Eyewitness news. Getting ready for Hurricane Matthew. what you can expect and what you should do in case the hurricane hits North Carolina. A life cut short a grieving mother talks about what her daughter had planned before the crash that killed her. And remembering a legend. We look back at the life and career of our good friend Larry Stogner who sat in this chair for decades. Eyewitness news starts right now. A tropical alert huge and ominous Hurricane Matthew creating chaos in the caribbean while eyeing a possible hit on our coast. Hurricane matthew in the caribbean right now but were already getting ready for the storm in North Carolina. Good evening, im tisha powell. And im steve daniels. cuba and haiti are in the path right now. And it could bring devastation and matthew could end up here by the weekend. So, governor mccrory declared a state of emergency for the entire abc 11 viewing area. A total of 66 counties are under that order. The Emergency Operations center is activated. And preparations are underway out of an abundance of caution. Officials are urging all of us to get emergency kits ready with flashlights. Water. And non perishable food. While all eyes will be on major Hurricane Matthew cutting a destruction across haiti and eastern cuba during the next couple of days, our weather in Central North Carolina will be on the quiet side. High pressure will provide some sunshine today, and tomorrow, and no rain will fall. The only weather issue can be patchy fog early each day and some clouds in the be a few degrees either side of 80 today and tomorrow, with tonights readings falling to near 60. At this time, the second half of the workweek will be dry as well. A light flow of air from the northeast may bring in moisture off the atlantic at times, so the amount of clouds versus sunshine is a bit uncertain in the wednesday through friday period. Now, on to matthew the 5 pm advisory is in from the National Hurricane center and its a bit concer has shifted west, bringing the hurricane very close to the south coast of North Carolina by saturday afternoon. Computer models are now forecasting that a ridge of High Pressure will shove the hurricane to the northwest for a longer period of time, before a trough of low Hurricane Matthew hits North Carolina. Thats why state leaders and others are getting ready now. Joel brown joins us live in raleigh with more on whats being done. That latest storm track put duke energy on alert, tonight. Whether matthew wobbles our way or not. Duke says its preparing for a major power outage event. While matthew hammers the caribbean. Storm nats. Meterologists at duke energy are glued to the hurricane will strike next. And have to plan for the possibility, matthews heading for us. We have sophisticated systems that can take the weather forecasts that were seeing and actually develop a modeling scenario to determine the expected outages where theyll be most likely concentrated. Those models help determine. How many outoftown crews duke will call in to help restore power. And estimate how many of us will be in the dark. The states Largest Energy provider hasnt had to prepare for this kind of potential storm, in since weve seen a category 3. Thats in the fran category, if you will, so its a sizeable storm. At the states Emergency Operations center in west raleigh. Well, he we go again. Governor mccrory activated the eoc, monday. Declaring a state of emergency in 66 counties. The triangle and the sandhills all included. The governor says he hopes the declaration helps farmers expedite their harvests. Of crops already hard hit by the september storms. I am hoping this is a false alarm but we cant gamble. So the states Emergency Operations teams is aiming to have all of its resources, medical, national guard, Highway Patrol. Staged and ready to go no later than thursday night. A similar timeline playing out here at duke energy. Jbrabc11ewn. You can stay ahead of the alert weather app. Youll get instant storm warnings. Plus live first alert doppler xp. And the interactive hurricane tracker. Download it now at the app store. Or on google play. Tonight, a mother is remembering her daughter and the plans she had to change lives. A vigil held for ta china smith. The 18 year old died in a wreck this weekend. The crash scene. Pilotriley road and Williams White road. In franklin county. Angelica Alvarez is live at the school smith attended with more. Me her daughter graduated from Vernon Malone this past year. On the honor roll. She was a freshman at unc pembroke. She came home for the weekend to be with family and friends. Not knowing. It would be her last. She was right here right here. Lord have mercy. Tears. And forgiveness. Pouring from young man she says was her daughters best friend. The young man. Who was also behind the wheel the night her daughter died. I want him to know i love him and i forgive him tachina smith was home from college for the weekend. Looking forward to spending time with friends. She was so happy this weekend. On saturday night. Around nine. The Highway Patrol says the 18 year old was in the backseat. Her friend. Makel breece. Also 18. With his arm now in a sling. Was at the wheel. They were heading north here on williamswhi county. Breece ran a stop sign. And hit another car. Eyewitnesses say his car plowed through this fence. And hit a tree. Smith. Wasnt wearing her seatbelt. And was thrown from the car. And died John Thompson lives nearby 17 34 52 boom, boom, boom, just like a bomb going off. John thompson lives near the crash site. He doesnt know the family. But he was the first to lay flowers for tachina. I respect life. Tonight. His flowers are joined by more flowers. Loved tachina smith gather to pray. And lean on each other. Through this loss. And while smiths mother forgives him. Breece is charged with misdemeanor death by Motor Vehicle for not stopping at the stop sign. And we should note. That even though he failed to stop. Residents in the area says it is a dangerous intersection. So the department of transportation is planning to look into that. Student. pleading guilty to driving drunk and killing three people two years ago. But not to the most serious charges. So his trial will go on tomorrow. The guilty plea from 21 year old Chandler Kania on three counts of felony death by moter vehicle could get him 22 to 25 years in prison. If hes found guilty of Second Degree murder. Prosecutors sources close to the case say the big question now. Revolves around whether there was malice involved. Back in the summer of 2015. After a night of drinking. The then 20yearold woundup driving the wrong way on i85. And crashing into an oncoming car. Killing two adults and a child. And injuring another young child. Jury selection begins tomorrow morning in tonight fayetteville firefighters trying to figure out why there were no working smoke detectors in an apartment that caught fire this morning, trapping a woman in the flames. They say a candle left burning in the living room of a second story apartment started the fire. Other residents called 911 saying smoke was windows. 55 year old elsa lenczk was hanging out one of the window calling for help, when a guy working a block away heard the screams, saw the smoke, and ran to help her. Firefighters got to her quickly, and pulled her and her pets to safety. Another shift on i40 in raleigh tonight. eastbound traffic has now been moved onto three rebuilt lanes between lake wheeler road and south saunders street. Weather put the shift on hold. But its now complete. dot crews are now working to rebuild outside lanes along that stretch. Use new lanes along the entire 8point5 mile stretch of i40 sometime later this fall. Tonight, we join you in remembering Larry Stogner the legend who anchored newscasts from this desk for decades. Its been a sad. Difficult day. Larry passed away overnight after a courageous battle with als. Larry was considered the dean of local tv news. He was born and raised in North Carolina. And graduated from the university of North Carolina. Larry joined abc11 in 1976. And the six and 11 oclock newscasts in 1982. During his 40 years at abc 11. Larry covered every important story. From president ial primaries. To political conventions. President ial inaugurations from Ronald Reagan to barackobama. And as a vietnam veteran in the us air force. He loved to cover North Carolina troops abroad. Larry also earned a spot in the North Carolina journalism hall of fame. And the North CarolinaBroadcasters Hall of fame. He was a true legend. Governor pat the stogner family this afternoon to offer his condolences. And offering his thoughts to us this afternoon. It was last year. Anchor desk. Sharing with us. And our viewers. His als diagnosis. Earlier this year. We honored larry by naming this studio in his honor. And we are proud tonight. To be sitting on this anchor desk. Where he delivered the news to you. The outpouring of support for larrys family. And our been simply incredible. And we will celebrate larrys life. Tomorrow night. It will be a special edition of Eyewitness News. Looking back on larrys life and the legacy he leaves behind. We hope youll join us. Tomorrow at six. And there is more coverage online now at abc 11 dot com slash larry i know you [laughs] welcome hi were your neighbors. We live across the street. Thanks for this. I see youve got Time Warner Cable like the rest of the hood. Genius. Yeah, they offer tons of free hd channels. And you can record six shows at the same time. Looks like youre all hooked up. Games about to start. Lets do it. Were watching here . Oh yeah. Ohh. How about you and i go watch my favorite show . Make your move to Time Warner Cable. For 89. 99 per month youll get tv, 100 meg internet and phone. Im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. Id look her right in that fat ugly face of hers. Shes a slob. She ate like a pig. A person whos flat chested is very hard to be a 10. Does she have a good body . No. Does she have a fat [expletive] . Absolutely. Do you treat women with respect . I cant say that either. Continues for the gunman who killed two North Carolina a and t university students. 21 year old Ahmad Campbell was from kitrell. Just outside of wake forest. In vance county. 19 year old alisiadieudonne was from illinois. Greensboro police say the two were innocent out at an off campus party. The family of the 6year old South Carolina boy. shot at his Elementary School last week. Is planning a superhero themed funeral. Jacobhall died on saturday after getting shot at townville elementary. The funeral for the first grader will be held wednesday morning. Family members say pallbearers will dress as superheroes. And people attending are also encouraged to wear costumes. Police say the 14 year old shooter also killed his father shortly before the school shooting. We now know where First Lady Michelle Obama will appear in our state tomorrow. Shell hold a rally at the Charlotte ConventionCenter Tomorrow at noon. Then later in the dayshe holds an event at the newly renovated Reynolds Coliseum on nc states campus. That rally begins at three oclock. Jon camp will cover the event in raleigh. Look for his coverage right here on Eyewitness News starting at four. And online at ab c11 dotcom. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is in the battleground opponent hard on the New York Times report that came out this week. That report said donald trump may have avoided paying taxes for 18 years. At a stop in toledo, she said that means trump never contributed to pell grants to help kids go to college or federal veterans or military programs. Trump spoke about the tax controversy at a campaign stop. He said he legally used the tax laws to his benefit and went on to say that he brilliantly used those laws. One of the reasons hes running for president is to fix what he calls a broken tax code. Kim Kardashian west is back in the United States after a harrowing trip to paris. She arrived in new york this afternoon. She was tied up and robbed at gunpoint at the apartment she rented during fashion week. She lost ten Million Dollars in jewelry in the robbery. A Police Presence could be seen outside the home where the crime happened. Her spokeswoman says the reality star was badly shaken. But not physically harmed. The men who wore masks. Now to the big board and the mustsee video of the night. We start in mexico with an angry volcano. Mexican authorities evacuated several communities after the colima volcano started erupting. Officials deemed a several mile area around the mountain unsafe. Colima is one of the most active volcanoes in north america. You could call her the crocodile whisperer. A womans dog at the Kakadu National park in australia. A large crocodile swam for the woman and her pup. She waved one of her sandals at the croc and laughed as it swam away. The woman might get a slap on the wrist dogs like her meatball are banned from the park. And this adorable fourmonth old corgi pup tries his absolute best. To get onto the sofa but he just cant make the leap. This slow motion the pup grows a little more. Shell be able to make the jump. While all eyes will be on major Hurricane Matthew cutting a path of destruction eastern cuba during the next couple of days, our weather in Central North Carolina will be on the quiet side. High pressure will provide some sunshine today, and tomorrow, and no rain will fall. The only weather issue can be patchy fog early each day and some clouds in the afternoons. High temperatures will be a few degrees either side of 80 today and tomorrow, with tonights readings falling to near 60. At this time, the second half of the workweek will be dry as well. A light flow of air from the times, so the amount of clouds versus sunshine is a bit uncertain in the wednesday through friday period. Now, on to matthew the 5 pm advisory is in from the National Hurricane center and its a bit concerning. The forecast track has shifted west, bringing the hurricane very close to the south coast of North Carolina by saturday afternoon. Computer models are now forecasting that a ridge of High Pressure will shove the hurricane to the northwest for a trough of low pressure and cold front approaching from the west push the storm to the northeast. That longer northwest motion means the hurricane could get closer to the coast. Still, we have to reiterate that its still so far out, there can and probably will be changes over the next couple of days. The trough of low pressure that will eventually steer matthew is just approaching the pacific northwest. Once it gets inland the weather Balloon Network will be able to sample it, and that models that we use to forecast the hurricane. By tomorrow and wednesday, well have a little more confidence in the track forecasts. Regardless of whether Hurricane Matthew makes landfall on the eastern seaboard, there will be rough surf and rip currents along the coast as matthew progresses northward later this week. Well springsteen steps up to help a kid who skipped school to meet him. What he did, next. And a 102 year old woman cuffed. And put into a Police Cruiser. Her crime, just governor mccrory is attacking roy cooper on the state crime lab. Well, we know roy cooper when he became attorney general. Roy found a backlog of over 5,000 dna test kits and years worth of shoddy investigations. But he cleared the backlog. And roy cooper helped us solve over 2,000 crimes and put 165 killers and rapists in prison from cold cases. Are used to writing excuse notes for their kids but Bruce Springsteen helped get a kid out of class. He was signing books in philadelphia last week. The rocker also signed an excuse note for a fifth Grade Student who skipped school to see him. The note read dear principal brown, please excuse Michael Fenerty for being late or absent from school today. He came to the meet me and to get a copy of my book. Michaels dad couldnt part with the note. So the principal got a photocopy. An unusual arrest in saint louis. A Police Cruiser pulled up to a Senior Center to arrest public enemy 102. Ok, not really a public enemy but edie simms is 102 years old. Police came to arrest miss simms. And she knew it. It was part of her bucket list. She had never set car until now. 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Since that case of first game hiccups against georgia, carolinas qb has been almost grotesquely good. And hes needed to be as the heels have been walking a serious tight rope the last couple weeks back to back coronary episodes that somehow ended stunning come from ahead, then behind win over Florida State in tallahassee, ending the noles 22 game home winning streak. The heroes trubisky who continues to dazzle and destroy at quarterback. Plus ryan switzer and how about former walk on Thomas Jackson out of nowhere now of course the biggest hero of all kicker nick weiler whos career best 54 the biggest hero career best 54 yard gamewinning kick was undoubtedly the high point of his carolina career and nick was not going to let it go to waste. He became a social media superhero with his sprinting tomahawk chop celebration. Nc state put together its best effort of the season saturday as the pack left very little doubt from the jump that wake forests days of being undefeated were at an end. Ryan finley threw for 300 yards and three scores. Season with a decisive notch in the win column. Up next the irish are coming to carter finley. Join us tomorrow morning on abc11 for the latest harvey there are a lot of people now, including in kims camp, saying she is showing off millions of dollars in jewelry. Its like youre waving a red flag in front of a crooked bull. We have video of her getting out of the car with kanye to get in her apartment. After being robbed for millions of dollars of jewelry. Harvey somebody needs to take a play from my ats playbook un cubic zirconium. Lindsay lohan, she had her fingertip ripped off. She got pulled into the ocean while she was trying to pull up an anchor in turkey. Harvey why is little Lindsay Lohan trying to pull up the anchor . Apparently she grew up around boats. She possibly had a few drinks. Ill do the anchor. Dana white