Former CMPD Chief Kerr Putney joins Bo Thompson with his opinion about police departments subjecting their officers to Covid-19 vaccine mandates under threat of losing their careers, new evidence in the Beatties Ford road killings from 16 months ago, a new virtual reality simulator custom made for police de-escalation training, and the Alec Baldwin movie set fatal shooting.

Congressman Dr. Greg Murphy joins Bo Thompson and Beth Troutman to clarify the somewhat confusing topic of Covid-19 booster shots - when to get them, how many to get, and whether or not the vaccine booster manufacturer needs to match the original vaccine manufacturer. 

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Biden will be in Raleigh on Thursday before heading back to Washington DC. During the president’s visit he will highlight the ease of getting vaccinated and encourage North Carolinians to be qualified for the $1 million lottery happening over the course of the next two months.    

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Wake County announced Thursday evening that it stopped administering Johnson & Johnson doses at PNC Arena after 18 of the more than 2,300 people vaccinated experienced adverse reactions. People at the site were given the option of the Pfizer vaccine or allowed to reschedule their existing J&J appointments, according to officials.