Their First Court Appearance later this morning. People protested in the rain last night in charlotte. The gathered outside Police Headquarters to protest a prosecutors decision not to charge a Police Officer in the shooting death of keith scott. The also marched, carried signs and held a moment of silence outside the omni hotel where justin carr was killed during a protest in september. Last nights event was mostly peaceful. Officers arrested three people for obstructing traffic. Mecklenburg county da Andrew Murray announced he and a dozen prosecutors decided unanimously but officer Brently Vinson acted lawfully when he shot keith scott in september. The da said scott pulled a gun from in ankle holster and refused to drop a. The family said they are disappointed by the decision and they will pursue legal options. An update on the wildfires in tennessee. The white house said that president obama has spoken with the tennessee governor and has offered his sympathy and wildfires are blame
Younger kids. The ball they were playing with drifted into deeper water last sunday. Philippe swam after it, but got in trouble and slipped under the water. He was a Football Player at Warren High School with plans of playing in college. A surprising loss just weeks before the school year is set to begin. The principal at Athens Drive High School died suddenly tuesday morning. Dr. James hedrick was a longtime educator. He joined the Wake County School system in 2005 coming from winchester, virginia. Hope high school, before coming to athens drive in 2014. Coworkers called him a dedicated educator, who was their biggest cheerleader. 12 09 08 he was so supportive and encouraging. He had our backs and would listen to us grief counselors were on campus for any staff or students who needed to talk to someone. The Highway Patrol has identified a raleigh wednesday. Troopers say walid abuhamra hydroplaned and hit a tree near jones sausage road. The 52yearold was found dead inside the car aroun
Evidence wont make or break the case. Kania out from under house arrest was in court with his parents, no longer using the wheelchair. His attorneys dont want jurors to hear about his cell phone records claiming that the warrant was improperly filled out. Four troopers took the stand to explain the significance cell phone. Like we felt there may be Text Messages on there that involves drinking or anything of that nature. Reporter prosecutors say kania, who was 20 at the time, was drinking at several nightclubs before getting behind the wheel and driving a 6yearold little girl. The judge did not rule on the motion today but several other motions he plans to hear before the trial starts. The defense did have a motion to ask that the trial be continued or pushed back, rather. But the judge denied that, and that trial is expected to start october 3. Gerald . Julia sims, thank you. Breaking news out of california. A brush devore, can. There are mandatory evacuations in place. The temperatur
A chance of rain today. A little bit . A little bit. If you are finding yourself under the thunderstorms from yesterday coming home from work, you were pulling your hair out. It was a mess in the evening commute with all the accidents. You can see the radar loop from 7 00 p. M. All that is over but what is lingering is moisture and creating fog in places. Visibility is down to a. 25 of a mile, and you cant check out the bu though. Our temperatures in the mid70s in the triangle, and 74 in Holly Springs and cary. Town by town, 69 in south hill. And the planner this morning, mid70s, fog or low cloud cover, but that begins to burn off at lunchtime, and 82 degrees and well see an increase in clouds this afternoon and evening, and a high of 89 and a good chance of storms about the time of the and the pattern begins to shift for the end of the week. Ill show you that in a few minutes. Looking at low cloud cover around the bring angle area, brian. Thats right. In fayetteville, we have fog but
Be hot or if it will rain on us. Well, for some people it will. We have a 30 to 40 chance of thunderstorms this afternoon, not great odd bus someone will see the rain later. You can see sunshine and cloud cover as we take a look at beautiful downtown fayetteville. 73 in Holly Springs and responsible in wake forest. Town by fayetteville and 71 in rocky mount and 70 in south hill. The planner this morning, a mix of sun and clouds, fog in a few spots and low clouds in others and sunshine in other places, too. 91 the high this afternoon and a few scattered thunderstorms. Temperatures are on their way up especially for the weekend. Well talk about how hot it will be and feel in a few minutes, and brian is taking a the knightdale bypass, 540 creeping into eastern wake county and some on the cameras on 40 westbound at the rock quarry road area. Even in Southeast Raleigh, fog and low cloud cover. Hard to tell whats going on in the distance but at the very least, a low ceiling and fog on the gr