now. -- -- climbing. these clouds are getting bigger and a few could be developing into thunderstorms later this afternoon but there will only be a few and we'll talk about when we will see more coming up later. this is the actual temperature right now. 89 in south hill and 90 in rocky mount. 87 in southern pines. temperatures are in the upper 80s right now. this is the way it feels. it feels like 99 south hill. 102 in rocky mount and golzboro ander win. here we are at lunchtime. five more or six more hours of heating. so you know things will get to sweltering this afternoon. actual highs climbing into the mid to upper 90s this afternoon and the heat index will make it feel like 105 to 109. it's for most of the viewing

easy and not overdo it in the heat. today looks like the hottest day of the week. eventually we will get back to normal and we'll talk more about that. for the nineth time this summer the heat and humidity have combined to shut down outdoor activities at cumberland county schools. that means no outdoor practice for teams getting ready fo are quiet on the field right now. >> reporter: that's exactly right. very quiet, probably the understatement of the day. hear this for a second. that's what a heat advisory sounds like. no banging of pads out here and no whistles. you don't hear the ee smith magnificent marching machine. it's not only high schools concerned about the heat. everybody needs to be concerned.

around and anybody working outside is in jeopardy of a heat related injuries. we found firefighters outside the fire house across from fayetteville state uversity pulling weeds. the school system sent out a weather advisory this morning just before 8:00 saying because of the extreme heat conditions there will be no outdoor athletic band practice between noon and 6:00 p.m. he priority. . >> repor he can remember having this many code black days where you have to con sell

summer during the traditional calendar. the coach said from green you can do anything red and yellow and modify your activities and code black today no outdoor activities at all. that's where we are. possibility of another code blk day for tomorrow. a code black day for reporters and photographers as well. we're sending it back to you know. >> okay, get some water. >> trial was one of the longest in durham history. more than a decade the case is now back in court. wral julia similars has coffered the case since the beginning and was in court today. good afternoon. mike peterson is now 72 years old and he's been out of prison for nearly five years but his attorneys today are hoping to

prison. they want this case dismissed. peterson has maintained his innocence since his wife was found rurded back in 2001 after peterson was convicted. in 2011 a judge ordered a new trial after he found one of the state's co witnesses lied on the stand. the evidence in the case hasn't been properly preserved all these years. more than 500 pieces of evidence were introduced at the original trial. in the decade since peterson defense attorneys say bags containing physical evidence like clothing were in bags that had been ripped open. some of the items strown in boxes. since evidence is usually maintained and kept in sealed bags, pete pete's attorney wants to know why the evidence wasn't han led more carefully and the defense contends that because this evidence was not in the

they want this whole case thrown out. we will be here throughout the day and have the latest in our evening news. thank you, very much. raleigh police are trying to determine what caused the chaos at crab tree valley mall over the weekend. officers responded to calls of the shots fired on saturday. people scrambled for safety many leaving behind their belongs. officers haven't found any we talk with a woman who was inside the wall and says she never saw a weapon because the crowd round. the former student accused in a deadly drunk driving crash heads back to court tomorrow. chandler is accused of killing three people in a crash on i-85 in orange county a year ago. there's a motions hearings in the case tomorrow. earlier this month we learned his defense is fighting to make

the state's key evidence. they claim his blood was improperly drawn for a blood alcohol report and his cell phone was illegally seized. they want to limit the video and autopsy pictures jurors are allowed to see. kenya is scheduled to go on trial and october. if convicted he could face up to 60 years in prison. the conservative page of the wall street journal is saying some change their vote for nald trump. >> reporter: this morning a

wall street journal. by labor day if trump did you want shape up, the gop should give up and focus instead on keeping the senate majority. the editorial from the conservative leaning paper wraps up with a warning, "trump needs to stop blaming everyone else and decides if he wants to behave like someone who wants to be president or turn the nomination over to mike pence, the candidate's running mate questioned this weekend on trump's temperament. >> it's campaign. i'm very confident. >> reporter: another round of trump verses the press i'm not running against crooked hillary clinton. i'm running against the crooked media. >> trump in a tweet storm argues he would be winning by 20 point if it wasn't for unfair coverage he's appearing before 20,000 people and that shows campaign

media. >> his campaign is struggling to gain grounds in florida while trump strays from his script accusing pennsylvania of voter fraud. >> the only way we can lose in my opinion is if cheating goes on. >> reporter: hillary clinton targeting the keystone state today in scranton campaigning with joe biden in his hometown and in his element. the campaign officials saying host ready to take on trumps the least prepared nominee ever. trump will focus on foreign policy today. he will pave the fight against isis and denounce nation building abroad. hillary clinton's running mate visits north carolina today. tim kaine will be in ashville and his wife will join him today and also tomorrow when he visits fayetteville. tim kaine will focus on clinton's jobs plan. stocks are stanling a bit of

the dow is up 81 points and nasdaq up 84. the snp plus nine. for complete business and market news go to wral.com. next at noon, who turned the woman in and how police learned about the crime. a modest way for muslim way beach. there have been many

a houston mother drowned her two children in a bathtub and dug a ditch behind her home and buried them. thomasd to the neighbor she

children. once the neighbor helped thomas pack he drove her to the police station and turned her in . demonstrators clashed with law enforcement for a second night. the deputies were hit by concrete or rocks. the fury that erupted saturday after the police involved shooting death of sibl smith. one officer oped police say smith ignored orders to put down his gun that police later learned was loaded. normal operations resumed this morning after reports of shots fired. it diverted others and no one was hurt. port authority police say they have not found evidence of gun fire. investigators are trying to determine what caused the scare.

motorcycle is one of their soldiers. he was assigned to the first commanding officer says he was a valued member of the team and a stel lar trooper. fayetteville police say he lost control of his motorcycle friday on mlk freeway and died from his injuries at the hospital. america leads the medal standings in the rio olympics with a whopping 70 combined medals and more are up for grabs during day ten of the competition. simone biles competes on the balance beam in hopes for a fourth gold medal. she became the first american

story. category. you have seen the games on tv and probably also tracked them on your smartphone. the olympics are all over social we have the latest data at our fingertips. >> reporter: it's not an olympic sport but posting has been hotter than ever during the social media is giving the olympics a second screen and a way to communicate. >> people are really interested in the subject. they track social trends. >> everyone is going to talk about it and say the olympics are unique where a finger wave on trit can spark an international conversation. >> we are talking about refugee rights and mass immigration

can't anticipate a post going viral. >> people are talking about it regardless of whether it's positive or negative, the volume thrusts it higher. >> reporter: it helps to have a star, record and something extra unusual to reach as many screens as possible. >> i can experience and engage with the olympics. louisiana's governor says

declared a major disaster in that state. in central california firefighters are working to contain a growing fire. the so-called clayton fire in lake county has scorched 3,000 acres. take a look at that. it burned 12 homes and threatens 150 more. no injuries have been reported. more than 4,000 people were forced to flee their homes and the fire ignited saturday evening. officials say over 1,000 fire from the ground and air. the fire is 10% contained. >> too much and too little in terms of rain. >> exactly. i'm sure they wish they could get out of the rain. >> yes, and even it out. all that rain in louisiana the coming our way not necessarily in the same form. the front causing the rain is going to pick up and move our way. looks like it will arrive on

we are due for rain. our skycam is showing cloud cover trying to develop but it looks gray there. 91 is the current temperature at the airport and temperatures all across the viewing area are in the low 90s for the most part now. our dew point is 75 and it's up there. we may begin to see the changing over the next severalays and it may be that we're done with the intense heat f after today. i say maybe we'll see. i'll explain that coming up. our skycam showing nice cumulous clouds and as we look at the temperatures across the area, here's a look at 88 in roxboro and 90 in south hill and 94 in fayetteville. so we're certainly angling for the upper 90s this afternoon and we have the heat advisory in effect for most of the viewing area and it will feel like 105

and don't try to overdo it this afternoon. 88 in oxboro. 90 in south hill and roanoke. 87 in sanford and southern pines. 89 inner win and 90 degrees in clinton. we're taking a look at other parts of the country. it does have to do with what's happening here. we're sitting under this dome of heat right now. a high of 96 in raleigh and you see these dark red contours from south carolina to florida. look back to the west and you see here's the mississippi valley and from mississippi westward we're looking at much cooler temperatures. 89 in wichita and 83 in dallas. some of this is because of rain and some is because we are seeing a cooler afr m the front. that's what's rolling in towards the end of the week. we're not seeing highs of 80 degrees but we will drop it down to 89. that's what we have to look

and temperature. take a look at this dome of heat we're dealing with today. we're kicking this off today and taking it on into tomorrow. it's going to take some time for that intense heat to go away but by the end of the week there's friday starting to weaken a bit and head off to the south and then after that watch what happens. this is this coming weekend, a little bit warm but here's tuesday of next week and all the way through the end of next week. there' even into the weekend. we are not looking at any intense heat and once we get into september, it gets less and less likely we'll see it. it's a possibility but we take it out to august the 29th and doesn't look like we have intense heat like we see today. of course high pressure sitting out here this is our high pressure system that's been bringing us the dry conditions and we have our cold front back to the west with lots of rain in the mountains and up into west

whole lot here. isolated thunderstorms today and tomorrow but our chance goes up later in the week. on thursday 88 degrees and up to a 50% chance of rain compared to a 20% chance today. changes coming and we'll talk more about that coming up in half an hour. success in school could be linked to what's going on in spare time. how video games and social media use factors into student's success. the results of the recent study that compares the two. meet the local farmer responsible for growing enormous watermelons you see on display at the state fair. why his hobby has turned into a challenging one.

the stuff fayetteville school needs as the school bell gets ready to ring for another year. why was a boy selling his teddy bear? how police got to the bottom of

dad's telling the whole world about the great deal he got on high speed internet from at&t. right now, he's probably talking about how reliable our connection is. my connection is super reliable, sounds good. do i know you? see? call now and switch to high speed internet from at&t for just $30 dollars a month, guaranteed for two years with a qualifying bundle. with high speed internet from at&t, we get fast internet for an unbelievable price. plus, we can connect all our devices to the home wi-fi and save money on mobile data usage. dad's really been taking his chats to the next level. hey, everybody, my sister took my advice and signed up for at&t.

(charmingly) hey, what's up, girl? (sternly) check yourself, rodney! call now and switch to high speed internet from at&t for just $30 dollars a month, guaranteed for two years with a qualifying bundle. and now, your monthly internet equipment fee is included. plus, you get a $200-dollar reward card. call now. ??

academic school year. university students also moved in on friday and they both start class on wednesday. students start moving in on friday and meredith moves in on saturday and duke's new students next tuesday the 23rd. the fayetteville transit is holding a stuff the bus back to school drive. collections will be accepted today through friday and donation boxes the administration office. the information center and city hall and the police department lobby and all fast buses. suggested donations include scissors, noelt books, boxes, rulers and backpacks. a charity in ohio is accepting donations to help a six year old boy. officers found the boy trying to sell his teddy bear for food. tammy spoke with the officer who

his shocking living conditions. officer done wham has a mission that goes beyond his back i would like to go home at the end of the day feeling like they did something positive. >> reporter: on sunday afternoon when he got a report about a little boy wandering downtown franklin along he didn't hesitate to go above the call of duty. the seven-year old was peddling his toy in front of a drugstore to get money to eat. >> he said he a stuffed animal to get money for food because he hasn't eaten in several days. >> reporter: he took the child to subway to get something to eat and brought him back to the franklin police department. >> reporter: the chief says his guy gave the boy comfort and safety he didn't have at home. >> they treat them like their own kids and that's what law enforcement does in situations like this. how would we want someone to treat our kids?

conditions. >> cock roaches and human and cat european union. >> reporter: investigators have charged the parents with ten counts of child endangering. >> hopefully the officers actions change these kids lives and change the lives of the parents to become better parents the officer just looks ate as doing his job. >> i came back to check on him and he was hiding and he scared me when i building. he got me good. >> child welfare officials removed all five kids from the parents care and placed them with other relatives. the parents have been ordered not to have any contact with the kids. that's a sad story. >> it sure is. word of a shooting at a triangle mall sent hundreds of shoppers and workers running for their lives. >> officers yet to find evidence of an actual shooting.

running. terror attacks in europe become more frequent as certainty and fear take hold. we'll examine the impact on the travel industry. pick four numbers are up. carolina cash five numbers are

no shell casings and more than 20 people were injured during the commotion. >> amanda lamb is live at crab tree valley mall and why the crowd reacted before knowing what happened. images on the news on the national news about mass shootings somewhere in the country so you can understand why people would react to a situation the way they did over the weekend. thousands of people streamed out of the mall, thousands of shoppers after someone reported gunshots in the food court. people tell us it was total chaos as they tried to get out. ems tells us they treated 21

to the hospital. a lot of the employees here at crab tree value mall return to work for the first time. they are still processing what happened here saturday. . >> i didn't see anything that seemed threatening. i heard all the chairs in the food court seeming to move at once and everybody seemd to stampede in all directions and not knowing what or who i was running from, along with everybody else. she believes no shots were fired and there was a loud noise that caused panic in the mall. this is still under investigation. coming up tonight, we will talk to a psychologist about how we react to these situations and why we react the way we do and what should we do if we find

back to you guys. amanda lamb live in raleigh. thank you. a man charged with murder following a shooting in raleigh will be in court today. 19-year old jonathan roman is charged with murder and assault with a deadly weapon. he shot two people in the parking lot of a sports bar on new hope church road early saturday morning. one of the victims died and the other victims was treated and released from the hospital. roman is in custody athe county detention schedule. >> two teens accused in a deadly shooting in raleigh are due in court today. the 18-year old and 17-year old are charged with the murdering of 31-year old cummings. both suspects are being held at the waed county detention center. terror attacks in europe are having a profound impact on the travel industry while some

visitors. other places are seeing more. details now on terrorism's impact on tourism. brussels to germany, northern europe has been shaken by acts of brutality this year. the message from european leaders has been one of unity. >> it is clear that we must do everything we can to fight against terrorism. >> >> i am convinced despite the difficulties we will win this fight. >> reporter: despite these words, fear and hesitation are quietly growing in the continent and in particular, the travel industry. take the view from britain. here according to the association of british travel agents, uk's sun seekers want their summer sun with a certainty of security. holidays which suffered a terror attack on one of the beaches is

egypt is down 70% and turkey which recently saw a failed coo has fallen by 30%. >> there's a marked shift in the kind of holidays people are taking. they have moved away from turkey and egypt and shifted to favorites. >> reporter: instead holiday makers are looking to the sun, sea, and san agree ya of spain and portugal. in spain in the first of the year alone nearly 33 million foreigners visited the country. that's an increase of almost 12% from last year. >> interesting for the time being. the terror attacks do not seem to have put people completely off on traveling but it is affecting their specific choice of destination. for so in europe safety and security are paramount.

women are forbidden on the beaches. tensions remain high one month after the terrorist attack on the nearby city of nice. it's seen as muslims as a modest way to swim in public. the law is making news now because a muslim association is challenging it in court. they say the law discriminates against their faith . still to come on noon news, a lottery scam that will break your heart. one that broke a watch so you don't become a victim. deep in the heart of texas, the rains are relentless.

what if high speed internet also came with something else? like peace of mind? two whole years of it. well, when you switch to high speed internet from at&t... the low price you sign up for... is guaranteed to stay the same for two years. two years. one price. guaranteed. call now and switch to high speed internet from at&t guaranteed for two years with a qualifying bundle. and with high speed internet from at&t, you can enjoy 99.9 percent reliability... and consistently fast speeds. call now and switch to high speed internet from at&t for just $30 dollars a month, guaranteed for two years with a qualifying bundle. and now, your monthly internet equipment fees are included in this price. because with at&t, you only have to pay one price:

don't wait. call an at&t expert and switch today. ?? to thrive in an ever-changing environment, companies must adapt. but one thing should remain constant - a financial relationship with someone that understands and cares about your business. pnc corporate and institutional banking offers strategies tailored to your company's needs. know that our dedicated teams of local experts offer insight to help you achieve see how working with pnc can help your company grow at pnc.com/ideas

winning the lottery, we can all dream big so when one man was told he won hundreds and thousands of dollars he became determined to collect his winnings. susan hogan explains, it was a costly mistake. >> reporter: eugene says he's looking forward to retiring so when he heard he won the lottery, his future looked bright. >> there was a friend recommended me to go on a program and when i called they say i'm on a winner's list. >> reporter: a lottery winner's list that appeard to be from facebook. the winnings $150,000. >> i had so much confident in

>> reporter: he received a contact name and was told to reach out the the person over facebook message they told me i won $150,000. >> reporter: but his winnings would cost him a small fee. >> the first time he asked for money is when they have what they call a tax clearance fee that they said all recipients have to pay. it was $1,500. >> reporter: following the $1,500 fee expanded over several months. page after page of those facebook conversations riddled with stories and excuses as to why this person needed more and more money from eugene. stories that involved the fbi. >> i gave him $5,000 more dollars so the fbi would release the money. >> reporter: the ups truck got in a fatal accident. >> he trusted this person but

eugene was then told his jock pot winnings increased to $700,000 but his pay out would end up costing him tens of thousands of dollars. >> after i gave them the final $3,500 it was $50,000 exactly. >> he never received his lottery winnings. nbc four reached out to facebook and confirmed he fell for a scam. facebook says there's no facebook lottery and there facebook says you can report a scam that uses the social media website's name through its help center. as for eugene, his so-called winnings turned into significant loss. >> i'm very disappointed. i'm out of $50,000 and i have to delay my retirement. >> oh, gosh, wow. that one hurt. susan hogan reporting. the federal trade commission warns unless you entered a

prize you didn't win. if your suspicions are out there filed a come mraunt. i hope he has good retirement still. google's parent company is rethinking its high speed internet business after initial roll outs ended up being more expensive and time consuming. google fiber is now hoping to use wireless technology connect to homes. the decision coming as they have spent several millions dollars. several hotel chains are reporting an influx of mal ware. aig resorts is reporting problems at the star wood, marriott and intercontinental hotel. they have may have stolen payment card data during thousands of other transactions. the latest attacks follow

industries in recent months. we yauz it to blast music but is it blasting our hearing? >> after deadly flooding over

i know you!

hi! we're your neighbors. we live across the street. thanks for this. i see you've got time warner cable like the rest of the hood. genius. yeah, they offer tons of free hd channels. and you can record six shows at the same time. looks like you're all hooked up. game's about to start. let's do it. we're watching here? oh yeah. ohh. how about you and i go watch my favorite show? make your move to time warner cable. for $89.99 per month you'll get tv, 100 meg internet and phone. switch today. people in southeast texas are bracing for more rain after a heavy dose pounded parts of the state over the weekend. parts of houston received more than three inches of rain in a

to flash flooding. drivers were forced to abandon their vehicles. no reports of homes damages or evacuations however. parts of louisiana are bracing for more rain tomorrow after over 20 inches of rain fell in the southern regions of the state in 24 hours. at least five people have died in the massive flooding that has prompted a massive declaration. >> southern louisiana submerged under flood waters from heavy rains that began late last week. roadways littered with cars after passengers had to evacuate. thousands of people were rescued over the weekend due to rising waters. >> i started hearing all kinds of noises. i walked out side and saw water coming up the street.

>> we're coming. >> i'm drowning. >> i got your dog. >> reporter: and plucked from roof tops. >> that's about 30 people there. >> reporter: sometime before the flood water recedes. >> i want to stress the fact this is still a significant flood event. nothing has changed of that. i'm telling you, if you're in your home in a safe location, that's the best place for you to be right now. stay in that location. >> reporter: louisiana governor john bell edwards issues a of emergency and receiving federal funding promises from president obama. >> this is an ongoing event and we have hundreds of road closures around louisiana. roads that have been opened are now impassable. i'm asking for paem to remain patient and compliant and we are going to get through this -- -- people. >> reporter: the damage is surreal. >> we didn't think it would be anything like this. >> that's incredible.

>> yeah, my son-in-law was in louisiana over the weekend. it was really bad. >> two feet of rain, that's an incredible amount. more than you normally see in a tropical system. you know that's rough for the people. i feel for them. that front is edging towards our area. our big story is the heat today. a lot con selled. cumberland county school systems events are being cancelled so you may want to recheck anything you were planning to do outside. our tower cam looks pretty out there. a lot of times in the summer these cumulous clouds begin to tower and get taller and taller and then produce a thunderstorm. we're under the same pattern as

upper levels of the atmosphere and it's sinking. these clouds can't grow tall enough to form thunderstorms so same pattern today and tomorrow. it does begin to change a bit towards the end of the week. we are looking west across wake county. that's what you're looking at and it looks pretty out there but it's getting hot. i want to remind you about the heat advisory. it will feel like 105 this is most of the viewing area. you really want to just take it easy this afternoon. it's already 94 in fayetteville. that was our noontime temperature. i saw video online today of one of the waterfalls near bra vard west of ashville and it had an incredible amount of water in it, especially for this time of

now. 90 in wilmington and 89 there and pleasant. with the amount of moisture, look at that, highs in the 80s and feels like 103. amazing what the heat index will do. 99 in greensboro and charlotte back to the west this is what has brought so much rain to louisiana and mississippi and this will gradually push's ward into the area by thursday. not saying it will stall here and produce rain that they have seen but it does bump up rain later in the week. today a 20% chance.

shower or storm. 15% tomorrow and 55 on wednesday. 93 degrees for tomorrow. we're looking at about a 15% chance of rain. tomorrow will feel like today with slightly lower temperatures and looking at a lot of rain that's back to the west. you can see that there one where the 1-3-inch totals are shifting in the area. not that we'll s much. we're looking at down and a lot of folks looking forward to that. >> it's tough to get heat down there. that's true. >> okay positive. still to come on wral news at noon, it it might be time to

? ? these patients could have received their cancer care at many hospitals. but they came to cancer treatment centers of america in metro atlanta because we focus only on

t from other hospitals. here, our centers for advanced oncology have taken specialized care to the next level in the treatment of breast and lung cancer. here, you'll have one medical team, all in one place, committed to clinical excellence and compassionate care. we combine the skills of a highly synchronized team of experts with advanced genomic testing and technology to treat your specific cancer while reducing the side effects of treatment. that's how our approach to integrative cancer care works. at's why these patients decided to treat here. welcome to the evolution of cancer care. to learn more about how our centers for advanced oncology treat breast and lung cancer-visit cancercenter.com/atlanta.

just last week he told wral nudz he was not planning to retire cht he served three terms in the house and he says it's time to spend more time with his family. his resignation takes effect tomorrow. >> people are losing hearing earlier in life. head phones specifically ear buds might be the source of the problem. haley is sharing that story >> reporter: whatever kids say these days goes against medical advice. >> music is right there in your pocket. kids are listening to it at school and home. it's constant noise exposure all the time. >> the volume of your music should not be more than 60% of of what your device is capable of. >> the louder it is the time you have to listen.

above that for an extended period of time. >> you can listen to your ear buds at this level for two and a half hours before it causes permanent hearing loss. >> less than 80 december balances you can listen to all day long. >> i can hear this person's music that means the chocolate is ticking. >> about 110 decibels you have 90 seconds before it damages your hearing. >> imagine the times after a club, concert or when your ears are ringing. >> your hearing may temporarily go back to normal but you have done damage. the more you do that and expose your ears to that noise, the more likely it is you're developing permanent hearing loss. >> you may notice the hearing test was done outside with lots of people in traffic making noise. cull len says that's a realistic environment where people want to turn up the volume and in that case the music doesn't lock out

them. did you hear all that? >> i did. . >> he likes pulling off sheets. >> houmd is he? >> not quite sure. maybe 3 or 4 >> yes, the name escapes me at the moment. i'm sorry. >> maybe a cockapoo. his roommates don't like him. he's looking for someone to give him space. >> ganging up on him.

we have some great news. with at&t, the bundle price you sign up for is guaranteed to stay the same for two years. call at&t now and bundle directv, home phone and high speed internet for just $89.99 a month for two years. guaranteed. with directv, take your entertainment to a whole new level. watch shows you forgot to dvr from the last 72 hours or restart a show already in progress. and with high speed internet from at&t, you can enjoy 99.9 percent reliability call at&t now and bundle directv, home phone and high speed internet for just $89.99 a month for two years. guaranteed. and now, monthly internet equipment and hd dvr service fees are included in this bundle price. with at&t, you only have to pay one bundle price: the one you sign up for. don't wait. call 866 att save and switch today.

>> today, at the foothill of the mountain of history. >> this is where the people have been for the last 2,000 years. >> plus, a three time gold medal winner and the athlete of the century. jackie joiner-kersee. on today's "700 club". ?? >>pat: welcome, folks, to this edition of the "700 club". it is hot out here. the heat index is going to be over 100 degrees in washington d.c.. the new york powerlines are melting