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GOOD EVENING AND THANKS FOR JOINING US..
I'M LEAH JOHNSON...
THIS IS EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 11.
TOMORROW MORNING A WARNER ROBINS CHURCH WILL GIVE AWAY TURKEYS AND ALL THE TRIMMINGS .
NEW HOPE INTERNATIONAL PLANS TO FEED AND BECOME HEROES FOR UP TO 20-THOUSAND PEOPLE THIS THANKSGIVING.
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VOLUNTEERS SPENT THE LAST FEW DAYS ORGANIZING THE DONATIONS INTO THANKSGIVING DINNERS.
ORGANIZER LINDA THOMAS SAYS THEY HAVE SO MUCH FOOD... THAT THEY HAVE TO STORE MOST OF IT OFF SITE... AND BRING IT TO THE CHURCH AS NEEDED.
THEY HAVE 500 TURKEYS ON-SITE.
AFTER THOSE ARE GONE... THEY'LL START HANDING OUT THEIR 18-HUNDRED TURKEY VOUCHERS.
SHE SAYS THE LINE LAST YEAR... STRETCHED ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CHURCH... AND PEOPLE STARTED ARRIVING HOURS BEFORE THE DOORS OPENED.
THEY FED MORE THAN 15-HUNDRED FAMILIES... OR 8-THOUSAND PEOPLE.
Linda Thomas, Warner Robins: (20:50) "I could not sit at home with my family at Thanksgiving dinner and think somebody wouldn't have something to eat. It's just so dear to my heart."
DOORS OPEN AT NEW HOPE INTERNATIONAL CHURCH FOR FEED THE CITY AT 8-AM TOMORROW.
THE GIVEAWAY LASTS UNTIL THE FOOD RUNS OUT... WHICH WAS ABOUT 3 P-M LAST YEAR.
THE CHURCH IS ON THE RUSSELL PARKWAY EXTENSION... NEAR 1-75.
CALL THE NEW HOPE OFFICE AT 478-953-7898 FOR MORE INFORMATION.
AGAIN THAT'S 478-953-7898.
IF YOU WANT TO JOIN THE HERO ARMY... VISIT OUR WEBSITE.. 13WMAZ DOT COM.
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CONSTRUCTION ALONG HEATH ROAD IN BIBB COUNTY COULD SOON PUT A BUMP IN YOUR COMMUTE.
BIBB COUNTY PLANS TO REPLACE AN OLD CLAY PIPE TO PREVENT ANY HAZARDS.
BUT THE CONSTRUCTION WILL CAUSE SOME DETOURS.
BOFTA YIMAM SHOWS YOU WHERE THE DETOUR TAKES PLACE.. .AND HOW LONG IT COULD LAST.
YOU MAY SEE THE FIRST OF MANY SIGNS TO COME... ALONG HEATH ROAD... REMINDING DRIVERS ABOUT A ROAD CLOSURE THAT TAKES EFFECT SATURDAY ... BY WEAVER MIDDLE SCHOOL. (TAKE MAP) THE ROAD WILL DETOUR FROM THOMASTON ROAD TO COLUMBUS ROAD.
Harris Yaughn "I don't think its going to interfere with us too much."
HARRIS YAUGHN SAYS HE DOESN'T EXPECT THE CLOSURE TO CHANGE HIS COMMUTE... BUT SAYS OTHERS MAY NOT FEEL THE SAME.
Yaughn, "A lot of people travel this road going to work, back and forth every morning, every afternoon, its more like a freeway."
Steve Layson, But when we began to look at it we realized that the whole pipe had failed."
BIBB COUNTY CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STEVE LAYSON SAYS THEY DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM ABOUT A WEEK AGO. HE SAYS RECENT HEAVY RAINS CAUSED THE ROAD TO DIP. TUESDAY... COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TOOK AN EMERGENCY VOTE TO START WORK. LAYSON SAYS THE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED ABOUT TWO WEEKS. HE SAYS APPLING BROTHERS CONTRACTORS WILL DO THE JOB... FOR ABOUT 16-THOUSAND.... BUT SAYS IT COULD COST MORE.
Layson, "But anytime you recognize an issue like this you have to go ahead and deal with it."
BIBB COUNTY SCHOOLS SPOKESMAN CHRIS FLOORE SAYS ALL OF THEIR SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED NEXT WEEK... LAYSON SAYS PART OF THE WORK SHOULD BE DONE BY THE TIME STUDENTS RETURN... BUT SAYS COUNTY ENGINEERS ARE WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL ON TRAFFIC PLANS. YAUGHN SAYS THE TEMPORARY BUMP IN HIS COMMUTE... WILL BE WORTH IT... DOWN THE ROAD.
Yaughn, "For safety sake it needs to be fixed."
BOFTA YIMAM 13WMAZ EYEWITNESS NEWS
LAYSON SAYS THE COUNTY WILL SUPPLY THE PIPES AND MATERIALS AND HAUL OFF ANY DEBRIS.
A DODGE COUNTY WOMAN ACCUSED OF KILLING AN INFANT SHE WAS BABYSITTING WILL SERVE A FIVE-YEAR SENTENCE WITH AT LEAST TWO OF THOSE YEARS SPENT IN STATE PRISON.
AMY ROGERS JONES COULD HAVE FACED UP TO SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER AND RECKLESS CONDUCT.
SHE WAS ACCUSED OF KILLING THREE MONTH OLD JACI MORGAN ROGERS IN JANUARY 2008 IN WHAT A GBI INVESTIGATOR CALLED A "SHAKEN-BABY" DEATH.
A JUDGE SENTENCED JONES TODAY IN DODGE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT.
THE SENTENCING CAME AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF TESTIMONY.
THE MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHERS OF THE BABY SPOKE ABOUT LIFE AFTER THE INFANTS DEATH.
THE DEFENSE BROUGHT IN CHARACTER WITNESSES ON JONES' BEHALF...AS WELL AS SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL EXPERTS WHO DISPUTED SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME.
BUT DISTRICT ATTORNEY TIM VAUGHN SAYS NONE OF THAT REALLY MATTERED.
JONES IS A MOTHER OF THREE.
SHE WAS PREGNANT WITH HER THIRD CHILD AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
PEACH COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES HAS NEW EQUIPMENT THEY SAY CAN GIVE YOU A BETTER CHANCE AT SURVIVING A HEART ATTACK.
PEACH COUNTY E-M-S DIRECTOR ALFONZO FORD SAYS THE DEPARTMENT BOUGHT TWO TYPES OF EQUIPMENT THAT WILL GIVE PATIENTS BETTER AND FASTER MEDICAL HELP.
THE FIRST DEVICE...CALLED A 12 LEAD E-K-G TRANSMISSION SYSTEM...FAXES AND EMAILS VITAL SIGNS TO NEARBY HOSPITALS SO THEY CAN EXPECT THE PATIENT.
THE OTHER DEVICE...CALLED AN AUTO PULSE
C-P-R UNIT...AUTOMATICALLY PERFORMS CHEST COMPRESSIONS.
FORD SAYS THE C-P-R UNIT GIVES EIGHTY PERCENT MORE BLOOD CIRCULATION THAN MANUAL C-P-R.
HE SAYS IT'S NOT ONLY BETTER FOR PATIENTS, IT'S SAFER FOR PARAMEDICS.
Alfonzo Ford, Peach County EMS
"With the auto pulse...the auto pulse provides that compression for you and it allows the paramedic to be securely belted in the unit while the truck is in motion."
FORD SAYS OUTFITTING TWO AMBULANCES WITH THE EQUIPMENT COST ABOUT SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
ZOLL...THE COMPANY THAT MAKES THE LIFEBAND AUTO PULSE UNIT SAYS..... PEACH COUNTY IS THE FIRST IN CENTRAL GEORGIA TO HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY.
CENTRAL STATE HOSPITAL SAYS IT HAS TEMPORARILY STOPPED ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS.
TOM WILSON WITH THE STATE SAYS..... THE HOSPITAL IS ON DIVERSION TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO WORK ON THEIR PROBLEMS.
HE SAYS THEY FALL INTO THREE MAIN CATEGORIES:
PATIENT ON PATIENT ASSAULTS... SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH BUILDINGS ... AND SIGNS OF INEFFECTIVE TREATMENT... SUCH AS RE-ADMISSION RATE.
CENTRAL STATE IS GEORGIA'S LARGEST HOSPITAL FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS.
THEY HAVE 456 PATIENTS.
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY FOUR PEOPLE IN NORTH CAROLINA HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR A TYPE OF SWINE FLU THAT'S RESISTANT TO THE DRUG TAMIFLU.
IT'S THE FIRST CLUSTER OF MANY CASES SEEN IN THE U-S.
HEALTH EXPERTS SAY THE FOUR CASES WERE REPORTED AT DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER IN DURHAM OVER THE PAST SIX WEEKS.
TAMIFLU IS ONE OF TWO MEDICINES USED TO FIGHT SWINE FLU.
MEDICAL LEADERS SAY THEY'RE CLOSELY WATCHING FOR SIGNS THAT THE VIRUS IS MUTATING... MAKING DRUGS INEFFECTIVE.
ABOUT 15 RESISTANT CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE U-S.
MEANWHILE THE C-D-C SAYS SWINE FLU CASES APPEAR TO BE DROPPING AROUND MOST OF THE COUNTRY.
THE C-D-C SAYS REPORTS OF H1N1 WAS WIDESPREAD IN 41 STATES LAST WEEK.
THAT NUMBER IS DOWN FROM 46 STATES THE WEEK BEFORE.
HEALTH LEADERS SAYS IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHETHER THE EPIDEMIC HAS PEAKED OR NOT.
THEY FEAR MANY PEOPLE WILL BE GATHERING AND SPREADING GERMS OVER THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.
RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS ARE UPSET BECAUSE THE CITY TOOK TWO BENCHES AWAY FROM CHERRY STREET.
ABOUT 40 PEOPLE PROTESTED TODAY TO GET THEM BACK.
UNTIL THIS FALL....THE BENCHES WERE IN FRONT OF THE DEMPSEY APARTMENTS.
MAYOR ROBERT REICHERT SAYS HE AUTHORIZED MOVING THE BENCHES TO THIRD STREET PARK TO ELIMINATE CONGESTION IN THE AREA.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER NANCY WHITE SAYS MANAGEMENT AT DEMPSEY APARTMENTS ASKED FOR THE MOVE.
BUT SOME FOLKS SAY REMOVING ONLY THE BENCHES IN FRONT OF THE DEMPSEY.. WHICH HOUSES MANY ELDERLY AND DISABLED PEOPLE....SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE...
ANITA PONDER.....FORMER CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT WHO NOW HOSTS A LOCAL RADIO SHOW....HELPED PLAN A DEMONSTRATION.
Anita Ponder: "It's the wrong message to walk up and down this street and benches every, however many feet, 10 feet away, but the ones in front of the Dempsey apartments are gone."
Bubber Green: "We got people in here that can't walk hardly, an amputees and senior citizens, and they love to come out and sit in the sunshine like this, but its been take away from them."
WE CALLED AND VISITED THE DEMPSEY....THEY SAID THEY HAD NO COMMENT.
LAWMAKERS ARE TAKING THEIR POSITIONS AHEAD OF TOMORROW'S BIG VOTE ON AN HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL PLAN.
SENATORS WILL VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT TO BEGIN DEBATE ON THE DEMOCRATS' PLAN.
THE LAWMAKERS WHO CRAFTED IT SAY -- IT'S A SOLID PLAN THAT WON'T ADD TO THE DEFICIT.
BUT REPUBLICANS SAY -- THIS ISN'T THE RIGHT WAY TO OVERHAUL THE NATION'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
DEMOCRATS NEED 60 VOTES IN ORDER TO START FORMAL DEBATE.
LETTERS TO SANTA WON'T GO UNANSWERED THIS YEAR.
AN ALASKA SENATOR SAYS THE U-S POSTAL SERVICE WILL KEEP A PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS VOLUNTEERS TO RESPOND TO LETTERS SENT TO SANTA CLAUS IN THE NORTH POLE.
EARLIER.... THE POST OFFICE SUSPENDED THE PROGRAM OVER PRIVACY CONCERNS.
THE SENATOR SAYS THE PROGRAM WILL KEEP GOING WITH ADDED SECURITY MEASURES TO PROTECT THE IDENTITIES OF CHILDREN.
PEOPLE KICKED-OFF THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON AT THE OPENING DAY OF MISTLETOE MARKET.
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THE PERRY HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND SERENADED SHOPPERS AS THEY BROWSED BOOTHS IN THE MCGILL MARKET PLACE.
THAT'S AT THE GEORGIA NATIONAL FAIRGROUNDS IN PERRY.
THE ANNUAL HOLIDAY MARKET RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND OFFERS 100 SHOPS FILLED WITH DECORATIONS... CLOTHING... JEWELRY.. HOME DECOR AND MORE.
LINDA --- FROM HENRY'S IN BOLINBROKE SAID THEY SET-UP SHOP FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW.
Linda Cloaninger, Henry's of Bolinbroke "It's fun, its an upbeat show, there is lots of shoppers. It's just a good experience."
TICKETS FOR MISTLETOE MARKET ARE FIVE DOLLARS AT THE DOOR.
DOORS OPEN AGAIN AT NINE TOMORROW... AND CLOSE AT FIVE.
THEY'RE OPEN SUNDAY FROM NOON UNTIL FIVE.
TIME FOR YOUR RESTAURANT RATINGS.
THIS WEEK....WE LOOK AT HOUSTON COUNTY.
IT'S A GOOD WEEK IN HOUSTON...WITH ALL OF THE *LOW* SCORES IN THE 90S.
THE OLD SOUTH SMOKE HOUSE ON GENERAL COURTNEY HODGES BOULEVARD IN PERRY GOT A 91 AND AN A AFTER A 100 LAST TIME.
THE INSPECTOR SAID THEY SHOULD STORE ALL THE FOOD ON SHELVES AT LEAST SIX INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR....POST A NO SMOKING SIGN AT THE FRONT DOOR....AND CLEAN INSIDE THE HOT CABINET.
THE I-HOP ON WATSON BOULEVARD GOT A 92 OR AN A...AFTER AN 86 LAST TIME.
THE INSPECTOR SAID FOODS SHOULD BE STORED IN TIGHTLY COVERED CONTAINERS...AND THAT ALL THE CLEANING CHEMICALS SHOULD BE LABELED.
AND THE CHINA KING ON PERRY PARKWAY GOT A 91 OR AN A....AFTER A 90 LAST TIME.
THEY FOUND MEDICINE STORED ON TOP OF THE PREP TABLE....AND A TRAY OF FOOD ON TOP OF A TRASH CAN....AND TOLD THE STAFF NOT TO REUSE SINGLE-SERVING CONTAINERS.
NOW A LOOK AT OUR BEST SCORES OF THE WEEK....
THE SNELLGROVE SEAFOOD ON NORTH HOUSTON LAKE ROAD IN CENTERVILLE GOT A 100 ...AFTER A 100 LAST TIME.
EL TAPATIO ON MARGIE DRIVE WARNER ROBINS GOT A 99 AFTER ANOTHER 99 LAST TIME.
AND EMILIO'S CUBAN CAFE GOT A 97....AFTER A 100 LAST TIME.
AND OUR GOLDEN SPATULA WINNER FOR THE WEEK IS.....SNELLGROVE SEAFOOD....WITH AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 99-POINT FOUR FOR ITS LAST FIVE INSPECTIONS.
FOR ALL YOUR BIBB AND HOUSTON COUNTY RESTAURANT RATINGS... GO TO OUR WEBSITE 13WMAZ DOT COM.
CLICK ON THE NEWS TAB.. THEN LOOK FOR FEATURES...THEN CLICK ON THE RESTAURANT RATINGS LINK.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.... WEEKEND MORNIN COMES YOUR WAY AT 7 A-M.
FOOTBALL FRIDAY NIGHT IS NEXT.
BUT BEFORE WE GET TO THE GRIDIRON ACTION...ATLANTA ROCKERS DEATH ON TWO WHEELS CAME SOUTH TO THE SCENE THIRTEEN STUDIO TODAY.
THEY WERE HERE TO PREVIEW THEIR SATURDAY NIGHT SHOW AT THE HUMMINGBIRD IN DOWNTOWN MACON.
THE BAND IS SET TO HIT THE STAGE BETWEEN NINE-THIRTY AND TEN.
THOUGH THEY USUALLY ROCK PRETTY HARD... THE GUYS TEMPERED IT DOWN TO AN ACOUSTIC SET FOR US...CHECK IT OUT...
