the final testimony in the north hills murder case that brought the victim's mother to tears. finding the calorie count of our burger, who wants to give label as break on food labeling requirements. from the mountains to the coast, this is what we saw in a lot of the state today. this is from the outer banks, kitty hawk.

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wral's bryan mims, spent his day there, any problems on the roads there now? >> reporter: david, both the highway patrol and rocky mount poceavnot responded to any weather related accidents throughout the afternoon. i'm standing along i-95 and u.s. 64 where traffic is moving along at regular speed with no problems. the snow has stopped falling. we have seen dot trucks roll by through the afternoon, here is what it looked like earlier today. earlier in the afternoon, dot trucks equipped with plows were on standby and trucks ready to spread sand or salt. we have seen trace amounts of accumulation across nash and edgecombe counties, dot sprayed 71,000 gallons of brine, a salt and water solution to prevent ice from forming.

1:00, came mostly in the form of flurries, not the big puffy flakes as seen in other areas, it is quiet, the precipitation stopped falling. i need to give a shoutout to our wonderful viewers here in rocky mount a few minutes ago. john stopped by with a meal from gardeners barbecue. he delivered a meal to richard atkins and me. joan psychs delivered krispy kreme doughnuts. thank you for giving us a warm welcome. wonderful viewers. keep the doughnuts away from richard atkins and maybe you can bring some back. bryan mims and richard atkins reporting live in nash county. several closings and delays in the system. few impact schedules at doctors offices, for the list go to

while on the website, type alert center in the search box. find instructions for downloading the weather app, it will keep you updated when winter weather is in the area with customized alerts and instant access to radar, you will never be caught off guard. police are investigating a shooting in southeast raleigh, at cricket ridge drive. they have not released information on the person's condition. we will keep you updated as we get more information. the trial of man charged with killing a woman in her north hills apartment. the mother sat in the gallery sobbing as he learned about her daughter's final moments. >> reporter: this is a 2013 case, three years later, getting details, learning new information, now in a courtroom during a murder trial, the defendant in this case, travion smith, the victim, melissa huggins jones.

this morning, here is what she said, when asked about the cause of death. >> blunt and shore force injuries of head and neck, blunt and sharp force injuries of the torso may have been contributory to death. >> in other words, multiple serious injuries here. >> reporter: it could have taken her from several minutes to an hour to die after those injuries, she said, she would have been conscious of her injuries, she would have known she was dying. those details as you might imagine led to emotional reaction in the courthouse especially from the victim's mother. the state rested the case against travion smith, smith did not testify the defense did not present any evidence, if convicted, smith could get the death penalty, we are expecting closing arguments on monday.

shooting at a high school near phoenix this morning. police say both victims, 15 year old girls, investigators are not looking for a suspect, a weapon was found at the scene, each girl had one gunshot wound, they have not been identified and police have not yet released the motive. a franklin county man , the suspect of a silver alert was found dead in virginia. roy stevenson was reportss ar offo ec on. w ioma. d pole

a car crashed near maredith college around 3:30 this morning. police say the driver was hurt and is expected to be okay. pope francis is back in cuba, he is making mystery again. pontiff med with the head of the -- met with the head of the orthodox charge. it's been 1000 years since the meeting of a pope and a pate rei pay tree york -- patriarch. hopefuls are making pitches to voters, many are spending time to appeal to evangelical christians, making up 65% of south carolina voters. the next debate is tomorrow in greenville, south carolina. debate coverage begins at 9:00 tomorrow night on wral, cullen browder is traveling to greenville and we will have a live report tomorrow at 6:00.

5- day losing streak at the closing bell. the dow up 314 points. the nasdaq up 71. sp up 36. dot set a timeline to repair a sink hole, closing life shore road last month. they hope to reward a contract by the end of february. construction by the second week in march. many of you responded after a father's car with handicap features was stolen. the single dad depends on the car to get his sons to work and his job. a fundraising page raised $5000, and a company plans to outfit his new car with hand control for free. leery says he has been overwhelmed by the response. people in and viewers are amazing. always so very generous.

next, what the international olympic committee has to say about the mosquito born virus and the impact on the summer games in brazil. also monica laliberte has restaurants by request. tonight's report includes a few violations and one popular spot with a perfect score. as we go to break, a live look at downtown wilson, it's not snowing there now, you can see the snow on the trees and

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we are channel 5 wral, nothing changes about that. same channel on your remote. >> you have to remember nbc programs will be on wral, starting february 29th. on monday the 29th, you will find nbc nightly news with lester holt. he stopped by to meet the staff. you will see more of our visit in them cooing days. if you have any questions about nbc joining wral, go to wral.com/nbc. nbc is home to the olympics, that means the summer games will be here on wral. the international olympic committee is monitoring the zika outbreak, the president is

pull out in rio de janeiro. the virus is spreading rapidly. warnings issued today. experts say there is glowing evidence of a link between the virus and neurological disorders. dr. allen mask explains this comes as cases are confirmed in the united states. >> health experts from around the world gathered in washington dc friday to answer concerns about the zika virus. the link between zika and a serious birth defect is more and more probable. >> we got to the point now, we have to consider that zika is guilty unless proven innocent. >> reporter: in the u.s., there are 80 cases in 21 states. every case involves people who travel to affected countries. one case was sexually transmitted. health authorities address reports the virus was found in the see men of a british man two months after he was infected. no one knows how long a person

>> the part of the natural history studies that we will be funding at nih and cdc, is to just answer that question. >> reporter: no vaccine exists for the zika virus, dr. anthony says testing for potential vaccine could begin as early as this summer. >> when the vaccine will have been proven or not to be safe and affective is something we can't predict. >> reporter: the mosquito born virus originated in brazil and spreading rapidly through latin america and the caribbean. it's expected to eventually affect up to 3 million people. dr. allen mask, wral health team. >> more than 100,000 cases have been confirmed in 33 countries. moments ago, the north carolina department of health and human services reiterated no cases have been reported in this state. it's almost fitting we are getting snow today. it was two years ago, oh on this day, a winter storm pounded the triangle.

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