The disease is not so bad, its more of a concern that it may be associated with birth defects. Reporter researchers said the type of mosquito that carries the disease can be found in every county in North Carolina but they to not expect there to be an outbreak. Reporter currently there is no vaccine for zika but the cdc said its a priority. Have the mosquitoes been tracked in North Carolina. Reporter yes and no, the funding was cut in 2000 and 2014. Said that they are talking about restructuring the virus. Any time a doctor thinks something is zika they have to report it to state officials. Thank you. People do not feel like their Voice Matters in the process. One voter vents his frustration to lawmakers. We go through the changes that we see the next time we go to the polls. Have you read the bill, its like greek. Reporter this Hills Borough resident was the only person to speak on the Redistricting Committee but hes not the only person to feel that way, lawmakers passed several pick
With the general an think taking place . I know whether its emerge or care, i helped start a Youth Leadership symposium in houston where im from and its still very, very difficult for us to get people engaged to sign up for these programs. So you can talk about putting these programs in the mosque or starting a sunday school class about it or putting ads in your local paper, but theres still a very, very large divide in having people in the Community Involved in this. What are suggestions practically speaking on apathy . Okay, ill go first. And thank you for sort of thank you for the question. Something that id eventually speak about when i was up there. One of the ideas we have tried to quote unyoet get the Community Involved and engaged is to get them to run for Political Office at the lowest level. There are thousand chairs in the city of houston. And about 10 of them are from our community. Our population is less than 1 or 2 approximately. Many times, its not that difficult to get
News 13 at 5 30 starts now. They telling us to be prepared. Frank Severe Weather causes chaos in jackson county. How rising waters forces people to leave their homes. The whole system is inundated with water. R. Anchor cleaning up after another sewage spill. An increase in waste overflow. The biltmore name is used all over the country. Frank and a local business wants to know why theyre being singled out with Trademark Infringement. It may have you thinking about the next hashtag you use on social media. This is news 13 at 5 30. Frank we begin with Team Coverage of the Severe Weather thats been causing flooding in parts of the mountains. The evacuation in jackson county. Well get to that in a moment. Frank but first well get right to jason boyer. Jason, more rain . Jason its really part of the same system. Its just more moisture. Leicester carpet sales news13 sky cam network. Skies blue most of the day over the region. This is good news over rosemund. But the clouds are already on incr
Myra according to the highway patrol, 68yearold daniel hodge of greer was heading east on highway 14 when he swerved to avoid andy, who was off the road and heading toward him. But troopers say the driver hit a frozen patch, and ended up hitting andy. He died at the hospital, and the crash remains under investigation. I cant imagine how that driver must feel, knowing what happened. You know, after this happened, im definitely going to think twice about running on the road when its snowing. He was a father to three children, and he didnt come back from his run that day. And i think, when you look at it like that, it could be any of us out there. Myra a community of athletes feeling the loss. , my heart just goes out to the family, because i know how hard this is going to be for them. Myra myra ruiz, w carol a couple of Riverside High School athletic groups have organized a benefit for andys family. The chick fila on pelham road portion of sales to the van evera family. This goes on unti
Mid to highlevel clouds across the skies ahead of a week cold front to the west. All bring showers late in the day tomorrow, especially in the mountains. At the freezing mark, 32 in spartanburg. 38 in greenville, 41 in clemson. Depends on where you are, the clouds may cap the temperatures from drog to glee. When the clouds breakup, temperatures drop quickly. 34 in asheville, 30 in boone. Your wake up weather looks likepartly cloudy in the upstate, light winds, temperature 30. Not dropping too fast. 28 the overnight low. That is hardly to mostly cloudy in the mountains, a slig couple sprinkles. The storms arrive. We will talk about the state place. Michael thanks, john. School districts will run on a county schools. Others will stay closed tomorrow. He will find those on the ticker below and our mobile app. But today some parents are , saying the roads looked fine where they were. Greenville county schools says it has 25 people scout t district when theres bad weather. They determine if