as much ice either but the timing places it with us early tomorrow morning as you head out to go get ready for work and as the kids are heading off to the bus stop. our major threats right now. low confidence for snow that will start to accumulate. same with ice. we are tracking the potential for heavy rain later in the day. i will track down how much snow and ice we will see in our neighborhood and how long we will be settled with these conditions. >> alexa ashwell is along i-77. you just got the latest from d.o.t.. >> reporter: yes, right now those crews are treating interstate like here on 77 with a mixture of brine. that is a mixture of salt and water that prevents ice from bonding to the roads. crews started treating the interstates a couple hours ago. where they started loading up trucks with brine. states have to debris treat a lot of highways so as you can imagine it's a big job. 10,000 gallons of brine will be used to treat the road. all in anticipation of the coming weather. d.o.t. told me it's important drivers will be safe on the road. we spoke by phone. >> reporter: and d.o.t. told me once they are finished pretreating the roads with brine, they will go back home and come back around 3:00 tomorrow morning. their message to drivers ahead on eyewitness news starting at 6:00. for now reporting live in north charlotte alexa ashwell channel 9 eyewitness news. sweeping the midwest and northeast and expected to impact 100 million people. says central park hit zero degrees around 5:30 this morning and in washington, d.c. the storm could bring five inches of snow, sleet, and ice to the d.c. metro area. right now cms students are supposed to be in class tomorrow. it is a makeup day for last snow. of course we will let you know as soon as we hear from cms and surrounding counties about any possible closings or delays. and you can stay on top of this winter weather as it nears charlotte right on your phone. just download the wsoc tv weather app. you can use the interactive radar, see the forecast in your neighborhood, and get weather alerts. it's also free for android and apple devices. z flags are being lowered to half staff at the supreme court, the white house, and elsewhere all in honor of the late justice antonin scalia. he was found dead yesterday at a ranch in west texas. his judicial legacy and the fight over who will choose his replacement. >> reporter: the body of justice antonin scalia transported by a caravan into the parking lot of a west texas funeral home. heavily guarded by u.s. marshalls. this as america mourns the loss as one of the most conservative jurists on the highest court. >> influence to generations. judges, lawyers, and students and profoundly shaped the legal answer. >> reporter: scalia nominated by president ronald reagan in 1986 serving some 30 years on the bench. known to many as the anchor of the conservative wing of the supreme court, he will be remembered for his strict interpretation and staunch defense of the constitution. republican presidential candidates reacting. >> this is a tremendous blow to conservativetism. it's a tremendous blow to our country. >> he will go down as one of the great justices. >> reporter: the longest united states supreme court died in his sleep of natural causes. this as a political battle brews over who will replace him. the president says he will pull nominate. >> it will be nearly impossible for president obama to get through the senate. almost anyone who has been on his short list. >> reporter: senate republicans threatening not to confirm an obama nominee. aisle. >> we ought to let the next decide. >> the president has a responsibility to nominate a new justice and the senate has a responsibility to vote. >> reporter: as the controversy continues as to exactly who will replace him, justice maureen and nine children. franklin graham also released a statement saying in part justice scalia was a strong conservative and a staunch defender of the institution who upheld moral values. scalia's passing could directly impact two north carolina cases working their way up to the supreme court. one on redrawing congressional district lines and another on prayer in county commission meetings. over night fire in east of damage. it happened on parson street around 12:30. charlotte fire says the fire was caused by an electrical issue that started in the basement and then moved to a back bedroom. a couple and their dog got out safely but they are not able to stay in their home. the red cross is helping them. >> i'm very shaken up. and i'm very nervous but i know god is by my side. and i hope it never happens to anybody else. >> crews had that fire out in charlotte-mecklenburg police need your help to catch an armed bank robber who held up a south charlotte bank. officer say this man walked into the pnc bank in south charlotte yesterday morning. he handed a teller a note demanding money and ran off with the cash. detectives say they believe it's the same man who robbed this fifth third bank on pineville matthews road the morning of january 28th. police say there was a very similar situation. he was armed, slipped a teller a note, and took off. if you know who this man is, take a good look at his picture. you are asked to call police. no surprise last nights gop debate in south carolina turned into a heated battle. the exchange between jeb bush and donald trump that left people cheering and booing. >> the charlotte area is under midday. possibly ice heading our way. are going what we former lincolnton assistant fire chief accused of stealing money from his church and a fund for child burn victims will be in court tomorrow. the fbi began investigating bill frtenberry last year when they noticed discrepancies in its bank account. ministry. the embezzlement goes back five years. a north carolina bar is closed for the next three weeks as punishment for serving student. police say that is what lead to a deadly crash on i-85 in orange county that killed three people from charlotte. deaths after that head on crash last july. felicia harris, six-year-old granddaughter, and darlene mcghee died in that crash. they were heading back to service. next at noon after showing respect for the late justice antonin scalia republican off. >> jeb is so wrong. >> while donald trump was building a reality tv show my brother was building a security apparatus. >> donald trump takes aim at the bush pamly legacy and the one thing all six candidates did agree on. >> i'm tracking a storm system threatening to bring a wintery mix to the carolinas for your drive monday morning. pifuture cast the charlotte area is under a winter storm watch this midday. snow and ice are the big threats for charlotte. getting the latest track on this winter storm. she will pinpoint exactly what you will see in your neighborhood in three minutes. >> the six remaining candidates faced off last night in greenville, south carolina just one week ahead of the states critical republican primary that started where a moment of silence for the late justice scalia. as abc tom reports after that the gloves came off. >> reporter: that wild gop debate started peaceful and respectful. the passing of antonin scalia fresh on the minds of all the candidates. >> barack obama will ram down our throat a liberal justice. >> we are not going to give up the u.s. supreme court for a generation by allowing barack obama to make one more liberal appointee. >> reporter: but then the liberal fight started. >> jeb is so wrong. loudly by the crowd during an epic clash about the bush legacy. >> while donald trump was building a reality tv show my brother was building an apparatus to keep us safe. >> the world trade center came down during your brother's reign. >> reporter: and senator marco rubio caming to jeb's defense. trump accusing cruz of running row bow calls. >> that is a matter of principal. >> you know who is the biggest liar? you are probably worse than jeb bush. you are the single biggest liar. this guy lied. let me just say. this guy lied about ben carson when he took votes away from ben carson in iowa and he just continues. refusing to join in on the exchanges. >> is that what you want? i don't think so. >> reporter: ohio governor john kasich predicting who will ultimately gain from these brutal attacks. >> i think we are fixing to lose the election to hillary clinton if we don't stop this. >> that was tom lamas report examining it is crunch time for the republican -- reporting. it is crunch time for the republican candidates. many of the candidates have events planned in south carolina this week. despite trump's lead in the polls, the south carolina primary will be key for all candidates. >> it will be interesting to see who captures the evangelical vote and how close they get to trump. it will be interesting to see if bush is able to resurrect his campaign. >> the republican primary is february 20th while the democratic primary is the 27th. north carolina's primary is march 15th but the deadline to that is 25 days before the primary. early voting begins march 3rd. it runs through the 12th and this is the first election where a photo id will be required to vote. for more information on the new voter id law and each candidate, you can head on over to wsoctv.com or follow us on social media. right now you are taking a live look from our boone camera. this is right along king street. there is snow on the roads. drivers also moving pretty slowly. we know that more snow is on the way to the mountains. even for charlotte we are expecting snow and ice. meteorologist vicki graf has been tracking this winter storm for days and we're almost there. >> ha is right. i've even been getting a couple reports of social media some snow in the mountains. this isn't reaching the ground. that is thanks to dry air in place. that will hold back on the totals as far as snow and ice is concerned. but still a busy afternoon at here you can see here from our camera. a lot of people hitting the slopes this weekend. now that snow, that is all part of this major winter storm system heading our way. and we are seeing several parts to this. this is the first part right now. the main back edge of it is off toward the midwest. and that is going to be heading our way as we head through the over night hours. going through the day today, some snow possible in the mountains. it won't add up to a whole lot but we will keep the clouds around in charlotte and it will stay colder. in fact, temperatures running about 20 degrees colder than where we should be. we haven't made it out of the 20s just yet. the cold air is in place. we're in the teens in the mountains. if you have any plans today, make sure to bundle up. i don't normally show dew points but this is showing you what we are looking at here. dew points measure the amount of moisture in the atmosphere. that is going to hold back on how much snow and ice we see in the meantime, today cloudy skies. mid 30s. a cold and dry day here in the charlotte area. if you center plans this evening for valentine's day, pack the layers. by can we'll be in the upper 20s. for your morning commute that is when we are tracking the threat for snow. this will not add up to a whole lot and by 9:00 it starts to switch over to the wintery mix. here's the thing, we're not expecting a lot of snow and ice, but this is still when you head out for your morning drive. and as kids are hitting the bus stop. so not exactly the prime time we need to be seeing any type roads. as we go through the day tomorrow, we will keep the clouds around. here's 4:00. you can see a few snow flurries in and around the charlotte area. by 7:00 where you see this area shaded in pink, that will be a little bit of sleet and freezing rain. even though this looks like it's very wide spread, this is not going to be a big event by the morning hours. snow in the mountains, the it will not add up to a whole lot but there is still that potential especially for the first part of the day. by the evening it switches over to rain and heavier rain monday into tuesday. so monday afternoon a rain event but we're looking at the morning as when we could see the biggest problems on the roadways. as far as how much snow we're going to see, this has drastically changed from this time yesterday. less than half an inch of snow in charlotte. up to an inch to two inches along the i-40 corridor. when you factor in the ice mixing in, not quite as much. but we could see about a tenth of an inch in some spots. we'll be watching it as we go throughout the day today. john will have more updates at 6:00 but there is that potential for wintery mix early. keep in mind you can track it with our wsoc tv weather app. it clears up by tuesday and we are looking at a major warmup later this week. >> absolutely. looking forward to it. especially after a real mess. is a great day to cuddle up with your valentine. but that love doesn't come cheap this year. the national retail federation says americans will drop $20 billion to celebrate valentine's day. the average expense for men is expected to be a little bit more than $196. it's around $100 for women and not a shock here the most popular gifts candy or flowers. mooresville middle school officials say a new software program is adding an extra layer of safety to school mails. district officials are using a new monitoring app that is called gaggle and they look for words that are deemed a salisbury toy collector needs your help solving a mystery. why he says it's so important salisbury toy collector needs your help solving a mystery after this photo album showed up at his flee market store. some of these pictures dated back to the 30s and 40s. in today's family focus he told stephanie maxwell he is searching to find the relatives in these pictures. >> reporter: as soon as johnson gets a shipment of collectible toys, he is sorting them to make sure they get noticed at his booth. he remembered when this arrived. but he didn't think much of it. a center piece for a huge collection of gi joe figure recents. he thought it was a blank book or a plaque until a month ago. >> there was a postcard that kept falling out of it. i noticed there was other pictures inside of it. >> reporter: it's a handmade photo album with pictures from expert told him this car with the north carolina tag is from the same time frame. on the back of some of these moments a few names. anne scogan and a few with the last name gunnell. >> there is a colored picture of her. her name was eli virginia gunell. i couldn't see just taking this and making it a piece of merchandise. it's a piece of history. end. he found the name in virginia. he made calls and sent facebook leads. he found no connections while researching the 567 battalion. he told me he won't stop until he solves this mist write because he knows a tight knit family once cherished this album. stephanie maxwell channel 19 eyewitness new -- channel 9 eyewitness news. posted at website website. just look for those pictures family page. next meorologist vicki hey, guys, it's annie.now, if you're anything like me, you're always looking for ways to save money, especially whenit comes to your weekly grocery trip. well, with walmart every day lowprices, saving money while keeping thepantry full... that's easier than you think. in head-to-head shopping, the total at walmart beat thatof bi-lo. charlotte, the total amountsaved at walmart vs. bi-lo was $24.37 on this week's groceries -that's 20%. so head to walmart and seewhat you every it's cold right now but we are looking out for wintery precipitation to come as well. >> mid 30s today at best. we already have a winter storm watch in effect in charlotte. however as we had toward tomorrow morning, that is when we will keep the threat for snow and ice. we'll have more at 6:00. >> thank you. thank you for joining us this midday. 6:00 for more 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