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News. 11 minutes of nonstop news starts
now. First, this morning,
brine trucks will hit Metro
Atlanta roads in just minutes,
working to protect drivers ahead
of the winter blast coming in,
keeping you or someone
you know out of the cold.
A number of warming shelters
are opening will tell you
where you need to go when the
temperatures start to dive.
Some of the coldest air we've
seen in years arrives tonight.
How long will it stick around?
I'll let you know in the forecast straight
ahead. Right now, Georgia
is under a state of emergency.
Out of the winter weather minutes
from now, G dot will start laying
brine on the roads in the metro.
Brittany Kleinpeter joining us with
more on what drivers can expect.
In just a few minutes at 7:00 AM,
crews will begin treating roadways
here in the metro Atlanta area
as well as Northeast Georgia.
Now operations started yesterday
in Northwest Georgia as crews
prepared thousands of roadways.
We're told Brian,
Operations will continue all day
today and into tomorrow as needed.
Crews are expected to work 12 hour
shifts until everything is completed.
They'll be prioritizing routes
including I-20 and I85G.
dot also reminding the public
that those brine trucks.
Have to operate at 40 mph
to properly treat roadways,
so be patient and give them some distance.
There is a very real fear that
the strong winds we are expecting
could lead to power outages on the
coldest days we've had in years,
so we wanted to make sure we checked in
with Georgia Power for you this morning.
The work, they say, goes on year round
preparing for situations just like this.
Even if we go years without milder weather,
they're always thinking
about the next cold snap.
Georgia Power's biggest asset is newer
technology that notifies them about
an outage before you even report it,
whether you're staying home
through the freeze or heading out.
You can sign up for outage alerts.
We have that information for
you on 11 live.com.
Or you can monitor outages on
Georgia Power's outage map.
Dozens of warming shelters in
the metro are opening tonight.
The communities are coming together
to help people in need during the
coldest time of the year that Lynette
Lawrenceville Senior Center and
four other places around the county
will transform into warming centers.
So we do have a full list of
available shelters in the area on 11
alive.com. Zoo Atlanta is closing
ahead of the bitter cold temperatures.
The zoo will bring all the animals inside
and close to visitors on Saturday and it
was already set to close for Christmas.
If you bought tickets for
Aluminates festival tomorrow,
the zoo will contact you to
reschedule breaking news.
Now in Atlanta,
police are investigating after a man is
shot in the head at a gas station. This
happened early this morning at a BP.
This is some video right now from the scene
at that gas station on Campbellton Road.
Right now we do have a crew out there
working the scene to get more information
about the victim's condition and.
Information about a suspect. All
new details this morning on a deadly
fire that took the lives of four people,
including a little girl.
Fire officials in South Fulton now say
someone intentionally set that fire.
The fire Marshall tells 11 live
they found evidence inside the
home showing it was no accident.
The Marshall said arson dogs and new
3D technology tracked that evidence.
The fire burned a home along Oswego Trail
on October 19th, killing four people,
the homeowner, his fiance,
a 7 year old girl and her grandmother.
Eight others who lived in the
home made it out safely.
S Fulton investigators say they
have more than one suspect.
There is a $10,000 reward for information
leading to an arrest and conviction,
a gruesome
name for a sophisticated scam that you may
have already witnessed this holiday season.
The FBI is warning of a scam they
call pig butchery, where fraudster
stringing you along using emotions.
And scammers are already getting
more aggressive during the holidays
as people are more willing to give.
To protect yourself,
always research charities before you donate.
And if you have to provide
personal info to donate,
call your bank first to let them know so
they can monitor any sketchy activities.
And if you do get scammed,
get in touch with your bank,
local police and the FBI to
file a report immediately.
Right now,
the Fulton County Clerk of Superior and
Magistrate Court says there's a jury
phone duty scam going on right now.
They say the scammers are spoofing
residents and making themselves
seem like they are jury clerks.
They're asking for personal information.
Like your Social Security numbers
and birth date,
they're also asking for money,
typically for jury duty or
any inquiries from the court.
You will get mail or an e-mail,
not a phone call
happening today.
You'll want to check to see if you've
gotten those additional SNAP benefits.
We've been following the
story for you this week,
as the state is sending nearly
$400.00 for eligible kids.
Those food stamps will be issued today.
If you don't get them today,
they should be available Christmas Eve.
You can head to the website.
On your screen to find out if
your child is eligible. That
massive winter storm and Arctic
blast moving across the country
is causing scrambles at airports.
This is some brand new video of the winter
weather moving into the Denver airport area.
You can see it is windy and you can
just tell it looks cold and Chelsea.
That is the thing that people
talking about the wind there.
We're talking about it too.
At home, looking at Hartsfield
Jackson International Airport,
the world's busiest checking
cancellations and delays,
so all morning.
Right now, according to FlightAware,
we've had a few gone up a little bit with
now sitting at over 100 cancellations
out of ATL across the country.
There are now more than 1600
cancellations and delays.
The number keeps going up.
Right now airlines are waiving change
fees and encouraging you to rebook,
if you can,
right after 11 alive Morning
News today we'll have more on
how other airports are dealing
with the holiday travel headache.
Your
last couple of days people have been
calling our weather conditions cold.
You haven't seen anything yet.
Folks, this afternoon will be pretty much
the same as we have been experiencing
46 degrees cloudy skies out there.
Our winds at least light today,
so I'll feel a little bit better.
50 will be happening high will hit
that right around 3:00 o'clock
this afternoon by 6:00 o'clock.
By the time you're driving
home down to 49 degrees,
we'll keep the clouds in place.
Winds will remain light as well.
Won't be until after midnight that
we'll start to see that cold air
or at least feel that cold air
begin to move into our area again.
We have a wind chill advisory
over much of the metro.
Area where we could see wind chills as low
as 5 degrees below 0 starting tomorrow.
Alright,
the roads are quiet now,
but they will get a little bit crowded.
Moderate traffic today from 3:00
to 7:00 PM that includes 85 S
in the Midtown and downtown.
The connector S and 75 S
through Locust Grove.
And you know it's a slow day in traffic
when I'm putting up Muppet graphics.
Well, we got to get out of here.
You got to go to Kroger and get some
sweets for our Christmas party.
Yes, I've been cooking
meatballs and commercial breaks.
It smells good already.
What'd you bring all the drinks?
Ohh, they're in the bridge.
They're there.
Ohh, we're gonna have a great day.
Hope you do too. Today show
is coming up next.
Mine's been there since July.