a brush with winter weather is on the doorstep. who is in line for a winter mix and how it'll affect your weekend. >> and a local mischief arrested after allegedly cyber stalking. we talk totman who said he has the proof. >> he is a walking miracle. >> and a local man living a healthy lifestyle suddenly in need of a heart transplant. the warning science he said you should not ignore. >> live from raleigh. wral news starts right now. snow. winter weather advisories have been issued for many of us

preps underway for the possibility of winter weather. we found crews in fayetteville spreading brian. let's get to greg to find out much. >> reporter: all right. we will start off by showing you the water vapor majeure because it's the product that shows where the impulse is that could give us the snow. if you see this little dark area in here across portions of northeast nebraska this is dry aaron the air on the back side that will dive toward the south and east and come in during the day tomorrow. if we look at the advisory area here you will be able to see that the greatest threat is from the triangle east and the greatest threat from seeing a good snow fall is toward the

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a local police chief and town official are charged with cyber stalking. the chief of police william murray and the town's administrative assistant tammy pittman were both arrested. we spoke to the chief today. she is live to explain what both sides are claiming. >> reporter: the chief said that he does have a lot to say. following the advice of his attorney declined to comment. the reported victim in this case said that this is all about an affair, abuse of power and justice. this is what bobby pittman worked on all day. protective orders. he claims he is the victim of cyber stalking and much more. the suspects, his wife, tammy pittman and the police chief william murray. police arrested both wednesday. according to court records the chief used tammy's cell phone to threaten, annoy and terrify bobby pittman in january.

believe so. i haven't seen evidence of such. >> reporter: vincent brock said that he has never seen abuse of power from the chief but bobby pittman claims that the chief and the town's administrative assistant were having an an affair so he moved to florida but continued to be harassed. he showed us threatening text messages and voicemails. we don't have full permission to air the recording he claims is from the police chief. >> is he going to stay here >> reporter: neither has been suspended order natured as the until proven guilty. and the mayor said that the town board will likely meet in closed session with the towns attorney about this and he hopes that the charges will be proven false. >> we will continue to follow this. thank you. we have some breaking news out of georgia. police officer has died after being shot twice during a law enforcement operation.

that the officer was shot by a suspect who was also shot. he didn't release any details about the operation or say what led to the shooting. authorities are releasing more details about the shoot out at a maryland fast food restaurant that left two sheriff's deputies dead. the sheriff of was shaken as he talked about the two veteran deputies today. one had served 30 years, the other 16. authorities say that the 68- year-old david evans shot one deputy in the head after he sat at a table and asked how he was doing. the other deputy was also shot as he approached the suspect's car after the shooting. >> the people who wear the uniform, there are no words. these men are heros. i don't know what else to say in detail about them. >> evans had warrants out for his arrest. his sonnanstines him as a heavy

he said his mother called police. a trial delayed in the trial of a man charged in the death of nine black people in a church. they are waiting to see if the government will seek the death penalty. the suspect faces dozens charges. his attorney said roof is prepared to plead guilty if the government doesn't seek death. roof also faces nine murder charges in state board where prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. the trial of a man charged with killing a woman in her apartment during a burglary is winding down. today the state presented it's final witnesses and the judge is already making plans for closing arguments. amanda lamb. >> reporter: it appears that the defense may not put on any testimony. late this afternoon the medical examiner talked about 18 blows to the victim in this case and the mother of the victim wept openly. now they presented some of their last witnesses today.

looking at physical evidence from the crime scene. foot print analyst testified that the tread from smith's shoes what a partial match to the impressions found at the scene but no dna or foot prints in the apartment matched smith. the prosecutor said this is because they were wearing gloves. the medical examer talked about how the woman was killed. >> most of the injuries that she had exhibited a combination trauma. sharp force trauma being injuries that are caused by an instrument with a cutting edge or a sharp edge. >> she will be back on the stand friday morning and expect to finish. that means closing argument also most likely be monday. the trial was initially weeks. they are finishing faster than >> thank you.

attacked by a dog she adopted a week ago. the 36-year-old was attacked by a pit bull in her home. family members say her daughter was cleaning the dog's crate at the time the attack started. again she adopted this dog about a week ago after paper. well behaved. animal control officers will put the dog down. the armed occupation of a national wildlife refuge in oregon is over. the four remaining people gave you peacefully this afternoon after a long negotiation. they were the last hold outs from the group that had seized it nearly six weeks ago. they wanted the government to turn the land over to locals and release two ranchers in prison for setting fires. franklin gram claims to have helped end the standoff. he posted on his facebook page this morning that he was headed to oregon to be there in person. he said he has been speaking to the last fewer every day by

their request and at the request of the fbi. congress has voted to permanently bar state and local governments from taxing access to the internet. by a vote of 75-20 they passed the bill. as the number of cases of people with the zika virus increases in the united states and around the world members of congress held a hearing on capitol hill. they are considering the president's 1.8 billion dollar request to emergency funds for fight zika. the head of the cdc and the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases testified that -- they say researchers are already working on a vaccine. more than 50 cases have been reported in the united states and more are expected a massive outbreak in this country is unlikely. north carolina no longer has a program aimed to track and control mosquito born viruses.

leaders say about bringing that funding back. hillary clinton and bernie sanders face off tonight after splitting the first two voting contests. both are looking for an advantage as the race heads toward delegate rich states. her appeal with minorities. the republican debate in greenville saturday will be hosted by cbs and face the nation an authority john dickerson. major garret and. wral will be there and will have live reports from south carolina. a man ended up in the hospital needing a new heart despite leading an active healthy life. he has a message for others. >> scott kelly makes united states space travel history. he now says five hundred days in space changed his appreciation for earth.

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had no reason to think he would ever need one. >> reporter: kevin s linkman fitness. >> i ran, i swim, i bike, i life. i played football. felt himself slowing down. just riding up a hill grew difficult. >> i thought it was age. i'm getting older. >> reporter: he finally decided to get it checked out. that's when he ended up at the hospital where he learned's had i heart defect. instead of three leaflets in the aortic valve he will two. >> there was about 11% blood through >> reporter: from. reneeded a heart transplant but until one became available he needed a heart pump. >> it was very life changing to have that diagnosis give

>> reporter: its like this one >> it basically reroutes around the heart into the aorta . >> reporter: many patients wait for a heart for more than a year. he and his wife got the call with in six months. >> said this -- he is a walking miracle. he is. >> reporter: recovery was tough but he is doing well and hopes to get back onthe bike soon. he wants others to learn from his story >> watch your body. you know your body better than anyone else. don't let these warning science go by like i did. >> reporter: wral health team. >> they say one day they would love to meet the family of the heart donor. that person saved the lives of at least three other people with the gifts of two kidneys and a liver. >> heart transplantation has been going on for over 50 years. i'm still just astonished that a heart can go from one human being to another and beat and -- what an amazing story. >> and the technology to help

they get that heart too. >> it's just amazing. >> great to see. thank you for the advice too. some middle school students in wake county have new computers because of a special donation. >> they gave 50 to east wick. wake. the nonprofit fixes computers and gives them to students who need them. scott kelly is coming home from space after being in space longer than anyone in history. 321 days since he and his crew launched. in his career a total of 500 days in space. this mission was designed to research the effects of long body. >> a year now seems longer

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as expected. file is underway for a former guard who is 94. he is charged with 170,000 counts of accessory to murder. the former ss sergeant is accused of serving in the death camp when hundreds of thousands of jrues were gassed. he maintained he served in a part of the camp complex where no gassings happened.

the death toll from a train crash in germany has risen to 11. another person died today. 20 people were seriously hurt when two passenger trains hit head on. 12 have minor injuries. police say they are still looking for a missing third black box they hope will provide clues about what caused the crash. we are learning more about what caused a train to derail in egypt. it hit a bare yeaher. 69 were hurt the train conductor was arrested. five have been charged in a gas explosion that killed two people and leveled three buildings in new york city. authorities say that the owners of one of the destroyed bilings, two plumbers and a general contractor illegally siphoned gas. they set up a system that contributed to the explosion. their charges range from manslaughter to criminal negligent homicide.

in texas didn't go as planned. a parking garage kim down faster than anticipated. a scratch. >> very lucky. the producers the star wars movie face criminal charges in connection to an accident on the set in which harrison ford broke his leg. the actor was hit by a door on a spaceship. he had surgery and production was suspended for two weeks. british health said they were warninged can breaches of laws. before you drink from a bottle watch this report. >> reporter: a strange viewer complaint led to the finding of this in new water bottles in case after case -- we took the pictures right to the drink company for answers. check your bottle and watch us tonight at six. g era ld owens with a gem

>> the carolina theater ends the year with a $1.1 million deficit. the group willing to buy the facility if the board can't come up with the the money. >> and a patton the back for the fayetteville police department. why the chief prosecutor plans

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