she was a shaw university student at the time. police say lawing killed her after she refused to have an abortion. 45-year-old suspect arrested in connection with a weekend rampage that left six dead in kalamazoo, michigan, is due in court today. jason dalton is expected to be arraigned on measured. he was arrested without incident sunday after a massive manhunt. no reason for the rampage. lawyers for the company that made the rifle used in the sandy are expected to ask a judge to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit filed by families of some victims. barbara: the supreme court is back in session today for the first time since the death of antonin scalia. john roberts is expected to mention scalia's passing from the bench. president obama will pick a successor. today bill cosby's wife is scheduled to give her deposition in the defamation lawsuit against him. to stop it but itcharges of sexual assault in pennsylvania. john: carbon monoxide poisoning could be the blame for six family members in michigan. there were discovered yesterday

. >>> the disappearance of a shaw university consistent gave jurors on the day her remains were found a man is on trial for the murder. >> reporter: today the prosecutor took the jury back to march 3rd 1997. the day that remains were found off united states one. it was just the beginning of finding out what happened. a pregnant 20-year-old shaw university student disappeared in 1996 her where abouts were a mystery for ten months a 911 call march 19th 1997 changed that. >> dispatched that -- someone had possibly found some human remains in the wood. scene photographs that day show the wooded area off united states 1 where the remains believed to be mcqueen were found. >> i saw bones. i saw a skull that appeared to be human to me. >> what did you see? >> a makeshift grave. >> you can describe that for us? >> it was shallow. it was a skull that had come out. >> reporter: the boyfriend is on trial charged with her murder. the remains were found in 1997 doctors used dental records to identity them. >> they were identified as being that of the victim. >> reporter: it was hard to say how she

for students and produces a lot of publicity for the shaw university program. one popular area, students are finding lots of >> that's the study of movement. >> kinesiotherapy is an accredited four-year program. >> we deal with developed strength, endurance, flexibility >> reporter: they are training past students for ava righty of different fields. there is geriatric, pediatric care. >> when i first came here, i knew i wanted to work with people, knew i wanted to help people in the medical field. >> students gain a wealth of experience through internships with a variety of local hospitals and other health care providers like orthopaedics. >> it's been a great experience. i don't think you'll get this experience through other >> they help carry the legacy of serving the health care needs of many put in the community. >> this is the first time that shaw university president, dr. tashne duvois is at the tournament as an alumn. >> she is putting her skills to the test in charlotte. >> we are inviting stake holders in the charlotte, north carolina area to come and

and a championship game for shaw university's women's basketball team today. they took on virginia union university this afternoon for the 2016 ciaa championship in charlotte. virginia union got off to a fast start taking an eight point lead. shaw managed to catch up. but it wasn't enough in the end. still a great season for (vo) with thousands of quality pre-owned vehicles... and exceptional customer service, head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... flip your thinking about buying your next one. >>> you're coming to visit me in the weather office. >> it's so beautiful, i don't mind visiting. >> look at this forecast, 64 degrees for tomorrow. leap day, 66 on monday. when we become cbs. 68 on tuesday when we watch our first survivor on our station wednesday night. that's my favorite show, 60 degrees. showers in the morning. clearing out, thursday chillier, a cool rain on friday. and saturday, 49 degrees. and chilly. but dry. >> friday is blue bloods night. is that good weather for blue bloods. >> ther

. >>> two decades after a shaw university student is murder, a jury could start deliberating against the man accused of killing her. >> investigators charged chris mcqueen. wral's julia sims joins us outside the justice center. >> reporter: jurors announced it would not present any evidence leaving them to consider results of a new dna test as well as testimony from witnesses about things they recall from 20 years ago. jurors heard from friends of lacoy mcqueen who even now some 20 years later broke down on the stand, when talking about the shaw university student. they testified lacoy mcqueen had been pregnant, and her boyfriend, chris lawing, and nc state student at the time wanted her to have an abortion. witnesses told jurors the couple argued and when mcqueen went to meet him at the bell tower she disappeared. her remains were found later in vance county. police arrested lawing in 1997 but lack of evidence force them to drop those charges. jurors heard about new dna tests not available at the time that prosecutors say linking to suggested the lead investigator was an overzealous

state student, she was at shaw university. they had a romantic relationship. after that, her body was found by construction workers workers. was believed that she wanted to have an abortion and he refused. the second arrest came in 2014 after the result of new tests in old evidence of the case. after several motions with the judge, prosecution defense lawyers will need two weeks for testify. we will keep an eye on what is happening and let you know on abc 11.com, twitter, and the abc mobile app. amber: happening now in durham, a man accused of shooting a toddler in durham goes before a judge. he is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. his next court appearance is march 14, and he remains in the durham county jail under a $1.5 million bond. a tall shot twice inside a home daycare on great drive. the little boy to the hospital for treatment and has since been released john:. waiting on charges that killed a bicyclist in a crash. left mangled in the road. three people all had to be taken to a hospital. the hi

he is charged with killing a shaw university student in may of 1996. barbara: also developing, three suspects arrested in the shooting on capital boulevard may the first court appearance. they were both charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon. one of the shooting victims was also arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon. john: the police chief in raleigh will present an overview of a new tool that the police department may employ. the council may hear a review on the potential benefits of body cameras, as well as potential concerns about the devices. we will be at the city council meeting with a full report tarting at 4:00. barbara: remember that you can stay connected by going to abc11.com or going to the abc 11 john: last word from don schwenneker. don: temperatures nice and mild, almost 70 with more clouds tomorrow. showers tomorrow night may bring a rumble of thunder. i don't think that we will see much severe weather, but we will keep an eye on that. thursday, a lot cooler. friday, 49 with chances for rain, drying out through th

hello to the guys and gallons at shaw university. i want to go west to asheville. i want to show you that they are the same temperature as us. there is the biltmore house. there is the mountains. look just above that and you see a bit of white as the sunsets. they are farther west, the sunset is later. spring is a month away. our days get longer. the temperatures warm up. 40s for everyone tonight. we started the morning in the 20s. that's the last of the 20s that we see for a week, maybe longer. and clear skies. we drop own to 46 at 8:00. then to the upper 30s by tomorrow morning. 10 degrees warmer than where we were this morning. high pressure continues to slowly nudge offshore and our winds nudge to the south. that's going to make a huge difference in our temperatures. winds control our temperatures in the winter time. we have a cold front that is making it's way through the midwest and unfortunately we have rain to talk about. i want to pickup the weather map tomorrow at six a. a few clouds but we are going to keep it dry. sunday is a different story. we have ch

she was a shaw university student. police say he killed her after she refused to have an abortion. 45-year-old suspect in connection that left six dead in michigan is due in court 25th. jason dalton is expected to be arraigned on murder charges. he was arrested without incident after a manhunt. and lawyers for the company that made the rifle used in the sandy are expected to ask a connecticut judge to dismiss the wrongful death lawsuit filed by family members of some victims. barbara: u.s. supreme court is back in session today for the first time since the dead of antonin scalia. oral arguments start this morning. john roberts is expected to mention scalia's passing from the bench. president obama has vowed to pick a supreme court nominee to fill the vacancy. republicans argue naming a successor should be a job for the next president. this is a hot button question. do you think -- who do you think should name the next justice nominee? weigh in on abc's twitter poll. last check 71% say president obama should choose. you

barbara: today a wake county jury could get the case in a cold case murder trial of a shaw university student. edward lawing is carjacked with chemical ing chemicaling lecoy mcqueen. friends testified that mcqueen was pregnant at the time and law abortion. he was arrested shortly after dropped. then police refiled charges against him in 2014. now to a developing story one person recovering from smoke inhall lease after a fire broke out here on north carver street. from the home when they arrived just after 8:00 and it was badly damaged. it is called an accident. john: a fire earlier in the day also being called accidental. firefighters were called to the 1400 block of greenside drive yesterday afternoon. damaging half the home. no one was hurt. jo developing this morning fayetteville police are investigating deadly crash. they say a person died when the car rannoff strickland bridge road. the tkraoeufrdriver and another passenger were not seriously hurt. guzman faces a list of charges including misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and d.w.i. it was hollywood's biggest night and there we

. >> mc queen was a student at shaw university when she vanished in 96. remains found in a wooded area 10 month later. chris lawing, a nc state released for lack of evidence. investigators found new evidence and rearrested him in 2014. lawing was upset mc queen was upset and wanted her to have an abortion, they planned to meet the day she disappeared. >>> a search crew found the wreckage of a plane that crashed in nepaul. the searchers say all 23 aboard died. the twin outer plane lost contact after take off. it was supposed to been an 18 minute flight for a starter point for truckers. officials say the plane was flying in poor visibility over terrain when it disappeared from radar. >>> a big win in nevada for donald trump, he claimed his third commanding victory in the race for the presidential nomination. it was a tight race for second place between marco rubio and ted cruz. the victories now under his belt in the west, south and the northeast, trump was more tealing a crowd at a vegas casino, it's going to been amazing 2 months. on the democratic side,

. >>> the trial continues in the case of the murder of a shaw university student. the 41-year old is accusing of killing mcq you ueen 20 years ago. charges were originally dropped but brought back. >>> today a u.s. navy seal will receive the nation's highest award. president obama will warfare operator buyers with the medal of honor. it was his actions that helped rescue an american hostage in afghanistan in 2012. >>> an emotional reunion for a south florida family who had their baby snatched from them at gunpoint. the two year old little girl was abducted from a home friday night but was found receive sunday and returned home. now, in a twist the two people arrested for the kidnaping the cousins of the girl's mother. no word yet on a motive for the abduction. >>> a new decision is expected today on a civil suit filed against entertainer bill cosby. a lawsuit was filed after he denied claims that he drug and raped her. a judge could decide whether to toss out the lawsuit >>> last night's awards last night were just about the racial controversy. leonardo dicaprio to

. >>> well today the trial involving the decades old murder of a shaw university student continues in wake county. 41-year old is accused of killing mcqueen years ago. charges were originally dropped but brought back. he was in a relationship with her at the time of her death. jury selection wrapped up last week and the state already began presenting evidence. >>> today two teenagers expected in court charged in connection with a shooting last week off capitol boulevard in raleigh. an 18 and 17-year old both faces a number of charges. officers say they shot two men at a shopping center friday afternoon. the case is still under investigation. >>> this morning in ohio the man his brother is expected in court. officials say reverend william schooler's younger brother gunned him down in his own church. people were inside when it all happened. documents reveal the younger brother has a mental health issues. >>> new this morning 5k kk out members out of a calf jail after a brawl. investigators say the 7 people who remain in custody beat, stomped and attacked the klansman with wooden posts.

. >> friends and family of a shaw university student who disappeared in 1996 don't have to wait any longer. about two hours ago a jury found chris loin guilty of first degree murder. amanda lamb joins us live with the reaction to a case literally decades in the making. >> that's right david. this week long trial is that the state was able to find a vivid recycling election of what happened on may 16, 1996. it was a long time ago and now february 29, 2016 will also be a day they will never forget. a jury found chris guilty after deliberating for an hour and a half of first degree murder an automatic life sentence before he was sentenced he was given a chance to speak in court. >> you don't have to say anything if you don't want to but if you would like to this would be the chance to do it. >> yes, sir. i just wish to say i did not do this, sir. that's all i can say. >> yes you did. yes you did. yes you did. >> were you shocked that he said that? >> no not at all. he didn't think he was going to get caught. he would say something like that. >> generally when a defendant who is found guilty g

john: jury selectsion is scheduled today for a man who killed a shaw university student 20 years ago. edwin lawing is accused of killing lecoy mcqueen in 1996. she was a shaw student and her remains were found by construction workers off u.s. 1. lawing was originally charged he was indicted in december after additional testing. barbara: a man accused much shooting a toddler in durham face as judge today. marion lanaey is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm. he is in jail under a bond. the toddler was shot in a home day care center on tuesday. he went to the hospital for treatment and has been released. investigators say the child was not the target but the shooting doesn't appear to be random. john: a western michigan community is reeling after a deadly shooting rampage. last night mourners remembered the sbgs people killed and two wounded. amber has the new developments. shooter is 45-year-old ubea retired teacher. the suspect jason dalton matt was one of his customers speeding along. then he came to a stop i jumped out and ran away. amber: in a stat

the rerally is getting started by shaw university. we sent anthony wilson outlive to check things out. so let's check in with him, anthony. anthony: well we are -- actually standing right outside of the auditorium here at shaw university. the th on j stands for historic thousands on jones streets, that is where over the past 10 years these folks and many others have wound up their march. because of the weather perhaps it is a different route today. this is an idea of when people are on the move. video that we're going to show you right now. today they're going to march straight up fayetteville street. from the raleigh abc11 eyewitness news center. to the auditorium to the old capitol opposed to the legislative building. we have people here from jewish faith, and sikh, and muslims and baptists and people who are not associated with any particular church, but they have something to say about the state of north carolina today. they are going to make statements, sayings, sing, and also make their 6 as know. they are very concerned about t

john: jury selection is scheduled to get under way in the trial of a man accused of killing a shaw university student 20 years ago. edwin long is accused in the death in may of 1996. mcqueen was a 20-year-old student when she disappeared. her remains were found by construction workers off u.s. 1 in march of 1997. he was originally charged but it was dismissed. he was indicted in december after additional testing. barbara: man accused of shooting a toddler in durham will face a judge. he is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm. he is in jail under a $1.5 million bond. the toddler was shot in a home day care center last tuesday. treatment and is released. investigators say the child was not the target and it didn't appear to be random. john: a man in a standoff with raleigh police is locked up. officers went it a home on superstar tuck road -- friar tuck road to serve on laquan cannady. he refused to come out. we are showing you these photos of police surround being the home with guns drawn. they evacuated nearby houses as a precaution. four hours later he was t

. >> crystal-clear screws right now, this is a live picture from shaw university. we started off our morning with cloud cover, but those clouds have moved out to central north kalyna. 44 in raleigh, 45 in durham. in the mid-40s in roxboro. rayford is at 46. here is your hour by hour forecast. 44 at noon today, climbing to 47. your afternoon high now normal for this time of year is right around 57. we are shy of that mark and shy of where we were yesterday. into the low 40s for 6:00. i 8 pm, we're back into the upper 30s. i will let you know when some milder air moves and and how the 30s and 20s coming up in your complete forecast.>> want to push those out of here. thanks so much. >>> the battle of the blues will probably go down as one of the classics of the 2016 season. duke pulled off a big upset over the tar heels, 74-73. todd gibson has more from chapel hill. >> reporter: bryce johnson was unstoppable. halfway through the first half, the senior at already registered a double double. johnson on his way to another of his monster games, 29 points and 19 rebounds.

there and that's going to continue for the better part of the day but this is a live picture from shaw university and can clearly make out the buildings downtown. as the system as moved out of our area now it's bringing rain across the new england area and extending as far back as pennsylvania and then the cold of that to snow, snow accumulating for some folks. now, no snow, no rain in our forecast. we are finally going to see some sunshine return today. so here's our satellite radar composite you can't headache it out right now but there's a little bit of cloud cover out there. and the sunrises close to 6:50. current winds gusts 20 miles an hour in roxboro, 26 in south hill. still in the teens around raleigh, dunn, smith field. so the wind advisory continues through 2:00 this afternoon, that's an update from the national weather service down this morning. gusts could be as strong as 45 miles per hour. so breaking your forecast down hour by hour for you we'll be in the upper 40s at 8 a.m. to 50 at 10 a.m., 53 at noon, and i just checked the actual normal for this time of year are is right around

going on in the weather department so let's start off with a live picture outside this is from shaw university in downtown raleigh, a beautiful skyline but it's going to be a tricky morning commute for many of you as snow and sleet currently falling across central north carolina. here's the winter storm warning in effect until 7 a.m. tomorrow morning, dangerous travel conditions around person and orange county as this warning continues. winter weather advisory now in effect until 7 p.m. today for wake county, and areas off to our north. if you're watching from the 95 corridor around the sand hills your winter advisory is expected to expire around 1 p.m. so here's our satellite radar composite some snow falling right along the virginia border and further south more of sleet and freezing rain mixing in. some of it down around the sand hills but here around wake county we're kind of seeing more sleet around 40 and out towards the airport changing into more snow around wake forest and look at that the purple shades extending towards durham and chapel hill. more snow continues to fall though around

barbara: today a wake county jury could get a cold case murder of a shaw university student. edwin lawing is charged with killing lori mcqueen. was pregnant and lawing wanted her to have an abortion. he was arrested but charges were dropped and they were refiled in 2014. to developing story one recovering from smoke inhalation after a fire in this house on north carver street. firefighters say they could see flames from the front of the hemo. when they arrived. it was badly damaged. the fire is called an accident. john: a fire earlier in the day called accidental. firefighters were called to the 400 block of greenside drive yesterday. damaging half the home. barbara: fayetteville police are investigating a deadly crash. they say a person died when the car ran off the strickland bridge road and hit a tree. the driver and another passenger were not seriously hurt. the driver face as list of charges. and there were a couple of surprises at the oscars including sylvester stallone losing best supporting actor. john: the best picture went to spotlight about the"the boston globe" re

seeing a few clouds as we look outlive from shaw university in downtown raleigh. overall a beautiful start to our thursday. now, as far as the around durham and raleigh, 45 in >>> thank you very much. we are three days away from hollywood's biggest night. you have time to put together a nice oscar bash. >> a senior lifestyle editor at zulilly.com. >> days away you can roll out the red carpet for your guests. this is a real red carpet. we lined it with topiaries like you would in l.a. you can do house plants. you can do this affordbly. you want to have a photo op. you want to make guests feel like a star. we have a cutout. take a little selfie so we take a pick. >> amazing. >> he does this on every red >> the garland here and lined it with light up marquis so you feel like you are under the lights. you can give your guests a little momento for the night. or the selfie stick. people might want to take photos with their own cameras so they can socialize their red carpet experience. have guests arrive so that you can watch the red carpet rollout and rate their red car

here's a look from our neighborhood network from shaw university we're looking towards downtown can clearly make out that beautiful skyline this morning. 33 in durham, 38 in roxboro, south had hill you're at 35, also looking at the mid-30s being reported in clayton, 37 in littleton, clinton and goldsboro then this morning. now, you do need to factor in the wind because there's enough of a breeze out there that for some of you is making an impact. wind chill in siler city right around 30 degrees. so so as you're temp 35 make sure you have a jacket and the sunglasses we'll see the day. 45 at noon, high today of 50, we're back to 44 by 6:00 this evening. again a closer when the 60s will be here coming up. >>> well, there was some scary moments for crew members along a u.s. coast guard vessel. it capsized while respond to go a this happened just before 5 in the morning yesterday and it took nearly two hours to make sure everyone was safe and no one was hurt. >>> well, a security guard in paris is being held a hero after helping save people during last year's attacks still to come what he's cred

here's a live picture from shaw university in downtown raleigh we're looking at clear skies. but as you get ready to head out make sure to remember the heavy winter jacket. more of you are actually in the 20s this morning. 24 in henderson and south hill while roxboro is at 26 are, still at 30 in durham, raleigh littleton, and fayetteville. clinton you are below freezing as well. so we'll walk you through your day. we're still below freezing at 8 a.m. 10 a.m. temperature right around 40, 45 at noon and we'll eventually climb to 51. that's where we were yesterday so for this time of year you're not going to see that big change. as we drop back too the upper 40s at 6 p.m. still tracking pretty clear skies. so at 7 a.m. this morning, sunshine for us. that sunshine continues through your lunch hour right on through the afternoon as well. now, let's go ahead and talk by the weekend. overnight tonight we'll start to see some changes we're going to see more of a breeze and we're going 20 turn partly cloudy. going to keep us milder for saturday morning, as we head through saturday aft

. >>> today the trial involving the decades old murder of a shaw university student continues. charges were originaled dropped but brought back after advance necessary processing evidence. he was in a relationship with her at the time of her death. jury selection wrapped up last week and the state already began presenting evidence. today two teenagers expected in court charged in connection with a shooting last week off capitol boulevard in raleigh. 18-year old write and 17-year old tally both face a number of charges. officers say they shot two men at a shopping center friday afternoon. police say both victims okay though but this case remains under investigation. accused of shooting and killing his own brother is expected to be in court. officials say reverend william school letter's younger brother gunned him down in his own church. court documents revealed the younger brother has a history of violence as well as mental health issues. >>> new this morning 5k kk members out of a california jail after a brawl. police say they acted in self defense. investigators say the 7 peop

. >>> and a championship game for shaw university's women's basketball team today. they took on virginia union this afternoon for the 2016 ciaa championship in charlotte. virginia union got off to a fast start taking an eight- point lead. shaw did manage to catch up. in the end, it wasn't enough. the final score, so close, 70- 66. still, congratulations to them. it was a great season. you okay? i just wish we didn't have to sell mom's piano. i know, but we need to pay for her funeral, the medical bills ... i'm a little worried i'll leave my kids in the same position. don't you have life insurance? we had to cut it out of our budget a few you know, massmutual has a new policy called guaranteed acceptance life insurance. steve and i got covered, and it was affordable. i know there's nothing we can do about the situation we're in. but this is definitely something you can do to help protect your family. if you're age 50-75, call massmutual today for guaranteed acceptance life insurance. coverage ranges from $2,000 - $25,000, and premiums can start at less than $10 per m

. >> other notables include a former shaw university stand out . >> i want i want to see his closet. >> how many suitcases he must travel with. >> he's got to have people with him. >> not a wrinkle insight. >>> a deputy who helped with an animal investigation - - animal abuse investigation adopted one of the dogs involved, she just had >> d a patient's story about a virus a virus and how it impacted her pregnancy. >> right - - temperatures are dipping period it is 5 degrees colder in fayetteville, 20s tomorrow weather on the red - - on the >>> a deputy a deputy is expected to recover from a shooting. she was shot twice below her body armor when she tried to take travis smith into custody. smith was found dead inside of a north charleston heart - - home. >>> a fayetteville a fayetteville man is facing sexual assault charges. he is accused of assaulting the same woman twice this last month . he is charged with rape and kidnapping and is being held on a quarter million dollars bond. he also has warrants for second- degree rape and sexual offense. >>> the state - - a geologist conducted

. >>> let's get back to the guilty verdict of chris lawing in the murder of a shaw university student. amanda lamb has been following the case and joins us now with the verdict. >> reporter: the latest is just a few minutes ago, chris lawing was sentenced to life in prison, the mandatory sentence and, when he was sentenced, they said, "do you have anything to say?" he stood up and said, "i didn't do this." you could hear a pin drop in that courtroom when he said that. now, he had no reaction, no visible reaction when they were at the guilty verdict a little while before that. emily and friends of the victim, lacoy mcqueen, were very emotional, however in the court room. they say they have been waiting for this for 20 years. >> lacoy was my friend, she was my best friend, and her life matters. and her death, her murder, changed my whole life. >> reporter: now, just a few minutes ago in the hallway i got a chance to speak with john montgomery, he is the only sibling of lacoy mcqueen and he has been here for the entire trial. after this verdict was read, but he did say it's a victory not

the shaw university student disappeared in 1996, her body was found in vance county the next year. investigators arrested lawing shortly after mcqueen's body was found. prosecutors dismissed the charge because of a lack of evidence. investigators say new test back just let them back to lawing in 2014. >>> the race for the gop presidential nomination moves from south carolina where donald trump scored a big victory to nevada. marco rubio and ted cruz are betting that they can pull off the upset there. as danielle nottingham explains, democrats are making the reverse trip from vegas to south carolina. >> reporter: ko, nevada, a town of just 20,000 people is the center of the nevada caucuses today. marco rubio, ted cruz, and donald trump's son are making appearances ere. it is important because it is a republican stronghold in but, that strongholds may >> the issues which are important are the ones that they trust trump on. >> reporter: john two men is the political chair at the local science department at unlv. >> is the race for nevada a fight for second place? >> that's one way of

worked tirelessly to find the evidence they need to prosecute the man they suspect murdered a shaw university student back in 1996. today, the 20-year-old cold case took a big step forward, and we were there. reporter: the jury selection began today in the case of a man accused of murdering his edwin lawing is being charged for the second time in the murder of lacoy mcqueen. they had a romantic relationship, and her remains were found in 1997. he was charged that year, saying that he wanted her to have an abortion, and she refused, and then came a second set of charges. this was after tests of old evidence. today, prosecution and defense lawyers said they will need about two weeks for their witnesses to testify. we will keep you updated and let you know on abc11.com, twitter, and on our mobile apps. joel: anthony, thank you. a firefighter from apex under he was in jail on friday after police say he grabbed someone's backside at a harris teeter store. and then he was booked again for allegedly running a red light on sunday and having a blood alcohol level 3.5 times the legal limit. chris: some

she was killed, 20 years old, in 1996, a shaw university student. she wanted to be a doctor. he was an n.c. state students, and she was pregnant at the time with lawing's baby. and there was a guilty verdict, guilty on first-degree murder, and the judge just tim. he was just sentenced to life in prison without parole. joel: and new at 4:00, a car bursting into flames. chopper hd was over this in raleigh. we do not know if anyone was hurt. officers are investigating because. anna: a cumberland county woman reaches out after deputies shot her dog. she called them. she was trying to sell her home, and andrea blanford is live at the sheriff's office. andrea, walk us through exactly what happened. andrea: she said it should never have happened. they say her seven-year-old was growling -- and i was going to say get inside, and they shot him. >> a house with a stranger on the property, but we have to do what we are paid to do. reporter: they are trying to find the man who caused abraham to call for help in the first place, and a nonprofit agency is coming in to cover all of the vete

this is a live look from our shaw university camera looking at the raleigh skyline. and the skies are getting brighter and we're off to a clear start to the day. and the satellite and radar not showing anything in the way of cloud cover. so things are looking good for us as we continue today and tomorrow and the start of this week. but the temperatures are on the cold side. 26 degrees in raleigh, 25 in durham, 21 in sanford and pinehurst right now. so those are the cold spots this morning. 28 in fayetteville, 29 in clinton. and the temperatures are going to be warming up a bit today. but we're still this afternoon. and the sunshine sticking around as an area of high pressure builds in from the west there. and we can expect to see the sunny skies, but the temperatures not getting out of and the high topping out around 51 and we're back in the 60s starting tomorrow. and i'll let you know when the warm weather will arrive and how long it will stick around in a few minutes. >>> some scary moments caught on camera in houston, texas when a horse pulling a wagon jerked away

.>> it's a very foggy start the morning as we were talking about is a live picture from shaw university. cannot make out a single building in downtown raleigh. this is something we rarely see, a moderate risk of severe weather. includes wake county portions of the 90 5/4 from 10 am to 6 pm today say on high alert and make sure the alerts are turned on on your cell phones as you will be out and about, strong tornadoes a possibility at high so much for watching.ick and choose world. choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime... ...why settle for this? enter sleep number and the ultimate sleep number event going on now. sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. you like the bed soft. he's more hardcore. only at a sleep number store, all beds on sale right now save 50% on the ultimate limited edition bed. >>> good morning. three-peat. >> we're winning, winning, winning. >> donald trump cruises to victory in nevada, his third straight win in the republican presidential race. super tuesday is a week away and he's ahead in nearly every state. does he nomina

. >>> today the trial involving the decades old murder of a shaw university student continues. jury selection wrapped up last week in the case against 41-year old lawing. charges were originally dropped against him but brought back after evidence -- advances rather in processing evidence. >>> right thousand we're going to switch gears and turn things over to storm team meteorologist alyssa corfont. >> we're looking at a beautiful we have a live picture from the -- >>> high of 68 on our tuesday. next chance for rain is going to come wednesday, and our second round of rain. >>> good morning. no major issues to tell you about this morning as far as traffic is concerned but a couple of wrecks that i want to make you aware of, one in the fortify construction zone i-40 eastbound there is an accident at exit 299 also another one at u.s. 70 at loop road there so use some take a live look outside right now at your current traffic conditions, not seeing very many issues but of course your normal traffic volumes picking up around the area. keep that in mind. have a safe drive into work th

a live picture from shaw university the you can tell the sun rises happening earlier and earlier because if you look closely the skies are getting ever so brighter. more of a sunrise shot coming up later. let's talk about temperatures right now. 25 term, 23 sanford, wellington 2828 clayton and rocky mountain louisburg 27. enough of a breeze out there to have a big impact and it feels more like 18 and raleigh and the wind chill in the teams. here is the next three days. today 41, nice mix of sun and clouds and more sunshine tomorrow but colder. i am only 38 on thursday, for friday we are tracking the and afternoon high around 41. the weekend ahead looking unseasonably cold. more on that coming up in your complete forecast. >>> it is 6:40 am. this may be the coolest video of the morning. british astronaut captured an incredible view from the international space station yesterday as lightning struck over europe and africa. he blasted off to the iss as part of the six-month mission for european state agency.>>> coming up the mothers of three muslim students killed and chapel hill one year ag

state and mcqueen went to shaw university. months after mcqueen disappeared, but dropped charges. they charged him again in 2014 after using modern testing on the evidence. >> the centers for disease control say health hazards could be higher than previously thought. last year, officials discovered some of the company's flooring from chai nay china contained high levels of formaldehyde. health officials say a miscalculation caused the original number to be lower. their test and one our action 9 team bought. there was a small difference in the results, but the lumberliy lumber liquidators defended their decision. >>> cnn will host the event in columbia. bernie sanders will take that stage first followed by hilary clon ton. hotels booked about 230,000 extra rooms this month as journalists and campaign staffers spent so much time in the state. that's an extra $24 million. each person visited for campaign reasons spends about $330 a day on hotels, meals, and other purchases. republican candidates moved on to nevada now, which holds its republican caucuses today. donald trump is consid

here's a live picture from shaw university in downtown raleigh all the buildings lit up perfectly this morning, and as you are getting ready to head out the door you may glance to the sky and notice that you can clearly see the stars, really not a cloud had in sight around our area. now, that has led to some very cold temperatures. raleigh we're at 29 degrees, also 30 in littleton and fayetteville. and around the virginia border you have south hill and henderson both at 24, roanoke rapids and louisburg both at 23 degrees so here's your hour by hour forecast calling it 31 at 8 a.m. we climb to 40 by 10 a.m., 45 at lunchtime you'll still want that jacket if you're heading out on your lunch hour but he keep the sunglasses with you because i'm expecting just a cloud or two. high today of 51, that's where we were yesterday but keep in mind normal for this time of year is right around 56. now, we'll talk about you your future forecast first and then talk by the temperatures over the coming days. future forecast showing the clear skies outside this morning continuing right on through your lun

. >>> 20 years after the murder of a shaw university student the man accused has been found guilty of murder. >> we the jury find defendant edward christopher to be builty of first-degree murder. >> he was put on trial for the killing of lacoy mick keen back in 1996. he was first charged back then but the case has been dropped. -- or was dropped back then. a jury found him guilty about an hour ago. >>> a sanford business owner is his business. decades. sunday morning a fire ruined he said his sons also ran businesses on the property. including a comic bookstore and a rental company. the fire started on sunday morning. by the time firefighters got out, nearly everything had been destroyed. >> i lost a lot of money and tools. i was still using the shop to help my son and his rental property. >> the fire chief said old dry wood and chemicals in the building probably contributed to how quickly the fire got out of control >>> hpv is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the u.s. there is a vaccine. how it is administered it is highlyly debated. >> it all comes down risk versus

are on the scene cleaning up debris and making sure the gas is turned >>> two decades after a shaw university student is murder,a jury could start deliberating killing her. >> investigators charged chris lawing with killing lacoy mcqueen. outside the wake county justice center with a look at what jurors must consider. >> reporter: the defense announced it would not put up any witnesses leaving jurors to decide based on witness testimony and eight -- new dna evidence. jurors heard from friends of lacoy mcqueen who now even 20 years later break down when testifying. they testified that she was pregnant and her boyfriend, chris lawing, and nc state student at the time wanted her to have an abortion. mrs. told jurors the couples had argued and when lacoy mcqueen went to meet him at the belltower, she disappeared. her remains were later found in vance county. police arrested lawing in 1997 by lack of evidence forced them to dismiss the charges. jurors last week heard about new dna tests not available insist now link him to the murder. but the defense suggested the lead investigator was an overzeal

. >>> testimony resumes in the trial of chris lawing, accused in the murder of shaw university student, lacoy mcqueen. a former into state poce officer says he was suspicious of lawing. >>> an effort to control medical cost is the focus of a >>> healthcare providers are once again asking state lawmakers to limit how insurance companies restrict the use of expensive drugs to save money. >> those providers will testify in front of a house committee this afternoon in a debate over so-called step therapy. step therapy, sometimes called fail first, is one way insurance companies control drug costs. they require patients to start with cheaper drugs even if the doctor prescribes something else. they want to improve more expensive drugs until cheaper ones have been proven not to work. today, four rth carolina health providers will testify against the policy. they said causes problems for patients with severe chronic illness by delaying treatment. >>> the u.s. senate race in north carolina is hitting the airwaves. senator richard burr began airing his first tv ad of the so far it is airing only

. >> lacoy mcqueen was a student at shaw university when she disappeared in 1996. her remains were found in a wooded area off of u.s.- 1. chris lawing who was a student at nc state at the time was arrested , then release, then rearrested. that queen was pregnant and wanted her to have an abortion. the two had planned to meet that day. >>> breaking news, research group found the plane that crashed in bad weather in nepal. all 23 aboard died. between autoplay lost contact shortly after takeoff from the resort town of kaikoura. it was supposed to be an 18 minute flight for trekkers going into mountainous areas. the plane was flying in poor visibility over mountainous terrain when it disappeared from radar. >>> 7:09. another big win for donald trump. >> voters in nevada take trump to be a nominee. there is still a tight race for number two. >>> plus, the stand that the on calls to boycott the beyonce >>> certainly a big win in nevada for donald trump claiming the third straight commanding victory in the race for the republican presidential nomination. it was a tie for

. >>> in the case of missing the shaw university student, lacoy mcqueen, investigators had little to go on at first, except a suspicion her boyfriend was involved. wral's amanda lamb is covering the trial of boyfriend chris lawing accused in her murder. what prompted the suspicion? >> several things, lynda. i merrily, her friends told them she went to meet lawing to talk about her pregnancy than i before she disappeared. this comes as investigators honed in on him right away. the time. they searched his dorm room and found what they believed to be because they had not found her body, they got a blood sample from her mother, claudia smith, and compared it to the blood found in the dorm room to see if the dna match the victims. >> are you aware that the results came back matching the child of claudia smith to the dna that was in that room? >> yes. >> thank you. >> the victims remains were disappearance in a wooded area off of the highway 30 miles from raleigh. coming up at 5:00, we'll tell you how the remains were discovered and how investigators were eventually able to connect them to

this is the shaw university camera. lots of blue sky and sun out there. chilly temperatures. 35 in raleigh and 36 in durham. 36 degre >>> and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan, thanks. >>> still to come, our sunday stories, from pets running for president to a history lesson this month for black history month from sheinelle's own family. >>> and harry smith will show us how the past is very present at you can help prevent blindness in undernourished children all over the world. when you get your vitamins at walgreens, you help give life-changing vitamins to kids across the globe. get vitamins here. change lives everywhere. walgreens. at the corner of happy and healthy. we wonerere. and here. and here. here. and here. also in here. back there. behind here. even next to these guys, here. in the nation's largest, independent study, rootmetrics just named verizon number one network for the fifth time in a row, here. so when the other guys claim they're the best, remember: there's only one, number one. and now we'll pay up to $650 to switch to t

check out this live view from our shaw university camera looking at the raleigh skyline and we're crystal clear outside and we're seeing the nine and that warmed us a bit and 29 in raleigh, 29 in durham and 33 in fayetteville. as we head na this afternoon, the temperatures will stay in the 50s. 51 today. 64, 66 on monday, and 6 on >>> good morning. joined at the hip. shooting from the lip. donald trump on the campaign trail today. his newest supporter, chris christie by his side. democrats focused on south carolina where it is primary day. hillary clinton hoping to keep her lead over bernie sanders. we are live on the campaign trail. >>> breaking her silence. jennifer garner opens up since her public split with ben affleck. the access telling what led to the couple's break up. >>> and interns to the stars. dylan and sheinelle going to work with country superstars rascal flatts. from organizing tickets to helping out back stage and picking up dinner. >> really? >> we will see how the experience really played out 2016. life is a highway i'm want to ride it all night long >> it's our birthda

calmer because we're still looking at some strong wind gusts but this is a live picture from shaw the university in downtown raleigh and look at it. you can clearly make out every single building in downtown. a clear indicate they're fog is not a factor in this morning's commute. no rain around our area. as a matter of fact that system that brought us that weather now moving up towards the new england area, the rain extending from new england back through central portions of pennsylvania and changing to snow around southern portions of ohio and west virginia. now, i mentioned we're still on the breezy side. the latest gusts 28 miles per hour in fayetteville, 29 miles per hour in henderson and in rocky mount, and then wind gusts in the upper teens around raleigh, sanford and goldsboro this morning. to make note the wind advisory that was in effect yesterday got extended throughout the overnight and now is extended until 2:00 this afternoon. gusts could be as strong as 45 miles per hour this afternoon. so again, breezy throughout the day, 47 at 8 a.m. this morning you're likely hearing either tree

this is a live picture from shaw university in downtown raleigh where we're dealing with clear skies but very cold temperatures. here in raleigh but durham eve >> that's your latest weather. coming up in the next half hour, some amazing waves in hawaii. you will not believe some of this video. >> i'm noticing the jacket in miami there. >> yeah. >> yeah, yeah. little brisk but it's okay. hey, i'm cooking -- i've got a big burger coming up. we'll tell you about that a little later, as well. >> it'll do us no good in the studio, al, but we appreciate it. >>> coming up, new drama at erin andrews' $75 million civil trial. what caused her to suddenly walk out of the courtroom? >>> your guide to sunday's os cars, from the wide open races to host chris rock and the controversy that may overshadow the night. nbc. >>> just ahead, washing machines, the shower, your child's cups. on rossen reports, the dangerous mold that can be hiding in your home and what you can do about it. >>> i intern at amy schumer's show. i had a lot to i think when people hear about memory care they're scared, they thin

starting to see sunshine across the area to a live look from shaw university. thanks not looking too bad. 40 degrees raleigh, 39durham, 42 fayetteville. on our way to 51 degrees this afternoon with mostly sunny skies. they are today in the 50s through tomorrow and friday and in the 60s for saturday and sunday. are you drive no major issues to report this morning. your drive not looking too bad. there is a live look >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, the princess and the press. kate huffington post that has her shining a light on a cause near and dear to her heart. >> we want to prioritize the emotional well-being of the >>> plus, game on. >> what an idea that your doctor might write you out a prescription to play a video game. >> we'll see it in the next couple years. >> could a video game help us stay sharp? an inside look at new technology that has doctors excited about reversing the effects of aging on the brain. >>> two hot to handle? ryan reynolds goes one on one with hugh jackman, asking what everybody wants to know. >> do you ever age? >> today, wednes

this is a live look from shaw university we see the skyline usually in the view and can't make a single building now. very dense fog. not a lot of rain right now on isolated showers moving across the area. the window is from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm for severe weather. winds inside the store near 70 miles per hour and a few strong tornadoes possible. something we rarely see in central north carolina, i moderate risk includes wake county and the 90 5/4. at noon the storms overhead 69 high today and 70. an update on traffic and durham a wreck at >>> 7:30. it's wednesday morning, february 24th, 2016. kind of that day here in new york city, actually all across the country. high winds, heavy rains, al is saying he has winter to talk about. doesn't sound good. >> no, it's not. >> we'll hear more about the storms coming up. let's look at the headlines. >>> three in a row foror donald trump. cruising to victory in nevada picking up nearly half of all the votes cast. >> of course, if you listen to the pundits, we aren't expected to win too much and now we're winning, winning, winning the country. [ a

live at sc state university, billie jean shaw, wis news 10. coming up on wis--a hollywood star is in the palmetto state and it's not to promote a movie...it's to talk about the campaign trail. vivica fox is using her star power in hopes you'll vote for her candidate. break hampshire, republican presidential candidates are wasting no something is just fundamentally broken when african americans are more likely to be arrested by police, and sentenced to longer prison terms, for doing the same thing ...when too many encounters with law enforcement end tragically. we need investments in education, health care and jobs, to counter generations of neglect. we have to face up to the hard truth of injustice and systemic racism. time getting to south carolina. tomorrow, donald trump will hold a rally in clemson. ted cruz will be in myrtle marco rubio will make three stops starting in the upstate, then in columbia and finally make his way to north charleston for a rally. chris christie will also be in the lowcountry for a forum at the college of charlest

university. that's where we find billie jean shaw. bernie sanders will host an hbcu stop and rally at claflin university in orangeburg. he'll talk about making college inequality and criminal justice reform. in one last push to rally support from orangeburg county voters, bernie sanders will speak at claflin university. our billie jean shaw is there where supporters are already starting to come in. bernie sanders has a lot of supporters here at claflin today which isn't a surprise since the vermont senator is pulling heavy support from college students. the question is will that support help him win over south carolinians tomorrow. polls show clinton is still maintaining a double digit lead over the vermont sanders. a short time ago i spoke to studedes about what issues they are looking forward to sanders speaking on today. sanders is set to take the stage in the next hour. he will be joined by state rep. justin bamberg, rapper killer mike and erica garner the daughter of a ny man who died while in police custody. sanders' rival hillar