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Federal statistics show the state added 87,000 jobs in 2015. The population growing so much means we added 20,000 more unemployed people. And this all comes on the same day we learned of a lay off in wake county. Xerox will lay off 200 people this spring. The company notified the state yesterday. The lay offs will happen by its one of nine noticed so far this month impacting 2400 people. Downtown raleigh added 1,000 residential units in 2015. There are more than 3,000 units in the downtown area. Another 2,000 are planned or under construction. This gives us a glimpse into 2016 with at least 17 new businesses this year including a market, pharmacy and more than a dozen restaurants. People came from all 50 states and around the world to see the exhibit at the new North Carolina museum of art. It drew 116,565 people in only 14 weeks, the most of any the showing of leonardo davi nc i drew 876,000. They closed a week earlier. When you sit down to watch the super bowl you can thank a durham company. They created the Technology Behind the yellow line that marks the downs for you at home. New at 6 a few things they plan to debut during the big game. And helping the International Airport temperatures. How long the warmth will last. Caught on camera tonight on our late evening news video shows thieves targeting pump who police say are the while we were in the commercial another school delay to tell you about. Franklin county schools operate on a two hour delay tomorrow. The Durham County company would be on the front lines of super bowl 50 and we mean that literally because they are perhaps best known for being the company that created all of the lines and graphics on the field including the yellow lines that mark the distance for a first down. What would we do without it. Wral joins us now with what smt will be responsible for on game day. This was fascinating to cover. Directly out of the minds of employees at smt. They created the first down lines but only the beginning. For the super bowl they are rolling out a new graphic to enhance the fan experience. Today they gave us a sneak peek at what you will see. Out of the back field first down and more. The yellow first down lines may be nothing new but the technology is constantly evolving and all happening at this office in durham. The weather changes, the lighting changes, shadows change and we have to have the processing to keep up. Team of 11 heading to santa clara to begin preparing for super bowl 50. Theyll be shoulder to shoulder for directors and producers at the big game turning out all of the graphics you see on the t. V. Every Single Player in the nfl is wearing a chip at all times so we gegeinteresting information. We know every single route he ran. Something happens bang bang you see a replay and ready to put down virtual graphics. New technologies are rolled out each week like these 3d graphics unvailed at the afc championship game. Objects that present information. New for the super bowl a supersized graphics package. The next statistics. With data coming in from even player on the field ten times per second to quickly analyze it and prededt the success on any given play. Typically that isnt available for a week after people pour over the data. Smt is taking it live. You are really telling the fans the story so they can get more involved in the game and more excited about a successful play. Really cool stuff there. Smt has been doing the super bowl since 2000 but they also the ncaa basketball tournament, pga tour, nba 500, the nascar and the list goes on and on. This is a huge Impact Company right here in the triangle. I love that its happening here in the triangle. Brilliant minds. Thank you catherine. Catherine will join jeff gradually, gerald owens, Mandy Mitchell and gerald in santa clara as well as a bunch of people with the big game and festivities. Live reports begin monday. And when the weather is gone its time to get the salt and sand off your car. The Winter Weather goes but the weather never really goes. Drivers flocked to a car wash. One worker says the warmer in. Usually after it snows a lot or ice either one we get busy. Car. Someone has to do it and thats theres a reason to wash it soon after. It can accelerate rust and other problems. Still going back to catherines story thinking about all of those players wearing chips. We need one to keep up with you a line following you around. Its not like those guys down the field. A lot of people out there. Dont they need weather support. Of course they do. Volunteer. There you go. It would be fun to be out there. The plane is leaving monday. Maybe ill know abhorred. Not a suitcase big enough for me to fit. Around here a better feeling day. 61 out of rdu. Saw clouds rolling in and a sign of tomorrow. Looking outside towards downtown raleigh really nicely lit but overcast skies at rdu right now. 61 the high, 35 the low this morning. High today well above the normal at 52. Tomorrow below normal because theres a cold front on the way. Its in eastern tennessee right now. Tomorrow morning passing a little bit of rain. 52 right now. Up today with a southerly wind. Once the front clears the area tomorrow a northerly wind will bring back the chill. Instead of 60s tomorrow 40s to about 50 and the chill sticks around for thursday as well. Boy a treat coming up for the weekend in a moment. 49 south hill, 45 currently in roxboro. All the warming we had today still icy slushy spots but temperatures wont get near freezing tonight so the melting will continue but a neighborhood with icy roads be careful. 59 in fayetteville and sanford and souther pines and not likely anything icy down there. Satellite and radar picture the clouds invading and the rain into the mountains. We broaden the view into a very big view and frontal boundaries into the eastern part of the country. One across the great lakes and another through the southern plains. A little bit of snow in west texas one to three inches expected there and throughout the deep south thunderstorms not severe but . Strong. Today with 60s even 70s south towards georgia and northern florida. Behind the front its a Different Air mass cooler and less humid and set to return during the day tomorrow lasting for really two to three days and warming weather coming into the weekend. But you see really where the chill is. 28 chicago, 28 in south dakota. Cool air for wichita and dallas in the 40s. 49 little rock and 53 atlanta, heres 52 here in the triangle at the airport. Lets take a look at the upper level winds a trough of low tomorrow. Also small chances for rain mr. The morning during the afternoon commute it will be dry. This trough delivering colder air on thursday but its short lived and friday we begin to the 60s. Cooling off a south west loft for sunday, monday, tuesday into wednesday next week but here comes another trough off to the west on wednesday. The area bringing the next front with a chance for rain and friday next week the chill returns talking about sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday and five days of temperatures above normal starting to cool down by friday of next week. A long stretch of milder weather coming. Mostly cloudy tonight by 8 00 overnight lows 45 in fayetteville and a few sprinkles and spotty light rain. Its possible to be greeted by light rain in the morning. Let you know about whats going on in the radar. 43 by 8 00 a. M. Lunch time small chance for spotty light rain and during the latter part of the day sun peak peeking out and northerly wind making it feel cooler. 47 on thursday. Friday back to normal at 52. Temperatures start to jump. 61 saturday, 65 sunday and tuesday 69. A longer stretch of nice mild weather. Then we can wash our cars. That will be nice. Mandy is here for jeff. College football news today. A little unusual. Next at sports do you have plans for black friday yet anybody . Once i tell you what that means you may have plans. And the broncos laying down praise for cam 20 f in spefromrylia ly of an a at me t sties. Yeah, the internetsre,but k ha mak o fa ye notng. Refetwohornr justsleptinsrnda , i he ry une ok. Ay. Ul gi. s tssencethis r on t da imehe nihee n e eea r th. Ot mb alt le scho nldae sur t . On nt al ly co p thit chle thg ck nfthso hliun tet wl 6 r e nt anhe w20oftara a es chgg am 14 heenrupms aatweki thtobr g ad ancbne pelley trump gets key endorsements before iowa. Six days to go. Its a battle to win, place or can you win this thing