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

richard clarke is the commander of the 82nd division at fort bragg. he is in his final days as commander of coalition forces fighting isis. gilbert baez spoke with him by phone and joins us live from fort bragg with first look at how fighting is going. gilbert? >> reporter: i spoke with the general for 45 minutes today. he commands about 4100 u.s. and coalition forces from 18 different countries. but he is getting ready to hand the command over to the 101st airborne division out of kentucky. back to rt bragg. 70 arrived early friday about 300 members of the 82nd airborne division remain in iraq and will be coming home for the next couple of weeks. general. clarke says during the past trained 16,000 iraqi grounds in the past couple of weeks. he says during the past nine months, -- they were aimed at helping iraqis regain cities and towns taking er by jik05. >> if we see them trying to make an attack when the iraqis are in a mporary posture, we are looking at direct support. 85 of our strength, direct support. >> reporter: clarke says another 10 to 15%

valerie bragg gives you a gliment glimpse of a story she has been working on for weeks. >>> and -- . >> danner: it is not without protest. >> i will not give up on it. >>announcer: anytime, anywhere, award-winning coverage you can count on, this is abc 13 news. >>> surveillance video shows the assault and robbery of a decorated marine veteran in washington d.c. >> mark: we have to warn that you this may be hard to watch. take a look. d.c. metro police released this video in an effort to find the people responsible. this attack happened last friday at a mcdonald's. in the video, you can see a group of people hanging out at the restaurant. said when he was eating a group of young people surrounded him and began yelling about black lives matter. marquez said he ignored them and tried to leave. and that's when he was attacked and robbed. police are looking for three people. marquez was in the iraq and afghanistan wars and received a bronze star for his heroism. >>> imagine your self in a deadly situation, and the people you call to help don't help at all. officer-involved shootings are u

we have marissa parra, mona kosar abdi -- along with valerie bragg and annie andersen. marissa -- you were at the latest news conference. what did we learn? 3 marissa satlive mark and danner, one of the most important takeaways is that the storm may be over but it is still potentially dangerous to be outside. you can see the wind is pretty strong, and there is a lot of sharp, metal debris that can be easily picked up. it sounds like right now no one is even thinking about the re- focus is still on assessing damage, cleaning up and taking care of those without homes - human or animal. vdot says all roads are passable right now. and from what we heard, times may be tough but the help is just pouring in. it's been amazing. we've had a wonderful search team out of lynchburg we've had local guys, emergency services units and they've done a trememendous job and we appreciate everything they've done for the county. marissa satlive the lynchburg fire department is collecting non- perishable food, bottled water, clothing, cleaning supplies -- things like that at any of its fire

mark valerie bragg has his miraculous story of survival. valerie sat live just take is what so 3 many homes in appomattox look like after this torndo. including, pooles. he never imagined that staying home sick from school yesterday morning.. would put him in the middle of chaos. 3 (((nat/pop- "that would be the kitchen."))) torn to pieces. (((nat/pop- "the big dresser, that was my moms. and i told you my mom's room is over there." shrugs.))) daniel poole still can't believe.. he's alive in fact, the only reason he says he is...is because of this man. "this wall lifted up and that's when i hear chris yelling, 'daniel, come on.' so i ran back this way and chris grabbed me and through us into this closet there and we stood there until it was over." chris wright was at the poole's home...painting...when the tornado struck. the home pulled off the basement.chris wright- "we really walked out. it's hard to believe. i definitely think somebody put their hand on top of this basement and saved us.""the family is spending the day, walking around the

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

nicole carr is live at bragg with the story. nicole? reporter: you are talking a lot of firsts here. she is the army's first black surgeon general, the first black female general, and the highest ranking woman to ever graduate from west point. today, as you mention, womack in her new role since being confirmed by the senate since december. we were able to catch up with her for a few moments to have a conversation about a number of things, including her message to the troops in a time of major downsizing and budget cuts. >> i know we are going through hard times and ups and downs. we have always managed to maintain and take care of our own. i assure them that this is another time in continuum that we will be there and support our reporter: in 2008, general westhead command over womack general medical center. at 5:30 she talks about what she has seen at fort bragg since leaving, and the biggest challenges she sees in armie health care at this moment. we are live in fort bragg. nicole carr, abc 11 eyewitness news. anna: soldiers at fort br

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

we did have a wintry mix fayetteville and run for bragg, we are seeing all rain right now. with the storm system because we have cold air coming in from the north at the same time. as far as today goes, we are looking at rain mixing with sleet and snow and snow at it will be pretty to look at, but it won't cause too many issues for us today. 37degrees in raleigh, 38 and durham, 37 degrees in fayetteville and on our way to 42 with the chance of the wintry mix. temperatures above freezing more rain as we start this here in the city, parking is hard to find. seems like everyone drives. and those who do should switch to geico because you could save hundreds on car insurance. ah, perfect. valet parking. hello! here's the keys. and, uh, go easy on my ride, mate. hm, wouldn't mind some of that beef wellington... to see how much you could save on car insurance, go to geico.com. ah! (car alarm sounds) it's ok! i pinky promised my little girl a fabulous garden party for her birthday. so i mowed the lawn, put up all the decorations. almost everything! you know, 1 in 10 houses could ge

vallerie bragg is tracking it all in danville. but first we're going to send it over to meteorologist melissa lefevre who's in the weather center with the latest on the snowfall. melissa? 3 3 3 3temperatures are holding steady in the upper teens and lower twenties. the snow will continue to fall and accumulate through the morning hours. it's going to be a messy monday as we'll see a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain. high temperatures reach the upper 20s and lower 30s. timing: snow continues to fall through the morning, with a transition to sleet and freezing rain this afternoon and evening. a7 accumulations: snowfall totals will be the highest in the nrv and the highlands. lesser amounts south and east. a7 nrv/highlands: 5-9", isolated higher amounts possible, with minimal icea7 lynchburg and central va: 2- 5" of snow; plus .10-.20" of ice.a7 southside: 1-3" of snow; plus .20-.25" of ice. impacts: travel will be tricky monday and most of tuesday. it is important to note that anything over a quarter inch of ice accumulat

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

valerie bragg 's life. how are the roads looking there? >> reporter: you can see the roads are visible by the stop light. that is main street. right beside it is gross street. that is a connector street. obviously, the roads are very visible. what you can't see is the slush on the road. that is tricking drivers out there. the slush is making it hard for a lot of drivers to stop. danville public works have slush up. crews have been sending the roads and bridges all morning. that will help with traction. city leaders tell me crews are getting ready to move into the secondary roads and then they will hit the residential areas. with the possibility of freezing rain later on, the city will have crews working overnight as well. >> we monitor the bridges and the roads and determine what we need to do with them, put salt or sand, or whatever we need to do. we play it by ear and see how things go. >> reporter: i went by the public works building earlier today and there was not a single truck in the parking lot.all of the trucks are out doing the be

steve: the crowd is growing on bragg and east treat -- streets. this is where a 23-year-old man was shot and killed after a foot chase. former wolfpack qb russell wilson looking to leave a mark outside the lines now. tisha: a new clothing line he cofounded is a collaboration with nordstrom. three dollars from every purchase will go to charity. steve: makes you feel good about the close you are buying from russell wilson. two shots of rain we have this week will occur at night and in the early morning hours, not so much during the day. another nice day coming up tomorrow after a beautiful weekend. raleigh-durham international, the sun setting on a beautiful weekday -- leap day. humidity is very low. mid-sixties around the triangle. at last check, 67 at rdu at the top of the hour. 70 in fayetteville. it's been a gorgeous day. gorgeous afternoon across the region after a cold start. quite across much of the country country. this cold front will come our way during the nighttime hours tomorrow night. the first half of the day, there could be severe we

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

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

in need and to strengthen our community. 3 danner our team coverage picks up tonight with valerie bragg and suri crowe. valerie -- an appomattox mother lost her son seven years ago and now the tornado swept away his urn. valerie -- just a heartbreaking story. 3 valerie liveu danner, it's the sentimental things that a lot of these tornado victims are trying to find because those are the things you cannot replace. for ashes are somewhere out there -- and she hopes somebody finds them. 3 an all day search turned up bits and pieces of her son's urn. (:04) "it was an old pooh bear cookie jar that i chose for him."3 sully mccune louis died from sids seven years ago. samantha already lost him oncea& now this timea& (:08) "it's 10 times worse because it makes me feel like i lost him again." the scattered pieces of the urn doesn't mean all is 3 lost. the funeral home says the remains could still be out there. (:08) "they confirmed to me that it's in a bag. it will have his name on the bag and a little disk with numbers on it."(:11) standup- "she's hoping to find the they could be anywhere. so sh

dozens filled bragg street. they wanted answers. how did this happen. why did this happen and they wanted accountability. rolanda byrd telling me her son 24-year-old akiel denkins was the one shot by police. >> he was unarmed and running away. he jumped the fence and they shot him. they shot at him seven times. >> byrd saying that is what she has been told by those who saw the shooting. officers kept the scene closely guarded. words were exchanged but it stayed peaceful. byrd spoke with police. she tells me they couldn't identify the man who had been shot and killed but they took down information act his tattoos. she admits her son wasn't perfect but all of this at least right now isn't adding up. because he did don't go to court they shot my son seven times. >> at this time police aren't confirming that. among those who are out there a community activist said this work -- [ indiscernible ] find out why that is coming up at 6:00. back to you. >> all right. the shooting comes the same day city council planned to talk with the raleigh police chief about b

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. >> at bragg and east streets while trying to arrest a suspect who was wanted for a felony drug charge. the suspect was shot and killed by the officers. it was known that a firearm was located within close proximity to the deceased suspect. that evidence along with the other elements available at the scene will be processed. are customary in situations such as this are still in their early stages. as always, these investigations will be conducted thoroughly, and we won't follow the plan and the evidence wherever they lead. the state bureau of investigations will conduct a criminal investigation concerning the officer-involved shooting, and its findings will wake county district attorney. the raleigh police department internal affairs will conduct an investigation that will focus on department policy matters. additional information about the incident will be provided as promptly as possible. i will provide an initial report city manager within five working days. again, our thoughts and our i asked everyone to please be patient while the follow-up investigations are being conducted to de

if you're still wanting to help out by making a donation, valerie bragg has more now live on you what you can do. valerie liveu church leaders tell me they greatly appreciate all the help, but they don't want so they came up with a plan. one person told me they had boxes and boxes of pizzas delievered last night, but there weren't a lot of volunteers there to eat it, so a lot of it went to waste. and that's what they don't want. if you want to make a donation of toiletry items or water, you can take it to liberty baptist church. they are not accepting clothing donations at this time because they have an entire house filled already. the volunteers at this church say they can't thank the community enough for all of its support in helping the victims. if you know anyone who needs donations, please contact evergreen baptist church.kelsey 3 marshall/volunteer - "we have a surplus of bottled water. we have personal hygiene products, diapers, baby products, wipes, formula. we even have small hand tools if you need that as well."valerie liveu we have all the contact information for the church

valerie bragg just met with the sheriff and the head of the school. she's live now with the very latest. valerie satlive they really are keeping tight lipped about what exactly the threat is... but sheriff mike taylor tells me they will find the person responsible...and they are nearing a suspect tonight. take a look behind me... law enforcement has the enterance to the school blocked off. it's been like this since last night. we have pittsylvania county sheriff's deputies...the guys in green are with the sheriff's swat team...then behind them we have state police. this the town out here today. 3 there were a few people earlier on who just drove up..just to see what was going on. the sheriff's office tells me they have been working closely with state police and its cyber crimes unit to find the person behind this threat. 3 (:15) sheriff mike taylor- "as we speak, we have investigators reaching out, shifting through documents. and we're going to identify the people who did this. you 3 can rest assured of that." valerie satlive many of the students here

live in danville, valerie bragg, abc 13 news. >> danner: thank you, valerie. take a look at a two-car crash in lynchburg right in front of ec glass high school. this happened just before 2:00 on langern road. the driver of the minivan was turning left into the high school when it got hit by another car. the van's driver didn't have his license. no one was hurt here but charges are pending. >>> and abc 13 has been on the scene of a three-car accident on wards road in lynchburg today. it happened around 10:30 in front of the golden corral. lynchburg police say the drive to pass traffic when a car hit a tow truck actually making the turn. the impact sent the car into a speed limit sign and then another stopped car. one person has minor injuries. the drive of the car is charged with passing through a turn lanewith passing through a turn lane. >>> happening today, the virginia senate has passed a by that would prevent some drivers from being charged with reckless driving for going 11 miles over the speed limit. the threshold for charging drivers with reckless from

valerie bragg is finding out what you need to know if you plan to vote. she is live in danville with the latest. >> reporter: danner, i spoke to several local offices today, and many of them tell me that voter turnout during the primaries, but this is the first year the democrats and republicans have held their primaries the same day in a presidential election since 2008. today many of the voting site supervisors were picking up their machines as they prepare for tomorrow. virginia is one of the fool states that does not require you to register as a republican or democrat, but still you can only cast your ballot in one of those races. when you enter your voting site tomorrow, you will be asked which race you want to vote in. the danville registrarthe danville registrar says hard to predict voter turnout and is hopeand is hoping to get a third of the 27,000 registered voters. >> we just have a single republican primary in 2012 the president. less than a 2% turnout for the whole city. so in 2008, the two primary, we >> reporter: voting will begin at 6:00 in

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

valerie bragg is live in tonight. >> reporter: danner, mike taylor tells me there has not yet been any arrest made it this case. earlier today i drove by harearlier today i drove by hargrave just to check it out. if you remember last week, law enforcement on their campus everywhere last week. they even had a barricade set up not allowing anyone unauthorized to enter on to their campus. today just like any other normal school day. while i was there earlier, we did see one unmarked police car drive through. i asked sheriff taylor if they received any leads about this threat. he tells me his department is following up on several, and active. about 250 students attend hargrave. many of them not local. a quarter of their students remain on campus this weekend despite the threat. now we are being told -- we are not being told exactly what the threat is, but sheriff mike he is confident his office has stopped the threat, and he assured me that they will get the person behind it. live in danville, valerie bragglive in danville, valerie bragg, abc 13 news. >>> you are going to want your umbrell

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

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

valerie bragg a live in danville with that story tonight, valerie. >> reporter: the college is asking someone to come in and give a speech. they want to make this event -- all those events fun that way more of their students will these different cultures. >> reporter: keyboards, drums and congos. sweet music from the caribbean attracted the crowds from the student center. >> i love it. >> let's do this. apeople who will say not a lot of this. >> reporter: the bands call themselves awabu and travel all over the schools of the east coast to play their music. invited to play at gcc son-in-law part of the school's efforts -- gcc is only part of the school's efforts to expose to new cultures. >> people who are african-american, people think that everybody is the same, but the african descendent that includes jamaicans, trinidadincludes jamaicans, trinidadians, dominicans. >> reporter: instructor started >> it allows a lot of people to become diverse. >> reporter: diversity is what the school aims for. especially when bring in musicians like these. >> i always tell individuals, if you do no

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

valerie bragg is live with the very latest. valerie. >> reporter: mark, i have been in contact with sheriff taylor throughout the day and as of case. if you remember last week, there was law enforcement all campus. they set up a barricade out front and not allowing anyone unauthorized to come on to their campus. today looked like any other normal school day. classes were back in session as usual. we did see a car drive through campus while they were there. when i asked sheriff taylor today if they received any leads about this threat, he told me his department is following up on several, and this investigation is still very active. now we are not being told what exactly the threat is. the sheriff taylor did say last week that he is confident his office has to stop this threat, and he assures the community about a quarter of hargrave's students remain on campus throughout the weekend with no incidents reported to us. we will continue to stay on top of this case and bring you the latest information as we get it. live, valerie bra

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

valerie bragg is live there right now. bring us up to speed, valerie. roark roark mark, this event is just about to get started behind me, and as you can see, there for tonight's event. first, they are going to get started with a prayer. then they are going to join together and walk through some of the neighboring communities. dr. neal was shot while he was walking home on monday, and the hospital doesn't want anyone feeling unsafe in their community and feel like they can't walk out in their neighborhood leading to an unhealthy lifestyle. the hospital ceoalan larson tellthe hospital ceoalan larson tells me the group will not be marching and protesting and won't be holding signs or lighting candles here tonight. they simply want the community to come together and help come up with ways to reduce crime in danville, walk and talk is what they are calling it. the hospital leaders will be joining as well. they say this recent shooting is a catalyst. and now they want to be part of the solution to help make danville a crime-free community. the police departm

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

valerie bragg joins us live with this story. danville -- valerie rather. >> reporter: noreen, redevelop>> reporter: noreen, redeveloping this building is a $26 million project. the river district development lcc had to jump through a bunch of different funding hurdles over the past couple of years, but once it is complete, they tell me everyone in danville will benefit. in parts of downtown danville, the danville research building doesn't look like it has been touched from the outside, but inside tills a different story. construction workers have been on the job since october makeon the job since october making this building come back alive. >> and here is the floor of the restaurant. >> reporter: a coffee shop, pharmacy and more office space is also in the works for the and it needs a lot more work, but it will soon look like this. then when finished, it will look something like this. >> this area is a nurse's station. >> reporter: danville regional medical center the second floor. danville orthopedic clinic will take the third

danville. >> danner: valerie bragg reporting live from danville. back out into the field and send it out to katie brooke who joins us live on the phone. she is driving through appomattox. what area are you in, katie? >> reporter: hey, there, danner>> reporter: hey, there, danner. we are stopped at the b p gas station in appomattox. no power. clear skies and sunshine, but really eerie out here. people say that the tornado came through i believe it is over in the evergreen area. about 15 or 20 minutes from here, but we did not -- we wanted to give this live update and we are losing cell phone service out here but appomattoxservice out here but appomattox, wendy's, kroger just completely out. the power is out and cell phonethe power is out and cell phones are not doing that well. we are trying our best to figure out what is going on here. >> danner: thank you, katie. thousands out of power in the appomattox area tonight. over 12 over 1200. again significant outages we want to go to facebook where our mere mere is -- our merissa parais in appomattox. >

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

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

valerie bragg got reports of funnel clouds come in. what can you tell us about your area? >> reporter: i am in danville and the wind has started to pick up. just a few moments ago i felt like i would be blown off my feet and i have been in contact with all the emergency service coordinators here on the south side. i got off the phone with the chad loftis and he tells me that right now 250 people in halifax county without power tonight, and he said there are no downed trees right now in the roads or there is no damaged homes reported because of this. that is the good news. in danville, we did have one report of a tree that hit a home on fair mount circle. luckily that tree did not go into the home, but took a good chunk out of the corner. neighbors on the scene say no one was home at that time. and another downed tree near 58 east on mountain hill road. that knocks off power to another 500 customers. i also went to the scene of a downed tree nearing nursing home in chatham. as you can see, it fell on to the power line and caused that to smoke. crews are working to get power

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

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