Welcome to the programme. The center of the us city of nashville has been sealed off after a large explosion in the early hours of Christmas Day. Three people have been injured and flights to and from the city were temporarily suspended. Police believe the blast was caused deliberately. They evacuated the area after responding to reports of gunfire and finding a suspicious camper van parked outside the building of the at T Communications company. A recorded message playing from the van warned that it would shortly explode. Up to 20 buildings have been badly damaged. Nashvilles police chief, john drake, outlined the events prior to the blast. This morning, around 5 30am, officers responded to a call for shots fired in the downtown area, specifically second and near commerce. As officers responded, they encountered an rv that had a recording saying that a potential bomb would detonate within 15 minutes. Officers, upon hearing that, decided to evacuate the buildings nearby, so they began
Christmas number ones. Possible human remains have been found near the debris of a large explosion in the center of the us city of nashville. The area has been sealed off and a large Police Investigation is now under way into what the authorities have confirmed was an intentional act. Tanya dendrinos reports. Blackened smoke and a street ablaze. As families woke on christmas morning, sinister scene unfolded in downtown nashville. Officers come first responding to a call shots had been fired. As officers responded, they encountered an rv that had a recording, saying that a potential bomb was detonated within 15 minutes. Officers, upon hearing that, decided to evacuate the buildings nearby, so they began knocking on doors, making announcements, having Emergency Communications to community it would never want to give people safe. The chilling recording ringing true. This aerial footage showing the scale of the destruction, time a saving grace. It is grateful there we re grace. It is grate
Nashville teachers will see a pay increase every year under a new plan paid for by Mayor John Cooper s proposed $50 million investment in teacher compensation announced Thursday.
Teachers will see on average a $6,900 increase this year as the city and the district seek to provide competitive, living wages to its educators.
The nearly $50 million needed to revamp the district s pay structure is made possible by an already recovering economy and the city s strengthened faith in the public school system, the school board and the leadership of Director of Schools Adrienne Battle.
The proposed pay increase and new salary structure will impact all certified staff, including teachers, librarians, school counselors and social workers. But the proposal does not include classified support staff or certified administrators. Instead, those employees would receive a 2% cost-of-living increase in addition to annual step pay increases in the proposed budget.