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A large crowd has gathered to protest and march in downtown Durham.

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It's like sitting feel that way for me. This is my first time being out here, and I just feel like this is the right thing to do at any day off. Advocate for educational rights for voting rights right now, Every game for black lives right now because that in today, like that's why you and what stops them from doing it to me that I understand that what they're then going or like. I wouldn't want people to do this for me if I was ever in that situation for my me, my brother, my sister. It doesn't matter who it is, regardless of the color of the skin. I'm out here because this is what matters. I'm from a small time. Call Ivan Hold, North Carolina, Sanson County from PC County Merlin because this is like one of the only places way went to school in localize this university and turn out a lot of people heading. That's just a statement with everything going on, like just this outpour of everyone like it's amazing to hear a young girl say that life's amazing because when I think about growing up in a poverty ridden area life. I understand wear set way were set behind to a point where, you know, just trying to get businesses longs, like people of color struggle with these things. I'm a person of color, and this is something that I ultimately struggled with a lot of times because of the color of my skin. And if we're talking about our eternal life, not even life on earth like way can't live this way and think that we're gonna make it into the gates of heaven because God made us in his image night, where all the image of God, everyone. So if we can't come on one accord, then the world would continue to struggle as it is, like the world would continue to go through Problems like the world could be so much a better place that everyone came together. But it's like it so much, so much division. And I know that racism isn't talk, isn't learning, like is literally talk like because I know I've grown up with people in my life who have looked out for me that white Hispanic life. I'm that type of person. So, yeah, it's crazy. I love it because I didn't today. This is what it's about. It no matter what you what you believe you got to understand that people are dying unnecessarily, are being used When people are being oppressed, you have to step in. You have to stop. You have to stop because it was the opposite way around. How would you feel? Would you want this turnout? Would you want people to react the way they are reacting? And we see that from not only from the United States, to see that from every other country. You could see people that advocating for us from out from everywhere. And it's crazy because some people in the states that just don't see anything wrong with, and if you can't see nothing wrong with outside people are looking in. It's almost like a business you have consulting to see if you have problems inside. And when you see those problems, we have to address them, not denying that shot people on the road. You have to address it, and this isn't the first time now in our generation nine my parents generation, but even before them people from other countries, cedars and it's crazy that has to take this for? For our people to actually. Look, I see. Wow, this is what happened. It happened on the law. Social media, media has his involved has really showed this was going on at the end of the day. Just got sick up for what's right and what's right is black lives matter right now, That's all. Yeah. Yes, I dio. Yes, we do. You okay? They want to take two minutes. You all right? You want to carry that for a second? Yeah, we're in Cameron Village. Way. Way? No, you? No. Uh, they wanted to come your way. They haven't been down this way. It's great because peaceful protests I wanted to come. What is pretty fluid areas, Do you think that's good? You know a good thing for them to do? It seems great. Look at it. Everything's peaceful. Everybody is getting their message across. Thank you so much. And Melanie, just don't mess it up, okay? Have a good one. Thank you. Somebody, Waters. You know what? Yeah, that's me. Like that's No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Yeah, because every time I've eaten there that it's just never what? They don't want this is what the media doesn't want you to see. The oh, they don't want it. They have a life. They have families like they're just doing a job on a job. Not all cops are bad, but are you willing to listen to me and see my point of view? White people? I'm gonna say it like it is white people. Are you okay? We'll be saying black lives matter. Are you willing to put your frickin money where your mouth is? A za white person in a touch You own 87% way trying to strive squid and get by on the 13% slash that way. Way that I fear back to We are trying to get the 13%. Do you understand that concept? Go back. Stop here. Here for George Floor nine seconds. Somebody tell me all nine seconds. We're gonna out of that. Why? Hey, I'm telling you, Understand? Is that black? I agree with you Looks like, but this right here being my father just a heads up because I noticed a lot of people turned around because they were pretty scary. I don't know why, but carp you tonight isn't until 10 p.m. So we Oh, we're out here. We out here and I got So where is it? All a little bit. I think my brain way. You know, I every day I got water. Come back to you. Tell me your person last rolling some of your first and last name. Joshua. Leon. Doctor, you can ignore the camera. Look at me. This spell your last wyo in. And how old are you? 21. Where you come from? Marina Warner coming in third night out. This is my first day off work. I've been working for 16 years ago. So this night, I'm just gonna make it. The best way were over in front of the building where they're gonna be having a meeting at. But brother of ours came up to us and told us that there's a bigger place that we need to be and make a big impact. And those that have the year silence Our noise is gonna be definitely want to go into the streets that people don't know where we are, so we wanna walk. We want to speak life into those people, whether they're white, whether their race is one of the haters. They're gonna learn that they're gonna love us. We're not going anywhere until justice is served. That's what it's all about. You've been out here three nights. The crowd has been here for six. Better be heard. And I'm not gonna here for nothing. So it's gonna be hurt no matter what. I'm gonna lead and I'm here to do to make this world a better place. Yes, he's gonna be hurting. It is her last question is what you said about kids right now Because they're not gonna get the justice that there, sir, I don't want to cheat a little broke, my little boy. Tell him hey, makes you put both hands on the stand. You have your license and registration in your life. That way they don't have to look at you when you reach into the glove compartment, you have a gun in there and they have to shoot you because that's what my dad had to tell me. It's not gonna be born in the same room that I'm going into come and they're gonna have freedom no matter what. From day one, they're gonna be looked at and know that their keys and cleans him. Out of what? Anything else? You want to follow me on? This way? No problem. Way. Okay? Yeah. Right now. Okay. We work every day. Don't. For here we go. Okay. Okay. On its own, as white people, we are called by blissful ignorance for some of the most formative years of our lives. By our privilege. No. Hey, hey, wait. They say one thing. Something's got to be. Wait. Okay. All right. You roll on. White silence. Porches. Yes. I love this woman. Today they wanted to purposely come to camp abilities. The majority white neighborhood. Do you think that's a smart move? And it's Thank you. Thank you. Way, way, way. Where were these? In your bag. That means this is a battle of attrition and we have to conduct ourselves accordingly. You got to create space, the process, the trauma. And we have to find ways to replenish ourselves. We can't let this movement. It's working, boy. Next, we must protect each other, especially these young folk who are leading us in the street. I think that must understand justice. White supremacy have been embedded to the very sole. The very fabric of this nation. So has organized resistance. Two weeks. Do not get that our white brothers and sisters. There is a Vegas that has tried to pay interest rates of white resistance toe white supremacy that you almost tap into in this moment. Ancestors like John Graham, William Lloyd Garrison. My only Louisa wanted good white people put their bodies on the line in the fight against his races. You won't must reclaim that legacy in this. And remember, in the current conflicts, close police brutality is now being indicted on a local scale that we have not seen in recent like this. We need to have the awareness that there are powerful forces. We want nothing better the force to become disorganized. Thank you. We owe ourselves that. This is controlling on there and keeping focused on justice for George Floor justice. For all these things that released brutality and just is not delayed 95 years, not in 10 years, not with the next presidential administration, but now do this 50 concerns we will not be doing the march. We will be going straight into the candlelight vigil after the remaining performances and one of the next performances for the next speeches will be done by another graduating high school. See here who will be a freshman at the University of Illinois, Travel Hill. Wait, Why We chose this specific location. One is Nicholas history here as William Barber. So eloquently there so many forms of violence and one of those forms of violence. The construction of 1 47 destroyed the Haitai community, and we are here to provide you guys of the historically black community in there. Okay, let's get away. All right? No, really quickly. Before I get into what I said that I was gonna do, I want to talk about disability. So I'm autistic. And so that means Well, little walk around. I'm probably not gonna look up a lot because it's just too stressful. But I'm here. Oh, 50% of people, at least. And this able people are more likely to face these violence and death because of misinformation. Police officers not being informed of how to hear it. So I just wanted to mention that really quickly, but I'll get into doubt. Um, we are nearby. Flock, Wall Street. Uh, you all raise your hand if you know what Block high Art Okay, that's good. So all of it, I didn't really know even though I lived here for a long time because it was just never talk to me in school. And it wasn't until I walked downtown by myself for a little bit. So what? Wall Street Waas, The hub of black Mrs Graham. From late 18 hundreds to the mid night, the street a glass wall street with Paris ST border, the Haitai districts and together Haitai Block Wall Street served in the center of black like a girl. Now, why is this important? How many of you have heard why people talk about how during this see there is like that are used to erase the vibrant and comical history of black people in this city? We didn't just build the streets. You built the city. So you're probably wondering what happens A lot. Well, starting in 19 fifties, Lebanon no pushed out, permanently displaced many of the black residents by tearing down over 200 papers in the heart of the business. And then, in 19 sixties, you see benefit mostly white suburban residents, construction of seven section three body high and pushed out even more black residents destroyed even more. So why supporting? They say that those who go go their history are doomed to repeat it. But welcome I prefer is history of repeat it rise. You don't know the drives. An old you won't understand or recognise. History begins, right? If you lived in down for a while, probably started to notice that downtown is starting to look a little different. More people are moving here, so they're building infrastructure. He's gonna care about blocks Before you got blocked here in our communities again so well here white families and take our place. Neighborhood businesses make more palatable. No matter. It also means being four lot like for black holes, For you deserve more than just allowed to survive. We deserve to drive. Think great, big And I like the speaker so far A young man living in the sun You shot me from Oscar Grant. Why are you following my train on Mark? I don't have a gun. So cute. My goal. Please don't let me die. Come on the ground. I don't want to die. Young Christian Taylor, I can't read George floor. Those are the last words of black men and woman that died too soon and their names deserve to be heard. And that's what this is for. When Trayvon Martin died, I was 11 years old. I hope you know that whole that took on me as a young black at 11 years old, I saw a trade bar and get gunned down. I heard the cry of his family community for justice. Most of all, I was first exposed to the harsh reality of what it means to live in my stand as an African American man in America. Do that every day. When I wake up, I'm hit with the miracle Russian of will today be my last. There's no question that anyone should have to ask themselves that any parent I should have to worry about their son going out having a good time. On Friday, I hit with the realization that young happen American men like myself and maybe playing out Ardian Violent, being scary, deemed as criminals deemed as less than even as a working before we can open up your mouth, insure ourselves our work and our values, you know, right. So yeah,

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Protest and march in downtown Durham

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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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Gov. Roy Cooper, museum leaders and museum paleontologist Dr. Lindsay Zanno on Thursday preview Dueling Dinosaurs, a brand new exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. The exhibit opens to the public Saturday.

In that institution's history. But all of you can and I have seen that enthusiasm and that understanding that you are part of something special over the past few years as you have prepared for this day. So to the staff of the museum, thank you. And it's not just staff, a project like this wouldn't have been possible without a lot of important partners on behalf of everyone involved in this immensely successful public private partnership. And in addition to the General Assembly's extraordinary investment, I would like to take a moment to thank some of the very generous supporters of the Dueling Dinosaurs capital campaign, the SECU Foundation, the Bank of America Duke Energy, the North Carolina Glaxo Smith Kline Foundation, Wake County, friends of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences who really not only helped us in, in raising the funds but also in making this day happen and this opportunity happen. And so many others who are recognized on the campaign do donor wall just to the right of the exhibit entrance. So I encourage you as you go through there today to make sure you take a look at that wall. Now, along with the state's investment. This village of support has enabled the museum to open this new globally unique visitor experience. And on that note, I would like to invite Secu Foundation board chair, Chris Ayers to speak to the foundation's leadership gift, Chris. Thank you. Well, good morning fellow paleontologists. Um I'm excited to be here today representing the SECU Foundation and the over 2.7 million members of state employees credit union who fund that foundation. So this is a great day of celebration for the State of North Carolina, the Department of Cultural and Natural Resources and the many museum supporters and friends who have joined together to make this day a reality. I can tell you the foundation, the State Employees Credit Union has been looking forward to this day for a long time, going all the way back to when we got a sneak peek when they first rolled these fossils into the museum uh a number of years ago. So today's ribbon cutting ceremony shines a brilliant light on the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences as a research institution and the largest museum in the southeast of its kind. The work of the museum professionals and the world class facility benefits more than 1 million visitors each year. And we're delighted to help fund the Secu Dino Lab, which will be enjoyed by students, teachers and families from across the state and beyond. In addition to the SECU Diner lab, the foundation support of the museum also includes the large icon globe that we're in right now that you see outside the building, uh The SECU Daily Planet. As longtime supporters of the museum SECU is pleased that our collaborative efforts help bring the museum and our state to the forefront of natural sciences, education and research, innovative initiatives like this can only be achieved through incredible teamwork and support from the community if it isn't obvious. Let me say that we are so happy to be part of this team and we feel really lucky to have our SECU headquarters and our Sal Salisbury Street branch right next door where we get to see the daily droves of visitors year round. SECU is built on the principle of people helping people and our members live that philosophy through our support of nonprofits that uplift people and communities throughout our great state. For those of you who may not know the SECU foundation is funded through a unique concept known as the power of a dollar where SECU members contribute through the reallocation of their $1 monthly checking account fee. Collectively a dollar truly can make a profound difference. As you see here today, this summer marks the foundation's 20th anniversary. And over the past 20 years, our foundation's commitment to North Carolina nonprofits has surpassed a quarter of a billion dollars for scholarships, grants, financing for education, housing, health care, human services, all benefits to our great state. And we're going to celebrate that 20th anniversary. This fall dueling Dinosaurs is history in the making right here in downtown Raleigh. And we're so lucky to have a front row seat to marvel at the Scientific Discovery and the World of Paleontology. We at the SECU Foundation are honored to be part of this and I want to thank everyone for the great work and contributions that so many of you have made to make this day in this exhibit a reality. Thank you, Chris. Now I mentioned earlier about our staff and they really are all superstars, but there is one particular staff member who has as this project has developed over the recent years, kind of reached celebrity status. If you read Walter magazine, you probably read a profile of her and her work and how that has contributed to uh this particular exhibit. I'm pleased to introduce that person to you this morning. None other than uh the individual who had the vision to make this happen. Doctor Lindsay Zano, head of Paleontology here at the museum, Doctor Doctor Zano. Good morning. It's wonderful to be hosting you all this morning. You know, every week I get an email from a parent who wants their child to meet and talk to a scientist every single week. They want to fuel that child's love for science, encourage them to pursue their dreams. But more than anything they want that science to be real, they want it to be accessible, meeting those Children is wonderful. It's also not enough because not every parent has the resources of the opportunities to reach out to a scientist and arrange a one on one meeting for their child. Most of the Children who are interested in science will fall through the cracks and every public event I attend, I have a conversation with someone in our community who doesn't see the relevance of science to their daily lives who's never been invited to peek behind the proverbial curtain to see who scientists are and what we do and how we go about solving problems that are relevant to our communities. Today, we mark the next step in the evolution of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. We celebrate the opening of the dueling dinosaurs experience. This is one of the most daring public science projects ever imagined at its heart is a world class specimen and the barrier breaking sccu Dino lab that houses it. The specimen represents a single moment in time 67 million years ago when behemoths like tyrannosaurs and triceratops battled for life. The lab is a place where there are no walls between the scientists and the communities that we serve. One where the term behind the scenes loses all of its meaning. A place where every kid regardless of their socioeconomical status can talk to a scientist every day, any day, a place where they can look in the face of a scientist and see themselves staring back at them a place where science is done for the public with the public and transparently in front of the public and for those that cannot make it to us on site, we're broadcasting this project all over the world. Now, the dueling dinosaurs experience is fueled by an amazing team of scientists who I'm so proud of. And in the past two years, we've grown from 6 to 14,000. And that's because a year and a half ago, we launched our public science project Cretaceous Creatures. And already over 14,000 middle school students from around the state have made once in a lifetime scientific discoveries as real members of our scientific team. And we are just getting started. I want to close this morning by thanking the state all of our incredible donors, my amazing museum colleagues, and especially my team for believing in this project, for believing in my vision. I want to thank them for tirelessly working for eight years to bring this project to the people of North Carolina and beyond. You are all dreamers and I could not be more honored to be on this journey with you. One thing we can all agree on is the world loves dinosaurs. So today we're going to bring the next generation of leaders in science and technology and engineering and innovation and have them born right here in North Carolina. Let's show the world how it's done. Thank you. Make sure I didn't mess up the screen and dropping that. Um Thank you, Doctor Zano and I don't know what the acoustics are back there. But standing up here as you were talking about Children in that next generation from up here, you could hear all the Children up there in nature Research Center visiting the labs and it just kind of brought to life. What you're talking about this experience will mean it's now my pleasure to introduce to you, my boss, uh Secretary Reed Wilson. Now I can tell you, Secretary Wilson, this is a special project. He does a lot of openings, ribbon cuttings for our sites all across the state, state parks aquariums and not to play favorites. But I know this one ha holds a special place in his heart. He was telling someone this morning that he's been working on this project for seven years and so Secretary Wilson, I'm pleased to introduce you and we finally got here. Thank you, Jeff. Good morning, everybody. Uh Thank you all for being here this morning and to all involved. Uh Congratulations. This is an amazing huge day for North Carolina and for this museum, you know, making doing dinosaurs a reality has been a collective effort. And I want to thank some people that have already been thanked, but you can never thank these people enough. First, our sponsors, we would not be here today without your generous support. No doubt about that. I also want to thank the board and the staff of the friends of the Museum of Natural Sciences and three of the four board presidents who have been presidents during this period are here with us today. Um, but the whole board has been invested in this and not only did you all raise significant sums of money, but you tiptoed way out on that branch of risk. I remember the conversations. Well, we really sure we wanna do this. Uh But you were, you made the decision to, to just dive in um because you kept your eyes on the prize and, and understood what the risk was, but all that risk went away. Uh I wanna thank the museum staff. Um Thank you so much. I know that every section of this museum has been involved with this. And I, I dare say that there isn't anyone on the staff of this museum who wasn't involved in this project at some point. Um And obviously to Doctor Zano and your paleontology team. Um Y'all are just amazing. You're brilliant. All of you. Um Javin Sutton and your ex exhibition team, Christy Flint and your education team. I mean, I could mention everybody in this museum, everyone's been involved. It's been a long process and you've done a phenomenal job because here we are today and of course, we wouldn't be here without substantial public support. Thank you to members of the General Assembly um who prioritized the investment in this state of the art lab in particular. I do want to thank the leadership of the legislature speaker Moore, Senator Pro TEM Berger, minority leader, blue and minority leader Reeves. Uh, they're unable to join us today, but I think we should give a round of applause to the entire general assembly who supported this project. So it's taken us a while for us to get here today. And as Jeff mentioned, I've been involved with this one probably since the first week I was in this department in early February 2017. Um So it's not been quite 67 million years, but sometimes it felt like it. Um Is that my wife laughing? I remember, I do remember vividly the early Sunday morning in April 2017, almost exactly seven years ago to this day when these specimens arrived. I watched as the movers painstakingly removed them from the tractor trailer truck and carefully moved them into their hidden storage places. It was definitely a goose bumps moment for hours and then we had the groundbreaking in the midst of COVID, uh which complicated everything. And as I said, then at the groundbreaking, when this lab opens, our state will become a must see destination for dinosaur lovers everywhere, from young kids to academics to anybody. Um And so here we are and it's even better than I think any of us dreamed it could be. You will see when you go in there. What a special exhibit this is. We have the best dinosaur specimens in the world and the best setting for people to see them and learn from them. Hundreds of moments and of awe and wonder will unfold in there every single day. And I can't wait to just wander over here sometimes to watch the kids' eyes pop open. Now, at the heart of this project is the science. Our paleontologists will make discoveries as they carefully uncover these and analyze them. Science will be happening in front of the public's eyes. Um And so do doing dinosaurs is an excellent way for the state to engage students in scientist scientific discovery and to develop greater science literacy. So why is that important? Um It's important because the only way we're going to solve our big problems is to rely on the science and the experts who know what they're talking about. And the key to getting to that point is to expand science education to make sure that every child understands the value of science and how scientific discovery works. The Dueling Dinosaurs exhibit is going to pull people into this amazing world of science that's so important to our future. So I am now pleased to introduce a leader who uses science and facts and data to make his decisions as governor of the state of North Carolina and he has supported this project throughout its duration. Everyone please give a warm welcome to our Governor Roy Cooper. Thank you, Secretary Wilson. I'll tell you when we have cabinet meetings every Monday. His is always the coolest report, particularly when we get the updates on the dueling dinosaurs. Uh I am so grateful to everyone who helped to make this happen. The partners. Thank you so much for the work you've done all of the contributors. Uh My family, Chris is proud that our state employees credit union accounts that $1 a month is going to things like this. That is so exciting. And when I think about this week, I spent Monday Earth Day on the Blue Ridge Parkway looking at our amazing vistas uh in Western North Carolina on Tuesday and Wednesday, I got to spend time with North Carolina's own astronaut Christina Cook who set records for time that a woman astronaut spent in space and space walking. And she actually presented us with a lob Lily pine that had been germinated on the moon. Native plant, Karen, first lady made sure it was a native plant, uh excited about planting that in our pine forest at the executive mansion. And she presented us with the North Carolina flag that flew with her on her mission in the International Space Station for 11 months, presenting it to the people of North Carolina. Then I got to come over here with Doctor Zano, doctor Doctor Young and to go through this exhibit and to talk to these scientists and see see these dinosaurs and think about how amazing it was that this was happening right here in North Carolina. You know, North Carolina is the first and best in so many things. Now, we're the best in dinosaurs. I love it. You know, it is amazing and extraordinary that we have the best preserved and most complete tyrannosaur and triceratops in the world. Right here at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Scientists. This exhibit will add to an already excellent rep reputation that North Carolina has as a world class research university community College state. And I'm excited about that. I have been through this exhibit and, and to see the faces of the paleontologist, how excited energetic that they are. And they're also excited and maybe even a little bit nervous about sharing their work as they do it with the world, with the cameras on top of them, with their brushes and their equipment as they make discovery after discovery. And I said, you know, you're gonna get comments and praise and maybe some criticism from science, all scientists all over the world. They said, we know we know and we're ready for that and that's what makes this so special. Uh Doctor Young Doctor Zano, thank you for leading me through. Thank, thank you for the work. I asked Doctor Zano what she was gonna do this summer? She said, Utah, Montana and Mongolia. Wow, that's cool. Bring some stuff back with us uh to, to us but to compete, compete in today's world stem and steam classes. Are more important than ever. And our next generation of leaders will be walking through this museum every day that it's open and this exhibit will stimulate interest in a lot of them. I have declared 2024 as the year of public schools in North Carolina. And I am deeply grateful that the legislature stepped up and invested in this exhibit. Uh It, it took a lot of work to pull everything together and their work was instrumental and I am encouraging them now also to invest more in our public schools in our early childhood education. Our state has a history of investing in public education in order to fuel our innovation and our discovery. And when these young students learn in their school classes and they get to come here and meet face to face with these sci scientists. It's going to develop interest and it's going to create our scientists of the future this state of the art secu diner lab and the dueling dinosaurs belong to the people of North Carolina. It's open to everyone free of charge. That is amazing. Thanks to everybody who made this happen. This is a proud day for the state of North Carolina. Thank you so much. Thank you, Governor Cooper. Uh It truly is an exciting day for all of us and thank you for being here. Now, at this time, I would like to invite everyone to join us just outside the auditorium here. A little bit to the right at the at the entrance for doing dinosaurs for the official ribbon cutting. And I want to invite all of you up there on the 2nd, 3rd floor. Presents. Come on down and join us. So let's go celebrate. Thank you. Yeah, we're at the back line up a little bit. It's gonna be quite a few people here. They are going to be coupled. OK? Don't cut it. Yeah, check, check, get out. OK. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Right. The the face. Thanks this chair, right. You all right. So fantastic. Hey guys for media. We questions afterwards over step on. This is the best to the future. This very good virtually. Yes. Is young. Was it? How about that? This is Yeah, you and then I now make the tea for. Can you be away if you're gonna be here? J JJ? Yeah, I was gonna have how many we have to get here in the morning right here. I didn't see anyone. All right, I need to tell everyone you should never put your hands inside the mouth of a tyrannosaurus. It's very sharp, well done on the end. Just a little bit here. Thank you. All right, just in the position. All right forward. Creep forward. Look for the fray. There we go. 321. Hold on. Is there we go. No cool, cool. The skin is tough. It's a meat eater. Not a ribbon eater. So OK. Sorry. OK. Barry can we do one more second? Let me fill in real quickly with one more. Yeah, they have thank you. Who gets to keep this to bring here? Let's get next to a do what you want us here. That be perfect. And can I get you on? So right here, you know what the secret with you and, but yeah, one photo, 12 and three. All right, thanks everybody. Right. If we have five, hello, if you guys want to come over here, I'll stand where the governor is gonna be. I.

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