. >>> today the annual fan fest takes place at the durham bulls athletic park both days. fans can take batting practice and play catch in the outfield. you can also buy discounted merchandise of opening day is set for april 7th. >>> shaw's new head football coach won't have to head far from home. former assistant coach jones was hired. he spent eagles staff and before that was the head coach of southern durham high school. >> that's the own way you can win go in and work hard and have a plan and a vision. >> certainly knows how to win claim ago state championship in 2013 at southern. >>> governor pat mccrory welcoming a new member of the north carolina zoo a polar bear. mccrory talked about a $25 million upgrade to trails and visits. >> welcome come from the kansas city zoo. >> your hometown, right? >> that's right. >> hopefully they mate and have offspring. >>> tomorrow is your first opportunity win a free trip to space. >> maryland casinos is giving only four people get the chance to win or will win. former astronaut buzz aldrin says that space travel isn't for astronau

here is a look at the durham bulls athletic park. they are prepared with the tarp out on the infield. it will be raining there shortly. started off in the 20s this morning with a clear sky. 28 the official low at the rdu airport. 49 the official high and that occurred at 4:24 p.m., not a.m. 52 in wilmington. there is the beginning of the rain. as we broaden out the view, lots going on with this system. yesterday, when we showed it to you across the plaindz, it was not well organized. now, it is. there is a band of snow and then we have the rain and you head south of the the warm front and there is the potential for severe weather across parts of alabama and mississippi. some damaging wind gusts, it is in the 40s in montgomery, alabama. you jumpment over the warm front and it is in the 60s across southern alabama. it is that change in temperatures across the front. so for us, as we go through the evening, you are looking at the rain, the blue is the snow. this is how it all lines up. temperatures in the low 40s locally with a chance f

. >>> we are a month away from the opening day of durham bulls athletic park. the fun continues tomorrow from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. the event gives fans a chance to buy tickets, take batting practice, catch in the outfield. >>> keeping an active brain may help seniors reduce the risk of memory and think problemsment of after four years of following people older than 70 with no history of cognitive problems researchers found seniors would useed a computer at least one a woke were 42% less likely to have memory louse. more social people also hay 23% lower risk of cognitive problems. other brain boosting activities including reading mag zips be doing crafts and playing games. >>> extreme sadness or happiness can break your heart. broken heart syndrome happens when the heart muscles rapidly it is brought on by emotional stress and can cause voar chest pain, other than a heart attack or death. swedish researchers say about one in 20 cases are actual hi caused by joy. in the study, the too many found heart problems with people involved in a son's wedding, becoming

. >>> we are alittle more than a month away from opening day at the durham bulls athletic park but people are already getting excited about t we kick off their annual fanfest today. event gives fans a chance to buy tickets and take batting practice and meet woolly bull. opening day, the crack of the bat, april 7th. actress zoe sal dan as getting back lab about her role as nina simone. >> you know would you am? >> my mother used to listen to you. >> nina simone! >> sy mope's daughter and others are upset about the choice to cast saldana. she took the part in 2012. the actress' skip was apparently darkened for the role and she wears a prosthetic nose actually fresh round of criticism erupted after the trailer for nina was unveiled wednesday. saldana posted a nina simone quote on twitter. ill atell you what freedom is to me, no near. i mean really no fear andsy mope's estate responded with cool story but please take nina's name out of your mouth for the rest of your life. the simone estate also tweeted hopefully people begin to understand this is painful, gut wrenching, heart break ring naus

the durham bulls kick off fan fest tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. at the durham bulls athletic park. meet woolly bull, take tours of the berube and select your seat for the upcoming season. the event is 11:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. friday and saturday. >> see comedian kat williams tomorrow night at pnc arena. so funny. tickets start $52.

. >>> today and tomorrow the annual durham bulls fan fest takes place and runs from 11 o'clock in the morning until 2 p.m. at the athletic park both days. fans can buy tickets, take batting practice and play watch in the outfield, and picture as well. opening day is >>> shaw's new head coach will not have to head far from home. they hired former north carolina assistant coach jones. >> that's the only way you can win go in and work hard and have a plain and a vision, and i definitely have a vision to bring back shaw university to the chaplainships. >> he says he does know how to win claim ago state championship in 2013. >>> well governor mccrory welcomed a new member of the north carolina zoo, a polar bear. bear. >>> well, if your first opportunity to win a trip to space. is going to have a trip give away all week long. it's only for people who actually win. former astronaut supports the idea that space travel isn't just for astronauts any more. >> our limits unreachable because they're always beyond what we've done before. >> the 86-year old was the second man to walk on the moon. >> the 11th republican presidential debate j

durham bulls fan fest continues today. it runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the athletic park. fans can take batting practice and play catch in the outfield. >>> for this week's on the rise we go back in time, as chance to catch up with one of our former on the rise athletes. remember 9-year old holden last time be, an outstanding hockey player. well he is still playing hockey at a high level but now he is 16 and he's driving and asking girls to the prom. check out this with a little help from his teammates. very cool. all right. >>> well, still ahead breaking news overnight to tell you about just days after a deadly officer involved shooting in raleigh officers headed to the same spot to investigate another shooting information that if you have allergy congestion, muddling through your morning is nothing new. ...your nose is the only thing on your mind... ...and to get relief, anything is fair game. introducing rhinocort allergy spray from the makers of zyrtec . powerful relief from your most frustrating nasal allergy symptoms*, all day and all night. hasn't your nose been thr