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EVENT. >>> A MAN SAYS HE HAS BECOME A TARGET OF VANDALISM BECAUSE OF HIS POLITICAL BELIEFS. THEIR SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE THAT COULD SHOW THE VANDAL IN ACTION. >>> FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT, ONE PERSON IS DEAD AND TWO OTHERS ARE SHOT IN HENDERSON. THANKS FOR JOINING US. LET'S GET RIGHT TO ERIN THOMAS, YOU CAN SEE HIM RIGHT THERE, HE IS LIVE AT THE SCENE PEER WHAT DO YOU KNOW SO FAR? >> Reporter: THIS REMAINS AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION, POLICE HAVE BEEN OUT HERE FOR SEVERAL HOURS NOW, IN FACT ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AGO, CRUZ ACTUALLY ROLLED OUT OF HERE WITH A BODY THAT WAS INSIDE THIS HOME, I WILL STEP OUT OF THE WAY AND TRY TO BREAK DOWN WHAT IS GOING ON. THIS IS THE 400 BLOCK OF ROWLAND STREET IN HENDERSON, THERE ARE POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE OUT HERE, ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING WHAT IS GOING ON. THE HOME IS SURROUNDED BY CRIME TAPE, WE ARE TOLD THAT THEY RECEIVED A CALL OUT HERE BEFORE 8:30 PM, AND WHEN THEY ARRIVED THEY FOUND A MAN WHO WAS DEAD. SUFFERING FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND. THEY ALSO FOUND TWO OTHER PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM NON-LIFE- THREATENING INJURIES. THEY ALSO SPENT THE NIGHT SPEAKING WITH A THIRD PERSON, QUESTIONING THEM ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED OUT HERE, WE ARE TOLD BY INVESTIGATORS THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A DOMESTIC RELATED INCIDENT. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY DANGER TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. OBVIOUSLY LIKE I SAID THIS IS STILL AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION AND ANY MORE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE, WE WILL BE SURE TO PASS IT ALONG. >> VERY FLUID SITUATION, AARON THOMAS REPORTING LIVE, THANK YOU. >>> WE WANT TO LET YOU KNOW WE WILL BRING YOU ANY UPDATES DURING THE NEWSCAST AND IN OUR MORNING NEWS STARTING AT 4:30 PM. >>> BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT, CUMBERLAND COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY RESPONDED TO A KIDNAPPING THIS AFTERNOON NEAR MALTOSE BEACH ROAD. THE JUVENILE VICTIM TOLD INVESTIGATORS SHE HAD BEEN WALKING IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN SHE WAS ABDUCTED AND ASSAULTED. SHE IS BEING TREATED IN THE HOSPITAL. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, CALL THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. >>> RAIN CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE VIEWING AREA TONIGHT, METEOROLOGIST, ZACH, IS IN THE SEVERE WEATHER CENTER TRACKING HOW MUCH RAIN HAS FALLEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ZACH, IT SEEMED LIKE AT ONE POINT IT WOULD NEVER STOP. >> WE HAD A LOT OF RAIN OFF AND ON ACROSS ALL COMMUNITIES THIS AFTERNOON, SEEING SOME RAIN SHOWERS RIGHT NOW, NORTHWESTERN HOKE COUNTY, THAT WILL WORK INLAND, IN WORD I SHOULD SAY FOR THE TRIANGLE AND THAT WILL BE WITH US A LITTLE BIT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, MAYBE HELP YOU SLEEP A LITTLE BIT AS WELL. NOTICE HOW MUCH RAIN WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE LAST 12 HOURS, EVERYONE SAW SOME RAIN TODAY, AND THAT SWATH OF BLUE SIGNIFIES AT LEAST A HALF OF AN INCH TO AN INCH AND A HALF ACROSS MANY COMMUNITIES, SO A LOT OF RAIN CAME DOWN AND WE HAVE BEEN SEEING AND GETTING REPORTS OF HIGH WATER ON ROADS. A LOT OF THAT HAS RECEDED. EXPECT WET ROADS OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. THE BIGGEST STORY IS THE TORNADO THAT POPPED UP TO OUR SOUTH, AND SOUTHEAST. EASTERN SACRAMENTO, SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA, ONE OF THOSE POPPED UP A MILE NORTH OF CONWAY SOUTH CAROLINA, AND PRODUCED A LOT OF DAMAGE. IT INJURED ONE INDIVIDUAL AS WELL. LIKELY THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS NOW OVER, WE ARE SEEING QUIET WEATHER, WE WILL HAVE SOME FONT THAT CAN IMPACT YOUR MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. >>> WATCH OUT FOR THE FOG IN THE MORNING, THANKS, WE WILL SEE YOU IN A COUPLE MINUTES. A MAN SAYS HE HAD ENOUGH WITH VANDALS TARGETING HIS HOME BECAUSE OF HIS POLITICAL BELIEFS. AARON THOMAS TAKES US TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THE VANDALISM HAPPENED. >> Reporter: THIS IS THE FIRST THING A MAN WOKE UP TO THIS PAST TUESDAY. >> I CAME OUT OF THE HOUSE TO SEE AN ORANGE LETTERING, SPRAY PAINT, SOME ANTI-POLITICAL VIEWPOINT OF SOMEBODY ELSE. >> Reporter: YOU CAN SEE SPRAY PAINT ON HIS GARAGE AS WELL AS AN EXPLETIVE SPRAY-PAINTED WITH THE WORD, TRUMP, ON HIS VEHICLE. >> I CANNOT BELIEVE IT. I KNOW WE ARE GOING THROUGH SOME UNPRECEDENTED TIMES AND POLITICAL HISTORY, BUT I NEVER THOUGHT THAT SOMEBODY WOULD FEEL SO INCLINED TO COME INTO MY YARD. AND VANDALIZE MY PROPERTY, BECAUSE OF MY VIEWPOINT. >> THE MAN WHO WANTS TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS SHARED SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE OF WHO HE BELIEVES IS RESPONSIBLE. YOU CAN SEE WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MAN WEARING A HAT AND FACE COVERING WALKING INTO HIS YARD AT ABOUT 3:30 AM THIS PAST TUESDAY. HE SPRAY PAINTS THE VICTIM'S VEHICLE AND WALKS AWAY. >> THEY ARE ENTITLED TO THEIR BELIEFS, THEY JUST CAN'T COME TO MY YARD. >> Reporter: HE SAYS HE SHOULDN'T BE TARGETED BECAUSE OF HIS BELIEFS. >> IN THEIR MIND THEY THINK I AM A BAD PERSON, BUT I AM MARRIED TO A MINORITY, I HAVE KIDS THAT ARE HALF MINORITY, SO I AM FAR FROM A RACIST OR ANYTHING ELSE. >> Reporter: THIS WILL DETER HIM FROM CONTINUING TO SUPPORT HIS CANDIDATE. >> THEY ARE NOT GOING TO PERSUADE MY VOTE TO GO THE OTHER WAY. THAT IS FOR SURE. THEN THEY MADE ME TO WHERE I WANT TO VOICE MYSELF LOUDER, SO THEN I PUT A BIGGER SIGN IN THE FRONT YARD, CLOSER TO THE STREETS. >> SOUNDS VERY DETERMINED THERE. AARON THOMAS WAS REPORTING ON THE STORY. THE VICTIM FILED A REPORT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE ARE STILL WORKING TO FIND OUT SUSPECT INFORMATION IN THIS CASE. >>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS MAKING ANOTHER CAMPAIGN STOP INTERSTATE IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AFTER TREATMENT FOR COVID-19. TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN SAYS HE WILL HOLD A RALLY IN GREENVILLE ON THURSDAY. THE EVENT IS AT THE PIT GREENVILLE AIRPORT TO BEGINNING AT 1:00 PM. WRAL'S, SARAH, WILL BE THERE WITH LIVE REPORTS. >>> TODAY JOE BIDEN'S TEAM HOSTED A BRANCH IN HONOR OF COMING OUT A. ACTIVIST, DUSTIN, AND ACTRESS, ANGELA, JOINED THE EVENT WITH LOCAL CANDIDATES AND LAWMAKERS. SPEAKERS AT THE VIRTUAL PROGRAM AND ENCOURAGE ATTENDEES TO VOTE FOR BIDEN, AND HIGHLIGHTED HIS RECORD ON LGBTQ+ ISSUES. MONDAY STARTING AT 4 PM WE WILL RELEASE EXCLUSIVE RESULTS OF OUR NEXT WRAL NEWS POLL, FIND OUT HOW NORTH CAROLINIANS PLAN TO VOTE IN THE U.S. SENATE RACE. THIS IS OUR FIRST POLL SINCE THE SCANDAL OVER DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE, CAL CUNNINGHAM'S AFFAIR. WE WILL TACKLE THE TOP RACES PLUS ALL OF THE KEY ISSUES. IT ALL STARTS TOMORROW AT 4:00 PM ONLY ON WRAL. >>> EXPECT TO SEE A SHOWDOWN IN THE SENATE TOMORROW AND CONFIRMATION HEARINGS BEGIN FOR JUDGE AMY CONNIE BARRETT. DEMOCRATS WANT A DELAY ARGUING VOTERS SHOULD HAVE A SAY ON THIS LIFETIME APPOINTMENT. THEY ALSO FEAR THE HEARINGS COULD BECOME A SUPER SPREADER EVENT. REPUBLICANS ARE PUSHING AHEAD TO TRY TO CONFIRM BARRETT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. YOU CAN SEE NBC'S NEWS COVERAGE OF THE SUPREME COURT HEARINGS BEGINNING TOMORROW AT 9 AM, ON WRAL. >>> STATE TROOPERS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A CRASH, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS RIGHT HERE, THIS IS ON U.S. 421, NEAR THE LEE COUNTY LINE. WE ARE WORKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW MANY CARS ARE INVOLVED, AND ALSO POSSIBLE INJURIES. THE MOMENT WE LEARN MORE, YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT IT AND HEAR ALL ABOUT IT, AND UPDATES ON HER MORNING NEWS. >>> A DRIVER IS FACING CHARGES TONIGHT AFTER AN ACCIDENT THAT LEFT A FOUR-YEAR-OLD BOY DEAD. WE BROUGHT YOU THIS IS BREAKING NEWS LAST NIGHT, YOU MIGHT RECALL THE FOUR-YEAR-OLD BOY DIED AFTER BEING HIT BY A TRUCK IN THE HOLLY GREEN NEIGHBORHOOD OF HOLLY SPRINGS. IT HAPPENED AROUND 6:30 PM WHILE THE BOY PLAYED WITH OTHER CHILDREN IN THE STREET. 42-YEAR-OLD, CAREY THERON MOORE, WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK. HE IS BEING CHARGED WITH A MISDEMEANOR DEATH BY MOTOR VEHICLE AND FAILURE TO REDUCE SPEED. POLICE SAY HE WAS NOT SPEEDING AT THE TIME. >>> IN THE LAST DAY WE HAVE LEARNED OF MORE THAN 1700 NEW CORONAVIRUS CASES. THAT BRINGS OUR TOTAL CASES STATEWIDE TO MORE THAN 231,000. WITH FIVE NEW DEATHS REPORTED TODAY, THE DEATH TOLL STANDS AT 3770. OR THAN 1000 PEOPLE REMAIN HOSPITALIZED. IT IS THE FIFTH DAY IN A ROW, THAT NUMBER HAS STAYED ABOVE 1000. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THE CURSE. OUR AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES IS 1996. THAT IS THE HIGHS WE HAVE SEEN SINCE MID JULY. WHEN NORTH CAROLINA HAD ITS HIGHEST NUMBER OF NEW CASES. >>> THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY CHASE ENDED WITH ONE PERSON DEAD AND TWO OTHERS IN THE HOSPITAL. ACCORDING TO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL, THE TROOPER TRIED TO STOP A SPEEDING CAR LAST NIGHT ON CUMBERLAND ROAD. OFFICIALS SAY THE DRIVER SPED AWAY BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE ROAD AND HITTING A TREE ON ROXIE AVENUE. THE DRIVER DIED AT THE SCENE. 2 PASSENGERS HAVE INJURIES AND INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT RELEASED THE DRIVER'S IDENTITY. >>> A FIRE TRUCK IS DAMAGED AFTER BEING HIT WHILE RESPONDING TO A FIRE IN JOHNSTON COUNTY. THE FIRE BROKE OUT EARLY THIS MORNING ON CHISEL HALL ROAD NEAR ANDREW. BARKING DOGS WOKE UP THE RESIDENCE NEARBY. FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED AND FLAMES WERE THROUGH THE ROOF AS YOU SEE RIGHT THERE. THE GARAGE IS DESTROYED AND SMOKE HAS FILLED THE HOUSE. THERE IS PLENTY OF HEAT DAMAGE. FIREFIGHTERS WERE ON THE SCENE AND A DRIVER RAN OVER A FIRE HOSE AND HIT ONE OF THE FIRE ENGINES. THE DRIVER IS FACING CHARGES. >>> DURHAM POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A MURDER THAT HAPPENED LATE LAST NIGHT. POLICE SAY AN NES CALL BROUGHT THEM TO UNIVERSITY DRIVE AROUND 10 PM LAST NIGHT, THIS IS NEAR THE SOUTH SQUARE SHOPPING CENTER. INVESTIGATORS FOUND THAT MAN DEAD THERE. POLICE SAY THE VICTIM IS AN ADULT BUT HAS NOT RELEASED ANY MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HIS IDENTITY. OR HOW HE DIED. >>> POLICE INVESTIGATED AFTER FINDING A MAN'S BODY ON SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET, THE CALL CAME IN AS A DROWNING AROUND 11:30 PM. WHEN THEY ARRIVED, THEY FOUND HIS BODY IN ROCKY BRANCH CREEK. POLICE SAY THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF FOUL PLAY. INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED THE MAN WHO DIED. >>> UNC OFFICIALLY INSTALLED ITS CHANCELLOR TODAY. KEVIN HAS BEEN SERVING AS CHANCELLOR SINCE CAROL FOLKS STEPPED DOWN IN FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR. TODAY'S INSTALLATION CEREMONY WAS DIFFERENT THAN YEARS PAST, BECAUSE OF COURSE THE PANDEMIC. THE INSTALLATION COMES AHEAD OF UNIVERSITY DAY, UNC'S BIRTHDAY IS OFFICIALLY CELEBRATED TOMORROW, TODAY CEREMONY WAS STREAMED LIVE. >>> COMING UP SOME SAY THEY ARE THE MOST NEGLECTED GROUP IN AMERICA. CELEBRITIES AND LOCAL ADVOCATES HIGHLIGHT CHALLENGES BLACK WOMEN FACE IN AMERICA. >>> SUPPORTING MENTAL ILLNESS RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE WALK FOR HOPE TAKES ON A NEW DRIVE-TH >>> HERE IS A VERY UNIQUE IDEA, NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL TEAM IS SETTING THE BALL ASIDE TO TRAIN AS FIREFIGHTERS FOR A DAY. THE TEAM PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS FIRE DRILLS AS PART OF A TEAMBUILDING EXERCISE IN RALEIGH TODAY, THE LADY BAGELS -- LADY EAGLES TRAINED AT THE FIRE STATION. >> THEY UNDERSTAND THEY CAN RELATE DRAGGING THE HOLES WITH THE GROUP OF PEOPLE TO THE BASKETBALL COURT OF WE ALL HAVE TO PLAY DEFENSE TOGETHER. AND YOU ARE ONLY AS STRONG AS YOUR WEAKEST LINK. I THINK THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT EVEN BETTER. >> THE LADY EAGLES ALSO PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES, THE COACH SAYS THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME FOR HER TEAM TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT THEY BRING TO THE TABLE, IS VALUABLE IN ANY ENVIRONMENT. BLACK WOMEN HAVE BEEN MARCHING ON THE FRONT LINES OF PROTEST FOR DECADES. THAT A NEW STUDY FROM THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION FOUND THEY ARE STILL DISREGARDED BY SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS. IN TODAY'S FORWARD TOGETHER REPORT, MICHALAK SPOKE WITH LOCAL ADVOCATES WHO SAY THAT MAY BE FINALLY CHANGING. >> Reporter: >> IT IS A MOVEMENT CELEBRITIES ARE NOW HELPING TO PROPEL, MUSICIAN, MEGAN THE STALLION USED HER PLATFORM ON SNL THIS MONTH AND LeBRON JAMES TAKING TO TWITTER, ACKNOWLEDGING THE SAME THING. SAYING HE WILL DO HIS BEST TO CHANGE. >> I THINK JAMES IS RIGHT, THAT HISTORICALLY, BLACK WOMEN HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY DISRESPECTED, AND DISRESPECTED IN SOME WAYS IS A MILD WORD. FOR WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. >> Reporter: HISTORY PROFESSOR, DOCTOR ADRIAN, SAYS THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE CRUCIAL IN OVERCOMING THE DEGRADATION OF BLACK WOMEN. WHICH IS ROOTED IN THE ANTEBELLUM PERIOD. >> BLACK WOMEN HISTORICALLY HAVE BEEN WHAT THEY CALLED THE MULES OF THE WORLD, CARRYING THE DOUBLE BURDENS OF RACISM, AND SEXISM. >> Reporter: THE BACK -- THE BLACK WOMEN I SPOKE WITH SAY THEY CARRY THAT BURDEN EVERY DAY AND FEEL THEY HAVE TO OVERCOMPENSATE WITH THEIR TALENTS, JUST TO BREAK EVEN. >> YOUR RACE MATTERS, AND YOUR GENDER MATTERS, YOU KNOW, AND IF I LET THAT HOLD ME BACK, I WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. SO, I CAN'T ALLOW THAT. >> Reporter: NOW WITH THE HELP OF CELEBRITIES AND LEADERS, THINGS ARE CHANGING WITH THE SAME GOAL IN MIND. >> IT HAS BEEN VERY HEARTENING, TO SEE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF WHITE PEOPLE WHO DO THAT INTROSPECTION, WHO WANT TO LEARN MORE, WHO REALLY WANTS TO DIG DEEP. >> Reporter: MICHALAK, WRAL NEWS. >>> WRAL'S FORWARD TOGETHER SERIES IS WORKING TO HIGHLIGHT HEALING IN OUR COMMUNITY. TO CHECK OUT ANY OF OUR STORIES, SEARCH FORWARD TOGETHER ON WRAL.COM. ALL OF THE INFORMATION IS RIGHT THERE. >>> IF NOT FOR THE NATIONAL PANDEMIC, THIS WEEKEND WOULD'VE BEEN VERY POPULAR FOR WEDDINGS. HOW POPULAR YOU MIGHT ASK? WELL ACCORDING TO THE KNOT, MORE THAN 104,000 COUPLES WERE SCHEDULED TO SAY I DO, ON SATURDAY. THAT DID NOT HAPPEN DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS SURROUNDING THE CORONAVIRUS. THIS IS LINDA AND HER FIANCI, THEY WERE ONE OF THOSE COUPLES. TODAY SHE HAD ADVICE FOR COUPLES HOPING TO SAY I DO THIS WEEKEND. >> IT IS REALLY HARD TO LET GO, WHICH IS WHY I HAVEN'T FULLY COMMITTED YET. BUT DO YOU HAVE YOUR IDEA OF YOU KNOW, I WANT MY MOM THERE, I WANT MY DAD THERE, BUT TECHNICALLY IT IS ABOUT A MARRIAGE. IT IS NICE TO HAVE, BUT IF YOU LOVE YOUR PEOPLE, THEN I THINK SAFETY SHOULD COME FIRST. >> SHE WAS SO POSITIVE DURING THAT INTERVIEW. SHE ALSO SAYS SHE AND HER FIANCI HAVEN'T DECIDED ON A FUTURE DATE AS OF YET. >>> THE ANNUAL WALK FOR HOPE TOOK PLACE EARLIER TODAY. THE TUNES, THE EVENT RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, THIS YEAR'S DRIVE-THROUGH LOOPS AROUND THE ANGUS BARN WITH FUN ACTIVITIES FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY. PARTICIPANTS STAY SAFELY IN THEIR CARS WHILE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS GREETED THEM WITH T- SHIRTS, FOOD, PRIZES, AND MUSIC. >> AT FIRST, WE REALLY DIDN'T KNOW HOW PEOPLE WERE GOING TO RESPOND TO THE DRIVE-THROUGH BECAUSE LITERALLY FOR 31 YEARS, WE HAVE HAD A RUN AND A WALK AND A FESTIVAL. SO WE DID NOT KNOW HOW PEOPLE WERE GOING TO RESPOND TO THIS. BUT PEOPLE'S RESPONSE HAS BEEN AMAZING. >> THIS WILL MAKE YOU SMILE, THE GOAL IS TO RAISE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO HELP FUND TREATMENTS, FOR DEPRESSION, PTSD, SCHIZOPHRENIA, AND OTHER ILLNESSES. WRAL IS A PROUD SPONSOR. >>> TOMORROW MORNING AT 6:00 AM, A VIRTUAL SCHOOL EXPERIENCE, WITH SOCIAL CONTACTS. >> IT IS LIKE I WANT POSITIVE PEOPLE AROUND ME SO THAT I CAN EXCEL AND BE A BETTER PERSON. >> WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO EXCEL, IN OUR MORNING ORIGINAL, HERE HOW A NEW NONPROFIT PLANS TO BRING GROUPS OF STUDENTS INTO SAFER MOTOR LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS INSTEAD OF BEING HOME ALONE. THAT IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO SEE TOMORROW MORNING. >>> TALKING ABOUT TOMORROW MORNING, ZACH, YOU TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FOG, AS WE SEE THAT RAIN BEHIND YOU. >> WE ARE SEEING SOME SMALL SHOWERS ON THE DOPPLER RADAR RIGHT NOW, JULIAN. WHAT YOU DON'T SEE IS ALL OF THE MISSED, THE LOW CLOUDS, THE FOG, IN THE DRIZZLE THAT IS REALLY EVERYWHERE. OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, THAT WILL BE STAYING WITH US EVEN THROUGH YOUR MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. MAKE SURE YOU WATCH WRAL MORNING NEWS BEGINNING AT 4:30 AM, ONLY A FEW SHORT HOURS AWAY, AS ELIZABETH AND RYAN WILL LET YOU GET THROUGH YOUR MORNING COMMUTE, IF THERE IS A DECENT AMOUNT OF FOG AROUND THE AREA PICTURE IS WHAT WAS OUR BIG FOCUS TODAY, THE PLACEMENT OF THIS WARM FRONT WHICH DIVIDED TWO DIFFERENT AIR MASSES, TO THE NORTH, WE JUST SAW A LOT OF RAIN BUT TO THE SOUTH, WE HAD STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS, THAT DID PRODUCE MULTIPLE TORNADOES, DAMAGE REPORTED JUST NORTH OF CONWAY SOUTH CAROLINA, AS WELL AS JUST SOUTH AND EAST AT BRUNSWICK AS WELL AS WHITEVILLE. WE WILL WATCH AND SEE OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS IN THOSE AREAS AND TRY TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS IMPACTFUL ACROSS AREA TODAY. NONETHELESS, THE BIG REASON WE DID NOT SEE SEVERE WEATHER HERE IS BECAUSE THIS WARM FRONT DID NOT MOVE FAR ENOUGH NORTH, SO WE KEPT A STABLE AIR MASS OVERHEAD, BUT TO THE SOUTH, ALL OF THOSE COLORS, IT SIGNIFIES STORM ENERGY, AND THAT IS WHY WE HAD A DECENT AMOUNT OF STORMS POP UP IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA, IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. SEVERE THREAT HOWEVER HAS ENDED FOR EVERYONE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. IT WILL BE MUCH QUIETER TOMORROW, STILL A FEW SHOWERS TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY TOMORROW. THE FOG, A BIG ISSUE AS WELL. MAKE SURE IF YOU ARE HEADING OUT, MAYBE IN THE MORNING HOURS YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE IT SLOW AND MAKE SURE YOU WATCH WRAL'S MORNING NEWS. WE WILL BE DRY AND PLEASANT STARTING TOMORROW EVENING AND THROUGH MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK UNTIL FRIDAY ARRIVES. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL BE WITH US ON FRIDAY AND THAT CAN BRING MORE SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST AS WELL. NOT TOO MUCH RAIN FOR TOMORROW, WE COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS AS THIS LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DRIFTS TO THE NORTH, ON TUESDAY WE WILL KEEP THAT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKY IN THE MORNING AND THEN MOST TO ALL OF THOSE CALLS CLOUDS ROLL AWAY BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ARE STAYING MILD, UPPER 70s TO NEAR 80 TOMORROW, UPPER 70s TO NEAR 80 ON TUESDAY, A LITTLE COOLER ON WEDNESDAY, THAT IS THANKS TO A WEEK OLD FRIEND, NOTICED THE WIND DIRECTION, A MINOR SHIFT THERE, THAT IS WHERE WE ARE BACK IN THE MID-70s WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. YOU WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH SOME FOG TOMORROW, AS WELL AS TUESDAY MORNINGS BECAUSE WE HAVE A SIMILAR AIR MASS OVERHEAD. WHAT COMES OUR WAY FRIDAY? COLDER TEMPERATURES, A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT CAN BRING US A FEW SHOWERS FRIDAY MORNING, MIDDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, TEMPERATURES SATURDAY MORNING ARE GOING TO FEEL DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT, THEN WHAT WE HAVE SEEN ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. THINGS WILL BE SO DRY, THAT FOG WILL NOT BE AN ISSUE. TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS ARE STAYING SEASONABLY PERFECT EVEN THOUGH IT IS A LITTLE MUGGY FOR SOME. UPPER 70s TO NEAR 80, 76 ON WEDNESDAY. 78 ON THURSDAY. SOME SHOWERS ALONG THAT STRONGER COLD FRONT FRIDAY. AFTER THE FRONT, TEMPERATURES WILL DIVE AND MID-40s FOR NEXT WEEK. LOW 60s FOR HIGHS, 65 ON SUNDAY, SO JULIAN, WHICH PART OF THE SEVEN DAY FORECAST WILL YOU ENJOY THE MOST? >> MONDAY, TUESDAY, WITH, THURSDAY. >> THAT IS WHAT I FIGURED. >> PANTHERS, SHOCKING A LOT OF PEOPLE THIS AFTERNOON, COMING HOME TO THE CAROLINAS, NOT WITH JUST ONE, TWO, BUT THREE STRAIGHT WINS. CASEY IS UP NEXT IN SPORTS TO BREAK DOWN WHAT IS GOING RIGHT FOR THIS YOUNG GROUP. >>> WRAL SPORTS, STARTS NOW. SPONSORED BY EASTERN AUTOMOTIVE. >> LOOK HOW WHO IT IS. TIED FOR FIRST PLACE, THE SUDDENLY RED-HOT CAROLINA PANTHERS AFTER A RARE WIND DOWN IN ATLANTA. 2014, THAT WAS THE LAST TIME THE PANTHERS WON IN ATLANTA BUT THE ONLY THING HEATING UP TODAY IN GEORGIA WAS CAROLINA. WINNERS OF THREE IN A ROW WITH ALL WITHOUT STAR RUNNING BACK, CHRISTIAN McCAFFREY. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, A BIG REASON IS BECAUSE OF TEDDY BRIDGEWATER. FIRST QUARTER, MATT HANDS OFF TO NATIVE, TODD GURLEY, WHO GASHES THE PANTHERS RUN DEFENSE , HE WOULD HAVE HIS FIRST 100+ YARD GAME, IN 2 YEARS. OVER TO THE SECOND QUARTER, RIDGEWATER AND COMPANY WOULD EXPLODE. TEDDY CONNECTS WITH DJ MOORE, HE WILL WALK THE LINE FOR 57 YARDS, CHECK THE DOWNFIELD BLOCK BY CURTIS THERE, HE IS GOING TO RUN THIS ONE ALL THE WAY IN AND HEY, COME BACK, BECAUSE WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED. JUST TUNIS LATER, PANTHERS IN THE RED ZONE, BRIDGEWATER FINDS A WIDE OPEN MIKE DAVIS, HE CAN RUN, HE CAN CATCH, 149 ALL- PURPOSE YARDS AND THAT SCORE, HE SAID IN THE POST GAME HE RUNS ANGRY BUT THAT MAN HAVING FUN AFTER THAT ONE, IT WAS 27 MINUS CAROLINA AT THE HALF. FALCONS WITH IN A TOUCHDOWN, RYAN INTERCEPTED IN THE END ZONE AND OTHER THAN WOLFPACK, JUSTIN WAS THE PLAY OF THE GAME, JUST ASK ALL THE GUYS IN THE LOCKER ROOM, THE PASSING GAME WAS CLICKING. ROBBIE, AND DJ COMING THROUGH WITH SOLID LINES PUT TOGETHER THEY COMBINE FOR 17 CATCHES, 241 YARDS AND A SCORE IN THE WORDS OF HEAD COACH, MATT, 18! 18 WHEN. 23-16. >> THEY DID A GREAT JOB OF SUSTAINING DRIVES. JUSTIN PLAYED THE GAME. I'M JUST PROUD OF THESE GUYS. WE KNOW, JUST TRYING TO STEP UP AND MAKE A PLAY. GOT OF KIND OF PUT THE HAT ON YOURSELF AND TRY TO MAKE A PLAY FOR YOUR TEAM. I KNOW I HAD THAT FUMBLE RECOVERY EARLIER TODAY. I WILL MAKE UP FOR IT. >> THE NEW FOOTBALL POLL IS OUT IN NORTH CAROLINA MOVES UP THREE SPOTS INTO FIFTH. IT IS THE HIGHEST THEY HAVE EVER BEEN RANKED SINCE 1997 BACK WHEN MAX BROWN COACHED IN CHAPEL HILL THE FIRST TIME. CLEMSON ALABAMA AND GEORGIA REMAIN 1-2-3, NOTRE DAME IS UP TO FOURTH AFTER FLORIDA LOST AND THEN OF COURSE CAROLYN AT 5:00 PM. A 38-30 WIN OVER VIRGINIA YESTERDAY. >>> LET'S TAKE IT OVER TO THE LINKS, HOW ERNIE IN THE FINAL ROUND, HE ROLLS IN THE 40 FOOT PUTT FOR BIRDIE ON 18th TO WIN THE TOURNAMENT IN HIS FIRST YEAR ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR, HE FINISHES ONE SHOT AHEAD OF COLIN MONTGOMERY. NO ONE WANTED TO BRAVE THE RAINY ELEMENTS QUITE LIKE JARED, AND HE WRAPS UP THE CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY AT PRESTONWOOD. >> Reporter: AS THEY CELEBRATE 20 YEARS WORTH OF CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF HERE, IT IS A FIRST-TIME VISITOR WHO TAKES TOP PRIZE AT PRESTONWOOD. >> EVERY GOLF COURSE TO ME IS A NEW ONE, BECAUSE I AM A ROOKIE. I HAVEN'T PLAYED TOO MANY TOURNAMENTS, THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR. I AM GOING AS I SEE IT. >> Reporter: FOR THE NATIVE OF JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA, NICKNAMED THE BIG EASY, IT FELT ANYTHING BUT AT TIMES. MORE LIKE A RACE TO THE FINISH LINE, ON AN OTHERWISE DREADFUL SUNDAY. >> WAS ALWAYS A BIT OF A SPITBALL ALL DAY LONG. ON THE BACK MIGHT, IT REALLY STARTED POURING DOWN AGAIN. SO, I REALLY FEEL THAT THE PLAYERS FELT IT, BECAUSE THE PLAY WAS REALLY FAST. >> A RACE THE 50-YEAR-OLD ONE. IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. WEAVING THE LUCKY SPARSE CROWD IN THESE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES. WITH A MOMENT THEY WILL BE TALKING ABOUT FOR YEARS TO COME. >> IT IS A CRAZY GAME. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, I MISSED A VERY SHORT PUTT TO GET IN THE PLAYOFFS AND TODAY I MADE A 40 FOOTER. SO, YEAH. >> Reporter: JARED, WRAL SPORTS , CARRIE. >>> IS LeBRON JAMES THEIR GREATEST VASCULAR PLAYER OF ALL TIME? THERE ARE THOSE WHO THOUGHT HE ALREADY WAS BEFORE TONIGHT, BUT EVEN IF YOU THINK LeBRON DOESN'T MATCH UP TO MICHAEL RUSSELL OR KAREEM, JAMES HAS DONE SOMETHING NONE OF THEM DID. THAT IS LEAD THREE DIFFERENT FRANCHISES TO NBA TITLES. >>> IN TONIGHT'S GAME SIX OF THE NBA FINALS, LeBRON ATTACKS THE RIM EARLY AND OFTEN AND HE JUST ABSOLUTELY HAD NO ANSWER FOR HIM, THIS WAS REALLY NEVER CLOSE. JAMES FINISHES WITH A TRIPLE- DOUBLE, 28 POINTS, 14 REBOUNDS AND 10 ASSISTS. THE LAKERS WHEN 106-93 AS LeBRON WINS HIS FOURTH NBA TITLE, AND ALSO HIS FOURTH FINALS MVP, JULIAN, THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY I THINK A RECORD 17th LAKERS CHAMPIONSHIP AND I KNOW THAT YOU AND I ARE LeBRON FANS. WE ARE BOTH HAPPY ABOUT THIS ONE. >> HE IS A BAD MAN! >> A VERY SPECIAL WEDDING IN NEW MEXICO HAPPENED IN THE AGE OF CORONAVIRUS. LOOK AT THIS, THIS BRIDAL PARTY TOOK TO THE SKIES, AND HOT AIR BALLOONS. THE COUPLE SAYS THIS WAS NOT THE WEDDING THEY HAD ORIGINALLY PLANNED, COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS MEANT THEY COULDN'T HAVE A TRADITIONAL WEDDING, SO THEY GOT CREATIVE. >> WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE, WE HAVE JUST ENOUGH THAT ARE ALLOWED TO BE TOGETHER. >> JUST ENOUGH, THE COUPLE SAYS, IT TOOK AWAY THE STRESS OF