TRANSFORMING AN OLD FAIRGROUND.. INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE PLAN.. FOR THE - *MILLIONS OF DOLLARS .. HEADING TO THE CITY OF SAVANNAH. PLUS.. THE GROWING LIST OF STORES.. SHUTTING THEIR DOORS ON TYBEE ISLAND... AHEAD OF WHAT CITY LEADERS EXPECT TO BE A *BUSY WEEKEND. I-16 AT US 17 / GWINNETT STREET EXIT 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... FRIDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 90. CALM WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING. FRIDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 68. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 7 MPH. SATURDAY A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2PM. SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 90. WEST WIND 5 TO 7 MPH. NEW THIS MORNING... MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AWARDED TO THE CITY OF SAVANNAH.. TO HELP TRANSFORM THE FORMER FAIGROUNDS PROPERTY. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF DEBATE BETWEEN CITY OFFICIALS AND RESIDENTS.. ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH PROPERTY OFF MEDING STREET. WJCL 22 NEWS NEWS KYRON KEVEAUX IS JOINING US LIVE FROM THE SITE THIS MORNING. KY .. THE CITY WILL NOW HAVE TWO POINT FIVE - *MILLION DOLLARS TO HELP WITH AN ONGOING PROJECT. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US. FRANK AND EMMA- THE FAIRGROUNDS WILL NOW BE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE CITY OF SAVANNAH IS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THE SITE IS EXPECTED TO HAVE 400 HOUSING UNITS, A FILM STUDIO, SPORTS FIELDS AND MORE. GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP SHARED WEDNESDAY THAT SAVANNAH MADE IT TO THE THIRD ROUND OF GRANT RECIPIENTS . MORE THAN 6 MILLION DOLLARS WAS GIVEN..STATE WIDE. THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO HELP THE NEED FOR WORK FORCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE. BACK TO YOU. THANKS KY. THIS MORNING ... TENSIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST ARE FLARING. ISRAEL REPORTEDLY RETALIATING AGAINST IRAN. IT COMES FIVE DAYS AFTER IRAN FIRED MORE THAN 300 DRONES AND MISSILES AT ISRAEL YOU'RE LOOKING AT NEW VIDEO OF SOLDIERS AND TANKS ON GUARD AT AN IRANIAN NUCLEAR FACILITY THIS MORNING. THIS MORNING WE'RE GETTING THE LATEST FROM AMY LU.. LIVE FROM WASHINGTON. AMY.. WHAT DO WE KNOW THIS MORNING? NEITHER ISRAEL NOR IRAN HAVE DIRECTLY CONFIRMED... BUT MULTIPLE MEDIA OUTLETS ARE REPORTING ISRAEL CARRIED OUT AN ATTACK-- CITING ANONYMOUS SOURCES. IRANIAN STATE MEDIA SAYS AIR DEFENSE BATTERIES FIRED FROM SEVERAL PROVINCES AFTER SPOTTING DRONES... NEAR A MAJOR AIR BASE AND NUCLEAR SITE IN ONE OF ITS CENTRAL CITIES. TENSIONS HAVE BEEN HIGH SINCE IRAN'S ATTACK LAST WEEK... LAUNCHING OVER 3- HUNDRED DRONES AND MISSILES AIMED AT ISRAEL... IN RETALIATION FOR A STRIKE ON ITS CONSULATE IN SYRIA THAT KILLED TWO IRANIAN GENERALS. ISRAEL--AIDED BY ALLIES--WAS ABLE TO SHOOT DOWN NEARLY ALL THOSE MISSILES. HOPING TO KEEP THE WAR FROM SPREADING...THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS URGED ISRAEL TO THINK TWICE BEFORE CARRYING A RESPONSE... AND HAS MADE CLEAR -- THE U-S WILL *NOT ENGAGE IN OFFENSIVE ACTION AGAINST IRAN. IN WASHINGTON. I'M AMY LU. AND AMY--HAVE ANY OF IRAN'S NUCLEAR SITES BEEN DAMAGED IN ALL THIS? SO FAR, NO. ACCORDING TO THE UNITED NATION'S NUCLEAR WATCHDOG THERE'S BEEN NO DAMAGE. IRANIAN STATE MEDIA HAS ALSO DECLARED THE SITES QUOTE "FULLY SAFE". AMY LU LIVE IN WASHINGTON THIS MORNING.. THANKS AMY. THIS MORNING... AN ATLANTA GAS LIGHT EMPLOYEE IS DEAD.. AFTER THEY RESPONDED TO A GAS LEAK IN WAYNE COUNTY. THE COUNTY SHERRIFF'S OFFICE TELLING US BRANDON BUTLER OF JESUP .... WAS FOUND AT A JOB SITE ON SAVANNAH HIGHWAY. HE WAS TAKEN BY E-M-S TO WAYNE MEMORIAL E-R WERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD. AN INVESTIGATION INTO HIS DEATH.. IS UNDERWAY. HAPPENING TODAY PEOPLE DRIVING ONTO .. AND LEAVING TYBEE ISLAND SHOULD EXPECT DELAYS... AS OFFICERS PREPARE TO CONDUCT SAFETY CHECKPOINTS. AND THERE IS A GROWING LIST.. OF STORES.. THAT SAY THEY ARE CLOSING FOR THE WEEKEND. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO FROM OUR GDOT CAMERA.. SHOWING CONES ALONG HIGHWAY 80 ON TYBEE. THE CITY LIMITING PARKING.. AND PLACING BARRICADES.. TO PREPARE FOR THE RETURN OF AN ANNUAL BEACH PARTY. THE "ORANGE CRUSH" EVENT BRINGS BIG CROWDS TO TYBEE IN APRIL.. BUT ORGANIZERS TELL US THEY ARE - *NOT SPONSORING EVENTS HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND.. SINCE THEY COULDN'T GET A PERMIT. DESPITE THIS.. THE CITY IS TAKING *EXTRA PRECAUTIONS.. BRINGING IN EXTRA OFFICERS. WE'RE LEARNING THIS MORNING THAT A-J'S DOCKSIDE RESTAURANT WILL BE CLOSING DUE TO THE TRAFFIC. IN A FACEBOOK POST THEY SAY THEY WILL CLOSED TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY AND WILL REOPEN ON MONDAY. THE OWNER OF NORTH BEACH GRILLE AND DAVIS PRODUCE ALSO SAY THEY WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW. NEW THIS MORNING... VALDOSTA CITY LEADERS WANT RESIDENTS TO KNOW.. THEIR DRINKING WATER IS SAFE... AFTER FLOODING IMPACTED THE CITY'S SEWER SYSTEM. CHECK OUT THIS WILD VIDEO OF FLOODING WE'VE SEEN IN THAT AREA LAST YEAR.. WHEN STORMS BLEW THROUGH OUR AREA. YOU SEE A TRUCK PULLING PEOPLE ON A RAFT. WELL THE MOST RECENT FLOODING.. WHICH HAPPENED LAST WEEK DURING SEVERE STORMS... RAISED CONCERNS FROM NEIGHBORS. ACCORDING TO OUR ABC AFFILIATE... THE CITY IS NOW ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO HAVE THEIR WATER TESTED .. AND THEIR WELLS DISINFECTED. BUT ALSO SAY WATER CUSTOMERS HAVE NO REASON TO WORRY. THE SECOND ROUND OF THE RBC HERITAGE WILL GET UNDERWAY THIS MORNING. AND PLAID MEANS *GREEN FOR BUSINESSES ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND.. THANKS TO CROWDS COMING INTO THE AREA TO CHECK OUT THE TOURNAMENT. WE STOPPED BY THE THE HILTON HEAD GOLF SHOPPE WHICH CELEBRATED ITS ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY. THEY'RE PARTNERING WITH TAYLORMADE GOLF - OFFERING DEMO- DAYS IN THE STORE EVERY 30 MINUTES - ALL WEEK LONG. <> A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO DEMO DAYS AT PRIVATE COUNTRY CLUBS, BUT NOT EVERYBODY DOES. SO WE WANTED TO GIVE A CHANCE FOR PEOPLE TO HIT CLUBS HERE IN STORE AND GET THE SAME EXPERIENCE THAT SO MANY OF THE PRIVATE CLUBS AROUND HERE PROVIDE." THEY ARE ALSO GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY WITH A PORTION OF THEIR PROFITS GOING TO "FIRST TEE OF THE LOWCOUNTRY". THAT'S A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT NONPROFIT THAT INTRODUCES THE GAME OF GOLF TO YOUNG PEOPLE - AND EVEN OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS - MAKING GOLF ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE. AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING