It different. Maybe mine wasnt the right way. Bill a video showing an indian trail mom cutting her sons hair in rather unique fashion goes viral. Why she regrets uploading that video to facebook. Kayla arrests are made in a disturbing animal cruelty case in brock hill. Who police have charged after this puppy was found shot with a bb gun. Good evening, im kayla ayres. Bill im bill melugin. Video of a mom disciplining son by cutting his hair has gone viral. Theyve gotten all sorts of criticism about the punishment. The mom telling us she regrets posting it on facebook but stands by her decision to do it. Sam smith spoke with the family and joins us to tell us about the blowback this family is getting as a result. Hi, sam. Reporter the video was uploaded a year ago and quickly spread. Died down until the last few days when it started to pop up again on social media. Do you know what you just said . Reporter after repeated problems at school, shirley wardrogers felt her son marcus needed to be punished so she shaved a bald spot on the top of his head. As a parent, i felt a simple hair cut since hes humiliating us as a family would be effective. Reporter she says shes reached out to social groups in the past for her son and felt this is the only option. He is intelligence, he decides peer pressure caused him to do what he did today. Reporter one version has 2. 5 million views. A year after the recording, marcus said he was humiliateed. There is a video of me getting a hair cut like an old man. Reporter hes home schooled and doing well. Im still in school. I didnt drop out. Reporter they dont know why the video is passed around online again, they thought attention was done. We received visitors, cops to our home sunday night about 11 30 about the video. Reporter someone was concerned about marcus. Just hair. People blowing it all out of proportion. Reporter marcus was taken to school the day after the hair doubt meet with counselors and administrators and the hair cut was fixed when they got home. Shirley stands by her decision to cut his hair, just regrets posting it online. I know it was wrong to put on social media and i apologized to my son for that. Bill overall, the family is taking the reemergence of the video well. They wish the namecalling online would stop. Sam smith, fox 46 wjzy. Bill sam, thank you, definitely an interesting tactic. Glad my mom never posted she used to wash my mouth out with tabasco if i said a bad word. Her son is in 11th grade now and will graduate next june. People are commenting on our Facebook Page about this, we want to know what you think as well. Head on over to fox 46 charlotte, we might use a comment and air it on tv. Kayla to a fox 46 exclusive. A charlotte man is upset what he says is unfair pizza policy. Joey flowers feels hes distributed against by a major pizza chain because hes blind and does not have access to the internet. Joey called the papa johns on wilkinson to order, he was told he could get a pizza cheaper if he ordered online. The problem is he cant afford the proper software used to assist those who are blind. The pizza policy is not only unfair to him but to anyone who doesnt have access to the internet. Cheaper or two dollars cheaper, i dont care, i should be able to get the same discounts you can. Thats not fair. Kayla this just doesnt seem to be the case at other papa johns but other pizza places as well. Dominos and pizza hut have online only deals. We took joeys story and they said we will take appropriate action end quote. Brian weve been tracking for the last couple of days Severe Weather pushing across the country. Powerful storms hit the south and it is pushing our direction as we get into tomorrow, the area in yellow, that includes most of the region is under a slight risk for Severe Weather to hit the area, a marginal risk into the green area that affects northern portion and if youre traveling further to the east at enhanced level, one, two, three, in terms of potential for Severe Weather, and we do across the area tomorrow as well. Now, it is quiet out there currently. Weve had a few drops of rain throughout the day, nice and quiet in the area. We see a bit of moisture pushing up from the south around columbia. Not a ton of rain, there waiting for the big storm system to roll in from the south and west. Driving major storms across southern alabama right now. Its caused a lot of damage. Now, we will track it, well show you when to expect it to move into here in about 10 minutes from right now. Kayla definitely something to be keeping a close eye on. Thank you, brian. A fox 46 followup, Rock Hill Police arrested two teenagers early today for animal abuse three days after a puppy was found stabbed and shot by a bb gun numerous times. As for the sixweekold dog, vets say hes doing tremendously considering what happened to him. Fox 46s kevin maycheck has bbs all throughout his body, above his spine, skull, eyes. Reporter this little guy came to the aid of veterinarian sunday after being stabbed and shot by a bb gun over and over again. He was stabile. Not a whole lot of problems that we saw, just lots of little blood wounds that we shaved up and cleaned. Reporter 17yearold and a 14yearold whose name has not been released were arrested for the attack on the young pup which vets at ebenezer Animal Hospital named brody. A heinous crime, no excuse for it. A small defenseless animal. Reporter given the horrible conditions brody was put through, veterinarians say hes making remarkable progress. Hes not lost any extensive blood and we started him on oral pain control and antibiotics. Reporter even taking kindly to humans. Very surprising that a dog that was subjected to this trusting of people, but in the short time that weve had him, hes been very, very sweet and affectionate and warm us to, i think hes going to make a great pet. Reporter works with ebenezer to help abused and neglected animals like brody find loving owners. People have been a little overwhelmed. Reporter shes happy to see justice for brody. People have to be held accountable or else it will continue. And children need to know that animals have to be protected and to speak out for animals and completely unacceptable. I think hes going to make a full recovery. Hard to say at this point given how little time weve had him. Theres nothing to make me think hes going to do poorly that the point. Kayla what a sweet little face. More good news for the dog. One of the receptionists at ebenezer Animal Hospital will be adopting brody. Ready to meet his forever family within the next few days. Bill the heated debate continues after Charlotte CityCouncil Passed the highly controversial nondiscrimination ordinance, the North CarolinaGabelli Funds and speaker of the house both had strong opinions after the historic vote. Governor mccrory is promising to pass legislation that would block it. Allowing those who identify as transgender men and women to use the rest rooms of their choice. Really a win for all of North Carolina in establishing basic protections that are really needed. We thought we were going to lose 92, ended up 74. That was encouraging point. For us as a church we know we failed. Bill we caught up with mayor Jennifer Roberts who refused to comment directly about the vote. The next strategy is to get people to go out and vote views. Governor pat mccrory today which reads in part, quote if youd like to read his statement in its entirety, head on over to our website at fox46charlotte. Com. The changes in the ordinance will go into effect april 1st. We did reach out to the City Attorney but so far we have not heard back. Turn on the policy, you turn on fear. Kayla utter crisis in a local community, distrust coming out of the tap is as deepsa the coal ash in the city nearby. Bill a bank is back open for business, well take you inside the grand reopening. Paralympic gold medal teams and three World Championship teams and one silver, we dont like to talk about that. Kayla hitting the rink in la. Brian welcome back, weve got some potentially Severe Weather moving in tomorrow, but for tonight week have issues as well. This is a live look at uptown and very difficult to see as that fog continued to fill in. Widespread in the area. Temperatures about 47 degrees, shouldnt get colder than this. As a matter of fact, were going to see warmer air moving in the winds out of the east at 7 miles an hour, youll see them switching to the south later on. And wake up tomorrow warmer than where we currently stand. Visibility down across the board. Charlotte has the best at 4 miles an hour, everybody else at 2 miles an hour or less. Jefferson less than a fourth of a mile. Now as we look at the headlines, several things in the area. One is strong winds. Two are the potential for tornadoes and a lot of rain over areas, charlotte in particular, weve seen 2 in the last couple of days, flash flooding could be a concern as well. Think about tomorrow as well. That we see tornados is fairly small. If we see, it we want to be sure you know where to go. Think basement if you have it, lowest level of the home in the inside inner area hallway is good or room without windows. Stay away from the windows, and keep in mind, you cant outrun a tornado, seek shelter immediately. Okay . And as we get into tomorrow, i want to mention that were under a Flash Flood Watch through wednesday afternoon across most of the area. Again, right now, things are pretty quiet, a few showers this evening across the area. We have the warm front thats been pushing up towards us, were going to get the warm front tonight and the cold front tomorrow and thats going to bring us our chance of rain. Show you quickly on the futurecast when thats going to happen. Overnight showers, but really it begins in the Morning Hours in the mountain ranges, about 6 00, 7 00 a. M. , the heavy rain starts to push in here. This is the potential, the time frame, Severe Weather right here, 8 00 to 10 00 in the morning across charlotte. That could cause damage. Ill show you how much rain to expect and how big the winds are going to be over the next couple days 10 minutes from right now. Kayla thank you, brian. Ten months in and many People Living near belmont have Big Questions when it comes to water. For starters whats in it and will it ever be okay to drink from private wells again . This arose last year during testing as duke energy prepares to close coal ash ponds, thats when chemicals were detected in the water. Tonight we have a closer look at confusion, the complications and the search for answers. A couple of things stick out in this Gaston County neighborhood. The boxes of water piled in driveways. Flats of bottled water stashed alongside houses. In the distance the stacks of duke energys steam station where its operated for nearly 60 years. The plan is right there. Reporter amy brown and family lived in its shadow for brown said she didnt think much of it until december 2014. Our water supply wells within a thousand feet of each facility be sampled. Reporter brown and neighbors were told private well water needed to be tested because of proximity to alans coal ash ponds, thats where approximately 16 million tons of coal ash is stored. It has chemicals linked to cancer. She and many neighbors received do not drink notifications from the States Department of health and human services. As you can imagine, you know, as a mother, automatically, i start thinking about the meals i prepared for my children, the water that theyve been exposed to bathe in, swimming in a pool, you know, the ice. Everything just starts going through your mind. Its just fear. Been living off of bottled water ten months now. Its taken over their home and routines. Brushing teeth with bottled water. Having to cook with it. Normally i would have filled my pot up using my own water, now its opening a bottle. Pouring it into the pot and boiling the water for oatmeal. It starts out that early. Reporter all of this bottled water is paid for by duke. Every two weeks, the company has it delivered to homes that received the do not drink notifications. Duke puts that number at more than 200 homes receiving deliveries. It tasted great and real good clear water, and had no idea it had the chromium in it and the other. Reporter johnteague lives across the street from the browns, the same home he raised his kids in. After 30 years here, hes worried hell be stuck in the we thought about moving to the coast. You cant sell this coast. Would you buy this house . No, you couldnt sell it to anybody. Reporter where do the chemicals come from . The state says these are naturally occurring constituents in North Carolinas ground water. The question is at what level . Still working on where the constituents are coming from duke or not. We should have that information by late spring early summer. A very complex process, deal be with ground water plumes and ground water. Reporter under state law, deq had until the end of 2015 to classify all coal ash ponds as high, medium or low risk. They will determine how and when the cole ash ponds will be closed. Risk. We have the information to determine whether duke cole ash ponds were impacting these surrounding wells, and dont have that information, and so until we can make that clear, scientifically defensible determination, we cant rate that facility as low or intermediate. Reporter the linchpining classifying the responsibilities, the primary concern is the risk to ground water. Erin is a spokesperson for duke energy. Continue to see no evidence that ash basins around allen have impacted neighbors. Reporter according to duke, the coal ash ponds at allen pose, quote, no imminent hazard to the health and environment. Ground water flows away from the nearest public or private water wells. Colbert says duke is waiting on the states final evaluation. In the meantime, they will keep providing bottled water im pleased with the fact that the company stepped up to provide the neighbors the peace of mind, but now were in a different place. We have a lot of the data collected. We still continue to see no indication that ash basins at allen and buck have influenced the neighborss wells. Reporter aside from where the chemicals come from, theres the question of risk. Would you feel comfortable drinking the water from the private well . I would because i understand that i meet epa federal Drinking Water standards. Reporter both colbert and reader are quick to point out the water complies with well water standards. That water is perfectly safe to drink, it meets all federal drinking act standards. I would drink, it allow my family to drink the water. I would allow anybody to drink the water. Reporter a spokesperson says the do not drink notifications the department issued were recommendations they also said theyll update recommendations when deq releases more data. Still around the allen plant, suspicion of whats coming out of the tap runs high, and patience is running out. We dont want nothing with duke. We just want good water. And if its their fault, they ought to be responsible for getting us good water. Its been a year, over a year since we received the first initial letter from the state, and, you know, sad to say, but were really, were really in the same situation that we were in a year ago. Kayla a public hearing is set for the allen site on march 22nd and Public Comment will be accepted in midapril. The classification for the coal ash sites could change based on Public Comments. Final decision for allen and the other sites should come out sometime this summer and that could have major financial implications for could you imagine working for a company and not getting a paycheck . Employees who work for a local again again again again again . Again again so you can love cereal. Bill all right, welcome back, so imagine if youve been going to work but havent been paid for that work since january . Thats the reality people are facing at a local Charlotte Company called smartcore. The Company Admits it could not pay workers last week because it was waiting on money to come in from two big Construction Projects last year. The company asked employees to still come in and work without being paid. An Attorney Says thats illegal. The owners are just like, well, were sorry, good luck, but could you please still show up to work even though were not going to pay you. People who come to work are entitled to a paycheck, not providing that paycheck is a violation of worker act in bill they have been paying Health Insurance premiums without receiving coverage since january 1st. The company could be criminally liable for taking money out of the employees paychecks and not paying for Health Insurance. Smartcore says it wasnt aware of the lapse until a week ago when it notified employees. Local food bank is back open and ready to serve the community. Grand reopening held for the Second Harvest food bank in dallas. Brand will serve cherokee, lincoln and rutherford counties. 100,000 people are at risk of hunger in the areas. There is also a new warehouse that includes a new freezer for more meat and Fresh Produce for those in need. Well have a larger variety of food for agencies to come and acquire including Fresh Produce, meat, eggs, dairy, those types of things. We want to use the branch to make sure there are no more hungry kids and no more hungry friends from food lion who helped provide not just the space but the food and lots of other things that go along with it. Bill the second largest food bank serves they distributed 46 Million Pounds of food to people in need. Kayla an exclusive look we talke vo want to be happy with your next vehicle purchase . At enterprise, we guarantee it. Head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy