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Atlanta School Renamed For Baseball Legend Hank Aaron
ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) — In a school renaming ceremony on October 20, 2021, Atlanta Public School officials paid tribute to one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Forrest Hill Academy is now called the Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron New Beginnings Academy. Aaron’s family and the Atlanta Braves organization took part in the occasion. “It is a heartwarming experience to know that my husband’s name is on this building,” said Aaron’s wife, Billye Suber Aaron. “It’s hard to imagine a better name for this school or a better way to honor Mr. and Mrs. Aaron’s investment in youth and...
Atlanta Public Schools Celebrates All-Time High Graduation Rate
ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) — Atlanta Public Schools had some good news to share at a Thursday press conference on graduation rates. The Georgia Department of Education released statewide data showing how districts fared during the pandemic. School district officials marched their way into the Booker T. Washington High School gym to the sounds of drums, dancing and cheering, before Superintendent Dr. Lisa Herring shared why they were celebrating. “The Atlanta Public School System achieved an 83.1 % graduation rate for the cohort 2021,” she announced, following a drum roll. It means APS is closing in on the state...
Georgia Expands CAPS Child Care Program To Add 10,000 More Children
ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) — As the high cost of child care, coupled with a pandemic, weighs heavy on low income families, the state is expanding a program that will remove some of the burden. Miranda Gore, a social media manager, knows first hand about the struggles of paying for child care. She’s a single parent of five kids. “You have people that are trying to decide between rent and medicine and childcare. I am in relation to any parent that is trying to make ends meet,” she said. A Child Care Aware of America report shows the average cost just for...
Atlanta HBCU Students Demand Better Housing Conditions, More Funding
ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) — Students at Atlanta’s historically Black colleges and universities have launched overnight protests against housing conditions and other issues. They’re reaching out to administrators with a list of demands they want met. Tuesday marked the second day of protests near the Atlanta University Center. “The dorms that we do have, many of them have things such as mold. I personally have a friend who had a dryer fire in her dorm,” said Marcellus Kirkland, a Morehouse student and protest organizer. The students attend Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse, Spelman and Morris Brown Colleges. They’re protesting in...
Jury Selection Begins In The Killing Of Ahmaud Arbery Trial
ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10/CNN) – The three men accused of chasing down and killing Ahmaud Arbery are set to stand trial for murder in Brunswick this week in a case thick with issues of racism, self-defense and cellphone video. Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. are charged with malice and felony murder and have pleaded not guilty. They also face charges of aggravated assault, false imprisonment, and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment. Jury selection in their state trial began Monday in a Glynn County courtroom, where the three defendants sat next to their own counsel. According...
Shipping Containers That Spent Weeks Aboard Ships Stuck At Ports Now Being Dumped In Nearby Neighborhoods
WILMINGTON (CBSLA) — With the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach now running 24/7 operations, a new problem has occurred. Many of the shipping containers that spent weeks onboard ships waiting to be unloaded are now being dumped in nearby neighborhoods once they’re emptied. Sonia Cervantes lives along Anaheim Street in Wilmington, California, where UCTI Trucking Company is located. The company’s lot only has a capacity for 65 containers so the additional containers now line up along Anaheim Street in front of some people’s homes. “It’s a bunch of neighbors that are very upset because it’s a non-stop situation,” said Cervantes. “I would...
Supply Chain Issues: ‘There Really Are Problems Everywhere,’ Even For Small Companies
(CBS Baltimore) — Why are the shelves at the local grocery store always partly empty? Why do deliveries take so much longer than they used to? Why is everything more expensive? The short answer is the supply chain. The long answer is not that simple. It goes without saying that the once-in-a-lifetime COVID pandemic has exacerbated existing issues. That includes a shortage of workers along the path that products take from the factory to a consumer’s doorstep, creating multiple bottlenecks in a system that depends on timeliness to function, just as demand has drastically increased for those products. Even that more complicated...
‘I’m Going To Donate It All’: 5-Year-Old Sells His Pumpkins To Raise Money For Others
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A pumpkin harvest in central Minnesota proves there is plenty of hope for our future. WCCO-TV in Minneapolis met a young man named Emmitt Cox and found his giant gourds are no match for the size of his heart. “Here’s a big one,” Emmitt showed the TV cameras, pointing to his pumpkins. “This is the biggest one.” Like any good country boy, 5-year-old Emmitt is proud of his crops. He can even tell you how much one costs to take home. “This one is four,” he said, holding up four fingers. But what began as some father and son bonding last year has grown into...
Sen. Ossoff Joins Metro Atlanta Faith Leaders For Federal Voting Legislation Roundtable
DECATUR, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-Georgia) met with Metro Atlanta faith leaders on October 18, 2021, for a roundtable in Decatur. They’re joining together in an urgent effort to pass federal voting legislation. During a roundtable, Ossoff briefed the faith leaders on the legislation he introduced honoring the late Congressman John Lewis. “First, the Right to Vote Act, which I introduced earlier this year, would establish the first ever affirmative guarantee of voting rights for eligible citizens ever, in federal law,” he said. It would allow citizens to challenge laws that reduce access to the ballot...
Facing Shortage Of Drivers, Trucking Companies Offering Big Incentives To Lure New Hires
CHICAGO (CBS) — A truck driver shortage is just one part of the problem in the current supply chain crisis across the country. One carrier is offering big incentives to lure in drivers, but as CBS 2’s Marissa Parra found out, that wasn’t enough to bring out candidates to a job fair on Thursday. [Read more
1 Dead, 2 Injured In Separate Falls During Phish Concert In San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – One person has died and two others were injured in separate falls during a concert at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Sunday night featuring the band Phish. A San Francisco police spokesperson confirmed to KPIX 5 on Monday that around 8:55 p.m., police were alerted to a person in need of medical assistance. When officers arrived, they found a man who was suffering from injuries caused by a possible fall. “Medics arrived and immediately provided medical treatment, but despite the efforts of the emergency responders the victim succumbed to his injuries and was declared deceased,”...
Ten-Year-Old Brings Handgun To Elementary School In Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – A precautionary code yellow lockdown at Walker Elementary in Fort Lauderdale was lifted on Thursday following an all-clear, after a student brought a gun to school. According to Fort Lauderdale Police, they were notified around 8:00 a.m. that a child had brought a gun to the...
Ten-Year-Old Brings Handgun To Elementary School In Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – A precautionary code yellow lockdown at Walker Elementary in Fort Lauderdale was lifted on Thursday following an all-clear, after a student brought a gun to school. According to Fort Lauderdale Police, they were notified around 8:00 a.m. that a child had brought a gun to the school at 1001 NW 4th Street. Read more
Couple Creates ‘Traveling Town Tavern’ That Brings The Party To Your House
MARLBORO (CBS) – A new bar on wheels, equipped with big screen TVs and bartenders, brings the party right to your house. “I love being a bartender. I love sitting on this side of the bar. Talking to people, meeting people,” Brian McCarthy.
Couple Creates ‘Traveling Town Tavern’ That Brings The Party To Your House
MARLBORO (CBS) – A new bar on wheels, equipped with big screen TVs and bartenders, brings the party right to your house. “I love being a bartender. I love sitting on this side of the bar. Talking to people, meeting people,” Brian McCarthy. Read more
Melissa Joan Hart Win $1 Million On ‘Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune
CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE - Melissa Joan Hart, Tituss Burgess and Lacey Chabert Hosted by pop-culture legends Pat Sajak and Vanna White, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune takes a star-studded spin on Americas Game®. Season two continues with an all-new episode SUNDAY, OCT. 17 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty Images) MELISSA JOAN HART.
Legends of the Hidden Temple – ‘The Llocano Legend of Lam-Ang’
THE FILIPINO LEGEND OF “THE AMAZING TALKING ROOSTER OF LAM-ANG” – Cristela Alonzo hosts this new adult version of “Legends of the Hidden Temple” where four teams of contestants compete for the right to run through Olmec’s temple for $25,000. Teams are thrust into the Philippine legend of a magical boy/man who goes on two epic quests, one for revenge one for love. Only one team proves themselves worthy of entering Olmec’s temple to find the Talking Rooster, evade the dreaded Temple Guards, and get out before time is up (#103). Original airdate 10/24/2021 @ 8pm. Every episode of LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE will be available to stream on CWTV.com and The CW App the day after broadcast for free and without a subscription, log-in or authentication required.
Killer Camp – ‘Killer Tan’
BURN BABY BURN – It’s vote-off day at Camp Pleasant! The remaining campmates have their first opportunity to expose the killer (or killers?!) in their ranks. Then more unhinged camp activities await: each camper has the opportunity to win some cash in a game of brutal honesty. And in the midst of a shocking new arrival, the campers attempt to win vital clues to the Killer’s identity by entering Camp Handyman Bruce’s terrifying House of Horrors. Hosted by Bobby Mair. Directed by Mike Parker (#203). Original airdate 10/24/2021 @ 9pm. Every episode of KILLER CAMP will be available to stream on CWTV.com and The CW App the day after broadcast for free and without a subscription, log-in or authentication required.
Whose Line Is It Anyway? – ‘Heather Anne Campbell 5’
WITTY COMEDY — Hosted by comedian Aisha Tyler, cast members Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady and Colin Mochrie, along with guest comedian Heather Anne Campbell, put their comedic skills to the test through a series of spontaneous improv games that are prompted only by random ideas supplied by the studio audience. The four performers must use the little information they have and their wild imaginations to depict different characters and an array of scenes, as well as perform songs. After each round of improvisation, Aisha will dole out points to our four performers and declare a winner at the end of every episode. Directed by Geraldine Dowd (#1004). Original airdate 10/23/2021 @ 8pm.
World’s Funniest Animals – ‘Episode 204’
GUEST APPEARANCE BY AMARA ZARAGOZA (THE CW’S “GOSSIP GIRL”) – We have hungry hamsters, twirling terriers, larcenist lizards, a cat who needs some help on how to land on its feet, and a dog who is having the time of their life in the middle of a fountain. Hosted by Elizabeth Stanton with special guest Amara Zaragoza and commentary by Mikalah Gordon, Brian Cooper, Carmen Hodgson and Noah Matthews (#204). Original airdate 10/23/2021 @ 9pm. Every episode of WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS will be available to stream on The CW App and CWTV.com the day after broadcast for free and without a subscription, log-in or authentication required.
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