Over hbtwo. how a ruling in favor of three people could impact the entire state. Plus a dog turns on its owner. A raleigh woman forced to take cover. A group of Good Samaritans attempting to come to her rescue. And. Abc11 together highlighting the needs of a local shelter. How you can help them recover from a fire. Eyewitness news a federal court ruling involving three people at the university of North Carolina could have a widespread impact on hb two. Good evening. Im steve daniels. And im tisha powell. The ruling says two students and employee are allowed to use the bathroom of the gender they identify with. Angelica alvarez has been combing through the 80 plus page court document. And this controversial state law. Angelica . Simply put. Those against the law. Say this is a battle won in the war against hb2. And believe todays ruling means in a few months time. Hb2 could be tossed out for good. Its been an incredible long journey. Ben graumann. With equality nc has been one of many in the state. In the nation. Fighti against hb. It shows that hb2 is directly against title 9, which is a big thing so i think thats going to set a precedent once it finally goes to court. This more than 80 page ruling. Boils down to the middle district saying unc must allow an employee and two students to use bathrooms that go with their gender identity. The three named. Are the ones suing governor pat mccrory and the state over hb2. Ruling. The lead plaintiff in this. Joaquin carcano said . Today, the tightness that i have felt in my chest every day since h. B. 2 passed has eased. But the fight is not over we wont rest until this discriminatory law is defeated. Supporters of the bill however. Are skeptical. In a statement tami fitzgerald. Head of the Nc Values Coalition says . Hb2 remains in effect for all others at unc and across the state. Since unc has refused to enforce hb2, the effect. The Governors Office agrees. Saying this is not a final resolution of this case, and the governor will continue to defend North Carolina law. Still. With the judge saying the law violates federal discrimination laws. People against hb2. Remain hopeful. Aclu attorneys tell me they hope for a final decision when they go to court to fight the entire their attorneys are going over the ruling. But say the will comply. They point out at theyve always said they would not enforce hb2. Since theyre caught in the middle between state law and federal guidance on the law. Developing right now in Cumberland CountyHope Mills Police investigating an accident involving a pedestrian. Eyewitnesses te two people were trying to Cross Cumberland road when one of them was struck by a car. The car stopped. Were working to find out the victims condition. And if any charges have been filed. You can look for updates tomorrow morni on Eyewitness News. New tonight a delay for dozens of people trying to fly to london. American Airlines Flight 174 to Heathrow Airport had to make an Emergency Landing at rdu toight. Shortly after it took off. The airline says a suspected mechanical issue was the reason. The plane landed safely and no next available flights to london counselors will be on hand at Gravelly Hill middle school in efland on the first day of school after the sudden death of a 13yearold student. Orange County SchoolOfficials SayFredrick Seymour had an asthma attack during the first football practice of the season on monday. Paramedics say the risi grader got worse during the ride to unc hospitals in chapel hill. The teen died this rningking into whether the heat lped a role in his death. A raleigh mom failing to show up at a School Bus Stop to pick up her young son. Is taking to cokto defendherself. In an interview with our news gathering partners univision. The single mom claims someone else was supposed to pick up her son. Sarai flores lechuga says she was working when Raleigh Police showed up at her Southeast Raleigh apartment and found her 8yearold in charge of the other kids. The youngest child. Left alone was a oneyear old. The 29yearold is now charged with child abuse. She says shell fight to get her days away from kids going back to class at traditional calendar schools across the triangle. And the iteam is looking into new concerns about a shortage of bus drivers in ke county. The iteam first reported a few weeks ago. There are 60 fewer buses on the road this year. And the numbers have been going down for the past three years. But therell be twothousand more kids in the system. wake County Schools spokesperson tim simmons says they have have enough dt me need. Despite a newsper reort il ite. Simmons says the district plannd for 760 drivers because they k hit that number. Not because it was the optimal number. Simmons also sayshe ditrict pln t aintain or imove iton time rate of 95 the crunch on families. With earlier pickups. later dropoffs. And longer ride times. And be sure to tunein on monday morning for special Eyewitness News coverage as your kids go back to school. Well have live reports from raleigh, duham anfayetteville and well keep you updated on any problems that develop with school buses. Our special coverage begins at 30 am. New onight a wake county woman attacked by n og. A group of Good Samaritans. Rushing to her aid. Trying to pll theanmal of her. This happened on Presley Court not far from East Millbrook dejn uaggard is here with more on what exactly happened. Dejuan . Tisha, a raleigh woman is recovering tonight after being attackedby her pit bull. She even locked herself in a bathroom just to keep safe. And the objects eyewitnesses arm hemselvs h to et the doo stop. Like a mvie scen it was vicious. Nothing i ever seen in my life. A raleigh woman is thanking 3 of her neighbors for coming to her aid after a vicious pt bul attack. Presley cour near north hils. T lady, she works with dogs. So they always played. But for reastoon day, the dog jumped up on her. The woman, who has not been identified, was bit in the arm, chest, and abdomen. Before making her way to a bathroom to hie from the dog. Thats when he three men sprang io tion. Ae with a bat and a rake. But that wasnt enough. We realized t really coudnt do anything ab the situao. Ut just stand ba an for anmal l to t tere. When the woman s feing for he life inth throom. The pit bull bgan clawing at thd not lettn any near it. And comman. Useles s. H i walked inside the house, i could see the dog jumping at the door with claws and growling at the mouth, real aggressively, trying to get to the other side of the door. So he Raleigh Police, fire, and ems eventually arrived a he home to help. Animal control also showed up and was able to calm the dog down. The animal control lady, she got the dog pretty good. She was like a dog whisperer. The dog came right to her and the dog came right out the house acting like nothing happened. Neighbors say the woman was taken away by an ambulance. No word on how shes doing tonight. Or newsroom, dejuan hoggard, abc11 eyewitness new. Abc11 together igigting he needs of a family shelter in durham daged bya Early Morning fire. fire crews responded to families moving forward on north queen street. Just after eight oclock this morning. They say the fire started in a kitchen. And was put out by the sprinkler system. two rooms have water damage. And the families in those rooms had to be moved. The executive director says hes thankful no one was hurt. Families in the shelter will to the kitchen for now. And the power is off on that side of the building. Theyre hoping people will donate at least 12 Grocery Store gift cards. Families moving forward go to abc11dotcom. 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