duke, u.n.c. >> u.n.c. is a one seed and duke is a four seed. that's what we know so far for our local teams. if you're a bubble team you're probably still waiting but we're heading. there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care to all, and provide universal college education. will they like me? no. will they begin to play by the rules if i'm president? you better believe it. >> now, abc 11 eyewitness news sports, sponsored by your local toyota dealers. >> it's selection sunday. not much more needs to be said. you and i get to suffer and celebrate in the comfort of our couches or cubicle but there are still teams left uncertain if they'll play at all in the big dance. but these are the number one seeds for this year's ncaa tournament and carolina is one of them. the tar heels, the number one seed in the east and roy williams

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. he's been arrested six times sings he turneded 16 on charges from robbery to possession of a stolen gun. he already served a year and a half in prison. john: to vote 2016 and moment many will talk about today. it took a bizarre turn when donald trump pushed back against marco rubio's comment about the in the ends a recorded. caitlin: i have a developing story from the breaking news center. families of 12 passengers on malaysia airlines tphraeurt 370 are suing the airline and government before next week's filing deadline. it has been almost two years since the plane disappeared from radar. a global aviation

the u.n.c. was featured many times on the show. right now, a live look at one of the homes, century-old homes this is long the avenue. you are getting the video from breaking news one, our photographer bob is at the wheel showing just show carefully this structure has to be moved. caitlin: you better believe it. you're looking at a 115-year-old home there. so they are not taking chances with the precious cargo. it is being moving to its new home and it will be renovated and them there put up for sale. you can see how slowly they are going. within walking distance, that is how fast they are moving at that pace. anthony: one of the homes, the franklin house -- won an award from preservation durham back in 2003 because of the story -- one of the big historic homes. residential area. so you're looking at living history there. somebody will be able to buy this home. caitlin: yes. if you have the pocket book. not sure what it will cost. anthony: 9:36 now. steve: welcome back, everybody. good sunday morning to you. clouds breaking nicely.

caitlin: after a late night finish, the u.n.c. tarheels waking up winters this morning. u.n.c. holding off provfinance to move ahead to the sweet 16. and duke, of course, moving onto the next round in the n.c.a.a. tournament, that game i watched, it was earlier in the day. oh, yeah. steve: i tell you. big time. cacler teams. to it. rain moving out. a lot of clouds around. and a cold day today. so -- keep the jacket around today. 43 in irwin. and 44 in fayetteville right now. the numbers don't move much. in the 40's throughout the day. a chance for light spotty shower and drizzle this afternoon. and our chance at a bona fide shower this evening. a warmer trend next week, more coming up. caitlin: thank you, steve, a historics. symbol of the new relationship the two countries are attempting the form. today, christians celebrating palm sunday, thousands gathered in st. peter's square to attend mass with pope francis i. the official start of holy week and the last sunday before easter. it commemorates the entry of and pushback against continuing his campaign in phoenix saturday nigh

students are expected to walk out of classes on the u.n.c. chapel hill campus to protest margaret spellings' first day. there have been protests since she was chosen to lead the system in october. barbara: scientists may have the first evidence that zika can cause temporary paralysis. that is according to a new study of parents who developed in during an outbreak in tahiti. it is rapidly spreading in the americas and linked to birth defects. a former hospital worker charged with two murders is expected to take a plea deal. jesse matthew is serving for sex assault and charged with murdering hannah graham and morgan harrington. graham vanished in 2014 and concert at u.v.a. in 2009. the police chase turns to a standoff and it is over but the suspect is on the loose. john: it was on camera. you see the suspect releasing the young mother and children as he runs toward a park. he was able to get away. police are using search dogs to find him. the case was first reported to police as a restraining order violation. astronaut scott kelly is preparing

the new president of the u.n.c. system will deliver the first pwraefrg during a board of governors meeting. she took helm on monday. choice words from canada's new prime minister days before a state visit to the white house. during a taped interview trudeau said canadians would appreciate if americans paid more attention to what is going on around the globe. is starting to recruit women oror charlotte's mayor is passionately defending a ordinance protecting the lgbt community. hours after house speaker tim moore called for a special session to take on the around mayor roberts responded with strong words first on twitter last night and then in this interview with our partner station in charlotte. >> it will turn our attention no those that are impacting all of us and our future. i know that there are more than 200 cities and towns around the country hofpd these arounds in place for years. barbara: she says if it is growth and tourism. part of the ordinance allows people to use a bathroom of the gender they identify w

it was a tight game going into the half but u.n.c. able to pull this one out despite a last-second comeback effort by u.v.a. good saturday evening, everyone. i'm heather. this is a live look at the verizon center where fans are streaming out but let's see how they're celebrating with tim, live in shapele hill. >> hi, it's a little calm and tame. we were hanging out here at four dorn -- corners bar and you can see some u.n.c. fans filing out of the bar. when we were in the inside while the game was going on we heard a lot of cheers. people were excited every time the tar heels scored so people are very excited and happy about this win but again, it is still very tame out here on franklin street. security is here in case but right now everything is going very calm. heather, back to you. heather: tim, thank you. let's get right to mark armstrong, live at the verizon center in washington with the breaking details. what a thrilling finish tonight. mark: hey, guys, sorry. a bit of a commotion out here outside the verizon center. north carol

mark armstrong has more from u.n.c.'s win. mark: we saw both tar heel teams the one that could crash out of the torlt early if not careful and one that could potentially cut down the nets as fat champions. we start in the first half it looked under control. marcus paige on the fast break and drains the three. 29-18. it went wrong the rest of the first. morelia a reverse lay-up and 41-40 leading florida gulf coast by one point at the break. roy williams let them have it at halftime and they showed it. bryce johnson what an effort. the other end and bryce gets on the offensive glass and follow plus the tpoulfoul. more to come later. a human helicopter is pries in the second half. zack johnson was trying to throw down and bryce sent him packing back to his mother. what a block that was. a career high eight rejections. isaiah hicks continues to find himself as the man child of the team off the bench. carolina up 63-46 and he had a cosmetic. one more touch of bryce with a block and then to the other end where he will finish off. he

u.n.c. is among the teams here and they hope for a slam dunk for the local economy. gloria rodriguez is live outside p.n. p.n.c. arena with more. gloria: you were mentioning u. u.n.c. they play tonight against florida gulf coast and it is a big day for local basketball fans but for all basketball basketball fans from around the country will visit the capital city for the first two rounds of the ncaa basketball tournament. p.n.c. arena is hosting games today and saturday. you will see tournament banners downtown and local businesses hope for an economic boost. in 2014 we raleigh last hosted the tournament 17,000 people visited greater raleigh. the executive director of the greater raleigh sports alliance said it generated more than $4 million in direct visitor spending. they are asking restaurants to hang up posters and have food and drunk specials and have tv's tuned to the games. we did checked a there are still tickets available for the tournament. if you want to come but don't have ticket

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u.n.c. number one seed in the east. duke, u. tphfpltnc-wilmington and asheville in the dance. john: two separator attacks in turkey dozens were killed in a huge explosion and in west africa al qaeda is claiming attacks on hotels in two countries. john: with the frequency of the attacks growing, intelligence officials say the question about the next attack is not if but when. barbara: california lawmakers are working on a bill to give parents paid time off for time with their children. give parents three paid days off a year to play more active role in their child's school life. it best of five series. that will be donated to charity. barbara: "big weather" is here. some people were awakened by it don: it was hit-or-miss like yesterday there were strong storms. other folks didn't see rain. today i think it will be more of the same. today flooding not a factor. tornadoes storm. i think the best chance of severe weather this afternoon is from large hail and damaging winds winds. we will talk more about that. we will look at the 10 trends. over the next six days we are above norma

u.n.c. will face the winner of florida gulf coast and fairleigh dickinson. this is the 15th time the tar heels were a number one seed and sixth time under roy williams. his teams have tkopbdone well. two elite eight. a file four and two national titles. after saturday's a.c.c. win plenty pencil them as a pick for the final four. springing ahead gas prices rising. barbara: here is kendis gibson and reena ninan. >> topping america's money rising gas prices. the average is $1.94 up 12 cents in a week. big reason is demand is up for driving more because gas is >> family friendly tphrpls. it took it $50 million double the take of this. >> because it sis 3-4 national pi day you can win pizza pies. answer three tough math questions on the website and you pay win 3.14 years of pizza. that is worth $1,600. >> all that math is hurrying my brain. that is america's money. barbara: it is 5:27 and 63 degreesattack that barbara: lining up, why these barbara: rough weather overnight. calm down this morning. when the weather could turn severe again. john: massive pile-up on

he went to u.n.c. i loved him. >> i think you're good. >> sorry duke nothing against nothing against duke at all. i don't have that passion like rivalry so i don't hate duke. >> i know more people that went to u.n.c.. >> that's a benefit of being outside the state -- you can like others. >> i don't think that's allowed to like both. >> maybe not. i'm trying play it real. >> do -- we don't want hate mail. no hate mail. it's too early. it's five 49 but it's actually like 449 -- so daylight savings time. let's talk weather. >> i'm glad you're watching. lyndsay you have some bad news for our weather sort solve -- sort of. >> i don't like to say good or bad because some people love the rain. we do have rain on our way sunday. there's a live look from our h.d. tower cam 63 right now. it's on the humid side you probably felt high humidity and temperatures in the low 80s. dew points are in the 50s and humid did i think is going to lead to showers out here as we head through the later morning hours -- humidity.

today the new president of the u.n.c. system will deliver her first briefing. margaret spellings took the helm monday and has been under fire since being chosen in october. there were protests among students and faculty members. there is no word if they plan to protest today. it is on fayetteville state university. caitlin: i have the latest on vote 2016. fresh from the commanding seven victory vote tuesday donald trump's remaining rivals teamed up against him. trying said they would support trump if he wins the nomination. for the democratic side hillary clinton and bernie sanders are sunday. that state will hold an important primary for both parties on tuesday. barbara: you can vote now in north carolina ahead of the march 15 primary. early voting began yesterday. the naacp is marking the first weekend of early voting with moral march the poll raleigh. it will honor the anniversary of blood y bloody sunday,which paid the way to the passing of the federal vote being rights in 1965. in durham marchers will meet at v.m.i. christian church and raleigh at shaw uni

barbara: mark armstrong has more from u.n.c.'s win. reporter: we saw both tar heel teams, the one that could crash if not early and one that could champion. we will show you the highlights in the first half looked under control. marcus paige on the fast break 29-18. it went wrong the rest of the first. morelia a guys reverse and 41-40 leading florida gulf coast just one point at the break the roy williams let them have it at halftime and bryce johnson what an effort. big blocked a we skip to the other ended a bryce getting on the offensive glass, the follow and the foul. more to come later. bryce a human helicopter in the second half. down and bryce sent him packing back to his mother. what a block that was. career high eight rejections for johnson. isaiah hicks continues to find himself as the man child of the team off bench. carolina up 63-6. hicks had a dozen. one more touch bryce. again it start with a block and skip to the other end where bryce will finish. he had a team high 18 as the heels advance 83-67 but they know they need t

tphfplt u.n.c. which willilmington but win. they face yale saturday. john: the college student who went on a stabbing spree but nothing to indicate he is directed by them. the family of a woman found dead in jail hopes for answers. a federal judge ordered the f.b.i. to allow andhra bland's family to review a report of the texas rangers investigation into her death. it is part of a lawsuit against brand in a track stop -- traffic to the corrosive flint to save money but resident demand account btability accountability. here at home a victory for mccrory in the fight over coal ash cleanup. he told the state panel in carjack of overseeing -- charge of overseeing the closure they are nlonger needed. it was formed after the spill in 2014 in the dan river. in january the supreme court sided with mccrory saying the legislate overstepped its authority in creating the panel. it is forth clear if the own focus for a coal ash commission or leave it to environmental quality. john: folks in texas got golf ball size hail on roads and blanketed fields and made for a

it is from a u.n.c. graduate living in belgium. barbara: classes expected to resume in a north carolina killed. brussels. we are highlighting their lives and stories. caitlin: we will have the latest from some of the victims this morning including some who were from the triangle. barbara: before your child gets on a school bus you want to see this video. this is why you never throw rocks at moving vehicles. it was in one north carolina john: good morning, carolina, welcome on on this wednesday march 23. i'm john clark. barbara: i'm barbara gibbs. continuing coverage of the terror attacks in a moment but first weather and traffic. here is meteorologist don schwenneker. good morning. don: good morning. as you head out the door temps will go down degree or two but we will have a nice climb. we are in the 50's by 9:00, 60 by 11:00 and by 1:00 we have 70's around all afternoon. a look at temperatures from across the region this morning, 45 in roxboro, 43 sanford, 49 wilson and through the day we will see temperatures jumping 17 degrees

barbara: first day on the job the protests the u.n.c. president will face. john: dozens of fort bragg soldiers return from iraq. barbara: march coming in like a lamb. "big weather" has the springlike forecast. john: good morning, carolina, welcome on on this first day of march. 41 degrees. barbara: thank you for joining us. we will have more but first it is time for weather and traffic together. don, good morning. don: good morning to you. as you head out the door we have a pretty nice day shaping up across the region. a big jump in temperatures. you see the jump through the morning.

barbara: more protests expected as the new u.n.c. system president makes her rounds. she began yesterday understood controversy. students and some faculty including chapel hill staged a walkout to protest her. she says she plans to visit all 17 campuses to help smooth things over and launch her initiate teufrpls. john: 5:08 and 54 degrees. dress code controversy at a north carolina school. barbara: why some parents are upset over what girls cannot wear. john: the must-see video of the morning. the wild ending to motorcycle chase. don: as you head out we have temperatures across the region running in the 50's. teug will be cooler and we have we will talk about that and don: welcome back. taking a look at the bus stop forecast kids may need the rain gear. they won't need it coming home from school but they will need the jacket because it will be cooler throughout the day. yesterday we were in the 70's. by 8:00 we are in the 40's and we will only be back near 50. 48 roxboro and 47 henderson. 52 roanoke rapids. 53 rocky mount. 54 durham. 55 downtown raleigh and cary at 55

caitlin: that u.n.c. graduate since the paris attacks he feared belgium might be next but even after that experience he refuses to let the terrorists win and live in fear. barbara: the terror guns. john: belgians in the united solidarity with their homeland. this group singing the belgium national anthem together in san francisco last night then a moment of silence for the victims. this belgian has been texting friends and family who are safe. he said the attacks will not break his country. >> we are all one. john: right now there are no vigils planned in the triangle. if we learn of any we will share that with you. check in with abc11.com and abc11 mobile app for up-to-the-minute developments on the terror attacks in brussels. at 6:45 we will go live to the belgium capital to see how they are doing. barbara: a major vote that could change charlotte's non-- or nondiscrimination ordinance. anthony wilson has the latest. what can we expect with the special session? anthony: the nondiscrimination call the ba

u.n.c. beat duke 76-72 to capture bragging rights and the title. governor mccrory is saying preparedness week. schools and government buildings statewide will be holding tornado drills on wednesday. we'll have those full stories, plus a look at the gorgeous for the week at 9:00 a.m. right now, "good morning for >>> hey, welcome back to "gma" on a sunday morning. happening right now. donald trump and ted cruz winning to states apiece on super saturday. marco rubio coming out empty handed. some big wins on the democratic side as well. clinton handily capturing louisiana. but sanders walking away with both kansas and nebraska. >>> and a manhunt is under way right now for a dangerous murder suspect who escaped from a mississippi jail. rafael mccloud is accused of kidnapping and killing a 69-year-old woman last june. police say he used a makeshift weapon to overcome a prison guard. >>> also, the coast guard serging for man who fell 100 feet overboard on a royal caribbean cruise ship off the coast of florida. he's believed to be from texas. a passenger a

today margaret spellings takes over as head of the u.n.c. system and it won't be quiet. since being chosen in october to head the 17-campus system there have been dozens of protests. classroom walk out and rally. barbara: more than 150 fort bragg soldiers are back at home. the 82nd airborne soldiers arrived this morning to loved ones. they had been in iraq nine months. greg barns was at pope airfield base for the homecoming and he has reaction. reporter: it was a rousing hero's welcome tuesday morning and in the midst of an invasion of emotion and tears three-year-olds three-year-olds sign said it all. >> daddy. reporter: the calendar may say march but this was valentine's day, chrisis malice and birthday -- christmas and birthdays wrapped up in one. >> this is a little longer than usual, nine months. and i'm happy to be happilyome. . they have helped train iraq ground forces in the fight isis has lost 40% of the happened they additionally conquered. -- initially conquered. but they welcome them home to a job well done and their worry and fear over for now. >> we will sp

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u.n.c. wins the regular season. a.c.c. title. n.c. state on the road at notre dame. the wolf back looking to upset the fighting irish but it wouldn't happen yesterday -- wolf pack. n.c. state falls. the team is locked into that 12 seed in next week's a.c.c. tournament. tournament win tlop defeat gardner webb. this will be the eagles third straight game appearance -- win tlop. u.n.c. asheville. clemson on the road at boston college. they got the win 66 to 50. queens fall to win tlop 77 to 68 in the south atlantic conference semifinals. >> there's plenty more to come. an indiana woman sets out the break a given in his world record. why hitting the treadmill may have gotten her a place in history. >> plus as we get set to spring forward turns out there's a health risks to this time of the year. we're going to share that new research coming up in health news. stick around. you are waking up with wbtv news >> hey, what are you doing? getting the coats. for a half hour? bob just got time warner cable. he's getting more. more what? more than 30,000 movies and shows on deman

today and among those u.n.c. the number one tar heels taking on number 16 that. gulf coast. that game will be tonight at 7:20 p.m. we checked and there are still tickets available. they range from $55 to about $81. thousands of people will be here for the games. country will visit the capital citior the first two rounds of the tournament. p.n.c. arena is hosting games today and saturday. you will see tournament banners downtown and local businesses are hoping for an economic boost. in 2014 we raleigh last hosted the tournament we are told 17,000 people visited greater raleigh. the executive director of the tkpwrart raleigh sports alliance says it generated more than $4 million in direct visitor spending. it is asking restaurants it hang posters, offer food and drink specials and have tv's tuned to the games. if you don't have tickets but want to be part of the excitement hyped me -- behind me this is open to the public. they will open up it area behind me about 2 1/2 hours before each game and have food and televise so plenty to do. even if you don't have tickets. barbara an

team is u.n.c. asheville. john: good luck to them. don: take everybody's production down today because they are filling out brackets. patchy fog and temperatures in the 60's and that fog will burn off quickly. we will be warm and humid. amber: we have an accident with a camera no major delay but at wade avenue and 40 eastbound. roads. barbara: "good morning america" is next. john: make it a great monday. i believe in building ladders of opportunity for people, knocking down the barriers that stand in the way. hillary knows educationis the way up... so she wants pre-school for every child... ...great teachers... ...and college without crushing debt. together we can break down barriers for our kids so they get the education they need and deserve no matter what zip code they live in. america >>> good morning, america. breaking overnight, an amtrak train with 142 people on board jumps the tracks and overturns. airlifted to a nearby hospital. now passengers describing those terrifying moments. >> they were yelling for help. it went dark. >

incredible work happening at u.n.c. hospital right now. john: an up-to-the-minute report on the heart transplant for this 13 13-year-old boy. barbara: a.c.c. tournament time. don: we have dry conditions and tomorrow could see a sprine. don: welcome back. let's look at the kphorpbg commute. you should have dry conditions, temperatures in the 50's. by 10:00 in the 60's current numbers, 57 south hill. 58 roxboro. 59 rocky mount and 58 raleigh. 58 siler city. 56 sanford. 59 cary. 59 goldsboro and 55 lillington and 57 fayetteville and hope mills good morning to you, you are 56 degrees. looking at the day. patchy fog and partly sunny. by lunchtime 75 degrees and late day we will be almost 80 degrees and palmer skies. we have a great afternoon shaping up today and we have rain chances for tomorrow and weekend. we will talk about that in the forecast up next. barbara: team for the must-see videos. we have it high water in houston, stocks. the city is under a flash flood watch. this is why heavy rain from the low pressure system dumping two to to y

u.n.c. is coming off a dominant performance yesterday. highlights. mark: welcome back to dc. tar heels have been looking to find their form for much of the year and they may have stumbled time. night against notre dame. here's how it looked. payback possibly on the heels' couple of times versus the irish. how about isaiah hicks, the follow thunder, 15 rebounds for hicks off the bench today. then theo, the pretty oop. brice johnson brings it down. this was a close game early, though. jackson to beechum for three. a 23-22 tar heels. and then things went haywire. marcus paige, one three. marcus paige, another three. four for seven from deep for 16 points. and then joel berry at the buzzer. an 18-0 run by the tar heels as they go into the break up 41-22. fun would continue into the second. hicks again with the big throwdown. and then look at this. marcus paige getting up and rejecting an alley oop attempt. it was all going right for the heels. so horribly wrong for notre dame. how about this for a wrap? brice johnson yet another rimrocker. that was the top-shelf tar heels. >> ove

u.n.c. number one in the east. duke number four out west. u. tphfplt unc-wilmington and asheville in the dance. john: two people are in custody after an apparent attack on a police station in maryland. authorities say police were going about their business we a gunman fired at the first officer he saw outside a maryland police station. it was in happenedover a suburb about 10 miles northeast of downtown washington, d.c. jacai colson seen here a four-year veteran of police department only days shy of his 29th birthday was killed. there is no word on a motive. >> this an act of cowardice, a new low in executing defenders of this community. >> kay -- jacai was important to his family and we have another mother without her son and for john: two suspects are in custody one wounded in the attack. the names have not been released. barbara: dive teams ended the search for a man missing after a tugboat crashed into a barge north of new york city killing two other crew members. the bodies of two were fond yesterday. the third victim is still missing. inv

arena and among them number one u.n.c. the tar heels taking on number 16 florida gulf coast. that is 7:20. range from $55 to $81 and thousands of people will be here for the game. basketball fans from around the country will visit the capital city for the first two rounds of the ncaa basketball tournament. p.n.c. arena is hosting games today and saturday. you will see tournament banners and local businesses hope for an economic boost. in 2014 when raleigh last hosted the tournament we are told 17,000 people visited greater raleigh. the executive director of the greater raleigh sports alliance says the tournament generated more than $4 million in direct visitor spending. the alliance is asking restaurants to hang up posters, offer food and drink specials and have tv's tuned to the games. if you don't have tickets you can be part of the excitement here. you are looking at this open to it will be opened about 2 1/2 hours before each game and part of the hoops and hotsfest. they will have food trucks, games, activities and you can come without having a ticket. live in raleigh, gl

both troopers were taken to u.n.c. hospital with manner injuries. bowden was hurt but not seriously. he's charged with reckless driving and failure to reduce speed. barbara: a wake county couple is recovering from successful surgery after a wife donated her we told you about this last month. he had both kidneys removed and doctors say they were the size of tpaobsfootballs and weighed 30 pounds. his wife of 15 years donated her kidney to him. the match is incredibly rare. the chance of this happening less than 1%. jason says the experience not only has made him healthy again but a better person. >> i have literally gotten a second chance at life and i'm going to run with it and try to be the best husband i can and just try to remember when times get tough don't want to take the crash out, don't want to do chores. she gave me life and just really honor her for doing that. barbara: nicole is out of hospital recovering at home. she is in a lot of pain but will recover. 5:41 is the time and drug lord el chapo changing his mind on mexico. he is looking to

critics of the u.n.c. systems new president are expected to make a shoe on her first day. she will be the state-yard leader today. protests are planned at all 167 campus systems. and the biggest vote day of the year today kultdcalled super states when 1,610 delegates at stake. john: a rookie police officer will be laid to rest. last night an emotional scene as escorted the hearse to the funeral home. ashley guindon were responding to a domestic call and met with gather. ronald hamilton, who was assigned to the pentagon, was charged with capital murder. police not revealing a motive for a school shooting in ohio. two students were eating in the cafeteria when they were shot by a 14 classmate police say. none of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening. the suspect ran from the school but was captured nearby. barbara: a severe storm forcing royal caribbean's anthem of the seas to cut another voyage short. it is the same cruise ship that sailed into a storm last month forcing passengers to hunker down in the room as it tossed and turned in rough seas. this time is tur

tphfplt u.n.c. within 83-67. they take on providence tomorrow in raleigh. duke a four seed hold on for a 93-85 victory over u. tphfplt we will be with them all the way. mark armstrong with the tar heels and joe mazur with the blue devils. john: 4:37 and hillary clinton picking up more delegates after an official win in missouri. how bernie sanders is responding. washington it keep donald trump from clinching the nomination. we made it to friday. don: it is shaping up to be a dry one. we will see the sunshine win out. we will have that in the complete forecast next. john: match madness is winning as in be the match. we are asking you to join us for the bone marrow donor registry drive tomorrow from 11:002:00 at the streets of south point in durham. we are looking for donors from 18 to our bacteria family's been on this cushion for generations. i like to watch them clean, but they'll never get me on the mattress! new lysol max cover with 2x wider coverage kills bacteria on big, soft surfaces. our bacteria family's been on this cushion for generations. i like

the people affected reported two more cases of mumps reported at u.n.c. charlotte bringing it to four. there are 17 probable or confirmed cases in the area around mecklinburg county. john: former pro wrestler hulk hogan says he and his legal team made history. that is his reaction after a jury hit gawker media and the found are with $25 million of punitive damages for publishing a hulk hogan sex type. the same jury awarded $115 million in damages friday. gulf coaster will gawker will appeal. the search is for a flight attendant trying to smuggle it frs airport employee to go knew the full screening process. barbara: carnival's next port of call is cuba. it is approved to begin cultural exchange trips there. carnival is operating under the fathom line. they are smaller carrying about 700 passengers and you won't find casinos or broadway shows. guests must spend at least eight hours a day in a cultural experience. prices are $1,800 a person per week. john: a boy in serious trouble and his parents won't be able two get him out of this one. he is accused of l

u.n.c. system will deliver her first briefing during a board of governors meeting. she took the helm monday and she's been understood fire from some since she was chosen for the job in october. there have been several protests. there is no word if they plan to protest today or not. this is on the campus of fayetteville state university. caitlin: i have the latest on vote 2016. fresh from the commanding seven donald trump's rivals team you had against him ted cruz and omination. this weekend republican voters go to the polls in four states and puerto rico. on the democratic side hillary clinton and bernie sanders debating in flint, michigan, this sunday. they then have a primary for both on tuesday. barbara: caitlin. thanksgiving you. you can vote here in north carolina ahead of the march 15 primary. early voting again yesterday. the naacp is marking the first weekends of early voting with moral marches to the polls. bloody sunday the confrontation on the bridge in sell practice which ultimately paved the way for the federal voting rights act in 1965. in durham they

tournament, u.n.c. able to pull away from province in the second half. and duke holding off a late rally against yale. more on those stories and plenty of other news locally and nationalally on the other side of this break. keep the here as abc11 eyewitness news rolls on this sunday morning. today's the day! oh look! creepy gloves for my feet. see when i was a kid there was a handle. and a face. this is nice. and does it come in a california king? getting roid rage. hemorrhoid. these are the worst, right? i'm gonna buy them. boom. i'll take them. impulse buy. ommmmmmmmmmm. american express presents the blue cash everyday card with no annual fee. it's all happening. here we go! national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org ] caitlin: a taking a live look morning. the first day of spring. it will not feel like it, don't worry, that's short lived. more on the forecast and other big stories, including u.n.c. moving onto the sweet 16. very exciting. congratulations to both teams. good morning. north

john: today carolina students get a chance to chat with the new u.n.c. system president. margaret spellings will meet with students, faculty and staff in chapel hill trying to highlight how carolina students are helping solve complex business questions. barbara: duke hopes to get clean energy from dirty source with a company that converts pig and poultry waste into energy building a facility in eastern ex-kraoeplt to energy project could provide power to 10,000 homes year. >> voters in three western states will vote and a speech by controversy. listen. >> finally come to the point where we can put the awful legacy of the last eight years that -- john: he seemed to be obama. despite the fact his wife hillary clinton has tried to consist herself as the best candidate to protect president obama's legacy. clinton aides said the awful legacy was obstructionism from the republican congress. the former president had consistently praised president obama in stump speeches for his wife. ted cruz is running second behind donald trump but he's already saying no to a potential he says

officials ejected one sanford player and u.n.c. public safety sty carmichael arena made no arrests. an important meeting about interest rates and high price of finding love. here are our financial and consumer news. >> good morning. good will she ormorn won't she. federal reserve kicks off the street's recent volatility janet yellin is notellen i expected to raise rates but they will be looking for clues. the pot economy is shooting like a weed and the impact of legal marijuana in the pot economy u.s. economy could hit $44 billion by 2020. last year legal sales were past $5 billion more than americans$5 spend atbi taco bell and wendy's combined. of love. it takes an average of 5 1/2 partner during which people will have spent just over $20,000 just over dating. guys spent significantly more than women. >> that is america's poisonmoney. john: still to come, it is presidential primary day in north carolina and how your vote could change the course of this election. chief is expected to sa this is connor like so many kids, he was missing things in school - distracted - disengaged - jus

anthony: thank you, liz, u.n.c. fans are winners this morning. and the a.c.c. championship the men's first title game win since 258. carolina knocking off virginia. mark armstrong was at the verizon center for the whole thing and more on the thrilling finish. mark: there is something special happening with the tarheel team, it seemed like the midseason they might have been doomed now the look of champions, the hardware to match, and the want for more. they were looking to strip every bit of signage from the verizon center. >> on the way out i'm grabbing more posters and everything that i can. mark: speaking to them afterwards it is impossible to over state how much the title of champion means to this group. >> to finely get over the hump and win if, and get a chance to celebrate. >> we have won 16 and 28 years, this would be the only group that hadn't done that. it was special. >> all four years, just having

u.n.c. tarheels have a.c.c. champions this morning they knocked off virginia in then antique shotgun and it fired. the hit the ground, ricocheted and hit the victims. their injuries have not serious. the manhunt for the escape escaped inmate in new mexico is over. uniformed officers were still arrive and this man suddenly came out. the other convict, joseph bring is being built. it spilled 5,000 gallons of fuel. the governor calls this a tragedy. new details about a hohoific crash along this year's iditarod course in alaska. one dog was killed and three others injured. we are learning the dog's measures were not hurt. a 26-year-old man is accused of dragging his snowmobile into the two dog teams after he returned home from a night of drinking. of assault, reckless engendangerment and driving. and creeks and rivers rise in the deep south. nine shelters open in mississippi, and 24 in louisiana, the downpours part of a system effecting six states from texas to and rivers rise in tennessee. with

. >> we played u.n.c. a few times. they are a different type of team than we are. they get up and down the court. we look forward to the challenge. robert: another challenge is 6'9" all-american george nienges. >> he can score for all levels. a special player. good in a lot of areas that we need to be as alert as we can. robert: the last time hoos were in sweet 16, a loss to michigan state. this year, a new mindset. >> we have been there before. we will embrace it but we are more focused. ready to attack the game. robert: this is a tough matchup but we have been watching u.v.a. pull through since day one. back to you in the studio. leon: thanks. maureen: good time. all right. what kind of a time are we having this weekend? doug: partly to mostly sunny. 60 tomorrow. clouds and sunshine. 64 for the day on easter sunday. steve rudin will update that and have more on the rain chances tonight at 11:00. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir is coming up next. leon: see you here at 11:00. that's the right price! it's that low. what other things on this list "can't

barbara: doctors at u.n.c. hospital are giving a young pan the gift of life in the form of a new heart. we introduced you to him in december. he spent his entire life in and out of the hospital battle inging a special condition. as we speak he is getting a heart transplant. doctors should finish within an hour. his mom shared her reaction before the surgery last night. >> when we few he had a heart we taught about the family who sacrificed and gave their child or their family member's i'm so tkwraeufl -- grateful to them. i'm grateful because now their killed helps my child and it is the perfect heart. barbara: that transplant began at midnight. we will check with the family to see how algae is doing. if you move of what fascism county sheriff calls appear epidemic a record breaking heroin bust. they showed off more than $17 # $173,000 of black tar heroin. billy ray johnson was arrested officious 95 after getting a tennessee he was trafficking heroin. the sheriff says the drug is an issue in every community in

u.n.c.'s lead goes back up. eight seconds remaining. gill puts up three from deep. tar heels' lead cut to two. but barry sinks both of his free throws. tar heels claim their first a.c.c. title since 2008. >>> now to davidson taking on b.c.u. for the third time in the season today in the atlantic 10 semifinals. davidson would trail at the half and wouldn't be able to get things going in the second half to take the lead. sullivan did lead the team with 15 points as the wildcats lost all three times they played b.c.u. this season. >>> the ncaa division 2 southeast region tournament, queens defeats columbus state to advance to the second round for tomorrow. >> well now to high school basketball action -- four of our local teams playing for a state we have stuff to do. >> i'm doing it. this is good that i'm doing this for you. >> ok. >> you'd be scared. >> this is definitely my favorite leg of the race. i grew up in the mountains, i grew up snowboarding. an amazing place to come back to today. something i'll remember for the rest of my life, for sure. >> oh, my gosh. >>

u.n.c. chancellor showing her 7:00. tisha: chopper 11 h.d. high above the arena in rest raleigh tonight. country music fans all kinds of excited for gather brooks and trisha yearwood. some of them in full tail gate mode before one of three concerts this weekend. it's a comeback of sorts for fans couldn't be more ready. steve: how do garget and trisha feel about being on the road again? we spoke with the superstar couple this afternoon to get their thoughts on it. reporter: this was a dream interview. they were so gracious and generous with their time. garth, so humble. so is trisha. he's thrilled with the success because he said he honestly thought no one might show up. but they are showing up, selling out arenas across the country. this is garth's first large tour since he semiretired in 2001 to raise his three daughters. at home with trisha. you can see the love between the pair this afternoon. and the love they have for music and their fans. >> i think i get it. i think i understand how rare it is to stand here at this age, have the bigges

treatment and support through horizons, a drug treatment program for pregnant women and mothers at u.n.c. >> right now, my goals are just to move forward and do the right thing and be a good mom to my kids. >> stewart: dr. patrick, at vanderbilt university medical center, says there has not been enough research about the long- term effects of nas on a child. >> studies that we know that have looked at methadone and heroin suggest that there may be some subtle problems with attention, some visual problems that are subtle, and some with language. and we know these are not overwhelming effects looking at the literature. and you know, i think one of the issues that we have is that there hasn't been a single study that has followed infants that have been exposed to prescription opioids long-term, so we really need some big, prospective studies to look at that. >> she's doing a lot better. she don't have the tremors like she did or nothing. she's not nearly as fussy. >> stewart: after several weeks of treatment at east tennessee children's hospital, katie was excited to take her baby girl home

anthony: a team was u.n.c. researchers is tackling zika. experts are saying the risk of the disease spreading locally is relatively low, but the number country from caribbean, south america, and central america forward. the number of u.s. zika cases is relatively low considering the number of people who traveled to the areas. so far we have five confirmedcases. officials are particularly concerned about this, victims are scattered across 11 counties in the state, which makes pinpointing a cause tougher. caitlin: now a story that left a community shocked and outraged. police in west virginia arrested a woman that they are saying conned countless people out of their money, after leading them jones went to extreme lengths to fool friends, family and strangers. the young mothers whod social media to befriend people telling them she only had a few years left to live. and she started up a gofundme page. she came clean after investigators came in. now,a handful of mcdonald's and papa johns locations. they are on the west coast in the san francisco

barbara: protests continue to follow u.n.c.'s new system president on the tour of the state. >> students chanting] >> some skipped class to protest her visit to chapel hill yesterday. it was her first visit there since taking over the 17-campus system. she says the system is a work in progress and she understands tuition can be more affordable. she's asking students to give her a chance. today she is scheduled to tour the carolina inn and next week a visit to north carolina central and in april a stop at n.c. state. today big job fair in job fair is 9:00 to 2:00 at the crown expo center. a virtual internet job cafe is available this year and it has 20 computers of people using to search for work and apply online. it is open to the public and cumberland county department of social services is the driving force behind the fair. it is 50 degrees and 6:41. much of brussels on lockdown. john: this is a live look at the growing memorial. we will go live there for the we know designer when we see it. like the designer smile. it's it's

u.n.c. figured it out against the eagles of gulf coast. and province has a unique challenge later today with all americans point guard chris dunn and big shooting man, ben. >> you have to play like five guys. they move well with the ball. so it is crazy. there is a team -- >> five-man, they have point shooters and something we will have to deal with. so overall great defensive effort. similar to notre dame. >> this happened -- north carolina had a chance to be in the n.c.a.a. so we have to come out and play hard for 40 minutes. >> rematches are wear with march madness, but the blue devils will get a second look at yale. they started young at cameron earlier this year and then succumbing by double-digits. >> two of the first round offenses happened here in province. arizona taken out by wichita state, and sailor bounced by jail. that sets another higher seeded matchup for duke on saturday afternoon. >> is there an exhail because of jail? or not. >> not at all. yale good team. well, four months ago at camern indoor stadium, yale led 90-0 and

championship game, they'll face u.n.c. tonight in the nba we got san antonio in oklahoma city, both trying to keep pace with the warriors. you can watch the spurs and the thunder right here on channel 9. tipoff is at 8:30. finally back to college hoops real quick, the gators lost to texas a&m in the s.e.c. tournament ending their hopes of an ncaa tourney bid. they're lienl headed to the n.i.t. that's going to do it for your have a great day. >>> as we go to break, here's a live look from our tower camera overlooking downtown orlando. still dark out there this morning. meteorologist marina jurica will have another check of our weekend weather just after the break. and, remember, you can interact with marina and me during the show this morning. you can find us both on twitter and facebook. >>> but, first, here's a look at what's happening around for a complete list, go she says their names. trayvon martin shot to death. dontre hamilton unarmed. sandra bland... did nothing wrong. and makes their mothers' fight for justice her

already psychotic when he called me at my dorm at avery at u.n.c.?d seen the white caps on the ocean far below him, the bay bill our father fell in boston and kept falling through atlanta, where he had no job, no money, no one to lean on and a list penneddens on his property, down and down until he landed in the washouts in the shenandoah, up there where his father and father's people come from, the same place where george a. and i ended on november 8, 2000, at the first exit outside lexington, when i looked down at my feet and see by magic black and terrible the zip disk lying chipped and spattered in the gravel with george a.'s blood upon it, and i gaze up at the sky and say, please, god, don't make me carry this, don't make me be responsible, let my brother be alive, i require it of you, i compel you because if he isn't and if i'm responsible, then the universe isn't tolerable and i return my ticket. yet the sky was empty and returned no answer, and here i am still holding and george a. is gone and i still mess him as i sit wondering who i am and