40 looks dry this morning. We just have one small incident to tell you about that is on 40 westbound. That is right near carytown boulevard here. There is an accident off on the shoulder at exit 291. Watch for maybe a few little slowdowns in that area until the accident is cleared. Plus, we saw the shoulder closure fortified between exit 293 and exit 301. So it could be a little tight going through there this morning. Keep that in mind. Thank things are looking good on your westbound loop. On 540 to u. S. 64 to glenwood avenue. Avenue to wade avenue. We have more weather and traffic updates coming up in a few minutes. 5 32 now. Breaking overnight. Investigators say a Lightning Strike may have caused a house fire in raleigh. Weve got the video for you. The fire started around 10 30 last night at the home in the south hall subdivision. The house did receive minor damage, though. The family was able to stay there last night. A crash involving a pedestrian in raleigh. Police say the victim
Possibility of walking away from metro if he did not get the support. Im always thinking of it as, you know, my 16yearold daughter on the train, your children riding the train, thats how i think of this. Reporter the gm says flatly after seeing what he saw this week and being sotold what he w being told, he could not be comfortable with the system being open in the state it was in. There were serious issues. We should not have been running training under those conditions. Reporter he says more details are needed about why the system is in such rough shape. Riders with their own thoughts. I think the new general manager is making efforts to show hes a tough guy and wants to make it better. Reporter would you be okay if they shut the system down for extended periods of time to get in and fix things . Yes, i would. Reporter an extended maintenance shutdown could be a possibility as we go forward. Now, we also asked the new general manager if longterm shutdowns could become more commonplac
Cloudy and cooler. We are at 72 on tuesday. 79 for the afternoon high. We fall back to 77 by 6 00 p. M. This evening. More on the forecast and when we could hit the 80s again coming up. Right now, well send to kristin with a look on traffic. Tuesday is off to a quiet start on the roads right now. Lets take a live look at what you can expect if you are hitting the roads this morning. This is i40 and aviation parkway right there. The camera is out of focus, but traffic is moving fine on 540 and 440. One note to tell you if you are driving on 40 again today. We still have that shoulder closure between exits 293 and exits 301. It could be a tight squeeze going through there throughout the day today. Your westbound loops are cleared today. Drive from 440 to wade avenue. On 40 to the clayton by pass, you are looking at an 11minute commute. Investigators say a Lightning Strike may have caused a house fire in raleigh. That fire started around 10 30 at the home on summerton place right in the s
From heading to the picket signs signs. He says they have what they need to get running. Those differences have been calibrated with some fair degree of precision. Theres not disagreement about that. So its now time to close those differences, reach an agreement, lift the threat of a strike off of the heads of our customers and move on. Reporter the two sticking points that have yet to put talks an ice is the language to be used in a potential agreement between both sides and numbers as the clock ticks closer to sundays str ike deadline, commuters are running out of patient. Settle. Get it done. Reporter david is one of the more than 100,000 commuters now bracing for trains to stop running. He may miss work himself monday if it happens. Its tough. Everybody got rights. Reporter new Jersey Transit workers including conductors, track foreman and rail Office Clerks have orked without a contract for the past five theyre asking for wage increases and changes in Health Care Costs that new Je
This is over and everybody can go back about their business and employees can go back to their business, which is what everybody really wants. Reporter well, lets hope that comes to pass. That was this morning. Now, the update on the talks, there was serious give and take all day. Official. Sources telling eyewitness tonight. Become available. Were live in newark, new jersey. The strike would be huge. Shoppers not shopping, workers not getting to work. Tim . Reporter bill, planning is key to be everything for both commuters and businesses. Lunch at havana was busy at times square. Plenty of staff on hand, too. If a new Jersey Transit strike occurs, this and many other businesses could be greatly impacted. Hour or two earlier to make it in on time. We really dont know. There are a lot of unknowns here. Reporter Restaurant Owner jeremy marren says he has 20 Staff Members and managers who must commute from new jersey. Scheduling and other costs could become complicated. The possibility of