GOOD EVENING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US... I'M JENNIFER MOULLIET.
THIS IS EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 11.
A THIRD STRAIGHT DAY OF RECORD BREAKING HEAT... PLUS SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA....
FOR MORE WE GO TO METEROLOGIST JOHN BOYER... JOHN.
TONIGHT... PARTLY CLOUDY AND MUGGY WITH SCATTERED STORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S.
MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE FOR STORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 100S, HEAT INDEX RANGING FROM 105-110. HEAT ADVISORY FOR ALL OF CENTRAL GEORGIA.
MONDAY NIGHT... PARTLY CLOUDY AND MUGGY WITH A CHANCE FOR STORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S.
THE STORMS BROUGHT ALONG HAIL AND HIGH WINDS... WHICH KNOCKED OUT POWER FOR OVER 4 THOUSAND PEOPLE TONIGHT... THOUGH POWER HAS BEEN RESTORED TO MOST
THIS IS SOME VIDEO SENT IN BY THOMAS STEPHENS FROM WARNER ROBINS... YOU CAN SEE THE HAIL COMING DOWN PRETTY HARD THERE AT HIS HOME...
CREWS WITH GEORIGA POWER... FLINT ENERGIES AND TRI-COUNTY EMC SAY THEY'RE WORKING TO RESTORE POWER TO EVERYONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
THE DAMAGE DONE BY THE STORMS... REACHES ACROSS SEVERAL COUNTIES
MONROE COUNTY EMA DIRECTOR MATT PERRY SAYS THE STORMS LEFT SOME STANDING WATER ON INTERSTATE 75... AND KNOCKED DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
IN CRAWFORD COUNTY... THEIR EMA REPORTED A HOUSE ON FIRE... THOUGH COULD NOT CONFIRM WHAT THE EXACT CAUSE WAS.
HIGH WINDS ALSO KNOCKED DOWN POWER LINES IN PEACH COUNTY... AND BALDWIN COUNTY E-M-A REPORTED A TREE DOWN NEAR THIRD STREET.
AS YOU JUST HEARD... RECORD BREAKING HEAT FOR THE THIRD DAY IN A ROW...
THESE HIGH TEMPERATURES PUT MANY PEOPLE AT RISK FOR THINGS FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE... TO DEHYDRATION.
MARK BANDY WITH MID GEORGIA AMBULANCE CAUTIONS EVERYONE TO BE MINDFUL OF THE DANGERS... AND TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE STAYING HYDRATED... ESPECIALLY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY.
BUT HE SAYS IT TAKES MORE THAN JUST WATER... TO KEEP YOUR BODY HEALTHY IN THIS HEAT.
Whenever your body sweats, you sweat out more than just water. You sweat out salts and potassium and important electrolytes that your body maintain it's normal processes. It's encouraged to have a 2 to 1 ratio: 2 waters to one sports drink. That sports drink will help get those electrolytes in and then that water will help hydrate you as well.
SOME OTHER HELPFUL TIPS FROM THE GEORGIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY ON BEATING THE HEAT...
NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS ALONE IN CARS.
EXPERTS ALSO SAY TO WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING.
GEMA (JEEMA) ALSO SAYS TO AVOID STRENOUS WORK DURING THE WARMEST PARTS OF THE DAY.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY.... SPEND AS MUCH TIME INSIDE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON.
A FEW HUNDRED PEOPLE BRAVED THOSE TRIPLE DIGITS IN PERRY TODAY... AND MANAGED TO WITNESS THE PERRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S FIRST ANNUAL INDEPENDENCE PARADE... JUST BEFORE THE STORMS BLEW IN.
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THE HEAT DIDN'T STOP THE RED... WHITE AND BLUE FROM MARCHING DOWN MAIN STREET.... AND 13WMAZ'S FRANK MALLOY SET UP SHOP TO TAKE IT ALL IN AT THE NEW PERRY HOTEL.
NATS : FRANK MALLOY: "We got a lot of folks turning out today considering the weather, and I salute them, yes indeed a lot of patriotism in Central Georgia." :11
AROUND SEVENTY-FIVE UNITS MADE UP THE PARADE... FEATURING GRAND MARSHALL... DAVID RAGIN.
NUMBER THIRTY-FOUR... RACED IN KENTUCKY SATURDAY... AND HOPPED ON A PLANE TO SHOW HIS SUPPORT IN PERRY TODAY.
"Trucking along that's Angie Johnson right there."
JOHNSON WAS A MEMBER OF THE AIR FORCE RESERVE BAND... AND ALSO A CONTESTANT ON NBC'S THE VOICE.
SENATOR ROSS TOLLESON AND STATE REPRESENTATIVES... LARRY O'NEAL AND ROBERT DICKEY SHOWED THEIR PATRIOTISM IN THE PARADE.
PERRY MAYOR... JIMMY FAIRCLOTH nats decked out in the red white and blue
AND SEVERAL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS ALSO SHOWED THEIR PRIDE.
nats hopefully we won't have to dispatch that one today.
THE BAND OF THE AIR FORCE RESERVE'S BAG PIPE BAND FILLED PERRY WITH THEIR TUNES.
"This group has performed all over the world and for every president since President Eisenhower."
MARINES MARCHED DOWN MAIN... AND CORPORAL TONY MULLIS... THE SEMPER FI WHO LOST BOTH OF HIS LEGS FROM A ROADSIDE BOMB IN AFGHANISTAN... HAD A FRONT ROW SEAT.
AND THE PARADE ENDED... WITH WHO ELSE... BUT UNCLE SAM.
ANOTHER HOUSTON COUNTY MILESTONE HAPPENS TOMORROW... THIS ONE NEAR ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE ...
CENTRAL GEORGIANS WILL GATHER AT MCCONNELL TALBERT STADIUM FOR THE ANNUAL INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION.
WARNER ROBINS POLICE WILL SHUT DOWN SEVERAL ROADS IN CONNECTION TO THE EVENT.
STARTING AT NOON.... OFFICIALS WILL SHUT DOWN THIRD AVENUE FROM DAVIS DRIVE TO MLK DRIVE.
AT 4 P-M DEMON VALLEY DRIVE WILL CLOSE TO ALL CARS.
FOLLOWED BY SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC ON M-L-K BLVD FROM 3RD AVENUE TO THE HUNTINGTON VILLAGE ENTRANCE AT 6 P-M.
WE'LL HAVE COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE CONCERT TOMORROW ON EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 5 AND 6... YOU MAY EVEN SEE A COUPLE OF JONES' OUT THERE.
TOMORROW IS ALSO THE LAST TIME YOU'LL SEE THE BAND OF THE AIR FORCE RESERVE PLAY AT THE CELEBRATION.
DUE TO A CUT IN DEFENSE SPENDING... THE BAND WILL PLAY IT'S "FAREWELL TO CENTRAL GEORGIA" ON WEDNESDAY...
SO.. MAKE SURE YOU GET OUT TO MCCONNELL TALBERT STADIUM ONE LAST TIME... TO HEAR THOSE PATRIOTIC PLAYERS
MANY OF THE LAWS SIGNED BY GOVERNOR NATHAN DEAL DURING THIS YEAR'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION WENT INTO EFFECT TODAY.
FOR STARTERS... BUSINESSES WITH AT LEAST 100... BUT FEWER THAN 500 EMPLOYEES... MUST START USING E-VERIFY UNDER THE STATE'S ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION LAW.
E-VERIFY IS AN ONLINE FEDERAL WORK AUTHORIZATION PROGRAM THAT HELPS ENSURE NEW HIRES ARE ELIGIBLE TO WORK IN THE U-S.
ALSO... OUT-OF-WORK GEORGIANS WILL SEE THEIR BENEFITS SLASHED NEARLY IN HALF.
AND THOSE SEEKING FOOD STAMPS WILL HAVE TO PASS A DRUG TEST.
JULY FIRST WILL ALSO MARK THE START OF SWEEPING CHANGES TO GEORGIA'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM...
A RULE THAT REVOKES BONUSES FOR TEACHERS CAUGHT CHEATING ON STANDARDIZED TESTS WILL KICK IN ...
AND YOU'LL NO LONGER NEED TO PAY A DOLLAR FOR THE OPTIONAL "IN GOD WE TRUST" LICENSE PLATE DECAL.
IF YOU HAVEN'T REGISTERED TO VOTE YET.. YOU'VE ONLY GOT ONE DAY LEFT TO DO IT.
TOMORROW JULY SECOND IS THE CUT OFF FOR POTENTIAL VOTERS LOOKING TO VOTE IN THE JULY 31 GENERAL ELECTION... AND THE BIBB COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION ON AUGUST 21st.
YOU CAN REGISTER AT THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS OFFICE... CITY HALL... ANY PUBLIC LIBRARY... OR ANY STATE OFFICE LIKE THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND CHILDRENS SERVICES.
YOU CAN ALSO GO ONLINE TO REGISTER... JUST VISIT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S WEBSITE AT
S-O-S--DOT GA--DOT GOV, SLASH ELECTIONS
THE BOOK OF MORMON HAS WON NINE TONY AWARDS...AND WILL BE HITTING THE ROAD ON ITS NATIONAL TOUR IN AUGUST.
GREY HENSON...FROM MACON...LANDED A MAJOR ROLE IN PLAY. JUDY LE...HAS THAT STORY
FROM THE LITTLE THEATER (nat) TO THE BIG STAGE...
sot - my part is basically a glorified ensemble member. but i get a little moment in the spotlight which is great. i also get to do the fun chorus numbers too
WHEN THE AWARD WINNING BROADWAY PLAY...BOOK OF MORMON... BEGINS ITS NATIONAL TOUR....GREY HENSON WILL BE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
HE'LL PLAY ELDER MCKINLEY. IN A SKYPE INTERVIEW...HENSON EXPLAINED THE COMPLEX NATURE OF HIS CHARACTER.
sot - he's gay. he's a closeted homosexual and thats a big nono in the church
THE SMASH HIT IS A SATIRE ABOUT MORMON MISSIONARIES IN UGANDA.
sot - i start rehearsals tomorrow...i got my script a couple of days ago, here i can even show it to you
HIS MOM...PAIGE HENSON...KNEW GREY WAS MEANT FOR STARDOM WHEN HE WAS ONLY SIX YEARS OLD.
sot paige - i was cooking dinner and he tugged on my skirt and he said mommy, can i have a spot of tea? and he laughed. and i laughed and i thought, maybe it's a past life thing.
HENSON COMES FROM A MUSICAL FAMILY. HIS DAD...JOHNNY HENSON...TAUGHT GREY HIS FIRST FEW SONGS.
sot johnny - i remember him singing...help me rhonda...that just comes to my mind.
IN THE BOOK OF MORMON...THE 22-YEAR OLD SINGS...TURN IT OFF. TO GET INTO CHARACTER...HE RECALLS HIS YOUNGER YEARS...
sot - and trying to remember what it was like to be 19 and scared. i mean im only 22...you know, what it was like to be kind of....
ON YOU OWN JOURNEY. PAIGE IS CONVINCED HE'S TAKING BROADWAY BY STORM TO MEET A BIGGER STAR...
sot paige - he is a rabid fan of tina fey and it hink that all of this is abotu positioning himself to meet and get his picture taken with tina fey.
GREY HITS THE STAGE IN DENVER ON AUGUST 14.
JUDY LE...13WMAZ...EYEWITNESS NEWS.
THE TOUR WILL END ON SEPTEMBER SECOND AND WILL HIT 16 CITIES.
FOR A FULL LIST...CHECK OUT OUR WEBSTORY AT 13-WMAZ-DOT-COM.
OFFICIALS SAY SUNDAY NIGHT ONLY ABOUT THREE-THOUSAND PEOPLE IN COLORADO SPRINGS STILL COULDN'T RETURN TO THEIR HOMES.
BUT, SOME OF THEM DID GET A CHANCE TO TAKE A BRIEF TOUR OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS... TO SEE WHAT WAS LEFT OF THEIR PROPERTY.
DREW LEVINSON HAS THE LATEST FROM COLORADO SPRINGS
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Thousands of people living in some of the hardest hit areas of the Waldo Canyon fire lined up early at checkpoints Sunday.
(NEW VIDEO OF PEOPLE IN MOUNTAIN SHADOWS)
These residents of Mountain Shadows got a chance to see their property for the first time since
(DISSOLVE INTO FIRES)
the raging wildfires drove them out a week ago.
( NEW VIDEO OF PEOPLE IN MOUNTAIN SHADOWS )
For some-their homes are still standing- but for others -they returned to see the charred remains of where they once lived.
(--NATSOUND OF RED CROSS CREW LEAVING--)
"I'LL GET IN THE BACK SEAT"
Red Cross mental health counselors were with them.
(:28-:42)(--SOT: DANELLE STOPPEL/PHYSCOLGIST--)
"WHAT WE DO IS LISTEN, GIVE THEM REASSURANCES, BUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY TELL YOU ARE THINGS THAT THEY NEED TO REPEAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND THAT IS PART OF THE HEALING PROCESS THAT THEY CAN TALK TO SOMEONE.
(--NATSOUND INSIDE SHELTER--)
By, Sunday night, most of the 30-thousand evacuees - many of whom spent time in shelters - had finally gotten the all clear to go home..
That included Tanya Rose who spent eight nights sleeping on a cot.
(:56-1:00)(--SOT: TANYA ROSE/EVACUEE--)
"I'VE HAD A COUPLE OF CRABBY DAYS BUT THEY'VE PASSED"
(1:01-1:11)(--STANDUP: DREW LEVINSON REPORING--)
"THE WALDO CANYON FIRE HAS SCORCHED MORE THAN 17-THOUSAND ACRES. More than 15-hundred FIREFIGHTERS CONTINUE TO WORK DAY AND NIGHT TO BRING IT UNDER CONTROL. THEIR EFFORTS HAVE NOT GONE UNNOTICED."
(--NATSOUND CHEERING AS BUS FULL OF FIREFIGHTERS GOES BY--)
Every day the locals cheer on the firefighters as they head up into the mountains to battle the blazes
(--SOT--)
"GRATEFUL, SO GRATEFUL, I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE HOW HARD THEY ARE WORKING AND HOW TIRED THEY MUST BE"
Even though firefighters are gaining ground - their battle could go through the month.
OFFICIALS SAY THE WALDO CANYON FIRE IS ABOUT 55 PERCENT CONTAINED AND HAS DESTROYED ABOUT 350 HOMES.
EVERYDAY... YOU TRUST THAT THE THINGS YOU BRING INTO YOUR HOME ARE SAFE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. BUT WHEN THOSE PRODUCTS DON'T WORK THE WAY THEY SHOULD... THE COMPANY ISSUES A RECALL TO PROTECT YOU.
DOLE FRESH VEGETABLES IS RECALLING OVER 25-HUNDRED CASES OF THEIR HEARTS OF ROMAINE BAGGED SALAD... WITH A USE BY DATE OF JUNE TWENTY-SIXTH... BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLE RISK OF LISTERIA.
NO ILLNESSES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
THE PRODUCT CODE BEING RECALLED IS 0-5-4-0-N-1-6-5-1-1-2-A OR B.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 800-356-3111
DELTA ELECTRONICS IS RECALLING THEIR HARBOR BREEZE BATH FANS WITH HEATER AND LIGHT BECAUSE THE FAN'S BLADES CAN FAIL TO ROTATE PROPERLY CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT AND POSING A FIRE HAZARD.
THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED ELEVEN REPORTS OF THE FAN OVERHEATING... AND THREE REPORTS OF MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
THE FANS WERE SOLD AT LOWE'S STORES NATIONWIDE FROM SEPTEMBER 20-10 TO MARCH 20-12
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 855-301-6578.
ALLTRADE TOOLS IS RECALLING ITS KAWASAKI CORDLESS DRILLS BECAUSE THE TRIGGER SWITCHES CAN SHORT AND GENERATE EXCESSIVE HEAT POSING A BURN HAZARD.
THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED 33 REPORTS... AND ONE INJURY.
THE DRILLS WERE SOLD AT COSTCO STORES FROM MAY 2011 TO FEBRUARY 2012.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 800-727-7420.
THAT'S IT FOR THIS WEEK'S RECALL WRAP... FOR MORE INFORMATION ON RECALLED PRODUCTS... VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT 13 WMAZ DOT COM.
CLICK ON THE FEATURES DROPDOWN MENU... THEN SELECT RECALLS.