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edition of "dateline" and of . breaking news tonight that could change voting districts across the state. >> i'm sharon has both. >> i'm sean maroney. a panel of federal judges in striking down districts saying race lady role in drawing the lines. they are in greensboro and in our area covering wilson,
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majority black traditional districts must be redrawn. it involved the -- it could be unprecedented. >> i've never seen a court order -- borderlines to be redrawn without even having a hearing to determine the potential cost and affect on the election itself. >> the judges ordered lawmakers to come up with new boundaries in two weeks. the state could seek a delay with an appeals court. primaries are march 15. the air force and army are moving forward with plans to shutter a local airlift wing. >> the decision means hundreds of mn could be leaving the area. as wncn amyexplains, it could be bad for the economy. >> it's been known for the last two years that the air force wanted to deactivate the 440th
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leaders have signed off on it. this is a letter that went to the house and senate armed services committees. is as increasing pressures have forced them to manage their airlift fleet in the most efficient manner possible and the army express their intention to deactivate the 440th airlift wing -- airlift wing. it's located at fort bragg. and a statement, they said it's a complex task with a multitude of associated actions. taking care of the nearly 700 airmen on the wing are paramount concern. >> george brees is a veteran and the former chairman of the fayetteville chamber of commerce and has been working with lawmakers like senators thom tillis and richard burr, along with other north carolina representatives like reni elmers pushing to keep the wing
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could affect the readiness and training of our armed services. >> when they have to jump and are called for specific duties they need to have the capabilities of moving at a rapid situation. >> then there is the economic impact. when the wing is shuttered they will be 700 less ammon, 700 less families in the area vehicle that could add up to tens of millions of dollars. >> trying to make sure they don't go under because they are closing in. >> that's not good for me. i'm in sales so a lot of customers here are my. >> the letter triggered a 90 day review period for the armed services committee. meanwhile they say they intend to deactivate the airlift wing this september. vice president joe biden is headed to the triangle to initiative. he'll stop it duke wednesday as a part of the cancer
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it's close to the vice president's heart. his son died from brain cancer last year. >> it's a decision that impact very 700 thousand north carolinians and tonight they are pleased the state would of trustees voted to delay a decision that would increase health insurance premiums for workers, teachers and him -- retirees who are on the state health plan. the board said the state health plan needs to cut costs. >> i think the board made the right decision. they took into account the feedback they got from membership over the past ten days about how important the plan and benefits are to state employees and to all public employees. >> the board decided to delay the the vote. staff members say delay --. the weekend is upon us once again but so are colder temperature.
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this week, was one stein is here to tell us how it will go. >> we were spoiled by daytime temperatures in the 70s that and 50s. we are already below that tonight but it is the weekend. upper 20s and low 30s, that's what happens when you have clear skies and calm winds. keeps it feeling cold. but calm winds at night helps its get even colder. of course we had a cold front building on top of this, the perfect recipe for cold temperatures. it is going to be chilly tonight. tomorrow snuggle alert. we haven't had one of those for a while. anytime we get into the 20s, we urge you to grab plenty of sunshine throughout the day, only warming to 43 at noon, 50 for a high, and
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into sunday. then sunday brings as rain and maybe snow. we'll talk about the real chances in a few minutes. >> breaking news out of taiwan where rescuers are scrambling to find people trapped after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit the city of time not. at least -- the quick brought down a 70 story building. more than 200 people have been rescued so far. >> one person is dead and three people are dead after a construction crane collapsed in manhattan. it happened when they were lowering it the cause of high winds. thirty-eight-year-old david wicks them and a wall street worker was killed. the crane smashed into several buildings and landed across a two block radius. it will take days to clean up. >> the people testified a century vance smith as well as ronald anthony and sailed right in in
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huggins jones was killed. a manager of bonefish grill recalled the mess the group left behind at the table. another manager at an and jerry said she remember the argument between two of them over a job application. >> the arguing in the store, i can hear what you're saying, you might as will not even bailouts these applications, i'm the manager. you're not going to get a job here and you should probably leave the store, you are being disrupted. >> another man testified seeing the treo eight a marijuana initiative. four people charged in connection with a meth lab bust appeared in apex court today. a home on olive chapel road was busted with seven people including it infant inside. successful outsourcing to private crime labs. police say in recent years that help them solve crimes and but suspects faster.
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three years they have been using another lab to process rather crimes such as murder and rape. greensboro also uses a similar arrangement. the program allows investigators to skip backlog at the state land. >> they will be able to help more families and bring the crime down. >> outsourcing to private crime labs has crossed the room about $56,000 so far. >> tonight the bmx committee is mourning the loss of legendary writer dave mirra, found dead in his truck yesterday afternoon in greenville. police say he died from self- inflicted gunshot wounds but did not leave a suicide note. mirra was i keep part to putting the state of ringtail on the map when it comes to extreme sports. the death has not family, friends and everyone wondering why, a question we may never
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>> seeing that someone has passed away that basically started it all, it's awful. >> everyone is saddened by his lost, -- his loss. >> find their messages plus suicide resources right now on wncn.com. >> number two well-known restaurant suffered setbacks. >> tonight the community rallying behind them as they try to recover. michael holland shows us how. >> so as what you can do. >> mike thorpe has been fighting to walk again but he hasn't been doing it alone. his wife sarah sent us these videos of mike as he recovers at the shepherd center in atlanta.
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motorcycle on lake forest road when raleigh police say another driver tried to change lanes and hit mike. he crashed into a utility -- utility pole. this gofundme page has raised over $21,000 for medical bills. mike is a partner in whiskey kitchen a restaurant you to open later this year. he is determined to walk through here one day. >> i would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of your love and support. >> reporter: friday night friends and supporters also came together to help raise money for her recovery. last month she was mugged in downtown raleigh. >> seeing her today for the first time, it really makes you think about how easy it is to lose your health. she was a manager but have been very involved in the irish community. a go fund pays for her raised the most $19,000. >> week
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other, and it's a blessing that we are able to a complex of much in such little time. >> reporter: in raleigh, michael highland, wncn news now. >> if you are interested in helping out, we have all the information you need on our website. the countdown a day closer to super bowl 50. >> how the bay area is preparing and signs that our state is creating a buzz about the final outcome.
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tweet at a . right now a team of five u.s. experts is in somalia to determine what caused a mid- fight -- midflight blast that tore a hole in a plane taking off from mogadishu. investigators say it was likely of him live military grade explosives. they are try to figure out how the explosion blew a hole through the fuselage and who was responsible. one passenger was sucked out of the plane and investigators believe he may have been the suspect. twitter is ramping up its efforts to fight terrorism. the media giant says in the past seven months it has suspended 125,000 account that either threatened or promoted terrorist acts. they were either with isis or supported the terrorist organization. they have also added step to monitor such activity. >> the search is on for an eight-year-old roy who tried to
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gunpoint ago surveillance video shows a child walking into the store with a motorcycle helmet and's water covering his mouth. the clerk said the child walked right up, pulled up a gun and demanded money. >> i'm so shocked, i didn't know if it's a real gun or fake gun. my priority is to take it away from him because i don't know. to go to take it from his hand. at that point another coworker grabbed him. >> investigators say the child stole the gun from his mother and so far no charges have been filed. >> good new -- good news tonight. a officer shot in the public housing complex in the bronx is out of the hospital. officers cheered as he was wheeled out of the hospital. he was shot in the cheek as a gunman opened fire last night. another officer, dr a cruise, was shot in the hip and is in stable condition. the gunman killed himself after
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>> t minus two days from the super bowl and the parties underway in the bay area for sure. more than 1 million fans will be there this weekend. >> there are thousands of others in the crowd who don't care about the parties and both even see the game. >> its officially super bowl weekend now but as the party wraps up hundreds of thousands of fans pour in as we get closer to kickoff. for an army of police and federal agents, this is no gain. >> the security at this event is immense. i don't know any of the event that had such security. >> 60 things happen from this event centers. the show of force is evident everywhere. armed forces line super bowl city with dogs and snipers on rooftops. we are making sure this event
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event. >> security from the air, the ground, and water working across -- around-the-clock from san francisco to levi's stadium . >> our job is to use our training and experience to know when things may not be 100 percent what they should be. >> reporter: officials say there have been no problems and no viable threats to this point, and they are confident things will stay that way. >> super bowl on super bowl sunday will be one of the safest places on the planet. >> reporter: because so many people will be watching so much more than the game here. j gray, nbc news, san francisco. >> and people say signs on a well-traveled road outside of charlotte may be hinting at the outcome for the big game. denver tall, and 25 the other, denver seven, 20.
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broncos will score and how many cam newton will score by himself. >> i had to stop and let my friends know kela -- carolina is about to win. panthers spieth -- besides have gone viral on facebook. fans hope it is more than a spot on the road. >> we want to see your panther pride. send us your photos and videos in teal and black to wncn and we will put them in the photo gallery on wncn.com. right now on wncn.com we have a special section their full of videos and stories that you will find at the top of the home page and now the wncn weather forecast. >> call me a homer tonight but i think i'm ready for some football like everyone else and i will also be staying home because i just checked persist -- ticket prices and the cheapest is still $2700. it won't be called south of san francisco, they
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game kicks off at 6:30 our time and temperatures will be in the low 70s. is going to be the warmest super bowl in more than a decade . it will be dry and sunny, by the time the game wraps up 62 degrees. did you know that denver broncos tight end is actually a meteorologist? he got his degree from university of wisconsin. hopefully that's the only advantage they have on the broncos side. meanwhile this is a live shot of the bay bridge through our neighborhood network weather but camera. it's 57 degrees. on the other side of the country , it is 32 degrees on our skyline as we look at traffic not a lot of people out there tonight on for 40 east and west bound. temperatures will continue to drop 25 by tomorrow morning to that the coldest we've been in a month and in a while so
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by 9:00 a.m., we are only at 32, 43 at lunchtime, looking for a high of 53. plenty of sunshine tomorrow like we had the second half of today. a couple days ago josh snapped lake. i guarantee that water is not warm. some amazing colors in the skyline reflecting off the sun. at 547. if you have a shot like josh, i'd like to see it in my inbox. so blue on my shirt and blue on the weather map tonight. we are expecting colder temperatures, high pressure going to give us sunshine but it's coming down from canada so that's why it's going to be so much colder. tomorrow is going to be that pic day of the week because of the high-pressure. but sunday it moves away and we trade for an area of low
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the trend has been for this to announce a little farther away from us which would take the rain a little farther away. we are still expecting a few rain showers south end east of the triangle. and early sunday morning a little bit of snow could make seen like this morning. more on that in a second but that isn't the only interesting but it because monday a cold front approaches. we have more showers and a reinforcement of cold air by the middle of next week week. by then we will be wanting to pay $2500 to find some 70- degree temperatures. when we visit this note situation quick because tomorrow afternoon we have temperatures around 50 with sunshine. tomorrow night a few clouds start to creep in. by early sunday morning we have a bit of rain mainly southeast of the triangle, but it's going to be cold enough that a little bit of snow, nonimpact, not accumulating could mix and.
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a big deal, kids, we will be going to school on monday. showers mainly east of the triangle as we head into the afternoon. tomorrow that pic day of the week and starting in the 20s, spending most of the day in the 40s with sunny skies. clouds on sunday with rain. we start in the 30s and again we are stuck in the 40s. so that's chile, especially compared to 70s earlier this week. there's our rain sunday and monday. our warmest they are the seven the reinforcing shot of cold air drops us to 44 on tuesday with a little bit of rain -- excuse me, 44 tuesday, 44 on wednesday, and that will be our coldest day and we have a bunch of mornings in the 20s and 30s. >> need to snuggle up. >> i like her shirt. >> thank you. >> you guys need to listen to this story because people are spending more to show their love to each other this
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says americans spend an average of $147 and anything from flowers to jewelry and candy. >> has 4:50 cents -- that's $4.50 more than last year. jaime meek 4.7 dillion. can't go wrong with chocolate. >> and historic reunion on the hardwood. >> how these players helps to shape the civil rights movement
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virus and how to stop it. there is spreading evidence that it can be passed through sexual contact. the cdc released new guidelines for pregnant women and their partners who tell them if they have spread to other countries where the zika virus is spreading to have negative sex. model particles can be found in blood and saliva. scientists don't know if it can be spread even through kissing. >> it may be if it is president best present and saliva, is it -- is a possible someone would get infected that way? i don't know. >> it is connected to a defect where baby lease -- where babies are born with abnormally small brains. there are 4000 cases of the virus -- defect reported in brazil since last spring. >> today is wear red for women day. the triangle american heart
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. >> here is proof that hard work pays off. justin hardan is a senior at central. he tried that she tried over the basketball every year and fell short each time. now he lost 50 pounds making him slimmer and faster moving down the court this year play for all. >> justin has earned a spot. regardless of how much he played or how little he played, he has determination determination. >> he's working hard. >> that's a lesson there. cardinal gibbons high school recently celebrated a milestone. >> 50 years ago the 1965-66 voice ask about team won a state championship. that was one of the first integrated teams that face many hardships and they would travel looking
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most of return for the reunion and tour the school and taken again, the memories of yesteryear still fresh on their minds. >> vocationally on the road we'd run into problems in a hotel, or go into a restaurant. >> i've come to accept the fact that here 50 years later somebody recognize what we did, and that gives you great satisfaction. >> both played as a freshman at cardinal gibbons helping the crusaders with back-to-back championships. >> we had quite a reunion with winter heck. >> it's not going to be in the 70s again for a while. tomorrow looks to be a decent day. may be a few snowflakes on sunday. kristin will be here sunday to update you on that.
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