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Here in the charlotte area, we could see a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain into the afternoon. We are live in charlotte this afternoon. Tell us more about the conditions you have been seeing through the morning and right now, and what the city has done to prepare for Winter Weather. Reporter the temperature is doing its part. It is cold out here. The last couple minutes, we just saw our first few flurrys start to fall here, so the snow may be starting to move this way. As far as what the c...

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 cou...

First at 4 00 police in dobson North Carolina are looking for a driver who hit two children at a School Bus Stop and drove away. A 15yearold in Critical Condition after he pushed another student out of harms way. And the other victim, a girl, she has injuries to a leg. School leaders are upset about what happened. Everybody is somebodys child and we treat all of them like our own. So this is just my heartbreaks for those families. That right now are at the hospital. Officers say other drivers we...

It is basically all snow up across the mountains. Couple inches yesterday, so your temperatures super cold, just snow up there. But it is snowing. Now you get south of there, lenoir, morganton looks like snow. A lot of this may not be reaching the ground yet, as the air underneath is very, very dry, that is more than likely the case in the metro area. However, we did get a couple reports of snow around lincolnton area, but it would be snow, sleet, freezing rain early this morning but very spotty...

Lets look at the mapping system, most of the majors still running in the green this morning. Seeing a few slow downs, providence and up toward the albermarle split. Now a little further to the north up toward huntersville, sam furr at par drive off old statesville, not seeing delays as of yet. A further down to the south, gilead at old statesville road at the crossroads to the huntersvilleconcord road, another accident came in id say 15 minutes ago. Here is another live look i77 at arrowood and ...

Smoothly. Youre never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. John bus drivers were out early in the cold temperatures, starting up their buses to make sure they are warm when the child climbs on board. Take a look at these temperatures, it is brutal cold out there this morning. Today bus drivers are getting special recognition for the work they do. Mark davenport is following that story live right now. Good morning, mark. Reporter good morning, john, it ...

Getting more information and bring that to you throughout the morning and online at wbtv. Com. Welcome to wbtv news this morning it is friday, february 12th, im john carter. And School Delays to tell you about. Avery, mitchell and Watauga County schools are all operating on a twohour delay. No other School Closings that we know of. If we get any other delays or closings, well bring them to you. But again, a very cold start to the day again today, here is charlottes most experienced morning meteo...

If you would survive or not. Reporter terrifying experience no one expected. Crystal hutchins one of the thoses aboard the an anthem of the seas. Is this real, what do you do . I have a threeyearold it was hard. High winds, massive waves created a mass. Videos from others show the chaos that unfolded during the storm, hutchins says the passengers were told to stay in their rooms. Ceilings are out, chairs and tables everywhere. A couple people have been injured badly. It was crazy. Royal caribbea...

Sanders about our president , i expect from republicans. That is a low blow. Democrats square off over president obama. Have you ever disagreed with a president . I suspect you may have. Senator dont listen to donald trump. Really. Negotiating a deal in another country is not Foreign Policy experience. We have a frontrunner candidate that disparaging women and hispanics. Pushes i do not believe he is a true conservative. These people are stupid the united states, russia and other world powers ha...

It addressed Student Assignment. We have families that moved from our neighborhood. The vicechair person told me that majority of the School Board Members do not favor forced busing. In the meantime, you can expect more Community Forums on Student Assignment and another is planned here in south charlotte next month. And those parents here in south charlotte well in about 30 minutes they will meet to go over their strategies. Live in south charlotte, Dedrick Russell wbtv on your side. And you men...