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Early in-person voting begins across state [Video]
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Early in-person voting begins across state [Video]

WYFF NEWS FOUR. THANK YOU. COMMITMENT 2024 COVERAGE. THIS AFTERNOON, EARLY IN-PERSON VOTING KICKS OFF TODAY IN THE CRITICAL BATTLEGROUND STATE OF GEORGIA, AND NUMBERS SHOW A RECORD TURNOUT. HERE IS VIDEO OF PEOPLE LINING UP TO VOTE IN ATLANTA THIS MORNING. ELECTION OFFICIALS SAY MORE THAN 200,000 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY VOTED TODAY. GEORGIA SECRETARY OF STATE BRAD RAFFENSPERGER TOLD WYFF NEWS FOUR THAT THE PREVIOUS HIGH ON THE FIRST DAY OF VOTING IN GEORGIA WAS ABOUT 135,000 PEOPLE. HE WANTS PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT A PHOTO ID IS REQUIRED IN GEORGIA, EVEN IF YOU VOTE ABSENTEE. AND SAYS EACH PIECE OF ELECTION EQUIPMENT WAS CHECKED THIS MORNING TO MAKE SURE IT HAD NOT BEEN HACKED, AND THAT ITS RECORDING EVERY VOTE. ARE YOU CONFIDENT IN THE SYSTEM? AT THE END OF THE ELECTION, WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO AUDITS. NOW, WITH THE NEW AUDIT TOOL WE HAVE WORKING WITH THE TECH COMPANY, WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO AUDIT EVERY SINGLE RACE READING THE HUMAN READABLE TEXT. WE HAVE THE BALLOT IMAGES. THEY GET SENT TO OUR OFFICE. SO SAY 5 MILLION PEOPLE VOTE. WERE GOING TO HAVE 5 MILLION BALLOT SCANS OF EVERY SINGLE PERSON. THE EARLY VOTING HAPPENS IN GEORGIA UNTIL NOVEMBER FIRST. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CAST A BALLOT AT ANY OF THE EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS WITHIN YOUR COUNTY. JUST MAKE SURE YOU BRING A PHOTO ID WITH YOU DURING EARLY VOTING. POLLS ARE TYPICALLY OPEN FROM 9 TO 5 ON WEEKDAYS AND 9 TO 4 ON SATURDAYS, BUT YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK YOUR COUNTYS EARLY VOTING LOCATION AND TIMES. WEVE POSTED A LINK TO HELP YOU IN THIS STORY ON WYFF4.COM AND STARTING ON THURSDAY, PEOPLE CAN CAST A BALLOT IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING. THERE, IT WILL RUN THROUGH NOVEMBER 2ND. SAME DAY REGISTRATION IS ALSO OFFERED DURING THIS PERIOD. IF YOU NEED AN ABSENTEE BALLOT, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR REQUEST IN BY OCTOBER 29TH AT 5 P.M. AND IN SOUTH CAROLINA, IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING STARTS A WEEK FROM TODAY, AND ELECTION DAY IS NOVEMBER 5TH. AND REMEMBER, YOU CAN COUNT ON WYFF NEWS FOUR FOR CONTINUIN

Birmingham mayor announces new community-led public safety initiative to combat gun violence [Video]
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Birmingham mayor announces new community-led public safety initiative to combat gun violence [Video]

JUST A BIT. BRITTANY BRYLEE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEW AT MIDDAY, BIRMINGHAM MAYOR RANDALL WOODFIN HOSTING A PRESS CONFERENCE THAT JUST GOT OVER A FEW MINUTES AGO. OUR WVTM 13 ZOE BLAIR IS LIVE AND HAS MORE ABOUT THE CONFERENCE FROM DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM. ZOE, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? YEAH, BRITTANY. THATS RIGHT. MAYOR WOODFIN JUST WRAPPED UP HIS PRESS CONFERENCE HERE AT CITY HALL. HE ANNOUNCED THE FORMATION OF A NEW CRIME FIGHTING COMMISSION THAT LOOKS TO BATTLE THE UPTICK IN HOMICIDES HERE IN BIRMINGHAM. WOODFIN SAYS THE 19 MEMBER COMMISSION WILL BE MADE UP OF LEADERS FROM THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS BUSINESS OWNERS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE LEADERS. NOTABLE NAMES ON THE COMMISSION INCLUDE DISTRICT ATTORNEY DANNY CARR AND FRANK BARFIELD FROM CRIME STOPPERS OF METRO ALABAMA. IT WILL BE FUNDED PRIVATELY, NOT BY THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. THE FORMATION OF THIS COMMISSION COMES JUST THREE WEEKS AFTER THE FIVE POINT SOUTH MASS SHOOTING, A CASE IN WHICH THERE IS STILL NOBODY IN CUSTODY. NOW, THERE HAVE BEEN 130 HOMICIDES IN THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM THIS YEAR ALONE. THE COMMISSION HOPES TO KEEP THAT NUMBER FROM GROWING IN HIS PRESS CONFERENCE. WOODFIN CITED MANY OF THOSE HOMICIDES AS THE REASON FOR STARTING THIS NEW COMMISSION. OUR RESOLVE IS VERY CLEAR TO ONE FIND SHOOTERS, FIND KILLERS AND GET THEM OFF OUR STREETS. BRING SOME FORM OF JUSTICE TO THESE FAMILIES WHO DESERVE IT. BUT THIS COMMISSION ALSO HAS A MANDATE TO FIND STUDY STEELE, BORROW, ASSESS BEST PRACTICES. NOW, LIKE YOU JUST HEARD WOODFIN SAY, THIS COMMISSION IS GOING TO LOOK AT STRATEGIES THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL FOR OTHER CITIES THAT WERE BATTLING SIMILAR HOMICIDE ISSUES. THEYRE GOING TO PRESENT THEIR FIRST PRELIMINARY REPORT TO THE PUBLIC IN THE NEXT 60 DAYS. LI

Mexico touts foreign investments as IMF warns about reforms [Video]
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Mexico touts foreign investments as IMF warns about reforms [Video]

Seeking to calm investor jitters over controversial judicial reforms, Mexico’s new president said Tuesday that four foreign companies would invest around $20 billion in the Latin American nation next year. While the confirmed total was more than $20 billion, actual investments could exceed $30 billion by 2025, he said.