Is next on Eyewitness News. A suspicious package shutting down streets in the heart of downtown raleigh. The latest details just in. Plus. Protesting the president elect. Emotions spilling over. Tens of thousands take to the streets in cities across the country. And. Eagles down. two birds trapped in a storm drain. The rescue caught on camera. Eyewitness news starts right now. wake county right off the top tonight businesses cleared out. And roads closed. After a suspicious package is found in the heart of downtown raleigh. Good evening everyone from the breaking news center. Im steve daniels. The first call came in to Raleigh Police at about 730. About a strange package on South Salisbury street. Only blocks away from wake county courthouse. joel brown is live near the the latest. And breaking in johnston county. A very serious crash in selma. Highway96 is shutdown in both directions between holly berry lane and old beulah road. We have a crew on the way. To get video and details. And
Next on Eyewitness News Law Enforcement surrounding a home in a wake county. two Young Children taken way. The latest details just in. Plus wildifre emergency. bone dry conditions fueling flames in Western North carolina. The latest on the fire fight. And softening stance. The obamacare bombshell from president elect donald trump. Eyewitness news starts right now. Several breaking stories right of the top tonight first we begin with reports of shots fired and a large Law Enforcement presence in a wake county neighborhood. Good evening everyone. Im tisha powell. And im steve daniels. Its unfolding right now on mclaurin lane. Off sunset lake road in the ballentine neighborhood in fuquayvarina. Dejuanhoggard is live near the scene with an update. Dejuan . Large police woman called 911 when cops arrived, shots fired. Person who was hit deceased late 20s or early 30s 2 kids carried out of the home sitting in ems truck also breaking right now in raleigh a suspicious device that shut down par
To the north and as it pushes to the north if our temperatures stay below the freezing mark in mecklenberg county and union county we could have another wave of freezing rain. Theres more rain where that came from. The heavier rain has not gotten here yet that is good timing the light rain out of the way and the colder temperatures here comes the heavier rain during the overnight period but im glad to say the temperatures will be going up. Heading down after the sunsets temperatures going up just a tad around the freezing mark by 6 30. Going up, upper 30s by 10 30 in the 40s by tomorrow morning when that heavy rain moves through it should not be frozen. More on the forecast and when we see things clear up in a little bit. Thank you. We are monitoring conditions from throughout the wbtv viewing area. Lincoln county had a slippery start to the day and where we find sharon smith live now. What are the latest conditions like . Been a misty mix and we are getting tiny snowflakes. I dont kno
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Temps. We hope you ve enjoyed the sunshine lately because rain is moving back in, at least briefly. As we move through your friday, expect increasing clouds across Hampton Roads and ne North Carolina as an area of low pressure moves up the coast. While the day will likely start dry, rain chances will go up by friday afternoon and evening. A couple of showers may linger into early saturday morning, but majority of saturday looks dry with partly sunny skies. High temperatures will be in the mid 50s friday and the upper 50s by saturday. We re keeping an eye on another area of low pressure that could bring us a couple of showers sunday, but at this point, the day does not look like a washout. High temperatures will dip into the upper 40s. By monday and tuesday, highs will struggle to driving along and hit a pothole on your drive in North Carolina . Now if you report it crews will have 48 hours to fix it. Todd corillo explains the new law that s now in effect. The roads may be in pretty goo