STEPH ANCHORING 043020

Stephanie anchors the MidDay Show!

Show open an 8 year old child is killed and a 5 year old is air lifted to the hospital after a car crash in oktibbeha county// the accident happened around 4- 15 on m-s 25 near craig spring.

// the mississippi highway patrol says a chevy cobalt was going south when it was struck from behind by a pickup.// in the car was jamie and holly rodgers of starkville and two children.// holly, and the two children were taken to the hospital by ambulance// tragically, 8-year- old wyatt rodgers was pronounced dead by the county coroner// the five year old and holly rodgers were both taken to a jackson hospital.

// the driver of the pickup was identified by troopers as 36- year-old brad mitchell..his injuries are unknown.// the crash is still under investigation.

// if you'd like to help the family during this difficult time, a gofundme for the rodgers family has been set up.

// you can find the link on our website at wcbi dot com.// a lowndes county driver escapes serious injury after a scary crash.

// the accident happened on sessums road wednesday around 1 p-m.

// deputies believe the driver over corrected and her gold toyota went off the road, coming to a stop in a ditch.

// district four and five volunteer firefighters were there to help, along with lowndes county deputies and baptist e-m-s.

// the driver was treated and released at the scene.

// deputies continue to investigate the crash.// efforts are underway to restore a historic hotel in aberdeen to its former glory and attract more development in the process.// aberdeen main street is spearheading a fundraising campaign to purchase the former parkway hotel.// the original building would be renovated, and investors could build a restaurant, hotel rooms and apartments.// the fundraising campaign has collected about half of the 150 thousand dollar purchase price .// organizers say the project would not only improve the property, but also attract quality commercial and residential development.// "it would greatly improve the downtown, our town has seen a lot of resurgence lately, had people come and invest and re do the buildings, a lot of our buildings downtown have apartments in them, and we are , hope this will be an asset to the main street community and make our town even more beautiful."

Plans call for the one story motel portion to be demolished, to make room for parking and landscaping.

// aberdeen main street hopes to finalize the purchase by june.// toss to weather first look summary: a stretch of sunny and quiet weather is building in and it will be in place at least through sunday.

Temperatures will be more summer- like for the first weekend of may as the 80s will make a comeback.

We'll see the return of some storm chances early next week.

Thursday: mostly sunny.

Breezy nw winds 10-20 with higher gusts.

Highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s.

Thursday night: mainly clear, quiet, and cool.

Lows in the mid 40s to upper 40s.

Friday: sunny skies.

Highs in mid to upper 70s.

Lows in the 50s friday night.

Roughly 170 workers were employed at flexsteel in starvkille.éé now... all of those workers are forced to find new jobs.éé employees tell us they're shocked and devastated by the sudden shutdown announced wednesday.éé the starkville facility closed temporarily in late march.éé but many employees say they never expected things to become permanent.éé for many employees working at flexsteel was their main source of income.éé now they fear they won't be able to find another job due to the global pandemic.éé " i'm going to take this time to go back to school.

I know a lot of people are not hiring right now, so i'm not sure about work, and i don't qualify for regular unemployment so.

I'm just making do with what i have."

"i made bills for myself because i thought we were going to be a company that was going to last.

I thought flexsteel, was going to be here when my son turned 44, but this was a surprise.

It hurts."

The company says it's going to help workers receive financial benefits through the cares act to help get them through this tough time.// the starkville facility could close as early as june.// sot there is a growing fear among workers about returning to their job during the covid-19 pandemic.

éé some businesses that have laid off or furloughed workers are reopening.

éé those workers have or are eligable for unemployment benefits.

éé governor tate reeves explains what might happen if someone refuses to go back to work.éé "the additional six hundred benefits in pandemic unemployment assistance runs out in july.

And so, those indviduals who have been laid off and get an opportunity to go back to work, i strongly encourage you, regardless of what the law may, or may not, say right now take that job back.

You don't want to look up a month or so right now be unemployed because of covid0- 19, but yet, turned down your job and now you don't have one.

" reeves did not address state benefits.

éé he also hopes businesses will work with employees that are high risk for covid-19.éé following executive order 1466, all evictions are temporarily suspended within the state of mississippi.

éé this is good news for families who may be struggling financially during the coronavirus pandemic.

éé but experts say the outlook for the rental industry as a whole isn't good.éé especially if mississippi state students do not return to campus in the fall.

éé richard linley owns rental properties in starkville.éé he says the "student housing" complexes will be hit the hardest.

éé "it is a benefit of being more of a longstanding property owner, that you can weather this, but for a lot of people, this is a really tough time."

"i've had a few people that have asked to get out of leases because they think that they needed to change their situation, maybe move home with parents, or try to go somewhere else to find work."

Those in the rental business warn if colleges decided to move to an online format for classes.

éé apartment complexes will see a significant drop in leasing agreements and renewals.

éé coming up... and later.éé a nurse records her final days.éé we'll hear from the family of a coronavirus victim who documented her fight until the end.éé that and more still to come on midday.

éé fire re entry animated vo a community wide food pantry will be open at the end of next week in lowndes county.

éé but first, the united way of lowndes county needs your help.éé the event will be a drive through.

éé and if you live in lowndes county, you can line up to get a little extra food.

éé but as united way director renee sanders tells our chris bolton, they need people to donate and to volunteer.éé we are planning a we are planning a drive through food pantry for residents in lowndes county on friday, may 8, 2020 from 9 a.m.

To 4 p.m.

At the lowndes county sheriff dept.

The event is free, id is required, only one we are planning a volunteer.éé we are planning a drive through food pantry for residents in lowndes county on friday, may 8, 2020 from 9 a.m.

To 4 p.m.

At the lowndes county sheriff dept.

The event is free, id is required, only one care package per family and available for anyone in lowndes county regardless of employment status!

Cars should line up on airline rd.

Call united way for rick leverette >> six is no way to surface that may people voluntary [social doesn't think there has to be different groups in different areas on the highway we really appreciate what you're putting on community definitely needs us anything as you like to mention you can't go out and get the items for us is also linked united way as well personally love to organize those order items were looking for move items i'd love to have some help when volunteers sanders is asking people to line up on airline road.

éé you must have an id to show you live in lowndes county.éé the pantry will operate from 9 in the morning until 4 p.m.éé toss to weather weather open summary: a stretch of sunny and quiet weather is building in and it will be in place at least through sunday.

Temperatures will be more summer- like for the first weekend of may as the 80s will make a comeback.

We'll see the return of some storm chances early next week.

Thursday: mostly sunny.

Breezy nw winds 10-20 with higher gusts.

Highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s.

Thursday night: mainly clear, quiet, and cool.

Lows in the mid 40s to upper 40s.

Friday: sunny skies.

Highs in mid to upper 70s.

Lows in the 50s friday night.

Saturday: sunny and warm.

Highs in the lower 80s.

Upper 50s for lows saturday night.

Sunday: mostly sunny and warm.

Highs in the mid 80s.

Monday: we start a new week with a mix of sun & clouds.

Highs remain warm in the 80s.

Tuesday- wednesday: there will be a chance for a few showers and storms again by late tuesday into tuesday night.

Should move out by early wednesday.

Temperatures will cool down from the 80s tuesday to the 70s on wednesday.

Stay connected with @wcbiweather on facebook, twitter, instagram, and the wcbi news app vanessa tosses to break midday slate intro more than 14- thousand health care professionals summary: a stretch of sunny and quiet weather is building in and it vanessa tosses to break midday slate intro more than 14- thousand health care professionals have contracted coronavirus in the united states and at least 27 have lost their lives.// one of them, pamela orlando, a nurse in new jersey, made a video diary of her own fight with the virus on camera before she died.

// david begnaud has her story.// pkg 56 year old pamela orlando was a front line hero.

This is a woman who had everything to lose and she still went out there on the front lines saving lives.

The nurse from new jersey worked three jobs.

She was a breast cancer survivor&a single mom to 16 year old ryan and 23 year old reid.

I begged my mother to not go to work.

I really did.

I begged her.

But that's not who my mom was.

Pamela worked at the valley hospital in ridgewood new jersey.

Do you believe your mother was infected at work?

Ro: absolutely.

From home, she started to document what would be the end of her life.

Today i have fever that i can't get rid of & day 2 boy do i feel like crap, back pain, fever that wont break.

By day 3 she was hospitalized&at the place where she works.

Oh my god this is no joke, i am so uncomfortable&my fever just broke so i'm a little bit better // fever of 104.6 ...by day 5... but i feel horrible like so bad like i'm not even going to make it ... later in the day, she was struggling just to talk.

...i can't even move without being short of breath&just pray that i'm ok.

...i'm not sure what day it is but i'm not getting better yet.

Pamela posted 5 more videos, without speaking.

She was trying to log everyday of the sickness to show the masses or whoever would watch it, how this deathly virus can progress the day she died, april 16, 24 days after she fell ill - reid and ryan visited her in the hospital wearing proper protective equipment, along with their 80-year- old grandmother anne, who is pam's mom.

She told my mom that she was going to take care of us and really protect us from anything.

And that's what my mother really needed.

She needed to know that me and my brother were gonna be ok.

About two hours after they went to see her, 56 year old pamela orlando passed away.

I spoke with a friend of hers who was at the hospital who is a nurse.

She told me almost every day she would go into pam's room in the icu, now pam was on a ventilator unconscious, but she'd hold the cellphone to pam's ear.

And she said, nearly every time, pam's heart rate which was beating at a rapid rate, would come down considerably and pam's oxygen levels would rise notably.

And that was a sign to the friend and to the boys that pam heard them loud and clear.

David begnaud, cbs news, new york.

Tag pam orlando's sons say their mother's life was all about saving lives and their goal now is to make an impact and help others who are affected by this pandemic because that's what she would want them to do.

// we've got a trick to make your roasted chicken crispy, juicy, and delicious.

So don't go anywhere.

Mr. food open if i asked you what dish you could eat at least once a week that you would never get bored with, what would it be?

The one that stands out for me is roasted chicken.

I mean who doesn't love a fresh-from- the-oven chicken with its crispy skin and all that flavor in every bite.

So what do you say i show you how to make the best bird ever?

After rinsing our chicken, we coat it with a mixture we made by combining some vegetable oil, lemon juice, chopped fresh rosemary, a bit of garlic powder and salt and pepper.

Here's a little tip; cook your chicken on a roasting rack, this way it will cook evenly and allows the fat to drip away.

Since we're lighting the oven anyway, we figured we might as well add some chunked up seasonal veggies that we toss with more of the seasoning mixture and roast them off at the same time, in the same pan.

And once the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees f.

And the juices run clear, it's done.

And let me tell you, you won't have to ring the dinner bell twice to let your troops know dinner is ready since the whole house will smell amazing.

To get the recipe for our, "lemon rosemary chicken," all you have to do is visit our website.

I'm howard in the mr. food test kitchen, where today we found a "fool proof way, for you to say... "ooh it's so good!!?"