Reporter charlottes former mayor who admitted to taking bribes in office is halfway through his sentence. He pleaded guilty to a reduced victim charge today and was sentenced to a single day in jail to be served concurrently with his federal time. Cannon said little in court but stood briefly to address the judge. I want to thank you for the student. I hate to come here under these circumstances. But i want to apologize to the court for doing so and thank the court for undialinging indulging me. Reporter pat smile and another conviction on his resume. Now, admittedly, the states voter fraud case may not be as sexy as the for the agents finding him taking bribes but they felt it was important to bring the case to court, and patrick cannon told me he is reflecting on his future. More on that at 10 00. Jim bradley, channel 9 eyewitness news. We have been following the case since he was indict inside 2013 and a year later, he was sentenced to 44 months in prison after he pled guilt and is
And im allison latos. The incident happened today. Elsa found out how the gun was found and what steps the school is taking. Reporter one parent told me tonight she learned the gun had been on the fourth grader all day. And that has parents outraged. The school confirmed to channel 9 that students told their teacher this afternoon one of their classmates had a gun. They say the teacher followed safety protocall, contacted the School Resource officer and administration. Students were removed from the classroom and parents got a message from the principal after dismissal. They could not tell us where the student got the weapon. The type, or whether or not it was loaded. One parent told me she wants answers and is scared for her childs safety. What if the child got ahold of this gun and it went off . Im frightened for my childs safety. Child on the bus monday morning and i dont know if this child will be at school, whats going to happen again. Reporter the School District released a state
Look for this on the home page. Former charlotte mayor patrick cannon is still behind bars at the Mecklenburg County jail after he pleaded guilty tovoter fraud yesterday. We have been checking with the jail but right now, its stillnot clear when he will be taken back to federal prison in west virginiap he was brought to charlotte for the First Time Since he started to serve his 44 month sentence on corruption charges. His punishment for the voter fraud charge is 1 day behind bars and that will be included in his current prison term. Because cannon is still in Mecklenburg County its not clear yet how much taxpayer money was spent total on his Court Appearance and his transportation. But channel 9 has learned that it cost 157 dollars and 4 cents per day he stays at the jail. The department of Public Safety says it will be able to give us a final price tag on transportation once cannon is back in west virginia. Machines were seized and the money could benefit children in Gaston County. To
Florida, ohio, home of john kasich and marco rubio. With the number of el debates, both of their futures could be up in the air if they dont both win at home. Rubio is shown to be trailing in florida and in ohio, kasich and trump are neck and neck. I learned you need to vote for yourself. If you dont, you could lose. It felt nice. If we win in florida tomorrow night we dont just get 99 delegates. We get a surge of momentum they will not be able to stop. Reporter ted cruz has been pouring cash into every other state except florida tonight. Trump will be watching from florida. More on the latest that they are faring in the polls at 6 00. Blake happen son, channel 9, Eyewitness News. Blake, new video of a fight that broke president ial candidate trump. Plenty of people were shoving there and in part of this video, you can see our own Eyewitness News. Reporter dave faherty. Police tried to calm the man but all fell to the ground and 6 people were cited yesterday. Wall street is watching th
Out the results of a controversial Student Assignment survey to a packed room. It was slightly skewed, to say the least. New at 11 00, weve been digging through hundreds of pages and we learned what is most important to cms parents. Thousands of people took the survey hoping their voice will be heard when it comes to Student Assignment. Im scott wickersham. And im erica bryant. Dug through those survey results in just the past few hours. D ashawn. Reporter erica, a huge part of this meeting was making sure Community Members had a chance to see those survey results for themselves. More than 27,000 people responded and tonight they also moved the meeting time back, just so those who wanted to be here could attend this meeting. Now for the first hour, cms policy Committee Members went through Student Assignment goals for the 2017 school year. They compare those goals to members broke down with three as. Assumptions, agreements, and arguments. Now what most came to see were the results of