IN GEORGIA TO KEEP AND EYE OUT FOR...WHAT OFFICALS SAY YOU CAN DO TO HELP FIND THEM... PLUS--MARKING 3 YEARS SINCE AN EF-4 TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH BRYAN COUNTY...WHY IT'S NOW BEING CALLED THE STRONGEST TORNADO THE ENTIRE COUNTRY SAW IN 2022.. HERE'S A LIVE LOOK FROM OUR SKYVIEW 22 CAMERA AT THE THOMPSON HOTEL.... THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING -- I'M LYDIA BLACKSTONE. HERE WITH METEOROLOGIST CATHERINA LIBERTA. 21 MPH. TONIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND LAST NIGHT AS HIGH AS 24 MPH LAST NIGHT JUST AFTER 11 POLICE RESPONDED TO A SHOTS FIRED CALL. IT ALL HAPPENED ON TATEM STREET...... WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED THEY DISCOVERED AN ADULT MALE WITH LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. THIS INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS PLEASE CALL CRIME STOPPERS THROUGH THE NUMBER ON THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN TRUMP POLICY PROTESTS HAPPENED IN STATESBORO YESTERDAY. "HANDS OFF" ORGANIZERS SAY ABOUT 100 BULLOCH COUNTY NEIGHBORS SHOWED UP TO THE PROTEST AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE. SOME DRIVERS SHOWED THEIR SUPPORT... HONKING AS THEY PASSED BY. WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF HAPPY WAVES, A LOT OF GREAT HONKS, A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE PEOPLE DRIVING PAST US. WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF PEOPLE SHOWING UP, WALKING UP, SIGNING UP TO REACH OUT TO THEIR POLITICIANS AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD AS WELL. IN BLUFFTON... HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE LINED UP OUTSIDE THE BEAUFORT COUNTY MUNICIPAL OFFICES. DEMONSTRATORS TELL US THEY'RE PROTESTING AGAINST RECENT MASS LAYOFF TO FEDERAL WORKERS... PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ATTEMPTS TO CLOSE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION... AND THE ADMINISTRATION'S IMMIGRATION POLICY. ORGANIZERS TELL WJCL THAT A HANDS OFF PROTEST ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND HAD MORE THAN A THOUSAND SUPPORTERS. THREE YEARS AGO -- AN EF-4 TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH NORTHERN BRYAN COUNTY... PRODUCING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ALL ALONG ITS PATH WE DIDN'T KNOW IT THEN -- BUT WE NOW KNOW *THAT WAS THE STRONGEST TORNADO THE ENTIRE COUNTRY SAW IN 2022. THE TWISTER WAS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL THAT TOUCHED DOWN THAT DAY OUR VERY OWN ANDY COLE WAS REPORTING ON IT -- OUTSIDE THE BRYAN COUNTY COURTHOUSE... THIS LIVE HIT -- FROM THREE YEARS AGO -- WAS LESS THAN 45 MINUTES AFTER THE TORNADO PASSED THROUGH THE COURTHOUSE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE -- WINDOWS BUSTED OUT... PARTS OF THE ROOF RIPPED OFF... IT TRULY LOOKED LIKE A SCENE OUT OF A MOVIE BUT THE DAMAGE WASN'T CONFINED JUST TO THAT AREA OF PEMBROKE... OUR METEROLOGISTS SAY WINDS GOT AS HIGH AS 185 MILES PER HOUR... CREATING INTENSE SCENES OF DESTRUCTION. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE VIOLENT TORNADO KILLED A 66-YEAR-OLD WOMAN AND INJURED 12 OTHERS. BUT SINCE -- MUCH OF THE COUNTY HAS BEGUN TO OR ALREADY REBUILT RIGHT NOW... AUTHORITIES IN COASTAL GEORGIA ARE LOOKING FOR A TEEN GIRL REPORTED MISSING. CAMDEN COUNTY DEPUTIES SAYS 16-YEAR-OLD JOEY ALEXIS BOND WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A T-SHIRT AND SHORTS. SHE'S 5 FEET 5 INCHES AND 158 POUNDS... WITH BLONDE HAIR AND GREEN EYES. IF YOU SEE HER CALL CAMDEN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AT THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN. THERE IS ALSO A ELEVEN YEAR OLD BOY MISSING AND AUTHORITIES IN GEORGIA NEED YOUR HELP FINDING HIM. THIS IS RYLIE REESE. ACCORDING TO THE NEWTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HE RAN AWAY FROM HIS HOME IN COVINGTON AROUND 3:30 P.M. FRIDAY. HE IS DESCRIBED AS HAVING BLUE EYES AND BLONDE HAIR. HE WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A WHITE JACKET, BLUE SHIRT AND BLUE JEANS. HE REPORTEDLY LEFT HOME WITH A TRASH BAG OF CLOTHING. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING HIS WHEREABOUTS, CONTACT NCSO INVESTIGATOR COLLINS THROUGH THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN THE ANNUAL PUBLIX WOMEN'S HALF MARATHON AND 5K TOOK PLACE YESTERDAY MORNING IN DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH. WJCL 22 NEWS' KYRON NEVEAUX REPORTS THE IMPACT OF THIS WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT EVENT. 2,500 RUNNERS FILLED THE STREET OF SAVANNAH SATURDAY.. TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE IN FORSYTH PARK. SOT-MIKE NADEAU, FLEET FEET, OWNER / RACE ORGANIZER "IT'S SO INSPIRING. MY FAVORITE PART OF THIS IS I GET TO STAND AT THE FINISH LINE FOR A LITTLE BIT AND SEE ALL THESE ATHLETES COME ACROSS THAT FINISH LINE. IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME TO WATCH THESE LADIES. AND THEY'RE NOT ONLY JUST LOCAL. 53% OF OUR, PARTICIPANTS CAME FROM OUTSIDE OF SAVANNAH." THERE WERE TWO OPTIONS FOR THE EVENT..THE HALF MARATHON AND THE 5K... MIKE NADEAU IS THE OWNER OF FLEET FEET..THE LOCAL RUNNING STORE THAT TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THE RACE THIS YEAR. SOT-MIKE NADEAU, FLEET FEET, OWNER / RACE ORGANIZER "THAT'S THE BEST PART RIGHT THERE IS WE GET THEM FIT IN IN A GREAT PAIR OF SHOES, AND THEN THEY COME OUT HERE AND TAKE ON AN ENDEAVOR LIKE A HALF MARATHON OR FIVE K . EACH YEAR THE EVENT BRINGS PARTICIPANTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD...PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO FILL LOCAL HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS. TAKING HOME THE WIN FOR THE 5K IS "AL-CI-TIF" TORRES FROM LUIDOCI. SHE COMPLETED THE NEARLY FOUR-MILE CHALLENGE IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES. ATICILEF TORRES, 5K WINNER "I DIDN'T PREPARE TOO MUCH. IM A STAY AT HOME MOM. I DO TWO OR THREE PRACTICES A WEEK.. FOR 30 MINUTES. THATS IT." TORES TELLS ME SHE DECIDED TO RUN TO SHOW HER DAUGHTERS..YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT. WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT IS A BIG FOCUS FOR THE EVENT...ORGANIZERS PARTNERED WITH "GIRLS ON THE RUN..ITS A CLUB TO TEACH YOUNG WOMEN TO BUILD SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL SKILLS .. WJCL 22 NEWS' EMMA HAMILTON IS A COACH FOR THE CLUB. SOT-MIKE NADEAU, FLEET FEET, OWNER / RACE ORGANIZER "THIS IS A WOMEN'S RACE DESIGNED FOR THEM TO CELEBRATE THEIR ENDEAVORS AND THEIR STRENGTHS, TO GET BEHIND IT AND, AND TAKE ON A CHALLENGE LIKE THIS. " REPORTING IN SAVANNAH..KN.WJCL22 NEWS FLEET FEET IS ALSO HOSTING THE 2025 SAVANNAH BRIDGE RUN.. CURRENTLY THEY ARE WAITING TO HEAR WHAT GDOT HAS PLANNED FOR THE TALMADGE BEFORE MOVING FORWARD WITH PLANNING. NOW LETS GET INTO SOME FUN EVENTS HAPPENING IN YOUR AREA FIRST WE HAVE AN OFFER FROM BANK OF AMERICA...... BANK OF AMERICA IS ALLOWING ITS CUSTOMERS TO VISIT LOCAL MUSEUMS AND ATTRACTIONS FOR FREE THIS WEEKEND. ALL YOU WILL NEED TO DO IS SHOW YOUR DEBIT CARD AND A VALID I-D. THERE ARE ELEVEN MUSEUMS ACROSS GEORGIA THAT ACCEPT THIS BANK OF AMERICA OFFER. THE TYBEE ISLAND CARNIVAL IS IN TOWN AND TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO ENJOY IT. THIS FUN ACTIVITY IS AT THE TYBEE HOTEL.... THEY HAVE CARNIVAL FOOD, RIDES AND MORE! THE DEEP SOUTH ORCHID SOCIETY PRESENTS JEWELS OF THE FOREST.. THIS EVENT CONTINUES TODAY AND IS ALL ABOUT YOU AND NATURE. THIS EVENT SHOWCASES A FEW VENDORS TO BUY ORCHIDS.... THIS IS ALL HAPPENING AT COASTAL GEORGIA BOTANICAL GARDENS AT THE HISTORIC BAMBOO FARMS FROM NOON TIL 3 P-M ADMISSION FOR ADULTS WILL BE FIVE DOLLARS WHILE YOUTH ADMISSIONS ARE THREE DOLLARS AND IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT TRAFFIC AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY... YOU CAN VISIT W-J-C-L DOT COM SLAS