allyson: blue ridge community health services is a non-profit community health center. they have been providing medical care for over 50 years. >> the tigers will play their final home game of the regular season tonight against virginia. the opportunity to knock off a top five team on senior night. they host fourth-ranked virginia. their chances are likely over without an acc tournament despite back-to-back losses, a one over number four virginia would be an awfully will -- nice way to send off the three seniors tonight at the bon secours wellness arena. >> we were disappointed in our performances the past few games. we just have to move forward and take what we learn from those experiences and keep trying to grind. that is all we can really do at this point. take what we have so far. string together winds. >> they tip tonight at 7:00 in downtown greenville. allyson: turning to our wyff 4 timeline, today is march first. on this date in 2004 terry nichols went to trial in oklahoma for being an accomplice of oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh. the explosion at the murra

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carol: blue ridge community health services is a non-profit community health center. medical care for over 50 years. u.s. astronaut scott kelly is getting ready to come home. he's been aboard the international space station for 340 days. kelly served as test subject. scientists plan to study the effects of space travel on the human body. it's all part of nasa's goal to make sure astronauts can handle a trip to mars. kelly will return to texas on wednesday. >> now, your live super doppler 4 hd weather forecast. john: we have some storms moving through oklahoma. the strong storms are moving through oklahoma city. this yellow box is a severe thunderstorm. it will affect us tomorrow afternoon, and tomorrow evening. as it moves east, the prediction center has this area under the gun, northwest georgia, maybe even southeastern tennessee. but not across our area. these thunderstorms should weaken before they get here book -- by tomorrow evening. are not expecting a major outbreak with the system, large hail and damaging winds possible as the storms moved through jackson, nas

allyson: blue ridge community health services is a non-profit community health center. they have been providing medical care for over 50 years. geoff: 4:52 this morning, 49 days. but the tigers are officialy back on the field, preparing for the 2016 season. head coach dabo swinney says he sees the hunger from his players trying to duplicate last season's success. collects -- >> they've got some pet in their step. the biggest thing is they understand how small that margin for error is. we finished number two. we have been climbing, trying to get food to number one. that is what everyone's objective is. no satisfaction on this football team. geoff: wide receiver mike williams participated in all drills yesterday , except being tackled to the ground, as he recovers from a neck injury and swinney has wide receiver deon cain focusing on issues off the field instead of practicing right now. but swinney says he's pleased with cain's progress since being bowl. now to the basketball court. as some high school teams look to bring home state trophies this week. wyff news 4 sports

jewel of the blue ridge. for 50 years smith mountain lake welcomed thousands of visitors and those dieded never to leave and make the rural community their home. their love for the area is why thrive. the farm fresh milk and ice cream company second degree says its success to the community and local custody mers and vickie gardener. its rich culture and bond with business owners began 50 years ago. >> people here realize the value of shopping local. shopping local you are dealing with your neighbors. and so again, that personalized business interaction, community interaction worked well. >> whitney: homestead creamery is working on tripling the size of its plant after expanding to 10 states they hope to have a new plant by the end of this year. it takes place next monday match 7th and the 50th anniversary. >> patti: new this morning proof growing. and more in tech bytes. hi, a battle over ononline videos. snap chat. ceo says users watch 8 million videos a day that is the same views as facebook and its 5 times

involve heading to the blue ridge parkway, take note, you may run into road closures. crews are blocking off small sections for two to three days at a time until the end of the move to remove large trees. they usually do did the cleaning during the winter months. they had to delay it because they were missing part of one of the machines. drivers aren't the only ones impacted by this. >> it's important to know the parkway unlike snow related closures will be closed to cyclists and walkers as well. >>> it will be a cooler day than the record high temperature yesterday. >> we will be steering away from the 80s. still cloud -- high cloud covers rolling in. nice not to see any green on that map. rain free today. ahead for the weekend, i will shows up for the weekend plans and how that will have a dramatic change. 50s, big change coming through. let's get you back out on the roads. >> new accident in the last couple of minutes. north charlotte on statesville avenue. this will be near atendo. i am not suggesting an alternate route at this time with the interstates flowing wel

wind advisories across the blue ridge and shenandoah miles an hour. winds over a clear sky, it will be cold by morning. most areas below freezing by early thursday morning. thursday afternoon, clouds coming back into the area. highs tomorrow only up into the low 40s at best. as we go into the evening, 8:30 thursday night a possibility of rain/snow mix. mostly snow in the shenandoah valley. by 11:00, that rain/snow combo especially in northern maryland to the blue ridge. snowfall amounts not generally impressive, mainly one to two inches of snow at the most. here's now it looks, temperatures near 50 this morning. falling into the 30s this afternoon. low 40s tomorrow. again on friday tomorrow. that snow going early thursday night into friday. another chance of a wet rain/snow combination saturday night into sunday. much milder weather comes in could be 70 or better after that. >>> good morning, brand-new crashes eastbound 70 just before 15 or 270. we're going a slowdown southbound 270 as you're headed out of frederick. we're going to get more informatio

they approved a no-parking zone on blue ridge road today. that's right by the state fair. they had been parking in the area and crossing traffic to get to campus, which is a safety hazard. >>> there is a place you can go to report animal cruelty. three ways to submit complaints: online, by the go to wncn.com for more. >>> republican marco rubio just won his first state: minnesota. trump and clinton are still leading. todd gibson with what's coming up in sports. >> the wild cats and trojans hooked up in an old-fashioned who would the son of a civil rights attorney josh stein learned early about justice, equality and doing what's right. senior deputy attorney general, one of the "most effective" state senators, josh stein fought to make schools safer, cracked down on domestic violence, and stein took on scam artists who prey on seniors. ein: we need an attorney general with the independence to stand up to the special interests and who will always put the people of north carolina first. josh stein for attorney general. these creamery shakes are so rich and creamy. i know. fin

. >> reporter: our partners at go blue ridge dot net sent us pictures from the scene in cove brandon aldridge went down an embankment. the car swerved into oncoming traffic before it flipped and hit two trees. someone living near the site said he ran to the scene and found the victim's 12-year-old brother, who was a passenger, standing up in the roofless car. the boy had nonlife-threatening injuries. crow told us he saw first responders put the 12-year-old in an ambulance and try to get aldridge out of the car. >> we found out he lost his life and it was wow, you know. it was a matter of moments, basically, the way it seems. >> reporter: troopers say the road was wet and may have played a role in the crash. one trooper told go blue ridge dot net several other crashes have happened in that location in the past. >>> a heads up for drivers heading out right now. we have fog in some areas. >> we have dense fog advisories until 10:00 in the mountains and foothills. this is where we are having the it is really tough to z visibility is less than a mile in some of these areas, so make sure t

our partners at go blue ridge dot net sent us these pictures from the scene. brandon aldridge was killed embankment sunday afternoon. survived. immediately called 911. >> i'm guessing he just lost control of his car. >> reporter: the witness saw the teen swerve into oncoming traffic before the car flipped and hit a tree. troopers say the road was wet. >>> students at winthrop university may be paying more this fall semester. the reason the school is considering raising student fees, but not tuition. >>> a judge has thrown out a man's 30-year prison sentence. ahead at 4:45, the defense attorney's serious misstep that prompted the judge's decision. >> >>> 4:44. a live look from our speedway camera. 66 degrees. fog developing in places. vicki graf will show us where. she is also tracking storms that will be coming through later today. she is going to time that out for us in just a few minutes. >>> today charlotte city council is expected to vote on whether a school will be built where the old eastland mall will be. >> the city bought this 80-acre property back in

that includes $95,000 to install a light at blue ridge road and crabtree valley. and $820,000 spent to replace a conventional intersection at south main street with a super street street. governor mccrory says all of these improvements will ensure the security and safety of north carolinians. maybe airlines plane may have traveled as far as the west coast of africa. australian officials believe possible wreckage in mozambique may be from flight 370. it turned up this week in a spot where investigators believe pieces of the plane would have ended up. the words no step appear on object and could be from the tail or near the tail. john: we are highlighting a good deed later today. bottles of water enough to fill they tractor-trailors are being loaded to help the people of flint, michigan. that community dealing with a major water crisis and they will be packed starting at 2:30 in sanford. the congregation held donation drives the past several weeks. the someplace should reach flint by saturday morning. barbara: developing now the utah state senate will hear a bill th

and mid-to upper 50s on the blue ridge. and down to 56 at 9:00 and 54 through 11:00 p.m. and what do we have heading our way? it will be a slow process. through the overnight hours the leading edge of the next area of cloud cover is well off to the west. you can expect more of that. clear skies and cold and 37 and we will call it cool as we bring you here into the piedmont 47 by 8:00 p.m. and let's track this. you will notice that there is not a lot of progress during the day on wednesday. that is a snowstorm and look at the belt. and in advance of that, we will take it backup to 66 now. keep in mind that was the high and how about 10 , 76 by 4:00 back at it. we will not contend with the snowstorm but this front will get its act together and moisture pouring into it. and that means rain beginning to show up across eastern tennessee thursday. it's not here yet so it looks like thursday during the day should be in great shape partly cloudy skies and a nice day. that 30% that we have that will be during the evening hours toward midnight and i think it gets out of here quickl

get ready for back ups in both directions especially if you're heading east toward blue ridge parkway. that's a look at your on time traffic report brought to you by debruhl's used car superstore. >> darcel: a special visit. the message north carolina brought to students at a local school. alert, how an area woman i >>> you're watching news 13 with darcel grimes, tammy watford, chief meteorologist jason boyer, and on time traffic with jaclyn deaugustino. this is news 13 at 5:00. >> darcel: it's a special reunion in north carolina for more than 150 soldiers. >> tammy: paratroopers from the 82nd airborn division returned home from fort bragg this morning. they were in iraq helping train iraqi ground forces. lots of happy faces. >> darcel: lots of them. >> tammy: and they like to kiss, too. got a special visit this morning. miss north carolina. >> darcel: she spoke to fourth graders today about her role as a citizen of north carolina. >> tammy: she also talked about the importance of getting involved in the community and setting goals. >> i encourage them to go home and speak with their

everything on patches of showers coming across the mountains and the blue ridge. we will start to see conditions improve. a quick look at futurecast as we head through the afternoon. breaks in the overcast developing as the trend continues. 4:00, 3:00, we should see a little break. this evening, we should clear out with patchy clouds. tomorrow's forecast, i will gladly share in a couple of minutes. you then.will see metro finishing repairs overnight after yesterday's fire in the tunnels at mcpherson square. in foggy bottom and the federal trying a had to be shut down for the repairs to happen. new gm says these things happen with an old system. also happening right now, a traffic alert for four drivers in prince william county. was killed on federally 29th after she drove over the median and hit a tractor-trailer. investigators do not believe speed, alcohol, or drugs were factors. the section of route one will be closed until 4:00 this afternoon. hoping for a smoother commute on the rails. once you cross the 14th street bridge from 395 and get on to 14th street, y

that's south of asheville in the blue ridge mountains. the snow is expected to fall through the night and into the early morning. a school bus driver is accused of attacking a middle school student. police in newport news charged 58- year-old james hopkins with assault. but the student involved is also in trouble tonight. only 10 on your side's liz kilmer has video of the incident. tom, anita - cell phone video we received shows a heated fight on a crowded school bus. the bus driver is charged with misdemeanor assault. while a 12-year-old student has been suspended for his role. video captured on a school bus. students scream as the year-old james hopkins - is seen hitting and choking this 12-year-old boy. c10 01:0719 "i mean that's pretty, pretty messed up i mean just that video it looks bad it looks really bad." police in newport news say it happened wednesday afternoon. the boy - reportedly a student at crittenden middle school - can be seen hitting hopkins back. c10 01:08:00 "i mean by he was trying to protect himself from the child s

. >> reporter: it would allow federal money to be used at the schools said this blue ridge school boardr who supports the plan. >> they say they are segregating, and then they are complaining because the home will lose value. >> loudoun county has 6 title 1 schools already, and the money would be divided between those schools and the ones in leesburg. >>> prince george's county police officer jacai colson was laid to rest today in pennsylvania in the he grew up. photos from the police department shows people lining the roads as the officers escorted him to his final resting place. he was accidentally shot and killed by another officer earlier this month when a suicidal man started shooting at the district 3 police station. the gunman was wounded and now is in custody. >>> some of the top scientific minds in the country are here meeting for a national summit at the zika virus. the meetings were meant to identify critical gaps in the knowledge about the mosquito- borne virus that is now found right here in the u.s. pregnant women are at the highest risk. the government and experts warn of

to the west, the blue ridge and shenandoah, middle 60's. if you are looking for cooler air, it is not out there right now. the wind is out of the south, southwest. it will stay that way overnight into the day right over here, across michigan, chicago. that will eventually move through early friday morning. it may bring a little bit of rain across the area, but most of it should be gone by the early morning of friday. satellite and radar, no problems this evening. tomorrow, you will need the sunglasses, not only for the morning but into the afternoon and evening. 57.ght, 52 to i think we may have to move these up a little bit in the morning. temperaturese right now, mainly clear skies, the wind out of the south and west. forecast highs tomorrow, 82 reagan national and dulles, 80 bwi marshall. these are the long-standing records, upper 70's for all the airport. those are all in jeopardy, especially if we get 80-degrees-plus. overnight through the day tomorrow, lots of sunshine early tomorrow morning. tot of the rain will stay the north during

take a look, city council members approved a no parking zone near blue ridge road right by the state fairgrounds. the city says students from nc state have been parking in the area during the day and crossing traffic to get to campus which is a safety hazard. >>> the newest unc assistant president is hitting the ground running. >> coming up, hear what during her first week on the job. >> also, before we head to break. let's look outside. yes, if you were up and about early this morning, you know it's raining out there. we'll find out when things clear up hopefully soon. alyssa corfont has more on the forecast for wednesday and the rest of the week. be sure to keep it here on north carolina news. [ laughter ] one of the cool perks of this place it's like i'm going to work to get some. alrighty. we just like cereal. we make it, eat it, love it, live it. (laughing) and now in delicious cho captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 e- mail: comments@captioncolorado.com. >> what happened to freddie gray? >> this morning, raleigh city leaders plead for peace as we continue to learn

on friday, it snows a lot in those northern blue ridge communities, up in to the virginias and portions of the mid-atlantic. something to watch right now. okay. we're not going to write home about it but it's certainly late week. winds, northwesterly all day long. and the sun's back after brief snow showers in the mountains in the morning. the clouds thicken up thursday afternoon. here come the thicker clouds. snows breaking out in the dark blues by thursday evening in the heart of the french broad river valley, rain initially. we get in to our snow fall late thursday evening in to early friday. one to three inch snow for some of these mountain communities west. i think these numbers will certainly go up more so in to higher elevations. temperatures in the 30s tonight. 20s to our north. very cold in the morning. 40s for highs in asheville. 30s north of i-40. it's going to be a much colder day there, too, in the mountains. 45 thursday. 47 friday. weather. seresto makes it easy to help protect your dog or cat from fleas and ticks. with the performance you expect from a monthly topical...

a no parking zone near blue ridge road by the state fairgrounds. the city says students have the day and crossing traffic to get to class. that is a safety issue. >>> coming up, we hear straight from margaret spelling today. captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 comments@captioncolorado.com >>> good morning. thanks for watching north carolina news on this wednesday. >> emma wright is live in raleigh with an update on an investigation in a deadly officer-involved shooting. >> fist, storm team meet -- first, storm team meteorologist alyssa corfont tells us about the weather. our western communities and now it's moving to the 95 corridor. it's just light rain. we don't have to worry about ice, snow, or severe weather. let's talk temperatures, shall we in we're at 48 in roxboro. look off to our south. 59 in fayetteville, 57 in clinton. here's a look at your fast forecast for today. we're at 48 with a lingering shower and still on the breezy side at lunchtime. 49 and you'll notice a big drop in temperatures from where we were yesterday. 53 a

you can expect major traffic areas, areas impacted around the arena i-40, i 440, wade avenue and blue ridge roads. >>> drivers who are not going to the concerts are encouraged to avoid the area. >>> durham rescue needs your help to give children a special easter, trying to get 1500 baskets, right now the mission only has five baskets, baskets are needed by march the 23rd. let's step up and make sure folks get basket. >>> time right now is 4:57, a mom searches for answers after suddenly losing her son. >>> i don't know what happen here, this is driving me crazy. >> the investigation continues after two people are found dead at a johnston county home, a . >>> good morning to you, happy friday, thanks for watching cbs chase. >>> i'm russ bow en. live report just ahead. >>> first though we are going to check in storm team meteorologist alyssa,. >>> yes there is rain, cloudier skies moved in throughout the overnight, clouds on our satellite and radar composite, the rain showers are off to our west and those arrived later today, just a spotty shower or two, so it will not be a washout. it may loo

the to the west, around blue ridge and shenandoah mountains, a break in the snow. that is on its way. heading in c beltway, light to moderate snow. upper northwest d.c., chevy chase in silver spring. prince william county is looking at light to moderate snow, beginning to stick on the cars. when you wake up in the morning, leave a little extra time to wipe that all. or just leave it out in the sun with warmer temperatures it will be gone. mary'sn maryland, st. county placed under a winter storm warning. that is where we expect the heaviest snow. look what happens, by about midnight, this begins to move off to the north and east. the drive tomorrow morning foremost of you, with the exception of southern maryland, should be fine. just wet pavement. the lookout for slick spots. then we clear out nice. warming trende begins with the weekend into early next week. areas weather advisory, and purple, including the district, arlington, alexandria, prince george's county, st. the winter storm warning until 10 a.m. i suspect a lot of this will come down before then. right at

$6 million is being spent on 16 total projects, including $95,000 to install a traffic signal at blue ridge road and crabtree valley avenue. in wake forest, they will spend to replace a conventional intersection at south main between star road and the wake point shopping center. governor mccrory says these improvements will ensure the safety and security of north carolinians. tisha: an arrest in the case involving a brazen gold heist along i 95, in our backyard. one year ago, a tract -- truck carrying 275 pounds of gold was pilfered along i-95 in wilson county. three armed men intercepted the truck and it's nearly $5 million haul as it was heading from miami to massachusetts. tonight, 46-year-old adalberto perez is sitting behind bars. the fbi did not disclose his role in the highest. one man has already pleaded guilty to extortion by attempting to sell a gold bar. tisha: the tweet of the day coming from the apex police department. they had a pretty viable message, no matter where you live -- valuable message, no matter where you live. it reads, are you locking your vehicle every night? the

could be an inch or so in the blue ridge mountains and northern parts of virginia. the rain continues into the early morning hours on friday. you see this area of low pressure. notice the lines increasing. those are lines of equal pressure, meaning it intensifies off our coast. the rain ends during the morning hang around for the afternoon, clearing up a little bit mid-to-late afternoon. we have to wait until saturday to get a full day of sun. the jet stream. noticed the northwesterly flow. that means it stays cooler through the weekend, then starts to warm up sunday. next week, look at the warm colors flooding and. you will like that. you can see that in the first alert accuweather seven-day forecast. tomorrow night is still cool with rain developing. a chilly day, 49. a nice and bright weekend. temperatures in the 50's, then 60's and 70's are back next week with dry weather. joel, you mentioned you were reading to your kids today for read across america. third-graders had a message for us -- [applause] chris: we had a lot of fun there, with the third-graders. anna

impacted are roads right around the arena and that includes i-40, i 440, wade avenue as well as blue ridge roads. >>> drivers should consider not >>> it could be tom brady's number one fan? he did put in a lot of work to prove his hero is innocent in 'deflategate'. >>> i just took an nfl sized facebook and put it in a few various conditions. >> see the experiment he says proves tom brady did nothing wrong. >>> we have bernie sanders in house hopeful right after this. >>> science could help prove whether patriots quarterback is innocent or not, a 7th greater outside boston he says the nfl could have avoided controversy if it had done an experiment like he did. anna warner has the story. good he will, yes good he will and he is a patriots fan with a favorite player,. >> and so he has decidedly not a fan of the man to who happens to share his name. >> because he called tom brady a cheater. >> that would be roger good he will the nfl anythinger who tried to slap quarterback brady with a four game suspension for allegedly deflating footballs during the 2015 afc championship game. this goodell c

the snow overnight, notice the futurecast keeps a whole west of blue ridge so this is why i think the snow totals might not make a wit -- an inch. we have light to moderate snow in maryland and northern neck. this is close to the area of low pressure through north carolina. heading into friday morning snow in southern maryland and maybe dc but the brunt of the storm well south and east of us. we're on the edge he pulls away and we break into partly sunny conditions and maybe a stray shower behind it. highs tomorrow in the lower 40s. a few slick spots early in the day but everything will melt or be wet by mid-to late morning. should have few problems in the afternoon except for gusty winds in the north that could be over 30 miles an hour. an inch or two maybe a little more south but the temps show it won't last long. 43 degrees and the ground still relatively warm. crews have been pretreating and a lot of wet roads. tonight steadier snow into early friday and yellow weather alert for wet roads with isolated slick spots. 42 tomorrow and then we turn the corner. 47 saturday. sunday 51 an

major traffic delays, areas to be impacted are roads right 40, i 440, wade avenue and of course blue ridge roads. drivers not going to the concert you are encouraged to avoid the area altogether. >>> the durham rescue needs your help to give other children a special easter, collecting 1500 baskets for annual easter egg hunt, they have five baskets are needed by march 23rd, it's a good time to help out kids. >> durham rescue always doing great things for the community. >> did you get an easter basket. >> yes, with chocolate, jelly beans. >> the easter bunny always hit it. i can remember -- like, the cabinet with the pots and pans, i can remember it in the drier one year. >>> time right now 5:57, a mom searching for answers after suddenly losing her son. >>> i don't know what happen here and this is driving me crazy. >> the very continues after two people are found dead in a johnston county house, a live right back >>> i don't have no feelings right now, i just don't feel nothing right now so i don't know. >> shocking questions after two people are found dead in a johnston county home, we ha

it's all dry north shan noah valley and blue ridge. behind that down comes the wind.ng to be tumbling, but we're mild. but temperatures, downward they will go. temperatures near 40 degrees and the wind could gust between 40 and 50 miles an hour today. hold on to your hats and hairpieces, melissa mollet. >> not that you're wearing one. >> i actually wish i was. a little more volume here. on the right lane, getting by that accident in the right lane, a couple hours here. taking a look here at the bottom of the beltway, you can see we do have moisture there along i-95 and branch avenue this morning. you may have use the windshield wipers. beltway at central, no problems, 270 at montrose also looking quite good there. northbound and southbound, we'll take a look at a 198, just west of i-95, be familiar with that, and that right lane getting by. >> thanks, melissa. >>> back to decision 2016 now where america is waking up with two strong front-runners right now, going into november's election. millions of voters cast their ballots yesterday, giving donald trump and hillary

powers of the lansing sent in a picture of asher, an excellent fourth grade student on his way to blue ridge elementary school this morning. when not fishing he likes to race dirt bikes. you're our big catch of the day. folks, i need your pictures, email them to me at aconklin@wbtv.com. as i was mentioning, just in time for spring, we head in the 50s this weekend, rain chances go up as well. i'll give you the rest of the seven day forecast coming up in a couple minutes. christine? >>> a student at davidson college gets the attention of a "star wars" actress with his invite to school dance. >> john: her response is just 5:38, 22 minutes before 6:00. >> christine: 5:41, look at what's trending. >> john: a group of dogs is fetching dead phones and proving to be festival goers best friend friends. the st. bernard's were helped to save people at south by southwest from dead batteries. they rode motorcycle side cars to deliver charges to attendees. all of them are available for adoption so the people who are a woman from new york is getting attention online for greeting her new baby with a glamoro

investigators say it happened inside the suspect's home on blue ridge way in ridge. the d.a. says mugaburu also abused the family dog and threatened the children not to tell. he is accused of controlling them with beatings and two meals a day. authorities believe there could be more victims. >> the defendant had fostered 140 children ranging in age for the most part from 8 years of age to 14 years of age, all of them being boys. >> his defense attorney denies mugaburu was abusive calling him a caring father. the group that placed the boys with the man is cooperating with the investigation. >>> there is alarm about weapons in the city's public schools after another child allegedly brought a loaded gun to class. security was tight outside york early college academy in jamaica, queens. a 15-year-old student is allegedly brought a gun to the school yesterday. and an 11-year-old is accused of bringing a weapon to another jamaica school on tuesday. the group families for excellent schools supports charter schools. it says there's been a 25% spike in weapons confiscated in public sc

and from woodhaven to the mine and the blue ridge is looking good 15 minutes from the schuylkill expressway and 95. taking a look live outside the 42 expressway right where it meets up, that's your live look right here and the 42 freeway if you're headed, it's a drive time of about five minutes. when i talked to you a few minutes ago, i told you about construction. the burlington bristol bridge's overnight construction, that should be listing about 5:00 a.m. i'll let you know when that does. what it means for drivers, it's alternating one lane. it doesn't seem to be affecting anything. everything is look really good. lauren? >> thanks, katy. we continue to follow several breaking news stories. this morning, the first two philadelphia police officers hurt in a hit-and-run crash in philadelphia's juniata park neighborhood, this is a live look at the scene. officers were in an unmarked car on erie when they were hit from behind. the car was pushed into a building. the officers were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. the driver of the other car took off. we're working to find a descript

it's a wash out for you as we watch this monster system concentrate all its moisture through the blue ridge. areas out to the east along the pd river valley, peachland, troy, you might get a break. live early doppler 9, cloudy skies covering charlotte. we'll look -- vicki graf will be tracking that heavy rain hickory, star town, down to the west as well. moo morganton. right around 9:00, 10:00 in the morning, but it doesn't last for ever. it's brief. moves on, and we get a break by 12:00, 2:00, and then by the afternoon hours, we'll have another pocket of showers come through. but again, it's quick. it will be rocking and rolling. i think most of the day is going to be all right. just make sure that radar with your phone is glued to you and certainly out to the west is where i am worried more about more significant downpours. as we heat up the atmosphere, showers and storms will be possible. we'll be on it right here at channel 9 and it will be on facebook live, maybe in the programming if we get a stronger storm. my thought is, that's not going to happen. high temperatures in the low to mi

that's south of asheville in the blue ridge mountains. the snow is expected to fall through the night and into the early morning. a school bus driver is accused of attacking a middle school student. police in newport news charged 58- year-old james hopkins with assault. but the student involved is also in trouble tonight. liz kilmer has video of the incident. tom, anita - cell phone video we received shows a heated fight on a crowded school bus. the bus driver is charged with misdemeanor assault. while a 12-year-old student has been suspended for his role. c11 01:08:38 (shouting nats) "oh my goodness" startling cell phone video captured on a school bus. students scream as the driver - reportedly 58- year-old james hopkins - is seen hitting and choking this 12-year-old boy. c10 01:0719 "i mean that's pretty, pretty messed up i mean just that video it looks bad it looks really bad." police in newport news say it happened wednesday afternoon. the boy - reportedly a student at crittenden middle school - can be seen hitting hopkins back. c10 0

you can expect really busy traffic on wade avenue, blue ridge road, i-40, 440, all of those roads there around pnc arena. if you're not going to the concert, avoid west raleigh if you can, think about alternate routes. that's a look at traffic to go. back to you. >> thank you, brian. >>> get updates on news, weather and traffic while you're on the go, online and on the wral mobile phone app. >>> 6:52. after trying to get pregnant multiple times, one couple made a last effort. >> and it involved listening to the radio. coming up, the life changing contest they entered and the prize they won. >>> and a basketball star and a golf great come together on the court, but it wasn't just for a photo op. see the a amazing shot steph curry was able to pull off. >>> "the today" show is coming up here after our newscast. here's matt lauer. good morning, matt. >> renee and bill, good coming up here on friday, the surprisingly civil tone last night at the debate and how donald trump is responding to growing concerns about violence at his rallies. >>> also a coversy tied to the s.a.t., why your address

it will go to the blue ridge, and we are starting to see snow flakes flying, and futurecast a cold rainis afternoon. by lunchtime, we already have some of the chilly falling. later in the afternoon there will be pockets where miowng in that's through the dinner hour. overnight, i want to point out the temperatures. 11:00p.m. hour tonight, upper 30s, and even though there may be snowfalling, it's not going to be sticking on the ground it will be cars, grassy surfaces, elevated surfaces, if anything, where we see minor slushy accumulations, and most of the moisture is out of here to early tomorrow. we are not looking for much accumulation here, and there's higher elevations where we will see the snow. there's a our winter weather advisory is in effect. the next 3 days overall this weekend, not looking great. we turn the corner into the workweek, and we are going to eventually see the return of warmer temperatures. we are in the 70s by >>> still ahead, local an, and we are slightly more than a day away from the cherry blossom festival. we have everything you need to know when wake up washi

county, 6 million dollars is being spent on 16 projects, including $95,000 to install a light at blue ridge road and crabtree valley avenue. $85,000 in wake forest to replace the intersection at main street with a super street between main street and the shopping center. these will ensure the security and safety of north carolinians. barbara: the missing asia coast as africa. it is possible that wreckage in mozambique may be from missing flight 370. experts say that it could be from a part of the aircraft near the tail. john: highlighting a good deed happening later today. enough bottles of water to sell three tractor-trailers are being loaded to help the folks i flint, michigan. it will be packed at 2:30 at liberty praise church. donation drives are held over the last several weeks. the supply should reach flint by saturday morning. barbara: police say that allowed noise spooked gunny who knocked off the mounted officer who was writing him, and he hightailed it through times square. garage. the officer is in the hospital, but expected to recover. gunny also damaged three cars during his es

. >>> if you plan to head to the blue ridge parkway this weekend, you'll run into some closures. crews are blocking off small sections for two to three days at a time until the end of the month to remove large trees and debris in the area. they usually do this during the winter months. the parkway closures impact bikers and walkers too. >>> we are following breaking news this morning. overnight we learned a plane crashed in southern russia, killing all 62 people on board, including 4 children. it happened last night when the fly dubai plane tried making a second landing attempt during bad weather, with winds 30 to the russian emergency situation's ministry says when it landed, the wing touched the runway, began to break down then burst into flames. >> there was some that said black lives splatter, just basically saying they didn't feel like we had a point. >> some students said they have deleted the app following the comments on there. others say the university's response wasn't fast enough, allowing more posts to surface. university officials have sent an e-mail condemning the p

blue ridge. sail in what the u.s. considers international waterways. >>> the number one issue is the struggling economy, china hopes to be able to achieve its economic goals despite more expected problems this year. the 3,000 delegates from all over the country will meet for 12 days. china's facing a multitude in problems in addition to the economy but that has not stopped president xi jinping from trying to expand his personality about adrian brown reports. >> president xi jinping made the rounds of state media recently. adoring journalists could barely contain their excitement. but as they gathered around him he issued his own blunt news alert. their job, the president reminded them was first and foremost to serve the party. >> his purpose there was to say that the media have to fall in line with the strool part centry which means him, no dissent is allowed. >> on the line can, the adulation is even more alarming. this song, dedicated to the president, says, if you want to plearmarry, marry someone like e xi. the st

this is the garage right off of blue ridge road where they do a lot of the repairs. in recent months, the car rental moved over. it was back in 2009 during the prior administration we started looking at the motor fleet system. we found many state cars university sitting parked for months and yet agencies were spending millions on cars that really went nowhere. motor fleet has drastically reduced the number of vehicles over the years and is now looking at replacing the aging vehicles with smaller, more fuel efficient cars. >> we have a strong working relationship with a lot of these agencies. we are there to get them the done with an eye to make sure the taxpayers are still looked after. >> reporter: now, motor fleet ys that an improved relationship with the state agencies with a greater focus on serving their needs is really making a big difference. coming up at 6:00 tonight, we are going to sort of walk you through the political reaction over the years through some of the issues here at motor fleet and i can tell you change in government often takes a long time. >>

. >>> if you're heading to the blue ridge parkway this weekend, you'll run into road closures. crews are blocking off small sections for two and three days at a time till the end of the month to remove large trees and debris. they usually do the cleaning during the winter months but they were missing a part of a machine. and it will be closed to bikers and walkers too. >>> we are following breaking news this morning. overnight we learned a plane crashed in southern russia, killing all 62 people on board. last night the fly dubai plane tried making a second landing attempt during bad weather. officials say the plane tried landing in winds 30 to 50 miles an hour. the russian emergency situations ministry says when runway up and down and began to break down, then burst into flames. >>> investigators at carolina university are investigatorring racial comments on social media in the middle of students black lives matter movement. they say it was supposed to be a peaceful celebration but turned ugly on facebook and through the app. >> there were some that said black lives splatter, t

we have a coup approach the blue ridge. inside this cell they picked up hail the size of tennis balls. this will tap in and that is a weather maker for saturday and sunday. all signs point to a form developing. what we know, this is how it will work out. tomorrow pleasant enough. the cold front will slip in saturday. area of low pressure develops. by that we will have the highs in 40's here. we will see the increasing clouds late. storm gets it will bring us colder air. a few thousand feet off the ground. the exact line is impossible to predict. this time of year you have to do a lot of work to get it to accumulate. the grassy area accumulation are likely for areas seeing several inches of snow. north and west of the d.c. metro. most of the area is too warm for anything other than rain. the temperatures are marge fall for any real accumulation. the exact track or timing will determine what happens. we could get a quarter inch. heavier snow bands. give that a 2 anything that falls is on the grassy areas. small chance to be m

but one of my favorite movies is blue ridge and you talk about the moment of this. >> guest: the president has fantasy of like i wish i could say what i really believe. i am sure every person has fantasized about that. >> host: off the record sometimes. >> guest: off the records they will do so. i am sure all presidents do. but you can imagine the tension of living in the skin of barack obama is more weighed down as the first black chief of america and the first black president of the united states. his aids say he fantasizes about going warren baity and that move was was put out -- bullworth was a movie that arranged for somebody to kill him. >> host: holly berry was his love interest. >> guest: very grassroots, and articulate and he got a second take on life. he started speaking in gangster rap. he was politically incorrect with black people and people with deep pockets. he was telling the truth as we saw it. a kind of donald trump figure in one way with quite a difference, right? so obama fantasized about doing a similar thing. there were bullworth moments especially at the white house

. >>> areas to be impacted are roads around the arena i-40, i 440, blue ridge roads, drivers to the going to be the concert they are encouraged to stay away prosecute the area altogether. >>> the durham rescue needs your help to give children a special easter, the agency is trying to collect 1500 baskets for annual easter egg hundred, they've got five. baskets are needed by march 23rd. >> let's see what we can do, i like that idea, let's do it. >>> still ahead, we're coming right back with local news, news you need to know. >>> here is a quick check on what the cbs north carolina crew is working on for 7:00 good morning gayle. >>> we'll talk with john civilized debate will impact the gop race. >>> marco rubio how he plans to close the gap in florida. >>> chip reed updates his investigation into the wounded warrior project. >>> 17th grader shows us the science he used in a school project that he insists proves that tom brady is innocent and news is back in the >>> here is a quick look at news to know, today democratic presidential hopeful bernie sanders will make a campaign stop in raleigh

you might hit fog this morning, look the at the a the camera shot there looking live at the blue route near ridge pike, katie and pat are keeping an eye on things and just going to say this it could be worse. >> yes. >> there is fog this morning. >> yes. >> but just know, a few days from now. >> wait, don't bring that word up. >> sorry. >> let's stay positive. >> let me be the one that brings your whole day now. >> it is tough to see on these roadways which we will show new a couple minutes. >> that is something that will be dissipating with time here. the once sun comes up as it tend to with this set up we will see fog thin out, overnight sunshine and a pretty mild afternoon unfolding here too. this is carbon copy forecast, guys we started off with the same issue, eventually that broke for some sunshine, fog that is and we warmed up in the mid to upper 60's. same thing happening here today and we will see a shower or thunderstorm. you might as well take yesterday, copy, paste it and through have it. it is coming for a different reason. fog you will in the fine on the area radar or satellite for

the blue ridge now sailing the disputed waters of the south china sea. >> the symbolism is even richer. that strike group includes the flagship of the seventh fleet. >> reporter: the appearance come as the white house grows increasingly concerned about china's militarization of the area. but china says it is all routine. in 2015 alone pacific fleet ships sailed about 700 combined days in the south china sea. still, a complicated example. it straddles mutual interests and diplomacy. while they continue to rebound including the report of 0 new jobs last quarter, china's economy is listing. . so so the military budget will increase by only 7% to 8% in 2016. the slowest pace in five years. >> we adhere to the policy that national defense development should consistently be in line with the economic develop many work the focus on controlling the scale of the defense spending. >> despite the dip, the chime he's still spend about $215 balance year on military. by comparison, the u.s. spends nearly three time that have. and more than the next six defense spenders combine. the u.s. china policy

blue right at ridge pike, headlights southbound, the fog as you can barely see rot way on here.lso 309 north way at the pennsylvania turnpike major fog in this a area as well. slow it down if you are coming through this a area. more fog on the schuylkill, expressway, this is eastbound headlights heading toward the city at 202, fog all over the place this morning we have an accident, this is a car into a house, this is in pennsville, new jersey dunlap avenue is closed between cedar street and hook road. the car has gone in the house right around the area of the delaware memorial bridge. also in villanova radnor chester road at lancaster and matsonford road due to construction is closed. cynwyd the line yesterday has been down all day, services though have been restored. erika, back to you. >>> good news, thank you. >>> are you ready for basketball. expect tack regard extravaganza known as march madness hits the country this afternoon and in our air eighth is well represented. thirty-nine teams from around a here were celebrating last night as they left their campus. st. joes hopp

. >> reporter: this was a house of horrors, claim investigators, number 2 blue ridge way in ridge. collectible cars out front, but behind the walls, children allegedly sexually they were to call papa, cesar gonzalez-mugaburu. >> the defendant over the course of from 1996 up until 2015 and actually into 2016, had fostered 140 children ranging in age for the most part from 8 years of age to 14 years of age. all of them being boys. >> reporter: the floodgates opened when seven boys recently came forward afraid until now to admit heinous abuse as the d.a. that gonzalez-mugaburu also sexually abused the family dog and threatened the children not to tell controlling them with physical beatings, no cell phones, no girlfriends, two meals a day, sitting on the floor. we asked neighbors if they had suspicions. >> we have seen him. he was always out there with his cars and kids doing yardwork tidying up the place. >> they never complained. i never would have thought it. >> reporter: the d.a. rummaging in the garbage they were so hungry? >> never saw that. >> reporter: and the defense attorney

another shower across the blue ridge dissipate. that is all we see locally. most of the activity is well north. low pressure over michigan. it's drying out tonight. it's a west i will wind so it won't get colder. upper 60's tomorrow. we will turn cooler as another front comes through friday. friday will be pushing maybe closer to the 60 degree mark. we get to the weekend and we'll have to examine that. the skies will clear back out. we will turn cooler and wake up to temperatures 50 degrees in the city. mid-40's suburban areas. the next couple of days, take a couple of seconds here. isolated showers thursday and friday. saturday is ch increase. rain, as the storm system develops to the south. late tonight there could be wet snow flakes mixing with the rain but should get out of here. left over flurries but by the afternoon 50 with sunshine and a warming trend. i bet you by next weekend we are back to the 70's. michelle: i hope so. starbucks is celebrating return of spring with limited edition drink. offering a new cherry blossom frappuccino. a blend of strawb

really on the high side. 2 to 4 inches, mostly for the higher elevations back here, especially the blue ridge back towards the elevations of west virginia. one to two inches billialtimore d.c. we're talking a rain/snow mix so as we move through the day, here is what to expect. most roads will stay fine from this. and the accumulation is only on th maybe on the trees. very similar to what we saw just two weeks ago. take a look at this. this was the video we saw two weeks ago. notice the roads are fine. the grass has some snow on it. the trees have some snow, but where we would see the most impact, the roads, the sidewalks, they were a-okay. i think that's going to be the case again. you woke up friday morning to a winter wonderland. it was quite pretty taking my kids to school. by 11:00 all the snow was gone. much warmer on monday and tuesday. much better, and look at the warmth. we go from the 70s to the snow, back to the 70s. i like the 70s. >> all right. so do we. thank you, doug. coming up next, the prison sentence for a local woman who lined her pockets by ripping off a state senator. >>

best rain chances before the sun goes down will be west into the blue ridge in the mountains of westirginia. nothing but ground clutter on radar this morning, but a whole lot of rain back out to our west. this whole area of rain showers is coming our way. best chance for rain will be of the day tomorrow. not a huge severe weather risk, but we certainly could have a rumble or two of thunder and that could be coming with gusty winds and brief periods of heavy rains. we'll keep you posted on all that. next four days, 73 today, 79 tomorrow. risk of some showers early in the day on saturday, but much cooler for both saturday and particularly sunday. sunday blustery and cold, highs only in the 50s. melissa mollett, how is traffic holding up this morning? >> things are holding up just fine except of course if you're in northwest and trying to get around town there because of the nuclear security summit. we do have a lot of closures around the convention center. avoid the area as best you can. i know it's difficult. the purple means we don't have data because nothing is moving. roads still o