authorities are searching the neighborhood in the hopes of making an arrest. joel brown spoke with her and brings us the story from the hospital tonight. joel? joel: the shooting forced doctors to take her leg and also the shooting took away her sense of security. durham county sheriff's deputies are trying to tract of the shooters. 72-year-old dorothy holloway's children and grandchildren came to visit her in the hospital. dorothy: they knew that i got shot -- they don't know that i got shot, all they know is that i am in the hospital. i don't want to tell them more than that. joel: someone heard gunshots

when dorothy holloway was taken to duke hospital, doctors amputated her left leg. dorothy: i remember waking up. joel: 13 days after the shooting, durham county sheriff deputies were back in her community, passing out flyers, trying to make sure that the investigation doesn't turn cold. [indiscernible] last year his mother couldn't walk again, and he is at a loss as to what to tell his mom. >> i don't know. dorothy: [indiscernible] and learn how to walk again. joel: so miss holloway is also legally blind, so she is going to have a tough road ahead learning to try to walk again

fitted with that prosthetic leg. meanwhile, authorities have three potential suspects here. call crimestoppers if you know anything. tamara: a tough road ahead. thank you, joel. and the hd chopper flew over the scene and it appears that that red car collided with that white suv. several other people are injured. steve d.: now to an eyewitness news exclusive.

tonight, nursing hisandage wrapped around his ear. a man stole his wallet. gildehaus works for a nonprofit in downtown durham that fights social injustice. he told eyewitness news that he plans to get back to work next week to make sure that the community remains safer. tamara: and the apex bank was robbed. authorities say a man had a bandanna over his face and walked inside to rob the bank no-cost or's were inside -- to rob the bank, and no customers were inside at the time of the robbery. a husband and wife were put

a judge told him he could [indiscernible] police say he was [indiscernible] in beaver creek commons. anna wagner was arrested last night. steve d.: tonight, a woman is charged with an accident after hitting four people who were on bicycles. 40-year-old -- 50-year-old donnie marie williams was charged with reckless driving. [indiscernible] tamara: a governor mccrory declared a state of emergency after tornadoes hit the area.

an ef2 hit the granville area. no one was hurt. people tonight are counting their blessings. >> we stopped and looked at what could have been. if he had been home, he would not have lived through it. he would never had known that there was a tornado coming. he wouldn't be alive. knowing that, i can't cry over this stuff. there is no point. tamara: rick went out to get dog food right before the storm hit. heavy winds pulled down trees and power lines. today, [indiscernible] as neighbors spent the majority of their day cleaning.

there. and snow and sleet fell in the [indiscernible] area today. schools were closed in the aviary -- in the avery area today. steve d.: one person died from carolina. that is the fourth person to die this flu season. this is significantly lower than last year when 18 people had died in south carolina -- in north carolina. most people were over the age of 65. tamara: [indiscernible] an area of land could become the first public shopping center, but first, [indiscernible] angelica alvarez joins us live with more.

angelica: we are still months from that decision as we hear from residents who were on both sides of the issue. [indiscernible] >> i would say that the involvement here is very active. angelica: [indiscernible] is the vice president of the [indiscernible] company. they want to build a shopping center. a proposed project that has mixed reaction from those living nearby. >> with regard to retail and grocery -- >> it is probably the worst thing you can possibly do. angelica: they would be losing what they call a sense of community. >> [indiscernible] and that is a situation that we are facing. angelica: they have four meetings with residents and they

they are trying to find a plan that they can be happy with. >> there is a far better plan, in my opinion. angelica: still at this time, not everyone is ready to roll out that welcome mat. as the vote stands tonight, the plot of land is now open to commercial use. it is still early in this process and there are more meetings in the months to come. i am in jellico alvarez, abc 11 eyewitness news. steve d.: -- i am angelica alvarez, abc 11 eyewitness news. steve d.: i am a dog was shot times. -- and a dog was shot and almost times.

tamara: a rescue dog will have a big reunion tomorrow in durham. there was a full investigation in durham county last july. more than one dozen dogs were living in unspeakable conditions. the southwest michigan [indiscernible] club nursed the dog back to health. steve d.: a close call on a busy highway. the heart stopping video is coming next. and this was a nightmare flight. the family says they were kicked off the plane. what the passengers did what had them so upset. and if you have ever seen anything like this, it is pink was on a treadmill going through and wheat lost plan. -- a weight loss plan. and it looks like a good weekend coming up. chris: it is still a little bit

the butchers will bottom out in the mid-30's, but all systems

weekend.announcer: abc 11 is keeping you connected. find us on facebook, like our page, and stay up-to-date on news updates. steve d.: a huge mess caused by a blizzard dumping more than 15 inches of snow. many people spending the night in their cars on the side of the roads. many flights in and out of chicago were canceled because of that storm. tamara: and president obama has had meetings of the white house to talk about a potential supreme court nominee.

republicans in the senate have refused to confirm a nominee. steve d.: a rough ride on board a royal caribbean cruise ship. the ship ran into hurricane force winds. a passenger said he was flung nearly 18 feet against his cabin door and then knocked unconscious. a nightmare after a little boy has an allergic reaction. the seven-year-old boy had an odrick reaction to a dog on the plane while boarding. the man said that they moved to the back of the plane to get away from the animal but were ultimately kicked off the flight and passengers reacted with around of applause. >> i'm sorry, i'm sorry, i'm

[indiscernible] and we were boarded off of the plane. tamara: people were clapping and plane. what passengers didn't know is that the father has terminal see his family. the family is in contact with the airline saying that they don't want any compensation for the full ordeal. steve d.: all right, time now for a video on the big board and we begin in missouri with a terrifying traffic cop. you can see that state trooper big rig. parts are flying off as the big rig speeds by. fortunately, no one was injured. look here at that damage to the police cruiser. a five-year-old boy in afghanistan is making international headlines when his

him in a jersey made fromm a plastic bag. the barcelona star signed that jersey and sent it to the boy himself. and this is the newest panda at the national zoo in washington. there he is snacking. these biscuits have a vitamins and proteins and of course, they usually dine on bamboo, sweet potatoes, apples, things like that, but when they want a tree, they get a biscuit like that there. see every day. that is a penguin on a treadmill . that video is sped up a little bit. this is actually a scientific study. they are trying to measure how fat penguins waddle. they are trying to figure out

but it might be a moot point because if they keep going like that, they are going to be skinny penguins. right about that. he is a penguin. we've got some new information from the national weather they were out doing their survey and three confirmed for nato's yesterday in central north carolina and one in southern virginia. of course, the one that got most of the damage was the one in granville county. that was an ef2. we would like to join you in that area around the airport here and we can see the homes are damaged and hopefully there were no injuries. s wind -- winds were at 125 miles per hour. it was moving at about 60 miles per hour. it was only on the ground for a few minutes.

for one minute and winds were 90 miles per hour. that was five miles northwest of downtown in a forest it area. the other damages that happened in this neighborhood, those were straight-line winds. and another tornado in southwest wayne county. it was on the ground for one mile and one quarter and it did damage to a barn and a couple of other structures, but no other injuries there, either. but that is the good news. there was an ef1 in mecklenburg county. it didn't cause any injuries is there but a little bit of damage. at the airport now, 43 degrees. it has been a blustery day. not as a strong as they were earlier, but winds up to some areas at 15. 43 in lewisburg, and that tornado went right overhead.

knocked out, at least temporarily. 43 in chapel hill, 44 in fayetteville. there are a couple of areas where the winds are gusting at 15 to 20 miles per hour. we still could see some gusts of 15 to 20 during the day tomorrow. some clouds came in but they should clear out. it is a little bit on the cold side. some snow in our mountains. more snow around the great lakes. now. we have mostly clear skies, 33 in raleigh, 35 in durham. a cold start to your friday. you will need that heavy jacket heading out to the bus stop. that cold front gets out of here and high-pressure now moves in. tomorrow won't be as windy as today. nice and quiet but the temperatures a little bit below average.

many spots, and saturday, we have a northwesterly flow of air. it will be on the cool side but nice and bright. we will have a warming trend that really takes over. tomorrow, a good one, just a little cool, all you will need is a jacket. 40 in henderson, 52 in goldsboro. it stays nice through the weekend. your first alert apple -- your first alert doppler seven day shows mid to upper 60's and dry through at least early next week. so we will enjoy this nice respite. the atmosphere is just spent and it will come down for a while. we will take it. tamara: thank you, chris. the oscars gets political. why the secret service will be there on sunday. steve d.: and a very delicate

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tamara: a woman in peru looks pregnant, but that is a tumor in her belly. this is something she has dealt with for the last eight years. doctors spent three hours successfully removing it. she will be able to the fill her

steve d.: and according to the white house, joe biden and his wife, jill, are going to the oscars in hollywood. they are making a call for sexual assault awareness. lady gaga will perform "so it happens to you" and that was also featured in a cnn documentary "the hunting ground" which focused on sexual assault on college campuses. you can watch the academy awards right here on abc 11. you can also download the app right now and check it out on your mobile device we will have a complete wrapup for you on sunday night on eyewitness news at 11:00. tamara: and hanging out at the beach. this picture was snapped this morning. this guy is estimated to be about 14 feet long. it is not out of the ordinary to see these creatures on the beaches, according to experts. it left and returned to roll

steve d.: nice day at the beach. he is a smart guy. all right, the blue devils are in action. this should of been there game, shouldn't it have been? mark: it should have been. coming up next and sports, high drama. and duke is back on the job in cameron, and employee never three once again [indiscernible] and mostly good but some bad, i

announcer: now abc 11 eyewitness news sports sponsored by your local toyota dealers. mark: do cap five good days to get healthy after that tough loss they took in louisville last weekend. there was some intrigue as to whether one of the players would return to the lineup tonight. he would not. they were back and ready to roll. let's start out with grayson allen in the corner. they were off and running. they shared the ball this time with matt young and he was the one standing. more raindrops from the corner. there were some passes later.

thanks to brian ingram partial long arms, it paid dividends all the way. more fun debt ahead. and there was a team high of 18 for this player, and how about the big man in the middle? there was some unnecessary ugliness at the end for the second time this year. grayson allen tripped an opponent. you cannot act sportsmanlike after that. >> definitely in the first half, i think we could have executed a little bit better than the second half. i was not come for the lead in the first half. i kind of calmed down in the second half. >> i set the whole second half that we were tired and at every timeout, they responded.

tonight, they geto against 12th-ranked florida state. they get a conversion and later on, jennifer goes to drive and she led the pack with 16. this game tied at 49 on the final minute. fsu's player will wind up with the ball. that was the dagger. the carolina women fell to virginia. and eight seconds to go, we are all time. anthony gaskins is going to make a hero play. the falcons are up three but they are not done. right there in the corner, they drop a three at the buzzer for overtime.

there is his drive in the he stepped back with a straightaway there. 73-71, and the other action today is [indiscernible] was up three at the half. and tonight in toronto, they dominate the conversation right now. here is a power play and they will wind up with brad at the corner. [indiscernible] with a clean face-off win. that is a cannon blast right there. 1-1, and that was as good as it got for the hurricanes. then i got to 2-1, and [indiscernible] playoffs, folks, and i would not be surprised at all if eric staal plays one of his very last

steve d.: the future is a little bit uncertain right now. tamara: mark, thank you. that is the news --han 200 former patients. they're the being burnled to get tested because they may have been exposed to hiv or hepatitis. a pharmacist who worked at shore sflekd was arrested last month for drug tampering accused of stealing morphine and replacing it with saline. his blood may have come in contact with the patients. a major medical milestone in cleveland. surgeons performed the first ever uterus transplant in the u.s. the patient will have to wait for a year before getting pregnant. the operation used a uterus from a deceased donor. women in europe have successfully given birth after having the transplant but it's never been tried in the u.s. this could be very big for a lot

>> quite interesting. never thought about that. and there's a first also for the state of connecticut. a breast milk bank has opened in the town of gilford. >> mom who's make more milk than their babies can use are now donating their surplus to help premature infants whose moms don't make enough milk. donors are screened in much the same way that will blood donors are. >> we're vigilant about make sure the mother has no infections that she's not taking medications inappropriate. we need to make sure she's in good health. , of course, that, donated political can be be life saving since the milk reduces the risk of several infections in premature babies. >> i didn't know that was something that existed, as well. coming up in "the skinny," the "full house" remake is out and we're revealing new details why the olsen twins are not in it. the bombshell at seaworld. were employees from the theme park told to spy on and ral rights activists?

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