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Right now, live coverage from your local news leader, preparing you for tomorrow starting tonight and your first alert forecast. Here's what's happening where you live. This is ABC 11 eyewitness news. Good Sunday evening, everyone. Thanks for choosing us tonight. I'm Dwan Hoggard. We begin this hour tonight with new details on a shooting investigation in Durham. One woman killed, another person injured in what police say was a domestic incident. And tonight we're learning the suspect is in jail without. bond. Our time George is at the scene on Revere Road with the latest developments. According to police, this all started with a domestic dispute that turned violent, all playing out in this street in the middle of the day, that suspect, now facing murder charges.

I never experienced anything like that, and I've lived here over 50 years right here in this house. And that's how one neighbor here on Revere Road described what she saw happening Saturday afternoon right in front of her home. Oh, my heavens. Well, I was sitting in there watching TV, and the, I heard like three or four gunshots and like, whoa. And I look out the window and I see the car is right here, right in front, right in this area. It was around 1.30 in the afternoon Saturday when police got the call. Shots fired into an SUV. The driver, 43-year-old Victoria James, died at the scene.

A passenger taken to the hospital with non-volved. life-threatening injuries. Another teenager in the car wasn't injured. That's what neighbors say they saw the suspect leaving. And he has a gun in his hand and he's turned around like, you know, looking like this. And I didn't know if he was shooting or what. And I was afraid to come outside for sure. So I make sure my doors were locked. But it was, it just went crazy after that, You know. That suspect now arrested, identified as 38-year-old Launtrell Alston, who's now facing multiple charges, including first-degree murder.

Police say they believe this was an isolated incident and there is no threat to the community. Alston, the suspect right now is being held without bond in Durham. Tom George, ABC 11, eyewitness news. All right, Tom, thank you. New tonight. A child is recovering after being hit by a car in Durham. It happened this afternoon at the intersection of Nightwood Drive and Bengal Drive. Police say the child was riding a bike.

at the time of the crash. The child was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. No word on any charges being filed. Also in Durham, police investigating a deadly crash tonight. It happened overnight around 2 o'clock in the morning on South Miami Boulevard. Investigators say a man was stopped in the roadway after being involved in another crash. He got out of his vehicle to assess the damages when police say he was hit by another car. The man was identified as 18-year-old Juan Archela and was taken to the hospital where he later died. The driver, 37-year-old Stephen Moore, told police he, tried to stop his vehicle but his car continued to slide due to the rain more is facing multiple charges including dw i and misdemeanor death by vehicle all right let's go ahead and talk first word weather don is tracking a cool down on the way this week after uh what was already a relatively hot and humid weekend hey don yeah good evening to you doan one more warm day and then that cooler air getting in tuesday into wednesday live look at first alert doppler net dry out there tonight will stay dry through the overnight hours we're looking live into downtown durham 79 right now mainly clear skies on a southwest wind at three miles per hour.

Temperatures across the region in the 70s, 72 for you up in Oxford and Roxburgh, 79, Durham, 75, Irwin, 77 in Fayetteville. Today we saw the clouds, the sunshine. We topped out around 90 degrees as we go through tonight and into tomorrow. Your fast forward forecast shows us back into the 90s for one more day with a stray shower around. But after tomorrow, that cool air moves in for a couple of days anyway. We'll talk about that. seven-day forecast coming up in just a bit. Duan. All right, see you soon, Don. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is in Ireland this weekend, meeting with Irish leaders and attending the Irish Open.

The president discussing the war with Iran and its impact on the global economy. What his comments on a United Ireland are what's drawing a sharp response. ABC's Michelle Franzen explains. I don't want to cause any problems, but I will tell you. I'd love to see it give a fight. During a visit to Ireland, President Trump, weighing in on one of the country's most sensitive and divisive issues. I have friends on both sides.

Great people. They're Irish people. How can they be bad, right? I'd love to see it, you know, but I think it'll be a great, a great feather in everybody's cap. If that happened, it's going to happen eventually. The comments break with previous U.S. presidents who have supported the peace agreement while remaining neutral on reunification. The island is divided between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, which remains part of the United Kingdom.

Violence escalated in the late 1960s during a period known as the Troubles and ended with the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. The United States played a key role in helping broker that peace deal. Under the Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland remains part of the UK unless voters there and in the Republic of Ireland choose unification. In Dublin, thousands protesting President Trump's visit and some also criticizing his comments. like that, it's going to destroy, alienate the people we're trying to negotiate with in the North, the DUP and other elements. It's just ridiculously irresponsible and childish. Be clear, I'm in favour of the United Ireland, but I don't think it is Donald Trump's place to comment on the situation in this country. And he really has no idea of the history

or any understanding of what the people are coming from here. Trump's comments are also drawing sharp criticism from pro-British unionist leaders in Northern Ireland, who say its future must be decided by the people who live there. President Trump later acknowledged there is no good answer to the question of reunification. The UK's prime minister says a referendum is off the table. Michelle Franzen, ABC News, New York. And happening this week, President Trump is coming to North Carolina on Wednesday to campaign for Michael Wightley, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate.

Trump will speak at the Gastonia Municipal Airport at 7 p.m. Watley is facing off against former Governor Roy Cooper in the closely watched race. And before the president comes, First Lady Melania Trump will be here on Tuesday. According to the White House, the First Lady plans to visit Ash County to promote community resiliency after Hurricane Helene. She will also discuss education technology in schools. And today, the race for North Carolina House of Representatives District 36 is in the spotlight. Republican candidate Mary Insperker was out with state auditor Dave Bullock, canvassing in carry today. Gives me an opportunity to go around with a fellow Republican who is campaigning for office

and to hear from people and hear what's on their mind. And that's the big reason why I'm here. I want to hear from citizens in Kerry about how they feel about government, how they feel about the General Assembly, and while they're at it, how they feel about what we're doing at the state auditor's office. Mr. Rekwell will face incumbent Democrat Julie von Hayfin in the midterm election. Well, September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and now doctors want to raise awareness about mental health warning signs. Bianca Holman explains tonight. September is Suicide Awareness Month.

Details of the Lindsay Clancy trial sparking discussions about postpartum mental health. Eyewitness news spoke with the licensed clinical social worker who specializes in care for mothers. She says oftentimes mothers are focused on nurturing others and their own needs could be neglected. We focus on the birth and then after that, mom is sent home and not really checked in again. I've checked in on again until six weeks later and that's a long time. Experts stress that warning signs from mothers can show up differently. Key signs include emotional numbness, fear of being alone, new or intensified anger and persistent crying. We need to address where that's coming from and figure out is this a chemical imbalance.

Is this situational? Like, what is making this person feel that way? But we should never ignore it and we should never minimize it. Experts say men are also an at-risk group. Suicide rates are higher among men who are white, American Indian, and Alaska Native. Experts note that men tend to have more access to lethal means and may not share with loved ones that they're struggling mentally and emotionally. As a culture, world culture, men have learned to,

stuff their emotions, that they're not often useful. And unfortunately, those constraints of expressing emotion can collapse the person at some point. And if people aren't aware and take the time to ask, like a buddy or a friend or loved one, then people can go into a very dark place. Doctors tell eyewitness news, be on the lookout for a major change in their behavior. increase in drug or alcohol use, and extreme mood swings. If you're worried about a loved one, doctors suggest being direct and ask them if they're having thoughts about suicide. They're going to simply answer you, whether they answer you verbally or not, or they answer

you with not saying something. They're answering you either way. So the thing to do is to understand before you're in that situation because you could do a bunch of things in a situation not prepared for. Just simply have it in mind to ask. If you have a concern. All counties in North Carolina have mobile crisis units that service the different areas. Those teams are trained counselors who come to the scene to help assess the people involved.

Bianca Holman, ABC 11, eyewitness news. And if you or someone you know is in crisis, free and confidential support is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Dial 988 to be connected to a trained crisis counselor. Well, next at 11, severe storms impacting millions of people across the country this weekend. and we have new video to show you of flood damage in the northeast. And prices remain high on everything from gas to groceries. New details on the state of the economy here in the U.S. and what's driving those rising costs.

And first alert, Doppler Network is dry out there tonight. Still warm, but we've got cooler air headed in for at least for a day or two. We'll talk about that in your first alert seven-day forecast coming up next. And here, the Mona Lisa, gaze into Mona's eyes in perfect health, with no undiagnosed problems and her optic nerve in excellent condition. Anyone here got eyes like Mona? Mine are brownish. Not enough people know about their eye health.

That's why OCT scans are included in every standard eye exam at Specsavers locations. Should have gone to Specsavers. Book an Eye exam today. Eye exams provided by independent optometrists. Contact your local Spec Savers for details. Welcome back. Keeping our eye on the economy tonight. High fuel prices are putting.

more pressure on household budgets. And at the same time, roughly 5 million Americans have lost access to SNAP benefits, according to a nonpartisan think tank. Starting next month, the states will have to cover more of those costs, raising concerns about future access to food assistance. ABC's Allison Kosick explains. The price of diesel fuel has hit a record of more than $6 a gallon, and farmers in the middle of the harvest season say they're feeling the pain. The machine behind me uses 200 gallons a day. President Trump says the increases due to the war in Ukraine. We spoke to Mr. Zelensky about it.

There are plenty of other targets. Don't hit diesel fuel because that's hurting the world. The U.S. does not import Russian oil, but disruptions to Russia's fuel supply can drive up prices on the global market, including here at home. The price of gas is up more than a dollar from last year at $4.27 a gallon of regular. unleaded, according to Gas Buddy. Democratic lawmakers say prices have to come down. We've got to stop this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran, which has skyrocketed gas prices to the highest levels.

Last week, the president said he thinks gas won't fall below $2 a gallon until after the midterms. Rising fuel prices come as funding for SNAP benefits could face a shakeup at the end of September unless Congress steps in. Starting October 1st, states will have to pick up 75% of the program's administrative costs, with the funding burden shifting from the federal to the state level. According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan think tank,

nearly 5 million Americans, including more than 1.5 million children, have lost access to SNAP benefits since the GOP-backed bill was signed into law. Snap officials say much of the decline is due to change. changes in work requirements under the law, the age limit for able-bodied adults without dependents who must meet work requirements was raised from 54 to 64. And exemptions were changed lowering the qualifying age for dependents from 18 to 14. The House is scheduled to return on Monday. Allison Kosick ABC News, New York. Well, turning now to first alert weather, severe storm slamming the East Coast this weekend. You're looking at flooding.

now in New York and New Jersey. Some cars there submerged in flood water. Millions of people were under flood alerts today and New York City Emergency Management opened up more than 50 shelters for those in need. All right, so while you were looking at both what New York and New Jersey, you were just saying that we actually need the rain. Oh, we sure do. Yeah. And we just haven't gotten a lot lately, unfortunately. It looks like over the next couple of days we're not going to get anymore, but the good news is we do see some cooler temps. I'll take it. We'll talk about that right now. The one big thing to take away from tonight's forecast, it will actually feel like September. So far, this has been the hottest September on record. But by this week, those numbers back where they should be for this time of year, Tuesday into Wednesday. Live look on your first alert Doppler net tonight's scanning the sky's not seeing any rainfall out there. We'll head live into downtown Fayetteville. Sofell skycams at 77 now, mainly clear skies on a southwest wind at five miles an hour. From there to a Live look at RDU.

Just saw a Delta jet pull in, 79, mainly clear, and a southwest wind at three. Mannyota Murphy tonight, 70s across the board, 180 down in Wilmington, 76 now down at ECU and Chase City. 78 in the triad, 79 in Charlotte, 68 out of Boone. Head all the way to Murphy, just 66 degrees tonight. Overnight, we'll see our temperatures down to about 70 for a low in Raleigh. Durham. Normal for the summer of year is 60.

So we're going to be a little bit above average as we head through tonight into tomorrow. Your fitness forecast, if you're headed out for a walk or run in the morning, those temperatures will be in the 70s. By 10 o'clock, we jump to 82 degrees, and by lunchtime, we're up around to 87 degrees. Satellite radar composite, just not a lot to show you. Toward the end of it, it looks like I forgot to turn it on. I didn't. We just don't have any clouds across the sky. One week boundary up here.

This is what's going to drop south and give us that cooler air. First alert predictor forecast model. As we go through the overnight into tomorrow, we'll start 8 a.m. Temperatures in the 70s. But by the afternoon, we still surge up to around 90 degrees. Even though the front drops through and could bring an isolated shower, it's still going to take a little bit for the cooler and drier air to work in. Now, that does work in tomorrow night.

You'll notice Tuesday morning. You're waking up to temperatures in the 50s. But by Tuesday afternoon, the high stay in the low 80s. It's going to feel gorgeous around here. It's all because of this cool front. Now normally when a cool front drops through, that brings showers and some thunderstorms. We don't have the moisture. It's very dry at the surface.

Dry air makes for more dry air. And that's what happens as this drops through. Still hot with a stray shower around. Then as we go into Tuesday, that lower humidity works in from the north and east. Temperatures in the 80s. Just a fantastic day shaping up on Tuesday. Forecast looks like this for tomorrow. 91 degrees in Raleigh.

You'll top out at 90 in Durham. 94 in Fayetteville, cooler air, still one day off. Look at temperatures from across the region tomorrow. 94 in Fort Bragg, 94 in Clinton, 92 in Sanford, 93 in Goldsboro. You'll top 91 in Holly Springs in Pittsburgh. 88 in Bahama, 90 in Wendell, 91 in Garner, 86 Henderson, 88 Buttoner, 92 in Wilson, and 90 in Tarborough. First alert, seven-day forecast, powered by Accure Weather, Tuesday and Wednesday.

gorgeous with lower humidity, 83 on Tuesday. Wednesday, 86, Thursday, 88. More humidity building in on Friday. Saturday, a stray shower, a thunderstorm as possible, and Sunday, 88 degrees. But only two days with 90s for highs, getting a little more like fall around here as we go through the last full week of summer, Duan. All right, we'll go ahead and take it down again. Thanks so much. We'll look up next. A look at Celine Dion's iconic return to the stage after suffering from major health issues. The award-winning singer is back for her residency in Paris. In a reminder, you can find eyewitness news live on ABC11, Disney Plus, and everywhere you stream. And here, the Mona Lisa gazed into Mona's eyes in perfect health,

with no undiagnosed problems and her optic nerve in excellent condition. Anyone here got eyes like Mona? Minor brownish. Not enough people know about their eye health. That's why OCT scans are included in every. every standard eye exam at Speck Savers locations. Should have gone to Specsavers. Book an eye exam today.

Eye exams provided by independent optometrists. Contact your local Specsavers for details. Well now to Selene Dion's remarkable return. The singing legend kicking off her parish residency before a sold-out crowd, her first full concert in six years, following health problems that sidelined her career. Here's ABC's Lama Hassan with more.

For the Queen of Power Valets, the world saw a comeback like no. other. The city of light illuminating Celine Dion began her residency in a sold-out crowd of 35,000 people. Fans from around the world gathering in Paris to see the long-awaited performances. She's here and we are here to see her. It's their first concert and I'm very excited. A triumphant return, six years in the making. Five-time Grammy winner belting out her famous English and French hits once again. With her loyal fans on her

Visibly emotional when she ascended on stage. I made a promise. I made a promise to come back and to be back on stage. So here I am. A far cry from where she was back in August 2022, suffering severely from stiff person syndrome. He's like, and know what I want to do.

Her documentary shown just how determined she was to get back on stage. If I can't walk across, but I won't stop. She didn't shy away from what she'd suffered and she wanted to inspire the whole audience. Proving last night the powerhouse singer remains unstoppable. And our hearts will go on for her. And I really want to sing right now, but don't worry, I will spare you the ear. But if you want to hear Celine Dion's unmistakable voice, there will be an encore. She is due back on stage in Paris later this year and in the spring of 2027.

Lama Hassan, ABC News, London. All right, Lama, many thanks. Look, we've got Kate Roderson here in studio, and I'm going to say, look, I'm glad that football is back, but I don't know how you put up nearly 500 total offensive yards and then still lose the game. It was one of those things was watching the game. I was like, oh my gosh, the Panthers look good. Oh my gosh, the Panthers scored first. They got the mojo going.

And then the third quarter happened, and then Caleb Williams happened. And then you know the rest. The Panthers drop big time to Chicago. We talk about and have Trayvon Miles recap next in sports. And here, the Mona Lisa gazed into Mona's eyes in perfect health with no undiagnosed problems and her optic nerve in excellent condition. Anyone here got eyes like Mona? Mine are brownish.

Not enough people know about their eye health. That's why OCT scans are included in every standard eye exam at Specsavers locations. Should have gone to Specsavers. Book an eye exam today. Eye exams provided by independent optometrists. Contact your local Specsavers for details. In our next half hour, Amor County woman looking for love. And instead, now she lost nearly $35,000, hoping to find a love connection.

It's cool coverage for you tonight when it is acceptable for your child to take a mental health day. The Mona Lisa gazed into Mona's eyes in perfect health with no undiagnosed problems and her optic nerve in excellent condition. Anyone here got eyes like Mona? Mine are brownish. Not enough people know about their eye health. That's why OCT scans are included in every standard eye exam at Specsavers locations. Should have gone to Specsavers. Book an eye exam today.

Eye exams provided by independent optometrists. Contact your local Specsavers for details.