Has been monitoring issues. Well have an update with angela on independence boulevard. Were dealing with an accident in south charlotte in westinghouse boulevard. Minor delays expected here if youre headed out, use caution. The interstates, were at 62 miles an hour coming in from carowinds boulevard. 13minute ride so the traffic flow is still light for the most part. On 77, approaching the brookshire freeway from la salle. Smooth sailing. Lots of room to move around, also, northbound, folks heading up towards iredell county. Breaking news out of Catawba County, officers shot and killed a man who they say lunged at them with a knife. In the past 30 minutes, channel 9 spoke to the Maiden Police chief about the incident. Eyewitness News Reporter joe bruno is live at home on old park road where this all unfolded overnight . Reporter it is kind of too dark to see right now, difficult to see, but police say 35yearold Elijah Jackson was down this driveway on old park road in maiden. We shot t
Attack during a charlotte teenagers walk to school. A 16yearold was forced into a car at gunpoint and then assaulted. The kidnapping happened after 7 00 on conference drive. Less than a half mile from east Mecklenburg High school. Today the victims mother told Eyewitness News reporter mark becker how her son got away. Mark . Alison, she told me that her son walks to east mecklenburg, about a half mile from where were standing when the car approached him right about here. A man with a gun forced him inside. And that was just the beginning. Yeah. Im terrified. Because shes air terrified. That mother didnt want us to show her face. She described in detail how her son was walking to school here early thursday morning when a man pulled up in a car and asked her son if he knew his son. My son told him no. Told him to get in the car. She told us the fear grew as the man drove into a nearby neighborhood and made it clear what he wanted. The man offered him some money for him to take his clothe
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Campaign 2016 today. Polls will open in the primary election in half an hour at 6 30. The big races include president , u. S. Senate, governor and so many more. Wbtvs Mark Davenport is joining us live outside a local polling place so mark, what do voters need to know before heading to the polls today . Reporter john, first things first, when polls open and when they close. Like you mentioned 6 30 this morning, in a half hour they will open for you early birds. If you want to get there before you go to work, that is no. 1 on the list. Get there early this morning. Also polls close at 7 30 tonight, so you have more than 12 hours to vote today when youre getting off work you have extra time in the afternoon to vote. 7 30 is when polls close. Next thing, bring the voter i. D. , we have been talking about this the past few week, if you dont have a drivers license, there is other options. You need to have one of these. Passport, military i. D. , out of state drivers license as long as voter
Turning to shelters for help. Were told it could be several weeks. Reporter across the state in louisiana, at least four people have been killed. Nearly 5,000 homes damaged. But if you get in it and youre gone, its over. Reporter the National Guard has stepped in to help as the water starts receding here in some neighborhoods. While in northern california, more heavy rain led to this mudslide forcing several families to evacuate their homes. Strong winds have toppled trees here on the west coast. One fell on top of a car, killing a man in washington state. Reena and kendis . Thank you so much. Checking todays forecast, snow in the west up to two feet. Severe weather threatens the midwest with powerful winds and downpour downpours, rain in miss and tennessee valleys. Rainy and chilly in the northeast. 40s in great falls, montana and boston. 50s in denver and detroit. 60s in kansas city and washington, d. C. Lets get to this next video. This one were about to show you, we promise you wil