we're live in downtown durham tonight. i'm mario boone, wncn >> >>> we want to turn our coverage to lee county where we find mate rogers. what is the situation where you are? >>reporter: hey guys. we're in lee county, and i tell you this intersection right here was the last couple of hours. we have seen at least four or five spin-outs, just folks trying to turn but somehow losing control. now, no doubt snow accumulation here, but most of all, the roads covered in sleet. that coupled with ice is what is causing several accidents. highway patrol tells us although some people weren't their injuries threatening. throughout the day, rods were barren as most people made advice from officials to stay home. however, we did catch up with one guy who took advantage of the wintery mix. take a listen. >> so despite the messy roads and cold temperatures, you're still out here getting your work-out in, huh? >> tell me about it. >> just, you know, got to work out. can't stop, can't let the weather stop me. and and i want to be as prepare

and another location, on one of our 250-plus traffic cameras in downtown durham, the freeway no accidents to report. light traffic on a holiday monday. >>> and durham police are looking for a driver who hit a man on foot and took off at north roxboro this morning. and police say a silver minivan struck the man.

we were in downtown durham earlier because our radar indicates this is where the first precipitation is happening so we want to give you a look at anything that is visible. we will show you video back in durham this morning earlier. you are looking at some of the public works crews who are getting plows ready. they are expecting something to be plowed later on today. they have that and salt. we showed you the last half hour some of the streets in downtown and specifically it was main the salt is on the road and sidewalks because a lot of people do get outside and walk around in downtown durham as well a -- as raleigh. so if you have a reason to be out try to get it done before the weather begins to decline. we will be back live now and i will give you a look at what is behind us now on our mobile r breaking news one. these are truckers who are professional drivers. they know when it gets really bad to be careful so it is a reminder to everybody who is thinking of coming out, follow the example of the pros, don't drive if you don't have to and when we have something to show you as we

and a similar scene in downtown durham. people pulled out their heavy winter coats and hats to stay warm whenever they were outside. repair crews across the triangle found their appointments booked as heating units couldn't keep up with this first real blast of winter's cold. >> even in fayetteville, fountains are beginning to freeze. on hay street in downtown.

detectives i ficially tried to stoop the car on lawson street in downtown durham after they suspects took off getting on the durham freeway and heading out towards i-85. a state trooper ultimately caught up with the car and managed to stop t. >>> you will see a change the next time i catch a baseball game at the durham bulls athletic park. today, crews at the dbap will he can tend protective netting behind home plate to protect the fans. this is to immediate a new guideline from major league baseball officials because last season several fans in various stadiums around the country were injured by foul balls. in july, a 10-year-old girl was hit by a foul ball at a bulls game and she had to go to the hospital. the new netting will cover the seating area behind both dugouts. >>> a ft. bragg reservist says this is the best birthday present he has ever received a $2 million powerball prize that he won. he matched five white ball numbers in the record breaking drawing on january 13th. johnny charleston bought that winning ticket at the food mart express in spring lake. and he says he will u

one more thing, one of the only restaurants still open if downtown durham is right here, right across the street from where we're going live. you can see there are folks sitting in there actually eating. a moment ago, the owner was so nice, he came over and offered us to come grab food. journalist never turn down free food. we'll check that out in a moment. i talked to a guy who was out he didn't want to be out here. but he had to come out. i want you to listen to what he explained was the reason he had to be on the streets in this bad weather. >> i prefer to be sitting at home on my couch. but somebody got in trouble, stuck on the side of the road in a ditch. so i had to get my chains and come help them out of a ditch. >> reporter: back live, taking a live look at the roadway again. another quick update. durham transit is shut down for the night. they'll resume tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. and again, you see a few cars out. but for the most part, roads are clear, and police urging you to stay in if you can. we'll be out all night monitoring the roads. we'll have live updates and you can ge

reporting live in downtown durham, mario boone, wncn news now. >>> stay safe out there, mario. thousands of power outages are plaguing folks across the state despite 7,000 people working now around the clock for duke energy. wake and johnston county are than 50,000 people still impacted by outages. nash county is also feeling the impact of downed trees and power lines. wncn's justin spoke with a family there who's been without power for 24 hours. >>> it's crazy. you take the little things for granted. if you don't turn on the light switch, it's tough. >> donald lost electricity around 6:00 friday night. and by saturday afternoon, he borrowed a generator from a friend to continue to power through the outage. >> so we just actually just hooked it up now. got a freezer going on it. refrigerator and stuff like that. we're going to let the neighbor get a little bit of heat off that too. >> he lives in bailey where ice and trees brought down five utility poles. >> this is a significant restoration. >> duke energy had a 30-person crew working to replace poles and lines there. and rest

anthony: a live look at downtown durham, where it is clear temperatures are warming up. don tells us how high this afternoon. don: we are already seeing 50's showing up in some spots. with the cooldown and rain in anthony: winter weather is not just a problem in the u.s. barbara: blamed for dozens of deaths, temperatures have in taiwan, at least 85 people have died from hypothermia and other issues related to extreme cold. anthony: in south korea, more than 90,000 people were stranded on the southern island because of snow. people were hit by the coldest temperatures that country has seen since the record began. it has led to at least four deaths. anthony: on tropical island, snow was seen for the first time since 19 to six. many other cities are experiencing historic snowfalls, including a city blanketed by about seven inches despite snow being a rarity there. more than 16 flights were canceled due to heavy snow. so many people in asia and the northeast. don: record snowfall across the region. good news for us, we will try to clear up some of the roads out there. we wil

. >> reporter: but once they reached downtown durham they found road crews hard at work clearing streets and sidewalks. catch the show early and race home before sunset. >> because it'll get dark here soon enough and the roads will freeze back over. and back here on the ground, you can see a few cars out and about tonight. but again, emergency workers urging people to really stay home tonight. if you don't have to go out, just stay in. because again, the big concern, the slush that you see on the roads right now, this stuff will freeze tonight. of course we have the threat of black ice which will make driving very, very dangerous, reporting in downtown durham tonight, mario boone, wncn news now. >>> and travel has been a nightmare for anyone along the east coast from the roadways to the airport. wncn's amy cutler has been monitoring it all. she has an update where a tree has been blocking the road in garner. >> this is part of the major problem we've been seeing all day today. large trees coming down and blocking the roads. now it's that ice that weighs down the trees and when they fall

and another location, on one of our 250-plus traffic cameras in downtown durham, the freeway no accidents to report. light traffic on a holiday monday. >>> and durham police are looking for a driver who hit a man on foot and took off at north roxboro this morning. and police say a silver minivan struck the man. paramedics took him to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. >>> a tragic hit-and-run that killed two teenagers and injured a third and so far drivers have yet to locate the driver responsible. >> officials say a car hit three teenagers as they walked along u.s. 421 in the broadway area of harnett county late saturday night. arielle clay is live at the hospital in sanford this morning where the surviving teen is recovering and she has more on the investigation an w families are reacting. aerial? >> reporter: the family of the 13-year-old girl killed in that accident say they are having a hard time dealing with what has happened. jennifer shark was one of three teenagers hit by a vehicle late saturday night, while the group 16-year-old kyle straight was also killed in that ac

and abused>> the only station with three newsrooms -- and downtown raleigh, downtown durham, and downtown fayetteville. abc 11 eyewitness news continues. anna: happening now, a massive rally is underway in uptown charlotte for the carolina panthers. fans are sending the team off to sandra claire -- santa clara and style. andrea blanford is live with all the details. andrea: massive is the right word to use for this cap rally. they were expecting more than 10,000 people and they are going to get there. take a look at all these fans we are right in the middle about 10 charlotte, a perfect day for this as we wait for some of the carolina panthers players to take the state. i think we see sir purr on the stage right now. that's a special treat right there. the top cats are here taking pictures with fans. they are so ecstatic for the panthers making it to super bowl 50, the first super bowl appearance since 2003, coming off a 15-1 season. everyone here is wearing some sort of black and blue with varying creations of that. there are but was an flags flying up here. people are wearing their favo

downtown durham warming up to 47 this afternoon and lots of melting and rain in the forecast. we'll talk about when coming up. >> thanks elizabeth. a lot of school districts across our viewing area calling off school today not only because of the threat of black ice but because neighborhood streets are looking pretty bad. >> what about the lots themselves where they park these buses or the buses arrive when they go to school. let's check in with julia simms with an example. you are at elementary this morning. how's the parking lot there? >> well take a look for yourself bill and renee. it looks more like a skating rink so it's not just the roads. it's the parking lots. they can't get these buses and these staff and students in here because they are going to have to really--most of the school systems are going to have to wait for mother nature to help melt all of the stuff got a tall task ahead of them because like i said i got out and stood on this. it is very, very slick, very dangerous. so we'll have to see what happens with these schools across the triangle. >> wow. >> it d

we could zoom down and you can see this heavier band working out of downtown durham right now, where you see the blues, especially. and you could see that blue area working just through durham now pushing off to the south. there's one running right along i-40 by the airport and there's one southeast of carboro. a heavier burst of snow flakes working through cary. holding in the 20s, 23. 23, roxboro. 25 chapel hill. 23 in louisburg. 25, san ford. 27 fayetteville and 26 in goldsboro. looking ahead light and spotty snow right now. lunch time, flurry activity, 31, and mostly cloudy at 32 in the afternoon. let's talk about traffic. you don't want to be on the roads this morning. amber: you do not want to be on the roads this morning. the interesting thing too, the office of emergency management was tweeting out some information about the outages, and they said no power also equals no traffic lights so that's also a problem. and there's a big problem here, jack knifed tractor-trailer on 85 northbound. this is the duke street exit. anthony wilson has been live on the scene and that's obvious

clouds increasing, but it is still very mild out there. 58 degrees in downtown durham with mostly cloudy skies. temperature is running well above average. settle into the upper 40's. then the lower 40's through the midnight hour. you will need a light jacket perhaps. winds are calm. skies are mostly cloudy. 55 chapel hill. 50 at the rocky mount wilson airport. jackson, mississippi in the 40's. some of that air will come our way. you see the clouds increasing again after a sunny start to the day. it's not that heavy. eastern kentucky, eastern tennessee. we will not get a lot out of there are traces of snow around here. meteorologist liz horton standing by with more on how folks are coping with that. >> the warm temperatures feel fantastic here and they have allowed for a lot of photographs on our roads. federal officers in d.c. are closed due to the snow. more than 20 inches fell over the weekend. today, mother nature helped out, too. there has been quite a lot of concern about snowstorms that would hammer the northeast as we go toward the weekend. good news -- the models say no now. most

. >> their horses carried in the chilly air over downtown durham. hundreds of people on the move. >> and divisions stops. we can come together and unify, one to another. >> johnson's patrick, pastor of the ministry organize this walk. in jesus christ cost's name we will come together and get out the glory to come together across racial lines to give god the glory. >> he is not just the pastor, he has represented people who found themmselves on the other side of the law. >> i know him well. i think the bigger message is that message of unity. no one entity is going to address all of these issues. >> like the 2014 murder of a 29-year-old during a home invasion. people knew have, and say we will not just sit back. we will support our people. >> it is to serving that it happened to these people, to make a scene these things -- and -- happened to these people. >> next, inside the desperate battle against the virus. 36 people contracting the disease, in a dozen states, and four of them pregnant women. >> eyewitness news covering all of the big stories in

downtown durham, still looking good. if you have any plans this evening or any last-minute errands, the weather should be fine. 45 in fayetteville, that is your 5:00 reading. out at the airport, it will be down to the mid-or upper 30's. we have a ridge of high pressure over new england. that is going to keep the winter precipitation going. wins out or if that system will pull in and it could determine if it changes over to all rain or if we go over to freezing rain and sleet and ultimately bigger problems. tomorrow, everything is on the table. snow to start and then it could change to freezing rain and sleet. if you are east of i-95, it should be plain old rain by the afternoon. it is possible that it is going to be a very close call. snowfall totals, this is the entire event. some more on saturday near the virginia border. areas south and east of raleigh, you will get one or two inches there. in the northern part of the triangle, down towards raleigh, the city itself, maybe two or three inches, or maybe three or four in

the sun is about to set over downtown durham. humidity is way down and the atmosphere bone dry. it's already 30 and has been there most of the day. 41 at the airport, 40 four in fayetteville. temperatures will go into a freefall into the low 30's by not an make it briefly to the upper 20's before sunrise. but it warms up tomorrow. there is rain on the way for us and talk of snow on sunday. steve: the judge issues an important ruling in one of the lawsuits against bill cosby. tisha: find out what the decision will mean for the comedian and his wife. steve: the president's wife went out in style on capitol hill last night. we have details about the dress that did more than just turn >> with at&t the choice is yours. you only pay for the services you need to make your bundle work for you. call now to get high speed internet for just $15 a month for 12 months with with tv, home phone or even wireless. on one at&t bill. with u-verse high speed internet, you get fast speed at an affordable price... and a wi-fi gateway that connects all your devices so you can save on mobile data usage

reporter: their voices carried over downtown durham, hundreds mission. >> we can come together and unify. we are excited about what is going to happen in durant. -- in durant -- in durant -- in durham. >> it is all about standing together as one, god and glory. reporter: fitzpatrick is familiar with the situation. he is not just a pastor, he represents people who find themselves on the other side of the law. >> i know him well. i have been on the opposite side of him in the past. i think the bigger message is unity. no one entity is going to reporter: like the murder of sharif mohammed during a home invasion. >> we are not going to sit back and just let this happen. it is terrible. reporter: they hope people seeing them will inspire them. >> mentoring has worked. team up. reporter: teaming up the same way they did for the prayer walk. heather: march through the streets in durham waved banners outside the detention center this afternoon. three people have died at the and dennis mcmurray. they both passed away due to medical neglect. the alliance is demanding an independent investigation.

. >>> dozen of community members participated in downtown durham tonight to honor marlin luther king. -- martin. business and we have an important response tonight em body those values that dr. martin king had. >> dr. king was assassinated back in 1968. >>> a warning tonight if you own one of these griddles. wal-mart is recalling thousands of stoves because of a shock has hazard. >> tonight a fire caused by a hoverboard. they claim it sparked the fire and were able to quickly put it out and there's a lot smoke damage. they are investigating the >>> students are being asked to remove the boards at the universities here in north carolina. >> well, more sunshine tomorrow and more rain on friday. we'll you're looking at the big picture and our rain, that will come from the gulf of mexico. the fourth morning we start into the twentieses. it may only be by one or two degrees but it will be the coldest mornings of the week. ten degrees warmer than we were today. great super sunset last night. let's go to person county, that's where dwayne captured this shot. whose grass is this green in janu

there's a look at downtown durham, the durham freeway and mangum reet. you can see all of the durham landmarks in the distance, the american tobacco campus, and you can see how lightly traveled those roads are. also looking good in garner. that's a look at i-40 on jones sausage wrote in the trip has been delay free all morning long from the clayton bypass through south raleigh. accident 40 eastbound in us- 1 between raleigh and cary but not causing problems. >>> 8:08 is the time. various ways to honor dr. king. a child prodigy uses his talents to serve a virginia community. cmac you will hear more from this very talented young musician and also hear his thank you message for dr. king. >>> and we tell you what civil to say about the water cris (cell phone rings) where are you? well the squirrels are back in the attic. mom? your dad won't call an exterminator... can i call you back, mom? he says it's personal this time... if you're a mom, you call at the worst time. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch

downtown raleigh, downtown durham and downtown fayetteville. abc 11 eyewitness news continues. john: and just happen our desktop in our, people will be allowed into duke's energy -- i just half an hour, people will be allowed into duke energy's coal ash facility. john, what are you going to see today? john: getting that toxic sludge, that coal ash out of these online pits in the ground and drying it out and getting out of here and putting it into line pits in the ground is not a today, we will see what goes into that. duke energy has about 3 million tons of coal ash here at the site alone. since beginning of october, they've hauled off about 16,000 tons of it by train. today, we will see that process, getting dried ash into train cars. we will see them take that initial sludge out of the ground, dry it out. duke has until when he 19 -- 2019. this is just one of 14 coal facilities duke has around the state. clean it all up. starts in half an hour. we will keep you up to speed on twitter and abc11.com. barbara: csx will be the container hub in johnston county -- the connector is

that is what it looks like here on the ground in downtown durham. the only thing we see moving are these buses. if you have to come out you need to get to them and i suggest you jump on the bus. conditions are not safe. reporting live, i am mario boone. >> mario all that slush is dangerous. as soon as it dips down then at freezes again. >> download our news and weather app. updates and breaking news 24 hours a day. >>> welcome back. we are happy you are with us instead of being on the roadways . >> we talked to north carolina state troopers and they said at 7:00 a.m. there were five accidents. we are well past 80. so with icy conditions and snow that's out there you have to be extremely careful. >> we have to find out about this forecast. we are going to see sunshine here shortly but to be honest with you were just getting we're expecting the rest of the day to look at freezing precipitation and snow and freezing rain and then it can wrap up. before we get to that let's talk about what we have going on now. this is a live picture we are at 27 degree

reporting in downtown durham, and mario boone. >> in fayetteville man is behind bars after police say he shot his mother at a salon and spa. it happened around 2:00 p.m. at the salon and spa on ireland drive. the man entered the store and shot his mother in the head. officers arrested the son at the scene and it took them for questioning. >> this defies logic and explanation. with people who use guns improperly or illegally. >> so far authorities have not released any names. crews airlifted the victim to unc hospital where she is listed in critical condition. >>> a lawyer who has spent years helping to free innocent people from prison learned her fate this afternoon. tears and hugs from christine wilma and her supporters after the state bar handed down its decision. she faced possible disbarment after accusations of professional misconduct for her taking a bottle of water from a witness and testing it for dna without that person knowing about it. the state are only found are responsible for privacy violations, the least serious of the five accusations that she faced. her punishment is

. >> reporter: in downtown durham, pedestrians tried their best to stay warm as they headed out in the blustery weather. >> it's freezing. the breeze is getting to me now. >> reporter: ashley was especially susceptible, to the fashion statement. >> this was definitely a bad idea. bad idea. don't know what i was thinking. >> a few feet away, parlor ice cream were inside for a treat. salted butter carmel was too strong to resist. >> we didn't want to go back to work yet, but ice cream's good every day, so whether it's cold or not. >> reporter: interesting thought there. it's pretty cold for ice cream right now. we put in some calls to plumbers, as well, just to see if they've had extra calls. a request for service. they say right now they don't think it's cold enough for their customers to be impacted but the keyword there, lynda, is "yet." >> and ice cream would not be a good idea while you're still standing out there, but inside it still sounds good. arielle clay live in durham, thank you. >>> now's a good time to download the weather app. gps tracking allows to you get severe weather

dozens of employees and community members all participated in the 11th annual observance of downtown durham to honor the legacy of dr. king. dr. reginald van stevens of the white rock baptist church gave the key note address. dr. king was assassinated in memphis, tennessee, in 1968. >>> pier 1 imports is recalling hundreds of thousands of swinging chairs in the united states and canada because of a fall hazard. the recall includes 276,000 of the swing osan chairs. through january 2010 through august of 2015 the suspension hardware can break or the stand contact peer 1 for a repair kit or return it for a full refund. >>> walmart is recalling 330,000 rival brand griddles because of a shock hazard. if you own one you could return it for a full refund. >>> the food is making me hungry though. >> 29 degrees now. this is a live picture from the raleigh-durham international airport. a quiet morning so far at the airport. very clear skies. that's another reason we're dealing with another cold morning. you can see the temperatures just updating as we speak. here's what you need to know as you plan y

north -- our lives team coverage>> the only station with three newsrooms in downtown raleigh, downtown durham, and downtown fayetteville. abc 11 eyewitness news continues. barbara: the winter storm warning in effect for central north carolina. we are mostly seeing sleet, but there's also freezing rain for the north county. the big concern is the increased chance of freezing rain and ice accumulation. we got to meteorologist don schwenneker in the first alert weather center with the latest. don: we are continuing to track the storm as it works through. the winter storm warning is in effect until 6:00 tomorrow night for points south and east. latest radar picture, most of this is sleet or freezing rain. we are saying dry weather at roanoke rapids. have another band of heavy precipitation. starting to work to pinehurst and lee county. sanford, by 1:00 today, you will have a heavy band of showers with sleet and freezing rain. the only one that is up to freezing is roxboro. roanoke rapids. if you are planning on doing the sleet right now and we will see sleet and freezing rain from 4:00 until 8:00

. >>> religious and community leaders will gather in downtown durham tonight for a candlelight vigil against violence. people paying tikrit to the 45 victims that died violently in 2015. this is the 24th year of the event. it begins 5:30, at city hall plaza. >>> wncn learned durham police are making progress on a string of violent crimes that ravaged the city since the start of the new year. police say they've arrested six of the 16 suspects wanted in certain cases. much more on this developing story tonight at 6:00 and 7:00. and also more on-line at wncn.com. >>> taking a look outside now, definitely a beautiful morning to get outside. and move around a bit if you're going to exercise but you'll need to bundle up. alyssa, we can also see rain this weekend? >> that's right. we have changes coming through. with warmer temperatures now. 48, blue skies at the raleigh- durham international airport. already about 5 degrees warmer than where we ended up the day yesterday. that's just the beginning of it. we're halfway through the day. we'll continue to see the temperatures climb into the a

the durham public works crews were output putting salt on the streets an sidewalks particularly downtown durham where a lot of people live and walk around and will be doing the -- this morning before the bad weather comes. so if you are out there give the people working for the city, county and state lots of room if they are out in front of you. they are trying to make sure things remain safe and not too slippery. there's not much you can do when it is really coming down other than trying to avoid being out. but, wait, we come back live is that the sound of sleet? we heard something kind of hitting breaking news one a moment ago again. if it is happening, it is too fine to be shown on camera at this hour. but apparently, john and barbara, we have some precip coming down in orange county. whether it is visible we will find out later. but we will keep an eye on things and show you when it is visible and let you know what to avoid in case it gets ugly. we are in breaking news one, anthony wilson, abc 11 eyewitness news. john: you can keep connected to power by downloading our first alert weather a

reporting outside the jail in downtown durham, mario boone, wncn news now. >>> right now chapel hill police are searching for the man who assaulted a unc student at 2:00 this morning on north street near mlk boulevard. a man attacked a female student from behind. she was able to fight back and the suspect fled the scene. the university put out an alert today informing students and staff of what happened. >> it's scary. everybody walks home alone at night and that could be any of us. i'm actually in the sorority right over here. it hits close to home. >> call police with information. coach will it is sit out the next few games. the ncaa penalized her for violating a recruiting rule. she called her actions at duke out of character and says she places a high value on sportsmanship. >>> a former corrections officer is behind bars accused of having sex with inmates. he served at a women's prison in raleigh. back in august, four inmates claim that they had sex with him. when we went to his home, no one answered but we spoke with a neighbor. >> it's very shocking. although i mean after seei

police investigating a hit-and-run that ended with this crash, right in downtown durham. red s.u.v. that's now flipped over is standing there, talking to police. it does not appear she is badly injured. durham. two firefighters taken to the hospital after a fire truck and a car were involved in a wreck, at irwin road and anderson street a short time ago. there's significant damage to the car and a huge dent in the bumper of the fire truck. durham police say the fire truck was returning from a call when it hit the car on the side. rescuers had to force the door to open the door, to get the captain out. he was taken to the hospital. a second firefighter complaining of back pain, also went to the hospital. durham police are investigating. you can watch for the latest on all of these breaking stories, tomorrow morning on eyewitness news. developing right now in fayette, police identifying a man accused of walking into a hair saloon, shooting -- salon, shooting his own mother in the face. nicole carr first on the scene reaction. attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. we're liv

so while we are patrolling downtown durham it is possible we could go toward orange county and as far as alamance if that is where the first major flakes begin to fall. but at this point you can't see it but we can feel signs of some sort of precipitation. it is not rain or sleet and it is not visible. but when it does become visible you will see it here and we will keep you aware and safe. we are live in durham in breaking news one. anthony wilson, abc 11 eyewitness news. john: you can stay connected by downloading our first alert weather app. you can get live doppler radar on the go, school closings and delays and you can upload photos and video. our live coverage of this winter storm is just getting started. but first weather apbdnd traffic together. we will have a look from our d.o.t. cameras. can't see well but this is the durham freeway at alston avenue. you see the bridge welcoming you to the city of medicine. it is 4:07 and 30 degrees. don: as you head out we are seeing the leading edge of this storm working through the region. we will check the first alert doppler network and

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mario boone is in downtown durham tonight with more on how leaders are addressing the violence. >> ape police source told me much of the violence is due to a serious gang problem which is

skipping on barbara: how see a>> the only station with three newsrooms -- in downtown raleigh, downtown durham, and downtown fayetteville. abc 11 eyewitness news john: happening now, a tribal teenager loses his life in a crash this morning. it happens in wake county on simpkins road. the highway patrol says the 18-year-old was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from his pickup truck after striking three trees. anthony wilson is live. anthony: people who live over there are worried about their own safety and the safety of their families. the truck you see hit three trees by the time it finally stopped in his front yard at about 6:30 a.m. this morning. the driver was 18-year-old christopher sanchez behind the wheel. was speeding down some can throw. when it filed into the tree, sanchez was ejected. first responders try to save him, but he died here. a friend of sanchez says he was accident happened. now the neighbors who saw the wreckage outside their home hope others who speed on this road and slow down. >> we are not guaranteed any time and that could've easily been me or the neighbors cou

police investigating a hit-and-run that ended with this crash, right in downtown durham. the woman who was driving that red s.u.v. that's now flipped over is standing there, talking to police. it does not appear she is badly injured. >> and more breaking news in durham. two firefighters taken to the hospital after a fire truck and a car were involved in a wreck, at irwin road and anderson street a short time ago. there's significant damage to the car and a huge dent in the bumper of the fire truck. was returning from a call when it hit the car on the side. rescuers had to force the door to open the door, to get the captain out. he was taken to the hospital. a second firefighter complaining of back pain, also went to the hospital. durham police are investigating. you can watch for the latest on all of these breaking stories, tomorrow morning on eyewitness news. developing right now in fayette, police identifying a man accused of walking into a hair saloon, shooting -- salon, shooting his own mother in the face. nicole carr first on the scene with eyewitness news photos and

announcer : the only station with three newsrooms, downtown raleigh, downtown durham, and downtown fayetteville. abc news continues. andrea: takata is facing another problem, another death linked to faulty airbags. 19 million vehicle's already struggled for years since it was found to have bags they can't explode, firing out shards of metal and glass. they face millions of dollars in fines, and the u.s. justice department investigation. joel: officials are investigating whether a large piece of metal on the southern thai coast could be from the missing malaysia airlines 370. they found the degree on friday. investigators have been dispatched to the site area the plane vanished in march 2013. andrea: pledging to donate one million bottles of water to people living in michigan. they are sending 5000 cases of water and will continue to provide bottles to residents the company is owned in part by sean to the columns and mark wahlberg. this is a cost-saving measure. joel: and niagara falls might be turned to a trickle. there are the bridges that link to the island of the area and niagara falls, and

this is downtown durham. of course durham had more sweet and snow than we had in the raleigh area and as you head of it. there is still plenty out there so certainly the schools are justified for closing. that's why we don't have a delay, either. it's 28 degrees and we won't see temperatures climbing above freezing until 9:00 or 10:00, and then we have to warm things up to loosen the staff. a lot of places weren't going to be ready for school today. 22 is a dewpoint. humidity 77%. henderson 26. 19 south hill, 23 tarboro and roxboro. 25 in smithfield, 21 in sanford and fayetteville. the southern part of the viewing area seen temperatures in the mid-20s this morning. things are about to change. we have high pressure bringing us sunshine like yesterday but as the high shift offshore we get back into a southerly flow. those systems rotate clockwise so that southerly flow will help to warm things up. mid to upper 40s this afternoon. we just dropped to freezing overnight tonight also which will help keep things fro

downtown durham, our first alert weather station right at 60 degrees. a beautiful day, perfect for january. temperatures running about 10 above average. wilson. 59 in sanford, goldsboro still nice at 56. temperatures will fall but not nearly as cold as recent nights. my tomorrow morning into the rain will develop and continue mainly in the afternoon hours. we will time it out for you coming up at 5:00. it will be totally different wet on the way home with those temperatures in the upper 40's and lower 50's. colder sunday, and downright cold monday, only in the mid 30's. i'll tell you when it may warm up, coming up in just a little bit. anna: this is a cool story. downtown raleigh has a new wine bar and art gallery. today was the grand opening. the owner tells us she created the place to feel like home and hopes it will help bring down the barriers between art and i walked by their yesterday and it looks really nice. joel: in cumberland county, the ice regions of the crown coliseum has a message for you. it will be the centerpiece for tomorrow's fire and

you might consider heading on down to i-40 if you are coming inroth eaand using 55 to get up to downtown durham. northbound side of the freeway also pretty slow with onlooker delays this morning. we are looking okay on major routes. there is a report of an accident on the shoulder of 44 eastbound right around the i-40 split. 50rbgs engeveryby. fat njuthsnd free s s toso s sothob. soolsdesion sernoo thur ur cotyrr county schools. plenty more coming tomorrow. re almost certaiof that. we are controlling these delays at ttom of your jean. >> elizabeth s been sorting through the computer model r and we have some idea of what could hpen, a lot coul. cerin attt seravet k tto relook lelo fo hfota tae toe talitt bi i co a t ofow es wh arsome to a e l er cttoir daye sunswere st y. l delooi oue co veun hat pes t ng azthaticksn ee le in thpotentl 3 chun viing 95d 1/ 1. ngwlftg at we tatmp. t man the 20 ca28 ike. ifale. n,dolo ny.im 39. withsung difre . dienstett tiesell >> sr th re kild n assu a hrt kiy t queions still toaned. 's terrlynn brings us up to date in lillington. >> reporter: those sten were jus

crews again to get >> the only station with three newsrooms, downtown raleigh, downtown durham and downtown fayetteville, abc 11 eyewitness news continues. john: good morning, carolina, it is saturday, january 23rd. it is 24 degrees at 6:33. i'm john clark. barbara: i'm barbara gibbs. thanks for joining us. a winter storm warning is still in effect. more than 100,000 people in our viewing area were forced to spend the night in the cold without power and this isn't over yet. first, let's get to weather and traffic and the latest on this storm. don, good morning. don: let's talk about that mentioned. it is in effect, going to 6:00 tonight. i wouldn't be surprised if they put out a winter weather advisory tonight, not because of everything falling from the sky overnight. the winter storm warning, the on the radar. set to the highest sensitivity. so everything in the atmosphere. some of this is just flurry activity. it looks a lot worse than it is. but what we could do is actually change the sensitivity. sensitivity down just a little bit. we'll take out some of that flurry activity there, and

he is outside our downtown durham newsroom. joel: let me tell you. let me dispel any notion this is any pretty christmas kind of snowstorm. this is not fun. this is not good right now. this is pellets of sleet blown by a significant when gust. it hurts. it is painful. this is not fun to be out in. that said i got in my car. this is the station on liberty street. it was treacherous and dangerous. take a look. this is liberty street covered in white and sleet. these roads were treated by durham public works crews in preparation for the storm. 300 tons of salt on the road. get these roads clear again. take a look at the sidewalk. i stole one of the rulers. there is one inch of snow on the ground and it is next with that sleet and freezing rain. it is hard. luckily no cars. a few pedestrians, i saw a group of kids come by. they wanted us to give -- they had a stumble on the ice. drive. stay out here. back to you. tisha: all right. where you are. we saw some kids in roxboro having a grand time. steve: they have had more snow south. >> not yet. we will fin

announcer: the only station with three newsrooms in raleigh raleigh, downtown durham and downtown fayetteville. abc 11 eyewitness news continues. barbara: power lines are down and a road is blocked in southern wake county. southern wake county waking up to a mess. the message from the protest leader at the wildlife refuge in oregon as three arrests are made. barbara: a suspension of sorority activities at duke lasting less than 24 hours. what's behind the change of heart? thursday, january 28, we call it friday eve. i barbara gibbs am. john: i am john clark. first, the weather and traffic together. here is don schwenneker. don: good morning. let's get things started with a shower activity south and east of wilson into wayne county, mount olive has got rain. it is not raining in goldsboro but it will be. showers shut off for now in fayetteville but you could see more throughout the day. not seeing any in the triangle and points north and west it is clear. that is where the dividing line is. you can see where you see clear skies overnight you dropped into the 20's in roxboro and oxford. 34 in ch

northbound trip not affected by this but southbound traffic is busy as you approach downtown durham freeway. we had a disabled vehicle blocking the right lane of mangum street. again, all clear now, we will see things adually improving. however we have sunshine slowdowns on the south side of durham, you can see that redline on 40 eastbound starting at the 54 interchange. good but as soon as you get along 751, slows down and is going to the fayetteville road interchange all the way through 55. the sun is up for a position that he gets in the driver's eyes, slows them down and that along with congestion backing things up. 14 minutes now for that ride to the 54 durham freeway. consider using 54 as an alternate route. 147. back to you. >>> when you think of dr. seuss maybe you think of colorful book illustrations but his talents would be onto the pages and onto the cameras. >> chuck weber shows us what is inspiring people at an art exhibit. >> reporter: we are here at the garden small, this collection of dr. uss artas some works you would expect to see but plenty of surprises, too. like bright

the streets and prayed along the way. [ chanting ] their voices carried in the chilly air over downtown durham. hundreds of people on the move on a mission. >> the violence has to stop. we have to be united. we come together and unify. one to another. we are excited about what's going to happened in durham. walk that paused at several location associated with justice and journalism encouraging action. >> the power of prayer in jesus christ's name. standing together as one and god get their glory. come together across lines to do what god wants us to do. anthony: the situation that has all of the people out marching. he is not just a pastor and repping people who find themselves on the other side of the law. >> yes. i'm a defense attorney, i know them well. i have been helping them in the past. so but -- again, i, i think the bigger -- message is a message of unity. no one entity is going to address all of the issues. anthony: like the 2014 murder of 29-year-old track coach mohammed during a home invasion. people who knew him march today say. >> you're not going to sit back and let it happen. w

attack by islamic >>> it is 6:09 and we are checking out a cold morning with icy conditions in downtown durham and only one lane clear. look at all of that snow and ice still lingering on the road. going to talk about that in just a couple minutes. 25 in vincent and 25 in rocky mount. temperatures the mid 20s everywhere so no matter where anything was wet yesterday it's frozen even down south. roxboro 25, 26 clinton and 24 in wake forest. a good bit of sunshine and more melting today. 39 at lunch time and a warm things up a high of 47 degrees. even warmer tomorrow and then rain in the forecast and we'll talk about when that arrives in just a couple of minutes. bill? >> thank you elizabeth. a northwestern pakistan university where islamic militants gunned down 21 people last week has reopened. classes resumed this morning. the attack last wednesday triggered a gun battle that lasted for hours until all four militants who took part in the raid were killed. they arrested five suspects on charges of facilitating the assault which was claimed by the taliban. >>> president obama wants to tackle a le

their voices carried in the chilly air over downtown durham. hundreds of people on the move. >> violence stops, families united, the division stops, come together and unify one to another. we're excited about what's going anthony: pastor of one love ministries organized this walk, which calls for several locations calling for justice as well as journism. >> through the power of prayer in jesus christ name. it's all about standing as one and god getting the glory. coming together across church lines and racial lines to do what god want us to do. anthony: he is not just a pastor. he's also represented people who find themselves on the other side of the law. >> yes, he's a defense attorney. i know him well. been on the opposite side of him in the past, but again, i think the bigger message is that message of unity. no one entity is going to address all of these issues. anthony: like the 2014 murder of 29-year-old track coach sharik mohammed during a home invasion. people who knew him marched to say. >> not just going to sit back need to support ou

their voices carried in the chilly air over downtown durham. >> the division stops. we can come together and unify one to another. we're excited about what's going to happen in durham. anthony: the pastor of one local ministry organized this prayer walk which says it's associated with justice as well as journalism, calling action. >> it's prayer in jesus christ name. it's about standing as one and god getting the glory. coming together across church lines, denomination lines to do what god want us us to do. >> he's not just a pastor. he's also represented people who find themselves on the other side of the law. >> yes, he's a defense attorney. i know him well. been on the opposite side of him in the past, but again, i think the bigger message is the message of unity. no one entity is going to >> like the 2013 murder during a home invasion. people who knew him marched to say. >> not going to sit back and just let this happen. we need to support our young people. it's terrible to have to reach out to these guys doing these things. >> they're hoping other people will ste

here is durham that burst of snow and sleet of course laid down a little bit of that around downtown durham. the roads look okay but the bridges here are going to become slick quickly especially as we continue to add more the day. it's 26 degrees, it is cold out there, so all of this precipitation is freezing and problems. our dew point is 22, it's south hill it's 23 as well as roxboro it's 29 in fayetteville 28 in goldsboro gilbert is down in fayetteville and he's seeing some of that freezing rain that's falling starting to temperatures definitely cold enough for that so here is what we're expecting for the rest of the day. we continue to have a steady flow of moisture coming in with our low pressure system tapping into all of this warm moist air and pushing it right into our area and that's creating problems with the structure of minute. still expecting this wrap around for saturday with flurries but looks like those will be fairly light. futurecast does keep the precipitation going mainly as freezing rain for the rest of the day today and some snow up near the virginia line tapers off a

easing up a little bit the we're going to run into a backup between tw alexander drive and downtown durham. 40s bouncer looks good heading into the park, 40 w. and also on pretty good shape. originally supported by with some clearing up nicely, slows down a little bit between weight and harrison this morning and maybe a little bit of a backup on outbound wade avenue trying to merge into that traffic on 40 westbound but over on the back right now toward the park from west raleigh. creekmore road >>> welcome, welcome back to "cbs this morning." chelsea handlers offers a different kind of monologue, you could say. what does she teach a young chelsea about dating and others. >> a hidden side of super bowl fever. the wives of drew brees and mccaffrey and ben watson pull back the curtains. that is ahead. >>> right now it is time to show you some of this morning's headlines. >>> los angeles times reports on a yoga guru ordered to pay nearly $6 million in a sexual harassment suit. his former legal adviser accused him of harassment. choudhury denies the allegations. six others have charged him of s

slots that were pretty bad especially getting on and off the highway >>reporter:once they reached downtown durham they found road crews hard at work clearing streets, and sidewalks. bates said her strategy was to catch the show early, and race home for sunset. >> because it will get dark here soon enough and the roads will freeze back over >>reporter:i am mario boone, >> you can keep up with the latest headlines and forecasts on the wncn mobile news app. it is free for your apple or android device. >>> the political storms of the 2016 campaign are in full force with yet another surprise as another billionaire is said to possibly enter the presidential campaign. today, former new york mayor, michael bloomberg is seriously considering throwing his hat into the ring as an independent candidate. he says he is fed up with the current race but it will take two factors to get him in the running. if donald trump, or ted cruz on the republican nomination and if bernie sanders receives the democratic nod. with the caucuses just eight days away, trump and ted cruz are running neck and neck in iowa. trump ra