This morning by asking you our viewers are you confident in the u. S. Strategy to combat isis . The numbers are on your screen. Good morning. Before we get to your calls about how confident you are in the u. S. Strategy to combat iraq, lets take a look at what president obama said yesterday at his press conference at the pentagon. I do think that because of our extraordinary efforts the homeland is significantly safer than it otherwise would be. Now, in some ways this is arguing the counter factuals, but the attacks we prevent i take great satisfaction in and i am grateful for the extraordinary work that our teams do. I dont think theres any doubt that had we not destroyed al qaeda in the fata, that more americans would have been killed. And we might have seen more attacks like we saw on 9 11, and we have maintained vigilance, recognizing that those threats still remain, those aspirations in the minds of these folks still remain. But it is much harder for them to carry out largescale a
Thunderstorms. Some of those storms could be strong or severe. The Storm Prediction Center has our area under a marginal risk for severe storms. After the cold front clears in the early hours of thursday, we cool down and dewpoints drop a bit. Highs will fall into the 70s friday and saturday but start warming again sunday. Today mostly sunny. High 82 dewpoint 64 wind sse 510 mph tonight increasingly cloudy. Low 68 dewpoint 65 wind s 510 mph anchor adlibs traffic red on traffic map major delays delays green on traffic map no delays a fight breaks out on milwaukees west side. Then someone pulls out a gun and starts shooting. Three people are hurt. Deandra corinthios is live downtown from the Police Administration building with the latest serious injury. But is expected to survive another man and a woman were also shot. This was the scene at 29th and clybourn monday night. Around 840 pm you can see more than two dozen evidence markers. And police using flashlights located shell casings. T
Settle down and recover a bit. With enough breaks in the clouds this afternoon adding to the instability again, we could encounter some isolated pop up showers, though nothing like what we experienced early today. A cold front swinging through our area this evening will then be an additional trigger for more showers and storms through the first part of the night. After a brief break in e skirt the wisconsinillinois border toward morning helping kick off another risk of rain early tomorrow, mainly south of milwaukee. After that, much of thursday looks to be drier with a mix of clouds and sun. There will be a delay in the post frontal temperature decline, so tomorrows mercury should return to near 80 degrees, though humidity levels will be a bit more comfortable. High pressure then takes control for friday with what should be excellent weather conditions including sunshine, seasonal 70s, and appears to be a mixed bag heavy rain is causing flash flooding in richland and crawford counties.
Smoke and flames tearing through a home. A wake county family loses nearly everything. what weve learned about the cause. Plus calls for change. A tearful plea from the mother of a murder victim. What shes demanding from police and the community. And. A raleigh couple accused of abusing and killing a dog. The womans teary defense. Eyewitness news starts right now. Now a Fire Destroys a wake county home. Good evening everyone. Im tisha powell. And im steve daniels. chopper 11 hd. Brought you the story live as breaking news during our news at six oclock. As flames and thick black smoke poured from the roof. The fire started just before six oclock on cortona way. not far from buffalo road near the wake Johnston County line. Angelica alvarez is live near the scene with the the home though. Is a total loss. Its going to be a long night for firefighters. Theyre still here. Working to put out hot spots. As of right now they dont know yet what caused the fire. But say it does appear to be acci
Minutes. Several drivers chose to risk it and went through the intersection anyway. Others played it smart and decided not to test the flood waters. Dave Courvoisier it was even worse at lake mead and civic. But that didnt seem to stop drivers who were willing to risk everything in exchange for convenience. The flooding has subsided some drivers getting trapped in their cars. Denise Valdez nia wong has been chasing the storm all evening. She joins us live in the northeast from a wash thats still rushing with water. Nia . nia wong dave and denise. Weve seen drivers ignoring warnings not to drive through flood waters throughout the evening. Take a look at what we saw just a few hours ago. We went to both of those intersections you just mentioned. And despite several inches of water in the road. Many through while others remained in place. You may be thinking whats a few inches of rain in the road . well, as weve seen time and again in southern nevada, it doesnt take much to wash out the