the democrat -- 56 in newburn at this hour. the numbers are a little cooler from yesterday, especially the triangle and points eave. but still for the sunshine, it is making for a fairly nice day outside. rain last night. and spotty showers. but overall, things have cleared out quite nicely across central and eastern north carolina. and we mentioned in the last half hour, this trough of low pressure, you can sort of pick out a u-shape, if you will, and that is what has allowed the cold air to settle into the region, over the last few days. as we take a look at the upper level wind flow, you can see how that is going to break down. there is that shape. you picked it up pretty clearly, the air blowing parallel to the flight lines. like cars on a highway. and they are looking at the temperature ank, a couple of miles of -- temperatures average, a couple of miles into the atmosphere. the next couple of days, trough of low pressure is pushing to the east and allowing cold air to move out. we don't really get a big ridge building acr

right now we're approaching newburn avenue. this is one of the few clear spots at this time, but you notice that it is because everyone is taking it slow. right now, we aren't even going 40 miles-per-hour as most people are in order to stay safe. all morning long we've been across the triangle and i can tell you we have seen a number of accidents, some of the worst spots including around glenwood, and 440 where we saw at least a stretch. one thing i want to emphasize is in all of these accidents, that we've seen where the people hit a media or hit other vehicles, is that they don't seemton at that point -- to know at that point. some drivers look to be scared so they stepped out near the roadways, which is even more dangerous, because roads are away from the roadway, it's one thing to remember if the worst were to happen. >> you have to be on your toes. the best advice is state home. mikaya thurmond, live drive five. >> that is just one icy stretch we heard from lieutenant gordon from highway patrol. you can, and then when migh

we do have an didn't just in and we are looking at an accident on u.s. 64 newburn avenue coming into downtown raleigh. we've been seeing some slowing going into that accident. the area it if you can. >> thanks for watching. the we hope you >>> good morning. >> thank you, iowa. >> nbc news declares hillary clinton the apparent winner in iowa. while sanders says, this is a tie.

here's i-440 and u.s., newburn avenue, starting to see more cars through the time of the morning as we progress through the start of the day. right now an update for you. again the road is blocked, downed power lines at star light drive in durham. power outages near university drive and starlett drive. we'll keep an eye on your conditions through the rest of the morning. >>> a massive winter storm as alyssa was talking about is snaking its way across the country. lauren haviland is live with how it's impacting the midwest. >> reporter: a winter storm is ending. from iowa, to nebraska, to minnesota, several saw blizzard like conditions. the snow came down so quickly, the snow was heavily traveled, interstates were shut down. patrol officials are in cities along i -- emergency officials in cities along i-80 have never seen anything like this. hundreds of trucks trying to get through i-70 are stuck. the interstate isn't expected to open. there are some who just love the snow. >> we love it, love it. i hate -- i don't hate it, but summer's too hot, fall is beautiful, but this is -- ahhh. t

volume your drive in on 540 from u.s. 64 to glenwood avenue will take you about 16 minutes on 440 from newburn avenue to wade avenue about an 8-minute drive. in issues on 40 yet. have a safe drive into work. >>> this afternoon durham public school leaders will take a final vote about a student code of conduct change that they agreed to change last week. some parents have expressed concern about high suspension rates for african americ students versus white students. a task force of 47 people worked on the new policy for a year. the superintendent says the new rules would be aimed at rewarding students with positive behavior rather than focussing on punishing misbehavior. the advice chair told north carolina news that while the changes go into effect immediately it will take two to even three years before the new culture are becomes ingrained are for students, teachers and the community. expects to hear the next steps about training and getting documentation out to schools. >>> this week margaret spellings officials take officer as unc president. when first meeting with the board at a retreat e

he and his wife made the long journey from newburn to exam their new settlement firsthand. along with its advanced plumbing, salem was also at the forefront of innovative medicine and was home to the first university educated physician in western north carolina. in addition, salem was known across the colonial south as a place of commerce and trade, renowned for its pottery, furniture, silver and other artistic trades. in 1913, the town of salem would focus on craftsmanship, sustainability, education and religion, merged with the fast pace industrial town of winston, thus becoming winston-salem. today it is the fifth largest city in north carolina. it is home to six colleges and universities, including salem college, the oldest continuously running women's college in the united states. as well as the prestigious wake forest university in wince and winston-salem state university. forging boldly ahead, the city continues to build a diverse business space, leading in the areas of nanotechnology research, the original settlement is a living history museum that engages visitors

we have one didn't tell you about and it's one that we've reported on already this morning it's on newburn avenue at the intersection with corporation parkway. let's take a live >>> 7:30 on a tuesday morning. groundhog day, february 2nd, 2016. nice group of people outside who all saw their shadows this morning. >> al is demanding a recount. all stations are clear around punxsutawney. one little cloud bank obviously. >> i guess it's going to be you versus the groundhog. >>> politics is a big story of the morning. we'll have all the results from iowa in a moment. let's look at the other headlines. >>> weather is there. phil didn't see his shadow, but winter is raging across the country this morning. a blizzard warning from kansas to minnesota. the storms are expected to produce heavy rain and possible tornadoes. >>> there is an important court hearing in the criminal case against bill cosby. his attorneys are trying to get the charges that he sexually assaulted a woman 12 years ago tossed out. expected to testify for the defense, the former district attorney who, in 2005, found insufficient,