Washington finally advances past the first round of the stanley come playoffs with an overtime win over toronto. Now, theyll get set to face a familiar play off enemy. Well have highlights an look ahead to whats next. And later, the last laugh. The College Student at the center of a viral tweet talks about what inspired him to make his College Graduation dream come true. Good day at 9a starts now. Thats my favorite story of the day. And we do indeed say good day to all of you out there on this rainy monday. Its april 24th. Im holly morris alongside of maureen, wisdom and allison. Steve is having a little time off this morning. Back tomorrow he is. Also ahead this morning vacation is over for former president barack obama. Today he returns to the public spotlight with a special event in chicago. Well tell event coming up. First though at 9 00 lets take bot the gloomy weather because we have a 100 chance of rain today. [ laughter ] if its not raining where you are now, it probably will b
Thank you. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries. Area firefighters were called to help to help find the fire. When you see how big it is you see why they needed the back up. Yeah. The building was known as fuse 47. According to their website, the complex features a host of upscale amenities, a pet spa, school and a keyless Smart Phone App enabled enter system. Some of the apartments were available for rent as early as july. The prices range from 1,500 a month for a one bedroom, one bathroom to 3,500 a month for three bedrooms and two bathrooms. On social media shir ri wrote shirley wrote, i seen the fire when they were trying to put it out. The smell was terrible. La tonya said they have been working so hard to build and rebuild and now this major set back. We ant do we want to see youve and comments on our wusa 9 facebook page. We have a yell loi weather a yellow weather alert on this monday evening. Howard berstein will tell us how long it will last. Reporter well have it through
Eyewitness news. A statewide flood emergency. New evacuations. And the race to stabilize dams under pressure. Were live from one of the hardest hit areas. Plus. Chopper 11 hd. Goes above the flood zone in Sampson County. What you wont see from the ground. And the race for governor heats up. The candidates faceoff on the toughest issues facing the state. Where they stand. Eyewitness news starts right now. Matthews aftermath in North Carolina. Water relentlessly rising and communities facing catastrophic flooding. The death toll in the state now stands at 18. And there are fears tonight that number could still rise. Good evening everyone. Im tisha powell. And im steve daniels. Heres the latest from the flood zone. four additional deaths were confirmed today. one in Columbus Robeson county. One person is still missing. A 15mile stretch of interstate 95 in harnett and cumberland counties has now reopened. But a section of i95 near lumberton between exits 13 and 31 remains closed. And. The
Sanders playbook, telling supporters he raise 100 million in small donations. It sounds more like a democrat thing and not a republican thing. Trump and clinton both campaign in North Carolina were africanamerican turnout is down from 2012. Not good news for clinton as she awaits results of the fbi email investigation. She is also hoping to win arizona, a red state. We have a real chance to imagining a Trump Presidency is a message. Imagining a president who demeans women, mocks the disabled and insults latinos, africanamericans, muslims, pows , who puts people against each other. Instead of pulling us together. With tv ads. She has been there 30 years, and five days from americas final choice. Texas cruise will take his neck stopped today. Governor mike pence will be in iowa and michigan. Before pence takes the states. A second driveby shooting sends a man to the hospital. Several people including children were at a cookout on west illinois street when shots rang out around 8 00 last
Their First Court Appearance later this morning. People protested in the rain last night in charlotte. The gathered outside Police Headquarters to protest a prosecutors decision not to charge a Police Officer in the shooting death of keith scott. The also marched, carried signs and held a moment of silence outside the omni hotel where justin carr was killed during a protest in september. Last nights event was mostly peaceful. Officers arrested three people for obstructing traffic. Mecklenburg county da Andrew Murray announced he and a dozen prosecutors decided unanimously but officer Brently Vinson acted lawfully when he shot keith scott in september. The da said scott pulled a gun from in ankle holster and refused to drop a. The family said they are disappointed by the decision and they will pursue legal options. An update on the wildfires in tennessee. The white house said that president obama has spoken with the tennessee governor and has offered his sympathy and wildfires are blame