Am. After that chances taper off. This afternoon and evening we could see that potential of more storms rolling in. If you commute into work early this morning watch for a few showers. Its 87 degrees outside. By this afternoon 109. Very hot. We will talk more about the Storm Chances in a few minutes. Lets look at the roads. Its pretty quiet. Any spots that could see some damp roads are not totally impacting yo commute we have crash in the north valley that is just about clear there telling us this could be weather related here. Your slowed back to about 19th avenue. Or so. Desert drive time will be about eight minutes. Once youre past seven street it really eases up from there. We will have a look at the east valley in a couple of minutes. Breaking news. Somebody up and seconds later a car speeds by. The person in fire out inside opens fire. That is what detectives are telling us happened in levine. The victim has died in the shooting. Justin pazera is live on the scene your 51st avenu
Day will be spent in the chilly 30s. Well talk about when we might break out a little bit from the deep freeze and what is down the road. There may be an ice or snow across the piedmont, well talk about it. Seven day forecast around the corner, john. John charlottemecklenburg leaders voted to extend ann clarks contract and search immediately for a new superintendent. They voted 63 to extend the contract through june, 2017. Supposed to expire in july of this year. It was clear during the discussion between Board Members they were divided on the decision. Turn the page and boldly step in the future with new leadership. That new leadership needs to be ready to embark on this trip with us leading the way. I almost feel guilty asking ann clark to stay another year with us because she has put her sacrifices for the sake of cms. John clark spoke once, she has been consistent in saying she would not be a candidate for the position in the long term. Parents packed the Board Meeting to voice opi
Phonepotential for Severe Weather exists. Ill let you know what is going to happen and weekend and snow in the mountains tonight, the ahead. John back to that breaking news, weve been following for you, one lane closed on i85 north closed for some time after a semi truck jack knifed. Happened before 1 00 a. M. Near exit 29, sam wilson road. Wbtvs Kristen Hampton has been there at the scene, she joins us now live with more details. So kristen, any word weather played a role in the wreck . Reporter john, it doesnt look like it. It wasnt raining too hard at the time the wreck happened. You can see behind me 85 about 15 minutes ago just opened back up, all lanes are free and clear, northbound and southbound northbound this area on sam wilson just off sam wilson, actually. I talked to state troopers a what they believe caused the accident this morning. They say a Passenger Car pulled off on the right shoulder of the interstate, they say the driver was a little tired, wanted to take a quick
As cedric ford shows his victims at random. The shootings took place across two towns about 35 miles north of wichita. The victims were hit by gunfire at two separate locations. 150 people were at work at excel plant. Hanna davis of our wichita affiliate is there. Reporter meg, this morning, Law Enforcement official are calling this an active workplace violence. They say cedric ford woo a parent at excel industries and this is where all of the fatalities occurred but it spread well beyond this business. Fear and a woman who reunites with her husband who worked inside the plant. Employees are familiar with the gunman. Their coworker cedric ford often posted pictures of himself on he was a nice guy. When i worked with him on my second shift, we hung out. Everything was hunkydory. He didnt seem like this kind of guy. Reporter the shooting started near the plant. They say ford was firing from a vehicle at other cars. At one point he and shooting the driver. Ford, armed with a rifle and han
Right now wbtvs Ashton Pellom is live and on your side with simple ways to protect your home when it is below freezing. Reporter good morning, christine. These are common sense, they can cost hundreds of thousands of damage to your home if you dont do them. We spoke with experts over at michael son, they want to tell to you let the faucets drip, especially on the outside wall. Also leave cabinets open in your home the warm air cancer can you late and the pipes wont freeze. Garden hoses should not be connected to the faucets. Experts tell us that is the no. 1 device that will freeze and cause an issue. Get out there and disconnect those hoses and lastly, experts say if disaster occurs, you need to know where your emergency shut off valve is, that is important. These tips can help you protect reporting live in uptown share, Ashton Pellom, wbtv on your side. Christine you can track the next round of Winter Weather any time using the smart phones, very handy download the wbtv weather app.