over in south carolina. >> a local election in johnson county up for debate today. and today is martin luther king's birthday. we'll tell you how they are honoring him this morning. happy friday. it is 5:00 and we are glad you are with us. >> i'm brian shraeder in for bill leslie. the snow word was in the forecast a little this week. >> i heard that. >> exactly. i marshalled the forces of the anti snow league. >> it's true. i squashed it. >> we got rid of it. >> come on snow lovers. if you don't know what we are talking about brian has a facebook page which is anti snow league and i have one called snow lovers lobby weighing in for snow. so we want to hear from you.

for snow this weekend is negligible at this point. you are not going to run into weather problems as you are traveling around. it will not look like this on your way home and even at lunch time rain rolling in heavy at times this evening. 39 in durham and holly springs but 31 in wake forest. we have a range of temperatures. most folks are above freezing this morning but not everybody. 39 in goldsboro, 38 at the airport. we have increasing clouds already and the rain arrives just after lunch time. this morning expect upper 30s lunch time 46 and after that rain heavy at times and high of 52. doesn't look like the weekend will stay dry. more on that coming up. thanks elizabeth. last night seven republican presidential candidates took to the big stage, the smallest group yet.

previously civil relationship between donald trump and ted cruz starting to show cracks. >> one of donald trump's strongest political moments came when he defended his hometown. his clash with ted cruz was one of the most talked about moments of last night's debate. >> everyone understands that the values in new york city are socially liberal or pro abortion or pro gay marriage. >> when the world trade center came down i saw something that no place on earth could have handled more beautifully or humanely than new york. >> you had a lot of heart felt responses from trump. >> i'm glad we are focusing on the important topics of the evening. >> cruz is running neck in neck with trump in iowa and scored major points specifically on the issue. >> ted cruz has a loyal following. when you go after cruz in a

someone who they still think would make a fine nominee then trump is on thin ice. >> the debate produced fireworks. >> governor cristie has endorsed many areas that obama supports. >> two years ago he called me a conservative reformer before he was running against me. >> the guys on that stage for some reason wrote him off and now he's got a pulse in new hampshire. it's going to be hard for one to take votes from the other. >> other candidates struggle to gain the spotlight. >> as far as i'm concerned it's in the hands of the good lord. >> the republican contenders have one more debate before the iowa caucus.

rand paul boycotted the event and democrats will square off sunday night in charleston south carolina. state commissioners will protest after defeating by seven votes but mclamb challenged the results after discovering that dozens of voters received the wrong ballot and asked state officials for permission to hold a new election something they support. nearly two years after the big coal ash spill in the river duke energy gave the media a look at clean up efforts. it's the waste material from coal fire plants. they are to remove nearly 30 after 39,000 tons of potentially toxic ash spilled into the dan river in eden north of greens bureau. about three million tons of

taken on trains to a specially lined land fill in virginia. >> this is priority one, the most important thing that many of us have worked on for several years now and we have an army of engineers and technical staff that have developed the plans for these sites. >> 66,000 tons were removed from the river site. it's one of four places to clean up by 2019. a woman accused of stealing a police car the 46-year-old took off in one of their suvs. she drove only a block before she was taken into custody. police are searching for the driver who stole a car and struck a durham police cruiser. the driver rammed the officer's car. the car was later abandoned at the intersection of university drive and vickers avenue and the driver ran off.

that stolen car. she was taken to the hospital without any serious injuries. the officer in the cruiser was not hurt. people in durham are ready to stop talking about crime and start taking action. they gathered for a vigil outside of city hall where they talk about a lack of jobs and community programs for teenagers and wanting the police officers to get out of the cars and into troubled neighborhoods. despite hundreds of churches in durham only a fraction are working to improve the problem. >> after getting through praying get up off your knees and let's take some action. >> the pastor wants to organize a summit with community leaders churches and groups and wants to see a plan of action come from the discussion. there's a visitation for mother and daughter who were double murder victims. ha shot and killed her and her 17-year-old daughter then

the visitation is for mcclain and at apex funeral home tomorrow morning at olive baptist church in apex. a couple allowing their dogs to starve will make franky and danielle abandoned the two dogs at an apartment. one of them died. she was 20 pounds under weight and had no food in her system. the second dog was alive but no food in it's crate. the couple is charged with federal cruelty to animals. a lawyer was found guilty of breaking professional conduct rules. chris mumma was found guilty of invading a woman's privacy and having it tested for dna without permission. charges related to deception and interfering with justice were dropped and means she can get back to work. today is the actual birthday of dr. martin luther

events across the triangle later today including a wreath laying in raleigh scheduled for 9:00. the public is invited to a prayer breakfast in spring lake at the multi purpose community center. the recommendation at the door is $10 for adults and $5 for children and will be used to help fund the alliance's scholarship fund for youth. and on monday we join the nation in paying tribute to dr. martin luther king jr. the 36th 36th annual interfaith prayer breakfast is monday morning at 7:15 at research triangle park. parent broadcasting is a proud sponsor of that breakfast. watch the first hour on wral.com and from 8:00 on we carry it live on wral t.v. and cbs this morning on monday will air on wral 2. it is 5:08.

>> what officials were saying led to this tour bus crash and the history of the bus company. and a special significance

the triangle and just it's 5:10. quiet now but that will not be the case later on today. it's not wet out there right now. taking a look down salem street and apex. the rain isn't here yet but it will be here just after lunch time so don't forget to take your raincoats and umbrellas. 38 in henderson 39 in holly springs. 28 in cart everything. 30 degrees in smithfield and 31 in wilson so some folks below and others above freezing because of our variable cloudy skies. temperatures this morning ranging from 30 to upper 30s. we are likely to have a little sun early on but the rain rolls in around lunch time. we talk about how much we could see tonight in just a few minutes. thanks elizabeth. new overnight a tour bus on

japan slid down a mountain side killing 14 people and injuring 27 others. it veered into the opposite lane rammed into a guardrail and plunged down the mountain landing on it's side. officials are looking into what led to that accident but the tour bus operator has a history of driver safety violations. more details are emerging from the terrorist attack in indonesia. authorities believe they know the identities of the five dead attackers and two were previously in prison on terror charges. two people killed 20 injured when militants attack a starbucks and police booth using bombs and bullets. iran waters defense secretary ash carter says it appears it was a navigational error not trouble that sent

ten were held for hours. they are back with their fleet and the sailors were not spying. they were making their way to kuwait. a lot of people heading to charlotte for those panthers play off games and you need to be ready to pay up. >> how much you have to park in the lots near bank of america stadium. and the check may be in the mail but the problem is these

checks state health officials are reporting the first flu related death of the season starting october 1. it runs through may and peaks in january and february.

if a person is not in immediate safety risk police are not allowed to secretary with a stun gun or taser. the pain is so bad it violates the fourth amendment. a decision involved from a lawsuit in pine hurst considering the death of a mentally ill man at the hands of police. banning hover boards in dorms because of safety concerns. federal safety regulators are investigating hover boards after several have caught on fire around the country. duke, unc chapel hill and central university also banned them from residence halls. you will need extra cash. parking prices from 35 to $70 depending on which lot you choose. a round trip on light rail is $4 for adults. amtrack is gearing up for the extra riders on sunday. extra seats will be available

piedmont train number 73 will take fans to charlotte. 76 travels back home. game time 1:00 p.m. a movie shot right here in the triangle premiered right here in the triangle last night. it's a civil war film shot in durham. the story is based on the diaries of joseph hoover who survived the under ground railroad. >> in his diary it's the first of the under ground railroad where the slave helped him and his partner get back to the north where they did and rejoined the forces and continued fighting the war. >> shawn stone the son of director oliver stone plays the lead in the film. union bound hits theaters nationwide february 12.

boundaries of her time and now on display on exhibit starting on monday. for nearly six decades she transformed north carolina women into beautiful brides. she didn't use commercial patterns but instead crafted one of a kind dresses for her clients. the exhibit runs through september. the united nations adopted a set of goals to fight poverty back in september. >> and there's a chance to learn more about it. greg fishel led the forum at the museum of natural sciences. experts from the un, the white house and museum will on hand to talk about creating a sustainable future and focused on science and education to help motivate people to seek their own solutions. >> what is most heartening is that unlike adults who feel that everything is on a big scale in order to make a difference young minds are

simple and realize it has possible i am occasions. >> big ideas there and if you would like to hear more about the forum click on the weather tab. the extremely cold weather in canada is having an unexpected effect on mail delivery. frustrated residents in ottawa say they haven't been able to get any mail for days because their mailboxes are frozen shut. a sharp temperature drop has caused the locks on community mailboxes to freeze making them nearly impossible to open. some residents tried to open them by shaking or kicking them. that's not going to work. the postal service is hiring contractors to deice the mailbox locks but it could take up to an hour just to open one. >> i got a chance to talk to the un yesterday on our noon newscast. he was absolutely incredible. what a treat to have him here and the amazing things that he

means and sharing scientific knowledge around the world and the start of peace keeping. it was really inspirational. >> did he listen to all of your ideas? >> which ones? [laughter] >> how great that greg was able to lead this forum. that's always been his hope to like start a discussion on this and get op talking and thinking about the global impact. >> and how great to have the museum of natural science here in raleigh to be able to host an event of that caliber. it's a big deal. >> they were distinguished guests and a lot of people got a chance to enjoy that but i wanted to say it was very special to have the un representative here last night. let's take a look at what's happening right now. nice and quiet rain later on today. there's been talk about whether or not we are going to have snow this weekend. we are not going to have a significant snow event. that doesn't mean we won't see a flurry or two but it's not

impact on travel or anything like that. rdu sky cam looking quiet and dry on the tarmac and access ramps. temperature 38 one of the warmer spots and a nice south westerly wind bringing warmer temperatures into the region. the south westerly flow for 24 hours help eastbound to warm things up. dew point 29 a sign there is more moisture. those are some of the colder spots this morning. raleigh at 38 one of the warm spots so either side of freezing this morning and that's noticeably warmer than yesterday in some spots especially for raleigh and south hill where we are 8 or 9 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. we do have the low pressure system down here along the gulf coast heading our way to bring us significant rain by this afternoon. expect to see some of that around southern pines or fayetteville right around or just after lunch time and that

the rest of the area by the middle of the afternoon. don't forget your raincoat or umbrella especially for the kids. wake county has early release but a lot of kids are in school a full day today and need the raincoats by the time they come home. this morning variable cloudy skies, mix of sun and cloud cover. there's 1:00 with the rain moving in. slight chance of severe weather especially down here along the coast but don't be surprised if there's a rumble of thunder later this afternoon with the system coming through. the rain will be easing up overnight and waking up to partly cloudy skies on saturday morning. we have a dry front that comes through--mostly dry front that comes through saturday night. it could bridge a flurry late saturday or early sunday morning. there could be a flurry with that slipping by. future cast not showing that. here's 7:00 a.m. on sunday with snow in the mountains and this is the system we've been talking about all week. is it headed out to sea or

future cast taking it out into the atlantic right now but we still think there's the potential for some rain to spread in across the area on sunday so a sprinkle or a flurry is possible on sunday morning but a high temperature of 47 degrees. our morning low is 41 so it's not going to be cold enough to really bring us much snow or any impact really. the bigger impact will be the rain tonight. we are going to end up with a lot of rain potentially. here's a look at rain through friday. half an inch to an inch to one to two inches along the coast. be prepared for heavy rain from time to time later this afternoon and tonight. saturday itself looks great. mid 50s under partly cloudy skies and a blast of cold air comes in early next week with tuesday morning at 18 and highs in the 30s so be prepared for that. taking a look at what's happening on the roads. i-40 at white oak is looking fine and alexander and the durham freeway is looking good. it's the evening commute that

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from mcginn to give them a 3-0 lead. the blues do score but nash caps a three goal period for the hurricanes. it's a 4-1 win. the canes are back home tonight against vancouver. nc state taking on duke in the fourth quarter. stevens gives duke a one point lead. she's got 21. state hit ten three pointers. the one point lead swings back to state. good ball movement. chelsea nelson to jennifer and for the first time since 1996 the nc state women win at duke 65-62. north carolina women playing at georgia tech a 7 point loser down in atlanta. st. augusta winless in the ciaa.

anthony gaston knocked in the triple. january scores 19. great effort by the falcons but they fall a point short 59-58 there. mandy mitchell will be here to preview the game tomorrow between nc state and north carolina. >> thanks jeff. we have new information following a meth lab bust in raleigh. mikaya manag pond is live

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the community if released. she robbed six stores over several months. they were arrested last week in the atlanta area. nick carter is out of jail following his arrest in a bar fight in florida after posting $1,500 bail. carter grabbed the bouncer by the throat when they were asked to leave the bar. carter was upset when the bartender refused to serve them because they were drunk. auto rage over lead contaminated water led to protests inside the state capital. >> hey hey hoho snyder's got to go. >> flint's tap water became contaminated after the city switched a water supply in an effort to save money. a number of people soon became sick. they called in the national

spokesman for the governor defends him saying he acts aggressively saying he tried after he found of the levels. now the frenzy begins to figure out who will collect the riches. in melbourn beach florida one woman was believed to have won and brought out members of the media. the woman told the officers she didn't win anything so the mystery still remains there and waiting to find out who won in california and tennessee. >> wonder how hard it is to keep that secret. >> it would be so hard not to tell anyone because you would have to get a good tax attorney and lay low and figure out what are we going to do now. >> and force that tax attorney to sign an agreement not to tell anybody. >> somebody you trusted and have a solid plan about how to

i mean just think how-- >> the rest of your life. >> complicated. >> yeah. you think money gives you freedom. in this situation i'm not sure it does. >> i'm willing to try. >> i'm willing to see but not our worries now. >> brian you haven't been to tennessee lately have you? >> no comment. >> florida. you were off on monday weren't you? >> great weather coming up for the weekend right? [laughter] >> watch if brian is acting more strangely than usual. that's a give in isn't it? >> right. let's check out our sky cam this morning. we are actually going to have strange weather. a take off. i love it when we get a live take off from rdu. it's nice and quiet out there this morning. we do have rain in the forecast but not for this morning so it's not going to make a mess of the morning commute. it will mean a messy evening commute and greg will be here this evening tracking that for

make sure you tuck the raincoat or umbrella under your bag as you head out the door. the airport it's 38 one of the warmer spots and the south westerly wind bringing the rain in later today. dew point at 29 of course the measure of moisture in the atmosphere. our cold spot is 28 in southern pines. down south clear skies for the last couple of hours to allow our temperatures to drop a little more. 36 in roxboro. some places temperatures are warmer than yesterday especially raleigh and south hill but you are not going to notice much of a difference as you step out the door this morning. so here's what's coming. you can see the rain south and west across georgia and alabama. this low will continue to track into north carolina and brings us rain by the afternoon. along the south carolina line we may see it by lunch time and by 2, 3, 4: 00 it spreads in across the remainder of the viewing area.

the next few hours but by lunch time it's cloudy with the rain coming across the south carolina line and moving on in. now it might thunder a little bit this afternoon. the rain may be heavy at times and we may have a few breaks from time to time. we have marginal risk for severe weather along the coast. no real risk here but some of those thunderstorms could produce strong gusty winds. this all moves on out of here overnight and waking up to sunshine on saturday. saturday really looks like a beautiful day. partly cloudy skies, mid 50s but sunday what is going to happen? future cast has really no precipitation for us. here's the low pressure system that's we've been discussing all week whether or not that was going to spread moisture in and help to bring us any precipitation. future cast says no at the moment but i don't think we can write this off. a few sprinkles or flurries are possible on sunday morning and clearing after that. today will be the real event of the weekend in terms of rain.

to an inch of rain starting later on this afternoon. then on sunday well that low will be moving off the coast and could spread some showers around our area and just to our west a brief little wintery mix, a few flurries and a little sleet. none of that is going to be enough to create problems. it will be very, very light amounts and almost threw it up there but anyway i don't want you to be surprised by a few flurries. very cold for monday. martin luther king jr. day 11:00 a.m. during the march 29 degrees so just be prepared for a winter blast early in the week. brian is here for brian. don't be confused. >> it's good to be here. t that pedal down and drive responsibly. i'm not encouraging reckless driving. no problems nor anything down the road in fayetteville. we check down in that neck of

in the fayetteville region. let's look outside at our traffic cameras i-40 and harrison avenue. traffic is building on the delays there. here's i-440 at lake noon trail traffic moving along at posted speeds and i-85 in durham a lot traffic yet. durham area. live drive times from johnson county through garner it's just nine minutes from highway 42 to i-440 and rtp just a five renee and brian? >> thank you brian. we continue to scower social media to find the tastiest recipes.

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degrees to make it crispy. >> put that cheese on there. >> bake it another five minutes to melt the cheese and you've got a real treat. >> i know. >> it smells good. >> let's see if it tastes as good as it looks. >> that's a tatar tot with some bacon. >> i mean how can you go wrong with that. >> that's good. >> it's just what i thought it would be. >> i would need a little sour cream. >> ranch dressing maybe. >> that would be good. >> this is delicious. >> it sure is. get a copy of that recipe on wral.com. center recipes and look for the link to the printable version. next week i'll share a recipe that is one of the best we've ever shown. coming up in the next half hour. >> the unexpected attack ted cruz made on donald trump's hometown in the debate.

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. the gloves are off. donald trump and ted cruz turn up the heat in the latest