Roadways will have a live report from denver where a truck slid off the road and ranch house. And while the charlotte area man dodged a major snow event the mountain saw plenty of it. My biggest thing is i hate the political process and how the republicans are going to block any nominee that obama wants to put up. To make them we had plummeted to get to the of the death of soap dream Court JusticeAntonin Scalia. How the voters are reacting to the partisan battle that has erupted. Good evening and thank you for joining us for fox 46 news. Im bill melugin. Kayla i am kayla ayres. Icy Road Conditions have caused several accidents in our viewing area this evening and tonight we have got Team Coverage of the conditions. Resort with whats happening and David Sentendrey is checking out several accidents. Lets head over to chief meteorologist brian basham to get a check of baracha weather forecast. Heres the big problem. The temperatures were supposed to be warming above freezing across most of the year that we have had trouble getting over the freezing mark. Keep in mind the freezing temperatures 32 degrees starting to see some relief there but we are seeing temperatures at 30 to and below from rock hill to the north. We had pretty heavy freezing rain on the top of charlotte a while ago. Its pushing towards the north. Right now fixing harrisburg, and in taylorsville. Of course as you travel towards the north he will see a little snow north of them and chairperson and they have actually cooled a little bit. Boone at 30 3a little while ago and they dropped to 32. Are not there just yet so we have freezing rain to this evening. It should turn into rain in the overnight hours tonight and then tomorrow we will start to see the weather clear out. We are going to show you what to expect rainwise is again tomorrow morning. Area and we will show you what happens to our temperatures coming up in another 10 minutes from now. Kayla we do have several School Delays and closings to you about. County schools will be closed tomorrow the top off victory burke union and monroe will be operating on a twohour delay. We are told watauga in every county schools will be on a threehour delay. Bill opinions pouring in after hearing and clarks decision to close down the schools. She defended her statement saying quote as of this morning forecasts were still predicting Severe Weather in our area for midday. While our buses and student get to School Safely there was a significant concern about Driver Safety this afternoon. Clark says she made the decision at 4 51 a. M. To close the schools. A the makeup day for the students will be set for friday may 27 rays dangerous conditions on the roads tonight. An an ambulance is overturned on i80 five southbound at mile marker 17. Now gaston casting county Emergency Services says the interstate to shut down for a fourmile stretch. Bild brookshire is closed because of a big wreck and some icy conditions. Earlier tonight a threemile stretch of 545 had to be shut down because of the ice. David sentendrey standing by with an exclusive look at the adhouse that had his truck come crashing their after it apparently came crashing through an icy road. What does it look like out there . Line is where a truck went through this house. Members have been working on a throughout the evening. They say eyes is to blame and today is the day they will never forget. This probably isnt the way you would picture seeing the front of your house on a freezing night but for denvers robber segment it is what it does. I came out the door and there was a car stuck in the house areas. Sigmund was sitting inside his home on this truck came crashing through the wall. Luckily no one was hurt to the road outside his home a solid sheet of ice. Ice isnt just crippling secondary roads in denver. I 45 was shut down monday evening after at least eight cars were in accidents all at once on this bridge near exit 23. Traffic was at a standstill as the Highway Patrol waited for ncdot to solve the bridge before d. O. T. Spent the weekend dropping ryan a salty water solution on most major roads but unfortunately they said theres not much to prevent the damage of freezing rain. Of freezing rain does force the bride off the roadway. For many monday wasnt what they were expecting. They were things no one we havent been getting any. While there is no snow on the ground doesnt mean we arent battling Winter Weather. Still some are looking at hoping for that bright side. You never know what might be summertime next week. As demand that the vehicle taking out part of his house he said the driver was driving too fast and he took it upon himself to teach adult drive while slicing on his house. Because of the car crash this live in but the homeowner says he doesnt have anyplace to go and if the fine comes down you will have to pay it. David sentendrey fox 46 wjzy. Bill thankfully nobody got hurt. At 5 00 tonight there were no weatherrelated Car Accidents reported in charlotte according to the Highway Patrol so that kind of shows just how quickly all the change later on the night with that freezing rain we had hitting. Information on the story we first brought you on friday. As each minute passes this winter storm is pushing the North Carolina d. O. T. Budget whatever. Kayla new numbers show ncdot is over the budget and we dont have the figures on how much prep for the storm is costing to keep in mind a few weeks ago during the snow and ice storm we had statewide ncdot spent more than 12 million treating roads with the latest round of whether ncdot will have to dip into funds and be quick to point out the budget issue will not affect treatment. Having spent 42 million of the 40 million budget does not mean we are going to not respond. We have an additional weather event. Kayla ncdot will have a handful of crews working to stay treating the roads trying to avoid patches of black ice from forming. Bild all the cold weather is in getting everybody down. As it turns out people and mountains are taking full advantage of the wintry mix. Ashley mcgeehan caught up with skiers hitting the slopes at ski mountain and she has the story from rolling rock. Its been a busy weekend but that has nice been the case. A warm december made a slow start to the ski season and officials are hoping this weekend will help make up for i read through Winter Wonderland at appalachian ski mountain. A change of pace from only a few months ago through the mountains were struggling to keep snow on the ground. We tried to come back in december but all the roads were closed. We were behind because of christmas that we have a ways to go so hopefully we will make up for lost ground. The weekend has been a blessing for ski enthusiastic enthusiasts. Holiday time we have people taking threeday weekends. We took this weekend because the radar. It was likely snow would be coming so we got in the car and came up here hoping for some snow. The Winter Weather couldnt have come at a better time for they ski industry. People hitting the slopes took a few days away with family to weather. This is their first bigtime snow event so we got exactly what we were looking for. Hitting the mountains gave them a chance to escape the winter blues. Get out of your normal comfort zone and try something new and different. Getting out and getting exercise and enjoying it. Officials say this is the high bit conditions are ripe for skiers in the slopes for main open of her operas the season. At appalachian ski mountain Ashley Mcgeehan Fox 46 wjzy. Bild all 12 slopes are currently opened up and operational but officials at the resort said they do plan to be open for skiers and snowboarders although a prep a second. Kayla the slowmoving Winter Weather that made his way through the carolinas put a bigtime slowdown on flights at Charlotte Douglas airport this morning. With delays or cancellations. Jessica brady was supposed to fly out of greensboro but the wintry mix header area last night canceling that departure. My mom and stepdad drove and brought me down here to charlotte. My flight is now 47 30 in the morning and ive been here since midnight. Kayla with more than 30 planes going through the icing process Officials Say 20 planes had to be deiced between 11 00 a. M. And 2 00 p. M. There are more job cuts coming to the area. Officials with daimler truck say they are reducing 550 jobs. Affect that employees were told yesterday and today they will be out of work this friday. You may remember back in january that freightliner announced it would be cutting more than 900 jobs in cleveland. Bill the clock is ticking for days to redraw maps and congressional districts. The recent federal court ruling struck down North Carolina congressional districts one and 12 because of illegal racial gerrymandering. The 12th district runs through Mecklenburg County and members of the General Assembly held a public hearing to try to get some voter feedback and share the next steps in the ongoing process. Its immoral and dishonest and entirely illegal. Iraqs people of their right to participate in our democracy. The rules havent changed. You have a 10 year window to win a majority to reach of those maps. Bill republican lawmaker. Bill republican lawmakers say the districts are legal and are asking the u. S. Supreme court to block the mandate to block them. The assembly has to approve the new map by friday. Governor mccory is expected to on thursday. People get as wide as it goes. Kayla learning from the past. Barbara lash introduces us to specialists using their own Life Experiences to help those in need. We have become more of the island in the community. Bill a place to live, work and worship. Coming up you will find out how a local church is taking a 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 bill welcome back. Behavior health is something that is not easy to talk about. Kayla thats why Carolinas Health care system is working to debunk some of these hype and approach healing and coping from a different angle. Barbara lash introduces us to a peer support specialist helping patients through their pain. Take a look at the Behavioral Health of patients. Part of Carolinas Health care system a courtyard for patients to relax and a game room. Its on purpose this facility built two years ago looks more like a hospital than a mental institution. There are so many big mess with being in a Mental Health hospital are asking for help of any sort. Is dedicated to helping patients from every angle offering psychiatric and medical doctors to support specialist is training comes from their own reallife trauma and pain. When i interviewed for the job he said you can cant do this. You have never been through treatment and eyes of the talk about it. Joe grew up in a poor and troubled environment. Guinta 23 schools in 12 years. We moved around custody battles back and forth domestic violence. Joseph said some of that came from his stepfather. He burnedjoseph said some of that came from his stepfather. He burned me with stuff and make me be dog food. That led to joe being an angry kid always getting into fights but that wasnt the worst of it. My mom was killed when she was 17 when i was 17. Joe spiraled until he got involved in sports. Dealing with losing his mother started helping classmates deal with traumatic experiences. I was diagnosed with cancer 21. I had to fight that. I was told they wouldnt be able to have kids and i have a 6yearold little girl. A lot of things have happened in my life but like i said the way gives me purpose. A senior vp at Behavioral Health services martha says thats a perfect fit to help others. Joes background qualified him to understand patients and really help our staff better understand patients. Its one thing to be formally trained but another thing to be trained in the reallife world. When you have a peer support specialist is that the mayor. Take this with me and take this one with me. Are not alone. Deborah was suffering from bipolar disorder during her stay he kept me real and i appreciate him. I have been there and done that and come through it and i want to do that. Do we want our kids to achieve and do things. Euston Leadership Conferences he was training teachers on how to spot and help students in crisis. He also helps everyday people drowning in pain and stress and depression with motivational speaking and therapeutic training. When i tell them, i cant describe what comes off of them for the first time in their life to bear lake how did she know that . Have been trying to get people to understand that. Arbor lash fox 46 wjzy. Kayla peer support specialist or an integral part of the inpatient Community Treatment programs have Carolinas Health care system. She tells us they will be added to the emergency room as well. Bill everybody in the mountains are enjoying this Winter Weather we got that down here in the charlotte area all the god was rain and ice not doing a lot for the roads out there. Freezing rain and thankfully it will turn to rain as the temperatures warm up. For more on what we can expect here is brian. The warmer air was moving in. Slow down a little fit in some of the watches and warnings have been extended into later in the night. We are still under a winter storm warning for the airy and pink. The states solid until midnight to mostly sleet and freezing rain across the area. We show to snow north of jefferson. There could be dangerous the light purple and bluish color is a Winter Weather advisory until midnight so ice at less than a tenth of an inch is a major concern and a freezing rain advisory until midnight and this does include Mecklenburg County. Stretches to rochester in monroe. This is then extended into the night as well. The cold air continues to sit in place. We will warm up but it will probably take until after midnight. As we look at our precipitation types what we are seeing is where expecting a big warm air to nudge in the at the end of the day and get thicker as the day wears on. We will see in freezing rain for the first part of the day. This air mass is the same size as this so we see freezing rainfall over the area. Its not going to happen until later in the night where we see warm air go up to a although its a service. Temperatures below freezing at the top and then they drop into is why we are giving these issues tonight. Lets take a look here satellite and radar. We are seeing widespread freezing rain across the area. We are getting warm front across the area. Air has not warmed past 32 degrees and most of the area. We have got this bundle boundary pushing from the south it will continue to help us warm but looking for heavy rain pushing through in the overnight hours tonight. We want to track this on your futurecast. It will happen during the overnight hours. Most of us are asleep as we could be looking at Flooding Issues early tomorrow morning. We will start to see pushing out of charlotte. We will track her whether beyond tomorrow. Coming up another 10 minutes from now. Kayla up next a cancer survivor spreading love on valentines made that went a long way in kayla the famous Fast Food Restaurant white castle turned into a love castle for valentines day. Bill one man decided to make the night special when for a couple diving out of the restaurant chain in Clinton Township michigan. White castle renamed love castle on valentines day. The Tableside Service for lovebirds making a special day or night out. Many customers ordered the worldfamous lighters but white castle served shrimp nibblers and strawberry cream waffles. While white castle is celebrating at all of the restaurants nationwide there was a special surprise that the Clinton Township location at eric and michelle are engaged and they went out first lighters once we got done eating we got the and its a really by cancer survivor. This guy has gone through so much and for him to pay it forward is awesome. A very generous valentines day cupid paid for everyones romantic dinner they came to the door at white castle dare Clinton Township. Fox too caught up with the benevolent soul. He is stand schreiner a cancer survivor. Stand from sinclair has been cancerfree for more than five years. As far as paying it forward it seemed like the right thing to do. We have been so blessed by god that we should turn it around and do something. A very nice gesture by Stan Schreier and those who work their shift at white castle are very moved by his generosity of paying it forward. Was. He donated for all the people he came into eat and everybody ate for free and nobody had to pay for anything. It was really nice. Bill it doesnt get much more romantic than white castle. Of cool gesture by that guy and that was ron savidge reporting. Reaction to the death of supreme Court JusticeAntonin Scalia as people in our area tell us what they think will happen next but the vacancy. Bill president ial hopeful marco rubio when sumping for the area today. Supporters and where that feeling. You know the one. That grandslam, acedthepresentation feeling. Multiply that feeling. Its the deal of all deals. A moment