UPDATE: Elderly Savannah man who suffers from dementia is found safe
Updated: 9:49 AM EDT Mar 30, 2021
IT….AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT RIGHT NOW ON WJCL 22 MORNING NEWS.. NEW VOTING LAWS IN GEORGIA ARE FACING A – *SECOND* LEGAL CHALLENGE— AND LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER BEING SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR. PLUS—- VACCINATION ROLLOUTS ARE EXPANDING RAPIDLY IN SEVERAL STATES—- BUT SOME AREAS ARE ONCE AGAIN SEEING A RISE IN CORONAVIRUS CASES. AND—- – ***2-SHOT***} THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22! GOOD MORNING, I’M EMMA HAMILTON. AND I’M CHRIS TATUM… WJCL’S METEROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS IS ALSO HERE… WITH YOUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. NOW, HERE’S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR… TODAY MORNING CLOUDS THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 72. NORTH WIND 7 TO 9 MPH BECOMING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. MONDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 54. EAST WIND 5 TO 7 MPH. TUESDAY A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, WITH THUNDERSTORMS ALSO POSSIBLE AFTER 1PM. PARTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 76. EAST WIND 6 TO 9 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS 40% NEW THIS MORNING… THE CITY OF NOW, HERE’S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR… TODAY MORNING CLOUDS THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 72. NORTH WIND 7 TO 9 MPH BECOMING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. MONDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 54. EAST WIND 5 TO 7 MPH. TUESDAY A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, WITH THUNDERSTORMS ALSO POSSIBLE AFTER 1PM. PARTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 76. EAST WIND 6 TO 9 MPH. NEW THIS MORNING… THE CITY OF NASHVILLE UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY… THREE PEOPLE ARE IN JAIL THIS MORNING… TWO DEAD… SEVERAL HURT… AFTER THREE SHOOTING INCIDENTS IN VIRGINIA… THIS IS VIDEO FROM ONE OF THOSE SCENES FRIDAY NIGHT… POLICE SAY NOBODY DIED AT ONE OF THOSE SCENES… THAT A WOMAN DIED AT THE SECOND SCENE… AND THAT A POLICE OFFICER SHOT AND KILLED SOMEBODY AT THE THIRD SCENE… SEVERAL PEOPLE HEARD THE GUNFIRE… AND NOW FFEEL IT WAS TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. THIS MORNING – ANOTHER HURDLE FOR NEW VOTER RESTRICTIONS -IN GEORGIA – AS A NEW LAWSUIT IS FILED. WJCL’S DANIEL ROBINSON JOINS US NOW – WITH DETAILS ON THAT SUIT – DANIEL – GOOD MORNING. EMMA – THIS 56 PAGE LAWSUIT – IS THE SECOND ONE FILED WITH-IN DAYS OF GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP SIGNING SENATE BILL 202 INTO LAW. THE NEW LAW – BRINGS SWEEPING MEASURES TO THE STATE’S ELECTION LAWS – INCLUDING REQUIRING PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION WHEN SENDING ABSENTEE BALLOTS…. AND MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO PASS OUT FOOD AND WATER TO VOTERS IN LINE… NOW — THIS SECOND FEDERAL LAWSUIT IS LOOKING TO STOP IT…YOU CAN SEE IT THERE ON YOUR SCREEN… IT WAS FILED LAST NIGHT BY – SEVERAL GROUPS INCLUDING THE GEORGIA N-A-A-C-P , GEORGIA COALITION FOR THE PEOPLE’S AGENDA AND THE GEORGIA LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. SEVERAL GOP LAWMAKERS SAY THEY MADE THE CHANGES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE BETTER ELECTION SECURITY…. BUT – THE VOTING OVERHAUL WILL SEE A FIGHT FROM STATE DEMOCRATS. GOV. BRIAN KEMP, ( R ) GEORGIA “WELL IT WASN’T A VOTERS RIGHTS BILL – IT WAS AN ELECTION SECURITY BILL THAT ACTUALLY INCREASES EARLY VOTING OPPORTUNITIES ON THE WEEKENDS HERE IN GEORGIA” ( BUTT TOO ) SEN. RAPHAEL WARNOCK/ (D) GEORGIA: “AND I THINK, I THINK, UH, UH, YOU’RE GOING TO SEE THAT WE ARE GOING TO FIND A WAY, UH, TO SECURE VOTING RIGHTS, UH, AND PASS THE KIND OF LEGISLATION THAT EXPANDS RATHER THAN CONTRACTS OUT DEMOCRACY.” EMMA – PEOPLE CAN READ MORE ON THE TWO LAWSUITS AND THE NEW ELECTION LAWS ON WJCL DOT COM. BACK TO YOU… U-S SENATORS ARE ALSO DISCUSSING WHAT KINDS OF ACTIONS TO TAKE IN RESPONSE TO VOTING RESTRICTION BILLS. RIGHT NOW … THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS WORKING ON A PLAN FOR IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE … BUT GEORGIA SENATOR RAPHAEL WARNOCK SAYS THE ADMINISTRATION WILL BE ABLE TO TACKLE BOTH ISSUES. SEN. RAPHAEL WARNOCK/ (D) GEORGIA: “OH I THINK THE PRESIDENT IS ENGAGED ON THIS ISSUE. AND WHEN I’VE TALKED WITH HIM, HE HAS AGREED THAT VOTER RIGHTS ARE FOUNDATIONAL. THAT THIS IS THE WORK WE HAVE TO DO AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT I WAS HEARTENED WHEN I HEARD HIM SPEAK SO CLEARLY ABOUT HOW URGENT THIS IS, RECOGNIZING THIS IS JIM CROW 2.0” “OH, WE CAN WALK AND CHEW GUM AT THE SAME TIME, WE’VE GOT TO WORK ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF OUR COUNTRY, OUR ROADS, AND OUR BRIDGES. AND WE’VE GOT TO WORK ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF OUR DEMOCRACY.” PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS CALLED INITIATIVES TO RESTRICT VOTING ‘SICK’ AND ‘UN- AMERICAN.’ IN RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT— GEORGIA GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP HAS SAID S-B 202 EXPANDS VOTING ACCESS— STREAMLINES VOTE COUNTING PROCEDURES— AND ENSURES ELECTION INTEGRITY. THE TRIAL OF DEREK CHAUVIN IS SET TO BEING IN JUST A FEW HOURS. THE FORMER MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER IS CHARGED WITH KILLING GEORGE FLOYD LAST MEMORIAL DAY. A-B-C’S IKE EJIOCHI (EH-JOTCH- EE) REPORTS. THIS MORING, A CITY, AND A NATION- –STILL REELING. SOT ARMSTRONG: “OUR COMMUNITY HAS ENDURED A GREAT DEAL OF TRAUMA AND PAIN AND STRESS AND FRUSTRATION AND ANGER.” LAST MEMORIAL DAY?VIDEO FROM BYSTANDERS CAPTURED THEN MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER DEREK CHAUVIN- WHO’S WHITE– KNEELING ON GEORGE FLOYD’S NECK AS THE BLACK MAN LAY ON THE STREET FACE DOWN FOR MORE THAN 9 MINUTES AND 20 SECONDS ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS. ON THE EVE OF THE TRIAL-A RALLY FOR GEORGE FLOYD HOSTED BY REV. AL SHARPTON SOT REV. SHARPTON: “BUT LET IT BE CLEAR THAT IT IS NOT JUST CHAUVIN ON TRIAL. THE UNITED STATES’ ABILITY TO DEAL WITH POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY IS ON TRIAL.” FLOYD’S DEATH— SPARKING ONE OF THE LARGEST SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMETS IN U.S. HISTORY AND NOW-TEN MONTHS LATER- THE FORMER POLICE OFFICER WILL STAND TRIAL. CHAUVIN IS FACING MANSLAUGHTER, SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE MURDER CHARGES-HE’S PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO ALL OF THEM. AND THIS MORNING THE JURY WILL BEGIN LISTENING TO OPENING STATEMENTS/ SOT MARK OSLER: “ON BOTH SIDES THE FOCUS WILL BE ON CAUSATION. WHETHER OR NOT IT’S DEREK CHAUVIN THAT CAUSE THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD.” COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS MAKING THIS TRIAL LOOK LIKE NO OTHER, PLEXIGLASS PARTITIONS, JURORS SITTING SIX FEET APART. GFX: 8 OF THE JURORS 14 JURORS SELF-IDENTIFY AS WHITE AND SIX AS PEOPLE OF COLOR. ONCE THE TRIAL BEGINS– ONE MEMBER OF FLOYD’S FAMILY WILL BE IN COURT EACH DAY – THE FAMILY’S ATTORNEY TELLING MSNBC HE’S PREPARED HIS CLIENTS FOR A DIFFICULT EXPERIENCE. SOT CRUMP: “THEY’RE GOING TO SEE THAT VIDEO OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WE’RE GOING TO HEAR THEM ASSASSINATE THE CHARACTER OF GEORGE FLOYD.” TAG: NOW THE CITY’S MAYOR SAYS THERE WILL BE HEIGHTENED SECURITY THROUGH OUT THE ENTIRE TRIAL. ALL FOUR OFFICERS, THEY’VE BEEN FIRED AND THIS TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO LAST A MONTH. IKE EJIOCHI ABC NEWS MINNEAPOLIS CONGRESSIONAL LAWMAKERS ARE PUSHING FOR FEDERAL PROSECUTORS TO CALL THE ATLANTA SPA SHOOTINGS A HATE CRIME. REPRESENTATIVE JUDY CHU AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN CAUCUS VISITED THE CRIME SCENES AND VICTIM’S FAMILIES YESTERDAY— AND THEY SAY THE EVIDENCE IS CLEAR. PLANS ARE NOW UNDERWAY TO MEET WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL MERRICK GARLAND BACK IN WASHINGTON TO MAKE THE CASE. REP. MARK TAKANO: “THEY SEE WITH THEIR OWN EYES AND THEY FEEL WHAT THEY FEEL, AND THEY HAVE BEEN GRITTING THEIR TEETH FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR SHAPED BY THE WORDS OF A FORMER PRESIDENT, WHO I THINK BROUGHT ABOUT MUCH OF THE ANGUISH THAT THE COMMUNITY FEELS TODAY. AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO BE GASLIGHTED INTO THINKING THAT THIS WAS NOT WHAT IT WAS, WHICH WAS A HATE CRIME.” THE LAWMAKERS SAY THE FACT THAT THE SUSPECT IN THE SHOOTINGS IS ACCUSED OF TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MILES TO COMMIT THE CRIMES … MAKE IT’S CLEAR TO THEM …THE IDEA THAT THIS WAS A HATE CRIME. INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT YET SAID IF HATE CRIME CHARGES WILL APPLY TO THIS CASE. TODAY, MORE STATES ARE EXPANDING WHO’S ELIGIBLE FOR THE VACCINE— AND A COVID OUTBREAK AT A NEBRASKA DAYCARE IS HIGHLIGHTING THE RISK POSED BY THE U-K VARIANT. A-B-C’S ANDREW DYMBURT HAS THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS: SCRIPT: THIS MORNING, MORE AMERICANS ARE BECOMING ELIGIBLE FOR THE COVID VACCINE. IN TEXAS – *ALL* ADULTS CAN GET THE SHOT BEGINNING TODAY. AND IN FLORIDA – ANYONE 40-AND- OLDER IS NOW ELIGIBLE. SOT – MIKE JACHLES // FEMA SPOKESPERSON “WE’RE ANTICIPATING A RUSH,” SAID “WE’RE READY FOR IT, BUT THE BEST THING TO DO IS PLAN AHEAD AND COME PREPARED.” DESPITE HIGHER VACCINATION RATES – COVID INFECTIONS ARE ON THE RISE IN NEARLY HALF THE COUNTRY. ONE YEAR AFTER BECOMING THE EPICENTER OF THE PANDEMIC, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY ONCE AGAIN HAVE THE HIGHEST INFECTION RATES. THE UPTICK – BLAMED ON A PERFECT STORM OF RELAXED RESTRICTIONS, A SURGE IN TRAVEL – AND THE SPREAD OF THE MORE CONTAGIOUS VARIANTS OF THE VIRUS – INCLUDING THE U-K VARIANT. SOT – DR. ALOK PATEL / ABC NEWS MEDICAL CONTRIBUTOR “WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, THERE IS A HIGHER AMOUNT OF POPULATION DENSITY IT CERTAIN CITIES, ALONG WITH SOME HOMEGROWN VARIANTS LIKE IN NEW YORK WHICH COULD BE CONTRIBUTING TO THIS AS WELL. THERE’S ALSO THE FACT THAT IN PLACES LIKE TEXAS AND FLORIDA, THERE MAY BE SOMETHING TO DO WITH MORE OUTDOOR SPACES. // AND ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND, THOSE SPRING BREAKERS WILL TRAVEL BACK TO WHERE THEY CAME.” IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA – A DAYCARE VOLUNTARILY CLOSED AFTER MORE THAN 100 CASES WERE TRACED BACK TO THE FACILITY – A “SIGNIFICANT” NUMBER BELIEVED TO BE THE U-K VARIANT. SOT – MANDY EVERT // DAUGHTER INFECTED AT OMAHA DAYCARE WHAT DO YOU DO THEN, WITH ALL OF THESE CHILDREN WHO HAVE NOW TESTED POSITIVE AND COULD POTENTIALLY DE
UPDATE: Elderly Savannah man who suffers from dementia is found safe
Updated: 9:49 AM EDT Mar 30, 2021
Above video: Your morning headlinesUPDATE: He was found safe overnight.Initial report: Police in Savannah are asking for the public’s help finding a missing man who suffers from dementia.Glenn Lee, 86, was last seen around 2 p.m. walking on Palm Avenue. He was wearing blue pants and a blue shirt.If you see him, call 911.
Above video: Your morning headlines
UPDATE: He was found safe overnight.
Initial report: Police in Savannah are asking for the public’s help finding a missing man who suffers from dementia.
Glenn Lee, 86, was last seen around 2 p.m. walking on Palm Avenue.
He was wearing blue pants and a blue shirt.
If you see him, call 911.
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