the raleigh pd handling this case with delicate hands. steve: the police chief asking for prayers for all involved and urging people to let -- angelica: we will hear from the chief again in a few moments. right now, she is asking for patients and for prayers for the family and the police officers and for raleigh has they this neighborhood. in a brief news conference, she told our cameras that police were out here to arrest akil hankins is no strength to the law he has -- dinkins -- denk ins is no stranger to the law. today, the police chief says there was a chase between police and denkins before he was shot and killed. >> our thoughts and our prayers. go out to all involved. i ask everyone to please be patient while the follow-up investigations are being conducted. angelica: the state bureau of investigation and the raleigh police department internal tisha: the aclu of north carolina issuing a statement saying far too many people of color are victims of excessive force. steve: it points to the need for raleigh to buy body cameras. ed cru

by from raleigh pd, we are -- the between 12:00 last night, 12 midnight, and 4:30 today. in a normal week, for some perspective, that would not be 173. it would be 43 to 50 accidents in a normal monday. so we're seeing three times the number of accidents we normally see. we will keep our eyes on the road and our eyes on the accidents. tisha: despite the rain helping to wash some of the isa -- the ice away, there still some trouble. a driver crashing into a power pole at university drive. angelica? angelica: we are along oxford road right now. here's a look at what we are seeing good the rain looks like it is washing a lot of the stuff away. there are some icy patches still to watch out for. let's get you some video we saw this is off red mill road near to me go parkway. ended up in a ditch. he wasn't hurt by he did say he did slip on some ice. there are still some icy patches to watch out for. overall, durham police department and the sheriff's office have been responding to dozens of accidents throughout the day, contributing much of them to the weather, same people have

hurst is a senior officer who has been with raleigh pd since 2006. >>> google fiber promised free service to housing sites in the cities it serves, it's a partnership with the u.s. department of housing and urban development. the goal is to deliver to those who need it the most. durham was selected as an early test site but not known when the service might be available. google is not paid but offering it voluntarily. >>> super bowl brings people from across the country to one city. they spend, is it an economic boost for everyone? in super bowl city when we come back. his wife fell ill on the job at a factory in fayetteville and died. tonight, a grieving husband talks exclusively to wral about her death, under sweltering efforts to co >>> something as major as the super bowl and not many things as major, obviously has an economic impact on the city. does that trickle down to all the local businesses? >> gerald owens is in san francisco, leading up to the big game after talking to some local merchants in california, he has an answer. city is a massive compound, stretching several city bloc

now raleigh pd may be the latest to boycott. >> i am surprised by it. i think it is not going hurt her any bit. it will probably just put the spotlight on her more. >> she doesn't say anything against the police except treat everybody fairly. fact that police have a problem with someone saying treat us fairly, is a testament to the police instead of a testament to beyonce. >> raleigh police are off hire ere hired as off duty security guards for big events including concerts at carter finley. a spokesperson for police union says members have exes forked specific concerns over -- expressed specific concerns over the black panther images and think it was disrespectful to the police profession. >> the vote is expect today take place tonight. beyonce expect today per -- >>> life in prison for the man convicted of killing a raleigh mother. a jury decidedtravion. he killed melissa huggin -- huggins-jones. his family was relieved he avoided the death penalty. >> i am very thankful his life has been spared. i the only thing i can do is guarantee those who love h

on u.s. 64 east, going up towards the kind dale, winddale, area. 440 is a big issue, as well as raleigh pd, and just as you said, those overpasses and bridges people are coming across hitting the brakes, losing control, and there was one piece, i might kind of touch on, that you mentioned here, but a lot of times when people get involved in a collision, the first thing to do is get out and look at the vehicle. do that. what you could have is other vehicles careen out of control and strike individuals. if you're in that situation, try to get as far away from vehicles as possible, some first away until first responders can get there, mark the road clearly, increase in crashes, which leads to my final piece, bryan if you don't. the next couple hours at least until lunch, it's going to be touch and go. we don't anticipate this getting any better until the temperatures rise. >> all right, lieutenant gordon, we appreciate that and hope all the troopers are here this morning. if that's not enough to convince you, take a look at all of those accidents popping up. stay put if you can. back to you.

now raleigh pd may be the latest department to boycott beyonce. we asked some people to weigh in on the controversy. >> i am surprised by it. it is not going hurt her any bit. it is probably just going put the spotlight on her even more. >> she doesn't say anything against the police except for treat everybody fairly. so i think for the fact police have a problem with someone saying treated us fairly is a testament to police instead of a testament to beyonce. >> raleigh police are often events including concerts at carter finley. a pokes person for union says members have ex-- a spokesperson for union says member versus expressed concerns over the black panther images and think it was disrespectful to the police profession. >> the police union is expected to make the vote tonight and beyonce is schedule today perform here on may 3rd. reporting live in raleigh, i'm emma wright. >>> thank you for that up dale date the high stakes over who represent you in congress is not over. late last week, the state legislature created a new map after being order

a pursuit from raleigh pd, but we heard from police chief brown a little over half an hour ago, and they did not say if the weapon found belong to the suspect or if the officers felt threatened. we want to let you know we will continue to follow this situation. anna: all right, let's look at the weather because it is perfect. chris: that about sums it up, and that is the end of meteorological winter. let's check out january and february. the warmest on record, nearly 13 degrees above average, and january and everywhere a cold or area because we were so overwhelmed in december, it will be one of our warmest winters on lot of it fell as sleet, and the 100-your average is 715 average -- 7.5 inches. here is a look at rdu, a west went at it team. a gorgeous day. 72 in chapel hill, fayetteville with 74. perfect out there, as we said, and mild temperatures all of the way to kansas city, where it is 72. this shot of chilly air, it will not get your, but it will be noticeably cooler. high pressure off the coast and a southwest winds. you do not see it now, but there is snow in the upper midwest a

now the raleigh pd might be the late toast boycott. >> i am surprised by it. i think it is not going hurt her inany bit. it is probably going to put the spotlight on her even more. she doesn't say anything against the police except for treat everybody fairly. so i think for the fact that police have a problem with someone saying treat us fairly is a testament to the police and not a test tom beyonce. >> raleigh police have often hired as off duty security guards for big events including concerts at carter finley. a spokesperson for the police union says member versus expressed specific concerns over the black panther images think it was disrespect for to the police profession. >> thanks so much. >> we do have breaking news just in, moments ago this out of charlotte. police arrested a man wanted for murder in halifax county. it comes after an overnight stand off in northwest mention lenburg county. the man is wanted for murder in halifax county. we will keep you updated on the social media platform. >>> >> a man quicked for killing a wake county mother. they de

raleigh pd are responding to the man inside that truck, who i have tried to get on camera, is ok. he was coming across the bridge there, hit somebody, spun out, did not do a thing. he is remarkably unhurt. that is the man standing right there next to the man in the yellow jackets. they are looking at amazement at that truck. if you look directly behind that truck where all the flashing lights are, that is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 cars. at least three across their. camera range. all these people hit the ice. video journalists first got here and we have been very careful as we have been telling you. feet, the ice was definitely treacherous. very slippery. if we had difficulty walking out here, you are looking at the results of what happened when that lucky man who was able to get out of that truck safely, hit some ice and there wasn't a thing he could do about it. he was trying to get to durham and that is the result. as far as we know, and we are still checking, as far as we know, nobody is hurt. that truck really made me think that the man inside had to be in a bad way. but he is standing in