A little bit of a break from the rain right now but some of the heaviest stuff is sitting back to the west and that will be pushing into the area in the next 30 minutes or so. So you see this line here extending all the way down to fayetteville this is the heaviest rain that well actually see all morning and once that line pushes through the area were going to see conditions rapidly improving but expect some heavy downpour around durham and chapel hill, and roxboro too. So this is all once again part of a cold front which is continuing to push in from the west. Once the rain is out of here, well actually dry out briefly as we head through tonight. Temperatures right now really warm to start the day 59 degrees in raleigh, 57 in durham, its 61 degrees outside in fayetteville. Yesterday all of these temperatures were in the 20s. So we are much warmer than that this morning but we are dealing with some gusty wind too. We had a gust of 39 Miles Per Hour in raleigh, 36 Miles Per Hour in faye
Is a problem. A look at first alert doppler xp and the most powerful radar in the carolinas showing the heavy rain working through durham and rally and that line through greensboro and siler city. We are talking about the line out to the west. This is the frontal boundary and this will take time to move through. It doesnt work into raleigh until about 7 00. As it crosses we will see the shower activity ahead of it. We look at temperatures. At one point there is still a pretty big spread. 37 roxboro. Chapel hill at 38. Two 60s in clinton and fayetteville and smithfield. 58 wilson. 50 roanoke rapids. Rain sticks around this morning and we have rain and clouds. By lunch a mixture of clouds and sunshine. 55. Temperatures go done a little behind the rain then rebound to about 60 this afternoon under very wet today and this afternoon great. Amber we are starting with rain and you might see fog but that will dissipate shortly. We will show you how things look in 540. A disabled vehicle there.
Wouldnt have lived through it. Reporter next door the sound of chain saws and whipping wind, massive pine trees, piered the roof as the elderly homeowner hid in her bathtub. Its a miracle. Reporter the National Weather service now surveying the damage. Tracking the tornados intensity this is the most impressive damage. Reporter cleanup could take weeks even months. Power crews are still in the area trying to get power back on. When you take a look at the damage behind me, it is amazing that no one was hurt. Residents continue to say, things can be replaced, people cannot. The only loss were told, three cows killed during the storm at a cattle farm just down the road. Heather waliga near oxford tonight. Center assessing the damage to his building. A huge tree went crashing through the roof of the fruit of the labor World Cultural Center on lake ridge drive. The building that houses a church does have significant damage. The owner spent the day with contractors getting quotes for removin
Stuff like this makes it dangerous for my kids because now youve got the community mad. The multiple followup investigations that are custom hear in a situation such as this are still in their early stages. As always, these investigations will be conducted thoroughly. The state bureau of investigation is handling the criminal investigation meanwhile the Raleigh Police department is conducting its own internal investigation. An initial written report is going to go to the city managerss office in five business day. Still a very active scene. Thank you. We have Team Coverage of this afternoon shooting. Amy, you talked with witness and the neighbors, how they reacting to this . Reporter well, there is a lot of tension here between the community and police. Michael touched upon that but behind me has since reopened there are a lot of people who are still out here continuing to talk to family members, to talk with one another to try to wrap their minds around whats happened here, and the fi
Evidence regarding what is going on. People who live around here have been out here all day as well. They wanted to see things for themselves. Dozens filled bragg street. They wanted answers. How did this happen. Why did this happen and they wanted accountability. Rolanda byrd telling me her son 24yearold akiel denkins was the one shot by police. He was unarmed and running away. He jumped the fence and they shot him. They shot at him seven times. Byrd saying that is what she has been told by those who saw the shooting. Officers kept the scene closely guarded. Words were exchanged but it stayed peaceful. Byrd spoke with police. She tells me they couldnt identify the man who had been shot and killed but they took down information act his tattoos. She admits her son wasnt perfect but all of this at least right now isnt adding up. Because he did dont go to court they shot my son seven times. At this time police arent confirming that. Among those who are out there a Community Activist said