GOOD EVENING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US..
I'M FRANK MALLOY..
AND I'M LEAH JOHNSON..THIS IS EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 11.
OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT... A ROADSIDE BOMBING IN AFGHANISTAN KILLED AN EATONTON NATIVE THIS WEEK.
AS JUDY LE TELLS US... WHILE THE FAMILY MOURNS... THEIR CITY RALLIES BEHIND THEM.
(her brother said it's the only time youll see her smiling without any teeth)
WHAT'S LEFT...ARE MEMORIES.
(they said she was the best driver over there...in her unit)
A FAMILY IN EATONTON IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF THEIR DAUGHTER... A SOLDIER... KILLED BY A ROADSIDE BOMBING IN AFGHANISTAN.
ARMY SPECIALIST....ERICA ALECKSEN...OF THE 978TH MILITARY POLICE BRIGADE DIED MONDAY.
(this was when she first went in..2010. and this was made in christmas time. this past christmas. it's the last one we have of her)
MAURINE HUGGINS...ALECKSEN'S GRANDMOTHER...THUMBED THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHS...GETTING READY FOR THE SATURDAY FUNERAL.
(this was 11 years old..5th grade)
HUGGINS WOULD NOT SPEAK TO US ON CAMERA...BUT SHE SAYS HER GRANDDAUGHTER WAS KIND...AND DIDN'T HAVE AN ENEMY IN THE WORLD.
standup - while i was talking to huggins, her phone kept ringing and many people stopped by to brign flowers and offer their condolences. in a town like eatonton where everybody kind of knows everyone...a death like this affects the entire communtiy.
sot I WATCHED HER GROW UP IT WAS TRAGIC AND SHOCKING AND VERY SAD
sot ITS DEVASTATING EVERYTIME WE LOSE SOMEONE IN A WAR THATS GONE ON A LONG TIME BUT WHEN YOU SEE SOMEOEN SO CLOSE TO HOME..ITS EXTRMELY DEVASTATING
sot when we lose a child from the communtiy...everyoen hurts.
ALECKSON WAS 21...AND A GRADUATE OF PUTNAM COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.
sot - THOSE WHO DIDNT KNOW HERE TALKED LIEK THEY KNEW HER AND IT JUST MADE EVERYONE CLOSER YA KNOW
AS HUGGINS LEAFED THROUGH PICTURES...SHE TOLD ME STORY (NAT) AFTER STORY OF A LIFE LIVED TO THE FULLEST. (NAT)
JUDY LE...13WMAZ...EYEWITNESS NEWS.
THE REST OF ALECKSON'S FAMILY IS IN DELAWARE TONIGHT... RETRIEVING HER BODY.
A VIEWING WILL BE HELD SATURDAY AT THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN EATONTON AT 9 A-M..
THE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BEGIN AT 11 A-M.
THE NATIONAL GUARD ANNOUNCED LAST YEAR THAT IT WOULD REDUCE IT'S FORCE BY MORE THAN 5-THOUSAND POSITIONS AT 54 NATIONAL GUARD ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
BUT THEY ANNOUNCED TODAY...THEY'RE REVERSING THEIR DECISION TO CUT 50 JOBS AT ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE.
SPOKESWOMAN MARY THERESE TEBBE SAYS IT'S BECAUSE OF THE HARD WORK OF SEVERAL GEORGIA NATIONAL GUARD LEADERS ON CAPITOL HILL THAT THE LOSSES HAVE BEEN STOPPED.
JOBS AT SAVANNAH'S GUARD UNIT WERE ALSO SAVED.
GENERAL BILL WELSH EXPLAINS HOW THE REVERSAL WILL AFFECT GEORGIA'S GUARD.
Brigadier General Bill Welsh:"Whether that's here supporting the homeland defense, homeland security or whether that's overseas supporting the combat commanders around the globe we need the resources to be able to do our job and to do our mission and this will enable us to be able to continue to do that mission."
GENERAL WELSH WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS THE DECIDING FACTOR IN KEEPING THE JOBS... BUT HE SAID THE MILITARY SUPPORT IN WARNER ROBINS DIDN'T HURT.
MORE DETAILS CAME OUT TODAY IN THE CASE AGAINST A TAYLOR COUNTY COUPLE ACCUSED OF LOCKING THEIR 15-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER IN A CHICKEN COOP.
G-B-I AGENT WAYNE SMITH SAYS WHEN THEY ARRESTED DIANA AND SAMUEL FRANKLIN TUESDAY.. THEY SAW AN ELECTRIC-SHOCK DOG COLLAR SITTING ON A TABLE.
HE SAYS THE GIRL TOLD INVESTIGATORS THE PAIR USED A SHOCK COLLAR TO PUNISH HER.
THE G-B-I NOW HAS THE COLLAR.. AND WILL USE IT AS EVIDENCE.
THE FRANKLIN'S BONDED OUT OF JAIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.. ACCORDING TO SMITH.
WE WENT TO THEIR HOME ON EAST OLD WIRE ROAD IN BUTLER TODAY... BUT NO ONE WOULD ANSWER THE DOOR.. EVEN THOUGH WE HEARD TALKING AND A T-V ON INSIDE THE HOUSE.
WHEN WE CALLED THE HOME PHONE NUMBER.. DIANA FRANKLIN ANSWERED.. AND TOLD US SHE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO COMMENT.
SHE TOLD US TO TALK TO THEIR LAWYER KEVIN BRADLEY.
WE CALLED HIS MACON OFFICE SEVERAL TIMES.
HE HAS NOT RETURNED OUR PHONE CALLS.
BUT IN MAY... HE RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING THAT THE FRANKLINS DENIED MISTREATING THEIR DAUGHTER.
THREE HOUSTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES FACING DISMISSAL FOR ALLEGEDLY USING A PRESSURE WASHER ON AN INMATE... ARE APPEALING.
THAT'S ACCORDING TO CHIEF DEPUTY BILLY RAPE.
HE SAYS SHERIFF CULLEN TALTON NOW HAS FIVE DAYS TO SCHEDULE APPEAL HEARINGS FOR LIEUTENANT SHANNON PERRY AND SERGEANTS MICHELLE BECKHAM AND RYAN BURLESON.
THE INCIDENT HAPPENED LAST MONTH AT THE JAIL.
THE INMATE WAS NOT INJURED.
TALTON ALSO SUSPENDED FOUR JAIL GUARDS WITHOUT PAY... FOR TWO TO FIVE DAYS EACH.
POLICE SAY THEY NEED YOUR HELP FINDING TWO PEOPLE WHO ROBBED A MACON CONVENIENCE STORE TUESDAY NIGHT.
ACCORDING TO A POLICE NEWS RELEASE... TWO MEN WITH HANDGUNS ENTERED THE TOP LINE STORE IN THE 4900 BLOCK OF BLOOMFIELD ROAD JUST AFTER 10:30 P.M.
THE RELEASE ALSO SAYS.... ONE OF THE MEN WENT BEHIND THE COUNTER AND TOOK SOME MONEY.
THE OTHER MAN... ACCORDING TO POLICE... ACTED AS THE LOOKOUT. HE IS NOT SEEN IN THIS PICTURE.
AS THE PAIR RAN AWAY.... SOMEONE INSIDE THE STORE RAN AFTER THE SUSPECTS AND FIRED TWO SHOTS.
NO ONE WAS HIT AND NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE ROBBERY.
IF YOU RECOGNIZE THE MAN IN THE PICTURE, OR HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE CASE.... CONTACT MACON REGIONAL CRIMESTOPPERS AT 1-877-68-CRIME.
THE MACON CITY LANDFILL HAS THREE MONTHS LEFT TO CLEAN UP ITS ACT BEFORE THE NEXT STATE INSPECTION.
IN THE PAST NINE MONTHS... ASSISTANT DIRECTOR LARRY DUNNING SAYS THEY BUDGETED OVER FIVE-HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
THAT INCLUDES MONEY FOR ROCKS AND GRASS SEED TO CONTROL EROSION... A NEW WATER TRUCK... AND 11 UPGRADED METHANE GAS WELLS.
THE LANDFILL ALSO HAS HELP FROM STATE PRISONERS WHO PICK UP STRAY TRASH.
AFTER 19 VIOLATIONS IN THE LAST INSPECTION... THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION HIT THE CITY WITH A 35-THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE.
DUNNING SAYS THEY'VE STEPPED UP THEIR GAME AT THE LANDFILL.. TO KEEP MORE PROBLEMS FROM PILING UP.
we're starting a new process for self-auditing which is called 'act'... assess the problem.. correct the problem... train so the problems not recurring
THE STATE GAVE THEM UNTIL OCTOBER SEVENTH TO FINISH THE REST OF THEIR PROJECTS.
LATER THIS MONTH..TWO CONSULTANTS WILL HOLD DIVERSITY TRAINING... FOR BIBB COUNTY SCHOOL OFFICIALS.
SCHOOL SPOKESMAN DONNIE PORTER SAYS THE SESSIONS WILL BE HELD JULY 26TH AND 27... FOR THE DISTRICT'S PRINCIPALS... ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL....DIRECTORS....COORDINATORS, AND DEPARTMENT HEADS.
IT'S PART OF SUPERINTENDENT ROMAIN DALLEMAND'S MACON MIRACLE PLAN... AND THE GOAL IS TO TEACH SCHOOL LEADERS TO IMPROVE STUDENT PERFORMANCE.
CONSULTANTS FROM GLENN SINGLETON'S PACIFIC EDUCATION GROUP WILL LEAD THE TRAINING.
SOME CRITICS EARLIER THIS YEAR SAID SINGLETON'S TRAINING PROGRAM ACTUALLY MAKES THINGS WORSE... BY CAUSING RACIAL TENSIONS.
PORTER SAYS THE COMPANY WILL BE PAID JUST OVER 18 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE TWO DAY SESSIONS.
HE COULD NOT SAY IF LATER SESSIONS ARE SCHEDULED FOR OTHER SCHOOL STAFF.
ben gives three day forecast
THANKS BEN.. WE'LL TALK WITH YOU AGAIN IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAVE MADE GOOD ON A PLEDGE TO HOLD ANOTHER REPEAL VOTE ON THE PRESIDENT'S HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL
WHILE THEY INSIST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT THE LAW GONE..
DEMOCRATS CALLED THE VOTE A WASTE OF TIME.
DANIELLE NOTTINGHAM BRINGS YOU BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE.
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SOUND UP ON THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 244 THE NAYS ARE 185 - THE BILL IS PASSED
This is the 33rd time the Republican-controlled House has voted to scrap all or part of President Obama's health care reform law.
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Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), House Majority Leader
THIS LAW WAS WRONG WHEN WE VOTED ON IT - THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DIDN'T WANT IT THEN AND THEY DON'T WANT IT NOW
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Republicans promised this repeal vote the same day the Supreme Court ruled that the Affordable Care Act IS constitutional.
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Rep. Rose Delauro/ (D-CT)
REPEALING THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IS WRONG, IT WAS WRONG THE FIRST TIME, IT WAS WRONG THE 31ST TIME, WELCOME TO GROUNDHOG DAY IN THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Danielle Nottingham/ CBS News
Republicans know their repeal effort is doomed in the Democrat-controlled Senate.. but the vote forces everyone to go on the record as for or against the law this campaign season.
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Rep. Peter Roskam/ (R-IL)
"THE VOTERS GET THE FINAL VOTE IN NOVEMBER, STAY TUNED."
Democrats called the repeal effort a political stunt.
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Rep. John Dingle/ (D-MI)
YOU'RE WASTING THE TIME OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE YOU'RE WASTING THE TIME OF THE CONGRESS
Most Democrats argued in strong support of the law.. but a handful in tough re-election fights voted for repeal.
SEVERAL HOUSE DEMOCRATS LOST THEIR SEATS IN 2010... IN PART BECAUSE THEY VOTED FOR THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
PRESUMED REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY MADE AN APPEAL TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN VOTERS.. AND GOT THE CROWD RILED UP WHEN HE MENTIONED HEALTH CARE.
ROMNEY SPOKE AT THE N-DOULBE-A-C-P'S NATIONAL CONVENTION IN HOUSTON TODAY..
HE ASKED FOR SUPPORT.. BUT WHEN HE MENTIONED HIS PLANS FOR THE PLAN CRITICS CALL OBAMACARE.. THE RESPONSE WASN'T VERY SUPPORTIVE..
Mitt Romney, (R) Presidential Candidate: "I'm going to eliminate every non essential expensive non-essential program I can find. And that includes Obamacare- (NAT BOOS) and I'm going to work to reform and save (boos)."
POLLS SHOW AFRICAN-AMERICANS OVERWHELMINGLY PREFER PRESIDENT OBAMA.. 87 PERCENT.. COMPARED TO ROMNEY'S FIVE PERCENT.
TALK ABOUT YOUR CATCH OF THE DAY...
A WOMAN FISHING OFF HER MYRTLE BEACH DOCK GOT A LITTLE MORE THAN SHE BARGAINED FOR...
It's a shark! It's a shark!
THAT'S RIGHT... AS SARAH BRAME WENT TO REEL IN HER CATCH.. A SHARK JUMPED OUT OF THE WATER AND SNAGGED THE FISH FOR HIMSELF.
IT SHOCKED BRAME AND HER FISHING COMPANIONS... BUT THEY DID MANAGE TO CATCH THE SHARK ON CAMERA.
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