plans to do >> a beau minnick joins us live, what stood out from your conversation with her? >>reporter:this was our first opportunity to sit down and speak one-on-one with margaret spellings. interview we try to ask about as many topics as we could. initially she did talk consistently about how she wants to listen, and learn. >> it's been a great day. >>reporter:for margaret spellings, a first day on the job as the new unc system president semi- for starters, i am going to do a lot of listening part but i am going to ask a couple of questions. and try to elicit some answers around what people are proud of >>reporter:she is eager to visit all 17 unc system campuses and learn about each university. she also is aware there are people upset with her hiring. there have been several demonstrations at recent unc board of governors meetings including arrests in january. >> i am looking forward to getting to know them and learning what their issues are. >> did you plan any meetings with them? how do you bridge that gap? >> we have lots of forums, structures, things that have been in

beau minnick his life -- lives. >> reporter: the governor was appreciative of the voters for passing this to million dollar bond going to improvements for infrastructure and facilities pickup the reason they had the event here at jordan lake is that state parks are among the areas see improvements. park rangers told me jordan lake is going to see campsite renovations. this bond had bipartisan support. the next step is making decisions about how and went -- going to spend the money. it but i want to make sure they are making the best long-term decisions which they fit into in the 60s in many buildings pickup i want to make sure our university buildings are built for 100 years. >> you've got to get the support the governor talks about. especially for the education system and our parks work >> reporter: depending on the project, it may be a year or so before we start seeing improvements pickup i asked the governor that his campaign and he said he wants to keep his focus on the bond. on evening news i will tell you what he had to say about his campaign. live at jordan lake, beau minnick,

for more on the celebrations let's go to beau minnick. >> reporter: the crowd has gotten much thinner out here at the intersection of franklin and columbia. let's go ahead and take a look at what we are seeing at the intersection of franklin and columbia. when it comes to duke and carolina, this rivalry is celebrations. every timepiece two teams meet we know somebody will be parting after. this night franklin street it's to be the house. >> duke is the best ever. >> -- 2000 the fans celebrating the win. do know there will be fires in the streets and people in the trees. >> it is crazy and everyone cheering. >> reporter: with this when the tar heels secure the regular season championship. that is great if you ask the fans, but any win any time against duke for them is so sweet. >> the second-best a national championship. >> reporter: i counted at least four bonfires going on at the columbia at various times tonight to go certainly things were just absolutely crazy out here and it did not take long just minutes after the tar heels won the game for this intersection to fill up. live in c

beau minnick shows us the game technology. >> best time of the year. it's like christmas. >> for any sports fan it certainly would be a gift to have your job watch all the ncaa tournament games. >> when you love sports and numbers and stuff this is the best place to be. >> while it is fun the folks at durham based smt or sports media technology are working to make sure you see all the real- time statistics to watch the tournament games. >> when you are at home watching the tarheels play and you see bryce johnson has 16 points 9 rebounds and 8 blocked shots all of that information is being generated from an smt device. >> here's how it works. >> there is a spotter which is a person who gets lucky enough to sit court side and then there's an inputter who sits the spotter calls out the game to the input person. >> from there the statuses go to durham and from durham onto the networks in new york and atlanta and them to the air. >> so as the games are happening the company will get updated statuses from each of the tournament sites and that includes the nu

beau minnick has the story. with it and cut it off at the pass. >> republican house speak jeremy morin tim moore has heard from constituents who are concerned about the charlotte non discrimination ordinance and want it to be stopped before it takes effect april 1. >> what the city of charlotte is attempting to do is impose it's view point a very aggressive liberal view point of sexuality. >> charlotte's law no longer changes the restrooms but transgender people are far more likely to be victims of harassment in the bathroom. >> while the debate continues others want to see what the actual legislation will look like and the impact it could have on the community. >> this puts at risk business for the entire state. >> wake county commissioner john burns a democrat is concerned about how broad the bill could be and could include language dealing with minimum wage. >> i would classify that at this point as conversation something being considered. non discrimination ordinance last year as well as a living wage for co

beau minnick, cbs north carolina. >> the board proved some changes to the meeting structure. now it will stream meetings online and allow a comments period. disruptive can be removed and possibly arrested. >>> we're about 24 hours away from the second battle of the blues of the season. >> last time around it came down to the final seconds as duke pulled the stunning upset. still ahead at 6:00, cbs north carolina talked to the head coach about where that loss stands on his all-time list of losses. >>> and we told you about the rain possible again this weekend. but we've also got 70s in the forecast. i'll tell you when the warm weather will return in just a the best to work for in right now at papa john's, get one of our best deals ever.... ....for just $9.99 you can get any large pizza with up to five toppings pile on your favorites with up to five toppings for just $9.99 better ingredients. better pizza. papajohns.com the son of a civil rights attorney josh stein learned early about justice, equality and doing what's right. senior deputy attorney general, one of the "most eff

term minnick agreed to pay the fine it stopped using the pesticide in the us and its territories. last year steven he is mon his wife theresa and their two teenagers got sick while staying at a resort in saint john. >>> former montgomery county district attorney bruce castor is pennsylvania's new solicitor general. the appointment makes castor second in command to embattled attorney general kathleen kane. he's expected to oversee the age see's administrative duties. kane is schedule to go to trial in august on charges she leaked secret grand jury material and lied about it. she's not seeking re-election. >>> final four fever is sweeping the villanova university campus with students and alumni snatching up gear. "eyewitness news" at the bookstore today where anything final four related was a hot commodity. it's the wildcats first final four appearance in seven years. the bookstore manager says they do have enough inventory to fill 15 pages of online back or. >> i can't guarantee they'll be sizes outside but we do enough products coming in to support the masses. >> fans buying the f

beau menic -- minnick joins us inside live and what's the scene like now? >> reporter: you mentioned donald trump will be here in an hour but event has gotten started. they are hearing from guest speakers. on the stage right now you are ronald raben a republican from harnett county. this arena crown coliseum seats 8500 people and the seats are starting to fill in as you can tell. i would say there's at least several thousand people inside. people are traveling from far away. some drove as far as 14 hours to get here. for them, they believe in trump and his slogan make america great again. talking with some of them in here today you get a sense of the frustration with the establishment and washington. they say trump doesn't have to answer to the establish plent. and that's why they why they say he is what america needs. >> i want a president that's not a puppet and i think a lot of people up here in washington i think a lot of them with puppets. >> he said whoa sport military and the veterans and especially you. >> can he shoot from the hip and it's what eve

term minnick agreed to pay the fine it stopped using the pesticide in the us and its territories. last year steven he is mon his wife theresa and their two teenagers got sick while staying at a resort in saint john. >>> former montgomery county district attorney bruce castor is pennsylvania's new solicitor general. the appointment makes castor second in command to embattled attorney general kathleen kane. he's expected to oversee the age see's administrative duties. kane is schedule to go to trial in august on charges she leaked secret grand jury material and lied about it. she's not seeking re-election. >>> final four fever is sweeping the villanova university campus with students and alumni snatching up gear. "eyewitness news" at the bookstore today where anything final four related was a hot commodity. it's the wildcats first final four appearance in seven years. the bookstore manager says they do have enough inventory to fill 15 pages of online back or. >> i can't guarantee they'll be sizes outside but we do enough products coming in to support the masses. >> fans buying the f

beau minnick is inside following both the house and the senate. he will have this. >>> hillary clinton and donald trump took home major wins but both candidates did not get a clean sweep, losing to rivals in other states. don champion has the latest from the campaign trail. >> reporter: on the homes areas where it's -- in the race where it's supposed to be landslides, it wasn't. >> this is fundamentally different views of our country, our values and our future. >> reporter: bernie sanders won idaho and declared his campaign is alive now more than ever. >> this campaign is doing as well as it is generating the kind of energy and excitement we're seeing here in san diego and all over this weekend. >> reporter: >> reporter: on the republican side, the feud between the men escalated online when trump accused cruz in a tweet of using a racy gq shoot picture of his wife in an attack ad. trump then wettenned "be careful, lying ted or i will spill the beans on your wife." correspondented responded. >>> the goal, breaking the communication gap between neig

beau minnick, cbs, north carolina. >>> bernie sanders will be here tomorrow. he is holding a rally inside the duke center. the doors open at 10. since it only holds 2300 seats. early. he will talk on a range of issues from college tuition costs and combating climate change. >> the religious community in raleigh is getting a new place of worship. cathedral. >> today was an important day in the buildings' development. >> reporter: the catholic community in raleigh is celebrating a major milestone in the construction of the city's newest cathedral. >> this is an incredible day. how often in our lives are we >> yesterday, was my 91st birthday. and so, i am glad, i am glad that i am able to be here. >> on thursday. crews put the crown jewel of the building on the top. the beams are already in place. it is a skeleton now and one day the holy name of jesus cathedral will be the church of all the catholics. >> we are at a point in our history where the catholic population has grope so much. it is a great blessing and reward of so much missionaries that have gone befor

. >> minnick was extremely bonded with his cat, mr. majestic.s cat kind of ruled the roost, as far as i was concerned. minnick painted this cat, fed this cat abundantly, from what it looked like, and they seemed to be somewhat symbiotic. >> i got him november 2nd, 2006, and he got neutered october 27th, same day i got arrested. so we had something in common. >> i think the cat program tames the beast. >> come on. all right. >> at the holman correctional facility in alabama, the cats are even more abundant, but none of them are invited. >> at holman, they're just wild cats who the inmates connect with and start feeding, even though it drives the staff crazy. >> i'm going to catch him. i'm going to catch every one of you cats. >> there was a sergeant this charge, sergeant english, whose job it was to try to deal with these feral cats and get them outside the prison. the cats became his nemesis, particularly fluffy. >> there's fluffy. i think you're going to have a little trouble with that one. it's personal between him and her, you know what i'm s

live in durham, beau minnick. cbs north carolina. >>> tomorrow, candidate bernie sanders will be in raleigh. he is scheduled to hold a a rally downtown. doors will open at 10. the rally is scheduled to start at noon. >>> a cary father is facing charges that he had child porn at his home. >> daryl pierce had three acts with girls as young as 4 years-old. >> he has 12 felony counts and has three daughters. of the the youngest is 9 years-old. they tried to get child protective services involved and no action was taken. >>> they say the two men found dead in a panera bread parking lots were shot. they were on scene all afternoon. steve, what is the latest. >> police no doubt going through the evidence collected in this parking lot. it is sealed to more than 11 hours. see the wooden fence behind the dumpsters. they went through the dumpsters and later, they brought in ladders and adjoining buildings. >> all of this while they struggled with the question of why. >> i can't even physically cry right now. >> word cannot e

in raleigh, beau minnick, cbs north carolina. >>> governor mccrory will face roy cooper in the race for governor. >> reporter: gosh any-elect roy cooper [ cheers and applause ] cooper questioned governor was hurting the middle class. >> there will be nothing less at stake than the heart and soul this upcoming election. are we really ready for a trump/mccrory ticket? >> no! >>> it's now 5:39. long lines were not the only issue that greeted voters. later, why some polling spots with ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and cocoa, the delicious taste of nutella takes pancakes to a whole new level. nutella. you're unpacking already? yeah, help me find some mugs. sure. (beep) hey... o.k. they'll do. wake up to the mountain grown aroma of folgers. the best part of wakin' up so, where do you want to start? i think this is a pretty good place. >>> welcome back to cbs north carolina on this wednesday morning. we're actually starting off right around 60 degrees. unseasonably mild. overnight lows should be around 40 degrees. we'll get closer to that mark as we head towards the next few days. early n

our political reporter beau minnick tells us what's next. reporter: north carolina-er. >> north carolina is better than this. >> we need a governor that will stand up to washington, d.c. when they step out of bounds, not anticipate it side. reporter: the primary is sun and we're about eight months away from november's general election. for the governor race in north carolina, it's shaping up to be a battle. put into the race. there are only a handful of contesters cross the country this year. this is going to be by far and away the most interesting and the most closely fought. reporter: nc state political science professor tells us it's a race that both parties clearly want to win. >> we have a 16-year attorney general who's going to run and is well-known. the democrats have hung their hat on the election. reporter: on primary knight night, roy cooper says this. trump, mccrory ticket? no. reporter: the governor was at a press conference today where he thanked voters for passing the connect and see bond. there, i asked him about the governor

beau minnick will have all of the updates for you as well as reaction from the democrats as well. that is at 5:00 and 6:00 tonight. you can also find it streaming later on our web site, wncn.com. >>> gop front-runner donald trump makes his second trip to north carolina tomorrow after attending a rally in concord monday. he'll make an appearance at the crown complex. hillary clinton returns to the tar heel state thursday. details on the farmer senator and secretary of state's appearance are still being worked out at this point. her visit comes after her husband, former president bill clinton, appeared at a campaign in raleigh on monday. >>> it appears we're getting closer to a showdown between general assembly and the city of shar loll. a controversial ordinance that allows transgender people to use the bathroom of their choice. a work group has been appointed to work with the house on legislation that would end the in order nance that just went into -- ordinance that went into effect last month. >>> presidential candidates continue to push november with caucuses under way in four

beau minnick joins us with the latest on the growing battle around this issue. beau? >> opponents want a special session to address it but supporters say the state should not get involved. >> gender is here. i'm a woman. >> erica has known since he was five years old she identified as a woman. she's transgender and used the women's restroom for years. i go in the stall go to the bathroom wash my hands and leave and they look at--what's going on? that was a man and for some reason that gets people up. in charlotte when the city passed a non distraction order saying gay and transgender people cannot be discriminated against. >> this is about protecting the most vulnerable citizens in all public accommodations. >> others say it does the opposite. >> that's not common sense the kind of sense that fails to recognize that men in a woman's bathroom doesn't create a situation that makes a woman or a child vulnerable to sexual assault. >> activists aren't the only ones divided on this. we found a mother and daughter who disagree about the ordinance on it too. >> i'm completely

[silence] okay, we lost beau minnick there. we will check with him in chapel hill shortly. this was our first chance to have a one-on-one with margaret spellings. we will have full details later in this podcast as well as online wncn. com >>> we are following "breaking news" out of cumberland county, a large brush fire. north us live. any idea how the fire started? [silence] >>reporter:lots of smoke still here is the fire is spread although it is contained. the fire started around 12 noon in the backyard of a home on buehler road. officials say hi winds and dry soil intensified conditions. robert king says it all began as he is -- he and another gentleman were cleaning a home. they burn trash in the backyard. king says immediately after the fire started things got out of control. >> i was getting the trash and stuff and burning it right there. and then -- the fire started running. and that we had to go get some water to try to put it out. by the time we come around here the fire had spread. it spread too far. [silence] >> salazar nate rogers reporting. prodigious on the bac

live in fayetteville, beau minnick cbs north carolina. >> thanks and tonight's event and cbs north carolina nate rodgers speaks with folks outside and what are they telling you? >> reporter: lots of people are filing in. supporters of donald trump. as you can see behind me a group of folks not too found of the g off f front-runner's presence. about 50 or se people arrived here -- or so people arrived to rally against trump. including the chant red, brown -- white red -- black white red brown we don't want trump around. >> his message and rhetoric very much so i did voids us. and he talked very about muslims and about latinos and we just don't think that's america at all. >> black white red brown we don't want you in this town. major police presence here since 7 this morning. thr assisting secret service and. [audio not understandable] and highway patrol. ace said. [audio not understandable] it has been peaceful and we checked with the federal police department and the sheriff office to see if there's any serious security concerns reported and they say there's been none reported thus far. na

cbs north carolina political reporter beau minnick was there for the tour and beau what are some of the things that spellings said she learned today? >> reporter: sharon spellings talked about fayetteville state and how she learn the community course, with family, name is important and there's been a lot of talk about potentially changing the name to unc fayetteville. >> i got a big job and lots to do and i want to listen to every single person with a point of view. >> reporter: on her second day on the job, it took margaret spellings to fayetteville. new unc system president towered fayetteville state listening to students and faculty members. fayetteville state is among the historically black alcohol exand universities. >> -- college and universities. >> it's interesting how the students an affection and affinity. >> reporter: for many it's tied to the name. there's been talk of changing the name from fayetteville state to unc fayetteville. >> why would you change a tradition like that after it has been established for so many years. that name has a historic significance to the school

beau minnick was there was mccrory took the stage last night. >> reporter: the governor spoke excitedly about the team effort getting the connect nc bond passed. he stayed away from any talk about his campaign at this event, only briefly mentioning after that he was glad to hear about his campaign's victory. he did deliver a message on facebook to his supporters. >> we need a governor who will lead and who will do what's right to prepare our state for the future. we need a governor who will continue to focus our jobs and the economy and focus on raising teacher pay. >> the race between the governor and democratic attorney general roy cooper is shaping up to be an expensive one. in raleigh, beau minnich, cbs north carolina. >> thank you. roy cooper in the race for governor. >> governor-elect roy cooper. [ cheers and applause ] >> now, attorney general roy cooper took a commanding lead as the primary results started coming in, and he was able to maintain it through the course of the primary. cooper questioned governor mccrory's priority saying he was hurting the middle class and the tax c

and cbs north carolina beau minnick talked with the investigation. >>> was is a burglary gone bad or is the husband to blame? it is a case that we have been covering for nine years now. and there have been recent developments in this case, richard, it is in the news yet again. >> reporter: it is a brat dramatic development. a fairly conservative judge in texas is recommending that david get a new trial. he said saying that the defense was denied information that could have helped mr. temple bet acquitted. i should say that the prosecution in this case is vigorously defending their disagreeing with the judge what makes this such an interesting story you have a powerful and talented lawyers on both sides going at it. and this thing will unfold for you this evening. >> and many folks may recognize the woman that we saw, kelly segler from the show called justice. how much of this is about her investment as a prosecutor and how much of this is just a bad defense? we're talking about 1400 pages of police reports not shared. >> reporter: you put your finger on the main issue there. and the

live in fayetteville, i am bill beau minnick. >> as beau alluded to her first day was met with protest. go to wncn.com and look at how some feel about her being in office and see how much she is is making on the website. >>> the second day of march was colder and a bit breezier than the first and temperatures are wes hone stine is here with the de-- hohenstein is here withdetails. >> the rain is gone and so is the warm weather. technically the high was 64 but that happened shortly after midnight. all afternoon we have been stuck around 50 which is where we are now. some of us are in the upper 40s. and there's no rain just yet. but we open things up and go all the way to the midwest. these small showers in parts of kansas will continue to grow and head our direction and that's our next chance of rain. we will tell you when the showers get here and how much colder it will be by tomorrow morning in few minutes. >> all right wes. >>> the group put together to come up with outdoor seating recommendations for restaurants in downtown raleigh had the last meeting tonight. they have been lookin

department of justice says pest control company term minnick agreed to pay $10 million for using restrictivedes inside residences in the us virgin island. you might remember this guy and his family got sick while vacationing in the islands in march of 2015. the company will pay $10 million in fines restitution for using toxic products. the epa banned those products more than 30 years ago. n florida, dash cam video shows race between 22 bikers with speeds as high as 100 miles an hour. police say an off duty officer and his girlfriend were the ones they were chasing. they both tried to get away but tiffany later showed up at the hospital after crashing her bike. brush took off because she was scared and did not want her boyfriend to get caught since he's a cop. both now face charges. >> this is a very, very serious charge. and it's nothing we're taking lightly. i can't even describe how serious it is to us. >> officer francis downey on paid administrative leave during the department' investigation. florida grandma counts the bullet holes in her home. someone drove up and opened fire. she was a

that is shamefully the highest rate of childhood poverty and a monk minnick and any other company country on earth. ea he also made a few comments about his opponents, hillary clinton, especially concerning trade deals thatn he believes cost americans jobs.s j >> one of the differences i don't want to be too political today but onebe of the differences between my opponent and myself, i stood up to corporate america ino terms of nafta and trade relations and all of these trade agreements which have decimatedim so many of our communities throughout this country. >> the latest poll numbers show sanders' neck and neck is neck and neck with clinton in ohio. sanders supporters remainrs confident he will get thet democratic nomination. >> i believe bernie is going to make it to the end. be get out talk is strictlyhe media.. usually when people hear that they kind of back off on the candidate that they want and want t to go with a winner, bute bernie is ar, winner and i really believe if hend i sticks in there he will beti fine. >> to do that, sanders has to do very well in ohio. sa >> bernie san