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joel? joel: we can't wait for the weekend. thank you. people just can't stop liking this story on our abc 11 facebook page. more than 8000 people have given the thumbs up to our story about a durham police officer who delivered a space heater to an 80-year-old woman using a stove tim, you just arrived there. have you had a chance to speak with this woman? reporter: i did. she is so thankful. she says this officer saved her life. this is the home behind me were the officer came and checked on this woman. he went above and beyond his responsibilities during the ice storm this week. he was called to the home to check on the elderly woman and when he saw she was heating her home with an oven, that's when he bought her a space heater. the officer is getting a lot of love on our abc 11 facebook page, 8000 likes an almost 1000 shares. people have really liked this story. many are thinking him for his service and his love and concern for this woman. you are going to hear from her coming up at 5:00. for now, live in durham, abc 11 eyewitness news

joel: new developments. she is 106 years old, but she is anna: joel: a judge is expected to decide whether a lawsuit brought by families of the victims can go forward against companies that make the ar-15 rifle used in the attack. adam lanza shot and killed 20 since the protection of offer -- of lawful commerce past, nearly every case against the gunmakers has been dismissed. have you seen this? dancing at the white house. >> virginia mcfarland? >> high! -- hi! president obama: you want to say hello to michelle? >>! yeah! president obama: she's 106. michelle: you are not. anna: she told the first couple she is at the white house to celebrate black history month. at 106, she is a bit of black history yourself. she said she never thought she would live to see a black president. she says that she has prayed for president obama every day since he was elected. joel: still ahead, a whistleblower at thev.a.v -- at the v.a. anna: the emotional toll it took is depression more than sadness? it's a tangle of multiple s

joel: 1200 jobs are being cut. they are laying off 700 employees. 500 and 50 workers -- the cut scum because they reduce demand for trucks. officials say they think they layoffs will be temporary. they have cut 900 jobs last month. anna: a confederate flag will courthouse on march 4 on confederate flag debris to several people argued that flying the flag honors their ancestor's sacrifice but no action was taken say no new proclamation was signed and that means the flag will not fly. joel: the news never stops here. there are plenty of breaking stories at the top of the hour. >> happening now, storm aftermath, flash flooding, one home taking the brunt of the storm. >> i have never seen wind and rain that strong. >> when gus so strong they blew this truck off the bridge. >> guilty verdict. a raleigh mother murdered. reporter: terror attacks. the airline explosion in somali get. tisha: there is a lot happening now 5:00. steve: we have new video of tornado damage, and funeral arrangements finalized for antonin scalia.

joel: a new tax on labor. tim has more with how customers kim: the people who feel a car are the ones that are going to feel the impact. they are going to see a sales tax on labor. auto mechanics have said they have been trying to get the word out. it may not be a significant increase, but on larger repairs, there could be an increase of $15 in their total bill. mechanics tell us they are not happy about this. >> i just do not think we need another tax. people are still struggling just to get by, and we talked to people every day who have to look at every dollar they spend. tim: this includes detailing and revenue is expected to be supporters say the money will go towards local schools and economical covering projects in rural areas. anna: we are going to have to thank you. and it is that bernstein this season a local hospital put out greg barnes is live. who does this restriction apply to? greg: right now, just to children under 12, but they tell me that the flu outbreak so far has not been that bad but that

joel: we dodged a bullet. that is how workers describe escaping this, where they were when it happened and a look at the damage. >> suspect still on the run, his face in a database of wanted men. the latest on the search ahead. joel: let's take a look outside. this is video from just a few minutes ago. when it was coming down out there. pouring snow flurries. luckily it is 40 degrees. steve: today is your lucky day. woman: (surprised) oh, my goodness mark: you've just won - a thousand dollars! woman: that's amazing! that's amazing! (shrieks) woman: ok, nice job. mark, way better than yesterday. maria, that delivery felt a little forced. and steve, steve: yeah? woman: i am still missing that raw emotion. woman: pretty awesome for a tuesday, but tomorrow is hump day, so let's really bring it! lucky for life. win a thousand dollars a day, joel: the pleas for a killer to turn himself in have gone unanswered. it has been 24 hours since police announced sure rod stewart is a wanted man. back with the family's new co

joel: right. "strange fruit is the billie some lynching photos, and i went back to telling comics. mile stories were not working. i ran across a story of box brown, a slave who mailed himself to escape to freedom. as i found that story, people told me other ones. and with "tales of the talented tenth" i wanted to tell one story, and then do another person' s story. one was about a black woman who wrote a motorcycle across the united states in the 1930' s and the 1940' s. karen: and "tales of the talented tenth" is a phrase -- joel: about the 10% of the population that would be the intellectual to rise up and leave the community, which was in contrast to the atlanta enterprise -- that we would be laborers. it' s it we also need intellectuals. it is an interesting argument. anyone looking to change that in those books as well. karen: what was it like for you researching these stories -- and when you find out the information, there was a phrase about black history lost, stolen , and free -- what was

joel: hello, again, everyone. i am joel brown permit anna: -- joel brown. anna: and i am anna laurel. >> joel and anna, their loved ones served the country. the family members were expecting a proper military funeral, but instead, they are wondering how long it will take to bury their loved ones at a local cemetery. inside a funeral home in goldsboro, the flag-draped sergeant bergeron's family is stuck in bureaucracy as they wait to bury this world war ii veteran. to>> to have to stand in line to be buried is a little bit much. >> down the road, nine urns are waiting for their turn to be buried. this woman's father died last month. >> in korea he was a combat veteran. >> he wanted his final resting place to be the veterans cemetery in goldsboro. however, his daughter still can't bury him. in november, governor mccrory dedicated this 60 acre cemetery, but it is still not open. insured that they would get a proper burial. i have a friend who is waiting to be placed here and the family is still waiting for closure. >> the state director of veterans affairs --

joel: thank you. we have learned that teenage driver pulled out in front of it or am sheriff's deputy, causing this crash, the cars collided. deputy smith's were to avoid the crash, but was unsuccessful. the deputy and the 17 year old, lauren hill, were taken to the anna: we went back to the brewpub and raleigh today one week after a water main break a caused the wall to collapse. the owner says the damage is worse than he thought, and now he is not sure the popular business will ever reopen. this is video we shot today at the pub. if repairs can be made, it will take up to six months. the owner says that no one can help the business celebrate its seventh birthday at the end of the month. we should know more and the next few days and will keep you posted. happening now, the sentencing hearing for trayvon smith. the jury found him guilty tuesday of killing huggins at jones inside her raleigh apartment in 2013. her eight-year-old daughter found her mother's body. they spent time trying to get she talked

joel: thank you. the naacp firing back today over the congressional maps drawn up by republicans last week get they are calling the maps unconstitutional, asking the federal court to refuse them. reporter: blasting the new map strong up by republicans, calling on the court to step in. this was for the june 7 primary. over the last couple of months, something similar happened in virginia. republicans say it is in the state constitution, but lawmakers draw the line. republicans last night passes constitutional muster. the naacp was arguing they were drawn using political data, and that is also illegal, pointing out that map already found out to be unconstitutional were used in it two elections. >> we have serious reservations about these. it should be deeply concerning to everyone in north carolina, every north carolinian, that we have had two elections already held in this state where state legislators and the united states congress who have used districts that look unconstitutionally constituted. say

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joel: thank you. now to the from our three newsrooms. including a railroad crossing causing traffic trouble. anna: a pedestrian hit while crossing the street. let's start in the raleigh newsroom with traffic causing crews are going to build a new railroad bridge. corey rodriguez says the impact -- shows us the infected is having in the community. cory: they started working on the railroad last weekend. it is continuing this week. that means traffic delays. crews are improving the railroad crossing and tracks. they're closing intersections. that means you will experience congestion. >> they don't even realize it is closed. they have to come all the way up to the end of the street and then come back around. that is a problem. corey: expect minor delays along routes 1, 2, and four. if you are coming from the west, south or north, you should take keary parkway or maynard road. if you're coming from the east, he should follow chapel hill road or east chatham road to maynard road. some drivers say the outco

joel: see you then, steve. "star wars: episode viii" has the walt disney company says the sequel will follow jj abrams' ochs office smash "the force awakens." we are finding out that benicio del toro and laura dern are joining the cast as well. anna: the announcement about the filling of the new movie looked like a trailer in and of itself. rey was talking to luke skywalker on a deserted island. an historic home of inflames. -- up in flames. you have got to look at this video after the break. joel: and north carolina's embattled multimillionaires. pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it differently. and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. when we breathe in allergens our bodies react by over producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. most allergy pills only control one substance. flonase controls six. and six is greater than one. complete allergy relief or incomplete. let your eyes decide. joel: it appears to be accidental. anna:

joel: neighborhoods looking out for each other. a second police department is now joining the investigation into a cab drivers murder. they share with eyewitness news that one of the suspects is the same manner that targeted him last year. gloria rodriguez shares of your that is spreading as the investigation continues. gloria: today, candles and flowers sit outside the government of the -- the apartment of the taxi driver, now dead. >> he looked like a very kind person. gloria: the driver for amigo taxi was going down while on duty in raleigh early monday morning. fellow employees say he was responding to a call for pickup police are still not commenting on motive. two people have been charged in connection with his murder. the latest, 2 2year-old conrad patterson of zebulun. earl majored junior of edwards burke appeared yesterday. the police department is investigating whether edwards is connected to the assault of a different amigo taxidriver. i uncovered a copy of the police report filed last march. the cap driver that filed it

joel: let's check in with david. anna: he is in new york with a look at what is coming up at 6:30. >> is donald trump on stoppable after his big win? the hospital nightmare that doctors who operate on the wrong child. and your credit card, the step you can take that finds the fees you do not need to be paying. hope to see you shortly. anna: a local man in need of a life-saving kidney transplant. just ahead, see how his perfect match was right in front of his eyes. first, outside looking down at us here in the news center. it is cold everywhere. 36 degrees. it is going to get colder tonight. that feeling. you know the one. that "grand-slam, aced-the-presentation" feeling. multiply that feeling. it's the deal of all deals. a moment worthy of celebration. now multiply that. you're everyone's hero in the championship of all championships it's that feeling. multiplied. introducing the new multiplier scratch-offs. a chance to win. and a chance to multiply your winnings. joel: a valentine's day love story. it begins with a

joel: happy tuesday to you. depending on where you are across the viewing area, it depends on how much sunshine you saw today. we are not saying much. >> know, and more layers on people. >> right now we are in the 50's. that is going to be short-lived. it will be warmer yet again. current temperatures, if you take a look at these places people seeing it is sunny and wilson. the rest of us in cloud cover. eastern zones have less cloud cover than those of us in the western area. warmer to the south. satellite and radar showing all that cloud cover hanging out to the west overnight. all of us will see more cloud cover as a warm front passes through the area. we are watching storms to our west prompting severe weather. the storms will push our way through the next few hours and by tomorrow afternoon and evening we could be looking at strong storms passing through the area. we will time them out for you coming up in your full forecast in a bit. joel: we will see you soon. soundbites and crazy pictures from last night

joel? joel: chris, thank you. meanwhile a high school student bonds out of jail after getting arrested for hacking into a high school computer network. this is a story that we first broke in october. the 17-year-old was charged with a felony. we have more on what happens next. >> the 17-year-old single-handedly hacked into his high school's system to manipulate grades last fall. police arrested the high school senior this morning, months computer and one in the public library where he volunteered to hack into the database system, called powerschool, and that is were he manipulate grades. this happened over the course of several days last october and he used a software to boost not only his grades but those grades of seven other students as well. one night he was caught on school surveillance breaking into different classrooms where another teacher spotted him using a laptop. they later reported that his test grades were manipulated. investigators say since they first search his home last fall, he and his family ha

joel: a beautiful animal. wow. remember this adorable five-year-old afghan boy whose photo went viral showing him wearing a soccer jersey? after the image made the rounds on the internet the afghanistan football federation arranged for him and his family to come to they gave him his own jersey with his name and number on the back. they are now working to arrange a meeting between the boy and him sometime soon. anna: he is busy playing. surely he will make time to see that little guy. he is so cute. super bowl ticket prices are going down. how much people now have to pay to get them on the secondary market. joel: a school bus driver in fear. the story about one of her riders that has are shaken. and a live look outside the raleigh eyewitness news center. the rush-hour getting underway on fayetteville street. gray and gloomyanna: than exclusive interview with the school bus driver who helped a young boy who had just watched his parents get shot. tears rolled down his face as he spoke about last week shooting in cleve

joel: hello, everybody. i am joel brown. anna: and i am anna laurel. a hawk killed a chihuahua. joel: andrea is live. andrea: that is right. yesterday afternoon was gorgeous, warm and sunny, and he had let out the family dog coco, but little did he know he did not have to worry about coco getting out but from a predator from above swooping in. he could not believe what he was seeing as he came outside to check on his 15-year-old he spotted her, lying limp in the grasp by a large hawk. he just had her in his paws. andrea: the hawk, perched atop the house, in hebrew cans of dog food at it. his son snapped this photograph. >> there was a gaping hole in her troat. her eyes were still moving. andrea: he called 911, but it was too laid, and there was nothing he could do. all the while, he said the hawk went from tree to tree, never too far from his kill. >> and you could hear it, because they screech. brother rico went missing. he said it would be out of character for his aging chihuahua. he feels rico could have met a similar fate. >> calling her name. andrea: the house once happy no

joel: an i-team investigation. anna: tonight, the i-team investigates claims of retaliation by the v.a.a. joel: a local vet said that he was targeted and ignored after a 9 thousands of people have clicked on this story on abc11.com since it was posted on friday. court, my claims now have much been denied. reporter: you think that is retaliation for the story we did? >> yes, sir. reporter: he received another vertt's detailed information in the mail. >> the social security, his wife's name -- reporter: this story still resonates. >> that should never have happened. reporter: that is congressman walter jones watching this story about white today but furious years ago. >> i don't know who is responsible for sending him someone else's record. that is unacceptable. reporter: white's story with his experience with the v.a. was just getting started. reporter: direct retaliation. they would not talk to me. they would not respond to anything i say. password two years later, i asked v.a. for help. reporter: he said he was he

joel: candidates have moved on to south carolina. on the democratic side, hillary clinton and bernie sanders are we have the latest from the campaign trail. reporter: for the democratic face-off -- the democratic candidates, the next face-off is critical. >> hillary clinton is coming off a devastating loss in new hampshire and needs to go on offense. reporter: bernie sanders admits his slamdunk will not be easy to repeat in south carolina and nevada. >> if the election was tomorrow, could you win south carolina and nevada? mr. sanders: no. fortunately for us, it is not tomorrow. reporter: hillary clinton won and major endorsement today from the congressional black caucus. next we need someone to come to rally democrats and especially african-americans. at the request, hillary clinton has been there. reporter: the race for south carolina competitive for those becoming the consensus establishment. reporter: john kasich is attracting larger crowds after his second-place win in new hampshire. marco rubio is now calling out donald trump o

joel: hopefully we will be back. anna: nobody likes to lose. joel: we are winning with weather. depending on how you look at things. anna: a nice quick snow shower came through and now it is gone. steve: we'll never have a problem with the roads with this. still a few snow showers out there. good news, temperatures are well above freezing and they will stay that way until all this mess out. in the evening, temperatures falling slowly. by the time we get two or 10:00, we will be around 30 or 32 degrees. precipitation will be gone by then. roads should be dry. not anticipating any travel problems. a cold start your day. still a few showers, north of raleigh and granville county and frequent county, warren county. this know is coming down at a accumulate much at all. it should blow away or dry up. the roads should be no problem. this should be out of here by 8:00 or 9:00 as a continues tracking eastwardn not much down to the south. overall, a very quiet evening coming up. once this miss out, a couple is no showers to about 6:00 or 7:00, and by 9:00 or 10:00, it is all gone. anythin

joel: thank you. we will stay close to this story and bring you any overnight developments about the injured tomorrow morning right here on eyewitness news. heather: a standoff with a raleigh neighborhood on lockdown for over four hours. police heather guns drawn run a home in southeast raleigh. officers say the weather this lebraon kennedy who refused to come out. everything ended peacefully around noon. kennedy is. now in the detention center facing a list of charges joel: this probably standoff went off for two hours today before it was all over. our crew on the scene spoke with carthage police. an officer knocked on the door of this house on pinehurst avenue. they heard with satellite a gunshot coming from the back. the everything times reports -- aberdeen times reports the neighborhood was evacuated. a man and woman came out around 4:00 and said they had been asleep. no charges were filed. heather: carbon monoxide poisoning may be to blame for the death of six people in michigan. officials say th

joel: you don't need to be wordy on a day like this. concise. chris: and a nearly perfect day tomorrow as well. the first day of march, the spring, 60's falling into the 50's by 9:00 or 10:00. tomorrow, generally in the low-to-mid 40's. by the end of the month, our average highs jump to 68 with an average of 44. temperatures probably going to average near-normal and rainfall amounts will be pretty close to average. we will see how that works out. we are in severe weather season. here is a look at downtown durham. looking good. sunny skies. a bit of a breezy day. when it 70 and breezy, it doesn't feel that as opposed to when it is thursday and breezy, right? a beautiful day across the sand hills as well. big contrast between kansas city easy to see a cold front in this region. that cold front will come through here tomorrow night. we will see a pretty big drop in our temperatures as we hazard tomorrow night and especially on wednesday. a lot of sunshine tomorrow. a bit of an increase in clouds in the afternoon. it's going to be a gorgeous day acr

joel: hi, everyone. i'm joel brown. anna: and i'm anna laurel. a pair of teenage boys charged with damage to a house. joel: our reporter joins us live jail. greg? greg: yeah, good afternoon, guys. this has to be one of the worst times when they have to sit and listen as a judge told their young children how much jail eric mcleish made his first appearance at the cumberland county jail. he is one of the teens charged with trashing this house. light fixtures ripped out, holes punched into the wall, doors and stair rails ripped apart, water faucets turned on. and what the judge -- when the judge told the 16-year-old he could face years in prison, his mother -- you asked we not show her face or username -- was devastated. >> he is a little boys soon. greg: her son had been for bitten from hang around with ryan alexander parker. -- her son had been forbidden from hanging around with ryan alexander parker. he is the second suspect. eric remains under a $15,000 secured bond, while alexander park was released into the custody of his mother and hour and a

joel: you can find this list anytime on our webpage. liz: you can expect things to downgrade rapidly as we go through the next few hours. overnight when you go to bed things will look very different when you wake up in the morning. radar is already showing some snow showers moving in from the west. you will see much of the snow hitting the ground because the atmosphere is just to dry is to support much of that. snow falling in jefferson and morganton, all of these towns east. as we go overnight into tomorrow morning. the national weather service has issued a winter weather advisory for our entire weather viewing area. the bulk of the winter weather is expected in the morning and changing terrain by the afternoon. that is good for a few reasons. it will not be quite as messy as some of the things that are washed away temperatures already below freezing. frozen precipitation. first alert predictor showing by about midnight we could see some of that flying in some of our northern zones. spreading toward wake county and silver county by 5:0

joel: thank you. our crews and mobile chemicals are on standby to go into first alert mode as that system gets a closer. we will put updates on our news at and the website throughout the day. track all on our first alert weather app. we have seen a lot of parents posting on social media that an older man has been taking pictures of their kids without permission. we contacted police. outside a shopping center, people are reporting this happening. what is going on? >> we understand it is going on at grocery stores here in southern wake county as well as other counties. but now there are reports of a man approaching women with young children at grocery stores, but they are unconfirmed. the rumors are so widespread that the police department put it morning on its facebook page. instead other intermediate host for the man taking pictures of children. he is a white man in his 50's or 60's wearing glasses and having a beard. as soon as we approach jennifer at the grocery store, she knew why. she said she had

joel: thank you for that. meantime, a bill being proposed by a kentucky lawmaker is creating quite a stir. anna: if you want a prescription next, details about the bill requiring men to get permission from their wife to get a prescription. joel: a triangle neighborhood, lights out for weeks. see what happened when diane wilson was able to shine a light on the problem. tisha: a nasty day is transitioning into a not so pleasant evening in the triangle. the winter weather has been relentless all we can long. schools issuing delays for tuesday as they wet weather that feeling. you know the one. that "grand-slam, aced-the-presentation" feeling. multiply that feeling. it's the deal of all deals. a moment worthy of celebration. now multiply that. you're everyone's hero in the championship of all championships it's that feeling. multiplied. introducing the new multiplier scratch-offs. a chance to win. and a chance to multiply your winnings. joel: an abortion rights lawmaker in kentucky angered by newport abortion rest

joel: let's talk politics now. even though super tuesday is next up for the presidential candidates, the bernie sanders campaign is on a mission to gain support here in the triad. heather: his campaign office opened in durham. we go there live on church street. >> the office is officially open. supporters are already going inside. even of this office -- comes one day after his loss in south carolina, people here say they are not letting that dampen there's errands. >> we get the volunteer operation going here. >> these slogans are placid on the walls of bernie sanders brand-new campaign office in durham. democratic presidential hopeful just lost a rival hillary clinton in the south carolina primary. sanders -- [indiscernible] >> we got decimated. the only positive thing for us is that we won the 29 years of age and younger vote. that was good. but we got killed. >> bernie sanders only defeated hillary clinton in new hampshire, with insert -- with her wins and other states. >> not a concern at all. we are here to wi

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joel. joel, please. huell, just... hang tight, okay? joel! i don't really have a choice. sonja... joel, please just-- there is a junkie in my wall. you know, i can't endanger this hospital just to accommodate your-- granted very unfortunate-- but still criminal client. look, he is on parole. if you call the cops-- the cops can't throw him in jail for being stupid, right? no. they will put him back in jail, joel. they will. that's not really my concern now is it, sonja? i'm so sorry, but... could you get the fire department on the phone, please? look... i might be implicated in this as well. hold up one second. what do you mean you could be implicated in this? just... (chuckles) (chuckles) okay, look. so he called me last night from a bar, and he was out of his mind with grief and-- in clear violation of his parole. now, i-- okay, you were obliged to rort him. which i didn't. and i could lose my license. (lowered voice) what do you want me to do? (lowered voice) joel, just please-- please help me get him out without anybody else finding out. please. i--but, sonja, i can't just star

joel: pacifier problems have led to two close calls with her baby. diane: after two different scares, the stanford woman says she is done with them. ryder mostly happy but sometimes fussy and in need of soothing. mom never thought much about it until -- >> he was about two months old and he was gurgling. i found the pacifier had woken off and was lodged in his throat. diane: she tried to get it out of his mouth but the nibble was gone. >> i did the highlight and it finally came out. it would have killed him if i diane: she called the pacifiers manufacture and was told -- >> it is very rare. diane: they apologized and sent her this new package with pacifiers and a note asking her to sunnybrook and one back to -- asking her to send the broken one back. >> he was trying to get something out of his throat. diane: it happened again. the nibble pour apart from the base, stuck in his throat and got it out just in time. >> i had the scare of my life twice. we are not using them again anymore. diane: 10 other complaints about pacifier nibbles breaking off and

joel: right now the i-team is revealing a d disturbing discovery. i'm joel brown. anna: steve daniels has more on what he uncovered in his latest investigation. steve? steve: it is what we have in most of our homes to protect our families from the silent killer, co2, carbon monoxide. a mother discovered that they were not installing those detectors and tipped off the i-team after an emergency in cary. carbon monoxide emergency happened. steve: 17 people, 10 children, seven adults getting treatment after a carbon monoxide leak. three went in the hospital for more treatment. the cause? a broken pipe in a boiler room. east cary has no carbon monoxide detectors to warn students and teachers. and the i-team found most schools in the triangle do not have co detectors. >> i think there should be in all of the schools, just like our homes. >> you would think the schools would be equipped. steve: charlie johnson, the wake county chief fire inspector, agrees with the moms. he says that even though they are checked every year, carbon drowsiness, nausea. only orange county has

the broncos stunning the joel: panthersay from them. they did with a needed to do and able to make enough plays. heather: put we'll be right back with final analysis of the night from mark armstrong, joe mazur and tisha powell standing by stadiumjoel: super bowl 50 in the history books. heather: tisha powell and joe mazur outside in california and mark armstrong on the field. your final thoughts tonight? tisha: it was a tough night for some of the fans. we will try to come back strong. home, reflecting on what a great year we had. with all the great games. he came down to the final game and they were not able to pull it off. people are trying to be positive about it. joe: two years ago the broncos were in this situation and they got the doors blown off of them. the panthers had a great season. 17 wins. maybe they can figure out how to take that next step in quebec a little bit more mature and tonight they learned. mark, what do you think? mark: they are disappointed of course that they were not able to win the super bowl. you should be

joel: thank you. you set as up vertically to talk to chris hohmann about the winter weather advisory we are under. chris: it may be a problem with those untreated roads. cold air, and if anything it gets colder into the weekend. these higher temperatures are running well below average. look at this. the 30's for the next few days. it is cold. 38 degrees, the air is barely -- is very dry. you may notice that with the static electricity the past couple of days. humidity is low. 28%, northwest wind at six. 34 roxboro, 30 four louisburg, 30 eight chapel hill. 40's rdu down to the south. cold air around the lakes. jackson, mississippi, dallas-fort worth, 73. that warm air stays along the south. here is the first alert predictor. during the morning hours, midday, snow and a wintry mix traveling northward across the region. in an out very swiftly, but with the ground temperature so cold, it will not cause -- take much to cause slick spots. it looks like the best chance will be to the east of the but there's

joel: thank you. raleigh police hope you will recognize this suspect in a home surveillance picture. we believe he is responsible for breaking into multiple cars in north raleigh from february 13. these photoshop him rifling through a car inside somebody's garage. call raleigh police if you know anything. heather: we are working to learn the name of a person killed in orange county. firefighters tell us the car ended up along this tree line around 3:00 this morning. one other person was taken to the hospital. we are waiting to hear about their condition. like any thrilling sport, we are joel: scary moments risky years there are ways to say and -- and are in compliance with safety standards." joel: pothole problems becoming elp pay for repairs should your car gets stuck in a rut. joel: the legal healing. how this in a player is helping a girl with over a disease. a live look outside the eyewitness news center. the camera shaking a bit in the breeze. 57 mild ones outside. steve: temperatures will go bac

joel: no. except for the fact the only point you guys are ignoring and the question is the fact historically new englanders have done very well. they've done very well. but actually, bill clinton lost to paul tsongas, a new new englander by almost two to one. mark: you would have opposed. don't say that because you lost. joel: given how that turned out for president clinton. mark: i think she will declare herself the comeback kid as long as it is less than 30. the clintons have done it again. joel: we have been behind here for awhile. mark: i'm not looking forward to how this gets done. john: you feel like, does it concern you at all, you feel confident or insecure about nevada? it will be a long number of days after this new hampshire primary. joel: you don't feel secure about anything because you know these elections are going to be fluid. what i feel confident about is how our message works there. the strength we have. we beat him significantly with african-americans and latinos, the small g

joel: thank you. for 30 minutes d.o.t. crews are heading up for what they think will be a long night ahead. heather: what is the planet that going forward? here is angelica alvarez. reporter: riding along in breaking news 1. this is our front facing camera. easy evidence of the dusting they can figure earlier. went in areas it has already amounted. and 30 minutes they will have another round of trucks on the roadways. on saturday they had 70 trucks brining thousands of miles of state roads. at this time the d.o.t. is anticipating it wintry mix to last until the wednesday morning rush, leaving drivers uncomfortable in this condition. >> i'm not driving so i am good. that the only thing i do not do. i don't drive in it but i don't mind going to work in it. reporter: in total just this week and the d.o.t. has spread more than 111,000 gallons of brine, all in hopes of making your morning drive a little easier. i'm angelica alvarez. heather: eyewitness news will be covering this winter weather all morning long. we will be helpi

joel: we thank you all from raleigh. we had to uptown charlotte and athens picking up our team coverage from a popular watering hole. just up to wait for big of america stadium. let's talk turkey here, can cam newton a panthers pull this off tonight? charlotte will be rocking. [indiscernible] >> the city has a lot of energy. we have the panther stadium right around the corner. >> i want to be where the panthers are. i want the energy that is going to be in charlotte. >> [indiscernible] [indiscernible] you can click on the abc 11 mobile app to watch the road to the super bowl. relive every twist and turn from the 20 -- 2015 season. two josh norman's epic showdown. heather: to the weather happening now. breaking news, interstate 95 in johnston county earlier today, those are sleet pellets hitting the windshield. you have just learned that johnston county schools are on a two hour delay tomorrow. the weather might be nice in california, it is a much different story here. we go to this term center with a we can expect for th

damage and three-story peoplere telling tonight area joel? joel: and folks are still trying to wrap their minds around all that happened today. one said they do not know what they would come home to in the afternoon. this is what they came home to. the walls altering out. there are concerns about that home. this home did not fare much better. the roof blown off, the inside torn apart. >> look at this -- it's not real. joel: but it is all too real. pam walked her home. this was the front porch? pam: this was the front porch. joel: the house torn apart, the rick has a serious hearing problem, so pam did the talking. she said that he left the house minutes before the tornado. it was a life-saving run for dog food. pam: with his hearing problem, he would not have heard it coming. i thank god that god told him to go get dog food. joel: it sent to them running into the basement. >> it was pretty terrifying. joel: down the road, she took cover in a hallway, which he calls a terrifying few seconds that seemed to last forever. >> very scary. it felt l

joel: what triggered the attack? he says there is no argument. >> we did not say a word to each other. i did not know what was. joel: he just put the gun surveys? >> and pulled the trigger. joel: aftermath shocks patrons at the restaurant. to hear that is very alarming and kind of scary. joel: nobody may have been more scared than kenneth bartlett who while wrestling the flare gun from the attackers had realized that he knew the gunman. a local homeless man that he says he is offered help to in the past. >> at first i didn't know what was. i turned around. he did not expect me to turn around. his eyes that pretty big. joel: he says he has no idea why he was attacked other than to suggest that his attacker was mentally unstable. in the meantime, durham police are still investigating this, so far, no arrests have been made. live in chapel hill, joel brown, abc 11, eyewitness news. tisha: breaking right now, decision day new hampshire. republican donald trump and democrat bernie sanders when the nation's first present a

and he's got joel. right. yeah. and, i mean, joel, he-- he saved my life once. he that good. yeah. and... (chuckles) seth, he really is--i mean, he's just--he's genuinely a really sweet guy. i'm sure he is. i'm just... i'm not dating right now. yeah, totally. okay. no more cupid. joel and i are just friends. thanks, alex. oh, alex. tell me all. has word already sead? we live in a viral age. once a secret gets out, it's uncontainable. (sighs) you're the one who made me come up with the breakup plan. oh, don't blame the plan. the plan is solid. you said, "get out of the house." i did that, and look what happened. did he really lose three fingers in a condom machine? yes. so you two were gonna get busy? no, we were not going to "get busy." he was sprung on me-- a surprise double date. just really, really don't want charlie to hear about it. (chuckles) honey, welcome to the weird and awkward world... (cell phone buzzing) of post-breakup. not lovin' it. dr. reid. so i was doing some figuring, and your board exams are this march. yeah, and i'll be dr. margaret lin. m.d. f.r.c.s.c, and i'

joel: the early morning fires the cap firefighters busy. anna: nine people are now homeless after a fire. joel: a raging early morning fire. north of the beltline. firefighters are trying to figure out the cause of the blaze. the houses vacant. water was pouring out of the ceiling flooding for floors. joel: a fire destroying a large home in done. it displaced at least nine families who live there. the two alarm fire was on west broad street. a hiring blitz of the nation's largest home improvement store. home depot is hiring. target turning over its pharmacy anna: a billion-dollar deal involving cvs and target. a one point bi $1.9 billion deal. steve: home depot is on a hiring spree. they are preparing to boost their staffing with 80,000 sales associates nationwide. the company spokesman said the spring is like christmas for home improvements. the company estimates that more than half of its seasonal hires can transition to permanent home depot jobs. college students and veterans and retirees are all encouraged to apply. a durham woman with

thank you, joel. and the hd chopper flew over the scene and it appears that that red car collided with that white suv. several other people are injured. steve d.: now to an eyewitness news exclusive. tonight, nursing hisandage wrapped around his ear. a man stole his wallet. gildehaus works for a nonprofit in downtown durham that fights social injustice. he told eyewitness news that he plans to get back to work next week to make sure that the community remains safer. tamara: and the apex bank was authorities say a man had a bandanna over his face and walked inside to rob the bank no-cost or's were inside -- to rob the bank, and no customers were inside at the time of the robbery. a husband and wife were put behind bars after an apex tank robbery. a judge told him he could [indiscernible] police say he was [indiscernible] in beaver creek commons. anna wagner was arrested last night. steve d.: tonight, a woman is charged with an accident after hitting four people who were on bicycles. 40-year-old -- 50-y

- [joel] it is. every curling sheet and every curling rock is identical throughout the world. the italians play? bocce ball, right? - [joel] bocce ball. - now they incorporate drinking with their game. do you guys incorporate drinking with yours? - oh absolutely not. - [dan] oh! that's what i want to hear. throw the rock. - [joel] throw the rock. - [dan] okay, so can i wait for you down here or do i have to start up there? - [joel] if you like. - [bob] here we go. - [dan] i'm gonna get a head start this time. okay here he comes. now i've got to get, i've got to get there.. (laughing) this is crazy good. - [joel] alright stop. that should be enough to get it through. little more, yep, go go, go! there you go. that's a good score. - [dan] so how the heck do you figure out what the score is and who wins? - well, the object of the game is to get your team's stones close to this black button which we call the pin. you score one point for every one of your stones that is closer than the first stone of your

joel; that's right. for those companies where the shareholders are concerned that management is using surplus to invest in projects they know nothing about, those companies are the ones that benefit from a share buyback, because they are not going to destroy value in those investments. eor the firm's, in general, th reason given by people in the financial community is that a share buyback reduces the number of shares outstanding which increases eps. so they say, higher eps, higher share price. what they're using as the money is not being investigated. francine: let's say you are an oil company and dividend is one of the things you are focusing on, then it is maybe worth getting some of that money out of investments and putting it to good shareholder value? joel: i do not believe that, either. forgive me. i have done studies of this, and believe it or not dividends are not healthy at all. the price of the shares falls on the ex dividend date by the dividend you paid out. the firm cannot be worth more when

joel hillan's watching that. >> the problems on the side streets. we've got a lot of melting to do, but it sounds like we'll be able to accomplish that. flury and out of focus. maybe that's how you feel this morning. it's friday. we've made it to the end of the week. we have tractor -- we're across the den ver, metro area. an earlier accident cleared out. britt, it's green across the screen. >> joel, thank you very much. and this morning, if you remember, we got nearly a foot of snow earlier this week and much is still lingers around. it has been tough on drivers and pedestrian and people trying to catch a bus. if you believe this one, stan bush shows us some of the stops are snowed in. >>reporter: bus stops around the area looks like this. jammed with ice and snow with plows kicking snow off the streets and some from negligent. >> the cleaning of the stops vary. bus stops in front of homes and businesses are the responsibility of the individual owners closest by. rtd is responsible for stops where they have their own shelters and shelters where the

the pain still as fresh as it was, the day joel ramirez was murdered in san leandro. tonight, renewed hope for his family. that one day his cold case murder will be solved. this week, the city council increased the reward money from 25 - to 50-thousand dollars. . to help solve this investigation kron four's philippe djegal spoke with the ramirez family -- hopeful, the new reward will help crack this case. >> phillipe :so, what would it mean to joel ramirezs' family to at long last have his case solved? >> : it's not gonna bring joel back, but i think its, um, it's gonna definitely bring us closure. >> phillipe :and, joel's aunt and godmother, delia aceves says she hopes the family just got 50-thousand dollars closer to that closure. >> : it has been a very difficult year for the whole family -- anyone that knew him. >> phillipe :on monday, the city council unanimously voted to double the reward money to 50- thousand dollars. part of a vow police made at ceremony honoring joel last december to catch the killer. >> : that person is out there and knows who they are. >> p

joel: no. except for the fact the only point you guys are ignoring and the question is the fact historically new englanders have done very well. they've done very well. but actually, bill clinton lost paul tsongas, a new new englander biome is to do want to -- by almost two one. mark: you would have opposed. don't say that because you lost. l: given how that turned out for president clinton. mark: i think she will declare herself the comeback kid as long as it is less than 30. the clintons done it again. joel: we have been behind here for a walk. mark: i'm not looking forward to how this gets done. , does it feel like concern you at all, you feel confident insecure about nevada? it will be a long number of days after this new hampshire primary. feel securen't about anything because you know these elections are going to be fluid. what i feel confident about is how our message works there. the strength we had. we beat him significantly with african-americans and latinos, the small group in iowa.

thank you, joel. and the hd chopper flew over the scene and it appears that that red car collided with that white suv. several other people are injured. steve d.: now to an eyewitness news exclusive. tonight, nursing hisandage wrapped around his ear. a man stole his wallet. gildehaus works for a nonprofit in downtown durham that fights social injustice. he told eyewitness news that he plans to get back to work next week to make sure that the community remains safer. tamara: and the apex bank was robbed. authorities say a man had a bandanna over his face and walked inside to rob the bank no-cost or's were inside -- to rob the bank, and no customers were inside at the time of the robbery. a husband and wife were put a judge told him he could [indiscernible] police say he was [indiscernible] in beaver creek commons. anna wagner was arrested last night. steve d.: tonight, a woman is charged with an accident after hitting four people who were on bicycles. 40-year-old -- 50-year-old donnie marie williams wa