FBI assisting in search for 12-year-old Chatham County girl missing more than a week
Chatham County Police need your help finding Christina Cochran, who was last seen on the 5100 block of Garrand Avenue around 7 p.m. on May 17.
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Updated: 4:52 PM EDT May 25, 2021
FBI assisting in search for 12-year-old Chatham County girl missing more than a week
Chatham County Police need your help finding Christina Cochran, who was last seen on the 5100 block of Garrand Avenue around 7 p.m. on May 17.
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Updated: 4:52 PM EDT May 25, 2021
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2X "SAY HIS NAME. GEORGE FLD!" OY RIGHT NOW ON WJCL 22 MORNING WS..NE ITS BEEN --A-- YEAR SINCE THE TRAGIC KILLING OF GEORGE FLO. YD HIS--KILLER--IN-- PRISON - BUT HIS DEATH-- STILL--SHAPING AMERICA. ELECTION DE-JAU--V GEORGIA JUDGE CLEARS WAY TO INSPECT 20-20 ELECTION BALLOTS. AN ELECTION COMMISSIONER REACTS. AND GEORGIA-- REPRESENTATIVE MARJORY TAYLOR GREENE-- COMPARES-- MASK MANDATES-- TO-- NAZI- O-PPRESSIO N. A--LOCAL-- JEWISH LEADER-- RESPONDS. - **-2-SHOT***} THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22! GOOD RNMOING, I'M ASHLEY GARRETT. AND I'M CHRIS TATUM... WJCL'S METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS IS ALSO HERE... WITH YOUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR. .. TODAY HAZY SKIES AND MAINLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 94. CALM WIND BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING. TONIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 68. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. WEDNESDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 94. SOUTH WIND 6 TO 8 MPH. WEDNESDAY NIGHT PART CLYLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 70. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 9 MPH. THURSDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 96 NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... TODAY HAZY SKIES AND MAINLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 94. CALM WIND BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING. TONIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 68. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. WEDNESDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NE 9AR4. SOUTH WIND 6 TO 8 MPH. WEDNESY DA NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITA H LOW AROUND 70. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 9 MPH. THUDARSY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 9 BREAKING NEWS INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO -- LEARN- WHAT CAUSED- A JET-- TO CSH. RA THAT FIERY CRASH KILLED THE PILOT... IT WENT DOWN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON - - IN A BUSY NEVADA NEIGHBORHOOD. .. INVESTIGATORS SAY THAT JET WAS CONTRACTED NELLIS AIR-FORCE BA... SE AND THAT IT CRASHED - - N OT FAR - - FROM THE BASE... PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD DIDN'T STJU SETHE E CRASH... "I HEARD THE LOW FLYING, I HEARD THE SHAKING I FELT THE SHAKING IN THE HOUSE." "MY DOG WAS FREAKING OUT HE WAS RUNNING AROUND THE HOUSE, GOING CRAZY BY THE WINDOWS AND MY DAD WAS LIKE, 'HEY, A PLANE JUST CRASHED DOWN THE STREE.'T! TALK ABOTU A CLOSE CALL AT A MARYLAND POLICE STATION... INVESTIGATORS SAY THE MAN DRIVING THIS S-U -V FIRST THREATENED TO KILL POLICE OFFICERS... THEN TRIED TO RUN OVER THEM... BEFORE FINALLY RAMMING HIS CAR INTO THE POLICE STATION... AND GET THIS... POLICE SAY HE SLAMMED INTO SEVERAL PARKED CARS - - IN A NEIGHBORHOOD - - ONIS H WAY TO THE POLICE STATION. SHEILA KEYES/NEIGHBOR "WHAT DID IT SOUND LIKE. A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE AND THEN BOOM AND I JUST SATN O THE EDGE OF MY BED AND SAID THAT'S MY CAR. SOMEONE JUST HIT MY CAR. CORPORAL KEN TERRY/HAVRE DE GRACE POLICE "THERE IS A DISPATCH ER INSIDE TO THE LEFT BUT THE AREA WHERE HE CRASHED IN THERE WAS NOBODY INSIDE THANK GOD BECAE USTHERE IS ONLY ABOUT A FOOT ON EITR HE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE THAT YOU COULD STAND IN AND IF THERE WERE SOMEBODY IN THEIRE H WOULD HAVE HIT SOMEBODY. THAT 28-YEAR- D OL THAT 28-YEAR- OLD DRIR VE IS - THIS MORNING - FACING ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARG. ES WAS THAT DRIVER HT? TODAY MARKS ONE YE AR SINCE GEORGE FLOYD DIED ON A MINNEAPOLIS STREET - PINNED UNDER THE KNEE OF A FORMER POLICE OFFICER. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WL IL HOST THE FLOYD FAMILY AT THE WHITE HOUSE TODA Y. "HE WANTED THIS MEETING TO BE PRIVATE IN ORDER TO HAVE A REAL CONVERSATION D AN PRESERVE THAT WITH THE FAMILY. HE HAS A GENUINE RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM, AND THE COURAGE AND GRACE OF THIS FAMILY AND ESPECIALLY HIS DAUGHTER GIANNA FLOYD, HAS ALLYRE STUCK WITH THE PRESIDEN" T. FLOYD'S KILLING SPARK ED GLOBAL PROTESTS AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY, ANA D REVIEW OF POLICE PRACTICES IN MINNEAPOL. IS OFFICER DEREK CHAUVIN WAS FOUND GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES FOR KILLING FLOYD LAST MONTH. THREE-- OTHER POLICE-MEN- STILL FACE CHARGES IN CONNECTION TO THE LLKIING. VIDALIA POLICE INVESTIGATING TWO SHOOTINGS. THEY HAPPENED-- JUST-- 24 HOURS-- A PAR T. POLICE SAY IT STARTED AFTER THREE MEN FORCED THR EIWAY INSIDE A HOME ON WEST FOURTH STREET--AT- AROUND--NINE-- FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HOMEOWNER AND ONE OF THE SUSPECTS--- ANTWAN JOHNSON GOT INTO A FIGHT-- AND THAT'S WHEN THE HOMEOWNER PULLED A GUN AND SHOT JOHNSON. THE VICTIM IS EXPEED TCTO BE OKAY. RIGHT NOW NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED. THEN ON SATURDAY NIG--HT- VIDALIA POLICE RESPOND ED TO A SHOOTING AT A MOTEL ON EAST FIRST STREE T. WE'RE TOLD A VICTIM WAS FOUND IN THE PARKING LOT WITH SEVERAL GUN SHOT WOUN. DS THE VICTIM IS EXPECTED TO BE OKAY. POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE MAN WHO PULLED THE TRIGGER. TAKE A LOOK. THIS IS 36 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER POWELL. POLICE HAVE ISSUED WARRANTS FOR HIS ARREST. HE'S FACING CHAREGS OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT-- POSSESSION OF A FIRE ARM--AMONG OTHER THING S. IF YOU KNOW WHERE HE IS- -- VIDALIA POLICE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. NEW THIS MORNING A SOUTH CAROLINA WOMAN CAUGHT TRYING TO BRING A LOADED GUN TOUHRGH AIRPORT SECURITY. IT HAPPENED AT NEW YORK'S LAGUARDIA AIRPORT LAST WEEK. THIS IS THE GUN T- S-A CONFISCATED. IT WAS CAUGHT IN THE X RAY MACHINE AT ONE OF THE CHECK POINTS. THE WOMAN WAS ARRESTED ON WEAPONS CHARGES. THIS IS THE THIRD GUN DETECTED BY TSA OFFICERS SO FAR THIS YEA R. A-NOTHER-- AUDIT OF--THE-- 20- 20 ELECTION BALLOTS-- MAKES-- ITS WAY-- THROUGH-- GEORGIA-- COURTS. A JUDGE IS--A- LLOWING-- PLAINTIFFS TO-- VIEW AND SCAN--AB- SENTEE BALLOTS-- IN--FULTON COUNTY. THE--BALLOTS- WILL-- BE-- UN- SEALED-- FOR THE AUDIT. A JUDGE HAS NOT SAID WHEN THAT WILL HAPPEN. "VOTERS ORGANIZED FOR TRUSTED ELECTION RESULTS IN GEORGIA" SAY -- IT'S--SUING-- SO-- IT-- COULD-- FOR-EN- SIC-ALLY-- AN-A- LYZE-- THE BALLOTS. THE--CHAIR-MAN OF THE FULTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SAYS-- THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS. ROBB PITTS/CHAIRMAN, FULTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS "I SAID TO THE THEN- PRESIDENOFT UNITED STATES, IF YOU HAVE SOME EVIDENCE OF SOME MALFEASANCE IN FULTON COUNTY, BRING IT TO ME, I'LL LOOK INTO IT. I MADE THE SE AM REQUEST OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND HIS REPRESENTATIVES. IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING, BRING ITO T ME. OTHERWISE PUT UP OR SHUT UP." GEORGIA'S REPUBLICAN SECRETARY OF STATE IS ALSO POINTING TO PREVIOUS AUDITS. BUT, HE SAYS, THIS LATEST REVIEW WILL JUST ADD TO THE TRANSPARCY. EN EITHER WAY, THE AUD IT WON'T CHANGE THE RESULT OF THE ELECTI. ON THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON WANTS YOU TO WEIGH-IN ON THE FUTURE OF THE AREA... WJCL'S DANIEL ROBINSON JOINS US NOW - WHY LEADERS SAY - YOUR IMPUTE IS SO IMPORTANT. ASHLEY - THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON HAS NEARLY TWICE AS MANY PEOPLE AS IT DID - TEN YEARS AGO - ANNOD W TOWN LEADERS ARE ASKING THE COMMUNITY TO SHARE THE IR IDEAS - FOR HOW THEY WANT THE FUTURE OF BLUFFTON TO LOOK. THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON WILL BE HOLDING TWO VIRTUAL SESSIONS - TODAY AND TOMORROW - THE GOAL IS TO ALLOW PEOPLE IN THE TOWN TO SHARE IDEAS ABOUT THE TOWNS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - ALSO KNOWN AS BLUEPRI NT BLUFFTON. WJCL RECENTLY CAUGHT UP WITH A BLUFFTON COUNCIL MEMBER AND ASKED WHY HE THOUGHT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE MOVING TO THE AREA. DANIEL WOODS, COUNCILMAN, TOWN OF BLUFFT ON "WELL I THINK WE HAVE THE COOL FACTOR JESSICA, IT'S THE QUALITY OF LIFE, IS T' THE BODY OF WATER, THE MAY RIVE" R. THE TOWN SAYS THESE MEETING ARE SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT GIVES EVERYONE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THEIR OPINIONS AND IDEAS. THE BLUEPRINT WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO LOOK AT BLUFFTON FROM 50,000 FEET - AND BE ABLE TO ANALYZE HOW TO HELP PRESERVE THE AREA, ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION CONCERNS, AND SEE THE FUTURE OF HOUSING AND PARKS AND RECREATIONS -- THROUGHOUT BLUFFTON. ASEYHL - THE MEETING TODAY LLWI BE FROM 5:30 TO 7 TONIGHT.. AND THEN THE ONE TOMORROW WILL BE IN THE MORNING - BUT ALL THE INFORMATION FOR HOW PEOPLE CAN SIGN UP - IS ON WJCL DOT C. OM DANIEL - HAS ANYONE VOICED CONCERN ABOUT THE AREARO GWING TO QUICKLY? ASHLEY - IT GOES BOTH WAYS - WE HAVE HEARD PEOPLE OPSEPO RECENT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE AREA - BUTE W HAVE ALSO HEARD FROM PEOPLE WHARO E FOR IT. THAT IS WHY THEOW TN SAYS THE MEETINGS ARE SO IMPORTANT - BECAUSE IT ALLOWS EVERYONE TO BE INVOLV. A BI G DECISION ABOUT SCOLHOS IN THE FALL IS RAISING SOME CONCERN AMONG PARENT--- S- AND THERE'S GROWING CONCERN ABOUT THSUE MMER OLYMPICS AS WELL. ABC'S MONA KAR AOSBDI TELLS US U-S OFFICIALS HA VE JAPAN ON A "DO NOT TRAVE L" LIST BECAUSE OF A SURGE IN COVID CASES. THIS MORNING, MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE TWO BIGGEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE COUNT. RY NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL FULLY REON PE IN THE FALL - *ELIMINATING* THE OPTION FOR REMOTE LEARNING. SOT - MOS: PARENT "THANK GOD. BECAUSE IT'S BETTER FOR THEM. AT HOME IT WAS HORRIBLE HORRIBLE." BUT IN LOS ANGELES - SCHOOLS WILL REOPEN FOR IN- PERSON CLASSES IN THE FALL WHILE - *KEEPING* REMOTE LEARNING AS AN OPTION. SOT - AUSTIN BEUTNER // SUPERINTENDENT, LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT "FOR STUDENTS WHO E AR UNABLE OR CHOOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE AT SCHOOLS FOR IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION, AN ONLINE OPTION MUST REMN AI IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR." BOTH DISTRICTS EXPECT STUDENTS AND STAFF WILL NEED TO KEEP WEARING MASKS IN THE FALL. BUT AS LIFE SLOWLY GETS BACK TO "NORMAL" IN THE U-S - OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD ARE STRUGGLING WITH A *FOURTH WAVE* OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS - INCLUDING JAPAN WHERE THE OLYMPI CS ARE SET TO BEGIN IN LESS THAN TWO MONT..HS THE U-S STATE DEPARTMENT IS NOW WARNING AMERICS AN - *NOT* TO TRAVEL TO JAPAN BECAUSE OF SURGING COVID CASES. BUT, THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE SAYS THE GAMES *MUST* GO ON. SOT - JOHN COATES // CHAIRMAN, COORDINATION COMMISSION FOR TOKYO GAMES "ALL OF THOSE MEASURES THAT WE ARE UNDERTAKING ARE SATISFACTORY AND WILL ENSURE A SAFE AND SECU RE GAMES IN TERMS OF HEALTH// AND THAT'S THE CASE WHETHER THERE IS A STATE OF EMERGENCOR NY OT." MONA KOSAR ABDI, ABC NEWS, NEW YO RK NEW NUMBERS OUT---BREAKING DOWN HOW MANY COVID VACCINES WERE GIVEN OUT AT MASS VACCINATION SITES ACROSS GEORGI A. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LEADERS SAY JUST OVER 357- THOUSAND DOSES WERE ADMINISTERED. 27-HUNDRED OF THOSE WERE THE JOHNSOANN D JOHNSO N. AND NEARLY 355- THOUSAND WAS THE PFERZI VACCINE. THERE WERE EIGHT LOCATIONS STATEWIDE-- INCLUDING GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE IN SAVANNAH WHICH CLOSED LAST FRID. AY GEORGIA REPRESENTATIVE MARJORY TAYLOR GREENE IS BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT AGAIN. THIS TIME FOR COMNTMES COMPARING MASK MANDATES TO THE HOLOCAUS T. SHE TOLD THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK QUOTE -- "WE CAN LOOK BACK AT A TIME IN HISTORY WHERE PEOPLE WERE TOLD TO WEAR A GOLD STAR, AND THEY WE ER DEFINITELY TREATED LIKE SECOND CLASS CITIZENS -- SO MUCH SO THAT THEY WERE PUT IN TRAINS AND TAKEN TO GAS CHAMBERS IN NAZI GERMANY." END QUOTE. A LOCAL RRABBI TOLD WJCL - THE HOLOCAUST IS SOMETHING REALLY TRIERBLE FOR JEWS AND THAT NOTHING COMPARES TO WHAT THEIR FAMILIES WENT THROUGH. RABBI ROBERT HAAS SAYS- HE BELIEVES THIS IS A TEACHI MNGOMENT. WHEN YOU HEAR IT USED IN THIS MATTER, I DOT N' AUTOMATICALLY THINK THEY HATE JEWS. IN FACT, I THINK THE OPPOSITE. I THINK IT'S A NEED TO EDUCATE OTHERS SO I WOULD SAY NO I DON'T THI NK ANYONE WHO USES THE HOLOCAUST IN THIS CONTEXT IS ANTI JEWISH OR ANTI SEMITIC, I THINK MOST OF T HE TIME THEY ARE JUST IGNORANT OR THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW TERRIBLE THAT METAPHOR FEELS FOR THOSE OF US WHO'S FAMILY WENT THROUGH IT. THE RABBI ADDED TAKING A MASK ON AND OFF HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH GENOCIDE. REPRESENTATIVE GREENE'S OFFICE HAS NOT ANSWERED OUR CALLS FOR FURTHER COMMENT. THE TIME IS NOW _-_. ATTENTION SHIP WATERS CH YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE LARGEST CONTAINER SHIP COME TO THE PORT OF SAVANNAH. WHEN YOUAN C SEE IT. COMING UP... I'LL HAVE A LOOK AT YOUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. BUT FIRST... LET'S TAKE A LIVE LOOK OUTSID E. HERE'S A LIVE LOOK FM RO OUR SKYVIEW 22 CAMERA -- LOOKING AT THE HOMEWOOD SU