Police find elderly Georgia woman stabbed on dining room floor. Now her son is charged with murder (2024)

INDIANS MISS THEN SECOND EFFORT IS SENT TO THE STANDS. WINDOR FOREST GETS THE WIN 67- 56. THE U-S SET TO STRIKE - *BACK... AFTER THREE GEORGIA SOLDIERS ARE KILLED IN AN ATTACK. "I KNOW THERE IS NOTHING ANYBODY CAN SAY OR DO TO EASE THE PAIN. I BEEN THERE." THE SPECIAL PHONE CALL....ONE OF THE FAMILIES RECEIVED FROM PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN. THE FIGHT TO *STOP SEXTORTION. THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAWMAKER.. WHO LOST HIS SON.. THAT IS NOW SUING A - *MAJOR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFROM. WE HAVE A CREW *LIVE IN WASHINGTON.. TELLING US ABOUT THE TOP SOCIAL MEDIA EXECUTIVES.. WHO WILL BE GRILLED.. ON CAPITOL HILL.. *TODAY. AND VOTING *YES... TO BUILDING AN OVERPASS.. THAT WILL *DIRECTLY CONNECT THE GEORGIA PORTS.. TO HIGHWAY SEVENTEEN. THE PORT *CEO.. TELLS US HOW THIS WILL HELP BUSINESS.. AND PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING - - I'M EMMA HAMILTON. AND I'M FRANK SULKOWSKI. METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS IS JOINING US NOW .... NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... TODAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 62. WEST WIND 7 TO 16 MPH BECOMING NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 24 MPH. WEDNESDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 36. NORTH WIND 5 TO 8 MPH. THURSDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 64. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THURSDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 40. SOUTH WIND AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. FRIDAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 68. FRIDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 42 THIS MORNING.. THE U-S IS PLANNING TO STRIKE BACK...IN RESPONSE TO THE KILLING FOR *THREE GEORGIA SOLDIERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST. YESTERDAY PRESIDENT BIDEN PROMOTED SAVANNAH SOLDIER BREONNA MOFFETT.. AND KENNEDY SANDERS FROM WAYCROSS... TO THE RANK OF SERGEANT. WE SAT DOWN FOR AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW.. WITH MOFFETT'S SISTER. <> "SHE COULD TALK A STRANGER ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET IN MINUTES AND MAKE THEM SMILE AND LAUGH AND MAKE THEM REMEMBER HER FACE, HER NAME." WE'LL HAVE MORE FROM THIS - *HEART BREAKING ONE-ON-ONE.. COMING UP LATER THIS MORNING. INCLUDING WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE FAMILY RECIEVED A CALL. FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN. BIDEN ALSO CALLED THE FAMILY OF WAYCROSS NATIVE "KENNEDY SAUNDERS." 1;49;55 "..THE DAY WILL COME WHEN YOU WALK BY A PARK KENNEDY PLAYED IN OR OPEN A CLOSET AND SMELL THE FRAGRANCE OF HER CLOTHES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND YOU'LL SMILE BEFORE YOU CRY. THAT'S WHEN YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE IT. IT TAKES A HELL OF A LONG TIME TO GET THERE BUT I PROMISE YOU WILL GET THERE." THE FAMILIES OF THE SOLDIERS KILLED IN THE ATTACK WILL BE AT - - DOVER AIR FORCE BASE FRIDAY -- WHEN THE BODIES OF THEIR LOVED ONES RETURN TO THE U-S. NEW THIS MORNING... A SOUTH CAROLINA LAWMAKER.. IS SUING INSTAGRAM AFTER HIS SON TOOK HIS OWN LIFE IN 20-22. REPRESENTATIVE BRANDON GUFFEY SAYS THE PLATFORM IS CAUSING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES FOR CHILDREN. ACCORDING TO OUR SISTER STATION IN OMAHA... SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD GAVIN GUFFEY FROM ROCK HILL... WAS A VICTIM OF SEXTORTION. SEX-TORTION IS THE PRACTICE OF EXTORTING MONEY OR SEXUAL FAVORS FROM SOMEONE BY THREATENING TO REVEAL EXPLICIT IMAGES. GUFFEY SAYS HE RECEIVED MESSAGES FROM SCAMMERS ON INSTAGRAM... AFTER SON'S DEATH.. ASKING FOR MONEY IN EXCHANGE FOR INAPPROPRIATE PICTURES OF HIS SON. META HAS NOT DIRECTLY RESPONDED TO THIS LAWSUIT. WELL... TOP SOCIAL MEDIA EXECUTIVES WILL FACE SENATE LAWMAKERS TODAY. LATER THIS MORNING ... A HEARING WILL CONTINUE ABOUT ONLINE PROTECTION... OUR AMY LU IS LIVE ON CAPITOL HILL TODAY AND AMY.. HOW ARE THESE EXECUTIVES RESPONDING? SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES PLAN TO ASSURE LAWMAKERS THEY'RE ADDRESSING CONCERNS OVER CHILD EXPLOITATION ON THEIR PLATFORMS. THE HEADS OF META, TIKTOK, X, SNAP AND DISCORD WILL TESTIFY BEFORE THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE... ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE THEY'RE CREATING FOR YOUNG USERS. LAWMAKERS ARE CONCERNED WITH ISSUES LIKE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, ADDICTIVE FEATURES, EXPOSURE TO SELF-HARM AND EATING DISORDERS... UNREALISTIC BEAUTY STANDARDS AND BULLYING -- TO NAME A FEW. THE PLATFORMS SAY THEY'VE BEEN BEEFING UP THEIR CHILD SAFETY FEATURES -- ADDING PARENT AND MINOR RESTRICTIONS... AND WALKING A FINE LINE ON WHAT THEY DEEM AS INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT. BUT LAWMAKERS SAY IT'S NOT ENOUGH -- PROPOSING TODAY'S HEARING AS A MEANS TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE. <> 16:17:38 "WHY HAVE THEY NOT PUT THAT MONEY INTO PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN?" 16:17:41> <> WE HAVE TESTIMONY FROM TODAY'S WITNESSES... WHO SAY THEIR PLATFORMS HAVE NEW POLICIES TO KEEP MINORS SAFE... AND THEY'RE OPEN TO LEGISLATION... ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH AND REQUIRING MORE FEATURES. AMY.. DO WE KNOW WHAT KIND OF ACTIONS ARE THESE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES TAKING TO PROTECT USERS? THE ISSUES FACING THESE TECH COMPANIES ARE WIDE- RANGING... AS AN EXAMPLE -- META, THE PARENT COMPANY OF FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM, IS IMPLEMENTING STRICTER PRIVATE MESSAGING FOR TEENS... MEANING ADULTS AND STRANGERS CANNOT DIRECT MESSAGE OR FOLLOW THEM. SNAP SAYS THEY HAVE NEW POLICIES OVER THEIR THREE BIGGEST ISSUES: SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, IDENTIFYING CRIMINALS AND REMOVING DEALERS AND RELATED CONTENT TO THE FENTANYL EPIDEMIC. AND X, FORMERLY KNOWN AS TWITTER, SAYS IT'S WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND USING ADVANCE TECH TO TRACK AND STOP POTENTIAL PREDATORS. THANK YOU AMY. BOOMING BUSINESS.. CAN CAUSE TRAFFIC HEADACHES. BUT PLANS ARE UNDERWAY.. TO CREATE AN OVERPASS THAT WILL DIRECTLY CONNECT THE GEORGIA PORTS OCEAN TERMINAL.. WITH HIGHWAY 17. WE TALKED TO THE CEO OF THE PORTS.. ABOUT *HOW THIS PROJECT WILL HELP THE COMMUNITY. "IT'S VERY RARE THAT A CONTAINER TERMINAL OR A PORT CAN GET RIGHT TO THE HIGHWAY AND NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD AND THIS IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO JUST SEPARATE THE TWO AND CREATE FLUIDITY OF TRAFFIC." "RIGHT HERE WE HAVE A CROSSING WHERE THE TRUCKS HAVE TO STOP AND THEY'RE INTERSECTING WITH CARS....BUT IT BECOMES A FLY OVER WHERE WE RAISE IT AND WE JOIN RIGHT HERE AND TRUCKS WILL JUST JUMP RIGHT ON TO THE HIGHWAY." THE PORT AND GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HOPE TO HAVE IT COMPLETED BY 2025. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PROJECT.. OR OTHERS IMPACTING YOUR COMMUNITY.. YOU CAN SEND THEM TO US AT BOOMTOWN AT WJCL DOT COM. HAPPENING TODAY... A COMMUNITY BABY SHOWER WILL PROVIDE MUCH- NEEDED ITEMS.. TO NEW AND EXPECTING MOMS. WJCL 22 NEWS SAVANNAH YOUNGER IS JOINING US LIVE FROM THE CHATHAM HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO TELL US ABOUT THIS AMAZING EVENT. GOOD MORNING EMMA.. AND FRANK... A COMMUNITY BABY SHOWER WILL GET STARTED IN JUST A FEW HOURS IN THIS BUILDING RIGHT BEHIND ME. THE EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE CHATHAM COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S MIDTOWN LOCATION ON DRAYTON STREET.... FROM 10 A-M TO NOON. PREGNANT MOMS AND CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN UP TO AGE ONE WILL RECEIVE DIAPERS... AND OTHER INFANT ITEMS. THERE WILL ALSO BE INFORMATION ON SAFE INFANT SLEEP PRACTICES... CAR SEAT SAFETY... AND MORE. THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND NO RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. LATER THIS MORNING I'LL ACTUALLY GO INSIDE ... AND TALK TO AN ORGANIZER ABOUT WHAT INSPIRED THEM TO DO THIS. BACK TO YOU. AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING. HWY 21 AT BRAMPTON ROAD IN GARDEN CIT