crabtree, - i know, i know it says david crabtree here, but i never met david crabtree before. now i don't rightly know whether it's you or not now do i? - of course not. well here's my driver's license right here. see, david crabtree. - name, david crabtree. sex, male. - uh-huh. - color of eyes, blue. license number k seven eight nine oh, oh, oh uh-oh, - what? - expired. - expired? - take a look. - oh no, it expired yesterday. i forgot all about it. - oh i'm sorry about that. - hurry up. - yeah, except my driver's license expired. - aww, honey, well as soon as we get back, the first day, make sure you get it renewed. - it's only 12 more miles to the camp. i guess i'll just have to be careful going home, that's all. - well i find that kind of worrisome. - don't worry, just make out my bill. i won't get in trouble with the law, believe me. - oh well i'm glad to hear you say that. - look daddy, a sheriff's badge. i'm not gonna give you a ticket or anything like that. - you're not? - no, but still i can't let you drive outta here without a license, now can i? - but what about the

- which one of you fellas is david crabtree? - i am. - crabtree the squatter, right there. - i'm herbert cassidy, building inspector. you don't have a permit. - a permit to put up a car port? - well it's a building, isn't it? - yeah and it's encroaching on my property by three and one half inches! - tear it down. - but i just put it up! - just tear it down. what's going on? - oh these fellas are trying to tell me that i can't build a car port on my own property. - except for three and a half inches! - so take it down. - well honey, what about the porter then? poor old thing won't have any shelter. - he talks like it's a relative. - honey why don't we sell the new car. - why, because of a car port? that's silly. - mr crabtree? - here. - property tax department. did you just build this car port? - yes he certainly did. - yes sir he's gonna get a nice fresh tax bill the first of the year. - no wait, he was tearing it down. - he has a wrecking permit? - wrecking permit? - of course not! - car port stays. - no it doesn't. he doesn't

we thank you for joining usment i'm david crabtree. >> i'm deborah morganment a jump is hearing an emergency lawsuit tonight filed by voting rights group democracy nc. this comes as we move into the final 90 minutes now of voting across north carolina. wral's julia sims has been monitoring the polls and joins us live with the latest

thank you for joining us i'm debra morgan and i'm david crabtree. now the state board of elections gave the county more time to complete their counts. wral's laura leslie joins us now live from the state capital. >>> david and debra it's looking less and less likely we're going

. >> i'm david crabtree. >> expect to see heavy hit are both parties lobbying for votes up until the polls close on tuesday night. wral's capital bureau chief laura leslie has covered many of these events for us. laura joins us now live from chapel hill where president obama led the charge this affect. >> reporter: the fire marshal tells us that about 16,000 people packed into hooker field today to hear president barack obama speak. i can tell thought lines to just get into the event was over a mile long if can you believe that. the president told the crowd

thank you for joining us i'm david crabtree. >> and i'm debra morgan. plenty of experts do agree it will be hard for either candidate to win the presidency without winning the tarheel state. >> tonight it's why both candidates are crisscrossing the state at the same time. hillary clinton hadz stopped at pit county and joining bernie

. >> i'm david crabtree. some people sacrificed sleep to watch the election returns. others weak up this morning and quickly reached for their phones or to turn on the television or maybe their tablets because they wanted to learn how the votes actually fell into place. donald trump did win 279 electoral votes to become the president-elect. he needed 270. however, it appears he is going

. >> reporter: i'm david crabtree. monica laliberte got answers and action. >> reporter: the text messages number in the hundreds sent over roughly three months. they include talk of love, relationships.

i'm david crabtree. >> i'm calgary -- kathryn brown in for deborah morgan. sarah krueger joins us from durham police headquarter. what is their plan? >> reporter: the durham house ago authority along with durham police are jointly hosting a conversation for the people would live at mcdougald terrace. it is the first step to rebuild

. >> i'm david crabtree. we repeatedly found the trooper at home when he was supposed to be working between during a state of emergency. wral investigates cullen browder is here with more details on the story. >> reporter: wral investigates received a tip about a highway patrol sacialgent's work habits that is concerned the

. >> david crabtree and laura leslie have a closer look at the changes and what it means. >> yes, and one of the things we have to wait on is all of still possibilities of votes that haven't -- pockets of votes that still haven't come in, but first the balance of power in the senate. republicans lead, and here in wake county we don't see a reason for that to change. >> right, but we do have to reiterate we have pockets of state without the answers. >> yeah, and moving along to the house, it could be a little let's pull this up. right now 74 to 45, and it represents the veto-proof number, bullet the democrats are shave can be but the democrats look like they've -- but the democrats look like they're shaving the number. in wake county two seats have changed. >> yes, it appears, because they're provisional results, we provisional ballots say, wait for the final canvass in the cases so close, but the democratic challenger joe john, and representative gary pendleton may have lost his race. both very close, but on the other hand you see the one down here, an independent in deer county. repu

david crabtree takes us live to dorton arena where donald trump's final pitch for votes has wrapped up. david? >> reporter: thank you. several thousand people packed the arena today. many of them telling us they were here to see history made because they knew at least in this capacity, it would be the

i'm david crabtree. >> i'm deborah morganment two separate meetings addressed the needs of residents in two hard hit counties. wral is in robeson county where state officials addressed a crowd and in cumberland county.

i'm david crabtree. >> i'm deborah morgan.

thank you for joining us i'm david crabtree. >> i'm deborah morgan. this is an update to a case dating back to 1993. gilbert baezdowns us live outside the robeson joint courthouse to explain why the judge ruled in five of the defense. gilbert? >> reporter: the defense attorneys for daniel green were

i'm david crabtree. >> i'm deborah morgan n some cities, the backlash takes the form of these protests. for many of us, it is more personal, disagreeing with family, angry posts in our facebook feeds. this is this can be hard on children. >> one local school system has

david crabtree will be on wral 2 with laura leslie with election coverage focused on the races that impact you the most - local and state offices. you can find that over-the-air on channel 5-dot-2 and on time warner channel 1255. all of our coverage will also be social media accounts. we now know what caused a deadly explosion at a pipeline in alabama. officials say a crew struck the pipeline with a backhoe. the gas line runs from houston to new york. this was the second shut down in two months. in a separate incident, a gas leak caused a gas shortage in the southeast. a number of measures are being taken statewide to prevent a similar situation this time around. wal's candace sweat tell us...the governor and some drivers are thinking ahead. nats of woman getting her turning her gas cap nicole tate says whatever happens in alabama, she'll be glad she filled up. i actually texted my husband last night and said you better get gas tomorrow because this could become a big deal. the idea of having to staying home over the next few days to conserve gas doesn't bother her. her concerns are more f

. >> david crabtree and laura leslie will be focused on local and state races on channel 5.2 and time/warner 1255. >>> of course, all of our coverage will be available on wral.com, the wral app and social media accounts. to the polls, grab a jacket. >> and you will be greeted by sunshine, elizabeth. >> it's a beautiful day. we are looking at the raleigh skycam, and there is the polling center with people lined up around the building to vote and we are seeing that playing across the viewing area. it's chilly, and the sunshine will warm up the temperatures quickly, already warmer than temperatures in the mid-30s earlier, and 40 here at the tv studios and holly springs. some of the temperatures are chilly because they only update 20 minutes or every hour. and that's why we are seeing a disparity. 39 in south hill and rocky mount and 42 in southern pines which dropped down to 30 ea up nicely. lunchtime, 64 and a high of nearly 70, and we have cool weather in the forecast tomorrow with a cold front that comes through, and we'll talk about how much rain we'll see. brian is seeing slow place

. >> david crabtree and laura leslie will be on wral 2 focused on local and state races on channel 5.2 and time/warner channel 1255. >> all the coverage will be accounts. >>> coming up on 7:09, and it was a contentious race for the north carolina senate seat up for grabs. >> we break down the latest poll numbers in our state. >> a city in japan is dealing with a major problem this morning. what officials believe could have led to the massive approval ratings. we're talking about congress and now it's up to voters to elect september and house candidates they believe can move the country forward and one of the closest races is between senator richard burr and deborah ross and libertarian sean haugh. this is the latest poll until we will see the exit polls coming out. and it's showing a dead heat, 47 for richard burr and 47 for deborah ross, and in our poll that we released last tuesday, burr was up 6 points, 49% to deborah ross's 43% and this is, of course, with survey usa, and this race is extremely who wins it can impact which party ends up with control of the senate. while candidates

crabtree, if you'll just put these earphones on, david brinkley wants to talk to you. david brinkley. (laughing) hi. hi, dave. (chuckles) (stammers) no. i'm sorry, no comment. you certainly don't talk like that on the air, mister. well, yeah. well, the same to you! well, you can tell chet you oughta all smile more often! - [female reporter] mr. crabtree! mr. crabtree! where is your car? - it's out in the garage and that's where it's gonna stay! - garage! garage! (mob shouting) (mob shouting) - [gladys] "disappear," he says. (mob shouting) (banging) (mob shouting) (crashing) (mob shouting) - [dave] hey, now, what's goin' on? wait a minute. just a second. wait a minute. (mob shouting) fellas, what's goin' on in here? (mob shouting) (mob shouting) i don't know about it! (mob shouting) - hey! hold it a minute! hold it! we all want the same answer to one question, so if you keep quiet, i'll ask it. - mr. crabtree, about-- - no television show! (audience laughing) - did you hear that? - [voiceover] a talking car. - [female reporter] i want a souvenir! - [voiceover] yeah, sou

david crabtree and laura leslie will be on wral 2 focused on local and state races. find that on channel 5 point to an time warner 555. all coverage will be on wral.com >>> many communities are still fighting back from hurricane matthew. >> where they will be dealing with the cost of the storm >>> state and local leaders will meet today to talk about hurricane relief efforts in wayne county. it was among the hardest hit by flooding for -- following the legislative delegation and officials from the county and city of goldsboro will discuss storm relief in next year's budget. the budget director will be at this meeting. >>> state officials hope to educate you on what damage vehicles after the storm. they will give tips on how to avoid scams involving the sales of such vehicles. 5 on your side has tips on how to avoid flood damage vehicles on wral.com section. >>> durham police trying to find out who shot a bb gun at a city bus. a bus was on glenbrook drive and was struck with a bb gun pellet. this was 6:30 pm last night. the bus was damage and no one on the bus was hur

david crabtree and laura leslie will be on wral 2 focused on local and state races. find that on channel 5.2 an time warner 555 . all coverage will be on wral.com and the app. james courtney retry for the death of james deberry in 2009. the charges against courtney and another codefendant were dismissed in 2010 after a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict. recording was rearrested last year.>>> a deadly domestic incident and garner. 32-year-old randolph davidson and 26-year-old kelly harris were in a fight that officers say davidson stabbed harris. the neighbor saw this and fired shots at davidson. he died from his injuries. harris is recovering. no word on whether charges will be filed against the neighbor. >>> the mornings will be downright cold. >> temperatures in the 30s and 40s this morning and we will see that on through the week. this is the museum skycam. from the north carolina museum of natural sciences, look at the blue sky above downtown temperatures are starting to warm up a little bit with the sunshine. sunrise this morning at 6:45 am so we have a w

. >> david crabtree and laura leslie will be on wral 2 with election coverage focused on state and local races. 5.2 and time warner channel 1255. >> and all our coverage will be on www.wral.com and our social media accounts. >>> and now breaking news in an on going testimony case in south carolina. a third body was found on the property of todd koehlhepp. the spartanburg county coroner doesn't know if the body is a man or woman that how long it has been buried there. we'll continue to follow the developing story and bring you updates on wral news and www.wral.com. >>> we have new information in the disappearance on a woman. carolyn fox hasn't been seen since july, and her son is behind bars on a number of charges, including abusing an elderly or disabled person. candace sweat is here now in the news room with what we know. >> her son hasn't been charged today he made quote vague and inconsistent statements about his mother's whereabouts. >> reporter: carolyn fox was reported missing in early october by a friend, and investigators discovered she'd not been seen since july. search warrants

david crabtree and laura leslie will be on wral 2 focusing on the local and state offices. on channel 5.2, and on time warner channel 1255, and all coverage will be available on our website, the wral app, and our social media.s. >>> new tonight, we learned fema added seven new counties designated to disaster assistance. they'll join 38 other counties with the >>> and heroes homecoming was the group behind a candle light tribute tonight for veterans day. fort bragg's command sergeant addressed the group. heroes homecoming will hold other events in the area leading up to veterans day. wral salutes our veterans with coverage of the fayetteville veterans day parade. we'll have a broadcast as the parade marchs through historic parade honors world war ii veterans, the greatest generation. it begins at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, and you can watch it live on wral and www.wral.com. use the hashtag wralvetparade and share pictures of parade or write a short tribute to honor the veterans you know. we may use or tweet during the broadcast. raleigh's veterans day parade is also this weekend.

david crabtree will have more with three hours of election coverage focused on the races you will find that on channel 5 point to at the cable, time warner channel 1255. >>> all coverage will be available on our website, wral app and social media accounts. these are a great way to stay informed when you can be in front of the tv. >>> search continues for the person who broke into a polling site in kaplan county on the east regional library and clinton road in fayetteville yesterday. security footage shows someone tang window. voting equipment and materials were not tempered with. >>> more than a century since the chicago cubs won the world series. >>> overnight after a thrilling finale the billy goat curse is dead. renie choose is here to show us how it came about and how the you can bet a lot of those fans still celebrating. they will be for days and weeks. the cubs beat the indians in 10 innings after a rain delay and the game wasn't over until about 12:45 pm. the indians were down 6-3 in the bottom of the eighth but they tie things up with an rbi double and a two run home run. 17 mi

david crabtree will be with laura leslie on three hours of election coverage focused on you will find that on channel 5.2 and through cable, time warner channel 1255. >> all of our coverage will be available on our website and of course social media accounts. these are great ways to stay informed if you can't be in front of your tv. >>> the fight against isis is reaching new levels of intensity. >> islamic state is fighting viciously to keep control over mosul although it will be an uphill battle. >>> trial of a former cop accused of shooting and killing an unarmed man. >>> the latest report that should inspire everyone who has not gotten their flu shot to do >>> heavy fighting continues to erupt in the eastern neighborhood of mosul as iraqi forces launched an islamic state militants are firing back with intensity. the fighting has been the most intense urban combat since the iraqi offensive began two weeks ago to drive isis from the city. >>> 17 fort bragg soldiers are headed to iraq this winter. they are part of the second brigade combat team. the army says they will be in charge of

we thank you for joining usment i'm david crabtree. >> i'm deborah morganment a jump is hearing an emergency lawsuit tonight filed by voting rights group democracy nc. this comes as we move into the final 90 minutes now of voting across north carolina. wral's julia sims has been monitoring the polls and joins us live with the latest relatively smooth election day here in north carolina. as you mentioned though, there is a late day lawsuit and an emergency court hearing. democracy nc and other groups filed a lawsuit late this affect against the state board of elects -- this afternoon against the state board of elections. they are asking a judge to keep all pictures open until 9:00 tonight. one picture ran out of supplies for about an hour and a half today that after a computer glitch force records. as for the rest of the state here in wake county as well as other counties in our viewing area, things have gone relatively smoothly. the state board and local boards of eelectrics, they don't keep a run tally of the number of voter but they say the 2700 precincts have seen steady voters all day lo