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President Donald Trump's campaign is trying to energize its base in North Carolina as the election nears and a state critical to his re-election bid remains up for grabs.

Trump's son courts religious conservatives in Raleigh

Eric Trump meets with evangelicals in Raleigh

>> UNFORTUNATE, AND A TOUGH SITUATION FOR THAT FAMILY. SARAH KRUEGER LIVE WITH THAT TONIGHT, THANK YOU. >>> WITH JUST 11 DAYS TO GO UNTIL THE ELECTION, CANDIDATES KNOW THEY CAN'T WASTE A MINUTE. ERIC TRUMP MADE A VISIT TO THE STATE TO TALK TO VOTERS ABOUT REELECTING HIS FATHER. KEELY ARTHUR HAS MORE. >> Reporter: HE HAD A LOT TO SAY, SPEAKING TO A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LEAVING RIGHT NOW AT RFA CHURCH. THEY WERE FOCUSED ON RELIGION. THE NAME OF THE EVENT WAS CALLED FAITH IN AMERICA. WE WANTED TO TALK TO ERIC TRUMP ABOUT CORONAVIRUS, ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES FOR PEOPLE THIS ELECTION. THIS AFTERNOON CROWDS OF PEOPLE LINED UP OUTSIDE RFA CHURCH TO HEAR FROM ERIC TRUMP. >> WE ARE TRUMP SUPPORTERS, AND WE ARE REALLY BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO BE AMONG THE EVANGELICALS. >> Reporter: AND WE ASKED ABOUT THE LACK OF MASK WEARING AMONGST THE CROWD, EVEN AS CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS CLIMB IN OUR STATE. >> MANY PEOPLE IN THAT ROOM ARE NOT WEARING A MASK, AND YOU'RE NOT EITHER. WHY AREN'T YOU WEARING ONE AND WHAT MESSAGE DOES THAT SEND? >> WE'RE IN A PRIVATE ROOM RIGHT NOW, AND THAT'S WHY I'M NOT WEARING ONE. OTHERS DON'T HAVE THAT LUXURY, THEY HAVE TO GET OUT. AND WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO BE VERY VIGILANT AND BE SMART. >> Reporter: ERIC TRUMP THEN SPOKE TO THE CROWD FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BRINGING RELIGION BACK TO THE COUNTRY. I WANTED TO PRESS MR. TRUMP ON THE MASK WEARING ISSUE BECAUSE I'VE DONE SO MANY STORIES ON THE CORONAVIRUS AND HOW DEADLY IT IS, AND WE HAVE TALKED WITH SCIENTISTS AND DOCTORS, AND THEY SAY THE BEST WAY TO SLOW THE SPREAD IS BY WEARING A MASK. AND OF COURSE WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE PIVOTAL ROLE NORTH CAROLINA WILL PLAY IN THE REELECTION. COMING UP AT 7:00, WE'LL HEAR FROM ERIC TRUMP ABOUT HIS CONFIDENCE IN WINNING THIS

Eric Trump's call for freedoms includes skipping masks at indoor campaign event

Eric Trump, campaigns for his father, President Donald Trump, at a Raleigh church.

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WRAL's Rosalia Fodera was in Guilford County, where Eric Trump held a campaign rally on Thursday. He spoke exclusively with WRAL about the campaign and his father's status.

THE COURSE OF THIS STORM OR TIMING OVERNIGHT, OUR METEOROLOGIST WILL GET YOU UP-TO-DATE. >>> NORTH CAROLINA IS CONSIDERED A BATTLEGROUND STATE. THAT MEANS POLITICAL VISITS COMING THROUGH OUR AREA FROM NOW UNTIL ELECTION DAY. THE PRESIDENT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TRAVEL UNTIL AT LEAST SATURDAY. BUT HIS FAMILY IS ON THE ROAD. ERIC TRUMP MADE A STOP IN GUILFORD COUNTY TODAY. >> Reporter: ERIC TRUMP SPEAKING HERE TO HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTERS. AND ONE OF THE FIRST IN-PERSON CAMPAIGN RALLIES SINCE PRESIDENT TRUMP TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. HE TELLS ME HIS DAD FEELS GREAT AND WILL BE BACK ON THE CAMPAIGN STAGE HIMSELF SOON. ERIC TRUMP IS DRUMMING UP SUPPORTER IN GUILFORD COUNTY. SPEAKING IN A ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW WITH WRAL. THE PRESIDENT'S SON TALKED ABOUT HIS FATHER'S COVID DIAGNOSIS. ERIC TRUMP SAYS IT'S NEVER EASY WATCHING HIS DAD BEING FLOWN TO WALTER REED. >> MY FATHER IS DOING GREAT. WHEN PEOPLE GET HIT BY COVID, SOMETIMES WE GET HIT HARD. >> Reporter: HE ADDS TRUMP WON'T BE INSIDE MUCH LONGER. >> HE QUARANTINED FOR A COUPLE DAYS TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S PERFECT, AND HE'S GONNA BE BACK ON THE ROAD. >> Reporter: HUNDRED OF TRUMP SUPPORTERS WITHOUT MASKS FILLED THE GRASS AT MACHINE SERVICES IN ONE OF THE FIRST IN-PERSON CAMPAIGN RALLIES SINCE COVID-19 HIT THE WHITE HOUSE. >> WE WON'T BELIEVE IN SITTING IN A BASEMENT AND DOING CALLS. >> Reporter: SUPPORTERS DIDN'T WANT TO MISS THE EVENT DESPITE THE PANDEMIC. >> I AIN'T WORRIED ABOUT IT. >> Reporter: WITH MULTIPLE CAMPAIGN STOPS IN NORTH CAROLINA, ERIC TRUMP STRESSED THE SIGNIFICANCE THE STATE COULD MEAN FOR THE ELECTION. >> NORTH CAROLINA IS PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE IN THE COUNTRY. PEOPLE HAVE TO GET OUT THERE AND VOTE. >> Reporter: AROUND THE SAME TIME, JOE BIDEN'S CAMPAIGN HELD A VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE WITH REGGIE LOVE ON THEIR PLANS TO ELEVATE BLACK LEADERS. THE NEXT PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE IS SET FOR NEXT WEEK. WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON BOTH PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN AND SENATOR JOE BIDEN'S. ON WRAL MORNING NEWS AND ONLINE. >>> A LOT OF BACK-AND-FORTH UNDERWAY ABOUT WHEN THE NEXT -- WHEN THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES WILL MEET FOR THE NEXT TIME. THIS MORNING, PRESIDENT TRUMP REJECTED THE DEBATE COMMISSION'S DECISION TO CONDUCT NEXT WEEK'S DEBATE VIRTUALLY. HOURS LATER, THE PRESIDENT'S CAMPAIGN

Eric Trump campaigns in NC, says father 'doing great'

One of President Donald Trump's sons, Eric Trump, made two stops in North Carolina on Thursday. One of those stops was in Guilford County, where he spoke to hundreds of supporters and gave an update on his father's health after being diagnosed with COVID-19.

Eric Trump Coverage

Trump's son courts religious conservatives in Raleigh

Eric Trump's call for freedoms includes skipping masks at indoor campaign event

Eric Trump meets with evangelicals in Raleigh

Eric Trump campaigns in NC, says father 'doing great'

'My father's doing great:' Eric Trump talks about election, his father's health at campaign stop