Because of the saturated ground and the rain we have seen. Keep that in mind Going Forward for the next 24 hours or so. Eric will have more details coming up in the first alert forecast in a couple of minutes. We have eye opening video. This is the heart of the storm as it rolled into uptown. Shawn recorded timelapse video seconds. You can see the clouds and rain covering the stadium and the highrise buildings. Almost as soon as the storm arrives, look at that it clears out. Paul, Duke Energy Crews are responding to state thousands of power outages. Brody oconnell has been talking to officials and live in wilkinson boulevard. Power lines i know have been down there. Do you know when that road is going to be clear and free of that problem . Yes, we got word from cmpd if you look you can see up at little rock road the intersection of wilkinson closed for the inbound lanes it will be 3 to 4 hours before they get that back open. But cars are flowing outbound fine. But the scene we have see
Funnel cloud as it developed this afternoon. Meteorologist john ahrens is in Severe Weather center 9 where things are a lot calmer now, but the threat of strong wind is still out there. Thats right. And some showers as well, scott as we look at the one thats coming through now in southwest charlotte into belmont and up through gastonia, live Early Warning doppler 9 showing you a big pocket of rain and gusty winds out of this. I dont want you to get scared. But this is packing strong winds and very good rain right now. Just south of the airport as you travel passed through the white hall communities of steal creek as well. Lets peel this back. And look at the winds coming out of this. This is not a severe storm and not showing any kind of rotation. But menacing as the wind speeds are going up to 50 Miles Per Hour in southwest charlotte. Tracking it for you now on live Early Warning doppler 9. Cornelius will be involved with this between now and 6 30 this afternoon and evening. Denver, a
Just 13 days until the president ial election and the obama and Romney Campaigns, they are kicking into overdrive as the candidates make their final push to win the white house. Cnn correspondents are following their every move. Theyre reporting from coast to coast and from all the most crucial states, any one of which has the potential to decide who the next president of the United States will be. Lets begin this hours coverage in iowa where president obama kicked off a twoday coasttocoast swing through eight states. Hes calling it a Campaign Marathon extravaganza. Likening it to an allnighter. No surprise his itinerary consistents almost entirely of battleground states. Cnns chief White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin is traveling with the president. Reporter wolf, president obama is hopping around the nation stumping for early votes and undecided voters. Its the kind of whirlwind tour you usually see in the last 48 hours before election day. The fact theyre doing it 13 days befor
Girl for her bike. And a new election rover after one candidate says pregnancies from rape are gods will. And right now Tropical Storm sandy almost a hurricane. Its five Miles Per Hour away from that heading to jamaica. Ill show you the path after it hits that region coming up. Bob, thanks so much. There is a criminal investigation into the fungal meningitis outbreak thats killed at least 23 people. And massachusetts is currently pulling the license of that company that made the shots blamed in the outbreak. The state department of health says that there was a visible black matter in sealed vials at the new england Compounding Center. They failed to sterilize products. And floor mats very lab were visibly dirty. They were operating beyond the scope of their compounding l license, instead acting as a manufacturer. The very question youre asking, im asking. And the Investigation Continues on. Georgia is the latest state to report a case of fungal meningitis. More than 300 people have got
Black or white smoke signals. The cardinals begin to meet tomorrow in what they call con growlation in which theyll discuss the problems of the church before they even get around to voting for a new pope. And many cardinals say the problems are so large it could take them a week to ten days before theyre ready to vote on the man whose job it will be to fix them. Jeff . Jeff mark fill lipses thank you. Queen elizabeth is in a London Hospital tonight after being admitted for a stomach infection. With more on her condition and what the royal family is saying heres Kelly Cobiella. Reporter queen liz bleth ii is in good spirits and good health according to Buckingham Palace aside from a stubborn stomach bug she hasnt been able to shake. The queen came down with gastroenteritis saturday after a ceremony honoring olympians the palace cleared her weekend calendar and said she would rest at windsor castle. That rest apparently wasnt enough. The queen was driven to the hospital in a private car