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"BE PATIENT AND WORK WITH THE
PERSONNEL HERE AND WE'LL GET
YOU THROUGH THE TESTING SITE"
FREE COVID 19 TESTING OPENED
TODAY. BUT DID THE RAINY
CONDITIONS PUT A DAMPER ON THE
TURNOUT? "THAT
OF THE SADDEST THINGS I
SEEN HAPPEN IN ONE DAY IN
DECATUR" GUNFIRE ERRUPTED
EARLY THIS MORNING IN DECATUR,
HOW MANY WERE SENT TO THE
HOSPITAL HAVING BEEN SHOT.
"JUST SEEING HIM TAKE THAT
FIRST STEP WITHOUT THE
CRUTCHES AND KNOWING THAT WE
CAN DO IT" HE LOST HIS RIGHT
LEG IN A CAR CRASH COMING TO
SCHOOL, WHY THAT WAS JUST
ANOTHER HURDLE ON HIS WAY TO
MAKING ANOTHER HONOR ROLL
YOU'RE WATCHING YOUR LOCAL
NEWS LEADER... THIS IS WCIA
THREE NEWS AT SIX.
"WE'VE HAD A MORE THAN
EXPECTED DEMAND HERE
INITIALLY." ((JENNIFER)) BUT
BY THE TIME THEY CLOSED ..
THAT DEMAND HAD SLOWED DOWN.
THE NATIONAL GUARD SAYS NEARLY
350 PEOPLE WERE TESTED FOR
COVID-19 TODAY. IT HAPPENED AT
THE NEW, FREE TESTING SITE AT
MARKETPLACE MALL IN CHAMPAIGN.
GOOD EVENING I'M JENNIFER
ROSCOE. ORGANIZERS SAY IT WAS
A SMOOTH FIRST DAY. WCIA
THREE'S COURTNEY BUNTING HAS
MORE.
DAY ONE IS IN THE BOOKS FOR
THE FREE COVID-19 TESTING SITE
IN CHAMPAIGN. DESPITE THE
DRIZZLE... AROUND THREE-
HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIX TESTS
WERE PERFORMED. THOSE TESTS
ARE SENT TO A CARLE LAB FOR
PROCESSING. PATIENTS WILL HAVE
RESULTS WITHIN ABOUT 24 HOURS.
IT WON'T BE A QUICK TRIP FOR
EVERYONE. SOME ARE SPENDING
TWO AND A HALF HOURS WAITING
IN LINE. "BE PATIENT AND WORK
WITH THE PERSONNEL HERE AND
WE'LL GET YOU THROUGH THE
TESTING SITE AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE." THIS SITE IS
CAPABLE OF TESTING SEVEN-
HUNDRED AND FIFTY PEOPLE A
DAY. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH EMPLOYEES AT THE
FIRST TENT DETERMINE IF
SOMEONE MEETS THE CRITERIA TO
BE TESTED. "IF INDIVIDUALS ARE
THROUGH THE RED SCREENING TENT
BY 3:30 THAT GIVES THEM BETTER
CHANCE OF BEING PROCESSED
BEFORE WE ARE CLOSED FOR THE
DAY AT 4 O'CLOCK." NO ONE WAS
TURNED AWAY BECAUSE OF TIMING
TODAY. HOWEVER... THAT COULD
CHANGE. THOSE WORKING THE SITE
SAY...AS WORD SPREADS...MORE
COULD COME. AND THEY HOPE
EVERYONE WHO NEEDS IT...WILL
TAKE THE TIME. "WE ENCOURAGE
THE CITIZENS OF CHAMPAIGN-
URBANA ILLINOIS AREA TO COME
OUT AND GET TESTED. THAT'S
WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR. THAT'S
WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO." IN
CHAMPAIGN. COURTNEY BUNTING.
WCIA THREE. YOUR LOCAL NEWS
DAY ONE IS IN THE BOOKS FOR
THE FREE COVID-19 TESTING SITE
IN CHAMPAIGN.
HAVING COVID-19 SYMPTOMS.
BEING AN ESSENTIAL WORKER.
LIVING WITH SOMEONE WHO IS A
CONFIRMED CASE... AND HAVING A
COMPRIMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM.
THERE ARE OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
THAT MAY ALLOW YOU TO BE
TESTED. YOU WILL HAVE TO TALK
THAT THROUGH WITH PUBLIC
HEALTH OFFICIALS AT THE SITE.
((JENNIFER)) IN CHAMPAIGN
COUNTY TODAY THERE ARE 37 NEW
CASES. PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT
SAYS NONE OF THEM CAME FROM
TODAYS DRIVE THRU TESTING THAT
IS A RECORD FOR ONE DAY. THAT
NOW MAKES 449 TOTAL.
((JENNIFER)) THIS IS A FOLLOW-
UP ONE MORE PERSON HAS DIED ST
THE VILLAS SENIOR CARE
FACILITY IN SHERMAN. THAT IS
THE 23RD PERSON WHO HAS DIED
AT THAT HOME. THERE HAVE BEEN
108 POSITIVE CASES. 62 OF
THOSE ARE RESIDENTS, 46 STAFF
WORKERS.
((JENNIFER)) ANOTHER PERSON HAS
ALSO DIED AT THE CHARLESTON
REHAB AND HEALTHCARE FACILITY.
THAT IS THE SEVENTH DEATH OF A
COLES COUNTY RESIDENT. FIVE OF
THOSE HAVE BEEN FROM
CHARLESTON REHAB. THERE ARE
THREE NEW CASES IN THE COUNTY.
THAT'S 91 TOTAL. 24 OF THOSE
HAVE RECOVERED. THERE ARE MORE
THAN 15-HUNDRED NEW CASES
STATEWIDE, THAT BRINGS THE
TOTAL TO ABOUT 98-THOUSAND IN
100 COUNTIES. 146 MORE PEOPLE
HAVE DIED. THERE ARE NOW
ALMOST 44- HUNDRED DEATHS IN
ILLINOIS.
((JENNIFER)) FIVE PEOPLE WERE
SHOT IN DECATUR. IT HAPPENED
NEAR THE CORNER OF EDWARD
STREET AND LEAFLAND AVENUE
EARLY THIS MORNING. LEADERS
SAY THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
THE FUTURE OF SOME YOUNG
PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY SO
THEY'RE SHARING SOME WORDS OF
WISDOM. WCIA3'S JAMIE MAYES
HAS MORE.
LAWRENCE BARBEE/DECATUR IT
BETTER LIFE THAN DRUGS ALCOHOL
FIREARMS THAT'S THE MESSAGE
LAWRENCE BARBEE WANTS YOUTH TO
KNOW AFTER 5 PEOPLE WERE SHOT
IN DECATUR AROUND 1 OCLOCK
TUESDAY MORNING. THE MEN ARE
18, 22, 24, 26, AND 27 YEARS
OLD. BARBEE SAYS HIS LIFE
CHANGED WHEN HE WAS AROUND
THEIR AGES. LAWRENCE
BARBEE/DECATUR I GOT INTO THE
DRUGS THE GANGS AND ALL OF
THAT. THERE WAS ONLY 2 PLACES
THAT I WAS HEADED AND THAT WAS
TO THE PENITENTIARY OR THE
GRAVEYARD. HE SPENT 3 YEARS IN
PRISON FOR SELLING DRUGS. HE'S
HOPING OTHERS WON'T CHOOSE THE
SAME PATH. LAWRENCE
BARBEE/DECATUR NO MATTER WHAT
HAPPENS AT AN EARLY AGE YOU
CAN CHANGE THAT'S WHAT HE
WANTS PEOPLE INVOLVED IN
CRIMES LIKE THIS ONE TO
UNDERSTAND. LEADERS LIKE
JESSIE BATES HELP MENTOR KIDS
TO STOP VIOLENCE LIKE THIS
FROM HAPPENING. JESSIE BATES
I
THAT
SADDEST THINGS I
HAPPEN IN ONE DAY IN DECATUR.
POLICE SAY ALL 5 PEOPLE WHO
WERE SHOT ARE STILL ALIVE.
PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE
HOPING THE VIOLENCE WILL END.
JESSIE BATES LEADERS
THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY
ESPECIALLY IN THE CHURCH WORLD
NEED TO COME TOGETHER AND WORK
ON SOME TYPE OF A STRATEGY TO
TRY TO REACH THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
LAWRENCE BARBEE/DECATUR NOW WE
ARE OUT HERE IN THE STREETS
WATCHING YOUNG PEOPLE KILL
EACH OTHER AND THAT'S FOR
SOMEONE'S PERSONAL GAIN. BUT
BARBEE SAYS THE VIOLENCE
DOESN'T HAVE TO CONTINUE---
AFTER GETTING OUT OF PRISON HE
CHANGED. HE'S TEACHING HIS
GRANDCHILDREN BUSINESS AND
LEADERSHIP SKILLS... TOOLS HE
SAYS CAN TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE
THE IMPORTANCE OF VALUING
LIFE. LAWRENCE BARBEE/DECATUR
THE PICTURE IS WE'RE NOT OUR
ENEMIES. WE ARE OUR BROTHERS
AND SISTERS IN THE COMMUNITY.
REPORTING IN DECATUR JAMIE
MAYES WCIA3 YOUR LOCAL NEWS
LEADER.
((JENNIFER)) NO ONE IS IN
CUSTODY. DECATUR POLICE WANT
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO
COME FORWARD.
((JENNIFER)) PEOPLE IN ONE
URBANA NEIGHBORHOOD ARE
CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY
AFTER SOMEONE SHOT AT A HOME.
IT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT NEAR
KERR AVENUE AND HIGHLAND
DRIVE. THE APARTMENT WAS EMPTY
AND NO ONE LIVED THERE. POLICE
SAY SOME OF THE BULLETS MADE
THEIR WAY INSIDE THE
APARTMENT. A WOMAN WHO HEARD
THE GUNSHOTS SAYS SHE'S
NERVOUS BECAUSE OF HOW MANY
KIDS LIVE IN THAT AREA. THERE
IS NO SUSPECT INFORMATION.
((JENNIFER)) A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD
WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL
AFTER A CAR CRASH. EIGHT
OTHERS ARE ALSO IN THE
HOSPITAL. IT HAPPENED ABOUT
SEVEN LAST NIGHT, ON I-57 JUST
SOUTH OF EFFINGHAM. AN
ARKANSAS WOMAN TOLD OFFICERS A
CAR SWERVED INTO HER LANE AND
ALMOST HIT HER VAN. SHE
SWERVED TO AVOID THE CAR...
AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. THREE
OTHER KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF
FIVE WERE IN THE CAR.
OFFICIALS SAY NONE WAS IN A
CAR SEAT.
((JENNIFER)) WE HAVE NEW
DETAILS ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS
FIGHTING A FORMER
SUPERINTENDENT WHO'S FILED FOR
BANKRUPTCY IN THE WAKE OF
FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS INTO
HIS FINANCES. DAN BRUE IS
ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLING MORE
THAN 300- THOUSAND DOLLARS
FROM THE BEMENT AND MERIDIAN
SCHOOL DISTRICTS. HE FILED FOR
BANKRUPTCY AFTER THE F-B-I
STARTED INVESTIGATING HIM.
LAWYERS FOR THE BEMENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT ARE FIGHTING FOR 76-
THOUSAND DOLLARS OF HIS DEBTS
TO NOT BE FORGIVEN. THAT'S THE
AMOUNT OF MONEY HE'S ACCUSED
OF STEALING FROM THAT
DISTRICT. YOU CAN READ THE
FULL STORY AT W- C-I-A DOT COM
((ROSCOE)) LAWMAKERS ARE ON
THEIR WAY BACK TO SPRINGFIELD,
WHAT PREPARATIONS ARE BEING
MADE TO MAKE SURE THE CAPITOL
IS SAFE. ALSO TONIGHT, "HE'S
ALWAYS BEEN AN HONOR ROLL
STUDENT" AND THAT CONTINUED
THROUGH A CAR CRASH THAT TOOK
ONE OF HIS LEGS. HOW HIS WILL
TO SUCCEED WAS NEVER LOST.
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