These heavy trucks that were pounding on the road every day and at that time we didnt fully know how many there were. But we knew it was a lot. Reporter christina lives just down from the old farm on Victory Church road and has been leading the charge to stop the trucks for the past year and a half. She and her neighbors chipped in. They bought a hunting camera right here, wrapped it to a tree and theyve been counting trucks on the road ever since. 200 trucks a day on a heavy day. 200 trucks. I would say, if theyre heading northbound they weigh 80,000 pounds. Its one after another. All day. Reporter 200 trucks in just one day. She startetemaking calls. We reached out to a Public School because there were a lot of school buses that use our road. Department of transportation. About all the pot hole issues. We also reached out to the state trucks were heavy and driving recklessly. Reporter she hasnt let up but neither has the truck traffic. We dont know how many times we have to keep repr
We have new information outside the Durham County Detention Center. We showed you in the 4 30 halfhour theres heavy Police Presence in the area near mangum street, and wrals Mikaya Thurmond is live. You can tell us why Police Officers are there . Reporter bill and renee, certainly a change in climate since the last time we checked in. Take a look behind me. You can still see a smaller Police Presence, but just about 20 minutes ago, there were 2 dozen officers, now it appears to be about 4 or 5. We do know an officer was shot at by a suspect. Police tell me hes in custody and is not injured. The officer is said to be okay in this incident. Theyve taken down the crime scene tape here and said this is pretty much wrapping up for the most part. They say this will not impact these police cars will be gone in the next 20 minutes. Bell and renee . Mikaya thurmond live in durham, thank you very much for the latest on that breaking news. President obama meets president castro today on the cuban
It is not complicated. Excuse me. I have given my answers. Dont worry about it little marco. Gentlemen, you got to do better than this. I dont think the people of america are interested in a bunch of bickering school children. Reporter there was substance in the Fox Newschannel debate. Most it was directed at the frontrunner. Why did you write checks to Hillary Clinton to be president in 2008 . Actually, it was for business. It was. Reporter the moderators challenged trump on his new health plan. This will save more than 300 billion a year. The numbers dont add up. Reporter trump explained why he chained positions on Syrian Refugees and guest worker visas. Im softening the position because we have to have talented people in this country. Reporter trump is refusing to release a now, times tape that reportedly show him backing off building the wall with mexico but he admits. You have to be able to have some flexibility, some negotiation. John kasich agreed we now need troops in libya to
There you see all the campaigns in action right now. They are hard at work this morning. This is the single biggest day of voting before november. Because so much is at stake. 11 states in play for the republicans, 12 contests for the democrats. More than 1,600 delegates up for grabs. You know our team is out there covering every angle for you bringing you the latest all morning long and the crowd here in times square, yep, making their voices heard. A lot of signs out there. Right to it. It is your voice, your vote. And abcs tom llamas is tracking georgia. Good morning, tom. Reporter got it. It may be super tuesday but according to the polls, this race is over. Tell you, just came out, trump, 49. [ cheers and applause ] little marco rubio, 16. Lying ted cruz, 15. Carson, 10 and kasich, 6. Reporter the road into super virginia monday. Get out of here. Get them out. Get them out. Reporter several black student protesters disrupting trumps speech as they were marched out, watch, a photoj
Traffic. Chris al, thank you, rst alert traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. Well get you out the door with a live look i77, west boulevard, no problems here. Sides of the road are damp from last nights rain. Drive times coming up from rock hill, 21 minutes, 64milesperhour. Concord to center city, running 19 minutes and lake norman southbound 77, 15 minutes, 65milesperhour there. Looking at our charlotte area commute, 485, 77, 85 all running in the green this morning, no significant delays early on. John belk over to the brookshire looks good and 77 past center city also running in the green. That is a check of the morning traffic, john, back over to you. John North Carolina is in the National Spotlight as voting begins this morning in the states primaries. Several races are on the ballot, including the president ial race for the democrats and republicans. Wbtvs Mark Davenport is live at one of the polling places, Covenant Presbyterian Church in charlotte. Before they head o