good morning. you can see some snow falling around here. it is precipitation. it is up kind of suspended into the atmosphere not hitting the surface just yet. we will see snow and rain pushing through later this morning.

and cold front continue to work their way closer here. some of us are going to see rain and some of us are going to see snow mixing in with that rain. it is 38 in roxboro. it is 42 in fayetteville. flakes mixed with rain as this cold front moves through and this area of low pressure pushes off right here. we are looking at a dusting maybe on the grass hear. in spots northwest wet rain mixed around the try ankle and everywhere east and southeast of the triangle today. i'll let you know when the cold air arrives coming up in a few minutes. a teenager and a child were killed in a hit-and-run crash. four people were walking from this kangaroo express when some sort of suv went off of the road and hit them.

old girl were both killed. a third person was also hit and sent to a local hospital. the fourth person was not hit. the state highway patrol is investigating hoping gas station security video will help identify a suspect. tonight right here on wncn it's the democrat's turn as they take the stage for the fourth time. with hillary clinton in trouble with person any sanders many expect the showdown. >> it is the showdown in south carolina. thigh are both expected to take the stage in what promises to be the most contemptuous debate yet. >> secretary clinton voted for the war in iraq.

last time they face off before the critical iowa caucuses. the bloomberg poll shows it narrowed 42 to 40%. on the tonight show clinton brushed aside her evaporating lead. >> you really do have to work hard for it. >> reporter: a surging clinton came in third behind barack obama. >> i'm different. you know, i have served as secretary of state. >> reporter: bernie sanders energized young and independent voters. >> let's make the political revolution. >> reporter: the candidates are expected to draw sharp battle lines over wall street and

>> he wants to start a con tencious debate. >> we are going to move towards one system which expands medicare to cover all people. >> reporter: a sleeper race and now a political thriller, charleston. >> you can watch that tonight right here on wncn. before tonight's debate you can catch the front runners on meet the press this morning at 10:00 a.m. right here after air after our 9:00 a.m. newscast. sanctions are lifted. >> we have re.

charges against seven iranians. they had met the obligations under a landmark nuclear deal. >> the united states, our friends and allies in the middle east and the entire world are safer because the threat of the nuclear weapon has been reduced. a tragic accident turning during a sky diving attempt left a community of mourners jumping. a man who was passionate about the support. we have more. >> reporter: this is a photo of james tramel. it was taken just before this tragic sky diving accident. it's how friends say they want to remember the former marine. greg is the owner. >> it is unexpected and a

>> reporter: it happened around 2:00 saturday afternoon at the triangle north executive airport in lieu in lewisburg. >> we don't flow what happened. >> reporter: he wanted to travel to sky dive all around the world. his center does 15,000 jumps a year. they have never had a fatality. >> it is an unfortunate accident. >> the franklin county sheriff's office are both investigating. they will determine the final

friends and family say good- bye to a local firefighter days after he responded. 24-year-old joshua woods was driving south when he crossed the center line and overcorrected and struck two trees. hundreds attended the funeral. in fact there were so many people some had to pay the respects from outside the church. firefighters and law enforcement officer were there as woods body left the church. those men and women surrounded the casket and gave a final salute. >> our hearts really go out to them. we hope it brings them some level of comfort. >> woods leaves behind a wife and two young sons. they were expecting another child in april.

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not much of a relief. >> no. it is a very complex set-up today. we have a very strong front moving in and low pressure moving up from the south. that combination will cause a mix of rain and snow in some spots. it is way across the west of north carolina.

like rain falling. although it looks like it may be snowing in greensboro it's not actually snowing there just yet. that precipitation not quite hitting the ground. i expect rain drops in some spots as we have rain and snow in the forecast. it is 42 currently in fayetteville accepting a dusting maybe on some spots. wet flakes mixing with rain in the purple stripe that you see for everywhere east and southeast of the of triangle. expect rain and snow flakes mixing inment we dry out with partly sunny skies. 42. our high about 3:00 and the cold air arrives for the start of the week. ville that coming up. >> thanks.

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any of our other what's next segments log onto our website and click on the what's next segment. good sunday morning. outside we are seeing overcast skies. it's a little cooler outside. if we take a look it looks like we are seeing snow across parts of greensboro. this is not actually hitting the ground just yet. the air is cold enough to support some snow. it is also very dry. eventually it is snowing higher up in the atmosphere that will make its way down into the surface. we have rain on the way for other spots. pretty complex set up for today. the good news is it is only going to impact us here until act lunchtime. it is 39 in durham. it is 42 in rocky mount and 42 degrees in fayetteville. as we head throughout this morning we are watching for

triangle and points to the north and west as we head through the afternoon we actually dry out. our best chance for rain and snow will be between 8:00 a.m. and noon. clouds clear out and we have cold temperatures heading our week to start the week tomorrow. we are up to about 42 degrees for our high this afternoon. we have an area of low pressure pushing in from the southwest. we have a cold front coming in from the northwest. it is an arctic front. it has cold air with it. it is starting to push cold air into our area as well. we have moisture sitting offshore. these two kind of combining to for today. we have a chance of rain and snow showers in raleigh and points to the north and west and light rain heading further across as well. tomorrow.

cold tomorrow too. sunny and dry. we can expect skies to stay clear for monday and tuesday. wednesday and thursday we are still degree and mostly sunny and warmer. expect a really cold start to this upcoming week. here is a look. we will be dry early this morning here. as we head through 8:00 a.m. we have a chance of seeing a rain-snow mix and light snow for areas to the west. wake county kind of the dividing line between who will see snow showers mixed with rain showers. this is 10:00 this morning and then after that we dry out pretty quickly. that area of low pressure kind of pulls out to the northeast. it takes all of the weather along with it. the main threat between 8:00 a.m. and noon before we dry out as we head this afternoon and tonight as well. as far as accumulations go

a few flakes and a dusting likely on some grassy surfaces here. we have rain mixed with wet flakes. it won't give us any accumulation. don't be surprised here in that purple stripe. this is areas to the east and southeast to. 42 today looking at a high of 40 in durham. tonight temperatures fall to a cold 26 degrees. a cold start to our day tomorrow. a cold afternoon tomorrow looking at a high only of 35 degrees. 34 on tuesday. we'll start tuesday morning in the teens. warming up for wednesday and thursday highs are back in the 40s. a chance for a few rain showers for friday and start of next weekend on saturday. >> thank you. we want to let you know about big changes coming to wncn. soon we will be the new home

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panthers are hosting the seattle seahawks. we have more of the battle of the quarterbacks. >> no doubt about it the care line that panthers know how to win. the seahawks know how to get it done when it matters most. it's a tale of two teams posting a dominant d and of course the franchise quarterback. wilson ride ago career season. they got the fourth quarter

flying free and playing dangerous after walking away with that wild win. it has the making of the hold your breath in the fourth quarter kind of game. >> it is a great match-up. the goals go 1-0. like i said, this team, the panthers coach extremely well. >> must-see tv. you players on both sides of the ball. offensively and defensively on both sides of the team. that's why you come when you eye match-ups like this. >> the hype could not be more real. kick-off at 1:05 this afternoon. if you see anyone doing this they are not sneezing into their elbow. i will send it on over to you. >> i will be doing a lot of that after a cold. we'll be bringing you live coverage starting tonight at

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im good morning. 39 degrees right here in raleigh. a lot of people wondering if we

of snow in the area today. it depends where you are i guess. it is january 17th, 2016. a little bit of snow and rain in the forecast. it all depends on where you are. it is a low impact or no impact event for us. it won't be an issue for us on the roads this morning. it will be nice to see a little bit of snow around the area. you'll notice what looks like a little bit of snow falling stretching from greensboro to roxboro. it is cold enough to support snow but it's still really dry. eventually some of that rain and snow will be reaching the surface this morning. as of right now we are dealing with overcast skies. two different systems pushing in. an arctic cold front pressing

it is potential for mix of rain and snow. it is 42 for our current temperature in fayetteville. here is a look at what you can expect, the best chance for seeing any precipitation at all. in areas northwest of the triangle maybe a dusting of snow melted by lunchtime. rain and wet flakes in the stripe that you see is purple here and light rain everywhere else. it is really depending where you are that will depend what you see as far as precipitation goes today. it is 38 degrees by lunchtime and 42 for our high temperature today. the rain and snow moves out of here quickly. we are hold head into the start of the week. complete breakdown coming up. a teenager and a child killed in a hit-and-run crash. they tell us now four people were walking from this kangaroo express when some sort of suv

a third person was also hit and sent to a local hospital the fourth person was in the hit. the highway patrol is hoping gas station security video will help them identify a suspect. an investigation following a north carolina man who died while sky diving in franklin county. it happen in louisburg. he died when something went wrong. upper says the parachute opened but he had a hard landing. >> he was at 1800 plus jumps. he was very experienced. it is devastating because we don't know what happened. we just don't know what happened. >> they say he moved to raleigh a couple of years ago after leaving the marine corp. he wanted to sky dive all

death. they say his center does about 15,000 jumps a year and this is the first fatality. friends and family said good-bye to a local firefighter days after he crashed responding to an emergency. we have more from chatham county where hundreds gathered to honor joshua woods. >> he was all about family and friends. he would do anything for anyone. >> reporter: the family of joshua woods says he would do anything for not only his family but the community while he was on duty as a siler city volunteer firefighter. on early tuesday morning investigators say woods died responding to a call. >> it is a big loss to the community. >> family and friends came to

>> a good guy. i really can't say anything bad about him. >> first missionary baptist church. many couldn't fit inside including firefighters and law enforcement officers from across mid-and north carolina. most did not get the chance to meetwoods. >> when something like this happens we try to come together and support one a. >> reporter: a sea of blue, each man and woman in uniform gave a final salute to a fallen firefighter. >> it symbolizes we are holding the firefighter in our arms and the family as well. >> reporter: he was then placed in a siler city fire truck and taken to his final resting place followed by fire trucks and family and friends. >> our hearts go out to them and we hope it brings them some level of comfort knowing they have support. >> reporter: for many losing a

does not make sense. >> god knows best. that's the only thing i can get out of it, jesus knows. >> reporter: they were expecting another child in april. wncn news now. we know more information about a breaking stories morning. fayetteville police identified the man found dead as ricky dale penny. murder. cooper is being held at the detention center. iran has released five american prisoners the u.s. government lifted sanctions as part of the nuclear deal. now secretary of state john kerry says the country is

we have more on the dramatic day of developments. >> reporter: the breakthrough was announced here. it is the die the iran deal came into effect, the day iran was welcomed back. it seemed like a sweetener. for five americans it was sweet in deed. they were finally freed. >> we have received confirmation that five americans who had been unjustly detained in iran have been released in custody. >> reporter: among those released a former marine held for over four long years, accused of aiding a hostile country, a christian pastor jailed for over three years. >> it seems like a dream, something we have been hoping for and praying for. >> reporter: accused of working to undermind the regime held

year and a half. >> we are so happy. can't wait to see him. >> reporter: the washington post said we couldn't be happier to hear the news. a student was also released. in exchange the u.s. agreed to release seven iranians held in the united states. while it is unrelated to the deal critics denounced washington for signing any agreement while they held americans and hours after it was announced the nuclear deal did move ahead. >> they carried out [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: nbc news, vienna. >> at least two americans are believed to be held or missing in iran. they are expected to make their way to medical check-ups before

still ahead, an american missionary is among those killed in an al-qaida linked attack. and we have more on this winter wonderland after the break.

forecast. this cold weather is expect today continue over the weekend. it is nice they have had their first snowfall of the season. back in our area we are still kind of waiting on the first snow here. i don't think we are going to get it today. we are seeing rain showers and snow showers popping up right now. what looks like snow not actually hitting the ground just yet. eventually we will see rain showers and snow showers

we have an area of low pressure moving up from the south. colder air is pushing in from the northwest. they are kind of combining to bring us a complicated set-up. it is 37 in siler city and 42 in fayetteville. at most we are looking at a dusting of snow on grassy surfaces. rain mixed with wet snow flakes and light rain if you're east and southeast of the triangle today. expect spotty rain and snow showers before we dry out and temperatures drop later tonight. 42 is our high temperature across the area today. details are coming up. all right. we are coming up on 6:43. an american father of four is among dozens of killed at an

details emerges from this man died yesterday afternoon.

company says his parachute open bud he had a hard landing. friends and family said good-bye to joshuawoods. he was driving south on silk hope road and crossed the center line and overcorrected and struck two trees. we now know the identity of an american missionary who was amongst an al-qaida linked militant group. this is 45-year-old mike runninger. they worked in the west african nation. he leaves behind four children. when the siege ended several extremists were dead and more than a hundred hostages were freed. kelly has more on the attack.

when militants set fire to cars and started shooting inside the hotel and cafe cappachino across the street. we played dead she said. they touched people's feet and would shoot if they moved. it took hours for police to arrive. a small group of u.s. forces backed up troops as they cleared the five story hotel room by room. the militants still shooting as soldiers escorted people out. by dawn it was over. three militants dead and a fourth killed at a near by hotel. they say two of the militant were women. among the injured and dead people from 18 different

missionary mike rittering. they worked for sheltering wings. his family confirmed his death. his wife writing heaven has gained a warrior. they haven't said whether more americans were killed or injured only that they are making every effort to account for u.s. citizens in the city. they are claiming its followers carried out this attack calling it revenge against the west, london. relief for the city of flint michigan, yesterday president barack obama signed an emergency declaration providing federal aid for flint. the executive order allows them to provide water filters for 90 days. the city has been in a crisis. documentary michael moore was born in flint and returned home calling on the president to

he says it is a situation that should have never happened. >> their lives have been put at risk. we are all angry. this is purposefully done. they knew it was poisoned. they knew it was toxined. >> they are worked to investigate the events leading up to this situation. good morning. outside we have overcast skies, a cooler morning than this time yesterday. what looks like rain and snow popping up right now but it is not hitting the ground just yet. it is raining and snowing up higher in the atmosphere. eventually it is reach the surface later this morning. we will see rain showers mixing with snow showers. plain old rain so it will depend where you're located. it will decide what you see this morning.

42 in fayetteville. it is in the 30s in some spots and 40s in others. you can expect spot to stay as rain. we have a chance of seeing rain showers this morning. 8:00 a.m. is the best chance before we clear out and dry out as we head out this afternoon and into this evening. we warm up to about 42 today. skies clear out and we drop quickly as we head through tonight. we have an area of low pressure here. at the same time cooler air sitting to the northwest. it will bring us potential for rain and snow flakes and partly sunny skies heading into this afternoon as this area of low pressure clears the region here. so by tomorrow that front moves in and it slides off to the northeast. we have colder temperatures on the way for tomorrow and tuesday.

we are talking highs in the 30s. lows falling into the teens. really cold air for tuesday, wednesday and thursday. an area of high pressure takes hold. temperatures just a little bit warmer but feeling very much like winter and very much like january here. the futurecast shows the first hint of wet weather working its way in. depending where you are will depend what kind of precipitation you actually see. we start seeing the radar filling in a little bit. we have rain in spots to the east, to the south and to the today. we have a chance of seeing wet snow flakes mixing in around the triangle and in spots to the northwest is our best chance for seeing the snow accumulating on grassy surfaces. it will be light if any accumulation at all. it will not stick to the roads all melting by lunchtime. we dry out and temperatures

overnight hours. a dusting on the grass on the northwest of the triangle. rain and wet snow flakes possible in the purple shaded stripe there and light rain for everywhere shaded in green. what you see will depend where you are located. if we see snow it will not be sticking to any road surfaces. this afternoon looking at a high of 40 in durham and 44 in fayetteville. mostly clear and cold. once the wet weather moves out we clear out quickly. it is 26 degrees for our overnight low temperature. our forecast has temperatures really cold for the next couple of days. 35 for tomorrow and 19 tomorrow night. tuesday morning you need the heavy jackets, scarves, gloves, hats at the bus stop. 34 degrees tuesday afternoon. that's our high temperature. at least we are going to see sunshine. after we get wet weather we are

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franchise and the good wife to name a few. all that right here on wncn. march madnd. every day. information. five month old panda bay bay made his first public appearance. he was a star but he does not seem to mind or even notice. he is also an important diplomat. he will head to china where less than 2000 giant pandas remain in the wild. this weekend people across the country are remembering the life of martin luther king jr . the holiday weekend serves double duty for honoring roy gene turner jr . the law

tournament kicked off an friday. he was shot and killed in 2001. he was honored during yesterday's opening ceremony. >> we had to present the colors. the family was elated, mr. and mrs. turner. they were very heartfelt. they thought we forgot about their son. i told them we could never forget. we will always honor him. >> a portion of the tournament admission goes towards scholarship for youth in underprivileged area. it is the first stop in fayetteville. it has made previous stops in raleigh and durham. people are also coming out to durham to remember dr. king this weekend. yesterday's theme, remembering the legacy through the arts. >> it is in our every die life. i feel like it is important for us to make that change that martin luther king tried to

one opposed to honing in on something something that will never go away. >> dr. king would have turned 87 years old on friday. the official holiday is tomorrow. let us know how you will be honoring dr. king and his legacy. big story today, the snow possibility. >> possibly, yes. it will all depend on where you are located. at most we could see a dusting on the grass. the spots is northwest of the triangle and maybe rain and wet snow flakes but likely no accumulation there. we are staying on top of it all here.

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