Two weeks after Americans went to the polls to elect a new president the democrats and republicans were in Floridas highest court arguing whether to allow hand recounts into the final tally. The two sides want to know if Floridas secretary of state Katherine Harris has the right to certify the vote before the manual recounts going on in three counties is complete. But Friday the supreme court put that on hold. An American Airlines crew member is dead- after an emergency landing today at the Miami airport. The crew member was pulled out of the plane and died on impact on the tarmac.
Police say at least six other people suffered injuries during the landing.
The plane landed and passengers were evacuated on emergency chutes. Roanoke authorities are still trying to determine the cause of a fatal house fire. The home went up in flames last night leaving an elderly woman dead and her loved ones searching for answers. Teresa Hamilton is at the scene on Stewart Avenue tonight with the latest. They still don't know the cause of the fire but say what happened could have been far worse.