Name: Western North Carolina community desperate for federal relief
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Description: It's been nearly two weeks since intense flooding in Western North Carolina ripped through communities and killed six people. In that time local leaders say they haven't received one cent of the state or federal assistance they need to start to rebuild.

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It's been nearly two weeks since intense flooding in Western North Carolina ripped through communities and killed six people. In that time local leaders say they haven't received one cent of the state or federal assistance they need to start to rebuild. 

NOT JUST FOR THAT STATE, BUT MANY ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BACK TO YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, MARK. >>> A MAN IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IS WAITING FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN TO WAIT FOR THE DAMAGE IN HIS COMMUNITY AND CLEAR THE WAY FOR FEDERAL RELIEF. THE MAYOR OF CANTON, WEST OF ASHEVILLE SAYS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM FRED CAUSED AS MUCH DESTRUCTION TO HIS COMMUNITY AS HURRICANE IDA DID THROUGH OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. WHO COULD FORGET THE VIDEO WE SHOWED YOU OF THE FLOODING THAT'S BLAMED FOR AT LEAST SIX DEATHS AND DAMAGING HUNDREDS OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES. WRAL'S KEELY ARTHUR SPENT SEVERAL DAYS COVERING THE DAMAGE AND THE CLEANUP. SHE IS BACK ON THE STORY TONIGHT WITH THE EFFORT TO GET THAT COMMUNITY BACK ON THEIR FEET. >> Reporter: WE'RE OUTSIDE THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION. OFFICIALS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA TELL ME THEY'RE CONFIDENT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET SECURED WITH STATE FUNDING FROM PEOPLE LIKE GOVERNOR COOPER. THEY'RE HOPING PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL DO THE SAME THING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. >> I'M ASKING YOU AS A MAYOR OF THE SMALL TOWN. >> Reporter: THE CATASTROPHIC WEATHER EVENT AND OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ARE NOT LOST. >> I PRAYED FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE GULF COAST IN TENNESSEE AND NEW YORK, WHICH WILL LAST WEEKS. SUFFERING WITH EVEN GREATER LIFE LOST THAN US. BUT THEN AGAIN ALL OF US ARE OWED THE SAME. >> Reporter: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THOUGH HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE SAME DESPITE HAVING DAMAGE ESTIMATED IN THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. >> WE LITERALLY HAVE TRASH PILED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROADS. >> Reporter: WRAL WAS THERE TEN DAYS AGO AS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AND BUSINESS OWNERS STOOD STUNNED AT THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM FRED. >> AND JUST MIND BOGGLING FOR SURE. >> Reporter: TOM WILSON WHO OWNS A DRY CLEANERS IN CANTON ESTIMATED MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL SAY DECLARE BANKRUPTCY. THAT IS NOT ME. >> Reporter: HE BELIEVES THE AREA WILL RECEIVE STATE ASSISTANCE. >> IT'S TRAGIC THAT IT TAKES TRAGEDY TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER, BUT AT THE STATE LEVEL GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, THE GOVERNOR HIMSELF, THEY HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB. >> Reporter: HOWEVER, HE SAYS HE NEEDS PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S SIGNATURE TO DECLARE THE AREA A DISASTER, WHICH AUTHORIZES THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FEMA TO COORDINATE DISASTER RELIEF. >> I TALKED TO A PERSON YESTERDAY WHOSE DAUGHTER LOST HER HOME. EVERY DAY SHE GOES TO THE FEMA WEBSITE, LOOKING FOR WHAT IT IS THIS DECLARATION. >> WE KNOW THINGS IN GOVERNMENT TEND TO MOVE A LITTLE SLOWER, BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ALL NEED THIS HELP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. >> EXACTLY. I FEEL OUR CITIZENS ARE STUCK IN A BUREAUCRATIC PURGATORY. >> Reporter: THE MAYOR SAYS ABOVE ANYTHING THESE BUSINESSES NEED GRANTS RATHER THAN LOANS. HE SAYS AFTER THE PANDEMIC, THESE SMALL BUSINESSES DO NOT NEED ANOTHER LOAN ON THEIR

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Western North Carolina community desperate for federal relief 

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I'm meteorologist K Campbell in the wr severe weather center. Here's your weekend forecast looks pretty good. On Saturday, there is a small chance for rain. That would be first thing very early in the morning in our northern counties. The rest of the day looks pretty good, partly cloudy, mid to perhaps upper seventies. By Sunday, it's much cooler. Highs struggle to get into the sixties even. It's a cloudy day and we've got some scattered showers in the forecast Sunday, but we're on the stable side of the front. So we're not severe weather on Sunday and we really could use some rain. We'll get to that in a minute. Let's talk about your Saturday planner because that's going to be the day to be outside 63 at 8 a.m. by noon, 71 and will be in the mid to upper seventies during the afternoon. Still in the low to mid seventies by dinner time. Future cash shows pretty quiet, start to the day. Perhaps a few showers in our northern counties and cloud cover to start, but those clouds clear and we'll see more sunshine later on before we cloud back overnight into Sunday morning. Scattered showers are possible throughout the first part of the day, Sunday and then we'll see a band of steadier rain make its way in as we head into Sunday evening and perhaps Sunday night as well. Early on, we need any rain, we can get the drought monitor showing an expanded region for abnormally dry and yellow. That's the morning stage before you reach drought status. So we really need some rain to prevent drought from developing as we head into the month of May. The system that's bringing our rain chances for your Friday night is this area of low pressure along with a cold front draped to the south. That cold front is going to knock temperatures down as well. We're down to 46 degrees on Monday morning, 44 we had to lower the low Tuesday morning because there's not likely to be as much cloud cover and that's going to allow temperatures to fall even further. But for the weekend morning will wake up to temperatures near 60 Saturday morning and in the lower fifties again on Sunday morning. If you are running the Tar Heel 10 miler, we got some pretty nice weather for it. A 20% chance for rain for early on. Otherwise temperatures will be in the low to mid 60 s. Looks like some pretty good running weather for us. Looking ahead to next week, we're still on the cooler side start 66. But Monday trending more sunshine And then as we get into Tuesday, Wednesday, we're likely to be back in the seventies, Wednesday. We've got a cold front coming the way it looks now. Only a small 20% chance for rain with the front, but it is going to knock temperatures down again. Not as dramatic but low temperatures could be back in the upper forties with highs in the upper sixties to lower seventies toward the end of next week.

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Hi there, I'm Tina S the cash with tonight's lottery drawings for Friday, April 19th, 2024. Here we go with the Carolina pick 31 is our first winning number tonight, followed by nine, third pick three is six and our pick three. Fireball number is four. Joining me for tonight's drawing is our auditor from the and Jones L LP. Now it's time for the Carolina pick for takes good luck. First winning pick for tonight is three. Second winning number is two. Our third pick for five, fourth pick for another five and our pick for fireball number is one. 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 $287,000. Good luck first winning cash five tonight. 37. That's followed by 10. Our third cash 5, 24th winning number is one and good luck. Our final winning Carolina cash five number tonight is 26. 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.

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>> ACROSS AMERICA WITH MEGA JACKPOTS, IT'S MEGA MILLIONS. >> GET EM, CAROL. BLACK MEN IS FRIDAY, APRIL 19TH AND TONIGHT'S MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT IS AN ESTIMATED ANNUITY TIES 178 MILLION DOLLARS. SO THE JACKPOT ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS THAT ALL 5 WHITE PLUS THE GOLD MEGA BALL. GET OUT YOUR TICKETS. GOOD LUCK. THE FIRST NUMBER. IT'S 46 THAT'S FOLLOWED BY 34. THEN WE HAVE 30. UP NEXT IS 19 AND OUR FINAL WHITE BALL IS 58 AND THE GOLD MEGA BALL. IS 3 WINNING NUMBERS AGAIN. ARE 46 34 30 1958.

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Good afternoon. I'm Me Global. Welcome to this news drawings for Friday, April 19th, 2024. Let's get started with Carolina pick three. The first number is five. The second is seven. The third is eight and our pick three. Fire all number is five. Joining me for this afternoon drawing is our A for a con and JL LP. Now move on to Carolina pick for the first four. Number is eight. The second is eight. The third is six. The fourth is two and our pick four. Fireball number is six. 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

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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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