let's check in with kristin ketchell who is in for alisa this morning. and we have a chilly start. yes, a chilly start across the area. be prepared to scrape the frost off your windshield this morning. we have nothing popping up on the radar. a big change from yesterday. behind the rain and snow and the messy weather we experienced yesterday morning, the temperatures are colder. 28 in raleigh, 32 in durham and 30 in fayetteville and 27 in siler city. we had a cold front move through last night and that will bring us the coldest air that we have experiences so far this season and that is ushering cold air into the north into the area. overnight lows into the teens. so expect a frosty start to the morning and sunny and cold this

today will make things feel colder with our high temperature topping out around 35 degrees. i'll let you know when the warmer weather is coming up in the forecast. let's get a check on the morning dry. this is a live look at i40 and miami boulevard where the traffic volumes are picking up this morning. and the traffic is moving fine in both directions. and we don't have any major issues to report on any of your area rods this morning. if you're hitting the roads, we had some rain and snowfall yesterday and the roads were wet for a while. and on some of the side roads, they may have spots of black ice. but we're all green this morning and the live drive showing nothing in the way of issues and we'll have more weather and traffic coming up in a few minutes. right now the highway patrol is trying to track down a driver who hit three teenager and just kept going. two them dead and another one in critical condition. and justin quesinberry joins us live in the studio.

the driver was in a white truck when the teen were hit in night. jennifer schark took this photo with her 13-year-old sister -- jessica took this picture winter her jennifer schark saturday night. >> he was going to get candy and the truck ran down three of never stopped. just stomped on the gas and kept going. >> reporter: jennifer and a 16- year-old, kyle straight were killed. and kyle's mother had a heart attack on saturday when she learned of her son's death. >> it is a shame that the families are going through this. >> reporter: 14-year-old steven

left families mourning and a message for the driver. >> turn yourself in because it is going to be worse in the end. there are a lot of people upset. >> anyone with information is asked to call the police. wake county fire crews responded to a house fire and sunday night and it happened before 8:00 on meadowbrook road in garnish next no word on what caused that fire or if anyone was injured. four people being helped by damaged yesterday afternoon before 3:00. the one story home on parkland side. luckily no injuries reported. officials tell us that the fire was started by an overload electrical circuit. law enforcement from across the state of tennessee are searching for a missing toddler 2-year-old noah chamberlain wandered away from his mother

woods three days ago. and thousands of volunteer have been searching around the clock. >> we cannot give up on him. there's a 2-year-old out there cold. we have to get this baby home. >> chester county sheriff said they do not suspect any foul play. iowa caucuses are just two weeks from today. and last night, democratic presidential candidates, the three candidates faced off in their last debate of the preelection season. clinton and sanders have sharpened their rhetoric. tracie potts has more from washington. >> we have a political revolution. >> president obama has led our count out of the great recession. >> reporter: clear differences between democrats on gun control. >> i have a d minus voting record from the nra. >> he has voted with the nra with the gun lobby numerous times. >> reporter: on health care.

republican repeal it and i don't want to see us start over again with a contentious debate. >> we have the highest payment for prescription drugs and we're getting ripped off. >> i do not want wall street's money. >> i'm the only candidate standing here tonight that said i will not raise taxes on the middle class. >> reporter: bernie sanders and martin o'malley brought up clinton's ties to wall street. >> did you not reign and would not reign in wall street like i would. >> reporter: they called president putin is a bully. and said that the relation is? >> interesting. >> reporter: the differences team to be driving the polls now just two week before iowa weighs n tracie potts, nbc news, washington. donald trump's came up a few time last night but not

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several inches of snow fell in moscow and people are having a hard time getting around the city. and a fleet of 15,000 trucks streets. and in northern california, rain, not snow, is the story right now. high winds and heavy rain mean strong surf near san francisco. in some areas 20-foot swells are quite the spectacle. weather here calmer and quieter this morning. not dealing with anymore rain are snow, just cold temperatures in the wake of the messy weather that we experienced yesterday morning. nothing popping up on the satellite and radar. 28 in raleigh and 30 in fayetteville and lots of temperatures in the 20s and there's some frost on the windchills out there. so keep that in mind before you start your day. you may need to scrape some of the frost off. and we had an area of low

yesterday that caused some of rain and snow. and behind it, a cold front came in and that is bringing in some of the coldest air of the season. high temperatures today and tomorrow, not getting out of the 30s. and overnight lows are dipping into the teens. up to 30 and sunny and cold by lunchtime and 35 and a little breezy and it will feel brisk this afternoon, falling to 31 and the temperatures dropping fast once the sun sets tonight. we're talking lows into the teens. i'll be back with your complete forecast in a few minutes. 911 operator in florida is being investigated after ignoring emergency calls. what she was doing on the other line at that time. in an effort to address

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search and rescue efforts continue today to find the 12 marines that crash the off the coast of hawaii. today the san diego charms and soon-to-be los angeles rams will kick off formal negotiations regarding the possibility of a joint stadium convenient too.

st. louis to la and it will allow the chargers to join them. it is martin luther king, jr. day. there will be a wreath laying ceremony at the king memorial in washington d.c. calls for help went unanswered at a florida 911 equal because an operator was on line ordering lunch. >> i think that is all okay cash orders and i have three card orders. >> that was the woman, the broward emergency operator that was on the job placing an order

people were calling 911. and she ignored audible tones and visuals for the call that lasted at least eight minutes. reprimand. next month, chipotle is closing all of its restaurants for several hours to talk food safety. they'll have a national team meeting on february 8th and they will discuss food safety changes that are being implemented in light of the salmonella and e. coli outbreaks last year. and the sales are have plummeted for chipotle and stock drops 30% in december. u.s. department of transportation released the latest performance rating from u.s. airlines from last september. and it combined with 84% on time. and the worst performer was frontier with a 74% on time

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off to a chilly start. yes. a chilly start to the day. and we had rain and snow toned the day yesterday. and -- snow to end the day. nothing popping up in the way of wet or wintry precipitation. we're dry and quiet and cold. 28 degrees in raleigh and frost out there, that is a possibility. leave yourself an extra minute or two 32 the temperature in durham and 30 in rocky mount and goldsboro and sanford, the cold spot coming in at 24 degrees this morning. and we'll drop a couple of degrees before the sunrises. so expect and 8:00 a.m. temperature around 26, 28 degrees by 10:00 and up to 30 by lunchtime and the high only 35. so a chilly start to the week for us. and it is colder as we head through tonight and tomorrow as well. and the coldest air of the season, moving into the area today and tomorrow. and that is thanks to a cold front that moved through last night.

building behind the cold front that is ushering in the cold air as the north and northwest. so we'll see the sunshine that will look gorgeous. but the temperatures will look really cold. wednesday and thursday, we start to see the temperatures rising a little bit. and the area of high pressure still remains in control of our weekend. and temperatures in 40s. and we're talking low to mid- 40s and that is still cooler than normal. and the high slides out of the way on friday and the next disturbance moves in and we'll see the showers likely as the next system pushes through the area, depending on when the precipitation starts and ends. and we'll keep you updated on that for friday into saturday. and today, the high temperatures not getting out of the mid-30s for most of us. and 35 in raleigh and high of fayetteville. and tonight near single digits around ten degrees. and it will feel colder than that with the calm winds and

and tomorrow, we warm things up to 32 in the afternoon. we're starting the morning once again at 16 degrees. we'll start wednesday morning in the teens also around 18. up to 42 by wednesday afternoon and that will feel great after a couple of days in the 30s. up to 47 on thursday. rain holds off till friday with a high temperature around 44. and we may have a few snowflakes mixing in early saturday morning before we dry out to partly sunny skies on saturday. sunday up to about 47 so we'll keep you updated on the end of the week as we head through this week. but definitely prepared to bundle up in the next fuse mornings. take a look what the is going on outside as far as your traffic goes. this is a live look at i540 and ridge road where we have no issues. so the roads looking just fine this morning. a quiet morning out there. traffic moving smoothfully both directions. if we take a look at your traffic map, that is the story

no major issues to record on your area thorough fairs. and into raleigh on 540 to downtown, expect the drive time to be about 12 minutes there. meet this cutie. this is sugar. the mini poodle is ready to go for a ride to see the road. she has her hardly davidson hat on there. you can e-mail your pictures to pets at wncn.com. coming up on 5:22. great weekend of nfl football. coming up, why the carolina panthers are not totally satisfied with the within on sunday. and lots of triangle college students stayed inside this weekend for a competition of another sort.

thank you for wake up with us carolina could the no score in the second half. but the defense burnt enough clock and held the seahawks to 24 points for the win. >> we have to find ways to complete a full game of football. we've been known to kind of let the foot off the throttle. we just got to get that killer instinct. >> jonathan stewart put up 106 yards. next up, the panthers will host the arizona cardinals on sunday and it is 6:40. and the panthers opening as 3- point favorites in las vegas. the fate fates are two and a half points favorites despite being on the road at denver.

touchdown drive against pittsburgh. ware recovered this fumble and tj anderson ran in for one. it was a 20-13 lead with just three minutes to remaining. >> it's playoff football. the game this morning between seattle and carolina ended up being a one score game. rarely are think huge blowouts in a playoff game. >> next week will be the 17th matchup between peyton manning and tom brady. that should be a good one. the hurricanes dropped the second in a row last night. they got a 5-0 shutout. and that is the first shutout in five game carolina. and they head to toronto and the puck will drop at 7:30. here's what is coming up in the next half hour.

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