half to barely winning 31-24, where the panthers go from here. they hope to good to the super bowl. a win is a win. happy monday morning to you. thank you for joining us. i'm gone mike gonzalez. stefan chase has the morning off. justin quesinberry has more about the hit and run that killed two young kids. first, let's check in with kristin ketchell. cold temperatures outside. cam newton had the right idea with the big fuzzy hat on. you'll need that the next couple mornings. we have cold temperatures moving in and right now nothing on the radar. and the rain and snow that moved through yesterday completely out of here and not an issue for us. and behind it, we're left with cold temperatures and frosty morning. you may need to scrape the windshield off. and the cold spot is 24 in sanford and 29 in ray forward

we had a cold front move through yesterday morning. and that is ushering in the coldest air that we've experienced this season. and the drive time forecast in the 20s. but we'll see a lot of sunshine today and the temperatures only warming up to about 35 degrees and sunny and breezy. and colder air heading our way tomorrow and the details are coming up and let's get a check on the morning commute and no issues to report this morning. and this is a live look at i540 and u.s. 64. the traffic is moving smoothly in both directions there. and that is the case across the entire area this morning and we have no major issues and quiet commute for you. if you are heading to raleigh, this this ride to glenwood more weather and traffic coming up in five minutes. the highway patrol is

that hit three teenagers and kept going. two dead and another one in critical condition. justin quesinberry joins us live in the studio with what we've just learned. >> reporter: troopers said that the driver was driving a white truck when the teens were hit in harnett county late saturday night. jessica took this picture with her sister jennifer not long before walking to the store with friends saturday night. it would be among the last photos they took to each other. >> we were going to get candy from the kangaroo. the truck ran down three of my friends and kept going and never stopped. he stomped on the gas and kept going. >> reporter: jennifer and a 16- year-old kyle straight. kyle's mother had a heart attack and in the hospital after she learned of his death.

families are having to go through this. they're just babies. >> reporter: 14-year-old steven daniels was injured in the hit- and-run that left the families mourning and a message for the driver. >> turn yourself in because it will be worse in the end. there are a lot of people upset. >> anyone with information is asked to call the high patrol. a man is dead in fayetteville after being hit on a motorcycle in gillespie street. 26-year-old andrew dunlap of hope mills drove across the center median and crashed into a motorcycle. the driver lynn rattily of hope mills died in the crash. dunlap is facing charges and being held in the cumberland county detention center on a $100,000 bond. the search continues for 12 missing marines whose helicopter hads collided off

and the coast guard remains optimistic stressing that this is still a search and rescue mission and search conditions are improving in the area. has expired. and the coast guard said they the search. and if they do they will notify the families in advance. malitias have captured five americans in being bag. they are working to find the mornings. the three were on the way to baghdad international airport when they were taken. we'll keep you updated on wncn. five americans are now free released from a prison in iran. three of them fly to switzerland and then on to germany yesterday. the five including a reporter and a minister and a former marine were released as part of that prisoner exchange in texas.

took effect. yesterday the united nations nuclear social security certificateed that iran has met all of its commitments under last summer's landmark nuclear deal and the move moves economic sanctions on iran that now. pope francis denounced all yesterday. the pope met with rome's jewish community as a sign of interfaith friendship during this time of extremist attacks that are going on around the investigates are trying to figure out what caused a car to australia. and it nearly hit a woman in the process. and the woman disappears. and the car flies inside the convenience store and the car just missed her and the store workers drag the two people inside to safety and they were taken to the hospital for

no word why they crashed into the gas station. and u.s. leaders will join the country in honor and service for martin luther king, jr. day. there will be a wreath laid at the martin luther king, jr. memorial in washington d.c. and attorney general lynch will speak at the annual martin luther king, jr. breakfast. happening right now, people are honor are dr. king by serving others. united way is holding the 36th annual mlk triangle interfaith prayer breakfast that starts in about a half hour. time is 5:36. blastoff, a space-ex rocket successfully launches a satellite in orbit. but that cannot be said for the landing. what may have caused the explosion in that incident. if you think it is cold here, you should head to the midwest.

you shivering is coming up. some temperatures in the 20s. 21 degrees right now in siler city and 24 in sanford. and we're not getting out of the 30s today or tomorrow. we'll let you know when the warmer weather arrives back in your in my business i can count on my i.t. guy bailing me out all the time... i'm not the i.t. guy. i'm the desktop support tech supervisor. and my customers knowing right when their packages arrive. introducing real-time delivery notifications.

good morning. i'm kristin ketchell. the temperatures for most of us in the 20s right now. and we're clear outside too. nothing popping up on the satellite and the radar. so the snow and rain that we had yesterday is out of the picture. and we have sunshine on the way but the temperatures are not

28 in raleigh and 30 in fayetteville. but a lot of 20s on the map and we're only warming up to the mid-30s. behind the snow and rain yesterday, a cold front moved through and that is ushering in some of the coldest temperatures that we've seen this season. and the drive time forecast looks good. the temperatures in the 20s. you may need to leave yourself an extra minute or two to scrape the frost off the windshield. temperatures around 26 at 8:00age and 30 at lunch -- 8:00 a.m. and 30 at lunchtime. and let you know how long the cold weather is sticking around and your weekend ahead. hundreds of local college students stayed inside and played video games and it was a great turnout. about a thousand students from about a dozen colleges in north and south carolina gathered at nc state university this weekend for the clash of the

organizers call at the time largest college video gaming competition to gait on the east coast. -- to date on the east coast. he was pulled together by the e sports committee and operation supply drop that delivers games and consoles to combat zones and bases around the world. >> you can meet other gamers in your area and network. but it breeds competitiveness. you can see who you're competing against in the area and hopefully step up your game. >> veterans that have just gotten out of the military, one of the first stops is college. so this is a great way for us to connect with the veterans and say hello and meet and greet. >> >> i love this idea. this was the first year for the fry event and they hope to make it an annual competition. 5:42 the carolina panthers still fighting to land a spot in the super bowl. who they'll face after the narrow win against the seahawks

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justin quesinberry is keeping updated on this story today. it is martin luther king, jr. day and there will be a wreath laying ceremony at the king memorial in washington d.c. and attorney general lynch will speak at an annual king daybreak daybreak.

iowa caucuses begin. and last night the final democratic debate took place in south carolina. happening right now, the search is on in utah for a woman connected to a shooting that killed a police officer and put another one in the hospital. two officers are named doug barney and doug rich i rich ritchie. minutes later, the man got into a gun fight with other officers. he died in the shootout. and river ritchie was hit three times but he is expected to survive. the police in upstate new york are trying to figure out how three people died at a home near a community college. they found two men and one woman dead inside. no firearm was used. but a knife was recovered at the scene. they are not ruling this a double murder-suicide or which of the deceased could be the suspect in this case.

tornado touches down in sarasota and manatee county, florida. they had 18 minutes of warning before the ef-2 tornado tore across 7 miles at 4:00 yesterday morning. >> their son was running drown the driveway and coming and covered in blood. and all he kept saying is i can't find the my dad. sew jumped on the -- so he jumped on the back of the truck. >> two people killed were from the same family and four kids and one other adult were hurt in that as well. 44 vehicles involved in this pileup and another 12 vehicle pileup happened around the same time in south dakota. it's a frosty start for the

it dropped to 36 below in minnesota. and in great bear ski resort that was closed in december because of warm weather had to shut down again, this time because the temperatures dipped as low as negative 20 degrees. and panthers pounded the seahawks in the first half of stunned's nfc's playoff contest and while the second half was not nearly as fruitful for the cats, it was enough to help caroline into move one step closer to super bowl 50. todd gibson was at the story. >> reporter: 31-0, the panthers jumped all over seattle at the bank of america stadium on sunday. jonathan stewart returns from injury and he gets two touchdowns and over $100 on the day. and that gave panther fans a jolt.

greg olson -- olson makes and amazing touchdown catch. >> you're up 31-0 at halftime. >> reporter: and russell wilson leads seattle in a frantic second half come back. but it was not enough. the panthers are one step away from super bowl 50. >> we're not worried about the super bowl. we're focused on the arizona cardinals. >> reporter: and the panthers have one 12 straight home games and host arizona sunday. and the winner heads to the super bowl. and that kicks off at 6:40. great game yesterday. and great win. we're taking it one game at a time. i guess that is all you can do. and we're taking it one day at a time in our weather forecast t is cold.

look ahead. don't get too hung up on the next couple days. the cold temperatures will not last very long. but we have cold air moving in. and the satellite clear. nothing as far as wet or wintry precipitation. that was a different story yesterday. behind that messy weather yesterday morning, the temperatures are cold. 28 degrees in raleigh, 32 in durham and 30 in rocky mount and 29 in goldsboro and 30 in fayetteville. you may need to leave yourself a couple extra minutes to scrape off the windshield and be careful on the way to work. in some spots, we have the ice forming. but be careful out there. and the cold temperature across the area and we'll drop a few more degrees this morning and down to 26 degrees and 28 at 10:00 and up to 30 at lunchtime and 32 at 2:00. and the high temperature only 35 degrees. but the good news is we have a lot of sunshine in the forecast for today.

so we had an area of low pressure bring us rain and snow yesterday. behind it a cold front moved in last night and that is now ushering in the coldest air of the season so far. today and tomorrow, the temperatures not getting out of the 30s. and the sunshine is going to stick around. so we got a beautiful looking couple of days. but you'll need to bundle up especially in the morning hours. and wednesday and thursday, an area of high pressure continues to dominate our weather here that will lead to mostly sunny skies. and the temperature a bit warmer and we're back into the 40s wednesday and thursday. but that is still below average for this time of the year. and the high slides out of the way on friday and the next disturbance slides through from the southwest. we may have a few wet snowflakes mixing in. it is january and it was bound to happen at some point. 35 the high temperature in raleigh today and looking at a high of 35 in durham and 35 in

and the temperatures fall to 16 degrees near single digits windchills tomorrow morning and you need the heavy coats, the gloves and the hats and the scarves. and on the way into work too with the temperatures falling into the teens and it will feel frigid tomorrow morning and up to 32 tomorrow afternoon after we start in the teens. down to the teens again tuesday night into wednesday. wednesday afternoon, we're up to about 42. so we're a little warmer wednesday. and we're warmer on thursday with a high of 47. and then we're tracking the next storm system moving in on friday and expect rain friday and possibly on a few wet snowflakes mixing in on saturday morning before we dry out saturday night into sunday so a cold weekend coming our way. but things are looking okay for the morning drive this morning. and we have no major issues to report to you in your area thoroughfares this is a live look at i40 and miami boulevard. traffic is moving smoothly in

if we take a look at your traffic map here, we only is one issue and that is on u.s. 64 right after you get pasted smithfield road. there's a ladder in the road there. so they're working to clear that up. more weather and traffic coming up in a few minutes. here is our pet of the morning. meet sugar. the mini poodle is ready to go for a ride. she has her harley-davidson hot on there. we want to feature your furry friend on our newscast. e-mail their picture to wncn.com, include their name and how old they are and where you live.

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