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Just five days until election day and both candidates are making their final pitches to the American people as the race for the White House remains close nationally, but in our state, remains at a basic tie. With Chris Edwards to offer perspective on the race is North Carolina 13th District Congressman, Wiley Nickel.

Just five days until election day and there are several key races down the ballot that are impacting North Carolina and those are the judicial race. With us now to discuss those judicial races as well as address other topics is retired North Carolina State Supreme Court Justice, Bob Orr.

A new study is shedding light on how and where people are using generative AI, and it appears it’s growing the most in the workplace. A study, commissioned by the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) shows nearly 40 percent of people use AI applications at work several times a day on their desktops and that number is expected to explode over the next year. With Chris Edwards now...

Just six days until Election Day and the final case for both Presidential candidates will be laid out to North Carolina voters today with both candidates stumping in North Carolina. With Chris Edwards now to offer perspective on the race for the White House as well as other Council of State Races is Meredith College Political Science Professor, David McLennan.

We are inside a week from Election Day and while a number of races at the top of the ticket and for Council of State are dominating the headlines, we are also following races down ballot which include races for the State Senate. In District 11 Retired Lt. Col US Army James Mercer is a candidate for Senate and is joining Chris Edwards to discuss his campaign.

The State Fair came to an end on Sunday night marking the end of another successful run in Raleigh. With Chris Edwards now to talk more in depth about the fair is the State Fair Director, Kent Yelverton.

With less than a week away from Election Day there are a number of topics from the race for the White House and state-wide races along with recovery for those in Western North Carolina that are on our agenda to discuss today with North Carolina Senior Senator Thom Tillis.

Just six days until election day and both candidates are making their final pitches to the American people as the race for the White House remains close nationally, but in our state, remains at a basic tie. With Chris Edwards now to offer perspective on the race is Karoline Leavitt, Trump Campaign National Press Secretary.

With just six days until election day and the final case for both Presidential candidates will be laid out to North Carolina voters today with both candidates stumping in North Carolina. With Chris Edwards to offer perspective on the race for the White House as well as other Council of State Races is Bob Phillips from Common Cause North Carolina.

With just one week until election day and as it relates to the Presidential Race, its time for Americans to once again remember all the details of the Electoral College. With Chris Edwards to talk all about the Electoral College, its origins, why we still use it and its future is Wake Forest Political Science Professor Dr. John Dinan.

We are just one week away from election day and the closing act is currently playing out for both campaigns as they make their pitches to the voters, that includes North Carolina where both Former President Trump and Vice President Harris will visit North Carolina for rallies tomorrow. With Chris Edwards to discuss making sure the elections are safe as well as other items from Congress is CBS News...

We are just one week until election day and early voting is also ongoing in our state with over 2 million having already gone to the polls to cast their votes. As we look ahead to election day, the race for the White House seems closer than ever and with Chris Edwards to talk about the impact of the race on their community is Katie Kenlan, Chatham County Commissioner also a DNC surrogate.

We are one week away from Election Day and candidates are making their final case to voters in North Carolina. With us now to offer perspective on a number of key races is the Former Governor of North Carolina Pat McCrory.

The NCFC Youth Showcase Series is bringing in players and families from all over the country to the Triangle over the next couple of months in one of Wake County's most significant sporting event in terms of hotel rooms and visitor spending. With Chris Edwards to discuss this more is Katharine Eberhardt, Chief Marketing & Development Officer of NCFC Youth.

We are just over one week away from Election Day and both sides are making their final push to the voters this week and North Carolina continues to be one of the more crucial battleground states with the two campaigns coveting the delegates from the Old North State. This final charge comes as early voting continues across North Carolina and runs through November 2. With Chris Edwards now to offer...

The WakeEd Partnership continues to do great work in our community and later this week, WakeEd Partnership will honor Wake County’s Stars of Education. The event takes place Wednesday night as part of the annual gala event at the Raleigh Convention Center and with Chris Edwards to talk more about the event and the Stars of Education that will be honored is Keith Poston, President of the WakeEd Par...

We are just over one week away from Election Day and both sides are making their final push to the voters this week and North Carolina continues to be one of the more crucial battleground states with the two campaigns coveting the delegates from the Old North State. This final charge comes as early voting continues across North Carolina and runs through November 2. With Chris Edwards to offer pers...

Chris Edwards joins aviation analyst Jay Ratliff to cover what happened last week in the airlines industry.

We are just 8 days from Election Day and the race for the White House seems as close as ever. Both sides continue to lay out their plan and vision for the country and North Carolina is at the center with both campaigns spending considerable time in our state. With us now to offer perspective on the race is North Carolina native and the National Political Reporter for Politco, Natalie Allison.

We are just a couple days away from all the little ones, and maybe some of the big kids, too. Dressing up for that time honored tradition of Trick-or-Treating and we thought was important to get some safety tips and some of those do's and do not's about the Trick-or-Treating with Raleigh Police Lt. Borneo.

It is that time of the year again, enrollment time for health care coverage. With Chris Edwards to break down all of the things we need to know and to share our excitement about the enrollment period is CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger.

Coming off a bye week last week, North Carolina returns to action this week as they head north to Charlottesville where they will be on the Grounds at the University of Virginia to battle the Cavilers in one of the south's oldest football rivalries. You can hear the game with coverage beginning at 10 AM on WPTF and with Chris Edwards now to preview the game, a guy who will be on the grounds tomorr...

We are just 11 days from Election Day and the race for the White House seems as close as ever. Both sides continue to lay out their plan and vision for the country and North Carolina is at the center with both campaigns spending considerable time in our state. With Chris Edwards to offer perspective on the race is North Carolina native and former RNC Communications Director Doug Heye.

On Thursday, Lawmakers returned to Jones Street to move forward in an aid package for those in Western North Carolina that have been impacted by Hurricane Helene as the legislature approved a new $604 million relief bill - this adds to the $273 million that was approved earlier this month. This move comes one day following Governor Roy Cooper's proposed $3.9 billion in disaster relief from the sta...

The 120th World Series get underway tonight in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium where the Dodgers host the Yankees - first pitch set for 8:08 pm on FOX and with Chris Edwards to offer a preview of this year's Fall Classic is Tony Riggsbee who joins him from Arizona.