but has he had any response to the naacp and what does the naacp plan to do on march 24th if governor snyder has not complied with the naacp's request? >> certainly. let me provide some context for some have called it ultimatuult. i would call it a civic promise. the governor and his department of environmental quality switched through the emergency manager, switched the water sources, water source in flint. declined to use a form of corrosion control that would have cost less than $200 a day. as a consequence of this action, and the failure to alert the people as to the danger of the water, in contra vengs of federal regulations that say you take part in corrosion control, that is protecting the pipes before you use the water, they actually provided the people the water without having a corrosion control plan in place. why is that important? well, the governor at this point is saying we don't need to replace the pipes. notwithstanding a generational poisoning of the children in flint, we don't need to replace the pipes. we can simply treat the water, treat the corrosion and get the w

again, inconsistent with the values of the naacp. i will simply note the naacp is an organization. is committed to the abstract of realization of the values of the constitution. we're committed to realization of the site is industries in our communities, on our front porches and on the sidewalks of argument is all across this country. last summer the naacp inspired by the vulnerability of the voting rights act, the fragility of the civic sacrament come we announce will be called americans justice come and march from selma, alabama, to washington, d.c., a journey of 1002 miles. i will close with a story of a man i met on the way. his name was little passage. it was from colorado. we met him in selma, a navy veteran, veteran of the vietnam war. he walked 900 miles from selma to virginia. in spotsylvania virginia during a rainstorm the american flag he cared for hundreds of miles. he wrapped it up, but when the sun came out he unfurled it. as he did that he literally collapsed to the pavement. we took into the hospital and there he died. the most difficult day in my short tenure as pr

with the naacp request? mr. brooks: let me provide some for something called the ultimatum. i would call it a civic promise. departmentr and his of environmental quality switched the water sources in flint. ofy declined to use a form corrosion control that would have cost less than $200 per day. action,sequence of this and the failure to alert the people as to the danger of the water in counter pension of federal regulations that prescribed that you engage in corrosion control that is protecting the pipes before you they actually provided the people the water without having a corrosion control plan in place. why is that important? well, the governor, at this point, is saying we don't need to replace the pipes. generationalng a poisoning of children in flint, we don't need to replace the pipes. ,e can simply treat the water treat the corrosion, and get the water to the point of safety and we can walk away from this problem. how do we know that to be true? , to he declined to put forward a price tag, a timelin

the naacp and local pastors are rallying around the denkins family. tisha: neighbors continue to react. we have more on the community response. reporter: tisha, steve, there are people in this neighborhood have already made up their minds about this case and there are othersd who just want the proof wherever it leads. she had still not been able to identify her son's body. >> we had a phone call. reporter: that call came late in the afternoon. the fbi confirms that akiel denkins was the man shot by raleigh police officer d.c. twiddy. now this mother looks to the help of pastors and the naacp. >> proof, no matter where it leaves. proof. no matter what i thing it causes, truth. reporter: transparency in the investigation is what they want, but some have already taken sides, blaming raleigh police for not taking responsibility for issues in the community. >> whoever shot him needs to be punished. >> look around. what do they have? that is sad. reporter: today pastors and the naacp are urging calm and patience. community leaders say they will look into ak

and what does the naacp plan to do on march 24th if governor snyder has not complied with the naacp's request? >> certainly. let me provide some context for something called oultimatum. call it a civic promise. the governor and his department, the environmental quality, switched through the emergency manager, switched the water source in flint. declined to use a form of corrosion control that would have cost less than $200 a day. and as a consequence of this action, and the failure to alert the people as to the danger of the water in contravention of federal regulations, that prescribe that you engage in corrosion control that is protecting the pipes before you use the water. they actually provided the people the water without having a corrosion control plan in place. why is that important? well, the governor, at this point, is saying, we don't need to replace the pipes. notwithstanding a generational poise poisoning of children in flint. we can simply treat the water, treat the corrosion, and get the water to the point of safety and we can walk away from this problem. how do we know

the naacp held a news conference to tackle this problem. rodd carter joins us live. rod, tell us the latest on this. >>reporter: here's the deal, jenn, the president of the naacp and the vice president are going to meet on civil rights and have a meeting on friday. the released new numbers on how many people were stopped and or ticketed on bicycles. many people believe this is an all too common sight. an african american being ticketed. they say this man -- the guy walkining away was asked by the suspect to keep it. >> this addresses the issues of biking while black. >> the naacp held a news conference about this issue and announce a trip to dc to meet face-to-face with the u.s. commission on civil rights. >> the rights of the naacp has been involved with the united states justice department since they came down in july. >> the tampa bay asked them to came down -- african american on bikes were ticketed at a higher rate than others. the report has not been released yet, tampa police gave me numbers total number of from november 2014 to january, 2015 -- from november

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the naacp is conducting its own investigation. north carolina naacp attorney ir of joyner spoke last night. >> if that what they said doesn't necessarily mean that is what it is. gloria: the viewing will be the baseball bible way. the funeral service is 1:00. the pastor says this is a time for family, not for protests. john: you can read the entire five-day report the officer's version of events with the preliminary autopsy report right now on abc11.com. barbara: in durham police are investigating a hit-and-run on chapel hill road last night. our crew said the car hit a man and kept going. with what appears to be a neck injury. today the new president of the u.n.c. system will deliver her first briefing. margaret spellings took the helm monday and has been under fire since being chosen in october. there were protests among students and faculty members. there is no word if they plan to protest today. it is on fayetteville state university. caitlin: i have the latest on vote 2016. fresh from the commanding seven victory vote tuesday

the president of the state naacp agrees. in a statement, says we can and the truth the matter what it is but only after the full and the naacp is also conducting its own investigation, gathered here the church to talk about their plans. we were not allowed in for that part of the meeting but they did say this -- >> we are making an aggressive the to anybody in the temerity to knows about the shooting to come forward and provide our attorneys with the information. so that we can make that a part of our investigation a half -- as to what is going on. meeting with naacp. earlier in the day making funeral arrangements. the viewing will be at bible way temple church tomorrow. is open to the public. the pastor noted -- report, the officers version of events along with a preliminary autopsy report on our homepage at abc 11.com. tisha: fire damages edelman eastern wake county -- it happened on south smithfield wrote this after 7:00 p our crew says when firefighters arrived in the scene flames were shooting through the roof a couple

the president of the state naacp agrees. in a statement, says we can and the truth the matter what it is but only after the full and complete investigation. the naacp is also conducting its own investigation, gathered here the church to talk about their plans. we were not allowed in for that part of the meeting but they did say this -- >> we are making an aggressive the to anybody in the temerity to knows about the shooting to come forward and provide our attorneys with the information. so that we can make that a part of our investigation a half -- as to what is going on. reporter: the mother was not the meeting with naacp. the pastor says he was with her earlier in the day making funeral arrangements. the viewing will be at bible way the funeral will be at 1:00, it is open to the public. the pastor noted -- steve: you can read the entire report, the officers version of events along with a preliminary autopsy report on our homepage at abc 11.com. tisha: fire damages edelman eastern wake county -- it happened on south smithfi

but the naacp is conducting its own investigation. north carolina naacp attorney irv joyner speaking at a tphaousnews conference. >> if that is what they said it doesn't necessarily mean that is what it is. gloria: denkins's viewing will be at that same church at 12:30 and the funeral is 1:00. family and not for protests. live in raleigh. gloria rodriguez, abc 11 eyewitness news. john: by the way you can read that entire report. they call it the five-day report. the officer's version along with a preliminary autopsy report right now on abc11.com. barbara: in durham police are investigating a hit-and-run. this was on chapel hill road last night. our crew said the car lit a man and kept going. he was taken to the hospital with what appears to be a neck injury. they are looking for the driver. today the new president of the u. u.n.c. system will deliver her first briefing during a board of governors meeting. she took the helm monday and she's been understood fire from some since she was chosen for the job in october. there have been seve

we weren't able to speak to her right then but i did talk to the local pastor and naacp who are doing their own investigation. >> the da did say this is just the beginning phase of the report. to come out so we've asked for a thorough investigation. we want the truth. >> we want to make sure the investigation is thorough, complete, transparent and we appreciate the community support in making that happen. >> the family's attorney didn't have much to say but is asking anyone and everyone who may have seen something that monday to come forward. >> while the police department and the city is engaged in investigating this matter, we are investigating this matter as well. [applause] >> naacp attorney eric jointer says at this point they are happy with how the raleigh police chief has handled the case. >> she has attempted to convey to this community her desire for an open and transparent investigation and process and we are holding her to her >> with that said they have serious concerns. >> there is some afor your information that the scene of the shooting had been cleared up, had been alt

that naacp presser is set for 10:30 this morning. we will bring you updates in our noon newscast as well online. >>> it is finally here, super tuesday. 12 states, hundreds of delegates, and seven candidates the ce. as tracie potts reports it is a critical day for the lacking presidential hopefuls who are trying to overtake too tough front runners. >> reporter: donald trump hoping to build on his front runner atus todaywith his closest challengers aiming to collect enough delegates to remain competitive. >> a vote for donald trump tomorrow is literally a vote for hillary clinton in november. >> reporter: for ted cruz, that means winning texas. >> what we will see, i believe, is donald trump and me coming out both with a significant chunk of delegates and everyone else far behind. >> reporter: there could be trouble for trump this super tuesday. buzz feed reports there is a secret "new york times" tape where trump rejects his own promises to close the border. >> you should be very troubled donald trump who tells the "new york times" on

he lost 15 of his 18 big ten naacp tournament engagements. hopefully that starts to change today. jeff skversky, channel 6 "action news" march madness ready to go. >> so are we jeff. >>> turning to accuweather, temperatures are mild to end the work week but a big change is on the way. sky 6 hd looking live at the center city skyline, and blue skies and mild temperatures, but get ready for rain and snow this weekend. meteorologist, melissa magee, is at the big board with more on what to expect. >> reporter: hi there rick, the hard to believe we are tracking snow into the weekend especially with temperature so mild. 59 in philadelphia and 61 in allentown and 51 in the poconos. but in the weekend get ready for a cooling trend. wednesday was a beautiful day. yesterday maxing out at 63 and today we call for a high in the city of 62, we are down to 4 tomorrow and 38 as we get into sunday, so with the temperatures lowering, there is the possibility of snow as it's nor'easter works its way into the region. as we go throughout the day on sunday. future tracker 6 showing you 8:00 in the mor

state naacp president says he's witnessed the confusion firsthand. when he went to go vote signage on the walls about voter i.d. and poll workers spoke inaccurately about the new law. he says the voter i.d. bro chures macon fuse some voters. >> the average voter would be turned off. or turned around. this is all they have. this is not what the state promised. reporter: but republicans and the state board of elections disagree. >> we've seen no real reports of anybody having problems with voter i.d. they're happy to show it. it makes them feel like their vote is secure. reporter: the n.c. board of elections released a statement saying the state board of elections requires posters at each polling site and we have worked extensively training county directors to properly inform voters about voter i.d. and reasonable impediments. another issue raised by the naacp, racist underto ens from the man accused of punching rally in fayetteville. yesterday deputies charged mcgraw with communicating threats after a video surfaced of mcgraw threatening next time to

the naacp's meeting with the jenkins family. we have team coverage for you investigation and autopsy report. reporter: initial report appears to contradict what we have heard in the community about the last four days. in the report, jenkins was hit four times. once in the chest, forearm, upper arm, and shoulder. the day this happened, a story circulated around the neighborhood that jenkins was running away. the autopsy report does not appear to support that. it is important to point out that we do not have context yet. we expected interview with the da in the next 10 minutes. you can watch it on our website. tisha: angelica alvarez is live

the naacp has called for a transparent investigation. early voting starts today and runs through march 12. you can cast a ballot at whichever site is most convenient for you. if you have not registered to vote you can do that at the polling place. from the missing malaysia flight 370 may have turned up in a spot that matches investigators' theories. it was discovered over the weekend in mozambique. john: an alabama police officer charged with murder. officer aaron smith is accused of shooting and killing 58-year-old greg gun outside neighbor's home. they originally said gun had a stick or cane but they said it was an extension handle for a paint roller. a texas state trooper off the job after his arrest of a woman who was later found dead in jail. he was charged with perjury three months ago. he is accused of lying about his arrest of sandra bland in a traffic stop that was recorded on dash cam. he can appeal the firing. bland's family has sued the where she was found dead. it was ruled suicide. barbara: el chapo is trying to bargain wit

the naacp has called for a transparent investigation. early voting starts today and runs through march 12. you can cast the ballot at whichever site is most convenient for you and if you still have not registered you can do that at the same time. australian officials say debris from the missing malaysia flight 370 may have turned up in a spot that matches investigators' theories. it was discovered over the went. it disappeared two years ago with 239 on board. john: an alabama police officer charged with murder. aaron smith is accused of shooting and killing 58-year-old greg gunn outside a neighbor's home. they said gun had a stick or cane but a neighbor said it was roller. smith is in custody this morning. a texas state trooper officially off the job after his arrest of a woman who was later found dead in jail. he was charged with perjury three months ago. he's accusationed of lying about the arrest of sandra bland whose stop was recorded on this dash cam. he can appeal the firing. bland his family sued the authorities who ran the jail.

the naacp says that was done in secret. community and my fellow students here and anyone to fight the hiring of the woman who was hired in a very undemocratic process. >> reporter: in our next half hour, hear from spellings and what you had first few days on the job will be like. justin quesinberry, chapel hill. >>> new this morning, members of the 82nd airborne were welcomed home at pope army airfield. >> among those waiting with anticipation, the proud military moms there. this one could not help but dance a little bit. i'm just ready. >> what are you going to do when you see him? >> give him a big hug. >> she can barely hold back those tears. the plane landed in the middle of the night, bringing the >> i'm scared. i haven't seen him for so long. >> the 82nd airborne decision deployed to iraq last june as part of operation inherent resolve. welcome home. i can remember when my brother came home from iraq and my mother row acted. have i the photos. i have to post them. >> that's always great. >> the story will warm your he

the nc -- the naacp is pushing >> people have been stopped every day. >> reporter: so-called biking while black tickets have dropped according to the chair frank redrick but only because the chief is using discretion to cut down on ticket statistics. >> tampa is one of the largest cities of its size that has no ameaningful community oversight of policing. >> reporter: tampa for justice and naacp are calling for an initiative to bring a investigative panel one that citizens could appeal to directly. a panel that would have its own budget and staff. results. and what we are seeing is that they need to be the beginning into local naacp president benny small criticized the january, largely appointed by bob buckhorn. he is headed to washington, d.c. friday. >> i have been invited by the united states statusy vile rights to come up and be part of a national panel that will be discussing ticketing. >> reporter: the group must raise more than 21,000 signatures by july's end to get the initiative on the ballot. as tampa waits for a department of justice report on tampa's bik ticketing. tampa, i'm

the naacp has called for a transparent investigation. john: early voting starts today until march 12. you can cast your ballot at whatever site is most convenient carry it if you have not that at the pollingomney is expected to weigh in on the race to the white house. he has been critical of donald trump. john: clinton hosting a star-studded fundraiser at radio city music hall. andrew day performed. jamie foxx in julianne moore eight appearances, along with bill clinton and chelsea clinton. barbara: margaret spellings is at fayetteville state tomorrow she will attend a governors meeting. yesterday, she tore the campus and discussed a possible name returning from the international space station. scott kelly spent 340 days in space, a record for an american. president obama called kelly to thank him for his service. john: it is a heavy coat morning. don: you'll need it as you step outside. the wet roads are done. temperatures at 9:00 are 38 degrees. this afternoon, temperatures near 50. amber: roads are looking nice and dry. 85 that i have

the case has the naacp speaking out. emma, what's the reaction so far? >> reporter: akiel denkins was here on bragg street when he was shot by the raleigh police officer. it happened about 100 feet from where we are on the other side of the convenience store. his mother is understandably very upset. she hasn't been able to positively identify his body yet and has also had no official word from raleigh police that her son is actually dead. his mother, along with naacp president william barber, just had a meeting. record, he said it's not a cause for someone to be shot. he also said that he's glad that the fbi is investigating. he says he wants answers as soon as possible. the family. they say this has been a very tough night for them. >> yesterday, by the time they finished their investigation out here and took the yellow tape down, i still haven't been notified it was my son and to this point haven't had a phone call. >> i don't know if you can call it as much frustrating as it is heartbreaking to be in this situation. >> reporter: the fbi is investigati

the naacp will address the shooting in a news conference. >>> voters head to the polls on this super tuesday. they are voting to decide who should be the party's presidential nominee. latest polls show republican donald trump leading his party. wrap up more delegates than bernie sanders today. >>> more than 160 paratroopers just wrapped up a nine-month deployment to iraq. >>> today, erin andrews is expected to continue testifying against a hotel where she was videotaped naked without her knowledge. >> andrews cried as she recalled the emotional trauma that she endured since that day in 2009. >> reporter: on the stand monday, erin andrews relived

the naacp will hold a press conference today at 10:30. we will be ere. >> what we know about the history of denkins with police? >> reporter: i know that he has a lengthy one. he is currently on probation and has been convicted at least three times and also had pending judge charges from the fall. >> tara lynn with the latest on this officer involved shooting. thanks. >> the shooting happened the same day the raleigh city council was supposed to take up the idea of body cameras for police officers. that discussion was postponed, but the aclu says it needs to happen. along with expressing condolences, the state executive director said in a statement the shooting points to the urgent need for north carolina's second-largest adopt the crucial technology and unaccompanied policy that guarantees it will be used to promote officer accountability and transparency. a quote from the aclu. >>> two unc football ayers will pay fines and do community service after pleading guilty to assault. michael hughes and marvin stewart were suspended from the te

. >>> the naacp will talk about an officer-involved shooting that resulted in the death of a man in raleigh. >>> the 24 year old was shot by an officer police identified as dc twitty. tara lynn is live. >> reporter: you can imagine the anger, the frustration that has swelled here in the community. leaders are asking for patience from the community as the investigation continues. the police chief here in a written report of what they know so far that they will be ending over to the city manager's office in five days. around noon. police went to serve a drug warrant downtown. police and witnesses say the suspect ran and during the chase, the officer shot den kins and killed him. a gun was found near the suspect. crowds gathered, intentions remained high during a candlelight vigil. >> our police go through-trying to protect and serve things like this have got to stop. tragedies have got to stop. >> reporter: the state bureau investigation. the internal affairs department will look to see if policies have been broken or violated. he does have a lengthy wrap sheet and on probation for drugs char

. >>> now, the state naacp is calling for witnesses who can help with the investigation. meanwhile people gathered in raleigh for denkins's funeral. he was wanted on a felony drug charge test of the shooting. the officer involved is on administrative leave. protesters are made their voices heard in the triangle. they stopped traffic and kept people from getting into the durham performing arts center. the group wanted to raise awareness about what it takes -- what street at the jail.

[applause] >> naacp attorney eric jointer says at this point they are happy with how the police chief has handled the case. >> she has attempted to convey to this community her desire for an open and transparent investigation and process and we are holding her to her projections that that is what is going to occur. >> with that said they have some serious concerns. >> there is some affirmation that the scene of the shooting had been cleared up, had been altered in some way before it was released to the public for so that is concerning. >> the naacp has just wrapped up their press conference and want to dive more into that. at this point they want more information from the public they are asking anyone who saw anything to call them or the family's attorney. we'll get that number on our website. this is preliminary information and they will continue their continue theirs. coming up at 6 we have more reaction from the autopsy carolina. live here tonight jonathan rodriguez investigating. >> several members of the community held prayer services to come to grips with what happened this week

the naacp will hold a news conference this morning. it is super tuesday and there are more delegates up for grabs than any other day much the primary calendar. states as the new nationwide cnn-orc poll finds trump and clinton way ahead. students are expected to walk out of classes on the u.n.c. chapel hill campus to protest margaret spellings' first day. there have been protests since she was chosen to lead the system in october. barbara: scientists may have the first evidence that zika can cause temporary paralysis. that is according to a new study of parents who developed in during an outbreak in tahiti. it is rapidly spreading in the americas and linked to birth defects. a former hospital worker charged with two murders is expected to take a plea deal. jesse matthew is serving for sex assault and charged with murdering hannah graham and morgan harrington. graham vanished in 2014 and concert at u.v.a. in 2009. the police chase turns to a standoff and it is over but the suspect is on the loose. john: it was on camera. you see the susp

she went to the march on washington wearing her naacp cap, and she recorded a civil rights song called "now" that was banned from the radio in several states. the enemies of civil rights had very powerful weapons at their disposal, but the civil rights movement won the high moral ground early, and the long arc of justice ultimately turned towards the american blacks. the larger and more systemic aspects of official racism were defeated in what could be called a second civil war. it was a strange war waged on one side by churches, children and young people and waged on the other by murderers, there arists, snarling dogs and fire hoses. despite assassinations and too many martyrs, voting rights were achieved, and jim crow was officially dismantled. by 1973 the thety of atlanta -- the city of atlanta, the city that famously became too busy to hate, had a black mayor, and former students of the atlanta university manifesto were now in charge of the municipality. although the 1970s were personally mournful years for lena who lost her father and husband and son between 1971 and 1972, the 198

john: the naacp planning to address the officer-involved shooting in raleigh. barbara: hundreds gathered where it took place. this morning the investigation is now getting started. gloria rodriguez is live at the raleigh police department with more on the story. gloria: good morning. we have learned about the officer involved in the shooting and raleigh police chief is asking for prayers and patience. meanwhile a community is angry. >> it is on the news where the police are shooting our people. >> that is execution. gloria: anger and tears as news spread in southeast raleigh. the raleigh police department the deceased man but row left hand don't byrd said her son akiel denkins was killed. >> just turned 24. got two kids. a 2-year-old and a 3-year-old. gloria: the raleigh police department said just after noon a raleigh police officer was chasing a manor a felony drug charge. >> he jumped the fence and he shot him six times. gloria: that specific information is not confirmed by police but four hours after the shooting raleigh's police chief said this outside of

she went to jackson mississippif the on behalf of the naacp, the organization she enrolled by thn age of two to join our voting rights rally. she went to the march on"n washington where her -- and she recorded silver rights song called now which was banned from the radio in several states. the enemies of silver rights had very powerful weapons at their disposal. the civil rights movement when the high moral ground early. in the long arc of justice ultimately turned towards the american blacks. waged the larger more systemic aspect of official racism were defeated in what could be called a second civil war. it was a strange work, raged on one side by churches, children, and, and young people and waged on the other by murders, terrorist, and fire hoses. despite the assassination and too many martyrs, voting rights were achieved. jim crow was officially dismantled. by officially dismantled. by 1973, the city of atlanta, the city that famously became too busy to hate, had a black mayor. w former students of the atlantic university manifesto were nowben charged at the municipality. althoug

we are waiting to see what the family and naacp supporters, up with. in the meantime, they urge the public to remain calm. that is something a good lie neighbors justice will be served. we do not need street justice. caitlin: we spoke with a representative from the church who said that we could go in for a little as the viewing is going on. we will share that video this evening. what they ask that when the service starts we leave out of respect for the family. they want today to be a day of mourning and respect with the family. it is a developing story that we are staying on top of. amber: thanks. happening now in cary, the first day of the conservative leadership conference. things off when he spoke at a breakfast at the cary hotel. the wife of republican presidential candidate ted cruz will speak on saturday at the lunch session. a plea deal is being worked out in a rally murder case. john: a 30-year-old man was found shot to death in may of 2014. ed crump has details. ed: the man who fired the initial shots was first to plead guilty. isaiah owens pl

a number one seed in the naacp men's basketball tournament. they will play this coming thursday. the day after that, the terps, a five seed taking on south dakota state, but they are also in the same bracket division as kansas, so it could be a tough road ahead. west virginia scored a three seed and vcu is a tenth seed in the west. >> for d.c., george washington had a shot at the tournament, but they fell short, they will play in the n.i.t. instead. terps plays the jackrabbits, you get it? and you know how that story ends. >> could be a wild match-up. >>> well, it's march madness and we definitely are talking about the hard wood, but we want to take a moment to talk about the redskins. that's because we showed you the stadium last week, but now the man behind them is talking for the first time. they call this guy the starkitect. the danish designer spoke to "60 minutes" last night about the design. he wants to build a moat for tailgating kayakers. he says he takes risks with many of his buildings. >> the more you are up to something interesting, the more it will inspire praise an

naacp plans to address the shooting involving a raleigh police officer today. that is is one story making head lines. last night hundreds gathered near the site where 24-year-old akiel denkins was shot and killed monday during a foot chase. the raleigh police officer says the department's internal affairs unit is investigating and she plans to have a report to the city manager within the next five days. critics of the u.n.c. systems new president are expected to make a shoe today. she will be the statewide public university leader today and protests are planned at all the 17 campuses. the biggest voting day of the year today called super tuesday. voters in a dozen states and u.s. territory will go to the polls with 1,610 delegates. amber: a legal victory for apple government. a judge in brooklyn ruled it can't be compelled to help the f.b.i. unlock an eubgs gone in a narcotics case giving them a boost in a larger debate over a similar request invol san bernardino shooters could help root out terrorists in the u.s. but apple maintains that writing a code toock t

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local clergy will meet with the naacp at 3:00 this afternoon to discuss the akiel denkins death. that gathering will be at bible amber: i'm amber rupinta at the big board. we are showing you how the d.o.t. is spending $50 million to upgrade roads. the highway safety program is spending three quarters of a million dollars to add a left turn rain on favorite road at cook road and cumberland county nearly $1 million to widen johnston farm road from mccarthyarthur to elliott. in wake county $6 million spent on 16 projects. that includes $95,000 to install a light at blue ridge road and crabtree valley. and $820,000 spent to replace a conventional intersection at south main street with a super street street. governor mccrory says all of these improvements will ensure the security and safety of north carolinians. maybe airlines plane may have traveled as far as the west coast of africa. australian officials believe possible wreckage in mozambique may be from flight 370. it turned up this week in a spot where investigators believe pieces of the plane would have ended up. the words no st

. >> today, the naacp plans to respond to the death just hours after community members gathered for an emotional vigil. >> now two investigations are under way. we're learning more about the officer involved. north carolina reporter emma wright is live at the raleigh police department. emma? >> reporter: we've learned that the officer is senior officer dc20, 29 years old and been with the department since 2009 and is part of the field operations division. we're told yesterday afternoon, suspect on a drug charge, the suspect's family tells us his name is akiel denkins and was shot at bragg and east streets. a gun was found near denkins, and this is very much an ongoing investigation. >> our thoughts and prayers go out to all involved. i ask everyone to please be patient while the follow-up investigations are being conducted to determine the facts about what happened today. again, i ask for your prayers for the family, for our police department, and most of all for our community. >> reporter: raleigh police say the senior officer has been as many are upset and outraged. coming up wooer g

. >>> the -- the naacp held a news conference to announce a trip to washington dc to tackle this issue. they want to know why the department of justice looked at the disparities of african americans ticketed on >> the rights of the naacp has been involved with the united states department of justice and civil rights service since they came down in july. >> that trip will take place tomorrow. they'll meet with the commission on civil rights on friday. >>> the north port police department is up for a national award for using a valuable tool to fight crime. that tool, social media. the department is a finalist for the golden post award. it's given to departments that have done outstanding work solving crimes using socialal media. in the past few months, north port pd solved a dozen cases thanks to facebook and twitter post. >> some people say it's a facebook page. but you know, we've seen the positive impacts that it can have, and i think it's only going to grow. >> just a year ago, the department's twitter page had onlnly 30 facebook p page was non existence. now they have thousands of f

the naacp is helping the family conduct their own inquiry. attorney irv joyner says there are too many questions left unanswered by the initial autopsy and police report issued yesterday. >> there is a question about the gun, whether the gun had fingerprints on it, and what other evidence is there that he was armed? we have witnesses indicating that he was not. steve: joyner says the family has planned to have an independent autopsy done on the body. the fbi investigation could take months. you can keep track of the shooting online at abc11.com, you can read the officers version of the events and the tisha: a raleigh mother is speaking out after people who witnessed her son's killing refused to tested i. edith winger told a judge that she understood why the da had to offer voluntary manslaughter deals to the two man. the prosecutor said there were two men responsible for the the shooting death, but the witnesses were too afraid of gangs involved that they would not come to court. 27-year-old isaiah owens will serve no more than 12 years for k

i'll ask the head of the naacp about his concern. >>> delegate math. as hillary clinton looks to complete her sweep of the south, bernie sanders hopes for another surprise in the midwest. but can the numbers ever add up for sanders? >>> and putin pulls out. a stunning announcement from moscow, as russian president vladimir putin orders his forces to start withdrawing from syria. in an exclusive, cnn goes inside syria with a first happened look at the devastation brought by russian warplanes. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." we're counting down to another super tuesday, but for republicans and democrats alike, this tuesday may completely change the race for the white house. five states are holding primaries and more than a thousand delegates are up for grabs. on the republican side, there's an all-out effort on the campaign trail today as donald trump's rivals try to block his direct path to the nomination. florida and ohio are winner-take-all contests and senator marco rubio and governor john kasich, they are desperately needing to win

the naacp is marking the first went of early voting with moral march to the poll rallies. it will honor the anniversary of on the edmond pettis bridge in alabama which led to the federal voting rights act. in raleigh they will gather at shaw university at 3:00 p.m. and march it a polling site. similar marches will be over the weekend in 20 other counties look heartarnett, vance and wayne. john: tim moore says he has enough requests to hold a special session on the new charlotte city ordinance that would allow transgender people to use the restroom of the gender they identify with. moore started polling fellow house republicans last week after the ordinance passed in charlotte. the next regular work session is april 25 but the ordinance takes effect april 1. for phil burger tweeted this attorney general roy cooper accountable anger over the adoption of harsh new sanctions from the united nations. it is 6:37 and 36 degrees on this friday morning. here is a question for you. could we see more shark attacks this year? what this man did that probably saved the lives of two peop

today the naacp held a news conference to announce a trip to d.c. to tackle this problem. >> many people believe this is an all too common sight. an african-american on a bicycle being ticketed or arrested. a man violated a trespass order bicycle. the guy walking away was asked by the suspect to keep it. >> this specifically addresses black. >> reporter: today the naacp held a news conference about this very issue and to announce a trip to d.c. to meet face to face with the u.s. commissionon on civil l rights. >> ncaap has bebeen involveved with the united states department of justice and department of civil rights. >> reporter: tampa police asked them to come down after a tampa bay times reported ticketed at a higher rate than others, although the d.o.j. report has not been released, police say the total number of bicycles stopped is down. those here today say it may be down, but it's a huge problem and it goes well beyond the bikes. >> an essential component is high-quality relationships between the community and law enforcement. >>> a woman is fi

lets begin with villanova and temple playing in the same nooet naacp region, they are in brooklyn, that is where we find jeff skversky standing by live with more. >> reporter: this place will likely be swarming with villanova and temple fans tomorrow. everyone is dying to see the teams hopefully play on sunday. but they have to win their opening games tomorrow. here is villanova getting ready for unc ashville tomorrow. and he is expected to start despite a right ankle injury. villanova has been eliminated early the last two years despite being a one or two seed but they are not using it as motivation this go around. their drive to win a national championship is so much stronger than a drive to get past two games. >> we don't like being a team known for an early exit. we want to get past the first game that starts with unc ashville tomorrow. >> as far as temple they are back for the first time in three years and they open against iowa, who a month ago was considered a potential number one seed. only jaylin bond has played in the naacp tournament before, but the owls want to bring an edge

yesterday, community leaders and the naacp were calling for peace and calm while the investigation is ongoing, but friends and family members say they just want answers. yesterday, dozens marched the raleigh police department and the fbi about what happened. the protest was wasful with demonstrators walking from the scene of that shooting to the courthouse and back again. >> it's not just here. around the world. the anti-blackness is built up there's oppression around us to where a black man can be doing his own thing and can be shot. >> reporter: the raleigh police department does plan to issue a report in the next few days. the fbi is investigating. in addition to the naacp and community leaders, raleigh mayor nancy macfarlane was one of those people who spoke out calling for calm. we'll hear from her coming up at 6:00. i'm emma wright, north carolina news now. >> thank you. we'll see new a bit. we wanted to know when is a law enforcement officer allowed to use deadly force? first of all, to defend him or herself or someone else or if a person is attempting to escape by the us of a

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super hype, a lot of home games, a couple sold out. >> we are not in the bubble anymore but in the naacp, i am so quited to be a part of this it's great. >> head coach says after being snubbed last year going this year is fantastic. >> when your name is called on sunday the next week is as good a week as you can have. jeff skversky will be in brooklyn covering temple and villanova. >>> smiles as local soldiers return home after a year long deployment. and a coalition is backing jim kenney's said soda tax proposal. >>> i am tracking the chance of spring snow on sunday. i'll have the accuweather forecast. >> that is totally unacceptable. jaime apody has more on march madness when "action news" continues tonight. >>> a coalition of civic leaders are joining together to back mayor kenney's proposal to tax sugary drinks. they argued his case, and the tax would in part fund investments in universal pre-k and community schools and rec centers and libraries and proponents say the tax would hit the poor the hardest. >> we are looking to take some profit and put it into the neighborhoods and impro

the naacp is holding a news conference to address the shooting. meantime raleigh's police chief is asking for prayers an patience. last night dozens gathered for a vigil for the man who was shot, scene near bragg and east streets where a memorial is growing. anthony: you see the memorial here with candles, balloons and a picture of the man shot and scheduled monday and the neighborhood is mostly quiet after that vigil and raleigh. from 6:30 on an outpouring of outrage over the man memorialized. 24-year-old akiel denkins. >> let's not let this death be in vain. anthony: hundreds chanting and asking where a elected officials. why isn't raleigh's police chief here. they are demanding accountability of a case of deadly police force in the case of an unarmed man. >> we need to march tonight. we are going to march but we have to know what we are marching for. >> we have to fight them on burning buildings and going out and burning things down. that don't solve nothing. anthony: calls for peace gave young protesters a chance to vents after an emotional da

tonight the local naacp met to go over economic development in the city. 10 on your side's liz palka was at bethel a-m-e on lincoln street for the discussion. liz? anita - not only did macy's and sports authority come up. so did other big changes that are happening in the city. such as the purchase of riverdale shopping center. there will be some demolition... riverdale shopping center off west mercury boulevard was an area of concern for some community members at the hampton naacp meeting. c1 6:37:21 - what's going to happen to my business. this was charlene smith's first meeting because she heard the city's economic development director leonard sledge would be talking. c1 6:36:55 - my lease expires the end of may so i really need to know what owns a southern and cajun cuisine restaurant called the comfort zone in riverdale, only recently learned the shopping center had been purchased. c1 6:36:45 - the new owners have not reached out to us or told us anything. that's why she has contacted the city...asking where she should move her restaurant to. c2 6:39:40 - we are here to be a res

anthony: the north carolina naacp says there are issues at polling places. one person did not see any of the signage explaining the voter id law. he says those were improperly displayed so if you have questions about the voter id law or what to expect of the polls, go to our website abc11.com caitlin: the mother of a man killed by raleigh police is renewing her demands for answers. she will be joined by the family's attorney and members of the north carolina naacp and dr. william barber who call for transparency and truth in the investigation. her son akiel jenkins was killed last week and there are still questions that remain unanswered. his mother will speak at 1:00 p.m. in raleigh. antyhony: another mother remembering her 15-year-old daughter whose life was cut short. caitlin: she was murdered two years ago and friends and family came together to honor her. >> friday has not been easy. she looks to family to comfort and guide her through the pain. it's been two years since her daughter danielle was murdered. >> she was 15 years old and it's hard every day