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Japanese prime minister to visit North Carolina, highlight economic ties

Japanese prime minister to visit North Carolina, highlight economic ties
REST OF THIS WEEK. COMING UP IN JUST A BIT. THANK YOU BRIAN. IN TODAY’S CRIME HEADLINES, GREENSBORO POLICE SAY A FATHER IS IN CUSTODY ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS SON, 78 YEAR OLD LARRY HILLIARD IS IN THE GUILFORD COUNTY JAIL THIS MORNING WITHOUT BOND. EXCUSE ME? OFFICERS SAY THEY RESPONDED TO AN ASSAULT CALL AT A HOME ON BELHAVEN DRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT. WHEN THEY ARRIVED, THEY FOUND LARRY TODD HILLIARD DEAD. HIS FATHER IS NOW CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN WINSTON-SALEM. WE NOW KNOW WHO WAS KILLED IN A DEADLY CRASH INVOLVING A BOX TRUCK. POLICE SAY THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON SOUTH MAIN STREET. 62 YEAR OLD HERMAN DISCHER WAS DRIVING SOUTH WHEN HE CROSSED OVER THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINE AND HIT A BOX TRUCK COMING NORTH. FIRST RESPONDERS SAY DISCHER DIED THERE. AT THE SCENE. THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK WAS NOT HURT. TODAY, A MAN IS DUE IN COURT AFTER HE LED POLICE ON A CHASE AND THEN HE CRASHED INTO A WINSTON-SALEM POLICE OFFICER’S VEHICLE. 22 YEAR-OLD COURTNEY PFEIFFER IS IN JAIL WITHOUT BOND. POLICE SAY THE CHASE STARTED SATURDAY WHEN OFFICERS TRIED TO STOP A CAR IN THE PARKING LOT OF VILLAGE TAVERN ON GRIFFITH ROAD. HE CRASHED INTO A POLICE CAR AND THEN DROVE TO COUNTRY CLUB ROAD. POLICE CONTINUED TO CHASE PFEIFFER ONTO THE GOLF COURSE OF FORSYTH COUNTRY CLUB. OFFICERS EVENTUALLY ARRESTED PFEIFFER AFTER HE HIT ANOTHER POLICE CAR. POLICE SAY NO ONE WAS HURT. HE CURRENTLY FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES AND THIS MORNING WE’RE WORKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT A CRASH ON EBERT ROAD REPORTED BY THE WINSTON-SALEM FIRE DEPARTMENT LAST NIGHT, POLICE TELL US ONE PERSON WAS HOSPITALIZED. THEY DID NOT PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAUSE, CHARGES OR CONDITION OF THE VICTIM. AT LAST CHECK, A WOMAN IS FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES AFTER AN AMBULANCE WAS STOLEN IN RANDOLPH COUNTY AND CRASHED IN GUILFORD COUNTY. DEPUTIES ARRESTED GRETCHEN PATTERSON SATURDAY, THE AMBULANCE BELONGED TO PIEDMONT TRIAD AMBULANCE AND RESCUE. EMS SAY THE AMBULANCE WAS STOLEN WHILE AT A HOSPITAL IN RANDOLPH COUNTY. RIGHT NOW, AUTHORITIES ARE WARNING ABOUT A TREND DUBBED BURKE TOURISM. IT’S WHERE THIEVES ENTER THE U.S. ON VISA WAIVERS AND THEN HEAD HOME WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF STOLEN ITEMS FROM AMERICANS. AT LEAST ONE OF THE CASES HAPPENED HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA, POLICE SAY THE BREAK INS ARE PART OF A RING OF THIEVES, MOSTLY FROM CHILE. PROSECUTORS SAY IT’S EASY TO GET A TOURIST VISA WAIVER INTO THE U.S. AND THEN JOIN UP WITH OTHERS TO BREAK INTO HOMES. THEY LIE IN WAIT IN THESE GHILLIE SUITS SO THEY REMAIN CAMOUFLAGED WHILE THEY’RE WATCHING THE BEHAVIORS OF THE HOMEOWNERS. WHEN THEY COME AND GO, THEY HAVE WI-FI JAMMERS TO STOP THE ALARM COMPANY FROM BEING NOTIFIED. AUTHORITIES SAY HUNDREDS OF HOMES FROM ARIZONA TO NORTH CAROLINA TO NEW YORK ARE VICTIMS OF THE BURGLARY. TOURISTS HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT DEMANDING A CHANGE TO THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION. THE PIEDMONT TRIAD COMMUNITY SAID THEIR FINAL GOODBYE TO LEXINGTON FIRE CAPTAIN RONNIE METCALF OVER THE WEEKEND. METCALF DIED ON MARCH 29TH FROM INJURIES HE SUSTAINED WHILE FIGHTING A HOUSE FIRE. HIS BODY LIED IN STATE AT HIS CHURCH, HILLSIDE PARK BAPTIST, AND THEN HIS FUNERAL WAS HELD AT MOUNT ZION WESLEYAN CHURCH. THOUGH WE SAY GOODBYE FOR NOW, MAY RONNIE’S LEGACY SERVE AS A GUIDING LIGHT FOR OUR OWN ACTS OF BRAVERY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP SUPPORT THE METCALF FAMILY, THERE IS A GOFUNDME PAGE RIGHT NOW SET UP. YOU CAN FIND A LINK TO THAT ON OUR WEBSITE. WXII 12.COM. AS WE MENTIONED AT THE TOP OF OUR SHOW TODAY, IT IS SOLAR ECLIPSE DAY. MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING FOR THE HISTORICAL EVENT. MORE THAN 44,000 PEOPLE ARE FLYING OUT OF AIRPORT, ACCORDING TO THE FAA. CITIES ALONG THE ROUGHLY 100 MILE SWATH FROM TEXAS TO MAINE WILL GO COMPLETELY DARK AS THE MOON PASSES BETWEEN THE SUN AND THE EARTH. IT GIVES YOU TINGLES UP YOUR SPINE. YOU KNOW WHEN IT HAPPENS. FOR OUR FAMILY, IT’S A ONCE IN A LIFETIME KIND OF EXPERIENCE TO SEE IT. THAT’S WHY WE DECIDED TO TRAVEL. THE FAA SAYS TRAVELERS SHOULD EXPECT DELAYS TODAY ADMITS THE BEAUTY AND CHAOS WERE ALSO WAITING TO SEE WHAT RESEARCHERS ARE EXPECTED TO LEARN ABOUT HOW ANIMALS REACT TO THE ECLIPSE TODAY. AND DUE TO THIS EVENT THIS AFTERNOON, THOMASVILLE CITY SCHOOLS WILL HAVE AN EARLY DISMISSAL. ALL THOMASVILLE PRIMARY AND LIBERTY DRIVE WILL DISMISS AT NOON, WHILE THOMASVILLE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS WILL DISMISS AT 1245 WILKES COUNTY SCHOOLS SAY TEACHERS AND STAFF WILL INCORPORATE THE ECLIPSE INTO STUDENT LESSONS TODAY, AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE MONITORED DURING THE HOURS OF TWO AND 4 P.M. TUNE IN TO WXII 12 NEWS THIS AFTERNOON AS LESTER HOLT AND THE NBC NEWS TEAM WILL BE SET UP ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO PROVIDE SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE PATH OF
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Japanese prime minister to visit North Carolina, highlight economic ties
Japan's prime minister is making an official visit to the United States, with a stop in North Carolina, this week. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold a summit with President Joe Biden that’s meant to achieve a major upgrade to their defense alliance. He will also join a first-ever summit of the U.S., Japanese and Philippine leaders in Washington to showcase their cooperation in the face of an increasingly assertive China.The visit comes on the heels of the North Carolina Democratic governor's own trips to Tokyo, most recently in October, to recruit more Japanese businesses to North Carolina. Among those is Toyota, which is building a factory near Greensboro.Top StoriesWinston-Salem police identify man killed in crash on South Main StreetMan facing multiple charges after police chase ends with crash involving officer vehicle, Winston-Salem police says78-year-old father charged after shooting, killing son, Greensboro police saysThomasville City Schools operating on early dismissal schedule due to solar eclipseClick the video player above to watch the latest headlines from WXII 12 News.

Japan's prime minister is making an official visit to the United States, with a stop in North Carolina, this week.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold a summit with President Joe Biden that’s meant to achieve a major upgrade to their defense alliance. He will also join a first-ever summit of the U.S., Japanese and Philippine leaders in Washington to showcase their cooperation in the face of an increasingly assertive China.

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The visit comes on the heels of the North Carolina Democratic governor's own trips to Tokyo, most recently in October, to recruit more Japanese businesses to North Carolina. Among those is Toyota, which is building a factory near Greensboro.

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