Name: State parks open trails, lakes, but campgrounds, swim areas still closed
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Description: As part of the state plan to start resuming business and social activities during the coronavirus pandemic, North Carolina's 40 state parks will open Saturday.

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As part of the state plan to start resuming business and social activities during the coronavirus pandemic, North Carolina's 40 state parks will open Saturday.

CAPS AND GOWNS AND POST THEM ONLINE>> IT IS A NEW WORLD. GOOD NEWS FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR PLACE TO GET OUTSIDE, TOMORROW THE STATES 40 PARKS WILL BEGIN A SLOW PROCESS OF REOPENING AND THAT INCLUDES ABOUT A DOZEN IN OUR AREA INCLUDING FALLS LAKE, JORDAN LAKE AND THE ENO RIVER STATE PARK AND WRAL'S AMANDA LAMB SHOWS US THE STRICT RULES STILL IN PLACE TO KEEP VISITORS SAFE.>>REPORTER: EVEN BEFORE NORTH CAROLINA'S STAY AT HOME ORDER TOOK EFFECT THE STATE PARKS WERE PACKED. THEY EXPECT SIMILAR CROWDS WHEN THEY REOPEN. THEY ARE REOPENING SOME TRAILS AND WATERWAYS IN EVERY PART WITH THE SAFETY IN MIND.>> WE ARE TRYING TO GET INTO IT A LITTLE BIT SLOWER SO WE CAN TRY TO LIMIT SOME OF THIS PROBLEMS AROUND SOCIAL DISTANCING I TRIED TO KEEP PEOPLE'S SAFETY AT PARAMOUNT.>> THE PARKS WILL MONITOR THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMING IN AND THEY LIMIT OF SIZING OF GROUPS AT 10 OR LESS. >> WE ARE REQUESTING THEY RECOGNIZE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND THAT THEY WEAR A FACE COVERING AND ALSO TO WASH AND SANITIZE HER HANDS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.>> GREENWOOD SAID ENFORCEMENT OF THE RULES WILL BE A CHALLENGE IS A SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THEIR STAFF DURING THE PANDEMIC.>> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LIMITED STAFF REOPENING AND SO ONE OF THE BIG THINGS I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO STRESS TO OUR VISITORS IS TO PLEASE BE PATIENT AND COMPASSIONATE FOR THE STAFF AND OTHER VISITORS WE EXPECT TO SEE LARGE CROWDS.>> PARKS RUN BY THE TOWN OF THE COUNTY THAT YOU LIVE IN HAVE DIFFERENT PLANS FOR REOPENING SO CHECK WITH THEM ON INFORMATION AND ON THE STATES 40 PARKS GO TO WRAL.COM TO FIND A LINK. >>> HERE IN WAKE COUNTY THE PARKS REMAIN CLOSER TO THE END OF THE MONTH BUT THE BIG CHANGES THE CITY OF RALEIGH WILL OPEN ITS NATURE PRESERVES TOMORROW MORNING AND THEY WILL BE OPEN FROM EIGHT UNTIL EIGHT DAILY AND PARK OFFICES REMAIN CLOSE AND FACILITIES AT ALL TWO DAILY AND PARK OFFICES REMAIN CLOSE AND FACILITIES AT ALL 200 RALEIGH PARKS REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL AT LEAST MAY 31 WHICH INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM PLAYGROUNDS, BASKETBALL COURTS DOWN TO THE WATER FOUNTAINS AND RESTROOMS. GREENWAYS AND OPEN SPACES AT OTHER PARKS REMAIN OPEN WHICH IS A LOT TO PROCESS AND SANFORD'S EIGHT MUNICIPAL PARKS DO REMAIN CLOSE ALTHOUGH THE WALKING TRAILS ARE OPEN DURHAM

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Hello, everyone. I'm meteorologist, Mike Mays in the WRL severe weather center. With your forecast update for this Friday night, we have about a 20% chance of a shower through the evening and for most of the night, so don't be surprised if you're out for dinner and you run into an isolated shower. That's the possibility toward daybreak. As you can see, rain, chances do increase just a bit. Now for the day tomorrow, it will be a warm one but not hot. Like today, we had 90 out at RDU lunch tomorrow at 75. Our forecast high 82 partly to mostly cloudy skies. It's the abundant amount of cloud cover that should reduce the heat. Now, if we tend to have a little bit more sunshine, it could slip past that. 82 but it shouldn't be as hot as what we had today. And tomorrow's hit and miss showers and storms. 30 to 40% chance in the morning, 40 to 50% in the afternoon, 60% actually as we head into tomorrow night. So we have needed rain ahead. It's been very dry over the past month or so. There is rain in the forecast, it's not going to be a washout weekend. There will be hit and miss showers and storms and the nature of the way rain is this time of year and into the summer, it's more hit and miss. So you may see rain at your house, but your neighbor a mile down the road may not see anything. So we have 50% chance of rain tomorrow. That doesn't mean you're going to see rain. At least there's a 50% chance there is going to be rain in your neighborhood. 60% Saturday night, 50% on Sunday, I think Monday is going to be the day. We have the greatest likelihood, especially Monday night with a 70% chance for showers and storms down to 30 on Tuesday, 40% chance for showers and thunderstorms on Wednesday. So here is the rainfall potential at least through Tuesday, both the American model and the European model show about a three quarter inch of rainfall potential during Saturday, Sunday, Monday and through Tuesday night at 11 o'clock. So it's a pretty good chance that we'll have some decent rain. So tomorrow, anywhere from 82 at Rocky Mountain, Raleigh, 84 in Fayetteville, cooler at Boone 67 there, 81 at Wilmington for Sunday, we expect our highs to be in the low eighties locally still in the sixties at Boone, about 80 in Asheville, 81 at Wilmington, 73 at NAGS head and then on Monday, our highs will be in the low to mid eighties. Still showers and storms in the area. So our forecast tonight isolated a shower this evening, light showers and a possible storm at daybreak lows will be in the low to mid sixties. Our highs tomorrow will be in the eighties. Although our northern counties may stay in the seventies again. Showers and storms are in the forecast, some in the morning, some in the afternoon as well. Seven day forecast, check it out over the next four days. We stay in the eighties. But by the time we get to Wednesday and Thursday, we could be back in the nineties. Could be quite toasty on Wednesday with a high at 94. That's our forecast update for this Friday night. Have a wonderful weekend. I'll see you on Monday.

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Happy Friday. I'm Tina selling cash with tonight's lottery drawings for May 3rd, 2024. Here we go with the Carolina pick 39 is our first winning number. Second pick 38, 3rd winning number tonight. Another eight in our pick three, fireball number is nine. Joining me for tonight's drawing is our auditor from mcconnell Jones L LP. Now it's time for the Carolina pick for so check your tickets. Good luck for winning. Zero. Second pick 49. 3rd winning number four. Fourth pick for tonight is one and our pick four. Fireball number is five. Let's turn now to the Carolina cash five. If no one matches all five numbers to win the jackpot tonight, tomorrow's top prize is an estimated $256,000. Good luck. First winning cash five tonight. 27. Second winning number 30. Our third cash five is 36. 4th winning number is 10 and good luck. Our final winning cash five number tonight is 29. The North Carolina Education Lottery has contributed over $10 billion to education. Thanks for your support and get the winning numbers every night right here. Thanks for playing and have a good night.

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>> ACROSS AMERICA WITH MEGA JACKPOTS, IT'S MEGA MILLIONS. >> GOOD EVENING. A MAJOR WOFFORD IS FRIDAY MAY 3RD AND TONIGHT'S MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT IS AN ESTIMATED AT NEAR TICE 284 MILLION DOLLARS TO WIN THE JACKPOT. YOU MUST MATCH ALL 5 WHITE PLUS THE GOLD MEGA BALL. SO GET YOUR TICKETS. OUR FIRST NUMBER TONIGHT IS 13 AFTER THAT. YOU HAVE 53. THAT'S ALL MY 15 UP NEXT IS 56. AND FINALLY, 6 ENOUGH YOU'RE MAKING. YOU'RE MAKING ALL NUMBER IS 11 OR 13. 53 15, 56 6. AND THE MEGA BALL IS 11 NOW FEELING MATCHES ALL 6 NUMBERS. TUESDAY'S JACKPOT COULD BE MORE

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Good afternoon. I'm Grace Holland. Welcome to this afternoon's drawings for Friday. May 3rd 2024. Let's get started with the Carolina pick three. The first pick three number is zero then eight three and your pick three. Fireball is seven. Joining me for this afternoon's drawing is our auditor for mcconnell and Jones L LP. Now let's move to the Carolina pick four. The first pick four number is taking its time. A two followed by five three, four. And your pick for Fireball is three. The North Carolina education lottery has contributed over $10 billion to education. Thank you for your support.

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Protesters marched around UNC on Friday morning. Their nearly-two mile loop stopped traffic and interrupted students daily activities.

Barricades like these are usually put up during moments of unrest during protests, but they were unnecessary today. As a group of pro Palestinian protesters made their way through campus peacefully albeit loudly to get their message carrying signs of support for the Palestinian people impacted by the Israel Hamas war. Roughly 100 protesters made their way through unc's campus. They want the university to pull out any investments in Israeli businesses. It's unknown if us $5.2 billion endowment invests in any companies associated with Israel. It's what led to unrest on UN CS campus. Earlier this week, law enforcement and protesters clashed at an encampment. We're not here to destroy anything. We're here to get a message out. We're here to pressure people. We're here to make a change. Eri Mitchell is yet to see happen, but he feels this group is making an impact. I believe that seeing Palestinian Children holding up signs saying please continue is a green light for us to keep showing solidarity, to keep showing that we're out here. Friday's protests brought the group through U C's campus, stopping traffic and peacefully interrupting daily activities for students taking graduation photos near the old well, which did draw some support from those passing by. You hear other cars honking? Of course not. I do think that we're at some inflection point. This UN C student wanted to remain anonymous. He's at odds internally battling against the school. He'll get a diploma from in a couple of years. I don't know. I think I'm proud to be a student here. I think the students are showing up, but I can't say that I'm proud, I'm definitely not proud of UN C and the system and what they're doing and they say they won't stop until they see change. Sean Gallagher Wral News. Chapel Hill. That appreciate me one solution.

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