THE ONES STAYING ARE COMPLAINING .

ALSO WEARING A MASK IS GETTING SECOND LOOK.

HOW WELL CITY HALL BE GIVING ABOUT.

MEANWHILE, BIG SAVINGS IN THE PLAN WON'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

AND FOR EMPLOYEES COME IT IS BACK FROM THE OFFICE.

WORKING FROM HOME IS NO LONGER AN OPTION.

40,000 FANS OF THE STADIUM AT PRO SOCCER THIS WEEK.

LOTS TO TALK ABOUT NEXT ON PBS CHARLOTTE.

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WE HEARD ABOUT CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS IN DROVES.

AND THIS WEEK WERE HEARING TEACHERS THING BEHIND COMPLAIN ABOUT HOW HARD THE JOB HAS BECOME.

IT HAS BEEN AN UP-AND-DOWN YEAR FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AND PARENTS LIKE OUTBREAK IS UP-TO-DATE ON THE LATEST CAMPAIGN.

-- TEMPLATES.

IT'S JUST A DARK TIME TO BE A TEACHER RIGHT NOW, SINCE AUGUST ABOUT MORE THAN 500 TEACHERS HAVE LEFT AND ABOUT 100 MORE AR DISSIPATING THE END OF THE YEAR.

TEACHERS ARE COMPLAINING THAT THEY ARE OVERWORKED BECAUSE OF THE EXODUS OF THE TEACHERS.

THEY HAVE TO COVER CLASSES.

THEY ARE UNDERPAID UNDERAPPRECIATED.

AND SO WITH COVID MAKE SURE THA PROTOCOL THE MASKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SOME SAY IT IS JUST TOO MUCH FO THEM TO DO AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR SUPPORT, NOT ONLY SUPPORT FROM CMS, BUT THEY'RE THERE ASKING FOR SUPPORT FROM STATE GOVERNMENT AS WELL.

IT ALSO TO ADD MISERY, MORE THA 300 CMS TEACHERS HAVE TO REPAY $750 IN A COVID STIPEND WHERE THE DISTRICT AT A TECHNICAL ERROR ANOTHER TEACHERS HAVE TO PAY $750 BACK AND SO A LOT OF THIS TEACHERS HAD THOUGHT THEY HAD THAT MONEY FOR HOLIDAY SPENDING AND SO YOU HAVE TO PAY THAT MONEY BACK AND AT THAT, DO I STILL WANT TO BE A TEACHER, THEIR STANKOVIC THEY'RE SAYING.

I DIDN'T TALK TO THE LEADER AND SHE DOES SAY THAT THEY ARE -- THEY HAVE A TEACHER WORKDAY THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN, SO THAT IS A TREAT FOR THEM.

BUT THEY SAY MORE NEEDS TO HAPPEN AND THEY WANT THE STATE TO STEP UP AS WELL.

>> IN THE LAST YEAR, IT FEELS LIKE IT'S HUGE COMING UP ON HALLOWEEN.

HE'LL HAD -- THAT HAS BEEN A SCARY TIME FOR THE LAST YEAR AND HAVE FOR TEACHERS.

DOCTORS AND NURSES AND PEOPLE O THE FRONT LINES OF THE MEDICAL FIELD HAVE BEEN HEROES.

CAN YOU THINK THAT THE JOB GETTING IN THE CLASSROOM, BUT ALL THIS VIRTUAL LEARNING, YOU HAVE TO LEARN EACH.

THEY WANT KIDS TO LEARN, GENERALLY SPEAKING.

I THINK THAT TEACHERS WANT THEI STUDENTS AND USE IN THE NUMBERS WERE DOWN.

SO DEMORALIZING AT SOME POINT A EXHAUSTING AND EXHAUSTING ON ANOTHER LEVEL AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT MONEY YOU HAVE TO GE BACK, IT'S A TERRIBLE TIME TO B A TEACHER.

BUT HAVING SAID THAT, THEY HAVE ALL OF OUR ADMIRATION AND RESPECT AND ANYTHING THAT WE CA DO TO KEEP THEM ON THE JOB ON THAT, I FAVOR.

>> WE MENTIONED TEACHERS BEING UNDERPAID HAVING TO TAKE SUPPLIES OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET .

AND THAT'S PROBABLY NOT A VIABL OPTION FOR CAREER.

THEN YOU HAD A PANDEMIC THAT NO ONLY YOU'RE DEALING WITH KIDS WHO ARE OUT IN VARYING DEGREES OF LEVELS BECAUSE OF VIRTUAL LEARNING.

FOR LOOKING AT THE POLITICIZATION OF YOUR JOB.

REINFORCE ENFORCING A MASK POLICY AND MAY BE SOME PERIODS GREAT WITH THAT AND YOU HAVE TO DO NAVIGATE THAT ON TOP OF ALL THE ISSUES.

WERE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO KEEP OUR EDUCATORS CLOSE.

THERE'S SO MANY ISSUES COMPOUNDING WITH COVID AND THAT PROBLEMS THAT ARE ALREADY HAPPENING.

>> TEACHERS ARE TELLING US THAT IT PUTS A HYDROPHOBIC GARDEN ACHIEVEMENT.

TEACHERS WANT YOUR STUDENTS -- AND THEN THERE WORD OF THE TEST SCORES REMAINED LOW, THEN PEOPL LOOK AT THEM LIKE THEY ARE NOT DOING AN EFFECTIVE JOB ARE THEY'RE NOT GETTING THE JOB DONE .

THE PRESSURE IS ON AND THEY JUS WHAT SOMEBODY, THEY WANT THE STATE LEADERS TO ALLOCATE FOR FUNDING TO ALLOW MORE SOCIAL WORKERS AND PSYCHOLOGIST BE INSIDE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HELP OUR STUDENTS NAVIGATE THIS TOUGH TIME THAT EVERYBODY GIVES THEM RIGHT NOW.

>> FIRST ABOUT IN THE SHORT-TERM , LONG-TERM FUNDING FROM THE STATE WOULD BE HELPFUL AND SUPPORT FROM THE STATE WOUL BE HELPFUL BUT THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AN EASY WAY OUT OF THIS ONE.

THERE DOWN 500 TEACHERS NOW AND IT MIGHT BE A HUNDRED MORE BEFORE THE END OF THE SEMESTER.

HOW DO YOU REPLACE THOSE.

THEY HAVE MORE BODIES IN THE CLASSROOMS AND THIS PROBLEM.

I WAS READING A STORY ABOUT SOM OF THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT AND IS ALSO MORE WORK FOR THE TEACHERS.

AND THERE IS THAT BALANCE AND W WANT THEM TO LEARN MORE AND DO BETTER AND WE WANT THEIR READIN SCORES TO BE UP.

THEY ARE TOSSED WITH THAT RESPONSIBILITY.

>> I KNOW YOU TALK WITH TEACHER ALL THE TIME BUT THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THAT EASY SOLUTION T THIS PROBLEM OF THE SPIRIT THAT IS WHY THE BIG TOP ADMINISTRATORS GET PAID THE BIG BUCKS, TO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS .

I'M VERY SURPRISED THAT DURING THIS PANDEMIC, THAT NO ONE WAS OUT THERE TO COME UP WITH THE NEW WAY OF TEACHING.

IT IS TIME TO RESET AND RETHINK HOW WE EDUCATE BECAUSE THIS PANDEMIC TAUGHT US THAT THE WAY WE ARE DOING IT BEFORE, THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THAT.

SO I'M WAITING FOR THAT PERSON TO COME UP WITH THE NEW WAY, TH NEW INNOVATIVE WAY IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE OUR KIDS ARE LEARNING THEIR ABCs.

MAYBE WE COULD COME TOGETHER AN COME UP WITH SOME IDEAS TO SEND TO THE EDUCATION WORLD.

>> WE HAVE BEEN CHALLENGED.

TO YOUR POINT, THE REALITY IS THE ONLY PEOPLE WITH TOUGHER JOBS IN THE TEACHERS OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT .

AGAIN, THERE'S SO MANY POSITION POSSESSIONS OTHER THAN LEARNING -- YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF VIOLENCE I THE CLASSROOM, FIVE GUNS OR SIX GUNS ALREADY AT THIS SCHOOL YEAR .

TALK ABOUT ISSUES AND LEARNING.

THAT IS CERTAINLY PARAMOUNT.

BUT IT CERTAINLY GETS TO THE DECIDE A LOT OF TIMES.

I DON'T THINK THAT WE CAN FIX THAT.

ARE EVEN NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

I THINK THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE COMFORTABLE BIT.

>> I THINK EVERYBODY NEEDS TO GET ON THE SAME PAGE WITH THIS BECAUSE THIS IS BECOMING POLITICAL.

WE NEED THE RELIGIOUS AND THEY COMMUNITY AND THE PARENTS TO GE ALL OF THE SAME PAGE AND WE CAN BEAT THE DRUM MAJOR.

SO IF EVERYBODY THINKING THAT PERHAPS THE PLAY ON THE BABY EVERYBODY TO CREATE THE PLAN AN EXECUTE THAT PLAN.

THIS A LOT OF PLANS.

WE JUST DON'T HAVE ONE PLAY THA EVERYBODY CAN SWEAR BY RIGHT NOW .

MOST OF THEM OR A LOT OF THEM ARE EXACERBATED BY THE WHOLE COVID SITUATION.

SPEAKING OF COVID, SCHOOL SYSTE TALKED ABOUT WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT GOING FORWARD I TERMS OF DROPPING THE MASK MEAN THAT GOING FORWARD.

TO HAVE OPTIONAL MASK POLICIES IN THE CLASSROOM AND THEN CAMPUS .

THEY'RE NOT THERE YET, BUT WITH THINGS TREND IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, I GUESS IT IS A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO THAT TIME.

>> YES, CLOSE INDEED.

AS YOU SAID, IT'S NOT THERE YET.

THERE HAS TO BE A LOT IN PLAY BEFORE THEY REMOVED THE PATH THAT BOARD MEMBERS ARE WAITING FOR THAT DAY.

IT SAID THAT LAID BEEN COUNTY DOES REMOVE THE MASK AND SHE'S HOPING -- BUT WERE TALKING ABOUT A POSITIVITY RATE.

THEY WANT AT LEAST 60% OF THOSE SITUATIONS FOR KIDS AND THEY WANT TO LOOK AT THE COVID RATE ITSELF IS A LOT HAS TO BE IN PLACE BEFORE THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MANDATE.

ONE THING IS THAT KEEPING THE MASK ON HAS HELPED THEM.

IT HAS NOT HURT.

THAT IT HAS HELPED.

SO PEOPLE ARE FEARFUL IF THE REMOVE THE MASK MEANT IT, THEN THEY NUMBERS WILL GO BACK UP AGAIN.

A LOT HAS TO GO INTO THAT EQUATION.

>> I DON'T THINK IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN ANYTIME SOON BE GETTING 30 DAYS, RIGHT AROUND 5% RIGHT NOW, 4.5%, DEPENDING ON WHICH DAY YOU GET.

SO WE ARE HEADED THEY ARE.

BUT HERE IS THE DEAL.

ONCE YOU TELL PEOPLE THE MASKS AND OPTIONAL, THEN YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER, WELL, MAKING IT MANDATORY AGAIN THAT WOULD BE, VERY TOUGH.

-- LIKELY HE WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK TO MASS MANDATE.

I THINK THEY ARE BEING VERY CAUTIOUS.

>> FOR GOING TO BE TALKING ABOU THE YOUNGEST OF THE YOUNG.

I HOPE THAT GOVERNOR AND -- THEY SAY THEY ARE READY FOR IT.

AND THAT ARGUE PLAY FLOYD MAKE SCHOOLS SAFER THAN THEY ARE NOW.

AND ONE THING THAT COVID IT'S I BRINGING TO THE CHARLOTTE AREA FROM WASHINGTON PRIMARILY, CITY COUNCIL RETREAT -- I NOTE THAT YOU BEEN WATCHING BUT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF HOW TO SPEND ALL THOSE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO SELL SOM OF THE PROBLEMS.

>> AS FOR THE ARTIST HE'S FROM SEVEN -- GOVERNMENT $70 MILLION AND THER WILL BE ANOTHER 70 MILLION.

SO THAT MEANS THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE ALONE IS RECEIVING 140 MILLION OR SO AND THAT'S NO EVEN TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THAT THE COUNTY IS GETTING MONEY, CM IS GETTING MONEY SO THAT IS A HUGE INFLUX.

AND THIS WEEK COUNCIL TOOK THE OFFENSE -- THE FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED AND 11 MILLION HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO CITY OPERATIONS AND MAINTAIN THAT FOR THE PANDEMIC.

THAT IS WHAT THEY DECIDED ON THIS WEEK.

THEY HAVE WHAT THEY'RE CALLING COMMUNITY VITALITY, WHICH INCLUDES THINGS LIKE PUBLIC SAFETY, OPEN CULTURE, AND THERE'S NOT A LOT OF DETAIL.

AND IS GOING TO BE UP TO CITY STAFF TO IMPLEMENT THOSE THINGS.

IS THAT HELPING WITH THAT HOUSING AND SOME OF THE AREAS.

AND IT'S UNCLEAR HOW THAT WOULD WORK.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY DID CAUSED SOME CONTROVERSY THAT THEY DID BRING UP THINGS LIKE AND WE DO NOT KNOW HOW THE STAF IS GOING TO SPEND IT.

THEY HAVE MORE CONTROL AND ONE IS MORE PROVIDED LIKE AN EXACT HOW THAT IS SPREAD.

IT WAS RELATIVELY UNANIMOUS AND WE WILL SEE HOW THE CITY COMES UP WITH HOW TO SPEND THESE CATEGORIES.

AND THAT'S AT THE CITY GETS DEALING WITH ALREADY.

IT COULD BE A BIG DEAL.

>> THEY CREATE THE PROBLEMS BUT IT ALSO PROVIDED THE FUNDING TO POTENTIALLY SOLVE THOSE PROBLEMS .

THESE ARE PROBLEMS THAT WERE HERE BEFORE COVID MADE THEM WORSE.

THE DON'T WANT TO WASTE THE OPPORTUNITY AFTER SUFFERING THROUGH THE DISEASE IN THE FIRS PLACE.

ABSOLUTELY.

I THINK THAT IS THE BIG QUESTIO IS WHERE WE SEE IS THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I DON'T KNOW THAT IT IS MONEY T SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS.

AND COVID JUST EXACERBATE THAT THIS HOUSING AND SECURITY BUT I IS DEFINITELY A LARGE CHARGE OF MONEY THAT CONTINUES TO MAKE A DENT.

SO THE QUESTION IS JUST RUINED.

>> THE COUNCIL IS ALSO TALKING ABOUT TRANSIT THIS WEEK, BUT TH TRANSIT TEAM WILL DO AND WON'T DO.

AND THE COUNCILMEMBER, EGGLESTON , WHO IS RUNNING AT LARGE AND REPRESENTING I GUESS DISTRICT 1 RIGHT NOW IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

THINK THE THINGS THAT MOST COUNCILMEMBER STOP SAY OUT LOUD.

IT WON'T SOLVE TRAFFIC OR CONGESTION AND THAT IS REALLY, KIND OF CREATES AND PROBLEM FOR THE COUNCILMEMBERS WHO HAVE TO SELL THIS IDEA TO THE PUBLIC.

MANY THOUGHTS ON TRANSIT AFTER COVID AND AFTER CHANGES ARE MOR STYLES AND TRAVEL PATTERNS AND WHERE THIS PLAN IS HEADED WAS S MUCH IN QUESTION RIGHT NOW?

YOU WANT TO TAKE A STAB UP BACK?

>> LET ME JUST JUMP IN AND SAY, THAT GUY WAS SPEAKING THE TRUTH.

THE REALITY IS WE ARE A GROWING STATE MAY KEEP COMING BACK TO THAT MY 98 YEARS HERE BUT WE AR CONTINUING TO BE A GROWING CITY THE PROBLEM IS NOT SOLVED BY TRANSIT.

WHAT YOU DOING WITH TRANSIT IS MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE WHO COULD OTHER PARTS UP FOR TH CAR AT THE GAS TO GET ON THE HIGHWAYS ARE AT THE ROADS THEMSELVES.

AND YOU'RE PROVIDING OTHER OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE BUT GUESS WHAT, THAT FEELS MORE TRAFFIC.

SO TO CONNECT THE TWO AND SAY W WILL TAKE CARS OFF THE ROAD IS PROBABLY A FALSE NARRATIVE.

THAT SHOULD NOT BE THE EXPECTATION.

IT WOULD BE GREAT TO GET MORE CARS OFF THE ROAD, BUT ADDING TRANSIT, I DON'T THINK, LUCKILY DOES THAT.

IT SHOULDN'T BE REPRESENTED.

>> WE SHOULD NOT BE PROMISING THAT WE WOULD CLEAN UP THE ROSE AND RACE CONGESTION.

A LOT WITH SIGN UP FOR THAT.

BUT IT DOES KIND OF CREATE A DILEMMA FOR COUNCILMEMBERS ON THE CITY BUT THEY HAVE TO COME UP WITH A GOOD RACING, I SUPPOSE .

AND GET THOSE TAX DOLLARS.

THE DISCUSSION OBVIOUSLY TAKEN UP AGAIN.

WE WILL REVISIT DOWN THE ROAD.

SPEAKING OF FUNDING THAT DO NOT A LOCAL BANK BUT A BANK WITH PRESENCE.

YOU WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS KIND OF PRIVATE INVESTORS AT LEAST?

>> INVESTING UP TO $20 MILLION INTO THAT CORRIDOR AND THAT IS AN UNDERINSURED CORRIDOR.

SO BANK OFFICIALS TELL ME THAT PEOPLE OF THAT SIDE OF THAT SHOULD BE UP TO SEE THAT.

THAT MONEY WILL HELP TO KEEP EXISTING BUSINESSES IN THEIR SO THEY CAN GIVE THEM THAT RAINING.

IT'S THAT THEY ARE GOING TO REALLY INVEST MONEY TO MAKE SUR THAT QUARTER CAN BE ALL THAT IT CAN BE.

THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS IN DIFFERENT PLACES THE COUNTRY.

THIS COMMUNITY GRANT AND GETTIN THE MONEY SO THAT THE MAYOR THE AIR.

AND SHALL IT IS FILLED WITH PARTNERS AND UTTERLY PARTNERS, BUT COMMUNITY WILL BE THE BEST COMMUNITY THAT IT CAN'T BE.

>> IT IS WORTH 20 MILLION.

>> I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT RELATED, I SUPPOSE'S MECKLENBURG COUNTY.

THEY'RE HEADING BACK TO THE OFFICE 100% NOW AS OF NEXT WEEK.

I GUESS THEY ARE PRETTY FOR THIS , I SUPPOSE.

I TWEETED THIS WEEK, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN WHEN YOU ARE COMPETIN FOR EMPLOYEES WITH SO MANY PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES THAT ARE OPERATING OUT OF THEIR HOME IN THE COUNTY IS FOR EVERYBODY TO COME BACK.

AT THAT HALF THE COUNT THE BABY.

OF OTHERS BECOME THE -- THAT ARE SO HARD TO FILL RIGHT NOW.

>> WE HAVE THE TWO AND SECOND MONEY ON GAS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT PEOPLE HAVE OPTIONS AND THAT WHAT TO ATTRACT GOOD WORKERS PRESENT PRETTY SURE THA THEY DO NOT WANT TO GO BACK.

THEY WILL PROBABLY EXPLORE THEI OPTIONS THAT WILL BE INTERESTIN TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL NOT RETURN TO THE COUNTY BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN OFFERED A BETTER DEAL.

>> GO AHEAD.

>> I THINK A COUPLE OF THINGS.

I THINK THAT WE GENERALLY ARE SOCIAL CREATURES SOME PEOPLE WANT TO GET BACK.

EVEN WITH A MASK ON, COMMUNICATION WORKS MUCH BETTER.

SO I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND FROM THE COUNTY'S POINT OF VIEW.

IF YOU GO OUT TURF RESTAURANT, THAT MEANS YOU CAN COME TO WORK.

SO I THINK WE ARE GOING TO SEE MORE AND MORE OF THIS.

I EXPECT IT WILL GO FAIRLY WELL.

TEACHERS ARE BACK IN THE CLASSROOMS.

WE TALK A LOT ABOUT THAT ALREADY .

>> RUN FOR TWO JOBS IN ONE OF THEM OFFER SEE AN OPPORTUNITY T WORK FROM HOME.

>> YOU CAN COME TO WORK FOR COLLECT DATA WEEK.

STALL OF THAT IS AN OPTION.

>> LET ME TALK A LITTLE SPORTS FOR A SECOND.

WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NFL FOOTBALL SEASON, NBA BASKETBALL SEASON.

BUT 40,000 FANS SHOWED UP AT BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM THIS WEEK FOR SOCCER GAME.

THIS IS CALLED A FRIENDLY.

AND A LOT OF PEOPLE IN MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER -- IT'S A GOOD BET AND SO FAR IT'S GOT THE POTENTIAL TO PAY OFF.

40,000 WATCHING SOCCER.

>> I KNEW HE WOULD.

I'VE WITH DOWNTOWN BEFORE THE EVENT.

IT WAS PRETTY COOL.

THE TRUTH IS WE HAVE HAD OTHER MAJOR EUROPEAN CLUBS PLAY AND DRAW 60,000 IS SOMETHING ELSE.

IT IS GOOD ABOUT IT AND HAVING SETTLED BACK, WE WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

WE LOOK AT THIS NEW SOCCER TEAM.

I THINK THAT THEY HAVE DONE VER WELL.

IT WILL BE FUN.

I'M NOT SURE IT WILL BE PORTED THOUSAND EVERY GAME BUT IT'S CERTAINLY WILL WIN.

>> ONE OF THE BIGGEST DRAWS IN MLS, ISN'T THAT?

>> THIS IS TAPPING INTO THE DIVERSITY OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY.

THIS IS A SITUATION TO CELEBRAT A COMMUNITY THAT SOMETIMES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE NOT CELEBRATING, SO I THINK THIS IS A GOOD THING FOR DIVERSITY AND ALSO WHEN WE WHERE THEY ARE, THEY WERE GIVIN OUT VACCINE SHOTS.

THERE HAS BEEN VACCINE HAS HESITANCY PUT WITHIN THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY.

A WEARABLE DISAPPOINTED THAT TH NUMBERS.

SO STILL CELEBRATING DIVERSITY.

THAT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE TO KEEP EVERYBODY HEALTHY.

>> WE HAVE A MINUTE LEFT AND I WANT TO TALK QUICKLY ABOUT THE U.S. SENATE RACE.

THE FORMER GOVERNOR IN A VIRTUA TIE IN FUNDRAISING.

I GUESS THAT SHOWS YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A CHUMP ENDORSEMEN AS THE REPUBLICAN.

ANY THOUGHTS ON WHAT TRUMP IS GOING TO DO?

>> I THINK THAT IS THE BIG QUESTION.

GOVERNOR HAS A BIG NAME AND STATEWIDE POLITICS SO HE HAS TH BACKING OF A LOT OF THE CHARLOTTE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

THAT BEING SAID, I THINK THE STORY ABOUT PEOPLE ARE DONATED AND SWITCHED OVER.

I THINK IT'S JUST THE REMAINS T BE SEEN HOW HE'S GOING TO BE.

UNDOUBTEDLY IS GOING TO BE AN INFLUENCE.

SO WE WILL JUST SEE -- AT THE END THEY MONEY IS IMPORTANT.

THAT DOES NOT ALWAYS FOLLOW.

>> BECAUSE THE MONEY, THE DEMOCRATIC FUND-RAISING LEADER IS 1.5 MILLION MORE PICKS UP INTERESTINGLY ALL LOT TO TALK ABOUT AS THE POLITICAL -- >> WE ARE OUT OF TIME AS ALWAYS.

WE HAVE MORE TOPICS THEN WE HAV TIME FOR.

I APPRECIATE THE REPORTERS.

IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD CONVERSATION.

IF YOU QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS, WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME RIGHT HERE ON "OFF THE RECORD".

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