, 100 meg internet and phone. Switch today. Breaking news is next on Eyewitness News another night of protest in charlotte. Demonstrators taking to the streets. Were live in the queen city with the breaking details. Plus. A state of emergency in eastern North Carolina. Rivers rising and threatening communities. The local rescue team saving flooding victims. And. A disturbing trend caught on camera. A mother overdosing next to a toddler in the toy aisle. The charges shes now facing. breaking news right off the top at ten charlotte on alert and the mayor establishing a midnight to six am curfew. Good evening from the breaking news center. Im steve daniels. The city tweeting out tonight the curfew will remain in effect until the end of the state of emergency. Or until an official proclamation is demonstrations in response to the shooting death of keith scott. Live look at uptown. Hundreds of people marching through the streets. Its a peaceful night no sign of any violence. Take a look at
Before you head for the door. Here is i40 and lake wheeler, if you are heading toward the Construction Zone there, south of downtown, know there are a few cars out there, but it looks like everything is moving along just fine on this thursday morning. Lets go ahead and check in with our live drive. I have us looking at i40. We will check in with the speeds. I40 southbound at about 63 Miles Per Hour this morning. Another check on traffic and weather in about ten minutes. Thank you so much for that. Today state lawmakers will be in raleigh for a special session surrounding redistricting. Republicans want to approve a new map that features congressional districts. The existing one was struck down by federal judges who found the lines were gerrymandered. We will go live to the building. Three federal judges ruled two district were drawn based on operation which is illegal. Now they have based on race the polls will be extra busy this upcoming season. If you plan on the voting prepare to ca
Rdu this morning, 75 miles per hour. If you are coming in to downtown alae on i40 you are looking at 6 amiles per hour. More on traffic and weather in about ten minutes. Thank you a lot. Today state lawmaker also be in raleigh for a special session regarding redistricting. They want to approve a new map that features new congressional districts. Thats right, it was struck down by federal judges who found two were gerrymandered. We will go live outside the legislative building with emma wright. Reporter two of North Carolina voter districts were created based on race which is illegal. Now they have until tomorrow to get it fixed. If you plan on voting prepare to cast a balance load twice. Theyre expecting to hold two primaries. One for the president ial congressional races the price, not cheap. It is expect today cost millions and some say voter turn out wont be great. It is making us create a separate primary. Turn out will be lower than it would have been on march 15. This is the new
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Wncn talked with both sides. Democratics are unhappy with this being pushed through so quickly without public input. We know race is in the settlement and living battlements patterns of our state. You cannot be completely ignored. We may be doing a wink and a nod in not mentioning it, but it shows up in these maps. Districts should not be drawn using race as a consideration. The Committee Adopted Criteria maps. Race was not a consideration. Reporter this meeting is expected to last for hours. Wncns beau minnick is inside. He is following the house and the senate. It will bring updates on wncn. Com and on the news at six and seven. Reporting live, im emma wright. New developments in the republican race for president. Donald trump appears to be gaining momentum. Marco rubio gains a major endorsement leading to the South Carolina primary. Tracy potts has more. The sound you are hearing is the sound of screams coming from washington dc. Reporter thats ted cruz announcing his twopoint lead