Evacuate. The county had pumps going from last week to prevent the flooding many neighborhoods have already seen. It will be decided tonight if local School Districts will be closed. Hopefully we wont have a hurricane, knock on wood and hopefully its the worst weather were going to get this year. But were going to have storm surge, were going to have rain. Were going to have tornadoes and rip currents. Everyone has to be prepared. This year there are additional concerns due to the zika virus. That storm could leave behind standing water where mosquitos can breed. Weve got to go out into our backyards. Take responsibility for our personal property. Dump over any flower pots, fountains that you may have, anything that will collect standing water we need to turn over to make sure that the mosquito larva dont have the city just bought 5,000 more mosquito dunks that kill mosquito larva in large areas of standing water. The other message, use common sense, dont drive through standing water.
Next on Eyewitness News a night of violent and deadly protests in charlotte. At least one person shot dead in the chaos. Were live with the developing details just in. Plus. Filling up the tanks. A sign the gas crisis shortage here in North Carolina may soon be ending. The major announcement just made. And. An urgent recall from blue bell. Why two flavors of ice cream could make you very sick. Eyewitness news breaking right now at ten. A second night of chaos in charlotte. In the wake of a Deadly Police shooting. Good evening from the breaking news center im steve daniels. Were watching the live feeds coming in from uptown charlotte right now as demonstrators clash with police. Ad lib just getting person has been shot and has died. Seven Police Officers and one civilian also taken to the hospital. Take a look at this video from the past hour police launching tear gas. Trying to get the backoff. Also getting reports of looting in uptown charlotte. This has been unfolding through the eve
This morning who was happy anda. What happened in this home has neighbors hugging the own kids m remembers the 23monthold lawson and his sister happily splashing in their home pool. Ttroy whi whitaker is a firefigr and he was supposed his daughter at school and thep his son at daycare but instead he was left in a baby seat in the back seat of the truck on a very hot day. Whitaker went home and later in the day went to publix and when i began unloading the groceries he discovered his son in the immediately began cpr. But it was obvious he had been dead for a while. Now when emergency workers got here, they checked the little guys temp and it was up to 108 degrees. So by all accounts it seems like this was unintentional. Still the Sherriffs Office says the dad has to be charged for what he did. Did they design why the charge is aggravate manslaughter . He didnt explain that but said this guy went through a polygraph and he said he simply thought he had dropped his son off at day care. An
Hours today. The toddler died. The man made that devastating discovery in his driveway. Ken . The bottom line is this neighborhood is in shock tonight. Clearly they are trying to wrap their arms and heads around that we had a 23monthold wo littley this morning who was happy and what happened in this home has neighbors hugging their own kids. This man remembers the 23monthold lawson and his sister happily splashing in their home pool. Ttroy whi whitaker is a firefigr and he was supposed to drop off his son at daycare but instead he was left in a baby seat in the back seat of the truck on a very hot day. Whitaker went home and later in the day went to publix and when i began unloading the groceries he discovered his son in the car. He dropped the grocery and but it was obvious he had been dead for a while. Now when emergency workers got here, they checked the little guys temp and it was up to 108 degrees. So by all accounts it seems like this was unintentional. Still the Sherriffs Office
Officer is. Reporter and the commissioner said that investigators are due to speak to at least one independent witness and did they see the person in the pickup did they brannish a gun at any point, its not clear if that Police Officer, its man that owns the truck has spoke ento investigators. Thank you john. Officials in Charlotte North Carolina are bracing for another possible night of protests after a Police Officer there shot and killed a civilian, police say they are sifting through body cam and dashcam footage after 43yearold Keith Lamont Scott was shot by police. They were looking for another person at the time without standing warrants that is when scott was approached by officers, police say he got out of his car armed with a gun. The officers gave loud, clear, verbal commands to drop the weapon. As the officers continued to yell at him to drop it, he stepped out and posed a threat to the officers. They say that a gun was recovered at the scene and scotts family maintains he w