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MORNING NEWS..
    THE NEW YORK TIMES
REPORTS A SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA CITY IS ONE OF THE
UNITED STATES' NEWEST
HOTSPOTS
     A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT
WAS GOING TO BE ALL ONLINE
THIS YEAR IS CHANGING
GEARS---- BUT NOT FOR ALL
STUDENTS.
 
 
 
 
INES DE LA CUETARA, ABC
REPORTER:
"THE NATION'S TOP DOCTORS
AHEAD WITH A WARNING, AHEAD
OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. I'M
INES DE LA CUETARA IN
WASHINGTON, AND I'LL HAVE
ALL THE DETAILS, COMING
UP."
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óóóó MORNING.
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    THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR
DAY WITH WJCL 22!
    GOOD MORNING, I'M ASHLEY
GARRETT.
    AND WJCL'S METEROLOGIST
JONATHAN MYERS IS ALSO
HERE...
     NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM
TRACKER RADAR...
TODAY A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY
AFTER 3PM. MOSTLY SUNNY,
WITH A HIGH NEAR 96. HEAT
INDEX VALUES AS HIGH AS 107.
WEST WIND 3 TO 6 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT A 20
PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE
9PM. PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A
LOW AROUND 78. SOUTH WIND
AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING CALM
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH
NEAR 96. HEAT INDEX VALUES
AS HIGH AS 107
     NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM
TRACKER RADAR...
TODAY A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY
AFTER 3PM. MOSTLY SUNNY,
WITH A HIGH NEAR 96. HEAT
INDEX VALUES AS HIGH AS 107.
WEST WIND 3 TO 6 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT A 20
PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE
9PM. PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A
LOW AROUND 78. SOUTH WIND
AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING CALM
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH
NEAR 96. HEAT INDEX VALUES
AS HIGH AS 107
     THE NEW YORK TIMES IS
NAMING STATESBORO AS A
CORONAVIRUS HOTSPOT WITH A
QUICKLY-GROWING NUMBER OF
NEW CASES.
    IT'S ONE OF THE TOP TEN
CITIES IN THE NATION WHEN
COMPARED TO POPULATION
SIZE.
     MAYOR JONATHAN
MCCOLLAR SAYS THAT THIS
RISE IS SHOCKING--- BUT
SOMEWHAT EXPECTED.
    BULLOCH COUNTY'S TOTAL
CASES STANDS AT 2,003.
    WITH BOTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AND GEORGIA SOUTHERN IN
SESSION FOR IN PERSON
CLASSES---
    AN UPTICK IN CASES WAS
EXPECTED.
    BUT---- THE MAYOR SAYS HE
WISHES THERE WAS MORE
GUIDANCE FROM THE STATE TO
PREVENT STATESBORO'S
CURRENT INFECTION RATE.
 
 
 
 
MAYOR JONATHAN MCCOLLAR //
CITY OF STATESBORO
I ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE THAT
WE COULD HAVE DONE MORE AT
THE STATE LEVEL TO KEEP OUR
COMMUNITY SAFE. AND WHAT
FIRMLY BELIEVE IN THE
CONCEPT OF HOME RULE
BECAUSE THOSE THAT'S HERE
AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL, WE
ARE LIVING BESIDE OUR
NEIGHBORS EVERY SINGLE DAY
AND WE'RE SEEING THE ISSUES
THAT THEY'RE FACING AND
WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT I'VE
BEEN TO FAR TO MANY COVID-19
FUNERALS. AND WHEN I'M AT
THESE FUNERALS AND I'M
CONSOLING FAMILY MEMBERS,
I CANNOT HELP BUT THINK IS
THIS SOMETHING THAT WE
COULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB
AT SAVING LIVES WITHIN OUR
STATE.
      THE CITY OF STATESBORO
HAS A MASK MANDATE IN
PLACE...
    AND BULLOCH COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS WILL BE
VOTING ON WHETHER THE
ENTIRE COUNTY SHOULD
FOLLOW SUIT.
    THE MAYOR BLAMES
MISINFORMATION ON SOCIAL
MEDIA FOR SOME PEOPLE NOT
COMPLYING WITH PUBLIC
HEALTH GUIDELINES.
     HERE'S A LOOK AT THE
NUMBER OF
NEW--CON-FIRMED--
CASES-- IN-- BULLOCH
COUNTY-- EACH-- DAY--
OVER-- THE-- LAST WEEK....
    LAST WEEK.. THERE WERE--
19- NEW-- CON-FIRMED--
CASES..
    BY FRIDAY.. THE COUNTY
WAS REPORTING ---ONE
HUNDRED AND--35 NEW CASES.
 
 
 
 
    CHAT-HAM COUNTY IS--EX-
TENDING-- ITS--
MAN-DATORY--
MASK--LAW--FOR--A-
NOTHER-- 30 DAYS.
    LEADERS SAY EVERYONE
MUST WEAR A MASK IN PUBLIC
PLACES --
    UNLESS YOU HAVE
A--HEALTH--
CONDITION--OR-- ARE--
FIVE YEARS OLD-- OR-
YOUNGER.
    THERE ARE ALSO
CERTAIN--EX-
EMPTIONS--FOR -- THOSE--
PAR- TICIPATING IN--
ORG-ANIZED-- SPORTS.
     FROM-- NOW-- UN-TIL--
SEPT- EMBER-- EIGHTH---
SMALL-- BUSINESS-- OWNERS
--IN-- SA- VANNAH-- CAN--
A- PPLY-- ONCE-- AGAIN--
FOR-- FI- NANCIAL GRANTS.
    IT'S--ALL THANKS- - TO--
A-- SECOND-- ROUND-- OF
FUNDING-- THROUGH-- THE--
CARES ACT.
     IN--CHAT-HAM
COUNTY--ONE-
POINT-SIX--MILLION
DOLLARS-- IS UP FOR GRABS.
    THE FIRST ROUND OF GRANTS
WENT--TOWARD-- LOAN--
FOR- GIVENESS-FOR--
BUSINESSES-- THAT- -
SUFFERED LOSSES---- EARLY
ON-- IN-- THE PANDEMIC.
    NOW---- THIS MONEY  IS FOR
NEW GRANTS... WITH SOME
BUSINESSES HAVING A HIGHER
PRIORITY THAN OTHERS.
 
 
 
 
"AS FAR AS
PRIORITY...WE'RE LOOKING
AT ETHNIC MINORITY
BUSINESSES. 51 PERCENT OR
MORE OF THE OWNERSHIP MUST
BE OF ETHNIC MINORITY TO BE
IN THE PRIORITY FIELD.
ALSO, BUSINESSES THAT HAVE
FIVE OR FEWER EMPLOYEES,
ALSO NEIGHBORHOOD
REVITALIZATION AREAS."
    THIS FUNDING IS NOT FIRST
COME- FIRST SERVE.
     ALL APPLICATIONS
SUBMITTED BEFORE NEXT
WEEK--WILL--BE--
EL-IGIBLE-- FOR-- FI-
NANCIAL HELP.
     IN--GEORGIA--
OFFICIALS WANT TO-- CHARGE
THE ATLANTA JOURNAL
CONSTITUTION MORE THAN 22-
THOUSAND DOLLARS-- FOR---
ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS ON
THE STATE'S RESPONSE TO THE
PANDEMIC.
     THIS INCLUDES EMAILS
WRITTEN BY STATE OFFICIALS
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL
MONTHS.
    THE GEORGIA EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND
SECURITY AGENCY TOLD THE
A-J-C IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 34
WEEKS TO-- PRO-DUCE THE
RECORDS-- BE- CAUSE-- IT
WOULD HAVE TO-- EX-
TENSIVELY-- RE- VIEW
--THOSE-- SENS-ITIVE--
MA- TERIALS.
    THE HIGHEST BILL EVER
GIVEN TO THE NEWSPAPER--
BE- FORE THIS--- WAS --
ROUGHLY 19- HUNDRED
DOLLARS- -.AND-- IT-- TOOK
UP TO-- SIX--WEEKS-- TO
G--ET THOSE RECORDS BACK.
     IN GEORGIA-- STATE
HEALTH LEADERS SAY--
THERE'S-- NOW-- MORE
THAN--TWO HUNDRED AND--
72- THOUSAND CASES OF--
CORONA- VIRUS.
    IN-- CHAT-HAM COUNTY
--THERE'S-- -- MORE--
THAN-- 71- HUNDRED CASES.
     IN SOUTH CAROLINA--
THERE'S--MORE THAN--ONE
HUNDRED AND 18- THOUSAND
CASES.
    IN BEAUFORT COUNTY
--THERE'S NOW- MORE THAN
47-HUNDRED.
     HILTON HEAD REGIONAL
HEALTHCARE IS--EX-
PANDING COVID-19 TESTING
AT BOTH OF ITS HOSPITALS.
    BOTH HILTON HEAD
HOSPITAL AND COASTAL
CAROLINA HOSPITAL ARE NOW
OFFERING áFREE COVID-19
TESTING - WITH NO PHYSICIAN
ORDER REQUIRED.
    TESTING IS AVAILABLE
FROM 8 A-M TO NOON EVERY
WEEKDAY - AND RESULTS ARE
EXPECTED BACK IN 48 TO 72
HOURS.
 
 
 
 
"WE KNOW THAT THERE'S STILL
SOME ANXIETY IN THE
COMMUNITY ABOUT COVID-19.
WE WANT TO MAKE THAT SURE
PEOPLE HAVE GREAT ACCESS TO
TESTING WHEN THEY HAVE
THOSE CONCERNS."
    HOSPITAL OFFICIALS SAY
THE NUMBER OF
HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE
DOWN---- BUT THEY
ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO
CONTINUE TO WEAR A MASK,
WASH THEIR HANDS AND KEEP
SOCIAL DISTANCE.
     THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD
ISLAND SAYS THERE IS A
HOTLINE AVAILABLE FOR
SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS
DEALING WITH HOUSING
ISSUES, LIKE EVICTIONS.
    THE HOTLINE'S NUMBER IS
ON YOUR SCREEN--- IT'S
SPONSORED BY THE SOUTH
CAROLINA BAR.
    CALLERS JUST NEED TO
LEAVE BASIC INFO ABOUT
THEIR QUESTION AND CONTACT
INFORMATION, AND THEY'LL
BE MATCHED WITH A LAWYER WHO
CAN HELP THEM.
     NEW THIS MORNING - THE
BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL
DISTRICT WILL NOW OFFER
FACE-TO-FACE LEARNING FOR
SOME SPECIAL EDUCATION
STUDENTS.
    THE REST OF THE
DISTRICT'S STUDENTS WILL
STILL HEAD BACK TO SCHOOL
VIRTUALLY - NEXT WEEK.
    WJCL'S DANIEL ROBINSON -
JOINS US NOW - WITH THE
DETAILS - DANIEL - GOOD
MORNING.
ASHLEY - GOOD MORNING -
THE DISTRICT -- SAYS THEY
HAVE AROUND 220 STUDENTS
ACROSS THE COUNTY - WHO WILL
BE PROVIDED - - HALF- DAY -
IN- PERSON LEARNING.
LEADERS SAY THE
INSTRUCTION -- WILL TAKE
PLACE AT THE STUDENT'S
SCHOOL.
THE DISTRICT -- MADE THE
DECISION LAST NIGHT - TO
OFFER THIS FORM OF LEARNING
FOR STUDENTS WITH
LOW-INCIDENCE
DISABILITIES.
WHICH THE BOARD SAYS IS
THOSE WITH - SEVERE
INTELLECTUAL OR COGNITIVE
ISSUES - - THOSE IN AUTISM
FOCUSED CLASSROOMS --
STUDENTS WHO REQUIRE
INSTRUCTION RELATED TO
VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND
STUDENTS WHO NEED
INSTRUCTION RELATED TO
DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
NEEDS.
SCHOOL LEADERS SAY --
AROUND 138 FAMILIES OF THE
220 STUDENTS WITH THOSE
DISABILITIES - ASKED FOR
FACE- TO-FACE INSTRUCTION
WHEN THEY REGISTERED THIS
YEAR.
 
 
 
 
DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT,
DUKE BRADLEY, SAID QUOTE, "
"WE'VE CONCLUDED THAT THE
MOST APPROPRIATE SETTING
FOR THESE STUDENTS,
DESPITE OUR DISTRICT'S
VIRTUAL START, WILL BE TO
EDUCATE THEM AT THEIR
SCHOOLS UNDER A HYBRID
MODEL...
THAT PERMITS FACE-TO-FACE
INSTRUCTION AND THERAPY
SERVICES WHILE KEEPING
STUDENT GROUPS SMALL TO
ENSURE HEALTH AND SAFETY
ARE MAINTAINED."
 
 
 
 
THE DISTRICT SAID THE
FACE-TO-FACE LEARNING FOR
THESE STUDENTS WILL START
IN SEPTEMBER 14TH... AND
FAMILIES WILL BE GIVEN MORE
DETAILS ABOUT THEIR CHILDS
LEARNING BY THE END OF THIS
WEEK.
LIVE IN THE LOWCOUNTRY -
THIS MORNING - DROB, WJCL 22
NEWS.
 
 
 
 
    AHEAD OF THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND, DR. ANTHONY FAUCI
IS WARNING STATE LEADERS TO
NOT LET LABOR DAY
GATHERINGS RUIN THE
NATION'S PROGRESS IN THE
FIGHT AGAINST
CORONAVIRUS.
    A-B-C'S INES DE LA
CUETARA IS IN WASHINGTON
WITH THE LATEST.
PKG: THIS MORNING -- THE
NATION'S TOP DOCTORS
BRACING FOR THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND.
FAUCI SOT AUDIO ONLY (GFX) -
FOLLOWING THE 4TH OF JULY,
FOLLOWING MEMORIAL DAY,
WHEN PEOPLE
UNDERSTANDABLY GET OUT AND
CONGREGATE, WE'VE HAD
SURGES
DOCTOR ANTHONY FAUCI
URGING AMERICANS NOT TO LET
LABOR-DAY ACTIVITIES RUIN
THE PROGRESS MADE FIGHTING
COVID-19 - ESPECIALLY WITH
FLU SEASON AROUND THE
CORNER.
FAUCI SOT AUDIO ONLY (GFX) -
THE ONE THING YOU DON'T WANT
IS TO PLAY WHACK-A-MOLE AS
YOU GO INTO THE FALL.
THIS, AS THE PRESIDENT
CLAIMS ON FOX NEWS THAT BLUE
STATE GOVERNORS ARE
KEEPING THEIR STATES
CLOSED.. SO AS TO HURT HIM IN
THE UPCOMING ELECTION..
TRUMP SOT: "IF YOU LOOK,
MICHIGAN IS CLOSED. ALL THE
STATES THAT ARE CLOSED.
NORTH CAROLINA'S CLOSED.
THESE STATES THAT ARE
CLOSED ARE RUN BY
DEMOCRATS. THE REASON THEY
ARE CLOSED IS BECAUSE WE
HAVE AN ELECTION ON
NOVEMBER 3RD."
WITH THE PRESIDENT FACING
SKEPTICISM AMONG VOTERS
THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IS NOT DOING
ENOUGH TO ADDRESS THE
CRISIS? THE WHITE HOUSE NOW
CONSIDERING LAUNCHING A
250 MILLION DOLLAR NEW
PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPAIGN ON
THE VIRUS.
THIS, AS DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEE JOE BIDEN
CONTINUES TO BLAST THE
PRESIDENT'S HANDLING OF
THE COVID19 PANDEMIC..
TELLING OUR STATION WTVD..
BIDEN SOT: THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE
LOOKING FOR RESPONSIBLE
LEADERSHIP ON COVID.
THEY'VE SHARED SACRIFICE,
MISSING WEDDINGS,
FUNERALS...THEY SHOULD
EXPECT THE SAME
RESPONSIBILITY COMING
FROM THEIR PRESIDENT OR A
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE."
MEANWHILE THE DEBATE OVER
WHEN AND HOW TO RE-OPEN
SCHOOLS CONTINUES.. IN NEW
YORK CITY, CLASSES WILL NOW
BE DELAYED UNTIL SEPTEMBER
21ST
TO AVOID A TEACHER'S STRIKE
OVER COVID SAFETY DEMANDS.
TREY RAMACHANDRA //
BAYSIDE PARENT:
THAT HAS TO BE MY FIRST
CONCERN, IS THE SAFETY OF MY
SON. THAT HAS TO BE, I HAVE NO
OTHER CHOICE.
TAG: NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS
NOW AGREEING TO RANDOMLY
TEST STUDENTS AND STAFF
EACH MONTH. THE FEDERAL
GOVT SAYS THEY PLAN TO SHIP
150 MILLION RAPID TESTS TO
STATES TO BE USED IN THE
REOPENING OF SCHOOLS. IDLC
ABC NEWS WASH DC
     THE TREASURY SECRETARY
SAYS HE HOPES TO REACH A BI-
PARTISAN DEAL ON THE NEXT
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF
PACKAGE.
    NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN
DEMOCRATS AND THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION FAILED
LAST MONTH---- BUT
SECRETARY STEPHEN MNUCHIN
SAYS HE IS GOING TO TRY AGAIN
WITH HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY
PELOSI.
    THERE'S CURRENTLY A ONE-
TRILLION DOLLAR
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN
PLANS.
     A NEW SURVEY FINDS
NURSES ARE STILL RE-USING
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT BECAUSE OF A
SHORTAGE.
    THE AMERICAN NURSES
ASSOCIATION SAYS
HEALTHCARE WORKERS ARE
STILL STRUGGLING TO GET THE
PROTECTIVE GEAR THEY NEED
TO SAFELY TREAT
CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS.
    MORE THAN HALF OF
RESPONDENTS SAY THE
SHORTAGE HAS STAYED THE
SAME OR WORSENED SINCE MAY.
     TURNING TO COMMITMENT
2020 NEWS... CHATHAM
COUNTY ELECTION OFFICIALS
PLAN TO áHAND COUNTá VOTES
THIS MORNING FROM THE
RUNOFF ELECTION FOR THE
HOUSE DISTRICT 163 RACE ..
WHICH REPRESENTS SAVANNAH
     WJCL'S EMMA HAMILTON IS
JOINING US LIVE THIS
MORNING WITH MORE.
 
 
 
 
ANNE ALLEN WESTBROOK
REQUESTED THIS RECOUNT
AFTER FALLING TO DEREK
MALLOW BY JUST 18 VOTES
DURING THE AUGUST 11-TH
RUNOFF.
 
 
 
 
WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT
THIS RACE IS THAT WESTBROOK
ACTUALLY GOT MORE VOTES
THAN MALLOW IN THE JUNE
PRIMARY ... CLAIMING
NEARLY THREE THOUSAND
VOTES COMPARED TO MALLOWS
TWENTY ONE HUNDRED.
BOTH OF THESE CANDIDATES
ARE DEMOCRATS AND THERE ARE
NO REPUBLICANS RUNNING
WHICH MEANS WHOEVER WINS
THIS RUNOFF WILL
AUTOMATICALLY BE THE NEW
REPRESENTATIVE
THIS RECOUNT IS BEING DONE
BY HAND TO FOLLOW A COURT
ORDER ISSUED BY STATE
SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE JOHN R
TURNER.
ELECTIONS SUPERVISOR
RUSSELL BRIDGES TELLS US
THAT THE RECOUNT IS
HAPPENING HERE AT THE BOARD
OF ELECTIONS THIS MORNING
AT TEN O'CLOCK AND ONCE WE
KNOW THE RESULTS WE WILL
KEEP YOU UPDATED HERE ON AIR
AND ONLINE ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WJCL DOT COM.
REPORTING IN SAVANNAH .. EH
WJCL 22 NEWS
 
 
 
 
    FOUR MEMBERS OF THE
SAVANNAH CITY COUNCIL HAVE
LODGED ETHICS COMPLAINTS
AGAINST ONE OF THEIR OWN---
POST ONE AT-LARGE
ALDERWOMAN KESHA GIBSON-
CARTER.
    THE COMPLAINTS WERE
ORIGINALLY THROWN OUT DUE
TO SEVERAL ISSUES---  BUT
WE'VE LEARNED THAT THEY
HAVE BEEN REFILED.
     ONE COMPLAINT WAS FILED
BY ALDERMAN KURTIS PURTEE.
    THE OTHER WAS FILED BY
DETRIC LEGGETT, LINDA
WILDER-BRYAN, AND NICK
PALUMBO.
    BOTH COMPLAINTS ALLEGE
MISCONDUCT BY
GIBSON-CARTER----
INCLUDING THE USE OF
PROFANITIES, THREATS, AND
REFUSING TO FOLLOW COUNCIL
PROCEDURE.
    GIBSON-CARTER
DELIVERED A STATEMENT
TUESDAY AFTERNOON----
WHERE SHE ADDRESSED THE
COMPLAINTS BUT DID NOT
CONFIRM OR DENY THAT THOSE
THINGS HAPPENED.
"I DO NOT INTEND TO PUBLICLY
ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AGAIN.
AS IT DOES NOTHING FOR THE
GREATER GOOD OF THIS
COMMUNITY. AND IT IS
FURTHER MY HOPE THAT
SAVANNAH MAYOR VAN JOHNSON
TAKES THE SAME STAND THAT HE
TOOK IN 2017 WHEN
RESPONDING TO FORMER
ALDERMAN TONY THOMAS'
COMPLAINT".
    WHILE ADDRESSING THAT
2017 COMPLAINT, SHE QUOTED
THE MAYOR BY SAYING THAT
COUNCIL SHOULD AVOID
BECOMING THE MORALITY
POLICE.
    GIBSON-CARTER DECLINED
TO TAKE QUESTIONS
FOLLOWING HER STATEMENTS.
     THE TIME IS NOW óóó.
     COMIN
