Joel chopper 11 spent the day surveying the damage. The damage is all over but a huge concentration is located here in granville county. A confirmed tornado is responsible for the destruction. Anna heather while ago was there. She returns today touring the damage and spoke to people whose lives are forever changed. Looking at those shots our hearts go out to those people. Some lost everything. They are behind you even. Cleanup could take several weeks. Maybe several months. This is all that is left of the entire backside of the house. You can see part of the roof dangling from the tree and the front door also blown off. He and his neighbors said the through this rubble trying to find anything. The National Weather service that the better part of the day trying to survey the damage and tornado determine the tornado path. Several homes were damaged including a dairy farm down the street that has been around since the 1940s. Also among the damage, a cattle farm. Three of the owners cows were killed. Amazingly no one was seriously hurt. Today Rick Mcwilliams and his wife are counting their blessings as they sort through the debris. We have stopped and looked at what could have been. If he had been home he would not have lived through it. He would not have known to go through the bathroom. He would never have known there this. There is no point. Anchor that is where a lot of neighbors are saying. He said the better part of the day searching for a charger for one of his implants. Just across the way, a similar story. Neighbors and friends spent the day to help this elderly homeowner. They also spent much of the day looking for anything valuable. Some trees took down power lines. Our crews are working to get the lights back on in this neighborhood. Amazing. We are seeing similar scenes in durham this afternoon. The high wind knocked down the cleanup now underway. Tim is in the durham storm zone for us with an update on the cleanup. It has been a busy day here. Take a look. You can see the tree is no longer on top of this car. You can see crews have grounded grind it up the stump in front of the yard. Very busy for neighbors here. Tree removal crews were chopping and grinding. Insurance companies were out here assessing damages. One neighbor had to trees leaning towards his home. He spent the day making calls to get them removed. This the first time hanging out around the house. Usually something happens or doesnt happen. It is stressful to have it a wild a while. The National Weather service is going to be here to see what kind of damage was here caused by the storm. We are live here in durham. Joel thank you. Lets talk about the weather as it stands. The weather, not much of an issue today but high wind gusts making things tricky. Anna crispin his they assessing the damage. We saw the video he had. What are your thoughts . It is one thing when we are here in the office talking about these tornado warnings. Advising folks to go out and see what folks actually went through in an instant. Lives just upended. Things just turned upside down on an instant. This ladys husband went out for dog food he didnt need. Something made him do that. He is alive today she is convinced because of that. Where it started. Massive damage in that small area. You can tell by the damage the tornado. Just your hearts go out to these folks. They were so gracious to take their time to talk to us over and over again. They are still talking to us and being as kind as they can be. We wish them well. 51 now. That tornado went near the airport. We lost the data there. A calmer day but the blustery wind continues up to 30, 35 Miles Per Hour. Temperatures fall by midnight. Good news is we are in for a long stretch of quiet weather. We tell you about that coming up. Anna an important lesson for parents and children about fighting the urge to capture everything that happens on your cell phone. We are gall we are all guilty. Two students got in trouble using cameras as tools. What is going on there . Greg here at the School Board SchoolOfficials Say it is all about reading the book. It is all spelled out right here in the School System book and manual of student code of conduct. It prohibits unauthorized school but it is a policy a been paying attention to. A ninth grader was suspended after he reported a school recorded a school fight. They say the policy doesnt justify the way he was roughed up by a School Security officer who went overboard. Ironically this is another students cell phone video of the Safety Officer confronting taylor. He recorded a fight during a class change on his cell phone. Several teachers and School Officials were called to the fight. One of them saw what he was doing, ran over, grabbed his cell phone and then roughed him up. I understand teachers have a long time but you dont put your hands on other peoples kids. Came into your home and slammed your kids around. Reporter taylors mom said her son was roughed up, he had bruises, cups and scratches, and a sprained wrist because of the confrontation. She is planning to file charges. She says so far there have been no other reports of any students being disciplined even though she says another student did record the school five. So far he has not been punished. The superintendent here had no comments today he said they are investigating the incident. Its a good lesson for all of us. Read the book. Joel live in fayetteville for us, thank you. Make sure a startling shooting doesnt turn cold. They conducted a doortodoor canvass today. A 72yearold grandmother was shot earlier this month inside of her home. The share ofs office is looking for potential gunman involved in the shooting. Anna charges filed in the crash that battered and bruised cyclists on a weekend ride. Investigators say she tried to pass for cyclists while navigating a curve. Joel the 12 yard had a minor crash on his bike this morning. He was riding in morehead avenue when he bumped into a stopped car. It happened just after 9 30. No one was seriously injured. Anna accusations of a cover of from capitol hill. The Company Responsible for the largest recall in history faked joel a debate flaring up in cary tonight. The decision that could help bring another publics. Why some continue to say not in their backyard. Anna a quick trip turns into a nightmare for a mother. Why her twin babies ended up crying in bushes on the side of the road. First, lets go outside. Check out the wind. We always talk about how windy it is. It is not usually that windy. This is the calm after the storm. Republicans debate as democrats headanna the Grocery Store debate back in the spotlight tonight in cary. The proposal gets stiff resistance from residents living in and around the area. They are concerned about traffic and other issues. The council will discuss a change to a rezoning request at its meeting tonight. They are still a few months away from a decision. A topic for discussion lately, they will talk about it tonight in cary. Amendment to the dangerous dog ordinance to show consistency with the new state statute related to tethering of dogs. Takata airbags is getting slammed with new serious allegations. The claims come from capitol hill. Lawmakers accuse them of faking test results to cover up the exploding airbag issue. A report cites documents in the past 12 years showing officials argue data on the quality and testing was manipulated to hide the problems. The government says the airbags could explode sending metal fragments flying which can cause serious injury or death. The recall now involves 14 Vehicle Manufacturers and millions of u. S. Vehicles. Brian sandoval pulls his name out of the Supreme Court justice nomination hat. House he does not wish to be considered at this time. He says he expressed the same things to harry reid and mitch mcconnell. He says the notion to be considered is humbling. He suggested him as a potential nominee. The white house was vetting him. Joel five republican still in the running making final preparations tonight for the big debate. The city of houston playing host to the debate, donald trump will be getting the center podium. It takeswhen several states will host primary elections. The former president ial nominee hinting there could be a bombshell of Donald Trumps tax returns. Relief for a houston mother today. Her car was stolen from a gas station. Anna the scene of the crime, this convenience store. Three men jumped in and drove off. That started a manhunt. 45 minutes later both children were found screaming in some bushes on the side of the road. They did appear to be ok. We have them checked out by the fire department. Anna police are trying to track down the three men this afternoon but they got to the most important thing. Those babies. Joel we heard terrifying stories back here at home in the midst of that tornado. Chris had a chance to go out there today. When i was looking at that it would have been nice to talk to you. Seeing those trees twisted at the top, it seemed like a sure signature. You look at that damage. It is all going in Different Directions over a short distance which is a clear sign of a tornado. Not straight lined wins. Straightline winds. When he came back a tornado had hit and destroyed his house. We didnt tell you how the dog is. The dog was fine. It took some time to get him out of the rubble but hes going to be ok. Weve had our first tornado of the season. Hopefully it will be the last. This is a map of the frequency of tornadoes. If there is a Tornado Alley it is along the i95 corridor. It tapers off dramatically. Notice the area of least frequency here of tornadoes in the lowest is around granville and vance counties. Typically we see more of them to the south and east. There is more Energy Sometimes area and moisture coming in off the atlantic. The was a tornado in wayne county. Rdu airport still breezy. 52 degrees, 35 in spots. Northwest wind that 10. 51 in cary. 50 tonight deal. Holly springs at 52. 49 in south hill. A chilly 50 in roxboro. Not nearly as warm as yesterday but a quieter afternoon and what we had yesterday. Clouds came our way but it gets harmless clouds. Trouble yesterday marching into the atlantic but the wraparound moisture is spreading some snow showers down as far south as our mountains. Temperatures around 30 near the virginia border. The wind will still be rather gusty. Clear skies, bundle up and be on the cold side. 39 by 9 00. We could still see a wind gust up to 1520 Miles Per Hour at times. The weekend. Cold into the 20s. A gorgeous weekend. Still chilly saturday. The high shifts to the east. A big warm up gets underway. Upper 40s. Mostly sunny skies through much of the day tomorrow. Your sevenday forecast down to 27 tomorrow night. Sunny, 61. Midupper 60s early next week. A cold front could bring a showers wednesday. We are getting to that time of year again. Until then the shower chance looks great with several quiet and warmer days. Anchor a lot of folks have significant cleanup and will appreciate the good weather. Anna breaking news coming in from north wake county. A serious crash. It shut down an intersection. We have chopper 11 overhead. Take a look. That red car, that involved is we are working the forms here. That intersection is shut down as the investigation continues. A story we will keep our eye on. A dramatic rescue caught on video. Why one icebreaker is in need of rescuing tonight. Anchor stick around for this new information. Joel and kicked off, why this booted from a abc 11 keeping you connected. Find us on facebook. Get notifications for the latest Eyewitness News at dates. Joel the chief executive of sea world admitting today a Company Employees by opponents. The board of directors peter accused peta accuse year. Anna marijuana related er visits rose in colorado. According to Research Published in the new england medicine journal, they are increasing among outofstate visitors. Er visits at 100 hospitals in 2012 to 2014, voters approved retail pot. Outofstate visit trips rose 109 . Residents rose 44 . More education is needed for consumers at pot retailers. Members were able to safely make it back to the beach. Anchor a flight turned into a nightmare for one arizona family and now they are speaking out. His sevenyearold son started dog on the plane while he was boarding. The Flight Attendant moved into the back of the plane to get away from the animal but were ultimately kicked off of the flight. Passengers reacted with a round of applause. One of them had a dog. And said no way im not getting off the plane. So we got booted off the plane. Joel people were clapping and laughing as they got off the plane. What passengers didnt know, the father has terminal cancer. He was making a trip to see his family. He is not sure how long he has left. Anna he has stage for throat cancer. This is one of those look at list trips. You dont know what people are going through. Be kind, be nice. Joel we all get impatient when we are traveling but we cant forget about compassion. Anna dozens of job cuts are coming to the triangle. Some may call them a modernday bonnie and clyde. It has been an wife charged with bank robbery facing a judge here this afternoon. Anna ambush. A man who makes it his mission to help at risk youth comes garage. I dont want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. Or wonder whether i should seek treatment. I am ready. Because today theres harvoni. A revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. 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Anna a 15yearold arrested for robbing and bugging a man in a Downtown Durham parking lot. Joel police are still working was involved. All of this. Men. He is angry but calls it ironic a kerry has been and why will sleep under the same roof. Not together. Robbery charges. Anna apex police say the couple tried to rob the Wells Fargo Bank at beaver creek. Live at the wake county justice center. Do they know if they got loose . Reporter the man got 2500 but he was arrested before he left the bank. You are charged with the class c felony of robbery. Reporter aaron wagner came to court in a jail justice jumpsuit. He came to this Wells Fargo Branch in apex after they were notified of a robbery in progress. He was arrested. His wife was waiting for him but Hannah Wagner was arrested later. It appears they may live here alone. No one came to the door. None of the neighbors knew the couple. Both the wagners are scheduled to be back here in court on st. Patricks day. The husband is being held on 75,000 bond. Joel thank you. In the meantime more than 200 counterfeit gift cards and equipment to make them. Probably Police Charge mark green. The cards were made to look like they were from various banks. Green is in the wake county jail this afternoon. Quieter today. That will be some siding the wind will gradually died down but grab a jacket. Temperatures fall to the 40s. We end up in the low and mid 30s. 49 at south hill. Roxboro down to a cool 48. Tomorrow morning, temperatures around 3035. By noon it will not be as windy as it was today. A nice friday to kickoff the weekend. A little on the cool side. 40 forecast into the weekend we go. Cold start at 27. Into the 60s sunday and monday. Another taste of spring coming back are away. Anna bring it. Thank you. A durham schoolteacher just won a grammy. He was in the middle with he teaches music at the North Carolina school of music and science and math. Music education, music ensembles, the only activity where students are asked to use their entire brains. The left side and the right side. Objectively and from a creative standpoint. Reporter he teaches them how to be better people. Music is the tool we use to teach students how to be productive students and enhance their quality of life as they move into adulthood. I really tried to work to know my students and know what is going on in their life outside of that rehearsal. Hes concerned about the the average music teacher last three years. He created a program for new band teachers and inspire them. Hes help direct thousands of lives and he won a grammy for best music educator. He has taught band and choir for 27 years. Hes here tonight. Congratulations. We appreciate you. For every artist that makes it to the stage, a teacher like philip riggs played a Critical Role in getting them there. He one out of 4500 other teacher nominations from all 50 states. A former student who is now a middle School Band Teacher nominated him. He taught students to be inspirations. Workforce. The company cutting 100 jobs. They are there are 1000 employees here in rtp. 100 jobs are among the 140 positions being cut in north america. They are also cutting positions in europe. The job cuts will happen by the end of the year. Kohls is getting ready to close 18 under performing stores. The retailer says the move is necessary to meet the needs of its online customers. The ceo says the store closures represent 1 of the company. Anna one bad apple can spoil the bunch but apple got some rotten news about the iwatch. Joel wait for, you know what anna and forget trying to fight for a beauty appointment. We introduce you to a new app that will give you the glow you are