I think thats why were here. [applause] mayor lyles but before i talk about the seriousness of this conversation, what id like to do is make sure that everyone recognizes where we are. We are in camp north end, but more importantly, were in a place where creativity flourishes. The artists that have worked on the art that youre going to see today, we have to recognize them. Theyre people that give so much, and they dont get paid enough. And thats the kind of thing that were beginning to see. In a pandemic, we ought to be rewarding people that are doing the work that makes us better people, and thats what artists do. So i want to recognize dammit wesley. Is dammit around . Okay. Gianna mccantz. Wheres gianna . Gianna . Marcus,w as, garrison, frank, and john harrison. They have done a mural that says camp north in charlotte, north , carolina build back better. And we all know whose plan that is. So thank you very much for being here this morning. I am going to say that i would like to int
Monroe, charlotte, gastonia, 49 in rock hill and 50 in lancaster. Wind up at 53, a lot cooler than yesterday, heaviest, steadiest of the rain comes this morning. Tapers off this afternoon to more showerytype rain. We should rebound in the lower 50s. Having said that, there is more rain back to the west of us, you can see that here. That is the next round coming our way, ill give you the timing with futurecast in a couple minutes. Youre never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic on wbtv news this morning. Heres chris, first alert traffic. Chris al, thank you, first alert traffic sponsored by toyota of north charlotte. Well start with a live look here at i77, nations ford, as al mentioned give yourself extra time the roads are wet out there this morning. Charlotte commute mainly running in the green, no problems, 77 or 85, but we do have an injury accident being listed, mcdowell at 4th street, that is right outside center city inside 277, so be aware of that. North, driv
Delays with that accident scene. Then we hop across center city to west trade at graham, accident in the roadway there, have not seen any significant delays along graham or west trade street but keep that in mind. Also keep in mind that the ciaa basketball tournament starts today, women playing first at 10 00 a. M. , youll find heavier traffic in and around center city. This is the live look, i77, arrowood, you can certainly see the roads are wet, wipers on, lights on. That is traffic, christine, over to you. Christine get back to breaking news if youre just joining us out of northwest charlotte, a swat situation has ended with the arrest of one man. It happened overnight on Pointer Ridge drive in the catawba plantation subdivision. Ashton pellom has been on the scene talking to investigators, to neighbors and ashton you learned in the last few minutes more about the man arrested. Reporter thats exactly right, christine. Within the past five minutes we the man who was arrested here at
Next round of wet weather, looking ahead to the weekend. Christine, back to you. Christine we have been following breaking news for you this morning, charlottemecklenburg police have spent the morning on the scene of a swat situation in northwest charlotte. This is happening at catawba plantation subdivision on Pointer Ridge drive. We have brand new information just in. In the last few minutes. That swat situation has just ended. And our Ashton Pellom is getting images from the scene that youre looking at here, is being told by cmpd the man has been arrested in this swat situation and that he was wanted for murder in halifax county. The man surrendered without incident. Well continue to ask questions at the swat scene but again, the swat situation ending minutes ago, a man wanted for murder has since surrender to police. Well update you throughout the morning. City Council Members approved an expansion of the toed a pro ten shuns for Lgbt Community. Seven Council Members vote in favor
Hour. As we do say good morning, everybody. It is sunday, july 26. Im Kendis Gibson at msnbc headquarters in new york. Were going to start with the breaking news on the west coast as it intensifies in portland. There were clashes in several cities across the country, and in at least one case turning deadly. This is what we have seen overnight in portland. You see once again the protesters, hundreds of them. The size of the crowd really immeasurable by some accounts. Some of the crowds gathered overnight to try to get to that courthouse, that Federal Building that has been there. But its not just portland that has had it. The situation is still continuing. I believe there was a riot that was declared in some parts of seattle and may have been declared as well in portland. Lets get to freelance journalist sergio who has been on the ground. He remains there and joins us now with the latest on the scene. Sergio, good morning. Whats it like there . Were its the 59th consecutive day of prote