dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. a tearful apology and a judge's stern words after chandler kania is convicted in a deadly drunk driving accident. and... post it notes with positive messages. who is writing the notes, and their intended target. i'm ken smith...lets rewind.... here are some other stories we're following next on rewind... investigators are looking into a orange county... a clayton man faces various drug and firearm charges after authorities found a meth lab at his home.... plus, tim kaine and donald trump visit north carolina.... governor mccrory calls the firebombing of the orange county gop headquarters an unacceptable attack on democracy. the governor toured the office in hillsborough monday, telling workers no motive justifies violence. gop volunteers moved their campaign operations outside. the office was spray painted

no one was hurt. a raleigh daycare worker is charged with child abuse after being caught on a surveillance camera, mishandling a one year old. 46-year-old tracey stallings was arrested tuesday and charged with misdemeanor child abuse. those charges could be upgraded if doctors determine one-year old elijah was injured as a result of the incident. stallings was fired, but the child's mother says the daycare should have done more. she was allowed back into the classroom- the day after the video was discovered. a clayton man faces various charges after authorities found a meth lab at his home. state and county law enforcement searched brian hoeger's johnson drive home wednesday. they found materials used to make meth, stolen guns, illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia. the lab was disassembled and hoeger had to be decontaminated. cleanup took roughly 8 hours. another person living in the home was also charged. democratic vice presidential candidate tim kaine wrapped up a two day visit to north

kaine's visit coincided with the start of early voting in north carolina. he laid out his and hillary clinton's plan for the future and how they plan to win in november. kaine also visited an early voting site in apex. donald trump was in north carolina friday. he attended a rally near asheville. the republican presidential nominee says he's planning to attend multiple rallies a day -- until election day. trump told the crowd he plans to fight for every vote and he will push himself to the limit.. also friday... the u-s army corps of at falls lake, which is still high following hurricane matthew. engineers delayed the release from the dam, to protect downstream communities from more flooding. they say it will take four to six days for the water to reach places like kinston and new bern. they will continue to release water until they can get falls lake back to normal operating levels. that should take about two weeks. multiple crashes along i- 95 in johnston county shut down the interstate and claimed three lives.

a tractor trailer veered off the road and flipped over, pinning the driver in for hours. wral's leyla santiago explains how this all led to road closures and evacuations. a full day after this.. katrine mering 14:03:21 the road was closed. i had to turn around, now i'm trying to find my way to miami. drivers are still working their way around detours as crews repave roads and decontaminate a bridge. john 15:08:57 eventful day for us a fiery and deadly crash involving an rv and tractor ..and another deadly crash just a few miles down involving 5 vehicles 10:09:03 we were already out on one call on interstated 95., this was a chain reaction result from those wrecks:07 rescue crews immediately evacuated a radius near exit 95 once they discovered the tractor trailer was carrying hazardous material. 10:09:30 almost immediately, noticing the plaquarding on the trailer... and identifying those chemicals:40

to a 5 mile radius when winds shifted. wral has learnedthe driver23 year old eiver espinosa- was transporting chlorine tablets for a company based out of florida. he is not facing any charges. but troopers say the driver of the tractor trailer believed to be responsible for the deadly accident down the road nearly an hour later, near mile marker 88- is facing charges. troopers say alex lopez killed 36 year old christopher porter of alabama an vandenburg of colorado when he crashed into their rvstarting a chain reaction of crashesleaving some vehicles unrecognizable. that was leyla santiago reporting. it took several days to identify the rv driver involved in the fiery crash because he did not have id on him. troopers say 68- year-old joseph george -- from pittsburgh,

16 years behind bars. a jury found him guilty on three counts of involuntary manslaughter in a wrong way crash that killed three people. wral's candace sweat shows us how kania addressed the court after the verdict. this case is about a 20 year old man who got drunk. and despite the best efforts of his friends, drove and killed three people and injured a nine year old little girl. judge henry hight didn't mince words after sentencing 21-year-old chandler kania to up to 16 years in prison. mr kania what you've done represents the worst to the judge height's final words, 12 jurors delivered a verdict, finding kania guilty on three counts of involuntary manslaughter. after a night of underage drinking, kania drove the wrong way down interstate 85...coliding with and killing felecia harris, darlene mcgee and harris' granddaughter, 6 year old jahnice beard.... 9 year old jahnia king survived. kania expressed remorse for his actions. not a day goes by that i'm not reminded of my awful decisions and gruesome consequences. i do

who suffered all the consequences not the kings, beard and mcgees. i am the only one deserving of this heartbreak and misery. kania faced second degree murder charges...but he was not found guilty on ose charges. the trial was taxing for families on both sides and there were many times when emotions boiled over. so it's kind of like just trying to figure out who i am now without my mom being there. jahmonie smith, described the ou his mother and daughter died in the crash. justice wasn't served for them. my daughter was six. she just basically turned six and she didn't get a chance to live and enjoy herself. and that was taken from her from him. that was candace sweat reporting.. wral spoke with one of the jurors off camera who told us

when it came to the 2nd degree murder charge. this juror was emotional - but said it came down to the letter of the law. the prosecutor also mentioned in court that civil suits against kania's family have been settled. we're learning more about what happened in a raleigh apartment where a baby girl died. the man accused of killing the 10-month-old appeared before a judge. the police report confirms marcus alston called 9-1-1 and attempted c-p-r -- before ems arrived to find the baby already cold to the touch. alston is being held without bond on charges of murder and child multiple inconsistent statements to police. next on rewind ... people pay attention to the strength of a hurricane based on its winds - but that's only part of the equation. fish: "you've got the wind, you've got the surge, you've got flooding, and all of those things are potential killers. " greg fishel shares his thoughts on whether hurricane categories should take other aspects of the storm into

coal ash to escape into the neuse river. the testing now, to determine what is floating in the water. nearly two weeks after serious flooding related to hurricane matthew and some

recover. durham drive in raleigh is notorious for flooding because of drainage issues, but never like this. during matthew, water rose nearly six feet in 16 businesses in the tryon business center. furniture, equipment and client files were destroyed. business owners are frustrated that a dispute over drainage something needed to be done and something wasn't done. this could have been prevented. this could have been prevented. in the past, the property owner has blamed erosion from a city service road, but raleigh's stormwater manager pointed at private drainage pipes as the major problem. a legal fight is likely. environmental activists say they have proof of a coal ash leak in the neuse river. they believe this milky white substance on the

type of coal ash called "fly ash." and they say it's toxic. duke energy and the state department of environmental quality both dispute that. they say it's actually - a lightweight substance that is a non-hazardous by-product of burning coal. pete harrison / waterkeeper alliance attorney c33 12:21:50 i think what this shows us is its inherently dangerous to store coal ash in unlined pits in the flood zones of major rivers :00 jeff brooks / duke energy spokesman c39 14:09:20 it looks a little scary it looks unpleasant we understand that and that's one of the reasons we're trying to be very upfront we're finding in our samples. these are cenospheres they are not something to be concerned about based on what we're seeing :35 both environmental groups, and duke, say they are doing further testing on the water. some people in princeville are home, for the first time in two weeks. the city has reopened the southern terrace neighborhood for residents only. this neighborhood had the least amount of flooding. three other neigborhoods are still closed off. the town was evacuated before

rushed in, submerging the community. they are still going to be here at the shelter. the ones that are going to be here a little bit longer - they may be moving to hotels - so things are being done for them as well. other displaced residents will either stay in shelters or be put up in hotels. it could take days before the entire town reopens. the last week and a half has proven that rain and storm surge can cause more problems than heavy to matthew are a result of flooding. it's one of the reasons governor pat mccrory is calling for changes in the way storms are classified. chief metorologist greg fishel shares his perspective on that idea. two bicyclists are in the

are doing -- and what others in the cycling community are demanding. and...boosting body image among young girls - at a time when even adults are exchanging jabs. what students at one local high school are doing that's encouraging their classmates and giving positive feedback. people in the cycling community expressed anger, sadness and frustration over a crash

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because investigators say the driver, christopher moore left the scene. he was arrested at his home 8 hours later, after witnesses say he was driving with a bike on his windshield. lori cove, the town of cary's transportation and facilities director, and an accomplished tri-athlete is fighting for her life at wakemed. longtime friends like tammy richards can't stop thinking about her. tammy richards/victim's friend: she's just a gentle soul, just a very friendly person, outgoing. i just know that we were going to be friend's forever. is in fair condition at wakemed. cyclists are calling for the driver -- who has a history of drunk driving convictions-- to face cyclists are calling for the driver -- who has a history of drunk driving convictions-- to face harsher charges. two high school girls are passing notes that are getting a lot of attention at one high school. they're not posting on social media... they're posting notes in the girl's bathroom. wral's leyla santiago explains. 12:26:11 i really like this one

what someone looks forward to. now that's nice to read. who doesn't want to hear that? how about. 12:44:20 dang girl, that boy isn't good enough for you. i love that one. that's a good one too.. 12;24:16 one that i like is this one. it says fat skinny tall or short we're all beautiful. go into the girl's bathroom at athen's high school and that's where you'll find these notes. in the one place where teen girls reflect. 12:24:46 you see a lot of pictures of like these models who have super photoshop compare themselves to their idols like the kardashians or whatever:55 that's emily williams and kimmy gebbia. they came to school early one day and put up 10 sticky notes in the girl's bathroom . all with positive messages. 12:27:02 throughout the day i would go to the bathroom during class and i would be like oh my gosh theres 5 more and by the end of the day there was 50 of them. :09 the idea not only inspired other

it even inspired the adults. 12:44: 06 to be able to get bombarded with positive messages instead of negative messaging you often get on social media . it's strongly needed:16 12:26:03 kindness is contagious and once they see it, they pass it on :06 maybe on a post to other girls in the bathroom. but hopefully to anyone who just needs to hear something nice. in raleigh, leyla santiago wral news. that was leyla santiago reporting. the idea started as something to do for girls decided to make a week of it! the state fair has many fun things to do and see-- including watching pigs race! check out how that race looks-- through a pig's eyes, next! the town of garner celebrated an

narrator: it's all connected. richard burr wrote a plan to privatize medicare, making you pay more. and richard burr got one point one million dollars from the insurance industry. against banning insider trading by congress. and richard burr voted to raise his own pay... seven times. he increased his wealth over 500 percent. richard burr. twenty years in washington... serving himself. dscc is responsible for the content

town leaders held a groundbreaking for its new recreation center. the 40-thousand square foot building will be on purvis street, near main

basketball courts, a walking track, along with fitness, art and multipurpose rooms. construction should be finished by the end of next year. the pig races are a huge hit with kids and adults alike, but have you ever wanted to know ..what does the race look like from the pig's perspective? wonder no more! photojournalist robert meikle found a little pig willing to show you! check out the race from the point of view of this tiny racer. it shows the pig getting ready for around the "track". the 2016 state fair wraps up tonight. gates close at 11pm. that's all the time we have for tonight....have a great evening.

richard burr, by the numbers: over 20 years in washington: burr voted himself 5 pay raises... took 26 trips paid for by special interests... and his personal net worth increased 500%. washington works just fine for richard burr... but he's not working for us, missing 66% of his senate committee hearings, including 65% of armed services hearings. that's richard burr. working for himself, not north carolina.

you know what looks good? the french toast. i thought you were on a diet. i am. but you're not. i am not gonna be your surrogate eater again. you know, you're just selfish. you were born with a body that can eat french toast. i wasn't. what?! it's just weird you watching me eat. just leering, barking out commands. "more syrup." "slow down." "don't ignore the whipped cream." come on, carl. nobody around here's ordered anything i want. you two ready to order? oh, where's samuel? in the can the last two hours. want to hear the specials? that depends. did samuel eat a special? (chuckles) two hours? should we go check on him? yeah. all right, hold our booth. two black coffees. (quietly): and he'll have the french toast, whipped cream on the side. he doesn't know to treat it.