through mississippi into parts of alabama all ready producing tornadoes, winds, and floods. unfortunately resulting in fatalities all ready. a lot of times i could show you storms like that and say by the time they get here they're going to be nothing like that. tomorrow by the time they get here they're going to be something like that. tonight it's just chilly with a little bit of light rain. and for many of us most of the night will be dry with drizzle and mist. but it's also going to be warmer because this warm front's going to move through. and actually send our temperatures up over night many will destabilize our atmosphere. and set the stage for severe weather. the two things that i'm most worried about, number one is the wind. i think there's a really good chance we're going to see a lot of damaging wind. and behind that would be tornadoes. this won't be a hail producing storm. but that's what we're going to watch for between 10:00 and 6:00. tonight everything's okay. a few showers, mid 40s. temperatures go up. we're going to throw fog into

that's not going to be fun. there will be showers tomorrow morning. but not severe showers. the severe threat comes later in the morning. make sure tomorrow you have a place or a thing to check on the radar throughout the day and something where you can get warnings. because we may well have some of those. i'll take you through tomorrow hour by hour and show you what the radar will look like in minutes. as wes says straight line winds will be one of our threats tomorrow. this video shows how powerful straight line winds can be. gusts over 58 miles per hour are capable in knocking down trees, damaging buildings and cars. straight line winds are different than tornado winds, they can cause similar damage. as we just mentioned, governor pat mccrory is putting rescue teams on stand by ahead of tomorrow's storms. >> we want to walk you through that, here are things to keep in mind. if you live in a house, go to the basement under the stairs or an interior room that doesn't have windows.

building, go to a hallway, bathroom, or a closet. if you're outside, and you can't seek shelter, find a low lying flat area. you can keep up with weather alerts and everything you need to know whenever it happens and wherever you are with the wncn news and weather mobile apps. all you have to do is download them for free in your app store. we have a traffic alert for drivers in raleigh. you're looking life at a crash causing traffic back-ups on i- 40 east near u.s. 1. this is a live look at the scene. traffic is slowly moving around it. but still an active scene. no word on injuries. if you're driving through the area tonight. best to avoid it for now. stay with us for updates. raleigh's police unit is deciding whether or not to boycott an upcoming concert at carter family stadium. the meeting got under way minutes ago and several departments across the country are boycotting beyonce's world tar and are urging officers not to volunteer at her shows the

provide the singer's security. they're considered an extremist hate group. look for updates tonight at 11:00 and online at wncn.com. a debate is raging across the country over your smart phone security. apple says your privacy could be in danger if the government gets its way. federal agents argue they just want a one time weapon in their fight against terror. apple is fighting a judge's order to unlock the iphone of syed farook. the company argues it's being asked to create a blueprint that would put every iphone at risk. most of the tech world lined up behind apple but bill gates says it's not an unreasonable request. >> i don't think requiring back doors into encryption will be an effective way to increase security or is the right thing to do for just the direction of the world. >> i think people want the government to act on their behalf. they feel like the safeguards are there.

those asked say apple should help the fbi unlock the phone. 38% side with apple. today we spoke with a campbell law professor who specializes in tech legal issues. he says this is an issue that needs to be discussed in broad terms. >> part of apple's position is that this is a very important, critical issue that will effect a billion phones around the world. and rather than just having a random order by a magistrate judge decide the issue, it needs to have a full throated discussion through the court system and perhaps through congress so that all of the different constituents can be heard. organizers of rallies in all of this say they're not protesting against apple but rather it's an attempt to stop the government from weakening the security of all smart phones. a top republican lawmakers is governorring governor pat mccrory crying foul on a charlotte city council decision letting trans gender people

businesses regardless of their sex. house speaker tim moore says the council has quote gone against all common sense and created a major public safety issue with its vote. nearly 150 people spoke at the meeting last night ahead of the vote. >> i care. i want my children protected. >> i'm afraid of an opposition who is also afraid of me. they're afraid that i or people like me will victimize children. >> i identify as gender royal. all of my life i've been offended because people don't bow to me and call me your highness. everyone is king phobic. >> in north carolina, the legislature can vote to cancel local government policies. breaking news tonight regarding the zika virus, health officials are investigating 14 cases in the u.s. that appear to be sexually transmitted. in each case, a man traveled to an infected area, developed symptoms, and within two weeks, a female partner developed similar symptoms the virus has

america and it's strongly suspected of causing severe birth defects. doctors say mosquitoes still remain the primary source of infection. there's new information tonight about the woman accused of hitting four cyclists saturday in johnston county. the crash happened on pound road. two remain in the hospital tonight. records show the driver accused of hitting them, donny williams is on probation for felony drug charges. troopers say they expect to file charges in this crash but say speed and alcohol were not factors. this was the scene when crews in chatham county pulled a stolen car out of a pond this morning. deputies went to the scene off chatham church road after receiving a tip. the chevy was reported missing back in november out of harnett county. a wake county school bus driver faces charges tonight after losing control and flipping over this morning. it happened near six forks road and pleasant union church road in raleigh. the driver lost control going around a curve. fortunately no students were on board at the time.

driver with failing to maintain lane control. the north carolina naacp wants to hear from the unc system and they want to know what went into the decision to cut ties with former president tom ross and hire margaret spellings. wncn political reporter bo minnick was there as the naacp went looking for answers today. >> we want to know what the real deal is. >> to get the real deal, the north carolina naacp went to the source. an naacp lawyer dropped off a public records request with unc general administration. they want to know why the board of governors forced tom ross to step down and hired margaret spellings a former u.s. education secretary under president bush. >> i'm asking others in the community, my fellow students here and anyone to fight the hiring of this woman who especially was hired in a very undemocratic process. >> decisions that the ncaacp says were made in secret.

at recent board of governors meetings at the board retreat in greensboro, spellings checked up speaking about the demonstrations against her hiring. >> i've been surprised at the intensity of the reaction. but i look forward to meeting with, talking to, and learning from those who have questions about my record. >> one that includes over seeing the launch of no child left behind and serving on the board of a company that collects student loan debt. of those who spoke today, we asked the question, if you had an opportunity to sit down and talk with her right now, what would you want to say? what do you want to know? what she's planning on doing. >> we want to know what her interests are. >> a u.n.c system spokeswoman told us today the presidential search process adhered to board of governor's policy and state law. spellings formerly takes over as president one week from today. sean and sharon. e cigarettes in bars and

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devices is being met with temperatures dropped significantly today. we're stuck in the 40s and 50s. in addition to the storms tomorrow, it's going to be much warmer.

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on air, online, wherever you are, this is wncn news at 7:00. a proposed e cigarette ban could hurt businesses. health officials are looking to ban the devices after research shows potential health risks. david explains why some people say the plan is blowing smoke. >> customers in chapel hill are keeping a close eye on a proposed electronic cigarette ban. >> i think the board of health's ban on vaping in much secure. he claims the proposal could county. if you vape, you'll want to go somewhere where you can. >> health officials point to research that may suggest negative health effects for those exposed. >> they feel given the current science that this is an important move for them to take.

health of people here. that's why the health department here issued a memo to mayors and town managers in orange county telling them they're working on the policy to address the issue. folk wes caught up with were split on the issue. >> i don't know what's in the fumes. i don't want to breathe it. >> i could see how people find it rude but i don't have a problem with it. >> he thinks the board should wait until more is known. >> until there are studies that show definite harm, that should be a decision left to the owners of restaurants and bars. it's part of a long process. last month durham county issued a ban on e cigarettes on city and county property. including parks, trails, and athletic fields. >> that's what republicans in congress are saying about the plan to close a guantanamo bay prison. the u.s. housed terrorists

president obama says closing the prison could save $2 billion over the next 20 years. he also wants to move terror suspects to u.s. prisons. a plan congress voted to ban. >> we can capture terrorists, protect the american people, and when done right, we can try them and put them in our maximum security prisons and it works just fine. >> hundreds of terrorists are all ready held in the u.s. with no incidents. north carolina senator richard burr is also speaking out against the president's plan to close guantanamo. he says the president's aggressive push to close the facility is dangerous. he went on to say that one of the former prisoners is now back fighting for al-qaeda. the race to the white house makes a stop in nevada tonight. here's a live look at the las vegas strip. the sun is up out there. but in 45 minutes, voters will head to the poles to decide who they want to be the republican nominee.

donald trump way ahead in that state. the realestate mogul held a rally today in sparks nevada. he's looking for his third win in a row. meanwhile ted cruz and marco rubio are both jocking for second place in the gop field. the florida senator hopes his strong finish in south carolina and a wave of recent endorsements will solidify his place as the establishment candidate. now the next democratic primary takes place this saturday in south carolina but hillary clinton is picking up big support. democratic state lawmakers came together this afternoon in downtown raleigh to support clinton's candidacy. the former secretary of state has a record of fighting for the middle class and protecting voting rights. >> hillary has been here. she's been with us she's been effective on the issues. and she is going to bring so many different segments of citizens together to solve our common problems. >> this endorsement comes ahead of rth carolina's primary on march 15th. the recent wet weather taking a toll on crops in

farmers say the mud is hampering efforts to get their fields ready for the season. timing is critical for a successful harvest. crops like carrots and corn must be planted soon because they don't do well in the hot north carolina summers. fertilizer sales also taking a hit because farmers can't get to their fields. forecast. well two down and one more day of wet weather to go. today it got a little chilly. and tonight the radar is generally dry. but unfortunately it's not going to look this way from tomorrow morning through early tomorrow evening. it's light rain right now along 95 from nash and edge come county toward the virginia border. things are generally dry for most of central north carolina but it's cloudy and chilly. it's a completely different story for friends down in mississippi, louisiana, on into parts of alabama, they're getting the worst of the weather tonight. heavy rain as you can see. but let's turn off the radar

warnings they have. so red, current tornado warnings. yellow, thunderstorm warnings. and green, flood warnings. we could have automaker of those in our -- all of those in our area tomorrow. over the past 24 hours it's looking more and more likely that severe weather will happen. kind of a different winter storm than we're used to in february. temperatures behind me have dropped throughout the day. topping out in the 40s today. that's kind of where most of us are stuck right now. 45 in raleigh. around 50 in the sand hills. tonight is one of those nights where temperatures aren't going to cool off more. they're going to go up as a warm front in passes through. so you'll notice as we go hour by hour from 46 at 8:00. we'll pop up to about 48 at midnight on our way to 50 degrees tomorrow morning. fog is probably going to be a problem tomorrow morning. and while it's going to be dry, generally tonight, with just small chances of rain, rain commute. i'm not worried about severe weather for the morning commute.

get toward lunch time, and early in the afternoon that we could see that severe weather. and outside of the storms and possible tornadoes we might have, it's going to be a really windy day. so tomorrow between 9:00 a.m. and mid night, we could see gusts up to 45 miles per hour. and that's why all of central north carolina is under a wind advisory. it's going to be really warm. it's going to be windy. and then we're going to have storms. we'll have to watch out for stronger winds and tornadoes. and that's a lot in just one day of weather. right? so it all starts tonight. this warm front that was a cold front then a stationery front now a warm front is going to head back to the north. our atmosphere. it's going to pump in warm moist air and it's going to put a charge into the atmosphere that would allow this area of low pressure to come rolling through tomorrow and produce some strong storms. to happen. we start off tonight late. weather.

there's the morning commute. rain yes. but no severe storms. alyssa will be here tomorrow morning. check in with her at 4:30. then as we get toward late morning, that's when we'll have the line back to the west. still a little rain around here. but it's this line that approaches closer to lunch time ahead of the cold front that's going to cause problems and this is the one that's going to produce thunder and lightning with heavy rain. it's going to produce wind gusts maybe higher than 50 miles per hour. and it could produce an isolated tornado. most of it gone by 4:00. still a little bit of rain left over. and then i think we'll be able to sound the all clear by 7:00 or 8:00. the cold front moves through. wipes the atmosphere clean for us. we start fresh thursday with dry weather, sunny skies, but also colder temperatures. it's going to be 70 tomorrow. but it will not be that later this week. so for one of the few times of the year, and i'm talking one, two, three times a year, the national weather service puts us in the enhanced risk. so normally we're marginal, maybe sometimes slight, but we jumped up a category.

and i any the worst times for this severe weather between 10:00 and 6:00. so in the whole big scheme of things, there's kind of three different categories that progress as we wait on severe weather. and right now we're kind of at the lower level. the outlook and advisory level. so we're telling you hey, this is possible tomorrow. i wouldn't be surprised tomorrow morning if some of us go under a watch where we're now saying okay, guess what, now things are favorable. the atmosphere is favorable. it's time to get ready. when we're scrolling across the bottom of the screenings or you get an alert on the app, when there's a warning, that's when it's time to take action. all in all a warm but wet day. you can see good chancings of rain all day. but the storminess in and around lunch time. after a wet, warm, and windy day tomorrow, things calm down. cooler. but still windy thursday. and then chilly on friday with a high of 48. we start to rebound this weekend from 49 saturday up to

and then we'll top out around 60 by early next week. with a couple showers back in the forecast. but wow the last wednesday of february. which is what tomorrow is. it's going to be a busy one. have your phone or ipad. check the radar every so often and make sure you have a way to get weather alerts. >> a great time to go over your emergency plan with your family. where are you going to go should severe weather strike. >> remind the kids if they're home alone, this is where you go. remind yourself too. it's been a long time since we've had to talk about tornadoes. >> thanks for walking us through.

nc state looking to score a unc and nc state renew their heated rivalry tomorrow night and the tar heelings make a short trip to raleigh. it's a safe bet that senior marcus page is looking forward to the game more than anyone. page always seems to light up the arena. last year he scored 23 points and hit all five of his three point shots. now the question is can we assume page looks good in red? >> no. i don't think any of us would look good in red. but something about that wilson ball and that arena. his eyes light up. we'll see what we can do tomorrow. >> yes, we will. the good news for state fans,

tip off is set as we take one more look at the radar, you can see that while us up here in raleigh in the top right part of the screen, it's generally dry right now. our friends in the south have strong storms. and that's what will be here tomorrow. someone asked me earlier today, is this the same kind of out break that we saw five years ago. and the answer is no. we're not anticipating that much.

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