carolina in response to house bill 2..... a convicted sex offender--charged with kidnapping a six year- old-- goes to court..... and, a unc football player is off the team, for now. the investigation into a rape accusation against him. i'm ken smith...lets rewind... good evening...thanks for joining us...this week... police arrest 5-people as a result of violence for joining us...this week... result of violence at donald trump's latest rally in north carolina..... hear from the woman who got more than a dozen kids out of this bus before it erupted into flames. and...a small plane ends up in a wooded area of wake county.. protests and violence reported at donald trump's rally in asheville monday night. the republican presidential nominee was interrupted several times by protesters -- and one of his supporters punched a demonstrator being escorted out of the u-s cellular arena. as for trump's message -- he did not focus on his democratic opponent's health, but rather --

"while opponent slanders you as deplorable and irredeemable, i call you hard-working american patriots who love your country and want a better future for all our people it's true!" vice president joe biden was in raleigh monday -- to headline a fundraiser for the democratic governors association. i-40 eastbound during rush hour. biden waved to supporters before entering the downtown home of andy penry and karen moriarty. tickets to the event started at $5,000. also attending, attorney general roy cooper, who is challenging republican gov pat mccrory. the democratic governors' association hasn't spent much in support of cooper, but that could change over the next few weeks. a driver charged in a deadly wrong way crash in orange county goes on

was underage and drunk when he hit a car on i- 85, killing 3 people inside. kania's lawyers asked for a delay tuesday to give them time to examine evidence, including a 15 minute videotaped interview of kania in the hospital after the crash. the judge denied their request. kania's trial is scheduled to begin october 3 and is expected to last 2-3 weeks. a school bus driver earned praise for getting kid off a burning bus. vaster robinson was taking her middle schoolers home wednesday when the like a pro, she made sure everyone got out safely! she had 15 students from 71st classical middle school in fayetteville - on the bus - when she saw the smoke. a few minutes later, the bus burst into flames: front to back, consumed by fire and black smoke. "and it really traumatized my kids -- it really did. it traumatized them. because when they were getting off the bus, when it was smoking, that was okay. but when they saw the fire, that's when they started panicking and started crying." robinson hugged the kids.

drinks and cookies. no word on what caused that fire. a small plane ended up in a wooded area of wake county. fuquay-varina firefighters tell us the pilot overshot the landing strip thursday night while attempting to land. two people were on board. no one was hurt. a 79-year-old man charged with killing his wife and adult daughter stood before a judge. bobby king had his first appearance in cumberland county. confessed to killing the two women when they arrived at his home friday afternoon. he is charged with two counts of first-degree murder. family members say king suffers from dementia. the n-c-double-a has pulled 7 championship events out of our state -- as a result of house bill 2.....that will have a big financial impact on north carolina. the games will be relocated -- including the first and second rounds of the men's basketball championship which had been set for greensboro. wral's candace sweat tells

commitment to fairness and inclusion. the association says the board of governors made the decision because of actions taken by north carolina concerning "civil rights protections." as mentioned...a total of seven championships will now take place in other states - that includes the division one men's basketball championship that was set to take place in greensboro on march 17th and 19th. the ncaa is the latest organization to make this move. the nba announced pulled its all-star game from charlotte...citing hb2 the state democratic party wasted no time releasing a statement which reads in part. "what a disappointment for basketball fans. add this to the thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars pat mccrory's discrimination bill have cost north carolina." gubernatorial candidate roy cooper had this to say. "it seems that almost every day, we learn of a new consequence of hb 2..." the executive director for the greater raleigh sports alliance estimated an

raleigh hosted the men's basketball regional in 2014. that was candace sweat reporting.. the estimated cost of losing the ncaa tournaments due to hb2 is steep nearly 20 million in losses for greensboro and cary alone. the acc, led by its council of presidents, also decided to move 10 neutral site championship events scheduled for this season out of north carolina. the reason? house bill 2. that is a huge blow to three signature championships in our state. first, the acc football champions charlotte where it has been for the last 6 years. the acc women's tournament won't be in greensboro, a place they have called home since 2000. the acc baseball tournament won't be played in durham at the home of the bulls. since 1996, the bulls had hosted 8 acc baseball tournaments and has an agreement through 2018. it's a big loss for our state but the acc felt it had no choice. governor pat mccrory says charlotte leaders must act first before any steps can be taken

statement saying "if the charlotte city council totally repeals the ordinance and then we can confirm there is support to repeal among the majority of state lawmakers in the house and senate, the governor will call a special session." we've learned the north carolina restaurant and lodging association has been working with legislative leaders and the governor-- behind the scenes- on what it would take to reverse the law. a damaged oil pipeline in alabama could impact drivers here in the triangle. the crucial colonial pipeline typically providesga people on the east coast daily. the combination of lack of supply and increased transportation costs could drive up the price at the pump. north carolina petroleum experts we spoke with say any spike would be temporary- still, they're keeping an eye on prices. 4:16:31 i do travel back home and to school and its kind of big deal if you don't have money to fill up your gas tank the governor has signed an executive order waiving restrictions on hours for fuel trucks traveling in and through our state. he hopes the move will help prevent any

distribution hubs while crews in alabama work to fix that pipe. jailed on a $9 million dollar bond. next on rewind... the hearing for the man accused of kidnapping a little girl from her driveway... hear from some of the rescuers who helped find her! plus-- the rape allegations against a u-n-c football player. what one woman says happened months ago -- and how investigators responded. two charges filed, and the da

he's the convicted sex offender accused of snatching a 6 year old girl from her yard. wral's adam owens tells us....his alleged victim was left chained to a tree! jason mehalko and peter marchese were on the way to work thursday. when they say they came across a deputy who really needed their help. 00:28 "yelling out, did we have any bolt cutters." they did not have any cutters - but they did have this saw. but, they were not prepared for what they

tree, and her feet outward. so she was tied from the chest up to the tree." authorities say it was a 6-year old girl, chained to a tree. she was reported missing from her home the day before. officers had an amber alert out to find her. 00:15 "the way it looked and the way she was chained up, she was - it looked like had been out there for a while." earlier today, 46-year old edward douglas was in court. authorities say he's the man who her wilmington home and sexually assaulted her, before leaving her at that tree two miles away- he is charged with first-degree kidnapping and two counts of indecent liberties with a child a new hanover county judge kept his bond at 9-million dollars. marchese will not forget what he saw at that tree - and in that little girl's face. 01:20 "when she looked up at me, i mean, there was like, terror in her eyes." as adam mentioned....edwards was

served 16 years in prison.....and was released from prison in 2012. his next court date on these recent charges is on october 6th. a unc student says she was raped by a football player in february. she had a rape kit taken at the hospital, she reported it to campus police, but nothing was done, and no charges filed. amanda lamb tells us....her attorney said she couldn't wait any longer, and took matters into her own hands. allen artis was not charged by unc police...instead, the alle case, delaney robinson, who has gone public, took out her own misdemeanor warrants against him for assault and sexual battery. now-the orange county da's office must prosecute these cases. jim woodall/orange county da: i can't remember being in this situation before in the 27 years i've been here. robinson's attorney said her client did this because: "she has been treated with indifference, disrespect and inordinate delay." woodall: the crime that's being alleged is a very very serious crime. and it requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt, not

were not delaying, but instead trying to make sure they had all the facts before moving forward with their own charges. he says the rape kit is being tested by the state crime lab, and that the case has always remained open. woodall: we feel like its our duty to properly investigate cases and not bring charges until we are convinced that there is that level of proof. still the da's office finds itself in the unusual i the misdemeanors during allen's first court appearance. 9:59:19 woodall: at some point hopefully i can have a conversation with the alleged victim and her lawyer about how we'll proceed from here.9:59:28 that was amanda lamb reporting... newly released search warrants in the case give some insight into the investigation. in court documents, we learned delaney robinson told officers she thought she may

from four different cell phones. according to search warrants, there may have been text messages in the hours after the alleged assault between robinson and her roommate as well as her boyfriend, asking her where she was and if she was o-k. it's important to note artis hasn't been charged by police, the district attorney says the case is ongoing. unc chancellor carol folt sent a message to the campus community saying she cannot speak about a specific case, but realizes sexual assault and sexual violence is top of mind this week. committed to ensuring every step of our policy and procedures is correctly followed. sometimes, to get it right takes longer than anticipated. but in the end, a respectful, reliable and equitable investigation must be the result." a warning for soccer moms- injuries on the field are on the rise. next on rewind...the reasons behind the rise- and it's more than just the growing number of kids who play. and.... a new option for athletes at triangle area schools.. hear more about competitive

school students. more than 74-thousand children are registered with the north carolina youth

i absolutely love my new but the rent is outrageous. good thing geico offers affordable renters insurance. with great coverage it protects my personal belongings should they get damaged, stolen or destroyed. [doorbell] uh, excuse me. delivery. hey. lo mein, szechwan chicken, chopsticks, soy sauce and you got some fortune cookies. have a good one. ah, these small new york apartments... let geico help you with renters insurance. six years ago, my mother was murdered. her name was kathy taft, and she had touched so many children's lives on the state board of education. the police wouldn't have been able to catch her murderer if roy cooper hadn't fixed the problems at the state crime lab that he discovered when he became attorney general. now governor mccrory is attacking mr. cooper, trying to gain politically

... injuries are on the rise. wral's kathryn brown explains why. nat trk hard knocks are part of the game. tim sweet's 16 year old daughter would know. tim sweet / parent 2 c17 16:19:42 she has had a concussion :44 trk she's fine now he says because her coaches assessed and helped treat it properly. and she's among the 200-thousand kids diagnosed with a soccer-related concussion in the last 25 years. tim sweet / parent 6 c17 16:20:18 as soon off the field and make sure give them their own little test :24 trk researchers at nationwide children's hospital in ohio analyzed youth-soccer- injury data going back more than 2 decades. and say the soaring number of emergency room visits is partly a reflection on the sport's booming popularity. nat trk co-director of unc's matthew gfeller sports-related traumatic brain injury center jason mihalik believes the spike in injuries is also the result of kids getting too serious -- too soon. jason mihalik / co-director matthew gfeller sports-related

c1 14:42:58 and i think that's really a growing function of the one-sport athlete :02 where a lot of young athletes are specializing perhaps too soon in a single sport and we're seeing a lot of overuse type injuries that we haven't seen previously in the past :12 trk youth sports groups are taking injuries overall more seriously than they did decades ago. among recent changes -- regulations just put into effect now limit the age at which kids can begin "heading" or using their head to move the ball. jason mihalik / co-director matthew gfeller sports-related traumatic brain injury center c1 14:44:20 there's good and bad, the kids arn the other is there's a level of training that's required and coaching education required to ensure that when the kids are allowed to head they do it safely :30 that was kathryn brown reporting.... while the goal is to prevent kids from injuring their upper body too early . mihalik says some parents, kids and coaches are pushing back against the change saying it is one safety step too far and unnecessarily holding some kids back. for some it's recreational... for others it's competitive... mountain biking is a sport now offered to middle and high schoolers in our

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armour food products, to recognize "great moms." martin, who is a single mom, is being recognized for taking care of her 3 daughters while also being a community leader. the campaign will continue to surprise and celebrate great moms through november. an elderly chicago man is getting a life- changing boost...from strangers. 89-year-old fidencio sanchez has been selling popsicles and ice cream out of a push-cart for 20 years. things got tougher when his daughter, who helped support him, died earlier this inspired by his hard work, someone set up a go-fund-me campaign. it has raised more than 380-thousand dollars. enough for him to retire. that's all the time we have for tonight....have a great evening.

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