Theres been no arrest made in this case. Police tell me a man tried luring a 12yearold girl three miles down the road. He came here to cloninger avenue. Look at the surveillance video. This is the car he was in when he tried luring the girls. A white or hispanic man with a beard tried to get him into the black sedan wednesday and they believe that the suspect is from the area and they are asking anyone with information to call the police. What are Police Telling parents to do while the suspect is on the loose . Well, jamie, police are asking parents to be mindful of their surroundings and vigilant watching their children this weekend. Tonight at 5 00 i talk with the mother whose daughter was targeted here and what she is doing to make sure her daughter is not targeted again. Reporting live in gastonia, wbtv on your side. First now at 4 00 three South Carolina children missing for 20 hours have been placed in foster care due to the quote suspicious circumstances of their disappearance. Investigators are convinced someone placed them in the trailer where they were found feet from their home and had been searched by officers. We have learned deputies requested the state Law Enforcement division to issue amber alert but the situation did not meet the requirements. Law enforcement never confirmed an abduction. Now, so far no arrests have been made but investigators confirmed an ongoing custody battle between the parents and the birth parent of one of the kids. Live pictures as Nancy Reagans funeral closes in simi valley, california. Mrs. Reagan will be laid to next to her husband president ronald reagan. First Lady Michelle obama attended the funeral with former clinton and roslyn carter. Former president bush was just say no to drugs campaign. More rescues in louisiana as parts of the southeast are being hit with heavy rain. Five people died in the storms. This video is from louisiana. Creeks near shreveport are expected to crest at levels not since 1991. Its serious down there and that storm system is headed our way. Lyndsay tapases, is rain going to mess up our weekend plans . Perhaps maybe sunday. Tomorrow we do not think. It will be split. Its not going to be as warm this weekend for sure. And we did have our first 80 day of the year in charlotte. We are down to 79 now as of 4 00 p. M. And yesterday we hit 80. The official high for today was. But we are 79 now. Many of you running into the midto upper 70s. 68 in boone. In the shortterm despite cloudy patches it is a dry friday evening. We are going to hold in the upper 70s through 5 00 p. M. And 74 at 7 00 p. M. And 71 by 9 00 p. M. Cloud cover out there right now, yes, and it looks like saturday will be mostly cloudy but our shower chance tomorrow is less than 505 50 50. We will have more details on that and the timing of the rain part of your first alert forecast. Four days now from North Carolinas president ial primary. Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders held a rally in raleigh. Supporters lined up hours before the event kicked off. Sanders believes if more people head to the polls his chances of winning North Carolina will go up. And fight back and tell us that our government belongs to all of us and not just a handful of campaign contributors. [cheering] if that happens, we are going to win here in North Carolina. Republican candidate ted cruz will be in concorde sunday for a Campaign Event and Hillary Clinton will be in charlotte on monday. Right now over to the alert center. Alex giles following a developing story. We got this information these pictures in the last hour. 80 roosters rescued from a cock fighting ring and headed to our area. They are checking out an area in Orange County in an unrelated investigation and found the birds on the property and the man surrendered them to officers and headed to the carolina water more information coming up on wbtv news. Back to you. Alex giles live in the alert center. Thank you. First at 4 00, an Investigation Underway after a cats jaw was broken while at the rowan county animal shelter. The photos can be tough to look at. This is cooper. He was hurt. Today he received another surgery on his jaw. Wbtvs Dedrick Russell joins us live from where cooper is getting treated. How is cooper doing right now . Well, the doctors here at the carolinas mall hospital tell me cooper is hanging in there. He arrived at the hospital around 7 00 a. M. For treatment. Now, look at the pictures again. Tough to watch. The personalledly responsible for this has Boston Police placed on administrative leave with pay. Despite the fact that the surgery is going well we are told his recovery will be long. The injuries happened at the rowan county animal shelter. Told us that he was fine before the procedure was done to get a microchip and this happened tuesday. We went by the shelter today to get answers but the director was not there. We then headed over to talk to the county manager looking for statements. He was in a meeting but we were given a letter stating the county was saddened that the injury happened on their watch. People are using facebook to respond to coopers injuries. There is a Facebook Page entitled saving cooper. We are digging more into the story and looking at what the state is looking at in this investigation. And we talked to the person looking after cooper at the time of this and digging into the past history of the rowan county animal shelter. Trying to find out the last time that shelter had a violation. That story is coming up in 90 minutes on wbtv news at 5 30. For now, live in south on your side. See you again. Lots of people asking us questions about the story. Thank you. Right now first at 4 00 lets check in with traffic tonya rivens is in the first alert traffic center. Your first alert traffic is sponsored by peoples bank. Lets check in on i77 by woodlawn road. We have a couple of problems as we look at the northbound lane. A little slowmoving traffic in that area on the southbound side actually on the right side. But i77 south to clanton road congestion. South tryon is a great alternate route. Congestion all around the area as we peek in on i77 we can see that congestion that is starting to affect the commuters for the evening commute. Two accidents, i77 north at try vow la road and tyvola road. And one accident at nations ford and arrowood. South tryon great alternate routes. Back to you. Thank you. Sometimes you need that extra boost that coffee cannot why a North Carolina researcher says we are closer to items like next, shipwreckag first at 4 00, shipwreckage discovered off North Carolinas coast. Investigators think it is of the civil war era. Divers have been going under the sea and checking out ut wreckage. The vessel sank in december of 1864 while making its fifth attempt to run past the union blockade. Both engines are missing. It was found 30 miles down the cape fear river. Quite a discovery im sure they will learn stuff, too. Want limitless brain power . Yes, that could be a curse, too. We will hear from an expert at Duke University next. From having the first 80 day of chances in the forecast for the there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. One says its okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. My plan break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. Then we can expand health care to all, and provide universal college education. Will they like me . No. Will they begin to play by the rules if im president . You Better Believe it. New information in just now to our alert center. An Armed Robbery in union county. We got the images from deputies in union county. They are looking for someone who robbed an arbys. He was wearing dark colored you see the frightening images. This is arbys in indian trail that man was armed with a handgun. Now police need your help. If you have information about this incident contact deputies in union county with the sheriffs office. Back to you. Clear photos thank you. First at 4 00, a pill that could give you brain power. This sounds like the plot of a tv show or movie but a doctor at Duke University says we are just 10 years away. The doctor is an internationally recognized expert on Brain Mind Health and successful aging. Implantable chips and smart pills are being developed. Your brain power. Like a muscle you can buildup brain. Its important to challenge yourself to do normal tasks and push yourself. Lazy. You can learn a new game, practicing a different language or new hobby. Binge watching on netflix, probably is not i guess i got new plans this weekend. A zika vaccine could be ready for testing this fall. The mosquitoborne virus is hitting puerto rico where thousands of pregnant women could be infected this year. Its linked to a birth defect that leaves newborns with small heads and developmental delays. Lets update the commute. Its friday. Lets see what is going on here is tonya rivens. On the major roads i77 and i85 things started to pick up. You are right. Your first alert traffic is sponsored by peoples bank. Lets check in i85 by sugar creek road we have an accident that is southbound. And its difficult to see. You can see the flashing lights there in the background. Volume is starting to build. Not bad for now. Traffic as a result of this incident. Not even a mile. One lane is blocked as a result of this however. North tryon is a great alternate route. And on the dot camera traffic is getting by. Volume starting to build. I77 northbound as we look from center city headed towards i85 north and we have this accident with us right here at i85. Its on statesville close to 85. And no major delays and another option is north tryon as well. Back to you. Thank you. Lets talk weather we learned last week to not gloat that its friday when lyndsay is here. That was me who did that. I meant to gloat back because monday and tuesday were awesome. I had great days off. And gosh, sorry about that one. It is ok. Its the weekend now and it will be showery. Ha, ha. Just kidding. Just kidding. No, tomorrow will not be too, too bad. There is a live look over uptown. 79 in charlotte right now. We did make it up to 80 last hour. Still have not learned what the official high of the day was just yet. Probably around 80 and maybe 81. Either way our first 80 day of the year for us. You may have noticed its been a touch more humid today, too. Today and into tomorrow the humidity is going to come up slightly. We have more clouds right now and that humidity will lead to squeezing out a tiny shower or two through the day tomorrow. Here is the rain off to the southwest. This is what we have been focusing on all week and that is not the rain. Instead we have a back door cold north. Carolinas. And with the force from that front that could be enough combined with the humidity to touch off a shower through the but you will see on futurecast there is not going to be a lot. While there will be clouds in place through the entire day, its not i awashout. It is not a washout. And 7 00 a. M. Showers in the piedmont and upstate a possibility. But look we are not talking about much here. So hesitate to call it rain. Again it would be a light quickhitting shower and tomorrow evening we dry out through the late night hours before more substantial showers get in here sunday. It looks like the two weekend days are concerned tomorrow is going to be the dryer day. Your better pick to get outdoors with showers sunday. Both days are cooler. So we are back into the low 70s after being warm over this past week. Few showers and storms linger into monday. And look at that. We have a pair of days tuesday look dry and close to that 80 mark. The warmth lasts well into the better part of next week. Back to you. Thank you. And Everyone Needs a friend they can count on and we will introduce you to a pair who knows that well. I need to save this boys life because he is my friend and i dont want him to die because i did not do anything. How this boy rescued his friend from danger. Getting fit can be fun and delicious. Nikki wolf will tell us about 24 free fitness classes in charlotte and healthy eats and your weekly yelp is coming up 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. An america where after a lifetime of labor, 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. Im Bernie Sanders. I approve this message, time for your weekly yelp. Each friday we look at charlottes best with yelps nikki wolf. Happy friday and we are getting in shape. Exactly. Yelp club we have 24 free events across the city from yoga to curling, bar we have it all. All levels . All levels if you are scared there will be beginners with you as well. Its all free all you have to do is rsvp on yelp. Cannot beat free. And we have a spread and we want to eat better . And they all have sponsors. We will start here this is dick stevens the company is based it is a one of a kind snack that blends all natural jerky with nuts and seeds. Dick Stevens Mission is to make jerky healthy and make them great. Ive tried this before and its good. I ate part of the tv segment last night. Sorry sometimes i get hungry. And they are packed with protein and low in sodium. And its sold nationally and you can find it at public application, target, whole foods. And this bowl here, its so, so pretty. This is the rain bebowl from ricos. This has the granola, strawberries, kiwis, and blueberries and raspberries. Acai is one of the super foods full of antioxidants, amino and its delicious. And springtime is coming. Fresh fruits cannot beat it. And the bowls are one of the hot trends. Ricos has been popular they are adding a trailer and opening on the Public Market and you know who is i aregular . Cam newton. He is there a lot. He loves the bowls. He likes to eat well and stay in shape. And we have another acai bowl. Green brothers Juice Company launched theirs. And go ahead. It is frozen because we had to keep it together. Transportation. This is the og bowl from green brothers here. I have to pull out my phone because josh had to text me what everything is. It is a blend of banana, strawberry, almond milk, Peanut Butter and granola and its so, so good. And the juices. This is the detox me it is a ginger. And the green one this is the all kale. Its good. That is really good. And this is one of the new smoothies blue clutch. Blueberry, fresh pineapple, kale, protein. All delicious. Where are they . They have in overstreet mall and now they opened up a new location at the Duke Energy Center and new smoothies and start daily specials and josh thank you for everything today. Terrific stuff as always. We love the color and the freshness. And you can eat healthy and its delicious. Download that yelp app for these creamery shakes are so rich and creamy. I know. Finally a shake for an aficionado like myself. Wait. Youre a shake aficionado . Not a shake aficionado. The shake aficionado. Whoa. chuckles yeah. Well, perhaps you could be one too. Go ahead. Mm. Theres a coolness. Cold, its cold. Okay. Ice cream is cold . New slowchurned creamery shakes are here in premium flavors like Bourbon Brown sugar. And all shakes are halfprice after 8 pm. Announcer wbtv on your side. Wbtv news starts right now. A Home Invasion in wraud daylight and a gun was held to the victims head. We are at the house where it happened talking to the family. Welcome back thank you for joining us. Im jamie boll. Im Molly Grantham monthly in for brigida mack. Computers, tv, personal information and more stolen in an Armed Robbery that happened during the middle of the day. The granddaughter was there when it happened and the suspects had guns. Steve crump was there as police the cmpd north division. Walk us through what the family says happened. Well, obviously the moment is scary as you said. There was gunplay involved. And there were four people that barged into through the back door of the home. Two carrying guns it happened in hyde park at 1 00 p. M. In broad daylight. And the damage is easy to see. The suspects kicked in the back door and once they got in they made off with electronics. Computers, flat Screen Television those were the most visible things taken. And they got away with cash and a safe. Again, the scary part is that it happened in the middle of the day. And we spent part of the afternoon talking to police new coming your way tonight at 6 00 p. M. You will learn why some people say this is a very rare occurrence in the Hyde Park Community because police say normally it is a safe place. See you then