New tonight on Eyewitness News. Under the microscope. The university of North Carolina under fire for its handling of a rape investigation. The letter being sent to the chancellor. Plus. Moving out. The acc ramping up the pressure on North Carolina over hbtwo. How the governor is reacting this time. And. Leap of faith. why tisha decided to take the plunge from 14thousand feet above the ground. Starts right now. breaking news in wake county right off the top a pedestrian hit on garner road in raleigh. This is a live look from breaking news one. Police say the victim was taken to wakemed with what are believed to be serious injuries. garner road is closed between calloway drive and newcombe road. And police are rerouting drivers to avoid the area. Until their investigation is wrapped up. You can look for whats new with this story tomorrow morning on Eyewitness News. New tonight u nc head football coach larry fedora refusing to talk about a player accused of raping a student. As hes peppered with questions from reporters. Good evening everyone. Im steve daniels. And im tisha powell. Heres what we know about the case right now. Allen artis. Is free on 5 thousand dollars bond after surrendering to the Orange County magistrate. Linebacker was served misdemeanor warrants for Sexual Battery and assault on a female. His accuser says she swore out warrants against him after the university and Justice System failed to action. Artis is due back in court september 29th. Angelica alvarez is live in chapel hill where carolina students are now planning to deliver a letter to chancellor carol folt. Angelica . Students we talked to. Theyre upset. And trying to to grab the attention of upset. And trying to figure out a way to grab the attention of university leaders. While theyre finding ways to speak up. Others are staying quiet. Fedora 18 28 33 can you tell us when you first learned of the artis investigation . Lets see i think the university and myself put out a statement yesterday and i cant comment any further. In the post practice media gaggle. Coach larry knew anything about the investigation into linebacker. Allen artis. Unc file Delaney Robinson c student 0 s assaulted dadnmpus. Coach woudnt say if he heard anything in the seven months since delaney binson says she was raped by artis at an on campus apartment. After a night of drinking. He wouldnt say if he knew anything about his player being questioned by authorities during that time. Tonight he would only say that his team is focused on the next game. And says as a team. They havent even discussed artis. So. While talk was quiet on the field. It wasnt here in carrol hall. Justine orlovsky schnitzler unc senior 19 25 31 hopefully plan some sort of peaceful and productive action. About 75 students. Gathering in an impromptu meeting. Siding with delaney past alleged victims. So theyre crafting a formal letter to deliver to chancellor carol folt. Demanding that more be done. Orlovsky schnitzler 19 26 45 i love my school i want to see us support students and survivors of sexual assault, i just want to make sure we get to that place. When that delivery will happen. Still up in the air. Organizers tell me they want to open it up to the school. And other universities. Thanks. Coverage of the Investigation Continues online right now at abc 11 dot com. Youll find the latest developments in the case. Delaney robinsons news conference. And the unc annual report on the policy on prohibited discrimination and related misconduct. Its all on the homepage. Another economic hit. Blamed on hbtwo. The Atlantic CoastConference Announcing that its pulling 10 conference championship games across the state. Including the triangle. This decision comes just 2 days after the ncdoublea at the dbap which was supposed to host the acc baseball championship with more on the impact from this decision. Joel . Durham tourism officials telling us the loss of those acc baseball championship means a 5. 2 Million Dollar hit to the city. But todays decision coupled with the ncaas move this week not to mention the loss of the nba allstar game. Hb2 taking its toll on North Carolinas sports psyche. In its 23rd consecutive week outside the governors mansion. Air horn nats the air horn orchestra took on the look of a ragtag collegiate sports band. The theme was obvious. These antihb2 protestors seizing on the news the acc was pulling its championships out of the state. Dressed up like a referee. Thor dollar proclaimed he was calling a foul on hb2. I wish it was, it didnt have to be a such a cost to the state. But, somethigns gotta the nc gop that what theyre doing does not reflect our values and is hurting our state. Not backing down governor mccrory, wednesday again called on critics to wait for the courts to decide on the controversial law that restricts transgender bathroom access. And republican speaker of the house tim moore issued a statement calling the ncaas and now the accs decision, very unfortunate. Going on to say, the truth remains that this law was never about and does not promote discrimination. The acc was a Long Time Coming around to this. Observer sports columnist luke decock believes the acc felt it had no choice but to pull the games. Or risk being seen as supporting a law many feel is discriminatory. I think all these people are trying to send a message to the General Assembly that this needs to be changed, our people dont feel comfortable coming here. Game nat not just an economic hit. But a psychological blow, too. This is a state where the College Athletic tradition runs so deep. So when you start tampering with that and taking that away, really what makes North CarolinaNorth Carolina. The dbap will sit empty come next may. A new city has not been selected, yet for the acc baseball championships. Meantime, the durham visitor and Convention Bureau which has already come out against hb2. Is hoping lawmakers in raleigh resolve the controversy so dbap can host the championship as scheduled in 2018. Jbrabc11ewn a quickthinking School Bus Driver in fayetteville being hailed a hero for keeping her cool. As this bus went up in flames. An abc11 eyewitness capturing the dramatic video of the bus from 71st middle school. School Leaders say the kids were on their way home. When the driver now identified as vaster robinson pulled over after smelling smoke. Students say ms. Robinson quickly and calmly got everyone off the burning bus. firefighters remains under investigation. An Alamance County man now charged in a wreck that killed a woman and backed up traffic for more than six hours on i85 in Orange County near the Durham County line. 40yearold robert mace facing several charges including dwi and felony death by motor vehicle. Troopers say mace was driving drunk. When he caused the wreck involving a big rig. A pick up truck. And his minivan. A woman in maces minivan died. Her name has not been released, yet. Now to vote 20 clinton returning to the campaign trail tomorrow. After taking time off to recover from a bout with pneumonia. And her campaign. Releasing new medical records from her doctor. The records reveal clinton was diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia last friday. After a chest ct scan was performed. She was treated with a strong antibiotic called levaquin. Which can cause dizziness and nausea. Her physician doctor lisa bardack. Also says clinton is in excellent mental condition. And shes fit to serve as president of the united states. One of clintons greensboro. Shell appear at the old Student Recreation Center at un cg at 3 45. Doors open at 1 45. jon camp will be at the Campaign Rally with clinton. You can also watch Live Streaming video on abc11dotcom. And donald trump. Also trying to prove hes fit to serve as president. Trump. Sharing a onepage summary of his mostrecent physical with a daytime tv doctor. The physical was conducted last week by trumps longtime personal physician doctor harold bornstein. At Lenox Hill Hospital in new york. The show says doctor oz reviewed trumps family medical history. heart health. And medication. Audience members say doctor oz said if he were trumps doctor. Hed have him lose some weight. Six floors dedicated to africanamerican history and culture. The smithsonian giving the media a sneak peak of its newest addition before opening day next week. The African American history and culture museum. Sits on National Mall right across the street from the washington monument. Karen jordan the National Museum of African American history and culture has been a century in the making. Its now the smithsonians 19th museum, cost 540 Million Dollars, and holds 36,000 artifacts, but the greater purpose of the museum is to tell the complex tale of the African American experience. A story that quintisenntially american, and one that the founding director says people of all walks of life can relate to. That person is doctor lonnie bunch, formerly of the chicago who took this job ten years ago before there was even a location to build the museum, or items to put in it. Dr. Lonnie bunch so, in essence what we tried to do is give people different ways in, somebody may want to come in through the politics, somebody may want to come in through the military experience. So were really trying to frame it in the broadest way possible audience can see themselves, find interest, and be engaged by it. The official grand opening of the museum is saturday, september 24th. Attend, with the president delivering remarks. In washington, karen jordan, abc11 Eyewitness News. And Eyewitness News reporter tim pulliam will travel to washington next saturday for the grand opening. Look for his reports on Eyewitness News. A break in that arson that destroyed a florida mosque. A suspect now in custody. what police say they found inside his home. Plus. A leap of faith. I took the big jump with us arm Golden Knights par your exclusive look at what happened in the moments before i threw myself out of an airplane. And. Fiery rescue. A pickup truck and school bus colliding here in North Carolina. First Responders and Good Samaritans spring into action. But first. A live look outside the raleigh Eyewitness News center chris . arrest in the fire that heavily damaged a florida mosque once attended by the pulse nightclub shooter. 32yearold joseph schreiber. Facing an arson charge with floridas hate crime enhancement. He faces up to 30years in prison if convicted. Right now investigators are executing a search warrant at schreibers home. So far, they say theyve found evidence linked to the arson as well as anti islamic social media post. You can look for updates on this story on abc11 news app. The moment of rescue caught on camera. The moment of rescue caught on camera. Police officers and ordinary people in winstonsalem jumping into action to save a mans life. The aftermath of this fiery collision caught on a Police Officers body camera. Police say a school bus turned in front this pickup truck. Arrived. The driver of the pickup was trapped inside the burning vehicle with the dashboard collapsed on his legs. Seven Police Officers and three Good Samaritans all working together to free the man. The driver remains hospitalized with serious injuries. The 81yearold bus driver. Is charged with failure to yield the right of way. You can hear from the Police Officers involved in this rescue tomorrow on Good Morning America starting at seven oclock. Thats immediately following Eyewitness News. A what would you do moment the street suddenly attacked by a guy trying to swipe her purse. Its all caught on dash cam she struggles with him when two men hop out of a car and rush to help her out they get they purse back and the suspect takes off. Police say he was arrested a short time later. A special delivery tonight for hungry hokies at virginia tech. A pilot progam at google delivering the first chipotle burrito by drone on a field near campus. As the drone flew away. A the distance. walked over and picked up the box with her burrito. Right now, only a select number of hokies can make orders. Now its time for the must see video of the night. Take a good look. Do you recognize this skydiver . There i am free falling from 14 thousand feet up. I went skydiving team and it was the experience of the lifetime. This is the exciting part you see here but the process actually starts in a classroom. Before you jump you have to learn the rules. My colleague Amber Rupinta and i went down to laurinburg to learn from the best the us army Golden Knights parachute team. Once we learned the specifics. It was time to suit up. Harnesses were slipped on top of out bright yellow jumpsuits and tightened. Tandem team leader. Sergeant first class joe jones. Made sure the straps were nice and snug. And the final piece of our jump uniform. A soft leather helmet. Then it was time to meet my tandem instructor. Sergeant first class jon ewald. For one more quick inspection. And tutorial about our landing. 2125 slight bend in the knees, through back. Then it was off to the plane for our very first jump. 0407 gameface. Gameface. High five. Yes. The view was beautiful. At 14 thousand feet. I have to admit i was getting a little nervous. But after all. I was atttached to Sergeant First Class ewald. And there was no turning back. And finally. It was knees to the breeze for one spectacular free fall. I saw North Carolina like ive never seen it before. Its an experience. Amber and i will never forget. Yes. We made it. We made it. Still the ones. Be sure to tune in tomorrow morning to see more of ambers experience with the Golden Knights. I heard there might be some dancing involved but youll have to watch eyewitness it was a dry and rather hot wednesday with highs in the upper 80s and low 90s. But the humidity remained fairly meanwhile, Tropical Storm julia is near charleston, sc, and moving ne, but will probably slow to a crawl tonight and tomorrow. Rain will be heavy in South Carolina near the coast, but we should remain dry here in central North Carolina. Lows will be in the mid 60s to near 70. A weak cold front will slip south into the state tomorrow, and while a stray shower is likely remain dry for most of us. Highs will be in the mid to upper 80s. Julia will stumble around the South Carolina coast to our south, but it looks like any rain will be confined to the North Carolina coast near wilmington. The rest of the week looks relatively dry, but with a fair amount of cloudiness. Right now an statewide amber alert in effect for a missing girl in wilmington. Police are trying to find six year old stefanny lopezcastro. There is Little Information on the person who took her, just that its a man who wearing a short sleeve shirt with a dragon on it. Well have the latest as it develops tonight on to the 68th emmy awards emmy Host Jimmy Kimmel literally kicking off the red carpet rollout at the microsoft theater in downtown los angeles. The massive red carpet will cover the entire plaza surrounding the theater. The Television Academy boasting that this years red carpet will be the longest in ceremony history at more than 13 hundred feet. Awards this sunday night on abc11. Coverage starts at seven. With the red carpet. Thats immediately followed by Eyewitness News. Abc11 together highlights good deeds and community needs. And tonight a local nonprofit started by coach k. Kicksoff a new program to get more local High School Students into college. Its called game plan college kick off. And its a program that launched tonight at the Emily K Center in downtown durham. The free Program Helps local High School Students. Get into college on helping students from lowincome families. Whore the first in their family to go to college. And students from under represented groups. Over a hundred students and parents showed up tonight. The program is still open. And runs through the fall. The acc pulls the plug. All neutral championship tournaments and games are leaving the state thanks to hb2. Plus cam newton meets the media ahead of the home opener but first the railhawks were lifeless in miami tonight. Miami will do that to you. A terrible giveaway by matt watson gave miami fc the 10 win . . 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Now its gone South Carolina ma South Carolina may be the favorite for the baseball tournament relocation, but the big prize is the football championship game normally in charlotte. Suppo sedly orlando is the heavy favorite to nab that one with acc officials meeting w them on opener is this sunday vs the forty niners. Carolina has certainly moved on from last thursdays loss in denver, but it took the nfl until today to mete out some wellearned punishment to broncos defenders. Safety Darian Stewart was dinged over 18k for this final minute headshot on newton and linebacker Brandon Marshall was stung for just over 24k for his headhunting earlier in the game. Two other headshots in the game did not draw a fine. Only stewarts hit drew a flag. The broncos insist theyre not a dirty team, just for the latest Eyewitness News. Well see you again tomorrow i know you [laughs] welcome hi were your neighbors. We live across the street. Thanks for this. 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