the temperatures were milder this morning. here is the thing. they haven't moved. 46 right here at ralleigh durham international airport. cloudy as we get our morning started. let's take look at our satellite radar composite. you can see a few showers around central north carolina. a few lingeringen the coastline as well. could closer look at home, spotty showers. some falling across grandville county and warren county, even closer look this morning towards fuquay-varina. a few sprinkles in the apex area and durham into grandville county. just keep the umbrella with you as we head into the afternoon. most of these showers will wrap up over the next few hours. current temperatures 45 durham. the low 50s around the sand hills. cold front let to move through those areas. our high this afternoon 48, and

back to 43 by 6 p.m. cool thursday. sunshine for friday. >> remember stay on top of the weather by downloading the wncn news app. it comes with the latest forecast, radar and push alerts when the forecast changes. it's free for your apple or android device. breaking news out of south florida. crews are scrambling after damage from a possible tornado. this is a live look in browered county. this is a live look near fort lauderdale, florida. in word on the extent of the damage. the body of a 17-year-old was found face down just before 8:00 last night. deputies say the teenager has

he had been shot. state troopers investigating a deadly car accident. investigators tell us that 18-year-old cristopher sanchez died after crashing along simpkins and lake wheeler road in southern wake county. wncn's emma wright where from the scene with the latest. >> reporter: troopers say sanchez was driving very fast when he lost control out of the car. they say he served back and forth across simpkins road a few times. his truck ended up in the trees over there. they say he wasn't wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the car. his truck ended up on that side of the road and his body on this side of the road over here. this accident happened around 7:00 this morning. it kept simpkins road shut down until about 9:30 while troopers investigated and the tow truck company picked up the pieces of the truck. pieces were scattered all over the road a few hundred feet in either direction. i talked with neighbors who live nearby where the accident happened.

he says he wasn't surprised to see another accident in this area. he says people often drive faster than 35 miles per hour which is the posted speed limit. >> it sounded like a big boom outside. i have security camera inside the house. you looked at it. i saw the light. i went outside. by the time i went out it was like the fire truck was here first thing and we see that thing. >> you can't put speed bumps on main road. and they're not going to follow the 35 speed limit. it's just unfortunate. it's unfortunate that he is 18 years old and lost his life this morning. >> reporter: highway patrol says sanchez was a mile from his house when he was killed in this accident. the folks who live along this road here say they hope other drivers who drive frequently through here will see this as a reminder and slow down. reporting live in wake county,

a ralleigh woman in the hospital this morning after a house fire in the five points area. she suffered serious burn injuries at the home on hanover street. a water main break in wake forest. crews repairing the same waterline that broke yesterday on durham road. water service was restored around 7:30 this morning. the armed occupation of a federal reserve in oregon continues this morning after a deadly shoot-out with federal agents. protesters lavoy finicum told news he would rather be killed than arrested. last night he was killed. police say the incident started during a traffic stop and that finicum and another man refused it surrender so protesters believe it's only a matter of time before federal agents move in. >> now that there is no women

>> reporter: is that what you are worried will happen? >> that's what i keep hearing over and over and over again. i hear peaceful resolution and then i hear everybody asking, are you worried they are going to kill everybody? you tell me. >> bundy, his brother and three others were taken into custody. three others were arrested parately. seattle police are searching for two people who launched a deadly attacked on a homeless attack. two were killed. three others hurt. seattle's mayor has been under intense pressure to deal with the homeless problem in seattle. >> this is a tragedy. it involves homeless and the causes of homelessness are complex. there is no simple answer. this is not the time to go back into our individual camps and start firing at each other. >> police do not believe the shooting was a random act. to the 2016 race for the white house now. donald trump now says no to the republican debate happening tomorrow night.

iowa caucus, ted cruz says he will take on trump one on one. here is nbc's tracie potts in washington. >> reporter: donald trump now says he is skipping thursday's debate because he thinks the fox moderator is unfair. >> fox news, right. wonderful, wonderful place. fox news. it's wonderful. rich fox calls trumps terrorizations of megyn kelly unprecedented. ted cruz is challenging trump to juan on one. >> i want you to think how you would react if you were interviewing someone for a job and they said, you know what? i am not willing to show up to the interview. >> by skipping the debate he is being a rebel, a renegade. he may be okay. but some iowans may wonder why are you quitting? >> reporter: the democrats are fighting for an iowa win. hillary clinton's touting years of experience in a new ad. >> i have been on the front lines of change and progress

>> reporter: bernie sanders tells voters turnout makes the difference. >> if we have a large voter turnout, we will win and we'll win big. >> reporter: he is meeting privately with president obama at the white house today. tracie potts, nbc news washington. >> thanks a lot. a fayetteville man accused of sexual assault remains behind bars on a bond totaling over $1 million. investigators say devonte williams attacked the same woman twice in her home last month. 23-year-old williams is charged with rape, kidnapping, and intimidating a witness. >> what did he say to her? he was trying to get her to drop the charges and assaulted her and threatened her and then she was able to kind of talk her way out of it to make him leave the area and that's when the police were already on the way. >> police say the victim knew williams. detectives say they solved a sexual assault investigation that happened last november in a fayetteville state university dorm room. jonathan o'brien jones has

pitt county authorities. he is charged with multiple counts the of sexual offense and battery. still no cause of death for a durham county inmate found dead in his cell last week. now the family of matt duquesne are demanding answers. speaking only to wncn, relatives accuse jail staff of ignoring his pleas for help. he this say he suffered from epilepsy and diabetes was not given proper amounts of his medication. >> if he would have had his medicine, he would still be here today. >> mccain is one of 11 inmates to die at the jail since 2000. meantime, the sheriff announced ongoing state and local investigations into the matter. the county health department is also looking into mccain's care you. the tennessee marine recruiter hurt in a mass shooting attack last summer has been awarded the purple heart. he suffered a leg injury. four marines and a sailor were killed in the attack. the gunman was killed by police. to the midwest.

man they say was planning a mass attack in milwaukee according to the criminal complaint sammy mohamed homsy tried to buy machine guns from undercover agents that he planned to kill at least 30 people. the owner of a kickboxing gym where he works said she fired him last week because of his weird behavior. >> i did receive some complaints and emails from customers in regards to his personality. >> as for the motive, investigators say he said he wanted to defend islam. xerox plans to lay off nearly 200 workers from the cary facility. the cuts will had take effect around march 22. they reported a $34 million quarterly loss in october. the company employs 5800 employees in the state of north carolina. big changes in the works in the town of cary. 90 acres of undeveloped land is

project that could include a wegman's grocery store. the planning director presented his view for the project at a session with council members. >> we want to make sure that there are no winners or losers. we juan to make sure that the mall is taken into full consideration. we want to make sure that the state property is of cary quality. >> the project called the eastern cary greenway is being modeled similar to ralleigh's north hills. they have asked the director to come up with more specific renderings. wncn is excited to announce we are moving over to the cbs affiliate on february 29. you can see hit shows like "the big bang theory," ncic and march madness. you can find out more at wncn.com. still ahead on wncn news at 11, the next general of atms is coming to a bank near you. why the technology could change the way you deposit or withdraw the cash. and the heartwarming

between a veteran and a lost cat. how they sparked that reunion. we are looking at cloudy skies today and cooler this afternoon. find out how long you'll need

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or visit your24info.com. welcome back. in grenada authorities are trying to figure out the motive linked to the violent death of an atlanta tourist. police say jessica kolker was attacked by a machete-wielding man saturday afternoon. her body was discovered by her husband. her husband told the police he fought with the man, managed to get away and call for help. police are questioning a suspect right now. well, the reward jumps up for three dangerous inmates who escaped from a southern california jail. police are offering $50,000 for each man captured.

criticism over the way the fugitives were housed. they are charged with offenses ranging from attempted murder to kidnapping and torture. the orange county district attorney lashed out the department saying they should have been housed in isolation. the flint water crisis is a nightmare for citizens and state leaders in michigan. a new federal lawsuit filed this morning asking a federal judge to order the state and city to replace all lead pipes in flint. this comes as healthcare workers conduct exams on children for lead exposure. the governor, who is under fire over this crisis, held a private meeting with the president of the naacp and flint mayor karen weaver. >> his tone was one of remorse, regret, and i took that to be genuine. i think the residents and citizens of flint will take the remorse of government to be genuine when they see quality,

the tap. >> since the state of emergency was declared in flint three weeks ago, thousands of bottles of water and water filters have been delivered to the people of flint. here is a novel concept. atms that don't require debit or credit cards. jpmorgan chase is rolling out next generation machines that allow you to use a smartphone app to make deposits and withdrawals. it triples the withdrawal limit to $3,000. back to the future fans, the car made famous by the movie is going back into production. the last time a delorean was built was 35 years ago. that will change soon in humboldt, texas. >> it's a game changer for us. we have been wanting this to happen. >> the company will build replica 19th 82 -- 1982 deloreans.

sports car will be built on a heartwarming reunion between a north carolina veteran and his beloved account. robert kanell lost his cat while stationed at cherry point. his wife says the cat disappeared looking for connell while he was deployed overseas. since then they moved up to north dakota, then the cat turned up and was taken in by craven animal service. hemi was supposed to fly to his new home last week. the weather delayed the flight. that's when kanell decided to drive 4,000 miles to bring hemi home himself. >> i got some good news for you, hemi. you got a place lined up for two months. we are gonna have a nice big yard. you ready to go home? you ready to go home? >> that's sweet. kanell says hemi so much more than a pet. he says the cat is like a person who could listen to some of his deepest thoughts as he struggled

what a heartwarming story. >> they are human. cats, dogs. i am waiting for mine to talk back to me, honestly. >> are you? every time we have a pet story and my three-year-old is watching the news, i want a dog, i want a cat. we are gonna wait a few years. what great story. it's tough to follow that story. our weather is improving. >> it was yesterday. not so much today. >> i mean like not so much snow. i am thinking in terms of -- >> long term. >> i am looking on the bright side here. >> long term to the weekend, that's improving. but today, yeah, not so much. cloudy skies. some you have are dealing with a few showers. here's a live picture from shaw university in downtown ralleigh as we continue to track the gloomy conditions outside this morning. if i could go back and relive the sunshine of yesterday, i would be one happy camper for sure. here is our wncn radar as it scans the skies. most of us on the dry side. key words most here. we are seeing a few showers

central portions of vance county. henderson a few showers. also towards wake forest just a few light showers right now. so let's talk about your hourly forecast. you'll notice where these temperatures are, i am expecting them to hold steady. climbing into the upper 40s at lunchtime. holding there through 2:00. then we see the temperatures decline a little earlier than what we normally see. 43 by 6 p.m. 40 at 8:00. you will notice the chance for rain is also going to diminish as we head through the day. so this is what we're looking at. cold front actually sliding over central north carolina. that's why some of us a little colder than others. you will notice high pressure back to our west. that doesn't move into control our weather until friday. but once it does, it's going to bring beautiful weather for friday and the weekend ahead. so just hold tight. we will get through these clouds and showers and see some sunshine at the appropriate times. but cloudy skies this afternoon. most of us on the dry side. could see still lingering shower or two around the sand hills for the evening drive home. overnight tonight we are going

but the cooler temperatures are going to return. as far as what we are going to see falling from the sky, dry as we start off our thursday as well. towards tomorrow afternoon you will notice after lunchtime, this is at 12:00 tomorrow,ition after that -- it's after that we could see a few showers. the best chance for rain east of our area all together. a along the 75 corridor tomorrow, maybe here in ralleigh late in the afternoon we could see a light shower or two. now, i mentioned that cold front dropping across the area as we speak. you're seeing these temperatures update. 44 henderson right now. 41 south hill. further south of the triangle 53 in fayetteville, 57 lillington, 52 rayford. here's what your highs look like today. 48 ralleigh, 47 in durham, 55 in fayetteville. overnight tonight the rain moves out. colder temperatures moving back in. 33 our overnight low. and here is a look at the next three days. 48 tomorrow. again that chance for a few

then we kick in the sunshine on 51 there. 57 on saturday. the 60s are back for sunday and the 60s are going to hang around as we head into early next week as well. of the year. groundhog day is next tuesday. if the groundhog sees his shadow, he scurries back into his hole and it's predicted six more weeks of winter. spring. i have my fingers and toes crossed. >> is there any analysis with your commute system? >> i will punxsutawney and see what he can do. no promises. >> i am hoping for the spring to come. thanks a lot.

the panthers plan to go dark welcome back. the nfl launches the official

the app comes complete with a fan's guide to the big game and a full schedule of events in the bay area leading up to the super bowl. you can also use the app to download your super bowl tickets. tickets start at four grand on stubhub. wow. carolina panthers are back in black for super bowl 50. the nfc champions announced they will sport their patented black jerseys at levi stadium. the denver broncos are the home team. they chose to wear white. carolina has wore black twice with both games resulting in losses at home. the broncos meanwhile are 1-1 when wearing white in the super bowl. panthers surge in popularity has t-shirt vendors rushing out to cash in on carolina's success, but take a closer look at the gear that you're gonna buy. you will find a lot of knock-offs. in charlotte especially you will find tents settle legally for vendors who have secured the proper permits. still the products they are selling sit on the fine line of

>> very grey area shirts. that's a street design that is not license bid anyone -- licensed by anyone. >> the vendors pull it off by keeping their shirts and other items free of official logos. police officers do come out to check the merchandise from time to time to ensure that the vendors are not break the law. this may be kobe bryant last year as a laker, but don't let retirement fool you. he is still the boss. ask the youngsters. take a look. unable to find a seat courtside, he tells larry nance jr. to take a seat on the floor. he didn't play because he is nursing a sore shoulder. what a great career he's had.

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we let's get a final check of this forecast. >> yeah. today pretty cloudy. so keep that umbrella near. but but don't you worry. by friday the weekend sunshine will be back. for today 48.

afternoon. 48 again tomorrow. also the chance for a few isolated showers. and then we are in the 50s on friday. i'm loving this weekend. >> yeah, wow. >> 57 on saturday. 62 on sunday. could see a shower are two early next week, and then we should be dry again for ground hog day on tuesday. hard to believe that it's already february. >> i know. this year -- >> next week. >> this year is flying by. >> scary. >> thanks so much for watching. appreciate it.

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