WEEKEND. HEAT COMING UP. LENNY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. RIGHT ON CUE, THIS IS A BIG WEEKEND IN DOWNTOWN WINSTON-SALEM, THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND OF GEARS AND GUITARS IS ABOUT TO GET UNDERWAY TODAY. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK RIGHT AT FOURTH STREET WHERE PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO SHOW UP AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY’RE STARTING TO BLOCK THINGS OFF AS WELL. THIS IS A THREE DAY EVENT AND WILL FEATURE THE ANNUAL BIKE RACE, ALONG WITH BANDS PERFORMING IN AND AROUND BAILEY PARK. ALL OF THE EVENTS ARE FREE. YOU CAN CHECK OUT ALL THE DIFFERENT BANDS SET TO TAKE THE STAGE RIGHT NOW BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE, WXII. 12.COM. ALSO HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, IT IS A BACK TO SCHOOL CARNIVAL AT DOBSON ELEMENTARY IN SURRY COUNTY. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK. IT GOT UNDERWAY ABOUT AN HOUR AGO OR SO AND WILL RUN UNTIL 9:00 TONIGHT. IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT OUT TODAY. THE CARNIVAL IS ALSO GOING TO BE TOMORROW FROM 10 TO 6. YOU CAN ENJOY RIDES, FOOD AND VENDORS. TICKETS ARE $10 PER DAY PER PERSON BY THE WAY, SURRY COUNTY STUDENTS ARE BACK IN CLASS THIS THURSDAY, THE 10TH. AND WITH STUDENTS ABOUT TO HEAD BACK TO CLASS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU’RE UP TO DATE ON THINGS LIKE SCHOOL BUS SAFETY, IMMUNIZATIONS, BULLYING PREVENTION, SHOPPING LISTS AND MUCH MORE. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PULL OUT YOUR SMARTPHONE AND SCAN THIS QR CODE. IT’LL TAKE YOU TO A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF RESOURCES TO GET YOU SET FOR THE VERY FIRST DAY. WHENEVER THAT MIGHT BE. ONE DAY AFTER FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHARGES THAT HE CONSPIRED TO OVERTURN THE RESULTS OF THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, HIS RIVALS ARE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, MAKING THE ARGUMENTS THAT THEY ARE THE ONES WHO CAN WIN THE WHITE HOUSE NEXT YEAR AND SHOULD BE THEIR PARTY’S NOMINEE. NBC S ALICE BARR HAS THE LATEST THIS AFTERNOON FROM CAPITOL HILL. ONE DAY AFTER SITTING AT THE DEFENSE TABLE IN FEDERAL COURT PLEADING NOT GUILTY TO CHARGES HE BROKE THE LAW IN TRYING TO OVERTURN THE 2020 ELECTION, FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP GOING ON OFFENSE, WRITING ON TRUTH, SOCIAL QUOTE. MY POLITICAL OPPONENT HAS HIT ME WITH A BARRAGE OF WEAK LAWSUITS WHILE FUNDRAISING TO MAKE UP FOR MILLIONS IN LEGAL COSTS. AS THE TRUMP LEGAL TEAM FORMS ITS STRATEGY, ONE OF HIS ATTORNEYS ARGUING THE FORMER PRESIDENT WAS RIGHT TO TRY TO DELAY THE VOTE CERTIFICATION ON JANUARY 6TH. LET’S JUST PAUSE THE VOTING AND ALLOW THE STATE LEGISLATURES TO TAKE ONE LAST LOOK AND MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE ELECTIONS WERE HANDLED FAIRLY. THAT’S CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. IT IS A FLAT OUT ADMISSION IN THAT THEY DID WHAT EXACTLY LEE THE US CODE AND THE INDICTMENT SAYS IS A CRIME. ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT AND NOW CANDIDATE MIKE PENCE STEPPING UP HIS REBUKES OF THE REPUBLICAN FRONTRUNNER. IT WASN’T JUST THAT THEY ASKED FOR A PAUSE. THE PRESIDENT SPECIFICALLY ASKED ME AND HIS GAGGLE OF OF CRACKPOT LAWYERS ASKED ME TO LITERALLY REJECT VOTES. A NEW REUTERS IPSOS POLL FOUND CLOSE TO HALF OF THE REPUBLICAN SURVEYED WOULD NOT VOTE FOR MR. TRUMP IF HE WERE CONVICTED. I’M ACTUALLY A REPUBLICAN, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MY PARTY RE OPEN THEIR EYES TO SEE WHAT’S GOING ON, TO CUT TIES WITH HIM AND MOVE FORWARD. A WARNING SIGN OR AN OUTLIER WITH MOST POLLS SHOWING THE FORMER PRESIDENT GAINING GROUND AS HIS LEGAL TROUBLES MOUNT. I STILL LIKE HIM. I THINK HE WOULD DO GREAT AS A IN HIS SECOND TERM AS HE SEEKS THAT SECOND TERM FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP HEADING BACK OUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL DESPITE A CALENDAR FULL OF COURT DATES IN WASHINGTON. AN ALICE BARR, NBC NEWS. NEW AT 4TH AUGUST IS MAKE A WILL MONTH AND A NONPROFIT IN TEXAS IS OFFERING FREE WILLS ONLINE FREE IS GOOD BUT NOT ALWAYS NECESSARILY THE BEST CHOICE. SO IS IT PROPER HERE WHEN IT COMES TO SOMETHING AS SERIOUS AS YOUR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT? BILL O’NEILL HAS THE STORY FOR US THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE CITY OF GREENSBORO. BILL. YEAH, EXPERTS SAY THAT EVERY ADULT SHOULD HAVE A WILL, BUT IS THIS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO ONLINE YOURSELF, OR DO YOU NEED TO HAVE THE HELP OF AN ATTORNEY? IF YOU DON’T HAVE A WILL AND ACCORDING TO SURVEYS, ONLY A THIRD OF AMERICAN ADULTS DO. SO YOU CAN MAKE ONE ONLINE IN 20 MINUTES OR LESS. PEOPLE JUST DON’T THINK ABOUT IT. THEY DON’T THINK ABOUT IT UNTIL IT’S TOO LATE. BUT THE FREE OFFER COMES FROM A NONPROFIT BASED IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS, CALLED LANIE POPE. IT HAS PARTNERED WITH AN ONLINE COMPANY CALLED FREE WILL. THE OFFER IS FREE, BUT THE NONPROFIT, WHICH FOR MORE THAN 90 YEARS HAS HELPED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN NEED, HOPES THAT YOU’LL REMEMBER THEM IN YOUR WILL. AND WE HOPE THAT THEY WOULD CONSIDER HONORING LANIE POPE AMONGST THEIR TREASURED ASSETS AND WOULD CONSIDER NAMING LANIE POPE A BENEFICIARY IN THEIR ESTATE PLANS. THAT’S OUR HOPE. THE ONLINE WILL ASK FOR BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND EVEN WHETHER OR NOT YOU’D LIKE TO LEAVE ANYTHING FOR A FAMILY PET DYING WITHOUT A WILL CAN LEAVE FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE LURCH. YOU KNOW, ARETHA FRANKLIN’S WILL WAS JUST SETTLED. IT WAS JUST PROBATED. THEY FOUND FOUR WILLS WHEN SHE PASSED AWAY IN 2018. AND IF YOU DON’T DIE WITH A WILL, YOU’VE GOT INTESTACY AND IT CAN JUST BE A NIGHTMARE FOR FOR THOSE THAT ARE LEFT BEHIND. GREENSBORO ATTORNEY, DON VAUGHN SAYS EVERYONE NEEDS A WILL, BUT NOT ONE DUNN ONLINE. AND THE PROBLEM IS IN THE EXECUTION OF THE WILL. THAT’S THE TRICKY PART. VAUGHN, WHO TEACHES WILLS AT WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY, SAYS YOU NEED THREE DOCUMENTS A WILL POWER OF ATTORNEY AND A LIVING WILL. AND IF IT’S NOT EXACTLY DONE RIGHT, IT’S WORTHLESS. VAUGHN SAYS FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON, THE WHOLE PACKAGE WILL COST ABOUT $500. IS IT WORTH IT? NO. YOU OUGHT TO HAVE A PROFESSIONAL TO DO IT, GET IT EXECUTED PROPERLY, AND THEN PUT IT AWAY WITH YOUR OTHER VALUABLE PAPERS. CATHY SHEFFIELD, CHIEF ADVANCED OFFICER FOR LANIE POPE, SAYS HIRING AN ATTORNEY TO DRAW UP A WILL CAN COST AS MUCH AS $1,000. AND FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD IT, THE FREE WILL IS AN OPTION, BUT AGREES THAT THAT LEGAL HELP IS A SMART MOVE. I ALWAYS ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO TAKE WHATEVER DOCUMENT FREE WILL PRODUCES FOR YOU AND THAT YOU HAVE IT REVIEWED BY AN ATTORNEY. ALTHOUGH IN MOST STATES IN THE UNITED STATES, THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY REQUIRED. AND WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY OR DO IT YOURSELF ONLINE, THE MESSAGE DURING MAKE A WILL MONTH IS TO GET IT DONE. DON’T PUT IT OFF UNTIL IT’S TOO LATE.