vicki graf will join me to show you what to expect on that morning drive. toasty. the threat of the winter weather has put the north carolina d.o.t. on alert. crews in the foothills will start putting brine on the roads tomorrow morning. in the mean time the ncdot division in anson, mecklenburg, stanley, and union counties will continue to monitor the forecast and the decision to brine roads in those counties will be made tomorrow. you can count on channel 9 to keep you updated on the changing system that s threatening to bring more snow. we ll send out alerts to your phone and also online if there are any major updates or school closures as well. another big story tonight, stocks made huge gains on wall street. it s good news after five straight days of losses. the dow skyrocketed by about 300 today. the nasdaq gained 70. experts say a jump in oil prices helped to rally stocks today. oil prices have become a big part of how investors react on wall street. you re enjoying
the person, contact authorities. we are staying on top of breaking news after local health officials told channel 9 they are now investigating as many as 8 possible cases of the mums. earlier at 5:00 we told you the cases stretched mecklenburg into iredell and cabarrus counties. all new tonight, eyewitness news reporter alexa ashwell talked abc news dr. beser about the patients most at rifshg here. reporter: risk here. reporter: big question, how did this happen? i talked with abc s chief health and medical editor dr. richard beser, a 13-year veteran of the cdc, he explained we are still seeing mumps in the u.s. because there are many parts of the world where mums is common and people travel. of the cases in our area, it is believed one person contracted the virus at an airport. surprise him and mumps is most areas. how is it spread? saliva, we talked coughing, sharing drinks and talking. another alarming fact, dr. beser told me even if you have been vaccinated, it can
all parents are getting the opportunity, the same opportunity to voice their opinions, another education group called one charlotte said some parents can t get to meetings in places like matthews and job schedules make it hard for them to attend. are we asking the questions to people that always get their opinions heard or are-we reach out to the marginalized communities? reporter: now, once charlotte is planning on holding list campaigns in different areas so parents won t be left out. they ll have another opportunity to voice their opinions on this topic. the meeting starts at 9:00 this morning. reporting live in south charlotte. angela hong, channel 9, eyewitness news. thank you. we have posted a link on our website for parents to take the cms survey on reassignment. we have information about monday s forum on wsoctv.com. look for the story on our home page. happening today, a judge convicted in a murder for hire plot against her ex-husband. a jury found fasha dav