GOOD EVENING.
I'M CANDACE ADORKA.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
FIRST TONIGHT... LITTLE LEAGUE FEVER IS HEATING UP WITH THE TEMPERATURE IN WARNER ROBINS.
THIS MORNING, THE GEORGIA GIRLS TOOK TO THE FIELD FIRST... TAKING ON ALABAMA.
COURTNEY LYLE WAS AT THE BALL PARK TO CATCH THE ACTION... COURTNEY HOW DID THE GIRLS DO?
CANDACE, THE YOUND LADIES REPRESENTING THE PEACH STATE WERE IN A WIN TO SURVIVE SITUATION.
GEORGIA LOST IT'S FIRST GAME ON FRIDAY TO FLORIDA AND HAD TO BEAT BAMA IN ORDER TO GET A SHOT AT THE SEMIFINALS.
THE RED AND NAVY DIDN'T WASTE ANYTIME GETTING ON THE BOARD THEY SCORED RIGHT OFF THE BAT IN THE TOP OF THE FIRST.
AND WENT ON TO WIN IT 4 TO 1.
GEORGIA IS NOW FOCUSED ON NORTH CAROLINA.
THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO PLAY EACH OTHER ON THURSDAY,, BUT RAIN POST-PONED THE GAME.
TOMORROW'S CONTEST IS AT NOON.. WITH A SPOT IN THE SEMI-FINALS ON THE LINE.
THANKS SO MUCH, COURTNEY. WE'LL HEAR MORE FROM YOU ON THE REST OF THE SPORTSCAST IN A FEW MINUTES.
ANOTHER COMPETITION... OF OLYMPIAN PROPORTIONS... PUT SEVERAL FAMILIES' ATHLETIC PROWESS TO THE TEST TODAY.
INSTEAD OF ARCHERY AND BASKETBALL... MOMS, DADS, AND THEIR KIDS COMPETED IN BLIND-FOLDED HIDE AND SEEK... AND BALLOON STOMPING.
VIDEOJOURNALIST KIM BURDEN SHOWS YOU THE QUEST FOR THE GOLD... CENTRAL GEORGIA STYLE.
THE FAMILY OLYMPICS WAS COORDINATED BY JULIA WOOD. . . AND JUST LIKE THE REAL THING... THE CHAMPS WENT HOME WITH MEDALS.
THE ARTS HAVE TAKEN OVER DOWNTOWN MACON TODAY WITH BRAGG JAM....
MANY OF THE 46 BANDS WILL HIT THE STAGE LATER ON TONIGHT... BUT SOME FUTURE ROCK STARS GOT THE SHOW STARTED THIS AFTERNOON.
IT WAS PART OF THE ARTS AT THE PARK EVENT WHICH OFFERED MUSIC... BUT ALSO SEVRAL ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN.
SOME GOT TO MAKE POTTERY...TIE-DYE SHIRTS...AND EVEN PAINT THEIR OWN MASTERPIECE.
ARTS AT THE PARK WAS HELD IN THE LOT OUTSIDE THE GEORGIA SPORTS HALL OF FAME.
WHILE THE KIDS GOT TO SHOWCASE THEIR CREATIVITY... THE BEST PRODUCT WAS TIME SPENT TOGETHER.
KAYLIN STONE, MACON: BECAUSE IT'S VERY NICE TO SPEND TIME WITH MY FAMILY
KAMILLE JAMES, MACON:CAUSE WE GET TO PLAY AND WE GET TO GO OUTSIDE TOGETHER.
SOME PARENTS WHO PLAN TO ENJOY THE BRAGG JAM CONCERT CRAWL TONIGHT SAY THE RESERVED ART FEST FOR THEIR KIDS.
STACY STONE, MACON: THE KIDS NEED TO BE INVOLVED TOO, YOU CAN'T LEAVE THEM OUT IT;'S REALLY ABOUT ART AND MUSIC AND THEY HAVE IT FOR THE KIDS AND THEN THEY HAVE IT FOR THE ADULTS AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING.
STACY FLOYD, MACON: BECAUSE YOU KNOW A LOT OF TIMES, ESPECIALLY ON THE WEEKENDS, I WORK MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WEEKENDS, WEEKENDS, YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE KIDS AND IT'S A GREAT TO BRING THEM DOWNTOWN
BRAGG FEST WAS INSPIRED BY THE LATE BRAX AND TATE BRAGG.
THE BROTHERS LIVED AND MADE MUSIC IN MACON... AND TRAVELLED AROUND THE COUNTRY.
THE ARTS AND MUSIC FESTIVAL HAS GIVEN MORE THAN 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS BACK TO LOCAL CHARITIES IN HONOR OF THE BROTHERS.
PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT THE OCMULGEE HERITAGE TRAIL AND OTHER LOCAL ART EFFORTS.
BRAGG JAM IS NOT THE ONLY PARTY IN TOWN... INGLESIDE VILLAGE PIZZA IS CELEBRATING 20 YEARS SLINGING OUT AWARD-WINNING PIES.
WE CAUGHT UP WITH THE OWNER TINA DICKSON AS SHE REFLECTS ON HER SUCCESS.
<<"IT'S ABOUT TO COME OUT OF THE OVEN RIGHT NOW..."
THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE AT TINA DICKSON'S PIZZA SHOP IS CONSTANT... BUT SATURDAY... IT WAS A CELEBRATION.
"I MEAN WOW! 20 YEARS!"
OF 2 DECADES OF HARD WORK... "PRECISION CUT BALLS OF DOUGH..." GOOD TIMES... **LAUGHTER**... AND GOOD FOOD...**PIZZA SLICES**
DICKSON SAYS... AT THE AGE OF 29, SHE JUMPED INTO THE PIZZA BUSINESS BECAUSE SHE WASN'T HAPPY AT HER FULL TIME JOB.
"MY FIRST CUSTOMERS WERE THESE TWO LITTLE BOYS, RICH AND JOSIE. THEY RODE THEIR BICYCLES INFRONT OF THE BUILDIGN FOR BAOUT A HOUR AND A HALF BECAUSE THEY HAD TO BE OUR FIRST CUSTOMERS."
SINCE THEN... INGLESIDE VILLAGE PIZZA HAS WON MANY MORE HEARTS.
"THE GROOMS CAKE AT OUR WEDDING WA SINGLESIDE VILLAGE PIZZA, SO THAT WAS OUR WEDDING GIFT FROM TINA AND ACUTALLY IT WAS THE BIGGEST HIT OF THE WHOLE WEDDING RECEPTION.
IT'S ALSO WON RECOGNITION AMONG LOCAL CRITICS.
"I HAVE WON ALL THE FOODIE AWARDS FOR BEST PIZZA, MOST OF THE 11TH HOUR AWARDS FOR BEST PIZZA AND WHEN THE TELEGRAPH DOES THEIR BEST OF THE BEST I GENERALLY WIN BEST PIZZA."
BUT DICKSON SAYS THE HIGHEST ACCOLADES COME FROM THE CUSTOMERS.
"EVERYDAY THERE'S SOMEBODY WHO HASN'T BEEN HERE BEFORE. I MAKE SURE THEY COME BACK AND TELL ME WHAT THEY THINK AND EVERYBODY.... IT'S BEEN ALL GOOD."
SHE SAYS SHE AND HER EMPLOYEES WORK TO DELIVER GOOD FOOD... GOOD PRICES... AND GOOD SERVICE.
"PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF MACON ALWAYS KNOW ABOUT INGLESIDE VILLAGE PIZZA AND YES ITS A HUGE PART OF THE COOMUNITY."
IT'S A RECIPE THAT'S WORKED WELL SINCE 1992...
AS FOR THE FUTURE....
"KEEP ON GOING... KEEP ON GOING...">>
DICKSON HAS A SECOND LOCATION AT MERCER VILLAGE ON MONTPELLIER ROAD.
SHE DIDN'T SAY IF SHE'S PLANNING TO EXPAND ANY FURTHER.
WARNER ROBINS' CITY HALL IS BACK IN BUSINESS... STARTING MONDAY MORNING.
IF YOU STOPPED BY FRIDAY, YOU MAY HAVE FOUND DOORS CLOSED AND LIGHTS OUT.
THAT'S BECAUSE THE AIR CONDITIONER SHUT DOWN... SENDING EMPLOYEES HOME AND CAUSING CUSTOMERS TO RESCHEDULE THEIR BUSINESS FOR ANOTHER DAY.
MAYOR CHUCK SHAHEEN SAYS THE PROBLEM'S SINCE BEEN FIXED... AND HOURS WILL BE BACK TO NORMAL NEXT WEEK
FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF JESSICA GHAWI GATHERED AT A MEMORIAL SERVICE IN SAN ANTONIO TODAY.
GHAWI WAS AN ASPIRING BROADCASTER WHOSE DREAM OF DOING T-V SPORTS ... ENDED IN THE COLORADO THEATER SHOOTING LAST WEEK.
KAREN BROWN ATTENDED THE SERVICE.
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HER HOME STATE'S FLAG FLEW IN HER HONOR...AS JESSICA GHAWI'S (GAH'-WEE) FAMILY AND FRIENDS GATHERED IN SAN ANTONIO TO CELEBRATE THE ASPIRING SPORTSCASTER'S LIFE .
(SOT JACOB GARZA/FRIEND) "..SHE NEVER LIVED WITHOUT PASSION, SHE WILL NEVER STOP AMAZING ME! SHE WILL LIVE ON IN OUR HEARTS AND SOULS."
THERE WERE TEARS FOR THE 24 YEAR OLD WITH A PASSION FOR HOCKEY
(NATS 11:46:45) LAUGHING
AND SOME LAUGHTER..ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS VIDEO PLAYED SHOWING HER AS AN INTERN - FALLING ON THE ICE AS SHE CONDUCTED HER FIRST AN INTERVIEW.
GAHWI SURVIVED A DEADLY SHOOTING AT A TORONTO MALL LAST MONTH..BUT WAS ONE OF THE 12 KILLED WHEN JAMES HOLMES ALLEGEDLY OPENED FIRE INSIDE A MIDNIGHT SHOWING OF THE NEW BATMAN MOVIE IN AURORA, CO
(SOT JC CARPENTER)
JUST NOT FOCUS ON HIM I DONT WANT TO SAY HIS NAME, I DON'T WANT TO FOCUS ON HIM. IT IS ALL ABOUT THE VICTIMS.
HER BROTHER, JORDAN GHAWI.
(SOT 12:13:16) IF THIS COWARD COULD HAVE DONE THIS WITH THIS MUCH HATE IMAGINE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THIS MUCH LOVE
(STANDUP KAREN BROWN, TEXAS) THE MEMORIAL HERE IN SAN ANTONIO FOCUSED ON JESSICA'S PASSION FOR LIFE.. BUT HER FAMILY MADE A POINT TO REMEMBER THE OTHERS WHO DIED ESPECIALLY THE ONES WHO DIED PROTECTING OTHERS..
(NATS) MUSIC
MATT MCQUINN WAS ONE THEM.
HE WAS REMEMBERED IN OHIO SATURDAY.,
THE 27-YEAR-OLD DIED PROTECTING HIS GIRLFRIEND.
(SOT , PASTOR HERB SHAFFER/ MCQUINN'S UNCLE 2:26 SATU126) "IN MOMENTS OF CRISIS, THE TRUE CHARACTER OF A PERSON COMES OUT. WE SAW A PICTURE OF MATT IN THAT MOMENT IN CRISIS WHEN HE RESPONDED HIS IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WAS TO PROTECT THE ONE THAT HE LOVED.
(NATS 13:00:36) BAGPIPES PLAYING
SIX OF THE VICTIMS HAVE NOW BEEN LAID TO REST...THERE ARE STILL SIX MORE FUNERALS TO COME.
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STAFF SERGEANT JESSE CHILDRESS WAS ALSO LAID TO REST TODAY AT A PRIVATE SERVICE IN COLORADO.
IF YOU THOUGHT THE TESTS OF ENDURANCE AT THE OLYMPICS... ALL HAPPENED INSIDE THE STADIUM... THIS NEXT STORY WILL MAKE YOU RECONSIDER.
IMAGINE THIS... ONE MAN...A RICKSHAW... AND SIXTEEN COUNTRIES...
HE'S KNOWN ONLY AS CHEN.
AND HIS JOURNEY TO THE OLYMPIC OPENING CEREMONIES SPANNED SIXTEEN COUNTRIES AND SEVERAL CONTINENTS.
CHEN STARTED IN CHINA...
HE WOULD USE FOOT-POWER TO PEDAL AS FAR AS HE COULD... AND THEN COUNT ON BOAT TO CROSS WATER WHEN NEEDED.