WE'RE LOOKING AT THE IMPACT OF THE HEAVY RAINS THAT HIT OUR AREA. WHY ITS MAKING THIS YEAR'S ONION SEASON ESPECIALLY HARD FOR FARMERS. COMMITMENT 20-26 - ANOTHER PERSON LOOKING TO TAKE ON SENATOR JON OSSOFF FOR HIS SEAT IN CONGRESS. WE'LL TELL YOU WHY JOHN KING WANTS TO THE STATES FIRST HISPANIC SENATOR. AN ICONIC SAVANNAH LANDMARK IS BEING RESTORED. THE PROJECT THAT WILL KEEP THE FOUNTAIN AT FORSYTH PARK OUT OF IT'S USUAL SPOT FOR MONTHS. HIGHWAY 80 AT BULL STREET 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 A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY AFTER 3PM. MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 84. WEST WIND 3 TO 8 MPH. TONIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 66. SOUTH WIND 3 TO 6 MPH. WEDNESDAY A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2PM. SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 86 TOO MUCH RAIN IS CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR FARMERS IN SOUTHEAST, GEORGIA. SHUMAN FARMS IN REIDSVILLE IS IN THE FINAL WEEK TOO MUCH RAIN IS CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR FARMERS IN SOUTHEAST, GEORGIA. SHUMAN FARMS IN REIDSVILLE IS IN THE FINAL WEEK OF HARVESTING THOSE SWEET VIDALIA ONIONS. THE NEARLY TEN INCHES OF RAIN WE GOT IS MAKING IT HARD TO GET INTO THE FIELDS. FARMERS SAY THE GROUND IS TOO WET TO USE HARVESTING EQUIPMENT AND THAT COULD MEAN DELAYS. ""HURRICANE HELENE BACK IN THE FALL. WE HAD A SNOW EVENT IN JANUARY. WE GOT A HAIL STORM ON SOME OF OUR ONION CROPS. THEN YESTERDAY WE GET THIS BIG RAIN EVENT." THE WEATHER ISN'T JUST IMPACTING THE FARMS. ROADS IN TATTNALL COUNTY ARE ALSO WASHED OUT AGAIN. "IT WASHED OUT DURING, THE FLOODS AFTER HELENE, AND WE JUST GOT IT REPLACED." FARMERS ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON THE FORECAST. THEY SAY IF CONDITIONS DRY OUT THIS WEEK ... THEY'LL BE ABLE TO FINISH THE HARVEST. AN ICONIC SAVANNAH LANDMARK.. THE FOUNTAIN AT FORSYTH PARK ... IS SET TO DISAPPEAR THIS SUMMER THE CITY OF SAVANNAH ANNOUNCED MONDAY... IT'S TEMPORARILY REMOVING THE FOUNTAIN. WJCL 22 NEWS' KYRON NEVEAUX IS LIVE AT THE PARK. KYRON, WHAT POPULAR ATTRACTION? THE CITY OF SAVANNAH WANTS TO REMOVE THE ICONIC FOUNTAIN TO AN OFF-SITE LOCATION IN ORDER TO RESTORE IT. THIS WILL BE THE FOUNTAIN'S FIRST MAJOR RESTORATION SINCE THE 1980S THIS REMOVAL STILL NEEDS CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL... AND IS CURRENTLY BEING ADDED TO A MEETING AGENDA. A TIMELINE ON THIS PROJECT HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED, BUT CITY LEADERS ARE READY TO MOVE FORWARD. OUR CREWS SPOKE WITH ONE OF THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT WHY HE THINKS THE RESTORATION IS IMPORTANT. <DETRIC LEGGETT> WE HAVE TO CALL PEOPLE IN THAT HISTORIC PIECES, BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE THINGS WE JUST CAN'T DO IN HOUSE. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PRESERVE IT. AND IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE FIXED OR HAVE SOME SERIOUS ATTENTION TO IT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S DONE IN A WAY THAT'S ALWAYS GOING TO LIVE ON FOR YEARS AND YEARS. THE CITY HAS ALSO TAKEN STEPS TO MAKE SURE NO WEDDINGS OR EVENTS ARE PLANNED FOR FOUNTAIN BACK DROPS ARE SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME. THE FOUNTAIN ISN'T THE ONLY THING SAYING GOODBYE TO FORSYTH PARK. IN OUR NEXT HALF HOUR OF WHY A POPULAR FALL EVENT WON'T BE FILLING THE PARK ANYMORE. ANOTHER GEORGIA POLITICIAN IS AIMING TO UNSEAT JON OSSOFF. THIS TIME ITS THE STATE INSURANCE AND SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER JOHN KING "I CAME TO THIS COUNTRY AS A 17 YEAR OLD FROM MEXICO, AND I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO LEAD YOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS IN SOME INCREDIBLE PLACES AROUND THE WORLD IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, BOSNIA, AFRICA. DURING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FIRST TERM, I SERVED ON THE US-MEXICO BORDER AS AN ATLANTA POLICE OFFICER. I WAS SHOT AND STABBED IN THE LINE OF DUTY PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY. I'VE NEVER SHIED AWAY FROM A FIGHT" KING RELEASING THIS CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCEMENT YESTERDAY. HE CALLS HIMSELF THE FIRST HISPANIC STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIAL IN THE STATE. THE SENATE SEAT IS CURRENTLY HELD BY INCUMBENT SENATOR JON OSSOFF. LAST WEEK ... REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN BUDDY CARTER ANNOUNCED HIS GEORGIA U-S SENATE CAMPAIGN. RIGHT NOW - SENATOR WARNOCK IS WORKING TO KEEP 42 - THOUSAND CLEAN ENERGY JOBS IN GEORGIA. HE SAYS THAT INCLUDES OVER 74-HUNDRED JOBS IN COASTAL GEORGIA. WARNOCK SAYS THESE JOBS ARE AT RISK ... BECAUSE WASHINGTON REPUBLICANS WANT TO REPEAL THE "INFLATION REDUCTION CLEAN ENERGY TAX CREDIT"... IN ORDER TO PASS A TAX CUT FOR THE WEALTHY AND WELL CONNECTED. HE SAYS COASTAL GEORGIA WOULD BENEFIT FROM 11 NEW PROJECTS... REPRESENTING NEARLY 7-POINT-9 BILLION DOLLARS IN INVESTMENT. WARNOCK TELLS GEORGIA CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS .. TO CHOSE PEOPLE OVER POLITICS. "IN A POLITICAL ERA DEFINED BY GRIDLOCK, EVERYBODY CAN AGREE THAT WE SHOULD PROTECT INVESTMENTS THAT ARE SPURRING GOOD PAYING JOBS. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT." WARNOCK ALSO ADDS THAT RURAL COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN SOME OF THE BIGGEST WINNERS OF ENERGY INVESTMENTS... LIKE BATTERY FACILITIES AND ELECTRICAL VEHICLE PLANTS. HE SAYS FOR EVERY ONE DOLLAR IN FEDERAL INVESTMENTS.. GEORGIA HAS SEEN OVER 4 DOLLARS AND 50 CENTS .. IN PRIVATE INVESTMENTS./// PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO CUT PRICES FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. A WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL SAYS THE ACTION WILL CRACK DOWN ON OTHER COUNTRIES' QUOTE ... "UNREASONABLE PRACTICES" ... THAT SUPPRESS DRUG PRICES. THE ADMINISTRATION'S EXECUTIVE ORDER WOULD APPLY TO A WIDE RANGE OF DRUGS AND PRICES IN THE COMMERCIAL MARKET. IT WOULD INCLUDE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WOULD WORK TO NEGOTIATE ... LOWER PRICES. THE EXECUTIVE ORDER COMES AS THE ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN CONSIDERING IMPOSING TARIFFS ON PHARMACEUTICAL IMPORTS WHICH COULD CAUSE A SHORTAGE OF CERTAIN DRUGS. WE'RE NO LONGER TOLERATE PROFITEERING AND PRICE GOUGING FROM BIG PHARMA BUT AGAIN UH IT WAS REALLY THE COUNTRIES THAT FORCED BIG PHARMA. TO DO THINGS THAT FRANKLY I'M NOT SURE THEY REALLY FELT COMFORTABLE DOING BUT THEY'VE GOTTEN AWAY WITH IT. IN A STATEMENT TO WJCL 22... SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM ... SHOWING HIS SUPPORT. WRITING IN PART QUOTE .. "I AM VERY PLEASED THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS STANDING UP FOR AMERICAN CONSUMERS ... WHEN IT COMES TO PURCHASING PRESCRIPTION RIGHT NOW - THE UNITED STATES IS SHORT ON NURSES. OVER 78-THOUSAND R-N'S TO BE EXACT. THATS ACCORDING TO THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. GEORGIA HAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST SHORTAGES IN THE COUNTRY. A HEALTH WORKFORCE ANALYSIS SHOWED THE STATE IS PROJECTED TO HAVE A 21-PERCENT SHORTAGE IN TEN YEARS. WITH AMERICA'S AGING POPULATION THE NEED FOR SKILLED HEALTH WORKERS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE. THE GALLEN COLLEGE OF NURSING HERE IN POOLER IS LOOKING TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF NURSES. STARTING TODAY THEY WILL BE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THEIR FALL 20-25 CLASS AT THEIR NEW POOLER CAMPUS. THEY ARE OFFERING A WIDE VARIETY OF NURSING PROGRAMS SOME OF WHICH CAN BE COMPLETED IN JUST TWO YEARS. AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROA