adam owens is live in downtown raleigh to explain what all of this means. >> reporter: it appear it is counting is not over. there are protests to votes in north carolina counties. e latest challenge in the gorn's race volves most of those counties. there are claims votes were cast by felons and in the name cast multiple balts. in wake county nearly 30 votes having challenged. anotr sue, a federal cour order effecting the canvass in dozens of counties. last month the judge id people who's registrations were not turned over by thdmv in a timely manner should be alwed to vote provisionally. confming thecases uld take more time. adto that allegations of election fraud fr governor mccrory's mpaigninvolving dozen counties. the outcome could effect close races across the strait. in the governor's -- state. in the governor's raccoer leads mccrory by roughly 5,000 votes staid white. a -- statewide. a spokesperson for the mccrory campaign said we'll make sure every vote is counted, but cooper say it is election should be over now. a spokesperson said voters chose a new governor. it's time for t

adam owens joins us live outside of the si with more. adam? interesting question. >> yes. linda, when you look at the polls leading up on the election and you look at the races that are now too close to call, some say it does appear there was an hb2 impact. >> that mechanic income ... >> reporter: attorney general brought house bill 2 into his campaign for governor. >> not only is this for mechanic income families but it hurts our economy as well. >> cooper says it writes community into the law. in his ads mccory said the legislation provides safety in rest rooms. >> are we really talking about this? does the desire to be politically correct outweigh our children's privacy. >> reporter: they believe house bill 2 played a role in the close race for governor. >> the governor was the spokes person for hb2. he want on the national shows and the ads were about hb2. >> reporter: in a wral poll released in october, more than 50% of participants did not approve. nearly 80% said a candidate's position on hb2 would strongly or somewhat influence their vote. that was last month. a po

wral adam owens talked about the impact on the board since 2013. he joins us live outside of the headquarters in perry tonight, adam. >> reporter: last night i was at the meetings, felton did not attend that meeting. earlier today, the surprising news that she had passed away. >> reporter: at a school board did what she did best, she shared a lesson. >> so, do go outer there and vote, remember i am a history teacher. >> reporter: those lessons were appreciated around the table. >> i am mostly going to say ditto to her remarks. >> a tough day. >> it has been. very. >> reporter: wake county school board member started his own teaching career alongside felton. >> we were both teachers we came out of col -- out of college. >> she retired from the classroom in 2013 and won a seat on the school board that year. a love for students and fought hard for teachers and planned to continue that work winning reelection last week. >> we are moving in the right direction. >> she was excited about starting her second term on the board. so, just a complete and total

durham county is one of the areas plagued with issues, and adam owens is live in the news room to explain. >> reporter: within just the last few hours we learned of new election protests being filed with the durham board of elections. they argue ineligible voters cast ballots not proper scanned. th ballots were improperly cast on behalf of other people. these latest complaints come just hours after the durham board of elections voted unanimously to dismiss a request filed by the state republican party attorney. they argued ballots continued manually should be recounted due to a technical glitch, but the board said there was not enough evidence in anything was wrong with the manual count. durham voters because there's an effort to keep it in the dark of night and not have openness in our election. why would you did that? >> reporter: the attorney general roy cooper's campaign is saying pat mccrory only says someone cheated because he lost the bid with re-election. there have been a number of issues in the state election count. late tonight the state dmv finished researching 8200 voters. a

adam owens is live in durham with more on what the demonstrators were protesting. >> reporter: scores of demonstrators gathered here in also a living wage. those protesters chanted and waved signs earlier this evening. this is a photo posted to social media of what happened next. you can see a line of police moving towards the crowd. several demonstrators were arrested. some say they were taken away in at least two buses. dozens ended up downtown here at the jail. we talked with a couple of protesters that were arrested. one of them tells us she's a mother of three trying to survive on minimum wage. the other says we more of these kinds of demonstrations in the future. >> it's hard trying to survive, like i said i have three jobs just to try and make ends meet, and i still don't be able to with having to pay rent, lights water, and cell phone bills and trying to take care of my children. it's hardworking and living on nothing but minimum wage. >> we'll be in the streets more and more and getting arrested more and more to show people struggles to worker struggles. >> reporter: william

home grown halloween has year -- participants this year, including wral's adam owens. >> reporter: halloween on franklin street is always a lot of fun, but this year the party is ending a little early. there's only a little time left to live out the crazy side. the creative and bizarre come alive halloween night on franklin street where you can be anything you want. some chose this, and this and this. what is this? >> it's a jellyfish. a lot of looks. >> i'll be all over social media. >> reporter: the town of chapel hill is working to reign in the crowd at this event. they named it home grown halloween, things are even calm around presidential candidates. >> everyone is really friendly. >> reporter: to keep the party small, access is blocked to outsiders, they have check points for dangerous items and alcohol, and this year the whole party is ending early. street around 11:00 at night, but they're doing it at 10:30 now. no worries there, people still find time in pack in the fun. >> i think a bunch of people will still be hanging around the sidewalks any sidewalks. >> reporter: the party wil

adam owens is live in downtown raleigh. phrase >> reporter: some people might now realize atkinson is the superintendent in the country, and the first female to hold the position in the state of north carolina, but recently she lost her re-election bid, so she'll be leaving office, and talking to her earlier today it was clear that has been tough. >> one thing that i have are the memories of working really hard for each student in our state, and so i find that very rewarding. >> reporter: election night was a shock to state superintendent june atkinson, losing the she held for three terms to mark johnson, a school board member in winston-salem. >> i was very saddened and shocked that i lost the election. >> reporter: she's been in the north carolina public school system since 2005, but there was more she wanted to do. >> now with technology we can move to the place where testing is not overtly invasive. >> reporter: and she says her fight for school funding was not over. not having the necessary resources they need. >> repo

adam owens was there and joins us live from edgecombe county. adam? >> reporter: gerald, hurricane matthew was the second devastating flood in the town of princeville in less than two decades. some residents say they do not want to be around in case there is a third. that is why tonight they ask town leaders to allow the federal government to buy them out of their homes. >> i ask god that us -- >> reporter: princeville could use a prayer. >> god, we came through a hard time -- >> reporter: hurricane matthew flooded the historic town earlier this year. many residents lost a lot for the second time. >> have never completely recovered. >> reporter: isabel andrew's home was flooded by hurricane floyd and then again by hurricane matthew. she's a town commissioner who's lived in princeville more than 30 years. >> reporter: do you believe it's time to go? >> i believe it is. >> reporter: like some of the residents, she wants the land so she can move out to higher ground. >> we're too old to keep running every time it rains. >> reporter: a choice they were no

adam owens shows what measures were put in place to keep players and fans at pine crest high in moore county safe. >> reporter: it's the defensive play before the game starts. >> thank you ma'am. >> thank you. >> reporter: empty your pockets in the bins, walk through the if the machine goes off you're checked over again with a wound. >> that's a good thing -- wand. >> that's a good thing. >> reporter: charles was in line to get into the game, and he'd do it again. >> i think it should be all the time. >> reporter: why is that? >> anybody carrying a gun. dangerous. >> reporter: the community around the school has seen quite a bit of violence recently. a shooting last week a 12-year-old girl was killed in a drive by attack. a 3-year-old was also shot, but survived. there have been arrests in the case, but everyone is still uneds, and that's why the -- uneasy, and that's why the players on the field are not the only ones in uniform. people we talked with at the game say they're fans of heightened security, but also say it's a shame in this day and time that it's necessary. >> we want eve

and adam owens is with the mccrory campaign tonight. >> he joins us live at the republican headquarters in raleigh. >> reporter: yes, they're really following every single update of the big screens in here every time the totals come in, and we were talking earlier about being able to feel the emotion in the how are things going? what are people saying? >> i think you can feel the collective heart beat and allegation, and nothing is definitive, or rather it's too close to call, but my goodness the numbers are coming in and we feel better and better about it as they do. >> reporter: and i heard a lot of people talking about how long they may have to be here race tonight at all. >> yes, and i don't have the answer for you there either, i wish i did. it may be a long night, but it will be a night worth sticking through and we're excited about the promising numbers, again it's too close to call, but you can feel the tension in the room, and these folks are really excited to welcome their governor right here at the marriott and tell him thank you for the last four years and tell him we want f

wral adam owens has been with shoppers most of the night. he joins us tonight live outside of the best buy, adam? >> reporter: catherine, the shoppers are still at it tonight. coming and going from the best buy here behind me. we learned a lot by spending time with these shoppers today. shopping going and what parents are looking for and why some veteran shoppers say the lines seem a little shorter it this year. >> reporter: outside of best buy thanksgiving turned into thanks getting. >> what are you in line for? >> tvs. >> reporter: it if you think people outside are these are the employee inside just before the doors opened. >> we pound another line outside of toys 'r us and a familiar face. >> i wanted a hatch-a-ball. to be honest with you. >> several people were searching for one. it is what it looks like. >> reporter: she tried to explain. it comes in like anna egg and the egg hatches and they get out and then i think they runaround you and teach them how to walk and talk and i am not really entirely sure. [ laughter ] >> reporter: close

adam owens talked to neighbors and officials about what happened. >> reporter: it's a terrible night on us 1. officials say they were called to the scene about 5:30. a young girl, a very young girl, was hit by a passing car. she was dead when they arrived on scene they say. a family friend says the father of the little girl recently purchased some toys for them to play with in the front yard. they were getting ready to do little girl, a 3-year-old little girl, the family friend says, darted into the roadway, and that was the moment she was hit. the family, as you might imagine, is absolutely devastated. >> it's a hard time. just pray for the family. >> reporter: how are you doing? >> yeah, we're just trying to help them get through. >> reporter: we're continuing to gather details, and as we do we'll pass them along to you. adam county. >> and look for updates to this story on the 11:00 news on wral, and our morning news. >>> >. new tonight the highway patrol is investigating an accident involving a motorcycle and car near fayetteville on cumberland road. troopers haven't released det

adam owens has been there all day and joins us live. any major problem with people >> reporter: you would expect to hear that, wouldn't you? we have been hearing good stories from travelers who have been trying to get to where they want to get for this holiday. this thanksgiving holiday. you are right. earlier today a number of long lines around the security area for sure. you can see there are people behind me. the big rush has passed for this evening. they are expecting people to peck back up tomorrow. it is a beautiful thing watching people reconnect. >> reporter: in terminal 2 arms wide open. loved ones, miles a part, could not get close enough. >> my sister, my brother, my mother. yes. >> a lot of catching up to do? >> yes we do. >> reporter: they traveled from miami, the airport and the plane were packed. but she says the trip was still rather smooth. >> as a matter of fact i that. but it was fine. >> reporter: people told us the same thing. the parker family arrived friday los angeles. >> 15 minutes early and well worth the journ

. >> always a hot topic, adam owens live in cary, thank you. >>> a meeting was held to discuss development in parts of holly springs. about 60 people attended a meeting to discuss the plans for the wood property. new homes in the area they say congestion. nothing was decided. they'll hold another meeting next month. >> business leaders say they're being booted out along hil lboro street. the shops got news their leases are not being renewed. two owners say they may have to close all together. >> who would, um, i mean, right it should be january 1st. pretty upset about it. nobody really knows where they're going to go. >> several weeks ago target announced plans to build a small scale school just above the effected businesses on the street. developers say they'll still use the space for retailers. >>> a man who helped lead the desegregation of fayetteville public schools has died. brown died yesterday. 1960s. the grave side and burial takes place saturday. dr. brown was 87. >>> tonight billy graham is reacting to the death of long time friend cliff barrows. he wrote cliff barrows was one of

so many supporters out there today, and our adam owens was among the supporters. they're very excited. >> reporter: they're here and excited. tonight is a school night, but still you can hear them in the background, a lot of these people here, most of them students here at nc state are really excited about tonight's rally. here's video from earlier. you can see the numbers of people all around, proud that this moment is playing out on their campus. hillary clinton is about top experience the biggest day of her political life, and her campaign decided her last push should be before election day more proof as we've said for awhile of the importance of this state in this election. lady gaga and bon jovi are expected to be here to support her, bop students outside -- but for students outside the big draw was the chance to witness history and the possibility of a first female president. >> potentially the next 24 hours you should be shaking the hand of the next president of the united states, it's a historic moment, and we'll take the opport today. >> >. yeah, this is

>> adam owens reporting line -- life. >> and we go to ken smith who is life in downtown ral >> there is a lot of nervous energy in this room at the marriott central because the returns are coming in and you can feel the energy in this room. people are huddled about television. joining me now is state representative who is also the director of quality and the spoke to the democratic spokesman earlier who said this the differences couldn't be stuck in this election. roy cooper stands for a traditional carolina values, pat mccrory has attacked the core values of north carolina whether it is hb to compete teacher pay, the environment and his failure on coal ash he is a failed leader and he has to go. moving forward what will be the strategy. if mccrory wins it could be the status quo but if cooper wins what is the strategy for equality? >> were confident in avoid cooper and they will also confident that we will be able to pick up a handful of legislative seats to break up the majority. with the new governor i already know a lot of republicans want this bill gone. i know it is hurting our

owens. fire critters -- both homes caught fire when a gas meter caught flames. >> no school again today for students in adams county. crews are working to fix a big plumbing problem. three inches of standing sewage water in the classroom. >> they can't focus. it's not good for their health. it's natural gas. it's waste for a reason. >> tri- county health department are working to figure out why the switch is backing up the goal is to have the school open paid this week >>> 535 and you may have to shell out extra cash for your water next year. denver water is proposing a rate increase. th earn denver water an additional 3% in revenue >>> right now a race against time. five days to come up with $150,000 to buy enough supplies to feed 5000 families for thanksgiving so far it has only raised $65,000 and now they're calling and you to help them families who depend on the organization say this is the only way they would have holiday cheer. >> it's hard when you don't to celebrate. >> she started the tradition and cooked meals until he died in 1994 the deadline is saturday. if you would like to donate head to our w

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