Eric weisfeld. And im rochelle dean. Were live times now 5 00. Its another warmer start to the day. And more good news, were halfway through the work week. Thats right. Things should be nice as you head out your door this morning. Lets turn things over to meteorologist Jonathan Kennedy for more on remainder of todays forecast. 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you about this and good news. There are no trouble spots to report on the roads in or around the capital city. But well be sure to keep and eye on the roads and keep you updated for your morning commute. Abc columbia wants to help you jump start your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning back town halls for the republican president ial hopefuls. Ahead of saturdays gop primary. Tonight. Marco rubio, ted cruz and ben carson will gather in greenville for a town hall. Thats at eight tonight on cnn. And tomorrow. Donald trump, jeb bush and john kasich will take part in their own town hall. Right here in colum
Times now 5 00. 33 we want to give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. Here are some trouble spots that you might encounter. South assisting a motorist on i20. This is going to be at mile marker 39 in the eastbound lanes. We will continue to keep our eyes on the road and update you if anything else pops up for your morning commute. Abc columbia wants to help you jump start your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. Richland county councilman kelvin washington is facing a felony dui charge, after a collision in hopkins over the weekend. The South Carolina Highway Patrol says this happened just before eight saturday night at bluff road and Martin Luther king boulevard. Troopers say washington rearended another car. The driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The passenger, with minor injuries. Washington bonded out of jail last night. This is not his first run in with the law. Last month, the 51yearold was arrested for
Knew him he was theirs, and for many others, he has really become our superhero. For kassy alia, renaming fores drive and belt line drive in honor of her husband, greg, fills her heart with pride. Avenues an every day guy, he was goofy, nerdy, loved star wars and comic books, and he walked his dog by day and paid his bills and sometimes cleaned the house and by night he fought crime and saved the world. Greg was fighting crime and saving the world when he died in the line of duty nearly six months ago. He was shot and killed at arriveland mall. Only a short distance away from the intersection that will now be a memorial in honor of his sacrifice. It was just so horrific that i thought it was also important that we honor this young man. Senator joel lourie created the bill that allowed for e bill to rename the intersection, hoping to ensure his legacy. Told that greg alia avs young man who loved his family, loved his faith, loved being a police officer, you know, and lost his life in th
Acting like summer and bringing us that warm, moist air from down in the tropics somewhere right here. You dont have to spend money on the plane ticket. We have it right here. We do have just a little hole in the loud making for a pretty sunrise this morning. The clouds will win today. 64 in durham. 64 in south hill. 63 in southern pines. The temperatures are very warm for this time of year. Expect mid60s heading out the door. At lunchtime, 75. A high of 79 even with the clouds. Shower today. We have some rain in the forecast for the weekend. Ill show you the potential it wont be a washout. Starting to get a little busier out there. Well zoom in to raleigh and show you some of the crashes. The oldest accident on this is that one in west raleigh. Out by the airport, we have a crash reported on aviation at globe and on the northeast side of raleigh. Look out for an accident in the cheering stages on new hope road at green acres lane. In the clearing stages on new hope road at green acres
We will give it another 5 or 10 minutes and it will look prettier. 63 in roxboro. 66 in goldsboro. It is breezy as a cold front approaches. We will talk about how the front will alter the weather for the next few days coming up in a little bit. 79 at 4 00. So very warm and a slight chance of a shower later this afternoon. Brian, what about the roads this morning . Not much right now. Fridays are typically quiet. We hope thats how it is today. 6 01. We go North Raleigh to look at 540. This is westbound this morning, out toward creed more road and beyond. No delays right now from capital to i40. The trip is taking 13 minutes. Heres a look at the rest of the triangle on the live commute map and we have no accidents showing up this morning. No stalled vehicles or any unusual delays. Everythings moving along right through garner, no backups on 40 westbound. The trip to the split is taking 8 minutes. Heading out between the wade avenue and 540 interchanges and 40 westbound, a sixminute ride.