On the ground. Wrestled by police. Theyre just trying to bully their Bernie Sanders crap on me and i aint gonna take me. They just grabbed me. Most of the morning it was a Peaceful Exchange of ideas as protesters lined the sidewalk in front of grace chapel at lenoir rhine university. Build a wall. Build a wall. This student told us the message she wanted to share with trump. I would tell him that we love him. And that we hope that he changes. The auditorium for the rally held only 1400 people with a line stretching across the campus of lenoir rhine university, thousands were turned away. But not this group who made the drive down from ohio. After missing out on the rally there. I went to cincinnati. We were there early. But it was still too late. Well get in this time though. What is it that you like about trump . And we also saw a number of people escorted out was not allowed inside. Youll hear from both of them coming up tonight at 6 00 in a live report. Reporting live from hickory,
The political spotlight is certainly on our region. And we have a team of reporters covering everything. Eyewitness News Reporter dave faherty begins our Team Coverage tonight in hickory where donald trump visited not long ago. We learned this afternoon that a total of six people were sited earlier today. Police say no one was hurt both sides. We could see police repeatedly step in to keep the calm as opponents of trump and supporters clashed outside the pe monroe auditorium. Police escorted some from inside out this door, including one group who told us they planned on protesting the republican front runner from the beginning. Were going to be in every city in this country resisting it. Its our obligation, its our duty. We have to be there. We had a sign that said turn others like that Bernie Sanders supporter never made it inside. Capturing the moment he says he was turn aid way at the door on his cell phone. Why did you want to go inside . To make history. Trump came to hickory whic
Still thinking low pressure will form off the coast late saturday into sunday. This will give us a slight chance of showers early sunday well feel the chill most of next week with well below normal temperatures. Confirmed tornado to the area yesterday. Multiple witnesses captured a funnel cloud moving over the West Columbia area. Video sent to wis shows what it looked like to the east toward i77. The National Weather Service Confirms that an efzero tornado touched down just north of the State Farmers Market in the town of pine ridge. There have been no reports of any injuries. Parts of lexington county were right in the tornados path. A gymnasium at grace chapel on had some significant damage after two sheet metal doors were ripped out and ended up in a nearby cemetery. Department of transportation crews were out clearing treesone major one that blocked a portion of dixiana road. Workers at a local leesville logging company were left cleaning up after the strong storm ripped through th
This used to be a shed. It is completely destroyed after the tornado ripped how it the area. Destroying much of this and destroying little parts of this property. Again i said this is a logging company, which means they harvest timber. The hay was used for the horses and you can see how the walls collapsed in here. And there used to be four polls that head ulthis building and all but one fell poles that held up this building and all but one are fell over. This truck damaged by it as the wall fell. Back there, the roof of the shed is on the ground. To the left side of it. As we have been walking through the property we have seen a lot of damage in addition to this. Trailers with hoods flipped up because of the powers of the wind from the tornado. No one got hurt earn this. I hurt in this. I talked to the owner who said no one was hurt, not a single employee or person around this area. That the the biggest part of this. No one got hurt which is the most important thing. Joyce koh, news 1
Next president of the United States to the nations capitol. Jake tapper is with us. Were watching it all unfold, jake. This is history. It is, indeed. And im reminded of the big task, the tall order that president elect, soon to be President Biden has in front of him, as he comes to this city and begins this job because just as we were going on air, we learned that more than 400,000 americans have died of covid. Yet another reminder, that fwrim milestone of the job that President Biden will have. Dana, theres a lot for us to talk about as we reflect on this moment. One president leaving, another coming in. But the big the tall order of this pandemic is really foremost on my mind right now. The pandemic, the unbelievable death toll that you just talked about. The fact that the incoming president is trying to make it very clear to everybody that it is likely to get worse before it gets better. And thats just the health care, never mind the economic issue that he has in front of us in fro