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now and it's a major red alert
across the top end perimeter.
A live look shows all lanes closed,
285 westbound at Chamblee Dunwoody Rd.
This nightmare has been going
on for most of the morning,
but we're looking at
the chance for more showers.
Coming back to our area won't be the strong,
severe thunderstorms that we
saw yesterday, but will increase
over the next couple of days.
We'll talk more about it coming up.
First, this morning we are staying
on top of the Fulton County grand
jury investigation into a former
President Donald Trump and his allies.
Indictment Watch is on.
This morning we told you about news of an
indictment that could come at any moment.
Ariana Manise is live for us at
the Fulton County Courthouse
monitoring some new developments.
Hi, Ariana.
Good morning. The stage is said here
at the Bolton County Courthouse as a
nation watches and wait to see if former
President Trump could be indicted again.
Now, as we await that decision
from the grand jury,
we are learning that another state
lawmaker has been called to testify.
Now, former Lieutenant Governor
Jeff Duncan is the latest witness
to be called to testify in front
of the grand jury this month.
Duncan served as a Lieutenant governor
and president of the state Senate as
lawmakers were subjected to pressure
from former President Trump's
allies to overturn the election.
The Republican has been an outspoken
critic of the former president
and signaled he will cooperate
if he is called upon to testify.
Take a listen.
I'm going to certainly keep the
details to to myself just to protect
the integrity of the investigation.
But they're very clear subpoena that
that was delivered to us late last
week and we will certainly answer
the questions that they've got
before us and answer their call to
show up for this for the grand jury.
Now this all comes as District Attorney
Fonny Willis is moving closer to
finally handing down her decision from
this grand jury. Now she's saying
that they are hinted rather that this
decision could come by August 18th
and charging documents can come down
by September 1st. Back to you,
Ariana. Thank you, Time.
Now, 6:50 this morning we are
learning that a 19 year old woman
has died after being in the Fulton
County Jail for three months.
Now her family says they will
hold a news conference tomorrow
morning to talk more about it.
This is a picture of nanny Baptiste Kosoko.
Her family says she turned 19 just
days before she died on July 11th.
They say she was held for three months
without bail on a misdemeanor charge.
Right now, the US Department
of Justice is investigating
the jail conditions for many,
many months.
They're looking at what it is
like inside the facility after the
family of Lashawn Thompson says
he was eaten alive by bedbugs.
We reached out to the Fulton County Jail.
They say they are still investigating
what happened and Batiste
Cosoco's cause of death Today.
We do expect a jury to be seated as a
man stands trial for the second time.
Austin Ford is accused of killing
18 year old Tory Lane Ford's case
first went to trial in April,
but jurors couldn't reach a unanimous
verdict and the judge declared A
mistrial for those charges of felony murder,
aggravated assault,
voluntary manslaughter and two
counts of possession of firearms.
Opening arguments could start
as early as this morning.
We are learning about a second
search at a Porterdale property in
connection to the Morgan Bauer case.
The 19 year old was last seen
alive six years ago.
Over the weekend,
police in other states arrested two
people in connection to her death,
one charged with murder,
the other for concealing it.
Police tell us they're working to get
them back to Georgia, Georgia for trial.
Get out to chainsaw.
We are seeing more storm damage from
across metro Atlanta after yesterday's
powerful storms came through.
This is some brand new video
for you coming out of Decatur.
Look at this huge tree that fell on trail.
Wood Rd.
A number of other neighborhoods
look exactly like this.
Thankfully,
today we should get some good cleanup time.
That was a look at your top headline.
Yeah. Take a deep breath.
At least you're going to see a
little sunshine today, Chesley.
Yeah, a little bit. Just a little bit.
We'll have a mix of sun and
clouds for much of the day.
We're starting off OK.
There are a few clouds overhead.
I think we'll get the sunshine early on.
Those clouds will build in
as we head through the day.
But we're not anticipating much
in the way of any rainfall.
It's only a 20% chance.
So just a few of us,
maybe one or two of us,
we'll see a stray sprinkle or 285
degrees by noon on our way to 94,
an afternoon high,
back down to 85 degrees by 7:00
tonight with those clouds hanging on.
The rain itself is back off
to the West of us right now.
Severe thunderstorm watches in
effect for this cluster that's
rolling through the Arkansas
area headed toward Mississippi.
For us, things are starting to calm down.
We had some showers through the overnight,
but those showers over the
central portions of the state
have begun to fade away.
We'll see more popping up once
we get into the daytime heating
with that front making its
way further down to the South,
and it's South of that front
where we'll have the better
chance for severe weather today.
It's a slight risk for severe weather
from Macon S where that's the
yellow area that you see right there
Just above it is that dark green.
That's a level one risk.
That's for our southernmost counties
over the Atlanta metro area northward.
You're not looking at much there.
That light green shade just means a
general threat for thunderstorms.
Tomorrow.
That dark green comes back over our
area and you can see where we have
that level one threat for isolated,
strong, severe thunderstorms.
Certainly possible for winds today,
and that hangs out for Thursday as well.
So really for the rest of the week,
we're going to remain unsettled.
Today, my pick for the week,
our lowest threat for the rain to be around.
Here's how it plays out.
Forecast track model shows some thin
clouds out there this morning at
least we'll see more moving in as we
head into the afternoon as we're staying dry.
Here comes that threat for the showers,
but I'll stay mainly to the
South of our area for today,
or at least for this afternoon.
Further clearing will take
place overnight tonight.
We'll wake up on Wednesday
morning with mostly sunny skies,
but we're expecting the clouds to build
back in once we get to the afternoon,
with a better chance for
some scattered showers,
thunderstorms rolling into the area
and I think they'll be around at
least through Thursday morning.
And then Thursday afternoon another
little round will start to come
over into the forecast area.
So we'll have these rounds off and on,
scattered showers and thunderstorms,
some of which could produce some gusty winds,
so we'll have to be on the lookout for that.
Extended outlook shows today,
the pick for the week tomorrow,
92 degrees for the high temperature,
30% chance for the rain,
40% chance for Thursday and Friday
the temperature going up slightly,
especially as we head into the weekend.
Now we have a little lower
threat for the rain.
Isolated showers or storms are possible
during the afternoon on Saturday,
20% chance on Sunday.
But look at those temperatures
up to 94 degrees on Sunday.
And we'll hold on to that as we
start the work week next week, right?
All right, Chesley,
It's a good thing. The rest of the rush
hour has been uneventful. The I 20s,
your South Side,
downtown 75400 hasn't been bad.
Yeah, you got some folks out there,
but this again, unprecedented.
You just don't see this.
And when you do and it's in
the middle of a morning rush,
you know you're in panic mode.
That is 285 westbound right
near Chamblee Dunwoody Rd.
We have had all lanes completely shut down.
A tractor trailer trying to veer
away from hitting an abandoned
vehicle struck the median wall.
We've been in contact with
Dunwoody PD all morning.
They still say they don't know
when they're going to reopen 285
westbound at Shanley Dunwoody Rd.
In fact,
they are diverting traffic off
at North Peachtree N Shallowford
and that Shanley Dunwoody exit
85 southbound feeling the pinch.
The east side perimeter also feeling
this now 85 S to 400 N that's
your best bet to get around it.
But just realize a lot of
folks are doing that.
So 85 S pretty jammed up
getting into midtown.
This is just unbelievable to
see this 285 westbound closed
at Chamblee Dunwoody.
I'm Christy Diaz in Atlanta.
There is controversy and some
confusion over Crocs in Clayton County.
Some schools are banning the popular shoe,
even threatening in school
suspension if students wear them.
Now some schools are saying
it's an issue of safety,
but parents and students are
pushing back on that argument,
saying nurses and food service
industry workers wear them.
So they don't understand that.
But ultimately,
the school district says each school has
the authority to implement additional
dress expectations and general guidance
on their campus as they deem appropriate.
The biggest problem,
some parents say,
is the penalty for wearing Crocs.
One mom says she got an automated
message from Jonesboro High School
saying that a student could get in
school suspension for wearing them.
I think the school has a job to do,
and I respect that.
ISS is a little severe.
A warning is in order.
Direct communication with
parents is in order.
I mean,
it's definitely confusing.
Ultimately, students have to abide
by the dress code at their schools,
but some parents say they do plan to
bring this up to members of the Clayton
County School Board. Back to you.
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ring the alarm.
You're looking at noon today,
temperatures right around 85 degrees.
We'll have partly to mostly cloudy skies,
and that's the way it's going
to be for much of the day.
There may be a stray sprinkle or
two that comes out of those clouds.
We'll give it a slight chance 20%.
Ninety will be your
afternoon high temperature.
That's where we should be
for this time of year.
By 6:00 we're down to 85 degrees.
We're going to see the chance for the
rain go up as we head into Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday as well.
With those temperatures going
up as well, it only took several hours.
But you are getting the
good news first right here.
This is a live look.
They are pacing and getting ready to reopen
285 Westbound at Shanley Dunwoody Rd.
But don't expect it to recover anytime soon.
These delays stretch well
beyond Spaghetti Junction.
It has been a nightmare across the Top End.
285 W at Shanley Dunwoody.
I got your update at 726.
Finally, don't forget to get those
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Jackpot worth
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This is the third largest
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The jarring set for 11:00 PM tonight.
I never bring money for the office pool.
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Whatever we can get.
Have a great day everybody.