here's more from gilbert baez. >> mary lynn has lived here for 53 years. they have stayed here during his rampage through fayetteville during the civil war. >> his troop stayed out here in my woods. >> now another battle is about to begin jordan and other residents are putting up a fight to stop the home from being turned into a middle school with 90 students. >> if you had bus loads of children coming in and out all day how am i going to get to my property? if this street is blocked that's my concern. >> there are no busing. i can tell them that pick up and drop off is between 7 and 8:30 so it's not 90 students at one time. >> kristy has requested a special permit to make the change. she owns the academy and has a 100 pre-school and elementary students the residents concerns are unfounded. >> we are not tearing down the school. we are keeping it's integrity. we have the money to invest in it. we have an amazing education. >> jim is not against the school but thinks the operation will over whelm the community. quiet neighborhood with the narrow streets and

gilbert baez joins us live from fayetteville with his story. gilbert? >> reporter: this is an incredible story. al alvarez is part of the greatest generation, those who served in world war ii. more importantly, he is my friend. i was honored to share a portion of his incredible story. >> this is the smiling face school kids and visitors have seen in the lobby of the airborne and special operations museum two days a week since it opened more than 15 years ago. retired lieutenant colonel al alvarez is a world war ii vet who stormed omaha beach on d- day. that i remember the most about d-day was the deaths. i was laying in the weather and was two inches above the ground. everybody was getting hit. >> alvarez has been sharing his war stories for years to the young ang young at heart. he fought ways hi through europe, saw come gnat korea, vietnam and the dominican republic but the 92-year-old warrior says he remembers fighting the germans in world war ii like it was yesterday. >> you have to remember i was 18 years owed. i was a tiger. i think i cried. they

that was gilbert baez reporting... the aspca has a team of nearly 140 responders on hand to remove the animals to an indoor warehouse. they'll be given medical attention and nursed back to health. after the criminal investigation is over. they'll be put up for adoption across the country. the owners... linden and stephen spear are free on five- thousand dollars bond and have been told to stay away from the property. the world health organization says the zika virus is spreading explosively and poses a great threat to the americas. experts may declare an international health emergency as early as next week. the wral health team's dr. allen mask explains, the mosquito-borne illness can cause birth defects and her serious problems. health officials are raising alarm over the zika virus but in been blaring for months. over four- thousand babies in brazil have been born with microcephaly, resulting in abnormally small heads that can cause brain damage, and long-term developmental problems. these babies have brain damage to

wral's gilbert baez joins us live form our newsroom at the fayetteville observer after speaking with one of them. david.. out north carolina deligation is hot. and they're not giving up the fight. the still want to see c-130 cargo planes packed with troops and equipment flying over the skys of fort bragg. word of the decision to deactivate the unit secretary of the air force which basically said this is a cost- cutting measure that will save the air force money and not jeopardize airborne training at fort bragg. senators thom tillis and richard burr disagree. they say the air force will be held accountable to prove every month that the troops at fort bragg are not being put in danger by not having the aircraft readily available for training on post. i spoke with congresswoman renee ellmers by phone this afternoon and she says she's taking her gloves off to continue the fight. ellemers says she was outraged by one of the suggestions the air force offered to make sure airborne training continues at fort bragg. "we have heard that they are planning busing a number of the paratroopers fr

gilbert baez talks with the school and that teen. < it was a free-for-all. capturing every frame. this is footage from deanthonie taylor's cell phone. pine forest high school ) "it was just, like, a brawl at the school at the fish pond, and it was just crazy." you can see taylor making his way through the crowd. he started taking pictures of ricky o'briant -- the safe school coordinator. that's him pinning a girl on the ground. o'briant ordered taylor to stop recording. ( deanthonie taylor / student at pine forest high school ) "i didn't even hear him. he pointed at me and said something, and i didn't hear what he said, and then he came up and grabbed my phone." this video, shot by another student, shows o'briant doing more than away, but the 15-year-old jumps at o'briant, who grabs him by his shirt and tosses him to the ground. ( sonya taylor / deanthonie's mother ) "i cry. i still cry when i see it, and i get upset." his mother is outraged and wants action taken against o'briant, but her son was suspended for breaking rules about video taping incidents like this on campus. ( son

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

gilbert baez is life on highway 401, where the slick conditions caused a bad accident that sent >> reporter: we are just south of lyndon this, is reefs bridge road, the accident came in, the call to the highway patrol 1:45, it did involve two vehicles. back to show you pictures this afternoon, investigators say the driver of the suzuki was headed north on highway 401, he lost control of his vehicle. we are told his vehicle crossed the center line ask slammed in to a honda odyssey. the vehicle was driven by 63 year old linda rainer, she lives in lyndon, the drive of the suzuki was trapped inside the vehicle, rescue workers had to cut him out and both vehicles ended up in the ditch. >> possibly due to the road conditions, with itbeing wet and icy. i lost control, came in to the on coming lane of the other vehicle who collided with the vehicle. both vehicles ended up in the ditch. >> reporter: the threat of the icy weather forced cumberland county schools to release students an hour earlier than expected. down plenty of brine on the highways and highway 95, was treated from south carolina bord

. >> inspector gadget also known as gilbert baez out there. >> we like all that stuff. >> good information. >> extra dimensions. >> this is a good time to make sure that your smart phone is up to date on the latest wral app. it uses your phone gps to track your location. it will make you aware of any major storms >>> the defense will not present any evidence in the trial of a man charged with killing a north raleigh woman in her apartment. tate case against travion smith. melissa huggins jones could have taken up to an hour to die from her injuries and she was aware of her pain. you could hear the mother of the victim crying during the testimony. if convict, smith could get the death penalty. >>> brian cane cade was a second grade teacher at hillsboro. he was confined to a wheelchair. he was in the parking lot before school and was struck by the front of the bus as it was pulling away after dropping children off. the funeral is tonight. a graveside service will be at 10:00 tomorrow morning at fair view cemetery in lagrange. >>> pope francis on the move again. this time on his way to cuba a

wral's gilbert baez joins us now, what did the police chief tell you about this? >> porter: the first thing police chief howard medlock says he is glad that beyonce is not coming here so he does not have to do with the issue directly. but her husband was here as a matter fact, jay-z came with j cole. now, medlock did take a look at the per bowl during halftime, beyonce was dressed in black and sported offerors and black berets similar to the es worn by the black panther party in the 70s but many believe beyonce was making a political statement in response to the number of police related shootings were young black men were killed. medlock says when officers have an obligation to make sure the public and performing artists are safe at all events. >> one those rights under our constitution is the right of free speech and self- and so, not everything that protect i agree with. but, that's not my job. my job is to protect those folks and give them the opportunity to press themselves. >> reporter: while some law enforcement officers were having problems with beyonce's s

the gran marshal had a familiar face, gilbert baez. it is a proud night for wral and our parent company. capital broadcast had its emmy award ceremony. we have won numerous awards throughout the night. congratlation to our wonderful team, wral and fox 50 for accepting awards in a number of categories in nashville tonight. ken smith and debra morgan presented in addition to the nominees. they are all dressed up looking fabulous. there is our ken smith. the awards going on right now. we will keep you posted if we bring home anymore of that hardware. >>> and a personal milestone i wanted to share with you. you know i had twin girls. here they are a year later. ellie on the left. abby on the right. fun. >> it was. it was so fun. they were loving all the attention. and max is such a good big brother to the cutiesful it was a great day. >> they are fat and we love it. >> you survived! >> and we have a new member to the wral family. one of our editors alex and his wife stephny blessed with a beautiful baby girl. oh she is so sweet. meet alain

wral's gilbert baez is live in cumberland county with what's happening >> reporter: we are on north fayetteville outside of london at the intersection of reese breeze road. there was an accident caused by the weather that sent two people to the hospital. we have pictures the vehicle. the driver of this blue suzuki vehicle was headed north on 401 and slammed into a honda odissey. both vehicles ended up in the ditch on the side of the road and both were taken to key valley medical center. we don't note conditions right now. the threat of icy weather forced cumberland county schools to release students an hour early today. the rain started about 10:30 here and then turned into an icy mix. rain off and on through the afternoon but nothing is falling from the sky. the accident out here originally came in, linda, as a fatal accident. we are told that ems crews were able to get out here with census takers for that kuz si. if you don't have to go out, stay off the road. >>> major international news this afternoon as we could see a cease-fire in syria as soon as next week. the operative is "could". and h

. >> gilbert baez joins us with the emotional interview. gilbert? before she was getting ready to retire, she died in june. i talked with her husband and he said she is the kind of woman who was literally get the clothes off of her back and in one case, the shoes of her feel like she did after one church service. i sat down with him this morning and spent the morning talking with jerod winfrey looking through family pictures. you can tell by the way he talked about his wife, who love that woman. he says she worked at the purulater ant 10 hours a day. he says the temperature in the plant was easily more than 100 degrees during the summer. jerod winfrey says he will never forget the call that he got the s wife's -- was ill. he rushed to the plant, then to the hospital. >> her condition was critical. and about maybe 20 minutes later, they came back and she had passed. >> reporter: winfrey, who retired from fayetteville state university, was looking forward to traveling and spending personal time with his wife. she was 62 years old when she died. the de

gilbert baez reports. 3 1:02-1:13sonya taylor deanthonie's mother1:22-1:32 david culbrethprincipal, pine forest high schoolit was a free-for-all.fist flying and cell phone capturing every frame.this is footage from deanthonie taylor's cell phone. ( deanthonie taylor / student at pine forest high school ) "it was just, like, a brawl at and it was just crazy."you can through the crowd.he started taking pictures of ricky o'briant -- the safe school coordinator.that's him pinning a girl on the ground.o'briant ordered taylor to stop recording.( deanthonie taylor / student at pine forest high school ) "i didn't even hear him. he pointed at me and said something, and i didn't hear what he said, and then he came up and grabbed my phone."this video, shot by another student, shows o'briant doing more than just grab a phone. taylor is grabbed by his jacket and held down near his neck.the student manages to slither away, but the 15-year- old jumps at o'briant, who grabs him by his shirt and tosses him to the ground.( sonya taylor / deanthonie's mother ) "i cry. i still cry when i see it, and i get u