<p>As you budget for Christmas, how much should you spend on a gift for your kid's teacher - and does a bigger, better gift, give your kid a leg up over a family that doesn't have the money?</p>

Explaining how cash bail works

Dan Haggerty's In-Depth segments air in WRAL's 7pm newscasts. His stories explore complicated topics in thought-provoking ways.&nbsp;
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