animal shelter today. good evening, i'm sean maroney. >> and i'm sharon tazewell. wncn's david hurst back at that shelter tonight with more reaction from the rescue group and a former shelter worker. david? >> reporter: sharon, sean, just minutes ago the last truck of the day left with the animals and they'll be baccarat here tomorrow to collect the remain -- back out here tomorrow to collect the remaining 600 animals rescued from the shelter. we're told be a woman who works here that she would have never imagined something like this and she claims the animal shelter took care of its animals and made possible hundreds of adoptions. >> never seen any cruelty this those animals. >> reporter: mar advertise norris has been volunteering at the haven animal shelter for more than two years. >> i was in absolute shock. >> reporter: she couldn't believe what she was seeing when she watched the news wednesday night. >> to me it's a shelter that has care and the cost of the animals. and not the -- way they're being portrayed. >> reporter: investigators

the shelter wednesday morning after complaints from neighbors and other agencies. they found # hundred animals -- 600 animals in need of care and were neglected. they also found 15 dogs that had been burr id at the sheller. >> the conditions we're seeing here didn't happen overnight. this is long-term neglect. >> reporter: the property owner steven and linda spear now face multiple counts of animal cruelty. norris says the owners took them in because they didn't want to abonn don them -- abandon them. she never witnessed any signs of neglect. >> just injustice because they have put heart and soul into that place. >> reporter: meanwhile the focus now shifting to giving the animals treatment so they can be adopted down the road. >> they came here with a promise of being adopted into a loving home and we intend to fulfill that. >> reporter: from here, the panels will be taken to a --

shelter where they'll be given a thorough medical examination and treatment and many of you have asked when these animals would be available for adoption. we're told once they make it through that examination and treatment, then they should be available for adoption. that's expected to take several weeks. reporting live tonight in hope county, david hurst, wncn news now. a similar story in willson county. looking for this couple jimmy and patricia williams. they found 11-degree dogs and -- dead dogs and nine others roaming. they're accused of abonn donning the home. -- abandoning home. anyone with information is asked to call police. tonight this bank manager is being hailed a hero for actions he took to stop a would- be robber at that bank. this tells the story really. police in zebulon responded to the pnc around 9:30 this morning, the suspect tried to get in a back door wearing a mask and hoodie. police say the branch manager saw the person walking around the building and held the door closed.

on the loose. this is a type of truck the tonight. believed to be involved in a fatal hit and run crash. year-old jennifer shard died following the accident nearly county. investigators are looking for a mid 1990s chevy pickup with -- chevy pickup with front end damage. tonight, after a student went to the hospital at duke after drinking too much. wncn's mario boone is live on the campus with the latest from duke police. mario? >> reporter: well, this is a copy of the police report we got our hands on today. doesn't really say a whole lot of new information but we did learn this incident happened here on east campus at the randolph hall, way off over there in the distance. leaders at duke university remain mum about a sorority

pledge to the e. r. tuesday in critical condition. duke won't name the sorority or the victim but wncn has learned the party went down inside a dorm room at randolph hall on east campus. wncn was the first to obtain a copy of the campus police report calling this a case of underaged drinking after no comments from duke -- i tried to get answers from students on sorority row. are you guys concerned about her? >> oh of course, yeah. >> reporter: could you talk to us about what happened? >> yep. >> reporter: shortly after that exchange, a duke spokesman told us to leave campus. >> there's a lot of steps to be taken to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> reporter: while the circumstances rounding is this -- surrounding this latest incident are unclear, we did advocates robert and pam champion. who lost their son in a hazing ritual involving the famu marching band. they told my by phone duke must do more than order a temporary ban on sorority activities. >> this tells me is the university is not taking it

>> we have to move with a sense of urgency. >> reporter: and back live here on duke university's east campus. i talked to a representative of duke university's police department today. and i'm told that they do not expect to file criminal charges in this particular incident. duke university again not naming that student. so the only thing we know is that she is in critical condition but is expected to fully recover. we are live tonight at duke, i'm mario boone, wncn news now. >> the building in johnston county is free of bedbugs tonight. officials shut the building the lobby. explaining the closure. pest control came and cleared everything out after infestation. this 20-year-old is facing a list of charges tonight after police say he knocked down a 94- year-old woman and stole her purse in a grocery store parking lot. yesterday. police found wilbur coughry happened.

fact suffer serious injuries. today, the governor's administration said it's committed to csx project stirring controversy inonston county but said it's now up to the railroad the find a new location. landowners in selma have been vocal about stopping the railroad's use of imminent domain -- eminent domain. on tuesday, mccrory's office said this was no longer an option. the record needs to find a new home elsewhere in the state. >> i think it's a great project and probably most people think it's a great project. the way they go about acquiring that land is a next step now. >> when we asked csx said in an e-mail statement its commitment to the project and working with stake holder to move that project forward. and turning now to weather. meteorologist bill ray tracking some showers in the area tonight. and it's all age right bill? >> yeah -- rain right bill? >> yeah, what a difference a

this time, winter storm warnings and nothing like that now. it is chilly out there. you see what looks like some wet roadways at least 440 was and a little light rain, 43 degrees. but that's what we've to deal with just some rain. and now the triangle not dealing with any of the rain, 43 degrees it's dropped to 37 in roxboro. i don't think any rain tonight roxboro or probably south hill, virginia. but watching us south and east of the triangle little bits of rain and everything sliding to the easted a it moves to the -- east as it moves to the northeast. then things should dry out. here's a review of the sat radar over the last 12 hours. we have low pressure coming off the coast of florida but it's going to move away unlike last week's storm that went right up the east coast. so things will improve. temperatures tonight will hang in the low 40s. rain chances mainly southeast of the triangle and then overnight tonight, clearing and a little colder down to near freezing in spots tomorrow morning. but boy, wait until you see the weekend forecast. i've got a real nice one.

makes, you won't believe it. guys? >> bill thank you. north carolina teachers could see pay raises as high as 10% this year. lawmakers met today to discuss the issue. state school superintendent june atkinson says a 10% raise would be a necessary investment to keep teachers in north carolina. but it's being met with opposition. >> i want our teachers to get a 10% raise. i understand the general assembly has a very huge challenge in balancing the budget. >> with all due respect i don't think that's a realistic number. we certainly -- we would like to do that right? but we can't afford that. we want to do what we can. >> other superintendents from the state were at the meeting today and some saying the situation is so dire they have openings now applicants -- but no applicants. governor mccrory's campaign says it raised $2.6 million in the second half of the year

cooper's campaign raised $2.9 million at the same time bringing the total to just under $5 million. a good one. that's the president's assessment when he weighed in on the super bowl 50 match-up between the panthers and broncos. >> mr. if the, first things things first. the bears are no longer in it so you can be objective. what's your super bowl pick? >> you know what? i have to see a little more information but i think it's a great story for peyton manning to be -- you know, towards the end of his career, in a super bowl again. and you know, the defense that the broncos have is unbereavable. but -- unbelievable. but carolinalooks tough. a close one. >> you can't count out the offense right there. the city of charlotte is hosting a huge party and sendoff for the panthers that's happening tomorrow in uptown charlotte. the big game will be on cbs a week from sunday and speaking of cbs we want to tell you of the new affiliation with the network. it starts at the end of

deliver hit programming like "the big bang theory" and of course march madness. you can find much more on the change including the new programming lineup right now on wncn.com. many young athletes stick to one sport and that's it. >> but one student from our area is spreading his wings. and it's getting attention from plenty of college coaches. >> all eyes on the hawkeye state, donald trump standing by his decision to not participate in the final debate before the caucus, why some people he's supposing to support in-- choosing to support instead want nothing to do with it. but first here's a live look at road conditions right now. this is i-40 and 5340. you're watching -- 540.

at 6:00. the zika virus spreading rapidly across the americas. that's a message from the world health organization. the number of infected people in the u.s. has grown to 31. all cases believed to be infected while traveling in the caribbean. now we checked with the department of health and human services and no cases have been reported in our state. and donald trump once again taking aim at fox news host megyn kelly. >> the gop front runner tweeted the photos from a gq shoot back in 2010 and referred to her as the quote bimbo that's asking this follows his announcement he would not be at the debate by kelly. >> instead hosting a fundraiser for veterans, ted cruz is calling for a one-on-one debate

>> i'm going to propose a venue, western iowa tech saturday night in sioux city, we already have it reserved. >> at least one group would reject any money from the trump event. nasa marked today's 30th anniversary of the challenger disaster with a moment of silence and wreath laying ceremony. all seven crew members died less than two minutes after taking off from the cape. two of those on board were from north carolina. it's becoming more and more common for young athletes to focus on one sport. as opposed to sticking with what's in season. >> yeah so all in good intention with the hope of landing a scholarship. but as wncn's todd gibson reports in tonight's on the rise, the old school approach the still very much -- is still very much effective. >> reporter: basketball is not matthew butler's favorite sport -- >> i'm enjoying it on a high level. why not? >> reporter: at 6'4," 260 pounds, football as you might

but instead of specializing the trojan defensive end stays active. making time for basketball as well as track and field. >> let's go. >> reporter: old school coaches like eddie gray say playing multiple sports helps the athlete. >> i'm a big believer in kids playing as many sports as they can. and i talked to a lot of college coaches and they believe that it keeps the student-athlete competitive throughout the school year. >> reporter: nc state head football coach told gray he likes multisport athletes as well and in fact the pack gave butler the first football offer. duke, unc, wake forest and penn state followed suit. >> it's going to be hard to make a decision. because i've actually built a good relationship with each and every one of these coaches. >> reporter: the coach that does reel in butler been getting a good one will be will be getting a -- will be getting a good one. he's the 15th best player in the tarheel state and rising fast. >> i'm trying to make the most of this opportunity to play football on the highest level and then pursue my dreams of maybe being in the nfl. >> reporter: for now his focus

though he's not a star on the hardwood, butler likes to make his mark at his secondary sport. >> never know with -- you never know where your classmates are going to end up. i said we might be seeing matt on sunday in the nfl. you better be friendly with him. >> reporter: butter has met a lot of friends. in garner, todd gibson, wncn sports. >> if you know the athlete that should be in our weekly on the rise segment, todd gibson wants to hear few. >> e-mail him at cgibson@wncn.com or reach out on twitter or facebook. good story there and a good story on the weather. well maybe not so much today. as we look at the time lapse you can see clouds around and a couple of spritzes in the raleigh area of rain. but most of the rain has been to the southeast. and what we've got for you right now are some rain showers mainly now east of rocky mount wilson down through fayetteville. kind of clearing out of the triangle. temperatures have dropped to 40 in durham. 39 in roxboro and i don't think you will see any rain to the

but if you're watching us down through smithfield and clinton and goldsboro there's still a chance of a little bit of rain during the evening hours. you can kind of see things are moving to the northeast but everything is trying to clear out to the east. so about the only rain that will keep an eye on is the stuff down in pinehurst that might move up blue stuff around smithfield and wilson is very light and just going to push to the northeast. so the big picture will show that rain moving up. it's all in response to a low pressure system which this time is just going to move straight out to sea. and move away from us, last week we had low and cold air and it came right over us and that's why we had the winter storm. none of that for us now. as a matter of fact, just a 30% chance, mainly southeast of the triangle at 9:00. i should taper that down to a 20% chance by midnight and just completely ended after midnight. because look at this. the skies will clear out and maybe a patch or two of fog in the morning but nothing to write home about. temperatures will flip into the mid- to lower 30s. i have a low of 34 and then

i added a breezy here because we're going to have winds 10 to 15. i put. windchills in the afternoon -- windchills in the afternoon, not too bad but lower 40s is what it will feel like with the high tomorrow of 9 degrees. it is -- 49 degrees. it's almost the weekend and amiable making plans saturday and -- you might be making plans saturday and sunday at the beaches. sunny and 60 on saturday. sunny and 65 on sunday. now a lot of folks ski season. ski season? and you know last week we couldn't get anywhere. check this out. good conditions to ski and good beautiful weather. 49 and sunny on saturday. they can make some snow at night with the low of 26 saturday morning. a 53 on sunday with mostly sunny skies. here's what's happening the rain is moving to the east with that low pressure system. tomorrow, the iso bars are up there. a trough of low pressure moves through that will just switch the winds to the northwest. and it will be nice and sunny. for saturday morning, it will be really cold in the 20s but there won't go any wind. it will be calm and on the backside of that high and here comes some springtime

saturday will be in the 50s. sunday, just like the beaches, we'll will in the 06s and it will be might be -- be in the 60s and it will be nice and sunny. our next weather maker is well out to the west and won't be here until next wednesday and it will be february by then. so mainly sunny tomorrow. 50 in lillington and 53 in fayetteville. 51 in pinehurst, brisk though with the wind out of the west- northwest. the temperatures are technically at or below normal. normal high is 5 # now. only going to get up to 49 in raleigh and a chilly 46 in roxboro. so what i've got for you is 49 on friday. let's explore your weekend. pretty good exploring here. 55 on saturday. yeah it will be freezing or close to it at 8:00 a.m. and then we'll see 57 at noon. and 60 at 5:00 p.m. as we take a look as we head towards sunday with that 62- degree reading. things are looking good. now monday is 66.

so what is the groundhog thinking? i think a little shadowy. if it's the winter that we're going to have this weekend, we'll take it. wednesday, will be our next weather maker in terms of rain. but it will be rain, look it will be up to 65. so showery-type precipitation but then that cold front comes through. and you see we've get back to reality a little bit next thursday, clearing skies and 50 degrees. hey, hey, hey, 46 will be forecasted and we got up to 45. so the duke home care and hospice gets another $100. $50 from allen kelly and company and $50 from us and $2,200 with what three more? days to go? can you believe it's already over? february is almost here. >> yeah but look at that $2,200. all right. >> good, good. >> good job this month. if you need a reason to start celebrating super bowl 50 early - i'll give you two. get a large,1-topping pizza foronly 50 cents when you order any large pizzaat regular menu price. better ingredients. better pizza. better football.

hundreds of local veterinarians got a chance to meet with potential employers today. >> this was the scene at the stadium. home depot and time warner and aaa and the city of raleigh were just a few employers on hand and recruit military says this always gets a big turnout. >> veterans say the job market is tough but job opportunities like this one help make it much easier to find jobs. >> i encourage everybody to follow what they wanted to with their dreams. my dream was to become a fireman. i noticed the city was hiring. and i went on ahead and put in my application. and it's -- been smooth sailing ever since. >> i have signed up a while ago when i was still living in california and in los angeles. that was -- i believe seven years ago when i signed up but throughout the whole entire seven years, still like the e- mails hey, we have a job fair, hey we have this job, maybe you're interested? >> well, recruit military

who attended today's fair will walk away with a job. >> and that job fair is one reason why the north carolina department of veterans affairs says more and more service members are moving to our state. today's secretary cornell wilson announced that for the first time, north carolina is number eight in veteran population. >> wilson also said they've added eight more service locations across the state. it preceded the governor's announcement. >> their leaders -- they are leaders, they know how to get the job done and they are disciplined. veterans are major asset to our economy and many will go on to be respected leaders in their communities and our state. population increased by more than 59,000 since september

stay well, duke's newest baby boy is doing well. look how sweet and cuddly. oh. the -- oh. how cute.

the -- us this video of the baby lemur nowadays old. old. >> no name yet. >> how could you not love that face? >> you'll grow into it baby. >> do you remember the show zoobamafoo? >> it's royalty. >> it's a big deal. >> not just weather? think about what you guys were last weekend. >> last week at this time. >> yeah. >> yeah. it -- last thursday? >> there you go. look how different this is 55 on saturday. 62 on sunday. and then warm temperatures -- cold front on wednesday.