bo minnick, wncn news now. a sink hole. crews discovered it after pipes gave way near jordan lake. d.o.t. officials say work could be completed as early as june. there's problems with well water no lee count. health officials are warning more than a dozen homes within a half mile of the sanford site not to drink or cook with the water. tests found the areas contaminated with heavy metals. the tests began last fall. before they move coal ash from storage pits to an abandoned mine. >>> earlier this week head coach roy williams collapsed on the floor. next at 7:00, williams talks about his recovery and the impact it had on its players. >>> the family that lived in the cold for years has a brand new heating system. we'll show you today's touching donation. >> here's a live look at i-40 and i-540. there's traffic out there friday evening. we're coming we all know it hasn't been warm this week. but it gets colder this weekend. 31 is our current temperature. we look to our friends to the north. a lot of times those don't on air, online, wherever you are, this is wncn news now at 7:00. >>

bo minnick has the story. >> almost everyone in the world has a family member who's had a brush with or a loss as a consequence of cancer. >> everyone includes the vice president. joe biden led a round table discussion with cancer researchers from duke and unc. cancer impacted the biden family when the vice president's son bo biden died in may from brain cancer. >> i'm not naive. i didn't think we could quote end cancer. i'm not looking for a silver bullet. there is none. as part of biden's cancer moon shot initiative. he's hoping to make decades worth of advances in the fight against cancer in the next five years. the research labs at the duke cancer institute. >> are there trauma scene areas that are potential breakthrough technologies. >> i think our wisdom in knowing what we're picking up at every earlier phases is what's really lagged behind the technology. >> the vice president also talked about increased access to clinical trials while the goal of curing cancer is a moon shot, the vice president believes it's a goal that will eventually be in sight. >> the science is ready. th

bo minnick breaks it all down. including how the legal battle may not be over yet. >> i don't think it's wise to federal judges. >> but democratics in the general assembly say that's what their republican counterparts are doing. disagree. >> we were told that racially, polarized voting doesn't exist. so we'll draw a map that doesn't factor in race. >> three federal judges used race as a predominant factor when they drew congressional lines in 2011 and must redraw the lines by friday. the state is asking the u.s. supreme court for a delay on that. without one lawmakers are picking new criteria for the maps and republican lawmakers say they'll leave race out of the equation entirely. >> the only way we can go before the court again and say we absolutely did not use race is not to have race as a criteria. >> democratics say race should and to leave it out may send this back to court. >> the voting rights act requires race to be a factor. >> another controversial measure has to do with partisan advantage. there are ten

and yes, i want it to be the right logo. >> bo minnick, wncn news now. >> the state of the state's office tells us there can be ties to funding terrorism through counterfeit goods. attorney general roy cooper says there are scams out there for people wanting to get tickets to the game or travel packages. we have much more about the panthers and super bowl 50 on wncn.com. >>> tonight, the head of north carolina schools is responding to lawmakers concerns about its use of money. senate president's protem phil burger wrote a letter to state superintendent jen atkinson. burger is worried state money he budgeted for literacy training is being used to fund administrative costs. the general assembly cut funding for the area in this year's budget. >> the general assembly public construction to cut $2.5 million out of its operation budget. we are doing that. and we will provide the necessary documentation as to the positions that we are cutting. >> doctor atkinson says the money is being used required by the budget. >>> some students are taking design skills to space. they launched weather balloon

wncn political reporter bo minnick joins us live with more on today's developments. >> reporter: house lawmakers are about to start meeting here in their chamber soon. within the last hour, those new bill that would move the congressional primary, just the congressional primary to june 7th. democratics asked republicans wouldn't it make more sense to move all the primaries to a later date. >> right now we're going forward with the march 15th primary. >> that's the message to house lawmakers from the executive director of the state board of elections. those lawmakers are tasked with figuring out whether or not the state should hold a separate primary for congressional races and when. >> i'm very concerned about the people becoming confused about what the elections are about. or how it's going to run. or who they're going to vote for. or where they're going to vote. >> by changing the congressional districts at this point, less than a month from the march 15th primary, the state board of elections said realistically the state will need to hold the congressional primary at a later date. s

wncn political reporter bo minnick sat down with the budget director to get his take on the bond. >> i'd encourage everyone to support the bond initiative on march 15th. >> those are words lee roberts couldn't say publicly when he was state budget director. now that he's in the private sector, that's changed. >> it's a question of when we make these investments. not if we make them. we're helping train the work force of the future. >> more than half of the 2 billion-dollar connect nc bond would go to infrastructure improvements at universities and community colleges. supporter released a new video for the bond. >> it's a great investment in north carolina's future with no new tacks. bond on our state's debt. >> it should be brought before the representatives. >> roberts tells us there shouldn't be a tax increase because of the rate north carolina is paying off its existing debt. >> our over all debt service doesn't change much at all. even with the addition of this new debt. we'll still have less debt five years from now than we do this year. even with issuing the 2 billion- dollar c

bo minnick spoke with lawmakers today. >> they're afraid that i or people like me will victimize children. >> a debate that divided the queen city is now taking place statewide. >> there should be no bathroom police. >> it's a gross over reach into the private lyes of citizens. >> this week charlotte passed an ordinance that defines how businesses must treat gay, lesbian, and trans gender people. >> there are deep concerns about safety and privacy for women and men as well. >> it actually is a call back to when i was a kid. people would say that gay people in bathrooms was a safety concern. and now it's trans people. >> there are calls to have state lawmakers take state lawmakers are scheduled to return to raleigh on april 25th. but the charlotte ordinance goes into effect on april 1st. so some are saying the lawmakers should call for a special session to address the topic. >> there's tremendous out cry from the citizens of the state about what they perceive to be a truly unfortunate and misguided effort. >> there's some issues that need to be debated about the charlotte ordinance. but it

wncn political reporter bo minnick was there as the naacp went looking for answers today. >> we want to know what the real deal is. >> to get the real deal, the north carolina naacp went to the source. an naacp lawyer dropped off a public records request with unc general administration. they want to know why the board of governors forced tom ross to step down and hired margaret spellings a former u.s. education secretary under president bush. >> i'm asking others in the community, my fellow students here and anyone to fight the hiring of this woman who especially was hired in a very undemocratic process. >> decisions that the ncaacp says were made in secret. at recent board of governors meetings at the board retreat in greensboro, spellings checked up speaking about the demonstrations against her hiring. >> i've been surprised at the intensity of the reaction. but i look forward to meeting with, talking to, and learning from those who have questions about my record. >> one that includes over seeing the launch of no child left behind and serving on the board of a company that collects

bo minnick, wncn news now. >>> in the last half hour, we learned from senate leader phil burger's office that a judge has given the plaintiffs in the redistricting case until noon tomorrow to respond to the state's request for a stay. we'll keep you updated. >>> well also tomorrow, much colder temperatures return to the area. tonight it's rain. chief meteorologist wes hohenstein is tracking the rain and joins us with the latest. >> good evening to you and you at home. it was dry most of the day. now showers have moved in. and they're also on their way out depending on where you are. they cleared a good portion of the area. but rain with heavy down pours, nothing severe and nothing flooding is what we're in for for the next few hours. along the i-95 corridor from the virginia border through wilson and rocky mount into wayne county, the heaviest rain sampson county. and in another few hours, these showers will be clear. but so will any thought of warm temperatures. today we made it into the 50s. we won't see those numbers for 30s and 40s now. and we could see 20s by tomorrow morning becaus

bo minnick, wncn news now. >>> the air lift wing at fort braggs pope airfield looks to be over tonight. a letter was sent to congress informing them of the de activation today. it needs to reallocate resources in the most efficient manner the decision to shut down the unit unit would have an impact on the nation's readiness for battle. the armed services committee have 90 days to approve the letter. if approved, it's set to take place in september. >>> testimony continued in the a series of prosecution witnesses placed travion smith near the scene of after the killing of melissa huggins jones. the manager of the bone fish grill testified that the suspects left a messy pile of unusual suspects on an outside dining table. and a ben and jerrys store remember an argument they had over filling out the criminal history section of an employment application. >> arguing in the store, i can hear what you're saying. you might as well not fill out the application. i'm the manager. you're not going to get a job here. and you should probably leave the store you're being disruptive. >> arguments are

impacts, one on the presidential race and the other on our state's heated wncn's political reporter bo minnick breaks it down for us. >> this is what you did. this is what happened. this is the chaos and costliness. >> our congressional boundaries should remain the same. >> at a hearing, people had their chance to let lawmakers know where their stand on the redistricting situation facing the state. three federal judges say north carolina lawmakers used race as a predominant factor when they drew the lines for two congressional districts. the republican-led general assembly is under a court order to redraw the lines by friday. >> it gives a great deal of stress in this legislative building. there's a great deal of stress across the state. there are people that have cast their vote for congress. that they now don't know if it's going to count. >> 1500 people statewide returned absentee ballots. the districts at issue are one and twelve. twelve is toward winston salem. and one includes spots east of wilson and also to durham. the general assembly is asking a delay in the order as they say changin

. >>> bo minnick explains what this could mean for next month's primary election. >>> sharon and sean, as of now, federal judges are directing state lawmakers to redraw the congressional districts by next friday. the state now has one last legal option as it looks to get a delay. >> just like many voters across the state, the general assembly will be in a scramble to figure out what to do. >> that's what david louis told us earlier in the day would happen if state lawmakers were unable to get a delay and an order to redraw two congressionallal districts. late today, federal judges denied the request. >> the election needs to go forward. hopefully it'll go forward with the congressionallal districts in tact. >> three federal judges argued lawmakers used race as a factor in order to have the districts

wncn political reporter bo minnick has the story. >> we want a fair election. we want it right. >> the decision ultimately is bad for the citizens of the state. >> while there's still disagreement on the issue three federal judges made their ruling. they said race was the predominant factor in how the republican led general assembly drew the lines for two congressional districts the districts are the first which cover durham, henderson, and wilson and the twelfth which cover some areas to the west, >> the districts are illegal.

bo minnick was at the meeting and what was the reaction? >> reporter: among the state employees and retirees who were here, there was clearly concern at the start of the meeting and then they were very happy when it was all over. the board was set to vote on premium increases for nearly 700,000 people who are part of