September 15, 2025 • 32 mins
A suspect has been arrested in the assassination of Charlie Kirk, while several North Carolina teachers are facing backlash over comments they made about his death. Governor Stein is expected to request additional federal aid for Hurricane Helene recovery, outlining how much funding has been secured so far. Meanwhile, Stein has appointed a new NCDOT secretary following the retirement of Joey Hopkins.
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Speaker 1 (00:08):
It's five oh five and welcome into a Monday edition
of the Carolina Journal News our Newstock eleven, ten ninety
nine three WBT. I'm Nick Craig. Good morning to you
as we continue our coverage on the horrific murder the
public assassination of conservative leader Charlie Kirk on a college
campus in Utah. Throughout the middle parts of last week.
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He made a huge impact on young, young folks lives
across the United States, getting a lot of supporters, but
also unfortunately getting a lot of detractors. And as we
continue to track our coverage this morning, a big break
for the FBI and state and local officials out in
Utah as a killer is now in custody. Donna King,
the editor in chief of Carolina Journal dot com, joins
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us with details this morning. But it was a little
sketchy late last week. There was a period of time
where a manhunt was ongoing. I had no idea who
this individual was. However, they've got their expecting custody.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Now, yes they do so. The Utah governor and the
head of the FBI, Cash Mattel, both made an announcement
in a press conference on Friday, saying that Tyler Robinson.
They believe that was allegedly the shooter for Charlie Kirk,
the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and it does bring that
man hunt to an end. It was a really emotional
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press conference. If you had a chance to see it,
it's certainly worth going back and listening. The Utah governor,
you know, stepping out and really talking about the impact
that Kirk has had on the younger generation and the
space the call for just civil political dialogue and discourse
in the town square, which is what Charlie Kirk really embraced,
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and speaking with people's supporters and detractors on a regular basis,
putting himself out there, ultimately making him a target for
this twenty two year old alleged shooter, Tyler Robinson. It
appears officials are saying that his own you know, that
his father, perhaps a minister involved in identifying him from
some of that footage that we all saw splashed across
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all national media last week. It is a tragic situation.
Kurt was shot around twelve twenty three on Wednesday the tenth,
September tenth, and they had him within forty eight hours
after extensive manhunt by the FBI.
Speaker 1 (02:24):
Yeah, and some of the interesting things to note. And Donna,
we talked about this late last week on the show
when you joined us, about this discussion of political violence,
and a lot of folks maybe rushed to the stage
and said, well, we don't know for ensure whether this
was political violence or not. And obviously a trial will
play out over the coming of months and years, but
some of the engravings on the bullets from this alleged
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shooter pretty much indicate, Donna, It's hard to describe it
any other way, but a targeted political attack against Charlie Kirk.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
Certainly, it certainly appears that way. The bullets casings were
engraved with phrases like hey, fascist, catch and if you
read this, you're gay or you know child Bella was
very odd. It really indicates a serious political bent to
this assassination, and it's something that everyone is talking about.
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Are we in a period of political martyrdom again? Because
that word martyr is being thrown around a lot when
we talk about Charlie Kirk. In the last few days.
He mobilized an entire generation, made them more curious about
the Bible, more willing to stand up and speak their mind.
On campuses where they felt silenced. You know, the movement
that he started at such a young age, He started
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turning point USA at eighteen nineteen years old. He was
just thirty one when he was murdered. You know, the
movement that he created will far outlive him, and we're
seeing that as evidenced on every campus across the country
over the weekend and last week, and certainly in the
White House.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
The Utah governor has been front and center in this sense.
This situation unfolded on Wednesday, and as you already know,
to encourage our audience to go if they haven't already
heard some of his comments from the late Friday morning,
don he really not only encouraged those young folks that
supported Charlie Kirk, but really pled to the nation as
to making the claim that, you know, we have to
decide how we want to handle this going forward. Do
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we want more bloodshed, do we want more violence, or
do we want to get back to a time where
we can actually have some of these divisive and yes,
controversial discussions without bullets flying all over the place.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
Absolutely, you know, sometimes these kind of situations are thrust
upon our leaders when they least expected and It really
shows the character of one of those that are willing
to step up and take that microphone and speak to
speak to the community, and in this they speak to
the nation. I had a unique opportunity actually when he
was speaking, I happened to be in the green room
at PBS and the Triangle and getting ready to go
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on state lines with former Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest. He
has a personal relationship, working relationship with Governor Cox of Utah,
and he really talked about how impressive it was so
how his comments were really strong. He was able to
really crystallize the way a lot of Americans were feeling
in this moment after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. And
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we also saw it across campuses here in North Carolina,
you know the turning point USA chapters across our state
in North Carolina's high schools on university campuses have been
growing so quickly under his under Kirk's leadership, but also organically,
you have students willing to you know, step up, stand
out and really speak their mind and talk more about
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their own values and their own perspective in many cases
for limited government and you know, strong family units and
all of the things that we see in this generation
is unique. You know, those that are between say fifteen
and twenty five right now, these are the kids that
were most impacted by the heavy hand of government during COVID,
So they have sort of a natural suspicion of big government.
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They really feel robbed of that time. And I think
that Charlie Kirk was really sort of lightning in a bottle.
He spoke to directly to that generation and said, look,
there is another way. Big government and a big brother
type government is not the way it should be. And
he gave them the opportunity to really answer questions, debate,
you know, hear from others, and he encouraged those who
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disagree with him to come out. And if all you've
seen is little clips of him on social media, you're
really not seeing the whole picture, because if you really
listen hard and take a second to listen to the
things that he said, he was actually a very upbeat, positive,
happy person and welcome differences of opinion.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
You know, that's an It kind of goes into my
next point here, another story we're tracking this morning over
at Carolina Journal dot com and down. I think a
lot of it comes to the fact that maybe people
have only seen very small snippets of him on TikTok,
on Instagram, on Facebook or x They've got this opinion,
this stance on Charlie Kirk, that he was this evil, awful,
terrible guy. And we were covering this morning. People across
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the state of North Carolina, especially those maybe in the
public school system, that not only have talked about this publicly,
but are sumingly cheering on the death of Charlie Kirk.
These are educators in children's classrooms, Donna. That's a huge
concern for parents across North Carolina.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
It absolutely is. And you can't escape social media these days,
and I think that's what parents are finding out is
that some teachers are going out there and either saying
it in the classroom in a you know, taxpayer paid,
tuition paid classroom. That was happening. There was one part
time teacher at Guilford Tech Community College who you know,
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used profanity in the classroom to describe him and said
that Kirk brought karma on himself. She's since been let go.
That happened last week, and you know, that's an indication
of real problems. The parents say that, you know, our
kids are trapped in a classroom with somebody that has
that level of vitriol and violence and that kind of language.
They just don't want their kids, you know, exposed to it.
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And in many cases, these are adults who are in
that classroom listening to it, and one of them had
the present of mine to record it, and you know,
the rest of us could see what happens. It's also
happening in classrooms where kids are miners and they don't
really have a chance, you know, to speak out and
speak their mind. In some cases, it's happening on social media.
There was a there was a teacher here in the
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Wake County area, a teacher at Melburough High School who
posted profanity on his social media and is the chair
of the humanities department at that school. So I don't
know what's going to happen in that case, but his
posts have been gone private. Parents are calling the school
and really objecting to this and saying, look, you know,
social media or not free speech, fine, but you are
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responsible for professional conduct inside and out of the classroom.
And that's something that a lot of parents are talking
about today.
Speaker 1 (08:45):
Yeah, we saw even late last week a member of
the Carolina Panthers communications staff fired from their position for
posting some of those similar commentaries. Donna, there's been some
flash polling on this issue of cheering on political violence,
and some of those numbers that we've got this morning,
would I can only argue, are incredibly concerning when you
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break them.
Speaker 2 (09:06):
Down, they really are. If you go over to ugov
dot com, they've got some quick polling on all of this.
One of the polls was particularly alarming. The question was
is it ever acceptable, acceptable, or unacceptable to be happy
about violence against a public figure that you oppose? And
you know that's what we're talking about here, And in
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that poll, seventy seven percent of Republicans said it is
never acceptable to be happy about political violence against a
public figure that you oppose. Among Democrats, thirty eight percent
said it is never acceptable. So you know, that really
talks about a difference in the perspective toward public figures
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that they oppose. Now that said, when you talk about
violence itself for political gain, so the numbers are a
little closer, eighty six percent of Republicans said that it
is never acceptable to use violence as a means of
political gain, in among democrats seventy six percent, So about
a ten point different. Seventy six percent of Democrats said
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it is never acceptable to use violence for political gain,
so those numbers a little bit closer. But when it
talks about celebrating or you know, posting things about violence
against someone, only thirty eight percent of Democrats said never
and seventy seven percent of Republicans.
Speaker 1 (10:27):
President Donald Trump and other folks have been really calling
out and pointing to some of the ratcheting up pressure
and rhetoric that has existed, and don it's nothing new.
I mean, you can go back to the beginning of
the Trump campaign in twenty fifteen and begin to see
some of these comments thrown at not only now the
President himself, but many of his supporters. I think that's
going to be a big issue that we're going to
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have to track in the coming days, weeks, and months.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
Absolutely, I think we're going to be seeing a lot
more of that. And you know, one of the things
that came out of this week was, of course the
North Carolina State Legislature is going to be start cracking
down on Charlotte. They wanted to just start doing an
investigation after the stabbing death on the light rail. So
you know, this was a weird through line. Right in
last week's news we have the anniversary of nine to eleven,
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we had talking about the stabbing in Charlotte, which of
course happened a week or two before, and then the
assassination of Charlie Kirk. I think that we're gonna be
hearing more and more of this from the White House
as violence, and particularly political violence, becomes a bigger issue.
Speaker 1 (11:26):
We are continuing to track all of those stories this
morning over on our website, Carolina Journal dot com. We
appreciate the time and the insight this morning. Donna King,
the editor in chief of Carolina Journal dot com, joins
us on the Carolina Journal News Hour. It's twenty three
minutes past the hour. Welcome back to the Carolina Journal
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News Hour, Newstock eleven, ten ninety nine to three WBT.
Governor Josh Stein plans to push for more federal funding
for Hurricane Helen recovery coming up a little bit later
on today. The governor sending out press release a late
last night that he has a news conference planned in
western North Carolina coming up this morning, asking for federal
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agencies to release already approved funds for Hurricane Helene that
is set to take place at ten o'clock this morning
at the Blue Ridge Conference Hall at blue Ridge Community
Community College and their Technology Education and Development Department. The
governor will be calling on more federal funds to be
released in case you were maybe got buried a little
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bit in some of the news last week. More money
has continued to flow into the state of North Carolina
for not only Helene, but tropical Storm Shawn Tall, which
affected the state back in July. Starting with Helene, as
we get closer to that one year anniversary, the United
States Department of Homeland Security announced last week that Western
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North Carolina had been approved for an additional twelve million
dollars in FEMA grant disbursements. That announcement came just a
few weeks after the federal government approved an additional twenty
eight million dollars in similar funding. DHS Secretary Christi Nome
announced in a press release last week that the grants
are for reimbursement for critical infrastructure repairs to restore essential
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services and fortify North Carolina against future disasters, including millions
of dollars in infrastructure upgrades for portions of the western
half of our state. With that President or a Senator
rather Ted Budd said, quote, I am grateful to the
President for weighing in to fast track twelve million dollars
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to reimburse western North Carolina communities for cleanup and recovery
efforts following Helene. I look forward to hearing from Secretary
Nome on how we can work together to ensure that
western North Carolina projects quickly received promised federal funds. So
that was an additional twelve million dollars that brings disbursements
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of a broader three hundred and twenty two million dollars
worth of FEMA commitments to North Carolina. And to this point,
North Carolina has received about one hundred and sixty one
million dollars since around July fourteenth to include a variety
of projects throughout the western half of the state that
is specifically focusing on Helen. And that does not include
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the more than one point four billion dollars given from
HUD Housing and Urban Development for a state run home
improvement program to rebuild or repair homes that is ongoing
right now. It's called renew nc's Single Family Housing Program,
and they've got more than eight hundred million dollars that
they are going to spend on that. On the flip side,
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some other natural disasters receiving some federal funding as well.
Late last week, and President Donald Trump took to truth
social to announce that thirty two million dollars would be
given to North carolin, specifically the more central part of
the state, dealing with tropical Storm chan Tal, which affected
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the state back in July. The President wrote quote, I
am proud to approve nearly thirty two million dollars in
assistance for the great state of North Carolina, which I
won big all six times, including primaries, in response to
their recent flooding events in July. Senator Ted Budd, future
Senator Michael Wattley, and all of our incredible North Carolina
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Congressional Republicans have asked for this, and I'm happy to
do it. North Carolinians deserve it. I just notified Governor Stein,
and I fully expect he will make sure that funds
are used to help the state recover it quickly. The
governor did respond well to that announcement from the President
late last week, with the governor writing on X quote
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great news. I just got off the phone with President Trump,
who pledged his support for tropical storm shan Tale and
Hurricane Helen recovery. It's all hands on deck, and I
thank him for helping North Carolina rebuild. I look forward
to working with the administration to deliver critical resources to
North Carolina. Let's get it done again. As I just mentioned,
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Governor Josh Stein will be in the western half of
the state this morning. He'll be at Blue Ridge Community
College and their Technology and Development Department around ten o'clock
where he will be calling on President Donald Trump, FEMA,
and I'm sure urging members of our congressional and Senate
delegation to continue to push the federal government to release
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more funds for Hurricane Helene. As we get ever closer
to that one year anniversary of the destruction, the death,
and the devastation left in the wake of that storm.
That's happening this morning, we will have coverage of it
over on our website throughout the day, Carolina Journal dot com,
and of course we'll have all of the details coming
up for you tomorrow morning right here on the Carolina
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Journal News Hour. It's by thirty six. Welcome back to
the Carolina Journal News Hour. News Stock eleven ten ninety
nine to three WBT. Keeping track of one of our
of course big breaking stories last week. A suspect is
now in custody. This is according to details in a
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Friday morning press conference Utah Governor Spencer Cox alongside FBI
Director Cash Bettel, announcing that Tyler Robinson is the individual
who they believe is responsible for the assassination of Charlie
Kirk Wednesday afternoon in Utah. The FBI director laid out
a detailed timeline of Wednesday's afternoon events at Utah Valley
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University in Orum, Utah, along with details of the ongoing investigation,
providing that a timeline to the public, noting that Kirk
was shot at twelve twenty three pm on Wednesday, and
noting that FBI agents were quick to arrive to the scene,
only sixteen minutes between him being shot and FBI agents
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and chiefs of police from around the state of Utah
arriving on scene. The FBI released the first set of
FBI photos of the suspect at ten am on the Thursday,
September the eleventh, and then shortly thereafter, the FBI awarded
announced a public reward of one hundred thousand dollars. Around
eleven o'clock on Thursday, Patel and FBI director Dan Bongino
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arrived on the scene approximately five thirty pm Thursday night,
and fortunately not long after their arrival, the suspect was
taken into custody. That happened around ten pm local time
on Thursday. They provided that update Friday morning, about thirty
three hours lapsed between the shooting and when the individual
was taken into custody. It's a little bit unclear exactly
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how that came to Fruition. At least some of the
indication from the Utah governor is that it was a
tip from a family friend, some discussion about potentially a
preacher and a father also involved. It's not immediately clear,
but it was a tip from somebody close to the
twenty two year old Tyler Robinson that did turn him
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into law enforcement officials. This, as you can imagine, as
being treated as an act of political violence, and according
to evidence found by investigators, it indicates that it was
heavily politically motivated. Writings on the bullet casings included phrases
like hey fascist, catch and as well as things saying
oh bellichow belachow, which appears to reference a World War
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II anti fascist song that was used by the Italians.
According to the Utah governor, he said, quote, we are
indebted to law enforcement across the state who have worked
seamlessly together with local law enforcement, state law enforcement, and
our federal partners with the Federal Bureau of Investigations. We
are grateful for everyone who came together in such a
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short amount of time to find this person and bring justice.
At the end of Friday's press conference, the Utah Governor
addressed the nation's path forward in confronting political violence and
spoke directly to the many young people who had come
to know and admire Charlie Kirk. Governor Cox said, quote,
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political violence is different than any other type of violence
for a lot of different reasons. One of the reasons
is because the very act that Charlie championed of expression,
that freedom of expression that is enshrined in our founding documents,
and having his life taken in that very act makes
it more difficult for people to feel that they can
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share their ideas and that they can speak freely. The
governor went on to say, I think we need more
clarity right now. I hear all of the time that
words are violence, words are not violence. Violence is violence,
and there is not one person response, and there is
only one person that is responsible for what happened here,
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and that person is now in custody and will be
charged soon and will be held accountable. The governor concluded
by saying, we can return to hate with hate, and
that's the problem with political violence. It metastasizes because you
can always point the finger at the other side, and
that's the problem. At some point, we have to find
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an off ramp or it's going to get much much worse.
But see, there are choices that we can make. History
will dictate if this is a turning point for our country,
but every single one of us gets to choose that
right now, some very encouraging words from Utah governor in
the Spencer Cox. We've got some additional quotes from him
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over on our website this morning, Carolina Journal dot com.
You can read those in the story headlined suspect arrested
in that Charlie Kirk assassination. With there has been what
can really only be described as a very disturbing amount
of social media commentary since late last week, with individuals
cheering on the death of a Charlie Kirk, and that
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has brought some teachers in North Carolina under some major
national scrutiny. At Guildford Technical Community College, part time instructor
Lisa Greenley was terminated after a video circulated online of
her comments while teaching a class in which she called
Kirk profane names and described his killing as karma. The
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college announced her dismissal in a statement stressing that her
views do not reflect Guildford Technical Community College's values and
emphasized its commitment to maintaining a respectful campus environment. The
community college gave a quote to Fox eight to television saying, quote,
her statement regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk does not
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support the open and respectful learning and working environment that
GTCC provides every day. We want to reiterate that supporting
violence is reprehensible and will not be tolerated at the college.
Over in Wait County, the chairman of the humanities department
at Millbrook High School, an individual by the name of
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Idress Azazi, came under fire after posting profane remarks on
Twitter about Kirk's death. His account was then, of course,
quickly made private, but not before screenshots circulated widely among
parents that have their children at Millbook High School In
Wait County, a school employee indicated that the school had
received so many calls and complaints about the post that
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has been circulating around social media. In Gaston County, the
Board of Education is investigating the comments of an unnamed
school employee who allegedly posted a comment about Kirk's death
that district officials called insensitive and inappropriate. Human resources announced
that they are conducting a formal investigation, and the administrators
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have not ruled out a disciplinary actions. A Gaston County
school official told WBTV late last week, quote, we want
to assure families, our families, staff, and the community that
we are taking this matter seriously. The school system has
clear policies regarding employee use of social media, professional conduct,
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and expectations that personal views expressed by employees are not
representative of the school system. These are just three local
examples of seemingly hundreds, if not thousands, of these examples
over the taking place throughout the country over the last
four or five days. Many major corporations being called out
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on social media for comments from their employees. As we
covered late last week, a member of the Carolina Panthers
communication department was relieved from his duties after posting despicable
comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk on social media,
so that criticism does continue to run rampant, and it
is all over social media this morning. And you even
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had an incredibly disturbing scene yesterday of an individual destroying
a Charlie Kirk memorial, running through the flowers, balloons, candles
lit up, but kicking them to the ground, stomping on
them before he was tackled by individuals in the crowd
then arrested by law enforcement. It has been really what
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I can only describe as a pretty disturbing thing to
watch after the assassination of a Charlie Kirk. We've got
some additional coverage of some of these teachers facing backlash,
including some of their commentary, over on our website this
morning Carolina Journal dot com. That story's headline NC teachers
face backlash over comments on Kirk's assassination again. You can
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read that at Carolina Journal dot com. The sixth annual
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Visit WBT dot com this morning afore location details and
to register your appointment. It's now five point fifty two.
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Welcome back to the Carolina Journal News Hour News Talk
eleven ten ninety nine to three WBT, turning our attention
to some other statewide news this morning. North Carolina Department
of Transportation Secretary Joey Hopkins is set to retire, coming
up here in just a couple of weeks on October
the first, after serving two years in the position and
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over thirty years in various capacities, including Deputy Chief Engineer,
Division Engineer, Deputy Division Engineer, and many other positions within
dot Governor Josh Stein said in a press release on Friday,
quote Secretary Hopkins has served at the Department of Transportation
for more than thirty years and was planning for his
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retirement until Hurricane Helene struck our state. I asked him
to delay his retirement to help steer us through the
early phases of recovery and rebuilding, and I'm so grateful
that he did, as we have reopened ninety seven percent
of our state maintained roads. He is a true public servant,
beloved across the state and across the aisle, and I
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wish him a joyful retirement with his family. The governor
also announced the appointment of Navy veteran and current NCDOT
Deputy Secretary and General Counsel Daniel Johnson, who will be
the new set Secretary of DOT. The governor said in
a press release quote, we have much more work ahead
to strengthen our infrastructure in western North Carolina, as well
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as lead our entire state into the future of transportation.
With his record of public service, leadership and expertise in transportation,
Daniel Johnson is the right person for the job. I
welcome him to the role and look forward to working
together to build a safer, stronger, and better connected North Carolina.
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Joey Hopkins became the Secretary of NCDOT in October of
twenty twenty three after the retirement of former Secretary Eric Boyt.
Before being named secretary, Hopkins served as ncdot's Chief Operating Officer.
Stein took his work to develop North Carolina's strategic prioritization process,
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which helps DOT use existing funding more efficiently, as well
as official to enhance more effectively, I should say, to
enhance the state's infrastructure while supporting economic growth, job creation,
and improved quality of life. As mentioned, Joey Hopkins has
overseen the reconstruction and repair of numerous roads and bridges
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after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina in September of
last year. He testified in February at the House Oversight
Committee hearing about Helene recovery, and he said, quote, it's
something of a scale that we have never seen before
and hopefully will never see again. He was confirmed to
his position in May of twenty twenty four by the
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General Assembly. Hopkins said in a press release, quote, it
has been an honor to serve as Secretary of Transportation,
and I'm grateful to all the North Carolinians who have
put their trust in our team. Daniel Johnson has been
a valuable advisor to me, and I am proud to
patch the torch to him. Johnson has served as ncdot's
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Deputy Secretary and General counsel for multiple years now, going
back to twenty nineteen. Before joining DOT, he worked in
the private He worked in a private practice and was
an assistant District attorney in Wake County and served as
a surface warfare officer with the United States Navy. Johnson
is a Navy and Marine Corps Medal recipient, the highest
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non combat decorated award for his heroism. A native of Hickory,
North Carolina, he earned his undergraduate and law degrees at
the University of North Carolina. So that is going to
be taking place as we flip the calendar over to
October here and in just a couple of weeks. Obviously,
DOT has been in the spotlight a lot over the
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last year or so trying to get all of those
roads and bridges, all of the various pieces of infrastructure
in western North Carolina reopened. Plus a DOT of course
houses DMV, the Division of Motor or the Department of
Motor Vehicle that has been under some increasing and intense
scrutiny as well as long lines have plagued DMV over
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the last year plus. As we got closer to the
real id deadline, that is going to be a conversation
that is going to continue. We'll watch that as it
continues to unfold right here on the Carolina Journal News Hour.
Something to keep eyes and ears on Today, Democrat Governor
Josh Stein will be in western North Carolina. He'll be
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at Blue Ridge Community College and is expected to have
a press conference at ten o'clock this morning in which
he is going to urge the federal government, presumably President Trump, FEMA,
and other federal agencies to release additional additional money for
Western North Carolina as it relates to Helene relief. We'll
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have coverage of that throughout the day over on our website,
Carolina Journal dot com, and of course we'll bring you
the latest tomorrow morning right here on the Carolina Journal
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It's five oh five and welcome into a Monday edition
of the Carolina Journal News our Newstock eleven, ten ninety
nine three WBT. I'm Nick Craig. Good morning to you
as we continue our coverage on the horrific murder the
public assassination of conservative leader Charlie Kirk on a college
campus in Utah. Throughout the middle parts of last week.
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He made a huge impact on young, young folks lives
across the United States, getting a lot of supporters, but
also unfortunately getting a lot of detractors. And as we
continue to track our coverage this morning, a big break
for the FBI and state and local officials out in
Utah as a killer is now in custody. Donna King,
the editor in chief of Carolina Journal dot com, joins
(00:49):
us with details this morning. But it was a little
sketchy late last week. There was a period of time
where a manhunt was ongoing. I had no idea who
this individual was. However, they've got their expecting custody.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Now, yes they do so. The Utah governor and the
head of the FBI, Cash Mattel, both made an announcement
in a press conference on Friday, saying that Tyler Robinson.
They believe that was allegedly the shooter for Charlie Kirk,
the assassination of Charlie Kirk, and it does bring that
man hunt to an end. It was a really emotional
(01:21):
press conference. If you had a chance to see it,
it's certainly worth going back and listening. The Utah governor,
you know, stepping out and really talking about the impact
that Kirk has had on the younger generation and the
space the call for just civil political dialogue and discourse
in the town square, which is what Charlie Kirk really embraced,
(01:44):
and speaking with people's supporters and detractors on a regular basis,
putting himself out there, ultimately making him a target for
this twenty two year old alleged shooter, Tyler Robinson. It
appears officials are saying that his own you know, that
his father, perhaps a minister involved in identifying him from
some of that footage that we all saw splashed across
(02:05):
all national media last week. It is a tragic situation.
Kurt was shot around twelve twenty three on Wednesday the tenth,
September tenth, and they had him within forty eight hours
after extensive manhunt by the FBI.
Speaker 1 (02:24):
Yeah, and some of the interesting things to note. And Donna,
we talked about this late last week on the show
when you joined us, about this discussion of political violence,
and a lot of folks maybe rushed to the stage
and said, well, we don't know for ensure whether this
was political violence or not. And obviously a trial will
play out over the coming of months and years, but
some of the engravings on the bullets from this alleged
(02:46):
shooter pretty much indicate, Donna, It's hard to describe it
any other way, but a targeted political attack against Charlie Kirk.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
Certainly, it certainly appears that way. The bullets casings were
engraved with phrases like hey, fascist, catch and if you
read this, you're gay or you know child Bella was
very odd. It really indicates a serious political bent to
this assassination, and it's something that everyone is talking about.
(03:15):
Are we in a period of political martyrdom again? Because
that word martyr is being thrown around a lot when
we talk about Charlie Kirk. In the last few days.
He mobilized an entire generation, made them more curious about
the Bible, more willing to stand up and speak their mind.
On campuses where they felt silenced. You know, the movement
that he started at such a young age, He started
(03:37):
turning point USA at eighteen nineteen years old. He was
just thirty one when he was murdered. You know, the
movement that he created will far outlive him, and we're
seeing that as evidenced on every campus across the country
over the weekend and last week, and certainly in the
White House.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
The Utah governor has been front and center in this sense.
This situation unfolded on Wednesday, and as you already know,
to encourage our audience to go if they haven't already
heard some of his comments from the late Friday morning,
don he really not only encouraged those young folks that
supported Charlie Kirk, but really pled to the nation as
to making the claim that, you know, we have to
decide how we want to handle this going forward. Do
(04:15):
we want more bloodshed, do we want more violence, or
do we want to get back to a time where
we can actually have some of these divisive and yes,
controversial discussions without bullets flying all over the place.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
Absolutely, you know, sometimes these kind of situations are thrust
upon our leaders when they least expected and It really
shows the character of one of those that are willing
to step up and take that microphone and speak to
speak to the community, and in this they speak to
the nation. I had a unique opportunity actually when he
was speaking, I happened to be in the green room
at PBS and the Triangle and getting ready to go
(04:48):
on state lines with former Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest. He
has a personal relationship, working relationship with Governor Cox of Utah,
and he really talked about how impressive it was so
how his comments were really strong. He was able to
really crystallize the way a lot of Americans were feeling
in this moment after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. And
(05:09):
we also saw it across campuses here in North Carolina,
you know the turning point USA chapters across our state
in North Carolina's high schools on university campuses have been
growing so quickly under his under Kirk's leadership, but also organically,
you have students willing to you know, step up, stand
out and really speak their mind and talk more about
(05:30):
their own values and their own perspective in many cases
for limited government and you know, strong family units and
all of the things that we see in this generation
is unique. You know, those that are between say fifteen
and twenty five right now, these are the kids that
were most impacted by the heavy hand of government during COVID,
So they have sort of a natural suspicion of big government.
(05:53):
They really feel robbed of that time. And I think
that Charlie Kirk was really sort of lightning in a bottle.
He spoke to directly to that generation and said, look,
there is another way. Big government and a big brother
type government is not the way it should be. And
he gave them the opportunity to really answer questions, debate,
you know, hear from others, and he encouraged those who
(06:14):
disagree with him to come out. And if all you've
seen is little clips of him on social media, you're
really not seeing the whole picture, because if you really
listen hard and take a second to listen to the
things that he said, he was actually a very upbeat, positive,
happy person and welcome differences of opinion.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
You know, that's an It kind of goes into my
next point here, another story we're tracking this morning over
at Carolina Journal dot com and down. I think a
lot of it comes to the fact that maybe people
have only seen very small snippets of him on TikTok,
on Instagram, on Facebook or x They've got this opinion,
this stance on Charlie Kirk, that he was this evil, awful,
terrible guy. And we were covering this morning. People across
(06:56):
the state of North Carolina, especially those maybe in the
public school system, that not only have talked about this publicly,
but are sumingly cheering on the death of Charlie Kirk.
These are educators in children's classrooms, Donna. That's a huge
concern for parents across North Carolina.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
It absolutely is. And you can't escape social media these days,
and I think that's what parents are finding out is
that some teachers are going out there and either saying
it in the classroom in a you know, taxpayer paid,
tuition paid classroom. That was happening. There was one part
time teacher at Guilford Tech Community College who you know,
(07:34):
used profanity in the classroom to describe him and said
that Kirk brought karma on himself. She's since been let go.
That happened last week, and you know, that's an indication
of real problems. The parents say that, you know, our
kids are trapped in a classroom with somebody that has
that level of vitriol and violence and that kind of language.
They just don't want their kids, you know, exposed to it.
(07:55):
And in many cases, these are adults who are in
that classroom listening to it, and one of them had
the present of mine to record it, and you know,
the rest of us could see what happens. It's also
happening in classrooms where kids are miners and they don't
really have a chance, you know, to speak out and
speak their mind. In some cases, it's happening on social media.
There was a there was a teacher here in the
(08:16):
Wake County area, a teacher at Melburough High School who
posted profanity on his social media and is the chair
of the humanities department at that school. So I don't
know what's going to happen in that case, but his
posts have been gone private. Parents are calling the school
and really objecting to this and saying, look, you know,
social media or not free speech, fine, but you are
(08:38):
responsible for professional conduct inside and out of the classroom.
And that's something that a lot of parents are talking
about today.
Speaker 1 (08:45):
Yeah, we saw even late last week a member of
the Carolina Panthers communications staff fired from their position for
posting some of those similar commentaries. Donna, there's been some
flash polling on this issue of cheering on political violence,
and some of those numbers that we've got this morning,
would I can only argue, are incredibly concerning when you
(09:06):
break them.
Speaker 2 (09:06):
Down, they really are. If you go over to ugov
dot com, they've got some quick polling on all of this.
One of the polls was particularly alarming. The question was
is it ever acceptable, acceptable, or unacceptable to be happy
about violence against a public figure that you oppose? And
you know that's what we're talking about here, And in
(09:28):
that poll, seventy seven percent of Republicans said it is
never acceptable to be happy about political violence against a
public figure that you oppose. Among Democrats, thirty eight percent
said it is never acceptable. So you know, that really
talks about a difference in the perspective toward public figures
(09:48):
that they oppose. Now that said, when you talk about
violence itself for political gain, so the numbers are a
little closer, eighty six percent of Republicans said that it
is never acceptable to use violence as a means of
political gain, in among democrats seventy six percent, So about
a ten point different. Seventy six percent of Democrats said
(10:10):
it is never acceptable to use violence for political gain,
so those numbers a little bit closer. But when it
talks about celebrating or you know, posting things about violence
against someone, only thirty eight percent of Democrats said never
and seventy seven percent of Republicans.
Speaker 1 (10:27):
President Donald Trump and other folks have been really calling
out and pointing to some of the ratcheting up pressure
and rhetoric that has existed, and don it's nothing new.
I mean, you can go back to the beginning of
the Trump campaign in twenty fifteen and begin to see
some of these comments thrown at not only now the
President himself, but many of his supporters. I think that's
going to be a big issue that we're going to
(10:48):
have to track in the coming days, weeks, and months.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
Absolutely, I think we're going to be seeing a lot
more of that. And you know, one of the things
that came out of this week was, of course the
North Carolina State Legislature is going to be start cracking
down on Charlotte. They wanted to just start doing an
investigation after the stabbing death on the light rail. So
you know, this was a weird through line. Right in
last week's news we have the anniversary of nine to eleven,
(11:11):
we had talking about the stabbing in Charlotte, which of
course happened a week or two before, and then the
assassination of Charlie Kirk. I think that we're gonna be
hearing more and more of this from the White House
as violence, and particularly political violence, becomes a bigger issue.
Speaker 1 (11:26):
We are continuing to track all of those stories this
morning over on our website, Carolina Journal dot com. We
appreciate the time and the insight this morning. Donna King,
the editor in chief of Carolina Journal dot com, joins
us on the Carolina Journal News Hour. It's twenty three
minutes past the hour. Welcome back to the Carolina Journal
(11:46):
News Hour, Newstock eleven, ten ninety nine to three WBT.
Governor Josh Stein plans to push for more federal funding
for Hurricane Helen recovery coming up a little bit later
on today. The governor sending out press release a late
last night that he has a news conference planned in
western North Carolina coming up this morning, asking for federal
(12:09):
agencies to release already approved funds for Hurricane Helene that
is set to take place at ten o'clock this morning
at the Blue Ridge Conference Hall at blue Ridge Community
Community College and their Technology Education and Development Department. The
governor will be calling on more federal funds to be
released in case you were maybe got buried a little
(12:31):
bit in some of the news last week. More money
has continued to flow into the state of North Carolina
for not only Helene, but tropical Storm Shawn Tall, which
affected the state back in July. Starting with Helene, as
we get closer to that one year anniversary, the United
States Department of Homeland Security announced last week that Western
(12:53):
North Carolina had been approved for an additional twelve million
dollars in FEMA grant disbursements. That announcement came just a
few weeks after the federal government approved an additional twenty
eight million dollars in similar funding. DHS Secretary Christi Nome
announced in a press release last week that the grants
are for reimbursement for critical infrastructure repairs to restore essential
(13:17):
services and fortify North Carolina against future disasters, including millions
of dollars in infrastructure upgrades for portions of the western
half of our state. With that President or a Senator
rather Ted Budd said, quote, I am grateful to the
President for weighing in to fast track twelve million dollars
(13:38):
to reimburse western North Carolina communities for cleanup and recovery
efforts following Helene. I look forward to hearing from Secretary
Nome on how we can work together to ensure that
western North Carolina projects quickly received promised federal funds. So
that was an additional twelve million dollars that brings disbursements
(14:01):
of a broader three hundred and twenty two million dollars
worth of FEMA commitments to North Carolina. And to this point,
North Carolina has received about one hundred and sixty one
million dollars since around July fourteenth to include a variety
of projects throughout the western half of the state that
is specifically focusing on Helen. And that does not include
(14:23):
the more than one point four billion dollars given from
HUD Housing and Urban Development for a state run home
improvement program to rebuild or repair homes that is ongoing
right now. It's called renew nc's Single Family Housing Program,
and they've got more than eight hundred million dollars that
they are going to spend on that. On the flip side,
(14:47):
some other natural disasters receiving some federal funding as well.
Late last week, and President Donald Trump took to truth
social to announce that thirty two million dollars would be
given to North carolin, specifically the more central part of
the state, dealing with tropical Storm chan Tal, which affected
(15:07):
the state back in July. The President wrote quote, I
am proud to approve nearly thirty two million dollars in
assistance for the great state of North Carolina, which I
won big all six times, including primaries, in response to
their recent flooding events in July. Senator Ted Budd, future
Senator Michael Wattley, and all of our incredible North Carolina
(15:30):
Congressional Republicans have asked for this, and I'm happy to
do it. North Carolinians deserve it. I just notified Governor Stein,
and I fully expect he will make sure that funds
are used to help the state recover it quickly. The
governor did respond well to that announcement from the President
late last week, with the governor writing on X quote
(15:53):
great news. I just got off the phone with President Trump,
who pledged his support for tropical storm shan Tale and
Hurricane Helen recovery. It's all hands on deck, and I
thank him for helping North Carolina rebuild. I look forward
to working with the administration to deliver critical resources to
North Carolina. Let's get it done again. As I just mentioned,
(16:17):
Governor Josh Stein will be in the western half of
the state this morning. He'll be at Blue Ridge Community
College and their Technology and Development Department around ten o'clock
where he will be calling on President Donald Trump, FEMA,
and I'm sure urging members of our congressional and Senate
delegation to continue to push the federal government to release
(16:38):
more funds for Hurricane Helene. As we get ever closer
to that one year anniversary of the destruction, the death,
and the devastation left in the wake of that storm.
That's happening this morning, we will have coverage of it
over on our website throughout the day, Carolina Journal dot com,
and of course we'll have all of the details coming
up for you tomorrow morning right here on the Carolina
(17:00):
Journal News Hour. It's by thirty six. Welcome back to
the Carolina Journal News Hour. News Stock eleven ten ninety
nine to three WBT. Keeping track of one of our
of course big breaking stories last week. A suspect is
now in custody. This is according to details in a
(17:22):
Friday morning press conference Utah Governor Spencer Cox alongside FBI
Director Cash Bettel, announcing that Tyler Robinson is the individual
who they believe is responsible for the assassination of Charlie
Kirk Wednesday afternoon in Utah. The FBI director laid out
a detailed timeline of Wednesday's afternoon events at Utah Valley
(17:46):
University in Orum, Utah, along with details of the ongoing investigation,
providing that a timeline to the public, noting that Kirk
was shot at twelve twenty three pm on Wednesday, and
noting that FBI agents were quick to arrive to the scene,
only sixteen minutes between him being shot and FBI agents
(18:09):
and chiefs of police from around the state of Utah
arriving on scene. The FBI released the first set of
FBI photos of the suspect at ten am on the Thursday,
September the eleventh, and then shortly thereafter, the FBI awarded
announced a public reward of one hundred thousand dollars. Around
eleven o'clock on Thursday, Patel and FBI director Dan Bongino
(18:33):
arrived on the scene approximately five thirty pm Thursday night,
and fortunately not long after their arrival, the suspect was
taken into custody. That happened around ten pm local time
on Thursday. They provided that update Friday morning, about thirty
three hours lapsed between the shooting and when the individual
was taken into custody. It's a little bit unclear exactly
(18:57):
how that came to Fruition. At least some of the
indication from the Utah governor is that it was a
tip from a family friend, some discussion about potentially a
preacher and a father also involved. It's not immediately clear,
but it was a tip from somebody close to the
twenty two year old Tyler Robinson that did turn him
(19:18):
into law enforcement officials. This, as you can imagine, as
being treated as an act of political violence, and according
to evidence found by investigators, it indicates that it was
heavily politically motivated. Writings on the bullet casings included phrases
like hey fascist, catch and as well as things saying
oh bellichow belachow, which appears to reference a World War
(19:42):
II anti fascist song that was used by the Italians.
According to the Utah governor, he said, quote, we are
indebted to law enforcement across the state who have worked
seamlessly together with local law enforcement, state law enforcement, and
our federal partners with the Federal Bureau of Investigations. We
are grateful for everyone who came together in such a
(20:05):
short amount of time to find this person and bring justice.
At the end of Friday's press conference, the Utah Governor
addressed the nation's path forward in confronting political violence and
spoke directly to the many young people who had come
to know and admire Charlie Kirk. Governor Cox said, quote,
(20:25):
political violence is different than any other type of violence
for a lot of different reasons. One of the reasons
is because the very act that Charlie championed of expression,
that freedom of expression that is enshrined in our founding documents,
and having his life taken in that very act makes
it more difficult for people to feel that they can
(20:47):
share their ideas and that they can speak freely. The
governor went on to say, I think we need more
clarity right now. I hear all of the time that
words are violence, words are not violence. Violence is violence,
and there is not one person response, and there is
only one person that is responsible for what happened here,
(21:09):
and that person is now in custody and will be
charged soon and will be held accountable. The governor concluded
by saying, we can return to hate with hate, and
that's the problem with political violence. It metastasizes because you
can always point the finger at the other side, and
that's the problem. At some point, we have to find
(21:29):
an off ramp or it's going to get much much worse.
But see, there are choices that we can make. History
will dictate if this is a turning point for our country,
but every single one of us gets to choose that
right now, some very encouraging words from Utah governor in
the Spencer Cox. We've got some additional quotes from him
(21:50):
over on our website this morning, Carolina Journal dot com.
You can read those in the story headlined suspect arrested
in that Charlie Kirk assassination. With there has been what
can really only be described as a very disturbing amount
of social media commentary since late last week, with individuals
cheering on the death of a Charlie Kirk, and that
(22:13):
has brought some teachers in North Carolina under some major
national scrutiny. At Guildford Technical Community College, part time instructor
Lisa Greenley was terminated after a video circulated online of
her comments while teaching a class in which she called
Kirk profane names and described his killing as karma. The
(22:35):
college announced her dismissal in a statement stressing that her
views do not reflect Guildford Technical Community College's values and
emphasized its commitment to maintaining a respectful campus environment. The
community college gave a quote to Fox eight to television saying, quote,
her statement regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk does not
(22:59):
support the open and respectful learning and working environment that
GTCC provides every day. We want to reiterate that supporting
violence is reprehensible and will not be tolerated at the college.
Over in Wait County, the chairman of the humanities department
at Millbrook High School, an individual by the name of
(23:20):
Idress Azazi, came under fire after posting profane remarks on
Twitter about Kirk's death. His account was then, of course,
quickly made private, but not before screenshots circulated widely among
parents that have their children at Millbook High School In
Wait County, a school employee indicated that the school had
received so many calls and complaints about the post that
(23:44):
has been circulating around social media. In Gaston County, the
Board of Education is investigating the comments of an unnamed
school employee who allegedly posted a comment about Kirk's death
that district officials called insensitive and inappropriate. Human resources announced
that they are conducting a formal investigation, and the administrators
(24:06):
have not ruled out a disciplinary actions. A Gaston County
school official told WBTV late last week, quote, we want
to assure families, our families, staff, and the community that
we are taking this matter seriously. The school system has
clear policies regarding employee use of social media, professional conduct,
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and expectations that personal views expressed by employees are not
representative of the school system. These are just three local
examples of seemingly hundreds, if not thousands, of these examples
over the taking place throughout the country over the last
four or five days. Many major corporations being called out
(24:50):
on social media for comments from their employees. As we
covered late last week, a member of the Carolina Panthers
communication department was relieved from his duties after posting despicable
comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk on social media,
so that criticism does continue to run rampant, and it
is all over social media this morning. And you even
(25:12):
had an incredibly disturbing scene yesterday of an individual destroying
a Charlie Kirk memorial, running through the flowers, balloons, candles
lit up, but kicking them to the ground, stomping on
them before he was tackled by individuals in the crowd
then arrested by law enforcement. It has been really what
(25:32):
I can only describe as a pretty disturbing thing to
watch after the assassination of a Charlie Kirk. We've got
some additional coverage of some of these teachers facing backlash,
including some of their commentary, over on our website this
morning Carolina Journal dot com. That story's headline NC teachers
face backlash over comments on Kirk's assassination again. You can
(25:55):
read that at Carolina Journal dot com. The sixth annual
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(26:17):
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as the sixth annual WBT Little Heroes Blood Drive continues
this Thursday, September the eighteenth at Watson Insurance in Belmont.
Visit WBT dot com this morning afore location details and
to register your appointment. It's now five point fifty two.
(26:39):
Welcome back to the Carolina Journal News Hour News Talk
eleven ten ninety nine to three WBT, turning our attention
to some other statewide news this morning. North Carolina Department
of Transportation Secretary Joey Hopkins is set to retire, coming
up here in just a couple of weeks on October
the first, after serving two years in the position and
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over thirty years in various capacities, including Deputy Chief Engineer,
Division Engineer, Deputy Division Engineer, and many other positions within
dot Governor Josh Stein said in a press release on Friday,
quote Secretary Hopkins has served at the Department of Transportation
for more than thirty years and was planning for his
(27:23):
retirement until Hurricane Helene struck our state. I asked him
to delay his retirement to help steer us through the
early phases of recovery and rebuilding, and I'm so grateful
that he did, as we have reopened ninety seven percent
of our state maintained roads. He is a true public servant,
beloved across the state and across the aisle, and I
(27:46):
wish him a joyful retirement with his family. The governor
also announced the appointment of Navy veteran and current NCDOT
Deputy Secretary and General Counsel Daniel Johnson, who will be
the new set Secretary of DOT. The governor said in
a press release quote, we have much more work ahead
to strengthen our infrastructure in western North Carolina, as well
(28:10):
as lead our entire state into the future of transportation.
With his record of public service, leadership and expertise in transportation,
Daniel Johnson is the right person for the job. I
welcome him to the role and look forward to working
together to build a safer, stronger, and better connected North Carolina.
(28:32):
Joey Hopkins became the Secretary of NCDOT in October of
twenty twenty three after the retirement of former Secretary Eric Boyt.
Before being named secretary, Hopkins served as ncdot's Chief Operating Officer.
Stein took his work to develop North Carolina's strategic prioritization process,
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which helps DOT use existing funding more efficiently, as well
as official to enhance more effectively, I should say, to
enhance the state's infrastructure while supporting economic growth, job creation,
and improved quality of life. As mentioned, Joey Hopkins has
overseen the reconstruction and repair of numerous roads and bridges
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after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina in September of
last year. He testified in February at the House Oversight
Committee hearing about Helene recovery, and he said, quote, it's
something of a scale that we have never seen before
and hopefully will never see again. He was confirmed to
his position in May of twenty twenty four by the
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General Assembly. Hopkins said in a press release, quote, it
has been an honor to serve as Secretary of Transportation,
and I'm grateful to all the North Carolinians who have
put their trust in our team. Daniel Johnson has been
a valuable advisor to me, and I am proud to
patch the torch to him. Johnson has served as ncdot's
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Deputy Secretary and General counsel for multiple years now, going
back to twenty nineteen. Before joining DOT, he worked in
the private He worked in a private practice and was
an assistant District attorney in Wake County and served as
a surface warfare officer with the United States Navy. Johnson
is a Navy and Marine Corps Medal recipient, the highest
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non combat decorated award for his heroism. A native of Hickory,
North Carolina, he earned his undergraduate and law degrees at
the University of North Carolina. So that is going to
be taking place as we flip the calendar over to
October here and in just a couple of weeks. Obviously,
DOT has been in the spotlight a lot over the
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last year or so trying to get all of those
roads and bridges, all of the various pieces of infrastructure
in western North Carolina reopened. Plus a DOT of course
houses DMV, the Division of Motor or the Department of
Motor Vehicle that has been under some increasing and intense
scrutiny as well as long lines have plagued DMV over
(31:08):
the last year plus. As we got closer to the
real id deadline, that is going to be a conversation
that is going to continue. We'll watch that as it
continues to unfold right here on the Carolina Journal News Hour.
Something to keep eyes and ears on Today, Democrat Governor
Josh Stein will be in western North Carolina. He'll be
(31:29):
at Blue Ridge Community College and is expected to have
a press conference at ten o'clock this morning in which
he is going to urge the federal government, presumably President Trump, FEMA,
and other federal agencies to release additional additional money for
Western North Carolina as it relates to Helene relief. We'll
(31:50):
have coverage of that throughout the day over on our website,
Carolina Journal dot com, and of course we'll bring you
the latest tomorrow morning right here on the Carolina Journal
News out that's going to do it for a Monday edition.
WBT News is next, followed by Good Morning BT. We're
back with you tomorrow morning, five to six right here
on News Talk eleven, ten and ninety nine three WBT
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