sandy porter road right between halfway between arrow wood and south trion. it does have the out bound lane blocked at this time but traffic is able to get through in a turn lane. not seeing a huge delay and will continue to watch that. we do have an accident on freedom and allegheny. minor delays only. >>> a fight caught on camera as families ate at a charlotte restaurant. >> it's going down at golden corral! . >> the changes the restaurant made to prevent this from happening again. >>> and an election like no congressional candidatat there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. but i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. to a nation where every child can not only dream of goingto college, but attend one. where quality healthcare will bea birthright of every citizen. where a good job is not a wish, but a reality. where women receive equal pay and a living wage is paid to all. an americawhere after a lifetime of labor, there is timefor rest and grandch

there is an incident reported disabled vehicle in the road at south tryon, and sandy porter road. that happened within the last ten minutes. disabled vehicle there. here is a live look at i-77 at tyvola, traffic there is moving very smoothly, no significant issues to let you know about if there are, we'll let you know. >> john: this morning, a six-year-old in gaston county is being credited with saving his family from a burning home. wbtv's sky 3 was the first on the scene in belmont yesterday evening as firefighters worked to put out this massive fire. you can see the house just mark davenport is live this morning with more details on this. so mark, tell us, how did the little boy help get everyone out? >> reporter: john, he told us yesterday at the scene of that fire that he was the only one in the house that heard the fire crackling, he immediately got everyone's attention in the home and got them out the back door before the flames took over the rest of the house. i want to show you the aftermath of the home this is on the ground when we were able to get there with the cameras

if you look on sandy porter road, you can see they're still working back there. just finishing up this long process. what started this? other crews installing new technology. neighbors in the steel chase community lost water service around 5:00 yesterday afternoon. brady gonzales says it was a rough night. speak we can't use the bathroom. there's no water to drink. there's nothing. >> more than 100 homes had their water cut off after a contractor for at&t dug into the line that runs along sandy porter road. fiber lines when they made the mistake. we've been reporting on these incidents for months. we told you about a contractor for google. that damaged a natural gas line effecting homes in the highland creek neighborhood of north charlotte. contractors often hit gas, phone, and water lines, even if their location is marked. the city did bring in bottled water yesterday and today. some families took action themselves. >> we went to my brothers house to fill up water and brought it home in case. >> we're asking how often these accidents happen. we looked back at th

. >> this just in, good news for people in the sandy porter neighborhood. the water is back on for people who live there. they are thank everyone for patience, saying run the cold water, it might be discolored. everything is getting back to normal. and the accident on independence boulevard in charlotte. this is the d.o.t. camera that shows the backup is still quite a mess. we don't have any details on the if you have to head out, still kind of backed up. >> start at albemarle to 277. showers tomorrow morning for saturday morning. highs low 70's saturday. showers and thunderstorms possible sunday. there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care to all, and provide universal college education. will they like me? no. will they begin to play by the rules if i'm president? you better believe it. i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message. [

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your first alert traffic is as we check in, the accident at sandy porter road and south tryon it's cleared but someone one person taken to the hospital. so things are starting to improve a bit. keep in mind close by on steele creek we have an accident at steele creek near brown grier road and another at steele creek and westinghouse boulevard. shopton is a better alternate route. and wet streets now on 485. a lot of volume here on the dot camera. and again, the streets are starting to get wet because of the rain. back to you. >> thank you. more startling information after a woman charged with killing her husband and a couple he met on-line. >> the dark details of crystal gambino's turbulent past next. >> and the band of rain arrived on schedule but what surprised us, a burst of snow with it. a nice conversation piece it will accumulate in the mountains. and how much? forecast. >> and next, a store clerk fights off an armed man. >> if you want to shoot me, shoot me. >> next, you will hear her many calling her a real hero. introducing longhorn's big, bold, steaks. the only way to make em' be

sandy porter is a great alternate route to get around that. on 485 a look at the this is 485 slow-moving traffic out there as well. back to you. >> thank you. >> ready for spring. >> yes. >> it will feel like it this week. >> it was great today. if we are going to reflect today bring it on. >> even more higher temperatures to come. over to leigh brock in the first alert weather center tracking it for us. >> this is just the beginning. we are in the 60s and we will be in the 70s for the rest of the week. if you like the warm temperatures we will keep them coming. right now, here is your hd towercam. a little bit of thin cloud cover. in and out of that for much of the afternoon that is clearing out for the overnight period. and check out the numbers. hickory 64 . albemarle 64. rockingham 64. and monroe 65. and 66 in charlotte and gastonia. you have to soak it up and enjoy this. it's warmer than yesterday. yesterday we had 60 as the high temperature. that is average. that was nice yesterday. we have added on from 7-9 from are getting warmer headi

there is an incident reported disabled vehicle in the road at south tryon, and sandy porter road. that happened within the last ten minutes. disabled vehicle there. here is a live look at i-77 at tyvola, traffic there is moving very smoothly, no significant issues to let you know about if there are, we'll let you know. >> john: this morning, a six-year-old in gaston county is being credited with saving his family from a burning home. wbtv's sky 3 was the first on the scene in belmont yesterday evening as firefighters worked to put out this massive fire. you can see the house just

a pipe so they are making bottled water available at thew intersection of steel chase with sandy porter and if you live in the area you don't have to boil water, the crews will run hydrants to make sure that is not a problem but you mig have dcoloisd water, they are saying run the water on th cold side until it is clear and you should b fine. three more hours until the water problem is fixed in this area of we will keep a eye on this and let you know asoon as any developments and things might be back toss normal. >> christine: also new, military officials are looking into whether checals its firefighting foam may havexv contaminated ground water at&r>3 600 sites nationwide. 26 of those sighs are in south carolina. one of tsshe sites listed is the old fire training area at charlotte douglas internationalz9 airport. >> john: new information about an inmate who escaped from a prison in rock hill and caught in grgia. zachary reeves walked away from the catawba pre-release center, serving eight years for burglary, he was caught in georgia he confessed to dozens of crimes in the state includi

tryon and sandy porter road. a police and fire on scene. we have reached out to medic to get details and how severe it is. i'm sure this could be causing problems for the commuters on the roads. have to be careful on the afternoon drives. >> thank you. >> south tryon. a busy road this time of day let's update traffic with tonya rivens in the first alert traffic center. >> your first alert traffic is sponsored by people's bank. and let's check in on that area that alex talked about. notice the red on the mapping system. a lot of congestion already in this area. in both directions as we look on the mapping system. westinghouse boulevard you think would be a great alternate route. arrowood road is better because we have two accidents close by to the area. one steele creek and brown grier road and the other steele creek and westinghouse boulevard. shopton road west is a better alternate route to get around that. and there is a lot of congestion in that area. if you know someone and that is be delayed. this is i-77 and 485, guys you will agree t

charlotte water says a contractor hit a pipe at steal chase drive and sandy porter road this morning. crews are making repairs and handing out bottled water to anyone who needs it until the fix is complete. >>> eyewitness news is always investigating issues that effect you and your safety. tonight in prime time, the suburbs. and protecting your child from identyhe. it's a special tonht at 8:00 here on c9. >>> the republican presidential candidates are making a big push for voters today after last night's debate in miami. ahead this hour, the dramatic difference in last night's tone that could bode well for donald trump. >>> and caught on camera, a wild brawl at a golden corral in university city. manager took immediately manager too is a letter from someonetwho's here. she has to take a brand name drug. been taking it since the early 1980's. at that time it cost approximately $180 for 10 shots. the latest refill was $14.700 for the same 10 vials and the company is calledvaleant pharmaceuticals. i'm going after them. this is predatory pricing andwe're going to make sure it is stopped.

you can pick up bottled water at sandy porter and steelechase drive, as well as sandy porter and english saddle lane. a contractor accidentally hit a pipe line while doing work on thursday. today...partly cloudy. a slight chance of showers this afternoon. highs in the upper 70s.. chance of rain 20 percent. saturday...mostl y cloudy. a chance of showers in the morning. highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. chance of rain 30 percent. sunday...cloudy. a chance of