long. if you're heading to the checkers game, grab the rain gear just in case. not everybody will see that rainfall. this is still act 200 miles northwest of charlotte. this will continue to approach as we go throughout the afternoon and that could mean showers in the evening. starting to see the rain arriving in the mountains by 5:00, 6:00. then it will make a line toward charlotte closer to 8:00, 9:00 tonight. as it approaches, it will fall apart. through the overnight hours, clearing out. by 6:00 tomorrow morning, you might be waking up and not even realize we had rain passing throug

. >>> breaking news in south charlotte. in the last 40 minutes, charlotte fire said they responded to a fire in an abandoned home back in the woods at bryson bend drive. you can see a number of trucks on the scene as well as firefighters. firefighters are investigating what caused the fire. >>> a couple of hours the north carolina transportation secretary will head to texas to see firsthand why a toll road project there is failing. we told you a subsidiary of the parent company hired to do the i-77 toll a lanes fired for bankruptcy in austin. officials there signed a 50 year deal to operate like north governor mccroy ordered tomorrow's trip. >>> detectives say the friend of a teenager killed friday afternoon has been charged with quintonio porter was driving when he exchanged gunfire with someone outside of the vehicle. that person was at the corner of keels and black street, and during that exchange, police say harding was shot and killed. porter was hit in the leg, and his bond has been denied. >>> hours before that deadl

. >>> a south charlotte home intentionally set on fire. ahead at 4:55, the reason the county bought this home, just to burn it down. >>> coming up, a cold start to the day. in fact you want to make sure know you can deposit checks right from your phone. transfer money to someone quickly and easily. speak to a financial professional when it's convenient. and pay for things using android pay. know that with pnc's convenient solutions, >>> i'm in the breaking news center continuing to follow the road closures. we want to give you live pictures of that area there. a lot of police are on the scene and they are blocking the road right now. outbound lanes of brookshire boulevard near 485 are going to be closed for several hours because of this crash. traffic team 9's mark taylor is monitoring the situation for you right now. >>> tonight north carolina state officials will hold a community meeting in belmont. >> they will be discussing whether they should order duke energy to remove coal ash from the allen steam plant or cap it in its place. activ

police are searching for a man south charlotte this morning. it happened around 4:30 a.m. at the kangaroo express on park road at woodlawn. a man with a knife or screwdriver went in the store and stole an unknown amount of money. we're staying in touch with police on the latest on the investigation, whether we learn more we'll bring it to you more on air and online at wbtv.com. >> john: two people killed until a healed-on collision in south charlotte. of this was the scene yesterday morning on i-485 near providence road. one of the drivers was driving the wrong way when it happened. mark davenport joins us live this morning with much more on this story and mark, i find it interesting people who live in the area are not surprised this kind of crash happened, what is going on? yeah, around the crash, that is providence road near 485, we spoke to them back and forth why they weren't so surprised when they hear ambulances, police cars, all emergency vehicles pass by their houses on a daily basis to go to accidents on 485. when they heard about the news they were not surprised

facing charges accused of armed robbery in south charlotte. barry and risher are charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon. last month, they robbed someone. minutes later, they robbed another person less than two miles away on lodge south circle. both suspects are in jail tonight. >>> new tonight, police issued arrest warrants for three suspects who they say shot a person trying to buy an xbox. that victim set up called offer up. they agreed to meet at the wells fargo on statesville road and police say these three men showed up and shot him. tonight, police have warrants out for their arrest. >>> happening tomorrow, the union county board of education is holding a special meeting to talk about its search for a superintendent. dr. mary ellis announced her retirement after the sbi and district attorney announced that no charges will be filed against her in a case that involved her company and a laptop contract. county school district since 2012. >> our chief meteorologist is standing by with some really good news about the warmup. right, stev

south charlotte and providence between the arboretum and uptown, also 14 minutes. after two cars hit and killed a shelby teenager and injured her boyfriend. >> it's tragic. 16 years old in a relationship, die in the middle of a roadway. >> ahead at 5:45, the reason investigators believe the couple stopped the car in the middle of the road. >>> an explosion in downtown greensboro damaged cars and a historic motel. coming up, the problem investigators say likely led to the blast. >>> a north carolina surgeance training kicked in and he was one of the first to come across this crash involving a school bus. >> it's hard to imagine that anyone could have gotten out of that bus okay. in the right place at >>> good morning to you. getting close to 5:15. we're giving a live picture from our speedway cam. make sure you bundle up this morning. we're feeling temperatures we haven't felt in a while in the 30s. and we're going to see even cooler temperatures tomorrow morning. that forecast from meteorologist christine rapp to let us know how long it's going to stay cool and whe

to tear down a south charlotte church and replace it with apartments and shops. the 50-year-old sharon united methodist church will be torn down and replaced. a hotel, apartment, retail, and fitness space will be built around it. >> tonight, leaders in chester county took a step to bring safety improvements to a road known for traffic deaths. neighbors say it's called dead man's curve. a stretch of highway 9 west of chester at turn buckle road. two weeks ago, a van crossed the center line and hit a logging truck killing both drivers. now clover police officer, tanner davis, lost his father in that crash. >> i've had nothing but negative over the last few weeks and i can deal with the positive to carry through. >> tonight the city council that road for possible changes. >> a highly anticipated court hearing involving federal authorities at apple over the san bernardino shooter's iphone was canceled. prosecutors say an outside party has come forward with a new possible method for unlocking the phone. >>> we're following breaking news right now in north charlotte wh

this is what it looks like on 77 heading in south charlotte. no accidents or stalled vehicles coming out of york county. stephanie? >>> right now in the breaking news center as cmpd investigates the fourth shootping in less than 24 hours. overnight police say someone shot a woman in this northwest charlotte neighborhood. joe bruno is live outside headquarters. joe, she's the fifth victim in a series of shootings. >> reporter: 24 hours in charlotte have been filled with violence. police are trying to figure out what led to all of the shootings now. >> we made this map to show you where they were. the first shooting injured two people. police found one person shot at a gas station off brookshire boulevard and another victim at his home on mcginn grove drive. bullets were fired in his car, shattering the glass and cutting his body. the second shooting was off the plaza in a shopping center. police say a man and a woman were shot in a car. both victims were taken to the hospital with major injuries. and the third shooting happened around 8:00 off b

kevin dejesus killed jessie campbell the owner of campbell greenhouses in south charlotte. he was found dead in january. investigators have not released a motive. we learned that dejesus is being held on immigration enforcement. ice will investigate whether he is a legal citizen in the country. >>> tonight some wild video of a chase with a motorcyclist who tried to get away. this is a video of the chase. look at him crash. what does he do? he gets up and starts running. an officer ran as well and caught the man. they say the suspect was pulled over for a license plate violation but they found drugs, >>> next here at 11. her name and face grabbed our attention for years when she disappeared >> to say yes we have dara baker >> and explaining the piece of evidence that helped them close the case. >> an accused squatter in who home face as -- face as judge. what she does to stall the trial. this is the news for 11. number one choice for news at back with more in a moment. steve: today is your lucky day. woman: (surprised) oh, my goodness mark: you've just won - a thousand dolla

we're watching things closely south charlotte. great conditions for 85, 321 in dallas looking good. 485 over west charlotte. 77 out of the state line, also free and clear. and out of ballentine on 485 inner loop between johnston and 77, 70 miles an hour. highway 51 commuters, looking goods between 485 westbound. the average speed here, 40 miles per hour. stephanie? >>> carolina's healthcare system will spend $150 million to expand its cancer institute. it will add a second outpatient center, renovate the research headquarters and expand carolina's medical center. the expansions will let scientists develop more cancer treatment areas and improve the rehab and other programs. >>> two national guardsmen hailed as heroes as they heard a girl screaming for help across the street from their armory at kings mountain. >> the soldier on top of him. surprising comments the soldiers say the suspect made while he was being detained. >>> a woman who drove drunk and killed her partner will spend the next two years in prison. ahead on daybreak,

boy charlotte south though huge down pours last night. a little bit of light weather in the mountains and mist higher far north drying out already and we are going to see a lot of sunshine back into the 80s this afternoon. temperatures likely get even warmer as our day goes on not just today but also tomorrow. weekend plans and the rain chance coming back and the cool down how much further down the scale for weekend activities here in just a moment. time coming up to 5:09 and traffic moving along. >> 77 this morning around uptown where our volume is still light southbound heading over to the john belk. northbound moving towards the brookeshire freeway and damp roadways that's going to be about it. a quiet start and checking the delays southbound heading into huntersville drive time technology showing 72 miles per hour heading towards sam fur. 66 miles per hour closer towards gill yan. if you are rheading in uptown around the john belk and brookeshire 277 from the john belk to wilkinson boulevard to third street and independence bou&vard t

months earlier a group of suspects robbed the london's south charlotte matt recess store. a top level gang member ordered hartly to kill them to prevent them from testify inning the robbery case. >>> new from day break police in lancaster need your help finding a man accused of attempted murder. this man shot a man on friday night on 14th street after an argument. harper shot him in the chest and drove off in a silver or officers do expect to file charges once he's arrested. the victim is expected to be okay. >>> starting today people across north carolina will have to pay more for haircuts car services and more. >> that tax varies from county but will range from 6.5% to 7.5%. it's part of after enterto lower income taxes. stylists will have to charge a haircut tax. drivers will also have to pay a tax on the labor costs for vehicle repairs. >> how many more times can they get it from the working guy? you are getting it from every angle now it seems like. >> the state will distribute part of the additional revenue from the tax for poor counties schools community college and

day or night, all new on wbtv news sunday morning breaking news out of south charlotte after a driver is killed in a wrong way crash. we have video from the scene as troopers investigate. plus we're watching our live power top already radar for rain chances as we start palm sunday here. your forecast is next. hope you're having a great start to this sunday morning. i'm brody o'connell. >> good morning i'm lindsey tapases. >> for those of you watching it's palm sunday. -- last audio. >> i think yesterday we're not going to have a lot of sun today. and it's going to be shower are. >> you made the point earlier it's ironic this is the start of spring because it's cold this morning and it's going to be colder tomorrow morning. >> usually by spring you're coming out of winter and you're itching for it to be spring and not been the case for us because it's been so warm this month and today is going to be the coolest day that we've seen since again about the fourth or fifth of this month so over two weeks time and that's going to put us in the low 50s for highs. we're in the low 40s. cooler

the driver accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian in charlotte's south end now facing an indictment for second degree murder. gregory wheeling was charged with felony death by vehicle and dwi. police say he was leaving a panthers game when he hit and killed kelly putnam in january a waitress at max's speed shop. wheelings' blood alcohol level was .13. and putnam stepped into the street in the path of his car. his next court day is april. >>> we are asking police for more information on this crash on central avenue. the road was shutdown at 2100 block from sky3 we could see a person taken out of this car and put into an ambulance. there is no word on how badly >> we have enjoyed tons of sun in charlotte but we are tracking a system with potential to bring heavy rain and storms. that system stretches from indiana to texas. and flooding and tornado damage. chief meterologist, eric thomas over in the first alert weather center. >> he is watching that system and your forecast. eric? >> and i tell you what, the flooding there is going to get the headlines and it's shifting from serious to

>>> 77 in south charlotte this morning, stephanie we're looking prior to 485 northbound. we've got traffic is a little heavier than we're typically used to seeing at this time of morning. that's because we have a wreck and it's causing additional onlooker delays and happening 77 northbound closer to nation's ford. it's off tom shoulder here but as we just showed you traffic is slow heading northbound and you can use south boulevard or south trion to get around this. >>> it's a beautiful start to the day and as soon as you step outside you will feel the warmth already in place. the sun will be shining brightly. but we will also see some more clouds going through the afternoon. temperatures just updated at 56 in charlotte and close to 60 in some spots. and highs for today in the upper 70s and we should be in the low 60s so what we're seeing now, that's where our afternoon highs should be this time of year. >> let's say where we are though. >> the local news continues with eyewitness news this morning on tv 64. >> a look at the steps cms as they review findings and a they re

happened yesterday after the victim's car was booted on central pacific avenue in south charlotte. police are now looking why the tow truck driver fired his weapon in the first place. somehow he was able to make it to c.m.c. pineville. the tow truck driver was arrested charged with assault with deadly weapon. >> one person died while test agg race car this happened here in rowan county. state highway patrol says the person was thrown from their car on performance road in mooresville near the mooresville drag strip. it appears the car went off the road and hit a ditch causing it to roll over. there was a harness in the car but not a traditional seatbelt the driver of the car was from canada. he was test driving the repairs made on the car. the victim was claiming to take it back to canada. now state highway patrol are investigating. >> mcdonald's is helping the restaurant at their hickory branch wednesday night. -- lost audio. one died at the scene and the other passed away friday from his injuries. all mcdonald's in the area will host a fund-raiser tomorrow. here's how it works a d

northbound all the way to south charlotte, no issues there. as these issues start to come in we are always updating them in realtime. on twitter. >>> a jewelry store burglary at huntersville, we brought you the first live pictures from the scene in the last 30 minute of the since then eyewitness news reporter angela hong arrived on the scene. tell us what you have learned there. >> reporter: john i just

the groom met in south charlotte yesterday at the church along with the mayor. focus at the meeting. some speakers say it is time for their voices to be heard. >> what i think we need to do is to get parents and teachers and citizens to advocate. >>> we have been reporting for months teachers have been leaving the state because of low salaries. the north carolina board of education created six priorities they want the governor to consider. they want the state to be number one in the south for teachers' salaries. it is currently 11th out of 12 states. this is a big point of discussion. cms board members talked about assignments. parts are concerned that any changes would require kids to move to schools outside of their neighborhood. >>> davidson, help tersville and cornelius boards will vote on resolutions this week supporting neighborhood schools they are looking at splitting from cms. >>> an apartment complex will help teachers find affordable housing. 28 units are expected to be built by the summer of 2017. it is a $2.5 million complex. they are among the part

first weather and traffic every ten minutes with mark. >> so far so good in south charlotte heading up from carowinds boulevard looking now 77 northbound certainly picking up but on this friday morning at 6:00 not following any big issues. just checked in with highway patrol. green conditions 85, 485 west charlotte, 77 and 85 both free and clear. if you are coming up from rock hill this morning northbound

they celebrated yesterday with the mortgage burning ceremony at the offices in south charlotte. >> christine: carolina panthers linebacker luke kuechly is going back to college, will visit unc charlotte for the 49er forum series. comes on the heels of about his month. his sling is about to come off. >>> charlotte-mecklenburg school leaders are making sure kids don't use reading skills during summer vacation. they will visit winding springs elementary to launch the 2016 give five, read five campaign. books will be donated to students to practice their reading all summer long. >>> want to show you what the commute is looking like, more for you live each morning. i-77 at the state line, this area gets backed up in the morning but this early in the morning things are moving smoothly, traffic for the most part light. remember, you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. here is meteorologist al conklin. >> al: we have a pretty nice one, temperatures are mostly in the 40s and 50s, fairly mild compared to yesterday, look at this, this is from our go

what a mess we have more problems in south charlotte. pineville matthews two accidents one at mcmullen creek parkway and the other is close to pineville matthews highway 51 and johnston. and another accident on johnston. and also look at the buildup it's early for this to start on 485. we have a lot of congestion from rea road back towards south boulevard as if we needed more church road by south boulevard another accident. nations ford is a great alternate route and this is 485 by steele creek. a business si commute for the evening. back to you. >> thank you. every corner. in the area dealing with something. >> stay put if you do not have somewhere that you have to be. >> you can still see the traffic. let's talk weather beautiful picture sunshine and warm. >> you have to be stuck in traffic roll the win doughs down and sunroof it up. not a bad day to be outside. >> that is right. there is the bright side of it all. and if you do not have to be anywhere pull a chair outside and sit somewhere it is that nice. and your hd towercam beautif

charlotte overnight. find out how police say he got away with cash. >>> voters in one county will vote on major school bond referendum tomorrow, all new in the 6:30 half hour, what it means if it passes. >>> you're watching wbtv news before 6:00. >>> this broadcast sponsored by subaru south boulevard and subaru concord. wbtv on your side. wbtv news starts right now. >> christine: a spring cool-down this morning. this is as live look at current manytemperatures, near or below freezing across the charlotte area. meteorologist al conklin on your side tracking when with the warmth will return. >> john: a wrong-way crash leaves two people dead, people who live in the area say the crash didn't surprise them. >>> brody o'connell is live in the alert center this morning. >> brody: john, getting details about a fire that is currently it looks like under control in mooresville, we'll have new details and live pictures from the scene. >> john: good morning, welcome to wbtv news this morning, the start of yet another

. >>> and plus a south charlotte safety. from them. rollar alongside larry sprinkle. 4:30 this morning. the day's top stories are coming up but first larry has the forecast. >> i think rumor is true. since reality -- >> i would hate to be wrong. >> as we take a look right now the streets of charlotte are pretty empty. not a lot going on. we're looking at all the interstates, everything locally doing okay out there this morning. and should be a pretty nice day today across the entire region. and we'll show you in just a moment what's happening on the outside as we check across our part of the world this morning. we're looking at some very pleasant conditions out there with temperatures for the most part across the area in the -- in the mid- to upper 30s. and low 40s out there this morning, and right now we're at 50 degrees here in the queen city. a pretty mild start to the day. it's 50 monroe and 35 degrees up in morganton and 51 wadesboro. this afternoon, annoys warmup on the way to the region with temperatures in the low to mid- 70s t

. >> a lot of problems in south charlotte as we check in. this is i-77 and 485. your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. a lot of problems around 485. an accident at 485 and providence road and notice in that intersection slow-moving traffic. it's right in the intersection. rea road is the better alternate route. to build as well. typical this time of day but it's heading towards i-77 from providence road. and two additional accidents we have one at caramel road and pineville matthews and another at 485 and south boulevard. and we still have slow-moving traffic on i-77 southbound. safe travels back to you guys. >> thank you. i have been inside most of the day but that 66 is pretty nice. >> comfortable and lots of sunshine and the days are getting longer that is fun, too. here is eric thomas in the first alert weather center. >> ok. absolutely 66 was the high temperature today. after a morning low of 33 at the airport. so you have to figure a lot of areas around here especially in the suburbia did nip that 32 mark and hopefully you protected your pl

. >>> a woman accused of squatting in a pricey south charlotte home is defending herself in court. and it was heated at times. eyewitness news reporter blake hanson has been following the case for months now and joins as he just stepped out of the courtroom. >> reporter: erica and scott, they are often getting into healthy legal ballots with authorities but this case is really over a handful of misdemeanors but the trial has proven to be contentious. it was a unusual before the trial got underway with the motions with identifying herself as a morris national and questioned the legal process and decided to represent herself. at question, whether she broke the law when police say she foot home in the piper glen neighborhood. she claims she was a tenant but the bank. the first witness, a realtor who went into investigate the home found her inside. >> and i stepped back and a young man opened the door, and i asked who he was. >> reporter: the realtor said that the man said that the home was ownerred by indinl -- owned by in indigenous people trust. and while while -- while i was out he

. >> police are searching for a man who robbed a gas station in south charlotte just before 4:30 this morning at this kangaroo express on park road at woodlawn. police say a man with a knife or screwdriver went into the store and stole money. nobody was hurt. call crimestoppers... next changes could be coming to a popular area in southpark that would replace part of this church. >> and your taxes could be going up if a $199 million bond referendum is passed. we are on your side investigating where the money is going. first here is eric. >> thank you. we want to alert everyone that if you have sensitive plants outside this is your chance to bring them in. we have a freeze warning for the immediate charlotte area and frost advisories to the east. with that your seven-day first-alert forecast coming up. temperatures will be rebounding. >> and new on primetime... >> sweet jesus. >> we are hearing from the north carolina surgeon who happened upon this crash involving a school bus with indiana basketball players at 7:00 p.m. on wbtv news is sponsored by... i'm molly grantham. a cornelius of

. >>> channel 9 got the search warrants connected to an elderly woman's murder in south charlotte two years ago. >> they suggest a possible motive for why police think her son killed her. last week, police charged her son with her murder. the warrant reveals he was the beneficiary of his mother's life insurance policy but other relatives didn't even know she had a policy. and it shows he put together a list of her assets and how they would be distributed among relatives. a legal expert says the warrant raises questions. >> of whether the son got the mother to get a life insurance policy for his benefit and not let anyone else know about that. >> the warrant also says police knew right away this was not a burglary that turned into a murder. officers said there were not they say the valuable items were left behind along with bilogical evidence linking him to the crime. they say the only things missing were a comforter, pillow, a sheet and a lamp. >>> one of two suspects in a shooting is due in court today. he is charged with firing a weapon into an occupied dwelling and drug charges. he

sky3 over the accident in south charlotte on providence drive. and the school bus several police cars were there as well. medic says no injuries in this accident. though. we have reached out to cms if they can tell us about whether or not students were on the bus and how the accident happened. we will let you know. back to you. >> keep us updated thank you. >>> few will argue that south carolina need a fix but the debate is how to pay for t there is there's talk of raising the gas tax. michael clark is on your side with the hold-up on the bill and what it could mean for your wallet. >> ask south carolinians how to describe the conditions of the roads and be prepared for negative responses. >> bumpy. rough. potholes. >> i think there is a need for talking about it for a longtime. >> it keeps getting longer. instead of voting on a bill senators are listening to a filibuster. lawmakers are arguing where the money is going to come from. >> i believe that side is concerned about the gas tax. >> some lawmakers proposedded a gas tax so out of state driv

. >>> a charlotte man is recovering after being shot by a tow-truck driver in south charlotte. allison latos has been following up and you have been in touch with the victim. alexa. >> reporter: yes. this victim is a 31-year-old man and this morning he told me he came here to park south station to visit a friend and he parked his truck in a visitor's parking spot but that a tow truck company booted his truck. we showed this video that showed the moments after this shooting as you can see it appears the tow-truck driver still pointing the gun at the victim and the victim running away. this morning, the victim told me the tow company booted his truck last night and the driver now charged with shooting him identified by police as jarvis simpson came to remove it from his truck. that is when this confrontation happened. the bullet exited his body. right now he is resting. he didn't want to talk on camera. we have been calling the number for the tow company but no one has answered. we of course will follow nis investigation as it develops. >>> thank you. >>> this morning, we're aski

elsa gillis is in south charlotte where lines have been out the door there. elsa. >> reporter: the line is out the door here at south county regional library as people exercise their right to vote. some voters told me they waited for 40 minutes to cast their ballot. and poll workers say the turnout is has been steady. and campaigns making one last effort to reach voters. voters tell me it's worth it to wait in line now. make sure they fulfill their duty so they don't have to worry about coming out on and happy to see so many people turning out to vote. >> i'm absolutely thrilled to see all of these people out. i think this year people really recognize the importance of voting. >> for every american to get duty. >> reporter: early voting ends at 1:00 today so if you want to vote early you have one more hour. elsa gillis channel 9 eyewitness news. >> now if you don't have a chance to get out to vote today, you can vote in tuesday's primary election in north carolina. the polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.. channel 9 learned thousands of people have

. >>> this tow truck driver accused of shooting a man in south charlotte is out of jail. jarvis simpson was in court yesterday. the victim ran off seconds after simpson opened fire at the victim said he called rescue tow in charlotte. north carolina does not have a will you preventing tow truck operators from having a gun. >>> two men accused of an arm robbery at a gastonia mall may be linked to other crimes. reginald tate and jared jefferies are accused of robbing bath and body works workers in the mall in january. our partners at the gazette report a judge refused to lower his bond yesterday. prosecutors have not said what other crimes the suspects may be connected to. >>> there is a warning out for employers to be extra careful with personal information like w-2s. the north carolina attorney general's office said there is a sudden rise in data breaches. it has counted 26 so far this year, compared to 8 all of last year. the a.g.'s office says several of the breaches this year involved employee payroll information. it told action 9 this is a newer twist on the crime. tr

is in south charlotte. no major traffic issues there either, so use caution, though, when you're driving through that area. >>> people who live near duke energy's allen steam station in belmont are worried about how the company plans to close its coal ash pond. >> it's a complete cleanup of this toxic, cancer-causing will be a disgrace. >> at 6:30, the changes they want state officials to make to the plan to keep them safe. >>> cities across the u.s. are showing their support for brussels in the wake of yesterday's terror attacks. ahead at 6:30, the steps taking to keep a similar attack from happening here at home. >>> the charlotte hornets have made history by naming the nba's first female analyst. next this morning the way that she says she'd rather have people recognize her accomplishment. >>> and checking wall street the dow is down nine points, w is dow >>> 6:25. right now the charlotte hornets are trying to win a playoff series for the first time since 2002. >> if they don't, though, the hornets have

. >>> a lawsuit over deadly drag racing collision in south charlotte is now headed to the state supreme court. her two-year-old daughter died after being hit by a car on york road. a 13-year-old passenger was also killed. the north carolina highway department wants the supreme court to overturn a $3 million judgment for failing to install a promised traffic signal in the area. the state argues the actions of the driver caused the crash, not the lack of a signal. >> christine: a sheriff in south carolina is adding decals that say "in god we trust" to patrol cars. john perry believes people need to get back to godly ways. he says the stickers are being paid for privately and will not be funded by taxpayers. as we reported, police in china grove made a similar move back in january. >> john: governor pat mccrory wants your input on a new monument that would honor achievements of african americans. public hearing will be held tonight at 6:30 at harvey b. gantt center, one of four meetings being held across the state. would be built. >> christine: olympic medalist ryan lochte may soon leave c

charlotte. 77 at woodlawn road for the northbound commute. no accidents here. we had an earlier wreck, we will see if that's causing delays in a minute. for now, just the damp roadways. for the most part, we are drying out. >>> yeah, steadier rain has moved along. still kind of misty. you can see the few showers off the foothills here toward charlotte but they are drying up as they arrive. another than a light raindrop, the activity is winding down. clouds though, it will take a while. you how even though a few clouds may come in at time, overall, a quiet weekend is expected. >> thank you. >>> jennifer roberts speaking out against state officials over their opposition to the city's controversial non- discrimination ordinance. the way she says the city will suffer if lawmakers repeal the ordinance. >>> and we are following breaking news in northwest charlotte. ahead at 5:00, the new the >>> in just a few hour, channel 9 will push state transportation for answers about the future of the i-77 toll lane project. the reason some say even if the co

for those of you stuck on i-45 in south charlotte, you wasted 21 hours last year between i-77 and i-85 at w.t. harris, you wasted two hours last year and that's worse if you travel down either of those stretches for the evening drive home. a report last august found that drivers were sitting in prask -- traffic wasting 17-gallon of fuel for driver and $963 every year in lost wages and gas. the report highlighted other local communities around charlotte. we have a full report at wsoctv.com. just click on the news tab. >>> new tonight, the obama administration is easing the travel and trade restrictions with cuba. this comes 5 days before president obama's historic trip to havana. it will also be easier for american banks to off more it was earlier this month that channel 9 first told you that charlotte may soon get a direct flight to cuba. this, after american airlines applied to get a daily flight to havana, 1 of 14 flights that the airline applied more. most of the others would depart out of miami. >>> all new stories next at 5:30. a close call for passengers thousands of feet up in t

. >> new information in the case of a man charged for killing his mother in south charlotte. irwin feldman is accused of killing his 8 2-year-old mother in 20 fourteen. a search warrant states that on the evening of her murder her son drafted a list of his mother's assets and intended to distribute them to family members. but a life insurance policy was not on the list. police later learned ms. feldman did have a policy and that her son irwin was the beneficiary. the proceeds from that policy were paid to irwin feldman. the warrant states there is biological evidence linking irwin feldman to the crime >> family, friends and coworkers mourning the loss of a young mother gunned down and killed in the parking lot at work. the man responsible is charged with the murder of rachelle and the attempted murder of her co-worker cody watts. pamela escobar live from the mcdonald's which reopened after closed most of today. do we know anything more about motives here? >> well, hickory police say it was domestic in nature. i spoke with rachelle's family by phone and they were not ready to

police say jarvis simpson shot the owner yesterday morning after booting his car in south charlotte. simpson is charged with assault what deadly weapon -- with a deadly weapon and inflicting >>> sheriff and mischief will meet with with the town administrator in pageland. more than half the force walked off the job. brooks laid out a plan to patrol the streets while working to convince some of those officers to come back to work. >>> this week three towns will vote on resolutions to send a clear message to cms leaders that they want neighborhood schools intact. tomorrow the towns of huntersville and cornelius will vote. >>> tonight we're hearing from the attorney for army sergeant bowe bergdahl about why he wants to call donald trump as a witness. while on the campaign trail, trump called bergdahl a traitor >> he's made himself a witness, mr. trump's comments, in addition to being de famitory, i think raises a question whether my client can get a fair trial. >> bergdahl is awaiting trial on desertion charges. >>> the campaign for republican presidential candidate marco rubio opened an

charlotte. troopers say the crash happened at 2:00 yesterday morning. one of the drivers going the wrong way on the highway. wbtv's christian flores spoke to neighbors who say they are surprised crashes like this don't happen more often in the area. happens a lot. >> reporter: the family is used to hearing about accidents. >> daily. >> gets chopped up during rush hour traffic as far as 2:00 in the morning, it is pretty pretty dark. >> north carolina highway patrol troopers tell wbtv luis menacho got on the wrong side of i-485, he crashedded on with victor castillo near the providence road exit. troopers have not confirmed if drugs or alcohol were fac crashes on i-485, neither resulted in death but alcohol was a factor in both cases. the family says they are surprised there aren't more wrecks like the one sunday morning. >> it could easily happen. >> there are not a are not a lot of signs. >> she made the comment after this wreck, she would try to get over but it doesn't matter. >> you don't know

and heavier as you head south of charlotte on 77. so the eastern parts of york, and chester where we have bursts of rain. but this is moving very, very quickly. quick hitting burst of snow showers and moisture back to the west so you could have that push through which would give you the light accumulations but the totals backed off from yesterday. it looks like it will be on the lighter side of those amounts. the heavier moisture continuing to hold in south carolina towards georgia. it's going to be this evening through the first part of the night where we could have showers into the charlotte area or the piedmont. but overall it will be in and out quickly for us. and the amounts in the mountains are concerned we will call it 1-3 inches and that three maybe generous so that would be on the higher elevations on the western-facing slopes and most spots will be on the lower end of that threshold. in the mountains you will fall into the mid-20s and the rest of us should stay above freezing for the piedmont and upper 30s may be close to t

. >>> the tow truck driver accused of using deadly force after booting a truck in south charlotte faced a judge just hours ago. police say hey fired one shot at a man this weekend. eyewitness news reporter dave faherty spoke with the victim in this case and other tow truck operators about why they carry a gun on their calls. >> jarvis simpson's court appearance lasted only a few minutes in charlotte today. the man he's accused of shooting told me by phone this afternoon that when simpson showed up on the call, he all ready had a gun on his side. in this cell phone video moments after the shooting, you can see the victim run off seconds after police say jarvis simpson opened fire at the park south station. that victim declined to discuss what led up to the shooting where he says he was struck in the side. he did explain his truck was booted earlier saturday morning called rescue tow in charlotte to have it removed. ronny runs a wrecker service where he wears a give up on calls as a precaution. and he showed us his concealed carry permit. >> i hope i never have to draw it. >> deputies and

live in south charlotte, dedrick russell wbtv on your side. >> all right thank you. next here at 5:00 another troubling animal story. and now a community is doing all it can to find who hurt her. >> and the severe weather hits the south and the there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. but i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. to a nation where every child can not only dream of going to college, but attend one. where quality healthcare will be a birthright of every citizen. where a good job is not a wish, but a reality. where women receive equal pay and a living wage is paid to all. there is time for rest and grandchildren. a nation that defends our people and our values, but no longer carries so much of that burden alone. i know we can create that america if we listen to our conscience and our hearts and not to the pundits and the naysayers. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message, >> an effort to find the person who dragged this dog several feet. the

charlotte gas station. investigators say the robber went into this kangaroo express at the corner of park and woodlawn before 3:30 and held up the clerk at gunpoint and demanded cash. it is not clear if customers were inside. >>> still no arrests made after a former cmpd dispatcher was found shot to death in east charlotte. officers found the victim near some woods off central avenue saturday morning. our eyewitness news reporter has been pushing cmpd for >> reporter: we reached out to cmpd regarding johnson's and their investigation. while they confirmed he was a dispatcher in the past but they didn't give us more information. as far as we know no arrests have been made. johnson was found suffering from gunshot wounds in the 4900 block of central avenue in east charlotte saturday morning just before 11:00. he was pronounced dead at the scene. neighbors who live near the crime scene told me they heard gunfire much earlier actually around 2:00 saturday morning. johnson lived in the neighborhood near where hi

. >>> following breaking news involving an armed robbery this morning at a convenience store in south charlotte. >> christine: go to brody o'connell who first broke the story in the last half hour watch other new details arewhat other details are coming in? >> brody: this is at park and woodlawn, it looks like this might be video we got in. earlier we just had pictures. a man went in the kangaroo gas station over at park and woodlawn in charlotte, he had a knife or screwdriver, apparently not clear at this time, went in, demanded money, got away with undisclosed amount of cash. we have a crew at the scene right now, no word on injuries at this point. also, no word on any arrests or anything like that. obviously, a a very fluid situation, we'll stay on top of this and bring you developments throughout the morning. john and christine, back to you. >> john: thanks, brody. following more breaking news, involving a fire in mooresville, crews have been called out to a single story structure fire. they got the call around 4:30 this morning. structure on east mcneeley avenue. crews saw smoke

. >> checking conditions in south charlotte on 77 where the traffic flow is moving right along near tivo la road northbound. it's a quiet start to the ride. not seeing any big delays as well. 485, independence boulevard, i- 85 all free and clear. we are dry and clear this morning. >>> it's going to be another nice warmer day but we do have clouds heading this way and the threat for showers into the weekend. a few isolated shoppers saturday--shower saturday and and keep it tuned to here channel 9. >> thanks vicky. we are continuing to give you information about a security guard shot in west charlotte overnight. we are live at one of two scenes. joe bruno is live there in three minutes with more on the car police are searching for right notch. >> weather and traffic every ten minutes. eyewitness news day break 5:00 tlemme get a mcpick 2.^check out the fresh new look on^mcdonald's mcpick 2 menu! lemme get a mcpick 2 now, choose any 2 deliciousmcdonald's classics for just $5 bucks. mix n match share n savor 2 for $5name your flavor pick any 2 iconic tastes- a big mac made with 100% beef, fla

. >> john: next on wbtv news this morning, two people dead following a head-on crash in south charlotte. the investigation in what caused the wreck. >>> and a huge victory for teenager from north carolina whose fighting deportation. the decision to put the process to transfer him out of the u.s. on hold. subaru south boulevard and subaru concord. wbtv on your side. wbtv news starts right now. >> john: and good morning, welcome to wbtv news this morning on this monday, it is march 21st good to have you along with us i'm john carter. >> al: i'm meteorologist al conklin. chilly this morning, john, one school delay, that is alleghany schools are operating on two-hour delay. for the latest on closings and delays get all that information at wbtv.com/closings. we may have a few more that still come our way before daybreak. we'll keep an eye on that h. temperatures in.temperatures are down below freezing in the mountains. skies are clearing, with that, there may be patchy ice in the mountains, that is the major concern there may be ice. we'll keep an eye on that situation. current temperature b