rob higgins is hard at work. surrounded by his big-game memories. covered sot rob higgins "this is what so it's certainly amazing to get an opportunity to do this and work on these major events for our hometown is truly incredible and we're blessed." his work, along with everyone else at the tampa bay sports commission, is a big reason why tampa gets games like this: nats super bowl national anthem the super bowl is america's biggest event. and it's taken center stage four times in tampa bay. sot higgins "it's so much more than a it's certainly an event that's got tremendous economic impact but it's also got awesome social impact. no matter where it's played. sot michael munz "planning a super bowl is one of the hardest things i think logistically i've ever been involved with and i've been national campaigns and they don't compare. with two republican national conventions. they don't compare." nat sot "and i have those people who come back to me who say, 'this was the most phenomenal time that i've ever had with my son. his eyes were just like, and

. >> high above the tampa sky lines rob higgins is hard at work surrounded by big game memories. >> this is what we have fun doing. it's certainly amazing to get an opportunity to do this and major events for our hometown is truly incredible and we are blessed. >> his hard work along with everyone else at the tampa bay sports commission is a big reason why tampa gets games like this. >> touchdown by holmes! . >> what else can i dream of? [ music ] >> the super bowl is america's biggest event and it's taken center stage four times in [chanting] >> it's so much more than a football game. it's certainly an event that's got tremendous economic impact but it's also got awesome social impact. [car horn [. >> planning the super bowl is one of the hardest things i've ever been involved with and i've been involved with national presidential campaigns and elections. they don't compare. i've been involved with two conventions. they don't compare. come back to me and say this was the most phenomenal time i've ever had with my son. his eyes were so wide and my eyes too you know? >> rodney brought the

robbed a bank. tisha: search warrant's link a raleigh cabdriver to a deadly hit-and-run. was early sunday morning. he hit higgins and kept going. the driver reported being in an accident at the time police believe he may of been on his cell phone at the time. no charges have yet been filed. raleigh police identifying a man found dead. 60 three-year-old andrew terry junior. the initial calls for a drowning. steve: an intense day of testimony for the penalty phase of the trial of trading on smith. the courtroom camera was ordered turned off during that testimony. she never became emotional even when she talked about finding her mom dad in their apartment. the first witness for the defense was his mother. she talked about how his father abused her when she was pregnant. the jury will decide whether smith gets life in prison or the death penalty. tisha: a father's heartbreaking play the first daughter to come back home. anyone is heard from this 33-year-old woman and her three-year-old son. the little boy has autism and bad asthma. they're desperate to get any information about where they might be. greg: they initia

robbed a bank. john: a hit-and-run in garner turned over to the d.a. after search warrants put a raleigh cab driver at the time and place. kayla higgins was walking down highway 70 sunday morning and was hit. 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

robbed a bank. john: a hit-and-run in garner turned over to the d.a. after search warrants put a raleigh cab driver at the time and place of the accident. kayla higgins was walking down highway 70 and was hit. 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 redistrict