Transcripts For WTVD ABC 11 Eyewitness News At Noon 20160210

Transcripts For WTVD ABC 11 Eyewitness News At Noon 20160210

Another local Police Department is investigating whether one of the suspect is linked to the assault of another cabdriver. Today, candles and flowers were outside the apartment of the taxi driver, jose dominguez. I knew him for three or four years. I always wish to him when he was going by. Person. He was a driver on duty when he was gunned down and killed at early monday morning. Fellow employees say he was and was being robbed. Police are still not commenting on the motive. To be will have been charged in connection to the murder. The latest is Conrad Patterson. And major coral edwards jr. Now, theyre looking at whether edwards is connected to an attack on a different tax taxi driver. The taxi driver who filed it does not want his name revealed but he is 90 sure edwards is the person who tried to rob him at gunpoint. They have fingerprints from that assault that could link edwards to the case if he is a culprit. Until all of the suspects from dominguez is murder are called murder are caught, taxi drivers continue to work in fear. We are scared by what is happening to him. But at the same time, we feel confident that the criminals know the community and police will be after them. The captain said that at this time there was nothing concrete to link him to the see of the barbara thank you. A man is wanted for killing the mother of five and he is now in custody. Stewart was arrested overnight. He fatally stabbed a 32yearold on monday. Neighbors say the two of them were romantically involved but a murder has not been revealed. Today marks a year since three Triangle College students were gunned down in chapel hill. And her sister were killed by a neighbor. They were dental students at unc chapel hill and were also newlyweds. The university will honor them today. On chapel hill, a memorial and vigil is planned. The memorial will take place in about one hour inside the atrium here. This is a collaborative effort between faculty and staff and students. Dental program. There will be several remarks during this room oriole during this memorial. We spoke to the victims parents last night and they believe that their children were victims of a hate crime. Country and community and who blended in with the community very well. They excelled in school. Back out here, craig hicks is murder. We will be covering the memorial when it starts. For now, we are live on the campus of unc. Thank you. At noon, the Highway Patrol has identified a man who struck and killed a boy who was walking along the road. Earlier today. They say he struck Austin Collins on saturday as the teenager walked along wire across road outside of lumberton. He did not stop. Barbara happening now, Fayetteville Police are looking for the person of interest. Was found near shah mill road yesterday afternoon. The cause of death is under investigation. 23yearold damien boyd was last seen with him on sunday morning. Happening now in durham the medium is gathering at the school of medicine where the Vice President , joe biden, will take part in a discussion about the cancer moonshot. John that is a National Initiative to end cancer. We are live there with more about the initiative. We just stopped on the way to the live shot and is somebody with the secret service . And you can see them here in every direction. They are present and visible. It is a very real side effects. There is a new effort to beat back cancer. That is the killer that to joe biden son. Today, he talked about the moonshot initiative. In october, he points that term and said he had a National Commitment to end cancer as we know it. In january, president obama solidified his role in that. Putting him in charge of the 1 billion National Cancer moonshot initiative. Today, as part of that, he is hosting a roundtable. We know that the ceo of the foundation will be here. Will be as well. It starts at 2 30. John thank you. To float 2016 now. Donald trumpemerging from the pack of republican governors was the secondplace finish with john kasich. And ted cruz, jeb bush and marco rubio all came in third, fourth and fifth. South carolina. Elizabeth verbal have more on the president ial race coming up. Barbara president obama returns to springfield, illinois, nine days after he stood in front of he will adjust the General Assembly and is expected to urge the nation to move beyond the bipartisan divide that has marked his time in office. He will also knowledge his share of responsibility. A massive partisan budget stalemate in illinois. A crime scene at a daycare. John three children in the care were also inside. Plus, health care. Ii sweethearts embracing for the first time in years. John here is a look outside at blue skies and sunshine in downtown raleigh. Don we are seeing wind chills in the 20s. We will warm up for a little bit on the first alert doppler a live look at fayetteville street. Dont let the sunshine for you. It is 34 degrees. Don schwenneker is coming up with the seven day forecast. Even colder in the north could get close to zero degrees with snow covering the roads in many places. Who dont have to be on the roads to stay home. Barbara unc head basketball Coach Williams is back in the triangle after collapsing on the court. Carolina basketball tweeted the update saying the tar heels landed and Coach Williams is doing well. He went down with a dizzy spell caused by vertigo. And was headed towards the bench collapsed. Episode for the coach. John counselors are back at a Goldsboro Elementary School for students and staff who witnessed the beloved teacher who was hit by a bus. He used a wheelchair and lost his life outside the school yesterday. First child. This time, an animal was saved. That rescue, coming up. Didnt say word, just pulled the trigger. Flare gun. John now to an Eyewitness News exclusive. A man shot in the face with a flare gun at a panera bread in durham. He is now talking about the bizarre incident that unfolded. I know, a guy puts his flare gun up to my cheek and didnt say a word and pulled the trigger. The victim said he turned around to wrestle the flare gun away from his attacker and that is when he recognized the man. It was a homeless man he had offered to help in the past. There was no reason or argument for why the man would attack him. He chalked it up to the man being unstable. But he has been identified as 53yearold todd pope. He has been charged with a if you know where he is, call police. Barbara a married couple was found inside their inhome daycare and the children were also inside the home. None of the children were injured. Police responded to a request for a welfare check and the victims names have not been released yet. A woman gathered outside, saying that they were her parents. John happening now, the u. S. Government taking another attempt at punishing the north korean government for its rocket launch. A phil a bill that will be the miniature Nuclear Warhead been held following the collapse of an apartment building. A world war ii veteran andi was hoping that they may be able to reconnect. John they are both widows and widowers now. So who knows . But that is a longdistance relationship. Don today, we have sunshine and blue skies. It looks gorgeous but it is chilly and it will get even colder at once the sun goes down. We will a look at the next 12 hours. We will fall back through the 30s by tonight. Back into the 20s by midnight. We will be just above freezing before 10 00 tonight. I will show you what is happening in downtown raleigh. We are running at 36 degrees. Hour. In fayetteville, mostly sunny skies at 39 degrees with 36 humidity. Durham, mostly sunny skies with a couple of high clouds. The temperature right now is 30 degrees with a north wind at eight miles per hour. 34 degrees in roxboro. 38 degrees in fayetteville. You look at the 24hour temperature change, we are 57 degrees colder. Wilson, you are a degrees colder than yesterday at this time. The satellite picture is showing plenty of clear skies. You see clouds through the mountains and you have snow up in noon. Great, fresh powder that will be there for the next couple of days. A big system of to the north. That is pushing the cold air in. We will not see much moisture work its way through. There may be a stray so flake through the corridor but i dont think we will see much of anything because the humidity is low. I wouldnt worry about. Then we need some clouds to hold in the heat that we do get from the sunshine. But the temperatures will really drop through the overnight hours. For the rest of this afternoon, temperatures hovering around 40 degrees and a colder afternoon than yesterday. Across the region, temperatures in the 40s. 43 degrees in smithfield. In the south, fayetteville will go to the mid 40s today. 44 degrees in goldsboro. Northern counties in the 30s all day long. 41 degrees in Roanoke Rapids. Tonight, clear skies and it will be a cold one. 20 degrees in raleigh and durham. Most places staying in the 30s tomorrow. Friday, 41 degrees. Then a chance of a stray shary a stray flurry. The cold air will pour in with sunday being just 30 degrees for the high. And on tuesday right now, there is a slight chance of snowflakes. We will keep an eye on that into next week. But for today and tomorrow, cold temperatures. John bundle up. Barbara a family nightmare. Two children trapped in a fire. I was kicking in the doors and i thought i was going to lose two of my children today. Our president s day sale is happening now. From classic to contemporary, recall is now expanding to mercedes. They have issued recalls on some it hundred thousand cars in the u. S. Because the caught a airbag may be effective. Replacing the airbags will cost the company about 380 million. Mercy 80s owners will be notified by the company if there car is under recall. Have all been not issued they have caused at least 10 deaths nationwide. Barbara a tennessee family is turned tragic. This is all that is left of their home. The family is blaming a hoverboard for the fire. It started on the first floor, sister upstairs. Escape. The daughter jumped from the second story into her fathers arms. I was begging her, she jumped out the window without hesitation. I cant say how brave that was. Barbara she suffered a concussion and broken bones. The Fire Department believes lithium batteries caused the fire. A silver alert in effect for an elderly triangle man. John a look at demand the police are looking for and the car he could be driving. Plus, a heart raising video of a couple in danger of drowning. Barbara the only station with three newsrooms. In downtown raleigh, durham and fayetteville. Abc 11 Eyewitness News continues. John vote 2016, voters came out in your record numbers in 2000 in new hampshire. Donald trump and Bernie Sanders one big and despite suffering a doubledigit defeat, Hillary Clinton says he will says she will keep fighting. But one candidate is suspending his campaign. Wow. We want to thank the people of new hampshire. Donald trump and bernie thank you new hampshire. Senator sanders is the oldest candidate and he is resounding with young voters. We have sent the message that will echo from wall street to washington. Donald trump on the phone this morning says this huge win was due to voter turnout. We were getting great signals and we would have a rally with many people showing up. John kasich finished in second place. He is now believed to be the top contender in the establishment lane. I do believe that i cannot only unify the party but i also believe i can bring back the reagan bluecollar democrat who were for reagan. And senator ted cruz and marco rubio and jeb bush it was a threeway tie for third place. Now, onto South Carolina where Hillary Clinton is bowing to now we take this campaign to the entire country. Those clinton and sanders are back on the campaign trail today. Sanders made a stop in harlem and the view. On the republican side, governor Chris Christie hasnt officially dropped out of the race but he will see but he will be suspending campaigning for now. Barbara right now we are waiting for joe bidens arrival, he will talk about the cancer moonshot. The National Initiative to end cancer. We are live from the school of medicine with more about the initiative. Good afternoon. We were lucky to make this life shot. They tried to get rid of us to do a complete sleet a complete sweep with agents. This will be a big trip for the Vice President , posting a round in january, president obama provided him the charge of the 1 billion National Cancer moonshot initiative. That promises a National Commitment to end cancer as we know it. And it is significant that the Vice President has come here to the triangle. The senator recognize that in a statement earlier today saying that Vice President s visit validates north carolinas position as a Global Leader in the fight against cancer. The future has never looked more promising and we have every reason to believe that a cure for cancer could be discovered here in north carolina. The roundtable starts at 2 30. We will be streaming it and check for updates on social media. Back to you. John thank you. Today marks one year since three local College Students were they were dental students at unc. Both universities are honoring them and the vigil will start in less than an hour. We are live with the details. This immoral will be taking place in 45 minutes inside the atrium here. It is a collaborative effort between faculty and staff and students who want to do these individuals in a special way. Was sitting here and had just gotten accepted into the program. They had several remarks coming from classmates and city leaders and the victims families. Last night we spoke to the families and they believe this argument was much more than an argument. It had many more implications. Take a listen. It is a hate crime. And you can see that all over anywhere you look. When you hear the story, it is craig hicks if the suspect and he is charged with firstdegree murder and is awaiting his trial. This memorial. For now, we are live on the campus. Second suspect charged in the murder of a rally cap driver will face a judge. Conrad patterson was arrested overnight. He and another man were charged with the murder of a taxi driver. Today, candles and flowers sit outside the apartment of the taxi driver, jose dominguez. Two people have been charged with his murder. They are 27yearold Conrad Patterson and major carl edwards there are investigating whether edwards is linked to the attack on a different taxi driver. The cap driver who filed this does not want his name revealed but told me on the phone that he is 90 sure that edwards is the one who robbed him at gunpoint. If edwards was involved, the captain tells us they have fingerprints that could link into that assault. The raleigh Police Department continues the investigation. The captain tells me there is edwards at the scene. Other cabbies tell me they have dont reported to police. I am gloria rodriguez. John happening now, a silver Franklin County man. Could be in danger. At this raleigh hospital wearing a ball cap with pants and a long he also has glasses and walks with a limp. He is driving a silver 2014 toyota camry. If you see him or spot his car, called youngsville police. Barbara happening now, preparing for the chance of snow. Along i40 and in Johnson County this morning and areas south of the triangle could see snow on friday but the chance is minimal. Don schwenneker is tracking the potential snowfall. A 50yearold cold case murder is cracked. John and the suspect is a former priest. Plus, trapped in a newspaper stand. How long he was there without water or food. John it is time for mustsee videos. Barbara we begin in france. An elderly couple taking in the waves when a man is knocked off his feet and swept out to sea. The woman is running after him and as soon as she gets close to him, another wave drag him away. The woman is also tracked away. Both are now in serious danger. But the bystander rushes to pull when it appears they are safe, all three of them are swept away. What we dont get to see is that a second rescuer jumps in and brought them to safety. John to australia now and a mock invasion. Motz cover a parking lot and building. Moths descended on the town after rain pounded the drought stricken area. Eyewitnesses say they looks like a cloud. Barbara and check this out. The amazing slowmotion shot of a skier. Yes, this is as difficult as it looked. It took him nearly two years to get this move. John ladies, meet your second best friend. The second largest diamond ever found. It held a public conversation to find a name for it. The 100 carat stone was discovered in november. The price hasnt been set yet because it is too big for conventional scanners to determine how big the worth. You can get more mustsee videos at any point by going to abc11. Com. Barbara just in time for valentines day. Kanye west is feeling the heat today. John what he said about bill cosby that has him coming under fire. And on camera, a man robs a photo booth. And this photo that was taken that made him a prime suspect. Barbara plus, a live look this afternoon, we can see some blue skies and clouds. Don a little bit of everything. We will see the cloud stress through this afternoon. We will check on your doppler i hope we have a buyer for the house. Me too what are the neighbors doing here . Bill hey come in, come in i didnt know your home wifi could stream so many devices at the same time. Dad, its time warner cable. 300 megs. Crazyfast. And we were right across the street the whole time. The whole time. Make your home as connected as possible with time warner cable. With speeds up to ultrafast 300 megs. Get 50 meg internet for 39. 99 per month. Would anybody like to see the kitchen . Anybody . Dad you c

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