what students are doing to show their support. >> the presidential trip, the official meeting today. barbara: thank you for joining us. a durham police officer and wounded at the durham county jail. anthony, what do we know? >> first, the officer who was wounded is out of the hospital now. he was treated and released their. -- released there. an incident here involving gunshots and a suspect went down. what is not clear is how it went down. was the suspect armed? was this someone brought here by the officer and perhaps got his hands on a weapon? we do know, that the suspect is

the suspect was disarmed. we are still trying to find out more about what happened. the names of the officer and the to the public. information persons are aware we information from them. twitter. on eyewitness news. john: weather and traffic together on this monday morning. don: we are taking a live look at downtown raleigh. you can see, we get clear skies and showers, a frost advisory. overnight, a frost advisory into tomorrow. that stands up into the northeastern part of our viewing

current numbers from across the region, 36 roxboro. 42 fayetteville. 41 in clinton. freezing up in roxboro. 34 in sanford. fayetteville, your windchill in the 30's. almost 40 by lunchtime. almost 50 through the late day. we have got warmer temps setting in. amber: if you are headed out the door for work, school, here is how things look right now. we are nice and dry. at cornwallis, both directions, this morning. our weather index showing -- not showing any issues. morning.

alamance county, between hopedale road and cross street, that is it. your drive times are all on time. barbara: schools are closed in boston as a major spring storm slams new england. you see this reporter getting ready to do a live shot. you see that snow coming down around him. forecasters are predicting four: -- 4-8 inches of heavy snow. possibly leading to power outages there. a couple of inches-have a foot of snow. john: president obama's horrid -- historic welcomed by top cuban officials. the family did some sightseeing, including touring a museum.

today. he begins by laying a wreath at the memorial. he will sit down for a bilateral meeting with president raul castro. president obama will end the day at the palace of the resolution -- palace of the revolution. president obama is the first sitting president to visit cuba in 90 years. barbara: a hearing for a durham high school student today facing deportation. he was scheduled to be deported to honduras yesterday. customs officials stall the process because his parents say that honduran gangs will kill him if he is sent back to their country. his classmates at riverside high school are rallying around him. they plan to wear purple in his honor and sign a petition.

four bicyclists in johnson county last month is due in court. donna marie williams is charged with reckless driving and she was driving when she had the bicyclists from behind. two bikers were hurt. barbara: raleigh police releasing new information that they hope will lead to this man. police say 18-year-old dens l dan t -- denzel dante, one of two people charged in the shooting deaths of alan rodriguez. the other suspect is in custody. police say he should be considered armed and dangerous. a group that is calling on

convene a special session of the general assembly will hold a news conference today in raleigh. barbara: people from the group keep nc safe gathered at the complex. they urged the governor to call the special sanction before the ordinance that people can use the restroom of their gender identity rather than gender assignment. republican presidential front-runner donald trump says he will release a list of five or 10 judges he would nominate to the u.s. supreme court. trump told republicans in florida he wants to fight off concerns that he might pick judges who are too liberal. president obama nominated merrick garland. republicans say they won't give hearings. it is 39 degrees at 607. the interstate closing for

control. the brawl caught on camera. teenagers caught on camera. a frost advisory in effect. don: it is called this morning but not cold enough for the advisory. we are watching all the showers

>> welcome back. taking a look at that drive in, you want to crank the heat. we didn't see much, mostly less than a tense of an inch -- 10th of an inch. across the area, 30's in northern county. 39 rocky mountains. 40 in durham. two in fayetteville. goldsboro checks in with 40 as well.

40's. by lunchtime, low 50's. through the late day, those temperatures in the mid-50's under mostly sunny skies. nice day shaping up. warm temperatures headed in for the midweek. barbara: a traffic alert in durham today. the intersection between broad street will be closed for the construction of a roundabout. the changes being made to improve safety. work on this project is expected to take 45 days and will wrap up around the fourth week of may -- first week of may. john: a crash during the australian grand prix race. the crash happened when the right tire of fernando alonso's car collided with the rear of another driver. the car launched at high speed into the concrete barrier, going

coming to rest in a crumpled wreck. he was able to crawl out of the car and limp away. now to some disturbing video in new jersey. that is a mall easter bunny throwing punches. the man in the bunny costume missing the head of the costume in the middle of this scuffle. seconds later, he comes back and throws more punches. there is no word on what set off the fight. death valley, california. bursting with color. unofficially known as the super blue, the fields of colorful wildflowers are thanks to a storm that soaks the usually parched landscape. the super bloom should continue for some time. barbara: 39 degrees.

john: that developing story coming up. hand that led to the shots being fired.

toronto mayors cancer>> 39 degrees at 615. breaking news in downtown durham. a police officer shot at the durham county jail. a very active scene. break this story online. side of the jail. the officer was shot where the inmates were taken in. from the hospital so these

one person is in custody. we are working to get that person's name as well as the officers. a live report in 15 minutes. south korean officials say north korea has fired four short range projectiles into the sea. a continuation of weapon launches the north has been carrying out in an apparent response to ongoing south korea u.s. military drills. barbara: in western north carolina, police are the brevard college campus. two students made the discovery saturday night. the person does not appear to be a student or staff member. counselors are expected to be at shelby high school to help students deal with the death of a 16-year-old student.

her boyfriend was also hit. he was inspected to survive. troopers hope to interview coates's boyfriend. >> a 25-year-old virginia woman is shot by police holding a fake gun. john: officers came across a fight in norfolk. the 25-year-old was threatening a man with what appeared to be a gun. when police told her to drop the weapon, she did not. after his

ford's family is by his side admitted to smoking crack cocaine and refused to resign as mayor. barbara: the eagles that capture the internet's heart have another member of the family. the american eagles foundation launched the camera last month as the bird and the first lady waited for their arrival. let's show you a live look. here is the nest, the eagle fast asleep. the eaglets have been named d.c. two and d.c. three for now. john: if you go to abc 11.com right now, you can find this story on a link. barbara: that mom and the dad both take turns keeping those babies warm.

>> it is cold up there for them too. >> we are in the 30's but d.c. is down below. we will talk about that in just a moment. we will start out with mostly cloudy skies. by lunchtime, we go 40's, near 50. we will see lots of sunshine this afternoon. still on the cool side with temperatures in the 50's. all of the sprinkles have shifted out of our reach. they are all now out of here and we will dry up. into downtown raleigh, dew point at 35. west linning, five miles per hour. 79% humidity, northwest wind five miles per hour.

look at what happens when we -- we have got so much clear air all the way back into the dakotas and into oklahoma and texas. this dome of high pressure sliding across. that will keep us clear and dry. by 5:00, we have got blue skies, nice clear conditions. the clear conditions will allow the temperatures to drop. that is why we have got frost advisory in effect. we warm up quickly and stay warm over the next several days. in raleigh, you will start out with cloudy skies. by lunchtime we are up around 50. we see the blue skies, the sunshine, temperatures 10 degrees below normal. at numbers from across the region this afternoon, everybody will be in the mid-50's. 55 wendell.

up near 60 in fayetteville. 56 in wilmington, 54 in roanoke rapids. 56 in wilson. 50 in south bell. act into the 30's for overnight lows. 34 in sanford. you have your first alert seven-day forecast tomorrow, temperatures back into the 60's. 65 degrees on your wednesday. 74 with lots of sunshine. thursday, 77. 68 saturday, a lingering shower chance. by sunday, 67 degrees. barbara: we have got to crank the heat this morning. >> we don't have any rain, so that is the good news. happy monday. 6:21 is your time. let's show you what you are

monday at the bypass. you can see it slow at the merge. towards like county every morning, they are very familiar with the delay their. that peek into fayetteville, where we have quiet, clear conditions. no problems if you are heading into fort bragg. our weather index, nice and clear. our live returns are showing a lot of green on those main interstates. i was checking to see how some of these look, average speeds zooming along, 75 in the low 40's there. if you are headed west towards alamein county, there is an accident church street between grand hopedale road and cross street.

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>> no word on what ceo tim cook will unveil but most expect to see a smaller version of the iphone as well as new ipad and apple watch bottle. microsoft is teaming up with lows to model your home. >> they can see how their newly remodeled kitchen will look like. twitter is celebrating its 10th birthday this week. >> the network has 300 million active users. since it launched the tears of joy in modi has been used 3.5 billion times. >> we continue to follow breaking news in durham. a durham police officer has been shot and wounded at a durham county jail. barbara: john: there's a freedom about asheville.

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>> in downtown raleigh, durham, and fayetteville, abc 11 eyewitness news continues. barbara: a durham police officer is shot and wounded at the durham county jail. his injuries and the suspect involved. john: president obama beginning

that country's president. barbara: welcome on this monday, march 21. john: a brisk start to the morning. weather and traffic always together on eyewitness news. here is don schwenneker. don: good morning to you. as you head out the door, we get dry conditions. also overnight, the national weather service issuing a frost advisory in effect for tonight into tomorrow. if you have got plans, you may want to throw a sheet over them like a cotton sheet. don't use plastic. tonight is going to be a problem for all those plants. temperatures across the region right now, the computer has decided not to work. 40 down in fayetteville.

more in the complete forecast. now we talk weather and traffic. amber: that frost advisory can freeze up your computer. let's see how things are moving this monday morning. so far, so good. at new bern avenue, we have clear conditions. the weather is not a factor. no-fault to contend with. overall, we are moving on time. 40 westbound at the u.s. 70 bypass. look at that green coming back. nothing showing up with our road weather index. want to show you this coming in approaching smithfield. two lanes closed at 97 southbound. that is u.s. 301.

john: let's go to that breaking news in durham. a police officer shot. barbara: anthony wilson broke that story on twitter. >> officers here as they have them -- have been for the past two hours. traffic is moving down on the pettigrew side. you see there, police still very much on the scene. the officer shot here has been treated at the hospital and released. his name has not been released. some specific questions have not yet been answered because there is still an investigation underway. for information about the police department asking whether or not this was the opportune -- officers gun or the gun of the suspect, we want to know how long the officer has been on the force.

information about the incident here later this morning the minute we get it. you will know about it on eyewitness news as well as abc 11.com. again, the officer treated and released from the hospital. suspect in custody. the only person injured was the officer. that is what we know so far. john: happening now, changes coming to cuba. >> this is a historic opportunity to engage with the cuban people. john: president obama planning his first full day in the island nation. today, the president will meet

barbara: it is the firbring out change. barbara: be sure to tune in later for a chance to see history in the making. abc news will air a special report for the welcoming ceremony by cuban president raul castro. streaming in the abc 11 mobile

john: the man operating the vortex ride that went out of control is due back in court. this shows the rides starting back up while people were trying to get off. a family seriously hurt. bring us up-to-date. >> the ride operator could be sentenced today. >> he pleaded guilty to three counts of assault with a deadly weapon last year. his attorney says he accidentally hit a button, causing the right to start back up as writers were getting off -- as riders were getting off. the owner of the vortex entered a plea on charges of obstruction of justice. he has been accused of tampering

electrical box on the ride. he maintains his innocence. he must pay a fine of more than $22,000. >> court scheduled to begin today at 10:00 this morning. we will bring you the very latest. tune in at noon today. barbara: new details about a shooting at a briar creek -- station. police still trying to peaks together -- peace together what happened there. officers responded at 6:30 last night. a man was shot in the chest and taken to duke university metal center -- medical center in durham. so far, no charges have been filed. we are getting our first look at the man accused of killing

brian walberg, charged in the murder of miles phoenix of the aviation the grade with the -- aviation brigade. investigators say that phoenix was shot in the chest and later died at the hospital. john: a marine killed by isis in iraq had ties to our state. the defense department said lewis carton was part of the marine expeditionary unit at tampa june. he was killed by a rocket fire. his death comes as officials announced they are to play more troops to thate candidate coming to the defense of one of his supporters after one of the most violent confrontations yet. john: gas prices surging over the last week.

>> as you head out, cold.

we>> let's talk bus stop forecast. going to need the jackets, going to be the light jackets this afternoon. we are going to end the day in the 50's. mostly cloudy in this morning. 38 in lewisburg, 39 downtown durham and raleigh. 40 in lowing 10, 41 in -- goldsboro checks in at the 30's. temperatures right now in the 30's. 10 degrees warmer by lunchtime. into the afternoon, mostly sunny

we are going to warm up in the next couple of days. amber: we are talking about gas prices here at the big board. sticker shock coming up at the gas pump. gas prices spiking $.17 over the last week. the average two dollars over the average right now. the average is $1.89. that is $.17 higher than last

john:defending his campaign manager. the fbi says it is working closely with the secret service and u.s. marshals after trump's sister received a threatening letter. maryanne trump barry is a federal judge in philadelphia. barbara: bernie sanders is trying to make up ground in the delegate count. he has been campaigning in washington state. sanders's rival, hillary clinton, has more than 300

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allergies and a little relief over the weekend. it is going to jack back up today and tomorrow. by wednesday and thursday, in the very high-fat a gory -- high category. rain knocking the allergies down. all of the rain has moved out and we are drive. downtown, mostly cloudy. dew point at 35. looking into our east, hints of light in the sky. 39 right now, 71% humidity. north wind at nine. look at all of the clear air that extends all the way back into texas and kansas. even colorado can take off from a plane and not see a cloud in

we will see the cai -- skies clear for today. it is going to be cool today. down into the 30's for overnight lows. because of that, a frost advisory tonight for the entire union area. for the rest of today, you will top out by lunchtime in the 40's, 49 degrees. blue skies, sunshine, 55 at 5:00. 57 smithfield, 55 in durham. 54 skyler city. 56 lowing 10, 58 fayetteville. 57 goldsboro. 50 in south bill. tonight under clear skies of temperatures, fall will see that frost. 36 in fayetteville.

65 degrees as we go through the day on tuesday. wednesday, mid-70's. thursday, 77 degrees. 65 was of a chance of saturday. as easter sunday. this is lori. she is welcoming lucy. she picked up lucy at and up. -- and adopt-a-thon. rescued from the haven. >> they all win. barbara: that is great. dogs are awesome. amber: my sister had that magnet

barbara: let's show you how things are moving. 6:51 is the time. at u.s. 70, that clayton bypass as always at their at this hour. headed towards lake county, at the merge, a lot of volume in that area. we can show you another road here. this is i-40 around fayetteville. no problems to report through that area this morning. durham freeway looking very nice. road weather index, nothing is showing up. the weather is nice and quiet as we tackle a monday. backed up by our life there, 30 mile per hour is the low. toward the kenley area, there is an accident at exit 107. 540, you are in good shape.

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>> now the morning rush from abc 11 eyewitness news>>. >> all the news, weather, and traffic you need.

outside the durham county jail where an officer was shot and wounded this morning. >> the officer is still unnamed. the male officer, the suspect is in custody. no names on either one. the police -- a shot fired, at least one shot wounding the officer. the injury is not serious. no confirmation of the charges yet but as soon as we get them, watch those updates. we are live outside the durham county jail. john: the man operating the vortex ride that went out of control at the 2014 state fair is acting court today. he pleaded guilty to three counts of assault with a deadly weapon last year. he accidentally hit a button causing the right to start back up as writers -- as riders were

>> 19-year-old acosta was to be deported to honduras yesterday. president obama will meet with cuban business owners. barbara: it is chilly this morning. john: the out the door forecast showing temperatures in the 40's. highs today, mid 50's. amber: we have had a decent start to this monday. around lake wheeler, little volume in both directions. john: good stuff. barbara: good morning america is next.

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massive waterspout. abc news exclusive. david muir goes one-on-one with president obama. his historymaking trip to cuba this morning. the first u.s. president on the island in nearly 09 years. >> change is going to happen and i think raul castro understands that. >> preparing for a meeting with the cuban leader. donald trump announces he'll beef up security at more violent incidents at his rallies over the weekend. one supporter slugging a protester, stomping him on the ground. now trump turning blame on the so-called agitators. the tennis tournament ceo taking aim at female athletes. saying they owe it all to the men. >> they ride on the coattails of the men. they don't make any decisions, and they are lucky. very, very lucky. >> now, serena williams slamming