as you can see, this guy slapped him. >> this was my first experience of racism. it happened at a presidential candidate's rally. steve: he says he feels like he was assaulted because he is black. he plans to file an assault complaint. tisha: people living around the coal ash pond say it is tainting their water. some will close before others. tonight it was person counties turn. angelica alvarez has the story tonight. reporter: state representatives told people the risks are considered low.

booze for some and cheers for others. an emotional crowd here tonight with speakers on both sides of the fight. >> what is coal ash? it is bad. reporter: tests run on her well water a year ago showed her water was bad. higher levels of certain chemicals, some potentially cancer-causing. >> when you turn your water on and you can't drink it. reporter: she has bottles delivered to her own twice a month from duke energy. representatives were here tonight and said the well water has been taking care of. >> she should know what her results are from a letter. reporter: she says she has not

she got here to speak out. she is asking the state to revisit the tests on the sides in this area. meetings like these are happening all over the state. to give you some perspective they plan to get rid of the low risk plants by 2029 and high risk plants by 2019. steve: i know that feels like a long wait for people in those communities. in washington, senate republicans holding firm to their pledge to block the pic for the supreme court no matter what. the president announcing his choice to replace antonin scalia a naming merrick garland. he warned senate republicans not to turn the nomination into a political piata. >> i ask republicans in the senate to give him a fair hearing.

if you don't it will not only be an abdication of the constitutional duty, it will indicate a process for nominating and confirming judges that is beyond repair. it will mean everything is subject to partisan politics. everything. joel: 63% of americans say the senate should hold hearings on the new supreme court nominee. tisha: we had a record turnout. more than 35% of registered voters cast a ballot just sigh -- just shy of 137% voted. some people had to wait until 11:00 to cast ballots. the main issues were voted for showing up in the wrong precinct. all these things led to delays

two thirds of provisional ballots were not related to the new voter id requirement. we have all of your election news including exit polls from the vote. we had a pretty good run of warm weather but it is not going to last forever. steve: chris hohmann joins us now with a look at how things are changing. chris: things are changing but slowly. check out the high today. records all over the place. 87 in fayetteville. that was good for a new record high in fayetteville. low mid 80's, these are the average highs. well above the average of 63. upper-level wind about to change. we get cooler. saturday, look at the flow of

a good-looking day for st. patrick's day. we continue our dissent and by sunday if it is a rainy day temperatures stay in the 40's. this is more like january. we talk about rain chances for the weekend and went to inventors warm up coming up in a little bit. tisha: a cheaper stopping to help a motorcyclist rear ended by another car. this happened when a u.s. one ramp to i 40 east, chopper 11 flying over the scene. before the trooper could help his suv was rear ended. the trooper hit his head on the steering wheel. he was taken to the hospital. charges are expected. steve: police departments are starting to use these, body cameras. it has become a hot issue about

joel brown has more on what the cameras can do and the concerns. joel: it's fair to see if he was wearing a body camera it may have left us with less confusion. we go inside one of the companies that wants to put a body camera on every armed police officer. >> we did a test run on the cameras during our interview. the founder shows us his company proposal to add a new layer of digitized transparency to interactions with police. the body camera. >> a lot of them do the same thing. the function the same. what makes your company different? >> we install the entire program. >> tuesday the city council

cam pilot program. the price tag was $5 million. >> $5 million is being dedicated to a new pilot project. reporter: base a officers are not opposed to cameras but are raising red flags about the cost. they argue the datastore system will save the city a bundle. >> it can absolutely save money. at least half of that. reporter: cops are raising concerns about the cameras underline public trust. >> they don't want to talk because they are being recorded. >> the perception is if there is going to change for the better. joel: as raleigh moves forward with the body camera pilot

talks to bring cameras here. the weight shares office will offer a decision next year. steve: interesting new opinions. thank you. back on track. the d.c. metro should be up and running tomorrow morning. the big problems found during the shutdown. plus, bus drivers keeping track danger at the bus stop. first, a live look outside. a beautiful day today. chris will have more on that prospect for rain. right now we have a look at the winning powerball numbers.

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>> abc 11 is keeping you connected. find us on facebook. like our page. get notifications. steve: inspections today found dozens of problems including what inspectors call showstoppers pre-metro was shut down to address safety concerns after fire and smoke in the subway. there are 26 areas where damaged tables were trains would have been stopped if the problems had not been found. they do expect to have the trains moving back by 5:00 a.m.. tisha: bus drivers are counting cars to see how many will break the law and pass a stopped

bus drivers agree it is a dangerous situation. >> that difference could be the difference between a life and death of a child. tisha: in the last two years drivers filled out the survey, 3000 cell phone violations reported across the state. the southern pines historical society says no questions will be asked if a historical bell is returned. the plate -- plantation bell was stolen last week. the bell is from been it plantation known to movie lovers as the setting for the color purple. northern troops took everything from the plantation except the bell witch was too heavy. it was donated in 1996 and has been run by visitors sense. joel: it's time to show you the must-see video of the night. we begin in the virgin islands with this spectacular yacht.

it sold for $2 million two years ago. no one was injured. the boat's name is positive energy. the owners are one and need some of that. lightning struck for donald trump in chicago last night. voters per casting their ballots. lightning hit the trump tower. you can see it here as part of the severe weather last night. trump one in illinois with nearly 39 percent of the vote. this little wombat had the chance of life thanks to a sanctuary in australia. he was rescued after her mother died. you can see her wrapped in that blanket. they are taking care of her now. she seems to be ok with the whole thing. there he young.

>> she looks comfortable. chris: it will go down in the record books. the last we hit 86 was on this day -- it is going to take several days before it will get here. we will ease into this. hopefully it will not be a shock by sunday but it is looking pretty nice out there. mid 70's, mid-to-late afternoon. in this type of situation, mid

about snow. temperatures will be above average. things could change. it does look to be a rather wet and dreary sunday. fayetteville is still mild. 70 six degrees after the record high in fayetteville of 88 degrees. the dew point is down to 40. humidity at 35%. skies are mostly clear. there is a band of clouds ariz -- moving across the region now. 68 in roxboro. low 70's, 68. 74 in sanford. temperatures should even out. a band of clouds coming with a cold front. the only moisture is an isolated shower in northern mecklenburg

the atmosphere is to drive for anything but some clouds. there were some showers. an area of low pressure attached to that. swirling snow across the upper midwest with accumulation. upper 40's low 50's tonight. a little cooler than it was this morning, it is going to be a comfortable start. beautiful blue skies. 68 by the lunchtime hour. a little bit cooler than what we had today. well above average. friday looks to be dry. still, above average. upper 60's to near 70. the only problem, the air mass is dry.

watch out for outdoor burning. 75 in durham. 12 or so about what we should be. 73 south hill. 76 around rocky mount wilson. a great-looking thursday coming up. friday, 60 eight. still not bad with more clouds around. 58, rain arrives. we find tune that timing. spring gets here at 12:30 sunday morning. it will feel like january as things come to pass with rain in the morning. maybe a light freeze or frost next week. don't plan anything just yet if you haven't already. it is going to be a little cold for a wild. >> thank you. tomorrow is the day to celebrate all things irish.

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there will be extra officers looking for drunk drivers. 11 people were killed in crashes last year. tisha: get ready for march madness. the bone marrow registration drive, thousands are in need of a life-saving match including judge carl fox. be the match is looking for donors between the age of 18 years old and 34 years old. all it takes is a swab of the cheek with a q-tip. join us for the bone marrow registry drive. you will find everything you need to now when you log onto abc 11.com. steve: president obama making his march madness picks today. he revealed his brackets. kansas and texas a&m, the president is taking the jayhawks

you can see duke going through the elite eight. that caught our eye. tisha: brackets are tricky. i blow mine in the beginning. anchor: that's what happens to every last one of us. steve: they are going to be with the tar heels tomorrow. >> and some other games going on as well. blue devils, can they make a run at a second straight title? plus the heels in practice, he proudly led the team onto the court or so they thought. . steve: we have something special with the north carolina lottery tonight.

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senior leadership will take you a long way in march. it may take you into april. that is what they displayed. the biggest revelation, joel berry is playing like a bulldog. he is dropping daggers from the three. >> i spent a lot of time working on ball handling. when i came in i just had a mindset of i'm going to do what i want. i will have that chip on my shoulder. >> keeping control of the team, understanding ego personality and stuff. that is the last part of it. anchor: no arguments here.

year given the fact that he is the top overall pick in the nba draft. >> duke won the whole thing last year but the first round in particular has not been kind. duke has lost its opening game three times in the last decade. given the lack of depth and the reality they like to push the pace, and upset is not out of the question. >> everyone who has made it to this point, they are winners. conference winners. they are championship teams. >> anything could happen in this tournament. we have to focus on the fact at hand. >> working in duke's favor, added rest. they would have liked to cut down. however, fresh legs could be a blessing.

as good as it has been all season. that is where you want to be at this time of the year. >> unc w hasn't seen a team of their caliber all season. they have three players who grew up in the triangle. >> my mother was a huge duke fan. at the same time, the program has been great throughout history. definitely respecting them. >> is there any intimidation factor? >> not at all. we can compete with anybody. >> out of the 351 teams only 1000 -- one more than the hawks. they should advance. anchor: all right. thank you. first for action wrapping up in dayton tonight.

michigan beats out 67-62. wolverines advance and take on notre dame. steve: all right. thank you. jimmy kimmel live is coming up next. his guest tonight, eric andrews. tisha: that will do it for us tonight. thank you for watching. cameras show a woman walking down the street -- >> with her sister and 16-year-old daughter. >> see what her ex throws in a vicious sneak-attack. >> no! some good old boys doing a good deed getting dirty when

>> rescued three possums. >> see the swap to save some uncooperative creatures. stop! an explosion on the street has people worried when they see -- >> flames coming from the ground floor. >> the dramatic scene as they make a run for it. and a little girl spies her big birthday gift -- >> she's so excited about it she can barely speak. >> see the moment she finds the words. >> it's the barbie dream house! >> it's the exact same barbie dream house i just spent four hours building last week. we see some brutal crime on this show. this one left me with my mouth hanging open. this woman in ecuador is walking down the street with her sister and her 16-year-old daughter

behind her and pours acid all over her. >> oh! >> no! >> psychopath, man. >> yes, he then runs away and you see the woman holding herself in pure agony. suddenly, another person comes running into the frame, they chase the man down and tackle him until police come. >> how heartless that he would do this in front of her sister and daughter? i mean, how? >> he was going for maximum impact there. >> yeah. they say it's the result of a domestic dispute that they had. she's been hospitalized. half of her body has been burned. >> oh, just this ridiculous, psychotic behavior. >> in front of your daughter. moving over to russia at a gas station, you see a few people in there milling about. one of them is a security guard. when three masked men approach the gas station, they fall bat in hand. this gas station has been hit numerous times.

up bashing and dashing. there's a special film on the doors because they have been targeted so many times, but the security guard has none of it. he picks up a chair and fights back. he starts to run after them with a chair and the crooks run off. >> it is not as soft soft a target as it once once. they took measures to reinforce the windows and hire security. maybe that's enough. >> looks like it paid off. >> exactly. when there's been open ek flooding in hernando, mississippi. and you are a creature stuck in the swamp, who do you call when you need help? a southerner, because they are some of the friendlyiest people you would ever want to meet. >> one possum right here. there's another one in the woods right here. better go save him, too. >> let's just say that frankie, and joe rescued three possums and an armadillo. they are out there and want to rescue any creatures that they find.

>> that's the first of several falls for joe. >> oh, man. are they rescuing these possums or shopping for dinner? >> no, they rescued the possum, you guys. >> this one has his mouth open. >> see, that's why i run away from possums right there. >> oh, they are sweet. >> they spot another one. >> there's another possum and an arm dill lowe armdillo. it's time for a commercial. >> thank you, cabela's, if you have watching. >> thankfully armdillo's don't run that fast. >> awesome possum. >> they don't agree.