AN ORIGINAL ORANGE CRUSH ORGANIZER.. CALLING ON TYBEE ISLAND LEADERS.. TO *EMBRACE THE BEACH BASH. "WE'RE HEAR TODAY BECAUSE THEY TRIED TO WISH THE EVENT AWAY" THE CHANGES HE'S PUSHING FOR.. TO MAKE THE EVENT SAFER.. AND MORE FUN.. FOR ALL. PLUS.. INVASIVE SPECIES THAT THREATENS LOCAL BEE POPULATIONS HAS BEEN SPOTTED AGAIN IN OUR AREA. WHAT SCIENTISTS WANT YOU TO DO.. IF YOU SEE ONE.. IN YOUR BACKYARD. TOP TENNIS PLAYERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ARE COMPETING.. FOR THE SAVANNAH CHALLENGER. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT.. IN DAY TWO.. OF THE TOURNAMENT. I-95 AT POOLER PARKWAY THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING - - I'M EMMA HAMILTON. AND I'M FRANK SULKOWSKI. METEOROLOGIST CATHERINE LIBERTA IS JOINING US NOW .... NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... TUESDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 74. CALM WIND BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING. TUESDAY NIGHT CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 52. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING CALM IN THE EVENING. WEDNESDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 80. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. WEDNESDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 58. SOUTH WIND 6 TO 8 MPH. THURSDAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 81. THURSDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 63. FRIDAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 76. FRIDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW "THEY'RE CRIMINALIZING OUR CHILDREN .. COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR USING THE BEACH." NEW AT SIX.. WE'RE HEARING FROM THE MAN WHO HELPED CREATE.. ORANGE CRUSH. THE EVENT HELD ON TYBEE ISLAND THIS TIME OF YEAR.. IS MAKING NATIONAL HEADLINES... AND DATES ALL THE WAY BACKS TO THE EIGHTIES. PEOPLE FLOCKED TO THE ISLAND OVER THE WEEKEND.. DESPITE PROMOTERS SAYING THE EVENT WAS CANCELED.. SINCE THE CITY WOULDN'T GRANT A PERMIT. KENNETH FLOWE SAYS HE WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL "ORANGE CRUSH" ORGANIZERS. ALONG WITH THE OTHER MEN YOU MAY RECOGNIZE IN THIS PICTURE.. FROM THE *FIRST ORANGE CRUSH BACK IN 89. ON THE FAR LEFT YOU SEE SHANNON SHARPE.. COMEDIAN AND WASHINGTON D-C MAYORAL CANDIDATE RED GRANT.. UNIVERSITY COACHES.. AND THE OWNER OF A BELOVED SAVANNAH BARBERSHOP. YOU MAY REMEMBER LAST YEAR.. WHEN SHANNON SHARPE SPOKE OUT AGAINST ORANGE CRUSH. HE SHARED THIS POST OF A VIDEO.. CAPTURING A BRAWL NEAR THE BEACH.. SAYING HE WAS "EMBARRASSED." PEOPLE ALSO DEALT WITH STANDSTILL TRAFFIC ALONG HIGHWAY 80 IN 2023. AND THIS MAN.. ADAM BAUR.. WAS ARRESTED AFTER BEING ACCUSSED SHOOTING AT A CAR FULL OF PEOPLE ON HIGHWAY 80.. HITTING A WOMAN. KENNETH FLOWE SAYS.. THERE ARE STEPS THE CITY OF TYBEE COULD TAKE.. TO - *EMBRACE ORANGE CRUSH... AND MAKE IT SAFE.. *AND FUN. "RATHER THAN CREATING A SHUTTLE SYSTEM... THEY JUST CREATED A SCENERIO MIGHT IS RIGHT.. AND THE MORE POLICE THEY HAVE.. THE LESS ORANGE CRUSH STUDETNS WILL BE APPEARING WHICH IS NOT THE CASE." "THERE ARE SOLUTIONS ... IF YOU DON'T EMBRACE THE EVENT YOU GET WHAT YOU HAVE NOW.. IF YOU DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO ST. PATRICK'S DAY IN SAVANNAH." AND NOW .. THE CITY OF TYBEE AND THE CURRENT OWNER OF THE ORANGE CRUSH TRADEMARK.. ARE CONSIDERING TAKING *LEGAL ACTION.. AGAINST PROMOTERS OF THE UNPERMITTED EVENTS HELD ON THE ISLAND.. AND ACROSS SAVANNAH OVER THE WEEKEND. WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT ..COMING UP AT SIX- THIRTY. THE 14-TH ANNUAL SAVANNAH CHALLENGER.. GEARING UP FOR DAY TWO IN THE HOSTESS CITY. YESTERDAYS PLAY SAW WORLD CLASS TENNIS PLAYERS ON THE COURTS AND THE FANS WERE LOVING EVER MINUTE OF IT. WJCL 22 NEWS' KYRON NEVEAUX IS JOINING US LIVE FROM THE LANDINGS CLUB WHERE IT'S ALL GOING DOWN. KY .. WE KNOW A *LOT IS AT STAKE FOR THOSE PLAYERS. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US. THIS TOURNAMENT ... IS A STEPPING-STONE FOR PLAYERS AIMING TO MAKE THE FRENCH OPEN.. A TOTAL OF 12 MATCHES WILL TAKE PLACE TODAY HERE AT THE LANDING CLUB. PLAYERS LEFT IT ALL ON THE COURT MONDAY WITH MANY HOPING TO THE SAME TODAY. AS ANTICIPATED DAY ONE HAD A STRONG ATTENDANCE. MANY TENNIS LOVERS DESCRIBE THIS TOURNAMENT AS AN INTIMATE EXPERIENCE "WE HAVE ONLY THREE COURTS HERE, VERY CLOSE GRANDSTANDS ON ALL THREE COURTS. YOU CAN LITERALLY REACH OUT, NOT ACTUALLY TOUCH THEM, BUT YOU CAN BE SO CLOSE TO THEM. YOU CAN REALLY GET THE SENSE OF WHAT IT GOES INTO AND WHAT IT NEEDS ... WHAT YOU NEED TO BE A TOP LEVEL PLAYER." IF YOU WANT TO GET OUT HERE TO SEE THE ACTION... TICKETS ARE $20! WITH ANY TOURNAMENT, THE PLAYING AREA NEEDS TO BE MAINTAINED... IN THE NEXT HOUR, WE'LL BE SPEAKING WITH THE HEAD OF COURT MAINTENANCE. LIVE ON SKIDAWAY ISLAND.. BACK TO YOU THANKS KY. RIGHT NOW... PEOPLE ACROSS OUR AREA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THIS YELLOW-LEGGED HORNET. ACCORDING TO A FACEBOOK POST...THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE .. IS SETTING UP TRAPS IN THE GEORGETOWN AREA OF CHATHAM COUNTY .. AFTER A HORNET WAS SPOTTED ON SOMEONE'S PORCH. THOSE LIVING IN THE AREA .. ARE ASKED **NOT TO DISTURB THE TRAPS. ACCORDING TO THE G-D-A ... EIGHT NESTS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED SINCE AUGUST ... INCLUDING ONE FOUND EARLIER THIS MONTH IN CHATHAM AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES. ANYONE WHO SEES A HORNET OR A NEST ... IS ASKED TO REPORT IT TO THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. THE CITY OF BALTIMORE SAYS THE OWNER AND MANAGER OF THAT MASSIVE SHIP THAT TOOK DOWN THE FANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE LAST MONTH.... SHOULD BE HELD FULLY LIABLE FOR THE CATASTROPHE. THAT'S ACCORDING TO NEW COURT DOCUMENTS FILED YESTERDAY. THE TWO COMPANIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHIP ALSO FILED PETITIONS ASKING THE COURT TO CAP THEIR LIABILITY IN THE ACCIDENT. IT WILL BE UP TO A FEDERAL MARYLAND COURT TO DECIDE WHO'S RESPONSIBLE AND JUST HOW MUCH THEY'LL HAVE TO PAY. LOGISTICS EXPERTS SAY THE BLOCKAGE TO THE PORT WILL ALSO HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE PRICE OF GOODS IN THE COUNTRY. <> I THINK THAT'S ALWAYS A CERTAINTY, TO BE HONEST. MOST SUPPLIERS ARE OF THE MINDSET THAT THEY HAVE TO PASS COSTS ON ALONG WHEN UNEXPECTED THINGS HAPPEN AND COSTS INCREASE." THE BRIDGE COLLAPSE MAY BE ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE MARITIME ACCIDENTS IN HISTORY. THE RESULTING COLLAPSE KILLED SIX MEMBERS OF ROADWORK CREW. THE FIRST CRIMINAL TRIAL .....AGAINST A FORMER PRESIDENT IN U-S HISTORY IS UNDERWAY IN NEW YORK. OPENING STATEMENTS BEGAN YESTERDAY......IN FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S "HUSH-MONEY" TRIAL. PROSECUTORS SAY TRUMP TRIED TO ILLEGALLY INFLUENCE THE 20- 16 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION..... BY PREVENTING STORIES.... ABOUT POSSIBLE HUSH MONEY PAYMENTS... MADE TO ADULT FILM ACTRESS STORMY DANIELS. SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR TIM SCOTT.. WHO'S BEEN A STRONG SUPPORT OF TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN... IS NOW SPEAKING OUT ABOUT THE TRIAL. <> TRUMP HAS SAID THAT SENATOR SCOTT.... IS ON A SHORT LIST OF POTENTIAL RUNNING MATES. AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING