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First this morning, several peoe
stabbed in the Union City commuy
while you were sleeping, includg
a child. The latest on the investigation?
Some in Atlanta's Old 4th Ward e
concerned about Georgia Power's
plans to expand what they want
from the power company. Plenty
of sunshine around the forecast area today,
but changes are coming our way
as we head toward the weekend.
Expect the breezing additions
this afternoon as well.
We're gonna bring it all down for you in the
full forecast coming up.
This morning a mass stabbing
incident in Union City 11
lies. Molly Oak has been working to get
you the latest information. The scene
is clear this morning after firt
responders took multiple people,
including a child to the hospit.
It happened last night at 9:30 t
Arcadia Apartments on Thompson .
off Hwy. 92. Police got a call
about people getting stabbed.
Officers say they first
found three women stabbed.
Then police say they found
a 5 year old with cuts too.
Now, police have not told us
how serious their injuries are.
Union City police is investigatg
guys. Hours from now, we're goig
to hear from the family of a mao
says he was eaten alive by bedbs
at the Fulton County Jail. Lashn
Thompson's family is planning to
go to the county commissioners
meeting to a demand accountabil.
And when it comes a day after this protest,
the family hopes to speak during
the public comment period.
They're planning a press
conference After that meeting.
People living in Atlanta's Old h
Ward are worried about the futue
of a large Georgia Power substa.
The possibility of Georgia Power
doubling its footprint has been a hot
topic in the area for almost a year now.
People say the utility quietly
bought several homes only to dey
those homes for the expansion.
Georgia Power says they're plang
the least disruptive option.
I just wish that, you know,
when people talk about the
stakeholders in the situation,
what they meant was the
people they're serving and
not their shareholders. That's really
about it. I really
think that the people who
are actually able to make
the decisions need to be sitting in this room
when we're, you know, talking about it.
The current plan includes a
large strip of green space,
a security wall to contain new 65 foot
towers and room for more hardware there.
Right now we're working to learn when
Georgia will transition to a new
state-run healthcare marketplace that
could affect nearly 900,000 peo.
It replaces healthcare.gov.
As the site Georgians visit to choose
their healthcare plans, as of n,
the online portal still needs a
federal approval from the Centes
for Medicare and Medicaid Servi.
That was a look at your top headlines.
All right.
We're still going to deal with wind today,
Chesley.
We are going to deal with the
wind and we're dealing with coor
temperatures starting off this morning.
You see we're down into the 40s,
low 40s out there in some spots,
even some 30s. Did you beat tha?
Did you see it?
You got 41 degrees in Covington,
46 in McDonough,
49 degrees over to Forest Park.
You're looking at 40 in Chattahoochee Hills,
38 right there in the heart
of Coweta County in Newnan.
You're looking at 38 also in Das
and Paulding County, 38 in Brem.
You're looking at 44 and Mariet,
41 Powder Springs, Mapleton.
You're at 45 degrees,
a little bit warmer as you
get closer to the city,
right at 50 and Tucker,
49 degrees downtown Atlanta and
East Point at the current tower.
What the weather forecast calls,
at least a sweater for this morg
as you head to the bus stop if you got
to stand outside for a little w.
Oh yeah, if you got short sleevs
on you may get a little chilly.
71 will be afternoon high
temperature and with that wind
will have it'll be a bit breezy,
not as windy as yesterday.
It will feel on the cool side,
especially if you're standing in the shade.
So I'd say just go ahead and kep
that sweater on or light jacketn
for the rest of the day temperatures.
I mean,
our sorry winds are starting
off calm this morning.
Once we get to the afternoon,
notice how they pick up.
Up to about 15 to 18 mph gusts l
be in the 20 mile per hour rain.
They're going to die out later n
tonight and I think it'll stay n
the calm side for tomorrow as w,
about 10 mph or less.
So finally we're going to lose that wind.
Let it go, let it go.
You're looking at a few clouds
building back off to the West.
First time this week.
Are we starting to see clouds bn
to enter into this particular
map of the southeast?
And so that will get a little closer to us,
but we have at least two days.
I think we will enjoy mostly sunny skies
before the clouds begin to move.
Thanks to high pressure that's
off to the West of us.
Our winds out of the northwest for this
afternoon will stay dry all day today.
Cooler air will finally start to retreat,
get on out of the way,
especially as we head toward the weekend.
And some of that warmer air will
start to move into our forecast area.
So that will feel mighty nice.
Here it is our forecast track m.
You can follow along with you at the time.
Right there at the top of the screen.
It shows.
Where we have the dry sky for
today looking pretty good.
Dry enough that you know fires
could happen easily as well.
So no burning today folks.
You're looking at by the time
we get to Thursday,
we'll start you off with mostly sunny skies.
Now with the winds coming
down tonight and clear skies,
temperatures will be starting of
in the 40s and 30s once again.
So it will be a cool start for n
Thursday, but we're going to rebound nicely.
I think the mid 70s for highs and they're
mostly sunny skies late is when we'll
start to see those clouds begin to move in.
When you wake up on Friday morn,
there will be partly to mostly
cloudy skies and then a threat.
For an isolated sprinkle or twos
we head toward the evening on Friday.
Little better chance for that
rain coming to us by Saturday.
So let's enjoy the sunshine while we can.
Got a 10 today and 11 for tomor.
My pick for the week for you
Thursday with 75 for the high.
Here comes those clouds. On Fri.
We'll have a 20% chance of late
for the rain going into Saturda.
Then we're going to hold on
to that 30% chance Sunday and
even as we head into next week.
But notice the temperatures.
Near 80 for the high on Saturda,
Sunday, the same 81 by Tuesday,
and 84 degrees for your high
temperature by next Tuesday.
So there you have it,
those 80s coming back to us next week.
This morning we
are hearing from a mom whose tee
son is charged in a murder that
she insists he did not commit.
Coco to Dao, the star of the
documentary Kokomo City, was fod
shot along MLK Drive near the HE
Homes Marta station, according o
a murder warrant in the case.
Surveillance video shows Coco ae
Peaks at MLK apartment Complex,.
Police video showing the guy she
met with before she was killed.
He told detectives he met Coco
at the entrance of the complex.
Police say more video shows Coco leaving
by herself and later shots are fired.
Detectives say the shooter's clothing
matches the hoodie 17 year old Jamarcus
Jernigan was wearing in surveillance video.
I'm going to clear that up right now.
Stop saying he turned his stuff
in because he murdered somebody.
No, he did not murder anybody.
My son went down there to clear his name.
A witness tells detectives she
saw Coco arguing with a man and
starting to cross the street.
Then she heard shots.
When she looked up,
she saw Coco in the road.
The Winnette County District
Attorney is reinforcing her
crackdown on drug prosecutions.
As police investigated
uptick in overdose death,
DA Patsy Austin Gatsden penned an open
letter to the community recappig
her first 28 months in office.
She says up to April 23rd of this year
the county recorded 74 cases of fentanyl,
opioid and animal tranquilizer
related deaths in the county.
This morning dogs at the Fulton
County shelter exposed to canine
flu have taken a turn for the w.
It comes as the shelter is
dealing with major overcrowding.
They say right now there's no se
to isolate the animals that are sick.
Some dogs have already died.
They're looking to get 150 dogs out of
the shelters over the next coupf
days or some will have to be put down.
More than sixty of the dogs need to be
adopted from the Lifeline Midtown shelter,
so right now there's no appointment needed.
They're waiving the adoption fe,
all thanks to an anonymous dono.
New details this morning on a tx
just approved by the governor.
It will make getting movies,
music and books and other things
on your phone more expensive.
11 Lives Ariana Moniz explains
the impact Starting in
January, you can expect to pay
since more for your favorite eb,
music, and video game downloads.
Georgia will now add a 4% tax to
digital purchases after Governom
signed the measure into law this week.
For example, when you spend
around $100 on ebooks,
you'll pay an extra 6 or $7.00 .
It's fair that they tax online
books to The new law stands to
bring in a projected $172 milli.
An extra tax revenue for the first year.
But for bookstore owner Kimberly Mcnara,
she says it won't change their bottom
line or to the digital download market.
And we don't try to compete with
prices online because we would
have been out of business in
07 when ebooks really started,
Ariana Munice reporting For us
the new state sales tax will not
apply to everything you downloa.
For an example, subscriptions ad
newspapers would not be include.
Thousands of unionized TV and movie writers
have gone on strike demanding better pay,
but they are also taking aim at other issues
like the rise of artificial intelligence.
Now here's Marissa Power with the preview
of what she's working on for the Today Show.
We're not just talking about today's writers,
but tomorrow's writers,
future writers that we're not gg
to have robots doing their jobs.
For more on the high stakes in
Hollywood behind the strike,
stick around for the Today Show
because it could impact some of
your favorite shows, Shesley.
All right,
enjoy the sunshine for this afternoon.
In fact, by noon we'll be lookit
temperatures in the 60s, right around
65 degrees under mostly sunny s.
Winds will pick up this
afternoon into the teens.
The gusts will be as high as about 2025 mph.
Not as gusty as it was yesterda,
but it'll be out there.
71 degrees will be the
afternoon high temperature.
By 6:00 o'clock,
we'll drop down to about 70 deg.
Keep the shades handy,
You're going to need those for
the rest of the of the day,
and we'll be looking at sunshine
returning for tomorrow, with temperatures
getting warmer and lighter wind.
Ends. We'll take that right.
More of the rain comes our way
as we head into the weekend.
In fact, Saturday.
Sunday,
a 30% chance for showers.
Temperatures in the 80s
even as we head into next
week. And we want to wish a long time
faithful 11 alive viewer Miss En
Maxine Prichard A happy 100th birthday.
Ellen has lived in Forsyth
County for almost 20 years.
She's planning a big old birthdy
bash and coming on May 13th,
more than 150 people
expected to come on out.
She deserves a big party.
One hundred's the new.
80 Congratulations Spring Chick,
Absolutely Happy birthday and
have a great day everybody.
Today shows next.
We'll see you back here tomorrow morning.