Name: Brain Game: Carrboro vs. Wake STEM Early College
Uploaded: 2026-01-03T12:30:00-0500
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Description: Academic teams from Carrboro High School and Wake STEM Early College face off in the Jan. 3, 2026, edition of Brain Game.

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Academic teams from Carrboro High School and Wake STEM Early College face off in the Jan. 3, 2026, edition of Brain Game.

<p>COLLEGES WITH ONE TO ONE PERSONALIZED GUIDANCE FOR EVERY STEP OF THE JOURNEY. &gt;&gt; FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, THE SMARTEST, 30 MINUTES ON TELEVISION FROM THE CAMPUS OF WAKE TECH. GET YOUR CRANIUM IN YEAR. IT'S TIME TO PLAY BRAIN GAME. &gt;&gt; IT'S A GOOD, GOOD EXTENSION. THERE. A JAGUAR IS GETTING SOME RESPONSE TO BURN OUT THE BUCKS ALL AROUND. &gt;&gt; HELLO AND WELCOME TO BRING EVERYONE. I'M YOUR HOST, MARK ROBERTS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US HERE AT WAKE TECH, SCOTT, NORTHERN WAKE CAMPUS. LET'S MEET THESE PLAYERS AND GET THIS THING STARTED. HOW ABOUT FIRST CARRBORO HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAVE REBECCA MICHAEL AT HARPER. THAT IS CARRBORO EVERYONE. FROM WAKE STEM EARLY COLLEGE. WE RACI TYLER AND DANIEL THAT IS WAKE STEM EARLY COLLEGE. EVERYONE. I REMEMBER A GREAT GAME. THE TEAM WILL HAVE FIRST CRACK AT 3 QUESTIONS FOR EACH CATEGORY. CORRECT? ANSWERS AND BRAIN GAME OR GET 20 POINTS. GET IT WRONG. WE TAKE 20 AWAY IF A TEAM CAN ANSWER A QUESTION THEY CAN PASS. SO THE OTHER TEAM SHOULD ALWAYS BE READY WITH A RESPONSE OUR TEAMS LOOK READY OVER THERE. SO LET'S GET THIS BRAIN GAME. REGULAR SEASON MATCHUP UNDER WAY. WE WILL START WITH OUR FIRST CATEGORY, WHICH IS POP-UP CULTURE WHERE PLAYERS CAN EARN POINTS TODAY BY CORRECTLY IDENTIFYING BEVERAGES ASSOCIATED WITH A POP SONG. SO WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR ADVERTISING JINGLES ABOUT BUYING THE WORLD. A COKE, BUT POPULAR COMMERCIALLY SUCCESSFUL SONGS WITH A BEVERAGE IN THE LYRICS OR TITLE. I THINK WE CAN HANDLE THAT. ALL RIGHT. LET'S START POP-CULTURE WITH CARRBORO. &gt;&gt; THE TITLE OF SABRINA CARPENTER'S FIRST TOP 10 SINGLE. IT'S WHAT CONCENTRATED COFFEE DRINK. SPENCER. OUR TEAMS ENTERED THIS PRECEDENT. ESPRESSO IS CORRECT. QUESTION TO A POP-CULTURE CARRBORO GUCCI MANE TITLE, THE SONG AND BEYONCE TITLED ALBUM AFTER WHAT DRINK THAT LIFE SOMETIMES GIVES YOU THE INGREDIENTS FOR A MAN IN OUR TEENS ENTERS LEMONADE IS CORRECT. AND LAST POP-UP CULTURE FOR CARRBORO ONE OF ROLLING STONE'S 500 GREATEST SONGS IS THIS LANA DEL REY HIT WHOSE 2 INITIALS REFER TO A BRAND OF ROOT BEER. WHAT IS IT? AND THE I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE NW. THAT IS INCORRECT. WAKE STEM. WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY? OUR TEAMS ANSWER IS A AND W IS CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. NOW IT IS TIME FOR POP-UP CULTURE WITH WAKE STEM EARLY COLLEGE. ARE YOU GUYS GO THIS GRAMMY-WINNING SONG BROUGHT ALL THE BOYS TO COLLIES YARD. WHAT IS THIS DAIRY TREAT? OUR TEAMS ANSWER IS MILKSHAKE. MILKSHAKE IS RIGHT. QUESTION TO AND POP-CULTURE FOR WAKE STEM. THIS TOP 10 HIT WAS THE SIGNATURE SONG OF THE SAGA POISE IN K-POP DEMON HUNTERS DEFERRED ON ROCKS IN IT AND SAYS SODA POP WAITING ALONG THE ROCKY. THAT IS CORRECT. AND LAST POP-UP CULTURE FOR WAKES THEM REALLY MORE ABOUT RIDING HER BOYS CAR THAN THE TITLE DRINK. WHAT IS ADDISON RAE STEPPING IN THE FRONT SEAT? OUR TEAMS ANSWER IS PASSED. THAT GOES TO CHAPARRO. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TRY OUR TEAMS ANSWERS. DIET, PEPSI, DIET. PEPSI IS THE CORRECT BEVERAGE FOR TODAY'S EDITION OF HEADLINERS. PLAYERS WILL BE OUR PLAYERS TO BE ON TOP OF CURRENT EVENTS HERE AT HOME AROUND THE WORLD. EACH TEAM BEGINS THE SEGMENTS WITH OFFICIAL CLUE. WE'RE STARTING HEADLINERS WITH CARRBORO. WHAT FORMER UN AMBASSADOR AND NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER TO PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS RECENTLY INDICTED FOR MISHANDLING CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS. THAT GOES TO WAKE STEM. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TRY. THE TEAM'S ANSWERS PAST JOHN BOLTON IS THAT GUY? QUESTION 2. WHAT HEADLINERS FOR CARRBORO DRONE SIGHTINGS CLOSED. FRANZ JOSEPH STRAWS AIRPORT IN WHAT GERMAN CITY STRANDING OKTOBERFEST. TRAVELERS WHEN OUR TEAMS ANSWERS MUNICH, MUNICH IS THE RIGHT CITY. AND LAST HEADLINERS FOR CARRBORO. 92% OF U.S. ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE 1ST HALF OF 2025. IS DUE TO INVESTMENTS IN WHAT BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY. &gt;&gt; TRUST. OUR TEAM HAS PASSED. THAT GOES OVER TO WAKE STEM. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS DATA CENTERS OUR JUDGES, WHAT THAT IS CORRECT. OUR JUDGE WILL ACCEPT THAT. ANSWER YOUR RIGHT OVER THERE. ALL RIGHT. NOW IT'S TIME TO DO HEADLINERS WITH WAKE STEM EARLY COLLEGE HE'S NO LONGER THE DUKE OF YORK AFTER RELINQUISHING HIS TITLE. WHO IS THIS YOUNGER BROTHER OF KING CHARLES? THE 3RD. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS PRINCE ANDREW. THAT'S CORRECT. QUESTION TOO. AND HEADLINERS FOR LIKE STEM CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM RESULTED IN THE DEMOLITION OF WHAT PART OF THE BUILDING OUR TEAMS ANSWER IS THAT EAST WING? THAT'S RIGHT. AND LAST HEADLINER FOR WAKE STEM CHINA AND INDIA. BOTH PLAN TO SUPPORT U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST OIL PRODUCTION BY WHAT COUNTRY. OUR TEAMS ANSWER AS RUSSIA. RUSSIA IS RIGHT. THE BERING STRAIT SEPARATES RUSSIA FROM ALASKA WITH THAT CLOSEST POINT BEING ONLY 53 MILES AWAY. BUT TO GET THERE FROM HERE, YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL ALL THE WAY ACROSS AMERICA, WHICH IS OUR NEXT CATEGORY TODAY ON BRAIN GAME PLAYERS. TODAY, YOU CAN EARN POINTS BY CORRECTLY IDENTIFYING THE STATE. ONLY BE A POPULAR ISLAND THAT IS LOCATED IN THAT STATE. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF I WERE TO SAY OCRACOKE ISLAND, THE CORRECT ANSWER WOULD BE NORTH CAROLINA. AGAIN, STATES BY ISLANDS IN THIS CATEGORY PLAYERS. LET'S KICK IT OFF WITH CARRBORO HERE. HERE'S OUR FIRST ONE. MARTHA'S VINEYARD. A FEW SEASONS. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS, MASSACHUSETTS. THAT'S THE RIGHT STATE QUESTION TO ACROSS AMERICA FOR CARRBORO CHICKEN, TEAGUE ISLAND. OUR TEMPERATURES PAST THAT GOES TO WASTE M. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS PAST VIRGINIA IS RIGHT TO CONTINUE. IS AND LAST ACROSS AMERICA, CARRBORO HILTON, HEAD ISLAND. A TEEN CENTER, SOUTH CAROLINA. THAT IS RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING STATES BY ISLANDS WITH WAIT. STAFF FIRST ONE KODIAK ISLAND. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS ALASKA, ALASKA IS RIGHT. A QUESTION TO FOR WAKE STEM SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS PAST THAT GOES TO CARRBORO. OUR TEAM SENSORS, TEXAS, TEXAS IS THE RIGHT ONE AND LAST ACROSS AMERICA FOR WAKE STEM TIED THE ISLAND. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS PASS. THAT GOES TO CARRBORO. OUR TEAM CENSUS GA GA IS RIGHTS. ALL RIGHT, PLAYERS TAKE A BREATHER. WE'VE HAD OUR FIRST BREAK ALREADY ARE PLAYING WORD POWER AND ARTS AND LITERATURE WHEN BRAIN GAME RETURNS. WELCOME BACK. A GREAT GAME, EVERYONE AFTER THAT FIRST ROUND OF PLAY, WE HAVE CARRBORO ON THE BOARD WITH ONE 40 AT WAKE STEM EARLY COLLEGE IS IN THERE AT ONE 60. LET'S GET BACK TO THE ACTION WITH OUR NEXT CATEGORY, WHICH IS WORD POWER. AND THESE ARE SENATE DEMS FOR IMPROVEMENT. LISTEN CAREFULLY TO THE CLUES AND YOU'LL EARN POINTS FOR FILLING IN THE BLANKS WITH SENATE DEMS FOR IMPROVEMENTS. SO LETS DO WORD POWER ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT WITH CARRBORO. FIRST. BEYONCE CAN DO THIS 7 LETTER WORD WHICH OFTEN DESCRIBES IMPROVING HARDWARE LIKE YOUR PHONE OR COMPUTER. UPGRADE IS CORRECT. QUESTION TO FOR CARRBORO THIS NIGHT. LITTLE WERE FIRST OF THE EFFORT MADE TO REPAIR DAMAGE DONE LIKE FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM. OUR TEAMS IN SAYS REMEDIATION. THAT IS INCORRECT, WHICH TEND TO WANT TO TRY. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS PASS. IF YOU MATCH UP THAT REMEDIATE REMEDIATE IS THE ANSWER. LOOKING FOR AND LAST WORD POWER QUESTION FOR CARRBORO. THIS 12 LETTER FOR OFTEN DESCRIBES HOW PRISON WOULD IMPROVE AN INMATE OR HOW THERAPY CAN HELP A PERSON RECOVER FROM INJURIES. OUR TEAM SENSORS REHABILITATION. THAT'S INCORRECT. WAKE STEM. YOU WANT TO TRY OUR TEAMS ANSWERS REHABILITATION CANNOT REHABILITATE IS CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'RE DOING WORK. POWER ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT WITH WAKE STEM EARLY COLLEGE, AMAZON WILL SELL YOU A CHEAPER VERSION OF A PRODUCT THAT SOMEONE HAS DONE. THIS 9 LETTER WORD TO AFTER HE'S BEEN RETURNED. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS REFURBISHED REFURBISHES RIGHTS QUESTION TO FOR WAKE STEM AT REBAR TO CONCRETE TO MAKE IT STRONGER THROUGH THIS 9 LETTER VERB, WHICH MEANS TO STRENGTHEN THE STRUCTURE. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS REINFORCE REINFORCES RIGHT AT LAST WORD. POWER FOR WAKE STEM OFTEN USED TO DESCRIBE IMPROVING A REPUTATION OR APPEARANCE. THIS 7 LETTER WORD IMPROVE SOMETHING THAT IS PRETTY GOOD TO START WITH. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS PAST THAT GOES TO CARRBORO. IF YOU WANT TO TRY THAT. OUR TEAM SENSORS PAST AND HANS IS THE ANSWER. WE WERE LOOKING FOR. WELL, LET'S GET ON NOW TO OUR NEXT CATEGORY, WHICH IS ARTS AND LITERATURE PLAYERS. WE'VE GOT A RANGE OF TOPICS FROM PAINTINGS, MUSIC, THE THEATER AND WRITTEN WORKS. EACH TEAM STARTS WITH OFFICIAL CLUE AND WE'RE KICKING OFF OUR TO LET WITH CARRBORO. FIFE AND DRUM OUR TYPICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR SOLDIERS 3 SOLDIERS SHOWN HERE WAS PAINTED BY WHAT FLEMISH MASTER, WHOSE PAINTING CENTRE TOOK HIS NAME. ALSO. IF IT HAPPENED, THEN AT THAT IS INCORRECT. WHICH THEN WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY? HIS ANSWERS? PASS BRUEGEL THE ANSWER. WE'RE LOOKING FOR. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS QUESTION TO AN ART COLLECTOR CARRBORO IN THE TEMPEST. SHE IS A SPIRIT WHO AIDS PROSPERO. THIS DISNEY PRINCESS COLLECTS GADGETS AND WHOSE IT'S AND TRADES HER VOICE FOR LEGS. OUR TEAM SENSORS AERIAL ARIEL IS CORRECT AT LAST START TO LOOK FOR CARRBORO. IT MAKES SENSE THAT THIS HUNGARIAN WOULD APPEAR IN A RANKING OF COMPOSERS. HE IS LIKELY THE FIRST POP STAR LADIES FATE AS PERFORMANCES NEXT. IT CENTERS LIST FRONDS LIST IS CORRECT. YOU GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOW DOING ARTS AND LET WITH LIKE STEM EARLY COLLEGE. CLAUDE DEBUSSY WAS SO IMPRESSED BY CHI SIZE WOULD CUT SERIES THAT HE USED IT TICK ON THE COVER. HIS LA MER. WHAT IS THIS PART OF A SERIES OF VIEWS OF MOUNT FUJI? OUR TEAMS ANSWER IS PASSED. THAT GOES OVER THE CARRBORO. A CONSENSUS PAST. THAT IS THE GREAT WAVE OFF KANAGAWA QUESTION TO FOR WAKE STEM EARLY COLLEGE, THE PARTNER, THE PARSON AND THE MAN OF LAW JOINED THE LIFE OF BATH THE MUELLER AND OTHERS TO SPEND TAILS AS THEY HEAD TOWARD WHAT ENGLISH CATHEDRAL TOWN TEAMS ANSWERS. CANTERBURY CANTERBURY IS THE PLACE AND LAST ARTS AND LIT FOR WAKE STEM EARLY COLLEGE. THERE ARE 10 PIANO SWEETS, BUT ONLY FOR THE ORIGINAL SKETCHES REMAIN THAT INSPIRED WHAT RESORTS SKI WORK WITH A FAMOUS PROMENADE. SAME. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS PAST. THAT GOES TO CARRBORO. FOR BACKUP. IT WAS ANSWERS PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION. GOOD DEFERRAL. REBECCA IS CORRECT. GOOD JOB OVER THERE. ALL RIGHT. PLAYERS WE HAVE NOW MADE IT TO OUR NEXT BREAK. WE'RE PLAYING A QUADRUPLE NAME GAME. PLUS, CRUNCHING NUMBERS AND ROCKET SCIENCE BRAIN GAME WILL BE RIGHT BACK. EVERYONE. WELCOME BACK. A GREAT GAME, EVERYONE AFTER THAT SECOND ROUND OF PLAY. WE HAVE CARRBORO WITH 160 POINTS. WAKE STEM EARLY COLLEGE ON THE BOARD AT 2.40, ONE SUBSTITUTE IN THE GAME FOR US. LET'S MAKE HIM FEEL WELCOME. MIGUEL IS IN FOR WAKE STEM. LET'S WAIT. AND MIGUEL, GOOD JOB. IS READY TO GO. ALL RIGHT. JUST 18 QUESTIONS UNTIL WE GET TO THE FINAL AS WE START OUR NEXT CATEGORY NAME GAME PLAYERS WERE LOOKING FOR YOU TO NAME THINGS THAT COME UP IN GROUPS OF 4 AS YOU CAN EARN POINTS BY NAMING THE FAMOUS FOURSOMES. ALRIGHT, NAME GAME. THANKS TO COME IN GROUPS OF 4. WE'RE STARTING WITH CARRBORO. THE PRE CAMBRIA. HAILEY LIKE MESOZOIC INCENTIVES ALIKE. ALL RIGHT, JUST FOLKLORE. BUT WHAT 4 MAJOR GEOGRAPHICAL TIME PERIODS. I THINK THE ANSWER IS PASSED ALL OVER TO WAKE STEM. OUR TEAMS ANSWER IS THE PARK. ERAS IS THE ANSWER. WE WERE LOOKING FOR THEIR WELL BACK TO WIN A GAME WITH CARRBORO CONQUEST, FAMINE WAR AND ON THE OUT DEATH ARE WHAT FOR SOME FROM THE BOOK OF REVELATION. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS THE POOR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE. THAT IS CORRECT. AND LAST NAME GAME FOR CARRBORO. THE CLERGY, NOBILITY AND MASSES WITH THE ORIGINAL 3 MEMBERS OF THIS GROUP, THE PRESS WAS ADDED AS THE 4TH ONE LATER SENSORS PAST THAT GOES OVER THE WAIT STAFF. OUR TEAMS ANSWERS PAST AS STATES IS THE ANSWER. WE WERE LOOKING FOR. ALL RIGHT. TIME NOW FOR NAME GAME THINGS TO COME IN GROUPS OF 4 WITH WAKE STEM EARLY COLLEGE. THESE LOCATIONS EXIST ALL OVER THE WORLD. BUT THE MOST FAMOUS AMERICAN ONE INVOLVES UTAH, ARIZONA, COLORADO, AND NEW MEXICO. WHAT IS IT? ANDREW, FOR CORNING, INC. YOU GOT THAT'S WHAT THEY ALL COME TOGETHER AT THAT. YOU ARE RIGHT QUESTION TO A NAME GAME FOR WAKE STEM EARLY COLLEGE BEFORE THE PYRAMID. THERE WERE BREADS AND CEREALS, VEGETABLES AND FRUITS, DAIRY AND MEAT. WHAT ARE THESE DIETARY BASICS? OUR TEAM DANCERS, FOOD GROUPS, FOOD GROUPS IS RIGHT. AND LAST NAME GAME FOR WAKE STEM EARLY COLLEGE OF EXPRESSION AND RELIGION AND FROM WANT AND FEAR. ARE THESE 4 CONCEPTS NAMED BY FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT? ARE TEAMS ANSWER IS THE 4 FREEDOMS THAT IS RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, PLAYERS HAVE YOUR PENCILS AND SCRATCH PAPER AT THE READY. IT'S TIME NOW FOR CRUNCHING NUMBERS HAVE TWICE AS MUCH TIME TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. IF YOU ARE STILL STOPPED, YOU CAN ALWAYS PASS TO THE OTHER TEAM. SO EVERYONE SHOULD BE WORKING ON AN ANSWER WILL KICK OFF CRUNCHING NUMBERS WITH CARRBORO. IF THE OF T EQUALS 18,000 TIMES 0.8, 8 TO THAT, HE DESCRIBES THE VALUE OF A CAR 2 YEARS AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED. WHAT IS THE ANNUAL PERCENT BY WHICH THE VALUE DEPRECIATE CE? A CONSENSUS? TOP PERCENT MAN. THAT IS CORRECT. THAT WAS A QUICKER ANSWER THAN THAT WITH GOOD JOB. ALRIGHT, QUESTION TO A CRUNCHING NUMBERS FOR CARRBORO. IF THE EQUATION SHOWN HIS TRUE FOR ALL POSITIVE VALUES OF X AND Y, THEN WHAT IS A PLUS B? NEED SOMETHING, YOU GUYS, ANYTHING PARKING SENSORS PAST. OKAY. WE GO OVER TO WAKE STEM. WOULD YOU GUYS LIKE TO TRY OUR TEAMS ANSWERS PAST 8 IS THE ANSWER LAST PUNCHING NUMBERS FOR CARRBORO DETERMINED TO ENSURE THAT EQUAL 6 -0 THE SQUARE ROOT OF 17 TIME 6 PLUS THE SQUARE ROOT OF 17. OUR TEAM SENSORS, 1919, HIS RIGHTS NOW WERE DOING CRUNCHING NUMBERS WITH WAKE STEM EARLY COLLEGE, GIVEN THE FUNCTION F OF ACTS EQUALS X SQUARED, -6 X PLUS 10. WHAT IS THE SMALLEST VALUE IN ITS RANGE? ANYTHING OVER? THERE WERE TIMES ANSWER IS 10. THAT IS INCORRECT. CARRBORO. WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY? THE TEAMS THAT JUST PASSED? ONE IS THE ANSWER TO THAT ONE. A QUESTION TO A CRUNCHING NUMBERS FOR WAKE STEM. GIVE IT A PENTAGON. WHAT IS THE SOME OF THE MEASURES OF ITS INTERIOR ANGLES? OUR TEAMS ANSWER IS 5.20. THAT IS INCORRECT. CARRBORO. WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY THAT ONE? OUR TEAMS AND SURPASSED 5, 4540 DEGREES. AND LAST CRUNCHING NUMBERS FOR WAKE STEM CALCULATE 14 NIGHTS DIVIDED BY 2 FIFTHS DIVIDED BY 7 45TH US. RACI ALL RIGHTS. IT DANCES. 25 25 IS CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. PLAYERS, GOOD NEWS. YOU MADE IT THROUGH THE DIFFICULT PORTION OF A BRAIN GAME. THE MATH PORTION IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR SOME ONTO OUR NEXT CATEGORY. NOW, ROCKET SCIENCE IS COVERING A LOT OF DIFFERENT TOPICS IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE. YOU WANT TO WORK WITH THEIR TEAMMATES HERE. EACH TEAM BEGINS WITH A VISUAL CLUE. STARTING ROCKET SITES WITH CARRBORO GROUND LEVEL CONCENTRATIONS OF IT CAN CAUSE BREATHING PROBLEMS BUT HIGH ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONS AS SEEN IN THE DARK BLUE LAYER, PROTECT US FROM UV RADIATION WHAT IS THIS CHEMICAL? OUR TEAM SENSORS THAT OZONE, HIS RIGHTS QUESTION TO A ROCKET SITES FOR CARRBORO SLACK. THE TEMPERATURE ON AND THE LA SAY ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF WHAT HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS TOLL FOR EXPLORING MATTER. A CONSENSUS TO REQUIRE. THAT IS INCORRECT. SWAY STEM? WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY THAT ONE UP? KIM'S ANSWER IS PARTICLE ACCELERATOR. PARTICLE ACCELERATOR IS THE CORRECT ANSWER. NOW WE'RE BACK FOR THE LAST ROCKET SITES WITH CARRBORO. IT STANDS FOR GENERATION. WHAT LETTER WHEN COMBINED WITH A NUMBER THE NOT-SO-SUBTLE KILLER, TELEPHONE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY INTENSE HISTORY. G IS RIGHTS. ALL RIGHT. TIME FOR ROCKET SCIENCE WITH WAKE STEM EARLY COLLEGE. AT A LETTER E AND WHAT META LLOYD ELEMENT BECOMES CLEAR. RUBBERY POLYMER, MORE CORRECTLY KNOWN AS SIR LACK SAINT. TEAMS. ANSWERS PAST THAT GOES TO CARRBORO. OUR CONTENT OR SOME CALM. SILICON IS CORRECT. QUESTION TOO. AND ROCKET SCIENCE FOR WAKE STEM. WHAT TERM IS USED TO DESCRIBE LEGS, OSTRICH WINGS AND OTHER BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURES THAT NO LONGER HAVE THEIR HISTORICAL FUNCTION. TEAMS ANSWER IS JUST EG ORGAN. THAT IS RIGHTS. AND LAST ROCKET SCIENCE FOR WAKE STEM. FIRST YOU'D ENCOUNTER THE PHOTON SPHERE THAN THE EVENT HORIZON AND EVENTUALLY THE SINGULARITY. IF YOU FLEW DIRECTLY TOWARD AND INTO WHAT SUPERNOVA REMNANTS, THE TEAM'S ANSWERS, BLACK HOLE BLACK HOLE IS RIGHT. WELL, 48 QUESTIONS DOWN JUST ONE MORE TO GO WHERE GLOBE TROTTING WITH A FOCUS ON THE ADDRESSES OF WORLD LEADERS ARE FINAL QUESTION OF THE DAY WHEN BRAIN GAME RETURNS. EVERYONE. WELCOME BACK TO BRAIN GAME, EVERYONE. WE HOPE YOU'RE PLAYING ALONG ON YOUR TV OR YOUR FAVORITE DEVICE. IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE SMARTEST, 30 MINUTES ON TELEVISION, GO TO WRAL DOT COM AND TYPE THE SEARCH WORDS BRAIN GAIN FOR THE SEASON SCHEDULE. FINAL SCORES AND TO WATCH PAST EPISODES. OUR REGULAR ROUND OF PLAY ENDED WITH CARTER ON THE BOARD AT 260 WAKE STEM EARLY COLLEGE IN THERE AT 3.20, BOTH TEAMS DECIDE HOW MUCH OF THEIR POINTS TO RISK WITHIN THE 200 POINT LET IT ALL COMES DOWN TO OUR GAME'S FINAL QUESTION, WHICH IS. WHAT IS THE STREET ADDRESS OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM? STAY TUNED. THE FINAL ANSWER IN THE FINAL SCORES WHEN BRAIN GAME RETURNS. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKING EVERYONE. THE TEAMS ARE LOCKED IN WITH THEIR ANSWERS. TODAY'S FINAL QUESTION, WHICH IS WHAT IS THE STREET ADDRESS OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM? LET'S GO TO OUR TEAM'S. LET'S START WITH CARRBORO POLICE. TELL US YOUR ANSWER. OUR TEAM SENSORS, 10 DOWNING STREET. THAT IS CORRECT HERE. S THE FULL 200 POINTS THAT BRINGS YOUR GAME 4.60 WAKE STEM EARLY COLLEGE. PLEASE TELL US YOUR ANSWER. 6, 7, 3, 1, STREET. VERY SPECIFIC, BUT INCORRECT. YOU RISK 20 POINTS. THAT BRINGS YOUR TOTAL DOWN TO 300. SO WITH THAT FINAL SCORE OF 460 CARRBORO IS HEADED TO THE NEXT ROUND AS TODAY'S BRAIN GAME WINNER. HOW ABOUT THAT? EVERYONE &gt;&gt; I CONGRATULATE SHUNS. THE CARRBORO. PLEASE JOIN US NEXT WEEK AS TRIBAL MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY TAKES ON LEAD EARLY COLLEGE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING BRAIN GAME. THE SPARTANS 30 MINUTES ON TV.</p>

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<p>Meteorologist Grant Skinner here in the Weather Center. Some more brief showers are possible today, mainly light rain, and that best chance will be south of the triangle as a front lingers to our south. We'll see lingering cloud cover as well. Some breaks in the clouds late today, but otherwise mostly cloudy. Then warming up, highs will push into the 70s this weekend, so it'll be much warmer. Here's Futurecast. Let's start with 1 p.m. You can see scattered light rain, mainly to the south, but we have sun that's worked its way north. And then we'll, this will gradually work south and east through the rest of the day. By 5:30, the majority of it is to our south and east, but a couple of brief showers are possible to the north, and we'll keep some lingering cloud cover as well all the way through Saturday morning. And we could see some breaks in the clouds for our northern spots, but I think we'll stay mostly cloudy. The majority of the day. And the additional rain that we'll see through Saturday is only around 0.1 of an inch for the triangle, but some higher amounts towards the coastline where they'll see some more consistent rain as that front stays to the south. Some lingering clouds, brief showers a day, highs reach the mid-50s for most spots. Some areas could reach the upper 50s. We're back to the 70s, a high of 74 degrees on Sunday, but it doesn't last long. Look at Monday and Tuesday, back to around 50 degrees for our highs. That's because our next front will pass through the area. There'll be a chance for some isolated showers in the first half of next week. Looks like mainly rain for that. Again, highs at around 50 both Monday and Tuesday, then back to the mid 60s on Wednesday and the 70s again by Thursday. So some ups and downs over the next 7 days. We're in the 50s today. Back in the 70s on Sunday, we'll have more sunshine this weekend after a cloudy Friday with some brief showers possible.</p>

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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union

Of what a new nation unlike anything the world had ever seen could be. The United States was founded on the idea that ordinary people could reject the unacceptable excesses of poor leadership, band together to demand better of their government, and create a nation that would be an example for the world. And this year, as we celebrate 250 years since America declared our independence from tyranny, I can think of no better place to speak to you as we reflect on the current state of our union. Tonight, as we watched our nation's lawmakers gather for a joint session of Congress, we did not hear the truth from our president. So let's speak plainly and honestly, and let me ask you, the American people watching at home, 3 questions. Is the president working to make life more affordable for you and your family? Is the president working to keep Americans safe both at home and abroad? Is the president working for you? As I campaigned for governor last year, I traveled to every corner of Virginia, and I heard the same pressing concern everywhere. Costs are too high in housing, healthcare, energy, and childcare, and I know these same conversations are being had all across this country. Because since this president took office last year, his reckless trade policies have forced American families to pay more than $1700 each in tariff costs. Small businesses have suffered, farmers have suffered, some losing entire markets. Everyday Americans are paying the price. And even though the Supreme Court struck these tariffs down 4 days ago, the damage to us, the American people, has already been done. Meanwhile, the president is planning for new tariffs, another massive tax hike on you and your family. And Republicans in Congress, they remain unwilling to assert their constitutional authority to stop him. They're making your life harder. They're making your life more expensive. They're even making it more difficult to see a doctor. Rural health clinics in Virginia and across the country are already closing their doors thanks to the so-called One Big Beautiful bill championed by the President and Republicans in Congress. And tonight the president celebrated this law, the one threatening rural hospitals, stripping healthcare for millions of Americans, and driving up costs in energy and housing, all while cutting food programs for hungry kids. But here in Virginia, I am working with our state legislature to lower costs and make the Commonwealth more affordable. And it's not just me. Democrats across the country are laser focused on affordability in our nation's capital and in state capitals and communities across America. In the most innovative and exceptional nation in the history of the world, Americans deserve to know that their leaders are focused on addressing the problems that keep them up at night. Problems that dictate where you live, whether you can afford to start a business, or whether you have to skip a prescription. In order to buy groceries. So I'll ask again. Is the president working to make life more affordable for you and your family? We all know the answer is no. I grew up in a house of service. My mother was a nurse and my father was a career law enforcement officer. I began my career by following in my father's footsteps as a federal agent working money laundering and narcotics cases. I worked side by side with local and state police to keep our community safe and to uphold and enforce the law. Law enforcement officers across the country know that it is a unique responsibility to do the serious work of investigating crimes, comforting victims, and making arrests. It's about building trust, and that requires an abiding sense of duty and commitment to community. And yet our president has sent poorly trained federal agents into our cities where they have arrested and detained American citizens and people who aspire to be Americans, and they have done it without a warrant. They have ripped nursing mothers away from their babies. They have sent children. A little boy in a blue bunny hat, children to far off detention centers, and they have killed American citizens in our streets, and they have done it all with their faces masked from accountability. Every minute spent sowing fear is a minute not spent investigating murders, crimes against children, or the criminals defrauding seniors of their life savings. Our president told us tonight that we are safer. Because these agents arrest mothers and detain children. Think about that. Our broken immigration system is something to be fixed, not an excuse for unaccountable agents to terrorize our communities. After working in law enforcement, I continued my career of service as a CIA officer, working undercover to protect the United States and our allies from global threats, terrorism, nuclear weapons, and the aggression of adversarial nations around the globe. But as the president spoke of his perceived successes tonight, he continues to cede economic power and technological strength to Russia, bow down to to China, bow down to a Russian dictator, and make plans for war with Iran. Here's the truth. Over the last year, through Doge, mass firings, and the appointment of deeply unserious people to our nation's most serious positions, our president has endangered the long and storied history of the United States of America being a force for good. So I'll ask again, is the president working to keep Americans safe, both at home and abroad? We all know the answer is no. In his speech tonight, the president did what he always does. He lied, he scapegoated, and he distracted, and he offered no real solutions to our nation's pressing challenges, so many of which he is actively making worse. He tries to divide us, he tries to enrage us, to pit us against one another, neighbor against neighbor, and sometimes he succeeds. And so you have to ask, who benefits from his rhetoric, his policies, his actions, the short list of laws he's pushed through this Republican Congress. Somebody must be benefiting. He's enriching himself, his family, his friends. The scale of the corruption is unprecedented. There's the cover-up of the Epstein files, the crypto scams, cozying up to foreign princes for airplanes and billionaires for ballrooms, putting his name and face on buildings all over our nation's capital. This is not what our founders envisioned, not by a long shot. So I'll ask again, is the president working for you? We all know the answer is no. But here's the special thing about America. On our 250th anniversary, we know better than any nation what is possible when ordinary citizens like those who once dreamed right here in this room, reject the unacceptable and demand more of their government. We see it in the determination of students organizing school walkouts all across the country, whose voices are becoming so powerful that the governor of Texas seeks to silence them. We see it in the bravery of Americans in Minnesota standing up for their communities, from peacefully protesting in sub-zero temperatures to carpooling children to school, so that their immigrant parents are not ripped away from them in the parking lot. As a mother of three school-aged daughters, I am inspired by their bravery. But I am sickened that it is necessary. And Americans across the country are taking action. They are going to the ballot box to reject this chaos. With their votes, they are writing a new story, a more hopeful story. In November, I won my election by 15 points. And we won 13 new seats in our state legislature. Because voters decided they wanted something different. Our campaign earned votes from Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and everyone in between, because they knew as citizens, they could demand more, that they could vote for what they believe matters, and that they didn't need to be constrained by a party or political affiliation. This is happening across the country. New Jersey elected Mikey Sherrill as governor in a double-digit victory. Democrats flip state legislative seats in places like Georgia, Iowa, Mississippi, and Texas. The list goes on and on. Ordinary Americans are stepping up to run in the spirit of our forefathers. They are running to demand more and to do more for their neighbors and communities. I know the story well. I first ran for office in 2018 alongside dozens of other Democrats who did the seemingly impossible, flipping 41 seats in Congress. In my case, I was the first Democrat elected in 50 years, swinging our district 17 points. Those who are stepping up now to run will win in November because Americans, you at home. Know you can demand more, and that we are working to lower costs. We are working to keep our communities and our country safe, and we are working for you. In his farewell address, George Washington warned us about the possibility of quote cunning, ambitious and unprincipled men rising to power. But he also encouraged us all Americans to unite in a common cause, to move this nation forward. That is our charge once more, and that is what we are seeing across the country. It is deeply American and patriotic to do so, and it is. How we ensure that the state of our Union remains strong, not just this year, but for the next 250 years as well, because we, the people have the power to make change, the power to stand up for what is right, the power to demand more of our nation. May God bless the Commonwealth of Virginia and may God bless the United States of America.

Democrats deliver response to Trump's State of the Union address

President Donald Trump will use his State of the Union speech to defend his agenda. On Tuesday, he returned to the House chamber days after the Supreme Court struck down his sweeping tariff policy. 