she has a schedule to fort bragg on monday. after that, she's headed to the pentagon to get to the bottom of this. she want to make sure the troops stay safe and have the equipment needed to do so. >>> vice president joe buy deb is headed to the -- biden is headed to the tri angle. he's discuss the effort to find a car for cancer -- a cure for cancer. son to cancer is leading the traffic force working to accelerate cancer research. >>> just ahead, the big plans for what will become a beacon sate. >> reporter: live in the queen city, how small businesses are capitalizing on the panther's super bowl run. >> it looks like one of the two days this weekend will feature better conditions across the area. let you know what day that is wl e ese eio pe50al in r e p- f l a ize's glewoeaicuprtamou utn,gnt ? ocl like nef th g pe atmiere be. >>s om omll talere wigit c00 hi oar oi tto muthe oule t4 on s t t oro be itra- er f s ear anfa iy r aro it bt . hewo toryy ste d in ohissethfr g s tof>>we 1 ld orgo taha yi aharth0s swi xban40 tvi'r bck

she will be meeting with fort bragg leadership on monday. they will be fighting the delegation for the next 90 days to get more answers on this, perhaps put a stop to it, but this letter pretty much confirms that the unit will be deactivated. >> it does sound like a fight here thank you. drama in a wake county courtroom today. only the judge, jurors, attorneys, and essential courtroom personnel know the outcome. it happened in a trial of amman accused -- a man accused of murdering a young raleigh mother. we know this had to do with the jailhouse informant. what happened? >> prosecutors have been saying they were concerned about protecting the identity of the witness because of gang threats >> i don't know that there is any other way to get around that being a situation which would identify him other than just to ask him and not to broadcast his testimony. >> the judge ordered that the courtroom camera would be turned off. well waiting for the informant to be brought from jail, prosecutors called witnesses. it was that this north hills apartm

happy to say that his soldiers returned to fort bragg, isil now has 40% less control, gerald, over the country than they had nine months ago when he got there. iraq. >> all right, gilbert baez, live from rt bragg. >>> napa valley wine mogul, peter mondavi s died. he led the winners for more he died saturday in california at the age of 101. he battled his more famous brother, robert mondavi, for control of the nery. he played a part in transitioning the napa valley area formally known for cheap wine into one of the worlds most premier wine regions. >>> by now you have probably heard that monday, february 29, nbc is joining al. this 4:00 news is also moving over to tran02. >> this is the afternoon lineup on al. start with "days of our life," a soap opera that has been on after that, "the doctors" followed by "dr. phil." then join us for news on wral. as always we will bring you the most important and interesting news of the y. our commitment to the community is not going anywhere. you have a lot of questions about this. people do. we have answers for you. check out the section we have cr

john: why a fort bragg soldier a rare february tornado. first, weather and traffic together. let's look from one of our d.o.t. cameras and this is ramsey street in fayetteville. you see the water droplets on the cameras and the roads are wet. don: we have the dense fog advisory overnight but now it is replaced by heavy rain. we check the first alert doppler network and you see a ton of that is all rain your heart loves omega-3s. but the omega-3s in fish oil differ from megared krill oil. unlike fish oil, megared is easily absorbed megared. the difference is easy to absorb. don: welcome back. a very wet commute for you this morning. we had a dense fog advisory overnight but most of it is replaced by heavy rain in spots. we will see that through the raleigh area through at least 7:00 a.m. temperatures in the 50's this morning. roxboro up to 45 so any ice there is starting to melt. 47 south hill, 53 oxford, 54 louisburg, 58 wilson. 60's down south. yesterday we were below freezing in many spots. 30 warmer in lumberton this morning. 61 fayetteville right now. 57 southern pines, s

raeford road and all american freeway aheading into fort bragg. road weather index lit up with the precipitation. all of the blue is where you me encounter ponding and green is west dealing with some of the icier conditions. watch nor an accident on -- for apbn accident on hammond road. john: good things sometimes come in small packages. barbara: how had smaller dog came up big. john: 5:56 and 59 degrees. barbara: a durham family credits their dog with saving their lives. john: this dog may look cute but she is fiercely protective of her family. apartment when allie started growling. when they game out of the bedroom and the dog got to the stop of the stairs amy said she could see a man with a night cap on the landing. >> somebody was standing at the bottom of our stairs. i grabbed on to allie because i didn't want her to get hurt or go down there. >> she started barking and i told them i don't know what you are going to do, get out of my house. john: he did. the family said even if the burglar is never caught allie will always be their hero. barb

it was amazing. >> they arrived back on fort bragg about 2:30 in the morning. their arrival kept little ones up way past their bed times but none of that mattered to these families. >> it feels good. i'm glad he's home safe and with his family. >> in the time they've been gone babies have grown grown, toddlers becoming little boy and the girls. >> to see her in person is crazy. she's standing up by herself now. >> all thankful for their service and safe return. >> it feels great to be it home. nothing like home. >> welcome back home. they were deployed in support of operation inherent resolve. >> great story. >>> and we have some good news don't have to make up their snow day. >>> why people told to stay away from the raccoons. >>> sunny and chilly today because this weekend gets warmer and next week gets wet and some that have rain sneaking more into our weekend. i'll tell you >> and still ahead why some >>> a section of led mine road was shut down due to a gas leak. no homes had to be evacuated but the road was closed for two hours. >>> signs saying refugees

while here, she speaking with soldiers and leaders from across fort bragg. west is the first african- american woman in the army to hold the rank of lieutenant general. she is also the commanding general of the u.s. army command and former commander at fort bragg's army medical center. >>> the republican presidential candidates are focusing on south carolina's day, three days before the primary., trump is way ahead in the polls. as craig boswell explains, the other candidates are trying hard to come in second. >> reporter: donald trump took a tough stance on torture methods during a campaign event wednesday time the crowd not only what he approved waterboarding, but he does not >> it won't kill us. they want to kill us. they want to kill our country. they want to knock out our cities. and don't tell me it doesn't work. torture works. okay, folks? >> reporter: trump is pulling far ahead of ted cruzan marco rubio in south carolina. tonight, rubio is picking up an endorsement from the state's governor, nikki haley. crews is talking trump with an ad, featuring t

we are live in fort bragg. nicole carr, abc 11 eyewitness news. anna: soldiers at fort bragg caught up in a scam are getting money back, hundreds of service members in fayetteville and jacksonville wrapped up in an electronic financing scam. the attorney general sought to saying they deserve a fair deal when they spend their money. so far, checks of $1100 were in this case. joel: a carry man who works for in jail and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor. police say they found more than 800 images of child part on matthew's computer. each contained young grills in sexual poses. the 26-year-old is also charged with sending a handful of images to the detective investigating sex crimes -- a detective investigating sex crimes. anna: romance gone wrong, a mother of five murdered. days later, the accused killer calls 911 to turn himself in. now a week later, the victim's family still struggles without her. stephanie lopez shares how our abc 11 viewers can come together to help these children. reporter: we first learned about their needs after an e

cumberland county, fort bragg, you will need the umbrella. pretty much a lot of folks waking up to rain. breaking news one vehicle giving us some live pictures as they move along via broadband in cary and a little damp there. on the mapping system a lot of green the precipitation falling around goldsboro there and clinton, fayetteville. orange you see is some fog you within lane is blocked due do an accident on i-95. drive times good and everything on time and we are accident free there. barbara: the triangle appears to have dodged any serious damage from the storms. >> other communities to the west were not so lucky. caitlin knute is in raleigh and has that story. caitlin: good morning. we have been checking for reports of damage for flooding and it appears to be weakening down. earlier it was different. at one point there was hundred without power in durham and raleigh after wind brought trees down on power lines. drivers reported deep puddles in the commute. the real damage is to the west. davidson county for example the area that appears

somehow bear ended up at the fort bragg clinic. their page has a lot of pictures of stray animals. >> the dog was held and then it was put in for foster care. that was about on day eight after it was brought in. on day ten the dog was adopted. >> reporter: we have learned bragg soldier. according to records from the sheriff's office bear slipped out of preston's backyard in the brag estates neighborhood a woman's house. she posted bear's picture, bloom saw and and came to get the dog. >> bear just knew his >> and he knew him and he just -- he bolted out my car as fasts possible. >> reporter: the soldier took her adoption papers from the sheriff's office. went to bloom's house with police and got the dog back. bloom said there is no doubt that the dog is his. >> there is no doubt. he spent the night with me in my bed. >> reporter: i reached out to the soldier with the dog. i got in touch with her on phone. she said she had no comment and referred me to public affairs. for all pet owners, please install a chip in your animal. >> grea

. >> reporter: songs, signs and anticipation filled the room as fort bragg families waited for this moment. of the 82nd airborne dwietion came home to hugs, tears and kisses. >> it was amazing, i numbed everything until i came back. >> the only thing that mattered to the families was having their soldiers back in their arms. >> reporter: in the time that they have been gone babies have grown into toddlers and toddlers are growing into boys and girls. parents proud of their children, children proud of their moms and dads. all thankful for their service >> wonderful story, welcome home. >>> also in fort bragg, cisco participated in a job fair at the base. it's part of a prarm that the governor started to help vets transition into civilian life. >>> the federal government said that hover boards are linked to more than 50 fires, the problem is related to the battery packs. last month amazon said it would give refunds to anyone that bought the hover boards. >>> today is the last day for the rule was announced last year. >>> a fire tornado caught on camera. authorities said a large mower caught

she said it is the wrong decision for fort bragg and the military. >> we have a significant force can't let the training be jeopardized. >> friday's letter has law makers realing. >> families are sitting around the table figuring out what comes next with their service to our country. >> former chair of the chamber of commerce and the military affairs counsel. >> i have 100 percent faith that fort brag will be prepared for anything that comes their way. >> she hasn't seen evidence that closing the 440th would have consequences readiness. >> terrorist threats are there. the air force and other military leaders about the deactivation. at this point law makers are the only ones that can make a difference in the fight to keep the 440th open. >> we have a 90 day window to look at this. those of us in congress, we have to address the issue and comment on this and have to pull together to make sure it doesn't happen. >> she will not stop looking for answers or a way to keep the 440th open. >> carly griffith. >> a tour highlighting police departments for law enforcement roll models. >> joe biden

on its way near fort bragg.nty, lake county, and for the north bay and for everybody else. 40s and 50s. much, much cooler. and the cloud cover will continue to roll in and we get a break. increasing clouds and the breeze is picking up. and a tenth of an inch to a third should cover it or less as you move south. temperatures 50s and 60s. it's been pretty quiet. is that still true? >>> and speaking of dads, get on the road early. you want to get there early. if you're there on time, you're late. you have to get there five minutes early. that's my dad. and steve's dad too i have a feeling. 15 to 20-minute delay at the toll plaza. so leave enough time. once you get on the bridge it looks good. and the rest of the east bay commute has not been that bad. we're looking at the san mateo bridge in case you're trying to cross the peninsula. and highway 101 looks good. now then we've been looking at the east bay some of the slowest out there. this is a look at 580. new express lanes. ktvu's janine de la vega is out there.

. >>> after years of trying to save it fort bragg has lost an air force unit. what that means for hundreds of airmen who work there? >>> and super bowl celebrations are well underway. you are taking a live look at downtown san francisco. good morning thanks for sticking with us aim leyla santiago. aren't you going of the a big spread for us with carrot sticks and sausage balls? >> well, i know you're all looking forward to it. chef in with us with a couple of recipes. so we might be a little bit jealous because looks like the weather is going to be better out there right, mike? >> reporter: that's right. now around here to start the weekend today we have high pressure in control. it will be a fairly nice day overall. a little bit of upper level moisture from the southwest to give us high clouds from time to time. anything from partly cloudy to mostly clear this morning. about 26 in apex, 29 for rocky mountain. roxboro 23, garner at 29- degrees, wake forest in the mid 20s. if you're out for a walk or run, bundle up today most of the temperatures in the 20s with

also, an early-morning celebration at fort bragg. paratroopers and their families are back together. overnight. they left lasted june in support of operation inherent resolve. anna: from our durham newsroom -- two internet sensations. we found out how their accidental fame has become a egg career. >> who is your best friend, cedi? >> max and sadie are used to being on camera. maybe not being interviewed. it all started with a video post ed of sadie that went viral. just but it was completely shocking. i got up for school and happen to check it and, oh, my gosh, following my dock. she went from five followers to 30,000. reporter: suddenly people were asking liz for more videos. >> she is so strong and happy even though she only has three legs. reporter: max is an internet sensation himself. this was tweeted out to 13 million followers. >> they are interested and that is the unique thing. it's not people looking at a picture and moving on. reporter: and companies started calling. >> forbes, disney -- reporter: companies paying for pict

. >> in lake county -- right now a little bit north of fort bragg. my forecast zone. 40s on the temps. oakland airport and sfo checking in at 50. sebastopol is 43. . i doubt those winds change much but south i think they will. there are breaks in the clouds further south. 30 up in truckee. ree knee, 41. and down in monterey. sierra nevada looks good. they'll have precipitation moving in later. this system will weaken because the front is moving away from the parent low and the energy source. it will not have the oomph that the last system had. some of the rain will start in the north bay maybe around 9:00. the front starts to march through by noon and starts to move into marin and napa. and by 2:00 it's over the bay area. it's really begins to fall apart as we head to 4:00 or 6:00. north bay will get heavier amounts. clearing out by saturday and sunday and we look good to go for sunshine and warmer temps. increasing clouds, afternoon rain and sooner up to the north. the heaviest rain will be northward. 50s and 60s on the temps, they've come way down

barbara: governor pat mccrory's veterans employment initiative is that fort bragg. they're holding a job fair as part of a project launched last spring to help veterans work in north carolina. the job fair runs until 3:30 p.m.. antonin scalia is body is lying in repose at the supreme court. clerks are standing vigil by the body of their former boss. and you ramis has more. >> after a week of his passing, antonin scalia is mourned in the nation's capital. court police serving as pallbearers and former law clerk serving as honorary pallbearers. the casket carrying the body slowly brought up the supreme court steps to lie in repose of the great hall of the court, casting the shadow of abraham lincoln. one of the great rims of washington, somber and dusk with light. >> let us pray for the coming of the kingdom. >> antonin scalia and son, a priest, offering prayer. >> you have called your servant out of this world. >> when you are native, and longest-serving justice, his republicans and democrats alike. >> he influenced a generation of judges, lawyers, and students, and

fayetteville fort bragg not running into trouble. you can see dry clear conditions there on ramsey street. that is how the entire area is. happy it bring you good news. we take the mapping system and see a lot of green. 540 northern wake county sun making its way up. you hear happy music there and moving fine. drive times good 11 minutes eastbound 70 to 1. same on 85 northbound no problems four minutes u.s. 70 to n.c. 55. john: a story i have been they have more followers on social media than most people on facebook. barbara: two internet sensations here in raleigh. you may have seen this picture floating around the internet. it has been sheared millions of -- shared. snoop dogg tweeting it out. this is knox. anna laurel got to meet knox and his big sister to show us how they are taking the internet by storm. reporter: this is sadie tripod the three-legged economy what warmth >> it is like the pws of the entire house -- boss of the house. she is a grumpy old lady. reporter: they takes videos and posts them. one of sadie went viral. >

he was link today an attack on fort bragg road. the second suspect was identified but has since died. >>> state lawmaker also come to raleigh for a special session. rep chance want to approve a map with new districts, the existing one was struck down by federal judges who found two districts were gerrymandered along racial lines. >> on wednesday, pope francis usualed -- to flee violent and poverty. >> he traveled to mexico board celebrate with millions of worshipers we have more have el paso. >> an emotional day as they from the security guards between el paso, along the rio grande, offering a prayer for those who did not make desert crossing. >> sometimes they get the feeling that they kind of have in the main stream. >> now the main stream is coming to them. >> the crowds cheered as they rode if pope mobile through the streets and they highlight the efforts for fair wages and he stopped at a prison even an inmate cried seeing him. >> what the pope is asking us all to do is step in the shoes and get into the heart of people who ar

. >>> rene elmers meeting with officials at fort bragg. this is a photo from inside. the reserve group will be deactivated and 700 soldiers will be sent to other duty stations. the c130 fleet will be moved. they call the deactivation a huge mistake and elmers is hoping to get the pentagon to hit the breaks on. . >> with the threats of trillion, this is a very, very bad decision. the decision that's moving forward is based on 2013 numbers and 2013 decisions. we're in 2016 now. we're faced with global terrorism at a level we've never seen before. we simply can't make the mistake of thinking in such a backward fashion. reporter: elmers says she's headed back to washington tomorrow. mccain and others. she wants the entire decision put on hold until a new president comes in to office and until the military can prove training for fort bragg para troopers will not be jeopardized. >>> a sink hole is growing in chatham county. it is impacting hundreds of students and parents. old pipes gave way last month creating the big sink hole you see. the detour has impacted 13 bus route

. >>> a fort bragg soldier risked his life running into a burning building to save a family he didn't even know. what he saw when he got inside. look at the >>> listen to this story. a fayetteville family is thanking a fort bragg soldier who ran into a burning apartment complex to save their lives. you can see the fire burning through the back of the building. firefighters say it started on a porch and spread from there. neighbors went door to door to make sure people got out safely. aaron miranda ran inside the apartment where it started. >> i went out to see if they were okay. there were two kids in there. >> no one was hurt. firefighters are still trying to determine what exactly started this. >>> new developments this midday in a deadly head-on train crash in germany. prosecutors announced today they believe human error by the dispatcher is what caused last week's crash. eleven people died. dozens of others were hurt when two commuter trains slammed into each other. there's now a criminal investigation against that dispatcher. >>> new at noon, scary moments on board an alaska airl

she met with military leaders yesterday at fort bragg. they announced they'll deactivate the reserve group and move soldiers to other stations. congress woman elmers calls it a huge mistake. >> this is based on 2013 numbers. 2013 decisions being made. we're in 2016 now. and we're faced with global never seen before. >> elmers wants the decision put on hold until a new president comes into office and until the military can prove training for fort bragg para troopers will not be jeopardized. >>> breaking news in huntersville, police just confirms to channel 9 they're investigating a robbery on the cpcc campus in huntersville. this is an active investigation right now. we're not sure at this point if the campus is on lock down or if anyone was hurt. we will update you at 5:00 and also on our website, wsoctv.com. >>> more and more americans are giving up their u.s. passports. a cnn money analysis shows more than 4200 people turned in their passports last year. a 20% increase. experts say the trend is increasing with americans living over seas

southwest 8 to 12. 66 in re ford and fayetteville. 66 in fort bragg. 65 in sanford. 64 in wilson and smithfield. 65 in clinton. 64 in rocky mount. 62 in roxboro. 64 in raleigh and durham. 64 in carrie. as we take a look at the seven- day forecast starting with the next three days, sunday, sunny, and 64. so let's explore your sunday one more time, first of all, not as cold as this morning, sunny, and definitely milder as coming in with that 61 degrees. monday's a special day for a couple reasons. one it's leap day. we love that. but most importantly, we become cds. and when we do on that day, enjoy a fair morning with a few clouds, there will be that dry cold front coming through the day. just a few clouds. but we'll keep it partly sunny at worst. temperatures in the low 60s at noon and 5:00 p.m. with that high of 66 degrees. and then as we move into march, 68 on tuesday. that's not bad. and then on wednesday, that's our next weather maker. so on wednesday, 60 degrees. we'll see those showers scattered at 8:00 a.m. and noon. by drive time it'll be clearing. maybe a rumble of thunder.

we have had reports coming in the next precipitation around rocky mountain and wilson, also fort bragg and fit fayetteville as well. i do suspect in parts of wintry mix as well. there are parts of national, wilson and edgecombe county, and also sampson county has sleet axing with rain and then in fayetteville and fort bragg it, we have a wintry mix too. this is part of a low pressure system that pushes out to the north and east today but we could see some rain mixing in with snow and sleet, especially areas of snow and sleet, and they dusting east of the the road. temperatures are still above freezing. i will you know exactly what's in store today and your week ahead coming up in just a few >>> up next, cardiovascular health gets a special focus and it's in this weeks what's next population >> good morning at 6:15 a.m. they shooting in there and put a 12 -year-old boy and they hospital. the boy has non- life- threatening injuries after being shot around 7:00 last night near roxborough and holloway streets. right now there is no word on any suspects. >>> a un security council emergency

we have all that information >>> more than 70 fort bragg para troopers are bag home tonight after a nine month deployment to iraq. the 82nd airborne division soldiers arrived just after midnight. they say that it was overwhelming to see their families holding the little ones there. they can't wait to eat a homemade meal and one's excited to work on his car. they have a four-day weekend before they head back to fort bragg for reintegration training. >>> construction for the blue line expansion will shut down service over the weekend. the train will not run from 485's south boulevard station to the sharon road west station saturday or sunday. the blue line will only operate between the arrowwood station and seventh street station in uptown. >>> not too much change on wall street today. but they did post the best week of 2016. the nasdaq ga >>> with 4,000 workers. for the last eight days the lowe's corporate headquarters battled the spread of the contagious mumps virus. >>> breaking in the last 30 minutes the state's leading public health expert confirmed there are now 11 mumps cases. three

a fort bragg soldier running into a burning apartment to save a fem family. this is unfolding right now off cliffdale road in fayetteville. reporter: good evening. the good news is, everybody got out of the three-story apartment building here. the bad news is, a lot of them had to stand around for about an hour and a half shivering in the cold while fire officials cleared the building. let's show you some video. this is eyewitness video taken fire can be seen leaping over the roof of the building. firefighters tell us that they suspect the fire may have begun in a back balcony of apartment 304, on the third floor. but it quickly spread to the roof line and got up in the roof and started filling apartments on the third and second floor with smoke. they were quickly able to knock this fire down. the apartments on the lower floors did have some extensive smoke and water damage. they're trying to assess that right now. as the fire burns, the residents who smell the smoke ran out, started beating on their neighbors' doors to get everyone out. a fort bragg soldier

spring lake which is right next to fort bragg. even though there are workers helping veterans there's an even longer record of him doing things to hurt veterans. >> ms. ross. >> he voted for secretary fox's transfer -- prep -- transportation institute -- infrastructure bill which is helping to bring some money back to north carolina for transportation infrastructure. after that i am hard-pressed. >> even on issues regarding veterans? >> i would agree with the one but he has opposed bills that would provide veterans with relocation assistance, assistance with finding new jobs, and assistance with education when they come back because the thought it was too expensive for people who served our country. and that is just wrong. >>> let's talk about the economy. normally we talk about job creation, incentives, education. so i would like to know specifically if you remember the net -- united states senate what you might propose, something he believed could get through the senate and the president would sign that would substantially grow

a fort bragg soldier running into a burning apartment to save a fem family. this is unfolding right now off cliffdale road in fayetteville. reporter: good evening. the good news is, everybody got out of the three-story apartment building here. the bad news is, a lot of them had to stand around for about an hour and a half shivering in the cold while fire officials cleared the building. let's show you some video. this is eyewitness video taken by one of the residents as the fire can be seen leaping over the roof of the building. firefighters tell us that they suspect the fire may have begun in a back balcony of apartment 304, on the third floor. but it quickly spread to the roof line and got up in the roof and started filling apartments on the third and they were quickly able to knock this fire down. the apartments on the lower floors did have some extensive smoke and water damage. they're trying to assess that right now. as the fire burns, the residents who smell the smoke ran out, started beating on their neighbors' doors to get everyone out. a fort bragg so

so i went to fort bragg ricer 34 months of a first planet could meet a girl on my. it is crazy. she was 18 and i was 20 we went to mexico the first time we met i have a little girl cry would kill him. fortunately my brother-in-law chastely with a knife and could not catch me. have you get emetic overseas who wants to kill you saves your life? my father-in-law wanted to kill me. so when over deployed in only took four showers that year. my choice. okay with me. [laughter] came back bader house in had a baby. as part of the process. nobody? i will keep going to do this for a living. i just talked. my wife is annoyed at me. but was rustling sharks. in today's later on april 14 and then my brother-in-law had to explain what happened. in my parents' favorite day is that they're middle child was born. so the next was perfection. and then to think let's have another one. they will not admit that but that is true in my eyes that i made it to walter reed ottumwa to ticketing we had and go the house and the cars. had a four month old i said i will support you any way that i can. but i don

. >> fort bragg had rain. 43, that's cold.ht rain overnight with .07 in the rain gauge, not a lot to the system. sunnyvale okay rain. maybe a mix of snow in the higher elevations, maybe the east san jose foothills or areas around san jose, back into the santa cruz mountains. mill valley mid-40's. windsor 45. there's not much of a difference. a little bit of a breeze, southeast breeze for most locations. one system moving through, they are weak, one more to go. looks like quiet patterns for the weekend. light rain, 40s for lows, 50s for highs, antioch, livermore, they aren't very warm, clouds off and on. not sold out, cloudy to mostly cloudy, clears out thursday morning, then sun sign and warmer temps. >>> you know it's groundhog day. you had him on this morning. punxsutawney phil made his prediction. find out if we'll have an early spring. i want to show you some cutting edge technology. this is a vhs tape. push that tapen and hit play. this is a flip phone. have you seen these before? it's called a compt disc. oh. looks like

>> new overnight a welcome home this morning for para troopers assigned to the 82nd division in fort bragg. the troop awrns from iraq and faces. newsroom. tell us how that went. >> as you might imagine, that was a very happy occasion. these droops are now back home after nine months of service. family members waited anxiously pope air field. it was about 3:00 a.m. when folks were able to greet them as they walked in. there were a few ceremonial numbers because folks were able to cross the line and hug their loved ones. they first deployed last june, spending the last month in operation resolve. cordell white's little girl was just two weeks old when he deployed. >> seeing them taking care of their selves while i'm away and seeing my daughter, her raising my daughter by herself and my daughter getting bigger and learning, that's the hardest part because i'm not there. >> i deployed and basically you have to set all the emotions assaye, go day by day and once i came back, i get it all poured out once i saw my family. >> specialist xiomar ruckel says he is very excited to see his mom's cookie

. >>> there are some very happy families at fort bragg this morning. more than 70 paratroopers returned home around 3:00 after a 9-month deployment. our photographer was ykmthere for the reunion and can't wai8to you h-bring that in the next hour. >>> a job fair at the soldiers support center. part of the public-private partnership launched by governor mc corey to help carolina. >>> $xscammers are trying to get you money. want you to look out for. . >>> clear skies for most of last night. little bit of upper level moisture from the northwest, high cirrus clouds on occasion. on the g# 31 chapel ywnhill, 26 sanford, cary 29. 30 in erwin. if you are heading out for a walk or run in the day, it is lh bundle up a little bit, 9ktupper 20s to 30 for the next several hours as the sun comes up, mixed with a few high clouds from time to time with a light easterly wind, as we head through the day, e.clots of /+sun, high clouds on occasion, high temperatures around 50 in the north to a few mid 50s sniin the south. >>> police departments in the area warning resident

bergdahl is charged with desserting his unit in 2009, his next hearing is set for april at fort bragg. >>> a raleigh man says thieves took his lifeline when they stole his car. leery woke up and his car was gone. leery, who has a rare nerve condition, is in a wheelchair. his car is handicap accessible. >> it wasn't much of a car. guy ran in to me last summer and it was totaled. it's a $300 car, who steals a handicapped car? >> he has been relying on friends for daily tasks like grocery shopping. the 2001 suzuki e esteem has a bike rack and stickers on the back. >>> leaders of the non profit unaware of the deficit until unpaid taxes came up last year. they hired an independent accountant and working on a plan to get the debt paid down. the city owns the building and the city may help out as well. >>> middle school students have computers thanks to a donation. cramdon gave east wake 50 computers, the non profit group based in durham refurbishes computers and gives them to students. >>> honor of black history month, we continue our living the legacy series, a program honors four remarkab

dna evidence linked joshua watson to an attack on fort bragg road. two suspects attacked her in the parking lot. the case was inactivated but reopened the second suspect was identified but hahasince died. >> 6:35 is your time. the 18 month old baby boy shot during a drive by at a durham day care is out of the hospital this morning the day care is shut down. the owners of the chris chance center tell wncn the will remain closed. there have been no issues in last year and no arrests have been made in this case so far. >> one top story at wcnc.com a raleigh police officer praised persuade a deaf teen. -- sign language. they opened her communicate with another woman they brought to the scene. >> he took a lot of patience. he didn't let what he had. >> and knowing shrine language. she was not harmed the officer has not been identified yet. >> the incredible story. there are disappoint tar heels fans. duke fans are happy though. they traveled to chapel hill for the first round of the bat of the blues for nearly the entire game the scores were within just p

and looking at high temperatures around 52 in fort bragg and fayetteville. and sunny and cool along the 95 corridor. and 50 in rocky mount. and the high temperatures in the triangle around 50 in durham and chapel hill and 50 in henderson and south hill. the chilly temperatures once not quite as cold as the temperatures that we woke up to this morning. but a cooler night heading our way. but that will gave way to a beautiful day tomorrow. 64 for the sunday. 66 still sunny on monday. all the way up to 68 on tuesday. and that will be the warmest day of the week. and the next cold front moves in on wednesday and we're still in the low 60s ahead of that cold front and rain arrives as the cold front moves in on wednesday and we're dry but cooler for thursday with a chance for a few more showers as we head into the day on friday. so sunshine in the forecast. not too bad if you can handle the chillier temperatures today. it is shaping up to be a nice >>> we're back in just a minute >>> captain eric stall, his and tough start forward. and the canes cannot clear the p

. >>> while most of you were sleeping, families in fort bragg were celebrating a happy homecoming. >>> 70 paratroopers marched at 3:00 a.m. at pope air field. they spent nine months in iraq. they spent the last nine months in operation inherent resolve. part of the mission includes training and equipping iraqi security forces. soldiers say that the hardest part, of course, is missing the family at home. being away from him seeing him growing up over face time as opposed tome helping and teaching him things but >> it's fantastic. it's, you know, nine months of hard work and it's really great to come home and see all the people that you love and miss for all that time. >> well, that curly hair. paratrooper also have a four- day weekend. they'll head back to post on tuesday to start their reintegration training. >> so glad that they are home and we wi them plenty of quality time. >> absolutely. >> 12:09 now. the affluenza teen case is moving to adult court. how a judge's decision could mean a much tougher sentence for ethan couch and what he could face if he violates his probation >>> al

so we also saw heavy sleet in johnson county and rain in fayetteville and fort bragg. so many regions in this area are definitely feeling this weather today. that rain, sleet, and maybe even snowflake where you are. now the good news is that we haven't run across any accidents. so that's always good. we will continue to monitor the roads for you and bring you the latest. so be sure to stay tunedded. reporting live, gloria rodriguez, abc11 eyewitness news. anthony: thank you, gloria. our weather alert app is your the countdown is on. the final hours before super bowl l is played. caitlin: the nfl's newest m.v.p., cam newton leading the panthers against the charge with the broncos. tisha powell is live in san francisco with what is going on. pretty early, 6:00, to 6:30 your time, tisha. tisha: i believe it is 6:30. i have not checked the time recently. but the day we are all been waiting for, super bowl sunday and the panthers fans here in california. they have been streaming up and more and more fans as the game is closer. we have seen people from all over north carolin

they were not invited on to fort bragg. that book talk happened at the small independent bookstore in southern pines. and my impression, just from talking to a few of them over dinner, one of them was an injured veteran, was that they feel like they're not -- no one is paying attention to what they have to say about their experience, which is really alarming to me. i don't know whether you can explain that just because there were very few of them, and whether it is just relegated to anecdotal. it's horrendous to me they didn't take more information from them and interview them more seriously. and then ms. hunter, thor thing that i think we had a presentation on that i thought was very striking, there's a very clear myth out there that the public don't like this idea. and from what i understand the polling actually demonstrates that the public do expect and want women to be serving, that they're fine with that. so why does that myth perpetuate? and do any of you have any more information on how that has shifted and how that

and -- fort bragg and sunny skies, much warmer today. 66 degrees and in goldsboro and wilson and rocky mount, 64 degrees and around the roanoke rapids. mid triangle and in durham and chapel hill and cary and raleigh, 64 and in henderson and roxboro. >> staying clear. not as cold. we have the breeze out of the west at 12 miles an hour. seven-day forecast has temperatures staying warm. >> 66 degrees tomorrow after a start in the 40s. 68 on tuesday. by wednesday, the next cold front starts to push in. it is going to bring us cooler air and also the chance for a few showers. >> 58 degrees wednesday. not too bad on wednesday. we are still close to average temperature wise and by thursday we will be wishing for days like today through tuesday. we are down to 55 for a high on thursday. >> 48 on friday with a chance we are not rebounding as we start off next weekend. low temperatures back in the low 30s and high temperatures not getting out the upper 40s on saturday. colder air making a come back in a big way for the end of the week. we close out february and start the month of march. it looks

anthony: people in the military community disappointed by the decision in the night to save fort bragg. the group will be deactivated. the move was fought by north carolina delegates and local leaders, but the fight was not enough. the air force has outlined plans to send 700 reservists to other duty stations and then to move fort bragg to other locations. the planes will be available to troops training mission exercises on as needed basis. caitlin: one year now since larry announced he was diagnosed with a.l.s. and would be leaving. >> on friday we had a special ceremony for larry here. naming this the studio. there is a new plaque on the door that leads into this room says celebrating larry as the patriarch. we sat down with larry and his wife to talk about the challenges they are facing. larry on abc11.com. there. new security measures in place right now at cameron indoor state i'm. duke university installs medal entrances. everyone going to the game, including staff will have to pass through this. it is part of a pilot program aimed at increasing security. anthony: and the biggest

they plan to send 700 reservists to other stations and move fort bragg to alternate locations. the planes will be available for troops' training mission exercises on as-needed basis. caitlin: it's been a year since larry stogner announced he had been diagnosed with als and will be leaving the anchor desk. anthony: we are sitting in the studio now named in larry's honor. we had a special ceremony on friday naming it the larry stogner studio. there's a new plaque as we enter the patriarch of the eyewitness news room and the heart of carolina. it even his larry's signature sign-off, thanks for the company. steve daniels sat down with larry and his wife to talk about the challenges they are facing. you can watch that interview with larry right now on abc11.com. caitlin: just wonderful. and we unfortunately missed the ceremony but great to see larry on there. it's so neat to walk in and see that plaque. anthony: absolutely. we are talking about the biggest sporting event of all as we are one day away from super bowl 50 featuring the carolina panthers and the denver broncos. caitlin:

joel: meantime, we are just hours away from another homecoming celebration at fort bragg. more than 160 paratroopers of the 82nd airborne division headquarters are expected to return after a deployment in a: videotaped or explained in court why he did it. joel: and a new case of the months, a student at a local college campus -- and a new case of the mumps, a student at a local college campus. tisha: what started as a chase has left a suspect dead. his mother speaking out. raleigh's police chief asking from the north carolina education lottery come out on first tuesdays. thank you! you're welcome. how about a date? oooh, a date...let me check my calendar. all right, say first tuesday! first tuesday! first tuesday, tuesday, t-t-t-tuesday, tuesday! you checkin' out my easel? hamlin's are naiad -- pamela sinai of -- tamarlin tsarnayev. his brother was caught, tried and convicted. he is now under threat of. -- andrews. anna: an elderly couple killed in a tragic accident in their home. joel: you won't believe how long -- how far a woman went to rescue a cat. the son of a civil

she plans to meet with fort bragg leadership and has some strong words for the air force. you can read more on abc 11.com. >> take a look at the screen that collapsed. it killed one person and injured two others. it happened during snowy and windy conditions in lower manhattan 10 blocks north of the world trade center complex. it is a blessing that the crane fell lengthwise or the disaster would have been worse. the crane landed across the area. heavy machinery has been brought in to remove the collapsed crane that stretches much of a city two nypd police officers are recovering after they were shot. they were on routine patrol when the bullets started flying. one officer was hit in the head. the other in the stomach area both there is -- the stomach. both are expected to recover. at update on the crime spree couple dubbed the modern-day bonnie and clyde. a manhunt for the couple from missouri ends in a hail of gunfire. authorities killed the man. they were wanted for a four state crime spree. there is mixed news coming out reports. the unemployment rate dropped to 2008 le

finally, the governor's veterans employment initiative is heading to fort bragg. they are holding a job fair friday as part of a project launched last spring to help that's fine work in north carolina. that's a check of stories we will be following in the week ahead. now the sports of state -- update. name was front and center joe: the panthers marched to the locker room preparing for the >> when athletes come up short, today cam newton made no apologies for his debbie downer attitude on sunday night. >> i have been on record to say i'm a sore loser. you show me a sore loser and i will show you a loser. . it's not a popularity contest reporter: just like he will not apologize for the dancing and end game pictures. his one-word answers and walk-off truong loads of negative reaction. >> i don't have to confront anybody else's wants for me to do. i am not that guy. i had a lot of time to go back and play everything back in my head. i am human. i never once said of his perfect. i never proclaimed i was perfect. >> i don't biggest fair. you don't know the young and per

we called fort bragg school officials hotel us that at that point it was too late to alter the early dismissal plans so they stuck with it. restore power to one of the hardest hit areas one of the spots on louisburg road. >> what a day it was yesterday. mom and the dads having to scramble to make last minute plans for child care. >> absolutely. >> unusual thing for this time of year, that is for sure. >> that's true too. >>> the president isn't backing down when it comes to filling the empty seat on the supreme court, the possible break through just ahead. >> and a rare surf contest could be on for years. >>> and temperatures a bit cooler than yesterday, 43 in southern pines 44 in back to >>> welcome back. it is now and it's quite chilly out there compared to where we were yesterday. 42 right now. we start to climb back to 45 by 7 a.m. we should be close to 57 by 8 and 48 by 9:00. i am expecting sunshine as soon as the sunrises right around 6:51 this morning. we're looking at the raleigh durham international airport and starting to see some brighter conditions out over the airport th

. >>> a man is fighting to get his dog back to his rottweiler live near fort bragg and ended up at a veterinary clinic. and the soldier refuses to give back the dog. he spent the night with me in my bed and you don't let a huge your bed with you. i have been fully trained with hand signals and commands. he showed adoption papers to deputies and went to his home and got the dog back. the dispute may be going to court. >>> days after military generals are working to have women required to sign up for the draft, they are working on bringing that into legislation and starting a discussion to allow women in combat jobs. >>> the leaders are working on ways to provide safe drinking water. they show contamination with high levels of chromium. the county made recommendations from the state department of quality. >>> a new psa is designed to cut confusion over voter ids. the key point is to send idea - - sent on the idea that no water will be turned away without identification and they also noted that it is not required for absentee ballots. >>> the weather did not sought - - stop people doing

. >> fort bragg. >> '68 to '71. >> much later.uch later. >> he is 21 years older than me. >> my daughter was born there. >> absolutely. good to see you. >> a veteran and i hope that i can -- marine corps. >> in now? >> yes. 15 years. >> excellent. >> all over the world. >> thank you. >> i'm in the reserves right now. i have to get the shipyard in ports mouth. >> we'll keep that open. that's key to us. we need that shipyard. >> we have the nuclear subls down there. we need money. i'm the comptroller. i do the finance. so i'm hoping i can see you on sunday. i'll be down there. >> i'll be there. i'll look for you. >> congratulations. good luck. >> i want to introduce you to jim. he flew in from san francisco, took a week's vacation to fly out here to knock on doorps. >> we met in san francisco. >> a couple of times. >> i was thinking he looks familiar. that's incredible. this is a lot of fun. >> a blast. a blast. can i get a picture of you guys. >> they know their policy, too. >> i have to step back. okay. ready? >> what a great shot

barbara: another homecoming scheduled today at fort bragg more than 160 paratroopers are expected to return home after a nine month deployment in support of operation inherent resolve. we plan to be through to bring the reunion. wake county public school system is having a forum to talk about statistics on academic achievement, drop out and suspensions. specifically the forum will focus on how to eliminate gaps between students at southeast raleigh high school. still going on in hollywood. oscars wrapped up after midnight. lack of diversity but it became graved. here is amber with what people are saying. amber: if you would like to tweet anything out or put anything out on social media hash tag oscars. in that story leonardo dicaprio was a big winner last night and so many congratulation ss hash tag oscars no one deserves it more and that was his first. and he said none of it was possible without his parents and he brought his mom as his date. more on him. from the beautiful destination where people were watching the oscars that is always exciting to see. a lot of folks tweeting thei

look at the line forming not far away from fort bragg.nse rain and still a ways away from other areas, and it's going to take a while to get here. it's going to weaken. 42, fairfield and livermore. and 46 novato. and looks like a cool day up north. the wind is turning southerly. it will still be breezy to blustery. and we'll get rain this afternoon. as it moves south.

soggy start there going into fort bragg. grab the umbrella an rain boots. this is how it is on the maps. that is the rain in green and fog with the orange to the west of durham. you want to see south hill. hazard robinson ferry road. watch that. we did have a lot of rain yesterday so there could be spots where it could have pooled. barbara: 5:53 and 63 degrees. a california man not loveing what mcdonald's is serving up. why he is suing the fast food chain over the new mozzarella barbara: what was supposed to barbara: how about this. new this morning mcdonald's is being sued over what one man mozzarella sticks. he is asking for his $1.27 back and seeking damages. the website describes them as made with 100% real mozzarella. but the complaint says it uses starveed a actives -- starched a did i teuflsactivist. barbara: this is part of a four men rap calendar we love raleigh formed by a red hat employee. it originally produced it for internal use but it became so popular with employees you can download it. the company is using it as a recruiting tool. hottied t