temperatures running in the 20'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 ha

s. currently 28 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

s from roxboro to henderson. 55 durham. 56 louisburg. fayetteville up to 60 today and 55 siler city. 56 lillington. goldsboro 57. tonight back into the 30's for 33 raleigh. 36 fayetteville. first alert seven-day forecast powered by accuweather showing temperatures tomorrow back to 50 degrees and rain developing across the area on friday. saturday 56, sunday 45 and at monday. week. "big weather" pic of the day from one of our own a reporter liking yesterday. beautiful blue sky. we thank you for sending that. she didn't upload it. she got it to us by putting it on twitter and hash tagging it w with abc11 eyewitness. lots of blue. i have this hat to show you. this is duke hospital. the other day i was lucky enough to help kids, durham public schools has a school for kids going through cancer and chemo and i helped out some kids the thank you to both of them. i can't say much about them because of hippa. it was a joy and i appreciate it. john: now are we looking? amber: we are so luck kwreuy. don: it was so much funity. amber: this morning friday eve. some call it thursday. we have a couple of busy areas for you. including this one 40 and u.s. 70 clayton by

raleigh and cary, 51 wake forest and wendell, 52 holly springs and garner. north you will see temperatures in the 50's from durham to louisburg, 49 roxboro and shrivel.south hill. 55 fayetteville. 53 sanford, 52 siler city. tonight across the area back into the 30's and 40's for overnight lows. 43 raleigh. 42 durham. first alert seven-day forecast powered by accuweather showing temperatures tomorrow back into the 50's. tomorrow the warmest day of the next seven. 56 and partly sunny. sunday morning we have a slight chance, less thanpbn 30% chance of showers. 45 in the afternoon. 30's monday and 30's tuesday, weapons 4 -- wednesday 43. coldest morning of the week next tuesday where many areas will be in the teens. today not dealing with cold but rain later so don't forget the umbrella. barbara: at least it is sunny and rain coming. don: clear blue skies next week just chilly. amber: yesterday was super nice. i went to pick up my kids at school and the jackets were all over the playground. it was great to see. cold come next week. get the long johns out. john: long underwear. amber: that is why i call them johns. john: long underwear. barbara: long drawers. amber: this is friday morning quiet. rain moves i

s. currently it is 28 henderson now, 33 in hillsborough. 31 louisburg. 31 siler city. 30 downtown raleigh and 31 cary, 23 in sanford. 33 in pinehurst. 31 fayetteville and 32 clinton. we look at the day ahead mainly clear. near 50 by lunch under sunny skies. late day 54 and more sunshine on the way. we will talk about the sunshine and get the seven-day forecast and cooler temperatures next week. that is in a few minutes. barbara: the raleigh city council will spend the next few days in charlotte and not everyone is happy. they left wednesday for the annual retreat paid for by taxpayers and a putted cost of $31,000. paying voters and they take to social media. some are upset about them spending 23450er8 $11,000 on lodging and over $7,000 on food. the mayor explained why the cost is justified. >> they are going to be look at the bus station and transportation and things they have done. if we can have access to more things and gather more information that helps us in the long run we are staying where we need to be. barbara: the commissioners have a retreat in february. we learned it typically

raleigh and cary, 45 in cloudy skies and rain in spots. roxboro 46, 46 interim. south and west into the sandhills, temperatures in the 40's. 47 in siler city and 45 in goldsboro. winds today light and northwest, five to 10 miles an hour. 32 in raleigh, 31 in durham. your first alert seven-day forecast powered by accuweather, tomorrow, temperatures in the upper 40's. 50 in spots. saturday, 57. sunday, 63 degrees. more sunshine on the way. monday, mid-60's. groundhog day on tuesday, 66 with cloud cover and rain. we could even see thunderstorms by wednesday. today is the coolest day of the next 70, especially in i-95 or points south and east. barbara: look at that weekend. amber: that is all we are looking at. last weekend was very don: we finally get dry weather. amber: a couple issues to deal with, no frozen precipitation at 6:22. a couple cameras to show you. here's some rain around fayetteville this morning. riley road in morganton in cumberland county getting a shower. keep the umbrella handy. in brier creek, lumley road and brier creek parkway an accident. downed power lines after an accident that a car hit a power pole on the wake-john

today temperatures in the 50's. 52 raleigh and cary, 51 wake forest and wendell, 52 garner garner -- garner garden. south hill 49. 52 durham. into the sand hills siler city 52, 53 wilmington, 55 fayetteville with rain arriving late. tonight back into the 40's for overnight lows. 43 raleigh. 46 fayetteville. 42 durham. first alert seven-day forecast powered by accuweather, tomorrow temperatures back into the 50's for one more day. tomorrow the warmest of the next seven. mid 50's for highs. then the bottom drops out. sunday 45 and cloudy. monday 35 degrees and lots of sunshine on dr. martin luther king jr. day. the 30's and low 40's. no precipitation. barbara: that is key. and it is january. 5:22 and 39 degrees. self-driving cars are not just science fiction. john: the big push from the white house to put them on the road sooner rather than later. school football when i lay in my tempur pedic contour then i slowly feel it start to kind of wrap itself around me. my mind just kind of goes blank. then the next thing i know it's morning. with tempur-flex you've got the spring and bounce of a traditional mattress then it also adjusts to my body. my cloud feels

raleigh and cary. 46 in holly springs. north, mid-40's. 46 and rocky mount. siler city at 40 seven. 46 in fayetteville and wilson. tonight, temperatures back into the 30's. we will see temperatures touched one east roxboro, 35 in fayetteville. your first alert seven day forecast powered by accuweather, tomorrow warming up around 50. upper 50's to new 60 in the sandhills saturday. i know a lot of yards need to dry out. on monday, 65. tuesday, groundhog day a chance of showers and that extends to wednesday. every time i dogs come in from the backyard, their paws are covered with mud. hopefully we will get a little drying time. barbara: that will be nice. good morning. we are glad you are ok. amber: that's one of the hazards of going to work at the hour we go to. we hit the deer. it's either that or you wreck. what's today? barbara: friday eve. amber: this morning it is a pretty quiet start to the day. we do have an accident, brier creek parkway and lumlee in north raleigh. in fayetteville, this is ramsey street. shower activity around fayetteville on our radar. a little glistening there, very light. thankfully, no

raleigh and cary, 33 wake forest and wendell, 33 holly springs and garner. sunny and cold. 20's in roxboro, 3 henderson, 33 durham. south appear west into the sand hills fayetteville 36, siler city 33. tonight back into the teens over off. 16 raleigh. 19 fayetteville. 15 durham. first alert seven-day forecast powered by accuweather showing temperatures tomorrow back into the up are 30's, near 40. 40's on thursday and thursday night after midnight we could see rain and sleet and changing to all rain friday. saturday back to wintry mix before exiting and near 50 sunday. they are playing in the snow. sheila williams sent this. i don't know which is on the left but he has a scream on his face like come on. amber: roxboro. don: we love all the weather pictures. upload them to abc11.com. john: how is the traffic, amber? amber: it is cold. that is an old joke. we will show you how the mapping is. this is 64 in the business area, bypass at u.s. 64 pretty shot. you see the pink sky and sun making its way up and everything moving fine. we have dry conditions on the road. no problems there. fayetteville this is live picture and you see the same no problems to report. new accident downtown

city and 57 wilson. tonight the temperatures back into the 30's for overnight lows. staying above freezing in raleigh and fayetteville. 32 durham and 30 roxboro. first alert seven-day forecast seven showing temperatures tomorrow still around 50. clouds will move in and rain holds off until mid to late afternoon. about a half inch of rain. moves out saturday. sunday 45 and big dome of canadian high pressure will cool us down. high on martin luther king jr. day 35. overnight lows in the teens on tuesday. barbara: good time to stay inside, organize. get the tree down. amber: barbara is all about organizing. john: get the tree down? barbara: i know somebody who works at this station with tit. amber: all the decoration respect off but my husband -- you know. it is on the honey do list. a lot of people yesterday were leak snow on sunday -- like snow on sunday? barbara: there was one model with snow. it was kind of controversial. at this point it still is showing snow but all the other models are not. i think it will be more cold air. amber: my ears were whraoeubglike whoa. don: one person who is not at the

raleigh and cary, 57 wake forest and wendell, 58 holly springs and garner. you go north temperatures mid 50's from roxboro to henderson. 58 louisburg, offensive rocky mount. in the sand hills 62 fayetteville. 58 siler city. 61 goldsboro under partly sunny skies. tonight the temperatures down in the 40's for overnight lows. 42 raleigh and 45 fayetteville. first alert seven-day forecast powered by accuweather, tomorrow temperatures back into the 40's only so today the warmest day of the next few. 58 today, 46 tomorrow with rain around. thursday still can see a shower, slight chance. 43. friday through sunday back near 60's. dry weekend. barbara: it is about time. thank you, don. it is average price for a ticket to root on the panthers. barbara: duke's crisi right when you feel a cold sore, abreva can heal it in as few as two and a half days when used at the first sign. without it the virus spreads from cell to cell. only abreva penetrates deep and starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. you could heal your cold sore, fast, as fast as two and a half days when used at the first sign. learn how abreva starts to work immediately at abreva.com don't tough it out, knock it out,

by 8:00 low 20's. 14 now roanoke rapids. 17 roxboro, 19 hillsborough, 18 siler city. 21 raleigh and cary. 25 fayetteville. 23 lillington. 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 califor

topping out in the 50's. 50 in raleigh and cary, 49 wake forest and wendell, 50 garner. 50's from durham to louisburg, 47 roxboro, 47 south hill. south and west in the sand hills 50 siler city and 51 lillington. under lots of sunshine and high clouds. tonight partly cloudy, 33 raleigh. 36 favorite. 32.com. first alert seven-day forecast powered by accuweather showing temperatures tomorrow back into the 50's could see an area or two touch 60 tomorrow. wednesday 45 and rain likely across the region. on thursday still have a rain chance and tefrpbs colder, mid to lower 40's the we warm up by friday, 49. saturday 57 and sunday 60 degrees. time for weather and traffic together. for that amber rupinta is off so i will handle the traffic. we have a couple of incidents to talk about. let's zoom down to the two newest ones this just came in on stuart drive lake wheeler and barnhill road. you want to avoid that. east this is going to be problematic at 40 and 440, exit 31 the shoulder -- 301 the that will cause problems on the eastern part of the 440 beltline. we will check the travel times now and if you are heading in eastbound 40 u.s. 64 to 70 is slow down to 59. this is good seein

s covering dr. martin luther king events across the city. the first happened in downtown raleigh were they rang a bell for every decade since dr. king's "i have a dream" speech in washington. tisha: anna laurel was at the state employees observance service. reporter: it was a moving ceremony. >> lord have mercy anna: the university choir started the service. this year's theme is honoring contributions blacks have me to north carolina's way of life. it is inspiring to hear. that is what is so moving. right here in raleigh, breakthrough medical research. we are hearing rich stories about blacks in our history and what they accomplished in spite of what they were up against. she got her education and came back to goldsboro, north carolina, to work at the social security administration. the first three weeks there, being a minority female, nobody wanted to deal with her. finally at the end of the third week, this farmer came up and said, will you help me? she helped him. after word got out, by the end of the fifth week, people were not only want to see her but willing to wait on her.

s ogt be game-changer. it's really going to set the standard for what raleigh expects to see. while many are excited...preserving the city's warehouse district comes with a set of challenges. when you're trying to preserve make it more modern today there are just issues sidewalks are like them to be nice and gracious and big. mayor nancy mcfarland says projects like this reflect reflect raleigh's growth. according to census data, the than 50 percent within the last fifteen years. governor pat mccrory says once this is complete, others throughout the state should take note. in raleigh, candace sweat, wral news. raleigh city councilman bonner gaylord says the project is expected to be complete by the end of 2017. a wake county student wants new school district policies. he says transgender students should be allowed to use restrooms of the gender with which they identify. wral's adam owens reports...the student is looking for a policy change that, he says, respects who he is. hayden riner's birth certificate says he's female. but the former wake county student, says he now identifies as a male. the change, freshman year, was

s. from across the area 17 roxboro, 18 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

there binghamton is 24.s new york city is warmer -- wmer well, ages a almost as warm as e are, 33 degrees.grees. richmond 36, raleighandgh 3 detroit that's not bad for detroit at 28 degrees.8 some clouds coming in. in. the satellite picture here not e exactly doing all the clouds clo justice but we do have someav s clouds i-95 off to the eastas and z it is clear for now out into our northwestern and and western suburbs. sub i think throughout the dayght th today western, northwesternrthw suburbs you guys stand thend the best chance at getting more m sunshine.sunshine everybody else will be cloudye y to mostly cloudy.to mosc this is this morning. m notice where the clouds areuds e here right along i-95 down to theast and southeast.outhea i think futurecast doing ast d good job with that.ob wit t again, up western andnd northwestern neighborhoodsei again a little bit more bitor sunshine.ne. that should be the trend, too,de as we work through the day. day doesn't mean you're going haveng complete sunshine but it doesshd look like you'oell have a little bit. we're right along the i-95 corridor for the metro we're w pret

raleigh and cary, 32 wake forest and wendell, 33 holly springs. in the north staying in the 20's in roxboro. 32 in roanoke rapids. 33 louisburg, chapel hill just 32 the freezing mark. 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 jus

raleigh, 36 fayetteville. 33 siler city and 30 roxboro. first alert seven-day forecast powered by accuweather, you may see icy conditions this morning but by tonight temperatures back into the 30's. by tomorrow almost 60. 60's in the sand hills tomorrow. wednesday cooler. mid 40's. rain likely wednesday night into thursday as it is down around 20 fplt 20. thursday afternoon skies clear and the wind looking great with temperatures near 60 by sunday. barbara: it is about time. don: finally. i don't think we are done with went yet. we have february. barbara: of course. the last weekend was snowing and the week before raining. don: eight out of the last nine precipitation. barbara: imagine your within of the coldest nights of the year. husband is deployed barbara: welcome back, 4:56 and 26 degrees. with so much of the country cold the last thing you need is the furnace to go out. anthony: that is what happened to a pheulmilitary wife. she was lucky enough to find a know she was in for a much is back working. anthony: warms your heart. barbara: yes. good story. 4:58 and 26 degrees. a lot of people getting ready to anthony: live team coverage give it to me i'm worth it baby i'm worth

city. 49 lillington, 51 fayetteville. tonight the temperatures back into the 30's for overnight lows. 32 raleigh. 35 fayetteville. i put rain late but best chance is goldsboro to clinton and fayetteville. first alert seven-day forecast powered by accuweather showing temperatures tomorrow in the upper 40's. we will be there on friday. the difference is friday we see showers pushing out. mostly sunny, 49. 50's on saturday. 60's on sunday. it will be a great end to the weekend sunday. monday 65 and tuesday for ground we start february on monday. barbara: groundhog day. stphaofplt amber: i was going to say. barbara: critter popping up. amber: it is hear. last night i did notice the sun seemed like it was up later. i was into it. i was digging it. john: bring it on. amber: on a wednesday morning you will not dig this. chopper 11 h.d. is up over another breaking news situation. second water main break in as many days in the 700 block of highway 98 in wake forest. that is around u.s. 1, tyler run drive. that area that we had yesterday with breaking news and one lane getting by. our crew is telling us that it is not bloc

raleigh and cary, 34 wake forest and wendell, 35 holly springs. in the 30's from durham to louisburg. 32 roxboro and south hill. 33 in henderson. south and west into the sand hills, 35 siler city, 36 lillington, 37 goldsboro, 38 fayetteville under sunny skies. tonight temperatures across the area teens for overnight lows. 16 raleigh, 15 durham. 19 fayetteville and with northwest wind we could have weekend -- wind chills in the single digits. first alert seven-day forecast powered by accuweather tomorrow back into the mid 30's and we will be above freezing, low to mid 30's. near 40 on wednesday. thursday cloudy skies and i think we will see some rain start off as snow thursday night into friday. but by friday temperatures push to the mid 40's. any snow out there will be washed away. it will be wet and clouds clear saturday. even on sunday temperatures in so, it is at some point the panthers game looks clear and chilly. the turf was terrible yesterday at times. barbara: not for carolina. don: absolutely. they will need the long spikes again next sunday. barbara: that was a big complaint in the beginning. don: both teams were falling down down. amber: it likes to rain here on fri

temperatures mid 50's. 55 fayetteville. 52 siler city and 54 in wilson under cloudy skies and rain moves in. tonight showers around in the evening and it goes away after midnight. 43 raleigh. 46 durham. first alert seven-day forecast powered by accuweather tomorrow back into the 50's. 56, probably the warm est day of the next seven. sunday an early morning shower and cool. for dr. martin luther king. john: during the forecast amber and barbara were dancing. amber: it sis not turning the alarm off. don: i have to walk over and all i see is this. john: it is on. don: when i sit doing the seven-day forecast you will here whispering in the background. amber: then you will see john like this. john: come on. barbara: although he was whipping a nene earlier. amber: how did i miss this? john: i know. it is friday. amber: i need to put up a camera in here. happy friday. we get so excited. none of us is doing anything spectacular. it is just the alarm is turned off. whew! dry conditions this morning weather is looking great and as don said take the umbrella. rain later it afternoon. so the ride home may be wet but not this morning. we are accident free and looking nice. the hurrica

raleigh, as well early this morning. take a look at the high temperatures you can make it as warm as 50 today in rapid city. meanwhile in the u.s. highs should stay in the 30's. >> quite a warm-up they have had in the midwest. >> michigan governor rick snyder has no plans to remove the corroded pipes that have been filling flint's water system with lead. he says instead of rebuilding the infrastructure he will use chemicals to fill the pipes to stop the lead from getting into the water. thousands of children have been exposed to lead poisoning. snyder's handling of the crisis led to calls for his resignation. >> do you remember protests at the university of missouri? >> you need to get out. >> you actually don't. >> hey, who wants to help me get this reporter out of here. i need some muscle over here. >> that assistant professor melissa click has been suspended by the university for a run in with a journalist for racial tensions. this just days after he was charged with assault. she should know about the first mainedment. she is a teacher. >>> 10 minutes after the top of the hour. a scare in the air to tell you about. what caused a plane to make an emergency

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