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Were under flash flood warnings around the atlanta area. here in northern georgia, weve had roads washed away. a lot of folks having trouble getting home for the holidays here today. toward the south of atlanta, between atlanta and macon, weve got a tornado warning now, a thunderstorm getting ready to cross interstate 75. crossing right now. this is an area to avoid before this thunderstorm passes through. this tornado warning out for the next several minutes to the north of the macon area. so w...

Interstate 75, theyre almost immediately dispatched to the scene of an accident. >> northbound 75 at the 184.4 mile marker for report of a collision with injuries. >> officer allens dash cam is recording as they approach the accident site. >> there was one vehicle that had struck the wall on the left-hand side of the road. >> the officers pull over to check on the car and its occupants. they know theyre in a risky position because of the slick roads. >> are you all right? are you all right? >> i...

More entertainment for their money. rapidly spreading fire has consumed more than 4,000 acres in northern california. a mandatory evacuation order is in place. investigators are looking for a white jeep wrangler that was in the area when the fire started. the cosmopolitan hotel in las vegas returned to normal operations. one person was sent to the hospital with minor injuries. sandra bland was laid to rest this morning. the 28 year old was found dead in a texas jail cell july 13. an autops...

Ed body of lance corporal skill. s arriving at the hartsfield-jackson international airport in atlanta before being transported by motorcade. the city of marietta closing down portions of a connector over interstate 75 so people ordinary people could honor this fallen hero. his body is heading for cobb county where he grew up. he was one of five killed last week when a gunman opened fire at two military sites in chattanooga. wells was texting his girlfriend at the time. his last message telling ...

Highway center where the marines were injured, its a brick building, training building with garages out back. its next to railroad tracks. there are woods around. its right next to a major and very popular park called river park where families come to bring their families to play and fish in the tennessee river. it is right next door to -- separated only by a fence by the chattanooga community technical college which was on lockdown this morning, as was many other businesses in the area. the oth...

Out of harms way, i dont know where wed be without that and you learned more about the firefighter in oklahoma? >> thats right. he was performing a water rescue. his name is captain jason farley. he was working two hours northeast of oklahoma city. evidently he was trying to rescue a woman and six children when the 20-year veteran was pushed into the storm drain by the swift waters and he drowned. just goes to show how dangerous it is out there, even for the first responders harris. >> will carr...

Out of harms way, i dont know where wed be without that and you learned more about the firefighter in oklahoma? >> thats right. he was performing a water rescue. his name is captain jason farley. he was working two hours northeast of oklahoma city. evidently he was trying to rescue a woman and six children when the 20-year veteran was pushed into the storm drain by the swift waters and he drowned. just goes to show how dangerous it is out there, even for the first responders harris. >> will carr...

Highway patrol find themselves in harms way. >> come on, hurry! hurry, hurry! come on, come on, lets go! >> on an icy interstate, a car is crushed between the police vehicle and a careening tractor trailer. >> i thought for sure the driver of that car would have been seriously injured, if not killed. >> february 13th, 2007. officers douglas eagler and bill allen report for duty at the erlanger, kentucky police department. at 7:00 p.m., the night is already wet and icy. >> when we started our shi...

Highway patrol find themselves in harms way. >> come on, hurry! hurry, hurry! come on, come on, lets go! >> on an icy interstate, a car is crushed between the police vehicle and a careening tractor trailer. >> i thought for sure the driver of that car would have been seriously injured, if not killed. >> february 13th, 2007. officers douglas eagler and bill allen report for duty at the erlanger, kentucky police department. at 7:00 p.m., the night is already wet and icy. >> when we started our shi...

But traffic incidents can be as dangerous, if not more so. in our next story, officers on highway patrol find themselves in harms way. >> come on, hurry! hurry, hurry! come on, come on, lets go! >> on an icy interstate, a car is crushed between the police vehicle and a careening tractor trailer. >> i thought for sure the driver of that car would have been seriously injured, if not killed. >> february 13th, 2007. officers douglas eagler and bill allen report for duty at the erlanger, kentucky pol...