Rnet and unlimited calling. Say yes to more. Call now. Eyewitness news. New accusations hurled in the race for governor. why the Mccrory Campaign says votes were cast by dead people. how it could drag out the process even longer. Plusa wildfire surges in the North Carolina mountains. Why more trouble is in store for the weekend. And Community Leaders press for action after graffiti is found in durham. Eyewitness news begins right now. First at ten breaking news first at ten a car slams into a Durham Police car in a construction zone. It happened on highway 70 near holloway street. Police were on the bridge to slow down traffic. But a car woundup running into the cruiser. No one was hurt. Watch for the latest on air and online. Right now on Eyewitness News governor mccrory and tonight his campaign is filing a protest in 50 counties claiming dead people showed up to vote. Good evening im steve daniels. And im tisha powell. This comes as Elections Officials race against the clock to certi
Gets up a couple of hours. Our sky cam lookinpretty. Our temperature in durham is 43. Its 41 here at the tv studios. Town by town, 34 in south hill and mid 30s. And 41 fayetteville. Mid 30 to say low 40s. Right now. By 8 00 a. M. We should warm up into the mid 40s and th afternoon. That puts us close to a high most of the day well be sunny but well have a quick blip of rain. Wel talk about how much rain well see in a few minutes. In the repeat ryan gets caught up othe roads. It is 7 01 and were off to a slow start in terms of how many accidents i have to talk about. Its fast on the roads overall. There on the northeastern side of wake county. Its as you head out of roseville on 401 bound an accintat forestville road. We are pick up delays on the sensors as you approach. Give yourself a few tra minutes leaving rosevillthis moing. As soon as you get beyond that its a smooth ride down toward 540 and once youre on0 westbound a smooth trip to the i40 interchange as ll. We are ck up dela thu
Wind tore through you. It will be breezy today but not as windy as yesterday. Gusts to 20 instead of 30. Look at this beautiful sun glow in durham. A gorgeous sight. The sun is pretty lighting things up. 31 in durham, 30 in holly springs, 26 in carey, 32 in south hill, all the towns in our viewing area at least on below freezing except fayetteville at 34. Temperatures will climb into the 32 degree range at 8 a. M. At lunchtime 48, and mid50s for highs this afternoon. Lots of sunshine today. We have a cold front that will get here just in time for thanksgiving morning. Well talk about how that may affect your weather then. Coming up in just a few minutes, bryan is here with a look at a real mess there at the split of i40 and i85. With a truck that was carrying bananas. And the driver of that truck fell asleep. The truck overturned. The driver is not badly hurt, but look at this big backup were tracking right now on 85 northbound or 40 eastbound. You know they are both numbered there as
Wonder about their own childs bus safety. We have a closer look at the issue of school bus safety. Reporter even before this terrible tragedy, the national Highway Traffic Safety Administration had a straightforward answer for the question of how safe are school buses . That answer is that they are the safest way for children to get to and from school. The Administration Says that buses are seven than traveling by car or truck. While more than 30,000 people are killed in crashes every year, six School Aged Children die as passengers in school buses annually. Of course we want the number to be zero but statistics reveal how rare School Bus Crash deaths really are. Still questions remain about why safety belts arent required on school buses like they have been in cars. The government doesnt feel theyre needed. For one thing, what passengers likely to be significantly less forceful than they experience in a car crash. Also the high backed cushion seats usually protect passengers in fronta
Coverage starting with amanda lamb who spoke to a woman who says she saw the exchange between the man killed and the officers . Reporter yes, apparently a lot of people saw it. Heres how it started. Members of violence Incident Response team were patrolling in the area, there because there had been an up tick in crime. They stopped to question the man, the suspect, there was a struggle, and then he was and killed. People watch the investigation unfold after one of their neighbors known as scooter bug was killed by police. So i was in the window, and i seen scooter bug come around the building. Reporter this woman who doesnt want tuberculosis identified for to be identified for fear of retaliation saw the shooting he didnt have anything, and as he was about to turn around they held him, a gun wouldnt off went off. Reporter the police chief says they got into a struggle when he suddenly reached for his waistband. They heard a gunshot. Reporter the third officer to arrive fired multiple s