. >>> the north carolina naacp wants to hear from the unc system and they want to know what went into the decision to cut ties with former president tom ross and hire margaret spellings. wncn political reporter bo minnick was there as the naacp went looking for answers today. >> we want to know what the real deal is. >> to get the real deal, the north carolina naacp went to the source. an naacp lawyer dropped off a public records request with unc general administration. they want to know why the board of governors forced tom ross to step down and hired margaret spellings a former u.s. education secretary under president bush. >> i'm asking others in the community, my fellow students here and anyone to fight the hiring of this woman who especially was hired in a very undemocratic process. >> decisions that the ncaacp says were made in secret. at recent board of governors meetings at the board retreat in greensboro, spellings checked up speaking about the demonstrations against her hiring. >> i've been surprised at the intensity of the reaction. but i look forward to meeting with, talki

north carolina's new congressional district map will be approved. the plaintiffs have asked a three-judge panel to decide by march 18. some groups including the north carolina naacp want the judges to throw out the map and draw their own instead because they minority voters. republican leaders say they did not use race in constructing the district. naacp attorney, irv joyner, says the group is asking the u.s. supreme court to provide all redistricting cases in north carolina and make a final decision. that includes legislative districts which opponents they were drawn using the same formula as the congressional map just thrown out. if you are wondering how the proposed congressional maps could affect you, we have the answer on www.wral.com. just go to our @nccaptial section. >>> a new elon poll shows the governor's race is still a tossup. 16% of voters have not decided who they will vote for. 32% of the likely voters say they will them -- vote for democrat, roy cooper. 40% of those who say they will go for the incumbent, pat mccrory, the republican. men slightly favor mccrory while women seem to favor cooper. dependence gave cooper a slight edge. the poll availab

which according to the north carolina naacp... is the oldest african american cutlural center in the world. 3 tonight in asheville, there's another bernie event. new mountain hosts a fundraiser starting at 8. live in asheville, aaron adelson, news13. 3 3 polls for the south carolina democratic primary close in less than an hour. we'll have live updates throughout the evening... both here on wlos and on my40. then live team- coverage at 10:00 and 11:00. up to the minute results will also be posted on wlos.com... as well as our facebook and twitter pages. 3 3 the candidates for the gop nomination for president continued hitting the campaign trail today. donald trump joined forces with former rival chris christie... following the new jersey governor's endorsement yesterday. marco rubio campaigned in alabama... while senator ted cruz spoke in governor's endorsement of trump marco rubio campaigned. 3 3 a nice start to the weekend across the mountains. it's warming-up, but for how much longer??? karen wynne joins us with our sky-watch fo

the north carolina naacp is expected to reveal more information today on next week's mass moral march on raleigh. thousands of people are expected to pack into downtown raleigh february 13 for the h.k. on j. march. it will begin at 10:00 followed by a rally on the doorstep of the state capitol. barbara: it is 5:06 and the problem grounding donald trump on the campaign trail. john: a car caught between a rock and a hard place. how the driver landed on a roof. it is our must-see video of the morning. panther pride starting early for this north carolina elementary school. we will show you the support they are receiving from one big cat. to super bowl 50. good morning, don. don: as you head out our first alert doppler network showing showers. notice lots of red and yellow toward the coast. we wil don: welcome back. we are looking at the bus stop forecast. as the kids head out i would say send the rain gear in spots. it won't rain everywhere. it could rain any time on i-95 west of there it is hit-or-miss showers. we are in the 60's right now. 61 south hill. 61 chapel hill. 57 roxboro, 61 l

. >> the north carolina naacp is frustrated with the new maps. state republicans redrew the boundaries after a federal court found two districts were gerrymandered along racial >> an unconstitutional way of stacking and packing black voters and then you undermine the power of the black vote. >> now they want the judges to throw out the new map and for the judges to create one themselves. republicans say race played no part in drawing the map. >> it's clear the ncaacp wants to reenter correct into the maps for the purpose of electing democratics and no other purpose. >> i think it should be totally independent. >> a new pole found a majority of people regardless of party want a nonpartisan process for redistricting. but lawmakers who agreed tried and failed to make that happen. >> people don't want to give up the power over redistricting and the unfair advantage that comes from it. >> redistricting has always had politics in it. scenarios it will have politics involved. but we have followed the law. >>> the state has all ready decided to hold two

. >> reporter: the north carolina naacp said the purpose of today's march is to hold lawmakers accountable. whether that be voting rights, immigration reform or education equality. all of us believe very strongly in what this march is about. >> we are here for one thing, that is to believe there can be changed. >> all of our issues have not been handled. movement time ! >> as long as there are injustices that need to be correct, there will be moral march is. i think it's my duty to be a part of these moral march is. >> i think it's a show of solidarity. i think it's a show there are people that care about those -- those who are less fortunate than we are and that we are willing to make a statement to try to make a difference. >> there are so many different issues. we're all out here together. it represents the unity of the movement. >> for me, it's about doing things to tackle poverty and racism that's so rampant still in this country. >> we are advocating for voter rights, for black rights. >> it's our time, it's our vote. of us in the middle talk and it's not just the voices on the fring

the north carolina naacp is planning to ask the judges overseeing this case to throw out this new map. instead they want the judges to draw the map themselves. it's been an issue that republicans have said that they did not draw this map along racial lines, however, members of the naacp say this is an issue that needs to be addressed soon. >> they did not have to draw maps that we have not seen since the 19th century. they didn't have to do that. reinterject race into these election maps for the purpose of electing democrats and no other purpose. >>> what happens here ultimately vote. two primaries will be held this year because of what's going on over the battle with the map. the second primary in june is just for the an attorney is going to ask a judge to issue an expedited ruling. coming up at 7 the whole situation has frustrated a lot of voters and we'll hear from them about what they'd like to see changed. >>> well, there really is nothing like college basketball season in the triangle. >> that's right last week it was all duke unc, this week the tar heels take on the wolf pack.

. >>> the north carolina naacp congressional maps drawn up by the general assembly. >> tara lynn is live in raleigh and hope it satisfies but they could still face challenges. >> that's right. not everyone agrees with the politics. people have been fighting the lawmakers approved the new maps federal deadline. this whole issue started because the federal court said lawmakers relied too heavily on race to draw voting lines in the first congressional district. the new maps pack voters into the focus of the court ruling. the new map is more competitive than the one drawn in 2011. however it still gives republicans an advantage in ten of the 13 districts. today the naacp will hold a press conference to respond to the maps. the group says they are concerned and plan to take action. what kind of action do they plan to take? conference which is set for 2:00 this afternoon. >> all right tara lynn thank you. >>> it is 6:07. russia wants to fly surveillance planes over the u.s. and they are not making any secret of it. >>> and also the three man race shaping up as g.o.p. presidential candidates fo

wncn's lauren was in the midst >> the north carolina naacp says the purpose of today's march is to hold lawmakers accountable. whether that be voting rights, immigration reform, or education equality. . >> all of us believe very strongly in what this march is about. >> we're all here for one thing. >> all of our issues haven't been handled. >> it's marching time. it's movement time. >> as long as there are injustices that need to be correct. there's going to be moral marches. and i think it's my duty to be part of these moral marches. i think it's a show of solidarity. i think it's a show that there are people that care about those with less -- who are less fortunate than we are. and that we're willing to make >> there are so many different issues. but we're all out here together. it represents the unity of the movement. >> expand medicaid, health not wealth. >> for me it's about doing things to tackle poverty. and racism that's so rampant still in this country. >> we're advocates for voter rights, for black rights. >> keep on marching until we all have equal rights. it's our time. it's

new tonight, praise from the north carolina naacp over its handling of judge's decision to throw out congressional voting maps created five years ago. the move comes weeks before the state primary. how it could impact you. moving forward. reporter: blatant disregard for fundamental redirecting principles is absurd and stands the voting rights act on its head. reporter: that was the reaction of those gathered at an naacp-sponsored press conference one day after federal judges declared congressional voting maps in north carolina, the results of illegal racial gerrymandering. >> i want you to know that that is exactly what reverend barber and naacp members said to the when these districts were first made public. reporter: and despite the opposite ruling from state supreme court judges in december, it appears federal judges agree with the naacp. that race was the main factor in drawing lines for districts one and 12. as a result, lawmakers now need to come up with new boundaries for those two districts within the next two weeks. or the state could try to get a stay from an appeals court.

john: happening today, the north carolina naacp is expected to repeal more formation of the march on raleigh. the naacp will hold a conference at 1:00. thousands of people are expected to pack into downtown raleigh on every 13th for the annual walk. he marched is scheduled to begin at 10:00, followed by the rally at the state capital. there is a new target in the republican race. marco rubio's's showing has placed a target on his back. barbara: martha gonzales is in manchester with the latest. >> why are people so engaged in the political process? >> today, marco rubio moving up in the polls. he is now in second place behind donald trump and other candidates are taking aim. >> he has had no experience at all at ever managing anything. >> donald trump is still going after ted cruz, accusing him of fraud in iowa. he also ran into unexpected emergency landing yesterday in nashville because of mechanical problems. it to little rock. >> my guy said, that's ok. we can go back to new york and we will come another day. i said, there is no way. i love arkansas. >> today, the front-runner and

the north carolina naacp holds a news conference to respond to new congressional maps drawn up by the general assembly friday. >> www.wral.com tara lynn is live in raleigh, lawmakers hope the maps will satisfy the court order to redraw districts. but we understand they uld fail -- face challenges. may not satisfy other people. lawmakers approve the new voting maps late friday as they rushed to meet a federal deadline. this issue started because a lawmakers rely too heavily on the first and 12th congressional district's. this new map will pack fewer african-american voters into those o districts, which were the focus of the court ruling. the new map is also more competitive than the old ones drawn between 2011, however it still gives republicans an advantage in 10 of the districts. today, the naacp will hold a maps. they said in a press release they are concerned and plan to action? that's what we'll have to find out at the press conference. afternoon. >> all right, tara lynn live at outside. thank you very much. >>> city leaders in charlotte controversial changes to a nondiscriminatio

the states congressional district after being order today do so by a federal court but now the north carolina naacp is planning to ask the judges overseeing this to reject the new map. instead they want the judges to draw the map themselves, state republicans say race was not a partisanship was the naacp. they use partisan hip as a proxy for race. >> they did snot to draw maps we have not seen -- they did not have to draw perhaps we have not seen since the 19th century. >> it is clear the naacp wants to reinterject race for the purpose of electing democrats and no other purpose. >> what happens from here is very significant for your vote the state plans to hold two primaries this year because of what's going on with the battle over the map p. the first is for everything except the congressional races. those will be decided in june. people plan to weigh in on the battle between the fbi. the fed and tech giant are at in the terror case. justin is live in studio with how local people plan to get involved. >> mike, apple supporters plan a rally at 50 differ apple that include it is store in durham at t

. >>> members of the north carolina naacp are demanding more information about the unc system leadership change. the hand-delivered a public records request to the unc for more information about the firing of assistant president, tom ross, and hiring of his replacement, margaret spellings. they say the board has not been transparent throughout the process. >>> be u.s. says the number of isis fighters is dropping. a top obama administration says there are 25,000 isis fighters compared to a peak of 35,000. the u.s. special envoy for the local coalition to counter isis says fighters from 120 countries joined the terror group. he says isis is under pressure and cut fighter salaries by about half. >>> president obama unveiled his proposal to close the detention center at guantanamo bay. the plan would fulfill a promise he made in 2008. as mark albert explains, the president is getting stiff opposition from some in congress. >> reporter: president obama announced tuesday his latest proposal to close the detention facility at guantanamo bay in cuba. >> is counterproductive to our fight against

the ef3 tornado. on a day when thousands of people are casting ballots in south carolina, here at home, leaders of the naacp have their own message for north carolina voters. anthony wilson now with what they have to say ahead of next clicks -- >> was blind but now i see anthony: gospel music echoed inside the abundant life christian church. naacp leaders gathered on saturday. they had training on the civil rights groups get out to vote campaign. >> in a democracy, to target black people and keep people from voting, and target latinos, and target poor white people is a form of political wrongdoing. anthony: they mention the legal fight in what they call the voter suppression laws, created by the republican lead general assembly. >> in the march primary there will be out of precinct voting. [applause] be the option to register on the same day. [applause] anthony: they say obstacles remain. the people challenging the laws say what happens on johnson street reminds her of the attempt to keep her from the polls 50 years ago. >> i went through this, some of it, not all of it. i didn't have to go through as much then, as i do now. i think it is

the irs finishes auditing his returns. anthony: leaders of the naacp had their own message for north carolina voters ahead of next month's presidential library. i was blind but now i see anthony: gospel music is inside the abundant life christian across the state gathered on saturday. on their agenda, training for civil rights groups' get-out-and-vote campaign. >> any democracy, to keep people from voting, and to target black people and target latinos, and to target poor white people is a form of political wrongdoing. anthony: reverend william barber and others mentioned the legal fight against what they called north carolina's voter suppression laws created by the republican-led general assembly. >> in the march primary, there will be out of precinct voting. [cheering] in the march primary, there will be the option to register on the same day. [cheering] anthony: but they say obstacles remain. the plaintiff in the suit challenging those laws, what happened on jones streets reminds her of attempts to keep her from the polls 60 years ago. >> some of you, not all. much of it then as we're going through it now, and i think this is just

cheering] caitlin: that was the reaction of those gathered at the naacp sponsored conference one day after federal judges declared congressional voting maps in north carolina, the results of illegal racial gerrymandering. >> i want you to know that that is exactly what the naacp members said to the general assembly back in 2011 when these public. caitlin: and now despite the opposite ruling from state december, it appears federal judges agree with the naacp, that race was the main factor in drawing lines for districts 1 and 12. as a result, lawmakers now need to come up with new boundaries for those two districts within the next two weeks, or the state could trite -- try to get a stay from an appeals court. >> if there is no stay, elections could not proceed under the current districts. caitlin: primaries could be pushed back or if a stay is granted, districts could stay the home and voting would take place as planned for now. this uncertainty, coupled with the ruling itself, are leading to negative responses from many g.o.p. lawmakers. for example, the chairman of the house and senate redistricting committees released this following joint statement. it sa

the irs finishes auditing his returns. anthony: and on a day when thousands of people cast their ballots in south carolina, here at home, the naacp had their own message for north carolina voters ahead of next month's presidential primary. was blind but now i see anthony: gospel music inside the abundant life christian church where naacp leaders from branches across the state gathered on saturday. on their agenda, training for get-out-to-vote campaign. >> in a democracy, to keep people from voting and to target black people, and target latinos, and to target poor white people is a form of political wrongdoing. anthony: reverend william barber and others mentioned the legal fight against what they called north carolina's voter suppression laws created by the republican-led general assembly. >> in the march primary, there will be out of precinct voting. [cheering] in the march primary, there will be the option to register on the same day. anthony: but they say obstacles remain. the plaintiff challenging those laws says what happened on jones street reminds her of attempts to keep her from the polls 60 years ago. >> and i want to see some of you -- not all of you,

carolina. and then evolves into an organized movement believe that are not i was at the age of 15 elected president freddie and -- naacp for the entire state of north carolina sun to get an attorney that works with us the later became a judge. to work on cases that could be filed. luckily we had an attorney and another local attorney and into a statewide movement so win jackie robinson came. and then coming to the waiting room. and then with jackie robbins to be refused and out of that been done january 1st and we marched and the new church is still there but we all march. that come fall over the state to march. after that very successful march that is when this it is began to occur. the peterson case became a landmark case in south carolina when high-school president end to be arrested at the five and dime. pharao were for a vice who were under the age of 16. and going to the youth detention center for almost eight days but it was seven days. the we can stop as soon as i turned 60 now was back on the trail again. and before the united states supreme court in those leaves you are on the record were overturned. and it was because we were under age a

the north carolina naacp is overseeing the case to reject the new maps because they are biased and unfair for minorities they believe. they want the judges to draw the maps themselves. state republicans say the race was not a factor when they've redrew the boundaries. they are planning to hold 2 primaries. the 1st primary is next month and that is for everything except the congressional districts. those will be decided in june. as we had to break here's a live look over the capital city. 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 years ago, and we never put it back in. 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 if you're age 50-75, call massmutual today for guaranteed acceptance life

. >> christine: also happening today the north carolina chapter of the naacp will hold a news conference in response to the state's new congressional maps. it will be held at 2:00 this afternoon at the headquarters in durham. on friday the general assembly federal panel of judges ruled that two districts were unconstitutional. state lawmakers hoped to delay the use of the new map until the next election but the supreme court refused to delay the lower court's order. the state's congressional primaries have been delayed to june 7th. >>> now top stories across the nation and around the world. >> john: com pain 2016campaign 2016 heats up in south carolina, hillary clinton will visit columbia area tomorrow and wednesday. bernie sanders making a stop in greenville yesterday, he will be in columbia tomorrow for cnn's town hall. on the republican side after picking up 50 delegates in south carolina, donald trump now focused on another win against rivals ted cruz and marco rubio. they are each campaigning now for votes in tomorrow's nevada caucuses. >> christine: a michigan man will be arraigned

casted ballots in south caroline a, here at home, people -- leaders of the naacp had their own meshes -- message for north carolina voters. >> was blind but now i see >> gospel music echoed inside the abundant life christian church where naacp leaders gathered on saturday. on their agenda, training for the civil rights groups get out to vote campaign. >> in a democracy, to keep people from voting, and to target black people, and target latinos, and target poor white people is a form of political wrongdoing. clicks the reverend and others mentioned the legal fight against what they call north carolina's motor suppression laws created by the republican led general a subway. -- general is simply. -- assembly. >> in the march primary there will be the option to register reporter: they say obstacles remain. plaintiffs challenging the law's say that what happened on jones street, reminds her of what kept her from the polls 60 years ago. >> i do not have to go through as much then as we are going through now. it is a disgrace we have to go through this again. >> the people worked on ways to organize register voters, and

the u.s. supreme court is giving north carolina the naacp until tuesday to respond to requests. a lower court ruled the state has to redraw the lines saying lawmakers violated the constitution by drawing lines based on race. that includes district 12 that goes through part of charlotte to greensboro. as of now, lawmakers have until the end of next week to redraw the lines. >>> a landis swan in jail after police say her toddler over dosed on drugs. in bed with the child with pills street. the child was unconscious, had on her face. she is expected to recover. she faces several charges including felony child abuse by neglect. >>> charlotte city manager says cmpd will not renew the contract for shot spotter technology. the nearly $160,000 system is designed to detective gunfire. while cmpd says the technology worked it did not produce enough results for the department to renew the contract. two years ago in a channel 9 investigation, we questioned whether shot spotter was worth the money. it was first installed in 2012 during the dnc and paid for with federal money. cmpd then asked

more welcoming and inclusive urged leaders across >> john: all new in this half hour the north carolina chapter of naacp is calling for re-drawn congressional maps to be thrown out. map re-drawn after a federal panel of judges ruled two of the state's districts were unconstitutional. the votes who challenged the original map are asking the judges to decide by march 18th whether the new map is fair. naacp officials say the new map disproportionately packed minority voter in three districts. officials are optimistic after the supreme court denied a stay in the case. >> no justices on the court issued a dissenting opinion gives us real hope that the supreme court is tired of these cases coming from north carolina that are constructed for the voting strengths of african americans. >> they said the judges should draw a map themselves like virginia. director says the new new congressional maps should be upheld. >>> 6:36, go over to kristen miranda. >> christine: in the alert center with another headline just in and i know any time you get your hands on good video you turn it around for us. >> kristen: turned

joel: north carolina civil rights leaders, the naacp wants the new congressional maps thrown out. jon: the naacp in durham here foul on the congressional maps by republicans. they are asking the court to draw new maps of the half of the state. they are skeptical of any maps by state republicans. supporters of the map maintain they are fair and legal but they are under federal review right now. arias a primary date made for june 7. it still needs to be approved by governor mccrory. anna: day big search is underway in fayetteville for one of two teenagers that trashed a new home and caused tens of thousands of dollars in damages. they have captured one teen and second. reporter: malicious, that is how investigators described the damage to this house for sale. you see a busted window. that is where one of the suspects got into the house. police say the vandals literally trashed just about every room. they ripped apart the kitchen. they turned on the water in the upstairs bathrooms, flooding the floor and -- the floor. they think two are responsible, but could be more. joel: also, jur

the nomination. >> frank: there's one group in south carolina that's expected to support senator sanders in large numbers saturday. find out who they are tonight on >> tammy: north carolina's naacp is calling the maps unconstitutional and is asking the federal court to reject them. a federal court panel will now decide whether to improve the new maps passed by republicans last week. supporters argue they are fair and legal. congressional primaries have been delayed from march 15th until june 7th. >> frank: closing arguments took place today in the trial of a colorado woman accused of cutting an unborn baby from a pregnant woman who once lived in brevard. she's accused of attacking michelle wilkins, after wilkins responded to a craigslist ad for baby clothes. the baby died, wilkins survived. the defense rests without calling any witnesses. lane could be sentenced to 140 years in prison if she's >>> the uber driver accused in a deadly shooting spree in michigan went before a judge today. jason dalton was charged with murder among a slew of other crimes. the 45-year-old opened fire in a parking lot in a residential complex. investigators claimed dalton continued picking up passenge

the way -- underway this afternoon in the trial on north carolina's voter id law. the naacp sued the state, arguing the law will keep black and latino voters away from the polls. joel: --anna: a traffic alert for drivers in wake county. the dot is shutting down the parkway between crab street crossing parkways and bristol creek drive. lloyd rodriguez is there this afternoon with more on the impact. reporter: as you can see, the work is continuing this week, and that means some traffic delays. crews are closing intersections to improve the railroad crossing and racks. buses prepare for minor delays around routes 1, 2, and 4. here are the areas most southwest maynard road to old apex road. old apex road between murphy drive and val called parkway -- and falcone parkway. >> turned back around and go back the other end of the street. gloria: if work on this railroad goes as planned, maynard road should be open on wednesday. crews are asking that you be patient and give yourself plenty destination. in terry, gloria's rodriguez -- gloria rodriguez. joel: some fairly big changes co

the family. >> tammy: closing arguments wrapped up in federal court today as north carolina's new voter id law was on trial. the naacp are suing the state over part of the law that requires voters to show an id to news 13's ashlea surles joins us live. ashlea, the judge has not issued a ruling. >> ashlea: no, tammy. decision or not, hundreds of thousands of north carolinians are going to line up outside precincts like this one to cast their ballots in the north carolina primary. >> i think it's primarily older people. a lot of them just plain don't have driver's licenses anymore. >> ashlea: it's something many of us probably take for granted, a photo id. if you don't drive anymore, you might not have one. it's a worry in the primary election. >> the older the voters are, the a proper id. >> ashlea: an estimated five percent don't have a voter id officials will accept. the elderly and the impoverished are reportedly less likely to have id's than others. the paperwork you need to get one is lost or stolen. to get a voter id, you need to show the dmv proof of citizenship and residency. mail in an absentee ballot, which

could be weeks before a decision is made in the federal trial challenging north carolina's voter i.d. law. the trial ended yesterday in winston-salem. the naacp sued the state arguing the law will keep black and latino voters away from the polls. starting with a march 15 primary voters in this state are required to show an approved i.d. before they can cast a ballot, barbara: the wake county board of commissioners is supporting the first statewide bond in 15 years. a resolution supporting the connect n.c. bond act. funds from the $2 billion referendum would be used to pay for new buildings on college campuses and new construction in state parks. it will be on the ballot march 15 when voters go to the polls for the presidential primary. soon there will be no longer time will no longer be standing still in fayetteville. they are expected to start reassembling the market house clock. it stopped working in january and due to its age replacement parts had to be made from scratch. they hope to have it up by tomorrow. john: will winter stick around or will we see an early spring? all size will be on sir waurltlter raleigh. he will emerge from his ho

the republican leaders say they did not use race in constructing e district, the naacp say the new maps disproportionally affects minority voters. naacp attorney irving joyner took supreme court to combine all of the north carolina redistricting cases to make a final decision. that includes legislative districts which were drawn using the same racial florida -- that florida judges found unconstitutional. district judge is lling to recall it with e district about months away. >> these people that were elected in the constitutional state and federal districts have been at the forefront of rolling back our nstitutional rights. i mean, every north carolinian ought to be concerned out that. >> reporter: in a statement, state republican party, dallas woodhouse, said the maps follow all instructions that the federal judges gave state lawmakers and should therefore be upheld. he accused e naacp of trying to raise this issue for political purposes. >>> a jury selection is underway in a 20-year-old murder case involving a llege this is the second time that edwin lawing has been charged with murder of the court and the queen. the shaw university student disappeared in 1996, her body was found in vance county the next year.

late last week, the state legislature created a new map after being order today do so by a federal court but now north carolina naacp is asking planning to ask the judges to redraw the map themselves. state republicans say race was not a factor when they redrew but they do acknowledge that partisanship was naacp argues they used partisanship as a proxy for race. map that is we have not seen since the 19th century in its attempt undermine the power and presence of the minority vote. they didn't have to cothat. >> it is clear that the naacp wants to reinterject race into these election map for the purpose of electing democrats and no other purpose. >> what happens from here is very significant for your vote the state is planning to hold two primaries because of what's going on with the battle over map. the first is next month for everything except the in june. >>> less than a month away from the primary and donald trump's most comments on muslim versus hit a nerve. he raised a questionable story about a -- ordering his men to dip bullets in pigs blood -- executing dozens of muslim prisoner. >> the whole thing with swi

this decision could do more to disinfranchise north carolina voters than anything alleged in this case. the judges say the districts must be we drawn. >> the naacp does not think the general assembly should be the responsible party for drawing districts. >> this is what the ncaacp would like to see. >> the replacement of the legislature with people who have a respect for the constitution. >> the judges ordered lawmakers to come up with new boundaries by february 19th. the state could seek a delay with an appeals court. north carolina primaries are set for march 15th. maggie, back to you. >>> folks from across the area are coming together to help collect water for people in lee county where 15 wells are con department discovered elevated levels of chromium in the counties wells. the department of environmental

be weeks before a decision is made in the federal court trial challenging north carolina's controversial voter i.d. law. it ended yesterday in winston-salem. the naacp sued the state arguing the law will keep black and latino voters away from the polls. starting with the march 15 primary voters will be required to show an approved i.d. before they can cast a ballot. barbara: the wake county board of commissioners is supporting the first statewide bond in 15 years. last night commissioners adoptsed a resolution supporting the connect n.c. bond act. funds from the $2 billion referendum with pay for new buildings on college campuses and construction in state parks. it will be on the ballot march 15 fplt 15. soon time will no longer stand still in fayetteville. cruise are scheduled to reassemble the market house it stopped working in january and due to age replacement parts had to be made from scratch. they hope to have it running by tomorrow. john: will winter stick around or will we see an early spring? all eyes are on sir waurltlter raleigh. the resident ground hog will emerge at noon to forecast our weather for the next six weeks. this is the 19th y

the way of voting rights. the naacp sponsored conference one day after federal judges declared congressional voting maps in north carolina, the results of illegal, racial gerrymandering. >> i want you to know, that is exactly what naacp members said to the general assembly back in 2011 and first made public. >> and now, despite just the opposite ruling of state supreme court judges in december, it appears several judges appear with the naacp, that race was the main factor in drawing lines for districts 1 and 12. as a result, lawmakers now need to come up with new boundaries for those districts within the next two weeks or the state could get a stay from an appeals court. >> assuming there is no stay, then elections cannot proceed under the current district. >> but if lawmakers can't drop new districts in time, primaries could be pushed back, or if the stay as planned for now. this uncertainty coupled with the ruling itself are leading to negative responses from many g.o.p. lawmakers. for example, the chairman of the house and senate redistricting committees released this following joint statement. it says in part, quote,

the north carolina naacp building on its moral monday's movement yesterday held a large rally where thousandsts to the state's capitol building. the march was followed by an afternoon of voter training and education in anticipation of the upcoming primary. and here with me now from charlotte, north carolina, the leader of the mum, reverend william barber, author of the third reconstruction, moral mondays, fusion politics and the rise of a new justice movement. here with me in new york is ari berman, reporter for the nation magazine and author of give us the ballot, the modern struggle for voting rights in america. joining me from washington, d.c. is msnbc's very own reverend al sharpton, host of politics nation. and reverend al, i want to come to you first to talk with us about in the big picture, what is at stake regarding voting rights in this choice for a replacement for justice scalia and the fact that republicans are saying they won't confirm anyone to replace him? >> well, i think that it is very, very, very crucial where we are in terms of voting rights in front of this court. let's re

the north carolina voter id law. voters will be required to show cast a ballot. the naacp says that will harm black and latino voters. is decision day in iowa. the presidential nomination process kicks off tonight. the candidates are trying to convince undecided voters as tor barack obama in 2008. in -- john: toyota halts production in japan. barbara: the story forcing the john: andannouncer: the big stories happening this instant. abc 11 eyewitness news continues. john: a live look at fayetteville street where it is 67 degrees. we have your seven-day forecast coming up. toyota is halting production that all assembly of plants and japan for a week because of a parts shortage. an explosion at one of their suppliers led to the shortfall. authorities believe the gas leak caused the blast. the giant automaker produces 3.2 million vehicles last year. barbara: the deadline has passed to enroll under the affordable the eyewitness news money watch with the dow jones industrial average down. the s&p 500 is down five points. john: a tremendous amount of support for a popular raleigh

the north carolina voter i.d. law. starting with the march 15 primary voters have to show an approved i.d. before casting a ballot. naacp said that will rarely black andpbdnd latino voters. barbara: enrollment for the affordable care act closed this morning. finals are going up -- finals are going up. barbara: whraer learn about shots fired at a mall. john: what lettuce played in this crash. we will be -- dry conditions. we will be seeing showers through the even. we have that in the janet? cough if you can hear me. don't even think about it. i took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. yeah...but what about mike? it works on his cough too. cough! it works on his cough too. mucinex dm relieves wet and dry coughs for 12 hours. let's end this. we were below the 88th southern parallel. we had traveled for over 850 miles. my men driven nearly mad from starvation and frostbite. today we make history. >>bienvenidos! welcome to the south pole! if you're dora the explorer, you explore. it's what you do. >>what took you so long? if you want to save on car insurance, you switch to geico. megared krill oil. unlike fish oil, megared is

. >> john: the naacp is calling for action in north carolina's redistricting case. >> christine: leaders still aren't happy with the re-drawn congressional map. morning at 5:46. >>> bringing you the latest updates live from the thanks for choosing wbtv news this morning. >> christine: white house officials will submit a plan to shut down guantanamo bay to congress today. >> john: used as a recruiting tool by terrorists and too costly to maintain. congress had opposed previous plans to shut down gitmo. the current proposal involves transferring most detainees to other countries. >>> voters in south carolina will be heading to the polls saturday for the democratic primary, both candidates will be in the palmetto state today. >> christine: hillary clinton will campaign in columbia with five mothers who lost children to gun violence and police incidents. participate in town hall tonight in columbia hosted by cnn. >> john: record number of people came out to vote donald trump as the winner of last saturday's republican primary in south carolina. nearly 740,000 people cast ballots shattering t

will be there and he will have live reports from south carolina >>> the state naacp holds the 10th annual mass moral march. the goal is to get all north by the 19th of next months. that is the deadline to register to vote. the rally and march begins at 9:00 tomorrow morning. >>> brian schroeder and lisa have the perfect recipe to make children eat vegetables. >> hide it in chocolate >>> we'll explain how to make this i drive a golf ball. i drive to the hoop. i drive a racecar. i have a driver. his name is carl. but that's not what ll h com wed todoaboutmen a heart valve problem. for people with afib currently well managed on warfarin, there is limited information on how xarelto and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. you know, taking warfarin, i had to deal with that blood testing routine. i couldn't have a healthy salad whenever i wanted. i found another way. yeah, treatment with xarelto . hey, safety first. like all blood thinners, don't stop taking xarelto without talking to your doctor, as this may increase your risk of a blood clot or stroke. while taking, you may bruise more easily and it may take longer for ng t. a

the federal trial over north carolina's voter i.d. law. the law requires voters to show one of six accepted i.d.'s to vote. the justice department and naacp says the law will make it harder to cast a ballot. supporters supporters -- it is not clear if the skruj will make a ruling before the primaries in march. >> emergency meeting of the coming up in our health headlines, discussing the explosive spread of the zika virus. >> coming up in our business report, a movement to clamp down on unlicensed gun transactions. why facebook and instagram will no longer allow on the sites. >> your one source for news, weather and sports any time anywhere. you can get your real time traffic updates. your app store. >> the world health organization is holding an emergency meeting on the zika virus outbreak. carried by mosquitos, the disease is spreading quickly. that story starts today's health headlines. the cdc says there are 32 cases across a dozen states. the virus is not spreading coming in through travelers. who warns there could be as many as four million new infection this is year. there is no treatment for zika. the deputy director general talked

barbara: it can be weeks before a decision in the federal trial challenging north carolina's voter i.d. law. it ended yesterday in winston-salem. naacp sued arguing the law will keep african-american and latino voters away from polls. primary voters are required to show an approved i.d. before they can cast a ballot. 6:41 and 50 degrees. two virginia tech students charged with the murder of a 13-year-old girl. john: coming up on "eyewitness news", what we are learning about the case following their first court appearances. barbara: bill cosby expected in a courtroom today. >> hello, raleigh. john: the first day of super bowl week, super bowl 50, begins this is connor like so many kids, he was missing things in school - distracted - disengaged - just not getting it. we tried tutors but they didn't connect. then we heard about sylvan's personal lessons, taught by sylvan certified instructors, using technology kids love. i've never seen him more engaged. and the results are kids like connor typically john: breaking news a prison teacher arrested on suspicion of aiding three jail escapees in california is released overnight. the english

arguments scheduled for the trial challenging north carolina's starting with the march 15 primary voters will be required to show an approved i.d. before they can cast a ballot. the naacp sued sayingng that will harm black and latino voters. shots fired at a durham mall. barbara: what we are learning about the frightening situation. john: a wreck covers a section of i-95 with cabbage. what played a role. don: as you head out temperatures are the normal highs for this time year. warm day but selling mattresses the traditional way isn't the best way. most are made in a large factory, and shipped hundreds of miles to a retailers warehouse, where they're marked up and up before finally selling and delivering them at the original mattress factory we take a straightforward approach. we have eliminated the extra steps and created a direct line from our factory to you. don: welcome back. let's look at the bats forecast. kids heading out it will be warm. temperatures running near 50 degrees. current numbers, 51 south hill and roxboro. hill. 47 sanford, goldsboro. 46 fayetteville. 48 southern pines an 45 can clinton. partly cloudy right now and 49. by lunchtime 60's. more cloud

the federal trial over north carolina's voter ide law. it requires voters to show one of six vawped ids to vote. the justice department and the naacp says it will make it harder for it protects against voter fraud i. is not clear if a judge will make a ruling on the case before north carolina's primaries in march. >> now a check of the morning commute. >>evan: the roads are in good shape? vawg the interstates and secondaries are moving right on time in the asheville area. i-40 through asheville on your morning commute, you shouldn't see any problems out there. traffic is flowing smoothly between u.s.s 25 and tunnel road. >>> turning to i-26 westbound, here is a look at the drive from hendersonville into asheville. this commute will2 take you 20 minutes this morning. and for those of you in haywood county, let's get a look at i-40. harmon den road to crabtree road and things are looking good on the westbound side as well. that's a look at your on mouse computer solutions. >>holly: we all know winter weather can take a toll on our vehicles. we are looking at the impact it can have on our mountain school buses. >>evan: lauren brigman

the attack. >>> plus a north carolina gun makers stake in a lawsuit linked to the sandy hook massacre. why they are headed to court today. >>> and we expect to learn how the state naacp will respond to the congressional district map. >>> good morning. yesterday but it is mild out there. i'm renee chou. >> and i'm bill leslie. stuck in the 50s today and going to get rain later on this week but this morning it's kind of a foggy mysterious kind of morning out there. >> it is. and it may surprise you. you may be driving along visibility fine and all of a sudden a patch of dense fog. most of that in the western and southern participants of the view--parts of the viewing area. raleigh sky cam down western boulevard is all clear and much of the viewing area looks just like that so it's not wide fairly sick. in durham it's 52 and temperatures are mild. our normal high temperature this time of year is in the mid 50s. 51 south hill and rocky mount. 56 in fayetteville, 55 in goldsboro. temperatures in the 50s. a cold front bringing cooler

. >> north carolina chapter of naacp will hold a news conference in response to the new map, 2:00 this afternoon at the organization headquarters in durham. friday the general assembly passed the map after federal panel of justices ruled two of the districts were unconstitutional. bahamas had hoped to delay the use of the new map until the next election. the u.s. supreme court refused to delay the order. as a result, the primaries have been delayed from march to now june 7. check it out, video showing giant pood's excitement over waking up to snow. so excited, emerged out of the cage, and tumbled down the hill. he liked it so much, he climbed again. >> looks like a lot of fun. >> it does. we are seeing more rain than anything. >> no snow. it will be rain. increasing rain chances tomorrow. that will linger to the middle of the week wednesday, so we have several rounds of wet weather ahead of us. start with a live look from our hd tower cam provided by scott clark, we have gray skies in charlotte. to the north, we have seen light rain showers, that is up into lincoln the county, iredell

the rev. al sharpton in harlem. other organizations represented at that meeting, the naacp and the national action network. among black voters. heather: donald trump talked to a crowd in north augusta, south carolina about an hour ago. the latest public policy poll in south carolina shows trump remains the frontrunner with 35% of likely republican voters supporting him. marco rubio and ted cruz are tied for second with 18% each. ed: ted cruz was in mt. pleasant, south carolina earlier today. the republican' s remarks focusing on rebuilding the military. he commented on the proposal of drafting women. >> as the father of two daughters, i can tell you we are not going to draft a american women in the military conflict. ed: cruz has two other events today in columbia and anderson, south carolina. heather: barbara bush will be campaigning for her son jeb this week in south carolina. she' s expected at events on thursday and friday. yesterday, former president george w. bush, who won the south carolina primary in 2000, hit the campaign trail for his brother. ed: three americans kidnapped in iraq are free tonight. abducted in southern baghdad last month, reportedly by an organized crime gang. iraqi secu

the state's voter id law is discriminatory. naacp and other groups claim it faces unfair burden on poor and >>> a new device will allow the visually impaired to enjoy a local museum. the north carolina museum of natural sciences will demonstrate how blue tooth eye beacons can provide for the visually impaired. tomorrow, there is a day long open house at the research center allowing time for independent exploration. >>> a heated exchange between lawmakers and a man accused of hiking up prescription drug prices. >> what he did or did not do that upset congressional members. >>> how a local dispute over a in court. >>> our biggest issue this morning is are we going to see or not. lingering rain, and cold air is chasing it. it's going to be a chilly days plenty of sunshine, now, as the tail end of this is moving out, we are seeing it, on the radar, changing over the radar, making assumptions about what is falling. haven't seen any of this around the viewing area. temperatures are warm this mount, 34 roxboro. warm compared to trying to see snowfall. it doesn't have to be below freezing so see this. with the warmer temperatures, at best, would be slush in places on the roads. 37 degrees t

the claim is designed to claim ground water pollution claims at not one but all 13 >>> the state naacp holds the 10th am march raleigh. all carolynians to vote on march 19th, when north carolina goes to the poll. there will be a worship service at first baptist church in raleigh. the raleigh and march begins at 9:00 tomorrow. >>> democratic presidential candidates challenged each other last night. >>> and a violent machete re [ female announcer ] most of the time it's easy to know which option is better. other times, not so much. so it's good to know that mazola corn oil has 4 times more cholesterol blocking plant sterols than olive oil. and a recent study found that it can help lower cholesterol 2 times more. take care of those you love and cook deliciously. >>> after a resounding defeat, hillary clinton is working to right her campaign in nevada and south carolina. clinton and sanders were polite but pointed. >> hillary clinton called the vermont senator out on his owe called unrealistic plan for the country. >> we have to be very clear, especially with young people about what kind of government is going to do what for them and what it will cost. >> hillary clinton, you are

the fight is on. >> north carolina is sending a message to this nation. do not play politics with the right to vote. >> after speaking with the media the group got to work on the mission.>>> with including the naacp will have 700 poll state. they will hope odors cast ballots. >> the naacp talked about his disappointment with the new congressional maps. the group feels the map should of been built by a nonpartisan group. the map had to be redrawn after lawmakers came up with the new map and it has caused the vote to move. >> we posted a full explanation congressional districts. >> breaking news tonight. raleigh police and tried to figure out who robbed the north there's always start. it happened about 6:30 this evening dice evening at thinks jewelry and north tells. >> fortunately police tell us there were not many people in the store at the time. the releases picture which is a little blurry but gives you an idea of what the robber looks like. you can see he is in a blue jumpsuit and is about 6 feet tall. >>> a vigil honor the memory of nick bell the 20-year-old who was shot and killed last month. the victim of this year's first homicide interim. we spoke to family and friends who say they are de

the former president and ceo of the naacp. last week, he officially endorsed bernie sanders. he is joining us from north carolina. and darnell moore is member of the new york city chapter of black lives matter which has , opted not to endorse anyone in the democratic primary. darnell is also a senior correspondent at micnews and a co-managing editor at the feminist wire. we welcome you all to democracy now! governor, let's begin with you in burlington, vermont. can you talk about why you think was airst primary -- iowa caucus -- is so important and why you're endorsing hillary clinton? >> well, i am very pleased to endorse hillary clinton. and my answer is simple. i believe she is the most qualified and will be the most effective person in the white house. and i'm supporting her for that reason. in addition, i am thrilled that we have a strong possibility of having a woman in the white house. but i want to make it clear, i am not supporting her just because she is a woman. i don't think anybody should. but because i think she is the top qualified person for the job. and i have known her over the years. and i have