killing 6 people in i'm not sure again is expected in court today. and the man durham police say shot a toddler in a home day care to appear in court today. plus software that could have kept the legal battle from happening in the first place. happy monday morning. yes, we've got your morning news and a look at traffic before you head out the door. twice let's find out about the forecast. good morning. we're starting off with cloudy skies, a little bit of fog and an isolated shower or two. so let's talk temperatures very mild outside 54 right now in raleigh, 51 in durham, also 51 in roxboro and then look down around the sand hills we have 53 in fayetteville, 56 in raeford, clinton and goldsboro you're also in the mid-50s as we start

the catch with the temperatures is they're really going to fluctuate a few degrees over the next few hours. we claim to 54 for an afternoon high and that's where we'll be at lunchtime and 3:00 then we'll start to drop back to 50, likely to see a few showers late this afternoon into the evening. right now we'll switch gears and check in with traffic. i'm showing you i-40 and page road this morning. empty but it is early. no clays to pass along. i do want to check in with your life drive condition and look at this green north and south of downtown raleigh this morning. i-440, 58 miles per hour, eastbound d u're looking at similar speeds close to 63 miles per hour this morning. i'll have another check on traffic

today the man durham police say shot a toddler in a drive by shooting is expected in court. >> a a bullet hit a little boy in the leg. emma, where does the investigation stand? >> police say the shooting wasn't random but they say the boy wasn't the intended target. neighbors tell us they are upset that someone knowingly shot up a house full of kids. >> it was like something out of new jack city. >> residents in this neighborhood after a 26-year old fired off is several rounds into an at home day care. broad daylight and didn't even >> police say one of the bullets hit a toddler in the leg. a friend of the day care's owner says she tried to protect the kids. >> they thought it was fire

and hit the floor with the babies. >> police say the toddler has recovered and is out of the hospital. the day care's owner didn't want to talk on camera but says she shut her business down indefinitely. laney is facing a slew of charges weapon. >> i couldn't tell who it was but you could tell that that was young -- it was a young youth and for them not to have any type of common courtesy or respect for human life, that's just tragedy, you know, you just pull up to somebody's house and just open fire and just pull off like it's nothing. >> right now police say laney is in the durham county jail on $1.5 million bond and is expected in court later today. today a michigan man accused of killing six people is expected in court.

choose victims at random saturday night while he was working as an uber driver. 6 people were killed and two others including a 14-year old he is expected to be arraigned on the 45-year old has no criminal record and investigators have no motive. the fate of a m hands. testimony resumes this morning in the sentencing hearing for smith after being convicted of killing huggins-jones in 2013 in her north hills department. his defense is trying to save him from the death penalty. the jury heard from his half sister who cried while recounting how smith's father beat and abused him. >> any way possible, physically leaping on him, punching him, hitting him with things,

>> the prosecution brought in smith's former parole officer and two jail officers who say smith had multiple run ins with him while he was incarcerated. the paper said the stand off began when a officer reported hearing a gunshot from a home. no one was injured and police say they do not expect to file any charges. the pair inside the home told officers they were asleep the entire time and had no idea that the swat team was actually outside during that time. 39-year old man is dead after troopers say he crashed driving his car in reverse on i-40. troopers say that he was driving backwards and collide western district a silver chef he very. he died and two other people suffered minor injuries, investigators believe that alcohol was a factor in this crash. two bicyclists in critical

johnston county after troopers say a car hit four cyclists. charges pending against that driver. republican lawmakers redrew the directs recently and it all comes after a three judge panel through out the original maps saying race played a factor in their drawing. now, voters will go to the polls twice during the next several months. the march 15th primary still set for all elections except for congress. that will happen on june 7th. today the supreme court will hear cases for the first time since the death of associate justice scalia. president obama plans to nominate a replacement despite objection from republicans who say that job

governor pat mccrory will be back in the state of north carolina today after spending this weekend in washington, d.c. he was there for the national governor's association meeting. as always the president got a few laughs during his speech. >> so this is my final governor's dinner, at least my i'm just kidding. it was a joke, people. i wanted to see how michelle would react. >> well the president also said his focus during his final year in office is to working on bridging some of the divide in the nation's capitol. >> i'm sure she's ready to get time back with her husband. controversy continues after beyonce super bowl half time

raleigh police taking surrounding her upcoming concert. plus a woman expected in a courtroom today, still to come what she did to the police officer and the k-9. and a very mild morning as

you'll need welcome back. in the weather center with meteorologist alyssa corfont coming off this weekend is going to be hard to match it. >> it was really nice for this weekend but not the same this week but at least we had it over the weekend. here's your drive time forecast 54 degrees right now, we he drop to 53 for 7, 8, 9:00. where we are right now could easily be the warmest part

maybe a degree or so and then afternoon. let's check in with our radar, and as it's scanning the skies not detecting a lot of rain however there are just a few light showers north of the triangle this morning. so roanoke rapids likely waking up i think we'll see more rain as we afternoon. let's check in with visibility because we're seeing a little bit of a midst and fog develop for some of you. around lee county visibility at a half a mile, 3 miles at raleigh and durham, and a mile out towards siler city. kernel take your time if you encounter your foggy conditions. 53 with a few late day showers today, rain tomorrow and through wednesday. wednesday we could even see a few storms. next monday cbs is joining

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welcome back, he's our top stories a michigan accused of killing 6 people is expected in court today. >> he choose victims at random saturday night, the 45-year old uber driver has to criminal record. investigators have no motive. and the man accused of shooting an 18-month old inside a home day care is expected in a courtroom today. police say the toddler was not the intended target. the owners of the day care immediately shut down the day care. the sentencing phase trial. he killed huggins-jones in her raleigh apartment in 2013. his defense is now trying to save him from the death penalty. today bill cosby's wife is set to give her deposition in a defamation lawsuit against him. a group of women claim cosby sexually assaulted him. his attorney requested a delay in the deposition but late last

they have been married for more than 50 years. she worked for her husband as his business manager for years. private conversations between a married couple protected by law but business conversations not. the search is on for answers so was just released from prison. he died at the hospital. the shooting happened around 12:30 yesterday morning in the area near charmaine street. today a wake for rest woman is expected in court after authorities say she assaulted a police officer and a k-9. the 42-year old is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. officers responded to a domestic dispute at the home yesterday morning and police say price then assaulted one of the officers when put in the patrol car police say they then banged on a kennel and screamed at the dog. tomorrow raleigh's police

not to boycott an upcoming beyonce concert. this comes after her controversial super bowl performance where she alluded to the black panther moment. many officers believe that was disrespectful to the police profession overall. several departments across the country urging officers thought to volunteer at her shows. wncn spoke to locals many of whom support her. >> i'm surprised by it. it's probably just going to put the spotlight on her any more. >> she doesn't say anything against the police except for treat everybody fairly. so i think for the fact that police have a problem with someone saying treat as fairly is a testament to the police instead of to beyonce. >> well the concert is slated for may 3rdrd. we'll keep you posted on what's going to happen. new video shows the

than 60 people were killed and another 180 were injured. a syrian news agency claims two suicide bombers blew themselves up. overseas hundreds of troops preparing to retake the city. iraq's defense minister greeted them before t ty left with a large number of armored vehicles. officials say they plan to take the city some time this year. well, a common piece of software would have let the fbi easily unlook the san bernardino phone. the phone which belongs to the county government where the shooter worked is now at the center of a legal battle between apple and the justice department. technology that costs just $4 a month would have let officials remotely unlock

battle that pits prides rights against national security concerns. apple is refusing. are carbon monoxide is to blame for the death of six people. the children range in age of 2 to 11. the generator was running on a lower level of their home. relatives think they started using it after a power outage friday night. >> a new photo shows the destruction caused by a cyclone. hundreds of homes destroyed there and the prime minister declared a 30-day state of emergency. the storm packed more than 100 miles an hour. what's the weather looking like for today? >> we are looking at pretty cloudy skiesing something we didn't experience a lot over the weekend also the chance for some rain today so keep the umbrellas nearby. let's start off though with what's happening out at the

it's 54 degrees right now. you can see that the tar make is a little shiny, some of you saw a little bit of rain throughout the overnight. we're watching a cold front come through and it will continue to bring us cloudy skies also the chance for rain. right now this morning this cold front still off to our north and as far as rain showers out there this morning most of us dry but look towards warren county, just a few light showers there, maybe a shower just west also. now, as far as visibility for us it's more of a concern because it's impacting more of you this morning. this is the latest check and visibility now less than a mile around durham at a half a mile in lee county and a mild visibility around siler city, 3 miles in raleigh, two and a half in louisburg, i mentioned it earlier if you drive into some of the foggy conditions remember your low beams.

pretty mild for this time of year. 51 in roxboro and south hill. 50 in durham, 50 in sanford. littleton 54 and also 54 here in raleigh. so breaking your forecast down hour by hour you'll notice the temperatures not going to move a lot throughout the day. so we'll drop to 53 for the next few hours and fluctuate pack to 54 again say noon, 2:00 then we'll 53 at and you'll notice the best chance for rain is going to develop say after about 2:00. so let's show you this on your future forecast. pretty dry out there this morning just an isolated shower or two, isolated shower at noon and then we'll start to see the rain chances develop for us. this is 6:00 for your evening drive home. more rain though moves in overnight tonight so tomorrow morning's commute has the potential to be very wet for you. we could be dealing with

now, the best chance for rain is going to be tomorrow morning. lunchtime dryer conditions. so 54 our high today in raleigh, 53 in durham, and 57 in fayetteville. fast forward to tonight had mostly cloudy, rain likely, and overnight low near 42 degrees ask remember just a few showers late this afternoon, who are rain overnight and into tomorrow morning and wednesday has the potential to bring us rain and stormy weather, the winds also going to be picking up wednesday into thursday, but the good news is we'll finally see some sunshine return by thursday and friday. that's the first look at your 7-day forecast. it is just about 4:53 right now. we'll check in with traffic. here's i-440 and u.s. 64 bypass not a lot going on on the roadways but you can tell there's a little bit of fog out there. so take your time. let's check in with speeds, the durham area i-85 southbound 64 miles per hour, the durham

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durham this morning at the courthouse where the man accused of shooting into a day care and hit ago toddler is is going to appear in court but let's first start with meteorologist alyssa corfont. the weekend was gorgeous, plenty of sunshine warmer than well, the clouds here already and we'll see the chance for a few showers this afternoon. we're seeing a few isolated showers this morning as well mainly right along the virginia border. here around the triangle we're dry, but we are detecting a little bit of fog to plan that into your morning commute. 52 right now in raleigh and in louisburg 50 in clayton, 50 in durham, low 50s in henderson and as we look south of the triangle 56 in fayetteville, 55 in clinton and littleton you're at 54. so let's get straight to your fast forecast on this monday, 8 a.m. temperature 53 degrees, again areas of fog we just hang around really the 50s through the