Good evening, North Carolina. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. 

Your Weather Planner

It will be mostly cloudy overnight with a few showers possible. We could see areas of dense fog form before daybreak. Friday gets a cloudy start, but we will see some sunshine as we get through the day.

It will be cooler for the weekend, partly cloudy Saturday, then clouding up Sunday with a chance of rain.

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Today's Big Stories

1. Two detained after series of shootings on and near I-40 in Raleigh, police say

Police have detained two people suspected in a dozen shootings into cars and homes on and around Interstate 40, the Raleigh police chief said Thursday afternoon. At least six cars were shot at or shot into while driving along I-40 earlier this week. 

2. North Carolina Supreme Court race could get recount

The margin is slim, and county election boards continue to count the last provisional ballots.

3. Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate by quarter-point

The move is in response to the steady decline in the once-high inflation that angered Americans and helped drive Donald Trump’s presidential election to victory this week.

4. Hurricane Rafael will drift westward in Gulf through weekend

The storm was downgraded to a Category 2 after landfall in Cuba and it looks to maintain that strength for the next 48 hours as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico.

Your Notes for Tomorrow

  • Grammy Awards nominations announced
  • Forbes Magazine publishes annual list of America's Best Small Cap Companies
  • Luis Rubiales appeals FIFA suspension at Court of Arbitration for Sport
  • Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes returns.
  • Congressional Budget Office releases October reports
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