now, and wayne county. as we continue east of i-95, that's where the heaviest of rain has gone. there's still rain behind it. these light to moderate showers with a much lower threat of severe weather will continue through the night, as we wait on this cold front. that cold front will definitely drop our temperatures tomorrow, but we're not going to clear out. the cold front and the rain will hang around for parts of thursday. so here's what we've got going into tonight. we're going to keep decent rain chances in through about midnight. then the rain chances start to go down, but not completely away. the front doesn't come in until the early morning hours. we're going to stay mild through tonight. out the door tomorrow, 54 degrees. for the evening commute, it is a bit messy, again, the worst of the weather is behind us, but we've got slow downs south

440 west of town is slow. it's going to take a while to get home tonight because of the rain, and tomorrow, we drop the temperatures. we'll talk about how cold it's eventually going to get. a messy drive across the triangle tonight. this video from capital boulevard at the heightest evening rush. you can see the rain slowing things down there. a crew in this area, keeping police out of the right lane. >> here's a live look at road conditions. you're looking at i-40 at fayetteville street. >> reporter: we're entering into durham right now on i-40 westbound. let's give alook at what things are shaping up like on i-40. we've already seen two wrecks. state troopers on scene. as you can see, the rain is a steady downpour here.

here on the roads, so we are taking it easy ourselves, and roads. we will continue to monitor conditions here the best advice we can give you if you have to be somewhere soon, you may want to leave a few minutes early, and if you're expecting someone home for dinner, they will probably be a few minutes late. reporting live in the live vehicle here, wncn news now. this is what it looks like in downtown right outside of our bureau there. a reminder to turn around in water. it only takes 6 inches to sweep a car away. you can sign up for push alerts when storms move into your area. it's available for apple and android devices. today the d.o.t. painted a better picture of what drivers can expect with

>> you can see the plan actually right here, it's overall supported by town leaders, but has some homeowners worried. live in southern wake county, carly. >> reporter: yeah, we're out next to tin tin road, which is in the area where this proposed orange route is expected to be passing through. although nc d.o.t. officials say this orange route will affect the fewest number of people, like you said, it's not very comforting for homeowners. >> reporter: after months of discussing which route would be the best to complete the 540 loop, they're discussing which route they would like to see in place. the orange, green, and mint routes would round out the expressway. nc d.o.t. says it's the least expensive

that's including the actual construction and land acquisition. 271 residents, 6 businesses, three nonprofit organizations, and one farm would be affected. we spoke to folks near lake wheeler who say they're against the orange route, because it would run right in through their community. >> it would come into the neighborhood and some of the houses on that side would be impacted. if the neighborhood continues to grow, houses on this side would be impacted. >> reporter: the number of people impacted could decrease. >> once a decision is made, and we have chosen a preferred alternative, then we are going to further refine those designs within that corridor, with the goal of minimizing impacts. >> reporter: we also spoke to the mayors of garner, holly springs, and fuquey arena. we're expected to see a final decision by spring, and

section 1 of the orange route in 2018. in wake county, carleigh griffeth, wncn news now. police say they know who is responsible for hacking grades. a 17-year-old is facing several felony charges. warrants obtained by wncn show investigators took a laptop and several flash drives from his home. the warrants also show he raised his class rank from 67th to 7th. ranks of five other students were changed. he could face up to four and a half years behind bars. also new at 6:00, troopers say an off duty raleigh officer had been drinking when he was involved in a collision near

taylor hurst blue a .17. an all clear at a durham hotel after someone called in a bomb threat, forcing patrons out. the call came in just before 11:00, people were allowed back in around 1:00. it's day two in the trial for one of the men charged with killing a mom in her north hills apartment. more witnesses took the stand today. >> the prosecution spent the day, showing the jury how police built their case against the suspects. connecting a burglary and the theft of some laptops to the murder. >> reporter: the onsight manager testified, the leasing office was just below huggins- jones' apartment, and had been broken into the same night she was murdered. lee says she kept the boxes with the serial numbers which helped detectives. >> were you able to get them as best as you could? the serial numbers from the box

>> reporter: clint merit testified that he found the missing laptops. >> he found a craigslist ad, and one of the photos showed that window's serial number on one of the screen shots of the machine. with that we were able to positively identify that that was the machine based on its windows serial number. >> reporter: travion smith was picked up after another detective posing as a buyer met to meet with the seller of the laptop. >> i wept to the wal-mart to meet mike to purchase the laptop. >> reporter: mccollum says police raided his home, arrested him, and seized a laptop that travion gave him so sell. he told the detectives -- >> i didn't know anything of a murder or anything at this point in time. whatever you're looking for, they have it. i got it from travion. >> reporter: mccollum says when

with smith, smith talked about the murder, smiled, and showed no remorse. wncn news now. from celebrities arrivals to the prostitution bus. a busy day in super bowl city. >> cam newton even took in some dining on his own time. teresa astacio has the latest from san francisco. >> reporter: afternoon is not one to kid around when it comes to food. >> free range, and they're local. >> reporter: and the fans seem to appreciate it. >> it's a little more upscale. >> reporter: check in out. cam newton seems to be enjoying local dishes as well. a viewer captured this picture of cam. no, he is it -- did not have those pants on, just a flashy towel on his head. at levi stadium, food is also, a topic as the stadium gears up to play host for the first time. >> the stadium itself is new,

amenities in it, that we think that really will add to the experience of everyone that attends the game. >> reporter: no doubt the celebrities arriving on their private jets will be looking for a great place to eat. already local airports are filling up with the many stars coming into town for the super bowl. and once fueled up, it's time to charge forward. watch as these two square off at the nfl experience interactive center. and if you are too full to play, you can stroll around, and just bid on some of these. footballs decked out in diamonds, or look at this stunner. jerry rice was caught flashing one of his super bowl rings wednesday, as he talked about the city playing host to this special game. >> man, this is so exciting, it's great that we get a chance to show our hospitality. you know, you've got san francisco. you can jump over to napa valley. you can jump down to monterey. there's just so much going on here.

were all smiles as they talked to the press wednesday, there was this. quick mention by the denver coach about ryan murphy, caught up in a prostitution sting. he wasn't arrested, but he was sent home. we have a special section of our website dedicated to the coverage. look at the tab on the home page. it is a problem that could affect the next generation, a teacher shortage. next, what college students are not doing, and where educators are placing the blame. >> plus, it's national signing day. we're recapping the big signees for the local schools. and this is at south point mall

i-40 at and a live look at road conditions right now from the wncn road tracker. you're looking at 501 in durham. we're told traffic is moving quite slowly now. >> keeping an eye on these storms as they move through your area. he will have your full forecast in just minutes. it's a red flag for

fewer students are pursuing a teaching education. >> reporter: concern, alarmed. a unc system official says the number of education majors isis way down in north carolina public universities. >> i love children and children are the future. >> reporter: there are lots of reasons why people choose to be teachers. for nc state education major, allaina moore, she remembers her teachers' impact on her. but the number of students who turn to the education field is getting smaller. >> we're really seeing a decline across the spectrum. >> reporter: a unc official told them since 2010, the number of people who enroll in education has dropped 30% in north carolina. >> obviously, a 30% decline since 2010 is very concerning. >> reporter: last week, some state school superintendents spoke before a legislative committee, saying they've had trouble filling some job

the north carolina association of educators, tells us teachers salary and general funding are reasons why. >> the lack of value of respect that north carolina and our general assembly is showing for teachers is pushing people out. >> reporter: jerry tillman points to recent raises for teachers, upping the starting salary for teachers to $35,000 a year. he says there needs to be a better teacher training program. whatever the numbers are, moore tells us, she's just going to focus on her dream. >> all you can do is continue to work hard, and prove that you deserve the pay. >> reporter: the unc system is setting enrollment growth goals and recruiting people to education. they've set up a new website to help people with those efforts.

network of d.o.t. cams. this is i-50, and i-540. >> if you get to i-40, the last time i checked we didn't have an interstate 50 here. but they're all wet. the leading edge of the storms is starting to push east of i- 95. for those of you down in sampson county, wayne county, east of fayetteville and down there in cumberland county, that's where the heaviest rain is. there is a little bit of thunder out there, and the old folklore that everyone reminds me, if you hear thunder in winter in north carolina, you can expect snow in ten days. the science is, if the atmosphere is active enough that it can produce thunder in february, it's probably is still active enough that cold

you know what happens next. that's kind of the theory behind that. i have changes in the forecast that have us looking for something like that. it's still in the 70s along the coast. we're still in the 60s. yes, it is going to get colder there, but not really tonight. the cold front doesn't actually come through until the early morning hours. we're going to keep good chances of scattered showers. that severe threat continues to get lower and lower as we go through tonight. look at the temperatures, they stay in the low 60s through midnight. then we'll sneak into the 50s. you're out the door tomorrow morning, 54 degrees. the difference tomorrow is it's not really going to warm up at all. that cold front will slowly move through overnight. then it's going to hang around, and so will the rain. so here's what the next 24 hours will look like. let's pick up in the early morning hours, 4:00 a.m. you see the showers lingering, specialtd along the coast.

be dry for a good many of us, but some of us will have light to pesky rain out there. here we are at lunchtime. a lot of us still dry. clouds are still around. look what comes riding up that cold front. an area of low pressure. timey, as we get into late thursday night, and early friday morning, the area of low pressure, the cold front, the rain, and the clouds all start to move out of here, so we'll improve quickly on friday. so tomorrow, cold front and rain still kind of linger around. but it's not going to be in the 70s. it will be noticeably colder tomorrow, and it will continue to stay chilly friday through saturday. those are the two best days on it's seven-day forecast. because it now looks like an area of low pressure is going to be closer to our coastline as we get into sunday and monday, bringing us chances of rain, because it's going to be close to freezing at night, meaning early morning, and late

still a long way to go and a lot of uncertainty. tomorrow, still going to be a chilly day. cloudy as well, with scattered showers the farther east you go, drier, the farther west you go. in your seven-day forecast, it will take us from the 70s today, down to 56 tomorrow. 49 friday, and then 52 on saturday. those are my two favorite days here. that chance of rain friday is early, early in the morning. but look at this. you know, it's going to be in the 50s tomorrow morning. look at friday morning, saturday, and sunday morning. temperatures start around freezing. so it's going to get cold. then we get into next week, it's going to get even colder. those 70s will be a distant memory next week. as you can see, we do have some precipitation in the forecast right now. officially everything i have there is rain, but in a could change. our 3-degree guarantee high tomorrow is 56. today we made it to 72. we had forecast 70.

meaning another $100 from us and our friends. you know that heart disease and stroke kills 1 in 3 women in the united states. so they've done a lot of great work over the years. they've still got some work to do, and we've all got to take care of our hearts. >> we sure do, thank you, wes. breaking news out of pennsylvania, a judge there just ruled that the sexual assault case against bill cosby can move forward. the current d.a.

likely setting the stage for 365 days a career college football coaches work hard. >> today it's national signing triangle schools have restocked their rosters. at north carolina, the tar heels are coming off one of their best seasons ever. they play for an acc championship. won a school record 11 games and went to the citrus bowl. >> even though people try to use that out there, i just think people are tired of it. >> for the tar heels class, ranked in the top 35 of all classes. >> the pack welcomes a huge class to raleigh, signing 27

>> speaks of large, especially when heavy on linemen, specifically on offensive linemen. >> we've seen what we match up against week in and week out, i think having additional guys there, and having some bigger safeties that you know in the long run, if they outgrow safety can move to linebacker is a good problem to have. >> the pack went heavy on linebacker and cornerback as well. who has the triangle's best it's duke.

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tonight, fighting words. donald trump says ted cruz stole iowa, accusing him of voter fraud. cruz now hitting back, while hillary clinton and bernie sanders unleash their harshest attacks yet oneach other six days until new hampshire. mid-air explosion. did a bomb cause the blast that ripped a gaping hole in the side of a passenger that mystery tonight. without warning. tornadoes tear across the south. dozens of homes destroyed and a church

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