Tropical Storm Hanna spared Charlotte from significant impacts, bringing heavy rain and winds to eastern North Carolina. United Way in Charlotte fell short of its annual fundraising goal by $900,000 due to some negative press. The new Mint Museum in Charlotte will have a vertical design resembling an open book to appear welcoming. As more workers in Charlotte lose health insurance, demand is overwhelming at free clinics like Community Health Clinic, which must turn away dozens each morning.
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1. ((ANCHOR))
THE LATEST TROPICAL THREAT IS OVER AND IT SPARED THE CHARLOTTE AREA.
((LIVE/TOWER CAM))
RIGHT NOW OUR TOWER CAM SHOWS CLEAR SKIES OVER THE QUEEN CITY.
((VO)
'HANNA' CAME ASHORE ON THE CAROLINA COAST YESTERDAY LEAVING AREAS OF
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA WELL UNDER WATER.
HEAVY RAINS CAUSED MINOR FLOODING IN THE RALEIGH/DURHAM AREA WHILE HEAVY
WINDS CAUSED DAMAGE IN THE PIEDMONT REGION.
THE ARRIVAL OF HANNA COMES ON THE 12-TH ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE FRAN
WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE THROUGHOUT NORTH CAROLINA.
((WIPE VO))
TONIGHT CHARLOTTE'S UNITED WAY IS FALLING SHORT FOR IT'S ANNUAL PACESETTER
CAMPAIGN.
FALLING 900-THOUSAND DOLLARS SHORT OF LAST YEAR'S TALLY.
THE ORGANIZATION SAYS IT HAS LARGELY TO DO WITH SOME NEGATIVE PRESS
INCLUDING A PAY SCANDAL INVOLVING THE FORMER C-E-O.
LAST YEAR PACESETTERS RAISED 8.7 MILLION.
THE CHARLOTTE AREA UNITED WAY PROVIDES NECESSARY MONEY TO 91 CHARITIES.
((ANCHOR))
UPTOWN'S NEWEST ATTRACTION WILL HAVE A NOT SO HORIZONAL LOOK TO IT.
((VO))
CHARLOTTE'S NEW MINT MUSEUM WILL BE WHAT OFFICIALS ARE CALLING quot;A
VERTICAL MUSEUM.quot;
ARTISTS RENDERING'S OF THE BUILDING SHOW IT WILL RESEMBLE AN OPEN BOOK
WHICH IS MEANT TO BE WELCOMING TO VISITORS.
CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN ON THE 57-MILLION DOLLAR NEW MUSEUM IN ABOUT TWO
WEEKS.
((ANCHOR))
AS THE NUMBER OF WORKERS WITHOUT MEDICAL INSURANCE GROWS IN CHARLOTTE.
((VO))
THE DEMAND FOR FREE CLINICS SUCH AS 'COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC' IN EAST
CHARLOTTE BECOME OVERWHELMED.
EACH MORNING THE CLINIC TAKES THE FIRST 50-PEOPLE OFTEN LEAVING DOZENS
TURNED AWAY.
LIKE ADRIENNE WALKER WHO HAS BEEN TURNED AWAY SEVERAL TIMES.
((SOT))
quot;I keep getting here earlier and earlier, and I keep getting turned away. This is ridiculous.quot;
((CON'T))
COMMUNITY CLINIC IS THE LARGEST IN MECKLENBURG AND DISPITE THE 1-MILLION
DOLLAR BUDGET THEY STILL TURN AWAY AN AVERAGE OF 150-PEOPLE A MONTH