ex-boyfriend choked her to death, and then with the help from another team, tossed her over the bridge. he is weighing a plea deal. >> we will not stop this fight until justice is done. elaina: the family is not only hoping for justice but a better future for the victims of domestic violence. >> i'm trying to stay strong. keep a clear mind at the same time. be supportive for my family and other people who are in the same situation. elaina: the family did raise some money from this event. they are also hoping to start a foundation to help domestic violence victims. tisha: iman wanted on sex charges arrested outside the raleigh eyewitness center. you can see the huge presence. officers spotted a man.

on a female, in decedent -- indecent exposure, and sexual battery. a man was beaten up at a bus stop and knocked into the street where he was hit by a car. it happened just before 2:00. police have not released any information about a suspect, but they do say -- anchor: a huge weekend for country music lovers. garth brooks in concert. heather is there. heather: the show did not disappoint. the crowd was electric. as expected, garth brooks rocked the arena, something fans have been waiting for for years.

>> during no shame in me, baby -- there is not any shame in me, baby. >> we invited our friends to come down here. heather: tailgaters did not hold back. all of them eager to see garth brooks and tricia yearwood take the stage. >> it is pretty huge. i have been following him since i was a little kid. >> i got friends in low places. heather: it is the fans that brought him back on the road after years in retirement. >> i understand how rare it is to stand here at this age and get to be a part of this. that should not be happening in my life. heather: three nights of

and with his wife of 11 years by his side, the power couple is sure to put on a show. >> we enjoy each other's company. people say, deliver get sick of it? it is what we dreamed about. despicable say, do you ever get sick of it -- people say, do you ever get sick of it? it is what we dreamed about. heather: there are still some tickets left but you can bet they will go fast. anchor: maybe we will see him at this st. patrick's day parade. the changes in the gas prices. how much it will cost you when you fill up. also, the man with a year in space -- who spent a year in space has a new plan.

anchor: a neighborhood concerned about heavy trucks speeding down their road. what the i-team learned about where they are going and what is being done with those loads. the chopper is there to show you after the break. first, a downtown look at the studio. how is the weather looking? chris: there might be a few sprinkles or light showers, but doesn't look like a lot. temperatures mild.

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not a lot -- astor nottronaut scott kelly is retiring. he will continue to take part in ongoing medical research. tisha: gas prices are going back up. we found a $1.89. a week ago, many stations were selling it around $1.77. experts say april futures saw it arising by six cents per gallon. anchor: dozens of people saying heavy don't trucks are speeding

the i-team revealed where they have been dumping their loads for the past six years. reporter: talk to the folks who live in the subdivision and you will hear poor stores of them coming face to face with trucks like those. many coming to a farm that turned into something else and the the interest of state inspectors. >> i have seen them all over lake county. they come in from durham. they are terrorizing the people that live here. absolutely terrorizing them. reporter: she has made it her mission to find out what is going on. >>that was six years ago.

saying he wanted to raise beef cattle. he got an agricultural exemption to halt in beneficial phil and the trucks have been coming ever since. >> they have an exemption. it is a loophole kind of thing for a law intended for something else. reporter: this is what it looks like today. one source close to the farm says it has gone way past 10 official phil, saying the mountain of clay and concrete and construction debris is 60 feet high, with one section looking like this. last january, durham county issued this notice of violation for the old farm with nearly a dozen specific violations listed, but nothing became of it because of the agricultural exemption. a spokesperson says no one has -- no inspectors have been back since that citation. that has neighbors concerned about environmental issues.

branch creek which goes right through this farm. because they are not a permitted landfill, they don't have the same guidelines and requirements a landfill would have. reporter: a year ago, one of the owners filed this affidavit, saying they would soon cd pastures. but earlier this week, the family attorney says those plans are gone. now the owners want to grow hops on the land for beer making. how much more dumping? maybe a year or so. and we are told they do collect so-called tipping fees for every time a dump truck tips its load. one lawmaker says the agricultural exemption should have been pulled a long time ago. we are also told earlier this week, state inspectors were back

tisha: now is the time for the we start in california where cap. security cameras captured three men swiping the hat. it was not easy. the hat weighs 100 pounds. they got it into the car and took off through the owner says it is worth about $2500. and check out this story of the bears intrigued by a pink balloon. one got a little too excited and popped the balloon and then all the fun was over. and check out this video. he is now a police officer. he jumped into his shirt to enjoy the makeshift. he likes to hop around the

steve: they are quite a pair. he can go undercover. hop right in and check the scene out. we have to get ready for a big weekend. chris: looks pretty good. not one of our better weekends but hopefully a couple of the events will get off without a hitch. let's start with the st. patrick's day parade. you can come down to the pop-up studio. a lot of folks from eyewitness news. 64 by 1:00. mostly cloudy skies. there is a slight chance of a shower. hopefully they will stay away from downtown raleigh. check in with steve if you are

all about the morning forecast. 80 the high today. the record was 84. the warmest since october 9. 82 in fayetteville. you see the cooler air, to the north and west. there is a front coming through right now. it will keep us in the 60's and 70's. above average but nothing resembling cold. the airport, 67. a southeast wind and humidity fairly high. rocky mount and wilson, 63. 64, roxboro. fayetteville at 67. mid 50's to lower 60's. of a lot of clouds around the region but not enough to squeeze out any shower activity.

good news for the beleaguered gulf states. light showers in alabama, the florida panhandle. the torrential rains appear to be about over so folks can start cleaning up as they head through the weekend. it has been a disaster with up to 20 inches of rain in some spots. just an isolated shower here. here is the front, bisecting the region. spotty showers, mainly in the morning. the afternoon looks to be dry. back into the 70's sunday. a better chance for showers. some of the moisture from the system in texas that caused the problems in the deep south comes our way. we will not see more than 0.5 inches of rain sunday afternoon. fairly dry day. clouds, limited sun.

jump to sunday, the marathon. temperatures mild. nothing more than a spotty shower through midday. afternoon, rain chances of ramping up. a couple of showers. brief heavy rain. very little rainfall in the morning hours. low to mid 70's into the afternoon. rainfall amounts 0.25-0.5 inches. another chance monday afternoon. much of monday, july. 70 53 looks good to head out to the polls tuesday --. not the best weekend but not one of the worst for march. good voting weather.

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wreck discovered off the coast is likely a confederate lock aid runner. -- blockade runner. they think it could be a ship that was sunk in 1864. tisha: the weather should hold up for tomorrow's st. patrick's day parade in downtown raleigh. it starts at 10:00 a.m. in wilmington. we will be streaming it live. and you can visit the pop-up studio. if you are there, send us some of your photos and your favorite moments using our hashtag. steve: jerry seinfeld is auctioning off 18 of his beloved porsches. one of the cars is this blue 1955 spider which is identical to the car james dean was

he has 47 cars in his collection. we have not figured out why he is selling these 18. tisha: how do you decide which ones question mark they are also nice. steve: the tar heels dominant in the tournament. moving on to the finals. tisha: good night for tar heels fans. mark: what a great night it was.

tar heels as they >> and now abc 11 eyewitness news sports. mark: welcome back, everybody. outside the verizon center in d.c. pick a word to describe it. the tar heels taking a part notre dame. the most dominant performance in tournament history. payback on their minds as they had lost the last couple of times versus the irish. 15 rebounds today. brice johnson, brings it down. this was a close game.

22-23 tar heels. marcus paige, another three. joel berry at the buzzer. 18-0 run for the tar heels. the fun would continue into the second. again with the big throwdown. look at this. marcus paige getting up and rejecting an alley-oop attempt. it was going right for the heels and horribly wrong for notre dame. brice johnson, yet another rim rocker. that was the top shelf tar heels. >> the defense the last couple of weeks has been improved. this is a perfect example of how good we can be defensively, against a team that is a top 10 offense team in the country. if we can play like this

>> they were uncomfortable. like you said, if we continue to do this, i don't think any team will be able to handle us. >> the magnitude of the game was pretty big. i think it was the best when other than duke, man. mark: they will take on virginia for the title tomorrow night. that should be an awesome one as well. a new class of acc legends. spud webb. james worthy and j williams of duke. >> i was a watching miami play around. he was like, what's up, old man? i am that guy now.

>> he lived in a one-bedroom apartment off-campus. he drove an old mustang to college. he came back to kansas. 10 of like a clone. that is why they have been able to succeed, i think. mark: taking a three point lead in triple overtime. the game-winning three. guess what, this one is not over. uconn in bondsbounds the ball. uconn would eventually pull away and get it.

tisha: it's just another day at the office. >> as you can see, that guy is working in what looks like a back room. >> see what's about to barrel through the roof. >> oh! this genius doesn't know it but -- >> he's just stolen a big car. >> the moment the bummer truth starts to sink in. a giant sled that can hold four people becomes wildly out of control. why you don't want to see this coming at you. and -- >> a mom, a dad, four daughters. >> a blonde brit is bashful. >> using all her fingers, still not working it out. >> see if you can solve the riddle that has her stumped. there you are in the office. >> is that a dog? did a dog just fall through -- oh! >> you can see that guy is working in what looks like a

and in the open space of the ceiling at this business, that dog fell through the roof. >> but how on earth does this happen? what was the dog doing? was it falling? >> we don't know how it got up there but animals find their way into spaces they shouldn't be. and notice the poor dog is standing on top of the dog like, how the heck did i get here? notice this guy starts moving stuff away from the dog and pushes the chair up and is trying to coax the dog onto the floor. the dog is a little reluctant to climb down from the desk because look what just happened. >> he's a little disoriented. he needs a minute. >> he doesn't move at all from that spot because he's like, you know what? i'm not going to test the fate. >> one more step could be the last. >> the guy walks out of the room, he's saying, hey, you won't just believe what happened. pretty soon there are multiple

this guy in the black hat knows dogs because he walks over and says, hey, buddy. all's well that ends well, except for the ceiling. everybody strap up, put your seat belts on. we're riding along with trail in albuquerque and he's just stolen a big car. >> gosh, he doesn't even bother to put on a shirt. >> obviously they are chwatching him? how far do they let him get? >> i love all the questions because i'm about to show you right here. he's riding along when the car comes to a halt. >> he's like, what? >> darn, of all the cars i picked i picked the one to break down. it pretty much stops. on.

>> no, they lock him in. >> he's not going anywhere fast. he continues to try to turn the car on. >> get out of the car! >> when the red and blue stop you, you're not going anywhere. open the door, let me see your hands. >> let me see your hands! hold them up! hold them all the way up! >> stepped out of the car and you know how this ends. albuquerque police set the up that, you guys take the bait, this man was charged for unlawful possession of a vehicle, burglary and stealing. they are also looking for an accomplice because they believe somebody else was with him. anywhere in the world you're going to find tradition specific to that region, right? fun tradition here in germany. the german horse show cup. i probably butchered that word.