we spoke with hurst outside the white house. while he didn't endorse the president's plan he said something needs to be done. >> i think we need to do something because i think every news room needs to ask the question is gun violence an issue that needs to be reported and meticulously reported and investigated. once you answer thation? that guides you to whether or ll really think that something should be done by the government. maureen: you can see more of the interview with chris hurst on news talk tomorrow morning on newschannel8 at 11:00. leon? leon: today is the fourth day that armed protesters refuse to leave a wildlife refuge in oregon. this group calls itself "sits for constitutional freedom" and they say they are it for the long haul. the local sheriff is now asking them to go home to their families and end this standoff peacefully. the groups say they want president obama to grant clemency to two local ranchers who are confused of setting fire to public land. protesters including militia members took over the fe fuge

michael george has been out and about and is continuing our team coverage live from linden hurst. michael? >> reporter: the snow just started to fall here in linden hurst but it is not the snow or wind that has people worried, it'ss the water and possibility of coastal flooding. high tide starts in five hours. tonight, people who live near the water are preparing. kim knows she won't get much sleep tonight. >> are you worried about tomorrow? >> yes, i am. i definitely will be up all night checking the flood levels. >> reporter: every few hours, kim plans to wake up and check to see if the storm is causing the water to creep closer to her home. how close are you to the water. >> about a block. >> reporter: they know how dangerous water can be. scars from sandy are visible wherever you go. people are lining up at gas stations so they are ready to county officials are telling residents to use their own judgment. >> if it comes up my driveway i will evacuate. >> heavy snow and wind could add to the problems in nassau county. one of the biggest concerns is up there. power lines brought

david hurst has more on the rush to stock up on panthers gear.### as carolina keeps on winning. - yeah i was expecting a big win last night it gets tougher and tougher to find panther apparel. oc- "i can't find the hat i want" local stores such as dick's anticpation of the panthers win sunday night.... "i don't think you can ever have too much panthers gear" and hundreds of fans came to load up on merchandise ahead of the super bowl... harrison sticket sot full harrison stickel - been a fan since i was 14, 15 years old when they came here in 1995 the store normally opens at 9 a.m..but they opened monday at 6 a.m. because of the demand and excitement. sot full we're going to the super bowl for the second time.i'm really excited about it and many of those fans have looked into going to san francisco to cheer on their panthers in the super bowl. sot full i like our chances, i think we're pretty much comfortable with our chances of winning. but a ticket and trip out there will cost you... the cheapest tickets are going for about $37-hundred dollars. while hotel and ticket packages start at

>> reporter: we know the driver's name is tony hurst of chapen, south carolina. he was driving the tractor-trailer and died in the accident. he was driving this tractor-trailer filled with all these pellets. used to melt down and create plastic goods. troopers now say that created a big mess on the median between i-26 eastbound and westbound. that's near where that accident occurred. that was this morning at 2:15. troopers tell us hurst was driving the tractor-trailer eastbound about mile marker 60, not too far from where we are when he crossed over the guard rail and flipped the trailer. troopers don't know why that happened but they don't believe weather or speed were a factor. he was wearing his seat belt but he did die on the scene. i-26 was shut down for three hours. they opened one lane and it was like that from about 5:00 this morning until 11:30, about 30 minutes ago when both lanes reopened. troopers tell us the trailer split off when he crossed over that guard rail. that trailer was so heavy they had to call in a crane to remove it from the median. dang

but in florida, the judge was able to decide on the death penalty for hurst. he brought it to the supreme court who ruled that it is not constitutional. >> the judge cannot change it. >> reporter: now juries will be more empowered to decide the maximum penalty, not judges. but that could also affect 400 florida inmates currently on death row, creating a potential mess in our courts. >> there will be a number of people where the sentences will have to be reheard. >> reporter: the state will have to go through every case and decide which ones to retry and which ones to commute. there will be inmates challenging their own death sentence. but steven crawford thinks it's necessary. >> we want a jury to make the decision, not an elected or appointed judge. that's what the case is really inmates that are already given the death sentence may have their sentence commuted to life in prison. we reached out to the attorney general's office this afternoon and they say right now they are reviewing this ruling. >> thank you. and for a complete list of florida death row inmat

get them treated and adopted. >> david hurst, wncn news. >>> it could be weeks before the animals are made available for adoption. >>> a warmer and sunnier day across north carolina today. the good news, this weather will continue this weekend. wncn meteorologist bill ray has more on what we can expect. >> it's going to be a great weekend. but first we must get through a cold night tonight. it's 43 degrees now. as we take a look at temperatures, they're in the upper 30s along the virginia border. hanging tough at 49 in fayetteville. 46 in wilson. and all in all, things are looking good. because high pressure will in control of our weather for the weekend. so if you're heading out on this friday evening, 43 degrees right now. we'll drop to 40 at 8:00. into the 30s at 9:00. and by 11:00, we'll be at 33 degrees right around the freezing mark. here's how the map will look. nice and clear. i mean compared to last week, this is looking really good and as we head over night tonight, 32 by midnight. and the over night lows by tomorrow morning, 27 in raleigh. 26 in durham. mid 20s along the vi

david hurst, wncn news now. >>> a sink hole closed a road in chatham county. flooding last month. authorities say the road will be closed until the zip hole is repaired. so be mindful for detours. >>> thousands gathered across the nation to honor the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. the president and first lady spent part of their day volunteering at an elementary school. they helped plant vegetable seeds in a garden bed. >>> a massive crowd showed up in atlanta where dr. king used to preach. his youngest daughter told the crowd that people are quote distracted by reality tv shows and have allowed new real life challenges to emerge. >> new voting right restrictions have been created. while we've been distracted, our educational system is the worst in the world. wow. we have been distracted. carbon footprints are growing and global warming is out of control. >> dr. king's daughter bernice quote the wild west of guns. downtown raleigh placed host to a march to remember dr. king. bo minnick was there and shows us how people say the civil right's leader's message resonate

david hurst has the story. >> reporter: he's been a panthers' fan since the team moved here in 95. >> at that time, tickets were $4,600. >> for the majority of this >> there it is there. >> he was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor. >> after rounds of radiation and chemotherapy, he's been in remission since november. >> all if all it's been a good experience. you know, it's been positive. it's been life changing. you know, it's definitely something that i don't regret. and i wouldn't change it. >> the fill your bucket list foundation heard grant's story and positivity and decided to give him one wish. he decided on tickets to the biggest sporting event of the year. the foundation based in carey was about to spend several thousand on tickets but the other day someone decided to donate a pair of tickets to help fulfill his wish. >> i don't know their names. i don't know them on a personal level. but i can only thank them you know. and send that message of thank you. and let them know that i'm going to enjoy them to the fullest. >> it's an experience he's they grew up watching panthers ga

reporting in fuquay marina, david hurst, wncn now. >>> a beautiful day to get outside! hard to believe a week ago we were cleaning up from snow and ice. bill ray is here to look at your forecast. bill? >> the food truck rodeo was in durham today! i checked out the event last week. they're almost a victim of it was so popular today. so nice that the lines -- ah, but you wait and you get the good food in durham. 62 degrees in raleigh right now. skies partly cloudy. nothing on the radar. 63 in roxboro. 63 in fayetteville. 61 in wilson. 59 in rocky mount. 61 in roanoke rapids. the satellite picking up a few clouds. but the air coming out of the southwest. you may have noticed the breeze today. and that mild air, boy, oh, boy, is it mild. and it'll stay with us another day. and, you know, we'll get a little cooler on tuesday. we'll look at that in a moment. the rain showers are to the south and staying away from us. -- away from us. 59 degrees at 7:00. when you look at the numbers, our normal high is 52. so we're above it all evening long. enjoy this last day of january. 57

david hurst has the story. >> reporter: janise beard was one of three killed in a wrong- way crash on i-85 last summer. her family is now disappointed punishment for one of the bars the driver went to the night of the crash. >> i would have liked to see a higher fine. i understand the law doesn't permit that. but i think the law should. and i think a longer suspension would be appropriate. >> the abc board initially propose the bar he's not here lose its alcohol license. but the two sides reached an agreement two weeks before the matter was expected to go in front of a judge. the chairman says he reluctantly approved the punishment. saying a judge may have handed down a softer penalty. >> the punishment right now, they don't believe that's enough. >> i understand that. if it were my child, my six- year-old child who was killed, there could not be any punishment strong enough, frankly. >> it's something the chairman says he hopes he's not here takes seriously. because one more violation and the bar will most likely have their license revoked. >> they better not come back i hope they cl

officials say 44-year-old jarvis hurst was also arrested. the condition of the stabbing victim is still unknown at this time. an armed robbery out of richland county remains under investigation this morning. officials say it happened in the 11-hundred block of south hillock court. authorities say the suspect approached the victim as he was getting into his head and demanding his belongings. the victim handed over his i-phone six plus. the suspect fled, hitting a parked car on the way. after investigators arrived on scene, they say the suspect's mother brought the phone back to them. we're told criminal charges are pending. some good news regarding some west columbia resident's water. a boil water advisory has been lifted for customers in the 400, 500 and 600 blocks of old barnwell road, lynn drive, bel-air drive, and in the savannah woods subdivision. also... service has been restored for those of you affected by the water line relocation project in west columbia. officials say water customers who lost water pressure should boil your water v

a quiet night in linden hurst. the travel ban seems to be working. by the time we wake up tomorrow, a lot of this snow will be cleared off the main roots and highways. it takes hundreds of people to make that happen. unsung heroes of the storm. >> with the travel ban in place across long island, lindenhurst is eerily quiet. there are only two sounds breaking up the silence. emergency responders and snow plows. >> this has got to be a tiring day for you? >> yeah, i'm ready to collapse. i am ready to go home and get some rest. >> every hour the streets are covered enough to plow all over again. >> horrible. don't even come out. i got stuck with the plow truck a couple times. tino and carlo are married and they're also volunteers, running across nassau county saving lives. >> it's been a little rough. a lot of rescue calls. >> reporter: tina told us, if there's a message for the people at home, it's to stay home. >> we don't need anyone to get stuck in front of us, and then them. >> we have an update on what those emt's are dealing with. more than 70 ac

. >> he be placed big foster, the leader of the feral clan, along played by ryan hurst. >> they don't have much contact with the outside world when they do it o set some trauma in the small town of blacksburg. >> i waited five months, but alas, it was surreal,, with, with david morse riding an atv andnd ryan hurst is behind him and they are bought in the store. >> like nothing you've seen on tv inin the region debbie dean america is allowing outsiders to go places that other shows have not.. >> surprisingly, david g. america wanted to take some big swings andw they continually pushed us. >> as the battle between the feral clan and the authorities tries to evict themnd from their home containing some of the outsider start to venture away drama begins ridgebackom it's good tv , no easy to latch onto and show this in a way that you have not seen before.is >> in new york city with the outsiders, todd meanyny fox 8 news . >> it will premiere on tuesday general 26, 9:00 p.m. on wgn america. >> cameras rolling as things get heatedd when a customer tries to get money back from the food on bre

wncn's david hurst back at that shelter tonight with more reaction from the rescue group and a former shelter worker. david? >> reporter: sharon, sean, just minutes ago the last truck of the day left with the animals and they'll be baccarat here tomorrow to collect the remain -- back out here tomorrow to collect the remaining 600 animals rescued from the shelter. we're told be a woman who works here that she would have never imagined something like this and she claims the animal shelter took care of its animals and made possible hundreds of adoptions. >> never seen any cruelty this those animals. >> reporter: mar advertise norris has been volunteering at the haven animal shelter for more than two years. >> i was in absolute shock. >> reporter: she couldn't believe what she was seeing when she watched the news wednesday night. >> to me it's a shelter that has care and the cost of the animals. and not the -- way they're being portrayed. >> reporter: investigators the shelter wednesday morning after complaints from neighbors and other agencies. they found # hundred animals -- 600 animals

in this week's early years, we'll learning how pathway christian academy in christiansburg sets hurst/pathway principal; we have smaller classrooms. we focus on a view as we're embedded in instruction. so are looking for somethign other than pubilc school, more secular approach. we think our students need to be more rounded and understand the broader world, but we do teach from a christian persepctive. terri shaffer/board of director president: we expose them to all different aspects of curriculum. but we do teach why it is a christian point of view so that when they do go on to higher education, it's not a shock ' why have i not heard about this before.' kimberly mcbroom/wdbj7: cost is always an important thing. there is a scholarship program with some changes this year. talk a little about that. michael hurst/pathway christian academy principal: two or three years ago, virginia put in the capacity for a local foundation to support private schools so we have a foundation set up. families can scholarships for their students and we're finding that this is another opporutnity. many folk

chris hurst joins me now.ppy. >> you were at president obama's town hall on cnn. what did you make of what he said? >> i was glad he was engaging with people of all sides of this issue, and i think that it's very important for all sides to be represented when we have a discourse about this issue. i think that you have to look at the material of what he said and understand that it certainly doesn't seem like it is a lot in terms of policy and language. but to me, it's the occasion, you know, kfconsidering we have broadcasting background, you have a town hall with the president on this issue, did any of us in the media think that would happen a year ago? >> right. it's an interesting point. you wrote recently about how the news covers the gun debate, right? you wrote it is time for american newsrooms to change how they cover gun violence saying our conversation has been reduced to reporting each mass shooting as urgent breaking news and most of the time shrugging our shoulders until the next one. meaning journal

n may 17, 2010, andrew hurst died of a heroin overdose at the age of 24. for his father, mike hurst a respected businessperson in jackson, michigan, this tragedy -- this tragic loss has led him to dedicate himself to stopping heroin overdoses in the jackson area by sharing the experience of his son's death and the life of his family. for the past five years, mike has counseled addicts, supported families, and mentored at-risk youth away from heroin and opiate drugs through his foundation, andy's angels. in addition, he's led educational efforts to inform people of the link between prescripping opioid use and heroin addiction. he's teamed with local police agencies to investigate heroin dealers, to eliminate access points for this deadly drug. recognizing his tireless efforts , the jackson citizen patriot newspaper named mike hurst their citizen of the year. fortunately, mike isn't done and isn't alone in this fight. across michigan's seventh district, communities are ramping up education an prevention efforts as well as enforcement strategies. for example,

jarvis hurst .it happened at outside the title max building on broad river road... around 5:30 pm saturday. deputies say they discovered the victim at the circle k gas station... just a short distance away. authorities say a victim with multiple stab wounds was taken to the hospital... where his condition is unknown at this time deputies say andrew gathers's left pinky finger was cut off during the attack... and has been surgically reattached -- he'll join the other two in jail when he's released from the hospital. 3 the mother of a man wanted in an armed robbery... has retuned the stolen item to authorities. the robbery happened saturday night... on south hillock court. the victim told deputies a man got out of a nearby car... pointed a gun at him... stole his i-phone and then fled -- but not before hitting a nearby parked car.as deputies were at the scene... the suspect's mother pulled up... and returned the stolen phone. charges are pending against her son. 3 one person has died after a two car collision near elgin... over the weekend. it happened on smyrna road.

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derek hurst . not a hero, just a community member. resiliency once again.>> it is colorado springs, right?>> reporter: in colorado springs, 9news they honored six citizens the ceremony this morning. >>> just before 4:00 on monday afternoon, denver police shot boulevard. that man died at the hospital. two officers are on administrative leave -- leave as investigation. >> reporter: the remnants of the shooting scene are washed away. questions remain about how police killed a man they were not looking for. >> officer calling for help. >> reporter: monday afternoon, the police went to their motto motel look at -- to the ramada motel looking for a stolen car. they came upon people when they approach -- to escape. >> there are shots fired.>> the mail was holding a handgun -- male was holding a handgun in an attempt to evade officers. it is unclear whether the office -- the suspect cleared -- fired a shot. >> reporter: the officers did shoot, eventually killing a man. they were not wearing cameras. >> the

how hurst is responding to the president's plan at "abc7 news at 6:00". leon: virginia state senator creigh deeds filed a wrongful death lawsuit in the 2013 death of his son. the $6 million steamings that gus deeds was -- million suit alleges that gus deeds was denied care before he attacked his father and killed himself. it names the state, rockbridge area community services board and the mental health worker who saw deeds the day before the attack. creigh deeds helped pass reform to the mental health system. >> checking the other top stories now a woman suffers light threatening injuries after being hit by a bus in bethesda. the woman was crossing old georgetown road when she was hit by a bus. the woman's name has not been released. leon: the d.c. council unanimously approved a bill to create rebate for people and businesses installing security cameras. the supporters say the cameras are a way deter crime and help catch those who do break the law. alison: montgomery county wants to lay down rules for backyard ice rink. the owner of the facility says the

hine hurst 14 and raleigh we're at 19, 18 in durham and 17 in roxboro and 17 in siler city and 21 in clayton and littleton and fayetteville 23. but factor the little bit of a breeze that is out there and we have single digits windchills right now. 7 is what it feels like in roxboro and 9 in rocky mount and 15 in fayetteville and 17 in rayford. so these are the temperatures that you need to be prepared make sure that the kids bundled up. sunshine just not warming us up a lot today and 28 at lunchtime and 33 the afternoon high. if you're keeping track, that is colder than where we were yesterday. this is the big picture on our satellite and radar. not a lot going on in the and we have high pressure dominateing it the weather. this is across the central portions of country. omaha waking up to snow this morning and that is part of our next system. and that will move through quickly and that could bring us a few flour recognize starting tomorrow evening -- flurries starting tomorrow evening. high pressure and plenty of sunshine. not a cloud in sight and we'll stay way through 6:00 p.m. th

jarvis hurst has had charges dropped against him. this happened on broad river deputies say the victim suffered multiple stab wounds. he was discovered at a nearby gas station. authorities say he was taken to condition is unknown at this time. >>> also in richland county, deputies are investigating a murder that happened on long grain parkway in churchland drive early yesterday morning. deputies say they responded to what appeared to be a motorcycle accident. but when first responders checked on the driver, they found that the victim had been shot. in the upper body. any information that can help investigators -- anyone is asked to call crime stoppers. >>> the usc women's basketball team rallied arkansas yesterday to continue the perfect record. both the men and women are undefeated so far this season. combine, they have a record of 26.0. that is the best combine starts in sec history. yesterday the women's dominated in the first sec game of the season beating the razorbacks 85-32. tina roy led the team with a reer-high 21 points off

officials say 44-year-old jarvis hurst was also arrested. deputies say they do not know the condition of that stabbing victim. >>> the mother of a suspect involved in an armed robbery last night returned the stolen i-phone for the victim. richland county sheriff deputies say this happened last night at 11:30 on south hillock court. authorities say the suspect approached the victim as he was getting into his car holding a gun to his head and demanding his belongings. the victim handed over his i-phone 6 plus. the suspect fled, hitting a parked car on the way. after investigators arrived on the scene, they say the suspect's mother brought the phone back to them. we're told criminal charges are >>> a group of armed militiamen protesting the prosecution of two ranchers has occupied an oregon wildlife refuge and they're vowing to stay indefinitely. jeremy ross reports. >> a group of armed protestors ve taken over a building in a federal wildlife refuge in oregon. >> we have no intention on using force or being aggressive or going on the offense.

david hur hurst has our story. >> our country and army lost a great american today. >> reporter: on saturday night, just a few month before he was set to retire, command command sergeant readily was killed. the driver faces a handful of charges. and andrew dunlap is being held in jail on a $100,000 bond. void in the battalion. >> he has a huge knowledge and comradery with the soldiers and able to guide them very well. >> reporter: he has served the military instillations across the country and the soldiers are without a mentor, a friend and leader whose actions spoke louder than his words. >> now is a time for strength. and this will be for his family and lead the soldiers and give them ader a soldier to lead on. >>> thousands of people marked the martin luther king, jr. holiday volunteers packed thousand meals to feed a family of four and it will go to the people in south and eastern south carolina. it has been going on continuous 2009. it focuses on providing the meals to local people in need. >> we want to do something a little different and help families out. and i thought it would be a

tony hurst of south carolina ran off the road and flipped his trailer. speed were factors in the wreck. firefighters say it happened on a dangerous stretch of road where they see a lot of accidents. >> we see a lot of accidents out here. several are severe and result in fatalities similar to this one. >> darcel: a crane had to be used to remove the trailer from the interstate. that section of road was shut wreck. >> tammy: ethan couch will remain at a juvenile detention center in texas at least for now. couch made an appearance in court this morning. he arrived in the u.s. yesterday after being transferred in the custody of mexican officials. one of the lawyers says he will stay in the facility unless a judge says otherwise. >> he's relieved to be home, i can tell you that. else would be, he is concerned about what the future holds for him. >> tammy: couch was captured in mexico with his mother last month. he was on probation for a 2013 drunk driving crash that killed four people. >> darcel: a chicago police officer accused of killing a teenager appeared

latest from benson hurst, greg and rosanna. back to both of you. >> thanks a lot, theresa. watch this. >> reusable, rocket, right? boom. spacex, right. >> spacex, private space venture. they're landing rockets the old fashioned way, the science fiction way, back in the 50s. the rocket would splash down, not land like the space shuttle but rocket would land. they had a successful landing couple months back. this one? no. >> they're trying to show to make space landings a little more economically viable by reusing rockets but maybe not this one. >> they tried that with the space shuttle of course. you know it has pros and cons. this one, yeah, did not work out. this is by the way landed on a platform in the pacific ocean off the coast of california. >> one of the legs didn't lock in properly. >> spacex doing pretty interesting things here. for mason smith, 14 years old. watching with the family. told us all about it. it is mason's birthday and that is nice. he had the day off. >> mason are, awe capricorn? capricorns are smart people. they're always intellectual. trust me on t

. >> reporter: the ruling stems from the case of timothy lee hurst a popeyes employee accused of killing his customer. florida's attorney said that it's still early and that her office is reviewing the ruling. >> do you think this is going to need adjustments? >> perhaps. it's just coming down and we have to look at it to see what's needed for a fix. >> reporter: if the law state wants to keep the death for the a -- nearly 100 prisoners currently sit on death row. >>> a little crime alert for you. tampa police are looking at a series of car break-ins in tampa. the homeowner was in the house in the shower. and in another case a burglar alarm went off and the thief at that point fled before police could get there. police have one photograph of a white car that was seen near a house that was robbed. it was spotted near mcdeal. police are looking for any information that may help solve this series of crimes. >>> it almost goes in saying that first responders have to be prepared for the worse case scenario. for firefighters one of the worse situations is battling a fuel fire. josh thomas join

and there was a hurst had pal bearers on each side and there was a fellow in the casket and he has his term paper hanging on in his right hand. >> reporter: superintendent tom wilson worked aside her. >> actually i found my report b. really thought i should have gotten an a. she said didn't give you anything. you earned a b. >a remark from a type of teacher we all need at least once in our life. for many margaret mack -- >> apparentlymrs m k that humor was a big part of being a teacher too. and the funeral service is saturday at noon at st. joseph's catholic church. > wedneabroughtmore clouds than sunshine our way. a lot of those clouds continue to stay with us and may produce a little bit of light rain across the area today. i think precipitation won't be occurring but still we have snow melt happening now. any snow melting conue to refreeze. we hathe potential of fog and that could create a little bit of black ice too. something to watch out for in the mountains. we all get a little clearing from the west on thursday. northwest win going to pick up on friday and might bring a couple

richland county deputies say just before 5:30 marlon gathers and jarivs hurst - who is not pictured - attacked and stabbed a man multiple times at the title max on broad river road. his condition's unknown. deputies tracked down the suspects in the 2000 block of ramsgate drive. they were transported to alvin s. glenn detention center while they await a hearing. richland county deputies are also investigating a crash scene as a murder. deputies say someone called in a motorcycle crash at long green parkway and churchland drive in columbia. when deputies arrived, the driver had a bullet wound to his upper body. if you have any information that can help investigators call crimestopprs at 1- 888-crime-sc. the dry weather will continue sunday expect mainly sunny skies but there will be a few passing clouds from a stationary front that is parked over the gulf coast states. still calls for a continuation of dry and cool weather with highs near 60 another shot of cold air arrives tuesday as a cold canadian ridge of high pressure shifts southward, expect midweek highs to range from the middle

you can hear more of what chris hurst had to say about the president's plan tomorrow. he will be on the news talk with bruce at 11:00 a.m. on the sister station, newschannel8. jonathan? jonathan: "7 on your side" consumer alert now. amazon reporting the shoppers ordered more than 23 million items on cyber monday. amazon set to deliver a billion packages 2015. americans are buying more new cars than before. estimated 17.5 million vehicles were sold last year. fia tab chrysler and ford had the best yearly sales in a decade. industry analysts say the low gas prices the easy credit and the improving job growth fueling a boom in sales. so a little earlier in the hour we asked you if you thought you could go cold turkey on social media for a year. alison: on the twitter feed at least the feeling is unanimous. john flores says -- alison: a recent rockslide could keep a highway with one lane open and partially closed for a month. a temporary traffic signal will be along route 135 near luke. a barrier was put in place as well to catch any falling debris from the mountain side.

kendra conlon, 10 news, wtsp timothy hurst's case out of death penalty law. the jury voted 7- to-5 in favor of death-- after convicting him of murdering his boss in 19-98. florida carried out two executions-- despite the "pending supreme court ruling." we're one of only three states that allow judges to override a jury's suggested sentence. right now the crews of two us navy ships are being questioned in iran. it happened after the pentagon briefly lost contact with the vessels in the persian gulf. officials say the boats were traveling between kuwait and bahrain when "one of the boats" had mechanical trouble. it ran aground near the iran-held "far-see island." iran says the "u-s boats and 10 crew members" are expected to be released today. this comes only two weeks after iranian ships "fired off rockets" in the middle of crowded shipping lanes near an american aircraft carrier. new information about a deadly shooting inside a "wesley chapel movie theater." you may remember former tampa police captain curtis reeves, shot and killed "chad oulson"-- during an a

investigators say tony hurst of south carolina ran off the road and flipped his trailer. firefighters say it happened on a dangerous stretch of road where they see a lot of accidents. several are severe. and result in fatalities similar to this one. >> darcel: a crane had to be used to remove the trailer from the interstate. that section of the road was shut down for several hours after the wreck. >> larry: school officials are getting closer to announcing a plan for asheville city schools. the current option on the table will not only change up the grade levels for fletcher but also what kind of school it is. justin hinton joins us live from the elementary school. what kind of school would it be, justin? >> justin: well a steam school. i think most people are familiar with stem. this is not a done deal. parents are still encouraged to weigh in. school's out at hall fletcher elementary, and the darkness may trickle down to the kindergarten classes like this one starting in the fall. >> i think it's important for make their feelings heard to the board so the board can make

there is a proposal to turn hurst elementary school and its 14 acres into a village offering transitional housing. meredith: a woman charged in the shooting of her own daughter has abandoned lands to take a plea deal. she was supposed to plead second-degree murder, but now she wants the death penalty. prosecutors withdrew the plea instead. the judge ordered that she be evaluated by a doctor before the case goes any further. >> healthy. i can' t breathe. meredith: attorneys have released new desk and video of a woman that died after being forcibly removed from a florida hospital. she is yelling at police that she cannot breathe. you can hear officers to get off the floor, not knowing that she collapsed and was not breathing. the video also shows negligence by the officers and hospital staff. the staff says her death was the result of a blood clot. jim: a jacksonville toddler who disappeared over the summer led to a massive manhunt that led back to his home. the woman has pleaded guilty to child neglect and faces six years in prison. his trial begins next week. martin will testify against h

they didn't even indict hurst for robbery. sentencing jury was not even instructed on the elements of robbery. this argument of harmlessness was never raised from the sentencing process onward, including the brief in opposition in this case, this. red brief and even there the red brief is arguing that there was a fatal concession. nevertheless, there is evidence in the record from which a jury could find that timothy hurst, although he was found guilty of first degree murder, did not actually commit the robbery. the jury was told that to find the existence of the felony murder aggravator, that it had to find that the murder was committed while he in the course of him committing a robbery -- all of the physical evidence in this case that relates to the robbery, the bank deposit slip, the money, the bank deposit envelope and a piece of paper in smith's hand writing toting up the deposits were all found in smith's possession. although it's not this court's ordinary function to determine if something was harmless, i think if there

of snow across northern portions of the county and middle portions and you work your way into pine hurst and bluff, and the freezing rain is going to be crucial today because we could talk to accumulations and half an inch in the western portions 30 in siler city and durham. above freezing in littleton and fayetteville. between we have the winter storm warning as we speak and it continues to 6:00 p.m. on saturday. and we have a winter weather advisory in effect till 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. and we'll look at when that will move through and now over to kristin ketchell. >>> we're seeing a wintry precipitation falling in the area this morning. so you'll want to plan ahead to leave yourself some extra time and be prepared for some slow going. take a look at i540 and glenwood avenue. we have a few reports of sleet so far, we have had no major issues reported on the area roadways. but if you look at the live road conditions here, we're seeing icy spots starting to pop up in areas where we have seen that wintry precipitation falling for some time this morning. take it slow and avoid traffic if poss

they are 29- year-old andrew gathers, 38- year-old marlon gathers and 45- year-old jarvis hurst .it happened at outside the title max building on broad river road around 5:30 pm saturday. deputies say they discovered the victim at the circle k gas station just a short distance away. they say the victim has multiple stab wounds. authorities say he was taken to the hospital where his condition is unknown at this time deputies say andrew gathers's left pinky finger was cut off during the attack and has been surgically reattached -- he'll join the other two in jail when he's released from the hospital 3 the mother of a man wanted in an armed robbery has returned the stolen item to authorities. the robbery happened saturday night... on south hillock court. the victim told deputies a man got out of a nearby car... pointed a gun at him... stole his i-phone and then fled -- but not before hitting a nearby parked car.as deputies were at the scene... the suspect's mother pulled up and returned the stolen phone.charges are pending against her son. 3 one person has died after a two car collision near el

mainly sunny. 53 fayetteville. 51 in pine hurst. generally see upper 40s in the triangle. so 49-degrees on friday. saturday now, here we go for your weekend, freezing to start. yeah, it's cold. it'll be in the 50s in the afternoon with sunshine then sunday we're gonna see 62- degrees nor the high and overnight lows not below freezing so good news. it's gonna be wow. great. then as we head through the rest of the 7 day, 66 on monday. the ground hog will probably see his shadow on tuesday 67- degrees and your next weather maker. not till tuesday or wednesday. a little colder behind a cold front moving through on wednesday. >> 27 tomorrow morning, no, >> you get to sleep in. >> never mind then. >> thank you, bill. >>> we got some video you have to see . it's the newest edition to the duke lemur. >> straying to stay warm there. >>> a dream come true for dozens of kids. >> i was crazy and like -- it felt like i won the lottery. >> this boy taking home a coveted prize from a panthers game this year. i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder whether i should

alison: tom, attending today's news house event was wbdt anchor chris hurst, the boyfriend of alison parker, with the reporter along with photographer adam ward were shot and killed on the air last august. we spoke with him outside the white house. while he would not endorse the president's plan come he said something needs to be done. need to dowe something, because i think every newsroom needs to ask the question, is gun violence in issue that needs to be reported and meticulously reported and investigated? once you answer that question, that died you as to whether or not you think something should be done by the government -- that guides you as to whether you think something should be done by the government. alison: the discussion about guns in the u.s., of course, is just getting started. stay with abc seven and wjla.com for complete coverage of the talks in our area and on capitol hill. leon: this just in from montgomery county, a woman who was seriously hurt when she was hit by a ride on bus died. she was crossing old georgetown road in bethesda during the morning rush when it

today, family and friends gathered a at church in am hurst to ttle -- amethyst to remember that little boy -- amhurst to remember that little boy. >> just to pray for healing. it's not something you ever really get heart was broken. >> the accident is still under investigation, but north ridgeville police say no charges d. >> services are planned for the mother and two girls killed if the house explosion. cynthia and her daughters allison and ruthy will be est at christ community chap until hudson. -- chapel d, jeff, was also killed. east side that happened last night near east 40th street. police say nfire with another person and was hit twice. neighbors say they are fed up with the violence. >> that was enough years old? i don't understand that. that's so sad. that is so sad, and it scares me. >> cleveland police are searching for the person who shot the h information is asked give them a call. news net 5 has learned of abeen a arrested in a series of robberies in little the men robbed three people last month, including a priest, who was pistol whipped. >>> happening right now, bedfo

thursday's hurst. friday can't be that much farther away and then the weekend. four things you need to know about the weather. wind, no, chill, yes, as opposed to windchills that were in the single numbers yesterday. a much milder day coming your way. a 10 to 15-degree improvement over yesterday. rain likely but may not interfere with too much of your weekend plans. we'll talk about that a little owner and new to the forecast, a chance for snowflakes on your sunday. on your way out the door for that resolution run or walk this morning, plan on temperatures in the 20s for the next couple of hours. going to be a very nice day to be outside today. we'll get more to the timing of all those rain and snow chances coming up. here's kim mccormick. >> nice and quiet ride for you all over maryland. if you're coming from southern maryland to the springfield beltway there are no significant issues. a live look at university boulevard in route 29 right at four corners and silver spring, very nice trip, nothing going on. that's okay. if you're on 95 northbound coming up 95 fr

michael hurst/pathway academy principal: two or three years ago, virginia put in the capacity for a local foundation to support private have a foundation set up. families can apply for for their students and that this is another opporutnity. think that they private christian education and that's more and more not true. we've got a link to national school happening in our com. just click on this season of toe- and americana southwest virginia. song of the mountains is a live concert performance at a historic theater in marion, and those concerts are then re-broadcast on public television stations across the country. this year there are 12 concerts scheduled and some big name acts. host tim white says the series shows off appalachian culture across the country. (tim wright/song of the mountains host):"the music of our region, it keeps god, country family and all of that tradition in the love about bluegrass, the next concert is saturday february at the lincoln theater in marion. for ticket information visit our website wdbj-7 dot com. at what's getting attention on norfolk southern announce

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. >> reporter: david hurst, wncn now. >> millions along the east coast from the carolinas to the northeast preparing for all types of weather. >> parts of have virginia could see up to two feet of snow. and it is expected to shut down operations for several days. >> and washington d.c. got hit with snow and ice last night forcing them to abandon cars. >>> one thing about this storm coming friday and saturday it is not going to be and all snow event and we get into the weekend and we have this snow on the ground that we can play in and there will be some snow and i think it will what about i call a fun snow day because tomorrow is going to be rather miserable. not only do we have the snow and ice, it will be windy and it is barely going to get above so i don't think it will be a fun day tomorrow. and i think it will be a netflix friday. look at all of that moisture and that is going to move over north carolina and turn into several other type it's of precipitation before -- types of precipitation before it moves out. so a winter storm warning is in effect for most of the area. and because o

. >> as a matter of fact, starting tomorrow and the next several week, the city of lind hurst is planning to catch deer put a crew, they put a four inch bolt into their head to put them down. some who are against the method are speaking out today. >> we don't know what kind of trap they are using. >> about 50 people, men, women and children, included, got together with those who don't want the trap and bolt method used in lindhurst. >> jill walker is one of those protesters. >> it is cruel and barbaric and in human and probably the worst pop choice imaginable. >> we contacted the mayer who sent us information on the city's research in the last few months and lindhurst has the go- ahead to use trap and bolt. and others say it is unsafe for people's properties and a 500% increase in deer accidents in the last three years. initially, the city was able to catch five deer but may request up to 20. there is a plan for those against the program to go 7:30 meeting tomorrow and let their concerns to be heard. >> the only way to stop this is to put political pressure on the mayor and council at thi

an inch and a half again of sleet and snow in carrie, and pine hurst a little over an inch. that is some of the reports we have. a couple of things we are watching as we led into tonight. temperatures many are still at or below frozing. these numbers staying below freeze willing do two things. they will keep the roads slushy and/or frozen and they will keep the precipitation coming out of the sky frozen or snowy. behind me are current winds. this is a problem we are going to see continue if not increase into tonight. and there is already plenty of ice on threes -- trees and powerlines. gusts up to 32 miles per hour. that is going to continue to work on those branches and powerlines. at some point, many of them could snap. christine gave us this picture from here in raleigh. just look at the ice hanging from the powerline and the trees. everything starts to sag, and at some point, point and unfortunately they could break on to powerlines knocking power out. trees falling on cars, houses, so again, as we head into tonight, this is going to continue to be a problem. and we are

with photographer anne hurst, cheryl preheim, 9news. . >> though the flames climbed upwards of 50 feet at times, everything stayed relatively under control, even the town's fire inspector came out to pretty cool. >> i thought i saw an ornament on one of the trees as it was being tossed in there. >> probably a broken one or >> not getting it back, either way. >>> we've got a warming trend heading in eventually. >> just how long we'll have to wait before temperatures actually go above the freezing . >>> welcome back. couple light flakes floating around. no more accumulation as the storm system is said and done and pushed into southern colorado, but leaving us with a blanket of white. traffic moving a little slow and we have a good deck of clouds over the area. that's going to be with us overnight. take a look at the snowfall reports coming at us. wellington at 6 inches. on the higher end, 5 1/2 in fort collins. longmont and loveland, 3 1/2. out at d inch a, 2 1/2. i anticipate seeing that number go up a little bit once we get the latest reports. 29 degrees we hit at the airport. however,

. >> the ruling came out in response to a lawsuit against police that the family of a pine hurst man filed. policetized him to get him to let go of a post. >>> christine got hug ifs some of the men she helped exonerate over the case. she faced possible disbarment after accusationings of professional misconduct after taking a bottle of water and testing it. she got the bottle accidently. the state bar found her responsible for a privacy violation. the least serious of the farms in o she faced. her punishment is a written admonition and show will keep practicing law. >> i'm glad it's over. i wanted it to be over. it's interfered with my life and my family's life. >> the case that lead to these proceedings was the joseph sledge case who spent 37 years in prison for a double murder he didn't commit. he was ex-son rated about a >>> we're 14 days into january spring. we're already tracking showers wes. >> yeah, sean, sunshine and 60 no complaints here. not as nice tomorrow. clouds have already started to spread goo our area. thinclads and there's the rain still developing down in the gulf

and i'm chris hurst. our top story at six. residents and local businesses in moneta are feeling a bit off the grid tonight. and have been for some time. wdbj7's amanda kenney is here with their story. amanda, this internet outage has taken a toll on some verizon customers? yes, jean. you never realize how much we rely on the internet until it's gone, but these customers have been without it for weeks. some businesses say they're losing money or can't access it. and some resident are so frustrated they switched providers. when you're not connected it can be frustrating. everybody's upset about it right now, there's a whole community that's upset locally i can't even pay bills, i can't check my bank account it's extremely frustrating from a business stand point. we're paying for services and we're not getting them is the bottom line. but for this lakefront community in moneta, residents and businesses are downright baffled. cass taylor: we would have full days and it was happen two times, three times, maybe more. then about two

the high court has sent her case back to the florida supreme court now to determine whether hurst should get a new sentencing hearing. there are 390 inmates on death row in florida right now. 91 have already been executed under this system since 1976. we'll take a closer look at the possible impacts of the supreme court decision starting at 5. cbs 4 news. >> thank you very much. >>> more breaking news right now, where rescue crews are at the scene of a party city. several shelves inside the store on palmetto park road and powerline road collapsed. teams are inside the store it's not known how many people have been hurt but initial reports are there may be up to ten people injured we've got a crew othe way to the scene and we'll have much more on cbs 4 news at 5. >>> right now we've got our eye on the storm and a live look outside, it was a rainy and cool start to e day and get ready the temperature is expected to dip even lower and some of us are not going to complain about that. let's get out to cbs 4 meteorologist lissette gonzalez. i like it. >> i know you're enjoying it and i am just