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Democrats look to flip North Carolina

Democrats and Republicans believe North Carolina will be a potential battleground state in November. Charlotte residents lined up to vote in the Super Tuesday primary after President Trump held a rally there last night looking to win the state again. Democrats hope that new voters will flip the state, which has voted Republican in every recent presidential election except 2008. Chip Reid speaks to voters to hear their wide-ranging opinions.

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Teen accepts plea deal after violent arrest

A North Carolina teen who was violently arrested during a possible mental health emergency has pled guilty to two misdemeanor charges in juvenile court. According to his mother, Hayden Long accepted a deal to plead guilty to the assault and underage drinking charges to avoid being tried as an adult for felony assault. Hospital security video shows the 16-year-old being tackled to the ground, shot with a Taser and punched by a sheriff’s deputy while in handcuffs after his mother tried to bring him to the hospital for what she called a mental health crisis.

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James Taylor on new album, memoir

Life these days is pretty sweet for James Taylor, the musician-songwriter famed for such hits as "Fire and Rain," "Carolina In My Mind" and "Sweet Baby James." At 71 he is as busy as ever, looking back in a new audio memoir on his early days in North Carolina, and exploring the songs he loved growing up in an upcoming album, "American Standard." Jane Pauley visited Taylor at his home in the Berkshires of Massachusetts, where he talked about his turbulent youth and the revitalizing rewards of going back on tour.

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