Them here and on our 11 00 news on wral. For overnight changes on the situation watch the morning news starts at 4 30 on wral. Tonight president obama declared a major disaster area, 31 counties impacted by the storm are now eligible for federal aid. It will supplement federal and state efforts already in motion. Fema says the damage surveys are continuing, and more counties and additional forms of assistance several School Districts closed again tomorrow. We have a list to run down for you. Clinton city schools closed tomorrow, Cumberland County closed again, Edgecombe County schools closed. Continuing that list, halifax, hoke county schools closed, Johnson County schools also closed. And samson, wayne, and Wilson County schools closed tomorrow. You can see the list of closings scrolling at the bottom of the screen, and any time on www. Wral. Com. And people in princeville are keeping a close eye on the tar river. I understand that police are not letting anyone in . Reporter theyre no
Nt think so. Say yes to more. Call now. Away by floodwater. The husband makes it to safety. The wife still missing. why hes holding out hope that shes still alive. Plusmike pence makes a stop in raleigh. His words to supporters. And saying goodbye to an icon. Tonight we gathered to honor the life of Larry Stogner. Eyewitness news starts right now. Nowhistoric right nowhistoric flooding leaving entire towns and communities under water. Matthew continues to deal a devastating blowto our state. Many areas not out of the woods tonight. Good evening im anna laurel and im steve daniels. flooding still a major concern tonight for lumber. neuse. Black. And cape fear rivers. Heres the latest information in to our newsroom. There are now 20 stormrelated deaths in North Carolina. The neuse river is expected to crest at record levels in kinston on friday. A mandatory Evacuation Order remains in effect for lenoir county. Part of i95 in Cumberland County is closed. And westbound i40 near benson also
Voting . Reporter theyre not letting all the damage ruin what they have started in trying to accomplish before early voting start. Theyre here this afternoon, set in front of the burnt headquarters with wifi and telephone. You can still see behind them broken windows and even a charred american flag. Police said a molotov cocktail was thrown into the building some time between saturday night and major damage. Most everything inside from furniture to political signs are destroyed. The vandals also spray painted republican nazis, leave town or else on a nearby building. Volunteers said while the headquarters is destroyed, their spirit is not. All American People should unify because of this. We should all come together as a nation, as all americans at the end of the day. We all should realize this is campaign. This is not how you run anything. This should not happen to anybody. Reporter at this point, no arrests have been made and just as a precautions, Hillsboro Police are gonna remain
Forecast. Walltowall sunshine, 48 at 8 00 a. M. , 60 at noon, and 65 for an afternoon high. If youre doing the math, thats ten degrees colder than yesterday afternoon. We will have details including rain in the forecast. Two men and two women it carries people on a fast moving manmade river. There are no details how the accident happened. Breaking news. An Investigation Underway right now in Johnston County after a routine traffic stop. Yeah, there was a lot of Police Presence there. It started late last night near clayton. Lauren haviland is at the Sheriffs Office with an update on what we know. Reporter good morning. Were told that Law Enforcement officers tried to pull over a that car that was trying to be pulled over took off and may have ended up in the barber mill and government road area. We arrived on scene before midnight and as of midnight, government road and barber mill were shut down by Law Enforcement officers. They were chec ing vehicles. Right now were still working to
Now. Gornlous sunrise. We are going to have lovely weather for the weekend. Well continue to have plenty of sun just like weve seen yesterday. We had a few more clouds yesterday. We had a tenth of an inch of rain fall at the airport where we officially keep the records, but it wasnt much. Some people saw absolutely nothing, but that was the official at the airport. Its all dry right now. It came through and its gone. Skies are cleerg. Going to be a beautiful day. But the front ahead of the front, we had warmer air move in. We are still dealing with that this morning. Temperatures will be cooler this af yesterday, but just a touch, and then huge warmup blows up across the area. 59 in durham. 60 in Holly Springs and buckhorn so very warm for our morning low temperature. 54 in roxboro. 60 in southern piens. 60 in goldsboro and 58 for rocky mount and wilson. Temperatures close to 60. 67 at lunchtime and 72, just a little bit above normal. We go way above normal for a good bit of the weeken