3 local Taxi Companies are preparing for a busy night this new years eve. News 13s Lauren Brigman is live along from inside our mobiltrak unit. Lauren, how are they planning to deal with the extra calls . Some companies are bringing in extra drivers to work on of their busiest nights of the year. 3 Checker Cab Company operates in hendersonville andd asheville. On any given day, they have about 15 taxis on the roads. But tonight, they will add up to eight increase in calls. The owner says though cabs will be in high demand, his rates will not go up on this busy night. 3 george scottowner, checker cab 27;2940the rates are two fifty a mile, on a meter. Say ten miles, would be 25 dollars. Five miles, is what, twelvefifty. 3 3 3 3 3 i26 is back open this morning. After a fuel leak caused a crash and shut down part of the interstate. Traffic was backed up for miles near the tryon exit on the polkhenderson county line. Troopers say a truck was leaking fuel. Making the road slick. That caused
3 the cocotdown to new years eve is on in the us. One Million People are pected in times square tonightand theres an unprecedented effort to keep them all safe. New threats overseas are is changing plans in some cities in europe. Abcs megan hughes has details. 3 in paristhe holiday street party will go on as planned, but the fireworks display has been called offofficials stressing the need for vigilance in t t wake of novembers attacks which left 130 dead. nats juan salines, tourist from los angeles i was in paris the week after it happened and the thing is you cant let people like that dictate your lifestyle and your choicesthis tourist is now in brussels. The mayor there also called off the fireworks. Brussels authorities arrested two men this week in connection with a suspected holiday plot. Recent threats overseas wont halt celebrations here at home commissioner bill bratton, nypd we are not aware of any threat at this time that we million revelers expected to pack into about 20 bl
Rates approaching an inch per hour but well zoom in little closer right now. You can see it is raining right now in media as well as wilmington, down to middletown, delaware, also, in sections of Gloucester County looking at some of that steady moderate rain coming down and look to the south. Most of this continues to lift to the north. It will eventually impact the entire area. So well continue to monitor the Flash Flood Watch through late tonight. You can see that includes the heart of our area. Watching out for ponding, heavy rainfall and that potential for some flash flooding. So for this evening, the Flash Flood Watch continues. Rain. It will be heavy at times. For tomorrow morning, fog. That will be the concern also scattered showers will continue into your friday keep that umbrella handy. What about the upcoming fathers day weekend . Will we finally dry out . New information on that forecast coming up. Thanks, scott. You can track the rain any interactive radar on our website ju
Fox 29 news in hd brought to you by xfinity the future of aweso awesome. Right now on fox 29, a local store clerk takes a serious beating and is knocked unconscious during a robbery. What he did that infuriate the the gunman. Happy birthday to you and a local woman with down syndrome dreamed of walking down the aisle on her birthday that wish came true. The wedding cake, the garter belt, you know, it was pretty cool. Why this wedding themed party meant so much to this special young lady and her mom. And developing tonight, the hunt for a suspect in that violent robbery caught on tape. Good evening, im dawn timmeney. Im iain page. It happened at roxborough in the middle of the afternoon. Fox 29s Shawnette Wilson is live in northwest detectives. Shawnette . Reporter watching this video is just going to make you angry. The clerk actually handed over everything but when he reached for help, the robber went on a violent attack. Surveillance video of a robbery gone bad. At least for the 50 y
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