numbers. good afternoon, everyone. >> thank you for staying with us. cleaning up is the order of the day from the damage of yesterday's storm. we have just confirmed that grantville actually did have a storm touchdown. >> julia sims joins us live by phone where the national weather service has just made that confirmation. i'm just judging by the sound on your phone, it looks like the wind is still blowing there. >> reporter: it sure is. it about blew me over a few

no one is surprised that they confirmed it was a tornado that touched down. just one look at the trees that had been sheered off. particularly, a dairy farm. two silos destroyed. equipment tossed around. roofs blown off houses. no one was hurt, and none of the animals at this dairy farm were hurt as well. it's really quite amazing. it's all about cleanup in the area today. you've got a lot of people showing up and offering to help one another out. i talked to the dairy farmer here, and he says he's thankful. this farm has been in his family since 1943. these kinds of things happen, and you pick up and move on.

everyone in this community, whether it be grantville or the greater north carolina community. duke energy is here as well as other crews, ready to get power to this area. folks say they're in a good mood and just thankful no one was hurt. >> these are the times when everyone comes together. >> yes. the busy spring season hasn't officially started. now is the time to make sure you have that wral news app. giving you the capability to watch our newscast live. you can also get alerts. the app is available in the itunes store or google play store. republican candidates now gearing up for another debate in super tuesday primaries.

to find a way to defeat donald trump. mitt romney chose not to run, but there's a bomb shell remark he made tuesday. >> reporter: mitt romney is calling on donald trump to release his tax returns. >> every time he asks about his taxes, he dodges and delays saying we're looking at it. >> reporter: trump called him one of the dumbest people. i'll release them when i'm ready. they're very complex. >> i do think mitt has a good

they're entitled to know. if there's anything in there, the democrats are going to go to town on this. >> reporter: they have the most to gain on this stumble. they say trump is not a true conservative. >> he's eluded to the fact that he thinks parts of obama care are pretty good. >> reporter: trump leads rubio in his home state of florida. richard burr is up for re- election.

debate taking place tonight at 7:00 right here on wral. a mixed day on wall street. mortgage rates are at a 13- month low. the dow is up 42. the nasdaq down 11. apple engineers reportedly working on security measures that will make it impossible for the government to break into a secure iphone. they are battling with the f.b.i. about unlocking the iphone of one of the san bernardino shooters. he's prepared to take this all the way to the supreme court if

a very neat opportunity for folks in chapel hill. a chance to enjoy live music while supporting the troops. the 9th annual jam for detail.

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lay lee player. you can come in and ask for a song, and we'll play it. saturday to 1:00 a.m. sunday. 1714 legion road, chapel hill. there will be some changes, good changes, around here. >> yeah. leyla, back to you. take it away. >> i would sing, but i don't think that's in anyone's best interest. a musical tribute for a legendary singer. >> let the good times roll. president obama and first lady honored ray charles during

white house last night. including charlotte's own anthony hamilton. the program was taped and scheduled to air on pbs tomorrow. a bit of a tearful adele was crowned queen of the british music scene and vanished memories of grammy awards sound blemishes. >> to come back after so long away and be so warmly-received is really lovely. thank you so much, and to all the other girls that were nominated, thank you so much for letting me be your company. you're incredible and amazing. >> she also took trophies for british female solo artist of the year, british singer of the year, and album of the year for

25 was the last one. an unforgettable face in an unusual place. >> a furry find in a donation bin of one of the thrift stores.

all right. he's here. the harlem globe trotters bringing the world tour back to the pnc arena. don't stop now. keep going. the 90th anniversary tour featuring all the great basketball skills and the tricks we have come to love. we're talking about a cause that's really near and dear to the heart. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> we've got you doing tricks and everything. >> i love what i do. >> you guys have this cause that is near and dear to the globe trotters' heart. >> basically, we are running our initiative. you can nominate heroes of the

things. the great assist.com, and we help them to make those things that they are doing bigger and better. we visit hospitals and schools around the nation. we bring the abc's of bullying prevention. we make children feel better in the hospitals and make them eat better and smile, from time to time. >> you used to play for carolina; right? >> yes, ma'am, tar heels, baby. >> children literally probably look up to you, but when you talk about bullying, do you see that ah ha moment?

>> at the end of the day, i see, they learned something new. they're learning new things you need to have as a human being to be a better person. a for action, b for bravery, and c for compassion. >> i think for kids and adults. >> exactly. >> show me something. i'm doing it. okay. don't let go. all right. in full disclosure, for some reason, we chose the shortest person to do this interview. i am on a box. >> and she's got heels on.

if she takes the wedges off, it would go like right there. >> i know. hug it out. yes. >> where did you go? >> let's quickly talk about the event saturday. at 3:00 at the pnc arena. el gato, thank you so much for being with us. >> i remember he jumped out of the gym playing with carolina. >> i think you could be part of the act over there. >> i don't know. >> all right, bill, this is you. >> orlando. love it. >> fun, fun, fun. >> i'm glad things are settled

yes. especially getting into the weekend, it's so much nicer. a low pressure system funneling that air into the area. true for two or three days, and then we're getting into the warmup. pretty this afternoon. a mix of sun and clouds there. that tower on the left side of your screen. just a beautiful scene across the area. still a little bit breezy. low pressure system to the north. it's 53 in fayetteville. 56 in wilmington. 30 in boone right now. 3 to 5" of snow in higher elevations. it usually shuts down somewhere

sustained wind speed, 18 in fayetteville and 16 in raleigh. our gusts are anywhere from 25 to 33 and 34 miles an hour. it's still gusty. our wind advisory only has a little more than an hour left on it. we'll see if the weather service decides to expand it later on in the afternoon. probably not because we're not seeing any damage out of it. watch out the temperatures drop overnight for us. temperature at 52. we stay in the low to mid-50s for the area. finally, after sunset, temperatures begin to drop pretty quickly. 34 in fayetteville. a good 10 degrees colder than it was when you were heading

mid-40s by this afternoon. upper 40s to about 50 for tomorrow afternoon. then friday morning will be chilly temperatures in the morning, close to freezing. that low pressure system, we were talking about that. you can see the rotation around it. it will be cold for now. this cold air is going to stay put for the next several days. some warm air way down into the south, and eventually, it comes our way. it's going to be a little below normal. highs this time of year is upper 50s. mid-30s. these temperatures, back down to freezing. 56 this afternoon. 49 on friday, and 51 on sunday. we jump into the 60s. temperatures remain into the

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