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Brad Johansen speaks with WRAL's Lena Tillett and Kelly Hinchcliffe about their project about the state's teacher diversity gap and with Carl Tyson, a Wake County PE teacher.

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On the Record, 1/26: NC's teacher diversity gap

On the Record: NC's teacher diversity gap

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Good evening. I'm meteorologist Cat Campbell in the WRL, severe weather center. A beautiful stretch of weather ahead. For the next three days we expect to see dry weather as well as warming temperatures 73 for the high Wednesday 79 by thursday and 82 on friday, definitely make some outdoor plans for the next three days. It's just one of those weeks where you want to do anything you can outside. It's really nice out cool mornings and evenings, warmer afternoons. We are still tracking an upper level area of low pressure off the northeast coast that collided with the remnants of Ian. They kind of merged together that will finally move away from us tomorrow and that allows for more substantial warming in the coming days. We do have a cold front returning though for the weekend tonight, low temperatures in the mid to upper forties 47 in Raleigh and Rocky Mount has heading into tomorrow 72 in Roxboro 73 Raleigh 75 Siler City and 72 in Wilson 75 in Fayetteville 73 in smithfield, partly cloudy skies in the forecast for tomorrow and a dry seven day forecast ahead behind the cold front that moves through late friday will see highs fall into the sixties this weekend. Low temperatures in the forties, making for a nice fall weekend

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Z'yon Person's mother and aunt talked with WRAL on Tuesday in an emotional scene at the Durham County Courthouse.

<p>THE COOLEST AIR OF THE SEASON. THE DURUM MUSICIAN WHO SHOT AND KILLED A 9 YEAR-OLD BOY WILL BE IN PRISON FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. GOOD EVENING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US. I'M LENA TILLETT. I'M GERALD OWENS. NEW SINCE 4 O'CLOCK REACTION TO THAT SENTENCE FROM ZION PERSON'S FAMILY. &gt;&gt; HIS MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER AND AUNT TOLD WRAL THEY'RE SATISFIED WITH THE SENTENCE GIVEN TO ANTONIO DAVENPORT ATTORNEY SAY DAVENPORT SHOTS EYE ON IN 2019 IN A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY THAT HE INTENDED TARGET WAS A RIVAL GANG DEVYN. FORD SHOWED NO EMOTION WHEN FAMILY MEMBERS SPOKE IN COURT MOMENTS AFTER THE SENTENCING, ZION'S MOTHER DESCRIBED HOW SHE'S FEELING ABOUT THE JUDGE'S DECISION. &gt;&gt; WE LOVE MAYBE GET JUSTICE. HE'S NOT HERE. OFF. EVER BE OKAY. BUT YOU KNOW, TO GO INTO THE LIFE OF DEFAMATION, HAPPY WE DID JUST THAT. &gt;&gt; MY LIFE WOULD NEVER BE THE SAME. EVERY KID EVER. I WISH THIS PAIN ON NOBODY. NOBODY IT. &gt;&gt; YOU JUST HEARD FROM ZION'S MOTHER AND HIS AUNT, HIS AUNT WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN ZION</p>

'My baby got justice': Family of Z'yon Person reacts to convicted killer's life sentence

The pavement in a Johnston County construction zone was blamed as a contributing factor to 3 crashes on the same day at the exact same spot.

SPECIFIC BUS ROUTE IN THE MORNING. THANKS, MARK NEW TONIGHT, THE PAVEMENT IN A JOHNSTON COUNTY CONSTRUCTION ZONE WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. 2, 3 CRASHES IN THE SAME DAY AT THE SAME SPOT. THEY HAPPENED ON. I-95 IN BENSON BETWEEN MILE MARKER, 77 79. THIS IS ONE OF THE CRASHES, ALL 3 OF THE CRASHES INVOLVING TRACTOR-TRAILERS. QUITE A MESS HERE TO LEE AND GRACE JOINING US LIVE IN BENSON TONIGHT, WHERE CONSTRUCTION WORK IS UNDERWAY AT THIS HOUR. JULIAN. >> WELL, WE KNOW THAT ACCIDENT REPORT CONFIRMS THAT THE PAVEMENT WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. AS YOU STATED IN THOSE ACCIDENTS, ONE OF THE DRIVERS WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL EARLIER TODAY. THEN WE SAT DOWN WITH A WITNESS WHO SAW IT ALL UNFOLD RIGHT OUT HERE. >> WHAT I-95 AND THEN SIT BETWEEN MILE MARKER, 77 79. THERE WERE 3 CRASHES IN ONE DAY. THEY WERE ALL TRACTOR TRAILERS. THIS IS WHAT'S LEFT OF DONALD MARSHALS. BIG RIG. STATE TROOPERS SAY A BLOWN OUT TIRE FORCED THE TRUCK TO COLLIDE WITH THE BARRIER SHUTTING DOWN TRAFFIC AND SPILLING PEPPERS ALL OVER THE ROADWAY. WHEN WE WANT. >> ORIGINALLY JUST TALKING ON THE FLIGHTS THAT ALEXIS KAITLIN, SHE WITNESSED THE CRASH. WE CAUGHT UP WITH HER AS SHE SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF HER CAR TRUNK TO MYSELF. I WAS LIKE, WELL, WE'VE GOT TO GO SEE, IT IS OK, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING I THINK READY TO TAKE GIVEN SOME ON MARSHALL IS OKAY. HE HAD HIS PUP CHECKED OUT AND THEY WERE RELEASED BECAUSE EVEN WALKING RIGHT NOW AND HE BARELY, YOU KNOW, HE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A SCRATCHY AND A LITTLE BIT OF SCOTS. THEY WILL MAKE SAYS, I DO. THERE WERE 2 OTHER CRASHES NEAR THE SAME MILE MARKER INVOLVING SEMIS. IS THIS JUST A COINCIDENCE? >> OR IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART OF THE ROADWAY? ACCORDING TO THE ACCIDENT REPORT, THE CONDITION OF THE PAYMENT WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. HOWEVER, A SPOKESPERSON FOR NC DOT DOESN'T BELIEVE ASPHALT IS A PROBLEM. OUR CAMERAS, THOSE SHOT THIS VIDEO OF THE CURRENT CONSTRUCTION ZONE WHERE TIPPER A LANE SHIFT IS IN PLACE. BACK TO CAITLIN. SHE SHARED WHAT SHE BELIEVES IS THE ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY HAVE TO HAVE THOSE. >> YOU'RE SO CLOSE TO THAT. >> ONE. >> NOW NC DOT SPOKESPERSON DID TELL ME THERE HAVE BEEN SOME PROBLEMS OUT HERE THAT THEY HAVE NOTICE. LENA, THEY SAID MAY NOTICE A LOT OF SPEEDERS AND ALSO DRIVERS NOT PAYING

Construction may have lead to three tractor trailer crashes in Johnston County

Rodney Lewis Clark Junior's body was found just days ago on Crabtree Creek Trail.

<p>SHARING ONLY WITH WRAL. &gt;&gt; THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I'M GERALD OWENS AND I'M LENA TILLETT, RODNEY LEWIS. CLARK JUNIOR'S BODY WAS FOUND JUST DAYS AGO ON CRABTREE CREEK TRAIL. &gt;&gt; INVESTIGATORS SPENT HOURS COMBING THE SCENE FOR EVIDENCE. OUR AARON THOMAS IS JOINING US LIVE IN RALEIGH TONIGHT. ERIN, THE FATHER NOW PLEADING FOR THE COMMUNITY'S HELP IN SOLVING THIS CASE. YELENA MOST CERTAINLY A HEARTFELT. &gt;&gt; INTERVIEW. NOW TONIGHT WE ARE BY THIS CRAB TREE CREEK TRAIL IS A TRAIL THAT'S USED BY SEVERAL BIKE RIDERS AND WALKERS FOR RECREATION. IT'S ALSO THE SAME TRAIL THAT CLARK JUNIOR WOULD USED TO GO TO AND FROM WORK AT THE LOCAL MCDONALD'S NEAR CRABTREE MALL, ACCORDING TO HIS FATHER, INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT RULED THE CAUSE OF DEATH, BUT HIS FATHER BELIEVES THAT HIS SON WAS KILLED HERE. &gt;&gt; HE WAS A HAPPY KID. HE WAS SO FULL OF LIFE. SO FULL OF JOY AND EVERYTHING HE WAS PROUD OF WHAT HE HAD BECAME. AND RODNEY CLARK WAS PROUD TO CALL RODNEY CLARK JUNIOR, HIS SON, HIS NAMESAKE. NOW THE CENTER OF A DEATH INVESTIGATION. I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, CONFUSE AND UPSET AND EVERYTHING. JUST JUST DO EVERYTHING. JUST DO AT A RALEIGH. POLICE FOUND THE 21 YEAR-OLD AFTER 3 IN THE AFTERNOON THURSDAY ON THE CRABTREE CREEK TRAIL. I'M ALMOST CERTAIN IT HE WAS SHOT. CLARK SAYS HIS SON TOOK THIS TRAIL HOME TO AND FROM WORK WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. TIME AND TIME AGAIN. HE SAYS HIS REGULAR ROUTINE MADE HIM A TARGET. SOMEONE WAS WATCHING HIS WHAT ELSE? THEY KNEW HIS ROUTINE AND THEY FOLLOW HIM AND WAITED TODAY. GOT TO A SECLUDED AREA WITH NOBODY AROUND WOULD HAVE AND DEAL WITH IT AFTER ASKING RALEIGH POLICE FOR MORE DETAILS ON HOW KARR JUNIOR DIED OR RECEIVED A STATEMENT WHICH READS IN PART, THIS IS AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION AND ONGOING DEATH INVESTIGATION. AND THERE'S A LIMITED INFORMATION THAT I CAN PROVIDE. DETECTIVES ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO DETERMINE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS INCIDENT. &gt;&gt; A GRIEVING FATHER DESPERATE TO FIND OUT WHAT LED TO HIS SON'S DEATH. &gt;&gt; ANYBODY? I HURT ANYTHING. I THINK THEY HEARD ANYTHING THAT WOULD HAVE JUST PLEASE COME FORWARD. YOU KNOW, THE RALEIGH POLICE DEPARTMENT, ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU GO. &gt;&gt; AND JUST YESTERDAY, RALEIGH POLICE DID ASK ANY USES OF THIS TRIAL TO COME FORWARD WITH ANY INFORMATION OF THE FAMILY OF A CAR. JINGER TELL ME THAT HE'S FIT. A FUNERAL IS PLANNED FOR THIS FRIDAY. AND WILSON. WE KNOW FAR TOO YOUNG. AARON</p>

Father demands answers after his son's death investigation turns up no leads yet

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The Wake County School Board is holding a meeting Tuesday night. Topics include a potential 16 million dollars allocated for bonuses and policy for remote learning in "emergency situations".

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