when you take a life of a young man or a young girl, you may be killing the next president. joel: aware they may be presiding over a tinder box of emotion, leads urged calm. >> you got to know what we're marching for. >> fight they will on their level. >> and it don't involve burning the buildings, burning that down. joel: were you concerned at all about the threat of anger prevention to get back somehow? >> of course, of course, because we're dealing with anger. we're dealing with frustration. we're dealing with confusion and we're dealing with aggression. so how do we handle that? how do we help them handle that

joel: the word from community activists, we bring you out live at the streetside memorial where local ministers and activists were urging peace. the nation of islam offering security and crowd control for the impromptu march which seemed to serve as a way to let the young protesters blow off steam. we're live in southeast raleigh, i'm joel brown, abc 11 eyewitness news. tisha: joel, thank you, tonight raleigh police chief brown is asking for prayers and patience. she expects to have a written report of the initial findings ready for the city manager in the next five working days. anjelica alvarez is live outside the police department with more. angelica. angelica: tisha, the investigation and internal affairs are part of that investigation to the shooting death of akiel denkins. that will take time. the police chief is asking the public to pass their patience and prayers for the family and

city of raleigh. emotions running high and anger. >> mixed with tears. that's in the crowd finding out from friends it was her son killed during a police chase. >> he was 24. got two kids, a 2-year-old and a 3-year-old. angelica: this afternoon on bragg and e street, the raleigh police officer was chasing a man police say was wanted for a felony drug charge. >> they were chasing him and he jumped the fence. angelica: that specific information about the number of shots fired is not confirmed by police, but four hours after the shooting, raleigh's police chief kasandra brown said this outside

>> during the course of the pursuit, the suspect was shot and killed by the officer. a firearm was located within close proximity to the deceased suspect. angelica: denkins does have a lengthy criminal record with more than a dozen arrests dating back five years. despite the history, there is nothing but anger in this neighbor as denkins' mother vows not to let this go. >> guess what, raleigh, north carolina, ain't going to get away with this one. my lawyer already here. angelica: and in the past hour, raleigh police released the name of the officer involved in the shooting. he was t.c. twiddy, 29 years old and been with the force since 2009. tisha, we should point out that before the shooting, the police chief was meeting before the city council about body cameras. she could not give that presentation. she had to leave the meeting to deal with the aftermath of

tisha: anjelica alvarez live in raleigh, thank you. you can find news about this story here on abc 11 eyewitness news. steve: a funeral procession for a rookie police officer in virginia shot and killed over the weekend. hundreds of police officers escorting the hearst to the funeral home. they were responding to a domestic call when they were met with gunfire. she died. the two other officers are expected to survive. army staff sergeant ronald hamilton assigned to the pentagon has been charged with capital murder. she was be laid to rest tomorrow. she was sworn into the police department one day before her death. tisha: the moment a photographer from "time magazine" gets roughed up at a donald trump rally in virginia. he says he stepped 18 inches into the media pen when a secret service agent put his hands around his neck. the service is aware of the incident and working with the

time has reached out to the secret service and morris regrets his part for escalating the argument. trump is the only presidential candidate who forces the media to remain in a caged pen area at rallies of the final push is on four super tuesday. more delegates up for grabs tomorrow. primaries and caucuses happening in 11 states as a new poll finds donald trump and hillary clinton well ahead of their closest competitors. steve: a dog shot by a cumberland county deputy during a call over the weekend has a history of aggressive behavior. the german shepherd bit a child on the thigh last year and was put into quarantine. the owner says the dog was trying to protect her after a man tried to get in her house.

tisha: nearly two decades after first charged with the murder of a shaw university student, a wade county jury sends him to prison for the rest of his life. mcqueen was pregnant with his baby when she vanished. prosecutors says he wanted her to have an abortion. the family went openly faff he was found guilty. steve: flu fears prutting revision on visitors. children under the age of 12 are banned. in a statement, the hospital says it will lift that policy when the number of flu cases decreases. >> so you're saying somebody is stuck in a drain? >> yes, she followed a cat in there thinking she should get the cat and come back out. she can't find her way back out. tisha: an attempted good teed

moment for a woman in carey. neighbors called for help after a woman was trapped in a storm drain. diane pimpinello saw a cat stuck in the storm drain. diane went after the crying animal, afraid it was hurt. however, the rescue didn't go as planned. >> i said, i got to get him, i got to get him in case he is hurt. i started crawling through all of the tunnels. it's a big maze down there. i don't know where i was going but i was determined i was going to save this little guy. i have a few bumps and bruises, i'm ok. the fireman that came to get me said don't ever do that again. tisha: neighbors tell us the cat was eventually rescued by its owners. steve: dozens of for the bragg paratroopers will be back in the arms of their loved ones in an hour or so. they are expected home from iraq at about midnight.

greg: good evening, the 82nd airborne soldiers turning back to fort bragg. for the past nine months, the 82nd soldiers have been in iraq helping oversea iraqi ground forces there, assisting them and training them to fight their battle against isis and coordinate air strikes of suspected terrorist sites. general richard clark told us that isis forces had lost nearly 40% of the land they initially conquered. he said isis bomb factories and oil wells have been damaged or destroyed. around 160 or so soldiers expected back in this wave of returning troops. more due back in the coming days. at fort bragg, greg barnes, abc 11 eyewitness news. steve: the wives and kids are ready, they can't wait, the final hour. tisha: look who is talking, the supreme court justice who drew

steve: tearful testimony that caused erin andrews to break down in court today and counting down, astronaut scott kelly prepares to return to earth, the one thing he'll be asked to do as soon as he lands. tisha: let's go to downtown raleigh, take a look outside the raleigh eyewitness news center, things cooling off, 49 degrees, it was nice and warm, what about tomorrow? chris: it's cooling down, temperatures in the 40's, we'll fall into the low 40's and upper 30's by tomorrow morning, but march coming in like a lamb this year. this doesn't last long. we'll tell you about some rain terry bradshaw? what a surprise! you know what else is a surprise? shingles. and how it can hit you out of nowhere. i know. i had it. c'mon let's sit down and talk about it. and did you know that one in three people will get shingles? (all) no. that's why i'm reminding people if you had chickenpox then the shingles virus is already inside you. (all) oooh. who's had chickenpox? scoot over. and look that nasty rash can pop up anywhere

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tisha: new tonight, erin andrews breaking down in tears in a nashville, tennessee, courtroom as she testified against marriott hotels and the man convicted of stalking her. she is blaming both of nude videos posted on the internet. andrews telling jurors it ripped her apart when some people in the media said the videos were part of a publicity stunt. the sportscaster and "dancing with the stars" star went through most of her testimony. >> i'm like oh, my god, shut it down. tisha: it's been eight years since the videos were posted and despite andrews' best evidence to remove it, it's still online. andrews is seeking $75 million. steve: new tonight, apple scores a win in its fight to prevent the government getting what the company calls dangerous power. a federal judge in new york has

the f.b.i. with access to locked iphone data in a routine brooklyn drug case. apple is fighting the f.b.i. intent to open an i phone used by one of the san bernardino. clarence thomas breaks his silence, for the first time in a decade, thomas asked a string of questions during a supreme court argument. this case involves putting new limits on a federal law banning people convicted of domestic violence of owning guns. none of the other justices reacted to his remarks, but his comments provoked a reaction to the audience, the last time he answered a question was in february 1qu78. tisha: t.s.a. agents detected guns in the carry-ons. she was instructed to catch the get-up. they don't allow replica guns

she left the items with t.s.a. because it was too late for the airline to check the added luggage. steve: we begin up above and a changing of the guard there on the international space station. that's nasa astronaut scott kelly handing over command of the international space station to another this year as his year in space winds down. he will leave and re-enter the early's atmosphere tomorrow. when he returns, he will try to pop up from a lying position and stand still for three minutes. for every driver who struggles in parallel parking, this video will blow your mind. a fedex worker driving an 18 wheeler in new york city. he is able to pull off an astonishing reverse park. the garage isn't spacious, but he is able to pull off this maneuver without hesitation. the fedex guy really earned his paycheck that day. that guy in the legal fedex van,

i can whip into this open garage, but this person shooting that video looking down said, i'm not sure how this will end. tisha: horribly wrong. steve: check this out. must do it every day, or looks like he does it. chris: beautiful day today, leap day, leap year, winter ending tonight and spring beginning tomorrow. march comes in like a lamb. another beautiful day. averagewise, we're already nearly 10 warmer than we were in december and january, our average high temperature around 59 degrees, it was around 49, 59 degrees in the dead of winter, by 616 by the end of the month. the average rainfall if there were a typical march, a little over four inches. we'll see how it pans out in this el anyoneo year, december, the warmest on record, january and february of this record were

warmer than normal winter. 55 at r.d.u. right now. officially it's 49 now with humidity at 69%, winds are calm, skies are mostly clear, from durham to holly springs and wake forest to right around 50, fairly mild, a little colder, south hill at 39, jump across the border, 41 in roxboro, 52 degrees in fayetteville. everybody by morning should be in the upper 30's to low 40's. look at all of the clear skies. you don't see anything on satellite unless you look way up there in virginia, nice and clear, gorgeous day today, a little bit breezy, snow streaking into wisconsin and also northern illinois around chicago could pick up several inches of snow there if you're traveling say to o'hare midway during the morning hours, could be some delays. look at this line of thunderstorms developing around oklahoma city and toward tulsa, too. that's the next cold front coming our way.

effect until 4:00 central time for most of central oklahoma. that severe threat will shift eastward by midday tomorrow across tennessee, alabama, and mississippi, not so much tornadoes, but gusty winds, nothing like the system we had last week. by the time it gets here, late tomorrow night into wednesday, the threat of severe weather is almost nonexistent. it's a chance of an isolated rumble of thunder, showers. 43 in fayetteville with mostly clear skies, mild start to your day. 44, 7:00 a.m. shall kind of cool then, need a jacket, jump to 65 by noon, great day to usher in march, a few clouds will come our way to the west by afternoon and temperatures up around 70 or 72. here is our first alert predictor, sunny skies through just about all of the day, a few clouds in the afternoon, 6:00, all dry through 11:00, all dry. it's after midnight, you see some showers coming our way and they roll through during the

there maybe a clap of thunder, but that's just about it the way it's shaping up. quick hitter, showers are out of here by midmorning at the latest, 8:00 or 9:00 along and east of 95. we're back to sunshine. it will be noticeably cooler for your wednesday then, tuesday, rainfall amounts, .1 to a quarter, maybe an isolated half inch amount. doesn't look like much in the way of rain with this system. enjoy the warm tomorrow, it's the last 70 for a while. cold front comes through and it changes thing. back to sunshine wednesday after that morning rain, but temperatures only in the low and mid 50's and rather breezy, too. it will stay cooler than average until we get to the second half of the weekend. tomorrow, another winner, lots of sunshine, a little bit of a breeze. 60 and 70's, well above that already not bad average of 59. first alert accuweather seven-day forecast, showers late tomorrow night into early

but cooler, dry and cool thursday, another shot of rain thursday night into friday, and stays cool on friday, not getting even to 50 if the clouds cool out. the weekend, back up to the 60's. most of the rain is going to be while we're sleeping. tisha: we won't miss it, get the benefits, not interrupted. thank you, chris, an american hero stepping out of the shadows.

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tisha: for the first time an active duty member of the navy has received the medal of the of honor. steve: edward byers jr. is a member of the famed seal team six. he was part of a daring raid that rescued an american hostage in afghanistan. he used his body as a shield to protect the hostage from gunfire and subduing a taliban fighter. president obama presented him with the nation's highest military honor calling him a consummate quiet professional. tisha: hollywood's brightest may be a little groggy following the biggest night of the year. crews are hard at work cleaning up from the party. the undertaking began after the final oscar was handed out. ed world famous red carpet is already rolled up and lights and bleachers are coming down. what took more than a week to install will be gone by tomorrow morning.

next year. steve: it looked good last night, a major operation, all worth it. tisha: it will take a while to put that together. steve: mark is with us now. tar heels senior night in chapel hill, giving the guys a nice win. mark: we are in chapel hill as they take on syracuse on seniors

stick around for sports. >> now abc 11 eyewitness news sports sponsored by your local toyota dealers. mark: roy williams has never been more nervous for a regular season game with syracuse. the reason, his overwhelming feeling to send the senioring out with a win in their final home game. it's been a fun ride. if they play well, plenty of ride left. first half action, paige inside to his buddy bryce, turnaround jumper and watch the great defense here by joel berry, right in the passing line on trevor cooney, strips the ball and off to the races for two. 13 points and marcus paige another off night shooting. this three was pure, though, nearly hit the roof with that rainbow.

in the second half, marcus' only other make, a beauty, bucket and the foul. the cuse were not in any way going away. probably a first team all a.c.c. guy and the heels would make enough plays. isaiah hicks on the offenses glass will get the tipout on the miss. johnson had 14 points, 10 rebounds for yet a double-double. syracuse had a late chance to tie down three, but instead opting to miss a elaina:. heels win 75-70. in chapel hill with the post-game story. >> senior night done right, this mirrored the duke game. north carolina had the working margin but didn't have the knockout blow. bryce johnson got his touches thanks to his ability to rebound

>> get that look off his face, i wasn't like piling it, i was just upset at the fact that i got two fouls and the second half, i get in the middle, i make the score on the passing. >> to go out on a win, with my parents here and everybody in attendance, it was a special feeling i won't ever for get. >> it was extremely important for those guys to go out with a win. today was about winning. i didn't care how. joe: williams said this is all-time favorite team, thanks to the seniors who got them through the ncaa stuff, still things aren't clicking. marcus paige struggled tonight, 2-10 shooting, yet somehow a win at cameron and they are the a.c.c. regular season champ, in chapel hill, joe mazur, abc 11 eyewitness news. mark: senior night at central, jeremiah ingram, one of the

not take no for an answer take, 15 points and 15 rebounds, another senior deontae holmes spins his way into a pull-up j. holmes also had 15 points, a relative puppy, c.j. wiggins is just a freshman but he has some yells, one end to the other, through the tiger defense up and in. eagles win it easily 61-44. the canes made their biggest move yesterday shipping career hurricane and long-time face of the franchise and captain eric staal off to the rangers. they move forward chris versteeg and put a cap on the trade deadline send sending lyles to boston in turn for draft picks and a young minor leaguer. here is the take. >> you come to work and try to be successful and fall short like we did, we have to do the things we did in the last few days to look for the big picture in the long term. it's not easy for the players.

tonight in his debut for the rangers against columbus. steve: we hope you'll stay up a few minutes longer and catch jimmy kimmel a little longer. tisha: that's going to do it for us tonight. thanks for watching. steve: see you back tomorrow at it's a real-life game of cops and robbers, and thanks to a body cam -- >> we can see it all as if we were there. >> while rounding up suspects means danger behind every door. a baby on a ledge in brazil, but this time an adult -- >> carry on. >> the scene that had everyone

and a guy on his phone says what would happen -- why this is not smart. plus, the buzz worth, your chance to win a new ipad mini. as for the one that makes sense, fork it over. and -- a guy's prank with his girl. >> it doesn't matter what she's doing, he gets her. >> what she did to deserve the pie. >> if this works for him, kudos to him. but as for me and my house, we will not be playing. until very recently when there was police activity, you heard of the story from the police officers after they've had it. now thanks to lapel and dash

this officer is wearing a body cam. we get to see from the very beginning there is a gunfight between police officers and robbers. you can hear the gunshots, you can hear officers screaming orders to guys to drop down. one of them does, three of them run. >> oh, man, this is not a video game. >> that's exactly what i was thinking. it's the same perspective but this is deadly serious. >> just that moment really gives you the understanding of how difficult their job is. bravery, just bravery. >> he needs to slow down. >> fortunately, they are able to capture all four suspects that they were after and confiscated the pistols that they were

they've become commonplace here in our society, as common as cell phones in cars. drones, i'm talking about, but in many parts of the world drones are new. these kids in uganda have never seen a drone. >> oh, they are running away from it! >> isn't that so cool? that is mark brandon smith. he is a visual story-teller, traveling enthusist and humanitarian in this village in uganda and just thought what a great way to show off to the kids there. and they, i think, love it? maybe are a little terrified? i think that some of them might be terrified, but you hear squeals and giggles and joys and that gave me goosebumps, that is so cool. >> isn't that great? what a wonderful idea for mark