>> bye-bye. . good morning and thanks for watching wncn news. stefan chase has the mork off. breaking news. wal-mart is announcing they're closing 269. more than half of them in the u.s. and another chink in brazil. most of them small format stores called wal-mart express, launched as a test in 2011. a handful in this area. not clear which ones are going to be impacted. going to oi nouns it on the website around noon and get them on wncn.com when they come

exchange. a major plunge. down 244. china stocks dropped more than 3% today, capping another tough week. also breaking this morning, a search for 12 marines after the helicopter crashed off the course of hawaii. the coast guard has found some debris and some abandoned lifeboat. collided in midair. witnesses say they heard a big boom and a flare over the sky and a high service to 40 feet. new information this morning about the two people charged with running a meth lab out of the home. the two arrested on thursday night. emma wright has more with an update. emma?

>>reporter: not only the two are charged with making and selling meth with children and dogs in the house. neighbors say this is usually a quiet neighborhood with a lot of kids and one surprised with the cops around. found around 8:30 on thursday. investigators spent time in hazsuits. one looked outside and saw the meth lab raid going down. >> i actually just ordered a pizza and i look outside and hearing police giving orders to people in this house. and you know, they had, i don't know, ten police and guns drawn

and i saw one person come out, but it was pretty crazy. . >>reporter: this house is empty right now. the fbi put a sign on the door warning people that a meth lab was inside and it's getting cleaned up. and -- two are expected in court today. we will be there and bing you updated at six and 7. seven. i'm emma wright. heroin is a problem in nash county. where people may have died because of a heroin overdose. passing away in just one week. the sheriff said the crisis is impacting especially young people there. last year, they seized $3 million in heroin and next

agencies in surrounding counties. up in bliez. take a look. fire officials say four rows of homes were affected. because of that fire, an elementary school was closed and the cause is not known. kevin powell is in court accused of shooting his mother in the head. walked into a salon yesterday on ireland street and shot his mom for some reason. at this point, they simply don't know why. she's in critical condition in the hospital. we'll have more at six can ten. keep it locked here. two accused of starving a dog to death the two are charged with felony cruelty to animals. police responded to the call of

this week. found one dead animal and oopt one there when the property manager let them in. there was no food in either dog's crate. news from one family from a small town in tennessee. they say they're the winners of one of the tickets that had the $1.5 billion jackpot. >> once again, there's a saying. running down the hall. john, john, got to check the numbers. >> can you imagine? that was right here. california, tennessee and florida each sold one winning ticket. each carries a prize of $528 million. i can live with that. >> comfortable with that. and we're here. we're not the winners.

talk about the weather. the live look from shaw yoourt and we're dry. at the bottom edge, wet working its way in. and rain in the next hour or two for the southern counties here contingenting to work its way to the northeast through this afternoon and into this evening. heavier rain. and -- 45 in durham and 44 in fayetteville. we can expect temperatures to rise up to 52 degrees with steady rain likely through your afternoon. temperature falling to about 48. need the umbrella for today and store it for at least a few days. i'll have the complete forecast in just a bit. mike? >> thank you. wrapping up an observance

and governor actually apologized to the local service members. how come? . >>reporter: saying that north carolina is falling short when it comes to honoring and remembering the veterans. state leaders and the past and present members of the military were here, remembering the 25th anniversary of the start of the persian gulf war. remembering 17 men that gave the ultimate sacrifice in the war. hoping to step up haw the state reacts when they come home or the cemeteries in the state of north carolina. the governor told a story about a veteran that chose to be buried in virginia instead of north carolina because it was in less than perfect condition.

after further review of this, a lot of our cemeteries have been in bad shape for decades. and this is inexcusable. >> handing over a hundred thousand dollar gift to make sure there's a persian gulf war traveling exhibit right here. . >> good to see them giving back to veterans. the police department will host a grand opening celebration at its new location. first time in ho years the entire department will be under one roof. going to have facilitates and technology. a morale boost after the building was defaced by graffiti. the new building will also be unveiled today. coming up, the first republican debate of the new year is in the history books

would expect. >> i think we should be for free trade and fair trade. >> hillary clinton would be a disaster. >> candidate against candidate. putting deadbeat parents to shame. what states are running it. rain working its way in from the northeast and showers

before we dry out for the . thanks for staying with us. i'm mike gonzalez. the candidates are being more combative.

away. here's rooed with more. >> and -- here's reid with more. >> and now there were seven. smaller than previous debates. donald trump and ted cruz took center stage literally and figuratively in the debate in south carolina. been friendly, but last night the gloves came off. trump taking pay bare knuckle -- taking bare knuckle jabs at the natural born citizen. >> because he was not born on the land, he cannot run. >> and with trump's mother being born in scotland >> i'm in the hospital going to use your mother's birth against you. >> and the hometown.

come out of manhattan. just saying. >> other front runners. >> chris christie has endorsed some with president obama. >> talk and talk. >> all sharing a common favorite target. >> i watched story time with barack obama. >> undermining the constitutional basis. >> he's missing the whole point. >> the candidate rand paul refused to participate in the undercard. this after he was booted from the main stage with the low polls. answering questions at the -- he broadcast on periscope. democrat presidential candidate hillary clinton visited jimmy fallon. and -- admitted that she watched the g.o.p.

fallon conduct ld a mock job interview, asking her typical interview questions where shall. >> how did you hear about the position? ? >> fourth grade social studies. >> is there an e-mail where we can reach you? >> the second appearance on the show since launching the campaign last year. new travel guidelines for women to places where viruses are present. found in fetal and newborn tissues with -- microenreceively. -- microencehalephali.

person who recently traveled to latin america. the virus is endemic there. we'll keep you updated on that story. an award winning singer's husband. dying of throat cancer. couple has three children together. he was 73 years old. . funeral arrangements are underway for british actor alan rickman known for die hard and love actually. may be best known as the dark arts teacher severus snape in the harry potter series. used to wear a suit and now a murder charge. charged the actor with stabbing

about a girlfriend when it occurring. prosecutors are asking for a million dollar bail. if convicted, could be 26 years in prison. appeared in power rangers. nick carter is under arrest after sucker punching a bouncer. and denied service when he appeared to be drunk. now facing battery charges. putting deadbeat parents in the spotlight to shame them into paying child support. saying there were 421 people who owe, get this, more than $20 million. and there's a certain drooi criteria to make it. a warrant for the arrest and owing at least 5 thousand

don't want to make that list. a spill in colorado in the animas river. the owners of the mines -- this happened in august when an epa crew caused a leek in the gold mine. sending millions of gallons of waste ware into the river. investigating the site where tons of coal ash leaked into a river. duke energy is cleaning it up at the site. now loading it up into trains and shipping it to virginia. hauled away, half, and the other half is limed and capped on & stored. the -- duke says they are right on track. we caught up with -- defended the governor and that

>> what we're saying is that this water, this ground water meets all federal standards. >> would you drink the water? >> i would drink the water. >> you can find all of our investigative reports on our website, wncn.com and click on the investigates tab. a major infrastructure project that could impact the entire raleigh area. wants to develop a terminal for the way food and furniture get to the stores. going to be near 95. and connecting trains and trucks as well. csx is con ting gent on the grant of a funding policy. 250 jobs are expected to be created as well. already looking to secure the

let's switch gears. talking weather. rain on the way? >> there is rain on the way. clear now. but you can see the overcast skies. we are -- wet weather continuing to push in from the southwest. you can see some of the green creeping in and into the bottom corner there, part of an area of low pressure there in georgia and south carolina. and all this heavy rain is going to make its way into our area this afternoon and evening. the good news is it moves in and out quickly. not going to linger for the weekend. 45 in durham. 48 in roanoke rapids. going to see temperatures rise to 52 this afternoon and once we get past the noon hour, that's the best chance for the

some of that -- continuing to four and 6:00 p.m. and the weather is wrapping up around seven tonight. we have this strong area of low pressure pushing in from the gulf of mexico from the southwest. heavy showers throughout the afternoon and evening hours. movering to the northeast very quickly. tomorrow, dry and warm. temperatures up to 58. dry and partly cloudy skies. a nice start to the weekend. then this cold front on sunday and bringing some prettttbig changes to it and next week especially. as that moves in on sunday, a chance for isolated showers and in some spots, a wet snow rain mix in the area. watching for some heavier downpours and indicating the heavy rain moving in. by tonight, most of the rain is

midnight, pretty much dry. and tomorrow, a return of sunshine. 52 will be the high in raleigh today roor looking at 51 in durham and fayetteville. showers and storms overnight with the overnight temperature falling to about 40. in the next seven days, not bad. sunday, the cold front moves in and it's going to bring us some wet weather and some snow mix. no accumulation. not a big storm. a lot of buzz on social media. just a chance of flakes on sunday. monday and tuesday, dry and cold. check out those temperatures. 36 for a high monday and tuesday. overnight lows tuesday morning in the teens. >> all right. thanks a lot, kristin.

the panthers are gearing up. i drive a golf ball. i drive to the hoop. i drive a racecar. i have a driver. his name is carl. but that's not what we all have in common. we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto . xarelto is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. xarelto is also proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. for people with afib currently well managed on warfarin, there is limited information on how xarelto and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. you know, taking warfarin, i had to deal with that blood testing routine. i couldn't have a healthy salad whenever i wanted. i found another way. yeah, treatment with xarelto . hey, safety first. like all blood thinners, don't stop taking xarelto without talking to your doctor, as this may increase your risk of a blood clot or stroke. while taking, you may bruise more easily and it may take longer for bleeding to stop. xarelto may increase your risk of bleeding if you take certain medicines. xarelto can cause serious and in rare cases, fatal bleeding. get help right away for unexpected bleeding, unusual bruising, or tingling. if you have had spinal anesthesia while

or muscle related signs or symptoms. do not take xarelto if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. tell your doctor before all planned medical or dental procedures. before starting xarelto , tell your doctor about any kidney, liver, or bleeding problems. xarelto is the number one prescribed blood thinner in its class. well that calls for a round of kevin nealons. make mine an arnold palmer. same here. with xarelto there is no regular blood monitoring and no known dietary restrictions. treatment with xarelto was the right move for us.

. welcome back. the hurricanes and the panthers, it's going to be a big week in the carolinas for sports. checking in with them. >> we have a storm watch. the carolina hurricanes are wreaking havoc in st. louis for the fourth straight win with a dominant victory over the blues. >> a drive. >> a powerplay, firing the long shot, scoring his fourth of the season to put the canes up 2-0. that's all they needed. but it didn't stop there. calling the offensive attack a complete effort. the hurricanes blow past st. louis with a final score of 4-

winning way in vancouver. the seahawks are coming to town for the panthers. a solid run game, dominant d and of course, a franchise qb. wilson is having a career season in seattle. and giving props to newton for the mvp nod. >> 15-1 is hard to do. he's had a great year. >> and the packers and cards at 8:15. steelers and broncos at 4:40. ready to watch the cardiac cats with the holz brothers from

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