Eyewitness news. Belt tightening at your childs school. What wake schools is doing to save money and how it will affect your kids classroom. A triangle man accused of kidnapping three girls. How Police Caught the suspect the crime hes charged with from a year ago. A College Student charged with killing a couple the horrific thing police say he did during the murders. Eyewitness news starts right now. The heat index hovering close to 100 again tomorrow. Good evening, im tisha powell. And im joel brown. In for steve daniels. That extreme heat. forcing wake schools to change practice schedules again today and tomorrow. Chief meteorologist Chris Hohmann joins us from the storm center with more on what we can expect tomorrow. No surpriseanother heat index of 100 105. Once again, shower activity was virtually non existent as High Pressure controls the atmosphere. Tonight will be clear and warm with lows in the low and mid 70s. Not much change tomorrow, although a spotty shower or storm is possible. Otherwise, it will be hot and humid with highs in the low and mid 90s. The wake county pointfive billion dollar operating budget for the Upcoming School year. Board members. Having to make some concessions to close a budget shortfall of 17 and a half Million Dollars before School Starts in about two weeks. Angelica alvarez is live from School Board Headquarters in cary. A big talker here tonight. Was having to cut back on custodial services. And instructional supplies. But with the bulk of that 1. 5 billion dollars going to schools. Didnt have much wiggle room. Balancing the budget for almost 19thousand employees. And more than 157 thousand students. The Wake County School board. Figuring it all out to approve its 1. 5 billion dollar operating budget but the district didnt get all the money it asked for from the county or state. So they had to slash 17 and a half Million Dollars. It became extremely the funding gap includes reducing the transportation budget. Adjusting temperatures at schools and the Central Office reducing elementary and middle School Teacher funding allotments. And cutting back custodial services by e day a week. Specifically just the sweeping and vacuuming. But the board ended up changing that for elementary schools. We cut back to three days during the recession, we had hoped to go to four days this year but instead were looking at 2 days for the middle and high school and every oth elementary. I dont want the good things that we were able to do in this budget to be lost. The good includes opening five new schools. And increasing pay for noncertified staff. Such as cafeteria workers. And bus drivers. Meeting the states raise to give them a total of three percent. Still. The boards chair says nonteaching staff still doesnt make enough. And plans to go to the county commission in the future to talk budget. So they dont have to ask for money every year. Now to the chaos at crabtree. A dangerous decision for one terrified shopper. Hes one of the eight people injured amid that stampede out of the mall. Spurred by what some thought was gunfire. Andrechambers and his family. Ran out of the cheesecake factory. Toward approached the edge of the upper level parking deck. He says his adrenaline fueled panic made him to believe the grass was just on the other side of the rail. It wasnt. And andre fell t levels down to the ground. His face was sliced open. And he broke his cheekbone. Wrist. And a rib. In the meantime, police still shooter. And they say it will be awhile yet before any of the 300 or so 911 calls are released. And tonight, mall Officials Say their training with police for events like saturdays. Paid off. As many shoppers praised store employees. Mall. And emergency workers for their response. Theres much mo at crabtree. Right now on abc 11dotcom. You can watch the video. And listen to more eyewitness accounts. Full coverage right now on abc 11dotcom. A lot of questions tonight after a durham man is charged with kidnapping. The three girls are safe tonight. Juan Carlos Gutierrez is in jail tonight. Durham police say he abducted the girls who are 11, 13, and 15 years old. The girls who are not related to him were later found in selma. They were not physically harmed. He was also served with a warrant charging him with a similar abduction last why an amber alert was not issud. Tonight, the relationship between Law Enforcement and residents. Top of mind in Cumberland County. The Fayetteville Cumberland Human Relations Commission holding a special meeting to tackle the tense issue that has people talking across the country. Andrea blanford reports. Leaders in Law Enforcement shared their thoughts on the violence happening in other parts of our country. And their hopes that theyre doing enough to keep that from happening here. Transparency seems to be the nameo when it comes to building strong relationships between police. And the communities they serve. 4 56 if you get to know people they dont mind calling you. Longtime Cumberland County sheriff earl butler and Fayetteville Police chief Harold Medlock used their time before the Fayetteville Cumberland Human Relations Commission to reassure Community Leaders their agencies are moving in the right direction. 19 49 one of the things that i have learned in the last three and half years though it to shut up and listen. Citing violence and protests sparked by officer involved pointed out why he believes communities throughout the sandhills have been spared. 8 00 if you want respect from people, you give them respect until such a point that they wont allow you to give them respect. And many times, it makes a friend out of an enemy. Medlock says in his three years in fayetteville hes focused on developing strong relationships with the citys youth. And called the 140 Community Watch programs the backbone of dealing with crime and quality life issues. Medlock says offic helping to foster an environment of accountability. Both agencies standing by the ones who are out on the ground every day. 14 24 we have caring people thats involved in the Law Enforcement, i tell you, on all branches. And i just hope with what were going through in this country today, we can continue to draw that kind of people into Law Enforcement. Chief medlock said tonight hes hoping this meeting will help department find even better ways to connect with their community. Specifically those who may not be as involved with Community Watch. A Gaston County man charged with murder tonight after his girlfriends three year old daughter was found dead. William Mccullen is charged with first degree murder. jordan dumont disappeared from her home in bessemer city, west of charlotte. Mccullen police he put her down for a nap and when he woke up the toddler was gone and the front door was open. The remains were fbi has been called in to help with the investigation. Watch for the latest on this developing story on the abc11 mobile apps. A former unc student charged with killing three people in a wrongway crash on i85 was back in court today. Attorneys for chandlerkania are trying to get key evidence against their client thrown out. Including Police Dashcam video. And kanias blood alcohol level. The defense claims the evidence was obtained illegally. Today several state troopers took the stand. To collected. Kania faces three Second Degree murder charges. In connection with the accident in july 2015. That killed two women and a sixyear old girl. Kanias trial is scheduled to begin in october. New tonight the Supreme Court is calling and wants a response next week on the voter id ruling request. Supreme court chief Justice John Roberts wants to hear from those who sued to overturn the voter id law about the states request to restore the photo mandate. The High Court Says roberts wants a written mondays filing by the state to keep voter id in place. He wants that by august 25th. The 4th u. S. Circuit court of appeals said the law was approved with the intent to discriminate against black voters. Now to vote 2016 and another highprofile campaign stop. Democratic Vice President ial nominee timkaine stopping in fayetteville this afternoon for a rally. Nearly 300 people showed up at the cape fear Botanical Gardens to hear kaine speak. The virginia senator trying to sell voters on focused in on how it relates to all those military families, linked to fort bragg. Kaine made the case. There needs to be better job training for Service Members once they transition into civilian life. While kaine was in fayetteville his wife was in raleigh. anne holton talked to Clinton Campaign organizers and volunteers at the field office on east millbrook road. She thanked all of the workers. And discussed clinton and kaines agenda for tax fairness. Also in vote 20 16. Donald trump. Battleground North Carolina. The Charlotte Observer reporting. Trump will hold a rally in charlotte. thursday night. And a fundraiser at Trump National golf club near mooresville. Trump will get his first classified intelligence briefing, tomorrow. In new york. He plans to take new jersey governor chris christie. And Lieutenant General Michael Flynn with him. Sparking speculation christie and flynn could be part of a future trump cabinet. For more than 60years. The briefings. Its an effort to create a smooth transition to the white house. The news is just Getting Started tonight. Heinous crime. A College Student charged with killing a couple the gruesome thing police say he did after attacking the husband and wife. And crash on camera. A red light runner causes a bus crash. What the driver did after the wreck. But first. A live look outside of the raleigh Eyewitness News im roy cooper, and you deserve the truth about the crime lab. When i became attorney general, we discovered a backlog of more than 5,000 dna test kits and years worth of shoddy investigations. But what governor mccrory isnt telling you is that we cleared the backlog. We also solved over 2,000 crimes and governor mccrory knows that. Community is rocked by a disturbing and gruesome murder. A Florida State College Student is accused of brutally murdering a couple. Including biting chunks out of a victims face. Last night to say his neighbor was being attacked on the driveway. Multiple officers, dogs and tasers initially did not stop the suspect. Who was savagely biting the victims face. They finally freed the victim, but he was dead. His wife was found dead in the garage in whats described as an extremely violent murder scene. The suspect is 19 year old Austin Harrouff whose parents lived nearby. He is under sedation at a hospital. Initial drug tests were negative for cocaine, meth and heroin. New details about that ferris wheel accident in eastern tennessee that seriously injured three girls, including a six yearold. The parents of two of the girls say they tried alerting the operator that something was wrong. Jason and Kimmee Reynolds described their anguish at seeing the girls topple out of a gondola. And fall to the while her 6year old sister briley was knocked unconscious. Briley is still in the hospital. Recovering from a traumatic brain injury. The reynolds are calling for Better Safety standards. And inspections for carnival rides. Washington dcs police chief is resigning and tackling a new job. cathy lanier says shell leave her job next month to take over as head of security for the National Football league. Lanier has been on the force for 26 years. That police department. She says the unique job opportunity in professional sports prompted her decision. Now to the big board and the mustsee video of the night. We start in oklahoma with a terrifying bus crash in oklahoma. It happened in Oklahoma City the bus driver was trying to avoid a driver who had run a red light. Passengers onto the floor. Some sliding several feet. The bus finally comes to a stop on the sidewalk narrowly missing a pole, now with a cracked windshield. The car that hit the bus left smashed. The bus camera catches the driver hobbling away, leaving the scene. Five people on the bus were hurt. A scary day for a couple of workers in cincinnati. Their scaffolding platform fell to one side. And dangled from the 27 story building. The two workers climbed to the safety. Of a nearb building was evacuated. And nearby roads were cleared. As firefighters worked to secure the scaffolding. Check out this thoughtful pup in croatia. The clever collie noticed the cat was outside, waiting to get in. So it did what any good dog would do, he jumped up, opened the door and let the cat in. Thats not all. The dog went back inside to close the door. A panda surprises zookeepers in she gave birth to not one. But two cubs the zoo announced yang yang gave birth on august seventh. But now, it says. She had twins. The camera was on. But no one actually saw the birth. The newborns are tiny just four inches long. And weighing in at three and a half ounces. No surpriseanother hot and humid day with highs in the mid 90s and the shower activity was virtually non existent as High Pressure controls the atmosphere. Tonight will be clear and warm with lows in the low and mid 70s. Not much change tomorrow, although a spotty shower or storm is possible. Otherwise, it will be hot and humid with highs in the low and mid 90s. A weak front will approach on thursday and wash out across the region, but it will bring a better chance of some thursday afternoon. With more clouds and a better chance of showers and storms, highs on thursday will be in the mid 80s to near 90. The shower and storm chance will continue into the weekend, but there will be plenty of dry times as well. Highs will be in the a sold sign on the playboy mansion. Whats not changing about the iconic home. And the girl scouts join the thatll give military families comfort as they travel. Theres a special operation underway that . . Hey, is this our turn . Honey. Our turn . O Great Adventures are still out there. Well find them in our subaru outback. avo love. Its what makes a subaru, a subaru. 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The sophomore speedster is coming off a rock solid freshman season that included 43 catches for nearly 600 yards and 2 scores. He torched virginia for 12 catches and 143 yards late in the season, a this year a couple local results from the olympic tr tonight. Former blue devil Shannon Rowbury came with 12 one hundredths of a second of a bronze medal in the 1500m run. She improved her finish in each of her 3 olympics. Knightdale High School Alum ronnie ash looked to be in the running for a medal in the 110m hurdles, but stumbled over the last hurdle and barrel rolled over the line in 9th place join us tomorrow morning on abc11 well see you again tomorrow night for Eyewitness News at ten here on announcer today on tmz harvey tyga has been accused of selling his soul to the devil. He sold his soul for everything these two girls rush him. Harvey are they a little cuckoo . Maybe they are se o mission from god to save tygas soul. Hes materialistic and skipping creditors. 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