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As parents, we want to protect our children from fear and injustice. But in the wake of the recent police brutality incident in Memphis, it's become clear that we need to update "the talk" we have with our kids. 

Facing fear, speaking truth: New police brutality prompts updated version of 'the talk' for WRAL anchor and his family

WRAL anchor Julian Grace and his family in 2021

WRAL's Julian Grace is thanking Raleigh police officers for saving his life.

THEY HOPE TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SHOOTING LATER IN THE WEEK. TONIGHT WE HAVE A STORY OF APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE WRAL'S JULIAN GRACE WAS SAVED BY RALEIGH POLICE FROM COMING FACE TO FACE WITH A WRONG-WAY DRIVER ON THE BELTLINE AT NIGHT. HIS LIFE AND OTHERS COULD HAVE CHANGED IN MERE SECONDS. >> SUDDENLY THOSE CRUISERS FORMED ALMOST A STEEL CURTAIN AND I COULDN'T GO AROUND THEM. ONE TOP OF THAT, THEY SIMPLY STOPPED. >> AGGRAVATED. I'M FRUSTRATED. I JUST WANT TO GO HOME. AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHY WE ARE AT A STANDSTILL ON A THREE-LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO ACCIDENT IN SIGHT. BUT AS I SAT THERE, A WHITE PICKUP TRUCK HEADED THE WRONG WAY COMES RIGHT INTO FRAME. AND THOSE OFFICERS POSITIONED RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY BUMPER WITH THE ONES IN HARM'S WAY. IT WAS THE WEE HOURS OF THE POST HAS BEEN REPOSTING BY RALEIGH POLICE AND IT IS GOING VIRAL. >> TONIGHT, WE KNOW POLICE RECEIVED SEVERAL 9-1-1, CALLS REPORTING A WHITE PICKUP TRUCK TRAVELING THE WRONG WAY ON I-440, EASTBOUND SHAUN ROBINSON WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH DWI. >> JULIAN IS HERE WITH US NOW. THIS REALLY HITS HOME FOR SO MANY PEOPLE WHO WANT TO THINK ABOUT THIS AND THEIR FAMILIES. DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD BE HERE TODAY IF RALEIGH POLICE HAD NOT BEEN ON THE BELTLINE? YOU KNOW, THAT IS SUCH A GREAT QUESTION. AND I WOULD ONLY SAY IS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE GRACE OF GOD THAT I'M STILL HERE. HERE'S WHY SAY THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN ON FOR 40 BEFORE, RIGHT? YOU GO DOWN FOR 40 IS PRETTY DARK. YOU'RE DRIVING ALONG THAT BAD. >> AND THAT'S WHAT GOING ABOUT. 55 MILES PER HOUR. THERE'S A CAR RIGHT BESIDE ME AND WE'RE HEADING RIGHT INTO THE DIRECTION OF THAT WRONG-WAY DRIVER. AND THE OFFICERS DID NOT STEP IN. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC SO DARK AND THERE'S VEHICLES BEHIND US AS WELL TO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IS WHAT REALLY WHAT DID YOU THINK WAS GOING ON BEFORE YOU REALIZE WHAT WAS GOING ON? YOU KNOW, I HAD NO IDEA IT IN A MOMENT. I'M THINKING MAYBE THIS IS LIKE A STOP AND SEARCH TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO DWI DRIVERS AND NO ONE'S IMPAIRED OR ANYTHING OF THAT PROCESSING. >> AND THEN THAT HAPPENS. AND AS THAT HAPPENS, I'M JUST SITTING THERE WHEN THE OFFICERS GET OUT OF THEIR CARS AND I'M A TOUGH GUY. I DON'T HAHA, I WANT TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH. I FEEL PRETTY EMOTIONAL BECAUSE THOSE OFFICERS, THEY PRESSED THE GAS. I MEAN, THEY GOT OUT OF THEIR CARS. THEY STAYED IN HARM'S WAY. AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, SOMEONE LOVES THEM. SOME WAS EXPECTING THEM TO COME BACK HOME. AND IN THAT MOMENT, THEY THOUGHT THAT MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF OTHERS WAS MORE VALUABLE THAN, YOU KNOW. DID YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO AT NIGHT OR IS THIS IS NEAR? NO, NO, NO, NO. I'M THANKING THEM NOW IF THEY'RE SEEING THIS. THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM. BOTTOM OF MY HEART AND I KNOW THERE'S A NUMBER OF OTHER DRIVERS THAT WOULD LOVE TO THANK THEM, BUT THEY JUST DID THEIR JOB AFTER THEY GOT THAT DRIVER OUT OF THE WAY. THEY LET US GOING ON ON ABOUT OUR EVENING. YOU KNOW, SADLY, LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN ALWAYS INTERCEPT A WRONG-WAY DRIVER AS WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST THAT. >> IT ENDS TRAGICALLY OFTEN BUT THIS IS JUST ILLUSTRATES THE SELFLESSNESS THAT COMES WITH THAT POSITION AND THAT BADGE. ABSOLUTELY. LIKE I SAID, HE DIDN'T FLINCH. I GOT OUT OF THE CARS IMMEDIATELY. THEY FORM THAT STILL CURTAIN AND I BELIEVE THEY SAVED A LOT OF LIVES THAT NIGHT. AND WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE OK, THAT'S FOR

WRAL's Julian Grace talks moment Raleigh police saved his life from a wrong-way driver

WRAL anchor and reporter Julian Grace shares his own encounter with a police officer as a teenager and having "The Talk" with his father.

Julian Grace describes 'The Talk' and his own encounter with police

On WRAL at 5:30: 'The Talk' and local efforts to unite Black communities and law enforcement

Julian Grace joined WRAL-TV's news team this spring as a reporter and weekend evening news anchor. It was a big decision for the Indianapolis native, who left his hometown where he worked for WISH-TV, and his wife and four children to pick up and move to North Carolina.

Julian Grace Coverage

Facing fear, speaking truth: New police brutality prompts updated version of 'the talk' for WRAL anchor and his family

WRAL's Julian Grace talks moment Raleigh police saved his life from a wrong-way driver

Julian Grace describes 'The Talk' and his own encounter with police

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