. >> officer hawkins was called to a human services building in durham, north carolina. and her orders were to remove a homeless mother with three young kids who refused to leave. hawkins said she had to do something. >> my heart. >> i'm a mother. i have kids. and i just wouldn't want to be in that situation. >> housewife. wow. god sent somebody to help us. >> with help from fellow officers, hawkins was able to put that family up and buy them basic necessities. and it gets better. the mother recently found a job and has adles on a more permanent home. wonderful gesture. >> absolutely. >>> we're in for a string of really hot weather here. but relief is topper up next. with your forecast. >> but first, his friends say his heart was as big as his smile. next. hear about the d.c. restaurant owner, struck and killed th know you can keep your financial big picture under control. know you can see how much you have to spend and whether you should transfer funds. know you can easily keep track of what you're putting away. and know

that is simply that i have ,itnessed myself in this area the raleigh durham, capitol hill 1984, wet back in would see immigrants here tending to the crops. then that is done and they go back. and then i witnessed them going into the trades. landscaping. and the next time i believe it was concrete. the next time, it was framing. the next time, roofing. the next time, it is actually the technical trades. and once it got to that point, well, i felt somewhat threatened. i disagree with mr. boak that , this has nossue effect on unemployment in america. ,ook at your young black men 40%, maybe 50% unemployment. the other issue is the national debt. i think it is $20 trillion or more. this is a load on the economy. guest: ok, let's address the first issue had-on. -- that's just the first issue head-on. when i was talking about immigration, i was just talking about immigration. the caller assumed i was talking about illegal immigration. there is a big difference between the two. the north carolina growers association brings more than 11,000 immigrants each year around this time to pick crops. it

we want to lead all red states that have succeeded in this area, austin, texas, the raleigh-durham, chapel hill area, those are good examples. -- we don't want to leave out all the red states that have succeeded in this area. routems to be the best that we know now today. host: if someone is looking at economic indicators you use, is it more of a comparison between urban economies versus rural economies and urban economies just happen to be in blue states versus more rural economies being in red states? guest: that is a great question. for all of indicators, we are using state averages. it's worth noting there are a lot of disparities within states, not just between rural and urban areas or suburban and urban areas, but also across income groups. one achilles' heel of the blue state model, we think, is that it hasn't dealt with the serious problem of inequality. on average, inequality is a little bigger and blue states. blue states do more to help those who are suffering due to rising inequality, but i think that is a real issue, especially given how costly housing is in many blue states.

that is simply that i have ,itnessed myself in this area the raleigh durham, capitol hill 1984, wet back in would see immigrants here tending to the crops. then that is done and they go back. and then i witnessed them going into the trades. landscaping. and the next time i believe it was concrete. the next time, it was framing. the next time, roofing. the next time, it is actually the technical trades. and once it got to that point, well, i felt somewhat threatened. i disagree with mr. boak that , this has nossue effect on unemployment in america. ,ook at your young black men 40%, maybe 50% unemployment. the other issue is the national debt. i think it is $20 trillion or more. this is a load on the economy. guest: ok, let's address the first issue had-on. -- that's just the first issue head-on. when i was talking about immigration, i was just talking about immigration. the caller assumed i was talking about illegal immigration. there is a big difference between the two. the north carolina growers association brings more than 11,000 immigrants each year around this time to pick crops. it

south side at durham at massey chapel, no delays at 751 and a crash in durham, but no backups on the sensors. on the east side, a report of a crash on lizard lick road at riley hill road. the major ut shape. we are seeing slow downs around garner. the fortify work zone, looking good at 440, 11 minutes at 40 westbound. the ride at the airport is delay free at 5 minutes. monica? >> thank you, brian. >>> breaking news out of california where police are our time in citrus heights just outside of sacramento. policesay officers were responding to a call about a suspect with a gun. they advised people who live in the area to take shelt in a local library. a man was killed but they have not released further information. >>> cumberland county authorities are saying that a call came in as a stabbing incident with an unconscious person. whether someone was gravely hurt in the incident. we're still working on the story. >>> delta airlines is trying to make it up to tens of thousands of passengers whose flights were delayed or scrubbed because of a computer outage. it will hand out travel passes

the durham freeway looks just fine this morning. road weather index, want to mention this because elizabeth showed us up to the north of our viewing area, along the north carolina-virginia border, we are seeing wet roads with showers. also into mecklenburg county, virginia. clarkville, ch towards south hill. >>> a deadly accident killed one man and sent a woman to the hospital. >> police say the vehicle may have been involved in a string of crimes. mikaya thurman joins us live outside wake med where a passenger is being treated. >> reporter: details about this interstill coming in. we do know that the woman being critically injured. she was the passenger in a car which troopers suspect was involved in several other crimes. troopers have identified the driver of that car as 23-year- old robert tutor, jr. during the crash, authorities say he was ejected from the car and found dead in a creek. around 11:00 p.m., troopers responded to a hit and run and domestic situation on 42 and while there, they were dispatched to government road if

this happened in durham. the 911 calls revealed chaos as neighbors crowded around the girl unsure how to properly perform cpr and panicked. >> she tried to open her eyes but was too late already. >> it is unclear how the little girl ended up in the van. police are continuing their investigation and awaiting results of an autopsy >>> we now though the names of a mother and a daughter found inside a home. imitated him and marybelle pull were found. there was no apparent signs of foul play surrounding their death. a raleigh man who once worked as a santa and kids parties will now spend the next 30 years in prison for possession leander jones had graphic pictures involving children he knew on his computer. jones will be on supervised release for the rest of his life. he was arrested after taking his computer to a repair shop. >>> an investigation is underway at the bank of america stadium in charlotte. four a-10 thunderbolt's took monday morning and then flew over the stadium at a very low altitude. the pilot wav

durham, looking okay. freeway between 85 and i-40. 40 eastbound itself, a smooth ride leaving chapel hill. the trip into the park, 7 to 8 minutes. we have a crash on 85 at highway 70. we'll work on getting details on that crash but the sensor is not indicate an indicating any delays. back to you. >>> thank you, brian. and durham police are investigating a homicide after a person was found unconscious. >> neighbors say they believe that the person found his child. mikaya sure -- sure it -- thurmond has the latest. >> reporter: bill and lena, i for the durham police department and she said that the homicide team has taken over the the case. it started last night at 7:00 p.m. when durham police officers arrived and found an unconscious person who was pronounced dead shortly after. neighborssay they believe the person found was a young girl, 4 or 5 years old. police appear to be focusing their investigation on a van apartment. of course, it's still early in the investigation. we are working to confirm the iden

we have some problems on 85 -- of durham, we have some problems 85. we're still working to find out more about that crash and police still are investigating it. 70 closed around cheek redirect examination as you consider an alternate rude, the south side of the durham freeway is your best bet. also look out for an accident, slow traffic coming in from wake fogless busy on the roads and busy in the traffic. >>> we are looking at tropical depression eight. it is going brush by the coast of north carolina potentially tomorrow, and it does not look here in our part of north carolina. we're really on the cost either. looking a bit gray throughout this morning, it will have aingly pleasant commute into work or school this morning. 64 in rocksboro. 74 in fayetteville. we will have a high of 81, 91 on tuesday and wednesday, but after that, it looks like we will see cooler temperatures into the weekend. the chance of showers and storm around here for the next two or three days is pretty slim. slightfighting for his freedom next on fox 50, we will tell you who

before another sunrise we can show you, this one coming from our durham skycam. take a look at this. a pretty start to the day. the sun will be heating things up later this afternoon. the satellite and radar loop is really quiet. we had showers over western north carolina yesterday. it stayed dry here with the high temperatures mainly in the lower 90s yesterday afternoon. today, this morning, temperatures are getting started. warm -- warmer compared to yesterday. 73 in fayetteville. 70 in clinton. running about five to 10 degrees warmer this morning. we'll be five to 10 degrees hotter this afternoon compared to yesterday. we'll be in the mid 107 this morning. it will be more muggy. 90degrees by lunchtime and then no delays through that area which is good news. no serious injuries with that crash. as we check in around the rest of the triangle, a lot of green as it typically is on a friday monot seeing heavy traffic have one crash, raleigh boulevard at glassclock street. we are keeping our eyes on the sensor as long i-40 in the south side of raleigh that. eastboun

still looking fine in durham this morning on the durham freeway. clear in both directions. heads up about something that that ramp onto gorman street will be closed. it will remain closed until monday morning. they do have a detour set up. there are not too many good options there on 40 eastbound. you can head down to lake wheeler road and then at the top of the ramp turned around and go back down 40 westbound and pick it up from there. also, keep in mind this evening, there is a concert out some work going on in the median of i-40 and they will close both directions today. >>> republican vice presidential nominee mike pence will take a break from the campaign trail to focus on his current job as governor of indiana. he will survey tornado damage in the hoosier state. he returned home after tornadoes struck the central part of the state causing severe damage in two counties. no deaths or serious injuries have been reported but dozens been destroyed. we are seeing an example of that video at the moment. the tornado destroyed the starbucks. the person filming the scene couldn

some of us have dipped in the upper 50s, 59 in henderson and roxboro and about 65 in durham and here at the station in raleigh and tarboro and rocky mount at 64 and moving south, looking at fayetteville, 70. we had a lot of sunshine yesterday, and here in the night, a little disturbance brought in a few high clouds that are drifting over central and eastern parts of north carolina this morning and probably will thin out shortly and a lot of us will be mostly sunny at 8:00 a.m., 67 then. and at launch time, a few fair out at 3:00, 4:00, 86 degrees and humidity, not too bad. we'll have sunshine and flattened fair weather clouds from time to time. brian will tell us what's going on out there. >>> thankfully, not too much, mike. we remain crash free which is good news and no other incidents to report. you will notice around clayton bypass getting busy there and erall, not seeing significant, unusual delays, 15 minutes from 42 up to the beltline split this morning and through the fortify work zone no major delays. traffic is building through the area but no backup through u.s. one and cha

durham does have a road closed, bundy with no issue to report now. let's take a look at those live drive times. we are seeing some delays with yellow meeting a heads up for drivers in the area. 501 northbound is also showing delays there. it will just take you 12 minutes. bill and lena? >>> a man accused of killing enter a plea deal to me. >> we are talked about marshall durham. wral's julia sims is live with more. >> reporter: bill and lena , this case is one of two of which he was involved in the span of 10 months. investigators say he tried to 2014. the hit two men on the shoulder of the road. doran is accused of killing winston-salem man's who had stopped to help a driver. prosecutors say doran never stopped after he hit them. later that same year, doran set fire to several carolina beach condos killing two women. be avoided a possible death sentence by pleading guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and arson. after the crash officers say they found doran hiding in some woods nearby. they also say he had been drinking. he will be in court l

we'll get the latest sensor reading there on the durham freeway northbound. the southbound trip is also look good as you leave downtown durham heading towards i-40. we've been telling you all th northbound bragg boulevard. a permanent closure at randolph street. the dot sent a note yesterday asking people not to take bragg boulevard up to randolph street if you can help it at all. consider using that new six of 295 from spring lake, use 295 to merkerson and continued your trip on up into spring lake from fayetteville. >> i'm ready. what to expect when you watch our new show high school ot live online. the companies that plan to deliver driverless taxis. >> taxis. >>> cary officials are warning people to avoid strange acting animals after a rabid fox attack. the fox taxed a jogger way couple of dogs wednesday morning on a greenway near lantern ridge lane. the jogger and the dogs are receiving treatment. as for the fox, the town of tests show the fox had rabies. the first confirmed case in cary this year scientist new team plans to enter the field of self-drivi

in the past couple of moments, all of the lanes have opened on the southbound side of the durham freeway. it is backing up a little bit there. ten minutes that make the ride from mangum street. don't think you need to consider usi alternate route but we'll watch the sensor readings carefully. major routes are looking pretty good. there is a report of a crash over on the west side of raleigh at jones franklin road. 440 westbound delay-free from the i-40 split around to wade avenue and out toward the i-40 merge on the west side of raleigh. we are tracking delays on 40 west around the clayton bypass. 15 minutes. back to you. >>> police are investigating a shooting that occur and sent someone to the hospital. mikaya thurman is on location at north allen road. what can you tell us this hour? >> reporter: still a very active saskatoon here on the 300 block. i'll step out of the way to show you two important things that are happening here in front of the hope house where the focus of this invest is. you can see wake forest police department out there focused on the porch area. that is where we

look at that sunshine in durham. we do have a heat advisory in effect across most of our viewing area along the i-95 corridor. it will still feel close to 100 advisory area. it is another day to take it easy in the afternoon. it is 76 in durham and 75 in rocky mount, wilson, and erwin with 73 in southfield. expect to mid and upper 70s and 90 by lunchtime. it is going to be a toasty one. >> not a lot of >> reporter: today that the we will take a look at that on futurecast. brian is here with a look at the commitment. >> it looks good inside the beltline for sure. as we take a look at durham -- wral traffic south on rock quarry road will for a crush on lyndhurst drive. i will zoom in just to check the sensors. we are not picked up any delays on it could change. right now it is looking clear as they get the minor crash paired up. it is pretty quiet looking good on the north side of raleigh. capital to i-40 is taking 40 minutes. on us-1 and 401 no delays heading toward 540. we will show you traffic moving along pretty we

look at our durham sky cam. sunshine mixed with the clouds. no real chance of thunderstorms. 50% to 20% is off today and tomorrow. but the weather pattern changes significantly by thursday and friday for a better chance of showers and storms. 77 in fayetteville and erwin our cool spot 73 in roxborough and 75 in goldsboro and and expect mid-90s today and tomorrow.just a couple degrees cooler but it keeps us out of the heat advisory for today. >>> 7:57 a.m. as we check the life commute map, elizabeth and earlier accident from 40 to aviation parkway. it is long cleaned up but we dealing with residual delays. the backups begin around the 440 interchange and continue that ride. 440 westbound not looking good. that is a 45 minute ride from i- 40 merger of the southeast side of raleigh toward wade avenue into the i-40 merge on the west side of town. allow some extra time on the beltline. back to you. beltline. back to you. >>> next on welcome. it's me! the extra crispy colonel. my extra crispy, twenty dollar fill-up feeds a family of four. it's crunc

>> thank you, brian. >>> the city of durham inducts 30 new members of the durham youth commission. they are chosen by city staff and community, and it's a year long position for teens to projects and events. >>> a reminder for parents of 4th graders as the school year begins. all 4th graders and their families get free admission to the national parks with a valid pass. this is part of president obama'sests 's -- obama's >>> adele said no thank you to perform at the super bowl. she said that the halftime show is not about music. adele also said that she is not beyonce and can't dance but said it was kind of the super bowl organizers to make the offer. the super bowl will be held in houston on february 6 next year. >>> "suicide squad" held off office pulling in close to $44 million. the animated flick "sausage party" is number 2 with $34 million the debut of the r- rated film nearly doubled the $19 million budget. the number 3 spot went to another newcomer, "pete's dragon," a tale of a dragon being a child's best friend. "suicide numbers are translating into big numbers for the sound

our durham skycam is looking good out there. temperatures are in the low to mid-70s as you are walking out the door. 75 in durham. 74 in erwin. 75 in clayton. 73 in goldsboro. afternoon so i do recommend if you need to do something outside, exercise, ride your bike, when you are walking the dog, it is more pleasant now than it will be later this afternoon when our temperatures will be in the low 90s and the heat index will be up into the triple digits. so this more than, part hi cloudy, muggy, mid-70s. the heat will be an issue for us over the weekend with a heat vied. we'll talk about why that may be. southbound as you head through the duke street/gregson street interchange. the ramp is pretty clear. you can see on this live camera that most of the slow traffic is confined to the through side of 85. that right lane is blocked right now. it look like maybe the right an center lanes are blocked. traffic is getting by and just one or two lanes there. the ramp is all clear at this point. that is probably your best bet morning. if y

. >>> a durham teen taken into custody by i.c.e. a judge has granted the 10 a $10,000 bond. family and friends have been working money for his release. >>> an update on a cumberland county murder we told you about yesterday. a judge could decide tomorrow if a 15-year-old could be charged as an adult on charges he killed his grand -- grandfather with a hatchet. 63-year-old joseph found dead after his 15-year- old grandson was charged. >> last time i saw him he was taking out his trash. and i was tutting my grass yesterday and his grandson was cutting the grass and joe was on the porch. everything was normal. >> the 15-year-old's name was not released. >>> now to a story making national headlines. people not to rush to adjustment. in 911 calls made from chad copely's home, a man tells dispatchers that there is a group of hoodlums outside his home and he was locked and loaded and secure his neighborhood. 21-year-old kouren thomas died. his family didn't want to but they are talking with justin bamberg, well known for taking on civil rights cases. >>> still waiting for funeral a

the durham county sheriff's office is asking the governor for funds to help solve these crimes. if approved a reward of $5,000 will be offered for information nothing both cases. >>> the police need your help to find a missing 14-year-old. he was last seen on street. he is 5 '5 tall. he is black. anyone with information should call the police. >>> a man who spent the bulk of his life in prison for a murder he says he did not commit told his story to a judge for a first time. 43-year-old johnny small is in prison since he was 15. small has maintained his innocence all along. this case is back in court trial says he lied. >> the family has always felt he was innocent. we never doubted that at all. honestly i am happy. i never thought i would see this day that he was back in court. >> the man that recanted his it is david bowinger. >> he admitted the involvement of the death penalty. >> no ruling today. refusing to marry same sex couples. two couples claimed tax dollars are spoepbt what they call a discrimtory law -- being spent and no one is doing their job. no one was proved they

plus, a sinkhole in durham swallows a man's suv in rushing water! and a lot of boys dream of becoming police officers, like 4-year-old colt rever, who has personal hurdle to overcome. the support he is getting from first responders across the country. i'm gerald owens...lets rewind... a trip to the lake took a t county this week. teachers and the superintendent are remembering athens drive principal james hedrick....and a slew of tips help cary police catch a flasher! family and friends are mourning the death of a warren county teenager, whose body was pulled kerr lake on monday. 22:08:16 "i seen my son out there, trying to come back, and he couldn't come. and he was trying and he was frightened." family members say 16-year old

. >>> a man is in the hospital after a shooting tonight in durham. officers found the victim after 7:00 on fisk street. he is in critical condition at this hour. the police have not said what led to the shooting and they have no suspects. >>> new tonight, the reaching out to the public for the officer involved shooting in raleigh. they are asking anyone who may of witnessed or videoed the incident to come forward. terry was shot and killed and an officer ot inthe leg as they exchanged gunfire. officers were responding to a 911 call about a man with a gun. >>> los angeles police arrested singer dress brown on suspicious of assault with a deadly weapon. this is a story developing all day. the investigators spent several hours at the singer's home for admiring a peace of jewelry. the woman says his entourage demanded she sign a nondisclosure and she refused to sign it and called the police. >>> an investigation into why a group of vets flew low over the stadium yesterday. officials with the air force base in georgia said 4 thunderbolts took off from cha

durham skycam ra. they finished up with the clippers playing again tomorrow night and wednesday as well. now, 62 the dew point, the humidity and the dew point. holly springs, buckhorn. and expanded view, 79 in fayetteville. 79 at the airport and 71 in south hill, virginia. we add a cluster of storms going through the evening. they expected that. died down, lost the heating of the day. now i am not thinking we will see it. expanding the view, tropical depression number 8. it is interesting when i left you on friday we had no idea this was going to form. developed off of an old frontal boundary lying off shore. over the weekend it was a tropical wave and boom, tropical depression yesterday. we are waiting to see if it is a storm. it should, during the day tomorrow. now the reason why we are not thinking it will make its way outer banks and get kicked out. a front up to the north. the winds with the front are coming from the west. we call them westerlies, now, they are west to east up here. not the case a

crash kills one person... bringing tra to a halt on i-40.... 11 years later, a guilty plea in one of durham's most horrific crimes... and.....home owners associations band together to file complaints when thousands of dollars disappears... three cars - scorched beyond recognition after a crash on i-40 left one person dead monday. the crash happened in the westbound lanes. flames and thick black smoke was visible for miles. the highway patrol is investigating the cause of the crash, but has not yet

it is a toyota avalon and their spoke with the durham police department just a few minutes ago, it may be 30 minutes ago, the public information officer says a woman was involved in she overturned her car here on interstate 85 northbound here in durham right before the red mill road exit. she did report to investigators out here that this possibly involved a carjacking, that story hasn't been confirmed. what we do know is a woman was driving this car overturned the car here on i 85 northbound near red mill road. she refused medical treatment, no fatalities thankfully to report and traffic is again moving smoothly, but again several agencies out on the scene investigating and still lots of questions as to exactly what happened and what led to the crash. we will continue to investigate that and bring you more information on air and online >> thank you. >>> several people were caught off guard by highly unpredictable pop-up storms to jake let's get right over to meteorologist aimee wilmoth, is there anything looking favorable for storms now? >> it will likely be a quiet night tonight but

. >>> the superintendent of durham public schools now has an approving a 1 year extension. his contract now runs through june 2020. >>> something that has never been done. now 7 years later disney is bringing it to the big screen. they show us how the newly invented film changes the world. >>> by day, he shows how it changes his clients in durham. he learned about a chess program in uganda that changed three children's lives. >> three children became state champions. that was an absolute incredible story. >> he bought the story and told the story to the magazine. >> disney releases queen of cot way next month. it's a culmination of years of hard work. >> god navigated the most typical routes and allowed me to work with disney. >> he says he's ready to produce more stories that inspire. >> there is a transformational conduit in the movie that p about my life? what am i doing to benefit the life of others. >> he hopes the queen of conway is a start of something big. >>> queen of cot way features winner lupita. screening. it looks fantastic. >> i want to see that movie. >> me

. >> he painted bees on sd's elementary in chapel hill and in durham. the paintings all started when wall on this honey store in rural, florida. >> i called them up. will be interested in a mural? and, yes, we would be interested in a mural. we have no money and mural are illegal in this town. >> they got that law changed. just like matthew willie wanted to chicago perceptions people -- wanted to change perception of bees. >> i had an experience where a studio. >> he learned about the decline of bee popping hraeugzs. >> pop -- pop hraeugz. there is a massive die off happening with bees. >> he does not know how long it will take or how many mural it will take to paint all 50,000 bees but he hopes it it will inspire others to take stphaobgz the goal is when i am done painting it we will have an awareness of what is going >> reporter: back to you. >> unbelievable talent. you will find a link. the good of the hive. on wral.com. there you can donate and see some of the other bee mural. >>> the founder of a company built on bees donated the land for the fashi

we have the story of the durham sprinter who earned a trip. >> reporter: jackson has a habit of doing things in a hurry. so it is just natural that jackson is the youngest male athlites to qualify for the u.s. paraolympic team. >> you know, it is a little jackson is heading to rio. not a lot of people know about amputees and you know, people with disabilities. his leg was amputated above the knee when he was 9 months old. he learned on walk and then run. fast enough on compete for his high school track team at hillside. >> i with everybody. it helps me a lot. then i -- i don't. >> reporter: now, the rest of the world will catch jackson. he took 3rd in the long jump and he won the 100 meter did she. next up, the world stage at the games and a moment he already is visuallizing. >> i do it almost every day. i think i will be ready when it comes. >> i think he will do great things beyond the paraolympics and the rio olympics. more coming for him. he is not afraid to get. >> how is this for good timing? his birthday is during the games. he will turn 17 at the paraolympics. wral sports, dur

middle 50s this afternoon that is why it felt so less muggy out there 71 at buck horn. 73 in durham. 60s for rockboro and south hill. you may be in the upper 50s to start the day tomorrow. 75 in goldsboro. a fine day if you are following her over the weekend. telling you abouta that cold front. came by last night. storms. wind damage, severe storm warning. now tarbgs -- now, that front is off of the coast. this is the relief run on friday. now, that front hung up the deep south. arkansas, texas all showers and thunderstorms today and still across lower alabama. seeing rain as low as mississippi and louisiana. for us it is high pressure that is building in a ridge in the heat will grow. enjoy the next couple of days by thursday we should be back in the 90s by friday. cooking. humidity coming up at that point. here are the temperatures, 10:00, lower 70s, now, daybreak, future cast is showing upper 50s for us. could happen. we will go 62. it could be upper 50s to about 60 to start the day. 62 fayetteville. 59 at goldsboro. upper 60s to 70. lunchtime, lower to middle 80s. tomorrow aftern

more showers and storms across and up to durham county. it looks like showers are starting to grow across the area. i don't think we will see/flooding outside of this area. will have more about this, what to expect for the weekend and the fall like feel on the way >>> short-term housing and food assistance is on the way to fix comes of the flooding in louisiana. >> female will pay for hotel rooms unrolling 30 day basis. people staying in their cars, hotels or shelters are eligible. 4000 people are still in shelters. 40,000 homes are damaged. >>> the governor says north carolina is ready to help louisiana. he released a statement saying we continue to pray for the people of louisiana as they face their 2nd week of catastrophic flooding. we have reached out to offer support and stand ready to assist. >>> some residents have plans to move back to a flood ravaged town. now how they are facing the devastation. at him? >> it has been difficult for this family. they call louisiana home. they watch from afar as family members there are suffering f

nonprofit now serves teachers from all durham public schools and that need continues all year. >> we have 11 elementary schools that are 85% free and reduced lunch. teachers need support all year. they shop with us once a month so they have the supplies they need all year long. >> some of the most needed items right now include highlighters, crayons, glue sticks. and you can help this weekend. they are going to have a fill the bus even la on side from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. bring supplies or make financial donations. back to you. >> last year crayons to calculator is distributed over 40 million worth of supplies. >> there is a saying. i don't know who. it will be a great day when the schools get all of the money they need and the air force has to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber. i love the air force. money. our teachers need it. >> not a single teacher that does not buy supplies. >> impressive. large waterspout. it was seen on the sound tonight. it was seen just north of the fishing center. one witness from the lighthouse said it went to her southwest. lasted 10 minutes or so. m

they want to show off all of the great things happening in durham. check out the blog at bulvoyage.com. >>> athletic department and concession provi hot dogs, candy, pretzels and popcorn. fans will be able to bring their own food and sealed beverages. they hope it will encourage more people to come to the events. it will effect anderson and other stadiums. >>> blake shelton hopes to smooth things over with people offended by some of his twitter posts. >> still ahead. how he hopes those that truly >>> plus, a one of a kind gym >>> bill cosby is making changes to his defense team. prestley had been on the job for less than a year. >>> blake shelton says his humor may be inappropriate and immature but not hateful. that was just part of an apology he made for a treat that many people considered offensive. anyone who knows him also knows that he has no tolerance for hatred of any kind. >>> taylor swift donated there 1 million to the louisiana she called the situation heartbreaking and encouraged others to help out. >>> time now for a look at what is trend

in the 70s and the 80s. 81 here in durham. 79. it is a little cooler tonight than it was this time last night in fayetteville. folks have 84 right now. and you factor in the humidity and the heat index levels a tad cooler tonight than this time last night. many locations were are still well into the 90s this time last night. feels like 91 in fayetteville. 89 in raleigh. watching the heating of the day they die down. now, the character of atmosphere, the air lost is dry. warm, not conducive to watch it lift upward and develop into showers and storms that is about to change. out to the west. cloud cover and rain. that is where the fox frontal boundary is. the ridge moving out on thursday. the character of our atmosphere will change for thursday. shower to form on thursday and friday. let's take a look at future cast for the next 48 hours. overnight, expect it to be dry locally. tomorrow morning, sunny skies, cloudy at lunchtime. like today there could be isolated showers maybe a thunderstorm. the little greena that you see there, to

durham, 81, cary. warm across the area. else around the area cooled down. 84 at southern pines. now, 79 right now in south hill, virginia. isolated showers and storms that formed earlier today. let's expand the shot. you can see the rain from indiana through illinois and south and westward through the lower mississippi valley and the southern plains. for us, high pressure coming in from the atlantic. a mainstay since last week. that is why it is hot over the weekend. hot today. tomorrow t is still with to middle 90s. by wednesday still here. lowtory middle 90s. by thursday, this feature will not be here. it will be gone. this has been acting like a blocking mechanism keeping the rain off to the west. that is why there is flooding off to the west. by the time we get to thursday with that gone the front will be able to move in as i showed you at the top of the newscast. we see showers and thunderstorms introduced back in the forecast on a widespread bases. overnight, quiet, clear skies, sunshine in the morning. patchy fog. partly cloud nethe afternoon. looking for green dots. that

the sign on the door says durham's best cab. we reached out to that company, a worker there would only say employees are stunned and concerned for their safety. >> reporter: a worker at that cab company says other drivers who work at that cab company are so concerned for their safety tonight some decided they were not going to go on the road. they were not going to be on the job this evening. at this hour the police have not given us any confirmation of the names or identities of those involved in the shooting and have not given us much information on suspects in this case as well. adam owens, back to you. >> all right, thank you. >>> a man who spent the bulk of his life in prison for a murder family tonight. wral was in a courtroom earlier had week for a case of johnny small. a judge ruled there was not enough evidence to justify his conviction for a 1998 murder. they set the bond and said small could be released without putting up the money. we spoke to him at his family's home. >> terrifying. i mean i am happy but i am terrif

. >>> durham voters have more incentive to get to the poll this is november. the board of commissioners agreed to place a $150 million bond referendum in the polls. >>> a federal judge refused to reduce the prison sentence for former illinois governor rod blagojevich. blagojevich has served 4 years term because five of the original corruption charges were thrown out on appeal. >>> bill dooley died this morning in wilmington. he was 82. he coached the tar heels for 11 seasons and the only coach to lead the program to multiple championships and coached at virginia tech and wake forest and is credited with raising the level of play in the acc. >>> a federal appeals denied new jersey's effort to legalize sports betting. new jersey passed a law in 2014 allowing betting at casinos and racetracks, but the four major pro sports leagues and ncaa sued claiming it would damage the integrity of the games and lead to game fixing. only nevada allows bettingor individual games. >>> fayetteville doesn't want figured this year. it would be the home to a single a affiliate team

rain is coming down and a lot of lightning strikes between chapel hill and durham. northwestern way county and southern granville and vance counties making it's way towards you. see showers around franklin county, franklinton, louisburg. out flow boundaries they meandering around the front likely to see more showers form. harnett county, lillington, erwin, benson, dunn getting into four oaks in southern coty, heavy down pours no lightning with this and more activity. so what's ahead? evening rumbles diminishing near or after midnight. overnight quiet and high pressure will build in in the coming days fewer afternoon heat tolerable mar more in the way of mid and upper 90s. it's raining the infield is getting wet they have no game there. the bulls will be backtown thursday and friday. 84 at rdu. 75 the dew point. 80s and 90 showing up, 90 in holly springs and buck horn. 87 in wake forest. farther south in the low 90s earlier down to recent shower 89 in clinton 84 in rocky mount. this is our satellite and radar picture. it points out great details. as we broaden out th

it is very humid out there but not really that hot in many observations. 79 in wake forest. 85 at durham where they are set to play this evening at 705:67:89 the norfolk tides are in town. -- at 7:05. the norfolk tides are in town. next week, showing you this man any day next week because the heat index values will be a moot point. so showers and thunderstorms building across the area. as we expand the view, two things to point out this. plume of moisture coming in from the south an west and then moving right across north carolina embedded in the flow, there are little waves of energy. so really at any point through the afternoon and evening, overnight, can't rule out a shower as bits of energy fall across the state or move across the state and help develop some showers and storms. the second feature is a front. yesterday. this is what we are calling our relief front. that brings relief for next week and behind it, the air is comfortable if not cold. take a look at the colors. we are looking at greens across parts of wyoming and montana. i was looking at specific numbers. there was one l

a group of duke university the nonprofit now serves teachers from all durham public schools and that need continues that year. >> we have 11 elementarys that are more than 85% free and reduced lunch so the teachers need support all year. they shop with us once a month. they have the supplies they need all year long. >> reporter: some of the most needed items include highlighters, crayons and glue sticks. they will have a fill the bus event this weekend at the fil-aality renaissance village on saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. >> last year, they distributed more than a quarter million dollars of supplies. if you would like to help, look for the link on our story on wral.com. >>> el nino years after the original harry potter series ended, jk rowling is coming out with more material. she will be producing three platform, pottermore. the books are available for preorder now and will be published on september 6th. a few weeks ago, she announced the script release of the upcoming play harry potter and the cursed child. >> we'll update our breaking story now. this is the accident out on

we want to dig into breaking news in durham. there is a fatal accident involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck. this is highway 55 between burlington avenue and dayton street. it is not far from north carolina central university. they are still gathering information about this crash. we do know that it is fatal and you can see the pickup truck and the motorcycle right in the strength of an update as soon as we have information. >>> wral's laura leslie showing what she knows about the job cuts over a cisco. >> reporter: multiple media outlets are reporting the tech giant is expected to cut the 40,000 jobs over the next couple of months. they employ 71,000 people around the world amounting to 20%. the industry analysts say the reduction is response for the changing demand for networking as more and more businesses turn to cloud computing and other web-based servic servers is falling. that isn't expected to change anytime soon. a company insider say they are transferring to a less hardware heavy business model. cisco has not yet

. >>> the durham sheriffs office is hoping that a couple of pictures captured by a surveillance camera will help to solve a recent home break in. take a look at the deputies. thursday. they were taken on north mineral springs road here adlet lane. charges are pending against a woman accused of leading police on a multi-county chase in a stolen car and ended in selma. policesay she stole the car from a sheetz gas station and crashed on u.s. 70. >>> wral's kathryn brown has the latest on rock throwing incidents. >> reporter: imagine driving around late the night. it's dark and something shatters your windshield. policesay it happened to nine drivers in a short period of purposes was driving around with rocks and one of them shattered the windshield from a woman who was returning home from dinner. she heard the crash and tasted glass. >> and my teeth were gritty all night so i know glass in my mouth. >> reporter: she was treated at the emergency room and at by a rock. no suspects as of yet. kathryn brown, wral news. >>> charges are pending after an overnight chase that started in wayne co

that hearing is still going on right now in the durham county courthouse. i'm going to slip back inside and bring you an update at 6:00. >> julia sims live in durham, thank you. >>> a man charged with murder following a shooting in raleigh had his first court appearance. 19-year-old jonathan roman is charged with murder and assault with policesay he shot two people in the parking lot at mambo 69 sports bar. diana ibarra-luna died. >>> two teens are in court today, charged with the murder of help to-year-old rahim cummings. officers were called to the shooting along capitol night. both suspects are held at the detention center. >>> the search continues for people after an explosion in maryland 5 days ago. so far, five bodies have been recovered and 8 people are upaccounted for. policesay the investigation is ongoing but dangerous conditions have slowed their progress. >>> the foreign minister has you urged russia and uk reduce tensions in crimea, concerned over rising tensions after russian president putin accused ukraine of using terrorist tactics. but ukra

this evening two of the suspects in driver's case remain here at the durham jail in downtown durham, 17-year-old zion mcneil and 21-year-old travion lyo ns were in court. the third suspect is 15 years old and did not appear at the jail. police say the three men pulled off several crimes yesterday that ended with the death of 46- year-old emir sulamon. it started with the robbery of man's phone and used it to call his cab. sulamo in, picked them up and was shot. he went to the la quinta inn for help and he would later die at the hospital. today sulamon's co-worker were mourning the loss of the father of three and remembering him as a pleasant man. . >> he was a really, really nice guy . he's a nice guy, worker. worked constantly all the time, and he was well-liked by his fellow cab drivers. >> so the 15 and 17-year-old suspects were charged with murder. that 21-year-old was charged with accessory after the fact. he were all taken into custody just a short time after sulamon arrived at that hotel for some help. when arrested, police said they did have some of sulamon's belongings on th

. >>> a durham teen held by i.c.e. may soon have have his freedom. the community tame together to raise money for wildin acosta's bond. leyla? >> reporter: he is expected to post the bond tuesday or wednesday. acosta was taken into custody after he failed to show up for immigration court in charlotte. we reported for months he has been held in virginia. he explained that he left honduras to flee the gang violence plaguing the country. his attorney believes he should be lo stay in the united states. a judge granted him bond and supporters set up a gofundme page to raise the money. among those -- i spent time looking through this -- the north carolina association of educators, the wake chapter. a few city councilmembers, teachers, attorneys, and even happen when the student who would have missed what would have been graduation returns. >> we are expecting him to re- enroll in school and he only has one semester to finish. i am sure wildin will have a big transition back to life. >> reporter: his attorney said he will continue asylum. once the money is

they are hoping to open september 24 and a durham-based group helped to design that. beautiful. >> yeah. and how about a tar heels connection? >> you like that. >> yeah. >>> do you regularly use sunscreen? >> do you follow the rules for applying it? what you need to know to make sure your sunscreen isn't giving >>> with summer in full swing, many of us have been hitting the pool but how you can make sure you're using a sunscreen that protects us summertime means pool days, boating, and other outdoor activities but more outdoor time means more sun exposure, and without the right amount of sunscreen, it can damage our skin. >> and that causes liver spots, wrinkling, and skin cancer which can be very dangerous. >> reporter: dermatologists recommend 1 ounce to cover your body and a third of a teaspoon in your face. apply especially for kids but it can be difficult to make sure you covered your entire body. >> with sprays, sometimes, they are not able to spray enough. gels and lotions are easy to use and you will apply enough. >> reporter: when shopping for a sunscreen, th

nothing happening around the triangle from raleigh to durham up toward louisburg and sanford. there is the patch of rain. it is just north of robbins right now. it is just the hint of what is to come to the north. remnants of the rain that started down south yesterday that is finally playing up out of our viewing area. we have yet to see much developing along the fayetteville quarter. i do expect to see more about developing later this afternoon. here is the remnants of that rain and thunderstorms overnight lifting on out of the area. tickets to see too much developing down south. that is where it will begin and head north. here is a at some point it was pretty wet but we do have a lot of cloud cover in some places from the triangle angle northward. down south we are seeing more sunshine with temperatures really heating up. it is 84 at the airport right now with the southeast wind at 6 miles-per-hour. we will get a big difference in temperature from 84 in raleigh and 90 in fayetteville. moving out recently. our dew points are pretty hot. 77 in goldsboro and 76 in clinton. the

crayons to calculators is is a nonprofit that distributes donate supplies to teachers in durham public schools. volunteers are stocking the shelves at its warehouse on holloway street. teachers get credit and they visit the store and get what they need for free. their own money to buy school supplies because their kids don't always have the money to bring them. >> crayons to calculators needs all kinds of supplies including highlighters, pencils and glue sticks. it is holding a fill the bus school drive tomorrow. can you bring supplies or donate money at the chick-fil-a at renaissance village in durham. >>> and today is the last day for the stuff the bus back-to- school drive in cumberland county. fayetteville area system of transit's administration office on grove street. they are also at the information center on old wilmington road, city hall, the police department and on all fast buses. >>> a warning about a new take on an old scam. this time, the crooks are taking advantage of the back-to- school season. the irs says telephone scammers are targeting students an parents demanding p

durham police are working to win more about a shooting on price avenue. a young man was shot and he did go to the hospital. his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. police have not released his name. so far no suspects or emotive have emerged. >>> a burke county teenager is accused of helping isis in north carolina. justin sullivan attempted to get a law enforcement agent to join the terrorist group. they -- the paperwork se me in the united states and put support to avoid being arrested. >>> sysco could be cutting thousands of jobs. technology news website computer reseller news reports that cisco is fun to cut 14,000 jobs -- is planning to cut 14,000 jobs. one of the largest operations is in rtp with 5000 full-time employees working there. coming up in the next half- hour, wral's laura leslie >>> a large oak tree fell in raleigh causing some people to lose power at dixie trail and clark avenue on the crosswalk in front of the elementary school. the treaty got the school crossing light -- tree took out the school crossing light. >>> after ye

. >>> police arrested three people in the murder of a durham cabbie. among those charged, a 15-year- old boy. durham police charged 17-year- old zyon mcneil and a 15-year- old male with murdering 46-year- old ameer suliman. outside of the la quinta inn on west park drive. 21-year-old trayvion lyons is charged with accessory after the fact to murder, wral's arielle clay spoke with a hour with that. >>> a small pedestrian bridge in raleigh collapse this morning, sky 5 flew over the scene along capital boulevard near crabtree boulevard. it happened at 10:00 near the greyhound bus terminal. ems crews told wral the bridge was blocked off, and not in use, but they were checking to make sure no one was under the rubble. >> so, it's a step-by-step process to search the area without putting the responders and harm's way or causing further collapse which could more severely injure anybo i they are under there. >> rescuers don't believe anyone is under there but they want to make sure the bridge is privately owned. raleigh police officers investigating a wreck th