'Facing a future without their mother': Fundraiser supports family of Savannah mom of 4 shot at home (2024)

RIGHT NOW ON WJCL 22 MORNING NEWS - THE SUMMER IS HERE AND CITIES ACROSS OUR AREA ARE MAKING SURE KIDS STAY FED. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAMS UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW. A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN A ATLANTA. THE DESPERATE WORK OVER THE WEEKEND TO REPAIR BURST WATERMAINS THAT LEFT MUCH OF THE CITY WITHOUT WATER. THE FALCONS COME TO THE HOSTESS CITY. HOW LOCAL KIDS GOT TO HANG OUT WITH THE ATHLETES AND THE NEXT TIME YOU'LL GET TO SEE THEM PLAY. OGLETHORPE AT DRAYTON THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. I'M FRANK SULKOWSKI. METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS IS JOINING US NOW .... NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... TODAY A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3PM. MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 88. CALM WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TONIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TUESDAY A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2PM. SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 88. CALM WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON RIGHT NOW... SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAMS PROGRAMS ARE KICKING OFF TODAY.. ACROSS MULTIPLE COUNTIES IN OUR AREA. WJCL 22 NEWS' SAVANNAH YOUNGER IS LIVE AT SECOND HARVEST OF COASTAL GEORGIA . AND SAVANNAH.. THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY FACILITIES THAT ARE MAKING SURE KIDS HAVE NUTRITIOUS MEALS THIS SUMMER. THAT'S RIGHT FRANK. THOUSANDS OF MEALS ARE SET TO BE DELIVERED AND SERVED THIS MORNING RIGHT OUT OF THIS BUILDING.. TO STUDENTS ACROSS COASTAL GEORGIA. VOLUNTEERS BEGAN WORKING PREPARING THESE MEALS FRIDAY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SECOND HARVEST OF COASTAL GEORGIA SAYS THERE WILL BE A TOTAL OF 7- THOUSAND LUNCHES.. AND 2 TO 3- THOUSAND BREAKFAST MEALS.. THIS SUMMER. THAT'S NEARLY 9 THOUSAND MEALS! THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALSO EXPLAINS HOW GRATEFUL THEY ARE TO FEED THESE KIDS.. OUT OF THEIR NEW FACILITY. THE SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM WILL BE ON WEEK DAYS ONLY.. AND WILL LAST THROUGH THE END OF JULY. FRANK.. BACK TO YOU. THANKS SAVANNAH. AND IN LIBERTY COUNTY - KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 CAN GET LUNCH AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK THIS SUMMER. THE LUNCH PROGRAM STARTS TODAY AND RUNS THROUGH JULY 26TH. LUNCH STARTS AT 11 AND ENDS AT ONE. FOR A FULL LIST SERVING LOCATIONS- CHECK OUT WEBSITE WJCL-DOT- COM. THE EIGHT YEAR OLD BOY WHO DROWNED IN JESUP.. HAS BEEN LAID TO REST. THE WAYNE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS... NOAH BUSH DISAPPEARED BACK ON MAY 15. HIS BODY WAS FOUND THE FOLLOWING MORNING IN A BORROW PIT...BUT THE CIRc*msTANCES INTO HOW HE ENDED UP THERE REMAIN UNCLEAR. AS THE INVESTIGATION INTO HIS DEATH CONTINUES... LOVED ONES GATHERED OVER THE WEEKEND IN HONOR OF NOAH. HIS FUNERAL WAS SATURDAY AT THE UNITY CHURCH OF GOD IN JESUP. BLUFFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL'S "MUSTANG PATH" GOT SOME HELP FROM A GROUP OF NEARLY 10 STUDENTS WHO ARE LEARNING POSITIVE WAYS TO SPEND THEIR TIME. BLUFFTON POLICE, SCHOOL STAFF, AND STUDENTS APART OF THEIR YOUNG MEN'S GROUP LAID MULCH AND PLANTED FLOWERS TO RESTORE THE "MUSTANG PATH" BEHIND THE SCHOOL OVER THE WEEKEND. DONATIONS FROM BRIGHT-VIEW LANDSCAPING, SEA PINES CONSERVANCY AND FOOD FROM THE BLUFFTON POLICE DEPARTMENT MADE FOR A DAY OF FUN - AND IT WAS ALL FREE. PRINCIPAL MATTHEW HALL SAYS INFLUENCING STUDENTS TO MAKE GOOD CHOICES CAN GO A LONG WAY. <> "BEING A GOOD HUMAN BEING TO PEOPLE AND MAKING SMART CHOICES AND GOOD CHOICES, PEOPLE SEE THAT ... HOW THAT ENDS UP REWARDING YOU SOMETIMES IN SMALL WAYS, BUT SOMETIMES IN LARGE WAYS, IS REALLY KIND OF THE OVERARCHING THEME THAT WE HOPE THESE YOUNG MEN TOOK AWAY FROM THEIR WORK THIS YEAR." HALL STARTED THE YOUNG MEN'S GROUP THIS SCHOOL YEAR ... TO TRY AND MAKE ROLE MODELS IN THE COMMUNITY ..TO SHOW WHAT HE BELIEVES BLUFFTON MIDDLE SCHOOL IS ABOUT. ATLANTA'S MAYOR APOLOGIZING AND DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER WATERLINES BURST ACROSS THE CITY OF OVER THE WEEKEND. THE TROUBLE STARTED FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN SEVERAL WATER MAIN BREAKS AND OUTAGES WERE REPORTED. BOIL WATER ADVISORIES WERE ISSUED FOR LARGE PARTS OF THE CITY AS CREWS WORKED ON REPAIRS. <> OVERNIGHT WE DID NOT DO THE BESTJOB OF COMMUNICATING. WE COULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB OVER THE PAST DAY, AND FOR THAT I APOLOGIZE. FIRE CREWS HANDED OUT WATER TO PEOPLE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS. THE CITY IS STILL WORKING TO FIX BROKEN MAINS AND RESTORE WATER ACCESS. MUCH OF DOWNTOWN ATLANTA REMAINS WITHOUT WATER. ANOTHER CONSEQUENCE OF THE WATER OUTAGE - RAPPER MEGAN THEE STALLION HAD TO CANCEL A SCHEDULED PERFORMANCE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE POSTPONEMENT CAME JUST AN HOUR BEFORE DOORS WERE SET TO OPEN AT STATE FARM ARENA ON FRIDAY NIGHT. MEGHAN POSTED UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND SAYING SHE WAS 'EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED' AFTER THE SHOW WAS POSTPONED AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT. LUCKILY FOR FANS THE CONCERT DID GO AHEAD SUNDAY NIGHT AFTER WATER WAS RESTORED TO THE ARENA. ALSO IN ATLANTA - THE HARTSFIELD JACKSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EXPERIENCED A POWER OUTAGE ONE OF ITS CONCOURSES SUNDAY. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPORT, A CONTRACTOR DRILLED INTO A POWER LINE, SHUTTING OFF POWERT TO SEVERAL GATES. THE AIRPORT SAYS IT CAUSED MINIMAL DELAYS AND POWER HAS SINCE BEEN RESTORED. THE ATLANTA FALCONS MADE A STOP IN SAVANNAH TO MEET WITH FANS ... DURING A MIXER. THE TEAM HELD THE EVENT AT THE GROVE DOWNTOWN. FOLKS OF ALL AGES GOT THE CHANCE TO HANGOUT WITH TEAM ... STAFF.. CHEERLEADERS ... AND PLAYERS. THE FALCONS SAY THEY ARE EXCITED TO GET FANS PUMPED FOR NEXT SEASON. "IT FEELS AMAZING. IT FEELS SO GOOD TO BE HERE WITH FANS THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS GET TO SEE IN ATLANTA. SO WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE AND SEE ALL OF THE TURN OUT." THE FALCONS' FIRST HOME GAME WILL BE A PRE- SEASON CONTEST ON AUGUST 23RD. THEY WILL TAKE ON THE JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT 7 P-M. IN COMMITMENT 2024-- YOU HAVE LESS THAN ONE WEEK LEFT TO VOTE EARLY FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY THIS MONTH. EARLY VOTING RUNS UNTIL THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 7-TH. CLOSING ON WEEKENDS AND STATE HOLIDAYS. EARLY VOTING CENTERS ARE OPEN FROM 8:30 A- M TO 5:00 P-M. VOTERS WILL HEAD TO THE POLLS FOR THE PRIMARIES ON NEXT TUESDAY, JUNE 11-TH FOR BOTH THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN PARTIES. YOU CAN VOTE IN EITHER PRIMARY... BUT **NOT** BOTH. FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS NOW EMBRACING TIK-TOK. TRUMP OPENED A TIK-TOK ACCOUNT THIS WEEKEND. THIS COMES AFTER HE REPEATEDLY RAILED AGAINST THE PLATFORM WHILE IN OFFICE. THE MOVE SIGNALS A SWITCH FOR TRUMP AFTER HE TRIED TO BAN THE PLATFORM BY EXECUTIVE ORDER WHEN HE WAS PRESIDENT. DURING HIS ADMINISTRATION, TRUMP REPEATEDLY ATTACKED TIKTOK AND ITS TIES TO CHINA. SENATOR TIM SCOTT SPEAKING ON THE FORMER PRESIDENT'S CONVICTION THIS WEEKEND. HE BELIEVES THE CONVICTION IS BOLSTERING TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN. <> "THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THIS VERDICT HAS ACTUALLY BROUGHT UNITY-- UNIFYING OUR PARTY WITHOUT ANY QUESTION. WHAT WE'VE SEEN IS 'NEVER TRUMPERS' CALLING ME AND SAYING, 'TIM, I'M ON THE BANDWAGON NOW. I'VE SEEN THIS TWO-TIERED JUSTICE SYSTEM WORKING AGAINST THE PRESIDENT UNITED STATES, IT CAN WORK AGAINST ME TOO AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE GUILTY VERDICT IN TRUMP'S HUSH MONEY FINANCING TRIAL HIS CAMPAIGN SAYS IT RECIEVED MORE THAN 50 MILLION DOLLARS IN DONATIONS IN 24 HOURS. AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING