ANNOUNCER: THIS IS BREAKING NEWS.
TALITHA: WE’RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS IN WINSTON-SALEM.
WHERE A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF IFB SOLUTIONS IS ACCUSED OF HAVING INAPPROPRIATE SEXUAL CONTACT WITH A MINOR.
KENNY: JOHN CALDWELL IS CHARGED WITH SEXUAL BATTERY AND CRIMES AGAINST NATURE.
WINSTON-SALEM POLICE SAY THIS INVESTIGATION STARTED BACK IN AUGUST OF 2018 AND CALDWELL WAS ARRESTED IN JULY OF THIS YEAR.
IFB SOLUTIONS SENT A STATEMENT TO WXII 12 NEWS.
WHICH READS IN PART, " THE REPORTED ALLEGATION REGARDING A FORMER EMPLOYEE IS DISTURBING.
AS SOON AS WE WERE MADE AWARE OF THE ALLEGATION, WE TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION.
THE SAFETY OF OUR EMPLOYEES AN VISITORS IS OF UTMOST PRIORITY." BUT A LAWSUIT CLAIMS OTHERWISE.
BACK IN MAY, A PARENT OF THE ALLEGED VICTIM SUED IFB.
THAT SUIT SAYS THE VICTIM HAS DOWN SYNDROME WORKED AT IFB AS PART OF A PROGRAM THROUGH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
THEY CLAIM IFB SOLUTIONS KNEW ABOUT THE ACCUSATIONS IN 2017 BUT DID NOTHING.
IFB SOLUTIONS HAS NOT YET RESPONDED TO OUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LAWSUI TALITHA: IN COMMITMENT 2020, NORTH CAROLINA VOTERS WILL USE NEW MACHINES TO MAKE THEIR PICK
IN NEXT YEAR’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, BUT THE MACHINES ARE ALREADY BEING CRITICIZED.
KENNY: SOME PEOPLE SAY THE STATE ISN’T DOING ENOUGH TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE SYSTEM.
TALITHA: MEANWHILE, LOCAL ELECTIONS BOARDS ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO PICK WHICH MACHINES THEY’LL USE.
KENNY: BILL O’NEIL HAS TONIGHT’S COMMITMENT COVERAGE FROM GREENSBORO.
BILL: SEVERAL GROUPS ARE PUSHING NORTH CAROLINA TO ADOPT HAND MARKED PAPER BALLOTS AS THE NEW VOTING SYSTEM.
THE OTHER CHOICE IS ALSO A PAPER BALLOT, BUT ITS CREATED BY -- IT IS CREATED BY A TOUCHSCREEN THAT PRODUCES A BARCODE.
CRITICS SAY THAT OPTION IS NOT SECURE.
>> DO YOU READ BARCODE?
DO YOU KNOW THAT BARCODES CAN HAVE CHANGES ON THEM?
BILL: THE BARCODE OPTION HAS COME UNDER FIRE BY SEVERAL GROUPS WHO CLAIM THE SYSTEM IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO HACKING.
>> THE VOTE WAS TRANSFERRED MYSTERIOUSLY FROM THE CANDIDATE THAT I HAD CHOSEN TO THE ONE BELOW IT.
BILL: GREENSBORO RABBI FRED GUTTMAN SAYS HIS VOTE CHANGED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST ELECTION USING THE CURRENT TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE IN GUILFORD COUNTY.
>> WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW MANY VOTES WERE CHANGED IN SUCH A WAY.
BILL: NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION OFFICIALS CERTIFIED THREE VOTING SYSTEMS FOR THE 2020 ELECTION, BUT CRITICS SAY THE STATE FAILED TO FULLY VET THE SECURITY OF THE SOURCE CODE USED.
>> SOURCE CODE IS LIKE A RECIPE.
BILL: UNCG’S CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER SAYS MESSING WITH A SOURCE CODE IN VOTING MACHINES IS LIKE REPLACING VINEGAR WITH ARSENIC IN YOUR COLE SLAW RECIPE
USING THE SOURCE CODE CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE BARCODE?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
AND THE SECURITY OF THE BARCODE.
HOW IT IS RED, INTERPRETED, ALL THOSE THINGS.
BILL: A RESPONSE TO CONCERNS ABOUT SOURCE CODE AND THE STATES CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IS EXPECTED NEXT TUESDAY AT THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTION MEETING.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BD SAYS THE SYSTEMS CERTIFIED BY THE STATE HAVE ALL BEEN CERTIFIED, TESTED, USED AND AUDITED IN MANY OTHER STATES AND CERTIFIED BY FEDERAL , OFFICIALS.
>> THERE IS SOME QUESTION ABOUT US THAT A CLAIMANT IS COMPLIANT WITH THE 2005 STATE LAW THAT REQUIRES A VIEW OF THE SOURCE CODE.
BILL: GUILFORD COUNTY DEMOCRAT PRICEY HARRISON, A MEMBER OF THE NORTH CAROLINA ELECTIONS COMMISSION FOR 15 YEARS IS AMONG THOSE CONCERNED ABOUT THE NEW VOTING MACHINES.
>> WE ARE REALLY CONCERNED WHERE WE ARE.
AND ELECTION INTEGRITY AND VOTER CONFIDENCE IN THE SELECTION.
BILL: REPRESENTATIVE HARRISON SPOKE AT A PUBLIC HEARING ON VOTING MACHINES EARLIER THIS WEEK IN GUILFORD COUNTY.
THE BOARD DELAYED THE VOTE ON VOTING MACHINES UNT NEXT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, THE SAME DATE AT THE STATE BOARD IS SCHEDULED TO MEET.
IN GREENSBORO, BILL O’NEIL, WXII 12 NEWS.
KENNY: TIMING IS OF THE ESSENCE.
ELECTIONS OFFICIALS IN GUILFORD COUNTY SAY THEY NEED TO PICK A NEW VOTING MACHINE AND TEST IT DURING THE UPCOMING MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, WHICH ARE JUST OVER A MONTH AWAY.
TALITHA: TONIGHT IN 12 INVESTIGATES, 100 PIECES OF VOTING EQUIPMENT HACKED AT A CONVENTION FULL OF HACKERS.
WE’RE TRACKING IT FOR YOU AS PART OF OUR NATIONAL INVESTIGATIVE UNIT’S ONGOING SERIES OF ELECTION SECURITY.
TODAY AT THE U.S. CAPITOL, LAWMAKERS AND DEFCON ORGANIZERS UNVEILED THEIR FINAL REPORT.
IT SAYS IT FOUND VULNERABILITIES IN EVERY PIECE OF VOTING EQUIPMENT TESTED.
I AM ON RECORD AS SAYING I’M NO A FAN OF AD-HOCK ANONYMOUS TESTING THAT HAPPENS IN A CONFERENCE ROOM IN A CASINO IN LAS VEGAS.
>> I AM NOT A FAN.
TALITHA: LAST WEEK, THE NATION’S LARGEST VENDOR OF VOTING EQUIPMENT THREW COLD WATER ON THE DEFCON HACKING EFFORTS.
BUT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELA SECURITY AND MANY STATES’ CHIEF ELECTION OFFICIALS HAVE EMBRACED THE FREE TESTING.
KENNY: THE ENTIRE WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP IS NOW PUBLIC.
AND IT GOES BEYOND A CALL WITH THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE.
THE COMPLAINT ACCUSES THE WHITE HOUSE OF TRYING TO COVER UP EVIDENCE.
THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE TESTIFIED FOR THREE HOURS TODAY.
JOSEPH MAGUIRE SAYS THE WHISTLEBLOWER DID THE RIGHT THING BY COMING FORWARD.
HE TOOK HEAT ON CAPITOL HILL TODAY FOR TAKING THE COMPLAINT TO THE WHITE HOUSE BEFORE GOING TO CONGRESS.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE SAYS THE PANEL WILL WORK THROUGH A TWO-WEEK RECESS.
THE COMMITTEE IS HOPING TO BRING THE WHISTLEBLOWER IN TO TESTIF TONIGHT ON NBC NIGHTLY NEWS, MORE ON THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE WHITE HOUSE THAT ARE COMING OUT OF THE WHISTLEBLOWER
COMPLAINT, AND TODAY’S TESTIMONY ON CAPITOL HILL.
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS BEGINS AT 6:30.
TALITHA: THE FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF NORTH CAROLINA SAYS HE IS ASHAMED AND EMBARRASSED BY HIS DWI ARREST.
PATRICK CONWAY RESIGNE YESTERDAY, FACING PRESSURE FROM THE COMPANY’S BOARD AND THE STATE’S INSURANCE COMMISSIONER.
INVESTIGATORS CHARGED CONWAY WITH DWI AND CHILD ABUSE I JUNE.
THEY SAY HE WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR CRASH ON I-85 IN ARCHDAL INITIALLY TRUSTEES DECIDED TO KEEP CONWAY ON AS CEO.
BUT THE BOARD SAYS NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE CRASH AND CONWAY’S BEHAVIOR DURING THE ARREST MADE THEM RE-EXAMINE THE SITUATION, AND THEY ASKED FOR HIS RESIGNATION.
CONWAY IS EXPECTED BACK IN COURT NEXT MONTH.
WE HAVE SEVERAL COURT DOCUMENTS AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS RELATED TO THIS CASE ON OUR WXII 12 NEWS MOBILE APP.
YOU CAN READ THE ARRESTING OFFICER’S NARRATIVE WHICH DESCRIBES CONWAY’S BEHAVIOR AS "ABSOLUTELY BELLIGERENT." YOU CAN SEE THE ORIGINAL POLICE REPORT.
JUST LOOK FOR THIS STORY ON THE APP HOME PAGE.
KENNY: TONIGHT, CONE HEALTH IS REPORTING NORTH CAROLINA’S FIRST DEATH LINKED TO VAPING.
A SPOKESMAN SAYS THE PATIENT DIED YESTERDAY AT MOSES CONE HOSPITAL IN GREENSBORO.
THE CDC JUST RELEASED NEW VAPING NUMBERS TODAY.
ACCORDING TO THE DATA, AN OUTBREAK OF A MYSTERIOUS LUNG DISEASE POSSIBLY LINKED TO VAPING IS GETTING WORSE.
THE CDC IS REPORTING 805 CASES.
AND AT LEAST 13 DEATHS TALITHA: THREE VIOLENT CRIMES IN TWO COUNTIES IN LESS THAN 7 HOURS.
KENNY: DETECTIVES SAY A MAN WHO SHOT TWO PEOPLE IN THE TRIAD THEN POINTED A GUN AT THREE WOMEN IN CHARLOTTE AND STOLE THEIR CAR.
TONIGHT COREY PERRINE IS IN THE DAVIDSON COUNTY JAIL WITH BOND SET AT MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
DETECTIVES SAY THE CRIMES STARTED LAST NIGHT IN THOMASVILLE.
THEY SAY PERRINE AND MALACHIA JONES SHOT A MAN IN THE HEAD AT THE THOMASVILLE INN.
TEN MINUTES LATER, HIGH POIN OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO THE SUNOCO ON SOUTH MAIN STREET.
JONES TOLD THEM PERRINE SHOT HIM TWICE WHILE JONES WAS DRIVING.
HE SAYS PERRINE THEN JUMPED INTO THE DRIVER’S SEAT AND DROVE OFF.
TALITHA: A FEW HOURS LATER, CHARLOTTE POLICE RESPONDED TO A CARJACKING.
THEY FOUND THE ABANDONED CAR.
THEY DID NOT SPOT PERRINE UNTIL EARLY THIS MORNING.
THEY SAY HE WAS WALKING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
THEY ARRESTED HIM AND SENT HIM BACK TO DAVIDSON COUNTY.
KENNY: RIGHT NOW, PERRINE IS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER AND POSSESSION OF A FIREARM.
MORE CHARGES ARE EXPECTED.
JONES IS CHARGED IN THE SHOOTING AT THE THOMASVILLE INN.
TALITHA: A WOMAN WHO DROVE THE WRONG WAY ON I-85 FOR SEVERAL MILES, CRASHED AND DIED IN DAVIDSON COUNTY.
ACCORDING TO WSOC, THE WOMAN FROM SALISBURY GOT ON THE INTERSTATE IN ROWAN COUNTY, AND DROVE THE WRONG WAY FOR TEN MILES INTO DAVIDSON COUNTY.
WSOC REPORTS SHE CRASHED INTO A TRACTOR TRAILER AND HIT AND SUV OUTSIDE OF THOMASVILLE.
KENNY: A WOMAN ACCUSED OF BEATING A MAN TO DEATH WITH A BASEBALL BAT IS IN THE WILKES COUNTY JAIL.
DEPUTIES SAY TABATHA TRIPLETT CALLED 911 AND TOLD DISPATCHERS SHE BEAT JOHN ROBINSON AND THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD.
DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A HOME IN THE FERGUSON COMMUNITY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
ACCORDING TO THE INCIDENT REPORT, ROBINSON WAS DISABLED.
TRIPLETT IS CHARGED WITH MURDE TALITHA: TONIGHT IN A WXII 12 NEWS EXCLUSIVE, A CONVENIENCE STORE EMPLOYEE TIED UP AND SET ON FIRE NEARLY ONE YEAR AGO, SHARES HIS STORY FOR THE VERY
FIRST TIME.
KENNY: AS HE CONTINUES TO HEAL FROM THAT TERRIFYING DAY, THE OWNER OF THE STOP AND SAVE MART IN CLEMMONS IS REBUILDIN TALITHA: STEVE KING SHARES THE EMPLOYEES STORY OF SURVIVAL.
STEVE AS CONTRACTORS WORK TO : RESTORE THE STOP AND SAVE MART HERE IN CLEMMONS, THE EMPLOYEE WHO WAS TIED UP AND LEFT FOR DEAD AS THE BUILDING WAS SET ON FIRE, RECALLS HOW HE WAS ABLE TO
SURVIVE.
>> MY GOD.
STRENGTH.
I DIDN’T WANT TO DIE IN A FIRE.
IT’S BEEN MY BIGGEST FEAR ALL OF MY LIFE AND I THINK IT WAS PUT IN FRONT OF ME.
I ASKED FOR STRENGTH AND I FEEL I GOT IT BECAUSE I’M HERE TODAY I’M HERE TODAY.
STEVE: SLATER HAS PHYSICALLY RECOVERED AFTER BREATHING IN SMOKE AND GETTING SCRAPES AND BRUISES, BUT HE SAYS EVERY DAY IS A STRUGGL >> I SLEEP NOW, LIGHTLY -- VERY
LIGHTLY.
THERE’S VISIONS YOU CARRY IN YOUR HEAD AND I THINK THAT I’LL HAVE THEM FOR A WHILE.
STEVE BUT SLATER ALSO SAYS HE’S : ENCOURAGED KNOWING THE STORE , WILL REOPEN SOON.
>> WE CAN COME THROUGH THE FIRE AND RISE.
WE CAN DO THIS.
YOU CAN CUT US DOWN BUT YOU CAN’T STOP US.
STEVE HE ALSO SAYS HE PLANS TO : GO BACK TO WORK, AND SHOW HIS ASSAILANTS THAT HE WON’T GIVE UP DOING WHAT HE LOVES.
>> I CAN’T WAIT TO OPEN THE DOORS.
STEVE THE OWNER SAYS HE HOPES : THE STOP AND SAVE MART REOPENS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.
REPORTING IN CLEMMONS, STEVE KING, WXII 12 NEWS.
KENNY: THESE ARE THE TWO MEN ACCUSED OF TYING UP DAVID SLATER AND SETTING HIM ON FIRE.
DAVID SMITH AND CODY LONG ARE EXPECTED BACK IN COURT OCT