bishop michael burbidge is leaving raleigh to become the new bishop of arlington, virginia. the announcement was made during a news conference in virginia. the bishop got emotional as h bishop michael burbidge: "these past 10 years have been a source of great joy and i will treasure the memories and i will be forever grateful for the support, love and gooness extended to me by all in the diocese. they have been and will remain a special gift in my life." burbidge will replace the retiring bishop in arlington, but he will continue diocese until his installation ceremony in december. it could be months or even a year before a new raleigh bishop is named. more fallout from house bill 2... the james beard foundation announced it will not be coming to raleigh in january. the committee stated, the law's provisions are contrary to the values of the foundation - which is known for its prestigious awards for chefs and restaurants across the country. a 2-thousand dollar reward is being offered for information in the murders of two nc a- 21-year-old ahmad campbell and 19- year-old alis

>>> coming up next a big change is coming for the local cast catholic community where bishop michael burbidge is now. >> hurricane matthew about ready to make landfall in cuba and changers to the forecast trek for florida and for north carolina. but in two different directions. i'll show you t narrator: look up the facts on richard burr. the insurance industry gave richard burr's campaigns one-point-one million dollars. that's public record. and richard burr wrote a plan to privatize medicare. "new profits for private insurers would be as high as sixteen to twenty-six billion." but seniors would pay nine percent more for medicare. richard burr is looking out for himself and the insurance industry... not you. arsenic, mercury, lead. that's what you got. duke energy endangered the drinking water of 1.6 million people in north carolina. and what did duke energy get? a sweeter deal from pat mccrory. mccrory got thousands in campaign contributions from duke energy executives. and what will you get? years of higher electric bills to pay for cleaning up their mess. >>> breaking flus right now staff.

bishop "michael - burbidge".... will diocese -- of arlington, virginia. burbidge says - he's 'not sure' -- 'why' he's getting transferred... but calls it -- "a new task from god". he was 'instrumental' -- in planning the construction of the "holy name of jesus cathedral" -- a 'spiritual home' for catholics in eastern north carolina. he says -- he 'still plans' to attend the dedication -- next july. just call him them the "sole men." eyewitness news four p-m anchor "joel - brown" and weekend sports anchor "joe - mazur" served as the "shoe guy" for tonight's wine, women and shoes state. joe and joel...presented some of the latest shoe styles on silver trays to a room full of women. the event raises money for communities in school. a-c-c fall meetings baseball tournament... we've got all the details on the expansion talks sfx - [birds] to sample the world's most delicious fresh seafood dishes... you can take a boat sfx -- [boat bell] or a plane sfx -- [jet taking off] or a train sfx -- [train horn blowing] or you can just let us pack you a bag od cook-in-bag

attorney general, protecting families will be job one. >>> many local catholics learned bishop michael burbidge arlington, virginia ver. >> the change is shocking but welcome. >> bishop burbidge says he feels the same way now as he did 10 years ago when he first moved to raleigh. his wonderful experiences here give him hope for his new role in arlington. >> everything is now different. it's radically changed. my life has changed. >> reporter: bishop michael burbidge says it happened in that call saying he had be appointed bishop of the diocese of arlington. >> it's young. and it is vibrant. and there is lots of energy and it's a growing diocese. >> reporter: the bishop says the first thing that came to mind was the holy name of jesus cathedral. he's worked on the project for five years half of his time in recall e. >> there's a human side wow, it would have been nice to be part of that to be the bishop when that was done. that's not in god's plan. >> reporter: he says he believes church leaders did consider the new cathedral in the decision. and even addressed his concerns of leaving the raleig

bishop michael burbidge who has led the raleigh ties his has bishop of arlington, virginia. bishop burbidge will be installed december 6. at 10:00 today he will do a news conference in the diocese of arlington. we will have much more on wral news at noon. >>> hurricane matthew making landfall in haiti this afternoon. it will do a lot of damage there and possibly hit the coast of florida and north carolina. we will have the latest advisory in our noon newscast. it is beautiful in south hill right now but a little bit of cloud cover eastward continuing to hang around through the afternoon. we will see a pleasant high of 77 and high temperatures in the low to mid 70s. >>> taking a look at our live drive times now 40 westbound finally starting to clean up with i-4440 and wade avenue still seeing a delay of 18 avenue in edwardsville. not half as bad as what we saw. you can see the delays are starting to go away and over at south sanders that accident is clearing up as well. renee and lena? >> thank you, wral -- mikaya. >>> today at noon we will explore how you can help older adult

michael burbidge has led for the past ten years. he is set to be formally installed december 6th. >>> coming up next, jury selection is going underway. more on what's next after he pleaded guilty to several charges. for a woman when an intruder breaks into her home. >>> a complete forecast of what we maybe facing here in central north carolina nthe insurance industry gaveon richard burr's campaigns one-point-one million dollars. that's public record. and richard burr wrote a plan to privatize medicare. "new profits for private insurers would be as high as richard burr is looking out for himself and the insurance industry... not you. >>> some tense moments they find a woman's body on aberdeen. there was a note for people nod to open the vehicle because poison has been used. the victim has been taken to the >>> no change to the strength of this storm. as it crossed over that extreme faster at about 10 miles per hour this afternoon. now it is going to continue to pick up some forward momentum as it crossed over. first thing monday morn

are wondering what's next for the catholic diocese of raleigh...after the sudden transfer of "michael - burbidge"...to arlington, virginia. bishop burbidge will be officially installed as the 4th bishop of the diocese of arlington on december 6th. he was appointed to the role by pope francis. over the past 10 years....bishop burbidge has dedicated 11 churches and helped grow the catholic church. the church says there's no timeline for a new bishop to be named. tonigh we honor the extraordinary . he passed away yesterday -- a few weeks shy of his '70th' birthday. but he left this earth -- with little -- if 'no' regrets. he was proud to say -- that he lived a 'full life' -- that took him on an amazing journey. one that he was 'honored' to share with you. sometimes small towns give rise to big dreams and launch the most memorable careers. larry stogner grew up in suca north carolina. and larry's reporting was influenced by small town values like family, faith and love of country. larry admits he wasn't a very good student at first, and the record shows he dropped out of u-n-c chapel hill his freshm

a "bittersweet tour" -- at the 'construction site' -- of the 'new' - bishop "michael - burbidge"... leading a media tour -- of the 'unfinished cathedral' -- he'll soon leave behind. it'll seat '2- thousand' -- and celebrates 'north carolina'.... and the 'growth' of the 'diocese of raleigh' -- and the '54- counties' it serves. the 'cathedral' -- won't be finished until 'may'... it'll be 'dedicated' in july. 'bishop - burbdige' will return to raleigh -- for the 'dedication' -- on july 26th. 'still to come' tonight on eyewitness news - "search for answers". a deadly 'tour bus' crash -- in the california desert. 'what' we 'now know' -- about the 'bus obama goes hollywood. a sneak peak at his appearance on "jimmy kimmel live." what's giving him a good laugh this election season. and...sprinting into action. the decision even the police are calling "completely crazy".... is the must-see video of the night. but first... a live look outside of the raleigh eyewitness news case' of 'sticker shock'... when you 'check out' the 'prices' -- for "obamacare plans" -- for next yea -- on "health- car

bishop michael burbidge has been transferred out of the raleigh times his to rally to virginia. bishop burbidge has led the raleigh diocese for the past 10 years. we will have much more on wral news at noon. >>> today the church hall starts for chandler kania. he pled guilty to charges in connection with a crash from july 2015. elizabeth, a busy morning for you tracking hurricane matthew. we have a brand-new advisory with no changes. it has winds at 145 miles-per- hour moving north at 9 miles- per-hour. we will get a new truck update at 11 a.m. that i will share with our news at noon. vrc mostly cloudy skies and we should see them dissipating a bit toward lunchtime. they mills -- they may still linger through the afternoon. expect a high of 77 and a mix of sun thursday. mikaya ? >>> taking a look at some trouble on nc-42 and taking drivers 25 minutes on i-440 . this is at gorman street on 40 that has been causing delays all morning long beyond karner road. this is something we will continue to watch with an issue also on jones sausage road . bad for drivers right now. but overal

. >> ahead how bishop michael burbidge views his new role in arlington. >> what he has to say about leaving town before the cathedral is completed. >> as we go to break here's a live look outside at i-40 and i- 54 there's traffic out there but it's moving this cloudy