White House Christmas tree has Birmingham connection [Video]

YOUR FULL FORECAST COMING UP. WELL, NORTH CAROLINA CHRISTMAS TREE FARMERS STILL FEELING A GUT PUNCH FROM HURRICANE HELENE. SO THAT GROUP INCLUDES ONE WITH BIRMINGHAM CONNECTION STILL CELEBRATING A NATIONAL HONOR. WVTM 13 JON PAEPCKE IS JOINING US LIVE FROM HOMEWOOD THIS EVENING. JOHN, WHAT KIND OF BLOW DID THE MASSIVE STORM DELIVER TO OUR HOLIDAY TREE? SOURCES HERE? WELL, BRITTANY, MANY OF THE FRASER FIRS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR LIVING ROOMS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON COME FROM NORTH CAROLINA. FARMS AND FARMS THAT SERVED SOME OF THE WORST FLOODING DAMAGE THEY’VE SEEN IN NEARLY 80 YEARS. FROM HURRICANE HELENE BACK IN SEPTEMBER. ONE SUCH FARMER FARMER WITH BIRMINGHAM TIES HOPES A NATIONAL HONOR THAT ONE OF HIS TREES RECEIVED WILL ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO GO NATURAL. THAT WAS ABOUT AN EIGHT FOOT TREE. SAM CARTER’S FAMILY HAS BEEN IN THE CHRISTMAS TREE BUSINESS FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS. …