snow outside of the mountains at best we think two inches of a snow and ice accumulation because this is also going to transition to rain. it could be as early as monday afternoon and monday evening and this looks like it finishes as just rain monday night into tuesday morning. but again at best two inches of that snow and ice mix before that transition to rain in the charlotte area. and we will look at the forecast in a couple of minutes. >> do you remember this? this is what charlotte looked like two years ago today. and the flurries pale in comparison to this. in three days the charlotte area saw eight inches of snow two years ago on february 12th. download the weather app to track any storm system. you can watch it on your phone it is free and easy. search for wbtv in the app store. >> have you seen this man? against kids and now skipped town. cabarrus county deputies have warrants to charge gregory powers, jr. but they have to find him first. david whisenant is off i-85 in cabarrus county. do we have any idea where this guy might be? >> they believe he could be in charlotte or south carolina. but also admit he could be on the road just about anywhere. when i showed gregory pours, jr. to mary she noticed something. >> looks like an average joe. >> doesn't look familiar? >> he kind of looks familiar but not sure where i would know him from. just because of the moles on his face he looks familiar. >> it may have been from the facebook post. it says that powers left town on wednesday just as he was about to face charges. >> for statutory rape and indecent liberties with a minor. busy area with lots of homes, shops and a daycare. they believe powers left from here after learning that he might face the charges. >> he is driving a 2011 chevy hhr like the oneth this picture. detectives are hoping he can be found and they are asking for help. >> we have an ongoing investigation and at the point we are now we secured warrants for gregory wayne powers, jr. and we would like the public's help in locating mr. powers. >> the post has gotten a lot of attention. and mary warren thinks it is a good tool for law enforcement. >> most definitely. a lot of people are on social media especially in this area. >> and detective from the sheriff's office says that is what they are counting on using social media and traditional media to get the name and picture out there. live on i-85, david whisenant wbtv on your side. >> thank you. powers, jr. is call the sheriff's office. go to wbtv.com. >> new information now about the woman investigators say was killed by her son inside this home. deputies say carolyn tore rin know was shot several times. she was shot this week in the head seven times. investigators arrested her son robert heights after they say he went to a bank and asked questions about his mom's account. >> and some in mooresville have concerns about plans to bring a cast co-to the area. we were at a town meeting where concerns were raised. there were some people in favor of the retailer. the planning board ended up voting in favor of the store to be built off i-77. not a done deal yet. the board of commissioners could have a vote in march. >> is your college student about to graduate and have no job lined up? ard coulding to a 2014 after college career survey only 17% up. a new program at unc charlotte number. dedrick russell is live on campus with how the program works. what is the name of this program? >> well, molly it's called go higher. and it just got up and running here at unc charlotte. so far about 20 students have signed up. and they tell me that they hope this program will send them from sitting in a college classroom to one day walking the hallways of corporate america. >> graduation day is coming and they do not have jobs lined up. their friends are in the same unemployment line. >> it is a big concern and they are doing whatever they can but it's not easy. >> that is why both signed up for the go higher workshops. in action. students meet for two hours for about six weeks learning skills to get a job. >> it's definitely not what you will get out of the tips that you may get from the career center. >> this is tasha's idea. she is a recruiter. burkes worked a job fair and says she got about 1,000 resumes. but only one stood out. >> these millennials are not prepared for the workforce or just their presentation alone is not enough to garner our attention. >> burkes teaches about being intentional when finding a job and how to stand out. the students are in week two of the program and it's already made a difference. >> i learned a lot about interviewing tips and learned about resumes how you should put things on paper. >> being myself more and letting my personality show. >> the program is geared toward minorities and women. here is why... level the playing field for under represented populations in the workforce. >> students say they are ready for the real world. >> i'm going to be more confident in myself how i present myself. >> now, go higher has been setup at other colleges and the founder tells me that so far about 86% of participants are now working in corporate america working at amazon, wells fargo and other companies and wants to expand the program and take it to about 10 colleges next year. live at unc charlotte, dedrick russell wbtv on your side. >> and when asked most college students say the most difficult part of a job search is the interview and creating a resume. >> after a long woke week let's see how the commute looks. things are fairly quiet for a friday afternoon commute as we check in i-85 at statesville quiet as we head farther north and that is in cabarrus county between 73 and george lyles parkway an accident at mile marker 53. notice the slow-moving traffic at least two miles of stop-and-go traffic and yes, slow-moving traffic southbound on i-85 as well. those that travel this area know there's problems on i-85 northbound and southbound and a road closure around south ridge avenue in both directions. your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. back to you guys. >> tonya, thank you. next, a north carolina woman is killed by a dog she just adopted. why her her mom says the dog is not completely to became. >> we showcase a group of soldiers who sacrifice to do all when our nation was split in half. >> and today snow moved east of us but a round of wintery weather could be headed our way. lyndsay tapases will tell us other things coming up >> a north carolina swam killed by a dog she adopted two weeks ago. susan story adopted the dog because she was told it was good natured. after she brought the dog to her home the dog attacked her. story died before she could get to the hospital and her family is trying to take care of her daughters. >> the people that gave her this dog and told them that it was good natured and everything we would like to find that out. >> authorities have not said if they will try to find who gave the family the dog. the dog was put down yesterday morning. >> some young students are it did not happen inside a classroom. >> in honor of black history month we showcase a group of soldiers who helped win one of the most decisive victories in the civil war. >> we have cold and winter weather in the forecast we will have the details for you in the complete first alert forecast coming up. >> and if you see snow send it to us like carolyn did. look at the picture of the snow in rock hill. this play we are going to show it to you. the face mask right there that was through the super bowl big questions about that play. right now let's go to alex giles he is live in the alert center because you have new information on this play? >> big questions, indeed and we have new information we have learned he has been fined because of that play. he yanked him down and will have to pay $26,000. and makes me cringe looking at it there. he admitted after the game that he did it on purpose, too. the broncos malik jackson and joe web fined $8,000 for separate plays unnecessary roughness calls on separate plays. he had to pay up for the penalties there. >> and pay up. but not get to spend it. i'm sure comments will come on this one. thank you. >> we've come to end of another week and during february known we are showcasing individuals and events who made a difference. tonight we showcase the u.s. colored troops known as the usct's they numbered 200,000 and had volunteer units in north carolina and south carolina. here is a preview from steve crump's new documentary, quiet valor and silent strength. >> pennsylvania avenue one of america's best known avenues. and along since a famous parade route, the grand review honored the accomplishments of many of those who never tasted the fruits of thankful recognition. during may of 2015, dedicated guards from the past embraced the heroic deeds made by their role models. >> it is a new age to where we get to tell our story. >> one story offering solid testimony conviction displayed by the usct's is finding it speaks of a major milestone showcasing the role of accomplishment. >> 14 african-americans received the medal of honor. it was now called the congressional medal of honor. and the service at the attack on new market heights was phenomenal. >> while troops were credited for the role in the fall of rich mound, 25 miles southeast on virginia's highway 5 new market heights offered an intense proving ground. >> these particular battles establish african-americans as real soldiers in the american army. >> the 14 decorated individuals include kelly alexander, antibioticty, countries nan fleetwood, james gardner, and thomas hawkins. african-americans performed spectacularly because by then they had earned proven their met tell in common back and they were needed. >> steve crump reports. you can see quiet valor and silent strength monday night 7:30 on wbtv bounce tv. >> let's go back to talking about the weather there was snow in charlotte. and it was like wow it's snowing. >> and social media lit up. >> everyone took pictures but there is more snow coming monday. lyndsay tapases is live to talk details on that in the first alert weather center. >> we've been talking about this storm for a couple of days and now we are able to show it to you on the map. it's not close to us yet it's in the pacific northwest. as it continues to move overland our models will get better date tan the details will become clearer for us as it is a couple ahead, what we have up next, weather-wise is just this second arctic high that will be moving in behind the snow showers that we did see. the temperatures just brutally cold beneath that high while we are in the 30s in charlotte upstream we have single-digits and subzero readings far north enough and the center of that high is going to be drifting south as we head into tonight, tomorrow, tomorrow night and by sunday morning it's anchored on top of us which is why sunday morning is going to be the coldest we will get into the teens and then single-digits into the mountains. so as far as tonight is concerned low 20s on tap for the low. 23 in the charlotte area for day break saturday. and saturday afternoon you will hold in the teens into the mountains. maybe early morning snow showers but then for you, the sun should break out. unlike today where it stayed cloudy all day sun is back out for us for tomorrow. much. still around freezing for the foothills into the charlotte 30s. similar to today with the 37 high and the south carolina counties will be in the upper 30s but with the breeze, too and breezy at times out of the northwest at 10 to 15-miles-per-hour. then as saturday night into sunday morning where we will hit the low of 15. bitter cold valentine's day morning it is not a record but it's below the average of 32. then we warm-up to 35 for sunday. there will be more clouds with the temperatures holding in the mid-30s. with all that cold air monday morning the storm getting close and moving into our area that is why it looks like it starts as snow and then outside of the mountains does start to change-over to a mix of sleet and freezing rain. there is the time stamp there. could be as early as the change-over to rain. outside of the mountains and in charlotte in particular there is monday evening 6:30 and then this will be ending as just rain for us for monday night and into tuesday morning. as far as accumulations our confidence is high at best we see no more than two inches. again we are 80% confident that we will not see more than two inches of snow and ice accumulation with just an outside 20% chance that we end up seeing more than two inches of accumulation. good news once we get past all of this that storm pulls out early midday on tuesday. and then we have warmer weather on the horizon. that 60 next friday. it will feel good by then. let's update the traffic with tonya rivens. >> your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. after a quiet start things are picking up. i-77 and remount road that accident was in the left lane and the backup is with us. that is john belk, i-77 at west boulevard and wilkinson boulevard that accident creating congestion. the left lane is cleared on the right shoulder south tryon is a great alternate route and we have quite a bit of congestion building not just in that area but farther south and check in around nations ford and woodlawn and arrowood. we can see a lot of slow-moving traffic. especially southbound on i-77. back to you. >> all right thank you. elementary school students learn a valuable lesson outside the classroom and the teacher admits it may be the most important. >> and all new at 6:00... >> this morning she woke up mommy it hurts it hurts it burns and it spread down to her legs a little bit. >> several students at one school developed a painful rash and the school blames the mistake by the cleaning crew. what is being done to keep this from happening again. that is next. local students learned a lesson outside of the classroom. students delivered food donations to replenish the shelves of the soup kitchen. the pantry saw a great need over the holidays and students raised donations to help families in need. >> it's that experience out of the box stepping out of the classroom and looking into their world and they can take this back with them and talk about it to their parents and share it with their friends and remember what they did to help someone else. >> great job and all the students donated 1500 non-perishable food items. >> north carolina is preparing for a winter storm. >> here we go. we will let you know the plan to keep the roads clear and the latest information on your a winter storm is on the way. crews getting ready for ice and snow. >> and dozens of students develop a rash at school. we get answers about a chemical mistake. >> and candidates for president converge on south carolina. >> here a week from saturday you all have reshape the race. >> what they have to gain in the palmetto state. >> announcer: wbtv on your side. wbtv news news starts right now. >> we are now getting a much better idea of the potential impact of this coming winter storm. >> first, get ready for even colder weather. temperatures are expected to drop into the teens this weekend. nice to have you here at 6:00 p.m. i'm maureen o'boyle. >> i'm paul cameron. there is a lot going on that is why we have team coverage from the mountains to here in charlotte. >> first, let's go to chief meterologist, eric thomas who has had a busy afternoon. eric thomas is in the first what is happening right now? >> well, maureen that snow that moved through and created excitement for us today that is moving out. but it's kicking the door wide open for the cold air to roar back into the wbtv viewing area. wind-chill advisories tonight through saturday. saturday night into sunday morning. you have allegheny, ash, watauga and avery county, wind-chills -5 to -15 that is dangerous. do not get stranded tonight or tomorrow night. right now these are your wind-chills. you will see we are down to 14 in boone and already around freezing here in the piedmont. now actual temperatures through 11:00 p.m., about 35 in charlotte. below freezing 40 and into the 20s up across the high country. and boy, we are dive bombing into the 20s and 9 around boone and blowing rock. all right, the snow continues off and on around the high country. that through 11:00 p.m. but for our part quiet we are