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THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND WEATHER, NOT THE ONLY TOP STORY WE’RE FOLLOWING ON THIS FRIDAY. AND WE START IN HIGH POINT WHERE WE HAVE NOW LEARNED A FORMER CHURCH EMPLOYEE WHO IS FACING DOZENS OF SEX CRIME CHARGES VOLUNTEERED AT A LOCAL SCHOOL. IN A STATEMENT, WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY CONFIRMS JAMES ROBERT MURPHY ANNOUNCED BASKETBALL GAMES AT THE SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL SAYS HE DID NOT INTERACT WITH STUDENTS IN THIS ROLE, AND HE HAS NOT BEEN AFFILIATED WITH WESLEYAN SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2024. GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS ALSO SAYS HE WAS A VENDOR WHO PROVIDED SERVICES AT TWO SCHOOLS WITHIN THEIR DISTRICT. MURPHY IS CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF SEXUAL BATTERY. THAT’S ACCORDING TO HIGH POINT POLICE. HE WAS PREVIOUSLY A MINISTER AT OAK VIEW BAPTIST CHURCH IN THE CITY. WARREN SAY THE OFFENSES STARTED IN JANUARY OF LAST YEAR AND INVOLVE SEVERAL VICTIMS, ALL BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 AND 19. OUR SARAH SOWERS IS FOLLOWING THIS STORY TODAY. SHE’LL HAVE A LIVE REPORT TONIGHT AT 5:00. A MAN ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE AT A WINSTON-SALEM HOTEL IS NOW IN CUSTODY. WINSTON-SALEM POLICE SAY DEPUTIES WITH THE DAVIDSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRESTED TYSON LOVINGGOOD IN LEXINGTON. POLICE RESPONDED TO THE AMERICA’S BEST VALUE INN ON AKRON DRIVE YESTERDAY, FINDING ONE MAN SHOT IN THE LOBBY. A SECOND VICTIM LATER SHOWED UP AT THE HOSPITAL. BOTH VICTIMS ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER. LOVINGGOOD IS AT THE FORSYTH COUNTY JAIL WITH NO BOND. AND IN GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, A NC STATE UNIVERSITY HAS A NEW INTERIM POLICE CHIEF TONIGHT. JACK MOORMAN TOOK OVER THAT ROLE STARTING TODAY. HE SERVED AS THE INTERIM CHIEF AT AA BEFORE BACK IN 2021. THE UNIVERSITY’S PREVIOUS CHIEF, JERMAINE CHERRY, RETIRED EARLIER THIS MONTH. HAPPENING NOW. LABOR DAY TRAVEL IS HERE, AND EXPERTS SAY THIS IS THE BUSIEST TIME. IF YOU’RE HITTING THE ROAD OR HEADING TO THE AIRPORT. AIRPORTS NATIONWIDE ARE BRACING FOR A HISTORIC NUMBER OF TRAVELERS, WITH NEARLY 3 MILLION PASSENGERS FLYING TODAY ALONE. SHAQUILLE BREWSTER HAS A CLOSER LOOK AT THE TRENDS AND WHICH AIRPORT COULD BE THE BUSIEST. THE HOLIDAY TRAVEL RUSH IS ON, WITH MILLIONS OF AMERICANS HEADING OUT TO CELEBRATE THE FINAL STRETCH OF SUMMER. SCOTLAND NORFOLK, VIRGINIA AND L.A. AIRFARES DOWN SLIGHTLY THIS YEAR, AND TRAVELERS ARE TAKING OFF AT A RECORD PACE THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND, TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM JERSEY FOR A LITTLE BIT. ATLANTA IS EXPECTED TO BE THE BUSIEST AIRPORT, ACCORDING TO HOPPER DATA, WITH MORE THAN 9000 FLIGHTS DEPARTING AND 1.1 MILLION SEATS SCHEDULED IN SECOND PLACE. CHICAGO’S O’HARE. ARE YOU A LITTLE STRESSED RIGHT NOW? A LITTLE STRESSED? IT LOOKS LIKE THE SECURITY LINES MIGHT BE A LITTLE LONGER THAN WE WOULD LIKE. AND THERE’S BEEN SOME EARLY HEADACHES ALREADY WITH EXTREME WEATHER ACROSS THE COUNTRY POTENTIALLY IMPACTING THE LABOR DAY TRAVEL RUSH. TORNADOES TOUCHING DOWN IN THE MIDWEST, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. RIPPING TREES FROM THE GROUND IN MINNESOTA, AND KNOCKING OUT POWER FOR THOUSANDS. THE DAKOTAS ALSO HIT HARD BY FIVE REPORTED TWISTERS, THROWING THESE FREIGHT CARS OFF THE TRACKS IN NORTH DAKOTA. ON THE EAST COAST, GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL POUNDING VIRGINIA. IN PALM BEACH, A GLITCH IN THE BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM FORCING CREW MEMBERS TO LOAD LUGGAGE ONTO PLANES MANUALLY CAUSING MULTIPLE FLIGHT DELAYS. IT IS WHAT IT IS. I GUESS AS LONG AS WE GET THERE SAFE, I’M OKAY. THE TSA SAYS ITS STAFF TO ENSURE THE QUICKEST WAIT TIMES FOR THE 17 MILLION PASSENGERS EXPECTED TO BE SCREENED AT SECURITY CHECKPOINTS THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY. BUT IT’S STILL BEST TO PLAN AHEAD, SO YOU DON’T WANT TO BE SURPRISED WHEN YOU GET HERE AND CUT IT CLOSE OR MISS YOUR FLIGHT. DEFINITELY DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND GIVE YOURSELF A LOT OF EXTRA TIME AND THAT WAS SHAQUILLE BREWSTER REPORTING THIS AFTERNOON. EXPERTS ARE ALSO REMINDING FLIERS SOMETIMES YOU CAN SEE DELAYS DURING HIGH TRAVEL PERIODS JUST BY HEADING TO THE AIRPORT. AS YOU NAVIGATE SLOWER TRAFFIC, OR TRY TO FIND A PARKING SPOT. THEY SAY IT’S OFTEN EASIER TO CONSIDER PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OR EVEN A RIDESHARE SERVICE, IF THAT’S POSSIBLE. SOME GOOD NEWS IF YOU ARE DRIVING TO YOUR DESTINATION, YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO SOME LOWER PRICES AT THE PUMP THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. GASBUDDY PROJECTS THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR GAS ON LABOR DAY WILL BE $30.27 A GALLON. THAT IS THE CHEAPEST SINCE 2021 HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA. TRIPLE A SAYS OUR CURRENT AVERAGE FOR A REGULAR GALLON OF GAS IS $3.14. THIS TIME LAST YEAR, IT WAS 354. MOST OF OUR COUNTIES ARE RIGHT AROUND THAT AVERAGE. A FEW ARE TRENDING A BIT LOWER WITH ALAMANCE, DAVIDSON AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES ALL