. >> reporter: two years later from the then governor and speaker tom tillis are. >> i'm not happy with any of this. >> that doesn't sound lie a good eudlyization scenario for us. >> reporter: this revelation from the performance evalue ration division.

. >>> senator tom tillis says he is still behind marco rubio ahead of tonight's debate. meanwhile former florida etg th all the remaining candidates except for donald trump. >>> torrential downpours in parts of the south have caused flooding and the rain is not relenting. areas in northwest louisiana are under a mandatory evacuation order. more than 100 homes are flooded in that state. people are urged to stay off the roads since up to another foot of rain is expected to hit that region by the end of the weekend. texas, arkansas and oklahoma have also experienced flooding. >>> public meetings start today about classifying duke energy coal ash ponds in north carolina. the state department of environmental quality came up with the draft proposal. this is important because the classification will determine when each pond must be closed. the agency will present the draft to the public in 14 meetings throughout the state, all happening this month. meetings tonight are at central carolina and wayne. this happens as the state does hundreds of wells. the state department of heal

senator tom tillis helped to celebrate the opening and endorsed rubio in the past and said he has a strong support base despite the call. >> if you had a competitor you would want them to drop out. no one has the commanding lead that you need to get the nomination. marco has a lot of reasons to believe he will go and win the nomination. if i were mr. trump. i would want everyone else to drop out. >> anchor: the congressman was this and they expressed their sadness on the passing of former first lady nancy reagan. >>> early voting continues until march 12th. and primaries are are on the 15th. reagan's passing. at the original mattress factory, we simplify the mattress shopping experience. by building mattresses and box springs in our own local factories, >> anchor: she was one of the most influential first ladies in history. nancy reagan passed away today. >> reporter: nancy reagan died of congestive heart failure in her home in los angeles. la pd officers gave a final salute when the hearse passed by. she was remembered in the church where they attended. >> we join in prayers not only for

. >> reporter: two years later from the then governor and speaker tom tillis are. >> i'm not happy with any of this. >> that doesn't sound lie a good eudlyization scenario for us. >> reporter: this revelation from the performance evalue ration division. number ever vehicles it owns. >> reporter: the administration change brought some change with fewer vehicles and improved monitoring of the fleet. >> we stay on top of it and we track them. we track it and we work with them most importantly. >> reporter: motor fleet business officers also point for a daily car rental shift to proffitt company to step up convenience and now projected savings of about $2 million from buying smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles. >> they came back with something and say we don't need a full-sized suv. we can get by a mid-sized or compact suv. >> reporter: he says there is still room oned root for more changes but the goal is based in common sense. >> to save the taxpayer mondaysy and run the fleet as efficiently as possible. >> reporter: now, another savings plan on the horizon right now, state is looking a

. >>> new tonight tom tillis and robert pitinger opened up about how important she was to the country and to her husband. >> ronald reagan had a great vision for america, and there is no one he counted on more, trusted more or depended on more than his beloved wife, nancy. >> the love that they showed for one another, the support that nancy gave to president reagan and vice versa, it's a role model. >> ahead in the next 15 minutes, we will look back on nancy reagan's legacy, the unique path she took, and the impact she had as first lady. >>> to a developing story tonight, channel 9 has been pushing for answers all day after troopers said a man was hit and killed on i-485 trying to help a woman with flat tire. to friends and family of the victim, alastair tequ. >>> no - - tequin. >> reporter: a manager here confirm head was an employee, and he worked here driving two coworkers home last night before he was hit and killed. authorities said he stopped to help a woman with a flat tire, and he was standing near her car when a van hit him it does not appear that alcohol was a factor. author

. >>> a nonpartisan, nonprofit group plans to deliver a petition to senator tom tillis today calling for action on the supreme court vacancy. common cause north carolina said it could leave a couple high profile cases in limbo, challenge to the voter i d. law and the unresolved voter map. >>> and a car crashed into the emergency department medical center. take a look at this mess. still, we're told patients needing to get to the e.d. are able to do so. police say the driver of the carp apparently suffered a -- car apparently suffered a medical condition. they drove into the median and into the hospital. several people are hurt. we are working on their conditions. >>> and at an apartment complex about the investigation at 4:30. lewis was found dead at the complex. residents say lewis entered one of the buildings after being shot and went door to door trying to get help. >>> state agents aren't commenting on their investigation but they did raid two peoples belonging to a former nc state football player with ties to former high profile wolfpack athletes. agents from the sbi and the sec

we looked at senator tom tillis about the candidate's last ditch efforts as he made phone calls for marco rubio. >> they are critically important. t amazing how many people, i was just at a gop event last night, a third of the room was undecided. they are trying to make up their minds. >> polls open at 6:30 tuesday morning for the north carolina primary. >> new at 11:00, police say a teenager is recovering tonight after he was shot near a north carolina college campus. it happened near nc central university's campus in durham early this morning. authorities say the 14-year-old boy was shot while leaving a party with the group of people. police didn't release any information about a suspect. >>> happening tomorrow night, loved ones will gather for a vigil to remember a woman hit and killed while crossing a busy north charlotte street police say collins ran in front of a car on west sugar creek road on wednesday. police say the driver tried to avoid her. tomorrow night's vigil will take place where that accident happened. >>> new tonight, people packed uptown charlotte for the annual pub cr

this is at the south county we spoke with senator tom tillis yesterday about the importance of candidates last ditch efforts here in north carolina as he made phone calls for marco rubio. >> they are critically important. it's amazing how many people i was just at a gop event last night. a third of the room was -- >> several presidential candidates will be in the state this week ahead of tuesday's primary. that includes republican ted cruz. he will be at the charlotte motor speedway this afternoon. donald trump will be in hickory tomorrow morning at lenoir- rhyne university. hillary clinton and bernie sanders will be in charlotte. >>> police have not released information on a suspect yet after they say a teenager was shot near a north carolina college campus. university campus in durham yesterday morning. the 14-year-old boy was shot while leaving a party with a grown up of people. we're told he is expected to recover. >>> north carolina fell if officials say are in all officials say eight people have died during this flu season. last year saw a reported 18 deaths from the fluff. they wou

. >>> north carolina senator tom tillis reacting to today's news. if terrorists believe these cowardly attacks will weaken the resolve of the u.s. and our nato allies they are profoundly mistaken. >>> if you are looking for ways to reduce stress it can be harmful not only mentally but physically as well. strategies forfma dealing with stress. >> traffic, school, work, marriage, parenting. it doesn't matter who you are, stress is a simple fact of life. it's nearly impossible to avoid but how you deal with stress is key to the impact it has on >> dr. bott is a cardiologist. stress management is crucial to healthy living. it raises blood pressure and heart rate. >> those elevations in blood pressure and heart rate can ultimately lead to things like a heart attack or heart failure. >> he says another problem with stress is that it leads to unhealthy behaviors. >> not exercising, not eighteenthing right, smoking or other bad habits, excessive drinking leading to bad heart health. >> so what are proven ways. >> exercise is one of the best ways to relieve

tom tillis, senator from north carolina.chairman of the appropriations committee, chairman of the ways and means committee, coming in to talk as well. so a number of members expected next. that's next on the agenda. we will have it live for you here on c-span. we'll tell you too, the coverage tomorrow as we mentioned, republican candidates tomorrow afternoon, they'll hear from john kasich and ted cruz, also later in the day, from ben carson. who yesterday suspended his presidential campaign and is likely to talk more about that tomorrow. then on the weekend, on saturday, donald trump in the morning, that will be a tape speech, we're airing that at 10:00 a.m. saturday morning. and marco rubio speaks to the group saturday at 11:35 eastern. all of that, except for the donald trump speech, all of that live. >> the day number one of the conservative political action conference. they'll hear number from a number of -- they'll hear next from a number of republican members of congress. house and senate, pretty much certainly the hou

with me now, senator tom tillis from north carolina and he's a marco rubio supporter.ng the right thing there, getting personal against donald trump, cracking a lot of jokes, down in the mud with donald trump, do you think that's the right thing for him. >> the fact that you're covering it and a number of the other networks are after not listening to marco in temps of his policy positions for years, if it's a launching point for him to be able to go back to the things that he said very much, unlike mr. trump on policy solutions, i guess that may be the price of admission in this election cycle, but i hope that we get back to the things that i think marco does best on the stump, talking about specific-- e wait a he canned is -- second, senator, having said that, is there any way to restore republican unity if donald trump gets the nomination, how do you go back on what marco rubio said. >> i'd do anything to get this back together. i was in an eight-way race, in north carolina. we won an election everybody thought we couldn't win. what makes it appealing is we have dive