hundreds just in the lake lure area. teams have been fanning across of north carolina... fighting what governor pat mccrory describes as california wildfires burning in north carolina. crews have been working around the clock. dixon says they'll be here for the next 72 hours. we talked to captain lee faulk with the cary fire department... as he prepares to go back into the mountains for another night shift. capt. lee faulk cary fire dept 15:12:32 "its different from what we're used to down in the eastern part of our state, we don't have the elevation and the steep angles of one of the goals in this fire fight governor mccrory laid out is to protect homes and buildings... captain faulk and his crew are on teams doing just that. capt faulk 15:11:08 "we set up on a house and basically kept the fire as it came through away from the house." in total... the governor says nearly 40- thousand acres have burned... more than 17- hundred structures have been threatened... they're using streams and roadways to contain the flames. captain faulk and firefighter dixon... join nearly 16-

the crews cleaned their equipment today -- after traveling to lake lure. they may send more firefighters in december -- depending on how firefighting efforts go. you can read much new tonight-- the "harnett county sheriff" -- is 'responding' to a 'federal lawsuit' -- filed against his agency. the lawsuit 'claims' -- deputies engaged in a "pattern of abuse". the 'plaintiffs' -- include the family of 'john livingston'. ....he's the man who was 'shot and killed' -- by deputy "nicholas - kehagias" -- 'last' november. also 'named' in the suit -- four deputies..... the 'former sheriff'..... and the 'current sheriff' wayne coats. the 'plaintiffs claim' -- they suffered 'bodily injury'... and 'wrongful arrest'. 'sheriff coats' issued this statement today saying in part: "w everyone -- that the harnett county sheriff's office team -- is dedicated to supporting and defending the constitution of the united states -- and of this state..... and to fully.... faithfully and fairly 'enforcing the laws' of north carolina." 'coats' also says -- he's reviewing the "training

to the west of lake lure... more forest... investigators are looking into arson as the cause for all of them. president-elect donald trump... now telling protesters demonstrating against him to not be afraid of his presidency. this comes as demonstrations against the president-elect continue in cities across the country. fox news correspondent, kelly wright, has more from new york. ts protesters continue to flood the streets of cities across the u-s ... trump winning the election. from new york city to los angeles... there's growing anger from democrats over mister trump's plans to dismantle many of president obama's policies. ehlert says: "huge issue is climate change, he's a climate change denier and so are his supporters, he wants to get out of the paris agreement because it's a myth." many hispanics are worried about the president-elect's rhetoric regarding the deportation of undocumented my people down as latino as a mexican american as a person in my community if i don't get out here and say that's not ok many hillary cl

the biggest fire ignited in lake lure and chimney rock about a week ago. now it is expanding across three thousand acres of ruthford county forcing dozens of communities to evacuate. at least ?20 wildfires are currently burning throughout the state. firefighters say the steep terrain and dry conditions make it difficult to contain the flames. and... another big loss in the music world. legendary musician "leon russell" passed away sunday. his career spanned more than biggest names in music... including the beach boys, bob dylan, the rolling stones and elton john. he was inducted in the rock and roll hall of fame in 20-11. russell passed away in sleep at his nashville home. he was 74 years old. still ahead: ?several bay area schools... fighting to keep their doors open., why the ?state wants to shut them down. plus... fox 13's shayla reaves is ?live at raymond james stadium... to talk about the big deal at the ?beginning of sunday's bucs game. at longhorn, tonight's special: great steak pairings. a center cut sirloin with a choice of bacon-wrapped shrimp, b

the party rock fire near lake lure has grown to over 7-thousand acres. right now it's 36- percent contained. despite strong winds, containment lines have held firm near the blaze. a pre-evacuation notice remains in effect for residents living in areas east of the fire. meanwhile--- the chestnut knob fire is burning 64- hunded acres in burke county. crews spent the day there removing leafs and litter from homes near the fire. burned a combined 46-thousand acres in western north carolina. it's the most advanced weather satellite ever built. today, the "goes- r" lifted off into space. the satellite costs one billion dollars and will track everything from hurricanes to tornadoes and lightning storms. the goes-r is the first of three high-tech the aging u-s weather system. an aparment unit went up in flames this morning in fayetteville. it happened shortly before three a-m at the cambridge arms apartment complex. everyone made it out safely. crews saw flames coming from the first floor when they arrived on the scene. one apartment suffered smoke and water dam

the flames near 'lake lure' are now 70-percent contained. to israel now-- where crews gained the upper hand on a blaze... that spread across the country's third largest city of haifa. more th were forced to evacuate. some returned today to see what's left of their homes. more than a dozen fires are burning across israel. so far no serious injuries or deaths have been reported. in a rare move-- israel called up military reservists to help battle the flames. new tonight-- baltimore police shoot a man they say was wielding 'knives'. officers responded to a report of a man threatening people. witnesses say the man 'refused' to drop the weapons. officers then used a stun gun. when that didn't work-- two in critical condition. this is the second police shooting in baltimore this week. an update tonight-- to a deadly shooting at a flag football game in louisville, kentucky. people were gathered in the park, yesterday afternoon... for the annual thanksgiving tradition... when gunfire rang out. two people died and five others were injured. today, the

the party rock fire near lake lure is 80-percent contained as nearly 300 firefighters continue to fight it. that's down from a peak of about 900 personnel. the maple springs fire in graham county .. the chestnut knob fire in burke county .. and the boteler fire in also containment. fire engulfed a burger king in durham today. an eye-witness viewer posted this video to facebook. the restaurant is located at the intersection of highway 70 and south mineral springs in east durham. you can see flames and smoke coming from the roof. we don't know yet how the fire started. also .. no word if anyone was hurt. tonight .. hillary clinton's campaign says it will take part in efforts to push for recounts in states. in a post on 'medium' .. campaign counsel "marc elias" also said the campaign had not found any evidence of hacking of voting systems. clinton's team said they investigated every theory presented and examined laws and practices pertaining to recounts. the campaign will now join green party candidate jill stein who has raised millions of dollars to have votes counted again in wisconsin.

meantime-- the party rock fire burning near lake lure is 85-percent contained. however, crews are reminding residents that there are still hazards in the wildfires are more than 50- percent contained. more than 25- hundred firefighters are still in the mountains battling the flames by ground and air. one of the busiest travel days of the year is wrapping up right now. triple-a estimates one-point-four million people traveled over the holiday in north carolina. looking at the bigger picture... three-point-seven mllion people flew to their destinations nationwide. 50-thousand of them are north carolinians. we stopped by r- d-u international this afternoon where ever smoothly. the cost of flights also went up 21-percent this year. according to triple-a the average round trip ticket goes for two-hundred dollars. coming up tomorrow-- the city of fayetteville will meet to talk about hurricane matthew recovery. the community development department is holding a public hearing. they're looking to people with home repairs. the meeting will take place at 7-pm inside city h

the 'firefighters' are in "lake lure" -- to help with the "party rock fire". they're 'relieving' -- just over 'forty' wake county firefighters -- who've been in 'rutherford county' -- since saturday. the group will be there for 'five day's. they're 'hoping' to make it home -- for 'thanksgiving' -- with their families. you can stay on 'top' of the 'forecast' -- and the "smoky conditions" -- on the abc11 mobile 'news' app. tonight election protests in durham county -- a voter named 'john - posthill' -- filed the protests -- claiming that ineligible voters cast ballots -- that ballots were improperly scanned -- and that absentee ballots were cast on behalf of another person. this came hours after the durham board of elections 'threw out' a different formal protest -- handing 'pat - mccrory's' campaign a 'big blow'. a republican lawyer challenged an issue with early voting. but a state inspector testified that there was 'no discrepancy' when it came to the governor's for the board to 'reject' the protest. now -- the durham county board must handle the latest prote

again near lake lure. this is a couple of many fires underway in western north carolina and western south carolina. the coastal plain was soaked from hurricane matthew, with you # but that rain did not extend too far to the west, so from near clemson and asheville and grgreenville all the way through atlanta, lakeland near chattanooga and back to birmingham, all the way back to jackson, this is an extreme to an exceptional drought which is there's a canopy of high clouds increasing from the west. these clouds could drop a little bit of light rain tomorrow. i'm not expecting much except for mostly cloudy skies. maybe a sprinkle, and any rain should be under .01 or .02 of an inch of rain, not much at all. along the gulf coast now, we've got 60s and 70s and the dew points are in the 40s and 50s, so pleasantly cool across the 72in sarasota and inland, readings are holding in the mid 60s. overnight tonight we stay partly cloudy and mild. we bottom out at 66. tomorrow it will stay mostly cloudy, maybe a passing

firefighters are trying to protect homes near the largest blaze around lake lure.ooking into whether it was set intentionally. >>> a rare gem is hitting the market, just in time for the holiday for the super rich. a sky blue diamond could get up to $28 million. it is the largest known sky blue dollars. >>> second alarmers association is celebrating with a party in northeast philadelphia. they provide hot beverages and food and other services to emergency personnel at fires and other disasters. >>> holy family school in phoenixville is celebrating blue ribbon of excellence school of distinction. parents and others gathered for a special mass at saint anne's chapel. >>> music world loses a top artist. >>> he gets a lot of compliments. he wears his army hat, walks around with his army shirt looking all nice. and then people just say, "thank you for serving our country" and i'm like, that's my dad. male vo: no one deserves a warmer welcome home. that's why we're hiring 10,000 members of the military community by the end of 2017. i'm very proud of him. male vo: comcast.

roughly 60 firefighters will replace crews who have spent the past several days at lake lure. smoke from those wildfires didn't stop area football games this weekend. you can see the haze lingering over the field here at middle creek high school in apex.... raleigh police are investigating what of cross link road and herndon village way. the bus appeared to be the only vehicle involved. no students were on board at the time. the driver of the bus was taken to the hospital to be checked out. police will only say, the incident is being investigated as a traffic accident. a cary man is due in court monday on child pornography charges. police arrested 27 year old christopher farinella. he's charged with multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. according to the arrest warrant, police found sexually explicit videos of children between the ages of 4 and 11 in his possession. farinella is being held on half a dream come true for local couples waiting to adopt a child... "welcome the newest member of the family...will. still ahead - the celebration for dozens of children - an

the firefighters-- were 'protecting homes' -- near the 'wildfire' -- around "lake lure". they 'spotted' -- this 'american flag' -- in danger. ....that's when they 'took it down' -- and put it behind a 'glass storm door' -- so it wouldn't get 'thanked them' for their efforts -- in a 'social media post' -- that's gone viral. one of the firefighters -- who took the action-- and is now being recognized -- is "dylan lowe" -- of the carrboro fire department. the woman's home -- was 'not' damaged in the fire. other members of the 'carrboro fire department' --- are expected to 'return home' -- from the "fire zone" tomorrow based firefighters -- are back home tonight -- after a grueling stint battling the devastating wildfires in the western part of our state. our cameras were on the scene late this afternoon in durham. that's where these exhausted firefighters returned back to the durham fire headquarters. the two crews were demobilzed this morning -- after taking part in the effort to extinguish the 'party rock fire'. they worked '12- hour' shifts since thursday -- to provide st

at "lake lure".... about '30 homes' -- have been 'evacuated'. 'governor mccrory' -- has declared a "state of emergency" -- to 'help' fight the wildfires. you can look for 'updates' on this story 'tomorrow morning' -- here on eyewitness news. cities across the country -- bracing for new protests tonight -- and this weekend. in new york -- hundreds of protestors gathered in a manhattan park -- to raise their voices a chanting -- "love trumps hate." the demonstrators then started marching to trump tower. republican national committee chairman -- "reince - priebus" -- says that trump is committed to unifying the country. in raleigh tonight .... hundreds gathering in nash square to protest president-elect "donald -trump." many carrying signs...and chanting 'not my president"...and love trumps hate. the protest was peaceful...and no arrests have been made. 'developing' right now - president- position -- on "obamacare"..... and he's 'shaking up' his "transition team". after his "full- throttle campaign" -- promising to 'repeal' president obama's signat

this is video today fr lake lure resort cam - that we've been monitoring throughout the week. as you can see, it's a little hazy - but not as smoky as we've seen in recent days. in the midst of a deep nationwide divide over race and religion -- an unexpected show of goodwill. a group of wake county families showed up at this apex mosque with signs and treats as worshippers came in for morning prayers. the families say they just wanted to show support for their islamic neighbors. and the gesture was well-received by worshipers -- who said they were pope francis shut the doors of saint peter's basilica -- officially marking the end of the holy year at the vatican. the pontiff declared this past holy year-- which started in december of 2015-- the year of mercy. he urged the 70- thousand people attending this morning's mass to continue looking for opportunities to reconcile with each other. president-elect donald trump continues whittling down the list of potential white house staffers. we'll run down the list of people who showed up for private meetings - with trump at his new je

in lake lure, north carolina people have been evacuated because of a brushfire engulfing an entire hillside. >>> authorities are getting to question wicky -- wikileaks chief julian assange. he has been accused of raping two women back in 2010. today swedish investigators arrived to interview him about the allegations. prosecutors plan to ask him to provide a dna sample. >>> a woman arrested and freed after being accused of killing her twin sister has been arrested again for the same crime. alexandria duval is a waiting extradition to hawaii. investigators say alexandria duval and her sister anastasia duval were arguing before the car crashed off the cliff in maui. grand jury indicted her on a second degree murder charge. >>> president obama departs on his final trip overseas. the main topic of his three county tour is expected to be president-elect donald trump. his first trip to greece and he travels to germany on wednesday and peru on friday. president is scheduled to meet with top european leaders to reassure them of american foreign policy matters once the transition is complete. >>> us

she will bring you live reports from lake lure--starting on eyewitness news at 4. you can also read much more about the fires right now on abc-11 dot-com. new tonight-- a massive fire kills 12-thousand chickens in yadkin county. every crew in the county responded to the farm in hamptonville around 2 this afternoon. the chicken coop was a total loss. no reports of any injuries. authorities are investigating the crashed car---a day after it went off the road. she made the discovery today on u-s 70 near t-w alexander drive. a trooper believes the driver went off the road yesterday and spent the night in the car. medics took the man to the hospital--where he is repotedly doing man---is dead after crashing on the same road this morning--where he was involved in a deadly accident earlier this year. the aberdeen times reports--it happened around nine this morning on linden road--when james clark slammed into a tree. clark was flown to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. charges were pending against the 68-year-old--in connection with a deadly crash in march that ki

reporter: in lake lure, north carolina this brush fire engulfing the entire hillside forcing some families to flee their homes. >> it's devastating at heart -- and heartbreaking. sheldon: the smoke is so thick near the georgia-north carolina line, that residents are being urged to wear special masks if they must work outside. adrienne: this is all that is left of the home afteam the fire department is still looking into the cause. witnesses say a gas tank it's noted inside unattached garage -- a gas tank exploded inside on attached garage the mother of an accused mass killer says there were signs early on that her son was troubled. police say todd kohlhepp kept a woman chained up for two months on his property in south carolina. the real estate broker later confessed to killing seven people. in an exclusive interview with abc news, his mother says after being bullied. and she admits, she was scared of him. reporter: did he threaten to kill you? >> yeah. he was tall enough and big enough that i wasn't going to take a chance. so i locked him in his bedroom at night when he went to sleep, and

a woman forced to evacuate due to the fires in lake lure found a wonderful suprise when she came home. she discovered firefighters had taken down her american flag from her flag pol behind her glass door for protection. she posted this picture to facebook and so far it's been shared over 41- thousand times. it's been twelve days since the election--and the race for governor is still up in the air. many democrats are calling on governor mccrory to concede the election to roy cooper. but the mccrory campaign--is alleging voter fraud in 50 counties. the state board of elections is now sorting it all out. tim pulliam live in downtown raleigh with the latest-- separate cooper and mccrory. this race was part of the focus of the state board of elections meeting tonight and later this week. if you want to know how the campaigns are feeling right now--just look at what they are saying on social media. that meeting will take place at 10 a.m., tuesday. the location will be announced tomorrow. the state is supposed to certify votes on be announced tomorrow. the state is supposed to certify votes

in lake lure, north carolina - this brush fire engulfing the entire hillside - forcing some families to flee their homes resident sot: "if they come up here and tell us reporting. new zealand gets the all clear. officials -- cancelling a tsunami warning -- for the east coast -- after a powerful earthquake. . the 7-point-8 quake -- rattled part of the country overnight. officials say -- aftershocks are still possible. ad-lib high pressure will short term and bring above average temperatures to the area through wednesday. expect highs in the upper 70s with light winds through that will bring a significant cool-down. expect gusts to 40 mph wednesday afternoon and thursday. afternoon highs will drop to the low 60s on thursday and will remain in the low to mid 60s on friday. afternoon, then around 70 on sunday. clark county schools get set -- wednesday. with light winds through wednesday. by wednesday afternoon we will see a push of clouds and the winds pick up ahead of a system that will bring a significant cool-down. expect gusts to 40 mph wednesday afternoon and thursday. afternoon hig

this is the scene in lake lure, north carolina-- where just one of more than 30 large wildfires is burning. more than 80,000 acres of land across the states-- now scorched... and skies across the air quality is causing health concerns for many communities. the flames are being fueled by unusually dry conditions... and efforts to extinguish the fires are being hampered by a continuing drought... and the constant threat of high winds. in central illinois-- a natural gas explosion leaves one person dead, and several others injured. it happened just before 6 last night. several downtown buildings sustained heavy damage... power was knocked out... and emergency authorities ordered an evacuation of the for several hours after the explosion. a judge in chicago denies bail to a man accused of killing a toddler. two-year-old kyrian knox's dismembered remains were found in a park lagoon last year. police say kyrian's mother moved to iowa and left the baby with 41-year- old kamel harris -- who is a friend of a friend. police believe the lactose-intolerant child ingested milk, causing him to cry for a

we just learned eight members of the durham fire the durham fire department-- will head out to lake lure in the morning -- to help on the party rock fire. they're expected to be gone - for at least three days. . . the massive wildfires -- sending smoke all over the southeast. this is a view from nasa -- and as you can see -- the smoke extends down into southern georgia. scientists warning -- the giant smoke could come east this weekend. this is a look at the 'air quality map'. the area's in turn 'red' -- over the next few days. charlotte is already covered in a thick cloud of smoke. officials warn those with asthma -- emphezema -- or heart conditions to limit strenuous work or exercise outside. a 'wake county' mom is 'behind bars' tonight -- after police say -- she "abandoned" her kids -- outside an apartment building. an eyewitness says -- the kids were 'left' -- to "fend for themselves". "sonya - weldon" says -- she 'saw' -- "sonya - weldon" says -- she 'saw' -- the 'two toddlers' the "heritage park apartments" yesterday afternoon. 'weldon' tracked down the 'mother'... and called 9-1-1

. >> reporter: in lake lure, north carolina, this brush fire engulfing the entire hillside, forcing some families to flee their homes. >> it's devastating and heartbreaking. >> rob marciano joins south? >> there is some rain in the southeast, but not for the fire zone. it's close, in the carolinas, but the fires are in the dry air. it's going to go up the east coast, and tomorrow, along the i-95, not a lot of rain. but through the next five or eight days, not much rain coming zone. >>> and the first responders describing that horrifying moment as police continue to connect new murders to the suspect. here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: seven murders tonight. a suspected serial killer behind bars. >> i am so sorry that it was my son that hurt them. >> reporter: regina tague in shock. her son, todd kohlhepp, a seemingly successful realtor, accused of horrific crimes. >> i think we al to stay with us. >> reporter: detective whitfield was among the first officers to find kala brown on kohlhepp's property inside a shipping container, chained up like a dog. she told authorities she saw kohlhepp k

. >> reporter: in lake lure, north carolina, this brush fire engulfing the entire hillside, forcing some families to flee their homes. >> it's devastating and heartbreaking. any rain on the way for the south? >> there is some rain in the southeast, but not for the fire zone. take a look at the radar. it's close, in the carolinas, but the fires are in the dry air. it's going to go up the east coast, and tomorrow, along the i-95, not a lot of heavy rain. but some rain, nonetheless. but through the next five or eight days, not much rain coming for at least a week for the fire >>> also tonight, new details about the woman rescued after spending months in a storage container. the first responders describing that horrifying moment as police continue to connect new murders to the suspect. here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: seven murders tonight. a suspected serial killer behind bars. >> i am so sorry that it was my son that hurt them. >> reporter: regina tague in shock. >> i think we all saw a lot of things that day that are going to stay with us. >> reporter: detective whitfield was among the fi

in north carolina, janet m nervously watching the hills above her lake lure home. >> oh, i'm concerned. it was up there at the top of the ridge and now it's down to here. >> reporter: firefighters from around the country digging in. >> we're going to manage it until we get some help from mother nature. >> reporter: david, this fire moving, growing, prompting fire officials to order more evacuations here in the chimney rock area. david? >> eva, thank you. >>> next tonight, the heartbroken mother whose little boy died in the family's hot car. after a jury found her ex-husband guilty of murdering their son. leanna taylor, who testified in defense of her ex-husband, saying that blaming the parent here will not help. abc's steve osunsami with the mother's letter. >> reporter: it's pretty clear tonight that jurors didn't believe leanna taylor, who in court defended her ex-husband, saying that she, too, feels he accidentally left their 22-month-old son to die in this silver suv, outside his atlanta office in june >> cooper was the sweetest little boy. >> reporter: with harris convicted on all

. >>> and near lake lure is 40% contained. this time lapse shows how the fire grew on 12 acres on november 5 to 7100 acres on november 18th when the firefighters started to get it under control and stop the progress. >>> a homicide investigation is under way in durham. this happened last night before eaved. avenue. the victim's name was not released. >>> a man is in the hospital after he was hit on the road in johnston county on cover goods road between the river wood community and the arthur lock. lodge. a driver reported hitting a man with his passenger side mirror. the man was found and taken to wakemed. no word on the victim condition. >>> 10,000 new toys for the durham rescue mission is needed this year. the toys should be new and unwrapped and given away on december 23. >>> today is giving tuesday. maybe you'll use this day to help the durham rescue mission and other groups. americans are encouraged to volunteer or make donations to charity. the one-day charitable giving ago. it's opening a door to a more organized over

the horton fire has burned more than 1400 acres, and the party rock fire near lake lure is >>> a homicide investigation is under way in durham. this happened last night at about 10:30 along rowena avenue. a man's body was found in a crashed vehicle with an parents gunshot wound. the man's name was not released. >>> a man was hit on a road in deputies were looking for a man walking in the road when a driver reported hitting a man with his mirror. no word on the man's condition or his name. >>> and a call for help from the durham rescue mission. they said they need 10,000 new toys for the annual christmas dinner and toy give away. this video from last year's event. the toys should be new and unwrapped. december 23. and what better way to give than that, perhaps? >>> it's giving tuesday. the 1-day event was launched four years ago. it has opened the door to a more organized effort for a specific day. trying to figure out what i will do to give to someone. >> i can tell will be warm, as warm as september, elizabeth. >>> it won't be long until the cold companies come -- temperatures come back

fire today-- encompassing nearly three thousand acres the flames ignited nearly a week ago near lake lure and chimney rock. the fireha number of evacuations in more than a dozen communities. fire crews are worried-- saying it's behaving more like a california wildfire. a massive fire destroys a historic church in kansas city. fire officials say the blaze a broke out at the evangelic center church around 6 this morning. there were no injuries reported. the cause of the fire is now under investigation. three teens were arrested in philadelphia last night after officials are calling it a flash-mob attack after more than 50 teenage boys began randomly assaulting people in the center city. at least seven others were injured and hospitalized after the unprovoked attack. the injured officer is being treated at the hospital for a broken bone and a cut to his face. police are looking for any other victims in the attack to come forward. a police shoot-out in alaska yesterday morning leaves an officer injured and a suspect dead. a-m when an officer was responding to reports of a theft. anchorage pol

firefighters from wake county will go and spend a week in the lake lure area, near asheville but on the other side. ground-level smoke will remain a concern over the next few days. winds along ridge tops are expected to increase through today and may expand the fire. the fires have burned more than 40,000 acres in our state alone and there are also fires in georgia, south carolina, and tennessee, firefighters that acres. arson is expected in many of the fires. it will be tough until we get a decent amount of rain there. back to you. >> bill, thank you. >>> while it's beautiful, we aren't getting rain to help out with the wildfires. >>> every front since hurricane matthew has not produced much rain at off. we had under .50" with the front that came through earlier let's take a look at the museum skycam and you can see lots of sunshine over downtown raleigh looking from the north carolina museum of natural sciences. 34 in wake forest, and the sunshine is warming things up just a touch. 41 in goldsboro and 32 in roxboro and south hill. still cold near the virginia line but by lunchtime, th

a 5-man team went out to western north carolina to spend a week in lake lure. officialssay ground level shock will remain a concern, and the fires have burned more than 40,000 acres in the state alone with fires in georgia, south carolina, and tennessee. when you factor in those states, more than 80,000 acres have burned. arson is suspected in many of the fires. >> renee, thank you. >>> president obama is spending his final days in greece, touring famous monuments like the acropolis marching in athens to protest his visit saying they are dissatisfied with the u.s. foreign policy with greece. >>> president-elect trump took to twitter to dispute rumors that his transition team is in turmoil. >> have a good meal. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump dining out in new york after his first perfect he knows the finalists for his cabinet. but insiders describe turmoil. >> governor christie and his team moving out and trump is moving in and trying to figure out who he he want at his side. >> reporter: his son-in-law will be influenced with security clearance and v

communities around lake lure and chimney rock in the mountains of north carolina reopened to the public after a wildfire forced evacuations for more than a week. crews have been fighting the party rock fire which has burned nearly 7200 acres since the 5 5th of november. extreme drought in western mountains. >>> a lot of people will be eating turkey on thanksgiving. others will be feasting on ham. that is why this will be one of the busiest parking lots in north raleigh. honey baked hams just north of north hills. people are starting to trickle in to pick up their holiday orders. expect extra traffic today and tomorrow. they also have smoked turkey there. >> some great sides too. >> they know how to get that line moving, right? >> thedo years ago. but i was surprised because the line was amazing and it went right on by. i have seen some traffic though from people heading in. it's nice that they do a lot of it for you. the sky cam is looking beautiful. they have their christmas decorations up. you can almost see it. pretty lights. we'll show you tomorrow morning when it is still dark. in

lake lure, southeast of asheville, and chimney rock state park, it is close. it's not burning but is close because of fires in the area. there is an air quality alert because of all of the smoke. after the front come through, it will push into our area so you may notice in the air for saturday. of course, d the main factors leading to the wildfires. they are in extreme to extensive drought, they haven't had any rain, we have had the rain in our area from hurricane matthew which kept us out of the draw but none of that rain back in the mountains. a lovely day today, 68, a high of 55 on saturday and the morning low at 28 bringing us the first hard freeze of the season. riley, monday and tuesday we have clouds and a chance of but not much. the mountains will miss out on that, very little rain along the coast, anywhere from a half inch to an inch of rain. after that, dry wednesday and thursday. brian is looking at the roads. are you still dealing with that overturned tractor-trailer? >> the ramp from 40 eastbound is still blocked, as they try to clear an overturne

reporter: in lake lure, north carolina this brush fire engulfing the entire hillside forcing some families to flee their homes. >> it's devastating at heart -- and heartbreaking. sheldon: the smoke is so thick near the georgia-north carolina line, that residents are being urged to wear special masks if they must work outside. left of the home after flames ripped through the garage. the fire department is still looking into the cause. witnesses say a gas tank it's noted inside unattached garage -- a gas tank exploded inside on attached garage the mother of an accused mass killer says there were signs early on that her son was troubled. police say todd kohlhepp kept a woman chained up for two months on his property in south carolina. the real estate broker later confessed to killing seven in an exclusive interview with abc news, his mother says kohlhepp had a lot of anger after being bullied. and she admits, she was scared of him. reporter: did he threaten to kill you? >> yeah. he was tall enough and big enough that i wasn't going to take a chance. so i locked him in his bedroom at night whe

communities around lake lure and chimney rock in the mountains reopened to the public after a wildfire forced evacuations for more than a week. crews have been fighting the party rock fire which has burned nearly 7200 acres since the 5 5th of this month. north carolina is fueling about a dozen wildfires across the mountains. >>> a lot of people will be eating turkey on thanksgiving. others will be feasting on ham. that's why this will be one of the busiest parking lots in north raleigh this week. honey baked hams just north of north hills. people are starting to trickle in to pick up holiday orders. expect extra traffic today and tomorrow. >>> we just learned they've got a smoked it's not just ham. >> no wonder it's going to be busy. >> no doubt. i have been there before and they move that line through quickly. i have also driven by when the line of cars was way down the road. it is a pretty morning. look at all the color in the trees. it is just gorgeous out there. even though it looks hazy, we have mainly clear skies. chilly like yesterday, 27 henderson, 33 in wilson. temperatures by

this is some of the fires last night this >> is near lake lure. which i'm sure you've been out distance. that smoke going up and blown down to the south. i just don't see really any end to that. there is a state of emergency up for western north carolina. the thing that's amazing is eastern north carolina and eastern south carolina has had too much rain from hurricane matthew. 16 days now in a row with temperature above average and now 26 days in a row without measurable rainfall at tia. today, another day above average, heading our way early next week. it will bring clouds and maybe some rain monday and tuesday. but the pattern is still pretty dry for us. for november, not unusual. this is typically our driest month of the year. great view from satellite today. not a cloud in the sky. dry air. n is pretty much locked in. tomorrow and saturday should be great. lots of sunshine. 6:00 of its, low 70s. what a great evening to be outside tonight. open up which can windows if you can. 73. dew point 54 at eight miles an hour. weakening cold front is sou

fire today-- encompassing nearly three thousand acres the flames ignited nearly a week ago near lake lure and chimney rock. the fire has prompted an unknown than a dozen communities. fire crews are worried-- saying it's behaving more like a california wildfire. a massive fire destroys a historic church in kansas city. fire officials say the blaze a broke out at the evangelic center church around 6 this morning. there were no injuries reported. the cause of the fire is now under investigation. three teens were arrested in philadelphia last night after assaulting an off-duty police flash-mob attack after more than 50 teenage boys began randomly assaulting people in the center city. at least seven others were injured and hospitalized after the unprovoked attack. the injured officer is being treated at the hospital for a broken bone and a cut to his face. police are looking for any other victims in the attack to come forward. a police shoot-out in alaska yesterday morning leaves an officer injured and a suspect dead. it happened shortly before five responding to reports of a theft. anchorage

this is near lake lure. a lot of you vacationed up here or have homes in western north carolina. i know you've been in touch with the folks up there. this is some of the fires last night and today on my twitter food, chipny park, wildfires burning in the distance. not a good scene in the carolinas. that drought extends from western north carolina, south carolina near clemson and greenville to atlanta torsion lake lenear all the way back to birmingham to jackson. and the thing is i don't see any big rain heading that way, either. for us we look good. we had clear skies and then lots imagery means we have sunshine on tap right into the weekend. maybe some clouds arriving on sunday. right now it's delightful. 70s to near 80. the dew points, wow in the lower 50s. so very dry air mass, indeed and. winds not bad. generally north and northeast. not too strong. right now, 79 with a 50 dew point. that's a good combination, isn't it? a north wind at seven. and across the continues to be remarkably quiet. you look on the wide view, i mean, can you hop on a plane in, say, d.c., fly all the w