Good morning. It’s Wednesday, December 9th. This is your briefing from Moneen Daley for The News & Observer. Today will be mostly sunny, with a high of 54 degrees and a low of 36. In our top story: North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper is instituting a modified stay-at-home order to help curb the recent surge of coronavirus cases. That means a curfew from 10 pm to 5 am for most residents, unless one of the exceptions applies.