system, places like cape hatteras would've gotten far more rain. >> right! >> so there was clearly an interaction going on with the frontal zone, temperature contrast and all that. it'll make for some good phd theses from nc state meteorologists. >> it makes it difficult for you all, too. because you have these two weather elements. >> right. >> coming together so to speak. >> right. and we almo natural front, you know, along the north carolina coast because the water is always warm offshore. and especially in the winter time! you know, it's warm offshore. it's cold inland. and so you've got a natural breeding ground for storms to develop. that's why everybody in baltimore, washington, philly and new york and boston hate us because we're the breeding ground of their winter miseries up there. but there's a lot of things that go on along the southeast coasts of the united states that are unique and complex and

but they're interesting as all heck. >> no kidding! >> hope not to see a drop of rain for a while! >> thanks, fish. thousands of people laced up their sneakers and walked for a good cause. >> the fad for alice walk went for today. what a great day for it! wral is a proud sponsor. the money goes toward research for mental illness. many are glad of the turnout although the presence of hurricane matthew. >> we're so grateful for the presence. with the power out throughout the city. >> reporter: it's the longest and oldest community walk

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responsible for the content of this ad. aftermath of hurricane matthew. eight people died in the storm...five people are missing. more than a thousand people were rescued so far..and water levels continue to rise. we have footage from sky 5. plus, we will talk with a couple forced to move their wedding from georgia to raleigh, in a matter of days! how they scrapped a year's worth of planning, in hopes of creating the day of their dreams. i'm gerald owe good evening..thanks for joining us. this week, a former unc student took responsibility for a deadly crash.... an emotional message from bishop michael burbidge - after announcing he will be leaving raleigh. and...north carolinians prepare for flooding and high winds as hurricane matthew heads our way.. a former unc student is taking responsibility for a deadly crash, but he will still face trial. 3 people, including a 6-year-old were killed in the wrong-way crash on

on monday - chandler kania pleaded guilty to death by motor vehicle. but he will still face trial for second murder. and with a second degree murder charge - there needs to be malice. kania could get up to 60 years in prison, if convicted of all charges. big news from the raleigh diocese on tuesday. bishop michael burbidge is leaving raleigh to become the new bishop of arlington, virginia. the announcement was made during a news conference in virginia. the bishop got emotional as h bishop michael burbidge: "these past 10 years have been a source of great joy and i will treasure the memories and i will be forever grateful for the support, love and gooness extended to me by all in the diocese. they have been and will remain a special gift in my life." burbidge will replace the retiring bishop in arlington, but he will continue

diocese until his installation ceremony in december. it could be months or even a year before a new raleigh bishop is named. more fallout from house bill 2... the james beard foundation announced it will not be coming to raleigh in january. the committee stated, the law's provisions are contrary to the values of the foundation - which is known for its prestigious awards for chefs and restaurants across the country. a 2-thousand dollar reward is being offered for information in the murders of two nc a- 21-year-old ahmad campbell and 19- year-old alisia dieudonne were shot when someone opened fire during an off-campus party last weekend. investigators want to talk with anyone who was at that party. a suspect has not been identified. police say the two students were innocent bystanders. most of friday was spent preparing for hurricane matthew. fema set up a staging area for relief supplies at fort bragg. tractors trailers and flatbed trucks brought power generators... water... and

airfield on post... until it was time to ship them to areas that need them. several flights out of rdu were also cancelled. two of them, headed to orlando, one going to miami. returning flights from those cities were canceled as well. hotels in asheville had an influx of people heading for higher ground. some of them ran out of rooms. in situations like this, the rival businesses work together-- to give the guests a place to stay. a lot of people planned to stay in the area - of course the big story this week...was hurricane matthew... in a news conference earlier today-- governor mccrory warned that while the skies may be sunny today, this is still a dangerous situation. i can not stress enough to both the state audience and the national audience that hurricane matthew is off the map, but it's still with us. and it's still deadly. and we're taking it very seriously." the governor also said it could be another week before anything gets significantly better. he said the top goal for his

resident to this storm or its aftermath. roads and highways are washed out in several counties. homes and cars are underwater - rescues continue, and the worst is far from over. another major issue is power outages...more than 760-thousand people are without electricity. the governor confirmed today, there are eight- storm related deaths. five people are missing.. those deaths are in pitt, sampson, bladen and johnston counties. through water system issues. fayetteville, sanford and johnston counties have boil advisories in place for some customers. flooding from hurricane matthew is so widespread, the best way to see it is by air. lynda loveland has this view from sky 5. this is what more than a foot of rain looks like at a rock quarry in rocky mount. torrents of brown water gush over the edge. it looks like nash

dramatically in wilson. well known restaurant bills bbq became it's very own island in the midst of hurricane matthew floodwaters. in raleigh, water covered atlantic avenue at hodge road. cars parked haphazardly in the street which was under water. despite the obvious flooding, someone still tried to drive through it. another danger from flooding, sinkholes. this one opened up in the median of i-40 in westbound lanes. there were hundreds of water rescues across the area. this was in pinetops. with water surrounding his home, this man was rescued from his roof. a swift water rescue team came to the aid of this woman who was stranded on the top of her car in zebulon. she attempted to drive across a road flooded by the little river. and wind damage in wayne county. the roofs of these chicken houses were peeled back in the gusts from hurricane

crabtree valley mall returned to normal business hours today after significant flooding in the parking lot caused the mall to close. most of the water is gone, but it left a big mess. the cleanup crew used fire hoses and shovels to get rid of the dirt that washed in with the rain. you can see a clear water line on the walls of the parking deck that shows you how high the water was, at one point. the clean-up took several hours. hurricane matthew is affecting several parts highways. most of them are on i-95. starting from the south-- the interstate is closed between exits 17 and 22 in robeson county. in cumberland county-- lanes are closed between exits 40 and 55. farther north toward harnett and johnston counties-- the interstate is closed between exits 77 and 87. i-40 is also affected in johnston county. right now-- the highway is closed between highway 96 and highway 55. some counties in our viewing area are under a curfew because of the current

8 tonight and will last through 7 a-m. sampson county's curfew has also started and lasts until 6 a-m. some municipalities in sampson county have their own curfews. the include roseboro, clinton, and newton grove. a group from hillsborough went to haiti before the hurricane. next on rewind, how the storm changed the goal of their trip. and, gilbert baez shows us how fayetteville is making sure everyone who needs help, will get it. pause for open

up the facts on the insurance industry gave richard burr's campaigns one-point-one million dollars. that's public record. and richard burr wrote a plan to privatize medicare. "new profits for private insurers would be as high as sixteen to twenty-six billion." but seniors would pay nine percent more for medicare. richard burr is looking out for himself

hit, and they couldn't get out in time. as leyla santiago reports, their mission- trip took on a different turn. pkg 13:07:04 obviously a very stressful situation in not knowing exactly what was coming their way this is what was coming what was

estimated 350- thousand people in need of assistance. humanitarian workers on the island shifted focus to hurricane reliefincluding four workers from ebenezer baptist church in hillsborough on an annual mission trip. 13:08:04 we have plans of how things are going to look and things that we're planning on doing but when you get there very often :12 it's a little different than what you thought. so when something like this happens, it's a lot different:17 instead of construction, the group is now joining oth hurricane victims out of port-au-prince. while the island's needs may have changed . 13:10:43 they are able to minister to people in a way that maybe they weren't planning on when they went:47 at the end of the day, volunteers, like the group from hillsborough, understand even the basics are sometimes not enough.. 13:12:53 when a storm comes that's really when people are really in need and open for hope and we really feel like our team is offering hope that was leyla santiago reporting... the group is

they hope to be back soon. a lot of places in the southern and eastern north carolina are just starting to dry out, after serious flooding last month. with matthew headed this way, fayetteville stepped in and helped the homeless living in tents along the banks of the cape fear river. richard monroe has lived in fayetteville all his life. in fact... he was in first grade in 1954 when hurricane hazel came roaring through. "i was 8-years-old when hazel came. and the water got higher than i've seen it any time in the last 50- years." monroe has lived in this homeless encampm for about six months. he was here during last week's torrential rain storm. "long as the river does rise too high... too fast... we can handle it." not far from the encampment... the salvation army is providing it's love lunch for the less fortunate. christian delatorre is lucky. he has a bed in the salvation army shelter. he was in last week's rain... but

"that's the best thing i can do. because i don't want to put myself in a situation to where i'm a get dragged by a current or anything like that." the salvation army is working with operation inasmuch to provide shelter... food and essentials to help the homeless weather the storm. they plan to fly the white flag to encourage the homeless to come in out of the storm. "they have their shelter open. once their shelter is full... they'll then move folks... as an overflow... over to their gymnasium. when they hit 30 people there they'll give us a call. we're set up and ready to operate and be their backu." matthew did more than just damage homes and businesses. it ruined a couple's wedding plans. 14:36:32 "and now it's like, all right, let's do it. we've got a place, and let's make it happen." next on rewind, a young couple spent more than a year planning to have their wedding in savannah, georgia -- before the hurricane moved their wedding to

of planning, in hopes of creating the day of their dreams. a couple from south florida spent more than a year prep where does north carolina go from here? i'm roy cooper, and after years of our state moving backward, these would be my priorities as governor. first, instead of social issues, i'll focus on our schools and keeping good teachers with better pay. we need to end giveaways for companies that send jobs overseas

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but matthew crashed those plans, sending the couple - and all of their friends and family here to raleigh. bryan mims reports: matthew showed them how to stay positive. he proposed at the top of a waterfall in the north carolina mountains. we know what she said, just by her face. where she wanted her wedding: savannah. she'd spent summers there with her grandmother ... and oh, the big oak trees and spanish moss. beautiful. she and ryan mccrae had a year to plan. so many details. "the storm came and all those details went away." the storm. matthew. just in time for their october 7th wedding day. on tuesday, they knew: there would be no wedding in savannah. the groom is from raleigh; he called his parents. "and they made some calls

the wedding will now be at the n-c state university club. weddings are stressful enough, without a storm. "everything was so structured where the groomsmen needed this time, the photographer comes at this time, girls are getting their hair done. it's just so strict. now it's like go with the flow." at home in boca raton, florida, they packed their car and headed north, stopping in savannah to pick up all the food and flowers they could t the wedding venue. it was non-refundable, storm or no. "i mean, it's not ideal, but it's certainly tested our character, i think, above all, for sure." ry d-j. "he already has a playlist. he's got spotify." it was so hard, at first, to accept the reality. together, alone, they got it all out -- the frustration, the sadness. but now: "with what we have and the hand we were dealt, i'm happy with it, honestly , and it really is -- at the end of the day -- about getting married to the love of my life." it's not the wedding of her dreams. it might actually be ...

bryan mims, wral news, raleigh. that was bryan mims reporting... the couple will be honeymooning for two weeks in hawaii. with the ciaa pulling the majority of its championship games out of north carolina because of the controversial h-b-2, our area will be feeling the impact. this decision affects venues like durham county memorial stadium. durham was supposed to host the ciaa football tournament through 2017, bringing in an estimated 2.1 million dollars. participating schools will also suffer. wral's mikaya thurmond found out what the change means for them. for alumni like julius cromwell, the ciaa championship is more than just games, it's tradition... julius cromwell, president of shaw university raleigh- wake alumni chapter: 10:31:51 "are you still going to go? are you going to be able to go? no probably not." runs 10 as president of the raleigh-wake alumni chapter, cromwell says the ciaa is an event that he and hundreds of

family reunion. ....it's a reunion that he says can't happen now that the ciaa has decided to play 8 conference championships somewhere else. julius cromwell, president of shaw university raleigh- wake alumni chapter: 10:30:15: "the first thing that hit me was what about those thousands of alumni, friends and family, who make an annual trek." runs 10 other local conference schools say they're facing the same dilemma. gertrude , alumni: 10:41:07 ,"that was the one time we could get together with all classes, no ma graduated, you didn't even know most of the people, but the gathering people did not only for shaw, but other schools too and that's really important.: runs 14 for now, alumni, students and friends will have to find another way to support their teams... as they wait to learn championship's new home. mikayathurmond, wral news that was mikaya thurmond reporting... durham recently lost the 2017 acc baseball tournament. a spokesperson says the visitor's center bureau is still opposed to house bill 2. several local college students

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muriel summers, the principal at a-b combs magnet elementary, was named principal of the year. she has been the principal at combs for nearly 20 years. the school district also honored the assistant principal of the year. the recipient is mary taylor of brooks celebration was held at the angus barn restaurant. a first of its kind event at the white house this week was about inspiring the next generation of leaders and business people-- including a college student from the triangle! south by south-lawn brought together experts in technology, film, music and more. the event is a take-off of the successful south by southwest festival held every year in austin, texas. we talked to one of several local college students - who attended the event. north carolina central senior, kelli johnson,

learn and use it to have my own entrepreneur start up, i think that would be great johnson described the south by south lawn experience as "mind- blowing". she says, she hasn't settled on what type of business she wants to start. once she figures it out, though, she plans to go for it - because of how inspired she was by south by south- lawn. a yellow lab, seen swimming in the high water in edgecombe county is safe tonight. we watched live as this dog the dog managed to get to a tree, as a coast guard swimmer was nearby. he was too far away, and dog managed to get to a tree. the dog was later rescued. that's all the time we have for

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(laughter) oh, i see. that's so sweet of you guys to celebrate your anniversary with us. oh. well, we thought it would be fun to share it with everyone who was there at our wedding day. plus, i forgot to make reservations at a restaurant. and i forgot it was our anniversary until about an hour ago. to the best wife ever! hey! (laughs) i remember that wedding like it was yesterday. of course, i was with christina then. it was only later that she ripped my heart out of my chest. but that night was fun. carl, that is christina's loss. may all the people who dumped us burn in hell. yeah. and here's to mike and molly. (all cheer) (yawning): oh, boy. i am beat. how about you? yeah, just came on like a wave. maybe we should head back. you guys stay and have a good time. okay. whoa, whoa, whoa! this is your party. what, are you just gonna run out on the bill? mike: you're right. you're right. here we go. yup, yup. enjoy yourselves. okay.