WRAL anchor Debra Morgan eats bugs - yes, bugs

WRAL News anchor Debra Morgan was at BugFest 2019 and ate some of them as meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner looked on.
Posted 9/20/2019, 5:07:00 PM Updated 9/20/2019, 5:08:39 PM

ALLOWED TO GO INTO A BURNING

BUILDING UNTIL THEY TURN THE

AGE OF 18.

>> WE'LL HEAD OUTSIDE THE

STUDIO.

NOT OUTSIDE BUT JUST OUTSIDE

THE STUDIO.

METEOROLOGIST ELIZABETH GARDNER

IS STANDING BY WITH SOME CREEPY

CRAWLEY CREATURES.

>> IT'S BUG FEST.

IF YOU HAVE BEEN AROUND THE

AREA FOR LONG, YOU HAVE SEEN

IT.

I TASTED SOME BUGS BUT I AM NO

DEBRA MORGAN.

>> I LOVE BUG FEST.

>> YOU ARE ONE OF THE JUDGES.

>> I AM.

>> THIS IS THE CRITTER -- COOK

OFF.

>> YES.

WOULD YOU LIKE A WORM?

>> LOOK AT YOU?

>> THEY ARE SO GOOD.

>> IT'S LUNCHTIME, ISN'T IT?

>> SOME OF THE BEST CHEFS IN

RALEIGH COME AND COMPETE.

THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL.

WHAT IS THIS?

THIS WAS THE BIG BUG THIS TIME.

>> OH, MY.

WAS A JUNE BUG.

>> WHY DON'T YOU TASTE IT?

>> IT'S VERY CRUNCH CHICAGO.

>> OH.

>> SO ARE THE WARMS.

THIS WAS JUST A LOVELY DISH

WITH THE MINI WORM AND JUNE DUG

IT IN.

TAKES AND WORMS AND CRICKETS

AND WORMS.

>> THIS IS NOT SO BAD BECAUSE

YOU CAN'T SEE.

>> YEAH, YOU CAN'T SEE.

>> THIS IS BEAUTIFUL HERE.

>> THAT'S ONE THE DESSERTS.

>> THOSE ARE WINGS OF THE BUG.

>> I CAN DEAL WITH THAT.

>> THIS IS REALLY GOOD.

THESE ARE PANCAKES, GROUND-UP

CRICKET FLOUR.

AND CRICKETS ARE THERE.

>> CRICKETS ARE GOOD.

>> THEY ARE NOT BAD.

>> AND THAT'S RIGHT A FOSTER.

>> DEBORAH, I'M JEALOUS, MAYBE

NOT.

>> LET ME GET SOME WATER.

>> WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT BUG

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