Afternoon 78 degrees under mostly sunny skies. Gorgeous day shaping up today. We will see the temperatures jump even warmer tomorrow. We will talk about that and we have cooler air for the first day of spring in the sevenday forecast but now weather and traffic with amber. Amber good tuesday morning. If you are heading to the polls watch for the volume around the sites. At the open 6 30 until 7 30 tonight. Now it sis pretty light volume with police activity, maybe a disabled vehicle 40 westbound at cary towne boulevard. Looks like a tow truck just arrived. No delay there. A little glistening on the live cameras. This is skibo and raeford in fayetteville a aive camera no problems into fragment Cumberland County off to a nice start. We have some storms that passed through so you may have wet roads. As far as shower activity we are we were seeing showers around 95 and Roanoke Rapids and a little patchy fog in raleigh. Barbara thanksgiving you. John North Carolina one of five crucial state
Tonight about the 18monthold boy shot in the face in new jersey. Our reporter was there as the toddler was released from the hospital. Hes doing better. Doing better. Thank you so much. Reporter you can see where the bullet got dodged in 18 monthold mins face. His father and mother grateful they are taking him home and he will be making a full recovery. The little boy caught in the middle of gunfire in jersey city, shot as he sat in the car with his father and sister while his mother went into the post office. Michelle angry over the crime in the city. How does it feel [inaudible] reporter demanding answers from the mayor. Thankfully, the little boy is gonna be okay. Weve added foot posts and continue to hire Police Officers. Reporter the total number of shootings in jersey city this year, 86. Last year, there were 77 shootings. The mayor says easy access to guns, the problem. The shootings have goon up since last year. What do you atribute that to . The shootings and homicides have be
Death. These are stories that do not have the luxury of turning away but they have to respond situations and take responsibility for it. This is what passes for normal in their report. The work at officers through today take a huge toll on the human mind and body and soul and many of her officers who suffer from it we continue to work to help others and they should receive psob benefits. They should receive these benefits as a result of turn four. I appreciate the opportunity and urge you to consider this as we move forward. Thank you for your testimony. Next well hear from Jonathan Thompson executive director of the National Sheriffs association. Good afternoon, members of the task force, thank you for inviting me to testify. Im currently serving as the executive director of the National Sheriffs association that represents and each one serves as the chief Law Enforcement officer for that. Chairs are the only of lawenforcement officers providing the full line of Services Including jai
We have one on skype. Well start with chief zachery, the Public Safety director woodway, texas, and immediate past president of the International Association of chiefs of police. Yost, good to have you. Thank you, sir. Thanks for inviting me to testify today. My name is yost zachery, immediate past president of the im sorry i wasnt able to join you in person today. I intended to but my flights were canceled. I began Law Enforcement dispatcher woodway in 1979 and im still there today and currently serve as a chief and a director of the Public Safety department. One of my main duties as a chief is to ensure safety and wellbeing of my officers is there. This means making sure they have the proper training and equipment they need to do their job safely so they can return home each and every day to their loved one. During my time as president iecp, officer safety and wellness was one of my top priorities. Its always been a top priority of iecp. It is the position of that organization that n
Airport. I got more from our correspondent. There was a computer glitch, apparently a failure of the flight planning server at the main air Traffic Control center in the united kingdom. Remember that name because i dont think it is the last time you will hear it. There was a problem for just under two hours, but two hours on a friday evening at this time of the year in what is heathrow is the busiest airport, we are told in the world busiest in europe. That has a huge knockon effect. London alone has four airports. We know that the problem is over. The good news is that air space above london is now open again and has been since just after 1800 g. M. T. But the knockon effect is going to be huge. We hear there are already 50 consolations and expect that number to grow out of heathrow airport. That is our report from london. There was transport chaos in italy as a strike brought the country to a stand still. They protested in 50 cities, and some of the protests turned violent as our cor