live in raleigh, carlie griffith, wncn news now. >>> thank you. a beloved dog at campbell law school is back on campus today. >> we'll reintroduce you to ricky as well as an update on her fight to beat cancer. >>> this is unbelievable. i can't imagine it. >> a pillar of the community killed. why folks are devastated by the good do you remember two out of the first three days this month were in the 70s. since then it's been all downhill. have rain all >>> on air, online, wherever you are, this is wncn news at 7:00. in mourning tonight. police say a domestic incident this morning led to the stabbing death of man many new so well. >>> wncn nate rogers talked to those close to tommy about his impacts on the community. >> the victim is 67-year-old thomas mcnair. those who knew him described him as loyal, a friend, and servant to all. police responded to his home around 7:30 this morning after receiving a 911 call from monica holt. holt stabbed the 67-year-old to death. mcnair is remembered as always lending a helping hand. his cousin says he was recent

in sanford, carly griffith, wncn news now. >>> another fire investigation is underway tonight. this one in raleigh. you can see firefighters atat the home on carver street. we're told one person went to the hospital for smoke inhalation. no word at this point on what caused the fire. >>> the man charged in connection with a deadly crash overnight in fayetteville is expected to make his first court appearance tomorrow. police say 21-year-old bruce guzman was drunk when he ran off the road just before 2:00 this morning. it happened on strikland bridge road. one of the passengers, 20-year-old anna hogg, died. another person in the car was >>> after weeks of speculation, the carolina hurricanes made the official announcement this afternoon. erik stall is headed to new york to play with the rangers. the veteran captain has played with the hurricanes for more than ten years. in the trade for stall, the canes acquired center alexi. stall leaves the hurricanes during all-time leader in north carolina history in games played, goals, assists, points, hat tricks, penalty minutes, power pl

. >> carly griffith. >> a tour highlighting police departments for law enforcement roll models. >> joe biden is heading to the triangle for a cancer initiative aimed at curing cancer completely. it is a cause close to his heart. his son died of brain cancer last year. >>> jurors are looking at the investigative process in a murder trial. they wanted to play a 7-hour interrogation, he murdered melissa jones. the judge allowed some where you couldn't understand what he saying. the jury will likely see more tomorrow. the prosecution would wrap by thursday. >>> right now a fort bragg soldier is in jail accused of murdering his wife. deputies say he called 911 they found mora in the drive way. he took authorities home. the bail is set for half a million dollars. >> the shooting death of a man by a deputy. he shot and killed john livingston back in november. his body had evidence of cocaine and alcohol consumption. two dozen parents protested outside of the school. they are demanding change to the student address code. they want to remove cultural head addresses. it except for medical reason

. -- wncn news now -- carly griffith, wncn news now. >>> the teacher arrested in connection with 3 inmate escapees will not face charges for now. the district attorney says there's not enough evidence to charge her right now. some of the items found, love letters. >> as it turns out, love letters that were found in her possession appear to have been written by huh sane nyeri, and not by mr. rovagi. >> the 3 suspects are documented as escape risks under tight security. the lawyers are preparing for a big day in court from 'em bat battled comedian bill cosby. a pennsylvania judge will decide tomorrow if sex aassault he's been accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a former temple university employee in 2004. cosby says the encounter was consensual. >>> a driver went after a police officer in florida who she says was speeding. >> everything's fine. you're speeding. >> i apologize and i'll be sure to slow down then. >> yeah? >> yes. >> reporter: claudia castillo got the officer to pull over, saying she clokd him going more than 100 mile an hour. castillo recorded their conversation on he

. >> carlie griffith got to talk to trainers to talk about the retirement of wringling brothers em infants. >> her name is asia. she's one of five beautiful asian elephants on the show traveling with us. >> asia is 48 years old and has been in the circus business more than half of her life. now she will be retiring to a conservation facility in florida. >> it's a tough transition, it's bittersweet. but it comes down to conservation. >> by the end of may, the 40 asian elephants. not only is the move aimed to keep the species alive, the elephants will be part of pediatric cancer research. >> we're trying to find a key link between elephants and a treatment for cancer. >> the transition was also influenced by dollars and cents. taking care of the gentle giants on tour is costly. around $65,000 a year. the elephants retirement has been met with mixed reaction. peta says it's a step in the right direction but is still calling for the end of all circus animal acts saying they're abusive. ryan, an elephant handler of twelve years disagrees. >> we have some of the best individuals from around the

carly griffith has more. >> limiting our ability to attract people isn't going to help. >> reporter: concerned citizens showed up on a cold, foggy night to stand up for food trucks. >> just like brick and mortars have chosen to open their restaurants in this town, i've chosen to open in this town pams so if uh-uh want to protect them from me, you need to protect me from them. >> reporter: city staff reviewed the city's recent mobile restaurant ordinance and suggested some changes, like limiting food truck -- like limiting a food truck's operations to just 2 days a week and not allowing them in commercial zones. >> it will certainly inhibit >> reporter: but the board discarded unpopular restrictions. the much less restrictive proposal tbhow goes to the town board of commissioners for approval at their next meeting. kaepernickly griffith, wncn news now. >>> our state's redistricting battle is facing a fast- approaching deadline and the public is weighing in. still ahead, how they're shaping the battle and the impact supreme court justice antonin scalia's death could have. >> and a lott

that's left of most of the bars and restaurants across the carolinas who were jampacked wncn's carly griffith watched with fans at the brick house and she joins us live. >>reporter: absolutely, it's very deceiving and here. it is so empty. just 30 minutes ago it was packed full of panthers fans, they were on the edge of their seats for the most of this game, the losses disappointing, but during the game they did have a very good time, that is because of a lot of hard work going on behind the scenes. fox and hound is used to panthers fans piling up for big games. would have to go above and beyond. >> we have a full staff as if it was a saturday night, probably about 14 servers, our kitchen is double staffed. [cheers and applause] >>reporter:they were not just packed inside, they had carryout orders totaling more than 5000 chicken wings. at brickhouse, servers were no matter why they are a fan. their attitude, the personality, the way they play. it's just fantastic. >> my entire family is panthers fans. have been a fan >>reporter: -- >> i was there when they drive to with jimmy claussen and i b