we are live outside the durham county jail. john: the man operating the vortex ride that went out of control at the 2014 state fair is acting court today. he pleaded guilty to three counts of assault with a deadly weapon last year. he accidentally hit a button causing the right to start back up as writers -- as riders were >> 19-year-old acosta was to be deported to honduras yesterday. president obama will meet with cuban business owners. barbara: it is chilly this morning. john: the out the door forecast showing temperatures in the 40's. highs today, mid 50's. amber: we have had a decent start to this monday. around lake wheeler, little volume in both directions. john: good stuff. barbara: good morning america is next. tt2watv# -t bt@q,q@ tt2watv# -t "a@q<]$ tt2watv# -t bm@q7v( tt4watv# -t " dztq _28 tt4watv# -t " entq /6x tt4watv# -t " gzt& 61 tt4watv# -t " hnt& &?l tt4watv# -t " iztq lv4 tt4watv# -t " jntq ^&t tt4watv# -t " lzt& fk( you get a cold. you can't breathe through your nose. suddenly, you're a mouthbreather. a mouth

happening today, the durham county jail is facing new scrutiny. family and friends of mccon and mcmurray are planning a vigil outside of the jail. both men died behind bars there. their families are critical of the response they received from the durham sheriff's office. opposing views this morning in the wake of a recent hoard nbc passed in charlotte that would let transgender people use the bathroom of their choice. we have the latest move in the battle of the bathroom. >> today i call on governor mccrory to make good on his promise to protect the safety, privacy, and common sense of north carolina. reporter: protesters in charlotte fighting a non discrimination ordinance passed last month, that will, among many things allow transgender people to use bathrooms and it passed with a majority vote in the city council, but backlash is coming from all over the state. >> my heart goes out to those who are also in pain, but -- it is created to protect people. reporter: there will be a news conference on monday asking the governor for a special session t

this exclusive video shows the people were trying to get off. a durham family seriously hurt. we are live outside the justice center with more. reporter: the ride operator is he could be sentenced. ride operator tim pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon. 's attorney says that he cause it to start back up as writers were getting off. the incident left five people injured. the owner of the four text, joshua macaroni, entered a no contest on obstruction of justice. he is accused of tampering with an electrical box. his plea means that he maintains his innocence while pleading guilty, because there is enough evidence to find him guilty. he is spending 30 days in jail and could be fined up to $22,000. court is scheduled to begin at 10:00 this morning. we will be here and bring you the very latest later on today. barbara: thank you. new details about a shooting at a gas station. police are trying to piece together what happened, but they say they are not looking for any suspects. officers responded to a convenience store about 6:30 last night. where learning a 67-year-old ma

the next 20 minutes. bell and renee? >> mikaya thurmond live in durham, thank you very much for the latest on that breaking news. >>> president obama meets president castro today on the cuban leader' home turf. >> one of the last communist leaders will sit down to discuss improving relations despite deep differences. >> reporter: good morning from havana, cuba, where president obama will break an 88-year code of silence between the u.s. and cuba as he sits down for talks with the cuban president. there are talks delivering a message of home for many in this island nation. after a visit to old havana late yesterday, including a stop at the famous cathedral, with the daughters, and will shift from tourist to renew the relationship between his country the president will lay a wreath at the memorial to jose martin, the cuban poet honored as a hero to his role in the country's fight for freedom from spain and later there will be an official state welcome from president castro and the bilet early meeting between the two leaders, and the says -- bilateral meeti

leaving chapel hill and the southwest side of durham, you can already feel a bit of yellow showing up on eastbound side. we'll have to attack carefully. one lane is blocked with an accident. on the south side of raleigh, have a crush on gorman street at the i-40 interchange, at this point, no big delays on the sensors and it's not attracting -- causing a traffic on i-40 but it's a hotspot we will watch for the next little while. as we check in with those i-40 minutes from 42 to the belt line split. good news is that appears to be holding steady. it is not increasing greatly in the last while. most of those delays will be on the clayton bypass. so for the trip on 40 westbound through the park is all clear. >> thank you, brian. >>> we have learned the name of woman killed on capital boulevard in a crash and wake forest. she is michele barlow of wake forest. it involved for vehicles. a dump truck following a tractor collided with a minivan forcing the vehicle into the back of a tractor-trailer. another car was also involved. the drivers of the trucks were taken to the hospital and treate

through the durham freeway. five minutes along i-40 east from nc-54. if you're traveling at 154 it will take eight minutes to make your trip from i-40 to the durham freeway. otherwise taking a larger look at the triangle, delay free on the south side of raleigh as well as beltline, 440, 540. things clear on the capital we'll take a look at those cameras in a minute. >>> overnight fire tore through a townhome complex in mooresville. it started before 11:00 last night off of madre lane in an unoccupied units. five other nearby units had to be evacuated. don't run with her. the red cross is helping displaced residents. no word on a cause. >>> raleigh police are looking for two suspects left a teenage girl tied up in a closet. this happened on glade aster court yesterday. siegelman force themselves into a house through the back door. the teenager's mother did not want to be identified but told that she got a text from her daughter saying she was tied up in a closet and needed help. when the mother arrived home she f

port at the durham jail. you have seen a number of police officers leave the scene within just the last few minutes. they are trying to wrap up what they're doing at the scene. all of this happened at about 3:45 this morning. a suspect is in custody. we don't have information on what led to this. i spoke with the watch commander and she told me she doesn't have any other information to release at this point, but we do anticipate an update later this morning. we can tell you to tweak that this is happening on pettigrew street but it is open to traffic. if you are needing to come to this area this morning, don't anticipate any delays because of this. >> the officer injured has been treated and released to. the suspect is in custody and that area is open to drivers. >>still a lot of questions, waited the gun come from, whose wasn't? picked that is all we can tell you. >>it is called for those clouds are breaking up. 38 degrees right now here in raleigh. more if you are in the 30s pier 39 lillington and clayton. 3

and the southbound durham freeway coming in from i-85 towards roxboro, district attorney lay-free at four minutes. >>> mecklenburg county, virginia schools are not delay- free. the weather is delaying the start of school up there this morning. mecklenburg county, virginia. you can find any delays or closings at wral.com. we have some freezing temperatures up near the virginia line this morning. >>> it was red-hot at the gop presidential debate last night. only four candidates on the statement but they were constantly talking over one another. >> donald trump was on the receiving end of many attacks. as tracie potts reports, he fought back. >> this little guy has lied so much. >> reporter: beyond the bickering. >> donald, learn not to interrupt. >> reporter: the name calling. >> i've given my answer. >> reporter: the insults and accusations. >> don't worry about it, little marco. >> gentlemen, you've got to do better than this. >> i don't think the people of america are interested in a bunch of bickering school children. >> reporter: there was substance in the fox newschannel debate. >

about the same at the station in raleigh and durham. to the south, 42 fayetteville, 39 goldsboro d kenansville, southern pines at 36. there is the disturbance from the west last night, a few sprinkles and showers especially for the western region, we still have clouds lingering over the northeastern portions of e state. those will continue to thin out in most spots. by lunchtime most of us have sunny or mostly sunny skies, a 49 in the triangle and turning breezy from e west. topping out at 56 degrees, almost 10 degrees below normal for this time of year. plenty of sunshine, so it will feel nice in spite of the breezy wind. as we head into the evening hours, the wind tapers off, 48 by 8:00 bm and later tonight, a frost advisory in effect for much of the area. i will turn it over tara for a look at traffic. >>> some of the congestion has alleviated at 540 st. that is good news. at this point, still taking 18 minutes alone 540 west from capital boulevard over toward 40 at this point of the morning. a couple of extra nutes if there was no co

next half hour, activists take to the sidewalks to protest what the >>> protestors showed up at the durham county jail for a vigil. what they're trying to accomplish for two inmates that died inside. >>> the d. a. weighs in on new evidence from an independent investigation from an officer- involved shooting in raleigh. >>> and we'll hear about the success of adoptions of hundreds of cats and dogs that were rescued and nursed back to health in sanford. >>> but first it is 41 degrees out this at 6:30 this sunday morning as we take a live look at raleigh, also our first day of spring. good morning. >> yes, it is. it is still a little dark outside. i'm still getting used to the time change thing. >> i'm getting used to the up- and-down weather thing. >>> good morning to you on this sunday. >> and we have dries tin here with us, and we're talking a bit about spring, so are we going to expect a better forecast, is that what we're wondering? >> maybe later this week. the chilly temperature is only going to last until the start of the week tomorrow and then we finally start to warm up. if you're h

and the area they're looking to revitalize is one of the poorer neighbors and areas in durham. >>reporter: they went onto say, it's not a way to revitalize the area and they hope the new building will be completed by 2018 but other protesters hope they can find a way to derail the plans. >>> candidates are not the only asked to vote for or against a $2 billion bond. and where the money would go. >> a hot topic for months. >> a $2 billion bond that seeks to address the population growth here. >> it's a way for legislators to spend a whole bunch of money right now, and not have to account for it. >> now it's time for voters to decide if it makes sense. >> supporters, like jim rose, point to where the money willing, half heading to improvements with the universities and nc state, 160- million dollars will go to agriculture and engineering programs. >> it's worthwhile, it's overall growth for us. enough information on how the money will be used. >> they have to prioritize their finances and have to operate with thrift to fund important items. supporters say the bond won't mean a t

the live commute map. looks good throughout wake and durham now as we check the major routes in durham looks good on 85 and i-40, at least the northbound ride on the durham freeway from i-40 to mangum street, taking 6 minutes. >>> all the presidential candidates are taking the day off today except ohio gofer john kasich who did manage to win his home statement hilary clinton celebrating a huge mega tuesday victory. >> what is it mean going forward for that we turn to tracy pots in washington. >> good morning, good morning, everyone. donald trump, still on top, with the tougher road to avoid a split convention, while hilary clinton is sailing >> thank you, florida, thank you, north carolina, thank you ohio. >> reporter: those three states and missouri and a narrow victory in illinois, leads hilary clinton with more than 1500 delegates this morning, clear path to the nomination. bernie sanders is in arizona for next week's primary. >> we will win in the voter turnout is high -- if the voter turnout is high. >> reporter: donald trump won every state but one, even with the violence surrounding his campaign. >>

but not in the next seven days. our durham skycam looking pretty this morning, adding everything ready, the rham bulls home opener is a couple of weeks from now. it's amazing, time is flying. spring. besides the cold temperatures this morning, we have had very warm temperatures for a good bit march. 35 in apex, 32 in benson and rocky mount. 32 roxboro, 35 in garner and 30 degrees in wake rest. everybody on this graphic in the 30s. i recommend grabbing your winter coat as you go out the door. lunchtime with a high of 65 degrees, a pretty day. into the 70s. we'll talk about the easter holiday weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. tara is here taking a look at the roads, a couple of slow spots on the roads. >> that's right. we are following a serious accident on i-540 westbound. the ramp right now is close, that is trying to exit onto 401, looking at the traffic cameras earlier, you might be able to see that on your screen, there is a white pickup all the way to the left, and it looks like that has possibly rear-ended suv.

of course, the question we are asking durham police . we will follow the story all day with more information on twitter and wncn.com and back here on the news at 5. >>> this morning the incident comes just a couple of days after activist held a memorial walk in vigil outside of the durham county jail. families and friends of 2 men who died while in custody at the jail were also there at the jail. matthew kane died 2 months ago. his family demanding answers as to what happened. >>people are dying because they are not getting what they need. >>the sheriffs office said they are still investigating the death. as for dedicatory, authorities attributed his death to a drug overdose -- dennis mcmurray, authorities attributed his death to a drug overdose. >>also, the president is spending his first 2 days in cuba. this is the first depth to amend relations between the nations. the president will meet with several cuban dissidents which is a prerequisite for the trip. >>also in durham, some duke faculty members will participate in a rally . they wi

he doesn't know who is responsible for the shooting. durham police say it was not a random act that no one has been arrested and there are no charges yet. coming up, we will hear more from the mother. we also spoke with her out here this morning. she is very much in shock. live, i am andrea blanford. john: just senseless. thank you. happening now, police are looking for a driver who hit a victim and kept going. the incident happened before 3:00 and the victim's identity has not been released. barbara: also in cumberland county, we are working to learn more about a fatal crash in the beaverdam area area authorities told our crews that the driver went off the road, overcorrected and crossed the centerline and then hit a tree. the driver was then thrown out of it on top of the victim. no children were on board when this school bus ended up in the front home of a house in garner. 8:30 this morning. we are told that the driver suffered minor injuries at the investigation continues. john: overnight, a wild chase through durham with a bizarre ending.

barbara: the durham rescue mission needs help spreading joy. they are asking people to donate 1,500 easter baskets. hundreds are expected to line up march 25 for the easter basket give away. the mission says so far it only has five baskets to give out. if you want to help you can bring a basket by the durham john: there's moving... and there's moving with move free ultra. it has triple-action support for your joints, cartilage and bones. and unlike the big osteo-bi flex pills, it's all in one tiny pill. move free ultra. man (sternly): where do you think you're going? mr. mucus: to work, with you. it's taco tuesday. man: you're not coming. i took mucinex to help get rid of my mucusy congestion. i'm good all day. [announcer:] mucinex keeps working. not 4, not 6, but 12 hours. let's end this barbara: welcome back on this friday morning, 4:45 and 65 degrees. a double murder case is under investigation in johnston county. that is one story making headlines. drive near new ton grove where they found a man and woman dead in a house. a woman says matt j

he spent eagles staff and before that was the head coach of southern durham high school. >> that's the own way you can win go in and work hard and have a plan and a vision. >> certainly knows how to win claim ago state championship in 2013 at southern. >>> governor pat mccrory welcoming a new member of the north carolina zoo a polar bear. mccrory talked about a $25 million upgrade to trails and visits. >> welcome come from the kansas city zoo. >> your hometown, right? >> that's right. >> hopefully they mate and have offspring. >>> tomorrow is your first opportunity win a free trip to space. >> maryland casinos is giving only four people get the chance to win or will win. former astronaut buzz aldrin says that space travel isn't for astronauts any more. >> our limits unreachable because they're always beyond what we've done before. >> the 86-year old was the second man to walk the moon. >>> happy friday everyone, thanks for watching north carolina news. the 11th republican presidential debate wrapped newspaper detroit sdmfrjts hear what they had to stay with us. >>> right now as family

it's part of the brand of who and what durham is. we had to display back in are >> reporter: you can find the same information on your phone that you can hear in the visitor center. they hope people will be able to learn about the area wherever they go. cbs north carolina . >> we have clear skies and warm temperatures. how long will this good weather last? >> it will last throughout today and the rest of the work week. the weekend will be a bit chilly. we have a new camera displaying 76 degrees this is at the golf course here in raleigh. we can see blue skies. let's take a look at the camera. 76 degrees as you are getting ready to head out the door. the temperatures will be warming up nicely as we head into the afternoon. sunshine. we are seeing clear skies on the satellite radar composite this morning. we are tracking a cold front. that his back to the west. that will bring a chance for rain late this afternoon and evening. just a small chance for rain. most of you will stay on the dry side. 76 in durham and raleigh . 80 in fayettevi

the rally set for 5:15 this afternoon. durham . just coming into the newsroom, we have learned an officer has been shot in durham. investigators say it happened@3:44 in the morning. >>it happened at the jail. we have news crew headed to the area it will bring you updates as soon as we get them. >>> it is currently 5:37 in the morning. it actually looks like we do have a crew at the scene. let's get the latest update. >> reporter: what we can tell you is that this was an officer involved shooting. that officer was shot and has minor injuries according to durham police . this is all happening at the durham county jail at the sally port. that is the area were suspects are brought into the jail. it happened around 3:44 this morning according to durham police. custody. as you can see, this area is blocked off at the sally port but we are on pettigrew street in downtown and this area is still open to traffic in case you are coming through this area this morning and need to know that. we're working on getting more information from durham p

take a look at the durham skycam, plenty of sunshine looking past the lucky strike tower. in raleigh, 51. 55 in roxboro and south hill. it will be called this morning. by lunchtime already 70, high of 76 this afternoon. morning lows remain in the 50s, afternoon highs climbed to nearly 80 wednesday and thursday. >>> 8:27. we have a minor accident on the shoulder of 40 w. on before rock quarry road. windblown the camera around. this is below the 440 merging and rock quarry road on 40 west. we had lanes blocked, everything moved over to the shoulder but we are seeing residual delays coming out of garner. especially slow between jones sausage road and 440. 22 minutes to make the trip from 42 up to the 440 split. once you are in the fortify work zone be on the accident comest pretty smooth stripe desperately smooth drive from us-1. >>> diabetes is a disease that next on fox50, >>> state lawmakers today will hear recommendations for addressing alzheimer's disease and related conditions in north carolina. >> a task force has been studying how the state can meet the needs of patie

he was brought into the durham jail where he was in the process of being books. while in the booking area, officer art turner on handcuffed mcmillan. he then reached for a gun that was in his own pants, in the back of his pants, officer turner tried to grab the gun but mcmillan would not let it go. as the two men wrestled, the gun went off one time, grazing mcmillan's bond has been set at $505,000, he is expected to appear in court tomorrow morning. we reached out to police to ask them how he had this gun, if he was in police custody, was he into custody? police say that is part of the investigation and they do not yet have the answer. durham. >>> it has been around for decades, but on this day, 10 years ago, the hashtag was reborn. today. coming up, how some users choose to celebrate the social network's 10th birthday. >>> plus, the first day of some tablet >>> happy birthday, twitter. today, the social networking site is 10 years old. the platform's unique 140 character format invited users to express themselves with brevity and immediacy. it became a mainstay

here a look at the durham skycam. beautiful day today. nothing to complain about. hard to imagine that things are going to be so different tomorrow and sunday. as you can see here, most areas into the 70s. as we take a look at the next 24 hours, we start off mild this evening. it will be a beautiful evening for doing anything outside and the clouds won't increase until very late tonight. so you will wake up to an overcast sky tomorrow morning. could be a few sprinkles around the chances for rain will increase. it doesn't look lick a torrential rain but enough to notice especially as we head towards late morning and the afternoon and temperatures could actually fall from the midday readings as the rain become a little bit more general and the cloud cover thickens and now, it appears this sunday will be a day that doesn't feature much if any rain but it does look like it is going to be on the cloudy and chilly side so not exactly pleasant for being outside. so we will take a closer look at the weekend coming up and also talk about when those temperatures may be flirti

it is 40 degrees the raleigh as 40 in durham. some spots in the 30s. 37 in south hill and lewisberg. it is 38 degrees right now in henderson. temperatures today not warming up very much from where thigh are now, hanging at 40 degrees we 58:00 a.m. a few showers still in the forecast, especially this afternoon with a high today of 48 followed by 5 degrees at 6:00 this evening. the temperatures are staying cool today. we still have a few showers in the forecast later this afternoon and evening, but sunshine makes a comeback starting tomorrow. i'll break the forecast down for you week ahead coming up in just a few minutes. >>> cbs north carolina has new information about the raleigh police shooting death of deny kins. the wake county d. d. say as bullet hole found friday near the home of the shooting is not connected to the incident. cbs north carolina's amy cutler spoke to the family's attorney and she also has more from the femme's police department -- attorney. that the authorities took the time and looked into this, but they tell

for today is the cloudier conditions that is why we are morning, this is a live picture at the raleigh-durham international airport, the sunrise is close to 6:30, we'll start to see brighter conditions shortly, temperatures elsewhere, 649 in durham, sanford and henderson. 65 in south hill and roxboro, so the cloudy skies have moved in, they are going to be here to stay ahead of the next weather maker, stationary front through the west, cold front later throughout today and into the weekend, but really bringing widespread rain down across the gulf states, cloudy skies and just a small chance for rain today, 74 at lunch time, our high 77, back to 73 for evening drive home. i'll walk you through changes and what you can expect for the weekend ahead in the complete storm team 4 forecast. >>> three men are safe off the coast of washington state, their 57-foot fishing vessel coast guard safely got them off the boat though. wow. crews took one man to the hospital after exhibiting signs of hypothermia and suffering a foot injury. >>> well the time is currently 5:92 in the important, the effort to wip

new at 6:00, the durham county jail facing new scrutiny. family and friends of matthew mccain and dennis mcmurry holding a vigil outside the jail. both men died behind bars and of the response they have been getting from the durham county sheriff's office. tisha: if you are suffering, you know the state is confirming we are nearing peak season for pollen. the state department of environmental quality warns the pollen levels are about to peak. the level reached 450 grams per cubic meter on thursday. in most years, the highest levels fell between 1000 and 1500. steve: in raleigh you need to brace yourself for to pay more for water. next week, the city council will increase water rates. the department says it will offset the cost to repair and replace old pipes. tisha: fayetteville is oversaturated. the city giving residents concerned with ponding in their yards a heads up. the city sent out a statement of knowledge in your concerns. the area, according to the climate office, is about 5-6 inches above normal rainfall. in the past six months, it

let's take you to the live commute map and checking on the durham freeway. sensors indicating pretty good shape, as we look at the cameras on tw alexander drive, traffic moving away from us, moving pretty well. getting busy perhaps but phone nicely through the ellis road interchange through downtown durham. there is a live look at 147 from mangum street. northbound traffic heading into town, right now moving along without delay. from our i-40 to mangum street. southbound from i-85, four minutes from 85 to roxboro street on the southbound side of 147. right now the approaches into downtown durham looking good. downtown raleigh, traffic moving along. we have a couple of accidents north of central park of raleigh, one in wake forest inside the wake town drive. also looks like we might have an accident on 440 w. underrun capital boulevard, seeing a delay building on 440 w. between new bern and capital. elsewhere around the triangle, and earlier accident at rock quarry road at new hope road is cleared up, still have a crushing zebulun on 64 eastbound around highwa

the bikers were seriously hurt. she is due in court in smithfield today. in durham, a teenager charged with the 2013 murder is due in court. leticia barker was 16 years old when she was charged with the killing. a second man was also killed. john: raleigh police releasing new information they helpfully them to this man; he is wanted in a double murder in raleigh. police say the 18-year-old has limited function in his left arm after he was shot in 2013. shooting was found dead in a car earlier this month. the other is in custody. police say he is considered armed and dangerous -- if you know where he is, call 911. a group calls on the governor to immediately convene a special session of the general assembly to address the new nondiscrimination ordinance. barbara: on friday, two dozen people from the group gathered at the charlotte michael berg complex to urge the governor to call a special session that says transgender people can use the restroom of their gender identity instead of their gender assignment. it takes effect on april 1. the news conference begins at noo

here's a look at the durham sky cam. you can see the showers in durham county, those headed to the north and east, but look back to the north and west. arkansas and oklahoma, that's what's had the headed our way tomorrow. we'll talk about the severe weather potential, kathryn. >> what a nice shot, thanks aimee. >>> a wake county deputy wrapped his car around a tree while responding to an accident. we've learned word tonight he's okay. take a look at this video. there is on the passenger side. troopers say it happened around 3:00. the deputy was responding to a call about an accident when he hit a water puddle during a rain shower and lost control. the deputy surprisingly walked away without injuries. >>> a man accused of breaking into a home barricaded himself inside anonoer home for several hours. police say the man who has not yet been identified broke into a home around 9:30 this morning and was quickly chased out by a couple inside. the man fired shots and no one was hurt. he ran into an occupied home nearby where he

. >> a group hit the streets and blocked the entrance to the durham performing arts center. >>> and it sounds like something straight out of a movie, how thieves pulled off a gold heist on i-95. >>> first let's take a look outside as we wait for the sun to rise on this march 5th, 2016. it is the first weekend of march. also the first weekend as cbs north carolina. >> yeah, exciting time for us. a little bit chilly today and tomorrow but there are a lot of so i know you're hoping for a little bit warmer weather. we've got some of that on the way. right now we're dry and quiet nothing to worry about as far as wet weather, nothing popping up on the radar right now. things looking pretty good here. so we're in for a dry day today but that's not going to be the case all day. we're currently sitting at 37 in raleigh, 32 in durham, 29 in roxboro, 37 in henderson and rocky mount. so it is cool in some spots with the temperatures in the 20s, 32 at clayton and goldsboro. so we do have this area of had high pressure sliding off shore that's going to continue to bring us a dry day today but tonigh

roller this month, the durham supporting the decision potential to unit that -- to uu nines. -- to unionize. steve: work on a monster sinkhole shot down a road. it popped up in january. the dot says underground colbert's failed. but 2 -- culverts failed. tisha: the state dot ready to verse the bubble on the nine miles prior mission myth. -- nine miles per hour cushion the dot says that law enforcement, beginning thursday, will target and ticket get anyone driving above the posted speed limit. steve: throw it all out. it is all over. tisha: go the speed limit. from burning rubber to burning food, duke energy investigating methane gas. steve: they have signed a contract with a new company that burns waste. it will build a new facility somewhere in eastern north carolina. the actual mental energy project to provide power to 10,000 homes every year. -- the excrement to energy project could provide power to 10,000 homes every year. a wake county democrat resigns, his decision and what republicans say he is running away from. raleigh. steve: thousands of runners getting ready to take part in the

and here in the triangle 97 in raleigh, carry and towards the durham area as well. overnight tonight a stray shower possible, 56 our low, as we head into the coming days, 66 tomorrow, a drop in temperature for saturday, better rain chances for sunday clocks ahead one hour as we head to bed saturday night. a good opportunity to check the batteries in your smoke detectors this weekend. 5:22 let's check in with traffic if you are getting ready to head out the door this morning here is i 440 just a few cars out there, all is clear, no fog to worry about and no rain coming down just yet. so we'll continue to watch your traffic conditions throughout the morning. i do want to show you your drive times before you get ready to head out the door, 540, 440 heading westbound all in the groan. eastbound very similar conditions, no delays yet on the roadways. russ and stefan. >>> it's 5:22, the ack tournament continues to excite, coming up we'll have a wrap on last night's games, plus a look at today's big lineup. >>> the video of an assault on a protester at a donald trump fayett

let's take a look at the durham skycam. not a cloud in the sky looking across the lucky strike tower across the american tobacco campus. right now temperatures are nice and warm. 55 roxboro, 50 goldsboro. town by town 49 rocky mount, 54 in south hill. unusually warm temperatures this morning. topping out near 80 this afternoon d tomorrow. there may be patchy fog tomorrow and chance of a shower friday. brian? westbound around the us-1 interchange leaving south raleigh heading toward ry, you can see activity on the shoulders but we are not seeing any lanes blocked at is point. we still don't have flashing lights good i'm sure when we get police on the scene we will see slowdowns as people hit the brakes around that interchange as ey should. something to keep in mind leaving south raleigh heading toward us-1. a couple of accidents in garner, as far as we can tell not causing any big the biggest slow if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for

the capital city. across region 79 holly springs. 78 durham, 80 smithfield. normal high is 62. we will be 80 in fayetteville. 78 sanford. 79 pinehurst and 75 south hill, 77 roanoke rapids and 79 rocky mount. tonight temperatures across the area back into the 50's. 56 raleigh and 58 fayetteville and 56 durham. first alert seven-day forecast powered by accuweather tomorrow temperatures back into the 70's, fear 80 under poke -- near 80. st. patrick's parade we will be there if you can't be we will have it on abc11.com. we spring forward saturday night and tuesday, wednesday, fear 80 and st. patrick's day is on thursday thursday. for that day we should see showers and temps in the mid 70's. every day of the next seven well before average for this time of year. barbara: crazy. i like it. john: hope it continues into summer. amber: we will have something to complain about. you know friends in leow places. there is a concert this weekend. barbara: somebody gets it interview him from abc11.com. amber: garth brooks. it is friday and he's coming and that is one traffic alert. no traffic a

tonight clouds build in with overnight lows in the who40's. 44 durham. first alert seven-day forecast powered by accuweather showing temperatures tomorrow back into the 50's, only 58. as we go into sunday it will be wet in the morning. by sunday afternoon the rain shuts off and it will feel cooler, upper 40's for highs. sunday night into monday we could have a frost advisory or freeze warning. upon, tuesday, wednesday, temperatures back into the 70's. thursday 7777. so, the growing season is about three weeks ahead of schedule because of the warm weather so if you have plants outside you want to bring them in sunday fight into monday. barbara: 4:52 and 55 degrees. milestone for most kids but others it is not so easy. needs kids barbara: welcome back, 4:55. john: abc11 together highlighting a community need this morning. some special needs children around the triangle need our help. barbara: there is a contest going on they can win adaptive bikes that would otherwise be too expensive. anna laurel shares what we can do to help them. >> i know where you are

caitlin: the durham county jail is facing new scrutiny. family and ends are planning a vigil outside of a jail. their families have been critical from the response they've received from the durham county sheriff's office. in the wake of a recent ordinance passed in charlotte would let transgender people use the bathroom of their choice. the latest move on this battle and what it means for our area. >> today i call on governor mccrory to make good on his promise for the people of north carolina. >> protesters filing a nondiscrimination ordinance passed last month that will, among many things, allow transgender people to use locker rooms and bathrooms. the pass and the majority vote of the city council and back lash is coming from all over the state. >> our heart goes out today and while they're created to protect the masses of society. >> helping to plan a news conference on monday, asking the governor for a special session to get rid of that new effect in 14 days. >> it's not about love or hating. i think when you're looking at some of the

durham police officer shot. barbara: thank you for joining us. the shooting happened at the durham county jail. anthony wilkes was the first one with the details. good morning. john. here is what we know so far. information is very limited. it is still a very active seen, the we have been able to confirm that an officer was shot here in the area that we call the stalling point, where prisoners are brought in under police control before they enter the actual jail. suspect is has not been made clear, that we can confirm that one officers shot. the suspect is uninjured but in custody at this point. we're working to learn more about the officer, how long he has been surfing with the durham police department, and more about the suspect. whether it is something that happened outside. all these are unanswered questions and as soon as we get the information we will tweet it and give it on the air. john: we will be checking back with you, thanks. barbara: don schwenneker is in the first alert storm center. don: good morning. it is called this morning but tomorrow will be colder because the national weath

then hear around the triangle, we're looking for a high around 66 in raleigh and cary. 65 in the durham area. overnight tonight, i mentioned not as cold. how does 44 sound? not so bad after we're starting off this morning in the low and mid-30s. 76 as we head towards wednesday afternoon. the best chance for rain so far this week is going to arrive late thursday into early friday morning. as we head into the weekend, we are tracking the chance for showers. the showers should be here sunday and could be here as we head into early next week on monday. temperatures will be in the upper 60s. 4:52 right now on this tuesday morning. let's send it to kristin. how's traffic looking? >> let's take a live look at what you can expect this early morning here. this is i-85 and all fine rain now. no major issues to tell about you there. the major thoroughfares around the triangle are all looking good. still showing the closures in the fortified construction project here. we have the shoulder closures with the exit ramps at south saunders street. other than that, things are looking okay this morning. l

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they stopped traffic and kept people from getting into the durham performing arts center. the group wanted to raise awareness about what it takes -- what street at the jail.

around the triangle, 78 in durham and chapel hill. 79 raleigh and carey. overnight tonight, partly also still be breezy. 60 for an overnight low. as we head into the coming days that chance for a shower or two friday afternoon, chance for a shower on saturday, don't forget turn those clocks ahead one hour as we head into sunday morning. sunday, the best chance of rain now and still a few lingering showers heading into early next week. that is the latest look at the forecast. it's 5:22 on this thursday morning. let's switch gears and check with traffic. here's i-540 and six forks road. it's early but the cars are out there and cruising at a pretty good speed as we start our morning. the good news, no problems, no delays to report. solet look at speeds. if you're driving into the durham area on i-85 southbound, you're moving about 64 miles an hour. same situation coming up from the durham freeway. if you're on 15 you're moving at about 32 miles per hour. i'll have another check of traffic and weather close to 5:30. the first two rounds of the acc tournament.

and sometimes it goes to this old farm in north raleigh near the durham county line. the property is 140 acres. the massive mountain of dirt dumped dozens of feet high and truck after truck, piling it >> these heavy trucks that were pounding on the road every day and at that time we didn't fully know how many there were. but we knew it was a lot. reporter: christina lives just down from the old farm on victory church road and has been leading the charge to stop the trucks for the past year and a half. she and her neighbors chipped in. they bought a hunting camera right here, wrapped it to a tree and they've been counting trucks on the road ever since. >> 200 trucks a day on a heavy day. 200 trucks. i would say, if they're heading northbound they weigh 80,000 pounds. it's one after another. all day. reporter: 200 trucks in just one day. she startetemaking calls. >> we reached out to a public school because there were a lot of school buses that use our road. department of transportation. about all the pot hole issues. we also reached out to the state trucks were heavy an

the durham county board of elections confirming this location has the longest wait time. part of the problem is that people have been coming to the wrong place. this was an early voting location and voters got kwoozed. then there's a -- confused. there's a new requirement that requires voters to show photo ids as well. i also want to mention that four or five polls sites in the state have had some delay or glitch so they may be staying open a little later because of that. one of those is in cumberland county. didn't get a chance too. it's an important cause. i really want to make sure my voice the heard. >> it's definitely worth it. it's a very important election for north carolina. >> reporter: that was her son waiting in line and he's excited tog to the library where the polling location is located. as for the sites that xernsed that delay or glitch, there is a conference call scheduled at 6:30. they will make an official decision on that then. we'll have more at 11:00. live in durham. >>> and our reporter beau has his finger on the pulse this election season. what are

there is an overturned vehicle on the north side of durham, durham county. leon street and haverford close to north gate mall. up in someone's front yard. the driver was treated at the scene for manner injuries. police are -- minor injuries. in orange county u.s. 70 and 85 getting on the 85 northbound ramp a tractor trailer slid off the road. cars are getting by. we are tracking showers pushing east as don was saying. that is the green you see. this is east of 95. around raleigh or fort bragg those areas are looking good. barbara: the first case of zika is here in wake county. state health o officials are monitoring her but say she is doing well. john: today researchers from u.n.c.'s cancel of medicine will it is at noon in the medical bio biomolecular research building. it ranges from testing to medical complications and chances it could be major health problem in the united states. barbara: a teenager accused of a hi dollar history in north hill is in jail. his bonds was denied. he is accused of steeling nearly $150,000 of rolex watches from a jewelry story

putting out an appeal to the community, durham rescue officials say they have 500 and 11 baskets. -- 511 baskets. the summit church has promised another 350 baskets. that brings the total to 911, but if you would like to donate a basket or just money contact the durham rescue mission. andrea: another together heartwarming story. it is adoption day for more than a photojournalist capturing some of the sights and sounds there as families became proud pet owners. >> they had a ton of people here. great to see all these animals get good homes. >> we opened up at 10:00 this morning. we had people lining up as early as 6:30 this morning. just encourage people to come out this afternoon. we will be out here tomorrow morning. help them find the perfect pet for their family. been a gre of these animals are going home, which is the ultimate goal. andrea: the huge adoption event will continue through sunday at 2212 nasau street in sanford. -- at 2215 nasau street. bring a photo i.d proof of your address and a pet carrier. ., there is no adoption fee. all this information and much more can be fou

the day. let's talk about where it is now and it is at 29 in raleigh. 28 durham. 27 roxboro. mid-20s around south hill, henderson. around the sand hills, 31 fayetteville, 32 lillington and raeford, a very cold 30 degrees. here's the day in detail, out the door at 8:00 a.m., should be close to the freezing mark, today. 51 our afternoon high. year 59. pretty cloudy at sunset this evening, 46 by 6:00 p.m. i'll let you know exactly when some rain moves back into our area coming up in the complete storm team forecast. right now let's check traffic. street. pretty sleepy on this thursday, just a car or two out there on the roads. let's go ahead and check in with your live drive conditions. some speeds are keyed up coming into the durham area. on i-85 southbound that is moving about 71 miles per hour. if you're coming up 19 -- or 15 this morning, that is about 32 miles per hour and cruising at 67 miles per hour on the durham freeway. more on traffic and weather in about 10 minutes. back to you. >>> the push continues today to get more money for some firefighters here in wake county.

the triangle. she's holding a rally in durham right now. we will take you there live to hear how north carolina figures into her plan. new fallout from donald trump us rally in fayetteville. a protester gets punched in the man caught on video is arrested. we will hear from the man on the receiving end of the punch. and chris is outside with a breeze blowing through. chris: another great evening, but cannot last forever? we do have some changes on the tomorrow. cooler day saturday. we will tell you about that at 5:00. steve: and we will see how a woman's fight to save her dog that leads to a chemical trial that could help humans fight cancer. we will see what just a few minutes. heather: thank you. it's not often you hear of your being recalled but today, corona is announcing one. it is for corona extra 12 with labels in the u.s. that may contain small pieces of glass. just look at the eight digit code printed on the side panel of the cardboard carton. for a refund were to get questions answered, you can call the number on your screen. heathe

the durham, aren't county line is where this happened. two people were ejected from the vehicle and rust to the hospital. there is no word on their identities or their injuries. anthony: tensions are rising on the presidential race. donald trump postponing a rally because of protesters. caitlin: they clashed sparking shouting matches and rights and marches. before the big contesttom cole the allegations false. -- trump called the allegations false. caitlin: president obama is weighing in on the standoff between apple and the fbi. he was at the sxsw festival infects us. -- in texas. he said the national security decisions may affect the public privacy. >> i suspect the answer will come down to create a system where the encryption is as strong as possible, the key is accessible by the smallest number of people possible for a subset oflp the fbi access and iphone used in the san bernadino terrorist attack. anthony: a wanted man charged with sex offenses is arrested right outside the raleigh eyewitness news center. you can see the huge police

the latest. emma, what do you know? >> reporter: well, durham police just took down that crime scene tape and cleared the scene about 20 minutes ago. we do know that they've been out here since 10:30 last night. almost seven hours on maplewood drive in durham. it looks like the shooting happened in the residential neighborhood. we saw a lot of police activity when we arrived on the scene at 5:00. again, they just pulled away about 20 minutes ago. we'll show you video of what the scene looks like earlier last night. durham police say two people were shot on maplewood drive. they got the call around 10:30. they say the two people were taken to the hospital where one person died. they say the other person does not have life-threatening injuries. right now, we're still waiting if they are looking for any suspects. durham police say they are asking anyone who saw any information to call crimestoppers. i did talk with them about an hour or so ago. they say this is still an active investigation, but they are not releasing any more information just yet.

let's take a look at 147, the durham freeway at glover road. traffic heading away from us northbound through the east end connector construction zone is getting busier and moving along fairly well at least in that part of durham. take a look at some of the te dve times according to sensors on the northbound side of the durham freeway. i-42 mangum street, no big backups. better than the alternate, 55 westbound, 11 minutes from i-42 the durham freeway. good news in south durham, earlier sun glare delays eased up considerably. a couple of accidents in garner including one on cross-link road and garner road. those are in the clearing stages. typical congestion on westbound 540, no unusual delays. >>> fire damages an apartment in raleigh. the men who rushed in to help their neighbor and what they say when they got inside. >>> the legendary producer known as the fifth beatle has died. how george martin is being remembered. >>> and a close call for a news crew on live tv. eve: today is your lucky day. woman: (surprised) oh, my goodness mark: you've jus

now 'out in numbers' -- for the 'durham police department'. the department... pledging to enter a "wave of transparency"... opening its files -- to have an 'independent company' -- review 'years' of traffic stops. angelica alvarez... 'breaking down' the numbers for us tonight -- from the durham police department... the interim police chief says they heard what the public was saying... and believe this study... now out in the open... is a sign that they are working to do better. "cautiously optimistic." fred foster... with durham's naacp... treading lightly with new numbers of 'racial disparity' in 'traffic stops'. two hours before interim police presented the findings to us in this news conference... he shared them with foster... and other advocacy groups. "all of those same figures, we had presented to them before." for foster... it was a bit redundant when this study by research group... rti... showed that out of more than 150- thousand traffic stops from 2010 to 2015...the odds of black men getting pulled over... were 20-percent higher... and the group bring