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[ changing captioners ] police say hicks killed them after an ongoing dispute.. but the victim's loved ones believe it was a hate crime. the official fate of the 440th airlift has been decided. the air force has decided to deactivate the unit and remove its c-130 cargo planes from fort bragg. the decision is not going over well with north carolina's legislative delegation. wral's gilbert baez joins us live form our newsroom at the fayetteville observer after speaking with one of them. david.. out north carolina deligation is hot. and they're not giving up the fight. the still want to see c-130 cargo planes packed with troops and equipment flying over the skys of fort bragg. word of the decision to deactivate the unit

secretary of the air force which basically said this is a cost- cutting measure that will save the air force money and not jeopardize airborne training at fort bragg. senators thom tillis and richard burr disagree. they say the air force will be held accountable to prove every month that the troops at fort bragg are not being put in danger by not having the aircraft readily available for training on post. i spoke with congresswoman renee ellmers by phone this afternoon and she says she's taking her gloves off to continue the fight. ellemers says she was outraged by one of the suggestions the air force offered to make sure airborne training continues at fort bragg. "we have heard that they are planning busing a number of the paratroopers from fort bragg all the way to charleston to get on aircraft there and then be flown back over fort bragg and dropped. now that is absolutely ridiculous." the letter from the air force says there is a

gg and dropped. that is absolutely ridiculous. >> the letter from the airport says there's a review period to deactivate the unit. meanwhile, the majority of the service will have to find other milt insulations and move families to those locations. she's not fiving up the fight. she has a schedule to fort bragg on monday. after that, she's headed to the pentagon to get to the bottom of this. she want to make sure the troops stay safe and have the equipment needed to do so. vice president joe buy deb is headed to the -- biden is headed to the tri angle. he's discuss the effort to find a car for cancer -- a cure for cancer.

son to cancer is leading the traffic force working to accelerate cancer research. just ahead, the big plans for what will become a beacon sate. >> reporter: live in the queen city, how small businesses are capitalizing on the panther's super bowl run. >> it looks like one of the two days this weekend will feature better conditions across the area. let you know what day that is

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