In a huge upset, the actor won for bridge of spies and alicia vie canter won for her role inz ppm bk i will bring to you reporter lady gaga stole the show with her im passioned rendition of till it happens to you dwts. Reporter and lady gagas performance wasnt just powerful, it was taking a stand and Vice President biden introduced her and Leonardo Dicaprio addressed Climate Change and several winners addressed the oscars so white controversy and the cast o o spotlight instead of talking about abuse, actually called out pope francis directly. Diane gallagher back to you. Holly temperatures are staying mild after a springlike sunday. Jay , ingrid, any chance the weather will last . Ingrid yes, indeed. E its in the 50s. 42 cull low way, 53 lake toxaway, weaverville 49 degrees. And staying in the upper 50s through lunchtime, with mostly sunny conditions. Another day in the 60s. How long will this warm trend stick around, i will tell you coming up. And if youre heading out in asheville, th
I guarantee you, there is no problem. Another gop slug fest. Donald trump is basically mocked everybody with personal attacks. This little guy has lied so much. Here we go. About my rod. Not what you said i know its hard not to interrupt but just try. Its not what you said. Breathe, breathe, breathe. Dont worry about it, little marco. Gentlemen you want to chill out . Gentlemen, you have to do better than this. You say everywhere i go, people say you seem to be the adult on the stage. Others are throwing their support behind apple. The league gave the new England Patriots quarterback tom brady. We are back in deflategate i wasnt thinking oh, my god what have i done . If that expression means youre happy, then my wife was thrilled when i forgot her birthday coming under fire wearing a prosthetic nose and darkened skin. The speck that was hanging off ted cruzs lip for a while, people wondering what is that . He ran into something he didnt quite expect. Suv that was pulling up, a thief ra
Miles away, this time on north tryon and east way at gun outlet and pawn. The owners there told us that someone tried to ram the back door. They did not get in, but police were towing away a jeep cherokee. Now, hyatt told us that he knows that gun stores are a real target right now and thats why they go through such Great Lengths to secure their stores. Police did tell us that they are looking for a Chrysler Sebring in connection to the attempted breakins at this Shopping Center. And were working to find out if all three of these attempted breakins are connected. Live in west charlotte, Brittany Johnson, channel 9 Eyewitness News. Brittany, thank you. This morning lawmakers will hold a special session about charlottes controversial lbgt nondiscrimination ordinance. New at daybreak, we obtained a draft of the bill that would overturn part of the ordinance, including the part allowing transgender people to use rest rooms for the gender they identify with. The draft also requires schools,
Dale some places got over 1. 5 inches. When you combined yesterday and overnight, most sought over one inch. The event is starting to work its way out of our area, but another one is lining up for wednesday. We will have more rain in the forecast. Everybody is sick of it, but the good news is will improve toward the weekend. Upper 60s from greenville to greenwood, the 60s and asheville and high temperatures in the mountains in the upper 60s and we will hit 70 in the upstate. We will talk about the cold down in a few minutes. Mike thank you. We want to talk traffic. Richard edmund is in. Richard 85 from spartanburg to greenville, take your time. Lets start with 85. Road, highway 101 in the greenville area, of also extra driving time as you head in that direction because water is ponding on the roads. More so on the spartanburg side of interstate 85. Once you hit the puddle, you could get out of control. On landrum at highway 14 at interstate 26, flooding reported on highway 14. Traffic
Right now. Lauren and you have a swift water rescue on Swannanoa River road. Tell us what happened . We did. Somebody tried to pass through the water, the barricade had not been placed yet, but as we tell people always, even if its standing water and no barricades dont try to cross it. People were from out of town, not familiar with the area, tried to cross the road and their vehicle got stuck. So, we did have to go rescue them. Lauren how are they this morning . They are fine. We transported them back to the hotel and i believe theyre from kerry, so hopefully, you know, they will have a quiet rest and head back after that. Lauren and again the message, turn around dont drown. How much water can carry your vehicle away . Very little. It is surprising. People totally underestimate the power of water. Where they think they can drive through. It takes very little to lift your car and carry it. We are tryryg to get ahead of the river and trying to put up the barricades, but regardless, if