joe biden dropped a 20 to buy a box. >> jason: nice! beautiful afternoon after some clouds and a few showers this morning. breezy and mild this afternoon details >> jason: 8:47 now. a live look at the studio and see blue skies mixing in with the clouds. we'll find more in the way of blue skies as the day wears on. through the region right and with that little bit of extra showers mainly with the nuisance variety but a better looking day now that the front is passing by. 53 for you here in roanoke. the wind still strong and the northwest at 15 mph and that will continue throughout a good part of the day today with gusting winds for much of the region as a matter of fact. hang on tight with the sky starting to clear in blacksburg. see the showers moving through there but from blue skies and can see a lot of sunshine starting to peek on out and find more of that as the day goes on as well. in lynchburg currently the temperature at 50 . winds still out of the south/southwest and that front not making it through just yet and find that front

. >> reporter: vice president joe biden there to promote the white house campaign it's on us introducing gaga. >> take the pledge, a pledge that says i will intervene in situations when consent has not or cannot be given. let's change the culture. >> reporter: lara speaking with his wife jill and daughter ashley backstage. >> i think it's really going to be a powerful message. >> one in five women are assaulted on campus and only 13% actually report it which needs to change. you don't know it won't be real >> reporter: social media blowing up with the #itsonus and #iwillintervene. kesha tweeting thank you, it hit very close to my heart for obvious reasons. >> i am myself a survivor. very grateful to the academy for giving us this world stage. >> wow. >> now, lady gaga sending out a tweet overnight. it was very powerful thanking all of those women and men for joining her on stage saying 50 stories, such resilience. she also thanked everyone for allowing them to hear her story about her survivor -- important wanted everybody to get online and sign their petition for their cause. >> absolut

biden: "performing her oscar-nominated song "till it happened to you..." and vice president joe biden introduced an emotional performance from lady gaga singing "till it happened to you" smith's 007 title song "writing on the wall" grabbed oscar gold. in fox news. in health news this morning: atrial fibrillation is a common heart problem that affects about two and a half million people in the united states. the condition causes the heart to beat erratically and increases stroke risk. as wfxr's becky freemal reports, it can be especially scary if standard medicines fail. meet one man who's using a drug-free alternative to make sure he doesn't miss a beat! there isn't much that slows 81-year old john kocevar down. kocevar says: "as you grow in age doesn't mean you have to be less active." a few years ago john noticed that his heart was beating out of synch. kocevar says: "the heartbeat can go up to hundred-some, hundred thirty, hundred forty, maybe even higher and i didn't find it real pleasant."john went to cleveland clinic and was diagnosed with a cold fro

president joe biden and sapg a song -- sang a song dealing with domestic violence and it is called until it happens to you. and of course brie larson who won best actress for the movie room and she was blown away by that. we would love to see what you have to say about the oscars. all the fashion and there's lots of fashion. #oscars going this morning. john: 4:37 and race for the white house continues to ramp up. barbara: the latest candidate to open appear office here. john: what the front runners are doing ahead of super tuesday. don: good morning to you. as you head out the door we have got dry conditions on the first alert doppler network and we we will talk about that and don: welcome back. let's talk about the drive in this morning. it should be easy for you weatherwise. temperatures running -- that should be 56. by 10:0058. current numbers this morning, 48 south hill. 51 roxboro, 50 hillsborough. 49 louisburg. 48 raleigh, 49 in cary. 49 in sanford. 47 in lillington and 50 in fayetteville. looking at the day ahead. lunchtime 65, mostly sunny. going home this afternoon 6. just gorge

for it, so fantastic, you know, i guess one of the other talked about moments was vice president joe biden introducing lady gaga, lauren. >> reporter: absolutely. you know, he came out to a standing ovation and delivered very passionate remarks. he was introducing lady gaga who was performing her oscar nominated song "till it happens to you" which is from the documentary "the hunting ground" she was joined on stage by abuse survivors holding their hands. they had kind of mantras, if you will, written on their arms and leading into that was vice president biden who encouraged viewers and the audience to take an anti-sexual assault pledge on a website dedicated to that. it's been a big cause for him. a big advocate against sexual assault. >> great to see men and women standing next to lady gaga in that moment. >> standing ovation out there. lauren, thank you very much for joining us there in hollywood. get to some of those parties hopefully. >> parties, big time right now. so, what's next for the big winners? earlier we talked to industry insider senior editor ron torotten tomatoes, grae dra

plus, you have vice president joe biden there tonight. heather: a lot of traffic. remember we have you covered for the oscars tonight. get ready for the show by checking the on the red carpet section set up on our homepage, on abc11.com. there is an exquisite 350 to review on the red carpet and we are your front row seat to the 88 academy awards starting at 7:00. joel: remember come after the show, watch eyewitness news at 11:00 to prepare for the day ahead. coming up, and some of the seas, sailing into rocky waters, the new concern for a cruise ship to turn around. heather: here's a live look at the raleigh skyline. still 62 degrees out there, feeling great on this sunday. a nice warming trend continues liz hortontt2watu# s4 bt@qop< tt2watu# s4 "a@q_\x tt2watu# s4 bm@qtwt tt4watu# s4 " dztq 0 t tt4watu# s4 " entq @$4 tt4watu# s4 " gzt& y#l tt4watu# s4 " hnt& i- tt4watu# s4 " iztq #dx tt4watu# s4 " jntq 148 tt4watu# s4 " lzt& )yd heather: a positive conclusion in the search for a four-year-old missing girl in montana. authorities find the little girl on a native am

hollywood in full preparation anthony: and the leader in the joe biden, and guests 1500 bottles of campaign and 16,000 square feet of red carpet. >> orlando jones is weighing in on chris rock as host this year. >> i think chris is going to kill it. he always does. my expectation he will be extremely funny and he might receive that -- [ laughter ] welcome where people don't necessarily like -- exactly what she is saying, but people at home will really love it. reporter: jones has his own hosting gig. you will see him on the backstage special. send him your questions to hear them answered live on the red carpet. when the ceremony begins 10 cameras backstage. jones, by the way, now lives in wilmington. anthony: we will have to watch out for him at the beach. abc11 eyewitness news. we have an on the red carpet section set up on our website, abc11.com. to help you get ready for the big show. we will be your front row seat for the 88th academy awards at 7:00 this evening. so saying earlier, watch it this morning. now is the time to go outside and enjoy it. a gorgeous day and then come back this e

hollywood in full preparation anthony: and topping the biden. and awaiting guests 1500 bottles of champagne and red carpet. anthony: and remember, we do have you covered for the oscars tonight. we have an on the red carpet section on abc11.com. now, get ready for the show. the 88th academy awards. starting at 7:00 here on abc11 eyewitness news. "fifty shades of grey" came out on top or bottom, if you will, at this year's razzies. five prizes that golden razz bury awards. they are traditionally handed out the night before the oskeeps. -- oscars. so year's past, some of the stars won a razee for worst performance and oscar for best. sandra bullock won one year and there is someone up this year. anthony: spell their name right. steve: a movie my favorite martian. it was old, shot back in the late '90s. steve: from the beginning the recorder walking up the stairs. i will be honest with you, a good experience, because i got to be a stand in. so you got to see what they do setting everything up. and you run through the line and then the actor comes up

to go along with an even bigger production and they got everyone from a sitting vice president joe biden to the most animated presenters. >> we were lucky enough to get the minions to present best short animation because who better to present best short animation than the minions. >> short and animated. >> and buzz and woody are >> reporter: the producers say it's going to be hard to step away from the show because they shook up the format as well, so stay tuned for all the surprises. so, keep an eye out when you're watching for all kinds of razzle-dazzle details, if you will. for example, the champagne that the celebs will be drinking has all of these really cool details in these bottles like you can see 88 and the word oscars in this gold inlay in the bottle, so, dan and paula, i mean, we're not popping the bottles in the newsroom but you know they will do that come oscar sunday. >> yeah. we won't tell anybody just in case you want to. that's an extraordinarily large champagne bottle, isn't it? >> i think they call it a magnum. >> dan, you're right. you know what else about this, appar

movie's biggest planning to lead a nearby protest related to the diversity issue and vice president joe biden will introduce singer lady gaga during the ceremony. caitlin: on oscars night, we'll have you covered online and on tv, with all the action. we already have a red carpet section set up on our home page of abc11.com and we will be your front-row seat for all that action again tomorrow night. anthony: an oscars special tomorrow night at 10:00. it should be online if you go to watch abc. caitlin: i thought for a second you were going to say you watched it. oh, my gosh. anthony: not on this shift, no. not watching it. steve: got to get at least seven hours. caitlin: i know it. steve: speaking of hollywood, some areas have to worry about the rain. plenty of sunshine, temperatures warm too. as a matter of fact, it might be a little too warm, 75 degrees out there on that red carpet by tomorrow. weather a nonfactor in california but we'll be nice too around here. our temperatures will be in the 60s tomorrow but today is that cool day. active weather day is really going to be wednesday, the se

anthony: and there's a protest and a visit from nearby protest of the diversity issue and joe biden is introducing lady gaga during the ceremony. caitlin: for oscars night, we will have you covered both online and on tv with all the action. we already have an on the red carpet section set up on our home page abc11.com. we are your front-row seats for the show. again, that is coming up tomorrow night. anthony: no california-like weather around here this morning. it's cold again. steve: it is. 20s out there. some areas flirting with teens. course, meter logically, the first, we call it spring. officially, we have to wait until the 21st. caitlin: really, okay. steve: astrologically and meteoro logically, we have to wait a few days. caitlin: i like that one better. steve: mid-70s, no concern whatsoever, they had some showers, it was a lot cooler, so pretty nice weather in hollywood. no headaches whatsoever. around here, our active weather days, not a lot of them, we're really just looking at wednesday, so the 2nd of march, there is that potential we could be dealing with a little bit of ac

was held at the huntsman cancer institute.the efforts to find a cure for a cancer are personal for biden - who lost his son beau - to brain cancer - last year. "if this could the replicated throughout the country and world, i honest to god believe we would make exponential progress."experts at the huntsman institute's cancer research center - are working on a test to detect genetic mutations - in the d-n-a of cancer patients.they say this may be able to help doctors create better persoalized treatments - for patients. the centers for disease control and prevention say this year's flu vaccine - appears to be working pretty well - so far.the c-d-c has determined this year's flu vaccine - is almost 60 percent effective - which means this year's flu shot - is among the most effective - in recent years.last year's flu shot was determined to be far less effective - only cutting the police in california were led on an unforgettable chase. we'll introduce you to one some neighbors in california - say they were shocked to see what they thought was a unicorn - roaming around on the loose.what they

. >> this is a man who for 40 years has given money to jimmy cartser, joe biden, hillary clinton. >> the gop's 2012 presidential nominee mitt romney has suggested there's a bombshell lurking in trump's tax returns. >> i want to release my tax returns. but i can't release it while i'm under an audit. >> the former president of mexico vicente fox on thursday used obscenity to say his country would never pay for trump's wall. >> the wall just got ten feet >>> for the gop stragglers, super tuesday could be their last hurrah. a strong showing on super tuesday could put trump in front for good. >> this guy's a choke artist and this guy's a liar. other than that, i rest my case. >> bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >>> no fireworks at all last night. the democrats in the meantime are sharpening their pitch to african-american voters with the south carolina primary just a day away. hillary clinton campaigned at a black church in south carolina with new jersey senator cory booker at her side and talked about gun control and recalled the charleston church massacre. and former president clinto

.: and according to the white house, joe biden and his wife, jill, are going to the oscars in hollywood. they are making a call for sexual assault awareness. lady gaga will perform "so it happens to you" and that was also featured in a cnn documentary "the hunting ground" which focused on sexual assault on college campuses. you can watch the academy awards right here on abc 11. you can also download the app right now and check it out on your mobile device we will have a complete wrapup for you on sunday night on eyewitness news at 11:00. tamara: and hanging out at the beach. this picture was snapped this morning. this guy is estimated to be about 14 feet long. it is not out of the ordinary to see these creatures on the beaches, according to experts. it left and returned to roll steve d.: nice day at the beach. he is a smart guy. all right, the blue devils are in action. this should of been there game, shouldn't it have been? mark: it should have been. coming up next and sports, high drama. and duke is back on the job in cameron, and employee never three once again [indiscernible] and mo

.: and according to the white house, joe biden and his wife, jill, are going to the oscars in hollywood. they are making a call for sexual assault awareness. lady gaga will perform "so it happens to you" and that was also featured in a cnn documentary "the hunting ground" which focused on sexual assault on college campuses. you can watch the academy awards right here on abc 11. you can also download the app right now and check it out on your mobile device we will have a complete wrapup for you on sunday night on eyewitness news tamara: and hanging out at the beach. this picture was snapped this morning. about 14 feet long. it is not out of the ordinary to see these creatures on the beaches, according to experts. it left and returned to roll around some more. he is a smart guy. in action. this should of been there game, shouldn't it have been? mark: it should have been. coming up next and sports, high drama. and duke is back on the job in cameron, and employee never news sports sponsored by your local toyota dealers. mark: do cap five good days to get healthy after that tough loss they t

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biden and his wife will attend the ceremony in hollywood and introducing lady gaga who will perform a song featured in the film the hunting ground which explores sexual assault on college campuses in america. it is nominated for best original song. leading the obama administration's efforts to raise sexual assault awareness. we are the only place you can see the glamour and glitz of the academy awards. coverage begins at 7:00 p.m.. no fear if you're not near a tv. download the watch abc app and we will have a wrapup of the night for you on eyewitness news at 11:00. steve: i'm a huge fan of chris rock. i can't wait to see what he says this year. tisha: there is a lot happening straight ahead. robbed a bank and apex, >> hi given everyone. >> like a modern day bonnie and clyde. a cary couple charged for robbing a banker. >> the husband and wife faces a judge. he joins us live outside of the wake county with all the detail details. >> reporter: while most of us were hunkered down by the storm, apex police say this couple was robbing a bank there. this is not the first time 36-year-old aar

biden is an advocate for combating campus violence. joel: jennifer lawrence takes the crown for this year's highest-paid oscar nominee. she earned $52 million between 2014 and 2015. her nomination as her fourth. she is the youngest person with four nominations. she won best actress for silver speaking of oscar sunday, unless you have a ticket the only place you can see the clamor and glitz is here on abc 11. coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. download the watch abc weather app. anna: everyone be talking about it. you'll get a delicious cup of espresso if you visit germany's second largest city. the first place in the world to ban single use coffee pot. they hold a single serving of coffee and norman made because they create unnecessary waste. government officers banned bottled water and plastic cutlery. now to steve daniels with a look at what's ahead at the top of the hour. steve: it is getting busy. we have chopper 11 hd over a reported bank robbery. piecing together the details. we have been following northern wake county. we've been on t

in a second development, jill biden said that vacancies should be filled this election year. this is nothing new. steve: i'm keeping a close watch on twitter this afternoon. some damage being reported in louisiana. we need to be on alert here tomorrow. chris: the storm system and risk of severe weather is higher across the top right now that it is for us right now. it does not mean that there will tornadoes, that they have violent tornadoes there. that does not appear to be the case here tomorrow. in terms of whether, in the coming days across the region, tomorrow from midday on into the early evening hours, the threat of severe thunderstorm's when damaging winds, heavy hail and rain. a slight risk around the coast. anywhere across the eastern half of the state runs the risk of severe weather during the day tomorrow. if you showers here, too: the moment. shower chances could go back around the triangle, and some fog and you see a little fog already forming at the airport. disability still good, but it is called for sure. it has been a cold and damp day 45 right now, in northe

biden said, biden says: "if everybody doesn't buck it, gospel." but analysts say people feel uneasy about the economy for a good reason... and it has little to do with the so- called negative narrative... boccia says: "they know that their job opportunities they're having a tougher time getting loans at banks, and it's like the affordable care act and dodd frank, 14:38:23 policies this administration pushed on this economy."corke says: "the white house, of course, is eager to point out the fact that the deficit, as a share of gdp, is down dramatically during the president's two 75 percent. but what they don't like to talk about as much is the debt. 19-trillion dollars, on the president's watch. and it's a bill he'll be passing on to the next occupant. at moist southeast moist southeast the weekend.the area into as black history month enters its final week, we take a look at the influence one roanoke man held on the railroad and the advice he gave that will continue to influence generations to come.al holland sr. passed away in december, but not be

vice president joe biden among the people who packed the basilica. >>> and in fiji, the death toll is climbing after the most powerful cyclone on record. of the southern hemisphere ripped through that island chain. at least three people were killed. hundreds of homes destroyed as people sheltered from winds up to 177 miles an hour. >>> look at this dramatic rescue in the rough waters off of washington state. coast guard officials recusing three surfers. one of them holding on to a surfboard. being pulled by the strong currents there. they're all okay. >>> and finally, steve harvey is left stunned during "family feud" when he posed this question to a husband just once. what would you like to tell your wife? that she's what? check it out. >> i'm going to get in a lot of trouble for this. she's fat. >> she's pregnant with your child. >> i understand now. >> good luck back at the house. fat! >> how about that? he got the answer right. but there is a reason they call this "family feud." they left together. >> you ask your husband, be truthful, does this make me look fat? don't ever be trut

joe biden is his wife will his family and friends will attend a private burial. abc news, washington. anthony: this is a big day in voters head to the polls for the republican primary south carolina and democratic caucuses in nevada. hillary clinton and bernie sanders attended casino stops and in south carolina donald trump appears to hold a lead. it would be a painful blow to ted cruz who christian values and southern are roots are expected to give him anege. caitlin: a house fire in durham. we are getting new details in on this. so this location here, it is on mossdale after, it is office of university drive in durham. crews are saying the fire began in the basement. it was contained there, but the upper two levels of the house had smoke damage. no injuries reported. anthony: developing this morning rocky mounttinal police are looking for a shooter 82 injury ad13-year-old girl. it teen was inside of her home and she was hit in a bullet. two groups of people got an argument and the bullets started flying. and the teen was wounded in her hospital in greenville an

and among the attendees, vice president joe biden will represent the obama administration. justice clarence thomas will deliver a scriptural reading. and there will be at least one presidential candidate in the crowd, senator ted cruz of texas, says he'll attend today. >> devin, thank you. >>> we want to move now to battle between two giants. the government and apple. apple still refusing to unlock a an iphone of a san bernardino terrorist. the battle, however, has moved into the political arena and abc's eva pilgrim joins us with more on what's becoming a very fierce battle. >> reporter: the fight continues. personal privacy versus national security. tech giant apple versus the department of justice. both sides arguing over the san bernardino shooter's iphone. this morning, neither side is backing down. in a new federal filing prosecutors slamming apple for publicly repudiating a judge's bernardino shooter's iphone. calling the tech giant's refusal to help a marketing strategy. presidential candidate donald trump now calling for a boycott until apple complies. >> boycott a

however, vice president joe biden will attend. and the president will spend part of his weekend reviewing nominees to fill justice antonin scalia's seat. information includes details of professional careers, records and experience. and governor pat mccrory, among those dignitaries paying their respects to justice scalia. the governor's office tweeted out this photo yesterday. there. he's attending the national meeting for the governor's association. anthony: the voters head to the polls for the republican primary in south carolina and democratic caucuses in nevada. hillary clinton and bernie sanders included some casino stops during the campaign swing, both looking for an edge. and in south carolina, donald trump appears to hold a commanding lead. such a victory would prove a painful blow to ted cruz whose consistent focus on christian values and southern roots were expected to give him an edge. caitlin: two people being helped by the red cross after a house fire overnight. this is off the of university drive. crews say it was con

however, vice president joe biden will attend. the president carried out a binder of background information on several potential candidates, detailing their professional careers, records and experience. governor mccrory paid respect to justice scalia yesterday. he tweeted out this yesterday. polls for the republican primary and democratic caucuses in nevada. in south carolina, donald trump appears to hold a commanding lead. but the victory would prove a painful blow to ted cruz whose consistent focus on christian values and southern roots are expected to give him an edge. caitlin: the red cross helped two people this morning after a house fire. we'll have details coming off. this is just off university drive. the crews say the fire started in the basement and it was contained there but there was smoke damage to the upper two levels. so far, no injuries being reported. anthony: developing this morning, rocky mount police looking for a shooter who injured a 13-year-old girl. police say that teen was inside her home when she was hit

vice president joe biden and his wife will attend his funeral mass tomorrow at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception in washington. governor pat mccrory is among dignitaries paying respects to justice scalia. the governor's office -- governor mori -- governor mccrory is in washington, attending a committee meeting for the national governors association. dynasty" spoke at a rally for ted cruz, where he suggested robertson should represent the united states at the united nations. robertson officially injured -- endorse ted cruz last month. tisha: hoverboard makers might be hit with a recall if they don't get their act. together the consumer product safety commission issued a warning to retailers. some models of the self balancing scooters are prone to catching fire and exploding. they cited 53 reports of fires caused by hoverboards in 24 states. hoverboards are not permitted on public streets in london, and new york city has banned them altogether. steve: we begin in australia, with one guy's really dumb decision over here. he narrowly avoids getting hit by this app

vice president joe biden and his wife will attend his funeral mass tomorrow at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception in washington. governor pat mccrory is among dignitaries paying respects to justice scalia. the governor's office -- governor mori -- governor mccrory is in washington, attending a committee meeting for the national governors association. steve: the star of "duck dynasty" spoke at a rally for ted cruz, where he suggested robertson should represent the united states at the united nations. robertson officially injured -- endorse ted cruz last month. tisha: hoverboard makers might be hit with a recall if they together the consumer product safety commission issued a warning to retailers. some models of the self balancing scooters are prone to catching fire and exploding. they cited 53 reports of fires caused by hoverboards in 24 states. hoverboards are not permitted on public streets in london, and new york city has banned them altogether. steve: we begin in australia, with one guy's really dumb decision over here. he narrowly avoids getting hit by this

vice president joe biden will attend. john: a traffic alert for folks traveling i-40 this weekend. barbara: how a little inconvenience can make for a better commute monday. . fort bragg soldiers. john: will it be open season for alligators in north carolina? officials decide on hunting for reptiles. barbara: let's look outside on this beautiful friday afternoon. 47 degrees this afternoon . >> it is looking good, guys. a chilly day but nothing on doppler right now. barbara: chopper 11 hd just arriving on the scene of a gas leak near lake haven drive near shelley lake. when elementary school also nearby. we don't know yet if this has affected the school by the ghastly gas leak. the road is shut down in both directions. crews digging a trench may have caused the ghastly. -- ghastly. john: a traffic alert that may get you to the i-40 construction zone. crews plan to smooth over i 40 westbound and that they construction zone. crews will apply a thin layer of groove. winter weather has delayed the project. you should notice a difference by the end of the weekend. be extensive changes to

he will be here at the court, as tomorrow vice president biden at the service. they point out that biden has a much smaller security detail, will be less disruptive. >> you bring up the vice president. his name is being mentioned as a possible supreme court -- >> reporter: yeah, possible nominee. i wouldn't really suggest that's likely to happen. but it's interesting, neither yesterday refused to rule it out but i would say that would be a robin. >> i'm sure going to be hearing a lot of names in the near future. have a good weekend. thank you. >>> now to amy with the other top developing stories right now starting with breaking news against -- in the fight against isis. >> that's right. we are getting word of a u.s. air strike in libya. the target was an isis camp west of the capital city of tripoli. believed to be the location of an isis leader wanted for attacks in nearby tunisia. no word if he was killed but more than 30 isis recruits reportedly have died. >>> apple may have extra time in its battle against the fbi. bloomberg reporting they've been given unti

joe biden said it is unlikely the most liberal jurist and said he had no desire to be a justice. john: a call from capital boulevard at homestead drive about a shooting. police tell us there was a fight at that location and shots were fired. a car was damaged but no one was hit. also in raleigh we are working to see if charges are filed after a pedestrian was hit by a car. this was near the intersection of garner road and rush street south of downtown. police say a woman was seriously hurt but they would not go into details. last check officers had detained the driver. barbara: a durham man charged with robbing a business at gunpoint. police arrested anthony brown. he was wanted on robbery and possession of a firearm by a felon. authorities say three armed men held up the athletes foot store in december and took air jordan tennis shoes. we do not know the identifies of the other two. bus in fayetteville when a car ran a light and slammed into the bus on murchison road. our crew said the woman driving the car was given field sobriety test and failed and faces charges. police say t

joe biden said it is unlikely president obama would pick the most liberal juryist. he also said he has no desire to be a justice himself. john: new details about a reported shooting in raleigh. the call came from capital boulevard and homestead drive north of 540. police say there was a fight at the location and shots were fired. a car was damaged but no one was hit. to find out if charges have been filed after a pedestrian was hit by a car near the intersection of garner road and rush street south of downtown. police say the woman was seriously hurt but they would not go into details. last check they had detained the driver. barbara: a durham man is charged with robbing a business at gunpoint. anthony brown was arrested. he was wanted on charges including robbery and possession of a firearm by a felon. three armed men held up the athletes foot store in december and took air jordan retro 8 tennis shoes. we do not know the identitieses. john: a scare for passengers on a bus when a car ran a light and slammed into the back of the bus on murray economist road. the woma

and vice president joe biden will attend scalia's funeral mass tomorrow but biden says he has no interest in replacing the justice. the vice president said he has no desire to sit on the high court even if he was asked but he also said, you never tell a president for certain you the vice president also criticized republicans for saying the president should not nominate a replacement. >>> the u.s. has hit north korea with more sanctions because of its nuclear program. president obama is quietly signing the punitive measure congress last week. it comes as the u.s. and china are in delicate negotiations over new u.n. sanctions. one senate sponsor of the u.s. measure hopes that china will sanctions. >>> back here at home more than two months after the terror attacks in san bernardino, the fbi tells abc news it's still not ruling out the possibility that a third militant was at that scene. the agency is also still looking for a hard drive that was used by the shooters. agents searched the home of syed farook's brother. no arrests were made but several boxes and a computer and other items were

vice president joe biden, what he said overnight about replacing antonin scalia. how he may hold the key to the next person to sit on the supreme court. >>> twisting inferno. a grass fire transforms into a tornado of flames. multiple wildfires threatening the western communities this morning. >>> and the latest on that terrifying helicopter crash. the chopper crash landing into the waters of pearl harbor.

tisha: joe biden is giving some insight. radio that president obama is looking to nominate someon liberal jurist and the nation and put them on the court. steve: tragedy for a tree state dot. the workers were putting out roadwork sides when a car went crashing into the employees standing behind the truck. nicole on the scene. >> that the them in this accident was standing near this would chip or when he was struck and killed. here are the images from the accident. the victim identified as tony woods. he was working with the company, dot contractors, putting out signs at the time of the accident, getting ready to do some tree trimming work. police say that they believe the driver who struck woods had some sort of medical condition that led to the accident, and that driver is in serious condition in chapel hill. his coworkers on the scene have been really upset. they say they don't really want they were a close-knit group and this is something horrible for them to watch. as we get more information on the driver and what led up

jill biden will attend the >>> the pope holes a mass at the u.s./mexican border. he calls for the governors to open their hearts. >>> also this morning, meet the selfie sisters. two teens hitting the campaign trail trying to get a photo with every presidential candidate and met everyone from donald trump to hillary clinton so who's their favorite? and what is the one thing their mom said they can't do on the trail? they're going to join us live coming up. >> only one thing? >> only one thing. >> thank you, michael. >>> first to that florida teen arrested for impersonating a doctor. the 18-year-old who calls himself dr. love is out on bail now and went one-on-one with abc's matt gutman who joins us now, good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning. malachi love-robinson is a precocious 18-year-old who just opened a medical clinic with his name on the door but he's still very much a youngster who showed up at the interview with his grandfather. now he told me finished being home-schooled at 15. has a passion pore helping people. he may soong also have a police reco

vice president biden will attend the funeral mass on saturday. >> meanwhile, retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor siding with president obama. o'connor an inpod by reagan says the president should get to >>> police in corn sa say a distracted driver was killed after being crushed by a transformer. he was passing by a previous rain related accident scene and crashed into a power pole. smoking grass fires disrupted the evening commute in wichita last night causing delays. strong winds, low humidity and warm temperatures sparked a red flag warning in effect for most of kansas. >>> windy, warm and dry conditions continue today in the plains. recovered highs are expected along with an increased fire danger. downpours from san francisco to seattle. heavy snow in the sierra nevada and rky mountains. a warmup in the midwest. >> 40s in minneapolis and chicago, 50s in great falls and portland. 60s in memphis, l.a., as well as 70s in kansas city and dallas. >>> next semester opens at the university of texas in austin. able to carry a concealed handgun into classrooms. the those carrying

vice president joe biden and his wife jill biden will attend the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception in washington, d.c. scalia died at the age of 79. he was the court's longest-serving justice. steve: now an update on the police officer who went above and beyond the call of duty. thousands of you have liked a story we first brought you yesterday on facebook. this durham police officer buying a space heater for an elderly woman who is using her oven to heat your house. -- her house. reporter: we spoke with the and she is overwhelmed with gratitude. let me tell you about officer wilkinson. officer andrew wilkinson went above and beyond his responsibilities during the ice storm. he went to the home of the elderly woman and when he saw she was heating her home with an oven, that's when he bought her a space heater. the officer is getting a lot of love on our abc 11 facebook page. so far more than 8000 people have like this story and it has been shared nearly 1000 times or it listen to what barbara had to say about this officer. >> i said, you're an angel. you are a

jill biden for a long time. when someone brokes their legs you don't say stop wallowing in it. it's rail and so are mental health illnesses. >> you have to wipe away the shame that someone is feeling if they are battling a meant tall illness or struggle. >> everyone deserves one good therapy session if not more. i've had a few. >> i feel like every day when we're not on camera is our own too. we want to get outside to rob for a look at the weather. >> a great group out here from all over the country. from all over the world. you're from england. it's>> a live look in downtown raleigh, mostly cloudy skies. lots of clouds, but drive. numbers from across the region, 30's and 40's on the board. cool spot is roxboro at 37. climbing back to >> these ladies watch the original third november 3rd, 1975. what was your impression? did you think it would be canceled? >> no, of course not. >> so happy you're here. thank you for your loyalty. get canceled? >> thank you, rob. >>> we'll start "pop news" right now with ed sheeran. he won his first grammy on monday night and in a speech very mov

even joe biden voted to confirm him. the battle to replace him will play out in congress and on the campaign trail. it's already happening. >> we should not allow a lame duck president to essentially capture the supreme court in the waning months of his presidency. >> it is outrageous that republicans in the senate and on the campaign trail have already pledged to block any replacement that president obama nominates. >> reporter: as for who he will likely choose a candidate republicans respect. such as merrick garland, chief judge of the d.c. circuit court of appeals, a moderate who has won praise from republicans. jane kelly, confirmed unanimously by the senate as a circuit court judge in 2013. and finally, sri srinavasan, who was confirmed as a circuit judge 97-0 just three years ago and served in the administration of he would be the first asian justice. the bar for a supreme court nomination is much higher, especially this one with justice scalia being a conservative icon and his replacement having the potential to s

even joe biden voted to confirm him. the battle to replace him will play out in congress and on the campaign trail. it's already happening. >> we should not allow a lame duck president to essentially capture the supreme court in the waning months of his presidency. >> it is outrageous that republicans in the senate and on the campaign trail have already pledged to block any replacement that president obama nominates. >> reporter: as for who president obama will nominate, he will likely choose a candidate republicans respect. such as merrick garland, chief judge of the d.c. circuit of court appeals, a moderate who has won praise from republicans. jane kelly, confirmed unanimously by the senate as a circuit court judge in 2013. and finally, sri srinavasan, who was confirmed as a circuit judge 97-0 just three years ago and served in the administration of he would be the first asian justice. >> jon joins us now from the white house. would it make a difference if president obama would nominate a judge that has already been co

reporter: well, it's interesting to note that scalia was actually confirmed 98-0, i mean, even joe biden, who was in the senate at the time, voted for him. ted kennedy voted for him. obviously, it was a very different time. and scalia was not -- not as much was known about him as we've seen in his tenure in the court. you can imagine that it is hard to get anybody through the senate, regardless of who is in control. the pattern we have seen with supreme court justices, you need nominee, you have to have as minimal a paper trail as you can possibly have, because it will president, no mat whole is charge in the senate. >> all right, jonathan karl, thank you so much for your reporting. let's bring in abc's terry moran. he joins us now from mexico city. and terry, you knew justice scalia's presence on the court very well. talk to us about his legacy. >> reporter: well, i started covering the court about when he came on the court. that's how long ago it was. and it's impossible to overstate how justice antonin scalia charged american law. how people think about it, talk about it, with that si

john: duke university is expected to play a big role in vice president joe biden's he made a stop in the duke yesterday telling nurses, doctors and researchers he needs their help to find cancer cures. tkbd the cancer -- dubbed the moon shot it is trying to make decadeses of advances in five years by pouring billions into research. he lost his son to brain cancer less than a year ago. barbara: anyvideo of a hoverboard purposely set on fire. u.l. posted this demonstration. they heated up the battery to she firefighters what happens when the battery overheats. it takes fewer than seven minutes for it to start smoking and go in up flames. become to the troubleshooter section of abc11.com to relive the damage one family in cary suffered when they had a hoverboard catch fire in their home. john: lot of these stories coming in. barbara: almost every day it seems. brutal cold out there. don: it is slap you in the face scheduled. this will be warm compared to sunday morning. it will get colder. we could see some of the coldest air of the winter. barbara: two slaps. don: a slap both sides on

barbara: joe biden stops in the john: 23 degrees now and 5:15. here are the headlines. a driver charged in an overnight crash in raleigh. around 1:30 this morning a car slammed into a power pole on outbound glenwood avenue. they closed it for a few hours while crews made repairs. it sis open. the driver was charged with d.w.i. the last four occupiers of a national wildlife refuge in oregon say they plan to surrender this morning. last night the f.b.i. and others surrounded the compound sparking a tense standoff. they assessed the facility 40 days ago to oppose federal land use policy. field is two fewer this morning. chris christie and carly fiorina announced an end to their campaigns. both had par showings in iowa and -- poor shoegs in iowa and new hampshire. barbara: hands of people braved the cold for a vigil at n.c. state. deah barakat, yusor abu-salha and razan abu-salah. this time last year deah and yusor were celebrating two months of marriage. razan was enjoying her first year at n.c. state. they were gunned down allegedly by a neighbor. authorities have yet to

. >> joe biden bringing the government's fight to duke university. telling nurses and doctors he needs their help to fight cancer. the goal of the task force is to brings advances in five years by pouring billions of dollars into research. tisha: a disabled man needs your help finding the one tool that helps them and his sons get around town. and eyewitness alerted us to what could be a dire situation. someone stole his car right out of the driveway and it's the only vehicle he can drive. this home eight years ago, five years after that he lost feeling in the lower half of his body. his lifeline has been his car and overnight someone stole it. >> i need my car. if you have it, please. i need it. >> pleading with the car thief who stole his vehicle out of his driveway. it is handicapped modified. it is the only car he can drive to get his boys to school, and gets his new job. >> i don't know how i will be able to keep my job. it is frustrating. we have so little left. reporter: in the mid-1990's he he sold it, then crashed by the great recession. a ra

. >> joe biden bringing the government's fight to duke university. telling nurses and doctors he needs their help to fight cancer. the goal of the task force is to brings advances in five years by pouring billions of dollars into research. tisha: a disabled man needs your help finding the one tool that helps them and his sons get around town. and eyewitness alerted us to someone stole his car right out of the driveway and it's the only vehicle he can drive. steve: mike leary moved into this home eight years ago, five years after that he lost feeling in the lower half of his body. his lifeline has been his car and overnight someone stole it. >> i need my car. if you have it, please. i need it. >> pleading with the car thief who stole his vehicle out of his driveway. it is handicapped modified. it is the only car he can drive to get his boys to school, and gets his new job. >> i don't know how i will be able to keep my job. we have so little left. reporter: in the mid-1990's he founded la connection. he sold it, then crashed by the great recession. a r

anna: joe biden in the area discussing cancer initiatives. he spent the afternoon with biden. >> this is not one of those comes in, says a few things and leaves. this was a substantive conversation on the treatment and potentially cures for cancer. the vice president spent longer here today than anyone we talked to. initiative to fundamentally change the trajectory of cancer research in america. >> double the rate of progress, understanding each treatment of cancer to make a decades worth of advances in the next five years. to eventually end cancer as we know where. there is enormous progress in the science is ready. you an incredible operation here. you guys are on the cusp of such great advances. >> the panel of experts shared with biden thoughts on where the research needs to go and what the focus needs to be on. detection, a standardized vocabulary among researchers, better access to clinical trials. >> we need to get the drugs to patients, not just getting them to the fda. thank you. this is something i think you can fix. >> i'm convince

and joe biden making its way to rdu airport. he discussed the white house plus,>> abc 11 keeping you connected. find us on facebook. get notifications for the latest eyewitness news of dates. the number of job openings in the labor department says there were 5.6 million unfulfilled jobs in december. many u.s. workers don't have the skills to fill the job. many open jobs require vocational training. experts say some employers ask for too much, requiring a college degree for entry-level positions. joel: the u.s. got one step closer to a driverless car. regulators have insisted driverless cars still need a driver to take control and grabbed the steering wheel to slam on the brakes. regulators gave google the go-ahead to build a car without any of that. norse -- no steering wheel or breaks. states can pass laws to make them have those things. anna: a carful of backseat drivers now. love is in the air. valentine's day diane wilson has a warning about online dating. the $400,000 one woman lost anna: a suspected thief returned to the s

joe biden is still here at the end. this was a real conversation about research and treatment about cancer. biden spoke with a roundtable of professionals from anything on oncology to community health care. part of the obama administration's initiative named by biden. a national effort to end the cancer as we know it. today, biden says the science is ready with research at the forefront. talking about increasing access to clinical trials, that are utilizing data -- better utilizing data, having a better vocabulary around cancer, early biden says he knows we are talking about a long-term solution, but he says he's committed to working on it for the rest of his life. steve: we have breaking news in the race for the white house. former technology executive carly fiorina announces she's dropping out of the race. governor chris christie is getting ready to bow out after finishing 6th in new hampshire last night. all eyes or on the south carolina in the race for the white house. republican donald trump winning big in new hamp