BREAKING OVERNIGHT-- NICHOLAS MAKES LANDFL AL A CLOSER LOOK AT THE THREAT THAT HAS TEXAS UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY AS IT BRACES FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING. A NEW INCENTIVE FOR CITY AND COUNTY EMPLOYE. ES HOW MUCH SAVANNAH LEADERS ARE WILLING TO PAY--IN AN EFFORT TO RAISE VACCINATION RATES. <> SOT: VICTORY CELEBRATION FOR THE RAIDERS AND THIS TIME ITS FOR REAL MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBA LL RETURNED RIGHT HERE ON WJCL LAST NIGHT WITH PLENTY OF EXCITEMENT. IT TOOK OVERTIME---TO DETERMINE THE WINNER. A CLOSER LOOK AT THE KEY PLAY JUST AHEA D. THANKS FOR JOINING US IM ASHLEY GARRE. TT AND IM EMMA HAMILTO N. JONATHAN-- WE'RE TRACKING THE TROPICS-- NICHOLAS MAKING LANDFALL OVERNIT.GH NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... TUESDAY PATCHY FOG BEFORE 9A M. OTHERWISE, SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 88. CALM WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TUESDAY NIGHT PATCHY F AOGFTER 4AM. OTHERWISE, PARTLY CLDY, OU WITH A LOW AROUND . 74 SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING CALM IN THE EVENING. WEDNESY DA A CHANCE OF SHOWERS, WITH THUNDERSTORMS ALSO POSSIBLE AFTER NOON. PATCHY FOG BEFORE 9AM. OTHERWISE, MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 86. CM AL WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS 50%. NEW RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH, EXCEPT HIGR BREAKING NEWS- - NICHOLAS MAKING LANDFALL OVERNIGHT IN TEXAS. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS, LOUISIANA, AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN AREAS OF LIFE- THREATENING FLASH AND URBAN FLOODING, ALONG THE EASTERN TEXAS COAST IN TO SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA. MINOR TO ISOLATED MAJOR RIVER FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN SMALLER VERIR BASINS AND URBAN AREA S. ITS BRINGING A THREAT OF UP TO 20 INCHES OF RAIN TO PARTS OF THE GULF COAST. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK FROM GALVESTON TEXAS, YOU C AN SEE THE RAIN JUST LASHING THE COAST THIS MORNING. REMEMBER .. YOU CAN TRACK THE WEATHER ANYTIME USING THE WJCL 22 NEWS A. PP DOWNLOAD THE APP FOR FREE TO VIEW THE INTERACTIVE RADAR AND HOUR- BY-HOUR FORECAST. THE APP IS AVAILABLE IN THE GOOGLE PLAY AND APPLE APP STORES LOC AL LEADERS ARE NOW OFFERI NG INCENTIVES FOR WORKERS W HO GET THEIR COVID- 19 VACCINE. EMPLOYEES OF CHATH AM COUNTY - - SAVANNAH CHATHAM COTYUN SCHOOLS -- THE CITY OF SAVANNAH -- AND CHATHAM AREA TRANT SI WILL ALL RECEIVE 500- DOLLARIFS THEY GET THE SHOT. "WE ARE FINDING WAYS TO BE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER IN SPITE OF OUR DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS FOR ONE UNITED CAUSE." RIGHT NOW -- EACH OF THE FOUR ORGANIZATIONS HAVE LESS THAN 55- PERCENT OF EMPLOYEES VACCINATED. LEADERS HOPE THE NEW INCENTIVESIL WL RAISE VACCINATION RATES. RIGHT NOW ACROSS GEORGIA -- 45-PEENT RCOF PEOPLE ARE FULLY VACCINAT. ED IN SOUTH CAROLINA.... 49-PERCENT OF PEOPLE ARE FULLY VACCINATED. CONCERNSVE OR CHILD COVID CASES ARE HI. GH ABC'S ALEX ESPRHA EXAINSPL WHY DOCTORS SAY CASE NUMBERS WL COILNTINUE TO RISE FOR NOW. WITH IN-PERSON CLASS NOW IN SESSION FOR MILLIONSF O STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, CONCERNS OVER A FALL DELTA COVID SURGE ARE GROWING. MORE THAN 243,0 00 CHILDREN TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 LAST WEEK -- THE SECOND HIGHEST CE AS WEEK EVER. ONE MILLION CHILDREN ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID IN THE LAST MONTH. DOCTORS SAYING THOSE NUMBERS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO RI SE SOT DR. AL I: YES WE ARE GOING TO SEE A SLIGHT UPTICK. JUST BECAUSE OF MORE EXPOSURE AND THIS DELTA VARIANT TT HA IS STICKIER THAN THE ALPHA VARIANT FROM LAST YEAR. (GFX) THE COUNTRY NOW AVERAGING 1,200 DEATHS A DAY - 6X THE DEATH TOLL 2 MONTHS AGO. IN CALIFORNIA DAVY MACIAS WAS 7 MONTHS PREGNANT WH EN SHE AND HER HUSBAND DANIEL WERE HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID. DOCTORS DELIVENGRI THE BABY AFTER DAVY WAS PUT ON A VENTILATOR. THE COUPLE SSPAING AWAY A FEW WEEKS APART. BOTH WERE UNVACCINATED - AND LEFT BEHIND 5 CHILDREN. DANIEL TEXTING FAMILY BEFORE HDIE ED SOT SEREY "HE WAS TRYING TO BREATHE AND SAID, IF ANYONE IS NOT VACCINATED, I SUGGEST YOU DO N" OW JUST DAYS AFTER PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCED HIS SWEEPING STRATEGY TO MANDATE VACCINATIONS--- REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS SAYING HE'LL FINE FLORIDA CITIES THAT HAVE ISSUED VACCINE MANDATES. UP TO $5,000 PER EACH INFRACTION. SOT GOV. DESANTIS: "WE ARE GONNA PROTECT FLORIDA JOBS,//WE ARE T NO GONNA LET PEOPLE BE FIRED BECAUSE OF A VACCINE MANDAT" E. AND ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT THERE HAS VERERSED A MASK MANDATE FOR STUDENTS AFTER A JUDGE RULED IN FAVOR OF THE GOVERNOR'S BAN ON MASK MANDATES. PARENTS CAN NOW OPT THEIR CHILDREN OUT OF WEARING A FACE COVERING... TA G: MEANWHILE IN IOWA, DES MOINES PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL REINSTATE A MASK MANDA TE AFTER A FEDERAL JUDGE'S RULING. THAT MANDATE WILL GO INTO EFFECT TOMORROW. IN GEORGIA. .. MORE THAN THIRTEEN- THOUSAND PEOPLE TEST ED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS YESTERDAY ALONE. IN SOUTH CAROLINA -- NEARLY 35- HUNDRED PEOPLE TESTED POSITIVE SATURD. AY THESE ARE THE LATEST NUMBERS WE HAVE FROM THE STATE. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING INTO CLAIMS--"ALICK-- MUR-DOCK"-- MIS-APPROPRIATED- - FUNDS-- FROM HIS FORMER LAW FIRM. THE ALLEGATIONS WERE MADE BY HIS FORM ER PARTNERS-- IN HAMPTON, SOUTH CAROLI. NA ON SEPTEMBER 4TH- POLICE SAY MURDAUGH WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD- WHILE CHANGING A FLAT TIRE ON HIS CAR. MURDAUGH RESIGNED FROM THE PRACTICE AND ENTERED REHAB-- SHORTLY AFTER. HE SAYS THE MURDERS OF HIS WIFE AND SON-- IS CAUSING AN INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TIME IN HIS LIF E. "AUTHORITIES NOW URGING--THE PUBLIC TO BE PA TIENT -- WHILE IT INVESTIGAT. ES A MAN IS IN THE HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIE- S- AFTER A SHOOTING IN DOWNTOWN SAVANNA H. POLICE RESPONDED TO EMERALD DRIVE AND M-L-K JUNIOR BOULEVARD--AND FOUND THE MAN SHOT-- JUST BEFORE 10 LAST NIGHT. RIGHT NOW POLICE HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED ANY SUSPECTS. THE BRYAN COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS THE DRIVER OF AN S-U-V THAT SMASHED INTO THE BACK OF A SCHOOL BUS IS -- IN THE HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. NO STUDENTS WERE SERIOUSLY HURT. THE CRASH HAPPENED JU ST BEFORE FOUR 30 YESTERDAY--AT GEORGIA TWO OH- FOUR AND WHITE ROAD IN ELLABELL. 12 STUDENTS WERE ON THE BUS AT THE TIME. ONE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION. MORE CHARGES COULD BE COMING FOR M AAN ARRESTED FOR CHILD SEX ABUSE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY. THIS IS THE BOOKG IN PHOTO FOR JOHN NEAL JUNI. OR INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE HE UPLOADED IMAGES OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE TO THE INTERN. ET BEAUFORT COUNTRY DEPUTIES SEIZED A LAPTOP, CELL PHONE AND ELECTRONIC STORAGE DEVICES FROM HIS HILTON HEAD APARTMENT YESTERDAY. NEAL'S BOND IS SET AT 75- HUNDRED DOLLARS. SECRETARY OF STA TE ANTONY BLINKEN IS FACING QUESTIONS FROM LAWMAKERS ABOUT THE U-S EXIT FROM AFGHANISTAN. AIXA DIAZ EXPLAINS HOW HE IS DEFENDING THE DECISN.IO THE SECRETARY OF STATE IS DEFENDING THE U- S EXI- T SAYING THE PRESIDENT MADE THE RIGHT DECISION LEAVI NG NOW - BUT LAWMAKERS FROM BOTH SIDES ARE CRITICING ZI THE WITHDRAWAL'S TIMING AND EXECUTION. AFTER LAST MONTH'S CHAOTIC AND VIOLENT WITHDRAW AL FROM AFGHANISTAN ... SECRETARY OFTA STE ANTONY BLINKEN TESTIFIES BEFORE THE HOUSE FOIGREN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. ANTONY BLINKEN/ SECRETARY OF STATE "THERE'S NO EVIDENCE THAT STAYING LONGER WOULD HAVE MADE THE AFGHAN SECURITY FORCES OR THE GHAFAN GOVERNMENT, ANY MORE RESILIENT OR SELF- SUSTAINING." BLINKEN SAYS PRESIDENT BIDEN INHERITEA DED ADLINE - NOT A PLAN - FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION - WCH HI SIGNED A PEACE DEAL WITH THE TALIBAN IN 2020. THE SECRETARY SAYS IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE AFGHANISTAN - AFTER 20 YEARS ... A PLEDGE PRESIDENT BIDEN MADE WN HEHE TOOK OFFICE. REP. MICHAEL MCCAUL/ (R) TES XA "THIS WAS AN UNMITIGATED DISASTER OF EPIC PROPORTIONS." REP. JOE WILSON/ (R) SOUTH CAROLINA (TOO QUICK TO SUPER) "YOU SHOULD RESIGN" REPUBLICANS SAY LA ST MONTH'S EXIT WAS A DISGRACE ... AFTER THE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT QUICKLY COLLAPSED ANTHE D TALIBAN TOOK OVER. LAWMAKERS FROM BH OTSIDES EXPRESSING CONCERN OVER THE AMERICANS D AN VULNERABLE AFGHANS STILL LEFT IN THE COUNTRY. ANTONY BLINKEN/ SECRETARY OF STATE "WE'RE CONTINUING OUR RELENTLESS EFFORTS TO HE LP ANY REMAINING AMERICS AN LEAVE AFGHANISTAN"> (REPORTER LIVE TAG: SECRETARY BLINKEN WILL FACE MORE QUESTIONING TODAY... HE'S TESTIFYING BEFORE T HE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE THIS MORNI. NG IN WASHINGTON, I'M AIXA DI. AZ PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS THROWING HIS SUPPORT BEHIND CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM. TODAY IS THE RECALL ELECTION THAT COULD REMOVE GOVERNOR NEWSOM FROM OFFICE. HIS MAIN RIVAL, LARRY ELDER, IS A CONSERVATIVE RADIO HO. ST THE RECALL IS A REPUBLICAN LED- EFFORT---FUELED BY FRUSTRATION OV TERHE HANDLING OF THE PANDEM. IC PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYS THIS IS A TURNING POINT FOR THE STATE-- AND THE COUNTRY. <> "CALIFORNIA, I MEAN THIS SINCERELY. THE EYES OFHE T NATION ARE ON YOU. I'M NOT JOKING. I'M NOT JOKING ABOUT THAT. YOU'VE GOTTA VOTE NO ON THE RECALL. THE LAST SUCCESSFUL RECALL ELECTION OF A CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR WAS IN 03. 20 IT LEDO TARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER TAKING OVER THE ROLE. FORMER SAVANNAH MAYOR - - EDNA JACKSON -- IS RUNNING FOR A DIFFERENT POLITICAL OFFICE. JACKSON FILED THE PAPERWORK LAST WEEK --TO RUN FOR THE STE ATHOUSE-- ONE HUNDRED AND 65TH SEAT. THAT POSITION WAS LAST LD BHEY THE LATE MICKEY STEPHENS -- WHO RECENTLY PASSED AWAY IN AUGUS T. HE WAS 77. <> T IWAS A WILD MONDAY NIGHT RIGHT HERE ON ABC. THE END OF WEEK 1 IN THE NFL ENDING IN A VERY EXCITING WA Y. THE LAS VEGAS RAIDERS KNOCKING OFF THE BALTIMORE RAVENS I