this week will be completely different paired to last weekend. last saturday snow, and still ice. but today, we'll be talking about sunshine and eye temperatures above normal. our satellite and radar right now not showing anything in the way of any type of wet weather and skies are pretty clear outside. it is the chilly.

and 25 degrees in roxboro and 27 in louisburg and rocky mount. and 29 in fayetteville. and we have the big area of high pressure that began building in yesterday. and so we can expect sunny skies and warm temperatures as we head through this entire week. so we're looking at temperatures at 30 degrees by 8:00 a.m. and 48 at you lunchtime and 66 the high. and tomorrow we'll add about ten degrees to the numbers. so we'll start the day at 38 at 8:00, 58 at lunchtime and 66 the high temperature by tomorrow afternoon. and the warm weather is sticking around for several days. and we'll have a full break down of your forecast coming up. fayetteville police are investigating a shooting on he will list street. and they said that the victim joseph williams was found with multiple gunshot wounds to his left leg at 6:00 last night. and he is stable at cape veer

but they believe that the each other. and the police in chapel hill are looking for the person that insulted a unc student and want other students to be investigation. it happened at 2:00 in the morning on north street close boulevard. the man that attacked the woman from behind and she fought back and he fled. the university put out an alert to student and safe. >> everybody walks home alone at night and that could be any of us. it live right over here and so it hits close to home. right now, a uncphd student

of favoring and selling xanax pills. he was released after posting a $5,500 bond. and maker yes boone broke the story -- mario boone broke the story. >> reporter: gary canter went from the schoolhouse to the jailhouse after the sheriff deputies break down his front door thursday night and found a pill mill operation. >> so scary. >> reporter: we only obtained this picture showing what the deputy seized, including 3,000 xanax pills and 300-grams of marijuana and dozens of steroids. i showed the picture to canter's neighborhood. he ordered the ingredients on

to make the highly addictive pills next to where children live. the 27-year-old only has one speeding ticket on his record. and the investigators tell me they may never have stumbled on the separation if a stipulate tipster would not have alerted the police about a strong odor of marijuana in the apartment. silvia hatchel will not be coaching the women's tar heels tomorrow after they said that she made contact with an official last week and she'll be sidelined at boston college and that was handed bundy the officials for a rule violation during a recruiting visit. the carolina panthers are just one day away from heading west

super 50. in charlotte yesterday, thousands of fans joined the panthers, players and coach rivera at a huge sendoff party. and we have more on the celebration and the impact that the panthers' sec susis having right here in the triangle. >> reporter: just as quickly as all of that panther's gear is making its way to the arizona, it has been not -- to california, and it has been nonstop since they won the championship. and the fans came to cheer them on as they head to the west. >> for the second time in the history of our franchise, the carolina panthers have come to the threshold of absolute victory. >> we know what time is next

we're going to come out here and finish the drill. >> reporter: and fans filled the park friday in charlotte. this is just days away from watching the panthers taking on the broncos in the super bowl. but it is not just charlotte getting in on the excitement. bars are getting more and more packed as the weeks go on. >> we're here. >> reporter: stores have stocked and restocked panthers' gear as they try to keep up with the demand. >> players, and you the fans, thank you. >> reporter: it will be the panthers' first appearance at the super bowl in six years. and this time thomas -- said it will turn out differently. >> we told you that we were going to work hard and we're here and now we have unfinished business. >> reporter: it means they'll

conference champions gear with super bowl champions gear. crews are working around the clock to let the levi stadium to get ready for the super bowl. but one mishap happened yesterday. they painted both end zones in bronco colors and superstitious people are wondering if it is a good won -- good one or bad oman for their team. and we take a look at the bronco's veteran and the panthers' leader. it is and all outleader. coming up, the latest on the zika virus virus. lightning strikes and power

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australia in the middle of summer right now and they're getting the severe thunderstorms while we dealt with snow and ice last weekend. >> hopefully everybody back on the grid right now and hopefully a nice weekend. >> yes, we have a nice weekend on the way. temperatures will be warming up into the 50s and some 60s as we head into the day tomorrow. nothing popping up on our satellite or radar. and skies are clear. get used to that picture because we'll see plenty of that for the next couple days. 30 in durham as we start the morning. henderson 28 and 29 in littleton and fayetteville.

so we have the big area of high pressure that began building in yesterday. and we have a sunny and warm week on the way and lots of sunshine today and tomorrow with the temperatures warming up. to 56 today, sunny and warm. after a start in the 20s, we warm up significantly today. and 56 will be the high. by 6:00 p.m., with the skies staying clears tomorrow, ten degrees to the numbers. high temperatures in the 60s for your sunday. i'll let you know how long the warm weather will stick around in a few minutes. 6:12. and coming up, it is a disease that causes serious birth defects in babies and it will soon spread to all the americas. why the zika virus is most it's a taste so bold, yet so smooth, it could only be called, black silk, from folgers. a taste you could enjoy,

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good morning. 6:15. and here a look at some of today's top stories. a man trying to avoid a law enforcement checkpoint near southern pines and flees and runs from the car and is hit by oncoming traffic. and the state highway patrol and the man is at the unc hospital with non-life threatening injuries. and mother and two children missing from florida for about a week are found on the side of the road in cumberland county. an unknown person dropped off 21-year-old maria lopez and ten-

year-old son in wade. and now they are searching for edward gomez in a shooting investigation. miners are recued from a mine for 36 days. they survived on food sent down in small passageways. it is a scare ray scary virus that is taking off in the americas and it is likely to spread to most of the americas. and we're just months away from the summer olympics in brazil,

r there were is the littlest member of the family is faces the biggest challenges. he's one of 4,000 babies born with the abnormally small head and brain damage believed to be caused by the zika virus. what do the doctors tell you about his development? >> his mother says that she doesn't know if phillip will ever walk or talk or how long he'll live. but his family take it one day at a time, hoping that he will beat the odds. his father works hard to move his legs and strengthen a body and feeding is another challenge. so they closely monitor thinks weight. for babies for micro receively, there is no cure.

a government problem till her five month checkup. she wonders if there's separately. i can see in your eyes that you love him the same. >> very much. >> reporter: his problems are hard on the whole family, including his grandfather. i see you holding him and love. he tells us that while his granted son's future is uncertain, one thing is for sure. he will always be loved by his family. the outbreak of the zika virus greatly affecting brazil but it originally came from the zika virus forest.

most of us in the 20s and 30s right now. skies are clear and nothing to worry about as far as wet weather goes. and that will be through today and the next several days, a nice and dry and warm stretch of weather moving in and 28 degrees currently in raleigh, 30 in durham and 28 in henderson and 27 in rocky mount and goldsboro. and the temperatures will be warming up today under the sunny skies and we have warm air pushing up from the south too and the highs climb into the mid-50s. that is several degrees above normal for this time of year and the sunny skies and they stay with us all day as well. and we're looking for a high of 56 degrees. and we have the area of high pressure that started to build in yesterday and that will stay put offshore for today and tomorrow. and the highs rotate clockwise, that means that we have the warm air being pushed up from the south here. so today and tomorrow, we can expect the sunny skies and warm

across central north carolina. the start of the workweek, we'll have a dry cold front approach the area monday. and ahead of it i think the air does warm up, though. and the warmest day of the week will likely be monday in the upper 60s. and this dry cold front comes through late monday night. um not notice too much of a difference as we head into tuesday. the high temperatures still in the 60s so warm stretch of weather here for the next several days and that is perfect as we end january and head into february. so for today, expect sunny skies and a nice start to the weekend here. the temperatures in upper 50s across the sand hills, 58 in fort bragg and fayetteville and 57 in dunn and littleton, 56 in sanford and 56 in benton and 56

and 54 in roanoke rapids. and sunny skies, a great day for us. and 56 in raleigh and cary. 55 in chapel hill and durham. 54 in rocks borrow and henderson. the temperatures not quite as cold as what we're waking up to this morning. and mainly clear skies and 37 degrees and we're looking good as we head into the overnight hours. and the temperatures significantly warmer today and looking at a high of 66. this is the last weekend of january. it is not feeling january like. and february, things looking warmer. and 68 on monday with mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies and tuesday is groundhog day, looking at a high of 63 and we're still dry through tuesday and the next cold front moves in wednesday into thursday and that is going to bring us a chance for rain wednesday and thursday and that is going to cool our temperatures off and set the stage for a cooler

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old school approach is effective. >> reporter: basketball is not matthew butler's best sport. >> it is a fun sport. it is a child's game really and i'm enjoying it on a high- level. so why not? >> reporter: as 6'4," 250 pounds, football is his best sport. but he stays active making time for basketball and track and field. playing multiple sports helps athletes. >> i'm a big believer in kids

can. i caught a lot of college coaches and they believe it keeps the student athlete competitive through the school year. >> reporter: they like multi- sports athletes as well. >> it is going to be hard to make a decision because a built a good relationship with each and every one of these coaches. >> reporter: the coach that does reel in butler, will be getting a good one. >> i'm trying to make the most of this opportunity to play football on the highest level and then pursue of dreams are maybe being in the nfl. >> reporter: even though he is not a star on the hardwood like the gridiron, he loves to basketball as his own start.

>> reporter: he met a lot of friends while playing three sports. if you know of an athlete that should be featured in our weekly on the rise segment, we want to hear from you. you can contact todd gibson at wncn.com or reach out to him on twitter or facebook. 6:27. hundreds of animals are recovering after you're unpacking already? yeah, help me find some mugs. sure. (beep) hey... o.k. they'll do. wake up to the mountain grown aroma of folgers. the best part of wakin' up so, where do you want to start?

good morning. we're off to a beautiful but chilly start to the day outside. >> it will warm up? >> yes, really warm this afternoon. sounds pretty good for the last weekend in january. and we'll be warmer than that for our day tomorrow. here is a look from our tower camera. and you can see the first glimpses of the skies getting bryer ahead -- brighter ahead of the sunrise in about 45 minutes or so. a cold start to the morning out there.

looks beautiful but we'll deal with some chilly temperatures here. we're showing nothing in the way of wet weather. we're dry and quiet and things will stay that way through today, tomorrow, monday and even into tuesday as well. it is 28 degrees in raleigh. and this morning, 30 in durham, 29 in fayetteville and 24 in sanford. that is one of the cooler spots in the area this morning. and we have this big region of high pressure that will stay put off to the east for today and tomorrow. and we're going to be sunny and warm this entire weekend. the temperatures warming up to about 56 degrees. 30 at 8:00, 48 at lunchtime. and we'll hit the high of 56 around 3:00 this afternoon. the sunny skies. they stick around through tomorrow too and the temperatures are warming up. i'll have the details coming up in a few minutes. a man attempting to flee from a law enforcement

was hit by a car last night. and it happened just after 11:30 on inden avenue off -- off indiana avenue off highway 211. it started when the driver turned around to try to avoid the checkpoint. the driver jumped out and fled. he was hit by a car. the times reports that the man was flown to unc with non-life threatening injuries. it is not known how many charges he might face. a missing mother and two children from florida have been found in cumberland county. an unknown person dropped off 21-year-old maria lopez and they are 12-year-old and her four-year-old in wade. they were report missing from florida last week. >> the florida law enforcement officers believe them to be with 24 24-year-old edward gomez. he is wanted for a shooting.

the person that insulted a unc student. the area is normally safe. here's more from chapel hill. >> it made me think and question the safety of the area. >> it was concerning and unexpected. >> reporter: it happened just after 2:00 friday morning and north street, close to martin luther king, jr. boulevard. the police tell us that the student fought back and that the suspect took off. no weapon was reported and it is unclear what he was after. >> if that were me, would like to think that is what i would do too. you never know. >> reporter: the students learned of the assault through a campus-wide e mile friday afternoon. this is -- e-mail friday afternoon. in november, a female student was installmented at the james resident hall and a week later there was an attempted kidnapping. a man tried to force a woman into his car near unc's campus.

>> pry to walk in -- try to walk into groups. >> reporter: cutler, wncn now. >> police are urging anyone with information to contact the department. a 3-year-old girl is expected to be okay after an suv rolled over here in a driveway on buffalo road in northeast raleigh around 7:00 last night. and the while was taken to a hospital to be checked out. and the police do not expect any charges to be filed. a uncphd student is out on bond facing charges and manufacturing xanax field. they found thousands of pills of this man, gary canter. and he had a pill press and ingredients which he used to make close to 3,000 pills in his apartment. and he is a cancer researcher at unc. neighbors tipped off the investigators. california investigatingers believe that two --

would missing inmates are not that far away from where they escaped. and law enforcement officers will not back down. >> i want to send a message to the two. we are pressing forward and we are coming after them. we are coming after you and we will take you back into custody. >> the other man said they escaped the maximum security prison last week using a makeshift rope to jump from the roof. yesterday morning the one turned himself in. and they believe that her traveling together and armed and dangerous. it's a story made famous by a documentary on netflix. and yesterday dozens of people gathered outside a wisconsin courthouse to rally for and

steven avery and his nephew brandondasey. the netflix documentary series making a murderer highlights the murder case and trial and convinced many people that the two men did not get a fair trial. but emotions are running high on both sides of the case. >> justice was served. and it needs to be look into and we need to look into our justice system. >> this month he got a new lawyer and appeals his case. and dasy is being represented by the innocence project out of chicago. an amazing story of survival in the face of death. yesterday rescuers fouled four survivers from a mine in eastern china they had been trapped there for 36 days. it collapsed on christmas day, killing one person and leaving

and now four of them are safe. before the rescue, they lived on food sent down in small passageways. hundreds of animals rescued from a hope county shelter are being cared for and prepared for adoption. they are calling one of the largest animal rescues in history. david hurst got a look of the shelter. >> reporter: hundreds of animals being saved in one of the largest rescue operations in history are now in a temporary home in a near warehouse. they started removing the animals wednesday morning from this so-called safe shelter after the authorities served a search warrant after numerous complaints. hundreds of animals showed neglect and in desperate in need of care. most of the animals will be taken to this shelter and get a thorough examination and receive treatment.

multiple counts of animal cute.ty. a look inside the home shows the conditions that they and some of the animals were living in. >> the conditions they were in were inappropriate and we're excited to get them out of that and get them to the shelter. >> reporter: those with respiratory illnesses are receiving antibiotics. and others in critical condition are in a vet clinic offsite. spca are working hard to get them back to full health. >> at this time it is hard to say we'll take every step that we can to make the animals as healthy as we possibly can and get them treated and adopted. time is 6:37. and still ahead on wncn today, just days before the first major vote in the 2016 election, more controversy surrounding hillary clinton's e- mail.

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it is 30 in durham and 29 in fayetteville. and 23 in sanford. so the area of high pressure is off to the east and that means warm air moving from the south, and warm and sunny this weekend. and the temperatures warming up today to about 56 degrees. we warm up fast even though the temperatures are in the 20s and 30s and we'll add about ten degrees to the numbers as we head into the day tomorrow. and we're talking highs in the 60s for the last day of january. i'll have your complete forecast coming up on the other

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fayetteville pleat says that joseph williams was found leg. the police believe that the shooter and the victim know each other. silvia hatchell is under a one game suspension after the school said that she made contact with an official at duke last night and she will also be sidelined for the february 7th game at boston college for a recruiting rule

and the panthers head west to meet the broncos in super bowl 50. fans joins the players and governor mccrory at at a huge sendoff party. the hillary clinton finds it back under the cloud of e- mail controversy. some of the e-mails found on clinton's personal e-mail server as days as secretary of state. that were so secret they found under the highest level of classification. 22 e-mails were labeled top secret. but they were not marked classified at the time they were sent. the republican are dealing with their own fallout.

it seems to have helped him a cruz did not get a good report. >> reporter: donald trump went to new hampshire bragging about boycotting the iowa debate. >> i'm getting more publicity than if i would have gone. >> reporter: and cruz staged his own show near. iowa republican burt loves him. >> i think they talked more about him last night. >> reporter: so you like him as much now as before? >> absolutely. >> reporter: you'll caucus for him on monday night. >> yes, i will. >> reporter: trump got more attention and tweets than cruz or rubio. >> he got pummeled. and they did not even mention he was born in canada. >> reporter: cruise said that he block amnesty for illegal immigrants.

hillary clinton as the officials in washington classified 22 of her e-mails as top secret. republicans saying again she cannot be trusted. bernie sanders tied down a democratic opponent said that he will not make the e-mails and issue. you can catch several of the top presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle tomorrow morning on "meet the press." that is 10:00 a.m. here on wncn right after our 9:00 a.m. newscast. the 2016 election not means a new leader for the country but one for the state of north carolina as well. last night, the voters had a chance to run for the democratic candidates running for governor. dozens of people showed up to ask questions. and the north carolina primary

good saturday morning, i'm kristin ketchell. we're off to a chilly but a clear start around the area. right now, you're taking a live look from our tower tower camera and the skies are getting brighter at sunrise. and the temperatures are a little cold. but the skies are clear. and nothing popping up on the satellite or the radar. and that is going to be the case through today, tomorrow and the start of this upcoming week. a beautiful stretch of weather coming our way. what a difference a week makes. this time last weekend, we were talking about snow and sleet and ice. so a huge change out there today. 28 degrees is the current temperature in raleigh. it is 30 in durham, 28 in henderson and louisburg and clayton. 29 in fayetteville and 23 in sanford and south hill, virginia. and those are the cold spots in the region this morning. we'll see the temperatures warming up quickly.

lunchtime and 53 at 2:00. and the high about 56 degrees by 4:00 this afternoon that is several degrees above normal for this time of year and that is a trend that we'll be seeing through the start of this upcoming week. we have this area of high pressure just off to our east that is pumping in warm air out of the south ear. so we can expect sunny, warm and dry conditions for today and tomorrow. we're in the 50s today, 60s tomorrow and in the 60s for the start of this upcoming week. and the forecast for monday, we have this dry cold front that will push through the day on monday. and ahead of it, we have the warm air moving n and the warmest day will be monday till the front comes in and it cools us off a little on tuesday and high temperatures still in the low 60s by tuesday. and we're watching a powerful cold front that will come into the area wednesday into thursday. today, expect temperatures in the upper 50s across the sand

fayetteville, 57 in ray forward and pinehurst. nice start in the weekend in the area. 56 degrees in smithfield and wilson, 55 in rocky found and 54 in roanoke rapids. and the high temperatures in the mid-50s and raleigh a high of 56. 55 in durham, 56 in few letter city, 56 today in louisburg. the temperatures tonight fall to about 37 degrees. mainly clear skies and not quite as cold as the temperatures that we're waking up to this morning and tomorrow it will end up being a warmer day as wool. and we'll be in mid-60s tomorrow and sunny skies still for your sunday. this is the last weekend of january and the temperatures not going to be feeling like. as we enter february 1st, 68 degrees the warmest day of the week and ground hog day is on tuesday. and we'll see what he has to say about how much longer he has to deal with winter here and 65 on wednesday and the

bring rain with it on wednesday and a couple showers lingering in thursday too. and the temperatures will be feeling a little more like february. 52 on thursday and dry and sunny and 45 on friday. they are among the top quarterbacks in the league and next sunday, they meet in the biggest game of the season, super bowl 50 after the break,

triangle cheering for and firefighters are still on the scene to say this fire is under control. in one week, carolina panthers' quarterback cam newton will lead his team against the denver broncos. and no player has been more of a lighting rod. and some worry that his dancing and dak will have a negative effect on young -- dabbing will have a negative effect on young football players. >> here i am doing what i want to do and how when i do it, and when i look in the mirror, it

>> reporter: newton said he is just having fun. mill brook high school football said that he is ole school. but when it comes to newton, he seems off to a soft spot. >> in the nfl it is allowed. he's playing within the rules and having a lot of excitement. >> reporter: yet some coaches. >> if i was a player own coach on that side, i might take a little offense to. >> reporter: he lead tiny rosewood high school to the 1991 state finals. his view on how newton plays is a bit more hard line. >> he guess it is old school. but the game has changed. the league changed. but there's no doubt that he's entertaining. >> reporter: and the entertainment can seep down to the high school ranks. but emulating on cam on friday nights is not a good idea.

idea to do that and get a 15- yard penalty. >> reporter: it will not fly at the prep level. >> here it is teaching them character and making men. so i don't want know that we need to do a bunch of dancing. >> reporter: but the high schoolers they say that cam should have fun. >> people will judge and have their own opinion on certain things that i don't have control over. >> reporter: but you can bet there's a young player in the wings waiting to do his thing. >> tomorrow on wncn today, we'll hear from local coaches, their opinions how cam plays the dame. but there's one guy that will not be routing for the banners

he was the coach to manning in 1015. >> i'm going to go to the ball game. i don't wear colors. i'm not going to show up in and 18 jersey. but i don't want to make all the panthers' fans mad. but i'm pulling for the broncos. >> he is happy to see the panthers having such success this season. super bowl 50 airs on cbs and soon you'll see all cbs programming on wncn. it takes effect on february 29th. and you can find a pleat show guide on wncn.com -- a complete show guide on wncn.com. beautiful day. temperatures in the 60s this afternoon and tomorrow and the rain holds off till next wednesday. enjoy the sunshine and warm

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