SPORTS. STAY WITH US. SIREN CALLS ... ABOUT A *FAKE SCHOOL SHOOTING ... - *RATTLING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. AT LEAST A DOZEN SCHOOLS ... ON LOCKDOWN. STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ... TERRIFIED. THE EXPERTS ARE WEIGHING IN ... ABOUT THE IMPACTS. PLUS ... THE URGENT SEARCH ... TO FIGURE OUT WHO WAS BEHIND IT. ALL I WANT NOW IS THAT BAG BACK THAT YOU TOOK EARLIER. BAG? YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. WE GOT YOU ON CAMERA. OK? A FORMER ATLANTA FALCON ... AND CAROLINA PANTHER ... ARRESTED AT THE AIRPORT ... ACCUSED OF STEALING A BAG. WHY INVESTIGATORS SAY ... THEY'RE NOT EVEN SURE WHY HE WAS *THERE. EARLY VOTING CONTINUES TODAY ... ACROSS GEORGIA. THE *RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE ... POURING INTO THE POLLS ... AND ... WHAT VOTERS ARE SEEING ... AS THEY WAIT *HOURS TO CAST THEIR BALLOT. ANOTHER DELAY ... FOR THE FEDERAL STUDENT DEBT RELIEF PROGRAM. THE DECISION MADE OVERNIGHT ... THAT COULD MAKE YOUR *APPROVAL ... OBSELETE. THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING - - I'M EMMA HAMILTON. AND I'M FRANK SULKOWSKI. METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS IS JOINING US NOW .... NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... TODAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGHS 58-60. NORTHEAST WIND 8 TO 13 MPH. THURSDAY NIGHTPARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 42. NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 7 MPH. FRIDAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 68. NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 7 MPH. FRIDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 54. EAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING CALM IN THE EVENING. SATURDAY PARTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 76. SATURDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 58. SUNDAY MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 68 AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING. HIGHWAY 80 AT I-95 IN POOLER RIGHT NOW ... THE URGENT SEARCH ... FOR WHOEVER'S BEHIND A *HOAX ... SCHOOL SHOOTING CALL YESTERDAY ... THAT LOCKED DOWN AT LEAST A *DOZEN SCHOOLS. WE WANT TO GET RIGHT OUT TO OUR NIKIYA CARRERO ... LIVE AT SAVANNAH HIGH SCHOOL. NIKIYA ... WHERE YOU'RE STANDING ... IS WHERE ALL THIS STARTED YESTERDAY. YEAH FRANK ... THIS MORNING ... IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT SCENE HERE. AROUND NINE O'CLOCK YESTERDAY MORNING ... WE HAD *FOUR CREWS HERE ... WORKING TO GATHER INFORMATION ... ABOUT WHAT WAS *BELIEVED TO BE A SCHOOL SHOOTING. ALTHOUGH WE *NOW *KNOW ... IT WAS A HOAX CALL. WE WENT STRAIGHT TO THE EXPERTS ABOUT THIS SITUATION. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCATION OF SCHOOL RESOUCE OFFICERS ... THIS TYPE OF HOAX ISN'T UNCOMMON. AT LEAST 30 OTHER SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ... HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR INCIDENTS ... SINCE THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. BUT ... THEY SAY ... NO MATTER WHAT ... POLICE - *HAVE TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY ... THEN ... WHEN THE THREAT IS OVER ... IT'S A *LOT MORE DIFFICULT ... THAN JUST GIVING THE "ALL CLEAR." 05:19 "SOMETIMES, IT'S EASY TO GET LOCKED IN ON THE IDEA OF OKAY WE'VE GOT AN ACTIVE ASSAILANT WHAT DO WE DO TO STOP THAT? WELL, AT SOME POINT THERE COMES A REUNIFICATION PROCESS WHETHER STUDENTS ARE MOVED SOMEWHERE ELSE TO BE REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILIES OR WHETHER THAT HAPPENS AT THE SCHOOL. THERE HAS TO BE A PLAN FOR THAT...."36 EXPERTS SAY ... SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS ... HELP POLICE RESPOND TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ... MUCH FASTER AND MORE EFFICIENTLY. OFFICIALS WITH THE SAVANNAH- CHATHAM COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TELL US ... WHILE THEY WANT S-R-O'S AT ALL SCHOOLS ... SOME OF THOSE POSITIONS ARE *NOT FILLED. AS FOR THE SEARCH TO FIND WHO DID THIS ... SCHOOL OFFICIALS DO *NOT BELIEVE ANYONE HERE AT SAVANNAH HIGH SCHOOL WAS INVOLVED ... STUDENTS *OR STAFF. NIKIYA ... THIS AFFECTED SO MANY SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE ... GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP GOT INVOLVED. YEAH FRANK ... HE TWEETED ABOUT THE SITUATION YESTERDAY. HE RELEASED A *VERY LONG STATEMENT ... MENTIONING SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS. THE KEY POINTS? HE COMMENDED LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR THEIR QUICK RESPONSE. AND HE SAID QUOTE ... "FOR THE CRIMINALS WHO ORCHESTRATED THESE HOAXES ... WE WILL GO AFTER THEM WITH EVERY SINGLE RESOURCE AVAILABLE." ALRIGHT NIKIYA ... LIVE FROM SAVANNAH HIGH SCHOOL FOR US. THANKS SO MUCH. COMING UP IN THE NEXT HALF- HOUR ... WE'LL HEAR FROM STUDENTS ... AND PARENTS ... FRANTIC AT THE THOUGHT OF BEING INVOLVED IN A SCHOOL SHOOTING. "HEY, WE GOT STUDENTS JUMPING THE BACK FENCE BACK HERE, GOING TO THEIR PARENTS. SO, ACCOUNTABILITY IS GONNA BE OUT THE WINDOW..." COMING UP ... THEY OPEN UP ABOUT THAT *TERRIFYING CLOSE-CALL ... WHAT WAS UNFOLDING *INSIDE THE SCHOOL ... AND ... WHY PARENTS *OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL WERE SO FRUSTRATED WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. RIGHT NOW ... THE COUNTDOWN IS ON ... TO THE GEORGIA RUNOFF ELECTION ... NOW LESS THAN ONE WEEK AWAY. OF COURSE VOTERS ARE DECIDING BETWEEN INCUMBENT DEMOCRATIC SENATOR RAPHAEL WARNOCK ... AND REPUBLICAN CHALLENGER ... HERSCHEL WALKER. EARLY VOTING CONTINUES TODAY. THIS IS FOOTAGE OF THE LONG LINES YESTERDAY ... AS MANY PEOPLE WAITED MORE THAN AN *HOUR TO CAST THEIR BALLOT. MIKE SCARPATIE, CHATHAM COUNTY VOTER "BASED ON THE LINE, I THOUGH IT WOULD BE 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR BUT IT ENDED UP BEING AN HOUR AND A HALF." HERE'S A LOOK AT WHERE YOU CAN VOTE TODAY ... ACROSS CHATHAM COUNTY. THE MAIN OFFICE ON EISENHOWER ... IS OPEN FROM EIGHT TO SEVEN. THE REST... ARE OPEN FROM NINE TO FIVE. CHECK OUT THE MASSIVE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO'VE VOTED EARLY ACROSS THE STATE. MONDAY ... WE SET A NEW SINGLE- DAY RECORD ... WITH MORE THAN 303-THOUSAND PEOPLE. TUESDAY ... NEARLY 301- THOUSAND. AND YESTERDAY ... MORE THAN 280- THOUSAND. BEFORE YOU HEAD TO THE POLLS ... BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR WJCL 22 ONLINE VOTER GUIDE ... WHERE YOU CAN FIND A FULL LIST OF POLLING LOCATIONS ... DROP BOX LOCATIONS ... AND MORE. JUST VISIT OUR WEBSITE ... WJCL DOT COM. THIS MORNING ... WIDESPREAD CLEANUP ... AFTER MORE THAN *30 REPORTED TORNADOES ACROSS SEVERAL SOUTHERN STATES. IN LOUISIANA ... YOU CAN SEE SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE SEARCHING THROUGH THE DARKNESS FOR SURVIVORS. WE KNOW AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE WERE HURT. TAKE A LOOK AT THE DAMAGE LEFT BEHIND IN ALABAMA. CREWS ARE WORKING TO CLEAN UP ALL THE DOWNED TREES ... MANY ... FALLING ON HOMES ... LEAVING PEOPLE'S BELONGINGS STREWN ACROSS ROADWAYS ... AND FRONT LAWNS. UNFORTUNATELY ... WE NOW KNOW A MOTHER ... AND HER 8-YEAR-OLD SON ... WERE KILLED THERE. THEY'VE NOW BEEN IDENTIFIED AS CHIQUITA BROADNAX ... AND CEDARRIUS TELL. THE BOY'S FATHER WAS HURT ... AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL ... BUT IS EXPECTED TO BE OKAY. COMING UP ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA ... AN IN- DEPTH LOOK AT THE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE THIS MORNING ... THE CLEANUP UNDERWAY ... AND WHAT'S NEXT FOR FAMILIES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST ... WHO'VE LOST EVERYTHING. ALL I WANT NOW IS THAT BAG BACK THAT YOU TOOK EARLIER. BAG? YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. WE GOT YOU ON CAMERA. OK? A FORMER ATLANTA FALCONS PLAYER ... IS FACING CHARGES THIS MORNING ... ACCUSED OF STEALING SOMEONE ELSE'S SUITCASE. HERE'S A LOOK AT THE POLICE BODY CAMERA VIDEO FROM INSIDE THE ATLANTA AIRPORT ... THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING. HERE WAS HIS EXPLANATION TO POLICE ... WHEN THEY APPROACHED HIM ABOUT IT. ALL I WANT NOW IS THE BAG BACK THAT YOU TOOK. OK. WHERE IS IT? IT'S ON ONE OF THE CONVEYOR BELTS. I PUT IT ON ONE OF THE CONVEYOR BELTS. A GREEN BAG. IT WAS A GREEN BAG. IT LOOKED JUST LIKE MY BAG. THAT'S WHY I'M LOOKING FOR A GREEN BAG. THE STRANGEST PART OF THIS WHOLE THING ... HE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A TICKET TO FLY ANYWHERE ... SO POLICE DON'T BELIEVE HE HAD A BAG ... AT ALL. AND ... ANOTHER ODD PART OF THE EQUATION ... HE DIDN'T ACTUALLY *STEAL THE BAG. POLICE SAY HE TOOK IT ... WENT TO THE BATHROOM ... OPENED IT UP ... TOOK A PHONE CHARGER OUT OF IT ... AND PUT IT BACK ... ON *ANOTHER CAROUSEL. THIS IS FORMER ATLANTA FALCONS ... AND CAROLINA PANTHERS PLAYER ... DAMIEN PARMS. HE HASN'T BEEN AFFILIATED WITH THE N-F-L SINCE 20- 19 ... AND NEVER PLAYED A REGULAR SEASON GAME ... BUT ... HE SAYS HE STILL HAS PLENTY OF HIS PRO- BALL MONEY LEFT ... AND HAS A JOB MAKING 25- DOLLARS AN HOUR. HE TOLD OUR A- B-C AFFILIATE IN ATLANTA ... THE DISAPPOINTMENT OF NO LONGER BEING IN THE N-F-L ... *HAS TAKEN A TOLL ON HIS MENTAL HEALTH. WHY WOULD SOMEBODY STEAL A BAG AND ONLY TAKE A PHONE CHARGER? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION I DON'T KNOW WHY MR PARMS STATED THAT HE NEEDED A BAG. THAT'S WHAT HE TOLD OUR INVESTIGATOR. THIS MORNING ... PARMS IS FACING SEVERAL CHARGES. ALL NEW THIS MORNING ... ANOTHER DELAY FOR THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S STUDENT DEBT RELIEF PROGRAM. ACCORDING TO AXIOS ... A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT DENIED A NEW REQUEST OVERNIGHT ... TO REMOVE THE CURRENT BLOCK ON THE PROGRAM. THIS IS ONE OF *SEVERAL LEGAL CHALLENGES THE PROGRAM HAS FACED. NO WORD YET ON WHEN ... OR IF ... MILLIONS OF STUDENTS' DEBT ... WILL BE FORGIVEN. TODAY ... THE U- S SENATE ... WILL WORK TO PASS AN AGREEMENT ... TO STOP AN IMPENDING RAILROAD STRIKE NEXT WEEK. OVERNIGHT ... THE U-S HOUSE PASSED THE AGREEMENT ... 290 TO 137. SENATORS ARE EXPLORING THEIR OPTIONS ... SAYING THEY HOPE TO PASS THE BILL THIS WEEK. THIS MORNING ... THE WIFE OF LATE GEORGIA HOUSE SPEAKER DAVID RALSTON ... SAYS SHE'LL RUN TO SUCCEED HIM IN THE GEORGIA HOUSE. ACCORDING TO THE ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION ... SHEREE RALSTON SAID YESTERDAY .