that would cost about $2 million, which would be paid for in part by a transportation bond. >>> raleigh city council approving an application for a $40 million grant. competition among several cities use more en innovation and technology. >>> and today at pnc arena, the ringling bros. barnum & bailey circus is here, and the elephant will move to their permanent home at a conservation center in florida. tickets are between 20 and $65. >>> the montana grizzly bear made his super bowl pick. ozzy sniffed the carolina and denver broncos cakes for a while, but couldn't make up his mind. after taking it up with bruno, they ended up losing to the seahawks. the rest of his predictions have been spot on for the past several years. we'll see what happens this time. >>> today people will lace up their running shoes and head to new york city for the 39th >> this looks like so much. it is the world's famous tour race. they race up 1,576 steps. the distance climbed during the race is one fifth of a mile. the men -- 1/5th. women's record 11 minutes 23 seconds. i'm the type i want to be out front and get tra

raleigh city council approving an application for $40 million grants from the federal government. the competition among several cities is an incentive for leaders to use more innovation and technology will planning the future of their communities. >>> the race for the white house is in new hampshire they're caring the momentum. steve handles and has more. >> clinton rushed new hampshire trying to put the best light on last night. a few coin tosses in iowa decided who got the final democratic delegates. >> clinton did not lose iowa like she did in no way. >> new hampshire's going to have to decide who can go toe to toe with the republicans to make sure they don't wreck is again. >> 350 supporters up before john help bernie sandals as a winner as he came on to new england. >> i just got in from iowa where we astounded the world. republican ted cruz the only candidate tonight get a convincing win came to new hampshire. >> this election is not going to be decided by the meek. >> marco rubio is in new hampshire with a plus for his >> we had a great time and turnout and we're ready to do

they lease it to the city of raleigh so that is why the state has to officially sign off on those plans. there's meeting planned for the state council of state tomorrow morning and so that is why the raleigh city council is meeting tonight so they can go ahead and timides this encoachment deal with the state and be able to -- encroachment for the state. part of the plans are to add a cafe and bathrooms, and that is what the state is working on in terms of the agreement. this is a prime location, but aren't very many amenities. construction is set to begin in the fall and will take a year to complete. the special meeting is set for 5:00 tonight. >> tara lynn on the changes >>> the connect nc bond could get a big boost from wake county commissioners. the $2 million statewide bond program is aimed at upgrading infra structure and today the wake county board of commissioners will consider a resolution supporting the bond which will provide $272 million in funding for projects in wake county. >>> a set back for toyota. >> just ahead why toyota had to close plants and the impact a shut down w

city council talked to residents. consultants two years ago took the suggestions and created a plan given to the council today to create what some are calling raleigh's midtown main street. as a north/south connector six forks carries some of the largest traffic volumes in the city. has a lot of traffic generators adjoining the street. especially with the new buildings going up. can i only see it getting worse. some improvements to the road are much needed. >> reporter: this 127-page plan contains those much-needed improvements. >> think it's a step to help maintain traffic flow and provide a lot of facilities for bicyclists and pedestrians in a safer way to travel in those modes. >> reporter: the plan calls for different styles of roads between 440 and lynn road. sometimes creating a parkway- style boulevard or a more urban boulevard in high density areas. >> it needs to be restructured how you get to the parking lot. that is a lot of where the traffic backs up at, where you come out of the parking lot and try to get on to six forks road. >> reporter: as development continues along six forks the plan would help guide the kinds of things that would b

raleigh police department is now sending police department. what i can get my head around is why are the one of the most hated police departments in the state, the capital city? -- least paid police departments steve: new tonight -- a push forward for higher pay. a union rep says the starting a and raleigh's $4000, less than cary, wake forest, holly springs. the union giving us access to that video, releasing it to the public tomorrow. that is officer bobby hudson and his wife asking the raleigh city council to take action. they say that these requests will be given consideration in the overall review. they would like a 5% to 10% overall rate is for all officers. and the police union also far from crazy in love with beyonce now. they are considering joining forces with officers across the country and that boycott tonight. tisha: they are taking exception to her "formation" video as well panthers and her super bowl performance. elaina athans has more. elaina: people are setting up for this gathering. this is a regularly scheduled meeting. and the focus has shifted from police paid to beyonce. the teamsters local 391 is going to vote tonight whether to boycott

department of transportation raleigh city officials have teamed up to create a transportation vision for the area that is more efficient, and also ecofriendly. they're suggesting using sensors to contribute traffic information to drivers and driver chauffeured pods for students. >> it's led us to looking at some ideas that we otherwise wouldn't have considered. >> that would be really neat. next month, the applicants will (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) >>> after highs close to 60 today, a little cooler the next few days, but we warm up to near 70 this weekend before wet weather returns monday, tuesday, and wednesday. i don't wash my car many times throughout the year, but today i did. >> you did! >> ready for the rain, >>> breaking news tonight. a stunning new poll. a shake-up in the race for president as ted cruz moves ahead of donald trump.

. >>> raleigh city council is working to complete a deal that will allow the city to make improvements to moore square, except on state land lease by the city. a special meeting today will allow the city to put a cafe and rescue rooms on-site. the council meeting begins at 5:00. >>> stocks down after friday's big runoff up nearly 400 points. the dow is down 82 points right now, nasdaq off 21, s&p 500 down 10 points. a sharp drop in oil prices today, a drop of about 5%. for complete marketing and business news, go to www.wral.com and click on business. >>> players from the denver broncos and carolina panthers field questions from reporters tonight. >> the teams arrived in the bay area yesterday, a week ahead of the big game. for the first time, super bowl media day is being held on a monday night, prime time, rather than on tuesday. stay with wral for all of your super bowl 50 coverage. jeff gravley, , kathryn brown and jared fialko bring you coverage. and watch super bowl 50 right here on wral. >>> the olympic games don't begin until august, but the zika virus concerns are already imme

impact the nonprofit arts and culture industry have. >>> and in less than an hour the roadies -- raleigh city council will meet to vote ideal to improve moore square, the popular square sits on state land leased by the city. the city wants to put a cafe and restrooms on the property. council meet at 5:00 to finalize plans. and the council of state will weigh in at a meeting tomorrow. this is a $12 million project and construction is to begin as early as this mmer. >>> passengers on board an what they described sounded like gunshot. inveigorbeevsoon may have thrown an object the damaged one of the trains windows. 200 passengers were onboard the train heading from washington dc to new york last night. crews to stop the train in new jersey to check out the damage, no one was rt. >>> yahoo maybe cutting hundreds of jobs. the wall street journal reports 15% of the workforce could be impacted by layoffs. the company's core internet business had struggles and competition with facebook and google. yahoo ceo marissa mayer is expected to announce the layoffs today. >>> all eyes are on the carolina pant

a driver for the raleigh city cab service reportedly hit her. they believe he may have been on his cell phone. no charges have been filed. barbara: a chase with a motorcycleist ends in a collision. scottie horne was booked charged with d.w.i. and reckless driving going 3 miles over the -- 30 miles over the speed limit when a trooper tried to stop him. he started going down highway 401 and hit a car head-on. john: 5:41 and extortion, arson, some of the charges a d.c. hospital hacked. how much the medical center had to pay. >> you are an angel. small act barbara: welcome back, 5:45 and 35 degrees on thursday morning. the tobacco road showdown turns into a nailbiter with duke on top. that is one story making headlines. u.n.c. led most of the game but duke rallied for a win over duke took the lead with a minute to play am -- and win by one. governor mccrory is calling for a certainly session tort general assembly to discuss redistricting redistricting. two congressional districts were delivered unconstitutional and had to be redrawn. it will be this

.>>> looking ahead raleigh city council will revisit a city bike sharing. it was tomorrow the program was one in charlotte that they were grant money will run out. apostle partnership saying citrix would help pay for and sponsor the program.>>> a year remaining in the presidency president barack obama says the senate will have plenty of time supreme court. a fair hearing and that person republican say obama should not be able to fill the vacancy created by the death of scalia. president obama says he will nominate replacement stating the constitution. >> i intent to nominate somebody to present them to the american people to present them to the senate. i expect them to hold hearings and their to be a vote. >> said republican say they will block any nominee until a new president is an officer clinton fired off at least 11 tweet: any threat to halt the process disgraceful. >>> a special tribute to the late supreme justice scalia, black wool has a draped over his courtroom share. scully at sac to the right of chief justice roberts which is the seat give it to

and that would cost $2 million, which would be paid for in part by a transportation bond. >>> raleigh city council approving an application for a $40 million grant from the federal government. the competition among several cities is an incentive for leaders to use invasion and technology while planning communities. >>> today, the ringling bros. barnum & bailey circus will hold shows through today through sunday at the pnc arena. the series of shows is special because the elephants are retiring in may. the herd of 42 asian elephants will move to a conservation in florida. tickets cost between $20 and $65. sniffed cakes decked out in the carolina panthers and broncos. the other's bear's bear's name was bruno. he took a bite of the broncos cake. the rest of his predictions have been right on over the past few years. we'll see what happened this is time. >> exactly. >>> people will lace up their running shoes and head to new york city for the 39th annual empire state building run up. >> it looks like a lot of fun. >> i think so. it's the world's most older power race. runners race up 86 flight

. >> the raleigh city council was supposed to talk about body cameras for the police officers tonight but that item has been taken off the agenda in light of the shooting. >>> we're going to stay on top of this breaking story on air and also with our social media sites. if you're not near a tv, follow us on twitter @wsoctv. >>> a man will serve seven years in prison. a federal judge sentenced james keith call this afternoon. deputies say he stole the truck in 2014 and led them on a chase and hit a guardrail near statesville. friend of his talked him into surrendering after he refused to come out of the truck for hours. >>> a suspect all ready accused of cutting off an ankle monitor tried to flee police again. he was in custody being treated at cmc when he ran out of the hospital. they found him a short distance away. >>> the nation's top car safety regulator says he can recall all takata air bags even if he wanted to. he said such a recall could be illegal. and he says it wouldn't give big safety benefits. a total recall was asked for after a man died when a bag exploded and flung shr

raleigh city engineers are working to determine if weather is to blame. >> while rain continued to fall today, so did temperatures. to find out how cold and wet it will be by morning, here's wes hohenstein with the latest. >> it was in the 70s yesterday with the wet weather. the showers weren't that heavy or severe. that's okay. we can handle that. i think we're ready for some sunshine. the showers stick around over night and even for tomorrow morning's commute. it wasn't in the 70s today. and the seven-day forecast is going to stay chilly. through. temperatures are colder. an area of low pressure left clouds and rain around. but those clear out right after the morning commute tomorrow. so some light rain with upper hoes 40s through 8:00. scattered rain showers and much colder. deal is. the fact that we're in the 30s or that the few wet snow flakes could mix in with the light rain. more on that and your weekend forecast in a few minutes. >>> a new organization is setting its sites on retail crime in the carolinas. >> today law enforcement and business leaders announced the formation of

the warrants say a driver for the raleigh city cab service hit her and kept going. police believe the driver may have been on his cell phone at the time. barbara: a chase with a motorcyclist hits with a crash and he faces charges. scottie horne was booked in wake county charged with d.w.i. and reckless driving feel he was going 30 miles over the speed limit on highway 42 when a troop trooper tried to stop him. he started going down 401 and hit a car head-on. the driver was not hurt. disappoints but tar heel fans have a tough pill to swallow. coach williams apologizing for not calling a time-out the final seconds of the game. we saw carolina fans filing out of the dean smith center disappointed after the 74-73 loss. with 20 seconds left u.n.c. had the ball and a chance to win. instead of taking a time-out williams let things play out. a shot with four seconds left came up short giving duke the upset. >> disappointing. i got a lot of faith in our team going forth. >> could have played smarter the last couple of minutes. disappointed disappointed. i thought this year w

still no word from raleigh city engineers if wet sore to blame for a crack in a business parking lot. this happened just before noon in the parking lots of the no buildings were evacuated. crews from raleigh fire and police also were on the scene. >>> today, the woman who admitted to being the get away driver the night melissa huggins jones was murdered took the stand. we have more from the wake county courthouse. >> like that,. >> appear today be a sharp knife. >> yes. >> and what did you notice on that knife. >> blood. >> sarah describing the night she says ronald anthony displayed on the night of may 13th the night she, smith and anthony were in a north hills neighborhood where the men were brokeing into automobiles, the night that jones was killed she said, smith and anthony went off to check something out. she says she stayed in building under construction near the occupied building in the north hills neighborhood. at one point she says she saw smith on a second floor balcony of the occupied building. >> it was wiping tough rail. >> how was he wiping off the rail. >> using his sh

a lot of "s" but you got it right. >>> this afternoon raleigh city leaders will consider a forks road corridor. the city is looking for ways to integrate the commercial, residential and recreational uses. the study includes recommendations for streetscapes from i-442 women were based on public input. >>> well, renee, did you see your shadow today? >> i did not because it was pitch black when we came in. wasn't it? >> well then i would see my shadow. >> just asking. [ laughter ] >> oh, bill. and we need some rebel rousing back in there. supplying it for us. >> are you egging him on? >> we will take a look at what's going on out there. a lot of this this morning of cloudy skies. there are a couple of places especially heading east of the triangle where we have starts to see breaks in the overcast and some sunshine breakthrough here and there. we can see more of that south and east as we go through the day. there's a look at current temperatures, 46 in roxboro, 48 henderson. same thing in lewisburg, 49 rocky mount, www.wral.com chapel hill and also at the station in raleigh. moving to th

. >>> the city of raleigh approved early plans to revitalize moore square five years ago. >> and this is supposed to be the year the work finally gets underway. tara lynn joins us live in moore square. tara city council is holding a special meeting to 20 to make sure that they can actually move forward with part of the plan, right? >> reporter: that's right, bill, because the state actualliens this property and lease it to the city of raleigh, so that's why they have to -- laws the state actually signs the property and lease it to the city so they can time a the square agreeing on a prime location right here in downtown raleigh. there really aren't many amenities in the park besides a couple benches. it's also an area frequented by the homeless. the make over project is expected to cost about $12 million. it could start as early as this summer and it is expected to take about a year to complete. tonight city council meeting is set for 5:00, bill and renee. >> thanks, tara lynn live in moore square. >>> and connect and see bond could get a push for commissioners aimed at upgrading in i

a tornado warning in effect, stretching just north to the city of raleigh. producing a tornado, moving to the northeast at 75 miles per hour, right near the city of raleigh. right in that area, right over the city. there you see the velocity, where we look for rotation. it is in this area, a potential tornado moving northeast at 75 loss per hour. -- 75 miles per hour. this is what the store looks like, right in this region. a potential tornado, not necessarily on the ground. that right there over the city, moving northeast. it is moving across the beltline and up capital boulevard, that is in effect until 6:30 p.m. it also includes parts of franklin county. it also includes parts of wake it is moving so quickly, the weather service wanted to get that -- they are overlaying each other, so it is tough to tell, but we will stop the picture here and show you this outline, just to give you a clearer picture of where this new warning is. it is for this area here if wake county, and stretching up into franklin county, into warren county, through this area. this is a

happening in kitchens in some >>> local bands are getting a boost of exposure from the city of raleigh. city leaders want to showcase local talent doing it with a program called oak city sessions. the mayor has made it no secret they want raleigh to be known as the capital city for music >>> one of the rarest beatles records will be auctioned off next months. this record is described as the holy grail. it was the band's first to be pressed and helped them get a record considered. the song hello little girl is on one side and "until there was you" on the other. this record is expected to sell for $14,000. you would think it would go for more. >> you would think so. >>> mercedes benz is bucking people on their assembly lines, replacing robots. seems like robots can't handle it. there are variety of options that the robots can't handle. >>> and there is a change in the most hated retailer in america. abercrombie & fitch came in last. wal-mart was displaced >>> groupon's 1 billionth coupon was sold in st. louis. >> i got one there, not there, but here. >> what does the person who bought it get?

. >>> raleigh city council will vote on the final 10 year plan for the arts. the blueprint calls, creative life, maintains and expand cultural offerings throughout the city. this comes after months of meetings, surveys and public input. >>> a groundbreaking ceremony today will signal expansion at a local charity. the durham rescue mission is planning to build three new academic residence hall sports victory program students. the program provides addiction help and found students back to the workforce. they will be located on one e. main street. >>> it is 7:43. while the pros are intensely preparing for the super bowl, perhaps for another sunday event properly -- probably already done. we will show you one of the other anticipated sunday matchups with these fierce >>> plus, do you miss the way we show you how airlines >>> is there ever a bad view of wilmington? i mean, even with cloud cover it is so gorgeous. you can see the sun trying to break through. >> i agree. even during a hurricane is pretty interesting. >> absolutely. they are getting a few low clouds d

a major new road project could be in store for north raleigh. city leaders getting a look at the plan that would transform i-440. jon camp joins us live. driving on the road, you familiar with this area. you have some experience. >> i do. as you know i commute along this road here. as anyone who drives knows it can be a real bear. they consistently clogs up. we saw a report it is a comprehensive redesign that includes widening lanes, putting trees in the median, raising by claims and better access to communities and homes. where the plan looks good on paper, and it does, you talked to folks who travel and work along this stretch of road and you hear apprehension about the project. >> traffic is growing. there is probably a need to expand and make changes unfortunately. >> the functionality is great. it is going to be painful. i'm not looking forward to that at all. >> even more traffic headaches. one of the big concerns for folks who live and work in this stretch of raleigh. coming up we give you a better look at the project itself and share some of

between raleigh and morehead city. >> reporter: in the dot gets its way, the intersection at u.s. 70 and swift creek road as well as another intersection at u.s. 70, and wilsons mill will go away. replaced by a freeway style interchange. this is plan to open up traffic along the u.s. 70 corridor, to freeway speeds between raleigh and morehead city. congress made the designation official and the transportation bill in december. june, dot expected to complete a bypass in goldsboro. the meeting is from 4 to 7:00 p.m. at wilsons mills elementary school cafeteria. ask questions and leave comments. there will be no formal presentation, interested between those hours. >>> this afternoon, raleigh leaders will consider a multimillion dollars study for the 6 forks road corridor. it's a main artery for midtown, home to the north hill shopping center and churches and banks and schools. the city is looking for ways to integrate commercial residential and recreational uses and includes recommendations for improvements to 6 forks from i- 440 to lynn road. >>> proposed route will take fair goers ove

two miles in raleigh, and sanford, mile and a half in durham, visibility at two miles in siler city. slow down. this fog will have an impact on your morning drive in. the temperatures continue to to do so throughout the rest of the morning. 54 in raleigh, 53 in durham. those showers still back to the west starting to fall. it's been raining in asheville and boone and to talk about the severe weather risk later today in the marginal category, heavier rain, isolated storms could bring gusty winds and cannot rule out eight tornado. more on this severe weather risk coming your way in your complete forecast. >> thanks so much. we appreciate it. 6:40. when carolina and denver square off on the football field for super bowl 50 there will be another battle that's going to be off the field to help those in need. denver challenged charlotte to a food drive. the goal is simple, collect the most canned foods, cereal, and other nonpershishable items. >>> fans in san francisco got to check out what it's like to go through the nfl combine. the quarterback challenge area, other interactive games let

and replaced. -- but the governor will coat them. >> driverless cars in downtown raleigh could be a reality if the city wins a $40 million federal grant. raleigh is one of 77 citys to apply for the u.s. department of transportation smart cities grant. officials teamed up with nc state to create a france portation vision that's me i visit i key-friendly. -- i key-friendly. >> it gave fuss opportunity to ant these problems a little differently. it led us to looking at ideas we otherwise wouldn't have considered. >> it will be narrowed to five next month with the winner bag announced in june. >> >> this is neat stuff i had a chance to be part of. those were part of the what's next piece. i had a which a chance -- along with some talented stuns working to -- a league vehicle freak at about a penny per mile. i got a chance to drive that. it consuming less energy and electricity than a tell sa. far less than a 100,000 pound train. they would like to use those car 50s cross wake and durham county. >> if you drive it up you can make it happen too. seek receipt for weeks but we now know about the couple who bou

over 1.5 million in that red area including the city of raleigh. basically the i-95 and i-85 corridor and the area in between up through halifax and northampton counties. it is moderate. that is one of the higher risks we have seen. we have not seen one this year. probably last spring would be the last time we were this high. system, let's talk about it. first i don't think we will see much of a flooding threat although we will see heavier rain. may see a little localized street flooding. that is not the issue. could see some large hail in storms that form later this morning. they will have enough cool air and you may see large hail. that is an elevated risk. i think we are moderate risk for tornadoes. won't see a huge outbreak but if we see one or two all the ingredients are there it make it a nasty tornado. damaging winds are highest risk today especially into the afternoon hours. live look at first alert doppler xp and we have showers and even thunder this morning. it is not severe but from person county up into clarksville and rain and heavy ra

a business swooped into help easy concerns about who will pay for a bike sharing program in raleigh. the city wants to model the program like the one in charlotte but out. the council will take up it meets again. >>> did you wake up due to the early morning storm. if you did you were not alone, wind and fog was also an issue. in fact there were more than 30 wrecks between midnight and 9 a.m. this is video of an accident on i-440 near wake forest road. >>> meanwhile a much worse situation out to our east. the national weather service confirms a tornado touched down this morning. the twister packing winds of 110 miles per hour snapped trees, damaged homes and also knocked out power for a few residents. thankfully no major injuries were reported. >>> so now that the storm is passed, what can we expect tomorrow? >> good evening to you. so we just finished with four days in and we've got a super sun set happening tonight. temperatures to 53 right now but tonight we've got to get ready for a little more rain believe it or not but the temperatures we have now compared to where we were last night at

ed: she showed a tweet on her phone about the shooting to her on live in downtown raleigh at city hall. tisha: a wake county judge sentences chris lawing. lacoy mcqueen was pregnant with his baby when she was killed. the family wept openly after he was found guilty. >> i did yell and scream -- you shot the dog, dog and steve: a dog -- you shot my dog. you shot my dog. steve: a dog's shot. there is an internal investigation into what happened to a german shepherd named astro. that astro will pull through. the sheriff's office is looking into the shooting. cameron called 911 6:00 saturday night. a man who saw that her houses for sale showed up unannounced saying he had cash and wanted to see inside. she felt uncomfortable. the dog chased them back to the car and she called for help. deputy say, when they got there, no one was in the driveway. because of the nature of the call, the officer went to the door with his hand on his gun. to protect himself, he shot the dog, hitting him right in the eyes. cameron says that the dog never tisha: two students recovering after being shot by a classm

carly shows us how could make this city of raleigh in the future. >> winner take all $40 million grant given to a midsized us city to look at innovative technology-based solutions for transportation problems. >>reporter: eric is the transportation manager and is heading up the city's effort to get the us department of he is not alone in his endeavor. >> they have access multiple partners who are excited to work with us. >>> technology partners are big. >> this will take a lot of people rolling up their sleeves and bringing individual contributions. >>> offering ideas like smart infrastructure and cars that can communicate with each other. >>> there's a lot of things based around the city of raleigh and feeding an enormous amounts of information and data. >>> the school also suggest integrating personal rapid transit systems.>>reporter: this is not a new concept and they've been working on them for quite a while. they thought it would be a good addition to the city's grant application, plus what a better a to point b more efficiently. >> vehicles would go on the pathway and be on demand

raleigh is one of 77 cities to apply for the u.s. department of transportations smart city's grant. raleigh officials teamed up with nc state to create a transportation vision that's more efficient and eco- friendly. they suggest using sensors and driverless electric pod toss chauffeur student. >> gave us the opportunity to state and others to think about these problems differently. it has led us to welcome at ideas we otherwise wouldn't have consider. >>> 77 applied the cool will be narrowed to five next month with a winner being announced some time in june. >> such neat stuff. >> they were the subject of my what's next piece in 2015. i had a chance to visit the lab where engineering proobstetrics supports along with talented students are working to make that prance portation system. the goal is to get a light weight -- i got a chance to driver that thing. the car and load would weigh around a thousand pounds meaning weight ere weight requirements as well as track would far less than a hundred pound train. they want those to be used on >> a blast from the past, it hack decades since

city a better place for emp. -- everyone. >>> you can now navigate downtown raleigh from the palm of your happened. the city just announced the downtown raleigh app. >> we are in a new world where people are expecting to get a lot of information about a lot of things in a quick easy format. you can download the app for free on your android or apple device. >>> the author harper lee has died. she wrote the book, to kill a mocking bird. major warning when it comes to hoover boards. next, the consequences that boards it's still winter but it will we >>> this is wncn news now at 7:00. >>> welcome back, it was an emotional home coming for 70 paratroopers, they were welcomed home after wrapping up nine months in iraq. >> reporter: songs, signs and anticipation filled the room as fort bragg families waited for this moment. of the 82nd airborne dwietion came home to hugs, tears and kisses. >> it was amazing, i numbed everything until i came back. >> the only thing that mattered to the families was having their soldiers back in their arms. >> reporter: in the time that they have been gone babies have grown i

raleigh is one of the cities to apply. raleigh officials teamed up to create a trueness portation that's more efficient and i ceo friendly. she suggest using sensors to relet information to chauffeur student. >> gave us an opportunity to work with technology partners it has led us to think about ideas we otherwise wouldn't have considered. >> the pool will be narrow today five next month. >> those cars were the subject so much my what's next piece in summer of 2015. i had a chance to visit the lab where students are working to make the transportation system a reality, even got to drive a pod car, really neat. the goal is to create the light weight vehicle that can consumeless electricity. the car load would weigh about a thousand pounds meaning the track and -- far less than it takes to support a 1,000-pound train. they would like to use them across wake and durham county. >> looking good behind the wheel. >> they managed to keep it secret for weeks, i don't know if i could have done this. we know about the florida couple t

city, too. live in raleigh, jon camp, abc 11 eyewitness news. anna: not just taking on property, but a livelihood. this is new video of extensive damage. the driver of this hummer hit a mailbox, a ford expedition parked in the driveway, and two homes. the driver suffered a seizure and that caused the crash. he was charged with careless and reckless driving and driving without a license. joel: it is the countdown to valentine's day and we know you cannot put a price on love. anna: you can't? just ahead, record-breaking figures on how much will be spent this year. and police chased down the carjacker who allegedly took a mercedes. tisha: a mother, weeks after seeing her [indiscernible] how a day of break-ins ended with the loss of life. and a first crack at new loading procedures. the steps the state board of plus, a shot fjoel: now to a consumer alert. honda is recalling 2.4 million vehicles because of a faulty airbag. the airbag inflator made by the recall covers accurate vehicles as well and covers older models dating back to 2005 and newer veh

it will be a shame that we have to head whack to work and school. 42 right now in durham, raleigh and siler city. 44 in littleton, also right around 44 in fayetteville and clinton. so a high this afternoon near 56 in raleigh, the mid-50s as well in durham. fast forward to tonight much winds still going to be quite breezy which means that wind chill is likely going to be in the 20s as your waking up tomorrow morning. tomorrow and saturday the cool east days for us, back into the 60s sunday and monday of next week, 58 on tuesday, next chance for a shower or two should return for next wednesday. >>> we'll have a check in with traffic and look at this i-85, moving smoothly on this thursday morning. the sun is up. don't forget those sunglasses this morning. i'm expecting a lot of sun glare. now, we do have an accident or rather a road closure to pass along to you this is storm damage from last night brought downpour lines in the apex area on penny road. the road is blocked between killed air farm road and 1010 road. now, there's detours posted. i've been watching this throughout the morning both of b

raleigh. charlotte city council allowed transgender people to choose now, the house speaker is looking to strike the law down in a special session of the legislature. we are practically in march, but you could end up with the flu. the number of flu cases is on the rise. so far this season there have been four flu related deaths. hillary clinton going for a big win in today's south carolina department president very, a sizable victory over bernie sanders could set her up for a big to say he had killed his family. a 12-year-old girl who survived is being evaluated that hospital. overseas now mixed reports coming in as u.s. and russian the quiet being cease-fire was violated within 15 minutes when the syrian army started shelling the town. this does not include isis or al qaeda. and pentagon officials this morning are saying it is time to start modernize nothing country's nuclear weapon. the choice is eager to start modernizing the force or risk its credibility as a deterrent to attacks by others. modernization a 2013 ruling from the state's highest court is saying juveniles can not be sentenced to

temperatures. 25 2011, 25 raleigh, clayton 28, factor in the wind and it feels colder. 18 feels like raleigh, 15 siler city. the temperature trend, today and friday will be the warmest days of the week. 41 today back to 38 thursday, of the week for the weekend. sunday possibly below freezing for a high while average for this time of year around 54. good news, today and tomorrow we will be dry. a few clouds around lunchtime. similar situation for the evening drive and towards thursday i think we will see more sunshine as the cold temperatures move in. plenty of sunshine. 41 high today raleigh, 40 durham, 45 fayetteville. tonight, partly cloudy and colder overnight lows in the teens. heading out tomorrow morning you will encounter those more cold temperatures. 38 on thursday, 41 on friday, friday will bring the next chance for some rain and maybe light snow. into the weekend, 36 and sunny on saturday, 30 on sunday, flurries into early next week. let's check in with traffic. live picture outside looks like difficulty seeing but you can see that cars are cruising along five. mrs. i 440 and us 64 bypass, just i

if you are in downtown raleigh or the city, the threat of weather is over for you. but east of raleigh and around i-95, it will linger for the next few hours. we will look at that forecast and the threat of next surveyor weather coming up. anna: many people are barreling through the heavy rains and it is making a real mess for the evening commute. joel: we have a correspondent in wake county. angelica will show us the conditions there live this hour. angelica? cam here in breaking news one, and it was coming down a lot harder than this a few minutes ago. oh wait, there you go, now you can see it. this is the rain that we are seeing right now at this hour. it was a lot worse than this, but as we are getting on the interstate, visibility is a low and another thing we are noticing is that there is a lot of ponding on the sides of the roads. we are taking it nice and slow as we are heading out and if you are heading out, this is what you are going to see. we will keep you updated throughout our newscast. for now, back to you guys. joel: angelica alvarez on a rainy day. w

for this morning you will see cloudy skies, spotty showers in the capital city. raleigh expect temperatures around 50 by lunch. into the afternoon mostly sunny and mid 50's. across the area today we will see the temperatures in the 50's. 54 chapel hill. 55 garner, 57 pinehurst today. 58 goldsboro, 56 lillington. 58 fayetteville. south hill 51. 52 roxboro. 55 rocky mount and 567 tarboro. tonight colder under clear skies. 28 henderson, 31 raleigh, 34 fayetteville and 31 in durham. first alert seven-day forecast temperatures in the lower 50's mostly sunny, friday mostly sunny and 53. saturday 65 degrees and 60's sunday and showers monday into tuesday but after the morning rain like lunchtime on get the car washed today you have about five days of sunshine. barbara: don't tell everybody. don: if you go this morning you might have a shot. amber: with our hours you could probably squeeze it in. barbara: go early. amber: before it gets busy. we are not busy on the road either. looking nice on this, what day is it? barbara: hump day. stphaeufplt it is wednesday, people. we are n

roxborough, the three siler city low 20s stanford and pinehurst millington fayetteville 27. factor in the wind. the wind chill and 18 in raleigh, 15 siler city and upper teens in moore county. wind chills and the teams overall -- 195. forecast for today chilly air. a weak disturbance to the west and that will keep all of the snow behind it. looking at accumulating snow around ohio and kentucky. the mountains of north carolina and virginia and pennsylvania stays put as we head towards tomorrow. i want to put at this, the area of low pressure that will be racing across the gulf states tomorrow and like we've seen this winter the system will move up the east coast as it makes the turn and most of the snow and possibly rain mixed in as we head to the action hours. it will be widespread and we will have to fine-tune the forecast looks like a chance for a mix will happen in the afternoon. in the meantime clear conditions in our area, sunshine and clouds as we head to the afternoon hours. as we head into overnight tonight partly cloudy and sunny skies expected for our thursday. as far as temperatures 41 high today in raleigh, 40 2011

heather: raleigh is one of six cities around the country that the clue crew is visiting. jimmy mcguire is on a tour. when we heard about the local stock, joel and i had to test our smarts. there we are him a buzzer's in hand. i think it is safe to say we will not be making it on the check out these brave runners, bearing nearly all for a race. it is called the cupid undie run. the money raised goes to benefit the children's tumor foundation. these people were lucky was not so cold. the same race in washington dc a week ago had temperatures in the teens. if this is your thing, at least it was on a day when it was 60. steve: very nice temperature wise. i think tomorrow will be warmer. we could get up around 70 or so. take a look at some of the highs. the chapel hill number, that stuff working at 54, that is what is saying the high was. oxford, 68. 66 in fayetteville. tuesday into wednesday, we could be dealing with active weather coming in. deep trough and a lot of moisture coming in. this is a european model. the g fx keeps a lot of this offshore. at this point, not a guar

so let's get to the temperatures right now, 39 in rockboro. 39 in sigh letter city, raleigh durham both at 42. right now you are at 44 degrees. your fast forecast will stay mr. low 40s at lunchtime, 44 this afternoon. it will feel more like mid 30s with breezier conditions and flurries toward 6:00, temperatures back into the upper 30s. i have a closelook at the rest of today's forecast and the rest of the week coming up in just a little bit. new trouble for duke energy, a 6.6 million fine against the utility company, over the 2014 -- into the dan river. the state department of environmental qualities says the fine covers civil penties duke committed before, during and after the toxic spill at its power plant. >>> in couple ber lands county, two exschool employees returned to -- cumberland county, two ex- school employees, drake, a safety coordinator faces three charges of child abuse, danny a former danner is accuse of throwing a student against a wall. this happened back in november. drake and he were both fired. >>> a fight is brewing over student rights. -- for creative studies. they

miami, and other places boycott beyonci show, what you think the differences between those cities and raleigh? [silence] i do not live in those cities, but hopefully they represent -- the representatives are representing their viewpoints >> that beyonci show is scheduled for may 3, keep in mind these are off-duty officers volunteering for this extra chef. in raleigh, amy cutler, wncn news now. >>> cuban media confirming tonight the older brother of cuban revolutionary leaders, castro has died. better known as mongo was not as involved in politics but preferred agriculture. he was 91. >>> turning to the race for the white house, republican voters and nevada caucusing tonight by win but so far no official results there. here is video of a rally he heard he held earlier today. he held earlier today. there are some issues due to a high voter turnout. if we are any of the results within this newscast we will make sure to let you know. >>> several democratic legislative leaders officially endorsed hillary clinton for president but they say she has a record or fighting for the middle class, and figh

the wind chill 13 roxboro, 18 raleigh and 15 and siler city. stop need layers under the winter jackets. 41 our high, a bit cooler than yesterday, we see temperatures drop, 38 thursday and friday 40s . a chance for rain and maybe snow friday afternoon. i will break down the forecast coming up.>>> you said snow and a caught my attention. 5:41 am johnson county man in the hospital with second and third degree burns. later what he believed started the fire. >>> the mothers of the three muslim students killed in talk about life after >>> our top stories breaking news raleigh police arrested a second person in connection with the shooting death of a taxicab driver. >>> conrad patterson arrested and will be in court today. murder of jose nicolas dominguez happen today joe biden will visit duke university today and promote the cancer moonshot initiative. the cancer institute has 100 oncology board-certified physicians and 500 staff dedicated to cancer research. >>> the new hampshire primary result in an the big winners of the night trump on the republi

it for raleigh, durham, siler city and border. let's get to what is falling right now though here's your satellite radar composite and you can see it extends back to our west but falling in our immediate viewing area we're looking at more sleet than snow around the triangle. a lot of it spreading across durham then look at the northeastern portions of wake county, wake forest out towards wendell seeing that sleet, very little snow. more sleet as we check in down around the sand hills. the change-over happening just a little earlier than when initially expected around the triangle. you're seeing some of light sleet fall. so here's your temperatures, 25 in raleigh, 28 in clayton, upper 20s around littleton and fayetteville. so as you're planning your day temperatures staying in the upper 20s by 8 a.m.. we're at 30 by lunchtime. it's still cold and anything falling is is going to freeze on impact. mix change to go rain this afternoon 37 degrees our afternoon high and that is actually going to happen right around the evening drive hom

this afternoon mostly sunny and drying out in the capital city. raleigh mid 50's. looking at other cities, you will see 54 in chapel hill. 55 durham, 57 smithfield. 55 cary. sanford to 56. 58 clinton. fayetteville around 60. 51 in south hill. 52 roxboro, 56 louisburg and 55 in wilson. tonight the temperatures back into the 30's and 20's for overnight lows. a little cooler and clear. 31 raleigh. 31 durham. 34 fayetteville and 20's return in roxboro. first alert seven-day forecast powered by accuweather, 51 tomorrow and that is a little below normal for this time of we should be mid 50's. friday 53. nice dry end of the workweek. saturday 65 and sunday 66. by monday into tuesday we see rain showers returning and temps back into the upper 40's. about 40 minutes we go to new york city with g.m.a. we will talk to rob marciano. good morning, rob. rob: great to be with you. the 50's and 60's sound nice. strong storms we will cover in parts of florida. three tornadoes touching down yesterday doing damage and heavily populated areas east of the everglades. we see people getti

. >> they do not care about -- [indiscernible] anna: we caught up with the city of raleigh's parks department, neighborhood to pick up trash. >> [indiscernible] of it? you need to toss these items, pickup. ahead. you can still reported to the city for pickup. if you see a trash complex, you reported. the city will contact the in wake county, if summit he uses your road as a dumping ground, contact somebody for pickup. >> i wanted to look nice. everybody should pidgeon. anna: here's a happy ending. at least for today, after we call the city to ask about special bulk pickup, i told them what we found we were driving around and they scheduled a pickup to locations where we found those piles. that is how easy it is. you can do it, too. we put several links for the story likely to call to get the pickup and a links report trash, all of that is on abc11.com. joel: you have to speak up about these things, not just the debbie, but also if you see people dumping. report that. anna: you want your neighborhood to look good. here's what coming up at 6:00. >> we are nearly a month away from heading to the

. >> we estimate the amount for the buried infrastructure in the city of raleigh to be $60 billion. anna: still trying to figure out how today out of the workshop. until then the doors to his poub remain closed. >> my employees need their jobs. anna: it is unclear what caused the water main break. as for when the building will reopen, that is also unclear. the building has to be stabilized before cleanup can begin. heather waliga, abc 11 eyewitness news. joel: thank you. you set as up vertically to talk to chris hohmann about the winter weather advisory we are under. chris: it may be a problem with those untreated roads. cold air, and if anything it gets colder into the weekend. these higher temperatures are running well below average. look at this. the 30's for the next few days. it is cold. 38 degrees, the air is barely -- is very dry. you may notice that with the static electricity the past couple of days. humidity is low. 28%, northwest wind at six. 34 roxboro, 30 four louisburg, 30 eight chapel hill. 40's rdu down to the south. cold air around the lakes. jackson, mississippi, d

for today city by city we go 50 our high in raleigh, 49 in durham, and 54 in fayetteville. overnight tonight just a few clouds and again, low with the winds going to be weaker which means it's not going to be as cold feeling tomorrow. we won't have to worry about that wind chill. 51 our high on saturday, 60s here on sunday. 66 our high monday, a chance for a shower or two in the evening on monday but it looks like a better chance for rain is going to develop with the cold front that comes through wednesday into thursday, and that cold front is going to drop our temperatures. we'll be back to near 55 by thursday afternoon. >>> on this friday morning let's switch gears and check in with traffic right now and look at this, skies certainly starting get brighter near the intersection of i-540 and u.s. 64 bypass we're looking east of raleigh this morning and certainly no trouble spots yet on the roadways. now, we do have one early morning accident. crews now on the scene of accident and saying it's an overturned suv. again this accident on highway 242 near the expecting any serio

eyes decide. >>> raleigh's police department is going to be closer to the possibility of police worn body cameras. >> this afternoon, staff will present an overview of the new tool to city council. wral's mikaya thurmond joinsus live in downtown raleigh, this is the first time therehas been a public discussion about this. >> reporter: today's session is about getting councilmember time that will happening. the raleigh police chief and her staff will present an benefits of employing cameras as well as potential concerns. today's presentation will also address technological approaches and resources. this discussion comes on the heels of several very public police shootings where the actions of both the officer and the suspect were called into question. any implementation here in raleigh could take months to approve, and even longer to put into action. similar police body camera policies have been put in place in both durham and in fayetteville. this meeting is set to start at 1:00 p.m. >> mikaya thurmond reporting live in raleigh. >>> the search for the next police chief in durham moves ahead this week. so far the process is on schedule. a list of 42 candidates is down to

we're in the big city of raleigh. >> we don't hoopla about mardis gras as much as other places. >> it's too cold. >> you can't do as much on the sidewalk. >>> from there let's go to weather. let's take a look at what is potentially falling from the sky. we keep looking at this on the radar picture. it's not doing much. we had a report of some drizzle out of this band of precipitation back to our west. it looks great on the radar, these patches of blue and green, but lot of this is so light that it's evaporating before it hits the ground. we're talking about the fact that there might be a little flurry or drizzle this morning. this is the latest look at the radar picture. spread across the viewing area. we'll see this on and off all day. later this afternoon the focus may be from raleigh north, back over toward oxford and henderson, and wilson and rocky mount. it's hard to pick out one spot over another and the amounts will be so light that most of us probably won't be able the see it. we see overcast skies as we look west ward from raleigh. 36 is our temperatures, and the temperatures w

the warm temperatures up and down the eastern seaboard with 70s in raleigh and new york city into the 50s. cold side of the storm as heavy snow is developing throughout the day. chicago watch that carefully. the snow line is straddling the city and could see some significant totals over a half foot here and especially just east of town. the biggest snow totals, northwestern indiana up to michigan, could see up to a foot. >>> republicans who control the senate judiciary committee say supreme courts. it has erupted into a battle between the white house and gop opponents who want the next president to make an appointment. mitch mcconnell said his party would not permit a vote and election. >>> significant medical conditions that led to justice scalia's death according to the supreme court doctor. scalia suffered from coronary artery decease and high blood bought a jacket with an notice pocket designed for a handgun. dalton was laughing and joking, but did not buy a weapon there. dalton is charged with six counts of murder. >>> u.s. health officials are investigating 14 cases of the zika