JEFF DAVIS COUNTY'S VERY OWN .. MAKING IT TO THE TOP FIVE ON AMERICAN IDOL. THE PERFORMANCE.. THAT KEPT HIM IN THE COMPEITION. A STANDOFF .. OVER SAVANNAH'S GUN ORDINANCE. AFTER GEORGIA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL.. SAYS IT'S AGAINST STATE LAW. ""WE DON'T AGREE, TAKE IT TO COURT SUE US." THE *PASSIONATE RESPONSE.. FROM SAVANNAH MAYOR VAN JOHNSON... ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT. <> PLUS.. THE MYSTERY SURROUNDING THE DEATH OF A SOUTH CAROLINA PASTOR'S WIFE .. AFTER HE MADE A SURPRISING STATEMENT.. DURING HIS SERMON. VICTORY DRIVE AT SKIDAWAY ROAD IN SAVANNAH THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING - - I'M EMMA HAMILTON. AND I'M FRANK SULKOWSKI. METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS HAS YOUR FORECAST... NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... TODAY A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2PM. PARTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 86. SOUTH WIND 3 TO 8 MPH. TONIGHT A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY BEFORE 2AM. MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 68. SOUTH WIND AROUND 8 MPH. TUESDAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 90. SOUTHWEST WIND 6 TO 9 MPH. TUESDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 70 "TRUTHFULLY, I DIDN'T EXPECT TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE AUDITION PROCESS. SO TO KEEP MAKING EACH WEEK'S CUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A WILD RIDE, IT'S A CRAZY EXPERIENCE TO STILL BE HERE." NEW THIS MORNING... HAZELHURST NATIVE WILL MOSELEY IS NOW IN THE TOP FIVE ON AMERICAN IDOL. LAST NIGHT WAS ADELE NIGHT ON THE SHOW. HE PERFORMED ONE OF HER BIGGEST HITS... "ROLLING IN THE DEEP." NATURAL SOUND 7-8 SECS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE COMPETITION.. WE'VE TALKED TO MOSLEY ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE. LAST WEEK HE SAID... NO MATTER OF THE OUTCOME OF THE COMPETITION.. HE'LL CONTINUE TO CHASE HIS DREAM. <> "I'M GOING TO PLAY MUSIC FOR A LIVING ... YOU KNOW? I MEAN, LIKE THAT SOUNDS INSANE AND IT SOUNDS CRAZY, BUT CHASE YOUR DREAMS MAN. AND, YOU KNOW, WE ONLY GET ONE LIFE. GO OUT AND LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST WHILE YOU CAN, AND YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE TO TRY AND DO IT THE RIGHT WAY." YOU CAN FOLLOW MOSLEY'S JOURNEY BY CATCHING A NEW EPISODE OF AMERICAN IDOL ON WJCL 22 NEXT SUNDAY NIGHT AT EIGHT. THE SHOW WILL BE HEADING TO DISNEY WORLD.. SO YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS IT. SOT POP NO LOWER (THE GUN ORDINANCE DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE. SORRY) RIGHT NOW, SAVANNAH'S GUN STORAGE ORDINANCE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE .. DESPITE A WARNING FROM GEORGIA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL. MAYOR VAN JOHNSON NOT BACKING DOWN.. AFTER ATTORNEY GENERAL CHRIS CARR SAYS THE ORDINANCE IS QUOTE "VOID"... IN A LETTER SENT TO SAVANNAH'S CITY ATTORNEY. CITY OFFICIALS APPROVED THE ORDINANCE LAST MONTH... WHICH MAKES IT ILLEGAL TO LEAVE AN UNSECURED GUN IN YOUR CAR. ATTORNEY GENERAL CARR SAYS IT CONFLICTS WITH GEORGIA LAW. MAYOR JOHNSON SAYING THIS ABOUT THE LETTER .. WHILE SPEAKING IN A FACEBOOK LIVE VIDEO FRIDAY NIGHT. <> SOT - MAYOR VAN JOHNSON/ CITY OF SAVANNAH THE AG TOLD ME THE NEW GUN STORAGE ORDINANCE WAS ILLEGAL. WELL, WE DON'T AGREE SO WE'RE SAYING TAKE US TO COURT. SUE US, WE'LL GO TO THE SUPREME COURT AND LET THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT SAY IT COMING UP IN OUR NEXT HALF HOUR.. WE'LL DIG DEEPER INTO THE LETTER. INCLUDING A STEP... THAT ATTORNEY GENERAL CARR SAYS SAVANNAH OFFICIALS DID - *NOT TAKE BEFORE PASSING THE ORDINANCE. THIS MORNING ... A SOUTH CAROLINA PASTOR IS IN THE SPOTLIGHT.. FOLLOWING HIS WIFE'S DEATH. HER FAMILY IS ASKING FOR INVESTIGATORS TO LOOK FURTHER INTO HER DEATH.. AFTER HE TOLD HIS CONGREGATION.. SHE TOOK HER OWN LIFE. <> NEW AT SIX.. YOU'RE LOOKING AT A GROUP OF PEOPLE PROTESTING IN MYRTLE BEACH.. HONORING MICA MILLER'S LIFE. HOLDING SIGNS AND WEARING SHIRTS THAT READ QUOTE "BREAK THE SILENCE.. END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE." AUTHORITIES SAY THEY FOUND MICA MILLER'S BODY AT LUMBER STATE PARK TWO WEEKS AGO. NOW HER HUSBAND.. PASTOR JOHN-PAUL MILLER IS MAKING HEADLINES.. AFTER ALLEGEDLY TELLING HIS CONGREGATION SHE DIED BY SUICIDE.. ONLY DAYS AFTER HER BODY WAS FOUND. WE VISITED THE CHURCH'S FACEBOOK PAGE.. AND FOUND VIDEO OF THAT SERMON HAS NOT BEEN POSTED. AND THE CHURCH'S WEBSITE IS SUSPENDED. ACCORDING TO OUR ABC AFFILIATE IN MYRTLE BEACH.. AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING HER DEATH. <> THIS IS THE SHOCKING NEW VIDEO.. OF A PERSON PULLING A GUN ON A PASTOR IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS SERMON... THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT THIS MORNING. IT HAPPENED AT JESUS DWELLING PLACE IN PENNSYLVANIA YESTERDAY. POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT ACTUALLY TRIED TO SHOOT THE PASTOR.. BUT THE GUN DIDN'T GO OFF. CLARENCE MCCALLIATER // CHURCH DEACON "ALL I COULD SEE WAS SOMEBODY WALKED UP ON THE PULPIT, ONCE THEY GOT UP ON THE PULPIT, THEY RAISED THE GUN UP. ((BITE COVERED HERE)) ONCE THEY RAISED THE GUN UP, I JUMPED UP, GOT HIM FROM BEHIND, STRUGGLED HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND." THE DEACON OF THE CHURCH... PULLING THE GUN AWAY.. AND POSSIBLE SAVING LIVES. POLICE IDENTIFYING THE SUSPECT AS BERNARD JUNIOR POLITE. THEY ARE WORKING TO LEARN HIS MOTIVE FOR THE ATTEMPTED SHOOTING. HAPPENING TODAY... A PUBLIC VOTER FORUM.. FEATURING CANDIDATES RUNNING TO BECOME THE NEXT CHATHAM COUNTY SHERIFF. WJCL 22 NEWS IS PARTNERING WITH THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF COASTAL GEORGIA TO HOST THE PRIMARY CANDIDATE FORUM. YOU WILL HEAR FROM DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.. KEVIN BURNS AND RICHARD COLEMAN. THE WINNER OF THE PRIMARY WILL FACE INCUMBENT SHERIFF JOHN WILCHER IN THE MAY 21-ST PRIMARY. THE FORUM STARTS TONIGHT AT SIX-30.. AT THE COASTAL GEORGIA CENTER. WJCL 22 NEWS SHANNON ROYSTER WILL SERVE AS MODERATOR. RIGHT NOW YOU CAN WATCH THE FULL VOTER FORUM.. WITH CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR CHATHAM COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY ON OUR WEBSITE... WJCL DOT COM. AND STAY IN THE KNOW.. ABOUT OUR COMMITMENT 2024 COVERAGE WHILE ON THE GO.. BY DOWNLOADING THE WJCL 22 NEWS APP. NEW AT SIX... SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR TIM SCOTT.. IS FACING QUESTIONS ABOUT POTENTALLY TEAMING UP WITH FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. THE SO-CALLED "VEEP-STAKES" RAMPING UP OVER THE WEEKEND. SCOTT JOINED BY OTHER POTENTIAL RUNNING MATES AT MAR-A-LAGO. HERE'S WHAT HE HAD TO SAY .. WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT HIS TALKS.. WITH TRUMP. "WE HAD NO CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE VP PICK, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. TO BE CLEAR, WE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE FAILURES OF JOE BIDEN AND THE SUCCESS OF DONALD TRUMP" SCOTT ALSO REFUSED TO COMMIT TO SAYING HE WOULD ACCEPT THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS. GOOD MORNING I'M LIVE ON WILMINGTON ISLAND... WHERE THE SOLD OUT FRANK CALLEN BOYS AND GIRLS CLUP GOLF OUTTING WILL GET UNDERWAY IN FEW HOURS HERE AT THE SAVANNAH COUNTY CLUB. EACH YEAR SOME OF OUR WJCL 22 NEWS CREW PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT.. THAT HELPS RAISE MONEY FOR THE HISTORIC BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB... THE OLDEST IN STATE OF GEORGIA. TODAY I WILL BE PLAYING ALONGSIDE METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS.. OUR PHOTAGRAPHER CHRIS SMYTH WHO'S BEHIND THE CAMERA RIGHT NOW .. AND OUR SPORTS DIRECTOR AMY ZIMMER. (TOSS BACK TO EMMA) WE'LL BE CHECKING BACK IN WITH YOU IN A BIT FRANK.. THANKS. AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING.