Transcripts For WRAZ WRAL 8am News On Fox 50 20160307 : comp

Transcripts For WRAZ WRAL 8am News On Fox 50 20160307

Are focused on the next primary tomorrow in your old stomping grounds, michigan. Tracie potts is in washington with more with what the numbers are looking like. Reporter good morning, everyone. The republicans are already very much focused on florida. That primary coming up next week, its winner take all. First up, michigan tomorrow where the voters are focused on water and jobs i voted to save the auto industry. He voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry. Reporter auto jobs and the flint water crisis, big topics in tomorrows michigan primary. Water bill for poison water. Reporter most democrats want michigans governor to resign. Our poll shows clinton with a 17 point lead and forehead in the delegate count after last weekend. Donald trump is topping polls in michigan, targeting florida, marco rubios home state. Rubio won puerto rico this weekend. But he is trailing back home. I havent given up on florida, yet. Neither is ted cruz who is closing in on delegates and does not want a contested convention. Weve got to unite. Reporter trump thinks republicans will unite behind him. Im very much a unifier. Maybe people dont see that but they will see that. Reporter the next test, tomorrow in michigan. Mississippi, idaho, and hawaii also about tomorrow. From washington, im tracie potts, wral news. North carolinas primary is a week from tomorrow and candidates are turning their focus to our state. Hillary clinton will be Getting Campaign support from Mikaya Thurmond is in the newsroom. Shes got three stops including raleigh. Reporter thats right, he will also stop in greensboro and charlotte to drum up support for his wife. His first stop will be in raleigh and 9 15 f market hall on wall street. His speeches are likely to focus on major talking points for his wifes campaign, why he believes she is the best candidate for families. He will also encourage north carolinians to participate in early voting for the primary which runs through saturday. Hillary clinton will be in North Carolina herself later this week. Her campaign released only a few details about the visit except that she will be in the state thursday. After bill Clintons Campaign stop in while he will appear at yvonne law school in greensboro, then onto the historically Black Johnson c Smith University in charlotte. Mikaya thurmond in our republican president ial front runner donald trump will be in North Carolina today as well. Hell make a stop in concord in the charlotte area. He plans to appear at crown coliseum in fayetteville wednesday. Last december he spoke at dorton arena. The weather is going to warm up nicely. Im so excited about it. I know. Still cold out there so if you make it outside make sure to grab a coat its so weird. Were talking about a big warm up this week the temperature started at or below freezing in most places this morning. That sunshine is warm things up pretty quickly, you can see sunshine looking west across wake county on our tall tower camera. In durham, 41, cary 32, 31 wake forest, 35 popcorn, 39 in Holly Springs. Its a little bit after 8 00 so these temperatures will just a little bit as we get through the next few minutes. Degrees in rocky mount. Having started at 3232 this morning you can see a big jump in temperatures in the last hour or so. At lunchtime expect temperatures to climb up into the upper 50s and mid60s later this afternoon. Huge warmup continues with highs in the 70s for most of this week. There is eventually rain in the forecast, well talk about when in a few minutes. Tara, it looks like youve got a number of accident showing up on the commute map. Reporter i can tell you one of them is clear, thats the one at i40 and gorman street. That was earlier but has been clear for about 15 to 20 minutes. Still seeing heavy delays along the south side of raleigh because it is that time of morning but of course all it takes is one accident to add significant delays, and we have had two. Thankfully they were both clear within 10 minutes. County area of we are good to go . All right. Taking a look at the drive on i 40 w. Garner and white oak road. 10 minutes ago this westbound traffic had been pretty much bumpertobumper, and stopped. So we are seeing some improvement as that traffic is able to move through that area at this point. This is a look at i40 and gorman street. This is where there was an earlier accident. People moving through the south side of raleigh. It is improving. We do have at least a little bit of good news. Down a couple of minutes from where we checked in 10 minutes ago. 18 minutes from cleveland area of Johnson County to the 440 split. 22 minutes to make your way from there to us1. Once you make it to wade avenue, a quick six minute ride to make her way onto the park and 540 at this point of the morning. Still seeing heavy delays through 500 40 westbound, we will take a look at those traffic numbers coming up shortly and things are looking good around the belt line. Is to the north of the belt line so it should not be impacting dreck traffic. The nation is preparing to say goodbye to former first lady, nancy reagan. Reaction from president obama and candidates on the campaign trail. Vice President Biden is in the middle east. Who he plans to meet with while they are. Plus the big announcement from future hall of fame quarterback, peyton manning. Lifes sharing a meal. And a kitchen with room for everyone. Spend 4000 or more on a new kitchen and a kitchen with room for everyone. Spend 4000 or more on a new kitchen and get 15 back at the ikea kitchen event. And this is a live picture from our nations capital. The American Flag flying at half staff in honor of nancy reagan. The nation continues to mourn the age of 94. She is being remembered for her strength, intelligence and as a woman who changed the role of first lady. Dan scheneman has reaction to her death. Reporter across the country, nancy reagan was honored and remembered. President and mrs. Obama said they are proud to learn from her example and said that the first lady redefined her role in the time here. Biographer lou cannon said as first lady she protected president reagan. She wanted to make sure people around her husband were advancing his agenda and not their own. She was outspoken about it, privately, very much so, publicly, too. And, in that way, i think she played an Important Role in the reagan administration. Reporter at the debate in flint, michigan, a moment of silence. On the campaign trail, republican president ial hopeful, john kasich, who served in congress during the reagan years, paid tribute to she was an incredible lady. Very strong and a total class act. Reporter florida senator marco rubio fondly recalled meeting the former first lady. I had been invited to speak at the Reagan Library which was an incredible honor for me. I grew up and im a child of the reagan revolution. Reporter in southern california, mourners brought flowers to the Reagan Library. Its like the end of an era. Its sad, bitter sweet. Reporter mrs. Reagan will be buried at the library next to her husband. Dan scheneman, nbc news. Former president jimmy carter has news to share to the world. Details of the progress he has made in recovering from cancer. Durham city leaders get ready to decide on a proposal that would give its police force body cameras. Vote. Bill first has it right, it is a lovely day. It is. To get to some sunshine out there. Warmer than the weekend. Well take that. Then we jump into the 70s for the rest of the weekend it stays dry for several days. By the end of the week we will see how that goes. We may end up with a chance of rain especially as we head into saturday and sunday. A system that has not even developed. Well cross that bridge when we get to it. Over our wral gardens outside the door it looks pretty. Look at the blue sky. Temperature currently 41 degrees at the airport. We started off this morning near freezing but of course sunshine on a day like today really warms things up quickly. That southwesterly wind helps a lot, too. And we continue to have that southwesterly flow for the rest of the work week keeping temperatures nice and mild. Dewpoint 37, humidity 86 . For the one in roxboro and at the airport. 41 southern pines, 40 rocky mount and 37 s. Hill. Big jump in the temperature in the last hour. We went from temperatures closer to freezing to almost a 10 degrees jump in some places. Skies are mostly clear right now but there is some cloud cover back to our west. You can see some of that trying to edge eastward but its going to have trouble really invading this High Pressure system. This will be what we call a blocking high which really keeps most of the moisture away from is an funnels it up into the great lakes and northeast and we stay fairly dry under this ridge of High Pressure. So, thatll be true for the next several days. That high will shift eastward bringing us to more of a southwesterly flow in the next few days. That is what will cause our warming temperatures. For the next four days, we have a huge jump in our temperature from 65 today to midseventies tuesday and wednesday to near 80 thursday. This redline is normal for this time of year which is low 60s. You know, this time of year we are typically either side of it. In the 50s over the weekend, now we jump into the 70s. We get back to temperatures below normal shortly which is why we encourage you not to run out even though it is nice and warm, it is still too early to be sure that we are not going to have another phrase. Our average last freeze for most of our viewing area happens in the first 10 days of april, and then this pocket the viewing area is april 11 through the 21st. You really want to wait until after easter before you jump in there and plant a lot of delicate vegetation. 65 our High Temperature today. We warm up to 50 at lunchtime and again to 65 this afternoon. Its going to be really nice. Another 10 degrees jump tuesday thanks to this High Pressure system. As it shifts offshore, we get into this solid southerly flow. That remains our pattern through the end of the week. Now, there may be a friend that tries to drop in on this friday to call our temperatures off just a little bit. But, 77 thursday, maybe even warming up closer to 79. 62 is normal, 81 is the record for us there on thursday. On saturday and sunday, we are looking at the potential for maybe a light patchy shower, depending on how that flow develops. At 9 00 a. M. , you want to head out to the reptile and amphibian day at the north sciences. We are starting to get into that time of year where we have a lot of fun stuff going on that is one of the biggest events at the museum. The weather looks okay for that with the exception of a shower. Dont forget on saturday night, ahead one hour. We go back to Daylight Saving bill . Travel experts say this is the week to make some critical decisions about where you would like to be a few weeks from now. Cbss chris clacken has more. Reporter for a variety of reasons it looks like traveling to a spring break destination this year will be dry dramatically different even from just a year ago, thanks in large part to lower gas prices. I think that people are see where they can go regionally within that, you know, one tank of gas stripe. According to a survey by retail may not. 55 of americans went to hit the road in terms of traveling. Reporter even if spring breakers choose to fly, airfares are also down. International. Again, because of lower fuel costs. And the timing is good, especially internationally. Reporter look at panama city, panama. Average hotel rates this year over spring break our 113 a night. Reporter competition is optimistically, too, with florida and las vegas among top destinations. You will find deals upwards of 29 on anything travel related. Reporter travel experts say the key to saving on spring break this year is to book at the end of this week. Chris clacken, nbc news. The strong el nino weather pattern brought heavy rain to parts of california, leaving behind a serious flooding like this scene in lindo, which is about 40 miles north of sacramento. The heavy rain is needed in Northern California as the area for the past several years. Rain will keep falling through the morning. A town in massachusetts is saying goodbye to a Police Officer who was killed on her first day on the job. Ashley guindons funeral will be held today where she lived as a child. She was shot and killed while responding to a Domestic Violence call in woodbridge, virginia late last month. The suspected shooter also killed his wife and two other officers. A cvs pharmacy heavily damaged following protests in baltimore nearly a year ago is back open for business. The store on pennsylvania avenue burned during the riots in april over the death of freddie gray. Construction began in august. A second cvs pharmacy rebuilt following the riots we opened in february. A Union Pension fund is pledging 25 million in loans to help solve the water crisis in flint, michigan. The citys mayor made the announcement last night. Company will replace lowcost loans for replacing lead water pipes. It would boost the 50 million Fast Start Program with the goal of replacing all residential lead pipes in flint, michigan starting with families most at risk. Lead leaked into the Drinking Water supply after the city switched its water source about two years ago. New overnight Vice President joe biden and his wife arrived in theunited Arab Emirates on their first leg of their middle east tour. This morning, biden visited a grand mosque in abu dhabi. Examined a wall in the ornate mosques bearing the 99 names of god written in arabic before stepping outside. Biden is unoriginal tour that will also include visits to israel, the west bank and jordan. The u. S. Olympic committee will hold a form today to discuss the zika virus. They formed an infectious Advisory Group last week to help perform best practices, mitigation and assessment of the disease. The mosquito borne virus has Rio De Janeiro where the disease is prevalent. Organizers insist august is brazils cool season so the infected mosquito population will be smaller. The World Health Organization declared the zika virus an emergency last month. Former president , jimmy carter, says he no longer needs to be treated for cancer. Members of his sunday school class inplains, georgia were among the first to hear the good news. A carter spokesperson says he will continue to be scanned and resume treatment if needed. The former president was declared cancer free in december after beating an aggressive form of melanoma that spread to his liver and brain. Peyton mannings days of decoding defense and recuperating in cold tubs are over. He scheduled a News Conference this afternoon to announce his retirement from football today. The fivetime mvp is retiring after 18 nfl seasons, five mvp trophies, and two super bowl championships. Month after hoisting the lombardi trophy after winning super bowl 50. The soontobe 40yearold quarterback will forgo 19 million and a 19th season in the nfl. But there will still be money to be made. Is so likable. Itll be interesting to see what he decides to do after football. It is a case that has gained national and why attorneys for beau bergdahl are hoping to meet with donald trump. Amazon taking steps to make sure tablets are more secure. Embrace encryption. It is 8 26. Im renee chou with your top stories. Raleigh police are looking for two suspects left a teenage girl tied up in a closet. Investigators were told two men force themselves into a home on Glade Aster Court yesterday. The girls mother found her bound with duct tape and without clothes. An investigation is ongoing. Former president bill clinton will be in raleigh for his wife, hillary clinton. Hell make stops in North Carolina just a ek ahead of our states primary election. The candidate herself comes to North Carolina thursday. Lets see how the monday weather is shaping up with elizabeth. It looks pretty out there as we take a look at this guy came in downtown durham. A nice bright day and quick we started near freezing with temperatures in the low 40s in a lot of places. 40 in rocky mount and wilson, 41 and six, 42 degrees now in fayetteville. Quickly into the mid60s this afternoon and midseventies tuesday and wednesday. Our morning lows warmup to the mid40s tomorrow morning and 50 wednesday morning. It stays dry through the end of the workweek but we may be the weekend. We have an accident in Holly Springs on the highway 55 bypass at green oaks parkway according to the sensors, not going to be adding a lot of extra time to your drives. Widening out, things are starting to quiet down a little bit in the triangle. Things have been clear for the most part once you have been able to get past south saunders street and out onto rtp, the airport, and that area this morning. As we take a look here at rock quarry road and i40 there was an earlier accident. Thankfully it did not last long but added to congestion. Beltline in te it is 8 29. Today, Durham City Council members are expected to vote on the body camera proposal. This is the next step in getting body cameras for the city Police Officers. Wrals Mikaya Thurmond joins us in the newsroom. What will councilmembers vote on today . Reporter todays votewould authorize the city manager to execute a contract with the body camera vendor. That means they would be able related software and services. This comes on the heels of Public Police shootings were the actions of both officer and suspects were called into question. Last month, t

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