steve: joyner says the family has planned to have an independent autopsy done on the body. the fbi investigation could take months. you can keep track of the shooting online at abc11.com, you can read the officers version of the events and the autopsy order on the homepage. tisha: a raleigh mother is speaking out after people who witnessed her son's killing refused to tested i. edith winger told a judge that she understood why the da had to offer voluntary manslaughter deals to the two man. the prosecutor said there were two men responsible for the the shooting death, but the witnesses were too afraid of gangs involved that they would not come to court. 27-year-old isaiah owens will serve no more than 12 years for killing anthony weiner and jon jones will serve a maximum of 8.5 years.

had killed wiener's brother, but they were wrong. steve: schappell 11 hd -- chopper 11 hd over the scene. four people are facing charges. a search warrant shows the robbers got away with $1300. one of the robbers threatened to shoot three tellers in the bank. tisha: funny money showing up from creekmore to fayetteville. police were called to the cvs and walgres after counterfeit 100 dollar bills were passed. police want to question the man in this photos. the counterfeit money has been passed in raleigh, durham, wait for us, and creekmore since the beat -- wake forest, and creekmore since the beginning of last month. steve: these managed to steal nearly $5 million in gold bars along i-95 in golson county last year. the men a gps device to track a

control to set off pepper spray inside the truck, forcing the drivers to pull over. newly released court documents say the accused ringleader took more than a year to organize the highest and then he spent his share on the cash on homes and cars and boats and jewelry. he was taken into custody earlier this week in miami after his friend went to police. tisha: a community watch leader under arrest on drug charges in fayetteville. the woman says she is innocent. fred barnes joins us live. >> gloria gutierrez is a pretty familiar name around fayetteville police at quarters. she has been the community watch courtney and her in her neighborhood for the past five years, but she says yesterday crime knocked on her front door. she said she is a victim of mistaken identity and not a drug dealer. the 63-year-old woman was arrested after narcotics officers say a box with three pounds of marijuana was

she is charged with possessing with intent to sell pot and maintaining a dwelling to selling controlled substance. sitting in her living room that has been converted into an office, gutierrez said she had no idea what was in the box or where it came from or who it was supposed to go to. >> i did not look at the box. i took the box and set it down. i don't know whose name was on it. i did not look at it. i cannot find my glasses. i am not a drug dealer. greg: gutierrez is free on $50,000 unsecured bond. she has another court date later this month and she vows to continue fighting to clear her name. police have not commented on the case or her arrest other than to say that the narcotic officers

we will keep you updated on the case in the coming days. greg barnes, abc 11 eyewitness news. steve: duke energy is firing back at state environmental officials after the state environmental utility put them on notice. they said they are warning to take are considering civil penalties when wastewater was found leaking from a dozen stations. a spokesperson said the company has been reporting to that seepage to the state for two years as it works to close those basins. jeff brooke says it is a violation of the process. more warnings can be coming. duke has 30 days to respond and there could be fines of $10,000 each day the basin is out of compliance. a discovery in o.j. simpson's old home.

about the knife to rest. -- new information that could put the story about the knife to rest. check out this icy rescue. cruise jumping into action after this pooch finds himself in peril. a live look outside our downtown raleigh studio newsroom. a little chilly. chris: already in the 40's, some areas in the 30's, and we will all be in the 30's late tonight, bottoming out in the lower and mid 30's. a cooler trend over the weekend. we'll tell you when the temperatures in the 70's and if there is any rain this weekend. steve: now we have a look at

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>> abc 11 is keeping you connected. find us on facebook, like our page, and click get notifications for the latest updates. steve: there is a new twist in the knife that may have been found on o.j. simpson's old property in los angeles. officials say a preliminary assessment indicate it is not the murder weapon. the knife was supposedly found by someone during the demolition of his home in 1998 and turned over to a now-retired lapd officer. the knife came to attention of police in the last month or simpson was acquitted on murder charges. the knife used in the murders has never been found. tisha: a jury is deliberating is

and a stalker should pay penalties for erin andrews. she filed a $75 million lawsuit against two companies and the stock or when secret videos were taken in 2008. steve: astronaut scott kelly is talking about his year in space and he is describing how weightlessness changed him. >> initially, this time coming out of the capsule, i felt better than i did last time, but at some point, those lines have crossed and my level of muscle soreness and fatigue is a lot higher than it was last time. it almost makes me think that maybe there is a linear function to it. i also have an issue with my skin. it had not touched anything for so long, like any significant

it is almost like a burning feeling wherever i sit or lie or walk. steve: aches and pains are just part of his year in space. he was part of 450 experiments on the internationals a station. nasa will investigate all of those and the physical changes. tisha: a fashion of emergency leads to an unusual 911 call in south carolina. two-year-old aaliyah was happy to see the deputy. she had trouble putting her shoes and pants on and wanted a hug. her grandfather did not know she had called anyone. the deputy said the fashion emergency was the highlight of her day. steve: it is time to check out the must-see video of the night. we begin in bali with that to dramatic video. that is a ferry sinking. 51 people were on the ferry as it began taking on water. people were jumping off as it is going down.

investigators think it had something -- some sort of leak. to the united kingdom and curious baboons that basically commandeer this car at a safari park. you can see them hanging out on the hood and windshield and watch as they jump to the van in front. the owner of the car was not to sue happy. he was thinking it might be a little scratched up after baboons can close to the family. there is this. this dog trapped on the ice is saved. it happened in new hampshire. a dog fell through the ice several feet from shore. rescue crews used a boat to pull the dog to safety. he was given fluid and is expected to be ok. you can see those guys rolling out there and the dog, i think, very happy to see them. spring is almost here. the ice is getting thin.

chris: they are family. no worries with that. a little chilly tonight and seasonably cool this weekend. temperatures head into the 70's for an extended stretch. warm weather on the way. a pretty sunset for some of us. check out this picture posted on my facebook page. it looks like the trees on fire around timberlake. dennis is an employee here at abc 11. he is one of our engineers. thanks for the pretty shot, dennis. setting sun, clearing skies, and bouncing off the trees. temperatures on the cool side, mid and maybe lower 50's. we warmed to the upper 50's a bit but next week temperatures surge above average of 60 degrees. it will feel like spring around here and nice weather on the way. temperature still in the mid 40's. big range in temperatures across the region.

airport. we have clouds overhead. clear now. much cooler, 34 at the rocky mount wilson airport. down to the south, still chilly. 34 goldsboro while it is 39 at southern pines. the cloud we have right over the triangle area will gradually fade away and the temperature should even out so we are all in the upper 20's. generally, low and mid 30's overnight. it will be colder to the east. 33 or so at 7:00 a.m. temperatures are going to warm up into the low to mid 50's in the afternoon hours and we will see a decent day overall. low and mid 50's, a little below average, but not bad. this front goes off the coast. it brought us rain last night.

in the afternoon, stays dry through the daylight hours tomorrow for sure. this cold front disturbance will move over read rapidly tomorrow. another shot at light rain, probably 1/10 of an inch of rain. that is gone by sunrise sunday. for the third time this week, we get rain events while many of us are sleeping. high pressure builds back in for sunday. still a little on the cool side. overall, not a bad day. temperatures take off thereafter. clouds will thicken up in the afternoon hours. mostly cloudy by afternoon. 54 in chapel hill. roxboro, low 50's, and rocky mount around 54 degrees. we are dry during the day, evening hours, 10:00, 11:00, you see a shot of rain. does not amount to much. cruises through past midnight. 5:00 or 6:00 a.m., it is pretty much gone and we are back to

we're up to 58 on sunday, 62 monday, and there we go. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, highs in the low-to-mid 60's and highs in the 70's by wednesday and thursday. it looks like that bermuda high that you typically see in the summer, it stays there, blocks weather systems from coming our way and we will be sitting pretty in the 70's. tisha: we know it -- we need more be were you highs. chris: you don't want them in summer because it get into the low and mid 90's. they're great now. tisha: a special day to help special people in the triangle.

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i had the honor of and seeing the event. the ronald mcdonald house provides housing and meals for families of children in need of critical care. many families are unable to pay for hotels because of high medical bills. it is a very positive experience for the families. steve: not just a place to stay, but being surrounded by love and caring during those tough times. mark is getting rest up for the big duke and carolina game. >> game day was getting set up. these teams squared off with what we can only hope is an instant classic.

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>> now, abc 11 eyewitness news sports, sponsored by your local toyota dealers. ngozi: pride at stake, but for the tar heels, your goals remain. it would lock up the regular season conference title and the number one seed headed into the apc tournament. that serves as motivation for the heels.

what happened last time we played against them, so i think that aspect is definitely still there. it is not just a single game matchup against the team that beat you. it is bigger than that. >> we thought we would win that game here and the championship was on the line or us. there is a lot more emphasis on this game than a normal one. ngozi: quarterfinal action in the acc women's tournament. duke taking on notre dame. stevens had double figures in duke's win. this one she had 19 points and 10 rebounds, but the fighting irish torching the blue devils in the second half. notre dame outscored duke 20 five-third team in the second quarter alone. marina maybury tosses that up cheyenne gets a foul.

n.c. state looking to stop syracuse, but the orange are a tough out. up 10, chelsea nelson off the glass, cuts it to single digits. nelson with a shovel pass to my s spencer. foul. they cut the deficit to one, but 5-6 of shooting from beyond the arc in the first quarter stays the rally back. they are giving the pack a one point lead. the orange too hot from the perimeter. alexis peterson drops the three ball. syracuse finishes with 12. n.c. central gears up for its central next week. the redshirt senior named a second-team almanac collection. he is average 16 points a game and finished eighth in the

carolina's longest baseball game came two years ago versus miami. it took 16 innings. while the heels open their work and -- their weekend series with a similarly lengthy bout. usc was looking to get their sixth-straight win. gallon finished with six kay's through three innings. writer ryan said. this is along the left field -- rider ryanson. this one along the left-field line. it went into extras tied at 3-3. in the bottom of the 13th inning, bases-loaded, full count, and eli sutherland is walked. carolina hangs on 4-3. n.c. state baseball hosting niagara and camp shepherd continuing to dominate at the plate.

he hits this over the wall and with it, gets the school record, having hit home runs in six straight games. josh smith also find the answers on the first pitch. grand slam for him. they get up 7-1. it was the final for this one. steve: took carolina to get it -- 13 innings to get it done? ngozi: it took a while. tisha: college basketball will be there. that will do it for us tonight. steve: "jimmy kimmel live! " is next. have a great weekend. which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

boaters spot a desperate man adrift at sea. >> the story behind this is crazy. >> how he managed to survive until his miracle came along. a store camera catches a driver trying and failing at parallel parking. why the only winner is that guy with the walker. they said they were all out. >> he just learns they are out of chocolate donuts. >> that's bad news! >> the moment he got something so much better. and -- she's an internet sensation. >> this is miss calissa howie. >> meet the woman behind the voice going viral. >> i just love to sing and am so thankful to god for the opportunity. this is off the coast of mexico.

boat and they are waving at somebody. somebody out there. they are saying, don't worry, we'll rescue you. calm down. the story behind this is crazy. rescue that man is currently enjoying a meal off that bird. this guy was shipwrecked and has been drifting at sea. apparently he set off from acapulco. as he comes up, you can see how sun burnt and skinny this guy is. they reach down, they grab his hand and lift him into the boat. >> they just asked him, how did you catch the bird? he said it landed on his box and he got it. but he's caught and eaten four birds and a turtle. >> yeah. he's been out there long enough he's been catching his food and it gets worse.

else that didn't make it. this guy spotted out there in the big blue ocean by these guys. they found him, they pull him onboard and save his life. another miracle escape comes from oman. people are out in the water doing water bashing with a dry riverbed, but with the rain and melt and everything happening in a different part of the country, suddenly these turn into a torrent of rushing water and you can see a four-wheel drive full of people now in the middle of this now rushing river as these guys struggle to catch them and help them. this is both lucky and very dangerous where it catches here on the side. and they are lucky that it didn't roll over. so they back another four-wheel drive up behind it and are attaching a tow rope. but in the rush they attached it to the bumper because watch what happens. >> it's going to rip the bumper right off. >> exactly, nick. >> that's how people break legs. >> don't worry, they are able to

itself out bringing the four-wheel drive with them, a very lucky escape. parallel parking, one of those skills that seems to escape some people. we've got a security camera inside a shop in the netherlands here. beyond that window, youver car in reverse. >> easy, easy! >> look at the poor guy with the walker. >> he's lucky. he walked just enough to miss being hit by that car. >> i'm pretty sure that's the fastest he's gone in a while, once that car goes zipping by him, he picks up the pace a little bit. whoo! inside that vehicle is an 82-year-old woman doing her best and failing at parallel parking. thankfully, though, we can laugh about this. there were no serious injuries involved in this accident. it does open up the ongoing