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WJZY Fox 46 News At 6pm February 15, 2016

It looks like rain, the temperatures in surface are freezing, once it hits the sures from it freezes up. Right now temperatures are streezing across the freezeying across the region. We continue to see the areas of blue, freezing rain. Pull it in tighter. Here is up town. Eastern half of the 485 loop in to harrisburg. Inside the loot is dry but it is falling further out into unionville, to waxhaw further south. To the north, in china grove, getting some break. Well see this probably in next couple of hours until the temperatures warm up, they will warm as we move into the still in a winter storm warnings in the areas in the pink, ice potential up to a quarter of an inch is a big factor, gusts to 35 miles an hour. Area in purpose purple that is us, that wintry advisory expires at 8 p. M. Well track what happens to the remainder of the night, well see significant rainfall overnight. Well discuss that 10 minutes from now. Kayla thank you, brian. Right now is a great time to download our new weather app, on app store for all app ed edel and apple and android devices. Kayla the city links gold line to the inclement weather. Bill that storm put a big time slowdown on nights at Charlotte Douglas airport this morning. The travelers had to settle in be patient. Reporter before anything started to fall, the flights were frozen at Charlotte Doug as douglas material. I am killing time. Reporter before the sunroad stranded passengers, were watching the clock. I left seattle yesterday morning to harrisburg, pennsylvania, i got delay, stuck in chicago now in charlotte. Reporter making friends with other help helpless hopefuls. My mom and my step dad drove charlotte, my flight is now for sep 7 30 in the morning, i have been here since midnight. Reporter johnson is hoping to make it hope to canada. I am leaving this evening at 6 30, not getting back to vancouver until after 1 00 a. M. Reporter this teen, can only beg for a ride. About a 3 hour drive from roanoke to charlotte, im trying to figure out if someone can get me instead of waiting 10 hours to get home. It is not working out the roads are bad. Reporter at least they are there, but hand it to the crew, smiling and laughing through delays, several starbucks i had two coffees and a tea. Reporter highly caffeinated and crossing her fingers she home cheering on success of her newfound friend. The other jesse got on the plane and she has taken off, yea. Reporter she is in good shape, fox 46, wjzy. Bill more than 30 planes had to go through the deicing process today, about 20 had to be deiced 29 11 00 a. M. And 2 p. M. , check in with your airline bev you head out to the airport for the latest. Latest. Kayla opinions and outcry are pouring in following superintendent ann clarks choice to close schools today, saying as this morning forecasts were still predicting Severe Weather in the area for midday, the buses and student driver may have gotten to School Safely there was concern about driver save they this afternoon, clark 4 51 a. M. To close schools today, schools will operate for a normal schedule tomorrow, and make up day for students for today be friday may 27. Are a few School Delays and closings, avery and Watauga County schools return running one there hour da lay, and burke county schools are running on a 2 hour delay. Bill a federal court rule some boundaries are unconstitutional. Kayla today there was a public hearing to get voter feedback. Carefeedback. Caroline fountain was there. Reporter people were not shy when sharing their opinions. I have already said there will be no shout outs in this. There will be no demonstrations. Reporter voters came together to take part in a public hearing over videoconference to share with lawmakers, what they feel should be done about our states Congressional District maps. I recommend that judges stay with the court system, and let the legislator continue with the process. Reporter a recent federal court ruling struck down North Carolina Congressional District 1 and 12, saying they were illegally jerry manderred by race, the 12 district runs right through part of Mecklenburg County. It is immoral, and dishonest. The year is 2016, some things that im seeing i would never thought i would say. Reporter others say that districts are legal and ask u. S. Supreme court to block the mandate to redraw. This is the way it has been, after census you draw the maps. Refuses and they have to approve a new nap by friday, thousands of absentee ballots could be up in the air. That is tough for military, depends on the timeline if we make mid march. Reporter if lawmakers are required to redraw the lines friday, governor pass mccrory the day before. Kayla lawmakers say that next step to take the input to redistricts committee, comprised from members of both parties could were now less than a week away from the South Carolina republican primary, a crowd of supporterred gathered in support of marco rubio as he stumpd his way across the pameto state. For president ial candidate marco rubio. That loves the American People even the people that dont love me back. I have to be president of everyone american. Reporter senator from florida push his message to people of South Carolina. I dont think this is an election that we can afford to just make a point, this is an election we have to win. I will hold up my conservative record. My conservative record began in 2000 who i was elected to Florida House of representatives, it is a 15 year record. Reporter supporters from the state, including one cubanamerican supporters wanted to hear from rubio in person. Very, very smart. And very inspirational, and gives you a sense of hope. Reporter others came to the rally with the firm idea of who they are voting for in november. It is a humbling experience they get up at the crack of dawn until dusk tries to win over peoples votes it is nice to get to hear his answers first hand. Reporter some are still on the fence, or not convinced. It done change my views, i think marco rubio is a great sound bite candidate, a great speaker but for me, exec executive leadership, and a diverse, resume is what sets people like john kasich apart. Reporter many say it was worth braving the cold to see him face to face. For how cold it is, so early in the morning still a packed house, the people are onboard. Reporter rubio will make stops threw out South Carolina this week. He is Holding Town Halls in beaufort, summerville, mount pleasant. Day in lancaster, he spoke about his vision for america at a town hall meeting held at Carolina Christian Academy school, he has several other evens planned in South Carolina. Kayla republican president ial candidate jeb bush is planning a stop in rock hill on thursday, he spent day campaigning in charleston with his brother george w. Bush, thursdays even is set for 5 30 p. M. At magnolia room on laurel creek drive. On democratic side of the race, Bernie Sanders is planning to rally in South Carolina this week, he will be in colombia tomorrow, talking to potential voters atlanta 18 university at alan university and university of South Carolina, he plans on raising minimum wage and make public colleges and universities tuitionfree. Kayla at 6 00 of the the more job cuts in t t area, efficients with daimler truck say they are producing staff at the mount holly manufacturing plant by 700 employees and cleveland plant 550. The employees were told yesterday and today and they will be out of work thisny friday, in january they announcessed they would cut 936 jobs in cleveland. Still to come, charlotte area for the most part steered clear of the wintry weather but slight and freezing rain were causing dangerous Road Conditions in other parts of the state, we look at where it was happening right after the break. A place to live, work and worship god. Churchs pla scal good day, mlady i am sircanalot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. Wake up those eggs with glorious spam kayla all new at 6 00, a Charlotte Church is trying to turns land to apartments and restaurants ask a hotel but they are not going anywhere. Bill they issue staying put and putting that development around it. Robin with more. The church will be in the center of that. Reporter you have seen Big Box Stores at the mall, but what if the anchor store was not a store restaurant, retail, fitness. Reporter check out the plans an area to work, live, eat, and worship god, asking Charlotte City council to rezone the Church Property to allow ha is is what is called mixeduse development. I think sometimes Church Becomes more established somebody we become more internally focused. Then we are more of an island in the community rather than a part of the community. Reporter they plan to bring the people to them by adding restaurants and shops around the church. Were not here to be a fortress, were here to be among people, trying to share the love of god with them. Things have built up around us, we find ourselves in a different community, we trying to adjust. To reaching the people. That meeting with the Church Redevelopment is going on at the building behind me. It is a few items down on the agenda. It could take them a while to get to it this is just a public hearing, then if it passes, and they move othen they will have a vote on this next month, they will not take a vote on that, tonight, then the development can start this summer. Live at the Mecklenburg County government center, rabin candy, fox 46, wjzy. Bill robin kanady fox 46, wjzy. Bill thank you, robin. The church will keep the tax exempt status forever the portion of the property where the brandnew church would be built. Kayla they are looking at two other zoning proposal one, the old warehouse for mixed use development. Approve the petition, and approved to proposal to redevelop Office Buildings on park road into apartments. Brian Winter Weather causing problems for drivers in green greensboro. They have led to multiple wrecks, winstonsalem Police Responding to 94 wrecks. Tonight, snow is not as much of an issue but the freezing rain will continue to fall across the area tonight, late tonight, it the turn to rain across a good portion of the area. As we go the get to tuesday afternoon it will clear out, they will get nicer here across the region. Temperatures they continue to be cold. As they were supposed to. Below freezing temperatures still across most of the area. Not often boone is warmer than areas in the valleys. Charlotte at 30. A primary reason that we continue to see the freezing rain in the area. We have a warm push of air in the upper atmosphere, this level we have freezing rain, it is deep, where it starts outside snow, it melts and refreezes at the surface, that warmer air is building in behind it. Showing our satellite and radar, pink is freezing rain. Scattered across the area. Green on southern edges, temperatures are just above freeding there. Well see that strong push of middlemost after you it warmer into moisture it is warmer into areas of tennessee. Pushing in overnight. Future cast over next several hours. 9 42, at that point i expect rain in charlotte. Light rain across the area. It gets heavier as we move into the overnight hours, the worst will happen when most of us are asleep or in bed. But it may affect your morning commute if you are up early, temperatures should be above freezing about 40 degrees as we push to midnight, continuing to warm for the morning it should be all rain, find into work today tomorrow, maybe the roads will be slick because of the rain, but it should not be icy out there. And then things clear out, well see sunshine as we get to middle portions of the week, well show you how warm temperatures get coming up in 10 minutes from right now. Bill thank you, brian, to a fox 401 k followup fox 46 follow up, search continues for two banks, saturday and Fifth Third Bank in january, pnc is offering a reward fors 5,000, in addition to a Crime Stoppers award. Bill still to come, questions remain in mystery of else el faro sinking. Tensions are high in syria after a weekend filled with violence as medical facilities report from israel bill mystery of el faro sinking is topic of a coast guard hearing, they are trying to figure out the freighter sank near bahamas last fall, how it happened, it is worst maritime hearing is schedule for tomorrow in jacksonville, florida. New york senator Charles Schumer is pushing president obama is reconsider cutting almost 300 million from counterterrorism programs nationwide, senator schumer a democrat said that the proposed cults of ill advised and must be reversed. President obama new budget plan would cut urban Area Security initiative from 600 million million to 330 million. Schumer said this needed. Kayla an arizona man set for trial to week it believe to be first person that u. S. Government has tried on terror charges linked to isis. The two men who had the guns died in a shut out with police. Bill medical facilities in syria caught up in fighting there. Fox news correspondent Conner Powell is in jury jerusalem with more. Reporter medical facilities coming under fire in syria, video said to show smoke rising from a Doctors Without Borders office in the province. Others looking for survivors in the rubble. Blaming russian warplanes for the deadly attack. To be today a doctor in the area controlled by opposition is equal to be a criminal, unfortunately if you are a doctor and working with people, clearly you are on the attack by the syrian regime. Reporter a Childrens Hospital in neighbors aleppo legal attackd, kids and a pregnant missile strike, blaming russia for the incident near the border, they showed Kurdish Militia weekend, all forces have been expelled from the area. If they approve us they will see the harshest reaction. The world should know that. Reporter Obama Administration is calling for turkey and the militia to focus on fighting their common enemy isis, dismiss by Turkish Foreign Ministry Since they consider wpg an extension much world powers agrees last week to a ceasefire in syria but that does not go into effect until the end of this week, and was not signed on to by assad regime or syrian rebels. Kayla up next, more reaction on the date of Supreme Court Justice Scalia, as political should pick his replacement gets underway. Bill the latest on how death of Justice Scalia is impacting the littlepolitical landscape during this election that feeling. You know the one. That grandslam, acedthepresentation feeling. Multiply that feeling. Its the deal of all deals. A moment worthy of celebration. Now multiply that. Youre everyones hero in the championship of all championships introducing the new multiplier scratchoffs. A chance to win. And a chance to multiply your winnings. Bill welcome back for much of the day snow and sleet fell across most of northwest tar heel state. You can see drivers heading out cautiously with slippery Road Conditions, troopers responded to over 1,000 wrecks this morning, around 60 School Districts were closed today, some right here within the viewing area. Kayla it looks like we dissed the major part of this storm. Kayla yes for more on what we can expect, we go to chief meteorologist brian basham with the forecast. Or surrounding areas, whatever you get in, it is freezing rain right now. The temperatures remain below freezing at the surface, this is 30 did degrees, be careful, there may be black ice out on the road road. If you have to get out tonight, the rain chances are strong. Freezing rain chances strong for next several hours. I expect temperatures to climb to just above freezing there tonight. Well see a mix of freezing rain and rain between 7 p. M. And 8 p. M. Tonight. On the raid radar still all areas in blue, freeze remain. Are uptown along i77 that area is seeing freezing rain. Be careful if you have to get out on the roads. Here is what is happening a warm front pushing through. Followup with a cold front behind it. But well see rain, and rainfall in overnight hours, clear and after in morning but well see mountain showers, snow showers, through wednesday, another system building in behind it, not strong system, not a lot of moisture, it will blow through give us overnight rain, possibly mountain snow showers, but what well see tonight to tomorrow, increase wind speeds, and well see in the morning wind speeds in charlotte around 18 miles an hour, 20 plus in mountain ranges, 32 in morganton, steady up to 28 miles an hour. From this point on. Well hit 39 around midnight, warm to 58 daytime high tomorrow in charlotte, take you to sevenday forecast. The temperatures okay. Wednesday, thursday, friday, in mid 50s,. Highs, and near freezing for lows. We do have a few School Delays and closings. Avery, caldwell and Watauga County 3hour delay, and burke schools 2 hour delay. And several planes had to be deiced at the airport today, multiple flights were canceled or delayed. Marley james said she was looking for a ride home. Ronnie roanoke to charlotte, i am trying to see if anyone come get me, it i

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