doesn't look like -- >> lyndsay: you will hear it several more times. 33 right now, surprisingly, still kind of cloudy, once the clouds clear out, that is when the temperatures will drop in early this morning. there is a look at monday's storm. that is where it is right now, moving over the pacific northwest, still two more days before that gets here, up until then, it will be all about the cold. at least a dry weekend if you have any plans, but talk how low the temperatures will go tonight and in tomorrow and more details on the monday storm, still looks like winter weather to start out the presidents day holiday. all the details in a few minutes. >> brody: a look at top stories, piedmont natural gas out early helping more than 280 families restore heat to their homes in north charlotte. we're told google fiber contractors cut a natural gas line last night in the highland that is near law rule laurel run. the lines are fixed. crews are re-setting everyone's line. for a lot of people an extra cold start to the weekend. >> just kind of bundle up and hope whatever they're doing it fixes it. >> i'm >> i'm hopeful they will get the gas back on so we have heat. >> it is cold, i got an infant, we have to get this done quick. >> bad time on that. they sent in crews and other areas to restore heat to the homes. live pictures in downtown boone, this is from resortcams.com, a very chilly morning and they have, well, a long day ahead of them, a cold, cold saturday. a lot of people up in the mountains getting skiing in. the roads d.o.t. working to keep those roads sanded. d.o.t. crews on stand-by across charlotte area ready to brine street at a moment's notice. charlotte had crews out a few days ago taking care of bridges and overpasses and the nc-dot alerted some of the independent contractors. >> kind of a critical situation right now we're not sure how the storm will move in. >> brody: the charlotte and state dot are watching how the storm develops before they send out the trucks. the state will make the decision later today. now is the time to make sure you have the wbtv weather app if you haven't downloaded it already, it can help plan ahead knife winter weather. of any winter weather. meteorologist lyndsay tapases has the weather. >> lyndsay: we showed you where the storm is now making landfall over the pacific northwest, out ahea of that, here's what we our weather maker is concerned for the upcoming weekend, a fresh shot of high pressure moving in the carolinas, this is following the snow showers, the disturbance that brought snow showers around to the area yesterday. so as far as what is out there right now, outside of the mountains we have cleared the sky out, so we are starting off on a mostly clear start here, in the mountains you have the clouds hanging on, maybe a few flurries around but no more additional snow fall really as far as accumulations are concerned, even in the mountains until we all see the winter weather with the storm arriving on monday. we do have a wind chill advisory, this goes all the way through the weekend for ashe, watauga, avery counties, doesn't expire until 10:00 a.m. on sunday morning, that gives you an idea how cold it is going to be with the mountains under the windchill advisory all weekend long. sub-zero readings in the mountains right now, feels like windchill, elsewhere, we have a 20 degree windchill in statesville, 27 is what it feels like in charlotte with the breeze right now, actual air temperature is right at the freezing mark, we have upper 20sfrom morganton, hickory and statesville, take a closer look at some of the other mountain temperature, you have some single digits here, banner elk, 8 degrees, 12 on beech mountain, west jefferson at 15 as of the 5:00 hour. definitely cold to start. the sun will be back out, we'll have more details on the weekend forecast and a look at snow and ice amounts we are expecting with the monday storm, all the details in a couple minutes. brody? >> brody: on your side investigating proposal to expand the huntersville police department's jurisdiction. they want to take over an areas already policed by cmpd. the question, will it work? our coleen harry went to find out. >> reporter: huntersville police respond to calls in huntersville limits, areas annexed by huntersville. what is called the extra territorial jurisdiction, etj, right now mecklenburg county pays charlotte-mecklenburg etj. huntersville wants that changed. in what used to be a small town. >> it is growing and that is a good things. >> reporter: times are different in huntersville, officials believe police response needs to be different, also. >> just in the interest of serving our residents the best it looks like the right time to move in that direction. hurtersville. the areas outlined are town limits where the police are responsible for police calls. charlotte-mecklenburg police respond to the extra territory known as etj. for example this, intersection is in huntersville, if an emergency happens here it is huntersville police. a little way down the road, people in this subdivision are in the extra territory, they would have to wait for cmpd to show up. >> our police officers drive get to our residents. >> mark gibbons and other officials want huntersville police to respond to the whole area. >> we have a better response time from huntersville to the areas outside their city limits than downtown charlotte. >> jim puckett believes local police should be handling calls in the entire area. >> will save millions for mecklenburg county. >> huntersville officials say though the town doesn't get paid for it their officers are responding to the extra territory. >> if there is calls out there, they hear it from dispatch and if they are close by, they will respond. we're not going to leave people hanging and waiting. >> town officials say the discussion is still early, but county officials have been notified. in huntersville, coleen harry, wbtv on your side. >> brody: a charlotte business owner says he caught several burglars on camera, you can see james neil called us after he called police. two people smashed the way the front door of his business on woodlawn drive. they reportedly had hit up another shops, they were in his business a minute before the alarm sounded and took off. >> last step they did was right here, he leaned like he was looking and then all of a signed alarm w wt up, let's go and they went right out. >> he hopes this video will help catch them, if you recognize the people you see here, call crimestoppers, 704-334-1600 police have arrested a man they say is responsible for multiple bank robberies. they caught him in tennessee. police gave us the photos of the robber earlier this week. from the first citizens bank on john j. delaney drive. the man in the hat is 42-year-old lewis fite, also robbed the bb&t bank on mallard in jail on $80,000 bond. a big brawl at a local game. this is at salisbury high school in the big varsity game against north rowan. people say it started as a fight between players and fans ran out on the court and got involved. the game had to be stopped in the third quarter when the fight broke out. both teams were taken to locker rooms, no would could leave until north rowan was loaded on buses. state athletic officials are meeting to discuss what this could mean for the postseason for both teams. next on wbtv news saturday morning, the next gop debate for president will take place later tonight in greenville, south carolina. we have a preview as candidates continue to spar on the campaign trail. hearing from carolina panthers cam newton, on social media about social media about the past he took a stand for hand-leafed lettuce and fresh-sliced tomatoes. he formed a perfect union between 100% beef, cheese, and mouth... ...with buttery bakery buns for all and america ate it up. true story. we're making every burger better, like the new double jack. hey, guys, it's annie. now, if you're anything like me, you're always looking for ways to save money, especially when it comes to your weekly grocery trip. well, with walmart every day low prices, saving money while keeping the pantry full... that's easier than you think. in head-to-head shopping, the total at walmart beat that of bi-lo. charlotte, the total amount saved at walmart vs. bi-lo was $24.37 on this week's groceries - that's 20%. so head to walmart and see what you closed captioning on wbtvnews is sponsored by subarusouth boulevard and subaruconcord. >> brody: looking ahead, today you can participate in an interactive exercise simulating the sit of charlotte's budget process. a workshop scheduled later this morning at west service center on wilkinson boulevard, that will go from 9:00 to noon, you have the opportunity to talk with city staff members from departments including charlotte waste and solid waste services. there will also be a special presentation on the county's top health concerns. quarterback cam newton has a message for all of you panthers fans out there. he posted this picture on his instagram account yesterday morning. he is posing in front of a picture in front of muhammad ali, his shirt says "i win my way" he thanks the fans for he isn't perfect and will make mistakes but will continue to work on improving each day. we are seeing the first photo of cam newton's baby, there it is, this is chosen. posted on instagram. the little newton is lying between cam's nfl mvp and offensive player of the year trophies. it says "i'm missing the one i wanted most" referring to the super bowl mvp award, guess my middle trophy will do for now. do you remember this? what charlotte looked like two years ago this week. a lot of people took a chance by coming in to work, maybe not the best idea and three days charlotte saw more than eight inches of snow. hey, there is our hashtag, area and you can use the ##snowbtv to show us your pictures. i was on the old instagram. >> lyndsay: it was pretty yesterday on the greenway. >> brody: the snow stuck a few minutes and melted long enough to take a few pictures. >> lyndsay: just a big fat flakes. thatthat is the snow we like, doesn't affect driving or bother anyone. not so much with the snow on monday. we have some changes on the way but as far as today is concerned, just going to be all about the cold, both today and tomorrow, sun will be up at 7:12, sun-down at 6:03. average high is 55. with highs in the mid 30s on average, we'll be about 20 degrees below average both today and tomorrow with the high temperatures that we will be seeing this weekend. there is the live look over uptown from our scott clark nissan honda hd tower cam this morning. the day today, clear day, actually. sun will be out, a bright, beautiful day, but it is going to be really cold, so futurecast starting the clock this morning going all the way through the afternoon and evening, yeah, no cloud cover whatsoever. that will change as we head in sunday, so not as sunny sunday, probably first thing in the morning, this is 6:00 a.m., and these clouds will be out ahead of the storm system that will be here on monday. so 2:00, yeah, pretty cloudy mostly everywhere, but any precipitation, any winter weather does hold off until after the day and really the pre-dawn hours of monday morning we're talking about before anything gets in here. here we are at 5:00 a.m. monday morning, again, this does look like for almost all of u begins at plain snow for at least a brief period, for some of us may only be an hour or two of snow, before a transition outside of the mountains to sleet and freezing rain. charlotte has that pink indicating a mix as early as the city. as far as kind of breaking down what to expect, still looks like snow, very early in the morning, again mainly be a brief period of snow for some of us. still changes over to first sleet and then freezing rain through the mid-day. but this is still ending as all rain for us by late afternoon, early evening monday, will finish out as just rain monday night and into tuesday morning. now, before we do see the change-over, could be enough to lead to issues, so with the snow forecast this is kind of including a snow, maybe snow-sleet mix, in the charlotte area we think generally it will be about an inch or less. 1-3 in the foothills, 3-6 in the mountains, that may end up be 4-8 in the high country as far as the snow is concerned. one thing i will say has changed yesterday is that it looks like the weather models are becoming more aggressive on the freezing rain and higher amounts of freezing rain especially from charlotte south, so say from a tenth to quarter inch of freezing rain will be possible before we do change over to that rain for monday night and into tuesday morning. so definitely going to be some messy travel as far as that is concerned for what we're expecting for presidents day, maybe some of you have it off. you won't have to worry about it but if you have school or work you will experience delays with that storm. okay, so it is gone by mid-day tuesday and finally we have a warm-up to look forward to, mid to later part of the week, finally have 60 degrees returning for us brody by next friday. >> sounds good. next at 5:00, we're marking black history month this morning, coming up we showcase a group of soldiers who helped win one of the most decisive look back is coming up next. stick around you're waking up with wbtv news saturday morning. "speak out" is an expression of opinion from the editorial board of wbtv, and is presented by general manager, scott dempsey. >> we've got to admit, this one stings a bit. nfc champions, but our panthers came up short in the big game. it's been a terrific ride from the first few contests when critics said the team's undefeated streak was just a fluke. to the end of the season when it looked like football perfection was possible. not quite, but we rolled through the playoffs and on to the super bowl! now, sports is just a form of entertainment. rooting for the home team is not going to make our schools better or resolve the toll lanes dilemma. but isn't it great to see panther flags flying from car windows? to wear your team colors to work and the boss is all for it? to "high five" people this together!"? to put it simply, this year has just been fun! cam "dabbing" and passing out footballs to ecstatic young fans. luke kuechly and josh norman leading a dominating defense. thomas davis playing "big boy" football with a broken arm, for pete's sake! as we know, this kind of season doesn't come along all that often. we thank panthers owner jerry richardson and everyone in the organization for taking us on an incredible thrill ride. pre-season camps open in july and we'll have the league's mvp and coach of the year back on the field. we'll look forward to a panthers' victory in super bowl li next february. in the meantime, "keep pounding, >> brody: looking ahead in honor of black history month two groups are coming together today to empower african american area with healthy smiles. colgate, palmolive and family dollars at two locations we have them on the screen. head to the store on sunset road between 10:00 and 1:00 or the store on beaties ford road from 1:30 to 4:30. look for the bright smiles bright future mobile dental van. as the nation marks black history month we're showcasing individuals and events who have made a difference. we're showcasing the u.s. colored troops better known as the usct's they numbered 200,000 during the civil war and volunteer units in north and south carolina. steve crump has more from his new documentary "quiet valor and silent strength." >> reporter: pennsylvania avenue, one of the best known, along famous parade south celebrated brand grand review of those who never tasted the fruit of thankful recognition. during may of 2015, dedicated guardsmen of a proud past embraced the heroic deeds made by their pioneering role models. >> sort of a new age to where we get to tell our story. >> one emerging story offering solid testimony conviction displayed by the uscps this is slowly finding main stream approval. it speaks of a major milestone, showcasing the role of the accomplishment. >> 14 african americans received the medal of honor, it was now called the congressional medal of honor or, then called the medal of honor and the service at the attack on new market heights was absolutely phenomenal. >> while usct troops were credited for the fall of richmond, 25 miles southeast from the capital of the highway 5, new market heights offered an intense proving ground. >> these particular battles establish african americans as real soldier in american army. >> reporter: the 14 decorated individuals include kelly alexander. christian fleet rhode, james gardner, and thomas hawkins. >> there are some battles where african americans performed spectacularly because by then, they had earned, proven their mettle in combat and needed. >> that was our steve crump reporting. coming up at 5:30, the first latin american pope is in mexico for a week long tour. more on what is scheduled over the next few days as he tries to bring comfort to a population stricken with poofier poverty. a live look from the hd tower cam, a cold start in the queen city. mark, lyndsay tapases will have a f (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. 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dangerous cold, 4 below is the actual windchill, 4 below in boone, teens to near 20 on the i-40 corridor, in the charlotte area, 27 is the windchill, actual temperature is right around the freezing mark. cold the story over the weekend and that will lead up to winter storm for us on monday, we have winter weather followed by rain for presidents day, so a closer look on the details on that coming up in a few. >> brody: right now get back to top headlines. the stage is set for tonight's republican presidential debate on wbtv. five of the six gop candy difficult dates are vying to steal the spotlight from donald trump. he is threatening to sue one of his opponents. craig boswell has the latest in campaign 2016. >> reporter: donald trump and the other republican presidential candidates will debate saturday in south carolina. throwing jabs, tweeting if ted cruz doesn't clean up his act and stop doing negative ads, he has standing to sue cruz for not being a natural born citizen. cruz was born to american mother in canada. trump says he's not eligible run for president. >> i'm going to kick your house and park my limo there. >> trump is angry about ads like this one running in south carolina ahead of next week's primary. >> more than a little i rony of trump accusing someone. >> he skipped campaigning friday while his opponents tried to woo evangelical at a faith forum. on the democratic side, hillary clinton continued the attack she started against sanders during thursday's debate. he made false claims about president obama has legacy. a disappointment. >> sanders called that a low blow. they face off in south carolina in two weeks. craig boswell, cbs news, greenville, south carolina. >> brody: the first in the south republican primary is a week away on february 20th, the democratic primary will be held on the 23rd. we're on your side could w complete coverage of course on wbtv.com. a coalition of voting rights groups has sued a federal elections official who required residents of three states to provide proof of u.s. citizenship in order to register to vote using the national forum. those states include kansas, alabama and georgia, the suit also names as defendants the u.s. election assistance commission, was brought by several organizations including the league of women voters and project vote. there are new efforts to reopen commercial air travel to cuba for the first time in more than 50 years. former charlotte mayor and now transportation secretary anthony week to officially reopen the airways. once the agreement is signed, it could lead to more than 100 daily round flights in and out of cuba. police now say the deaths of two 15-year-old female students at a high school in phoenix, arizona was a murder-sure i side. glendale police say a note was located at the scene of yesterday morning's shooting at independence high school, a tragic story here. they say both victims were shot once in a weapon found near the bodies. the teen names are not being released because they are juveniles. appear top college female athlete killed in a car crash in mississippi. tai laporte was killed after pulling out in front of an 18 wheeler. but to those that didn't really know her, they saw this fierce competitor, so that is something that definitely now with her passing a lot of these stories are coming out. >> sad situation there. the intersection where laporte was killed is known for having several fall at fatal accidents. the u.s. and south carolina trying to prevent missile attacks from north korea. a battery missile battery is being deployed in the south in response to the nuclear test and a long range rocket launch. more sophisticated defense system could be set up after talks between seoul and washington next week. several organizations will come together next week for a mile-long march to push for clean water in flint, michigan. organized by jesse jackson. a multi-million dollar deal is in the works to refund water amid the lead contaminated water crisis. jackson spoke on what he hopes next week's march will accomplish. >> there is the defining moment in urban reconstruction, an opportunity to address this crisis of poison water across the whole country. >> house committee will hold a second hearing next month on the water crisis. pope francis will preside over mass in mexico city. thousands greeted him just last night. adrianna diaz has the details. >> reporter: a mariachi band greeted the pope. cell phones and flash lights welcomed the pope to their country. workers made sure everything was perfect for saturday's official welcome ceremony. here in mexico city the visit is all everyone is talking about. the pope will address some of the biggest challenges including drugs, violence and poverty. francis will be the first pope to visit the u.s.-mexico border. expected to attend a mass next week. new mexico bishop will be there. >> on his insistence that the site for the mass be right close to the border. >> on the flight from rome, a journalist gifted francis a poped theme sombrero, she said it would protect him from the brutal sun. before he arrived in mexico the pope made a quick stop in cuba to meet with the head of the russian orthodox church, the first such meeting in 1000 years. they denounced extremist attacks against christian. now the focus on mexico home to the world's second largest catholic population. >> 15,000 people expected to of guadalupe. actual tim turs new york city mayor is warning new yorkers to take extreme precautions over the weekend and heed cold weather warnings. workers would also bring people living on the streets to shelters and nearby hospitals. we're not -- we can relate to that. we're not warm here. >> not by any stretch. there will be a lot of record low temperatures challenged across parts of the northeast, here, probably not going to be record cold but cold enough for us. >> below average. >> definitely below of a acknowledge. at the freezing mark, 32 is what it is at in charlotte, but if we look upstream from where our weather and our air is coming from, just look at this impressive, brutal cold, especially through parts of the northern plains, upper midwest, five below in minneapolis, not border in winnipeg, but below zero in minneapolis, single digit in chicago and in the teens in cincinnatti. with that arctic high moving all that cold air in this direction, south and east, it will continue to spread our way over the upcoming week edge. for today, highs this afternoon will hold in the 30s. we'll have a lot of sun but yes, it will be cold, 37 for the afternoon high. tonight we get down to 15, so this is going to be the coldest night that we will have, and just for reference the record is 5 below set back in 1899, not only is that the record low for tonight but also an all-time record low temperature in charlotte. so since records have been kept, 5 below is the coldest we have ever gotten so yes, that record looks like it will be safe even though we're down in the teens tonight and first thing tomorrow morning. more on the cold and winter storm that will follow it for monday. the complete first alert forecast coming up in a few. there is still much more to morning. new developments from state officials in north carolina dealing with coal ash stored near charlotte. nba all star weekend, a lineup of events coming up in sports. stick around we're always on wbtv news saturday morning. hey, guys, it's annie. now, if you're anything like me, you're always looking for ways to save money, especially when it comes to well, with walmart every day low prices, saving money while keeping the pantry full... that's easier than you think. in head-to-head shopping, the total at walmart beat that of bi-lo. charlotte, the total amount saved at walmart vs. bi-lo was $24.37 on this week's groceries - that's 20%. so head to walmart and see what you could save with their every day low prices. first alert traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. giving you a look at some weekend construction once again talking about the lynx blue line and that will shut down the intersection at wt harris up to north tryon street. this will close each and every night through monday morning from 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. and then at 6:00 a.m. monday morning that intersection reopening. that is for lynx blue line construction. that is a check of the first alert traffic, guys, back to you. >> brodydythank you, chris. for more traffic of course, go to wbtv.com and click under the traffic tab. if you're not following us on twitter yet, you can find the link to our account on our wbtv traffic page. let's talk sport here on saturday morning the nfl has fined aquibtalib for grabbing and pulling the face mask of philly brown and taunting the panthers. grabbed the face mask in the first half sunday then pulled it harder to keep him from scoring and there is a closer look at that one. everybody was yelling from home watching that live. a lot of people thought he should have been ejected from the game immediately after. in post-game interviews he admitted to pulling the face mask but the league ruled he will not be suspended for his actions. next year the nba all star weekend will be featured right here in charlotte for the 66th annual event how about that. this year toronto is in the spotlight the line-up of what to expect a year from now. friday will tipoff the on court activities with the all-star celebrity classic. team usa versus canada last night. former hornets point guard bogues played, he still got it. followed by the rising stars challenged pitted the best rookie and sophomore players against the world's best. unfortunately, this year, there are no charlotte hornets in the game. year. later tonight the annual skills challenge, no hornet players taking part in that. tomorrow the nba allstar game, no hornets involved, maybe next year. it was in the scrip i script, i wasn't running it in. a familiar name in contention heading in the weekend, phil mickelson, a phil sighting on the golf course. he shot one of his best rounds of the day, second round play, six under 65, not bad, in the hunt this weekend. the four-time pebble beach pro-a.m. champ tied for third at 10 under after two days. one shot behind the leaders. great golf action last weekend. >> i won't pretend to know anything about golf. >> it is -- it hit me last weekend before the supup bowl started i was watching golf, spring will be here, golf season is getting started they are playing in much warmer climates, but crazy. we're plowing through february it will be spring. >> lyndsay: later part of february our chances to see any more winter weather are pretty slim. so hopefully this will be our last hurray around her monday. >> brody: enjoy it if you can get skiing in. anywhere. scott clark nissan honda hd tower cam live look over uptown this morning, sun not up yet but once it comes up it will be over a clear sky, 32 in charlotte right now, right at the freezing mark, our feels like temp is 27, so yeah, feeling colder everywhere with a breeze that is out there and continued of windy in the mountains. arctic high is our weather maker term as we head in next week, we have our new winter storm, in the short term, just this arctic high, we showed you at the top of the newscast how there are sub-zero temperatures readings, across places like minneapolis. so with the center of the arctic high right over the upper midwest right now and northern plains and heads right in our direction, moving south and east, by the time we're talking about sunday morning. that is why for us, sunday morning with that high right on top of us will be the coldest that we get when we do get down in the teens. so for highs this afternoon you hold in the teens, for highs with that windchill advisory in effect for places like boone. maybe an early morning snow shower, more cloud cover for you, bet you will break out of the clouds more the further away you get from the mountains. more sun in the foothills, around freezing mark, a little closer, for places like area upper 30s, similar to the high yesterday, up 37, again, full sunshine, pretty much much in the piedmont and upstate. upper 30s getting close to 40 for our south carolina communities. lows tonight as we talked about, 15 in charlotte, for the overnight low, a very cold start to your valentine's day on sunday, as we start out in the teens, mid 30s for the afternoon. so although our hearts may be warm on valentine's day, our hands will be cold. with the temps only in the mid 30s for highs. that brings us now to monday. so we have that arctic high pressure in place to start off which is why as the storm moves information from the southwest, it is going to be cold enough to support a mix of snow and then ice. but as that storm gets closer, again, as we talk about the afternoon, this is 4:00 on your time stamp, we see more warm air drawn in from the south here with that approaching storm, and that is why we will eventually ice to rain by the time we talk about tuesdsd night our monday night, excuse me and in early tuesday morning by the time this storm does pull away. so, highs monday afternoon will get in the upper 30s and monday night, we also stay above freezing with rain to finish the storm out. 52 for tuesday afternoon and then finally we have a warm-up to talk about by the mid to later part of next week, temperatures well in the 50s, to near 60 by the time we talk about next friday. looks like a mild stretch to take us through the later part of next week. so we'll look forward to that i'm sure. >> brody: seems like the question you're looking at is what type of precipitation we get in the area? >> lyndsay: probably see all types. >> brody: all of the above. >> lyndsay: the question is what time do you change from snow to sleet to freezing rain to rain, that is more will affect the amounts of each that we see. so we're going to see all four, time do you change over from each which is the tricky part. >> brody: we'll check in with you throughout the weekend. next at 5:30. health experts from around the world come together to answer questions about the zika virus, we're tracking the latest on the global health emergency. geico for your boat. >> brody: major step in removing toxic coal ash stored near charlotte. the permit to drain a coal ash pond was issued. it applies to the river bend steam station in mount holly. coal ash removal efforts started there in the spring. permit will allow duke to drain the water in the pond, the removal of coal ash at the river bend station will serve as a model for removing ash at 13 other sights in north carolina. military base in three states will share 17.5 million dollar in conservation funding. the effort is to protect long leaf pine foriests used for training troops and helping georgia, mississippi and north carolina are among 84 conservation projects chosen to receive $720 million. there are new warnings about the rapidly spreading zika virus. health experts say there is growing evidence of a link between the virus and neurological disorders. this comes as more cases of the zika virus have been confirmed here in the united states. mark albert has the latest from washington. >> reporter: health experts from around the world gathered in washington d.c. friday to answer concerns about the zika virus. the link between spree da and microcephaly is more and more probable. >> we've got to the point now where we have to consider that zika is guilty unless proven innocent. >> in the u.s., there are 80 cases in 21 states. nearly every case involves people who travel to affected country. health authorities authorities aaddressed report the it was found in the semen of a british man two months after infected. >> do we know how long someone remains infected? >> no, part of the natural history studies that we will be fund at nih and at cdc is just answer that question. >> no vaccine currently exists for zika, a doctor says testing for potential vaccine could begin as early as this summer. >> when that vaccine will have been proven or not to be safe and effective is something we can't predict. >> the mosquito-borne vie virus is spreading rapidly, expected to infect up to three million people. mark albert, cbs news, washington. 80% of people who contract the zika virus show no symptoms. so far, more than 100,000 zika cases have been confirmed in 33 different countries. what happened after dozens of kids went home with rashes after using the rest room. 32 kids at harrisburg elementary complained of itching and burning. many went to the school nurse on thursday. parents we talked with got a personal call from the principal. >> it is concerning that it happened but i think the school handled it very well, they made proper notifications and gave us the information on the chemical they used. >> the school principal says the contracted cleaning company used the wrong chemical on the toilets and didn't dilute it properly. they are working with the crew to make sure it doesn't happen again. coming up at 6:00, monitoring weather conditions this weekend, the city of charlotte works to make sure you stay safe on the roads. the forecast is next, much more minutes. in 1934, steak 'n shake decided the world didn't need another hamburger. it needed a steakburger. so they used 100 percent beef. quick seared to seal in the flavor ... ... you'll only get from a steakburger. steak 'n shake, this broadcast sponsored by subaru south boulevard and subaru concord. wbtv on your side. wbtv news starts right now. >> brody: next at 6:00, a local business owners wants you to help him find out who broke in his store in east charlotte, we'll show you the surveillance