Come down this way thee need to be on the lookout. Bring a partner or something that way they will not come aloan. Investigators are going through reports to see if there are suspects until someone is caught wilson will be looking over his shoulder, jogging or not. For me or anybody else be on the lookout. You never know who could be behind you. The Victim Told Police that she could hear the suspect talking to himself throughout the incident and that may be a clue as to his mental status and they are reviewing that video and hope to release that to the public this weekend or the first part of next week. Michael clark wbtv on your side. Thank you. And maybe you can help investigators if you saw anything that might be related to this case call rock hill police. And flames going right through the roof of this Convenience Store a circle k near uptown charlotte. Investigators are trying to figure out what cause to do to smoke could be seen for miles. You can see the flames and the smoke and the flames this picture is from the charlotte fire department. Good news nobody was hurt but the cause is under investigation. And a man accused of killing his mother is in jail. Erwin feldman appeared in court and Pamela Escobar is live from the mecklenberg county courthouse. Pam, he looked stunned when Police Walked him into jail. What about today in court . Well, paul, he came in to the courtroom today wearing his orange jumpsuit issued by the jail and he looked confused. After the judge ran through when his appearances will be, she asked him if he had questions and he did. Irwin is accused of killing his mother 82yearold ida feldman in 2014. Investigators worked on the case and arrested feldman yesterday. He was taken to the mecklenberg county jail and did not say anything about his mothers where he lives a few doors down. In court he said he thought he was supposed to have counsel. And the judge appointed both a public defender and capital defender. Two years ago he described the condition his mother was in to a 911 dispatcher. [inaudible] police say feldman originally claimed he found his mother dead. But now they say he is responsible for beating her and strangling her. The judge did not set a bond which means he stays in jail and his hearing is set for march 9th. Pamela escobar wbtv on your side. Thank you. Charlotte School Closed after a possible noro virus outbreak. The virus may be circulating at metro school. Students and teachers showed anyone with it is advised to drink liquids and prevent dehydration. A Gaston County man is in jail for the statutory sex offense of a child. Police arrested thomas welch, jr. The crime involved a child under the age of 15. Welch is in Gaston County jail under a 100,000 bond. Right now the race for the white house heats up as candidates make their last pitches to voters ahead of super tuesday. The campaign took a turn when former g. O. P. Candidate Chris Christie the governor of new jersey endorsed donald trump. Who is the best person to stop Hillary Clinton from ever getting inside the white house again . This is the best person to do that. Meanwhile Democratic CandidatesHillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders making their final push or votes in south carolina. Democratic primary is tomorrow in the state. Polls open at 7 00 a. M. And close at 7 00 p. M. Union county no criminal charges will be filed against Union County School superintendent dr. Mary ellis and two other workers. The state bureau of investigation was looking into whether dr. Ellis and the employees received improper personal benefits from the purchase of School Computer viment. We will follow this story and bring you updates. Right now a north Charlie Hebdo deputy is recovering after she was shot while investigating a suspicious vehicle. Kimber gift was listed in stable condition. The deputy says she is in good spirits right now. Authorities say the suspect has died from what appears to be a selfinflicted gunshot wound. And right now three people are dead and 14 hurt after the workplace shooting in kansas. Investigators are trying to figure out what led to the shooting suspect cedric ford was served from a protection of abuse order from the factory that he worked. Ford shot one person in the parking lot and 14 inside the building before an officer gunned him down. The unidentified officer now hailed a hero. Understand theres probably 200300 people in that building while this is going on. This man was not going to stop shooting. The only reason he stopped shooting is because that officer stopped the shooter. Ford was armed with an Assault Rifle and automatic handgun. Investigators are trying to figure out how someone with a criminal record was able to get the weapons. Dirty problem in rowan county is getting a unique solution thanks to Sheriff Deputies who are willing to give up time off. Trash on roadsides has been piling up. The sheriff noticed near his home. So he is working on a plan that and fight cancer. Wbtvs David Whisenant is live along a highway in western rowan county. David, that does look a little like messy work but how does this help fight cancer . Well, you can sponsor the deputies doing the trash pick up and the money goes to the American Cancer Society and look around me theres trash everywhere and this is 150. A lot of folks have noticed this has been piling up and complaining about it and so someone came up with the way to do something about it. A lot of debris on the road, yes. Both sides. Hd thomas tries to keep his yard neat but living on the road makes it a challenge. It keeps you busy. You see cans and paper stuff in the side ditches and everything. One neighbor noticed it, too. See it everyday and that area is pretty congested with traffic. And therefore more garbage. Several members of the Sheriffs Office noticed so they came up with the idea of letting deputies volunteer to collect trash on their days off. They can get sponsors who will donate money to go to the American Cancer Society and relay for life. Our folks do not have a lot of money but big hearts. The response has been good but still many ask the sheriff why dont they let the inmates do it . Its not as easy as it sounds. The difference in a local jail and the department of corrections is those individuals have been sentenced most of our prisoners are pretrial and it changes the rules and there are feeding obligations and bathrooms. And then we have to Pullman Power from somewhere to manage the inmates. That is why we used our deputies to volunteer. The money can be turned in for relay for life in may. And if you are one of those neighbors. It is a mess to see it on both sides of the road. Any help is appreciated. And the sheriff points out that there is a bigger job than picking up the trash. He says there has to be a way to change the mindset that says it is ok to ride on the road and chuck your garbage out the window. David whisenant wbtv on your side. What a good idea. Pay somebody to get it done and then you give the money to the Cancer Society it is a winwin. I love the idea and what david pointed out. Lets hope people see a clean road and keep it that way. One thing that blue sky it has been gorgeous out there. Sun is shining but cool. And temperatures we are going to go below freezing again tonight. Lets check in with chief meterologist, eric thomas. Its going to be interesting over the next 48 hours. Too, people are dialed into the weather and want to know what to expect. Perhaps outdoor plans and the high today 51 many and we hit freezing this morning and we are going below freezing again quickly. There it is. The storm system gypping to liftoff to the north. And the leftover gusts 1520milesperhour and charlotte did report a 20milesperhour wind gust and up to 30mileperhour wind gusts around boone and blowing rock. Your hd towercam this is it. Just absolutely beautiful. 49. Its going to be cool take your jacket this evening. We will be dropping down to 42 by 7 00 p. M. And 38 by 9 00 p. M. And 36 through 11 00 p. M. We are going to have that weekend forecast and beyond all part of the sevenday firstalert forecast. And your first alert traffic is sponsored by peoples bank. We have a lot of congestion around center city and 277 a stranded motorist traffic is getting by. We have the injury accident at dilworth at the hospital near kings drive. And congestion and east boulevard is one alternate route. And 277, a lot of congestion. Keep in mind the tournament is in town and now an accident, 277 outer. And the two right lanes will blocked. And certainly a lot of congestion uptown. All right thank you. Confirmed cases of the zika virus in nearly a dozen pregnant women here in the u. S. The conditions of the babies and why officials believe there could be more cases. And ahead new information after 150,000 worth of meth was found at this factory in north we have the details selling mattresses the traditional way isnt the best way. Most are made in a large factory, and shipped hundreds of miles to a retailers warehouse, where theyre marked up and up before finally selling and delivering them at the original Mattress Factory we take a straightforward approach. We have eliminated the extra steps and created a direct line from our factory to you. Win 50 150 years of devotion. Tonight our steve crump continues our black History Month series with a look at how First United Presbyterian Church has stood the test of time. Voices emerging from this congregation have been a Constant Force in Charlotte Long before any Bank Building ever towered over our city. This is a community devoted to one another and the lordment. The celebrated devotion reverend speaks of is hitting a 21st century milestone. First United Presbyterian Church turns 150 years old in 2016. The first colored Presbyterian Church starts in 1866. Two africanamerican congregations first united presbyterian. Brooklyn presbyterian with seventh street and out of that came first united. The present home at 7th and college has been around since the 1880s and the labor behind the bricks and mortar was supplied by the men of the church and women who kept the construction scene lit with handheld lanterns. We can stand on the shoulders of the men and women who built this church. Tonight we will begin our study. The study of the churchs legacy is a part of the work carried out by the doctor from unc charlotte. What is unique about first Presbyterian Church their decentents work with white liberals who are christians who wanted to see a better style of life and a better level of equality for africanamericans. Equality here remains a constant theme arecording to the reverend. It is a tightknit church and everybody who would come here. That welcome has stood times test and provided a sense for africanamericans that started one year after the civil war ended. Steve crump wbtv on your side. Right now a man and a woman on the run after holding up a Jewelry Exchange in hickory. Alex giles is live in the alert center with details and he is going to show us pictures. That is right. We got these images into the newsroom. This happened thursday afternoon at that Jewelry Exchange on North Center Street in hickory. The man and the woman asked to see several rings with large stones when they were shown the items they grabbed them and took off and the suspect might be wanted in connection to a robbery of a Convenience Store last night. Thank you. Over to tonya rivens she is checking on the friday afternoon traffic how is it looking . Maureen not so good as far as congestion and its friday. Interstates as we look at i77 south tyvola you may bible to see the flashing lights because an accident on i77 southbound near tyvola road a lot of congestion. South boulevard is a great alternate route and i77 north between remount and West Boulevard and accident creating problems northbound south tryon is a great alternate route and there is the d. O. T. Camera from that area. Sponsored by peoples bank. Back to you. Thank you. Everyone is anxious for a nice weekend. Sounds like it will be good especially after what we saw this past week. And eric thomas the wind has died down. Yes. You will like this especially if you are a fan of milder weather because we are moving in that direction. And we have the Severe Weather out of the way and so now we have the sunshine bursting back. What a nice friday today. If you did not mind the cool temperatures. High today 51. Upper 40s to 50 right now. Cooler 40 corridor in the low 40s. Snow has been flying. Beech mountain said 5 inches on the ground. 47 all right your weather net and there it is a gorgeous sky we have for you. But the clear skies will give way to efficient cooling. 38 at 9 00 p. M. And 36 at 11 00 p. M. All right in terms of cloud cover disruptive weather you see this rolling into the picture saturday. Its high thin clouds should not be a problem in the mountains. Perhaps partly cloudy skies there but for us we will be in great shape. Yes it will be a chilly start here to 7 00 a. M. You see that number 30. How about 8 00 a. M. , still cold. 33. It is a saturday morning. Maybe you can sleep in. High country, well they are looking for the cold weather with that snow tapering off. 27 but again well its already happened they have a new fresh coating of snow on the ground saturday that is a quiet weather map and that means this. You see that blue sky. 49 at noon. And 54 at 4 00 p. M. In the afternoon. And the sevenday firstalert forecast, very, very nice. We talked about a warming trend how about 65 on sunday. 67 monday, and next front that gets in here wednesday. Look for a quickhitting thunderstorm and we will cool off behind that front. Right now back to the studio. Thank you. Next at 5 00. Cms parent is upset her son was found on i77 when he was supposed to be in class. Who is at fault . That story is coming up. Also ahead next, zika virus infections confirmed in a dozen pregnant women in the u. S. Officials say there could be more cases. We have new information next. And new at 6 00 a new idea for trash pick up has neighbors upset. How it could save tax dollars. On wbtv news is sponsored by. New at 5 00 zika virus ineffections have been confirmed in nine pregnant women in the u. S. According to the centers for disease control. All of the women got the virus overseas. Three babies have been born. One with a brain defect. Two pregnancies ended in miscarriages. And two in abortions. The cdc says its also investigating 10 additional reports of pregnant travelers with that mosquitoborne virus. And right now 150,000 of crystal meth found in a charlotte warehouse. More about the bust that the drugs were found on reames road. Two people arrested and they are now in the mecklenberg county jail. More construction is coming near i77 in the lake norman area that is just ahead. And a 7th grader found wandering on the side of i77 and a mother asked us to is just ahead. Announcer wbtv on your side. New, a major drug bust inside this charlotte community. A stranger finds a child wandering down i77 while he was supposed to be in school. Welcome to wbtv news im jamie boll. Im molly grantham. Live look at i77 at lasalle. I want you to think about this for a minute. Imagine your child found by a interstate . That is a reallife scenario for a charlotte mom who reached out to us. Her 7th grader made it out to the interstate. Dedrick russell talked with the family and with cms to find out how this could happen. It was a call this mother was not prepared for. I was scared. I was nervous. Here is the reason for the call. La tasha says her son had an incident at Lincoln Heights academy and it caused the seventh grader to get so upset i said im going to go. So they was like all right, bye and i walked out and i left. Lincoln Heights Academy is located behind the trees. The student was found walking there, along i77. While walking on i77, a stranger approached him. By gods grace she found him. And she called the mother and fear set in. Oh, my god i dont know this woman and i dont know you know, who she is or if my son you know will be seen again. This story did have a happy ending the stranger reunited mother and son and the school had no idea her son was gone. The mother admits her son has a history of leaving school. She says he is not the only up with. Ive seen students run out of the school and run in the middle of the street. The mother believes the School District should do something