There is always going to be fault. Mothers accusations of racism after a Little League team is stripped of their national title. Its the same team that knock our taney dragons out of the Little League world series. Good evening im iain page. Im lucy nolan. Chris oconnell is here. You watch this team on the road on their way to the title. Reporter now its getting ugly unfortunately guys. Tonight claims of cheating have turned into allegations of racism by the parents of Jackie Robinson Little League west players. It has become a Little League dream turned into a nightmare. They were once the darlings of the sports world. Complete with a victory parade and a trip to the white house to meet the president. Now, the Little League world series u. S. Champions have been stripped of their title and called cheaters. It is amazeing to me that when ever africanamericans exceed the expectations that there is always going to be fault that is going to be found and in weights that we do. Reporter acc
It has become a Little League dream turned into a nightmare. They were once the darlings of the sports world. Complete with a victory parade and a trip to the white house to meet the president. Now, the Little League world series u. S. Champions have been stripped of their title and called cheaters. It is amazeing to me that when ever africanamericans exceed the expectations that there is always going to be fault that is going to be found and in weights that we do. Reporter accusations of racism from parents of players of Jackie Robinson west Little League. Some calling the punishment too harsh. Some of the youth have been harassed because theyre told they were frauds. Reporter after a four might have month investigation Little League international determined the all black team from inner city chicago violated residency requirements by knowingly expanding its boundaries to allow ineligible players. The allegations came from a rival team. It wasnt easy for to us come forward. But we wer
Flooding in parts of new jersey and tonight some are dealing with a big mess. Good evening im chris may. Im jessica dean. That flooding left some roads impassible in ocean county and for those who gambled and drove through the water was up to the headlights. These are photos from the Asbury Park Press after the rain moved through residents checked out the damage you can see there the flood waters nearly knee high. Rescue teams were also out helping some drivers who got stuck in their flooded out cars. One of the hardest hit areas in all of this was toms river in ocean county and thats where Eyewitness News reporter david spunt is live tonight. David . Reporter jessica there are a lot of angry people in toms river tonight. Neighbors say this happened so fast behind me i want to you take look at roosevelt avenue this is one of the areas thats hardest hit and weve been watching for several hours right now and that water does not seem to be moving. The rain was quick and unrelent unrelenti
Rescue teams were also out helping some drivers who got stuck in their flooded out cars. One of the hardest hit areas in all of this was toms river in ocean county and thats where Eyewitness News reporter david spunt is live tonight. David . Reporter jessica there are a lot of angry people in toms river tonight. Neighbors say this happened so fast behind me i want to you take look at roosevelt avenue this is one of the areas thats hardest hit and weve been watching for several hours right now and that water does not seem to be moving. The rain was quick and unrelent unrelenting. Rick took cell phone video of hail just before water killed his engine. He waited over an hour for a tow tow. My engine shut off in the middle of the puddle. We had to get out and push the car out. Police rescued two dozen stranded drivers and closed several roads in toms river and surrounding areas. Most neighborhood roads. This is glenn hines man street and he says just about every time it rains, he has to pu
In already flood ravaged tech text more rescues are underway and more rain is on the way. And that same storm system will affect our area this weekend. Watch for the storm moving in here. Good evening, im jessica dean. Im chris may. Meteorologist kathy orr is tracking when and where these storms arrive and more importantly kathy the effects theyll have on us. Theres more than one effect believe it or not. We have warm humid air ahead of this storm. All that moisture from texas feeding in to a front that is marching eastward and we will be feeling the impact within the next 24 to 48 hours. Our future weather shows tomorrow morning we have that milky white sky with heat and humidity. During the afternoon a few storms popping up with the heat and humidity of the day as the front gets closer but its really going to be sunday afternoon that we see the front move through. Sunday morning some heat, some humidity. You can see the storms off to the west by the early afternoon then everything mo