12. We will have more on why at 6 00. We also confirmation of a major shakeup for the Carolina Hurricanes hockey team. Eric staal is on his way north to become a new york ranger. The hurricanes are addressing media right now. A News Conference is set to get underway the next few minutes. We will stream it on our website www. Uncand. Com wncn. Com. We will have a full report at 6 00. He played his entire career with the hurricanes. And a second round pick, they drafted brick eric staal is leaving us the games alltime leader. He has also the teams leader in process, point, hat tricks, penalty minutes and of course he was key to the stanley cup championship. A u. S. Navy has been awarded the medal of honor today. Senior chief Warfare Operator edward byers was honored with the nations highest award for valor fractions that helped rescue an american held hostage in a in afghanistan four years ago. The American People may not always see them, here of them success here of their success, but t
So heres a look at your forecast for today 49, it is breezy out there at 8 a. M. This morning. 63 at noon and then temperatures continue to be above normal high of 68 later today of the ill let you know how long this warmth will last and when youll need the you will bell laws again coming up in your complete forecast. Good morning. Off to a nice start to our day outside and your morning drive really not looking to do bad at least at this early hour. Lets take a live look outside at the morning commute. Traffic volumes picking up but we have no major issues of note to tell you about this morning. One minor incident on new hope road. Theres an accident at daily road that may be tying up some traffic. So use some caution in that area. Otherwise things looking pretty good. Your eastbound loops on 540 from glenwood to u. S. 64 that will 440 to i40 on capitol boulevard youre looking at about a 10minute drive. Several sanford businesses piles of rubble after a multi alarm fire tore through th
68 before we drop back to near 61 for that evening drive home at 6 p. M. Ill let you know when the rain returns to us here in Central North Carolina coming up but right now send it over to kristin with a look at your traffic. Good monday morning. Off to a nice start weather wise and if youre planning on heading out early into work this morning traffic looking okay. We have no major issues to report for you, and as you can see right there traffic moving smoothly in both directions on 440. Your traffic map showing more of the same. We are all green this morning no issues on any of our major thoroughfares. I540 to downtown will take you about 17 minutes and 70 to 540 downtown about a 13minute drive. Firefighters still on scene this morning after a four alarm blaze tore through three buildings. Have served the community for decades. Emma wright is there live on scene with more now. People who live around hearsay that these buildings just went up like that. They say this is a very fast movi
Rain but right now we are starting off rather cloudy. Clearer skies certainly by the afternoon hours. Your current temperatures weve seen those temperatures now drop here in raleigh were at 53, durham 55 more 40s especially north of the triangle, 46 in south hill, 49 in hen der son and Roanoke Rapids and louisburg youre checking the at 48 degrees. Heres a look at your forecast today 511 at 8 a. M. 56 at lunchtime and thats already warmer than where we should be for afternoon highs. 72 our high today but yesterday we hit 77. And speaking of dropping temperatures back into the upper 60s by 6 oclock. Now, we stay dry today. We are tracking the chance for rain head nothing the weekend. Ill have the details on the timing of the showers in your storm team forecast. Right thousand i want to get to traffic. We do have an update for you. Traffic is eastbound. This is i440 and glenwood avenue this morning and as you can see not a lot going on in this direction. So if you are getting ready to hea
And check traffic. Remember, games start today for the ncaa tournament. March madness kicking off in raleigh. Pnc arena, first game starts 12 40 this afternoon. Parking lots open two anda half hours before each game. Cars and vans, it will cost 20 to park. Im expecting a lot of congestion around pnc arena so if you dont have to be in that area i would avoid it at all costs. Lets look outside, this is i 440 and looks like sunnybrook road, more cars coming out if youre getting ready to head out, no accidents on the major thoroughfares. Another update on traffic and weather in 10 minutes. Right now were tracking new developments in the arrest of a protester at a recent donald trump rally. You will remember the incident that happened last week in fayetteville after this video you see here made national headlines. The Cumberland County sheriff even considered charging donald trump for the violence. His own deputies are in trouble for the arrest. Cbs North Carolinas emma wright is in studio