And all of a sudden, the roof started collapsing. And i didnt know what was going on. I freaked out. I started yelling. We are back live now in south charlotte, its important to remember here that the wind doesnt have to be severe tomorrow. It could be as high as 30. But because the ground is so wet, it can knock down a tree and you can you could have damage like this. As we track this storm, were getting a new video of the damage that its all ready caused. Check out this new video. From davenport iowa. You can see what the storm is doing to the ferris wheel there. 60 Miles Per Hour winds sent gondolas flying. Well bring in new pictures stay on top of the Severe Weather moving in by using our wsoctv weather app. Get your Severe Weather alerts and hourly forecasts. Download it for free to your now to our other big story tonight, fall out over the vote to expand charlottes nondiscrimination ordinance to members of the lgbt community. The governor and lawmakers are preparing to fight it.
Attack during a charlotte teenagers walk to school. A 16yearold was forced into a car at gunpoint and then assaulted. The kidnapping happened after 7 00 on conference drive. Less than a half mile from east Mecklenburg High school. Today the victims mother told Eyewitness News reporter mark becker how her son got away. Mark . Alison, she told me that her son walks to east mecklenburg, about a half mile from where were standing when the car approached him right about here. A man with a gun forced him inside. And that was just the beginning. Yeah. Im terrified. Because shes air terrified. That mother didnt want us to show her face. She described in detail how her son was walking to school here early thursday morning when a man pulled up in a car and asked her son if he knew his son. My son told him no. Told him to get in the car. She told us the fear grew as the man drove into a nearby neighborhood and made it clear what he wanted. The man offered him some money for him to take his clothe
Looking for our camera, heres the dump truck reportedly involved. Police investigating this fatal crash on the brookshire. Outbound brookshire is blocked. Use bell haven toward Mountain Island lake. Of course well let you know as soon as that completely reopens. One accident down to the south was reported earlier near providence road west. No big delays through the area. John . Another big story is the weather. Im in Severe Weather center 9. All this teal is under a freeze warning for the next couple of hours until about 9 00 this morning. Off to the east rockingham, lancaster, you are under a frost advisory through the next couple of hours as well. We have completely clear skies, we are at 37 degrees right now in the charlotte area. I mentioned those temperatures are chilly. 29 in lincolnton, 32 in shelby. Rock hill also in the 30s. This afternoon ill have more on your forecast coming up in just a minute. We are continuing follow breaking news in brussels, belgium. 10 people are dead
Control in the last 45 minutes or so. Its hard to see the damage done to the house. We know the fire marshall just arrived and determined the fire started in the back of the building. At this point, theyre not sure how, theyre trying to figure that one out. And breaking overnight, police are searching for the gunman involved in an Armed Robbery in south charlotte. Theres officers on the scene now at the kangaroo express on park road and wood lawn. This was around 4 30 this morning. At this point, were waiting to get a description of the suspect. Theyve not released one yet. Tonight, charlotte leaders will vote a plan that would lead to massive redevelopment in south park. Sharing nighth Methodist Church has a vision for more shops. Alexa ashwell is live with more to explain. Alexa . Reporter yes, stephanie. You can see there are zoning signs behind me here at the entrance to sharon united Methodist Church. And members here support this plan. In fact, just last month at couldnt find any
He will be speaking live in palm beach florida. Sunday and tuesday, he was holding rallies. And ted cruz is trailing trump in North Carolina by double digits. Marco rubio and john kasich are trailing trump in florida. We will have much more throughout the evening. Blake hanson, channel 9, eyewitness news. Thank you, blake. And a lot is at stake for any candidate to try and secure a nomination especially on the republican side. 100 delegates, 471 to cruzs 371 and 358 republican delegates up for grabs, most from ohio and florida. Hillary clintons lead is stronger, but she still needs about a thousand delegates to get the nomination. 691 are possible tonight and voters are all the deciding on a 2 billion bond referendum. 90million would go to unc charlotte and colleges would get some of that money and Crowders Mountain state park, 750,000 to make improvements. I think the people are uit. Ed united behind and state leaders say that the bond referendum will not cost taxpayers any extra mone