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ALWAYS WANT TO BEAT THE DAWGS." AND THAT'S A LOOK AT SPORTS. STICK AROUND IT'S 6 O'CLOCK ON YOUR óóóóó MORNING. LET'S GET A CHECK OF THE FORECAST NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... TODAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 82. CALM WIND BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THURSDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 60. SOUTH WIND AROUND 7 MPH. FRIDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 84. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 8 MPH. FRIDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 61. SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING CALM IN THE NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... TODAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 82. CALM WIND BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THURSDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 60. SOUTH WIND AROUND 7 MPH. FRIDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 84. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 8 MPH. FRIDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 61. SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING CALM IN THE EVENING. SATURDAY MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 7 IT'S NOW OFFICIAL.. SAVANNAH'S SAINT PATRICK'S DAY FESTIVAL - - AND PARADE - - ARE ON HOLD... THIS COMES AFTER OTHER BIG CITIES LIKE CHICAGO AND BOSTON DID THE SAME. OUR EMMA HAMILTON IS JOINING US LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH WITH MORE ON THE DECISION. MAYOR JOHNSON SAID YESTERDAY THIS WAS NOT AN EASY DECISION TO MAKE AND BASICALLY NO MATTER WHAT DECISION THE CITY MADE ... PEOPLE WERE GOING TO BE UNHAPPY. THE LAST TIME SAVANNAH HAD TO CANCEL THE FESTIVITIES AND PARADE WAS DURING WORLD WAR TWO IN 1945. THE CITY HAS BEEN HOSTING SAINT PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATIONS SINCE 1824. RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO EXPECTED DATE FOR WHEN THE PARADE OR FESTIVAL WILL BE POSTPONED TO. IN THE MIDST OF THIS CORONA VIRUS OUTBREAK ... TOURISTS AREN'T AS CONCERNED AS CITY LEADERS. I'M A LITTLE WORRY FOR SURE CAUSE IT'S THE SPREADING AND THEN THE TWO WEEKS YOU DON'T KNOW BUT I KNOW THE 99.7 PERCENT MORTALITY RATE FOR PEOPLE UNDER 50 OR 60 AND I'M NOT THAT STRESSED ABOUT IT ACTUALLY HAPPENING. EVEN THOUGH THE PLANNED EVENTS ARE CANCELED ... SAVANNAH POLICE ARE STILL EXPECTING A VERY BUSY WEEKEND HERE IN DOWNTOWN. CHIEF ROY MINTER SAID YESTERDAY THAT NOTHING WILL CHANGE FOR POLICE PRESENCE THIS WEEKEND. REPORTING LIVE IN SAVANNAH THIS MORNING ... EH WJCL 22 MANY SAVANNAH BUSINESS OWNERS COUNT ON THE SAINT PATRICK'S DAY CROWD TO BOOST THEIR BOTTOM LINES FOR THE WHOLE YEAR... BUT SOME OF THEM WORRY CORONAVIRUS WILL DISRUPT SAVANNAH'S ENTIRE TOURIST SEASON. "MY BIGGER CONCERN IS THAT ST. PATRICK'S DAY IS ONE THING... BUT WHAT ABOUT APRIL MAY JUNE? IF THIS LINGERS AND CONTINUES TO GROW... WHAT DOES THAT DO FOR TOURISM? IT'S NOT REALLY ABOUT THIS EXCLAMATION POINT OF ST. PATRICK'S AND WHAT IT DOES FOR THAT... BUT WILL BUSINESS BE REDUCED AS WE GO FORWARD?" GEORGIA PORTS LEADERS SAY THEY'RE ALREADY FEELING THE ECONOMIC PINCH CORNAVIRUS IS CAUSING FOR THE GLOBAL TRADE INDUSTRY. SAVANNAH-- IS-- ONE-- OF-- SEVERAL-- CITIES-- AROUND-- THE COUNTRY-- áANDá-- THE-- WORLD-- TO-- CHANGE-- PARADE-- PLANS--FOR--SAINT-- PATRICK'S--DAY. PARADES-- IN-- ATLANTA-- CHICAGO-- BOSTON- - PHILADELPHIA-- DENVER-- AND-- SAN-- FRAN-CISCO-- ARE-- ALL-- CANCELED. ALL-- SAINT-- PATRICK'S-- DAY-- ACTIVITIES-- IN-- DUBLIN--EYE-RE- LAND--ARE-- ALSO-- CANCELED-- OVER-- CORONA-VIRUS-- FEARS. SO FAR THERE ARE NO CONFIRMED LOCAL CASES... BUT HEALTH LEADERS IN BOTH CHATHAM - - AND BEAUFORT - - COUNTIES ARE AWAITING TEST RESULTS ON PATIENTS THEY'VE TESTED... STATEWIDE... GEORGIA NOW HAS TWELVE CONFIRMED CORONAVIRUS CASES... AND NINETEEN POSSIBLE CASES... SOUTH CAROLINA HAS TWO CONFIRMED CASES... AND EIGHT POSSIBLE CASES. THE--GEORGIA-- DE-PARTMENT-- OF-- PUBLIC-- HEALTH-- SAYS-- A-- PATIENT - -AT-- A-- CAM-DEN-- COUNTY-- HOSPITAL --TESTS-- POSITIVE--FOR- CORONA-VIRUS. THE--PATIENT-- IS-- A --RES-IDENT-- OF-- CHARLTON-- COUNTY. THE--RESULTS- HAVE-- NOT--BEEN-- CON-FIRMED-- BY-- THE-- "C-D-C". HOSPITAL-- STAFF-- WHO-- MAY HAVE-- HAD-- CON- TACT-- WITH-- THE-- PATIENT-- HAVE-- BEEN NOTIFIED-- AND-- WILL-- REMAIN-- AT-- HOME. GEORGIA GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP SAYS - - WHILE HE AND STATE HEAL LEADERS PLAN TO BE OPEN ABOUT THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS... THEY'RE ALSO TAKING EXTRA STEPS TO PROTECT PATIENTS' PRIVACY. RIGHT NOW - AN EMPLOYEE AT A BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL - IS SELF- QUARANTINED WHILE WAITING FOR RESULTS OF A CORONAVIRUS TEST. WJCL'S-- DANIEL ROBINSON - JOINS US LIVE - WITH THIS- - DEVELOPING STORY - DANIEL? CHRIS - ASHLEY - GOOD MORNING. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAY THE BEAUFORT HIGH SCHOOL EMPLOYEE WAS TESTED OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. BUT - THE SCHOOL IS ON A NORMAL SCHEDULE FOR STUDENTS. OFFICIALS SAY THE EMPLOYEE IS CONSIDERED "LOW RISK" ... AND HAS NOT TRAVELED TO PLACES WHERE THERE ARE CONFIRMED CASES. DISTRICT SPOKES PERSON - JIM FOSTER - SAID CUSTODIANS ARE CONTINUING TO CLEAN ALL DISTRICT SCHOOLS - INCLUDING BEAUFORT HIGH - WITH HOSPITAL GRADE DISINFECTANT. FOSTER - SAID THAT TREATMENT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR WEEKS - IN PREPARATION FOR FLU SEASON - BEFORE THE CORONAVIRUS IS SAID TO HAVE ENTERED THE UNITED STATES. SOME PARENTS TOLD MY THEY ARE CONCERNED THAT STUDENTS COULD START HAVING TO START MISSING SCHOOL OUT OF PRECAUTION - AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE AWAY FROM BREAKS OR HOLIDAYS LATER IN THE YEAR. WHILE THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL HAS CONFIRMED 2 CASES OF COVID-19 - IN SOUTH CAROLINA. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL HAS NOT RECOMMENDED ANY SCHOOL CLOSURES, OR CONFIRMED CASES IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. THE DISTRICT - IS ENCOURAGING PARENTS, STUDENTS AND STAFF TO WASH THEIR HANDS OFTEN AND AVOID CONTACT WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE SICK. FOSTER SAID - IF YOU FEEL SICK, TO STAY HOME. WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED BOTH ON AIR AND ONLINE AS THIS STORY DEVELOPS. LIVE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY - DROB, WJCL 22 NEWS. MORE THAN 100 COLLEGE UNIVERSITIES HAVE CANCELED OR POSTPONED IN- PERSON CLASSES DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK. THIS INCLUDES, THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, DUKE, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT SAYS IT'S EXTENDING ITS SPRING BREAK FOR ANOTHER WEEK. THOUSANDS MORE CASES OF CORONAVIRUS SPREADING ACROSS THE WORLD. HERE IN THE U.S., COMMUNITIES CANCELING EVENTS TAKING UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS OF PRECAUTION. THE PRESIDENT, ADDRESSED THE NATION LAST NIGHT, DOUBLING DOWN ON TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS AND WORKING WITH LAWMAKERS TO PROVIDE DESPERATE MEDICAL RELIEF AND FINANCIAL AID TO AMERICANS IN NEED. A-B-C'S ANDREW DYMBURT HAS THE LATEST. A COUNTRY IN CRISIS TRUMP SOT: "I HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE SEVERAL STRONG BUT NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF ALL AMERICANS" HERE IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD - CORONAVIRUS NOW A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, THE FIRST IN A DECADE. ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. THE DEATH TOLL AT HOME AND ABORAD - RISING. PRESIDENT TRUMP.. ADDRESSING THE NATION. INSTITUTING MORE SWEEPING TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS. 'FLIGHTS FROM EUROPE TO THE UNITED STATES - BANNED FOR THE NEXT 30-DAYS, WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS.' TRUMP SOT: ANYTHING COMING FROM EUROPE TO THE UNITED STATES IS WHAT WE ARE DISCUSSING AS MORE AMERICANS IN DESPERATE NEED OF COVID-19 TESTING AND SUPPLIES , TRUMP ANNOUNCING INSURANCE COMPANIES WILL WAIVE ALL COPAYMENTS FOR CORONAVIRUS TREATMENTS THE WHITE HOUSE ALSO PROMISING TO TAKE EMERGENCY ACTION TO GIVE WORKERS FINANICAL RELIEF, INCLUDING DEFERRING TAX PAYMENTS FOR PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES. HE ALSO CALLED ON CONGRESS TO OFFER A PAYROLL TAX CUT THIS AS A NEW WARNING FROM TOP HEALTH OFFICIALS ON THE SPEED OF THE SPREAD: DR. FAUCI SOT: "IT IS 10 TIMES MORE LETHAL THAN THE SEASONAL FLU. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE CAN GET THEIR ARMS AROUND AND UNDERSTAND." AND NOW - THE STATE DEPARTMENT ADVISING ALL U-S CITIZENS TO RECONSIDER ALL TRAVEL ABROAD. TAG: IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC RELIEF - THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN PUSHING CONGRESS FOR A PAYROLL TAX CUT. BUT DEMOCRATS AND EVEN SOME REPUBLICANS HAVE EXPRESSED OPPOSITION. THE N-C-DOUBLE- A IS TAKING A BOLD STEP TO HELP STOP THE CORONAVIRUS SPREAD... IT SAYS FANS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED INSIDE ARENAS FOR UPCOMING CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES... INCLUDING THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S N-C- DOUBLE-A TOURMAMENTS.. AS OF RIGHT NOW... THE FINAL FOUR IS SET TO HAPPEN AT ATLANTA'S MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM... BUT THE N-C- DOUBLE-A SAYS THAT MAY ALSO CHANGE... SINCE - - WITHOUT FANS - - IT WON'T NEED AN ARENA THAT BIG. WE'RE LEARNING- - THE-- N-B-A-- IS-- SUS-PENDING-- ITS-- SEASON-- OVER-- CORONA-VIRUS-- CONCERNS. IT SAYS-- IT'LL-- GO-- ON-- A- QUOTE- - "HIATUS-- TO-- DETERMINE--THE-- NEXT-- STEPS-- MOVING-- FORWARD. LEAGUE-- OFFICIALS SAY-- A-- PLAYER-- HAS-- TESTED--- POSITIVE- - FOR-- THE-- DISEASE. TO KEEP UP WITH EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CORONAVIRUS PREVENTION -- DOWNLOAD THE FREE WJCL NEWS APP -- YOU CAN ALSO CHECK OUT WJCL DOT COM. TOOMBS COUNTY INVESTIGATORS NEED YOUR HELP TO CATCH SOMEBODY - - THEY SAY - - SET A MOBILE HOME ON FIRE... IT HAPPENED LAST FRIDAY... ANYBODY WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ARSON CASE SHOULD CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN. THE--CHATHAM-- COUNTY-- POLICE-- DEPARTMENT-- IS-- ON--THE-- LOOK- OUT---FOR-- A PAIR-- OF-- SUS-PECTED-- PACKAGE-- THIEVES. POLICE SAY-- THESE PEOPLE-- WERE CAUGHT-- ON- - CAMERA-- AROUND-- THE-- TIME-- A PACKAGE--- DIS-APPEARED-- FROM-- GEORGE- TOWN. A FORMER CHATHAM COUNTY RECORDER'S COURT WORKER IS CHARGED WITH STEALING MONEY... AND LYING TO POLICE... POLICE ARRESTED VERONICA CULVER EARLIER THIS WEEK... THEY SAY THEY'VE BEEN INVESTIGATING HER FOR EIGHT MONTHS. THE--VICTIM-- OF- -A--DEADLY-- CRASH-- IN-- BULLOCH COUNTY-- HAS BEEN-- EYE- DENTIFIED-- AS-- DANNY--TID-WELL-- SECOND--PLACE-- WINNER-- IN- SEASON THREE-- OF--THE SHOW--SO YOU--THINK- YOU-- CAN-- DANCE. AUTHORITIES-- SAY --HE DIED--WHEN A WOMAN-- IN-- A-- JEEP-- WRANGLER -- CRASHEDD--INTO TO-- A- -FORD--PICK-UP-- THAT-- TID-WELL WAS--RIDING-- IN. SOUTH CAROLINA LAWMAKERS ARE CONSIDERING A BILL THAT WOULD REQUIRE INVESTIGATORS TO KEEP BETTER TRACK OR EVIDENCE IN RAPE CASES... THAT BILL JUST PASSED THE SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE... IT'LL NOW GO BACK TO THE HOUSE FOR A VOTE... LAWMAKERS LAUNCHED THIS BILL AFTER LEARNING NEARLY A THOUSAND RAPE KITS NEVER GOT TESTED. AND IF SOME GEORGIA LAWMAKERS GET THEIR WAY...LOW INCOME EXPECTING MOTHERS WILL SOON HAVE BETTER HEALTH CARE DURING THEIR PREGNANCIES... THE GEORGIA HOUSE PASSED A BILL YESTERDAY TO EXTEND HEALTH INSURANCE TO THOSE WOMEN FOR SIX MONTHS... IT'LL NOW HEAD TO THE SENATE. EYE-RISH-- DENTAL--ON-- HILTON--HEAD--- IS-- KICKING-- OFF-- SAINT- PATRICK'S-- CELEBRATIONS-- EARLY. IT'S--HOSTING--A--- áFREEá--DENTAL-- DAY-- TOMORROW. IT'S-- HAPPENING- - FROM-- SEVEN-- IN- - THE MORNING-- UNTIL-- NOON. DOCTOR--KEVIN- HARDY-- WILL-- DO-- CLEANINGS-- FILLINGS-- AND-- EX-TRACTIONS--AT-- NO-- CHARGE. HE'LL--ALSO-- HAVE-- THERAPY-- DOGS--AVAILABLE-- FOR-- THOSE-- WHO- - EXPERIENCE-- ANXIETY-- WHEN-- THEY-- VISIT-- THE-- DENTIST. THIS--MARK'S-- EYE-RISH-- DENTAL'S-- THIRD-- "FREE --DENTAL- DAY." SOT DR. KEVIN HARDY, OWNER OF IRISH DENTAL: "WE LOOK NICE WHEN WE SMILE, AND SO BEING ABLE TO GIVE SOMEONE THEIR SMILE BACK IS REALLY A GREAT GIFT AND REWARD THAT WE TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN." SPOTS ARE FILLING UP QUIC

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