reporter: we are told investigators will be out here much of the night and there is no official word on any suspects. steve: breaking right now, a brushfire burning in fayetteville on owen drive near the airport. the fire chief said it started on airport property and scorched 12 acres and now under control. our crew says drivers are reporting smoke. there are no structures near the fire and no injuries are being reported. tisha: police are investigating a hit-and-run at 7:00. a man kept going. the victim was taken to the hospital with serious injuries and police are still looking for the driver. police are looking for answers. officers heard shots fired yesterday afternoon and they

man in the arm while he was working on his car. they said the shots were fired from a white ford taurus. steve: residents are calling for accountability and transparency. the police accountability task force wants the commission to endorse its recommendations which include body cameras for police officers. the presentation was scheduled before he was shot. minorities, they say, are more likely to be targeted by police. >> if you are black, brown or white, you are more times to be arrested and searched than a white counterpart and less likely to have violations. steve: if they will create more

would help the community. tisha: a man throwing a punch. after viewing this video, the detectives decided to charge john mcgraw. mcgraw told crowd members he enjoyed hitting the man. reporter: you can see jones being escorted out of trump's rally and people cheering and clearing. just as he gets to the top of the steps. a trump supporter punched him in the face. instead of restraining that person, they restrained mcgraw. >> i feel like. they probably would have helped him and got me out of the

but instead he went back to his seats. reporter: jones said officers were threatening to use his tasers. they recorded everything. he heard on the video pleading with deputies not to be so forceful. >> it's insane and the crowd erupted. and this is a battle we aren't going to win. reporter: he was kicked out and a trump supporter was spewing racial slurs. the man who allegedly threw the punch was not arrested. but today, mcgraw was charged with assault and disorderly conduct. and deputies' conduct is being called into question. >> they are being called in to see what they saw and where they were standing. reporter: we were there when investigators showed up at jones' home and requested a copy

>> i hope i can give it to them. at the least. going to see legal action against the sheriff department. athey allowed this to happen. reporter: he is sent to be before a judge next month. tisha: ben carson back on the political stage. the republican getting ready to endorse donald trump. he met with trump earlier today in florida. the support from carson could give trump a boost. steve: hillary clinton m_\rham. one man fainted because of the heat. congressman butterfield gave an energetic introduction and urged supporters to get out to vote.

minutes and focused on 20 minutes and promised to put resources including recruiting teachers. >> create more opportunities. it goes hand in hand with education. do. if i'm so fortunate to be your president, i want to be a good partner with teachers, principals and school boards and families and students. steve: hillary clinton is tweeting about hollywood tonight after a producer and ladies were in a spot and features hollywood stars. abc has released a statement saying this was a paid political advertisement. broadcasters are required by the f. cc to require these ads.

to see him tomorrow. he will have a rally tomorrow and it is open and free. the doors open at 10:00. sanders expected to take the stage just afternoon. abc11.com is your spot for politics coverage. tisha: a shopper hit with a citation from police after leaving her child in her vehicle. morseville police were called to a shopping center just before noon on wednesday and concerned shoppers noticed an infant screaming inside the vehicle. one broke the vehicle. the mother was shopping inside the store and cited for leaving an unattended child in the motor vehicle. the whole ordeal was posted. steve: a raleigh mother is

her son. 25-year-old rodriguez and 25-year-old reyes of raleigh were found shot to death. the mother of reyes told us about the final conversation she had with her son. >> i love you. i love you. i don't know what happened. steve: the reyes family say they know the other victim. tisha: recall that could impact. steve: the staggering new statistic about your taxes and how much money you could be losing out on. the funeral for foamer first lady nancy reagan. the guest list is like an american history book. tisha: and cooling off a little bit after a nice comfortable day in the 70's.

tomorrow? chris: may be a sprinkle but a mild night. very nice temperatures still in

at 11 >> abc11 keeping you connected, find us on facebook and find our page and get the latest updates. tisha: a recall involving several popular frozen foods. nearly three million boxes of lean cuisine because they may

steve: a six-year-old girl is dead after heavy rains drained homes. another 1,000 people were forced out of their homes. residents grabbing their dogs and cats. 16 louisiana parishes have declared states of emergencies. the rain may not end until tomorrow afternoon. tisha: every president going back to john f. kennedy are expected to pay their respects for nancy reagan. she died on sunday and will be memorialized tomorrow. former president george bush and his wife, and first lady michelle obama and roslyn carter. mrs. reagan will be buried next to her husband ronald reagan. we will have special live coverage starting at 2:00 tom

here on abc11. steve: president obama and the canadian prime minister were in a state dinner. 200 people are attending the gown. we have the after-dinner entertainment. >> if you haven't filed your 2012 tax return. more than 950 million in tax refunds will disappear after the april 18 deadline. the feds say about one million americans have 600 bucks waiting for them. for those who don't file you may be losing on the 2012 earned income tax credit worth $6,000. tisha: the white house is making

the program gives low-income families diapers cheaper. the white house says about 1-3 family have trouble affording diapers. diapers aren't covered by federal assistance programs. steve: time now for the must-see video and this woman tries to drive through the floodwaters here and tries to get out and ends up in deeper trouble. watch this, a good samaritan wades through that water and gets her out of the water and carries her on drier ground and the driver was not hurt. south america, going, going, gone. this is the glacier in south america and this ice bridge collapses. they rupp turs happen from time

from time to time and the last rupture was in 2013. and heartwarming mother and child reunion at this animal shelter in california. the mother dog was surrendered to them on wednesday. vets discovered she had puppies. and they convinced the people to give up the pups and see by the wagging tails they are glad to be back together again. watch what the pups are doing there. they are hungry and need milk from mom. tisha: wow! the little ones. steve: they'll stale together. forever home that will take them all in. chris: that would be a handful. more nice weather tomorrow, not

temperatures are back into the upper 70's to near 80 degrees. how late can it go on. next, four days, it will go on. cool front is going to drop in. the average is 62. it is very nice. it could be very colder than this in march. and temperatures rebound by the middle of next week. down. maybe next weekend we will see noticebly cooler. officially at 11:00, 69 in early mid-march. southwest wind at 16. all-time record high-low for tomorrow is 57 and with we could set a new record. 69.

66. we are warm and dry. all that flooding in mississippi shifted out of louisiana. this heavy rain, this strongest one all the way down in mexico. it is inland and called thunder snow in the mountains of mexico drawing up on the east side, plentiful moisture out of the pacific, caribbean sea and gulf of mexico. we just have some high clouds around right now. raining over the same hour hour after hour after hour. southern mississippi the showers , heavy rainfall and lighter rains back towards jackson and all of this is going to continue there through tomorrow. flash flood warnings northwest and things drying out but flash

have picked up eight or 10 inches of rain could pick up. a record flooding on rivers and streams and record flash flooding that has occurred in northwest louisiana. we are high and dry tonight. temperatures bombed out in the 60's. 62 at 7:00 a.m. there will be a lot of clouds around tomorrow. few sumps. cool front will drop in. that will bring in showers. you won't see a whole lot. from the north, our winds will turnaround from the north and northwest. with this front there isn't that much moisture. saturday, high pressure slides off the keith. we have lots of clouds. going to be a rather dreary day and will be cooler but nothing more than a sprinkle. the heavy rains across mississippi.

off to the northeast and our shower chances will go up and not looking for any problems in terms of heavy rain or severe weather, a few showers on sunday afternoon. 79 in raleigh. 78 in durham. partly to mostly cloudy skies. most spots will stay rain-free. there is your seven-day. it may not be bright for the parade. cooler, 68. better chance for a few showers. second half of sunday and get that marathon in. and then another chance of a shower monday afternoon. but temperatures stay 70's to near 80. tisha: to avoid the rain, stay

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angeles. this is a big commercial building and see firefighters there are spraying this and trying to prevent it from spreading and up on the ladder trucks and firefighters are standing on top of big rigs trying to spray down and do what they can with with with this fire coming from our helicopter from kabc. tisha: one of the stars from "pawn stars" faces drug charges was arrested during a sexual assault investigation. they found marijuana, meth and firearms and doesn't face any sexual assault charges. steve: an officer on patrol came upon a pack of small dogs in the street and some of them ran off,

possible. she wouldn't come out. and animal control was controlled in and managed to get her out of that spot in the undercarriage and she is out and appears to be ok but ok. not even a hot dog. [laughter] >> the march to the ncaa. tisha: playing hosts to the first and second round next thursday and on march 19. signs of the tournament already on display in downtown raleigh. businesses are gearing up. 2014 when raleigh last hosted, 17,000 visited and spent $4 million. steve: great for local businesses.

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>> not hard to look ahead because both squads handle business, they earn another shot. mark reports from washington, d.c., where a very different story played out. mark: for most of thursday, it looked like we are on track for a third and decisive showdown between the tar heels and blue devils. the devils wouldn't blame it, but it looked like their legs went dead. whatever the reason, offensive drought and 16-point lead. >> had that lead and couldn't get it. big shots. big offensive rebounds. and different. mark: the devils don't do silver

and help heel some bruised bones. >> two tough games. let's get rest. and get rejuvinated and get going. >> we lost the game and packing up and going home. as a competitor. i want to win the game. all the emotions flooded at that time. >> we saw the best and worst. it was 8-0 pitt before the heels had their warm-up. >> for us, we have to win. as best as we can. we have to come out and play as hard as we can. mark: that was a scary looking bunch and closed out the panthers with dizzying offense and the first career three from williams.

confident and stay ready. confident in all that i do. mark: the trick now replicating. the national contenders. >> you can do it. go out there and show the effort and energy. >> i'm the point guard, any time they look for me to lead and marcus is our leader. and always there for someone to get that intensity going. >> from the nc arch a tournament in d.c. tisha: they are taking the bruins. first period, power place. and they are up 1-0 and brewins tied it up and wouldn't stay that long. and again, it was tied up to

overtime and game winner 3-2 victory. steve: that does it. tisha: t a daredevil is sure he can pull a death-defying stunt. >> pay close attention. >> see what has him not so sure anymore. a policeman trying to reach a terrified pup is suddenly swept off course. >> wait. how a kid with an inner tube is about to become a hero. "people" magazine reporter strips down for a tv show. >> you just want to know, can you do it. >> see if a soft journalist can survive naked and afraid. >> i just want to go home.

>> have you heard about the new iphone 12? big. >> can you text with that? >> the prank giving people a serious case of tech envy. >> battery life on that thing? let's head over to las vegas. let's leave the flashing lights of the strip behind and head over to this canyon. you can see this guy in the line. he has already fallen once. he is trying to get back up. >> i don't think i could do that. >> no! >> no! >> unh-unh. >> you need impeccable balance but pay close attention. not only is he really high up on this line. it's also insanely windy. >> sheesh! >> he is harnessed in. you can tell when the camera pans over. you can see he's strapped into the harness. there he goes.

and he's about to get the second one up. the wind is strong. you can see it on his pant legs. he has almost got it. he is almost there. >> do it, do it, do it. looks like he is standing on a garden hose. >> oh! >> he just goes. falling down. he is harnessed in. he's not going too far. in case you're wondering what he's feeling at this exact moment. he makes it clear for us. >> [ bleep ]. i'm done! this video is proof that you're never too young to jump in and help. it takes place in lima, peru, out in the middle of that rushing water sits a dog on an island. this officer is making his way through the rushing water when he gets swept away. stands back up on his feet. he's trying to get to the dog but the currents are way too strong. they swept him away from the dog and back to shore. but wait.

tube, and he makes his way to the island. you see him reaching out for the dog. the dog is a little bit afraid, but that doesn't stop him. wait. >> the dog is in the water. >> the dog is in the water because the folks over on the other island tossed out a rope, and the kid was able to get the dog on the rope, and they're pulling this dog to safety. >> oh! >> hold your breath, fido. when the kid got there. he said, i saw what happened to the officer, you're not getting me in there. but he did get him in there, and luckily they were able to bring the dog to safety. this is just absolutely incredible. look at the dog's face. he's like, i'm cool! i'm cool! they have him by all four paws, that is, and taking him away. >> he feels like he's under arrest. >> the shame, the horror. >> the scamper of shame. >> thank goodness for this boy.