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First, this morning, a grandmother
stabbed to death in her own home.
Now police and her family
are searching for answers.
The CDC says you should add a flu
shot to your holiday To Do List,
and early spiking cases is rising
alarm bells as people head home to
see their family and friends. And
we got the fog in place this morning.
It will hinder your traffic, OK.
Or your travel at least.
Wanna slow down today that
ball could rise. Rule last
until 10:00 AM. Weather details coming up.
We're closely following a
developing story out of Buckhead.
Police are working to solve the
gruesome killing of a grandmother.
Our Molly OK has a look at
how she's being remembered,
plus details on a person of interest.
Police say 77 year old Eleanor
Bowles was stabbed multiple times
when she came face to face with
the person trying to steal her SUV.
It happened Saturday in the
paces W neighborhood in Buckhead.
Take a look at this surveillance video.
Atlanta police say they're trying to
identify this person in the pictures
in connection with the death of bulls.
At a vigil last night,
community members, friends and family,
including her two sons,
remembered the woman they say
brought so much light to the world.
I hope that enough people hear this
awful story and understand this.
And then maybe we can all collectively
effectuate some change in this
messed up world.
Police say they found bulls
car in de Kalb County.
If you have any information,
give them a call.
Speaking with your 11, it's a nonstop news.
Several Emory nurses have to find a new
job after posting a video on Tik T.O.K.
Yeah, there was a lot of buzz about this
story on social media over the weekend.
The video shows a labor and delivery
nurses show sharing their so-called
ICS or problems with patients.
The nurses are seeing mocking
patients and complaining about what
annoys each of them about different
expecting mothers at the hospital.
Emory Healthcare released a
statement calling the comments
disrespectful and unprofessional,
a tragic blow to the North Georgia.
City of Emerson Mayor Albert
Pallone and his wife were killed
in a crash over the weekend.
Authorities say the other
driver involved lost control
and crossed the center line.
That person is facing several
charges including DUI,
reckless driving and 1st
degree vehicular homicide.
The Spalding
County Sheriff's Office needs your
help finding this missing teen.
She's 14 year old Alexandria
Nelson and we're told that she was
last seen in the Cheshire Woods
Court area of Griffin deputies.
They didn't say exactly when she disappeared,
however, we're told.
He was wearing Gray, black, Gray sweatpants,
a black jacket and black shoes.
If you know anything about where she may be,
please call the Sheriff's Office.
That was a look at your
top headline this morning.
The director of the CDC is sending
out a warning as flu cases rise
in Georgia and other states.
We got a chance to talk to her one-on-one.
Liza Lucas has more of what she
says is what she says is happening
ahead of your holiday gatherings.
We
are already breaking records
when it comes to the flu.
The head of the CDC once again.
Urging people to get that flu
shot ahead of the holiday.
Influenza is actually continuing
to be on the rise and we are
seeing now rates of influenza
that are higher than we've seen
in a decade at this time of year.
11 Alive spoke with Doctor Rochelle
Wolinski as she volunteered at
the Atlanta Food Bank on Sunday.
The visit comes as 47 states,
including Georgia,
are experiencing high or very
high respiratory virus activity.
While RSB does appear to be slowing,
COVID cases are rising and flu
cases are already beating.
Last year's numbers, the Triple Dimmick
continuing to strain hospitals.
Doctor Wolinsky says when it comes to
getting that COVID or flu vaccine,
it takes about two weeks
for protection to kick in.
So the time is now to get that flu
shot ahead of the holidays at the CDC.
I'm Liza Lucas sending it back to
you. Still ahead this morning,
WNBA star Britney Griner is
back on US soil after spending
10 months in a Russian jail.
And NBC News Priscilla
Thompson has all the details.
Good morning. We're live from the
Brooke Army Medical Center with new
images of Britney Griner's first
moments on US soil and new details
about what happened on that 18 hour
plane ride home from one of the US
officials who was on board coming
up on the Today show. Priscilla,
thank you. And just a few hours.
Activists in Atlanta are hosting their
latest effort to stop the construction
of a new police training facility.
For months now, intense protests
have been reported at the site of the
planned training center on Key Rd.
Just this weekend,
police and process protesters threw things
at a group of firefighters who were
out there putting out a dumpster fire.
Today, those activists are having a virtual
town hall to call more attention to.
Efforts to scrap with they call cops city.
That's happening at 10:00 AM.
Tomorrow, the world's busiest
airport will get a bit more exciting.
Hartsfield Jackson International
will go and hold a grand opening
ceremony for a $320 million extension
for part of the main terminal.
The concourse team N extension
actually opened last month,
but this is the official launch.
The extension adds 5 new gates
in the expanded concourse.
Airport officials say it lets
passengers spread out while
waiting to catch their flights.
We know a lot of you are getting ready
to hit the road for the holidays
and thankfully Georgia gas prices.
Just keep going down.
Right now you're gonna pay
$2.88 for a gallon of regular.
That's down $0.08 from last week.
If you are looking to save some
money on your holiday trip,
AAA recommends shopping around
a little bit and you can use
their app to compare some prices.
Consider paying in cash to avoid those
fees and enroll in the savings programs.
For the past nine years,
KSU students have come to the dining
hall looking for a place to eat,
but because of 1 employee,
they got a whole lot more.
Today, it's James.
Use this last day at KSU.
The longtime dining hall
employee known as Mr.
James has become a fixture in the
Commons dining hall over the years,
offering advice from the heart,
always smiling and giving good
advice to everybody and anybody
that'll hear it. What they give me is
when I try to give them back.
Be kind to people. Sometimes a
small world can help a person out.
Today, years of conversation in Mills
will end in retirement, but Mr. James?
He hopes those students will carry
on his positive outlook on life.
Long after he's gone.
Alright, by noon today, if you're going out,
maybe looking for that Christmas tree,
temperatures will be on the cool side,
right around 55 degrees.
We'll have cloudy skies out there.
Even though it has the appearance of rain,
I don't think we're gonna see much.
It's less than a 10% chance today.
58 degrees will be our
afternoon high temperature.
Not much in the way of sunshine today at all.
In fact, as you're driving home,
cloudy skies by 6,
temperatures right around 55 degrees.
Going to continue that for tomorrow
as well with 55 of the high.
And then the rain comes to us by Wednesday
and Thursday with another powerful
cold front pushing through our area.
Tonight is the big night.
The kickoff for the two-part finale
of NBC's The Voice in Georgia's own
Bryce Leatherwood could win it all.
The country singer is one of
three finalists from Team Blake.
He says he is ready to put on a
show and you can watch Bryce's
final performance that is
happening tonight at 8:00 o'clock.
But then you got to come back and
watch the finale tomorrow when
one talented voice is crowned
the winner. Alright,
go ahead and to watch that.
Nice sultry voice. Hmm. Blake
has won a lot of them. So I think
yeah, chance Blake has been good.
Good coach. Alright. Yeah.
OK. I think you were.
Have a good morning guys.
Today show coming up next.