Good morning. It’s Thursday, October 22nd. This is your briefing from Lucas Dixon for The News & Observer. Today will be warm with a high of 79 degrees and a low of 61. We’ll also continue to have sunny skies. In our top story: Governor Roy Cooper extended Phase 3 of the pandemic reopening plan to November 13th. That means capacity limits that have been in place for the past 3 weeks will remain.