6 01 and 38 degrees. Barbara i am Barbara Gibbs, thank you for joining us. Don schwenneker is in the First Alert Storm Center with the weather and traffic together. Don good morning. Thank you for starting your day with us. A live look at first alert doppler xp, the most powerful radar in the carolinas showing rain to the south and east, especially into the sandhills. You can see it tracking to the north and east through fayetteville up into Johnson County and even into the north and east around wilson and out towards tarboro. Ligtht rain as well. A wide divided temperatures, 20 in roxboro to 14 degrees warmer in clinton. A frontal boundary is here. 28 in oxford, 41 in your first alert sevenday forecast powered by accuweather, cloudy skies. By lunchtime, 43. Through the afternoon, mostly cloudy skies. On the temperatures for the weekend, a great week in shaping up. Lets talk weather and traffic with amber rupinta. Amber the weekend is insight. We are ready for the weekend. We have earned it. An issue to watch for on the weekjohnston county line. Heres a video of the scene, an accident where a car hit a power pole and took down some power lines. This is elbridge drive in both directions at rock service station road at the wake county has in Johnson County line. Police are on the scene, an area to avoid as they repair those power lines. Everything else is in good shape. A decent start to the day,an accident around the brier creek a little shower activity in southern pines. The majors are in good shape. John a Good Samaritan saves a driver in fayetteville after a crash around 9 30 last night on charles avenue near eloise street. 24yearold Joshua Watkins was speeding when he went off the road and rolled at least five times, the suv landed on time with him. The Good Samaritan was trying to use ajax to raise it. Barbara no charges in a crash involving a pedestrian in wake county. Chopper 11 hd was over the scene on the ramp from i40 to 70 in garner last night. Jason jones hit james lucas. The ramp was closed for several hours while police investigated. John a prison guard accused of having sex with inmates at the been arrested and is expected in court today. Caitlin knute joins us from outside the wake county detention center. Good morning. Caitlin the prison guard who is now behind bars was first dismissed from his job in december when the allegations surfaced that he had been having sex with prisoners at the womens prison. As for why it took so long to arrest him, it is likely they took that time to examine dna evidence found on Womens Clothing and try to match it to him. Take a look at the mans mug shot, bishme allah. He had been a prison guard at the womens prison in raleigh. In december, allegations surfaced he been having sex with inmates. Having sex with inmates is not legal even if it is consensual. This might not be the first time he has done Something Like this. He was accused of such a crime after allegations he was having there. The question remains, how did he get accused of that there and get a job here . John Officials Say they checked his background and asked prison officials in virginia but they gave him a positive reference. We will let you know what happens when he makes his first court appearance. Live in raleigh, caitlin knute, abc 11 barbara Eyewitness News. Barbara a Murder Investigation in halifax county. Police searching for two suspects wanted in connection with the shooting death of jimmy daniels. Daniels was shot as he sat in a vehicle in Scotland Neck. 2 other people in the car were shot but survived be police are looking for these men, Lamonte Lloyd of Scotland Neck and ta kwon powell of charlotte. They are considered armed and dangerous. John a protest outside the wake an end to deportation. They told stories of families broken apart because of deportation. All abc news, new york. John 6 08. North china was first in flight but another state wants its own connection to the right brothers. Barbara what ohio is doing to stake a claim to their history making flight. John an Investigation Underway up on a North Carolina sure. Don as you head out the door, showers sout don welcome back. Taking a look at the drive in. You may see a spotty shower. I dont think you going to see much rainfall across raleigh. In the sandhills and on the rain i95 corridor you will see rain. 28 in roxboro, 38 in wilson. 41 in smith. 42 in clinton. Cloudy skies and 37. 7. Violence time, temperatures climb into the 40s. Through the late day, 45 degrees and cloudy skies. Rain south and east as the sun sets to the north and west. A gorgeous weekend forecast john check out what residents of a raleigh Townhouse Community woke up to, water gushing out of the grass. First thought to be caused by a water main break, it looks like someone was trying to temper with a water meter. Marine biologists are setting a whale that washed the sort ahoshore washed ashore on kure beach. Whales washing ashore happens about to dozen times a year. Barbara china was first in flight but another state wants to showcase its connection, a proposal to add the wright flyer to ohios seal had a hearing last night. The idea of adding the flyer to the state seal has been proposed past. The right brothers made their flight december 14, 1903 on the dunes of the outer banks in North Carolina. 37 degrees at 6 12. A trooper shot during a traffic stop in atlanta. John coming up, what happened to the gunman. Barbara a new switch to Centurylink Prism tv, and get the same great channels cable gives you, without having to deal with cable. Yes and . And. Theres whole home dvr. Plus tons of on demand options so you can watch whatever, whenever. Yes and . Why do you guys keep saying that . Its the first rule of improv. By saying yes and, we accept the reality created by our comedy partners, paul. Yes, right, i know. Do you . Feel like a hollywood insider john 37 degrees at 6 14. About 500 people waking up without power in southern wake county after a car slammed into a power pole on rock service station road. The driver apparently tried to run but was taught. The road is not expected to open until after the commute. Partial suspension of Sorority Activities less than 24 hours after instituting a ban. A new Sorority Member was hospitalized after an incident involving alcohol. The widow of a disgraced Illinois Police officer has been indicted on Money Laundering charges. Melodie gliniewicz has been accused of helping her husband steal from a church program. He staged his suicide to make it appear he was gunned down in the line of duty. Barbara the suspect and a Police Involved shooting in atlanta has died. He got out of his car with a gun and started shooting at a state trooper. The trooper is in stable condition at a hospital and is expected to make a full recovery. A School Bus Driver who dragged a first grader for nearly a mile in forsyth county. A sixyearold was getting off she hung on almost a mile before someone got the bus drivers attention. The 78yearold is charged with careless and reckless driving. John a new study finds automatic braking cuts the risk of rare and precious. Rear end crashes. Vehicles with automatic braking or front collision warnings are less likely to cause crashses. Print collision warning cuts the risk of a rear crash by 23 . Braking. Barbara the cdc is listing places on its zika virus alert. Confirmed cases across nine states. Urgent action and research to develop a vaccine and treatment. John a new and disturbing stunt among teenagers, deduct a challenge. The duct tape challenge. This boy received lifethreatening injuries trying to break free after his buddies taped him to a wall with duct tape. The number of injuries is growing as these videos pop up online. His mom hopes her sons accident will be a wakeup call to other teenagers and their parents. Barbara a surprise for Shaquille Oneal last night while making an appearance on jimmy kimmel. Kimmel surprises shaq with an announcement that the lakers are going to honor him with a statue outside the staples center. At first, shaq thinks jimmy kimmel is playing a joke. Do you see what this is . You do not know about this. This is a statue of you there. [cheers and applause] seriously, i swear to god. This is not a prank. Barbara shaq qon won 3 championships with the lakers. Don i cannot understand anyone thinking jimmy kimmel would play a joke on him. That is going to take a lot of bronze. Barbara the duct tape challenge, who would think lets try it . Don y d look at me . Maybe when i was a teenager. It would take a lot of duct tape to duct tape me. Do not do it, it is too dangerous. I guess if they duct tape you to the floor barbara do not duct tape. Hairy. John what is the weather . Don lets talk rain chances. A 5050 shot. Higher into the sandhills. 90 chance. In roxboro it is zero. Would we see the rain chances go away tomorrow, saturday and sunday. Those rain chances could be thunderstorms. A live look at the radar, most shower activity to the north and east south and east of i95. This is the area where we will see the best chance of rain through the morning. Right here through Cumberland County and into Johnson County. Into nash and wilson counties as they go to the south and east, it is not heavy but it will stick around. Down to 37. The dew point is 36 . 41 in fayetteville and 42 in clinton. 28 and roxboro, 34 in chapel hill. The satellite radar composite shows rain around south and east of the triangle. To the north and west, clear skies on the satellite picture. That is why it is so cold. Youre in the 20s while they are in the 40s. Lots of clear real estate. The frontal boundary working through. We are not seeing any big precipitation. That will keep us dry through the weekend. Starting today, rain to the south. To the north you are clear. The best chance of rain is to the south and east of the triangle. North and west you stay dry. Into tomorrow, skies clear and youve got a great weekend shaping up. 46 in raleigh and cary, 45 in cloudy skies and rain in spots. Roxboro 46, 46 interim. South and west into the sandhills, temperatures in the 40s. 47 in siler city and 45 in goldsboro. Winds today light and northwest, five to 10 miles an hour. 32 in raleigh, 31 in durham. Your first alert sevenday forecast powered by accuweather, tomorrow, temperatures in the upper 40s. 50 in spots. Saturday, 57. Sunday, 63 degrees. More sunshine on the way. Monday, mid60s. Groundhog day on tuesday, 66 with cloud cover and rain. We could even see thunderstorms by wednesday. Today is the coolest day of the next 70, especially in i95 or points south and east. Barbara look at that weekend. Amber that is all we are looking at. Last weekend was very don we finally get dry weather. Amber a couple issues to deal with, no frozen precipitation at 6 22. A couple cameras to show you. Heres some rain around fayetteville this morning. Riley road in morganton in Cumberland County getting a shower. Keep the umbrella handy. In brier creek, lumley road and brier creek parkway an accident. Downed power lines after an accident that a car hit a power pole on the wakeJohnson County line. Elbridge drive at rock service station road east of Holly Springs p to watch for that area. On 540, 11 minutes no problems eastbound u. S. 70 to u. S. 1. On 85, 4 minutes u. S. 70 up to nc 55. John amazon getting into the game. Barbara what amazon will be meet the moores were the moore family, and were always looking for ways to enjoy more. 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Cheerleaders, i thought you would be an expert at these parties . The commercial features alec baldwin and dan marino. They are planning a super bowl party. Samsung may be getting ready to launch a phone update program. The tech giant will allow users to lease devices for a year and exchange it for a newer model. Facebooks like button is about the reactions feature will allow users to go beyond a thumbs up and adding an emoji. Angry, sad, wow, hah, and love. Thumbs up to that. Have a good day. Announcer the only station with three newsrooms in raleigh raleigh, Downtown Durham and downtown fayetteville. Abc 11 Eyewitness News continues. Barbara power lines are down and a road is blocked in southern wake county. Southern wake county waking up to a mess. The message from the protest leader at the wildlife refuge in oregon as three arrests are made. Barbara a suspension of Sorority Activities at duke lasting less than 24 hours. Whats behind the change of heart . Thursday, january 28, we call it friday eve. I Barbara Gibbs am. John i am john clark. First, the weather and traffic together. Here is don schwenneker. Don good morning. Lets get things started with a shower activity south and east of wilson into wayne county, mount olive has got rain. It is not raining in goldsboro but it will be. Showers shut off for now in fayetteville but you could see more throughout the day. Not seeing any in the triangle and points north and west it is clear. That is where the dividing line is. You can see where you see clear skies overnight you dropped into the 20s in roxboro and oxford. 34 in chapel hill. 41 in fayetteville. Lets look at the day ahead. By lunchtime, 43 degrees. Showers south and east of the triangle. Through the afternoon, cloudy and 46. Some rain and some sun in the northwestern counties to end the day. Lets talk traffic with amber rupinta. Amber downed power lines causing an issue on the roads. About 100 customers in this area on the wake countyJohnson County line. This is rock service station road at elbridge drive. Both directions affected due to a car that hit a power pole and knocked down lines. Emergency crews are on the scene detouring traffic. The wake countyJohnson County line near rock service station road n. L. This drive, added delays. In north raleigh, brier creek parkway at lumley road is an accident. This one coming in around zebulon, nc made in the standoff at the federal wildlife refuge in oregon has charged that fbi agents p Group Members say he did nothing to provoke agents. Barbara interest in a prison sex case. Former guard bishme allah is charged with a sex offense, fired from womens prison in raleigh after being accused of having sex with inmates. John a new Sorority Member at Duke University in Critical Condition after an alcoholrelated incident. Barbara the university has partially lifted sanctions after administrators had a conversation with sororities after alcohol a data call use. Administrators will not reveal which sorority is at the center of the incident. Students got an email notifying them about the episode and held a meeting with fraternities and sororities. Eyewitness news got a statement be taken to prevent any similar reoccurrence but as of this time the suspension of activities has been partially lifted. The Sorority Member is expected as the first extended conversation between the two since sanders launched an unexpectedly strong challenge against Hillary Clinton for the democratic nomination. President obama has not publicly taken sides but in a recent interview he said clinton would sanders needs more scrutiny. Barbara pat mccrory taking on president obamas 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 mccrorys 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 Governors Office says North Carolina already protects its air quality and keeps Energy Prices affordable. Under the new plan, the Governors Office says power and gas bills are estimated to increase by 22 in 2020. Support the regulations. At least 18 states do live in raleigh, gloria rodriguez, abc 11 Eyewitness News. Emergency. A plane forced to turn around with several Flight Attendants becoming sick. Barbara a Virginia Tech professor hired to help with the water crisis in flint, michigan. Don temperatures in the 30s don taking a look at the bus stop forecast. Srain in spots. There will be spotty showers around. To the north there is cold air. 28 in roxboro, 27 in south hill. 34 in louisburg. Southern pines, 41. Looking at the day ahead, 37 now. Lunchtime, a few showers around. Through the late day, 45 degrees under mostly cloudy skies. A great weekend shaping up. We will talk about your complete forecast in a minute. Has been hired by the city of flint, michigan. Mark edwards helped expose the lead contamination in the cities tapwater. Flints water was contaminated when the state of michigan switched the source to the fund river to save money. Children wound up with elevated bloo flight had to turn around after Flight Attendants and crew members got sick. One Flight Attendant even fainted. The plane landed at Londons Heathrow airport about five hours after takeoff where it was , met by ambulances. Paramedics examined and discharged 6 people. Not clear what caused them to feel sick, crews found no evidence of hazardous materials. John keeping you connected to big stories. Barbara amber is tracking it. They are adorable, a couple of them. A baby but speiser budweiser clydesdale is born tuesday in missouri. They are saying this is the most macro of all icons about a horse named mac its a nod to the companys tagline, probably a macro beer. Bowl ad. This is trending, undefeated High School Wrestler allows opponent with down syndrome to beat him. Hes a team captain. There saying this is what a leader looks like. He had a 270 record and earned his 100th career win. He said he beat me, fair and square. You know the slot that has won hes at a new home in a ecuador. My kids want one. Not happening. He will probably have a twitter account soon. John thanks. Barbara 37 degrees. An Illinois Police officer leaving scandal behind even know you can keep your financial big picture under control. Know you can see how much you have to spend know you can easily keep track of what youre putting away. And know youre budgeted for the great escape. Thanks to virtual wallet by pnc. Barbara welcome back. New developments in the manhunt for the three escaped inmates in but not the fugitives. Some of those arrested are members of a vietnamese gang. Whether the inmates also had inside help. John the widow of a disgraced, Police Officer has been indicted on Money Laundering charges. Melodie gliniewicz is accused of helping her husband still from a police youth program. She surrendered after learning of the indictment. He staged his own suicide to appear that he was gunned down in the line of duty. 26yearold israel Vladimir Rodriguez was speeding when trooper jacob fields tried to pull him over. Rodriguez got out holding a handgun and began shooting, hitting fields. He is in stable condition and expected to make a full recovery. Barbara attentive deal between the Justice Department and ferguson, missouri on systemic changes in the Police Department that led to an arrest. Theshe was studying in the austrian capital and was living alone. The first sitting president to speak at the Israeli Embassy in washington. The ceremony taking place on holocaust remembrance day, the 71st anniversary of the auschwitz concentration camp. The ceremony posthumously honored 4 people who risked their lives to save jews during the holocaust. Barbara the oscar diversity controversy has made it to the oval office. President obama is weighing in on the outcry after two straight years of all white nominees. He said the industry should make sure everyone has an equal opportunity. John facebooks like button is about to get emotional. The five new symbols will be angry, sad, wow, hah and love. There they are. Barbara do you use emojis . Don my kids use themdon , byt barbara i use them. Theres a store at the mall that has stuffed emojis. Don one of them is funny. We are not going to mention that. Im not a huge imagery fan. I wish they had a dislike button. Barbara i think people are mean enough on facebook. Don lets talk about the weather. A what they across the region. Tomorrow we start to warm it up for the weekend, looking great. 46 today, rain in spots. Tomorrow, more sunshine on the way. We get near 50 and 60s back by saturday and sunday across the region. A look at first alert doppler xp, showers from goldsboro towards tarboro and back to the sampson county. This area will see the best chance for rain. Light trying to break through the clouds in downtown raleigh. Across the region, cloud cover here, 39 in goldsboro and 41 in clinton. To the north, 28 in roxboro and oxford. A lot of the cooler air to the north. Corridor. Clear skies to the west for the weekend. Today we top out around 46 in raleigh and cary, 46 in Holly Springs. Rain in spots. Mid 40s from roxboro to henderson. 46 in durham. Siler city at 47. Northwest winds five Miles Per Hour in goldsboro. As the rain moves out it gets cold. Your first alert sevenday forecast powered by accuweather, tomorrow up into the upper 40s and 50s. Saturday looking good. 57 and mostly sunny. Monday into tuesday, clouds build in. Groundhog day, 60 six. Tuesday night into wednesday we could see thunderstorms. Big weather picture of the day, this is from jason. That is jasons buddy. I could not tell whether pepper it a fan of snow, some dogs hate it and some dogs love it. Thank you for sending it in. Our talk sweet picture. John how is our traffic looking . Amber pretty sweet. It has been raining all these fridays. Don eight of the last 16 weve had precipitation. Amber we can deal with a little don i thought you went dude. Amber 40 westbound at u. S. 70 clayton bypass, six minutes as the average time for folks from Johnson County to wake county. In fayetteville, we are seeing some glistening on the roadways. A couple showers around fayetteville. Southern pines, where seeing some of that on our map. All the snow is starting to melt. In brier creek north raleigh, an accident around glumly in brier creek. And calvary drive in north raleigh. Zooming into the zebulon area. Accident on nc 96. Showers coming in around fayetteville in southern pines. Downed power lines watching the county line. It is elbridge drive at rock service station road. Drive times on time. We will check in throughout gma. John ahead in the morning rush, a message from the leader of the armed occupation in oregon. Barbara what he is saying to followers from behind bars. 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During a ceremony at the Kennedy Space center. John 30 years. Amber i remember exactly where i was. Don the rest of the day, take the umbrella. We will see rain throughout the day. Mid30s and going into the 40s. By this afternoon, upper 40s by 60 return. Amber we still have the issue on the roads with a power outage to about 100 people on the wake countyJohnson County line. L original albert stride at rock station road. Barbara Good Morning America is next. John it is national fun at work good morning, america. Donald trump standing his ground overnight firing back at fox. I was not treated well by fox. You know, how much of this do you take . And megyn kelly. I think shes highly overrated. Ted cruz taunts trump daring him to a oneonone debate offering more than a Million Dollars to charity. Tonights debate stage now set. Trump still promises he wont be on it. State of crisis, the dangerous zika virus spreading. Become an explosive pandemic