the late ruth russell williams is another, a folk artist from vance county. >> the way it used to be. the way we used to live a good old simple life and we were happy. >> this is the life of ruth russell williams. >> i learn how to be thankful >> she grew up on a plantation in vance county and it's all the childhood memories she picked from her past. >> picking cotton and you can hear them singing in the field. they could just like aretha franklin, my mother could. [ music ] >> family reunion. >> people would come to your family reunion, not even no kin plenty. >> seems like there's a lot of love in that picture. >> it is, it's a lot of love. >> did you always know you had this talent? >> no, i didn't have no idea. >> she didn't begin to paint until she was in her 40s. >> didn't know it was folk art. >> today, some consider her the internationally known. >> it goes way back. >> outdoor baptism. >> the way they baptized when i >> and this is what is so cute. do you remember when people would tie a string and hang clothes on it? you didn't have a closet. >> but you did have each family

. >> orange county schools delayed two hours, person county schools delayed one hour, vance county schools and warren schools delayed two hours. >>you'll find these closings and delays schooling at the bottom of your screen and of course you will find them on www.wral.com. >>> we are following breaking a house fire sends one person to the hospital. firefighters were called to a home on hanover street around 5:00 this morning. they were able to get the fire under control quickly but the fire did leave behind some damage. we are told one person was treated for burns to the hands and for smoke inhalation. she is expected to survive. >>> a 12 inch water main broke this time on durham road between capital boulevard and tyler run drive. officials say the break occurred in a new ction . it was installed yesterday. it is not repaired and water service has been restored to all residents affected. >>> we are still waiting to learn the cause of the house fire in johnston county. it happened before 9:00 last night on robertson street in clayton. there was significant damage to the home. officers say i

. >> orange county and person county vance county wake county delayed three hours and warren county are closed. >> you can see the closings and delays on wral.com or the bottom of your screen right now. >>> there's a chance that the temperatures could still lower and get towards freezing later this morning but we came in and it was pretty warm. >> even if it does it's going to be fairly brief. let's take a look. north of raleigh and west of raleigh we still have enough ice on the roads in places to cause some of those closures and delays in wake county as well. roxboro at least downtown has done a nice job of clearing those roads and you are not going to run into the same did yesterday but there's still some ice. crews all over are going to be talking about that. 36 in durham, 39 in buck horn. wake forest reporting 29 degrees. that may be a little misprint there. 34 in rocky mount and roxboro, 37 in south hill fayetteville and southern pines. your planner expect temperatures at 8:00 a.m. at 39. 58 with plenty of sunshine this afternoon. so we continue to do a good bit of melting today.

. >> here are some of the delays, orange county, public schools, chatham county, vance schools, franklin county schools all on a two hour delays, person county schools on a one hour delay. >> wake county schools will go to school at the normal time, parents complained yesterday's delay put children at risk but roads out there still seeing ice and snow but the district says they were safe. right now over to meteorologist afgs alyssa corfont who has the more melting ? >> yeah, and also tracking the shower across greenville, across portions of person county, the chance for rain, some of the roads start to get sloppy. let's talk it temperatures, 51 right now in raleigh. yeah, i'm not making this up. very mild. 45 in durham, mid 40s in henderson, louisburg and rocky mount, fayetteville and lillington, sanford you're the chilly spot at 37. let's get to your forecast. yeah, look at that. the temperature right now are actually warmer than where i'm expecting us to be later this afternoon. around 46 with showers possible at 8:00 a.m. 47 at noon, 48 our afternoon high. then we're back in to the lo

and nash rocky mount, north hampton orange and person county schools. >> classes canceled for vance county wake county and warren county schools you have no school today. >> you can find the full list of closings and delays on our website at wral.com and also see them scrolling right down there at the bottom of your screen. >>> we did make process with the melting yesterday with the sunshine and we hope to get some more of that today with warmer temperatures. >> exactly and i think a lot of schools decided not to do a delay because temperatures are so cold this morning in the mid 20s it's going to take a while so better to play it safe than sorry. rdu has done a good job of clearing things out there. there was a lot of delays and probably still lingering so call your airline if you are trying to fly out. 25 in durham, 24 in wake forest and kerri. 29 in holly springs, 24 in rocky mount, 19 in south hill, 28 in southern pines and 26 in fayetteville. to our south temperatures in the mid 20s. wasn't as much precipitation. if it's frozen down south anything that's wet in the roads will be froze

vance county, wake county and warren county schools all closed tomorrow. you can find a full list on our website, wral.com. you can find them scrolling at the bottom of your screen. >>> power outages plagued the state and we'll have the latest numbers in a moment. black ice with freezing temperatures. what we can expect heading out the door in the morning>> shade areas in the -- temperatures already below freezing we will have slick roads tomorrow morning. look at when wr we are now. 30 degrees in raleigh. southill, rocky mount and fayetteville 29. anything that was left on the roads that was still wet, it's now starting to freeze again. lit dip down to the low 20s. black ice a concern tonight. as we get closer to the noon hour temperatures start to warm up. we will see improvements and more melting going on tomorrow. we have another cold front on the way. when that arrives and the next chance of rain doming -- coming up. >>> secondary roads as we mentioned slick. many of them which is why many school systems decided to close. can disjoins us. candidate is

. >> and rounding things out vance county, wake county as ;we mentioned and warren county schools all closed. >> you can find a full %q+list of school closings and delays on our website at wral.com and nice warm up later on /iatoday. >> looking forward to more sunshine. >> it will continue the melting process and certainly snow "m&and sleet lingering. look at roxbqmz they've done a wonderful job fo f clearing the roads downtown and the sidewalk right there in front of the court house but look how much snow is still on the ground piling up and any place that it's melted and wo#run across the t5road n"kit is solidly frozen this morning. very cold. 27 in durham, 24 in kerri and wake forest, 23 in and 28 in holly springs. town by town 20 in south hill, 25 for drocky mount f*wilson and goldsboro so you can't escape the 20s even in the southern part of the viewing area. mid 20s by 8:00 a.m. fg1 but lunch time 39 and a high of 47 so the sunshine and warm temperatures will help to melt o7f things again. we don't get nearly as cold tonight to help@e folks get back out to school and work oo mor

vance county, wake county and warren county schools all closed tomorrow. you can find a full list on our website, wral.com. you can find them scrolling at the bottom of your screen. >>> power outages plagued the state and we'll have the latest numbers in a moment. black ice with freezing temperatures. what we can expec heading out the door in the morning>> shade areas in the -- temperatures already below freezing we will look at when wr we are now. 30 degrees in raleigh. southill, rocky mount and fayetteville 29. 27 in southern pines. anything that was left on the roads that was still wet, it's now starting to freeze again. lit dip down to the low 20s. black ice a concern tonight. as we get closer to the noon hour temperatures start to warm up. more melting going on tomorrow. we have another cold front on the way. when that arrives and the next chance of rain doming -- coming up. >>> secondary roads as we mentioned slick. many of them which is why m school systems decided to close. can disjoins us. candidate is how is it looking? >> reporter: if anyone has

vance county as well as warren county schools. >> no word yet from wake county as to what may or may not happen here. if you are headed tout tonight the major interstates are clear. however as mike referenced refreezing could be an issue later and overnight. this is i-40 and 15-501 in durham county. that traffic very light today. little slush remains in the median. it's a similar scene on i-540 near ray of course and wake county traffic moving just fine. smooth sailing on i-85 at u.s. 15 near falls lake. >> no rush hour today or traffic hardly at all. now we are going to talk about the power outages still a major issue four days after the winter storm hit our region. mine men are being dispatched duke energy says most customers have power now but hopes the power will be back on tonight. that's not so for some who depend on electricity for survival. sloan is live to explain. >> not having electricity we all know can be a major inconvenience. that's why you get so excited when you see trucks like this rolling into your neighborhood without power. there are people you need electricity t

heather: also close tomorrow, war and county and vance county. running on a two hour delay tomorrow is johnson and harnett you can find a complete list of closings and delays right now at the bottom of your screen or on abc11.com. look no further than roads like these to see why school districts canceled monday classes. on farrington road in durham a minivan needed a tow truck to give from sliding off the pavement. angelica alvarez reports of the conditions in wake county tonight. reporter: this is what we have been seeing. here is a look at our dash cam. this is the story all around the county when he comes to secondary roads. this is the reason so many schools have called it either closed or delayed for monday morning. >> the sun is on our side. reporter: with no coats and his son in shorts, they are taking advantage of the warmer weather and breaking up the last of the ice in the driveway they are finally able to use again. >> we could not get into art ross for today's. reporter: the snow in the shade, for julia and her husband steve in north

same for vance county and also warren county. we are scrolling all of these delays at the bottom of your screen and, of course, find them any time online. you had that the band of snow showers and left behind some accumulation. school delays this morning. >> a lot of us are saying what in the world? we did have a band that came through. let take a look at the sky cam. this really tellsed story of there's just a little bit of a dusting there but the roads are wet in places and that's looking right beside the court house. frozen. a few drives along it but i there. if you see that picture where it a lots wet like that, it's probably frozen and could cause you some problems this morning. tomorrow morning, likely to have even more problems. that's a look at the little band of -- today's a nice day. highs in the low 40s. but our storm system is back it our south and west and it a arrives here tonight wi se pretty good impacts. our winter storm -- westward and that's 2 to 4 inches. town a quarter to half an inch cause some widespread po

. >>> yeah, that includes orange county, durham, public, vance county schools, as well as granville and franklin county schools. they're operate ong a two hour delays -- operating on a two hour delay, person county schools on a one-hour delay. the reason for the delays, the roads. most of the main and secondary roads are clear thank to the melting and warm temperatures we had yesterday. but some rural areas, the thick ice is taking longer to thaw out and clear off. >> yeah, surprising to see so much still on the roads. still there. wake county students will go to school at normal time today. some parents complained yesterday's delay put their children at risk with some roads still seeing snow and ice, but the district says hey, they were safe. >>> all right orngs that, on it over to alyssa, an -- icky day. >> yeah, that's sneaking in to the triangle, few showers starting to fall across the northern portions of wake county, lee county, now the good news is because we've been dealing with cloudy skies, we're dealing with unseasonably mild temperatures. no wintry weather do we have to worr

want to let everyone know vance county schools delayed two hours. we got word on that one. ice is still a problem in the charlotte area too. it was another snow day for students in mecklenburg county. a woman was hurt after hitting a patch of ice and crashing into a tree. she was trapped in the car until emergency crews arrived with minor injuries. >>> duke energy restored power to all customers who lo it during the storm. 157,000 duke energy customers and 300,000 people were without electricity. 7,000 line men and tree crews helped with restoration many traveling from other regions. >>> a north carolina man accused of killing a good charges. four counts of attempted murder were filed today against marvin lee in addition to the murder charge he was in court foray. investigators say lee spun out on ice friday night. neighbors who heard the incident came out to help. lee was acting odd and belligerent when they mentioned calling police deputies say lee began shooting killing another driver who had stopped to help. >>> some neighborhoods in washington are still waiting for a pl

in mecklenburg county, classes >> and we have person county, vance county and warren county schools owl on a two hour delay. we are expecting a much lengthier list tomorrow. >> pretty much everybody will probably be in on it tomorrow. can you see the delays at the bottom of your screen on wral tv and on fox 50 and find them any time online at wral.com. >> and elizabeth is eating her wheaties making sure she has plenty of energy. >> she will need it tomorrow. >> i wish it would be a nice big snowstorm. some people will likely see some accumulating snow. the bigger impact may be the ice and that means not just on the roads but on the trees and power lines. you need to be prepared to lose power for some period of time. a reminder, that there some are slick spots and delays. can you see what looks wet here and that is likely frozen this morning with our cold temperatures. of snow that moved through yesterday evening. pretty nice. partly cloudy skies, a high temperature of 43 degrees. we are tracking our developing storm down in the gulf and back to our west. doozy. here is is a look at our

. >> vance county, wake county, warren county and wayne county schools are closed today. you can see the complete list of closings and delays at a lot of them made the decision yesterday. >> they were smart and last time we checked in with you the precipitation was looking less than expected but this is still going to be significant. >> absolutely. in some places we were talking four to eight inches of snow, maybe three to five in parties of the triangle. we may have tracheate that back a little bit but if we get one to two inches in the triangle and three to four in roxboro that's still a significant system. we are still can expecting a good bit of freezing rain causing power outages especially as the wind picks up later on today. almost everybody is seeing precipitation on the radar. but our atmosphere has been fairly dry so it's not falling everywhere. just checked in about roxboro and not seeing anything falling there even though you are seeing it there on the radar so we are seeing it certainly up in the atmosphere, hasn't reached the ground just yet. heavier amounts

that includes orange county, durham public, chatham county, vance county schools. also grandville and franklin county schools all operating on a two-hour delay. person county schools will be operating on a one-hour delay today. >> wake county students will go back to school at normal time today, some parents complained yesterday's delays put their children at risk with some roads still seeing snow and ice but the district says they were safe. >>> all right, with all that being said, let's head over straight to meteorologist afls alyssa corfont with a look. >> good morning to you and good morning to you at home. very different from yesterday sunshine today, the clouds move in and moving in to orange and person county, eventually in to the triangle this morning but right now, wake county is on the dry side. we dropped a whole degree, 49 in raleigh, 48 durham, mid 40s in henderson and south hill. there is one or two areas in the then we have 40s, excuse me, around fayetteville. 45 in lillington. so let's get to your forecast. temperatures this morning will continue to

orange county, chatham county, vance county schools, granville and franklin county schools all on a two-hour delay. >> and person county schools operating on a one hour delay. in rural areas, the thick ice taking longer to thaw out and melt the roads. >>> breaking news, this side of seattle. they're searching for tw people in -- for two people in connection with a deadly shooting at a homeless camp. two people died and three others hurt. so far authorities not made any arrests. >>> leaders of an armed group that's occupied a national wildlife refuge in oregon the past few weeks are now under arrest. fbi agents arrested military leader bundy and at least six others. also shot and killed one person involved. >>> now on to decision 2016, republican presidential hopeful donald trump announced he's going to skip the last scheduled gop debate before the iowa caucuses. the debate hosted by fox news is set to take place tomorrow. trump has been critical of fox news in the past, and of one of the moderators, megan chel -- kelly. instead he will host an event in iowa that raises money for veterans and

. >> vance county, wake county as we mentioned and warren county schools are closed. >> find a list of closings and delays on www.wral.com and also find them closing at the bottom of your screen. >>> it was a beautiful sunrise this morning. >> gorgeous! >> that sun is going to do some work today. >> it has some work to do. >> it was so pretty if you happen to be up early before the ice and trees, but around the triangle area, gosh, it was pretty. the ice, trees, sun and blue skies. the ice did not stick around on the trees too long and that's enchanted help to melt the roads. this is a look at the raleigh sky cam. you can see everything looks okay on western boulevard but don't be fooled. temperature still in the mid to upper 20s this morning. we have a lot of slick places especially heading north and we've got sky 5 up showing you what's going on which is pretty much a mess. it's 31 now in durham. 31 at the tv studios. 24 in wake force, 20 to 7, 29 in holly springs. temperatures are coming up a little bit. it's still 17 in south hill, 23 in roxborough, 29 in fayetteville. it is cold o

warren, walden and vance county. barbara: on a two-hour johnson, harnett the roanoke rapids, no delays in cumberland, hoke, sampson and wilson and wayne. we have a complete list at the bottom of the screen or abc11.com. this morning a man who was shot and killed a good samaritan in catawba county appears in court. he shot the man when he went to help wade after he slid off an icy road. witnesses say lee appeared to be intoxicated. a reward is being offered for to who intentionally hit a state troop earn in row an. he was investigating the investigation of a.t.v.'s and one of them ran over him. when the same driver tried to strike the trooper again he fired shots at the a.t.v. and the drivers fled. anthony: seven taken to the hospital after they were hurt on a plane from miami to italy during turn lands. -- turn turn lands. the seat belt light was on when the plane carrying 192 passengers and 11 crew members encountered the tur interview lands. u.s. highway safety traffic administration is expanding a recall that affe

heather: also, warren county and vance county. and running in a two-hour delay tomorrow johnston and harnett counties, roanoke rapids and seven county. -- scotland county. >> this game is over. the carolina panthers are in if the champions. -- nfc champions. joel: one more win is only need. the carolina panthers are heading to super bowl 50, clinching the nfc championship tonight by dominating the arizona cardinals. heather: joe is live in charlotte. what a night for the team and our state. reporter: absolutely. thanks to the win we have a if you were to write a script as the how to host at nfc championship game, the panthers played a perfectly. they played it fast and offense. or defense forced seven turnovers against a very good arizona cardinals team. let's show you some of the highlights. they bank the drum that -- banged the drum before every game. today its owner jerry richardson with the honors. cam newton, great play call by mike shula, with the pitch. zigzags is way 22 yards to the end zone. those turnovers i talked about,

orange county, chatham county, vance county schools, and franklin all of those are on a person county will be operating on a one hour delay. the reason for the delays, are the roads. most of the main roads are clear, but in rural areas the thick ice is taking longer to thaw out and clear off. wayne county students will go to school as well as normal time. so periscope lighted but today's delay gosh some parents complained about today's delay. >>> a cold front tomorrow will change everything. chief meteorologist wes hohenstein is here with that progress. >> the cold front is up in the mountains, while we are trying to get rid of the snow and ice, it is rain that will be here tomorrow. rain and nothing else. clouds are all ready here. you can see the showers in the mountains. this is not a big rainmaker but it will drastically change our temperatures. right now it is still pitching raleigh, 43 up in roxborough that cold air will filter in but after the morning commute. so high pressure is leaving these showers in this cold front will move through tomorrow in the cold air filters through

northern portions of wake county and a big spread in expectation across wake county and you head to durham and granville and vance, orange county, three to five inches and five to ten around person county and portions of mecklenburg county and northern portions of orange county. south of the triangle, not expected to be as big of an event but the ice will make moore county it is freezing rain there. this is pretty much where the bulls eye is. the winds are going gradually pick up through the day and the gusts 35 miles an hour and make it feel colder this morning. and it feels like 14 in roxboro and 17 in durham and raleigh. the high 33 in raleigh and staying at freezing in durham. and overnight, the went try mix changing to snow as the temperatures fall into the upper 20s. sunshine is back on sunday where we should see amendmenting with a -- see some melting with a high of 42. 48 into early next week on monday. but we're talking about snow starting to accumulate on the roadways. i'm sure it will be a nasty commute. and now over to kristin. >>> if you have to drive today, leave yourself extra time and we're starti

vance county delayed 2 hours. you can find them at the bottom of the screen or any time on wral.com. >>> for the most part today we dodged a bullet. we may not be so lucky with the next one we are watching. >> the weather it will be moving in. packing a tougher punch than the first one did. let's go to greg sher who has the details, greg? >> all right, you know, we talk about this last night. today it was going to be a nussance event as opposed to anything really, really serious. the focus was on the system coming behind that. it still is for friday and on into saturday. the echoes moving down the coast and so we are pretty much done with this. we are seeing clearing overnight setting us up for a nice day tomorrow. snow today, a good many of you did, the roads are on the wet sided and so with the temperatures hovering around the freezing mark now, clearing overnight there certainly is potential for us to go below freezing and further slick spots out there first thing in the morning. be aware of that. otherwise tom

is take your up to vance county which is still blocked at both directions with this overturned tanker. we appreciate fred's telling her helping this tanker i-85. is causing some big delays in advance county. we have had relatively few accidents showing appear on the map which is a testament that people are staying put as you need to do. back to you. >> we are not even close to being done this. thank you. >>> the governor mentioned this 2.5 hours ago, there have been four deaths related to the storm. the latest today was one person accident wednesday on i-95 in kinley this morning -- kenly this morning it was terrible. amanda lamb is along the belt line in raleigh. company. >> reporter: right now is pretty quiet, david. we just traveled to johnston county and back to wilson. when you are over in that area in johnston county and wilson there is there is little visible on the roads whereas here in wake county you can see there is slash and remnants of snow on the side of the road. it is definitely visual here. but that did has some problems like you said that fatal accident in johnston c

we are seeing a few showers central portions of vance county. henderson a few showers. also towards wake forest just a few light showers right now. so let's talk about your hourly forecast. you'll notice where these temperatures are, i am expecting them to hold steady. climbing into the upper 40s at lunchtime. holding there through 2:00. then we see the temperatures decline a little earlier than what we normally see. 43 by 6 p.m. 40 at 8:00. you will notice the chance for rain is also going to diminish as we head through the day. so this is what we're looking at. cold front actually sliding over central north carolina. that's why some of us a little colder than others. you will notice high pressure back to our west. that doesn't move into control our weather until friday. but once it does, it's going to bring beautiful weather for friday and the weekend ahead. so just hold tight. we will get through these clouds and showers and see some sunshine at the appropriate times. but cloudy skies this afternoon. most of us on the dry side. could see still lingering shower or two

and moving to granville and 15 towards oxford and off towards vance county and hender soon and i'll bring -- henderson. and i'll bring you into wake county and we're seeing the snow accumulate on the roadways. it is very slick as you head out and downtown as well. i'm going to slide you off to the east. on 795 and wilson and towards golds better row, we're getting -- goldsboro we're getting sleet own bridges on overpasses. some snow flurries. so visibility is a concern and it will be hard to see the ice and the bridges and the overpasses freeze first. don't accelerate. looking at littleton, snow is heading a little south in anderson creek. and it looks like it is a come been nation of the sleet and snow towards sanford and we're also talking about cumberland county. almost the entire county is shaded purple and pink. and that means that ice is a huge concern in the sand hills. clinton and tailors bridge, all of you seeing the shades of purple and pink. and that is the concern for the ice. we'll start at a climb this is a freezing. we'll point out the freezing conditions in the fayettevill

county. durham to granville. vance and person counties. this is tracking to the north-northeast. you will see that heavier band lifting toward henderson, louisburg and roxboro. that will work out of here the next couple hours. right now temperatures in the 20's. we have gone down another degree. we are at 26. sleet and freezing rain reported. by lunchtime 30 degrees and wintry mix and late day we see the wintry mix and 33 degrees. we will talk more about this potential for ice that has been increased and we have seen increases up to a quarter it a half inch that. will be in the full team coverage. now weather and traffic we go to amber rupinta. amber: the ice is the problem because a lot of people say i have four-wheel drive. you can't drive on ice. you saw the other day even the president's motorcade in d.c. when they had like an inch of ice they were sliding. everybody that is -- warning that is the threat. that means power lines could come down and be careful walking on the ice. the e.r.'s have enough emergency visits with people going to get something out of my front yard. ma

. >>> we of school closings for tomorrow, warren and mecklenburg county schools, as r vance county schools are closed tomorrow. several school systems including wake county have posted snow makeup days. find them on www.wral.com. >>> the most snow of this entire storm not in maryland, dc or new york but right here in north carolina. mount mitchell received a record 66 inches of snow. it is the highest peak in the eastern united states. snow started falling wednesday with the vast majority some 41 inches falling on saturday. >>> we have some incredible video out of maryland. this was shot in potomac, maryland right outside washington dc. a teenager decided to set time lapse camera. he started recording on his phone around 1:00 friday afternoon just as the storm was beginning to hit. you can see the snow build and build overnight. that is cool. the recording went right through late saturday to catch all those inches of snow that fell in that area. >> neat idea. cool to see. >>> it is a snow day in the mountains of snow are piled up in washington dc to new york after the paralyzing weekend bl

and we have some light snow falling in franklin and louisburg here and vance county and warren county and we'll see some flurries and light snow showers there. we have some flurries around the marina. and sanford seeing a few light snow showers even down in fayetteville, parts of cumberland county seeing a little bit of light snow, possibly some freezing rain mixing in. and some spots a ran into freezing rein this morning. its way through the region. and we have a chance for light snow showers through this morning and early will afternoooo here's a live look from top of the hill restaurant and you see the roads in downtown chapel a little icy. we're still under a winter storm warning for the counties that you see highlighted in blue. that is till 6:00 this evening for a dusting or winter snow. and we have the additional snow accumulations and winter weather advisory in effect till 6:00 p.m. for edgecombe and nash counties and noon for counties to the south of that. and that is for an additional dusting of snow as will. 24 in raleigh, 25 in durham and 27 in fayetteville and factor in t

. >> warren county, weldon city and vance county. barbara: on a two-hour delay johnston, harnett. roanoke rapids, no delays in cumberland, hoke, sampson wilson and wayne. we have a list at the bottom of the screen or on abc11.com. anthony: it is time for weather and traffic together with meteorologist don schwenneker in the first alert storm center with more on why we have the closings closings. don: we have dropped into the 20's with clear skies and temperatures went down quickly and that took everything that melted yesterday and froze it again. the good news is temperatures will jump quickly as we go toward 10:00 before freezing, 36. we will have sunlight and thaw by lunch we are into the mid 40's. late day it is 50 degrees with lots of sunshine. currently 25 roxboro, 28 chapel hill. 22 sanford, 26 fayetteville. 25 wilson and first alert seven-day forecast powered by accuweather 27 now and lynch 45 degrees with lots of sunshine. through the afternoon we will touch 50 with clouds working through. we will see them work through throughout the day. we will talk weather and traffic n

county. >> nash, rocky mountain, warren. >> vance closed and wake county karen county, wayne county closed. optional teacher work day. you can see the complete list of closings at the bottom of your screen. >> a lot of people are taking this seriously and not taking chances. lightly. >> i even had somebody says it's not going to start until 6. i guess that means i'll have to come to work. i said no absolutely not you don't want to be out on the roads. it is beginning at this point. you can see it on the radar. we have reports of sleet. miamimikaya thurmond saw the snow. typically when you look at the radar the blue is snow and the pink is a wintery mix of sleet and freezing rain and sometimes even the purple areas we are seeing snow with that as well or vice versa so that's a rough estimate from the radar as to what's happening. please send us your reports let us know what's happening in your book yard. it's heavier on the radar in we head south and you can see precipitation falling there in fayetteville as well. we take a look at our traffic cameras and start off what's happening in kerri

person, roanoke rapids, vance, warren county and weldon all on a two-hour delay. john: mecklinburg in virginia will open at 10:00 a.m. you can check the closings and delays on abc11.com or with our free first alert weather app. barbara: let's get to the latest on the winter storm. a warning, don? don: it has been replaced with warnings and advisory. we think it will happen.

northampton, person, roanoke rapids, vance, warren county and well done city schools all operating on a two-hour delay. delay and mecklinburg in virginia will open at 10:00 a.m. you can check all the delays on abc11.com and free first alert weather app. barbara: let's go to the latest on the winter storm track with don schwenneker in the first alert storm center. don: good morning to you. let's talk about the warnings in effect right now and show you who is under what warning. we have winter storm warning tonight through 6:00 on saturday. for the northwestern half of the area including raleigh, durham, chapel hill, sanford, chatham. moore county and up into warren county all counties north and west of that through saturday evening. we have the went weather advisory for the rest of the area i-95 corridor fayetteville, goldsboro, wilson. this is from midnight tonight through saturday for possible ice accumulation. today we are going to stay dry. this morning it is about 10 degrees warmer. chapel hill, 28 louisburg, 27 r.d. and 26 sanford, 27 smithfield. 29 goldsboro, 30 fayetteville and

this list includes granville, vance, person county schools and nash and rocky mount and roanoke rapid schools. and also on a two-hour delay hampton. >> and it is a list that continues to grow. emma wright is checking out the area roads and has details how the d.o.t. plans to keep us safe out there if we have to head out in the winter weather tomorrow. we're also following the winter weather across the country. >>> first let's check if with meteorologist alyssa corfont. we're talking early tomorrow morning, right? >>> yes the timing will be -- yes, the timing will be critical. so here we are. winter storm warnings that will go into effect at midnight tonight. and we're also looking at a winter storm advisory that the go into effect and areas south and east of us. midnight. and let's talk about our forecast as we head through the course of the day. and we'll talk about plenty of looking at tranquil weather before all of this moves in. and that is back to the west and area of low pressure developing and that will move across the gulf states. but not a lot going on there this morning. and

we have winter storm warning including warren, vance, granville, into person county, wake county, orange, alamance, moore, lee and chatham counties aupbld the winter storm warnings starting tonight at midnight through saturday 6:00 p.m. so it could last through midday saturday. some counties that were not under the watch are under an advisory including all of the sand hills and fayetteville and i-95 corridor to wilson and halifax county. all of those counties understood a winter weather advisory. that means it is not going to be as bad as other counties but you could see ice or snow accumulations at the end of the system. we have an advisory and winter storm warning in effect from tonight through saturday. temperatures across the region today, shaping up to be a great day. 28 in south hill. 27 sanford, 31 fayetteville. 28 smithfield and 31 clinton. we look at the forecast for the next 12 hours and you look at today and it is the calm before the storm literally. lunchtime we will be almost 40 degrees. 10 degrees above yesterday. this afternoon temperatures running in the 40's. after today

anthony: warren county, welden and vance. barbara: two-hour delay johnston, harnett. roanoke rapids. there are no delays in cumberland, hoke, sampson, wilson and wayne. you can find the list at the bottom of the screen or any time on abc. anthony: it is time for weather and traffic together with meteorologist don schwenneker in the first alert storm center giving us an update. don: good morning to you. as you head out temperatures mid 20's but they will climb quickly. by 9:00 up to freezing and 11:00 we are into the 40's and touch 50 this afternoon. current numbers from across the area 19 south hill. 30 louisburg, 25 roxboro, 22 sanford, 28 southern pines, 26 fayetteville and clinton. looking at the day ahead, mid 20's. a couple of high clouds. lunchtime 20 degrees warmer mid 40's. this afternoon we top 50 under mostly sunny skies. we will talk about the warmer temperatures in a bit but time for weather and traffic. amber rupinta is off so we are seeing a couple of incidents coming in to the traffic center. we have one lane blocked on 540 due to a stalled vehicle east

so far wake, durham, orange, chapel hill, carrboro, chatum, vance, franklin and person county schools are closed. also wake tech. be sure to check wncn.com and your wncn news now mobile app for updates. we expect them to be coming in through the night. >>> traditional calendar students in wake and durham counties have class on monday, february 15. year round students on tracks one, two, three have classes on saturday, april 2nd. >>> despite the thawing, several area remain without power tonight. in spring lake dozens of residents have been in the dark since friday. wncn's nate rogers caught up with some of them. >> reporter: no power. folks freezing inside of their homes. having to throw away food. that's what many residents in spring lake are experiencing since friday night's storm. >> i was on my computer playing with one of my games and we lost power and that was it. kept thinking it would come back on. >> reporter: two days later, still no relief after friday's freezing rain covered power lines with ice. residents still without power sunday morning. every home here in the 1600 blo

. >> hope -- hoke county, northampton county, orange, sampson. >> vance, wake and warrant -- >>> more charges against a man being charged with ethnic intimidation and cyber stalking on top of threats and assaulting a government officer. >>> new charges filed against a man accused of running a four -- fraudulent medical clinic on cumberland street. he faces more than 80 criminal counts. based on charges investigators say he legally treated at least 37 people the legally prescribing medicine 19 times and stole the identity of another doctor to pull it off.>>> a former oklahoma city police officer plans to appeals his sentence. holtzclaw was convicted and found guilty of raping and victimizing eight women on his beat. florida arrested a man while trying to save his dog from a burning home. deputies say he ignored the firefighters who told him to stay away. them out. he was charged with disorderly conduct. his dogs were rescued. >>> close call for a woman in massachusetts when his taxi burst into flames. a quick thinking driver was able to get the viim to safety. >> reporter: that was the

showers near mecklenburg county in virginia, vance county, john >> that is your latest weather. savannah? >> al, thank you so much. >>> now, it is time for trending. >> here we go. bullfighting. extremely controversial. extremely dangerous. well, add a little more controversy. one matador is taking heat for juggling two tasks at once. his name? >> bob francisco rivera. >> one of the most famous matadors in spain. he's holding his daughter while fighting a bull. the instagram post garnered thousands of likes but also a lot of critical comments. investigating. francisco said this is part of his culture and his daughter couldn't be somewhere safer, other than his arms. he claims bullfighting is a family tradition. he posted this picture of him on his father's shoulders when his dad was a bullfighter. what do we think? >> outraged. francisco was gorged last year, nearly died. his father was gored to death. not the family history -- >> there are safer places. >> i know. i think you want to be culturally sensitive but there's just -- >> at home in the crib. >> animals are unpredictabl

orange, vance and warren on a that-hour delay. person county an hour late anunity meeting and shots were fired and one was killed. amber: we go back to chopper 11 h.d. live over the scene of a certifies accident. -- serious accident in wake county in the tkpwerpbgarner area. emergency crews are there. looks like a car may be in the median. take it easy. there are still slick spots. barbara: "good morning america" is next. make it a great day. >>> good morning, america. breaking overnight, that standoff in oregon turns deadly. a shoot-out erupts between the fbi and anti-government protesters. one of the leaders of the group killed. his supporters say the rancher was murdered with his hands in the air. our team on the scene right now. >>> he's out, donald trump now saying he won't show up to thursday's debate taking on fox >> this is a lightweight.

vance. >> yeah. fairfax county officials telling me today that tomorrow at noon is when they're going to open up the emergency operation center here within the county. they say they're coordinating at this hour with vdot so as to avoid what you saw many of you yesterday on the roads which was a treacherous commute. >> this mess many of you sat and sat in and fairfax county leads are trying to prevent this weekend. the county reminding residents. >> in virginia counties are not in charge of clearing roads and that's the responsibility of the state, and we appreciate your help with getting that message out to the community. >> reporter: they say vdot was not repaired last night. >> they seem to have been caught off guard maybe in their preparations for the larger -- for the larger event. >> it left police scrambling. >> it was chaos and we were overwhelmed. >> its leaders want you ready. >> please get prepared today if you're not already. >> that's echoed farther west by officials meeting in culpeper county today. th

vance and warren. so is mecklinburg county, virginia. john: two-hour is halifax, moore, northampton and weldon. for a complete list of closings barbara: crews worked yesterday to get parking lots and sidewalks cleared of ice and snow as schools were late. there is sanderson high covered with highs and this is how it is this morning. all the ice is phroutd but you see -- plowed but it is a little safer but there's still a little bit of ice and snow melt. wake county schools on a three-hour delay. so they begin at 10:20 and classes across the county in durham another snow day, classes closed today in durham. anthony wilson is in breaking news one. is your neighborhood any better? anthony: we are on urban street in durham and you are looking at why they are holding off because some of the roads that access they are working, we are told, to clean up some of the neighborhood streets. they made progress on about 15%. but when you are talking about driving up to a school or walking where the streets or sidewalks are not clear you have a potential hazard. we have seen evidence of some salt being put do

--zebulon vance. 3 in cherokee county...firefight ers spent much of the afternoon battling a massive house fire. fire.this is a look at the scene on hidden acres drive outside of gaffney.crews had to bring in extra help and water supplies...because the multi-story home sits at the end of the roadway.no word on what may have sparked the blaze...thankfully no one was hurt. 3 and in spartanburg county-- police are searching for the suspects accused in two separate hold-ups of restaurant delivery workers! workers!friday a marco's delivery woman after making a pizza delivery at kensington manor.the woman told officers a man approached her with a gun and demanded she give him all the money she had.reports state he also got away with the pizzas yet to be delivered.then saturday night...police say they were called to the prince hall apartments after a man delivering chinese food was held-up at gunpoint.they say the suspect also got away with the victim's money, food and a gallon of tea.spartanburg police have not yet said if they believe the cases are connected. 3 and out of greenville count

tribal jail for 72 hours. 3 3 the owner of a business in haywood county hopes surveillance video will help track down some thieves. alex vance says a man smashed the window of his tire shop along the smoky mountain expressway earlier this week. yesterday morning, someone from another business spotted the empty cash register. surveillance video shows the car the thieves were driving. ((stop)) 3 we know they're driving a 2- door honda civic, dark blue. and he was wearing a carharrt coat with a hoodie. businesses in the area are now stepping up security measures. if you have any information about this robbery, call the haywood county sheriff's office. 3 3 3 suspects are on the run and officers need your help tracking them down. in this morning's fugitive files, we are teaming up with the asheville police department. joining us is christina here. who are we starting with? first we are looking for ernest mcclain. a 40 year old male. he is 6 foot 7... 200 pounds. he is wanted for assault on a female. next we are looking for robert freeman. he's a 28 year old male... 5 foot 11... 210 pounds. he is wanted ff four counts of second de

they have 4 locations they call campsites across the county equipped with motor grades, salt, dirt and other machinery. the sites are in neeses, vance, bowman and orangeburg with operators on standby in the event of bad weather. harold young, the county administrator, says their top priority is always keeping everyone safe. "we go through a lot of different things that we've been through, we've dealt with tornadoes, floods, ice we're always on standby." young went on to say the office of emergency services will keep a close eye on conditions and open shelters in the event of inclement weather or major power outages. in ththnewsroom, billie jean shaw, wis news 10. 5 pictures of snow in the winter weather is impacting this weekend's nfc chamamonship game in charlotte. raycom's steve crump is in the queen city. this is not the center city charlotte that many had hoped for going into the n-f-l championship weekend. restaurants and bars were expected to be busy and full. we are definitely seeing how the snow and ice are impacting events and things connected to the game. today's outdoor pep rally was cancelled and the airport...virtually

david's in fairfax county tonight to explain why. david? ♪ ♪ >> vance doreen, you'd think with all of the noise behind me we're at the lead-up to some big game. would you believe it, this is the start of budget talks in fairfax county in in years past, the superintendent had to go into these talks with the anticipation of cuts. no one has asked her to make any cuts yet and she's starting with a different approach. she's not going to make any cuts to the school budget and she's getting a lot of support. they have a rally gathered and you've got teachers. you've got parents and students all in support of dr. karen garza's no-cuts budget. >> if they choose at this point, david, to continue to cut in their schools they'll be cutting their own future. they're going to be fleg electing their children and they'll be setting themselves up for all kinds of infrastructure problems in the future. >> for the past few years, steve greenberg has cut led the federation of teachers. >> our class size is so large that we don't have the ability to work with them individu

vance? >> thanks, chris. >>> a former judge in charles county, maryland, will appear in front of a judge on monday. his name is robert nalley. he's charged with one count of misconduct on the bench. federal officials are prosecuting nalley. they say he ordered a sheriff's deputy to use a stun device on a criminal defendant back in 2014. two months after that, nalley was kicked off the bench. he's now facing up to a year in prison and a $100,000 fine. through his lawyer, nalley declined to comment to news4. >>> a long-time protester who stationed herself outside the white house for more than 30 years died this week. now a small group of supporters and her lawyer are meeting on monday to decide what to do her protest signs and other belongings that were left behind in lafayette park. the protester who was known to everyone as connie, maintained a vigil against nuclear bombs and war. under u.s. park service rules, the protest site must have someone present there 24/7 or the belongings will be confiscated. >>> if you are old enough to remember being around on january 28th, 1986, you probably know exact

vance and warren on a john: person an hour late. mecklinburg will begin 10:00 a.m. no delays in wake county. you can tpaoeupbltd the list of delays right now at abc11.com. barbara: we will go to don schwenneker in the first alert storm center. looks like more meltoff. don: we are. we will have rain and that will help knock down the piles. on first alert doppler xp, the most powerful radar in the carolinas showing the showers right now working through roxboro and on into northwestern orange county and alamance toward graham. light to moderate rain. we throw that in motion and it is tracking east and has lost some intensity. i think we will see spotty showers around this morning. temperatures across the region in the 40's in that rain it is 42. 46 louisburg, 41 smithfield. 50. 52 52. 46 fayetteville. 49 now under cloudy skies, by lunchtime still a few showers mainly southeast and through the afternoon mostly cloudy skies and 48 degrees. another chance of showers tomorrow and then we have a great went. we will ta after a violent confrontation with the f.b.i. and state police. this was during a

>>jay: the owner of a haywood county business hopes surveillance video will track down thieves. alex vance says a man smashed the window of his tire shop along the smoky mountain express way earlier this week. yesterday morning, someone from another business spotted the empty cash register. surveillance video shows the car that the thieves were driving. >> they were driving a two-door was wearing a hoodie. >>jay: businesses in the area are stepping up security measures. if you have any information call the haywood county sheriff offense office. >>holly: you can help catch suspects running from the law in this morning's fugitive files we team up one last time with the public information officer christina holingsly, thank you so much for coming in. >> thank you. first we would like to find deondre jackson, 5-foot 11 and weighs 160 pounds. jackson is wanted for first degree burglary, breaking and entering a motor vehicle and larceny of a firearm. next we are looking for amanda urban, she is five foot five and 145 pounds. urban is wanted for driving on a revoked license and four counts of forg

light to moderate rainfall through granville and vance up into macklin bill -- macklin bill county. the day. 43 roxboro, 46 fayetteville. your first alert seven-day forecast, 48 with rain around often on. tomorrow a chance of showers and 48. friday 49. temperatures into the 60's by sunday. amber: it is a busy wednesday morning. give yourself plenty of time and take it easy. there are slick spots on the secondary roads where they are not getting any sun. there is no and ice cover on the secondaries. u.s. 64 an accident at 540 in the eastbound lane of 540 approaching the area. watch for a couple of accidents, 64 to 64 at new hope road and a vehicle fire on jones sausage barbara: the u.s. court of appeals is set to hear an argument on a government rare case. did commissioners violated the constitution when they had a prayer before the meeting. we will have the latest coming up today on eyewitness news. coming up on good morning america how you can make $1000 from the stuff that is hanging eyewitness news >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. oprah dropping 26 pounds and eating brea