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Reporter this is one of many areas across town where heavy winds knocked down massive trees. Check out the root of that tree. Road. This is edge hill drive. We watched as crews wrapped up trying to clear this tree. Minutes. But they had been here for about four hours. We talked to homeowners and neighbors across charlotte. A tree fell on a condo in the will more area. It caused so much damage inside, that structure has been deemed unsafe. We saw crews working to clear a tree that fell on a vintage seen Power Outages, two gas leeks, and trees down within a three block radius. A nearby homeowner told us the impact knocked down one of the trees in her yard and damaged her fence and she described the moment it happened. He started barking. We heard a loud rustling. It wasnt even a boom. It was a big rustling. This. Reporter you can see that area right there where that tape is still blocked off. Damage occurred. She told us that a woman ....
Morning, quietly and build throughout the day today. Meteorologist christine wapp is watching t the conditions this morning. Definitely cold as you mentioned in uptown. Temperatures in the 20s and so far, drivers not having a lot of problems on the roadways. D. O. T. Was out in full force last night pretreating the roads. Of course, laying down the salt, the brine, ahead of this system. Concern as we head out today. No problems out this morning so far but as keith has mentioned that threat for freezing rain continues throughout the lunch time hours, although the numbers for this morning as originally thought with ice or snow not much of a concern. It is good that they took the precautions last night. Out here this morning, as i mentioned, it is cold. Starting to see light drizzle falling out here this morning. It will be a concern as we head throughout the day today as temperatures hover at or below of course, the bridges and offer passes, likely to have overpasses, limely to have slic ....
U. S. Crude is trading at just about 30 a barrel now, and lets take a look at how thats affecting the dow. Up 206 points now. The nasdaq is up 75. Well be keeping an eye on this throughout the day. A fire swept through a northwest charlotte barn and killed seven dogs, two horses. This morning. Now Eyewitness News reporter angela hong has learned what may have led to this fire. Angela. Reporter john, we have been here all morning and within the last 30 minutes you can see a bulldozer crew out here taking barn. We have new information, we learned a space heater used in the barn to keep the animals warm may have caused this fire. We were here shortly after 6 30 when the call came in off we spoke with the owner off camera who said he lost two horses, a dog and six puppies. He said the animals were family pets and loved by his children. He saw the fire after he came back from dropping off his called 911. He tried to make it inside the ....
State trying to pass the same type of nonDiscrimination Ordinance and lawmakers are working to reverse it in charlotte and stop it from happening any where else. All those in favor raise your hand. With that vote, Charlotte City leaders made it against the law for businesses and taxis to discriminate against members of the Lgbt Community and use the bathrooms of their choice. They also went against the governor. What are you going to do now. As i warned and as i expected, we all ready have state legislators working on legislation for april to reverse what the city council did. In a one on one interview, governor pat mccrory said he believes allowing trans gender people to use the bathroom of their choice is a violation of privacy and over reach so hes stepping in. I think they cross the common sense threshold o ....
Blowing rock. Coming up at 6 00, well talk about how fast you can get hypothermia and frostbite. Live in blowing rock, john ahrens, channel 9 Eyewitness News. Get back in the truck well see you at 6 00. Stay with our Team Coverage. Continuing at 6 00, soldiers stuck in the snow, the mistake they made trying to get to an area ski resort. If you have any questions about the wintery conditions in your neighborhood, join us on facebook. Meteorologist Christine Rapp is live chatting on the weather page now. Hours ago, this student faced a judge after police found him with a gun on his school bus. Tonight were asking the school if he had it with him on campus and around other students. Tina terry has been pushing for those answers and talked to concerned students. Yeah alison, police couldnt say for sure but they say he could ....