As wbtvs alex giles is on your side showing us how crews continue to work to get the tree out of the way. Reporter one by one the cars are taking a detour tonight. I have to figure how to get home. Reporter the path home is blocked by an ageold tree, uprooted this afternoon. I was in awe. I couldnt think of what happened. Reporter what happened was wild, windy weather. The kids normally catch the school bus here in the mornings, tomorrow they will be waiting somewhere else. The wind was strong but didnt realize it was going to be blowing down huge old trees. Reporter this wasnt the only one. The red cross called until to help out a family after heavy winds took down a tree on stone haven drive. Neighbors saw the aftermath. Been here 14 years, nothing like this ever happened to us. Really strong winds. Still blowing tonight. Christine that was alex giles reporting there. Charlottemecklenburg police told us the road could be shut down through the morning commute. We will remain at the sc
We have one advisory until avery county. We have another low pressure system and this is a fast mover and it will mean a couple of showers. Higher elevations you could see more snow showers. Temperatures falling not as quickly. Temperatures in the mid70s for 4 00 p. M. And mid40s by 10 00 p. M. And when we can expect a warmup that is coming up in a little bit. Thank you. Make sure you have the wbtv weather app so you can keep up with the changes temperatures. It is free in your App Store Search wbtv. A man accused in the robbery and murder of a salisbury Convenience Store owner is on trial today and one of the codefendants is testifying against him. He was killed in december of 2012. Three men were charged two have already pleaded guilty in the case and wbtvs David Whisenant live outside the courthouse in salisbury. Walk us through this. The third on trial . Because robinsons attorneys the suspect we are talking about, his attorneys are attacking the credibility of the two witnesses an
As the mall was packed with holiday shoppers. Police say an argument broke out between two groups, and two people opened fire. Officers shot and killed the 18yearold when they say he pointed a gun at the officers. Police have not released results of the investigation, although he has returned to active duty. The North Carolina legislature has convened for a rare special session to vote on proposed map of redrawn districts in North Carolina. The map unveiled yesterday after a federal panel of judges ruled two of the districts are unconstitutional. We are at the legislative building in raleigh today with the latest tonight. Looking ahead, tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote in the march 15 North Carolina primary. If you plan to register, you need to make sure your application is received or post a new poll shows marco rubio needs all the help he can get, after South Carolina Governor Haley endorsed him. Polls of South Carolina voters, he is in third place behind donald trump and
34 at 9 00 p. M. And 33 at 11 00 p. M. This is the preview of coming attractions today. Monday, a serious winter storm and now, meteorologist Lyndsay Tapases will break that down for you. Eric, we have a little bit of a clearer picture on the timing of the snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain. Again in the morning this is just snow. And that is because from the ground up to 5,000 feet here we have that cold air that is going to be less than freezing. Just plain snow for everyone. And the hourly time stamp as we go forward in time, we are starting to see more warm air move in. First up aloft and then to the ground. As that warm air steadily creeps in first a couple thousand feet up those melted snowflakes will freeze back into sleet into the ice balls and as more warm air moves in that layer of cold air gets thinner and we have the melted snowflakes falling as air extends not only a couple thousand feet but down to the ground we get rain. Here is the time stamp by the end of that graph w
Did you say anything before you fired . No. He fired three shots and hit the intruder twice and the man limped outside and took off. He turned up at this club down the road asking for help. Tonys friends applaud his actions. The man who was shot is hospitalized no charges yet but if he recovers there could be. Authorities are still looking into everything. Police tell me the results of their investigation will be turned over to the District Attorneys office. Officials there will decide whether the homeowner is in trouble. Tony says he has been broken into before and says he used his gun this time because he was afraid. If i had not had one he would probably kill me. If there is another breakin he will do the same thing hoping crooks get the message. In hickory, Steve Ohnesorge wbtv on your side. Police say they are expected to turn their findings over to the District Attorney in the next few days. Scientists believe they have found a breakthrough in the fight to find a cure for cancer.