Reporter many of the victims families were at the statehouse and so were thousands of others who came to witness a day many thought would never come. For the first time in my life the state has said we are one, all the lives matter. If it offends us we will take it down. The flag that came down today will now have a new home. In the states Confederate Relic Museum as part of the deal that the lawmakers in South Carolina agreed to. Marry bruce abc7 news. Jonathan a Southern Heritage group will be going to federal court later this month in an attempt to keep the Confederate Flag on the virginia specialty license plates. Virginia governor called the Confederate Flag divisive and hurtful and said he wanted to phase out the image on the silence plate. In the lawsuit, the sons of the confederate veterans said the Charleston Church shooting was not caused by the confederate battle flag and a ban on the Confederate Flag would not have prevented it. Kimberly now to a major shakeup at the office
Started over night in wake county and it led to hundreds of accidents across the triangle this morning. Wncns david hurst reports. As temperatures rose today, Road Conditions gradually got better. Behind me here along i 440 theres still a little bit of slush left over. But were not seeing any of the ice that caused so many problems this morning. Icy and slippery roads caused headaches for many drivers across the triangle. What normally would take me a good 30 minute commute took about an hour and a half. The North Carolina Highway Patrol reported over 1,000 the state. Most of those were in the triangle area where troopers crashes. Troopers say none of the wrecks resulted in serious injuries. Delays. On days like monday, when roads are slippery, auto body shops like capitol city collision see a spike in the business. An accident is an accident for the most part. We hope no ones hurt. Experiences a 15 to 20 increase every time theres a significant weather event. Theres usually a small fe
So theres the big picture now. I can kind of slice the area into three sections. The i95 corridor, and east of there, about to get it. Many of you along i95 and west, are getting it now. That clues up to franklin county, on into the virginia area. The western part of our viewing area has been through a lot already. They are kind of in the all clear now. Lets first of all pop in the current Tornado Warnings. Those are the boxes you see here in red. Well start up to the north, and i want to just kind of go down the line of storms and well go in close and talk about what we have. First, parts of franklin and vance county, that is leaving wake county. It extends into Warren County as well. Thats a Tornado Warning in effect until 6 30. Thats this storm down here at the bottom of your screen, it its very quickly moving into parts of, there you can see, franklin, vance, and Warren County. That includes roseville, and wake forest. Its a big cluster of storms, but only a small portion of that c
If you suspect your teen is suicidal, talk to him or her immediately. We have more resources for you right now on wncn. Com. Books and guns will both be allowed in the classrooms of the university of texas at austin. This afternoon, University President greg findis gave the okay. He says why he doesnt personally believe handguns belong on campus, he says he must follow the law. This law includes all students and faculty who have a license. An 18yearold who was approximate being watched inside of a home daycare is now at home with his family recovering after being shot. The driveby shooting happened yesterday afternoon on great bend drive in durham. The daycare is now closed. Thats where we find wncn. Coms mario boone. What did they tell you . Reporter i talked to the daycare owners about what happened here at this home behind me. Indefinitely. They say they want to take some time and let things cool off. They also tell me the little boy is home from the hospital and is doing much bette
Everybody. Bo minnick, wncn news now. In the last half hour, we learned from Senate Leader phil burgers office that a judge has given the plaintiffs in the redistricting case until noon tomorrow to respond to the states request for a stay. Well keep you updated. Well also tomorrow, much colder temperatures return to the area. Tonight its rain. Chief meteorologist Wes Hohenstein is tracking the rain and joins us with the latest. Good evening to you and you at home. It was dry most of the day. Now showers have moved in. And theyre also on their way out depending on where you are. They cleared a good portion of the area. But rain with heavy down pours, nothing severe and nothing flooding is what were in for for the next few hours. Along the i95 corridor from the virginia border through wilson and rocky mount into wayne county, the heaviest rain sampson county. And in another few hours, these showers will be clear. But so will any thought of warm temperatures. Today we made it into the 50s