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THANKS SO MUCH. WE’LL CHECK IN WITH YOU IN A LITTLE BIT. ALL RIGHT I TELL YOU WHAT. LET’S MOVE FROM HAZLEHURST OVER TO STATESBORO. THAT’S WHERE WJCL 22 NEWS IS. ANDY COLE IS. HE’S BEEN IN BULLOCH COUNTY ALL NIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. AND ANDY, IT LOOKS LIKE CONDITIONS THERE HAVEN’T IMPROVED ANY SINCE THE LAST TIME WE TALKED TO YOU. NO, THAT’S EXACTLY RIGHT, FRANK. I FEEL LIKE EVERY TIME I’M ON TV, I TELL PEOPLE THIS IS THE WORST WE’VE SEEN. THIS IS THE WORST WE’VE SEEN. BUT I CAN TELL YOU NOW, AS WE NEAR 4:00 IN THE MORNING THIS IS THE WORST WE’VE SEEN. THIS IS HEAVY RAIN THAT IS NONSTOP. LOTS OF GUSTS. WE TOLD YOU EARLIER THAT WE WERE GETTING SOME GUSTS AND THEN THEY’D STOP AND THEN SOME RAIN, AND THEN IT STOPPED. THAT IS CERTAINLY NOT THE CASE. WE ARE GETTING KIND OF A COMBINATION OF THE BEAUFORT, WHICH IS WHAT MAKES THIS SITUATION EVEN MORE DANGEROUS THAN IT NEEDS TO BE. BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU ONE STORY ABOUT SOME AMAZING COURAGE OF SOME FIRST RESPONDERS HERE IN BULLOCH COUNTY. I JUST GOT THIS STORY FROM MIKE BRODHEAD. HE’S THE CHIEF OF STATESBORO POLICE. HE TELLS ME THAT A WOMAN HERE IN STATESBORO, A PREGNANT WOMAN, ACTUALLY WENT INTO LABOR. JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO. THIS IS ALL HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. THIS IS REALLY BREAKING NEWS. SHE WENT INTO LABOR A FEW MINUTES AGO. BUT OF COURSE, THE STORM, IT’S VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THROUGH. IT’S VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE AROUND. AND OF COURSE, BULLOCH COUNTY OFFICIALS REMINDING YOU TO STAY INDOORS. SO SHE CALLS THE AUTHORITIES, SHE CALLS 911 TO TRY AND GET PEOPLE OUT. SAVANNAH. EXCUSE ME. STATESBORO A POLICE OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO ESCORT IN EMS AROUND DOWNED POWER LINES, DOWNED TREES AND WERE ABLE TO GET HER AND BRING HER HERE TO EAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER JUST OFF OF FAIR ROAD. AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE CONDITIONS ARE VERY TREACHEROUS. SO THOSE FIRST RESPONDERS SERIOUSLY WENT THROUGH SOME VERY DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WOMAN AND HER CHILD, SOON TO BE BORN CHILD WERE OKAY. I DON’T HAVE AN UPDATE ON HER CONDITION. I DO KNOW THAT THEY HAVE MADE ARE THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY TO THE HOSPITAL. OF COURSE I WILL CONTINUE TO PRESS CHIEF BRODHEAD TO TRY AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS AND FOLLOW UP WITH THIS WOMAN. BUT JUST AN AMAZING STORY OF THE RISKS. THESE FIRST RESPONDERS ARE TAKING. YOU KNOW, A BULLITT COUNTY OFFICIAL TOLD ME EARLIER TODAY THAT AT SOME POINT TONIGHT, THEY MAY HAVE TO HOLD THE FIRST RESPONDERS IN PLACE BECAUSE IT’S JUST SIMPLY TOO DANGEROUS TO MOVE ABOUT. BUT YOU SEE, SOME OF THESE INSTANCES LIKE THIS WOMAN GOING INTO LABOR THAT RISES TO THE LEVEL WE NEED TO GET HER AND MAKE SURE THAT SHE’S SAFE. THAT IS THE DEDICATION THAT THESE FIRST RESPONDERS HERE IN STATESBORO AND BULLOCH COUNTY HAVE TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY SAFE. THE BIGGEST THING NEIGHBORS CAN DO IS STAY INDOORS AND HELP THEM BY KEEPING YOURSELF SAFE. I TELL YOU WHAT, ANDY, THAT IS QUITE A STORY. AND AGAIN, ENOUGH CAN’T BE SAID ABOUT THE SACRIFICES. YOU HAVE THESE WATCH OUT THERE, ANDY. THESE FIRST RESPONDERS LAW ENFORCEMENT OUT THERE TRYING TO KEEP US ALL SAFE. AND THEY THEMSELVES HAVE FAMILIES AT HOME THAT THEY’RE WORRIED ABOUT AS WELL. AND AGAIN, IT’S A IT’S A SELFLESS JOB. AND WE’RE SO GLAD WE HAVE BRAVE FOLKS DOING IT. I CAN’T WAIT TO HEAR THE REST OF THIS STORY. I HAVE A FEELING YOU’LL BE FOLLOWING UP ON THIS, THIS THIS NEW ADDITION TO THE BULLOCH COUNTY COMMUNITY. MAYBE A A BABY HELENE HAS BEEN BORN TONIGHT IN IN BULLOCH COUNTY, PERHAPS. RIGHT. THAT’D BE A GREAT NAME. RIGHT, FRANK. THAT WOULD BE A PHENOMENAL NAME. VERY FITTING. ALL RIGHT, ANDY, YOU GUYS BE CAREFUL OUT THERE. WE’