Beaufort police investigating an infant's death (2024)

TRACKING HURRICANE MILTON.. THE STORM IS NOW A MAJOR HURRICANE AS IT CHURNS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT THE LATEST TRACK OF MILTON AND THE IMPACTS WE COULD SEE IN OUR AREA A FAMILY IN HINESVILLE NOW DISPLACED AFTER A FIRE LIT THEIR HOME ABLAZE... WE'RE TRACKING THE LATEST ON THE INVESTIGATION AND THE FAMILY'S CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING -- I'M FRANK SULKOWSKI. AND I'M EMMA HAMILTON. METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS IS JOINING US NOW .... NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... HAPPENING TODAY.. THE FINAL MEETING.. GIVING CHATHAM COUNTY NEIGHBORS A CHANCE TO WEIGH IN.. ON THE "TIDE TO TOWN TRAIL" PROJECT WJCL 22 NEWS' SAVANNAH YOUNGER IS JOINING US LIVE FROM THE TRAIL. AND SAVANNAH.. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? WELL FRANK... I'M AT THE START OF THE 30 MILE TRAIL ON TRUMAN PARKWAY NEAR... BACON PARK AREA. AND IT WILL CONNECT DOZENS OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND SCHOOLS... TO FACILITIES ACROSS THE CITY OF SAVANNAH. HERE'S A LOOK A MAP TO SHOW YOU EXACTLY WHERE THE TRAIL IS. THE RED LINE SHOWS WHERE THE TRAIL WILL ENCIRCLE ALL OF SAVANNAH AND CHATHAM COUNTY. THE NEW URBAN TRAIL IS ALREADY IN ITS SECOND PHASE. RIGHT NOW... TWO SEGMENTS OF THE TIDE TO TOWN TRAIN ARE COMPLETED ALONG TRUMAN PARKWAY.. AND A THIRD IS NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.. EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BETWEEN 2025 AND 2026. ONCE COMPLETE IT WILL CONNECT 62 NEIGHBORHOODS... 30 SCHOOLS... 3 MAJOR HOSPITALS... AND SEVERAL ECONOMIC CENTERS. IT WILL BE A COMBINATION OF OFF-ROAD SHARED-USE PATHS... AND BARRIER- SEPARATED.. ON- STREET BIKE LANES. THE MEETING WILL BE FROM 1 UNTIL THREE THIS AFTERNOON HOSTED BY OUR BLACK MEDIA. THE MEETING WILL ALSO BE LIVE STREAMED ON THE CITY OF SAVANNAH'S YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK PAGE. YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE WJCL.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION. THANKS SAVANNAH. MONDAY... RESIDENTS ALONG MEXICO'S YUCATAN PENINSULA PREPARED FOR THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE MILTON. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE A MAJOR HURRICANE WHEN IT MAKES LANDFALL IN FLORIDA TOMORROW. RIGHT NOW... MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS ARE IN EFFECT IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES IN FLORIDA AND RIGHT HERE IN THE PEACH STATE... GEORGIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SAYS THE DOORS ARE OPEN TO FLORIDA RESIDENTS. THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS TELLING FLORIDA RESIDENTS TO GO TO ATLANTA ... ALBANY ... MACON ... AND COLUMBUS ... SINCE MANY SOUTHERN GEORGIA CITIES .. ARE STILL RECOVERING FROM THE LAST TWO STORMS THAT HIT OUR AREA. <> (6953 14;00;11;42 - 14;00;30;11) <> "IF YOU HAD TO PACK UP ALL OF YOUR BELONGINGS IN SAVANNAH AND GO TO SOME OTHER CITY FOR YOU DON'T KNOW HOW LONG, HOW WOULD YOU WANT TO BE TREATED WHEN YOU GET THERE? THAT'S EXACTLY OUR MINDSET FOR THESE FOLKS WHO ARE COMING INTO OUR COMMUNITY WITH OPEN ARMS, WITH LOTS OF PATIENCE AND AN ATTITUDE TO TRY AND HELP THEM THROUGH A VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TIME." THE TOURISM LEADERSHIP COUNCIL SAYS EVERY TOURISM AGENCY IN GEORGIA WILL WORK TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE IN NEED OF A PLACE TO STAY. MILTON COMES JUST WEEKS AFTER HURRICANE HELENE BROUGHT MASS DESTRUCTION TO PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST U-S. AND THIS MORNING WE'RE LEARNING THAT HELENE CAUSED UP TO FORTY SEVEN AND A HALF BILLION DOLLARS' WORTH OF DAMAGE TO HOMEOWNERS... THAT'S ACCORDING TO CORE LOGIC. THE DATA ANALYTICS FIRM ADDS THAT ROUGHLY HALF OF THAT TOTAL COMES FROM UNINSURED FLOOD LOSSES. AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE STILL RECOVERING FROM HELENE'S HISTORIC IMPACT. THAT'S WHY GEORGIA POWER ANNOUNCED FINANCIAL RELIEF FOR IT'S CUSTOMERS. THE COMPANY IS EXPANDING IT'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ... BY SUSPENDING DISCONNECTIONS... WAIVING LATE FEES .. AND PAUSING COLLECTION ACTIVITIES FOR RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS CUSTOMERS .. THRU AT LEAST DECEMBER 15TH./// RIGHT NOW-- A FAMILY IS DISPLACED AFTER A FIRE ERUPTED AT A HOME IN HINESVILLE. IT STARTED THIS MONDAY .. WITH AN ADULT AND CHILD INSIDE THE HOME. THANKFULLY, THEY WERE ABLE TO ESCAPE THE HOUSE SAFELY. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED THIS MORNING AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING. THE TIME IS NOW _-_. A SALES TAX COULD BE ON THE WAY TO FOLKS IN JASPER COUNTY... STRAIGHT AHEAD... WE'LL TELL YOU WHERE THAT MONEY WILL GO TOWARDS AND HOW IT WILL IMPACT FOLKS IN JASPER COUNTY PREPARATION EFFORTS FOR HURRICANE MILTON IN FLORIDA ARE IN EFFECT AS THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL TOMORROW...\ COMING UP... WE'RE HEARING HOW ONE MAN IN FLORIDA IS BRACING FOR THE STORM WHILE HE'S STILL RECOVERING FROM HELENE. HERE'S A LIVE LOOK FROM OUR SKYVIEW 22 CAMERA -- LOOKING FROM THE THOMPSON HOTEL IN SAVANNAH. HERE ARE CONDITIONS RIGHT NOW FOR SAVANNAH. THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE - _-_- DEGREES TODAY. THE FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES ARE _-_. AND WINDS WILL REMEMBER.