that took out several trees and power lines, too. >> fortunately, only minor injuries have been reported. let's go to alyssa corfont. >> we're watching that system move closer to closer to north carolina. it's right around i-40 you're seeing the heaviest rain through tennessee and kentucky. that'll head in our direction, some showers around noon, but the threat for showers and storms will be around after say 2:00. you have a little bit of time to prepare. 52 in durham and raleigh, also 52 in clayton. 55 in pinehurst, 57 in raeford. all of this is sliding across central north carolina throughout the morning so if you're in the upper 40s now you won't be there for long. 49 in henderson, 48 in lewisburg. so from here on out, temperatures are going to be climbing today. it's a little bit of a change

this part of the morning. 53 at 8 a.m. right around 66 at lunchtime today and a high of 70. showers and storms this afternoon, and those could be hitting as you're heading home for the evening commute. 6:00 temperatures, 65. more on your forecast in just a little bit, but let's change gears and check in with traffic. right now i'm showing i-40 and barbie road. in this declaration, no slow downs to report, just a few cars, as well. if you're heading for the door, remember buckle up and get to your destination safely. i have some speeds we're looking at. if you're on 440, 62 miles-per-hour. cruising pretty past on i-440 eastbound, around 68 miles-per-hour. more on traffic and weather in about ten minutes. mike and stefan. today, important meetings between the wake county officials. >> both sides will meet about

how it will be paid for. the campus of nc state university, emma. >> reporter: the meetings will happen every few months. today they're talking money, how they'll renovation. as the triangle continues to be a hot spot to live and work, wake county schools are feeling the population boom. the number of students is growing and growing but where to put them. new school construction can't happen fast enough. >> the frustration for all of us i think is we've got two increasing curbs. one is student growth and the other is construction and we can't close that gap. >> reporter: that was wake county superintendent jim meryl. wncn spoke with him at a similar meeting between the board of education. 365 days have passed but the problems largely remain the same. >> obviously i would prefer to not pay for other people's kids to go to school, but it's a very important reason for like money

>> reporter: in 2013, voters passed an $810 million bond that allowed for the construction of 16 new schools. but some parents are upset it may mean their kids will have to switch schools. >> the commute would be closer to 20 minutes have over an hour on the bus on the way home. >> i can't do this anymore. >> reporter: wake county schools will work with the board of commissioners on a plan for the future. today's meeting starts 5:30 at the mckennon center on the campus of nc state. em-- wright, wncn news. >> the head of the schools address money concerns. senator pro tem fill burger is concerned some money the -- phil burger is concerned some of the money is being used to fund dpi. funding was cut in this year's budget. >> the general assembly required the department of public instruction to cut $2.5 million

and we are doing that and we will provide the necessary documentation as to the positions that we are cutting. >> they say the money is used as it was required by the budget. and officials met with training on id checks. chapel hill has been in the spotlight after the state fined and suspended alcohol licenses at two bars there, accused of serving an underaged man when he got behind the wheel, killing three people including a child. yesterday's training was free and designed to help spot fake id's, as well as patrons who have had way too much to drink. it's been nearly three months and still no decision's been made on whether or not a harnett county deputy will be charged in the death of john livingston. yesterday, livingston's supporters rallied outside of the harnett county courthouse

the 33-year-old was shot and killed by deputy kahagas. livingston was unarmed. harnett county vernon stuart is awaiting on information to determine if he'll be charged. >> reporter: what you have learned?. >> they refer me to the sbi. the only thing they've done is my client got an emt bill and hospital -- and a burial bill. >> court documents show that livingston grabbed the deputy's taser and tried to stun him after the two began some type of altercation on livingston's porch. the sbi continues their investigation into the incident and will submit their report to stuart in the coming weeks. right now, the investigation continues into what caused a fire at a raleigh home, causing

no one was home at the time of the fire. crews say the house did have smoke damage. off the coast of hawaii, plain had some real trouble in mid-flight, led to emergency water landing. the whole thing was caught on camera. the pilot was experience something mechanical problems and had to ditch that in a nearby lagoon. emergency officials were able to pull the pilot from the water. he was the only person on board at the time. so, boy they got pretty lucky there. >> yeah, they did. 5:07. the panthers call california home as they prepare for super bowl 50, but the spca wants to fine homes for their -- find homes for their mini panthers coming up. >> and if you waited until the

the game, buyer beware, . announcer: and now the wncn weather forecast. welcome back. it's 5:10 wednesday morning. your current temperature, 52 degrees. and unlike most mornings, temperatures from here on out are going to be climbing. into the low 50s we continue. 53 at 7 and 8 a.m., and look at that, by 9 a.m. we should be close to 57 degrees. we'll be in the 60s by 10 a.m. this morning. it's really going to be an unseasonably warm day for us. that's all ahead of a cold front right now though we are tracking

around the area, so i want to point out some visibilities towards siler city. visit bit at two miles less than two miles in raeford, and five miles in pine hurst. the densest fog to the south and west. durham, visibility at five miles. we'll go ahead and check in with temperatures. mid-and-upper 50s in raeford. roxboro, 51. south hill, virginia, you're still in the mid-40s but don't worry, those 50s are knocking on your doorstep. no rain right now, but the rain is off to the west. just a few showers this morning. the main line i'm concerned with is showers and storms will be here this afternoon after 2:00. the main threat is going to be heavy rain, isolated storms could bring though gusty winds and an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. we'll have more on this severe weather risk in the complete

>> if you've ever been to a carolina home game, chances are you're seeing this next guy. meet gregory good," ""catcat man," and he's never missed a game. all right. a struggling duke team took a team last night, and coming up, who was missing from action. and for all of you procrastinators out there, the attorney general issues a warning if you're looking for

details on how . wncn today what you need to know. this morning's top stories, a severe weather system that sponded alabama is headed our way -- spawned storms are headed our way, expected to bring strong rains and high wind to our area. >> and testimony continues in the death of a woman who the beaten in an apartment in raleigh. melissa huggins-jones body was found during a botched burglary attempt.

8-year-old found her body. and robert durst is expected to enter a plea on felony, firearm and drug charges. the 72-year-old millionaire has been in jail since the day before the final episode of an hbo crime documentary about as own life. denver broncos player will miss accused of participating in a prostitution wing. the practice squad player was questioned and released. his brother and suspected prostitute were cited. the carolina panthers are four days away from super bowl 50 against the broncos. the game will feature two of the nfl's top defenses. it will also put rising star cam newton against future hall-of-famer peyton manning. today, repeatedly, newton spoke out about the match. >> it's a lot of things peyton has done, is doing, that i wish i could mimic, but i can't do it like peyton can. only he can do it.

things i learn from him or saw him do, but you know other quarterbacks in this league and i try to apply it to my own. >> up early this morning. las vegas has the panthers as a six point favorite over the broncos. lady gaga will sing the national anthem at the super bowl. gaga won a golden globe for her role in "american horror story holt," and academy american award winner will perform in sign language. with all the excitement building up, panthers merchandise is flying off the shelves. we stopped by pro sports in dire creek, where some were buying

the state wants to make sure people are buying from reputable businesses. >> the face value of these tickets are between $500 and $1,600. so, if you see a ticket for sale in that area, you know that you're probably getting ripped off because on the open market they're going for $5,000 or more. >> yeah, really good point there. if anyone does have any questions, cooper recommends contacting the attorney general's office. >> we know the panthers travel quite a bit, but call north home. >> the spca of wake county hopes to keep pounding down the number of homeless pets. that's why the organization sponsoring the ad opt a mini panther event -- adopt a mini panther event, waving the adoption fees on all cats, they

as well as vaccinations, everything they need to be healthy pets when give them lots of love. turns to the weather, alyssa, report they adorable? >> they are. if you hold them still enough they'd look good in those panthers jersey. let's go ahead and talk about the forecast. 53 at 8 a.m., cloudy skies, 60 at 10 a.m., into the mid-60s by noon. an isolated shower or two starting to move into the area at lunchtime and quickly those rain chances climb. rain, 2:00, 70, our afternoon high. as this cold front really approaches the area, i do think the threat for storms is going to go up for us. so make sure you have a way to get weather alerts pushed to your phone later today because the highest threat is going to be right around that evening drive home. so many of you could be on the roadways when we're tracking these storms later today. 52 right now in raleigh, and clayton. i was talking about those areas in the 40s climbing into the 50s. we just saw those numbers change

51 in roxboro, and raeford, the warm spot, at 57. all of this out ahead of a cold front starting to push some scattered showers into the mountains. asheville, boone, seeing some light rain, quickly moving into the charlotte area, but look at the bigger picture, we'll show how big this system is. it's pushing rain up through new york, down through the gulf states and it's across the gulf states we saw very dangerous and severe weather, reports of tornados, in mississippi and alabama yesterday. now, i do think theirs the threat for severe weather later -- there's the threat for severe weather today, not as widespread or the magnitude across the gulf state. cloudy skies, as towards lunchtime, those scattered showers start to move in, but watch that line of storms and it's going to be pretty much right over central north carolina, right around 5 p.m. again like i said the timing with this is going to be the critical thing. gusty winds can't rule out an isolated tornado, and the main concern is going to just be the heavy downpours that we're expecting.

system is going to be for the most part out of our area by 1 a.m. tomorrow morning, which means the rain is off to the east. we could see more rain develop towards tomorrow afternoon. we could at least get a period overnight we could see some dryer conditions. the severe weather outlook from the storm prediction center in norman, oklahoma, damaging wind gusts, our primary concern. an isolated torn were to could not be ruled out. download the wncn weather app, a perfect way to keep up. low 70s in fayetteville, then overnight tonight, cloudy, the majority of the rain moving off to the east. still going to be breezy as temperatures fall into the low 50s. for thursday, 56, and finally some sunshine moves in on friday but it's going to be chilly. a high of only 49 on friday. over the weekend dry on

potential of low pressure to develop off the coast that could send us some rain towards sunday. it is 5:21. let's check in with your traffic conditions. this is i-40 this morning and the durham freeway, so if you're heading in this direction, snow slow downs to report. let's go ahead and take a look at some drive times. eastbound loops all moving at posted speed limits, on i-540 between glenwood and u.s. 64, 17 empty drive on this wednesday. more on traffic and weather close -- minute drive. more at 5:30. we'll break down what recruits the triangle coaches have their sight on. >> and the city of durham trying to curb crime. we're looking how how many

loose and what the city's . all right. let's talk a little basketball. after falling-out of the top 25 since 2007, which is unbelievable, duke needed a win. they needed to get back on track. >> the blue devils visited

was under the weather, sent home to recover from the hospital. coach k is expected to be okay and return to the team soon. and it's national signing day. high school football players will make their final decision on where to play college ball and some national talent headed to the triangle. >> pretty exciting stuff. the duke blue devils hosted the 27th recruiting class. and four locked in recruits, four listed in the top espn 300, and duke decided prince salmons, offensive linemen, will choose durham over oregon. >> the tar heels are just behind duke with the 3rd recruiting class.

could play a big role in future seas. the pocket passer from georgia ranks 15th at its position. >> now, the class doesn't rank in the top 30 of espn, however, head coach doren went with economic commits and the son of legendary receiver randy moss, thaddeus moss is the fifth ranked tight end, and is hoping nab signing from the 7th best quarterback carlos becker, four star recruit, wisconsin, florida state, ohio state and ole miss. we're hoping we could get his dad to suit up, as well and nobody notices. >> exciting stuff. we're talking a little carolina hurricanes back in action. >> they head to calgary, and last month they dropped 5 to 2 puck drops tonight at 9:30.

news and the storm system that brought some severe weather to alabama and mississippi now headed our way. it spawned a tornado about 40 miles west of tuscaloosa. in east upper mississippi, strong winds toppled power lines. thank goodness no one was injured. >> talk about ferocious. >> good morning, i'm mike gonzalez. >> and i'm stephan chase. let's head over to alyssa corfont. >> that system is moving into north carolina as we speak. in eastern portions of tennessee and kept kent, that's going to spread into the area.