donald trump took some big wins here in north carolina. and in illinois, and perhaps the big prize of the night, florida, after trump's commanding victory, florida senator, marco rubio officially dropped out of the race. governor john kasich won his home state of ohio tonight. as of right now, republican candidate, ted cruz, has not won any states tonight, but cruz and trump are in a virtual tie right now in missouri. we are still waiting for official results from that primary. on the democratic side, hillary clinton has won three states so far tonight here in north carolina, in florida, and in ohio. bernie sanders has not won any states tonight, but we are still waiting for a democratic winner in the illinois and the missouri primaries. >> thank you, allison. and we're also following the primary results in the race for north carolina governor. on the democratic side, attorney general, roy cooper won with 70% of the vote. that's with 83% of precincts reporting. cooper spoke to a group of supporters tonight right after his big win. >> i bel

let's take a look at north carolina right now. in north carolina, look how tight it is.the cnn exit poll estimates. donald trump 39%. ted cruz 35%. john kasich 13%. very tight in north carolina. based on the exit polls. on the democratic side, 54% for hillary clinton, 42% for bernie sanders. remember, these are exit polls. the polls are closed in north carolina and ohio. we cannot make projections. remember, these exit polls are estimates based on our early survey of voters as they left their polling locations. the final outcome may be different. we expect the numbers in fact to change throughout the night. let's get a key race alert on what's going on in florida right now. take a look at this. polls still open in florida for another half hour or more. 45.5% for donald trump. it just changed. donald trump has a lead of almost 200,000 votes. 46.1% over rubio's 26.7%, 15.8% for cruz, 6.7% for john kasich. on the democratic side, a very impressive lead right now for hillary clinton. 289,000 vote lead over bernie sanders. 66.9%, 30.9% for bernie sanders. remember, these are

and the who the winner here in north carolina would be. democrats had an early evening to find out who will be giving the victory speech. >> it was the news that hillary clinton supporters thought they would hear when they gathered for a watch party. >> there is a lot of conversation to get people excited on both sides but i would carry hillary, the voters had the choice between clinton and bernie sanders. sanders hoped a high voter turn out would swing the race in his favor but in the primary in north carolina the votes went to the former secretary of state. and it is a clear indication they are resonating with democrats and independents. >> he is not out of the race, we're going on. the race is not over. we picked up delegates we'll fight until the convention. >> for the republicans -- >> make america great, they sided with donald trump and they say that they expect him to win the party's nomination. >> i support donald trump i'm a local business owner, small business owner. i think that his billings knowledge will bring a big make our l

we've got the detai carolina. it's wednesday morning, and we're talking about temperatures at 60 degrees. we drop before sunrise to 58 and we'll start to climb slowly at first. here's a live picture from our tower camera here in north raleigh. line. keep in mind, it is early now on this wednesday morning. you can see a faint line of showers working right through central parks of kentucky and down through tennessee. ahead of that, we could see an isolated shower or two after 3:00. most of us, in fact, will stay dry. 60 right now in raleigh. 55 in durham, but upper 40s right now in sanford. we'll be in the upper 50s at 8:00 a.m. 75 at noon and near record breaking this afternoon with a still holding onto the 80s around 6:00 p.m. this evening. cooler temperatures are coming up in the complete storm team forecast. stefan? >> time right now is 5:12. >>> after the break, we continue our campaign 2016 coverage. we've got a live report coming from washington, d.c. >>> plus, residents in illinois were greeted by this, what

, western north carolina.that's not on your route, do you know anything about that? >> well, i can tell you there's been a wonderful article, and i wish i could think of the person's name, talking about even before the gender issue of the march to the sea. but in which there is a constant refrain in a lot of folklore that has passed from generation to generation. about the fact that it was the women of the south who stood up to sherman and they would -- it would be something like an old girlfriend of his, so he didn't want to do anything. none of that istry, and even the stories of the women standing up to the soldiers simply didn't happen. north carolina was particularly famous because going through north carolina, the soldiers noticed that the pine trees gave off a lot of resin, so you could light them and you would have these flames chuting up into the skies. they would take their buddies, grab him out of the bed and stick him to one of these trees that caught on fire. there was a lot of foolishness like th

keep it here on north carolina we'll be right back. (vo) with thousands of quality pre-owned vehicles... and exceptional customer service, head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... >>> welcome back. a buzzer beater saved face for the wolf pack last night. >> barely beating boston college at pnc. the eagles are dead last and winless in the acc this year. the pack was actually losing to bomb college at halftime -- boston college at halftime. 500 on the season and finish the year at notre-dame saturday. getting ready for the game at duke as well. >> unc and duke face off for round two of the battle of the blues saturday night at cameron indoor. this photo wednesday shows a crowded k-ville. starts lined up after the winter break. duke won the first round in chapel hill by one point. we'll see what happens this time. >>> the acc women's basketball tournament underway now in greensboro but the tar heels are already headed home. >> sylvia hatchel's squad came in with a low 13 seed a

and it's not just warm here in central north carolina. it's warm on the coast and even 70 up in asheville. that's way above normal for them. for us, our normal high is 61. at 8 going hour by hour 68 degrees dropping down to 66 at 10 and keeping it dry overnight a few fair weather clouds overnight. we are into the upper executes me -- excuse me lower 60s. tomorrow morning 55 degrees maybe a little patchy fog. this morning, it was 51 even warmer tomorrow morning and a little fog possible make sure to check in with alyssa at 4:30 to get outyou out on the roads safely. in the meantime high pressure is pretty much in control tomorrow. think the bigger change tom is a few ex-- tomorrow is a few extra clouds. still very warm and dry otherwise. we now are changing that a little bit on friday as this approaching weak cold front and more importantly the rain that comes with it will sneak in here a little bit friday afternoon. just a 20% chance of rain and it's going to be warm. then we get into the weekend. and now the front looks like it may slide

3 and wake up with fox carolina. we've got traffic and weather every ten minutes from five to nine am. 3 i'll have much more,comimi up- up-thanks kendra-we continue tonight- 3 happening now 3 an amber alert is active in north carolina- authorities are searching for four missing children- the were taken from high point-- and believed to be with this woman, dominique lecco- 3 here's a look at where high point is at in the tarheel state-the children range from three to ten years old- they could be in a 2001 dodge intrepid with a north carolina plate- 3 the tag number is d-d-x-2-1-3-4 -if you see these kids, their accused 3 the votes are coming in for super tuesday 3 and not surprisingly - donald trump and hillary clinton are looking to claim a majority of tonight's delegates.both gaining at least six states - super tuesday of course a huge night for this election - and could potentially help decide who will be on the november ballot. 3 several races were called early tonight-georgia called first - almost immeidately aft

cbs north carolina reports. reporter: police were called to this apartment complex behind me off hardy road and durham around 2:00 this morning after a reported shooting. when police arrived, they found 23-year-old symoud lewis dead. investigators spent several hours out here collecting evidence from the complex and this car. at this point, durham police have not said what the motive is, but for people who live nearby, it's not something they want happening in their neighborhood. >> it is depressing. it's just like another one? i mean, for me to wake up like this and take my kids could school, to see this, it's a conversation that we're going to have to have when they get home. it's just -- i don't understand it. reporter: police say they have point and they're urging you to call the durham police department or you can always call crime stoppers anonymously. wbc north carolina. >>> we have been tracking the numbers of shootings in the city of durham within the month of march. john burton on ridgeway avenue and 1

other big race in north carolina tonight. >> yes. in our election headquarters, let's go to him for those results, david? >> take a look at the map. cooper was the heavy favorite in this race. and he did beat dur ham attorney, spalding tonight. -- durham attorney spalding. now, he made a significant push of trying to talk about the haves and have knots of eastern north carolina. roy cooper who has been attorney general for almost 16 years said it is time to run for the state chief executive job. he jets the nomination and taking on governor mccrory. right now, let's check in with adam owens. they are starting to move the the party is over. meaning their party is just beginning? >> reporter: that is true. i don't know if it is something i said, david. you are exactly right. it is not likely that attorney general roy cooper prepared a concession speech. the polls had him taking this for the democratic party for governor. i am sure he expected it to be a night of celebration tphrarbgs -- and that is what it is. his eyes are on november.

a severe thunderstorm warning in the upstate of south carolina. we're taking a very close look at this. i want to take a look at that on the 3d radar in a little bit. it may try to become tornadic as it moves north and east. it's not going to be one solid line. but there will be a line of showers and storms or batches of them moving through the foothills by 7:00. charlotte by 9:00 or 10:00. this is history by midnight. it's a one and done. but any one of these showers and storms, we could see damaging winds and large hail, here's a look at the threats through the evening, for the mountains, between 5:00 and 7:00, for charlotte, 8:00 to damaging winds and hail by far the greatest threats. >> you can use the wsoc-tv weather app to track the storm as it approaches your neighborhood. it's free for iphone and android devices. >>> to our other major story tonight. thousands of voters have come out to see the presidential candidates vying for their vote. we have crews spread across the area tonight in northeast charlotte where democratic candidate bernie

cbs north carolina at 6 is next. officer involved shooting in raleigh where the investigation expect answers i pinky promised my little girl a fabulous garden party for her birthday. so i mowed the lawn, put up all the decorations. i thought i got everything. almost everything! you know, 1 in 10 houses could get hit by a septic disaster, and a bill of up to $13,000. but for only $7 a month, rid-x is scientifically proven to break down waste, helping you avoid a septic disaster. rid-x. the #1 brand used by septic professionals in their own tanks. >>> the preliminary autopsy just released following breaking news out of raleigh. >> and what revealed in the deadly officer involved shooting and what's next in the investigation. >> and a few days after 70s a winter weather advisory rain i'll tell you who is going to get what and what your morning commute will look like in the forecast. >> good evening. >> thanks for joining us. >> the family of akeel and the attorneys also speaking today. >> cbs north carolina investigates

fix south carolina's roads...with still no vote... and upstate business leaders growing frustrated... 3 but opponents of the gas tax increase say the money is already there to fix roads... isn't being spent wisely. 3 fox carolina's andrew reeser joins us live from outside our station along i-85...andrew? 3 it's been more than a year since governor haley rolled out her plan to reform the and raise the gas tax to fix roads...and while the house has a plan in place...the senate hasn't even voted on one... 3 3 3 are paying more for our roads the road to better roads in south carolina...is paved with political gridlock. 3 3 while potholes and weather damage plague the state's thoroughfares... 3 3 debate over whether to raise the gas tax in the palmetto state to pay for roads has the senate at a dead end. 3 3 3 01:03:00"the people of south carolina need to realize that the table is being set here by the very people who are going to sit and eat the dinner." filibustering a vote on the bill, lowcountry senator tom davis, and upstate senator l

cbs north carolina. >> heart broken family there. hopefully they can get some answers soon. >> yup. >>> tonight the unc tarheels take on the defending acc tournament champions in the semi finals. >> notre dame beat duke less excitement tonight. still ahead at 6 we'll head out live for a preview of the match up. >> wake county students taking she says their names. trayvon martin shot to death. dontre hamilton unarmed. sandra bland... did nothing wrong. and makes their mothers' fight for justice her own. she speaks for a city poisoned by indifference. we need action now. and stands with the president against those who would undo his achievements. hillary clinton. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. give u

>> no. >> north carolina needs a new set of priorities. helping everyone in this improving economy, making affordable, quality education better than ever. >> reporter: and that is what cooper says he will be focusing on if elected governor. the north carolina republican party quick to fire back calling cooper a raleigh insider and accusing the democrats of trying to take the state back to days of higher taxes and bigger government. cbs, north carolina. >> debra ross will be going against richard burr for his seat. way race. she took the podium at the north carolina democratic party headquarters as soon as it became clear she would come on top. she wasted no time going after burr. >> so far, our senior senator has been shirking his constitutional responsibilities by refusing to even consider nominees to the supreme court. that upsets all of us. we're tired of these games in washington. >> ross represented wake county for ten years. before that, she was a practicing attorney. here was a watch party for ted cruz. he also stopped in raleigh fo

thanks for watching north carolina news. i'm russ bowen. >> i'm stefan chase. captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 comments@captioncolorado.com >>> you feel it as soon as you walk out the door. let's get to alyssa corfont for the forecast. >> it's a mild morning out there. some of you may want to take a light jacket but later this afternoon, all you'll need are the sunglasses. clear skies all around central virginia back through columbia, south carolina and charleston. now, let's put some temperatures on the map. we're now at 52, so we climated degree over the past hour here at raleigh. there are hears in the 40s. nearby goldsboro is at 51 degrees. shear a look at your forecast. 8:00 a.m. temperature -- here is a look at your forecast. 8:00 a.m., it's perfect. it's perfect for taking lunch outdoors today. keep in mind, record high is 84 degrees, still warm towards the evening drive home. 6:00 temperature 74. maybe you get home and fire up the grill later today. i'll have more on how long the warmer than normal temperatures hang around in the comple

. >> cbs north carolina investigates. jonathan rodriguez spoke with them. >> have they reacted to either of tonight's reports yet? >> they are actually still on the process of reviewing that. we learned he was shot four times once in the right chest that hit his heart and both of his lungs, once in his right forearm right upper arm and right shoulder. the naacp was addressing some of the community members during that meeting is when the autopsy came out so the family's attorney took off immediately. we weren't able to speak to her right then but i did talk to the local pastor and naacp who are doing their own investigation. >> the da did say this is just the beginning phase of the report. to come out so we've asked for a thorough investigation. we want the truth. >> we want to make sure the investigation is thorough, complete, transparent and we appreciate the community support in making that happen. >> the family's attorney didn't have much to say but is asking anyone and everyone who may have seen something that monday

virginia back through columbia, south carolina and charleston. now, let's put some temperatures on the map. we're now at 52, so we climated degree over the past hour here at raleigh. there are hears in the 40s. nearby goldsboro is at 51 degrees. shear a look at your forecast. 8:00 a.m. temperature -- here is a look at your forecast. 8:00 a.m., it's perfect. it's perfect for taking lunch outdoors today. keep in mind, record high is 84 degrees, still warm towards the evening drive home. 6:00 temperature 74. maybe you get home and fire up the grill later today. i'll have more on how long the warmer than normal temperatures hang around in the complete storm team forecast. >>> good morning, alyssa. let's take a live look at your current drive. outside live still needing the headlights right now, but grab the sunglasses because you will need those for much of your morning drive today. traffic maps not showing major issues right now, but we have the shoulder closure in the fortified construction zone between exits 293 and 301. so it could be a tight squ

out across north carolina, 2.3 million people. 35% turnout. that is similar to what we saw in 2012 the last time a primary included a >> obviously it is presidential politics, always is interesting in these things if you have a president on the ballot and this is a hot race, the general assembly moved this race to march for hopes of this and boy, they got it. >> john: in the presidential primary donald trump beat out ted cruz and marco rubio and john kasich, won 40% of the vote, cruz at 37%. on theemocratic side, hillary clinton came out with the win against bernie sanders, she had 55% of the vote to just over 40% for sanders. clinton and trump pulling out other major win is a cross the country, weijia jiang has the latest. >> reporter: cbs news projects and north carolina. >> it is the biggest political story in the world. >> reporter: john kasich told all 66 delegates in his home state of ohio. >> i have to thank the people of you. is all i can tell you. i love you. >> ted cruz is holding out hope for a win in missouri. >> marco rubio decide

we did it together as a team. >> north carolina beauty matters, in north carolina safety matters, in north carolina economic development parties, and in north carolina educational opportunity and workforce training is important and it matters. >> reporter: now, the governor made a point not to mix his campaign with the connect nc campaign. he never mentioned his success tonight winning the republican nomination. once again, for governor. certain low from a political stand point -- certainly from a political standpoint he has been touring the state for months. he pitched his political wagon to it. at least for tonight, it was a success. >> all right, thank you. >>> our election coverage continues right after the break. >>> david crabtree will run we will hear from the top candidates that came out. greg? >> all right, one more warm day to go. then we start a cool down. it could be pretty significant as we head towards the weekend. we will give you a preview of the up coming spring and what kind of high temperatures you can expect on average between now and the end of may, coming up. >>

carolinas are very important. so she was very excited. i was so excited when she contacted me and said. >> anchor: i think this is wonderful. >> exciting for charlotte and north carolina. >> anchor: let's talk specific times. this is march 19. a week from saturday. the parade gets underway when. >> it starts at 11:00. 9th and tryon. and will go south on tryon. then that starts at 11:00 in the morning. all day festival, from 10:00 in the morning until 6:00 at night. that goes -- people after the parade go to the festival, vendors, food, interesting with music all day, noon to 6:00, irish bands, dancers. the parade this year is big, and see so many unique things. >> anchor: it is for the family. you have a website. >> charlotte saint pats day.com. that is all the details, entertainment schedule, everything that is going on. the festival is free. we hope everyone comes out, has a great time. >> reporter: it is going to be wonderful. thank you very much. 20th anniversary in charlotte, all things green, irish. you will

new at 5:00 another case of the zika virus in north carolina. one person in the county contracted the virus while traveling aboard this is the first case in wake county and the fifth case in the state of north carolina. the department of health has reportedly hired two medical entomologists to track where the mosquitoes capable of transmitting the zika virus live here in north carolina. >> next, north carolina's voter id law is in effect not everyone is happy about it. see how things are >> announcer: wbtv on your side. wbtv news starts right now. >> now, at 5:00 we are live in charlotte as neighbors get ready to march in protest of north carolina's voter id law. >> and we are getting reports of snow from places like gastonia, lake norman and bessemer city. our first-alert weather team is tracking it all from the first alert weather center tonight. good evening and thank you for joining us i'm molly grantham. >> i'm jamie bollment those stories coming up. right now breaking news in our alert center. >> alex giles is live with more. >> we got sky

in south carolina, we will look for that possibility. but until that storm develops, warmed and muggy. high of around 80. in between the stormy weather you might get some great video or images of these rainbows that we had up in shelby. great pictures sent to our website. should one happen in your neighborhood, send it our way. we will get it on the air. here is your five-day forecast. settles down for primary day on talk about a return to normalcy. quieter, cooler weather. the weekend only at 60. better more typical this time of year. >> we just have to get through tomorrow, and then it's going to be nice and warm. unseasonallably warm? >> right, for a few days. >>> it's ncaa selection sunday. see where north carolina and duke will be heading to play in the ncaa tournament. like they got >>> time to put on your dancing shoes. announced earlier today. north carolina earp a one seed in this year's tournament. the tar heels capped off fantastic season beating virginia late last night in the game. carolina is a one seed in the philadelphia

let's start with carolina. a tar heel win tonight would wrap up an acc regular season championship, and the number one seed. as for duke, a devils win would clinch a double bye for duke, meaning a team that's already thin in terms of depth would avoid playing on wednesday in d.c. >>> with the championship on the line for us, the stakes are a little higher. it's a lot more emphasis on this game than would you think for a normal duke-north carolina game. >> i swear, if we happen to win i'm not going to two around the locker room screaming and chanting we beat duke. they're a great program, great team, but a chance to win a conference championship, there's 15 teams in this league. winning the conference championship is more important. >> i wouldn't say it raise the stakes. i know everybody will be pumped up. advantageous for next week, four games compared to three is a lot. so i don't want to play four personally. so i want to win. >> reporter: so ifit's possible to raise the stakes in a battle of the blues, we ha

the team in south carolina wins it 88-66. they advanced to the next round. playing in the ncaa tournament, here's what you need to know. florida gold coast be 96 - 65. 65. that means they will face north carolina on thursday, the next round of the ncaa tournament. to the nfl, the carolina panthers announcing the signing of free-agent defensive tackle, paul soley i, he signed a two-year deal and spent the last two years with the atlanta falcons played 14 games while recording 22 tackles. rotation next season. college football, charlotte held their ends with prodi this morning. they worked out in front of nfl scouts, representatives from a number of teams including the carolina p pthers were in attendance. onto nascar, each we can we get you ready for the nascar race with a 30 minute prerace show called around the track. this week we're joined the show to talk about a number of things, here's just a piece of that interview where we talk about both about being a part of brad keselowski's race team. >> at first i wasn't sure and

and into south carolina. here is where we have the mountain rain that is pushing into avery and there have been thunderstorms associated with it. no severe thunderstorms warnings yet. but here is this line here moving through the area. want to zoom in here and here is where we have the rain and also the lightning. look at those lightning strikes that is substantial. and you have the worst of it right there. you are having that rain and the lightning on top of that. tuckerdale this is moving closer to you. and lansing you might not be in the thick of things but you have heavy rain and it's moving to the northeast and the system is moving to the northeast. the clear yet. notice the southern mountains they are seeing heavy rain north of greenville and south carolina there is a severe thunderstorm warning down there. that is all pushing closer to us. here is what is going on. we put this into motion at 6:00, another batch through the mountains. avery, ash, watauga and burke and caldwell you can see rain and this

reporting live in raleigh, i'm carolina. >>> democratic front-runner north carolina. location. her challenger bernie sanders has not yet been to north carolina, and there are no set dates for him to visit. >>> voters will be asked to narrow down contenders for democrat for governor. attorney general roy cooper is facing off with jim spalding. cooler has an event campaign scheduled for today at wake tech but has not released much information about that tappic. republicans are choosing between pat mccolor little, charles moss and c. robert wally of all of the states. north carolina has the earliest primary. >>> voters in michigan, mississippi, hawaii, and idaho today. at least 150 republican delegates up for grabs. democrats are choosing candidates in two of the states. michigan election officials are expected record turnout there. we'll have more on why that state may play a big role coming up in about 15 minutes. >>> new this morning, a fire in cumberland county damages a law office. >> it happen on dix street in fayetteville. firefighters saw heavy fire and smoke coming from t

it gives north carolina voters a more influential say and a really targeted north carolina. just yesterday our area saw a visit from donald trump, bernie sanders and hilary clinton. the attention is not likely to go away no matter who becomes the nominees. north carolina will be a swing state in november and more from candidates before election day. there's also another primary in june because a federal judge struck down the districts forcing the congressional primaries to be held on june 7. joe bruno channel 9 eyewitness news. >> thanks joe. florida, ohio and missouri all holding theirs today too. marco rubio and john kasich are hoping for wins in their home state for winner take all. on the democratic side bernie sanders is open for wins after upsetting hilary clinton in michigan last week. channel 1 where bring you live updates on the hear throughout the night as north carolina also have complete coverage on wsoctv.com and eyewitness news at 10 and 11. also following another big story today. deputies are investigating a couple's suspicion death annoyed of a clairemont hom

starts 7:00, right here on cbs north carolina. still ahead, a warning about scammers targeting churches. local churches. how to make sure your congregation stays safe. after this. news. i get out of work and i go to the store, and somebody's, smellin' around, "mmm! i smell cookies." i say, "oh no, you just smell me. i just got out of work. that's honey bunches of oats, that's all." >>> internal aferrets is still investigating -- affairs is still investigating whether or not excessive force was used this week. the mom of the victim thinks so. lauren shows us thed controversial investigation and joins us in studio again with the latest. >> reporter: a day after his arrest malcolm elliot had nothing to say to reporters. but they did notice he was wearing small plastic braces on his legs. elliot's mother says she's outraged by this video that shows a charlotte police officer hitting her son with a before arresting him. >> it didn't take that many police officers to apprehend my son because my son is tall and he's very small -- very sk

and to the west, again, pretty quiet across the carolinas. overnight lows are mild with cloud cover, 42 charlotte, 30 tomorrow morning in boone. cooler temperatures tomorrow afternoon. 55 charlotte, 60 hickory, and high of only 32 boone and blowing rock. showers and thunderstorms tonight. partly to mostly cloudy overnight. morning lows are mild in the low 40's. then coral. 55 wednesday afternoon. 32 to 52 thursday. that next chance of showers coming in thursday night. and looking down the road toward the weekend, seasonable, 59 >> anchor: how about this, american idol? forget about that. that is nothing compared to hickory. rotary club, musical fundraiser, we have chairperson, to tell us about the event coming up this month. less than two weeks away. march 12. good to have you with us today. >> glad to be here. you have been returning many years. what is the purpose? >> it is our effort to raise money for education through the the county. we put on this amateur singing event. it is well received. we will have over $1,000 at the auditorium on

still we have that patchy cloud cover rolling over both north carolina and south carolina and very little in the form of rainfall. your hd towercam milky skies and periods of clouds today and breaks of sunshine that pushed us up to 81 for the high. 77 at the moment and yes, that is the first time we have hit 80 or above for the year 2016. and we are in the 70s for the most part. heading out the door 66 around boone and blowing rock. a mild evening on tap. we are going to be around 70 at 9:00 p.m. 68 through 11:00 p.m. and that moisture that maureen and i were talking about will work towards the carolinas. showers are in the picture for the weekend. we'll lay it out for you in the first alert forecast. >> all right and stay up-to-date on this system as it moves in. you can do it by downloading our free wbtv first alert forecast weather app. >> eric talked about the stalled let's get over to alex giles right now live in the alert center. >> we see wild video. this is from cnn in houston. this is a lake that has been shutdown because the water levels are so high due to that rain. that is in

carolina dropped providence 85- 66. jo and in rhode island, duke continues its mission to defend its 2015 national championship title. grayson allen put up 29 points to hold off a tense yale rally and get the win at 71-64. we're going to have much more on both gyms and who the tar heels and the blue devils now face next in about 20 minutes. >>> the time right now is 8:08. still ahead here on cbs north carolina, chaos at south by southwest. the incident that has put the police department there in austin, texas investigating the actions of one of its own officers. >>> and police are working on a case where a woman landed herself in the hospital after drinking chemicals. we'll explain what investigators know so far. you're watching cbs north carolina this morning. >>> and outside many of us woke up to some showers falling across the region. now we have cloudy skies but more wet weather on the way. i'll let you know when it will >>> believe it or not, spring is here. the season officially began equinox. that's when the sun'

the team in south carolina wins it 88-66. they advanced to the next round. playing in the ncaa tournament, here's what you need to know. florida gold coast be 96 - 65. 65. that means they will face north carolina on thursday, the next round of the ncaa tournament. to the nfl, the carolina panthers announcing the signing of free-agent defensive tackle, paul soley i, he signed a two-year deal and spent the last two years with the atlanta falcons played 14 games while recording 22 tackles. rotation next season. college football, charlotte held their ends with prodi this morning. scouts, representatives from a number of teams including the attendance. onto nascar, each we can we get you ready for the nascar race with a 30 minute prerace show called around the track. this week we're joined the show to talk about a number of things, here's just a piece of that interview where we talk about both about being a part of brad keselowski's race team. >> at first i wasn't sure and a little hesitant and i reached out to brad about what to

he is from north carolina. the team confirmed he was visiting frens when men with they released a statement saying wolf was doing well both mentally and physically. >> >> 6:15 right now. winston, salem, a woman died after being hit by a train. four adults and one child were standing on a railroad bridge when a nor foresouthern train crossed the bridge. everyone but the two victims were able to get out of the way. >>> the coastguard is searching for a texas man who fell from a royal caribbean cruise ship. he fell from the tenth deck from the ship. this happened yesterday morning. the coastguard is using a helicopter and plane to search for that man. >>> a team of experts is testing a piece of debris believed to be from the missing flight. if the experts cannot properly identify the piece from mh370 tuesday will mark two years since the plane disappeared with 239 people on board. >>> a chicago based meteorologist says he can predict tornadoes two to three weeks in advance. right now they can only give warnings wh

heavy states like north carolina and florida. last night the democrats clashed with bitter intensity. miami. >> reporter: hillary clinton courted florida voters moments after taking on rival bernie sanders in a debate in miami. >> i really want to win florida next tuesday and i want to win florida in november! >> reporter: the showdown in the winner take all state centered on immigration. >> i would not deport children. members either. >> i don't think that the question. the united states of america. >> reporter: clinton and sanders also took turns during the debate plasting republican frontrunner donald trump. >> his trafficking and prejudice and paranoia has no place in our political system. >> american people are never going to elect a president who insults mexicans, who insults muslims. >> reporter: the latest polls show trump leading ted cruz, marco rubio and john kasich in both florida and ohio. trump and his rivals take to the debate stage once again tonight in miami. cbs news, miami, florida. >>> "cbs north carolina" lear

. >> it has not happened in columbia, south carolina. and it has not happened in charleston, south carolina and in myrtle beach. and i have talked to the panthers organization. and panthers stadium and the charlotte motor speedway has similar protections. >> opponents want a special legislative session before the law takes effect on april first. dan bishop backs the idea. >> we have an extra week available and a couple days in order to get it done before april 1 the date of the ordinance they passed. >> now, you talk about timing. here is another aspect. april first is the big date. but the state legislature they have a special session which begins on april 25. the question in all of this is what goes on for the 24 days? live in west charlotte, steve crump wbtv on your side. go to wbtv.com for more of our coverage on the nondiscrimination ordinance. >> nice night here in the queen city right now. you are looking live through the hd towercam. but don't get used to the weather. changes are on the way. our chief meterologist, eric thomas is

watch the shades of blue pushed back into the carolinas. we have the first official day of spring that may not feel that warm. check out the 5-day forecast, mid-70s on thursday and not bad for st. patrick's day, and a little cooler and notice that trend into the weekend, and not a lot of rain but it will feel cooler and maybe like the first day of spring. >> no rain in sight? enough for temporarily relief. >> thank you, steve. >>> new at 6:00, what today's election could mean for your money and local projects, and admitting e nfl is american workers brought us back from the crash. now, let's move forward. we need jobs that providedignity and a bright future. new penalties to stop companies from moving profits and jobs overseas. for businesses that create manufacturing jobs, a new tax credit. and let's invest in clean energy jobs, with 500 million solar panels installed by the end of her first term. we've gotta create new jobs andindustries of the future. approv >>> new tonight, thousands of carolinians will spend more on gas traveling for s

carolina: faltaban sÓlo seis semanas para su nacimiento.nÍa acompaÑada de una mala, el virus habÍa dejado secuelas en uno de sus ovarios. >> viene a cambiar tantos planes en mi vida. carolina: dice que era como si le pusieron la vida en pausa. >> tienes que esperar dos aÑos para que tu ovario sane, carolina: mariana fue al hospital en diciembre, la ilusiÓn de escuchar los movimientos de su hija, pronto se vino abajo. >> pusieron el aparatito para escuchar el corazÓn, me hicieron la ultra y el corazoncito llano palpitaba. carolina: indujeron el parto. >> todo era silencio, nadie dijo nada. y ahÍ estaba, ya estaba sin vida. era como una muÑequita. y cuando la vi, no pude llorar porque fue mÁs la felicidad de verla y despuÉs analizar que estaba muerta. carolina: sofÍa camila nunca abriÓ sus ojos. horas despuÉs de haber nacido, fue sepultada. mariana todavÍa estaba internada en el hospital. jamÁs se recuperarÁ de haber perdido a la niÑa que con tanta ilusiÓn esperaba. >> este aÑo egreso, me visualizaba graduÁndome con mi hija, era una ilusiÓn.

is an acc basketball town with a shade of carolina blue. back to you. >> a shade of carolina blue. thanks so much, bryan mims. read more about the game on wral.com. ahead in the next half hour unc students are on spring break. that didn't stop the acc party in chapel hill. >>> high school basketball now. police say a fight broke out between players and fans at a high school championship game in chapel hill. >> that's the chaos right there that unfolded at the 3a boys championship map between terry sanford high and jay robertson high. a spectator appeared to make the game was at carmichael area arena last night. a unc officer says fans and players moved on to the court. several fans had to be escorted in the building and the man in the video was not arrested. no injuries reported. robinson high did win the title match 59-54. >>> to politics now. north carolina voters head to the polls tuesday for presidential primary races. early voting ended yesterday. more than 680,000 people cast their ballots ahead of tuesday. that's put that into perspective. that timeout was higher this year c

let's move to the carolina pick four. the first winning tonight in the carolina pick 4, is four. the second number 3, the third number nine. and the fourth number is 2. let's move now to the carolina cash 5. if no one wins the top prize tonight, tomorrow's night jackpot is expected to grow to $53,000. good luck, everybody. the first winning number tonight is 38. the second number 31. the third number 8. the fourth number 20. and the final number is 14. i'm amy taylor reminding you to if the red ball is 0. >>> this is how it all ended last year. duke, the last team standing. i can't believe it was a year already. out of the 68 teams in the ncaa tournament bracket. today, it all starts again. it is selection sunday the 2016th field is announced. it turns out to be a very good day for the acc. here's a look at the top seeds. kansas the number one overall seed. north carolina gets a one seed. so does virginia out of the acc. it's the first time the conference has gotten two number one seeds since 2005. oregon is the final number one seed. now unc was the preseason number one. they al

stomach donald trump is back in north carolina. will take a live look at his campaign event at lenore rhine university. his plane was delayed due to fog in the hickory area. he is back on track. the event was pushed back to 11:45 this way. he is participating in a town hall meeting with chris christie. let's listen in. >> there's anger in the fact that america, the u.s. doesn't win anymore. we don't win are trade. we don't win in the military. we can't take care of our veterans who are so important. [ applause ]. education is a disaster. >> the university plans to following the visit. will have more tonight at 5:00. >>> all of this comes when we are less than 24 hours away from the primary. heidi crews -- cruz will talk to supporters at fayetteville tech. hillary clinton will focus in charlotte and her husband will make an appearance in greenville. early voting ended saturday. we go live to cameron village. >> reporter: here you can see a large crowd at the polling center at the cameron village library. candidates are hoping to see

it was classic duke-carolina. they played hard but our guys took some free throws down the stretch and closed it out. >> reporter: and the energy in jeff gravley is here with sports. i thought the sixth man, the cameron crazies, were going to help them pull off the w. >> the roof did blow off the place when it was tied, but carolina manhandled duke on the boards. bryce johnson and kennedy meek, they were two animals on the glass. they combined for 34 rebounds. duke only had 29 rebounds. that's pretty amazing stat right there. north carolina leaves this building with an acc regular season championship. we spoke with both coaches after the game. it >> we heard about the virginia- tech miami game before the game. we didn't tell the team. we tried to challenge them again that we could win over here and take care of our own business. i keep saying six games, but i can't remember if it's five or six or seven, but somewhere we were in charge of our own destiny if we take care of stuff, we don't have to worry about anybod

brian webb, "cbs north carolina." >>> "cbs north carolina" has new information in the bergdahl case. he says he left a post in afghanistan to draw attention to leadership problems. that is according to newly released document by his attorney. you may remember in 2009 bowe bergdahl was taken hostage by the taliban after leaving post. he was held for nearly five years until he was released in 2014 in a prisoner exchange that was controversial. bergdale now faces a general court-martial on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. >>> former charlotte mayor attempted voter fraud yesterday. the former mayor went to charlotte from west virginia where he is serving a 44 important sentence for accepting bribes while in office. he says he didn't intentionally try to violate the law when voting in november of 2014. he just made a mistake. >>> convicted felons are not allowed to vote. >>> right now firefighters in moore county are trying to figure out what caused a large barn fear there. according to the be a teen times -- aberdeen times first responders were called to the barn 6:

take a live look, i-77 northbound at the rest area out on the south carolina-north carolina state line, volume of traffic here still pretty light. a lot of green, 485 looking a-okay this morning. 77, 85, again, as we come in center city, no problems here on the john belk or brookshire freeway both of those running free and clear, maybe you're heading up in center city tonight, we do have a game, time warner cable arena, hornets taking on the timberwolves at 7:00. that is a check of your morning commute, john, over to you. >> john: real estate education representing over 150 people over the failed and now defunct trump university. >> christine: with republicans trying to stop him from getting the nomination is this their best weapon. julianna goldman explains on "cbs this morning" later this morning. >>> both democratic presidential candidates call on michigan's governor to resign during the that coming up just ahead. lemme get a mcpick 2 check out the brand new mix on mcdonald's mcpick 2 menu! lemme get a mcpick 2. now, choose any 2 delicious mickey d's classics for just $5 bucks. mix

the team in south carolina wins it 88-66. they advanced to the next round. playing in the ncaa tournament, here's what you need to know. florida gold coast be 96 - 65. 65. that means they will face north carolina on thursday, the next round of the ncaa tournament. to the nfl, the carolina panthers announcing the signing of free-agent defensive tackle, paul soley i, he signed a two-year deal and spent the last

are you sure we're in north carolina? he's a nasty guy! >> according to the most recent elon poll, donald trump leads the gop field in north carolina. >>> ted cruz came in second in that elon poll. will hold a rally at central baptist church at 5:00, doors open at 4:00. event is free for the public but you have to register online, we have put a link to that registration at wbtv.com, look under web extras. >>> former president last night to campaign for his wife, hillary. spoke in front of students at johnson c. smith university. wbtv's steve crump shows us why it was a major stop for the clinton campaign. [ music ] >> reporter: eight days before voters have their say in north carolina, former president bike brought his wife's campaign to charlotte's johnson c. smith university. >> i ask you to vote for her. i asked you to vote in advanced voting and election day. >> it puts him in front of a prized group of voters and demonstrates the value of the demographic pursued by the party. >> very important for african americans to work as a block,

i think you have to give north carolina credit. i thought their defense, from what i watched, was a different level than what i have seen all season. >> reporter: that is one of the things the players were talking about in the locker room. they studied tapes of the losses and they remember that. and they said, we are not going to let this happen again with so much on the line. even though it was a championship, it was the right to play for a championship. this team has been five out of the last six finals but they have not won the championship, reporter: do you think they were spent?>> they were spent in north carolina spent them even more. make them move. make them tired and they did work north carolina played a phenomenal game, their second most impressive game in the tournament work>> reporter: of course, we will be back again after the game tonight on wral news. our sister station and we will see if unc faces miami or virginia tomorrow in the championship game. what a great night here in dc. celebratory evening for the carolina

> north carolina is pretty much a battle ground state. we're evenly divided. a few thousand votes could tip things one way or the other. the same day. political blitz north carolina voters may have to get used to. >> states like ohio and florida have been used to this. this is routine for them. north carolina is experiencing a new ball game. >> and as for today, michael says for political junkies, this has been like christmas and thanksgiving rolled into one. live in west charlotte, jim bradley, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> the candidates for president are driving people to the poles. 682,000 people across north carolina took part in early voting. that's a 10.5% of the state's population. 6.4million voters. it's up from 7.8% statewide. >>> our eyewitness news coverage of the candidates will continue online at wsoctv.com. we'll be streaming hillary clinton's event live for you tonight. click the link on our home page when the event begins around 9:15. had to say to voters for you tonight at 10:00 and 11:00. >>> breaking in the past 90 mi

carolina dropped providence 85- 66. jo and in rhode island, duke continues its mission to defend its 2015 national championship it toal. grayson allen put up 29 points to hold off a tense yale rally we're going to have much more on both gyms an who the tar heels and blue devils face now in about 20 minutes. >>> the time now is 7:08. still ahead on cbs north carolina, chaos at south by southwest in austin, texas. the incident that has the police department investigating the action of one of its own officers. >>> and the police are working on a case where a woman landed herself in the hospital after drinking chemicals. we'll explain what investigators know so far. you're watching cbs north carolina this morning. >>> and outside today many of us seeing this cloudy skies, a few showers still falling in some locations. i'll let you know when the wet weather will come to an end and back w >>> spring is mere. the season officially began today. 12:30 a.m. eastern time, the exact moment the equinox, that's when the sun's rays ar