It's a battleground weekend in NC: DeSantis, Trump, Pence and Biden are all visiting today or tomorrow. On TV at 6:30: Coverage of Biden's visit and the NCGOP Convention.

On WRAL at 6:30: Trump indicted ahead of big battleground weekend in NC. 

There are a few problem spots with lower air quality in the Triangle area this morning. On TV at 6: When we should start seeing an improvement. 

On WRAL at 6: Still tracking problem spots for air quality in the Triangle

Check out summer movies with our cheap and free movies database, which lists 26 options for inexpensive summer movie fun.

Summer movie guide: 25 places for free, cheap kid-friendly movies

Summer movies - free movies

In the wake of tragic and traumatic events, feelings like stress, anxiety, grief and depression are natural. Here is a list of crisis counseling and county-by-county resources in North Carolina, as well as nationally. These resources are available for you -- just call. 

Get Help: County-by-county guide to mental health and crisis resources in NC

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Nuclear plant Coverage

A beautiful day on the beach in New Hampshire was interrupted Tuesday morning by a shocking alert.



Nuclear plant accidentally sends voice alert warning people to evacuate 

The CDC says in the event of nuclear fall out - whether caused by bombs or the destruction of nuclear plants - unhealthy amounts of radioactive iodine. 

Demand for potassium iodide pills grows over fears of widespread nuclear fallout 

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Early Friday, Ukrainian officials reported a fire at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after shell attacks from the Russians. The plant is the largest in Europe, and if damaged, it could cause a deadly explosion. 

>> WE'RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS OUT OF UKRAINE TONIGHT. CHAOTIC SHOWING BY RUSSIAN FORCES AROUND EUROPE'S LARGEST NUCLEAR PLANT IN UKRAINE SPARKED A FIRE. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I'M LENA TILLETT AND I'M GERALD OWENS. THAT STRIKE AT A TRAINING BUILDING OUTSIDE THE NUCLEAR PLANT AND NOT A REACTOR. CHRIS LOVINGOOD IS IN THE WRAL LIVE CENTER FOLLOWING THIS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING STORY IN CHRIS. >> WE RECEIVED WORD THE LAST 30 MINUTES THAT FORTUNATELY NO CHANGE IN RADIATION LEVELS AT THE PLANT. THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CASE. JOE DENLY, NOT THESE DEVELOPMENTS. AS YOU JUST MENTIONED, THEY ARE RAPIDLY CHANGING. BUT THIS RIGHT HERE IS VIDEO OF THAT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AREA. THERE. WE CAN PULL IT UP. YOU CAN SEE JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER. WE'RE STILL TRYING TO GET MORE DETAILS WITH THIS. BUT WE DO KNOW THAT PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HAS TALKED WITH UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY, GIVING US AN UPDATE ON THIS SENATE. BOTH PRESIDENTS ARE URGING RUSSIA TO STOP MILITARY ACTION IN THAT AREA TO ALLOW FIREFIGHTERS AND EMS CREWS TO THAT SITE. NOW, THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY IS SAYING AGAIN, NO REPORTED CHANGING RADIATION LEVELS AT THE POWER PLANT, UKRAINE. THAT'S COMING FROM THE UKRAINE REGULATOR. NBC IS ALSO REPORTING THE UKRAINE STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE SAYS THAT THE FIRE WAS BEHIND THE NUCLEAR PLANT IN SEEMS TO INDICATE NO IMMEDIATE THREAT. BUT THIS IS SUCH A RAPIDLY CHANGING SITUATION. WE WILL CONTINUE TO GET YOU THE BREAKING UPDATES

Video shows fire dangerously close to Ukraine power plant

Proposal contemplates a decade of new energy policy with a focus on natural gas, solar power and nuclear energy.

Governor tells lawmakers to 'go back to the drawing board' on major energy bill

Roxboro energy plant

The nuclear disaster at Chernobyl happened on April 26, 1986.

This day in history: Nuclear disaster at Chernobyl

Chernobyl

A forest fire burning near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is causing elevated levels of radiation.

Raw: Forest fire raises radiation levels near shuttered Chernobyl plant

Chernobyl forest fire

Access is an issue, but reactors are "in a safe and stable condition," per Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Regulators: Brunswick Nuclear reactors shut down, safe

Brunswick Nuclear Plant

Sirens sounded at Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, prompting several calls to WRAL News.

<p>Sirens sounded at Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, prompting several calls to law enforcement and WRAL News.</p>

Sirens at Shearon Harris plant stirs questions

The siren that went off Friday afternoon at the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant resulted from an accidental activation, police said.

Shearon Harris nuclear plant siren sounds false alarm

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Progress Energy invited the media to tour the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant near New Hill in Wake County on May 18, 2011. Pool photo.