We’re also following the updates coming out of Charlotte after three officers were killed and five more were shot. Plus, the day and time showers will appear this week, and the pro-Palestinian protest is on its fourth day at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Watch WRAL-TV at 7 p.m., and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com.

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Rep. John Szoka, R-Cumberland