Age and a lot of young people being out of the country to go to work in the tobacco fields, and so i went to work in the tobacco field picking up leaves and the tobacco barns tobacco was king at one time and Gaston County where i grew up. So, you know, it was a dollar a day. It was big money for me at the time. When i go back and look at my Social Security card, its interesting to see how long its been since ive been working. A dollar a day . A dollar a day. Did you continue to work through childhood . I worked in tobacco fields up until around age of 14 or 15 because i was elected allergic to the back of my doctor bills was costing more than what i was making during the summer. So that i left for the city and i went into tallahassee to find jobs. I guess the greatest job i had was in a grocery store, Colonial Grocery store, ill never forget. Bagging groceries, and moved up as a young person from bagging groceries to doing produce, you know. So i have a great appreciation for what the
Thank you for telling viewers a little bit about yourself. Thank you very much. Appreciate it congressman, you started working when you were eight years old. Why . Doing . Re you okay. I started i was a lot of thege and young people being out in the to work in thego tobacco field. O i worked in the fields picking up leaves. In cco was king at one time Gaston County where i grew up. So, you know, it was a dollar a day. I mean, i was big money for me at the time. When i look at my Social Security card its interesting to see how long its been since ive been working. Day. Dollar a dollar a day. After that, did you continue through your time . I worked in tobacco fields until around the anal of 14 age of 14 or 15 but i was and doctor tobacco high her than always knew the people that farmers ng in, the big coming in. Because of that, they gave big groceries out k to the car. Enjoyed working at Colonial Grocery store. That was a big achievement for me. You said you were tall for your age. Did
Eyewitness news. Belt tightening at your childs school. What wake schools is doing to save money and how it will affect your kids classroom. A triangle man accused of kidnapping three girls. How Police Caught the suspect the crime hes charged with from a year ago. A College Student charged with killing a couple the horrific thing police say he did during the murders. Eyewitness news starts right now. The heat index hovering close to 100 again tomorrow. Good evening, im tisha powell. And im joel brown. In for steve daniels. That extreme heat. forcing wake schools to change practice schedules again today and tomorrow. Chief meteorologist Chris Hohmann joins us from the storm center with more on what we can expect tomorrow. No surpriseanother heat index of 100 105. Once again, shower activity was virtually non existent as High Pressure controls the atmosphere. Tonight will be clear and warm with lows in the low and mid 70s. Not much change tomorrow, although a spotty shower or storm is po
Through the 80s. Coming up in a few minutes well tell you not only when we will cool down but excitement in the sky. More than a half a Million Dollars is missing from nearly 30 homeowner associations in wake and johnston counties. Amy cutler talking with some of the hoas today. They have money is going. Reporter we came to the corner Stone Community Management Office to get their side of the story. No one was here when we arrived. The company around the corner telling us no ones been back for more than a week now. Garner police said they are investigating this company after three hoas came forward saying they noticed money missing from their account. The initial report filed last have followed. They are unable to say how much is unaccounted for. They still have to go through the bank records. One village estimates its out more than 100,000. This was just shock and disbelief, the company that weve been with apparently has caused these problems for us in terms of ours finances. So were
Just a few clouds at this point in time. Weve been watching the camera throughout the morning and there has been plenty of golfers as we head into the afternoon. Im sure those numbers will taper off as the heat and humidity taper get the best of us. 890 raleigh, 900 durum, 900 south hill, 920 fayette fell. Upper 80s around clayton, to you need to factor in the humidity and this is what it feels like. It feels liquid hundred 1010 in wellington, 990 in raleigh. Our heat index should top out in the low 100s. Not going to be quite as hot as yesterday. Thats why we do not have that hed advisory as we head into the afternoon. Nonetheless, take these temperatures and conditions seriously. 940, our afternoon high. Storms starting around 3 00 and continuing through the evening a similar set up to what we had yesterday. 850 at 9 00. We fall back to 94 740 by about 6 am tomorrow. Tomorrow should start out dry. Wake county Public Schools have already canceled Outdoor Activities for today and tomor