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lauren haviland joins from fayetteville, where a fighting was reported this week. how are people reacting? >> reporter: well, the fayetteville community is definitely on edge after this latest was. the clowns were reportedly seen against this wood line, just yards away a complex with several families inside. when officers arrived, they didn't find anything suspicious. investigators had trouble locating the 911 caller, they said. at this point, the sighting is unconfirmed but we spoke to a mother who lives nearby. she said regardless even if it's not true to be careful. >> anything can happen. it could be true but i still take safety precautions as always. >> reporter: just this week, there have been other clown sightings around the state in winston-salem and greensboro but in fayetteville, again, police have not confirmed the sighting but of course as always, they're encouraging if you see anything to call m. lauren haviland, cbs north carolina. >> thank you. >>> a major zig this morning could impact how early you can cast your vote. the state board of elections wi

live in rocky mount, lauren haviland, cbs north carolina. >> lauren, thank you. let' forecast now. here's alyssa corfont with more. good morning. >>> good morning, stefan and good morning to you at home as well. 7:27, 67-degree, most of us looking at cloudy skies. this is the view from the tower camera. you can see the glimpse of sun as we breakthrough the clouds but most will see cloudy skies throughout the course of the day. we have seen the on-and-off again shower in orange, person, durham county. most of us, though, are seeing clayton, 69 clinton, and the only area in the 70s is fayetteville this morning. we will stay in the 70s this afternoon with a high of 78, scattered shower in the forecast for our wednesday, could see a storm today or tomorrow, and then most of us will see considerably drier conditions by thursday afternoon been the sunshine back in full force for the week. here's ali. >>> good morning. 540 pretty crowd out there, two crash in the raleigh area tying local road, very busy area, springfield common drive, heads up there, but this accident present moore near l

i'm lauren haviland. coming up on north carolina, ?? ?? ?? >>> and coming up, we are along the coast talk about the effects that tropical storm hermine specifically had right here behind me on oak island. >> good morning. and thanks for watching north carolina news at 6:00. i'm beairshelle edme. >> and i'm justin quesinberry. glad you could start this saturday with us. hermine is the big story this morning. we'll head out to meteorologist kristin ketchell. >> we have some pirouettey high wind gusts as well. right now, we are still seeing rain falling across much of central north carolina. you can see that on the slight. the heaviest rain right along the i-95 corridor and points to the east. still seeing a few spotty storm hermine continuing to work its way to the northeast right now. the heaviest rain across parts of the northern outer banks here and into virginia right now around the norfolk area. we'll keep a close eye on that as well as it continues to push into parts of the eastern shore of maryland as well. it is going to be a messy situ

lauren haviland is live with all the new information she's >> reporter: good morning. i spoke to police already this morning, and they say the toddler was in her mother's car when it was stolen around midnight. take a look. this is what nevaeh richardson, a 2-year-old little girl, looks like, last seen in a t-shirt with a rainbow in the front. her mother was at a friend's house in nashville road in rocky mount when the car with the vehicle is a 2004 green mitts pea she endeavor. it has a spare tire on the front left side and a "live, love, laugh" sticker on it. we have little information about the suspect but have more information about the car like the license plate on wncn.com. rocky mount police are unsure whether or not they're in this area and urge anyone if you see lauren haviland, c best north carolina. >>> two people are in the hospital after a fire in whispering pine, pine lake drive, around 3:30 this morning. six family pets died and seven other pets are at a veterinary hospital for treatment. investigators are trying to find out how the fire started. >>> the

th's whe we fi lauren haviland. >> reporter: right behind me is e noose river. even though it's raining rder than it has been, we've spe tojohnstoncounty emergey manenservices today. they said d'texpect flooding today but so, not impacting homeat all. that is agood news. with the heavy rainfall expected, there isthe potential for flash floodg. while crews here in johnston y -- we'vseeall da if the power is out, make sure to call your power company. johnston county, lauren haviland. >> to get the latest on hermine's track, we turn chief meteologist s hohenstein. >>> the eye of tropical storm chlestonsouth libu itstraining here abt 7 hours ago andgot abo 12 more hours togo befo wo you saw laur side. at's the green andyeow rahe lht and oderate. ok farersoh. e howe start to se reds on the contour. that's the e heaviest raistill co. that'shat have has head the hurricane unter aircra. they still fly to investigate this thing. 50-mile-an-hour winds movingto the northeast at 20. 's a pretty big storm from the bottom to the northeast. that's abo 500 miles. opping across

lauren haviland found a wake county high school that had an intervention to ensure more students would earn their diploma. >> we still have a lot of work to do. >> reporter: but in 2016, an school graduated compared to the year before. and the team at sanderson new a major intervention was needed. they call it save our seniors. it responds to the immediate needs of those struggling to graduate. >> we have 3356 days -- 365 days to deal with this and correct the problem. >> reporter: with that suck set school staff is energy toward ninth graders. >> if uponly look at seniors, you're going to be in a pan eke as an administrator because the damage has been done for 13 years. >> reporter: the goal is to have 93% earn a diploma. >> our trend may be like global warming. is to go up. >> they're willing to do anything. >> reporter: in raleigh, lauren haviland. >> they have created a hashtag sanderson way for all. >>> cbs north carolina doug into the results of several counties. johnston county schools improved their school rating. just one school earned a d and a third earned a's or rose a perc

lauren haviland, cbs north carolina. >> suns a nice trip. thank you for sharing. there are number of ceremonies in and memorials over the next few day. we have a full list at wncn.com if you'd like to participate. you can find side of the home page screen. >>> the fbi said a pair of north carolina men hacked into the accounts of high level officials and their families. they face two charges. andrew is from liverman if other is from moorehead city. they hacked into the counts from october to february and are part of a group that pays. >>> hillary clinton spending time in the tar heel state. she spoke at johnson c. smith university and was critical on donald trump's comments on military generals reduce to rubble. many criticize republican lawmakers for passing the voter i.d. law. donald trump will return on asheville. >>> early votes could to out today. officials are mailing out absenter ballots. beairshelle ed way has more on what you need to know. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, justin. today is the first day though ballots will head out to carolinians wh

lauren haviland. >>> ths also a friday night right before a holiday weekend. so we want top take a live look at the -- to take a live look at the roadways. you can see the roads >> be sure to download the wncn weather app and keep up with hermine. this has the latest track, informational watches and warnings and an interactive radar. just search wncn weather. >> tropical storm hermine is weakening as it moves up the coast. >> it made landfall in florida as a hurricane. still to come, check out the georgia, florida and south of a raleigh taxicab driver. what court documents are revealing. >> a live look of the roadways. this is our cbs noth carolina mobile tracker. yosee the roads are wet but nointo report, any standing water. how the storm is affecting the murder f a raleigh taxi cab driver. police said major edwards and killed dominguez. contacted conrad patterson. >> moments ago cbs north carona report on the deadly fi invoshting on donald ross drive. dqan terry as shot. an officer was shot and is expected to be okay. the 911 caller is terry's girlfriend. >>

lauren haviland, cbs north carolina. >>> more breaking news from moore county. two people are in the hospital after an overnight house fire in whispering pines. firefighters were called to the home on pine lake drive around 3:30 this morning. they were able to quickly get flames under control and the people inside were able to make it out but sadly, their six pets died in the fire and seven other pets had to be taken to local vets. > against donald trump, hillary clinton is on the campaign trail. >> one stop is in raleigh. justin quesinberry will have more on the story. >> hillary clinton will rally supporters at wake county technical college. at 11:00 a.m., door will open to the physical education building. >> she will speak at 1:00 envision her "stronger together" slogan. both candidates differed on their support of trade agreements. it will be her first visit since the unrest in the queen city, something she touched on briefly last night. he had to postpone a past visit because of the situation. >> we'll talk about donald trs hour. >>> a man is due in court t

lauren haviland, cbs north carolina. >> thank you, lauren. and most-watched presidential debates was hard-fought and feisty with both candidates taking jabs at each other on stance and key issues. >> i wonder if it hit the 100 million viewer mark -- >> we'll find out. >> i can't wait to find out. >> i have been a senator -- >> you haven't done it. >> reporter: the first of the three eager-ly anticipated presidential debates was anything but friendly. >> hillaryly has bad experience. >> i know you live reality. >> reporter: it focused on topics voters have heard before. >> i will release my tax returns when she releases her 33,000 e-mail that have been deleted. >> it was a mistake and i take responsibility for that. >> reporter: topic of race, national security and jobs dominated on the stage but it was the sometimes-awkward and pointed attacks making headlines. >> don't believe she has the stamina to be president of this country. you need tremendous stamina. >> a man who can be provoke by fingers anywhere near the nuclear codes. >> reporter:

lauren haviland, cbs north carolina. >> thank you. very frightening thing. >> we hope she's found soon. >> absolutely. >>> the first debate between clinton and trump is in the history books. >> they have been trading barbs more than a year now and met face-to-face as the polls shows them virtually tied. craig boll >> reporter: trump and clinton shook stand at the start of the debate but the fireworks started during a discussion about the economy. >> it would be the most extreme version, the biggest tax cuts, for the top percent of the people in this country that we've ever had. i call it trumped up trickle down. >> for 30 years you have been doing it and now you're just starting to think of solution -- >> well, actually. >> excuse me. controversial issue. >> when she releases her 33,000 e-mails that have been deleted,s as soon as she releases them, i will release, i will release my tax returns. >> it must be something really important, even terrible, he's trying to hide. >> reporter: at times attacks were personal. >> she doesn't have

lauren haviland is live from the national guards headquarters in raleigh where state leaders are providing updates on hermine's effects on the statement lauren? state emergency management officials around 7:00 this morning who say that the conditions around the state are improving. that's really good news. luckily for us, here in north carolina, the tropical storm only really brought a rain event. there are some river gauges across the state that are at flood levels but here, state officials say they will be monitoring those to make sure that there are no problems. but overnight, we did not see moments ago, we did get an update on the number of power out ams a-- out power outages across the state. no time on when the power will be back on. we hope to get another update on these conditions throughout the day. back to you. >> all right. thanks, lauren. could have been much worse just as lauren mentioned, we are left with a few isolated showers popping up on the radar right now. the heaviest of the rain with tropical storm hermine sitting to the northeast, even at the coast, we are seeing con

that is where we find cbs north carolina's lauren haviland. you spoke to a lot of people who knew the victim today? >>reporter: absolutely, i had spoken to classmates, neighbors, friends and family. and this entire community of fayetteville is heartbroken can see there are tears and trying to be comforted as they began this prayer vigil at the car wash. >> he is going to be missed. >>reporter:joseph was mike's stepson. >> he was a vice that i needed, he meant a lot to me. >>reporter:fayetteville police say around 12:30 a.m., sunday morning, mansfield and two other men were inside 301 wings when they , fight in a parking lot. mansfield was beaten, suffered serious injuries, and left their unconscious. he was pronounced dead, the hospital. >> mike is a wonderful fellow. i don't know why somebody would want to do that to him. >> is a new my dad, they would have never, never do this. if they knew what kind of man he was. he would have gave them a nything. he would have helped them with vehicle, after the fight. >> he was the kind of man that would

lauren haviland has more on this. lauren? >> reporter: the fayetteville community is more at ease with these two arrests but continue to grief the loss of 52-year- old mike mansfield. police said the two suspects, hubert underwood ii and steven rosser are charged with first- degree murder. investigators said the victim, mike mansfield, and the two other men were at 301 wings just after midnight on sunday. when they left, they started beaten, suffered injuries, and left there unconscious and he was pronounced dead at the hospital. family and friends gathered for a prayer vigil outside mansfield's car wash, many battling tears. >> i think it's great that got two people in custody but on the other hand, it doesn't bring mike back, and mike will be missed tremendously by the community. >> reporter: he owned a car wash, a place up employing people trying to their feet it will be close today, but the family opens to open it back up tomorrow. both suspects are expected to have their first court appearance also tomorrow morning. back

lauren haviland was on the scene for four hours while investigators gathered evidence. >> it's very scary. as many as nine shots were fired at this raleigh apartment complex. >> there were a lot of them. and i was like, oh my god. don't go outside. >> tiffany johnson has lived here two years wh her two young children. >> from what i saw his head was hit. >> his condition is unknown but at least two vehicles were hit by gunfire. >>> the people who live in this complex say these lights and sirens are uncommon. locally, no kids were at the bus bring her kids back to th comp >>t's bothering me. i would bring them here knowing that they probably kw what's going on. >> the shooting makes the third for raleigh li inveigin48 hours. >> i'm worried, i'm concerned. i'm sad due to all the violence taking place no it hao stp and it ss with ever through crimestopper >> we have neinformation, a deadg from wedsday night.d surveillance pictures andhey are shg the car that was driven by the res unc student that w chard the triple fatal crash was back driving drunk around way on interstate five last year wh

lauren haviland has the latest from the scene. town across our nation, not even in this state, but the latest town to be on edge. just to give you an idea, the clown was reportedly seen in a wooded line area just like this and several families live in an apartment complex nearby. when officers arrived, they denied find anything suspicious. thha the sighting is unconfirmed but this week there have been other sightings around the state, winston-salem and greensboro. there have been other reports in south carolina and wisconsin, too, but in fayetteville, the sighting is unconfirmed. police ask if you have any information or see something else like this, call police. lauren haviland, cbs north carolin . >> thank you. >>> bill reh is in for alyssa out there. >> we're not going to get a heat advisory but you're used to, you know, thinking september, hey, i can get out and not worry too much but you need to take it easy because it will feel like upper 90s. right now, upper 60s and lower 70 and then will turn around here in the next coupl