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North Carolina: Natives invited to president's State of the Union Address [1]

['Carrie Cruise']

Date: 2024-03-08 01:27:00+00:00

AND MR. TRUMP. SEVERAL NORTH CAROLINIANS ARE SET TO BE IN ATTENDANCE FOR TONIGHT’S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS. STEVEN HADFIELD OF MATTHEWS AND TIFFANY ZELLER OF FAYETTEVILLE, WILL JOIN FIRST LADY DOCTOR JILL BIDEN IN HER BOX. SENATORS TOM TILLIS AND TED BUDD HAVE INVITED THE FAMILY OF KEITH SIEGEL TO BE THEIR STATE OF THE UNION. GUESTS SIEGEL IS FROM CHAPEL HILL AND IS ONE OF SIX AMERICANS STILL BEING HELD HOSTAGE BY HAMAS IN GAZA TONIGHT. JOIN LESTER HOLT, SAVANNAH GUTHRIE AND THE NBC NEWS TEAM FOR LIVE COVERAGE OF STATE OF THE UNION AND ANALYSIS OF THE PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS, AND ALSO THE REPUBLICAN RESPONSE SET TO BE GIVEN THIS YEAR BY ALABAMA U.S. SENATOR KATIE BRITT. COVERAGE BEGINS TONIGH

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Several guests with ties to North Carolina will be on Capitol Hill to attend the president's State of the Union Address.Top Stories:North Davidson High School football coach charged for inappropriate relationship with student, Davidson County deputies saySparta Town Council meeting ends with 3 leaders quittingNCDOT, Buc-ee's looking at road improvements before mega-store's arrival in MebaneSteven Hadfield of Matthews, Tiffany Zoeller of Fayetteville and Kris Blackley of Charlotte will join First Lady Jill Biden in her box during the speech. Hadfield has a rare blood cancer and diabetes — two conditions that require highly expensive medications and Zoeller is a military spouse and works as a medical coder at Fort Liberty's Womack Army Medical Center. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereThe drug that treats Hadfield's rare blood cancer costs nearly $15,000 monthly, and insulin costs him up to $400 a month. Because of the Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare covers his insulin prescriptions with a $35 copay per month. His blood cancer medications now cost $3,500 maximum a month. In 2025, his cancer medications will drop down even further to $2,000. Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here Zoeller pushed the president at Fort Liberty to pass an executive order that included nearly 20 new actions with the goal of enhancing military spouse career stability, employment resources, and career transition assistance. Jill Biden, through her Joining Forces initiative, has worked to increase employment access and economic opportunity for military and veteran families, caregivers and survivors. Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsKris Blakley is the director of patient navigation at Atrium Health Levine Cancer in Charlotte. Blackley shared with Jill Biden during her visit to the cancer center that navigators at the Institute help provide the resources, support and services necessary to address barriers to high-quality cancer care. The Biden administration has worked to guarantee private health and Medicare insurers pay for navigation services for patients. NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love | Sens. Thom Tillis and Ted Budd have invited the family of Keith Siegal to be their guests at the State of the Union Address. Siegel is from Chapel Hill and is one of six Americans still being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza. Trending Stories

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