pamela escobar wbtv on your side. >> thank you. people have cast 165,000 ballots in just the first four days of early voting. according to the raleigh news and observer fewer than 3% of registered voters in the state. along with the presidential primaries you are able to choose your picks in the races for senate, governor and the other local races. >> a fire on north tryon is causing trouble with traffic. let's get to alex giles live in the alert center with the details. this has been going on for a while? >> we have been tracking this for the past hour getting new information from charlotte fire department. look at some of the video from our crew at the scene. right now we can tell you that north tryon is partially blocked because of that fire. crews are asking folks driving to use an alternate route. we know they are using a ventilation truck to get the smoke out of that building that you see. injuriesment but it sounds like a lot of smoke and they had to activate a second alarm. and again, no injuries but street north tryon bloc

pamela escobar explains why now on "primetime." >> reporter: the p director of elections wants people to vote tomorrow even if they are confused by voter id or the congressional races. >> the colors you see on there now are the old districts. >> reporter: the courts have said these congressional districts are not valid in america mecklenburg county. he is waiting to find out what the new lines will be like. he says when you vote on march 15th, you will see a spot to cast a vote for the u.s. house of representative. whether you select a person or the same thing happened during the early voting. he said 55,000 people cast ballots in mecklenburg county and said they were successful in locking in their votes for all of the other races. some people seem to understand the id you are -- id requirements. if you don't have one on you at the time you go to the polls he wants you to vote. instead of using a machine you will fill out a paper ballot. >> if you don't have one because i lost my driver's license you will vote a provisional ballot and after the election we will do the research and vot

the lawyers argue he was not conscious because he was on the pamela escobar. did the jury come back and ask any questions? >> well, actually paul, they came back and asked questions but today they came back with a verdict it happened right before 5:00 p.m. and charlie sane is not guilty on all counts. now, the jury came back to i acourtroom full of prosecutors as well as defense lawyers. and charlie sane sat with the defense team and did not show emotion but his wife cried as east verdict was read. he was facing four counts of assault with a deadly weapon. and police officers believe that he shot at him two years ago. today, the jury even heard the closing arguments this morning. >> what kind forms the intent to shoot up with his 9-year-old to come in on a friday night and decide she wants to lay down with a raw bacon sandwich and watch tv. does that make sense? or is that bizarre. >> that he hit his wife, and grabbed that loaded gun and shoot at the police officers that night. and he wants you to say not guilty. because there's no criminal liability. he can d

the investigation and what the elliott family would like to see happen h pamela escobar wbtv on your side. >> we have learned there will be no charges in the case of a jogger who claimed that she was chased by a man with a knife. the 20-year-old woman said the man chased her near the campus of winthrop university and police say it's not true. investigators are saying they have determined that no crime was committed. cabarrus county deputies need your help to find this woman. she suffers from dementia or another cognitive impairment. last seen on bar link road in mount pleasant. if you have seen her call 9-1-1. >> republican presidential candidate ben carson will skip tomorrow night's g.o.p. debate saying he does not see a path forward. he has not won a state in the presidential primaries. donald trump continues his march winning seven states tuesday. leaving his remaining rivals with a lot of catching up to do. jamie boll has the latest. >> marco rubio voted for himself of florida. nearly two weeks before that state's primary. >> it's my home and we are going to win florida. >> rubio

reporting live, pamela escobar >> thank you. now police are telling us investigators are gathering witness statements and reviewing the video. if you have any information you

reporting live in hickory, pamela escobar wbtv on your side. >> thank you. time for a check on our roadways. here is tonya rivens in the first alert traffic center. >> thank you. your first alert traffic is as we check in, the accident at sandy porter road and south tryon it's cleared but someone one person taken to the hospital. so things are starting to improve a bit. keep in mind close by on steele creek we have an accident at steele creek near brown grier road and another at steele creek and westinghouse boulevard. shopton is a better alternate route. and wet streets now on 485. a lot of volume here on the dot camera. and again, the streets are starting to get wet because of the rain. back to you. >> thank you. more startling information after a woman charged with killing her husband and a couple he met on-line. >> the dark details of crystal gambino's turbulent past next. >> and the band of rain arrived on schedule but what surprised us, a burst of snow with it. a nice conversation piece it will accumulate in the mountains. and how much? forecast. >> an

pamela escobar was in that courtroom as the jury selection was underway. what did the juror say that caused the mistrial. >> maureen, the woman told the prosecutor she was looking at the newspaper and saw a picture of todd broderick and he claimed that that is the guy that robbed his house. now, the lawyer who is helping broderick said that she made a false statement and she said it the todd broderick came to court with the intention to select jurors. and several jurors have been dismissed for cause saying they could not look at photos involving child abuse. the woman's statement about the robbery caused the judge to excuse the jury pool. and the prosecutor said there was no way to cure what happened or what the jurors heard and the judge returned and said he would be granting a motion that to have a bench trial meaning a judge will hear the case not a jury. >> i will agree to a bench trial. and especially in light of our efforts the last several days to obtain a fair and impartial jury. >> the case looks like it will start backup on friday. given extra ti

live here from police headquarters, pamela escobar wbtv on your side. >> thank you. police are relying on your help to make charlotte safer. if you have information about this week's shootings or any crime call crime stoppers... >> the rain system is due in the carolinas. here is video from mississippi. more than 100 homes are being evacuated in the town of clarksdale. people are taking boats to higher ground. that rain is on the way. but first we are dealing with the warm temperatures. >> we topped 80 today and we have a week to go before spring hits. here is chief meterologist, eric thomas in the first alert weather center. >> that official first day of and we hit and exceeded 80 for the first time this year. we will show you the numbers. 81. and look at the average high 62. almost 20 above average. and wow. just an amazing departure from the averages. here it is the cloud cover rolling over. we did not have pure sunshine. and the rainfall that will be time-frame. your hd towercam, the milky skies 75 and heading out for friday evening taking the family out for happ

our pamela escobar is live now have not been finalized by the courts but they have ruled the current ones are not valid you will see a spot to vote for the house of representatives but it will not be tallied and a windsor will not be announced. districts. and there are bluelines drawn with markers showing where there are could be two districtses. dickerson is ready to ham two primaries. one tomorrow and the next on june 7th. when you vote tomorrow you can fill in the spot or not, it will not affect how he counts your ballot. >> when the courts decide what the correct district is i will call you back out for a june 7th primary to vote just your congressional race. just vote everything that you want to vote for. >> and dickerson explained he will be busy tomorrow and the day after. wednesday is when the candidates representatives can file to be on the june ballot. i will have more on another confusing issue, and the voter id requirements at the polls and what you have to do if you do not have id when you show up to vote. >> thank you. marco rubio and john kasich are battling for their

reporting live, pamela escobar >> thank you. now police are telling us investigators are gathering witness statements and reviewing the video. if you have any information you affairs... >> gaston county woman is charged with murder in connection to a triple homicide. crystal gambino killed her husband last night in her home. two others also have dead tonight and christian flores has been following the story and joins us live from the home where this happened. what can you tell us? >> maureen, gaston county police were called to this home last night by concerned family members. when they discovered the three dead bodies with gunshot wounds. the crime scene is taped off. officers arrested gambino in stanly, north carolina after first arriving to the scene. she has been charged with first degree murder and she made her appearance in court and is held without bond. long time neighbors are still in disbelief she could commit the crimes. longtime you just can't i guess hard to believe it's that close to your house and somebody you kno

reporting live at police headquarters pamela escobar wbtv on your side. >> thank you. and police are reviewing the video and asking for any other witnesses to please come forward and contact internal affairs. >>> another warm and gorgeous sunny day. >> got into the 70s. but all that rain could drop heavy rain on your neighborhood tonight. >> over to chief meterologist, eric thomas for a check how things are looking. >> good evening yes we have a well organized front coming our way. ahead of it, yep, you see showers as well. let's talk about who is going to see what here. first of all, as we advance this picture let's talk about the local area and the showers that i mentioned out ahead of the main line. the main line in the tennessee area. these are moving quickly off to the east northeast at 50-miles-per-hour. some of the showers they are cleveland county and they will be on their way toward gastonia in 5:00 p.m. and huntersville quarter of 6:00 p.m. and concorde coming in to that. and we are going to zoom in and get more detail on this for you. now let's take you down

pamela escobar wbtv on your side. thank you. >> new information in the case of a lancaster man found dead after a game of russian roulette. three men have been charged. brandon wheeler reese whereas found dead inside his pickup truck last month. mckendrick wade and dareious johnson charged with the unlawful removal of a dead body and including possession of a stolen pistol. foster provided the stolen revolver used in the case. >> investigators are searching the home of a man accused of killing his uncle and trying to hide the body. toney hern and a woman are charge with murder tonight. they may have never known about steve ohnesorge spoke with the man who called investigators he is on your side with new information on the case. >> toney hern was not talking as he went to court. lyndsay was silent, too. the sheriff thinks it was luck they were caught or maybe the lord stepping in. >> like he was leading the officers. >> a passerby, a former deputy, spotted this car in the woods yesterday. >> i did not seem right. >> he

pamela escobar is live. how is this victim tonight the security guard? >> well, paul, police tell us the victim is still in the hospital and that he is a security guard. now, according to the police report, the shooter got away with his car and a gun inside of it. >> like he came up and maybe he was coming back down. >> germaine thompson says his strewn is covered with blood after someone came knocking on his door. that woke up she was getting ready for work. and she heard like knocking on the door. and i guess the guy who was shot was at the door. and she did not answer it. she cracked the door. >> thompson told her not to open the door to the stranger. >> she did crack the door and there was a guy that was hurt. and as you can see there's blood all over the steps. >> that man did find help and was taken to the hospital. cmpd found the security guard on rozzelles ferry road. he told officers he was shot in by a man who flagged him down. the victim claims he stopped for the shooter was shot and his car was stolen. police are investigating the case. they

wbtv's pamela escobar is live from the cabarrus arena where trump was. pam, did trump win over the crowd? >> well, maureen if you protested against trump, trump kicked you out. now, supporters tell me that is why they like him. they like his style and why they will be voting for him during early voting and on tuesday. [ ] >> republican presidential candidate donald trump walked into the cabarrus arena to a cheering crowd and had them pledge their loyalty. >> i swear i'm going to vote for donald trump next week. >> a politician i like that

pamela escobar wbtv on your side. >> polls close at 7:30 and the latest polling gives donald trump and hillary clinton big leads here in north carolina. >> the presidential race is grabbing headlines. but come november north carolina's race for governor will be closely watched. governor mccrory is leading in his seat. and attorney general roy cooper is the frontrunner in the democratic race and nick ochsner in raleigh. we are not expecting surprises tonight? >> no, we are not. starting with attorney general roy cooper expected to easily win his party's primary to get the democratic nod to run for governor in the fall. likewise pat mccrory is expected to capture his party's nomination despite a challenge in the mecklenberg county area who launched his campaign largely in opposition to the i-77 toll lanes. raleigh's anti-toll candidacy captured support from those around lake norman who oppose the toll lanes on i-77. now, governor mccrory is expected to make remarks here tonight at the marriott in downtown raleigh. and roy cooper is expected to speak at the north carolina democratic party

in charlotte, pamela escobar wbtv on your side. >> and thank you. you will be voting in more than the presidential primary there is an important ballot question to answer. connect nc bond would fund projects all over north carolina including buildings at colleges, water and sewer upgrades and improvements to state parks and it will mean $2 billion in new debt but will not require a tax increase because the interest rates are low and the state is paying you have debt quickly. >> more team coverage of north carolina's primary at 5:00 p.m. and download the wbtv news app as results roll in time night. the app is free search wbtv in the app store. >> back to the alert center with alex giles. you are working on the story in lake norman? >> that is correct. not something that you hear about everyday. look at this image that we got from a viewer on lake norman near governor's island on the lincoln county side of the lake. tow boat u.s. is the company working to get the yacht unstuck. this is a 50-foot, 52000 pound yacht that ran aground. that is a shallow a

pamela escobar has closing arguments. >> they left the county courthouse after a quick lunch after the jury heard from both lawyers during their closing arguments. bullets from the gun never hit officers and never came close to the officers who were on the ground outside the house back in january of 2014. >> didn't find any. bullet strikes or no tampering issues. >> prosecutors argued that the trained officers testified to hearing bullet strikes nearby and there were three bullet holes in a window pain in the dining room.