but no thoughts of that tonight. down to 34 or so at 8:00. 31 over night. and you're out the door tomorrow morning, 27 degrees. which will feel like about 25. now this warmer weather will also come with some wetter weather. we'll talk about when that gets here in a few minutes. a popular chapel hill bar will pay a 5,000-dollar fine for its role in a deadly dwi crash last summer. he's not here. will also lose his alcohol license. the punishment was finalized today. it was one of the places chandler went before he got into a wrong-way crash in orange county killing three people, including a six-year- old girl. the victim's family says the punishment is not enough. david hurst has the story. >> reporter: janise beard was one of three killed in a wrong- way crash on i-85 last summer. her family is now disappointed

punishment for one of the bars the driver went to the night of the crash. >> i would have liked to see a higher fine. i understand the law doesn't permit that. but i think the law should. and i think a longer suspension would be appropriate. >> the abc board initially propose the bar he's not here lose its alcohol license. but the two sides reached an agreement two weeks before the matter was expected to go in front of a judge. the chairman says he reluctantly approved the punishment. saying a judge may have handed down a softer penalty. >> the punishment right now, they don't believe that's enough. >> i understand that. if it were my child, my six- year-old child who was killed, there could not be any punishment strong enough, frankly. >> it's something the chairman says he hopes he's not here takes seriously. because one more violation and the bar will most likely have their license revoked. >> they better not come back

i hope they clearly understand that. >> that was david hurst reporting. the bar's attorney declined to comment on the suspension. the other business linked to the crash is la residance. their alcohol permits were suspended for two weeks and they paid a 5,000-dollar fine. today a federal judge accused to drop charges against a man accused of master minding a kidnapping plot. the judge denied motions by lawyers for calvin melten. mel melten is among several suspects charged in the kidnapping of frank janson. he was mistaken for his daughter who previously prosecuted melten. melten directed the plot from prison using a smuggled cell phone. fbi agents later rescued janson from an apartment in atlanta. $1.5 billion is up for grabs in the largest powerball jackpot in history. >> carlie griffith is live to break down your chances and

really goes to education in north carolina. carlie? >> reporter: the gas station we're at has been pretty busy tonight. busier than usual. there's been a steady line behind us here for the register. because $1.5 billion sounds pretty good, right? well i don't want to break your heart, but your chances of winning are 1 in 292 million. and if you do win, you will not get all of that cash. yes, it's nice to dream about winning the bill powerball jackpot. but let's stop and think about why we're playing in the first place. >> any amount of money that is raised in a ticket sale, a portion of that will go to help students and schools across the state. >> out of the $1.5 billion prize, the state will get about $65 million. and about 25 million of that will be going to education. so let's break this down a different way.

powerball ticket, about 76 education. but now for the first time this year, teachers will be seeing none of it. >> our primary purpose as an organization is to raise money for education. and to raise as much as we possibly can it's lawmakers who then decide how that money is going to be distributed. >> the state legislature redirected the funds to school support personnel instead of teachers. and when you break it down even further, the money brought in by the lottery only amounts to about 4% of the state's education fund. >> that's a scam. >> the lottery is guilty of some false advertising. education. but also in the jackpot it touts. 930 million. and after taxes, you're only going to have a little bit more than 500 million. >> which is still nothing to sneeze at. and hey, if you don't win, just

>> your money's not going to waste, it's going to a very, very good cause. >> reporter: now the powerball is not the education lottery's only game. it's not even the most popular one. the ones that bring in more money are the instant games or the carolina pick three. but of course the drawing for the game that everyone is talking about tonight, powerball, will be at right before 11:00 p.m. and we'll have the winning numbers on wncn news at 11:00. for now live in raleigh, wncn news now. >> with the powerball breaking records the better business bureau is warning people to be on the look out for scams. scammers may reach out to tell people about smaller prizes. they'll ask you to pay a tax or fee up front through a wire transfer or prepaid credit card. authorities say you should never pay money to receive a price. and check the source through the better business bureau. wncn will send out the winning numbers from tonight's drawing on our news app. download it for free on our app store.

on wncn news.com. and wncn news at 11:00. the city of fayetteville issued thousands of tickets. last month they issued more than 1300 citations alone. wncn spoke with city leaders about the program today. and he's live with the latest. nate? >> reporter: we're at cane road. this camera right behind me recorded more than 750 drivers going straight through the red light here over the last several months. over all, the city says the program is going well and they may even expand it in the next several months. >> two of them ran the same light at the same time. that was on cane and brag boulevard. >> ten red light cameras planted throughout fayetteville at eight of the cities most traveled areas. they've caught nearly 7500 people in the last six months running lights.

could get badly injured or someone else could get hurt. and children could be in the vehicle. >> check out this video from october. the white vehicle nearly slamming into three other cars. the intersection here at ramsey and lull received the highest number of traffic violations. some 1300 people were caught running the red light right here. volumes. we also realize a transient population. >> reporter: when red light cameras were reintroduced the effort wasn't to make money but to save lives. even with the cameras in place, the city hasn't seen a decrease in violations but they're working to address the problem. >> we have done some virtual town halls. a lot of public awareness and marketing. trying to resonate throughout the community the seriousness of red light running. 98% of people who receive one ticket don't get a second.

out of their pockets it will. people use that money instead of putting it some place else. >> a reminder the citations are $100. the proceeds are a 35/65% split between the school district and the camera vendor. the school district received more than $100,000 since the program's reinception. nate rogers, wncn news now. fort bragg will no longer accept driver's licenses from five states the states include illinois, minnesota, missouri, new mexico, and washington. people won't be able to use the licenses to get a visitor's pass at federal facilities and military bases. the reason is the department of homeland security says those states don't meet federal requirements for security. people can still use a passport or a permanent residence card to get a visitor's pass. a lawyer who spent years defending the wrongly accused took a stance in her own defense today.

hearing at the north carolina state bar. she's accused of violating the rules of professional conduct. about a year ago joseph sledge, a man who served nearly 40 years in prison for a double murder he didn't commit. she's accused of taking a water bottle from the home of a family member of another suspect in the case and testing it for dna without getting consent. >> the district attorney was stressing the importance of identifying the true perpetrator. >> she's not allowed to continue her work, the world's going to be a worse place. >> reporter: she could be disbarred but attorneys who testified today say what she did was reasonable. the case is expected to last throughout the week. a city of raleigh trip to charlotte is raising some eyebrows. >> next at 7:00, we ask raleigh's mayor about the trip that will cost taxpayer's thousands of dollars. a north carolina teenager saves a bus full of students. you'll hear from him about the dramatic moment. but first a live look at

if you're headed in that direction, you shouldn't have any problems.

we're coming right back. with today's high of 43 degrees, we've made it passed the coldest time of the rest of this week. that means after 34 degrees now

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you are, this is wncn news now at 7:00. here's a great story, a student is being hailed a hero after he saved a school bus full of kids last month. it happened after a car ran a stop sign and hit the bus knocking the driver unconscious. lewis noticed that the bus was heading towards a ditch. he jumped into action hitting the brakes. >> what's going through your mind at that moment? >> shock. i mean everybody was hollering and everything. it was scary. >> thankfully no one us with hurt. cory was honored at last night's robinson county's school board meeting. wncn investigates continues to monitor for you the coal ash situation in our state. tonight many people living near coal ash ponds are confused about the safety of their well water and lawmakers want it sorted out the environmental review commission got an update on coal ash clean up efforts across the state.

ponds received letters from the state health department warning them of elevates levels of contaminants in their well water. by the environmental department says the levels are still below federal drinking water standards. environmental groups say they want to see the ponds cleaned up. >> i think the confusion factor is actually the letter's coming out from dhhs saying that you're at risk if you drink the water. at the same time deq is saying you're fine. we have got to figure out a way to get around that. >> we would like to see this agency do its job, follow science, recognize common sense, stop playing politics, and get the coal ash cleaned up. >> the state has not yet determined if any contamination is actually coming from the coal ash ponds. raleigh city leaders are shelling out 31,000-dollars in taxpayer money to go to a retreat in charlotte. >> take a look, they were boarding the train here at amtrak this afternoon.

focusing on building relationships and how charlotte handles its transportation system. this is the first time in several years that the retreat is taking place out of town. we asked the mayor about the cost to taxpayers. >> looking at the price tag, $31,000, some would say it's too much. >> you have to understand it's an investment. i own my own business. well i did own my own business and ran it and certainly in business, this is something you do a lot. and it really does make a difference in the engagement. >> city legallers are scheduled to return friday evening. we'll have more on wncn news at 11:00. we're getting a look at a revitalization project. cane realty released this rendering of the building that will replace the dillon supply company warehouse. the 17 story tower will include apartments, office space, retail, and also restaurants. about 400 guests including

last night to get a glimpse of the old warehouse before its demolished in a few weeks. and now, your wncn weather forecast. >> all right. so we're half way through the month of january. you probably would be ready for me to start talking about snow, right? i'm not. i'm going to talk about the tropics today. how's that for a surprise. in the mean time, look at the big picture. there's not a lot going on. there will be in 48 hours. we'll keep an eye on the gulf of mexico. that's where our rain will come from. none of that tonight. we just have cold. many of us dropped in the upper 20s. low 30s after a high today of 43 degrees. and as we continue into tonight, we'll keep skies clear, winds generally very light. not a huge issue with windchill. and no precipitation. we'll hold in the mid to low 30s tonight. then we drop into the 20s over night. and thursday morning, almost through the work and school week, you're out the door tomorrow, 27 on the thermometer will feel like 25. just a really light wind.

little colder than what it says on your car thermometer. that cold front that moved through last night. i think it worked. temperatures about 15 degrees colder today than yesterday. there's the cold front now. it's over the ocean. we have high pressure that's come down from canada. and like it has the last few with it. this high, we're not done with it just yet. it's going to shift around tomorrow. so thursday's forecast map has it moving over the ocean as well. our winds will move out of the south. that will send us back in the 50s. we expect to stay in the 50s this weekend. but we're going to bring an area of low pressure up from the gulf of mexico like i said. and that's the one that's going to bring us a good chance of and evening. then after friday departs, so does the area of low pressure, then we get into the weekend, and there's a few clouds. there's a small chance of rain each day. but the big story this weekend is going to be this cold front. it comes through sunday. and it will drop our temperatures next week and

it was today. so we've had some strong cold fronts. but as of right now, we still don't have any snow in the forecast. but we have news from the tropics. so the national hurricane center has been keeping an eye on this cluster of clouds the last few days. and finally today, they pulled the trigger and designated it sub tropical storm alex. not tropical because sub tropical means it's not pulling all its energy from the warm ocean water. mainly because there's not a lot of warm ocean water but still, 50 miles per hour winds moving to the northeast. closer to africa than it is to the east coast. so obviously no concern for us. but it's historic. it's only the fourth one ever we've had form in january. first since 1978. for many of us the first in our lifetime. in the mean time, back here at home, no tropical system. but we have sunshine and warmer weather. in the mid 50s in the triangle. 57 in fayetteville. your seven-day forecast takes us from the 40s today. up to 55 tomorrow.

mainly because the clouds and rain. that's an afternoon and evening event. 56 saturday. a small chance of rain there. a small chance of rain sunday. but look at that cold front coming through sunday afternoon or sunday evening, it leaves us with highs of 38 monday and tuesday. and our coldest morning right now looks to be tuesday. and i'll tell you what, that 21, and even those 38s, i might have been a little generous, those numbers might come down even more. so colder weather is on the way. and maybe you had this happen to you today. but with cold air like we had today, your tires on the car, a lot of times they lose pressure. >> yeah, i've noticed that for sure. >> meteorologist bill ray explains why this happens and what you can do about it. >> reporter: maintaining proper tire pressure is important for better mileage, performance, and safety. >> the car's not going to handle as well if the tires are under inflated.

weight of the vehicle if it's under inflated. which will cause the tire to build up heat and it's more susceptible to tire failure. >> the reason tires lose pressure in cold weather is because cold air is denser and those air molecules shrink and air escapes from the tire. so you need to monitor your tire pressure often. >> people come to us constantly in the winter saying that their tire pressure light is on the dash board, can we check it? >> tire pressure monitoring systems required on new cars since 07 help take the guess work out of it. >> normally it's three or four pounds low. we'll inflate the tires to the proper air pressure. the light will normally go off the dash. >> as a general rule, check your tire pressure every couple weeks during the winter with a gauge and fill if needed. don't wait for the tire pressure warning light to come on. in durham, bill ray, wncn news now. echoing what my dad's been

should check your tires before driving and inflate them to the air pressure recommended by the manufacturer. that information is located on the driver's door panel.

moving back to the rams are headed back to

30 of the 32 nfl owners approved the franchise's relocation from st. louis. the rams will temporarily move into the l.a. coliseum and will eventually play in a new stadium ten miles from downtown l.a. this is the second time st. louis lost an nfl franchise after the cardinals left for arizona in 1988 the rams were known as the greatest show on terf. >> former nc state wide receiver torrey hult is part of that legacy. he called the move to l.a. bittersweet. >> it's going to be fun. but at the end of the day, whether they're in st. louis, or whether they're in los angeles, they got to win games. and that's what's got to be a priority for the st. louis rams. i'm sorry now the l.a. rams as they move to l.a. is putting a winning team on the field. >> the san diego chargers have

they have until 2017 to decide. speaking of torrey hult, watch this playoff game with the former nfl star and his brother terrence. part of the third annual hult brothers playoff party sunday at pnc arena. from 12:30 to 4:30 including games, music, food, and prizes. last year's party raised $150,000 to help kids who have

we're back with another well, we've got another cold morning tomorrow. it's january. it'll feel like it. 27 as you hop on the bus. but a warmer afternoon by about 10 or 15 degrees compared to today. it'll stay mild friday. but it gets wet. the weekend has a little mix of temperatures. but next week, it gets cold again.

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