skyline in downtown raleigh, looking beautiful. normal high temperature this time of year is in the low 60s. the morning temperatures are well above normal, too. 50 roxboro, 47 south hill. 54 goldsboro, 49 fayetteville, jacket weather this morning. not winter coat weather. maybe we can put them away for the rest of the season. i can remember some april freezes, so, we will see how it goes for us. expect 56 degrees out the door this morning, 73 at noon, 79 for our high later today. almost 80 degreesment brian is looking at what is happening on the roads this morning. >> reporter: traffic is moving along well. no big delays to show you this morning. no accidents to report. if you are leaving chapel hill, through south durhams 40 eastbound, 54, see how quiet conditions are there.

fayetteville road interchange. tail lights are eastbound, towards 5 and the durham freeway. the trip to 147 is going to take you 6 minutes. here is a look at the triangle on tp live commute map, again, no delays to report. we remain accident and incident free. breaking news, fayetteville police are investigating a deadly hit and run. >> it happened after 2:00 a.m. in the 6800 block of rayford road, police say a green 1997 ford ranger struck a male pedestrian, the pickup truck scene. it had a north carolina tag, anyone with information is asked to call police. the name of the victim has not been released. pat mc corey designated as severe weather awareness week. >> schools are preparing students and teachers with tornado drills. mikaya thurmond joins us live

school where they will be practicing later this morning. >> reporter: good morning. today's drill is not just for kids, emergency service officials are encouraging everyone to participate. spring is peak tornado season, last year the national weather service reports that 9 tornados happened across the state of north carolina. the combined cost of damage from tornados flash floods and storms is about $12.5 million, one of the best things you can do is be prepared. a few things that experts suggest. first, listen to local radio and television when severe weather is likely. also, if a warning is issued, a tornado has been spotted in your area, take shelter if you are at home, go to the lowest floor of the house and get away from windows, go in to a hallway. if you are driving get out of the car and take cover in a low

here at east garner elementary, there will be a cord nate tore give safety tips. it's set for 9:30 a.m. iran testified two ballistic missiles with the phrase israel must be wifed out written on them. this show of force by the islamic republic comes as joe biden visits israel, he is scheduled to speak to israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, who opposed the nuclear deal with tehran. donald trump dominates the primaries and a rally he wants to celebrate in fayetteville. >> bernie sanders getting attention after winning michigan.

it and what this means going forward. >> reporter: good morning, the big question before last night for bernie sanders was after losing south carolina and nevada, can he win a big state with a large minority population. we know this morning, the answer is yes. >> frankly we we believe our strongest areas are yet to happen. >> reporter: bernie sanders ever unexpected win in michigan. thank you, he tweeted this morning, the polls were wrong, even sanders didn't see it coming, he won with a third of the black vote. hilary clinton didn't mention her mississippi win or michigan loss last night. she picked up more delegates than sanders and our poll shows she beat donald trump by 13 points in november.

and as of this morning, hawaii. he is hoping to do that in florida tuesday. >> we are closing the gap and in state after state after state. >> reporter: florida could be out for marco rubio, his best finish on tuesday, third. it's looking like a two-man race for the republicans in our polls, 6 in 10 think the front runner, dom trump is hurting the party. no response from duke university to a student protest over an accusation of a racial slur, several student groups held a protest in response to accusations against one of

parking attendant said the executive vice president hit her and used a racial slur. he admits he hit the attendant after she stepped in front of his car but never used a racial slur. senators is gearing up to try to block that new charlotte ordinance regarding restroomsm council approved an ordinance allowing transgender people to use the restroom that corresponds to they gender identity. phil burger formed a working group of senators to work on blocking the rule. the ordinance takes affect april 1st. the end of an era for fort bragg paratroopers. >> the homecoming they will be treated to today after transferring authority in iraq. another north carolina county stirs controversy by putting the word god on its patrol cars. how the sheriff is defending his abs. here are the winning --

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the rest of the triangle, major routes, all if good shape, and including the beltline looks good this morning, 40 westbound, clear all the way through wake county. no accidents to report. no delays on capital and lewisburg. nc state survives the fist round of the acc tournament but wasn't a great night for the carolina hurricanes. pet picture is from allen and michelle. louie, louie, a golden retriever mission.

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will face second seated norfolk state tonight. hurricanes and ottawa, the host team, 2-0 after the first. jeff skinner, nifty rebound, 24th on the year. how odd to have two short handed goals in one period. there is one from jay, hurricanes to tie the game. zack smith adds a shorty late if the period. looks like ottawa will win 3-2, time has not expired. skinner, beats the buzzer. that's going to send it in to overtime, and in to a shootout, that's where jacob slaifn scores on his first career shootout. canes get the first shootout win of the year 4-3, that's a final. i will be at the acc tournament from washingtons see you there at 6:00. a quick programming note because of the 12:00 basketball game today between pit and syracuse, noon news cast will

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brian is looking at the roads. we are still looking good on the live commute map. no accidents this morning. the only delays that we are picking up on the sensors are in the typical spots like 40 westbound, around the clayton bypass this morning. it's bogging down a little bit, the latest sensor reading indicating that the ride between 42 and 440, manageable 11 minutes. the trip coming out of eastern wake county on the nite dale bypass, 64 business, camera was working moments ago. traffic was flowing at the 540 interchange. traffic is moving along fine towards 440. the trip from 64 business to 440, stands at a delay free 8 minutes. a closer look at the drive times through wake county on 40 westbound up in 15 minutes. new overnights police in durham are investigating a

1400 block of maplewood drive, the time was 10:30 last night. police say they found two males with gunshot wounds at the scene, both went to the hospital. one died, the other is recovering from non life threatening wounds. no wood on a suspect or a mote -- no word on a cut or a motive -- on a suspect or a motive. troopers say a motorcyclist was speeding and ran in to the back of a pick up near airport in morrisville. the bike went off the road and the rider, luke bells was killed. the driver of the pick up was not hurt. . the trump train keeps on rolling, another huge night of victories for donald trump. >> the presidential front runner won three more primary states. trump claimed victories in mumy, mississippi and hawaii.

democrats, hilary clinton won most most's primary. bernie sanders pulled off a crucial win in michigan. fresh off the big victories in michigan and mississippi, trump is visiting fayetteville tonight. >> tara lynn is lye at crown colosseum. next week the front runner could be celebrating a win if north carolina as well. >> reporter: that's right. according to a poll, trump has a pretty sizable lead this north carolina, he is expected to attract a big crowd here in fayetteville this evening. let's look at the poll numbers, the poll tap 2000 north carolinians over a 4-day period and asked who would you vote for, 41 said donald trump. 11% said john kasich. of course this is for the nomination. dom trump will be meeting with fans here at the crown colosseum, this is his second can. in the charlotte area monday

to legalize water boarding and other interrogation tech kneeings on terror suspects. ted cruz held two stops in north carolina yesterday, another trip planned on sunday. marco rubio, though, does not have any planned stops in north carolina at this time. officials are urging drivers to be aware of a lot of extra traffic around this area, there will be extra police who will be trying to help move that traffic along through this way. hilary clinton is going to be in the triangle tomorrow

at 5:45, clinton at the high school in raleigh. you sign up on the website, we have a link to our story at wral.com. neighbors are being hailed as heroes this morning for rescuing a raleigh man from a fire in his home. it broke out after 5:30, in an apartment on bashford road. people who live above that apartment spotted smoke and told another neighbor who told them to call 911. the man was not coming out three neighbors went in to the burning apartment to pull him out. they risked their lives to save this man.

taken to the hospital with burns and smoke inhalation. his name hasn't been released. accidental or improperly discarded smoking materials caused the fire. a statewide amber alert remains active for a 15-year- old girl, the brevard police department in the north carolina mountains is looking for dixie may bailey, 15 years old, 5'4", 114 pounds, brown hair with orange streaks and blue eyesment dixie was seen wearing a peach colored pullover, black tights and cowboy boots. nancy reagan will lie in repose today and too many. the public will have a chance to pay respects at the ronald reagan library in california ahead of a private funeral on friday. she died sunday of congestive heart failure. she will be buried next to her husband that died in 2004. breaking news, seattle now, emergency crews are on the scene of a natural gas

the explosion occurred 5:00 a.m., our time, residents living blocks away say they heard a loud boom, witnesss say the explosion destroyed two businesseses there is no wood on whether anyone was hurt or killed we will continue to follow this story throughout the morning from seattlement seattle. a court battle resumes over job protection in north carolina. the hearing on the law that expanded the number of state employees, governor mc corey could hire and fire at will. plus it's fishing seasons we don't mean seafood. the warning from the irs.

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north carolina law that expanded the number of employees governor mc corey could hire and fire at will. appeals will hear from lawyers on whether the law under cuts civil service protection that allow workers to keep their jobs as political winds shift. superior court judge ruled the law was unconstitutional. bridgestone will celebrate expansion of the tire plants in wilson , the company is holding a ground breaking ceremony this morning, bridge stone is investing $164 million to add space and update machinery over a 5- year period. they produce 3000 tire as day. the upgrades should allow the company to increase from 32- 35,000 tire as day, by 2018. the irs says fishing season is in full swing. the internal revenue service is

surge in fhishing emails. they ra baiting in hopes of snagging social security numbers and personal information. we have been telling you about how the final group of 82nd airborne division paratroopers return home today. >> families are awaiting the return at fort bragg. >> reporter: that's the case, you can never do this story too many times. see the family members gathering. the redeployment is going to the dogs. this is a service dog that is awaiting for a family member to come back and there is going to be a lot of hugs and kisses and licks by the dog as well. 82nd airborne deployed for 9

command to the 101st airborne division in iraqm we had two groups from the 82nd return, this is the commander of the 82ened airborne division. they are bringing back the color. this is a big deal at fort bragg, we will be here to cover the returns and hugs and kisses. the return from the 82nd airborne division to fort bragg. a lot of pomp and ceremony going on here, i'm sure the speeches will be short and hugs and kisses long. we will have that for you when that happens. planes will be returning here shortly. we will have it for you coming up. >> we are so excited. milestone occasion for many reasons and happy for the families. thank you so much. police are investigating a deadly hit and run, the big blue they say was left near the scene and a man accused of firing six shots in to a pastor on sunday is in custody after an incident hundreds of miles

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the spotlight on nbc's little big shots last night. >> you may remember her, 6 year old johana cologne was featured on the show. remember her sassy moves that made her an internet sensation. she had the chance to demonstrate their talent before steve harvey. there is no competition or money. kids having fun doing what they enjoy with proud family and friends watching on a national stage. >> i love how steve harvey is learning her moves. >> it's like he is winding up for a pitch. >> she is like, that's how it is done. >> she is adorable. nbc's today show is next here on wral. we will have another news update coming your way in 25 minutes. >> join us on fox 50 for more local news, weather and traffic

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