Came in this person . Kristen lets show you this mans mug shot, i believe we have it. This is new in the alert center. This is eric you there,nt charged with first degree murder and attempted murder following what police are calling a domestic incident in the mcdonalds on hoy wy 321 in hickory. Police got a call of domestic disturbance, they found rochelle lail shot to death in the parking lot. Also found another man cody watts, 28yearold from hickory sitting in the vehicle, he had been shot. He was taken to the hospital and remains in Critical Condition this morning. Again, eric yount in jail and charged with first degree murder and attempted murder this morning. Back to you, christine. Christine kristen, thank you. To learn the condition of a woman and child reportedly stabbed in caldwell county. This happened late last night at a home on Fairway Acres in changes mountain. The twoyearold child was airlifted to the hospital and woman taken to the hospital as well. A second child is also being checked out by doctors. Deputies do have a man in custody, as soon as we learn more detail well update you here on the air, and online at wbtv. Com. Governor pat mccrory ordered the North Carolina department of transportation to reevaluate ways to break the i77 toll lane contract. This developing situation comes after another road cintra operates in texas, declared bankruptcy. That road was the subject of a wbtv on your side investigation just weeks ago. Nick ochsner traveled to that highway in texas, to ask questions our legislative leaders should have asked from reporter the company that operates state highway 130 in texas declared bankruptcy wednesday after years of operating on lower than expected revenue, from ridership that never materialized. On your side investigation visited the road last month. Weve been driving on state highway 130 in texas several miles and so far we passed one car in our direction. The road is owned by subsidiary of the spanish company, cintra. The same company contracted by ncdot to build the i77 toll lanes. North carolina transportation secretary is now looking for ways to break the states contract avenues of after news of the bankruptcy broke wednesday. This is an embarrassmen. Jim puckett was opposed to the contract from the beginning. They used texas from the poster child why this is great, now it kind of blows up in their told you so if they dont get out and it happens to us. Late wednesday a Spokes Person says the texas bankruptcy will have no impact on the i77 project and they look forward to continuing in the work in North Carolina. Christine that was nick ochsner reporting. Ncdot says the secretary of transportation will head to texas on monday to meet with cintra. Couldnt provide any other details on a time line or possible options moving forward. We have extensive coverage of the i77 toll lane project from multiple investigations weve done. Go to wbtv. Com, that is where you can see all our investigative reports including the road in texas that went bankrupt. The Chesterfield County sheriff named the temporary chief Law Enforcement officer in pageland after an emergency town council session. This comes after nearly every Police Officer walked off the reinstatement of the police chief who is under a state investigation. Chief larry brown will work under the direction of the sheriff and work with town officials to get the Police Staffing addressed. Right now off duty Chesterfield County deputies are helping to police pageland streets while the town figures out the Police Staffing controversy. Some of the officers told us they left because they dont want to work, they have a vote off in confidence, what is going on . I will work with anybody you got a problem, address it, move on. Several officers have stayed, several said they are not come back were going to, well take that day today and the chief and will meet monday morning to see who is here and who is not. Chief brown would not talk about the issue. A sad update to story we told you tuesday night a child who ran in a moving car while has died. Investigators 88yearold Bryson Mcsweeney ran into a car, he was a second grader at harrisburg elementary school. Neighbors and School Officials say it is hard to cope with his death. I pray for the mother and the little boy, kept on praying. Harrisburg leaders say he has a sister in the fifth grade. Well let you know about funeral arrangements. A driver who crashed his pick up truck in a propane tank outside this home in Cleveland County submitted a blood sample to investigators. That crash sunday outside this home in fallston caused an explosion that killed jb and naomi newton. Troopers were back at the scene yesterday, investigators will turn over findings from the blood sample of the driver to the District Attorney who will decide if charges will be filed. Help offered to the marine rushed in that home and tried to save the newtons. Interview brian crotts said he had a hard time dealing with their death. The Cleveland County sheriff told us he wants to help. If he needs assistance where he needs to talk to someone, if he will reach out to me sheer at the sheriffshere atthe Sheriffs Office well make it happen. Crotts wanted to remain anonymous but came forward so the family would know how much jb and naomi cared for one another in the final moments. Charlottemecklenburg police have not said if anyone will face charge in a crash in which a pedestrian was seriously hurt. Sky 3 over the scene yesterday afternoon on sunset road in north charlotte. Windshield shattered, roof crushed in. The names of the pedestrian and driver have not been released. The field of president ial candidates may be getting smaller. The candidate who may be up. Christine another republican candidate may be ending his run for the white house. Dr. Ben carson announcing on facebook that he wont be attending tonights gop debate in michigan. He said in the post that he sees no path forward to the nomination. Carson had a poor showing on super tuesday putting him very far behind in the race. Early voting begins today of people came out for an early vote kickoff rally at the excelsior nightclub, encouraging minorities to get out and vote. Early voting runs until saturday. The president ial primary is march 15th American Airline is pushing to fly nonstop from charlotte to cuba. Applying for permission to fly with the government. The flights would be once a day year around. All the flights operating between the u. S. And cuba are charter flights. The u. S. Department of transportation has the final say. The metroline that trade expo is closing. The Property Owner has owned the property 32 years, it was passed down from her father. She is now in her 60s and while she has her health it is i was some are happy, some sad, some have mixed fieldings. The antique dealers they have dozens and dozens of places close by, so i dont think they will have a problem whatsoever. She is asking for the property to be rezone to make it formore favorable, has a potential buyer. Metro line that will close the end of june. Still ahead on wbtv news this morning, a man attacked while working in uptown charlotte in an exclusive interview with wbtv, the man talks why he thinks justice is not being served. Christine a man from charlotte is speaking out after being beaten. These three teens and minor charged with at tacking attacking him. Sarah blake morgan talked to the man. I kind of blew them off. What happened to be all talk. Them running their mouth. Detoured in what he calls his swift attack. As soon as they come around the corner hit me in the eye split my eyebrow open. The construction worker who asked to remain anonymous fearing for safety tells wbtv he was working in uptown late friday night when police say jumped him, busting his lip and eyebrow and pulling out a knife. Im fighting two and one is trying to stab me the whole time with a knife which turns out to be a minor. The root of the attack, the victim believes his race. They didnt say anything to any African American or black or however you want to put it that walked through. As soon as any white person went through, they had something to say to them. Didnt take police long to track down the teens this. Man says not much is keeping them behind bars. Dominiquedominique rowell bounded out immediately. Jamar williams and Nemiah Mcinnis have lower bonds. If you make it that easy why would they have any fear of doing anything wrong . This man never wants to face them again but has a message they hope they hear. Grow up. Obviously, they were taught hate that was Sarah Blake Morgan reporting. We reached out to the das office ask why the bonds were set so low. They said the investigation is ongoing and those bond amounts are set in the discretion of the magistrates and judges. Lets go live outside and show you what things are looking like at 4 48 a. M. , all is quiet, another cold start to a thursday morning and things are are going to change in the forecast. Meteorologist al conklin has an early look. Al yesterday, 58, today cooler, closer to 50 for most of us. We will see a gradual increase in cloud cover. You may have early sunshine this morning but the trend is going to be for cloud cover. Youre wondering wait a minute, we have snow falling in the mountains, a lot of that not reaching the ground. I would ventura guess to say the vast majority is not reaching the ground. That is a break away batch of precipitation trying to get in band of snow is from chicago out toward cincinnatti, indianapolis. All this is heading in our direction. Clouds on the increase going through the day and rain will come our way. In the mountains cold, but dry, no issues on the roads as we approach 5 00, 25 degrees up in boone. Cold. Lets look at futurecast and what it suggests. A little break away precipitation, perhaps north of us going through the morning but the trend is going to be for cloud cover. This is noon, were still dry for the vast majority of the wbtv viewing area, as we head toward 4 00, rain overspreads the area. Up to i77 and points westward. Through the evening hours rain will be with us of the. It is wet for most off us. For some, snow, Winter Weather tomorrow morning, i think maybely rain south of there. In the northern mountains, elevations above 3500 feet there will be snow, several inches before it tapers down tomorrow morning. Giving you that accumulations map at 5 00. 32 degrees, mostly cloudy, not much of a breeze. High thin clouds, 24 in jefferson, 25 boone. 32 hickory, 29 lincolnton, 32 concord, close to freezing for albermarle, monroe and back over toward rock hill where it is 33. Increasing, thickening clouds and rain by later in the afternoon, High Temperature not in the upper 50s but low 50s, High Pressure with us for today. Low pressure coming in for later this afternoon and tonight, at 8 00, rain over the area, tomorrow morning most of this is pulling away by 8 00, starting to get a break in the cloud cover, snow showers for the mountains, they give way and High Pressure builds in saturday and sunday, lots of sunshine, still be cool on saturday but it doesnt look to be terribly heavy rain, a small window of rain from late this afternoon through the predawn hours tomorrow. Once we get rid of the rain its over with and we will be very dry for the foreseeable future and temperatures will be going up. Today, they go down, 51 degrees, that is almost ten degrees below average this time of the year. Cold rain tonight, in the high country snow, above 3500 feet. Tomorrow, mostly sunny, breezy. 57, seasonal on saturday at 59, then above normal sunshine in the sunday forecast, 63 and look at this, well up in the 70s i think by the middle part of next week. If youre not a fan of cold weather, stick around well warm back up as we go through early march. That is the forecast, see you at the top of the hour. Eight minutes before 5 00. Lemme get a mcpick 2. Check out the fresh new look on Mcdonalds Mcpick 2 menu lemme get a mcpick 2 for just 5 bucks. Mix n match share n savor 2 for 5 name your flavor pick any 2 iconic tastes a big mac made with 100 beef, flaky filetofish, seared on the grill quarter pounder with cheese or crispy 10piece chicken mcnuggets for just 5 bucks. Grab a friend today and pick your faves lemme get a mcpick 2 bada ba ba ba christine super tuesday was a victory celebration for donald trump, so then why did trumps endorser in chief, Chris Christie, display such a cold stare . Reporter hard to look at alpha politician like Chris Christie hovering behind donald trump. Abysmal. Abysmal describes his expression. As in a hostage video mocked social media. Governor christie blink twice if youre in trouble. Dear god what have i done, endorsing trump tweeted the daily show. He looks like a guy who isnt sure if he turned the stove off before he left for work. A Washington Post opinion writer said of trumps remarks. It was impossible to hear him over Chris Christies eyes. He spent the entire speech screaming wordlessly and yes someone put that wordless scream to music from psycho. I like people who werent captured mocked one poster echoing the donalds line about john mccain. I like people that werent captured. Chris christies tie is trying to escape tweeted a tonight show producer. Governor, governor, come on snap out of it. Snap out of it please. Tennessee, virginia. Now governor, dont curb your enthusiasm. [ music ] one joker explained the governors stare is a food fixation, but there is nothing easy about making your face seem natural when youre stuck on camera listening to someone, if the state of the union or union between Anthony Weiner and his wife. I apologized to my wife. Or when the donald basks sarah palins endorsement. The transformation of our country. Take heart, governor christie, when things are looking this down there is no where to go but up. [ music ] jeanne moos, cnn, new york. Christine at the top of the hour, the controversy continues police chief in south carolina. The decision by many officers to walk off the job, and what officials in pageland are doing about it. Al . Al dry conditions this morning, but much colder with temperatures down in the 20s and 30s, no rain just yet but im tracking some precipitation on radar, ill let you know when it arrives in your neighborhood with the seven day forecast, chris . Chris looking good early on, keep an eye on the thursday morning commute as we roll closer to the rush hour. Kristen . Chris chris, thanks, two people shot in the parking lot of mcdonald in hickory, we respected in the this broadcast sponsored by subaru south boulevard and subaru concord. Wbtv on your side. Wbtv news starts right now. John now at 5 00, a contract to build the controversial toll county may end up being cancelled. Why state transportation officials are reevaluating the contract. Christine while you were sleeping authorities in hickory releasing new details about a shooting at a mcdonalds in hickory, Kristen Miranda getting the details first, with the latest developments. John welcome to wbtv news this morning on thursday, march 3rd, good to have you with us at 5 00 a. M. , im john carter. Christine im christine sperow. Lets get the half hour started with charlottes most experiencinged morning meteorologist, al conklin. Another chilly start to this thursday. Al a lot colder this morning, christine, yeah, temperatures down below freezing throughout our viewing area, only 5 00, we still have room to drop. It is dry, that is the good thing in charlotte. No rain out there right now, not expecting any until much later this afternoon. Take a look at numbers, 25 in boone, 27 in morganton, 29 in hickory, at freezing salisbury, charlotte, gastonia, lancaster, in rock hill, a chilly start. 35 degrees out there at 8 00, if we have any sunshine, will be the first thing this morning, i look for clouds to be on the increase. Rain chances are low until very late this afternoon. High temperature, 51. Rain chances pick up tonight. Most of the rain is back across the middle part of the country from st. Louis to memphis, little rock, that is heading in our direction, we have a wet night on the way for today. What about the weekend . Let you know about that in the seven day planner. Youre never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. Here is chris, first alert traffic. Chris first alert traffic is sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. Were going to start with a live look i77 here west boulevard, no problems, traffic running along smoothly this morning, so well begin with drive times, if youre coming up from rock hill, 63milesperhour. Concord to center city, 18 minutes, lake norman southbound, 15 minutes, 69milesperhour. Overall mapping system looking