hope he gets some rest. meantime, it cold out there. we are seeing a lot of 20's around the triangle, 29 a pretty popular number there in raleigh and cary and 30 knightdale. officially r.d.u. down to 30, 27 roxboro, 25 sanford and 25 louisburg. so numbers colder than yesterday and a few fair weather clouds for now. temperatures warming up but only around 50 to 51. the average high is 56 so a little below. we go above average for the weekend. we will talk about that in a few minutes. >> incredible. >> a crash landing are watching. this is breaking news story we are bringing. sky not far from pearl harbor. welcome back to the breaking news center. ntsb investigators should arrive there in hawaii within eyewitnesses about the seconds before impact. >> when we first saw it turn i thought do those land on water because it looks like it is coming in and then was build in 1979 owned by a tour company called genesis. it is clear the tail rotor was not turning properly and the sound from the engine sounded erratic. the surviving pilot should be able to tell what went wrong but everyone survived at least one person in critical condition. barbara: caitlin, thank you. a small plane goes down in union county southeast of charlotte killing the pilot. skwraels cook reported engine problems before the crash. he had dropped off a client and was returning to lexington thursday when it happened. a charlotte mecklinburg police officer found the wreckage in wads. we will pass along more details as we get them. john: traffic alert that is going to affect how you get through the i-4044 construction zone. amber is helping us navigate the changes. amber: with the return of the sun it sis warm enough to make necessary repairs and breaking news one is driving through this work zone. it is a little dark but you can see them showing us the areas they will focus on. since crews shifted the three lanes late last year they have been trying to smooth things over with a thin layer of asphalt but winter has other plans. during the late january snowstorm making it more difficult to see. >> i can hear popping noises in the suspension because of the bumps. you are fighting the steering we will. amber: they can't pave or restripe when it is raining or below 40 degrees but the next two days they will put down new asphalt and painting lanes and you should notice a difference by saturday. by late spring they want to open the new lanes and work on this side of 40 and be sure to stay ahead of traffic changes by following me on twitter at rupinta at abc11 and traffic tab in the abc11 mobile app. john: time is running out to register to vote in the march primary. you need to register to vote by today to participate in the march 15 election even with all the turmoil going on. march 3 fplt. barbara: this moment on the trail john kasich embraces a young man during town hall at clemson. he drove up from georgia to see him fighting back tears he told the ohio governor how he gives him hope despite tragedy. kasich returned to the stage visibly moved. john: damage it a water club is apparently much worse than anyone thought at first. the owner of the business with a view of downtown raleigh is not sure if it will ever reopen. a broken water main caused a wall to collapse. 5:07 and big changes to joined raleigh. barbara: details on a ground breaking that could change the way people get around downtown. john: a tornado made of fire. what is behind this must-see video of the morning. meteorologist steve stewart is in for don. steve: it is quiet out there on we don't expect any rain for a while. next week we will see big changes. brandon thinks hellmann's is heaven in a jar. that's because our ingredients come from... farmers committed to responsibly sourced oils... blended with ingredients like cage-free eggs. mmm. heaven. real ingredients. that's how we're working to bring out the best. this winter, you have the power to heal. because your purchase of vaseline intensive care lotion, supports the vaseline healing project. join us to help millions in crisis steve: it is friday and we are looking pretty nice. a little cool. temperatures low 50's this afternoon and the average high is 56. chilly in durham right now, near freezing. a lot of sensors below freezing. roxboro 27. 25 sanford. smithfield at 28. we will see temperatures getting freezing by 10:00 this morning and 9:00 around the triangle. bus stop kids bundle up. a few fair weather clouds and otherwise clear skies, should be nice and sunny. warmer tomorrow. numbers above average. there is the average of a 56 then below that tuesday. that below temperature could last into next weekend. looking protect out of r.d.u. all major hubs showing no delays. the seven-day forecast minutes away. john: today the official start to what will be extensive changes to the go raleigh transit station. mayor nancy macfarlane will be there at the ground breaking. the project includes new waiting areas, bathrooms, wi-fi and more bus lanes. work should take about a year. barbara: we have a race to contain wildfires burning in the crews worked late in the night in oklahoma. they evacuated families in a town because of a growing fire. highways were also shut down and later today firefighters will be investigating to see how much land burned. an unusual site in missouri this fir tornado -- fire tornado as they fight it in platte county. dry conditions fueled the flames. no one was hurt. and this is a home for 43 u.s. presidents, giant statues of them at least. built the presidents park in 2004. six years later it closed so they were moved here and left to crumble. the smithsonian is considering whether to add them to the collection. finding ways to win with $200,000 for a new football field at west charlotte high. with the help of others they broke ground yesterday. west charlotte is the school for students who traditionally pearl poorly in the classroom but things are improving. the congratulation rate is up. the new field is a symbol that the best is yet to come. former governor's name removed from another state landmark. barbara: where this university has decided it is time for charles aycock's name to go. how bill cosby is turning the barbara: a new sleep here in vineland, home of progresso, we love all kinds of chicken soups... but just one kind of chicken. white breast meat chicken every time. so if you're not going to make your own chicken soup tonight, do what we do...make it progresso. i would kill for something sweet. wanna split that? no...soooo much fat... don't fight your instincts. with each for 150 calories or less! try our lemon bars, brownies, and cheesecakes. john: welcome banon a friday morning. laurels expected to approve voting process. the house voting last night to shift the march 15 congressional primary to june 7. if approved by the senate voters will go to the polls march 15 and vote in the presidential primaries and state races. the sentencing hearing for travion smith continues today in the wake county justice center. yesterday the defense called witnesses to the stand who painted a difficult childhood for him. you can watch live streaming video on abc11.com. thousands of mourners from the president to members of congress and former justices and tourists will pay their respects to antonin scalia at the supreme court where he spent nearly three decades. barbara: a charlotte man faces federal charges after investigators say he tried to smuggle weapons and ammunition into west africa. weapons and rounds of ammunition in a washing machine and drier and tried to ship them to ghana. customs found them before they left the united states. officials in u.n.c. greensboro are the latest to approve the renaming of a building remembering charles aycock. they voted to remove his name from the auditorium. he led the state from 1901 to 1905 promoted education but led white supremist campaigns. john: when president barack obama travels to cuba next month he will meet with raul castro but not his brother fidel. he will be the first president to visit cuba in nearly 90 president obama says his is unclear if they sceneescaped or something worse happen. is barbara: how much sleep you get can have a major impact on your health. according to the study more than a third of americans do not get enough sleep which is seven hours or more. those that don't get that much are putting themselves at risk for owebesityobesity, heart decease and other issues. they need to learn healthy patterns like going to bed at regular times and turning off the tv and other devices. john: bill kofbscosby going after an accuser filing a lawsuit against andrea con stand. he claims she violated a settlement when they worked with the district attorney as they investigated the rape allegation. s charged with drugging and assaulting a woman in his home near philadelphia in 2004. a new way to get connected to what is happening in raleigh. barbara: the alliance released a new app. it sis listing businesses for dining, shopping, nightlife and a feature to help you find parking decks. this d.r.a. app is on itunes and going play. abc11 is a proud title sponsor. john: this should be a great wind to explore downtown raleigh or any or place. steve: yes. when we went to disney last time we noticed the new parking tkrapblgs for disney they are smart parking garages. they tell you how many spaces are available on every level and row, three, nine, four, so you like that. steve: it says it is empty or not. we will see what is going on and talk about the active weather days coming our way. we have a pretty nice weekend to look forward to, not until we get into tuesday and once where things could get activity as far as deep moisture and nice trough to the west. we are talking about paordz -- periods of rain that could be here monday and lasting tuesday, wednesday and out by thursday. so the two most active days are tuesday and wednesday. meantime, the headlines are nice weekend, mid to upper 60's. more clouds on spunday. the fortune counties may get a -- the northern counties should get it late. we have a chance monday but likely ran tuesday and wednesday. it will be colder starting tuesday and that could last all the way to next weekend. so, milder air comes in this trough starts in a little bit monday with a weak front that moves by. so a little cooler. we will reenforce the cooler air thursday and that could last all the way into next weekend. live look into fayetteville 33, light breeze three miles an hour. a few fair weather clouds. louisburg is the coldest spot at 23. 25 in order, 28 southern pines and goldsboro 27. cold start for sure and a few fair wet chudzinski. -- wet clouds. we are below average. typically 56. we will be around 51 it a little cool. tailgaters for the canes and sharks at 7:00 it will be chilly before the game mid 40's. about the same coming out, a couple degrees cooler at 43. a few high clouds this morning. we expect to have a sunny day winds tomorrow will boost the temperature to the mid 60's and we keep it that way sunday. some will touch 70. watch the frontal boundary move through on monday and rain chances monday but likely tuesday and once we get ran. skiers this wind up tomorrow we have a shower chance, likely rain sunday and low chance category tomorrow. that is the best today to go to the mountains to get some skiing in before it gets too warm. temperatures upper 40's to near 50 today. a few high clouds. tonight partly cloudy and forth nearly as cold, upper 30's to near 40 so a warmer night. as we look ahead tomorrow great, 65 65, advantagelike sunday. there will be some kphroudz clouds. a rain chance monday but likely rain tuesday and wednesday and temperatures back in the 40's for highs. john: taste of spring. 5:23. airline complaints going up. barbara: which carriers are getting the worse reviews from passengers. how much more does the smell of a freshly bound 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people to pay that shouldn't be hard. the panthers have sold out 137 consecutive home games. john: a college basketball game made it into the record books last night and not a lot of folks saw it. memphis and temple matched the longest game in ncaa division one women's basketball with the trgs outlasting the owls 100-97 in five overtimes. it nearly went to a sixth until the winning point feels scored with just six seconds left. an alarming increase in the i.r.s. scams. barbara: most complaints about airlines. reena ninan and ken condition have the details -- kendis gibson have the details. >> in america's money tax scams are soaring. i.r.s. says scams have surged 400% this year. >> they want to get personal not send tax notices by mill. >> here is a sign of the times. smart watches more popular than swiss watches. the devices outsold the other in last quarter. most of the credit goes to apple. airline complaints are up with more than 20,000 passenger complaints in twitch up 3% from the previous year. the three worst airlines were envoy, frontier and spirit. >> that is america's money. john: a new alert about the zika barbara: the places now i hope we have a buyer for the house. me too! what are the neighbors doing here? bill! hey! i didn't know your home wifi could stream so many devices at the same time. dad, it's time warner cable. 300 megs. crazy-fast. dad! you can get wifi all over this place. cool! make your home as connected as possible. get 50 meg internet with unlimited data for $39.99 per month. and ask about free installation. selling mattresses the traditional way isn't the best way. most are made in a large factory, and shipped hundreds of miles to a retailers warehouse, where they're marked up and up before finally selling and delivering them at the original mattress factory we take a straightforward approach. we have eliminated the extra steps and created a direct line from our factory to you. barbara: right now on "eyewitness news" the general assembly hours from seeing -- sealing a deal on new congressional maps. tkphror gloria: has what you need to know. john: today the final farewell to antonin scalia. plus whether the vice president is saying about the possibility of being nominated as the replacement. caitlin: a new travel warping about the zika virus and pope francis breaks catholic tradition in dealing with it. barbara: welcome on friday february 19, 5:30 and 31 degrees. i'm barbara gibbs. john: glad you are with us. another morning with freezing terms but wait until the sunrises. meteorologist steve stewart is here for don schwenneker. steve: good morning, guys. colder this morning but nothing like terribly cold. we are a little below freezing.

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