so varina davis became sort of the preeminent hostess in washington and all that. and people loved her. and then she loved washington. to the end of her life said her happiest years were in washington. >> yeah. not a lot of people would say that today. >> i still love it but they -- so she wrote these interesting letters, as i say. >> yeah. >> then she has to go off to be the first lady of the confederacy, which is something she did not greatly enjoy. and as with mary lincoln she lost a child in that white house. the child fell off the roof and died. but she, you know, she did her duty. >> yeah. >> but she was always suspect. again, like mary lincoln was suspect for being from kentucky by the north, varina davis' grandfather had been governor of new jersey. so she was suspect by the south. and she was olive complected. she was never quite fair enough for the perfect southern belle. and so after he died, she thought -- and it was a difficult relationship. she moved to new york. and that was shocking, a scandal. the first lady of the confederacy going to the north. a

. >>> fuquay-varina's mayor will give his state of the town address tonight. talking about mayor john burn who says it's been a great year with positive activity from every facet of the town. burn will also spell out how town leadership is planning for growth and challenges that come. >>> firefighters are searching for a cause of fire that tore through a townhome complex. this was shortly before 11:30 last night. unit. five other nearby units had to be evacuated. no one was hurt. the red cross is helping the residents who were displaced. >>> four people now face charges in connection with a bank robbery in wendell. police have charged four people in connection with that robbery. the fourth person we understand is a 15 year old girl and has not been identified. officers say the armed suspects entered the k&s bank on wendell boulevard on february the 25thth and stole money from employees. no customers were inside at the time and no one was physically hurt. >>> police say they're investigation is progressing but they're not ready to release anymore information ab

the skies over fuquay-varina will be plenty colorful come memorial day weekend. >> it is kind of like wow! it takes your breath away. >> reporter: mayor john burns and others got a little taste of what it will be like as they kicked off a volunteer registration drive monday morning. >> it takes about 300 volunteers a day to put on a festival like this. so we have rallied our employees within the bank to help support and we are all looking for the community to help support. >> reporter: take a look. that support is starting to take shape along main street. >> i think it will just be fun. that is how we are seeing it. that is what i tell my staff. i mean it will be a fun time. >> reporter: edna expects a big bump in business because of giant balloons. the festival is expected to draw 80,000 people. that is a lot considering the population here is less than half that. you walk down the street. you know people. you see people. >> reporter: so what can you expect? access to the 25 ache are fleming loop recreational park should be easier than last year. it is just one venue instead of two.

let's take a look at fuquay- varina. you will run into an accident 401 in holly springs and one at sunset lake road and holly springs road. on the south sued of raleigh, things really starting to slow down. take a look at the drive times coming up. >>> the white house is adding raleigh to its tech hire initiative. the idea is to bring low skilled workers into the tech economy by matching employers with training programs. here in our area, nc state and wake tech will work alongside companies like ibm and capital broadcasting which owns wral in order to train workers n raleigh, the program plans to place 50 workers into jobs within the first year and 350 work ares by the year 2020. >>> in a match-up between man and machine, who wins? so far, it is machine n seoul, south korea, the artificially intelligent compute are defeated human champion in a the computer's win signifies a huge advancement in artificial intelligence. the human lost the first match but he has four more chances inform he wins in the best of five series, h

once you are on 401 leaving fuquay-varina up through raleigh, looks like a 19 minute drive. if you are taking 55 out of fuquay-varina on broad street heading out toward garner, or rather toward holly springs and apex, the right from 401 two us- 1 will take 17 minutes and on highway 50 coming from southern wake county, the far southern part, from 40 to 2 business 70, 21 minute drive. these roads are filling up quickly. we are seeing a delay, nothing unusual for this time of day. if you typically take those roads, looks like a pretty typical morning in terms of travel times. elsewhere around the triangle looks okay. 540 westbound slowing down in some spots as is 440 westbound from around the new bern avenue area, wade avenue. zone, 440 out to the us-1 interchange. let's zoom into the capital boulevard wade avenue area. we still have delays from an earlier accident on inbound capital around weight. they have eased up a little bit but we will still run into a backup from 440 down toward wade avenue this morning. beyond that the trip into downtown raleigh looks just fine. checkin

from now until 6:30 p.m., swing by fidelity bank in fuquay- varina on south main street. you can learn about all sorts of volunteer opportunities at the wral freedom balloon fest and check out some of the hot air balloons on display. the balloon fest honors the service of our country's military families. >>> he was exonerated after spending 20 years in prison. >> 12 years after he was freed, darryl hunt has died. >>> that may be the bengals but they did not write it. >> they did not. >> that is a simon and garfunkel song. >> they did a cover of that sometime in the 80s. we had "manic monday" earlier, and, you know, a good band. there. temperature wise. yesterday we had a round of thunderstorms, probably going to see that again today, too. let's start off with radar at 4:15, most of the ring over at that point but lifting away from us we have a sprinkle that popped up in the 6:00 hour around franklin county. it is dry now, clouds are starting to thin in the couple of spots but it is so pretty great. how much rain did we see yesterday with thunderstorms? rdu was the big win

fuquay-varina and wendell. three in raleigh including this county board of elections office downtown. you can vote early through march 12. we have all the information on our website at abc11.com/govote. live in raleigh, gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. barbara: vote 2016 drunk reuniting with megan kelly in a fox debate tonight. how will they interact? candidates doing to try to says he is considering flying in space again calling it be a important mission. barbara: shaw university will head football coach at 10:30 in the president's conference room replacing the coach who was let go after four seasons. they had a 1-9 record in his final season. from nuclear to cuba. john: how long a nonstop flight to the island nation would take and how soon it could be a reality. caitlin: by now you have seen this incredible surveillance video to show you as masked men ransack a gun shop in texas. we will tell you about the break in the case. that is coming up. but now we check in with don. anchor: we have dry conditi

nancy reagan's two children will be among the speakers at the former first lady's fuquay-varina today in california. abc will have coverage of the service starting at 2:00. you can watch streaming on abc11 and online. bernie sanders is bringing his campaign to raleigh today. the democratic presidential candidate will hold a rally at the duke energy center for performing arts. barbara: wake county shopper hit with a citation and criticism from parents after leaving her child in her vehicle. mooresville police were called there before noon wednesday and that is when concerned shoppers noticed an unfanatic screaming in a vehicle in the parking lot. they broke the window to remove the mother was shopping at the time and receivers cited for leaving an untappeded child in a motor vehicle. it was posted on a facebook group and has been shard hundreds of times. barbara: authorities in brunswick county are investigating a fire that killed a 16 polled girl. the house was considered a total loss. autopsy on the child is scheduled for today. los angeles firefighters on the scene of this blaze at

the two were dating and had a young child when she was shot and killed in her fuquay-varina home. >>> a girl says two men duct taped her to a chair without clothes and sexually assaulted her. that street since last january. there's no connection to the break-ins yet. >>> coming up, woo el tell you the gun theft numbers and where the weapons seem to be ending up. >> plus, we've got several local teams in the acc tourney in washington, d.c. we'll tell you about our coverage of the event and what teams are now gearing up for hoop action this afternoon. customerin'? >> we're off to a mild start to the day. 51 in sanford. we're on our way to the 70s today. we'll let you know what's in and the at devry university's college of business, we're looking for the go-getters. so if you want to learn what's been business-world tested today, and make an impact tomorrow, you're our kind of different. devry university's college of business. your body is a finely tuned instrument. diarrhea can throw it out of rhythm. imodium multi symptom relief combines two powerful ingredients to relieve diarrhea fas

. >>> extra police officers will greet students at fuquay-varina officials learned about a student reportedly making threats to two other students. authorities say there's no danger to anyone and no threat to the school. >>> the development of environmental quality held a public meeting in person county last night. at least 13 families there receiving bottled water after concerns nearby coal ash ponds contaminated tap water. the focus and what order the deq should close the ponds -- that didn't stop residents from speaking out >> i worry about, if i brush my teeth don't open my mouth. >> you believe the water in the wells close to the facilities are safe? >> yes, the water in these private wells are similar to public well water across the nation. >> the department of health and human services originally sent out that letter warning certain residents to not drink the water. saying the water was safe but people still remain skeptical. >>> today's a big day for college basketball fans. even bigger day for fans of local teams. tar heels will face florida gulf coast tonight. tipoff 7:20. the tar h

. >>> today extra police officers will greet students at fuquay- varina high school after school officials learned about a student reportedly making tourette's to two other -- making threats to two other students but officials say there was no actual danger to anyone and no threat to the school. >>> to an update on the coal ash clean-up, the department of public meeting in person county last night. at least 13 families there are receiving bottled water after concerns nearby coal ash ponds contaminated the tap water. the focus on how and in what order the deq should close the ponds but that didn't stop residents from speaking out. >> you are constantly workweek about if i brush my team don't open my mouth. >> you believe that the water in the wells close to the facilities are safe? >> yes. the water in these private wells are similar to public well water across the nation. >> the department of health and human services originally sent out that letter warning certain residents to not drink the water. last week they reversed course though saying the water was safe but people remain skeptical.

mayor john burns said it's been a great year with lots of positive activity from every face of fuquay-varina, and the growth and challenges that come with all the changes. >>> after a busy weekend this morning, presidential candidates are focused on michigan tomorrow. >> tracy potts is in washington with more on the what numbers are looking like in michigan. hi, tracy. >> reporter: hi, renee and bill. good morning. good morning, everyone. the republicans are already very much focused on florida. that primary coming up next week, it's winner take all, but first up, michigan tomorrow with voters focused on water, and jobs. >> i voted to save the auto industry. he voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry. >> auto jobs, and the flint tomorrow's michigan primary. >> people are not paying a water bill for poisoned water. >> reporter: both democrats want michigan's governor to resign. our nbc merit poll shows hillary clinton with a 17 point lead there and far ahead in the delegate count last weekend. trump's topping polls in michigan. he's already targeting florida. marco rubi

abc11 first alert weather app and thank you to the kids at willow springs elementary south of fuquay-varina. i was there yesterday morning and talked to them. they sent a t-shirt and cup full of candy and it is not as full as yesterday but i brought some back. thank you to them. it was a great visit. john: thank you. amber: i'm going back to school this week. it is friday and we have a couple of issues. we saw some of the showers pals through so you may see some wet roads but we are drying out. we have had this issue ongoing. this is orange county. it is u.s. 70 getting on to 85 northbound and that tractor-trailer slid a little i don't think anybody was hurt but it is stuck in the mud there. cars are getting by but it is something to keep your eyes peeled for. wet roads can be tricky. we have a couple other issues on the mapping system especially around the raleigh area. the showers have been pushing off to the east and they were around 95 when we went on the air and they are now slowly starting to move out. this is capital boulevard an accident at huntley drive and into downtown raleigh at

the board doesn't believe nip >> we have the use of food strucks in fuquay varina. and some businesses felt they were losing business. >> it as video that has since gone viral. this is a punch happening. it is near the beginning of the rally. while donald trump was speaking. the person who was sucker punched spoke to nate rogers. >> what did he tell you about the incident. >> reporter: well rakim jones was one of the first protestors kicked out. jones and he a a group of diverse of friends. they went to the rally to observe. but this you tube video showed what happened as he was being he is courted out. he talked up a couple of stairs and struck by a trump supporter. forced to the ground by sheriff's deputies once at the top of the stairs. >> i was more pissed off with the police than anything. you all did this to me. and he hit me. i am so pissed off with them. but of course, someone put their hands on me. and they couldn't wait -- it way. >> the sheriff's office charged john mcraw of lynn den, north carolina with assault, battery and and misconduct. coming up toni

. >>> the mayor of fuquay-varina will give his state of the town address tonight, mayor john burns says it has been a great year with lots of positive activity in just about every facet of the town. he will also spell out how town leadership is planning for growth and the challenges that come with the changes. >>> today wake county commissioners consider a proposal to hold property tax evaluations more often. right now assessors determine your home worth every eight years. under a new proposal that would change to every four years. this will help ease sticker shocks for residents to see tax rates increase significantly after the eight year evaluations. wake county just had the reevaluation this past year. if passed, they will vote on it at the march 21 meeting which will give residents a chance to weigh in. >>> attorneys for army sergeant, beau bergdahl, want they're concerned that his comments about him could impact his right to a fair trial. last month he called bergdahl, quote, a no good trader who set --should have been executed. who is charged with desertion after leaving his post

. >>> the mayor of fuquay-varina will give his state of the town address tonight, mayor john burns says it has been a great year with lots of positive activity in just about every facet of the town. you'll also spell out how town leadership is planning for growth and the challenges that come with the changes. >>> today wake county commissioners consider a proposal to hold property taxes valuations more often. right now assessors determine your homework done for -- every eight years. under a new proposal that would change to every four years. this will help ease sticker shocks for residents to see tax rates increase significantly evaluations. wake county just had the reevaluation this past year. if passed, they will vote on it at the march 21 meeting which will give residents a chance to weigh in. >>> attorneys for army sergeant, beau bergdahl, want to meet with donald trump. they're concerned that his comments about his trial could impact his right to a fair trial. last month he called bergdahl, quote, a no good trader who set up and executed. who is charged with desertion after leaving

today from 7:00 to 6:30 tonight at the bank in fuquay-varina, you can learn about all kinds of opportunities at the freedom balloon fest and check out the balloons on display. it honors the service of our military families. even may 27 through the 30th. >>> 7:13. if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all >>> i'm looking for my extra hour of sleep. where did it go? >> then we are going to be looking for sunshine after that. we are getting greedy, aren't we? >> i think so. we get it back in the fall, but it hurts a little. give us time to transition in this week. >> it is our first monday. >> plus, we lose that hour of daylight in the morning. it gets lig

. >>> fidelity bank is the swing by fidelity bank on south main street in fuquay-varina to learn about volunteer opportunities for the balloon fest which begins may 27, country's military families. if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make political revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all and not just the powerful few. >>> this morning on "today's we've got more music from one of the biggest bands on the planet. >>> then you're invited to another big fat greek wedding. we'll catch up with the cast of the new film. >>> we're going to spring forward for the hottest sty season. >>> all that and more coming up next. >> announcer: nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie g