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We have the potential for
more scattered showers,
thunderstorms popping up this afternoon.
I'll let you know exactly
where in the full forecast
coming out. Time now is
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police investigating a double shooting. It
happened in College Park.
Police responding to the Princen
Village community along Princeton Ave.
around 9:30 and didn't leave
until after 2:30 this morning.
We're working to learn more abot
the condition of the victims
and what led to the shooting.
We'll bring you updates as we get new
information. Georgia Senator Jon
Ossoff is part of a bipartisan
push for rideshare companies to
do more to stop human trafficki.
This all comes just three weeks after
Uber rolled out a program for 1o
17 year olds to ride alone In U,
survivors have reported Uber
and Lyft are the most used when
it comes to human trafficking.
Nationwide is making it more difficult
for new customers to get a poli.
It's now asking for more documentation
before they approve a policy qu.
In certain states, including Georgia,
insurance companies say severe weather
events and inflation are driving up costs.
Right now, we are following
a plan to increase access
to medical care for people in metro Atlanta.
Molly Oak is joining us.
Live with More Molly,
a new spin on urgent care.
Yeah, Cheryl and Aisha.
It's like a doctor's office,
but Drivethru style,
which is fitting because the
building that it's taking over d
to be a Jimmy John's restaurant.
The founders of Viral
Solutions are behind the idea.
They originally tested and
vaccinated millions in our stat.
Now the two metro Atlanta
doctors say they pivoted to
provide urgent care in a quicke,
more convenient format with expanded hours.
Founders say the Drivethru will accept
all kinds of insurance and have
payment plans for those that are uninsured.
That first location will open on August.
First, they hope to have four me
locations open in the next year, guys.
All right, Molly, thank you.
And that was a look at your top headlines.
All right. Watch a little more weather
potentially moving in today, Chesley.
That's certainly possible.
We do have the clouds over us right now.
You see mostly cloudy skies out there.
It looks on the dreary side.
A shower could break out at anytime today,
anytime this morning, but likely more
likely once we get into the afternoon,
once we get into the daytime heating.
Our temperatures are in the 60s right now.
You can see 60s.
Just about everywhere you look except
to the far north is where you fa
couple 50s around 67 degrees over toward.
Conyers 64 in Covington 65 in Nn
in the heart of Coweta County.
Fayetteville Area 65 starting
off this morning 66.
Powder Springs,
Hiram and Paulding County area 66 as well.
68 degrees in Tucker Roswell.
The same downtown Atlanta the same as well.
Nice little pleasant start for ,
but we'll eat up this afternoon
closer to 80 for an afternoon h.
Keep the rain gear handy like
an umbrella in the backseat.
Just in case you need to grab t,
if you park your car somewhere e
a shower is coming down where we have
those showers or thunderstorms could be
some brief heavy rain coming down as well.
Winds a little bit lighter this
afternoon as well as out of
the southwest about 10 mph.
Notice the rain out there right
now is mainly over.
The central and southern portios
of the state had a couple severe
thunderstorms down here to the South that
is weakening somewhat as it continues
to push further over toward the east.
That's cluster back off to the
West of us that still has a seve
thunderstorm warning associated with it.
Moving into the central portions
of the state really won't affect
us here in North Georgia,
at least for this morning later.
This afternoon is where we
could see a few isolated,
strong severe thunderstorms
beginning to pop up.
You see those waves?
Yep,
they continue to slide right on through.
And so more of that wet weather
expected especially for the
southern portions of the state.
Yesterday we saw that Level
4 threat for severe weather.
Today it's down to a Level 2 th.
Slight risk,
but that's where it's more like.
Here in North Georgia,
just South of I-20 is where youe
going to find a level one threar
a marginal risk for severe weat.
Any thunderstorms that happen tp
up could have that heavy rain with it,
Gusty winds maybe up to 60 mph,
frequent lightning and also.
A little bit of hail could
be associated with a few.
The rain has been beneficial fo,
getting us back to where we
should be for this time of year.
We had a little bit of a deficit
Now we're even as of yesterday,
Today if we have more and that
will just add to a surplus for .
Isolated showers around,
especially as we head toward
the 2:00 o'clock hour.
We'll see heavy at times in some spots.
But for the most part,
that severe weather should reman
just to the South of our area.
We'll see it dry up a little bit by tomorrow.
We'll get some sunshine back in here.
Call it partly sunny skies for your Friday.
By Saturday, mostly sunny skies
and hot as temperatures begin
to warm up closer to 90 degrees.
By Saturday and Sunday for Father's Day,
we'll have a 30% chance for some showers,
40% chance on Juneteenth,
84 degrees for the high.
We are staying on top
of the story that is impacting
thousands of people in our community.
We've been following it for mon.
SNAP benefits being delayed, re.
Really, really causing a headace
and some trauma for families. We
bringing you the latest updates this morning
as it just keeps developing 11 lives.
Liza Lucas joining us in studio.
So Liza, you have been on the p,
You've been crunching the numbe,
impacting people in ways which
really can be the difference
between a meal or not a meal.
Yeah, we're talking about
critical food assistance here. e
been in touch with the state.
We've been in touch with the fel
government about the delays.
And we are continuing to hear fm
families who are desperate to get the
money they depend on for food overnight.
Take a look at this message.
From a mother of three,
she tells us, summers here.
That means the kids are out.
They don't get those food programs at school.
So she's gone to food banks.
At this point,
she doesn't know how much longer
she can go without her benefits.
Now the latest state numbers show more than
50,000 SNAP cases have not been paid on time.
That number up since May.
I'm told DHS is hiring to combaa
worker shortage while also waiting on
the federal government to decide whether
the state can use some new technology
to automate part of the SNAP process.
Now the delays mean Georgians
like Donna McGee he.
Here she is stuck waiting.
Donna understands the pandemic
strains DHS and caseworkers.
But she is also frustrated
she can't get a call back.
That's telling me that us as Georgians,
us as Americans across the coun,
don't matter.
And I have been in touch with se
leaders and will continue to do.
We've also reached out to the governor's
office for response, and we'll continue
to bring you the latest
as we work to get answers.
All right, Liza, thanks for stag
on top of that this morning.
Preparations are already
starting for the next season of
midnight Basketball in Atlanta.
Just hours ago, season four wrad
up with a big championship game.
Mayor Andre Dickens says it's been a success,
giving young people a positive
outlet and needed support.
He says the skills go beyond
the court to help young men
learn conflict resolution.
We talked to one of the playerso
says it's been a great experien,
and the mayor says it's all
about building community.
This is a community outreach
project where everybody's comint
from the players to the players,
parents to the players,
children and friends are out he.
There's so much drama,
so much violence going on in the world,
and this has been so peaceful,
like to help people in the
community come together for onc,
you know, stop doing some of
the things they usually do.
The mayor says
there are results in the areas
where they have midnight basket.
He says car breakins and homicides are down.
He says he believes it's an indicator they
are on the right path with the program.
Mayor Dickens says the next
midnight basketball session will
kick in in a couple of weeks.
They'll also be a job fair
and workforce training there.
We are taking a look at the Ocen
Voyager tank at the Georgia Aquarium,
where tonight the Boys and Girls Club
of America is hosting its annual
SE Youth of the Year celebratio.
This event honors extraordinary
club teams from all across the
Southeast for their achievement.
Elias is the Georgia Youth of
the Year from Metro Atlanta and
Avani is the Georgia Military
Youth of the Year from Robins,
a FB Youth program.
Congratulations to those young men and
all of the scholars happening later today,
Atlanta City Council Member Ant.
Will join forces with the Atlanta Magazine
as part of the Power and Music Awards.
They're going to highlight Atlanta's rich
musical history by honoring historical
achievements and contributions t
have really helped shape hiphop history.
This event also showcases and ps
tribute to an outstanding lineuf
icons from Atlanta like rapper 2 Chainz,
We Got Jeezy.
Also honoring the late, shoddy .
This event will take place tonight at.
Seven at the Atlantic City Hall or I'm sorry,
that starts at 5:00.
We are just a couple of weeks away now
from the annual A JC Peachtree .
Race, the world's largest 10K.
One of the highlights of the 4th
of July event is the singing of
the national anthem and every yr
you help select that singer as t
of our O Say Can You Sing conte.
Let's introduce you to this yeas
finalists. Can you
see by the Doors Early light?
That's Sophia McKenna,
Gary, Chris and Alexandra.
And today is your final day to e
for who you'd like to see sing t
the July 3rd Peachtree Junior ad
the July 4th AJC Peachtree Rd. .
You can vote right now on 11alive.com.
Good morning, Chesley.
Good morning,
Cheryl. Good morning, everyone.
By this afternoon, we'll see the
temperatures climb into the 70s,
right around 73 degrees.
We're gonna have a mix of sun
and clouds through the day.
Chance for a shower could
break out at any time,
a little bit more likely after
about two or three o'clock.
So around 4:00 we could be seeing some
isolated thunderstorms around the area,
some of which or a few of which could
have some gusty winds associated with it.
Something we'll watch out for.
A lot of us will be on the drier side.
81 again, your temperature by 4 by 6,
driving home 79 degrees with those scattered
thunderstorms still around the .
Less of a chance on Friday,
Saturday,
but those temperatures will be
going up for Daddy's Day weeken.
Less than 30 minutes ago, the doors open
to Metro Atlanta's newest Chick.
Clearly, we're hungry now.
The new location is near Ponce de Leon Ave.
and Blvd. NE, right down the
street from Pond City Market.
To celebrate today's grand open,
$25,000 will be donated to Feedg
America in honor of the new restaurant.
100 local heroes recognize theyt
free Chickfila Andres for a yea.
Let's go to breakfast, friends.
Have a good day everybody.
See you back here tomorrow,
Spicy Chicken Whiskey.