. 75,000 north carolinians served during that war. it is important we remember the >> what we are fighting now has some roots in this one. even though it happened quickly and fast, some soldiers and airmen and marines and airport personnel died. and the sacrifices and family that was made. >> community members attended at the north carolina museum of history. it was announced that $100,000 were used for a traveling exhibit about the war. the funds came from the government in 1992 and are just now being used. we know that one of the things that will be included in that exhibit is honoring those who lost their lives during the war. gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. john: one-time presidential candidate senator lindsey graham throwing her support behind another candidate. carolina senator dropped out of the race last month. national security has always been the most important issue. he thinks the former florida governor should be the next republican nominee. barbara: -- john: the must-see video as former rams fans react to the vi

state leaders joined members of the military to honor 17 north carolinian that's lost their lives in that wore. in the 1990s, the with kuwait government give north carolina money for a memorial and that has nerve happened. but that is going to change. >> we don't want the next generation to forget what happened and the sacrifices that were made. veterans of the gulf war and is expected to be finished by this summer. >>> there's a new push to keep a roof over the heads of dozens of homeless veterans. they want it rebuild a facility that i helps veterans in need. and the group owes the city money and fayetteville is planning to tear down the building. >> without the house, it's a different ball game so we're going rebuild another house and keep raising fund and hopefully we have some contract with the people to step in. >> the group's overall goal is to help veterans get back into society by housing and training them. >>> still ahead on wncn today, the cdc warns pregnant women to the world because of birth defects. >>> it's mild to kick off the week here. and the temperatures for most o

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we learned estate is doing more the governor reads the names of 17 north carolinian service members who lost their lives during the persian gulf war. more than 75,000 north carolinians served during that war like the retired national guard first sergeant. he says it is important to remember the 25th anniversary of the start of the persian gulf war. >> to remember the war we are fighting now has roots in this one and remember how it started. even though it happened fast, some soldiers and personnel were injured and died. the sacrifices they in their families made are not forgotten 25 years later. reporter: the commemoration was at the north carolina museum of history. $100,000 will be used for a traveling exhibit about the war. the funds came from the kuwaiti government in 1992 and are just now being used. they are building the traveling exhibit. in's honoring those who lost their lives during the war. gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. chris: there will be rain through the evening. take an umbrella out even if it is not raining now. there will be more moving in, scattered about.

. >> reading the names of the north carolinian service members who lost their lives during the persian gulf war. 75,000 from north carolina he says it is important we remember the 25th anniversary of the war. >> to remember the war we fight now still has some roots in this one and how it started, and even though it happened quickly and fast some soldiers were injured and died. and the sacrifices they made. north carolina veterans council commander patricia harris served in the persian gulf war. it was a turning point for women. >> we were the first women the saudi arabian saw driving and commanding troops. that is what i did. reporter: the governor announced $100,000 will be used for an exhibit about the war. originally seed money for a large memorial. they are just now being used. and we know one of the things included is honoring those who lost their lives. ose but is otherwise ok. these are the faces of the newest powerball jackpot winners . earlier this afternoon they walked into lottery headquarters in nashville hoping their golden ticket was for real. now it is official. they hol

if no one wins, saturday's tisha: north carolinians have had a decent run when it comes to the powerball steve:. four winners have claimed over a half billion dollars in powerball. in november of 2006, she was a prison guard and she collected a $36 million prize. jack williams hit the jackpot in june 2009. he was a real estate broker who took a lot some cash payment of $42 billion. frank's cast payment was worth 59 million dollars. the most recent winner is marie holmes with a cash payment of $188 million in february 2015. 11 is the one number you should key in on tonight. we will have the winning numbers for you as soon as the balls are we will push them out on our mobile news that will we get -- mobile news outlet we get them. anna: right now raleigh city leaders are on a three-hour train ride to charlotte for an annual retreat paid for by taxpayers. that's why people are so upset about spending nearly $11,000 on lodging in more than $7,000 on food, and it is not here locally. >> eight city councilmember's and 12 staffers all boarded and amtrak headed to charlotte for the annual teambu

. >> kim: the state has created smartphone and user friendly websites where north carolinians can go to get a specific breakdown region by region of funded. in cullowhee, 120 million will go to replace the natural 70s. it will be the largest bond carolina. but it will be up to voters in march who will have the final say as state educators and the governor make the pitch. there will be no tax increase for residents across the state tied to carolina that could get funding, just go to our website at wlos.com and click on news links. reporting live, kimberly king, news 13. in the marion area. >> tammy: there's a wreck blocking traffic near highway 221. >> jaclyn: this is a single wreck by the bypass bridge. the roadway is completely blocked so it's a good idea to avoid that spot. there are injuries reported on black mountain. it happened on old u.s. 70 on north blue ridge road. that's a look at your on time traffic report brought to you by debruhl's. >> darcel: a tourism boost. next, why this bumpy ride comes at a perfect time for the local economy. >> tammy: getting excited for the coll

the number of north carolinians killed on the job dropped last year. 31 work-related deaths were reported. it were only 23 and 2013. three men fell to their death in a scaffolding collapse last march. a woman jumped from her second-floor apartment window well a fire was burning inside. tisha: police are calling the fire arson. andrea blanford has the latest. andrea? andrea: hospital staff tell is that she is in good condition. that is one day after making the desperate decision to jump out of the smoke filled apartment. she heard the screams. >> when i opened the door, the door across the hall was open and there were flames starting to shoot up. andrea: her neighbor's started on a mattress. it went into the apartment directly above his. it forced a woman to find a way out in a hurry. >> i talked to her. at she said she had just not an out of the shower. she was really scared, shaking and in pain. andrea: in pain because she jumped out of her window two stories to the ground below. the man was able to escape the fire in his apartment. as for neighbors, they all had to find someplace else t

barbara: north carolinians were not completely shut out. two people matched every number but the power ball and played the power bull option. they are worth $2 million. three others matched four numbers and the power ball with the power play winning $100,000 and 14 others matched four numbers and power ball but not the extra dollar for the power play. they were worth $50,000. we are waiting to see if any of them are in our area. john: time to talk about what don calls a gorgeous winter day. don: it is. we will be a few degrees above normal and see sunshine and great day shaping up. we look at the next 12 hours, we start chilly, 20's to 30 by 7:00. by 11:00 mid to upper 40's and 50's by this afternoon for highs. good day to sneak out for a few minutes. 32 roxboro and chapel hill. 29 oxford. 32 laws burning. 27 smithfield. 25 sanford. 31 in fayetteville. we look at the day ahead and temperatures up to 50 by lunch and mid 50's this afternoon with lots of sunshine. we have clouds building back in and rain returns. we will have that in the compl

.>> there are thousands of north carolinians who could benefit from the president executive action on immigration. these are young people who came to us as children as well as parents of us citizens who would be able to get work authorization, drive legally if these actions were to go into effect. >> arguments may be heard as early as april when the supreme court issuing position by senator. chuck the closed door meeting tonight's wncn has learned commissioners will sit down with a lawyer to discuss a very they want to build a fort and 50 acre hub in johnston county but neighbors fear they could have the land taken away.>>> report program wncn is very excited to announce a new network affiliation starting october 29. will switch from cbs -- will switch to cbs from nbc. we will deliver big bang theory debit and cs. will provide great covers for you. to keep you informed about the news and weather you think it locked right here on your same channel. more information on our website wncn.com. >>> still ahead hospitals in the triangle and across the country are dealing with a tricky situat

today 17 north carolinians were honored that lost their lives during the war. 24 years ago the kuwaiti government gifted $100,000 for a memorial. until now, north carolina hadn't done anything with the money. governor mccrory announced the money will go to the state's history museum for a traveling exhibit to honor the soldiers of the war. >> i'm proud that the new department of veterans affairs made it a priority so there is no delay in honoring our veterans and fallen servicemen and women. >> it will be expected -- end of the summer. >>> the governor honored dr. martin luther king junior, honoring the economic contributions african americans have made to north carolina's economy and way of life. dozens gathered in hillsborough to honor the legacy of dr. king. rosetta austin mohr gave the keynote address followed by a q and a on the impact of slavery on african americans in orange county. >> i believe he is still the key to us progressing. i believe that his -- he had the right formula, nonviolent protests but protests must. >> dr. king would have turned 87 today. >>> walmart announci

north carolinians get 13 weeks which is among the shortest in the country. the governor's press secretary says president obama is focused on making ways on making people more dependent on the government. they want to help people find jobs. steve: fayetteville city leaders considering changing the market house. many african-american residents say it is connected to slavery. greg has more tonight. greg: the public part of this debate got started in earnest tonight. the big question was how do folks think about it and how do they feel when they look at this historic structure in downtown? forth talk about a conversation in three different parts of the city. it is the first time residents could get together and talk about their feelings towards the iconic landmark. last august in the wake of the horrible church massacre in south carolina, local naacp officials and local african-americans complained the market house was a divisive symbol because they say it represented slavery. the human relations council was asked by city leaders to get a community consensus on

the final deadline for north carolinians to enroll in health insurance through 2016 through the health insurance marketplace is midnight tonight. if you had coverage in 2015 and learned your plan was automatically renewed for 2016, you still have time to shop plans and make changes. popularity in the triangle, some towns are considering creating restrictions for them. fuquay marina had restaurants complain they're hurting business. wncn's david hurst has our story. >> chicken pimento -- >> reporter: tony davis has been in the business for 20 years. he recently opened his own food truck and spends most his time in futurecast way marina. >> it would be a major impact on my -- fuquay marina. >> it would be a major impact on my business. >> reporter: the town proposed to ban them from all commercial areas. the town drafted the proposed band after brick and mortar restaurants expressed concerns. >> it's a busy friday night and i'm counting on the rush of customers. i have a food truck parked even within the range allowed that maybe they're taking away some of my business as a restaurant. >>

state will use money to create an exhibit about north carolinians who served in the wariments. >>> joining us now with firsthand perspective is retired air force general robert springer. you were with us 25 years ago when the first bombs started falling on iraq. what is your most vivid memories of that time. >> the massive numbers of people and airplanes and ships and equipment we had. interestingly, we think about that might when they started bombing and the f-117 stealth fighter going in, but the department of defense new well in advance of that, because the first aircraft to be launched was a b-52 bomber from louisiana and it had made but that was just the air. the number of troops that we had involved, over 500,000. that was from the coalition of 31 countries. we had 12 countries involved with aviation, 100 aircraft involve in that. as i might have menned to you earlier, that first night, 24 hours bombing, we hit more distinct targets. >> it is amazing what we can do now. just getting over there logistically was a monumental challenge. talk about what had to happen if that to be succes

senator bill cook is upset with the change in a letter to hearing explaining the thousands of north carolinians travel to virginia everyday cooks is changing their second amendment rights would impact their safety severe weather is hitting california tonight back to back storms or flooding highways and leaving behind a lot of damage and major interstate in los angeles was swamped and officials in san francisco had to stop all cable cars abc's brandy had reports more outlets weather is in store as super soaking in southern california and roads and entire freeways it's down to just the left lane open leaving drivers stranded many with the same story i saw cars going through it so i thought i can find look at these big big rescue a smaller color. this driver even got a push from the highway patrol the back to back the only new storms delivering so much rain water broke through the walls of this island restaurant the saturated ground toppling one tree after the next one to callers as emergency crews also rescue the homeless camped out along fast rising rivers the waist to chest deep water in the hy

the majority of north carolinians want to work. they derive meaning in life from it. >> tonight we break it down with an economist and let you know why he thinks this country is in for a massive wake-up call when it comes to overall unemployment and how we should think about helping people who lose their job. live in raleigh, jon camp. andrea: we are learning more about a kerry homeowner who police say was attacked and robbed as he was coming home from a long day at work. glory rodriguez tells us there is a chance they have targeted their victim. investigating this as a shooting. the victim may have been pistol whipped. he parked behind me me, walking to his apartment. you can see blood where the man was attacked and robbed last night. it was reported the amber 10 at stone water apartments. police roped off a large area as they investigated. the police department says the men took off with their money. he was hospitalized and released with non-life-threatening injuries. >> it is a little frightening depending on how you look at it.

john: three winning tickets were two other barbara: north carolinians were not shut out. there are more than a dozen big money winners. two people matched every number but the power ball and played the power play option. those are worth $2 million. three others match the four numbers and power ball and power play winning $100,000. 14 others matched four numbers and power bull but tkptdepartment play the power play and those tickets still worth $50,000. we are waiting to see if any of them are in our area. john: i know somebody who didn't win anything. we will go to meteorologist don schwenneker. don: i know a lot of people that didn't win anything. good morning to you. we won as far as the weather today. lots of sunshine and next 12 hours starting at 30 at 7:00. by noon we are up to 50 and we will go mid 50's this afternoon. currently 27 south hill and roanoke rapids. 30 in roxboro. 27 smithfield. 23 sanford, 32 southern pines and 32 in fayetteville. looking at the day ahead right now temperatures in the upper 20's and lower 30's. lunchtime 50 and sunshine. late day 55 an

joel: new at 4:30, democrat, republican, independent, new trend on how north carolinians are registering to vote. plus the changes at checkout counters. the store swapping out sweets >> a lawyer testifying in her own behalf. >> d.n.a. testing from the hairs used to convict him would have been enough to at a prison. >> abc 11 is keeping you connected. find us on facebook. notifications for the latest eyewitness news updates. joel: getting word this afternoon, zvonareva -- amazon is quietly.s. or continuing to build a delivering network internally. more granola, less chocolate in checkout lanes, what aldi says you will see more of at the registers. the company announced it would swap out sweet treats and junk food for healthier fare like granola bars. target's healthier register shelves are only in a pilot program. missouri are feeling betrayed. last night, the nfl's 32 team owners voted to move the st. louis rams to los angeles for the 2016 season and fans are not happy. these pictures were taken outside the rams' home field, the edward jones dome in st. louis. one fan wrote a farewell me

exhibit about north carolina's role in the war it should be completed by late summer seventeen north carolinians died in that war a report from our partners at usa today claims you safety failures at an army lab led to anthrax mistakes a dozen people including a bridge. brigadier general who led an army bio defense lab are facing potential disciplinary actions. some may even lose their jobs. a review found top officials at a lab in utah as doug way proving ground failed to take action despite signs of safety problems. this led to accidentally shipping live anthrax samples to other labs people upset with chicago mayor rahm emanuel's leadership protested an annual martin luther king after last night's release of a twenty thirteen officer involved shooting video which sparked more protests in the city today seventy pastors invited to the interfaith breakfast boycotted the event they say they've had enough of politics as usual. this is wrong is the pain is very real and people are choosing this is a new day in chicago where we at least all say we want justice and people are using the voices in using

thousands of north carolinians still have no electricity after the big snowstorm that swept through the east coast over the weekend. duke energy reports more than eleven thousand customers were without service earlier today at least six people have died in north carolina during the storm. all six victims died in traffic accidents and take a look at this time lapse video of the weekend winter storm. this is washington d c going from barely any snow to a blizzard warmer temperatures are now melting some of that snow several school districts were closed today including hampton newport news and evan stewart has the forecast an unlikely it will likely see more snow melting as we go through the day tomorrow with high temperatures near sixty degrees and we got some rain to roll in on wednesday in a few isolated showers on thursday so that'll help put a dent in some of the snow that is still on the ground in our northern areas live satellite and radar showing a clear sweep here locally and will be the case we've had a few high thin clouds streaming in as we've gone through the day today and tho

and change, but he's failed -- his failed agenda has brought the wrong kind of change and many north carolinians are losing hope. fortunately, republicans are committed to restoring confidence in america and empowering her people to make their own decisions and pursue their own dreams. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. honda: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to celebrate korean american day. and to honor the two million korean americans across this country. january 13 is a day of celebration not just for the korean americans across this country. it is a celebration of america. 102 men, women, and children traveled from the korean peninsula and landed in hawaii. they have enriched and strengthened or soibling and culture, politics, education, and arts. from serving in high level posts in our government to making strides in entrepreneurship and

. >> south carolinians in rockhill and north of darlington in florence saw some snow mixed in with the cold rain this morning. here in the midlands, it was just cold rain. michelle is joining us now. how low did we get today? >> we're talking about temperatures. it got to around 41 degrees when you woke up, above the freezing it was cold out there, very chilly, but in the afternoon, notice that the skies started to clear. the sun came up. temperatures got to around 50, still below average for this i am too of year, and that is a trend that will be staying with us. that's the big story as we kick offer this next workweek. take a look at temperatures right now across the area. 36 winslow, 39 columbia. camden just around 49 degrees and sumter around 38. st. matthews at 38. warrensburg still in the lower 40s right now. i think temperatures are expected to drop, of course by a few more degrees, could be looking at maybe around the freezing mark by the time you wake up tomorrow morning. so 32 degrees, yes, that's a little cold start to your monday there. but expecting the clear skies to cont

nigel: about one out of every four south carolinians is enrolled in medicaid, a number that has been growing. in north carolina, the weather is finally cold enough once again this ski season, to make snow. gabrielle: they are indeed making snow. wyff news 4's aly myles was in maggie valley this morning. aly: a freezing morning here in maggie valley, but a very welcome sight for snow bunnies. just take a look at that. they've made at least 4 feet of snow. they say they've only been open for about 10 days this season here at tube world, because it was at least 55 degree nights just a few nights ago. they say they're making the most of this weather, making as much snow as possible so that they don't see bare grass again, which, up until the end of december, that's what they were seeing here. again, very welcome sight for the slopes, or on a tube. aly myles, wyff news 4, in maggie valley. nigel: now, we're taking a live look outside at greenville through the paris mountain sky cam. on paris mountain, there is no snow. gabrielle: just a beautiful sunset this evening. wyff news 4's chief meteorologist john

carolinian is sitting on a $1 million lottery ticket. how much the next powerball winner could get. gabrielle: and, snow in north carolina today. could there be any more on the way? chief meteorologist john cessarich will have that answer, up next. >> you're watching live, local, breaking news. with nigel robertson, gabrielle komorowski, and the weather with chief meteorologist john cessarich. this is wyff news 4 at 5:00 in high definition. gabrielle: take a look at these pictures from blowing rock, north carolina. this is where we saw the first snow of the season earlier today. it is still looking a little snow we there right now. -- snow we there right now. nigel: and now, we're taking a live look outside of asheville through our asheville sky cam. definitely getting cooler as we start 2016. gabrielle: wyff news 4's chief meteorologist john cessarich is back from vacation, joining us in the studio. happy new year, and happy

carolinians rely on stepnap in order to feed their families. happening today, the greenenlle run will take place downtown. they will head south, and then north to main street. some roads will be closed this morning for the 5k.. be aware as you head out and about. also happening this weekend, the south carolina international auto show is back. you can cad today and tomorrow in greenville. it rains -- runs from 10:00 to kids 13 and up cost eight dollars. military, seniors, and children under eight, five dollars. the hendersonville community theater will soon present "ordinary day," our guest will preview this extraordinary musical. chris: take a look at our anderson skycam. clear skies out there. no more cold rain for a while. myra: the stories of several people are interwoven and set to music at an upcoming production taking place at the hendersonville community theatre. let's welcome daniel and isaac both with leading roles offstage in "ordinary days pure coworker you tell us about this musical? this is the southeastern premier of the show. in one in new york -- wonit won a new york city festival in 2009. we are so excited to bring this to o