Good wednesday morning. We begin with that breaking news from charlotte. Violent protests lasted through the night after the shooting of a black man by a black police officer. At least a dozen officers have been injured including one who was hit in the face with a rock. Protesters shutting down interstate 85, fires were set and at least one walmart looted. Overnight officers used tear gas to try to break up the crowds and s. W. A. T. Teams have been mobilized. Chaos in charlotte. Overnight protesters hitting the streets clashing with police in riot gear and damaging several vehicles in widespread demonstrations lasting at least five hours. Dozens of protesters then converging on a major highway blocking traffic and surrounding several 18wheelers putting out the contents and setting them on fire. The trailer as we speak. Reporter a Television News crew retreating after window. The crowd started gathering after police shot a black man, 43yearold keith scott yesterday afternoon. The offic
Rain but right now we are starting off rather cloudy. Clearer skies certainly by the afternoon hours. Your current temperatures weve seen those temperatures now drop here in raleigh were at 53, durham 55 more 40s especially north of the triangle, 46 in south hill, 49 in hen der son and Roanoke Rapids and louisburg youre checking the at 48 degrees. Heres a look at your forecast today 511 at 8 a. M. 56 at lunchtime and thats already warmer than where we should be for afternoon highs. 72 our high today but yesterday we hit 77. And speaking of dropping temperatures back into the upper 60s by 6 oclock. Now, we stay dry today. We are tracking the chance for rain head nothing the weekend. Ill have the details on the timing of the showers in your storm team forecast. Right thousand i want to get to traffic. We do have an update for you. Traffic is eastbound. This is i440 and glenwood avenue this morning and as you can see not a lot going on in this direction. So if you are getting ready to hea
Fayetteville area. Raeford youre reporting 52 and a few of you in the 40s sanford and south hill both in the upper 40s. Temperatures going to drop before sunrise so im calling it 51 at 8 a. M. And back to 56 at lunchtime. 72 our high still warmer than where we should be for this time of year just not as warm as where we were yesterday. We fall back into the upper 60s, calling it partly day. I will let you know how cool well get over the weekend and when exactly youre going to need the umbrella coming up. Right now lets go ahead and change gears. We have a big accident, a serious accident on i40 eastbound this morning just into our news room i40 eastbound is closed between Airport Boulevard and aviation parkway. So listen up if youre coming eastbound so if youre coming into the raleigh area say is is you need to take i540 east to exit 2, thats going to reroute you and then youll be able to get back on i40 eastbound. This is going to be an accident that you want to avoid altogether. So l
Highway, loot the trucks that are penned in and start fires. The Big Questions remain, what led to yesterdays Fatal Police Shooting in North Carolina and what happens today in charlotte. Reporter some of these cases we have video to look at but in this particular case no video as of yet in this investigation. It is just in the beginning stages. That as you saw hasnt stopped protesters from taking to the streets of charlotte, outraged by the shooting death of 43yearold Keith Lamont Scott, a father of seven who his family says was not armed when he was killed. Overnight violent protests erupting on the streets of charlotte, North Carolina. Hold the Police Officers accountable for what they do. Reporter several hundred protesters blocking a major highway, looting trucks and setting fire to some of their cargo. Officers in riot gear deploying tear gas, setting off flash bangs. As angry crowds swarmed squad cars throwing Water Bottles and rocks at the officers, injuring at least a dozen. Pr
Man was shot by a africanamerican police officer. The officer thought he was carrying a gun, and his family says it was a book. Bill protesters cleaning out tractor trailers and setting the contents on fire. As they engaged them, he intboarmd a handgun we found on the scene as well, made some imminent threat to them, because of that, at least one of our officers fired. Bill the officer has been put on administrative leave. Meanwhile federal charges have been filed against the man accused of setting bombs jersey and new york city. In newark, new jersey, hes still being treated. Brian, what are we learning . Reporter Ahmad Kahn Rahami faces multiple charges in new jersey and new york including use of a weapon of destruction and using a bomb in a public space. The video shows rahami rolling what appears to be two bags an hour before the bomb went off. We learned rahami bought bombmaking materials on ebay as early as june. And i excerpt in the journal reading, god willing the sounds of the