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Police investigating
a deadly shooting at an Atlanta gas station.
Officers tell us a man was shot
and killed at this Exxon gas
station on Metropolitan Parkway.
It happened around 2:00 this morning.
Now this just blocks away.
They also found another man
shot at a home on Hope Street.
Police believe both were
shot after an argument.
We're following this one.
We'll bring updates on 11 alive.
Right now you're getting a live
look at all the people taking of
for their spring break vacation.
Hartsfield, Jackson,
Atlanta International Airport.
They're gearing up for the
busiest day of the travel perio.
Officials they expect about 330,000 people
to pass through the airport alone today.
Now you want to make sure that u
get there at least 2 1/2 hours early.
This morning we are following te
latest on the historic indictmet
against former President Donald Trump.
The Secret Service already makig
plans this morning to get him tw
York where he is going to be th.
First former president ever to
face criminal charges and we do
have team coverage this morning,
starting with Bree Jackson in DC with
more on when Trump could appear in court.
Good morning, Aisha. Ariana.
Well, former President Donald Tp
is expected to appear before a e
in New York as soon as Tuesday,
and this will be the first time
that the charges against him
will be read in open court.
Now, the former president was
indicted in connection with thee
involving a $130,000 hush payme.
Hush money payment? He.
Allegedly made to adult
film star Stormy Daniels,
and this will mark the first time that a
former president faces criminal charges.
Trump blasted the grand jury's
decision online, calling it fak,
corrupt and disgraceful.
And Trump allies claim that the
2024 Republican presidential
candidate is being targeted,
while others say it's important
to let the legal process play o.
While the exact charge or
charges are still unknown,
the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin.
Bragg was known to be focusing on a felony
charge of falsifying business records,
a charge that carries a
maximum sentence of four years.
Now Trump has denied any wrongdg
and the judge in this case,
the judge that is expected to preside over
former President Trump's arraignment?
He's the same judge that provids
presided over a recent case.
With the Trump administration.
Excuse me.
With the Trump Organization, where they
were found guilty in a tax fraud scheme.
So a lot to keep.
Keep an eye out on here, guys.
All right, brief. Thank you.
So right now, the former president is also
under investigation here in Fulton County.
This is in connection to
possible interference in the
2020 presidential election. Yea.
The New York indictment is raisg
questions about what can be in e
for Trump right here in Metro Atlanta.
Molly Oak is live for us with a look.
Ariana Aisha, we talked to the former DA
about what this could mean for Georgia.
Because even though the former
president is being indicted in New York,
legal analysts say there is notg
stopping the Fulton County DA fm
moving forward with possible grd
jury indictments on Donald Trumd
others on election interference charges
and possibly racketeering charg.
The former De Kalb County DA sa.
What happens in New York could give us an
idea of what to expect here in Atlanta,
he says that means protests.
We're going to see it in New Yo.
But on a larger scale,
I think we're going to see it
in Atlanta because, you know,
George is still, you know,
for the most part of Red State
and the political dynamic,
the body politic is a little different here.
So the storm is coming.
He also says one hurdle that
could really determine the
outcome is finding jurors that
are going to be impartial.
Back to you all. All
right. Thank you, Molly.
We'll have much more coverage on Trump's
indictment throughout the morni.
Ahead on the Today show,
Trump's lawyer speaking to NBC ,
telling them how he plans
to fight the charges.
That was a look at your top headlines.
Have the unit already head out
on this Friday morning.
How's it looking?
Not bad, but not as.
Brilliant as it did yesterday,
we have the clouds now in place.
There's not a whole lot
coming out of those clouds.
You see a few sprinkles up
there to the far north.
That's about it.
We'll hold on to a very small ce
for an isolated shower or two.
Most of us will just see that mx
of setting clouds through the d.
This is your four essential times of the day.
Starting off in the 50s,
we'll hit 65 degrees by noon.
77 will be our afternoon
high temperature today.
We'll drop back down to 73
degrees under mostly cloudy
skies by 7:00 o'clock tonight.
And it's through the overnight
going into Saturday where we
expect the better chance for tht
rain to come in with a few and.
The thunderstorms coming our way as well,
some of which few of which could
be on the strong severe side.
That's what we're watching for,
especially as those storms we gn
the form back off to the West o.
It's really over the Memphis ara
that we're expecting to see a hh
possibility for severe thunderstorms,
maybe some long track tornadoes
possible as well this that red shade,
there is a level 4 threat out
of a possible five.
Yeah,
last time we had that we were
talking about the Mississippi ad
into Alabama with all that dama.
So we'll watch that for this afternoon.
Now the good news for us is that
by the time it gets over here,
a lot of that will weekend.
So we're only looking at a margl
risk for our far northwestern counties.
In fact,
the furthest northwestern count,
Dave Walker County under that Ll
2 threat for severe weather or a
slight risk for severe weather,
it shifts E as we head into Saty
with that front passing through,
going to get some drier air
working back in here and we'll t
some sunshine in before it sets.
Here's how it all times out for us in
the full in the forecast track model.
You can follow along with me with the
time right there at the top of the screen.
It shows getting the clouds in place.
We'll see the sun dancing with
the clouds a little bit as we
head through the afternoon.
Very small chance for an isolated shower,
better chance as we get
into Saturday morning.
Now this is by 7:00 AM you see e
storms now moving into the stat,
making its way down to the metro area.
Between,
I'm going to say let's say
7:00 and 9:00 o'clock.
It'll be our window for this lie
pushing through and it's along
that line that will have some
embedded thunderstorms that coud
produce some very gusty winds.
So I'll be on the lookout for t.
Should be through our area and
down to the South and east of
us by the time we get to 1 two
o'clock in the afternoon.
So we'll start to see some
sunshine again before it sets.
Going to hold on to it as we
head into Sunday. In fact,
Sunday is the better of the two weekend days.
It'll be nice and dry all day l.
With some comfortable temperatus
out there, take a look.
Seven day outlook shows 78 degrs
for the high temperature on Saturday.
Sunday we're looking at 71
under mostly sunny skies,
brilliant skies once again
and 11 on the wizometer.
We will get a little unsettled
as we head into next week.
We'll start the work week off
with a low threat for rain.
20% chance both Monday and Tues,
but up to a 30% chance by Wedne,
40% chance by Thursday.
And those temperatures will be
going up into the 80s by then.
Continuing your 11 minutes of non-stop
news with some other local headlines,
new video from overnight
shows the damage to a.
Riverdale apartment complex after a fire,
crews told us they were able to
get things under control at the
two-story complex on Chinaberry Lane.
No one was hurt, but eight famis
were forced out of their homes.
They say the property manager is
setting up some other apartments
for them happening today.
Atlanta breaking ground on its
Center for Diversion Services ae
City Detention Center last year,
the city approved $3 million to
renovate the bottom two floors
of the jail for this effort.
The center is for people
experiencing homelessness,
mental health issues and other problems.
Mayor Andre Dickens will be at e
event today and new this mornin.
You can still have debris that needs to
be picked up from January's tornadoes.
Today is your last chance.
Southern Disaster Recovery wille
removing those items in Spalding County.
County officials say that debris
needs to be separated.
So the tree branches,
limbs and vegetation that's in one pile,
and then you're things like roog
and siding that is in a different pile.
Next Tuesday marks 55 years sine
the assassination of Reverend
Doctor Martin Luther King Junio,
but tomorrow his spirit will be alive
and well in the city of Atlanta.
A new a foot statue paying tribute to
the civil rights leader will be unveiled.
Earlier this year,
we got to look at what was being
created by two Georgia sculptor.
The statue will be in the historic Vine
City community and features Kins
famous I've been to the mountaintop speech.
It would have been King's final speech,
which he delivered in Memphis, ,
one day before his assassinatio.
This school year,
some elementary students are tag
a must needed break.
Every day,
they take a few minutes to pausd
focus on their mental health wih
the concept called mindful awareness.
The Mayo Clinic describes it asa
type of meditation that helps pe
focus on how they're feeling in the moment.
Kilpatrick Elementary School in
Jonesboro is part of the pilot program
where students take 20 minutes r
every class to learn stress reduction
tools like deep breaths and journaling.
Every student that Kilpatrick
is taking part in that program,
which is happening at 4 elementy
schools right now.
But they do hope to bring mindfl
awareness to all 67 Clayton
County schools by next year.
Chesley deep breath in, deep breath out.
We're looking at noon today,
temperatures warming on up.
I don't know what your plans ar,
but know that we will have
some clouds in place.
A mix of sun and clouds will be
the call for your afternoon.
65 degrees will be our temperature by noon
on our way to 77 for an afternoon high.
It will be a bit breezy out the.
Our winds out of the South at at
1315 mph through the afternoon.
Keep the clouds in place.
We'll be keeping the clouds in
place as we head towards 6:00
o'clock as you're driving home,
so not much in the way of sunsh.
There may be a stray sprinkle or two.
That'll be it.
75 degrees will be a temperature by then.
Rain coming to us by tomorrow morning.
It could be a couple thunderstos
around as well, some of which could be,
as far as the winds go, a bit g.
We'll keep you updated right he.
If anything happens, it turns severe.
Yeah. A lot of people headed don
toward the airport, getting in the sky
for spring break traffic and jealous.
I am. Really, really.
All right, guys, have a great Friday.
We'll see you back here for the new news.
All right. Today. Show starts after this.