So they are delaying the schools, good move up there. You can see we do have a Winter Weather advisory through 7 00, another hourandahalf, that might get extended, wind, cold, snow showers in the high country. No snow here, we have cloud cover but thats it. Our camera from central piedmont, good looking shot. 36 charlotte, 33 from monroe, rock hill, 34 gastonia, 37 in hickory, 36 salisbury and in 27 up around boone area. For today, a lot of sunshine outside the mountains and i think the high country gets sun later this afternoon. 47 in hickory, 51 monroe and 49 kannapolis. Good looking day today but on the chilly side. When warmer weather is coming our way, talk about that in the seven day forecast. Chris larson. Chris first alert traffic charlotte. Friday morning commute we do have a road blockage, west right below billy graham parkway, if that is part of your morning travel plan, expect youll find a few delays there. Looking live at independence expressway, this is inbound from briar creek, we had an earlier outbound delay but that has cleared and moved off the mapping system. Ciaa tournament continues in uptown this afternoon and evening, with the basketball games expect traffic around Time Warner Cable arena during the afternoon and tonight, 45 looks good, 77, 85 no significant problems. Lets check the drive times, coming in from matthews, 13 minutes, 49 miles an hour. Providence road from the arboretum area, 16 minute commute and concord to center city, 21 minutes, 67 miles an hour. Youre never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. John now 5 32, a school in charlotte is canceling classes today after dozens of students became sick. Students at metro school are being test to see if they have dozens at wingate are showing symptoms of the virus. Ashton pellom joins us now live at Wingate University with more on the story, so ashton what is being done to keep it from spreading . Reporter staff here at Wingate University will clean bathrooms, common areas and all dining haul equipment. Wingate cam University Officials said students went to the Health Center complaining of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. The university expects to have test results back today to see if this is the norovirus. The metro school, no classes for the disabled children that go there. The school temporarily closed to be cleaned. As you can imagine parents are pretty concerned. Just to know something this big has hit so close to home and serious. Reporter there is no specific medicine to treat the norovirus, usually runs its course in a couple days. Health Officials Say if you do have it, monitor those symptoms and make sure that you stay hydrated. University for wbtv, im ashton pellom. Christine details are now coming in to the newsroom about the shooting of a deputy in South Carolina. Kristen miranda breaking the story first on air in the alert center, you have your hands on video now. Kristen we have video and new information, i have been following real time updates from our sister station in the charleston area. They are covering this story. There are two scenes they are covering. I want to show you the video. This is one of the scenes, actually the wrong video, if we could come back out here ill show you pictures. We have video from the scene, i want to see if nick can show you here and i can give you the latest updates on the situation. What were hearing is the shooting of this female sheriffs deputy took place near assured storage, a Storage Facility in goose creek in Berkeley County on harbor lake drive, if youre familiar with the area. Goose Creek High School is half a mile down the road from the scene. Coming in and seeing k 9 on the scene and many, many police deputies, im story, officers and deputies on the scene in goose creek. That investigation has also extended in north charleston, sounds like authorities believe they may have their suspect cornered in an area there, that is the part of the story im waiting for, as soon as i hear that, ill bring it to you right away. Back to you. John North CarolinaHouse Speaker tim moore says exploring a possible special legislative session to deal with the new discrimination ordinance, according to our News Partners at the charlotte observer, governor pat mccrory and others have taken issue with the provision that would allow transgender people to use the rest room of the gender with which they identify. The General Assembly short session will convene in april. Christine this year is the 85th55th anniversary of the arrest of the friendship 9. Officials will honor the group today. In a discussion tonight at 6 00 at the emmett scott recreation center. John a fire at the old Hildebran High School is forcing the town council to meet in hickory tonight. That fire monday caused smoke and water damage to the hildebran town Hall Building adjacent to the old school. The council will meet at 6 00 at western Piedmont Council of governments building. Kristen a christine look at how light traffic is on independence boulevard. If this is a stretch of your commute and about to head out the door you will be good to go, things looking great. Chris larson is watching for other spots where there are slow downs, he will tell you about them first on wbtv. So keep watching for updates every seven minutes. Now here is meteorologist al conklin. Al chilly weather across the eastern half of the country with temperatures that are going to be below average here as we close out the second month of the year. Im looking ahead down the road be mindful that at least today and tomorrow we will be below average. Heading out tonight, temperatures quite cold. Our wbtv fishing forecast, n umale forecast, getting back to 51, 52 this afternoon, 53 may be a stretch. Phil 2nd sent in sent in a picture of his son, what a beautiful fish. An excellent senior student at Gaston Day School is an avid fly fisherman, his big catch out of the water long enough to snap the picture and back in the gulf. I need the pictures, email them to me at aconklin wbtv. Com. Sunup will be coming up just before 7 00. 58 is where we normally should be im forecasting barely above 50. When we warm up, that part of the forecast in a couple minutes. Christine, back over to you. Hottest musicals on broadway, and if you cant get a ticket, we have got you covered. John the cool recreation of trending, christine the story john carter and Kristen Miranda have been looking forward to hearing all morning. John yes. Christine marshmallow peeps are taking their shot at john huge broadway fans, as an entry for a contest they paid tribute to broadways biggest hit, hamilton Kristen Mirandas favorite right now. Kristen yes. John peeps are my favorite treat. Together, you cant you cant do any more. This is it. Heaven. Al half awesome. Kristen the hamilton half is awesome. Al not thity the styrofoam snack. Youre going crazy on peeps. Christine there is confirmed tornado in our area, Chesterfield County . Al came in after 6 00 last night, the information, i thought i would show you. This is a picture we have for you. This is the tornado that was out there, an ef30, f0, that is ominous looking, plenty of warning, no injuries, no fatalities but there was damage. About 50 to 75 miles wide. Again, lets take you down there and show you sort of on the edge of the viewing area, on the miles between patrick and just to the south of cheraw. Almost parallelling u. S. 1. At one point it crossed u. S. 1, just to the west of society hill. That is 65 to 85 mile per hour winds with ef0. That is enough to do damage and there was damage. Clearly the worst was up in virginia where unfortunately we had so many fatalities, we were just on the edge of this, chris and i talked about that. Several times during the day wednesday and yesterday, how we were so close to being in on the real bad stuff, and we had our fair share of wind and rain and lightning and hail, but again, the tornadoes were more confined to other places on the edge of our viewing area northward. Still being plagued by the same trough of low pressure, starting to lift out now and will so over the weekend, replaced by a ridge of high pressure. In the 30s lincolnton, in the 30s in charlotte, current 36 right now, a little bit of a breeze, but not much. There isnt any windchill factor right now here. There is in the mountains. Down in the teens with the windchill factor, temperatures are in the 20s, 37 morganton, hickory, over to salisbury, 32 albermarle and lincolnton, 36 in concord, and 35 down toward rock hill. Chilly sunshine, cloud cover out there now, that is giving way, good deal of sunshine, 36 here at 8 00 at the bus stop come home from work and school, a breeze today but not as bad as the last couple days, 51 this time of the year. We should be about 58. Little on the chilly side. Heading out for friday night, this is tomorrow morning, lows, evening temperatures wont be this cold but overnight lows will be well down in the 20s areawide. Not just in the mountains, then tomorrows highs, 40 in the mountains, rest of us in the mid 50s, below average but heading in the right direction. Two more days in the 50s, today and tomorrow, look what happens, in the 60s here for sunday. Pretty, im saying sunday is better because it will be warmer. The mornings will be chilly, afternoons look great. As far as rain goes, no real chance here until we get to about wednesday. The models have sped up, the next system 1218 hours. It is not uncommon. A 60 chance of thunderstorms wednesday but between now and then i dont see much rain. 51 sunshine for today, 27 cold tonight, 55 tomorrow, sunny skies, mostly sunny sunday, 65, more cloud cover, but plenty of warm weather, upper 60s near 70, monday, tuesday, showers and storms wednesday. That is the forecast, check in with chris, first alert traffic. Chris first alert traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. We do have a new accident, this is on statesville avenue and the ramp coming off of 85, so expect that you will find delays if youre coming 85 northbound and taking that statesville avenue taking a live look, this is independence boulevard at briar creek, there you see it, light traffic there on the expressway heading in toward center city and most of our highways still running in the green this morning so fairly good looking friday morning commute early on. Were still looking at a road block age at yorkmont road at west tyvola. That is a check of traffic, youre never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. John a family kicked off flight home to arizona. In the 6 30 half hour, well tell you why and how other passengers reacted. A story has a lot of people talking this morning. Christine Kristen Miranda getting you new headlines first in the alert center as news is breaking. Well cck back in with her here on wbtv. phone ringing you cant deal with something, by ignoring it. But thats how some president ial candidates seem to be dealing with social security. Americans work hard, and pay into it. So our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. elephant noise donkey noise day with wbtv news this morning. Christine welcome back to wbtv news this morning. John get over to Kristen Miranda with new details on the death of a hollywood actor just now coming in the alert center. Kristen if you dont know his name or face, if you dont know his name you will know his face. Look at this picture, tony burton, right here. Christine no kristen he was a boxer in real life, 78 years old, in and out of the hospital over the past year. His sister said he was never officially diagnosed with anything but he was in a ton of stuff. The shining, different world, so many, there are so many things i couldnt mention them all. This picture so iconic and so just you know that moment, that scene, i want to show you Carl Weathers who was in the rest in piece, his intensity and talent helped make the rocky movies successful, be at peace. Sad news. If we hear any more of what he might have died from ill let you know from the alert center. John president obama will meet with several republican senators tuesday to discuss who will replace the late Antonin Scalia on the u. S. Supreme court. The president will meet with mcconnell, reid, grassley and leahy at the white house. News of the meeting comes as were learning one person who was reportedly on the president s short list is now not interested. Nevada governor Brian Sandoval notified the white house he does not wish to be considered at this time. Christine we are now hearing from a black lives matter activist who protested one of Hillary ClintonsCampaign Events this week in South Carolina. Ashley williams says clinton for mass incarceration policies she supported as part of her Husbands Administration. She acknowledged the crime bill passed during her Husbands Administration went too far. I was hoping to hear clinton be accountable for the things that she said in 1996. I was hoping to hear an apology for mass incarceration and apology to black communities and other communities of color. Clinton is competing in South Carolina against Bernie Sanders primary. Just in time for black history month, rosa parks archive of letters writings, personal notes and photographs has been fully digitized by the library of congress. The collection is now available online. Her collection was kept from the public for years because of a legal battle between her heirs and friends. In 2014, philanthropist howard loaned it to the national library. John youre never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. Here is meteorologist al conklin. Al until 7 00 john, Winter Weather advisory in the mountains. As you have been reporting most of the schools are delayed. No closures but we have delays, right now 27 in boone, wind chill factor is 19 and the winds are howling still in the mountains. Outside of the mountains we still have a few gusts but look at this 40 mile per hour winds holding on in boone, so it is rough up there. The rest of us a partly cloudy sky, at Allen Elementary School in concord you can see that but the clouds are giving way and once the sun comes up in an hour or so, well have a lot of it in our forecast. 37 hickory, morganton, salisbury, 34 in shelby, 35 rock hill and just about freezing now from monroe to lancaster. Should be just above freezing at 8 00 with lots of sunshine, again, a little bit of a breeze, but not bad, chilly at the bus stop, coming home from work and but not as robust as the last couple afternoons. Still though, 51 is below average, we should be in the upper 50s this time of the year. Ill let you know when we do that and then some, in the seven day forecast, have that starting at 6 00. Right now check in, get an update on first alert traffic with chris larson. Chris first alert traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. Still seeing an accident on the ramp from i85 northbound on statesville avenue, that is exit 39a, not seeing significant delays along the interstate there. Independence expressway running smoothly this morning, and most of our major interstates are still in the green. We do have a road blockage listed, over on west tyvola road near yorkmont before you make your way to the billy graham parkway. Christine we continue to monitor Power Outages left behind by Severe Weather two days ago. Plus the democratic president ial candidates are making the final push to voters in South Carolina. Primary. John crime on the rise in North Carolina public schools. All new at 6 30, we have the details of a new report rise. Youre watching wbtv news this morning, where youre never more than seven minutes away five first tuesday new scratchoff tickets from the North Carolina education lottery s crazy out here. Saturday, sunday. Its tuesday tuesday very first tuesday, tuesday ttttuesday, tuesday first tuesday thats me and yousday usday its big news tuesday its scratchoff you tuesday tuesday this broadcast sponsored by subaru south boulevard and subaru concord. Wbtv on your side. Wbtv news starts right now. Christine a lot of developments since youve been sleeping about the work place shooting that left four dead and 14 wounded, this morning the shooter has been identified. John a story Kristen Miranda is following in the alert center. Kristen the shooter and were learning new information from the scene and hearing from those who were inside when the shooting happened ill bring that to you in minutes from the alert center. John a day away from the South Carolina democratic primary, were live in the palmetto state on your side with the latest from the campaign trail. Good morning, welcome to wbtv news this morning on friday, february 26th, good to have you with us at 6 00, im john carter. Christine im christine sperow. Several School Delays to tell you about. Avery and Mitchell County on threehour delay. Next three School Districts delayed two hours, Alleghany County schools, ashe county schools and Watauga County schools. John its cold in the mountains and cold in the piedmont. Check in with charlottes most experienced morning meteorologist, al conklin. Al colder in the mountains, john, 27 right now in boone with 40 mile per hour wind gusts and they have light snow falling, thus the Winter Weather advisory runs for another hour or so might get extended, well keep it is a different story in the mountains. Rest of us are dry, partly cloudy skies early this morning, we have dry conditions here but it is chilly, that is our metro School Camera in center city charlotte. Right now at 34 degrees in the queen city, colder in outlying areas. 30 in tega cay, 34 around coulwood, belmont, 34 weddington, 35 indian trail and harrisburg, 36 at arboretum, 27 boone, wind chill factor is 20. 36 concord, wadesboro, 32 charlotte and down toward monroe and lancaster. For today, lots of sunshine, below average, we get back to only 51 degrees in the queen city, let you know about a warm up down the road. Youre never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. Chris first alert traffic sponsored by toyota of north arlotte keeping an eye on iday morning commute. Were seeing an accident here, this is on the ramp from i85 northbound down to statesville avenue, no significant delays