the fight against obamacare. we continue to follow breaking news from south america, the of colombia, and a plane crash that took the lives of a soccer team. and it will be a warm and windy day. thank you for joining us. i'm renee chou. >> and i'm bill leslie. good to have you with us. announcement from the trump transition team and it will include at least one major cabinet position. >> and mitt romney is back for a second meeting tonight. tracie potts has that and the latest on the recounts in several states. >> very important announcements. >> reporter: the announcements are expected to include georgia congressman tom price as secretary of health and human services, an orthopedic surgeon

the health care act. mitt romney is in new york for a second meeting with the president-elect today. meantime, the recount is on in wisconsin. >> i'm confident that president- elect is gonna win. >> reporter: it's going to cost $3.5 million. green party candidate jill recount, said they raised the money overnight. >> almost 140,000 donors stood up to say we deserve an election system we can have confidence in. >> reporter: but experts say that recounts in wisconsin, pennsylvania and michigan are not necessary. >> it's clear it was not widespread fraud. >> reporter: tracie potts,

board crashed in a mountainous area, 76 died including one who was rushed to the hospital in colombia. the plane crashed near medellin. heavy rainfall complicated the search. players from a brazilian soccer team to colombia for a championship and was on the way to the airport when it crashed. a fire chief is saying, quote f you are a person of prayer, we could use your prayers in tennessee as firefighters are fueled by wind

there is video from facebook of an employee at the park vista hotel. he later posted he was rescued. 14 fires have been reported, and many are driving by the flames on their way out of town. rain will bring relief to firefighters in the western north carolina area today. they have gainedded upper hand on the rock, now 85% contained. the horton fire has burned more than 1400 acres, and the party rock fire near lake lure is

a homicide investigation is under way in durham. this happened last night at about 10:30 along rowena avenue. a man's body was found in a crashed vehicle with an parents gunshot wound. the man's name was not released. a man was hit on a road in deputies were looking for a man walking in the road when a driver reported hitting a man with his mirror. no word on the man's condition or his name. and a call for help from the durham rescue mission. they said they need 10,000 new toys for the annual christmas dinner and toy give away. this video from last year's event. the toys should be new and unwrapped.

december 23. and what better way to give than that, perhaps? it's giving tuesday. the 1-day event was launched four years ago. it has opened the door to a more organized effort for a specific day. trying to figure out what i will do to give to someone. >> i can tell will be warm, as warm as september, elizabeth. it won't be long until the cold companies come -- temperatures come back in for the weekend. and the rain in the mountains, folks are thankful for that, but we are hoping to see it, too. and became apparent there won't be a lot of support for the

dry, and the impact is the warm conditions, and you might run into a patchy shower but not much. and we are looking at the museum of natural sciences there. nice and dry. 64 in holly springs and buck horn, and temperatures in the mid-60swith a couple of exceptions, 60 in south hill and by lunchtime, 67 and looking at 72. it will remain cloudy through the afternoon and again, might be an isolated shower. windy and gusts up to 30, 35 miles per hour and then another shot at rain for wednesday evening and night. i'll show you that on the futurecast in a few minutes. mikaya, you have your hands full with an accident? beyond that, elizabeth.

better on nc 42 to i-440, but not necessarily as bad. we'll show you why we are seeing so many issues on i-40. this is at reedy creek. the d.o.t. is there and have been able to open up all the lanes now and work the accident but still as you have to drive past, it's best if you can to move over if possible. another area is 40 at avenue. this, again, is the westbound lanes. we have an accident blocking two lanes just up the road there, and there -- this is where we are seeing that on the sensors. red in both directions. so keep that in mind if that's part of your morning commute. you can see plenty of accidents, one of issue which is causing issues, 440 westbound and 40 eastbound but

clearing up. we'll check in on the live drive times in chapel hill in about 15 minutes. renee and bill?

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do believe that's johnny mathis. >> and that's looking a lot like christmas. >> been there, elizabh? times. >> our snow is coming in 57 hours -- . [laughter] >> yep. they are blowing it there, not that mh snow up there. been so warm. and therwas a cold snap but no cold snap with precipitation. well, a little they had a couple of inches.

but if it's cold enough, they don't need it. and they will make it in the mountains, too. and today, not a good snow making day. they are seeing much-needed rain in the mountains. let's take a look at the radar picture, and we look at 4:15. as i loop it, watch the rain trying to move into the area across central north carolina. not a lot of support, not a lot of lift that continues into the area. so it's nothing really helping so not seeing a whole lot here and we talked about that friday and on friday we talked oh, tuesday and wednesday may be wet but mike moss was saying it didn't look like it will be very much. tomorrow, maybe some, but not the amounts we hoped for.

mass in downtown wilson. we have a southwest wind at 20 miles per hour steady and the gusts at the airport right now at last check, 31 miles per hour. so it's blustery now and it will be that way for much of the day today. 60 in south hill, everyone else in the low to mid-60s. and the temperatures are way above this time yesterday anywhere from 23 to 32 degrees warmer yesterday. the steady wind speeds, strongest in raleigh and the winds will be an issue for us today. if it's trash day or you have leaves in the yard, make sure nothing is blowing around in the wind. much-needed rain in the mountains, 1 to 3", and for us, just tiny amounts.

see some. but it won't be impressive in the rain gauge. here is this morning and as we go through lunchtime, the precipitation -- oh, excuse me. >> bless you. >> thank you. we have another shot of it, a developing line ahead of a cold front back to the west and thunderstorms potentially with this and we may see thunderstorms developing along the line later today in the southern mississippi valley. it will come through wednesday and tomorrow night, a line of showers and storms and potentially damaging wind but i think the chances are pretty slim. we'll take it out to thursday and bright again and on friday and saturday, too. 72 today and very warm, a slim chance of showers for today, and the amount, light, but we could see a shower at any point. most of the rain on wednesday, late in the day. overnight, a 70% chance on wednesday.

about impressive amounts of rain. we total up tuesday and wednesday, talking about less than .50" in the triangle, and in spots, just a trace and in the mountains, 1 to 3". and it will be a chilly weekend. we may wrap up the weekend with rain on sunday into monday. bill? >> thank you very much, elizabeth. cubans are pausing to honor thousands gathering for a major tribute later today. >> jay gray has a closer look at how they are responding to the death of the communist

placed as tens of thousands will gather. >> he was our commander. and he is in our hearts and our minds. >> reporter: all day yesterday, lines stretched in all directions for hours and as far as you could see, thousands waiting for a chance to file past a simple memorial. a few seconds, a time e emotional goodbye. >> you see soldiers crying, ladies crying, men, even the guards, they were trying to hide their tears. >> reporter: tears that come with concern. even though he was no longer el presidente, his death leaves many wondering what comes next. >> we grew up believing the president had all the answers. now, i don't think anyone can say what's going on happen. >> reporter: an unsettled

influenced by the country's controversial past. jay gray, nbc news, havana. >> castro's remains will begin a journey across the island for a public funeral on sunday. eight people have died and one person remains on life support more than a week after a rare condition known as thunderstorm asthma struck the city of melbourne, australia. a thunderstorm on november 21 caused rye grass pollen grains to explode and send the tiny particles into people's lungs. the latest two victims died in the hospital last night and this morning. we know this week if charges will be filed against a charlotte-mecklenburg police officer who fired the shot that killed keith scott. according to wcnc in charlotte, the da requested to meet with

they will learn if officer bradley will be charged with a crime. the shooting sparked several nights of protest. the former north charleston police officer charged with killing an unarmed motorist is expected to take the stand in his murder trial. michael slager is charged with the death of walter scott who ran from a traffic stop. and the deadly encounter was shot on a by stander's cell phone. and the jury selection will start in the trial of dylann roof who shot 9 people in a south carolina church.

that the judge said was unwise. johnthony walker will be charged in the case of the school bus crash in chattanooga, tennessee. six students were killed and five other were hospitalized. no drugs or alcohol were found in his system. delta airlines took the unusual step of banning a passenger for life after he was caught on obscenity-laced rant. in the video, the male passenger berated and insulted fellow passengers who voted for hillary clinton. the flight was still at the gates in atlanta when he went on his rant. dealt said --delta said they should have

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i'm renee chou. traffic is sluggish across the triangle. let's get to mikaya thurmond with more. renee, we're seeing delays on 55 westbound from u.s. 401 to u.s. 1, taking drivers 14 minutes and 401 northbound is seeing issues and 50 northbound. we are seeing minor issues on 40 but the biggest problem on 40 is from i-440 to wade avenue, now taking drivers a

we'll show you why. this is 40 at reedy creek. d.o.t. workers are trying to clear the accident that has been on the scene for 40 minutes. renee? >> thank you, mikaya. the school board will be take up the case of moving students for the charges will be filed against the charlotte-mecklenburg police officer who shot and killed keith scott. the district attorney asked to meet with scott's family tomorrow. officer vincent bradley is said to have shot him in self defense. elizabeth? we have a few patchy light rain showers and folks in the mountain have a bit of rain

us. looking at the garden, extremely warm, low to mid-60s, and gusts, 30 miles per hour in parts of the viewing area and on wednesday night, isolated thunderstorms and gusty winds and clearing and cooler and a high of 62 on thursday.

it is now 8:30, and we are three weeks after the election and the state board of election officials want to confirm the winners but there is one race that is undecided. >> a major obstacle is blocking the certification of the gubernatorial race between incumbent pat mccrory and roy cooper. emmy victor has more on what is being done to bring closure to the race. emmy? >> reporter: renee and bill, of elections plans to certify the election results but because of two ongoing disputes they will not be able to do so for the governor's race but we may be a step closer to finding out who the next governor will be. in durham county, there will be a hearing tomorrow. a recount was requested on tens of thousands of votes. it was rejected.

only happen if durham turns in certain legal documents on why the board members decided to deny a recount and in raleigh on friday, a second hearing for a federal lawsuit. many questions concerning people who used the same-day registration. back to you. >> emmy victor live in raleigh, thank you for the update. princeville town leaders will hold another public meeting to figure out what to do after de in a meeting last night, some asked town leaders to allow the federal government to buy them out of their homes saying that they want to move to safer, higher ground. many lost their houses twice, after hurricane matthew and in 1999 after hurricane floyd. otherssay that allowing buyouts would hurt the town and tax base. town leaders say roughly 2 dozen residents have shown

another meeting is planned for thursday. in raleigh, collecting information from government leaders on the best way to approach recovery efforts in the hurt future. -- future. that" put would go to a long- term plan. the durham police department and the durham housing authority hosted a community conversation last night at the mcdougald terrace recreation cen foster a healthy relationship after the deadly shooting last week that killed 34-year-old frank clark. last night's meeting was closed to the media but we were able to get to talk with chief davis and community members beforehand. >> i want to preserve the privacy of the community members here and let them know that the department is interested in what is going to in the community and we are

them get through this. >> the interaction, the way they approach, how residents are approached. i feel once they can get a better relationship and a better way of approaching our residents, i feel we can make a big difference. >> the shooting is under investigation, and the three officers involved are on administrative leave. three new schools be opened, and horton's creek elementary could be over crowded if the reassignment plan, some parents are saying. officials want to hold a meeting one more time before making a decision. students, faculty, and

debra saunders-white, the first permanent female chancellor at the school. she died on saturday after a battle with cancer. a judge signed a temporary restraining right side to halt the demolition of a hospital in belhaven. this will go into effect the next 10 days. the company recently turned down an offer from the town to purchase the hospital a million dollars because the group said that the property was worth more. an injunction date will be set. and michael burbidge will celebrate his final mass tonight before he leaves the state to become the new bishop of arlington, virginia. he will continue to run the day-

month. tonight's mass is at st. michael's catholic church in cary. >> and fun to you watch the progress of the cathedral across the state from wral. >> it's gorgeous. an exciting new chapter for him and the catholic church here. all right. let's get a check on the weather with elizabeth. that's right. interesting weather, and at the end of last hopes for rain. and looking at the computer models, it was parents we won't get a lot of rain out of this. very warm and windy with a big impact for weatr for us. the mountains are seeing rain and they need it to fight the wildfires. we could use a bit of of it as well. gray skies today. you can see that from the raleigh skycam.

a bluft -- blustery and warm day. now, you may run into a shower at any point today and the amounts we see in the rain gauges will be very light. so a winds south southwest at 10 to 20 and gusting upto 30, 35 miles per hour in the afternoon. 67 at noon in downtown durham, a high of 72. a chance ofrain late tomorrow into the ovnight hour and a i'll take more about that. back to you. a man continues to recover from injuries after spending several hours trapped in a durham sinkhole. firefighter says that the man fell into the 12-foot deep hole on redwood hole, there for hours, screaming for help until a man fishing nearby heard him and called 911. >> he was obviously very cold for a long period of time.

and, you know, he couldn't verbal other than theying he t hey -- saying he was okay and wasn't hurt. >> the man was taken to the hospital. the fisherman said he saw the man earlier that day and seemed lost. a national hockey league expansion team plans to call itself the vegas golden knights, the same name known parachute them has perford numerous jumps all overthe world. an army spokesman said that the officials with the hockey team could not be heacd for comment. east carolina university is planning to double its enrollment in the honors college in the next hour years.

students in the 2017 class. the school plans to admit 200 each year over the next four years until they peak at 800. this is possible because of fundss set aside from tuition increases over the past two years and will provide more merit scholarships. we know the who -- story of how the grinch stole christmas. >> coming up, we'll talk with a star of the sh

it is a christmas classic

old. originally published by dr. seuss, qoa how the grinch stole christmas" captivated audiences in the book and in a movie, and now, on stage here. we have one of the young stars here great to have you here. >> thank you. >> this is your first touring show. how did you get involved in it? >> one day, my mom was looking on the computer and she said oh, my gosh. "how the grinch stole christmas," the music al and they are looking for cindy lou

>> have you always been a fan? are you familiar with the book? >> i was familiar. i didn't watch the movie until i got the part. >> >> so you are from austin, texas. >> yes. >> how fun is it touring the u.s.? >> it's a lot of fun. >> have you been here before? >> no. >> well, we hope you like to here, and what's your part of playing cindy-lou who? >> when i get to interact with the other familiess and have fun. >> why do you think people should see the musi >> i think they should see the musical because it has a lot of heart to it.

about the musical? >> i just love being part of it. >> is the grinch scary? >> no. >> he has a good heart. >> right. >> so your favorite part about christmas? >> my favorite part about christmas is being with family and friends, not about presents and -- >> really quickly, how do you balance school and touring? >> we do school for certain hours. >> okay. >> and so when it's time to go on to the show, then we go. so like we have school and then we have lesson time. >> well, what a fun experience for you.

show. so you have to come and see danielle. broadway's number one holiday hit, "how thgrinch stole christmas,you can visit dpac.com for more information. back to you, bill. >> what an honor to have danielle with us. thank you so much. and a local team wins spot at the pop warner super spot at the pop warner super bowl and me the oldest person spot at the pop warner super bowl and me the oldest person with a whole roasted hazelnut, delicate crisps chocolates. and layers of rich, creamy chocolate, they're tce the size of the kisses chocolates you love.

57 hour, 27 minutes, and 53 seconds until the wral tower lighting. >> my favorite tradition. >> and that's the tower that will be lit. will be on top of th tower. >> can't see the lights, though. >> we do keep them up there, installed all year but we have to make the last-minute check to make sure. >> yes, and we have folks that go up in their haesss. >> quite the gig. [laughter] >> following the osha requirements. >> of course. >> bill and i -- >> you could do it one year. >> we could.

show. >> and if you are wondering what we are talking about, we have done this over the end fundraiser for special olympic where is you repel down the wells fargo building. >> as long as you don't look down. exactly. there is a trick to that for sure. we are looking for rain but today, it will be patchy and light, and i keep saying we are not going to see don't let it surprise if you you -- you if you have a shower at the office or your house. the showers in the mountains are edging towards our area and they are almost hitting a wall. and the big impact at least in the next while will be the temperatures and the wind.

over here is the tower to light. look at this. the wind is very strong, just above the ground and we have another shower. talking about hours, that's our mix 101.5 radio tower, and it's very windy with gusts close to the ground at 25, miles per hour mirpt -- miles per hour, and we have 66 at the airport and the dew point town by town, 62 in henderson and 63 in rocky mount and temperatures in the area, 60s. one of the warmest spots, 68 in smithfield and low 70 70 -- 70s this afternoon. rain in the mountains and there is not a lot of support for rain in our viewing area like the mountains, but we're happy for them seeing the rain. there were evacuations last

as it pushed through the smoky mountains national park. along with the front arriving late tomorrow, today, south and west of us we have the potential for strong storms and rnoes possible and a marginal risk for severe weather for our eatomorrow as it moves through here. 72 today and clouds linger and a chance of rain with us all day and town 40% from lchtime to early in the afternoon. a trace to a 10th of an inch. after sunset, the chance of rain goes up, a 50% chance at 8:00 p.m. and overnight, a 70% chance of rain, and totals, tuesday to wednesday, a trace to .50", and in the piedmont and the mountains, an inch especially

need the rain and cool or friday at 56 and we have the tower lighting on thursday and it will be nice and dry for that and then on friday, head out to the american tobacco complex, and it will be a bunch of music and fun stuff on saturday, and winterfest in downtown kickss kicks off on sunday, an approaching front that may bring us showers and chilly rain sunday into monday. the amounts, too early to pinpoint but, of course, if it's anything like what we have seen lately, it won't be a whole lot. >> unfortunately. we'll hope for tomorrow. >> yep. >> thank you. >> another round over the weekend? >> exactly. >> sunday. yeah. you can help children keep warm by donating to the wral's coats for the children

effort. you can drop off new and gently used coats and toys at jiffy lube locations through december 31 and you can search wral for more. the green bay packers broke a 4-game losing streak, beating the eagles. it was perhaps aaron rodgers' best performance of the season with 3313 yards passes to davante adams who had two touchdown receptions last night. the packers over the eagles, 27- 13. the raleigh pop warner football team has plenty to celebrate this morning. [chanting] >> the north raleigh bulldogs are headed to the pop warner super bowl at espn's wide world

last weekend over the south charleston patriots and last night they held a watch party in raleigh. >> this is an incredible opportunity for people at this age to pursue a national championship and go to orlando and represent the city of raleigh. it's an incredible honor and i imagine a once in a lifetime opportunity. >> the group of 12 olds continue to practice for the playoffs that starts friday in orlando. schee is -- she is one in 7 billion. emma morano born in 1899. she is celebrating her 117th birthday. until last year the italian woman lived by herself and now

she attributes her longevity to eating eggs which she started when she was diagnosed with anemia when she was 20, and

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thurmond and traffic trouble. bill, we have had troubles all morning long, from wades avenue to i-540, 14 minutes, and i-40 westbound at reedy creek, you can see police are on the scene trying to clear the accident. do allow yourself extra time and on 40 westbound at harrison avenue. bill and renee? >> mikaya, thank you very much. we could hear as early as today the results of voting in the board of elections is continuing the canvass of november 8's ballots. >> officials could certify the results of all contests but it's not clear when all the contests including the governor's race will be finalized.

warm and we may have a few patchy light showers here but not as heavy as they are seeing to the west. the wind will knock down a lot of leaves remaining on the trees. temperatures in the low 60s to the north and we will see a better chance of showers and thunderstorms late wednesday. back to you. a non-surgical procedure is will your business be ready when growth presents itself? american express open cards can help you take on a new job, or fill a big order or expand your office and take on whatever comes next.

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