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President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden held separate town halls Thursday as they took questions from undecided voters in place of the second presidential debate. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says our state's COVID-19 numbers are going the wrong direction with just one week left before Phase 3 of reopening expires, and state health officials have reported the first flu death of the season. Rachel Lundberg recaps the Trump and Biden town halls with social media reaction, and we have your complete First Warn Forecast heading into the weekend.

Early voting is underway in North Carolina. From where you can vote, same-day registration and how you're allowed to vote, we're answering all your election questions! Plus, Sen. Kamala Harris will be in Charlotte Thursday as she and Joe Biden try to win voters in North Carolina. President Donald Trump and Biden will host separate town halls Thursday night instead of a traditional debate. Larry Sprinkle has your complete First Warn Forecast and we're looking ahead to the upcoming weekend. Join Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte. #WakeUpCLT

Charlotte Mecklenburg School officials have pivoted time and time again on their back to school plan. And while they didn't make changes to the back to the classroom plans on Tuesday night, frustrations still persist among parents and staff."We do have to do in-person teaching," said Jamie Keogh, a CMS parent. "They're just not learning.""Just because I can provide Wi-Fi does not mean that way of learning works for my daughter," added Mary McCormick, another CMS parent.Several parents sounded off to school board members on Tuesday night, frustrated with the process and the way their kids are being educated. Those stories and more in your Morning Rush for Wednesday, October 14 2020.Join Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte!SIGN UP FOR OUR MORNING NEWSLETTER: www.wcnc.com/email

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools leaders could officially change the name of Vance High School at Tuesday's board meeting. The school is currently named after Zebulon B. Vance, a former North Carolina governor and US senator, who also owned slaves and was a soldier in the Confederate army during the Civil War. CMS is considering three names for the school, including renaming it after civil rights icon Julius L. Chambers, which is stark difference from its current namesake.At Tuesday's board meeting, CMS leaders are expected to complete the four-month long process of renaming the school. The three options for a new name are University City High School, Queen City High School and Julius L. Chambers High School.Those stories and more in your Morning Rush for Tuesday, October 13, 2020.Join Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte!SIGN UP FOR OUR MORNING NEWSLETTER: www.wcnc.com/email

Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett are set to begin as a divided Senate charges ahead on President Donald Trump’s pick to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and cement a conservative court majority before Election Day.Barrett, a federal appeals court judge, will tell the Senate Judiciary Committee that she is “forever grateful” for Ginsburg’s trailblazing path as a woman. But she is resolved to maintain the perspective of her own mentor, the late conservative Justice Antonin Scalia and “apply the law as written,” according to her prepared opening remarks for the hearings, which start Monday at 9 a.m. ET as the country is in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic.Those stories and more in your Morning Rush for Monday, October 12, 2020.Join Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte!SIGN UP FOR OUR MORNING NEWSLETTER: www.wcnc.com/email

Despite a chance of rain this weekend, according to WCNC Charlotte's weather app, fans should be optimistic about seeing the Bank of America ROVAL 400 from start to finish on WCNC Charlotte.Goodyear will equip teams with "wet weather" tires for the race, which will run regardless of rain except for extreme rainfall and if there is standing water.According to NBC Sports, there have only been three times in Cup series history that rain tires have been used: 1995 testing at Watkins Glen, practice/qualifying for Suzuka in 1997, and practice at Watkins Glen in 2000.This will be the first time rain tires could be used in a race.Those stories and more in your Morning Rush for Friday, October 9, 2020.Join Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte!SIGN UP FOR OUR MORNING NEWSLETTER: www.wcnc.com/email

Republican Mike Pence firmly defended the Trump administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 210,000 Americans while his Democratic challenger, Kamala Harris, condemned “the greatest failure of any presidential administration” in a Wednesday night debate dominated by the coronavirus.Because of the virus, the candidates were separated by plexiglass barriers in the debate, which was a far more civil affair than last week's presidential faceoff in which President Donald Trump, now back in Washington recovering from COVID-19, constantly interrupted, almost yelling at times.Those stories and more in your Morning Rush for Thursday, October 8, 2020.Join Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte!SIGN UP FOR OUR MORNING NEWSLETTER: www.wcnc.com/email

New data from Mecklenburg County health leaders show bars are among the least compliant businesses when it comes to mask mandates and health and safety measures.  Health leaders have concerns about another potential spread of cases from a recent event. And, the reason the White House’s plan to use rapid testing to prevent a Covid-19 outbreak didn’t work. Plus, what to watch for during tonight’s Vice Presidential Debate. Those stories and more in your Morning Rush for Monday, October 5, 2020.Join Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte!SIGN UP FOR OUR MORNING NEWSLETTER: www.wcnc.com/email

The latest on the president's condition and treatment plan now that he's back at the White House. Plus, a look at what's being done to keep White House staffers healthy. And, social media reaction to Trump's Twitter post downplaying the virus and the removal of his mask upon returning home.Plus, what you need to know about casting a vote in South Carolina after a contentious back and forth over witness signatures on absentee ballots and the latest on a Covid-19 outbreak on the campus of Wingate University.Those stories and more in your Morning Rush for Monday, October 5, 2020.Join Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte!SIGN UP FOR OUR MORNING NEWSLETTER: www.wcnc.com/email

President Donald Trump’s physician says he was trying to “reflect the upbeat attitude” of the president and his medical team when he declined to share Saturday that Trump was placed on oxygen the day before.Navy Cmdr. Dr. Sean Conley was pressed Sunday on why his rosy picture of the president’s health was contradicted moments later by White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, who expressed that the medical team was very concerned with the president’s health Friday morning when he experienced a drop in his blood oxygen levels and had a high fever.Those stories and more in your Morning Rush for Monday, October 5, 2020.Join Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte!SIGN UP FOR OUR MORNING NEWSLETTER: www.wcnc.com/email