trade center architectural genius or a boondoggle? we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. everyone is trying to figure out how can we rally together to stop someone from becoming the nominee? >> mitt romney will go after donald trump directly and hard. >> the gop erupts over trump. >> i understand why they are doing it. they want to destroy this guy! >> the establishment is acting insane because they can't control trump. >> exactly my point, bill. >> he's the guy that is shaking it up. >> sanders vowing to fight on even as his rival is setting her sights on donald trump. >> all of the major polls have me beating donald trump. >> debris washed up in mozambique likely from the malaysia airlines.

charges. >> gunmen got away with 50 weapons. >> you have that many people now distributing firearms. >> scott kelly is back home in texas after nearly a year on the space station. >> leaving the space station was bittersweet. >> a gunman tries to rob a store clerk in her georgia convenience store. >> all that. >> in times square, a police horse goes wild, bucking the >> it was weird. i was like where is the officer? >> i have people work for me. they do all of that stuff. >> that's when you know you're a big shot when you don't have to go to the mailbox. >> jimmy, i'm a movie star. >> dr. ben carson issuing a statement saying he doesn't see a path forward. >> the good news, he says i'm ready to operate on your brain. super tuesday primary raise and each won seven states.

trump won were shock, denial, anger, guilt, bargaining, depression, and alabama. announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by toyota. let's go places! welcome to "cbs this morning." gayle king is off and soledad o'brien is with us. former republican presidential nominee mitt romney is about to launch a vicious attack on donald trump. "cbs this morning" has obtained excerpt from a speech romney will deliver in a few hours. romney plans to say, quote, a person so untrustworthy and dishonest as hillary clinton must not become president. but a trump nomination enables her victory. that's right. the speech also calls trump, quote, a phony, a fraud whose promises are as worthless as a degree from trump university. and romney says, equity, he is playing the american public for suckers.

house and all we get is a lousy hat. dean reynolds is at the university of of utah in salt lake city where romney is scheduled to speak. >> reporter: good morning. mitt romney isn't going to endorse anyone and he is not announcing another run for the white house, but he is harshly attacking donald trump who, in turn, is calling it a desperate move. in his speech today, former presidential candidate mitt romney will call donald trump a phony and a fraud. >> mitt is tough. he's smart. he's sharp. >> reporter: it's a big difference from four years ago when romney was delighted to win the backing of trump. >> there are some things that you just can't imagine happening in your life. this is one of them. >> reporter: but now a great gulf separates the two men who represent the defeated past and the uncertain future of the gop. >> this has been an amazing evening. >> reporter: romney's associates

assent with alarm and feels to shake sense into some people. >> i will have strong words for donald trump. >> reporter: katie packard runs trump pac after serving as romney's campaign manager. >> i think what he wants to do is be the adult in the room and sort of say, enough! >> reporter: today's speech comes amid open panic in the party establishment and won't mince words. one example -- donald trump says he admires vladimir putin while he has called george w. bush a liar. that is a twisted example of evil trumping good. so far, none of romney's attacks has worked, including a call to release trump's tax returns. >> going to be a much bigger party and i think we are going to win in november. >> reporter: trump has soared in the polls and definitely soured on romney. >> this guy, what a terrible -- i endorsed him and about two weeks later, i said he is never going to win. >> reporter: now for good measure, donald trump has tweeted this morning, i am the only one who can beat hillary clinton.

doesn't know how to win. >> dean, thank you. the gop front-runner will face three rivals tonight in a debate. ben carson's campaign is over. he said on wednesday i do not see a political path forward. the retired neurosurgeon finished no better than fourth in all of the super tuesday primaries and caucuses. major garrett is outside the fox theater in detroit, the site of tonight's debate. >> reporter: good morning. donald trump's republican opponents are ramping up efforts to possibly slow or stop his pursuit of the nomination. marco rubio and ted cruz are expected to pound trump a second time at tonight's prime time debate. >> donald trump has never shown a commitment to the constitution. i have. >> reporter: in michigan, marco rubio touched on unprecedented angst over the donald trump jugger nationaljug er jugger naught. >> when you're the front-runner

what people are saying now is, please, everyone get together to keep the front-runner from winning and destroying the republican party. >> we are going to make america great again, folks. >> reporter: after trump won super tuesday states, they took the medal to the anti-trump metal. >> who has trump ever taken on? >> at trump university -- >> reporter: as another multimillion dollar anti-trump super pac that hammered him at gaued fraud at his defunct trump university. on capitol hill, the trump factor left republican senators at odds. >> i don't know what it is about it, but i can't seem to find anyone who supported him and yet here he is. >> people are not happy with status quo. this man is strong. he is decisive. >> reporter: perhaps signaling a shift toward the presumeptive nominee. trump began to burnish his image a policies on health care reform.

one-note performance at the last gop debate. trump took to facebook with photos. >> when you're dealing with congress we have to get them in a room and say, let's go. it's for the good of the people. >> reporter: 15 states have voted so far and amid record gop turnout, trurpmp won a third of all votes cast and more than his rivals. >> if we are going to beat donald trump the field can't remain fractured. donald has, i believe, a hard ceiling of 35 to 40% that he e can't get above. >> reporter: many members of the republican national security community with ties to the george w. bush administration released a letter yesterday criticizing trump's lack of foreign policy experience. declaring he would make america less safe and if he becomes the nominee, they will not support him. >> ahead, we will talk with one of the former officials who signed that letter. hillary clinton held a star-studded fund-raiser last night in new york city. clinton is now turning her attention to november as bernie

nancy cordes is with us in studio 57. >> reporter: hillary clinton is leading in four big states that are voting later this month -- louisiana, michigan, ohio, and florida. as the clinton campaign helpfully pointed out yesterday she is leading sanders by a larger margin in the delegate count than president obama ever had over her in 2008. it's a little bit finneyunny. >> reporter: at radio music city hall last night, hillary clinton mixed business with pleasure. >> we have a sold-out crowd. >> reporter: raising tens of thusands from supporters. you're going to hear me roe >> reporter: and paid to hear katy perry and elton john, among others. >> this is a very important year for america and she is the only hope you have. >> reporter: there are still 35 primaries and caucuses to go.

the delegate count, she and her backers are focusing election. >> labor will always have a seat at the table when i'm in the white house! >> reporter: at a union rally in manhattan, andrew cuomo mocked wall. in michigan, the gop front-runner was on bernie sanders' mind too. >> all of the major polls that have come out have me beating donald trump. >> reporter: sanders won four states on super tuesday and his aides say he has a shot at winning four more the next few weeks. clinton aides argue that is not enough. in a memo, her campaign manager said that in order to catch up, senator sanders doesn't just have to start winning a few states, but he needs to start

sanders was singing a different tune. >> colorado, we took on the establishment there. we won by 19 points. >> reporter: "the washington post" reports that the justice department has granted immunity to the former state department staffer who worked on clinton's private e-mail server when she was secretary of state. a sign this investigation may be moving forward. >> nancy, thank you so much. a piece of debris that could along to the missing malaysian jetliner is on its way to experts in australia. the chunk could help explain what happened to flight 370 when it vanished two years ago with 239 people on board. the debris was found off africa more than a thousand miles from the only confirmed piece of the boeing 777. kris van cleave is in washington with the possible clue. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. mh-370 is the only missing 777. the piece found over the weekend likely came from this section of

to investigators. sources say investigators are fairly confident that roughly three-foot long piece of metal shown in these pictures came from the missing mh-370 and the airplane part with the words no step came off the coast of mow zam beak over the weekend. blaine alan gibson one of the men who found it spoke to cnn. >> i just knew when i found it that it possibly could be and that it was important to get it into the hands of the local authorities. >> reporter: u.s. investigators have analyzed the pictures and believe they show a portion of the horizontal stabilizer, a wing-like part of the tail section from a boeing 777. australia is leading the deep-water search and recovery operation spanning 46,000 square mile area in the indian ocean but only one piece of mh-370 has been found, a section of wing known as a flaper washed up on

>> too early to speak on the original of the debris at this stage. >> reporter: they tweeted about it could belong to mh-370 and days from the anniversary of its disappearance the latest clue is a reminder that one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries remains unsolved. >> i don't think we are any closer and perhaps even more confused than when this thing actually went down almost two years ago. >> reporter: multiple reports say gibson, the man who found this piece, is a wealthy traveler who has been searching for the aircraft, focusing on the indian ocean. he chartered a boat last weekend and found that piece of debris before turning it over to investigators. >> thank you, kris. three suspects in a brazen gun store robbery in texas are under arrest. surveillance video captured the elaborate break-in at the houston store. the raid lasted about two minutes. mark strassmann is at the crime scene as the police hunt other suspects.

the front doors have been replaced but the crime scene tape is still up, because this is where the thieves bashed their way into the gun store and grabbed dozens of weapons on tuesday morning. nothing subtle about this one. . it's 4:30 in the morning and they rip out of the doors and ten scatter inside wearing hoodies and masks and gloves and grabbing as many guns and rifles as they could carry. it looks like they had something of a plan. you can see one suspect using a hammer to smash through the glass cases holding guns while others follow behind him and stuff them into bags. another suspect seems to target the long guns off that rack behind the counter. they took at least 50 weapons and in a little more than two minutes, they were gone. investigators say the group switched vehicles about a block away and took off into the darkness.

on the street outside the story. law enforcement officials say stolen weapons like these are often sold on the black market. criminals buying and selling guns to other criminals. >> you got another criminal element that needs firearms to commit their crimes, sometimes associated with the drug trade or robberies. >> reporter: investigators say there's another disturbing issue -- gun store smash and grabs are becoming more common. >> we are seeing an uptick, not only here in the houston, harris county, area, but uptick across the country. >> reporter: suspects will face federal gun charges. investigators have recovered some of the weapons and hope to get their hands on the rest before they can be used in other crimes. charlie? >> mark, thanks. police in oklahoma are investigating the death of a legendary energy titan. aubrey mcclendon died yesterday in a fiery crash one day after

he made a fortune as a fracking pioneer but his business is under legal excrete knee. anthony mason is here with questions about his death. >> reporter: on tuesday, the u.s. government charged oil tycoon aubrey mcclendon for conspiracy. one day later, he died behind the wheel of his suv. the timing and circumstances have left some wondering if the crash might not have been an accident. just after 9:00 a.m. on wednesday, aubrey mcclendon's chevy tahoe crashed into the wall of an embankment and burst into flames. he had been traveling more than 50 miles an hour. >> he pretty much drove straight into the wall. there was plenty of opportunity for him to correct or get back on the roadway and that didn't occur. >> reporter: the accident occurred one day after the former ceo of chesapeake energy was indicted by the department of justice. he was charged with conspiring

oil and natural gas leases in northwest oklahoma. in a statement issued after the indictment, mcclendon denied any wrongdoing saying, i am proud of my track record in this industry, and i will fight to prove my innocence and to clear my name. under mcclendon's leadership, chesapeake energy made billions of dollars and transformed the energy business by pioneering hydraulic fracturing or fracking. the controversial process of removing natural gas from rocks and described it as a gold mine in an interview with lesley stahl on "60 minutes" in 2010. >> the last two years we have discovered the equivalent of two saudi arabia's of oil in the form of natural gas in the united states. not one, but two. >> reporter: the energy titan made his first billion during the energy boom. and became a part-owner of his hometown nba team, the oklahoma city thunder. but he was also dubbed america's most reckless billionaire by "forbes" magazine in 2011 for

aggressive risk-taking. just two years later, after falling energy prices sent his company's stock plum meting, he was forced out as ceo of chesapeake. police say it could take up to two weeks to complete their investigation. >> but, at this point in time it looks pretty cut and dry as far as what exactly happened. >> reporter: mcclendon had been expected to turn himself in and appear before a judge at the oklahoma city federal courthouse yesterday. if convicted, he faced up to ten years in prison and a million dollar fine. soledad? >> anthony, thank you. astronaut scott kelly arrived back in the united states overnight after his record segment 340 days in space. his twin brother mark was among those who welcomed him home in houston. the vice president's wife jill biden was also there. she brought him beer and apple pie! scott kelly spoke about the future of space exploration. >> this mission is the latest achievement in our country's space program.

there will be more. it's in our dna, of our country to explore and we must never stop. >> scientists will study the impact of the mission on kelly's body. the lack of gravity reportedly caused him to grow two inches! >> that is fascinating! >> yeah. >> pressure on the spine. no question. >> just an incredible achievement. >> amazing. >> you realize how much he missed beer and apple pie. >> interesting combo. fast food chains are responding to concerns about the way ontario bicycles in livestock can create super bugs. that is ahead. first, it's time to check your local weather. 29 degrees. plenty of sun glare. also remember the heavy winter jacket. in the upper 20s not just raleigh but durham and siler city. 29 in sanford. at freezing in lillington, fayetteville, clinton and clayton.

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the erin andrews trial is disrupted after a witness admits he watched the stalker's video. ahead, rikki klieman will weigh in on the case. tomorrow, the professional ballroom dancer who lost part of her leg in the boston marathon bombing a welcome back. now 29 degrees. this is a live picture from the raleigh-durham international airport. a little cloud cover this morning. this is going to be the clearest part of our day. i am expecting more clouds to spill in throughout the day and eventually the chance of rain but that chance of rain doesn't arrive until the evening hours today. here's our satellite and radar composite. we're showing you the clear skies around central portions of north carolina. some extra clouds back to our west. looking even further to the west across western portions of tennessee and then moving into northern portions of alabama, that is our next cold front. that comes through again

so here's a look at the current temperatures. 29 now in raleigh. 29 durham. at freezing in lillington and fayetteville. raeford 28 while pinehurst is 30. walking you through your day hour by hour, we'll be at 10:00 a.m. 40 degrees. 45 at noon, nice mix of sun and clouds midday, more clouds this afternoon, a high eventually of 51. best chance of rain arrives tonight into tomorrow morning. and then look at that weekend ahead, sunshine returns, 60s and 70s hold off until early next week. let's check traffic. we have an accident on i-40 westbound really slowing things down, we have one lane blocked at the lake wheeler road exit. as you approach that area look at the drive times. really going to slow you down on i-40 between the clayton bypass and u.s. 1, about 45- minute drive this morning. here's a live picture outside and you can see outside on i-40

we'll have another check of traffic and weather in about 25 minutes. thank you for watching north carolina news. i'm stefan chase. here's what's making headlines -- firefighters in garner are hoping city leaders will hear concerns over salaries. leaders from the garner fire department and wake county will meet tonight to discuss possible pay raises. the fire chief says the low pay making it difficult to recruit and retain firefighters. the department hasn't seen a pay increase in seven years. naacp leaders and the family of 24-year-old akil denkins are meeting today to plan next steps. this comes in response to the deadly officer involved shooting in south raleigh monday afternoon. officials released 911 calls and radio dispatch calls in the case but haven't released autopsy results. following the officer involved shooting raleigh police will pick up talks about body cams next week.

looking to start the program with 100 body cameras. costs with data storage could be more than $1 million. city council is expected to hear the proposal march 15th. as we head to break here's

keep it this might be the strangest thing i saw last night. your usual trump speech, but look at chris christie's face. >> they are going to put 20 or 25 million in at the time next two weeks from what just came over the wires. >> what is going on there? he looks like a time traveler who is trying to play it cool until he figures out what year it is! >> i haven't seen a person on television look that uncomfortable, standing next to someone since this. >> george bush doesn't care about black people! >> it almost makes you feel bad

i mean, he is clearly standing beside someone he loathes with every fiber of his being. maybe he is just fascinated with that blow-hard's ridiculous hair! ha, ha. >> very well done. that was sort of ripe for the comics. welcome back to "cbs this morning." this half hour, donald trump tonight will come face-to-face again with fox news moderator megyn kelly at the republican debate. ahead her strategy tonight as we watch for a potential showdown. >> viewing the nude video of erin andrews with his friends in public. rikki klieman is in the green room and look at whether this helps or hurts the sportscaster's 75 million lawsuit. that is ahead. time to show you some of the morning's headlines from around the globe. "the washington post" reports on north korea today firing six short-range projectiles into the sea of japan. the launches came just hours after the united nations

new sanctions against north korea. those sanctions are punishment for a recent nuclear test and long-range rocket launch. dallas morning news reports on sharp disagreements among the supreme court justices in a landmark abortion case. they heard arguments yesterday about a texas law that would toughen standards at clinics. supporters say it would protect women's health. critics say the legislation would force many faelvets to close. it is the court's first major case since the death of antonin scalia. "usa today" reports that drug kingping guzman has changed his mind and wants to be extradited to the u.s. as soon as possible. el chapo was arrested in january. one of his lawyers says his mexican prison guards won't let him sleep. they say guzman would trade a guilty plea for a short sentence and medium-secure pretty much

donald trump will be face-to-face with kelly for the first time since their debate confrontation last august. julianna goldman is in washington with where a tamer candidate may take the stage. >> reporter: good morning. well, donald trump's participation in fox news debate is a big depart tour from january to which he was a no-show. in an interview with the associated press, megyn kelly says she doesn't expect trump to be combative and his focus has likely shifted from her to securing the nomination. >> you've called women you don't like fat pigs, dogs, slobs. and disgusting animals. your twitter -- >> only rosie o'donnell. >> no, it wasn't. >> reporter: fox's first republican debate. >> honest, megyn, if you don't like it, i'm sorry. >> reporter: sparred a feud between donald trump and fox news anchor megyn kelly. >> you could see there was blood

coming out of her -- wherever. >> mr. trump did interviews over personally. i've decided not to respond. >> reporter: trump continued to reengage and called him a bimbo and criticized her fox news show in a tweet. months later, kelly addressed the dust-up on charlie rose's pbs program. >> you chose to not respond. why? donald trump. you know? he was upset with us. we weren't upset with him. i mean, it was -- again, we just wanted to forge forward. >> reporter: in january, things escalated when kelly told "vanity fair" before trump was running for president, he would call from time to time to compliment a segment. kelly added, but i can't be wooed. trump's response to the article? a tweet that said, she is so average in every way, who the hell wants to woo her? >> let's address the elephant not in the room tonight. >> reporter: and just two days before fox's iowa debate, the

>> when you're treated badly, you have to stick up for your rights. >> reporter: he later admitted that not being on stage may have hurt him at the polls. >> everyone on this stage is stupid, fat, and ugly. and, ben, you're a terrible surgeon. now that we have gotten the donald trump portion out of the way. >> i think the stakes are very different for donald trump now versus last august in that first fox news debate. >> reporter: marisa guthrie isn't expecting a kelly/trump rematch. >> he needs to appear presidential. he has been running on his persona. i think he actually rois now is the time to get serious and drill down a little bit more on the issues. >> reporter: as for kelly's strategy? >> well, i have my questions that i wanted to ask him at the last debate and i just moved them right over to this debate! so that is my plan. >> reporter: kelly also told the a.p. that perhaps trump mistakenly fault that fox and she by default would go ease on him in the first debate. she added at this point in the

things go. >> thank you, julianna. a new twist this morning in the trial that pits sportscaster erin andrews against a nashville hotel. . she is suing the owner and operator for 75 million dollars. her secret stalker is already named in the suit. he secretly intermediate her nude inside her room and put the video online. >> the corporation who owns the hotel, the owner admitted he watched the video in public this week. neal pesco said the following. rikki klieman is with us. good morning. >> good morning. >> this was a big shocker yesterday. what is the complication he watched the video? >> there is no implication in terms of the jury because the

however the court of public opinion heard about it and erin andrews heard about it, so to erin and to the public it continues to show her damages continue to continue. i wonder if somebody that foolish could be in a restaurant where other people have cell phones and that they would do something like that? but people do all kinds of things like that. >> does it help prove andrews point the video keeps following her and causing her damage? >> only in the court of public opinion, unless, at some point the judge has the witness recalled in front of the jury. the jury distant know this. >> they say she has benefited financially the defense put up yesterday. >> she has made more and more money. on the other hand, emotionally,

witnesses, her and her father, she has been dramatically damaged for the rest of her life. now the defense has put on a psychological witness who said she's very resilient, she really is doing okay, she's had post-traumatic stress disorder but it's just the mild kind. so maybe she hasn't been so damaged. >> how will a jury measure this? >> well, that is really the problem, isn't it? because there is no way to put dollars and cents. this complainant was originally draft as a 10 million dollar complainant. it is now a 75 million dollar complaint. that is a mighty leap. ordinarily, this should take place in the settlement room. why this case was not settled, i think, is a mystery to all of. certainly, there is an insurance policy that the hotel operators, owners and managers have. certainly, she had a number in mind.

and the hotel itself saying, no, we are not going to give her the money? or was the insurance company saying we will take our chance, let her go forward and the money will be reduced, or did she just want to make a point and say i'm going in that public courtroom with a camera in court and, as a result, i am going to get some serious money here or even if i don't, that what i have done is i've shown the world this has to stop. >> i've told my story. >> yes. >> rikki klieman, thank you. fast food restaurants are joining the fight against super bugs. ahead, whether you'll pay more for food that could be safer for you. if you're heading out the door, you can watch us live through the cbs all-access app on your digital device. you don't want to miss o`r look at what critics are calling a boondoggle. the new transportation hub at

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food chain to change its menus to make food safer. customers can now order sandwiches made with chicken raised without antibiotics. the switch is prompted by warnings out antibiotics used in livestock can affect people. dana jacobson shows us why consumer advocates are praising the move. >> reporter: good morning. subway's antibiotic-free chicken is the first step what the fast food giant says will eventually lead the restaurant to serve only antibiotic free meat. other changes are vowing to take similar steps includes wendy's and mcdonald's and most recently, in-n-out. >> reporter: on tuesday, subway began selling sandwiches made with chicken raised without antibiotics. by 2025 the chain says all of the meat across hits 30,000

be antibiotic-free. jan welcomes the change. >> this is a problem that has been brewing for decades and is getting seriously worse. >> reporter: is there any danger to consumers from meat that doesn't have antibiotics in it? >> absolutely none. >> reporter: the danger isn't the antibiotics themselves but rather the super bugs that resolve to resist the antibiotics being used by large factory farms. the drug-resistant germs then enter the food supply. according to the cdc, 23,000 people die from super bugs every year. >> we are at the beginning of potential catastrophe. even a simple cut could become infected and have a deadly staph infection. >> reporter: in september, she worked on a report greating 25 fat food chains with antibiotics in their meat. only the following received passing grades.

it's looking to phase out antibiotics from its meat supply but didn't have a time line. wendy's is offering antibiotic-free meat in four test markets. "wall street journal" reporter jake bunge says the restaurants may eventually force their hand. >> they will turn to their chicken suppliers, to their pork suppliers and say we need you to give us meat that has been raised without antibiotics. >> the price of these meals probably will not go up much, if at all. they seem to be making changes without having price increases to the consumer. >> reporter: the cdc says 1 in 5 drug-resistants infections are caused by germs from food or animals. it's not just restaurants that are switching over. meat companies are getting into the act as well. purdue says more than half of the chicken it sells are raised without antibiotics.

the food industry. >> it has sort of already. they are talking about the human antibiotics, perdue says 95% of the chickens it raises does not get human antibiotics already. ahead, president george w. bush's homeland security adviser tells us why she has signed a letter calling trump fundamentally dishonest. a wild ride when a new york city police force blazeses its own trail through times square. first, it's time to check your local weath good morning. 29 degrees. this is a live picture of the airport. a nice mix of sun and clouds, we're going to gradually see more clouds throughout the day. at freezing in clayton. 28 rocky mount. 27 south hill and roxboro. siler city is 28 degrees. hour by hour, the sunniest part is happening now, temperature at 8:00 a.m.

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welcome back. good thursday. approaching 8:00 a.m., you can see plenty of sunshine out there. 34 degrees. let's look at the satellite and radar composite. you can see we're dealing with still clear conditions but just back to our west there's a little extra cloud cover and also going to be rain moving in across central portions of tennessee, northern portions of the gulf states throughout the day as well. that rain arrives in our area this evening, in the meantime we'll be dry, 29 in durham. 31 roxboro. 35 fayetteville. 33 clinton and goldsboro. here's your hour by hour forecast, we'll be 40 at 10:00 a.m. 45 at noon. eventually looking for a high near 51. turning cloudy later today and that is all ahead of the rain that, did that rain arrives say 8:00, 9:00 this evening and will continue overnight tonight into the early morning hours of friday. then the weekend shaping up to

return next week. in traffic, this is a big accident causing a lot of delays, back to the 70 split. i-40 westbound that within lane is blocked at -- one lane is blocked at the lake wheeler road exit. an accident north of raleigh on i-440 westbound at the brentwood road exit. live picture outside this morning, on i-40 near rock quarry road, really crawling. if you're heading in this direction allow for extra time. this will slow your morning commute down. thank you for watching "cbs north carolina." here's what's making headlines -- voters in our state can begin to cast ballots for the presidential primary, early voting starts today. this is the first time you have to show your id to vote. if imoused early voting registration -- you missed early voting registration you can do same day registration. just stop by a polling place in your home county. early voting is through

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and health. it is thursday, march 3rd, 2016. welcome back to "cbs this morning." more real news ahead, including 60 republican national security experts denouncing donald trump. former homeland security adviser fran townsend is one of them' she reveals why those officials are speaking out now. first, here's a look at today's "eye opener" at 8:00. romney isn't going to endorse anyone but he is attacking donald trump who is calling it a desperate move.

opponents are ramping up efforts to possibly slow or stop his pursuit of the nomination. hillary clinton is leading in four big states that are voting later this month, louisiana, michigan, ohio, and florida. mh-370 is the only missing 777 and the piece likely came from this section of the aircraft and now on its way to investigators. >> the crime scene tape is still up because this is where the thieves bashed their way into the gun store and grabbed dozens of weapons. >> ordinarily, this should take place in the settlement room. why this case was not settled is a mystery to all of us. >> very danger to consumers for meat that didn't have antibiotics in it? >> absolutely none. >> it will transform the food industry. >> scott really arrived back home after 340 days in space. >> nasa provided footage of the landing. it's amazing human beings are able to do this. >> scott kelly back on earth. >> we will make america great

>> and scott kelly has decided to go back to space. we have liftoff. >> i'm charlie rose with norah o'donnell and soledad o'brien. gayle is off. four republican candidates will gather tonight for a prime time debate. it is their first meeting since donald trump dominated super tuesday. trump has more than one quarter of the delegates to win the nomination but republican leaders are not uniting behind the party's clear front-runner. many are trying harder than ever to stop him. >> trump says gop leaders should see that he is bringing in millions of voters. in a facebook video, trump says he can bring people together. >> in making deals, even if it's big deals with congress or maybe other countries, it really takes a certain amount of common sense. you have to have personality. side. some people are going to be different. when you're dealing with russia,

with china. you have different personalities. have you to be able to size them up. you want to make great deals for our country. you have to get people together. >> marquis rubio insists that trump is destroying the republican party and leading to defeat in november. the "miami herald" endorsed the florida senator this morning. it called rubio, quote, the best choice to unite a fractured gop. this week's "time" magazine cover calls trump a, quote, bully, showman, party-crasher and demagogue and possibly the 45th president of the united states. >> mitt romney plans to say today trump doesn't have the temperament nor the judgment to be president. fiery speech romney plans to make this morning in utah. he says, quote, donald trump is a phony, a fraud. his promises are as worthless as a degree from trump university. he is playing the american public for suckers. he gets a free ride to the white house and all week get is a lousy hat. trump hit back this morning on

mitt romney beg me for my endorsement four years ago? >> the cracks in the republican party go beyond politicians. 62 national security experts signed a scathing open letter opposing trump. the letter calls trump's vision of american power an influence, quote, wildly inconsistentent and unmoored in principle and he swings from isolationism to military adventurism to within the space of one sentence. fran townsend is one who wrote the letter and former security adviser to president george w. bush. she joins us this morning. >> good morning. >> why are you writing this now? why didn't you write this six months ago or a year ago when donald trump first began this campaign? >> you know, charlie, i can't speak for the other significant take torres on the letter. you wanted the political process to play out some. and, frankly, you know, having

to listen to the views of others, i didn't expect that sort of the rhetoric of donald trump would resonate with so many people. look. i understand people's anger and frustration. my children don't feel like they have the same opportunity to better themselves than i did when i was growing up. and so there is a very real sense of frustration. but it doesn't justify some of the sort of incendiary rhetoric that trump engages in and, frankly, the bullying. >> the bottom line you say you cannot support him for president because he would be dangerous in the white house. >> that's right. look. we have arab allies in the middle east we disagree with them often on many topics but we need them in the war on terror against enemies like isis and al qaeda in the ararian pense ianian peninsula. we alienate the people we need to protect the citizens of the united states. >> donald trump said that months

he said it and he was asked about it on debate stage. there have been a number of debates. none of the other republican candidates have been able to convince those voting that that is dangerous. what difference is a letter going to make? >> well, look. it may not make any difference but, you know, i really do think that people with the background and expertise who have actually -- you know, donald trump hasn't ever had the experience in terms of having to get something done in terms of foreign policy. the people who signed this letter have and they do understand what it takes. this is not a real estate deal. and so i do think that his rhetoric and this wild sort of pillared post sort of foreign policy of his is dangerous to the american people. >> okay, fran, specifically, he says the enemy is cutting off the heads of christians and drowning them in cages and, yet, we are too politically correct to respond in kind. donald trump says torture works. >> well, look. if he is suggesting that we ought to be beheading people, i don't think there is anybody,

would support such a thing. i mean, it's just ludicrous to me. and i don't -- this, i do not understand. i don't -- and i don't believe that the american people would support a policy of beheading because that is what our enemies are doing. >> fran, there is a fear, that would, listen, he is saying things that would sort of get him nominated, get him voted in by the public and that he doesn't necessarily mean these things and he could back off of them. do you give any credit to that theory? >> soledad, i'm a great believer the presidents go through a maturing process and the primary to get the nomination is a hyperpolitical one. but what you want to hear are real ideas. i understand that this is the political season. so do our allies around the world. but you also expect there is an exchange of ideas and debate on the substance as opposed to what has happened which is name calling and it's just not helpful.

beyond in contrast to anybody who has ever run for president? >> that's right, charlie. i think is there a judgment and temperament issue here. donald trump up to now, up to soledad's point, up to now, he has sort of shown himself not to have the judgments and temperament. can that change? perhaps. i hope it does but we haven't seen any evidence of that yet. >> thank you, fran. >> thank you. "the new york times" is making news for a story it hasn't published. ahead the paper's executive editor will be here to answer the controversy over its private conversation with donald trump. are there limits to going off the record? first, it's time to check your local weather. good morning. 34 degrees. this is a live picture from the raleigh-durham international airport. one of the early morning flights. here's your satellite and radar composite. still clear conditions for us. cloudy skies back towards the western part of the state. the rain still back through

that arrives here this evening. in the meantime very cold as we start our morning. 33 durham. below freezing the real estate industry is preparing to swing into high gear this spring. jill schlesinger is in our toyota green room with what you need to know if you're thinking about selling your house. that is next on "cbs this

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it's not about the money we don't need your money we are heading this morning into the busy season for home sales in january. about a third of the homes on

less than a month. the median price rose more than 8% year over year because of low inventory and high demand but that doesn't mean you can relax. if you're looking to sell, cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger is here this morning. how was last year and this year looking if you're thinking about selling your home? >> last several years good recovery. this pretty much tracks with the recovery in the jobs market. people feel more confident and we also know that lending standards a little bit easier. it's still tough to get a mortgage but it is easier. we know that people have more confidence in buying a home when they feel more secure economically. >> lots of good news? >> yes. that said, there is a bit of a problem right now which is we have got low inventory. just not a lot of houses on the market. and that pushes prices up. great if you're a seller, but not so good if you're a buyer. >> when you hear maybe i should sell my house but you say first thing to think about are the tax implications. >> right. a lot of people may have owned

sell their homes and don't realize, oh, no! i have a big capital gains tax due. not everybody. you're lucky if you do, obviously. but check that out. i also want to be very clear. a lot of people are thinking about downsizing. >> but if you have a -- >> actually not. you have to pay your capital gains if you've lived in that house two of the last five years. so you can't push it forward unless it's a rental property so you have to pay the capital gains tax. the most important thing also to recognize if you're looking to downsize, you've got that capital gain. you may not actually see any real savings by downsizing. i think a lot of people fall into a trap i want to go to a place with nice amenities but actually, it's not that so cheap to do so. >> how do you choose a real estate agent? >> you got to get a lot of people in the house. this is very important. most people get a referral. it's a friend, right? no. you want to get at least three people to come in. they are going to do a competitive market analysis. what do you want to know? you want to know does this

neighborhood and your price range? does this person have a digital plan for helping to sell your house and marketing plan? and what kind of social media presence does this person have? because you know what? you want to attract first-time home buyers and a lot of them are looking social as a way to look at a home. i like using realtors. i think it's smart. i think you have to be very careful about choosing the right one for you. >> how do you know what to price your home at? >> you're going to rely on the realtor but if you want to do a little intelligent work beforehand you go online and you look at the competitive market and see what else is out there in your neighborhood. now, you don't want to fool yourself, okay? this is so important. because how you price this house may actually lead to the success of selling. realtors tell me that if the price is too high, you spook investors and you spook those would-be buyers and they get very anxious. they don't come back. if you have not sold that house or gotten a bite in, say, three

consider dropping the price. >> or switching agents? >> i don't know about switching agents. i want it to be clear. i think a lot of people hire realtors but then they don't take their advice and let their own emotions get in the way. what you think is charming your realtor may say it's not charming, it's a dump! listen to that person and be careful and price accordingly. >> thanks, jill. >> thank you. new york's newest landmark is facing criticism before it even opens. michelle miller is at the world trade center. >> reporter: this mighty transportation hub is also creating massive controversy. coming up on "cbs this morning," why some critics call this 9/11 monument a symbol.you should be able to get approved to buy it. announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by quicken loans.

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"cbs this morning" became the first television program to broadcast live from the top of one world trade center back in may. it was fun, wasn't it, charlie? >> great day. >> now take a look down below and just hours, the next big step in moving the halllowed ground forward is designed to get commuters moving. the new transportation hub is already facing some backlash. one former official in charge of the project calls it a symbol of success. a "the new york times" critic describes it as a boondoggle. michelle miller is there and outside this massive structure

9/11 memorial in lower manhattan. what say you, michelle? good morning. >> reporter: good morning. 15 years ago, the area i'm standing in was just an empty pit. and in the years since the 9/11 attacks have been a painful and slow rebuilding process. the latest structure to go up, that train station behind me has been both a feat in engineering and a lesson in expectations. it's called oculus. 15,000 tons of steel reaching more than 25 stories tall. famed architect santiago designed it to design a bird rising and it will hub seven railway lines and official estimate 250,000 commuters every day. what first struck you about this design? >> i really like the interior space the best, actually. >> reporter: paul goldberger is a contributing architecture critic for "vanity fair. >> it should be building

it's noise to arrive in a city that gives you a lift. i think those great moments are sort of like the exclamation point in the city. >> reporter: as much as places like this help downtown war back to life, it's not without its controversy. this structure is billions over budget and at least five years behind schedule. when the hub's design was first unveiled in 2004, officials estimated it would cost around $2 billion. but after rush design changes, water leaks, and superstorm sandy in 2012, the finished product will cost almost twice as much, coming in at $3.9 billion. the hub's governing body, the port authority of new york and called the project challenging but added it will serve a valid transportation need for the region while becoming a very important landmark. >> it was a very, very ambitious, difficult design. yes, it cost a lot.

cost somewhat less. but, in fact, exciting innovative architecture is forever. >> reporter: officials are hopeful this landmark will also prove to be an economic engine. within these public atriums is potential 2,000 feet of potential real estate space. >> this was a public mall before 9/11 and in fact, a public shopping center. >> reporter: is that a feat, in and of itself, that this is finished? >> i think it's an extraordinary feat. you feel the life of the city has come back to this 16 acres again in a way it hadn't been for a long time. >> reporter: this hub is only partially opening today. several more corridors will be opening in later weeks. officials here didn't want a huge unveiling. although the commuter paper has it as fronts page news, there will be a very small ribbon

>> it's beautiful, i think. >> beautiful and like it inside but all kinds of complications in getting a building like that, security an other things. many parents believe video games turn their kids into a coach potato but it kit help their kids lose weight? we will show you the experiment welcome back to north carolina news. now 8:25. thursday morning. look at this, plenty of sunshine but cold temperatures. 34 degrees so just a few degrees above freezing as we progress throughout the rest of our morning here in central north carolina. at freezing now in lewisburg. 31 henderson, south hill and roxboro, and fayetteville 35. clinton though 37. here's your forecast for the day ahead, 45 at lunchtime. we're continuing to see more clouds. as we head into an afternoon high topping out close to 51.

p.m. this evening. pretty cloudy at sunset. the chance of rain though arrives overnight tonight and i will let you know that right around the virginia border communities in the early morning hours of our friday we could see a few wet snowflakes, light wintry mix, not expecting any problems on the roadways and again that is going to stay north of the triangle. rain tapers off tomorrow morning and then drier weather friday afternoon, it will hang around for the weekend ahead and into early next week. yes, your eyes are not playing tricks on you. you are correctly seeing the wednesday. with traffic. all morning long we've been monitoring this accident on i- 40 westbound near lake wheeler road. has the shoulder closed but backups back to the i-44/40 split and then down to the 70 split. so really going to slow you down. also on the i-40 in both directions between u.s. 64 and the i-440 split the shoulder is

back to russ with an update on the news. looking forward to the 70s. thank you for watching north carolina news. i'm russ bowen. naacp leaders and the family of 24-year-old akil denkins planning to gather later today. this comes in response to the deadly officer-involved shooting in south raleigh. he was shot and killed by officer dc twitty monday afternoon during an attempted arrest. officials released 911 and radio dispatch calls in the case but haven't released autopsy results at this time. the starting salary for a firefighter in garner is thousands of dollars below the state average. today the wake county fire commission will consider their appeal for a raise. we talked with one firefighter who says he started as a volunteer with the department and loves working in garner and hopes the board does decide to give them raises. >> with all the classes we're taking, the certifications

we're getting, how active we are in the community, the time we're missing from our families. i think as long as they look at that and how much we are -- putting on the line everyday, i think that will make a difference. >> the garner fire department has not gotten a pay raise in seven years. a kenston man is free after spending nearly 25 years in primp for a crime he didn't commit. a judge overturned howard dudley's life sentence. in 1992 he was conviced of raping his then 9-year-olds daughter, a few months later she recanted the story but it took decades to free him. he says he wants to visit the graves of his late wife and mother, both died while he was in prison. as we head to break here's a live look over the capital city. looks like it's going to be an absolute gorgeous day. traffic is going very well so just be careful that you're on the roads. we'll be back with more local weather and traffic in 25 minutes.

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welcome back to "cbs this morning." this half hour, donald trump takes aim at the "the new york times" after a private meeting with the newspaper. should an off-the-record conversation with "the times" be punished published? >> a possible breakthrough in fight against childhood obesity could be worth dancing about. how video games can get kid off the couch. time to show you some of the morning's headlines from around the globe. the kalamazoo gazette update on the 14-year-old girl shot in the head in the uber mission's rampage. she say she opened her eyes for the first time and recognized her parents. that is according to a gofundme page. kopf was diagnosed as dead before she squeezed her mother's hands.

makes its final flight. it first rolled out more than 50 years ago. the plane landed at the mutual of flight where it will be an exhibit. some former boeing employees were there for the event. oklahoma mutual will digitize more than 6,000 items of bob dylan going back more than six years. george kaiser foundation and university of tulsa acquired the collection and it includes many photos and letters and notebooks and handwritten manuscripts never seen by the public. hollywood reporter says nfl star rob gronkowski will tackle children's television. the patriots tight end will host a nickelodeon show called "crash leak." it will feature sports personalities and athletes gone viral. enthusiastic personality will be a hit with kids. some of his behavior, though, is not appropriate for kids.

>> the dancing he did on his cruise. he was gyrating. >> how about for adults? >> always appropriate. always appropriate. "the new york times" says learnig a new sport as a mid-life adult may be good for your brain. studies have shown picking up a new physical skill like snowboarding or juggling strengthens a part of the brain that is related to movement control. familiar activities like practicing crosswords are or training for marathons did not produce the same benefit. this presidential campaign is historic on many levels. the last month alone provided memorable headlines for papers like "the new york times." the newspaper itself became part of the story. on friday, "the times" published a front page article will foreign workers at trump's palm beach club. trump responded with a warning. >> we will open up the libel laws when "the new york times"

there for other reasons writes a hit piece, we can sue them and win money instead of having no chance of winning. >> buzzfeed on monday broke the story of off-the-record meeting between trump and "the times" editorial board. at issue whether that conversation undermined trump's standing on his defining mission. immigration. trump's rivals are demanding he allow "the times" to release the audio of the meeting. we are pleased to have an editor of "the new york times" here. >> i thought you were going to ask me about juggle. >> or "the times" crossword puzzle. >> what exactly happened here? editorial board meeting. you're not a part of that board but you were there. >> i usually don't go and i asked to go this time and i asked to go frankly, because i had not seen donald trump in 20 years. and i thought it would be interesting to see him. so andy rosenthal and his good

it's -- the reason be, you know, for the record why these are off-the-record, candidates come in and pitch "the times" to endorse them. they are open, free-willing conversations. by the way, this is the only one i've ever been to. and the reason i think this one leaked out, which, to be frank, is unfortunate, because off-the-record conversations -- >> we are assuming it came from somebody at "the times"? >> i have no idea, to be honest. there were 30 people in the room, including donald trump's people. it got talked about in the newsroom. that is probably not a good thing. i may have even talked about it, to be frank. that probably not a good thing. on the other hand, i think it's much to do about nothing. i think that when 30 people sit in a room and talk to donald trump, who is a very vocal guy, and it ends up -- details of it

>> yeah, but the point is, was it reported that he said on his -- one of his important issues of building of the wall, did he actually say -- i'm not serious about that -- just saying that? >> i'm going to pass on what was said in the room because i'm going to honor -- >> that is the point. >> i know, but i'm going to honor the of-the-record that the editorial board put in place. >> but, dean, it wasn't entirely off-the-record. >> right. >> i mean, i wonder whether "the new york times" made a mistake because it wasn't entirely off the record. he said something about terror flaws and then went back and said can we put this on the record and that got put on the record. according to your own public editor -- >> yeah. he asked that some things be put on the record. trump did. so he opened the door. he said i'm happy to talk about some things on the record and we want it to be off the record. >> to be clear, if donald trump were to say today to put the whole thing on the record, would "the new york times" comply? >> that would be andy rosenthal's call.

do you think a good idea? clearly this is something that everybody is trying to figure out what exactly he said and if he is reversing -- >> i would support what andy says today. >> a little bit of a dodge? >> a little bit of a dodge. to be frank, even though i was present and i agreed to the circumstances, it wasn't my meeting. if i it hod it over again, by the way, i probably shouldn't go to meetings like that. >> no. >> i went to this one, to be frank, because i was a journalist andive dying to hear what he said. >> i don't understand why you don't call him up and say i'd like to sit down with you. you're the editor of "the new york times" and talk about your candidacy. you don't need an editorial board meeting to do that. >> our reporters do that. he is not shy about talking. >> you said you wanted to go to the meeting to meet the candidate. >> but i wanted to go to the meeting to see the show. i'm a journalist. i wanted to go to the meeting to see the show. i wanted to go to the meeting to see what donald trump looked like in front of the editorial board of "the new york times," which he has a love/hate relationship with.

york figure and like a lot of new york figures, he trashes "the new york times" in public. but he is deeply respectful of "the new york times" in private. i wanted to see that show. that is a different show than being on the phone with him. and i couldn't resist. >> can we talk about the business of "the new york times" and the future of the newspaper, its financial solvency? what has to be done to transform "the times" for the tutor? >> i actually think -- i think this is a large issue. and a lot has been done. i think "the new york times" -- "the new york times" making it to the future, which i'm convinced it will, is one of the most important stories in american journalism. "the new york times" is making a very powerful bet, and most other news organizations have not made the bet, and the bet goes like this -- we will make it to the future as a high-quality journalistic institution without compromise,

so that is -- this is an interesting, i think, historical bet, and what will it take to do that? it will take, first, sticking to our guns. we will cover big ambitious stories in big ambitious ways and we have already embraced new technology and new ways to tell stories, and do them consistent with the values of "the new york times." >> i know one of the investments that you're making is virtual reality story telling. tell us a little bit more about as they were showing me this this morning that on -- you click on these stories and essentially see 360. >> yeah. >> you can see that. this is terrific stuff, i think. virtual reality is happening. >> yeah. this is it. what is the feedback? >> 500,000 have downloaded our virtual reality app and more than a million people have looked at virtual journalist. it's a great way to tell stories. >> what are we looking here? this is the border?

that was made in conjunction with a magazine piece in which a border patrol guard was accused of killing a kid who was on the other side of the fence. and it's just a very powerful story. but what virtual reality brings -- >> like you're there. >> i'm going to say, this is a very good demonstration. knowing these things screw up! >> the border patrol agent, who has been charged with a crime, his claim was that -- was that the kid threw a rock over the fence. if you look at the fence in virtual reality and you see how high it is and you see the openings in it, the story is unbelievable. >> great. >> really brings you there and knowing where you are and knowing the distance and things like that. >> one of the most powerful examples of virtual reality was the one where we set the virtual reality team, we sent them, i can't remember, the iowa caucuses or the primary and you were in the donald trump rally. for the first time, i sat there

can win. it was like -- >> very powerful. >> it was huge! it was powerful. >> so nice to see you. thanks for talking to us and thanks for the demonstration. ahead another kind of video. can video games help in the fight against childhood obesity? >> i'm jamie wax. we know kids love games like these. a new study suggests that video games can play a role in kids' health. first, it's time to check your local weather. good morning. 34 degrees. here's a live picture from the raleigh-durham international airport. already seeing a few high clouds and well continue to see them today, ahead of what we're seeing to our west. these are showers and even some isolated storms. that wet weather arrives for us overnight tonight. so right now 33 in durham.

near freezing in henderson, a new study might give parents hope for helping kids be more physically active. obesity more than doubled in children between 1980 and 2012. cdc calls it an epidemic. what if video games, yeah, video games could help kids lose weight? jamie wax is at the a dave answer buster's arcade at new york times square how to get a healthy score. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. if you're a parent, you know kids are crazy about playing games like this one. at arcades like here at dave & buster's and at home and a new study suggests that video games, that's right, video games could play a big role in children's health. >> reporter: jerry walker is a dancing machine. but it's not all fun and games. >> reporter: there is a mission behind this 12-year-old's moves.

about your health? >> that i should really get in shape. i'm, like, oh, yes, i'm so ready to get in shape. ly get in shape. you own it >> reporter: jerry is collecting points for accurate steps but researchers are collecting more vital information. it's part of a study to see whether video games can actually help him lose weight. jerry, how did you feel when your mom told you about this study? >> i was very excited. >> reporter: researchers purchased x-boxes and then asked jerry and other kids like him to play for one hour, three nights a week. after six months, they will measure his weight, blood pressure and cholesterol. for support, kid have to play with a family member. jerry chose his mom. do you worry about jerry's health? >> yes, i do. not only do i worry about his health, i wore about mine. >> i think parents should take a moment to ask their children, what do you get excited about? and if it seems the child is interested in video games, then give one of these active video

>> reporter: dr. amanda diano medical center. >> i don't think we should ever replace outdoor activity with these indoor options. but we should also recognize that we have got to provide alternatives for kids, especially during that after-school time when many of them may be alone. >> reporter: that's when kids are spending more time in front of a screen. more than 60% of kids between 8 and 18 years old play video games for over an hour every day! the government recommends that young people get an hour of daily physical activity. et, only 27% meet that goal. what makes obesity, particularly problematic for children? >> well, the problem is that when you become obese as a child you set yourself up for the rest of your life. >> reporter: dr. diane hess is a pediatrician, specializing in childhood obesity. >> what i see in my practice is that my patients are extremely sedentary. i try to be so creative to

>> reporter: two years ago, pennington researchers conducted their first game experiment with 41 overweight girls between the ages of 14 and 18 years old. they found the participants increased bone density and lost self-confidence. self-esteem. i think the fact they completed it and felt good about themseles i think is best benefit of all. >> reporter: in this second study, funded by the american heart association, kids will play at home, but check in with coaches like these every week. >> i love to change how children view physical activity or healthy diets and working out shouldn't be a burden or a challenge for people. it should be part of people's daily lives. >> reporter: for jerry, that just means more dancing. do you feel like this has changed your life? >> yes. it's really helping me because i'm starting to lose weight and i'm also having fun with losing weight.

have a good time. i just keep moving. >> reporter: for the second study, researchers will check in with the kids after six months to make sure they are still moving and still losing weight. i'm going to challenge angel here to dance revolution but for my own embarrassment level, the revolution will not be televised. norah? >> oh, come on! we want to see it! i love to dance. anything to get everybody moving. i dance with my kids. >> i think games and technology be able to initiate or good conduct is good. >> thank you, jamie. you're watching "cbs this

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any time, anywhere news, welcome. about 9:00 on thursday. 37 degrees. the winds are calmer for the time being. those will pick up later today and the clouds will thicken for us all ahead of our next weathermaker but now we have to talk about that sunshine and it is trying to warm us up. key word there trying. 33 durham. 31 roxboro. fayetteville 35 and mid-30s in pinehurst. we're 37 now.

continuing to see more and more cloud cover. high of 51 before we drop back to the mid-40s by 6:00 p.m. notice around sunset more clouds than anything else. the best chance of rain will develop tonight between 8:00 and 9:00. then continue throughout the overnight hours. tomorrow morning, from virginia border community you could see a few wet snowflakes mixed in with the rain. other than that just a cold rain expected overnight tonight. it will be chilly to start our weekend, 50 our high friday. 54 saturday. 58 sunday. back into the 60s for the start of next workweek. let's get to traffic. an accident now. another one, near blount street and wilmington street. or there's one in downtown. and i-40 westbound at saunders street. all lanes are blocked except one so the backups go down past the 40 split to 70. and they extend up to the 440 and 40 split. look at this, what it means for

the clayton bypass and u.s. 1, that is now almost 70-minute drive this morning. and another accident, watching closely on i-440 iebd near the new bern avenue exit. allow extra time. here's a live picture on i-440 is. you can see we're definitely down at least one lane in this direction. russ? thank you for watching "cbs north carolina." i'm russ bowen. here's what we're working on for the noon newscast. early voting begins today and this is the first year you'll have to show your id in order to be able to vote. if you missed the early voting registration deadline you can still do same-day registration, stop by a polling place in your home county. early voting runs through saturday march 12th. the primary is tuesday march 15th. more details in a live report, again coming up at noon today. meanwhile, in fayetteville, preparations are underway for a

next wednesday he'll address supporters of the crown coliseum. his office just opened in fayetteville last week. it's the second campaign visit for trump in north carolina. he held a rally in raleigh in december. an additional north carolina news -- rahm police have been tight lipped about officer-involved shooting that killed a man. the lake county sheriff is not part of that investigation of officer dc twitty but offered insight on why chief brown information. >> she working clearly with the sbi and i think when she gets the information, as would i, i would be waiting until i got the proper information. to say this is what it is >> raleigh police anticipate more information to be available next monday. we'll have more on this developing story coming up at noon as well. but our coverage of the police- involved shooting investigation

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"may carolin hello, happy thursday. a fun show for you. i can't wait! >> you may be hearing a little chirping in the background, we're talking about birds a little later in the show. a shoutout from the late show with stephen colbert. check this out. >> now that i got a network gig i've always wanted to do what i'm about to do. which is to welcome our newest affiliate, wncn channel 17 in raleigh, north carolina. who just joined the cbs family today. we're certainly happy that

and hope you all down there enjoy all the fine programming on cbs. have you heard the exciting news about wncn north carolina? that's pretty great. >> it is awesome. >> thrilling. >> it is. >> say hi to everybody. >> hi, north carolina! [ cheering and applause ] >> thank you for the shoutout, stephen colbert. >> it's awesome to be the new part of cbs and everything. it's cool to set the shoutouts from everybody around them. >> it's thursday, we want to get you ready for the weekend. here's what's going on in the area brought to you by lafayette village. the durham bulls kick off fan fest tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. at the durham bulls athletic park. meet woolly bull, take tours of the berube and select your seat for the upcoming season. the event is 11:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. friday and saturday. >> see comedian kat williams tomorrow night at pnc arena. so funny. tickets start $52.