ABC11 Eyewitness News - Eyewitness News at 11pm - March 31, 2026

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Right now, live coverage from your local news leader, preparing you for tomorrow starting tonight and your first alert forecast. Here's what's happening where you live. This is ABC 11 eyewitness news. Right now at 11 a presidential address to the nation. President Trump is preparing to give what he's calling a very important update in the war with Iran. What we're hearing as more soldiers prepare to be deployed. We're also following breaking news in Raleigh, two police officers and two others are being treated tonight. After a nasty crash in Raleigh, what we're seeing from the scene and the details Justin about the condition of everyone involved.

That story in just a moment. But first we begin with our top story. Welcome home, Coach Ganey. Tonight, Wolfpack fans are celebrating a major announcement that former point guard Justin Ganey has been hired as the new head basketball coach at MC State. Check out the pictures on your screen. It shows Ganey getting a tour of the Dale Basketball Center, a place dedicated to the Wolfpack Hoops program. Hi everyone. Thanks for joining us here for eyewitness News at 11. I'm Steve Daniel. And I'm Lauren Johnson. Ganey was a point guard for the Wolfpack from 1996 to 2000. From player he transitioned into the coaching ranks and now his first head coaching job. Tom George tracked down his former teammates to find out more about Ganey. Tom. There's a lot of excitement about this pick.

There is. And his former teammates say this was no surprise, but it was also a long time coming. Of course, Ganey, a Greensboro native, played four years at NC State, made his mark on the coaching staff at Tennessee. now getting to have his first head coaching gig right here back at NC State. Wolfpack Nation ready for the Justin Ganey era. He has a big NC State history too, so I like everything about him so far. After a roller coaster of coaching turnover, hopefully we can actually be good at least for my senior year. Hopefully we could just build up at least.

Building up with the Greensboro native ready to put down roots. Today getting a look at his new digs at Lenovo. Full circle for the four-year point guard graduating in the year 2000 from NC State, Brian Keeter was a freshman when Ganey was a junior, and he remembers the coaching instincts were there even back then. I remember Justin kind of like taking a little easy on me, right? Just because I was new to it, you know, definitely not as talented some of the other guys. So I just remember him kind of taking out easy on me, kind of helped me through the process a little bit. And, you know, what I was thinking about earlier is like, you know, Justin has like a baby face, right?

Always laughing. But like he's also just a killer. When news broke that the NC State coaching job was open, Brian happened to be having dinner with another teammate. Wells who roomed with Justin Ganey for three years. What do you think is going to happen? That was shortly after we saw like Will Wade was done. And he's like, you know, Tim was like, he's not going to get the job. I was like, I think he might.

He's like, if he gets the job, I'm going to cry. Well, Q the tears of joy, Tim Wells, saying this was always Justin's destiny. And for those concerned about the fact that it's his first head coaching job, he's always been a head coach. He's been a head coach since he was 18 years old. He's been a general. and he's been a person on the court and off the court to where he's going to be a leader. He says his recruiting ability from Tennessee, his North Carolina roots, being a family man and a mentor, check all the boxes.

And his message to Wolfpack fans get ready to learn what they've known for decades. I want the world to sit back and watch greatness and watch a true legend. I think that it's his time. You know, he's season. He's ready to go. Yeah, high praise from those who know him the best. And as for the rest of Wolfpack Nation, they will get formally introduced to Coach Ganey right here tomorrow

for his first introductory press conference tomorrow afternoon right here at Lenovo Center. Reporting live, Tom George, ABC 11, High Witness News. And he has a reputation as being a great recruiter as well. I know Wolfpack fans like the sounds with that. 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Lenovo. That's when the announcement is made officially. We'll have it covered tomorrow on eyewitness news. Tom, thanks.

We are following breaking news. Several people were hurt in a crash that involved a Raleigh Police cruiser. That crash happened just after 8 o'clock tonight near the intersection of Hawkins and Kennedy Streets. Two officers and two people in the other car were taken to the hospital. Raleigh police say it appears no one has life-threatening injuries. The investigation into what caused that crash is still ongoing. Also new here at 11, a man is in custody after three people were shot in broad daylight in Samson County.

Clinton police say detectives have arrested Ricardo Ramsey. He's accused of shooting three people here at the East Over Terrace neighborhood in Clinton. The condition of the people shot is still unclear. Tonight, I would news learn Ramsey has previous run-ins with law enforcement and court documents describe him as a threat to the public. Ramsey is being held at the Samson County Jail without bond. Tonight we're trying to piece together more about a Cumberland County murder mystery. A high-ranking detective, Captain Adam Bean, was found shot to death and pronounced dead on the scene. We know the shooting last Friday night involved another law enforcement.

officer, but Cumberland County authorities have still not identified that person. And all new tonight, 911 calls for help from the neighborhood in Hope Mills have been released. Jemise Price live in Raleigh now. The investigation is being handled by the FBI in Raleigh right now. James, you listen to those calls. What are you hearing? Steve, there were calls for help. There was also sobbing at one point.

The dispatcher referred to the caller as Tara who struggled to really answer any questions about exactly what happened. Now this investigation is moving forward with the SBI as they are now the lead agency in this case. The calls for help coming to dispatchers in Cumberland County. Please hurry up. Please hurry up. Days after this frantic call, we learned Cumberland County Sheriff's Office Captain Adam Bean had been shot and killed while off duty. Would you put somebody get shot? Deputies responded just before 11 p.m. Friday night to a shooting call and the 1600 block. of Seattle, Slu Lane, and Hope Mills. The caller told dispatch someone have been shot, but had trouble answering the next question. Hey, Tara, tell me exactly what happened.

The dispatcher addresses the caller as Tara, and it continues with her sobbing and begging for help. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. But still no clear answers to the question. What happened to lead to shots fired? Later in the conversation, the caller identified a weapon.

Hey, everything secured the gun's secure. It's right here. I need to know exactly what happened. Investigators say Captain Bean, a 20-year veteran with the sheriff's office, was dead on scene. The shooting is being described as a domestic dispute involving another law enforcement officer, but that officer hasn't been identified. In another call for help, that caller describes hearing multiple gunshots and seeing what is described as suspicious activity. After the gunshots happened, two vehicles, it looks like a smaller SUV and a pickup trap pulled right onto our road.

They're parked right now. They just turn their lights off. Now, as of today, no one has been charged or arrested in Captain Adams' death. Now, we did reach out to several agencies tonight to find out more about those other law enforcement officers involved in this investigation, including the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office and the SBI. We haven't got any updates from either agency as of yet. We're live in Raleigh. James Price, ABC 11, eyewitness news. James will continue to push for answers. Thank you. We have an update now on a double murder in Moore County. Tonight, the sheriff's office has

identified the second person killed as 43-year-old Jamar Haley. The first victim was previously identified as 41-year-old Antonio Brown. I witness news talked to someone who knew Brown, who says the two were shot while standing on the front porch. That shooting happened on Sunday night at a home on Game Street. This is in the Jackson Hamlet area. More County investigators say a person of interest they believe knew the victims has been identified but not yet arrested. Authorities say it does not appear to be a random act. New at 11, a bizarre and disturbing discovery in Wake Forest is raising a lot of questions tonight. Take a look at the picture on your screen. Wake Forest police say a five-foot dead shark was found dumped along Liggin Mill Road on Sunday afternoon. Town officials say the carcass

was reported by a passing driver and the NC Department of Transportation was called in to remove it Photos of the shark, which appeared to be finned and gutted, sparked outrage on social media. At this time, it's unclear how the shark got there. That is the mystery in Wake Forest tonight. In just over 24 hours, an NC State alum will make history doing something no woman has ever done. We're talking about Christina Cook. She'll become the first woman to travel around the moon as part of NASA's Artemis II mission. Long before Cook was an astronaut, she was a standout student at NC State.

Her former advisor, Dr. Stephen Reynolds, says even then it was clear she was different from all the other students. driven by curiosity and determination and a passion for outer space. He even pulled out a letter of recommendation and he showed it to us. He wrote this for her back in 1999 saying her perfect GPA was the least interesting thing about her. It's a powerful drive, desire to go to space, energetic, accomplished, hardworking. The sky may not be the limit. That's pun intended, right? Yeah, she's going to go beyond the sky.

And if successful, Artemis II will help NASA test deep space space. capabilities and also paved the way for future missions to Mars. We'll be cheering her on from here in the triangle. Schedule to lift off 6.24 p.m. tomorrow from Cape Canaveral and Florida. Still to come here on eyewitness News, Tiger Woods is speaking out tonight. It comes after the golf legend was involved in a rollover crash, which led to him being charged with DUI next while the golfer now says he's stepping away from the sport. And are students really following the cell phone ban? What new data is showing and what we're learning about parents violating the law? And Don, Don, how? How are those temperatures looking outside tonight?

It is a warm night out there tonight. We're wrapping up the month of March, and we are in the 20th, top 20 driest marches on record over the past 150 years or so, almost two and a half inches below where we should be. And there's not much rain in the seven-day forecast. One really good chance we'll tell you when next. We are local news. ABC 11 eyewitness news continues now.

We are back now with the latest in the ongoing war in the Middle East as a critical oil shipping route remains largely blocked as Iran continues launching new attacks. President Trump telling ABC News tonight other countries are now on the way to help protect the Strait of Hormuzz. Global oil prices are soaring and the average gas price in the U.S. now tops $4 a gallon since the start of the war. ABC's Melissa Adon has more. Attacks across the Middle East ongoing as the Strait of her moves remains largely blocked by Iran. President Trump telling ABC News is Jonathan Carroll over the phone that America's allies can, quote, get your own oil, adding they can police the straight themselves.

This says the average price of gas tops $4 a gallon nationwide for the first time in more than three years, according to Gas Buddy. This person right now is insane, right? You know, you can see right here's $5 in the sun. In Florida, gas is up to $4.16. That is nearly $1.30 cents more since the war began. Out west, the prices are even higher, $4.99. a gallon in Nevada and nearly six bucks in California.

Stuff that I want to do with my kids. I have to limit that now because of funds I have to pay more funds for gas throughout the week. President Trump insists the oil prices are going to go down, suggesting tonight the war will end in two or three weeks. All I have to do is leave Iran and we'll be doing that very soon and they'll become tumbling down. Also telling ABC News, Iran now has, quote, complete resolution. regime change, adding that one of the people he's speaking with is the country's parliamentary speaker.

The president also saying Iran doesn't need to make a deal to end the U.S. operation. Iran doesn't have to make a deal now. Yeah, I've spoken to a lot of people. It's a new regime. They are much more accessible. Iran's foreign minister tells Al Jazeera he's exchanged messages with the U.S. envoy, but denies any negotiations are taking place. Melissa Adon, ABC News, Los Angeles. We have an update now on two big national stories. First, golfing legend Tiger Woods says he's focusing on his health days after being charged with that DUI in Florida. Yes, so Woods released the statement on social media.

It says he understands the seriousness of the situation and he is stepping away to seek treatment. Woods was involved in a rollover crash Friday evening and refused a urine test, though, a breath test showed no alcohol was in his system. Court records show Woods entered a not guilty plea and waived his arraignment. And we have an update tonight on a story involving a controversial army helicopter flyover near musician Kid Rock's home in Tennessee. The Pentagon says the suspension of the four army pilots involved in the flyover has been lifted and the investigation has been dropped. The defense secretary Pete Hegseth announced that reversal thanking Kid Rock and saying there will be no punishment and no further review. New at 11, it's been months since North Carolina enacted a law that banned cell phones from the classrooms. But tonight we're learning it hasn't stopped students from using their phones during class.

gathering partners at the news and observer. New data presented to state lawmakers shows only about 60% of middle school students say they are following the state's ban on phone use during instructional time. Researchers also say nearly 40% of students report schools don't always enforce the policy and many say their parents still contact them on their phones during the school day. Researchers also found students spent nearly a third of the day on their phones before this ban went into place, much of it on social media, which adds to concerns about distract. learning and mental health. New census data shows Wake County is one of the top

growth areas in the entire country. The new census numbers show the Raleigh-Carrie Metro area is now the 10th fastest growing in the nation. It's driven by so many people moving here from other states and other countries. Many newcomers say are strong schools, job opportunities, and tech and pharma, and family-friendly communities are a key reason

why they're moving here. State leaders say the challenge now is keeping up by investing in infrastructure, parks, and services as communities continue to grow at a rapid pace. All right, now to a story some of you were talking about on social media. A community has been without mail for quite some time because a gang of turkeys is terrorizing the mailmen. So it's happening in a neighborhood in Wisconsin. While some residents say the wild birds are pretty friendly, neighborhood pets, postal workers really disagree.

Tonight, many in the area are now refusing to deliver mail to the neighborhood. Residents are now having to pick up their mail from the post office. It's a wild chain of events that's causing a lot of stress for a lot of people. Usually they leave us alone, but according to my mailman who won't deliver my mail anymore, they're too much to handle. What kind of mail is he getting at that age, right? I don't know. I don't know. Well, residents say they're hopeful.

The terrorizing turkeys move on so they can get back to business as usual. This kid needs his mail. That's right. You know what? I have a feeling Thanksgiving, it'll all work itself out. Oh, when is turkey season? Right. Turkey season's coming soon.

That's right. Careful who you terrorize. Exactly. Exactly. That kid was hilarious. I can't get my water bill. He's 12 going on 40 or something. Absolutely.

All right. Let's talk about our weather. As we headed to tomorrow, we've got the warmest day of the week, 86, near record high. The record is 89, so we're not going to break it. But it is going to be one of the warmest April 1st on record. And that is not an April 1st. joke. Thursday 85, Friday, 82. Saturday, we're in the 80s. We do drop back into the 60s as we head into next week. Live look at your first alert, Doppler net tonight. We're dry in the most

powerful network of live radars. We'll head live down to Fayetteville. Lights are still on at Segris Stadium. They had an exhibition game tonight, the Battle of the Vills. Asheville Tourists came to town to take on the Fayetteville Woodpecker's 67, clears sky, south wind at 10. Their official season starts this weekend as they take on the new Wilson Warbirds. Temperatures from Manny Ota Murphy tonight, 60s, even a 70, Raleigh holding onto that 70 there. 68 right now down in Greenville, 69, Chase City, 67 out in the triad. 66 in Lumberton, Charlottes at 68 and 57 out in Boone.

Overnight, we'll see our numbers dropping, but still about 16 degrees above average. We'll be down to 60 for the low across the area as we head through the overnight. Satellite radar composite, one or two clouds around here. That's it. We zoom it out. pretty significant cold front up here. Some flash flood watches. Severe thunderstorm watches out for parts of Pennsylvania and Ohio tonight.

But all that moisture stays to the north. We just can't get it to drop down and we need the rain badly over two inches behind in some areas. Now your first alert predictor forecast model, that system to the north. We'll kick some clouds at us tomorrow afternoon. We'll start today around 60 as we get into the afternoon tomorrow. Those temperatures are in the 80s, but those southwest winds are going to push that moisture up and away from us. and it keeps us dry for the most part. There could be an isolated shower, south and east of I-95.

As we go into Thursday, Thursday, we've got temperatures in the 60s to start again into the 80s. We'll see more clouds working through, but we do stay dry. Forecasts looks like this for tomorrow. Temperatures across the region topping out in the 80s, 85 Durham, 86 Raleigh, 86 in Fayetteville, looking at numbers from across the region tomorrow. Fort Bragg will make it up to 86, 84 in Clinton, 85 and 15 in 6. Goldsboro and Pinehurst as well as Sanford. You get to 84 in Pittsboro and Carborough, 85 Holly Springs, Kerry, Wake Forest, 86 in Garner. You go north. Those numbers are in the mid-80s as well.

From Roanoke happens to Scotland Neck with 84's, 85 in Lewisburg and Butner. Your first alert, seven-day forecast shows 85 on Thursday, partly cloudy skies. Friday looking good. Weather-wise for good Friday, 82. Saturday, another push of warmer air. If you, You've got Easter egg hunts on Saturday. It looks great for them. It'll be dry. Temperatures mid-80s. Take a bottle of water.

Sunday morning, Easter services look good. By the late day, you could see a shower with thunderstorm, not severe at this point. And we will drop back into the 60s Monday and Tuesday. And that's where we should be about 68, 69 degrees. But we are a lot warmer than that as we head through the day tomorrow, guys. Cool down coming. If people are looking for that. Yeah.

All right, Don, thank you. You back. So to come, a beloved landmark in Durham finally closing its doors. Yeah, we'll tell you. aware and the reason for that sudden closure coming up next. Eyewitness News. We are local news weeknights four to six 30 and 11. New here at 11, a beloved downtown Durham music shop is closing after two decades in business.

Bull City Records is closing after 20 years on East Main Street. The owner, Chas Martinstein announced the decision on social media, thanking the community for support and calling the run an absolute pleasure. The store known for its wide selection of new and used vinyl is selling everything through April. their lease ends in early May. Professional baseball is back in Wilson. It's just two weeks away. The Warbirds will embark on a new season

in a brand new $63 million stadium. The Wilson Warbirds are set to open their season after the franchise moved from Zebulon. Team leaders say the energy from the community has been overwhelming and they're proud to call Wilson home. You could see the excitement in the community and we're blessed and humbled to be part of this community. Opening day tickets are already

sold out. The Carolina Mudcats are now the win.