good morning. thank you for watching wncn today. so glad that you're with us. i'm mike gonzalez. stefan chase has the morning off. let's check in with kristin ketchell. we had some frost on the windshield this morning. you may want to leave yourself an extra minute or two and we're dry so the messy weather that we had yesterday morning, the rain and snow, it was pretty, and it did not cause too much issues. but it is out of here. we're not seeing anything in the way of wet weather and wintry precipitation. it is 30 degrees in raleigh and 29 in fayetteville. and we'll see the coldest air of the season being pushed into the area today and tomorrow. highs not getting out of the 30s overnight lows dip into a

forecast looking good with the temperatures in the 20s and 30s. expect only a high temperature of 35 degrees. sunny and breezy today but colder tomorrow. and the forecast is coming up. and let's get a check on your morning dry. we have a nice looking condition here at south sanders street. and the traffic is moving smoothly. light traffic volumes on the roads this morning that is thanks to mlk day. so a good news for the roads. we have one incident to tell you about downtown at brown street. there's an accident at martin luther king, jr. boulevard and u.s. 64 and knightdale, westbound between i540 and smithfield, we have a ladder. and they are cleaning that up. breaking now out of ohio this morning. danville police officer was shot and killed overnight and

thomas catrel was shot around midnight and the suspect drove off in the officer's car. and they are veg what led up to the shooting. -- they are investigating what led up to that shooting. the highway patrol is trying to track down the driver that hit three teenagers and kept going. two of them passed away and another in critical condition at this hour. and justin quesinberry joins us live in the newsroom with what we just learned. >> reporter: the troopers said that the driver was in a white truck when the teens were hit in harnett county late saturday night. jessica took this photo with her 13-year-old sister, jennifer schark, not long before going to a store with friends saturday night. it was one of the last photos they ever took together. >> we were going to the kangaroo for candy and the truck ran down three of my friends and kept going and never stopped, just stomped on

>> reporter: jennifer and a 16- year-old, kyle straight were killed. a family friend tells us that kyle's mother had a heart attack on saturday and in the hospital when she learned of his death. >> it is a shame their family is having to go through this and the other families that lost their daughter is having to go through this. they were just babies. >> reporter: 14-year-old steven daniels was injured and it left 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 highway patrol. wake county fire crews responded to a house fire sunday night in garner. no word what caused the fire or if anyone was injured in the fire. four people are he can helped by the red cross after a house was damaged yesterday

the one story home on parkland drive was heavily damaged and luckily no injuries reported. and officials tell us that the fire was started by an overloaded electrical circuit. the search continues for 12 missing marines whose helicopters collided off the coast of hawaii. the coast guard remains optimistic stressing it is still a research and rescue mission. and high surf warning has expired and the coast guard said they have no intention ever sudden pending search and if they do they'll notify the families from advance. malitias have kid napped three americans in baghdad. baghdad. they are working with the local official toes to find the americans. they were on the way to baghdad were taken. we'll keep you update. five americans are now free released from prison in iran. three of them flew to switzerland and then on to germany yesterday. the five including a reporter,

were all released as part of a prisoner exchange n texas, a group of iranians walked throw one day after the nuclear deal took effect. the president of iran calls the lifting of the sanctions against his country a victory. it moves the mick economic sanctions were on iran for years now. the pope was in rome and greeted by the city's chief rabbi he met with the jewish community as a sign interfaith friendship during this time of extremist attacks going on around the globe. u.s. leaders will join the country in service in on of martin luther king, jr. day. fbi director james comby will lay a wreath at the the martin

washington d.c. and attorney general lynch will speaking at the annual martin luther king, jr. breakfast. people are honoring dr. king by serving others. united way is holding its 36 annual martin luther king, jr. prayer breakfast. and we want you to know about big changes right here. we'll be the new home for cbs programming. we're taking that leap on leap day and february 29th. you can see your favorite hit shows. all right here on wncn t is also your home for march madness. and we're excited about that. and you can count on quality news coverage every day. for more details, go to our website, wncn.com. 6:07.

on wncn today. a florida 911 center in big trouble after the operator tied the phone lines up. we'll tell you what she was on the phone with and you will not believe it. it's the kind of snow that we don't see here very often in the triangle. it is caused trouble for several cities and one city that is bigger than raleigh. no snow in the forecast. but the cold temperatures are sticking afternoon waking up to temperatures in -- sticking

makes the dust that we got this weekend. people walking and driving are having a hard time to get around the city. a fleet of 15,000 strucks is working to clear the streets. and we had a little snow of our own yesterday. but it fails in compare ton to what parts of russia are experiencing. and we're dealing with some cold temperatures this morning. and the satellite and the radar dry and quiet. and that is how things are going to stay today and tomorrow and wednesday and thursday. 30 degrees in raleigh right now and 30 in durham and 28 in louisburg and goldsboro and 29 in fayetteville. and you may want to leave yourself a few extra minutes to scrape off the windshield this morning too. the coldest air of the season continuing to build in over top of us today and tomorrow. and the overnight lows getting into the teens. and we're looking at temperatures still falling here for the next hour or so and 26 degrees the drive time forecast here at 7, 8, and 9. but we'll

sunrises at 7:24. expect a frosty start and the temperatures only rising to the 30s. breeze. later today. i'll let you know how long the cold weather is sticking around and what is in store for your minutes. time is coming up on 6:12. a 911 operator in florida is being investigated after ignoring emergency calls. what she was doing on the other line at the time and in an effort to address food safety concerns, chipotle is closing all the stores for several hours. and we'll tell you when and

that is it martin luther king, jr. day and there will be a wreath laying ceremony tee king memorial in washington d.c. two weeks from today, the iowa caucuses begin. and last night the final democratic presidential debate took place in south carolina. and it focused on two big issues, health care and gun control. unbelievable story here. calls for help went unanswered at a florida 911 center because a operator was on a call of her own ordering lunch. >> 9.49. okay.

and i have three card orders. >> that was operator francis franswa. she was on the call placing a lunch order for herself and other coworkers in fort lauderdale. people were calling the 911 center line after a man is a seizure. and the serve investigation said that the woman ignored audioi believe tones and visuals during the call that lasts about eight minutes. she was officially given a letter of reprimand. next month chipotle is closing all of its restaurants for several hours to talk food safety. they'll have a national team meeting. and the restaurant chain will discuss food safety changes that will be implemented in light of e. coli and salmonella crowd greats. sales have plummeted for chipotle and stock has dropped 30% in december.

if you are considering skipping wreck brack fast, -- breakfast. skipping the first meal is not a smart idea. and there's new research that backs this up. why is it important to eat breakfast? >> when you eat breakfast within two hours of waking up, your body changes the way it metabolizes and it can give you a jump start on the day. it is very important. and one of the things that we know that breakfast does for us, it helps us reduce our risk of heart disease and reduces the risk of type ii diabetes and it provides you a mental edge and makes you sharp on the job and promote weight loss if you eat breakfast every day. >> and we talked before you came on and some research said it actually may prevent strokes or help out in the whole facet.

week and published in a major heart journal. they studied 80,000 people and they divide them up how much they ate breakfast. and those that ate breakfast the least were 20% more lick through have a stroke than the other folks. and there was a 2013 study that shows if you eat breakfast, you're less likely to have a heart attack or die from sudden cardiac arrest. >> and we're not talking a giant stack of pancakes. should we stay healthy? >> you still have to stay healthy 30.% protein add some cashes and --carbs and fats. the ski so -- the key is to

>> i know ifi don't eat breakfast, i gorge at lunch. >> so you can hit him up there as well. did you eat your breakfast this morning? >> i had a granola bar for breakfast and coffee too. you needed something to start the warm here. the temperatures are cold outside. this is a live look from the satellite and the radar. this are no more wet and wintry weather and we're clearing out today. a lot of sunshine in the forecast but cold temperatures too. 30 is the current temperature in raleigh and durham and 29 in fayetteville and 28 in goldsboro 30, in rocky mount. and the temperatures may drop a couple degrees before the sun comes up before 6:00 a.m. and -- 8:00 a.m. and we're looking at a temperature of 28 degrees and

the high by 4:00. and we have sunshine all day but cold temperatures. be prepared for that and you may need to leave yourself some extra cup of minutes. and the cold air is actually stick around here, not only through today but tomorrow too. and the high temperatures today and tomorrow, not getting out of the 30s. we'll lucky to get out of treeing tomorrow. and tonight, we're dropping into the teens. this shined behind a cold front that drops through yesterday. and this is ushering in the cold air. and that will be the story today and tomorrow. and wednesday and thursday the high moderates a little bit and mostly sunny skies and the temperatures a little warmer and we're book into the 40s on wednesday and thursday too. but that will still below average for this time of year. and the next storm system moves in on friday. depending on when the precipitation starts, we have rain likely but the back end and the front end. and we may see a few wet

looking at a high of 35 in raleigh today and 34 in durham, 35 in fayetteville and near single digits windchills tonight and tomorrow morning. and 16 degrees will be the overnight low temperature and we're only warming up to freezing tomorrow. and 32 degrees and ten degrees warmer on wednesday. but we're still starting in the teen wednesday morning around 18 degrees. sunny skies sticking around for most of the day on thursday and 47 thursday and the next chance of rain heading our way on friday. get a check on your morning dry. we've got no major issues to report to you on the roads this morning. traffic involves are picking up. and that is a live look at i540 and ridge road. you see the traffic is moving fine in both directions and one incident to tell you about here. we have an accident on old wake forest road and fox road so avoid that area if possible. more weather and traffic coming up in a few minutes. meet today's pet of the morning this is sugar.

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they held this the seahawks to just 24 points and they got the victory. >> we got to find ways to football. we've been known to kind of let the foot off the throttle for us. instinct. >> and cam making a statement with the hat. and jonathan stewart put up 106 yards. he's the first rush tore get a 100-yard game against seattle since 2014. next up for the panthers, they're host arizona sunday in charlotte. kickoff 6:40. and the panthers opening as a 3- point favorite in las vegas. in the nfc, the patriots are two and a half points favorite despite being on the

the broncos advance after peyton manning launching a late touchdown dry. and denver ware recovered a fumble at the denver 35-yard line and cj anderson ran if in from the one and thomas caught the two point conversion for a 20-13 lead with just three minutes remaining. >> it is playoff football. even the game this morning between seattle and carolina ended up being a one score game. rarelily are there huge blowoff in a playoff game. >> so far the playoff have been great. and next week will be the 17th matchup between manning and tom brady, two of the best quarterbacks ever. the hurricanes dropped their second in a row last night. pittsburgh got revenge for last week's overtime loss. and this is the first shutout in five games for carolina and the cains are off till thursday

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troopers still searching for the driver and that at this time and killed a 13-year-old and 16-year-old who were walking in harnett county on saturday night. a chilly week ahead. kristin will break it down and let you know how cold it will get. >> you have to find ways to get your groove going and we need a

>> from a 31-0 lead at halftime to barely winning the game, 31- 24, where the carolina panthers go from here. they're going to start with the nfc championship game and hopefully take it to the super bowl. i'm mike gonzalez. stefan chase has the morning off. and justin quesinberry live in the studios and he'll tell us more about the deadly hit and run that left two kids dead and another teen in the hospital. but first, let's check in with kristin ketchell. lots of folks scraping the windows this morning. >> yes, i have the stuff that spray on there that melts the frost that is convenient. nothing popping up on the radar. we're dry and quiet. so with the rain and snow that moved through yesterday, we're clear and cold. 30 degrees in raleigh and durham right now and 29 in fayetteville and 29 in goldsboro and 25 in sanford. and the coldest air of the season currently pushing its way into the region behind a

yesterday and the highs today 3069s. overnight lows going to be -- teens. expect the temperatures in the 20s for the morning drive but we'll see lots of sunshine one the sunrises at 7:24. and we'll get sunny and breezy conditions this afternoon. 35 the temperature by 3:00. and the temperatures falling quickly once the sun sets at 6:00 tonight. i'll have your complete forecast coming up in a few minutes. for now, a check on the morning drive. traffic volume is increasing here. but traffic moving smoothly in a lot of locations. a couple of incidents to tell you about this morning. and we have one accident that downtown. so there's good news and there the area. so please use caution and take it slow on the roads this morning.

up in a few minutes. the highway patrol is trying to track dunn a driver that hit three teenagers and kept going. two them are dead. another one in critical condition. and justin quesinberry joins us live in the newsroom. >> reporter: the troopers said that the driver was in a white truck when the teens were hit and killed in harnett county late saturday night. jessica took this picture with her 13-year-old sister jennifer schark not long before going to the store with the frieies saturday night. >> we were going to get some candy from the kangaroo. on the way back, the truck hit us and ran down three of my friends and kept going and never stopped, just stomped on the gas and kept going. >> reporter: jennifer and a 16- year-old, kyle straight, were killed. kyle's mother had a heart

saturday when she learned of his death. >> it is a shame that their family is going through this and the other families that lost their daughters have to go through this. they were just babies. >> reporter: 14-year-old steven daniels was injured and it left families mourning and a message for the driver. >> turp your self in because it will be -- 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 highway patrol. a man is dead in fayetteville this morning after being hit by a vehicle while riding on a motorcycle. take a look. it happened saturday evening at street. the police said that 26-year- old andrew dunlap of hope mills drove across the center median and crashed into a motorcycle. the driver, 47-year-old lynn the crash. and dunlap is facing charges

center on a $100,000 bond. also, law enforcement from across the state of tennessee are searching for a missing toddler. take a close look. 2-year-old noah chamber land wondered away from his mother and sister three days ago. enthen thousands of volunteers have been n arching around the clock. >> reporter: there's a 2-year- old out there and it is cold. and we have to get this baby home. >> the chester county sheriff said they do not suspect foul play in this case. and the three democratic front-runners faced off in the final debate before the iowa caucuses last night. hillary clinton and bernie sanders and martin o'malley faced off just blocks away from the emanuel a.m.e. church. >> reporter: presidential candidates took the stage in charleston, amid a tightening

sanders. on sunday night, the gloves came off. and the candidates clashed on gun control. sanders hit out at clinton. >> i think secretary clinton knows what she says very disingenius. i have a d minus voting ready from the nra. >> i'm pleased to hear that senator sanders has reversed his position on immunity and i look forward to him joining those members of congress that have already introduced legislation. >> reporter: and o'malley found an opening for human mar. >> i would have to agree with both of them. they both have been inconsistent. >> reporter: and they asked concerns about sanders' electability, especially when minority. >> when the african-american community becomes familiar with any record and our agenda and criminal justice as the general population has become more

american community and the latino community. >> reporter: predebate coverage had been dominated by sander's health care for all plan. >> people may remember that i took on the health insurance industry back in the 1990s. we accomplished so much already. i do not want to see the republican repeal it and i don't want us to see us start over again with a contentious debate. i want to us defend and build on the affordable care act and improve it. >> reporter: candidates also discussed police brutality and campaign finance reform and regulating wall street. and now we wait for the iowa caucus so learn which candidate impressed voters the most. >> things are starting to eat up. new hampshire follows with primaries on the night. thank you for wake up with us here on wncn today.

successfully launches a satellite in orbit. but that cannot be said for the landing. if you think it is cold here, hid to the midwest. this will get you shivering. we're shivering this morning. the temperatures in the tar heel state in the 20s and the 30s. these temperatures, they're

i'll let you know how welcome back. searchchand rescue crews continue the efforts to find 12 u.s. marines that are missing after two helicopters crashed off the coast of hawaii. the coast guard does not plan to call off or suspend the search anytime soon.

kick off formal negotiations of a joint venture. the nfl approved a move of the rams to la and a move to allow the chargers to join them at that stadium. there will be a martin luther king, jr. laying ceremony in washington d.c. and attorney general lynch will host a martin luther king, jr. breakfast. and happening right now the search is on in utah for a woman connectedded to a shooting that killed a police officer -- connected to a shooting that killed a police hospital. they responded to a crash and that he approached the man and woman walking away from the scene, the man turned around shot and killed officer barn next. and minutes later the men got into a fight with other police officers and he died in the shootout and officer rich ritchie was hit three times but he is expected to survive. and the police in upstate new york are trying to figure out how three people died in a

and they found two men and one woman dead inside the home. two of the victims were student athletes at the school. and the police said that no firearm was used but a knife was recovered at the scene. and the police are not ruleing this a double murder-suicide or saying which of the deceased could be the suspect. two people are dead after tornadoes touched down in florida on the west coast there in sarasota and manatee counties. manatee county residents had 18 minutes warning before the ef-2 tornado tore across 7 miles at 7:00 yesterday morning. >> i saw their son coming done the driveway. he was covered in blood. and i let down my window all he kept saying was i can't find my dad. sew jumped on the back of the truck and we had the flashlights and headlights and we pull up here. >> and the two people that died are from the same family. four kids and one adult ashurt in that family.

be to plame for a deadly crash in southwest michigan. 44 vehicles were involved. and another 12 vehicle pileup happened around the same time that involved six semi trucks. it is a frosty start to the week. in indianapolis, a windchill of 30 degrees below zero. and grate bear ski resorted south dakota had to shut down because the temperatures dipped as low as negative 20. carolina panthers pounded the seahawks in the first half of the nfc contest, bolding to a 31-0 halftime lead. and the second half was not as fruitful for the cats, it was enough to help carolina move one step closer to super bowl 50.

jumped all over seattle on sunday and had to hold on for dear life in the second half. and jonathan stewart rushes for two first half touchdowns and the move kept the 19-year-old interception for a score that gave the panther fans a jolt. what a start for carolina and olson makes a great such down in the first half and everything is going the cats way 31-0. >> what more can you say. >> reporter: and russell wilson leads seattle on a frantic second half touchdown and it is not enough. 31-24. the panthers are one step away from super bowl 50. >> we're not worried about the super bowl. right now we're focused on the arizona cardinals. >> reporter: they'll host

game and it kicks off at 6:40. that should be and exciting game. we need cam's hat with at fuzzy thing on top. we're off to a cold start. >> yes. we had to scrape the frost off the windshield this morning. but it looks gorgeous from the tower camera this is a live look. the skies are getting a little brighter at sunrise that is about 7:24 this morning. the skies are clear. and that is a big change from yesterday. 30 degrees in raleigh, durham and littleton right now. and 29 in fayetteville, and 28 in goldsboro. and we may drop a few more degrees in the next couple hours before the temperatures warm up into the mid-30s this afternoon. and a lot of sunshine in the forecast today. so there's some good news and it looks gorgeous. but the temperatures are not going to get out of the 30s.

we had a cold front move through yesterday and that is ushering in the coldest air of the season that we've experienced so far today and tomorrow. and the high temperatures will not get out of the 30s. and the overnight lows in the teens. and this will keep us sunny tuesday and wednesday and thursday is moderates. so the highs jump back into the 40s on wednesday and thursday. but it is still unseasonably cool for this time of year. and the next system will move through on friday. and depending on what the precipitation starts, we may have snowflakes at the beginning of the precipitation and at the end too. so we'll keep you updated on that as we inch our closer to friday. and the forecast today, 35 degrees in raleigh, 34 in durham and 39 in fayetteville and sunny skies and it is looking nice outside today. but the cold temperatures and very cold tonight and we could say frigid.

sid san diego tomorrow morning and calm winds but a cold night. so the temperatures tomorrow morning at the bus stop, really chilly for the kids. you'll need the heavy jackets and hats and gloves. tomorrow afternoon, after the start into the teens, we're only warming up to near freezing, 32 but we have the sunshine. and then down to 18 degrees and up to 42 on wednesday afternoon with just a few high, then clouds and more clouds rolling in on thursday and a little warmer on thursday with a high of 47. next chance for rain holds off till friday again depending on what time precipitation starts. and we may have a few wet snowflakes mixing in on friday and then saturday morning as the precipitation wraps up. but the weekend looking mostly dry. 42 saturday and 47 on sunday.

and the morning drive, not looking too bad out there. lots of folks still heading into work despite it is a hot day for many. we have a couple incidents to tell you about. this is old wake forest road. and another accident was just cleared at westinghouse boulevard and raleigh boulevard so good news there. but there's another accident i40 eastbound at exit 301. and that is at 440. we'll have more traffic come and weather coming -- traffic and weather coming up in a few minutes. the los angeles rams will kick off formal negotiations with a joint stadium adventure. last week the nfl approves the

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but first the she got much needed support from her best friend. she has a 3-year-old service dog that keeps her calm when she is anxious. and the bride needed some time with bella before walking down the aisle and that moment was capture by photographer mattie. >> she was putting the finishing touches on and getting a little anxious and her mom said are you okay? and she asked for a minute alone with bella. >> and the picture captures the comfort that service dogs give people everywhere. you see the flooding in parts of the city last night. emergency workers were on hand to help people get off flooded roads. residents said it has been ten years since they've seen flooding like this in havana. it continued through the most

we're getting slammed by cold temperatures. >> the coldest air that we've experienced all season. and then we flipped the switch in february. so it was only a matter of time. a little reality check for us here. and it is winter and definitely going to be feeling like it today and tomorrow, specially 35 degrees the high temperature today and we're down to 16 degrees tonight and some spots tomorrow morning, we'll wake up with the temperatures feeling like they are in the single digits. so some single digits witches tomorrow morning and up to freezing tomorrow afternoon and 32. and we're dunn to the teens again -- down to the teens against wednesday morning and we warm up into the 40s and that will feel a lot warmer and that is below afternoon for this time of year. and the next chance of rain holding off till friday and we'll have a few snowflakes mixing in. and the morning drive, we're seeing some traffic volumes increasing. but because of the holiday and not too much issues on the roads, good news. but be safe out there.

traffic updates through the today show. i'm going warm up my coffee on that note. >> me too.

thank you for watching. good morning. the gloves come off in the final democratic debate before the iowa caucuses. hillary clinton and bernie sanders spar over guns, banks