the acc tournament tips off wednesday in greensboro. virginia and virginia tech looking to being home an acc title. reporting from blacksburg. jermaine ferrell, wfxr sports. coming up... the salem civic center is the place to be this weekend if you love high school basketball... we'll check out the state quarterfinal matchups... and vmi closed out the regular leading mocs of chattanooga... highlights from that game are the lineup for this weekends state quarterfinals games the salem civic center is out... it includes 9 games and is loaded with talent... it's a solid triple header on friday beginning at 5:00 with dan river facing grensville county... then it's back to back girls games with carroll county and hidden valley in action... both of those are excellent teams...then it's the mega schedule on saturday... so much good basketball starting at 11 am with william fleming looking to make a trip back to the state finals... altavista playing back to back games after that... then it's an incredible lineup to end things with radford, marti

. >>> an explosion in downtown greensboro damaged cars and a historic motel. coming up, the problem investigators say likely led to the blast. >>> a north carolina surgeance training kicked in and he was one of the first to come across this crash involving a school bus. >> it's hard to imagine that anyone could have gotten out of that bus okay. in the right place at >>> good morning to you. getting close to 5:15. we're giving a live picture from our speedway cam. make sure you bundle up this morning. we're feeling temperatures we haven't felt in a while in the 30s. and we're going to see even cooler temperatures tomorrow morning. that forecast from meteorologist christine rapp to let us know how long it's going to stay cool and when we're going to see the temperatures warm up again in just a few minutes. >>> a north carolina doctor jumped into action after seeing this bus crash on an indiana highway on saturday. school basketball team. dr. mark kadowaki works as a surgeon at the v.a. in asheville he was on his way to wisconsin to a friend's funeral when he cam

we look at the disappointing game play in greensboro. keep it here on north carolina we'll be right back. (vo) with thousands of quality pre-owned vehicles... and exceptional customer service, head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... >>> welcome back. a buzzer beater saved face for the wolf pack last night. >> barely beating boston college at pnc. the eagles are dead last and winless in the acc this year. the pack was actually losing to bomb college at halftime -- boston college at halftime. 500 on the season and finish the year at notre-dame saturday. getting ready for the game at duke as well. >> unc and duke face off for round two of the battle of the blues saturday night at cameron indoor. this photo wednesday shows a crowded k-ville. starts lined up after the winter break. duke won the first round in chapel hill by one point. we'll see what happens this time. >>> the acc women's basketball tournament underway now in greensboro but the tar heels are already headed home. >>

. >>> the acc tournament isn't in greensboro this year. it is in washington, d.c. just like the previous two years when the teurp manhattanment was in greensboro, duke and nc state meet in the acc tonament and just like the last two years, duke eliminates nc state from the acc tournament. let's take a look at the highlights of the game this year very frenetic pace. brandon ingram comes out. the freshman scores 22 pointsment what a game by abu with 19 points and nine rebounds. on the other end, luke canard gets a start today. matches ingram's 22. barber was simply phone phenomenal with 29 points. you talk about some tight knit plays. cody martin maybe it 89-89. here isle biggest play of day got popped in the no, sir by matt jones, comes back, makes the end one to give duke the victory. 92 hon 89. this is the final. dukeern as a season sweep over nc state. nc state now at 16 and 17. their soap more than likely over. doubtful they will get an invitation to the nit but they could. duke moves on to face notre dame tomorrow. here is an interesting note about nuke high pr

greensboro. boys got things started. drops 32 points while securing 9 rebounds. charleston had 17 points and 13 rebounds. 64-52. state title game for the second time in a row. >>> ladies basketball. davis. eagles make a pass, but scooped in for the steal and the bass. keep it a close game, but they let it slip. golden eagles take it 49-43. action: >>> in the 4 a west, it was back and forth between north and charlotte. 46-41 win. basketball game in 3 a play. (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) lease a 2016 lincoln mkx for $399 a month the nascar circuit is out west in sin city. home town favorite kurt busch set a new track record: his second straight of the season, second at the vaguest track and 21st of his career. wind up to 30 miles per hour, a concern for tomorrow. >>> the xfinity race, 116, busch dominating it. with 65 lap

c greensboro this weekend. this is part of the video. at 6:45, the steps police took to prevent even more fights and the stories witnesses are recounting this morning. >>> if you were hacked last year, be sure to watch your taxes this year. at 6:30, the steps you can take to prevent being hacked again. >>> first, chester county officials want the dot to do a this >>> good sunday morning. taking a live look at the skyline there. beautiful view of the city of charlotte and all the lights 6:25. starting off in the 40s. today. we'll get an update from vicki in a few minutes. >> tomorrow the chester county council plans to possibly vote on a new dot study that would look at a deadly stretch of highway 9 nicknamed dead man's curve. there have been several crashes on that stretch of road. this is from march 7th. a work van crossed into logging truck head on. this dot study would look at how many vehicles travel on that road. it is tomorrow night on main street. >> we're starting off in the 40s. definitely felt a lot cooler than when i walked ou

. >>> shocking video from university of the north carolina at greensboro. several students got into a fight at a school event. at 7:45, the precautions police took to prevent more fights. >>> protestors continue disrupting president candidate donald trump's rallies. >> the fights we saw break out this weekend including a tussle involving a campaign official. first police are trying to figure out who convinced a cleveland county 4th grader to share a nude video of herself with strangers. >>> 7:14 right now. investigators are trying to figure out who convincend a local 4th grader to share a nude video of herself with strangers. the girl was on the app musical .ly when she came across porn fog fi. that is when someone contacted her and told her to switch to the popular app kick. once there, strangers convinced the young girl to record herself and share it. the video is now online and not be able to figure out who the stranger was. >> this is a lesson learned >>> people have to understand, technology is getting to the point where some things we just cannot get

district 12 used to run along i- 85 from charlotte to greensboro. the new map looks different and is entirely in mecklenburg county. it splits the campus of north carolina university. the students say that the map makes their votes cowfnt for less. represent alma adams actually no longer lives in her district, and she said she plans to move to charlotte to continue to live in the area that she represents. taxpayer money will be pumped into improvements. blake hanson was asking how soon the projects could see the money and how this will be blake? >> reporter: the governor said part of the reason for coming out now that voters approved this was to talk about execution and how $2 billion will be spent wisely. after stops in wake county and greensboro, governor mccrory's thank you tour ended with thanking people for the bond pass. >> it's not sexy but it's what we need. >> reporter: it will include $90 million trsd a state-of-the- art science lab at the university and trail improvements at crowder's mountain and a power plant. these dollars will be spen

. >> reporter: nope, we're not in greensboro anymore. but no matter, north carolina basketball fans made the pilgrimage north to the verizon center in washington. we spoke with some duke and n.c. would not miss this tournament whether it's in d.c. or down-home. there they are who home state teams away from home. the blue and the red, the devils and the pack. and in this arena are two cousins who had to drive longer than usual to carry on a tradition. >> we've been coming for over ten years. we've been going to duke basketball games. >> reporter: that's her cousin. >> we're going to do some touristy things the next couple of days. so that's fun. >> reporter: it is washington, after all. and this is the first time the district has hosted the acc tournament since #23i6. >> we're open to change. we're going to go to brooklyn next year, so. >> you're dedicated. >> yes, we will go absolutely we will go forever. >> reporter: truth be told, she prefers greensboro. it's home in that basketball. but two cousins are feeling good. meaning one home s

our satellite showing you the sunshine it's in charlotte and greensboro. so i'm going to forecast it becoming partly sunny but folks east of i-95 things going to stay cloudy for several more hours and you see the clouds over wake county. the mountains will see a few clouds but all in all a pretty quiet afternoon and what's happened is the system brought us some rain and there's the snow band moving over parts of jersey but our flow is coming out of the northwest and that is keeping the temperatures below normal. easy of sunshine it's kind of a 50/50 afternoon. i'm going to be open misstick when all things said and done you're going to get a 7 on a scale of 1 to 10. hour by hour forecast i've got a brown 50 degrees at 4:00. got to keep some partly cloudy skies overnight tonight. 39 at midnight and we're going to get cold down into the lower 30s. i have low of 32 degrees by tomorrow morning. our next weather maker -- our next weather maker affects your weekend but only at night. so saturday evening until about down on sunday will have the system move through

the nc state women hit greensboro floor to practice. they await the winner earth boston college game played tomorrow night at 8. the season 10-6 and one victory away from a 20-win season. thee spots ahead of where they were picked. a win on thursday might be enough to secure an ncaa bid. nc state men back in action tonight pack playing host to boston college at 9. and state will avoid being the first acc team to lose to the eagles. boston college is 0-16 and in the pack wins they need one having lost three other past 4 gamesp defending state champions are alive and kicking. barely. trojans took the best shot and survived 92-# 8 in a hot steamy garner gym. the trojans opened up a big lead 19 points and held on for the 4 point win and victory that send them off to the regional finals in fayetteville where they await. familiar ending. they were knocked out last year and on the way to a state championship. we have got really good basketball teams in our area. that game was last night was fantastic. >> people at game last night they can't --

i'm so used to greensboro. d.c. next week. (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. [knock on door] hey, skip. hey, you wanted to see me, coach? that's all i've thought about. after four years on the bench, you promised if i hung in for a fifth year, you'd make me starting quarterback. yeah, i remember it. huh. have a seat. is there a problem, coach? well, we got bo whitley now. there was no way last year i could've conceived of getting the best quarterback in the country. if i'd known that, i'd have let you graduate so you could get on with your life. but you promised. i also promised the team i'd make them winners. you know the law of promises-- always honor the promise you make to the most people. now, you've done some kicking, right? what would you say if i told

you might remember last year greensboro police stopped pulling drivers over for vehicle infractions like broken tail lights. the chief says it was meant to address profiling concerns amide some growing tensions between police and the communities. a new york times analysis found that black drivers in greensboro were pulled over twice as often as white drivers. you can see this study out of durham. we posted it at wsoctv.com. click on the news tab. and then scroll down the page to latest links. >>> the sbi could wrap up its investigation into a deadly raleigh as early as next week. but the wake county district attorney says it could be another two months before the state finishes the final autopsy of akil denkins he was shot in the back last month triggering protest. he says he shot in self defense. >>> raleigh city leaders approved a pilot program that would give police officers body cameras. it's not clear how soon the officers would get them. there's no video from the shooting. >>> tonight hundreds of young college republicans are meeting in charlotte as their party is considering a pos

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greensboro, and our greensboro coliseum, has hosted more acc basketball tournaments than any other place in the footprint of the acc. so we celebrate that, but when you think of college basketball and how popular it has become, acc basketball goes back a long time. but it's really what grew collegiate basketball." rachel: " so when people visit, what all are they going to see?" mark: " well you saw when you walked in, you saw the globe presentation which is sort of the entrance. and it celebrates all the conference championships. we have the display cases that showcase men's and women's basketball, football and the ncaa championships. once you get into the hall itself we have three interactive video presentations with tvs all across the top of the room. we've got the member institution kiosk with information. possibly the most popular though are the 15 real life, real size, mascots of all the acc schools. all of those teams are represented here and we celebrate them. looking forward to celebration the weather now today: am rain and snow possible. pm a customer tweets "bank fees make me p

and in the broader view, 34 at roxborough. 36 in greensboro. 37 in south hill. it's this corridor that could see the snow. should not cause too many problems because the ground is too warm work that once it slows down, the melted will begin. is primarily, the grassy surfaces that you would see accumulation. farther south, thunderstorms. they are quickly exiting to the southeast. 36 in philadelphia. there is futurecast as we go through time and again. southern virginia that would see that snow here in the triangle. fayetteville in wilmington. once in between, looking at a chilly rainfall. by 5 am, it's on its way out. by lunchtime, mostly cloudy and tomorrow afternoon, partly cloudy with temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s. whatever falls and does not melt would be quickly gone by the afternoon because it will be well above freezing. watch out for wet snowflakes. 36 in the triangle. 38 in fayetteville. there could be a few spotty sprinkles. a drill respond otherwise -- a dreary start otherwise. tomorrow afternoon, upper 40s to mid 50s. it should be partly cl

president clinton spoke to a crowd of about 200 people at market hall in downtown before heading to greensboro and charlotte where he's speaking hillary clinton herself will be in north carolina thursday. >>> gop front runner donald trump campaigned in concord today. we showed you live pictures of the visit. during our noon news, he spoke with supporters, he's planning return to north carolina on wednesday as a rally is planned at the crown coliseum. >>> and active duty airman at see more johnson air force base, morgan moots is in jail, because of facilitating transactions of narcotics, and who worked as a food delivery person was arrested last month. >>> thick, black smoke billowed into the sky in yadkinville county and firefighters are looking to pinpoint the fire that destroyed a restaurant and other businesses. the roof collapsed, making it tough for crews at the scene. no one was hurt. learned new information about a raleigh house fire. unattended cooking sparked flames at a home on shelden drive, and one person was taken to the hospital with chest pains after escaping safely. >>> investi

the first hearings are in greensboro and charlotte fayetteville. >>> while you were sleeping, more than 160 paratroopers are back home at fort bragg. paratroopers with the 82nd airborne division headquarters reunited with loved ones overnight. they returned from a nine-month deployment in iraq. the homecoming was certainly emotional. >> this is my last one. my last deployment in the united states army. after 20 years of service, i'm retiring in september. >> this is the second time in less than two weeks that paratroopers from the 82nd division returned from deployment overseas. >>> young men and women who are unemployed or homeless are finding hope with the help of a new program. coming up, how a nonprofit group is taking a boot camp approach to getting them back on their feet. >>> plus, new findings about the importance of helmet size and safety. why finding the perfect fit keeping the football p >>> the gap between blacks and whites in the usa's start when it comes to employment and wages especially among young adults. the unemployment rate of african-american -- african- americans i

two images of a man wanted in connection with a massive brawl at unc, university of north carolina at greensboro. three people have been arrested, and three others were injured in fights at a school event friday night on campus. officials of satan confirmed it all happened during a charitable event to raise money and water for people of flint, michigan. joel: if you have allergies, get your prescriptions refilled. there will be more blooming and likely sneezing. we will have your allergy forecast. reporter: it is peak allergy season, and the pollen is expected to be particularly bad in the next couple of days. this time of year, the top allergens, will be high pollen days. refill your allergy prescription from laughter, if it works for you last year, it should work for you now. also, you could use a nasal steroid spray. >> sucked it up and shut it out. you want to vacuum your house regularly. in the spring it is wonderful to open the windows, but it will bring pollen in. reporter: it is not just that. it is a good idea to believe animals or for equally therefore can attract allergens. also, if y

greensboro and our coliseum hosted more acc bren tournaments footprint of the acc. college basketball, how popular it has become. acc basketball goes back a long time but really what grew collegiate basketball. >> when people visit, what will they see? >> the entrance celebrates all the conference championships. we have the display cases that showcase mens and women basketball, football and championships. three very active video presentations, we have tvs all across the top of the room, we have the member institution kiosk with information, possibly the most popular, though, are the 15 real life real size mascots of all the acc schools. all those teams are represented here, we celebrate them, looking forward to celebrating the 2015 champchampionships. inspiration head to the southernweekend.com. >>> at 5:30, a u.s. president has not visited cuba in almost 90 years, that is going to change this weekend. more on president obama's trip to the island nation. >>> it is 5:26, a live looking from our hd tower cam this morning, it is about 58 degrees, stay with us, we'll be

parts of greensboro, north carolina were evacuated sunday night after a manhole in the street exploded. you can see there were police everywhere in the downtown, blocking officers say the manhole cover flew up in the air on washington avenue. people in the area were kept off some streets as police investigated and figured out if it was safe. right now, police believe the explosion was just caused by an electrical malfunction. thankfully no one was hurt. begin a vegan may be good for you...but researchers at the mayo clinic warn they may be low on certain important nutrients. doctors say people who eat a strict plant-based diet excluding all meat, dairy, fish, and eggs .. should have their levels of b-12, iron, calcium, and other nutrients closely monitored. experts say vegans deficient in some essential nutrients may increase their risk of developing neurologic disorders and other health concerns. polk city is looking at of utility bills today. the city commission first looked at this idea back in december. according to our news partners at the ledger, outsourcing out of a center in ly

>> it is put on by the greensboro past -- baptist church fire chief joe jackson in the police chief from the township. they're doing great things. >> what does the girl got to do to get long lashes locks. >> some turn to the hair vitamins $176 million business for year it has you concede there is a lot to choose from. ♪ ♪ ♪ i took my goodies to bob silberman said not all vitamins are created equal. >> of a definitely passed. >> be very careful especially considering the fda does not regulate there are four major retailers selling dangerous if not fraudulent substances. and so while i totally recommend in some air vitamins can do the trick and then i was introduced to the stylist secret weapon and is flying off the shelves so i spoke to the co-founder office said this is fact date of the dots with the others don't do. >> but in fact, it is collagen that is protein or for any other factor. >> he said yes. but to showcase the difficulty comes so could this be your magic pill? into prescribing this we have to say it is easier than making my morning shake ♪ >> click oread died a $5 bi

from greensboro to charlotte to rocking ham. storms thoechls will head up in the mountains near roanoke and bluefield and areas of west virginia and charleston area of west virginia late tomorrow night. and then tuesday, tomorrow, of course, we've got a lot of states voting tomorrow. ohio and illinois. we're going to see storms, but they'll be late. that's going to be tuesday, a severe weather threat including indianapolis, chicago, and springfield. the other story today, the heat in texas. to 73 while we're going to deal with snow throughout northern rockies. >>> typical march weather, severe storms, chilly weather, rain, and a lot of fog in the middle of the country. >>> just ahead, new details on the maryland police shot and >>> plus, thousands turn out to call forheoussteous ouster of brazil's president. you're watchingett ette ette whare yo well squir are bac in attic mom? your d'tl an rminat.call youack, m he sit's pnal is time. ou're a m, yocall ae worst me. 's whau do. if you want to se een pet or m on c insuran, you itc

john: an investigation into the official source of an explosion in downtown greensboro. two grant hall covers blew off. one witness describes hearing a loud bang and thinking it was thunder. police do not believe foul play was involved. 5:48. don schwenneker will join us on a chilly monday morning. don: how are you doing? today is very chilly, but tomorrow will be even colder and we will talk about that coming up. let's show you what's going on with the chance for precipitation. you can see her today we have those temperatures warming up under clear skies; 0% chance of precipitation and that continues tomorrow. thursday into friday is when the rain chances are high. we are taking a live look this sprinkles that continue to move to the east. some sprinkles earlier in the sandhills; they are out of here as well. as far as temperatures across the region, 39 in downtown raleigh, dew point at 36, 89% humidity. looking into downtown fayetteville, 40's and the sandhills and northwest winds at four miles per hour. a few snowflakes up to the north and east, few and far between. a

>> it is put on by the greensboro past -- baptist church fire chief joe jackson in the police chief they're doing great things. >> what does the girl got to do to get long lashes locks. >> some turn to the hair vitamins $176 million business for year it has you concede there is a lot to choose from. i took my goodies to bob silberman said not all >> of a definitely passed. >> be very careful especially considering the fda does not regulate there are four major retailers selling dangerous if not fraudulent substances. and so while i totally recommend in some air vitamins can do the trick and then i was introduced to the stylist secret weapon and is flying off the shelves so i spoke to the co-founder office said this is fact date of the dots with the others don't do. collagen that is protein or for any other factor. >> he said yes. but to showcase the difficulty comes so could this be your magic pill? into prescribing this we have to say it is easier than making my morning shake >> click oread died a $5 billion plan to rebuild proposal would have thought a bus terminal in new york is an eyeso

in raleigh, 10 degrees warmer, 7 degrees warmer in greensboro and 11 degrees warmer in boone, we have the cold front crossing over the mountains and again it may bring us a slight chance of a shower later on today but the big deal will be cooler temperatures. highs will drop by 10 degrees tomorrow. look at this pocket of warmth. sitting at 76 in raleigh, 81 in miami, almost florida weather right now. that stretches down into the mississippi valley, then crossing over to the other side of the front, noticeably cooler. st. louis at 67 degrees, even though that is not the high, that's what we will see friday, temperatures in the 60s at noon, mid-sixties in the afternoon. that chilly air is coming our way. articles in denver, 40. 42 in bismarck. the morning temperatures were in the low to mid 30s and we will see that by the beginning of next week. the chilly air back to the west is coming our way. 83 the high temperature this afternoon. enjoy it if you love the warm temperatures. if you don't, they are coming anyway. our normal high temperature this time of year is 64. we are looking at a

also developing, an investigation into the source of an explosion in downtown greensboro. city officials say it appears two manhole covers blew off, damaging nearby hotel and several parked cars. one eyewitness describes a loud bang and thinking it was thunder. police do not believe foul play is involved. barbara: today is the first of two days for foreign students -- on the highway in catalonia where officials say at least 14 people lost their lives. another 30 were hurt. you can see a crane working to pull it from the side. most of them are heading back to barcelona. john: pincer medal of honor over her heart. she hopes other girls will be inspired by her bravery. the wait is almost over; the new season of "dancing with the barbara: adrenaline. it's been so much fun to get into the dancing, and of course taking care of the baby. couple singles and you will do it. barbara: we're in los angeles, with behind the scenes at last minute rehearsals and interviews. she will also show us what our sweepstakes winner will take him before the premier. you can follow anna on twitter

he will be stopping in greensboro and charlotte.'s speeches will focus on talking points of his wife's campaign and why he believes that she is the best candidate for president.>> hillary clinton will be in the area tonight, march 10, this thursday, no word yet on the location. gop, from runner donald trump is visiting the area on wednesday. he will be in fayetteville. of candidates are taking to the states for early voting. >> duke energy officials say that the problem with a transformer caused the fire. the fire was under way out for 30 minutes before firefighters arrived. no evacuations with the incident was not a threat to the public. there was a one unit shutwn >>> two men are recovering after a shooting, it happens just before 12 noon. neighbors tell us that they heard a fight outside and then they heard gun shots. we were told that herman douglas and terry mclean were both shot no arrests have been made in this incident. investigators are looking for a tan or brown malibu leading to information on this investigation. that may

. >> reporter: that's right, he will also stop in greensboro and charlotte to drum up support for his wife. his first stop will be in raleigh and 9:15 f market hall on wall street. his speeches are likely to focus on major talking points for his wife's campaign, why he believes she is the best candidate for families. he will also encourage north carolinians to participate in early voting for the primary which runs through saturday. hillary clinton will be in north carolina herself later this week. her campaign released only a few details about the visit except that she will be in the state thursday. after bill clinton's campaign stop in while he will appear at yvonne law school in greensboro, then onto the historically black johnson c smith university in charlotte. >> mikaya thurmond in our >>> republican presidential front runner donald trump will be in north carolina today as well. he'll make a stop in concord in the charlotte area. he plans to appear at crown coliseum in fayetteville wednesday. last december he spoke at dorton arena. >>> the weather is going to warm up nicely. i'm

with the wind blowing it feels 39 in greensboro. satellite and radar picture, we will show that to you again. we have that flow coming across the mountains with cold air and wind is blowing again, 25 to 30 miles per hour. we are going to jump ahead to tomorrow because i want to show you this next system. it's going to be clear for the rest of the day today and tonight. clouds begin to thicken up. we start tomorrow at 5:00, about the time of our evening commute. still looking at clouds. when we get to midnight or so we are going to see plenty of rain. that will continue most of the night. we are looking at maybe a half inch of rain. look at what futurecast is doing. it wraps that cold air behind this. as it ends, it actually shows up, the snow over us. i don't want to make too big of a deal out of that, but it may be that from rolling northward, some of the remixes for a time, with some big fat wet snowflakes. it's not likely to cause any problems but we of course have a little bit of time between be sure to tune into mike and greg w

joel: now to stories from raleigh, durham, and greensboro, including the pay gap between women and men. anna: and a welcome home ceremony for members of the 82nd. joel: but we began with international women's day. it's a new focus on the pay differential between men and women. the gap is large, but gloria rodriguez reports on the new task force being formed to even things out. >> the disparity is $.79 to be dollar. in wake county, women make $.69 to the dollar. reporter: that is why the board of commissioners established a new group. >> the goal is to come back with actionable items we can move forward with. reporter: kim hunter owns a korean restaurant. she supports the task force. >> i'm really excited to about it. >> i have always tried personally to do my best. that's what i encourage other themselves. reporter: 18 members will make up this task force. they will present a report on how to improve disparity. gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. anna: all right, glory, thank you. from our durham newsroom -- citizens donated to the rescue mission after the governor lost his super

mark: on the verge of the tournament in greensboro, [indiscernible] the second team included dominic wilson -- and the panthers put so he is back next year. steve: making some money. sh >>> breaking news tonight. the first major clues coming in right now. the super tuesday showdown. as we come on the air, the first exit polls are in. what the voters are saying. what's driving them at the polls. can donald trump be stopped? the high stakes battle across a dozen states. >>> trump and his 11th hour pitch. >> i can do practically anything. >> marco rubio and ted cruz, battling to take trump cown. embarrassment to america. >> donald trump could be a disaster. >>> and hillary clinton tonight, and her pivot to the national race. how she would take on trump and the republicans. >> they're now running their campaigns based on insults. >>> long lines at this hour. will there be record-setting turnout? and scout voercould voters be sending clinton and trump on a collision course this november? abc's powerhouse political team on it all. it's your voice, your vote. "world news tonight" begins now

grew one it in greensboro all these years. >> is there more to do here at night. >> definitely. >> dwayne and elizabeth just moved to northern virginia from holly springs. they are still sampling their way through d.c. cuisine. then along comes a blue devil named colin reed would also lives across the river. >> is there any place to get bourbonnais could you? >> there is a place called hill country that is a few blocks from here. it is in the as good as north carolina barbecue but it gets by. >> reporter: another duke devotee from greensboro stops to tell us about his stops. >> we went to the green turtle before the game. there is a lot more by the areason a. >> reporter: darryl booker can tell you all about that storied place across from the arena back home but he says it is >> i feel like it is there to move around. we have teams in new york. >> there are the famous sites. fans will get to some of that but remember be they're mainly here for the games. back to you. >> bryan mims, the man we all call the wordsmith. >>> north korea responded to new sanction south korea. >> buy firing shor

anna: greensboro could have the state's biggest skyscraper outside charlotte. a developer recently discussed plans outside the stadium and arts center. the skyscraper is called project 561. andrea: the north carolina zoo has a new resident. take a look. the polar bear was officially welcomed yesterday in a ceremony with governor pat mccrory. he came from kansas city in the hopes that he will mate with the female polar bear. there are only 60 polar bears on exhibit in the u.s., and the north carolina zoo hopes that anna: thousands of high school students spent the day doing their part to stop hunger. this was not done with a bad teenage attitude. oh, no. they had a lot of fun and they created thousands of meals for other kids. hairnets. yes, this is high school in 2016. >> we wanted something we could be involved with on the same day. anna: these students had the system down. they packed 50,000 boxes. so i, protein, dehydrated badges, rise and a vitamin mineral package. >> you walk in and you see everyone in the school working toward the same goal. to the domini

>> yes, we will go wherever. >> reporter: trowght be told, she prefers greensboro. it is home this that past yop of bobble called north carolina. but two cousins are feeling good. duke pete the pack meaning one >> if they don't win, i'll ill be for north carolina. >> sandra and her friend drove up tuesday. why is it important for to you be here at the tournament. >> i am just a g sports fan. i love all sports. >>> wral is your hoops head quarters for the acc tournament. you don't have to go to washingtonment can you stay right there in your chair. here is a look at today's schedule because of that 1:00 game, wral's noon newscast will air here on fox 50. >>> they were kicked out of disney's frozen on ice. >> why these women say they were embarrassed and humiliated. >> plus, you may have seen this face before. where you may se at work i just take time and all through my coffee break time i say a little prayer for you forever and ever >> we are seeing progress here. >> quick progress. >> higher and higher. >> that thing is huge. you can't really tell from this camera p

>>> of in greensboro, north carolina, authorities released video of an explosion that destroyed cars and damaged a historic hotel. hotel and parking deck were evacuated. no injuries reported in the blast. a second explosion was not captured on the video. police say the cause may be from something electrical underground but the investigation is ongoing this morning. >>> we have breaking news now in that growing controversy over sexist comments made about women's tennis. >> the tournament's director who made those comments has now stepped down. abc's lind >> reporter: outrage in the world of tennis after these insults were hurled at the female players. >> they ride on the coat tails of the men. they very, very lucky. >> raymond moore the director of the bnp paribas open went on to say tennis is all about the men. >> i was a lady player i would go down every night on my knees and thank god that roger federer and rafael nadal were born because they've carried the shot. >> the world's top female tennis player fired right back. >> get on your knees which is offensive enough and thank

police say it happened around 9:00 last night near the biltmore greensboro hotel. no one was hurt. investigators believe an underground electrical conduit is what caused the explosion. >>> today, charlotte environmental action will hold a die-in in front of duke energy headquarters in uptown. they're angry over the coal ash cleanup. experts say the state's department of environmental quality admitted that contamination levels haven't changed near the state's coal ash ponds and that the agency would be lowering the standards for safe drinking water. about 40 $40 million since 2010 to settle road claims and lawsuits against the transportation department. many of those claims involved damages caused by potholes. number of claims average 2600 during the past two years. transportation officials have said it will cost an additional 1.2 $1.2 billion a year for nearly three decades to bring the state's roads and bridges up to excellent condition. >>> the average price of gas jumped by $0.17 in the past two weeks. industry analysts say the hike is due to growing demand for gasoline across t

he spoke to a crowd of 200 people at market crowd before heading to greensboro and charlotte. he urged voters to support his wife, touting her experience at home and abroad, detailed plans to boost the economy, create jobs and ability to be a change maker. >>> we now know the funeral arrangements for nancy reagan. she will lie in repose tomorrow afternoon and thursday morning at the ronald reagan presidential library in california. a private service is friday at 11:00 a.m. she will be buried next to her husband, former president. ronald reagan. she died at her home from congestive heart failure at 94. >>> appeal hearing is set for the man accused of orchestrating a gold heisel on i-95 in north carolina. the one that took us a year ago. the thieves took almost $5 million in gold bars from a gold truck near wilson. today's hearing to keep 46-year- old al perez jailed until his trial. his attorneys are trying to get bail. >>> the raleigh public utilities department is trying to have more ways to let you know if there is an emergency. customers can now receive email, text or phone

i want to put some temperatures across the state on the map to start things off. 68 in greensboro and charlotte. we have more 70s as we look along the coast. maybe you are headed to the beach to celebrate easter this weekend. 73 right now wilmington. bringing you closer to home, 68 in clayton. 68 in sanford. warming up nicely around the northern portions of our verying area are at -- of our viewing area are in the 60s and 70s. 16 mile-per-hour sustained winds in siler city. they will continue to be on the breezy side as we head into the afternoon. the winds are sustained at 22 miles per hour in the fayetteville area. here's your forecast for the remainder of today. today warmer than yesterday and breezy. high of 76. we fell back to 73 at 6:00. if you are planning anything outside maybe after work, you are going for a run, weather will be ideal. we're seeing a flow around that coming from the south. that means warmer temperatures for us. tomorrow, though, we'll be watching a moment most of the daylight hour. we'll be drier by friday afternoon. i want to show what you this looks like on

he is speaking in greensboro. we will have a crew at the appearance 4:15 in charlotte, at johnson university. we are your headquarters for campaign 2016. you can count on us to bring you coverage from the camps in the days ahead, live reports beginning tonight at 4:00. next, tax season is underway. that means you are more prone to fraud. the i.r.s. >> anchor: the i.r.s. has been with fraud. according to the consumer affairs.com, there's a new wrinkle on an old scam. people are receiving emails made to look like it is coming from a top executive at the victim's place of employment. it asks pay roll data on all review. those who work in pay roll or human resources are being targeted. that contains all the information a scammer needs to file thousands of fake tax returns. gas prices are inching up. they jumped 25% in the past month as oil prices rebound, and refineries do seasonal maintenance. the average, 1.81. cents by memorial day. apple gate farms recalling natural chicken nuggets in 8 ounce packages because ther

the last time that adams and graham faced off, graham won by a 3-1 margin but the big support from greensboro got her the victory, and those voters will not be in play now that the map has been redrawn. stay with channel mine for any the latest developments. >>> two international companies are bringing new jobs to together, they are investing $5.5 billion. cs m-casings is expanding their automotive supplier facility and will hire 80 employees and uniquete, and will create 120 jobs in the next five years. >> it shows the economic siermt is working and lower taxes taxes. >> there is a state grant of $320,000 to help with the expansion. >>> new at 6:00, a charlotte massage therapist was charmed with sexually assaulting a client on a massage table. court papers show that the victim told police that stewart had sexually assaulted her three different times while he was massaging her at this home. tonight, investigators can't crime scene where they believe this man killed his uncle. toni hearne and linsey lentz were accused of trying to bury his uncle. >> we did find evidence linked to the homicide

.>>> bill clinton will campaign for his wife in raleigh, greensboro and fayetteville. hillary clinton is planning a stop on thursday but is not confirmed where that will be. >> reporter: bill clinton is expected to make his first stop of the day here in raleigh. he is coming to market hall which is in the city market area. we're told he is going to talk about early voting as part of early voting started in raleigh last week. both candidates hit the campaign trail hard this weekend. donald trump is expected to campaign in north carolina this week as well as fayetteville on wednesday. he opened a campaign office last week. both candidates talked about the importance of getting out the vote -- to vote . >>the best way is to get people to go vote to elect leaders who will help them in their children to be fully invested in enfranchised in our process. >>our statement is make a miracle whole. that is a terrible statement. make a bear cold -- make a whole. >> bill clinton is expected to talk in raleigh. we will tell you what you need to do if you want to come. >>> a lot of p

he is suspected of robbing two banks in raleigh and one in greensboro. today former charlotte mayor patrick cannon is due back in court on charges of voter fraud. he cast a ballot during the 2014 early period something you are he lost the right to vote after pleading guilty to accepting bribes from skwrpd cover f.b.i. agents. john: an investigation is under way after drones were seen flying close to the charlotte duties international airport. two of them missed flying into them when trying to land saturday. air traffic controllers warned pilots as they approached the runway. drones are banned from flying within five miles of appear airport or higher than 400 feet. barbara: c.d.c. urging doctors to avoid prescribing powerful open @painkillers for parents with crankhronic pain. officials say the risks from the drugs far outweigh the benefits for most people and the federal reserve is expected to take a wait and see approach as it decides whether the economic picture warrants another rate it could provide cluesor the timing and pace of future rate hikes. jo

outside greensboro last night, more than 20 people were injured but no one was killed. the interstate was shut down for hours creating nearly six miles of back-ups but roads reopened around 11:00 last night. one driver said she was almost involved in the crash herself. >> the car in front of us came to a sudden halt. >> reporter: meteorologists say there were storms in the area but investigators have not said what they believe caused the original crash. >>> starting today an intersection will close so work can be done on the blue line. a portion of j. w. clay boulevard and north tryon street will shut down 9:00 this morning. >>> drivers with a suspended license can now apply to have suspensions lifted early. to qualify drivers must meet suspension and all fees have to be paid. the program through the week and aims to help suspended drivers with excessive points, those who operate an unlicensed taxi or uninsured car and drivers who got behind the wheel while their license was suspended. >>> happening today officials will hold a public meeting on duke energy's coal ash cl

here and it is not as good as north carolina barbecue but it gets by your >> reporter: this one from greensboro stops to tell us about his postgames stop's. -- stops. we went to the green turtle before the game.he says it's good for the acc to broaden the menu. >> i feel like it is therefore to move around. we have teams in new york, syracuse. i hate that maryland left. here.>> reporter:fans will get to some of that but remember, they are mainly here for the games. back to you. >> notre dame tomorrow night at the verizon center. you can watch the game right here on wral .>>> still to come, teachers required to grade students and their parents? where it could happen and why appearance -- some say it's the wrong way.>>> returning to the scene of the crime and what he told another about the shooting. >>> we have a frontal system we are watching and it looks like it's going to arrive through the back door as opposed to the conventional front door. we will let you know what that means for our weather coming over the next several days coming up. >>> tonight, we have lucy liu. do not change ste: tods

heather: police are investigating multiple fights at a student event on unc greensboro campus friday. the university did not going into lockdown because police said the situation was contained. a campus security alert was not sent out into the next day. some students say it was not tight enough. >> he was sporadic fights throughout, person in the line waiting for the party, inside the party itself. heather: uncg did confirm to aggravated assaults on campus. we are try to find out if there were any injuries or what may have started the fight. spring break is here, but it is not time to start planning. if you are getting that it, we have more on how you can protect your plants. reporter: if you want to start writing your garden, you might want to hold off for now. >> you want to be sure that you waste onto the last frost -- wait until the last frost. you can predict it, so go with the average last frost. reporter: if you have already made purchases and planted them in the ground, not to worry. you will have to cover them. >> probably the best thing is an old bedsheet. keep the ones, if

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an electrical malfunction is blamed for exploding man holes in downtown greensboro. take a look at video from the cbs affiliate. in 10 minutes, two went flying in the air. businesses were evacuate. luckily no one was injured. no alcohol allowed, a popular saying to thousands of college students this year. gulf shore leaders will not allow drinking on the beach this year. they are worried about public drunkenness and damage to the beaches. the ban started friday, and so about it. >> i think it is good, because there's too many kids, and families that want to have a good time. when you see 20, 30 kids, everyone having cases of beer, it is like what are we getting ourselves into. >> reporter: cities such as orange beach are thinking about banning alcohol during this time of year. time to say happy birthday to a social media platform many of you use. twitter is now i decade old. the social site tweet was sent by founder, just setting up my twitter. it invited users to express themselves. accounts across the world. i wonder if he thought 10 years ago it would be this huge

greensboro but change of venue is not always bad so we were willing to make the trip and hopefully >> the fans, will they be the best. >> the loudest section. you know cheering loud and making them proud to be here in dc and we will make every orphan wish they were back home -- every other fan wish they were back home. >> in the nation capital todd gibson cbs north carolina.>> give me long sleeves and get short sleeves on. close to 80 up and down the east coast today including here in central north carolina as high pressure stays in control. but rain to the west we have been looking it all week it is coming but looks like it might sneak in on friday. more details on that in a second. let's enjoy this super sunset on the way tonight a few fair weather clouds. 75 degrees is your current temperature. we made it into the upper 70s again today. and it's not just warm here in central north carolina. it's warm on the coast and even 70 up in asheville. that's way above normal for them. for us, our normal high is 61. at 8 going hour by hour 68 degrees dropping down to 66 at 10 and keeping it

tuesday i spoke to one of the plaintiffs, 20-year-old trans student payton mcgarry who attends unc-greensboro, as well -- and i asked him to us his story and explain how he ended up being a lead plaintiff in the lawsuit. >> yes, i'm a 20-year-old student at unc-greensboro. to give you a little bit of back story, i grew up in a small town in north carolina. at about the age of 15 or 16, i started feeling different. you know, something just felt a little bit off. i started coming out to my family, my friends, and seeing a their best based on gender and all that good stuff at 17 years old, and started hormone replacement at 20 -- 18 years old, sorry. and here we are. so, it means a lot to me that this lawsuit is taking place just because of my own experiences with opposition to my gender. and i've experienced a lot of just distressing discrimination in north carolina. and i can't believe that we're passing laws now that actually not only enable it, but in some require it. cases amy: payton, can you talk , about how hb 2 will affect you directly? >> well, first and foremost, i mean, everybody cal