gloria rodriguez has a preview. gloria: most of the presidential candidates visited the triangle last week and today the democratic hopefuls will continue campaigning in our state. both hillary clinton and bernie sanders appeared at a town hall in ohio last fight and today both will hold rallies in north carolina in charlotte. ted cruz was supposed to have an event in fayetteville but his donald trump could be scheduled to appear in hickory. we heard that is possible. however, it is not set in stone. stay with us. in the next hour we will tell you about the latest on campaigning here in north carolina. live in raleigh. gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. barbara: republican frontrunner donald trump is saying he may pay the legal bills of the pan arrested for punching a protester it his rally at fayetteville. he said he struggled his people to explore the possibility of paying the deal support john heid i tkpbtdidn't even win new hampshire. we've got everything you need to know before you go to the polls on elec

gloria rodriguez has more. gloria: four games will be played here at p.n.c. arena and among them number one u.n.c. the tar heels taking on number 16 florida gulf coast. that is 7:20. range from $55 to $81 and thousands of people will be here for the game. basketball fans from around the country will visit the capital city for the first two rounds of the ncaa basketball tournament. p.n.c. arena is hosting games today and saturday. you will see tournament banners and local businesses hope for an economic boost. in 2014 when raleigh last hosted the tournament we are told 17,000 people visited greater raleigh. the executive director of the greater raleigh sports alliance says the tournament generated more than $4 million in direct visitor spending. the alliance is asking restaurants to hang up posters, offer food and drink specials and have tv's tuned to the games. if you don't have tickets you can be part of the excitement here. you are looking at this open to it will be opened about 2 1/2 hours before each game and part of the hoops and hotsfest. they will have

gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. anna: all right, glory, thank you. from our durham newsroom -- citizens donated to the rescue mission after the governor lost his super bowl bet with he donated carolina turkey burgers and sausages to the colorado food bank and then to local shelters as well. joel: enjoy it, colorado. in the meantime, from our fayetteville newsroom, fort bragg preparing for a big event, a welcome home ceremony for the more than 100 50 paratroopers returning home after nine months in iraq. they will also be bringing back the unit's colors, marking the official return of the unit. the o.j. simpson murder trial once again captivating the anna: fistfights over oj? >> yeah. joel: thank you. i have to admit i am hooked. anna: it is riveting. i can't believe we are still talking about it. he has a box of newspaper clippings. joel: all over again. a father receiving a call from his son -- >> i do not know what came over him. he just snapped. anna: it turns out that his seventh grade son did nothing wrong. joel: and the starbucks and which unde

john: gloria rodriguez brings us up to speed on the investigation. gloria: the prayer service starts this morning in downtown at 7:00. it is really meant to pray for the community and families affected by this shooting. meanwhile, the investigation continues. >> shot period. gloria: the police department released the 911 calls shedding light into the moments after an denkins to death. >> one of the officers shot him. if there is anything out of the ordinary [inaudible] gloria: it still leaves many unanswered questions. did they see him with the gun? was he running away when he was shot? many taking their frustration to the streets yesterday. protesters marched from the scene of the shooting in southeast raleigh to the wake county courthouse demanding justice. >> stop shooting us. stop shooting us. gloria: demonstrators blocked the evening commute. while there was no permit to protest the police gave them space to march. trying not to escalate the already tense situation. many community members really asking for calm following this the prayer service t

gloria rodriguez continues our coverage of the polling site in southeast raleigh. have you heard of any problems there? gloria: everything seems to move smoothly. i did hear there was a low voter turnout. it is definitely picking up now. voters started casting their ballots as soon as the polls opened at 6:30 this morning, many hoping to be the afternoon crowd. >> i thought it was better to get out early and do it now. >> politicians make decisions about what goes on in our everyday lives. >> a volunteer at the polling site in raleigh tells me it is slower than usual on this election day and early voting could have something to do with that. 30% of registered voters already cast their ballots. here is what you need to know. you must vote at your assigned pulling locations and for your id. this is the first election cycle for voter id laws. if you do not have your id, you can so vote. candidates during the primary election on june 7. the state board of elections says he should still have -- fill out the entire ballot. >> voters will go in and say, do i vote. or don't

gloria rodriguez has more. gloria: good morning. this site opens in about appear hour and there is somebody in there kpwaoerg -- gearing up. many have cast by voting early. here in wake county 8% headed to the polls ahead a record turnout for early voting in the premium mayors. orange county registered a record turnout. here are things you need to know. you need to go to the assigned polling location. besides the presidential primary there are a lot of other state and local races on the ballot. that includes the big connect n.c. public improvement bond. it is a good idea to research that before you go to the polling site. you will see the congressional candidates and you can vote but primary election is june 7. and you will need the i.d. to vote. this is the first election cycle for that law. so far the officials say it hasn't had a negative impact. to use an out-of-state license you needed to have registered within 90 days of election day. if you are registered and you don't have a north carolina i.d. here is what you should do. >>

gloria rodriguez is live at the raleigh police department with more on the story. gloria: good morning. we have learned about the officer involved in the shooting and raleigh police chief is asking for prayers and patience. meanwhile a community is angry. >> it is on the news where the police are shooting our people. >> that is execution. gloria: anger and tears as news spread in southeast raleigh. the raleigh police department the deceased man but row left hand don't byrd said her son akiel denkins was killed. >> just turned 24. got two kids. a 2-year-old and a 3-year-old. gloria: the raleigh police department said just after noon a raleigh police officer was chasing a manor a felony drug charge. >> he jumped the fence and he shot him six times. gloria: that specific information is not confirmed by police but four hours after the shooting raleigh's police chief said this outside of city hall. >> during the course of the pursuit the suspect was shot and killed by the officer. initially it is known that a firearm was located within close proximity of the deceased. gl

gloria rodriguez is live in raleigh where sanders supporters will see their candidate today. gloria: we have had ted cruz, donald trump, hillary clinton yesterday and today it is bernie sanders who will be here speaking at a rally at about noon. he is expected to college a affordability. arts center. yesterday hillary clinton feels at hillside high in durham. it lasted about 20 minutes and focused on education. >> when i talk about wanting to get the economy moving, create more opportunities it sis hand and hand with education so let me tell you what i want to do. if i'm so fortunate to be your president i want to be a good partner with teachers and principals and school boards and families and students. gloria: the rally today starts at noon. the doors open at 10:00 a.m. it is free but you are encouraged to rsvp. the primary election is tuesday so all eyes will be on north carolina. live in raleigh, gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. barbara: just days before the florida primary the four republican candidates faced off in the latest debate. donald trump wrote off rubio

barbara: it is one of five states in super tuesday round gloria rodriguez has the latest. gloria: good morning. it will open at 6:30 so it is quiet now but we will see more activity later on in the morning. we will be here and bring you the latest. many have cast ballots voting early. here in wake county 80% of registered voters already headed to the polls ahead of primary election. this is a record turnout for early vogtting. orange county registered a record turnout. you need to go to the assigned polling location. besides the presidential primary there are a lot of other state and local races on the ballot. that includes the big connect im improvement bond. it is a good idea to research before you go. you will see the congressional candidates on the ballot and you can vote but remember our congressional primary election don't forget you will need your i.d. to vote. this is the first election cycle for the voter i.d. law. for that they say it hasn't had a negative impact. to use a out-of-state license you need to have registered within 90 days but if you don't have a foul

i'm live in raleigh, gloria rodriguez. barbara: and newborn baby is john: what the mother could have done to prevent facing charges. us, an update on a local teenager who underwent a heart transplant overnight. barbara: and, the so-called hot felon, remember this guy? we will to you what he is up to now. john: here is a look outside. you can see the mixture of clouds there. the temperatures are warming up. don: they are, we are seeing the warm air patient. we are already in the mid-70's in some spots and it will get john: welcome back. here is a live look. it is 74 degrees outside. don schwenneker is coming up with the seven day forecast. the city of raleigh is holding a public meeting today on a plan to widen cross road. the city has completed the preliminary design based on input from citizens at the first survey. residents and landowners will design and how the improvements may impact the area. now, to an updated on a local teenager who received a new heart. barbara: according to his mom, the surgery was a success and h

gloria rodriguez is live outside the wake county board of elections in downtown raleigh. help us sort through what we can expect at the polls this year. that. i want to let you know first of all this is one location that today. early voting has really been beginning popularity litly. take a look. >> early voting accounted for

gloria rodriguez is live at the raleigh police department with gloria: good morning. the police chief is asking for prayers and patience as the investigation continues and today we are learning more about the officer involved in this shooting. meanwhile, tensions run high in southeast raleigh. >> it is on the news where a police is shooting our people. today it hit raleigh. >> that is execution. gloria: anger and tears as news of the shooting spread in southeast raleigh. the raleigh police department has not released the identity of the deceased man but yolanda byrd said her son was killed. >> 24. just turned 24 the 8th of this month. got two kids. a 2-year-old and a 3-year-old. gloria:. the raleigh police department 29-year-old raleigh police officer d.c. twitty was chasing a man for a felony drug charge. are >> he jumped the fence and the police pulled his gun out and shot him six times. gloria: that specific information about the number of shots fired is not confirmed by police but four hours after the shooting raleigh's police chief said this outside of city hall.

gloria rodriguez is live at r.d.u. covering that part of the story. -- good morning, gloria. gloria: the department of homeland security is ramping up security. here you see the security lines very busy morning. if you are traveling we are told that you should be prepared for extra security screening. the state department sent out an alert to u.s. citizens about the risk of traveling to europe saying terrorist groups continue planning attacks in europe. here at r.d.u. airport travel recalls are taking notice of the attacks and there is plenty of security at the airport. r.d.u. officials refuse to release security information or comment on terrorism events, but some travelers say they have seen increased security on the way back to r.d.u. >> we have to be cautious and keep an eye on our things and pray that everybody is doing their job to keep us safe, but greater good we are going after. gloria: a reminder there is a travel alert for fliers to europe. be aware of your surroundings and avoid crowded place from now until june. there is a flight that is arriving here about 2:00

gloria rodriguez has the story. gloria: good morning to you, barbara. 55 passengers and four crew members on that flight are safe this morning but as you can experience. american airlines flight 4233 took off from r.d. yesterday afternoon and it was headed to laguardia in new york but the flight path of the jet took they will head long into a storm. it is struck by lightning and diverted to j.f.k. which has longer runways. we have pictures of the plane shortly after it landed safely. there is smoke damage on the wing and near the >> out o dipped about 100 feet. i don't know, it felt like i was on a roller coaster. gloria: the average commercial jet is struck by lightning at least bossonce a year. was fine1963 fplt. john: 6:37 and 53 degrees. hillary clinton picking up support delegates after appear owe football win in missouri -- official win in missouri. barbara: the plot to stop trump from clinching the follow nation. don: we have temperatures about by -- where they were yrd by lunchtime 67 an lots of sunshine this

live in raleigh, gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. barbara: vote 2016 drunk reuniting with megan kelly in a fox debate tonight. how will they interact? candidates doing to try to says he is considering flying in space again calling it be a important mission. barbara: shaw university will head football coach at 10:30 in the president's conference room replacing the coach who was let go after four seasons. they had a 1-9 record in his final season. from nuclear to cuba. john: how long a nonstop flight to the island nation would take and how soon it could be a reality. caitlin: by now you have seen this incredible surveillance video to show you as masked men ransack a gun shop in texas. we will tell you about the break in the case. that is coming up. but now we check in with don. anchor: we have dry conditions across the region. checking the first alert doppler network and we are not seeing we will see rain toni morning ted! scott! ready to hit some balls? ooh! hey buddy, what's up? this is what it can be like to have shingles. oh, man.

gloria rodriguez is live at police headquarters with the details. gloria: that report contradicts some witness reports from that day. the naacp says it is not the whole story and it is still recall. >> there was a report or some reports in the media that mr. denkins was shot seven times in the back. clearly the autopsy does not reflect that. sharing the preliminary autopsy report saying he was shot four times. . the medical examiner is still determining which way some of the bullets entered his body. people the raleigh police report says denkins ran after officer d.c. twiddy approached him about an outstanding drug charge and trying to climb the tpepbls. the report says there was a struggle between the men when twiddy saw tkwefrpbg continues reach -- denkins reached for a hrapbdland gun and he fired multiple shots. but the naacp is conducting its own investigation. north carolina naacp attorney irv joyner speaking at a tphaousnews conference. >> if that is what they said it doesn't necessarily mean that is what it is. gloria: denkins's viewing will b

live in raleigh, gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. barbara: the national weather service is sending a crew to alabama to see trees and power lines. it is not clear how badly they the hospital. caitlin: while many of us were sleeping astronaut scott kelly completed a nearly year-long mission on the international space station. we have video of him as he phaoerpbged from a russian space capsule. this is his first time time back on earth in 340 days. nasa tweeted this photo with the caption two thumbs up from command are keblg. scientists will look how this long time in space affected his body. without gravity you can lose muscle strength and balance. they hope they can do it by researching not only him but his twin brother retired astronaut mark kelly. that way they can compare the two and hope that brings them it manned mission on mars. john: 6:39 and arrest made in a year old durham murder. what we are learning about the suspect accused of stabbing a leaving him for dead. don: as you head out the door we have temperatures across the r

tpwhror -- gloria rodriguez. this is where two men were found in a car. our photographer was the first on the scene and we have video. look at these many pages. he kprd them shortly -- captured tell shortly after police got a call at 12:30. they taped off to look for clues. the police department says officers were doing a welfare check at this parking lot and located two dead men in the car. police are not releasing much information but investigation does continue and this area is taped off at this time. this is near golden corral between the panera bread and comfort inn. barbara: switching gears the john: let's check in with meteorologist don schwenneker in the first alert storm center. don: we are starting off with temperatures that are typical highs for this time of year. it should be the afternoon day but it will be warm all day. we will be around 60 by 8:00. 70's this afternoon to near 80 degrees. current numbers across the region 60 roxboro, 58 sanford, 57 smithfield, 60 goldsboro and 59 fayetteville and 55 raoepbz. looking at the day ahead 60 and p

gloria rodriguez is live. gloria: the stories -- in the store is open, but they will have to replace the doors. anything when they got inside. police think it was connected with another break-in. two break-ins and two abc stories. one in wake county and one in nash county. two men enter this store before it opened around 6:00 this morning. according to the police chief, the men were not armed and they did not take anything. about three hours earlier, two and also broke into the abc store about 20 miles away. the chief says they believe the same men committed the break-ins. there is surveillance video, but at this time, police are not they do not have a good saying they were wearing dark clothing. if you have any information, amber: a call for governor pat mccrory to call a special session. a group called keep and see safe once the legislature to stop a dissemination ordinance. these are live pictures outside the state capital, where the group is holding a news conference. part of the ordinance says restroom of

gloria rodriguez is live at police headquarters with more details on the report. gloria: the report districts some witness report. the naacp saying it is not the whole story and that it is still early. >> there were some reports in the media that mr. denkins was shot seven times in the back. clearly the autopsy doesn't gloria: the wake county d.a. sharing the preliminary autopsy report saying he was shot four times. the medical examiner is still determining which way some of the bullets entered his bid. meanwhile, the raleigh police report said denkins around after the officer approached him about an outstanding drug charge and tried to climb a fence. it says there was a struggle between the men when twiddy saw dunk continues -- denkins reached for a handgun and he fired multiple shots and stepped back and fired again when you saw denkins reach for the weapon. but the naacp is conducting its own investigation. >> if that is what they said that doesn't necessarily mean that is what it is. gloria: his viewing will be at and the tune rail is scheduled for -- funeral i

gloria rodriguez has a preview. gloria: most of them visited last week and today the democratic hopefuls will continue campaigning here. both bernie sanders and hillary clinton appeared at a ton hall in ohio last night -- ton -- town hall in ohio. they will both be in north carolina today. the clinton family has been campaigning for hillary here. bill clinton made stops in winston-salem and asheville over the weekend and he will be in greenville later today. chelsea spoke at shaw university in raleigh yesterday and hillary was in durham last week. bernie sanders drew thousands to his rally in raleigh last week. trump can stop in hickory today. we are told he reached out to a university there for a possible event but nothing is set. ted cruz was at the sharltcharlotte he canceled a rally in fayetteville this afternoon. his wife will attend at fayetteville tech at 3:00 p.m. all of this leading up to the primary election that is tomorrow. we have all the information you need to know we you go vote on abc11.com. live in

gloria rodriguez is live for the happy homecoming. gloria: good morning to you. right now i'm at the pope army airfield appear families are gehrig waiting for their soldiers to return. look over here and you see the waiting area. there are husbands, wives, kids. we even saw a dog. many waiting for family members with gifts, balloons. excited to see them coming home. this is where the pairratroopers will enter through their tkpwrpb doors and have a quick ceremony and band is going to greet them and of course they will then be greeting their families which is a big moment everybody is waiting for. we have some photographs from them yesterday in iraq. so take a look. authority between the 82nd airborne division and 101st air barn barn division an they are -- air abandon division. they served in operationen herpt resolve 19months and this is the end of a successful deployment. back here live everybody very excited to see the paratroopers return home. they expect more than 160 referring. we will be here for the big moment and bring you the latest. they are expected to

gloria rodriguez is live at the raleigh police department with more. gloria: this morning we are learning more about the officer involved in this shooting. he works for the raleigh police department since 2009. he is on administrative duty while the state bureau of investigations conducts a probe in the shooting. the raleigh police chief is asking for prayers and patience as tensions are running high. >> it is on the news where the police is shooting our people. today it hit raleigh. gloria: anger and tears as the shooting spread. the police department has not released the identity of the deceased man. killed. >> 24. just turned 24 the 8th of this month. got two kids. 2-year-old and 3-year-old. gloria: the raleigh police department said just after noon d.c. twitty was chasing a man for a felony drug charge. >> he jumped the fence and the police pulled his gun out and shot him six times. gloria: that specific information about the number of shots fired is not confirmed by police. from arrest records we found he has a lengthy criminal record with more th

gloria rodriguez is on post for the much anticipated homecoming. >> as you can imagine, family members were so excited to see their loved ones. many of them waiting here since 5:00 this morning area did >> we made this yesterday. >> it has been nine long months since -- saw their daddy. he has been in iraq. >> i thought about him behold whole time he was gone. >> rick's children, wife and parents wait patiently along with the families of 117 other soldiers. finally, the plane lands in fort these paratroopers are the last of the 82nd airborne to come home from iraq after serving. they transferred authority to the 101st airborne division. the troops are bringing home their colors and coming home to those who love them the most. >> i can't wait to get my arms around all of them. it's good to be home. >> i have missed my husband, he is my best friend. >> i love having her just as much as when we first met. >> there have been many tears but the children know what it is all for. >> it is important because they protect our country. >> they keep our country safe. >> the paratroopers will get a

we are hearing passenger reaction the gloria rodriguez has the story. gloria: good morning. 55 passengers and four crew members on that flight are safe this morning but as you can imagine it was a terrifying experience. american airlines flight 4233 took off from r.d. yesterday afternoon and headed to laguardia, new york. the path of the jet took them head long into a storm. the jet struck by lightening and diverted to j.f.k. which has longer runways. we have pictures of the plane shortly after it lapped safely. there is smoke damage on the wing and near the door. according to the f.a.a. this is operated by republic ordeal. >> about 100 feet. i don't know, it felt like i was on a roller coaster. gloria: the average commercial jet is struck by lightning at least once a year but usually passengers don't feel it like they did this case. live in the raleigh "eyewitness news" center. john: hillary clinton gets more delegates after an official win in missouri. how bernie sanders is responding. barbara: plotting to stop trump. a secret meeting in d.c. to keep h

gloria rodriguez is live in gloria: most of the presidential candidates visited the triangle last week and today the democratic hopefuls will continue campaigning in our state. both bernie sanders and hillary clinton appeared at a town hall in ohio last night. today both will hold rallies in charlotte. sanders at p.n.c. music pavilion and clinton at grady cole center. the clinton family has been campaigning here for hillary. bill clinton stopped in winston-salem and asheville over the weekend. he will be in greenville later today. chelsea spoke at shaw in raleigh yesterday. hillary appeared in durham last week. bernie sanders drew thousands to his rally at the raleigh memorial auditorium last week. trump could stop in hickory today. nothing is set in stone. portfolio speedway yesterday. he canceled a rally in fayetteville this afternoon. his wife will attend. it will be at fayetteville tech at 3:00 p.m. of stay tuned to abc11 for the latest on the campaign. barbara: we have everything you need to foe before you go to the polls on election day. go to abc11.com/govote and tuesday we are

tkpwror -- gloria rodriguez has the story. gloria: 55 passengers and four crew members are safe but as uyou can imagine it was a terrifying experience. american airlines flight 4233 laguardia. the flight path of the plane storm. it was struck by lightning and diverted to j.f.k. which has longer runways. we have pictures of the plane after it landed same. there is smoke damage on the wing and near the door. according to the f.a.a. this is ordeal. >> dipped about 100 feet -- i don't know, it felt like i was on a roller coaster. gloria:. the average commercial jet is struck by once a year. last crash caused by lightning was 1963. back to you. john: thank you. a victory for give pat mccrory in the fight over coal ash clean-up telling the state panel in charge of overseeing the closure their services are no longer needed. the commission was formed after the phafmassive spill in 2014 in the dan river. in january the state supreme court sided with mccrory saying the legislature overstepped its critics say the governor is misinterpreti

gloria rodriguez shows us how these veterans are teaching a new generation. gloria: many people come to the monument to tech -- dedicated to world war ii veterans, but now the students get to hear firsthand from the veterans about the war. >> [indiscernible] they will know what happened. gloria: these world war ii veterans shared tears -- stories. >> i'm sorry. [laughter] gloria: and maps, talking to cary christian school students about the war. their stories resonating with these fifth-graders. >> i just relate to them. >> i can tell them things that are not in textbooks. gloria: it all came about when one of the students told his dad, david, who was a doctor, he was learning about world war ii. gloria: sherman shared pictures and memories from serving in the battle of the bulge. he also recalled concentration camps. >> this is like the german invasion. gloria: he shared mementos from the d-day i iasion. >> it's been a really good experience. gloria: they have sacrificed so much. they continue sharing their stories from the greatest generation. anna: it's awe

gloria rodriguez is there and has the details. we will tell uyou where it stands at 6:30. updates on abc11 mobile news app. >> aim caitlin knute in the breaking news center. hillary clinton preparing for a trip to the triangle. she's expected at an event at hillside high in durham. the doors open at 1:50 and the event begins just before 4:00. kit was supposed to be in raleigh after that but she had to cancel that appearance so she can fly to californiaor nancy reagan's funeral. last night talking tough on isis and courting the military. but after the raleigh some supporters clashed with protesters outside the crown coliseum causing police to get involved. police outside the trump rally tried to keep the piece. some of the protesters had been thrown out of the chronology coliseum earlier for disrupt being the candidate. trump called them professional troublemakers but said they only added to his publicity. as for the rest of the crowd, they seemed more receptive to what trump had to say >> i lying what i heard and i like trump. >> we need somebody leading that knows how to

gloria rodriguez is there. gloria: no arrests have been made at this time. right now i'm near the panera and comfort inn and police officers have blocked off a portion as they investigate. behind me is where police found two men dead in a vehicle. as i mentioned, no arrests have been made at this time. police say they are following up on some leads. our photographer was the first person here at 12:30 and officers taped off to look for clues into what happened. the raleigh police department says officers were doing a welfare check at this parking lot on glenwood avenue and located the two men in the car. the investigation does continue and if you have any information raleigh police department. again, portions around the comfort inn and panera bread have been blocked off. you can still get in businesses here. live in raleigh, tprr tkhror, abc 11 eyewitness news. john: turning to vote 2016 now democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton and bernie sanders battling it out in miami just days before voters go to the polls in florida they disagree on many iss

gloria rodriguez has the details on that report. gloria: that's right. that report contradicts some witness reports that we have heard. the naacp says it is not the whole story and it is still early. >> there were some reports in the media that mr. denkins was shot seven times in the back. clearly the autopsy doesn't reflect that. gloria: the wake county d.a. sharing the preliminary autopsy report saying he was shot four times. the medical examiner is still determining which way some of the bullets entered his bid.ody. the police report says denkins ran after twiddy approached him about a report and tried to climb the fence. there was a report that says between when twiddy saw denkins reached for a handgun in his waist. the naacp is conducting its own investigation. north carolina naacp attorney ir of joyner spoke last night. >> if that what they said doesn't necessarily mean that is what it is. gloria: the viewing will be the baseball bible way. the funeral service is 1:00. the pastor says this is a time for family, not for protests. john: you can read

gloria rodriguez is live outside p.n. p.n.c. arena with more. gloria: you were mentioning u. u.n.c. they play tonight against florida gulf coast and it is a big day for local basketball fans but for all basketball basketball fans from around the country will visit the capital city for the first two rounds of the ncaa basketball tournament. p.n.c. arena is hosting games today and saturday. you will see tournament banners downtown and local businesses hope for an economic boost. in 2014 we raleigh last hosted the tournament 17,000 people visited greater raleigh. the executive director of the greater raleigh sports alliance said it generated more than $4 million in direct visitor spending. they are asking restaurants to hang up posters and have food and drunk specials and have tv's tuned to the games. we did checked a there are still tickets available for the tournament. if you want to come but don't have tickets there will be a fan experience back here. we will tel we will tell you about that in the next hour. ted to be on schedule today. the problems that had to be addressed. john: a

gloria rodriguez is there. people waited late to get a chance to vote. gloria: you are right. they were here until about 11:00 last night waiting to vote. this area was full of voters and the line stretched around the corner. people were lined up all along here. some of them waiting hours. today we will be asking the state board of elections if they were prepared for this high voter turnout. we had a record number of primary voters across north carolina and that led to some sites like the bolling community center at raleigh. those in line at 7:30 when they were scheduled to chose were allowed to say -- close were allowed to stay. voters waited well after dark at forest view in durham and this was the line at east regional branch of durham county labor around 10:15. due to special circumstances the state board of elections decided to keep polls open until 8:00 p.m. at two sites. some expressed concerns about voting so late. >> we were told there are very few volunteers here to help with the election and now we are concerned if our vote will be counted because the numbers are in

gloria rodriguez has the details of a huge adoption event today. gloria: good morning, john. these animals were rescued from cruelty and starting today more than 600 pets will be up for adoption. they have gone through weeks of medical care and recovery and now they are healthy and ready to be adopted. all of them have been spayed and neutered and have all of their shots. many were sick and some died. employees say it is amazing to see their capacity for love after everything they have been through. >> especially the ones who are special needs. gloria: it starts at 10:00 and runs through sunday at a temporary shert in sanford. there is no fee to adopt. if uryou are interested take a photo i.d. proof of address and pet crate if you have one the we have the information on abc11.comment you can go to the home page and look under the pet section. hopefully you can take one home if are looking for a pet. back to you. barbara: big changes coming to r.d.u. and the way you park. next month the airport will take parking reservations on april 4. it is debuting park r.d.u. and you can g

gloria rodriguez is live in raleigh where sanders supporters will have a chance to see him. gloria: bernie sanders held a rally in florida yesterday and drew thousands so there could be a large crowd here. this auditorium holds more than 2,000. it is hard to see but there are a couple of people already out there waiting for the rally. i spoke to a couple of them who sanders is expected to discuss issues range interesting the economy to immigration reform and college it is free and rsvp's are strongly encouraged. yesterday hillary clinton was at hillside high and it lasted about 20 minutes and focused on education. >> when i talk about wanting to get the economy moving, create support opportunities, it goes hand and hand with education so let me tell you what i want to do. if i'm so fortunate to be your president i want to be a good partner with teachers and principals and school boards and families and students. gloria: sanders's rally starts at typhoon and doors open at 10:00 this morning. already people lining up for that noon rally. he also has a rally scheduled live in ra

gloria rodriguez, 11 eyewitness news. >> 11 eyewitness news helps the community get ready for the bone marrow registry drive. among the thousands in the, superior court judge carl fox. stephanie lopez is in chapel hill tonight. >> reporter: judge carl fox is happy that trips to the hospital are less frequent. he may be back on the bench very soon. this is how he looked at his worst. he was one of 14,000 in need of a bone marrow match. >> having been at death's door, they told me they would be fortunate if they could keep me alive for three months. that was in august. it has been a miracle. reporter: it is tough to get a match. fox never found one, even after the save the fox campaign registered 4000 people. key might be ready to go back to the bench in may after receiving donated blood cells from umbilical cord's. >> did save my life. reporter: he set the process is not long more painful. -- long or painful. >> i just watched a couple of shows on tv. reporter: you might be the match that saves somebody's life. you can attend an event at the mall in durham this saturday to donate. >> th

live in raleigh, gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. barbara: gloria, thanksgiving you. in the next half hour we will lay out the results of key state wide races and the members we will likely here going forward. >> president obama could announce his picker the next supreme court -- pick for supreme court justice today. they have reportedly completed the vetting process and he has to make the final decision of which candidate he wants to nominate to replace antonin scalia. caitlin: we are following minute-by-minute developments surrounding a deadly bus bomb ing in pakistan. peshawar. hurt. pakistani government employees were on board. officials believe an i.e.d. planted under a seat exploded. here you see severe damage. crews cutting through the wreckage. no one has claimed responsibility so far but we will monitor it and update you as we learn more. barbara: a cumberland county pan doing the wrong house to rob. he ended up in the hospital after being shot by a man inside. this was in the 1600 block of eureka avenue. billy taylor called after the man came in the house wi

john: gloria rodriguez is looking into that and brings us up to speed on the investigation. gloria: good morning to you. the prayer vigil is 7:00 here at vintage church. it is meant to pray for the communities and families impacted by this shooting. meanwhile, the investigation continues. >> shot gloria: the raleigh paofpt released 911 calls shedding officer shot drug suspect akiel denkins to death. >> one of your officers shot him. if there is anything out of the ordinary with nothing on him i'm suing the city of raleigh. gloria: it leaves many unanswered questions. did police see him with a gun? was he running away when he was shot shot? many taking their frustration to the streets. [chanting black lives matter] gloria: they marched from the seen of the shooting to the wake county courthouse demanding justice. >> stop shooting us. gloria: demonstrateersors were there and the raleigh police department gave them space to march. that was to not escalate the tense situation. the prisoner of war gathering is is 7:00 here in downtown raleigh. barbara: the national weather service

gloria rodriguez is loaded to the scene and we hope to learn what happened last night. expect minute-by-minute updates on air and abc 7 mobile app. barbara: a chase ends in a crash outside a raleigh gas station. we are working to learn more from the highway patrol. this was new bern avenue and you see the area blocked off as troopers investigated. no word what led to it. about a shopping decision -- shocking decision out of harnett county with the sheriff resigning for what he calls personal reasons. anthony wilson has more. >> it has people talking. stepping down immediately for personal reasons. it is not clear if it has anything to do with a deputy involved shooting. he would not comment when asked. on that killed john livingston after he refused to allow deputies to search his home. his family said deputies had the wrong house and wrong man. watch for updates as we work to get more on your abc11 mobile app, twitter and later news casts newscasts. amber: i have a developing story. mcdonald's getting a shock when a craigslist deal ends in a shoot kwrout shootout. poli

gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. john: president obama arrived this morning in argument after leaving cuba. it landed in buenos aires after midnight the first state visit by a u.s. president there since 19 1997. they will meet with argentina's new president later today followed by a town hall meeting and state dinner. president obama is eager to show the u.s. and argentina are on better footing following the election of the new president there. the old regime frequently lashed out at the u.s. president obama is scheduled to return home thursday night. barbara: a good night for the front runners in the race it the white house. donald trump and hillary clinton increasing their leads. trump stretched his lead by winning the arizona primary. he won all 58 delegates there giving him a little less than half allocated so far still short of the majority needed to clinch the nomination before the national convention. it was allies and muslim nations to take down isis. raleigh for a special session on that charlotte ordinance

gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. john: president obama leaving cuba and arriving in argentina. air force one left-handed in buenos aires after midnight the first state visit by a u.s. president since 1997. president obama and his familiar will meet with argentina's new president today followed by a town hall meeting and state dinner. he is eager to show that the u.s. and argentina are on better footing following the election of a new president there. the old regime frequently lashed out at the u.s. president obama is scheduled to return home thursday night. barbara: good night for the front runners in the race to take on president obama's place in the white house. increased their leads. donald trump stretched his lead in the race by winning the arizona primary. he won all 58 delegates there giving him a little less than half needed so far. it was not a complete coalition of allies to take down isis. john: today state lawmakers return to raleigh for a special that allows transgender people to use the restroom of the g

live in raleigh, gloria rodriguez, abc 11, eyewitness news. barbara: thank you. the cumberland county teenager charged for murdering his former girlfriend is back in court. michael malloy is charged in the death of the woman. he admitted to murdering her with the help of his friend dom him nick lock and dumped her body in the water of 2014. lock pleaded guilty to a first-degree murder accessory charge. john: 5:08 and we're working to find out if the zaxby's will reopen today. the fire forced the restaurant to close early yesterday. fire officials on the scene tell us deduct work may have ignited and roof and everyone got out and no one hurt. hundreds of animals rescued from deplorable conditions are lookinn frigid lake michigan and the good cause that will benefit from this. good morning, don? don: good morning. we have dry conditions throughout the region with a bit we stay dry for a while and skincare now becomes skinactive. new garnier skinactive introducing clearly brighter. a new active moisturizer to brighten dull skin. packed with antioxidant vitamin c, e

gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. anna: they have to leave it like they found it. joel: you start digging up people's yards, people get sensitive. meantime, shockingly details shot to -- nude and shot to death in a north a home. of one vanna: here is something you don't hear every day. a price decrease at the post office. next month, the price of a first-class stamp will actually drop from $.49 to $.47. the reduction is part of a prearranged agreement with congress. the post office got to increase the price of stamps by three cents in 2014 to help it raise $4.6 billion in revenue. the price hike was only set to last two years. the change takes effect on april 10th. it is the first time in almost 97 years that the price of a want to provide a sense of community for customers, so family and friends can't share -- can share quality time. joel: you and i both love chick-fil-a. but we both love our cell phones. i think the lunar -- lure the free ice cream could do the trick. anna: she moved into a charlotte home worth $1 million. joel: the problem was, the home was not

in the next half hour gloria rodriguez has reaction from the raleigh police officer and we hear from akiel denkins's mother. you can find more on this developing story on abc11.com. john: also we want to say police say a weapon was found near the body of the man who was shot. we don't know who owned that weapon. eyewitnesses say he was unarmed weapon found near the body. we will follow this story. the cumberland county sheriff's office says a dog shot by a deputy during a call had a history of aggressive behavior. they said the german shepherd named astro bit a child on the thigh last year and was put in kwarpb don't know. tamara abraham said he was trying to protect her from a man trying to get in her house. and when the deputy arrived saturday the man was gone but astro went outside and started barking and growling. the officer fired one shot at the dog to protect himself and the sheriff's office says a nonprofit group has agreed to pay for the dog's emergency treatment. barbara: nearly two decades after being charged with the murder of a shaw university student he is serving life.

gloria rodriguez is live in raleigh. gloria: i am at calvary baptist church. ted cruz will be speaking at noon. ted cruz is one of several presidential candidates making their way to north carolina. donald trump campaigned in charlotte yesterday. 5000 people interrupted his speech, all of them kick doubt. >> we are going to win with our military. we are going to get rid of obamacare. we are getting rid of common core. we will have great education. we are going to have borders you will be proud of. if we do not have borders, we do not have a country. gloria: bill clinton stopped in raleigh, stumping for hillary clinton. >> we have to keep the door open, stand your ground and find common ground. you need a president who can do both. gloria: hillary clinton will be in north carolina on thursday, tickets are free, but you will have to sign up at the door or online. we have a link to that information on abc 11. rodriguez. john: north carolina voters head to the polls next week. four states are up for grabs today. it is being called super tuesday round two. >> the s

gloria rodriguez is working the sources and we hope to get more information about the and possible suspects that is in the next half hour. updates on abc11.com. to vote 2016 i'm caitlin knute. hillary clinton preparing for a trip to the triangle today. the democratic candidate is expected at an event at hillside high in durham. the doors open at 1:50 and the enbegins just before 4:00. kreut was supposed to be in raleigh after that but she canceled that appearance. that is so she can fly to californiaor nancy reagan's funeral. donald trump was in fayetteville last night talking tough on isis and courting members of the military after the rally some supporters clashed with protesters causing fayetteville police to get involved. police outside the rally tried to keep the peace between supporters and demonstrators. some of the protesters were for disrupting the candidate. trump called them professional troublemakers but said they only added to his publicity. as for the of the crowd they seemed much more receptive to what trump had to say of >> i like what i heard. i like trump. >> we need someb

gloria rodriguez is at the pnc arena with details. gloria: there is a lot of excitement. for games will be played at pnc arena today. the first one, texas tech and butler will start at 4:30. unc playing tonight, taking on florida gulf coast at 7:20. even if you don't have tickets for the game, you can enjoy all of this. while that he best of all fans will watch teams like unc play inside the pnc arena, some will enjoy the action outside. >> it is great to come here and see all the different fans from the different schools. gloria: there are plenty of food and drink options at the hoops and hobbes fan tennis -- the hoops and hops fan fest. >> we have events out here just for everyone coming out, even if you don't have a ticket to the gloria: you can enjoy watching the basketball games on this huge tv. larry perkins says they want to make sure fans have a great experience. >> just know that they can come out to a half hours before tipoff and enjoy this wonderful hospitality. free to anyone, no charge when they come in. they can play games, take pictures and have a good time

gloria rodriguez i'm going it tell but a travel warning for today. barbara: meteorologist don schwenneker is in the first alert storm center. 51 degrees at 4:30. don: good morning to you. as you head out we are warmer than yesterday. yesterday in many spots were freezing. today we are in the 50's. they will fall a couple of degrees into the low 40's by 8:00 then 50's by 10 and 70's this afternoon. 50 roxboro, 42 sanford. 46 smithfield and 49 fayetteville. 46 roanoke rapids. by lunchtime we are up to 67 and lots of sunshine and through the late day 76 under mostly sunny skies. gorgeous day today. tomorrow nice, too. we will talk about that in the complete forecast.

gloria rodriguez walked away with some important information for all of you ladies. reporter: more than 600 women resilient registered for the women's leadership conference at the raleigh convention center. the morning kicked off with a panel discussion featuring local female leaders. about different topics such as finances and confidence. attendees say they got a great deal out of the conference. >> a lot about courage. and confidence. and being willing to stand up for yourself in corporate america. there will be times where you may be passed over for an opportunity because you're a female. but you have to be able to stand strong, know that you can do it. and not second guess yourself. >> it's interesting to see people that i've known for a long time as leaders, admit that they had a confidence issue. lack of confidence. it's inspiring to know that it's not just you. >> even though you may have that fear, just being confident enough to trust your gut and know you can do it. reporter: good morning america contributor is the key note speaker. she's a co-author of "the

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