Police in Chatham County searching for missing teen with medical condition (2024)

A FLOODED ROAD .. FINALLY RE-OPENED. THE WARNING FROM OFFICIALS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD STILL DEALING WITH THE IMPACTS FROM DEBBY. AS OUR NEIGHBORS BATTLE FLOODING AND EVACUATIONS.. FEMA RUNS OUT OF DISASTER ASSISTANCE FUNDS. WHAT CONGRESS NEEDS TO DO TO KEEP THE PROGRAM ALIVE. PLUS ... HISTORICALLY BLACK GREEK ORGANIZATIONS KNOWN AS THE DIVINE NINE ARE GETTING OUT THE VOTE. HEAR FROM ORGANIZERS WHO PLAN TO BE VERY ACTIVE THIS ELECTION. THOMPSON HOTEL THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING -- I'M EMMA HAMILTON. AND I'M FRANK SULKOWSKI. METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS IS JOINING US NOW .... NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... WEDNESDAY A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY AFTER NOON. PARTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 90. NORTH WIND 6 TO 10 MPH. WEDNESDAY NIGHT A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE 10PM. PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 72. NORTHEAST WIND 7 TO 10 MPH. THURSDAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 88. EAST WIND 7 TO 11 MPH THIS MORNING.. INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS.. AFTER A SUSPICIOUS DEATH IN POOLER. POLICE DISCOVERED A BODY AT A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ... LOCATED ON SOUTH SKINNER AVENUE. OFFICIALS WITH THE GEORGIA BUREUA OF INVESTIGATION SAY POOLER OFFICERS WERE CONDUCTING A WELFARE CHECK ... IN CONNECTION TO A MISSING PERSON'S REPORT. THEY FOUND A BODY INSIDE A SHED ... AND INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY SUSPECT FOUL PLAY. THE BODY WAS SENT TO THE GBI FOR AN AUTOPSY. NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE YET. POLICE IN SAVANNAH ARE INVESTIGATING A DEADLY SHOOTING. OFFICERS RESPONDED TO THE SCENE ON HAMPSTEAD AVENUE... EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING. THE VICTIM.. AN ADULT MAN.. LATER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL. ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION .. IS ASKED TO CALL CRIMESTOPPERS./ /// NOW TO THE EFFORT TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE IMPACT OF WIDESPREAD FLOODING. A ROAD IN THE BRADLEY BOULEVARD COMMUNITY IS BACK OPEN... AFTER A REVIEW BY THE CITY OF SAVANNAH'S TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT. AS WJCL 22 NEWS' TIA MAGGIO REPORTS ... DRIVERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION ... WHEN DRIVING ON THIS ROAD. YEAH....THAT'S RIGHT. THERE WAS ABOUT 3 INCHES OF STANDING WATER STILL HERE EARLIER THIS MORNING. CITY CREWS SPENT THE MORNING CHECKING THE ROAD FOR ANY SINKHOLES OR POTHOLES THAT MAY HAVE OPENED FROM FLOODING. LESS THAN AN HOUR AGO...THE CITY DEEMING IT PASSABLE. SPD OFFICERS DIRECTING TRAFFIC AND ALL ROAD CLOSED SIGNS HAVE BEEN CLEARED. I SPOKE WITH THE SAVANNAH FIRE DEPARTMENT DEPUTY CHIEF WHO SAYS WHILE THE FLOODING HERE DIDN'T CAUSE TOO MUCH DAMAGE, IT DID TRAP PEOPLE FROM LEAVING. "THERE WERE SOME HOMES THAT WERE INUNDATED. WE'RE MAKING ASSESSMENTS. AND NOW OF GETTING THAT. BUT REALLY, FOR THE MOST PART, PEOPLE WEREN'T BOTHERED EXCEPT FOR THE INCONVENIENCE OF BEING ABLE TO LEAVE THE SUBDIVISION." THE CITY STILL URGES DRIVERS TO BE CAREFUL ON THIS ROAD AS THERE COULD BE UNSEEN ROADWAY FAILURES. TIA MAGGIO.. WJCL 22 NEWS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ARE RAISING AWARENESS ... ON MOLD RISKS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT AS MANY PEOPLE DEAL WITH WATER ENTERING THEIR HOMES ... BECAUSE OF FLOODING FROM DEBBY. ONCE WATER GETS INTO YOUR DRYWALL ... OR YOUR H-VAC SYSTEM... IT'S VERY LIKELY TO CAUSE MOLD ISSUES. THAT'S WHY IT'S RECOMMENDED TO HAVE YOUR SYSTEM CHECKED BY A PROFESSIONAL. <> "WELL, WHEN PEOPLE HAVE MOLD IN THEIR HOUSE, THEY USUALLY HAVE ASTHMA. THEY MIGHT HAVE A COUGH THAT THEY CAN'T EXPLAIN. THEY MIGHT HAVE CONSTANT STUFFY NOSE AND SINUS ISSUES THAT THEY MIGHT JUST BLAME ON THE SEASONS. BUT IF IT'S THERE ALL THE TIME, IT'S MORE LIKELY ENVIRONMENTAL AND NOT JUST SEASONAL. THOSE INDIVIDUALS MAY HAVE MOLD SOMEWHERE IN THEIR HOUSE." YOU SHOULD ALSO CHANGE YOUR AIR FILTERS ON A REGULAR BASIS. THEY CAN FILTER OUT SOME OF THOSE MOLD PARTICLES. AS ANOTHER TROPICAL STORM IS OUT IN THE ATLANTIC ... THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY ANNOUNCED ITS DISASTER FUND HAS RUN OUT OF MONEY. THE AGENCY'S ADMINISTRATOR SAYS FOR NOW ... FEMA WILL ONLY PROVIDE MONEY FOR IMMEDIATE NEEDS. SHE IS HOPING CONGRESS WILL PASS A NINE BILLION DOLLAR SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST TO HELP RESTORE FUNDING FOR ITS DISASTER FUND. DESPITE THE LACK OF FUNDING ... FEMA OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO IMPENDING DISASTERS LIKE TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO. CONGRESS IS IN RECESS THROUGH THE END OF AUGUST. THE UNITED WAY OF THE COASTAL EMPIRE ... HAS ACTIVATED ITS RAPID RESPONSE DISASTER FUND. THIS WILL HELP FLOOD VICTIMS LIVING IN BRYAN ... CHATHAM ... LIBERTY ... AND EFFINGHAM COUNTIES. THOSE INTERESTED IN HELPING ... CAN SCAN THE D-R CODE YOU SEE RIGHT ON YOUR SCREEN ... OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT U-W- C-E-DOT-ORG. EVERY DOLLAR DONATED ... WILL GO TOWARDS SUPPORTING LOCAL FAMILIES IN THIS DIFFICULT TIME./// SOARING BACK TO CLASS! TODAY THE FIRST DAY OF FALL SEMESTER AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY. STUDENTS START IN PERSON CLASSES AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN'S CAMPUSES IN STATESBORO, SAVANNAH AND LIBERTY COUNTY. ITS AN EXCITING DAY FOR NEW AND RETURNING SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. IT'S MOVE-IN DAY. FACULTY STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON HAND TODAY TO GREET THE NEWEST TIGERS TO THEIR DORMS. MOVE-INS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AND THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS IS NEXT MONDAY. IN THE LEAD UP TO THE NOVEMBER ELECTION A GROUP OF HISTORICALLY BLACK SORORITIES AND FRATERNITIES --- KNOWN AS THE DIVINE NINE --- ARE FINDING WAYS TO ENCOURAGE THEIR COMMUNITIES TO GET OUT AND VOTE. ABC'S MORGAN NORWOOD REPORTS. HISTORICALLY BLACK SORORITIES AND FRATERNITIES KNOWN AS THE DIVINE NINE ARE ON A MISSION TO EDUCATE AMERICANS ABOUT THE UPCOMING ELECTION JARED PATTERSON, MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SENIOR, OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY: "I KNOW THAT TYPICALLY THE YOUNGER GENERATION SEEMS TO OVERLOOK THE POWER IN THEIR VOTING AND OFTENTIMES DOESN'T EVEN GO TO THE POLLS. SO ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS WE'VE BEEN STRESSING ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL IS GETTING PEOPLE TO THOSE POLLS." SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT THE ELECTION STARTS ON CAMPUS.. MICHAEL STALLWORTH, ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY SENIOR, KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY: "WE GO IN THE DORMS SPEAKING TO FRESHMEN, TELL THEM HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO VOTE. SOMETHING I WOULD MENTION IS LIKE, READ UP ON THE CAMPAIGN SPECIFICALLY, LOOK AT BOTH PARTIES AND LOOK AT THE BAD AND GOOD FROM BOTH PARTIES AS WELL." ..AND THE OUTREACH EXPANDS TO THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. ASHLEY BIGBEE, FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY JUNIOR, DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY "SO I'VE BEEN TRYING TO SPEARHEAD AN EVENT THAT'S LIKE ONE BIG OL FAMILY COOKOUT, NOT JUST LIKE WITH D9, BUT ALSO THE STUDENTS AND TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY AS WELL." IN THE PAST THESE EFFORTS HAVE INFLUENCED INDIVIDUALS TO BE MORE POLITICALLY AWARE JARED PATTERSON, MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SENIOR, OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY "WHEN I WAS A FRESHMAN, I CAME INTO CAMPUS, AND I SAW THAT THE MEMBERS OF DELTA SIGMA THETA ON MY CAMPUS WERE HANDING OUT FREE T SHIRTS. YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED A T SHIRT. HOWEVER, THEY SAID IN ORDER TO DO SO, I HAD TO REGISTER TO VOTE. SO THAT'S ACTUALLY HOW I BECAME INITIALLY REGISTERED TO VOTE." DIVINE NINE MEMBERS BELIEVE A LOT IS AT STAKE THIS NOVEMBER AND THEY?RE EXCITED TO SEE HOW THEIR EFFORTS WILL IMPACT THE ELECTION. ASHLEY BIGBEE, FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY JUNIOR, DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY: "I'M AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING.