THE FUTURE.. OF A HISTORIC SITE ... UP FOR DEBATE. HOW THE COMMUNITY CAN HELP DECIDE WHAT'S NEXT.. FOR THE SAVANNAH CIVIC CENTER. PLUS ... PARENTS OF STUDENTS SPEAKING OUT.. ABOUT A NEW LAW.. THAT WILL PROVIDE THEM WITH - *THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. ITS NEEDED AND I THINK OUR KIDS DESERVE IT.... HOW THIS IMPACTS LOCAL SCHOOLS.. AND THE FAMILIES LIVING NEARBY. PLUS .. CASH REFUNDS FOR CANCELED OR DELAYED FLIGHTS. THE CHANGES COMING.. THANKS TO A NEW RULE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. HIGHWAY 21 AT BRENTWOOD DRIVE IN RINCON THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING - - I'M EMMA HAMILTON. AND I'M FRANK SULKOWSKI. METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS IS JOINING US NOW .... NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... TODAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 84. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING. THURSDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 62. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. FRIDAY MOSTLY SUNNY, THE FUTURE OF THE SAVANNAH CIVIC CENTER HAS BEEN A LOOMING CONVERSATION LATELY. TODAY ... THE CITY WILL HOST IT'S FIRST OF SEVERAL COMMUNITY MEETINGS..TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC. WJCL 22 NEWS' KYRON NEVEAUX IS LIVE AT THE HISTORIC SITE THIS MORNING. KY, WHAT WILL BE DISCUSSED? EMMA AND FRANK- OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS.. THREE MEETINGS WILL BE HELD. THE CITY IS HOPING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH RESIDENT ABOUT THIS HISTORY OF THE CIVIC CENTER AND TO HEAR WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO USE THE CENTER FOR. OTHER THINGS ON THE AGENDA ARE GETTING FEEDBACK ON THE THREE IDEAS PROPOSED BY CITY MANAGER JAY MELDER. THOSE THREE IDEAS ARE.. -DEMOLISHING THE MLK ARENA PORTION ONLY. -UPGRADE THE JOHNNY MERCER THEATER AND THE SIX MEETING AND BALLROOMS... ALONG WITH ADDING A NEW ENTRANCE. -ADD NEW OFFICE SPACES FOR THE CITY TO REDUCE LEASING OFFICES AROUND SAVANNAH. I'LL BREAK DOWN MEETING DETAILS AND HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED ON OUR WEBSITE.. WJCL.COM BACK TO YOU. THANKS KY. NEW THIS MORNING... BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT IS ONE OF THE TWO FINALISTS.... FOR THE 20-25 SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR. THE SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS NAMED DOCTOR FRANK RODRIGUEZ OF BEAUFORT..... AND DOCTOR SHEILA QUINN OF THE CLOVER DISTRICT AS THE TWO FINALIST. DOCTOR RODRIGUEZ HAS OVER THIRTY YEARS OF EDUCATION EXPERIENCE. HE'S BEEN WITH THE BEAUFORT SCHOOL DISTRICT SINCE 20-19 AND BEFORE THAT HE WORKED IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. THIS MORNING ... WE'RE HEARING FROM LOCAL PARENTS.. ABOUT A NEW GEORGIA LAW.. THAT WILL OFFER SCHOOL VOUCHERS TO STUDENTS AT UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOLS. THIS WEEK ... GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP SIGNED A BILL THAT WOULD PROVIDE 65 - *HUNDRED DOLLAR VOUCHERS TO FAMILIES. THE CHANGE IMPACTS MORE THAN 20 SCHOOLS IN THE SAVANNAH CHATHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ALONE. SOME PARENTS SAY THIS IS OFFERING HOPE FOR THEM AND THEIR CHILDREN. (EBONY BLACK, PARENT) I'M HAPPY THAT THEY'RE FOCUSING ON OUR CHILDREN AND LOOKING AT WAYS TO BRING MORE MONEY AND IMPROVE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN GEORGIA BECAUSE IT NEEDS IT AND OUR KIDS DESERVE IT." MEANWHILE ... SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE DENISE GRABOWSKI... IS WORRIED ABOUT THE IMPACT THE NEW BILL COULD HAVE ON THE DISTRICT. <> (DENISE GRABOWSKI, SCCPSS DISRTICT 1 REPRESENTATIVE) WE WOULD LIKE SO SEE STATE FUNDING GO TO SOMETHING THAT'S BENEFICIAL TO THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE." THE BILL WON'T GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL THE 20-25 .. 20-26 SCHOOL YEAR. YOU CAN FIND A FULL LIST OF ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS ACROSS OUR AREA.. ON OUR WEBSITE.. WJCL DOT COM. RIGHT NOW .. SAVANNAH POLICE NEED YOUR HELP TO FIND THIS MISSING TEEN. THEY SAY THE 14- YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS LAST SEEN LEAVING THE BULL STREET LIBRARY YESTERDAY. IF YOU SEE HER.. PLEASE CALL POLICE. THIS MORNING.. POOLER HOMEOWNERS SAY THEY'RE AGAINST PLANS TO BRING A NEW DEVELOPMENT TO THEIR AREA. THIS COMES AFTER A DEVELOPER BOUGHT 14 ACRES OF LAND NEAR SAVANNAH QUARTERS. THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO REZONE THE LAND INTO HOUSING. BUT SINCE THAT PLAN FELL THROUGH... THE DEVELOPER SAYS HE WILL CONVERT THE LAND INTO AN EVENT CENTER AND HIGH RETAIL PROPERTY. THE EVENT CENTER WOULD BE ABLE TO HOLD UP TO 600 PEOPLE... RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT TRAFFIC. <> IF YOU'RE HAVING AN EVENT FOR 600 PEOPLE, NUMBER ONE, WE GOT A CONCERN WITH PEOPLE PARKING ON THE STREET SPAN CRESCENT, SO IN AND OUT WE HAVE A RIGHT TO OUR QUIET ENJOYMENT OF OUR PROPERTY AND WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT." WE REACHED OUT TO THE DEVELOPERS... BUT THEY HAVE SO FAR DECLINED TO COMMENT. WE'RE ENTERING DAY - *FOUR OF THE SAVANNAH CHALLENGER. THE TOURNAMENT AT THE LANDINGS CLUB IS FEATURING OVER 60 PROFESSIONAL TENNIS PLAYERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. YESTERDAY WAS LADIES DAY... OFFERING SPECIAL PERKS FOR WOMEN. THEY WERE ABLE TO PRACTICE DRILLS AND PLAY WITH THE PROFESSIONALS. ORGANIZER MONICA PEETOOM SAYS IT HELPS BRING WOMEN AND LOCAL BUSINESSES TOGETHER. <> "THEY MAY BE MEMBERS, THEY MAY BE NONMEMBERS ... BUT THEY KNOW EACH OTHER AND THEY LIKE TO BE AT AN EVENT TOGETHER. I SAW THEM GREETING EACH OTHER THIS MORNING, SAYING , "OH I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WOULD BE HERE!" AND IT'S LOVELY JUST TO BE TOGETHER AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER." THE SAVANNAH CHALLENGER TOURNAMENT CONTINUES TODAY... STARTING AT ELEVEN. TODAY YOU CAN WATCH THE NFL DRAFT.. RIGHT HERE ON WJCL 22. WE WANT TO TAKE A LIVE LOOK FROM DETROIT.. WHERE DRAFT NIGHT WILL TAKE PLACE. THE CITY EXPECTING 400 - *THOUSAND VISITORS FOR THE THREE-DAY EVENT. AND ALL EYES WILL BE ON THE MOTOR CITY.. TO FIND OUT WHERE PLAYERS WILL FOUND OUT THE NEXT STEP.. IN THEIR FOOTBALL JOURNEY. LAUREN STOVALL, HOT SAM?S DETROIT: "WHAT'S SO GREAT IS WHEN PEOPLE ACTUALLY COME TO DETROIT, THEY ARE BLOWN AWAY BECAUSE DETROIT IS NOT WHAT THEY MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT" A RECORD NUMBER OF OFFENSIVE PLAYERS COULD BE SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND. WITH QUARTERBACKS SET TO HEADLINE THOSE FIRST PICKS. AS MANY AS SIX COULD BE SELECTED ON THE FIRST NIGHT... WHICH WOULD TIE AN NFL RECORD. USC'S CALEB WILLIAMS WIDELY PROJECTED AS THE TOP PICK....EXPECTED TO GO NUMBER ONE OVERALL TO THE CHICAGO BEARS. AND OUR SPORTS CREW WILL FILL YOU IN ON WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT.. DURING OUR "ROAD TO THE PROS" SPECIAL TONIGHT. YOU'LL GET AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE SELECTION PROCESS.. AND SO MUCH MORE. YOU CAN CATCH IT ALL.. TONIGHT AT SEVEN-30... JUST AHEAD OF THE NFL DRAFT. THIS MORNING.. A NEW RULE WILL SOON REQUIRE AIRLINES TO REFUND YOUR MONEY... FOR CERTAIN FLIGHTS THAT ARE CANCELED OR DELAYED. AND WE WANT TO KNOW.. IF THAT IS WHAT YOU PREFER... WHEN DEALING WITH TRAVELING TROUBLES. YOU CAN VOTE IN OUR LIVE POLL.. BY SCANNING THE Q-R CODE ON YOUR SCREEN.. OR VISITING WJCL DOT COM SLASH VOTE. AND LET US KNOW IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET A CASH REFUND FOR ISSUES WITH YOUR FLIGHT ... WOULD YOU LIKE A FREE - *FUTURE FLIGHT INSTEAD ... OR A FREE HOTEL STAY? NOW LET'S BREAK DOWN HOW THIS NEW RULE WILL WORK. OFFICIALS WITH THE U-S TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT SAY IT WILL REQUIRE AUTOMATIC CASH REFUNDS WITHIN SEVEN DAYS WHEN A FLIGHT IS CANCELED FOR ANY REASON A REFUND WILL ALSO BE ISSUED IF IT'S DELAYED BY MORE THAN THREE HOURS FOR DOMESTIC TRAVEL... AND MORE THAN SIX HOURS FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL. LASTLY ... IF THE AIRLINE CHANGES ANY OF YOUR AIRPORTS ... ADDS CONNECTIONS ... OR DOWNGRADES YOUR SEAT .. YOU'LL GET A REFUND. UNDER CURRENT REGULATIONS ... THE AIRLINES DECIDE HOW LONG A DELAY MUST LAST <> PETE BUTTIGIEG // U.S. SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION: "THIS WILL BUILD CONFIDENCE IN AIR TRAVEL AT A TIME WHEN AIRLINES NEED TO DO MORE TO SECURE PASSENGERS' TRUST." VICKIE MATOS // TRAVELER AT SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT: "I THINK FOR THE AVERAGE FLIER IT WOULD BE REALLY GOOD, BENEFICIAL IN HOLDING THE AIRLINE MORE ACCOUNTABLE." AND THERE ARE EVEN MORE WAYS TO GET A REFUND. IF YOUR CHECKED BAGS AREN'T DELIVERED WITHIN 12 HOURS FOR YOUR DOMESTIC TRAVEL ... OR YOUR WIFI DOESN'T WORK ON THE FLIGHT. AIRLINES HAVE SIX MONTHS TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW RULES.