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weather app. now to the akiel denkins shooting. police providing the officers version of the encounter but they are leaving details unclear. tisha: a preliminary autopsy says denkins was shot four times . the report released by really police says there was a struggle before the shots. joel brown does live outside the justice center with more. reporter: what we know for sure tonight is that the akiel denkins shooting case is far from over. we have the police report from earlier. the fbi and ada are conducting their own investigations. there are some pretty important questions left unanswered. >> this investigation is far from over.
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autopsy report, the da called the findings preliminary. trying to ease tensions in the moment following the shooting. >> there was a report in the media from the beginning that mr. dinkins had been shot seven times in the bag. clearly the autopsy does not reflect that. denkins's autopsy indicates he died of gunshot wounds. reporter: the medical examiner is still determining which way bullets entered the body. >> he was unarmed. i would to kill a man that was unarmed? reporter: the police report contradicts good counts that he had no weapon. officer d.c. twiddy noticed him walking. approached about an outstanding drug charge and denkins ran. the officer grabbed denkins
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it was a struggle when denkins reached for a handgun. the report says that is one twiddy drew his weapon and fired multiple shots and stepped back and fired again when he saw denkins reaching for the weapon. >> you can even trust -- reporter: many neighbors telling us and the da that denkins was gunned down by running away -- while running away with ip -- people if it is so different in spiritual be our job to take that information and parent with forensic evidence. reporter: at that point, the da will make a final decision which could happen within the next two weeks or couple of months. steve: tonight, leaders of the naacp are conducting their own investigation into the death of akiel denkins and they want to see that preliminary autopsy report themselves. angelica alvarez's life downtown
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reporter: documentation of every step of the investigation to come their way as they continue to work with the family and community to find answers into what happened that monday afternoon. >> i don't believe it and i don't trust it. reporter: doubts that the newly released autopsy quickly circulating through the crowd rallying at the old courthouse at the old courthouse picked a report showing 24-year-old akiel denkins was shot four times. in the chest, arms, and shorter. >> that doesn't necessarily mean that that is what it is. reporter: at a news conference at the church, attorneys for the naacp pointed out that this report is not the whole story and it is too literally. the president of the state naacp agrees. in a statement, says we can and the truth the matter what it is but only after the full and
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the naacp is also conducting its own investigation, gathered here the church to talk about their plans. we were not allowed in for that part of the meeting but they did say this -- >> we are making an aggressive the to anybody in the temerity to knows about the shooting to come forward and provide our attorneys with the information. so that we can make that a part of our investigation a half -- as to what is going on. meeting with naacp. earlier in the day making funeral arrangements. the viewing will be at bible way temple church tomorrow. is open to the public. the pastor noted --
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report, the officers version of events along with a preliminary autopsy report on our homepage at abc 11.com. tisha: fire damages edelman eastern wake county -- it happened on south smithfield wrote this after 7:00 p our crew says when firefighters arrived in the scene flames were shooting through the roof a couple into in-home had gone to the store and were not hurt. investigators are steve: working to figure out a cause. steve:luck runs out for a suspected robber fayetteville police arrested -- stacy boykin robbed this inconvenience store in december and january -- is charged with two guns of robbery and kidnapping tisha:. boykin is in jail under $40,000 bond. new tonight are in police investigating a hit-and-run this happened on chapel hill road our crew on the scene says the car hit a guy in cap going -- the man was seen to the hospital
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injury steve:. police are still looking for the driver. in zone 2016 republican presidential candidates have been sparring in a debate in detroit that wrapped up just minutes ago. the opening question posed to donald trump focused on the runways, said a saying trump is a phony who is playing the american public for suckers. trump lashed back to and romney a choke artist to boston 2012. trump has been dominant in the conversation detroit tonight as ted cruz and marco rubio try to take him down and you can look for the latest coming out of detroit tisha: tomorrow morning we will have a for you right here. not a battle over bathrooms, on john street, house speaker says he has enough requests to hold a special session on a charlatan ordinance that would allow transgender people to use the restroom of their gender identity. or the one that they identify with. he pulled fellow house republicans last week about the ordinance. the next regular work session is april 25 but the organist accident on april 3. meanwhile, senator lugar tweeting this, attorney general roy cooper should her trumpet
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radical that the ordinance steve: which breaks the law. state officials have ever been a first case of the zika virus and weight county. officials are not releasing the woman's name on the same she has not of childbearing and ridges important because it will link between a virus and birth defects in central and south america regime is undergoing testing right now. county health officials are tisha: monitoring the woman at the say she is doing well. i teen accused of a high dollar eyes that are north hill jewelry store with arming behind bars. the weight county judge denied bond for continual the rona -- accused of stealing nearly 100 50,000 dollars what several to his from a jewelry store. the et as been arrested six times since he turned 16 on charges ranging from robbery to position of a stolen steve: gun purity is already circa 1.5 years in prison. and of the 700 animals living in school or at a shelter and hope county wilson get a new place to call home, the acpa sizzler with interdigital it has been caring for these animals one neighbor rescued from the haven animal
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animals are covering in different locations right now. workers are focusing on interacting with hamilton community is to exercise so they are not locked up in cages all day. >> and so everything that we do is thinking about that -- it is thinking about what the animals -- where the animals going to end up at how it is the best pet and the best edition for a family. steve: many of the animals will soon be ready for a new home -- the acpa's planning to big adoption event tisha: at the end the month and you can take part in. new tonight the search is over for a missing pregnant woman and a toddler from apex, sarah kelly and her two-year-old daughter raya horton banished early this morning -- apex police able steve: sarin raya horton have been found safe.
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>> abc 11 is keeping you connected. like our facebook page and click and notifications for the latest updates. tisha: in south carolina, crime giving one speech a big headache. deputy satan suspect so $40,000 worth of meat from a walmart. surveillance video shows the kind running toward the exit as he's leaving the building and the man is still looking back inside the store. as he runs out, he said runs right into an suv that is part
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there he goes right there -- pam . he quickly is around the gets back up cash and then runs steve: away -- police are still in the suspect. steve: tom brady -- steve: tom brady said to the court of appeals pending hearing argument in the deflategate scandal today. the panel gave attorneys a tough time saying evidence of ball tampering was compelling if not overwhelming and there is evidence tom brady encouraged it. the court will not make of the will reinstate his suspension. tisha: brandi chastain donating her brain to concussion research. she says she suffered concussions while playing in college but never experienced side effects. she also says she never experienced a sense of degenerative brain disease. she is one of the rare women to offer her brain for research. if the 307 brains already studied only seven have been with many men have been diagnosed. steve: caitlyn jenner wants to
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she says she likes ted cruz and says she met ted cruz before her transition. she says ted cruz is a nice and articulate man but admits he is an evangelical christian, maybe one of the worst candidates when it comes to transgender issues. she says her belief in free market capitalism has prevented her from becoming a democrat. tisha: splash down for scott kelly, he is finally that in houston finally taking a dip in the pool that he craved it during his year in space. the last leg of his journey by plaintiff katie because of weather delays. before he could go home, kelly had to enter medical testing to measure his body. his 340 days space station mission set a record. steve: it is time to show you the must-see video of the night and we begin in southern california with this woman sitting on this car right here -- she should have taken a deep breath after getting a parking ticket. the video shows the parking warden putting a ticket on the
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it up in a short time later she -- a nasty message on the officer's car to police are using surveillance video to find a woman. [explosion. [] steve: now to chicago and that is the torrence avenue bridge coming down. the bridge collapsing into the river which is being removed. the bridge was closed in 2015 after an inspection determined it had deteriorated. a new modern bridge will never place it. everybody has seen video of babies eating lemons for the first time in polling to rise up at it is wrote a fine video like this, a baby going back for a second taste of the london. this i tried one for the first time in his reaction is priceless. a little unexpected. look at that look in his eyes -- trying to mix visited. hang on a second -- what is this all about? tisha: he is like, this is different.
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tisha: let me try one more time. [laughter] angelica: plenty of vitamin c for him, though. chris: all right, good stuff. things -- we have to get through this trend that things are looking good for the weekend. there maybe a little showers saturday night the most of the rain we have had this because, night and most areas getting in and i not putting too many folks that are -- if you haven't up a lot of the sleeping during these returns this week and this is another one. around this evening, temperatures have been chilly and they are chilly tonight -- falling into the 30's. we are at 39 and rdu pyramid 37 no praise of any freezing of any nature anywhere you can get in virginia border temperature rise and then we'll recover slowly into the 40's to your 50's by tomorrow afternoon. still some another first alert doppler xp -- brighter and permanent elevator trying to show esters of the stomachs and parts of element county that is not a done deal -- it is not as d -- it is just a computer -- model trying to the difference
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to be conducted in a bfu winstone flings around burlington up again north of henderson and interests of the virginia -- not getting any reports of that and temperatures are again mid and upper 30's all rain raleigh interim and it is produced iran at that and nothing falling down to the south right now it could still second it doesn't look like this will be the widespread soaking rain and we saw earlier. amounts may be light. wet out there, and cold, too. a raw, chilly night. rain moving toward the coast. moisture will wrap badkck around. so far for snow-lovers. snow north and west of norfolk. that area could pick up several
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roadways will be wet. it will be cold. skies brighten in the afternoon. tempteratures up to 50 in the triangle. cool over the weekend. look what happens next week. high pressure off the coast. it will block systems from coming our way. we are going to hit the seventies. maybe up seventies by thursday. it clears out by late tomorrow. saturday, sunshine. sun on sunday.
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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 and the pain can be even worse than it looks. talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
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steve: star wars will be available for download on april 1. the disney ceo announced the today. viewers can download other features like deleted scenes. the first six were made available for download last april. it will be released on april 5. dizziness or parent company. tisha: the iditarod dog sled race begins this weekend. anchorage organizers had one problem. it stopped snowing. they got help from the city of fairbanks. they sent over a train full of snow saying to have plenty to spare. the snow will be spread out to build a trail for the ceremony. steve: they need to get inventive in alaska. tisha: not every 11-year-old can
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steve: this call for had the teeing off honors at the tiger woods course. happened. hole in one writer fun of tiger. tiger gave the boy a big hug. forget. tiger signed his scorecard so he has proof that tiger woods was a witness. tisha: he is probably thinking, and maybe i made this course too lazy. steve: two carolina coming up. >> we're looking for to this one. blue devils buckland around for the carolina invasion.
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the task once again is large for the blue devils but the location is different. >> carolina is too good to take one personally. you do now: saying we have to stop. they are one of the best teams in the country. >> we went down and it was a good game threads between we know we have a coming this game. with all of the fan talking everything. >> aggie eagle classic showdown in durham will start with dante holmes getting into the top and knocking down a pull-up jumper right there. inside to kyle benton. that is good stuff for the and one. madison having a career night. 20 points. another nice looking site,
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baseline for the boom. not enough for the eagles as they follow tonight 93-87. n.c. state taking on boston college. my is spencer/pate choux for two. jennifer mischer enjoying her evening. she will make it splash. 25-7 wolfpack. chelsea nelson will also join the party. so easy -- that is candy from babies. the final score not indicative of how bad a beating it was, 76-60. duke is moving on as well. 20 points from low derek jeter them. stevens returns from the lineup. next, juggernaut top-seeded notre dame. the panthers in josh norman were
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contract quickly and of 17 used its option to keep around for one more year for $14 million. norman spent the day at espn discussing a desire for a long-term deal. >> something has got to be done. i think the amount of work i have put in, the amount of time, blood, sweat, tears, to be who we are. i respect everything that the panthers organization has brought. nothing is personal. it is just business side, which sucks. >> shaw football as a new head coach. adrian jones most recently an assistant and prior to that the man who led senator a nice call to his first state title was introduced as the new policy is ready to take in.
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know? coach mack tell me how to get in there in a card. you need to work hard and have a plan. >> you saw him support. tisha: that will deliver it for us tonight. thank you for watching. dash cam catches an out of control truck up ahead. then -- >> it immediately is engulfed in flames. >> how the lucky driver escaped from the fiery wreckage. small bird sends rescuers on a. >> smokey and the bandit chase. >> see what it takes to save a sparrow from a ceiling. dude is enjoying a ride on his bike. it's not long before he's got company.
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a cop takes a surprising turn. happy days, happy days. the adorable baby who has mastered the raspberry. and -- >> i will just get a hair cut today. >> yeah? a prankster grabs the clippers for some public humiliation. see why taking a little off the top definitely does the trick. >> no, no, no. oh my gosh. he looks terrible! [ laughing ] talk about good timing for everyone involved in what you're about to see in this video. the guy is driving in this vehicle with this dash cam captured an accident up ahead. it looks like it's been snowing. the road may be icy, but the truck right up ahead coming in the opposite direction, loses control. swerves. >> holy mother of tom cruise. >> yes! loses control. tips over. crashes into the median.
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truck. the car right in front of us immediately starts backing up because you don't know what's going to happen afterward. gets, for now. the guys in this truck pull over. they decide they're going to get out and go help the driver of that truck, whom they at this point believe is probably dead. explosion. >> yes. >> i have never seen that. >> the guys make it over. the video keeps rolling. you see flames around the truck. and we don't see it in the video, but there is a comment below this video from someone we believe is related to one of the rescuers, says that they were able to pull the driver out of the cabin and save that driver's life. >> it was just a tiny wobble and became a massive incident. >> the other car approaching started to back up. i think it slid for a ways. you could see the smoke stretching longer than the truck is. >> that's the diesel fuel from the truck.
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>> running down the road. >> it keeps going like a stunt show at a race way. >> that driver is lucky to be i wish i could be there, because that's my old boyfriend on my imagination. simon cowell from wildlife aid. he is in england and he's gone to a rescue. these people think something is stuck inside their building. he takes a peep up there and says, not a thrush. it is a sparrow. that thing does give him a smokey and the bandit kind of chase. >> i'm going to see if i can move him around. >> there are wires and lines coming down. it's not easy to catch this thing. it's not hurt. it can fly. >> i feel bad for the poor bird. how the heck does it get in that position. >> it can stay up there but
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