Tracking the tropics. The threat brewing in the gulf that could now impact the Holiday Weekend here. The latest on the path of Tropical Storm hermine. Plus. Ambulances parked for good. After decades in service. A private Ambulance Service shutting down. What will happen to the workers, and the patients they serve. And, from the classroom to the campaign trail. The dispute over teacher pay in the race for governor. Eyewitness news Tropical Storm hermine. gaining strength and heading our way. It became a Tropical Storm this afternoon in the gulf of mexico and the impact is already being felt in florida. Where theyre getting heavy rain and flooding. The Florida Governor declaring a state of emergency before hermine makes landfall tomorrow. Good evening im steve daniels. Storm changed course today. Chief meteorologist Chris Hohmann is in the first alert storm center. Chris youre tracking hermine. How could it impact us here in Central North Carolina Tropical Storm hermine has strengthened
25 mph throughout the day, and remains breezy overnight with rain showers likely roads are dryincident free light traffic speeds are at or above posted closure is happening in the zoo starting tomorrow morning and will remain closed until spring 2017 i41 south to i94 if youre going to be on the road at all this weekend. Put down that cell phone while in work zones. The dot says theyve alwasys recommended that. But starting saturday it becomes the law. Pete zervakis is live to explain. Starting tomorrow. If you encounter any type of construction like here behind us in the zoo interchange it will be illegal to drive through it on your cell phone. Texting and driving is already illegal here in wisconsin. This new law makes it illegal to drive through construction making a call. Unless youre a hands free system. Bluetooth. Or youre calling under construction are often narrowed. There are lane shifts. And there can be workers in the area. So the law is supposed to help keep drivers focused
Reporter at 5 00 we told you nashua has recorded 50 fatalities to date. In manchester thief recorded 167 fatalities. And taken over 1300 overdose calls so far this year. City leaders desperate families and First Responders say they refuse to give up. But they are most certainly disheartened by the latest numbers. Amy coveno, wmur news 9. Tom heading out now. Thanks. The deadly fire being investigated over in seabrook, it happened at a ground floor apartment at the governor ware complex on lafayette. Firefighters found the man when they were checking to make sure everyone had gotten out. Officials believe the fire started in that unit. Jennifer a former volunteer firefighter who admittedded to starting two brush fires will spend at least two and a half years in prison. Through his lawyer, david plante wmurs Andy Hershberger was there and says plante will also never be allowed to join any other fire department. Reporter as part of david plants plea bargain, he will no longer be allowed t
Event in parker. 9news political reporter Brandon Rittiman calls that job security. Reporter trump and clinton supporters would cast johnson as a spoiler in the race. Johnson has about as much odds of winning colorado as ive got of buying one Powerball Ticket and expecting to win, but hes still a significant factor. Hes drawing 8. 6 support. Some pops have him as high as 13 polls have him as high as and you can bet trump and clinton would like not to lose any votes to him. Johnson has been struggling lately to explain his answer on msnbc when he couldnt come up with a name when asked what current world leader he admires. Today hes sticking to that answer. Im really skeptical. So when im asked to name a foreign leader that i admire and i name one and find out that well, heres what this you know what, im going to reserve that vote. I hope that speaks to honesty and leadership as opposed to an empty suit. Reporter so it sounds like you think the whole thing got blown out of proportion. Yo
Welcome to cbs two this morning. Im kevin arry. Barry. And im kelly dambrosio. Dambrosio. Lets get a check of our cbs 2 weather first forecast. Developing story right now Cedar Rapids Police are still looking for a former substitute teacher accused of sexually exploiting a student. Right now Mary Beth Haglin is . Not in the linn county jail. Jail. A warrant was issued for her arrest after police say she violated a nocontact worked as a substitute teacher at Cedar Rapids Washington High School and admitted to having a sexual relationship with a student in a june interview with cbs 2 news. She says the school was trying to cover it up. Earlier this month she pleaded not cover it all up and earlier this month she plead not guilty to the Sexual Exploitation charges. Also developing in cedar rapids, authorities have released the names of the two Police Officers who shot and killed a stabbing suspect. The Iowa Division of investigation tells cbs 2 news officers Jeremiah White and ashleigh st