this morning we expect to hear more details about the death of bmx star dave mirra. he lived in greenville. >> well greenville police set to hold a news conference at 9 a.m. they found him inside a truck deaded from an apparent self inflict gunshot wound. he was a legend in our state as one of the most decorated athletes in x he was first in his field in many ways including credited for bringing more than 20 professional riders to greenville. the fair describes him as a friendly and humble guy. >> it's a sad day here a life cut too short and just wished we could have got to him and understood, but you know, we're going to miss him. sad day. >> he was 41-year old. he leaves behind a wife and two young children. the family is asking for privacy during this time. >> such a sad story. now, there is help out there for those struggling with suicidal thoughts. the national lifeline listed at the he bottom of your screen there. you can reach out to them and find that information on our website wncn.com. click on the dave mirra article. >>> today the state health plan, a boar

how those close to bmx star dave mirra are remembering him... following his sudden death./// < > a crane as tall as a 56- story building collapsed in lower manhattan this morning... killing a pedestrian and injuring several others. the wreckage crushed cars and scattered debris along an entire city block... about ten blocks north of the world trade center. several buildings were damaged as the crane fell to the ground. at the time... and the city's mayor says crews were working to secure the crane because of the weather: ((mayor bill de blasio/d-new york city - "it was being moved into a secure position because, by the manufacturer's instructions, as winds topped 20 miles an hour.")) ((denise valdez)) police and building department investigators are looking into the cause of the accident. the mayor says the crane passed inspection on thursday./// ((paul joncich)) > extreme sports fans are mourning the death of bmx veteran dave mirra. as c-b-s correspondent omar villifranca explains... police say he took his own life in north carolina. a tow truc

bmx icon dave mirra has died. he was found in a truck in greenville, north carolina, with what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. he won more x games gold medals than any other competitor in the history the event. 244 in all. and 14 of them gold. tony hawk tweeted, good-bye, dave mirra. a true pioneer, icon and legend. thank you for the memories. we are heartbroken. he was 41 years old. >>> all right, to some headlines out of the nfl now. dallas police have closed the investigation into cleveland browns quarterback johnny manziel and will not file charges regarding an incident involving manziel and an ex-girlfriend last week. colleen crowley alleged manziel threw her into the car during an altercation. she says he also hit her with an open hand which affected her hearing in the aftermath. however, dallas police have found a lack of evidence to pursue the matter any further. the browns meanwhile denounce manziel's off the field actions in a statement earlier this week. espn reports they'll part ways

dave mirra has been an inspiration to my boys. >> renee has three boy, ages 11, 16, and 19. all have been racing for years. >> he was just the greatest legend out there for bmx. >> when he wasn't watching him ride, he was controlling his every move on one of his >> he was the character i would always choose. i wanted to get his bike and ride it. that got me into it. and i looked up to him. >> bmx is a big part of their family. so when their dad was diagnosed with cancer, they held cranks for cancers, a bmx event to raise money, mirra was on the guest list. >> he was someone who had a huge heart. >> he wasn't able to attend the event, but he donated this signed bike seat. >> it raised a couple thousand dollars. for the charity. which we were raising money for clinical trials to try to save my husband's life. >> by dave mirra, a father of two children himself and one of the most decorated athletes in x game history took his own life thursday. >> most people would think he had the life. i mean it's not really what you have. it's things going on in your mind. >> mirra's death le

friends are remembering dave mirra. the eerie message he posted on social media one day before his death. >>> the detroit free press governor's office knew about a spike in legionnaire's disease a month before he said he knew. the aide was told it may be tied to the city changing its water supply. a march 2015 e-mail said the official made the link that the uptick in cases is attributable to the water. the governor spokesman said is premature and irresponsible to make the connection. >>> the "los angeles times" reports on a possible end in sight to a gas leak in porter ranch, california. enhanced video shows the gas leak, which began back in october. state officials sail the damaged well that is leaking the gas the end of next year. about 5,000 homes have been evacuated. >>> "the new york times" on how the u.s. will track a rocket that north korea says it will launch sometime in an 18-day period starting monday. the north says the rocket will carry an earth observation sat lie. many analysts see it as a long range missi

bmx rider dave mirra is dead in suicide. his body was found inside a truck in greenville, north carolina. officials say he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. mirra was perhaps best- known for competing in the x-games where he won medals each year from 19-95 to 2008 --- including 14 gold medals. dave mirra was 41. the smoke is clearing from last night's democratic presidential debate. hillary clinton and bernie sanders squared off in the final showdown before the new hampshire primary tuesday. it's a state where sanders has a big lead. nbc's andrea mitchell looks at the highlights. about the issues that divide us! / bernie: let's talk about - let's talk about! clinton and sanders - in their most combative debate yet: sanders: "secretary clinton does represent the establishment...i represent -- i hope -- the debate quickly exploded in a fiery clash over her ties to wall street - hundreds of thousands of dollars in speaking fees - and his demands for campaign finance say it directly in recent weeks and let's talk about t

he became a superstar in video games as well as the best selling dave mirra freestyle series. his body was found in a truck with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> everybody who knows dave he was so friendly. a life cut short and you wish you could have got to him and understood but we are going to miss him. sad day. >> his family has asked for privacy during this difficult time. he survived by his wife and two children. >>> one person was dead after a 565-foot crane collapsed in lower manhattan. three people injured two of them seriously. the crane landed on cars stretching for two city blocks. different units on scene as a result. mayor bill de blasio says the person who died was sitting in a parked car. pedestrians were hit by fallen debris. the mayor said it was moving into a collapsed position. >> incredible on line video of the crash happening as well. >>> it looks like the nation is following iowa's lead. bernie sanders and hilary clinton are running neck and neck. according to the latest poll the university released a new poll with a slim lead over sanders bu

mirra. he was found dead >>> also new this morning two people in the hospital after a crash in raleigh. investigators say a driver in a van ran a red light around midnight. the van hit a car. the impact of the crash ejected the driver of the vehicle. that person is expected to survive fortunately. crews also took a passenger in the van to the hospital. >>> today the durham county health departments will host its 12th annual give kids a smile event today. >>> cell phone video posted on facebook on tuesday showed a violent street brawl in durham at a strip mall parking lot. it captured two women beating each other up. one woman is seen getting knocked to the ground. police told us they got a disturbance call about the fight on monday. when they arrived the crowd as dispersed. a representative from the village for comment. no arrests were made. >>> all right supporters of the connect nc bond released a new video explaining why they think voters should approve it. >> it's a great investment in o

the police department will hold a news conference about apparent suicide of x games star dave mirra. >> he was found dead of an aparent self inflict gunshot wound. >>> also new this morning two people in the hospital after a crash are in raleigh. investigators say a driver inside a van ran a red light around midnight. the van hit a car, the impact of the crash the person is expected to survive. crews also took a passenger in the van to the hospital. >>> four people expected in a wade county courtroom today accused in a meth lab bust. authorities say they found 7 adults and a one year old child at the home near apex. investigators say it does not appear to be an active lab, but that they had the materials. >>> today the state had health plan board of trustees will meet and vote on possible changes to state employees health coverage. the north carolina association of educators and a public service work arers union held a news conference yesterday voicing their concerns. now, there's talk about the board could eliminate the 80/20 coverage plan ask the coverage of spouses. well now the b

barbara: the message tony hawk shared about dave mirra. john: folks trying to cash in on the panthers' success. the stuff you buy is the real deal? good morning, don. don: as you head out we have light precipitation mainly rain but some snowflakes. there and we haverth carolina's working again. unemployment is down from our mountains to the coast. families are paying less in taxes. we've helped seniors with medical bills. we've raised teacher pay. there's still work to do, but we have a carolina comeback for sure. we just don't always get the respect we've earned. well, there is one solution. keep pounding panthers! don: other than maybe grassy area or elevated surface for the most part just temperatures around 40 degrees. we look at some numbers, roxboro,a degree to 34. 34 south hill. 36 oxford. louisburg. 37 chapel hill. 37 southern pines, 40 fayetteville and 42 clinton. looking at the day ahead mixed precipitation right now. light rain and drizzle. other spots flurries. 37. by lunchtime 44 degrees and partly sunny skies. into the late d

dave mirra also leaves behind two young daughters./// ((dave courvoisier)) > one person is dead and several others hurt after a crane collapsed in manhattan this morning. the crane... which was taller than two city blocks... came crashing down just before 8-30, crushing several cars. according to the mayor... crews were working to secure the crane from the weather when it collapsed. inspectors are now looking into not only what caused the collapse... but whether buildings struck by the falling crane were seriously damaged./// ((voice of: glenn corbett/fire and rescue expert - "one of their concerns is going to be, 'did that destabilize any of these other structures there?' of course, with some of the previous crane collapses we've had, that's been the case.")) ((dave courvoisier)) the mayor said the crane passed inspection just yesterday. and because of today's collapse, he has ordered all 409 cranes operating in the city to be secured. police and buildings department ((paula francis)) > carnival gets underway in brazil... but the outbreak of the zika virus is halting some of the country's

bmx rider dave mirra is dead in an apparent suicide. veteran x-games biker yesterday afternoon inside a truck in north carolina. officials say he had suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound. mirra was perhaps best-known for competing in the x-games, where he won medals each year from 1995 to 2008, including 14 gold medals. dave mirra was 41. the music world is mourning the loss of maurice white. white is the founder of the band earth, wind and fire, which has sold more than 90 million albums. according to his brother, 74-year-old white died at his los angeles home on wednesday. white suffered from parkinson's disease and kept out of the public eye, even as the band he founded kept performing. earth wind & fire was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2000. construction on the i-85 and 385 gateway project are underway. it kicked off at the groundbreaking ceremony that just wrapped up. davis with what to expect next. corey: i am over by the regal cinema on i-385. the highness, i just spoke with the brand-new secretary of transp

mirra wins the x-games gold medal. >> reporter: by any measure, dave mirra was an icon in bmx and one of the athletes in the x. games and winning 24 medals. >> reporter: you can buy his video game x-games. he hosted mtv's reality game show. >> the wingest rider of the sport still on the forefront of progression. >> reporter: he wasn't just an athlete. mirra was also a family man, posting lovely messages about his wife and two young daughters. he offered this photo with his wife on instagram thursday, with the apgscaption, my rock! thank god. but an hour on later he was found dead inside his truck. the sheriff's deputy released this statement. officials calling it an apparent suicide. >> just a sad day here. a life cut too short. you just wish you could have got to him and understood, but, you know, we are going to miss him. a sad day. >> reporter: mirra's fans and friends are struggling to feller ex-bmx tweeted i'm in shock. tony hawk, we are heartbroken. this one day before his death, mirra, himself, posted this message to instagram. we all have battles to fight. never back down. lov

dave mirra lves behind his wife and two young daughters. he was 41 years old. >>> important health news this morning. the government revising it's tens of thousands are addicted to prescription drugs and dying from overdoses. >>> reaffirming the the five-second rule for food dropped on the floor, the science channel discovery has reconfirmed that there's very little chance of gm contamination if both the floor and food is dry. but you need to be a quick draw for moist food left on the for longer than 30 seconds will collect ten times the bacteria than those snapped up only after three seconds. >> okay, so much for licking up that ice cream fallen on the ground. >> or chicken wings sunday. >> yeah. let's hope there's not too many food funnelmbles at your super bowl party. >> hoops highlights from our guys at espn. >> he's stan. i'm neil. mine says usc. his says kobe bryant. >> yeah, lakers and pelicans. kobe coming off that 38-point against minnesota in tuesday. in new orleans, taking on the pelicans, pelicans rocking their mardi gr unifos.

. >>> fans are mourning the death of bmx biking champ, dave mirra. police say mira shot himself in his truck in greenville, north carolina. he did not leave a suicide note. but in the hours before his death, he left a message on instagram to his wife, saying my rock, thank god. cory hart tweeted, i'm in complete shock. and skateboarder, tony hawk, tweeted, we are heartbroken. dave mirra, by the way, was 41 >>> coming up tonight, an oil spill is now affecting the wildlife along the potomac river. >>> help is on the way for a financially struggling prince >>> it is the second busiest trauma center in maryland. but it struggled for years, for money and a plan to survive. >> budgeting an extra $15 million for prince george's hospital next year. and for several years to come. but bruce leshan reports tonight, it's unclear if that's enough money. >> saved your life? >> saved my life. >> yolanda patterson has heard all about prince george's hospital centers' financial struggles. >> and this is the best, the very best service i've ever received from pg count

. >>> and veteran bmx biker and x games star dave mirra has died. winning medals over a 15-year span and his stunts were legendary. police say he died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. dave mirra leaves behind his wife and two young daughters, he was 41 years old. >>> important health news. the government revising it's rules on narracott inpainkillers. tens of thousands are addicted and dying from overdoses. >>> the five-second rule for food dropped on the floor, the science channel discovered that there's very little chance of germ contamination if both the floor and food is dry. quick draw for moist food left on the floor longer than 30 seconds will collect ten types the bacteria than those snapped >> so much for licking up that ice cream falnn the ground. >> or chicken wings sunday. >> let's hope there's not too many food funnelles. >> hoops highlights from our guys at espn. >> he's stan. i'm neil. mine says usc. his says kobe bryant. >> lakers and pelicans, kobe coming off that 38-point game in new orleans, taking on the pelicans, p

wins the x-games gold medal. >> reporter: by any measure, dave mirra was an icon in bmx athletes in the >> look at the h! >> reporter: you can buy his video game x-games. he hosted show. >> the wingest rider of the sport still on the forefront of progression. >> reporter: he wasn't just an athlete. mirra was also a family man, ges about his wife and two young daughters. he offered this photo with his wife on instagram thursday, with the apgs caption, my but an hour on later he was found dead inside his truck.eleased this statement. officials calling it an apparent suicide. >> just a sad day here. a life cut too short.ou could have got to him and understood, but, you a sad day. >> reporter: mirra's fans and g to understand. feller ex-bmx tweeted i'm in shock. tony hawk, we are one day before his death, mirra, himself, posted this message to instagram. we all have battles to fight. never back down.all. >> it was a total shock to me. and i suspect to many others. you can't reallycause it's not a thing that makes sense to you. apparently you can have all of these different things and al

veteran x games biker dave mirra has died at the age of 41. north carolina police his body was discovered yesterday.. suicide. mirra was one of the most decorated athletes in x games history- with 24 career medals./// ((kirsten joyce)) > more trouble for cleveland browns quarterback johnny manziel. texas police released a report yesterday... accusing manziel of assaulting his ex- girlfriend, colleen crowley, over the weekend. crowley claims he hit her several times at a dallas hotel .. as well as on the drive back to her apartment. her neighbor was the one to call police. manziel denies the accusations. no charges will be filed. this isn't the first domestic incident between the two.. ohio police were involved a few months ago after manziel and crowley got into an argument in his car./// demetria, how are the roads this morning? north end of strip back open. 215 at lone mountain is under construction for the county's beltway buildout project. south beltway is wide open. lane restrictions starting monday along 215 by the airport. < > < > < > ba

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extreme sports pioneer dave mirra died thursday in greenville, north carolina -- he was 41-years old.mirra rose to prominence in the 1990s as the world's top athlete in b-m- x.he helped bring action sports to the mainstream, s-p-n x-games than any other competitor.mirra became a superstar in video games as well through his best-selling "dave mirra freestyle" series. police say they found mirra's body in a truck, with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.he's survived by his wife and two children. he was already considered a hero for his service to the country.now an iraq war veteran is being cheered for fighting off an armed robbery.this surveillance video was taken at a gas station in brevard county, florida.the military vet was working ... when authorities say the robber came in and demanded money.on the video-- you see the vet go to the register with the man pointing the gun at his back. when the robber moves beside him... the veteran quickly grabs the gunman.the vet throws the man around while punching him.the robber ends disturbance passes east of us this morning. highpressure bui

extreme sports pioneer dave mirra died thursday in greenville, north carolina -- he was 41-years old.mirra rose to prominence in the 1990s as the world's top athlete in b-m- x.he helped bring action sports to the mainstream, winning more medals in the e- s-p-n x-games than any other competitor.mirra became a superstar in video games as well through his best-selling "dave mirra freestyle" series. police say they found mirra's body in a truck, with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.he's survived by his wife and two children. if you like the "the notebook", "a walk to remember", or "the longest ride"--you might want to hit the theaters this weekend--a new nicholas sparks film is coming out and rumor has it--this one is also for the strong upper disturbanc passes east of us this morning. highpressure builds into the area from the southwest tonight...andstays in the general area through saturday. a storm system moves well south of us saturday night into sunday. today...sunny. highs in the upper 30s. northwest winds 15 to20 mph. gusts up to 40 mph...decreasing to 30 mph this afternoon.win