With more or this change of course. Reporter our investigation took us to texas, we drove the highway in question, 130 in texas. Got a first hand account what it was like, opened our eyes because not many people were driving on that highway out there. A toll road just like i77 would be here in charlotte. Now i want to show you video of that highway there, 130 in texas, the company that operates that road declared bankruptcy on wednesday, that road is owned by a subsidiary of the spanish company, cintra, the same company contracted by ncdot to build the i77 toll lanes. North carolinas transportation secretary is now looking for a way to break the states contract and that is welcome news to Mecklenburg County commissioner jim puckett who was against this from the beginning. The end of the day what you have is this is an embarrassment, ncdot used texas as the poster child why this is great financially and from a really blows up in their face. Reporter now we also reached out to cintra, th
I do not have the capacity or the ability to put people under oath or to subpoena any information or documents. When it comes to the affairs will local government how much does the public have a right it know . We need to think about the rights of privacy and protection. Dr. Freeman is the dean of Knight School of communications at keeps university. And transparency maybe an issue he says not all documents are fair game. The hr divisions of most of the institutions city or county are bound to state statutes that protect those personnel records for very specific reasons to protect their personnel. Councilmembers plan to move forward with their inquiry. It is also very focused in the scope of who did receive that memo. And where it was originated. So i think there is a way to move this. While councilmembers have Center Tonight they are here for a Zoning Ordinance to talk about his episode it will show up on the agenda as an item next monday night when they have their regular business mee
Re charged with Sexual Battery on the physically helpless. Bob it was december 18. According to invetigators, the victim had gone to the knight s pub across from the ucf campus to celebrate her 21st birthday. After a night of drinking, she became separated from her friends. When a friend finally got someone to answer the woman s phone, it was an unknown man who said they would take care of her. The woman told investigators she blacked out at the bar, and the next thing she knew, two men were having sex with her in a motel. Edward verin, himself the father of a college aged daughter, lives across the street from where the two men were arrested in east Orange County just last night. He s shocked to hear the allegations. That s sick. That s sick. Bob noel posted 10,000 bond today and was released. A woman at his east Orange County home told us noel was not there. Is there anything you want us to know . The judge revoked guzman s bond increased it on the new Sexual Assault charge. I m gonn
Reports of heightened security in u. S. Train stations. A lot of people traveling now for spring break. It was within hours that you saw major airports like the ones in new york and like the ones in people me that increased their security immediately when these types of incidents occurred. We will see that heightened effort until they can get a good grasp of exactly what happened early this morning. Maureen we appreciate you jumping on the phone to discuss this. Horrible to see what happened there. As he mentioned airports are heightening their security including here in charlotte. To board a plane connecting in brussels today . That was reality for one father. Crystal florez has more. About the bombings he cant help but think what if his flight was there earlier. To know that could happen and i could be there when it happened and we are both fortunate that i wasnt there. They joined him as they waited for another flight to open up. Elijah could continue on to his destination. They wer
Shootings, people are asking questions about the violence. More on that coming up at 6 00. For now, reporting live in east charlotte, mark becker, channel 9, eyewitness news. Thank you, mark, and we sent out a breaking news alert as soon as we learned about the shooting. Sign up for the alerts on our website. Another major story, new details after deputies found an albemarle could you be couple couple burying a body. They are questioning the story that this was a case of self defense. Eyewitness News Reporter dave faherty talked with investigators and the witness would led them to the scene. Reporter erica, that witness is telling me where the body was found was at one time an old Police Training ground. That witness was a former deputy. When he spotted the couples i guess its the old cop in me. Reporter we ask we not show his face or hughes use his name but this sheriffs deputy may have solved the murder. It didnt seem right. Iltd have called if i would have called if it was an old fa