That nominee is elevated to the carol president barack obama is speaking. This is a big deal, the first time the conference has been held on u. S. Soil. 10 Asian Countries meeting to talk about issues in the part of the world. Then he was asked about the Supreme Court. He says it is the president s duty to nominate someone to the Supreme Court, and it is the senates duty to take up the nominee and decide yay ornate against them. Justice scalias death last saturday has created a firestorm within the establishment, for republicans and the presidency, the president says they are grateful for Justice Scalias service and his family service, as well. Carol he made it clear, it is someone to the Supreme Court and it is the province of lawmakers to either accept or reject the nomination. Nigel the president says he will nominate someone. We will bring you the news when it happens. Ive only been a politician since june 16. Im almost embarrassed to say im a politician. I guess thats what i am. H
A full report in a few minutes. Geoff thank you. The ice brought down trees and power lines. Right now, thousands of people are without power. According to duke energy, more than 24,000 people are without power in the carolinas. You can see the number here in Western North carolina. That number has dropped from 1700 in the last hour. In swain county, less than 200 here in the upstate, less than 700 total. Most are in greenwood county. Troopers are investigating two deadly wrecks impacted by conditions. A man, standing on the side of interstate 385, was forced over a concrete retaining wall and down an embankment. 28yearold clayborn dallas jester was standing at the site of a previous crash when he was forced over the wall. Three others where hospitalized in the collision including a was on site for the first crash. The other deadly wreck involved a head on collision with a tow truck on verde boulevard. The coroner says 17yearold Lauryn Tyona Agnew hit a patch of ice and crossed over th
Starting off, the day in many locations, with that mix, transitioning to snow. Periods of heavy snow throughout the morning and into the afternoon. Tonight the snow continues and at times we will see some freezing rain as well. So, with the weight of the snow, the ice, we could have Power Outages with gusty winds. Roads, of course, a huge issue this morning. Coming up in my full forecast, i will show you who is expected to see the most snow out of the system. Back to you. Holly there are multiple wrecks right in our area. Now lets head over to the Traffic Center where jaclyn is keeping an eye on everything. Jaclyn thank, ingrid. We are seeing lots of wrecks and stranded vehicles in the area. Viewer chad sent this into the photograph into the news room, a tractor trailer that is stuck on i26 eastbound right near long sholes road. So these are the Road Conditions we are dealing with this evening no. We are also seeing these problems on i26 in Henderson County and polk county. There are a
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