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 head out the door buckle up. I was talking about that update i40 eastbound is back open. Theres still some slow moving traffic in that direction because the accident has been cleared and moved to the shoulder. Drives time northbound into raleigh on u. S. 1 thats about a 16minute drive also moving a bit slower on 401 this morning. More on traffic and weather in about ten minutes. Breaking news out of sanford the Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash involving a Lee County Department and an atv. Emma wright has been on scene for most of the morning. She joins us now live from lee county. Emma, i know youre getting more and more details. What do you have now . Highway patrol tells us this is what happened they say that routine checks here in lee county. They say he was outside the Ward Memorial Church when he turned out of the driveway of the church and into the path of an atv. They say the atv wasnt exactly driving legally. He was riding the double yellow lines down the center of the road. They say the deputy and the atv collided head on here in the middle of the road by the Ward Memorial Church out here in lee county. They say the driver of that atv his name is Shelton Mcclain was ejected from the atv, thrown into the ditch and has passed away. The deputy was taken to the hospital to be checked out, no word yet on how serious his injuries. The Highway Patrol is still out here investigating. Theyve got the road shut down. We will continue to be here and follow updates just as soon as we get them. Thank you so much. Well, you may remember these images from january hundreds and hundreds of animals were removed from a self described Animal Rescue. Advocates have been work to go rehabilitate them for an adoption. The event kicks off today in sanford. The animals were rescued from a place called the haven which was a self described Animal Rescue but the aspca says instead of helping the animals they were hurting the nearly 1,000 animals on the property. Two were arrested, the owners of the haven. Theyre facing several charges. The Sheriffs Office says they have gotten several complaints about them before they raided that property in january. Cruelty is horrible regardless of the scale but to see it in this kind of numbers where its nearly 700 animals, and the aspca says all the adoption fees have been waived. Well hear the full details. Its today through sunday. All right moving onto the next story the faa is investigating after a flight from rdu had to make an Emergency Landing in new york city. Justin quesinberry joins us from rdu with more of what happened. Well, were learning more about what led to that Emergency Landing. The American Airlines flight was headed to laguardia when the plane hit turbulence and was struck by lighting. It was able to land safely. The pilot was diverted there because the airport has longer runways. It was a flash of light and a big explosion, the plane dipped it just felt like i was on a roller coaster. Pretty terrifying im not going to lie sdwlfrnlts the plane was carrying 55 passengers and four peru members. All landed safely without any injuries. Again the faa is investigating this. Thank you. Fayetteville police say the man who shot a father and son killing the father has turned himself in. 49year old david soules is charged with Second Degree murder. Police say it happened during an argument last monday. In fayetteville today veterans with Health Concerns may get some of their questions answered. Veterans benefits administration employees will be available to help with filing claims and benefits issues. Town Hall Meetings scheduled this afternoon at 4 oclock. Todays event is part of hundreds of meetings taking place all across the country. Its part of a broader plan to problems with the va system. And new this morning. Officials concerned about the sharp spike in syphilis cases. Its at a 15year high and more than doubled between 2001 and 2014. Over 200 people were diagnosed with syphilis last year. Officials say many of the cases involve teen males and adult men adding to the concern more than half of those with syphilis also have hiv, Health Advocates planning outreach efforts. Duke University Track faculty taking a step on unionizing. Theyre hoping to create a collective voice on campus. The Durham City Council showed their support for a union. Coming up. Just made history becoming the first openly gay player in the ncaa tournament. Plus major changes on the way for sea world, what parts of their shows i find my box of honey bunches of oats and im checking to see if i packaged it. Best cereal in the world right there. If the last 3 letters were p22, thats me were at 53 degrees temperatures continue to drop until the sunrises right around 7 21. Well be at 51 degrees at 7 a. M. Staying there at 8 oclock and see the temperatures rise again. Heres a live picture from Shaw University no fog to start off our day. We are still looking at pretty cloudy skies and to see that i want to show you our satellite radar composite. The north ask west starting to see clearing skies that will build towards the rest of our area as we head throughout the morning. So lets talk temperatures quite chilly, 55 throw right now in durham, siler city youre at 53, while sanford youre getting ready to head out the door in the upper 40s as well. 51 at 8 a. M. 58 at 10 a. M. Back into the mid60s at lunchtime and this will be the 12th day in row of temperatures above normal. Our high later 72. We drop back into the upper 60s for 6 oclock and a quick look at your weekend ahead will show not only cooler temperatures but the chance for rain. The chance for rain increases towards saturday afternoon. Ill walk you through the changes coming up in just a little bit. Well they made shamu a household name but now sea world Animal Rights activists. They will no longer breed its cant active orcas. They hold three at their parks. The companys entering into a 50 Million Partnership with the humane society. Were hoping to partner with them to help with animals in distress stranded whales, stranded dolphins. Theyll still be on display at Sea World Parks but what the Company Calls new natural and inspiring orca he be counters. Well there were quite a few upsets and bracket busters in the first day of march madness were going to avo how much protein does your dog food have . 18 . 20 . Nutrientdense purina one true instinct with real turkey and venison has 30 protein. 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Authorities believe he encouraged boys and and perform sexual acts and he performed some acts with the teens. 7 to 12 boys ranging in ages 15 to 17 may have been involved. One neighbor said he was shocked. I never seen boys running around the neighborhood or heard anything like that. Police say the first incident was reported at a church and the Church Called child protective services. It was a good day for the triangle as march madness kicked off. Both u it nc and duke advanced. The blue devils played a close game. A career day for plumley. In the later session unc handled florida. Johnson and company say there is plenty of room for improvement. Very disappointed. They shot 60 in the first half. We talked about how well we played played like that you cant help but be disappointed. We have one more North Carolina team to go, the bull dogs play today theyve got two seed villanova, duke and unc play saturday in the second round. Yale caused a few shake ups for the brackets. Well this morning the seton hall Basketball Team may be returning home. Guard gordon became the first openly gay player to play in the tournament last night. Reporter four gordon its always been what happens on the court that matter not off. It shouldnt an story as it is. So its no wonder hes shrugging off the history on thursday night. He became the first openly before the game he was not seeking notoriety. Im not out to prove anything. I know what i have to do. I know my skill level. So i mean, its just going out there and doing what i know how to do. The 24year old came out in 2014 after former nba player Jason Collins and nfl draft pick michael sam. He transferred this season and teammates say he quickly made an impact. He brings out emotion. Hes he just picks up up when were down. Our guys accepted him right away. I mean, its just it was such a nonfactor for me. It was a nonfactor for our guy. They fell in their game last night ending their season. Afterwards gordon tweeted his appreciation for people who believed in him saying he was so will he go to the nba . Thats yet to be determined, but wow what a brave guy to come out all his friends and the other players and you know whats considered a very macho sport. Yeah, no word what he plans to do after graduation either. It will be very interesting to see if he continues to inspire folks. Right. Well, were inspired by the sun but we better get uninspired and get out the rain jackets. Yeah and the umbrellas. 53 right now here is a live picture from the Raleigh Durham international airport. We have another Beautiful Day on tap today and it all changes starting tomorrow. 49 right now in henderson, 46 in louisburg, were at 52 in rocky mount. More of the mid and upper 50s as you look towards fayetteville, littleton and clinton this morning. Heres what you need to know as youre planning your day 8 a. M. Temperature jacket. Expecting lots of sun glare, 66 at noon a high today of 72 degrees compare that to our normal high normal or this time of year is around 64 degrees. We drop back to 67 by 6 p. M. So still ideal for any plans you may have after work is done today. When we first started at 4 30 this morning these clouds really spread all across the state and the back edge of the clouds really moving into the area as we speak. Well continue to see skies clear throughout the morning paving the way for a Sunny Afternoon for us. So were going to breeze right through our future forecast today. Things will start to change overnight tonight. Youll notice more clouds rolling in as soon as you wake up tomorrow morning. There will be a small chance for rain in the morning but chances going to pick up for us tomorrow afternoon. Theyre going to be scattered in nature. So if you have to do something outdoors tomorrow get it done first thing in the morning. 74 in sanford and littleton, also 74 near dunn. 73 in wilson, 72 in rocky mount, 71 towards Roanoke Rapids. Then here in the triangle 72 in raleigh and cary, 70 near durham. Lows tonight going to be quite chilly turning cloudy 44 degrees our overnight low. Now, i do want to take a minute and talk about the rain chances on saturday. Look at this pretty dry at 6 a. M. Slight chance for a shower at 9 a. M. Well see the rain chances climb for 2, 3 oclock, and then 6 oclock best chance for rain tomorrow. Rain chances begin to taper off for us on sunday. Remember we welcome in the official start to the Spring Season with a high of 59 degrees. Early next week it will feel more spring like 61 by tuesday. 70s rocking our forecast for wednesday and thursday. Lets get straight to traffic. Weve had an active morning but the good news is things starting clear up i40 and nc 54 in cary looking pretty good this morning if youre driving around in this direction no slow downs to report. So lets go ahead and take a look at your live drive conditions. We have an accident in Johnston County. Its on highway 70 near the intersection of 301. Not looking like its causing major delays. I40 eastbound back open near the airport but we do have an accident near aired boulevard. Certainly stay alert if youre driving in that direction. If youre upgrading your phone soon you may not know what you can do with your old one, well tell you how to get some cash back. Soccer is seeing a real impact. [ female announcer ] most of the time its easy to know which option is better. Other times, not so much. So its good to know that Mazola Corn Oil has 4 times more cholesterol blocking plant sterols than olive oil. And a recent study found that it can help lower cholesterol 2 times more. 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There are two brands of tune in a recalls to tell you about this morning. Bumblebee is recalling canned light tune knee. The specific cans were produced in 2016 and triunion seafood is recalling chicken of the sea brand tuna because it might be overcooked. And theres one new app thats making sure you never late because youre stuck in traffic. The road navigating app ways has a new future. You enter the time and day you need to be somewhere it will tell you when its best to leave and the best routes to take and you can sync your calendars. Coming up new Research Shows troubling statistics about traffic stops in durham how the chief of police says theyre work to go correct things. Hold for good morning and thanks for watching. I know if feels early to a lot of people but if youre getting up early you dont have to tomorrow because its friday. Thats right and tomorrow is saturday. A lot happening this morning. In fact, we continue to track breaking news in lee patrol car collided in a deadly crash. Weve got a live report coming up. First to Alyssa Corfont for the forecast. Good morning. Were tracking cloudy skies right now. Well see more sunshine throughout the day and then the clouds build back in for the weekend ahead. So enjoy today it will be our last one before some cloudy skies saturday. Those clouds slowly drifting off to our south and east. Now, as far as the temperatures concerned 53 in raleigh, 55 in durham, 51 in roxboro, 50 in henderson then louisburg mid40s, around south hill and rocky mount checking in at 52 degrees. Today cooler temperatures out the door at 51 degrees. Take that light jacket with you. Mix of sun and clouds at noon 56. Were not as warm as we were yesterday but still warmer than normal for the 12th day in a row. 72 degrees our high. Partly cloudy at 6 oclock this evening. Right now i want to switch gears the crash happened and emma been there all morning long. What else is new with this one . I just talked with Highway Patrol about a half hour ago and they say this is what they know happened so far, a lee county sheriffs deputy say he was doing routine checks here in this area, they say he was checking out the Ward Memorial Church when he went to turnout of the driveway. They say he crashed head on into an atv. They say the atv was driven by a 32year old from sanford. They say it was kind of hugging the double yellow line so they ended up crashing head