6am-2021-03-16

6am-2021-03-16

Morning - the fbi releases new information about the nashville bomber.

What they say led him to attack is coming up.

Chattanooga's mayoral race is heating up.

We'll hear from each of the runoff candidates straight ahead.

"news 12 now this morning.

Your news starts now."

Your new again as you're headin out the door this morning.

Sure carefully.

Areas just to the south of the city itself is all- male.

You're also going to be looking at some thunder and lightning is your heading out the door so most go pick up on top of what you will receive better than it charade between now and later on this afternoon temperature wise 530 weather wa holding fairly steady humidity at 93% little bit of a breeze out of the southwest 5 to 10 miles or our children.

The that moisture tray which is essentially heading over the same geographic area is going to be a soaker of a rainfall littl really put a dent in her 2+ inc rain all deficit will have a look at that little bit later i the day temperature wise.

We're at 53.

Right now scott's boroug in winchester at the five and the upper 40s and coalmont murphy, as well as ellijay this afternoon for temperatures not really warming up a great deal 61 to 64 will be about it early morning tomorrow.

Most of us in the lower and middle 50s tomorrow afternoon little bit warmer, hi 66 to 68's tomorrow night tomorrow afternoon late and then into tomorrow night an early morning thursday were received better chance for even stronger storm act moral that coming up in just a moment righ now.

Here's matt timesaver trap you and isaiah and he was well on the valley coming in matters that are matters for price better sleep and better life it was.

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Increase the braking distance to allow for extra travel time with heavy rain moving through the area.

Traffic is broken by chattanooga state seven week classes which help you stay focused and motivated to your fitting school into that busy life are catching up on a couple of quiet chandigarh state seven week classes can help you and you ca find out more incentive estate, you matt fields used 12 now thi morning not keeping us up today, more than 30 million americans are only vaccinated, but health officials say that's not enough to prevent another coronavirus serves a seven day average for dazzling took of the 19 l start only hike and more than 1300 a day in vietnam iraq and is in new york with the latest on the my against the virusallowing an get vaccinated.

"i think that's great for mississippi so we can get back to some kind of normalcy.

We all need it."

More than 11 percent of the u-s population is fully vaccinated.leading many states to loosen restrictions.

"with the vaccines and everything going on it's fantastic to be able to seat more people and make more people happy" president biden has directed states to make shots available to everyone by may first.

"shots in arms and money in pockets."

The president will travel the country this week, promoting his covid relief bill.

"we have to prove to the american people that their government can deliver for them and do it without waste or fraud."

Today mister biden visits a small business near philadelphia.while the first lady and members of the administration also crisscross america.

"with the american rescue plan, help is here!"

The head of the c-d-c, though, is urging americans not to take a victory lap just yet.

She insists a coronavirus surge is still possible if americans aren't cautious as they travel for spring break.

"cases climbed last spring, they climbed again in the summer, they will climb now" down in south florida.

"we came down here from the midwest to enjoy the sun and meet some nice friends."

.local officials have cause for concern "we've got too many people coming, we've got too many people acting out and we have covid at the same time.

So it's a triple threat."

Florida has the most known cases of the highly contagious variants.

Naomi ruchim, cbs news.

According to a national study georgia is last in the country for people who have been vaccinated against covid-19.

They're working to improve that number.

As of monday folks 55 and up as well as people with serious health conditions, and those who are obese can get the shot.

All told more than 5 million georgians are eligible.

Some fear older people will be crowded out in a new rush for appointments.

In election news - chatanooga's mayoral runoff race is picking up steam with less than one month to go until election day.

Doctor elenora woods is now the latest candidate to publicly endorse tim kelly.

Doctor woods credits kelly with being able to work with diverse communities in the past.

Kim white however is endorsed by chattanooga police officers and wants to attract and keep more first responders.

I'm fortunate to be the candidate left in the race for the runoff that is representing the rest of the candidates.

It's about us.

It really is about the vision that we share.

I've been a strong proponent since day one that we need to make sure that we pay our first responders competitive wages.

We're losing so many of them right now and we need to make sure that we provide more resources so we can have the best trained.

Runoff election day is april 13th.

Hamilton county school board members got a presentation from ssc services monday night.

Out of 6 vendors for a new custodial and grounds services contract, ssc services is recommended by school staff.

"to me the staffing and their approach to staffing their approached to benefits and their approach to training set them apart from many of the other competitors."

Board members could vote on this on thursday.

A walk out was held on sewanee's campus monday over alleged incidents of racist behavior.

Hundreds of students, faculty, and staff gathered in the quad.

The school's vice chancellor said some of the school's students who attended saturday's lacrosse game against emmanuel hurled quote, "appalling epithets directed at people of color".

He urged everyone to call out racist behavior whenever they see it.

The fbi says the christmas day bombing in nashville was not politically motivated.

They do however think that anthony quinn warner was grappling with feelings of paranoia and eccentric conspiracy theories they think he chose the location and timing so that it would be impactful while still minimizing the likelihood of others getting hurt .

Warner died in the blast.

One person was killed monday afternoon when their jeep grand cherokee left interstate 24 and hit a concrete barrier.

It happened around 2:15 near the moore road exit.

The driver died at the scene.

Other drivers saw the jeep moving erractically before the crash.

No official word yet on the victim's name.

The crash is being investigated.

A 73 year old man who suffered serious burns on friday has died from his injuries.

Richard donham died sunday morning in atlanta after suffering burns to about two thirds of his body.

He was injured when a controlled fire on snow hill road in harrison got out of control.

The highway 58 volunteer fire department rescued donman from a burning field.

He was rushed to the hospital by life force.

Funeral services are pending.

Mr. donham was a brother in law of sheriff jim hammond.

A silverdale inmate faces additional charges, after deputies say he assaulted a corrections officer authorities say rodney ballard stepped out of his cell, and struck the deputy in the face, yesterday.

The deputy's injuries were minor, and they were checked out by medical personnel.

Ballard is charged with simple assault.

He remains in custody.

In consumer news - over the weekend bitcoin reached an all- time high of over 61 thousand dollars per unit.

Bitcoin is a type of digital currency.

Digital currency is nothing new.

Vp of barnett and company chris hopkins says each time we pay a bill online or use a credit card we are using a digital currency.

But for cryptocurrencie s like bitcoin, its value can change overnight.

Since this time last year, it is up in dollar terms 900%.

But we've also seen periods of time, where it's fallen 80 or 90%.

The value of our dollars remains relatively stable.

That's because it's backed by the us government.

With cryptocurrencies, it's not backed by anything.

Quite literally it's only worth what someone else is willing to pay for it.

Hopkins says blockchain technology has helped with the cryptocurrency boom.

It helps keep your information safe.

Now for the forecast, here's chip chapman.

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We will take care of the rest.

Lotta rain happy rubbles of thunder and more tha a few flashes of white dotted with tight hd reader now were going to see this continuing throughout the next several hours.

I once taught actually probably will before we should see the heaviest of this tapering off.

Having said that, were still in prison rainfall.

As we have throughout later in the day, but the heaviest of this should be out of here well before lunch time.

Pick your location.

Odds are he doesn't fogged the content with.

Unless you're in either ellijay or roe winchester as well.

Everyone else's visibility is substantially reduced because of the fog.

530 right now.

Humidity is 93% little bit of a breeze out of the south southwest our current reading of 53 continues to remain the third warmest location anywhere coast-to-coast in the lower 48.

Even though we are 50 colder where we were.

This time yesterday, warmer air continuing to lift up from the south of weston or swarm earlier moisture is going to hold that this is going to create the additional likelihood for heavier storm activity especially tomorrow night.

55.

Early morning wednesday tomorrow afternoon, here it comes.

This is going to enhance itself or tomorrow night and early morning on thursday.

Some of the straw storms. i think definitel will be on strong side as we get into thursday night, just a few showers popping up.

Maybe a couple of those lingering in th early morning on friday that a cooler and drier weekend ahead quite a bit cooler, but also be quite a bit drier and will see the rainfall holding off probably for the better part of the next week will have more about seven-day forecast street 64 today mid to upper 50s tonight 68 tomorrow rain gear definitely needed all the way through friday morning friday afternoon.

Partial sunshine and 58.

What is 12 now, this morning disrupting a passenger flights could result in some very serious consequences will comission extends their zero-tolerance policy for unruly passengers.

And - rosalind brewer becomes the only black woman to head a fortune 5-hundred company.

Diane king hall has those stories in this morning's moneywatch report.

Wall street moved higher on monday.

The dow added 174 points, extending its record high.

The nasdaq gained 139.

The s&p500 rose 25, also hitting a new high.

The federal reserve kicks off a two-day meeting today...at the end of it the central bank will release new economic and interest rate forecasts.

Chairman jerome powell will also hold a press conference tomorrow to explain the outlook.

Investors will be watching to see if the fed is looking to raise rates in the future.

/ the federal aviation administration is extending its zero-tolerance policy for unruly passengers.

There have been more than 500 reports since december.most related to travelers who refuse to wear a mask.

The policy skips counseling or warnings, moving right to fines up to 35 thousand dollars and prison time.

The extension is likely to last at least as long as facemasks are required for air travel.

/ rosalind brewer took over as c- e-o of walgreens yesterday, making her the only black woman currently heading a fortune 500 company.

She's also now only the third black woman ever to hold such a role.

Brewer was previously starbucks' chief operating officer and group president.

/ and that's your cbs moneywatch report.

For more head to cbs moneywatch.com.

At the cbs broadcast center, i'm diane king hall.

The tennessee titans make some off-season changes to their roster.

Angela moryan has their latest additions and cuts in sunrise sports from the gatorade sports desk when we come back.

As we head to the break, here's a live look from our c-h-i i ran everyone oriented right or continuing in basketball, bu in nfl as well that are making serious lives in free agency this week he agreed video with former called defensive lineman and nico autry last night.

The boy can also bring in linebacker one and million dollars.

I hear and provide added frank not yet the titan the after severing a torn acl lack even recorded li working for.

I often involve identifying maureen david go today in a three year 30 37 1/2 dollar.

The last night.

Meanwhile new england with four year million-dollar contract labor often a sleep on their dancing humans after last night turning election shall remain the only program ever make ever ncaa tournament lady will get 3 feet in the riverwalk region an will play your fell milk as the date on sunday game 10 claim.

Also, in the meantime, the bracket had number one yukon and number two baylor attacking volunteers a link to indianapolis yesterday after an exhausting loss to alabama saturday and starting for john fulkerson on the mac been involved are painting a guitar 12 need oregon.

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No world's largest that came to or on day only live for a thursday at the tigers cleveland blue raiders by in th date quarterfinals on thursday and i have 530 for review of the hustling tigers game at their this morning before bed mattres rabbit vermonter surprised her sleep.

Otherwise, it is troubled by three for this morning due t some heavy rain falling in the valley, particularly now that you're headed in from the county.

Maybe walker with the teeth.

The county also by 75 throughout bradley and mcminn county.

Rainfall is one-to-one.

Increase the braking distance.

Watch for awning of the roadway allow for that extra travel time to be out with a disabled vehicle right shoulder was down 24 arete nero spring creek road be open right knuckle to the delays, but use caution there sneezing, sniffling, watery eyes.

Spring allergy season.

It is an full swing and setting allergy clinic is here to help and allergies and asthma with the board certified physicians and sending allergy clinic at that appointment today at sending allergy clinic that appointment today@sendingallergyclinic.com matt fields used 12 male this morning metal.

Keep us updated on time.

Several tropical throughout the morning february the rainfall now is tracking of towards the east.

But we are still going to be looking at some of you especially down in north georgia and eventually ordered western north carolina seems of this heavier ring.

Karen will be surprised to hear a few lashes of lightning out of this.

You will also be hearing some troubles of thunder gettin picked up and this is going to think probably get a little worse tomorrow night as we have in the early warning on thursday.

We have 530 right now and again.

This moisture is basically going to train over the same geographic area.

Another inch inch and a half a brain is possible between now the time all of this dries out.

530 right now were looking for highs today probably hitting about 62 to 60 were looking for highs today probably hitting about 62 to 6068 tomorrow dryer.

After a couple showers early morning friday weekend that looks good cooler dryer you're watching news 12 now.

This morning it is tuesday, march 16 morning - the fbi releases new information about the nashville bomber.

What they say led him to attack is coming up.

Chattanooga's mayoral race is heating up.

Coming up, we'll hear from each of the runoff candidates as they continue to push to be chattanooga's next mayor.

Now from the epb weather center, your storm team 12 jeff, your new again as we have through the next couple of hour will see a lot of this ring old decreasing as far as the intensity's concern.

Don't bowl, don't get lulled into a false sense of security.

We are going to be looking at some heavy rain all popping up, especially tomorrow night late heading int early morning thursday heaviest of this now is now heading out of northern alabama heading int north georgia done here in walker county will without getting ready for another good round up some fairly intense rainfall that could be lasting for a while visibility in walker county now at a mile of the third while in half your downtown 3 miles up towards the so you get the idea blog thunde lightning rain got the whole gambit working to get you this morning.

So definitely extra travel time and breaking distance is a must.

53.

Right now 93% humidity.

We met at 530 for the past several hours whic is the third warmest reading out of all the major travel cities, coast-to-coast 68 tomorrow showers again are two storms again rather tomorrow night, hitting into early morning thursday and a couple showers early on friday cooler dryer for the weekend.

Here's matfield right now with timesaver trap morning from the doctors from matters right sleep in her life is meant to look up gambit this morning weatherwise.

The heavy rainfall and particularly out of his resident from wytheville cookies accounting maybe a day in walker county also by 75 northeast through raleigh mcminn county forgot to travel 53 affect the one who got his heav rain moving through increase of breaking distance.

Watch for awning on the roadway.

Of cours allow for that extra travel time to be out with a disabled vehicle could be westbound 24 o it.

I 75 yearly spring creek road overpass are often right shoulder knuckle for any delays but definitely of caution passing through that area.

Travis broke you by chattanooga state assembly classes which help usually focused and motivated with your fitting school and that if you live or maybe just catching up on a couple of classes started to think that we classes can help you out if you can find out more china if they do you and there's a lot looking at out with a disabled vehicle westbound 24 that i 75.

Matt fields is 12 now, this morningborder as the t works to find housing for thousands of unaccompanied minors.

Naomi ruchim has more on what the biden administration plans to do...as political finger-pointing heats up.

A backlog of unaccompanied migrant children is causing a growing crisis at the border.

The u-s border patrol is holding more than 42-hundred minors, without parents, in over-crowded processing facilities...accor ding to government records reviewed by cbs news.

It's a more than 30-percent increase over last week.

"it's very difficult and challenging.

And obviously, these cbp facilities are not made for kids."

Nearly 3-thousand of those children have been in customs and border protection custody for more than 3-days... longer than the legal limit.

A temporary tent facility 500 miles south of dallas is holding more than a thousand children and teens, some as young as four.

A lawyer representing some of the minors told cbs news the "conditions were so overcrowded that the kids had to take turns sleeping on the floor."

""i can only imagine that the journey they have been on has been scary and treacherous and something we'd never want for our own children."

The federal government will now hold thousands of teenage boys at the dallas convention center... for overflow.

A group of republican lawmakers visited the border this week... blaming the biden administration for the crisis.

House minority leader) "the sad part about all this is it didn't have to happen.

This crisis is created by the presidential policies of this new administration."

"we have a lot of critics, but many of them are not putting forward a lot of solutions.

The options here are send the kids back on the journey, send them to unvetted homes, or work to expedite moving them into shelters."

The biden administration is now turning to fema for help battling logistical challenges for shelter and processing.

Naomi ruchim, cbs news.

Local business owners are reacting to president biden's american rescue plan.

The law includes $14-hundred dollar stimulus checks for individuals making up to $75-thousand dollars a year, $350 billion in aid to local and state governments, and $14 billion for vaccine distribution.

A key component of the law is $25 billion in relief for small and mid-sized restaurants, something that proof incubator owner mike robinson says will be a big help for restaurants in chattanooga.

"the city and county collectively i think received around 110 million of funds that'll also be deployed.

I think the biggest challenge will be figuring out how and where some of these funds are in these small businesses to find the time each day to apply for grants and apply for you know the additional ppp which does close march 31st so time's ticking."

If you want to see when your stimulus check will arrive, the i-r-s has a tracking tool on its website.

Hamilton county school board members got a presentation from ssc services monday night.

Out of 6 vendors for a new custodial and grounds services contract, ssc services is recommended by school staff.

"to me the staffing and their approach to staffing their approached to benefits and their approach to training set them apart from many of the other competitors."

Board members could vote on this on thursday.

In election news - chatanooga's mayoral runoff race is picking up steam with less than one month to go until election day.

Doctor elenora woods is now the latest candidate to publicly endorse tim kelly.

Doctor woods credits kelly with being able to work with diverse communities in the past.

Kim white however is endorsed by chattanooga police officers and wants to attract and keep more first responders.

I'm fortunate to be the candidate left in the race for the runoff that is representing the rest of the candidates.

It's about us.

It really is about the vision that we share.

I've been a strong proponent since day one that we need to make sure that we pay our first responders competitive wages.

We're losing so many of them right now and we need to make sure that we provide more resources so we can have the best trained.

Runoff election day is april 13th.

A walk out was held on sewanee's campus monday over alleged incidents of racist behavior.

Hundreds of students, faculty, and staff gathered in the quad.

The school's vice chancellor said some of the school's students who attended saturday's lacrosse game against emmanuel hurled quote, "appalling epithets directed at people of color".

He urged everyone to call out racist behavior whenever they see it.

The fbi says the christmas day bombing in nashville was not politically motivated.

They do however think that anthony quinn warner was grappling with feelings of paranoia and eccentric conspiracy theories they think he chose the location and timing so that it would be impactful while still minimizing the likelihood of others getting hurt .

Warner died in the blast.

One person was killed monday afternoon when their jeep grand cherokee left interstate 24 and hit a concrete barrier.

It happened around 2:15 near the moore road exit.

The driver died at the scene.

Other drivers saw the jeep moving erractically before the crash.

No official word yet on the victim's name.

The crash is being investigated.

A 73 year old man who suffered serious burns on friday has died from his injuries.

Richard donham died sunday morning in atlanta after suffering burns to about two thirds of his body.

He was injured when a controlled fire on snow hill road in harrison got out of control.

The highway 58 volunteer fire department rescued donman from a burning field.

He was rushed to the hospital by life force.

Funeral services are pending.

Mr. donham was a brother in law of sheriff jim hammond.

A silverdale inmate faces additional charges, after deputies say he assaulted a corrections officer authorities say rodney ballard stepped out of his cell, and struck the deputy in the face, yesterday.

The deputy's injuries were minor, and they were checked out by medical personnel.

Ballard is charged with simple assault.

He remains in custody.

The t double s double a has put south pittsburg's football program on probation for 2 seasons.

This, after the quarterback club reportedly paid past due rent directly to the landlord of a player's family without them knowing.

News 12 reached out to t- s-s-a-a and received a statement.

In the letter, it says t-s-s-a-a will accept south pittsburgh's self-imposed sanctions due to article 17, which says in part athletic recruiting is prohibited.

The quarterback club is a 501c3 nonprofit.

In consumer news - over the weekend bitcoin reached an all- time high of over 61 thousand dollars per unit.

Bitcoin is a type of digital currency.

Digital currency is nothing new.

Vp of barnett and company chris hopkins says each time we pay a bill online or use a credit card we are using a digital currency.

But for cryptocurrencie s like bitcoin, its value can change overnight.

Since this time last year, it is up in dollar terms 900%.

But we've also seen periods of time, where it's fallen 80 or 90%.

The value of our dollars remains relatively stable.

That's because it's backed by the us government.

With cryptocurrencies, it's not backed by anything.

Quite literally it's only worth what someone else is willing to pay for it.

Hopkins says blockchain technology has helped with the cryptocurrency boom.

It helps keep your information safe.

Now for the forecast, here's chip chapman.

Is forecasted so well today.

Just a long shot 530 right now downtown 55 four northward through winchester 48's and elegy this morning's golfers forecast brought he was always by brainard and brown acres and every day we check out a different course in and rub the area.

This council fire cloudy, breezy periods of rain temperatures in the 60s.

My good stay home and clean out the back.

We'll talk more about that seven-day forecast straightahead 64 today.

Tomorrow would 68 square are going to see some heavier storms tomorrow night and probably a few of thursday night heading into friday morning as well, cooler and drier for the weekend.

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Academic success go together like reading, writing and arithmetic.

At howard, "the tiger way initiative," balances teacher and student accountability by celebrating victories big and small.

The state of tennessee is taking notice.

See how in... what's right with our schools.

Natural sound: howard has reached silver level this year as a model of a demonstration school for positive behavior.

Leandrea: today is an amazing day for our students, our falco t, our staff and our community partners.

We are here celebrating our schoolwide approach to make sure every student has the wrap around services to be the best he or she can be here at the howard school.

Miller: so this year we are awarded 209 schools statewide that receive model school status.

64 schools state wide or at the silver level.

So howard is one of a very small percentage that has reached that level.

They developed the tiger way.

And this is something that the faculty took on.

And this is something they developed and to develop to grow their culture of positivity and proactive behavioral strategies.

Leandrea: some of those wraparound services that we have for our students include a clothing closet.

And we have students that are for whatever reason without any parts of the uniform or any clothing need.

We have so many community partners that have stepped up to make sure there is funding sources available to take care of those.

We have partners from the medical community that will come in and provide physicals and exams for our students.

We have people that make sure we have a food bank distribution every month.

We provide groceries to our families literally whatever we need to make sure our students have everything they need to do and excel academically.

We have those partners ready, they stand ready to help us at all times.

Dwayne: after meeting dr. mitchell and hearing about what was going on in the culture building here at howard high school we wanted to partner with them.

I think the old saying goes, you can't impact me until i know that you care about me is true right here in the school.

And i think the culture that they are building is the a pitta me of that and shows forth.

Gus: our church loves our city.

And the school has been in the city has a great history and it impacts so many not only the african-american kids but the hispanic and all kinds of kids.

But we just want to be a blessing as a church.

Leandrea: a lot of times i think the people think of the school house of being that place where it's about the academics and the standards.

But we know here at howard school it goes way beyond what happens in the classroom.

Yes they can excel academically and we expect that but we're also going to make sure we provide those services to address any needs that they may have that can be a barrier to that success.

If you have an idea for a story, go to our website, wdef dot com.

Look for the icon that says what's right with our schools, and you'll find a link to post your story idea.

Chip's going to have look at your sportsman's forecast plus we're going to intoduce you to a new nickelodeon character that's becoming a role model to native american children around the country.

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The outlook not very good showers and storms popping up.

If you're going to try it this time that the open water right around 4 o'clock this afternoon were looking for 64 today 55 tonight 68 tomorrow heavier storms tomorrow night.

Heading into early k dr. you with the bestco stereotypes and diverse representation in entertainment more than ever, positive native american characters like nickelodeon's charles little bull and pbs's molly of denali have emerged.

Michael george takes a look at the impact these new characters are having on young audiences.

Nickelodeon debuted "the casagrandes" back in in 2019 as a spin-off to the popular series "the loud house."

"the casagrandes" features a multigenerational mexican- just to be featured in the national animated tv show.

Welcome to my fears looks at students who have showered, indexed charles is a native american grad student loves tutoring.

He recently made his debut on the casagrande's a comedy series on viacom.

Cbs's nickelodeon channel and he's already getting notice the us.

They-year-old we charlie and 12- year-old america are fans of th show.

He was very positive and how they connect and like that and how he ... have a present him as being smart crystal echo hawk's founder of illuminative which works to promote positive representation of native people who for decades have often been invisible in media were portrayed as racist stereotypes for our children.

Patient cause increased anxiety and variation native american youth face tremendous challenges, including the nation's highest suicide rate and extreme poverty.

The lakota reservation pine ridge i home to two of the country's five with a school dropout rate of 70% to the child in your opportunity and you lot all there is going to be.

I think exchanging exchanging and i think eventually it'll be a positive change in representation that young audiences hope is just the beginning.

Michael george cbs newsdes" back in in 2019 as a spin-off to the popular series "the loud house."

"the casagrandes" features a multigenerational mexican- american family and centers around an 11-year-old girl trying to survive in a big midwestern city.

According to a national study georgia is last in the country for people who have been vaccinated against covid-19.

They're working to improve that number.

As of monday folks 55 and up as well as people with serious health conditions, and those who are obese can get the shot.

All told more than 5 million georgians are eligible.

Some fear older people will be crowded out in a new rush for appointments.

The fbi says the christmas day bombing in nashville was not politically motivated.

They do however think that anthony quinn warner was grappling with feelings of paranoia and eccentric conspiracy theories they think he chose the location and timing so that it would be impactful while still minimizing the likelihood of others getting hurt .

Warner died in the blast.

One person was killed monday afternoon when their jeep grand cherokee left interstate 24 and hit a concrete barrier.

It happened around 2:15 near the moore road exit.

The driver died at the scene.

Other drivers saw the jeep moving erractically before the crash.

No official word yet on the victim's name.

The crash is being investigated.

Coming up, chip is going to have a final check on the forecast and we'll see how the rain is impacting the roadways.

Plus pizza hut is taking a classic game and giving it a modern twist.

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If that were public at 75 and east ridge northbound on that right side map field news 12 now this morning and my will have another timesaver traffic until the next half-hour minute we mentioned the heaviest rain all now heading off to the east and that's a good good thing for us.

However, as you just heard cover some lower level sliding because of all the rain we had some of the or the edge just since midnight.

This is going to be problematic in tomorrow night heading into thursday morning i going to be even more so were looking at 68 tomorrow 66 on thursday, cooler and drier effort couple of showers early morning on friday.

I was only around 58 lows dropping into th upper 30s 62 and 65 on saturday and sunday respectively.

We got 53 light rainfall right now and has been talking all morning an out lightning and the area of d reporting that just command from the hamilton county office of emergency management at there i a meyer because lightning has struck a house and heck that is on hampton once circle and was like it was unoccupied.

The hom but will keep you posted and to date as we learn more information, simply the careful this morning to absolutely definitely we would preach all morning long extra travel time distance is a must.

We also got fog was compounded so be careful you don't have to have to go anywhere.

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