. >> kristen: good morning. >> lyndsay: could have been an actress, i wound up here. >> kristen: you could have been. >> lyndsay: that was like my dream job. when i was younger. to be an actress. >> kristen: a lot of us end up that way. >> lyndsay: close enough. >> kristen: doesn't that make you feel confident when she tells you the forecast? >> kristen: then you did the science and math. >> lyndsay: i loved, loved, loved science and math. it was a perfect marriage of two of my passions. >> kristen: that's nice. >> lyndsay: i love my job. okay, 8:00 temperature upper 20s, low 30s. now that the wind has gone calm, temperatures dipping lower than the past couple mornings. by noon around 50, give or take, 54 by 4:00, that will be our high of the day, so tomorrow little bit cool, it will be below average for us but will feel nice since we'll have full sun and won't be windy. nice afternoon ahead and gets better for tomorrow. got a great weekend to look forward to, more on the details coming up in a few minutes. >> kristen: in campaign 2016, south carolina democrats will have a chance to

news starts right now. >> kristen: next at 6:00, on your side investigates school violence concerns. parents upset over ongoing charlotte-mecklenburg school district we will examine a growing problem. >>> police out while were sleeping hoping to catch traffic violators, we take you to the early morning operation. >>> primary day in south carolina, polls opening in an hour as voters get a chance to choice. >>> good saturday morning, glad you're here with us, i'm kristen >> lyndsay: good morning i'm lyndsay tapases. >> kristen: i missed you last weekend. >> lyndsay: it was valentine's weekend we didn't get to share our love for each other. >> kristen: you and brody shared the quality time. i threw up a little bit in my mouth. >> lyndsay: it was precious. sharing the love. >> kristen: you're very cute, actually. >> lyndsay: anyhoo it is not val envalentines anymore. but it was freezing last weekend. this weekend not so much. it will be a lot warmer. 48 in charlotte right now, we have most spots in the mid to upper 40s. 44 boone, 46 in hickory, 49 in gastonia, 48 in salisbury, 47 in mon

right now. >> kristen: now at 7:00 the polls are open in south carolina for the democratic primary, the latest in campaign 2016 as the race for president heats up heading in super tuesday. >>> the ciaa full swing uptown, tens of thousands taking part in the tournament and party, a look how security is working to keep you safe make sure everything runs smoothly. >>> a live look outside, pretty shot from the hd tower cam, the sun is pretty much up now. and sounds like warmer temperatures headed toward the queen city. so lyndsay will tell us about that. good morning, i'm kristen miranda. >> lyndsay: i'm lyndsay tapases. >> kristen: a good morning so far. >> lyndsay: pretty sunrise as you were saying, we do have warmer temperatures in the forecast. >> kristen: we need them. did a birthie tell >> lyndsay: it is chilly right now, in the upper 20s, we have fallen down to 27 in charlotte as of the 7:00 hour, mid 20s salisbury statesville, 28 in boone. 26 rock hill, 30 in chester. cold start, this afternoon in the mid 50s, so not too, too warm but by tomorrow talking 60s, so we have a huge swing

have you with us i'm kristen miranda. >> lyndsay: good morning, i'm lyndsay tapases. >> christine: how are you doing >> lyndsay: doing good. should be a beautiful weekend. a little chilly to start right now, most away from the city are in the upper 20s. 30 in charlotte and in hickory, other than that at 27 in salisbury, albermarle, 28 statesville, 27 in boone and in lancaster and rock hill, upper 20s. cold to start, this afternoon cool, back in the 50s to more the better weekend pick for sure. well in the 60s. little bit of a warm-up, so more on your forecast details in a few. >> kristen: thank you, lyndsay. >>> in campaign 2016, polls open at 7:00 for the democratic primary today in south carolina. in the polls, hillary clinton has a big lead over her challenger, bernie sanders. in a final push to voters, mrs. clinton spoke in columbia last night saying she will work to break down barriers and lift people up. sanders will head off to minnesota by way of texas searching for friendlier terrain >>> on the republican side, a campaign twist, donald trump stopped his closest rivals in

news starts right now. >> kristen: condition7:01 the polls have just opened. we're live at the fort milton hall rightmill townhall. as voters get ready to cast their votes in the presidential primary. 7:01, good morning, happy to have you with us on this saturday morning i'm christine nelson. >> lyndsay: i'm lyndsay tapases. a pretty start to the day, the slightest hint of pink in the sky, not the brightest sunrise but pretty. you notice the clouds in place over uptown right now, those are not going to be clearing out today, we want to take that tower cam shot full and look at what we're waking up to over uptown, temperatures are in the 40s right now. as we head through the while yes, warm, that overall picture not going to change too much, because we are not going to shake the clouds completely today and yes, there is at least a small shower chance for some of you today so we'll talk about the areas that have the greatest shot at seeing that and what the rest of the weekend forecast will look like in a few minutes. >> kristen: a pretty picture. thank you, >>> a big day in campaign

>> kristen: now at 5:00, pivotal primary, today voters in south carolina will get a chance to pick their top choice among the republican presidential candidates. we're on your side as polls will open in a couple hours. >>> plus a meeting i called by the principal of an elementary school in clover over abuse allegations, why one concerned parent contacted us. >>> there is now one confirmed case of the zika virus in north carolina, but doctors here say they are not worried. we'll explain why. >>> wbtv news saturday morning starts right now. >>> this broadcast is sponsored by subaru south boulevard and subaru concord. wbtv on your side. wbtv news starts right now. >> kristen: good morning, 5:00 on this saturday we're glad to have you here i'm kristen miranda. >> lyndsay: good morning, i'm lyndsay tapases. >> kristen: how are you? >> lyndsay: i'm doing well, how are you? >> kristen: i'm well. we've matchy-matchy. blue for the panthers. >> kristen: who what won't be neglected iswhat won't beneglected is the beautiful weather. >> lyndsay: it is not that cold this morning in the mid to up

newschannel 3 and wtkr dot com for breaking updates. ( kristen ( we )re learning more about the children who were in yesterday s deadly crash in norfolk. one of them died-- the other still fighting in the hospital. newschannel threes stefania okolie joins us live from chkd now with the latest. kaseara mcclenny 20:24:50:25- 20:24:57:00 "i can t see my brother like that. it )s really hard to see my brother laying in the hospital bed and have all those stuff hooked up to him" kaseara mclenny is used to seeing her brother 7yo keion mclenny like this... with a now he )s fighting for his life. he was riding with his friend and his friends mother in this mini van when they collided with a truck. 7 year old keoin and his 9 year old friend were thrown from the van. the back window shattered. both rushed to chkd--where things ended heartbreakingly for the 9year old. he was pronounced dead. today kaseara telling me keon still doesn t know his best friend died. 20:25:21:09- 20:25:25:17 "it s gonna be hard ...that was his best friend they played together all the time" family tells me keion i

presenting at the oscars. this kid knows more about hollywood than i do and he's 9. kristen: i don't know about that but what a cutie he is. i am kristen aldridge and we are stationed here at our exclusive vantage point overlooking this red carpet. i'm joined by supermodel roshumba williams and celebrity photographer yu tsai. we are talking all things fashion. sofia vergara is a star that keeps bringing the gorgeousness. we have video of her arriving on the red carpet. what do you think? roshumba: she looks amazing. wearing this blue, fitted on the the dropped ears, i love it. kristen: all right, george, over to you. george: all right, look who's with us now. it's the team behind "mad max: fury road," editor margaret and writer and director george miller and producer george mitchell. i think we got it right. irked get something for that. >> no need to do another take. george: george, when this movie came out it was immediately thunderously applauded by audiences and you might have been thinking what just happened to me? >> yes, you don't know what it's going to be like and suddenly y

is a nasty morning for your wednesday morning commute and keeping an eye on that is wbtv's kristen hampton, she is live this morning with the latest on travel conditions. kristen? >> reporter: yeah, chris, i think you said it best, a sloppy mess. let me step out of the way, this is i-85 north and southbound at freedom drive in west charlotte. you can see that mist coming up off the roadway. it is not raining right now but 15 or 20 minutes ago pretty heavy band of rain came through, re-wet the interstates. they will be wet throughout the morning. and that is what has been going i've been out throughout the morning, been through fairly heavy showers out and about this morning and those are expected obviously to continue around the area. so certainly something you want to be careful with, the interstates are wet, they will stay wet, the side roads are wet and keep the wipers on, lights on. and be careful in that heavy rain. live in west charlotte, kristen hampton, wbtv on your side. >> christine: she will let us know when accidents pop up first. >>> breaking overnight crews have clear

chris -- kristen aldridge. have roshumba williams and yu tsai made their way to you yet? kristen: not yet. but wow, what an incredible place to be at the oscars, overlooking the red carpet. balcony. we have a hand held camera that can peer over the ledge and check out the stars below and if you look down there now, there they are, our otrc fashion crew. that's supermodel roshumba williams and celebrity photographer yu tsai. roshumba williams made her mark as a muse for fashion designer yves saint laurent and she was the first african-american woman to be featured in the "sports illustrated" swimsuit edition. yu tsai is one of the most sought-aftercelebrity photographers in the world. current to past oscar winners. i have a feeling we are going to have major fun today. we will be talking everything fashion, including some of the trends they expect to see and also getting their candid critique who is totally working the red carpet and who may have missed the mark. george, throwing it back to you. george: thank you so much, kristen. we want to show you something else we have for you. it'

to the newsroom about the shooting of a deputy in south carolina. kristen miranda breaking the story first on air in the alert center, you have your hands on video now. >> kristen: we have video and new information, i have been following real time updates from our sister station in the charleston area. they are covering this story. there are two scenes they are covering. i want to show you the video. this is one of the scenes, actually the wrong video, if we could come back out here i'll show you pictures. we have video from the scene, i want to see if nick can show you here and i can give you the latest updates on the situation. what we're hearing is the shooting of this female sheriff's deputy took place near assured storage, a storage facility in goose creek in berkeley county on harbor lake drive, if you're familiar with the area. goose creek high school is half a mile down the road from the scene. coming in and seeing k 9 on the scene and many, many police deputies, i'm story, officers and deputies on the scene in goose creek. that investigation has also extended in north charle

photojournalist omari brown is out on the roads ----at ----- now lets get a check on the roads with kristen crowley. now here )s kristen crowley to in norfolk theres a push this morning to recall norfolk )s city treasurer-p&from office. a group says he s not able to properly do his job as city treasure as he faces federal charges-- newschannel threes stefania okolie is live in the control room this morning with the latest-- we )re talking about accustationas that surfaced last month---burfoot now facing several charges related to political corruption. but as we wait on trial to begni he satill sits in office and many people dont agree@ 30:16 we don )t feel he can effectively do his job thoughts from a group called the citizens recall committee on norfolk city treasurer they sat in on an intense meeting last night -- where supporters of burfoot also showed up-- 14:58 the man is innocent until proven guilty in the court of law last month burfoot was indicted on federal charges of political corruption. he recently pleaded not guilty and is currently awaiting trial in may. burfoot is accused of

, george pennacchio, kristen aldridge, roshumba williams and yu tsai. to you, george. george: thank you very much. we're counting down to the 88th annual academy awards. joining me now is my counterpart from wabc tv in new york, sandy kenyon, before we talk, our helicopter has captured some a small protest in hollywood led by the reverend al sharpton, over the lack of diversity at the oscars for the second year in a row. a peaceful protest is going on involving the entire #oscars go white campaign. but chris rock is hosting the oscars. he's been in complete silence what are you hearing about him? >> he had the #black out #see you sunday. that's the last we heard from him. i heard it's going to be blistering. there are going to be some folks who are very uncomfortable in that all of a sudden. for me, that's going to be something to watch. tune in because who knows what he's going to say, buzz but but it's going to be funny. george: what do you think are the chances of "the revenant" >> it's got a chance. two big competitors. i think leonardo dicaprio, best actor, "the revenant," best pic

. >> christine: good morning i'm christine sperow. kristen miranda also here on set in the alert center. >> kristen: world health organization making an announcement about efforts to fight the zika virus. >> christine: thanks, kristen. >> john: let's start with charlotte's most experienced morning meteorologist, here is al conklin. >> al: a cold start but not as frigid as yesterday when we dipped to 17 degrees. this morning closer to freezing because of the canopy of cloud cover and bit of a breeze. that cloud cover producing light snow for the mountains, debatable how much is reaching the ground but again, power doppler radar is picking up a little bit of snow and flurries across the area especially north of town. a winter weather advisory runs through tomorrow morning for mountain counties. keep in mind a lot of the heavier snow will come later this afternoon and on in to tonight. dry here in charlotte right now, mostly cloudy, that is the metro school camera in the queen city, no snow falling at the moment. 32 charlotte, 29 monroe, but colder north of town, 28 wadesboro up to alberma

londonderry. and some roads are still closed at this hour due to minor flooding. wmur' s kristen carosa is live in hudson with a look at more of the damage and the clean-up. kristen: adam, we are in front of sagamore park road where two businesses were without power after the storm this morning. as you can see, one is still being worked on. a tree was struck by lightening causing damage to power lines. damaging wind and rain moved through new hampshire wednesday night into thursday morning causing flooding, downed trees, and power outages. capt. morin: we started with numerous calls due to the thunder and lightning storms with the high winds, with multiple wires down and trees down. david morin says two roads had to be shut down. and then there was this. >> it took down the power line. kristen: a massive tree was ripped from the roots and landed right in front of this home on kestrel lane. >> we had 8 little girls sleeping over, and it woke everyone out of a dead sleep. kristen: the tree tore power lines down snapping them right off the house taking the siding along with it. >> it was pret

north charlotte. and we're giving you a live look here, this is i-85 at freedom drive, kristen hampton covering the roadways this morning and you can see from that live picture the spray coming off the vehicles. roads are wet, visibilities are low, allow extra time for your let's look at the mapping system, most of the majors still running in the green this morning. seeing a few slow downs, providence and up toward the albermarle split. now a little further to the north up toward huntersville, sam furr at par drive off old statesville, not seeing delays as of yet. a further down to the south, gilead at old statesville road at the crossroads to the huntersville-concord road, another accident came in i'd say 15 minutes ago. here is another live look i-77 at arrowood and certainly starting to see those roads wetten up with the rain during the overnight hours. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this >> john: we'll continue to follow the severe weather that devastating parts of the southeast. >> christine: get to kristen miranda with more new vid

the live report. now 33 minutes after 5:00. get to kristen miranda, she is following more severe weather and how it is affecting flights this morning. are we seeing that impact? >> kristen: we are, christine. not huge, but moderately significant. this is the radar you can see where all the mess is now, from wbtv's website, all along the east coast there, so i've been watching just some airline and flight information, went to the charlotte douglas website, looked at departures, not too much impact but arrivals and from places like florida and dc and just different spots along the east coast, there is flights cancelled, i didn't see too many delays, mostly cancellations. if you have to fly, check with the airline. this is the map from flight aware, you can see new york city, flights coming and going from new york city pretty significant. laguardia having the largest cancellations, newark and jfk second and third on the list. if you're flying or know someone that is flying, call ahead or check online to see if they will have any problems but looks like anything from here to the west

after a work place shooting in kansas. >> john: kristen miranda is in the alert center following new developing details coming in. following since i arrived at work overnight. take a look at video from the scene here, three people killed, 14 others injured. they were shot by a man police say opened fire in the lawn mower products plant. the gunman was killed moments later by the first officer who arrived on the scene. this is gunman here, police say a law enforcement source tells cbs news the shooter is 38-year-old cedric ford. overnight we heard from police and from a man who was shot. >> the shooter was actively across his sights. >> people were just running, saying somebody was shooting and next thing you know i got hit in the leg and that is when i turned and started running. >> kristen: before getting to the plant, the gunman randomly shot at drivers, hitting a couple of them. there were four scenes in the atf and f.b.i. helping with the investigation. the cbs affiliate reports he had an extensive criminal record. at least five of the victims are in critical condition this morni

delved in race and immigration reform as they continue to court the minority vote. >> john: kristen miranda is live in the alert center. >> kristen: i wanted to show you a live picture i've been watching from new jersey. a fire started yesterday, it is still burning this morning. i'll get you caught up from the minutes. >> john: a quick check of first alert weather, 31 degrees in charlotte, a live look at i-77 at woodlawn road, traffic moving smoothly but thick. day with wbtv news this morning. >> john: we have several stories you don't want to miss in the 6:30 half hour. at 6:33, our on your side investigation in the toll roads run by the same company set to control the i-77 toll lanes continues with part iii, we head to indiana to hear from state leaders about their experience. >>> plus with valentine's day a few days away, find out why many are going green and local when it comes to buying flowers. that is coming up at 6:46. right now get over to kristen miranda. >> christine: live in the alert center watching live pictures of a humongous fire in new jersey, still burning? >> kri

sperow. kristen miranda in the alert center for us as well, a busy morning with developments on the work place shooting in kansas. >> kristen: that gunman identified, we have his photo, i'll tell you more about him and how that investigation is continuing at this hour. but first talk about the situation in charleston, near charleston, berkeley county, goose creek area. this is where a female deputy has been shot while on the job. that deputy is going to be okay. but that investigation has now moved in north charleston where they are trying to find the suspect. i'll get you caught up. >> christine: school delays to report this morning. avery and mitchell county schools are on a three-hour delay. alleghany and watauga county schools are on a two-hour delay. we continuously update the list at wbtv.com/closings. we'll let you know of any changes on air as well. >> john: cold start to the morning get started with charlotte's most experienced morning meteorologist, al >> al: the same area of low pressure some of our nemesis the last several days, lifting northward, still getting snow show

. >>> still plenty ahead here on wbtv news this morning at 6:00 a.m. >> john: kristen miranda is live in the alert center. >> kristen: john and christine, take a close look at this woman does she look familiar to you? why she is back in the news, we're finding new information from the alert center and have it for you coming up. >> john: before we go to the break, a live look at power doppler network, you can see rain in the area and a live look at i-77 at arrowood, the roads are wet out there, be careful. >>> on your side right now, you're watching wbtv news this morning. >> christine: welcome back we have several stories to bring new this hour as news is developing. coming up at 6:00 6:34, the naacp is calling on judges to take action on the re-drawn congressional maps. we'll tell you what the organization wants to see happen. >>> plus, as people prepare to protest at apple stores across the country today, at 6:43, what americans think of the f.b.i. order for the company to unlock a terrorist's phone. >>> we want to check back in with kristen miranda. >> john: live with new details coming i

we had pretty major accident which actually shut down part of the interstate. wbtv's kristen hampton joins us any word what caused that major wreck? >> reporter: yeah, troopers are telling me a distracted driver that caused that accident. the driver of that tractor-trailer, troopers tell me, he was looking at his gps, that caused him to leave the roadway there and hit a car, a passenger car that pulled off on the interstate, troopers say the driver of the passenger car was pulling over to take a rest. he got tired driving down the interstate. troopers saying that tractor-trailer driver looking at his gps left the road, hit the car, caused the tractor-trailer to jack knife and send the cab of that truck well up a bank. that happened at 12:20 this morning and took until about 4:15 to get the accident all cleared up. the right lanes were blocked there for some time, but all of those 85 northbound in that area are open right now, that tractor-trailer is long gone, i'm told the passenger in that passenger car was okay, taken to the hospital but with not very serious injuries. caused by th

and roshumba and kristen. kristen: thank you very much, george. we're having so much fun this year. you know who has blown up this year, alicia vikander has been having a fantastic awards season. roshumba: she's like the perfect mix between magazine and hollywood. she's doing it the right way. yu tsai: still keeping it young, i love it. kristen: let's look at some of her choices throughout the the golden globes, alicia vikander went with this apron style gown from lowery vuitton. a week later she went with a darker pal let, by mary tricas nsu. for sag she was back in lieuy vuitton. this was flashy but still fist sophisticated. at the oscars luncheon she wore this louie vuitton. but she kicked it up again here. look at this. we have our fashion gap looking at alicia vikander just arriving then red carpet. roshumba, what do you think of her ensemiable? roshumba: i love that bright, pop-up color. that yellow is amazing. and the cool thing about it is, that's what young hollywood does the picture. it's jewel embellished. yu tsai: she also made sure she didn't wear a train that was way

his motivation is different than the rest. also ahead -- kristen: i am kristen carosa chris christie is wrapping up his campaign. denver broncos bringing home another trophy. super bowl highlight later in sports. hayley: coming off of a storm on writing. the snow will be not as wet. the afternoon as t there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. but i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. to a nation where every child can not only dream of going to college, but attend one. where quality healthcare will be a birthright of every citizen. where a good job is not a wish, but a reality. where women receive equal pay and a living wage is paid to all. an america where after a lifetime of labor, there is time for rest and grandchildren. a nation that defends our people and our values, but no longer carries so much of that burden alone. i know we can create that america if we listen to our conscience and our hearts and not to the pundits i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message, and

ahead. >> john: kristen miranda live in the alert center. >> kristen: i was watching live pictures out of taiwan. we turned around video, they are still trying to rescue people from the rubble of that earthquake, i'll show you some rescue coming up from the alert center. >> john: live in the patterson studio credit counseling experts standing by to take calls free all morning long, 866-625-0143. >>> now a quick check of the first alert weather, it is cold out there, bitter cold in some areas. just to let you know below 32 degrees in charlotte by a long shot, 23 up in the mountain, colder. here is a live look at i-77 at clanton, things are moving very smoothly. remember, you're never more than and tr >>> on your side right now, you're watching wbtv news this morning. >> john: we have several all-new stories to bring you in the 6:30 half hour. at 6:32 as the presidential to south carolina, one candidate will do soul-searching. >>> the zika virus getting closer to home at 6:42, where health officials say they found a confirmed case. >>> right now, get over to kristen miranda. >> christine

davenport, wbtv on your side. >> christine: now 5:33, get over to kristen miranda with another developing story that is coming in overnight while you were sleeping, a deputy injured, was he shot? >> kristen: this is a tough story, christine. this is developing right now. authorities say a police officer who responded to the scene here, police officer is now -- was shot in the line of duty. responding to a domestic violence call until in fargo, ned n, north dakota. they do not expect him to survive. 33-year-old jason mosier, went to the home after police got a 911 call that a man fired a gun at his family. several shots from inside the home struck the officer. there is a stand-off that continues at this hour, that gunman still holed up in that home. i just saw an interview that just happened a short time ago with the police chief in fargo, he said it appears tonight we are losing one of our officers. so a sad situation in fargo, one we will continue to follow as it develops throughout the morning. back to you. >> christine: keep us posted, so sad, thank you, kristen. >>> could be a few day

their attention to super tuesday after last night's south carolina primary. kristen welker has more on that. kristen: secretata clinton, storming through the south after her resounding victory in south carolina, flexing her muscles in nashville today. >> i will stand up, and work, and fight for you, through those campaigns and into the white house. kristen: her win, smashing expectations. she toppled sanders by nearly 50 points, and netted close to 90% of the african american vote, even more than barack obama won over in 2008. all that, signaling a potential strong showing come super tuesday. on "meet the press" today, sanders acknowledged the magnitude of the defeat. >> well, we got decimated. that's what happened. among older african-americans, it was pathetic. kristen: but he also vowed to fight on. >> we are looking to the future, not looking back. kristen: that persistence, on display at a rally in oklahoma. >> there would be nothing that to defeat donald trump. kristen: sanders faces a steep climb. our three new nbc news-marist polls show clinton topping sanders by a nearly 2-

county address. >>> kristen miranda live in the alert center. >> kristen: john, a busy morning in the alert center, we have a satellite launch, apple battle and what looks liking a season-ending decision for area high school basketball players. i'll follow it all. >> john: a quick check of weather, 38 in charlotte, 32 boone, al was telling us in some of the low lying areas we could that could make some issues out on the roads, be careful out there. 34 hickory, 36 shelby. a live look at i-77 at nations ford, traffic is thick but moving smoothly. we'll keep you posted on that and especially the situation in iredell county with the overturned tanker or logging truck. seven minutes away f >>> you're planning your day with wbtv news this morning. >> john: 11 after 6:00. several all-mu stories in all-new stories at 6:30. >>> people talk student assignment in charlotte-mecklenburg schools. we look ahead what is next. morning routine. fighting with the kids to get them out the door. coming up at 6:43, the hold, rness family has a new video and poking fun. you have to see this. now to kristen

other. wmur' s kristen carosa joins us now more. kristen: a.m.r. says 12 of the 42 overdoses were fatal, a month on record. and the numbers just continue to climb. emergency crews in nashua say they saw something saturday morning they haven' t seen in years. >> we actually had a person walk into the station this morning asking for help, and they had overdosed. kristen: american medical response regional director, chris stawasz, has been watching the number of drug overdoses continue to rise. >> we are continuing to see what i believe will be a record month, particularly in manchester, with the number of overdoses, more so on the number of fatal overdoses which is already in double digits for the month. kristen: there have been 42 drug overdoses since the beginning of in manchester alone. february 10 since wednesday. 12 of them were fatal. >> since we have been recording the statistics over a year ago, that is the highest it' s ever been at this point in a month. kristen: emergency crews say the main culprit of the overdoses is still fentanyl, followed by re also seeing other drugs

congressman is pushing for that may make the choice for you. >>> right now, head over to kristen miranda. >> john: live in the alert sen we are new developments in the fight against isis. what have you got? >> kristen: words from ash carter, expects two dozen countries contributing to the war against the islamic state in syria and iraq to endorse a plan for accelerating the campaign this year. carter is at n.a.t.o. headquarter in brussels, you see the arrival there. today he will layout details of the campaign plan in a meeting with allies and non-n.a.t.o. partners, saudi arabia and iraq, so these developments really accelerating the war on isis and getting many more countries involved to try to put a stop to them. back to you. >> john: kentucky lawmakers are proposing having two marriage license forms, one for gay couples, the other for straight couples. the license would also require couples to note their gender. the proposal is getting bipartisan support five months after a clerk went to jail for refusing to issue same sex marriage licenses despite an order from the u.s. supre

training a younger generation of firefighters. wmur' s kristen carosa joined the group today and joins us live with their story. kristen: lt. christopher dewolf was described to me today as someone who was a happy caring person who had a passion for teaching others about fire safety something that now lives , on through this fund. on a cold day in february, a deceased firefighter is being remembered. >> chris cared so much about everything. he was a fun guy. he was big into training. kristen: he died while on duty in a car accident in 2005. he spent most of his firefighting career in dover and newington. this fundraising event was put on by a group of people who created a scholarship in his name. >> it is to keep his name alive and keep money coming in to keep the scholarship going for other people to get into the fire service. kristen: friends say scholarships are given out each science and emergency medicine. his son says it is something his dad had a passion for. >> education was huge with him. obviously with the increasing price of tuition, it is not always easy so being able to he

, thank you, mark. 5:32, go over to kristen miranda with details just in on the death of a reality tv star, she is in the alert center. >> al: if you're a >> kristen: big ang from "mob wifes" she passed away this morning, about 3:00 this morning an announcement came from her family. they posted it less than an hour ago, with sad regret we inform you that at 3:01, angela raiola was called home, surrounded by her family and was so grateful for her fans. and they are going to keep all her social media pages open so people can share thoughts and respect but people have been knew she was diagnosed with throat cancer and had been reports last evening she passed away and family members said wait, she is fighting, fighting, but at 3:00 this morning she did die. back to you. >> john: investors hoping for good news at charlotte based duke energy set to announce fourth quarter and year end 2015 earnings today. the report will be released at 7:00 this morning. back in november duke reported third quarter earnings were down 27% from the previous year. >> christine: also looking ahead a memorial will be

with tens of thousands of power outages. >> john: kristen miranda live in the alert center with new details coming in. >> kristen: things are looking a little better if we can look at the duke energy outage map, we were talking about this an hour ago and we had significant a closer look i can show you that some of the spots, especially the area in saw mills was at 1400 customers without power, now sits at 103, that is great news. all the rest of the power outages in the hundreds and really the low 100s and 200s, this one in newton, 400 people, still seeing problems as well. just taking a quick look at blue ridge electric, outage map, seeing the same situation as we did an hour ago, just small handfuls, small pockets of anywhere from two or three to 150 outages in some spots in the foothills and in the mountains. remember, if your power ever goes out you can always stream us live right on here or your ipad or tablet and you can make sure you get caught up on all the news on wbtv. don't forget that. wbtv.com/live or use the app. back to you. >> john: download the wbtv whenever you wan

that the problem has been fixed. kristen carosa has more on what happened. kristen: this morning' s emergency lasted for 45 minutes, and only one customer was affected thanks to new safety procedures. a similar incident happened back in december. and since then, the utility company made some changes. a problem at this liberty utilities production plant caused an emergency response sunday morning. >> we believe there was a brief power outage at our production plant in keene and that caused one of our air blowers to shut kristen: the company says it affected the mix of propane and air flowing into the distribution system. on december 19, the same thing happened. more than 120 customers were affected. it took more than 17 hours to fix the problem. this time, it took just seven minutes. >> this time, the difference was we have processes in place that prevented this from becoming a dangerous situation. kristen: now, liberty utilities staffs the production plant 24 hours a day in case of a problem. this morning, the company rectified the issue immediately. >> as a precaution, we did conta

. kristen is off tonight, thank you for joining us. we first told you about the city of sparks approving the fountainhouse apartment project in may of last year. and the construction process began on the 236 unit complex back in september. ryan canaday joins us live in victorian square near the apartment buildings. ryan what's the latest on the landon developers say they are about 20% along in their work. on one side of the street construction workers are working on the foundation for the buildings. and on this side of the street, they have just completed their first building frame.. with nine more like this one still to come. we think the area is going to be a dramatic change, it will be a district unto itself within the community, it'll be a place wh en we get done with the stores and shops and other ammenities, that people will want to come back and return to." the club house for this 40 million dollar housing project is expected to be open sometime in may. with the first building hopefully coming to completion soon after in june. from that point forward, developers hope to

now. good evening i'm landon miller. and i'm kristen remington, thanks for staying with us tonight. let's start with, ryan canaday has been at the nugget for us all day. let's start with ryan can you give us an update? kristen a lot of the same as we told you at 5. the lines are still long, and many people are casting their ballots. but we want to give you a closer look at the process. participants enter through these doors, and that's where volunteers check to make sure once they've been approved, they get their ballots and cast them at that table. it's at that time that they have the option to leave or stays for the precint meetings that will begin at 6 oclock. covering campaign 20-16 live in carson city, ryan canaday channel two news democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton and bernie sanders face off in south carolina this saturday. clinton is currently leading in the polls there. but sanders is pushing back - hoping for more support ahead of super tuesday. today he campaigned in virginia ahead of super tuesday next week. sen. sanders: we need to radically rethink that

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semi truck jack knifed. happened before 1:00 a.m. near exit 29, sam wilson road. wbtv's kristen hampton has been there at the scene, she joins us now live with more details. so kristen, any word weather played a role in the wreck? >> reporter: john, it doesn't look like it. it wasn't raining too hard at the time the wreck happened. you can see behind me 85 about 15 minutes ago just opened back up, all lanes are free and clear, northbound and southbound northbound this area on sam wilson just off sam wilson, actually. i talked to state troopers a what they believe caused the accident this morning. they say a passenger car pulled off on the right shoulder of the interstate, they say the driver was a little tired, wanted to take a quick rest on the side of the interstate, that ises when a tractor-trailerthat is when atractor-trailer came along, looking at his gps while driving, swerved in the right lane, he hit the passenger car and knocked it off further in the side of the road. that also caused the tractor-trailer to jack knife on the bank there. took crews several hours to get t

delays either. you're never more than seven traffic on wbtv news this morning. kristen miranda with the headlines as they hit the wires. what is happening now in the alert center? >> kristen: keeping an eye on the markets. we have been talking about this, asian markets already operating this morning and i wanted you to look at the numbers, japan's main stock index dived nearly 5% leading the other markets lower. i know investor are keeping an eye on that. the beginning of the year when china's market was that was propped up by government buying plunged dramatically. we have been watching it. two economic reports due out today, commerce department is going to release reports on retail sales data for january and business inventories for december. so investors keeping an eye on that. that is the latest from the the alert center, back to you. >> john: right now, one westbound lane of independence boulevard near i-277 in east charlotte is shut down, because of a water main break. there are concerns about water collecting in the road and freezing, crews there are working to repair it. mar

where the biggest power problems are this morning. >> christine: kristen, thank you. we learned in the last few minutes. avery county schools are closed today. could be one one of a few closings we will hear about. we will tell you about updates first. >> john: how cold is it and what about the mountains? check northbound with charlotte's most experienced morning meteorologist, al conklin. >> al: i have a rise is the first of several or all of the school districts. i can't see them operating normally. 55 mile per hour wind in downtown boone. you can see resortcams.com giving us this street scene from king street, right in front of the mass general store, the winds are howling, snow continues to fall and you can see it. windchill factor is at 11 degrees in boone, very cold, very windy up there. but the snow is confined to the mount mains. mountains. 32 monroe, the winds will be with us through the day, slowly 41 seems to be a popular number from shelby, morganton, rock hill, charlotte, monroe, albermarle, salisbury and statesville, colder in boone at 29, not getting reports out of l

at results of a new study. >>> right now check back in with kristen miranda. >> john: live in the alert center following details in a fire in north charleston. >> kristen: i wanted to get you caught up happening right now, this picture from our sister station in the charleston area. a fire happening right now in north charleston, cape show you on cherokee street in north charleston, i'll zoom in right here on the intersection, and that is where it is. so we are keeping an eye on this, it is burning now and we develops. i haven't heard anything about injuries, this is a story happening right now i'll keep appear eye on it on twitter and through our friends at our sister station in charleston. >> john: a man has been indicted in the investigation of a killings of a family and washington d.c. 35-year-old darren wendt is charged in a home invasion and murder. his crime spree lasted two days include burglary, kidnapping, extortion, murder and arson after it ended with the mansion in flames. he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. >> christine: c

. go around. toss to kristen miranda in the alert center give you an update on power outages. >> kristen: you're showing us why power is out in so many areas. look at duke energy outage map has not changed all that much this morning but all over the charlotte region there are power outages. i'll give you numbers, burke county, 1700 customers without power. changed. caldwell, 1000. iredell you are doing well, only 143 customers without power. mecklenburg county is getting a little better we talked about 9,000 customers all morning long, now 7200. rowan at 754, union county at 1406. one other thing before i get back to john and christine this morning, look at the pictures. transportation for watauga county schools tweeted these pictures as he was out checking on road conditions. we have been talking about school closings and delays. you can see the situation on the roads up in watauga county. back to you guys. >> christine: give goings more visuals. more damage left behind by the storm in other parts of our area. a man and his granddaughter were home when a tree fell on their h

, how is it out there? kristen-- we aren't seeing snow just yet...but we are getting a few drops of rain. we also experienced the strong winds- local residents and visitors told us about their experiences earlier. jason golden, los gatos ca: day long. we stayed inside, and have been hunkered down watching movies and playing board games." john dagostino, calpine, ca: "big difference from yesterday and the last few days. nice and warm and now its 10 to 15 degrees colder. tons of rain coming. and we should be getting some snow overnight and tomorrow morning. that will make my drive to work a lot of fun." powerful wind lashed truckee today...bringing damaging gusts to neighborhoods causing several downed trees and power lines. the truckee police department tells us that crews worked quickly to clean up the damage, but they are getting ready for more winter weather coming their way. this weather isn't keeping everyone indoors- many visitors from out of town are coming to the area to experience the white powder, like jack steck from california. jack steck, san jose ca: "i'm much more in f

about the finances. 866-625-0143. for free credit counseling this morning. >> christine: kristen miranda is live in the alert center. >> kristen: i'm checking the interesting statistics who voted for whom, coming up from the alert center. >> john: a quick check of the first alert weather temperatures, 23 degrees right now in charlotte, 14 up in boone, windchill factor is bitter cold, 23 in shelby, 21 gastonia, 25 lancaster, 19 in albermarle. here is a live look at i-77 near the rest area, and you can see traffic is very light. remember, you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this dunkin' donuts' unbelievable selection of breakfast sandwiches freshly made all day -- and now you can enjoy two english muffin egg and cheese breakfast sandwiches for $4. the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. let hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl uplift your mood. indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today. (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing

was buzzing. these are live pictures of interstate 93 in windham. erin: kristen carosa is keeping an eye on the roads for us. she joins us live along the highway in springfield. kristen: good morning. 89 in springfield. it is a chilly 25 degrees. the snow is really coming down. but give you a live look of the roads at this hour. there is a wintry mix, but you can see pavement on the roads. slow. from manchester, it was very the speed limit has been reduced to 45 miles per hour. in some spots, it was snowing very heavily. in others, it was a freezing rain mix. leave extra time for your commute. you just don' t know what you will see for your commute. it could be snowing heavily or it could be a freezing rain mix that could cause tricky conditions on the road. leave plenty of room between yourself and vehicle in front of you. the ice is the concern for dot officials. 5:30. sean: thanks. meantime, the weather is causing a big mess to our south. and dozens are heard after tornadoes and severe storms slammed the gulf coast. one of the hardest hit area is an rv park in louisiana. crews wor

on your sides kristen swilley is down at smale riverfront park where thing look lot different than that rain still actively coming down...and if you're getting on the road early this morning you're going to want to watch out for standing water and slow down to keep from hydroplaning... giving the cars around you more space, and turning on your headlights...something that wasn't a concern at all for the people i'm about to show you. take a look at these warm, dry happy people from smale riverfront park just a few hours ago....with their pets and their short sleeves.... but no more! and likely not for the rest of the day.... because while the rain should stop later this morning.... there's been some flooding. that rain expected to move out before 6 this morning, but of course those roads are still worth keeping an eye on. reporting live...kristen a big shakeup in the wake of last night's south carolina's primary. as trump nabs a big win....once heavily favored...jeb bush bows out... he has confirmed he is suspending his campaign. the people of iowa and new hampshire and south carolin

primaries, a look at where the candidates are today in the palmetto state and when >> john: kristen miranda is live in the alert center. >> kristen: john, so yesterday a judge ruled apple had to let f.b.i. investigator in an encrypted phone by the san bernard dino shooters. >> john: watauga county, 33, slick roads in the area. 41 in charlotte, 38 rock hill, 40 wadesboro, 38 shelby and here is a live look from one of our d.o.t. cameras, traffic fag lowing smoothly in the --flowing smoothly. roads should not be an issue. monitor the situation in iredell county, you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this 5:00. i hope we have a buyer for the house. me too! what are the neighbors doing here? bill! hey! i didn't know your home wifi could stream so many devices at the same time. dad, it's time warner cable. 300 megs. crazy-fast. dad! you can get wifi all over this place. cool! make your home as connected as possible. get 50 meg internet with unlimited data for and ask about free installation. closed captioning on wbtvnews is sponsored by subarusout

the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." guests -- kristen wiig, bob odenkirk, musical guest, elle king, and featuring the legendary roots crew. >> questlove: 416 t.o. >> steve: and now, here he is, jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, hey, guys, welcome. welcome, welcome, welcome, what a great new york crowd. welcome to "the tonight show." i'm your host jimmy fallon. you guys, this is our last show in new york before we head out to do a week of shows in l.a. [ cheers and applause ] which means i have about three pounds. so i'm very excited. [ laughter ] let's get to some news here. in his victory speech after the new hampshire primary donald trump claimed the unemployment rate might actually be as high as 42%. he might be right because hillary just fired her entire campaign staff. [ laughter and applause ] so i mean, it's close. >> steve: that's close. >> jimmy: i don't know. it's been a rough week for hillary after bernie sanders won the new hampshire primary by more than 20 points. bernie said he's always liked new hampshire, esp