also, nc 12 is closed on ocracoke. take a look at the these pictures of flooded streets on the island. hyde county officials say most of the water receded, but there are still some areas of standing water. take a look at this video at the cape hatteras motel in buxton. you can see the surf wash right over route 12. cape hatteras schools closed yesterday. local leaders are meeting today - to talk about ways to deal with rising sea levels. they're addressing risks from flooding across hampton roads. the environmental defense fund says they can take what they've learned in our area to other coastal cities facing similar threats. officials say one flooding threat to our hard surfaces like roads and parking lots that keep the water from being absorbed. but they say - there's a solution. christy everett chesapeake bay foundation hampton roads director c 30 ches bay foundation we're looking at putting in some strageties.... but also to make sure it doesn't create flooding situation for our communities." hampton roads is secon

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north carolina 12 is closed in high county on ocracoke island due to high water and kitty hawk. 10:30 this morning. barbara: we begin with a terrifying scene unfolding in india. a leopard in the school. no students were in the school since it was a weekend but it took rescuers 10 hours to corner it was melted at 2,900 degrees. john: the espn radio station in charlotte is boarded up after a car crashed into the building. that was a crash heard live over the air as espn was wrapping up a show at the uptown studio. nobody feels hurt but workers say they had worried about that happening. they have not said what caused it. the srgs is jang. barbara: it is 35 degrees. a virginia town remembers a person when a 13-year-old murder victim's murder tried to thank the community. >> a grandmother fights back. the tool she needed to get the would-be robber and message she had for him. through a window. what a with advil, you'll ask what backache? what sore wrist? what headache? what bad shoulder? advil makes pain a distant memory. nothing works faster stronger or longer than advil it's the world's

. >> sticking around, and to 12 in ocracoke and kitty hawk will remain closed until 10:00 tomorrow morning because of continued high water and the cleanup from the overwatch of the storm. >> to have your wavy let -- wavy weather app loaded on your phone, watch the weather on the go. our team will be here for you at tonight, an animal hospital at the center of a drug investigation. >> the owners are facing felony charges. authorities say there are doing more than caring for pets. and he spent all day looking into this. >> this is what we know is that we had two search warrants executed. a search warrant at their personal home. they were found such places as a cooking jar, basket and nightstand. but the center of the investigation the name coming off the animal hospital with probable cause for a search warrant. he tells the investigator that dr. barrett welsh would take medication for personal use and to cover up the shortage would personal pets and pets of family members. former employee told us by phone. >> i was not surprised at all. i knew that it was happening. members of the board aski

n-c 12 is closed on ocracoke because of flooding - and not expected to be back open until tomorrow morning around ten. n-c dot says there is ocean over wash and sand on the roadway in buxton. there's also standing water at pea island, tonight: light evening rain showers. small light snow chance after midnight. lows in the lower 30s. wind: wsw 5-10mph. wednesday: light snow possible before 8am. otherwise, mainly cloudy. highs in the lower 40s. wind: wsw 5-15mph. thursday: mainly sunny and cold. highs in the mid 30s. breezy... wind: wnw 15-20mph. an unsettled weather patter continues for our area due to an upper level disturbance. therefore, on and off showers will be possible now thru tomorrow. evening rain showers tonight. then after midnight, light snow showers are possible mainly for areas north of southside could catch a few very light snow showers before 8am. little if any accumulations expected. then, as the upper disturbance moves away...it turns colder. highs by thursday will only reach the 30s...with weekend highs only around the freezing mark and lows in the teens and tonight: lig

three miles of highway 12 on ocracoke closed because of high water and sands. ferry service to and from hatteras suspended. a section of highway 12 in kit yty hawk is off limits for the same reason. it will remain through the morning according to the d.o.t. barbara: to the must-see videos we start with a windy ride for passengers on this flight landing at london city airport. gusts above 50 miles an hour gave pilots a fit. you see the jets fighting to stay on the run wiped at the mother nature too strong make sure it stays under control. >> yeah. barbara: those cries are from the smallest surviving baby ever born at a north carolina hospital. this morning peggy wakes up for the first time at home. she was born last september 14 weeks early and weighed 10 ounces. that is about the weight of two baseballs. her progress nothing short of a miracle. >> she has done above and beyond what we expected. barbara: she is now nine times her birth weight. they are looking forward to getting to know her personality but they do not doubt she is a fighter. john: 10 ounces. bar

crews blocked off parts of the highway in ocracoke and kitty hawk as they cleared the debris. route 12 could reopen as early as today. millions of federal dollars will go towards environmental projects on the outer banks. the army corps of engineers says it will award extra money for dredging in the oregon and hatteras inlets. congressman walter jones says he sent the corps a letter requesting additional funds. we've told you about boats running aground, especially at the oregon inlet. all together -- the projects will get four million dollars more than expected in the original 20-16 budget. a possible change in a local school district's grading system. you'll hear from parents against the move. a deadly fire on the eastern shore. find out plus a big retailer says it's closing one of its stores in our area. (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security str

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crews will be blocking off parts of the highway in ocracoke and kitty hawk as they clean up the overwash. they say there's still some high water on the road. new tonight -- millions of federal dollars will go towards environmental projects on the outer banks. the army corps of award extra money for dredging in the oregon and hatteras inlets. congressman walter jones says he sent the corps a letter requesting additional funds. we've told you about boats running aground before -- especially in the oregon inlet. all together -- the projects will get four million dollars more than expected in the original 20-16 budget. chesapeake city council is dicussing the cost of putting a field house in the western branch area. it's part of next year's capital improvement plan. in a proposal tonight, councilman roland davis suggested the facility would likely cost about seven million dollars. he says it would would cost a million and a half more to buy furniture, fixtures and equipment. like a similar facility in virginia beach -- davis believes it would attract thousands of visitors-- and could also se

n-c 12 is closed on ocracoke because of the high water. neither route is expected to reopen until around 10 tomorrow morning. a drug trafficking arrest at a local business you may not expect. dare county sheriff's office arrested the owners of the animal hospital of nags head. 64-year-old barrett welch and 54-year-old patrice welch turned themselves authorities. they are charged with felony trafficking in opium or heroin. 10 on your side's andy fox is live on the outer banks. andy how did this investigation unfold? patrice welch's daughter caroline is taking down the name dr. logan bo-tzman he no longer works here. but according the probablye cause for the search warrant dr. bo-tzman told investigators dr. barrett welch was diverting practice for his own personal use or the personal use of his family members. he stated this has been going on for over a year. former employee victoria bradford was in charge of inventory and had complained about dr. ((i have actually seem with my own two eyes dr. welch open the cabinet takes the bottle didn't

hyde county officials say the water has receded in ocracoke, but pockets of water remain in some spots. they say drivers haven't been having any issues getting through. emergency washed out part of a dune on hatteras, and crews have been clearing overwash from the n-c 12. an update to seawall repairs in portsmouth. city officials say construction is coming along. in may, they closed part of the wall in olde towne -- because of structural damage. they say contractors have started emergency bracing. the city is also reviewing plans to replace parts of the wall. it expects to re-open the area between admirals landing and the renaissance hotel, by the end of spring. tonight, deputies in southampton county are trying to figure how two people died -- investigators say they found the bodies about four miles west of courtland. 10 on your side's liz palka has been following the story -- she joins us in the newsroom now. tom - southampton county investigators wouldn't release specific details related to this case. we know two adults were found dead at a home on southampton parkway. neighbors con

officials say no one was injured when a ferry ran aground on its way from ocracoke to hatteras. the coast guard says the ferry was trying to dredge pipe late saturday morning in hatteras inlet when it got stuck. crews tried to free the ferry several times but when that didn't work - the five passengers to hatteras. crews finally freed the ferry saturday night. still to come - a community still in mourning - we'll show you how people are coming together to remember a 13-year- old overnight: high, thin upper-40s. winds: s 5-10 mph. monday: morning sunshine, then increasing clouds. isolated evening showers. warm! highs: near 70. winds: sw 10-15 mph. a better end to the weekend - it was gorgeous outside today with temperatures topping out in the bit of cloud cover and a upper-40s, so it'll actual be a mild start to your monday. it's going to be through the morning, then increasing clouds through the afternoon. it'll be another warm will give us a chance of isolated showers, but it's not going to be a soaker. in back in the low-50s. the wednesday. but there is a trade-off.. we'll be

we want to take a look at what island through the ocracoke area. otherwise, the bulk of the hampton roads area and into eastern north carolina, things are very quiet. let's have a look at what we are still seeing. possibility of some good-sized thunderstorms. that is on the eastern shore. they are not as strong as they were earlier. a few lightning strikes, a couple of lightning strikes over the water. it will move on short pretty soon. seeing some scattered thunderstorms from the peninsula to the south side. not merely -- nearly as strong or concentrated as early on. cell phone got pounded -- suffolk got pounded. you can see a lot of lightning earlier but not nearly as much right now. we are looking a lot better. we're going to look a lot better coming up by midnight. i will show you what is coming rest of the week and next week with the forecast in a couple minutes. >> we are also attracting thousands of hauser averages -- power averages. about 5500 area in the dark across hampton area. at one point, 10,000. lights are coming back on. we are work

crews blocked off parts of the highway in ocracoke and kitty hawk as they cleared the debris. route 12 could reopen as early as today. and the storm that closed n-c12 also brought surfers some big waves. mickey emailed these photos to us. they show the huge waves on the hatteras island. and remember, if you have any weather or news-related photos, send them to report- it-at-wavy-dot-com. millions of federal dollars will go towards environmental projects on the outer banks. engineers says it will award extra money for dredging in the oregon and hatteras inlets. congressman walter jones says he sent the corps a letter requesting additional funds. we've told you about boats running aground, especially at the oregon inlet. all together -- the projects will get four million dollars more than expected in the original 20-16 budget. a possible change in a local school district's grading system. you'll hear from parents against the move. plus children trapped inside this house fire. brian fox: i got there as i was kicking in the doors and i thought i'm gonna lose two of my four childre

crews will be blocking off parts of the highway in ocracoke and kitty hawk, as they clean up the overwash. they say there's still some high water on the road. of federal dollars will go towards environmental projects on the outer banks. the army corps of engineers says it will award extra money for dredging in the oregon and hatteras inlets. congressman walter jones says he sent the corps a letter requesting additional funds. we've told you about boats running aground before -- especially in the oregon inlet. all together -- the projects will get four million dollars more than expected in the original 20-16 budget. chesapeake city council is dicussing the cost of putting a field house in the western branch area. it's part of next year's capital improvement plan. in a proposal tonight, councilman roland davis suggested the facility would likely cost about seven million dollars. he says it would would cost a million and a half more to buy furniture, fixtures and equipment. like a similar facility in virginia beach -- davis believes it would attract thousands of visitors-- and could also ser

crews are clearing debris and standing water -- the ocracoke section is open tonight. all new tonight -- norfolk police plan to personally thank three men- they say- saved a teen. police say they got a call around 8:30 this morning -- for someone who jumped off of the campostella bridge. they say he climbed out due to the cold, and they found him standing on a pier -- stranded and soaked. they say he was going to jump back in, but three lyon shipyard workers got a tugboat and rescued him. he's under evaluation at the hospital, and officers do not plan to look for an update on air and online tomorrow. the county flag is flying at half staff tonight in a maryland community-- that lost two deputies in the line of duty. the harford county deputies were shot and killed today at a restaurant. (jeffrey gahler / harford county sheriff :31) "it's with great sadness that i tell you both deputies who were shot earlier today have succumbed to their injuries. (emotional pause). one of our deputies was a 30-year veteran of this agency... served with the court services division. the

hyde county officials say the water has receded in ocracoke, but pockets of water remain in some spots. they say drivers haven't been having any issues getting through. emergency washed out part of a dune on hatteras, and crews have been clearing overwash from the n-c 12. an update to seawall repairs in portsmouth. city officials say construction is coming along. in may, they closed part of the wall in olde towne -- because of structural damage. they say contractors have started emergency bracing. the city is also reviewing plans to replace parts of the wall. it expects to re-open the area between admirals landing and the renaissance hotel, by the end of spring. tonight, deputies in southampton county are trying to figure how two people died -- investigators say they found the bodies about four miles west of courtland. 10 on your side's liz palka has been following the story -- she joins us in the newsroom. tom - southampton county investigators wouldn't release specific details related to this case. we know two adults were found dead at a home on southampton parkway. neighbors confirm

and take a look at the these pictures of flooded streets on ocracoke island. hyde county officials say most of the water receded, but there are still some areas of standing water. coming up in our next half hour, we'll look at the damage in kitty hawk and explain what n-c-d-o-t plans to do today in the wake of the storm. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: a stray am shower. then mostly cloudy. a few afternoon showers possible. higsh will be in the upper 40s to near 50. winds west 10-15mph. tonight: mostly cloudy. a few rain or snow showers possible. lows will be in the low 30s. winds west 10-15mph. wednesday: partly cloudy. isolated snow showers late in the day. highs will be in the low 40s. winds west 10-15mph. a strong upper level system will impact the region over the next 36 hours. this will bring us a lot of clouds, and we'll see some occasional showers and/or snow showers. temps will be above freezing for most should be little to no in the day as this moves in. possibly in the evening. we'll be much colder thursday into the weekend. highs will be in

crews blocked off parts of the highway in ocracoke and kitty hawk as they cleared the debris. route 12 could reopen as early as today. millions of federal dollars will go towards environmental projects on the outer banks. the army corps of engineers says it will award extra money for dredging in the oregon and hatteras inlets. congressman walter jones says he sent the corps a letter requesting additional funds. we've told you about boats running aground, especially at the oregon inlet. all together -- the projects will get four million dollars more than expected in the original 20-16 budget. a possible change in a local school district's grading system. you'll hear from parents against the move. a deadly fire on the eastern shore. find out what has neighbors and coming up at 7:00 on fox43, new information about what might have led crash in germany. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: a few flurries or light snow showers early. then partly to mostly cloudy. highs will be in the low 40s. winds west tonight: mostly cloudy with a few flurries. a few light snow showers possible

and take a look at the these pictures of flooded streets on ocracoke island. hyde county officials say most of the water receded, but there are still some areas of standing water. coming up in our next half hour, we'll look at the damage in kitty hawk and explain what n-c-d-o-t plans to do today in the wake of the storm. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: a mostly cloudy. a few afternoon showers possible. higsh will be in the upper 40s to near 50. winds west 10-15mph. tonight: mostly cloudy. a few rain or snow showers possible. lows will be in the low 30s. winds west 10-15mph. wednesday: partly cloudy. isolated snow showers late in the day. highs will be in the low 40s. winds west 10-15mph. a strong upper level system will impact the region over the next 36 hours. this will bring us a lot of clouds, and we'll see some occasional showers and/or snow showers. temps will be above freezing for most of the time. so there should be little to no accumulations. colder air will surge in late tomorrow. a few snow showers are possible late in the day as this moves in

n.c. 12 is closed in hyde on ocracoke due to high water and kitty hawk between byrd and historic. it is expected to reopen by 10:30. barbara: to the must-see videos we have this scene. a leopard on the prowl in a school. six were hurt trying to tranquilize it. but it took rescuers 10 hours to corner the animal. it was later iron is melted at 2,900 degrees. now to this powerful image from sampson county. you see on the abc11 faculty page a soldier saluting the flag the while dropping off the son she saw him stop, get out of the truck and salute the flag as children were raising. it was clement elementary in autryville. charlotte is boarded up after a car crashed right into the building. that was the crash heard over the air as the espn 730 team was wrapping up a show at the studio. no one was hurt but workers were worried about this happening. they have not said what caused it. an investigation is ongoing. barbara: it is 6:12 and 35 degrees. alligator tossed into a fast food restaurant. john: he faces charges. what his parents say about the story. barbara: 9-year-old driver, why it

crews blocked off parts of the highway in ocracoke and kitty hawk as they cleared the debris. route 12 could reopen as early as today. millions of federal dollars will go towards environmental projects on the outer banks. the army corps of engineers says it will award extra money for dredging in the oregon and hatteras walter jones says he sent the corps a letter requesting additional funds. we've told you about boats running aground, especially at the oregon inlet. all together -- the projects will get four million dollars more than expected in the original 20-16 budget. soon officers in elizabeth city will be wearing body cameras. this morning the police department will hold a news conference to talk about them. officers will discuss plans to buy and use the cameras. they'll also talk about the policies that officers have to follow while using the new equipment. the news conference is scheduled to start this morning at 10 at the pasquotank county public safety building. a possible change in a local school district's grading system. you'll hear from parents against the move.

wind driven surge has receded in the village of ocracoke, but there are still pockets of water in the lower elevation areas. although water remains on some roadways, impacted in the village. emergency services personnel are reporting that at the (approximately two (2) feet of inundation). nc highway 12 is impassable at the new section of dune located on the hatteras end of the island. there is approximately a 600 foot section of dune that has been washed away and is now allowing the ocean to break across nc12. an ncdot crew is working to clear this area. emergency personnel are currently out conducting a windshield assessment, so more information may become available as they access areas that were isolated a police officer is in the hospital after someone hit him with their car. this happened in a town louis. police say officer steve sperber responded to a vehicle yesterday morning. while he was on the scene, another car hit him. only minutes into a utility pole. two men inside jumped out and ran away, but they were caught and arrested. the officer is recovering from head injuries. di

getting around the outer banks three miles of highway 12 on ocracoke island closed because f of high water and sand. ferry service to and from hatteras island spended. a section of highway 12 in kitty luke is off limits -- kitty hawk is off for the same reason. that will remain through the morning according to d.o.t. barbara: to the must see videos we have a windy ride for passengers landing at london city aren't with gusts above 50 miles an hour gave the pilots a fit. you see the jet fighting to stayin' out runway and then it aborts. mother nature too strong on making sure it stays under control. smallest surviving baby ever born at a north carolina hospital. e'layah is waking up for the first time at home. she was born last september 14 weeks early and she weighed 10 ounces, that is about the weight of two babes. the progress is nothing short of a mark. >> she's gone above and beyond what we expected of her. barbara: e'layah is now nine times her birth weight. her family is looking to get to know her personality. they do not doubt that she is a fighter. john: wonderful. i love it.

n-c 12 is closed on ocracoke. because of the high water --- it's also not expected to reopen until around 10 tomorrow morning. these are pictures of flooded streets. n-c dot says there is ocean over wash and sand on the roadway in buxton. there's also standing water at pea island, southern shores and duck. you can stay connected with our team of meteorologists during weather through our wavy weather app. it's free for all apple and android users. make sure you have your push notifications turned on - so you're able to stay ahead of any bad weather. we're learning more about an animal hospital drug bust on the outer banks. police say 64-year-old barrett welch and 54-year-old patrice welch sold opium and heroin out of the animal hospital they own in nags head. 10 on your side's andy animal hospital with what he uncovered about the case. this is animal hospital of nags head dr. barrett welch wh9o has been in trouble before arrested along with hiw wife we were there as the business took down the name dr. logan bo-tzma

n-c dot says highway 12 in ocracoke is back open. this is a picture of crews working this morning to reopen the road. meteorologist ashley baylor tonight: increasing clouds with a small chance for some light snow/flurries. lows in the mid 20s. wind: sw 5-10mph. thursday: mainly sunny with highs in the mid 30s. friday: mainly cloudy with a chance for afternoon/evening light snow showers. highs in the mid 30s. wind: n 5-10mph. an upper level trough of low pressure continues to bring periods of unsettled weather to our area. so, expect another shot at some light snow showers/flurries tonight for areas around the middle peninsula and the eastern shore...and even a small chance for area in northeastern north carolina. no accumulations are expected. high pressure grabs hold of our area for thursday, and it'll bring sunshine. however, it'll be cold with highs only in the 30s. friday, a weak area of low pressure will move offshore of the moisture our way...in the form of snow showers by the afternoon & evening. that system quickly moves out

according to tracker "ocearch" the 16-foot great white was off the coast of ocracoke island this morning. "ocearch" tracks dozens of sharks worldwide including mary caught on tape --- as flames pour from a construction crane --- it collapses. a delay in the case against a portsmouth police officer charged wtih murder. i'll explain - coming up. meteorologist deitra tate is working on your forecast live in the super doppler 10 weather center. also straight ahead --- you'll find out what chief meteorologist don slater is working on for pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it differently. only flonase is approved to relieve both itchy, watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. when we breathe in allergens our bodies react by over producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. most allergy pills only control one substance. flonase controls six. and six is greater than one. complete allergy relief or incomplete. let your eyes decide. meteorologist deitra tate tonight: mostly cloudy...with a few showers pos

and take a look at the these pictures of flooded streets on ocracoke island. hyde county officials say most of the water receded, but there are still some areas of standing water. coming up in our next half hour, we'll look at the damage in kitty hawk and explain what n-c-d-o-t plans to do today in the wake of the storm. ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: a stray am shower. then mostly cloudy. a few afternoon showers possible. higsh will be in winds west 10-15mph. tonight: mostly cloudy. a few rain or snow showers possible. lows will be in the low 30s. winds west 10-15mph. wednesday: partly cloudy. isolated snow showers late in the day. highs will be in the low 40s. winds west 10-15mph. a strong upper level system will impact the region over the next 36 hours. this will bring us a lot of clouds, and we'll see some occasional showers and/or snow showers. temps will be above freezing for most of the time. so there should be little to no accumulations. colder air will surge in late tomorrow. a few snow showers are possible late in the day as this moves in. po