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THE BREAKING NEWS, A NEW TRAFFIC
NIGHTMARE UNGOLDING AS THAT
DEADLY WINTER SNOW AND ICE STORM
MOVES EAST.
HUNDREDS OF CARS HAVE BEEN STUCK
OR ABANDONED ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS
AND ROADS IN NORTH CAROLINA.
THE STATE GOVERNOR IS JOINING US
ON THE PHONE.
I KNOW OFF LOT GOING ON.
WE SPOKE TO TWO YOUNG WOMEN WHO
HAD TO ABANDON THEIR CARS.
THEY WENT TO WORK THIS MORNING.
ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED TO
SNOW AND THEY WERE POTENTIALLY
IN VERY BAD SHAPE.
WERE FOLKS NOT WARNED THIS
MORNING MAYBE STAY HOME TODAY,
DON'T GO TO WORK?
>> WE HAD A LOT OF WARNINGS ALL
DAY YESTERDAY AND EVEN THIS
MORNING.
THIS IS A 2,000-MILE STORM FROM
NAGS HEAD TO ASHEVILLE, NORTH
CAROLINA, GOING THROUGH THREE OR
FOUR MAJOR METROPOLITAN IRYAS,
RALEIGH-DURHAM, WINSTON-SALEM,
CHARLOTTE, ASHEVILLE.
AND EACH PART OF THE STATE IS
HAVING UNIQUE ISSUES.
SOME ARE MORE ICE, SOME ARE MORE
SNOW, AND WE DID A GOOD JOB WITH
THE ROADS AND PUTTING MATERIALS
ON THE ROADS.
BUT IT ONLY TAKES ONE OR TWO
ACCIDENTS IN METROPOLITAN AREAS
TO BLOCK A MAJOR HIGHWAY LIKE
I-40 OR I 77, WHICH INTERSECT IN
OUR STATE.
SO WE ARE DEALING WITH ABANDONED
CARS IN CERTAIN AREAS, NAMELY
THE RALEIGH-DURHAM, GREENSBORO,
AND CHARLOTTE ARIAS, AND WE HAVE
A PLAN TO NOT ONLY CLEAR THE
ABANDONED CARS FOR TONIGHT BUT
ALSO HELP PEOPLE GET OUT OF THEM
AND DEAL WITH IT.
PEOPLE NOT EVEN GOING TO THE
DUKE/CAROLINA GAME TONIGHT.
I ENCOURAGE OTHERS NOT TO GO.
WATCH IT ON TV.
OUR MAJOR CONCERN IS PUBLIC
SAFETY AND THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY.
WE'VE HAD TWO FATALITIES IN THE
LAST 24 HOURS.
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