John P:
THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE KING
OF ROCK AND ROLL WILL BE
REMEMBERED TONIGHT DURING AN
ANNUAL CANDLELIGHT VIGIL WELCOME
TO GOOD DAY MEMPHIS -
I'M JOHN PAUL
Kelsie:
I'M KELSIE CAIRNS
THE VIGIL IS THE FEATURED EVENT
OF ELVIS WEEK THAT COMES ON THE
EVE OF HIS DEATH WITH THOUSANDS
ATTENDING EVERY YEAR
LOCAL 24 NEWS REPORTER JALYN
SOUCHEK IS LIVE FROM GRACELAND
NOW. JALYN?
ELVIS PRESLEY HAS NOW BEEN DEAD
FOR AS LONG AS HE LIVED. THE
KING WAS ONLY 42 YEARS OLD WHEN
HE DIED 42 YEARS AGO.
TO MARK THE DATE -- ELVIS FANS
LIGHT CANDLES AND PASS THROUGH
THE GATES UP TO THE MEDITATION
GARDEN TO HONOR HIM.
THE VIGIL LASTS UNTIL THE EARLY
HOURS OF FRIDAY MORNING -- THE
ANNIVERSARY OF ELVIS'S PASSING.
NEW THIS YEAR -- THE VIGIL IS
FREE FOR EVERYONE THAT ATTENDS
AFTER CHARGING ENTRANCE THE LAST
TWO YEARS.
AS A WAY TO ENCOURAGE MORE
AS A WAY TO ENCOURAGE MORE
AS A WAY TO ENCOURAGE MORE
MEMPHIANS TO COME OUT.
Kelsie:
POWER OUTAGES FROM TUESDAY
NIGHT'S STORMS ... FORCED
MULTIPLE SCHOOLS TO DISMISS
EARLY YESTERDAY ... DUE TO THE
HEAT.
SHELBY COUNTY DISTRICT LEADERS
