It addressed Student Assignment. We have families that moved from our neighborhood. The vicechair person told me that majority of the School Board Members do not favor forced busing. In the meantime, you can expect more Community Forums on Student Assignment and another is planned here in south charlotte next month. And those parents here in south charlotte well in about 30 minutes they will meet to go over their strategies. Live in south charlotte, Dedrick Russell wbtv on your side. And you mentioned the boards meeting. Thank you they are scheduled to vote on Student Assignment next tuesdays meeting. We are continuing to follow breaking news. Governor mccrory called a special session so lawmakers can vote on a new voting district map. Lawmakers will head to raleigh. The deadline is friday. A court ruled the districts are unconstitutional. Mecklenburg into gilford county. On the proposed map it includes part of mecklenburg. The General Assembly is expected to vote on the map and waitin
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
Fighting back for chief john hannon means adding security improvements at local firehouses. We had to reevaluate the security of the faces. And we are looking at putting cameras up. According to the chief, many eyes will have access to the fire stations. Its not that expensive to get cameras up and get a recorder hooked up and link it into cmpds big system. Because we want them to be able to see the cameras for anything they might need, too. Now, while bing faces new charges in these cases. It is unclear when he will be making Court Appearances in greensboro, kannapolis and york county, South Carolina. Live at the fire headquarters, Steve Crump Wbtv on your side. Thank you. State lawmakers could head back to raleigh to take action on charlottes nondiscrimination ordinance. The House Speaker says he is exploring the idea of a special he says part of the ordinance which allows transgender people to use a bathroom of their choice poses a threat to public safety. The General Assembly will
Meanwhile, time is running short for the other gop hopefuls. After picking up a third consecutive victory in last nights nevada caucuses, donald trump continues his winning streak with an eye on super tuesday states. We have had some great numbers coming out of texas. And amazing numbers coming out of tennessee and georgia. Its going to be an amazing two months. We might not even need the two months, folks, to be honest, all right. Reporter he garnered most of his support in the state for republicans unsatisfied with the government. I think he is here for the people and i think he wants to win. Reporter the win gives trump the majority of the delegates in the state, bringing him closer to clenching the gop nomination. I think he is well positioned to really sweep across the board. Reporter as trump continues the gop field is battling it out to become his alternative. Entrance polls show a majority of caucus goers who favored a candidate with more political experience and backed the tex
And alex giles is up town where the police are working to keep everyone safe. Very busy tonight, alex. Reporter it is busy and there are a ton of police out here. You cannot go a block without seeing an officer. We saw the crowds here. And and a lot of people in the ciaa tournament. And standing by the crowd for the most part. Security is tight around the ep pi center. Guards were not letting them in while they cleaned up before the night crowd came out dozens that poured in around 10 p. M. There was a shooting on ciaa weekend at one of the clubs at the music factory. And this year i saw the cmpd was there with the Crime Stoppers vehicle. One fan told me thats a good the city this weekend. There is crazy stuff going on and without the security and police. No telling it will be wild and crazy out here. It is under control. Everyone is having a good time. And an officer i spoke with on the street out here told me earlier tonight they did not have major incidents here. It wrapped up. Live