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weather and traffic. Kelly,
we are still watching out for these
rain chances. Some of us could
get it. A few of us got him yesterday,
I think a few more.
We'll get him today and then the next
day and the next day and the next day.
Not going anywhere folks.
We do have the clouds and play some light
showers up here to the far northeast.
We'll see that the threat for the light
showers east through early afternoon
once we get past two o'clock is when we
could see some embedded thunderstorms
in a few of those 82 degrees.
21 are going up to 84 degrees for
your afternoon high will fall back
down through the 80s by 6:00 and
7:00 and 8:00 o'clock tonight. This
morning we are following the latest
updates in shootings outside two
Popeyes locations in Metro Atlanta.
Right now, you're looking at the
aftermath of a fight on Cascade Rd that
started at a nearby gas station and
ended in front of the Popeyes police
say one man was shot in the leg there
and that happened just hours after
another shooting at this Popeye's
on Redan Road in Stone Mountain
police say one man died shortly
after being taken to the hospital.
Police have not said if anyone
is in custody right now.
Communities everywhere just trying to
figure out how to cut down on crime
in DeKalb County. One rally focused
on the youth and how to support
them by Christy Diaz has more
on the solutions they shared.
It's clear people are tired of talking.
They want actions, solutions.
So de Kalb County Commissioner held a
youth anti violence rally and summit
to try and connect teams to resources
groups like the 100 Black Men of DeKalb,
the Police Department.
In the school system,
plus community groups all showed
up to send youth a message after a
shootout at a gas station earlier this
month that killed an 18 year old boy.
The goal was to provide tools for
conflict resolution instead of violence.
People do care that we love them.
We all in this together.
This is an intergenerational issue that
requires intergenerational solutions.
Johnson says he will keep fighting and
seeking solutions to the problem of youth
violence until it gets better. Meanwhile,
police are still seeking 3 suspects.
In that gas station, shootout back to you.
A judge decides no bar bond for
Darlene Brister at her first court
appearance this week in Paulding County.
She's accused of killing her
nine month old baby along with
her three and five year olds.
Police say she started attacking
the children on Friday night
inside of their home in Rockmart
that says the home went up in
flames for for other children,
they survived the ordeal.
The number of monkeypox cases
is inching up in Georgia,
according to the state's
Department of Health.
There is now a fifth person.
Who's contracted the virus?
We're told all of these cases are
among men here in Metro Atlanta.
The CDC shows there's more
than 240 people in the US
with the virus as of Monday.
If you plan on grilling out
for the 4th of July, well,
you're gonna have to cook up some
extra cash to flip those burgers.
The price is going up for cookouts,
just like everything else around us.
New data from the American Farm Bureau
Federation shows that this year's barbecue
it'll cost you about 17% more than last year.
Now the biggest price jump comes
when you look at the beef, chicken,
lemonade, and even potato salad.
Prices are also higher,
all because of inflation and supply
chain issues calling all Hawks.
The newest Atlanta Hawks that is,
as you may know by now,
the team picked up two players
in last week's NBA draft and
both of the rookie showed up
to be introduced to fans at the
Hawks practice facility Monday.
So it was all smiles and a big
warm welcome for AJ Griffin
and Tyrese Martin. Time now
6:55. Yeah, here's a look at what you
need to know before you head out the door.
Right now we're gearing up for an unexpected
hearing from the January 6th committee.
House members will meet this afternoon at
1:00 PM to share new witness testimony.
The committee has not said who
speaking which is pretty unusual.
Their original plan was to break
until next month to sort through
a flood of new evidence.
Today, the FDA will meet to talk about
possible vaccines that will pinpoint
and target certain strains of COVID-19.
The agency is going to figure
out if there needs to be a
shot for the Omicron variant.
That strain accounts for the
majority of the new infections.
Police will be back at it
again today in San Antonio, TX.
After nearly 50 people were found dead.
An attractive trailer.
16 others were taken to the hospital.
Police say a worker heard a cry and
made the gruesome discovery police
believe the death toll could rise.
The NTSB will be in Missouri
today to investigate the site
of a deadly train crash there.
In Amtrak headed to Chicago yesterday,
collided with a dump truck,
killing three people.
Overall 50 people were hurt.
State officials say it was at an
intersection with no lights or crossing arm.
President Biden is overseas today,
but the focus when he comes back it's
going to be on his administration's
efforts to protect abortion access.
Here's Kirsten Welker, the HHS
secretary, joined a number of other
cabinet officials writing a letter to
health insurers all across the country,
reminding them that they
have to cover things like.
Contraception under the law I am told.
According to senior administration officials,
to expect more agency announcements this
week, potentially as soon as today,
although they wouldn't give any specifics,
but HHS secretary Javier Becerra telling
me they are prepared to go to the mat and
go to court to protect access to care.
So if you're gonna be out around the
noon hour and make sure you have
your umbrella handy, we'll have some
scattered showers around the area.
Temperatures right at 80 degrees.
A couple thunderstorms could be
around during the three o'clock hour.
Not everyone gets wet.
We got about a 50% chance,
83 by three on our way to 84 for a high.
We're going to drop back down to
about 82 degrees by 6:00 o'clock with
our scattered showers continuing.
In fact, I think they'll be around at
least to about 8:00 or 9:00 o'clock tonight,
before they begin to subside.
And then we'll do it all over
again by tomorrow.
We want to introduce you to
a Roswell athlete who knows
how to show up when it counts.
This is Patrick. He competes in the
Special Olympics in the parade.
On your screen.
There it is all in his honor.
So earlier this year our man
Patrick turned up to cheer on
the Roswell Police Department
as they suited up for the
law enforcement torch run for
Georgia Special Olympics. So
Roswell police say, OK,
it's only fitting we returned
the favor to Patrick,
so when he came home with two gold medals,
they did the exact same thing.
I love to see it.
Yeah super special for that little guy.
Very nice. Very nice,
maybe we'll see him next week
at the AJC Peachtree Rd race
in the High 5 Buddy.
Alright guys, you make it a great day.
Thanks for waking up with us.