. >>> 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

two, splitting up current cms districts into a north, mid-and south regions. and the third is possibly starting our own charter school system here. >> and the mayor tells me he has already spoken to members of the mecklenberg county delegation about this. and some believe in the break up. the challenge is the mayor tells me is to convince the general assembly to approve this and he knows there will be pushback from cms. but he says that is not going to stop him from splitting cms up. back to you. >> thank you. now to breaking news we have been following. sky3 live over a pond where dive teams are assisting with a search on mallwood circle. police released few details and medic says they are not looking for a person. bring you new details. >> and investigators are working to figure out what caused this fire in pageland. johnson produce on 601. sky3 over the scene and the flames shooting from the building. firefighters trying it out it. no word whether anyone got hurt. >> employees have a mess to clean up after someone used a car to ram into the charlotte drugst

the mayor and parents just believe cms is just too big and just cannot cater to matthews needs. this split was brought up again because the mayor is uneasy with discussions concerning cms' new student assignment plan he thinks the district will transport students to other schools throughout the county. cms school board members tell me that will not happen but that is not good enough for the mayor.

experts told cms to work on that. and now the good in all of this is that at the end, cms did pass say cms still has a long way to go. up on the fifth floor of the government center. cms was told it lacks stability. and when it comes to a superintendent. as you know there has been a high turnover rate when it comes to charlotte's top educator and it was told that prevents the district from going to the next level. and the team they talked to about 1200 people ranging from parents, students and teachers about cms. those experts wrote down their thoughts. listen to this... >> really making sure that all teachers and students and principals have access to the same opportunity throughout the system depending what school you are in and what part the county you may have more opportunity and that needs to even out. >> that was another bad part. and the ugly part is that experts toured facilities and told cms some facilities are lacking and need much improvement. one thing they talked to a fourth grader and that fourth while

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

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

. >> how is cms reacting to all of the resolutions? >> you know i talked to the cms school board chairperson today about that. she told me she wants parents and politicians to calm down. we are talking more to her coming up on wbtv news at 6:00 and telling us why they should calm down and talking to parents is the best course of action. we will have that story new on wbtv news at 6:00. but for now we are live in huntersville, dedrick russell wbtv on your side. >> all right thank you. >> we are getting new information in just to the alert center. alex giles has that for us. >> we got information about two suspects arrested for robberies in charlotte. and i can show you the men. the cmpd announced they were arrested for robberies that happened last month in february. this was in southwest charlotte. police say the men were trying to rob people at gun point and they are behind bars charged for the crimes. both facing two counts of robbery and two counts of conspiracy to commit armed robbery. >> thank you. strange story... bond denied for

we've placed the link to the cms student assignment surveys. you can find it on our website, wbtv.com. >> new at 5:00... >> i thank you jesus thank you lord. >> what you heard is a north carolina mother relieved. for 14 years she waited for her son to get a heart transplant to save his life. albert jefferies has a rare heart disease doctors found a perfect match. the next few hours happened quickly. off to the hospital and the surgery and now albert is resting with a new heart. >> i got my heart. he was done. he was shocked. he looked like he was going to pass out at first. >> oh, my gosh. that is special. his mom posted the video to a how do you feel nn he replied like a brand new person. >> wow. that will get you. >> that will get you. the video with her getting a pedicure and it happened. >> all the things we take for granted and to get that call you can imagine the emotion. let's update the traffic with tonya rivens in the first alert traffic center. >> your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. independence boulevard by briar

the politicians want cms to make home schools a priority. wbtv's dedrick russell is live in huntersville where the vote will happen. and will this pass? and are leaders feeling the pressure to do something? resolution will pass with unanimous vote and politicians tell me that voters have been crying to them over the uncertainty where their children will attend school. they fear forced busing. and the school district says that will not happen. and tells people no need to cry. because student assignment is still incomplete. tim peter is son moved to this area so this son could attend huntersville elementary. >> our son is autistic so it was important that we got him with a school with excellent reputation. >> the dad believes neighborhood schools are best. >> and it makes a world of difference as far as building the community and friendships. >> others agree. kourtney's son starts middle school next year. >> he is slated for i do not want uncertainty. >> that is why town council will pass this resolution tonight. it states students should be g

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

and the mayor said cms is too big. neighbors are worried that the children may go to school in a different part of town. we have more in math eyes with that decision and reaction. >> the board vetted -- voted to pass a resolution demanding have cms face the consequences of a split. >> i think families should have a choice whether they go to school, our family moved to matthew so we could spend them to quality schools. >> they say they are concerned that the children will be send to schools far from home now that cms is studying the plan. and officials are so worried they say they are ready to break away from cms and form the school district. and town officials want cms' board to reaffirm the guiding principles that guaranteed every student will attend close to home or give the parents the choice of a magnet school. and the town and the mayor will work with legislators to split up cms into north, mid, south or have matthews break away from cms completely. separation if they as parents and family members, we'll get the c

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

. >>> 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

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

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

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

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

is cms responding to the concerns? >> well, maureen, all the looks forward to share with the concerned neighbors some of the programs that west mecklenburg high offers. and neighbors tell me that is not a good enough answer. they want to know what the school district will do to keep the students off their streets. >> we want you to come to the meeting tonight. >> anne miller is on assignment. she has lived in the community near west mecklenburg high school for 50 years. her son graduated from the school. miller is involved. no longer a parent, now a messenger. she is handing out the flyer about tonight's emergency neighborhood watch meeting. >> always been a good neighborhood. and we just want to keep it that way. >> miller is fed up with what she sees often outside her door. >> the children roaming the streets, cutting through our yards, jumping our fence, and we have to call 9-1-1. >> she dialed 9-1-1 a few days ago. students were cutting through her yard and she had a this is what the students said to her... >> you

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

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

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

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

>>> 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

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

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

. >>> 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

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 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

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

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

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

neighborhood watch groups in more spark in neighborhoods called an emergency meeting with cms and cmpd on thursday. homeowners say they are worried about the high number of students do they see throughout the neighborhood when they're supposed to be in school. >> students roaming around the neighborhood and the community all day long. some of them get off the bus and they never go to school. >> people who live there say it's been an ongoing problem sometimes resulting in bigger issues for the homeowners like having their home broken into. >> cutting through the backyards and some of the neighbors up and finding items in the neighborhood in their yards. they probably were stolen and discarded. smith school officials admit the school as lot of students to keep up with on a daily basis but say some students in the area are going to the university up on credits. >> it will continue to be a challenge if 2100 students stay stay -- more staff. anybody could use more staff. >> people who live in the neighborhood say they want to see something changed and what cms to do more. the students who a

cms needs more social workers in the schools to support students. the district tells us resources are distributed based on the needs of each school. parents hope things change so call kids succeed. >>> cmpd animal care and control is hoping to find homes for hundreds of animals this weekend. a special pet adoption, look at that little face, will tall place from 10:00 until 4:00 at southpark mall on sharon road. >>> check this out, several food truck events kicked off. this one we stopped by the friday night festival at unknown brewing, seven food trucks, live music as well. official food truck friday that has been wildly popular will start back in april in plaza midwood, also in south end at sycamore brewing. good time of year. i love food trucks. >> lyndsay: the food is always so good, too. i think that is why people love >> kristen: i'm getting hungry,. >> lyndsay: you have food guests coming up. >> kristen: gypsy soup. we have great guests, we'll talk about them in a few minutes. >> lyndsay: i got ahead of myself. >> kristen: that's okay. >> lynd

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

they want cms tothe resolution says the town and mayor will work with legislators to split up cms in north, middle and south districts, or have matthews break away from cms completely. >> i'm absolutely in favor of the separation from charlotte-mecklenburg schools if they don't listen what we as parents and family members and community leaders have said. >> get the community involved to find out whether or not this is something that is just the board that is interested in this or the community that wants to get behind it. >> that was coleen harry reporting. the mayor says they tells need to find out how to split or completely break away, how that will impact them, the cost and unintended consequences. >>> two people are out of their homes this morning after a large fire in southern mecklenburg county. darby chase drive in the providence crossing area. no one hurt but the red cross is helping out and no word what caused that fire. >>> a teen from burke county accused of trying to join isis is charged with murder. say about the case, coming up. your side, making sure you get headlines

neighborhood watch groups in more spark in neighborhoods called an emergency meeting with cms and cmpd on thursday. homeowners say they are worried about the high number of students do they see throughout the neighborhood when they're supposed to be in school. >> students roaming around the neighborhood and the community all day long. some of them get off the bus and they never go to school. >> people who live there say it's been an ongoing problem sometimes resulting in bigger issues for the homeowners like having their home broken into. >> cutting through the backyards and some of the neighbors up and finding items in the neighborhood in their yards. they probably were stolen and discarded. smith school officials admit the school as lot of students to keep up with on a daily basis but say some students in the where they take classes to catch up on credits. >> it will continue to be a challenge if 2100 students stay stay -- more staff. anybody could use more staff. >> people who live in the neighborhood say they want to see something changed and what cms to do more. the students who a

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 leaders expected to give an update on efforts to boost achievement at some of the lowest-performing schools, that update will come in a report on project lift and the beacon initiative. >> john: looking ahead you can charlotte-mecklenburg schools budget, cms hosting meetings for community members and employees. the meeting tonight at waddell language academy on nations ford road. starts at 6:00, goes until 7:30. another meeting will be held wednesday at independence high school. >>> this morning, the american heart association and sun belt rentals is helping cms students get active. 350 ball pes will be donateds will be donated. all equipment will be deliver to cms this morning. >> christine: bank of america could have fewer workers than it did before the last two major acquisitions. the bank reported having 213 thousand employees world wide at the end of last year, 6,000 more than in june, 2008, before buying countrywide financial and merrill lynch in 2009. the bank cut more than 10,000 expected as the bank leaders work on reducing expenses and improving efficiencies. >>> let's giv

concerns after immigrationed up cms students on their way to school. the latin american coalition addressed the school board. the group wants the board to act before it's too late and the coalition says four students have been picked up and two deported. dedrick russell talked to a mother of one of the captured students. what is she fearing here? >> wul, paul, the mother fears the son can be deported in two weeks. the teenager was picked up on this block here in front of his home. officials tell me it was justified while the mother believes that if her son goes never see him alive again. >> le si always gets a text from her son to make sure he gets on the bus. one day in january she did not get a text. immigration officials picked up the 18-year-old while walking to the bus stop. the mother saw it happen. >> interpreter: the woman i feel my life go away because she understands they took jeffrey. >> the mother gets emotional thinking about it and does not want her son to go back to el salvador and fears for his safety. >> intimidation for join a bad gan

kayla: this just in after weeks of gathers parent's input, cms released results of student assignment survey, 206 pages were putting it for parents and teacher and like to read, of those lists what were most important factors when selecting a school most was staff, leadership, then the environment and location or proximity to home, and a partner's decision with enrolling their child in a magnet school, the number one factor is a positive reputation for the school, if they're higher performing than the assigned neighborhood school, and if the assigned home school is a low performing school we'll have more at 10:00. that not only am i running for reelection in 12th congressional district, have started the process of moving to the queen city. kayla: u.s. representative alma adams is running for representative in 12 destruction because of the redrawn lines she is moving back to charlotte. her campaign spokesman said she has look add neighborhood but is waiting for the court's decision first. kayla: north carolina is about to feel the burn, democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders

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

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

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

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

. >>> one goal for cms' new student assignment plan is to make schools more diverse. it wants to use the successful magnet schools but that is becoming a challenge. dedrick russell takes us to tuckaseegee elementary school and talk about the struggle to achieve diversity new at 5:00. >> welcome to you can tuck elementary -- tuckaseegee elementary on the west side of town. it is a partial magnet school that won a national award of distinction for its learning talent development program known >> we develop critical thinking, problem solving using real world application. >> even though it is a partial magnet other students benefit. >> we are trying to get that feel across the building in all classrooms so everyone feels a part of what we are doing. >> staff wants more diversity. 60% of the students are black. 7% white and 18% hispanic. only 170 students are in the magnet program. there's room to grow. >> we still have a number of openings in our program and our goal and dream is to get the word out about tuckaseegee's litd program so we have so much interest that we have

. >> we gave cms advice, the school had smoke in it we advised them it would be best toly the cms clean the school, and let air handlers clean the filters. jenna: classes to resume on monday, keep if on fox 46, we'll bring you more information as it released as to the cause of the fire. investigation taking place at el -- paisano restaurant, the fire that started around 3:30 a.m. thursday morning was intentionally set, when cfd dispatchers pulled up, they saw heavy smoke in the area, crews got the flames under control in 18 minutes. damage estimates about $120,000, as investigation continues, anyone with information is urged to call crime stoppers. department. jenna: hundreds of new jobs will come to charlotte thanks to a worldwide technology company headquarters in california, governor mccrory making that big announcement today. kevin has the details. right now. reporter: investing 3.6 million in mec len mecklenburg county by en of 2017. >> welcome to paypal and your company you are now part of us. reporter: the company is bringing 400 new jobs to the area. >> they will be software eng

the cms statistics showing the danger your child could be facing on a daily witnesses. >>> anyone who ever deserved to be attacked that way is donald trump. >> waging war. three republican candidates take aim at the g.o.p. frontrunner. good friday morning. i'm ben thompson along side larry sprinkle.

. >> and we're going to tell you what they're asking cms officials to do. before the break, let's get a quick check of your first alert weather. 57 in charlotte. 57 inland caster. 55 shelby. and, here is a live look at, chris, where is this? >> independence exst expressway. >> this is the independence expressway, just making sure. things there are moving smoothly. that because you're never more >> that's cool shot of our studio. i like that. welcome back. we have brand new stories we bring you throughout the morning, especially in our 6:00 a.m. hour. coming up at 6:30, we have new details on the issues at blue cross blue shield of north carolina. find out what the state's insurance commissioner is saying about the progress to fix those issues. plus, at 6:43, we will tell but the new test helping get test results in in much less time. >> this morning, new concerns in charlotte's latin america coalition and a cms student was arrested by immigration officials on his way to the bus stop. 18-year-old yefri sorto was arrested in january. he is in the country ille

. >>> cms is hosting six community engagements between now and the end of april and then will give their budget requests to the county. they expect $27 million in new costs next year for salary increases, more students, and some other things. south meck high school. >>> a lincoln county man is facing charges after finding evidence of a meth lab in his home. he now faces a drug charming after they found bottles used to make meth and other drugs. >>> a powerful earthquake hit indonesia. the 7.9 quake hit off the western coast of sumatra. these pictures were taken right after it hit. there are worries it could trigger a tsunami. in 2004, a tsunami killed thousands. >>> new at noon, three reported tornadoes in alama yesterday, the same stheas -- system that pushed through our area. the storm damaged more than a dozen homes. you don't have much time to think. >> we are just so shocked at what happened. >> the same storm created blinding conditions in nebraska yesterday and in the midwest, heavy snow caused crash after crash. >>> a much different story here. meteorologist keith monday is looki

neighbors had a chance to voice concerns to cms and cmpd. residents, especially older neighbors, are worried things will get worse. cms says they are addressing the problems of kids skipping school, not going to school at all but has been a challenge and they are working so solutions. has nine buildings, 21 hundreds00 students. neighbors wonder if anything will get changed. >> we feel like that there is no one in charge, they're not accountable. no one is held accountable for these children. >> reporter: now, there is an sro at west mecklenburg high school, cmpd says they will continue to partner with this head-on. we'll follow the story right here on wbtv. reporting live i'm mark davenport, wbtv on your side. >> john: 5:32, go over to kristen miranda with details on a wreck involving a deputy in north carolina, these details coming in the alert center. >> kristen: they are coming in, john, i wanted to get you caught up on this regional story, up keeping an eye on lee county in north carolina, specifically, in sanford, this is where we're ta