trump, is anxious. >> will you have to be a little bit nervous, and you know, i like to win and i want to win for the country, i don't want to win for myself. this is actually my first election night. >> reporter: marco rubio stopped at a des moines cracker barrel with his kids this morning. he is pulling in third place. ted cruz is counting on an army of supporters to pull off an upset. >> the strength of this campaign is over 12,000 volunteers here in the state of iowa. >> reporter: republican party officials say they expect a record turnout tonight, and that may bode well for donald trump. >> if it's big on the republican side that means these first-time voters that like donald trump have come down and turned out to caucus. >> reporter: democrat bernie sanders is also counting on first-time voters. >> we need tens of millions of people to stand up and say loudly and clearly, "enough is enough!" >> reporter: sanders and hillary clinton are in a virtual tie. >> i am a little bit scarred up but i'm still standing and i think that kind of experience campaign.

winter storm could impact voter turnout tonight. marley hall, cbs news, iowa. and >> the store mentioned is not expected to make a big impact until after caucus results are in. iowa voters will begin to caucus tonight at 7:00 their time. be sure to watch a special campaign update on wral at 8:00 p.m. and 9:50 9 pm. two virginia tech students same day and charged him with first-degree murder and abduction.

natalie keepers yesterday , charging her as an accessory. investigators say eisenhauer before their disappearance, they also say eisenhauer used the relationship to his advantage to abduct lovell and painkiller. police say natalie keepers of the body. both are being held without police have not released a motive or cause of death. an autopsy is scheduled for today. coming up in our next half hour, you will hear from the team's mother about the challenges she faced. >> a terrible crime. much. there is a silver alert issued for a missing jordan damson ceneus a. police are tharrington. she is 15 years old. she was last seen on westview cove lane. she was wearing a pink or white north face jacket and blue jeans. help. police are investigating a

durham that happened on north roxboro street under the i-85 bridge shortly after 7:00 i am. a man was critically heard and taken to the hospital, no word whether there will be charges. jury trial begins tomorrow for the man accused of killing apartment. traveon smith is charging the death of melissa huggins-jones. >> she was killed in 2013. amanda lamb joins us live from the wake county justice center with what happens today and tomorrow. amanda? >> reporter: renee, he took a month to pick the jury because it is a case where it traveon smith if convicted, he could face the death penalty. the trial officially begins tomorrow. today they her pretrial motions. they discussed everything from dna to footprint evidence to fingerprint evidence, how that will be introduced. also, which crime scene and autopsy photos will be introduced as well as crime scene video. they talk about protecting the

offered, especially as it relates to the roxboro -- two codefendants in the case. ronald anthony, one of the codefendants pleaded guilty under plea deal and received a life sentence. he may or may not testify, the da said today, and also sarah reddon, the admitted getaway driver, who made conflicting statements in the cases meeting with prosecutors today, she is on the witness list and again not sure that she will testify. but those opening statements will begin tomorrow and we will stream them live on wral. back to you. >> amanda lamb, thank you very much. a deputy used a taser to stop the suspect this morning in durham after an attempted traffic stop at dylan and pettigrew streets. the driver had an outstanding warrant for breaking and entering. the suspect did not stop and continued on to grant street. the deputy got out of his

that person ran and the deputy used a taser to stop them. the suspect is known custody. a man charged in connection with the death of a little girl in chapel hill is scheduled for court today. shaquille davis is one of three accused and christmas day drive- by shooting that killed 1-year- old maleah williams. he is charged with attempted murder well to other are charged with murder. crews extinguished what was a massive fire at building in california. here's what the flames look like as they tore through the structure in the city of glassell park this morning. firefighters say the fire was fueled by combustible storage and propane cylinders. about 120 firefighters assisted. it took two hours to put out the flames. no injuries were reported. authorities in southern california are interviewing three inmates captured after escaping from joe more than a week ago. to try to figure out exactly how they got out. two of the escapees arrived at the orange county jail yesterday. they were called in saturday after a citizen spotted a van that looks like the getaway van described in news reports. the other escapees surrendered, that was on friday.

-- naacp are in winston-salem for closing arguments in the trial challenging the state voter id law. it will be up to a federal judge to determine whether the photo id mandate violates the u.s. constitution or federal voting rights act. the same judge refused to stop the mandate before the trial. shown a photo id at the polls will be enforced for the first time during the primary march 15. demand for more school counselors will be heard in durham. youth and parents involved with a group called, durham can, that stands for congregations associations and neighborhoods, plan to attend today's durham board of education work session. advocates say increasing the number of school counselors will help deter crime and improve educational outcomes. meeting is later this afternoon. raleigh city council is working to complete a deal that will allow the city to make improvements to moore square, except on state land lease by the city. a special meeting today will

allow the city to put a cafe and rescue rooms on-site. the council meeting begins at 5:00. stocks down after friday's big runoff up nearly 400 points. the dow is down 82 points right now, nasdaq off 21, s&p 500 down 10 points. a sharp drop in oil prices today, a drop of about 5%. for complete marketing and business news, go to www.wral.com and click on business. players from the denver broncos and carolina panthers field questions from reporters tonight. >> the teams arrived in the bay area yesterday, a week ahead of the big game. for the first time, super bowl media day is being held on a monday night, prime time, rather than on tuesday. stay with wral for all of your super bowl 50 coverage. jeff gravley, , kathryn brown and jared fialko bring you coverage.

and watch super bowl 50 right here on wral. the olympic games don't begin until august, but the zika virus concerns are already immediate. officials say travelers should not be scared away from the games in brazil. also a worldwide test of endurance, the impressive number of cities and places these runners concord in just seven days. plus, a new study reveals specific to them help you fight breast cancer. elizabeth? we had beautiful weather around here this afternoon. amateurs up near 70 degrees, running almost 20 degrees above normal.

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today that could shed light on the cause of the deadly amtrak rail meant in philadelphia last year. eight people died and 200 others were injured in that crash. the national transportation safety board will release the far. they have yet to analyze evidence or make recommendations. what we do know is the train was traveling at twice the posted speed limit on a curb when it ran off the rails. world health leaders are talking about the zika virus today in geneva, switzerland. this has the disease is affecting international events. olympic organizers in rio de janeiro are working to combat the spread. kelly wright shows us the plan. >> reporter: the zika virus outbreak is taking center stage with olympic preparations underway in rio de janeiro. tested and for the summer games was supposed to be a time to get excited for the offense ahead. but, the virus is doing both under. with questions over health safety. >> actions are being taken with

informing the community. so, this is work that has been done so far and we will continue on the way to the games. so, we are sure going to be safe. >> reporter: the south american country has been hit the hardest with more than 1 million cases of the virus. a zika virus -- in brazil sunday is informing many about the dangers. fox50 face the greatest risk if the contract the disease. but health officials say that should not scare away others from traveling to brazil to see the olympics. >> it's very important for pregnant women to understand that this is a difficult moment. but i don't see why the rest of the people from all over the world cannot come to brazil. american countries are also trying to combat zika virus. since mosquitoes spread the virus, nicaragua is pushing a cleanup campaign to remove trash and standing water.

eliminate breeding places for zika virus to avoid an epidemic and keep the neighborhood clean and healthy. >> the international olympics committee assures that the games will still go on, but is urging all the participants to protect themselves against mosquito bites. in washington, kelly wright, foxnews. more policy talking u.s. cleveland leaders have to come up with a new use of force policy for the police department. as part of a consent decree being submitted to a federal judge in part of a plan from an independent team that is overseeing reform in cleveland. a justice department investigation found officers had a pattern of using excessive force and violating people's civil rights. eating lots of fiber could help lower the risk of breast cancer. a study at harbor focused on women's diets during adolescence and young adulthood. and found eating lots of high- fiber foods, especially fruits and vegetables, could significantly reduce breast cancer risk. the study will be published

imagine running seven marathons in seven days on seven continents. >> i think my feet would ache slightly. 15 long-distance runners travel the globe to complete the world marathon challenge. they began at antarctica were temperatures were below zero. than the runners flew to chile with only had time to rest while they were in the air before another marathon. then, it was on to miami, and then spain, and then morocco, and then dubai, and then sydney, australia. the races are custom-designed for their tight schedules. >> you have about, you know, maybe 12 hours average on each location and during those 12 hours but may have to clear immigration, go downtown to the location, go back, queue up for the next flight and leave. >> after the worldwide event wrapped up, runners had traveled 24,000 miles.

183 miles. that is a way to see the world. >> i hope they had pizza when it was all over. >> i'm sure they did. [ laughter ] it just seems to me that logistically that would even be difficult because of seven continents in the 70s, much less running a marathon in between. >> think about how tiring that is. when you take a trip it takes it out of you. >> it takes a special time, i think, to do that kind of race. >> they are asleep now. [ laughter ] >> i'm sure. they deserve it. you might consider a nap outside this afternoon if you are so lucky, it is awfully nice out there. let's take a look at the sky cam in wilson to begin with. you can see it looks beautiful there. take a look at the flak on the right-hand side of your screen, that flag is really moving around. we had some gusty winds with us, winds gusting 2225 two the afternoon but these are out of the southwest so this is a nice

feeling a bit springlike. but our temperatures to cool off rather quickly. so, it's not going to last one. it's february 1, of course. 67 is our current temperature at the airport, winds are southwest at 17, steady and gusting to 20, 25 right now. our dewpoint is that 52. we have a decent amount of moisture in the atmosphere. i would say it's middle of the road. 63 in roxboro, 67 henderson, 65 in south hill, 68 in tarboro, 69 in rocky mount and 68 in chapel hill. 66 in sanford, 70 fayetteville, it feels fantastic all across the viewing area. we had a few clouds this morning, those have cleared out for the moment but we do have some rain here along a front. this is going to be dropping in on us later on today. we have warm air ahead of the again, temperatures this afternoon feeling really nice at mid 60s to low 70s. on the other side of this

tomorrow is not going to be this nice, warm day. this front sinks southward and stalls. keeps the school tomorrow, then warms backup wednesday, but at that point, this big system to the west brings us a chance of rain and possibly thunderstorms. i know that sounds complicated, when we take a look at the seven-day forecast it will be a lot more clear. here is the sky conditions as we get through the next couple of days. this afternoon, we will see mostly sunny skies but this evening as the front drops in on us, there may be a brief period raleigh northward where we have some showers. we end up with clouds tuesday and much cooler temperatures. the front with northward, warms things up and cool front follows. that is likely to bring us a good chance of rain wednesday. we could see half an inch to 2 inches, this is going to feel very summerlike. temperatures in the upper 60s to near 70 in this band of thunderstorms and we are under a marginal risk for severe

something we will be tracking very quickly. is likely to happen during the evening commute, so of course you want to tune in, mike and great will track bedroom evening commute and let you know there are any thunderstorms that will be dangerous as you are traveling around or sitting at home, either way. our high temperature this afternoon definitely a warm one, much warmer than the normal of 53, record 79 setback in 22, even in 71, we're not even close to the record. the record is almost 80 degrees today. tomorrow of course is groundhog day. that's always fun and likely to be a dry day, but much cooler will likely head down to the north carolina museum of natural sciences to check out sir walter raleigh at noon, they will be popping his head out, looking for his shadow. may not see it, looks like it will be cloudy if he does not see his shadow. we will have an early spring and it will feel like it

68 degrees, but it's going to be a messy day, rain is likely, thunderstorms possible, an inch or more of rain. coming up in 30 minutes, we'll talk about how much more rain, who is likely to see the most rain and you also check in the forecast for the super bowl in our weekend weather looks california. ties back into the low 50s, overnight lows back down to freezing, but a couple more in the system arriving wednesday. >> with the ups and downs it feels like spring weather in february. >> it is almost meor the circus. >> when performances begin in raleigh and when you can watch a live interview with representative for ringling brothers and barnum and bailey. plus -- >> this is a dream come true! look at this! >> yeah, that's how i would react to that. this super bowl fan experience now open to the public in california, see what makes them there. today at 4:00 on fox50,

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