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We are looking at a Level 3 threat
for severe weather this afternoon and
enhanced risk over all of North Georgia.
I'll let you know what you can
expect this afternoon. Coming up
this morning, we are seeing added
security at the Fulton County Courthouse
ahead of a possible indictment
announcement in the Trump probe.
Jerry Carnes is there Jerry certainly
feeling things ramping up at the
courthouse and with the case.
Absolutely. Good morning.
Back behind me you can see where
Fulton County Sheriff's deputies have
closed off a portion of Prior St.
in front of the Fulton County
Courthouse to all vehicle traffic.
It will stay that way through
the 18th of this month.
It is all in anticipation of
an announcement from a Fulton
County grand jury looking into
possible criminal charges against
former President Donald Trump.
For over 2 years now Fulton County
District Attorney Fonny Willis
has led an investigation into
allegations of election interference.
Last week,
a federal grant jury indicted the
former president on charges that he
knowingly spread lies about the 2020
election in order to overturn the vote
in Georgia and several other states.
Trump attorney John Lauro says the former
president had a right to speak out.
He had every right to speak about
the important issues that were
taking place after the election.
Certainly Mr. Pence, his Vice President,
agreed with him that there were
anomalies and discrepancies.
Although this portion of Prior St.
behind me is closed off,
the Fulton County Courthouse
is still open for business.
This section of Prior Street is
open to pedestrian traffic and
you can enter the courthouse here,
but it is closed off to all vehicle
traffic in anticipation of an announcement
from the Fulton County Grand Jury
expected to come just any day now.
Back to you. All right, Jerry.
Thank you. Fulton and De Kalb
County Schools back in class today.
It is also the first day for De Kalb
County's new Superintendent, Dr.
Devine Horton.
Our Chrissy Diaz just talked to
Doctor Horton a couple of minutes ago.
Christy what is he saying about
the start of the new school year?
He is optimistic about this new school year,
he said The biggest challenge
they faced is staffing shortages,
which a lot of districts
are facing here in DeKalb.
They service more than 92,000
students across 138 schools.
And as it stands this morning,
they still have 350 teacher openings.
But they say don't worry,
they have it covered.
They're bringing in their
instructional specialist,
more than 1100 substitute teachers to make
sure they fill those classrooms this morning.
They also have some solutions and new
programs going into this new school year.
A new teacher pipeline program,
which is a teacher residency program,
while they they'll pay for your masters.
The other helps elevate parapros to
certify teachers and they're offering
to train teachers to be bus drivers
to help fill the shortages there.
I spoke with the Superintendent, Dr.
Horton less than 30 minutes ago and
he is excited about this new year.
Take a listen.
And they're excited about the opportunity
to be a part of it because this will be
an opportunity on the teacher pipeline
side for our current educators who are
phenomenal to help develop the future.
And that's that really doesn't
happen a lot in the field.
And so this is just a moment in
history where we're two years from now.
The vacancies, we went to have all
of them done, but we won't have 350,
maybe 50 at the most, which will be amazing.
And now those are the problems you
can try and prepare for. Of course,
there are other ones that you can't, like.
The storms that rolled in last night
cut out power to some of their schools.
So at the 11th hour,
they were working to make sure all of the
schools had Internet and power. This morning,
they tell me everything is back online.
So they're hoping for a smooth first day.
But they'll also be sending out
a survey to parents and students
to get feedback on how it goes.
Guys, back to you, Christy.
Thank you. Consuming your 11
minutes and nonstop news.
The community will remember a Rockdale
County mother of four found dead days ago.
Imani Roberts was found around three weeks
after she was first reported missing.
Donnell Anderson, Imani's husband,
is now charged in her death.
Imani was last seen alive July 16th
during a hearing less than 24 hours ago.
A judge denied his bond.
There'll be a vigil for Imani at 8:00
tonight at her home on Plantation Blvd.
in Conyers.
People are asked to bring candles and
balloons and Imani's favorite colors,
purple and white.
Today, the city of Atlanta will talk
about ways to deter crime at businesses.
One solution on the table?
Requiring some businesses to
have surveillance cameras.
The ordinance would mandate cameras
at gas stations and convenience
stores connected to gas stations.
There will be a camera at each pump as well.
Hours from now.
Clarkston city manager faces a
possible vote on her future with the
city under Shawana Cowie's watch.
Most of the city's police officers,
along with other city employees,
have quit and they blame her
for a toxic work environment,
which Cowie insists is not the case.
One item on the Clarkson City Council's
agenda for tonight was added just on Sunday,
relating to what's described as the
employment agreement with the city manager.
And that was a look at your Monday
morning headlines headed out to
a hot and possibly stormy day.
Chesley,
it's absolutely right.
We've been tracking so far,
a few isolated showers popping up.
You got one up here toward Gilmer
and into northern Dawson County
starting to fade away and then one
down here to the South as well.
It's fading away.
You can see now we only have like
a just so speck of yellow and
that's moderate rain coming down.
Everywhere else has been on the light side.
You can see over southern
parts of the Cab County.
It's where you want to find that
that's heading over toward the east.
Conyers got a few sprinkles as well
so this will fade away but more
will pop up later on this afternoon.
Temperature wise in the 70s for
the most part, couple 60s sprinkled
in here 68 is popular number.
We got it in Canton over
toward Carrollton as well,
68 degrees also in Clayton, 66.
One of the cool spots there,
Covington and also Blair's where you
65 degrees starting off this morning.
It's not bad,
a little bit of a breeze out there,
but I think that wind will start to
pick up a little bit later on this
afternoon where we have thunderstorms
breaking out this afternoon.
You're talking about some
very damaging winds.
Certainly possible temperatures will
be in the 90s for this afternoon,
but when you factor in the humidity,
it's going to feel like the
triple digits in a lot of spots,
especially from Atlanta southward today.
That's where we have some heat advisories.
Our southernmost counties down here
to the South troop Merriweather County
all the way over to Butts County and
also into Putnam and Jasper County
is where we have a heat advisory.
That's where we can see the
heat index around 108,
certainly possible today.
It's going to be a hot one out there
before that rain gets in there.
Certainly once the rain gets in,
it'll not start to knock our
temperature back down just a little bit.
So that's why I think we'll get up
to about 94 before the rain gets in here.
The clouds get in and we'll start
to see the temperatures begin to fall off.
But look at this,
not a whole lot going on throughout
the southeast other than those
isolated showers and the shower
could break out at any time.
But the thunderstorms are more likely
after two or 3:00 this afternoon.
Tracking this front,
you can see a cold front off to the the
West of us is going to make its way
down toward the area as it begins to move in.
That's where we'll see those thunderstorms
erupting before the Thunder,
the,
the cold front or along that front
and notice the Level 3 threat.
For a lot of areas,
it includes all of North Georgia.
That's a Level 3 out of a possible five.
We called it an enhanced risk
for severe weather.
It's in this area right here that
we can see the damaging winds.
That would be the major threat.
Of course, along with some very
heavy rain and also some frequent
lightning associated with it.
Tornado threat is low, can't be ruled out,
but it's very low for this afternoon.
Here it is our forecast track model.
You can follow along with me with the time
right there at the top of the screen shows.
Again, we'll start off with
some sunshine in some spots.
We do have a few clouds out there right now.
We'll hold on to the sunshine at least
through about noon today before more
of those clouds begin to move in.
It's after two or three o'clock to this
line will start to slide further into
our northwestern counties and then make
our way down toward the metro area.
I'm going to say between 4:00 and 5:00
will be with us at least about 7:00
before things begin to dissipate.
And then we'll see a better looking
day for tomorrow.
We're going to give it partly sunny skies,
only a 20% chance for the rain.
It's my pick for the week and
then each and every afternoon.
Temperatures in the 90s with
about a 30 to 40% chance for sky
showers and thunderstorms.
Two
people are in jail this morning,
accused in the disappearance
in death of Morgan Bauer,
a big break in the case seven
years after she went missing.
Bauer was 19 years old when she
vanished in February of 2016.
She just moved to Georgia.
Two weeks earlier, Porterdale police
say Jonathan Warren was arrested in
Los Angeles and charged with murder.
Police arrested Caitlyn Globe in Peoria, IL.
She's charged with concealing a death.
We're waiting on information if and
when they'll be extradited to Georgia.
But this morning,
there is momentum in this investigation,
spurred on by new information that led
investigators here to search a property
on S Broad Street in Porterdale.
That was late last week after 7 long years.
It was the break they needed.
The owners of a local Popeyes and some
employees are now facing a lawsuit
following this devastating incident.
Here.
It comes after a woman says
she was the victim of a violent
assault almost a year ago.
Demetria Dawson says.
Last September,
3 Popeyes restaurant employees
jumped her while she was in the
drivethru on Cleveland Ave.
in southwest Atlanta.
She says she was beat and
punched after she tried to get
them to correct her order.
Why
me? I didn't even think I was
going to make it back to my kid.
Atlanta police initially
arrested the three employees.
That was a mom and who was the manager there,
Her daughter and her niece,
all charged with misdemeanors.
No response yet from the company and no
confirmation that there could be some
security video in that incident. Well,
we're looking at temperatures
by noon into the 90s,
right around 90 degrees,
partly sunny skies.
Look for thunderstorms as we
head in the 4:00 hour.
They'll be making their way
down to the metro area,
some of which could be on the strong,
severe side.
Be weather aware,
94 degrees will be our
afternoon high temperature
by 6 down to 87 degrees,
with a few of those scattered
thunderstorms still around.
All right, everybody, have a great start.
Back to school for Fulton in De Kalb County.
All right, stay dry. Later today,
we'll hand it off to the Today show.
We'll see you back here tomorrow morning.