text messages sent from robinson's phone. a woman shot during a domestic dispute died and the man accused could be charged with murder. tammy clong gear was shot yesterday and died overnight. steve ohnesorge has been following the story. >> authorities are not releasing many details of what they believe happened in this house. only that a woman was shot twice and that a man has been charged in the case. james thaker went before a judge on acharge with assault with a deadly weapon and the charge has not been changed, not yet. >> quiet neighborhood do not have trouble. >> the neighborhood says the couple moved in across the street last fall they were not unfriendly but -- >> kept to themselves. >> yesterday he heard the sirens and doors slamming. looked out. >> and there was a parade of hickory patrol cars. dispute led to what happened. tammy was rushed to a hospital and thaker was picked up not far away and charged with the shooting. it's why he had an appearance in court today. they do expect to file more charges. and he will have another day in court. no word yet when the upgraded charges will be filed but authorities say there is not a big rush right now because thaker is not going anywhere. he remains in jail. and that's where they say he will stay. in hickory, steve ohnesorge wbtv on your side. >> thank you. investigators in raleigh called on the help of an artist to identify a body. nine months ago a man was found dead in the woods. police had an artist create this bust of what the man looked like they are hoping someone will recognize him and come forward. back to our alert center where alex giles is live working >> you said that correct rock slide. take a look this is from twitter. look at that picture that is highway 19 east at the tennessee-north carolina state line. the rocks completely across the road and someone pulled off to stop because they could not drive over and take a picture. the cbs affiliate is report to go happened this afternoon and was about 20 feet high both lanes are closed. the dot says the slide was caused by freezing water that thawed and caused the rocks to move. amazing stuff back to you. >> thank you. >> mix of snow and ice causing problems for drivers in much of the northeast. look at those spinningires this is video of cars stuck in rochester new york. i moved over to the first alert weather center with meteorologist leigh brock we had the troubles on the roads last night. but now the temperatures have warmed up and it was a beautiful >> 25-30 warmer right now than 24 hours ago. do you remember what yesterday felt like? let's move on. tonight. >> there is that is the bad part we cannot shake it. this is february. we have thin clouds moving in ahead of the next system. certainly not a bad day. look at the numbers. mid-50s right now. 36 cool in the boone area. here is what it looks like. we have one winter weather advisory for avery county but avery, ash, watauga snow showers from this system it's moving into the southern north carolina mountains. one disturbance a weak low pressure system it will be pushing in and out and den before you know it. but it will mean rain overnight. yep, and more snow for the higher elevations. not more than one to two inches. mid-50s to mid-40s by 9:00 p.m. move in then we have a big warming trend coming this way and i have the details coming up in a little bit. >> thank you. police are greenville, south carolina say an officer was injured in a wreck that left one dead. a greenville police officer responded to a weather-related crash when another vehicle hit the officer's cruiser and the two people involved in the crash. one person died and another taken to the hospital with serious injuries. >> a south carolina man accused of impersonating a police officer and pulling someone over. zachary civiles was arrested after a deputy saw him. according to police reports is civiles said he was an agent with the south carolina law enforcement division and pulled over a car for a faulty taillight. deputies found a pistol and badge in his car. >> tonya rivens in the first alert traffic center. >> your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. and that is northbound we have congestion traffic not able to recover from an earlier accident around the john belk freeway. and a problem on 485 outer. an injury accident involving an 18-wheeler. the congestion started to build early. johnston road is the better alternate route. but there's congestion and that is a lot of volume for this time of day as we continue to see the volume around 485, another accident on south boulevard. it's close to 485 as well. park road is a great alternate route. back to you guys. >> all right, tonya, thank you. wracked up introducing longhorn's big, bold, steaks. the only way to make em' better was to make em' bigger. our new center cut 10 ounce filet. our perfectly seasoned 16 ounce t-bone. and our fire grilled 18 ounce outlaw ribeye. big, bold, steaks. only at longhorn 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was instrumental in putting me on this path. >> great example there here in north carolina. more cars added to a massive airbag recall. vehicles to the growing list. all across america families are coming back to time warner cable for a whole new experience. we came back for internet speeds so fast even the kids are impressed. oh she's impressed. we're catching up on movies and shows on demand just as fast as we can watch them. twc's home wifi is so strong we can use all our devices at the same time. come back today. you'll get 100 meg internet, tv, phone and more for $89.99 a month. and ask how you could get a $300 reward card. >> horror ensued a local convenience store. tonight two men convicted in the shooting death of a store owner testifies against their alleged accomplice. plus, the battle lines are drawn voters prepare to cast their ballots in the republican presidential primary. those stories are still ahead. right now wbtv news continues. >> thank you. we are still awaiting the president to appear. >> and our alex giles is live in the alert center with the details on that. >> guys it appears that appearance is approaching soon we have a live picture where the president is scheduled to speak out in california. that news conference was scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m. but it's running late and we talked about wondering if the president is going to be talking about a new nomination for the supreme court after the passing of justice antonin scalia. and we are going to have to wait to hear what happens at this news conference and we are expecting many of the reporters to question him about this. so we are continuing to wait for president obama to take the podium. we will be sure to update you as soon as we get information. >> thank you. the president will be asked about it how much he has to say about it we will see. >> we are on your side with the top consumer headlines. more recalls aunited states nod because of the takata airbags. gm recalling 200,000 assault and battery and saturn cars. takata inflators can explode. >> we have had smartphones for a while and now we have smart shoes. they are called io fit developed by a start-up part of samsung i am belledded sensors detect posture. and there will be two shoes to choose from a running shoe and an oxford. >> the running shoe ok. your oxford. >> you know. posture. >> posture. >> you are at work doing this and that is bad for your neck. so there's that. >> it's clever we have those this is in the shoe. >> and what do the shoes look like? and then how much does it cost? will be the other. and that is a sign that it is going to be out of my price range. >> the other shoe will drop later. [laughter] get it? >> we got it. >> toy makers are showing off the latest creations at the toy fair in new york city. boy, it got qui net here. toys continue to become more high tech like a "star wars" toy that allows kids to use their mind to control the game. and family board games are big. toy experts say it is a way for families to get away from technology and spend time together. >> it's fun to play a board game with the kids. we do that with the kids. >> monopoly is tough that is one game that you want a time limit and it can go on and on. >> we should. >> tonya rivens, right? first alert traffic center. go. >> well, i wanted to say sorry and the operator game are great games. >> that is good. >> ok. now traffic your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. as we check in there is a lot of volume on i-77 around woodlawn and look at tyvola road this is a lot of volume for this time of day and i notice the cameras moving around. and we have an accident on south boulevard near 485 that is the secondary road. park road is a great alternate route and these are main arteries for commuters. and park road a great alternate route. and look at the volume that we have north and southbound on i-77. it's slow-moving traffic traffic without any accidents here we did have an accident earlier northbound around john belk and traffic seems to not be able to recover at the moment. before we see a bump up in the area. back to you. >> thank you. what a difference a day makes because, boy, when you look how it was yesterday the cold nasty to freezing rain and the snow and the sleet to today had the sunroof open on the way to work. >> beautiful. 60 . and few puffy clouds around but all in all, picture perfect day. let's see how long this is going to last. >> i have good news for you it's going to last a little bit longer. we will see things getting better from here. and right now, few clouds out there from our hd towercam. you can see the sun is falling on the city and then we have more clouds just outside of the city and look at what is going on. temperatures fantastic. it's february we have above average temperatures compared to yesterday, this is improvement. 58 in rockingham and 55 in shelby and 52 in morganton. clouds are trying to move back n we have thin clouds right now and farther to the west you are starting to pick up thicker cloud cover and avery county you have snow showers right now and you have a winter weather advisory in effect until 6:00 a.m. the system from the west is going to hit you the most. you can see one to two inches of snow before the evening is over. and i think that is also possible for watauga and ashe county as well. we will look at that in a second. here is what is coming into the picture. we have cloudy skies and the snow flurries and the showers pushing into the western part of the state and the bulk of it is back over tennessee up into kentucky and this is going to push through here overnight and be out by tomorrow morning but in the meantime we have mainly cloudy skies and the rain pushing in. and for most of us we stay well above the freezing mark. highest elevations you are not so lucky. to two inches of snow. and while the rest of us see rain out of it this time. and tomorrow, 39 your morning time temperature. 50, and 56 the high temperature. and check this out. you luke a warming trend? -- you like a warming trend? over the weekend 60s and upper 60s for saturday and sunday. 62 monday and back to february temperatures back to 48 again. there is the forecast. eric thomas has your seven-day at 5:00 p.m. stick around for that. >> thank you. construction on the light-rail will impact service this weekend. cats says the construction will be saturday and sunday. the blueline will only operate between archdale and 7th street stations. >> next, population 2. that is right. a local town has only 2 residents. how they are leading the way. and right now, a shout-out to our facebook fan of the day, rhonda harris. if you want to be our fan of the day go to wbtv.com/facebook and be sure to hit the like button and stick around we are updating our feed to the news you need to the funny stuff and the viral videos. >> as we head to break look at street. green arrows all up. beautiful sight. we're back in just a minute. on wbtv news is sponsored by... 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(elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. imagine being the only person who lives in a town? you are thinking of somewhere remote maybe in the north carolina mountains. >> but as kristen miranda tells us it is a reality for a couple in gaston county. they live in expectser mountain population spencer mountain, population 2. >> we are sitting on the porch. >> when chase and alice white moved to spencer mountain three years ago, they did not realize they were the only people in town. >> there was a newspaper article that alerted us to that that we was the only ones in spencer mountain. >> when a factory moved out, so did the people who lived there. chase is the pastor of the church in town. >> a lot of the church members say you need to become the mayor. for two years they talked about >> on election day the jokes became more serious they both voted chase for mayor and chase decided to vote for his wife for town council interest and went on the internet you could see where we won the election in spencer mountain. >> 100%. >> the gaston county board of elections could not believe it. >> they called the office and said adam you are not going to believe this but we had voters in spencer mountain. >> kristen miranda wbtv on your side. >> quite a tale. the whites are hoping the old mill will choose to rebuild homes in the area and add neighbors to the community. >> strange. >> next here on wbtv news a proposal to help better educate your child we are on your side breaking down the state of mecklenberg county and how a proposed universal prek program could help your students. >> and new... >> lawmakers were back in raleigh discussing plans to draw i have the details. ja wbtv on your side. wbtv news starts right now. >> all political eyes on south carolina. voters ready to cast their ballots in the republican presidential primary. it because my kids' future. >> we are on your side with what you need to know before you head to the polls. >> and after a day of snow, ice and freezing rain the sun has returned and we are feeling a nice warm-up. what a difference a day makes. good to have you here at 5:00 i'm maureen o'boyle. >> i'm paul cameron. winter yesterday and spring today. you can see the sunshine on the hd towercam tonight. snow, ice, freezing rain and frigid temperatures caused a mess in our area yesterday. wrecks upon wrecks upon wrecks as ice covered the roadways. >> today the sun returned and the ice began to melt away. and this video you can see ice melting so quickly off trees in stateville it appears it's raining and warmer weather is on the way. >> right now over to chief meterologist, eric thomas who is looking at a warmup to come. >> talking about a warmup but do not look now when you think it's we talked about this yesterday this is an impulse and it's significant impulse it's driving rain and yes, snow back into the wbtv viewing area. specifically in the mountains. and yes, we are on the lookout for showers to make their way into the charlotte area. but right now, look at this. the leading edge coming into caldwell, burke county and that is snow changing here. and avery county coming into boone and blowing rock as well. temperatures in the mid-30s and they will cool rapidly. the advisory for avery, mitchell and yancy one to three inches of snow through the exhours. heading out the door the i skoos are nice the skies are nice. do not be fooled because that rain is racing eastward toward the charlotte area. 56 is where we are right now. again if you are out late this evening keep the umbrella handy. much more coming up in the first alert forecast. >> breaking news right now. president obama just wrapped up and right now he is taking questions about who he plans to nominate to fill the supreme seat. let's listen in. >> take stock of somebody who made enormous contributions to the united states and we are grateful for his service and his family's service. the constitution is clear about what is supposed to happen now. when there is a vacancy on the supreme court, the president of the united states is to nominate someone. the senate is to consider that nomination. and either they disapprove of that nominee or that nominee is elevated to the supreme court.

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