and win it and get a chance to celebrate and be with my team is fantastic. >> this was the only group that had not done that. it was special. >> it has been a long four years. having all the negative media with the allegations and other stuff going on. he had to take more of it than a lot of us did you. we took a lot of it, too, but he took a lot more than we did. >> a defensive grind, but it is the heels who defended harder and that up in the biggest spots. part of the postseason makeover has been a transformation of joel and isaiah. once complementry guys, they are playing like certified killers. berry especially, who was named

>> i am just trying to do what i have to do to help the team win weather it is playing the defense or hitting the big shot. >> the eight year championship drought has ended. for the 18th time, the tar heels are on top of the acc. now their eyes on a bigger prize. >> we won this and we will celebrate, but we have more to come. anthony: to vote 2016 now. donald trump using a new tactic asking officers to arrest , protesters. he argued that fear may put a disruption to his rallies. a protester charged the stage at a donald trump rally in ohio. meanwhile, he blames bernie sanders supporters for trial at trouble at his rallies. there is no indication the sanders camp is trying to undermine the republican

presidential candidate picking up more delegates. hillary clinton wo added five superdelegates to her count. marco rubio won in washington , d.c., picking up 10 delegates. ted cruz won in wyoming. the texas senator won nine of the delegates up for grabs. 12hour presidential primary is on tuesday, one of five contest that day. polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. early voting is now over, but thousands of voters have already cast their vote, many of them without a photo id. including senator richard burr. senator burr cast a divisional ballot and explain why he cannot show his id. according to a spokesperson, the senator lost its but he got a new license in the interim. a change to the voter id law allows people without ids to cast a provisional ballot if

impediment. 600 voters have taken advantage of that exception so far. with the primary just two days away, that means a last-minute push for candidates in our area. his wife today and tomorrow at winston-salem international. chelsea clinton making a stop in raleigh today. her mother and bernie sanders will be in charlotte tomorrow night. ted cruz visits fayetteville tomorrow and donald trump will be in hickory. a community coming together in memory of a man killed by raleigh police. the concert was held last night in hopes of helping the community heal hours after shocking new claims by the man's family. she and her attorneys released a new twist in their independent investigation. >> what we can say is there was a shot from the back to the

, there were other shots. anthony: according to raleigh police, he was shot four times while the officer was right to issue an arrest warrant. the preliminary all caps to report shows he was shot in the chest, both arms, and right shoulder. raleigh police says the officer was acting in self-defense. runners are getting ready for race day today including several members of our news team. this is what they have been training for. the tobacco road marathon and half marathon. caitlin and steve both getting prepared to hit the pavement. still smiling, pulling double duty. a little music this morning. caitlin: good morning. having a little bit of a hard

the music pumping right now getting everybody for the race. it starts at 8:00 this morning. we have two gentlemen standing by here. they are racing royalty. you will be tired when you hear what they have accomplished in their racing careers. how many races have you won. >> 131635. caitlin: that i just year that right? >> i did. caitlin: how is that possible? >> because i real old. caitlin: and you are really in shape i would say. >> that is ok. caitlin: what makes you do these. >> it is fun. upbeat people. great to be out running. my friend matthew here, i am out here to honor him. caitlin: 1600.

today will be his 300th marathon. when did you get started running? >> 2010. caitlin: what made you want to do marathons? what makes you want to do 300? >> just started and kept going. i did one and one lead to another. caitlin: any advice for me? >> don't quit. caitlin: i will think of you while i am running. if i am thinking of quitting, i will think of these two. thank you, gentlemen.good luck to both of you today . 1600, 300, wow. unbelievable. so many great stories of people and why they are running today. all the proceeds go to charity, and it is a blast. we are looking forward to it.

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good news is it is down to the south and onto the west. right now, not impacting our area. clouds are increasing. we will see a lot of it across central north carolina. quite a bit of rain to the mountains. you will see fayetteville not too bad. let's take you through the hour-by-hour forecast. 60's to start. range is going up quite a bit by the afternoon. we will top out in the 70's. another mile forecast day. we will be cooling down in the days ahead. we will let you know when coming up in just a bit. anthony: in other news this morning, we were telling you about a manhunt for a second escaped inmate. that story is coming up. right now, a story we told you about yesterday morning. raleigh police say a shooting on north raleigh boulevard was part

officers say wilson was shot during a break in and was taken to the hospital. police are still looking for the suspect this morning. police looking to make an arrest in a shooting. they got a call just before 2:00 yesterday afternoon. shots fired. the victim was taken to the the hospital is expected to recover. a tragic accident on the waters of the hudson river. a tugboat crashed into a barge. what we are learning about the

we will let you anthony: the manhunt for the second escaped inmate in new mexico is now over. lionel surrendered without a fight. officers say uniformed officers were still waiting for a tactical unit to arrive when he suddenly came out. the other convict was called governor andrew cuomo calls it a

details now about a crash in the iditarod race. one dog was killed and three others injured. the mushers were not hurt. him man was accused of passing his snowmobile into them after a night of drinking. he is now held onto gustavus ultima reckless endangerment -- creeks and rivers continue to rise as torrential rain continues. 24 in louisiana. downpours affecting texas to tennessee. bridges were washed out and residents are fleeing from their homes. emergency crews had to rescue people by boat. the national guard was called in. at least three people died in louisiana alone. we do feel for the folks affected by the awful weather. liz: my brother was in louisiana and they had 24 inches.

we will see some rain this afternoon. a pretty nice stretch without it for quite some time, so it is about time. our active weather days are today and tomorrow. we will see showers this afternoon. tomorrow, a few storms through the area. our rain chances rise in the afternoon. the area of low pressure spinning toward us monday. it could bring us some strong weather with powerful winds and heavy rainfall. let's take you right now to the first alert doppler xp. just south of sampson county this morning, but luckily we have not seen it here. clouds will increase throughout the morning. we are quite as much clout cover, but back to raleigh now to the north and east, we see

to the west mountain areas, we have a lot more moisture and rain heading to the area. a broad area of pressure causing the trouble this morning. we have not seen any major delays at any of our big airports this morning. if you are planning on traveling, it should be fine. winds very calm at the moment. if you forgot to change the clocks, make sure to do it this morning. 60 right now as we go to erwin. 63 in fayetteville. all of us seeing very mild temperatures to start. this afternoon, 70's and the forecast. 73 and raleigh. 76 in fayetteville. this morning, could be a few rakes in clouds off and on but this afternoon, we will be mostly cloudy with showers

consuming into the evening an afternoon hours. 50's overnight tonight. average temperatures, 39. we have been spoiled by the mild weather. some showers by the afternoon. many of you to the west will likely be seeing sprinkles in place by heavier downpours that's followed by heavier downpours from time to time. i think the stronger weather will be tomorrow rather than today area a few isolated showers and storms off and on as well. in terms of tomorrow, an area of low pressure on florida. we will watch as we could see some active weather tomorrow. looks like it could be a more active data and what we will see today. you can see the rain chance

a great day tuesday to go out and vote. record temperatures on wednesday. some of us could be in the mid to upper 80's. cooler weather, a little bit more normal for this time of year. anthony: it is great this time of year. liz: i love it. anthony: a local teacher putting a spin on for her special needs students. the magical out of classroom experience she has planned that

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anthony: a teacher in roanoke rapids is redefining the special-needs classroom. she says her exceptional kids learn experiences. they will go to disney on all-expenses-paid trip thanks to their teacher and support from the community. >> a lot of things are different in the classroom. she teaches exceptional students. these kids are in her class from kindergarten. she teaches them through experience. >> i want them to see it and

>> years ago, she decided to start a special fundraising campaign. to take her kids on an all expense paid trip in disney world. after years of barbecue dinners and sales, they raised $15,000 to send them. >> mickey mouse. >> who is the other one? >> minnie. >> it is days away and she is still teaching. >> we have been pulling out each ride so the kids get an idea of what it looks like. >> you can see in their smiles, these kids are something special. >> i just like to see the excitement on their faces.

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announcer: stay connected with abc 11 on facebook and twitter. now, abc 11 eyewitness news continues. anthony: welcome back on this sunday, march 13. 62 degrees at 7:30 a.m. caitlin getting ready to run the tobacco road marathon. we will check in with her in just a bit. steve is there also. liz: the weather will be fine. where wishing them all good luck. right now, a mild start. 62 in chapel hill. 59 in irwin, a little cooler. it will be a mild day yet again. temperatures will warm up into the 70's again this afternoon. we will see arising rain chances, even a slight thunderstorm possible. we will talk about the timing of that and what you can expect in your work week coming up in a

anthony: thank you. now to the blame game on the campaign trail. who is responsible for the violence at donald trump

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go to abc11.com for your complete voter guide. knew this morning a large brush , fire getting out of hand. you are looking at the road near south 40. some homes were on fire. the barn was damaged. it is not clear exactly how the fire started. a three car crash sent a people to a hospital on u.s. 1 in pine bluff. several rescue crews were called to the scene but there were no life-threatening injuries. no word yet on what caused the crash. redemption for carolina as the tar heels climbed to the top. their title since 2008. firsteven though it is spring break there is no shortage of , excitement in chapel hill. loyal fans packing bars wearing their carolina blues. here is what they have to say

>> they will have to rebound and hope the turnover is better. >> it is amazing because a lot of people doubted us a lot this year. they were able to bring it together at home it out. >> the way we played the last couple of games, we could be unstoppable. anthony: the final score of this game, carolina 61-57. mark armstrong is full highlights coming up in our next half hour. downtown raleigh seeing green in this weekend. some people ringing in st. patrick's day a few days early. we hope to have a nice day for the race today. . liz: we see got over this

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liz: good morning to you. another mile to start out there but we are seeing cloudy skies. 61 degrees. winds calm at the moment. this afternoon, some changes. we will see showers moved to wordpress through the afternoon and evening today and tomorrow. a lot of that right now back out over the west. st. louis and cincinnati and tennessee seeing some flooding conditions. currently, not seeing any of

63, southern pines. mid to upper 50's for smithfield and wilson. through the day, a big race today. you'll notice temperatures heading outup. we have more changes in store, including a cool down. i will let you know when it arrives coming up in a full forecast. anthony: the downtown raleigh was to irish cheer on fayetteville street for the st. patrick's day parade. call it a crowd pleaser. this annual celebration worn by where green is worn by most people watching the parade. why? >> st. patrick's day. anthony: technically, that day arrives next week according to the calendar, but the parade rolls the weekend before. downtown traffic is not much of a factor.

and this. it is a day when everybody is irish regardless of where you were born, right guys? >> yes. anthony: it is also a potential booster for vendors. he brought his crab cake business from pennsylvania to raleigh. not only does he see virtual dollar signs. >> we're setting up a southern division out of hillsboro, north carolina. anthony: local food vendors know the score. their mission when driving here for the parade. >> this allows us to get out to the people. all-natural, all organic products. we want the people of the community to get a taste of that. anthony: that was the happy sights and sounds really amplify that filled in downtown on a festive saturday really amplifying the message.

anthony: to one and all. they are celebrating st. patrick's day in a big way in the windy city this weekend. crowds lined the chicago river yesterday watching it as it was organizers say it is environmentally friendly.

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a south african team found the debris in september and took it home. a different piece was found last week also in mozambique. nissan recalls electric cars in 47,000 u.s. and canada possibly with a brake malfunction. the problem is centered on a relay system inside the car's electronic brake booster. very cold temperatures can cause folding companies trying -- company is trying to figure

you have to admire those guys. liz: i would never be able to do that. today, some of your windows might get a natural watching. some rain possible today and tomorrow. rain chances will continue tomorrow afternoon. a chance of showers and storms and cloud cover will linger through monday. we will warm up to the 80's early next week. if you have enjoyed these warm temperatures, do not worry, it is not over yet. we will see some rain back out to the northwest. i really think the majority of the rain will be in this afternoon. starting to see some of that rain. in tennessee, have events of rainfall prompting flash flood watches. as we widen our picture, you would see the rain moving to the north.

inundated the south with more than two feet of rain in some areas over the past five or six days. luckily, it is now finally pushing off away from them so they can dry out just a little bit. it has been devastating there. temperatures mile across the center of the country . cooler out west. 61 memphis. 66 atlanta. 63 on the ground at rdu. 60 in oxford. 61 in siler city. the mile temperatures you see will continue into the afternoon. later this afternoon, we will see mostly cloud cover. 62. winds pretty light around two miles from our. this afternoon, that is when the changes come. a little cooler than yesterday. 76 in fayetteville. still way above the average of 52.

cloud cover 50's out there for our northern sections. 60's for fayetteville, clinton, raeford. we should be seeing showers start to fill on in and move up to the northeast. the western area will see the rain first. you will see pockets of heavy rainfall and isolated thunderstorms possible this afternoon as well. overnight, we could see a bit of a shower or two. we may get a lull for a few hours before it ramps up again tomorrow. we could be seeing strong storms move through before we get to tuesday morning. bringing the showers there to portions of the midwest. on monday, it will change our flow pattern around here and also, our rain chances.

just in time for voting day. get out and vote. the weather will not be in your way. sunshine will continue through wednesday and part of the day on thursday. you will lingering into the weekend. cannot rule out a chance of a stray showers saturday and sunday. we will let you know. anthony: some north carolina cities making a name for themselves. we will tell you where fortune magazine says are the best under the radar. >> it was a busy day in chapel hill loaded with high school

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>> now, abc 11 eyewitness news sports. >> the north carolina basketball team staying busy winning a championship. state finals. title. charlotte catholic trying to play the spoiler. fire and ice doing the damage. that is corey gansler knocking down the smooth jumper.

, lane and the finish. they led by 19 one point, but charlotte catholic never went away. a three for the tie. charlotte catholic out front by three on free throws. six seconds left on the clock. kyle gansler going for it but cannot get it to go. 49-46. still a great season for them. crazy finish in the 3a game. sanford's justin king is called for the carry. replays show it was probably the correct call. the basketball and hoop. daniel spencer putting jr up by a point. sanford would get another look, but king cannot hit. two rebounds, but the ball cannot go down.

rebound. it gets a little ugly. that is a scuffle for the ball and extra aggression after the whistle. a guy comes out of the stands and throws a punch and lands against gray, a jr player. robinson ends up taking the title in 3a 59-54, but an ugly scene at the end. northbrook and northwest guilford in the 4a girls final. millbrook trailed by five at the half. she knocks down the three, part of a 10-0 run. guilford reclaiming the lead in the fourth. the three ball. the final 3.5 seconds, drama here. bass trying to tie it with a free throw, but she misses. there for the hoop. they get the win. millbrook 46-45.

heading to n.c. state. she talked about the game-winning play. >> i just shot. i honestly was not thinking about it at the time. it was in slow motion. happening. >> back to the guys, voyager academy winning their first ever state championship in school history powering past winston-salem prep 69-56. congratulations to all the state champions. hockey. it is the good thing the hurricanes have such a young group. for a fourth straight time, the game is played in overtime as they battle for a playoff spot. yesterday, it was carolina visiting buffalo for a rare saturday matt matinee. jeff skinner doing most of the

goalie goes down also. 1-0 canes. riley nash setting up victor rask. he goes backhand here. we are tied at 2-2. fourth game in a row it is overtime as the clock is winding down. jack eichel, 22nd goal of the year. 3-2 the final. canes now move on to face washington on today is selection tuesday. sunday. one of the best days of the year. we will find out if the tar heels and blue devils continue on in the ncaa tournament. back to you. anthony: new video. is a people supposed to be keeping your back safe helping themselves to what is inside. package and was at orlando international airport combine the carousel after they got a laptop. this is not the first time. in 2014, police say package

electronics and jewelry and close. -- clothes. >> if you travel with expensive luggage, it is probably the one piece of luggage that will be targeted more than anything else. the chance of you being targeted goes up dramatically. anthony: taking a photo of your bag with your contents there so you can prove what is inside if you have to. call police and file a report right away. two north carolina cities making fortunes magazine's best under the radar. asheville ranked among the 10 cities. the magazine calls asheville the epicenter of southern towns with great craft brewery. the burger restaurant chain

mark wahlberg. he has announced plans to open 30 new restaurants, including a location in charlotte and several in southern carolina. no word yet on exact locations. mark wahlberg established the restaurants with his brother. a businessman's original covers what others have tried and failed, bringing successful food markets to downtown. the vacant building here will be a local food and market. the company's was possible for restaurants and bars in raleigh. the district was once home to -- they are targeting a spring 2017 opening-day. now is your chance to get in on the remake of a classic movie. if you have a really old car, producers are looking for you. the movie is set to be filled

high hampton and country club have confirmed the movie will be shot in part on campus. the company is searching for cars made between 1950 and 1975. outside, when we have? liz: clouds and showers this afternoon. : whether on thursday with the sun and must cooler next weekend. anthony: think you for watching. -- thank you for watching. good morning america's next. we will see you here in the next

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