. >> tommy johnson loves to learn. he can names every state president, all the capitols and all the presidents. >> i want to know new things. >> his parents say he started memorizing facts when he was old enough to talk. he said his bladder to get his inspiration from me. >> did he really? we're happy that he learns to say a word or two here and there. >>> a vote by lawmakers could send you to the policy twice in four months. >> coming up a look at the decision and who is set to discuss it. that's coming up next right here on wncn today as we head to break. hey looking like a great forecast for the weekend. back with that. >>> good morning and thanks for watching wncn today on this friday morning. >> and i'm mike gonzalez. so glad that you made it friday with us. just july just quesinberry is in raleigh with the latest but first let's check in with a pretty good forecast. it is looking great for this weekend. >> yeah, it certainly is for the weekend. today is still going to be chilly, but here we are showing pretty cle

. >> tommy johnson was to learn and he can name every president, every state capital and all of the planets. >> when asked why he so interested here's what he says? >> i want to know's new six -- know new things.. >> what an inquisitive little guy. >> that's great. >>> is the biggest race of the year and for one lucky kid in the area, they will be the experience of a lifetime. >>> next >>> today marks 15 years since dale earnhardt died in the fun and web of the daytona 500. he was 49 and 17 winston cup titles and one daytona 500. this year's daytona 500 is this sunday. cement that race will be extra special for one young man. >> 12-year-old howell brown is battling cancer but the make-a- wish foundation is making it possible for you to go to the race. todd gibson has a sort of >> reporter:12-year-old howell brown could a way to tackle the >> i want to win the lotto tickets. i don't care. >> reporter: playing games is fun but all the bells and whistles can compete with his first love. >> my whole life i have been a nascar fan. >> reporter: thanks to the nascar foundation he will have history

. >> that is tommy johnson. he loves to learn and can name every single president, the state can't totals and all the plan nets and here's what he had today. >> i want to know new things. >> his parents say he started memorizing fact when he was old enough to talk. i'm proud to be his inspiration. >> something like that. >>> a vote by lawmakers could send you to the polls twice in four months. decision and who is set to >>> right now on wncn today some state lawmakers set to vote on a plan that would send voters to the polls twice in the next few months. >>> plus the next big step towards the presidential nomination is this weekend. we've got a preview of the south carolina primary. >>> and during the busy tax season authorities warn of a new scam. we'll explain. >>> good morning. happy friday to you. so glad that you made it with us right here on wncn today. >>> let's get straight to meteorologist alyssa corfont with our friday forecast. >> good morning. yeah your friday forecast showing lots of sunshine but a

tommy johnson from north carolina. >> this president is. >> fillmore. >> unreal. especially because his friends are working on naming shapes an potuss. >> garfield, arthur. >> bonus. >> what isapitol of >> atlanta. >> boom, he knows all the states. >> california, sacramento. >> and their capitols, how did

. >> in all, nine different reds are returning from surgery. coming off the tommy johnson procedure, he continues his journey back. he expects to be back as early as may. is not buying it. >> had houston, as long as he did. that didn't work out. the predictions are pretty much crap, you know >> one prediction, probably sunny tomorrow. >> his arm feels better than ever. he continues to throw fastballs in camp. expects to have breaking >> and brad will have more from spring training tomorrow. . >>> ahead at local 12 news at 5:30, making the tri-state pedestrian friendly. trying really hard to g >> it's a product many men who are losing their hair consider buying. the bald bandit is stealing hundreds of dollars from drug stores, from florence to cleveland. >> the police in the tri-state are tracking the star, from florence to cleveland, looking for a serial rogain thief. the store shelves are focusing on the one product. both men and women. more on what police are saying larry? >> the rogain bandit is targeting the stores including this one in mount healthy. most of it, growing aid roga

[laughter] erin: tommy johnson -- johnston can name every single president, he says he simply likes to learn . there are those kids that are just sponges. sean: how pumped are his parents? "i love to learn." selfie sticks are everywhere, even underwater. erin: the aquarium of san diego made a special selfie stick for one of their sea lions. he quickly grabbed onto it and swim around, providing a sea lion' s view of the world. sean: he stuck with it. what a great idea. coming up, the red sox are getting to work down in florida. a sure sign of spring. erin: drivers stalled out after >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 daybreak. sean: welcome back, everybody. good morning. not a bad day out there yesterday. it was kind of nice. 26 in portsmouth this morning. erin: not bad at all and the weekend is looking pretty good. we are following breaking news out of marlborough right now. a section of route 101 to shut down in both directions due to an accident. we are told wires were in the some time. a manchester middle school teacher is facing a simple assault charge after

. >> that is 4-year-old tommy johnson. he has been soaking up knowledge since before he could even talk about it. the normal education milestones for someone's tommy's age is colors and shapes. >> i still can't do colors and shapes. >> that is incredible. >> you know it's not wruft just rote memory, because he not only knew that neptune was not a planet, but why. >> it's not like they shuffled the order the cards. >> of he is not one of the most people to recall the memory. >> especially. >> i thought -- >> yeah. >> that's cool. >> smart is cool, smart is good. >> smart is good. >> take a look at the roads this morning, we have a couple of issues that developed this morning. >> reporter: i-71/i-75, and got report of an accident that popped in the area. take a look at i-75, at dixie highway, i don't see any major back-ups in the area so i want to keep an eye on that area of 275 right near i-71/i-75, so far i'm not seeing any major slow downs. i-71. near tougher way, got report of an accident, the same story, i'm not seeing i

. >> unless you are tommy johnson. >> this president is? >> fillmore. >> if you are a little rusty, no fear a four-year-old is here. >> garfield, arthur, roosevelt, fast >> he has been sponging of knowledge, since before he was old enough to talk about it. >> whatever he can learn he >> i'm going to -- >> are you getting bored? >> now, i'm getting tired. >> likely venus, -- jupiter, -- plant best pluto is not a planet. he used to be but, now he is in. >> educational milestones for a four-year-old they should be able to name some colors and shapes. >> what is the capitol of georgia? >> atlanta. >> he knows all of the states. >> monetary or. >> if you're wondering how we got to be so smart the answer is simple. >> i want to know new things. >> that is amazing so impressive . >> and wanting to know new >> what's the lineup on cartoon network back >> and i'm just thinking about all of thehekiki that are watching tv and thinking about the club -- and mickey mouse clubhouse.>> that the kid is going to college at like 12 it >> yes. >> it is 6:16 a

. >> well that is tommy johnson ask says he loves to learn. he can name every single president, every state capitol and all the planets. >> i love to know new things. >> isn't that cute? his parents say he started memory rising when he was old enough to talk. >> deal smart kids >> reminds me of my myself. not really. >>> well, we are just ten days away from our official >> starting february 29th we'll be the new home for hit cbs programming. we'll also be your home for march madness. our news team will be the same but we'll be called cbs north carolina. we'll be on from 5 to 6:30 p.m. followed the cbs evening news. you can find out more information on that trance for mission just hit up or >>> i don't' welcome back. here's a quick look at some news that you need to know before you head out the door this morning. lawmakers expected to vote on a plan that would send cigaretters to the polls twice in four months. the first would be on march 15th, those would be on june 7th the because lawmakers had to redraw the districts. >>> tomorrow two key st

musicians like tommy johnson, sonny boy williamson too, and elmore james all played here and the likes, count basie and louie armstrong all took the stage at places like the crystal palace ballroom and the alamo on farish street. what happened? where did it all go? >> what killed it was integration. once we were able to break out of our own indigenous black-run businesses, the black-owned businesses died. great for the black race but terrible for the black business. in fact, the only reason you're coming here right now is you have two churches, two funeral homes and the big apple inn. so you're going to either die, worship, or come to my place to eat. and that's the only -- >> or all three. >> right. >> not in that order. >> how you doing today? >> well, hi. >> how y'all doing today? >> back when things were hopping, geno lee's great grandfather, juan "big john" mora, moved to mississippi from mexico city, started a family with an african american woman in jackson. he sold hot tamales out of a steel drum on the corner. in 1939, he moved the operation inside, right here. now, the last r

johnson's with her father in minneapolis. her dad recently had a stroke. the register's tommy birch reports johnson could be back in time for iowa state's next game, wednesday. it's been an uncharacteristic season for the cyclones. big 12. cyclones host k-state wednesday. the hawkeyes had their first bad loss of the season at penn state, and followed up with a players only meeting. the hawks also had a week off. hawkeyes host resurgent wisconsin, wednesday night at boys substate basketball starts tonight for big schools. one team to keep an eye on, des moines north. the polar bears are having another solid season, 17 and 5 overall. in the last 2 weeks, north has beaten 2 ranked teams, ankeny and valley. the polar bears are the 2nd highest scoring team in class 4a, and can be dangerous in the postseason. polar bears host indianola tonight at 8. coming up next on the news at from sony pictures studios, it's america's game! wheel... of... fortune! ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of our show -- pat sajak and vanna white. hey, everybody! how you doing? thank you, jim! i fo

johnson's with her father in minneapolis. her dad recently had a stroke. the register's tommy birch reports johnson could be back in time for iowa state's next game, wednesday. it's been an uncharacteristic iowa state is 5 and 10 in the big 12. cyclones host k-state wednesday. the hawkeyes had their first bad loss of the season at penn state, and followed up with a players only meeting. the hawks also had a week off. hawkeyes host resurgent wisconsin, wednesday night at carver-hawkeye arena. and it's surprising any time hawks fall to #4 n-c state in thanks for joining us. have it's payday! and i'm not talking about the delicious little treat with nuts. han, not cool to brag about yourself. here, max, maybe you can use the money to buy a new attitude. "new attitude"? isn't that the name of the boy band you're in? and oleg, you'll notice i docked your pay 'cause you didn't even come in yesterday. i told you, i was working from home. there you go, earl. don't spend it all in one place. you think you pay me enough to spend it in two places? oh, my god, this is less than it cost me

tommy tippee. nbc 6 news. >> those are some nasty pictures. >>> johnson & johnson ordered to pay up big money in a landmark court decision. men and women on a st. louis jury ruled that thehe company must shell out $72 million to the family of an alabama woman who talc in the company's baby powder contributed to her cancer. some medical experts say evidence pointing to its dangers is limited and inconclusive. >>> it sure is a beautiful day here in south florida. we'll go straight to our headlines. dry and cool weather stretch that will continue into this weekend with temperatures 5 to 15 degrees below normal. our high temperature today was only 70 degrees. lows will be in the 40s and 50s each night for the foreseeable future into this weekend. right now, temperatures are in the 60s. 68 in miami. 67 in ft. lauderdale as well as key west with very low level of humidity. right now. the keys, you have your humidity ratings right now in the 760s. the two features i'm going to show you are on both extremes of the map. the front that brought us the cooler weather is well off to the southeast of us. it is located in the

work for metro: ((tommy burns, police & security consultant i think the crime is down but we tend to get some highly publicized events like the one that occured last night )) ((sharie johnson)) burns says some clubs on the strip spend up to a million dollars a year in overtime to have metro officers on duty. ( (sharie johnson)) metro is asking for your help finding a dark gray 2015 toyota camry driven by a black male in his reporting live, sharie johnson, 8newsnow./// ((dave courvoisier)) > a corruption case spanning southern nevada. what the bureau of reclamation had to say about the investigation underway... that led to multiple raids by the f-b-i yesterday./// < bilbray: a woman's right to control her own healthcare is something that's very important to me. the very first conversation that i had with bernie sanders was on this issue. bernie has spent his entire career defending a woman's right to choose. i'm the mother of two daughters. this is critical to me. i would not be standing behind bernie sanders if he didn't have a 100% record on a woman's right to make decisions about her own body. this is a deal-breaker, and he is a champion for a woman's right to choose. sa

johnson back in your pants. god. that was fin. turns out one of our squeaky clean florida boys has a mother who lives two towns over from cherie lathan. what's his name? tommy hedges. munch and fin are on their way over now. woman: this was tommy's room, but i've kept it the same since he was a boy. he ever visit from florida, mrs. hedges? no, of course not. but he knows that his room is here for him when he's done his time. this your van in the driveway? it was my late husbands. lady like you, living all alone, what do you need a big van for? keeping it for tommy. mind if we take a look inside? oh, i haven't driven it in over a year. i don'even know where the keys are. tommy ever talk to you about his problems? they're in the past. i mean, he feels terrible about what he did but he's changed fin: how? he's on medication. and he's found a job in florida. he's determined to start a new life. munch: that's awfully clean for a van that hasn't been driven in a year. i say we haul mom in for questioning. i don't like sweating old ladies. it offends my sense of decorum. or you'd rather be looking through garbage. cops got to do what he's got to do. "mundialfarmac

behalf of nearly 50 women. johnson & johnson says cosmetics talc is safe and their claim is backed up by decades of research. >>> a woman shared this photo of a tommy sippy cup on facebook. her friend actually found the mold after opening up the top of that cup. the dad was trying to figure out why his son just kept getting sickism several pictures of the cuck have gone viral right now, and other parents say they also found mold inside their children's cups. cups are tough to clean and the mold was really hard to see. now the company responded by telling parents not to let those cups sit a long time before cleaning them and they also reminded parents to use recommended liquids only, things including water and juice with no pulp. but it's hard to get kids to let it go to clean it. >> i usually throw everything in the washer on the sanitary like that. >> but with toddlers, you find those sippy cups days later. >>and i had to throw so many away. you really can't clean them. >> no, that's a good point. thank, luann. >> still to come, pigs are the hot new pet. >> that's right. why experts say they're actually a great option for your family. we'll tell y

tommy robinson, bethany hill, victor whiteberg, tyree woodson, milo brown, antone ford, parker, john parker the third, eric garner, ivette stick, ryan stokes, jonathan, emani gray, donte price, joanne brown, johnny warren, johnsonraymond oliver, brown, malika williams, kendrick, robert dummas junior, sharma edwards, damion robinson, treyvon martin, tamir rice. everything in life failed her, she raises her gates to the street protest. we are gathered together to end white supremacy because this is resistant. [applause] >> do we have a time check to see about question and answer? >> one or two questions. anybody have a one or two questions? >> when the united states was originally founded, there were very few police departments. mostly all of the states made sheriffs over each county. and i think the sheriffs were elected by the people. today there is a situation where there is hundreds of different police departments and offices like the transportation, parking, they have all of these different polices like school police and state police. they are creating these departments and none of them, or very few of them, have a chief elected by the people. the sheriff's in states were elected by the people and if there w

thatlyndon johnson opportunity, altogether unexpectedly, it was taken as evidence that roosevelt had the country with him. point of made a inviting him aboard his campaign train and giving him tommy to get him aber choice committee assignment when he entered congress. he felt all along that what he was doing was carrying out the unfinished business of the new deal. some of this may people take part in the circle around fdr in the 1930's. prof. brinkley: there is some scholarship going on now that calls nixon the last of the new dealers. the theory is that nixon continued to create government programs. wasexample, the epa, water pro-affirmative action. the spectrum of the new deal society continuation? i think theenburg: nixon presidency certainly is. the epa, osha takes place in the nixon years. it is not because nixon himself was particularly interested in age were.me his all he wanted them to do was keep them out of trouble. he left them with enough leeway so a fair amount was achieved. it is also true of the supreme court. people may be inclined to think that knowing all of the great , that a number of the supreme court decisions of the1970's were part of warren court. roe v w