One major issue divided the two sides back in 2019 Medicaid expansion. A Republican lawmaker now tells me that they're confident that getting a deal done this year because the governor is no longer making Medicaid a prerequisite to getting a deal done. I asked the governor if that's true, Here's his response. But first, we've never made it a prerequisite. And second, uh, it is an issue that is of vital importance to me and the people of north Carolina. And I've been assured by Senate and house leadership that all issues are on the table, according to the governor. Medicaid expansion is just one of the issues on the table, like tax cuts, private school vouchers and teacher pay raises. If it's not a deal breaker, can the two sides of reach a compromise That doesn't include Medicaid this year? The budget talks are a little different, in part because of an unexpected windfall. The state has collected more than $6 billion in taxes that it never expected and has another five billion in covid stimulus relief money. Unlike past negotiations this year, republicans will present their budget to the governor before actually voting on it. Governor, cooper calls that decision quote unprecedented. That's the right approach here. Uh huh. If I have to veto this budget, I will. But I I don't want to do that. I don't think they want to do that this time. So I'm I'm encouraged that we can have these conversations and I and I look forward to it and Medicaid expansion will be a very important issue that I'll be talking about with them. The final negotiations expected to come in the next couple of weeks, we'll find out if Medicaid survives those talks keep in mind that unlike the federal government, north Carolina will not shut down if the two sides don't reach a deal in Greensboro, Bill O'neill W X II 12 news. All right, thank you. Bill. Beautiful day out there today, hoping these fall temperatures stick around for the weekend maybe even longer than that. Meteorologist Michelle Kennedy has our first look at your weather. Michelle. Well, hey there, Kimberly. We continue to look at those temperatures that have been pretty chilly. We're down to 48 degrees this morning. It's the first time since May 20th. So it's been a little bit right. 49 degrees in Burlington, 46 in Danville. And look at this, we've got temperatures at 44 for morning lows in mount area down to 42 up in the gay lax area. So chilly start and we've got a few more of them to go. We've got temperatures Of course that have been chilly and below normal by almost more than 10° in many spots. We've got 51° once we get you through Saturday morning or sunday morning rather. So you know, saturday morning, another morning of upper forties likely. And then the low fifties start to set in and they also start to warm along with our afternoon highs your temperatures 70 degrees in Madison. We've got Caswell County at 76 degrees up in the casual game island area 73 in Greensboro, where 71 in North Wilkesboro and 70 in Mount Airy. So I feel pretty good right now. Of course, the front helped to sweep out all of that McGee steamy summer air and it's off the coast right now. We've got showers and thunderstorms mainly in the northern Plains and approaching the midwest for us though dry, beautiful sunshine. Can we have some more please? Well, we do have it for you coming up. Take a look at this chili tomorrow morning at 48° in Winston Salem and Greensboro will take you up to 76°. A good bit of sunshine, especially by later in the afternoon, but we may see some clouds mix in early and morning temperatures in the foothills from 47 degrees, warming to 75. So a nice dry day and lots of sunshine for everyone out there, especially for the afternoon, 45 degrees in the morning all the way up to 69. So this is still a mild day for folks in the mountains and winds generally are out of the west. That continues to heat us up. We'll have much more for you with your seven day forecast and look at the tropics. It's all coming up All right. Thank you Michel New at four Winston Salem for South County school says it's had to deal with damage likely related to a Tiktok challenge. The challenge called devious licks encourages students to vandalize school bathrooms. A district spokesperson says last week several soap dispensers were damaged at Reagan and Watertown high schools. And also at walker town middle School. He says changes have been made to haul monitoring and students have been held accountable And we're here at Eastern elements for our high school play book game of the week. We've got a rivalry that dates back to 1965. We'll tell you all about it coming up in sports and I believe that food is love. I think that food connects people, it connects our community. Um, so we wanted to use food to just sort of create a little bit of a celebration. Oh yeah burger competition happening across the trial this week. How it all came together coming up. Mhm. Your W. X II 12 1st warning weather forecast is always available on the W X II 12 at ST connected with meteorologist Michelle Kennedy on facebook and it is week six of high school playbook in our game of the week is a local rivalry between Western and eastern Alabama. Oh yeah, it's a big one for sure. W. X. I. I tell john johnson is live at Eastern elements with a preview of this matchup, john what you got, You know, it's funny, I've been at two big rivalries. The past two nights first was at ST martial. Now Eastern Alamance versus western, I'm getting the goods here with football And this rivalry dates back all the way to 1965. 2 teams that just don't like each other at all. And coming into tonight's game, you'd think there'd be two different elms of this one Eastern elements to and one on the season. Western one and three. But here's the picture of this one. These teams played each other this year technically in the spring when it was Western who came away with the victory 14 7 in the spring playoffs. So Eastern comes into tonight's game looking to flip the script and change momentum and come away with a win of their own, keeping their good season alive while Western looks to go ahead and flip the script and turn their season around. We'll have all the coverage here of what should be a great high school football game right here in the state of north Carolina where we'll have Eastern Alamance versus Western reporting here at Eastern Alamance for W. X. Ii john johnson. All right, thank you john. In less than an hour in Winston. Salem State University will honor longtime football coach Bill Hayes by naming the field at Bowman Gray Stadium after him. In august the Winston Salem City council voted to name the field after hes. He'll also be honored with a statue near the stadium field house. He coached both W. S. S. You in north Carolina A and T. To a combined six conference titles and 195 victories in his legendary career. A big celebration is happening this evening at High Point University. The grand opening of the knee Neto and Mariana Cobain Arena and conference center is happening at 5 30. Now the building is going to be home of High Point University's, men's and women's basketball programs as well as concerts, speakers and other events. The arena can hold 4500 fans and the Conference Center can seat up to 2500 people because of today's ceremony heads up. You need to know Lexington Avenue is now going to be closed between University Parkway and centennial Street and crews are continuing to battle a large wildfire in northern California. You can see the massive flames ripping through the reading area. crews say the fawn fire has scorched 5500 acres and is just 5% contained In all. 25 structures have been destroyed and at least 2000 more are at risk. Evacuation orders have also been issued and it is time now for a check of our forecast. A pretty nice day here though kim, but it's been beautiful. I'm sure there's a lot of activities outdoors this weekend, Michelle and good weather for that. Great weather. We're gonna try and keep all that tropical moisture seeing with hurricane sam away from us. We've got gorgeous conditions here meantime, Category one Hurricane Sam, now hurricane for us continues on a track that's going to approach the Bahamas and may impact folks out through areas of Bermuda as we go into the next few days. You definitely have active forecast for this system that will impact folks from san juan Puerto rico and it turns it looks like up toward Bermuda. So again, another system that may be in its past just to the north and northeast. We've got another system here also And about a 70% chance that it may form into a tropical system within the next 2 to 5 days. So we're looking at this also as a possibility on our list of storms. So we've made it so far through Sam as a Category one hurricane Theresa would be next, of course, we've made it through Rose and Peter just within the last two weeks. And Teresa, as you mentioned, it would be next on the list for anything named When it comes to our forecast over the next several days, we've got temperatures that will climb from the 70s into the 80's as we head into early next week. But your weekend looking just about perfect, so below normal temperatures for afternoon highs, really pleasant conditions to get out there and do almost anything this weekend. Even camping should be pretty comfortable and we've got dry conditions straight through Tuesday. So we do need the rain and it is going to be looking like we need more of it as we have these extended periods of dryness in between those rain chances. So you might still be watering your flowers out front and of course those mild conditions for you persist right now. Ridge of high pressure is in control in between two cold fronts. This front does not bring us the rain, but we do have the sunshine in place and maybe a few clouds it'll mix through by early tomorrow morning. Notice our drought concerns and this was updated of course, on thursday. And so this does not include any of the rain that we may have seen since then. But you've got the dry conditions Reidsville, Roxborough through Chapel Hill, abnormally dry conditions pushing up likely. We'll see some improvements on that for next week. But remember we've got a dry stretch ahead too, so that might cancel out any of the rainfall that we've already seen. Warm conditions october 1st through the seventh. As we look ahead, it is going to be a nice warm stretch. It looks like temperatures will be again above normal, maybe some 5 to 10 degrees. And we're then looking at drier conditions for the first week of october as well, temperatures here 66 degrees in Hays, we've got to 64 degrees in Sparta 58 in Beech Mountain and those temperatures out to the south and east and Pleasant Garden are comfortable at 72 were down to 68 degrees in stoke stale. So looking great out there this evening, but it's sweatshirt weather right, Maybe even blankets in the stands. If you're heading out to some of those friday night football games, you've got temperatures at 73 so far for highs in Burlington. Certainly well below normal for this time of the year. We should be closer to the upper seventies, winds are out of the east at about five miles an hour and that wind pattern matters for us. As we head into the next two days, it becomes more west and west southwesterly. With that temperatures actually warm to near normal or just above by early next week. So 71 degrees currently with those calm conditions, clear skies this evening for around nine o'clock year down into the sixties at least. And then fifties quickly and bring it down to 48 degrees with 69 about noontime tomorrow on your saturday. If you're heading out about winds are out of the west southwest at about five miles an hour, becoming westerly later in the day. And so mostly sunny skies later on with 76. Yeah. Foothill temperatures. Looks for not reporting right now, but you're still sitting in the seventies there, low seventies and upper sixties and then dipping you into the fifties by noontime tomorrow, you're at 68 with 75 degrees for folks from Jacksonville through East Bend, it's gonna feel good now in the mountains were at 63 currently. So Gay lacks temperatures comfortable but cooling 52 degrees around nine o'clock. If not cooler by 45 degrees early tomorrow morning we'll see a few clouds until noon time. Then those winds and sunshine helping out with upper sixties should be in your 69 degrees and that's cooler for you to there. This time of the year, hour by hour you can see those clouds may stream in for a brief time. By middle of the day we're already clearing. We don't have much moisture to work with so no rain out of this system and we've got those temperatures coming up and then drop it back down And just as quickly it's all thanks to radiation cooling. Let's take a look at the seven day forecast folks, gorgeous weather out there. Seventies sunshine and warm temperatures as we head through monday and Tuesday we will be looking for that rain and it may not develop until the following weekend. So enjoy it while you can. All right, thank you so much for that. Michelle up, heads up for you a couple of programming notes for this weekend. Devante McKennitt is going to host a stitch special filled with 11 creative minds who prove that an interest in the arts can turn into something incredible. Creative crafters airs saturday at seven p.m. On W. X II 12. Then at 7-30 Kenny Beck will host our salute to heroes special highlighting a handful of local people who are doing really remarkable things in our community still ahead. If you are planning to head out on the high seas, you'll want to watch this story. Next new research from the C. D. C. On where you're more likely to catch a stomach bug. W. X II 12 news is always available on the free W. X II 12. Atthe stay connected to Talitha Vickers on her facebook page. Welcome back. If you're looking for a job today might be your lucky day. 25,000 CVS. Health jobs are up for grabs during a national hiring event and it's happening right now. Covid 19 and the flu season are driving up the need for more employees. So open positions, they include pharmacists, pharmacy pharmacy technicians, nurses and retail store associates. The jobs are for a full time part time and temporary workers you can text CVS to 25 000 that's 25 000 to receive job locations and begin the application process right now. Well, not much can ruin a cruise faster than a stomach bug but not all ships are created equal when it comes to preventing them. The c. d. c. says you're more likely to get sick on a bigger ship. Researchers looked at data from more than 150 outbreaks of the norovirus on ships from 2006 to 2019. They found the bigger the ship and the longer the cruise, the more likely that you are to become ill, experts say the best way to protect yourself is to wash your hands frequently. Well, this next story is going to make you hungry. The competition for the best burger in the triad coming up in 4:30 And we're continuing to talk about beautiful weather out there, high temperatures in the low 70s today and we continue with those temps were gradually warming into the weekend. We'll have your weekend forecast. It's next. Yeah, you're watching W X II 12 news if you are just joining us here is a look at what's happening now. The Alamance County Sheriff's office is now investigating a homicide. A person was found dead on the side of Bruce Wood road this morning. Now we're still waiting for more information from the Sheriff's office and we'll update you as soon as we get it. A former Guilford County schools employees charged with indecent liberties with a child. Police say 25 year old Connor ERP is now charged with one count of indecent liberties with a child. He's in jail with a $25,000 bond according to his social media pages. He was an assistant football coach at Northern Guilford High School. His time with school with the school district. It was brief and according to officials, he was hired on August 11 and resigned this past Wednesday. Following the accusations, school officials say that they are also launching their own internal investigation. They say counseling is available for all students. I'll tell you what, we are just loving the comfortable fall friday temperatures around the Piedmont tried right now. Meteorologist Michelle Kennedy has another look at your weather, how we looking now and into the weekend. Michelle looking pretty fantastic actually. We've got temperatures that are really not too much different from yesterday. So we saw a lot of that cooling happened after the front roll through with all that good rain. And this morning we were down at 42 in Gay Lex 44 in Mount Airy 40 and martinsville like this 46 in Danville. So some chilly temperatures out there and we've got another morning at least to see those cool forties. You know, crisp fall weather. Well if you're heading out to the football games tonight, you'll need to know to bring the blankets and some warmer jackets or at least layers. You got 51 degrees by sunday morning. So we gradually see those temperatures improving. And that goes along for afternoon highs as well, temperatures at 74 Winston, Salem uptown Lexington we got 72 in Asheboro and 74 in Greensboro with 76 up in the castle Game land area, mostly sunny skies out there today And now we take you through your saturday mixing in a few of those clouds. We think the only thing we're gonna be able to get out of the tail end of the system will be some clouds but those will be with us through about middle of the morning hours. You're dry. It's beautiful out there And we see temperatures from 48° warming all the way to 76. So West Southwesterly Breeze tomorrow we'll have an impact. It does take us up a little bit closer to where we should be this time of the year and we'll see plenty of that sunshine. So a great fall looking weekend no matter what you might have planned. Well how much more for you coming up? All right thank you so much. Michelle President joe biden addressing the pandemic today after the director of the CDC took the rare step of un ruling and advisory panel's recommendation on boosters. Now clearing the way for front line workers to get a third shot of the Pfizer vaccine. Alice Bar has the very latest from Washington. President biden today urging eligible americans to go get their fighter booster shots after the C. D. C. Cleared the way for roughly 60 million people to get a third dose. Six months after their second shot, the booster shot is free and easily accessible overnight. The head of the CDC overruled a closely divided panel of her own agencies advisors to recommend a third fighter dose for americans who are frequently exposed to covid at work like healthcare workers, teachers and grocery store employees. Our health care systems are once again at maximum capacity in parts of the country. Our teachers are facing uncertainty as they walk into the classroom and I must do what I can to preserve the health Across our nation. Also eligible for boosters. People aged 65 and up and those 18 and up with certain underlying health conditions. The guidelines do not apply to anyone who got the moderna or Johnson and Johnson vaccines. You still have a high degree of protection. Our doctors and scientists are working day and night analyze the data from those two organizations on whether and when you need a booster shot. President biden plans to get his booster soon. But he and top health officials are clear that vaccinating the unvaccinated remains the top priority. We will not boost our way out of this pandemic. The unvaccinated over counter hospitals overrunning emergency rooms and intensive care units. The president hoping federal vaccine mandates will get more shots in arms In Washington, Alice, Barr, NBC. News in Texas. State leaders say they will do a full forensic audit of the 2020 general election in four counties. The audit will review voting in the states, two largest democratic and two largest Republican counties. Those counties include Houston, Dallas and their suburbs. The announcement didn't spell out what prompted the review, but the secretary of State's office said it had quote already begun the process. Former President Trump won Texas in the 2020 election, but not the general election. Meanwhile, officials in Arizona say a partisan review of November's election has confirmed the winners and that Joe Biden won the presidency by an even bigger margin than first reported cyber Ninjas a Florida basic cyber security company led the effort by Republicans to audit the 2020 presidential election in Arizona. Republicans ordered the audit claiming there was widespread fraud and that biden didn't really win. But again, this GOP review shows biden did in fact when Arizona, thousands of young activists the stage protests all over the world today to demand climate change action from politicians now in Germany activists gathered in front of the parliament in Berlin activist Greta thornburg joined that protest two days before the german election, in which climate change has been a major topic. Now, scientists warned that the world is heading towards dangerous temperature increases unless greenhouse gas emissions are cut sharply in the coming years. And Arkansas man has pleaded guilty to assaulting a flight attendant. That attack happened on a flight from charlotte to little rock. In february of 2020 Prosecutors say Leon Anderson grabbed the flight, attended several times and also made inappropriate sexual comments to him. Anderson faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine when he's sentenced lawmakers are working out the differences on a bill that would make the work histories of more state employees public this week, the senate attached personnel record language to a different measure that the House wants but House lawmakers rejected the changes. Speaker tim moore says the chamber wants to make government more transparent but some colleagues are concerned about unintended consequences with making more personnel information available. Well, there is a burger competition happening all across the triad this week. In our Jackie paschal grabbed a bite and some more information on how eat drink burger week came together. Check it out. This is one of the most popular burgers this week. To yeah, lucky for me. I got to try the Breakfast of Champions over here. There you go. Also known as Eat drink burger week. Oh yeah, I chow down alongside Algernon cash. He's the program director for try out food and beverage coalition which organized this week, burgers are universal. This was one of many bites of burgers for cash, committed to hitting as many of the 23 participating restaurants as possible. But I believe that food is love. I think the food connects people, it connects our community. So we wanted to use food to just sort of create a little bit of a celebration. But it's also a little bit about competition. Just make sure everybody knows that young Cardinal Cafe and David Swing will be wearing that championship belt and I will be running around downtown with it. Okay. It's a lot about the competition for Executive Chef David Swing. So he got creative with his sandwich with toppings like pork belly, bacon, jam and fried pickles. But of course it all comes down to the burger and that is sourced locally from the butcher's block just down the road. And I think we need uh more of that in the community businesses helping everybody out. And right now, I think we've got a great culinary scene going on. But many of these restaurants are struggling right now. After a year and a half of pandemic ups and downs, we take it week by week. And that is exactly why Cash says they created this competition. We wanted to do something that just really calls some momentum and calls people to come out and go into the restaurants and support owners a success so far. And you do have until saturday to vote for your favorite. You like it. Even got a little look at the finger. Okay, just pick the one that is finger licking good in Winston, Salem, Jackie, paschal Wxia 12 News. We have some breaking news to tell you about Alamance. Burlington schools are reporting a new covid 19 cluster, five cases reported at Audrey Garrett Elementary School. The school district tells us that all the close contacts to those cases have already been contacted and that the school has been deep cleaned alive before you right now, your computer long Sailing Parkway at Salem Lake in Winston. Salem is all clear for your friday. I never felt intimidated. I never felt like if I couldn't ask a question because I didn't know an answer as Hispanic heritage Month continues. We have a story of four women who climbed the ladder of success to become top executives in a field traditionally dominated by men in today's project community. We are celebrating Hispanic and latin heritage with the inspiring story of four women who climbed the ladder of success. Felisha Rodriguez tells us the women excelled in a field traditionally dominated by men to become top executives. I am a boss, I am the chief information officer, I am the chief financial officer, responsible for the finance of the company. I'm the chief funding officer at power Financial Credit Union. These four strong smart and savvy women all started as tellers but now helped run one of south florida's largest credit unions. Did you ever think you would last 34 years? Never in my wildest dreams that I think that this was going to be my career for Alicia Herrero, it's been a fulfilling career where she's always felt supported, I never felt intimidated, I never felt like if I couldn't ask a question because I didn't know an answer. Michelle Diaz has been with the company for 30 years I think through the years um it's just been the perfect place for me to stay as a veteran in the company. Michelle mentors younger women, they really have provided us a great platforms for us to be able to mentor younger Children and younger kids and you know, hopefully give them a little bit of a role model and show them that there are other women and other Latinos that can definitely be chief information officer someday or being one of the technology positions for one defeated. Her childhood dreams led her to America because I witnessed and experienced the struggles that my mother had uh living in the Dominican republic and not having access to financial resources and education that inspired me to wanting to work in the financial industry. Leslie Garcia Suarez is hoping all her dedication will help set a good example for her two young girls. I wasn't born in cuba. My parents were Cuban. Um, but being the first from my generation to graduate and to have this opportunity here to set the tone and the responsibility for those younger and older, you know, definitely very honored all four of these professionals are proud of where they come from. Their hispanic heritage is at the heart of everything they do. The values that my parents had taught us, you know, being from an immigrant from CUba. My father and one from Dominican republic. My mom, they taught us a lot of values, hard work and uh, you know, being able to um always have trust in yourself and of course make education a really big part of your life. I'm very happy that we celebrate Hispanic heritage. Um, I think that this was an opportunity to celebrate the contributions that hispanic have made to the american culture. Um, but I think that there's work to do. I mean it's not something that we just need to celebrate during one month. I think that they were continuous being in my credit union with five different women and four of them all being latin hispanic background is, is really all telling as to what we can do once we aspire. And that was Felicia Rodriguez reporting proof of the impact of these women is in front and center at the credit unions emission fighting economic inequality and giving opportunity to minority owned customers and businesses as well. Well, check out this new drone video from Spain, you can see a single home being spared from lava that is flowing from a volcano on La Palma Island. Social media users are calling it the miracle house. The images show rivers of lava from that volcano engulfing a residential area Now. So far the Lava has destroyed nearly 200 homes and forced about 6000 people to flee. All right, let's get a check on our weather as we head into the weekend and it looks like it's gonna be spectacular Michelle. Yeah, it is going to be beautiful out there. You know, we've talked about those temperatures that are just fantastic. And I was just taking a look at the tropics to and hurricane sam out there. So we'll be updating you on the tropics in just a moment, but you can see chilly weather 47 degrees for early tomorrow morning in the foothills and we'll take you all the way To near 75 and in the try to near 76°. So we've got a really nice stretch here that we've got warmer weather developing gradually. So that means we get to tap into the dry air temperatures that are just slightly below normal for afternoon highs, but still well below normal for morning lows, your 45 degrees in the mountains with temperatures at 69 wins out of the west at 5 to 10 miles an hour. And here's this very active tropical system where we had remnants of rose. We've also got This next system that may develop along with Hurricane Sam likely to become a category four hurricane at least on some part of its track here within the next 48 hours. You see that center of the eye well defined now. So previously a tropical storm now up to a category one hurricane, It's going to travel west at 14 miles an hour when sustained at 75 miles an hour. And temperatures moving into some low to mid eighties. So, motion temperatures very warm for folks there. And we're also seeing at the center of the storm so far about 23 ft waste. Certainly not the strongest system yet, but we will be watching it as it tracks toward Bermuda, likely alright for our forecast, we've talked about those temperatures that continue to stay out in the low 70s. This is nice to have for us, but we do see that trend to take you back into the mid and upper 70s, which is to. IN GREENSBORO WITH THE STORY. EON MAJOR ISSUE DIVIDED THE TWO SIDES BACK IN 2019 MEDICAID EXPAIONS A REPUBLICAN LAWMAKER NOW TELLS ME THAT THEY’RE CONFIDENT OF GETTING A DEAL DONE THIS YEAR BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR IS NO LONGER MAKING MEDICAID A PREREQUISITE TO GETTING A DEAL DONE. I ASKEDHE T GOVERNOR IF THAT’S TRUE. HERE’S HIS RESPONSE. FIRST W’'VE NEVERAD ME IT A PREREQUISITE AND SECOND. IT IS AN ISSUE. THAT IS A VITAL IMPORTANCE TO ME AND THE PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND I’VE BEEN ASSURED BY SENEAT AND HOUSE LEADERSIP THAT ALL ISESSU ARE ON THE TLEAB ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNOR. MEDICAID EXPANSION IS JUST ONE OF THE ISSSUE ON THE TABLE LIKE XTA CUTS PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHERS AND TEACHER PAY RAISES IF IT’S NOT A DEAL BREAKER, CAN THE TWO SIDES REACH YOUR COMPROMISE THAT DOESN’T INCLUDE MEDICAID. THIS YEAR THE BUDGET TALKS ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN PART BECAUSE OF AN UNEXPECTED WINDFALL. STATE HAS COLLECTED MORE THAN SIX BILLION DOLLARS IN TAXES THAT IT NEVER EXPECTED AND HAS ANOTHER FIVE BILLION IN COVID-19 STIMULUS RELIEF MONEY. UNKELI PAST NEGOTIATIONS THIS YEAR REPUBLICANS WILL PRESENT THEIR BUDGET TO THE GOVERNOR BEFORECTUA ALLY VOTING ON IT GOVERNOR COOPER CALLS THAT DECISION QUOTE UNPRECEDENTED. THAT’S THE RIGHT APPROACH HERE. IF I HAVE TO VETO THIS BUDGET, I WILL. BUIT DON’T WANT TO DO THAT. I DON’T THINK THEY WANT TO DO THAT THIS TIME. SO I’M I’M ENCOURAGED TTHA WE CAN HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS AND I AND I LOOK FORWARDO T MEDICAID EXPANSION WILL BE A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE THAT I’LL BE TALKING ABOUT WITH THEM. THE FINAL NEGOTIATIONS EXPECTED TO COME INHE T NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. WE’LL FDIN OUT IF MEDICAID SURVIVES THOSE TALKS KEEP IN MIND THAT UNLIKE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NORTH CAROLAIN WILL NOT SHUT DOWN IF THE TWO SIDES DON’T REH ACA DEAL. IN GREENSBORO BILL O’NEILL WXII 12 NEWS. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU BILL. BEAUTIFUL DAY OUT THERE DAY HOPING THESE FALL TEMPERATURES STICK AROUND. WEEKEND MAYBE EVEN LONRGE THAN THAT METEOROLOGIST MICHELLE KENNEDY HAS OUR FIRST LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER MICHELLE. WELL, HEY THERE KIMBERLY WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THOSE TEMPERATURES THAT HAVE BEEN PRETTY CHILLY. WWEERE DOWN TO 48 DEGREES THIS MORNING. IT’S THE FIRST TIME SINCE MAY 20TH, SO IT’S BEEN A LITTLE BIT RIGHT 49 DEGREES IN BURLINGTON 46 IN DANVILLE AND LOOK AT THIS. WE’VE TEMPERATURES AT 44 FOR MORNING LOWS. MOUNT AIRY DOWN TO 42 UP IN THE GALAX AREA SO CHILLY START AND WE’VE GOT A FEW MORE OF THEM TO GO WE’VE GOT TEMPERATURES, OF COURSE THA HTAVE BEEN CHILLY AND BELOW NORMAL BY ALMOST MORE THAN 10 DEGREES IN MANY SPOTS. WE’VE GOT YOU AT 51 DEGREES ONCE WE GET YOU THROUGH SATURDAY. MORNING OR SUNDAY MORNING WEATHER SO, YOU KNOW SATURDAY MORNING ANOTHER MORNING OF UPPER 40S LIKELY AND THEN THE LOW 50S ST ART TO SET IN AND THEY ALSO START TO WARM ALONG WITH OUR AFTERNOON HIGHS YOUR TE MPERATURES AT 70 DEGREES IN MADISON. WE’VE GOT YOU AT CASWELL COUNTY AT 76 DEGREES UP IN THE CASWELL GAME MILL END AREA 73 IN GREENSBORO. WE’RE AT 71 IN NORTH WILKESBOOR AND 70 IN MOUNT AIRY. SO FEEL PRETTY GOOD RIGHT NOW, OF COURSE THE FRONT HELP TO SWEEP OUT ALL OF THAT MUGGY EAMYST SUMMER AIR AND IT’S OFF THE COASTIGHT R NOW. WE’VE GOT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND APPROACH. THE MIDWEST FOR US THOUGH DRY BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINE. CAN WE HAVE SOME MORE PLEASE? WELL, WE DO HAVE IT FOR YOU COMING UP TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CHILI TOMORROW MORNING AT 48 DEGREES IN WINSTON-SALEM AND GREENSBORO. WE’LL TAKE YOU UP TO 76 DEGESRE GOOD BIT OF SUNSHINE, ESPECIALLY BY LATER IN THE AFTERNOON, BUT WE MAY SEE SOME CLOUDS MIX IN EARLY AND MORNING TEMPERATURES IN THE FOOTHILLS FROM 47 DEGREES WARMING TO5 7 SO A NICE YDR DAY AND LOTS OF SUNSHINE FOR EVERYONE OUT THE,RE ESPECIALLY FOR THE AFTERNOON5 4 DEGREES IN THE MORNING ALL THE WAY UP TO 69. SO THIS IS STILL A MILE DAY FOR FOLKS. MOUNTAINS AND WINDS GENERALLY ARE OUT OF THE WEST THAT CO NTINUES TO HEAT US UP. WE’LL HAVE MUCH MOREOR F YOU WITH YOUR SEVEN-DAY FORECAST AND LOOK AT THE TROPICS. IT’S ALL COMING UP. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MICHELLE NEW AT FOUR WINSTON-SALEM AND FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOL SAYS IT'’ HAD TO DEAL WITH DAMAGE LIKYEL RELATED TO A TIKTOK CHALLENGE THE CHALLENGE CALLED DEVUSIO LICKS ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO VANDALIZE SCHOOL BATHROOMS A DISTRICT. SPOKESPERSON SAYS LTAS WEEK SEVERAL SOAP DISPENSERS WERE DAMAGED AT REAGAN AND WALKERTOWN HIGH SCHOOLS AND ALSO AT WALKERTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL, HE SAYS CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO HALL MONITORINGND A STUDENTS HAVE BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE. AND WE’RE HERE AT EASTERN ALAMANCE FOR OUR HIGH SCHLOO PLAYBOOK GAME OF THE WEEK WHERE YOU’VE GOT A RIVALRY THAT DATES BACK TO 1965. WE’LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT COMING UP IN SPORTS. BUT I BELIEVE THAT FOOISD LOVE THE NEXT PEOPLE IT CONNECTS OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE WANTED TO USE FOOD TO JUST SORT OF CREATE. BIT OF A CELEBRATION. OH, YEAH BURGER COMPETITION HAPPENING ACROSS THE TRIAD THIS WEEK HOW IT ALL CAME TOGETHER COMING UP. YOUR WX 12 FIRST WARNING WEATHER FORECAST IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON THEXI WI 12 ACT STAY CONNECTED WITH METEOROLOGIST MICHELLE KENNEDY ON FACEBOOK. AND IT IS WEEK 6 OF HIGH SCHOOL PLAYBOOK AND OUR GAME OFHE T WEEK IS A LOCAL RIVALRY BETWEEN WESTERN AND EASTERN ALAMANCE. OH, YEAH. IT’ AS BIG ONE FOR SURE THERE WXII 12’S. JOHN JOHNSON IS LIVE AT EASTERN ALAMANCE WITH A PREVIEW OF THIS MATCHUP JOHN WHAT YOU GOT? YOU KNOW, IT’S FUNNY. I’VE BEEN AT TWO BIG RIVALRIES THE PAST TWO NIGHTS. FIRST WAS APP STATE MARSHALL NOW EASTERN ALAMANCE VERSUS WESTERN. I’GETTM ING UP THE GOODS HERE WITH FOOTBALL AND THIS RIVALRY DATES BACKLL A THE WAY TO 1965 TWO TEAMS THAT JUST DON’T LIKE YOU SHOW THEIR AT ALL AND COMING INTO TONIGHT’S GAME YOU’D THINK THERE’D BE TWO DIFFERENT ELMS OF THIS ONE EASTERNLA AMANCE TWO AND ONE ON THE SEASON WESTERN ONE IN THREE, BUT HERE’S THE PICTURE THIS ONE THESE TEAMS PLAYED EACH OTHER THIS YEAR TECHNICALLY IN THE WHEN IT WAS WESTERN WHO AWAY WITH THE VICTORY 14-7 IN THE SPRING PLAYOFFS. SO EASTERN COMES INTO TONIGHT’S GAME LOOKING TO FPLI THE SCRIPT AND CHANGE MOMENTUM AND COME AWAY WITH A WIN OF THEIR OWN KEEPING TIRHE GOOD SEASON ALIVE WHILE WESTERN LOOKS TO GO AHEAD AND FLIP THE SCRIPT AND TURN THEIR SEASON AROUND WE’LL HAVE ALL THE COVERAGE HERE OF WHAT SHOULD BE A GREATIG HH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME RIGHT HERE IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WHERE WE'L’ HAVE EASTERN ALAMANCE VERSUS WESTERN REPORTING HERE AT EASTERN ALAMANCE FOR WXII. JOHN JOHNSON. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. JOHN IN LESS THAN AN HOUR WINSTON-SALEM- STATE UNIVERSITY WILL HONOR LONGTIME FOOTBALL COACH BLIL HAYES BY NAMING THE FIELD AT BOWMAN GRAY STADIUM AFTER HIMN I AUGUST THE WINSTON-SALEM CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO NAME THE FIELD AFTER HAYES. HE’LL ALSO BE HONORED WITH THE STATUE NEAR THE STADIUM FIELD HOUSE. HE COACHED BOTH WSSU AND NORTH CAROLINA A&T TO A COMBIDNE SIX CONFERENCE TITLES AND 195 VICTORIES IN H LEGISENDARY CAREER. A BIG CELEBRATION IS HAPPENING THIS EVENINGT A HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY THE GRAND OPENING OF THE NEDO AND MARIANA CUBANE ARENA. AND CONFERENCE CENTER IS A HAPPENING AT 5:30 ANOTHER BUILDING. IT’S GONNA BE HOME OF HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY’S MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAMS AS WELL AS CONCERTS SPEAKERSND A OTHER EVENTS THE ARENA CAN HOLD 4,500 FANS ANDHE T CONFERENCE CENTER CAN SEAT UP TO 2500 PEOPLE BECAUSE OF TOD'A’S CEREMONY HEADS UP. YOU NEED TO KNOW LEXINGTON. DO IS NOW GOINGO T BE CLOSED BETWEEN UNIVERSITY PARKWAY AND CENTENNIAL STREET AND CREWS ARE CONTINUING TO BATTLE A LARGE WILDFIRE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. YOU CAN SEE THE MASSIVE FLAMES RIPPING THROUGH THE READING AREA CRSEW SAY THE FONFIRE IS SCORCHED 5,500 ACRESND A IS JUST 5% CONTAINED IN ALL 25 STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED AND AT LEAST 2,000 MORE ARE AT RISK EVACUATION ORDERS HAVE ALSO BEEN ISSUED. AND IT IS TIME NOW FOR A CHECK OF OUR FORECAST PRETTY NICE DAY HERE THOUGH KIM, BUT IT’S BEEN BEAUTIFUL. I’M SURE THERE'’ A LOT OF ACTIVITIES OUTDOORS THIS WEEKEND, MICHELLE AND GOOD WEATHER FOR THAT GREAT WEATH.ER WE’RE GONNA TRY AND KEEP ALL THAT TROPICAL MOISTURE SEEN WITH HURRICANE SAM AWAY FROM US. WE'V’ GOT GORGEOUS CONDITIONS HERE MEANTIME CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE SAM NOW HURRICANE FOR US CONTINUES ON A TRACK THAT’S GOING TO APPROACH THE BAHAMAS ANDAY M IMPACT FOLKS OUT THROUGH AREAS OF BERMUDA AS WE GO INTO THE NEXT FEW. DAYS, YOU DEFINITELY HAVE ACTIVE FORECAST FOR THIS SYSTEM THAT WILL IMPACT FOLKS FROM SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO AND IT TURNS IT LOOKS LIKE UP TOWARD BERMUDA. SO AGAIN ANOTH SERYSTEM THAT MAY BE IN ITS PATH JUST TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST. WE’VE GOT ANOTHER SYSTEM HEER ALSO AT ABOUT A 70% CHANCE THAT IT MAY FORM INTO A TROPICAL SYSTEM WITHIN THE NEXT T TWOO FIVE DAYS. SO WE’RE LOOKING AT THIS ALSO AS A POSSIBILITY ON OUR LIST OF STORMS SO WE’VE MADE IT SO FAR THROUGH SAM AS A CATEGORYNE O HURRICANE. TERESA WOULD BE NEXT. OF COURSE. WE’VE MADE IT THROUGH ROSE AND PETER JUST WITHIN THE STLA WEEKS AND TERESA AS YOU MENTIONED IT WOULD BE NEXT ON THE LIST FOR ANYTHING NAMED WN IHET COMES TO OUR FORECAST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WE’VE GOT TEMPERATURES THAT WILL CLIMB FROM TSEHO 70S INTO THE 80S AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, BUT YOUR WEEKEND LOOKING JUST ABOUT PERFECT SO BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR AFTERNOON HIGHS REALLY PLEANAST CONDITIONS TO GET OUT THERE AND DO ALMOST ANYTHING THIS WEEK AND EVEN CAMPING SHOULD BE PRETTY COMFORTABLE AND WE’VE GOT DRY CONDITIONS STRAIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. SO WEO D NEED THE RAIN AND IT IS GOING TO BE LOOKING LIKE WE NEED MORE OF IT AS WE HAVE THESE EXNDTEED PERIODS OF RHINUS IN BETWEEN THOSE RAIN CHANCES SO YOU MIGHT STILL BE WATERING YOUR FLOWERS OUT FRONT. AND OF COURSE THOSE MILD CONDITIONS FOROU Y PERSIST RIGHT NOW RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS IN CONTROL IN BETWEEN TWO COLD FRONTS. THIS FRONT DOES NOT BRING US THE RAIN, BUT WE DO HAVE THE SUNSHINE IN PLACE AND MAYBE A FEW CLOUDS. IT’LLIX M THROUGH BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING NOTICE OUR DROUGHT CONCERNS, AND THIS WAS UPDATED, OF COURSE ON THURSDAY. AND SO THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY OF THE RAIN THAT WE MAY HAVE SEEN SINCE THEN, BUT YOU’VE GOT THE DRY CONDITIONS REIDSVILLE, ROXBORO THRGHOU CHAPEL HILL ABNORMALLY DRY CONDITIONS PUSHING UP. LIKELY WILL SEE SOME IMPROVEMENTS ON THAT FOR NEXT WEEK. BUT REMEMBER WE’VE GOT A DRY STRETCH AHEAD TOO. SO THAT MIGHT CANCEL OUT ANY OF THE RAINFALL THAT WE’VE ALREADY SE WENARM CONDITIONS OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH THE 7TH AS WE LOOK AHEAD IT IS GOING TO BE A NICE WARM STRETCH. IT LOOKS LIKE TEMPERATURES WILL BE AGAIN ABOVE NORMAL. MAYBE SOME FIVE TO 10 DEGREES AND WE’ TREHEN LOOKING AT DRYER CONDITIONS FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER AS WELL TEMPERATURES HERE 66 DEGREES IN HAZE. WE’VE GOT TO 64 DEGREES AND SPARTA 58 IN BEACH MOUNTAIN AND THOSE TEMPERATURES OUT TO SOUTH ARE COMFORTABLE AT 72 WERE DOWN TO 68 DEGREES IN STOKESDALE? SOOO LKING GREAT OUT THERE THIS EVENING, BUT IT’S SWEATSHIRT WEATHER RIGHT MAYBE EVEN BLANKETS IN THE STANDS IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT TO SOME OF THOSE FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAMES. YOU’VE GOT TEMPERATURES AT 73 SO FAR FOR HIGHS IN BURLINGTON CERTAINLY WELL BELOW NORMAL AND THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. WE SHOULD BE CLOSER TO THE UPPER 70S WINDS ARE OUT OF THE EAST AT ABOUT FIVE MILES AN HOUR AND THAT WIND PATTERN MATTERS FOR US AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEXT TWO DAYS. IT BECESOM MORE WEST AND WEST SOUTHWESTERLY WITH THAT TEMPERATURES ACTUALLY WARM TO ARNE NORMAL, OR JUST ABOVE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. SO 71 DEGREES CURRENTLY WHIT THOSE CALM CONDITIONS CLEAR SKIES THIS EVENING FOR AROUND NINE O’CLOCK. YOU’RE DOWN INTO THE 60S AT LEAST AND THEN 50S QUICKLY AND DIPPING IT DNOW TO 48 DEGREES WITH 69 ABOUT NOON TIME TOMORROW ON YOUR SATURDAY IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT AND ABOUT WINORDS OUT OF THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT FIVE MILES AN HOUR BECOMING WESTERLY LATER IN THE DAY AND SOME MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES LATER ON WITH 76. YEAH, FOOTHILL TEMPERATURES WILKBOESRO NOT REPORTING RIGHT NOW, BUT YOU’RE STILL SITTING IN THE 70S THERE LOW 70S AND UPPER 60S AND THEN DIPPING Y IOUNTO. 50S BY NOON TIME TOMORROW YOU’RE AT 68 WITH 75 DEGREES FOR FOLKS FROM YADKINVILLE THROUGH EAST BEND. IT’S GOING TO FEEL GDOO NOW IN THE MOUNTAINS, WE’RE AT 63 CURRENTLY SO GALAX TEMPERATURES COMFORTABLE BUT COOLING 52 DEGREES AROUND NINE O’CLOCK IF NOT COOLER BY 45 DEGREES EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. WE’LL SEE A FEW CLOUDS UNTIL NOONMETI THEN THOSE WINDS AND SUNSHINE HELPING OUT WITH UPPER 60S SHOULD BE NEAR 69 DEGREES AND THAT’S COOLER FOR YOU TOO THERE THIS TIME OF THE YEAR HOUR BY HOUR. YOU CAN SEE THOSE CLOUDS MAY STREAM IN FOR A BRIEF TIME. MIDDLE OF THE DAY. WE’RE ALREADY CLEARING. WE DO’'T HAVE MUCH MOISTURE TO WORK WITH SO NO RAIN OUT OF THIS SYSTEM, AND WE’VEOT G THOSE TEMPERATURES COMING UP AND THEN DROP THEM BACK DOWN AND JUST AS QUICKLY IT’SLL A THANKS TO RADIATIONAL COOLING. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE SEVEN DAY FORECAST FOLKS GORGEOUS WEATHER OUT THERE 70S SUNSHINE AND WARM TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WWEILL BE LOOKING FOR THAT RAIN AND IT MAY NOT DEVELOP UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND. SO ENJ WOYHAT YOU CAN ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT MICHELLEF O HEADS UP FOR YOU A COUPLE OF PROGRAMMING KNOWS FOR THIS. AGAIN, DAVONTE MCKENITH IS GOING TO HOST A STITCH SPECIAL FILLED WITH 11 CREATIVE MINDS WHO PROVE THAT AN INTEREST IN THE ARTS CAN TURN INTO SOMETHING INCREDIBLE CREATIVE CRAFTERS ASIR SATURDAY AT 7PM ON WXII 12 THEN AT 7:30. KEYNN BECK WILL HOST OUR SALUTE TO HERO SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTING A HANDFUL OF LALOC PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING REALLY REMARKABLE THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY. STILL AHEAD IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO HEAD OUT ON THE HIGH. YOU WANT TO WATCH THIS STORY NEXT NEW RESEARCH FROMHE T CDC ON WILLIAM MORE LIKELY TO CATCH A STOMACH BUG. WXII 12 NEWS IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON THE FREE WXII2A 1 STAY CONNECTED TO TALITHA VICKERS ON HER FACEBOOK PAGE. WELCOME BACK IF Y’OURE LOOKING FOR A JOB TODAY. LUCKY DAY 25,000VS C HEALTH JOBS ARE UP FOR GRABS DURING A NATIONAL HIRING EVENT, AND IT’S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW COVID-19 AND THE FLU SEASON ARE DRIVING UP THE NEED FOR MORE EMPLOYEES. SO OPEN POSITIONS. THEY INCLUDE PHARMACISTS FARMING TECH PHARMACY TECHNICIANS NURSES AND RETAIL STORE ASSOCIATES. THE JOBS ARE FOR FULL-TIME PART-TIME AND TEMPORARY WORKERS. YOU CAN TEXT CVS TO 25000 THAT’S 25000 TO RECEIVE. JOB LOCATIONSND A BEGIN THE APPLICATION PROCESS RIGHT NOW. WELL, NOT MUCH CAN RUIN A CRUISE FASTER THAN A STOMACH BUG BUT NOT ALL SHIPS ARE CREATED EQUAL WHEN IT COMES TO PREVENTING THEM. THE CDC SAYS YOU’RE MORE LIKELY TO GET SICK ON A BIGGER SHIP RESEARCHERS LOOKED AT DATA FROM MORE THAN 150 OBRUTEAKS OF THE NOROVIRUS ON SHIPS FROM 2006 TO 2019. THEY FOUND THE BIGGER THE SHIP AND THE LONGER THE CRUISE THE MORE LIKELY THAT YOU ARE TO BECOME ILL EXPERTS. SAY THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT YOURSELF IS TO WASH HANDS, FREQUENTLY. WELL, THIS NEXT STORY IS GOING TO MAKE YOU HUNGRY THE COMPETITION FOR THE BEST BURGER IN THE TRIAD COMING UP IN 4:30. AND WE’RE CONTINUING TO TALK ABOUT BEAUTIFUL WEATHER OUT THERE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 70S TODAY AND WE CONTINUE WITH THOSE TEMPS GRADUALLY WARMING INTO THE WEEKEND. WE’LL HAVE YOUR WEEKEND FORESTCA. IT’S NEXT. YOU’RE WATCHING WXII 12 NEWS IF YOU ARE JUST JOINING US. HERE’S A LOOK AT WHAT’S HAPPENING. NOW, THE ALAMANCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS NOW INVESTIGATING A HOMICIDE A PERSON WAS FOUND DEAD ON LIGHT OF BRUCE WOOD ROAD THIS MORNING. NOW. WE’RE STILL WTIAING FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND WE’LL UPDATE YOU AS SOON AS WE GET IT A FORMER GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS EMPLOYEE IS CRGHAED WITH INDECENT LIBERTIES WITH A CHILD POLICE. SAY 25 YEAR OLD CONRNO HERPES NOW CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF INDECENT LIBERTIES WITH A CHILD. HE’S IN JAIL WITH A $25,000 BOND ACCORDING TO HIS SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES. HE WAS AN ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACHT A NORTHERN GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL HIS TIME WITH SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ITAS W BRIEF AND ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS. HE WAS HIRED ON AUGUST 11TH AND RESIGNED THIS PAST WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING THE ACCUSATIONS SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY THATHEY' ’RE ALSO LAUNCHING THEIR OWN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION. THEY SAY COUNSELGIN IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS. I’LL TELL YOU WHAT. WE ARE. JUST LOVING THE COMFORTABLE FALL FRIDAY TEMPERATURES AROUND THE PIEDMONT TRIED RIGHT NOW METEOROLOGIST, MICHELLE. KENNEDY HAS ANOTHER LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER. HO W ARE WE LOOKING NOW AND INTO THE WEEKEND MICHELLE? YEAH LOOKING PRETTY FANTASTIC. ACTUALLY, WE’VE GOT TEMPERATURES THAT ARE REALLY NOT TOO MUCH DIFFERENT FROM YESTERDAY. SO WE SAW A LOT OF THAT COOLING HAPPEN AFT TERHE FRONT ROLLED THROUGH WITH ALL THAT GOOD RAIN AND THIS MORNING WE WERE DOWN TO 42 IN GALAX 44 IN MOUNT AIRY 40 AND MARTINSVILLE LIKE THIS 46 IN DANVILLE. SO SOME CHILLY TEMPERATURES OUT THERE AND WE’VE GOT ANOTHER MORNING AT LEAST TO S TEEHOSE COOL 40S, YOU KNOW CRISP FALL WEATHER. WELL IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT TO THE FOOTBALL GAMES TONIGHT, YOU’LL NEED TO KNOW TO BRING THE BLANKETS AND SOME WARMER JACKETS OR AT LEAST LAYERS. YOU GOT 51 DEGREES BY SUNDAY MORNING. SO WE GRADUALLY SEE THOSE TEMPERATURES IMPROVING AND THAT GOES ALONG FOR IN HIGHS AS WELL TEMPERATURES AT 74 WINSTON-SALEME UOWPTN LEXINGTON. WE’VE GOT TO 72 IN ASHEBORO AND AT 74 IN GREENSBORO WITH 76P U IN THE CASTLE GAMELAND AREA. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES OUT THERE TODAY AND NOW WEEAK T YOU THROUGH YOUR SATURDAY MIX IT IN A FEW OF THOSE CLOUDS. WE THINK THE ONLY THING WE’RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THIS TALENT OF THE SYSTEM WILL BE SOME CLOUDS BUT THOSE WILL BE WITH US THROUGH ABOUT MIDDLE OF THE MORNING HOURS. YOU’RE DRY. IT’S BEAUTIFUL OUT THERE AND WE ESE TEMPERATURES FROM 48 DEGREES WARMING ALL THE WAY TO 76. SO WEST SOUTHWESTERLY BREEZE TOMORROW, WE’LL HAVE IMPACT IT DOES TAKE US UP A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO WHERE WE SHOULD BE THIS TIME OF THE YEAR AND WE’LL SEE PLENTY OF THAT SUNSHINE. SO A GREAT FALL LOOKING WEEKEND, NO MATTER WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE PLANNED. WELL, HOW MUCH MORE FOR YOU COMING UP? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH MICHELLE PRESIDENT, JOE BIDEN ADDRESSING THE PDEANMIC TODAY AFTER THE DIRECTOR OF THE CDC TOOK THE RARE STEP OF UNRULING AND ADVISORY PANELS RECOMMENDATION ON BOOSTERSOW N CLEARING THE WAY FOR FRONTLINE WORKERS TO GET A THIRD SHOT OF THE PFIZER VCIACNE ALICE BAR. HAS THE VERY LATEST FROM WASHINGTON. PRESIDENT BIDEN TODAY URGING ELIGIBLE AMERICANS TO GO GET THEIR PFIZER BOOSTER SHOTS AFTER THE CDC CLEARED THE WAY FOR ROUGHLY 60 MLIILON PEOPLE TO GET A THIRD DOSE SIX MONTHS AFTER THEIR SECOND SHOT. THE BOOSTER SHOT IS FREE AND EASI ALYCCESSIBLE OVERNIGHT THE HEAD OF THE CDC. OVERRULED AT CLOSELY DIVIDED PALNE OF HER OWN AGENCIES ADVISORS TO RECOMMEND A THIRD PFIZ DEREOS FOR AMERICANS WHO ARE FREQUENTLY EXPOSED TO COVID-19 WORK LIKE HEALTHCARE WORKERS TEACHERS AND GROCERY STORE EMPLOYEES. OUR HEALTHCARE SYSMSTE ARE ONCE AGAIN AT MAXIMUM CAPACITY IN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. OUR TEACHERS ARE FACING UNCERTAINTY AS THEY WALK INTO THE CLASSROOM, AND I MUST DO WHAT I CAN TO PRESERVE THE HEALTH ACROSS OUR NATION AOLS ELIGIBLE FOR BOOSTERS PEOPLE AGED 65 AND UP AND THOSE 18 AND UP WITH CERTAIN UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS. THE GUIDELINES DO NOT APPLY TO ANYONEHO W GOT THE MODERNA OR JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINES. YOU STILL HAVE A HIGH DEGREE OF PROTECTION. OUR DOCTORS AND SCIENTISTS ARE WORKING DAY AND NIGHT TO ANALYZE THE DATA FROM THOSE TWO ORGANIZATIONS ON WHETHER AND WHEN YOU NEED A BOOSTER SHOT PRESIDENT BIDEN PLANS TO GET HIS BOOSTER SOON, BUT HE AND TOP HEALTH OFFICIALSRE A CLEAR THAT VACCINATING THE UNVACCINATED REMAINS THE TOP PRIORITY. WE WILLOT N BOOST OUR WAY OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC THE UNVACCINATED OVERCROWD OUR SPHOITALS. OVERRUNNING EMERGENCY ROOMS AND INTENSIVE CARETS UNI THE PRESIDENT HOPING FEDERAL VACCINE MAND. WILL GET MORE SHOTS IN ARMS. IN WASHINGTON ALICE BARR NBC NEWS IN TEXAS STATE LEADERS SAY THEY WILL DO A FULL FORENSIC AUDITF O THE 2020 GENERAL ELECTION IN FOUR COUNTIES. THE AUDIT WILL REVIEWOTIN VG IN THE STATE’S TWO LARGEST DEMOCRATIC ANDWO T LARGEST REPUBLICAN COUNTIES THOSE COUNTIES INCLUDE HOUSTON DALLAS AND THEIR SUBURBS THE ANNOUNCEMENT DIDN’T SPELL OUT WHAT PROMPTED THE REVIEW BUT THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE SAID IT HAD QUOTE ALREADY BEGUN THE PROCESS FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP ONE, TEXAS IN THE 2020 ELECTION, BUT NOT A GENERAL ELECTION. MEANWHILE OFFICIALS IN ARIZONA SAY A PARTISAN REVIEW OF NOVEMBER’S ELECTIONAS H CONFIRMED THE WINNERS AND THAT JOE BIDEN WON THE PRESIDENCY BY AN EVEN BIGGER MARGIN THAN FIRST REPORTED CERYB NINJAS A FLORIDA BASIC CYBERSECURITY COMPANY LED THE EFFORT BY REPUBLICANS TO AUDIT THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN ARIZONA REPUBLICANS ORDERED THE AUDIT CLAIMING THERE WAS WIDESPREAD FRAUD AND THAT BY DIDN’T REAYLL WIN. BUT AGAIN THIS GOP REVIEW SHOWS BIDEN. IN FACT WHEN AZORINA THOUSANDS OF YOUNG ACTIVISTS THEY STAGE PROTESTS ALL OVER THE WORLD TODAY TO DEMAND CLIMATEHANGE C ACTION FROM POLITICIANS NOW IN GERMANY ACTIVISTS GATHERED IN FRONTF O THE PARLIAMENT IN BERLIN ACTIVIST GRETA THORNBURG JOINED THAT PROTESTWO T DAYS BEFORE THE GERMAN ELECTION IN WHICH CLIMATE CHANGE HAS BEEN A MAJOR TOPIC NOW SCIENTISTS WARNED THAT THE WORLD IS HEADING TOSWARD DANGEROUS TEMPERATURE INCREASES UNLESS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ARE CUT SHARPLY IN THE YEARS AND ARKANSAS MAN HAS A PLEADED GUILTY TO ASSAULTING A FLIGHT ATTENDANT THAT ATTACK HAPPENED ON A FLIGHT FROM CHARLOTTEO T LITTLE ROCK IN FEBRUARY OF 2020 PROSECUTO.RS SAY LEON ANDERSON GRABBED THE FLIGHT ATTENDED SEVERAL TIMES AND ALSO MADENA IPPROPRIATE SEXUAL COMMENTS TO HIM ANDERSON FACES UP TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON AND A 250,000 FINE WHEN HE NTSEENCE LAWMAKERS ARE WORKING OUT THE DIFFERENCES ON A BILL THAT WOULD MAKE THE WORK HISTORIES OF MORE STEAT EMPLOYEES. PUBLIC THIS WEEK THE SENATE ATTACHED PERSONNEL RECORD LANGUAGE TO A DIFFERENT MEASURE THAT THE HOUSE WANTS BUT HOUSE LAWMAKERS REJECTED THE CHANGES SPEAKER. TIM MOORE SAYS THE CHAMBER WANTS TO MAKE GOVERNMENT MORE TRANSPARENT, BUT SOME COLLEAGUES ARE CONCERNED ABOUT UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES WITH MAKING MORE PERSONNEL INFORMATION AVAILABLE. WELL, THERE IS A BURGER COMPETITION HAPPENING ALL ACROSS THE TRIAD THISEE W IN OUR JACKIE PASCAL. TOGETHER CHECK IT OUT. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR BUERSRG THIS WEEK TOO. YEAH LUCKY FOR ME. I GOT TO TRY THE BREAKSTFA OF CHAMPIONS OVER HERE. THERE YOU GO. ALSO KNOWNS A EAT DRINK BURGER WEEK. OH, YEAH. I CHOWED DOWN ALONGDESI ALGERNON CASH. SHE’S THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR TRIAD FOOD AND BEVERAGE COALITION WHICH ORGANIZED THIS WEEK BURGERS ARE UNIVERSAL. THIS WAS ONE OF MANY BITES OF BURGERS FORECAST COMMITTED TO HITTING AS MANY OF THE 2 PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS AS POSSIBLE, BUT I BELIEVE TTHA FOOD IS LOVE. I THINK THAT FOOD CONNECTS PEOPLE IT CONNECTS OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE WANTED TO USE FOOD TO JUST SORT OF CREATE A LITTLE BIT OF A CELEBRATION. ALSO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT COMPETITION JUST MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT YOUNG CARDINAL CAFE AND DAVID SWING WILLE B WEARING THAT CHAMPIONSHIP BELT AND I WILL BE RUNNING AROUND DOWNTOWN WITH IT. OKAY. IT’S A LOT OF ABOUT THE COMPETITION FOR EXECUTIVE CHEF DAVID SWING. SO HE GOT CREATIVE WITH HIS. SANDWICH WITH TPIOPNGS LIKE PORK BELLY BACON JAM AND FRIED PICKLES, BUT OF COURSE IT ALL COMES DOWN TOHE T BURGER AND THAT IS SOURCED LOCALLY FROM THE BUTCHER’S BLOCK JUST DOWN THE ROAD AND I THINK WE NEED YOU KNOW MORE THAT IN THE COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW BUSINESSES HELPING EVERYBODY OUT. AND RIGHT NOW I THINK WE’VE GOT A GREAT CULINARY SCENE GOING ON BUT MANY OF THESE RESTAURANTS ARE STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF OF PANDEMIC UPS AND DOWNS. WE TAKE IT WEEK BY WEEK. AND TTHA IS EXACTLY WHY CASH SAYS THEY CREATED THIS COMPETITION. WE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT JUST REALLY CALLS SOME MOMENTUM AND CALLS PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND GO INTO THE RESTAURANTS AND AND SUPPORT OWNERS. SETH SO FOR AND YOU DO HAVE UNTIL SATURDAY TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITEOU Y LIKE IT EVEN GOT A LITTLE LOOK OF THE FINGER. OKAY? YEAH. JUST PICK THE ONE THAT IS FINGER LIINGCK GOOD IN WINSTON-SALEM KHAKI PASCAL WXII 12 NEWS. WE HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS TO TELL YOU ABOUT ALAMANCE BURLINGTON SCHOOLS ARE REPORTING A NEW COVID-19 CLUSTER 5 CASES REPORTED AT AUDREY GARRETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TELLS US THAT ALL THE CLOSE CONTACTS TO THOSE CASES HAVE ALREADY BEEN CONTACTED AND THAT THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN DEEP CLEANED. BEFORE YOU RIGHT NOW YOUR COMMUTE ALONG SALEM PARKWAY AT SALEM LEAK IN WINSTON-SALEM IS ALL CLEAR FOR YOUR FRIDAY. I NEVER THOUGHT INTIMIDATED. I NEVER FELT LIKE IF I COULDN’T AS AK QUESTION BECAUSE I DIDN’T KNOW AN ANSWER. AS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CONTINUES. WE HAVE A STORY OF FOUR WOMEN WHO CLIMBED THE LADRDE OF SUCCESS TO BECOME TOP EXECUTIVES IN A FIELD TRADITIONALLY DOMINATED BY MEN. YO IT IN TODAY’S PROCTJE COMMUNITY. WE ARE CELEBRATING HISPANIC AND LATIN HERITAGE WITH THE INSPIRING STORY OF FOUR WOMEN WHO CLIMB THE LETTER OF SUCCESS FELICIA RODRIEZGU TELLS US THE WOMEN EXCELS IN A FIELD TRADITIONALLY DOMINATED BY MEN TO BECOME TOP EXECUTIVES. I AM A BOSS. I AM THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER. I AM THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FINANCE OF THE COMPANY. I’M THE CHIEF FUNDING OFFICER AT POWER FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION THESE FOUR STRONG SRTMA AND SAVVY WOMEN ALL STARTED AS TELLERS, BUT NOW HPEL RUN ONE OF SOUTH FLORIDA’S LARGEST CREDIT UNIONS DID EVER THINK YOU WOULD LAST 34 YEARS NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS THAT I THINK THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE MY CAREER FOR ALICIA QUEVEDO. IT’S BEEN A FULFILLING. CAREER WHERE SHE’S ALWAYS FELT SUPPTOR I NEVER FELT INTIMIDATED. I NEVER FELT LIKE IF I COULDN’T ASK A QUESTION BECAU ISE DIDN’T KNOW AN ANSWER MICHELLE DIAZ HAS BEEN WITH THE COMPANY FOR 30 YEARS. I THINK THROUGH THE YEARS. IT’S JUST BEEN THE PERFECT PLACE FOR ME TOTA SASY A VETERAN IN THE COMPANY MICHELLE MENTORS YOUNGER WOMEN, TYHE WE HAVE PROVIDED US A GREAT PLATFORM FOR US TO BE ABLE TO MENTOR YOUERNG CHILDREN AND YOUNGER KIDS AND YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF A ROLE MODEL AND SHOW THEM THAT THERE ARE OTHER WOMEN AND OTHERAT LOSIN THAT CAN DEFINITELY BE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER SOMEDAY OR BE INNE O OF THE TECHNOLOGY POSITIONS FOR WANDA FITTED HER CLDHIHOOD DREAMS. LED HER TO AMERICA. BECAUSE I WITNESSING EXPERIENCED THE STRUGGLES THAT MY MOTHER HAD LIVING IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND NOT HAVING ACCESS. FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND EDUCATION THAT INSPIRED ME TO WANTING TO WORK IN THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY LESLIE GARCIA SUAREZ IS HOPING ALL HER DEDICATION WILL HELP SET A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR HER TWO YOUNG GIRLS. I WASN’T BORN IN CUBA. MY PARENTS WERE CUBAN BUT BEING TH E FIRST FOR MY GENERATION TO GRADUATE AND TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY HERE TO SET THE TONE AND THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THOSE YOUNGER AND OLDER,OU Y KNOW, DEFINITELY VERY HONORED. FOUR OF THESE PROFESSIONALS ARE PROUD OF WHERE THEY COME FROM. THEIR HISPANIC HERITAGE IS AT THE HRTEA OF EVERYTHING. THEY DO THE VALUES THAT MY PARENTS HAD TAUGHT US, YOU KNOW BEING FROM AN IMMIGRANT FROM CUBA MY FATHER AND ONE FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MY MOM. THEY TAUGHT US A LOT OF VALSUE OF HARD WORK AND YOU KNOW BEING ABLEO T ALWAYS HAVE TRUST IN YOURSELF, ANDND A OF COURSE MAKE EDUCATION A REALLY BIG PART OF YOUR LIFE. I’M VERY COPY THAT. WE CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE. I THINK THAT IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT HIS PARENTS HAVE MADE TO THE AMERICAN CULTURE. BUT I THINK THAT THERE’S WORK TO DO. I MEAN IT’S NOT SOMHIETNG THAT WE JUST NEED TO CELEBRATE ON DOING ONE MONTH. I THINK THAT THEY WORK CONTINUES BEING IN MY CREDIT UNN WITHIO FIVE DIFFERENT WOMEN AND FOUR OF EMTH ALL BEING LATIN HISPANIC BACKGROUND IS REALLY ALL TELLING TASO WHAT WE CAN DO ONCE WE ASPIRE. AND THAT WAS FELICIA RODRIGUEZ REPORTING PROOF OF THE IMPACT OF THESE WOMEN IS IN FRONT AND CENTER AT THE CREDIT UNION’S ADMISSION FIGHTING ECONOMIC INEQUALITY AND GIVING OPPORTUNITY TO MINORITY-OWNED CUSTOMERS AND BUSINESSES AS WELL. WE’LL CHECK OUT THIS NEW DRONE VIDEO FROM SPAIN. YOU CAN SEE A SINGLE HEOM BEING SPARED FROM LAVA. THAT IS FLOWING FROM A VOLCANO ON LA PALMA ISLAND SOCIAL MEDIA USERS OR CALLING IT THE MIRACLE HOUSE THE IMAGES SHOW RIRSVE OF LAVA FROM THAT VOLCANO ENGULFING A RESIDENTIAL AREA NOW SO FAR. THE LAVA HAS DESTROYED NEARLY 200 HOMES AND FORCED ABOUT 6,000 PEOPLE TO FLEE. ALL RIGHT. LET’S T AGE CHECK ON OUR WEATHER AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT’S GOING TO BE SPECTACULAR MICHELLE. YEAH, IT IS GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL OUT THERE. YOU KNOW, WE’VE TALKED ABOUT THOSE TEMPERATUSRE THAT ARE JUST FANTASTIC AND I WAS JUST TAKING A LOOK AT THE TROPICS TOO IN HURRICANE SAM OUT THERE. SO WE’LL BEPD UATING YOU ON THE TROPICS IN JUST A MOMENT, BUT YOU CAN SEE CHILLY WEATHER 47 DEGREES FOR EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AND THE FOOTHILLS AND KEY ALL THE WAY TO NEAR 75 AND IN THE TRIAD TUNE YOUR 76 DEGREES. SO WE’VE GOT A REALLY NICE STRETCH HERE THAT WE’VE GOT WARMER WEATHER DEVELOPING GRADUALLY, SO THAT MEANS WE GET TO TAP INTO THE DRYIR A TEMPERATURES THAT ARE JUST SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL FOR AFTERNOON HIGHS BUT STILL WELL BELOW NORLMA FOR MORNING LOWS. YOU’RE 45 DEGREES IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH TEMPERATURES AT 69 WINS OUT OF THE WEST AT 5O T 10 MILES AN HOUR. AND HERE’S THIS VERY ACTIVE TROPICAL SYSTEM WHERE WE HAD REMNANTS OF ROSE. WE’VE ALSO GOT THIS NEXT SYSTEM THAT MAY DEVELOP ALONG WITH HURRICANE SAM LIKELY TO BECOME A CATEGORY FOR HURRICANE AT LEAST. PART OF I TTSRACK HERE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. YOU SEE THAT CENTERF O THE EYE WELL-DEFINED NOW, SO PREVIOUSLY A TROPICAL STORM NOW UP TO A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE. IT’S GOING TO TRAVEL WEST AT 14 MILES AN HOUR WHEN SUSTAINED AT 75 MILES AN HOUR AND TEMPERATURES MOVING INTO SOME LOW TOID M 80S. SO OCEAN TEMPERATURES, VERY WARM FOR FOLKS THERE AND WE’RE ALSO SEEING AT THE CENTER OFHE T STORM SO FAR ABOUT 23 FOOT WAVES, CERTAINLY NOT THE STRONGEST SYSTEM YET, BUT WE WILLE B WATCHING IT AS IT TRACKS TOWARD BERMUDA LIKELY. ALL RIGHT FOR OUR AEDSK WE’VE TALKED ABOUT THOSE TEMPERATURES THAT CONTINUE TO STAY OUT IN THE LOW 70S. THIS IS NICE TO HAVE FOR US, BUT WE DO SEE THAT TR