in the beltline, a crash on the outbound side of wade avenue around dixie trail. delays heading away from overland road towards dixie heading out towards 440 this morning. interim, freeways looking good in both directions. 85 and i-40 great. >>> if they can desk convicted sex offender is facing new charges of kidnapping a six- year-o girl and chaining her to a tree. this happened in new hanover county in september. 46-year-old douglas edwards indicted including attempted first-degree murder and statutory rape of a child. edwards spent 16 years in jail for assa old girl back in 1994. >>> one person dead and 11 others hurt after a natural gas explosion in illinois. the explosion rocked the neighborhood in canton. one building reduced to rubble. this video shows how windows of several other businesses were blown out. nearby residents were told to avoid the area. >>> engineer at the deadly w jersey train terminal crash suffered from undiagnosed apnea. the train was going twice the december 29. the engineer's lawyer said he was diagnosed after the crash and official br

major approaches inside the beltline are looking pretty good. maybe slow on the inbound side of capital boulevard. wayne avenue and glenn avenue looking fine so far. weight avenue trip smooth towards i-40. beltline is getting busier on the westbound side between new bern avenue and capital boulevard with 540 looking fine. minutes so far this morning. let's go to durham and look at conditions. 85 is clear in both directions so far if you are leaving chapel hill towards the eastbound park, all the way out towards the germ-free way, and beyond, looking good. there are some sun glare delays. north germ-free way looking good , seven minutes.>>> breaking news at a pennsylvania where the mayor of canonsburg near they were shot while responding to a domestic situation. according to the affiliate it happened three hours ago and no word on their conditions but we do know they were taken to the hospital and one in pittsburgh and one in canonsburg. the search for the suspect continues and we will follow the story and have updates throughout the morning. >>>

as soon as you get beyond the accident moved toward us 20 minutes through garner, 22 after the beltline split, just beyond the fortified works zone taking about 11 minutes, from wade avenue two 540 a five minute ride toward the airport, around the triangle pretty quiet overall, an accident near the airport a minor crash at florida place, no trouble 540. durkheim looks good between downtown and i-40 and 40 itself from chapel hill taking only five or six minutes from 54 to the freeway. >>> pretrial hearings continue for army sergeant accused of deserting his post in afghanistan. legal live to fort bragg this morning. hearings have been focused on what information is defense team will have access to during the trial. the defense you months the court to reconsider whether or not the decision to bring the sergeant to trial was improperly influenced. the senate armed forces committee would hear -- hold a hearing if he was not punish. a judge heard a motion to dismiss the case in august. is facing disappearing from his base in afghanistan of june 2009. he was captured and held in captivity by

inside the beltline. a few accidents. no delays on the west side of raleigh. a minor accident on morgan street. and a report of an accident this morning on wither mill at atlantic avenue. over between apex and cary we have a crash. notice on that side, very heavy delays. because of those backups looks like we're seeing slowdowns heading away from holly springs on up toward 1010. a little slow in that area. also a report of an accident in downtown apex on 55 or williams street at hughes street. some slow downs on the durham freeway northbound. not too significant at this point. >> thank you. >>> if you're looking for a sure fire winner for thanksgiving dessert we are here to help. >> sharing a favorite and this one is from lisa's grandma. >> we're going to make a brown sugar chest pie because i love a chest pie. it's an easy go to recipe. e don't know. thanksgiving is kind of like pie dessert holiday. >> just eat pie. >> it makes function or one to the other. >> or eat one yourself. >> combine brown sugar with softened butter. ed a four beaten eggs, vanilla ext

there could be a residual backup or two in a small area just inside the beltline. you're heading out, you should be in good shape. rdu airport expecting 35,000 people today and they're suggesting you arrive at the airport two hours early. if you haven't been to the airport in a while they've changed the parking situation a little bit. different levels of parking have different names. go to their website rdu.com to learn more about that so you're ready when you get there. >> good advice, thank you. >>> the planning for the transition of we >> up next, who is in the running to hey! is this enough? a little more... grandma! there you go... there's no more room. oh look who's here! i know i had one more... hmmm... more. 20 more minutes... 8, 9... we need 1 more yes... let's enjoy. we need more rolls there was a little girl, and she became friends with every animal she met. it's getting late, grandma should go. one more? . >>> wral news on fox 50 is back with renee chou and lena tillet. . >>> donald trump is in florida today to celebrate thanksgiving with his family. th

we have one accident on road, -- road, make that capital boulevard, the beltline, 440. there is an accident causing a bit of a delay about the only problems but we are seeing. here's a look at the accident, looks like a minor one. here's i-40 at airport boulevard, no delays on the interstates, any other freeways, i-40, lake wheeler, wide-open, no problems to speak of their. here's a look at the drive times heading into rtp, no delays to speak of, durham freeway south, mangum street to the interstate, just an eight look at your road weather index, some clouds or fog toward the eastern part of the state, not much in the triangle. renee and brian? >> thank you. >>> new overnight, there is a manhunt in france for a masked gunman accused of stabbing a woman to death. this happened in a retirement home for catholic missionaries in southern france. a worker called police saying she had been attacked. officers found that woman okay but another woman gagged and with three stab wounds. police believe the suspect was armed with a shotgun and knife, no one else was hurt. >>> the de

i-440 in lake boone trail, no delays on the beltline this morning. here's i-540 at falls of neuse. usually at this hour we are seeing brake lights, bumper to bumper right here on the westbound lanes of i-40. but it is smooth sailing. it is wide open on 540 this morning. no problems as you come in through johnston county on i- 40, nine minutes from 42 to the beltline split. let's see, what else could i talk about? that's about it. we are clear. we are good to go. >> thank you. the traffic anger's dilemma on but a fine job anyway, bryan. thank you very much. >>> it was an especially meaningful thanksgiving for a lot of people in our area. >>> 8:10 now. 300 opponents of the pipeline demonstratedyesterday in a city 50 miles north of where protesters camped out for months, fighting the construction of the pipeline. there were three simultaneous protests yesterday. the standing rock,sioux tribes and others are protesting the pipeline. this morning we are learning that president-elect donald trump holds stock into the company building the disputed pipeline and opponents are concerned that

>> it wasn't bad, but i'm looking around the beltline around d.c. >> reporter: gas tax hike now in full swing, take a look, let's say you're traveling from north jers to south, 118 miles from hoboken to pennsville, you'll play $3 more in gasoline now than last year. >> we planned for a long time and put away money. >> reporter: they'll trade patience for safety. >> you don't want to stuck in traffic on the way home. >> reporter: along with family time and fond memory this is thanksgiving. >> it's absolutely worth it. >> there's some things to a family that are absolutely priceless. we just don't want to miss it. >> and we have been checking the pumps that were stacked up earlier. aaa says the volume of cars we will see on the road this thanksgiving week is the largest in nine years, since 2007 they atribute a strong economy and momentum on the roads has been building starting on memorial day. >>> i see a boat going fast. . >> at least we don't have snow here. if your plans including syracuse over the thanksgiving holiday, okay boy. >> that two feet of snow is not going to disappear any

officials' say -- construction workers - 'hit' a 12- inch 'water pipe' -- between the 'mall' and the 'beltline'. there's a "boil water advisory" -- in effect -- for a 'mcdonald's'... and an 'apartment complex' in the area. 'another' water main break -- also forcing a "boil water advisory" -- this time for a po the 'town of cary' -- issuing the 'advisory' -- for about '120 homes' -- in the area around "glasgow road" -- in the "macgregor subdivision". ....that includes the "macgregor downs country club". if you're under the 'advisory'... you should use 'bottled water' -- or 'boil' the 'tap water' for at least 'one minute'. now to the "race for governor". it's geting 'new' national attention -- and sparking 'demonstrations' -- here at home. it is now the focus of a lawsuit. and governor pat mccrory-- is envoking his right-- to demand a recount. joel brown is monitoring all of downtown raleigh. it was another fast-moving day... first, here's the latest on the vote tally... roy cooper leading pat mccrory by 6,154 votes. cooper's camps says there's no way the mccrory can catch up... the governor not

keep that in mind, and another accident causing delays on the beltline, 440 westbound at capital boulevard. we have the left lane blocked on 440 west at capital and leading to backups from the knightdale bypass to capital. 48 minutes to make the trip from i-40 in southeast raleigh a lot of that is because of the outbound delays this morning. they are working to get this accident cleared up. also, because of the backups on 440 westbound, we are seeing heavy ramp delays on the inbound knightdale bypass on the westbound side on 264. lee county, a crash that is blocking northbound u.s. connorth of sanford so the ride out of sanford towards new hill and would apex consider using 15-501 from deep river road and pick up u.s.on on the other side. back to you. >> thank you, brian. >>> it's easier than ever for anyone to participate in the election process. >> up next, how a nasa astronaut performed his civic duty from space. i'm roy cooper... and when i grew up on this farm in nash county, i learned you have to work together to get things done. but for too long now, that hasn't been happening in ra

and speaking of wade avenue this is i-440, the outer beltline, a disabled vehicle here and we have a crew on the way but that's causing slowdowns on 440 and backups at falls of neuse. but nothing typical at i-85 at falls lake at mile marker 185, this is a tractor trailer that jackknifed, a do -- double tractor trailer. and if you are coming in from the north side from creedmoor on i-85, get away from that. and we want to let you know about a couple of beings in town as we -- accidents in town. you can see the slowdowns on we'll have more on that accident on i-85. back to you. >> nate, appreciate that very much. >>> you can help to keep children warm this winter donating for the coats for children campaign. you can drop off new or gently used coats at jiffy lube or search coats on wral.com. >>> culinary county are putting their skills to the test. students are competing in the american culinary federation competition. categories include buffet platters, cakes, breads. competitors are judged on artistry, craftsmanship, and theme. >>> i would like a buffet right now. >>> for her final h

we begin with sluggish traffic on beltline. we are able to clear accident at 440 westbound at capital. we have all lanes open but heavy residual delays. the i-440 westbound at outbound wade is taking 45 minutes. still, a better options just to wade to 540 is moving along smoothly. a reminder of traffic u.s. 1 northbound heading to sanford at colon road, an accident there. renee? >>> thank you, brian. the wake county school day will begin two hours late because a number of schools are polling sites and two johnston county elementary and riverdale elementary schools will be closed because they are polling sites. about 2700 00 north carolina precincts opened at 6:30 this morning. if you haven't already registered to vote, too late. same-day registration is not available. >>> but we will have beautiful weather, elizabeth. >>> and plenty of sunshine with temperatures warming up quickly after starting in the 30s. the american flag flying and the blue sky behind it. 34 in roxboro and 42 in southern pines, and 47 in south hill. a high

the backups begin around 540 and slow up to the beltline interchange. 18 minutes to ma the overall trip from 64 business 24 40. once you are on for 40 it will be slow as you had towards avenue. stop and roll. six forks road down towards wade. once you get to outbound weight avenue it is stop and roll to the i-40 merge. traffic is flowing on 40 westbound. give yourself extra time heading out. eventually on to the airport and rtp. pretty heavy eastbound delays through the 540 interchange i-40 this morning and 40 eastbound leaving chapel hill heading into the park is slow between 5501 towards 55. looking at big delays on the northbound side of the germ freeway from ellis road up to downtown. use 55 westbound as a good option from i-40 to downtown. >>> much of small illinois town is closed off this morning after a deadly explosion. what caused the blast that reduced one building to rubble. >>> are one week away from thanksgiving and one week away hey! is this enough? a little more... grandma! there you go... there's no more room. hmmm... more. how's it looking? 20 mo8, 9...tes... we need 1

inside the beltline outbound wade avenue has club -- has cleared out. into stop and world conditions towards edwards bill road. us 1 interchange, towards chapel hill road and beyond as well. harrison and aviation parkway, much better shape. another look at durham. another road that is slow, because of sun glare delays. the time change puts the delays in the middle of the worst part of the morning commute. we will see heavy delays towards the germ freeway leaving chapel hill. 4:40 01 right now. alternate route is 54 eastbound between i-40 and tw alexander. stands at 13 minutes right now. >>> another option for bargain hunters has reopened. the state fairgrounds fleamarket welcome to shoppers over the weekend. in the fall to make way for the north carolina state fair. the fleamarket will be open thanksgiving weekend but it will close friday after november 25. >>> north carolina museum of art has a newly expanded park. the and and jim good night museum park reopened with a celebration yesterday. construction to expand started in august last year. gardens a

and we accidents on wade inside the beltline causing problems. 1 at st. mary's and the other at ridge road and you can see that outbound 440 and as you continue out to the i-40 interchange, very slow traffic outbound wade but once you get to 240, it's delay free, 6 minutes on 40 west. back to you. >> thank you very much. are already in the works. this norway spruce has been selected to be the official 2016 christmas tree at rockefeller have in new york. right now it's in oneonta, new york. it will be cut down and delivered to midtown manhattan and decorated once it gets to rockefeller center. the tree lighting will take place on november 30th and you can watch that on wral. >>> the u.s. capitol tree washington, d.c. this spruce in idaho will travel 3000 miles making 7 stops along the way in seven states. the capitol tree lighting is set for december 6. >>> in the holiday hood? story bucks is rolling out a new cup design ahead of election day. this is the unity cup. it's green and features a mosaic of more than 100 people barista. the ceo howard schultz sa

as soon as you head down to towards the beltline and 540, an accident on falls valley at 5:40, not one of the interchanges but the brinks, not directly affecting traffic but just congestion delays. i-40, a 30-minute ride. scooting over to durham, getting busier on the northbound side of durham, intermittent stop and roll traffic from i-40 into downtown. southbound traffic is looking good between 40 eastbound looks good heading into rtp but a slow down approaching 55. >>> thank you, brian. >>> a halloween tradition continued last night. about 25,000 people packed franklin street down from 40, 000 last near. alcohol-related incidents were down, about 3 last night compared to 10 last year. this year, homegrown halloween early. >>> and a popular halloween tradition continued at the governor's mansion. for 2 hours, governor mccrory and his wife opened their home to trick or treaters and they enjoyed seeing the mansion lit up for halloween, and there were young guests at the white house in washington. president obama and his wife handed out hershey's kisses and cookies to 4000 families. ther

crash reported on avon ferry at lake dam and on capital boulevard at trailer court north of the beltline. an accident clearing on pool road and new hope road, heavy delays on the southbound side of pool road this morning. in garner, 17 minutes from 42 to the bet belt thebelt line split. >>> wral's 28th annual coats for the children campaign is underway. new or gently used coats and new toys to jif yu jiffy lube locations. we have helped collect 158,000 coats in past years for the salvation army and raised $1.6 million to help families during the holidays. >> join us friday, december the 9th, for our coats for the children telethon. it will benefit the salvation army. it includes live specials and lots of giveaways and it runs from 6 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. on december the 9th. >>> thanksgiving isn't only about turkeys and football. another tradition, the huge . >>> wral on fox 50 is back with bill leslie and lena tillet. . >>> this dumbabledor, so find of. >> looking so kind of you. >> we had video up, that is wrong material. the american indian celebration video was over the weekend. there

a decent amount of rain west of the beltline through the airport down toward apex and holly springs, from hillsboro northward roanoke rapids patchy rain. temperature on the surface looks not so bad, 44 wake forest, town by town 45 roxboro, 48 fayetteville, if you add the dampness it makes it feel cooler, nothing like yesterday morning with low to mid 20s but it does feel chilly this morning. at lunchtime not much has changed temperatures in the upper 40s and highs in the low 50s. the clouds linger and so does the drizzle of here we will talk about the difference in temperature coming up. we have a number of accidents causing backups. >>> the biggest delays have been on the durham freeway northbound because of an earlier crash around briggs avenue it was blocking the left lane they have moved it to the right shoulder but residual delays and the congestion we typically see starting to add up is flowing but still pretty backed up moving toward downtown durham. your best alternate route as usual delays on the durham freeway 55 westbound the right from i-42 the freeway taking eight minute

we have on wake forest road at creekside drive inside the beltline. minor accidents in neighborhoods, not going to slow you down at all. traffic is moving along well on major routes along the triangle. you can see the 440 looks good, wade avenue is clear, and 540 westbound looking fine from capitol all the way out to i-40 and the airport. trips taking 13 minutes. for a lot of people you go to the airport on hol been there since rdu changed their parking options. wanted to gets you a heads up about what those are now. there are two options that are within walking distance called premier and central. there are economy options, those are park and ride lots, get on a bus and head to the terminals back and forth. you can go to the rdu website to check airport delay information from the faa, so far in the northeast no trouble as we head out to the midwest. looking good out of chicago and detroit. the southeast, your major airports, no ground delays right now. back to you. >>> 1.4 million americans will be traveling 50 miles or more from home this thanksgivi

westbound side of i-40 around clayton bypass, 20 minutes to make that overall trip according to the beltline slip. we take a look at that drive time, 442 the wade avenue interchange, 20 minutes. most delays between 440 heading to lake wheeler and norman. because of the backups in the works and we're seeing slow traffic coming in from garner onto 40 west from the jones road area towards the 440 split. we have an accident reported on normand at try on on the southwest side of raleigh this morning. a lot of those other accidents that you saw are very minor and largely have cleared up by this point. let's look at durham, 85 looks good. the freeway also looks good beef -- between i-40 and downtown and 40 eastbound right now through chapel hill, no big delays from 5501 two the germ- fr veterans are having trouble finding jobs. >>> the challenges facing veterans seeking higher education and tips for successful transition. >>> pick four numbers 926. carolina cash five numbers, >>> according to a new survey, 40% of experience did not help them with civilian careers. their unemployment rates are stagg

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