Within the past five minutes. It is 39 in charlotte. 40 rockingham. 39 chesterfield. A little cooler to start the day off. If youre heading out early, grab a light jacket but well see a lot of sunshine today and temperatures will warm into the low 60s. It will feel good if youre standing underneath the sunshine. A major warm up this week. Ill pinpoint when some neighborhoods could get close to 80 degrees. This morning, this tow truck driver is charged for shooting a truck opener after he booted his vehicle. We first broke this story yesterday morning. Tina terry went to the south Charlotte Community where this happened and talked to neighbors who are still shocked that this happened. Reporter i called the victim in that shooting. He did not want to talk about this on camera. However, neighbors here are outraged. They tell us they want to know what led up to all of this. To come in here and tow people and without really knowing who these people are is the scariest part. Reporter residents on edge after learning this towtruck driver Jarvis Simpson was arrested accused of shooting the owner of the truck with a 9 millimeter glock. Parentally police are supposed to be monitoring the neighborhood. Officers didnt say what led up to the shooting, but a witnessness captured part of the confrontation on video showing the seconds after the shooing. The neighbors say the towtruck driver kept his gun pointed at the man even after he shot him. You can see the man who was shot running away. Neighbors here say parking is a problem in the neighborhood. They want answers about what happened and that something they are definitely limited in parking. It would be good to see a few more spots put up around the neighborhood. Reporter that tow truck driver was charged with assault with a Deadly Weapon and is out of jail. He does not have a criminal record. Tina terry, channel 9. New this morning, one person died after aheadon crash in york county. It happened yesterday morning on highway 161 and tart road in york. Johnny anthony crossed the center line and hit a tractor trailer head on. That truck driver was not hurt. Anthony died on the scene. They d not know what caused him to cross the center line. They will say goodbye to a 15yearold High School Student killed in a car accident last week. Heaven sheas family will hold a visitation today from 4 00 p. M. To 6 p. M. Is not open to the public. Yesterday friends gathered to honor her. Heaven shea died Tuesday Morning when the car she was in went off the road and into the woods. Loved ones say she was a very special person. She made an impact on everyones life. If you go to her school, the Guidance Counselors are upset. Just trying to console them to let them know things will get better. Im having a hard time consoling my own daughter and i just wanted to be here for all the young people. Shea was one of three students from west mech high school in that car when it went off the road Tuesday Morning. Two other students were seriously hurt in the crash, but survived. He lost control and crashed. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Police say speed was a factor. Authorities are checking and tell us charges are pending. Police what led up to a double shooting. Two men have lifethreatening injuries after both were found shot in a yard of an East Charlotte home. We first brought this as breaking news at noon yesterday. They tell us someone driving by saw the men in the grass along Carriage Drive circle and called police. Neighbors say it is unsettling. It makes me feel unconfederate. My brothers are here and my sisters. When you hear it happens, you get a little insecure. Police are not looking for any suspects. A charlotte man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the shooting death of a man during a robbery from three years ago. Rubin curry was found guilty in the death of ronni steel. Curry has been centered to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Authorities say steel was shot and killed in february of 2013. Wedgefield drive near west boulevard. Prosecutors said currys dna was on a latex glove found at the crime scene. Police told channel 9 they are working to figure out if a string of shootings over the past 48 hours are connected. It started thursday night when bullets hit three homes. Then friday afternoon, 18year old harding was shot and kid on the corner. Witnesses say harding was in a car with two other people when a man standing outside fired shots at the car. Authorities are investigating what caused a serious crash on i77 that caused several injuries. Police say a car rolled over in the southbound lanes near sunset road yesterday afternoon. One lane was shut down near exit 16 slowing down traffic. Right now were asking how serious the injuries are. Overnight all the wins for a supersaturday came in. The candidates bat led for delegates in five states wins in louisiana and kentucky, donald trump said it is time for rival rubio to drop out, but ted cruz added a big win to his column. Reporter senator ted cruz did that. Once again the supersaturday showdown started off with a big win by cruz. The texas ceptor swiped voters by a 21 margin in the state of kansas and taking the state of maine. Were the only campaign that can and will beat donald trump in this case. Donald trump with victories in kentucky and louisiana. Marco rubio had a very, very bad night and personally i would call for him to drop out of the race. I would love to take on ted cruz one on one. That would be so much fun. It indeed was a supersaturday from jim they she shaked around locations across [applause] and a victory lap for bernie sanders. The vermont senator securing and nebraska. We want to make sure that a white house. Reporter Hillary Clinton in michigan touting her win in louisiana. Im grateful to everyone who turned out to support us, but now all eyes turn to michigan. [applause] even though trump is calling for rubio to drop out, rubio is opening a Campaign Office in cornelius today. The office will be located on west catawba avenue. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton announced she will campaign in North Carolina this thursday. She did not announce where her stop would be. Plans to encourage early voting which lasts until march 12th and donald trump he will be in 7 09 right now. The chairman of the Republican Party is stepping down. He will run for u. S. Congress in the states 13th district. He had first considered the possibility after the North Carolina legislature approved new maps following a Court Ordered redistricting. The 13th district covers a large part of the county. We told you last month, they redrew the maps after they were ruled unconstitutional. They said the lines had been drawn based on race. The mayor says he plans to resign. Our partners report mayor bucannon will make the announcement on tuesday. He says he is stepping down due to his health. Council will have to approve the mayors replacement. Some are still celebrating after their big win over duke. Thousands went to franklin street after beating the duke blue devils. Thousands came out to rejoice. U. N. C beat duke 7672 to lynch the acc regular season title. Taking a live look outside, this is our lake norman cam. Bright sun right there in the center for you. Meteorologist victory has been fracking the warm up. We do have a spring preview on the way this week. A beautiful afternoon. We did have a few showers and clouds that moved through last night. It has cleared out. Temperatures it mid to upper 30s to low 40s. A little cooler in some spots so you might need the jacket early on, but it will be beautiful today. A little breeze from the north around 5 to 10 miles an hour. Around 60 degrees here in the charlotte area. That is looking at your hourby hour forecast in the charlotte area. Ill break down your afternoon forecast for lenore. Changes are coming to North Carolinas medicaid plans. Ahead at 7 45, the reason it could affect which doctors you and your family can see. For the first time, a mother who lost her daughter in a domestic related murder, opens up to channel 9. Jennifer was on the floor kneeling trying to stay out of range. The reason she is speaking out more than a year after her daughters death and what she hopes her experience will do for others. First, researchers say they th 7 14 right now. Were following breaking news in northEast Charlotte. Part of i485 it is shutdown. These are live pictures from that scene. Police say there is a very serious crash there and they are making the drivers take exit 33. That is rocky river road to get around this. Were still working to get more details, but in the past 15 minutes more police cars have shown up to block that portion of the highway. Highway patrol is working this accident. Well follow this and bring any new details as soon as we can get them. Some are leaving the scene there. Well get an update on when that area will reopen in a bit. This morning, we are covering the carolinas. We start in raleigh where police are investigating another shooting in the neighborhood where an officer neighborhood din kins was shot in on monday. He struggled with an officer and reached for a gun before the officer fired the deadly shots. Witnesses said din kins was running away when he was shot. Authorities say Jacksonville Jaguars defensive back wolf was kidnapped for a short time while visiting fayetteville last month. He is from North Carolina. The team said he was visiting friends when they forced him into arrange receive. He was not injured. They released a statement that he was doing well both mentally and physically. A woman died after being hit by a train. Another man was seriously injured. Four adults and one child were standing on the railroad bridge when a Norfolk Southern train crossed that bridge. Every one except for the two the coastguard is searching for a texas man who fell t he fell from the tenth deck of the ship yesterday morning. The coastguard is using a helicopter and plane to search for that man. A team of experts is testing a piece of debris that is believed to be from the flight. It was found on thursday. If the experts cannot properly identify the piece as part of mh370, it will be sent to australia for further testing. Tuesday will mark two years since that plane disappeared with 239 people on board. The search continues in the indian ocean. A chicago based meteorologist professor said he discovered how to predict tornadoes two or three weeks in advance. Right now they can only give warns when there is immediate danger. Victor says he found a link between changing atmospheric wave patterns and tornadoes. Predict ten out of fifteen tornado touchdowns. Normally this time of year there are about 15 tornadoes across the u. S. A. Week. He expects 22 with high chances in the southeast. Today is the beginning of Severe Weather preparedness week in North Carolina. The governor declared march 6 through 12 as a time to get ready for severe storm season. They will hold tornado drills this wednesday to practice their emergency plans and he wants everyone to have emergency supplies in their homes and evacuation plans in place. No storms in the forecast thankfully for today. Lots of sunshine all across the area. We like to call this a severe clear day. Just a beautiful end to the weekend. Right now a cooler start. Not quite as cold as it was yesterday, but youll still heading out to church early. 33 boone. 42 in statesville. Here in charlotte temperatures updated in the last 15 minutes. 39degrees. 38 rock hill. 41 in lancaster. We did have a few showers that rolled through last night and as we told you it wouldnt last long. Not everybody saw the rainfall. It is dry now. We still to have some clouds mainly in the mountains, the foothills and those will clear out flew the rest of the afternoon. Here is just a beautiful view from our lake norman camera. The sun is shining brightly and that will help warm us into the low 60s today. By noon, 55 degrees. By 4 00, highs will return into the low 60s, a little bit of a breeze from the north at 5 to 10 miles an hour. Grab the sunglasses if youre out. Lenore, some clouds early on. Then towards noon, 54 degrees and temperatures will warm into the upper 50s today right where we should be. In your next halfhour, i will forecast for monroe. Looking good there, as well. Throughout the day today, well keep the sunshine around. Not a cloud in sight later this afternoon. We are tracking some changes on the way. That is not going to arrive until around tuesday. A much warmer pattern ahead. Through this evening, by 7 00 low 50s. Cooling into the mid40s by 9 00. A great day to go out for a walk or a run. Tomorrow morning, mid30s. Well see more clouds building in tomorrow afternoon. Well return to the low 60s so even warmer tomorrow. In the next several days starting to see the warm up taking shape so by tuesday, looking at highs in the mid 70s. By thursday, we could be close to 80 degrees in some spots. Well, above average towards the end of the week. Here is the thing, not looking at any rain chances building in until next weekend. As far as your pollen were dealing with high pollen counts and that will be the case over the next couple of days and well have to wait until sunday to wait for relief from rain. Download that app. Your fiveday forecast shows a beautiful afternoon today. Great end to the weekend. No complaints there. Low 60s. Tomorrow even warmer. There is that warming trend. By thursday, upper 70s to low 80s in some spots. Next weekend we do set our clocks forward for Daylight Saving time saturday night. Looking at a slight chance for showers sunday. Well have to wait all week for the rain and people like me with allergy problems really need. And it is that time of year. A technology that allows Law Enforcement to track your phone. In 15 minutes the new are not the only ones using it. What Mcdonalds Restaurants will to honor two. The concerns over the zika virus and the birth defects next, how one organization next, how one organhoney, would some captain ds make you feel better . Yeeeaah woo when you love seafood this much. Back again . I hope its just a clumsy phase. Its gotta be ds. Anythings worth it for our new homestyle flounder meal or double dozen shrimp. Also, try our grilled menu featuring new tuscan tilapia. For full meals starting at just 4. 99, icrocephaly. Concerns over the zika is associated with has become a worldwide issue and link to microcephaly. Allison latos spoke to one local organization right here in charlotte that helps children and families deal with this health issue. Reporter fiveyearold jar ray and Alice Rodriguez are energetic twins. But their mom heidi had a tough pregnancy and had to deliver them early at 37 weeks. He was 3 pounds and she was 7 pounds so something was wrong. Reporter the difference wasnt only in their weight. Lie di says she noticed jerry wasnt developing as quick as his sister. She was way ahead and crawling and grabbing things to climb up to walk and he was still on the floor. Reporter after several tests, the oneyearold doctors said he had microcephaly, a birth defects. His head didnt grow as big small and will delay him in a lot of stuff. Not being able to push themselves up. Reporter jennifer and lisa oconnor with hand prints and footsteps pediatric therapy are helping him catch up with physical, occupational and speech therapy. He is able to express himself verbally. He is coloring and he will sit for short periods of time to do different activities. He looks like a different child today than he did almost four years ago. Doctors cant tell heidi what challenges he will face in the future. First grade is coming unand he is already behind in school. Is he going to make it to the first grade, to the second grade . She is determined to help him keep up with his sister. Heidis son did not mosquito bite like with the zika virus but wanted to share her story. Go to wsoctv. Com and click on the family focus tab to see more. More sun. I like it. I love it. A quiet pattern ahead but beautiful afternoon getting under way today. The sun is out shining brightly. It is 36 in concord. 39 charlotte. 41 in chester and 32 degrees in jefferson. Youll need the layers early on, but if youre standing in the sunshine later today, you dont have to worry about the winter coat. Highs in the 60s. A warmup under way. 70s by tuesday. By thursday and friday could be close to 80 degrees. Great way to wrap up the weekend and the week. Changes are coming to North Carolina medicaid plans. Why you may have to find a different doctor to go to. And for the first time, a mother whose daughter was murder more than one year ago is speaking out. I just heard a lot of screaming, i heard my grandkids screaming. Opening up i think we shouldve taken a left at the river. Tarzan know where tarzan go tarzan does not know where tarzan go. Hey, excuse me, do you know where the waterfall is . Waterfall . No, me tarzan, king of jungle. Why dont you want to just ask somebody . If youre a couple, you fight over directions. Its what you do. If you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. Oh ohhhhh r its what you do. Now channel 9 Eyewitness News sunday morning continues. Were following breaking news in northEast Charlotte. In the last 15 minutes we watched as police and the Highway Patrol opened part of 485 inner loop. It was shutdown since about 6 00 this morning. There was a very serious crash there. Were asking authorities about what happened and if there are any injuries. Our photographer is heading up to the crash scene to see if he a a mother speaks out for the first time after a year after her daughters death. Jennifer was on the floor kneeling trying to stay out of range. What she hopes her experience will do for others. A beautiful sunny day. Lots of sun for you at 7 30 the starting off a little cool in the 30s. Good morning. Im brittney johnson. Were going to warm up. Lets check in with meteorologist vicki graf to see how much and for how long. Vicki. And we are expecting a major warm up to get under way later this week. Toda