unlock a -- unlock a phone for the fbi. what a game. >> it was i watched the first half and wanted to watch the second half but it was like it is time to go to bed, mike. >> thank you for watching. so glad you are with us. >> we are watching the weather good morning, alyssa. >> after an exciting start to week, we are finally looking at calmer conditions, clear skies around the triangle and surrounding area but as we head loud the day, we will continue -- throughout the day, we will continue to see the sunshine. as far as temperatures, we are at 35 in raleigh, 37 in durham, 37 in clayton, rocky mounts, goldsboro, around the sand hills topping out at 35. around south hill, virginia you are at 30 this morning. -- virginia, you are at 30 this morning. >> don't forget the sun glasses today.

yesterday. yesterday we did hit 57. don't worry. these temperatures aren't going i will let you know when the 60s will be here for afternoon highs coming up in complete forecast. right now, let's switch gears and check in with traffic on this thursday morning. justify car or two in this direction. this is -- just a car or two in this direction. if you are heading out early, know there are no trouble spots to speak of just yet. to show you that here is a look at your live drive conditions, all in the green. 440 and 40 south of the city this morning. we will colonel to monitor traffic and weather in about ten minute. >> today state lawmaker also be in raleigh for a special session regarding redistricting. >> the existing one was struck down by a federal judge as we

emma wright joins joins us outside of -- joins us from outside of the legislature. now they have until friday to get it fix. the poll also be extra busy this up -- poll also be extra busy. if you plan on voting, plan on casting a ballot twice. they're expecting to hold two primary, one for the presidential election and one for congressional races. the price, not cheap. it is expected to cost millions of dollars and some y voter turn out won't be great. >> it is making us create a second primary. turn out will be certainly lower. >> this is the new map of north carolina congressional district. the new fourth district includes parts of durham, wake and orange county. two current congressmen, republican george holding and democrat david price both live

potentially putting them against each other during. >> it may margelylyal comply but in a way that's not in best interest of all of the citizen. >> this is a heroic effort that we could get all of this accomplished. republicans expect to hold a new date just to hold primary. >> lawmaker expected to reconvene around 10:00 this morning. reporting live in raleigh, i'm emma wright, wncn news. >> now a developing story involving apple and the fbi. they vow to help with unlocking an i phone used by frac. they need to have access to track leads to isis. the fbi wants apple to invent new software to bypass key -- after ten wrong pass code attempts. it would allow an unlimited amount of attempts to the pass

>> they're not asking apple to redesign the product or to create a new back door to a product. they're simply asking for something that would have an impact on this one device. >> apple says the order could endanger phone privacy for hundreds of millions of law abiding citizens around the world. apple has five days to respond to court. if it believe it is compliance would be burdensome. some students in johnston county will be greeted when they -- will be greeted with extra security when they get back to class. it is safe for students to go to school today. the sentencing face for will continue smith. he's the 23-year-old man who killed a mother in her apartment. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. melissa jones ten-year-old daughter told the -- she didn't

she was sleep being an -- with a ceiling fan because it was noisy in the apartment complex they lived in. take a look at him, investigators say dna linked this man, joshua wattson to an attack on fort bragg road. two suspects attacked her in a parking lot. was reopened. he has since died though. 18 month old baby boy shot during a drive by at a durham day care is out of the hospital this morning. where it happened is now shut down, the owners of tatum christian center tell wncn the facility will stay closed. there have been no issued in the last year. no arrest versus been made in the case so far -- arrests have been made in the case so far. >> a raleigh police officer praised for using sign language to persuade a deaf teen off of

they closed the road as he try today get the 16-year-old down. d.o.t. picked up the officer communicating the teen with sign language. witnesses testimony us the teen did come down after the officer helped her communicate with another woman who they brought to the scene. >> he took a lot of hey pence. -- a lot of patience. >> the girl was not harmed. there are pretty disappoint pointed unc fans out there. duke traveled and for the nearly the entire game, the score was within points of each and in the final second the blue devils got the win, 74-73. also, wncn is your brand new home for march madness. we are less than two weeks away

in addition to big events such as march madness we will have ncisa big bang. we are expanding, we will add a 5:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. you can get the latest news throughout the day on those broadcasts. this kicks off february 29th. you can find much more information on the switch including full programming line up just hit up your web site, it is wncn cot.com. that will not -- wncn.com. >> that will not change. >> 4:38 is your time. later you will hear from both you think and duke fans filing out of the dean dome. plus this. >> these two officers have disgraced themselves. they have disgraced this badge. >> two lapd face charges after women say the officers sexually

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>> welcome back. i hope you are having a great thursday morning in the weather center with alyssa corfont. >> we are not going to be as warm adds yesterday. >> we will take it. >> we could have the ice we had earlier in week. so 35 right now, this a live picture from our wncn tower camera. we are looking out over the belt line. it is a quiet start to this. let's talk about the temperatures, you are at 35 here in raleigh, 37 in durham, 33 in rocksboro and look at sanford at 28-degree, also in the 20s south hill, virginia, while fayetteville and clinton are both near 39. goldsboro, robbery mount at 37. here is what you need to know

climbing to 44 at lunchtime, really sunny heading into the afternoon, high though of only 50. yesterday we hit 57. that's cooler for you and we are back into the low 40s by 6:00 p.m. i do think you will like what the coming days have in store for us, just a teaser for the weekend, 66 on saturday, i will let you know how long those last coming up. >> all right. it is 4:42. here is what is coming up. >> it was to get up and i felt this intense pain in my stomach. >> this is such a horrific story, a woman accused of attacking a pregnant woman and cutting the unborn baby from her womb is on now in colorado. despite calls for water

replaced -- in flint, what you need to know right now. >> here is our top story, johnson county school to officials insist everything is safe at cleveland high school after a threat made it rounds on social media. >> officials contacted parents and said they plan on having additional security on campus today. state law makers come for a special session. republicans want to unvail a map that was revealed yesterday. the existing one was struck down by judges who found two were gerrymandered and because of the changes, voters may have to take part in a separate primary this year. the first round of the battle of blues went to duke. they beat the tar heels 74-73. everyone is still talking about that first round. we will get right to it. >> wncn had two crews covering the big rivalry.

>> a lot of disappointed carolina fans out here on wednesday evening. they packed the bars and restaurants watching this game with duke. this is a huge rivalry. typically after these game, franklin street is packed. a lot of people end up in the streets. that's what police were trying to prevent. they had extra officers on hand just in case. now, we spoke with fans all night. some of them came from all over country to watch this game, and while some carolina fans might be disappointed with the outcome, both sides admit it was a good game. >> it was a really good experience except for the end, but if anyone wanted to go to carolina game, it would be fun for them because game, the games are so exciting. >> it was his first duke unc game here in chapel hill. we had really good seats and we thought it would be a win for us today but that didn't really work out. >> it was awesome, back and forth.

in two and a half weeks or two weeks you get to redo it again. no telling what's going to happen. >> police had additional officers on stand by, the goal was to have people celebrate responsibly and that's in deed what appears to have happened here. >> thank a lot our battle of the whether yous coverage continues throughout the next half an -- wet battle of the blues coverage continues inform hour. >> the greatest challenge to his presidency and reluctantly, it alouse concealed hand guns to police their guns into the class room. he does not believe guns belong on campus but state law changed there last year. accused of sexually assaulting four women while on duty: police say the two

partner: one victim was arrested for identity theft and asked to be an informant. her attorney claims officers would pick her up in an unmarked department car. the abuse began in 2008 and lasted nearly three years. the victims range in age from 19 to in. >> -- to 34. a trial is under way for a woman who is accuse of tacking a pregnant woman and cutting out the baby. she's on trial for attempted murder. wilkins answered a craig's list ad for baby clothing. wilkins took the stand and described what happened. >> i remember when she stabbed me and then she removed it and then she continued to try to choke me. when she got closer, they put the whole weight on on my wind pipe. i remember everything going black.

the baby girl to hospital and claiming she was hers. the baby she planned to name aurora did die. a deadly investigation is under way in los angeles county. crashed on to the truckment one person died at the scene. after a weather delay, demolition work on the boone bridge in chesterfield, missouri is scheduleed it morning. the bridge became obsolete last june when a new eastbound bridge opened up. this is the first of two blasts to demolish the old bridge. the second explosion will take place at a later date. but a lot of construction over there: looking at the weather now, things are getting a little bit better. >> i don't know if you guy versus had the chance to get outside the last couple of days but it has been really nice. >> i saw a little sunshine yesterday and hope to see more today. we are really going to like

will start with what you can expect outside. if you are getting ready to head to the airport, know that it is a quiet morning. this a live picture from the international airport, again pretty quiet, clear skies, to start off this thursday. let's get to our temperatures, 32 right now in henderson, 33 in rocksboro. 29 right now in south hill, 28 in sanford and neighboring lillington is actually at 36. just below 40 around clinton and fayetteville this morning. hourly forecast. 35 wall to wall sunshine as soon as the sun rises and it now rises before 7:00 a.m. 40 at 10:00 a.m. 44 at noon. you will notice as we do head into the afternoon hours that these temperatures are going to be a bit cooler than we were yesterday. yesterday, we hit 57 for an afternoon high. today, we will stay around other, falling back into the low 40s by 6:00 p.m. here is our satellite radar. i am showing you for reference,

raleigh but up and down the sea board not a lot going on here the next few days. at 6:00 a.m. we are looking at clear sky, the clear conditions continue right on through your lunch hour. i do want to encourage you if you are heading out, make sure you take a jacket with you. we will be in the 40s, 50s for afternoon highs as the sunshine continues, and then tonight, clear skies, a recipe for cold temperatures so there's a few of us in the 20s this morning, even more of us in the 20s as we start our friday, but as we head into the afternoon on friday, sunshine will hang around and temperatures should be slightly warmer. let's talk about the temperature trend because it is something that will put a smile an a lot of -- smile on a lot of your faces. 52 tomorrow but look at the weekend, 66 on saturday, and on sunday. we are still holding on to the 60s as we head into early next week with a chance of rainmaking book the area. for today, other in raleigh, 49 in durham, 54 in fayetteville.

clear sky, colder temperatures, a low around 28. as we head into the coming day, you will see the temperature, we will see a few extra clouds over weekend ahead but that's not going cool us down. now, sunday evening, say toward sun set, wouldn't be surprised if we saw a sprinkle or two overall the best rain chances will hold off. 60 on monday with the rain arriving gradually throughout the day. tuesday looks like a wash out and still a good chance for lingering rain toward wednesday. it is 4:52. so let's go ahead and get to your traffic maps. here is sour live drive. i-440 heading at 58 miles per hour. if you are on 440 eastbound you are moving at ant 63 miles per hour on this thursday morning. we will head to break right now but here is say look at what's coming up on the today show.

past, it has been decades since the -- has been in production. but that could soon change thanks to a new law.

we are going back >> welcome back. today sylvia burrwell will visit flint michigan she will discuss the on going health challenges and will visit a health center providing led testing for impacted families. the mayor called for old pipes to be removed and replaced gut governor regive a plan to coat with a protective film first. driverless cars could be a reality if they win a $40 million federal grant. raleigh is one of the cities to apply. raleigh officials teamed up to create a trueness portation that's more efficient and i ceo friendly. she suggest using sensors to relet information to chauffeur student. >> gave us an opportunity to work with technology partners

it has led us to think about ideas we otherwise wouldn't have considered. >> the pool will be narrow today five next month. >> those cars were the subject so much my what's next piece in summer of 2015. i had a chance to visit the lab where students are working to make the transportation system a reality, even got to drive a pod car, really neat. the goal is to create the light weight vehicle that can consumeless electricity. the car load would weigh about a thousand pounds meaning the track and -- far less than it takes to support a 1,000-pound train. they would like to use them across wake and durham county. >> looking good behind the wheel. >> they managed to keep it secret for weeks, i don't know if i could have done this. we know about the florida couple that bought one of the three winning tickets in the record breaking power ball drawing.

record setting $1.5 billion jackpot. they chose a lump sum of $529 million which you can see ton on the check. that comes out the be about 328 million after taxes. they hid the message from everyone up until last week. >> that was hard, really hard especially when everyone was saying you are from melbourne beach, did you win, do you know who won. it was like no. >> the first day i arrived, late to work, they all suspected i won. [ laughter ] >> so i had to say i didn't purchase a ticket. i didn't lie. >> okay, fair enough. >> smith says he will retire from his job as an engineer and buy a new truck. smith doesn't plan to splurge. the first thing she will do is get a massage. >> she with buy about 300 million with all of that money. >> she will be baby i am the one who bought this, got that. >> when it comes to decision

in race for the republican -- >> we will look at a new poll and who came out on top. you are watching news now on this thursday morning. let's find out if there's sunshine or rain in the forecast.

that r . >> good morning. thanks for watching on this thursday, what is it february 18th. >> yeah. you had me there. it is early. >> for that kind of quick thinking. >> we will go live to the legislative building as they head into a special session because of the redistricting issues. first, let's talk about this forecast. the shine has been kicking. >> gorgeous yesterday. >> it was nice to see the sun yesterday.

tomorrow and throw the weekend as well. it is time to cruise on in this beautiful weather. we have the satellite composite. this is in motion. we have very little activity this morning, 33 in raleigh, 30 in lieu would you sayburg, at freezing in hen -- lewisburg, freezing at henderson, sanford as well is in the 20s. rayford at 34. fayetteville and clinton are holding on to upper 30s. here is what to expect throughout the your thursday. sunshine from start to finish. 33 out the door at 8:00 a.m. 44 at lunchtime today. if you are heading out, just take a light jacket with you. other for an afternoon high, not as warm as where we were yesterday, back san bernadino the low 40s by 6:00 a.m. -- back into the low 40s at 6:00 a.m. really looking like a nice winter day. i will let you know when the 60s return for highs coming in the deplete forecast.