John breaking news a big power outage in raleigh. Imagine road that is lights out for the morning commute. Barbara business parking lot taped off. Employees told steer clear. Fter Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders first oneonone debit. Good morning, carolina, welcome on friday february 5. 6 0 6 01. Barbara it is time for weather and traffic together. Meteorologist Don Schwenneker in the first alert storm center. Don good morning to you. Thanks for starting with us. We start with a look at radar and we are seeing a little bit of late snow shower activity in parts of lee county, harnett and moore counties that is dying out. Alamance county a little bit of heavier pocket from Burlington South but that is dying out. Temperatures running in the 30s this morning. Down to 33 roxboro, 37 chapel hill. 36 Roanoke Rapids and 41 smithfield. 40 fayetteville. Looking at the day ahead. 37 with mixed precipitation. By lunchtime partly sunny, 44. Mostly sunny, 48 by this afternoon. A lot of sunshine h
When she got the phone call it was surreal. Reporter Melissa Huggins jones was a newly divorced mother of two, starting a new job at a local bank and a new life in raleigh. She was good hearted soul that treated everybody the same. It didnt matter if you had a dollar or a millionaire, she treated everybody the same. Reporter the mother took the stand this the trial of travion smith. He is accused of killing Huggins Jones during a break in at her north hills apartment. I saw this child standing at the fence and she had her hands locked in the fence and she was crying. Reporter the granddaughter found her mother and ran to nearby construction workers asking for help. They went to the apartment. She had blood all over her face. I put two fingers on her wrist and there was no pulse. Reporter they called 911 and called wallace to tell her, her daughter was dead. Heard it but i didnt hear it. Reporter in opening statement, smiths Attorney Says his client was manipulated by a codefendant, rya
Western part of viewing area. Coming in, a saw a little fog out there. Some of it well be watching. And were not anticipating any big problems with dense fog or anything like that this morning. But the index indicates that the further west you go, the better chance youll see some of that fog and in parts of chatum, something you want to keep in mind. And youll see all the rain to the east of triangle along and east of i95 and wet roads this morning. So allow extra time, especially in places like goldsboro and clinton and parts of fayetteville. You see that we have an accident in rocky mount, the westbound side of 64, a lean is blocked a lane it blocked on the i95 interchange. Theyre cleaning that up. And in the triangle proper, were looking good. Coming in from northern wade county, everything is looking clear. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders face off in their fifth debate tonight in New Hampshire. Both candidates maid they are pleas to supporters last night and the republican candi
Talked about who will stify against traveon smith. Or not they havent offered plea deals. Now, Ronald Anthony pleaded guilty under an agreement with the state and was sentenced to life in prison, he has told the state he will not testify but is still on the witness list. Sarah redden has no deal, shes the admitted getaway driver and has changed her story that she told police three times. Defense attorneys are concerned she was a smith is the most probable version they believe she ter retracted. Sometimes, even if you give a proper limiting instruction, its too damaging. What this is about is a ogeny so a prejudicial piece of information that you can reporter the judge that before any testimony is hurt by transcript of different transcript of event as redden described and will question her outside the presence of the Opening Statements are set forth tomorrow morning, watch the live stream on www. Wral. Com, the trial is expected to last for weeks. Amanda, thank you. Degrees police have
Center and struck a vehicle. His truck then hit another vehicle headon and the driver in that vehicle, 31yearold christopher wright, of garner, died. Munday had nonlife threatening injuries, charges are pending. Opening statements begin in the trial of a man accused of killing a North Raleigh woman during a burglary. If convicted, Travion Smith could face the death sentence. Wrals tara lynn is live at the Wake County Justice Center with more. Reporter it took more than a month to find enough people to fill the jury box. People willing to consider the Death Penalty in the case. The trial will be starting officially in just about an hour and a half. 23yearold Travion Smith is on trial for his life. He is charged with killing melissa hugginsjones two years ago. The 30yearold mother had just moved to raleigh with her 8 yearold daughter to start a new life well as new job. Prosecutors say smith and others were breaking into cars in the area near north hills autopsy results revealed that she