But theyre interesting as all heck. No kidding hope not to see a drop of rain for a while thanks, fish. Thousands of people laced up their sneakers and walked for a good cause. The fad for alice walk went for today. What a great day for it wral is a proud sponsor. The money goes toward research for mental illness. Many are glad of the turnout although the presence of Hurricane Matthew. Were so grateful for the presence. With the power out throughout the city. Reporter its the longest and Oldest Community walk a man attacked me in a parking garage. Tried to stab me with an 8inch knife. But i carry a pistol. I fight back. Thats why im still here. Every woman has a right to defend herself with a gun if she chooses. Hillary clinton disagrees with that. Dont let politicians take away your right to own a gun. After 20 years in washington, were learning lots about richard burr. First, he opposed a bill prohibiting Insider Trading by members of congress. Now we learn burr had over 100,000 in o
Im lena tillett. And im bill leslie. We have the latest on the School Closings. Heres a look at the list, and lets begin with the list now. Lets move to the next page. Thank you very much. Clinton and Cumberland County, edgecombe, and Franklin County schools all closed today. There are more here. Halifax county harnett, hoke county and johns ton monday and tuesday. Sampson, wayne county schools closed today and tomorrow and Wilson County schools. The full list is scrolling at the bottom of your screen and on wral. Com. Hurricane matthew unleashed its fury this weekend with mass there are reports of high water in cumberland count yes at least 700 people were rescued. Bryan mimes mim mims is along the cape fear river. Reporter we had to move from the cape fear. I planned to be there at 7 00 but we had to move inland, if you will, to mirror lake, a remarkable scene. Mirror lake drive, look at the chewed away, just chewed away, took a bite out of the asphalt and it looks like a canyon down
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, its county. Firefighters from wake county will go and spend a week in the lake lure area, near asheville but on the other side. Groundlevel smoke will remain a concern over the next few days. Winds along ridge tops are expected to increase through today and may expand the fire. The fires have burned more than 40,000 acres in our state alone and there are also fires in georgia, south carolina, and ten
Tv, well, you can see it now. [ laughter ] elizabeth is going to show us the best looking sunrise i have seen in a long time. It is not fair because i already had that pulls up. I was going to be the one that goes, tada it is absolutely incredible. About 30 seconds ago it was even prettier as the sun was a little bit lower and the color is dramatic. It is still really, really a mix of sun and clouds today, we will see bright sunshine from time to time. It will be overcast as well. Of course you can see some clouds hanging out. Thats where we get our prettiest colors. If it is a clear sunrise it typically does not have that color. Sunrise. 50s in the triangle, said town by town, 43 in roxboro, if the one in south hill, 52 in a very mild start. Temperatures this morning, low to mid50s, 65 at lunch time and a high of 70 degrees, well above normal. 10 degrees above normal as a matter of fact. Mix of sun and clouds today. We end the day with a shower. It is friday, if you are going to be ou
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 reporting. We are watching the lines open in some places as some stores that were not open last night are open this morning. Law enforcement reminds you to be aware of your surroundings. With tips on how you can stay safe. Looks like a good amount of people behind you. Yeah, a lot of people behind me. What is interesting is i think there was the first wave of people who came in right at 6 00 when the mall had opened. Now i am seeing some of those people g