Good Tuesday Morning to you. We start off with that breaking news and the deadly attack on the russian subway. The bomber has been identify the as a man from a former soviet republic. 11 people were killed in that attack. Dozens overs injured. The attack occurred as the train passed between two downtown st. Petersburg subway stations. No group claiming responsibility as yet but get this, two hours after the blast authorities found and deactivated another bomb at a nearby station. Police say they dont know if this was a Suicide Attack or if the bomber escaped but overnight that bomber, suspected bomber was identifies aas a russian citizen born in a former soviet republic. Weve all been waiting for Something Like this to happen because russia is so engaged in the moment in syria and in a war against radical islamic terrorism and many fighters in syria do come from central asia. And st. Petersburg which is russias second largest city is starting three days of mourning for the attack victi
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
For the content of this advertising. Eyewitness news. restoring the vote. A lastminute federal court ruling could have an impact on election day. what the judge decided. And who is impacted. Plus. A new horror revealed in the case of the rescued woman in South Carolina what police returning to the scene found today. And all new tonight a Deadly Police shootout in new york city. A Police Sergeant killed another officer wounded. Eyewitness news starts right now. A voting bombshell. Just four days before election day. Good evening from the abc11 election hq. Im steve daniels. And im tisha powell. The federal judge has ordered local elections boards to restore voters who were purged from rolls. Elaina athans is live outside state board of elections headquarters in downtown raleigh with what this will emergency injunction and now state officials are scrambling. The executive director says our agency is working quickly to establish the procedures necessary to comply with the court order betw
Establishment leaders to stand by trump the final weeks of the campaign. He is credited with raising funds to fuel a victory. The cvo Stephan Bannon was named as senior counselor. Protest continued to rail against donald trump. Reporter they joined many others across the United States who are election and they told us today why they feel so strongly about this. I think over the past few days people have been pushed into places of despair and hopelessness. Reporter they tell us the car is the recent election of donald trump. The group joins others in places like new york, one at a dallas reject the idea as donald trump is the next White Supremacy to put it bluntly. He has been openly and shockingly racist and in ways that are almost comical. It felt like a joke. Reporter they say this defiance rally is about more than ideology, but policy and a temporary ban on muslims and people repealing obamacare have them worried. Focus is on obamacare reporter naacp spokesman spoke in dallas. This
Eyewitness news. Wildfire emergency. Firefighters battling on the ground and smoke drifting far from the fire zone. how whats happening out west could impact the triangle. Plus. Wake county schools and a big switch. The boards plans for hundreds of students the parents plans to fight it. And. A deadly shooting at the Oklahoma City airport. The latest details just in. Eyewitness news starts right now. Right off the top tonight a pedestrian hit. And critically injured in fayetteville. This is owen drive near village drive. Fayetteville police say 45 yearold jeremy karpinecz. Was walking across owen drive at about 640 this evening when he was hit by a car. Karpinecz was taken to cape fear valley hospital. Where hes in critical condition. You can look for dotcom and on Eyewitness News at 11. Now to wildfires burning more than 40 thousand acres across Western North carolina. The widespread smoke also creating a dangerous haze and prompting air quality warnings. good evening everyone. Im tis