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Many years ago, a Holocaust refugee gave the state of North Carolina a beautiful antique chandelier. State historians recently unearthed the story behind it, and celebrated it Tuesday with the son of the donor, a Holocaust survivor himself.

HIGHLIGHTED THE POSSIBLE NEED FOR ONE IN NORTHERN WAKE COUNTY. >> A SPECIAL HANUKKAH EVENT AT THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION TODAY HONORED A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR WHO GAVE NORTH CAROLINA A UNIQUE GIFT. THIS GORGEOUS ANTIQUE CHANDELIER AS HISTORIC AS IT IS BEAUTIFUL. THE DONOR SON, A SURVIVOR HIMSELF, CAME BACK TO NORTH CAROLINA TO TELL THE STORY OF THE FAMILY'S DARING ESCAPE FROM NAZIS. WRAL CAPITOL BUREAU CHIEF LAURA LESLIE, WAS THERE. >> THE CHANDELIER THAT HANGS IN THE DINING ROOM AT THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION IS LIKE A WEDDING CAKE MADE OF LIGHT TEARS OF GLITTERING GOLD AND WHITE CRYSTAL OR AND TEAR DROPS AND BUNCHES OF GRAPES MADE IN THE 18 80'S IN AUSTRIA. THE HORROR WHICH CHANDELIER MAY HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE VERY FIRST ELECTRIC CHANDELIER IS IN THE WORLD CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH THOMAS EDISON HIMSELF. IT WAS GIVEN TO THE STATE AND THE 1960'S BY CAROLINE HORWITZ, A JEWISH HOLOCAUST REFUGEE WHO SETTLED WITH HER FAMILY IN MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA. FOR MANY YEARS. WE KNEW SOME THINGS ABOUT THE REMARKABLE HISTORY. BUT IN RECENT MONTHS WE CAME ACROSS CORRESPONDENTS. >> FROM THE WOMAN WHO DONATED THE CHANDELIER. MISS CAROLINE HORWITZ. HER LETTERS UNLOCK A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF INFORMATION >> YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE THING. TO READ A HISTORY BOOK. AND AND THIS TO ME THAT WAY. AND IT'S ANOTHER TO LIVE THROUGH HISTORY. AND WE LIVE TO IT. WE WERE IN LOVE AIRWAYS. THINK OKAY. >> THAT'S CAROLINE HERSELF FROM A VIDEO FROM 1988. SHE AND HER HUSBAND AND SON FLED THE NAZIS LEAVING THE CHANDELIER BEHIND IN GERMANY, ALONG WITH ALMOST ALL THEIR OTHER POSSESSIONS AND FAMILY HEIRLOOMS. THEY FINALLY ESCAPE FROM THE NAZIS AND FRANCE IN 1942. THEIR SON, BOB HOROWITZ WAS JUST 4 AT THE TIME. THESE 86 NOW, BUT HE STILL REMEMBERS THEIR DARING NIGHTTIME ESCAPE WITH MEMBERS OF THE FRENCH RESISTANCE AND SOLDIERS WHO HAD ESCAPED A GERMAN PRISON CAMP. AND THE MEN >> TOOK TURNS CARRYING THE ON THEIR SHOULDERS YOU KNOW, WAS TO FIELDS AND WOODS AND SO ON. AND I WAS 4. 4 AND A HALF. I JUST THAT I REMEMBER SO DISTINCTLY BEING ON THE SHOULDERS OF THOSE MEN >> CAROLINE RECALLED HOW THEY WERE NEARLY CAUGHT BY GERMAN GUARDS AT THE BORDER. >> BUT WE CLOSE TO THEM THAT THE FRESH NIGHT WAS WHICH THEY? SEARCH THE AREA SHOWN OVER US. AND WE'VE WAY IN THESE MORE. TRENDS JUST BETWEEN THE GUYS AND ALIVE. SOMEHOW THE HARWICH CHANDELIER SURVIVED THE WAR IN GERMANY WITHOUT BEING SEIZED BY THE NAZIS. >> AFTER THE WAR, IT WAS SHIPPED TO THE FAMILY. BOB RECALLED CAROLINE DECIDING TO DONATE IT TO THE STATE AS A WAY TO SAY THANK YOU, YOU KNOW, KNOW, NORTH >> HAS TREATED US WELL. WE CAME AS REFUGEES IN RAIDED OUR HOME AND WE'RE PART OF THE COMMUNITY. >> COOPER SAID HANUKKAH, THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS IS A PERFECT TIME TO CELEBRATE LAURA LESLIE WRAL GOODNESS THAT HISTORY. IT HAS TO BE TOLD. IT IS ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING AND SO IMPORTANT. THEY LIVED IT AS AS THE CITY'S SHE SAID UNDER. >> IT'S AMAZING TO GIVE A GIFT LIKE THAT TO THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. WE CAN ALL ENJOY AND WE CAN SEE AT THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION HAS GUIDED TOURS AVAILABLE. SO YOU CAN SEE THE

NC celebrates historic gift from Holocaust survivor

Historic chandelier in NC governor's mansion: Holocaust survivor recalls daring escape, gift to North Carolina

Made in the 1880s in Austria, the Horowitz chandelier may have been one of the very first electrified chandeliers in the world, created in collaboration with Thomas Edison himself. Karoline Horowitz, a Jewish holocaust refugee who settled with her family in Murphy, North Carolina, gave the chandelier to the state in the 1960s.

State officials are defending the steep price tag - about $2.5 million since 2017 - for repairs at the governor's mansion. But they're not supplying detailed information about how the money was spent.

>> STATE OFFICIALS ARE DEFENDING THE STATE PRICE TAG FOR REPAIRS AT THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION 2 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS. THE STORY BUILDING OPENED IN 18 91 AND IT'S STILL IN USE TODAY. WRAL CAPITOL BUREAU CHIEF LAURA LESLIE LOOKED INTO HOW THAT MONEY WAS SPENT. >> OFFICIALS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION SAY THE 130 YEAR OLD MANSION NEEDED A LOT OF EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. I WILL SO HELP ME GOD. ROY COOPER IS THE 30TH NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR TO LIVE IN THE EXECUTIVE MANSION. I WILL. BUT WHEN HE TOOK OFFICE IN 2017, HIS FAMILY COULDN'T MOVE IN FOR MONTHS BECAUSE IT NEEDED SO MANY STRUCTURAL REPAIRS THAT HAD BEEN PUT OFF ACTUALLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WE HAD TO CLOSE ALL THE PORT, THE EXTERIOR PORCHES BECAUSE THEY WERE UNSAFE FOR PEOPLE TO WALK. I'M MARC EDWARDS AS DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, THE AGENCY THAT MAINTAINS ALL STATE OWNED BUILDINGS. HE SAYS THE 30,000 SQUARE-FOOT MANSION SERVES AS A FUNCTIONING HISTORIC SITE OFFICE SPACE MEETING VENUE AND RESIDENTS SELL. IT REQUIRES A LOT OF WORK. WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE DECKS. WE'VE HAD TO DO WORK ON THE ROOF. >> WE'VE HAD TO DO WORK ON THE WINDOWS. WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE A CHILLER. WE'VE GOT TO DO OTHER HVAC WORK AND ALSO ON THE FIRE, SOME FIRE ALERT AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. EDWARDS SAYS THERE WAS ALSO WATER IN THE BASEMENT AND LEAKS IN THE WALLS AND NEEDED FOUNDATION REPAIRS. BRICKWORK AND SECURITY SYSTEM UPGRADES. >> AND BECAUSE IT'S A HISTORIC BUILDING, EVERYTHING HAS TO BE RESTORED TO ITS VERY ORNATE ORIGINAL CONDITION REQUIRING CUSTOM CARPENTRY AND OTHER SPECIALIZED REHAB WORK. I ASKED HIM FOR A DETAILED ACCOUNTING OF HOW THE MONEY WAS SPENT BECAUSE OF THE SPECIAL SECURITY MEASURES OF THIS BUILDING IN PARTICULAR. WE DON'T BREAK THOSE DOWN BY LINE ITEM, THE 2 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR TAB WAS PAID FOR BY TAXPAYERS THROUGH THE STATE BUDGET. EDWARDS SAYS EVERYTHING THAT WAS DONE WAS NECESSARY WITH THE MONEY THAT WE DID SPEND ON THIS. NOT A SINGLE DON WAS SPENT TO ADD CREATURE COMFORTS OR COSMETIC CHANGES FOR THE

Governor's mansion got $2.5 million in updates since 2017

The 30,000-square-foot mansion first opened in 1891, and it's still in use today as a functioning state historic site, office space and meeting-and-event venue, in addition to housing the state's first family on its second floor. 

State leaders defend steep cost for executive mansion repairs, but won't provide detailed accounting   

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Protesters appeared to be throwing some form of fireworks at Raleigh police as clouds of green smoke rose near the Governor's Mansion.

<p>&gt;&gt; IT'S MUCH DIFFERENT THAN WHERE JOE FISHER IS RIGHT NOW. &gt;&gt; WE'RE SEEING ANOTHER LINE OF POLICE OFFICERS IN RIOT GEAR REESTABLISHING IN A DIFFERENT PART OF DOWNTOWN RALEIGH. WHAT IS GOING ON, JOE? &gt;&gt; THAT IS RIGHT. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE ON JONES STREET AND WATER BOTTLES ARE BEING -- RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE THIS CAR, LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE IS PROPELLING THIS. THIS CAR CAME THROUGH AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT IS HAPPENING. THIS CAR, WE HOPE THIS CAR WILL NOT DRIVE THROUGH THE CROWD. THIS POLICE BARRICADE JUST GOT SET UP IN THE PAST TWO MINUTES. AND WE HAVE THIS GREEN GAS WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT IT IS OR WHO IT WAS THROWN BY, WE HAVE PEOPLE PROTESTERS KICKING BACK SOME OF WHAT IS IN THE ROAD TO THE POLICE OFFICERS. AND ANOTHER MAN IS ACTUALLY RUNNING UP AND THROWING THINGS AT THE POLICE. THIS IS A VERY TENSE SITUATION HERE ON JONES STREET. WE ARE RIGHT BY THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION, THE WATER BOTTLES CONTINUE TO BE THROWN AT THE POLICE LINE. THIS IS EXTREMELY TENSE OKAY, WHAT THIS APPEARS TO BE, FROM WHAT I CAN SEE IS A FIRE WORK OF SORT THAT IS THROWN BY THE PROTESTERS. WE HAVE ANOTHER WATER BOTTLE THAT GOT LAUNCHED TO THE POLICE. WHAT THIS GREEN SUBSTANCE APPEARS TO BE IS A FIREWORKS OF SORT AND THEN THEY'RE KICKING INTO THE POLICE LINE I'M GETTING, PEOPLE ARE OPENING WATER BOTTLES AND TOSSING THEM AT THE POLICE THAT ARE NOW MOVING INTO, GETTING 20 FEET OF THESE PROTESTERS MOVING INTO ABOUT 15 FEET AT THIS POINT THEY ARE CONTINUING TO ADVANCE ON THIS CROWD WHICH IS OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE. WE HAVE FIREWORKS AGAIN GOING OFF. THE POLICE DO NOT APPEAR TO BE PHASED BY THIS. THEY COME NOW, THINGS ARE STILL BEING THROWN FROM THE PROTESTERS ONTO THE POLICE. THERE IS A LOT OF CHAOS AS ONE OF THE POLICE OFFICERS DID JUST USE THE BATON TO KNOCK DOWN ONE OF THE ADVANCING PROTESTERS. HEARING THEM GO OFF AND HEARING THE WATER BOTTLES GOING OFF AND AS THINGS GET A LITTLE BIT OUT OF CONTROL HERE, I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THEY FIRE TEAR GAS AT THE CROWD TO DISPERSE THE CROWD. WE DO NEED TO PREPARE FOR THAT. PLEASE BACK UP BECAUSE ANOTHER FIREWORKS IS GOING OFF HERE IN A SECOND AND THEY ARE NOW, SEEING THAT SMOKE BILLOWING INTO THE AIR AS THE ENTIRE CROWD BACKS UP. WE ARE STILL SEEING THOSE WATER BOTTLES LAUNCHED AT THE CROWD AND WE'RE SEEING MORE ACTION AND IT DOES APPEAR TO BE THOSE FIREWORKS THROWN DIRECTLY AT THE POLICE OFFICERS, THAT IS THE COLORED POWDER YOU'RE SEEING, ONE STATE TROOPER THREW BACK AT THE PROTESTERS AS A DETERRENT, HE'S GOT THE CROWD -- TO GET THE CROWD TO DISPERSE THE SMOKE IS FILLING THE</p>

Smoke billows in front of Governor's mansion as tensions rise between protesters, police

Smoke billows in front of Governor's mansion as tensions rise between protestors, police

The protesters in downtown Raleigh moved to the Governor's mansion where protesters threw paper airplanes over the fence. The airplanes were believed to have a list of the protesters' wishes written on them.

<p>FEW YARDS AWAY FROM THE PROTESTERS RIGHT NOW. &gt;&gt; WE WATCHED A COUPLE PEOPLE KNOCK OVER THE BARRICADE THAT HAS BEEN SET UPRIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION AND WE HAVE A DOZEN OR SO PEOPLE WITHIN THAT PERIMETER AS SOME PEOPLE HERE ON THE STREETS ARE TELLING THEM TO BACK UP, THAT THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE DID THAT AND THEY PERHAPS WENT A LITTLE TOO FAR AS THE BARRICADE WAS SET UP TO PREVENT THE CROWD FROM GETTING ON THE SIDEWALK. YOU CAN SEE SIX DIFFERENT TROOPERS THAT ARE INSIDE THE GATE, IN THE PROPERTY READY FOR WHATEVER THE CROWD DOES NEXT WE ARE SEEING PEOPLE RUNNING. THEY ARE THROWING DIFFERENT THINGS OVER, WHAT APPEARS TO BE PAPER OVER AS THE BARRICADE IS BROUGHT UP. WE'RE WATCHING PEOPLE HOP THE BARRICADE AND THROW PAPER ACROSS TO THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION. WE SEEN SOME PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR DEMONSTRATIONS. FROM THE BARRICADE TO THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION. A COUPLE STEPPING OVER THE BARRICADE. A GENTLEMAN WALKING UP WITH HIS PHONE HE LOOKS LIKE HE IS RECORDING SOMETHING. HE IS ON THE SIDEWALK. AGAIN, WE SEE ANOTHER PERSON NOW GETTING READY TO HOP OVER THE BARRICADE WE'RE GOING TO WATCH HER SHE IS TAKING THAT PIECE OF PAPER AND THROWING IT OVER THAT BRICK WALL HERE AT THE EXECUTIVE MANSION AND NOW SHE IS STEPPING IN FOR OTHERS WHO BROUGHT PAPER AIRPLANES. THAT DEMONSTRATION WAS WRITING OUT WHAT THEIR DEMANDS ARE IN RESPONSE TO THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD AND THE PROTESTS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED AND SPREAD ACROSS THE COUNTRY AFTER THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD WE HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT PEOPLE ON THE SIDEWALK THAT ARE THROWING THOSE PAPER AIRPLANES ACROSS THE BRICK WALL. AGAIN, WE ARE LOOKING AS WE COME OUT TO THE CROWD AT SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE, PERHAPS MORE THAN A THOUSAND PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE, KIND OF STANDING THIS PLACE AT THIS POINT. NOTHING IS GETTING TOO VIOLENT.</p>

Protesters toss paper airplanes toward Governor's mansion

Protestors toss paper airplanes toward Governor's mansion

Holiday open houses at both the State Capitol and N.C. Executive Mansion, home to the governor, are this week. These are an easy way to see some gorgeous Christmas decorations and learn a little bit about the history of our state. 


State Capitol, NC Executive Mansion hold holiday open houses this week

Christmas at the N.C. Executive Mansion

North Carolina will officially kick off the holiday season with the State Capitol tree lighting and open house and Executive Mansion holiday tours this week.



State Capitol open house, Executive Mansion holiday tours this week

You can now register for tours of North Carolina's Executive Mansion, the official home of the governor. The offerings include a garden tour that's designed for kids.