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FORESTCA HERE ON THIS PLANET. NO BLACK OUT THERE TODAY. AT LEAST NOT ONCE THE SUN CAME UP ANDT I STAYED AND IT WAS A PRETTY PRETTY WEDNESDAY. YEAH, I DEAL WITH ABOUT 15 MILES DOWN TO THE GROUND. THAT’S WHERE WEATHER TAKES PLACE. NOTHING BEYOND THAT. I WAS PRETTY COOL PERSPECTIVE. RIGHT? SO NEAT THAT WE C DOAN THAT WELL IN OUR 15 MILES HERE WE HAVE PRETTY CLEAR. GUYS ABOVE US AND WE’VE GOT COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURES REALLY CLOSE TO THE GROUND AND LOOK AT YADKINVILLE AND YOU WILL SEE THE CLEAR BLUE SKIES NICE TO HAVE THE SUNSHINE BACK. BUT OF COURSE WITH THE SUNSHINE, WE’VE GOT THE HEAT NOTICE HOW MUCH WARMER IT WAS OUT THERE TODAY. WE’VE GOT A STRETCH OF 80S IN OUR FORECAST IN OCTOBER. I KNOW IT’S NOT UNHEARD OF BUT ITS I A LITTLE UNUSUAL 77 IS THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE IN YADKINVILLE, AND WE’VE GOT CALM WINDS RIGHT NOW THE HIGH THIS AFTERNOON TOPPED OUT AT ONE DEGREES SO A FULL 10 DEGREES ABOVE WHAT IS NORMAL TSHI OF YEAR WANT TO SHOW YOU THE MORNING TEMPERATURES BECAUSE ‘W’RE GOING TO SEE THOSE GOING DOWN. WE’VE GOT TEMPERATURES FO RECASTED TO BE ONLY IN THE UPPER 40S IN THE MORNING BY SUNDAY. ASO BIG CHANGE AND THE AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL COME DOWN TO ONCE. WE’RE IN THE0S 8 FOR A COUPLE DAYS. WE’LL ONLY HAVE HIGHSN I THE 60S BY SUNDAY RIGHT NOW. YOU LOOK AT 80 FROM WINSTON-LEMSSA TO GREENSBORO. READSVILLE, MARTINSVILLE ALL AT 80 DEGREES TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S OVER OUR FOOTHILL. THESE WE’VE GOT LIGHT WINDS WHEN THEY BLOW OUT OF THE NORTH THAT WE DO HAVE THE CLEAR SKIES. THE CLOUD COVER IS DOWN EAST ALONG I-95 FARTHER EAST THERE’S A LITTLE BIT OF HOWEVERUT O OVER TENNESSEE NOW FOR THIS EVENING. WE’VE GOT MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, AND WE’LL COOLFF O PRETTY QUICKLY, BUT THE TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE RATHER COMFORTABLE. THEY’LL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 60S ACROSS OUR AREA TOMORROW MORNING. IT’LL BE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT IT WAS LIKE OUT THERE THIS MORNING SOME LOW TO MID 50SOR F THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS A LITTLE CLOSER TO 60 DEGREES IN THE PI EDMONT TRIAD YOU’RE 12 HOUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW TAKES US INTO THE LOW 8 A0SGAIN WITH A HIGH OF ABOUT 82 IN THE PIEDMONT TRIED WITH THAT LIGHT. IN MAINLY SUNNY SKIES GOT A GORGEOUS OUTDOOR DAY FORHE T FOOTHILLS AS WELL WITH TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO 81 BY LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. IT’S A LITTLE COOL WITH A LITTLE BIT OF FOG TOMORROW MORNING IN THE MOUNTAINS. WE’LL SEE SOME CLOUDS INCREASING FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE DAY WITH A HIGHF O 76 IN THE MOUNTAIN TOWNS. THE CLOUD COVER IS GOING TO COME FROM THIS OUR FNTRO THAT IS NOW DROPPED IN OUT OF CANADA. IT’S CROSSED THROUGH THE ROCKIES NOW, IT’S IN THE PINLA STATES RI GHT NOW. NOT A LOT OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH THIS BUT A LINE OF SHOWERSAN, D YES. SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER AIR YOU CAN SEE TEMPS RHTIG NOW IN DENVER AT 58 DEGREES. SO HERE’S HOW IT’LL PLAY OUT FOR US TOMORROW. WE WILL HAVE SOME CLOUDS AROUND IT WON’T BE TOTALLY SUNNY LIKE IT IS OUT TREHE TODAY. ‘W’VE GOT TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 80S BY FRIDAY. IT’S MOSTLY SUN ANY VERY PLEASANT DAY BUT A LITTLE WARM WITH A HIGH OF 85 BY SATURDAY MORNING THIS FRONT SLOWING DOWN A LITTLE BIT. SO I ACTUAYLL THINK OUR MORNING EVENTS WILL BE DRY ON SATURDAY. WE’LL LOOK FOR SOME SHOWERS. INTO THE MOUNTAINS, ESPECIALLY BY MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON, AND IT WILL LIKELY BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE WE GET SHOWERS INTO THE TRIAD AND THEY WLIL CARRY US INTO SATURDAY EVENING BY SUNDAY. YOU’LL NOTICE HOW MUCH COOLER IT IS IN THE MORNING WITH SOME 40S. THAT’S WHAT WE’LL WEAK UP TO SUNDAY MORNING AND THOSE AFTERNOON HIGHS ARE ONLY IN THE 50S AND 60S. THERE’S A LOT OF EVENTS TAKING PLACE THIS WEEKEND. ONE OF THEM IS THE WALK TON I ALZHEIMER’S IN GREENSBORO AT LEBAUER PARK. THAT IS A 9 AM REGISTRATION AND A 10 AM CEREMONY, I’LL BE OUT THERE FOR THA ATLSO THE MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER WALK. IS IT COUNTRY PARK IN GREENSBORO? THEY’RE NOT HAVING A SET START TIME, BUT RATHER A WINDOW BETWNEE 8:30 AM AND NOON. AUDREY BISQUE WILL BE OUT THERE. ANDF O COURSE BENEFITS THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. HERE’S OUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST AGAIN. I DONK THI THE RAIN COMES IN LATE FOR THE TRIAD ON SATURDAY. IT’S OUT OF HERE FOR SUNDAY AND WE HAVE GOT SEVERAL CHILLY MORNINGS INTO NEXT WEEK. ALRIGHTY. THANK YOU. YOUR FIRST CHECK ON TRAFFIC NOW IN THIS FIVE O’CLOCK HOUR, THIS IS WINSTON-SALEM HIGHWAY 52 AT 25TH STREET QUITE A BIT OF SLOW AND GO THERE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN DOT NOT REPORTINGNY A CRASHES, BUT BE ADVISED 52 AS IT CAN BE DURING TH E WORK WEEK IN THIS HOUR IS A BIT OF A PARKING LOT RIGHT NOW. WELL, THEY JUMPED INTO ACTION AFTERAT WCHING A SCHOOL BUS CRASH INTO THE WOODS MOTHERS DESCRIB. MOMENTS, THEY GOTO T THE SCENE AND FOUND STUDENTS ON BOARD PLUS BIGGER CHECKS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENTS, BUT IT COMES WITH A CATCH HOW MUCH IT’’ GOING UP BY AND WHY? WXII 12 NEWS IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON THE FREE WXII 12A STAY CONNECTED TO KENNY KENNY BECK ON HIS FACEBOOK PAGE. A SCHOOL BUS CARRYING CHILDREN CRASHED INTO THE WOODS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE DRONE VIDEO SHOWS THE BUS LODGED IN THE WOODS WITH A FALLEN. AND BRANCHES ON TOP OF IT. IT’LL ZOOMN IHERE. YOU CAN GET A BETTER LOOK IN JUST A SECOND. THERE WERE SIX STUDENTS ON BOARD ATHE T TEIM POLICE SAY THE DRIVERS SUFFERED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY TWO WOMEN DRIVING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. SAW THAT THE BUST NARROWLY MISSED THEM AND THEN HERE’S WHAT THEY DID. AND MISSED ME MBYILLIMETERS CAME ONTO OUR SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PRETTY MUCH WENT AIRBORNE. IT WAS LIKE SOMETHING LIKE YOU SEE IN THE MOVIE MOVING DEFINITELY A MOVIE AND IT WAS GOING REALLY BAD AT FIRST. I THOUGHT SHE LOST HER BRAKES. THE WANOM IN ANOTHER MAN PULLED OVER AND HELPED GET THE KIDS OFF THE BUS THE STUDENTS WHO WERE IN GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD WERE ALL SHAKE IT UP AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE,UT B PHYSICALLY OKAY, THE BUS DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITALEW N PHOTOS SHOW MORE SEQUOIA TREES HAVE BEEN LOST IN CALIFORN’A’S KNP COMPLEX FIRE BUT EXPERTS SAY ONLY THE SUWANEE GROVE APPEARS TO BE SEVERELY DAMAGED NOW SO FAR THAT FIRE IS IMPACTED 16 GROWS EXPERTS SAY THOUGH THAT MOST OF THOSE FIRES ARE EXPECTED TO ACTUALLY HAVE BENEFICIAL IMPACT BY REDUCING FUEL LOADS AND CREATING CONDITIONS FOR TREES TO REGROW. THE FIRE IS0% 4 CONTAINED BUT IS BURNED CLOSE TO 88,000 ACRES IN THE SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK WILL IN SPAIN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE PALMA ARE WONDERING IF AND WHEN THEY’LL EVER BE ABLE TO RETURN HOME THIS VIDEO SHOWS HOW LAVA IS MOVING ON TOP OF LAVA. THAT’S ALREADY SPILLED OUT A GEOLOGIST SAYS THIS CREATES WHAT’S CALLED A COLD CRUST ON THE SURFACE. AUTHORITIES ARE ALSO TRACKING LAVA FLOWING FMRO THE VOLCANO TOWARDS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN IF THAT MOLTEN LA AVREACHES THE SEA, IT CAN CREATE DANGEROUS CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND TOXIC GAS. I’’ SALLY KIDD AND WASHINGTON PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCES A 24/7 EFFORT TO ADDRESS SUPPLY CHAIN BOTTLENECKSAS H PRICED BIKES SEND INFLATION EVEN HIGHER. SUNSHINE OUT DAY, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT’LL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEKEND IF YOU’VE GOT A TRIP PLANT TO CHECK OUT THE FALL COLOR. WE’LL BRING IN UPDATE COMING UP. YOU’RE WATCHING WXII 12 NEWS PRESIDENT. BIDEN IS STEPPING UP EFFORTS TO TRY TO RELIEVE SUPPLY CHAIN BOTTLENECKS AT MAJOR PORTS ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY. IT IS A BIG PROBLEM. THE BACKLOG IS DRIVING UP CONSUMER PRICES AND RESULTING IN EMPTY STORE SHELVES AND DELAYED DELIVERIES. SALLY KIDD JOINS US IN WASHINGTON WITH THE LATEST. LONGER HOURS AT PORTS AND MORE DELIVERIES DURING NON-PEAK HOURS ORHE T ANSWER. THE PRESIDENT SAYS WAS SUPPLY CHAIN BACKUPS PUTTING A DAMPER ON T EHENOCOMIC RECOVERY. BACKED UP AND STACKED UP DOZENS OF SHIPS ARE WAITING TO DOCK AND UNADLO AT THE NATION’S LARGEST PORTS THE SUPYPL CHAIN NIGHTMARE DRAGS ON TODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A GAME CHANRGE PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCING NEW PLANS TO RELIEVE THE BOTTLENECKS THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES NOW SHIFTING TO 24/7 OPERATIONS, AND HE SAYS SOME OF THE NATION’S LARGEST RETAILERS WILL ALSO RAMP UP ROUND THE CLOCK. THIS IS ACROSS THE BOARD COMMITMENT. TO GOING TO 24/7. THIS IS A BIG FIRST STEP SHIPPING. LOGISTICS EXPERTS SAY IT’S ONLY A START YOU NEED MORE CHASSIS ON LAND. YOU NEED MORE RAIL CHASSIS AND TRUCK CHASSIS TOELP H PULL CHUCK PULL BOXES OUT HAVE IT CAUSING A IKESP IN PRICES PUSHING INFLATION 5.4% HIGHER THAN IT WAS AEA YR AGO GOODS LIKE FURNITURE CARS TELEVISIONS AND A STHO OF OTHER IMPORTANT PRODUCTS MORE EXPENSIVE NOW THE BIDEN ADMIN, MISONSI SEES INFLATION IS ONLY TEMPORARY BUT REPUBLICANS SAY THE PRESIDENT’S TWO TRILLION DOLLAR COVID-19 RELIEF PACKAGE IS HELPING TO FUEL THE PRICE SPIKES AND SAY HE HASN’T DONE ENOUGH TO ADDRESS THE PROEMBL. WHY AREN’T WE DOING MORE TO BE ABLE TO EMPOWER AMERICAN PEOPLE AND AMERICAN BUSINESSES SO THAT WE’RE NOT RELYING ON CHINA SO THAT WE’RE NOT RELYING ON A SUPPLY CHAIN. WE SUPPOSEDLY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER. NOW THIS IS A PROBLEM. THAT WILL NOT BE RESOLDVE IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS EXPERTS SAY IT IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE WELL INTO NEXT YEAR IN WASHINGTON SALLYID KXI WI 12 NEWS A LOT OF PEOPLE AVOIDED MEDICAL CHECKUPS AND PROCEDURES OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF BECAUSE OF COVID-19 AND NOW DOCTORS ARE WORRIED BECAUSE MORE AMERICANS ARE COMING. WITH CANCER IN THE MORE ADVANCED STAGES RESEARCH SHOWS NEARLY 64% OF THE POPULATION IS PUT OFF ROUTINE SCREENINGS BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC THOSE INCLUDE MAMMOGRAMS COLONOSCOPIES SKIN CHECKS AND PAP SMEARS TESTING RATES FOR BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER OF DECREASED BY AS MUCH AS 98% IN SOME COMMUNITIES WHILE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS. EASING ALONG THE CANADA AND MEXICO BORDER STARTING NEXT MONTH PEOPLE TRAVELINGOR F NON-ESSENTIAL REASONS INTO THE US CAN COME IN IF THEYHOW S PROOF OF VACCINATION IN JANUARY THE SECOND PHASE WILL BEGIN AND THAT WLIL EXTEND THE VACCINE REQUIREMENT. SO IT ALSO INCLUDES PEOPLE TRAVELING FOR ESSENTIAL REONASS. THE MUSIC FESTIVAL COACHELLA IS NOW REVERSING COURSE AND IN FACT ALLOWING A NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST 72 HOURS BEFORE THE CONCERT INSTEAD OF PROOF OF VACCINATION ORGANIZERS SAY THEY MADE THAT DECISION AFTER. OTHER FESTIVALS HAVE SHOWN THAT SAFETY PROTOCOLS RESULT IN LOW TRANSMISSION RATES. COACHELLA IS SLATED TO TAKE PLACE IN APRIL. THIS NEW POLICY HAS NOT BNEE REFLECTED ON ITS TWITTER OR INSTAGRAM PAGES. AT LEAST NOT YET. WELL IF YOU’RE ON SOCIAL SECURITY YOU ARE ABOUT TO GET A RAISE MONTHLY CHECKS WILL JUMP BY 5.9% NEXT YEAR. THAT MEANS THAT THE AVERAGE CHECKIL WL GO UP BY ABOUT 92 DOLLARS A MONTH, BUT IT WON’T GO VERY AREHE T REASON FOR THE HIKE IS HIGHER PRICES ON GOODS AND SERVICES BECAUSE OF INFLATION. WE’RE JUST GETTING WORD THAT THE ENTE ACCUSED OF FATALLY SHOOTING A CLASSMATE AT MELT TABOR HIGH SCHOOL LAST MONTH WILL BE BACK IN COURT TOMORROW MAURICE EVANS JUNIORS. ATTORNEY. JD BYERS SAYS, THERE’S A BOND HEARING TOMORROW MORNING IN FORSYTH COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT EVANS IS CHARGED WITH MURDER WHILE THE CASE WAS STILL IN JUVENILE COURT BUYERSAD H ASKED THE JUDGE THAT HIS CLIENT BE RELEASED TO HIS PARENTS THE DA OFFICE THE DA’S OFFICE. EVER HAS SAID THAT HE AND THE COMMUNITY ARE SAFER WITH HIM IN CUSTODY THE CASE COMES AFTER THE SHOOTING AT MOUNT TABOR HIGH SCHOOL ON SEPTEMBER 1ST. IT LEFT A STUDENT WILLIAM MILLER JR. DEAD. THAUORITIES SAY A LETTER CARRIER SHOT AND KILLED TWO OTHER WORKERS AT A POSTAL FACILITY IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE ON TUESDAY BEFORE TURNING THE GUNN O THEMSELVES MEMPHIS POLICE US POSTAL INSPECTORS. FBI AND THE ATFLL A RESPONDED TO THE SCENE THE LOCAL POST OFFICE COMMUNITY SAID TIRHE LIVES WILL BE FOREVER CHANGED BY THIS MOMENT. WE ALL POST A FAMILY ELON RETIRED. THEY STILL MY FAMILY. IT HURTS CALL. IT COULD BE ME ANYBODY ELSE. YOU KNOW I’M YISANG. THERE IS NO WORD YET ON A POSSIBLE MIVOTE AND OFFICIALS HAVEN’T RELEASED THE NAMES OF THE THREE PEOPLE WHO DIED. A MAN IS DEAD FOLLOWING A POLICE PURSUIT ALONG A HIGHWAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS HAPPENED ON I-85 AND ANDERSON COUNTY AUTHORITIES. SAY DEPUTIES TEDRI TO STOP A RED CAMARO BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT IT WAS STOLEN THE DRIVER DID NOT OPST AND THAT LED TO THE CHASE THE CAMARO THEN WRECKED IN THE DRIVER GOT OUT. A GUN ACCORDING TO POLICE THAT PROMPTED AT LEAST ONE OF THE DEPUTIES TO SHOOT WERE TOLD THE DRIVER WAS HIT AT LEAST TWO TIMES SEVERE STORMS TROU THROUGH PARTS OF OKLAHOMA LAST NIGHT AND TODAY PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN MUSTANG OK LAHOMA ARE CHECKING OUT THE DAMAGE LEFT BEHIND BY A SUSPECDTE TORNADO THAT STORM FLIPPED A TRUCK ON ITS SIDE AND TORE PARTS OF THE ROOF OFF OF THIS HOME. ALSO OVERNIGHT A POSSIBLE STORM-RELATED FIRE STARTED AT THE OKLAHOMA CITY GOLF AND COUNTRY COUNTRY CLUB EMERGENCY CREWS RESPONDED DAN THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF INJURIES AT EITHER LOCATION. LET’S GET ANOTHER CHECK ON TRAFFIC RIGHT NOW. THIS IS GREENSBORO I-85 AT BELMONT ROAD. NO PROBLEM NORTHBOUND OR SOUTHBOUND. AND FORSYTH COUNTY LANES WILL BE CLOSED OVERNIGHT ON I-40 FOR PANGVI WORK. THIS IS HAPPENING EASTBOUND FROM THE 421 SPLIT TO JUST EAST OF HANES MALL BOULEVARD AND WESTBOUND FROM PETERS CREEK PARKWAY TO HAYNES MALL BOULEVARD. THAT WORK IS HAPPENING FROM EIGHT IN THE EVENING UNTIL 5:00 IN THE MORNING. LLWE COMING UP. NEED A BIGGER BOAT THE MONSTER ALLIGATOR THESE TWO HUNTERS CAUGHT AND WHY THEY SAY THEY’LL BE BACK NEXT YEAR. PLUS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE LATEST NUMBERS ON CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND HREA FROM AN EXPERTS ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO AS A STATE TO TRY TO GET THESE NUMBERS BACK IN CHECK AND HERE IS A LOOK AT HOW STOCKS FINISHED THE DAY ON WALL STREET. AFTER WAITING THREE YEARS FOR PERMISSION TO HUNTERS IN FLORIDA HAVE MADEHE T CATCH OF A LIFETIME. THEY WRANGLED UP A 12-FOOT ALLIGATOR. IT WAS IN THE EDO RIVER TOOK ABOUT TWO HOURS TO GET THE GATOR OUT OF THE WATER BOTH MEN SAY IT WAS WELL WORTH IT. NOW, IT’S OUR FIRST NIGHT ACTUALLY TRYING SO KIND OF ROLLED UP ON THIS GUY WASN’T REALLY SURE WHAT WE HOOKED UNTIL WE GOT NEXT TO THE BOAT. I KNEW WHEN WE PUT A HKOO AND WE’RE LIKE, OKAY HE’S PRETTY BIG BUT THEN WHEN WE SAW THIS GIANT FOOT AND THIS GIANT TAIL COME UP NEXT TO THE BOAT, WE’RE LIKE, OKAY, HE’S REALLY BIG. H’S’ 11 AND A HALF. HE’S NOT FULLY STRAIT.GH THAT’S A BIG BOYS. FOOT I MEAN HE’S AT LEAST 50 YEARS OLD I’D SAY. THE PLAN IS TO GET THE GATOR CLEANED AND PROCESSED AND APPLY AGAIN FOR ANOTHER TAG NEXT YEAR. SHFIERMAN IN KANSAS REELED IN THIS FOUR AND A HALF FOOT LONG ALLIGATOR GAR. IT’S THE FIRST ONE EVER CAUGHT IN THE STATE AND IT WAS CAUGHT LAST MONTH. NOW. ISTH FISH ISN’T NATIVE TO KANSAS. SO WILDLIFE EXPERTS BELIEVE THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN SOMEONE’S PET AND THAT THEY RELEASED IT INTO THE RIVER ONCE IT GOT TOO BIG TO TAKE CARE OF IT IS ILLEGAL IN KANSAS TO RELEASE FISH INTO PUICBL WATERS, WHETHER THEY’RE NATIVE OR NOT. WELL AN ARTIST IN ANCHOREAG ALASKA IS TURNING THE BODIES OF ANIMALS INTO ART ROMNEY DODD SAYS IT STARTED WITH FISH THAT CAME FROM A TAXIDERMY BUSINESS THAT A FRIEND WAS SELLING DODD PAINTS THE ANIMALS WITH COLORFUL SWIRLS AND DESIGN SHE SAYS DOCTORS BY THE FINAL PRODUSCT FOR AS MUCH AS 20,000 LOWERING YOUR SODIUM LEVELS HOW MUCH SALT THE FDA WANTS YOU TO HAVE IN YOUR DIET NOW. WE’RE ENJOYGIN SOME WARM TEMPERATURES FOR OCTOBER. HE’S GOING TO GET EVEN HOTTER, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A FALL COOL DOWN ON THE WAY. WE’LL HELP YOU PLAN YOUR WEEKEND COMING UP. CHILD OBESITY RATES CONTINUE TO HOLD STEADY, BUT THAT DOESN’T TELL THE WHOLE STORY RIGHT HEALTH EXPERTS. SAY THE MOST RECENT NUMBERS WE HAVE DON’T YET REFLECT THE PAIMCT FROM THE PANDEMIC OUR BILL O’NEIL HAS STORY ALL NEW TONIGHT AT FIVE. XBOX PERSON FOR THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION SAYS EMERGING EVIDENCE SHOWS THE IMPACT FROM THE PANDEMIC WON’T BE GOOD NEWS. THE LADIES NUMBER IS FINE 16% OF CHILDREN AGES 10 TO 17. OUR OBESE NORTH CAROLINA’S NUMBERS ARE EVEN HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AT 20% THE NUMBERS ANGMO MINORITY CHILDREN ARE WORSE 24% ANGMO AFRICAN AMERICANS 21% OF HISPANIC AMERICANS VERSUS 12% OF WHITE AMERICSAN ACCORDING TO THE STATE OF CHILDHOOD OBETYSI REPORT. THE NUMBERS ARE FLAT OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, BUT HEALTH EXPERTS SAY THESE EVIDENCE SHOWING THE PANDEMIC WILL CREATE A NEW SURGE. I THINK WE ARE EXPECTING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE. YEARS CERTAINLY SEE THE PROFOUND. ABOUT SURPRISENY A OF THE REPORT URGES EXTENDING AND EXPANDING FEDERAL PROGRAMS. SUCH AS SCHOOL MEALS SNAP THESE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRIONTI ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND WIC THE WOMEN INFANTS AND CHILDREN’S PROGRAM. FOR NORTH CAROLINA A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION URGES THE STATE TO EXPAND MEDICAID COVERAGE MEDICAID EXPANSION. HOW DSOE THAT HELP ME WITH? NO IT GOES BACK TOOU Y KNOW, OBESITY IS A CONSEQUENCE OF MANY ISSUES ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE HEALTH INSURANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION THOSE MOM AND DAD BENEFIT FROM THE KINDS OF FAMILY SUPPORT POLICIES. WE KNOW HELP ENSURE THAT KIDS CAN VEHA THE REPORT SINGLES OUT THE HEALTH THREAT OF SARYUG DRINKS HOW BEVERAGE COMPANIES MARKET THEIR PRODUCTS IN SCHOOLS USING ATHLETES AND MUSIC STARS THE REPORT NOTES QUOTE. THESE EFFORTS ARE STRIKINGLY SIMILAR TO TACTICS USE BY TOBACCO COMPANIES TO GET YOUNG PEOPLE HOOKED ON THEIR PRODUCTS. THE REPORT ON CHILDHOOD OBESITY CONCLUDES PROBABLY THE IMPORTANT MESSAGE HERE IS THAT IT IS STILL FAR TOO HIGH AND THIS IS A CRISIS THAT CONTINUES TO PLAGUE THE NATION THAT WE NEED TO BE FOCUSING ON. AUTHORS OFHE T REPORT SAY THE CHILD OBESITY ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES OF OUR TIME THE THREAT TO KIDS TYPE 2 DIABETES AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. IN GREENSBORO, I’M BILL O’NEIL WXII 12 NEWS THE FDA WTSAN TO LOWER YOUR SALT INTAKE IN CERTAIN FOODS IN THE NEXT TWO AND A HALF YEARS. THE FDAAN WTS TO LOWER THE AVERAGE SODIUM INTAKE TO 3,000 MILLIGMSRA PER DAY. THAT’S A 12% REDUCTION FROM CURRENT LEVELS, BUT STILL ABOVE THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION’S RECOMMENDATION OF 2,300 MI LLIGRAMS OF SODIUM PER DAY EATING TOO MUCH SALT IS DANGEROUS. IT CAN RAISE BLOOD PRESSURE AND CAUSE KIDNEY DISEASE AND ALSO INCREASES YOUR RISK OF HEART ATTACK AND STROKE FDSOO IS VOLUNTARILY RECALLING ABOUT 1600 CASES OF DOG FOOD THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE COMPANY’S WORRIED THAT THERE COULD BE ELEVATED LEVELS OF VITAMIN D WHICH CAN CAUSE ALL KINDS OF HEALTH PROBLEMS AND DOGS IMPACTED PACKAGES HAVE THE FOLLOWING LOT NUMBER WITH THE BEST BUY DATE OF JUNE 2H,9T 2023 OR SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2023 CUSTOMERS CAN RETURN THEIR RECALLED PACKAGES TO WHERERVE THEY BOUGHT THEM FROM AND THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET A FULL REFUND THERE. WELL OVERNIGHT. MADE A REWARD THROUGH SHARON SPRINGS, KANSAS KNOCNGKI OUT POWER AND DAMAGING BUILDINGS THAT TWISTER FORMED FROM A LINE OF SEVERE STORMSHA TT MOVED THROUGH THE CENTRAL REGION OF THE COUNTRY LAST NIGHT POWER LINES IN SEVERAL BUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED THAT SAME STORM SYSTEM ALSO CAUDSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE CLINTON REGIONAL AIRPORT NEAR OAHKLOMA CITY NOW FORTUNATELY FOR US, WE’RE NOT DEALING WITH BAD WEATHER HERE. JUST SOME BEAUTIFUL BLUE SKIES AND PLENTY OF SUNLIGHT. IT’S REALLY NICE. IT IS NICE THAT IT’S A BIT ON THE WARM SIDE. OCTOBER BUT I HAVEN’T HEARD ANY COMPLAIN OTSUT THERE AS YOU MENTIONED. THERE IS A STORM TO OUR WEST THAT HAS BEEN CAUSING WINTER WEATHER AND SEVERE WEATHER WHEN IT GETS HERE. IT’S DEFINITYEL GOING TO BRING US SOME COLDER AIR AND SOME PASSING SHOWERS YOU LOOK AT DOWNTOWN GRAND TODAY. GREAT DAY TO GET OUT GET SOME ERRASNDON DE, RIGHT? YOU’VE GOT MAINLY SUNNY SKIES ALL ACROSS OUR REGION A BIT OF FOG OUT THERE THIS MORNING. WE MAY HAVE SOME PATCHY FOC TOMORROW MORNING. I DON’T ANTICIPATET I BEING AS THICK AS IT WAS EARLIER IN THE WEEK. HERE’S THE STORM. YOU CAN SEE FLOODING IS A CONCERN OVER TEXAS. YOU SEE THE FLOOD WARNINGS THERE AND THE FLOOD WATCHES THAT ARE UP ALSO WINRTE WEATHER OUT OVER THE ROCKIES. AND IS THAT STORM SYSTEM THAT IS GOING TO BE MOVING TO THEAS ET WE HAVEN’T SEEN A LOT OF SEVERE STORMS LIKE WE DID EARLIER IN THE WE,EK BUT THERE’S AT LEAST A MARGINAL RISK FOR THAT OVER PARTS OF TEXASND A THEN MOVING THROUGH THE DAY IS THE STORM SYSTEM DOES APPEARO T WEAKEN SOME INTO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WATCH THIS THOUGH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR MAYBE SOME THUNDERSTORMS IN OUR REGION RIGHT NOW. WE DO TNKHI IT LOOKS LIKE PASSING SHOWERS SOME BREEZES AND MESO COOLER AIR TUMBLING IN AND THAT COOLER AIR HAS HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE 50S OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND OVER THE ROCKIES. ROU TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW ARE MUCH WARMER THAN THAT. WE’VE GOT 78 IN MOUNT AIRY 79 IN NORTH WILKESBORO 70 RIGHT NOW IN SPAR ATAND SOME 80S SHOWING UP FROM MOCKSVILLE ALONG I-40 OVER TO GREENSBORO. TOWARD DANBURY ALSO AT 80 DEGREES FOR THE NEXT COLEUP OF DAYS. WE’LL HAVE WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE HIGH 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS LOW 80S IN THE FOOTHILLS AND LOW TO EVEN MID 80S EXPECTED ACROSS THE PIEDMONT TRIAD WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 50S THE CLOUD COVER TODAY IS SHOWING UP HERE FROM RALEIGH TO THE EAST WE’VE GOT CLEAR SKIES HERE THE DARKER COLORING AND THEN OUT TO THE WEST YOU’VE GOT A LITTLE MORE CLOUD COVER. THAT IS ALSO MOVING TO THE EAST SO I DO THINK WE’LL SEE AT LEAST SOME PASSING CLOUD. IN OUR FORECAST TOMORROW, IT SHOULD BE MAINLY SUNNY IT IS GOING TO BE WARM WITH A HIGH TEMP OF ABOUT 82 TOMORROW AFTERNOON FOR THE FOOTHILLS THOSE LUNCHTIME TEMPERATURES TOMORROW UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE IN THE MID 70S. SO MAYBE YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR LUNCH OUTDOORS IN THE MOUNTAINS. YOU’VE GOT A GREAT DAY FOR CHECKING OUT SOME FALL COLOR TIPS. WE’LL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S BYE LAT TOMORROW RIGHT NOW AGAIN, PRETTY QUIET WEATHER PATTERN WHERE WE ARE SO YOU LOOK AT THIS MAP THOUGH BY SATURDAY THAT FRONT. STARTS TO NOSE IN I DO THINK IT’S A LITTLE BIT SLOWER. SO MAYBE WE GET BY WITH SOME RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS FOR THE EARLY PART OF THE DAY ON SATURDAY. THAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR A LOT OF THE EVENTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE BY FRIDAY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. YOU CAN SEE THE SHOWERS PUSHING THROUGH BY SATURDAY NIGHT. THEY’VE ALREADY CLEARED OUR AREA AND BY SUNDAY MORNING, WE HAVE DRY SKIES. WE’RE WAKING UP TO A SUNNY BRISK DAY WITH HIGHS THAT ARE ONLY IN THE 50S AND 60S. SO HERE’S YOUR WEEKEND FORECAST FOR THE TRIAD. SEE THOSE TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 40S BY SUNDAY MORNING GOT A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND FOR FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ON THE HIGH SCHOOL FIELDS MID-70S A PRETTY MILD EVENING YOUR FOOTBALL FORECAST FOR WINSTON-SALEME STATE ON SATURDAY DOES HAVE SOME SHOWERS DEVELOPING AFTER LUNCH TIMEND A THEN LOOK FOR SOME LINGERING SHOWER CHANCES INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THAT’LL BE THE BEST STRAIN CHANCE IF YOU’RE HEADED OVER TO CHAPEL HILL YOU’VE GOT ALSO THAT RAIN CHANCE COMING IN LATE IN THE DAY WITH TEMPS IN THE 80S AND YOU’RE GOING TO HEAD DOWN TO CHARLOTTE FOR THE PANTHERS ON SUNDAY BY THEN. W’’VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR YOU, AND WE DO HAVE SOME COOLER AIR WITH A HIGH NEAR 70 IN CHARLOTTE HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S IN THE TRIAD AND MORNISNG THAT ARE IN THE 40S INTO NEXT WEEK. WELL COMINGP U NEW AUDIO HAS BEEN RELEASED IN THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SCANDAL AND AHEAD. YOU’RE GONNA HEAR SOME OF THE DEALS CUT BY THE MASTERMIND BEHIND BEHIND THE VARSITY BLUES GAME. AND STILL AHEAD TONIGHT ON WXII 12 NEWS AT. 6 WE ARE. WRITING SURVIVORS HOW ONE WOMAN’S HOPE AND STRENGTH IS INSPIRING OTHER WOMEN WHO’VE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER PLUS WANT TO START RECEIVES A SPECIAL AWARD. SHE’S SHARING SOME OF THE LESSONS. SHE’S LEARNING ABOUT LIVING HER BEST LIFE AND WHY RETIREMENT LOOKS AND FEELS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN SHE THOUGHT IT WOULD WXII 12 NEWS AT 6 BEGINS AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR. WE HOPE YOU WILL STICK AROUND .OKAY.E YOU WILL STICK AROUND THANK YOU. CKBA NOW WITH ONE FINAL CHECK ON TRAFFIC IN OUR FIVE O’CLOCK HOUR. ONCE AGAIN, WEAD H TO GREENSBORO. THIS IS I-48 ELM-EUGENE STREET ALIVE. LOOK AT THE EVENING COMMUTE. NO DELAYS WESTBOUND OR EASTBOUND, AND WE CERTAINLY HOPE IT STAYS THAT WAY. READY TO SCREAM AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN 25 YEARS SINCE THE FIRST CREAM AND A DECEAD SINCE SCREAM 4 NOW. THE ORIGINAL STAR IS NEFF CAMPBELL COURTENEY COX AND DAVID ARQUETTE ARE BACK WITH A NEW GENERATION OF POTENTIAL VICTIMS DAN A NEW GHOST FACE KILLER AND AN ALL-NEW SCREAM THAT’SUE D IN THEATERS, JANUARY 14TH AND A FUN FACT DIDN’T KNOW THIS THE MIEOV WAS FILMED IN WILMINGTON. NEWLY RELEASED AUDIO RECORDINGS REVEAL CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN THE MAN BEHIND THE 2019 COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SCANDAL RICK SINGER AND SOMEF O HIS CLIENTS THOSE PHONE CALLS COME AS MORE PARENTS INVOLVED. SCAM WEER FOUND GUILTY LAST WEEK LAURA. JARRETT HAS MORE. MONEY AND PHONY ATHLETIC CREDENTIALS GOT TIRHE KIDS INTO COLLEGE AND NOW COULD LAND THESE PARESNT BEHIND BARS FOR YEARS EVEN THESE DEFENDANTS. POWERFUL AND PRIVILEGED PEOPLE ARE NOT ABOVE THE LAW. THEY BROKE THE LAW. NOW THEY FACE THE CONSEQUENCES. JOHN WILSON AND GAMAL ABDELAZIZ WERE FOUND GUILTY ON FRAUD AND IBBRERY CHARGES FOR PAYING OVER TWO MILLION DOLLARS TO A COLLEGE AD MISSIONS CONSULTANT NAMED RICK SINGER THE MASTERMIND BEHIND THE VARSITY BLUES SCHEME. THEIR LAWYERS TRIED TO ARGUE. THE FAMILIES WERE DUPED BY SINGER INTO MAKING WHAT THEY THOUGHT WERE LEGITIMATE DONATIONS TO SCHLSOOIT LTLE DID THEY KNOW SINGER HAD BEGUN COOPERATING WITH THE GOVERNMENT. AND THE FEDSAUTGH C SOME OF THEIR MOST BRAZEN CONVERSATIONS ON TAPE. YEAH HAVE IT GETS FIRST PRIORITY. THAT’S VERY FIRST PRIORITY AND A LEGACY WILL HELP AND THEN SOME ADDITIONAL SIDE DOOR MONEY, OR YOU HAVE TO DO ALL THREE THESE RECORDINGS PLAYED FOR THE JURY AT TRIALFF OERING A CLEAR PICTURE OFHE TCA SM WILSON PAID SINGER $220,000 TO GET HIS SON INTO USCND A 1.5 MILLION FOR HIS TWIN DAUGHTERS TO GET INTO HARVARD. STANFO BUTRD SINGER SET A COACH AT STANFORD ADVISED THEY COULDN’T MEAK TIRHE PLANS TOO OBVIOUS. I CAN SEND HIM YOUR 500,000 THAT YOU WIRED. INTO MY ACCOTUN TO SECURE THE SPOT FOR ONE OF YOUR GIRLS. UM, I ASKEDIM H FOR A SECOND SPOT AND SAILING AND HE SAID HE CAN’T DO THAT BECAUSEE H HAS TO ACTUALLY RECRUIT SOME REAL SAILORS. SO THAT STANFORD DOESN’T CATCH ON. OKAY THAT I YEAH, SO THE SANFORD DOESN’T CATCH ON THE WHAT HE’S DOING AELBD AZIZ PAID SINGER $300,000 TO GET HIS DAUGHTER INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THEIR PLAN ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS TO CLAIM. SHE WAS A BASKETALL RECRUIT BASED ON FALSIFIED ATHLETIC EDCRENTIALS SINGER EXPLAIN THE PLAN TO ABDEL AZIZ OVER A PHONE CALL RECORDED AS PART OF THE INVESTIGATION SAYING A NOW FORMER ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL AT USC WAS IN I’M NOT GOING TO TELL THE IRS. ANYTHING ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOUR THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. ALMOST PAID TO DIE DONNA FINALLY CUS TO GET SABRINA INTO SCHOOL EVENHO THUG SHE WASN’T A LEGITIMATE BASKETBALL PLAYER AT THAT LEVEL. SO I’M NOT GONNA I’M NOT GOING TO SAY THAT TO THE IRS VIOBOUSLY. HE OKAY WITH THAT, RIGHT? OF COUE.RS DONNA HENNELL WAS CHARGED IN 2019 AND HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY FOR ATTORNEY TOLD CNN QUOTE. RICK. SINGER IS A KNOWN LIAR. NOTHING. HE SAYS ABOUT MY CLIENTS SCEIN HE BECAME A GOVERNMENT INFORMANT CAN OR SHOULD BE BELIEVED. ABDEL AZIZ AND WILSON, JUST TWO OF DOZENS OF PARENTS INVOLVED IN THE SCANDAL INCLUDING ACTRESSES FELICITY HUFFMAN AND LORI LOHLUGIN WHO PLEADED GUILTY AND SERVED SHORT PRISON SENTENCES OF DELLA SEASON WILLISTONRE A FACING UP TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON NOW FOR THEIR INVOLMENTVE JOHN WILSON AND KAMAL ABDALLAZIZ USED FRAUD AND BRIBERY TO GET WHAT THEY WANTED. WHAT THEY DID WASN I A FRONT TO HARDWORKING STUDENTS AND PARENTS. WXII 12 NEWS AT 6 STARTS RIGHT NOW IT HAS BEEN A VIOLENT FEW WEEKS IN ETH PIEDMONT TRIAD. SOME PEOPLE HAVE BECOME NUMB TO THE ALMOST DAILY REPORTS OF SHOOTINGS. BUT EACH ONE TOUCH IS A FAMILY AND A COMMUNITY. ABSOLUTELY AND TONIGHT. WE ARE HEANGRI FROM THE FAMILY OF A MAN FOUND DEAD OUTSIDE OF THE MILL 800 APARTMENTS LOCATED ON CHATHAM ROAD IN WINSTON-SALEM EARLIER THIS MONTH. T’L’S GO TO LOUIE TRAN. HE IS LIVE TONIGHT IN LOUIS THE FAMILY SHARED SOME SPECIAL. IS WITH YOU EARLIER TODAY? YEAH, GOOD EVENING. KENNY LOVED ONES. SAY LOOK HARDLY DONIX HAD A HUGE HEART. IN FACT, THEY SAY HIS NICKNAME WAS LONNIE LOVE BECAUSE HE CARED SO MUCH ABOUT THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM. YOU SEE EVERY PICTURE THAT WE HAVE OF HIM. HE’S AROUND IT. ISTH IS HIM RIGHT HERE. AND MY DAUGHTER COUTURE DEVANE ISD MY DAUGHTER COUTURE DEVANE LOOKING BACK ON THE PHOTOS OF HER OLDER BROTHER NOW THAT HE’S GONE. SHE’S LEFT WITH MEMORIES THAT SHE HOPES CAN FILL THE VOIIND HER HEART. IT IS DEVASTATING. UM, THERE WAS NEVER AN IMPORTANT. MOMENT. MY BROTHER WAS NOT THERE NOT ONLY FOR HER BUT ALSO FOR THE ENTIRE FAMIL Y.VEIN SAYS DIXON WOULD OFTEN CHECK ON. AND WHILEAMILY F MEMBERS DO NOT LIVE NEAR EACH OTHER. SHE SAYS HE WAS THE GLUE THAT HELD EVERYONE TOGETHER A FEELING THAT LYDIA GORDON WHO SHARES A SN WITH DIXON AGREES WITH AND IS NOW LEFT HOLDING HER FAMILY TIGHT. LLWI NEVER BE THE SAME. I ALWAYS BE DIFFERENT. MY SON WILL ALWAYS BE DIFFERENT. ONE MINUTE SOMEONE’S HERE ANDNT. THE NEXT MINUTE THEY’RE GONE, AND IT’S CRITICAL TO SWHO PEOPLE THAT YOU LOVE THEM WHILE THEY’RE HERE IS AND HE DID TTHA DIXON’S LOVE FOR OTHERS IS FELT BY MANY AS LOVED ONES TRY TO WRAP THEIR HEADS AROUND HIS ABSENCE. THEY SAY HIS LOVE WILL ALWAYS LIVE ON THROUGH THE PEOPLE THAT HE TOUCHED EVERYBODY LOVES HIM. HE WAS THE LIFE OF THE PARTY. SO CHARISMATIC. AND THAT WAS REALLY PROUD THAT HE WAS MY BROTHER. FAMILY MEMBERS TELL ME DIXON WAS A MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN AT THE APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT HE WORKED AT IF YOU HAVE ANY DETAILS THAT MAY HELP POLICE WITHHE TIR INVESTIGATION YOU ARE BEING URGED TO CALL CRIME STOPPERS WHERE YOUAN C REMAIN ANONYMOUS REPORTING LIVE FROM WINSTON-SALEM. I’M LOUIE TRAN WXII 12 NEWS. THE TEEN ACCUSED OF FATALLY SHOOTING HIS CLASSMATE AT MOUNT TABOR HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE BACK IN COURT TORWROOM MAURICE EVANS. JR.’S ATTORNEYS BY THE NAME OF J. BUYER SAYS THAT A BDON HEARING WILL BE HELD TOMORROW MORNING IN FORSYTH COUNTY SUPERIOR CRTOU NOW EVANS IS CHARGED WITH MURDER WHILE THE CASE WAS STILL IN JUVENILE COURT BUYERS HAD ASKED THE JUDGE THAT HIS CLIENT BE RELEASED TO HIS PARTS FENOR THE DISTRICT. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAYS THAT EVANS AND THE COMMUNITY ARE BOTH SAFER WITH HIM IN CUSTODY EVANS IS ACCEDUS OF SHOOTING WILLIAM JR. AT MOUNT TABOR HIGH SCHOOL ON SEPTEMBER 4TH FIRST AND MILLER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL. IN WILL THIS MAN IS CHARGED IN A FATAL SHOOTING AT A BARBER SHOP OFFICERS. SAY KEVIN FESIK JR. ROBBED THEN SHOT JOSE CORREA. IT HAPPENED EARLIERHI TS MONTH AT TV BARBER SHOP ON PHILLIPS AVENUE. KOREA LATER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL AS WELL FIKES IS CHARGED WITH MURDER AND ROBBERY WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON. HE IS DUE IN COURT TOMORROW A MAN FROM YADKINVILLE IS ACCUSED OF STEALING A BOX TRUCK THEN SPEEDING AWAY FROM POLICE AND BACKING INTO PARKED VEHICLES. GIBSONVILLE OFCEFIRS SAY THEY TRY TO PULL OVER KIRK FERIOLA ON BURLINGTON ROAD BECAUSE TRUCK DIDN’T HAVE ITS LIGHTS ON THEY SAY FERIOLA JUST KEPT DRIVING MADE A HARD TURN ONTO NC-61 AND ALMOST FLIPPED OVER BEFORE CONTINUING DOWN I-40 GUILFORD COUNTY DEPUTIES JOINED THE CHASE AROUND SOUTH ELMUG-EENE STREET INVESTIGATORS. SAY THE DRIVER STOPPED IN A WOODED AREA AT THE END OF SEBASTIAN ROAD THEN BACKED INTO A GIBSONVILLE POLICE CAR AND A GUILRDFO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE CAR INVESTIGATORS SAY FERIOLA WAS INVOLVED IN AN EARLIER CRASH IN ALAMANCE COUNTY LEFT THE HOSPITAL AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE AND THEN STOLE THE TRUCK. GOVERNOR COOPER SIGNED AN ENERGY BILL INTO LAW TAYOD AT ROLLS BACK GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM DUKE ENERGY. THIS BILL WENT THROUGH MONTHS OF NEGOTIATIONS AND DOZENS OF DIFFERENT VERSIONS. THE GOVERNOR SAYS THIS BILL MOVESHE T STATE INTO A QUOTE RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE CLEAN ENERGY FUTEUR THE LAW INSTRUCTS, THE STATES UTILITIES COMMISSIONED TO TAKE ALL REASONABLE STEPS TO CUT CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION FROM DUKE ENERGY’S POWER PLANTS BY0 7 PERCENT BY THE YEAR 2030. THE GOVERNOR SAYS 15 OTHER US STATESAV HE REQUIREMENTS, BUT VIRGINIA IS THE ONLY OTHER ONE IN THIS PTAR OF THE COUNTRY THE FDA AUTHORIZED AN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE FORHE T FIRST TIME HEALTH OFFICIALS. SAY THE VAPING DEVICE FROM RJ ARE RJ REYNOLDS HAS BENEFITS FOR SMOKERS. AND NOW THE COMPANY IS MOVING FORWARD WITH THREE OF ITS PRODUCTS. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE VUSE SOLO POWER UNIT AND TWO OF ITS REPLACEMENT CARTRIDGES AS YOU SEE HERE THEDA F SAYS THAT THE COMPANY’S DATA SHOW THE E-CIGARETTES HELP SMORSKE SIGNIFICANTLY CUT BACK ON THEIR USE OF CIGARETTES A RE P.IT IS FOR RJR SAYS THAT THE COMPANY HAS BEEN WORKING TOWARD E THAUTHORIZATION SINCE 2016. WE WILL WAIT A FINAL DECISIONS ON SOME OTHER OF OUR PRODUCTS AS WELL AND WE’LLON CTINUE TO INNOVATE OUR PRODUCTS CONTINUE TO WORK TO REDUCE THE HEALTH IMPACT OF OUR PRODUCTS OFFER ALTERNATIVES TO SMOKERS AND GENERATE THE SCIENCE TO SUPPORT THAT. IN THE DECISION THE FDA ACKNOWLEDGED SOME CONCERNS ABOUT YOUNG NEW SMOKERS USING E-CIGARETTE PRODUCTS. THE FDA SAYS THAT THE AUTHORIZATION LIMITS THE MARKETING OF THE PRODUCTS TO TRY TO REDUCE YOUTH EXPOSURE MEANTIME LAST MONTH THE ANCGEY REJECTED APPLICATIONS FOR MORE THAN A MILLION E-CIGARETTES AND RELATED PRODUCTS MAINLY BECAUSE OF THEIR POTENTIAL APPEAL TO UNDERAGE TEENAGERS. BUT THERE IS OPTIMISM TONIGHT IN THE COUNTRY’S FIGHT TO END THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. CDC IS PREDICTING THE NUMBER OF HOSPITALIZATIONS ANDEA DTHS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DECLINE OVER THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS OR SO, BUT THEY ALSOARN W IT’S STILL NOT OVER THEY SAY MORE PEOPLE WILL UNFORTUNATELY SPEND TIME INSIDE DURING THE WINTER MONTHS WHICH COULD INCREASE THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS AND SEND CASES BACK UP AGAIN HEALTH EXPERTS. SAY THE RISK FOR CHILDREN IS THE HIGHTES RIGHT NOW MOST OF WHOM ARE NOT YET OLD ENOUGH TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A VACCINE. EYTH SAY GETTING THE COVID VACCINE IS STILL THE BEST WAY TO GET US OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC. AND PUSHES STILL ON GETTING THE FIRST DOSE FOR MANY AN FDA ADVISORY PANEL IS GETTING READY TO MEET TO DISCUSS BOOSTERS FOR MODERNA AND JOHNSON AND JOHNSON’S VACCINES PFIZER’S BOOSTER SHOT IS ALREADY AUTHORIZED FOR PEOPLE AT A HIGHER RISK OF GETTING SERIOUSLY ILL FROM COVID-19 SPEFICACILLY IN NORTH CAROLINA, 70% OF ADULTS HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF ONE OF THE COVID-19 VACCINES 65% OF ADULTS ARE NOW CONSIDERED FULLY VACCINATED VACCINATIONS ARE CURRENTLY OPEN TO ANYONE WHO IS AT LEAST 12 YEARS OF AGE IN OUR STATE HALLOWEEN JUST A FEW WEEKS AWAY. HEALTH EXPERTS SAY YOU DON’T HAVEO T HOLD OFF ON THE COSTUMES OR TRICK-OR-TREATING AS LONG AS YOU TAKE A FEW ERAXT STEPS TO MAKE SURE YOU STAY SAFE COLETTE STEIN EXPLAINS. ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE OUR SECOND HALLOWEEN DURING THE PANDEMIC AND JUST LIKE LAST YEAR EXPERTS ARE RECOMMENDING YOU TAKE SOME EXTRA STEPS TO KPEE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY SAFE THIS YEAR. SHELL JEFFREY A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT NOVANT HEALTH IS RECOMMENNGDI FAMILIES STICK TO THE BASICS THIS YEAR TO KEEP SAFE WE DO. RECOMMEND FREQUENT HAND WASHING AND HAND SANITIZING IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO TAKE SOME HAND SANITIZER WITH YOU A TRICK OR TREATING AND HELPING YOUR KIDS FREQUENTLY SANITIZE, ESPECIALLY IF THEY WANT TO SNEAK A TREAT BEFORE THEY GET HOME. JEFFREY SAYS SOCIAL DISTANCING IS ALSO A MUST BUT WHENT I COMES TO WEARING MASKS IT’S NOT AS SIMPLE AS ANY OTHER DAY OFHE T YEAR. WE DON’T RECOMMEND THAT CHILDREN ARWE BOTH A COSTUME MASK AND A MASK TOGETHER BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE THEM. WITH BREATHING BUT IN BETWEEN HOESUS IF THEY TAKE THEIR COSTUME MASK OFF PUTTING THEIR MASK ON WHILE THEY’RE TRAVELING IN THAT GROUP IS A GOOD IDEA. OVERALL. JEFFREY SAYS THE BEST WAY TO KEEP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY SAFE IS BY GETTING VACCINATED IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE, BUT IF YOU ARE UNVACCINATEDND A WOULD STILL LIKE TO TRICK OR TREAT SAFELY UNVACCINATED PEOPLE NEED TOEE KP THEIR DISTANCE AND WHERE THEIR MASK WHENEVER THEY ARE AROUND PEOPLE WHO DON’T LIVE IN THEIR HOME IN WINSTON-SALEM COLLETTSTEIN WXII 12 NEWS. WELL TONIGHT WE’RE GONNA TAKE A MOMENT TO CELEBRATE OUR FRIDEN AND FORMER CO-WORKER WANDA STARKE. YEAH. SHE WAS AWARDED T THERELLIS SUPPORTIVE CARES LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE LEADERSHIP AWARD, WHICH RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY WANDA, OF COURSE WORKED HERE AT WXII FOR DECADES AND RETIRED LAST YEAR. HE WANTS TO WEEKLY SERIES CALLED A PLACE TO CALL HOME PROFILING CHILDREN WHO ARE WAITING TO BE ADOPTED THIS WAS PERSONAL FOR HER BECAUSE SHE WAS ADOPTED AS A YOUNG WOMAN. INSPIRE SERIES SELLING SO MANY OF YOUR STORIES AND SHARING HOW PEOPLE RIGHT HERE IN THE TRIAD ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. WAAND SAYS SHE WAS HONORED AND STUNNED TO BE NAMED. THIS YEAR’S AWARD RECIPIENT. I HAVE TO ADMIT THOUGH WHEN I FIRST LEARNED THAT IAS W BEING NOMINATED FOR THE SWORD. I THOUGHT AM I REALLY LIVING MY BEST LIFE REALLY BECAUSE WHEN I PLANNED THISET RIREMENT THING HERE’S AGO. I THOUGHT RETIREMENT WOULD BE A LOT OFNT IERNATIONAL TRAVEL WOULD BE PRODUCING DOCUMENTARIES. I WOULD BE TAKING CLASSES AND THEN WE GOT A PANDEMIC AND EVERYTHING CAME TO A HALT BUT ATWH I REALIZED IS THAT I NEED TO FOCUS ON WHAT I CAN DO NOT WHAT I CAN’T SO WHILE I CAN’T TAKE CLASSES IN PERSON, THERE’S SO MHUC THAT I CAN LEARN EVERY DAY. THERE AREOOKS B THAT I CAN READ THERE ARE MOVIES THAT I CAN WATCH THERERE A CULTURAL EXPERIENCES THAT THAT I I CAN I CAN SHARE THERE’S SO MUCH TO LEARN EVERY DAY. HUMBLE GRACIOUSND A WISE AS ALWAYS A WELL-DESERVED HONOR FOR WANDA STARKE. CONGRATULATIONS TO HER FMRO ALL OF US HERE AT WXII. WE’LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL YOU’RE CHEMO IS OVER OROU Y GET THIS CLEAN BILL OF HELP FROM YOUR DOCTOR. YOU ARE SURVIVOR AT DAY ONE. STILL AHEAD CELEBRATING SURVIVORS A WOMAN SHARES HER STORY OF HOPE AND STRENGTH TO BRING ENCOURAGEMENT TO OTHER WOMEN FIGHTING BREAST CANCER. AND WE ARE LIVE HERE IN CHARLOTTE. WHERE THE WEDNESDAYS BELONG TO WOMEN AT THE ACC TIP-OFF. WE ARE CHECKING IN WITH EACH OF THE BIG FOUR TEAMS NEXT. DANN O WEDNESDAYS, OF COURSE WE WEAR PINK SO WE ARE DOING THAT TO THE FIG AHTGAINST BREAST CANCER TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THE COLORS ON THE MAP BEHIND ME. YEAH, WE’VE GOT SOME BLUE. THAT’S THE COLD AIR THAT’S GONNA BE MOVING OUR WAY BUT FIRST A GBI WARM-UP IN OUR FORECAST WE’LL TELL YOU. HOWND A WHY THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SALT IN OUR DIETS ALSO OUR INTERVIEW WITH SOMEF O THE EARLY VICTIMS OF HAVANA SYNDROME THE UNEXPLAINED PHENOMENON THAT’S AFFLICTED HUNDREDS OF US DIPLOMATS AND SPIES WHEN WE SEE YOU BACK HERE TONIGH T.GOT IT.HERE TONIGH THANK YOU. IT IS WEDNESDAY AND WE ARE OF COURSE WEARING. TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT BREAST CANCER ALL MONTH LONG. WE’VE BEEN HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DETECTION AND TESTING AND ALSO CELEBRATING SURVIVOR STORIES AUDREY BISQUE INTRODUCES US TO A WOMAN WORKING TO INSPIRE ALL OF THE FIGHTERS OUTHT ERE. IT WAS REALLY SPECIAL HEANGRI LAURA CRAVEN’S BREAST CANCER JOURNEY WHO IS STILL FIGHTING TODAY. SHE WAS UNDER 40 WITH NO FAMILY HISTORY WHEN SHE WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED. SHE WENT THROUGH. AND RADIATION AND THEN 15 YEARS LAR.TE SHE WAS DIAGNOSED AGAIN. THERE’S ALWAYS HOPE. WITH A SMILE ON HER FACE LAURA CRAVEN RADIATES, HOPEND A STRENGTH. I WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED AND IT WAS ACTUALLY APRIL 1ST OF 2003 AND YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, IT’S VERY SC ARY THEN AND I FOUND SOME GOOD SUPPORT SYSTEMH WIT THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AND THEN YOU KNOW 15 YEARS LATER WHEN I GOT A SECOND DIAGNOSIS. MY WLDOR OF SUPPORT HAD JUST GROWN TREMENDOUSLY LAURA FOCUSES ON BNGEI ACTIVE IN HER RECOVERY AND STAYING POSITIVE TO HELP SHE BECAME A VOLUNTEER WITH ACS. THEY’RE ALL ABOUT THE CELEBRATION OF THE SURVIVORSHIP. AND SO THAT’S WHAT I WANTED TO GET INVOLVED IN AND TO SEE ALL ETH BUSINESSES PINK AND LIKE AT YOUR TV STUDIO AND ALLF O THE PINK ON WEDNESDAYS IS JUST THE COMMUNYIT SUPPORT IS JUST AWESOME LAURA ENCOURAGES OTHER WOMEN NOT TO BE AFRAID TO CELEBRATE SURVIVORSHIP A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE WHEN THAT STARTS AND FOR ME IT STARTS AT DAY ONE OF DIAGNOSIS BECAUSE THAT’S THE DAY YOU BECOME A FIGHTER SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL YOU’RE CHEMO IS OVER OR YOU GET THIS CLEAN BILL OF HELP FROM YROU DOCTOR. YOU ARE SURVIVOR AT DAY ONE. AND LAURA HAS ALWAYS LOOKED FORWARD TO THE MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CCEANR 5K NON-COMPETITIVE WALK. IT’S COMING UP THIS SATURDAY IN GREENSBOROT A COUNTRY PARK ANYTIME FROM 8:30 TO NOON. YOU CAN COME BY AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT, PLEASE VISIT WXII 12.C/WOMEWEAR PINK TO REGISTER TODAY REPORTING FOR WXII NEWS. I’M AUDREY BISC. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IS GETTING SET FOR WEEK 9 THIS FRIDAY NIGHT, WHICH WILL BE HERE SOON HIGH SCHOOL PLAYBOOK HEADS OUT TO GREEN. FOR OUR GAME OF THE WEEK BETWEEN NORTHERN GUILFORD AND PAGE. THIS IS SHAPING UP TO BE A COMPETITIVE GAME A GOOD LOCAL RIVALRY. NORTHERN IS ONE OF THE TOP TEAMS IN THE CONFEREENC THE NIGHTHAWKS ARE UNDEFEATED 7-0 PAGE DROPS. IT DROPPED ITS FIRST THREE, BUT THE PIRAT AESREED R HOT TOO THEY HAVE WON FOUR STRAIGHT SINCE BY THE WAY, THEY COULDN’T WIN A SINGLE GAME IN THE SPRING SO THEY HAVE TURNED IT AROUND FOR SURE. IT IS CLICKING PAGES READY TO HOST THE NIGHTHAWKS THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7:30 LOOKOR F HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR LAUREN WALSH AND JOHN JOHNSTON AND ALSO LOOKING AHEAD. THE ARDMORE RUN AGAINST HUNGER ROSS STARTS IN JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THERE’S AN IN PERSON AND A VIRTUAL OPTION THIS YEAR. SO ANYONE CAN PARTICIPATE FROM ANYWHERE ARE RESIDENT RUNNING ENTHUSIASTS. LANIE POPE IS HERE WITH ALL THE DETAILS ON THE BIG RAW. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO SHOW THIS GREAT SHIRT. OH, YOUNO KW, I HAVE A NUMBER OF THESE BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD A PARTNERSHIP OF COURSE WITH SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK FOR I GUESS 15 YEARS NOW. I’VE BEEN TAKING PART IN THAT RACE. I WON’T BE RUNNING THIS YEAR BECAUSE THERE’S ANOTHER SPECIAL EVENT HAPPENING THAT MORNING AND THAT IS THE ALZHEIMER’S WALK IN GREENSBORO. BUT IT WILL BE OUT THERE SATURDAY MORNING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE KICKSTART AT FOR THE 5K THIS YEAR. THE RUN OF COURSE IS BACKN I PERSON THIS YEAR. THEY ARE USING SOME PRECAUTIONS THEY ENCRAOU YGEOU TO BRING A MASK WEAR A MASK WHEN YOU CAN THEY’RE GONNA HAVE HAND SANITIZING STATIONS OUT THERE AS WELL. I’LL HAVE MY MASK ON FOR THAT START. IT IS SATURDAY MORNING AT 8 FOR THE FUN RUN. THATS I AT REDEEMER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN WINSTON-SALEM. THEY HAVE THE FUN RUN 8:30 THE 5K. I’LL SEE YOU THERE. THEN THE 10K. AFTER TTHA THAT VIRTUAL OPTION ALSO BENEFITS SECOND HARVEST FOOD YOU CAN DO THAT KIND OFN O YOUR OWN TIME BETWEEN FRIDAY AND MONDAY, SO WE’RE JUST EXCITED THAT WE’RE ABLE TO BE BACK IN PERSON AT LEAST BUT DOING SO SAFELY. SO HEFOPULLY WE’LL SEE YOU OUT THERE ON SATURDAY MORNING, AND YES, WE’RE HOPING THAT THE RAIN IS GOING TO HOLD OFF AND I DO THINK THAT IT MIGHT WITH OUR CURRENT TIMING. WELL, LET’S LOOK OUT THERE TODAY WHERE WE HAD SOME SUNSHINE. IT WAS NICE RIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES THAT WERE WARM. MAYBE WARMER THAN YOU’D LIKE. I DON’T KNOW. I HAVEN’T HEARD ANY COMPLAINTS YET WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S ACROSS THE AREA. WEEKEND FORECAST DOES HAVE A BIG DIP IN THE TEMPS NOTICE HOW WE’RE ONLY IN THE 60S AND SOME 40S IN THE MORNING NOW, IT’S GONNA BE A LITTLE CHILLY THERE FOR RAW ON SATURDAY MORNING AT 48 THE SHOWERS I THINK WILL COME IN AFTER MIDDAY ON SATURDAY UNLE THESS TIMING CHANGES SIGNIFICANTLY, BUT THAT’S WHAT WE’RE THINKING RIGHT NOW THE HIGH TEMPERATURES OUT THERE TODAY WERE IN THE LOW 80S AND WE’RE IN THE 70S RIGHT NOW. WE’VEOT G 75 AND MOUNT AIRY. OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 81 DEGREES. SO ALMOST 10 DEGREES. ABOVE NORMAL WE’RE GOING TO BE IN THE 80S THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, THEN TTHARO FNT COMES IN AND THAT WILL DROP THOSE TEMPS AND WE’LL BE DOWN INTO THE 40S FOR MORNING TEMPERATUSRE BY SUNDAY MORNING TONIGHT STILL FEELS PRETTY COMFORTABLE MID TO UPPER 50S BY TOMORROW MORNING. SO YOU MIGHT NEED A LIGHT JACKET. THEY’LL BE A LITTLE BIT OF PATCHY FOG OUT THERE AS WE START. HERE’S YOUR 12 HOUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW WITH TEMPERATURES THAT WILL BE IN THE LOW 80S A WARM DAY. MAINLY DAY A GOOD OUOOTDR DAY. THE FOOTHILLS WITH TEMPERATURES ALSO INHE T LOW 80S BY LATE AFTERNOON IN THE MOUNTAINS. WE’VE GOT MID-50S TO START AND THEN WE’RE IN THE 70S BY THE AFTERNOON LUNCH TIME IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL HAVE TIPS CLOSE TO 70 DEGREES. THERE’S SOME GOOD FALL COLOR. STARTING TO SEE SOME OF THAT COMING DOWN THROUGH SOME OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS A LITTLE BIT OF A DELAY. YOU SEE OUR FRONT OUT TO THE WEST IT IS CREATING FLOODING AND SEREVE WEATHER CONCERNS OVER TEXAS WINTER WEATHER OVER THE ROCKIES FOR US A LINE OF SHOWERS AND SOME SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER AIR BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE THE TEMPERATURES OUT IN DENVER ARE ONLY IN THE 50S. SO HERE’S HOW IT LOOKS TO PLAY OUT. ISTH IS SATURDAY MORNING SOME CLOUDS RAIN STARTS TO MOVE IN BY AF TERNOON. WE’LL SEE SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS MOVING INTO THE TRIAD SHOULD BE OUT OF HERE. SATURDAY NIGHT BY SUNDAY WE HAVE THE COOLER MORNINGSN I THE 40S AND THEN HIGHS THAT ARE ONLY IN THE 50S AND 60S FOR SUNYDA AFTERNOON. I MENTIONED THAT WALKED IN ALZHEIMER’S I’LL BE JETTING OVER TO GREENSBORO TO LABOWER PARK SATURDAY MORNING FOR THAT WALK. IT IS A 9 AM REGISTRATION A 10 AM CEREMONY THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE WALK. OF COURSE, IT BENEFITS THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION ALSO HERE AT AUDREY TALKING AUTBO THE MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER. SHE WILL BE AT COUNTRY PARK ON SATURDAY MORNING. THEY HAVE NO SETS START TIME. THEY’RE KIND OF STAGGERING THIS EVENT 8:30 UNTIL NOON. IT BENEFITSHE T AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY IF YOU’RE WANTING TO CHECK OUT THE FALL COLOR, WE DO HAVE SOME RAINN I THE MORNING ON SATURDAY, BUT LOOK AT THESE TEMPERATURES IN THE MOUNTAINS IN THE 30S RIGHT NOW PEEKING IN WESTERN, NTHOR CAROLINA THROUGH ABOUT OCTOBER THE 20TH. WE’RE ABOUT ONE WEEKEND AWAY FROM THE BLUE █RIDGE PARKWAY ACTUALLY HITTING ITS PEAK. HER’’S YOUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST TEMPERATURES. WARM FOR NOW, BUT MUCH COOLER THE END OF THAT SEVENTH DA