We look at providence road near the arboretum at 51 you may get a slight slow down at that intersection but things should be moving smoothly there on providence road, highway 16. A look at interstate 77 at the woodlawn road exit, the traffic light, roads are damp, so keep that in mind. Youre never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. Looking ahead, early voting for North Carolinas primaries start tomorrow. The new voter i. D. Requirement goes in effect in time for the march primary. A federal judge could still rule against the law. Wbtvs Mark Davenport live in charlotte with more, so mark, what does this requirement mean for voters who may want to vote early and head to the polls tomorrow . Reporter christine, it means voters need to show up with photo i. D. To the polling place. If they dont have it with them, they wont be able to cast their vote. Getting voters to understand this law before they hit their polling place. Local board of Elect
Traffic. Chris al, thank you, rst alert traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. Well get you out the door with a live look i77, west boulevard, no problems here. Sides of the road are damp from last nights rain. Drive times coming up from rock hill, 21 minutes, 64milesperhour. Concord to center city, running 19 minutes and lake norman southbound 77, 15 minutes, 65milesperhour there. Looking at our charlotte area commute, 485, 77, 85 all running in the green this morning, no significant delays early on. John belk over to the brookshire looks good and 77 past center city also running in the green. That is a check of the morning traffic, john, back over to you. John North Carolina is in the National Spotlight as voting begins this morning in the states primaries. Several races are on the ballot, including the president ial race for the democrats and republicans. Wbtvs Mark Davenport is live at one of the polling places, Covenant Presbyterian Church in charlotte. Before they head o
We are working to find out the relationship between the victims and suspect. In Caldwell County a man is in custody accused in a stabbing that left a mother and her child with serious injuries. Overnight we learned it may have stemmed from a domestic incident. This is the vote that dave faherty sent us along Fairway Acres drive. Investigators say the suspect stabbed a woman inside of her home. They say a toddler was injured and airlifted to the hospital. Investigators say they were checking a younger child at the scene for possible injuries. Throughout the morning on daybreak, channel 9 will push for more information about both of these breaking news stories. We will bring you new developments as we get them on air and online at wsoctv. Com. A Company Connected to the for bankruptcy. Joe bruno is live on i77 in corn knee use to explain the situation. Reporter the governor ordered a review of the contract. The order comes after a company that build an austin, texas, toll road declared b
This broadcast sponsored by subaru south boulevard and subaru concord. Wbtv on your side. Newt starts right now. Kristen now at 7 00, decision to cancel a rally amid a security scare. This morning we will take you to the scene as protesters and supporters clashed. In a few days until the president ial primary in North Carolina, many candidates planning stops in and around the queen city. A look at their agendas coming up. A live look at our power doppler radar, were monitoring changes to the forecast, you see clouds there. Lyndsay has all the details for us. Two minutes after 7 00 on saturday morning good morning, glad youre here with us im crying kristenkristen miranda. Lyndsay im lyndsay tapases. There have been changes as last night because it is looking like today will be warmer than it looked like yesterday. Kristen oh, good. Lyndsay at one point yesterday it looked like the front would come through, we would hold in the low 70s but doesnt look like that is the case anymore, still
The countdown to new years is on across america tonight. The pictures coming in as a crowd of 1 million builds in times square. Thousands of new York City Police officers, the most ever, on high alert to keep everyone safe. And tonight, were learning of a terror arrest in new york, an alleged isis supporter accused plotting a newew years attack. But we begin with incredible images from overseas. Take a look at that. A massive high rise inferno in dubai, erupting hours before the World Famous Fireworks display. Abcs Alex Marquardt with the news coming in at this hour. Reporter a towering inferno. Tonight, one of dubais most famous Luxury Hotels consumed by flames. Yes, i can see a lot of debris coming down from the building and its getting bigger and bigger. Reporter the fire started on the 20th floor of this 63story hotel, and was visible from all around. The roar of the fire heard by video shot by eyewitnesses. It was just under three hours show, starting nearby at the worlds tallest