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Transcripts For WNCN North Carolina News At 530AM 20160323



we have no major issues on your major thoroughfares in the area. we do have a closure that will happen in project fortify tonight. lake wheeler road ram top i-40 westbound will close overnight at midnight until 5:00 a.m. for paving there. it will reopen by the time the morning rush starts tomorrow. other than that things are looking good from u.s. 64 to glenwood avenue. you are looking at a 16-minute drive to i-40. we'll have more weather and traffic updates coming up in just a few minutes. we continue to bring you breaking news in the terror in brussels around 3:30 this morning. a belgian state broadcaster identified two of the main attackers as brothers. >> last week, police raided khalid's apartment in an operation. >> one of the suspects terror attacks is still on the run. now the fbi is sending agents overseas to help belgian officialsp. >> yesterday's attacks killed 34 people , hurt over 200. jonathan vigliotti has the latest. >> reporter: the attack comes four day as the lone paris attacker that got away was in custody. he warned authorities of the possibility of more attacks. back-to-back. >> it's not something that you feel like -- it's a shock. believe the two men in black blew themselves up. they wore gloves that may have hid detonators. there is the search for the third suspect, the one in white wearing the hat. the bomb tore through the subway station that tore through the subway. >> we received a big blast of the air and the train stopped. >> reporter: people scrambled through the dark tunnel to safety. belgian security forces have been conducting raids. they found an explosive device with nails, chemicals and isis flag. americans are among the injured, including three missionaries from utah. one of the blasts at the airport also knocked 37-year- old seb to the ground. the belgian businessman played college basketball in michigan. his father spoke to his son on the phone. >> he saw people dead and people dying. so that, i'm sure will stay >> reporter: belgium's prime minister warned more attacks will be coming. the us state department issuing a travel advisory for all of europe, warning u.s. citizens to be vigilant. in bankruptcies, jonathan vigliotti -- in brussels, jonathan vigliotti, back to you. top u.s. officials warn of the risk of copy cat attacks but say so far there are no specific credible threats against the u.s. now, durham- based quintiles has about 400 employees who work in brussels. a representative tells us several employees flew out of the airport just moments before the attacks. >> early on in the day, we were able to post a story on our intranet, our internal web site that everyone has access to, to let folks know that everybody in the region was safe and accounted for. so that puts people a little more at ease. belgium-based employees to avoid public transportation today and work from home if they can. our coverage of the belgian now on wncn.com. you'll find all of the stories in a special section of our web site. just scroll over the news tab onto the home page. this morning, lawmakers across the state are convening for a special session. the reason? to work on legislation aimed at stopping a new ordinance before it takes effect april 1st. it all has to do with which bathroom people should use. emma wright's live at the emma? >> reporter: this ordinance has been really unpopular with some republican lawmakers who say they'll do whatever it takes to make sure it's stopped. it was passed by the charlotte city council last week. it allows appeal to use the bath -- people to use the bathroom of people which they identify with. proponents of the ordinance say safer and more included, but opponents say it will do just the opposite. >> this is such a radical course of action that the charlotte city council has taken. we have no choice but to respond. >> another example of interference of local government from the legislature. >> reporter: coming up in our next half hour at 6:00, we will hear from the transgender community about this issue. immale wright, cbs north carolina. the time is now 5:37. still to come, the new information we learned just hours ago about a deadly crash in wake county. >> plus this -- >> you can't be scared your whole life, you know? you've got to live your life, you know? if you stay at home scared, then they are winning. >> he's got a point. we head to rdu and the amtrak terror current temperature 50 degrees. we drop into the upper 40s from 7:00 until 8:00. keep in mind, sunrise happens right around 7:14. in the meantime, look at this. a beautiful shot from shaw university as we look towards downtown raleigh. all of the buildings lit up. then we're looking at shaw university from cardinal high school as well. here's our satellite radar composite. not showing a whole lot going on. along the virginia border. let's get to the temperatures. 49 in durham. 45 in south hills. 50, though, in henderson and raleigh. 45 in lillington. the chilly spot this morning, as you are planning your day, here's what you need to know. 68 at noon. you'll be able to shed that jacket quickly by lunchtime and 76 warmer and breezy later this afternoon money tomorrow looks to be the warmest day of the week. i'll let you know just how warm coming up in your storm team forecast. back to you. we're getting a bit of that warm-up. it is a big milestone for the blue angels. for 70 years, they have been wowing crowds. they just wrapped up three months of winter training in california and are now back in florida. hundreds of people came out to the naval aviation museum to welcome them home and say, thank you. >> we're normal people doing extraordinary things is the way i characterize that. i think it shows to the young kids on the crowd line that whatever your dream is, work hard, rely on the people around you, and you can get it done. >> between now and november will perform 65 shows, and get this they'll only have two weekends off. the time is now 5:41. a college campus in rocky mount is dealing with the loss of four students. still to come, how classmates plan to honor the victims and new information we learned about the deadly crash. >> plus, destination international space station. later, what the rocket is carrying and (cat vo #1) hey cats! wanna make a new flavor combination today? 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(avo) new friskies cat concoctions. four deliciously different flavor combinations, good morning to you. 5:44 is the time. right now, the hunt continues for at least one of the suspects involved in yesterday's deadly terror attacks in belgium. >> authorities had been conducting raids in bankruptcies searching for the third man. a couple of hours ago, a belgian state broadcaster identified the two suicide attackers as brothers. last week, police raided khalid's apartment in an operation that led authorities sala abdeslam. >> donald trump and hillary clinton winning big in arizona's primary. clinton stands to gain 40 of the 75 delegates. state lawmakers head to raleigh dealing with a special session for the nondiscrimination order indianapolis allowing those who are transgendered to use the rest room of the gender with which they identify. breaking news now. firefighters are battling flames at a restaurant. crews reported to joe's crab shack on north mcpherson toward church road. no one was at the restaurant at the time of the fire when it first started. right now, we're understanding there are no reports of injuries. investigators are trying to figure out what started the we head to rdu to check out the situation and things are running smoothly. officials say you should arrive to rdu about 90 minutes before your flight is set to leave. at the amtrak station in raleigh, they added more officers as a precaution. we checked with greyhound officials who are on alert. today, 21-year-old bobby bailey is accused of kidnapping an nfl player. authorities say earl wolf was visiting friends last month in rayford when police say several men with guns captured wolf and took him to hope mills. he was later safely released. wolf plays for the jacksonville jaguars and plays from nc state from 2008 to 2012. around 2:30 this morning we learned of a deadly crash before 4:30 yesterday afternoon. troopers say the dump truck rear ended the minivan that caused a chain reaction. the minivan rear ended the truck in front of it. that truck then struck a fourth vehicle, a car. one of the men involved tells us exactly what he heard when it happened. >> all of a sudden, we heard two explosions that sounded like dynamite about two seconds apart. boom, boom. >> scary stuff. earlier this morning, the highway patrol says the woman in the minivan michelle barlow was killed in the accident. three others were injured. the northbound lanes of capital boulevard were closed for about investigated. north carolina wesleyan college is planning a memorial college freshmen. this is a follow-up to a story we first brought you yesterday morning as breaking news. two vehicles crashed in front of the entrance to the campus the four students kill have had been identified. the school says the four were coming back from dinner when the crash happened. the school is providing grief counselors. public health officials are warning about a spike in syphilis cases. last night, health care providers in wake county came together to hear about the extent of the problem. from 2001 to 2014, the syphilis race more than doubled. experts call it a perfect storm. they point to the rise in dating apps as well as cuts to funding for public health. wake county used to have someone whose job is to solely focus on the syphilis issue. that's not the case anymore. >> when we lose position, then we lose capacity to actually do the intensive intervention and surveillance that we need to. >> reporter: what's especially concerning to the doctors we talked to is that even though syphilis is treatable, it can leave people more susceptible to hiv. about half the people in wake county who have been diagnosed beginning of 2014 are also hiv positive. now another alert to bring to you. health officials are warning everyone who traveled outside of the country about the mosquito-borne zika virus. >> our investigative team found out when it comes to keeping tabs on mosquitoes here, the state hasn't exactly put its money where its mouth is. jonathan rodriguez has a preview of tonight's special report. >> reporter: zika is spread directly from human to human. >> it gives you fever, muscle aches, red eyes and a rash. >> we do have the mosquitoes here that can transmit these pathogens. we have it in all 100 counties of north carolina. >> reporter: ready or not, they're coming. >> it lays its eggs in artificial containers in people's backyards, plant tarps, et cetera. anywhere where a teaspoon of water may be. >> reporter: if you want to borne diseases, talk to dr. stephanie rodriguez. >> it is scary because you never know what kind of pathogens you will encounter. >> reporter: a peek inside of the fridge in her lab will make you itch. >> we just got our zika virus in this week. >> reporter: right now, she's studying the asian tiger mosquito. these can carry zika and other viruses. with that said, you might expect that the state is tracking these bugs, right? wrong. we asked dr. randall williams. does the state have the mosquitoes? >> absolutely, we're putting that into place, jonathan. putting that into place, jonathan. >> reporter: putting that into doesn't exist. >> tonight at 6:00, we'll show you the impact the cut funding has had and what the state is doing to fix the problem. for now, though, we turn to alyssa with the forecast. attention. let's talk about your forecast. 5:50 on wednesday morning. wednesday. 50 degrees as we start off our morning. here is a live picture from our tower camera here in north raleigh. not a lot going on. i will tell you temperatures are milder than where we were 24 hours ago. 48 in siler city. 43 in sanford while pinehurst, rayford and fayetteville are 47 degrees. compare this to where we were 24 hours ago. roxboro, you are 18 degrees warmer than yesterday at this time. 16 degrees warmer here in raleigh. 18 degrees warmer in lewisburg. 15 degrees warmer in sanford. it will be a noticeable change as you get ready to head out the door. don't get me wrong. you'll still need the jacket as you head through the door. 58 at 10:00 a.m. 68 at noon. the 70s after about 2:00 today. 76 is our afternoon high, and it will be breezy today. this area of high pressure shsliding off to our east. still ushering in that southerly breeze. unseasonably warm temperatures today and tomorrow. still looks to be the warmest day of the week. we're tracking a cold front tomorrow that will bring us a chance for a shower or two mainly after sunset tomorrow morning. by friday afternoon, we should more sunshine. let me show what you this looks like on our future forecast. lunchtime. it will be a nice one for us. the changes start to happen tomorrow. we'll start with sunny conditions and we'll quickly day. we're also looking at just a pop-up shower until around sunset. you'll see at 6:30, most of the rain is back to our west approaching the mountains. the rain showers arrive through the overnight hours for us. 77 in sanford. 79 in pinehurst. 78 in rayford. off to our east, we're looking at 75 in rocky mount and wilson later today. we're looking at 76 here in raleigh and cary. clear skies continue tonight, mild temperatures, a low of 52. here's a look at the next few days. i mentioned tomorrow is the warmest, chance for rain. then we're getting to easter weekend. we'll be dry on saturday, but let's talk about easter. i think we'll start off pretty dry for us in the morning clouds. the best chance for rain is going to be later in the afternoon with an afternoon high of 69. back into the 70s early next week. the rain chance, though, does go up for us next monday and could stay heightened through tuesday as well. let's get straight over to traffic and see what's new. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. 0 of to a quiet start on the roads right now. let's take a live look at i-440 there. let's look at the traffic map, which is showing things looking thoroughfares. him 40 westbound is going to be closed to repaving. it closes at midnight. it is expected to reopen at 5:00 in the morning. so the morning rush should be okay for tomorrow. if you are heading into raleigh 540 to downtown, you are looking at a 17-minute drive this morning on u.s. 07 from 540 to downtown. that should take you about 13 minutes with normal traffic volumes on the roads this morning. here's a look at what's coming up later on "cbs this morning." >> i'm nora o'donnell. coming up, inside of london, we get a sneak peek at the air it's a taste so bold, yet so smooth, it could only be called, black silk, from folgers. a taste you could enjoy, fresh brewed, or one cup at a time. 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