He reminded the crowd he is funding his own campaign and does not respond to lobbyists. This is a movement. Obama said we were going to change and i did not see change for the better. Tammy from rockwell hopes trump will make America Great again. Trumps slogan. Get him out of here. Get out of here. Go home to mom now. I love you, too, man. I love you. He rubs people the wrong way. Has he rubbed me the wrong way . Yes, a time or two he has said things that offended me but i will not hold that against him because he is who he is. Are trump rallies fun . Some protestors are concerned. What scares me the most is that it validates hate. He speaks to many people. We will have great trade deals and bring our jobs back to the country. We are going to bring our jobs where they have been stripped. It can only help america if we have jobs here. Proud of his endorsement that came from nascar. And brought mark martin on the stage. At 6 00 why martin says he is going to be voting for trump. Live here in concorde, Pamela Escobar wbtv on your side. Thank you. And north carolinians will have their chance to vote for the candidate who they want to be americas next president next tuesday march 15th. The primary. You can count on wbtv news for full coverage on air and online at wbtv. Com. Right now a teenager is in jail charged in a homicide in northwest charlotte. A shooting there. Police say 17yearold Michael Adams shot and killed 18yearold dallas stow. The shooting happened this morning on park fairfax drive not far from allen brook elementary. Adams is charged with involuntary manslaughter. Bankrupt toll lanes in texas next step in the leeun project here in our area. North carolinas transportation secretary was in texas today. Governor mccrory ordered dot to reassess the contract for the controversial i77 toll lanes project. And nick ochsner spoke with the transportation secretary what did he have to say . Well, paul, he did not have very much to say. 10 son was tennis son was speaking in a fourhour meeting where the secretary told me he was coming to texas to do homework and gain insight how sentra operates the toll roads here in texas. And the trip is less than a week after a subsidiary that operates after a year dot closed with the deal on the spanish company. He came to austin today because the governor asked him to. Good conversation. The opportunity to come down and meet with a number of people from the texas dot was valuable trip. Now, his comments lasted less than a minute including few details. At 6 00 p. M. Watched what when i tried to ask him a question. Reporting live on 130 in austin, texas, Nick Ochsner Wbtv on your side. Thank you. Right now, a Hickory Community is mourning the death of a young mother and her coworker as it helps raise money for their families. Rachelle lyle and cody watts died after they were shot at the mcdonalds on route 321. Both worked at the restaurant. Family members tell us the suspect eric yount is the father of lyles children. Mcdonalds held a fund i raker Christian Flores is live outside the restaurant with more. Maureen, if you can see the marquis it says our prayers are with the. That is a sentiment here at the mcdonalds and throughout the community. But they are not only keeping their families in their thoughts they are donating money. They are all struggling. And trying to deal with the grief both whom were well loved and respected in this restaurant. Employees at the mcdonalds on 321 in hickory have had a difficult time dealing with the shooting that happened in the parking lot wednesday. The victims Rachelle Lyle and cody watts became more than coworkers. They were friends and like family members. I can remember cody since he started. He has been with me 13 years. He grew up with my son in the restaurant. Its difficult but my priority is doing everything i can for her family. After the shooting and provided grief councilors. But the restaurant is providing Financial Support to the families. Every mcdonalds in catawba, caldwell and burke counties, 15 in total will have donation boxes and will donate 1 from every big mac to the families. On monday the location raised more than capital 1,000. We are selling big macs like crazy. While friends would rather have them still in their lives seeing the community respond strongly helps begin the coping process. It makes me proud to live in hickory. And our counties. It warms my heart to see our Community Coming together to support both of their families. The big mac fundraiser continues through sunday. This mcdonalds closed for afternoon for watts funeral. Thank you. And the suspect 22yearold eric yount is expected to go before a grand jury later this week. Beautiful day. Sunshine blue skies warm temperatures. But you know, the more spring we get the more chance we will get showers. Lets check in with chief meterologist, eric thomas with the best look what to expect in the first alert weather center. Eric . You mentioned the mild weather we did hit 68 and that was the rebound after a low of 33. And seeing a patch of thin clouds midlevel variety. Im sure you saw that. That pattern will continue. Through 11 00 p. M. Same idea. Just patchy thin clouds blowing through. What about the temperatures . Mid60s right now. 50s in the high country and take you by 11 00 p. M. Slowly down to around 51. And 43 around boone and blowing rock. More specifically here is your hourbyhour forecast in the queen city. 51 by 11 00 p. M. And some of the moisture will begin to bring the showers closer to the carolinas. I will let you know when that happens coming up in the sevenday firstalert forecast. And your first alert traffic is sponsored by peoples bank. [inaudible] brookshire and we do not have dot camera. And to the mapping system it is an injury accident reported and notice the volume that continues to build on 277 approaching i77. Northbound. North tryon street is an opportunityion. But close by we have a building fire. Traffic is affected in both direct shops. Things are starting to get busy. Not what i was looking to put up. This shows you the area. Park wood or central. But heads up around west brookshire and graham street due and we have a crew on the way to that, too. But we have other news to report from the alert center an employee at a Union County School in jail after a reported assault at Monroe Middle School. Alex giles is in the alert center. An interesting story. Officials in union county, we can is show you the suspect taken into custody for the reported assault that happened this month. Dale rust turned himself in. A 14yearold student was assaulted by a staff member at Monroe Middle School and it happened in early march. Union county schools worked with police on this investigation. Rust is facing an assault charge and is expected to be in court in early april. We will follow that case and bring you the latest. Thank you. The average College Student graduates with 35,000 in student loan debt. And some companies are offering a perk to help we are on your side we have those important details next. And a lawmaker wants to physically punish pedophiles. They have marked this child for life. And i feel like the punishment a why some are calling things like health insurance, paid time off and a 401k are standard when it comes to workplace benefits. Wait until you hear the next work perks to help pay student loan debt. Students are graduating with loans with an average of 35,000 in debt. Now some employers are trying to help tackle the problem. With the details. Sa mini moved to the United States with her family because her parents wanted her to get a college education. But that dream came with a hefty price tag. Its been more than six years since she graduated with a degree in international business. I have 50,000 in student loan debt. Her employer will soon pay 1200 per year towards her loan debt for up to six years. Its part of a new addition to the benefits package. Millennials are trapped under a mountain of debt. We saw this as an opportunity to do something that mattered to our people and society. A small number of companies only 3 according to the society for Human Resource management offer Student Loan Repayment assistance but experts say that number is expected to take off. I think this is the beginning of a trend where we are going to the companies that hire younger employees. The idea to help attract top talent in a competitive market and help relieve the burden on younger workers. This is 5d van teenage just to the company and the employee it provides extra disposal income to the employee on a monthly basis and for the employer it keeps the employee. A sign that the work perk is here to stay. Startups are aimed at add ministering the program. I expect with Companies Like that entering the work space, that we are going to see an expansion of this type of benefit. That is something that michael for Pricewaterhouse Coopers hopes happens. The student loan pay down benefit is an investment in our people. The zoo sooner millennials can pay off debt the sooner they can economy and society. It will make quite a difference. It will lower the amount of time that it will take me to payback. Kristen miranda wbtv on your side. Part of the benefit employers make payments through Third Party Administrators that go through loan providers so employees do not have to do the work. And breaking news. Firefighters as you heard earlier on the scene of a fire in charlotte. Alex giles has specifics. And new photographs. This is 1801 north tryon. And show you the this brick building has smoke coming out and the firefighters are on the ground. And this is a structure that has a number of businesses in it. In the last 15 minutes charlotte fire send out a second alarm. Our crew can see the smoke. And we believe it is a commercial structure. Bring you the latest we get. 1801 north tryon. Thank you. Time to check on the roads here is tonya rivens. Thank you. And your first alert traffic is sponsored by peoples bank. Alex mentioned the fire by kez wick avenue and the plaza is one alternate route and graham street and this accident at 277 and now an accident on i77 by the brookshire but the plaza maybe an opportunityion or caldwell. And uptown. An accident we have here at 7th street. Lots of sunshine enjoyed the time i was outside today and that temperature is very nice. And the green grass is on it way back. The low temperature. You were shedding the coats there by the afternoon hours for sure. Your hd towercam as said 68 we hit. We are at 66 now. And we will start to fall back sun getting ready to set. Visibility 10 miles with that breeze out of the southwest and that is keeping that mild air coming back into the carolinas and the wbtv viewing area. So here it is. Mid60s in the piedmont of both North Carolina and South Carolina that extends up through the foothills and then of course in the upper 50s and mild there by their standards. Through the evening hours we will watch the temperatures start to work into the 50s by 7, 8 00 and they will continue down close to 50 out later around 11 00 p. M. But in terms of disruptive weather . Nope, just a few midlevel patches of clouds across. No rainproducing clouds it will be quiet on your tuesday morning. 40 in the mountains. And cool with our number. 50 here in the charlotte area nice quiet start to tuesday. Where is the rain . And its humming along here over the Mississippi Valley we have an area of High Pressure over the carolinas and that is shoveling moisture up the Mississippi Valley. For our part, rain not coming our way tomorrow. For sure. 69 at noon. And 73 at 4 00 p. M. And lets continue to watch this. Take you all the way through wednesday and look at this, just waves of rain continuing up through the Mississippi Valley. But its being held off. So we are not looking for showers in the shortterm. But as we get you closer to the weekend, yes, they become more likely as that begins to shift off to the east. Here it is. A quiet work week coming up and well start accounting for showers saturday and also on sunday. And of course as the sun hides behind the clouds you will see the temperatures come back a little bit. But look at that. Wall to wall temperatures in the 70s in the forecast period. Back to the studio. Next, some call it paper terrorism. Court cases can huge amounts of paper work including fake documents its happened in charlotte and we are looking at the moorish nation defense and how it failed one woman. And next, a lawmaker pushes for a bill to permanently and physically punish convicted pedophiles. Actually physically mutilate somebody . That is a little out there. Crazy. Why some are calling the bill inhumane. And all new at 6 00 p. M. Cms gets more pushback on student assignment. The step leaders could take as they fight to keep kids in neighborhood schools. cell phone rings where are you . Well the squirrels are back in the attic. Mom . Your dad wont call an exterminator. Can i call you back, mom . He says its personal this time. If youre a mom, you call at the worst time. Its what you do. If you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. Its what you do. Where are you . Its very loud there. Are you taking a zumba class . Introducing longhorns big, bold, steaks. 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Prison and go to prison for a longtime for a crime like that. But to actually physically mutilate somebody that is crazy. The bill will have to pass the Judiciary Committee before next, the latest on a pregnant woman attacked in charlotte. We spoke with her mother and donkey sound elephant sound theres a big difference between making noise, tapping sound and making sense. elephant sound donkey sound when it comes to Social Security, we need more than lip service. Our next president needs a real plan to keep Social Security strong. elephant noise hey candidates. Enough talk. Give us a plan. Now, at 5 00 huge paper trails, jury fees of 10,000 per day is what is happening in charlotte. It is a burden on a system that is already overburdened. We are taking a closer look and a pregnant woman due any day attacked at a bus stop. We have an update on her condition and the unborn child. Good evening and thank you for joining us im jamie boll. Im molly grantham. Glad you are here. Now, charlottemecklenburg police are looking for whomever attacked a pregnant woman at the bus stop on ashley road. The 25yearold was waiting for a bus when a man tried twice to grab her purse before pushing her down and kicking her. She is out of the hospital but whoever attacked her is out there someone. Coleen harry has the latest. We know the woman is back home recovering and her mom told us she is due any day now. I talked to a neighbor and the woman knocked on the door saturday night bleeding from the face. The 25yearold pregnant Woman Told Police the man twice tried to grab her purse and dicked her in the the woman went to a neighbors house and those folks called 911. According to the Police Report the woman said the man tried to grab her purse and cellphone. One of the charges the suspect will face is aggravated assault. Coleen harry wbtv on your side. Thank you. Now at 5 00 a mother asking for your help to find her missing daughter. Take a look here. This is 14yearold my kayla and has been missing since february 29th. Last seen in charlotte 54 and weighs 125 and has brown eyes. Call 911 if you have seen her. Get you over to alex giles. Live in the alert Center Following breaking news. We have been tracking the fire in charlotte and new video from the crews at the scene and updates from the fire
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