60s. Today will be in the 60s with 70s all week. Well talk about that in your complete forecast in a bit. John and barbara . John thank you, don. A fire forcing people out of their homes in wake county. A fire started after 11 00 in a section of town homes behind walmart on morrisville carpenter home. No one was hurt. The home where the fire started was unoccupied. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Barbara breaking news, a new threat from north korea aimed at the u. S. We have breaking details. Reporter North Carolina warning it will make a Preemptive Nuclear strike in response to joint u. S. South korean exercises that began this morning. Theyre calling the blows, threatening strikes on washington, d. C. And seoul. Theyve been a staple of kim john uning after he took power in 2011 and spike when the u. S. And allies and south korea stage what they call annual defensive springtime war games. The this years will be the largest staged including 17,000 personnel from the united states. There is considerable debate about whether north korea is capable of these strikes. Barbara . Barbara theres a crime alert in raleigh this morning. They are looking to two men who tied up a teenager. They responded to help after 3 00 p. M. Afternoon on a home on glade assister court. The homeowner said two men broke into the backdoor and tied up that girl was able to call a friend for help. It does not appear anything in the home was taken and police say they do not believe theres a threat to others in the neighborhood. Coming up in our next halfhour, more on who police are looking for in connection with this crime. Authorities in Harnett County are looking for four men involved in a shooting. Two people were shot on qualiey drive. People are looking for four men who left the scene with a tan malibu with chrome wheels. John today marks one week after a man was shot and killed by a Raleigh Police officer serving a warrant. Denkins was said to have had a gun. One week later, members are the community where it happened say its time to heal. 50 members of christ the king search staged a prayer walk through denkins neighborhood and ended the walk near the street side memorial for the 20yearold. Broken and its time to fix it. We feel like the city needs to be healed as a whole and that the Community Needs to be healed as a whole. We cant think in terms of us and hem but these are our neighbors and family members. Its one thing to say youre thinking about people and to say youre praying for people but nothing like seeing it in action. John parishioners pray for cooperation with police. Barbara the state of the city address is set for today and well have an update of where the city stands and what is ahead for the future when the address is delivered at 12 30 attend. North carolinas primary is a week from tomorrow and some people are casting their ballots during the early voting. John president ial candidates putting more focus on our state, anthony is live in downtown raleigh with more. Anthony the front run frers both parties looking to connect with North Carolina voters this week. First up the clinton campaign. Former president bill clinton in raleigh this morning for the first in a series of early voting events across the state. Clinton will be at markey hall in city market speaking on behalf of his wife Hillary Clinton and shell be in the state on thursday and no word on where shell appear. We know donald trump has a Campaign Stop confirmed on fayetteville on wednesday and will speak at a rally inside the crown coliseum at 7 00 p. M. Tickets are limited and were told entry is on a first come first serve basis with doors opening at 5 00 p. M. This mornings appearance by bill clinton starts at 10 15. The doors open an hour earlier. Well cover that and let you know how it turns out. Updates on twitter and your abc 11 mobile app and our newscast. Anthony wilson, abc 7 news. John thank you. Bernie sanders cutting into Hillary Clintons lead with a victory. Sanders was the winner of wednesdays democratic caucuses in maine. His eighth win of the nomination process. The tight race leading to fireworks at last nights democratic debate. Bernie excuse me, im talking. Hillary if youve got to talk, tell the whole story. Bernie let me tell my story, you tell yours. Ans primary election is tuesday and clinton currently leads in the polls there. Barbara marco rubio was the contest held in puerto rico and collected all 23 delegates and was the second win of the primary season but trails far behind the frontrunner donald trump. This morning flags are flying at halfstaff at the u. S. Capitol in remembrance of first Lady Nancy Reagan who died at her home in los angeles yesterday. She was 94. First Lady Michelle obama and president obama said they she redefined the first ladys role. We have a whole section on our website at abc11. Com and photos of the reagans before and after their time in the white house. More on the Lasting Legacy she leaves behind and reaction to her passing. John 4 38 right now. Animals rescued from a deplorable Animal Shelter getting a Second Chance. Barbara coming up, how you can home. John a warmup on the way but comes with a warning from the governor. Well tell but that. Good morning, don. We have dry conditions across the doppler ray darr, wellho john welcome back. Youll need the sun glasses on your way in. You may see fog thats not widespread but steady skies and typical temperatures and in the mid 30s where we start but by 10 00 we jump into the 50s. Current numbers across the region, 32 in rocksville and 37 looseburg, 36 downtown raleigh, 31 in sanford and 39 in pinehurst and 32 roseville. See a little bit of patchy fog on our downtown camera and and 59 by this afternoon and mid 60s. In the 30s. We have warmer temperatures heading in for the rest of the week and talk about that and up. John . John don, thank you. The warmer temperatures expected this week is a sign spring is on the way and the governor wants you to prepare for another sign of spring, the Severe Weather. The governor declared it Severe Weather preparedness week and ask everybody to put together a emergency supply kit and listen for alerts. Schools statewide will hold tornado drills on wednesday. Barbara the first mobile d. M. V. Office will pull in wake forest and is part of the Governors Initiative to improve Customer Service and prevent wait time at the d. M. V. And also with the drivers licenses you get at the new mobile office and will make its debut 9 00 a. M. To 4 00 p. M. At the renaissance site at south brooks street. John hounds of animals seized the aspca says more than 600 dogs and cats will be able to find new homes later this month. They were taken from the haven friend for life no kill shelter in january. The couple who ran it, steven and lyndon spear are charged with animal cruelty and possession after controlled substance. An adoption event has been scheduled march 1820 at the temporary shelter in stanford. 4 42 right now. An idaho pastor shot outside his church. Barbara coming up, what the pastor was doing before the shooting. The police say may have played a role. John moving day in durham. Two Historic Homes moved and why transported to a new location. Barbara good morning. Welcome back. 4 45. 37 degrees this monday morning. An overnight fire that forced people from their homes in wake county is under investigation. Thats one of the stories making headlines right now. The fire started in a town home complex off morrisville carpenter road. No one was hurt but five units had to be evacuated and the unit where the fire started was unoccupied. Police are looking for two suspects who broke into a home and tied up a 17yearold girl inside. It happened yesterday afternoon on glade assister court. The teenager was able to call for help. Police believe they dont think theres a threat to anyone nells that neighborhood. Former president bill clinton will be in raleigh to promote his wife, Hillary Clintons hell be at market will hall downtown. Hillary clinton is expected to visit our state on thursday. John a small town in massachusetts saying goodbye to the Police Officer killed on the first day of her job. Ashley was shot and killed responding to a Domestic Violence call in Northern Virginia last weekend. She was sworn in as a Police Officer only 24 hours earlier. Her body was flown to her wildhood home in massachusetts. A funeral is planned for today. An idaho pastor is expected to recover following a shooting in the parking lot of his church. The pastor was shot six times but survived. The shooter is still on the run and the motive is unclear. Remmington delivered the opening prayer at a ted cruise rally on saturday and are checking to see if the two incidents are connected. Barbara former wrestler hulk hogan is taking on a new opponent outside the ring, taking on a gawker and the trial part of a sex tape was filed in 2012 and hogan has filed a lawsuit. And the defense is that since hogan is a public figure it is considered newsworthy and ultimately will be up to a jury to decide. Ago degrees diva dunham is expected to undergo a surgery for a cyst. She has been struggling with endometriosis. Much more on her and the condition she shares with millions of women coming up on Good Morning America at 7 00. John hear from a father and daughter who escaped from a plane crash with minor injuries. The two were returning from visitting a college in rhode island when they began to issue. The plane had a large parachute attached to it and crash landed eight miles from the airport. Barbara a small roadblock in an homes from durham. Headed to vicars avenue. They sank in soft ground and led to a delay. Theyre going back to the morehead neighborhood and where they were headed. Once the homes are in place theyll be renovated and sold. Both homes date back to the early 1 00s. John a burger restaurant chain owned by Mark Wahlberg and made famous by reality tv is coming to our state. Wahlbergers plans to open a restaurant in charlotte and one in south carolina. Mark wahlberg established the restaurant with his brother paul wahlberg. Barbara never watched that show and didnt know they had a restaurant. John i didnt either but heard its pretty good. Don ive neve seen it. I saw an advertisement. The worst burger i ever had was delicious. Today is barbara what is up with the don today is cool compared to the rest of the wreak. Look at the next six days, we go from 60 which is the average of 61. And we hang out in the 70s the rest of the week. Well talk more about saturday and the st. Paddys parade in a moment. Lets look at downtown raleigh. Patchy fog or mainly clear skies at 37 and dew point at 33, 86 humidity and the wind are not out there this morning. A live look now, not seeing fog and 40 degrees with the southwest wind at 3 miles per hour. Across the region, 32 rocksburg and 36 in chapel hill. 34 Southern Pines and 38 clinton and 32 in roanoke rapids. Were clear across the carolinas and not much to show you in way of cloud cover. Well stay dry for a while. The dome of High Pressure will you see the rain and look at the Movement Moving northeast. The system keeps running the moisture to the north to see if we can get away from it in the next several days. We do see off and on clouds and this afternoon partly sunny sky with clouds drifting through tonight into tomorrow, some patchy fog and clear skies and sunshine tomorrow and sticks around until wednesday. The surface map shows a big high starting off the coast today and well be partly sunny and warmer with temps in the 80s. The next couple days the high moves off to the east as it does, this will happen in the summertime. And will give us the 90plus days and pumping the warm air into us keeping the moisture to the west of us and what well see continue today, tonight and into tomorrow and really the next several days and the High Pressure dominating our weather. For the rest of today, mostly sunny skies with typical temperatures and 60 at mid 60s this afternoon. 65 in durham and 68 in fayetteville and 65 in sanford and 67 in goldsboro. 62 in henderson and roxboro. Tonight namely clear skies and patchy fog with overnight lows in the 40s, 45 raleigh and 46 in sanford and 47 fayetteville. First alert seven day forecast. Well look at that tomorrow. Thursday 77 and mostly cloud cover. The rain for st. Patricks parade looks like it will hold off until the afternoon. Hopefully well get the parade in and showers are here saturday into sunday. We pray for a better weekend but well have to wait until we get barbara 37 degrees now. A night of fun and fed for a really important cause. John a big party in raleigh last night and who really benefits. We have work to do. It comes out of nowhere and nothing you really can do. Barbara a failing diagnosis for a raleigh boy that almost takes his own life and then gets a Second Chance thanks to a complete theres moving. And theres moving with move free ultra. It has tripleaction support for your joints, cartilage and bones. And unlike the big osteobi flex pills, its all in one tiny pill. Move free ultra. Man sternly where do you think youre going . Mr. Mucus to work, with you. Its taco tuesday. Man youre not coming. I took mucinex to help get rid of my mucusy congestion. Im good all day. [announcer ] mucinex keeps working. Not 4, not 6, but 12 hours. Lets end this barbara welcome back. Its five minutes before 5 00. 37 degrees. John mark your calendars. Abc 7s Madness Campaign is saturday march 19. Together we were partnering to help connect patients with life saving bone marrow donors. One family in raleigh is forever grateful who signed up to safe their sons life. Reporter alex is all smiles but there was a time not long ago he was fighting for his life. He woke up one sunday morning and he had big, black bruises all over him. Reporter it was taken to duke hospital where it was confirmed he had plastic anemia. Its where the bone marrow stops working and the only way to cure it is get new bone marrow. Reporter doctors searched for a match and thankfully found one but while waiting in a hospital, alex caught a lifethreatening fungal infection. It went to his cheek and it spread. We sat down and said he may not make it and its a fungus and it reporter amazingly they got the infection under control enough to do the bone Marrow Transplant and help another lexs immune system finish the job of beating the infection. Now hes happy, healthy and ready to soon head back to school. As for the donor who saved his life, the family only knows it was a young man from germany but hope to one day find out more and meet him face to face. Say thank you. Reporter the family hopes by sharing their story theyll encourage more to sign up to be the match rental industry. Its such an easy thing to do. Reporter in raleigh, abc 7 news. Barbara join us in durham on march 19. It runs from 11 00 a. M. To 2 00. Be the match is looking for donors betweens ages of 1844. Under the see more under abc did 11. Com. John local chefs teamed up for an evening of food, drinks and friendly competition. This was the 30th year for the event which raises money for the center for Developmental Disabilities and is for hundred of triangle families. Our own Steve Daniels served as honorary chairman. Barbara 37 degrees now. Up a look at the first lady. We invited women to a spa to test a new body wash. Hi. Welcome. Dish soap . You may not feel it but some body washes can contain cleansers found in dish soap. Oh. On my skin . Thats really scary. Dove body wash is different. Oh yeah. It has only the gentlest cleansers. Plus the unique care of nutrium moisture. Its so soft. Just made me feel good. This is caring. This is dove. phone ringing you cant deal with something, by ignoring it. But thats how some president ial candidates seem to be dealing with social security. Americans work hard, and pay into it. So our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. elephant noise donkey noise hey candidates, answer the call already. See whats happening this instance. Starts right now. John the race for the white house heading here this week. The big political names campaigning here a week before the march primary. Marcellus and a woman finds her teenage daughter john and more on nancy reagan with her love story of president ronald reagan. Its 5 01. 37 trees. Im john clark. Barbara thank for you joining us. Well have more coming up. Our meteorologist is in the stormy center talking about springlike weather. Don it will feel really nice today and tomorrow and well talk more about the springtime temps and show you them today. Nice jump in the temps, were in the 30s but will double that