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>> AND STRAIGHT AHEAD ON
NewsCHANNEL 5 THIS MORNING, AN
EARLY MORNING WRECK SENT ONE CAR
AND FOUR C PEOPLE OFF THE ROAD
DOWN A STEEP RAVINE WHICH MADE
IT AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT
RESCUE.
PLUS, IT WAS A FRIGHTENING WAY
TO WAKE UP FOR ONE COUPLE.
SMOKE IN THEIR HOME.
WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT FIREFIGHTERS
THINKIR STARTED THE BLAZE.
AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST BACK TO
SCHOOL GIVEAWAYS IN THE MID
STATE IS HERE ALL MORNING.
WE'LL TELL YOU WHERE IT IS
COMING UP.
YOUR NEWS IS NOW.
>> GOOD MORNING.
TODAY IS SATURDAY, AUGUST 30th
, THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US ON THIS CLOUDY BUT
BEAUTIFUL MORNING.
I'M MARCUS WASHINGTON IN FOR
JENNIFER.
WE'LLL HAVE THOSE STORIES IN JUT
A MOMENT, PLUS WE'LL TELL YOU
WHERE TO FIND SOME OF THE BIG
FAMILY FUN THINGS GOING ON THIS
WEEKEND, BUT FIRST WE'RE GOING
TO CHECK IN WITH METEOROLOGIST
KELLY *** WHO IS BRINGING THE
BRIGHT SUNSHINE IN HER SHIRT
THIS MORNING, I THANK YOU FOR
THAT.
>> THANK YOU, THANKK YOU.
IF OUR NORTHWESTERN COUNTIES
THAT'S ABOUT ALL THE SUNSHINE
YOU'RE SEEING THIS MORNING,E ITS
GOING TO BE THE SUNNY
DISPOSITION BECAUSE WE HAVE
RAINFALL COMING DOWN RIGHT NOW
AND WE'RE GOING TO S MORE OF
THAT AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY.
UNFORTUNATELY HIGHEST RAIN
CHANCES ARE GOING TO BE IN THE
NORTHWESTERN COUNTIES, MUCH
LOWER RAINNT CHANCES IN THE
EASTERN AREAS.
HE A LOOK WHAT'S GOING ON.
5 LIVE RADARN. SHOWING US WHERE
THE RAIN IS NOW, AND AS YOU CAN
SEE PLENTY MORE BACK TO THE
MOST.
ST OF THIS MISSING OUT IN THE
MEMPHIS ARE STOUTS
CLIPPING THE WESTERN COUNTIES
THIS MNG AND LOTS OF
LIGHTNINERT WITH THIS,
AREA AND THE MAURY, KENTUCKY
RIGHT NOW AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO
SEE THISEN DROP TO THE SOUTH WIH
LIGHT RAINOU GOING ON IN CAMDEN
AND PARIS.
I'M GOING TO PUT THIS IN MOTION
TO SHOW YOU WHERE THESE STORMS
ARE HEADED.
NOTICE SOME OF THESE DIE OUT AND
FIZZLES AS IT HITS THE DRYER
AREA, BUT ENOUGH HOLDING FROM
MAURYRO DOWN TO GREENEVILLE TO
GIVE RAIN CHANCES INHE AREAS
WE MENTIONED.
RAIN M CHANCE SPOTTY SHOWERS IN
THEHO BOSTON AREA AND COLUMBIA,
AND THEN THE FAYETTEVILLE AREA A
STORM COMPLEX MOVING THROUGH AS
WELL.
TEMPERATURE-WISE 74 DEGREES,
WE'RE A LITTLE DAMP IN NASHVILLE
FROM A SMALL SHOWER BUT OTHER
THAN THAT NOTR TOO BAD, MOSTLY
CLOUDY, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES BY
THE AFTERNOON WITH RAIN SHOWERS
GETTING FEWER AND FURTHER IN
BETWEEN.
ABOUT A 40% CHANCE OF RAIN TODAY
WITH A HIGH OF 90 DEGREES.
MARCUS.
>> THANKS, KELLY.
FOUR PEOPLE WERE HURT EARLY THIS
MORNING WHEN A CAR THEY WERE
RIDING IN CRASHED INTO A RAVINE.
THE VEHICLE RAN OFF JOHN BRACK
HIGHWAY IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY
NEAR THE CANNON COUNTY LINE
AROUND 2:15 THIS MORNING.
IT CAME TOIS REST A COUPLE HUNDD
FEET OFF THE HIGHWAY.
FIRST RESPONDERS HAD TO USE A
BASKET AND ROPE TEAM TO RESCUE
THE OCCUPANTS.
ALL FOURTS WERE RUSHED TO THE
HOSPITAL.
AUTHORITIES HAVEN'T RELEASED THE
EXTENT OF THEIR INJURIES.
IT'S STILL UNCLEAR WHATTR CAUSD
THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE THE
ROADWAY.
>> ALSO NEW THIS MORNING A
COUPLE IS HOMELESS AFTER A DRYER
SET THEIR HOME ON FIRE LATE LAST
NIGHT.
THE PAIR WOKE UP TO THE SMELL OF
SMOKE INSIDE THEIR CHURCH STREET
HOME IN THE OLD HICKORY AREA
AROUND 10:45.
THEY STARTED SEARCHING FOR THE
SOURCE OF THE SMOKE AND FOUND
THEIR CLOTHES DRYER WAS ON FIRE.
THEY RAN TO THE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE
TO CALL 911.
WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED THE
HOUSE WAS ALREADY ENGULFED IN
FLAMES.
THEY QUICKLY KNOCKED OUT
THAT
FIRE BUT THE HOME SUFFERED
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND IS LIKELY
TO BE A TOTAL LOSS.
FIREFIGHTERS HAD TO STAY ON THE
SCENE FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS
PUTTING OUT THOSE HOT SPOTS.
OFFICIALS SAY THE HOME DID HAVE
SMOKE DETECTORS, HOWEVER THEY
WERE NOTOW WORKING.
AND MANY FAMILIES ARE IN NEED
THIS TIMEEE OF YEAR OF CLOTHING
ITEMS AND OTHER THINGS ESSENTIAL
FOR GETTING BACK TO SCHOOL.
ONE LOCAL CHURCH IS MAKING THAT
BURDEN A LITTLE BIT LIGHTER THIS
MORNING.
NewsCHANNEL 5'S DEJA KNIGHT
JOINNIS US LIVE FROM THE CHURCHF
CHRIST IN NOLENSVILLE ROAD.
AND I SEEOA YOU'RE BACK INSIDE
WHERE THIS EVENT IES REALLY OPEN
TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, NOT
JUST PEOPLE OF THE CHURCH.
>> YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, AND THEY
HAVE BEEN WORKING SO HARDT, TO T
THIS TOGETHER.
I'M TELLING YOU, TAKE A LOOK AT
THIS.
I MEAN, IT LOOKS LIKE A
DEPARTMENT STORE IN HERE.
ALALL THEOORE VOLUNTEERS ARE GEG
TOGETHER RIGHT NOW AND SORTING
THROUGH SOMEOR THINGS, MAKING TE
LAST -- BECAUSE THEY'RE
EXPECTING BETWEEN 1 AND 2,000
PEOPLE HERE TODAY, TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE EVENT.
YOU COME IN AND SHOP 25 MINUTES
IS WHAT EVERYONE IS GIVEN
APIECE, AND THEY FILL UP TWO
BAGS OF CLOTHES, SHOES, WHATEVER
THEY NEED AND THEN THEY SEND
THEM ON THEIR WAY WITH A NICE,
YOU KNOW, NEW WARDROBE.
THEY HAVE CHILD CARE, THEY HAVE
PERSONAL SHOPPERS THATY WILL HP
YOU NAVIGATE THROUGH ALL OF THIS
STUFF.
THEY'VE GOT STUFF FOR BOYS,
GIRLS, MEN, WOMEN, THEY HAVE
SUITS HERE, WORK CLOTHES, CASUAL
CLOTHES, THEY HAVE A TON OF
STUFF AND IT'S ALL FOR A
WONDERFUL CAUSE.
IT STARTS AT 8:30 THIS MORNING.
THE LINE IS ALREADY WRAPPED
AROUND THE BUILDING, SO PLENTY
OF PEOPLE ARE WAITING TO GET
INSIDE.
THEY WILL OPEN THOSE DOORS, LIKE
I SAID,
AT 8:30.
IT LASTS UNTIL 1:30.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN COMING
ADDRESS 1761 NOLENSVILLE ROAD.
>> I KNOW YOU SAID SOMETHING
ABOUT CHILD CARE, I KNOW A LOT
OF FOLKS WANT TO KNOW ABOUT
THAT, CAN YOU GIVE US SOME
DETAILS ON THAT?
>> YES, THEY HAVE AN AREA HEREHA
WHERE YOU COME IN, YOU CHECK IN
AND YOU CAN SEND YOUR KIDS BACK
THERE.
IT'S FREE FOR INFANTS TO KIDS
THAT ARE AGE 6, SO IT'S
DEFINITELY AS BIG HELP FOR
FAMILIES THAT ARE HERE TRYING TO
NAVIGATE THROUGH ALL THE STUFF
SHOPPING.
>> ALLLL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, DEJA, GREAT PROGRAM
THERE.
IT'S NO CONTINUES DENIES
TENNESSEE'S TAX-FREE WEEKEND
HAPPENS AROUND THE TIME SUMMER
BREAK ENDS AND SCHOOL STARTS.
FROM NOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT TOMORROW
PARENTS CAN SNAP UP CLOTHING,
SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND EVEN
COMPUTERS WITHOUT PAYING SALES
TAX.
PARENTS SAY WHEN YOU HAVE
SEVERAL CHILDREN IN SCHOOL, THE
SAVINGS REALLY ADD UP.
>> YOU CAN SPEND ANYWHERE FROM
75 TO $100 PER CHILD FOR SCHOOL
SUPPLIES AND THAT HELPS OUT WITH
THE NO TAX.
>> AND CLOTHING SUPPLIES AND
SCHOOL SUPPLIES ARE TAX FREE IF
THE PRICE TAG IS UNDER $100.
COMPUTER PURCHASES UNDER $1,500
ARE ALSOND ELIGIBLE.
NOW, THOSE PRINTERS AND
ACCESSORIES, THEY ARE NOT.
FOR A COMPLETE LIST GO TO OUR
NewsCHANNEL5.COM WEB.
>> HAPPENING TODAY A JOB FAIR IN
DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE WITH THE GOAL
OF HIRING 500 PEOPLE.
THE NEW OMNI HOTEL IS
INTERVIEWING FOLKS TODAY FROM 8
UNTIL 6.
THEY NEED TO FIND HUNDREDS OF
FULL AND PART TIME EMPLOYEES FOR
POSITIONS RANGING FROM OFFICE
MANAGERS TO HOUSE KEEPERS.
JUST GO TO THE MUSIC CITY CENTER
ON FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH IN
DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE.
APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
FILL OUT THOSE APPLICATIONS
ONLINE FIRST.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THAT AND
A LINK FOR THE APPLICATION JUST
GO TO OUR WEBSITE
NewsCHANNEL5.COM.
AND FOR THE NEXT WEEK THINGS AT
THE AG EXPO PARK IN FRANKLIN
WILL BE A LOT MORE EXCITING.
THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY FAIR
KICKED OFF YESTERDAY EVENING.
THIS YEAR'S THEME IS ROCK AROUND
THE FAIR.
AND THERE'S PLENTY OF LIVE MUSIC
TO BACK UP THAT CLAIM.
ALONG WITH MUSIC AND RIDES,
THERE'S ALSO EXPOS, LIVESTOCK
SHOWS AND PLENTY OF FOOD.
SOUNDS GOOD.
NOW, PLUS IT'S A GOOD CHANCE TO
SOCIALIZE AND TEST OUT THOSE
RIDES.
>> HERE TO CHECK OUT GIRLS AND
HOPEFULLY NOT PUKE OUR GUTS UP.
>> THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY FAIR
WILL RUN UNTIL NEXT SATURDAY,
AUGUST 10th.
WE KNOW A LONG STRETCH OF
INTERSTATE 440 IS SHUT DOWN
AGAIN THIS WEEKEND.
LAST NIGHT TDOT CLOSED THE
EASTBOUND LANES OF I-65 TO I-24.
IT'S THE FIFTH WEEKEND FOR THE
PROJECT EXPECTED TO LAST 10
WEEKENDS.
THIS IS HOW THINGS ARERE LOOKING
RIGHT NOW.
AS YOU CAN SEE, SOME CARS ARE
GOING THROUGH THERE.
NOW CREWS ARE WORKING ON
REPAIRING -- REPAIRING AND
REPLACING, RATHER, CONCRETE AS
PART OF A $9.7 MILLION PROJECT
WIDENING THE EASTBOUND LANES OF
I-440.
IN ADDITION TO THE STRETCH OF
440, THE ON AND OFF RAMPS AT
NOLENSVILLE ROAD ARE ALSO
CLOSED.
EVERYTHING SHOULD BE BACK OPEN
BY RUSH -- FOR RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC
MONDAYS MORNING.
COMING UP ON NewsCHANNEL 5
THIS MORNING, WE'RE LEARNING
MONTH ABOUT THE THREATS THAT
PROMPTED THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO
ISSUE WARNINGS ABOUT POTENTIAL
TERROR ATTACKS.
WE'LL HEAR WHY THE MILITARY IS
TAKING IT SO SERIOUSLY NEXT.
AND ARIEL CASTRO IS BEING --
BEGINNING THE NEXT VERY LONG
CHAPTER OF HIS LIFE.
HEAR HOW THINGS ARE GOING FOR
THE MAWHY LET CONSTIPATIONEN LOCKEDWEIGH YOU DOWN?
AS SOON AS YOU FEEL IT, TRY MIRALAX.
IT WORKS DIFFERENTLY THAN OTHER LAXATIVES.
IT DRAWS WATER INTO YOUR COLON
TO UNBLOCK YOUR SYSTEM NATURALLY.
DON'T WAIT TO FEEL GREAT.
MIRALAX.
ESPECIALLY IN TOURIST HOT SPOTS
AND WHEN USING PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION.
ARIEL CASTRO, THE MAN SENTENCED
TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR HOLDING
THREE WOMEN CAPTIVE FOR MORE
THAN A DECADE HAS BEEN
TRANSFERRED TO THE LORRAINE
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION ABOUT
24 MILES FROM CLEVELAND.
A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE OHIO
DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION AND
CORRECTIONS SAYS CASTRO WAS CALM
AND COOPERATIVE YESTERDAY WHILE
BEING TRANSFERRED.
CASTRO WON'T IMMEDIATELY GO INTO
THE GENERAL POPULATION BECAUSE
OF THE HIGH PROFILE OF HIS CASE
AND HIS OWN PROTECTION.
NOW, CASTRO WILL START HIS TERM
ISOLATED FROM OTHER INMATES.
HE'LL ALSO UNDERGO MEDICAL AND
MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATIONS.
YESTERDAYVA ORGANIZERS OF THE
CLEVELAND COURAGE FUND SET UP TO
HELP CASTRO'S VICTIMS ANNOUNCED
THE FUND HAS GROWN MORE THAN
$1.3 MILLION.
U.S. SUPREME.3 COURT REFUSES
YESTERDAY TO STOP THE PENDING
RELEASE OF ALMOST 10,000
CALIFORNIA INMATES TO EASE
OVERCROWDING IN THE STATE.
CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN ORDERED TO
REDUCE ITS PRISON POPULATION BY
NEARLY 8% BY THE END OF THE
YEAR.
LOWER COURT FOUND INMATES WERE
NEEDLESSLY DYING AND SUFFERING
BECAUSEUF OF INADEQUATE MEDICAL
AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE M CAUSEDY
OVERCROWDING.
HOWEVER, THE STATE HAS RESISTED
WARNING THEES RELEASE COULD CAUE
A PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS.
THE "NEW YORK TIMES" COMPANY HAS
ANNOUNCED THE PLANS TO SELL THE
GLOBE -- BOSTON GLOBE FOR MORE
THAN $900 MILLION LESS THAN IT
PAID.
NOW, THE REDED SOX OWNER JOHN
HENRY WILL PAY ONLY $70 MILLION
FOR THE PAPER.
WHEN THE TIMES BOUGHT THE GLOBE
IN 1993, IT PAID A RECORD
$1.1 BILLION.
HOWEVER, THE NEWS PAPER INDUSTRY
HAS FACED MANY TRYING ECONOMIC
TIMES AS ADVERTISERS HAVE MOVED
TO MORE WEB-BASED ADVERTISING.
HENRY'S FENWAY SPORTS GROUP OWNS
THE RED SOX PARK.
80% OF THE SPORTRT NETWORK AND
LIVERPOOL CLUB IN ENGLAND.
A SERIOUS OUTBREAK OF STOMACH
ILLNESS CALLED CYCLOSPORA IS
HARD TO TRACK DOWN.
THE FDA OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE
DISCOVERED ABOUT HALF OF THE
SOURCE OF ILLNESSES BUT NOT ALL.
OFFICIALS SAY MANY OF THE CAUSES
IN NEBRASKA AND IOWA ARE LINKED
TO A SALAD MIX FROM A MEXICAN
FARM THAT WAS SERVED AT RED
LOBSTER AND OLIVE GARDEN.
DOCTORSAR DON'T TEST FOR THE
BACTERIA BECAUSE IT'S RARE, AND
THE PARASITE IS SO TINIES IS
HARD TO DETECT.
MICHAEL ENSARA DIED THIS WEEK IN
CALIFORNIAN AFTER A LONG ILLNES.
THE SYRIAN BORN ACTOR HAD ROLES
IN I DREAM OF JEANNE, HAWAII 5-0
AND LAWS OF THE PLAINSMAN.
HE P WAS 91 YEARS OLD.
STILL TO COME THIS MORNING, HE
WAS THE FIRST TO LEAD OUR
COUNTRY BUT THE LAST TO GET HIS
OWN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY.
WE'RE HEADED TO MOUNT VERNON FOR
THE LATEST CHAPTER IN GEORGE
WASHINGTON'S STORY NEXT.
>> AND SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE
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