our 4th day in a row of high necessary the 30s and tonight's one of those unique nights where temperatures actually going to be up. so by tomorrow morning there will still be stuff on the radar but not of the frozen variety. so it's kind of a combination of the grind see light rain which is falling along the i-95 corridor versus some light freezing rain which is around the triangle and areas to the northwest and it's in those areas where we still have the potential to have some travel issues for the next couple of hours. so we're watching very closely the radar and when that change-over is going to happen but very closely. temperatures. it's still cold. look at this, it's 38 in clinton, 36 in fayetteville. so the change-over has already happened but it's still 31 in raleigh, 29 in roxboro and that's where we could continue to see some problems. now, i know it's a holiday a lot of people off work and school today plus the weather but all in all the

lot better but i'll caution you and from experience there are still some slick pots spots on area roads. so this warm front will move through overnight but these storms will move through as rainstorms tomorrow morning. so for the next couple of hours we still could have some issues with freezing rain. temperatures will go from around freezing overnight through the 40s to around 250 when you walk out the door tomorrow morning but you'll do it with heavy rain and storms. we'll walk you through the entire day tomorrow and tell you when the storms will get out of here in just a few minutes. and take a look at this orange county saw some of the most snow accumulation today. >> yeah, snow started falling there last night and made for a messy commute this morning. steve, how are the roads right now in orange county? >> reporter: we have seen on and off rain showers throughout the afternoon. in fact we're getting into pretty good showers right now on interstate 95 here in orange county but with that

probably not a lot of danger of now, during this weather event they did get as you indicated, a signature amount of around here. in fact, if you traveled the main streets you could see the roads were in much better shape than they were early this morning. the snow which accumulated overnight was being diminished by the rain showers. for some cabin fever had to be cured so folks began to venture outside. >> a little freezing rain a little snow, sleet, just about everything you can imagine in a north carolina storm. >> and as the rain sort of began to come in this afternoon you decided to venture out? >> yeah, you know, cabin fever and as the temperatures rose and things began to thaw out it's time to get out out and explore. >> and we will continue to stay

that go junction with interstate 406789 we'll keep you informed throughout the broadcast and right up until the 7:00 news tonight. let's take a look at the roads across our area. here's a look at the evening commute on i-40 and harrison avenue, a little hazy but as you can see the roads somewhat cleared up from this morning. >> let's take a look at i-40 and 540, very similar situation, wet roadways traffic looks like it's moving just fine at this moment. the icy conditions made danger are you saying travel today. deputies responded to more than two dozen wreck this is morning alone. >> and this was a scene after attracter trailer jackknifed this morning on u.s. 264 near knightdale. several cars suffered damage and traffic was backed up for hours. thankfully no one was seriously injured. and the highway patrol has

>> and that comes the big need for repairs. we're live on i-440. how the stretch now? >> reporter: well, now it seems pretty clear out here and as temperatures rose today road conditions did get better. if you take a look you may be able to see some of the slush but we're not seeing any of the ice that caused so many problems it this morning. on days like monday when roads slippery business is good for auto body shops like this one. >> an accident is an accident for the most part we just hope no one is hurt. >> they say they usually experience a 15 to 20% increase in customers every time there's a significant weather event. >> we call them train wrecks where the cars tore pretty bad. over 1,000 weather related crashes across the state most of them in the triangle area. >> troopers say none of them

many led to significant delays. >> what normally would take me about a good 30-minute commute half. >> on monday department of transportation crews had 20 trucks clearing roads and laying down brine in wake county that's on top of the 111,000 gallons they dumped over the weekend but even with the preparations icy patches still remained on the roads and a majority of the wrecks were caused by drivers going too fast. >> regardless of whether it's 4-wheel drive, front wheel drive ice is what does you in for the >> and the governor says things today. he says the combination of schools being out as well as today being a federal holiday prevented a lot of folks from getting out on the roads. >> icy roads also caused multiple accidents this morning crews responded to near 50 crashes. no one was seriously injured.

losing control of their vehicles was the main problem. >> a lot of stuff is we were seeing was more what, if i call a chain reaction type action. one person see something hit brakes and once you hit the seller rates. >> the weather also causing back ups. >> we have been tracking flight delays and cancelations all day. >> reporter: even though all we're getting is a little bit of drizzle some travelers having a hard time getting out. it's not too busy for this time of night here at the airport. more than 70 flights have been cancelled today and many others have been delayed. now, inside the airport lines long as people try to rebook flights and get to their defendant nations. it's not just our weather here that's impacting flights but winter weather across the country. we spoke to several travelers whose flights have been pushed back over and over and others who

>> i got here at noon for a 1:51 flight. >> what happened? >> finally got on the plane about 3:30, sat there for 30 minutes, and then they cancelled it. >> reporter: now, he was heading to jfk. i can tell you of the handful of flights that are cancelled a number of those head today new york or the northeast. if you're trying to fly out tonight or tomorrow morning you want to check with your airline before you head to the airport. >> and remember you can keep up with weather alerts, closings, delays and everything you need to know wherever you are with the wncn news now and weather mobile apps. download them now in your app story. it's the battle of a congressional redistricting in north carolina. >> they federal judges ruled the state must redraw two districts

lawmakers heard from the public. >> reporter: but redrawing the districts it will mean no balance would be needed. lawmakers seek ago delay in this case but others spoke during today's hearing saying the districts need to change now. >> these maps aggressively segregate voters. >> three federal judges say north carolina lawmakers used race as a predominant factor when they drew the lines for two congressional districts. now, the republican led general assembly is under a court order redraw the lines by friday. >> it's a great deal of stress in this legislative building and a great deal of stress across the state. there are people that have cast their vote that they now don't know if it's going to count. >> more than 1,500 people returned ballots. lawmakers held a public hearing at 6 locations across the state getting feedback on the redistricting situation.

responsibility for that falls directly on this body. >> the areas that need to be changed congressional districts 1 and 12. 1 covers a wide area including spots east of wilson all the way to parts of durham. democratic state senator mike woodard represents durham. >> my neighbors don't have much in common in issues with folks who live in a different county for instance. >> the state he republican party offered a solution to the question of how to draw the lines. >> each district should be drawn completely on a colorblind race neutral process with no considerations of race. >> but several democratic senators we spoke with say not considering race would be inconsistent with the voting rights act. >> i think to ignore the racial component of this is to ignore 200 years of history. >> state lawmakers seek ago delay from the u.s. supreme court on the order to redraw the

until 3:00 tomorrow to respond. so what is the impact from this weekend's death of justice scalia. ahead at 7 we're going to a take a closer look at that. >> while we wait, president obama doesn't man to name a possible replacement until the senate gets back to work. he died overt weekend of natural causes. lawmakers alreadyy announced that they do not want the fought announce a new justice. but there are more than 300 days left on the president's term and many say that's too long to wait. >> this country has not gone with a year long vacancy on the supreme court since the civil war. >> both u.s. senators of north carolina agree the nominations should wait but burr's feeling now come a decade after he said that a judicial nominee is unconstitutional. in 2005 on

by denying the americans of both parties who seek to serve this country an up or down vote is is simply not fair. >> it's a topic drawing heated controversy in the bull city. >> next why some council members

tonight durham city counsel i will is set to take a vote on whether to fund police body cameras. >> but it's already draw heated opposition where some council members saying they'll say no. >> reporter: well, it is quiet chambers. that is is expected to change in just a little while, but the fireworks we were expecting tonight might not take place because we're just getting word that one council member wants to put the vote off for body cameras. wncn has been telling you for months about plans to outfit every durham cop with a body camera. now, it's time for words to match actions because in one hour city council members will vote on whether to spend hundreds of thousands of your tax dollars to buy the body cameras but the proposal turned

brass at the pd drafted a policy that will keep camera video including use of force cases secret. a move council members told me prompted them to vote no to buying the cameras. >> these two long time residents told me they support making the videos public. >> yeah, i think we should be able to see them. >> now, again we are waiting -- for the the meeting to begin in just about one hour. of course, we will be here to monitor if that vote takes place and of course what the outcome is. also on tap for tonight the mayor giving the state of the city address. so we'll have much more on that coming up tonight on wncn news at 11. . >> today's winter weather also affected a murder trial in raleigh. it delayed closing arguments in the north hills murder, the 23-year odd smith is

back in 2013. on friday the state medical examiner testified that huggins-jones suffered multiple blunt force blows to her head. smith is one of the three people charged in this case and could face the death penalty if convicted. the trial is schedule today pick back up tomorrow. and raleigh police need your help identifying a man whose remains were found in the woods in may. it isn't clear how i died but police releasing images of what he may have looked like. he's at least five feet 8 or 9 inches tall, about death. take a good look at this picture and please call police if you can help. the winter weather being blamed for hundreds of crashes. 20 people suffered he injuries. none serious meanwhile winston-salem police say they responded to 90 wreck necessary just a two hour period last night. and further north of here this was the scene today in richmond virginia that region

sleet to freezing rain making for dangerous travel conditions. meanwhile it was a great day for skiers in the western part of our state. beach mountain has received four inches of fresh powder since last night. some areas of the mountains got 7 inches of snow. we want to take another live look outside at the conditions. this is i-85 in orange county. we're out there monitoring the roads. and it looks like we're moving from the snow to something a bit wetter but worse. >> right, so we're going -- and it's an amazing that i think mother nature is doing to us, we're going from 30s to 60 tomorrow with severe rainstorms in the morning. so we're busy. hopefully you enjoyed your day off or you survived the trek through the cold and snow we, icy weather. we've still got some of the freezing rain. so it falls through most of the atmosphere as rain and then it

it's in the 20s and freeses on contact when it hits your car, maybe an overpass. most the treated roads okay but because it's still falling there still could be some issues for the next couple of hours. >> down south you see green on the radar that's because temperatures above freezing and those temperatures actually going to continue to warm overnight. it was one of those unique situations. here's what we've got on the ground so far roxboro snow and sleet accumulations so far two and a half inches there. northern parts of orange county you guys about two inches. henderson you guys got an inch and much lower amounts because again we had another situation where it was more sleet and freezing rain instead of snow. so we got less than what the accumulations were originally planned to be. so here's the temperature situation. i mean it is nice and toasty along the coast,

area is going to continue to overspread our area overnight. so temperatures going to go up so eventually it's just going to be cold and wet instead of cold and snowy. but for the next couple of hours as we go hour by hour you can see the freezing rain still around, so the temperatures near freezing. warm front is going to push through and our temperatures going to go up. that's good and bad news. good obviously we don't have anything frozen to worry aboutt but that's going to energize our atmosphere and tomorrow morning when mortgage of us going back to work and school we've got warmer temperatures but also some stormy rain. that warm front will warm us up and the rain out ahead of this cold front will bring the storms tomorrow morning. first at midnight tonight when you can see all the frozen precipitation is now farther to the north. so it's not completely dry but everything falling by midnight should be rain and nothing else. a couple scattered showers by 5 a.m., there's the main line of storms it will be to our west at 5 but shortly after that that's when we'll see the heaviest rain

thunderstorms and severe weather. so here's 7 a.m. that's the morning commute. so what's worse? frozen precipitation or dealing with heavy rain and storms. the good news is it's not here all day by 10:00 most of it is out of here and we've got sunshine and even though there's a cold front it's not going to cool us down, sunshine and highs near 60 tomorrow. but in the morning and i am concerned part of our area mainly the i-95 corridor has a marginal risk of severe weather where we could see some damaging wind and maybe an isolated tornado, that's a long shot but still in the conversation so make sure you check in tomorrow morning. i'm not walking through snow but severe weather. here's our forecast, it's morning rain, it's temperatures in the afternoon that will get close to 60 degrees with some sunshine. and as we look at the full 7-day forecast, we'll be 56 wednesday, 52 thursday, sunshine and 56

weekend 60s with overnight lows in the 40s. task heat wave and we're excited about that so our three degree guarantee high tomorrow 60 degrees. temperatures continue to gogo up so i'm going to hold off in writing something in stone and go ahead and credit the american heart association with another $100. i'll change it tomorrow if we're wrong but happy to support them as this is american heart motor vehicles the month of february and we're very thankful for that and for the 60s.

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okay are. so the election season has been in swing for months now but for the first time president george bush campaigned on behalf of his brother. >> well you hear the crowd applauding when he he along with his wife walked into an marriage legion post. not only was george w bush successful in south carolina, his father gorge hw bush also won primary necessary the state. jeb bush

primary e the worst of the winter weather is over with but it's not all completely over with. some light freezing rain still falling for the next couple of hours from the triangle on northwest ward. remember, temperatures tonight going to go up, that's great, a lot of people excited about that after

the 30s, but we have the chance of severe storms for tomorrow morning's commute. so snow this morning, severe storms tomorrow morning. >> all right. good to know.

tonight, supreme war. the death of justice scalia prompting a high-stakes showdown. the president vows to nominate a successor. republicans refuse to even consider it. major issues left hanging in the balance.

the front-runner again threatening to sue ted cruz and taking aim at george w. bush over 9/11. trump's risky attack as the former president hits the trail. hospital bombing. a new horror in syria. medical facilities and schools are hit. children are killed. a massive storm from louisiana to maine. snow and ice in the north. a tornado outbreak hit the south. and heartburn alert. new concerns about prescription meds millions take to treat it linked to kidney disease, now linked to an increase risk of dementia. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this the "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. good evening. in an election year already fraught with improbable plot twists and drama now this. the ideological balance of the u.s. supreme court suddenly in limbo. tonight there's late word on who president obama might be