Sam Page retiring as Sheriff of Rockingham County as he strives for North Carolina Senate seat

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW BREAKING NEWS IN THE STATE CAPITAL. NORTH CAROLINA, LAWMAKERS ARE SENDING A $34 BILLION BUDGET PROPOSAL TO GOVERNOR JOSH STEIN’S DESK. I’M JOINED IN STUDIO BY CHRISTINE CRUZ. CHRISTINE, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IN SAID PROPOSAL? JOHN. THE PLAN INCLUDES MANY OF THE PRIORITIES THAT LEADERS IN BOTH PARTIES HAVE PUSHED FOR, AND THAT INCLUDES RAISES FOR TEACHERS, STATE EMPLOYEES, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. IT ALSO INCLUDES A PLAN TO SLASH THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX RATE. EARLIER TODAY, THE PROPOSAL PASSED THE HOUSE IN AN 8821 VOTE AND THE SENATE 35 TO 10. THE GOVERNOR NOW HAS TEN DAYS TO SIGN THE BILL INTO LAW OR VETO IT. IF HE DOESN’T TAKE ANY ACTION WITHIN THAT TIME FRAME, IT WILL BECOME LAW WITHOUT HIS SIGNATURE. ALSO DEVELOPING AT 430, THE FBI SAYS SOME OF THE RANSOM NOTES TIED TO NANCY GUTHRIE’S DISAPPEARANCE WERE NOT LEGITIMATE. THE MOTHER OF TODAY SHOW ANCHOR SAVANNAH GUTHRIE WENT MISSING BACK IN FEBRUARY. AGENTS SAY SOME OF THE NOTES SENT TO VARIOUS NEWS OUTLETS WERE EXTORTION ATTEMPTS. INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL TRYING TO DETERMINE IF OTHERS WERE LEGITIMATE. THE PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS IT’S STILL WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE FBI TO DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENED TO NANCY. AND IN THE TRIAD, AUTHORITIES ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE SUSPECT AFTER A WOMAN WAS ATTACKED WHILE JOGGING AT TANGLEWOOD PARK. THE FORSYTH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SHARED THIS AI GENERATED SUSPECT SKETCH. ANYONE WHO RECOGNIZES THIS PERSON OR KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THE ASSAULT IS URGED TO CALL 911. NOW, WE HAD THE CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH THAT WOMAN EXCLUSIVELY TODAY. SHE TELLS US SHE’D LIKE TO BE KNOWN AS A SURVIVOR, NOT A VICTIM. AND YOU CAN HEAR HER EMOTIONAL ACCOUNT O