RIGHT NOW ON WJCL 22 MORNING NEWS .. GAS PRICES WATCH. THE COLONIAL PIPELINE'S SHUTDOWN COULD SOON HAVE AN IMPACT AT THE PUMP. WHEN YOU COULD START SEEING CHANGES. DEDICATION AT ITS FINEST. A NEW YORK CITY POLICE OFFICER SEEN RUNNING THROUGH TIME SQUARE WITH A TODDLER. WHAT SHE WAS RUNNING FROM AND WHY SHE'S NOW BEING CALLED A HERO. "I CAME ALONG. I WROTE A SONG FOR YOU." ON TO THE NEXT ROUND GEORGIA NATIVE -- WILLIE SPENCE -- NOW IN THE *TOP FIVEN O AMERICAN IDOL AS HE CONTINUES HIS JOURNEY TO WIN THE COMPETITION. - ***2-SHOT**}) THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22! GOOD MORNING, I'M EMMA HAMILTON. AND I'M CHRIS TATUM... WJCL'S METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS IS ALSO HERE... WITH YOUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. NOW, HERE'S YOUR STO RM TRACKER RADAR... TODAY A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY AFTER 3PM.AR PTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 86. SOUTHWEST WIND 8 TO 14 MPH. TONIGHT A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY BEFORE 9PM. CLOUDY, THEN GRADUALLY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 66. SOUTHWEST WIND 3 TO 7 MPH. TUESDAY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS,HE TN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 11AM. RTPALY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 86 THIS MORNING WE'RE WAITING TO SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO LOCAL GAS PRICES AFTER A CYBERATTACK FORCED THE GEORGIA BASED COLONIAL PIPELINE THIS MORNING WE'RE WAITING TO SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO LOCAL GAS PRICES AFTER A CYBERATTACK FORCED THE ORGEGIBAA SED COLONIAL PIPELINE TO SHUT DOWN. RIGHT NOW THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND OTHER EXPERTS WORKING TO FIND OUT WHO IS BEHIND TH ISTT AACK. THIS COULD POTENTIAL LY HAVE AN IMPACT ON EVERY AMERICAN IF LINE ISN'T RESTORED. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE THE COLONIAL PIPELINE TR ANSPORTS MORE THAN 100 MILLION GALLONS OF G AASND OTHER FUEL EVERYDAY FROM TEXAS TO NEW JERSE Y. WJCL'S DANIEL ROBINSON EXPLAINS HOW THIS SHUTDOWN COULD IMPACT YOUR WALLET. DANIEL? EMMA - WHEN THE PIPE SHUTWNDO EMMA - WHEN THE PIPE SHUTDOWN OVER THE WEEKEND - SPECULATION HAS GROWN - THAT IF OPERATIONS AREN'T RESTORED - THEN GAS PRICES ACROSS GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA COULD RISE. COLONIAL PIPELINE LEADERS SAYS IT'S DEVELOPINA G SYSTEM RESTART PLAN - RIGHT NOW SOME SMALLER LINES ARE OPERATIONAL. EXPERTS BELIEVE THIS ATTACK IS THE WORK OF AN EASTERN EUROPEAN CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION.. CERTAIN RULES HAVE NOW BEEN LIFTED FOR TRUCKDRIVERS WHO CARRY FUEL IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID SUPPLY SHORTAGES. IN SOUTH CAROLINA - THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR GAS IS - 2 DOLLARS AND 67 CENTS A GALLON... ANIND GEORGIA - ITS 2 DOLLARS AND 76 CENTS.... THE PIPELINE - CARRIES 45 RCPEENOFT GASOLINE, DIESEL AND JET FUEL ON THE EAST COAST. EMMA - THIS IS THE LATEST HIGH- PROFILE RANSOMWARE ATTACK THAT COMES AMID GROWING CONCERNS OVER LNVUERILABITIES IN THE COUNTY'S INFRASTRUCTURE... EMMA .. .. EMMA: DANIEL - HAS T HE COMPANY SAID WHEN IT COULD RESTORE THE PIPELINE? DAN: EMMA - THEY HAVE NOT - HOWEVER OFFICIALS SAY IF THE PROBLEM ISN'T FIXED WITH-IN 5 DAYS - THAT IS WHEN PEOPLE COULD START SEEING A CHANGE THE NEXT TIME THEY GO FILL UP THEIR VEHICLES... COMPANY LEADERS SAY THEY WON'T BRING THE PIPELINE BACK ONLINE UNTIL THEY BELIEVE IT IS SAFE TO DO S O. HERE ARE A FEW TIPS WHEN IT COMES TO SAVING FUEL. EXPERTS RECOMMEND USING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IF YOU CAN. MINIMIZE THE USE OF AIR CONDITIONING. OPEN WINDOWS OR SUN ROOFS IF YOU NEED TO COOL DOWN. AND FINALLY REMOVE ANY HEAVY OR BULKY ITEMS FROM YOUR C. AR IT TAKES MORE FUEL TO POWER A HEAVIER CAR. NEW THIS MORNING...IT'S THE CELL PHONE VIDEO THAT HAS PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY CALLING A NEW YORK CITY POLICE OFFICEA R HERO... ALTHESL E OFFICERS ARE SCRAMBLING AFTER SOMEONE FIRED SHOTS IN NEW YK OR CITY'S BUSY TIMES SQUARE... ONE OF THOSE OFFICERS - - YOU'LL SEE HER HIGHLIGHTED - - IS RUNNING WITH A FOUR YEAR OLD GIRL IN HER ARMS. .. THAT LITTLE GIRL SHOT IN THE LEG WHILE SHE AND HER FAMILY WERE SHOPPING FOR TOYS... IN ALL... THREE PEOPLE GOT SHOT ON SATURDAY... A VIIMCT SHARED AN AMBULANCE WITH THAT LITTLE GIRL ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPALIT. WENDY MAGRINAT: SHE WAS Y WA BETTER THAN ME. SHE WAS SCARED YOU KNOW, BUT SHE WASN'T CRYING SHE WAS SO BRAVE. TH IISS E THMAN NEW YORK POLICE WANT TO TALK TO ABOUT THAT SHOOTING. .. TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT HIM... BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE HE COULD BE ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT NO.. POLICE SAY THE INTENDED TARGET WAS THE SUSPECTS BROTHE. RS AND LOOK AT THIS TANGLED MESS THAT USED TO BE DECK... SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HU = RT = TWO OF THEM CRITICALLY - - AFTER IT COLLAPSED DURING A BIRTHDAY PARTY... IN MALIBU CALIFORNIA...ON SATURDAY IT DUMPED THOSE PEOPLE ONTO ROCKS SEVERAL FEET BELOW. WITNESS: "AND PROBABLY LIKE TEPEN OPLE ON THE BACK DECK, AND I HEARD A CRACK AND I LITERALLY SAW ALL MY BEST FRNDIES D ANMY GIRLFRIEND FALL 15 FEET TO THE ROCKS. AND I MEAN, IT WAS A FREAK ACCIDENT, I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT HAPPENS." THOSE PEOPLE WERE RENTG INATTH HOUSE FOR A PARTY. .. THE OWNER SAYS ONLY SIX PEOPLE WERE ALLOWED TOE B THERE... AND THAT SHE TRD IE SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THEM TO LEAVE BEFORE THAT DECK COLLAP. SE IS ANYBODY FACING CHARGE S? THIS WEEK A JUDGE COULD DECIDE WHETHER AHMD AU ARBERY'S PAST WILL BE INCLUDED AS EVIDENCE IN AN UPCOMING TRIAL. ATTORNEY'S FOR THE THREE MEN CHARGED IN ARBERY'S MURDER WILL ARGUE WETHER THE VICMSTI MENTAL ILLNESS IS RELEVANT TO THE DEFENDANT'S CLAIMS OF SELF DEFENSE. WLIILAMOD RDIE BRYAN .. AND GREGORY AND TRAVIS MCMICHAEL --WILL STAND TRIAL FOR MULTIPLE CHARGES IN THEAS C THIS IS JUST FOR THE - *STATE CHARGES... *NOT THE FEDERAL HATERI CME CHARGES. THAT TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OCTOB 1ER8-. TH GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP IS EXPECTED TO HOLD A CITIZEN'S ARREST BILL SIGNING CEREMONY TODAY. THE BILL WOULD END A CURRENT LAW THAT ALLOWS PRIVATE CITIZENS TO ARREST SOMEE.ON IT WOULD STILL ALLOW SECURITY GUARDS AND STORE EMPLOYEES TO HOLD PEOPLE ACCUSED OF A CRIME UNTIL POLICE ARRIVE. GOVERNOR KEMP WL ILHOLD THE BILL SIGNING AT THE GEORGIA STATE CAPITOL AT TWO P- M. NEW THIS MORNING ... SOUTH CAROLINA LAWMAKE RS HAVE APPROVED A BILL TO PUT THE SUICIDE HOTLINE INFORMATION ON SCHOOL I-D CARDS. THE REQUIREMENT WON'T START UNTIL 20-22. THE BILL WILL ALSO ALLOW SCHOOLS TO ISSUE ANY CAR DS THEY CURRENTLY HAVE WITHOUT THE CRISIS LINE INFORMATION UNTIL THEY RUN OUT. GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER NOW HAS TO SIGN IT, HAPPENING TODAY -- THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION IS SCHEDULED TO HOLD A VIRTUAL HEARINABOUG T THE JANUARY SIXTH ATTACK ON THE CAPITOL. CAPITOL POLICE INSPECTOR GENERAL ... MICHAEL BOLTON ... IS EXPECTED TO TESTIFY. THIS COMES FOUR-MONTHS AFTER THE RIOT S. CONGRESS IS STILL TRYING TOIGUR FE T OUHOW TO MOVE FORWARD AND PREVENT FUTURE ATTACKS. HOUSE SPEAKER NAN CY PELOSI SAID ON MARCH SEVENTH THAT HOUSE PANELS WOULBE ID NVESTIGATING THE ATTACK. U-S OFFICIALS SIGNALING THE COUNTRY MAY BE - *ROUNDING THE CORNER* IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVI19. D- A-B-C'S ALEX PRESHA HAS A LOOK AT WHERE THE NUMBERS STAND THIS MORNING. TH MISORNGNI SIGNS THAT THE US IS GAINING GROUND IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS. CASES ARE N OW AT A 7 MONTH LOW. SOT ZIENTS: "I WOULD SAY WE ARE TURNING THE CORNER / THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL IS BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER." DR. ANTHONY FAUCI TOLD A BC AS VACCINATION NUMBERS GO UP, IT MAY BE TIME TO RELAX RESTRICTIONS EVEN MORE ON THINGS LIKE WEARING MASKS INDOOR S. SOT FAUCI: "THE CDC WILL BE, YOU KNOW, ALMOST IN REAL TIME, GEORGE, UPDATING THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEIR GUIDELINES. BUT, YES, WE DO NEED TO START BEING MORE LIBERAL AS WE GET MO RE PEOPLE VACCINATED." THE CDC REPORTS THAT MORE THAN 114 MILLION AMERICA NS ARE FULLY VACCINATED. BUT DEMAND FOR DOSES HAS DECLINED. THE AVERAGE DAILDOY SES ADMINISTERED HAS DROPPED FROM 3 MILLION A MONTH AGO TO NOW UNDER 2 MILLION. SOT BANKS: "I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW MUCH ABOUT, SO I THOUGHT, MAYBE WAIT A LITTLE BIT AND SEE HOW THAT GOES," STATE LEADERS ARE TRYING TO COMBAT HESITANCY LIKE THIS. STARTING TODAY, LOS ANGELES WILL OFFER VACCINES WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT. AND IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK - THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT PARTNERED WITH A MICROBREWERY TO GIVE FREE BEERS TO PEOPLE WHO GOT THEIR FIRST SHOT. NEARLY 150 PEOPLE SHOWED UP. NEXT UP? VACCINATING 12-15 YEAR OLDS. THE F- D-A COD UL GRANT EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION FOR PFIZER IN THOSE TEENS AS EARLY AS TODA SOT DR. PATEL: "WE HOPEFULLY WILL SEE VACCINES FOR THIS AGE GROUP IN COMMUNI CENTYTE, RS VACCINE POP UP SITES // D AN IN PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES ." MEANWHILE OVERSEAS, INDIA CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE.HE COUNTRY REPORTED MORE THAN 400- THOUSAND NEW COVID CASES IN JUST 24 HOURS, INCLUDING MORE THAN FOUR THOUSAND DEATHS. OUR MAGGIE RULLI IS IN NEW DEHL I. SOT RULLI: THIS IS ALL RUN BY VOLUNTEERS THEY ARE HERE WORKING 24/7 THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT IN 100 DEGREE HEAT WORKING TO SAVE LIVES. ONE ESTIMATE PREDICTS 1 MILLION INDIANS COD ULE DI FROM COVID-19 BY AUGUST. . TAG: THE TRAGIC IRONY HERE IS INDIA IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST VACCINE PRODUCER. YET INSIDE THE COUNTRY THERE'S A MASSIVE SHOR