governor pat mccrory says once this is complete, others throughout the state should take note. in raleigh, candace sweat, wral news. raleigh city councilman bonner gaylord says the project is expected to be complete by the end of 2017. a wake county student wants new school district policies. he says transgender students should be allowed to use restrooms of the gender with which they identify. wral's adam owens reports...the student is looking for a policy change that, he says, respects who he is. hayden riner's birth certificate says he's female. but the former wake county student, says he now identifies as a male. the change, freshman year, was difficult. 04:20 "i have been called many derogatory slurs." riner says a simple trip to the restroom, was a big problem was not comfortable in the ladies room. the school did not allow him in the men's room. 03:55 "and told me, if i continue to i would be suspended." 01:32 "it affected both me and hayden, these kinds of policies." wake county student c-j lewis is also transgender. he started this petition online - support is growing.

barbara: pat mccrory taking on president obama's powerplant, asking the supreme court to stop the plan that could mean higher electric bills in north carolina. raleigh with more on how this could impact you and your home. gloria: the governor says this could cost you more for electricity. north carolina is asking the supreme court to halt the plan while a legal challenge goes through the legal court spirit pat mccrory's office says the state leads the southeast in renewable energy and has one of the most efficient coal fired power plants in the nation. the epa wants to cut carbon dioxide from power plants. by a third in the next 10 years those plans are the largest source of greenhouse gas in the country, releasing 30% of u.s. carbon pollution. the president talked about health benefits, especially to children, when cutting greenhouse gases. he said the number of asthma cases and heart attacks will go down. the governor's office says north carolina already protects its under the new plan, the governor's office says power and gas bills are estimated to increase by 22% in 2020. a 20 stat

in november, deal joined other governors including pat mccrory... who tried to stop acceptance of syrian refugees. 3 3 more than 20 people were injured... when a train hit a garbage truck that was stuck on train tracks in florida. officials say the truck's driver escaped the disabled vehicle just before the crash. a railroad spokeswoman says the crash caused significant damage to the tracks. 3 3 the e-p-a and justice department are suing volkswagen for 18-billion dollars... over its emissions cheating software. the federal agencies accuse the automaker of violating u-s environmental rules. volkswagen has admitted that its diesel cars had illegal software installed to cheat emissions tests. 3 3 tesla motors says it made more than 50-thousand electric cars in 2015. that is on the low end of the projection made by the company's c-e-o. in october, he said the company would produce between 50- and 55-thousand. but company executives say even more electric cars will be made in the year ahead. 3 3 3 3 here is a look at current conditions.. in our next half

north carolina governor pat mccrory is taking the same approach for the tarheel state-- pat mccrory /governor of north carolina "i activated the state potential assets for storm response if you absolutely must travel, transportation officials tell us they are ready to handle whatever the this storm brings. we found tons of sand, salt, and plenty of trucks at the williamsburg v-dot snow prep compound. we also found a team -- ready to keep you safe on the highways. 40 trucks that will be operatin g on the trucks that will be on the primary system we have our equipment ready to go take the salt and mix it with water runs: 20 if you have plans to fly this weekend -- you may want to think again. airlines have already cancelled thousands of flights -- fearing what this storm might bring. american, for instance, has cancelled all its 654 flights in charlotte, friday. united will cancelled all flight from dulles international starting at four tomorrow. here's a look at the flight aware misery map -- so far tonight we've seen nearly 500 delayed flights and about two dozen cancellations. some a

mccrory and the legislature are spending on legal fees is sky rocketing shelling out in addition to the legal help. tyler dukes joins us to talk about the state's mounting legal bills. what kind of money are we talking about? >> millions of dollars. from the legislature on it's own since they took over in 2011 we are talking about $7 million for a range of legal cases to defend a lot of the policies they passed that have been challenged in court including voter id which we are obviously talking about today. for the governor we are also talking about $1 million just in hiss office and again these are costs that are just adding to the attorney general's office fees because they are defending these cases as well. >> so when we say the governor their own bill for the private lawyers that's not saying that tax payers aren't paying for it. it's being double billed isn't it? >> right exactly. in many cases the attorney general has attorneys who are staffed working in court along side these private lawyers and basically what the g.o.p. has said is it really does not trust this attorney gene

in november, deal joined other governors -- including pat mccrory -- who tried to stop acceptance of syrian refugees. 3 3 a train hits a garbage truck that was stuck on the tracks in florida... injuring more than 20 people. officials say the truck's driver escaped the disabled vehicle just before the crash. a railroad spokeswoman says the crash caused significant damage to 3 the e-p-a and justice department are suing volkswagen for 18-billion dollars over emissions- cheating software. the federal agencies accuse the automaker of violating u-s environmental rules. volkswagen has admitted that its diesel cars had illegal software installed to cheat emissions tests. 3 3 tesla motors says it made more than 50-thousand electric cars in 2015. that is on the low end of the projection made by the company's c-e-o. in october, he said the company would produce between 50- and 55-thousand. company executives say even more electric cars will be made in the year ahead. 3 3 3 the rumor is true: adele had the highest-selling album of 2015. we will tell you how many copies she sold just within six w

ahead of a winter storm that'll enter tomorrow, governor pat mccrory ordered state agencies to begin preparations for possible treacherous travel conditions. the ground islready losing a lot of heat from this weekend. shallow puddles on hargan in downtown raleigh are freezing over. be aware any water even a trace could be an icy spot in the morning. and a similar scene in downtown durham. people pulled out their heavy winter coats and hats to stay warm whenever they were outside. repair crews across the triangle found their appointments booked as heating units couldn't keep up with this first real blast of winter's cold. >> even in fayetteville, fountains are beginning to freeze. on hay street in downtown.

governor pat mccrory says this is a depressed run to make sure -- check out all of the winter supplies. you may have exhausted them after last winter. make sure that you and your family are ready. >> thanks, tara. >>> these temperatures can be dangerous. >> that's why the durham county lookout for people in need of attendance. >> respond to welfare checks as needed and ready to assist in someone's stranded or resources to stay warm. be mindful of vehicles. >>> we had a situation in the county where a handicap person was found deceased in a vehicle. and that really stuck with me over the years. >> deputies will leave yellow tape on unoccupied cars. major adam clayton says it's everyone's responsibility to look out for those in the community. call if you're concerned about n your area. >> breaking news at st. -- >> that's after police found a shooting victim on campus. wral joins us live. what have you learned about what happened? >> raleigh police locked down just around 1:00 a.m. i wanted to give you a live look at what we're seeing right now. this is the focus of this investigation ne

north carolina's governor pat mccrory is taking the same approach -- pat mccrory /governor of north carolina "i activated the state allowing me to deploy potential assets for storm response if you absolutely must travel, transportation officials tell us they are ready to handle whatever the thisstorm brings. we found tons of sand, salt, and plenty of trucks at the williamsburg v-dot snow prep compound. we also found a team -- ready to keep you safe on the highways. rossie carroll/vdot williamsburg (2;13 2) ((we have approximately 40 trucks that will be operatin g on the trucks that will be on the primary system we have our equipment ready to go take the salt have our salt)) runs: 20 if you have plans to fly this weekend -- you may want to think again. airlines have already cancelled thousands of flights -- fearing what this storm might bring. american, for instance, has cancelled all its 654 flights in charlotte, friday. united will cancelled all flight from dulles international starting at four tomorrow. here's a look at the flight aware misery map -- so far tonight we've seen nearly 500 de

governor pat mccrory recognized that yesterday when he declared a state of emergency. "with lower temperatures that sleet and freezing rain will accumulate as ice making the roads very treacherous, and coating trees, and possibly having an impact on our power." dominion virginia power says it is ready if ice or high winds become a factor in the commonwealth. dominion says they will send additional crews to high impact areas, and most employees will work around the "they have to be prepared with all kinds of equipment they may need. for example, you may see them with replacement poles or transformers or fuses, but they'll also have chains on their tires and ice cleats so they are prepared to drive anywhere, walk anywhere, climb poles anywhere they need to go to get the lights and heat back on for you." dominion has already made arrangements with crews from other areas of the country that can help if needed. travel impacts. all across the east coast, the winter storm is affecting how people get around. we'll explain how it's changing some services in hampton roads. plus,

governor pat mccrory began his preparation ordering state agencies to begin preparation for those hazardous conditions. this is all the time to cek your house. be sure you're prepared while the alternative heating sources, flashlights and food. that news conference with the govern is set to start at 10:30:00 a.m. we'll stream it live on wral.com. >> live in raleigh. thank you very much. >>> parts of the east coast are -- another storm system caused major traffic delays even for president obama. parts of maryland, west virginia, and arkansas. more than a foot of snow is expected for some states. make sure your smart phone is up to date. it uses your phone's gps to track your location. that includes major winter weather events. it's available in the itunes store and the google play store many >>> an 18-year-old charged in connection with a shoot willing be in court today. this is an update to a breaking news story we had yesterday morning. he shot 20-year-old henderson. he is expected to be okay. campus-wide lockdown was initiated and lifted hours later. he was charged with assault with a dea

barbara: pat mccrory taking on president obama's power plants, joining 28 states asking the supreme court to stop a plan that could mean higher electric bills in north carolina. gloria rodriguez has more on how this could impact your home. gloria: the governor says it means we could pay more for electricity. a 26 state coalition asked the governor to halt the power plant, north carolina joined. pat mccrory's office says our state leads the southeast in renewable energy and has of the one most efficient coal fired power plants in the nation. the epa wants to cut carbon dioxide from power plants by a third over the next 15 years. those plants are the largest source of greenhouse gas in the country, releasing 30% of u.s. carbon pollution. the president talked about health benefits, especially to greenhouse gases. he said the number of asthma cases and heart attacks will go down under this plan. but the governor's office says north carolina already protects its air quality and keeps energy prices affordable. under the new plan, the governor's office says power and gas bills are estimated to i

governor pat mccrory has said he will attend. the team is leaving for california on sunday to play the denver broncos in the super bowl. and news 13 will have a crew california for the big game we will have live coverage next week. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 here is a look at current conditions.. in our next half hour we'll talk more about what to expect in the next 7- days. 3 3 3 talk about nostalgia... coming up ... why the classic de lorean made famous by "back to the future" is making 3 ok back to the future fans the de lorean ... made famous by the classic film is making a comeback after a 34 year hiatus. de lorean motors has announced it will make 300 replicas from their plant in texas. the new ones are not ... unfortunately ... expected to help with time travel like marty mcfly's. 3 3 here is a look at current conditions.. here are your weather headlines for today.. up next.. we'll talk about what to expect in the extended forecast. 3 3 next for a candler man who's charged with defrauding several mountain residents. 3 new details aft

this post by governor pat mccrory is sparking protest from some of his biggest critics. a graph showing pay raises under previous administrations. this pay raise under his administration last year marks the biggest pay raise. governor mccrory: the outside government doesn't realize how much we spent on teachers. with this -- ellis disagrees with this claim. rodney: i think it is very misleading. heather: in 2015, average teacher pay rose to around 26 thousand dollars, $10,000 lower than the national average. the national education association ranked north carolina teachers among the worst paid in the country last year, at 42nd in the u.s. rodney: you can put up all of the graphs that you want and say that there are salary increases, what the fact that we are 42nd in the country and that we are losing teachers and that we are not providing the resources that teachers need is a shame. heather: governor mccrory says he has already made his biggest governor mccrory: -- >> it shows that there is a huge problem. heather: the data was used from the national education associatio

spending it governor pat mccrory says on a traveling exhibit dedicated to the veterans of the first gulf war. >> i never knew that so much of it goes to all 17 of them and all of the other ones that just means everything. >> sergeant chapman is at rest in the cemetery just like so many other young fighters and just leak the 27-year-old marine who kept fighting after he retired the uniform. he battled leukemia. his doctor at duke gave him 30 days he went in search of a resting place in jacksonville. with tears in his eyes he told his mom can't be buried there. it's a mess. >> he died last august in virginia. >> apparently a lot of our cemeteries are in bad shape for decades. this is inexcusable. >> in this the governor says the state will fix with urgency. i reached by phone and asked her what she thought. it just warms my heart. i know my son is very pleased. brian mims wral raleigh. >> north carolina has four state veteran cemeteries including one in spring lake. the governor says he has the right to use administration to find the funding to repair those cemeteries. robert springer shar

mcauliffe made the announcement this morning followed by north carolina governor pat mccrory. this means state agencies will be helping local governments to get quicker responses. and the virginia national guard says its bringing up 500 soldiers to help out. they )ll be ready to go whenever and wherever they are needed. to pinpoint just when and where we )ll see the snow, let s turn to meteorologist myles henderson. rain, snow and wind... todays weather looks quiet. expect a nice mix of sun and clouds with nw winds at 5 to 15 mph. temperatures will start near 30 and warm into the upper 30s this afternoon. the big focus for the week is an area of low pressure near texas today that will track over the carolinas and off of the virginia coast for friday and saturday. precipitation will build in from sw to ne starting mid-morning friday. with snow on friday, with rain near the albemarle and outer banks. snow will transition to rain from se to nw as we head through friday. sleet could mix in at times along the transition line. rain will fall for most of saturday with the rain/snow l

like virginia --- north carolina governor pat mccrory also has declared a state of emergency ahead of the winter storm. pat mccrory /governor of north carolina "i activated the state potential assets for storm response governor mccrory says the main goal is to be over-prepared. our coverage continues on wavy dot com. click on the blue severe weather alert for the updated forecast, to read weather blogs, a list of closings and delays, and information on protecting your pipes and pets. breaking news from the interstate. virginia state police are on the scene of a crash that has shut down one lane of 64 in york county. a flat bed truck traveling westbound lost an axle, ran off the road and hit the bridge at queens lake. state police say the gallons of motor oil. open. the man police say threatened to bomb j-e-b little creek-fort story is back behind bars after his arraignment. 28 year old khalid mohamed abdalla faced a judge this afternoon. he was arrested after the discovery of a suspicious package closed one of the gates for several hours yesterday. 10 on your side's jason marks is liv

. >>> governor pat mccrory declared a state of emergency ahead of the storm. that was yesterday. he also talked about the storm again today and the state of emergency frees things up in terms of aid in the event of a catastrophe. >> reporter: he discussed that in morning in a briefing, a press conference in which he ared ised the state response to the storm. laura leslie has more. >> reporter: the main message until the storm is over and conditions are safe. he said this morning that he was thinking businesses an schools for closing and helping people to stay off the highways but he wbtw.commed out this event is far from over. so far, the state highway patrol has responded to 571 collisions as of 10:00 this morning. several interstates have seen lane closures due to ice and accidents or even complete closures in a couple of cases and four people have been killed so far in wrecks attributed to the icy conditions. dot crews are concentrating first on the interstates and then on primary roads and secondary roads. most secondary roads remain hazardous at this hour. >> i know i often

north carolina governor pat mccrory issued a state of emergency just after 10:30 this morning. mccrory says the goal is to be over- prepared for the storm as it moves into the state. two people in north carolina died overnight due to winter weather. the governor is encouraging people to stay off the roads when the wintry weather starts to fall. crews in north carolina will monitor roads 24/7 to make sure stranded drivers aren't left on the road. our photojournalist got video of this frozen fountain in town center in virginia beach. remember if you see something cool like this take a picture of it and send it to us at report it at wavy dot com. as the storm pushes into the area - this is a download our wavy weather app. it's free for all android and apple users. a hampton man is charged with possessing 20 images of child pornography on a cell phone. police say they arrested chapel street earlier this month. court documents say the explicet images are of a 14-year-old girl. the 36-year-old remains in jail. he'll be back in court next month on 20 counts of producing child pornogra

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>>governor pat mccrory and insley have placed a friendly wager during this seahawks game. they will send a variety of washington products including wine from two award-winning washington wine region. caramel corn and other item. now if the seahawks win, they north carolina products including peanut, bbq sauce, a case of cheer wine. >> they probably want to keep that for themselves. >> yes. and here in raleigh. wouldn't you say? >>> there are three winning powerball tickets for the record of $1.6 billion as we now know who owns one of them. >> they came forward with a couple from munford, tennessee. >> reporter: a tennessee couple came to collect their share of the powerball jackpot. >> it is a little overwhelming. >> reporter: lisa robinson had to urge her husband, john to stop for tickets on their way home sunday night. >> i said i really don't feel like picking them up. but that i will stop at the store. >> reporter: he stopped at macy's grocery store and made the purchase of a lifetime, their high school student chelsea joiner sold them the winning ticket getting a cash

tisha: and the member of governor pat mccrory's cabinet calls out a program. walmart closing hundreds of stores including 17 in our backyard. out of a>> see what's happening this instant. eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. steve: the weekend is getting off to a soggy start. tisha: here is a look at the commute from the dot camera at i-40 in harrison avenue. you can see the slick conditions leading to backups in some areas. this area is moving smoothly. this is a look at i-40 in raleigh. people are getting the brakes and there is some light rain. us in our downtown raleigh storm sensor.

governor pat mccrory is expected to address the conditions today. barbara: not much worth clapping for on wall street falling almost 250 points and s&p 500 the lowest level in two years. already the typical 401-k has lost nearly prices. the consumer product safety warnings about the safety of hover boards after a major house fire that killed two dogs in california. the fire started in a girl's bedroom where it was being charged and it caused about a quarter million dollars in damages. they are investigating more than three dozen instances of hoverboards smoking or bursting into flames. amazon.com will offer refunds to anyone who bought them on its website. john: the johnson board of commissioners is concerned about a rail yard. anger angered residents say it will cost them homes. board of commissioners called the meeting to tell those effected residents c.s.x. jumped the gun and their properties would not be taken. concerned residents say that is a step in the right direction. barbara: apex police department is trying to make it safe tore exchange i

. -- governor pat mccrory. >> we have cars coming out of virginia where there is a lot of snow, and they think when they get into north carolina because the roads are clear of snow, they think they are safe and they increase their speeds. that is just not the case. parts of i-95 are very dangerous when you come into north carolina. we are asking people to please be aware. just because there is not snow does my mean the roads are sick -- does not meananhat the roads are safe. we are asking everyone to be careful and stay off the roads. if you do not need to be on the roads, and spend some time with your family. enjoy the time with your family. a brief weather update, as you can see by the screen to my right, we are having weather issues across the state from the mountains to the coast, in asheville and the triad areas. you're seeing a you-shaped pattern -- a u-shaped pattern to high point. we have serious snow accumulation, and we expect more snow accumulation during the next several hours, up until 1:00 a.m. tonight and early morning. as you see, in the charlotte region and the rural are

carolina governor pat mccrory has declared a state of emergency so far there have been two fatalities in the western part of the state...from crashes involving icy conditions. the governor says the state is doing everything to make sure the roads are safe. but he also urges people to stay off the roads if possible. meteorologists say some areas around washington d.c could end up buried under two feet of snow. dianne gallagher reports on what's ahead for the nation's capitol and the east coast. from the north... it is crucial for people to stay off the streets. to the south... winter has finally arrived in north carolina. millions are prepping for a wicked winter weekend. in washington d.c. storm. less than an inch of snow, turned highways into parking lots wednesday. you don't know how long this will take. one hour, two hour, six hours? even the commander- in-chief couldn't escape the d.c. disaster. his presidential motorcade -- stuck in the snow with everybody else. i would have hoped they would have anticipated this a little better and treated the roads the city, admitting this morn

it is all part of governor pat mccrory's initiative to improve customer service and cut wait times at the d-m-v. this is video from when the governor toured the west asheville d-m-v and made the announcement about the changes. 3 3 the asheville humane society is helping in the rescue of 600 animals involved in an animal cruelty case near fayetteville. the hoke county sheriff's office began animal rescue after getting several complplnts of sick animals adopted from the facility. authorities found more than 3030dogs... 250 cats... and 40 horses were being kept in filthy living conditions... many with no shelter. 3 capt. john kivetthoke county "well you've got uh animals out here with open wounds, you've got animals out here with skin conditions animals that appear to be malnutritioned uh different things like that." the owners of the facility were arrested on charges of animal cruelty. the asheville humane society will work with authorities to help care for the animals until custody is determined by a court. 3 3 local agencies are taking a snapshot of homelessness in asheville as part o

. >> tammy: governor pat mccrory kicked off his campaign on a bond initiative called save nc. >> darcel: citizens will vote on the referendum on the march 15th ballot. the bill goes for major school improvements across the state. >> tammy: to improve programs across schools in north carolina. >> darcel: kimberly king is live at ab tech, one of several kim. >> kim: darcel, this is the historic sunny crest building. it is historic and built by the vanderbilts. an example of where bond money could potentially go. aware the proposed bond earmarks millions for ab tech. >> like most community colleges in north carolina, this statewide bond referendum would allow us to much needed, necessary renovations to existing buildings. >> kim: buildings, many of which are more than 30 years old. these stairs in to the balsam building are at the top of the list for repair using the funding. unca will get money for electrical and plumbing upgrades. funds would go to build more modern classrooms for students who already collaborate on projects like this they created to help a handicap person hike in wester

(governor pat mccrory/north carolina)"we're asking everyone to please be very careful, stay off the roads if you don't need to be on them, spend some time with your family." meanwhile, long lines are forming at airports, as travelers struggle to get ahead of the storm. at least 5-thousand flights have been canceled, including all saturday flights at some airports. reporting in washington, i'm scott mclean. the snow shows no sign of letting up in washington d-c. look carefully through the window. white house photographer pete souza posted this photo on his instagram account. it shows inside the residence - as snow falls outside. the "first dog" however... appears to be having a little more fun. take a look at sunny... outside playing on the white house lawn. as you can see - the dog even got some snow - on his nose. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty the weather change for us this weekend looks to bring wind and a quick, slight chance of showers. it looks like stronger southwest gusts to 25 mph for saturday afternoon as the cold front approaches. we'll have overcast

governor pat mccrory also declared a state of emergency for north carolina. :42 -:54 "with the lower temperatures. the sleet and freezing rain will accumulate as ice. making roads very tretcherous and coating trees and possibly having an impact on our power." mccrory said the state is ready for the winter storm. this includes having all state highway patrol troopers activated or on standby. chainsaw crews are also on standby to quickly clear any blocked roads. the winter storm already moved into the western part of virginia. in roanoke, forecasters predict between one and two feet of snow will fall. many schools and colleges are closed today including virginia tech. this is a live look at roanoke before the snow moves in. v-dot says crews are working around the clock to monitor traffic. workers already started the western part of the state with a salt brine solution. (-- sot --) (mark jamison / roanoke transportation director:08) "we're all just going to have to live through it. we certainly appreciate our citizens' patience, but we're just not going to have that luxury to push neigh

. >> governor pat mccrory also honored two civil rights pioneers with the order of the long leaf pine. john johnson long time honor of ham lin drug and the children of john who braved death threats to integrate schools in 1958. >> this is history. >> cultural secretary suzanne klutz announced a new state monument has been approved. >> for the first time in the history of the state of north carolina there will be a monument honoring african americans and that is wonderful. professor dr. freddie parker urged state employees to further king's dream of equality for all. >> we must continue to be relentless and unswervivi and to make this nation, this state and this to live up to this creed but nobody ever said it would be easy. >> martin luther king triangle prayer breakfast at 7:15 at the hotel in research park. capital broadcasting is a proud sponsor. >> laura leslie in our news room thank you. >>> he talked with a drug king pin on the run. now he's talking to 60 minutes. >> we'll preview his controversial video with el chapo. >> and i'm greg fishel. we've got rain lingering and allowin

that is the breakdown that governor pat mccrory introduced. we had chopper 11 hd flying over the area today. the governor said the train yard train cars between west and eastern north carolina. tisha: a mother in the hospital, shot in the face. her son, under arrest. steve d.: the incident happened near this airsoft -- this hair salon. >> we are live on the scene with the details. we have just learned the salon owner who everyone around here calls miss d. has been life lighted to chapel hill. there is one eyewitness who watched the bloodshed. she was the woman who was holding on to the salon owner on the ground right after this shooting. listen to this. >> how could he do that? to his own mother? he did not have any kind of her -- any kind of remorse. he didn't have any kind of feelings. he just walked away. i kept telling her, i don't what you do die, and she kept saying, i don't want to die, i don't want to die. >> this eyewitness says she had pain for miss d., and around 1:45 this afternoon, the salon owner's son walked through the front do

pat mccrory, north carolina) winter has finally arrived in north carolina. millions are prepping for a wicked winter weekend. in washington d.c. it less than an inch of snow, turned highways into parking lots wednesday. you don't know how long this will take. one hour, two hour, six hours? even the commander-in-chief couldn't escape the d.c. disaster. his presidential motorcade -- stuck in the snow with everybody else. i would have hoped they would have anticipated this little better and treated the roads the city, admitting this morning, it messed up, (mayor muriel bowser, washington, dc) we are very sorry for inadequate response. mayor muriel bowser says, despite the failure overnight, her city will be ready for the big one this weekend. (mayor muriel bowser, washington, dc) we will treat this event as a homeland security and emergency management event in the district of columbia. the nation's capital is expected to get the worst of it. a staggering 30 inches of snow possible. virgina has the national guard on standby and maryland is bracing for the worst,

governor pat mccrory helped introduce the team as people the panthers head to super bowl 50 in california sunday. and carolina fans gathered in uptown charlotte for the panthers pride rally. there will be appearances by players, purrcussion drumline. they play the denver broncos on sunday, february seventh at levi stadium. the broncos are scheduled to hold a rally of their own this sunday in denver before heading to the big game. one thing fans are sure to have as they watch the panthers take on the broncos in the big game is chicken wings! according to the national chicken council, americans will consume one-point-three billion chicken wings next weekend... leading up to and during super bowl 50. that figure is up three percent from last year's big game. to put one-point-three billion chicken wings into perspective... the council says if the wings were laid end to end, they would stretch from bank of america stadium in charlotte to sports authority field at mile high in denver almost 53 times! let's get an update on your a warming trend will begin today. a ridge of high pressure will mov

pat mccrory/north carolina) "well, winter has finally arrived in north carolina." ...and south carolina... ...and georgia... virginia... ...maryland ....new york... ...and virtually every other state along the eastern seaboard... 75 million people between the mississippi river to maine are facing potentially record-breaking winter weather conditions. the massive storm set to hit the east coast today has already frozen air travel, with more than 4,000 flights cancelled so far. united airlines is suspending all flights at washington dullas international and other regional airports starting friday afternoon. (philip lowery, traveler) "i think it could be disastrous for a lot of people trying to get out of town." with the massive winter storm's cross hairs on the mid-atlantic... ...the nation's capital is still recovering from this year's first winter weather test. (jim battagliese/traffic reporter, wtop radio) "if this was a test, we failed. as soon as the snow started to fall, and there was no treatment on the road, it immediately froze." washington's mayor apologized for the snarled traf

(g(gernor pat mccrory/north carolina)" we're asking everyone to please be very careful, stay off the roads if you don't need to be on them, spend some time with your family." meanwhile, long lines are forming at airports, as travelers struggle to get ahead of the storm. at least 5-thousand flights have been cancelled, including all saturday flights at some airports. tim: and the massive coast-- is wreaking havoc at airports across the country. a united airlines flight slid off a runw at o'hare airpwrt in chicago friday after arriving from san francisco. there were 179 passengers and six crew members on board. no injuries were reported. the airport brought in buses to take passengers to their gate tim: a pennsylvania judge has thrown out a tion lawsuit against actor and comedian bill cosby. renita hill filed the lawswst in octotor. she claims cosby defamed her in the media. hill is one of more than 50 women who have accused cosby of sexual assault. the judge dismissed her claims, ruling that statements made by cosby and his lawyer did not support a defamation claim as defined by penns

governor pat mccrory's office says our state leads the southeast in renewable energy and has one of the most efficient coal fired power plants in the nation. the e.p.a. wants to cut carbon dioxide by nearly a third the next 15 years. they are the largest source of green house gases releasing about 3% of the u.s. -- 30% of t the u.s. pollution. the president has talk about the health benefits to children saying the number of asthma case and heart attacks will go down under the plan. but the governor's office says north carolina already protected their quality and keeps energy prices affordable. under this plan the governor's office says power and gas bills are estimated to increase by 22% in 2020 and that is why he is asking the supreme court to halt the plan. raleigh, gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. john: new this morning a tentative deal between the justice department and ferguson. they have come to terms on suspended changes in the police department following the 2014 shooting of michael brown that led to unrest. the agreement which must be approved by the ferguson city coun

. >> tammy: and a gun control push di >> tammy: governor pat mccrory declares january stalking awareness month. >> larry: he wants to bring attention to the half million people stalked each year. >> tammy: hope, stalking is harder to avoid ever before. >> hope: yeah, tammy, think about this, how many times a day do you reach for your phone? >> it's paralyzing. you feel like you can't go anywhere. that there's no safe place. >> hope: domestic violence experts say thousands of people in b bcombe county have been stalked. it's a debilitating form of abuse. >> phone calls, text messages, e-mails, and then on top of that also through facebook, through my family, through a gps tracker on my phone. >> hope: sarah says she had completely lost her privacy after breaking up with an ex. >> several phone calls, e-mails, text messages. i had experiences where, you know, in like a 12 hour period there would be 300-400. >> hope: in north carolina state lawmakers are cracking down with alison's law taking place january 1st. >> using people's cell phones or devices to know where they are at all times. >>

. >> darcel: governor pat mccrory issues a state of emergency ahead of the storm. have already been attributed to this weather. >> tammy: our team coverage. news 13's kimberly king joins us live off of i-26. kim, how are crews preparing? >> kim: tammy, there are many crews out tonight and they're also on standby. but i do want to bring up the point that the county manager says he is speaking with officials here in the county and they possibly may declare a state of emergency this evening. that's a developing story. but meanwhile throughout the counties both here and rutherford, crews are out already at work. this is the upclose shot of brine off this big rig, rutherford county's maintenance crew calls a low boy. >> we've got possibly 20 dump trucks. well. >> kim: blades are already on trucks. trtrks are prepping and loading up. matt taylor says crews have already put down nearly all the brine they have. >> salt brine helps keep that initial precipitation, present precipitation from bondingo the pavement. >> kim: these four tanks are filled with the salt brine. that

today, governor pat mccrory's office released this statement, saying that based on the vote of local officials and serious land issues, the current site in johnson county does not appear to be a viable option. they will work with csx to find alternative sites. this comes a day after the governor supported the plan as is. his office was quick to point out that johnson county as a whole is not out of the running for a new terminal location, which is concerning for residents. >> we know we are not out of the if they confirm they have another place to go, we are all going to be on pins and needles. we want -- we do not want it to go into another neighborhood, either. >> they are sleeping a little easier tonight in a home they know they will get to keep. >> it is something i will never take for granted. angelica: we did reach out to csx for comment later in the day. at this hour, we have not heard back. tisha: thank you. tonight, icy roads continue to be a problem across the area. the conditions responsible for a delay to the start of the day wednesday. durham public, chatham, franklin, o

mccrory and terry mcauliffe come ahead of a chance for significant snow fall and serve as a warning to residents christina surgical talk with governor mcauliffe about the move and kristina what does this mean for us. well essentially stay ahead of this winter storm and so do we and equipping is already in place some crews have already been deployed in even more are on standby to keep you safe the walleyes are in the incoming severe weather in virginia governor terry mcauliffe declared a state of emergency early thursday morning state of emergency allows us to move all the equipment without any weight limit issues in addition allows you to mobilize the national guard so this morning we met with the guard jenna williams tower folks together mcauliffe says that the operation for the sea is costly but nonetheless necessary. it costs about two three million dollars an hour and a full throttle storm going on but we do we've got over two hundred million in the budget cuts have already been pre treating roads in areas that are expected to be snowed in but even without the worst of the weath

that will start at noon and governor pat mccrory is expected to attend. just a couple of things going on in raleigh. there are events in other places as well. for the bell ringing ceremony at 11:00 here open to the public but outside so dress warmly. we will have more on events later on news at noon. live in raleigh, caitlin knute, abc 11 eyewitness news. barbara: today the garner police department opening a new station on seventh avenue next to the southeast regional library. tomorrow from 11:00 to 2:00 there's a community open house to give residents the opportunity to visit. john: 5:08 and another local university banning a popular form of transportation. barbara: where hover boards are no longer welcome. what is behind the color change for a local hockey team. don: as you head out we have dry conditions for now. we go to break and check the first alert doppler network and that will change later meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and as you can see, we need an internet that can do more. we do more games, and more streaming. so we need more speed

. >> tammy: governor pat mccrory declares january as stalker awareness law. alison's law went in to effect on the first. it makes gps tracking illegal under a cyber stalking initiative. stalking is the most common form of violence it sees. >> more than anything else, we need awareness. the technology that we have that makes our lives simpler now can really often be turned against us and used in ways that we don't think about. >> tammy: there are likely more than 2,000 people in buncombe county who have experienced stalking. >> larry: a neighborhood blames the city of hendersonville for a crumbling retaining wall. news 13's john le is live in flat rock this evening. john, the city says their water line is not the reason for that collapse. >> john: that's right. you have a tale of two retaining walls. on the other side, we're going to show you what used to be a mirror image. as you can see this wall is very much about half of what it used to be. you can see why neighbors here are at odds with the city. >> somewhere about the middle of november, the city's water

it is all part of governor pat mccrory's initiative to improve customer service and cut wait times at the d-m-v. this is video from when the governor toured the west asheville d-m-v and made the announcement about the changes. 3 3 3 3 happening today... the public can learn more about the city's future plans for asheville's aging stormwater system. an information meeting will be from 6 to 8 tonight at the national environmental modeling and analysis center in the grove arcade. the city says the meeting will help them identify, priortize and plan for stormwater projects over the next 10 years. 3 3 3 the leader of the armed group occupying the wildlife refuge in oregon... wants his followers to leave. as reid binion reports, ammon bundy's plea to end the occupation comes just one day after he arrested. 3 --reporter pkg-as follows-- (mike arnold, bundy attorney) "please stand down. please stand down."an attorney for oregon armed protest leader ammon bundy......reading bundy's statement asking followers to end their armed occupation at the malheur national wildlife refuge.(mike arnold, bu

pat mccrory, north carolina) winter has finally arrived in north carolina. millions are prepping for a wicked winter weekend. in washington d.c. it was chaos before the storm. less than an inch of snow, turned highways into parking lots wednesday. you don't know how long this will take. one hour, two hour, six hours? even the commander-in-chief couldn't escape the d.c. disaster. his presidential motorcade -- stuck in the snow with everybody else. i would have hoped they would have anticipated this a treated the roads the city, admitting this morning, it messed up, (mayor muriel bowser, washington, dc) we are very sorry for inadequate response. mayor muriel bowser says, despite the failure overnight, her city will be ready for the big one this weekend. (mayor muriel bowser, washington, dc) we will treat this event as a homeland security and emergency management event in the district of columbia. the nation's capital is expected to get the worst of it. a staggering 30 inches of snow possible but the reach of this storm in pennsylvania, crews are using technolo

pat mccrory / (r) north carolina :59 - 1:03) "sleet and rain will accumulate as ice making roads very treacherous and coating trees and having an impact on our power" . (sot/ bill karins / meteorologist) "when you get to a half an inch of ice accumulation, that's when things start falling." stores in the path of the storm have been had a run on supplies....som e shelves are empty.... (nats) while airlines have warned passengers that flying could be a mess....and some carriers have waived change fees. chris clackum, nbc news. >> the east coast causing the snow storm? chief meteorologis t ron demers is here to break it down for us. iowa congressman steve king is lashing out at governor terry branstad for telling iowans caucus. king says the governor's comments are potentially dangerous for the future of the iowa caucuses. he wonders what candidadtes will want to come to the state if they know the governor may campaign directly against them. branstad has criticized cruz for calling for an end to federal support of ethanol. king has endorsed cruz' candidacy. the woodbury county republican

we just learned scools in hampton will also have half days -- and north carolina governor pat mccrory also declared a state of emergency, making it clear safety is a top priority. editor: feeds: nc gov winter wx newser 10;36;19;21 with lower temperatures that sleet and freezing rain will accumulate as ice making the roads very treacherous and coating trees possibly have an impact on our power. 10;36;32;22 governor mccrory also mentioned in this morning's news conference-- the state has already seen two winter weather here in virginia-- our dusting last night also took a toll. from 12 a-m wednesday through 12 a-m today -- state police responded to more than 750 traffic crashes statewide -- many due to that first wave of snow. 10 on your side's andy fox joins us live from james city county. andy what preparations have you noticed. of all vdot sand and salt depots in hampton roads this one in james city county likely to be the busiest vdot williamsburg rossie carroll (3:24 2) ((we are expecting 2-5 in the western part start tomorrow morning 12 hour shifts probably into sunday)) 100 feet

. >>> the honorable pat mccrory, some fans were not happy to see him. >> the national media get charlotte no respect, cam newton did not get the respect he received the served, these players did not get the respect earned it. >>> now there is just one more thing to learn, a victory, charlotte, charlotte, we are going to win the super bowl. >>> the crowd at the raleigh has been estimated to be 25 and 30,000 people, it's not just charlotte getting in on the action, coming up, he will show you what the panthers fever is meant for local fans and businesses in the tranquil as we get closer to super bowl 50. >>> our coverage continuous we inch closer to the super bowl 50, and 10 minutes we talk about all-star quarterbacks. the sport he is receiving here in the triangle. >>> it airs on cbs and we want to remind you of the new affiliation with cbs. it takes affect on february home for he chose like the big bang theory, ncis and more -- much more on wncn.com. >>> hundreds of animals rescued from a shelter are being cared for and prepared for adoption. we first reported on the neglect case on the -

. >> the same day that coal ash opponents are offering pat mccrory a dinner invitation. >> bill and renee this is where that group plans to come and demonstrate later this morning. their message to the governor come have dinner with us and hear our story. here's where that dinner instation comes in. wral revealed last week the governor held a private dinner with top duke executives last june at the mansion. though officials have not revealed what was discussed the group protested and says the governor has not responded to any of their calls or e-mails about their concerns over contaminated water. after burning coal to generate electricity. environmental groups have been calling for them to clean up the coal ash pond for 24 years. a spill in rockingham put this issue in the foreground of today's poll tucks and this is something--politics and this is something that the politicians have been talking about for quite some time. today duke energy is offering media outlets a tour of the dan river facility. brian mims will be there and gives us the behind the scenes look in our later newscast. >>