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Description: North Carolina lawmakers will hold a midnight session to pass a major energy bill that would lay out a decade or more of policy.

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North Carolina lawmakers will hold a midnight session to pass a major energy bill that would lay out a decade or more of policy.

the house will come to order. Members will take their seats, visitors retired from the chamber. Sergeant arms will close the doors. Members and visitors are asked to please silence all electronic devices. This morning's prayer will be offered by represented Quick Members and visitors are asked to please stand for the prayer and to remain standing for the pledge of allegiance thereafter represented Quick Thank you Mr speaker uh in respect for other faith traditions. Could we please pause for a moment of silence before I pray a christian prayer. Good morning Lord, thank you for this new day. No one can make a day but you. So we thank you for this day that you have made and we rejoice and are glad in it. Please grant each of us hands to do your work and hearts just like yours, Full of love, Grace, mercy, compassion and justice and father. While we have your ear, please continue to bless every family represented in this chamber and this great state. And though our session maybe short this morning we pray that your love and your blessings upon us last all of our lives in jesus name. Amen. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. States of America and to your Mhm. Why no in the or charity. Yeah. Jim from caldwell represented halls recognised promotion Mr Speaker. The journal for July 14 has been examined and found to be correct. I move that it be approved as written represented hall moves the journal for July 14 be approved as written those in favor say aye. Those bows. No the eyes have it. The journalists approved message from Senator corker agree hospital for four Senate committee substitute third edition appeared to be entitled act providing that the public safety answering points, reasoning, public safety answering points and other employees and agents of employees and law enforcement agents are not liable for damage and the civil action except for cases wanted and willful misconduct for concurrence in the Senate committee, substitute counter central 36 B members chairs informed. This is just gonna be a motion not concur so without objection we had this to this morning's calendar court may continue hospital 5 22. Senate committee substitute second edition appeared to be entirely an act to modify provisions regulating the service and released alternative jurors for concurrence in the city committee. Substitute Council in Rule 36 B. We'll go and add it to this morning's calendar chairs chair does not believe this is controversial but we'll take a quick look at him. So counter represents Zachary. Please approach the diets. Have a read Representative Zachary and Warren Hospital for four. A bill to be entirely immunity from 9 11 dispatchers. General Senator North Line and acts gentlemen from Yadkin represents actually recognized her emotion. Uh Mr Speaker, I make a motion did not concur. Gentleman's moved to the house. Do not concur with the centime substitute House bill for for just a moment, House will come to order the gentleman's recognized like to briefly debate the motion. Uh, just ask everybody to vote yes. Okay. Further discussion debate. Not the question for the House adoption. The motion not to concur House before four Senate committee substitute those in table vote either as opposed to vote no or equipment vote Brendan jones. I destined Hall live Blackwell I Candy smith. No, I Candy smith. I Hawkins. I represented terry on the floor, represented terry on the floor. Core clock machine recorded 106. Haven't been in the affirmative, none of the negative. The House has not concurred. The Senate committee substitute house before four sensibly, so not viable one. The corporate greed representatives are Zilkha destined Hall and vale House Bill 9 51. A bill to be entitled an act to modernize north Carolina's generation of great resources, the rate making and invest the critical energy infrastructure for the benefit of customers. Journalism of north china and act for a discussion for another debate. Not question where the House passed the House bill 9 51 on its third reading is in favor of vote either as opposed to vote no equipment, vote, right cork slot machine recorded vote 60 having voted the affirmative 46 negative. House Bill 9 51 passes third reading bills ordered, engrossed and sent to the Senate. Corker raid represents Yarborough stevens and Zachary. I spent 5 22 built the entire narrative modified provisions regulating the services or at least as alternate jurors, general senators. No climax. I'm sorry, represents stevens recognized for emotions. Mr. Speaker members of the House moved that. We do concur with the sentence modifications. He's moved the House. You can curb further discussion debate on the motion. What purpose come from coming represent Richardson Rice asked my co chair question if you yield just a moment, Representative stephens the lady yield, I do Shields House come to order. Please excuse my ignorance on this late hour. But what are we voting on? This is one in which we talked about with the alternate jurors remaining until deliberations were complete and what the Senate did is pick up some other places where that occurred and added them into the same bill. Further discussion, further debate. Not the question where the House stops in the motion. Concur in the Senate committee substitute house about 5 22 years in favor of vote. They're supposed to vote no cork open to vote representive are up on the floor are by represent Rogers. Gentlemen tend to be the only no vote. Okay cork white machine recorded vote 106 haven't voted the affirmative. One of the negative. That's about 5 22. The House has concurred the Senate committee substitute bills, order enrolled sent to the governor. What purpose john from union represent brody rice. Mr. Speaker. I'd like to be recorded as voting no on 951 please On which 1. 51 Jump of course I'm voting no. 951 represent belts at the same request. I saw that green light back there. I wasn't sure if it was anyway. Lady will be recorded as having voted no on house Bill 951. Remember we have completed our calendar for the night slash mornings last week. Uh, we have any notices or announcements what purpose of the jump from wayne verse and bell rise four point of personal privilege jumping as for the house will come to order. Thank you MR Speaker as as we moved into a new day. Uh That means we do have an opportunity to celebrate a new birthday. One of our Sergeant Orange Bill more his birthday is today and I think he's hiding around the corner. Um but would you join me in saying happy birthday to Mr Bill more? Thank you. That was yeah. Mhm. Saying was that? Yeah. Yeah. And members what we will be doing. There's a few other notices and announcements were actually going to recess until 10 a.m. There will be no votes at 10 a.m. There will be no action taken other than we were doing ratifications and messages and a few administrative matters. She will be able to adjourn and take care of that business that we are going to adjourn this evening. What purpose of Gentleman Guitar residents at cerise make an announcement german asked for and pursuant to the calendar. I would like to say members of House finance regarding our 10 o'clock meeting in the morning. I would like to say be there promptly, but you don't have to. That meeting has been cancelled. For what purpose? Jump from gas and represent orbit. Rise inadvertently pushed the green on 9 51 when meaning to push the red Mr Speaker. I think that you Just be recorded as having voted No House Bill 951 for purpose. Gentleman from uh, Lincoln represents saying rise for an announcement jumping hours for thank you Mr Speaker. Uh, since we're all here and I thought we'd make good use of our time tomorrow morning. House appropriations will meet at nine o'clock. We're taking up House Bill 4 20 also ask you to bring your copy of the Senate budget. That's S 105 Thank you. What purpose away from Gilbert represent Harrison Rise. Um, Mr. Speaker man, um, be recorded as a no on 5 22 please. They will be recorders haven't voted no on the motion to concur on House Bill 5 22 members for your planning purposes. Uh, we will, uh, when we adjourned this morning, we're going to adjourn until monday at four p.m. There will be no repeat no recorded votes on monday. The chair does not anticipate any recorded votes on Wednesday either. Um, excuse me on Tuesday. Uh, we, there is a veto override presently scheduled for Wednesday the 21st. The chair does believe that that is probably going to be removed from the calendar. We will note, we will notify members specifically on Tuesday. Uh, specifically, we do have a number of members who have advised the chair that they're probably going to be out for different medical procedures. So, um, I don't want to say who and what just to respect their privacy. But please know we do have some of our colleagues who are facing some pretty serious health matters right now and ask that you remember our colleagues, uh, maybe some of them are unmentioned in your thoughts and prayers as we go forward. So, uh, ah I don't want to say defensively. It won't be done Wednesday, but I feel confident it will not be done Wednesday. And I've advised our caucus that uh, earlier today, but we'll let everybody know in advance. So, uh, and we'll make sure the majority leader and the minority leader representatives know that as well the appropriate time for what purpose does the late from weight? Representative will rise to ask the question of the speaker uh recognized. Could you go over the schedule again for tomorrow and monday and Tuesday just so that I can make sure that I am clear on what it is. So this takes care of our business for this week as far as votes were done. Uh This is was this thursday morning at this point. So we're done. We're done with session for this week uh after we adjourned. So nothing on course on friday saturday, sunday and so forth, monday. There will be a no vote session at four p.m. Uh and Tuesday there will be a no vote session. We do have on Wednesday the joint resolution honoring former Representative uh Melanie waved good when we're doing that, I understand the family is going to be here for that. There was also a veto override scheduled for Wednesday and I just want to be candid with. I do not think that we will take that up because as I mentioned, there are several members who I know we're gonna be out with some health issues who advised the chair of that. So I doubt those will be taken up. We'll let everybody know for sure by Tuesday. So you can know for sure. As a matter of fact, what would happen if we're not, it'll probably be taken off the calendar Tuesday that way. You don't have to worry about it or be concerned or anything. So that's uh that that's where we are on that. But so no further business this week when we will next have recorded votes will be next Wednesday. Is that satisfied? Yes ma'am? And for what purpose of Gentleman from Guilford represent quick rise to acts? Representatives say. No question everything saying jumonville, are you he else? Thank you, sir. Is there a webex option for appropriations tomorrow? We need to be in person. There's not. You have to be there in person. Oh, any further any further notices, notices or announcements Seeing none. The gentleman from caldwell represented Hall is recognized for emotion. Mr. Speaker I moved the house do now adjourn and reconvene monday july 19th at four p.m. Subject to the standard stipulation set forth in real 15.1 Representative Hall move seconded by a representative kearney at the House. Do now adjourn to reconvene. Monday July 19 at four p.m. subject to the standard stipulations set more than Rule 15.1. Those people say I those opposed No. You guys have a House stands adjourned.

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NC lawmakers hold midnight session to pass major energy bill

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Boviet Solar plans to spend $294 million by the end of 2027 as part of the deal, state economic development officials said Friday. Commerce officials approved an incentives package worth up to $16.4 million.

<p>To, to all of you and we bring you greetings. I would like to also extend gratitude to other elected officials who are joining us today. If you'll please stand. Thank you. I want to also start by expressing how thrilled we are to have you here today. We are proud of our city here in Greenville. And I think that pride is evident in this room today and why wouldn't we be proud? Greenville is a thriving hub of, of eastern North Carolina. We have a growing population, a diverse based manufacturing manufacturers, top notch educational institutions, state of the art, medical facilities and vibrant art and entertainment scenes. The people in Greenville are as friendly and as talented as they come. We all work well together and that is a tremendous, tremendous key to progress. There are so many reasons to be proud of Greenville and today I'm thrilled that our city is getting even better with all of that being said, I would like to introduce to you a Greenville native and Chief Deputy Secretary of Commerce Jordan Richard. Well, thank you so much. Uh Mayor Pro Daniels. Uh it is a beautiful day and uh uh especially great day to be back home in Greenville, North Carolina. Uh So, on behalf of uh our North Carolina Secretary of Commerce Michelle Baker Sanders, uh Good afternoon. Uh Today really is not only the celebration of an incredible partnership uh with the city of Greenville, Pitt County, uh the Greenville Eastern North Carolina Alliance, the Department of Commerce, our, our partners across the state. Uh But it's also calls to celebrate uh some really exciting news and the first uh such announcement this year in Pitt County across the state in North Carolina, we are uh already ahead of our pace from last year. Uh Having a wonderful year in terms of economic development. Today is a wonderful announcement of that. Since January across the state, we've announced uh 39 projects and this will be our 40th, more than 3600 jobs across North Carolina and over $2.5 billion in economic development investment statewide. And today's news uh is also great as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of Greenville, North Carolina. Over those 250 years, we've seen Greenville change and evolve and the evolution of Greenville as a community is parallel to what we've seen across the state from an economy once dependent on agriculture and tobacco. Pitt County and Greenville is transformed into an economy that's supported by medicine uh and advanced manufacturing and clean energy jobs like we're here to talk about today. Uh having grown up here and watch that evolution and watch Downtown and Dickinson Avenue evolve and having gone to school across the street at CMXS Middle School, it's especially gratifying to be back and to be working on wonderful announcements like this. Uh And today, it's also an incredible honor to introduce uh someone who I've had the great pleasure of working for in Raleigh for the past 7.5 years. Uh He's been working to build a stronger North Carolina uh where everyone has as an opportunity to live in safe communities, get a quality education, uh have good access to great jobs and great health care. Uh And where everybody has a chance to live lives of purpose and abundance. And today he'll share with the Greenville community some outstanding news. Uh that'll help get us closer to North Carolina, North Carolina. That's more diverse, more inclusive works uh even more for all the people of this great state. Uh So it's my honor now to introduce to you the 75th governor of North Carolina Roy Cooper. Thank you so much, Greenville, aren't you proud of Jordan Witcher? Let me just say, Chief Deputy Secretary of the Department of Commerce. And uh you might notice that I have a lot of people in my administration who are from Eastern North Carolina. It's because I grew up here and I know the kind of people that they are. So I am so happy to be here. With you today, seeing so many friends and familiar faces uh and to celebrate what's gonna happen today. Uh Thank you Marquita for being here, Representative reader. Thank you for, for, for being here. Thank you representative for you. Uh Thank you, appreciate all of you guys candy. Thank you for coming. Very grateful for you coming and being part of this. Um II, I wanna thank Mayor Pro TEM Daniels and say thank you very much for your hard work here. But it's great to join with you today with an outstanding announcement for the city of Greenville, Pitt County, eastern North Carolina and I am our entire state. I am so proud to announce that Bovi at Solar, an international renewable energy company has selected North Carolina for its first North American solar panel manufacturing facility that will create 900 jobs and invest $294 million right here in Greenville, North Carolina. Our economists predict that this project will lift North Carolina's economy by more than $2.9 billion over the next 12 years. This economic development. When shows us how teamwork, teamwork and that's a fitting word here in front of Dowdy Ficklin Stadium, teamwork and our amazing workforce. Keep bringing advanced manufacturing jobs to our state here in Pitt County. You have a great legacy of manufacturing, making everything from life saving pharmaceuticals to packaging personal care products and now comes important components for clean renewable energy. North Carolina is becoming an epicenter for clean energy that's putting money in the pockets of North Carolina families and small businesses. And as we've learned in North Carolina the last few years, a clean energy economy is a strong economy, providing American security. North Carolina is a leader in that 19 billion in capital investments and nearly 16,000 good paying manufacturing jobs created here since 2021 with the fourth largest producer of solar energy in the country. And with our bipartisan clean power plan that will get us producing zero emission clean energy by 2050. That means a lot more solar panels need to be made right here in North Carolina. This announcement means that they're going to be made right here. And North Carolina's emergence as a clean energy leader has fueled our growth and helped set us apart as the number one state to do business in the country for two years in a row, we all get to celebrate that recognition and much of the credit goes to our well trained, dedicated and diverse workforce, the people of North Carolina, they make up the best workforce in the country. And Bovi at solar is gonna find out about that. And our university Chancellor Rogers, thank you for hosting this today. Our university and community college systems including East Carolina Pitt community College and our research institutions and workforce partnerships help North Carolina stay first in talent coupled with our central east location, East coast location and includes easy access to transportation infrastructure by land, plain sea. And of course our excellent quality of life. North Carolina continues to be a top choice and we don't take opportunities and announcement like these for granted because we know that companies like Bovi at solar can choose to locate anywhere in the world, but they chose us. And that's why we must continue to increase our investments in education, workforce training in our public schools and in early childhood education, that is absolutely critical. This announcement is the result of strong collaboration by company executives, elected officials across both aisles and economic development professionals. In addition to Secretary Sanders and the Department of Commerce, I'd like to thank our Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina that works so well led by Chris Chung works so well with our Department of Commerce, our North Carolina General Assembly. Those members are here today, our Golden Leaf Foundation, our Greenville Eastern North Carolina Alliance, Pitt County Electric Cities, Greenville Utilities Commission and the city of Greenville. At this time, I would like to, to welcome to the podium, the CEO of Bovi at Solar, Jimmy Shea. And I'd like to present him with a gift on behalf of the people of North Carolina, Jimmy. If you could come forward, Jimmy, this is a piece of pottery made one of our, by one of our famous artists uh Ben Owen. And on it has the great seal of the state of North Carolina and it has a part of it. Our, our motto, Si Quam Beri, which means to be rather than to seem, we want you to know in North Carolina we are who we say we are. And we look forward to this partnership for years and decades to come. Congratulations. Thank you for being here. Uh This is uh cup of the Chinese tea. Oh, outstanding. Thank you very much. Well, on behalf of the people of North Carolina, we accept this gift and hopefully we can sit and drink some tea and talk about the great success of this company. Thank you, Jimmy very much. Thank you. Mm Let uh let me begin to say uh by saying, thank you to the press, our partners and everyone who took the time to join us at today's event. Uh We are around to be receiving this investment grade and uh we are excited uh for how it uh will enable us to get our first us solar panel manufacturer facility up to and running and uh created, created uh economic uh uh our opportunities for the pul air. Yeah, for those who uh who aren't familiar. Let me introduce the about the poet founded in 2013 poet, solar head office in Unite, unite us Germany and our group uh headquarters in Vietnam. We have a proven track record of successful working with many of the industrial leading players. And our PV module are known for their power performance. And quality. This is evident because Bo has uh maintained its uh pos uh position at a Bloomberg new energy financing T one solar module manufacturers. Since 2017, we have been written at the top performance on people's PV module reliability uh score card since 2019 BB. Successfully completed. And in the independent e estimate of bo uh uh water solar manufacturers facility in 2022 the US uh solar industrial had been in K for water solar since we first uh entered the uh in 20 17 as of 2020 f uh three world solar PV sales and the PV models manufacturing capacity is more than three gigawatts and it's a shar a total of more than 6.6 gigawatt since uh in fabric, manually operating in us. Marketing. We are dedicated uh to helping to build uh American solar manufacturers uh with our new facility and uh filing, you know, cutting power in uh petit county, North Carolina and the, the natural. Uh let me tell you more about our plan for the manufacture plant. First one of the project, we use the building to manufacture our solar modules per to will including contracting uh start uh start off the art 500,000 to 60 thou uh 100,000 square foot factory on 34 acres to manufacture of PV cells which are used to build the solar panels. The location is expected to output the two gigawatts of solar and the two gigawatt uh PV cells since the future, uh uh will help bring our top performance PV modules to our variable clients to foster stronger connections with the independent uh power products. EP CS product uh developers, solar in, in installs and the contractors. We will have product uh they need uh in increase the deve deployment of uh uh U utilities, commercial industrial and uh dangerous solar project. We will require a strong workforce to product pro produce these solar panels so we will hearing about uh 900 employees uh over the next five years, job are expect expected to increase engineers, product workers. And so on, on behalf of uh B solar, I would like to thank everyone in involved in making this uh weight of product uh possible. The first is the governor uh Rio Cooper and uh and the secu uh secondary security Sanders and the North Korea development of the commerce tr uh territory uh D feature and the e economy uh economic uh developer partners of the North Korea Carolina, North Carolina General and Een North Korea uh communi Community College System, Go Goen Le found uh Foundation, Yanda down uh and the team at the Greenville East, North Carolina Islands, Kelly Andrew and the Peter County developer office, as well as the Pitter county government, Kathy Howard and the leadership team at the Greenville Utilities Commission City of the Greenville Electricity of the North Carolina and our advances today, our dream are coming true. We are upon the to begin pro product in our pe models in the US, bring our manufacturers exciting excellence to our most important uh solar market, creating jobs and the ma uh making up in impact. Solar energy in the United States is a bombing driving by its many benefits. Solar is an economic engine, a source of clean cheap um produce energy set and make a electricity affordable for customers and improve the air quality for health uh communities. We are surrendered to help uh future wills rep reputation for the green. I I can economic and uh manufacturing. We look forward to working with all of our partners, our path towards a cleaning future in the United. Thank you. I wanted to make sure I recognized Senator Candy Smith and Representative Glory Steam Brown and Representative reader, the legislature helped us a lot with this too. So, thank you very much for. Ok. Mhm. Good afternoon. My name is Anne Lord Huggins and I serve on the Pitt County Board of Commissioners. In conclusion of this momentous announcement, we must emphasize how truly honored we are that Pitt County was chosen over the many communities that were under consideration for this project. We are not only announcing the selection of Pitt County for a new industry that will bring strong economic growth to our community, but we are celebrating the collaboration that have developed and will continue to develop among Pitt County. Our partners and this esteem company. This announcement is the culmination of shared vision. This company's vision for its first us manufacturing facility in a business friendly asset, rich and welcoming community and Pitt County's vision for growth through strong industry partners that create highly skilled high paying jobs for our citizens. This vision will come to life in the, in the gr in the green corporate park and we look forward to our continued partnership to make this project successful. Beyond expectation. On behalf of Pitt County and the Board of commissioners, we extend our appreciation to each and every individual who has contributed their time, expertise and passion to make today possible. Most importantly, we extend heartfelt thanks to Bovier Sola for choosing us to communicate, to commemorate. Excuse me, this day, we would like to present a sculpture crafted by local artist Jordan Pera titled Connecting the Links May this day be a continuation of connections that will ensure your continued success. We are honored to be your partners and your chosen community. Welcome to your new home, Pitt County. OK. And I accept this on behalf of pick him and now and welcome to the podium, Thomas Taft Junior Board of Directors of Greenville, NENC Alliance for a toast. That's good. Not a force of guys. II, I had a prepared speech, but I'm gonna take this in a slightly different direction because II I, everyone has, has talked so much about the relationships and everything else. That got us to this point. But all I can say on behalf of Pitt County and on behalf of the Greenville NC Alliance is we won. We have won, we have beat out other communities, phobia technologies to come here. It's everything that we've all been working for, for years and years and years. I look at so many of you out here that uh were participants in that. And again, all I want to say is we won. Pitt County won North Carolina won. Thank you, Governor Cooper. Cheers, everyone. Cheers. Thank you. I don't mind. That's fine. No, no, no, no. Well, I would just add that this is the single largest jobs announcement in Pitt County's history. Uh, I don't believe we've had a governor here in, uh, about 15 years to announce anything, uh, economic development, a new, a new, uh, I'm sorry. But, uh, but either way we're proud to have you here. We're proud to have you guys here. Cheers again to a victory for Pitt County here here. Thank you. Thank you very much. Ok. Thank you so much. I'm ready to provide. Yeah. Yeah. Ok. They see. All right. Right. Yes. That's first. He said going across the way, come back in time.</p>

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A lockdown has ended at Enloe High School in Raleigh, police said Friday.

Good afternoon. My name is Lieutenant Jason with the Public Information Office of the Raleigh Police Department. Deputy Chief Boyce is going to provide an update on the incident that happened at a high school today. Uh Good morning, uh Deputy Chief Rico Boyce of the Raleigh Police Department. I want to provide an update of the incident that occurred here at in low high school this morning. I'm joined here with Major Harrison of the Field Operations Division as well as major latour of the field operations division. I want to begin by saying that everything and everyone is safe at Inlow High School. There's no students, no staff that has been injured as a result of this. Obviously with uh with the allegation of a firearm on campus, it really has an effect on the students and staff, but I want to alert the public that everything is ok. Uh Wake County schools have been very helpful in investigating this matter with the Raleigh Police Department. So what happened just after 10 a.m. this morning, a student approached the principal and made the principal aware that there is a subject on campus with a firearm. The principal immediately placed a school on code red lockdown and with the assistance of the school resource officer, additional officers were called to the scene. Once officers arrived on scene, they began to do a systematic search of the entire school interior and exterior of the school to determine that there was no one on campus with the firearm. Obviously, when you talk about a firearm on campus, it has a very large impact in our community and that's why we had a very large presence of law enforcement. But I will say Raleigh PD working with the Wake County public schools, we have determined that there is no threat on campus. We took this matter very seriously. We're going to continue to investigate and see how this all originated. But at this time, I just want to let the community know that this threat is unfounded, right? There's no threat, there's no firearm, there's no one injured at in high school. So we're going to continue to make sure that the message get out and Wake County public schools will put out an update of how the rest of the school day is going to go as far as any potential early release. I cannot say that right now, what I can say is a student made the principal aware that there is a potential of someone on campus with a firearm. The principal took that information very seriously and placed the school on a code grade lockdown and we began to investigate from there. So at this time, I can't determine if it was a hoax or not. Are you looking for anyone else? I mean, there have been a report that there was a student who said her boyfriend was with a gun. Are you looking for that person? Since no one was found in the school with a gun? We're investigating right now, like say this originated from a student and the information was shared with the principal. So we're still trying to determine what exactly was shared with the principal to lead to the core lockdown. So right now that is like say under investigation, did you guys do a systematic room by room search? Yes, we did. Like I say with this being a school and the threat of a firearm on campus, the Raleigh Police Department's selective enforcement unit, state capital PD County Sheriff's office, they all responded to help us do a systematic search of the entire campus, not only inside the school but it outside school in the surrounding neighborhoods is the lockdown lifted currently. No, it's still code red lockdown right now. We're just finishing up like say some last minute details with Wake County public schools and they will update us when they're going to lift that code red. One more question. I just want to make sure I'm clarifying this correctly. A call from the principle that a student had reported this. Are you still on the lookout for someone who might have been on campus and then left or are you investigating this in a different way? We're investigating this in a different way that this was a alleged threat of someone with a gun on campus. So right now, there's nobody on campus, but we're trying to get the exact details. Like what else was involved in this communication with the student and the principal. Can you really quickly just talk about the response? I mean, this is a massive response to something like this and the impact that has on officers, parents, students out there actually has a huge toll, a huge effect on our officers responding to any school with the potential of a firearm b on a campus. That's why you saw the response to get today. Uh We work very well with our law enforcement partners and we're very thankful for them helping us to clear the school. Uh And obviously with parents, of course, this is going to have a huge impact on parents as well as student and staff. Anytime you see a large police presence on a, on a school campus, but it's all to make sure that everyone is safe. Uh And then we're quickly, we'll try to get the school back to normal operators uh operating as soon as possible. So yes, we came with a lot of resources if there was a threat or would someone would have gone, we wanted to quickly mitigate that. All right. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you all. Thank you.

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