the president is about to speak at chapel hill, i'm a proud graduate of unc chapel hill. he is specifically addressing african-americans, we heard him talk about his legacy but i want to play sound before we chat. he was on tom joyner this morning and here's what he said. >> i need everybody to understand that everything we've done is dependent on being being able to pass the baton to somebody who believes in the sam things i believe in. and so if you really care about my presidency and what we've accomplished then gour going to go and vote. >> april, you tell me if it sounds like he is sound thing the alarm, especially in a place like north carolina which he lost in 2012. is it realistic to think the same enthusiasm and numbers of black voters will show up in six days? >> well, that's the question and right now, brooke, as we're seeing, we're hearing reports that early voting for african-americans is lower and i've talked to the head of the naacp and he said specifically in a place like north carolina there is a concern about logistics, the fact that some of the polls ha

congestion is growing on this link between chapel hill and i-40. the dot is planning some big improvements -- like a bridge and changes at the intersections to help traffic flow better. a light rail line between durham and chapel hill also is in the works. but all of that is at least 10 years from happening. 105607 this corridor needs to be successful for the market to be successful track 3 joe milazzo with the regional transportation alliance is looking for answers the non-profit business coalition is working with officials from chapel hill, carrboro, durham -- and the dot -- to find solutions. 105726 some of the things they may do, they may look at simpler ways to improve signal timing here to help pedestrians get across the street. finding ways to let the buses to get a few-second jump track 4 buses are a big concern on this route. with no rail service planned to rdu, planners want to establish an express bus service with the airport. milazzo says keeping traffic moving on 54 is the only way it will work. he problems take a long time to address.

towards chapel hill. a caller in the newsroom tipped us off to use burlington. i didn't think about that as an alternate alternate. so, we will keep our eyes on it. this is a problem for the rest triangle, looking at heavy delays through garner and raleigh on 40 westbound. take a look at those backups in a moment. sun glare delays on 40 eastbound in south durham heading into the park. a crash on capitol at durant, so heavy backups coming in from wake forest. a 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 hol

"homegrown halloween" -- a 'busy' franklin street in chapel hill. ....'why' it's different this year. eyewitness news starts right now. "final stretch" -- just 'eight days' until 'election night'. good evening, i'm steve daniels. and i'm tisha powell. that mean the two main presidenial candiates -- will be searching for votes across our state. the big day is thursday -- 'donald - trump' -- planning a rally in selma, in johnston county. it starts at 'seven p-m' at the 'the farm' event center. and hillary clinton is expected ithe tar heel state on thursday as well. her campaign 'early voting rally.' and a big day on wednesday as president obama comes to the triangle. he'll be stumping for the clinton campaign in chapel hill. 'long lines' at 'u- n-c'. students trying to 'get tickets' -- for the 'obama event' -- on wednesday afternoon. it'll be at 'carchal arena'. the president -- also expected in fayetteville -- on friday. and 'vice presidential' nominee 'tim kaine' -- campaigning in 'sanford' -- late this afternoon. kaine talking about the 'economy'... and

think you can actually fathom the size of the fire" 180401 danielle currin - chapel hill fire dept. "its just a very long day, about 12 hours every day." the chapel hill crew originally went to protect from structure fires, but were quickly called to assist in other ways 190812 stacey graves - chapel hill fire chief "taking care of the town of chimney rock while they're fire department was overwhelmed with working with the wildfire, but when that changed we were able to help dig fire line and those kinds of things so it was nice to have that kind of opportunity." the fire crew is happy to be home and able to rest from those long strenous days, when asked what kept them going, chief graves says 190930 stacey graves - chapel hill fire chief "knowing that all the people coming together out there, we really were making a difference, they were successful in not having any structures burned in the fire, that makes you have the energy to dig down and keep going."' and crews from 13 fire departments in wake county are currently in battle wildfires. they're scheduled to continue working thro

we'll hear from president obama momentarily from chapel hill north carolina. state he won in 2008, lost in 2012, we'll take that live. also ahead, could you call it buyer's remorse? donald trump is now reaching out to a unique group of voters who've already cast their early ballot for hillary clinton, might be having second thoughts and by the way in some of these states you can change their mind and that's exactly what mr. trump is asking them to do. somehow that legally possible? we should look into that. also breaking news, a suspect is in custody accused of killing two police officers early this morning, apparently ambushing them while they were sitting in their squad cars, new information on a possible motive and just the emotional reaction in this one community. we'll be right back. a . >>> the hunt is over for a suspected cop killer in iowa. investigators have captured 46-year-old scott michael greene. this is the man accused of ambushing not just one but two police officers from separate police agencies very early this morning. both officers totally un

unc, chapel hill, in north carolina, the woman introducing obama. we'll take a break and come back. [ dinosaur growls ] and his dad earned 2% back at grocery stores and wholesale clubs. yeah! even before they earned 3% back on gas. danny's parents used their bankamericard cash rewards credit card to give him the best day ever. that's the joy of rewarding connections. learn more at bankofamerica.com/getcashback. what? is he gone?? finally, i thought he'd never leave... tv character: why are you texting my man at 2 a.m.? no... if you want someone to leave you alone, you pretend like you're sleeping. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. tv character: taking selfies in the kitchen does not make you a model. . >>> back now at unc, chapel hill, president obama is making a final pitch for hillary clinton, appearing in front of a large crowd there. this is apparently becoming the event on campus today. lets take a listen. he was just introduced, president obama. [ applause ] [

jonah kaplan went behind the scenes in chapel hill. today... to say thank you to those who spent this holiday-- working hard. cg - thanks to the chefs & waiters you might enjoy having a kitchen this big, but imagine cooking for a crowd of more than 400 guests. the 8 chefs at chapel hill country club roasted 42 turkeys, all of them at least weighing 20 pounds. they actually spent the last three days easy to get hungry just looking at the buffet! sioux chef robert quick started working here 23 years ago and to him, working on thanksgiving is a blessing he's thankful for. cg - robert quick/chapel hill country club chef "i'm thankful for being able to work. that's one of the most important things - being able to work, have a job and take care of my family." joining the chefs at the club today - another 50 teammembers including wait staff, valets and the club confirmed they'll all receive double time pay. cg - jonah kaplan "of course there's so many more people who have to work on this thanksgiving holiday and coming tonight on the news at 530, all

heads up in chapel hill. there and it will require a road closure. south road closed this afternoon from 12:30 to 5:00 p.m. between country club and raleigh and the presidential motorcade leaving the airport heading towards chapel hill, you will likely see temporarily closures in the early afternoon. back to you. >> brian, thank you very much. >>> not all teachers know from day 1 if that's what they want to be. this week's wral's lynda loveland introduces us to an love of teaching through cross country. >> in partner with the education lottery, it's our teacher of the week. >> reporter: that was hands down the most exuberant response to a teacher of the week introduction. jennifer has made her mark. >> have an abilities to connect with them on a personal level and they see that you care to work hard. >> from the minute they step in her class, she wants them to succeed and will do whatever it takes to make them want to work for her. >> reporter: jennifer has been teaching kids in chatham county for 10 years and her class is popular. >> she is really g

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 and a new promenade connecting the park and the galleries. >>> doctor strange was no stranger to high ticket sales. the fi

. >>> the president will be in chapel hill today in an event democrats. our latest exclusive wral news poll shows trump leading hillary clinton by 7%. >>> republican presidential nominee donald trump has two appearances in our state tomorrow, a rally in the cabarrus arena in concord. the doors open at 1:00. the event starts at 4:00 and then at 7:00, he will host a really at the farm in selma. >>> we'll heat up d looks like we'll drop back down. >>> a lot of changes. >>> we have a battle between the warm summer temperatures and colder winter temperatures and today, summer sort of wins. and tomorrow, and then it becomes colder for the weekend. and i can't get enough of this wral gardens shot right outside our back door, the driveway leading into the station, and are changing. but it's a lovely pop of color out there, happening for the last several days. the temperatures, mild at 47 in moncure, and 51 in holly springs. 52 in south hill and roxboro and 51 in fayetteville and 52 in goldsboro, mostly low 50s everywhere. and lunchtime, low 70s. the high this aft

if you're coming out of chapel hill, 40 eastbound all clear. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> an investigation is underway into a police officer involved shooting in durham. we'll have a live report on the incident in our next half hour on fox 50. . >>> focused a community in durham is looking for answers this morning in an officer involved shooting. an african american man in his 20s was shot and killed. >> multiple witnesses are saying that the officer who fired shots was also black. the officer went to the hospital with a leg injury, not caused by a gunshot. it happened at 12:30 yesterday afternoon. investigators and neighbors spent hours there trying to gather all the >> we're live at the durham police department with more on what happened and what we are still waiting to learn. emmy victor. >> reporter: identities are what we're waiting to learn at this point. we need the names of the four people involved, this includes the man that was shot and killed. the officer that fired and the two other officers that were also at the scene.

we're awaiting president obama who is about to speak in chapel hill, north carolina. we'll take you there when we come back. dow jones industrials swooning a bit. s&p was is down eight. it was down 17. maybe a comeback like the cubs is in for the markets. we'll be back. liz: this is what is called a split screen three locations. president obama to take the stage in north carolina. that is joe biden speaking live in palm beach gardens, stumping for hillary clinton. vice-presidential candidate on the tim kaine in dubuque, iowa. we have breaking news situation we brought you at the top of the hour, that is the case of republicans in broward county, florida, about to file a lawsuit early as tomorrow alleging some type of voter fraud involving mail-in ballots there. is some response from broward county. if you forgive me i will read this here. they are sayings this is the same process they have always gone through. the ballot arrives in envelope with voter name. they scan the barcode and then they make sure that it matches the signature on file and they verify it and there

unc chapel hill, you see students reading in line while they waited as well.atty day this id yty kay, this notion that some have brought up that hillary clinton cannot or is not fully embracing her gender and telling women voters, look, if the united states of america is going to have a female president in the near future, it's me or nobody. where do you fall on that notion? >> i think you're hearing a lot about gender. the fact she's bringing up alicia machado again, she's really focusing in her speeches on what donald trump has said about women, what he has done to women, the allegations against him of sexual harassment. she's going back to her base in a sense. hillary, donald trump had a -- i mean, president obama had a strong turnout in the african-american community. hillary clinton has always hoped she would have a strong turnout against women voters. her argument at the moment is not vote for me for the first female president of the united states. because i think she's learned during the course of this campaign that that argument doesn't resonate partic

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one towards harrison and delays on durham 40 eastbound away from chapel hill. >>> thank you, brian. >>> now at 8:00, president- elect donald trump's transition continues, the controversial obama is responding. >>> a criminal investigation is underway over the primary election in durham county, how it could play a role in the still undecided race for governor. >>> and how the city of raleigh plans to help one town as they ton recover from hurricane matthew. thank you for joining us this tuesday morning. i'm lena tillett. >> and i'm renee chou. >>> before leaving on his final trip overseas, president obama weighed in >> and as tracie potts reports, the president-elect is taking heat for a controversial choice for a top advisor. >> reporter: crimp is pouring in on president-elect donald trump's choice of steve bannon as chief strategist. >> the fact that republicans have been silent on bannon's appointment is a disturbing sign. >> reporter: bannon's swab website is a favorite of white

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 the taliban until a prisoner exchange in may 2014. there might be another factor in play now that we know donald trump will be the next president. last year trump called bergdahl a no good traitor who should have been executed. bergdahl could face the rest of his life in prison but many say that is unlikely. >> mikaya thurmond live from fort bragg. >>

chapel hill heading into our to be. if you are gaining -- going from downtown, the eastbound in the triangle, looking okay. typical delays on 40 westbound around the clayton bypass and an accident on 70 business at shenstone boulevard not too far from i-40. not affecting traffic westbound. a crash in knightdale getting cleared up from smithville to 1st. >>> we are following breaking news. former attorney general jenna reno >> family member said she died of complications from parkinson's disease. renie hsu is in the newsroom. >> reporter: jenna reno was the first woman to serve as us attorney general. she was a former miami prosecutor who famously told reporters i don't do this. she served eight years as former president bill clinton. the longest and in a century and was one of the administration's most recognizable and polarizing figures. she faced criticism early in her tenure for the raid on the branch davidian compound in waco texas where david qureshi and 80 followers died. in the spring of 2000 reno and reach your

chris jansing in chapel hill and others as well. one final frantic push here from the campaigns. we are just six days away now from the presidential election. of course the election in many ways is under way in so many states with early voting. you know what else we got? we got a ton of brand-new polls from seven different battle ground states. polls from all over the map. it's the simple question everybody is asking. we know donald trump is behind in this race. we know he is trying to pull out a come from behind victory. is his path getting easier or clearer? let's take you through what we have on this map. the road to 270. donald trump is behind. hillary clinton, we have her in good shape with over 270 electoral votes. her path to being president is don't lose ground in the last week. donald trump has to make up ground. what does he have to do? let's look at three steps. there are three steps he has to take if he pulls out a win. number one, he has to shore up the romney states that went for romney in 12 and the republicans are not supposed to worry about, but donald trump has

it is good to be back in chapel hill. i love north carolina. i love this state. i love the people.ou know, i always say north carolina, that is one place where even the people who don't vote for me are nice. president obama: it's true. and we have got a beautiful summer day in november. i know you guys are a little hot though. make sure you guys are bending your knees, don't stand up too stiff. if anybody faints, you know, just give them a little room. they'll be ok. hydrate. don't mean to sound like your mom or your dad. so can everybody please give isabel a big round of applause? [cheers and appl]

no delay showing up on eastbound leaving chapel hill. some may see some fog on the ground as you head north of the triangle along i-85 and the south side of virginia. in henderson towards oxford, and roxborough keep that in mind. a few accidents starting to show up. a report from one of the twitter followers about 70 westbound traffic leaving clayton, busy this morning. and accident at guy road eastbound side. we're seeing a westbound on the a delay. look out for a crash on normand at try on and a accident at i want to remind you about the political rallies this evening. because of the timing they could cause problems for the evening commute. hillary clinton's rally at walnut creek starts at 7:45 pm. right there in the heart of the evening commute you could run into some heavy traffic on the southeast side. donald trump rally in johnson county at the farm, starts at 7:00 on batten road off of i-95. we could see some traffic jams in that area. >>> triangle have been busy but no reports of shortages after this week's pipeline explosion. an

showers around chapel hill and roxboro virginia. looks more impressive on this wide view. not a lot of it reaching the ground. we are reporting showers right now. it's 50 degrees. 49 in wilson. we will see temperatures climbing to 61 at lunchtime. we will be in the low 60s this afternoon. we'll see gradual clearing. the rain may hang on north and east of the triangle. expect cloudy skies with a degrees. for the trip home gradual clearing and a high of 62. ryan is here to look at the roads. >>reporter: as you leave out of the airport it will slow you down considerably. this is between aviation. slow through garner 23 minutes to make that trip. not too bad through the fortify right now. you have the raid between wade avenue mostly due to the backups you have seen around the accident site. because of the location of that around wade avenue this will slowdown considerably this morning. it will be a slow trip out of south and west raleigh. we will let you know how those ride times shape up. the earlier a bit of a residual backup. the rest of the triangle we have a report of an

smith i want to go to chapel hill and i want to major in international business.>> with your passion? >> my passion is helping people learn more about the latino community. my mom was born in peru so i've done a lot of different activities like tutoring, the exceptional children at my school about basic spanish wine as well as different things that you find in the latino community.>> what does this aw >> it's important to recognize people in the community because they will continue to make contributions as well as encourage others to make contributions. it helps people to recognize the sense of the community.>> congratulations. [ speaking spanish ] >> [ speaking spanish ]>> [ speaking spanish ] >> [ speaking spanish ]>> [ speaking spanish ] [ speaking spanish ] >> do have a message for the youth?>> [ speaking spanish ] >>> >>> hola nc [ speaking spanish ] all a north carolina. [ speaking spanish ] >> [ speaking spanish ] >> [ speaking spanish ]>> [ [ speaking spanish ]>> [ speaking spanish ] >> [ speaking spanish ] [ speaking spanish ] >>> we're here with max and lisa two of the runne

he will be joined by james taylor at the university of north carolina chapel hill. afternoon at this three: 15 eastern. donald trump is holding a campaign rally in orlando florida. we will that beginning at 4:00 eastern. election day, november 8, the nation decides our next president and which party controls the house and senate. stay with c-span for coverage of the presidential race, including campaign software hillary clinton, donald trump him and their surrogates. races to house and senate . c-span, where history unfolds daily. >> as the nation elect a new president on tuesday, will america have its first sincen-born first lady louisa adams or will we have a first gentleman? learn about presidential spouses from "c-span: first lady's." it looks at the impact of every first lady in american history. it is a companion to c-span cause well-regarded biography series and features interviews with the leading first lady historians. each chapter offers brief biographies of 45 presidential spouses and archival photos from their lives. "first lady's" published by public af

[cheering and applause] >> it is great to be back in chapel hill.cheering and applause] >> i love me some north carolina. [cheering and applause] >> i do. i said this before. i love north carolina. i love -- i love the state. i love the people. [cheering and applause] >> i love the basketball. [cheering and applause] >> i mean, i -- you know, i always say north carolina, that's one place where even the people who don't vote for me are nice. [laughter] >> listening in to what appears to be a jovial president obama being greeted warmly by the crowd ahead of hillary clinton's appearance there in north carolina. at this point we are waiting to hear if the president references at all the two shootings that happened this morning in iowa that left two police officers dead. if and when he makes the remarks, we will bring that to you here and monitor his appearance in north carolina. but now to the weather. >> well, happy wednesday afternoon. after a cold morning and very foggy for some, it started around santa rosa and petaluma and developed up in mendocino

it's electric here in chapel hill awaiting the arrival of the president. >> i'm sure it is.ask you this. the african-american voter turnout, you just heard, is slightly down in north carolina at this point in early ballot voting than it was four years ago. are you concerned that the, the motivation is not there in big numbers for african-americans to go up, to show up and vote as they did for president obama back in 2012 and 2008? >> no. the motivation is here. i don't think it's a good comparison to look at 2012, because we've just gone through a 500 year flood with hurricane matthew. let me tell you, as of yesterday, 465,000 african-americans had voted in north carolina. that's a 30% turnout and we still have six days to go in this election. north carolina is poised to win this victory for hillary clinton, and to wane senate seat in our state. the name of this game is turnout, and we are actively engaged in voter turnout across the state. we also are playing defense because the republicans are saying they are going to intimidate african-american voters on election day to t

laura joins us now live from chapel hill where president obama led the charge this affect. >> reporter: the fire marshal tells us that about 16,000 people packed into hooker field today to hear president barack obama speak. i can tell thought lines to just get into the event was over a mile long if can you believe that. the president told the crowd

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getting ready to hit chapel hill we just had a through. that is moving on up. going eastward patchy light rain from littleton and then up highway 401 highway 40121 s. hill with patchy rain from sanford toward southern pines. temperatures in the 40s, 46 henderson and holly springs, 49 lillington and 48 degrees in wilson. it is cool and damp temperature low 50s and we hold through the day. if you are about to go out to walk the dog just know that it is damp in places temperatures mostly in the low to mid 40s. back to you.>>> a celebration of pop-culture wrapped up over the weekend, the comic-con brought artists actors and authors to the triangle at the durham convention center including chris simms and lee child reacher series. organizers are looking forward to the spring show the oak city comic-con in march at the raleigh convention center.>>> the nfl honor the us armed forces. at bank of america stadium a special recognition for veterans, active duty service members and their families, among the families honored a mother from raleigh who lost her son was a 2009

, 54, chapel hill looking toward cary here. we have significant delays leaving cary. take a look at the sensor roadings, maynard road and because of the delays on 54, northbound maynard, starting to back up. keep that in mind. back to you. >> thank you, brian. >>> president obama is praising greece for accepting refugees. this is a live look from air force one where the president is expected to board and leave greece to go to germany. on his final day in athens, he said that greece's accepting refugees is inspiring. and he toured the acropolis. >>> president-elect trump to the white house is in turmoil. >> reporter: president-elect trump dining out in new york, tweeting overnight that only he knows the finalists for his cabinet. insiders describe turmoil. >> governor christie and his team moving out and others moving in as trump tries to figure out who he wants at his side. >> reporter: congressman mike rogers is out are calling a purge of those associated with chris christie. the team has inquired about getting his son-in-law

the south side of durham, a slow trip from chapel hill on 40 website. the backups continue on highway 54 to the 55 interchange. the trip is taking lena? >> thank you, brian. >>> president obama is on his last trip overseas. >> he is in greece and we'll tell what you he plans to visit and what he'll talk about. >> and we'll take you to the >>> every year motortrend puts new cars, trucks, and suvs to the test to name the 2017 the pace for car buying trends. joining us from los angeles is the motortrend editor in chief edward lowe. good morning, edward. >> good morning, lena. >> reporter: thank you for joining me. in october, several carmakers, including gm and chrysler, reported sales were down for three straight months. can you attribute this to anything? i think as people are looking at maybe the outcome of the election and other things going on out there. maybe people are holding on longer to see what shakes out. we have come out of a long period of growth so there was eventually going to be a point where people were going to trail off a bit. so it's m

from 54 chapel hill, eight minutes there eastbound. south on the freeway from lincoln street to i-40 out of checking in on wade avenue at 440 this morning, moving along smoothly in both directions. a back up here as folks emerge off of 440 on wade avenue. for 40 over on the east side of town, us 264. >>> 8:06 am. nine days of mourning have been declared across cuba. >> tens of thousands of cubans plan to pay tribute to fidel castro today. >>> a better picture of the toll from the battle for mosul. >>> you are looking at a life were thousands of natives will gather in the streets to pay tribute to fidel castro. who died friday at the age of 90. >>> is remains will be brought to havana's revolution plaza in preparation for a mass public ceremony tomorrow. jk -- ray reports. >> hidden on this narrow street and hold havana. inside this modest but well- kept home. roger without fidel castro.>> the loss of fidel castro has two faces. one clear and one dark. >> he has lived here almost as long as castro was in power. following the same routin

that is a message during a refugees -- refugees dinner in chapel hill. chur with a restaurant for the event. it was to foster discussions about stigmas and stereotypes. the dinner was largely in response to the stance president-elect trump has taken on the topic. trump said during the to campaign he would suspend immigration from syria and libya. the people at this event want the opposite.>> in this country let's make that question okay. as long as we can believe that as long as we feel we all belong. >> hundreds of syrian refugees are in north carolina. we are told to expect more in the future. >>> police and dunn continue their search for a two-year-old girl who was kidnapped from jetta caldwell reported missing from the truck stop on i-95 saturday night. the child's father devonte a caldwell said he was traveling to baltimore. he went inside the truck stop leaving his daughter and girlfriend in the car. >> i came back outside of the gas station and the car was gone. she threw my luggage out. >> i think it was out of white. she did it before. but this

the president is trying to court voters in chapel hill, north carolina. the vice president in palm beach both considered key swing states. >> mrs. clinton spent the morning in florida shaking hands outside an early voting site. she'll campaign in las vegas and phoenix. meanwhile republican donald trump has three rallies planned for florida today showing just how important that state is. it is important to mrs. clinton. it is essential to trump's chances. just a few hours ago he was also speaking in miami. you are looking at a live look at orlando. battleground map that suggests the race is tightening. it shows clinton with 274 electoral votes, more than 270 needed to win. her number is down from last month. trump's electoral vote total is now 180. 84 electoral votes is in the toss-up column meaning it could go either way. and that makes voter turnout critical in the race. for the clinton camn early voters aren't turning out in the numbers democrats hoped. >> steve handelsman live with more. >> president obama got african-americans out to vote in record nu

in sanford, 35 chapel hill and erwin and 30 in roanoke rapids. the sunshine is starting to help warm things a little bit. by lunch we'll be about 50 degrees. by 5:00 we go back down to 50. if you are heading out the door for your morning run or to walk the dog, it's pretty chilly. expect upper 20s to low and mid 30s depending where you are. the winds won't be as strong. we still have high fire danger because it is the wind won't feel as bitter as it has for the last couple days. bigger changes for late tomorrow and early thursday morning with the potential for rain. we'll talk more about the amounts in a few minutes. >> thanks. >>> if you like ice cold coffee you will need extra change at starbucks. the coffee giant says prices for certain cold drinks and >>> on a cold morning, you can't imagine going out without a coat but plenty peopley of children don't have one to keep them warm. our 28th annual coats for the children campaign is underway. help by donating new or gently used coats and new toys at participating jiffy lube locations throughout

all that sunshine over downtown. 43 is our current temperature in chapel hill. it's 41 in erwin. 46 degrees in roanoke rapids. mid60s at lunchtime. 70s by 2:00 in the afternoon. at 5:00, back down to 6. no matter what you have planned for today, if it continues into the evening it's going to feel great. enjoy it if you can. tomorrow will feel great too. even if you're not coming to the christmas parade. more about that coming up. mid40s into the 8:00 and 9:00 hours. 76 degrees on the way home with lots of sunshine. we'll talk about our grma ryan is here with a check of the roads. any slow spots? >> looking at one in durham. some sun glare delays and congestion this morning. 40 eastbound at 55. i check back around 54 and 751, traffic is moving well in those areas. it does slow down a bit. away from 55 toward the durham freeway. the overall ride not so bad to 147. the trip taking about 11 let you know if sun glary delays start to affect things. we have a few more accidents that have popped up in the past couple of minutes. working to confirm some specific location

the headlights there are eastbound leaving chapel hill and the delays in the fortify work zone are easing up a bit, and the ride 40 westbound is taking 16 minutes and continuing to wade avenue, a 21- minute ride. lena. >>> thank you, brian. >>> a shooting at a bus stop in rocky mount sends two to the hospital. next on fox 50 what we're >>> the time is now 8:30. a cary man is due in court, accused of trying to murder his ex-girlfriend and her son. >> it happened yesterday morning in rocky mount. mikaya thurmond joins us live outside it is nash county courthouse where his first appearance will be held. mikaya? >> reporter: renee and lena, the suspect was charged with two counts of attempted first- degree murder and violation of a protective order. here's what we know so far. brian white approached his ex- girlfriend outside of her rocky mount home as she was walking her youngest son to the school bus. detectives say he opened fire shooting tonya boyd in the neck and 21-year-old emmanuel boyd was shot in the face. both were taken for emergency surgery. a judge issued a restraining white's fi

home grown halloween is underway in chapel hill. right now on wral news on fox 50 we go to franklin where ghosts and goblins have gathered. >> and both presidential nominees used today's rallies to address an fbi investigation. and we start with breaking news, a gas pipe explosion in alabama. i'm debra morgan. >> and i'm gerald owens. as many as nine people taken to the hospital. it happened in a remote area of shelby county. there are several victims, all burns. residents within a three mile radius of the fire are asked to evacuate. >> it happened one mile from the spot of where thousands of gallons leaked in september leading to a shortage across the east koas. they've shut down the -- coast. they've shut down the lines until the oil burns off. >> of course we'll be monitoring this story and bring you any updates as soon as we get them. look for overnight developments 4:30. >>> and new information about a wildfire in south wake county. a spokesperson for the forest service says the flames are contained. it was near holly springs,

durham and as you leave chapel hill into park, you are delay free for the moment. let's look at life drive times coming in from southern wake county. northbound for one up to the 70 business intersection and garner, 16 minutes. 55 westbound up through holly springs towards apex, 20 minutes. and northbound 50, 42 to 70 and garner is taking 20 slow minutes.>>> regrouping as they continue their operation to retake the city of mosul for misys militants. forces are regrouping in an area that was once occupied by islamic state. a spokesperson said advancing aircraft are the story. 70 tunnels with the hotties had been using these from inside densely populated areas. in filling a massive sinkhole in japan. truckloads full of gravel and swell dumped into the hole which devoured a five lane intersection at the center of the city. the sinkhole measured 98 feet long and 49 feet deep. it should take 2000 truckloads of soil to fill it. the whole disrupted traffic at japan's seventh largest city. >>> walmart revealed it black friday -- is black friday plans will give more afforda

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we'll zoom in from durham to chapel hill to haul, things are drizzle. showers around hillsboro, roxboro, and over to i-85, continuing over toward the rapids. we head south and it's really light and patchy from fayetteville over to clinton. no matter where you are, you may run into drizzle or patchy rain. it doesn't look like it's going to stick around too much longer. you're probably going to be done with this mid to late morning. 46 in roxboro where it is range. 46 in in garner. temperature at lunchtime, 62. most of of the rain should be over at that point. high temperatures climb into the mid 60s. 65 for the afternoon high. >> thanks, elizabeth. 7:36 now. it's that time of year now where people are more conscious of their fellow man. >> artists are giving homeless a place to call their home. >>> a lot of people use out. after the break we'll explain how you can pace yourself and still enjoy your meal. >> everything in moderation, . >>> the holidays are officially here. time for celebration, friends, family, and, of course, lots of food. kim heartson h

for the moment at least you are delay free as you leave chapel hill on 40 eastbound. looking good in durham and chapel hill 540 westbound all clear from capital to i-40. if you are leaving west raleigh heading to the park the trip from wade to 542 is six minutes. delays from an earlier incident on 440 westbound around six forks road. an accident on the shoulder which has cleared. backups begin around the by pass through new bern avenue and capital boulevard adding to backups on the eastern side of the beltline. beyond that looking good to wait avenue. busy from johnson county on 40 westbound, in life look from clayton bypass. 18 minutes now for that trip up to 442 garter. no trouble to the works on, 13 minutes from 442 wade. >>> thank you. top advisor it says it may be after thanksgiving or mid- december before donald trump announces his cabinet choices. >> names under consideration.>> reporter: new names are emerging as possible for president-elect trump's cabinet. mike flynn is national security advisor. missouri's jim talent is defense secretary. ted cruz is attorn

chapel hill. 40 sanfd, 46 54 fayetteville. as the sun continues to warm up through the afternoon we will see more uniform temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. nice and clear for us right now of course. we could use rain in the mountains because of the wildfires. we are looking at the front approaching from the. high-pressure keeping things nice and d but as the high shifts we will get into the southwesterly flow and you may and saturday a little bit of the smoky smell from the wildfires out west. it is not likely to have the impact here as it is having from charlotte across parts of the triangle. >> notice hasten the atmosphere into the sme from the wildfires. we want to that into late tomorrow into saturday. saturday system way back to the west, it will get cranked up. things should be fine for the forecast today. what is happening in the tropics,weeks left in th hurricane seon. minus one day. yesterdatwo weeks. this area doesn't look anymore like it's going to develop than it did yesterday. no more organized but into the ne

circle in the middle of the chapel hill street. >> i want change and the community wants change, too. >> reporter: michael clark is frank clark's brother. he was known to the community as bug grew up in the neighborhood. he wants durham neighborhoods. >> the contact with the community, how they go about it, you know what i am saying, other way for guns. >> no justice. >> no peace. >> reporter: this was if in direct response to the shooting death of clark's brother, 34- year-old frank clark in the terrace apartments. many are residents of the community and they don't feel safe with durham police officers. >> it this community deserves safety and community policing has not led to more safety. it led to the death of frank clark. >> reporter: during the demonstration they had a list for residents to file police complaints of wrongdoing by police officers working the mcdougal terrace neighbor hood. >> we are trying to push it out to the forefront. >> organizers say they plan to hold more protests here in front of the durham police department because they want their voices heard. ken

unc chapel hill a group held what they called a campus walk- out. they are concerned about a trump precedency and republican- legislature. >>> here in north carolina the race for governor is too close to officially call. less than 5,000 votes separate the two. mccory is calling for all declaring a winner. there are 27,000 of those that we know of so far. roadway cooper's campaign is calling the race a done deal. he gave a speech this morning among the supporters. today, the campaign sent out a news release saying he won with a strong lead of 4,980 votes but mccory said the race is in overtime. his strategist said it is irresponse and i believe outcome. he urged people to be patient. >>> mail in, absentee ballots will be accepted. each county will certify them on november 18th. if the difference is less than 10,000 votes the runner-up can demand a recount. >>> did the bill play a role in how people voted at the poll? adam owens joins us live outside of the si with more. adam? interesting question. >> yes. linda, when you look at the polls leading up

. >> reporter: at mama dip's kitchen in chapel hill, north carolina, voters are crossing their fingers that african-americans show up at the polls. >> we absolutely need you at the polls. we need you voting. >> reporter: nate howell has already voted for hillary clinton. and is working hard to get up and get out the vote. hopefully hillary will take us the rest of the way. >> that why you owe it to him? >> yes. >> when president obama says it would be an insult to his legacy if you don't vote for hillary clinton, do you believe that? >> i go. secretary clinton will continue much of the work that the two of them have been doing the past eight years. whether they saw eye to eye or not. >> i think it would take away from the legacy if you don't support some of the issues that she's raised. i think she is the person to do it. >> does the idea of continuing obama's legacy motivate you to vote for hillary clinton? >> it does. >> the night he got elected, i was on the phone with my grandmother. >> reporter: motivation is key in the tar heel state. african-american voters could make the differ

he's playing ahead of president obama's visit there in chapel hill, north carolina, thank you, ben.ppreciate your time. >> always good to see you. coming up next, battleground blits. is the rhetoric hitting home with retirees. we'll take you live to the villages in florida after the break. but, first, a cryptic halloween leak. here is russell brandon with the verge update. the majority of the addresses are located over seas and making it difficult to attribute attacks. information are several years old but it could be used for sensitive information. other identities have not been confirmed yet and maybe russia is trying to under mind. that's the update. check out more on theverge.com. . now she's into disc sports. ah, no she's not. since when? since now. she's into tai chi. she found disc sports too stressful. hold on. let me ask you this... what's she gonna like six months from now? who do we have on aerial karate? steve. steve. steve. and alexis. uh, no. just steve. just steve. just steve. live business, powered by sap. when you run live, you run simple. i've got a nice long life

we are back in chapel hill.n for you. >> i grew up two miles in that direction. >> i don't know if you know this. you have been at the white house more than any other. you are in an inauguration. now you're here. what is it about you, barack obama and what appears to be a bromance? >> i don't know. i have been so good about barack obama and our leader. such important change to me. i was honored to work on both campaigns. my wife kim and i. to the arts. we have had a little bit of a connection, yes. >> the key represents america. what do you know about that? you have seen that. >> i feel like i identify as far as a leader of america. and the american dream. very in line with the american -- the hope that the country represents to the world. i just feel emotionally and in terms of intelligence, commitment and the focus on the issues and his job, he's an excellent president. >> now you're a celebrity, talent, time to hillary clinton. >> the campaign as well. we have known secretary clinton for years. we feel positi

freeway is slow between ellis road and downtown, southbound looks fine and 40 eastbound leaving chapel hill holy -- heading into the park. >>>the fight against isis is reaching new levels of viciously to keep control over mosul although it will be an uphill battle. >>> what happens today in the trial of a former cop accused of shooting and killing an unarmed man. >>> the latest report that should inspire everyone who has not gotten their flu shot to do cooper: when we lost the nba all-star game... the ncaas... and the acc championships... it hurt north carolina's economy and our national reputation. but this election for governor is not just about one bad law. it's about them. i'm roy cooper. and this election is about owing our economy. we need to fix this... for their sake. >>> heavy fighting continues to erupt in the eastern forces launched an assault deeper into the city. islamic state militants are firing back with intensity. the fighting has been the most intense urban combat since the iraqi offensive began two weeks ago to drive isis from the city. >>> 1700 fort bragg soldiers are he