all of them eager to see garth >> it is pretty huge. i have been following him since i was a little kid. >> i got friends in low places. heather: it is the fans that brought him back on the road after years in retirement. >> i understand how rare it is to stand here at this age and get to be a part of this. that should not be happening in my life. heather: three nights of back-to-back concerts, each a little different. and with his wife of 11 years by his side, the power couple is sure to put on a show. >> we enjoy each other's company. people say, deliver get sick of it? it is what we dreamed about. despicable say, do you ever get ever get sick of it? it is what we dreamed about. heather: there are still some tickets left but you can bet they will go fast. anchor: maybe we will see him at this st. patrick's day parade. the changes in the gas prices. how much it will cost you when you fill up. also, the man with a year in space -- who spent a year in space has a new plan. >> they are terrorizing the people that live here. anchor: a neig

garth brooks in concert. heather is there. heather: the show did not disappoint. the crowd was electric. as expected, garth brooks rocked the arena, something fans have been waiting for for years. >> during no shame in me, baby -- there is not any shame in me, baby. >> we invited our friends to come down here. heather: tailgaters did not hold back. all of them eager to see garth brooks and tricia yearwood take the stage. >> it is pretty huge. i have been following him since i was a little kid. >> i got friends in low places. heather: it is the fans that brought him back on the road after years in retirement. >> i understand how rare it is to stand here at this age and get to be a part of this. that should not be happening in my life. heather: three nights of and with his wife of 11 years by his side, the power couple is sure to put on a show. >> we enjoy each other's company. people say, deliver get sick of it? it is what we dreamed about. despicable say, do you ever get sick of it -- people say, do you ever get sick of it? it is what we dreamed about. heather: th

anthony: garth and tricia, come on down. caitlin: i will buy you some coffee. anthony: coming up, a man arrested outside our news center and why police were looking for that man in the first place. prom shot that is turning out to be popular. i try hard to get a great shape. this... i can do easily. benefiber healthy shape helps curb cravings. it's a clear, taste-free daily supplement.... ...that's clinically proven to help keep me fuller longer. benefiber healthy shape. this, i can do. >> the big stories happening this instant, wtvd abc11 eyewitness news continues. anthony: saturday, march 12. i understand we have more stars appearing in the area. he is appearing in a comedy club so good morning. caitlin: we were talking about garth brooks and tricia yearwood so we're a hotspot for a tivoli with st. patrick's day going on and the big race tomorrow. are you ready? steve: i'm as ready as i'm going to be. the weather today will be mild with temperatures around 72 degrees. maybe a sprinkle or two around and there are a couple going on now east of the triangle. i c

anthony: i'm sure you noticed it appeared garth was wearing a cap that looks carolina blue. steve d.: sure did. heather. i love garth brooks. if i was not running tomorrow, i would be going. tonight i need my sleep. tomorrow i i'll be too tired. you'll be in the same boated, steve. steve d.: it will be interesting. and weather tomorrow will be ok. but today overall, cloudy skies. the active weather days will be tomorrow. mainly late in the day and again on monday. we'll get some showers and maybe even a thunderstorm late in the day. the race tomorrow, early in the morning we're talking low 60's. so it will be a mild start for sure. the rain chances slim to none really. it's not until later in the afternoon our chances start to go up. and even that fairly small is the best opportunity for rain tomorrow probably late afternoon, evening hours. i think we'll be ok as far as rain goes for the race. right now some clouds from the triangle north. light showers in our northern counties. that's falling apart, too. a live look right now at terminal two. the sun hitting the tarmac a a

garth, so humble. so is trisha. he's thrilled with the success because he said he honestly thought no one might show up. but they are showing up, selling out arenas across the country. this is garth's first large tour since he semiretired in 2001 to raise his three daughters. at home with trisha. you can see the love between the pair this afternoon. and the love they have for music and their fans. >> i think i get it. i think i understand how rare it is to stand here at this age, have the biggest selling tour in the world and get to be a part of that. that's -- that shouldn't be so people always say, what would you tell, if you could say anything to people, i would say thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. because this is the coolest gig on the planet. >> i love him. he's my best friend. i've known him forever. but i am a fan. when he walks up on that stage and he does his thing and i see how he just loves his audience and what he gives, i just am inspired every night. i really am. report

this is garth's first large tour since he semiretired in 2001. this is when we were in the news conference today. he was on facebook live and took our questions for about 30 minutes. garth released his first studio album in years and it quickly went platinum. he is selling out everywhere he he was the best solo artist of all time. maybe it is because he has such a wild, audience friendly, three-hour show. i talked to garth about his connection with fans and how he knows his show is a great one when he walks on stage. >> opening nights, always its own unique night. there will be things that only happen here. saturday night all hell is going to break loose. then the last night you always throw everything in that everybody got to see and save something for him that nobody else sees. it makes each one of them different. that's important. believe it or not there is going to be somebody that comes to all three shows and you want that person to walk out going they made a conscious effort to make each show different. >> we'll hear more from garth and tri

amber: garth brooks. it is friday and he's coming and that is one traffic alert. no traffic alerts this morning. we are looking great at 5:51. light volume, to problems and no weather concerns. look at the green. that is the live returns coming back showing everything on time. this is what we were talking about, the garth brook concert friday, saturday, sunday, 7:00 and sunday 7:30 so there will be volume at p.n.c. arena so plan accordingly if that interferes for you. 40 and south saunders downtown fog nothing. on time. 40 eastbound five minutes 64 to own. no problems 440 westbound four minutes capital to 70 and durham freeway six minutes 40 to 15 fplt. new $1 menu. the items you can get. barbara: wake county church helping students feel like a after trying brookside crunchy clusters, @carlybeyar tweeted: at this point, i should just be a brookside chocolate ambassador. well, i am sorry, carly... it's something you earn. the son of a civil rights attorney josh stein learned early about justice, equality and doing what's right. senior deputy attorney general, one o

garth rooks himself is back in raleigh. anthony: we will catch up with away and you nex all right, 3:15. k, you better watch out boys, i'm on a hot streak today. what's that? wait. what's that? man, that's just the ice cream truck. you ain't got nothin. we got time. you don't got time. i've got time. no you don't. [arguing] look at that! ahhhhhh! need to apologize to you. we no longer offer an excuse to bet on when we'll arrive. we're making a bunch of changes at time warner cable. not only will we give you a one-hour arrival window, but our new tech tracker feature will alert you with the exact time we'll get there. you'll even have their name and picture. anthony: this is a huge weekend for country music fans. caitlin: garth rooks played last -- or brooks played last night and has two more show. >> i am looking for shameless me, baby. >> when he falls in my lap. of miles away. >> we invited our friends down from new jersey. >> tailgaters did not hold back , all of them anxious to see take the stage for the first time in r

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garth brooks is in concert for three straight nights. chopper 11 hd live over the arena where there is tailgating already getting under way. an 80-degree day bringing out crowds early. expect traffic delays in the pnc arena area until about 7:00 tonight. >> now to the 5:00 weather headlines. it is the firgs 80-degree day here in the triangle in five months and it feels great. cheaf meteorologist chris homan has that in the downtown raleigh storm center. >> october 9, so about five months since we hit the 80-degree mark. fayetteville did it around christmas time with the incredible warmth back in december but a warm, dry day across the region is going to translate into a warm, dry evening for the most part. there are some clouds overhead there. you see the first alert weather station. 78 degrees at north hills. mid town raleigh. everybody still very warm. upper 70's to near 80. 81 smithfield. there is a cool front dropping in. cooler to the northeast. that front will drop southwestward. that is going to cool us off a bit for tomorrow. it'

john: today at the pnc arena, garth works and tricia yearwood. they are in town for a couple of big concerts. before they hit the stage, they speak to our cameras this afternoon. it is brooks' first appearance in the triangle in over 18 years and his first major headline appearance in raleigh. barbara: tune in at 4:00. john: women taking center stage in downtown raleigh. the conventions the age -- the convention center having the women's leadership conference. -- gloria: there is a lunch program going on behind me. the keynote speak it just took one thing we have heard about so much is the importance of women being confident in the workplace . more than 600 women registered for the women's leadership conference. the morning kickoff off with a panel discussion featuring local female leaders. women attended sessions about topics like finances and confidence. attendees say they got a great deal out of the conference. >> a lot about the urge and confidence and standing up for yourself. there will be times where you may be passed over for an opportuni

and a reminder, tonight, tomorrow and sunday, the garth brooks and trisha yearwood concert. >>> happening now in johnston county, deputies on-the-scene of a trailer where a man and a woman were found dead. and deputies found the bodies in the mobile home. a toddler was also inside of the home at the time, but was not hurt. authorities have not released the names of the victims, but a witness is saying one of the victims is her son, matt jones. authorities have not said how they died. i'm barbara gibbs. america," never before >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. and jessica alba and her honest brand under fire this morning. new claims that one of the primary ingredients the brand says to avoid is in their detergent. the honest company is firing back. >>> oprah, fit, fabulous and showing it all off. her brand-new weight loss revealed. how she's inspiring people to live their best and healthiest life. why she says she's over wanting to be thin. >>> an important health alert before you touch that toast and coffee, even french fries, the chemical in it that could cause cancer. dr. besser

caitlin: garth brooks is