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I'm Liza Lucas in Atlanta,
where police and protesters are on high
alert after a deadly shooting at the
site of a new police training center.
We've got the latest on details of plan
demonstrations ahead for the weekend.
Osama returned to school.
Spalding County students are
back for the first time since
tornadoes tore through the county.
How? The district is looking to
help them heal. We
will have plenty of sunshine today,
but temperatures will be
noticeably cooler out there.
You are going to need your
light coat for today folks.
The details coming up
this morning. A state trooper is still in
ICU after being shot at the site of the
Atlanta Public Safety Training Center.
The GBI says troopers shot and killed
the gunman after he fired at them as
they were trying to clear the forest.
Now more protests are planned
this weekend and law enforcement
says they are on high alert.
Liza Lucas has a look.
Local law enforcement across the metro
on high alert this morning following
online threats against police.
Just hours after Wednesday's shooting,
a call for retaliation against
police posted on Twitter in
response to the protesters death,
Twitter suspended the account.
But Atlanta police in particular
confirmed they're aware of these threats,
the department saying officers are
being vigilant and will continue to
work to keep streets safe for everyone.
We've learned vigils and demonstrations
are planned in cities across
the country this weekend.
Meanwhile, the GBI tells us that.
There is a meeting focused on
further securing the site planned
for next week in downtown Atlanta,
sending it back to you.
While the city of Atlanta owns the
site for the new Training center,
taxpayers are only paying around
1/3 of the $90 million price tag.
The nonprofit Atlanta Police Foundation
is working to raise millions for the
construction and tax filings show 80% of
that money comes from private donations.
The nonprofits board is filled
with leaders from major companies
all across Atlanta, like Delta.
Home Depot, Georgia Pacific,
Wells Fargo and UPS continuing your 11
minutes of nonstop news with your top
headlines that you need to know today.
Friends, fans
and loved ones will remember
U GA offensive lineman Devin
Willock in Athens this weekend.
A memorialist plan for Willock
tomorrow before he is laid to rest
in his home state in New Jersey.
The 20 year old was killed in
a crash early Sunday morning,
hours after celebrating UG,
a second straight national title.
Recruiting staff staffer Chandler Lee.
Roy was also killed.
Willocks family's attorney spoke
on their behalf about how they
want their son to be remembered.
He is
someone that we know, people who
have met him will never forget,
not because of this tragedy,
but because of the positive experiences,
influence and interactions they had
with him. The law
firm is looking for people
with information in the crash.
Devon's mother tells 11 alive the
family is not seeking legal action
against UGA or anyone else at this time.
Parents and Paulding counties.
Say they want answers after this TikTok
video from a bus stop appeared to
show kids climbing out of the windows.
This was at a stop for all
good elementary yesterday.
Police say one student was
missing A tag on their book bag,
which shows they're assigned to stop.
The district says things escalated
between the driver and parents.
That driver is now suspended
while it investigates.
A defendant in the young slime
life trial is in more trouble this
morning after court records say
he tried to slip Young Thug drugs.
Right in the middle of jury selection,
you see that moment happening right there.
It appears to show a man named
Khalif Adams going up to Young
Thug and touching his hand.
Deputies say he gave Thug Percocet.
Deputies say Adams had to be taken
to the hospital after ingesting
more drugs to hide them.
Continuing
their 11 minutes of nonstop news.
The battle over reproductive rights
takes center stage here in Georgia
and across the country today. Anti
abortion activists will hold the
1st March for Life Memorial Service
and rally since the Supreme Court.
Overturn Roe V Wade.
It's happening in Washington,
DC, The president of March
for Life said on its website.
Quote this year will be a somber
reminder of the millions of lives
lost to abortion in the past 50 years,
but also a celebration of how far we've come.
On Sunday, Vice President Kamala
Harris will speak in Florida,
where she plans to talk about the White
House's commitment to abortion access.
Georgia right to life will also have
a memorial service at noon and a
one mile silent March at 1:00 PM,
with a rally right after.
Right now,
Spalding County students are
making their way back to school.
They have been through so much,
it's the first time they'll be back
in class since 5 tornadoes ravaged
the community last week, 11 lives.
Jerry Carnes is in Griffin and and Jerry.
The kids have been through trauma.
How's the district helping
this this transition?
Well, today is going to be a day of healing.
The school buses are already
rolling here in Spalding County.
Within the next half hour,
we'll see students begin to arrive
here at Orrs Elementary School
on a day focus not so much on
books but on the issue of healing.
A great many students throughout
this district are now living
in shelters or hotels.
In fact, the school district says at
least 900 families with school aged
children are not able to go home because
of damage from last week's tornadoes.
5% of the school districts
employees have been displaced.
Shannon.
Shirley's 9 year old son will
be going back to class today.
Here's what she says about
his emotional state.
He's finally just now starting to be able
to sleep through the night. He's he's.
He was having nightmares just like me,
to witness it first hand.
He was absolutely terrified.
Now administrators are easing
everyone back into a routine.
It'll be 1/2 day today.
They'll go back to a full schedule
beginning next week. Back to you.
All new this morning,
finding an affordable place to live
in Atlanta could be a little easier if
one City Council member gets his way.
Michael Julian Bond wants to create
a website to serve as a one stop
shop for affordable housing listings.
He says the page would link prospective
renters to privately develop properties
as well as publicly funded rentals bonds.
Website Proposal goes before
the full Council in February.
This weekend housing will continue
to be a conversation surrounding
affordable housing in Atlanta and
our voices for Equality series.
Join us Sunday at 11:00 AM,
right here on 11 alive.
Going
out this afternoon,
you'll see plenty of sunshine around.
It's gonna be nice looking.
Temperatures right around 51 degrees.
It's gonna be noticeably cooler this
afternoon than we have been looking
at 57 for your afternoon high.
Plus with that northwest wind,
it's going to feel cool,
especially in the shade,
and we'll get up to about 15 mph.
Gusts could be a little
higher than that by 6.
Driving home you still got fair skies.
Temperatures right near 50
degrees going down into the 30s
for overnight lows tonight.
Atlanta Braves still looking for
the next voice of the Braves.
Auditions will be held tomorrow
during this year's Braves Fest
to try out all you got to do.
Head to an interactive book that
will be set up on the lower level
concourse inside Truist Park.
Finalists will be announced next month.
What do you think? I'm going out.
I'm going to do it.
Yeah. I got
part time work that's taking a pretty
big lead out there. Almost done.
I'm gonna try and pitch them off.
Pitcher glances over his shoulder
and winds up and it's funded.
Funded down to third base slot in.
The suicide squeeze is on.
Here he comes. Squeeze play.
It's going to be close.
Here's the play at the plate.
Holy cow.
I think he's going to make it.