GOOD EVENING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US... I'M AMY AUBERT.
THIS IS EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 11.
THE FEDERAL HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WAS SUPPOSED TO KICK OFF LAST MONTH... BUT A LOCAL AGENCY SAYS FUNDING CAME IN JUST LAST WEEK.
PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO APPLY WITH THE MACON-BIBB ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL FOR THE PROGRAM...
...STARTING THIS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... THE TENTH AND ELEVENTH... AT SAINT PAUL A-M-E CHURCH AT 25-01 SHURLING DRIVE.
THEN ON JANUARY 18TH AND 20TH... THEY MOVE TO UNION BAPTIST CHURCH AT 11-37 KITCHENS STREET.
THE LAST DATES ARE JANUARY 24TH AND 25TH... AT UNIONVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH AT 38-37 HOUSTON AVENUE.
STARTING AT 7 A-M... THE E-O-C WILL HAND OUT NUMBERS TO THE FIRST 250 PEOPLE IN LINE ON EACH OF THOSE DATES.
CANDACE ADORKA SPOKE TO ONE COUPLE THAT SAY'S THEY WILL DO ANYTHING THEY CAN TO GET ONE OF THOSE SLOTS.
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"I aint got nowhere to go..."
GEORGIA POWER SAYS IF BONTISSUE FLUELLEN DOESN'T PAY HER 425-DOLLAR LIGHT BILL... SHE'LL SPEND THE WINTER WITHOUT ELECTRICITY... AND HEAT.
"i'll be so cold."
THE 55 YEAR-OLD SUFFERED A STROKE LAST MAY SO SHE DOESN'T WORK.
***paper nats***
SHE IS HOPING TO GET DISABILITY INSURANCE... BUT UNTIL THEN... SHE HAS TO RELY ON NEIGHBORS AND FAMILY WHO CAN'T ALWAYS HELP.
"i'm so ashamed I know they get tired of me asking them to help pay my bill."
Samuel "We're pleased to announce..."
LAST WEEK THE MACON-BIBB E-O-C ANNOUNCED THEY GOT MORE THAN 570-THOUSAND FEDERAL DOLLARS TO KEEP 16-HUNDRED HOMES WARM.
E-O-C PRESIDENT JIMMIE SAMUEL SAYS THAT'S MORE THAT HE EXPECTED... BUT IT'S LESS THAN PAST YEARS.
"It's still being cut by close to 50 percent between 40 and 50 percent from what it was last year so the funds have been cut and the need is even greater."
"I don't have any income at th emoment and that would be a big help for me."
FLUELLEN'S HUSBAND RICKEY PLANS TO CAMP OUT AT ST PAUL AME CHURCH... JUST LIKE HE DID LAST YEAR.
"It got to be 18 degrees but it paid and I appreciated the help."
THE E-O-C DISCOURAGES CAMPING OUT-- THEY ASK PEOPLE TO COME BACK ANOTHER DAY IF THEY ARE BEHIND THE 250TH PERSON IN LINE... BUT THEY EXPECT IT.
MACON POLICE CAPTAIN ERIC WOODFORD SAYS HE'LL BE PATROLLING THE SITES ON EACH OF THE APPLICATION DAYS... MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE OK WHILE THE WAIT.
"So we will be out there throughout the afternoon and the night and early in the mornings of the days that we will be open to make sure it's organized, to make sure we get through the process safely."
WITH DESPERATION MOUNTING... FLUELLEN SAYS SHE WILL WAIT IN THE ELLEMENTS IF SHE HAS TO.
"I appreciate it do you hear me? I appreciate it I don't care how cold it gets, I could have another stroke, I don't care."
ANYTHING TO KEEP THE WINTER FROST AT BAY.
CANDACE ADORKA... 13 WMAZ EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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THIS YEAR... THE E-O-C IS STRESSING THAT PEOPLE BRING A STATE-ISSUED PICTURE I-D LIKE A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PASSPORT.
SAMUEL SAYS THAT'S BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO COMPLY WITH NEW PAPERWORK REQUIRED BY THE STATE'S NEW IMMIGRATION LAW.
PEOPLE ALSO NEED THE SOCIAL SECURITY CARD OF EVERYONE IN THE HOUSEHOLD.... THE LATEST UTILITY BILL... AND THE MOST RECENT PROOF OF INCOME.
TOMORROW... PARENTS IN BIBB COUNTY CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS SPLIT UP AMONG BOARD MEMBERS.
THE RE-APPORTIONMENT PROCESS TAKES PLACE EVERY TEN YEARS AFTER THE CENSUS... TO MAKE SURE EACH DISTRICT HAS ROUGHLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF PEOPLE.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AT 6-30 P-M... INSIDE THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AT 4-84 MULBERRY STREET.
OFFICIALS SAY ANYONE WHO WANTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD SHOULD ARRIVE 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE MEETING.
CRITICS OF THE DEATH PENALTY ARE PLANNING A MAJOR RALLY TOMORROW... ON THE START OF THE 40-DAY LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
THE NAACP... AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL... RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND LAWMAKERS PLAN TO GATHER AT THE STATEHOUSE TO URGE LEGISLATORS TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY.
THE NAACP GEORGIA CHAPTER PRESIDENT SAYS THE RALLY WILL HONOR TROY ANTHONY DAVIS.
HE WAS EXECUTED IN SEPTEMBER FOR THE MURDER OF AN OFF-DUTY SAVANNAH OFFICER.
SUPPORTERS SAY HE WAS WRONGFULLY CONVICTED.
THE RALLY WILL TAKE PLACE IN ATLANTA TOMORROW MORNING AT 10:30.
WARNER ROBINS POLICE IDENTIFIED THE MAN SHOT IN THE HEAD YESTERDAY MORNING AS 31-YEAR-OLD JONATHAN HASLEM.
POLICE SPOKESWOMAN TABITHA PUGH SAYS OFFICERS RESPONDED TO THE AMERICAN LEGION ON MOODY ROAD.. IN REFERENCE TO A MAN SHOT.
AN AMERICAN LEGION SPOKESMAN SAYS HASLEM WAS SHOT UP THE STREET AND WENT TO THE BUILDING TO GET HELP.
PUGH SAYS HASLEM WAS RELEASED FROM THE MEDICAL CENTER SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
SHE SAYS POLICE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THE CASE.
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL THE WARNER ROBINS POLICE DEPARTMENT AT 478-929-1170... OR USE THE DEPARTMENTS TIP SUBMIT SOFTWARE.
IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE OUTSIDE A TUSCON...ARIZONA SUPERMARKET... KILLING SIX PEOPLE AND INJURING 13 OTHERS.
INCLUDING CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS.
AS INES FERRE REPORTS... ALTHOUGH SHE'S STILL RECOVERING FROM HER INJURIES... GIFFORDS JOINED IN A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE TODAY.
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Candles burned through the night at the University of Arizona in Tuscon, where thousands gathered to remember that city's darkest day. Among the crowd, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, still recovering from a bullet to her brain she received in a shooting that left six dead, 12 others injured, and a nation in shock.
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It was just after 10am on January 8th, 2011, when life in Tuscon changed. Giffords was making an appearance outside a Safeway store, when a gunman started firing. The Congresswoman was shot in the head. Among the dead, a federal judge, and 9-year-old Christina-Taylor Green.
{VO - SUND097 0:35}
Suzi Hileman was shot three times, and watched her young friend Christina die... She says memorial events help heal her broken heart.
{SOT - Suzi HIleman/Shooting Survivor SATU28 :58-108}
"I can't bring Christina back, but I can take her with me forward... And seeing all these people doing the same and getting out.. It warms my heart."
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Giffords has amazed her doctors with her recovery... But still has a way to go. She returned to the shooting scene for the first time Saturday. {STILL PHOTO} Her husband tweeted this picture of her pointing to where she parked that day. {from Evening News pkg} As for the accused gunman, Jared Lee Loughner pleaded not guilty to 49 charges... He is receiving treatment for mental illness in a Missouri prison while awaiting trial.
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GIFFORDS HUSBAND... MARK KELLY NAMED EACH OF THE VICTIMS WHO DIED AT THE CANDLELIGHT VIGIL.
WHEN IT COMES TO WEDDING PLANNING... TO-DO LISTS ARE FILLED WITH FLOWERS... CAKES... AND DRESSES...
AND FOR NEWLY ENGAGED COUPLES... GETTING STARTED ON THAT LIST... CAN SEEM A BIT OVERWHELMING.
BUT WITH THE HELP OF MORE THAN 60 WEDDING PLANNERS AND VENDORS... SOON-TO-BE BRIDES GOT STARTED AT A ONE-STOP-SHOP EVENT IN MACON.
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Nats, event
HUNDREDS OF BRIDES-TO-BE FLOCKED TO MACON... CHECKLISTS IN HAND.
Nats: "Hi! Thank you."
ONE OF THEM... KIERSTEN WALKER.
SHE CAME OUT TO THE BRIDAL EXPO TO CHECK OUT THE LATEST IN FOOD... FASHION... AND DECORATIONS.
kiersten walker, musella: "They do have one extreme to the other. They have the country wedding and they also have the uptown chic. So it's great for everytbody."
IT'S A PART OF OH BRIDES DOT COM'S WEDDING EXPO... WHERE MORE THAN 60 PLANNERS AND VENDORS WORKED ALONGSIDE SOON-TO-BE BRIDES.
BUT ORGANIZER SHONDRA GLOVER SAYS IT'S ABOUT MORE THAN JUST GIVING TIPS.
Shondra Glover, organizer: "I kind of wanted this to be the show of inspiration. And that's what we did. All the vendors kind of decorated they tables to reflect inspiring the bride."
FOR WALKER... GETTING THOSE IDEAS... IS THE FIRST STEP IN PLANNING.
Nats: "We have 300 acres so we're actually getting married on the property."
LIKE MANY OTHERS... SHE GOT THE SCOOP ON CATERERS... FLORISTS... AND DESIGNERS...
Nats: "Thank you I appreciate it."
...SO COME SEPTEMBER... THE WEDDING PLANS ON PAPER... CAN BECOME REALITY.
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ORGANIZER SHONDRA GLOVER SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE BRIDES TO HAVE A ONE-STOP-SHOP EVENT COME TO MACON.
THIS IS THE BRIDAL BASH'S THIRD YEAR.
NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTERS HEAD TO THE POLLS IN TWO DAYS.
IN BACK-TO-BACK DEBATES... THE G-O-P HOPEFULS SPARRED WITH EACH OTHER AND TRIED TO HAMMER AWAY AT FRONTRUNNER MITT ROMNEY'S DOUBLE-DIGIT LEAD.
DANIELLE NOTTINGHAM HAS THE LATEST FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
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(NATS) NATS FROM CROWD
A friendly crowd mobbed Mitt Romney as he headed for his campaign bus in Rochester.
(NAT SOT) "THAT'S PIOUS BALONEY"
Hours earlier the frontrunner faced a firing squad of GOP Rivals.
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(SOT Newt Gingrich/(R-) Presidential Candidate)
"THE FACT IS YOU RAN IN '94 AND LOST."
While Newt Gingrich painted Romney as a failed career politician.. Rick Santorum questioned his commitment to public service.
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(SOT Rick Santorum/(R-) Presidential Candidate) "IF HIS RECORD WAS SO GREAT AS GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS, WHY DIDN'T HE RUN FOR RE-ELECTION?
(NAT SOT ROMNEY) "THANK YOU"
Romney quickly moved past the attacks.. and back to the campaign trail.
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(SOT Mitt Romney, (R-Presidential Candidate)
(NATS) "I NEED YOUR VOTE GET OUT AND VOTE"
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(STANDUP Danielle Nottingham/Exeter, New Hampshire) Romney's packing campaign rallies like this one he Exeter. A daily tracking polls shows his support down eight percent in the last week.. but he still holds a double digit lead over his closest competitor.
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(Bob Wilson, Lee, NH, Romney Supporter)
SOT HE HAS THE TALENT TO PULL EVERYTHING TOGETHER WITH HIS FINANCING AND EVERYTHING AND THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG REASON'S I'M SUPPORTING HIM
Others in the crowd haven't made up their mind.
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(Eileen Mashimo, Windham, NH, Undecided Voter)
I'M TRYING TO DECIDED WHO'S THE BEST CANDIDATE TO BE THE CURRENT PRESIDENT
Ron Paul.. running in second place.. continued to press his case with New Hampshire voters.
(NATS) JON HUNTSMAN NATS
And Jon Huntsman's bet on this state may be paying paying off. He's now in third.
Rick Santorum and Rick Perry headed south after the debates.
1:19-1:22
(Rick Santorum, R-Presidential Candidate)
I STILL GOT A LITTLE BLOOD ON MY SLEEVE FROM MITT ROMNEY AFTER THAT DEBATE
They're courting Republicans in South Carolina.. who hold their primary in two weeks.
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SANTORUM... PERRY AND GINGRICH FACE ANOTHER UP HILL BATTLE IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
POLLS THERE SHOW ROMNEY LEADING.
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