wral's renee chou has one woman's frustrating wait. wral's renee chou has one woman's frustrating wait. nats here on this patch of land in leland, it's peaceful. quiet. and lonely, for elnora mills. elnora mills: tryingt it's now only her... living in this mobile home in brunswick county. her husband of 48 years, buddy, died in may from cancer. elnora mills. he's better off where's he at. he's not suffering. he wanted to stay a little big longer while i get my last check. that check is money the state promised her, after what it did to her when she was 16. elnora had her appendix removed, but doctors also sterilized her later, she married buddy and they wanted to have kids. but the kids never came. elnora mills: it's still not right what the state did to us. i think they did us dirty. elnora used the restitution money she's already received, to put new doors on the house. she also paid for his funeral, his grave... and his medical bills. now she has medical bills for a cancer that started in her nose and spread, making her blind in one

. >> and i'm renee chou. we're getting new information about an apartment fire. >> one person has died on tapers drive near new hope road and road. we're live at the scene with mikaya thurmond. and what are you learning? >> reporter: renee and lena, as you said, about five minutes ago we did confirm, unfortunately, that this fire had led to one death. we did originally know that one victim was pulled out of the apartment here and taken to the hospital. take a look at this scene. this was from just about 2 hours ago here off of tapers drive and this is new lewisburg road. fire crews as well as the get the fire under control in just about 20 minutes but again, one person, we have now learned, has died. at this time we're still working to learn what may have caused this fire, but of course, right before a holiday, this has to be absolutely devastating. renee and lena. >> mikaya thurmond, live in raleigh, through. >>> the state bureau of investigation is looking into a tedly shooting involving that -- involving a

. >> renee chou has more. renee? >> reporter: the latest plan may address concerns for parents who are looking at switching to a middle school next year. three new schools will open from schools including mills park elementsary. parents at mills park wants their kids to stay at that school. parents have campaigned hard for district leaders to reconsider the plan but were unsuccessful so far. a previous draft of the plan did not reverse the assignment. a final plan should be complete next month. lena and bill? >> >>> when it comes to hurricane matthew's relief efforts, every bit helps. wral's mikaya thurmond is live with what city leaders should do. mikaya? >> reporter: good morning. for the last few weeks, communities have come together to help the flood-ravaged parts for the state. now, the fire department is step by allowing them to donate to the principal firefighters who lost equipment life the storm. councilmembers would have to approve the move today. what's included in the donation? 5 sets of turnout gear, coa

dealt said --delta said they should have delta isffering a refu for >>> i'm renee chou. traffic is sluggish across the triangle. let's get to mikaya thurmond with more. >>> renee, we're seeing delays on 55 westbound from u.s. 401 to u.s. 1, taking drivers 14 minutes and 401 northbound is seeing issues and 50 northbound. we are seeing minor issues on 40 but the biggest problem on 40 is from i-440 to wade avenue, now taking drivers a we'll show you why. this is 40 at reedy creek. d.o.t. workers are trying to clear the accident that has been on the scene for 40 minutes. renee? >> thank you, mikaya. >>> the school board will be take up the case of moving students for the charges will be filed against the charlotte-mecklenburg police officer who shot and killed keith scott. the district attorney asked to meet with scott's family tomorrow. officer vincent bradley is said to have shot him in self defense. elizabeth? >>> we have a few patchy light rain showers and folks in the mountain have a bit of rain us. looking at the garden, extremely warm, low to mid-60s, and gusts, 30 mil

i'm renee chou with your top stories. wake county school board member will be discussing assignments. members want to look at the numbers one more time before making a decision. >>> we could know this week if charges will be filed against a charlotte-mecklenburg police officer who shot and killed keith scott. the district attorney requested the defense said that he was shot in self defense. >>> 7:26 and temperatures feel like they would mid to late afternoon, and we are tracking the rain to the west and it's not making progress into the viewing area. we won't see much rain, just patchy light showers at any point today, a little bit of that in the western part of the viewing area. gray skiess in raleigh right now. the temperatures, 60 in south hill. 64 in goldsboro and so pines, mainly mid-60s, and we'll climb to 72 this afternoon and windy. blustery this afternoon, and gusts at 30 to 35 miles per hour this afternoon. a chance of rain mainly late and wednesday night we clear out. mikaya? >>> 7:27, elizabeth, and a look at

. >> and i'm renee chou. thank >>> wake county schools are preparing for a large voter turnout and will start two hours late because of number of ols are polling sites. >> oofts finally here, election day 2016. hilland donald trump have made their final arguments. say. tracie potts is in new york with more. >> reporter: hillary clinton is back in new york after winning the first of the day, 4 for clinton and 2 for donald trump. >> tomorrow night, this election will end. but i want you to understand our work together will be just beginning. >> reporter: clinton wrapped her campaign with celebrities there and with thphiladelphia. >> tomorrow, there be no qutiess abouthe outcome of this election. >> i am betting that tomorrow, you reject feand see hope. >> reporter: they ended with an early morning rally in michigan fordonald umand >> reporter: michigan hasn't voted republican since 1988. >> michigan sits at the crossroads of history. if we win michigan, we will win this historic election. >> reporter: he is hop

i'm renee chou. >> and i'm lena tilllet. here's your top stories. >>> governor mccrory's hurricane matthew recovery fundraising efforts, communities outreach and long- term plans today and also will take public comments at 1:00 at the beson lumberton community college center. >>> and the sunshine is reappearing in most places. a little cloud cover in the eastern part of the viewing area and the museum skycam overlooking downtown raleigh. sunshine and it was cold enough this morning, 39 in raleigh and warm in goldsboro and temperatures in the low 50s, and we'll even things out in the afternoon with highs in the mid-60s. highs in the upper 60s. brian? >>> elizabeth, as we check in the durham freeway, we have a disabled vehicle blocking the right lane southbound durham freeway at glover. traffic is squeezing by at i- that cleared up. pretty smooth ride on 440 westbound. look out for delays on i-40 both directions on the suggests -- south side of durham. >> thank you, brian. >>> the state elections board in durham county found s

renee chou has more. renee? >> reporter: bill and lena, two officers from different departments were found shot and killed sitting in their vehicles, the first found after 1:00 in the morning central time, 2:00 our time. police were responding to a report of shots fired and discovered an urban dale in his patrol car. 20 minutes later, a second shooting a few blocks away where a des moines officer was found shot in his vehicle who was responding to the initial call. he was taken to the hospital where he died. at this time, it's very early in the investigation. no information on suspects and no arrests yet. this is described as an ambush attack because police say there does not appear to be prior interaction with suspects before it happened. again, the police officers were just sitting in their vehicles. the chief of des moines police said they are working hard to develop more information and we learned for better protection, officers are doing patrols in pairs. obviously, officer safety is a huge concern this mor

.>> all right, renee chou think you . >>> aftershocks are rocking new zealand. >> the latest reports after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake.>>> the battle for mosul is more than one won't -- >>> wral news on fox 50 is back with bill leslie and lena tillett. >> president obama departs for his last major trip abroad. a grand farewell tour to greece germany and peru but the president expects questions about the outcome of the us election, donald trump's win triggering uncertainty around the world. athens is the first stop it will give a speech about democracy and globalization, he will then meet with germans attended -- grand chancellor. decisions that trump makes as president benefit him or his family financially, trump has a direct stake in more than 500 companies according to his disclosures with election officials, trump families control the companies it could be handed over to an independent trustee. >> it is unrealistic to say you're going to take the business away from the three people who are running it and give it to an independent person the government because of the governm

i'm renee chou. >> and i'm brian shrader. elizabeth gardner has a look at the yucky start, but it's going to be just fine. >> we need the rain and i know folks are thankful to see it. it started around the area, 3, 3:30 this morning. still lingering. we're not finished with this yet. it should be out of here by lunchtime and in some places probably before that, but i

renee chou has more on where you can go for help. renee? >> reporter: lena, limited options. north carolina has only one participating insurer in the majority of the counties. blue across blue shield. cigna will sell coverage in five counties, and others have quit the marketplace because they said that the overhaul has not drawn enough young, healthy people to pay into the system and balance out policy holders who are older and sicker. the cost of health insurance going up. in north carolina, premiums are going up 25%. but most who sign up will qualify for federal tax subsidies anwi or most of the premium costs. you can go to health care.gov to enter the health insurance marketplace. you can sign up for new options or change your plan. if you don't do it today, you have three months to decide. the penalty for not signing up under the accordable care act or if you don't have other insurance is $695 or 2.5% of the group get covered and enroll america are hosting a kickoff event at the barton street baptist church in raleigh from 10:30 this morning to 5:00. you can get in-person

i'm renee chou. we have a number of accidents popping up. >>reporter: we'll start off on 40 westbound near reedy creek. there is an accident blocking that left lane. expect big delays towards harrison. on the northbound side on the we saw things slowing down a little bit. still working through delays. also on southbound 501 an accident blocking the center lane. back to you. >>> roy cooper said he's the next governor of north carolina. he mccrory. 5,000 votes separate the candidates. the gop will hold a news conference. >>> mike morgan moved to the state supreme court with an election victory over bob edmonds. they give democrats a majority for the first time in nearly 20 years. >>> it feels very nice out with a southwesterly flow. it's keeping temperatures warm overnight. we are seeing showers. they are very light. you barely have to use your pipe wipers. our temperatures are on the mild side. back to you. >>> richard burr gets to keep his senate seat. next on fox 50 his plans for >>> election day has come and gone. >> upsets favored donald

. >> wral's renee chou newsroom with more. >> reporter: the moore county school system sent an email saying students, parents and faculty will need to go through standup metal detectors. also no bags will be allowed in the stadium area. officials do not have any specific threats, they just want to make sure everyone is safe in light of recent violence. that includes the drive-by shooting of a 12-year-old girl in southern pines. thanks linda campbell was shot one week ago today. a man was charged as an accessory after the fact. >>> police are looking for a gunman in a second drive-by shooting. a man was shot in the leg in a yard on west illinois street where several people were gathered for a cookout. that and then -- that man is supposed to be okay. there is a memorial service tomorrow for jalinda campbell at west primary school dose -- west york school on primary in the field with candidates and campaigns as they learn the outcomes of the races. we will have the fastest election returns of anyone in the area. >> our coverage on wral begins at 7:00 and will continue well into the nig

i am renee chou. >>> i am bill leslie. today we expect to find out if wisconsin can finish the recount for the electoral college deadline. >> the green party is challenging results in three states. the clinton campaign is joining them. president-elect donald trump calls it a scam. >> the green party is requesting recounts in wisconsin, michigan and pennsylvania. >> this is not about helping one guy and hurting another guy. this is about providing a system that we boaters can believe in. >> trump is denouncing the effort alleging voter fraud in

. >> i'm renee chou. >> this is on execute they -- thurmond is on the scene. mikaya? >> reporter: a scary look, lena and renee. police have gone needs now but this was busier about 20 minutes ago. this is the duke-raleigh life management center. a man at some point ended up crashing into the window of the front of the building. the good news is a spokeswoman tells us that no one is injured. no one was inside. the area of the building that was hit was the gym. so we are fortunate that no one was inside at the time. >>> in western north carolina, air quality alerts have been firefighters. >> firefighters have made progress because was cooler weather but the situation is critical. bill? >> reporter: lena and renee, an evacuation goes into effect for parts of highway 9 in henderson county, and if you are not familiar with it, it's county. 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 t

i'm lena tillett. >> i'm renee chou. >> this is on execute they -- thurmond is on the scene. mikaya? >> reporter: a scary look, lena and renee. police have gone needs now but this was busier about 20 minutes ago. this is the duke-raleigh life

thanks for joining us the time is 8:00 i'm lena tillett and i'm renee chou, pretrial hearings continue for trent 11 -- bowe bergdahl. mikaya thurmond is live at fort bragg this morning. >> reporter: >> we apologize we do not have her audio but we will get her report later.>>> republicans will meet to discuss the election results, the trump transition in full swing as tracie potts reports two picks will wilt a lot of influence. >> the trump transition team serve as chief of staff and conservative news executive stephen bannon who headed the trump campaign will become chief strategist. >> they will both have big roles in the trump administration as well as they should. there is a small senior team. >> in a wide-ranging interview trump admits he won't completely replace obamacare. >> are you going to make sure that people with pre-existing conditions are still covered? >> yes, of the strongest assets also with children living with their parents for an extended period. >> republicans say part of the trump wall with mexico could be a fence and millions of immigrants will not be quickly depo

i'm renee chou. >> and i'm brian shrader. elizabeth gardner has a look at the yucky start, but it's going to be just fine. >> we need the rain and i know folks are thankful to see it. it started around the area, 3, 3:30 this morning. still lingering. we're not finished with this yet. it should be out of here by lunchtime and in some places probably before that, but i lunchtime, we should cover almost everybody. steadier rain from roxboro over toward mecklenburg county, virginia, steady rain. from raleigh south ward and westward, a little bit of mist and drizzle. christmas decorations, and i know it's kind of a yucky start to thanksgiving, but we needed the rain. not a whole lot in the rain gauges, though, probably just a trace to a quarter of an springs. much, much warmer -- holly springs. in your planner at lunchtime, expect the rain to be over. we'll start to see a peek of sunshine here, starting to see that in a couple of spots already. 58 at lunchtime and with a little more sunshine, expect mid 60s for highs this afternoo

renee chou joins us with >> reporter: the case of 33- year-old john livingston is at the center of the lawsuit filed in district court. the 33-year-old was shot on the front porch of his home in november 2015. deputies arrived at the house on everett to investigate a reported assault. livingston refused to allow deputies to search his home around 3 am. deputies say livingston became combative and he was shot. a grand jury decided not to of wayne post and other deputies are named in the lawsuit. the plaintiffs allege the harnett county sheriff's office has a history of excessive force. numerous instances including use of pepper spray and other intimidating tactics. the plaintiffs in the lawsuit say supervisors new other deputies misconduct and did nothing. they are seeking punitive and other damages. if you would like to read the lawsuit in full it is on our webs responding to a student run twitter accounts racist post. what they're saying next. >>> a student run twitter account behind a racist tweet has been taken down. harnett county high school is working with law enforcement to find

thanks for joining us this veterans day, i'm lena tillett. >> i'm renee chou. great to have you with us. breaking news in downtown raleigh where police are investigating a deadly crash. >> this happened on south dawson street which is closed off at wral's emmy victor is at the scene and has been for some time now. what are you learning now? >> reporter: i have some information for you since we just spoke 30 minutes ago. i want to show you the scene, police crews are back and there is even a tow truck here. they have a big task here. they have to get this car that is stuck inside of a guardrail onto the tow truck, it is a big scene, one that has been developing since as early as

. >>> wral news on fox 50 is back renee chou and lena tillet. >>> we're following a developing story this morning. four police officers shot in four different u.s. cities. >> three officers were hospitalized, and one has died. all within a span of 24 hours. the most recent shooting was in kansas city, missouri, where there was a shootout at a traffic stop. an officer and two suspects were shot. one of the suspects died. the officer is in critical but stable condition. no update on the second suspect's condition. >>> also in missouri, police in traffic was shot twice in the face, but is expected to live. another car pulled along the marked police car, fired twice, and pulled away. police say the gunman later died in a shootout with officers. >>> in san antonio, texas, an officer was shot and killed while writing a traffic ticket. the gunman walked up to the officer a driver's side window and shot 50-year-old detective benjamin marconi twice killing him. has any relationship to the original driver who was pulled over. a person of interest is in custody. >>> and in florida, a suspect is

wral renee chou is here to bring us the latest. >> reporter: we've learned more new fires flared up. two of them are in mcdell county. overworked crews on the front line fire. fortunately that fire did not grow outside the containment lines. the size remains at about 7,000 acres. 36% contained. officials allowed residents and business owners who evacuated chemney rock village to return today. in ashe county a brush fire was sparked by a house fire. it is growing. >>> a tense standoff continues this morning between police and protesters against the dakota access pipeline. an estimated 400 protesters were involved initially. at last check, that number was down to about 100. police fired tear gas and rubber bullets into the protesters overnight. this in an effort to stop them the protesters say they were fired on while trapped on the bridge and shot with a water canon in subfreezing temperatures. firefighters say they're putting out a fire started by protesters. >>> wake county board of commissioners will report today on the state of the county. his presentation during today's county bo

. >> and i'm renee chou. >>> breaking news out of durham. police are investigating a shooting at an apartment complex at 3:30 this morning. so far, no word on the condition of the victim or search for suspects. as soon as we get updates we'll bring them to you. >>> we are exactly one week away from election day. donald trump and mike pence are in pennsylvania today focusing as tracie potts tells us they are looking into ties between russia and trump's former campaign manager. >> i will tell you this. if they want to look at more e- mails of one of my staffers by all means, go ahead. look at them. i know they will reach the same conclusion they reached when they looked at my e-mails last year; right? >> reporter: as the fbi digs through hundreds of thousands of emails of a top clinton aide, sources confirm that agency is taking a preliminary look at the foreign business ties of donald trump's former campaign manager, paul manafort. >> the director has discussed an investigation involving one candidate and opens the director up to claims of bi

i'm renee chou. here are your top stories. watauga county is almost fully contained. crews are working the front lines of the blowing rock fire. 55 homes are considered to be in danger. crews are parking on driveways and blocking streets to cut the flames off in their tracks. >>> dry conditions keep spreading to the east in our state. the latest drought monitor map shows abnormally dry conditions reaching as far east as raleigh. that is the yellow on the map in 19 counties, mostly east of i-85. 38 more counties are dealing and another mild and dry day for us, elizabeth. >> that's right. we may wrap up the day with a couple of sprinkles but it's not going to be much. we look ahead to next week and have our first significant rain in weeks and weeks that happened, tuesday, wednesday and thursday. a mix of sun and clouds today and you can see some of that sunshine as we look west across wake count at 43. everybody else in the low to mid-50s, higher than that in fayetteville at 57 but certainly a mild morning and afternoon with a high of 70 but will see him at of sun and c

. >> i'm renee chou. great to have you with us. breaking news in downtown raleigh where police are investigating a deadly crash. >> this happened on south dawson street which is closed off at wral's emmy victor is at the scene and has been for some time now. what are you learning now? >> reporter: i have some information for you since we just spoke 30 minutes ago. i want to show you the scene, police crews are back and there is even a tow truck here. they have a big task here. they have to get this car that is stuck inside of a guardrail onto the tow truck, it is a big scene, one that has been developing since as early as we are now approaching the sixth hour of the investigation. as of right now, one person has died, another is in critical condition at a local hospital. there is debris that we were seeing still on the ground, and lots of information we are waiting to learn. including how this happened. how the car got stuck in the guardrail. there are still other pieces of germination are waiting to hear from, we have spoken with

thank you so much for joining us, it is 8:00 on this friday after thanksgiving, i'm renee chou. >> i'm brian shrader in for bill millions of shoppers are heading out for black friday to get a deal. >> 6 in 10 of us are hoping to take advantage of those great deals. jay gray reports from one of the busiest malls in the country. >> reporter: the dash for deals began while the turkey was still warm. shoppers starting black friday on thursday. but, the real crush comes today through the weekend, when 6 in 10 americans are expected to >> we know that it is not only shopping but 61% of people are planning to spend more money this season as opposed to last. >> reporter:sales are predicted to be up by 3.6% over last year, a welcome jump at the end of what has been a difficult year for retailers. once again this year, big ticket items include electronics, televisions, high- tech,clothes also continued to be a go to gift. ultimately, shoppers can either show up at stores or login. >> i like these sales. >> reporter:everyone looking for a bargain on black friday. >> and that was jay gray reportin

i'm renee chou. >> and i'm lena tillett. hillary clinton. you will be in fayetteville and charlotte. to rally is at 2 p.m., doors open at noon. >>> republican vice presidential candidate mike pence will be campaigning in greenville. he will spring at rock -- he will speak at rock springs center at noon. >>> this is the last full day for early voting in north carolina. is stopped tomorrow at 1 p.m. to find your early voting site and polling place and a list of candidates, go to wral.com. nice today, not as warm as yesterday. >> exactly. here's our raleigh sky cam. we have a mix of sun and clouds in places, clearer the farther north and west you are, the more south andes, the more cloud cover. temperatures will be cool here and temperatures will start to quilter -- filter southward. this afternoon temperatures will be in the 60s instead of 80s. a chilly start saturday and sunday, high temperatures close while we still have a few crashes on our live commute map, the number of major routes that are slow are starting to dwindle as the morning com

renee chou shares one woman's story of how sterilization impacted her life. i'm kathryn brown....lets good evening ...thanks for joining us... this week.. court documents reveal more details about the night a cary cyclist was hit and killed.... a smithfield father is arrested and accused of killing his infant daughter... and.... the man convicted of masterminding a plot from his prison cell to kidnap the father of a former wake county prosecutor is heading to federal prison. court documents reveal new

i'm renee chou. here are your top stories. a new report that says a stolen gun was found at the scene wher frank clark on tuesday and details a struggle between clark and police at mcdougald terrace where the shooting happened. >>> and greenville will be the location of one of the final meetings about hurricane recovery. the meeting is from 10:00 a.m. until noon. >>> another extremely warm morning, elizabeth. >>> incredible out there and feels tropical almost. night that is basically over, and the ride out should be fairly dry but tonight, rain rolls in with a few isolated storms and wind damage. we'll talk about that on fox 50 in a few minutes. the tall tower camera, a gloomy start with companies in the mid to upper 60s and 70 right now in goldsboro, and a high of 75 this afternoon. overnight tonight, rain and then clearing quickly. thursday and friday, turning cooler. nate? >>> i-85 down to one lane due to a tractor trailer that jackknifed southbound lanes of i-85 at falls lake, and the traffic has backed up a couple of mile

. >> and i'm renee chou. thank >>> wake county schools are preparing for a large voter turnout and will start two hours late because of number of ols are polling sites. >> oofts finally here, election day 2016. hilland donald trump have made their final arguments.

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i am renee chou. >>> i am bill leslie. today we expect to find out if wisconsin can finish the recount for the electoral college deadline. >> the green party is challenging results in three states. the clinton campaign is joining them. president-elect donald trump calls it a scam. >> the green party is requesting recounts in wisconsin, michigan and pennsylvania. >> this is not about helping one guy and hurting another guy. this is about providing a system that we boaters can believe in. >> trump is denouncing the effort alleging voter fraud in proof he won the popular vote because millions voted illegally. he calls the recount a fund raising scam. the green party denies that. >> this is a complete distraction and a fraud. and something they should drop. >> clinton campaign lawyer said they found no evidence of hacking and not behind the recount but will participate. dissension in the trump transition. over a possibly appointing mitt romney as secretary of state. >> people feel betrayed to think that governor romney will be

i'm renee chou. >> and i'm lena tillett. here's your top stories. suppression will be the focus of a hearing today. they are claiming that thousands of voters haen removed fr voting rollto be lov today anwe will have heat? >>> that right. 80degrees and the sunshine across wake county with temperatures mostly in the to mid-50 erwin and mperatd gosboro and climb to 80, sunshine and a front comes through thursday with a slim of shs er anthene plun to 62 on frid. brian? >>> elizabeth, we ha slow traffic 40 eastbound at highway 86, the median blocked there and it bens in advance of milhouse bridge. the prident's coming to avenueon the eastbound side, an accident the right shoulder with heavy traffic from 540 from wade. give youelf extra time from the airport. back to you. >>> you might notice a shortage of gasoline in yourarea but it's not lybecause of the pipeline explosion in alabama. authoritiessay some people are hoarding gasoline and there is no need. today at noon, we are live where you can find plenty of gasoli at reas the next newscast on wral at

. >> and i'm renee chou. >>> here are your top stories. nate, how's i-85 looking? double tractor trailer at falls lake, the southbound lane and traffic is stopped entirely. and we also have word of an accident on 40 near wade avenue in the other direction. crews are dispatched to that and maybe injuries involved with that. and mostly minor accidents, a fender bender here and there. also we had hillsborough street near the alley. we do have traffic flowing in both directions. expect delays on hillsborough. back to you. >>> a new report -- we have been tracking showers overnight last night. wet out there this morning, and take a look at the radar. you can see as we start this just now, we have had rain but most of it is over. the durham skycam, definitely to friday. we're excited about that. but not feeling like christmas today, low 70s down south and a high of 75 degrees and close to the record high for today, and expect storms tonight and clearing on thursday and friday. >>> a teacher who stepped on an american flag as part of a school lesson is fighting to return

bill leslie, renee chou and brian shrader will be there to bring you the fun saturday at 10:00 a.m. in downtown raleigh. >> imagine if it ever did snow for our parade. >> yeah, but saturday will start out chilly, but once the sun comes out the temperatures rise fast. >> nice. >> so during the parade we'll rise quickly into the 60s. >> very comfortable. >> yes, so light jacket in the morning, and then the end of the parade could be well into the 60s. here's what's ahead. it's a chilly evening in progress. clear skies, temperatures rising though as the week goes on. warmth through saturday, especially friday into saturday. the highs should be in the 70s. we're following a cold front developing in the plains on thursday, and could bring showers on saturday with its passage. and then once it moves by it's abruptly colder for sunday. temperatureswell below normal, we'll see that in the seven- calm winds, dewpoint at 41. some smoke in the area from the wildfires out west because of the westerly wind today, and with the winds remaining light overnight the smoke could become trapped in the

. >>> i am renee chou. >> a trump advisor saidit may be mid december before dold trump announces his cabinet choices. >>his morning we are hearing new names under consideration. >> reer: new names emging as possible choices for president elected trump's cabinet. mike fnn's nationasecurity advisor. jim talent is defense seetary. senator ted cruz is attorney general. >> i am eager to help anyway i can. >> governor governor nikki hale is beinconsidered as secretary of state even though she publicly opposed to trump. out there. >> we discussed the transition. >> how did it go? >> it went well. >> rudy giuliani and ambassador john bolton are discusd. there may be enough to block both. >> i don't t yhinkou want your chief diplomat to be an advocate for war. >> governor mike pencise in char of the transition but today he is back in washington meeting with top leaders from both parties who could choose the next supreme court justice. en with a republican jority confirmation may not be easy. >> to say the anher thing that's a better think twice about that. >> hillary clinton made her first pu

. >> and i'm renee chou. we're getting new information about an apartment fire. >> one person has died on tapers drive near new hope road and road. we're live at the scene with mikaya thurmond. and what are you learning? >> reporter: renee and lena, as you said, about five minutes ago we did confirm, unfortunately, that this fire had led to one death. we did originally know that one victim was pulled out of the apartment here and taken to the hospital. take a look at this scene. this was from just about 2 hours ago here off of tapers drive and this is new lewisburg road. fire crews as well as the

bill leslie, renee chou and brian shrader will be there to bring you the excitement tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. on wral. >>> it's already a holiday season to remember for some children in cumberland county. they now have forever homes. still ahead, we're there for the their special adoption day. >>> experts million for this iconic dress once worn by marilyn monroe, so >>> former glee star jane lynch is ready to serenade you this she's got a new album called swinging little christmas. it features fresh takes on classic carols. the album is now available on i tunes and amazon. >>> and ripley's believe it or not is now the proud owner of the dress worn by marilyn monroe when she sang to president john f. kennedy. it sold for 4.8 million dollars at auction. originally cost12,000 when it was made in 1962, and it was so tight she was sewn into the dress. i'm sure she didn't sit down. >> how do you get out of it if you're sewn into it? >> take out the stitches i guess. >> someone has to unsew you. >> cut you out. >> for 12 grand back then in 62, that was a lot of money. >> i know! >> tha

. >> i am renee chou. a tractor trailer crash shut carrying frozen chickens. they went off the road and struck the bridge supports on the south bound side. the driver's injuries are not life threatening. the bridge at the 95-mile marker was damaged and is closed. >> let's get a check of the weather now. >> it's cold out there. we are seeing lots of sunshine across the the area. here is our raleigh sky cam looking at the state fair grounds. there is a little bit of cloud cover trying to snook in. for the most part we more sun than clouds, it is 37 in roxboro, 39 fayetteville. we are starting to see temperatures warm up from where we were an hour and a half ago when temperatures were in the 20s. we are warming to the mid 50s this afternoon, very similar to yesterday. we have a chance of patchy light rain early thursday morning and then mild. >>> 8:57. south bound capital boulevard remains closed because of yesterday's water main break. the repairs will continue through the day and it should evening. that's what the city believes right now. it's closed south boun

i'm renee chou in for lena tillet. >> i'm bill leslie. glad to have you with us this morning. >>> it's chilly out there but it's not as breezy. that's the gift that we get this morning. >> that helps amazing ly. let's take a look at our raleigh sky cam right now. the sun is just we have should be fairly clear today. a front could bring us some rain for, say, thursday morning. i'll show you that coming up on future cast. in durham it's 28. it's 28 in wake forest and here at the tv studios. it's 25 right now at our sensor in cary. 28 in roxboro, 26 in south hill. it's a cold morning out there. 29 in southern pines and 34 degrees in fayetteville. by 8:00 a.m. temperatures will be climbing back up to about freezing. 50 at close to the high of 54 yesterday. we have high fire danger because it's extremely dry. the the winds will be a bit more calm. officials ask you not to do any out door burning today. we will talk about thanksgiving day. coming up. >>> bryan has some spot s to avoid. >> if you had to use capitol boulevard yesterday afternoon