Not really. Eyewitness news. Protests in the triangle transform into arrests. What theyre demanding and what landed them behind bars. Death and destruction. The raging wildfires torching a popular tourist destination. Blue cross blue shield nc takes steps to make some customers think twice before heading to the emergency room. Eyewitness news starts right now. breaking news center with a ruling on legislative maps that is shaking things up in north carolinas political scene. Just a couple of hours ago federal judges ordered our state to redraw those controversial state election maps. And heres the kicker every Single Member of the General Assembly just elected to office earlier this month thier terms were just shortened to one year meaning theyll be up for reelection not in two years panel is giving our state legislators until march to re draw the maps. If lawmakers are unable to do so the federal judges say the court may. The architects of the maps representative david lewis and senat
Fares. I was not surprised. Because you dont know whos driving. Reporter uber has only officially been picking up at this airport for two months. Now shakur boony president of the san jose tax ei driver want the city to reconsider. He says his issue is that uber drivers dont go through the same security checks. I have to give my fingerprints and background check and everything. But they dont. So its a concern to me, yes. Reporter many taxi drivers we talked to today say they consider the alleged assault at the airport a wake up call for the city to do more to protect the public. We reached out to uber for a comment, and uber released a statement saying we have a zero tolerance policy on violence and they also said that they have reached out to san jose pd to offer any assistance with this investigation. Reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. Okay. Thank you, marianne. Now a developing story out of fremont. The body found in the marshlands near the dumbaren pier
A falling piece of concrete from the inside of the tunnelliz says it was a terrifying experience. Liz gustin a big piece of concrete just fell directly right in front of my car. Luckily it didnt land on the car but about one or two car lengthsjust crashed into the ground. So, i swerved just a little to the left. Jeff but, that wasnt enoughliz side swiped the concrete with her carpopping her tire and destroying it. Luckily, liz is ok but the accident prompted cal trans to conduct a more detailed inspection of the tunnel and found a dozen spots where the concrete was weak. Crews did spot repairs which consisted of digging out the weakened concrete and replacing those spots with fresh materialbut, that only addresses the symptoms of the problemnot the overlying cause that is making the concrete weakcal trans says more inspection needs to be done. If they do close lanes they said it will be doing it in the overnight hours catherine a person of interest is in custody in connection with the
Warrant. Good to have you with us. Banned for life. The n. B. A. Delivered a tough punishment to l. A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling for racist comments the league says he made in app audio recording. Effective immediately im banning mr Donald Sterling for life from any association with the l. A. Clippers association or the number of ba. The commissioner spoke loud and clear. Thats right. It was a defining moment for adam silver. Three months into the job adam silver had to drop the hammer. Donald sterling admitted to adam silver that it was his voice. The new commissioner was passionate when issuing his findings. Effective immediately i am banning mr Donald Sterling for life from any association with the Clippers Organization or the number of ba. Donald sterling may not attend n. B. A. Games or practices. He may not be present at any clippers facility, and he may not participate in any business or player personnel decisions involving the team. He will also be barred from attending n.