y246wy yy6y is 'next' on eyewitness news. a "suspicious package" -- discovered at the 'charlotte police department'. a 'bomb robot' -- called to the scene. the latest details 'just in.' also tonight... speaking out. a u-n-c football player accused of rape....telling his side of the story. why he says he's been wrongly accused. and - "living life" -- on 'mars'. a 'mogul's -- mission to make it 'reality' -- sooner than you think. eyewitness news starts right now. showers and storms moving through parts of the area.... good evening everyone. i'm tisha powell. and i'm steve daniels. 'parts' of the 'triangle' -- are under a "severe thunderstorm warning" -- until 10-30. chief meteorologist 'chris hohmann' is in the 'first alert storm center' -- tracking it all. scattered showers tonight...lows 64-68. scattered showers and are in a marginal risk for severe storms. could be a few severe storms as cold front and upper level energy move over area. a few lingering showers thursday, finally drying out and pleasant for friday and into the weekend. breaking news right now out of charlotte police headquarters evacuated for four hours - after an employee found a suspicious package in the mail room. a bomb robot was brought in to remove the package from the taken to another location where police can check it out. a police spokesman says a bomb-sniffing dog identified the package as suspicious. police say it is unclear what was in the package at this time. they are going to release that information after further tests. the employees have since been given the all- clear to go back inside the building. we will keep on eye on any new developments. you can look for updates on abc- 11-dot-com...or during this newscast. tonight in raleigh... a 'new opportunity' -- for a 'second chance'. 'wake county residents' -- 'crowded' into a 'local school' -- in hopes of 'wiping' -- 'old' criminal offenses -- 'off of their record'. joel brown joins us 'live' -- at the 'wake county justice center'. joel, the 'district attorney' told you, tonight -- 'why' she's pushing for this. since we first reported on this new program, last week-- word has spread quickly. even the wake county d-a is a bit blown away by the sheer number of local residents lining up for the opportunity to clear their old criminal record... tonight, brian bunn was one of the first in line, ... - "actually i heard some people talking about it on the bus." and after a quick google search... brian found his way to this raleigh charter school-- hosting pre- registration for wake county's new initiative to help residents get their criminal records, expunged. last week, '1000' people showed up... tonight, 'hundreds' more in a line that stretched out the door. brian says he's stayed out of trouble for the past 16 years... but the criminal offense on his record remains... putting a better job-- or bette reach. - "it makes you feel less of a person when you can't find a job. and it's just hard, it's very hard." wake d-a lorring freeman told us-- she pitched the idea several months ago to community partners and local lawyers... - "ya know, our state law says that people who fit certain criteria are entitled to a second chance." ...willing to volunteer their time to walk residents through the complicated expungement process. a chance to clear criminal low-level offenses committed as a minor or more from a resident's record. the district attorney-- who spends her days working to put criminals behind bars-- argues a shot at a 2nd chance-- is about public safety too-- stabilizing communities. - "and we know that people who are able to take advantage of educational opportunities and employment opportunities are less likely to re- offend." not everyone here will be eligible for expungement.. they try to manage expectations... - "i do wanna say, it is not gonna happen overnight!" - " registration, you don't have any answers yet; you don't know if your record is going to be expunged. is this offering some kind of hope for you? yes, this is definetly a blessing. i need this in my life." so the d-a's deadline to get residents registered for the expungement program is this friday. and volunteers are trying to squeeze in more events this week, to meet the overwhelming demand. in 'raleigh' tonight - a 19- year-old -- 'locked up' -- for a deadly shooting. "shyhem - wilkerson"... is charged with 'murder and robbery'. he's in the 'wake county jail'. they say -- wilkerson killed "arron - jacobs." jacobs was found 'shot' in a car -- on capital boulevard... near calvary drive... last wednesday. he was taken to 'wake-med' -- where he died. new tonight -- a registered sex offender charged in a murder-for- hire plot in orange county. investigators say attempted to hire someone to kill his former girlfriend's significant other. allen was taken into custody last night during an undercover operation. he's in the orange county jail under a half-million dollars bond. new tonight - a 'wake county man' -- accused of 'attacking' a 'co- worker' -- with a 'lawn mower'. "james - mcpherson"... is charged with 'assault'. he's in the 'wake county jail' -- under 75-thousand dollars bond. 'raleigh police' say -- mcpherson went after "dale - wiggns".... with a 'riding lawn mower' -- on 'louisburg road' this morning. wiggins 'right foot' -- was seriously injured. both 'mcpherson' and 'wiggins' -- company. authorities 'did not' say -- 'what' led to the assault. the 'u-n-c football player' -- 'accused publicly' of raping a 'fellow student' -- is now 'speaking out'. 'two weeks' ago -- 'u-n-c sophomore'... 'delaney - robinson'... 'went public' -- with what 'she says' -- 'happened to her' on "valentines day". she says "allen - artis" raped her... and of the "university of north carolina" did "nothing about it". angelica alvarez... live from the raleigh eyewitness news center... with the latest developments. for the first time... publicly... artis says he was he says he didn't know delaney robinson before the night of that now infamous party... and didn't contact her after... he says... he has no idea why she says he raped her. it's been two weeks to the day... since unc sophomore... delaney robinson...and her attorney... gathered the media... to tell the world she was raped seven months ago...by unc linebacker... allen artis. today... for the first time.. he's talking publicly... with his own attorney. "everything was completely battery and assault... in an interview with our news partner... the news and observer... artis says it wasn't rape... he didn't drug her....and he has the support of his friends and teammates. "taking it day by day, there are people out there who support me, know who i am, know i would never do something like that so having those people, knowing i have support has been helpful." the junior turned himself in after robinson swore out warrants against him. have known... ....she was "mentally incapacitated" and "physically helpless".... after the two had been drinking at a party. her report shows bruising around her neck.... which artis explains... may be hickies. his attorney says artis even passed a polygraph test about that night. her attorney firing back at that in a statement saying: " any purported, and inherently unreliable polygraph test does not alter the fact that my client never consented to have sex with allegations... artis has been suspended from the football team... but not from the university. artis' mother also spoke... saying their family is in pain... and says this could happen to anyone's son. artis...will be back in court on thursday. new details -- in a break-in at a raleigh juice shop. raleigh police releasing surveillance images -- from inside "raleigh raw".. showing two guys... and police say one of them is known as "drew." the owner of the west hargett street business told us more than five thousand dollars in cash and merchandise including ipads and clothing was taken. he believes he was targeted because of a post he made on social media. new tonight - a "fire scare" -- in a 'dorm' -- on the campus of "fayetteville state university". firefighters 'responded' to reports of 'smoke' -- at "mcleod hall" -- at about '3-15' this afternoon. '9-1-1 callers' said -- "smoke" was coming from a 'dorm room' -- on the fourth floor. when room.... they found some clothing 'smoldering' on a 'lamp'. the fire did 'not' cause -- any 'serious damage' to the dorm. now to vote 20- 16...hillary - clinton believes her performance in what has become the most-watched debate in u-s television history was a game- changer. more than '81- million people' watching the face-off. back on the trail here in what her campaign calls a "battleground blitz" -- clinton called last night "fun". clinton appearing at wake tech in raleigh.... seemed to revel in what xs?w?w?,she saw as flubs by "donald - ototottrump." s?#?#?#?#?#?ov and "donald" - trump... quick to fire back against "hillary - clinton." trump....campaignin g tonight in the battleground state of florida. he once again called on clinton to release her 33- thousand emails...that have been deleted. in post-debate interviews, trump blamed the moderator and a bad microphone for his debate performance. trump and clinton are slated to face each again on october ninth in st. louis. and right now on "abc 11 dot com".... and on the "abc 11 mobile news app".... the debate 'fact checking'. you'll see 'how' both candidate stack up... on statements about 'global warming'... fighting isis.. and argument. former 'north carolina senator' elizabethdole -- and actor 'tomhanks' -- launching a program -- to help our 'military families' -- and the people they call "hidden heroes" -- who are supporting our 'wounded warriors'. the "hidden heroes" campaign -- was created by the 'elizabeth dole foundation'. dole and hanks say-- they're hoping to "inspire a national movement to more effectively support military and veteran caregivers." a celebration of service for outgoing fayetteville police chief "harold - medlock." family... friends... and fellow village baptist church.... for his retirement ceremony. fayetteville mayor "nat - robertson" presented the chief as well as his wife with a certificate of retirement. the chief was also recognized by the f-b-i for his leadership. medlock ended the ceremony with a prayer for the department. he reminded officers to lead, guide, and direct. the chief will go on medical leave next month. his retirement becomes effective in december. we're just 'getting started' on eyewitness news. still to come tonight - a 'direct flight' -- from north carolina to 'cuba'. you 'buy' a ticket. plus... "mission to mars". a 'plan' to 'go' -- where no one has "lived" before. how "elon - musk" -- plans to "colonize mars". 'when' -- his "out- of-this world idea" -- 'could' become a reality. and... "the wedding crasher". a 'surprise guest' -- at a 'new york wedding'. it's the "must-see video" of the night. but first... a live look outside of the raleigh 'new york city' -- 'questioning' -- a "person of interest" -- in a 'deadly explosion' -- at a suspected marijauna "grow house" -- in the bronx. the 'explosion' -- 'killed' a 'veteran' firefighters.... and 'six' police officers. the 'house' and the 'surrounding buildings' were 'evacuated' -- after someone reported a 'gas leak'. battalion chief "michael - fahy".... was 'directing operations' from the street -- when he was 'hit' -- by falling debris. a vermont man -- rescued after a week at sea in a life raft -- has been brought ashore in boston. a freighter picked up 22-year-old "nathan - carman" off the coast of massachusetts on sunday. officials say the freighter spotted carman on a four-person inflatable raft. carman -- who has a mild form of autism -- left a rhode island marina with his mother on september 18th. according to the coast guard, carman said the boat quickly took on water and sank. carman's mother is presumed dead. 'two guys' -- who interrupted "ryan - lochte's" -- dancing debut -- on the 'season premiere' of "dancing with the stars'... are 'now' facing criminal charges. the 'l-a city attorney's office' says -- "sam - sotoodeh"... and "barzeen - soroudi".... were charged with "interfering with a performance"..... and leaving a 'spectator area' were arrested -- on september 12th -- during the live show... here on abc-11. 'satoodeh' says -- they wanted to "get the message out -- that lochte is a "coward and a criminal" -- under brazilian law". the 'first flight' -- from 'our state' to 'cuba' -- takes-off in november. 'american airlines' announcing - the 'direct flight' -- from charlotte to havana -- begins november 30th. the "airbus 319" -- will leave charlotte- douglas airport at 12:07.... and arrive in havana at 2:49. if you're planning a visit.... remember -- 'all passengers' -- need to have a 'val v new tonight - a mission to mars. space-x founder "elon - musk"...says he envisions 1- thousand passenger ships flying to mars within a century. during his speech, musk also outlined his plan to establish a city on mars. he wants to make humans a multi- planetary species, and says the best way to do that is to colonize the red planet. his goal is to get the price down so anyone could afford to go, with a ticket costing no more than a house on earth. the night. we start with a driver in washington state learning that "donald - trump" won't help you get a ride in the carpool lane. take a look at this 'giant' cardboard cutout -- of the truimp's 'head'. the 'washington state patrol' says -- someone tried to 'use' the "h-o-v lane" -- in 'auburn' today -- with "trump's head" as the passenger! .....but a state trooper didn't "fall for it".... and the driver was quickly 'pulled over'. faces a 'fine' -- of 'at least' 136 dollars. a "daddy / daughter" hair factory -- in 'daytona beach' -- 'runs classes' -- for 'dads' to learn 'how to help' -- 'do' -- their daughters' "do". this video shows 'one dad' -- managing to 'accomplish the trick'.... with the help of his daughter 'spinning' -- while he holds her hair -- 'in place'. the result -- a 'neat bun' -- that can't be 'shaken loose'. you may have seen the selfies on we have video of actor "tom - hanks" crashing a wedding shoot in new yorks' central park. the actor then turned the table on the couple and asked for a photo of his own. they happily obliged, and hanks pulled out his cellphone to get a few good selfies. showers and a few thunderstorms were the rule today as a frontal boundary remains stationary across the state. the threat of showers will linger overnight, with warm lows of 65-70. a piece of energy will shoot off of an upper level low tomorrow and move over central north carolina during the afternoon. scattered showers and storms will develop as the day wears on, and a few of the storms could be severe with damaging tomorrow will be in the mid 70s to low 80s. the chance for some showers will linger into thursday, but drier air will finally move into the region on friday, paving the way for a nice weekend. night time lows should drop into the 50s, with highs in the still to come 'tonight' -- on eyewitness news... 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'why' the owner -- of a 'winning lottery ticket' -- bought 'right here' in the triangle - may soon 'end up' -- the "biggest loser". a north carolina sfx: door rattles.glass shatters she'll call nine one one. average response time? eleven minutes. too late. she keeps a firearm in this safe for protection. hillary can. don't let hillary leave you protected with nothing but a phone. the nra political victory fund is responsible for the content of this advertising. come on... dogs just won't quit. neither does new frontline gold. its triple action formula is relentless at killing fleas and ticks for a full 30 days. good boy! go for the gold. i'm roy cooper...and my mom used to teach in t h carolina teacher. she wouldn't have liked how we've fallen to 41st in teacher pay... 44th in per-student spending... or that governor mccrory tried to cut education funding to its lowest budget share in over 30 years. it's why thousands of teachers are moving out of state. as governor, i'll make schools the priority again. schools my mom would be proud of. lottery winner is a year for life slip through their fingers. someone bought a lucky for life ticket at the harris teeter on highway 55 in cary on april 11th. the ticket was a winner .. but it's set to expire next week! the winner has 180 days to claim the prize .. and that means if they don't come forward by october 7th .. the ticket is no longer valid and the money goes back into the lottery jackpot. the "a-c-c" -- now offering a "full refund" -- if you bought 'tickets' -- to the 'football title game' -- in charlot coast conference" -- announced 'earlier this month' -- it's 'moving the game' -- from "bank of america stadium" -- because of 'h-b- two'. the conference says -- the new location -- will be announced at a later date. the game 'remains' scheduled for 'primetime' -- on saturday, december third. for information on 'how' to get a refund -- you can go to abc-11-dot- com and look for the story on the homepage. a second straight night of exhibition "pucks" -- and if you remember the name chucky brown, you might be surprised to hear where his daughter plans to go to college -- that story next in sports. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. i'd look her right in that fat ugly face of hers. she ate like a pig. a person who's flat chested is very hard to be a 10. does she have a good body? no. does she have a fat [expletive]? absolutely. do you treat women with respect? after over 20 years in congress, senator richard burr has been making washington work... for himself. while his net worth has increased over 500%... making over $3.6 million. but it's not just that. on a bill to make insider trading by congressmen illegal, burr voted no, calling the law a waste of time. that's how 20 years in washington has changed richard burr. women vote is responsible for the content of this advertising. has changed richard burr. arsenic, mercury, lead. duke energy endangered the drinking water of 1.6 million people in north carolina. and what did duke energy get? a sweeter deal from pat mccrory. mccrory got thousands in campaign contributions from duke energy executives. and what will you get? years of higher electric bills to pay for cleaning up their mess. preseason games - the top two goalies have yet to give up a goal for the hurricanes. last night it was eddie lack pitching two shutout periods - tonight cam ward stopped all 16 shots he faced in a 3-2 win over tampa bay. lightning's luke witkowski and j.t. brown mix it up a little with carolina's trevor carrick in the 1st period warren foegel -- brody sutter , lucas wallmark jeff skinner carolina now returns home and they'll ho on friday night. unc women's three year contract extension. he'll likely get to coach izzy brown. she's a recent signee -- one with a familiar last name -- and family ties that bleed wolfpack red. the allure of chapel hill was too strong to pass up for izzy brown. currently a sophomore at green hope -- brown has dreams that go well beyond the collegiate level. "i mean the whole class above me - the 2018 class. a majority of them are all national putting myself in that environment with such good players -- i felt that would really help me. i want to be on the national team so bad. obviously i have to keep working. that's a goal and i really want to get to that goal and i feel like unc would be the best decision." choosing where to play in college wasn't that cut and dry. dad chucky brown who comes to most of izzy's practices is a wolfpack legend. he played in the 80's under jimmy v all. just want her to be happy. she always loved nc state but i always told her if you want to go somewhere else im not going not going to be against that. i'm with you". given your family history this seems like an odd choice no? "a little bit but i know he'll support me with whatever i do. like everything about it is just so beautiful and like.. the light blue im going to paint my room light blue. i just love that color. :" "kenny smith is a good friend of mine and he actuall i told him and sam perkins told me i gotta put on the light light blue and once i put it on i'll never take it off. so i've been getting ribbed pretty hard about it. i'll eventually put it on because it's for her. so i'll wear it." izzy has a knack for scoring goals and maybe ruffling feathers. for the latest eyewitness news. we'll see you again tomorrow night for "eyewitness news at ten" -- here on >> today on "tmz" -- harvey: screw the debate. blac chyna and rob may have broken up. [laughter] >> thank god! >> rob and blac chyna are not talking. harvey: if they've broken up, she still is having the only kardashian heir. >> but under the thumb of kris control for the shows and all of that. the baby, the baby pictures, the birth. [laughter] >> what was that? >> where did that come from? >> we have video of brody jenner losing it. >> [bleep]! >> he was staying at the marriott. some of stuff was in his manager's room. he was told he couldn't get in the room. i worked at a hotel and there were times when yosau could y don't let them in. especially if my wife shows up. >> tom brady and giselle are over in capri still. he has white pants on.

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