The Brief from WABE

A look at election activity across Metro Atlanta before polling results come in; What to expect at the Fulton County Tabulation Center; and updates from officials about threats to polling locations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Candidates for president and vice president make their final pushes to Georgians for their votes; Thousands of absentee ballots sent out late in Cobb County must be set aside if they arrive back past when polls close on Election Day; and Georgia's alternative to the Affordable Care Act's federal insurance Marketplace goes live. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Candidates for president and vice president make their final pushes to Georgians for their votes; Thousands of absentee ballots sent out late in Cobb County must be set aside if they arrive back past when polls close on Election Day; and Georgia's alternative to the Affordable Care Act's federal insurance Marketplace goes live.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will both campaign in Georgia the weekend before Election Day; More than 3,000 Cobb County voters will have an extra three days to return absentee ballots after a delay in receiving them; and WABE.org supervising digital editor Patrick Saunders explains what voters can find on the site's Election Hub.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Highest-profile defendant in YSL trial, Young Thug, agrees to a plea; As early voting nears its end in Georgia, the state passes the 50% mark; and no TB, little transparency, at Walton High School.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A key deadline for absentee ballots passes; housing becomes a primary topic this election cycle; and an effort to oust a College Park city official intensifies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An armed standoff at the Four Seasons Hotel leaves two police officers injured; Trump says he's not a Nazi at Atlanta rally; and Atlanta sees four more eateries added to its list of coveted Michelin-star rated restaurants. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Early voting passes the three-million mark in Georgia; a Southeast Georgia news editor talks about how Hurricane Helene caught the region off-guard; and home prices continue to increase across the state as sales continue to slow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The last-minute push for votes brings both presidential candidates back to Georgia; Robots roam Cobb County's jail under a pilot program that's touted as the first in the nation; and a status check of Georgia's college football teams as the season reaches the halfway point. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The three Georgia men serving life sentences for killing Ahmaud Arbery in 2020 want a new trial; Former President Donald Trump says if he wins this November he will initiate mass deportations of undocumented people, including nearly 348-thousand in Georgia; Two constitutional amendments and a statewide referendum on the ballot in Georgia -- WABE's politics team explains what they mean.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former President Donald Trump is holding a campaign rally Wednesday in Gwinnett County; The Georgia Secretary of State has removed 20 non-citizens out of the more than 8.2 million registered voters in Georgia after an audit; WABE’s Southside Reporter DorMiya Vance sits down with a few of Atlanta's mayors for a conversation about Black women's leadership in light of this year’s presidential election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The student charged alongside his father for the shooting that killed four people at Apalachee High School in Georgia is pleading not guilty; The FBI is warning local and state officials, including in Georgia, that domestic extremists motivated by “election-related grievances” could turn to violence in the coming weeks; and just three days after chemical company Biolab announced the emergency was over following a fire at its plant in Rockdale county... county commissioners announced they will be filing a federal lawsuit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rockdale County officials said Monday they will sue the chemical company which owns a plant where a large chemical fire caused a public health emergency; Georgia is one of the most important states this election, and both parties preparing legal challenges to follow November 5th; Georgia has some of the highest rates of pregnancy related death in the U.S., particularly in rural areas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The state and national Republican parties are appealing a ruling invalidating seven controversial election rules passed by the Georgia State Election Board; Vice President Kamala Harris is spending part of the weekend in Atlanta; The alleged Apalachee school shooter and his father were indicted separately by a grand jury this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A grand jury in Georgia has indicted the father and son accused in last month's mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder; The former Atlanta Medical Center site is taking another step toward redevelopment; Two Georgia judges this week undercut a series of controversial rules passed by the State Election Board.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prosecutors say the father of the student accused of the deadly shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County knew his son was interested in past school shooters; Former President Jimmy Carter has voted in Georgia in the 2024 presidential election; and WABE's Jim Burress reports on the history of Oktoberfest in Helen, the country's largest such celebration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgians have set a new record on the first day of early in-person voting for the 2024 presidential election; An Atlanta police officer has been suspended with pay and charged with obstruction of justice two months after allegedly shooting a man to death during a bar fight while he was off duty; and the rehabilitation hospital Shepherd Center is in growth mode -- Crystal Edmonson, host of the podcast On leadership with Atlanta Business Chronicle, speaks with longtime CEO Sarah Morrison.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Attorneys for the man accused of killing nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus are seeking to get the trial moved to a new location; Republican Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance is in Atlanta this evening; The U.S. Health and Human Services department recently announced Georgia would receive a new share of opioid treatment funding for some of the state's hardest hit counties.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Judge rules no voter registration deadline exceptions despite hurricane damage; Delta Air Lines had a challenging third quarter; and a look at the political power of Atlanta's Indiana-American community.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Milton nears the Florida coast; BioLab officials establish a 24/7 call center; and Avondale normalizes composting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Post-six-week-ish abortion is back to being illegal in Georgia; and whether you say "puh-kawhn" or "pee-can" or even "peekin'," you're a fixin' to have a harder time tracking them down after Helene eliminates the most prolific trees. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former President Donald Trump made his second trip this week to storm damaged parts of Georgia; Officials are lifting the shelter-in-place orders in Rockdale County connected to the fire at the BioLab plant; and October 4th marks one month since a mass shooting at a Barrow County high school claimed the lives of two students and two teachers -- one Apalachee High School educator reflects.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pres. Biden tours devistation from Helene; Donald Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp will appear together later in the week to bring attention to the storm's aftermath--a scene that just weeks ago seemed improbable at best; and Rockdale residents are ready to rid chemical plant behind ongoing environmental disaster. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Biden Administration grants Georgia's request for emergency aid; State appeals overturning of abortion ban; and Atlanta warned to brace for potentially dangerous air from Rockdale chemical plant. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rockdale County officials issue a 'shelter in place' suggestion for the remainder of the week; VP Harris plans to tour post-Helene scene; and Happy Birthday, Mr. President--Jimmy Carter is 100 years young. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia's six-week abortion ban overturned; a chemical plant fire paralyzes an entire county; and Trump's version of Helene recovery story quite different than Gov. Brian Kemp's. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Helene spares Atlanta from the worst; Atlanta still sees significant storm-related damage; and Georgia's native President celebrates 100 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia braces for a major hurricane. The WABE News team reports on what's shaping up to be one of the biggest tropical storms to hit the state in memory. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Georgia's Emergency Management agency is warning the entire state to brace for Tropical Storm Helene; Former President Donald Trump pitched a plan to stimulate manufacturing during a campaign event in Savannah Tuesday; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation is preparing for a court hearing in Atlanta over a casino development they say was built on sacred burial grounds.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tensions on the Georgia State Election Board are spilling into the public after the panel approved controversial rule changes ahead of the 2024 election; Students and teachers at Apalachee High School returned to campus today for the first time since police say a 14-year-old shot and killed four people; High Schools in Georgia are now required to stock nalaxone, a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vice President Kamala Harris brought her presidential campaign to Cobb County this afternoon; Over two weeks after four people were shot and killed at Apalachee High School, students at several metro Atlanta schools walked out in protest of gun violence; and reporting from Pro Publica has brought to light two recent deaths linked to the state's more restrictive abortion laws.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Kamala Harris schedules another Georgia trip to discuss abortion access; Fulton Commission says it's still without answers about unpaid bills at the jail; and is patient trust a strong indicator of low maternal mortality?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jimmy Carter's turning 100; Georgia tourism sets new record; and NPR's Mary Louise Kelly with Georgia Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger on what to expect in this election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A year after submitting thousands of signatures to force a referendum on building Atlanta's public safety training center, frustrated opponents demonstrate at city council meeting; VP candidates make visits to Georgia with polls tied and just 50 days to go before Election Day; and AT&T workers are back to work after more than a month on strike. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lt. Gov. Bert Jones is off the hook after state prosecutor throws out 'fake elector' charges; Fulton DA Fani Willis defies a subpoena from GOP lawmakers; and voting and civil rights groups send a "Friend of the Court" brief urging a judge to push back on changes from Georgia's State Election Board. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some, but not all, charges dropped in Georgia's case against Donald Trump; Judges disqualify two presidential candidates from Georgia's ballot; and our politics team tags along as folks from different backgrounds take in this week's presidential debate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A judge overrules Georgia's Sec. of State over See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two Delta Air Lines planes collide while taxiing at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson; Most residents in East Palestine, Ohio who were offered part of a $600-million settlement from Norfolk-Southern took it; and the head of the Professional Association of Georgia Educators reflects on the need for more mental health resources in local schools.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Board of Atlanta-based Norfolk-Southern confirms its CEO is under investigation for possible ethics violations; Barrow County's schools prepare to reopen; and how climate change is influencing the spread of tick-born diseases in Georgia.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Harris campaign's bus tour focuses on coastal Georgia in an effort to drum up support outside of Atlanta; Six presidential candidates--double the standard--will see their names on Georgia's ballot in November; and big travel numbers for a big holiday weekend in the metro. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A nonprofit sues the City of Atlanta for ongoing sewage spills in the Chattahoochee River; the 14 year old male student and his father are charged in the school shooting in Winder Georgia; and what it means that the father is facing charges - a first of this kind of case in GeorgiaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gov. Kemp orders all state flags to fly at half-staff until the victims of Wednesday's school shooting in Barrow County are laid to rest; an Atlanta company developed the technology that helped first responders neutralize the situation relatively quickly; and Georgia Power bills for most customers will go down soon--not by much and not for long--but hey, cheaper is... cheaper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two students and two teachers are dead, 9 others injured, after a 14-year-old student allegedly opened fire at his Barrow County high school. Classes are cancelled for the remainder of the week as law enforcement continue their investigation. The suspect, authorities say, will be tried for murder as an adult.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No more data centers near the BeltLine; All aboard Georgia's Addiction Bus; and Tally Sweat, friend to gardens all over Georgia, dies at the age of 88. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Fulton County Jail is operating with fewer security officers after a third-party contractor told them to walk off the job due to unpaid bills; Tourism to the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area contributes over $160 million to the local economy; Two former Fulton County election workers who won a $148 million defamation lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani are trying to collect what they're owed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two European men have been charged in bomb threat and “swatting” incidents targeting private citizens including elected officials from Georgia; Vice President Kamala Harris has landed in Savannah for a South Georgia bus tour culminating with a rally Thursday night; and WABE's Jim Burress discuss with Emory economics professor Tom Smith why consumer sentiment isn't necessarily reflecting improving economic conditions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.