that is the word from north carolina attorney general roy cooper. cooper says "natixis funding corporation" and "societe general" defrauded local governments, hospitals and housing agencies. some of that money will go to wake and mecklenburg counties. 3 green man brewery in asheville will hold its grand opening of its new facility on saint patrick's day next month. the 20-thousand square food "green-mansion" is next to the brewery's current operations on buxton avenue in the south slope. inside is a to- floor indoor and outdoor tasting room. on the ground level, there will be a "brewtique", that will have a bottle shop, growler station, and merchandise store. 3 in more "brew news", the triangle business journal reports that asheville's "wicked weed brewing" is expanding its distribution to raleigh. the brewery is year, 'wicked weed' won a silver medal at the 2015 "great american beer festival" for its "per-nicious i-p-a." 3 3 3 there are challenges especially with radiation between the earth and mars the future of human space travel, and going to ma

decided who they will vote for. 32% of the likely voters say they will them -- vote for democrat, roy cooper. 40% of those who say they will go for the incumbent, pat mccrory, the republican. men slightly favor mccrory while women seem to favor cooper. dependence gave cooper a slight edge. the poll available on www.wral.com. if you want to vote in the primary for north carolina's u.s. senate seat, the one up for grabs this year, but election happens march 15. as you know, republican r, i fotiand,oucr te nshim. ift ris ss will kearin half-hour co frete htebywral dad abtr wil mout tca ayig7:00> leaders th p ano theund governmein al foatn tof c systnttoss, d rireemmaetpellgse aews chth inmainanency ce. last nht mesthe sendina dant reeat. d usg t toalan versy.a smalangh arting roues hools also suestethrellid is p urse, stmade oher . >>le offare nito ouyos cooncert ng sisscto pfot er fium m rs cefromnion prosto ent fi. essepoce trer fff boyse setyher s.tht e' boerform adivean-. trucon shoult xtonthn ne apartmoi up gleoo ig thg , valley mall a downthinon glenwood aveand orlan . xurypartntd in fice

attorney general roy cooper says the bonks sold investments that made it impossible for enter yaechls to grow -- entities to grow the savings. it is not clear how much each county will get. >>> a left leaning political group wants the state board of elections to investigate whether governor pat mccrory is violating campaign rules by working with a committee pushing to pass a $2 billion bond package. connect nc in which mccourt reportery talks about the growth -- mccrory talks about the growth violates corporate funding in a campaign. the bond package will provide funding for infrastructure projects and will be on the march 15th ballot. they've complied with the state guidelines and the committee has to respond to the state board by tuesday. >>> a lot of folks about to head out on the roads. let's check in with traffic team 9's mark taylor. we know there are issues this morning. >> we have a couple of trees down and accident up north off of gilead road and mccoy road. we have road closures, one in meyers park because of trees in the roadway. we'll get you around those coming up next. >

the attorney general roy cooper had a warning making sure people do their homework before buying super bowl tickets or travel packages as there are scams out there for those as well. >>> we have the stories and much more about the panthers during the super bowl 50 in a special section of wncn.com. look for the banner on the home page. >>> new at 6:00 -- three teens behind bars in cumberland county charged with throwing overpass. deputies say several 911 calls from drivers led them to mile marker 65 at sherrill baggett road where they say they found the teens in a white bm w. they face accusations of throwing rocks on five vehicles, most freight liner trucks. at $2 a,000 -- $250,000. >>> more on the death of nicole lovell found death in north carolina over the weekend. police say she was stabbed the same day she disappeared from her home. the mother also spoke talking about her daughter's passions and drive after battling health issues for years. >> nicole had had a passion for pandas. music, dancing, dreamed of being on "american idol." some day. her favorite color was blue. nicole was

attorney general roy cooper is saying that hundreds of military members were tricked into buying over-priced electronics, and then given loans through a company called roam finance, the company is refunding more than $250,000, or $1100 per service member and will also offer debt forgiveness. >>> mecklenburg county is set to give an internet marketing company $170,000 to bring hundreds of new jobs into charlotte. commissioners approved the incentives last night for red ventures, the indian land based company plans to invest more than $5 million to open a new office in university city. charlotte city council already approved an additional $100,000. >>> all day south carolina lawmakers have been debating how to raise hundreds of millions of bridges and could cost gas prices to rise, one boosting 12 cents a gallon and cutting the income tax, that could raise almost $800 million for roads. some south carolina drivers said they will support it if plan. >> if i knew for sure that is where the money would go, i would be good with it. really go. >> republican state senator tom davis's filibustering t

attorney general roy cooper says the bank sold investments that made it impossible for them to get their savings back. it's not clear how much mecklenburg might get back. >>> president obama and the democratics are blasting republicans for rejecting his supreme court pick before he's even named a nominee. if the oval office today the president said he's not backing down from his constitutional duty to pick a new supreme senate republican leaders said yesterday there would be no confirmation hearings, no vote, not even a courtesy meeting with the president's pick to replace justice antonin skalia. the supreme court's doctor revealed skalia suffered from extensive medical issues that contributed to his death. coronary artery disease, obesity, diabetes is some of the health problems. it shows there was nothing suspicious about the justice's death. >>> today the tournament shifted the focus from basketball to the classroom. education day encouraged middle school and high school students to consider what they'll do when they graduate with a college fair today at the convention center. it gave

attorney general roy cooper says there are scams out there for people wanting to get tickets to the game or travel packages. we have much more about the panthers and super bowl 50 on wncn.com. >>> tonight, the head of north carolina schools is responding to lawmakers concerns about its use of money. senate president's protem phil burger wrote a letter to state superintendent jen atkinson. burger is worried state money he budgeted for literacy training is being used to fund administrative costs. the general assembly cut funding for the area in this year's budget. >> the general assembly public construction to cut $2.5 million out of its operation budget. we are doing that. and we will provide the necessary documentation as to the positions that we are cutting. >> doctor atkinson says the money is being used required by the budget. >>> some students are taking design skills to space. they launched weather balloons in hillsborough. wncn meteorologist kristen has the story. >> three, two, one. >> we launched two other balloons into the lower atmosphere. >> a huge accomplishment for one group

the la porte officials can refuse to perform same sex marriage duties right now attorney general roy cooper is in charge of defending the law but the lawmakers and magistrate worry he won't be the case justice because cooper has publicly spoken out against the law. it's a reunion more than seventy years in the making and is just around the corner of virginia beach world war two vet who recently reconnected with his long last love over skype is heading to australia to meet her in person this weekend laura geller joins us now with the latest on this love story a love story indeed it is a re union many of you helped make happen to a go fund me campaign we've leave for australia on sunday norwood court enjoys durant and fell in love before he parachute into normandy as part of the d day invasion since then they've been separated by decades and oceans for all you romantics out there the re union seventy years in the making comes with a valentine's day date. i really don't know it's gonna be when the meter homeowner for seventy years and i don't know appears in this park there or if there's not t

republican party release a statement on the vote, organization is unhappy that attorney general roy cooper has not stepped in saying it time that attorney general rally cooper does his job, tells us where he stands and protects our children from this misguided plan that violates rules of common decency. >> we're seeing heavy rain in the area for more on what we can expect here is brian. brian: a couple of issues on top of rain, we're also seeing fog, this is heavy, a live shot uptown you you cannot see uptown. you can see this is widespread rain within that 45 loops in is heavy. sivet running into -- 77 running into significant issues. very heavy rain about to fall on top of you, if you can stay indoors issue put off your travel for a little bit. this will pass to the east. there is more behind it, but i want to mention it is dangerous right now with low visibility and rain coming down very heavily. as we look out further to the west, there is weatherford. and spartanburg with heavy rain out behind it. this the push out east, we'll deal with this tonight threw tuesday --, through tuesday b

the governor's office accuses roy cooper of trying to score political points but he says he wants to make sure the project isn't a bad deal. business plans and communications and the regional the company charge of building the lanes. >> in mecklenburg county some issues with super bowl sunday. the panthers have instilled pride in the community since 1995. they are adopting a resolution adopting all citizens to show panthers pride by wearing black and blue. some officials have done the same. the panthers have promoted the movement as to states, one team, one carolina. north and south together. a long-standing feud in debate when north carolina and south carolina teams play. the real carolina. maybe it is taking this team to unite us. joel: we can see eye to eye on the super bowl. tisha: mother murdered. >> there was no pulse. a young mother killed. tisha: her eight-year-oldand the victim's own mother on the stand. >> cosby in court. lawyers to see if the sexual assault case can be thrown out. >> and iowa aftermath. cruz and clinton finishing on top. the latest justin. good evening eve

attorney general roy cooper says hundreds of military members were tricked into buying over priced electronics and given loans through a company called rome finance. they're refun$250,00 $1,100 per service member. they will offer debt forgiveness. >>> down to the wire finish kept dung and unc chapel hill -- duke and unc chapel hill faps on the edge of -- fans on the edge of their seat. with minutes to go, gracen allen had game winning free throws they won 74-73. >>> we have weather and traffic every ten minutes. here is meteorologist keith monday in severe weather center 9. we're keeping this streak of nice weather going. >> going to be great the next couple of days. nice, clear picture out there from the charlotte cam. all clear, all dry. a few clouds in the mountains to start the day. the mountain counties under a two delay from the residual couple of days ago. secondary roads may be icy but not anticipating any big problems up there. as we get ready for the weekend, a big warm up is on the way. 60s are coming back in with the sunny and dry weather coming in. it will be short lived. don't ge

they blame their request on the attorney general roy cooper to that law will hurt the case. cooper's office says its lawyers always diligently represent the state. >>> governor pat mccrory wants to avoid water sanitation problems like the ones recently seen in flint michigan. 50 communities across the state have been awarded money to improve their water and sewer systems. bakersville and mitchell county will get nearly $2 million. the mayor says the money will help to fully replace their outdated system which has undergone 72 repairs in the last year and a half alone. >>> those were galvanized lines and they are beginning to deteriorate badly so we need to replace about 6800 feet of water line. >>evan: that project is expected to begin once schools are out for the summer. it should take about nine months to complete. >>> also in the governor's list to receive project funding, junaluska. >>> well, we are just a few days away from fat tuesday. and happening tomorrow, downtown asheville will look a lot like the streets of new orleans for the asheville mardi gras parade. preps a

a spokesperson for the democratic candidate roy cooper says it shows this is one of the top governor's races in the nation. he said cooper is getting support from former residents republicans have made in the past few years. governor pat mccrory's campaign says his out of state support shows that people are noticing his strong leadership and rebuilding north carolina. both candidates have gotten at least 85% of the donations from inside of the state. >>> starting tomorrow, teachers across north carolina will be able to weigh in about what it is like to teach in the state. the state board of education is asking teachers to take the survey on teacher's work conditions this comes months after state lawmakers gave teachers a $750 bonus. the teacher unions wanted acrossed board raises the average teacher salary in north carolina is among the lowest in the u.s.. we put the results of the 2014 survey on the website. wsoctv.com. click on news and look under latest links. >>> a new aarp study says the price of prescription drugs has doubled over the past seven years. the study blames the lack o

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roy ramos found out when the mom may not be cooperating with the investigation. >> reporter: one week as fast investigators have yet to locate a missing newborn police call baby willow. orlando police say it was 30- year-old susan richardson who gave birth to the child after reports of a human placenta apartments parking lot last monday. investigators said richardson told him she left the baby outside of the apartment because she did not want the child. >> i did not know she was pregnant because she dressed like a boy with a big jacket. >> reporter: residents who knew richardson are shocked to hear she could do such a thing. >> throughout the weekend opd k9 units search through dumpsters. cameras search through stores -- sewers, 10 minutes from where the child was born upon research by divers. crews are working to think -- drain the pond. opd will search the pond again when the drainage is complete. >> i'm praying for the baby. hoping she did give it to somebody and i hope they come forward and let people know the baby is safe. >> reporter: as richardson remains behind bars, her boyfr

. >> but the prison says extraction teams are only called when inmates do not cooperate with staff. a practice roy gave up when the prison began using oc gas. or pepper spray. >> that stuff is really powerful. that will make anyone tap out. i would rather have my ass kicked then get hit by that. it's really bad. you can't breathe and it burns like fire. this is really bad stuff. >> and jonathan hall has just gotten his second dose of it in two days. this time, officers extracted him after he flooded his cell and refused orders to comply. our crew shot the extraction on prison security monitors. >> hall eventually complied and was placed back in his cell. but there was more trouble overnight. >> last night we gave him his meal, spaghetti. he smeared it all over the window. he lunged at the officers. they had to restrain him with the shield. they took him over to the other holding cell. this morning we had medical go over and do an evaluation, mental health do an evaluation and we're starting meal loaf because he used his food to obstruct the cell. >> meal loaf, two of the most dreaded words in pris