Y246oy yy6y Eyewitness News. A Wake County School bus involved in a crash. Students rushed to the hospital. what weve learned about their injuries. Plus damage control. Governor mcrcory facing the newest fallo from hb two. What hes now saying about compromise and the controversial law. And the return of tgit. What the star of how to get away with murder is revealing about the new season. Eyewitne ns starts right now. no parent wants to see. A Wake County School bus involved in a crash. And students sent to the hospital. Good evening everyone. Im steve daniels. And im tisha powell. We first broke this story this afternoon on the abc11 mobile news app. The crash happened just after three oclock. On lead mine road near millbrook. Angelica alvarez is live at wake med. Where some of the students ended up. Anli . On the bus. Three were transported here. To be evaluated. Nothing life threatening. But eyewitnesses describe seeing some students hit their heads. All we heard was like a boom boom boom dasia newman. One of the 33 students on this school bus. Describing the moment of impact. A girl in front of me she hit her head when the truck hit the bus going to the right she hit her head kind of hard but it wasnt until she saw the end. Of the driver side the bus. Did it sink it what happened. The bus. Was carrying students from Southeast Raleigh and Vernon Malone high schools. As well as centennial middle. It was heading north on lead ne road. This turf and scapes landscaping truck out of wake forest. Was heing south. Somehow. The two driver sides. Collided. Sending kids into a panic. Calling their parents. I was like i need to call my mom i need to call my mom fast fast get a phone call from the kid mom the bus has been in a car accident ae boney. Mom of sebastion. A freshman at Vernon Malone. Couldnt believe the call. Busses dont have seatbelts so thats always a concern. Her son. Thankfully. Was not hurt. But three udents were taken to the hospital. Nats of sirens 14 39 46 while the rest were either picked up by their parents. Or taken to their final stop. By a second bus called in to help. Asar Raleigh Police arent ready to make that call. They tell me since there were so ma people involved. They have a long night of paperwork. And that a final report would ot be ready tonight. One year after the murder of a North Carolina central student from fayetteville his family is hoping for justice. 21yearold dj grayer was shot on january fourt of last year at the intersection of grayer was taken to the hospital. He died last september as a result of his injuries. His mother and father say their son was an out going, funloving person. And this last year without him has been really hard on them. Police dont have a good description but they believe he was driving gray hyundai elantra. Anyone who may have information about this case should giv Durham Police a Al Crimestoppers is offering a thsand dollar reward. Now to a heart breaking story in cumberland county. An elderly man struggling with dementia and other Mental Health issues charged with the murder of his wife and daughter. Spring lake police y 79 yearold bobby king called 911 and confessed. Officers say dianne circle at about 850 this morning. Inside. They found 84yearold dorothy king. And the couples 55yearold daughter cynthia shot to death. Bobby king is in the cumberland countjail held without bond. Hes due in court tomrorow. A convicted sex offender is due in a wilmington courtroom tomorrow after investigators say he snatched a sixyearold girl. The state issued an amber alert for Stefanny Lopez Castro last night. Authorities say lopez was found chained to a tree this morning in a heavily wooded area. About 2 she was physically ok. Douglas edwards. Is charged with firstdegree kidnapping. The District Attorney says more information about the case will come out tomorrow when edwards appea in court. new tonight governor pat mccrory facing the fallout from hbtwo. The governor speaking i front of a lunchtime Business Group in charlotte. The Cooper Campaign said today this weeks decisions by the acc. And ncdoublea to pull events out of North Carolina because of hb2 have brought another day of embarrassing front pages for north calina. The governor his support for hb2. But also insisted hes open to a compromise. The governor did not respond when asked if he has any interest icalling a special session of the legislature to look again at hb2. And tonight the lumineers. Took a stand ain h btwo. While performing at koka booth at amphitheater in cary. The band will be donating all of their profits fr both equality nc and the hrc. The amphitheater also provided gender neutral bathrooms tonight. Back at it in battleground North CarolinaHillary Clinton returns to the campaign trail after taking timeout to recover from pneumonia. Her first rally at the university if North Carolina at greensboro. Clinton immediately talked about her health. Saying what her campaign has been saying for a couple days. That she tried to power through a mild case of pneumonia and it caught up with return to North Carolina next week. Shell appear at a fundraiser in chapel hill on tuesday. No word yet if shes planning a rally. And donald trump. Also returning to North Carolina next week. Hes going a rally at High Point University on tuesday at noon. Meanwhile, trump appeared at new yorks Economic Club today. He laid out his economic plan which includes lowering taxes by fourpointfour trillion over a decade. The next big test for the candidates will come in about ten days for the first president ial debate. Abc11 is your election headquarters. You can follow the candidates on the campaign trail through our abc 11 mobile news app or on abc dot com slash go vote. Theres also Important Information to the iteam has been tracking for months. Blue cross blue shield of North Carolina. Facing a nearly four Million Dollar fine for those computer problems the frustrated thousands of you. joel brown is in our downtown raleigh newsroom with reaction to the big fine. And what it means for the insurance company. Joel . Its been 9 months since we aired our first story on the massive system failure at Blue Cross Blue Shield. Since then, nearly 35hundred customers and medical providers have lodged complaints with the state department of insuranc has announced this penalty against the insurance giant. But for some customers who endured this nightmare the fine is not nearly enough. Since the problems began in january, customers detailed for us the Health Insurance drama the system failure caused. Showing up at the doctor only to be told they had no coverag. Blue cross over billed. Double billed. Signed patients up for the wrong coverage. Perhaps, no one was as angry as joe rabiega. A blue cross who locked himself inside blue cross offices in durham, last winter until he was assured his botched coverage was fixed. Tonight, we caught up with joe, again. On the news the department of insurance would levee a 3. 6 million fine against blue cross. Its the largest fine in doi history, thats not satisfying to you . No. How is Blue Cross Blue Shield being held accountable to residents of North Carolina. You dont think its enough . I dont think its enough money. The same things and february are exactly what were being told now. But, theres no explanation as to why they had such a large system failure. In its voluntary settlement with nc doi. Blue cross denies violating any state statutes. Admits to cutomer service failures. Says its corrected the tech failures that caused the breakdown and paid over 11 Million Dollars in restitution to policy holders. Back in may, insurance commissioner Wayne Goodwin promised to come down hard on the company. The problems continue to persist, are you goodwin declined our interview request, today. But his opponent in his race for reelection was underwhelmed by the resolution. Im surprised the fine was not higher given all the problems that blue cross had this year and all the complaints. I do know that blue cross is a major financial contributor to this commissioner. They obviously like this commissioner. In a statement to Eyewitness News. Blue cross says. We remain customers. And are deeply sorry for the challenges that this created for our customers and providers. The company has been ordered to use surplus funds to pay that 3. 6 million fine. To ensure it doesnt pass along the cost to customers. Blue crosss surplus, reportedly stood at over 2billion dollars at the end of last year. Jbrabc11ewn. A cumberland County School bus driver jumping into action when her bus went up in flames yesterday afternoon. An abc11 etewitness. Sent us this video of the bus from 71st middle school burning on the side of the road. Vastor robinson. Says she noticed smoke coming from the back of the bus. She pulled over. And got all the kids to a food lion parking lot. As they waited for another bus to arrive. The bus became engulfed in flames. Robinson has been driving a school bus for more than 20 years. And says because of her training she knew exactly what to do. The School District hasnt said what caused the bus to catch fire. Mrs. Robinson was back on her route today. Dialing up trouble. The massive recall ordered by samsung. What you need to know. Plus police manhattan. The dangerous confrontation with the nypd. And tgit is back. Viola davis is spilling clues about her hit show how to get away with murder. what she says about the new season. And why you may need to grab a drink for this one. But first. A live look outside of the raleigh Eyewitness News red 97 set red 97 did you say 97 . Yes. You know, that reminds me of geicos helped by geicos fast and friendly claims service. Huh. Oh yeah, baby. Geicos as fast and friendly as it gets. Woo geico. Expect great savings and a whole lot more. Im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. Hes a racebaiting, xenophobic, religious bigot. Donald trump is a phony, a fraud. Hes not a serious adult. Trump should not be supported. I believe hes disqualified himself to be president. I just cannot support donald trump. Police shot an emotionally disturbed man who had a meat cleaver near penn station. The nypd says the officers told the man to drop the cleaver but he refused. The man and the officers got into a scuffle. And one of the officers was cut with the knife. shots were fired by other officers and the man with the knife. Was hit several times. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The officer is expected to survive. Investigators say it does not appear to be a targeted attack. You can look for updates on this story anytime on abc11dot com. Or the tongiht. After reports of nearly 100 exploding or burning phones. The feds issue a recall for one million samsung note seven phones. As part of the official recall. Samsung has now agreed to offer a refund after first offering only an exchange. Samsung has sold twopointfive million of the devices worldwide since introducing them in august. Samsung says it was only the note 7 with a defective battery. But reports of other galaxy phones burning will now be investigated too. The company also provided pictures of it shipping new phones, which is says will be available in stores next wednesday. You can learn more about the recall by going to abc11 dot com and looking for the story on the homepage. If youre looking for a pasta fix that unlimited pasta pass from olive garden is all gobbled up. The never ending pasta passes went on sale at two oclock today a Company Spokesman says they sold out in less than a second. A pass. Dont worry. The company is auctioning off 21 of them on ebay. But it may cost you more than than the original 100 dollar price. The proceeds will be donated to feeding america. Crews in florida worked to rescue six manatees trapped in a golf course pond for more than a week. The Group Includes two mothers and their calves. High water from hurricane hermine allowed the animals to move into the pond, but a when flood waters receded they couldnt get back out. Wildlife workers freed them. Theyre expected to be released natural habitat. Now to the big board and the mustsee video of the night. We begin in russia with this tiny kitten in some serious trouble. 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Friday will be a cooler day, but with highs in the low and mid 80s, well still be at or slightly above average. Skies tomorrow will be partly to and saturday, but rain chances will remain very small. Theres a better chance for a shower or storm later sunday and especially monday as another cool front approaches. Meanwhile, julia has gained a bit of strength and is a Tropical Storm again with winds of 40mph. Julia is expected to continue to meander off the coast of the carolinas and eventually dissipate. But its tropical system until it has dissipated completely or moved well to the to get away with murder premieres next week on abc. And star viola davis is spilling secrets about next season. Davis says shes proud to be bac for her third go round as annali keati in shondalands ensemble drama. The character has earned davis her second best actress emmy nomination. She won last year. Davis says this year show will feature a new mystery that will knock fans socks off. 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Under the abc11 together section of abc11dotcom. A new ride at the state fair. Put to the test. Workers used these 370 pound of the new state fair flyer. The chairlift ride carries people across the midway. Suspended 45 feet in the air. The departmt of labor also started their inspections today. A one way trip on the state fair flyer will cost 5 bucks. A round trip ticket is eight. The fair kicksoff in 28 days. On october 13th. And runs until the 23rd. Coming up next in sports. Ahead of the weekend dave doeren tries t wi bk wolfpack fans. Plus ron rivera gives so pretty good advice en asked about hb2s impact n sports in the state but first congrats to Devon Edwards and carl jones. They are two of just 24 players nationwide named to the allste good works team. It recognizes players whove made big communities. Now your scores got the birthday girl a drum set. Drum set . Oh you guys must have Time Warner Cable. This is gonna be some party. 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