KENNY: WE ARE STARTING OFF WITH BIG NEWS AT 4:00, MAJOR POLICE PRESENCE IN ASHEBORO. FORD HATCHETT IS ON THE SCENE GATHERING DETAILS, WE’LL GET TO HIM IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS, BUT WE WANT TO BEGIN WITH THE WEATHER AS HURRICANE IAN SETS ITS SIGHTS ON FLORIDA. >> THIS COULD BE THE STORM THAT WE HAVE HOPED WOULD NEVER COME TO OUR SHORES. >> YOU ARE LOOKING LIVE AT TAMPA WHERE THINGS ARE CALM, BUT PEOPLE ARE GETTING READY, MUCH DIFFERENT STORY AS POSSIBLE A COUPLE OF DAYS. OF COURSE, WE ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE IMPACT THAT IAN MIGHT HAVE ON NORTH CAROLINA. KENNY: THEIR MAJOR CONCERNS FOR PEOPLE IN FLORIDA. WE CAN VERY WELL SEE SOMETHING FROM WHAT IS LEFT ABOUT A WEEK FROM NOW. LANIE: I THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A BIG CHANGE IN OUR WEATHER THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK. ALL OF IT IS DEPENDENT ON IAN AND THE TRACK HE TAKE SAYS HE MOVES NORTHWARD. THE STORM HAS 85 MILES PER HOUR WIND, I CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE, CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR CUBA, HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS. THE STORM IS MOVING NORTH, NORTHWEST AT 13 MAUS IN OUR. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER CUBA. THERE IS A HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT AND IT WILL WORK ITS WAY INTO THE GULF. TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ARE UP FROM FORT MYERS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO KEY WEST. YOU CAN SEE THE CENTER OF THE STORM SYSTEM NOW. THE FORECAST ATTRACT BECOMING A MAJOR HURRICANE OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. BY WEDNESDAY MORNING, POTENTIALLY A CATEGORY 4 STORM, NOT TOO FAR OFF THE FLORIDA COAST. WE ARE ANTICIPATING THE STORM WILL WEAKEN SOME, AS IT WORKS ITS WAY NORTHWARD. ALSO, EXPECTING IT TO SLOW DOWN ON THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY. IF WE GO ALL THE WAY OUT INTO THIS COMING WEEKEND, THE STORM IS CLOSE TO US. NOT A HURRICANE AT THAT POINT BUT IT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR US. WE’RE LOOKING AT CLOUDS MOVING IN ON WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY WE’VE GOT EASY CONDITIONS, RAIN --BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH RAIN MOVING INTO THE FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY PERIOD, WHICH IS A BIG QUESTION FOR US. THAT IS WHERE WE ANTICIPATE SOME RAIN, WIND, AND COOL TEMPERATURES. WE COULD SEE SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN DEPENDING ON THE TRACK AND SPEED OF THE STORM. WE WILL KEEP YOU UP-TO-DATE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. CHRISTINE: THANK YOU. THE ENTIRE STATE OF FLORIDA IS UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY AS IAN IT TAKES AIM. KENNY: PEOPLE IN TAMPA ARE EMBRACING FOR EXTREME WEATHER AND FLOODING WINDOW. CHRIS POLLONE HAS THE STORY FROM ON THE GROUND. CHRIS: UP AND DOWN FLORIDA’S GULF COAST PEOPLE ARE GETTING READY FOR IAN. >> THIS IS A BIG HURRICANE AT THIS POINT. CHRIS: AS THE STORM BEARS DOWN ON THE CAYMAN ISLANDS, PEOPLE IN FLORIDA HAVE A FEW HOURS LEFT TO GET THE ESSENTIALS. >> GAS CANS, EXTENSION CORDS AND WATER AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, GRILLS. THEY ARE A BIG ITEM, GAS GRILLS. WE ARE SELLING A LOT OF PROPANE. CHRIS: LINES FOR GAS OR LONG. STORE SHELVES ARE ALREADY BEAR AS PEOPLE STOCK UP ON WATER AND FOOD. >> I JUST GOT HERE. THEY ARE SAYING THERE IS NO WATER HERE. CHRIS: IAN IS PROJECTED TO REACH CATEGORY 4 STRENGTH AS IT GOES OVER THE WARM WATERS OF THE GULF, THE TRACK IS UNCERTAIN. MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE UNDERWAY IN LOW-LYING PARTS OF TAMPA WHERE PEOPLE ARE BRACING FOR STORM SURGE. >> IF YOU HAVE THAT OFF THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA, THAT WILL CAUSE A HUGE AMOUNT OF STORM SURGE. YOU WILL HAVE A FLOOD EVENTS, YOU WILL HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT IMPACTS FROM THAT, WE WANT EVERYONE TO BE SAFE. CHRIS: THE STATE HAS PRE-POSITIONED SUPPLIES ONCE IAN HAS PASSED READ -- PAST READ >> ONE MILLION GALLONS OF WATER TO BE READY TO BE SENT TO IMPACTED AREAS. CHRIS: MANY HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE. >> I DON’T THINK WE SHOULD PANIC. IT’S PART OF LIVING HERE LIKE FLORIDA. CHRIS: NO TIME TO PANIC, THERE’S TOO MUCH TO DO BEFORE IAN ARRIVES. KENNY: BECAUSE OF HURRICANE IAN, MANY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES HERE LOCALLY ARE BEING MOVED FROM FRIDAY TO THURSDAY. WE HAVE A LIST OF ALL THOSE GAMES ON OUR WEBSITE, WXII12.COM. AS HURRICANE IAN COMES CLOSER TO SHORE, YOU CAN GET THE LATEST ON ITS STRENGTH AND ITS TRACK, AND THE IMPACT ON US RIGHT ON YOUR PHONE WITH THE WXII 12 NEWS MOBILE APP. CHRISTINE: YOU’RE LOOKING LIVE AT THE WINSTON-SALEM FAIRGROUNDS, WHERE THE CAROLINA CLASSIC FAIR IS EXPECTED TO OPEN THIS WEEKEND. BUT THE APPROACH OF HURRICANE IAN MAY LEAD TO SOME CHANGES IN THE FARES OF SCHEDULE. WXII’S JOSHUA DAVIS SPOKE WITH FAIR ORGANIZERS ABOUT WHAT THEY’RE DOING TO PREPARE. JOSHUA: FAIR ORGANIZERS SAY THAT IN THE FAIR’S 140 YEAR HISTORY, YET THEY HAVE ALWAYS FIGURED OUT HOW TO MAKE IT A SUCCESS. AS EMPLOYERS WORK TO GET THE FAIRGROUNDS PREPARED FOR THE CLASSIC FAIR THEY ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE FORECAST FOR YOU AND A POSSIBLE RAINY OPENING -- OPENING WEEKEND. THEY’RE WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF RIGHTS AND THEY ALSO SAID IT WILL DETERMINE IF CLOSURES ARE NEEDED. DR HARDGRAVE, THE EVENT AND BRANDING MANAGER FOR THE CAROLINA CLASSIC FAIR, SAYS HARSH WEATHER HASN’T STOPPED THEM BEFORE. >> OF COURSE WE’LL TAKE SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN PLACE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME FAIR IS SOME THE RAIN HERE AT THE FAIR IS SOMETHING THAT WE’RE USED TO KIND OF DEALING WITH YOU HALF THE YEAR, BUT WE STILL FIND A WAY TO GET THE PUBLIC OUT HERE AND TO ENJOY THE FOOD, THE RISE THE LIVESTOCK AND EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER HERE IN A SAFE WAY. SO WE ARE PREPARED FOR WHATEVER THE WEATHER MAY BRING. JOSHUA: FAIR ORGANIZERS ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA. WHERE THEY SAY THEY PLAN TO POST UPDATES ON POSSIBLE CLOSURES AND DELAYS. IN WINSTON-SALEM. JOSHUA DAVIS WXII 12 NEWS. KENNY: WE WANT TO GET BACK TO THE BREAKING NEWS OUT OF ASHEBORO. A BIG POLICE PRESENCE IN ONE NEIGHBORHOOD. CHRISTINE: FORD HATCHETT IS LIVE ON HAMLIN STREET. WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR? FORD: GOOD AFTERNOON. WE ARE STANDING ON WARD STREET. HAMLIN IS WHERE THIS HOUSE IS. WE ARE STILL LOOKING TO LEARN A LOT OF INFORMATION. POLICE HAVE NOT SPOKEN YET. WE KNOW THEY RECEIVED A CALL RESPONDING TO THIS HOUSE AT ONE :00 THIS AFTERNOON WE DON’T KNOW WHAT THE CALL WAS FOR. THEY HAVE BEEN OUT HERE EVER SINCE. WE ARE ON SCENE --WE HAVE BEEN ON SCENE SINCE 2:00. THERE’S BEEN A LARGE POLICE PRESENCE. IT HAS SHRUNK A BIT. WE SEE A COUPLE OF NEIGHBORS OUT HERE. IT HAS BEEN A VERY CHAOTIC INTENSE SCENE. WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHAT THE POLICE IS INVESTIGATING. WHERE LOOKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY IS THERE SEARCHING FOR. WE EXPECT AN UPDATE FROM THEM IN A LITTLE WHILE. THIS CROWD OF NEIGHBORS HAVE SHRUNK. PARAMEDICS HAVE BEEN ON SCENE TENDING TO PEOPLE. PEOPLE OFTEN DID. IT HAS BEEN A CHAOTIC SCENE. WE ARE STILL LOOKING TO LEARN MORE. WHERE TALKING TO SOME NEIGHBORS, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING ON. IT HAS BEEN A CRAZY DAY HERE ON HAMLIN STREET IN ASHEBORO. WE WILL BRING YOU UPDATES AS WE GET THEM. LIVE TONIGHT, FORD HATCHETT WXII 12 NEWS. KENNY: THANK YOU. WINSTON-SALEM POLICE SAY A WOMAN IS IN THE HOSPITAL, AFTER SOMEONE FOUND HER SHOT AT A HOME. OFFICERS FOUND THE VICTIM JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT ON GREEN POINT ROAD. BETWEEN KERNERSVILLE ROAD AND WAUGHTOWN STREET. THEY SAY A HOME WAS ALSO HIT BY GUN FIRE. WE’RE TOLD THE VICTIM IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION. INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THE SHOOTING WAS TARGETED. MORE DEBATE TONIGHT OVER A POTENTIAL PROJECT IN THE HAPPY HILL COMMUNITY OF WINSTON SALEM. THE ARTS BASED SCHOOL PULLED ITS REQUEST TO BUY THE LAND, WHICH WAS DESIGNATED AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BUT COMMUNITY GROUPS SAY IT’S NOT OVER. WXII’S MARIA DEBONE JOINS US LIVE THIS AFTERNOON. MARIA WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING? MARIA: WELL, RESIDENTS I TAKED WITH SAY THEY’RE NOT AGAINST BUILDING BUT ON THIS LAND STAY FOR THE ORIGINAL INTENTION AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND FOR IT TO , BE FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS. THE ARTS BASED SCHOOL WAS INTERESTED IN EXPANDING THEIR SCHOOL TO A LOT IN HAPPY HILL, BUT AFTER NOT HAVING THE SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY THEY WITHDREW THEIR REQUEST SAYING THEY STAND WITH THE HAPPY HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION’S PLANS TO DEVELOP MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS FOR FAMILIES. A CITY SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE CITY COULD SELL IT TO AN ORGANIZATION OR GROUP THAT WOULD USE IT FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN AFFORDABLE HOUSING. >> BUT TO BUILD SOME HOUSING ON THE LAND SO THAT DESCENDANTS THE RESIDENTS OF HAPPY HILL CAN ACTUALLY MOVE IN THE HOUSES AND THAT WE CAN CREATE SOME GENERATIONAL WEALTH. >> THE NAME OF THIS PLACE IS HAPPY HILL. IT IS A HAPPY COMMUNITY AND IS ALWAYS INTRIGUED AND PARTICIPATED IN WELCOMING ANYONE BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE COLONIZED NOR SHOULD IT BE GENTRIFIED. MARIA: THE CITY PLANS TO HOLD A PUBLIC MEETING IN HAPPY HILL WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO GO OVER HOW THE CITY GOES ABOUT SELLING CITY-OWNED AFFORDABLE HOUSING.