. >>> a group of baseball fields were center stage for the durham bulls. nearly two dozen staffers and players headed out to the park for some off season from new sod to fresh paint to all around fixing up the place they fully refurbished the field. next spring about 450 kids will play baseball there. >>> 10 triangle nonprofits were recognized with the gsk impact award. they awarded each nonprofit with a $40,000 gift at a ceremony, yes, that was brian durham bulls vice president delivered the keynote address. awards are giving to associations that build healthier communities. >>> some wake county students explored future job opportunities today. sanderson high school held the annual hispanic career fair today. businesses included job core, wake check, and the us army. ken smith was also there talking about the business >>> we're still a week away from black friday. >> but one man is in line already and ready to shop, and he didn't just get there. how long he's been waiting to get those holiday deals. >>> and the knew ruling in a wrongful -- new ruling in t

from chopper 11 over durham... bull city blue skies, blocked by the haze... same story flying over ralegh... smoke settling in on the skyline. by nightfall, on city plaza... you can't see the smoke, anymore... but you can certainly still smell it. - "smells like somebody's burning wood." - "oh yeah. for sure i smelled it when i woke up this morning." - "it's the smoke from the fire. we knew it because we were up there, 45 minutes from our home." dennis and mary live in raleigh... of the fire zone in rutherford county. - "it's hard to believe you can drive 4 hours in a car going 60 miles an hour and then in 3 or 4 days smoke can drift that far." it's not just smoke drifting... health concerns carry over too. the state urging children, the elderly, anyone sensitive to the air pollution to limit time outdoors. - "if you have to go outdoors, i would use a mask if you're going to be there for an extended period of tim --bell ringing nats-- on city plaza, it's ren day's job to ride his bike outside. - "we try to don't go as hard and don't ride as tough as we normal

zobrist was he played briefly with our very owned durham bulls. the cubshad in won a world series since 1908 which is the longest drought in baseball. >>> thousands of fans in chicago have been celebrating. since the early morning hours. we wanted to show you this interesting thing. a guy named michael lee in 1993 wrote in his mission viejo california high school yearbook, chicago cubs, 2016 world champions, you heard it here first. a friend found that page and posted it online and it went viral. >>> congratulations to the chicago cubs and to cleveland. what an epic extraordinary season for both teams. >> maybe if we check out his other yearbook. >>> it will be such a beautiful day. >>> another warm one. that is not going to feel like november. >>> as a matter of fact we will push a record high today looking at a high of 83 and 84 is the record so we will be close to it. we have a mix of sun across the area now but we will see more sunshine than cloud cover. 57 durham. plenty warm right now. 60 holly springs, 58 eichorn. when you start this warm y

i love bull durham because that captured minor league baseball. grab something to eat let's talk cavs. last night against portland incredible first quarter kevin love, was on fire. hitting 3 after 3. hit 8 in the first quarter. and finished the quarter with a franchise record 34 points in fact in the first quarter, the score was kevin love 34 and portland 31. they love fenished with 40. lebron with another triple double 31 points 10 rebounds 13assists cavs win and the record is now 11-2 look out dallas you are next. they will be here tomorrow night. of course we want to talk football. we will get to the football segment but we want to know obviously you will watch ohio state and michigan on saturday right? and thank you for the affects director mike. our instant poll we want to know and think this is going to do you think will win the battle at the horseshoe? number 2 ohio state or number 3 that other team. we will watch for the instant poll results as they are coming in. more sports coming up but right now, time out for weather. greg. >>> i like

get ready bull city, this showdown could be epic in durham joe mazur abc11 eyewitness news n-c state hosting hampton... and dominique wilson got it going early -- fake...one dribble and the pull up three later from the opposite corner -- ashley williams drains the three and then williams with the great over the top feed to deedee rogers for the bucket state moves to 2 and oh with the 81 join us tomorrow morning on abc-11 for the latest eyewitness news. we'll see you again tomorrow night for "eyewitness news at ten" -- here on announcer: today on "tmz" -- harvey: it is official, conor mcgregor is challenging floyd mayweather to a boxing match if the e is right.pric harvey: don't count conor out! >> he would annihilated.get said donald trump didn't have a chance. >> are you going to use that excuse for the rest of the time? harvey: i will use it for a while. i will use it for a while. >> donald trump last night, snuck out of trump tower to go to eat with his family at 21 club. harvey: that's old school, folk. >> got a steak. harvey: i wonder how he eats the steak. >> he likes it well d

bulls?t."a student in the woman's class... ?recorded? the rant last week. a parent says... she ?couldn't believe? what she heard. parent) "for me to be a , chills." durham public schools did ?not? say how long the teacher's suspension is--- or--- if she's ?coming back? to the classroom at all. 3 about 20 mongooses... invaded the green during a europeon tour event in sun city, south africa.the golfing tournament was put on hold as the animals moved through.organizers have no idea where they ended up... but luckily they managed to avoid interfering with the ball. 3 3 in your health watch ... an important recall to tell you about...this morning ..kidde nighthawk is yanking millions of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.consumer safety regulators say the alarm can fail to continue to chirp when it reaches the end of its seven-year life ... leaving people to believe it's still working. officials say about 3.6 million alarms have been affected. 3 fewer people are lighting up. up. the cdc reports... cigarette smoking rates have hit an ?all-time low.? researchers say... the number 15-percent?... from 45 (m) million to nearly 37 (m) million between 2005 and 20-