Seriously hurt amend needed emergency surgery. Right now, officers are investigating what led up to the incident. Friends, family, and teammates celebrate the life of a moore county teenager today. 16yearold mason wagner drowned earlier this month at a local lake. Were not supposed to have to bury our kids. Its supd way around. While the 16yearolds life was cut short, sunday, hundreds filled the auditorium, decked out in green and gold to honor mason wagners life. He was strong as an ox. Reporter he was involved in track and field, wrestling, and football. I was by far, the best leader that we had on the defensive line. Reporter mason was expected to be starting defense i have the team went on to win 340 during their first game. Were doing it for mason. Instead of using this as a downer, lets try to, you know, use this as encouragement, because mason would have liked us to continue on, and try to win a state championship, in his honor. Reporter as the mission for mason continues, his t
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
Dusting,hour us and temperatures will drop by morning in the 20s, and that would be the lows, but with the wind, you will wake up to wind chills in the teens, so plan ahead. A very it or start to an unseasonably cold day. I look ahead for warmer temperatures coming up in a few minutes, gordon. Thanks. Wesure to stay with abc 7 as have an updated forecast in a few minutes. Tonight, we are hearing from the parents of an american aid worker killed by isil over the weekend. Was kidnapped over a year ago, and scott thuman has reaction from his parents and more on the search for his killers. Parents tonight were referring to the 26yearold aid worker and for the way,anger, who, by returned to the region to take care of syrian refugees, referring to him by the name he took during captivity, and tonight, there are other aid workers also in danger. A while ago, we were informed that our beloved son no longer walks this earth. In 26 years, he has witnessed and experienced firsthand more of the ha