Our friend and colleague Jovita Moore needs your support. Earlier this week, Jovita was diagnosed with 2 small brain tumors. She will undergo surgery tomorrow morning. If you would like to send Jovita your well wishes, you can do that here:
#BREAKING
: Forsyth County sheriff asks GBI to open investigation into 2018 death of Tamla Horsford. The mother of 5's death at an "adult slumber party" was initially ruled accidental:
COMING UP AT 5: Teen killed after knocking on wrong apartment door, police say. "I heard him say, 'Sorry, I'm at the wrong house.' Then the man said, 'No you're not. N****, you at the right house.' And he shot two more times."
Today is a tough day here at Channel 2. Our beloved anchor
@jovitamoore
has been diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. Please keep her in your prayers as she fights this battle
#JovitaStrong
STORY:
It is with a broken heart that we announce the passing of our beloved Jovita Moore. Please keep her children, her mother and her entire Channel 2 family in your prayers today 💔
Morehouse student Messiah Young and Taniyah Pilgrim are speaking following the charges announced against 6 Atlanta police officers.
LIVE coverage right now on Channel 2
BACK OFF: This mother bear gave quite a scare to a man who got too close to her cubs at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee.
Signs posted in the area warn visitors to stay 50 yards away from the animals.
A DoorDash driver was forced to use her keys to fight a customer who grabbed her niqab (head scarf) and tried to choke her, she says.
@MattWSB
has her incredible story at 5.
Killer Mike to Atlanta: "It is your duty to not burn your own house down for anger with an enemy. It is your duty to fortify your own house, so that you may be a house of refuge in times of organization." WATCH LIVE:
🍾 WORLD SERIES CHAMPS! The Atlanta Braves have won their first title since 1995. Watch live celebration coverage now on Channel 2 Action News:
#FortheA
#ChopOn
#Champs
WATCH:
@GMA
honored Channel 2's Jovita Moore this morning with a beautiful segment remembering her.
@tjholmes
Thank you for that touching story. We're in tears with you this morning.
UPDATE: The Secretary of State's Office says there are actually 50,000-60,000 uncounted ballots remaining as of 8:30 a.m., more than initially thought early this morning:
NEW: Georgia Secretary of State just said LIVE on Channel 2 that there are now under 25,000 ballots left to be counted and should be done by noon today.
As of 6:20 a.m.,18,540 votes separate Trump and Biden according to SOS website:
#BREAKING
: Atlanta police have identified two officers who were fired after using excessive force against protesters as Ivory Streeter and Mark Gardner:
BREAKING UPDATE: Woman charged with pouring gasoline, trying to burn down Martin Luther King Jr.'s Atlanta birth home, according to police.
Here's what we know:
An emotional Killer Mike says he's the son of an Atlanta police officer and urges protesters to stop the violence. "I know it tore your hearts out," he says of George Floyd's death. WATCH LIVE:
#BREAKING
: Mayor Bottoms said two Atlanta Police officers have been fired after a viral video showed them using "excessive force" in the arrest of two college students last night:
- Construction of the Notre-Dame Cathedral began in 1163; completed in 1345.
- It's the most-visited monument in France; more visitors than the Eiffel Tower.
- The roof is made entirely of wood.
- Underwent extensive renovations in the 19th century.
GOP gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp also had a voting issue today. When he tried to vote, his voter card said "invalid." Our
@DaveHWSB
was with Kemp today as he voted and is covering the campaign all night.
#ElectionOn2