first 50s on the board, pinehurst and henderson both reporting 50 this morning. hour by hour, 2:00 temperature 53. 55 the high, that is warmer than where we should be this time of year. mid-40s by this evening. more on the rain coming up in the complete forecast. >>> a chapel hill teen who died in a plane crash earlier this month will be laid to rest today. east chapel hill high school. the 17-year-old is one of two people who were killed after a plane went down in wyoming. >>> families are grieving after a bus carrying a group of new york city students crash in honduras killing three people on board. the students were on a volunteer mission organized by the group global brigades. two were killed, 14 others injured. >>> high praise for a robinson county high school children, his actions saved a school bus of kids last month. cory lewis leapt into action when a car slammed into a out cold. the student hit the brakes moments before the bus went into a ditch. >>> attorneys for a north carolina lawyer who defends the wrongly accused just wrapped up closing arguments

sand hills rain around lunch in raeford and pinehurst. it will take the afternoon to spread to wilson and clayton. 53 the high in lillington. tonight across the area back into the 40's for overnight lows. won't see anything freeze. above average for termsmperatures. first alert seven-day forecast powered by accuweather showing temperatures tomorrow back into the mid 50's. warmest of the next seven. sunday 45 and variably cloudy could see a morning shower. monday dry for dr. martin luther king day. cold, mid 30's. 37 tuesday and wednesday 43 and thursday 46. everybody breaking out the panthers gear and like to introduce you to bear. this is tanya earley's dog. bear is dressed in the jersey. all he wanted for christmas was a super bowl win for the panthers. a lot of us would like that. we want to see your panthers gear. upload it at abc11.com whether for your dog, paint your face and put seinfeld reference. what is he saying. upload to abc11.com. barbara: that dog did not look miserable in that sweater. john: cute. amber: looked happily. i

into the sand hills, siler city 55, 58 fayetteville. 57 wilson and 57 pinehurst. tonight temperatures across the area back in the 30's for overnight lows. 33 raleigh. 36 fayetteville. 32 durham. first alert seven-day forecast powered by accuweather, temperatures tomorrow back into the 50-degree range with rain clears saturday and sunday into monday clouds, colder. high pressure dips in from the south and 35 the high on monday. tuesday 37. wednesday just 43 with overnight lows in the 20's and teens. some much the coldest air we have seen next week. it will be chilly to start. john: look out. 5:23 and fans watching the seahawks and panthers sunday will be able to stuff themselves with a ma'ammmoth creation. barbara: what is on this carolina creatio i drive a golf ball. i drive to the hoop. i drive a racecar. i have a driver. his name is carl. but that's not what we all have in common. we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto . xarelto is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. xarelto is also proven to reduce the risk of stro

feels more like 30, a little below freezing, in pinehurst. these are the temperatures to be prepared for. layer up. we'll be in the upper 20s through 7:00 and 8:00 this morning. i don't think we get to above freezing until about 9:00 at 34. as we head into the afternoon its job today with a high near 55. get ready though for rain by friday afternoon. we're looking at widespread rain chances. i'll let you know exactly when those arrive coming up in the complete forecast. >>> 5:11 is your time. it's been nearly six months since fayetteville reinstalled its red light cameras, you can see them at eight of the city's most traveled areas. so far they've gotten 7,500 people running red lights. at the intersection of ramsey and law alone the city saw more than 1,300 red light offenders but city leaders admit even with the cameras in place there's been no drop in the violations. the city found that 98% of poem who -- people who received one ticket don't get a second. the cumberland county school district received more than $100,000 from the program so

west. 28 pinehurst, 27 in siler city. all of that cold air is funneling in and will be with to see a's new -- a few snow that will squeeze out the moisture they are, and a few more in the arkansas area. for us, things are going to stay dry the very cold. here is your hourly forecast. morrow morning, 6 am, 27 degrees. every couple hours, i want to show you the windchill. at 8 am, 26, 28 at 10 10 am. we will get to 34 at two 2 pm, and 4 pm. a five a 5-10 mile-per-hour wind. that is all is going to take to make it fail cold. in fayetteville, 39 degrees. a cold front slip through unnoticed after the precipitation left. all of the precipitation went to the northeast and is starting to move away. the high pressure comes in. the nice northwesterly flow, but it will be dry. on tuesday, we will stay around 32 degrees. on tuesday, we will be back in partly sunny skies on wednesday. as you see as we head into wednesday evening, the system looks impressive but the low will track to the northeast and we will not see any of the moistur

further south of the triangle, 22 lillington, 21 pinehurst and raeford. here's what you need to know as you're planning your day, 8:00 a.m. temperature, 18 we're at freezing at lunch time, pretty cloudy already at lunch time and flurries late in the day, in to the evening hours, critical timing because i do expect them to be here during your drive home. 6:00 temperature around 33. high pressure still ahead this morning. look at this back to our west. this is what's going to move in to our area, bringing us that potential for flurries. late this afternoon, in to the evening hours. so at 9:00 this morning, we'll already be say partly to mostly cloudy, lunch time today, limited sunshine as we head in to the rest of the afternoon, we'll be watching the snow showers back to our west. say, 4:00, 5:00, that's when i think they'll enter central north carolina. we do see that light snow shower, a quick dusting on grassy surfaces possible. the roads will also be cold enough they could provide those flurries, provide us the chance for slick spots for your evening dr

you see the temperatures, you see the temperature updating in littleton to 20 degrees and 12 in pinehurst and raleigh, we fell another deanne -- another degree. 16 in henderson and louisburg. 17 out the door at 8:00 a.m. but it is going to feel more like 10 degrees once you factor in the breeze. 28 at lunchtime and plenty of sunshine and near freezing for an afternoon high today. and that temperature will be a few degrees colder than yesterday. and we'll quickly drop into the mid-20s by 6:00 p.m. and this is the cold that we're talking about this week. and tomorrow we'll be talking about flurries. and i'll let you know what a chance for those arrive in your complete forecast. let's check in with traffic. this is 540 and newburn avenue from the past hour. we're seeing more cars out in this direction this morning. if you're heading out, have a safe morning commute. and nothing to slow you down. and we have an alert for you in raleigh. there are sewer and water line repair close to oberlin road. closures. make sure that you follow the detours. another check on traffic and weather in ten minu

concern is we're going ruling came out in response to a lawsuit against police that the family of a pinehurst man filed. the man died after police tased him in an attempt to get him to let go of a post. >>> locked in a see saw battle for first place, ted cruz tried the fiers it first republican debate of the year. >> here's tracy potts with more. >> reporter: the fox business debate, they all tried to focus on president obama. >> this guy is a petulant child. >> reporter: and hillary clinton. >> hillary clinton would be a national security disaster. >> reporter: but at times they turned on each other. donald trump questioned ted cruz's birth to an american in canada. >> there's a big question mark on your head. and you can't do that to the party! >> reporter: marco rubio accused cruz of flip-flopping on immigration. >> that is not consistent conservatism, that is political calculation. >> at least half of the things marco said are flat out false. >> reporter: ben carson tried to be the umpire. >> the 2012 election, you know, we, and i say "we" republicans tore themselves apart. we have to sto

let's see what's going on elsewhere. 46 in pinehurst. 50 in goldsboro and clinton. contrast that with 44 in south hill virginia. 45 in roanoke rapids. we'll pull out showing you things are very quiet here. high pressure is floating by. i'll put the high here now as we get that southerly flow today. it's going to back off more tomorrow and bring in warmer air. as temperatures will be in the 60s. so a check of your forecast for this evening if you're heading out. current temperature, 47. a couple degrees down at 8:00 at 45. and then we'll be at 44 9:00 and 10:00, and 42 by midnight. over night tonight, not as cold as it was this morning. the low is 26. quite a change here. no freezing temperatures. 37 in the triangle. 38 in fayetteville. 36 in roanoke rapids. some pesky ice and snow. i have some outside my house. and melt more tomorrow. because it's going to get warm. we'll talk about tomorrow's temperatures and see how long the mild temperatures last and tell you when it's going to rain next. i have the answers in a few minutes. >>> a michigan town under a public hea

so mainly sunny tomorrow. 50 in lillington and 53 in fayetteville. 51 in pinehurst, brisk though with the wind out of the west- northwest. the temperatures are technically at or below normal. normal high is 5 # now. only going to get up to 49 in raleigh and a chilly 46 in roxboro. so what i've got for you is 49 on friday. let's explore your weekend. pretty good exploring here. 55 on saturday. yeah it will be freezing or close to it at 8:00 a.m. and then we'll see 57 at noon. and 60 at 5:00 p.m. as we take a look as we head towards sunday with that 62- degree reading. things are looking good. now monday is 66. so what is the groundhog thinking? i think a little shadowy. if it's the winter that we're going to have this weekend, we'll take it. wednesday, will be our next weather maker in terms of rain. but it will be rain, look it will be up to 65. so showery-type precipitation but then that cold front comes through. and you see we've get back to reality a little bit next thursday, clearing skies and 50 degrees. hey, hey, hey, 46 will be forecasted and we got up to 45. so the duke home c

near 50 in pinehurst. around fayetteville and clinton this morning, the mid 40s. here's your hour by hour forecast. the catch here, temperatures don't climb a lot today. so where we are right now is very close to where we'll be this afternoon. i expect us to continue to drop by 45 at 8:00 a.m., 46 at 10:00 a.m., 47 at noon, mostly on the dry side. by 6:00 we should be close to 43. a chillier evening for us. remember, yesterday we hit 61. it's going to be hard to duplicate that beautiful day for this time of the year. here we are, the big picture, watching this cold front slide right across the state as we speak, bringing us that chance for showers. high pressure back to our west, that's eventually going to move in but not until say, friday, saturday when we really start to so for today, cloudy condition, showers in the morning, showers through about lunch time and afternoon. this is not going to be a washout, many of you will get through today and tomorrow for that matter on the dry side. here we are, 5:00 this evening, most of us just looking at cloudy condition,

same for pinehurst with snow and sleet. seeing these problems increasing with the trees and power lines, check it out. this came from benson. you see the evergreen get it weighted down. reports of freezing rain have been a quarter of an inch. that is the threshold. we attend to see issues and could get up to half an inch of ice in some areas which will make for unfortunately trouble with the power. that is going to be another issue with gusty wind pushing the power lines, knocking them down more readily. goldsboro and clinton, all above freezing. you're inching away from more trouble. when she'll is in the teens. fayetteville. freezing rain. check out the drier weather down to the south. all of this is frozen from wilson to the north. roxboro, a bit of a break. sleet from raleigh in durham in these areas. and more on these freezing rain issues across the region. let's show you again. this drier air will make its way northward and will see the precipitation shut off. it will take several more hours. it may be too late before

sand hills lillington 56. 57 pinehurst, 58 fayetteville. tonight the temperatures back into the 30's for overnight lows. 33 raleigh. 36 fayetteville, 32 in durham. first alert seven-day forecast powered by accuweather, tomorrow temperatures back into the 50's and 40's in many locations. rain around tomorrow night into saturday. 56. sunday 45. monday, 35. that will be the high and temperatures staying in the 30's and 40's with a big dome of canadian high pressure bringing cold air but today a nice day. john: enjoy the day. amber: looking pretty good on the road. pretty typical start. usual delays forming. 40 westbound 70 clayton bypass from johnston to wake. every morning this hour five to six minutes to get through that. the major interstates. a lot of green with the live returns. there is report of an accident in downtown raleigh. john: 6:22 and skype users getting their wish. resraoetd i have asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine, i talked to my doctor and

south and west into the sand hills 60. 62 fayetteville and 60 pinehurst and 61 goldsboro and 59 lillington. tonight back into the 40's for overnight lows. 42 raleigh. 45 fayetteville and 41 durham. first alert seven-day forecast powered by accuweather, tomorrow temperatures back into the 40's. it will be 10 to 15 degrees cool are tomorrow but still above freezing. anything that falls will be liquid, not frozen. we will see rain tomorrow and changes thursday and drying out friday, saturday and sunday sunshine and near 60 both days. nice weekend shaping up. today a nice day, just more cloud cover coming through and wet tomorrow. barbara: people won't know what don: eight of the last 16 fridays we had rain. amber: we deserve it. been a long time coming. we have a couple of issues on the tuesday morning as you head out. we have school closings and delays so be sure to check abc11.com and we are scrolling they will on the bottom of the screen and 40 and davis a report of an accident in durham county. we are not seeing that it is affecting i-40. we have a crew heading there now to check it out.

pinehurst. that. it is not. so let's get closer. you will see primarily all snow in the northern counties. there is the sleet reported there in wake county and even down into hornet county, too. flakes as well. 40's in fayetteville and clinton. mainly rain with flakes mixing in from raleigh southward and the potential for sleet. the rain-snow mix, but really no accumulating snow from durham up to southern person county and then light snow, maybe a trace to an inch of snow to the north. again not an issue, just kind of a novelty for us. it will not stick to the roads, but maybe elevated services. this afternoon, the rain shuts off and the snow, too and the temperatures will nosedive overnight. more coming up. caitlin: well, that's the part of all of this i could do without. thanks, anyway, steve. remember, if you're seeing snow where you live, send us the pictures and videos. we will share that on air and on-line. and now back onto the other breaking news we have been covering this morning. killed in a hit-and-run accident and one te

and roxboro. 29 henderson, 28 hillsborough, rocky mount. 29 in raleigh, lillington. 26 sanford. 27 pinehurst. 30 favorite and 29 hope mills and golden statesboro 31. we look at the day ahead. mainly clear now and 27. few high clouds. by hroeufrpbl sunny and temperatures near 40. late day 41 and mostly sunny skies. that sun being replaced by a we will check that and the snowfall forecast next. barbara: amazeing video as snowboarder not making the best decision with this moment in an avalanche. christian mayer had a go pro on his head at the sugar bowl ski resort and as they pass an area with fresh snow he decided to try a jump. his landing triggered an avalanche. he yells as he item bes down the mountain in a mass of snow. he survived with only a sprained ankle. pretty amazing. >> explosions taking down two of the tallest buildings in new bern the first a silo fell then another structure. blown out but they are replaced. john: raleigh police are hoping a new video helps you feel more comfortable during a traffic stop. this video now available on the raleigh city official web state. the police

roxboro, 17 henderson, 250 hillsborough, 21 durham and raleigh. 22 louisburg. 25 lillington and 24 pinehurst and 24 favorite and 21 goldsboro. today ahead mainly clear now and 20. by lunchtime temperatures up to 31 and more clouds on the way and through the late day 36 degrees and we could have flurries this afternoon. we will talk more about the flurry chances and get the seven-day forecast in a bit. barbara: fayetteville city leaders want more input on the market house on the logo. they had three public forums last night asking residents how they feel when they look at the landmark. some complain it reminds them of the past links to slavery and the general consensus from last night's meetings is more talk is needed. >> i'm very pleased. we were hoping for more people but we had about 30-odd people tonight and they had great opinions. that's what we want to hear what they have to say. barbara: more forums are scheduled for this month. john: the must-see video of the morning a california man with a serious fish tale to tell. he got more than he bargained for when he hooked a great white shar

hills may see showers around, nothing severe. 48 clayton, 50 pinehurst, 51 fayetteville and 50 goldsboro. winds gusty around 20 miles an hour. tonight temperatures back in the 30's and 40's for overnight lows. could see rain, mainly late down by goldsboro and commit. first alert seven-day forecast powered by accuweather showing temperatures tomorrow back into the upper 40's. i don't think we will touch 50 the rest of the workweek. upper 40's, today, tomorrow and friday. by saturday 50's return and sunday it is 63 degrees, sunny, nice, gorgeous. monday 65 and tuesday for groundhog more cloud cover and if we see a clouded on ground log hog that means early spring. we will have to see. not everybody sees rain. barbara: thank you. john: 5:23. of weight loss. >> how much weight oprah says john: how you can help send before earning enough cash back from bank of america to help pay for her kids' ice time. before earning 1% cash back everywhere, every time. and 2% back at the grocery store. even before she got 3% back on gas, all with no hoops to jump through. to stay warm and toasty during the

region 32 roanoke rapids, 31 south hill. 29 rocks blow. 30 hellsboro. 29 siler city and cary. 32 pinehurst and 33 lillington. and 30 favorite, 29 in goldsboro. looking at the day ahead. 28 now. lunchtime 32 and by 5:0034 degrees and temperatures stay cold. we will talk about that and we warm up a little bit and we have snow and rain in the seven-day forecast. amber: he said snow. stay tuned. two weeks from today iowa residents will gather for their presidential caucuses. barbara: last night the democratic candidates gathered for the final debate before the points. barbara: jesse jackson says exposing the 100,000 residents to toxic levels of lead. it is 5:42 and 28 degrees. sky diving adventure turns dead will will. amber: what investigators arean seven minutes while an emergency call went unanswered. amber: the cardiac cats live up nearly blowing a 31-point nexium 24hr is the new #1 selling frequent heartburn brand in america. i hope you like it spicy! get complete protection with the purple pill. the new leader in frequent heartburn. that's nexium level protection. it's just a cough. if y

pinehurst, 70 degrees. can you believe it is almost february? 70 from rocky mount along the i-95 corridor. it will be breezy tomorrow, got up to 30 miles per hour as time. low pressure offshore north and west, and high pressure to our south and east because they are so close together are wind will be a little bit quicker. it will become the southwest, and that will bring the a warmer air mass that will come through it really feel great as we go towards the end of the week. the line back off to our north and west on wednesday, it is a other than that we will wait for wednesday. this big storm will be our next rainmaker. it brings a ton of snow from the rockies 20 upper midwest test -- to our upper midwest. it will push our direction as we head toward wednesday. it will delve a tremendous amount of snowfall across many areas, some could even get more than a foot of snow in colorado, all the way up to omaha, nebraska. also, blizzard conditions are possible, and very strong wind. we will be focused on the rain. strong storms could bring isolated sev

and tomorrow afternoon, also very chilly. 32 durham and chapel hill. 34 in smithfield. 35 for pinehurst. and even chillier for our northern sections. arctic air continues to push through the area. low pressure stars to purchase from the west. quite a bit of snow in our mountain communities. it will fall apart as it crosses over the appellation mountains. and likely deliver us a few flurries overnight. we are not seeing anything substantial. some models don't even show that much. we are talking the tiniest little bit of light snowfall very quick. probably gone within an hour or two. clearing out for thursday but it won't stay clear for very long. you will see that here on your first alert seven-day forecast. notice 15 tonight. tomorrow 30's. 16 against mara night. thursday -- 30's again on wednesday. we will likely see rain showers on friday. could see a wintry mix friday evening, finally transitioning into snow on saturday. so it will be difficult to forecast once again exactly how much and the timing of it, but we could end up with more snow as we had towards next weekend -- as we head

we've been below freezing for several hours now. 28 in henderson and littleton and 27 in clayton and pinehurst is 28. check out south hill, virginia. you're at 20 degrees. so here is the driven time forecast. the sun doesn't rise till 7:2 is this morning. and we'll follow 24 and we're clouding back to 25. so slow to see the temperatures move in the next 24 hours. plenty of sunshine. if you're in the direct sunlight, you may see a little melting earlier. otherwise, i don't think we're above freezing till 10:00 a.m. this morning. this afternoon, 50 and wall-to- wall sunshine. 56 tomorrow. enjoy the next few days. and we'll track the chance for rain. but the temperatures will be dropping into the mid-40s. but i'm expecting just that, plain old rain. i'll have more on your forecast in ten minutes. >> >> 50s will look nice and they'll feel nice. >>> powerful earthquake rocked morning t struck about 160 miles southwest of anchorage but wildly felt there, knocking items off shelves and walls close to the epicenter. about 30 homes were evacuated after a gas leak and some 5,000 people lost power. no re

but in pinehurst and pine bluff, you're dealing with the frozen precipitation as well. this winter storm warning continues till 6:00 p.m. on saturday. and that includes the triangle and fayetteville. it includes the area towards the virginia border. winter weather advisory also mainly east of 95 through 6:00 p.m. on saturday. and now over to kristin ketchell with what we expect for the rest of today. >>> we have a mess of wintry weather still falling. i want to step you through the timeline today. we have sleet, freezing rain and snow that will continue through this morning and into this afternoon eventually later evening. a rush of warm are air may provide us with some rain this is a cold rain and the threat for that is going to be south of the triangle and east of the triangle as well. you see the areas shaded pink and areas to the north and west. and that is the wintry mix that will continue till later today. and the rain will pull off to the northeast and colder air rushes behind it. and for a look how much snow you can expect, let's good over to meteorologist alyss

siler city 33, 34 sanford, 35 pinehurst, 33 clayton. 35 goldsboro. tonight back into the teens for overnight lows. it will feel like last night. 16 raleigh. 19 fayetteville. 15 durham. first alert seven-day forecast powered by accuweather, terms tomorrow -- temperatures some in the 40's. partly sunny and could see flurries tomorrow night. thursday sunshine to start, clouds increasing throughout the day, 48. rain could start friday with snow mixed in then turns to all rain friday as we go mid 40's then changes back to snow friday night into saturday. could see a wintry mix saturday. monday 56 degrees. the models are all over the place. some are saying six inches, some say nothing for saturday. it sis too far out to make a prediction but we could see wintry precipitation saturday morning. john: it is about time. don: it is. 'tis the season. barbara: yes, it is. john: 5:23. new details in the tennis match fixing scandal. barbara: the player who says he was offered $200,000. john: and if you can just wait today is your brandon thinks hellmann's is heaven

. >>> fayetteville you're at the freeding mark. 28 in siler city, 28 in pinehurst. so here is the hourly forecast for today. you'll notice plenty of sunshine from start to finish. and the temperatures are concerned, we'll be above freezing at 10:00 a.m. and 38 at noon and into the 40s. talk about a meet waive. 41 at 2:00 and 44 the afternoon high. and get through today and we'll have to worry about the forecast for friday into saturday. starting at around 3:00 a.m. tomorrow morning through 10:00 p.m. on saturday, we'll be tracking a wintry mix changing from wintry mix to rain and eventually to the chance of snow up to a half an inch of high school is possible between 1:00 and 5:00 inches of snow possible so dangerous travel -- one and 5 inches of snow possible. so dangerous travel. i'll break down the the ice and snowfall totals for you >>> and earthquake rattled china in the northwest this morning. a 4.2 aftershock was reported minutes after the initial quake no reports of any deaths, fortunately. >>> snow has settled over eastern europe. temperatures in romania pl

durham, 32 louisburg. 29 henderson and rock brost. 32 south hill. 30 rocky mount. 26 sanford and 32 pinehurst, 33 lillington. 30 lillington and 30 goldsboro. looking at the day ahead mainly clear. by lunch freezing mark and late day 34 degrees with lots of sunshine. sunny skies and we go through warm up much. we have the seven-day forecast all coming up in a couple of minutes. amber: florida residents ra /- are cleaning up from two tornadoes. a couple of killed and their son and four grandchildren injured when a mobile home was destroyed. there is major storm damage in sarasota county. how about the snow. it didn't stick around with much of it melting as quickly as it hit the ground but it was a pretty sight. it fell at a good chip in durham. this is i-85 and people walking out of this gas station in mebane found themselves in the snow. highway signs warned drivers about the weather even though there was no concern. barbara: the latest attempt to land a space rocket on the ocean is a flop. that tops our must-see video. it went downhill when it attempted the secondary goal to land upright on t

. >> the ruling came out in response to a lawsuit against police at the family of a pinehurst man filed, that man died after police tased him all in an attempt to get him to let go of a post. >>> new this morning, overseas, just a day after the world health organization declared the ebola outbreak over, well there's been a positive test for the virus. ebola was just found in a woman's body in sierra leone, the victim had died earlier this month. an official says there's no cause for additional concern. ebola has killed over 1,000 people since it e-- 11,000 people since it emerged two years ago, most of those deaths in west africa. >>> and decision 2016, gop fighting was front and center at last night's debate, facing off donald trump and ted cruz faced off, they've been mostly friendly but last night the glove came out as they continued the birther battle. cruz was actually born in canada. well, they attacked each other. the candidates all shared a common favorite target. >> tuesday night, i watched story time with barack obama. >> this president is undermining the constitutional discus

morning. 17 right now in durham. 17 in roxboro and in the mid- teens in siler city and sanford, pinehurst you're at 12 and fayetteville 21 and clinton 22. and i keep showing this through the morning and we have single digits readings on our windchill. nine is what it feels like in roxboro and 7 in rocky mount and 17 in louisburg and ten in durham. so there's enough of a brees out there to make -- degrees out there to make a dig impact. and -- breeze out there to make a significant impact. and we're still below freezing don't get above freezing till 4:00 this afternoon so a handful of hours of above freezing, if that 33 the high and quickly dropping into the mid-20s around 6:00 p.m. so here's the setup for today. we had the high pressure that brings us the beautiful blue skies and it is also bringing in the north early breeze and the cold arctic air, the coldest air so far of the season. but they keep dropping. so the temperatures again single digits readings as you get ready this morning. it is at 8:00 a.m., and president through today and clear skies from start to finish. things will sta

in the sand hills we will see 60's. 60 pinehurst, 62 fayetteville. 61 goldsboro, lillington 60. tonight rain chance and mainly after midnight. more toward the morning. 42 raleigh. 45 fayetteville, 39 roxboro. with everybody above freezing tonight it is a rain only event. first alert seven-day forecast powered by accuweather, tomorrow temperatures back into the 40's. 46 with rain around. on thursday a chance of a shower, slight chance, 43. it clears for the weekend. friday partly sunny and 49. saturday 57 mostly sunny. sunday 60 and lots of sunshine. we will stay in the 60's into next week. a question are we done with the winter storms. not yet. we have february to go. not saying we will see a bunch but we have any on the forecast john: barbara: welcome back, 4:55 and 36 degrees. john: time is running out for the presidential candidates to impress voters in iowa. barbara: the caucus is less than a week away. reporter: the countdown to the iowa caucus is being measured in hours now. >> 171 hours. that is how long we have until 171 hours. reporter: ted cruz seeing his poll numbers

feels like 27 in pinehurst, wind chills in the mid 20s in roxboro and the low 30s. not as big of an impact here around the triangle this morning. now, the reason we're dealing with breezier conditions, we across the area today. that's bringing snow showers through pennsylvania, new york, new england, that is not going to have a big impact on us again. we stay dry. the only thing we see change with this cold front coming through, breezier conditions, the sunshine though, shaz going to -- that's going to stay around from start to finish, lufb time -- lunch time, perfect if you're out and about, 6:00 p.m. on our day today, clear skies, clear skies overnight means colder temperatures tomorrow morning. so if you think today's cold, just wait. temperatures in the 20s as we head towards saturday afternoon, that sunshine hangs around and i think temperatures will be even warmer though throughout the afternoon. so for today, high of 51 raleigh, 50 durham, 54 in fayetteville. fast forward to tonight, clearer skies, colder temperatures, good news winds won't be a factor, 29 de

hill to 36 roxboro, 39 hillsborough, 36 durham, 35 slide south we have 20 in sanford. 37 cary. 37 pinehurst, 35 lillington and hope mills. fayetteville 31 and clayton 36 degrees. we look at the day ahead temperatures from the 30's to near 50 at lunch. low 50's this afternoon but once the rain starts we will see the temperatures falling back to the 40's by 5:00. it will be bolsters the claim it was carried out by the islamic state group. u.s. defense secretary ash carter is speaking out about the navy sailers who were detained he says it appears informational error caused the boats to stray into iranian waters although it is not clear if they made a mistake or the informational equipment was to blame. he says they were not on a covert mission. they were just making their way from kuwait it bahrain on the western coast of the persian gulf. barbara: barack obama is expected to announce a moratorium on new coal on federal land. they will see if the fees are a fair return. 40% of coal produced in the u.s. is from federal land. they will continue to mine the coal reserves under lease. duke energy

actual temperatures. 21 littleton and fayetteville and clinton and 20 in goldsboro and sanford 14 and pinehurst. >> 12. and south hill and henderson at 15 degrees. 17 out the door at 8:00 a.m. but it is going to feel more like ten degrees once you factor in the breeze that is out there. 28 at lunchtime and sunny and cold. the temperatures will be even colder than where we were yesterday and i thought yesterday was brutal. high of only 33. we're back to 26 by 6:00 p.m. and the temperatures falling quickly as we look at clear skies. wednesday afternoon and evening, we could be tracking flurries and i'll have that forecast for you coming up in a little bit. let's check in with traffic. if you're getting ready to head out the door this is south sanders and wilmington street. south of downtown raleigh and they're absolutely a few cars out there this morning. and let's go ahead and check in with some of your drive time. if you are driving eastbound this morning, all in green and that means everyone is moving close to the posted speed limits. >> i-5 40 in glenwood and 64, ban 18 minute drive. about a

that's going to get us really cold for monday on martin luther king day. the sand hills, sanford, pinehurst, fort bragg, temperatures in the 40s. lingering rain into the early afternoon hours. 42 wilson and smithfield. snow. roxboro, maybe durham, chapel hill, a little bit of wet snow. clayton and raleigh mainly just rain north winds 3 to 5 miles per hour. once again, little or no accumulation. but we'll see a chance of that moisture in the morning hours. and then on martin luther king day, monday, you know, get out and give a day of service, it's going to be cold, windchills in the 20s. but it'll be nice and sunny, 36 degrees. and on tuesday, when you head back to work or school, this is going to be really cold at the bus stop. just 11 for a windchill at 8:00 a.m. 20 degrees and basically the temperature is at or below freezing throughout much of the day with the brief high of 34 degrees on tuesday. and then wednesday, 44. thursday, 45, friday, i'm more interested in. because there's a potential for starting out as some snow. that looks like it could be a little more impressive. but it's s

s. 22 roxboro, 29 durham, 28 raleigh. 29 siler city. 27 lillington. 26 fayetteville, clinton. 30 pinehurst. we look at the day ahead mid 20's now. by lunch mid 40's and 48 under mostly sunny skies. lots of sunshine today. we will talk about that and rain for the midweek in a bit. anthony: this morning a popular barbecue restaurant is banged up after a car smashed into it. pictures of the damage on the facebook page. the owners say a car lost control saturday night and hit the building. you see the results. it has a giant hole in the side of it. no word on when it will reopen. barbara: the snowstorm makes for great must-see video. we begin with this dazzling drone video of staten island. the snow blankets the ground and beach. more than 31 inches fell in one of several planned fights there. usually it is in the capitol. check out these folks bidding the storm farewell at willard hotel toasting it at the the bubbly flowed and folks ventured outside some for the first time since it started snowing friday. i always wanted to stay in that hotel. that would have been fun to participate. anthony:

roanoke rapids now and 38 henderson, 37 hillsborough. 31 rocky mount. 37 siler city, 29 sanford, 37 pinehurst, 35 hope mills and 30 fayetteville and 35 goldsboro. looking at the day ahead mostly cloudy and 38. by lunch upper 40's under cloudy skies. late day 4 with rain around. we will talk more about the rain this afternoon and we have the seven-day forecast coming up in a bit. barbara: stunning dash cam video starts the must-see video. a car at an intersection as a big rig loses control and starts sliding down the highway. unbelievable. the trailer of the truck appears to jack knife causing the cab to flip. it appears to slide several hundred feet before stopping. amazingly, it doesn't appear that any other vehicles were this is not order narrow stars. -- ordinary stars. it could be the brightest super nova observed. it was 570 billion times brighter than our sun. why does it appear to be a white blur blur? it sis in another galaxy nearly four billion light years from earth. the coliseum going pink ladies night. they get in free but beyond the game a chance to raise awareness about being he

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roanoke rapids. 28 louisburg, 27 in siler city. 30 lillington, 32 fayetteville. 31 hopes mills and 29 pinehurst and 29 goldsboro. 28 right now and clear. by lunchtime 39 and late day 41 under mostly sunny skies. we will talk more about the sunshine moving through today and the winter storm that is headed our way tomorrow. get the seven-day forecast coming up next. john: thank you, don. a laundry fire at a nursing home in moore county. these are pictures from the terra plantation in carthage. we understand it was contained to the laundry room. no injuries were a car and went north on the durham freeway and on 85 before ending in burlington. john: an 18-year-old is due in court today. investigators say williams shot henderson in the head. this is the story that was breaking yesterday morning. williams is charge recalled with assault with a deadly weapon and henderson is recovering at wakemed. barbara: an accident the u.n.c. chapel hill. we are working to learn more about the school employee who was burned while working on the issue. chopper 11 h.d. was there yesterday as crews worked to restore p

also in the low 40s around pinehurst and raeford. 38 in sanford. areas that are not seeing as much cloud cover are seeing colder temperatures. 27 roxboro. 28 in south hill. forecast -- 36 at 6:00 and 7:00 this morning. we'll drop to near 35 before we start to climb again, back to 37 by 9:00 a.m. this morning. isolated showers, colder temperatures, i will let you know though that the sunshine arrives tomorrow. i'll let you know how warm that gets us, coming up in the complete forecast. >>> 5:11. two teens are dead after drinking a deadly concoction. we're going to tell you what doo-shine is and why moms and dads need to be very concerned. after the break a thief gets quite a surprise when he tries to hold up a convenience store. miss. >>> 5:15. today you can once again share your thoughts about fayetteville's controversial city seal. it's a picture of the fayetteville markethouse. slaves were sold there during the 1800s. critics say the landmark building is a symbol of slavery. >> the republican presidential candidates face off tonight on fox news.

roxboro, 33 hillsborough. 30 rocky mount and raleigh. 32 siler city. 31 cary, clayton. 25 sanford. 32 pinehurst and 32 hope mills. we look at the day ahead right now around 30, by lunch 50, should be a gorgeous lunchtime and through the afternoon in the mid 50's with sunshine. sunshine and get the complete forecast coming up next. john: a strong earthquake hits off the coast of northern japan. no tsunami warning was issued but it was given a preliminary magnitude of 6.7. there were no immediate reports of injury or damage. in france a deadly avalanche hit a number of skiers including a group of school children. it was in the french alps. two students were killed with a ukrainian skier. the trail they were on was so risky it will been closed since the start of the ski season last month. barbara: the man who admitted killing three in a colorado planned parenthood says it fswas a spur of the moment decision. it left nine others injured. the man who did this believes the f.b.i. agents were following him and tipped off employees that he was headed to the clinic. he used to live in western north caro

pinehurst appeared to be on the dry side, just south of moore county seeing showers this morning, around 401. all that will continue, isolated in nature this morning you about i think a more distinct area of showers develop into the afternoon. just isolated showers this morning, around 35 at 8:00 a.m. 41 at noon. 46 our afternoon high and when we're reaching that afternoon high, say 3:00, 4:00 later today that is when that best chance of rain is going to start to develop. mainly south and east of the triangle. we'll fall back to 42 by 6:00 p.m. the evening drive home. so just a few isolated showers this morning. most of us dry around lunchtime. then we head into the afternoon hours. this area of showers is what i'm watching for. could easily wobble a little more westerly which means more cumberland county would see rain, more of the 95 corridor would see rain. if you're traveling to the coast today certainly a good chance of rain around wilmington up towards the outer banks. the good news for us, most of this, if it's falling in our area will be gone by midnight at the latest. the skies

and down to pinehurst has dusting on the ground down there. impressive. but warmer farther south, the temperatures 31's to 4's in the sandhills. this morning cloudy, and showers, and flakes you are obviously seeing and the farther north a better chance of that happening. temperatures really not moving much at all. there you can see the showers moving by. the is heavy. this is the snow melting aloft. we're seeing minly winter weather from the triangle north and west. and a mix to the south. there is the back edge, you can see it right there. charlotte is done with this. so moving out of here fairly quickly. and then the cold air spills in tomorrow and tuesday. highs in the mid-30's and the win will make us feel colder. at the airport right now, no delays. all major hubs are showing no delays. it is a good time it get our it is free. and gives you the radar, which is nice, and also allurements you to any severe weather. caitlin. caitlin: thank you, steve. of course, today is the day that the panthers are looking for redemption in a playoff rematch against t

and they are reporting sleet and pellets and also seeing some light snow in pinehurst and pine bluff this morning and let's slide off to portions of cumberland county and sampson and rose borrow. we're seeing freezing rain and still falling as sleet in wade and dunn. and the temperatures are concerned, very crucial in today's forecast. also 28 in lewisberg and 27 in henderson and temperatures are at freezing in fayetteville and clinton. so the freezing rain what that mean it's is falling as rain -- means it is falling as rain and your car, bridges and mailboxes. factor in the wind, and it feels down right frigid for some of you. 19 in roxboro, 20 in raleigh. winter storm warning in effect. it started at midnight and it continues through 6:00 p.m. tomorrow and we're looking at a winter weather advisory in effect for the same time frame and this will be in effect for a few counties along the 95 corridor. we'll have more totals coming up in your forecast. if you must hit the roadways this morning, we want to keep you safe. >>> good morning. so far roads are actually looking okay around

sanford and pinehurst in the sand hills will see a high of 67. fayetteville 69. benson, goldsboro, and wilson, 68. smithfield, rocky mount, roanoke rapids, 67. in the triangle, 66. clayton 67. sighler city 66. 65 in henderson. 66 in roxboro. and 66 in south hill virginia. lewisburg, you'll see 66 too. let's look at that forecast starting with tomorrow again. there's your low of 37 degrees. lots of sunshine. now there will be a few clouds late in the day. and that's when you can be putting away the bucket. it's time to wash that car. let's not see dirty cars around tomorrow. you have a great weekend to get the salt off your car from last weekend. clear and chilly though. bright and dry at noon, 61. 62 degrees at 5:00 after the high of 66. monday, back to work or school, look at the low, 47. so not really a chill at the bus stop. 68 degrees. originally it looked a little sunnier. now it's getting cloudier as we get close to it. possible shadows. mostly cloudy. mostly cloudy means a little sun can come out. it depends on what sir walter raleigh sees at noon. i think

from across the region 14 in 19 louisburg. 19 rocky mount. 15 siler city. 14 in sanford, 21 pinehurst. 24 hope mills. 21 fayetteville. 19 goldsboro. looking at the day ahead now in the teens. by lunchtime 28 and by 5:00, 31 degrees. tomorrow we will see more clouds and could see flurries. we will talk about that in the complete forecast up next. john: breaking news concerning twitter. if you are having trouble accessing it you are not alone. twitter is apparently experiencing outages worldwide. it says it is aware of the problem and working toward a resolution. barbara: cold weather concerns for pet owners. veterinarians warn dogs and cats with short hire are vulnerable and while whose bring the dogs in on extremely cold nights that is not always an option for those who are short haired. >> a lot of pit bulls have very they are outside, frostbite. barbara: hypothermia is a big threat when it is cold. if a pet has to stay outside make sure they have shelter like a dog house, garage or porch and there is warm bedding and extra food and water. john: today the raleigh city council will di

rapids, 17 roxboro, 18 hillsborough and 20 louisburg and 17 siler city and cary 19, 22 pinehurst and hope mills. degrees. looking at the day ahead temperatures now in the teens. by lunchtime we are above 30. yesterday we were in the 20's at lunchtime. this afternoon i threw in a few snowflakes. could see some snow. i think it will be more toward 6:00 to 7:00 but you could see some in the afternoon commute. we will have the seven-day forecast. friday will be a problem. john: thank you, don. to vote 2016 and stunning bernie sanders leading fight all this three weeks before the votes are cast in match. barbara: a day after endorsing donald trump former alaska governor sarah palin will join him on the campaign trail. they have stops in tulsa, oklahoma. palin put her seal of approval on trump yesterday at iowa state. he is in a tight race in iowa with ted cruz. republican presidential candidate ben carson remembers a campaign volunteer killed in a car crash. he says 25-year-old braden joplin was one of the brightest young people he's had the privilege to meet. joplin was with four workers

henderson, 21 durham and raleigh. 21 louisburg, 19 rocky mount. 18 siler city. 16 sanford and 23 pinehurst, 24 lillington, 25 fayetteville and 20 in goldsboro. we look at the the day ahead. lunchtime 31 and by 5:00 we will see light snow around and flurries. temperatures in the mid 30's. could see in some spots up to a quarter inch accumulation toward the virginia border. we look at the possible snowfall totals. we have the seven-day forecast and talk about the wintry mess we will have friday. john: now to vote 2016 and stunning numbers out of new bernie sanders beating hillary clinton by 27 points t clinton says she's prepared for the long fight ahead. barbara: a day after endorsing donald trump, former alaska governor sarah palin will join him on the can campaign trail. they have stops in tulsa, and she put her seal of approval on trump yesterday. he is in a tight race in iowa with ted cruz. ben carson is remembering a campaign volunteer killed in a car crash. he said 25-year-old braden joplin was one of the brightest young people he had the privilege to meet. he was with four workers an

just 16 in sanford and 23 in pinehurst. looking at the day ahead mainly clear now. 19. by lunchtime milwaukee -- mostly cloudy and 31. we will see snow showers after 4:00 to 5:00, more toward the evening flurries working through. temps in the mid 30's. we will talk about how much snow we could see and mess working in for friday. the seven-day forecast is up next. barbara: fayetteville city leaders want more input on the use on the city seal. it held three public forums last night asking residents how they feel when they look at the landmark. some have complained it reminds them of past links to slavery and want it removed. the general consensus from last night's meetings more talk is needed. >> i'm very pleased. we were hoping for more people but we had about 30-odd people tonight with great opinions and that's what we wanted to hear what they had to say. barbara: more public forums are scheduled for later this month. john: the must-see video a california man with a serious fish tale. he got more than he bargain the for when he hooked a great white shark off a pier. he

pinehurst, about 36. 33 in rocky mount and wilson. high pressure takes control again on tuesday. northwesterly wind brings in the cold, bitter air. on wednesday, an area of low pressure to the west. it actually dissipates. it does look like it could bring us some snow flurries on monday. nothing big. then we watch what happens on monday. many of the models are doing something different. it looks as though some big moisture could come through on friday. as we going to saturday and the system moves out of here, it could get cold enough to bring snow. this model tracks to the north, where you can see barely it certainly does look like we could see at least a wintry mix, if not snow. your first alert forecast shows a very cold start to the week. luckily, much warmer into the week. we just have to get through today first. anna: a lot of iffy days up ahead. liz: make sure to bring your pets in for the night. anna: a popular ice cream is ready to make a comeback. we will show you where you can find bluebell on store shelves in north carolina. steve: and a sunday giveaway. this little gi

good news is winds are light so most of the wind chills not a factor. 17 sanford, 20 pinehurst, 23 fayetteville. clear skies right now. lunchtime lots of sunshine and 28 degrees. 5:00 this afternoon temperatures low to mid 30's. freezing all day long. we will be back above freezing tomorrow night. we will have the complete forecast next. barbara: cold weather concerns for pet owners, veterinarians worn dogs and cats with short hair are especially vulnerable. while most owners bring their dogs inside on extremely cold nights that is not an option for some especially short haired pets. >> a lot much pit bulls have very short coats and when theft out they get cold, frostbite. barbara: the veterinarian says hypothermia is a big threat. if they have to stay outside make sure they have a shelter like a doghouse, garage or porch and warm bedding and extra food and water. john: the raleigh city council is scheduled to discuss how the city classifies dogs as dangerous. it was tabled last month. dangerous dog as one that has bitten either a dog or person. it would allow animal control officers greater au

pinehurst, about 36. 33 in rocky mount and wilson. northwesterly wind brings in the cold, bitter air. on wednesday, an area of low pressure to the west. it actually dissipates. it does look like it could bring us some snow flurries on monday. nothing big. then we watch what happens on monday. many of the models are doing something different. it looks as though some big moisture could come through on friday. as we going to saturday and the system moves out of here, it snow. this model tracks to the north, anything. it certainly does look like we if not snow. your first alert forecast shows a very cold start to the week. week. we just have to get through anna: a lot of iffy days up ahead. liz: make sure to bring your pets in for the night. anna: a popular ice cream is ready to make a comeback. hard to think about ice cream. we will show you where you can find bluebell on store shelves in north carolina. steve: and a sunday giveaway. this little girl with a anna: you can soon get that homemade vanilla or cookies and cream ice cream you h