emotion from travion smith. there was emotion however, when jurors left the courtroom today, several of them appeared to be crying, and their job is not over yet. they returned tomorrow, to begin a sentencing hearing, expected to last for several days, and they will have to decide whether or not smith deserves life in prison or the death penalty. >> amanda lamb live in raleigh, thanks. hundreds of homeowners are caught in limbo by a state law. >> new tonight at 6:00 , the stories of homeowner whose took the state to court for the right to sell their homes. the state's map act stops landowners in the way of road projects from developing the land and that stops interested buyers in their tracks. >> we have tracked this story as homeowners have fought the law for years, some of faces we have seen again and again,

supreme court. julie sims was there as well, has the story. >> reporter: this is a fight that has been festering for years, with some homeowners calling the state law ludicrous. >> gene is the face for thousands of property owners. the lands owner spent two decades fighting the department of transportation. >> it's made an old man of me. you can look and see i have grown old, worrying of this over the last 20 years or so. >> reporter: kirby's story resinates with wake county property owners. >> they have got my hands tied to where i cannot develop it, i can't sell it, i can't do anything with it. >> reporter: the map act, created in 1987, allows the state to reserve a possible route for a future highway. it limits what property owners can do with the land, sometimes for decades, until the state

highway will be built. it's designed to cut down on costs, the state's lawyer argued it benefits all north carolinians in the long run. >> the state's police power is as broad as necessary to further the public purpose and to further onicpurposes as well. this is not right, it is ludicrous, he contends is law is overreaching and unconstitutional. property owners call it highway robbery. >> reporter: her husband died of cancer while fighting for their land. she says the decades long fight has taken its toll on too many people. >> you can put a man on the moon in 10 years, but you can't build a road in 20? that's crazy. >> reporter: as for when the justices will make their decision, that's anybody's

a dozen other states have similar laws that bar improving property that increases the value of land the state might buy opponents say north carolina's is the most far reaching. the chief justice could issue the rule on the congressional maps any time now. plaintiffs in the case filed the motions this afternoon. state lawmakers asking chief justice john roberts to review

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being fueled by el nino, and tonight we'll look at the effects from the u.s. to africa, where millions are threatened with famine. >> people haven't been able to plant the crops they need to survive. >> pelley: and it's show time for america's top dogs. >> it doesn't get any better. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: late today, the president weighed in on the political phenomenon that is donald trump. president obama was answering a question at a news conference today, and he did not mince words. >> i continue to believe mr. trump will not be president. and the reason is because i have a lot of faith in the american people, and i think they recognize that being president is a serious job. it's not hosting a talk show or