but gives the federal courts more power. like the position when we had reciprocity on gun permits rather than state laws be paramount, they thought the federal law should superimpose it. the idea of state laws being sovereign and states having more authority and giving more power to the states, falls second to being for things that corporations and the n.r.a. desire. those cases, states' rights come second and that is unusual. at this point, there are so many problems in our nation. mr. conyers: i yield the gentleman another minute. mr. cohen: this bill will probably not pass the senate, but if it does, it probably will be vetoed. yesterday we had a program where we honored the foot soldiers of the civil rights movement. and one said, i should have done more. and i hear that from a lot of folks when they go to the south and march. meanwhile you can do something today, there is a civil rights act that needs to be extended approved and that is the right to vote. voting rights are in peril, income inequality continues and millio

the federal court struck down two majority black congressional districts in the state friday. they said race was the predominant factor in drawing lacked the justification. the judges ordered the general assembly to come up with new boundaries within two weeks. but the attorneys are asking for a delay because the state's primaries are just five weeks away. state lawyers say hundreds of absentee ballots have already been returned. allyson: turning to weather, when i walked out this morning, the wind was so cold and strong. dale: it will be like that all day and colder nights are coming this week. get out the warm coat and keep it handy for the next few days. as a look at them our woodruff road skycam, no precipitation in the upstate and then expected for today. this winter weather event is primarily in the mountains of north carolina, along the tennessee-north carolina border. overnight, wave after wave of flurries of snow hitting the mountains of north carolina and swain, all the way up to haywood, madison, yancey and mitchell under a winter storm morning. there has been enoug

. >> closing arguments just finished in federal court. now to more from winston salem. >> inside federal court lawyers established both sides for the case. one is that the law will help prevent voter fraud. serves to disenfranchise certain minority voters. >> this is about racial discrimination. >> cameras around allowed inside federal court but that was the message the plaintiffs took inside. -- [ indiscernible ] >> it is going to have a discriminatory impact. this is un-american. >> the law went into affect this year and will first come into practice next month during the march 15th primary election. it requires voters show a photo id before casting a ballot. in court attorneys representing state leaders said the law is meant to cut down on voter fraud. one argued the plaintiffs case is based upon rhetoric and not on evidence. there is no evidence the state of north carolina intended to discriminate against anyone. >> if there was anyone who didn't come forth this week with evidence, we think it was the state. photo id requirement is st

that is if chief justice roberts decides not to delay the federal court's ruling. we could hear a decision from justice roberts as early as tomorrow. tisha: thank you. new tonight, an arrest and a robbery and murder of a man in a wheelchair in fayetteville. damien boyd was arrested in florida last night. he's in the jail awaiting extradition back to fayetteville. he's accused of killing hanee byrd. his body was found last week. boyd was initially a person of interest in the case. courthouse, closing arguments in the traffic onsmith murder trial will take place tomorrow. it was put on hold today because of the winter weather. he's accused of killing melissa huggins jones inside her apartment back in 2013. the young mother's 8-year-old daughter found her body. on friday, the prosecution rested its case and the defense decided not to present any evidence. you can watch those closing arguments streaming live tomorrow. tisha: durham mayor presenting the state of the city address. bell says he has two years left as the head of the city and there's a lot he's hoping to ac

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court order that prevents primary elections in current boundary, to allow voting under the map a federal court ruling struck down the state a first and 12 congressional districts, due to bill: a big day for mec mecklenburg county. they also mention that programs are working to make sure that every homeless veteran is off the street through houses for heroes initiative, education and. and. -- and employment were talked about it.

last friday a federal court ruled north carolina's first and 12th congressional districts because race played a large factor in their creation. the court ordered the maps for those two districts must be redrawn by next week. as we have reported, the state has appealed to the high court, but chief justice john roberts gave lawyers on the other side until next tuesday to respond. 3 congressman mark meadows is responding to the redistricting crisis. that's because of the concern that the federal ruling could disrupt north carolina's primary vote. 3 8:53 as far as wnc it won't

court. occasionally in the federal circuit courts of appeals. but is really the central figure in terms of litigating the u.s. position before the supreme court. >> whether or not that perfect as an expert in the topic being discussed or not it's more of a trial attorney type of thing? >> that's a good question. the office of the solicitor general sort of as three layers to it. at the very top we've got the was solicitor general donald really. that's a position that is now made by the president confirmed by the center's list of the people who are very, very good in the legal sense but also well-connected politically. so below then you for deputy solicitors general. and those are folks who are experts in issue area that's above and below the osha the staff attorneys. which unique about the office is cases with which they are involved start off with the staff attorneys who are generalists, investigate the case, do the research into right as a generalist judge would want to read. not full of jargon and things that are technically specific. it will

republicans are counting on chief justice john roberts to delay a federal court ruling ordering north carolina to redraw its congressional maps, ruling that the current maps are racially biased. the state senate approved and newly drawn maps that republicans insist do not use voters' race as a matter. >> this is not the map that will come up if you google gerrymander. joel: democrats claim black voters are still stacked in a >> if democrats had their way, everyone would be voting on june 7, not split between march 15 and june 7. >> that's correct. people will be confused, and won't know who they are voting for. joel: here is my wake county voting guide you can print out online.

there are certain crimes that federal courts can adjudicate which military commissions cannot.there has been a public report that lawyers for 12 of the detainees there have said if they could get to federal courts they would plead guilty to offenses that are not crimes but because of this completely irational and unnecessary ban on bringing people to the united states for any reason they are stuck in guantanamo and cannot plead guilty to crimes when their lawyers say they are willing to do so. >> that is why we asked you here, cliff sloane, the man with the answers. >>> and coming up, not in their state, both colorado senators now opposing the plan. one democrat, one republican opposing any plan to bring detainees to the supermax there. we are watching andrea mitchell reports only on nbc. it takes a lot of work... to run this business. but i really love it. i'm on the move all day long... and sometimes, i just don't eat the way i should. so i drink boost® to get the nutrition that i'm missing. boost complete nutritional drink has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including ca

apple and the fbi, the justice department today filed a motion to force apple to comply with a federal court order to break into the locked iphone of one of the san bernardino terrorists that he used. prosecutors saying apple's refusal was, quote, based on its concern for its business model rather than a legal rationale. apple's ceo, tim cook, has publicly said he intends to fight that order. the company has not yet filed any legal documents to that effect, will be doing so in the next week. earlier today apple received a three-day extension from the justice department giving it until friday, next friday, to respond to the federal court order. >>> on wall street stocks closed mixed but still this week the best of this year so far. the dow jones industrials fell 21 points, the s&p lost a fraction, the nasdaq up 17. volume on the big board, 4.1 billion shares for the week, the dow and s&p up more than 2.5%, the nasdaq with a weekly gain of 3.5%. crude oil tumbling more than 3%, settling below $30 a barrel. the yield on the ten-year at 1.75, down a basis point as you see there. i want to turn n

he'll have to appear in federal court next week before his bond can take effect. a kershaw county man accused of fatally shooting a teenager was granted a 200 thousand dollar surety bond today. jimmy methe is charged with voluntary manslaughter in the death of 17-year-old brandon spencer. authorities say methe caught spencer stealing from his truck before he shot him. meanwhile, spencer is being described as the ringleader of a group of five teens now charged in another case. the teens, including isaac barrett and hunter mclendon, are charged with armed robbery. it's in connection with a

is now charged with killing his neighbor. 19-year-old justin sullivan was indicted in federal court in asheville for his connection to the he was also indicted for the murder of 74-year-old john clark more than a year after clark's death. clark's body was found in a shallow grave in his own yard. 3 "i'm really proud that that they got this case and figured it out. i'm real happy about that." the indictment lays out a time-line, showing sullivan joined isil just months before clark was found dead. you can read that 11-page indictment

from the federal court, that guilty plea would avoid a trial. as you know, this is an incredible fall from the top of the top of the suffolk county police department. the former suffolk police chief, he is expected to arrive here. we want to show you his video. james burke. this is video of him when he was arrested a couple of months ago on two charges, obstruction of justice and civil rights violations. he had resigned from the pai department while under investigation by federal agents. he's schedule to be here this morning. he has been behind bars without bail since his arrest. the judge saying he was a danger to the community and could influence other law enforcement officers to ac on his behalf. the charges accuse burke in december of 2012 of beating a man named christopher lobe who was arrested after stealing several items from burke's home, including a duffel bag, the chief's department issued suv that was parked in front of burke's home. burke enlisted nearly a dozen officers and detectives in the obstruction of justice by covering up the

the two top republicans who led the charge to redraw the maps were unable to convince a federal appeals court that the maps they drew are not racially gerrymander ed gerrymandered stacking in black voters to dilute african-american power. were drawn fair and legal in accordance with the existing state and federal statutes as well as the state and federal constitution. amber: some democrats want the state to postpone the primaries from march to may insisting voters deserve to vote in legal districts. they will meet again today to discuss the criteria to redraw the districts. the new maps are due by friday if chief justice roberts decides not to delay the ruling. john: at the wake county courthouse closing argument in the traveon smith murder trial begin today. they were put on hold yesterday because of the winter weather. smith is accused of killing melissa huggins-jones in her apartment in 2013. the mother's eight-year-old daughter found her body. on friday the prosecution rested its case and defense decided not to present evidence. architects streaming live on abc 11 eyewitness news. barbara

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joel: tonight, new voting maps after a federal court ruled the current maps are on their -- unfair to african-americans. >> state lawmakers are looking to redraw congressional district maps they hope will be in compliance with federal court ruling. members voted through seven criteria or guidelines they will they found the maps were gerrymandered. they wanted to exclude race entirely from this redrawing process to appease the federal judge panel but minority members pushed back saying taking a blind approach is a violation of the voting rights act which ensures they are created to allow minorities to elect a candidate of choice. leaders are hoping the supreme court will step in before the deadline and delay this matter until after the march primary. tisha: now to the death of antonin scalia. his funeral arrangements being released tonight. he will lie in repose at the supreme court. the public is invited to pay respects. his funeral will be held his chair of the supreme court is draped in black to mark's death. it is a tradition that dates back to the 19th century. survived a terroris

trial courts and federal appellate courts. the federal courts i was that the beauty of this whether republican or democratic nominees i thought i could get a fair hearing. people come from all parts of the world and talk about our judiciary and the example for them. i recall when a country have been under dictatorship change to a more democratic form and some of the people came to my office and asked about our judicial system and they said is it true that the united states of america people can actually see their government? i said yes it does it happens all the time. they said will is it true that sometimes the government loses? and i said it happens all the time. and they said will do you replace the judge when it happens? i said no, they're independent. it's like a lightbulb that went on they realize what a difference we are. think of the image we sent to the rest of the world as well is 300 million americans. if we say we're not going to politicize the supreme court, the court that is supposed to be the final arbitrator of

and asked us to reconsider them and our supreme court in the state says they are okay but the federal court says theyre no >> in the meantime your jobs are not to redraw district lines but to implement elections fair and impartial, legal elections within the lines that had been drawn. >> correct. >> how many voters do we have in this day? >> we have about 6.5 million. >> so every one of those voters has to have the direct--we talk about all of the races so every voter. how many different ballots do you have to come up? >> that's what's interesting and a lot of people don't understand that. there's 4500 different ballot styles because every person has a ballot that every contest they are visible to vote in is on that ballot so that's a lot in the county some counties may have 400 ballot styles in their county so there are a lot of ballots that all of that is based on boundaries and districts not just the lines of congressional districts but everything not statewide comes down to lines and districts. >> josh you said earlier this week i think it was that if all of these changes have to be mad

it is because of a federal court ruling earlier this month that says maps for the first and 12th congressional districts were unfair to black voters. on thursday, the state senate approved new maps. the house also approved a bill to delay congressional primaries in the state to june seventh. the hope is that will eliminate the need for a "run off election" because of the changes to the maps. both sides agree, it will be confusing to voters. 3 "(joel:) if democrats had between 3 march 15th and june 7th? (larry hall:) that's correct."- "people will be confused. we're already confused and won't know who exactly they are voting for." barring a stay by the u-s supreme court, this means voters will still go to the polls on march 15th to vote in the presidential primaries and the various state races. then on june 7th, they will vote in the congressional primaries. the house and senate hope to have the maps and the dates approved by five p-m today... to beat the federal court deadline. 3 3 as it stands right now, today is still the deadline to register to vote in the north carolina primary. to registe

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the state lawmakers have two weeks to come up with new maps after a federal court ruling that says two were drawn unfairly. a three judge panel decided race was a key factor in two predominantly african american districts. it's likely the ruling will have an affect here. justin hinton joins us live. do we know what impact this might have on next month's primary? >> justin: not exactly. especially since a number of people already participated in early voting. but this decision opens the potential for more challenges, as well as, appeals in the near future. a decision made by the republican led general assembly in 2011, was struck down friday by federal judges so changes are coming to congressional districts across the state. districts that historically elected african americans and they raise the rate of minority voters in the district. >> two in particular. the first which serves voters in the coastal plains. the board of commissioners chair says it will also have an effect on people in the mountains. >> it'll affect us because the 12th district, which counts like a snake, impacts the

before that a federal court ordered the state to dromoi maps. this could have bigger implications for not only u.s. but state and senate maps. they were drawn under the same interpretation of federal law that were struck down. >>> the court will hear these maps may be unconstitutional. that will happen in april. >>> a mass for justice an assistant state's attorney scalia will begin in a few hours. it was actually extended last night to allow more people to pay respects. justice scalia's funeral begins president obama will not be attending that part. it will be vice president biden representing the administration. >>> it will be a busy day as the presidential candidate take part in the caucus. >> reporter: donald trump is asking the government to stop -- the gop front runner isn't shy about on his campaign trail. >> one of my problems is i tell it straight. >> reporter: he once held a double digit lead. but a pole friday shows him just five points ahead of ted cruz. determining if the same people will have all of us will enjoy the same constituti

that is if chief justice roberts decides not to delay the federal court's ruling. we could hear a decision from justice roberts as early as tomorrow. tisha: thank you. new tonight, an arrest and a robbery and murder of a man in a wheelchair in fayetteville. damien boyd was arrested in florida last night. he's in the jail awaiting extradition back to fayetteville. he's accused of killing hanee byrd. his body was found last week. boyd was initially a person of interest in the case. steve: at the wake county courthouse, closing arguments in the traffic onsmith murder trial will take place tomorrow. it was put on hold today because of the winter weather. he's accused of killing melissa huggins jones inside her apartment back in 2013. the young mother's 8-year-old daughter found her body. rested its case and the defense decided not to present any evidence. you can watch those closing arguments streaming live tomorrow. tisha: durham mayor presenting the state of the city address. bell says he has two years left as the head of the city and there's a lot he's hoping to acc

they vote on these maps to meet the federal court deadline. republicans are waiting for chief justice roberts to decide whether to issue a stay or delay in the release of the new maps. we will stand top of this and bring you the very latest. abc 11 eyewitness news. >> a motorcyclist is in the hospital after highway with 401 -- state trooper say the biker let them on a high-speed chase

. >> we are live in federal court. >> here is a copy of the criminal complaint against michael ramos. the tip came in two days ago and agents believe it was a credible tip and a judge ordered a warrant. >> a tip led to this. federal agents raided the place that michael ramos was staying. pipebombs and smoke grenades and tear gas. >> anyone within a 50 feet radius could be severely injured or killed. so they are very dangerous. >> agents say the man that ratted ramos is ken neal the ii. the company makes and sells body armor. ramos is the president and it ways o'neal that spotted pipebombs in mid january. >> that guy is a very nice guy. >> according to court documents pipebombs saying that he bought the materials using his girlfriend's credit card. o'neal questioned ramos about that stuff and he says if expletives hit the fan you never know if you might need it. >> that guy never i see violent or nothing. nothing. >> reporter: ramos told agents he didn't like the government and was a maybe of a st. persburg militia. agents don't believe ramos was going to set off the bombs. >> ramos wa

but it is similar to a map that federal court struck down. other democrats left at republicans for the criteria that they used to draw a new map, including partisan republicans defend. >> to say that your goal is to preserve a super majority and totally annihilate the existence of representatives from another party goes against the ideas of democracy. >> we have said over and over again that the issue of political, the partisan nature, is something that is appropriate and secondly, something that you cannot really take out of a necessarily political process. john: republicans also challenge the repeated criticism that the new maps also pack minorities into just a handful of congressional districts, saying that race wasn't considered at >> they say the new maps are just as gerrymandered in terms of race as the old maps. we disagree with that. >> they can say what we want to, but we will show the results. john: democrats have specifically asked republicans who specifically drew the new maps and when that happened. that these were questions that

. >> they are interested in the trial happening in federal court over how states new federal id law. we were in winston salem today for closing arguments. >> reporter: inside federal court lawyers established both sides for this case. one is that the law approved in 2013 by the republican led general. assembly will help prevent voter fraud. the other is that the law only serves to disenfranchise certain minority voters. >> this is about racial discrimination . >> cameras aren't allowed the message the plaintiffs, including the state, took inside. concerned that the state you photo id requirement at the polls puts a disproportionate burden on african-american and latino voters . >> is going to have a discriminatory impact. this is un-american. >> the law went into effect this year and first come into practice next month during the march the law went into effect this year and first come into practice next month during the march 20 the law went into effect this year and first come into practice next month during election. it requires voters to show photo id before costing a ballot. in c

barbara: when we could expect a decision after both sides argue their case in federal court. john: will there be an early spring, more winters? one little guy has the answer. more immediate changes to the weather. don: we have temperatures in the 50's this morning. don: welcome back. let's look out the weather windowment we have a lot of clouds working through. we will have mostly cloudy skies and by lunch mid 50's. current numbers across the region 47 south hill. 46 roxboro, 48 oxford. 51 chapel hill. 50 wilson. 54 smithfield and 52 sanford and 55 southern pines and 54 in fayetteville. we look at the day ahead. 51 right now and clouds will hang with us all day. lunchtime mid 50's. about 10 degrees cooler at lunchtime if you are taking it outside. it will be dry. through the afternoon upper 50's we have warmer temps and showers and even thunderstorm chances. we will talk about that in the complete forecast in a bit. john: it could be weeks before a decision is made in the federal court trial challenging north carolina's controversial voter i.d. law. it ended yesterday in wins

a federal court panel will now decide whether to improve the new maps passed by republicans last week. supporters argue they are fair and legal. congressional primaries have been delayed from march 15th until june 7th. >> frank: closing arguments took place today in the trial of a colorado woman accused of cutting an unborn baby from a pregnant woman who once lived in brevard. she's accused of attacking michelle wilkins, after wilkins responded to a craigslist ad for baby clothes. the baby died, wilkins survived. the defense rests without calling any witnesses. lane could be sentenced to 140 years in prison if she's >>> the uber driver accused in a deadly shooting spree in michigan went before a judge today. jason dalton was charged with murder among a slew of other crimes. the 45-year-old opened fire in a parking lot in a residential complex. investigators claimed dalton continued picking up passengers between shootings. >> we joked at him and said, you're not the shooter, are you? he said no. i said are you sure? he said no, i'm just really tired. >> frank: police say he randomly ch

or new charters in federal court. president has the power in our view to do some of these things in terms of federal court, there are avenues to bring people to federal court that's something that needs to happen and again, just one specific example some i suspect would plead guilty in a federal court. people who are in charge like the famous abu zubaydah. he may be willing to plead guilty. i don't know if anyone has asked him. guantÁnamo is going to be closed and we have to deal with cases like that that are more difficult cases. more difficult than the men who were transferred today. we just don't see any progress in that regard. we don't see any movement in that direction. we see continuing preferences in the military commission and 14 and a half years after 9/11 in fact we are losing ground on the military commission. the charges that were brought against these men are being struck down so you are losing ground. i don't shed a tear for these lost charges, believe me but the point is the president is and taking the

that those nominees should take their place on the bench, whether it's the supreme court or the federal courts, the appellate courts below the supreme court. >> ron: bruce bradley mentioned the fact during the last race that a republican, charles grassley, would become the chair of the senate judiciary committee and that's essential one of the most powerful now. you attended some of at least -- i think you were there for a story we did earlier this week and some other members of your organization who asked him about the nomination with justice scalia's death and will that be held up, do you believe, by charles grassley or others? you want to move this forward as quickly as possible and why is that? >> matt: i certainly hope not. i hope that senator grassley and consider whoever president obama nominates in a timely fashion. that's their constitutional responsibility. but a week ago, justice scalia passed away and there were, you know, offers of condolences as is very appropriate when a supreme court justice dies, and but unfortunately, less than 24 hours had gone by after the death of justice

recall burfoot before his federal court case plays out. the group initially filed its petition monday in circuit court. one of the group's members told me this afternoon that the petition drive is on temporary hold while some of the language in the petition is corrected. the petition lists the allegations from the indictment and says burfoot engaged in fraud, misused his office and neglected his duties as treasurer. the committee's john group plans to collect six thousand signatures - which is over and above the 45-hundred he says would be needed to move the petition forward. hill says the group is getting support throughout the city of norfolk to recall burfoot from office. here's the process - once the petition langugage is corrected, the committee will resume collecting signatures. once enough names are collected, they go to the circuit court clerk and a judge could then set a trial for burfoot's recall. again burfoot has denied the charges and entered a not guilty plea. we'll keep you posted on both the progress of the petition drive a

the house and senate hope to have the maps and the dates approved by 5pm today to beat the federal court deadline. 3 3 and as it stands right now, today is still the deadline to register to vote in north carolina's primary. to register... you must be at your current address for at least 30 days prior to the election. you also have to be 18-years-old by the date of the next general election. and felony. for more information about registering, go to w-l-o-s dot com and click on news links. 3 3 3 tomorrow marks a huge day in the race for the white house. voters in south carolina will head to the polls for the republican primary. and the democratic caucuses will begin in nevada. as reid binion reports, candidates on all sides are in a heated battle. 3 two parties... ...two states... ...and two big nominating contests. voters head to the polls in south carolina's republican presidential primary in less than 24 hours... ...and on the very same day, the democrats face off in the nevada caucuses. (clinton) "we have to go after systematic racism. we've got to go after the barriers that some state

former suffolk county police chief james burke is expected to plead guilty in court tomorrow to federal criminal charges. chief investigator reporter is here now to break the story for us. >> reporter: we're told james burke the former police chief expected to plead guilty to two counts tomorrow in federal court. those counts, we're told, a civil rights violations and obstruction of justice. all this relates to his arrest by fbi agents in connection with his alleged beating of a thief who was accused of breaking into stealing a duffel bag. a duffel bag that had sex toys, pornography and cigars inside and later while that suspect was in custody he was allegedly beaten and abused by the chief. the 51-year-old former chief, again, apparently agreeing to a deal according to sources. it's a deal that could carry anywhere from 41 to 51 months behind bars. that's about four years in prison. we are told as part of this deal he is not cooperating in the investigation against any possible other targets. again, the )nvestigators do want to know about burke's ties with several other officers inside

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that was by the courts, federal, state courts. >> you wouldn't have the keystone pipeline that you want so badly without eminent domain. >> gentlemen -- >> you wouldn't have massive factories without eminent domain.

i also want to point out that in contrast to the commission process, our article three federal courts have proven to have an outstanding record of convicting some of the most hardened terrorists. these prosecutions allow for the gathering of intelligence against terrorist groups. it proves that we can both prosecute terrorists and protect the american people. so think about it. terrorists like richard reid the shoe-bomber. blow up a plane over detroit. faysaal that tried to put a bomb in times square. and the dzhokhar tsarnaev who cause the bombing in boston marathon. they are all convicted in our courts in the united states. so, we can capture terrorists, protect the american people, and when done right, we can try them and put them in our maximum security prisons and it works just fine. and in this sense the plan we're putting forward today isn't just about closing the facility at guantanamo, it's not just about dealing with the current group of detainees, which is a complex piece of business because of the manner in which they were originally apprehended and what this is about clos

this is all because of a federal court order and some voters not happy. >> reporter: lawmakers made a few changes approving the new congressional map and moving the primary date to june 7th, but prior to those votes there was a and only one person spoke up but many people believe that his message should resonate. >> and i believe that each of you is in this for the right reason. >> harrisburg resident says he loves democracy but told state lawmakers he's concerned about what he's seeing at the general assembly. >> yesterday i declared myself an unaffiliated voter because i'm disappointed in the system. >> he told lawmakers from both parties the debate he's seen has been nasty. he was the only person who spoke during a public comment period at the house redistricting committee. >> people don't feel like their voice matters. >> the republican led general assembly changed the districts and moved the primary to june 7th. they made the changes after 3 federal judges ruled state lawmakers used race as the main factor in drawing the congressional lines in 2011 and >> there's got to be a way

denver with the latest on this. >> reporter: rocky allen is not it's because moments ago inside federal court his deffnse attorney entering a plea of not guilty on the two federal charges that he faces for allegely swapping out needles at swedish medical center and stealing a powerful drug. the two charges, tampering with a consumer product and obtaining a controlled substance via deceit. his defense attorney pled not guilty. the second half oo today's hearing was a detention hearing. now allen is being held without bond. his attorney is seeking his release from custody of federal law enforcement officials. so that triggers an automatic hearing where both sides will present evidence and both sides will argue. we are expected to learn much more about this case as both the government and his defense attorney argue whether or not community, himself and other factors and whether or not he should be released from custody. denver7's lance hernandez is inside court and will bring you the latest throughout the day here on denver 7 and online at thedenverchannel.com. live at federal court, jason gruen

he also appealed to the federal court of justice.s expected in the next few months he or his day sees the start of proceedings against a 94-year-old guard at the auschwitz concentration camp. it is another case for the nazi hunters who say addressing the crimes is still crucial for germany's judicial system. better late than never. brent: south korea has denounced north korea's long-range rocket launch and is also taking action regarding business relations between the two countries. more with the details. reporter: after the recent rocket launch, not surprisingly, tensions are creasing -- are increasing again. now they are affecting diplomatic ties. south korea has announced it is ceasing operations at its industrial plant with north korea and that it will remain in effect until north korea dispels the international fears around the rockets and nuclear development. reporter: this was one of the last points of contact between north and south korea, cooperation with the textiles and car parts industries. more than 100 companies employ

michael barrett plead guilty in federal court in 2009 to renting hotel rooms next to andrews in three cities... including nashville. he also plead guilty to shooting the videos. andrews claims the hotel was negligent in allowing barrett to reserve the room next to hers. closing arguments are underway in roanoke federal court in the case of waynesboro police reserve captain kevin quick. four people are charged with kidnapping ... murder ... racketeering and robbery in connection with quick's death. two others are accused of being gang ring leaders in a racketeering conspiracy. in closing arguments ... prosecutors took jurors back through the established timeline from the creation of the gang to the night quick's body was found in goochland county. deliberations are set to begin following closing arguments. virginia state police say a baby ... ejected from an s-u-v during a crash on interstate 81 in troopers say ... the crash happened this morning around 7 a-m ... when a woman in the northbound lanes lost control. the s-u-v went into the median and appeared to roll before stopping. the

in terms of federal court that are possible avenues to bring people to federal court if that's somethingin it's just one specific example. they are detainees who i suspect would plead guilty in federal court. people who are not uncharged, i don't represent them. i don't speak for them but i suspect that they may be willing to plead guilty to i don't know that it's ever asked. and if guantÁnamo is going to be closed you have to deal with cases like that, the more difficult cases, more difficult than the men who were transferred today. i just don't see any progress in that regard. we don't see any movement in that direction. we see continuing as i said military commissions. 14 a half years after 9/11. in fact, we are losing ground on military commissions. the charges that were brought in a number of these men including one of my clients are being struck down. you are losing ground here i don't shed a tear for those loss of charges, believe me, but the point is the president is really not taking the necessary steps to do something about the situation. we saw at the very end of december the

both the state supreme court and the other federal courts have upheld these districts. >> republican lawmakers also are concerned with the timing. the ruling requires the state to redraw the district lines by friday of next week. that would mean a special session. the state is appealing and asking for a stay on the order but if that is not granted by the end of this week, it appears a special session could be called for early next week. >>> there are people out there that follow the news that want to be informed that are going do i send my absentee ballot back or not? >> more than 8,000 absentee ballots have been sent out. and more than 400 have been returned to the county boards. the state board of elections recommends people continue to send in those ballots. >> we can't control and federal courts do what they do. all we can do is work within the system. >> our state supreme court should have knocked these maps out a year ago. everybody. bo minnick, wncn news now. >>> in the last half hour, we learned from senate leader phil burger's office that a judge has given the plaintiffs in

their elections. >> top republicans in the general assembly issued a statement: we trust the federal trial court was not aware the federal election was underway and it not intend to throw our state in to chaos. we hope the court will immediately issue a stay. steve, there's a lot of limbo right now. the state board of elections telling voters to continue to vote and leave it to the board to decide whether or not the votes will be certified. meantime the plaintiffs in the case have until noon tomorrow to respond to the state's emergency petition and then it will be up to the court to decide whether or not to delay its ruling. live out of the legislature tonight. i'm joel brown, abc news, steve: we are watching closely the decision coming in soon. joel, thank you. >>> rene elmers meeting with officials at fort bragg. this is a photo from inside. the reserve group will be deactivated and 700 soldiers will be sent to other duty stations. the c130 fleet will be moved. they call the deactivation a huge mistake and elmers is hoping to get the pentagon to hit the breaks on. . >> with the threats of tril