Districts that historically elected African Americans and they raise the rate of minority voters in the district. Two in particular. The first which serves voters in the coastal plains. The board of commissioners chair says it will also have an effect on people in the mountains. Itll affect us because the 12th district, which counts like a snake, impacts the sent district. If they have the redistribute there will be presum bli more in the tenth district that does touch part of asheville. Justin its nothing new. The democratics over did it in 2004. And the federal court said you cant do that. Justin thats something that will have to be fixed calling it if win for everyone. You want your vote to matter. The way they drew the district they purposefully made peoples vote not matter because it made it such a high minority voter representation in the districts. You have to spread everything out and give everybody a chance. Justin not everyone is happy with the decision. The gop chairman of t
Told us think saw a steady stream but no long lines. Abten tee voting hit a record for president ial primary in South Carolina. More than sixty thousand absentee votes cast. Thats double the number in 2008 and 2012, that leads people to believe we could see a record as many as 657 thousand votes in this president ial primary. We asked whats driving them to go to the polls . Theres a lot of people that are running. Thats turning grabbing a lot of peoples attention. People are looking for a fresh voice and face. My mailbox has been full of propaganda, if you want to call it. That may be driving interest. Itd be hard to sleep this one, for sure. This is an open primary and that means voters from the democrat and Republican Party there are 2. 9 million voters in the state and every early indication is a lot of them are going to the polls. Theres still a little more than a half an hour to go before the polls close at 7 00. Well be here to bring you the reaction from tonights election here a
Actor danny glover. And the candidate they are hoping makes it to the white house. This Campaign Stop in greenville brought with it a message of change. To paraphrase Abraham Lincoln this is a campaign of the people, by the people and for the people. Justin for senator sanders that change comes in the form of how he would tackle a number of hot button issues. I believe he will fight for Campaign Finance reform. Do you know what the average contribution has been . [inaudible] these guys are really smart. 27. [cheering] he talked about black lives matter. I think its genuine when he talks about police reform. The mass incarceration of black and brown people. Justin he also spoke about fair wages. Who are tired of earning 0. 79 on the dollar compared to men. Justin just a few of many ideas this crowd came to here. Feeling great now. Justin as for the man who won the gop primary yesterday, donald trump, here theres hope november. There would be nothing that would give me greater pleasure t
Then the woman called 911 saying the car was following her and shooting. Rubar is a popular east asheville hangout. People had not heard about this shooting. It was unsettling learning the suspect lived nearby. Ive got kids and grandkids. I certainly hope nobody gets mad and tries to shoot the kids. Aaron after police were called, the suspect took off. They spotted the car near mcdowell. Suspects got away again. I can never recall in the recent past anything remotely like this. Very unusual. Very concerning. Honestly, i dont know how i would react. Since ive never been in that situation, it would be hard to gauge. Aaron police say the victim acted perfectly. She called 911 and then came to the police station. She stayed hererehile officers were trying to catch up with the suspect. Aaron police ask you to call them if you know anything. They urge caution if you see suspicious activity from somebody in a gold kia suv. Aaron adelson, news 13. Darcel an east asheville man has been charged
Were helped by red cross. We spoke with the resident, she was not home at the time. But she says she had plans for the new year. I was going to celebrate it with my aunt and uncle and my boyfriend. We were going to go to the clubs and come back home. I dont know who im going to go home to. Maybe my mothers maybe. Justin we know nobody was injured. Police are also on the scene. Again, this is an active investigation. Investigators are trying to talk to some folks. Trying to figure out exactly what caused this fire. Justin hinton, news 13. Tammy if youre going to be outside tonight for the countdown to the new year, you better take a coat. Larry if youre lucky enough to start the day off tomorrow. Karen we are cooling down. Some of the coolest air weve seen in days. 40 in burnsville. Already in the 30s in places like newland, 37. Andrews now down to 38 degrees. However, much milder in places like clemson. 60 degrees there. 54 in greer and 52 in forest city. Winds, yes, we have them in as