Georgia
Andy Beshear to headline campaign event for Kamala Harris in Georgia Sunday
ATLANTA, Ga. (WAVE) – Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will be speaking at a campaign event for Vice President Kalama Harris in the battleground state of Georgia on Sunday.
On Thursday, WAVE News confirmed Beshear is officially being vetted by the Harris campaign as a possible running mate in Harris’ presidential run.
Eric Hyers, a campaign strategist for Andy Beshear, confirmed to WAVE News that Beshear will be attending one of the Democratic Party of Georgia’s “Weekend of Action” events to support Harris’ campaign. He will be speaking at the opening of Harris’ Forsyth County campaign office, according to Melissa Blink, Congressional District Chair for the Democratic Party of Georgia. The event begins at 11 a.m.
Blink told WAVE News Beshear is the only potential vice presidential picks who will be attending the event in Forsyth County. Several other local and congressional Democratic candidates will also be speaking.
The campaign appearance follows Beshear’s remarks during a Team Kentucky press conference earlier in the week, where Beshear said he was “honored to be considered” among possible VP picks. Beshear added, “I’ll do everything I can between now and Election Day to elect Kamala Harris as the next President of the United States of America.”
Harris is expected to move up the ticket as the Democratic nominee during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August. This comes after President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign on July 21.
Georgia is considered a battleground state. In the 2020 election, about 65% of Forsyth County voted for then-President Donald Trump. However, President Joe Biden won the state by 0.2% of the vote in 2020 and, ultimately, the presidency. Biden flipped the seat from 2016, when Trump won Georgia with just under 51% of the vote. Before 2020, Georgia had a 20-year streak of voting Republican in presidential elections.
Speaking at the Forsyth County event comes just one day after Beshear headlines Iowa Democrat’s Liberty and Justice event, which he was set to speak at months before the vetting process began for him being a possible VP pick. He will deliver remarks in Iowa at 6 p.m. Saturday.
Our sister station in Iowa reports that event is now sold out.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Storm activity is expected to fire up around midday, starting inland from the Gulf sea breeze. From there, storms will track eastward at 20-25 mph, and that faster movement is actually good news for flooding concerns.
Some minor, temporary flooding is possible through tonight, especially in low-lying areas and spots that typically flood during heavy rain events.
The best chances for stronger storms and heavier rainfall will be north and near I-10 during the afternoon and evening hours.
The Weather Prediction Center has placed roughly the northern two-thirds of the area under a marginal risk of excessive rainfall.
What to expect through the night
Rain chances will stay elevated into the evening but should taper off after midnight. However, inland Northeast Florida could see a late round of showers or storms develop due to enhanced west coast sea breeze.
Gusty winds and frequent lightning can’t be ruled out. Always have your indoor plan ready to go for shelter access.
Cooler temperatures, patchy fog round out the forecast
High temperatures will run below average, topping out in the mid-to-upper 80s. Overnight lows will range from the upper 60s to near 70 degrees across inland Southeast Georgia, with mid-70s expected closer to the Atlantic coast.
Patchy fog is expected early this morning and again Sunday morning. Brief periods of dense fog are possible, so drivers should use caution on the roads during those early morning hours.
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Georgia baseball will resume its NCAA Athens Regional game with Long Island at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 29, after persistent rain—heavy at times—forced the suspension of the game.
The Bulldogs have a commanding 15-1 lead with nobody out in the bottom of the sixth.
The teams and some fans waited out a delay that started 7:14 p.m.
The game was suspended officially at 9:06 p.m. Long Island players were already grabbing their equipment in the dugout to depart for the team hotel before then.
The winner of Georgia-LIU will play No. 3 seed Liberty Saturday in the double-elimination tournament in a game scheduled for 5 p.m.
The loser will play No. 2 seed Boston College at noon.
The No. 3 national seed Bulldogs hit six homers before the game was delayed due to heavy rain.
There was a 53 percent chance of rain at 9 a.m. Saturday, according to weather.com, decreasing to 17 percent at 11 a.m., but there’s a threat of storms in the afternoon.
The Georgia Public Service Commission this week approved a plan expected to reduce utility bills for Georgia Power customers by a few dollars a month.
The commission said the change will generate about $285 million in total annual savings for Georgia Power customers, or roughly $50 per year — about $4.04 per month — for the average residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours a month.
The Georgia PSC voted Thursday to lower overall rates as part of the approved plan.
Georgia Power Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Tyler Cook said the decision will provide “real savings for Georgia families and businesses as the heat of summer begins and energy use increases.”
“At Georgia Power, our teams work every day to run our business efficiently and keep reliable and affordable energy flowing to our customers,” Cook said.
Cook said the outcome followed months of work between Georgia Power and PSC staff, including reviews, public hearings and input from residents and intervenors.
The approved plan is tied to a stipulated agreement reached earlier this month involving two cases filed with the PSC in February, the Fuel Cost Recovery case and the Storm Cost Recovery case. Those cases addressed recovering fuel costs used to generate electricity and expenses tied to restoring power after storms.
Georgia Power said its rates remain, on average, about 15% below the national average and that it is still on track to provide additional annual savings of about $102 per year for typical residential customers beginning in 2029.
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