right now, new overnight. a big break in the case of a durham and shot while walking home from work. streets of uptown charlotte following the decision not to charge a police officer in the shooting death of keith scott. one more day of above normal temperatures and then we will have some cooler air moving in.>> thank you for joining us. i'm renee chou. >> i'm brian shrader. it is december 1 but it does not feel like december 1. >> it does not. elizabeth, no code required again today. it is mild this morning. not quite as warm as yesterday

as we look to the east we can see some cloud cover. along the i-95 quarter you are starting to the clouds break a. the cold front has moved through and the rain is over. you can see our radar loop some showers around 5 am in the eastern part of the viewing area but that has shifted eastward. we are seeing clinton from downtown raleigh westward and we will continue to see clearing in the eastern viewing area. temperatures are dropping. we started in the low to mid 60s. it's now 56 in cary. you will need a jacket everywhere from the triangle and westward. 59 in southern pond. the coolest air has not yet arrived from rocky mount and clinton were temperatures are in the low to mid 60s. at 8 am expect mid to upper 50s. at lunch, 62. we bounce back into the mid-60s this afternoon. lots of sunshine. it will be beautiful with temperatures above normal. cool air will continue to spell

of the weekend. we will check that out in the seven day forecast. looking at the roads this morning, it's tough coming in from south of raleigh. if you're coming up i-40, this is the usual backup at the clayton bypass. to miles down the road, this in western johnston county, very slow going. plan some extra time coming in on i-40 from johnston county and southern wake county into downtown raleigh. back to you guys. authorities say one person is dead after a crash and southern wake county. this call came in at 2 am. one vehicle crash on fayetteville road. both wake county deputies and the highway patrol where they are. trip the sheriff's office there was a second person in the vehicle who left the scene. we are working to learn more about the victim and what caused the crash. three men are in jail, arrested in connection with the shooting in the room.

murder charges in the death of eric ray. charges also are pending against a fourth suspects, keith laney. he is serving time for another case. the victim was killed while walking home from work along andrew avenue in october. the suspects will make their first appearance later this morning. several dozen people protested last night in charlotte. they gathered outside the police headquarters to protest a prosecutor's decision not to charge a police officer in the shooting death of keith scott. held a moment of silence outside the omni hotel where justin carr was killed during a protest in september. last night's event was mostly peaceful. officers arrested three people for obstructing traffic. protests come after mekelburg county district attorney andrew murray announced he and a dozen prosecutors decided unanimously that officer brently vinson acted lawfully when he shot keith scott in september. the da said scott pulled a gun

scott's family said they are disappointed by the decision and they say they will pursue legal options. strip now to the wildfires in eastern tennessee. the white house at that president obama has spoken with the tennessee governor and has offered his sympathy and support for residents. the death toll climbed to seven. wildfires are also blamed for destroying hundreds of homes and businesses. 14 fires burned crossed 15,000 acres in sevier county. many residents of the devastation has torn apart the community. back to their homes. tens of thousands of votes and durham county must be recounted. this was the decision from the state board of elections last night. it involves more than 90,000 votes delayed over a technical glitch on election night. an issue with a voting machine memory card meant that election workers had to transcribe manually the vote totals. the votes pushed attorney roy cooper ahead of governor mccrory in the governor's race.

ordered the recount. the voters of north carolina now have the opportunity to have full and complete confidence in the results that came out of durham county. >> while some say the recount could happen quickly, other say it could take a few days. the new vote total in the gubernatorial race. democrat roy cooper is leading pat mccrory by more than 10,000 votes. 10,000 votes is the threshold for calling for an recount. cooper is ahead by 10,257 votes. june atkinson attends her last state board of education been today as in north carolina superintendent of public instruction. in last month's election, she lost the job she held for three terms to republican mark johnson. he is a school board member in winston-salem. she said she was both shocked and saddened that she lost. the meeting gets underway at 9 am and we will have a report on wral news at noon.

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as tracie potts report is an effort to fulfill a campaign promise. >> they started talking and being happy that they would be able to maintain their jobs, their homes and take care of their family once again. >> reporter: carrier workers call it a christmas miracle. 1000 jobs saved, not moving to mexico. the company credits presid policies. he's headed to indiana this afternoon to talk about a. >> my gosh. he's not even present yet and he's figured out how to save thousand jobs. >> i'm hoping that every ceo in america is getting that beacon signal from the new trump administration that we are open for business in the united states. >> reporter: behind today's victory lap, millions in state incentives from indiana governor mike pense who's been in washington paving the way for quick confirmations.

through december and all the way to inauguration day to make sure we are ready on day one. >> reporter: in new york, we talk about sva there is the parade phnom and there is potential nominees continues. critics call it cabinet full of insiders but so far no word on which a for candidates will be offered secretary of state. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. a transition spokesman said no major announcements are expected before next week. today we expect an update on the number of flu -related deaths in north carolina. so far two have died this flu season. the centers for disease control and prevention say that flew back to but he is down overall. drivers facing dwi charges following a johnston county crash that killed a man on a lawnmower. this happened around 6 pm last night along parkertown road near four oaks. trippers tell us the lawn mowers lights were not on the rider was on the wrong side of the road. the car coming in the opposite

the driver of the car was not hurt. cary police are looking for a man who robbed a bank. the suspect walked into the fidelity bank around 9 pm and asked the teller for money. he left with an undisclosed amount of cash. the man was wearing a dark green coat, dark pants, black gloves, white sunglasses and a multicolored scarf covering his nose and mouth. if you have information, call police. we're getting isis on the ground in iraq. >> where iraqi troops say they are today in the fight to to retake mosul. a suspect and police officer in the hospital after gunfire rang out at a raleigh condominium complex yesterday whoa, this is awful, try it.

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if you want to buy all those items in the song it will cost you more this year than last year. as we learned this morning. $233 more if that's on your shopping list. >> it's always more expensive the next year. what is the total for the whole thing? >> it was over $34,000. that's a big christmas present. >> they said it was the cost of turtle doves they've gone up to $290 to $290-$375. what do you do with them? release them. what else are you going to do

>> if you have seven boards a leaping, they can leap around the room. >> and the maids milking, at least you have some milk. let's look at what's going on out there. there is the radar picture. starting around three : 15, a few sprinkles east of raleigh along the i-95 corridor. skies are clearing this morning and temperatures are dropping. but it is pretty. there is the south hills cam. i think it's the angle of the camera that makes it look gray. when i came in this morning i looked up and there were stars everywhere. it was beautiful. temperatures are mild. a very pretty christmas seen in south hill, regina. 57 degrees and partly cloudy at the airport. northwest wind at 5 miles-an- hour. that will start to draw cooler air into the region. the dew point is dropping which is nice. that means it will be less humid this afternoon.

this time of year. 50 and roxborough. 49 in greensboro. when i came in we had 60s. now temperatures have dropped as a winds shift from the northwest bringing the cool air in. 62 in rocky mount. 60 in fayetteville. he will probably need a jacket this morning but not a heavy coat. you can see who was starting to see those cooler temperatures first. it's cooler in greensboro than it was at this time yesterday. the change is not as dramatic in the eastern part of the viewing area. we finished november. today is december 1. we do consider it the first day of meteorological winter. what does that mean? we consider all of december part of winter and not just on the 21st or 22nd. generally the month of december all month long we have winter light conditions. it's not starting that way so much today. rainfall for november. we had a little over a half inch. that puts us 2.5 inches below normal. the warmest day was 83rd there is 83.

an inch of rain. the warmest day was 84 on the third and the coldest was 28 on the 23rd. rainfall for december is typically about three inches. hopefully we will see more normal conditions. we do have a chance for rain sunday night into early next week. also usually have an average snowfall of over a half inch. we don't always see that. our high temperature begins the month at 58 in our average high but the end of the month is 51. the bit during the month of december. we are clear for most of the viewing area. we will have cool air spilling in behind the front. we will start to feel that. with sunshine today we warm up to 65. this evening we are excited about our tabulating here on wral. you can tune in and the 5:00

make sure you were watching during 6 pm. the let's go on at 6:15. we have a special guest to help us turn on the lights and a special guest down in fayetteville at sport bright. if you are in the fayetteville area, head over there. on friday you can head down to the american tobacco campus and that is where there will be a tower lighting. the event kicks off at 6:00 with music and fun. it will be a little cool. beehive 56. by 6:00, upper 40s. on saturday, winterfest in downtown raleigh. it wil 53. at lunchtime, 48. highs will be in the 40s on sunday. it will be a gray and chilly day. we start in mid 30s on sunday morning and end up around 49. a good bit below the normal i- 57. notice the morning lows. it will be colder tomorrow morning at 37 and 35 on saturday. after that it warms up as we get into a chance of rain on monday and tuesday. no freezing chip --

days. here is belt line at us 64. the traffic is moving very slowly in this direction. everything looks much better. slow going if you are coming into raleigh on i-40. is also looking better at jones sausage road. as you approach the clayton bypass we have that typical backup there. we are following a developing story out of tacoma washington where a standoff is underway police officer was shot and killed on the job. authorities say the officer was shot multiple times while responding to a domestic violence call. he died a few hours later. the suspect is believed to be barricaded in a home with a rifle. the neighborhood remains on lockdown. we will continue to follow the story throughout the morning. authorities have captured a fourth inmate who escaped from a county jail. this after a standoff that lasted for several hours.

at a house in san jose. they also arrested a woman on suspicion of harboring a fugitive. shabbos and another in the there is inmate have been on the run since last week. police captured two other inmates who escaped with them. investigators say it's too soon to call the attack an ohio state university terrorism. they do believe it may have been inspired by isis or a former al qaeda leader. officer say that abdul is r. kelly our time bought and i for if that was the weapon used on campus monday. a police officer killed our time after the 18-year-old drove his car into a crowded area and slashed people with a knife. jury deliberations continue in the murder trial of former north charleston police officer michael slager. attorneys gave closing arguments yesterday. the jury deliberated for about an hour before dismissing for the night. slater is accused of killing walter scott who ran from the scene of a traffic stop it was shot in the back.

the jury could also consider a lesser charge of manslaughter. major progress is being made in the fight to retake mosul from islamic state militants. iraq special forces now control 19 neighborhoods on the eastern side of the city. that is still only about 15% of iraq's largest city. yesterday, iraqi army troops came under attack in an area southeast of mosul from isis militants stationed on the opposite bank of the tigris river. the campaign began in october. 1 million residents are still in unicef said nearly half the residents have been cut off from access to clean water. a plane carrying a brazilian soccer team may have run out of fuel before crashing in columbia. the pilot initially requested to land because of fuel problems without making a formal distress call. and air traffic controller told the pilot to wait seven minutes for another plane with mechanical problems to land. the pilot later reported complete electrical file without fuel. the plane started a four minute

mountainside. experts say the jetliner was flying at its maximum fuel range, 1600 nautical miles. this comes as victims were honored during a vigil. thousands of people filled a stadium in columbia where they lit candles and released doves. members of the brazilian soccer team were on the plane when it crashed on tuesday. 71 people died, 6 survived. fidel castro's ashes consider there is continue on he procession crossed cuba to its final resting place in the eastern the 500 mile journey set off from havana yesterday. the path traces the route the former leader and his rebels took after overthrowing the government in 1959. castro's ashes will be interred on sunday. opec has agreed to cut oil production for the first time in eight years. the price of oil shot up 9% to near $50 a barrel after the announcement. the impact on consumers is likely to be more modest and gradual.

that is a 1% cut in global oil production. if the price of oil keeps rising, some of the slack will be picked up by producers in the u.s. the good news for drillers and oilfield workers in texas and north dakota. north carolina's on apartment rates so it's highest increase in years last month. statewide unemployment rate rose 2/10 of a % to 4.9%. that's the same as the national rate which dropped 1/10 of a %. robertson county laser tech with 10.3%. the five counties with the highest rates also were heavily impacted by flooding after hurricane matthew. the state said that matthew's impact on appointment claims is not yet clear. more reaction to a deadly officer-involved shooting in durham. the concerns expressed by the man's family and the changes they want from police. the problems with the pecan harvests that have farmers calling this year the worst

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7:26. three men are facing charges in connection with a deadly shooting in durham. terrance cradle, andre hilliard, william merrell are facing charges in the death of eric ray. before the suspect, keith laney is serving time for another case. the victim was killed while walking home from work along angier avenue in october. tens of thousands of votes

votes lead over a technical glitch on election night. the state board of elections boated down party lines ordering a recount. june atkinson attends her last state board of education meeting today as north carolina's superintendent of public instruction. on election day she lost two mark johnson, a school board member, in winston-salem. the meeting gets underway at 9 am. the month of december getting off to a warm start. >> it is. like yesterday, not quite warm though. temperatures are dropping because the front has come through. our rolly sky cam looks beautiful right now. a little bit of cloud cover as we look east. those clouds will dissipate fairly quickly. cooler the further west you go. the chilly air is phil ting there is filtering and. you will need a jacket this morning. we warm up into the mid-60s for this afternoon and we continue the cool down. much cooler tomorrow morning at

expect plenty of sunshine for the next three days and temperatures will cool offer friday and saturday. it's busy on the roads. i-40 at harrison. no accident but traffic is moving along on the slow side. we look at i-40 at white oak and a big backup coming into raleigh. this is on i-40. coming up in our next half hour, the crime the prompted

welcome back. it's 7:30 am. we are trying to learn about a shooting that left an officer and the suspect injured. >> this happened at a condominium complex in southwest raleigh. amy victor is live outside wakemed were both the officer and the suspect are this morning. >> reporter: police tell us that the officer has serious injuries. they are non-life-threatening. as for the suspect, that person is in police have not released the names of the suspect or the police officer. this began yesterday afternoon. the gunfire happened at the lake park condos in southwest raleigh. this quickly became a chaotic crime scene. police say officers showed up to respond to a break-in. as a result of gunshots, the officer and the suspect sustained wounds. both were rushed to the hospital to be treated for

many residents we spoke with consider peaceful. this man was concerned but not worried for his personal safety. in i feel like it will be a safe place.>> reporter: we're waiting to learn why exactly the shooting happened and how many shots were fired during the exchange. we can tell you that the sbi and the raleigh police internal affairs department is looking into this situation. >> in a victor live outside wakemed in raleigh. the family of a drunk man killed and officer-involved shooting is now responding to a newly released police report on the incident. frank clark was killed by a durham police officer last week. according to the report from the durham police department, master officer charles barkley is the one who shot clark. clark's family and their attorney say that berkeley has a history of poor relations with residents. they are calling for changes at how police operate in mcdougald terrace. they are asking that all officers be in marked patrol

duke university sent out a crime alert to its students after a reported sexual assault near campus. a woman told police she was walking on swift avenue from duke university road just after 10 am. she said she encountered a man who took her into the woods and sexually assaulted her at knife point. so far, no arrests. blue cross blue shield of north carolina is preparing for hundreds of thousands of new obama care customers. the company spokesman's tells wral they hired hundreds of additional staff to handle extra enrollments. the insurer is the only company offering marketplace coverage and all 100 north carolina counties. additional staffing fall is what many considered a disaster with 2016 enrollment. they say this year the key is to enroll now. the deadline is december 15 to start coverage january 1. number of women's health groups filed a federal lawsuit

abortion law. the aclu, planned parenthood and the center for reproductive rights filed the suit specifically it claims the ban on abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy prevents doctors from providing proper care for patients. it also said that women with fewer resources may not be able to access care before the 20th week because of what it calls political hurdles. the groups also filed legal challenges in missouri and alaska. hometown leaders were holding a meeting tonight to figure out what to do after devastating floods from hurricane matthew. something that's likely toom allow the federal government to buy residents out of their homes. some people said they want to move to safer, higher ground. other say allowing buyouts would help the town and its tax base. roughly 2 dozen princeville residents have formally shown interest in a buyout. tonight's meeting starts at 7:00. hurricane matthew is one reason why local pecans are hard to find right now. the state department of

as 80%. a late spring frost hurt many buds in the hurricane battered the trees at harvest time. some growers who usually have plenty of the nuts say it's not worth the effort to gather the few that survived the tough weather. struck a powerful sound system responded deadly 20 is in the south pushed further east and into the carolinas. the storm roared into the charlotte area last night, knocking out power. a possible tornado may have touchdown. in pineville and lost -- was tossed on its side. the driver was taken to the hospital with a head injury. firefighters responded to many reports of trees down including one on a house in the southern part of charlotte. that system also did damage in the greenville, south carolina area. trees fell on a car and blocked roads. a tornado may have also touchdown. i've enjoyed the warm

for the past five days so i haven't been able to enjoy this taste of spring. >> we are glad you are feeling better with us. maybe you could sit outside for a little bit in the sunshine today. that will help you soak in some vitamin d. we will see plenty of it today. we haven't really for the last couple of days. it's been warm but rather great. this morning, temperatures are in the 50s. when i were in the low to mid 60s. you will need a jacket and it is a little breezy as that cool air comes in. 57 and durham. 53 and cary. 57 and roanoke rapids. lots of sunshine today and all the way through saturday. it will not be until sunday that we cloud a. at lunchtime, 61. mid-60s this afternoon. that brings us anywhere from 5- 7 degrees above normal this afternoon. this morning, the kids do not need a raincoat. temperatures in the mid-50s to near 60 at the bus stop. coming home, mid-sixties.

much colder temperatures tomorrow morning. we drop into the 30s. i was so you that and talk about cooler mornings ahead. if you are heading out on the roads, here is i-40 at aviation parkway. it slow in both directions. a typical backup. another at the alexander on the durham freeway. also you will run into various 40 out of johnston county through seven wake county into raleigh. helping soldiers who are injured get to medical care more quickly. >> the new program at fort bragg that's the only one of its kind in the country. the bill that could make it easier for you to get tickets to big-name shows. your pick three numbers, 904, sum it up- 13. pick 4 numbers, 2189, sum it up- 20. carolina cash five numbers, 3,

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the donations will go to orange congregations in mission to help local families in need. there is a viewing ahead of the auction for the roxborough country club. 172 acre club opened in 1939 and the sale will include all the equipment you need to run and maintain the golf course, to pull, the driving range, tennis courts and clubhouse. the owners want to find someone who will continue to run the december 14. the viewing begins at 10 am. is a program at fort bragg to shorten the time it takes to get injured soldiers medical care. the army used to depend on helicopters from duke and unc hospitals to get them critical- care. now combat medical teams from the 82nd airborne division transport troops and family members from womack army medical center to triangle hospitals using army

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that gets you in the spirit. >> dozen it. and the crew is all about a. our producer was getting down. santa claus is coming to town. the boss makes if you like christmas. he has to be the most excited about our tower lighting. it's only 10 hours and 30 minutes. >> he is a human countdown. >> we do get excited about it. >> it's a big deal and something we look forward to every year. it's a gift to the community. >> 300 feet of gorgeous christmas lights. and we hope they all work. >> i'm sure they tested those. >> she was up there this week making sure. checking them all out. just part of your duties here. we are seeing a beautiful day today.

the museum of natural sciences where i want to mention, greg, is doing a town hall tonight. fascinating idea about trying to protect half the planet to save species which are going extinct at a rapid rate. if that sounds interesting to you, we had a great interview on our new newscast about that. that starts at 7:00. uc plenty of sunshine over the ecm this morning. 57 is the current temperature. winds around 5 miles-an-hour. the dew point is we are losing the he would feel to the air we scene the last couple of days. 38 and roxborough. when i came in this morning, temperatures were in the low to mid 60s. at that point he did not need a jacket. that is changing this morning as the cool air is filling in behind the front. 51 in south hill. 62 and rocky mount. 53 in sanford but 63 in goldsboro. it won't be long until the 60s drop into the 50s. with sunshine today we will

afternoon. we close the books on november yesterday. that ends the hurricane season in the atlantic for 2016. what happened was pretty close to the forecast. 10-16 name storms and we saw 15. 4-8 hurricanes and we saw 7. we had nicole and gaston as major hurricanes in the atlantic. we had a storm system go through overnight. we had wind damage near charlotte but lot of tornadoes from east tennessee down through the deep south with that front yesterday. we were thankful it came through with very little issues for us. it would have been nice to have more rain. in total we had about an average of a quarter inch across the viewing area. the next thing that happens is cool air coming in behind the front. we will see dry conditions and sunshine for today, friday and saturday. on sunday we track the next system which is likely to bring us a chance for rain sunday

i'm hoping we will add more to the gang there is -- rain gauges at that point. be sure to tune in this evening for our tower lighting on wral. we will start out at the 5:00 our. the lights go on at 615. a special guest will be here to help us flip the switch. it will be clear. you should be able to see the lights clearly. don't forget american tobacco campus has its tower lighting live music and that sort of thing. tonight, gobert base will host the fort bragg christmas tree lighting this morning. the weather looks good for the. saturday, winterfest in downtown raleigh. it will be cooler. temperatures in at noon in the upper 40s. a high of 53. it will be colder for the next couple of mornings. friday, saturday and sunday in the mid-thursdays. -- mid-thursdays looking at the

it's busy on i-40 at fayetteville road. very slow going in some spots. that's true all the way coming into raleigh. i-40 at jones sausage, want to pull this up it was slow. is starting to pick up speed a little bit but this is a normal backup if you're coming in from clayton and johnston county. we also had a new accident at old weaver trail and creedmoore road. that's an area that gets busy this time of day. there may be some backups there as well. you can help keep children warm this winter by donating to wral's coats for the children campaign. that was video of the rockefeller center tree. we will show you that a little bit later. first let's talk about coats. it's the 28th year for this campaign. you can drop off new or gently used coats and new toys at participating jiffy lube locations through december 31. you can also donate on wral.com

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ever on spotify with 970 million streams. president obama welcomed four of the nation's nobel prize winners to the white house. noticeably absent among them, bob dylan. the president invited them into the oval office yesterday. doctor f duncane haldane and doctor j. michael kosterlitz were awarded for their work in physics. sir j. fraser stoddart one for chemistry and doctor oliver hart was awarded for his work in bob dylan was not there. he did not give a reason for skipping this white house event. he is also skipping the presentation in stockholm but said he may travel to sweden next year. pope francis is calling for a responsible behavior to prevent the spread of aids in his world aids day message. the pontiff spoke yesterday saying every sufferer, no matter how pour, to have access to treatment. pope francis and millions are living with the disease and only half of them have access

the pope did not specify in his speech whether his call for responsible behavior included wearing condoms. prince harry and rihanna ticked off a concert celebrating the 50th independence anniversary of barbados. the golden anniversary >> secular make a concert. now that's a name, is in it? it was held in bridgetown which is the capital. rihanna is a native of the country. she was on stage with the prince as a youth choir sang the national anthem. prince harry said he was delighted to be there for the special day. he is on a 15 day tour of the caribbean countries where queen elizabeth is head of state. a new building in minneapolis is making history. it is america's first modern tall timbers structure. the seven story office building was constructed using multiple layers of wood. not everything is made of wood. the foundation and the first story are concrete and steel. construction started in july 2015. it opened in november.

3. what stands for timber, transit and technology. all elements key to the structure. mysterious jellylike creatures spotted along a california beach are stumping scientists. they washed ashore near huntington beach and disappeared almost as quickly as they came. scientist poured over the pictures trying to figure out exactly what they were looking at. they will not be able to get a firsthand look because the creatures i said to number in are already gone. scientist best guess -- burrowing sea cucumbers. the slow economic recovery continues to keep the cost of christmas under control but you will still pay more for all of those gifts in the song, the 12 days of christmas. renie and i both want this. this is our wish list for christmas. we will take all of these things. the cost is up $233. total cost is your, $34,363

year. you can blame wages and turtle doves for the jump. the cost of two turtle doves increased from $290 to you can blame wages and turtle doves for the jump. the cost of two turtle doves increased from $290-$375 this year. 11 pipers biking and 12 drummers drumming are slightly more expensive but nine of the other 12 gifts are the same price or cheaper. b and c has tracked the cost for 33 years to keep an eye on inflation. by the way this is only if you purchase these gifts from brick- and-mortar businesses and >> you may get a deal on amazon prime or something. >> free shipping at least. it is a week to celebrate at the jimmy v foundation. >> how the organization is teaming up with espn, the wwe and others to raise money for

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good morning. i'm brian shrader with a look at the top local stories. we're looking at a story that injured an officer and a suspect at the lake park condos and southwest raleigh. officers were responding to a break and when shots rang out. police of the officers injuries were serious but not life- threatening. the suspect is listed in critical condition. names have not been released. the family of a man killed in an officer involved shooting is responding to a newly released report on the incident. frank clark was killed last week at mcdougald terrace

officer charles berkley has a history of poor relations with residents. they are calling for changes in how the police operate in the terrace. struck the crime alert has gone out to duke university students after reported sexual assault. i woman told police she was walking on swift avenue from duke university road after 10:00 yesterday morning. she encountered a man who sexually assaulted her at knife point. it is a nice start to december outside and it's pretty warm. we started in the 60s this morning. temperatures have dropped a little bit. the cold front and. look at this sunshine as you look west across to wake county. some cloud cover in the east. temperatures are in the low 60s. cooler air is coming your way. 48 in roxboro. forecasted a, mild and 65 under mostly sunny skies. coulter for friday and saturday morning with lows in the mid 30s. we do not drop down below freezing.

saturday. lots of fun holiday events over the weekend. the weather looks good but sunday will be cooler and cloudy. here is i-40 at wade avenue. stop and slow as you head toward the room. also chapel hill at the durham freeway, a slow spot as well. a major break in the case

right now on fox 50. a big break in the case of a doorman shot while walking home from work.

streets of charlotte following the decision not to charge police officer in the shooting death of keith scott. we will have another day of above normal temperatures but get ready. we will get some cooler air. thank you for joining us. i'm renee chou. >> i'm brian shrader. authorities say one person is dead after a crash in southern wake county. the call came in at 2 am. one vehicle crash on fayetteville road. county deputies and the highway patrol were on troopers tell us there was a second person in the vehicle who left the scene. we are trying to learn more about the victim and the cause of the crash. three men are in jail, arrested in connection with a shooting in durham. terrance cradle, andre hilliard and william marrow are facing murder charges in the death of eric ray. charges are pending against a for the suspect, keith laney, who is currently serving time for another case. ray was killed while walking home from work on andrew avenue