A quarter mile north of the brokaw road exit. This happened around 4 20 this morning and its the result of careless driving. Two women in an suv cut off this big rig and the big rig flipped and the suv wrecked. The injuries of the driver of the big rig and the two women in the suv are minor. They are expected to be okay. The tow truck people have been able to move that suv. Theyve been able to upright the cab. The problem is a trailer. It is a full load of packages. Its a heavy load so theyre trying to figure out whether it would be quicker to offload all the packages on that truck or use air bags to upright this trailer. It could take another hour, two, maybe even three as a result though fortunately right now its still a little bit early in the commute. If you look at the headlights, theyre heading northbound right now towards the scene. There is slowing, but this slowing only goes back perhaps about 100 yards. When you get here the traffic slows down. When this becomes a problem is
Nt think so. Say yes to more. Call now. Away by floodwater. The husband makes it to safety. The wife still missing. why hes holding out hope that shes still alive. Plusmike pence makes a stop in raleigh. His words to supporters. And saying goodbye to an icon. Tonight we gathered to honor the life of Larry Stogner. Eyewitness news starts right now. Nowhistoric right nowhistoric flooding leaving entire towns and communities under water. Matthew continues to deal a devastating blowto our state. Many areas not out of the woods tonight. Good evening im anna laurel and im steve daniels. flooding still a major concern tonight for lumber. neuse. Black. And cape fear rivers. Heres the latest information in to our newsroom. There are now 20 stormrelated deaths in North Carolina. The neuse river is expected to crest at record levels in kinston on friday. A mandatory Evacuation Order remains in effect for lenoir county. Part of i95 in Cumberland County is closed. And westbound i40 near benson also
Venture that could fasttrack students toward college. They called him mr. October because of his postseason heroics at the plate. But on this friday in september, Reggie Jackson was talking about the importance of science and Technology Education to students of color. And as a minority, you do not get a fair opportunity. You do not get a fair shake. But sometimes you do get a little star power, money from Silicon Valley, and input from a local Community College to help give these kids a nudge along the way. The focus on technology because theres such a significant lack of any kind of minority population in technology. Its true that africanamericans and latinos make up less than 5 of employees at the major Tech Companies. This initiative hopes to help change that. Its a joint venture between Silicon Valley Software Giant sap, the Oakland Unified School district, and Berkeley City College. The goal . Get more kids of color involved in the tech industry. Thats not new, but this is. Studen
Sur. But for fire crews at the soberanes fire base camp, a somber day as they reflect on the loss of one of their own. It is a brotherhood so it is it is devastating. Reporter a cal fire contractor died overnight after the bulldozer he was operating rolled over. The man who was digging fire lines near the south end of the fire to help prevent the spread has not been identified. It is extremely unfortunate. It does cast a shadow over our efforts but we have to continue to move forward. Reporter this isnt the first time a firefighter has died in the area. Back in 2007, 30yearold matthew will was driving a heavy bulldozer when it rolled over and crushed him, a reminder of how dangerous the Fire Fighting conditions could be. The terrain is steep and rocky and working at night is harder because of the visibility challenge that we face. Reporter nearly 2000 structures are threatened and many homes. Crews are facing downed powir lines and down trees. This firefighter was using a motion to ac
The city reopened the third, eighth and 16th avenue bridges this evening. But its warning people to be cautious of any remaining debris that could be on the road. And the city hopes to have all of the bridges and all of the on and off ramps to interstate 380 reopened by tomorrow morning. Tomorrow is a big day for Flood Recovery in cedar rapids. People who live and work in the evacuation zone removed sandbags and barriers today in hopes of making things run smoothly when the general public is cedar rapids will also be back to normal tomorrow morning. City buses havent taken passengers for a week. Also, by seven tomorrow morning, two sandbagging sites will be open. One is at ellis park by the Tennis Courts and the other is in the noelridge pool parking lot. Thousands of people in the flood evacuation zones of cedar rapids finally headed home for good today. The citys evacuation area declared before the flood last weekend expired at noon today. The zone could return home. The vast majorit