there's been more progress in western north more fires nearly 100% contained. through more fires in western north carolina are not yet contained. >>> north carolina central university will hold a celebration of light tribute. the funeral is set for tomorrow and she was the first permanent chancellor at the school. it arena. >>> is a big night for us at wral . >> is this thing really magical ? >> yes. i've been told that it is. >> let's see. [ laughter ] it works, cinderella. >> our very own david crabtree magically lit are three jet foot tower. magic was all around the wral studios. it also brought snow to help us celebrate the season. it will be lit each night through the holidays. >>> fort bragg kicked off the holiday season with soldiers and their families attending the christmas tree lighting. wral's gilbert baez was the mc announces his choice to lead the defense department. >> plus, the new contenders so we're here at the mouth of the cave that no a million years. let's go check it out. look, there's signs of an ancient civilization. let me see if i can translate it. now all this looks like some typ

three more fires in western north carolina are not yet contained. >>> north carolina central university will hold a chip it for chandler deborah saunders white today. her funeral is set for tomorrow. she was the first permit female chancellor at the school. the jury which will be held at 2:00 at the mcdougall la quinta inn arena. >>> a big night at wral with the help of cinderella and her fairy godmother. >> is this thing really magical? >> i've been told that it is. >> it works, cinderella [ laughter ] >> we saw david crabtree magically lighting our 300 foot tower decorated with lights and magic was all around the wral studios bringing us snow to help celebrate the season. the tower will be lit each night through the holidays. fort bragg kicked off the holiday season with soldiers and their families attending the annual christmas tree lighting. wral's gilbert baez was the mc. structuring estimate for the american tobacco durham campus gerald owens will emcee with a number of performances. this event concludes around 7 pm with the tower lighting. >>> at least it will be chilly enough so

. >>> and tonight two more fires are nearly 100 percent contained in western north carolina. that means crews are freed up to head to tennessee to fight north carolina are not yet contained. >>> the flood waters from hurricane matthew receded long ago, but some residents have yet to repair their lives, and tonight residence debilities found out their options -- residents found out their options. >> yes, it's a ghost town. >> reporter: you can drive some streets in princeville and never find another person. doors and windows open. inside the homes are empty. you were one of the luckier one? >> yes. compared to neighbors, the flood damage for her is minimal. >> have faith and you can make it through anything. >> reporter: those with homes that didn't make it through the storm made their way to this meeting. >> what's the process you need to go through? >> i want to arm you with as much information as i can. >> reporter: she's with north carolina emergency management, and damaged homes can be elevated or reconstructed as they were, or opt to have the home bought out by the govern

. >> in western north carolina, a whole school district shut down thursday and friday because of outbreaks of strep, pneumonia and flu, after nearly a quarter of all high schoolers came down with symptoms, prompting some people to do their holiday shopping with masks. >> i'm trying to keep from getting sick. >> flu cases are slightly up nationwide and the latest numbers show only about 40% of adults have been vaccinated so far this season. and now the cdc is recommending against flu vaccines in nasal spray form because they might not be effective. >> the flu mist doesn't work. >> there's concern that the change could lead to fewer vaccinations for those scared of the needle. but or the beckett protection. >> a lot of people didn't get vaccinated last year, so a lot of people double dipped, they got sick for a couple of weeks and got a little bit better and got sick again. >> the cdc estimates that last year the flu vaccine protected five million people, roughly the population of the atlanta metro area. back on the couch, jill tells us she was supposed to get her flu shot that day. as for h

, i'll show you where they are dotted from georgia and the smokey mountains of tennessee, western north carolinaill burning uncontrolled, so in other words they are not totally confined. this is the drought monitor, shows you the worst is still throughout georgia and tennessee. one big rain event, the one we got done with, now another heading our way. here's the current location of the 16 fires. the one that burned the gatlinburg area is called the chimney tops fire. that's about 17,000 acres and the estimated containment is going to be december 20th, so firefighters don't think that blaze will completely be under control until the 20th. that's a couple days before christmas, so just to give you an idea, this is pretty rugged territory. calm conditions the next two days. they focus on the winds, winds are light. then the rain comes in on sunday and this will be a blessing. i think this rain will really put a lot of fires into check and get the containment up to 100%. the rainfall totals are estimated to be anywhere in the pink area three inches, red is two, and the blue and the purple shades, th

40s north and west and most places well above freezing tonight and 9 district and quantico and the clouds soon to follow will be the rain. it's just now pushing into western portions of north carolina again sometime predawn south and west and it's good amount of moist fewer that is able to tap the gulf of mexico and supply itself. mild and wet south. with high pressure close by will be colder rain and keep that high pressure on deck through the night hours so we won't see the rain. because it will be cold and i several layers don't be surprised for pockets of pink in this area. it doesn't last all day it's usually at the onset. you may have to watch western facing counties and higher elevations for accommodation of snow and sleet that may become freezing rain than will begin in the morning between and 6 it could last until 7:00 talking about untreated surfaces being accumulation with snow, sleet and ice. future cast let's take you through tomorrow so you have an idea what to expect. 00 in the morning the commute may be done before then. d.c. on east it looks like it will be just cloudy and rain will be coming up from the south and west and you can be seeing these pink areas in kas

society better, more prosperous and helping families in communities like the one i represent in western north carolina better off. mr. mchenry: we need to help families, small businesses, to help make us more prosperous as americans. and so this act deals with app couple of those areas, in particular, for families, small businesses and entrepreneurs so neck gain greater access to lending, to loans, to capital, that they need to help businesses grow and create jobs. window of those bills to -- two of those bills to that end that i authored earlier this year which we passed with over 400 votes is individual stand-alone items in the house of representatives. the fix crowdfunding act, in particular, amend existing security laws to make it easier for small businesses and entrepreneurs to use innovative forms of capital formation. investment crowdfunding and angel investing are two of those areas in particular. to support those ideas that enable us to create jobs. those two bills were part of the larger package, that are part of the innovation initiative that leader mccarthy and i launched at the beginning

continuous since the morning hours from jackson to nashville, all the way into the western piedmont of north carolina. rain through the mid atlantic, new jersey, and then across long island, still seeing plenty of wet weather. to the north, we are seeing light snow, and that is falling into up state new york and northern new england. if you're flying out today, you heard about the misery map. this is what we can expect for the weekend. nor delays possible. and even in i think a better likelihood, sunday and monday as we continue to watch this storm. sheinelle? >> look at all of that. it's a mess. it's a challenge. bonnie schneider, thank you. >>> breaking news. more arrests in the terror attack on the christmas market in berlin. next, some answers about how difficult it is to track these potential attackers. >>> we've got to rely on law enforcement in the intelligence services to utilize intelligence to try and identify and mitigate these attackers before they can bring harm to innocent civilians. >> former fbi agent, sean henry, talking about heightened security here in the u.s. this holiday season.

those flood watches up through north dakota, even north carolina windchill advisories. western york and start there, they have fresh snow on the ground and blizzard warning north and east of where our gio benitez is. >> reporter: hey there, ginger, i got to tell you i am wearing six layers. this is no match for these temperatures. we're talking about a windchill of negative 8. my face knows what that feels like right now. look at all this snow we got here. seeing all of this wind. we're seeing gusts up to 40 miles per hour. sometimes like a hurricane it feels like. i have to sort of turn around here. we're talking about 10 inches of snow on the ground right now. it fell fast overnight. so many of you waking up to frigid temperatures just like this. this morning a deep freeze for many across the country. 100 million americans bracing for bitter cold from the northeast to the pacific northwest. watch as this school bus in portland loses control barreling down an icy hill. >> oh, look out, look out. >> before colliding with cars parked on the street. this highway in oregon shut do

you can look at bank of north carolina, first horizon, western alliance. they have drivers. they are going to do m&a. >> that is what i was going to ask. a lot of deals have been thwarted. even the ones struck a year ago. a lot of people knowing they are nearing thresholds but they have been thwarted. >> i think the $10 billion level will be lifted and i think banks are not faced with pressure as they hit 10 billion across it. 50 billion, come on? really important? you are not. maybe 150, maybe 200. that allows those guys in the middle to become active. one of the best things banks have done is try to cut cost. the best way is to consolidate. >> a great way to set up the next discussion. thank you so much. happy new year. >>> be careful what you ask for. those might be the words for the wise. we'll tell you what the social media leader asked followers. president-elect trump has raised eyebrows with some ideas. we are going to talk to one time and maybe future sec member dan gallagher next. >>> as we were discussing financials have been lagging lately but the sector has been

an anonymous spender in north carolina played off layaway -- paid off layaway accounts. amanda westernorts.>> reporter: with only three days until christmas, felicia sellers is busy getting presents under the tree. it's the story of how they got there that she will always remember. >> i went to walmart around nine to get my layaway. she said, years has been paid for. yours +25 others. i am like, what do you mean? it wasn't registering. my mouth literally dropped to the counter. i am going to cry. she had the biggest smile on her face. walked off, went got my box. i was just bawling. >> reporter: one of santa's elves stopped in this walmart. thanks to the anonymous giver, 26 holidays were made brighter.>> that's amazing. that's awesome to see something, somebody doing something so nice for somebody that they don't even know.>> reporter: felicia posted her story on facebook. the post went viral. more than 100 comments and 1400 reactions. felicia says she just hopes the good samaritan sees it. >> christmas, i think this time of year brings out the good in people. there are good people lef

western states through the midwest. in the dakotas, near whiteout conditions have left more than down.les of highways shut authorities issuing a no travel advisory. parts of north carolina, cars are careening off ice covered roads. in nebraska, wind gusts up to 75 miles per hour caused a semi truck to flip over. in minnesota, high wind knocked out power, 20,000 customers in the dark and grounded flights. right now, we want to look outside at the capital. here at home, it is sunny and warm. doug hill is here with a look at our forecast. doug: it feels like spring out here. 62 degrees at midday. we will clear this guys out the father west you go in washington, the more sunshine you see. still overcast in washington and areas east. we will see improvement. the issue is the cold air behind the cold front is lagging behind. it is 63 and frederick. 66, luray. deal.a one-day cool air will move in. skies will be clear. late afternoon and early evening, temperatures will drop. cold front location now, clearing skies developing with here. shape. be in good tomorrow morning, we will wake up to sunshine. temperatures colder this morning. 33 in manassas. city.rees in the we will che

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western pennsylvania. part of wisconsin through minnesota and iowa. then this is the freezing rain advisory south through north carolina. so this is a large area. what is happening is the strong winds will be developing overhead. they will work the winds down to the surface. they are out of the south now. you will see the temperatures rising tonight. that is a good sign instead of going the other way. as the precipitation moves in. it will take a while to get the cold air off the ground and get the warm air down. that is why it will stay with a chance of the freezing rain and sleet for a while. eventually tomorrow m metro area and the north. it will arrive and go above freezing. we have the plain rain in the area until it ends. 8:00 in the morning we are still depicting freezing rain and sleet over a large area. changing to rain on the shore and south and east. probably ending to the afternoon. that is good news. we jump ahead to sunday with another system, a cold front that could bring rain showers. gusty at that. wreaths across america tomorrow, a crowd of wonderful people will be at the arlington national cemetery.

north, northwest at 14, feels like 27, even cold in some of those suburbs. big front here going all the way down to the gulf coast into western florida now coming through the carolinastia. with the cold air behind it we'll have the colder temperatures moving in. from the futurecast clouds hanging tough overnight into early monday. we may start with some clouds, but quickly we'll see the sun returning, a decent day with partly to mostly sunny conditions, highs 30 to near 40 degrees. tuesday morning chilly, but tuesday looks good with high pressure building in. we see highs in the lower 40s tuesday and then by wednesday as the high pulls away and winds become a little bit more southerly, i think a good looking wednesday as highs approach 50 degrees, so pretty nice start to the week. right now i'm not seeing any big travel issues for the next several days. so that's good news. tonight partly cloudy, if not mostly cloudy, breezy, definitely colder. we're hitting 67. by the way, 38 is my 3-degree guarantee temperature for tomorrow. 20s monday morning, partly to mostly sunny and then just a sunny and cold and dry afternoon, mid- to upper 30s. north wind 5 to 10. three-day

mountain here on the western or left edge of the map and the river or creek here and more probably something just like this. in the lafayette mcwallace players at university of north carolina chapel hill there are a series of essentially these little strip maps or snippets off of this or very similar confederate maps and that's probably what longstreet was given. the army in tennessee in particular has a very difficult time reproducing maps of any size and you can find in a number of surviving collections almost like the old aaa trip maps or strip maps, you know and if you turn left and right off of the route you're probably not going to know where you're going and they received an order. while endeavoring to get in line for battle. it had been merely skirmishing. it had been a pretty costly fight but that statement probably says something about the condition and state of the army and also braggs long held belief of how the battle would be unfolding and only here does he begin to change that idea. he goes on to say and inform me that the battle was for daylight the next morning. the action to be brought on upon our right and be taken up to the left. to be an extreme left a