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new tonight on eyewitness news. hurricane matthew on the move. the southeastern united states preparing for the possibility of a direct hit . the latest track from the hurricane center just in. plus. facing the family. a former u-n-c student on trial for a deadly drunk driving crash. the emotional testimony from family. and. off the menu . a mom gets a big surprise at a wake county restaurant. it s the must-see video of the night. eyewitness news the southeast united states preparing for hurricane matthew . the monster storm moving toward the u-s. tonight - millions of americans either ordered . or urged to get away from the coast. we have the latest storm track. and the preparations underway right now. good evening everyone, i m steve daniels. and i m tisha powell. north carolina is on alert - for us. governor mccrory says the state is prepared to respond at a moments notice. he also says north carolina wi ....
eyewitness news.a statewide flood emergency. new evacuations..and the race to stabilize dams under pressure. we re live from one of the hardest hit areas. plus. chopper 11 h-d. goes above the flood zone in sampson county. what you won t see from the ground. and - the race for governor heats up. the candidates face-off on the toughest issues facing the state. where they stand. eyewitness news starts right now. matthew s aftermath in north carolina. water relentlessly rising - and communities facing catastrophic flooding. the death toll in the state now stands at 18.. and there are fears tonight that number could still rise. good evening everyone. i m tisha powell. and i m steve daniels. here s the latest from the flood zone . four additional deaths were confirmed today. one in columbus robeson county. one person is still missing. a 15-mile stretch of interstate 95 in harnett and cumberland counties has now re-opened . .but a section of i-95 near lum ....
mi./h winds and very important for us, it has made another turn moving directly to the northeast you re still very slowly but officially moving away from the north carolina coast and the conditions here on out will continue to improve. it is now about 79 miles from hatteras, north carolina. however, the track strengthened this into a tropical storm by early tomorrow as it begins to race away from the entire from the national hurricanes center. home, as we get ready for the final day of august, tomorrow, we also have to get ready for another day of hot weather and it starts monday with temperatures around 70 degrees through six and 7 am. close to 80 x 9 a.m. close to 80 at 9 am. now, we may need to turn our attention to tropical depression number nine and how next week in just a couple of minutes. now, we will go to the coast where crystal is live at the outer banks. reporter: i am live now on to its peer where everything seems to be business as usual here that was ....
tracking trouble in the tropics . a tropical storm warning has now been dropped for the outer banks . ..as tropical depression eight becomes less of a threat to the north carolina coast . .but all eyes are now on a second system that could cause problems for the coast this weekend. good evening. i m steve daniels. and i m tisha powell. tropical depression nine.is picking up steam in the gulf of mexico. chris - hohmann .is here with the latest update from the national hurricane center. tropic: not much change. td 8 will accelerate away from the obx riddance. so far today, just a few showers, most of the rain offshore, winds at hatteras gusting to 20 mph right now, wow. if a squall can rotate onshore winds could gust to 40 mph, which is still no big deal. biggest threat, as expected, the rip currents. td 9 still forecast to cross south of the big bend gion of nwflorida as atropical gusty winds and gh surf/rip rrents the main reat on frida ....
they have not released their conditions or a motive in the shooting. there are reports the suspect is in just de. we will continue to gather information and bring you updates as soon as we get them. you can find the latest on our website wral.com. to politics now. it was a day of heated rhetoric between republican presidential candidates. ted cruz went after donald trump s positions on guns and immigration. trump didn t mince words. he claimed rubio stole the republican party. well days after tornadoes carved out a path of destruction through north carolina, many are still trying to figure out how they will rebuild, if they can, and how to move forward. wral s leyla santiago spent the day with one family in wayne reporter: it is a new day. but it is not an easy day on sanderson road. because, this is what people here are now facing. the damage left behind by a tornado wednesday. sofina garcia was in her home. she could see the wind and hail headed her way. a neigh ....