it comes as cms reworks its student assignment program. we are live to explain the possibility. >> reporter: well, the mayor is holding a meeting this morning to discuss what it would take to break away from cms schools and this is happening at the same time an online survey is going around some neighborhoods. the survey asks just one question, should mint hill explore the possibility of splitting from cms. the mayor told us he believes the discussion may be a little premature because cms has not said they would be busing he is considering the possibility of leaving cms but wants to see what the final student assignment plan is first. any town that wants to break away from cms must get legislative approval first. reporting in uptown, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> in about an hour, leaders will talk about the future of transportation including controversial toll projects. >> the parent company is hosting the meeting days after we learned about financial problems involving the toll project in texas. we are live along 77 to exp

. >>> more mecklenburg county towns have started considering whether to pull their schools out of cms. >>> it's time to put it to bed one way or the other. message leaders in cornelius, message leaders in lemme get a mcpick 2 check out the brand new mix onmcdonald's mcpick 2 menu! now, choose any 2 deliciousmickey d's classics for just $5 bucks. mix n match share n savor 2 for $5name your flavor pick any 2 iconic tastes- a big mac made with 100% beef, flaky filet-o-fish, seared on the grill quarterpounder with cheese or crispy 10-piece chickenmcnuggets for just $5 bucks. grab your crew today. hurry inand say - lemme get a mcpick 2 bada ba ba >>> more mecklenburg county communities are saying that they don't want increased busing within the charlotte mecklenburg school district. >>> towns to the south many matthews and mint hill all ready have started a process of trying to pull out of the district. today we learned cornelius, davidson, and huntersville may not be far behind. hong updates us tonight. >> reporter: this coming week the davidson cornelius and huntersville town boards will

controversial redistricting plan. >> once the building starts going up and students start enrolling, cms will be weightless. over surveys if i would out by parents to bring more diversity to all schools. the most controversial option is moving kids out of neighborhood schools. parents are demanding a spot for students at neighborhood schools or look at leaving the district. >> i think that would be very bad for cms. it's an united states versus them. >> reporter: jeremy stevenson is part of the group cms families united for public education and sees the resolution as a step backwards but understand yes it happened and said that growing worries from parents who want neighborhood schools led to this one. >> we are all in the same boat and if people are trying to jump off, that's not good for any of us. >> reporter: the charter school here hopes to span the 8th grade giving parents more options for those not happy with cms. >> and here is a breakdown of the matthews resolution. a task force would find out what the town must do to form an independent district and there are three potential op

interest for us to do testing. >> cms will foot the bill for the testing. the health department is helping the school pick the testing lab for this and assign what substances to test for. cancer cases extensively. you can read our past coverage at wsoc-tv.com look on our home page. >>> a federal lawsuit filed against the city of ferguson, missouri could soon be settled. leaders will discuss a potential agreement with the government. the doj sued after an investigation into michael brown's shooting death found problems within the city's police department. federal officials want to overhaul the department. they say the changes will not create a financial burden on the city. >>> police in raleigh are calling for calm one week after a deadly police involved shooting. >> a town hall was held at this church last night to discuss the tensions between the community and police. officer dc twitty shot and killed aquila 10-k capitol gains. 10-k capitol gains family said he was shot in the back and was unarmed. twitty said he was reaching for a gun. last night emotions

cms says they are early in the student assignment process. overall they hope to reduce crowding. town leaders told us their main concerns are lack of stability and predictability. >> i think primarily what should dictate where your kids go to school is where you live. that is kind of how it was when i grew up. not four options really. i think you should have one option and have it about the best option. about students being bus far away. last night the vote was unanimous, 5-0. last week we told you the town of matthews in mint hill went as far as discussing break ago way from the school district. >>> cms parents looking to get their kids in a magnet school can apply online for the second lottery period. families rank their top choices for schools and students are admitted based on a random number lottery. the second lottery is to fill seats in science and technology. applications will be accepted online through june 6th. we have a link that explains wsoc-tv.com. >>> police are trying to figure out who attacked a pregnant charlotte woman at a west charlotte bus stop. olivia ono sh

and mint hill are considering a way to split away from cms aiming to avoid possible negative impacts of student assignment. tina terry is live to explain the concerns some leaders have about this split. what are they saying? >> one leader in mint hill told us she wants to see what did cms leaders here are able to come up with before doing any research on pulling away from the district. now last month we told you the mayor of matthews and leaders in mint hill express interest in forming their own district to avoid possible negative impacts of the cms assignment. leaders like tricia say it would be a massive under taking. mint hill commissioner tina ross is concerned that pulling away from cms could cost tax payers. >> i don't think that we can have a quality school system without a tremendous tax increase. >> yeah both matthews and mint to look into this. in fact matthews could vote on a resolution about this as early as monday. coming up in 30 minutes hear about the priorities that cms parents have when it comes to student reassignment. reporting live from uptown tina terry eyewitnes

. >> reporter: this cms school is in mint hill and as the mayor considers breaking ties with cms to form its own school district with other local fun toes, an on-line survey is circulating for parents' input. only a few mint hill neighborhoods, including this one, have taken a short online survey formed by a committee member. should mint hill mayor ted biggers join mathews and split from cms. >> i think it's a wonderful idea. i don't know if it will fly because of politics. >> reporter: the discussion stems from a student assignment review that could shift kids to different schools. john corbett moved to this schools. >> it would probably have a better impact on the education of the kids in this area. >> reporter: channel 9 has reported extensively on the debate including last week on a plan by matthews' mayor to separate from cms and form the school district with other local towns. i talked with mint hill mayor ted biggers on the phone who said he is considering it but wants to hear the final plan. >> i think it's premature to the point i haven't heard anyone from cms mentioning country

. >>> town leaders say they district unless cms guaranteed strict unless cms guarant we invited women to a spa to test a new body wash. hi. welcome. dish soap? you may not feel it but some body washes can contain cleansers found in dish soap. oh. on my skin? that's really scary. dove body wash is different. oh yeah. it has only the gentlest cleansers. plus the unique care of nutrium moisture. it's so soft. just made me feel good. this is different. this is caring. this is dove. >>> it's 4: 40 right now. matthews town leaders are making demands when it comes to cms assignments. >> leaders said they are prepared to lead the school district unless they guaranty to send to schools. they will start a task force to what the town must do to get the state's approval and form an independent district. >> i'm absolutely in favor of a exception from charlotte mecklenburg if they don't listen to what we have said. >> three potential resolutions including matthews forming it's own district, creating charter schools or breaking cms into three districts, north, middle and south mecklenburg. mint hill

and another than that issue, cms is also tapping the issue of violence in schools. in the next 30 minute, i will break down the new numbers that shows crime is up. >>> late they are morning, we will get the u.s. jobs report for february and experts don't expect a change in the unemployment rate. economist expect 200,000 jobs were added last month which is in line with the survey this week. that survey shows u.s. companies added 214,000 jobs. experts also think the unemployment rate will stay unchanged at 4.9%. the wall street journal reports unemployment applications rose last week but the number is still low enough that it looks like employers are still expanding the. new report is due out at 8:30 this morning. we will bring it to you as soon as it comes out on eyewitness news this morning on tv 64. >>> a unc economist says you don't have to worry about another recession but expect to pay more for gas. he said yesterday despite recent report, the economy is doing fine. he pointed out the nation is close to full employment and wage growth is significant but see in t

>>> tonight cms board members will meet to talk about results from the student assignment survey. >> many are concerned it will lead to the kids not attending schools in their neighborhoods. so eyewitness news reporter mecklenburg county government center with more. >> reporter: good morning, from the very beginning cms leaders said they want feedback from parents before tackling the issue of student assignment. tonight they will get that feed bank. they will moon -- back. they will meet tonight to go over the results of the survey they sent out to 19,000 families and asked parents questions about school diversity, choice, and bus routes. now there have been several community forums on this topic and a lot of parents have already told leaders they want racially and socially diverse schools. but a lot of parents want to know if that will require busing students to difficult schools. also tonight leaders will take up concerns expressed by huntersville, cornelius, and davidson. this week those towns passed resolutions asking cms to keep a seat open for every child who school. p@pppp@ppp

the results broken down for all of cms and each district. but when i flipped flu the pages to see your answers about where you live, how much you make, and your race or ethnicity, there's nothing. >> i think it will be helpful to know more about the people who responded. >> i took that question to tom tate who chairs the committee that developed the student assignment survey. he doesn't know when that information will be made public. but he assures me it will be. with more information about the responses and what he calls the initial report. >> it's what we decided to do was to get as much of the data that people actually were responding to questions about before the board as quickly as possible. >> the results show those in districts one and six which include huntersville, cornelius, davidson, mint hill, and matthews, strongly favor schools to achieve diversity. those towns are now questioning whether they should break away from cms. tate says the board has not had a chance to look closely at the districts priorities. this leaves a lot of u

the county commissioner says testing is coming cms said they're willing to pay for it. >> now he's in the process of helping cms find a credible laboratory to do the testing but there are important questions to be answered about strikes just five in a million people question don't know a lot about what causes it. one of the things is what do we test for? eye cancer patients are glad to see the ball rolling on testing. >> it makes me feel better to know that the community is trioing to find out if there's anything contributing to our disease. >> cms would have to sign off on testing. they say they're continuing to follow the lead of county and state health officials. he expects there will be testing and expects it will happen soon. >> what are the chances that this testing will find a link to that cancer. >> not very high. still the people requesting the testing and the health director says there can be a benefit for nothing is found because it would ease minds up there. a lot of people who are worried about what's going on we have gathered all of jim's previous investigations and stor

new tonight, eyewitness news anchor brittney johnson found out these towns want a guarantee from cms. >> the mayor of huntersville and council members will meet here at town hall at 6:30 tonight and the mayor says they're all on board to pass this resolution to show cms leaders that they want every child to have a seat at a neighborhood school. >> it's starting to percolate. >> huntersville mayor says his on cms leaders as they review the district assignment plan. so far the board only laid out goals for the plan. among them, they want to reduce over crowding and break up concentrations of poverty. >> they forgot, or didn't include a guaranteed home school for every student so we felt it would behoove us to make a statement that we believe that should be included. >> other town leaders are calling on cms to guarantee each student will have a seat at a neighborhood school. >> i think it's very important they get involved. >> her granddaughter will enter the district soon. >> it's very important. all her friends will be going to the same school. she'll, you know, get a local bus to scho

coming up in 30 minutes we tell you how local towns who send their students to cms are responding to all of this and the i am applicableations a decision like this could have. >> we posted the full results to take a look at the survey at wsoctv.com inside the story right on our home page. >>> tomorrow parents in rock hill can learn more about school choice. parents who attend can sign up to tour the choice programs like language immersion and accelerated studies. the district will host the fair from 10 to noon. people will be without water for another two hours or so. charlotte water says a contractor hit a pipe here at steel chase drive and sandy porter road early this morning. crews are quickly trying to repair that pipe and handing might need it. >>> family and friends will gather to remember two managers killed outside a mcdonalds. shot inside the parking lot of the restaurant on highway 321. a former boyfriend is charged in the murders. a vigil will begin at 7 tonight at mountain grove baptist church. >>> what caused this damage on a house in honey wood avenue and brookeshire bo

but ross told me it's premature without hearing cms' plan and she is concerned it could split taxpayers. >> i don't think we could have a quality school system without a tremendous tax increase. >> reporter: talks are already in motion. lawmakers in mint hill and matthews have already contacted them, and leaders say it would be a massive undertaking. >> this would be a multi-step process of legislative pieces that would have to occur to >> reporter: but they say it's possible. one senator points to the success of mooresville's graded school system and the stellar performance warranting a visit from the president. >> it's a successful example and actually, they are the poster child for success. so it can be done and it can be done well. >> reporter: he is open to the idea but wants local leaders to consider the impact of taking tax dollars from cps. the representative said she would like to see a meetingly with stakeholders, cms and others before moving forward. tina terry, channel 9news. >> matthews' town counsel could vote on a resolution monday. >>> also tonight, the charlotte- meckle

cm. leaders say they are very early in the student assignment process. overall they hope to break up concentrations of poverty. town leaders told us their main concerns are lack of stability and predictability. >> i think what should dictate where your kids go to school is where you live. think one option and have it be the best. >> parents expressed concerns about students being bused to schools that are farther away. last night the cornelius board of commissioners voted on a similar resolution. that vote was unanimous. >>> last week we told you the town of matthews and mint hill went as far as discussing breaking away from the school district. >>> cms who want to get their kids in a magnet school can apply online. families ranked their top choices for schools and students are admitted based on a random number lottery. this is to fill vacant seats in magnet programs like science and technology. we have a link that explains how magnet placement works and which programs have vacancies. just look for that information on our website at wsoc-tv.com. >>> nort

this move comes as the cms board considers changing the student assignment plan. mint hill is also considering a town leaders say they want to make sure their students get the opportunity to stay in neighborhood schools. they say that would create stability and predictability for parents. huntersville cornelius they have all passed similar resolutions. they asked cms leaders to make sure every student has a seat in their neighborhood schools. lake norman's chamber of commerce sent a letter to the board requesting those same conditions. >>> more than 70,000 people responded to a student assignment survey. which outlined the top three concerns. 80% of those surveyed said school staffing is most important to them. 75% said school environment. 67% said location. and how close those schools were to home. >>> matthews board of commissioners meet tonight at 6:30 at the town hall. you can count on channel 9 to let you know what happens. >> >>> the highway patrol is series of crashes involving 100 vehicles in alamance county. outside greensboro last night, more than 20 peo

the lake norman chamber of commerce sent a letter asking cms to keep students at schools? a charlotte charter school ranks among the worst in the nation when it comes to disciplining minority students and students with disabilities. the report from the group says crossroads center in charlotte had the second highest rate of suspensions for black students in the u.s. more than 74 students were suspended at least once. >>> definitely a cool morning out there and things are going to get colder. meteorologist christine rapp has a look at this. >> reporter: this afternoon is going to be nice. we just have to get through the as you head out the door this morning, make sure you are bundled up. just a light wind keeping us on the warmer side. we have the freeze warning in effect through the next couple of hours. mid-30s in the mountains this morning. 31 as you wake up in statesville. heading out the door at 37. temperatures in the middle to upper 50s and low 60s in the mountains this afternoon and the perk will be, we'll continue to have another day of full sunshine. it was gorgeo

mayors are discussing breaking up from the cms district and forming their own. mayors said they are gauging interest from the parents. cms has not announced any new districts, and it would have to be approved by the assembly. >>> meanwhile tonight, families can weigh in on cms's operating leaders are hosting a community engagement meeting at 6:00, and there will be four other meetings in the coming weeks. >>> we are a little more than a week away from the north carolina primary, and today donald trump will be in the charlotte area at the event center in concord for a rally at noon. it's open to the public. tickets are free, but you have to request them on trump's campaign website. channel 9 will have a crew there and there's more on his pitch to voters coming up tonight on eyewitness news at 5:00. >>> weather and traffic every 10 minutes. >> and here's keith monday in severe weather center 9. the sun will come up beautifully and stick around all day. >> it's a bright day a few thin clouds up above, and we will see more of those in order for later today. for now,

and that's the issue. >> even if cms keeps neighborhood schools in tact. they may ask the legislature to allow them to break away from the district. he says the district has gotten too big. reporting in cornelius, angela hong, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> less than an hour a man shot and killed by a raleigh rest. an autopsy report shows akil was shot in his chest, forearm, it doesn't say if he was shot while facing the officer or away from him. a police report says he ran from the officer and the two struggled before he saw him reach for a gun in his waistband. witnesses said he was running away from the officers. >> we will continue to do everything we can to talk to people within the community who might have seen what happened and also most importantly, any time you haven a investigation like this, there will be forensic evidence at the end of the day. and we have to wait for that to be analyzed. >> their trying to expedite the evidence analysis. some community members says they don't trust the autopsy findings because it varies so drastically from wit

more than 27,000 people responded to a student assignment survey cms sent out. this week, leaders released the said school staffing is most important to them. 75% said school environment, 67% said location and how close schools are to home. matthews board of commissioners meets tomorrow night at 6:30 at town hall. the decision to separate from the school district requires legislative approval. we're told leaders in matthews and mint hill have contacted state lawmakers. >>> new tonight, a lincolnton man is facing charges after deputies say he was selling high grade marijuana in the denver area on a regular basis. deputies say they pulled over samuel lulling yesterday on highway 7 approximately three. they seized a quarter piend of hido uponic marijuana w00 to $1,000. lulling will be in court tomorrow. >>> huntersville police are investigating after firefighters put out a large brushfire behind hopewell high school this afternoon. officials said it started from a previous campfire. it took firefighters about twos to put tout. >> right now we're tracking more >> me

cms said maintenance crews will work over the weekend to try to clean up this mess. the investigation into what happened is still going on. we're live in north charlotte, greg suskin, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> happening now, a group against charlotte's non- discrimination ordinance is government building. there's 25 protesters there now. the ordinance that goes into effect april 1st bans discrimination against the lgbt in various places. eyewitness news reporter jim bradley is live where a protester is asking the governor and the general assembly to stop the ordinance. >> ever since city council members voted to expand the anti discrimination ordinance, this issue exploded in controversy all over the state. supporters have been vocal over the last few week. opponents are taking their turn outside the government center. several dozen people gathering saying they want to ask the governor to call a special session in the legislature to ordinance. republicans in control in raleigh are working on legislation that would strike down the bathroom portion of the ordinanc

but cms says for a real situation that wasn't a drill hitch but not all parents see it that way. more than 500 students at walter g buyers school were barreling in class this morning when they suddenly found themselves outside. >> we do have an intentionally set fire in one of the restrooms in the school. >> firefighters say school staff had put it out before they arrived but they sent in crews to ventilate the halls, opening doors and using large phones. cms says they sent students home on the advice of firefighters who had concerns about lingering smoke and smoke damage in the halls. as soon as calls and emails went out to parents nay quickly lined up in the parking lot for an early pick up. most had no idea the fire in the bathroom was arson. >> i'm upset though. how did the fire start? who started the fire. >> i don't know what happened. >> tracy rivera came to get his eight-year-old son. he was angry when i told him this was no accident. cms would only say a liquid was poured on the bathroom floor damage was 3,000 to $4,000 contained to the bathroom. fire investigators won't

they want cms to keep students in neighborhood schools and meanwhile leaders in matthews and hint hill are -- mint hill are considering creating their own district. >>> private toll projects arkoses the country. this comes after a texas company in charge of the similar project filed for bankruptcy. widen i-77 is concerned the same thing could happen here and worry it would cause taxpayers. the income dot says taxpayers will not be on the hook. it's at 7:00 tonight and open to anyone at cornelius town hall. the income dot says it will have a report to the governor in the coming weeks about what the transportation secretary learned during a meeting with txdot. on monday, he questioned them about the cintra toll road that went bankrupt outside of austin. >>> the breaking news center right now. police near pittsburgh are overnight shooting that left five people dead and three injured. the victims were in a backyard party last night when police say two people started shooting and it happened in a nearby alley. police have not released a motive or said if they have any suspects at this point

leaders are considering creating their own district, leaving cms. in the last few hours, mint hill's town council will continue to monitor the situation. matthews town council could vote as soon as monday. we posted the full results at wsoctv.com. you can find that inside the home page. >>> new tonight, at 11:00, police charged three men in the accidental shooting death of a lancaster county man. body. now back in january, police truck. police say reece shot himself while playing russian roulette. investigators say the three men took off after it happened. >>> new tonight, just in the past three hours, the group that has been fighting the controversial i-77 toll lanes project shared its research on private toll road projects across the country. tonight's meeting was in response to a recent bankruptcy announcement by a texas company created by cintra. currently building the local toll lane along i-77. we talked with one resident who is against the project. >> very much believe this is a misguided project. it's not going to help. it's not intended to

meanwhile the town of matthews formed a task force to evaluate possibly leaving cms. stay in neighborhood schools as the district considers changing its student assignment plan. cms has not decided whether it will send students to different schools, but some worry that will happen as board members say a top priority is bringing more diversity to all schools. leaders in huntersville, cornelius and davidson passed resolutions saying they support neighborhood schools. >>> today we could get a better idea of how mecklenburg county plans to expand pre-k programs. last month we told you the board wants to make sure every 4-year-old has access to a pre- k program. they didn't say exactly where the money would come from, just that they would need support from state and federal governments and nonprofits and businesses. >>> a mother will be back on yesterday shay malzahnen testified against the child's father, todd broderick. 6-month-old keen that was found dead. they waited a day to call police when the child stopped breathing so they could come up with a story. >> he told me

the mayor says they want to deliver the resolutions to the cms school board on tuesday. cms board members are reviewing the student assignment plan to be sure students have equal opportunities. some worry it would require their children to move to schools outside their neighborhood. >>> on monday donald trump will be in concord for a rally at noon at the convention center. he'll then leave for mississippi. today is being called super saturday because voters in five states will cast ballots. both parties vote in kansas and louisiana. republicans caucus in kentucky and maine, and democrats caucus there will be one less candidate on the ballot after dr. ben carson announced he'll no longer run. >>> a thief accused of stealing thousands of gold bars is finally behind bars. the steps of the elaborate plan revealed, and what's next in the federal case against him. plus students asked to imagine the way slaves. th (singing) i just can't wait to meet you, sweet child you're on the way, i'm filled with expectation, and you're growing everyday... (instrumental) >>> last night poli

cms expects $27 million in new costs next for salary increases and other things. the meeting will start at 6:00 until 7:00 off nation's ford road. sound on channel 9 to follow both meetings today following the student assignment plan. we will bring you complete coverage online on wsoctv.com. >>> republican front runner, donald trump will be in concord vying for votes, and trump won in two more states over the weekend, bringing his total number of caucus wins to 12. angela hong is live where in the next few hours. >> reporter: republican presidential candidate, donald trump is not going to speak until noon, but the doors will open in a few hours. in a poll from last month, 28% of the people in north carolina said they would vote for donald trump. compared to 19% for cruz and 16% for rubio. after picking up kentucky and louisiana over the weekend, the republican front runner told voters he would be a unifier with the best chance to beat hillary clinton. this weekend trump also elaborated on his foreign policies and stance on torture, saying he would strengthen laws

a cms school is rewarding hard working students with some after school competition. and it has really taken team spirit to a new level. in our family focus stephanie maxwell found how it's helping them score big in the classroom. >> reporter: this is march madness on a smaller much younger scale. the gym at jh gun elementary because campon ships are on the line. five years ago patrick started the after school league to keep them out of trouble and challenge them to work hard at school. they have to follow three rules just to participate. >> maintain great behavior. maintain coming to school and good academic. >> all skill levels are welcome. and some are still figuring out the rules of the game. 9:students play basketball, another 30 are on the step team that pumps up the crowd. mix in parents, teachers, and friends and it gets loud. but these students deserve to make some noise. >> yeah. over 50 kids on our basketball league. >> it gives me chance to hang out with friends and also it's a challenge to play against the other teams. >> fun and i get to be around my fri

we are told by cms that the driver reported not feeling well, and as a precaution, all the student who is took the bus are being checked out. and the bus and a second one parked nearby are being investigated. for the past hour, we had charlotte fire and charlotte- mecklenburg police come to the scene. all parents have been contacted. we have seen several come to the school and see what is one grandparent we spoke with said he trusted everything will be all right. >> i have faith in cms. they do a good job. >> we asked for the conditions of the students and the bus driver and we'll have a report tonight on eyewitness news starting at 5:00. >>> new at noon, the highway patrol is investigating a crash at an intersection from caldwell county that has seen numerous wrecks at taylorsville highway and oak hill school road. a teen pulled into the path of another car and caused this accident. neither driver was seriously hurt. neighbors say they have seen more than a dozen wrecks including an intersection at where more than two people have been kill. >> i know we had had many accidents before a

. >>> a cms school is rewarding its hardest working students with an after school competition. at 6:45 the life skills the students are learning on the court. >> food lion is remodeling its stores nationwide. at 6:45 the dozen local stores seeing the improvements in the coming months. members filled rock hill streets trying to take a stand against violence. next the reason they are out to childre >>> about 100 community members filled rock hill streets yesterday taking a stand against violence. >> we don't want them to follow in the hands of gang relationships. >> the clear message they have this morning. and taking a live look outside from our charlotte cam. still pretty dark out there but it's warm also. about 60 degrees across the area. good morning. thank you for joining us this sunday i'm brittney johnson. let's check in with meteorologist vicki graf. you have been tracking rainmaking its way our way. sunday services early on, don't forget to grab that rain gear. time right now is 6:30. i am tracking showers in the mountains. these are coming in from the west to the north

. >>> tonight is your first chance to give cms feedback for the budget priorities for the next year. they are hosting six community engagements from now to april. cms expects $27 million in new costs next year for salary increases and more students and other things, and tonight's meeting is at south mec high school at 6:00. >>> i'm back in the breaking news center. we got the final super tuesday results in the last 2 hours. front runners, hillary clinton and donald trump extended their leads, but marco rubio got his bernie sanders each won states as well. what a super tuesday. >> reporter: with the super increasingly likely that the election will be a matchup of trump. >> i'm going to go after one person, and that's hillary clinton. >> reporter: clinton marching forward on the clear path to her party's nomination, keeping an eye on bernie sanders who won, oklahoma, vermont, and minnesota, with the commanding lead, clinton taking on trump. >> reporter: america never stopped being great. >> reporter: on the republican side, ted cruz won his home state of texas, oklahoma, and alaska. an

at this time cms is only saying it was a liquid thrown on the floor that caught fire. >>> mecklenburg county will open its first public beach in may. the reason leaders say it took and how much it's going toand how hi, guys! spring is almost here and you know what that means! easter is hopping along. so, if you're looking to stretch your dollar this easter holiday, just look at these savings at your local walmart. charlotte, in head-to-head shopping, the total amount saved at walmart vs. bi-lo was $15.47... that's 11% on this week's easter basket. why shop anywhere else? fill your basket with walmart's every day low prices and get big savings. start shopping with walmart's every day low prices today. and see what you could save. d >>> for nearly two decades, residents have called for a we found out when mecklenburg county's first public beach will open up. >> reporter: for years if you wanted to have fun on lake norman, you needed to either own a boat or know somebody who has one. now that's about to change. all is quiet now but it won't be that way in a couple months. the first publi

this comes as the cms school board considers changes to its student assignment plan. some are worried this could involve busing students to schools outside their neighborhoods. if the towns decide to move forward with that split, they would need approval from state lawmakers. >>> 6:48. weather and traffic every 10 minutes. >>> here's meteorologist vicki graf in severe weather center 9 for us. >> reporter: good monday morning. we are dealing with dense fog this morning, especially north and west of charlotte from also in lincolnton and shelby. you see visibility near zero. that means it is tough to see on the roads, especially the car in front of you. so take it slow. here's a view from king street in boone. as we go throughout the afternoon, we have a slight risk for seeing strong and severe storms. the time frame from that doesn't bring it in until later tonight and that is thanks to this storm, which is more than 300 miles west of the charlotte area. that is going to make a run toward our area later today. to time it all out for you on futurecast, a cloudy start, a

>> the resolution mentions three solutions including matthews creating its own district or breaking cms into three districts, north, middle, and southern mecklenburg. cornelius, and davidson have passed resolutions asking the district to make sure every child in their respective town has a seat in a neighborhood school. >>> new at noon, channel 9 has video from the scene of a deadly crash in stanly county involving a motorcycle. we reported this at oakridge and peachtree. troopers say that the crash happened before 8:30 in front of a local daycare. we're asking for more information on who you the crash happened and who was killed. we will update you when we get that information on wsoctv.com. >>> and a double shooting that left one person dead near the logan family resource center. officers kept our crews back as they investigated. this about a block away at lincoln street and south avenue. the police chief said there was no indication this had anything >>> a former trooper faces 20 years in prison after shooting an unarmed man at a gas station. the gas cam video shows sean groubert sho

they are looking at splitting from cms. you can count on channel 9 to let you know when that vote happens and what is decided. >>> happening tomorrow, there will be a meeting for the operating budget. all are welcome to attend. leaders will outline the budget priorities. the meeting begins at 6:00. if you miss tomorrow's meeting, throughout april. >>> the association of educators held a breakfast for some calling an educational crisis in north carolina. the group met yesterday. the mayor was also there. teacher salaries were a major concern at the meeting. we have been reporting for months teachers have been leaving the state because of low salaries. the north carolina board of education created six priorities they want the they want the state to be number one in the south for teachers' salaries. right now it sits at 11 out of 12 states. >>> a planned apartment complex will help new teachers find affordable housing. 28 units are expected to be built and opened by the summer of 2017. it is a $2.5 million complex. ashville ci

the plan to sell a portion to cms and the concerns neighbors have about the proposal. i'm stephanie maxwell. >> and i'm john paul. >>> meteorologist vicki graf is in severe weather center 9 keeping an eye on the fog that is developing. >>> just within the past 10 minutes we have dense fog advisories for the mountains making visibility less than a mile. it is tough to see on the roads there. also from shelby, rock hill, concord, albemarle. watch out for the patchy fog, take it slow. you might want to give yourself a couple of extra minutes for the morning commute. >>> fog not much of a problem through the morning commute but potential for storms later this evening and some of the storms could be on the strong to severe side. you want to be weather aware as we go throughout the day today. i just got new data on our futurecast. when the storms will pop up and how long they'll stick around. weather and traffic every 10 minutes. let's look at the morning drive with mark. >> reporter: traffic continues to build. watching things closely through uptown charlotte. no big issues

. >>> tonight leaders in two local towns will talk about the controversial cms student assignment plan. it could send thousands of students to new schools. brittney johnson just spoke with the mayor about the push to support neighborhood schools. >> reporter: this is a copy of the resolution that they plan to take up. it's short. and they want every student to be able to attend a school close to home. this has been a major source of student assignment. they look at the plan that outlines where students will go to school every six years. there's a focus on breaking up high concentrations of poverty. thousands completed a survey to share their thoughts on the district and how it can improve diversity and educational outcomes but in worry leaders may look to busing as a possible option. parents have voiced their with this resolution, they're asking cms to guarantee all students a spot in the school. they want it to be a guiding process. predictability. if you're not going to include a guaranteed home school, you kind of throw that out. >> she put this resolution together in north mecklenb

. >>> expected to be a very busy night for cms board remembers discussing -- members discussing sever topics -- several topics. >> tina terry is live outside the government center in uptown and tina members will get a first look at the survey results tonight. >> reporter: yeah, stephanie, more than 19,000 families filled out that survey and the results will help leaders here make some very important decisions in the weeks ahead. now this survey asked questions about school diversity, school choice, and bus routes. leaders are considering changing student assignment to create more diversity. a lot of parents will be watching to' if that will involve busing students to different schools. also you'll remember this week davidson passed resolutions asking the district to keep the seat open for every child who wants to stay at a neighborhood school. leaders in matthews and mint hill have talked about creating their own district. now school leaders will talk about those issues tonight. reporting live from uptown, tina terry, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> channel # to follow every developmen

last month, they were considering the move because of cms's student assignment survey. the mayor says he will also bring up the idea during the board of commissioners meeting this month. >>> meanwhile, charlotte schools are taking the first steps toward finding a new superintendent. the school board created a three-person committee to find a search forum. the board member will chair it. she told us that they'll skip >> we are more than happy to hear from anybody that wants to share but i don't think we need to spend the taxpayer dollars to reengage and ask the same questions we have asked for the last 10 years. >> a former member is serving as a consultant for the search. >>> unc charlotte officials say they have confirmed a second case of mumps on the campus. test results received wednesday show it was positive. the university says the student has been in isolation and is no longer showing symptoms and there's no risk to other students. several of the cases link back to lowes corporate headquarters. two weeks ago, officials said two employees tested positive for the vi

then from taxes to education, the headaches that could come for the towns trying to break away from cms. >> an odd and brazen crime at the middle of the drive through another customer >>> by the time i got there, he was just sitting in the driver's seat. >>> all new tonight, a customer saves a woman nearly carjacked in a chick-fil-a. >> he was a hero. >> all of this happened at 10:00 yesterday when the restaurant was packed. >> and i'm scott wickersham. one witnesses's action helped police with the arrest. >> reporter: yeah, anyone here knows this chick-fil-a is almost always busy and that makes this so alarming as he was carjacked in the drive through lane. at this chick-fil-a, the breakfast crowd was packed, and the word a carjacking was the last thing that teresa hall expected to hear. >> you can't just come out and get something to eat. >> reporter: police say that robert ramirez walked up to the drive through and pulled the woman out of her car. but the carjacking was stopped almost as soon as it started because another customer got out and took action, getting in the front seat an

cms wants to buy the land, build a kindergarten through eighth grade school. last week city council delayed a vote on the sale to give cms more time to sort out all the details. the superintendent will lay out the terms of the sale today. city council will vote next month. >>> this morning we're asking lincoln county deputies if a friend of a shooting suspect will face charges. they say he removed a gun from the scene of the crime. it all started yesterday. deputies say ronnie whitworth eisenhower in the shoulder on gilbert road. they say he then drove off and crashed a few miles away on highway 27. whitworth was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. >>> new this morning, south carolina's department of transportation secretary wants legislators to spend money on the crumbling highways rather than send the money to counties. secretary christy hall says the agency's lack of funding means those crumbling, highly- traveled road are on a 24-year paving cycle compared to the industry standard of 10 years. the budget being debated in the hous

last week matthews leaders passed a resolution saying they're prepared to leave cms unless the district guarantees students will be sent to neighborhood schools. this is all because of charlotte-mecklenburg's student assignment plan. the district wants to bring diversity to all schools. the most controversial option is moving kids out of neighborhood schools and sending them elsewhere. matthews is not the only one threatening to leave over the others also voted and passed similar resolutions. lake norman chamber of commerce sent a letter to cms board asking to keep their students at neighborhood schools. >>> the boyfriend of a 16 year old student killed this past weekend told investigators she was lying in the street when she was hit. troopers say copes and her boyfriend devonte parks got out of the car during an argument. parks told investigators he was trying to pick her up off the street when the car hit them. troopers are still investigating. copes was a student at shelby high school. extra counselors were on hand today. >>> police in concord made an arrest in a murder. brian ward f

the resolutions will be decided on before the cms school board meets tuesday evening at 6:00. >>> new at 11, two men are facing drug charges after several agencies search prodduation their homes. during their searches, they found a quarter pound of marijuana in todd anderson's possession, and investigators said they also caught robert frost with methamphetamine. both men are expected in court tomorrow. >>> a tow truck driver charged after police say he shot a truck owner will be in court jarvis simpson shot him yesterday morning after booting his car in south charlotte. simpson is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and inflicting serious injure. >>> this tuesday will be 2 years since malaysia airlines flight 370 disappeared, family and friends held a memorial for the 239 people on board in malaysia. the flight was on its way to beijing when it's believed it went down in the indian ocean. crews continue to search for signs of debris. >>> jimmy carter says he no longer needs cancer treatment. heusered the news at a church in georgia today. a spokesperson says doctors will continu

cms plans to address those resolutions tomorrow night. >>> first thing tomorrow, and whether or not the warmth will stick around into the weekend. >> in just a few hours, a charlotte man will head to california for a private ceremony to remember the former first lady, nancy reagan. >> she was the lady who gave me a chance. >> new at 11:00, how he says >>> right now, we're staying on top of the breaking news for you outside of north charlotte. they say that 42-year-old marianne collins stepped out in front of that vehicle in west sugar creek road. the driver swerved, but was not able to avoid hitting her. police say that she was wearing dark colored clothing, and that she was not in a cross wack. the driver will face charges. >>> tomorrow, a man from charlotte will travel to california to pay his respects to nancy reagan at a private funeral service. >> he opened up to alexa ashwell about how she changed his life. >> she was the lady who gave me a chance, i always reminded her of that. >> reporter: a position he admits he likely wouldn't be in today if not forgot, and many years ago from

. >>> coming up, considering whether to pull out of cms. the clear message some want to send to the district. and first, slavery being taught what students are being asked steve: today is your lucky day. woman: (surprised) oh, my goodness mark: you've just won - a thousand dollars! woman: that'amazing! that' amazing! (shrieks) woman: ok, nice job. mark, way better than yesterday. maria, that delivery felt alittle forced. and steve, steve: yeah? woman: i am still missing that raw emotion. woman: pretty awesome for atuesday, but tomorrow is hump day, so let's really bring it! lucky for life. win a thousand dollars a day, >>> good saturday morning. we have a couple clouds out there but not many of them stick around for too long. up from the 30s where we are now. >>> a 17-year-old is facing felony charges after police say he threatened porter ridge high school. justin cassidy is out of jail after posting bond. he admitted to posting a threat on instagram this week but said it was a hoax. >>> community leaders are working on a resolution against

it is expected to be a busy night for cms board members as they have several topics to cover. a few things they will be discussing include changes to how the district measures certain areas of student performance. they will look over the capital correlates with the education division and core beliefs. they will recommend extending contracts that expire in june. the oversight committee will meet in a few hours. two weeks ago we told you cms leaders want the county to put a bond on the ballot to pay for construction projects. they want to reason vivofit older schools and build new schools to alleviate crowding. corporate sponsors are helping pay for the first five years of the $55 million project meant to improve academics in west charlotte. the cms board still needs to approve extending the initiative. >>> charlotte city leaders have now cleared the way for construction to begin on new apartments in the belmont neighborhood. last night the city zoning committee aproved the plan for parkwood avenue. this comes as council members have been looking at ways to make the area safer f

. >>> looking ahead head to major changes in the cms student assignment process. the action one town says it may take tomorrow that could impact tons of students. >>> two days before the north carolina primary, bernie sanders >>> in just the last hour the democratic candidates for president wrapped up a town hall. >> it's two days before voters in five crucial states, including north carolina, hit the polls for the primary. tonight bernie sanders and hillary clinton answered questions from moderators and voters at ohio state university in columbus. the topics range from trade and the economy to police brutality and the country's prison system. >> my department of justice will investigate every killing of an american held in police custody or killed while being apprehended. is really at work inside the criminal justice system. >> again, north carolina is one of five states with primaries this tuesday. the others are florida, illinois, missouri, and ohio. >>> happening tomorrow matthews town council could vote on a resolution to split from the charlotte-mecklenburg

we'll update you here as soon >>> tonight, the senate will have a chance to give cms feedback about the budget priorities for next year. this is the third out of six community engagement meetings that the district is hosting between now and the end of april. cms expects $27 million in new costs next year for salary increases, more students and some other things. tonight's meeting runs from 6:00 until 7:30 on patriot drive. >>> last night, another town in north mecklenburg county sent a message to cms about the student assignment plan. the board of commissioners passed a resolution, asking leaders to guarantee every student in their neighborhood a seat at a neighborhood school. they say the district's proposal could move thousands of students to different schools and it's creating a lack of accountability and predictability for patients. many parents believe wherever you live is where you should go to school. >>> and many are pushing to keep students in their neighborhood schools. passed a resolution on monday night. lake norman's chamber of commerce sent a letter to the school board. le

. >>> we are asking about possible charges after a fire was intentionally set in a cms school bathroom that caused hundreds of students to evacuate. it happened yesterday morning more than 500 students were evacuated. cms is only saying it was a caught fire. >>> a woman says she had to jump on her daughter's school bus after a man approached her car with a gun. she backed out of the driveway and got on her daughter's bus down the street and told the driver someone was trying to kill her. a s.w.a.t. team training nearby jumped in to search for the suspect. >> i was so scared, i couldn't remember if he said get out, i got a gun, or get out. >> deputies arrested wesley wright, charges with attempted robbery with a deadly weapon. >>> take a live look outside, starting out almost 60. this is sort of the beginning of a cooldown. >> already we are starting off in the 50s, 60s across the carolinas, cooler in the but the main difference for today compared to the past couple days, we won't see much of a warmup from here on out. we'll keep that chance of rain around. st. patrick's day parade goin