Name: Smoky haze from wildfires impacting NC's air quality
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Description: Did you notice a haze to the sky or perhaps smell a little bit of smoke in the air outside? Believe it or not, smoke from wildfires over the western part of the United States is traveling all the way across the country and has made it to North Carolina.

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Did you notice a haze to the sky or perhaps smell a little bit of smoke in the air outside? Believe it or not, smoke from wildfires over the western part of the United States is traveling all the way across the country and has made it to North Carolina.

43,000 PEOPLE RECEIVED SHOTS YESTERDAY ALONE. >>> A LOT OF YOU HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS. IF YOU STEPPED OUTSIDE TODAY, YOU SAW THIS SMOKY HAZE HERE TAKING OVER THE SKY. OUR AIR QUALITY DROPPED AND THE HAZE OVERPOWERED THE SUNSHINE IN MANY AREAS. YOU CAN BARELY SEE THE RALEIGH SKYLINE HERE. THIS IS VIDEO TAKEN FROM WRAL SKY 5.    JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME PERSPECTIVE OF HOW BAD IT WAS OUR EDITORS GRABBED SOME VIDEO OF OUR BEAUTIFUL NORMAL CAROLINA BLUE SKIES. LOOK AT THAT ON THE RIGHT AND LOOK AT THE HAZE ON THE LEFT. IT REALLY DOES ILLUSTRATE JUST HOW SMOKY IT WAS TODAY. >>> THAT SMOKE IS COMING FROM THE WILDFIRES OF THE WEST COAST. JULIAN GRACE IS LIVE TONIGHT WITH THE IMPACT ON OUR AIR QUALITY, JULIAN? >> Reporter: GERALD, SOME MAY THINK THE AIR QUALITY IS NOT A BIG ISSUE. THAT'S UNTIL THEY DO SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS THIS, FOLLOW ME. STEP OUTSIDE. THEN THEY MIGHT START COUGHING OR EVEN SNEEZING. THAT'S WHEN EXPERTS SAY YOU SHOULD GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK AND DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. JUST HEAD RIGHT BACK INSIDE. WILDFIRES ON THE WEST COAST ARE FORCING PEOPLE TO PACK UP AND LEAVE. >> THEY GAVE US ABOUT 20 MINUTES NOTICE. >> Reporter: OUT WEST CREWS ARE BATTLING 80 WILDFIRES IN 13 STATES. THAT SMOKE IS DRIFTING ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE EAST COAST AND MOVING DOWN SOUTH TO THE TRIANGLE. IF YOU LOOK UP, YOU CAN SEE THE HAZE. >> THE AIR QUALITY RIGHT NOW IS SMOKY. YOU CAN SMELL THE SMOKE, SEE THE HAZE. THIS KIND OF THING DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN HERE. >> Reporter: THE JET STREAM IS BRINGING THE SMOKE OUR WAY. CURRENTLY WE ARE IN CODE ORANGE, WHICH MEANS IF YOU HAVE HEART OR LUNG ISSUES, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY AVOID LONG PERIODS OUTDOORS. >> PEOPLE THAT ARE PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO AIR QUALITY MIGHT FEEL SOME AFFECTS. THAT IS TO BE CONSIDERED UNHEALTHY. >> Reporter: WE ARE TALKING ABOUT COUGHING, WHEEZING, SNEEZING. SOME NORTH CAROLINIANS WERE DOING ALL THEY COULD TO HELP STOP THE FIRES BURNING ALONG THE WEST COAST. NORTH CAROLINA SERVICE FORESTER SPENT 14 DAYS IN COLORADO LOADING PLANES WITH MATERIALS TO HELP DOUSE THE FLAMES. HE IS NOW BACK AND SAYS THE EXPERIENCE HE GAINED IN THE CRISIS HE WILL USE TO HELP PREPARE NORTH CAROLINA. ALSO SHARING A WORD OF ADVICE FOR THOSE CONCERNS ABOUT THE AIR QUALITY IN THE TRIANGLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. >> JUST DO YOUR PART. AND MAYBE DON'T EXERCISE DURING THESE PEAK HOURS WHEN THEY ARE CALLED, YOU KNOW, FOR THE AIR QUALITY TO BE THE HIGHEST, MAYBE CAR POOL, I GUESS, IF YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT INTRODUCING MORE OF THESE POLLUTANTS. >> AND ESPECIALLY HOW THOSE IN NORTH CAROLINA WERE TOLD A NUMBER OF FIREFIGHTERS, RIGHT NOW, WERE ON THE WEST COAST, BATTLING THOSE FIRES. GERALD, WE ARE HOPING SOME EXPERTS BELIEVE WE COULD POSSIBLY SEE SOME RELIEF FROM THE HAZE THIS WEEKEND.

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Smoky haze from wildfires impacting NC's air quality 

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<p>Hi, everyone. Meteorologist Anthony Baglione here on this Friday where we're still looking at some relatively warm temperatures into this afternoon. 83 is where we should hit for a high temperature. Nice and quiet for us until we get later on into late this afternoon into this evening where we're gonna watch the potential for some showers and storms coming through. Not a ton of activity for us as we head later on into tonight. There's a look at rain chances though. They go up to about 50% as we head into that evening time frame. So if you have any plans tonight, if you want to go out and get a Friday evening dinner or something like that, it might be a good idea to a, get the indoor table and then b bring along the reindeer just in case tonight. Here's a look at Future cast. So we time this out looking pretty quiet here the next couple of hours that band back to our west, it should start to weaken as it gets closer to us. It may try and restrengthen them as we get into. Like there's four o'clock you can see on Futurecast 56 o'clock or so, some of those storms could be on the stronger side and then it pushes out of here as we get later on into tonight and then we see maybe a stray shower potential still outline for tomorrow morning. Here's a look at our severe potential today. Level one out of five for most of the viewing area. What this is saying is there could be some isolated pockets where we get some stronger storms. It looks like the best chances for that would be west of us. But gusty winds would be our primary threat as we get into this evening. 78 is where we go for our Saturday. A huge temperature swing there into Sunday at 59 scattered showers are gonna be likely though, especially Sunday afternoon into Sunday evening, they do start to taper off though late Sunday night. So for the Tar Heel 10 miler, that's tomorrow morning, we are proud partners of that. We're going to see temperatures in the sixties for the majority of the forecast there. A stray showers possible, but most of the morning is looking just fine for that event. Tomorrow. We head over the next seven. We go from 83 today all the way down to 59 on Sunday. A rebound of 66 on Monday and then a nice week next week attempts in the seventies, even a few upper sixties there Thursday looking pretty quiet after we get some rainfall there to close out our weekend.</p>

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Good evening. I'm Gayle Hurd. Welcome to tonight's joins for Thursday, April 18th, 2024. Well, let's get started tonight with our Carolina pick three. Our first winning number is a three. Our second number is three also and our third number tonight is two and our pick three. Fireball number is one. Joining me for tonight's drawing is our auditor from mcconal and Jones L LP. Now let's move to the Carolina pick four. Good luck. Everyone is that first winning pick four number. It's a seven. Our second number is six. Third number tonight is seven again and our fourth number is two and our pick for a fireball number is an eight. We're turning now to the Carolina cash five. If no one was the top prize tonight. Tomorrow, our prize is estimated at $235,000. Good luck. Everyone. Who's that first winning cash five number. It's 22. Second number is five third number tonight is it 25. Our fourth number is 10 and the final number in our cash drive this evening is 21. The North Carolina education lottery has contributed over $10 billion to education Thanks to your support. Get your winning numbers right here every night in your exclusive station for the North Carolina Education lottery. Thanks for playing. Have a great night.

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Good afternoon. I'm back. Global. Welcome to this news drawings for Thursday, April 18th, 2024. Let's get started with Carolina pick three. The first pick three numbers zero. The second is one, the third is six that are pick three. Fireball number is one. Joining me for this afternoon's drawing is our auditor for a con and Jones L LP. Now move on to Carolina pick for the first four. Number is three. The second is for the third is 54, is seven in our pick four. Fireball number is nine. The North Carolina education lottery has contributed over $10 billion to education. Thanks for your support and thanks for playing.

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After 22 years in business, Armadillo Grill on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh has closed.



WE HAVE MORE RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. I'LL SHOW YOU COMING UP. THE LIST OF DOWNTOWN RALEIGH BUSINESSES SHUTTING THEIR DOORS IS ARMADILLO GRILL IS THE LATEST TO CLOSE FOR GOOD. >> WRAL'S SEAN GALLAGHER IS IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH TO FIND OUT WITH THIS MEANS FOR THE GLENN WOOD, SOUTH AREA. SEAN, THIS WAS A SURPRISE TO A LOT OF FOLKS. >> YEAH, THIS WAS VERY ABRUPT SO ABRUPT THAT WE'VE SEEN A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE COMING UP HERE TRYING TO GET LUNCH ON THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THEY'RE MET WITH THIS SIGN ON THE DOOR, LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THEY ARE SHUT DOWN FOR GOOD, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AT THIS LOCATION. NOW, THIS TEX MEX RESTAURANT CALL THE CORNER OF GLENWOOD AVENUE AND TUCKER STREET HOME FOR THE LAST. 22 YEARS. IN A FACEBOOK POST, THE OWNERS SAY CHANGES IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY AND RISING COSTS ARE WHY THEY'RE SHUTTING DOWN THIS LOCATION. IT'S THE LATEST IN A STRING OF STAPLE BUSINESSES RALLY, CLOSING CLOUDS BREWING, SHUT DOWN ITS RALEIGH TAVERN ON WEST STREET EARLIER THIS MONTH IN THE CAPITAL CLUB. 16 IS SHUTTING DOWN AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. OUR BELOVED REAL SAID THEY WILL LOOK FOR ANOTHER LOCATION TO SERVE THE RALEIGH COMMUNITY. BUT FOR SHARE MCCRACKEN OF GARDEN SCAPE DESIGNER FOR BUSINESSES AROUND THIS AREA. THIS IS JUST A SIGN OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> IT'S ELEVATING RIGHT NOW. PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO KIND OF ROLL WITH IT. NATURALLY COMING TO AN END AND MAYBE THERE WILL BE ANOTHER SPOT THAT'S PERFECT FOR THEM. BUT YOU CAN DEFINITELY FEEL THAT THERE IS A CHANGE GOING ON ON THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN RALEIGH. >> AN ARMADILLO GRILL WILL ARE STILL OFFER THEIR CATERING SERVICES HERE AND THEY WILL STILL OPERATE THEIR FLAGSHIP LOCATION IN CARRBORO. BUT RENEE, THAT'S ABOUT 40 MINUTES AWAY RIGHT NEAR UNC CAMPUS. >> WHILE CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE TO DRIVE A LOT FARTHER AND WE WILL SEE WHAT ENDS UP TAKING ITS PLACE. THERE ON GLENWOOD

Glenwood South staple Armadillo Grill closes

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Is powerball. Good evening, everyone. I'm Randy Trainer. Tonight. We have our life changing jackpot. It's estimated to be $80.7 million to get your tickets ready. Here. Come, tonight's winning numbers. Let's start things off this evening with the number 24. Right after that America. We have the number 54 and congratulations to Lisa Hayes from Illinois. She won $2 million playing powerball. All right, the rest of your winning number is 4447. And let's round it out tonight with the number 29 and tonight's win powerball number that's gonna be two and your power play multiplier is two. Let's take a look at tonight's winning numbers. Remember there are multiple ways to win. Good luck, everyone. We'll see you back here on Saturday night. It's time to play America's favorite.

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