Monroe, charlotte, gastonia, 49 in rock hill and 50 in lancaster. Wind up at 53, a lot cooler than yesterday, heaviest, steadiest of the rain comes this morning. Tapers off this afternoon to more showerytype rain. We should rebound in the lower 50s. Having said that, there is more rain back to the west of us, you can see that here. That is the next round coming our way, ill give you the timing with futurecast in a couple minutes. Youre never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. Heres chris, first alert traffic. Chris al, thank you, first alert traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. Well start with a live look here at i77, nations ford, as al mentioned give yourself extra time the roads are wet out there this morning. Charlotte commute mainly running in the green, no problems, 77 or 85, but we do have an injury accident being listed, mcdowell at 4th street, that is right outside center city inside 277, so be aware of that. North, driv
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
His medical records show the va did not send his information to the private company that administers the Choice Program until november 25. Nearly a month later. How long did it take you from the time you were told you qualified for choice to actually see the specialist you needed to see . 60 days. Exactly 60 days. I had to complain loudly and call my congressman i had to shout from the rooftops that i was being flat out ignored. Jim bancroft waited a yearandahalf before he was referred to the Choice Program. Literally took an action from my congressman to see a doctor for any of this. That is unacceptable. That is not healthcare. That is a complete neglect and it has nothing to do with my veteran status. It has to do with neglect of a patient. When he got a referral to a physician to treat his medical problem the provider told him he could not be treated for some issues because the Choice Program had not been paying its health net the company contracted to administer the Choice Program
Is weighing in on apples standoff with the fbi. They say theyre fighting it because theres no such thing as a onetime only fix. No tech company is ever going to volunteer information. Wild scene on a california street where a Small Plane Crash landed in los angeles. Incredibly the pilot walked away. The crane caught fire and collapsed at a construction site in melbourne, australia. All that in washington, a portrait of president Frank Underwood from house of cards was unveiled. Democracy is so underrated. And all that matters how did i get elected . We got an army of people and many women who left their kitchens to go door to door. Thats right, john, women leave their kitchens, irishmen leave their bottles of whiskey and italians leave their big bowls of pasta like mama used to make. On cbs this morning. Jeb bush dropped out of the president ial race. I congratulate my competitors thats right, this election is like survivor. Sadly, jeb did not run an amazing race. He just didnt have th
Delays with that accident scene. Then we hop across center city to west trade at graham, accident in the roadway there, have not seen any significant delays along graham or west trade street but keep that in mind. Also keep in mind that the ciaa basketball tournament starts today, women playing first at 10 00 a. M. , youll find heavier traffic in and around center city. This is the live look, i77, arrowood, you can certainly see the roads are wet, wipers on, lights on. That is traffic, christine, over to you. Christine get back to breaking news if youre just joining us out of northwest charlotte, a swat situation has ended with the arrest of one man. It happened overnight on Pointer Ridge drive in the catawba plantation subdivision. Ashton pellom has been on the scene talking to investigators, to neighbors and ashton you learned in the last few minutes more about the man arrested. Reporter thats exactly right, christine. Within the past five minutes we the man who was arrested here at