this is wral news on fox 50. >>> right now on wral news, with just hours left before the polls open, candidates are spending the last moments on the campaign trail. >> north pivotal role in election day, and tonight we count down to election day. >> plus a disturbing new discovery on a south carolina property where a woman was found chained in i astorage ever -- in a storage container. >> and the unanswered questions about a missing wake county mother. >>> the were presidential candidates are using every last minute to try and win over voters across the nation, including here in north carolina. i'm gerald owens. >> and i'm debra morgan. assignment in just a moment. but the candidates clearly think each vote cast in north carolina could be critical to whether they win or lose this election. >> thousands are gathered at nc state's campus right now waiting for a midnight rally from hillary clinton, just hours after donald trump stopped in raleigh. >> linda loveland has the cover live from reynolds coliseum tonight. >> reporter: i can describe the concert-like atmosphere. right now it's

this is wral news. >>> inmates are committing crimes from inside prison walls. murder, kidnapping, drug deals. they conduct gang business and insight riots and they can do it all from a prison cell. all thank you-all for joining us i'm deborah morgan. >> and i'm geraldo owens. smuggling cell phones is a nationwide problem. now, the government's help is wanted. amanda has more to make this happen. >> reporter: gerald and deborah, it's hard to believe this could be used in a murder plot, but it allows inmates to reach outside the prison walls to plan a

this is wral news. >>> more than 1/3 of north carolina's registered voters have already cast their ballots. has brought both 'presidential the road to the white house runs right through north carolina this year. thank you for joining us i'm david crabtree. >> and i'm debra morgan. plenty of experts do agree it will be hard for either candidate to win the presidency without winning the tarheel state. >> tonight it's why both candidates are crisscrossing the state at the same time. hillary clinton hadz stopped at pit county and joining bernie

.>> [ speaking >>> it's time to go "on the record" with wral news. >>> good evening. finally, we are just days away from the election. early voting in north carolina and across the country has been heavy. and indicator of the intense interest in this election year. as of thursday more than 2.2 million people have taken the time to vote early in north carolina. many have voted in the ce the latest wral news survey usa poll released on tuesday shows incumbent richard burr opening up a six point lead over his democratic challenger deborah ross. libertarian sean hawe has 2%. the remainder undecided. tonight we're going to focus on this race and hear from all the candidates. and we begin with the incumbent richard burr. who has served two terms in the senate and already said if re-

at fort bragg, gilbert bays, wral news. >>> rehearsal continued today in new york for the annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. broadway stars, celebrities, and dance troupes their programs in the square. you can catch the parade here thursday at 9:00, and if you missed raleigh's christmas parade watch it again christmas eve or christmas day. you can also watch it at noon christmas day. >>> as we told you earlier the presidential medal of freedom was handed down at the white house today, and many of the honorees took part in a mannequin challenge before the twitter page. look see all the celebrities posing. earlier ellen tweeted she wasn't allowed in the white house at first because she forgot her i. d. that's some high powered folks. >> it sure is. >> that's the closest we'll ever get to inside the white house too. sneak peek inside there. look at that. >> most famous mannequin challenge so far. >> that's pretty cool! that's impressive! she! that's pretty cool. thanks for joining us, and for weather and traffic every ten minutes watch the morning news on wral starting at 4:30. [blues

this is wral news on fox 50. >>> right now on wral news on fox 50, how an entire community is grieving after the death of a local soldier killed in the line >> plus how an outbreak of violence made for tense moments at a local high school football game. >>> and a deadly encounter, new details about a shooting that killed a new york city police officer and wounded another. >>> a solar with ties to the triangle dies in afghanistan. lives in roseville. ken smith is live with how the city is honoring him. >> he was just 30 years old, stationed at fort carson, colorado, and this was his first tour of duty in afghanistan. he was a highly decorated soldier with more than eight years serving his country. >> reporter: the family lives in roseville, and this woman's tears are for all the soldiers' families currently grieving. >> all the soldiers are our family, and they need to be remembered and honored. >> reporter: the town is honoring the captain's memory and military service. the flags at town hall flying at half staff, and at the veterans memorial. sizable demographic of veterans, and the m

the rain is driving its way through drought-stricken areas >>> wral news on fox 50 with linda loveland, gerald owens, and meteorologist mike maze. >> we are following breaking news in fayetteville. firefighters are on the scene of a fire at colbert drive. three firefighters were taken to the hospital but no word on their injuries. we'll bring you any updates in this newscast and www.wral.com. >>> a man will get time served as he gets his sentence for second degree murder and other charges. jerry adams pled guilty and received a 21 to 30-year sentence. they say he killed a mom at an ihop. he returned a short time later and started shooting. allen died. two men were injured. allen would have been forgiven him and wanted him to turn his life around. >> she would say she forgives you! she would say take this time to better your life! she would say take this time to right some of the wrong that you've made! >> allen's family took up one- half of the courtroom. allen leaves behind a 21-year- old daughter who was too upset to talk. are being evacuated. the fires are being driven by strong win

right now on wral news on fox 50 we go to franklin where ghosts and goblins have gathered. >> and both presidential nominees used today's rallies to address an fbi investigation. and we start with breaking news, a gas pipe explosion in alabama. i'm debra morgan. >> and i'm gerald owens. as many as nine people taken to the hospital. it happened in a remote area of shelby county. there are several victims, all burns. residents within a three mile radius of the fire are asked to evacuate. >> it happened one mile from the spot of where thousands of gallons leaked in september leading to a shortage across the east koas. they've shut down the -- coast. they've shut down the lines until the oil burns off. >> of course we'll be monitoring this story and bring you any updates as soon as we get them. look for overnight developments 4:30. >>> and new information about a wildfire in south wake county. a spokesperson for the forest service says the flames are contained. it was near holly springs, and investigators don't know what caused the fire. >>> >. it's the biggest halloween party in the trian

this is wral news on fox 50. will hold a meeting in raleigh tomorrow to decide legal matters related to election complaints filed with more than 50 county boards of elections. >> that follows an emergency meeting yesterday to discuss governor mccrory's challenges to election reports. emmy victor joins us live in raleigh with a closer look. emmy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, renee and good morning, lena. the state board of elections decided they're not going to step into this process. they're going to leave ts of the counties in which they were all filed. this all went down yesterday at a meeting in which lasted about two hours. the complaints were filed in more than half of north carolina's counties. most of the complaints were filed by governor pat mccrory supporters. the concerns include voters with active felonies and people who may have voted in more than one state. roy cooper is leading over mccrory but more than 6,600 votes. briefs and arguments from the attorneys, representing the cooper and mc

>>> it's time to go "on the record" with wral news. >>> good evening. finally, we are just days away from the election. early voting in north carolina and across the country has been heavy. and indicator of the intense interest in this election year. as of thursday more than 2.2 million people have taken the time to vote early in north carolina. many have voted in the ce the latest wral news survey usa poll released on tuesday shows incumbent richard burr opening up a six point lead over his democratic challenger deborah ross. libertarian sean hawe has 2%. the remainder undecided. tonight we're going to focus on this race and hear from all the candidates. and we begin with the incumbent richard burr. who has served two terms in the senate and already said if re- talking about the uniqueness of election 2016. >> this is the weirdest election cycle of my lifetime. so if some of your listens listeners have thought there are awfully weird. yeah about 300 million americans and probably 10 billion people around the world are watching this saying sure is stran

clearing on pool road and new hope road, heavy delays on the southbound side of pool road this morning. in garner, 17 minutes from 42 to the bet belt thebelt line split. >>> wral's 28th annual coats for the children campaign is underway. new or gently used coats and new toys to jif yu jiffy lube locations. we have helped collect 158,000 coats in past years for the salvation army and raised $1.6 million to help families during the holidays. >> join us friday, december the 9th, for our coats for the children telethon. it will benefit the salvation army. it includes live specials and lots of giveaways and it runs from 6 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. on december the 9th. >>> thanksgiving isn't only about turkeys and football. another tradition, the huge . >>> wral on fox 50 is back with bill leslie and lena tillet. . >>> this dumbabledor, so find of. >> looking so kind of you. >> we had video up, that is wrong material. the american indian celebration video was over the weekend. there we go. featuring dancers, story tellers and other family friendly activities from eight state recognized tribes. it is a great day to do all that. november is nationallily recognized as native

this is wral news on fox 50. >>> right now on wral news on fox 50, the governor's race continues to dragon tonight. what the >>> president-elect donald trump responding to the delayed push for a vote recont in several -- recount in several states. >>> people want to change the way we talk about refugees. >>> three weeks after the election, there was no clear winner for north carolina's governor. the state board of elections held an emergency tell mccrory wants a forced recount. as brian reports, the board needs documents from the county before it can do anything. >> reporter: the board of elections after a public hearing november 18th anonymously denied the campaign's request for a recount on the county's early voting ballots. the governor appealed to the state board of elections and a lawyer for the state gop pressed the board this weekend for an expedited hearing. thus, the emergency conference call with the board. it involved more than 90,000 early votes that were reported late on election night catapulting him in the lead. pat mccrory lost his bid from 6,000 to 8,000 votes. his campaig

>>> this is wral news on fox 50. >>right noon fox 50 more speculation about president-elect donald trump's cabinet, the latest possible pick for secretary of at >>> governor more for victims hummer. >>> and you may not believe what it feels like when you step outside today. hoclose we cod come to a record. when you step outse you'll prab feel rather cold, o you'll believe that it's going to warm u going to shine and get wa 's today, but then we'll lloff the cliff sunday but we won't worry about that right now. >>it easy to get used to ese lovely conditions. gets up a couple of hours. our sky cam lookinpretty. our temperature in durham is 43. it's 41 here at the tv studios. town by town, 34 in south hill and mid 30s. and 41 fayetteville. mid 30 to say low 40s. right now. by 8:00 a.m. we should warm up into the mid 40s and th afternoon. that puts us close to a high most of the day we'll be sunny but we'll have a quick blip of rain. wel talk about how much rain we'll see in a few minutes. in the repeat ryan gets caught

this is wral news on fox 50. >>> tonight on wral news, the battle over minimum wage sparks protests and rage in durham. >>> and flames shoot into the air after a pipeline explosion near the >>> and the end of an era. the leader of the local catholic church talks to wral about his new calling in a new city. >>> >. we start with protests and arrests in durham over the minimum wage. ment thank you for joining us i'm gerald owens. >> i'm debra morgan. adam owens is live in durham with more on what the demonstrators were protesting. >> reporter: scores of demonstrators gathered here in also a living wage. those protesters chanted and waved signs earlier this evening. this is a photo posted to social media of what happened next. you can see a line of police moving towards the crowd. several demonstrators were arrested. some say they were taken away in at least two buses. dozens ended up downtown here at the jail. we talked with a couple of protesters that were arrested. one of them tells us she's a mother of three trying to survive on minimum wage. the other says we more of these kinds of dem

on people and community for 60 years, we promise a relentless pursuit of excellence, this is "wral morning news on fox 50". >>> a new hearing today ahead of the trial against the army sergeant, what his lawyers want the court to consider. >>> commissioners moving forw now that voters have approved a transit tax. >>> donald trump continues to form his administration as those against him let their voices be heard. thank you for joining us. i'm lena tillett. and i'm just happy i got sleep this weekend. spoke we could use some more complain about.>> always. yes, we could use more rain but we are happy to have what we have, they will make for a cool and drizzly type date especially until lunchtime after lunchtime are chances are certainly better this morning. the bulk of the ring is toward the coast, more steady showers across parts of halifax and northampton county everybody else pretty light and patchy there is a little tiny hole in the clouds there, don't expect much of that, skies clear tonight with sunshine tomorrow. we have white roads in places. showers coming through, none of this is heavy e

this is wral news on fox 50. >>> right now when we could finally see clear skies again. plus advice for those planning wral christmas parade. >>> >. new anti-trump protests held tonight in chapel hill as we learn new details about the heavy metal rocker who will perform at the president- elect's inauguration. >>> and his heart may be ten sizes too small, but tonight the loveable villain brought smiles to local children with special needs. >>> >. we're feeling the impacts of wildfires burning in the western part of our state today. i'm lynda loveland. >> and i'm gerald owens. the sky that you could smell while you were outside. so how long will the smoke stick around and what are the impacts? we have live team coverage. ken smith is live in downtown raleigh where thousands will line the streets for the wral christmas parade. >> but we start with mike maze in the weather center. >> >. the smoke invaded today, and here's a satellite picture. the smoke plumes we've been watching out west for the past couple of weeks, but the wasn't trajectories has been to the on or about and

adam county. >> and look for updates to this story on the 11:00 news on wral, and our morning news. >>> >. new tonight the highway patrol is investigating an accident involving a motorcycle and car near fayetteville on cumberland road. troopers haven't released details about injuries or what caused the crash. >>> if a picture is worth a thousand words, this video carolina is to the presidential election. you see rocky mount prep candidate donald trump -- republican candidate donald trump's plan taxiing down at rdu, not far from where hillary clinton's plane was parked on the tarmac. both in town to rally voters and support ahead of tuesday's election. we have live team coverage. cathryn brown was at hillary clinton's event in rally tonight. >> and ken smith was live in selma where donald trump just quiet behind -- gerald and linda, the quiet behind me is a stark contrast to the crowd. donald trump arrived about an hour after he was scheduled to be here with a dozen retired military veterans, officers, but the 15,000 crowd estimated thunderous welcome when he took the stage. once the c

spock, >>> this is wral news. >>> election day was nine days ago and the results of two top state offices. right now on wral the reason we'll have to wait even longer to november election. thank you for joining us i'm debra morgan and i'm david crabtree. now the state board of elections gave the county more time to complete their counts. wral's laura leslie joins us now live from the state capital. >>> david and debra it's looking less and less likely we're going

wrul knauss at 6:00 starts right now -- wral news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> we are tracking breaking news at this hour. two appeals are under way right now to extend voting in durham county. one. those hearings is inside the state board of elections where a teleconference will begin at any minute. the other is in the where a hearing is under way. the battle over voting problems in durham has moved into the courts. we thank you for joining usment i'm david crabtree. >> i'm deborah morganment a jump is hearing an emergency lawsuit tonight filed by voting rights group democracy nc. this comes as we move into the final 90 minutes now of voting across north carolina. wral's julia sims has been monitoring the polls and joins us live with the latest

new york tonight. before the departure there's a big rally at carry high school at 8:00. >>> wral's 28th annual coats for the children campaign kicked off today. >> you can gently used or new coats throughout december 31st. go to wral.com and search in key words coats. throughout the years we've helped raise about 150,000 coats for the salvation army and more than $1.6 million helping families. more than 400 runners and about 150 dogs braeed the morning temp's. back by popular demand as you can see there our gerald owens played the role of santa. >> you know he looks forward to doing that every year. >> he does a great job. >> he as a claus in his family. >> you're here all >> every time. >>> up north, yeah? >> yeah, the water's been really warm and you bring that cold air over on top of that it's rather explosive. i'll have to live vicariously through video. another example of how you can lie or do it with statistics. so let's go on ahead and take a look at some of the data from amount was 4.16" but when you take a look at the number of days with varying thresholds of rainfall we actually had way more t

you can look for updates on our news after the pant hersgame on wral. the busiest travel seasons of and one of the busiest airports in americcod lose staff because of a strike. hundreds of baggage hand letters, cab -- handlers at chicago's airport have voted to go on strike demanding better working conditions and higher pay. >>> changes are on the way rdu internatiol. here' ns and coming up in thmonths ahead. >> reporter: two new restaurants on the way for terminal 2 at rdu. the first one is a starbucks, the second locations for starbucks here. the second one is a blue moon tab room and pub. both set to open next week, and if you have family coming into you' want to know about this change. rdu just put up new signs all cell phone waiting lot easier to fine. and another big announcement, announcing their 47th nonstop flight here. that's a direct night to new orleans starting in february. >> more than a hundred people a day are already going to new orleans, so we have a feeling that even more people now will take advantage of this. >> reporter: rdu airpor

wral news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> a proud law enforcement organization built on honor and professionalism. one of its own faces accusations of staying home the taxpayers' dime. a supervisor now faces an internal investigation following a wral investigation. thank you for joining us. i'm deborah morgan. >> i'm david crabtree. we repeatedly found the trooper at home when he was supposed to be working between during a state of emergency. wral investigates cullen browder is here with more details on the story. >> reporter: wral investigates received a tip about a highway patrol sacialgent's work habits that is concerned the

wral news at 6:00 starts right now. . >>> these folks in durham protesting as they ask for answers regarding the man shot and killed by durham police. twenty-four hours later and there are still quon more about those involved. hello and thank you for joining us. >>> the police department has released the names of the officer and if man shot. we're learning that man has a criminal history. wral amanda lamb has been following this story since it first broke and continues our coverage. reporter: as you said, investigators released new information today in this case but

wral news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> a neighborhood scarred by crime and scared of police. the effort under way to restore trust and tranquility. durham police are working to mcdougald terrace community but many people say officers make them feel scared rather than safe. i'm david crabtree. >> i'm calgary -- kathryn brown in for deborah morgan. sarah krueger joins us from durham police headquarter. what is their plan? >> reporter: the durham house ago authority along with durham police are jointly hosting a conversation for the people would live at mcdougald terrace. it is the first step to rebuild

>>> right now on wral news on fox 50. new details emerge in the investigation into the tragic school bus crash in tennessee. that now claimed six young lives. >>> a man shot to death by the of his infant daughter. >>> thanksgiving travelers take to the skies. >>> new details have been released about the bus investigation. the driver left the designated bus route to drive along a curvy road to drive 37 children on their w h an-hour posted limit when he lost control and slammed into a tree. tonight, 5 children remain in the hospital. >> the ntsb is bringing in a specialist who analyzed video from cameras inside of the bus damaged by the crash. today we learned that walker did not have drugs or alcohol in his system at the time of the crash. they are looking if fatigue may of played a role. >>> breaking news in wake county where we learned a high arrested. the 29-year-old is accused of having sexual contact with a student back in june. he is held in the wake county jail held on bond. >>> demonstrators took to the streets aft

and as we head to break here's this beautiful shot of the moon >>> wral news on fox 50 with lynda loveland, gerald owens, and meteorologist mandy mitchell. mike maze. >>> new tonight prosecutors want to fast track sentencing for a gang murder that confessed to murder. jailers found dangerous items including a two and a half inch shank in his cell. in september he pleaded guilty to the lake wylie couple. they were killed to and them testifying to a robbery at their mattress store. he was in jail at the time of the murders, but he ordered the killings. >>> emergency management will implement an evacuation for parts of highway 9 in henderson county starting at noon tomorrow. should be complete by 5:00. this is due to the party rock fire that burned tens of firefighters in knightdale and eastern wake fire departments left saturday and plan to spend a week in the area. wake county sent four engines. >>> and officers issued a silver alert for joshua benny, last seen heading east on newburn avenue. if you've seen him call the raleigh police. to address the homeless problem in our community. they

wral news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> this last westbound before election day chosess out with another case of dual dew eling campaigns in the state of north carolina. thank you for joining us. i'm he deborah morgan. >> up a crowd at fayetteville state university while mike pence held a rally in freinville. gilbert baez begins our team coverage way live recap of the presidential visit to fayetteville. >> reporter: president obama spoke to the crowd here for about 45 minutes. he high heighted some of the accomplish hbts of his administration and then he urged this mostly african- american crowd to get behind

this is wral news. >>> right now on fox 50, the death toll continues to rise this morning from a deadly scaffolding collapse in china and the search is on missing worker. >> plus an annual tradition is hours away. you're looking live at durham community center. ready to serve up a delicious thanksgiving meal. >> also making it to your thanksgiving destination can be stressful. just when you start to relax, it's time to hit the road again. where some passengers are getting help navigating a busy airport from a robot. >>> good morning, everybody. this morning. i'm renee chou. >> i'm brian shrader and elizabeth gardner is in for herself this morning. >> we have some rain that we're dealing with. not so much right around the triangle area right at the moment. but we do have showers up and down the i-95 corridor, and then the northern county has showers. we're still seeing rain all the way back toward the mountains and we're going to have to see all this work through before we can call it done i think certainly by lunchtime we're finished with the rain. in some places it may be over a little

wral news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> 24 hours after an explosion interrupted the pipeline that supplies our state's gas stations, we are already seeing the signs. bags on pumps, lines the governor is already taking to head off another gasoline shortage. do not panic. those three words make up the request tonight from a number of state and industry officials after a second problem with the pipeline that brings gasoline to the southern united states. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm david crabtree. >> i'm deborah morgan.

. >>> wral news on fox 50 is back with renee chou and lena tillet. . >>> donald trump is in florida today to celebrate thanksgiving with his family. this morning we're hearing the first report from a sitdown with the new york times editorial board, one of them involving nikki haley. >> very happy to be invited. >> reporter: we have learned that south carolina governor nikki haley accepted the offer as ambassador to the united nations this morning. she was highly critical of trump >> reporter: after a lengthy interview with the new york times editorial board, donald trump hints it's time to make peace with his former rival saying, in part, hillary clinton suffered greatly in many ways, and he needs to move on from her investigation. >> look, there's a tradition in american politics that after you win an election, you sort of put things behind you. >> reporter: except for criticism of the trump foundation which reported in a new filing it violated irs rules. it may have to pay more taxes according to tax experts. in the meantime, the president elect focused on filling his cabinet. >> no eve

wral news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> losing is never easy. after a year of polarizing ads and divisive language, america is still feeling the effects of decision can you not turn off your opinions after elect day. i'm david crabtree. >> i'm deborah morgan n some cities, the backlash takes the form of these protests. for many of us, it is more personal, disagreeing with family, angry posts in our facebook feeds. this is this can be hard on children. >> one local school system has

wral news at 6:00 starts now. >>> all appears quiet now as the blue lights and police cars have left a southeast thank you ham neighborhood. now, the community is left to begin to heal. you are looking from the scene in mcdougal terrace where police on patrol shot and killed a man earlier today. in fact, we are moving into our fifth hour of team coverage of the deadly shooting in durham. >> right now, on wral, we will walk you through what we know and give you perspective on this case. thank you for joining us. i'm deborah morgan. >> i'm david crabtree.

spock, wral news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> it has been 23 years sip the murder of michael jordan's father and today, breaking news in this case. a judge ordered the prosecution to search for documents that may have been the trial. that request came from the attorneys for daniel green, one of the men convicted of killing james jordan. thank you for joining us i'm david crabtree. >> i'm deborah morgan. this is an update to a case dating back to 1993. gilbert baezdowns us live outside the robeson joint courthouse to explain why the judge ruled in five of the defense. gilbert? >> reporter: the defense attorneys for daniel green were

bryan mims, wral news, raleigh. north carolina has about 13-hundred christmas tree growers, most of counties. the state produces about 20 percent of the nation's christmas trees. this holiday season is a reminder to some local businesses about what they have lost. c1 12:27:26 and we're still in cleanup mode so having to find one item might take us 15 minutes :35 next on rewind, we return to smithfield to check in with retailers hit hard by hurricane matthew. how they're handling this year's shopping experience. problem for drivers between durham and chapel hill. a new bridge and a light rail line will help, but they are years away. coming up....what officials are doing now to keep traffic moving. some retailers in our state won't be racking hurricane matthew are still cleaning up from the devastating floods. oxbay wholesalers in smithfield makes most of its money from christmas decorations. but lost much of its supply during the flood. already lost about 2-and-a-half million dollars, and the losses are still adding

we'll tell you what we learned overnight coming up in the next half hour on wral news on rict known as "the octopus", another called "the snake", and 28 state legislative districts all drawn by politicians in raleigh to segregate african-american voters, all upheld by judge bob edmunds. but federal judges rejected edmunds' decision for misusing race for partisan gain. the clear choice for state supreme court? judge mike morgan. he's endorsed by president obama. mike morgan: north carolina needs a judge who's fair. land hb2 is n: i'ma disaster. an, hb2 has cost us thousands of jobs. i know from my experience in the state cabinet what it takes to bring good jobs to north carolina. we have to recruit businesses based on our state's reputation. right now, north carolina is showing how not to create jobs. as lieutenant governor, i'll work with roy cooper to get rid of hb2 and create good jobs, >>> the time is now 7:56, i'm lena tillett. president obama returns to north carolina today to campaign for hillary clinton. he will be in fayetteville and charlotte. the rally at fayetteville state u

live -- watch it live before wral news at 11 the record-setting $1.6 billion jackpot was reached in january. the odds of winning, one in 292.2 million. >>> there is apparently a nationwide shortage of garbage truck drivers and it is getting worse. they predict that shortage to get worse in the coming years. in some cases, apprentices earn $20 an hour and after 2 years are eligible for union jobs, earning $70,000 per year while working toward a pension. >>> shoppers around the country hoping to get some great deals >>> good morning, it is 8:26. and i'm brian shrader with a look at your top local stories. the right-leaning think tank civitas filed a lawsuit asking a judge to prevent officials from counting ballots cast by thousands of voters who use same day registration in north carolina. now a left-leaning voting rights group is asking the judge to throw out the lawsuit. on area roads. one person died and another was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a crash on lynn road in raleigh. police are investigating the cause of the crash. >>> elizabeth, i think i'm going to sit outs

you can watch his ultimate comeback star in two parts at 5 pm and 6 pm on wral news monday night . >> somebody knows who killed a 13-year-old girl and could be trying to protect that suspect. durham county investigators the fema disaster recovery system closed today. it opened early this week to assist with recovering from hurricane matthew. there were still several other relief centers open industry including willington, smith still, and fayetteville . you can sign assistance also on www.wral.com . type matthew in the search bar to find recovery information . everything from replacing important documents that you will find a entire list of resources there. >>> last tuesday would have been her 50th birthday but age 13. a young life was snuffed out three decades ago and her killer has appointed justice ever since. spoke september september 1980, a baseball field and durham county where an innocent game was overshadowed by the desperate search for a 13-year- old girl. >> i just hope nobody has abused her.>> reporter: investigators say when darling tillie left she took a shortcut to the

. a life sentence, well... it's exactly what you want to hear. 13:20:56 formally, fo julia sims, wral news cumberland county. saturday was national adoption day. since its inception in 2000, national adoption day -- has helped move 58- thousand children out of foster care - to forever homes. christmas is still more than a already in town! he showed up at marbles kids museum to visit with children with special needs. he showed them how he gets into character. the hope is to make the grinch a little less intimidating. this is all leading up to a special sensory-friendly showing of the grinch at the dpac. it's a rare chance for children with special needs to attend the theatre. clip 16 58:39-52 they don't have to sit quietly for two hours in the dark, they can move , they can talk, they can leave and come back. we're really just trying to make it very friendly and welcom come and see a broadway show. clip 41 1:06:06-:15 we try to make it so everybody, for that show, everybody can enjoy it and not be overwhelmed by all these crazy colors and lights and stuff. the dpac worked with autism expert

this is wral news on fox 50. >>ight now, get ready for the coldest temperatures so far this season. >> tonight the freeze watch is in effect. longt i lasts. >>> tonight wealk to supporters and opponents of the esident-elect. >>> we talk w the family forced to flee the flames with clotheon their backs. >>> police are on a scene of a shooting >> a call for hp came a little more than an hr ago. information yet. we do know that law enforcement agencies are the scene. we have a crew on the way to the scene and bring you updates to this newscast asell as wral at 11:00. >> hundreds are matching right now. you can seehe crowd there in downtown right now. >> this their concerout whe president-elect donald trump might take this country. there have been other gathers like this. hundreds came together on nc stat cpus. i ask that you acknowledge the impact the rhetoric that is happening. >> reporter: they thought it was livingn the u.s. my faith and devotions has falters. >> reporter:e says the presidenti election results are

. >> reporter: i'm lynda loveland, wral news, raleigh. >> kids are great, aren't they? so are the teachers. >>> 7:39 now. trading in your old car for a new one may sound like a good facing a major hurdle. >>> more and more car shoppers are underwater on their trade ins. nearly a third owed was worth according to edmonds.com. a look at the numbers from january through september, they saw the highest rate of negative equity on record, tuesday, and now, support women wednesday. you can shop more than 70 retailers supporting the movement. a percentage of sales will fund microloans to help impoverished women around the world. >>> nintendo is giving you a chance to hang out with donkey kong and pikachu at universal parks osaka, japan with characters, attractions, restaurants, and shops. >>> it's 7:43. the first family invites the public to the white house for christmas. coming up, a sneak peek of this year's decorations and themes and when you can witness a time- honored holiday tradition, the >>> i listened to them growing up. >> really? >> yeah. >> no wonder you're smiling

this is wral news on fox 50. >>> new tonight, what a new report reveals about the death of keith scott, shot by a charlotte police officer. >> plus the new state mishandled primary ballots in durham. >> and the battle to gain the underhand against major wildfires. >>> new details tonight about a deadly officer involved shooting in charlotte. thanks for joining us i'm linda loveland. >> >. i'm gerald owens. the keith scott was shot and killed by an officer back in september, and his death sparked protests across the country. we got the autopsy report today. story that people have many questions about, but the autopsy does at least give us a few more answers. scott was shot three times, once in the posterior chest, once in the abdomen, and once in the arm, and abrasions were reported by the medical examiner. a foxology report shows he was on sedatives and anticonsultants, but no al or cocaine was found in his system. the autopsy explains his cause of death, but at this point it's just a piece of the investigation. scott's wife has said she believes her husband was shot because of his rac

our latest exclusive wral news poll shows trump leading hillary clinton by 7%. >>> republican presidential nominee donald trump has two appearances in our state tomorrow, a rally in the cabarrus arena in concord. the doors open at 1:00. the event starts at 4:00 and then at 7:00, he will host a really at the farm in selma. >>> we'll heat up d looks like we'll drop back down. >>> a lot of changes. >>> we have a battle between the warm summer temperatures and colder winter temperatures and today, summer sort of wins. and tomorrow, and then it becomes colder for the weekend. and i can't get enough of this wral gardens shot right outside our back door, the driveway leading into the station, and are changing. but it's a lovely pop of color out there, happening for the last several days. the temperatures, mild at 47 in moncure, and 51 in holly springs. 52 in south hill and roxboro and 51 in fayetteville and 52 in goldsboro, mostly low 50s everywhere. and lunchtime, low 70s. the high this afternoon, 80 degrees and very warm again tomorrow and then we will have the 7-day minutes. brian has a electr

(humming) take a closer look at geico. >>> "wral morning news on fox 50" is back with renee chou and lena tillett. >> america recycles day is tomorrow and activity not only good for the planet it is a big part of the economy helping generate local revenue and support local recycling jobs, those plastics are being turned into everything from furniture to clothing and carpet. joining us is green living expert allison wilson. >> thanks for having me. >> we know that plastics and cans can be recycled, but what else could we recycle from some of the stuff that we throw away? >> that is a big question. generally we think about the jugs we see sometimes, colored plastics we might not normally think about, get those into the bin and make a pledge to take stock of all the packaging in your house and say what can it be recycling? go to the laundry room grab your detergent bottles even in your garage grab the products, the packaging that holds the materials you use to clean the car here is one area that i want to personally challenge your viewers to start doing, those plastic product over reps

. >>> join wral news tonight on a mission to reunite a soldier with his missing purple heart. ten years after the medal was found watch the purple heart returned to its thankful owner. >>> hurricane matthew recovery committee continues to reach out to those hardest hit by the storm. the team stopped the committee is telling local government agencies to make quick decisions on the longterm recovery plan. the fayetteville mayor says the city isn't issuing permits to homes with 50% damage. 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 or

tracie potts, wral news. >>> after two weeks a pause in the battle for mosul. >> next on fox 50, we'll tell you what is forcing iraqi soldiers to hold their position. >>> opening statements in the murder trial of a former south >>> raleigh police are asking for your help locating the driver of a vehicle involved in they tell us that the driver struck 39-year-old joseph grubbs near ebenezer church road last wednesday morning. grubbs was seriously injured. >>> new overnight, firefighters responded to a school in john stone county and damaged the temporary mobile classrooms at polenta elementary school. >>> and officials are trying to determine the cause of fire in henderson early yesterday morning in vance county. >>> no arrests in the motor of a teenager in durham. we had this as breaking news yesterday morning. 17-year-old demorreae fennel died yesterday. who was killed will have a memorial service. a teenager is charged in the murder and a 3-year-old was also shot but survived. >>> searching for clues after a rush hour tragedy. >> authorities are trying to figure out what led to the d

. >>> a new wral news poll will be released giving us insight into how north carolinians feel about candidates and we'll have exclusive results on the race for senator and more on wr federal lawsuit against elections boards in north carolina. theysay voters' registrations are unlawfully thrown out. thousands of voters in cumberland and moore and, any uilford countys, in most cases, had mail returned as undeliverable. that could be used as evidence >>> today marks the start of the 4th open enrollment season under the affordable care act. the options have dwindled down and some may see price increases. wral's bill leslie has more. bill? >> reporter: yes, lena and renee. north carolina has only one participating insurer. most will find coverage under blue cross, blue shield of north carolina. in the raleigh area. other insurers have quit in recent years. the problem is that the overhaul has not drawn enough young, healthy people to pay into the system. so, the cost of health care plans are anything up around 25% in north carolina but most who sign up qualify for federal tax subsidies which will c

there is no word on how long >>> tonight join wral news on a mission to reunite a soldier with his missing purple heart. ten years after the medal was found watch the purple heart returned to his thankful owner. a story that's sure to give you goose bumps. >>> hurricane matthew recovery committee continues to reach out to those hard hit. this committee is telling local government agencies to quick decisions on longterm hurricane recovery plans. the fayetteville mayor says the city isn't issuing building permits to homes with 50% damage. 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

we'll have a live update with him on wral news. >>> hillary clinton is traveling to pittsburgh today , yesterday she spent time with bernie sanders and music superstar, pharell. she urged people to vote early and talked about the desire to strengthen families in the country. before the event she held a rally in the eastern part of the state, then made a surprise mike pence will be in north >>> republican vice presidential -- >>> republican vice presidential nominee mike pence will be in northcarolina again today, he will hold a rally at the rock springs center in greenville one day after his running mate, donald trump, rallied in selma. trump talked about his commitment to the military, creating jobs and fighting isis. he also made a plea for supporters to get out and vote. he will headline a rally in >>> authorities are investigating after a car struck and killed a young girl last night in wake county. this happened on old us-1. she was crossing the street when she was hit by a passing car before 4:30. the girl was 3 years old and the father had just purchased toys for his daughter

. >> reporter: wral's 6:00 news starts right now. fur. >>> the final rehigh pressure election polls are in and north carolina remain as a purple state with 15 ehebt rail votes in the balance, both campaigns are spending precious time and resources here in raleigh today because tomorrow, the voters decide and thank you for joining us. >> i'm deborah morgan. >> i'm gerald owens. the candidates are fighting for every vote holding rallies just a few miles apart today. david crabtree takes us live to dorton arena where donald trump's final pitch for votes has wrapped up. david? >> reporter: thank you. several thousand people packed the arena today. many of them telling us they were here to see history made because they knew at least in this capacity, it would be the

november 30th during the christmas at rockefeller center special right here on wral. >>> and the new class is out for the 2016 national toy hall of fame. after several tphoplinations, little people from fisher price finally made it. in 1959, the company sold more than two billion little people sets. that is several people. dungeons and dragons was in there, and the swing was inducted for the longevity. >> i am shocked. >> everybody has used that. >> simple as the swing. what about the tire swing? does that count? >> now, it is not a toy. >> thanks for joining us for weather and traffic every 10 >> really nice to have the support. >> cleared up child abuse allegations, brad pitt finally speaks. i'm liz hernandez. but what does this mean for his future with their children? >> tell me when you're ready. >> the presidents meet. i'm scott evans. but what happened to the traditional photo with the first ladies? is it the transition controversy or not? happened. ? >> harry's first event since sticking up for his new girl. i'm kit hoover. and did meghan markle just clear her schedule to make