heather waliga, abc news, charlotte. local business owners are devestated... after a fire rips through their life's work. we have video of the moment the fire started. only 13 action news reporter parker collins spoke with the woman who called 911 and saw 21:26:17- 21:26:44 this is where firefighters were all morning on the ground is broken glass and debris everywhere and up in the ceiling a hole where they had to go through to get video of the moment this fire started it was putting flames straight up through the roof and for hours smoke was pouring up through there the wind did not help firefighters in order to put this out it was blowing smoke everywhere and really just fanning those flames take sot alexis johnson, called 911 bigger and bigger... getting halway" :47 21:27:02- 21:27:12 half a dozen businesses were almost destroyed by this fire thankfully nobody got hurt near rancho and washington parker collins 13 action news. democratic senate candidate catherine cortez masto wants her opponent to aplogize over tweets sent by his former staffers. the candid

heather waliga /for abc news, charlotte this just in... tulsa officer betty shelby will be chared with manslaughter in the death of t video shows crutcher walking away from shelby with his arms in the air before being shot and killed. shelby claims crutcher was not following police commands and that she was forced to fire when he began to reach inside his vehicle. tulsa police say crutcher did not have a gun on him or in his vehicle. a contact 13 consumer alert this afternoon. if you have a yahoo account.. or used to have one. it may have been hacked. as many as 5-hundred million accounts may be affected. the company says it believes a behind the data breach---meaning an individual acting on behalf of a government. information including usernames, passwords and dates of birth may have been stolen. yahoo users are urged to change their password and security questions and review their accounts for suspicious activity. we are getting our first look at the man accused of shooting at his estranged wife and her new boyfriend. but now...we're lea

heather waliga, abc news, charlotte. toya: again, that was a portion of the video released by the family. more video is posted on the wisn patrick: in tulsa, oklahoma, a police officer charged in the shooting death of an unarmed man turned herself into authorities this morning. betty shelby then posted a $50,000 bond. this is her mug shot. her attorney says she drew her gun instead of a taser because she thought terence crutcher was armed. we also learned today officer shelby had been trained in de-escalation and was recently selected to train new officers at the tulsa police department. abc news is keeping a close eye on the police-related shootings in tulsand look for updated information ahead at 5:30 on world news with david muir. toya: thousands upon thousand of dollars gone from a local church daycare center. patrick: a church employee is accused in the case. she made her first court colleen henry was there. appearance today. colleen henry was there. colleen. >> the investigation started in march, but today she came

good evening i'm heather waliga we're also tracking the latest on hermine's path up the east coast... and the damage left behind here in our state. we start with breaking news in durham where police are investigating a home invasion and shooting. it happened just before nine o'clock on east main street. the victim was shot in the leg. right now....police are searching for three suspects. part of east main street is blocked while police news in rocky mount. police there are investigating a body found in a retaining pond near a popular restaurant. the 50 year old man was discovered just before 3 this afternoon between the outback steakhouse and the residence inn. police are calling his death supsicious....but say they 'don't' suspect foul play. the man's name hasn't been released. police are still working to figure out how he ended up there. tonight....dozens of people are without a place to stay after a sewage backup forced them from their homes. situation unfolding at an apartment complex in durham. tim pulliam is live on hillcrest drive. tim what are these people going to do tonight?

heather waliga will be at the campaign rally -- in duplin county. you can also watch 'live streaming video' -- 'hillary clinton' will 'also' be in the "tar heel state tomorrow". ....but she won't cross paths -- with her opponent. clinton's scheduled to attend a 'private fundraiser' -- in chapel hill. 'gun violence' -- in the 'city of chicago' -- taking 'another' young life. a pregnant 19- year old woman shot while sitting in a car. paramedics rush her to the hospital trying to save her and the baby. we have an update that's when 'all of a sudden' -- an 'explosion'. ....'not' in the store -- in 'his pocket'! but first... a live look outside of the raleigh eyewitness news center liz is in for chris....? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? geico motorcycle, violence in the city of chicago. doctors save the baby of a pregnant woman who was shot and killed in the city's southside neighborhood. police say 19-year old "parasha- beard".. was sitting in a car with a man last night... when someone pulled the neck... but doctors were able to save her baby that wasn't due unti

heather waliga, abc news charlotte. >> president obama is commenting and how to bridge the divide with police in a one-on-one interview with good morning anchor robin roberts. >> that requires being peaceful, that requires being thoughtful about what are the specific reforms you're looking for. >> you can see the rest of that interview tomorrow morning at 7:00 on "good morning america" right here after abc 7 morning news. >>> now when charlotte's mayor imposed a city-wide curfew tonight you found out about it first from the abc 7 news app. download the app for free and enable push alerts to get breaking news updates as they help. >>> we have breaking news out of berkeley. a man died after being shot ougat fairview and add line streets. police believe the man walked up to a crowd around 7:30 this evening, words were exchanged and the man fired into the group several times before leaving the scene. >>> new details tonight regarding a racial incident on the san jose state campus. two students have confessed to placing swa tick as and hateful language on residents halls and tonight, the un

and i'm heather waliga. rodney ellis--the former president of the north carolina association of educators... passed away this morning. tim pulliam is live outside the n-c-a-e with more on how people are reacting. a close friend education and a champion for teachers and students. jewell's say he spoke with ellis back to work in forysth county school system. he family says they nee time to grieve and arrangements are still in the works. a shooting investigation is underway tonight at a wake forest gas station. it happened this afternoon a the shell station on durham road. polie say the victim was shot in the arm--the injuries are not life threatning. officers say the shooting appears to be accidental. police are still working to piece together exactly what happened. we're working to learn who pulled the trigger and if be filed. tonight...a north carolina police officer is in critical condition and authorities are searching for the shooter. it happened just after midnight in shelby... that's in cleveland county

heather waliga is live outside enloe... where student will return tomorrow. heather? some students here have already heard the news on social media...several of them posting messages about the high school senior and what she meant to them. but as students return after the long holiday weekend...many will just be learning about her death....as questions linger about what 0:16...i just got in from my shift. i can't get into the pool. the water seems to be electrified. a troubling 911 call shedding new light on what may have caused 17- year-old rachel rosoff to drown saturday. 2:57 she was right up against the ladder looking like she had almost just gotten in and something must have happened 3:04 sheriff's deputies confirming....the water in the heritage point pool in north raleigh was the teen....a lifeguard....was found floating face down in the water. 3:58 her cell phone is on the table here, and i can see where she texted someone to ask them a question about how to check something in the pool 4:06 4:43 i realized immediately that if i dive in there to get her out, i

and i'm heather waliga... we'll have more on hermine's impact here in our state.... but we start with story we've been following all night long in wake county. the sheriff's office investigating a drowning at a pool in a north raleigh subdivision... tim pulliam has been gathering new information. tim, what's the out to sea... gaining strength in the atlantic. but not before leaving a mark on our state. this is a look at some flooding in columbus county tonight. the storm dumped heavy rain all through the eastern part of our state as it moved up the coast. dangerous surf to our shores. at one point more than 20-thousand people were without power. at least one person in north carolina was killed in the storm. officials say strong wind.... caused this tractor trailer to 'crash' on the alligator river bridge. the department of transportation was forced to close two bridges in 'dare county' because of wrecks. also in dare county... the national weather service is confirming a tornado touchdown this morning at a campground. four people were treatment... but no one was seri

heather waliga, abc news charlotte. >> president obama is commenting and how to bridge the divide withice in a one-on-one interview with good morning anchor robin roberts. >> that requires being peaceful, that requires being thoughtful about what are the specific reforms you're looking for. >> you can see the rest of that interview tomorrow morning at 7:00 on "good morning america" right here after abc 7 morning news. >>> now when charlotte's mayor imposed a city-wide curfew tonight you found out about it first from the abc 7 news app. download the app for free and enable push alerts to get breaking news updates as they help. >>> we have breaking news out of berkeley. a man died after being shot ougat fairview and add line streets. police believe the man walked up to a crowd around 7:30 this evening, words were exchanged and the man fired into the group several times before leaving the scene. >>> new details tonight regarding a racial incident on the san jose state campus. two students have confessed to placing swa tick as and hateful language on residents halls and tonight, the univer

good evening i'm heather waliga. more on another night of protests happening now in the queen city. but we begin with breaking news-- the golfing world has lost a legend. we just learned---arnold palmer has died at the age of 87. joe mazur is tracking the breaking news and has the latest. the sports world loses another legend -- the one from the game of golf. ttsburgh hospital today at the age of 87. palmer won seven major championships and gure on and off the course. his popularity spawning a ckname for his fans called "arnies army". the last of his 62 victories on the pga tour coming in 1973. well into his retirement palmer's course design company constructed local tracks in the triangle like brier creek country club and lonnie pool at n-c state. admitted to the hospital on thursday as complications arose from a previous heart condition. also developing right now. charlotte's mayor lifting the midnight curfew. the curfew was put in place following wednesday night's violent protests. people took to the streets to protest over the police shooting death of keith night of demonstratio

heather waliga is live in charlotte -- with the latest developments. the shooting of keith lamont scott has shaken the city of charlotte. protesters continue to demand the release of police videos. and a state of emergency and a midnight curfew remain in effect heather pkg script: nats cell phone video - wife shouting: "don't sho him, don't shoot him. he has no weapon." this dramatic cell phone video moments just before and after the shooting death of keith lamont scott by police in charlotte, north olina. swhe voicyou ar.. is that of scott's wife.. pleading with officers not to shoot her husband. then thiunfire. nats - shots "did you shoot him... did you shoot him." the charlotte mayor and police say they have body cam and dash cam video of the shooting.. but say they won't release the videos until the "the intent is to get it ouand release it in a package so it can be consumed and fully understood." chief putney says scott had a gun and that the object seen by his feet in this still photo is that weapon, but in the video released by the family, that

abc's heather waliga is in north carolina tonight. up after the city was under siege by violent protestors for a second straight night. >> this has been a difficult couple of days for the city of charlotte. >> what started out as peaceful protests turned into chaos when night fell. flash bangs exploding into crowds of demonstrators who clashed with police in riot gear, sending people running for safety. the mayhem stemming from the scott on tuesday. police say officer brentley vinson pulled the trigger after they saw scott holding a gun. family say he wasn't armed and had a book. abc affiliate wsoc obtained a photo of what police say is the weapon recovered at the scene. two opposite accounts of what transpired leading to louder , calls for the release of dash and body cam footage. >> we release it when we believe compelling reason, but i will not jeopardize the investigation. >> if those videos are released, that is one tangible olive branch to a community that is embroiled in inexplicable pain. >> the mother of keith scott says she

i'm heather waliga in for tisha powell. and i'm steve daniels. the 'candidates' -- 'facing off' tonight -- at "hofstra university" in new york.... at the 'first' of 'three' presidential debates. trump and clinton 'shaking hands' -- as they took the stage... but that was the 'friendliest candidates. this 'first debate' comes at a 'critical point' in the campaign. 'recent polling' reveals -- clinton and trump -- are in a 'statistical' dead heat -- just '43 days' before 'election day'. trump quickly 'went on the attack' against clinton -- and her record on the "trans-pacific parternership" agreement -- also known as "t-p-p". and tonight 'democrats' and 'republicans' -- 'democrats' and 'republicans' -- 'watching' the television 'closely' -- to see 'which candidate' -- would 'grab'.... and 'hold' the spotlight. joel brown joins us from the 'raleigh eyewitness news center'.... with joel? as we watch this first presidential debate... so highly- anticipated.. so highly-watched.. and so close in the polls... clinton and trump certainly have north carolina

heather waliga, charlotte. >> and there are several events planned in uptown charlotte this weekend including carolina panthers football game on sunday. so will those events go on as scheduled? >> reporter: well, a growing number of events here have already been canceled. there were several events planned for today that were postponed. the nfl saying tonight that sunday's game, the charlotte panthers against the minnesota vikings, will go on as planned at bank of america stadium. both teams and the nfl say they are monitoring the situation as needed. back to you. >> thank you so much. >>> stay with abc 7 for the latest developments out of north carolina. we sent out push alerts during last night's protests. download the app and enable the push alerts to get the latest breaking news any time. >>> prosecutors in tulsa, oklahoma, have filed first-degree manslaughter charges against the white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man. officer betty shelby shot and killed 40-year-old inchterence crutcher. video of the shooting and aftermath showed crutcher walking away from shelby with

heather waliga. >> several key state and political figures are also calling on price to release their video? >> that's right, ama. we head today from the state attorney who urged transparency and we also heard from democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton calling for release of the video immediately and that police should do that without detail. city officials and a mayor maintain they do not plan to release it until the investigation is over. back to you. >> all right. heather, thank you. >>> authorities in georgia say it's home security video like they have never seen before. at resident opened fire on armed intruders during the middle of a home invasion robbery. the security video shows three men bursting into the home guns drawn and moments later a gun fight begins and check that out. the intruders take off as the female resident opens fire and one man seen crashing through a door and tried to get away. the woman emptied her weapon killing one intruder. the other two got away. >>> the first presidential debate. with polls showing a tight ration nationally hand in the crit