Road is one of the citys higher priorities. How to pay for it, most of that money would come from future transportation bonds. Im steve, wncn news now. Dramatic testimony today in the murder trial of a north hills mother. 23yearold Travion Smith is charged with killing Melissa Huggins jones in 2014. Reporter there were plenty of tears shed today on the witness stand as people remembered the woman who died and the day her young daughter found her body. A devoted mother who dearly loved her family and god. God. Especially her children. The church doors were open. She did everything she could to have her children in church. Reporter thats how Melissa Huggins jones mother described her daughter in court three years after she was killed in her apartment. Blood was everywhere. A construction worker at the apartment complex testified about the morning in may of 2013 when her eightyearold daughter found her mom lying blood covered in bed and came out to ask him for help. He buried his head in
Was springlike temperatures we have spring thunderstorms. The good news for the south from louisiana to mississippi alabama up to tennessee the tornado threat has relaxed but they still have heavy rain with flooding problems and severe thunderstorm warnings producing strong winds and hail. What this system will head our way tomorrow it will weaken some. A lot of the video you saw there and pictures im going to show you later we will not be in for the same stuff. A lot of it will still make it here tonight. Tonight cloudy and dry and we should stay that way through the the morning commute. This warm front will pass through and will help warm us up and wipe in our atmosphere. A cold front then moves through tomorrow night and closes down. Cloudy, dry and mile and it will be a windy day. We will approach 70 but after lunchtime is when the heavy rain and storms will arrive so through the afternoon ride home from school and the evening commute home armed home we will have storms and range.
Will be climbing until they reach a temperature of 70. But 53 at 8 a. M. A little bit of fog. 66 at noon and a few showers and there we are at three clock. Warmer showers and storms, a high of 70 this afternoon 3 00, and well continue with the threat of showers and storms through the evening drive home at 6 00. Ill have more on when these storms will move out of the area coming up but a check will show i440 and wake forest road on this wednesday morning. The good news is all around 440 south of downtown that means traffic is moving at or near the posted speed limits. Ill keep you dated on weather and traffic every ten minutes. Off to a good start. Testimony at the continues in the wake county courthouse at the case of a woman killed in north hills. Killed during a botched burglary attempt. Witnesses tested her 8yearold found her body covered in blood and ran to a nearby construction worker for her. She had blood all over her face and blood was everywhere. I put two fingers on her wrist
Wednesday morning, so lets go ahead fine on this wednesday morning. Im looking at i40 south of downtown, heading westbound moving at about 65 milesperhour and cruising eastbound youre looking at very similar speeds around 65 milesperhour, as well. Ill have more on traffic and weather in about ten minutes. Alyssa thanks so much. Time now 5 31. Testimony continues at the wake county courthouse of a woman killed in north raleigh. Melissa hugginsjones body was found. And in Court Witnesses testified her 8yearold daughter found her body covered in blood and ran to a nearby construction worker for help. She had blood all over her face and blood was everywhere, and i put two fingers on her she was cold as a block of ice. Smith is one of three charged in this case. Ronald anthony pled guilty to seconddegree murder and one more hasnt going to trial. The group was breaking into cars in the area where hugginsjones was killed. They never intended to kill them they said. They were inside her apartm
Rain chances will pick up after 3 00 and the storms again for the evening commute. Temperatures in the 70s around clayton and clinton. Fed bell 72. Severe threat between 3 00 and 10 pm will be marginal and lived. Heavy rain and gusty winds and cant rule out and isolated tornado. Dont forget to download the wcnc weather app. You can get alerts and forecast and interactive radar as well. Download it free from your apple or android device. Wncn keeping an eye on the road conditions. Were seeing a few sprinkles of rain here and there. And now headed back. We are on 40 now things are looking good. Over the past 30 minutes that we have been on the road we have seen this guy start to darken. The dark clouds seem to be headed towards the durum area and raleigh looks clear. As we were headed towards durum around south point, we could see sprinkles. Nothing significant. Something you probably want to keep in mind if you are headed out in the next few minutes. Not so much rain were seeing that we