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[{'start': '33.280', 'end': '36.880', 'text': 'A somber scene over in Town Creek this'}, {'start': '35.120', 'end': '39.200', 'text': 'afternoon. The funeral for John Scott'}, {'start': '36.880', 'end': '40.719', 'text': 'Jr. took place at noon, drawing hundreds'}, {'start': '39.200', 'end': '42.559', 'text': 'of people who knew him and loved him'}, {'start': '40.719', 'end': '44.719', 'text': 'dearly. They gathered together at the'}, {'start': '42.559', 'end': '46.719', 'text': "Jackson Memory Funeral Home. Fox 54's"}, {'start': '44.719', 'end': '48.160', 'text': 'Caleb Aguo tells us how he is being'}, {'start': '46.719', 'end': '50.000', 'text': 'remembered.'}, {'start': '48.160', 'end': '51.600', 'text': "John Scott's family and friends just"}, {'start': '50.000', 'end': '53.520', 'text': 'celebrated his life and legacy here at'}, {'start': '51.600', 'end': '55.280', 'text': 'the Jackson Memory Funeral Home in Town'}, {'start': '53.520', 'end': '57.440', 'text': 'Creek. Hundreds of people showed up this'}, {'start': '55.280', 'end': '59.120', 'text': 'afternoon to remember, laugh, and cry'}, {'start': '57.440', 'end': '60.719', 'text': 'over their favorite memories of Scott.'}, {'start': '59.120', 'end': '62.079', 'text': 'Those family and friends share with me'}, {'start': '60.719', 'end': '64.320', 'text': "the pain they're going through right"}, {'start': '62.079', 'end': '66.360', 'text': "now. We've known each other for about a"}, {'start': '64.320', 'end': '70.240', 'text': 'decade now.'}, {'start': '66.360', 'end': '73.200', 'text': 'Um, his wife, ex-wife, is uh my best'}, {'start': '70.240', 'end': '74.880', 'text': "friend and he's been in every memory I"}, {'start': '73.200', 'end': '77.600', 'text': 'can think of for the early years of my'}, {'start': '74.880', 'end': '80.479', 'text': "kids. So, we've been friends for a"}, {'start': '77.600', 'end': '82.320', 'text': 'really long time, and I just stand with'}, {'start': '80.479', 'end': '84.799', 'text': "him and his family and how they're"}, {'start': '82.320', 'end': '86.479', 'text': 'feeling right now and the community. And'}, {'start': '84.799', 'end': '88.640', 'text': "it's just important to me that they seek"}, {'start': '86.479', 'end': '90.240', 'text': 'the justice that they need and that the'}, {'start': '88.640', 'end': '91.680', 'text': "truth is told. That truth they're"}, {'start': '90.240', 'end': '93.280', 'text': 'seeking, the events that allegedly'}, {'start': '91.680', 'end': '94.960', 'text': "contributed to Scott's death after he"}, {'start': '93.280', 'end': '97.040', 'text': 'was arrested by Decar police the night'}, {'start': '94.960', 'end': '98.720', 'text': 'of April 15th. Family and friends say'}, {'start': '97.040', 'end': '100.320', 'text': 'after suffering a medical emergency at'}, {'start': '98.720', 'end': '101.840', 'text': 'the Morgan County Jail, he was taken to'}, {'start': '100.320', 'end': '103.439', 'text': 'Huntsville Hospital and was fighting for'}, {'start': '101.840', 'end': '106.240', 'text': 'his life before he passed away a week'}, {'start': '103.439', 'end': '108.000', 'text': 'later on April 22nd. Scott was 39 years'}, {'start': '106.240', 'end': '110.000', 'text': 'old. In attendance were dozens of'}, {'start': '108.000', 'end': '111.520', 'text': 'family, about a hundred friends, Decatur'}, {'start': '110.000', 'end': '113.439', 'text': 'Councilman Billy Jackson, and John'}, {'start': '111.520', 'end': '116.680', 'text': "Scott's family attorney, Lee Merritt. In"}, {'start': '113.439', 'end': '118.960', 'text': "Town Creek, I'm Caleb Aguo, Fox 54"}, {'start': '116.680', 'end': '121.040', 'text': 'News. Thank you, Caleb. The service'}, {'start': '118.960', 'end': '122.880', 'text': 'lasted nearly two hours, and John Sky'}, {'start': '121.040', 'end': '125.040', 'text': 'Jr. was laid to rest shortly after the'}, {'start': '122.880', 'end': '126.399', 'text': 'service. But the fight is not over. His'}, {'start': '125.040', 'end': '128.000', 'text': 'family and friends say they keep'}, {'start': '126.399', 'end': '131.959', 'text': 'advocating for him until changes are'}, {'start': '128.000', 'end': '131.959', 'text': 'made in the city of Decar.'}, {'start': '134.239', 'end': '139.280', 'text': 'You are seeing emotions boil to a head'}, {'start': '136.640', 'end': '142.160', 'text': 'at a Decar City Council work session.'}, {'start': '139.280', 'end': '144.239', 'text': 'The man you see right there is William'}, {'start': '142.160', 'end': '146.319', 'text': "Landers. He's being is being arrested"}, {'start': '144.239', 'end': '149.360', 'text': 'after a heated discussion turned into'}, {'start': '146.319', 'end': '150.879', 'text': 'raw emotion for several Decar residents.'}, {'start': '149.360', 'end': '152.480', 'text': 'Jail records confirm Landers was'}, {'start': '150.879', 'end': '154.640', 'text': 'arrested and charged with resisting'}, {'start': '152.480', 'end': '157.760', 'text': 'arrest and disorderly conduct. He has'}, {'start': '154.640', 'end': '159.120', 'text': 'since been bonded out. However, this is'}, {'start': '157.760', 'end': '161.040', 'text': "where we start tonight. I'm Gabe"}, {'start': '159.120', 'end': '163.360', 'text': 'Glassman. Tensions have reached their'}, {'start': '161.040', 'end': '164.959', 'text': 'peak in an already troubled Decar.'}, {'start': '163.360', 'end': '166.480', 'text': "Tonight's work session, the first public"}, {'start': '164.959', 'end': '168.879', 'text': "gathering by Decar's top government"}, {'start': '166.480', 'end': '171.120', 'text': 'officials since the death of John Daniel'}, {'start': '168.879', 'end': '173.840', 'text': 'Scott Jr. after an altercation with'}, {'start': '171.120', 'end': '175.440', 'text': 'Decar police. Scott died on Tuesday'}, {'start': '173.840', 'end': '177.040', 'text': 'following a medical emergency he'}, {'start': '175.440', 'end': '179.280', 'text': 'experienced during an arrest made by'}, {'start': '177.040', 'end': '181.120', 'text': 'DPD. Police say Scott was exhibiting'}, {'start': '179.280', 'end': '183.760', 'text': 'signs of mental distress and refused'}, {'start': '181.120', 'end': '185.840', 'text': 'medical care uh before officers took him'}, {'start': '183.760', 'end': '188.560', 'text': 'into custody using a taser. physical'}, {'start': '185.840', 'end': '190.720', 'text': 'strikes and physical restraints after'}, {'start': '188.560', 'end': '192.560', 'text': 'being transported to the county jail.'}, {'start': '190.720', 'end': '195.040', 'text': 'Scott suffered an undisclosed health'}, {'start': '192.560', 'end': '196.640', 'text': 'crisis resulting in his death. Fast'}, {'start': '195.040', 'end': '198.400', 'text': 'forward to tonight where all secondary'}, {'start': '196.640', 'end': '199.920', 'text': 'public comments were about this tragic'}, {'start': '198.400', 'end': '201.760', 'text': 'event, leaving residents with more'}, {'start': '199.920', 'end': '204.879', 'text': 'questions than answers from the city'}, {'start': '201.760', 'end': '207.599', 'text': 'council. I counted in just a short time'}, {'start': '204.879', 'end': '210.400', 'text': "frame of the video him saying I'm sorry"}, {'start': '207.599', 'end': '213.120', 'text': 'over 20 times in the first 10 minutes.'}, {'start': '210.400', 'end': '215.440', 'text': 'He also said over 10 times in the first'}, {'start': '213.120', 'end': '217.920', 'text': '10 minutes, "Thank you to every officer'}, {'start': '215.440', 'end': '219.319', 'text': 'that was there." At minute seven, he'}, {'start': '217.920', 'end': '222.560', 'text': 'told'}, {'start': '219.319', 'end': '224.720', 'text': 'them, "I don\'t want to die." At minute'}, {'start': '222.560', 'end': '227.360', 'text': '12, he said, "This might be my last'}, {'start': '224.720', 'end': '229.680', 'text': 'time, Lord Jesus." The reason why we'}, {'start': '227.360', 'end': '232.720', 'text': 'have a problem is not because of the'}, {'start': '229.680', 'end': '234.440', 'text': "policies. It's because we're not holding"}, {'start': '232.720', 'end': '236.760', 'text': 'no one'}, {'start': '234.440', 'end': '241.200', 'text': "accountable. That's why we got a"}, {'start': '236.760', 'end': '244.560', 'text': "problem. That's why we got a problem."}, {'start': '241.200', 'end': '245.920', 'text': "Y'all are protecting the wrong wounds."}, {'start': '244.560', 'end': '247.680', 'text': "Let's bring you now to the end of the"}, {'start': '245.920', 'end': '249.200', 'text': 'meeting which was abruptly ended by city'}, {'start': '247.680', 'end': '251.120', 'text': 'council president Jacob Leonard as'}, {'start': '249.200', 'end': '252.560', 'text': "you'll see here. These are the events"}, {'start': '251.120', 'end': '255.680', 'text': 'immediately following the meetings of'}, {'start': '252.560', 'end': '259.120', 'text': "German as well. I'mma end with a quote"}, {'start': '255.680', 'end': '262.000', 'text': 'that I heard from Lois McMaster Bjold.'}, {'start': '259.120', 'end': '264.400', 'text': 'The dead cannot cry out for justice. It'}, {'start': '262.000', 'end': '266.479', 'text': 'is a duty of the living to do so for'}, {'start': '264.400', 'end': '269.560', 'text': "them. And that's exactly what we going"}, {'start': '266.479', 'end': '269.560', 'text': 'to do.'}, {'start': '276.880', 'end': '283.600', 'text': "Y'all should"}, {'start': '279.160', 'end': '285.840', 'text': 'be just as bad as we are.'}, {'start': '283.600', 'end': '290.440', 'text': "Y do not care. We're dying in the"}, {'start': '285.840', 'end': '290.440', 'text': "streets. Y'all don't care."}, {'start': '294.000', 'end': '299.120', 'text': "Jacob, Jacob, Jacob, we we pay y'all"}, {'start': '296.720', 'end': '302.120', 'text': 'salary. We paid the We paid a police'}, {'start': '299.120', 'end': '302.120', 'text': 'salary.'}, {'start': '312.320', 'end': '317.360', 'text': 'We are'}, {'start': '314.560', 'end': '321.120', 'text': "and we're tired of watching our black"}, {'start': '317.360', 'end': '324.240', 'text': "men be murdered. We're tired. You cannot"}, {'start': '321.120', 'end': '327.120', 'text': 'arrest somebody for murder.'}, {'start': '324.240', 'end': '329.280', 'text': "Look, we have talked to you. Y'all need"}, {'start': '327.120', 'end': '333.120', 'text': 'to be arrested for killing people. We'}, {'start': '329.280', 'end': '337.840', 'text': 'are for killing people.'}, {'start': '333.120', 'end': '340.199', 'text': 'How many died? How many?'}, {'start': '337.840', 'end': '342.639', 'text': 'My emotions are extremely high'}, {'start': '340.199', 'end': '344.479', 'text': 'because the council seems as if they'}, {'start': '342.639', 'end': '346.560', 'text': "don't care about what's going on and"}, {'start': '344.479', 'end': '348.400', 'text': "what's happening in our community. Um,"}, {'start': '346.560', 'end': '350.320', 'text': 'today was kind of a heated meeting that'}, {'start': '348.400', 'end': '352.680', 'text': 'ended with the Decator Police Department'}, {'start': '350.320', 'end': '355.639', 'text': "over policing as they always do. I'm"}, {'start': '352.680', 'end': '358.960', 'text': "tired. I'm frustrated."}, {'start': '355.639', 'end': '361.440', 'text': 'Um, if the council would listen to us,'}, {'start': '358.960', 'end': '365.039', 'text': 'then we could have prevented another'}, {'start': '361.440', 'end': '367.840', 'text': "death on Decar police hands. Um, it's"}, {'start': '365.039', 'end': '369.440', 'text': 'exhausting. When things happen at at'}, {'start': '367.840', 'end': '371.039', 'text': "people's jobs, you know, someone's get"}, {'start': '369.440', 'end': '372.400', 'text': 'gets reprimanded. If someone does'}, {'start': '371.039', 'end': '373.600', 'text': 'something wrong, you have to hold them'}, {'start': '372.400', 'end': '375.919', 'text': "accountable. And I don't think that"}, {'start': '373.600', 'end': '377.600', 'text': 'Decar, the police department, or the'}, {'start': '375.919', 'end': '379.360', 'text': 'government officials are holding anyone'}, {'start': '377.600', 'end': '381.039', 'text': 'accountable. So, these things continue'}, {'start': '379.360', 'end': '382.720', 'text': "to happen, and they'll continue to"}, {'start': '381.039', 'end': '385.360', 'text': 'happen until someone stands up as a'}, {'start': '382.720', 'end': '387.759', 'text': 'leader.'}, {'start': '385.360', 'end': '389.759', 'text': "This is all happening as Decator's"}, {'start': '387.759', 'end': '391.919', 'text': 'leaders are still deciding who will lead'}, {'start': '389.759', 'end': '393.680', 'text': "the city's police force moving forward."}, {'start': '391.919', 'end': '395.360', 'text': 'Local organizations standing in power'}, {'start': '393.680', 'end': '397.360', 'text': 'hosting what they call an emergency'}, {'start': '395.360', 'end': '399.039', 'text': 'meeting tonight to discuss the future of'}, {'start': '397.360', 'end': '401.840', 'text': 'Decatur following the death of Steve'}, {'start': '399.039', 'end': '403.600', 'text': 'Perkins and most recently John Scott Jr.'}, {'start': '401.840', 'end': '405.759', 'text': 'This comes just after a city council'}, {'start': '403.600', 'end': '410.800', 'text': 'work session turned protest last night'}, {'start': '405.759', 'end': '412.960', 'text': "that led to one man's arrest. That man,"}, {'start': '410.800', 'end': '414.720', 'text': "that man, William Landers, he's was"}, {'start': '412.960', 'end': '417.520', 'text': 'charged with resisting arrest and for'}, {'start': '414.720', 'end': '419.280', 'text': "disorderly conduct. 554's Caleb Aguo"}, {'start': '417.520', 'end': '421.199', 'text': 'takes us out to Decar where he talked to'}, {'start': '419.280', 'end': '422.720', 'text': 'Landers and other members of the Decater'}, {'start': '421.199', 'end': '425.280', 'text': "community about what they're calling the"}, {'start': '422.720', 'end': '427.120', 'text': "city's crisis. Standing in power"}, {'start': '425.280', 'end': '429.039', 'text': 'addressed that crisis tonight during the'}, {'start': '427.120', 'end': '430.800', 'text': 'emergency meeting at the Turner Surls'}, {'start': '429.039', 'end': '432.560', 'text': 'Community Resource Center. There they'}, {'start': '430.800', 'end': '434.800', 'text': 'talked about the future of Decar as they'}, {'start': '432.560', 'end': '436.560', 'text': 'see it. From angry protests to needing a'}, {'start': '434.800', 'end': '438.080', 'text': 'new chief, the agenda was packed with'}, {'start': '436.560', 'end': '440.479', 'text': "grievances they've been bringing to the"}, {'start': '438.080', 'end': '443.919', 'text': 'city of Decar for almost two years. This'}, {'start': '440.479', 'end': '445.199', 'text': "is a serious matter. It's really dire."}, {'start': '443.919', 'end': '447.759', 'text': 'You know, right now people are being'}, {'start': '445.199', 'end': '449.599', 'text': 'killed by the police and no one is being'}, {'start': '447.759', 'end': '452.479', 'text': 'held accountable. The city leadership is'}, {'start': '449.599', 'end': '454.319', 'text': 'not being accountable to us um when it'}, {'start': '452.479', 'end': '455.840', 'text': 'comes to these matters. So, we have to'}, {'start': '454.319', 'end': '457.599', 'text': 'be accountable to the community is'}, {'start': '455.840', 'end': '459.520', 'text': 'standing in power. It all comes after'}, {'start': '457.599', 'end': '461.199', 'text': 'recent events involving Decar police'}, {'start': '459.520', 'end': '463.360', 'text': 'shaking the city to its core. The'}, {'start': '461.199', 'end': '465.280', 'text': 'shooting of Steve Perkins in 2023 and'}, {'start': '463.360', 'end': '467.120', 'text': 'the death of John Scott Jr. last week'}, {'start': '465.280', 'end': '468.880', 'text': 'brought tensions to a new peak at the'}, {'start': '467.120', 'end': '470.639', 'text': 'city council work session just last'}, {'start': '468.880', 'end': '471.919', 'text': 'night. Anise Elijah with Standing in'}, {'start': '470.639', 'end': '473.680', 'text': "Power says they're addressing the"}, {'start': '471.919', 'end': '475.360', 'text': 'community because people are outraged'}, {'start': '473.680', 'end': '477.759', 'text': "over everything that's happened. People"}, {'start': '475.360', 'end': '480.400', 'text': 'are furious because this has happened'}, {'start': '477.759', 'end': '482.240', 'text': 'again and the city has not been'}, {'start': '480.400', 'end': '485.039', 'text': 'proactive in making sure this never'}, {'start': '482.240', 'end': '486.919', 'text': 'happens again. And so, um, I think that'}, {'start': '485.039', 'end': '490.560', 'text': 'the community'}, {'start': '486.919', 'end': '492.400', 'text': 'is fed up and tired. At the city council'}, {'start': '490.560', 'end': '494.240', 'text': 'work session, police arrested protester'}, {'start': '492.400', 'end': '495.520', 'text': "William Landers, who says he's angry he"}, {'start': '494.240', 'end': '497.199', 'text': 'was treated differently from other'}, {'start': '495.520', 'end': '499.879', 'text': 'protesters because of the color of his'}, {'start': '497.199', 'end': '502.400', 'text': 'skin. It kind of makes me mad, honestly,'}, {'start': '499.879', 'end': '504.479', 'text': 'that they treated me so much differently'}, {'start': '502.400', 'end': '507.759', 'text': "than a lot of other people that don't"}, {'start': '504.479', 'end': '509.960', 'text': 'look like me in the in protest that have'}, {'start': '507.759', 'end': '511.840', 'text': 'been arrested for similar'}, {'start': '509.960', 'end': '513.279', 'text': "charges. And I don't know if it's cuz"}, {'start': '511.840', 'end': '516.240', 'text': 'they had a large group. I mean, they did'}, {'start': '513.279', 'end': '517.919', 'text': 'slam me into a door and then pin me to'}, {'start': '516.240', 'end': '520.159', 'text': "the ground and I wasn't resisting, but"}, {'start': '517.919', 'end': '521.680', 'text': 'like no punches were necessarily thrown.'}, {'start': '520.159', 'end': '523.360', 'text': "I didn't get tased even though my hands"}, {'start': '521.680', 'end': '525.040', 'text': 'were behind my back. The city of Decatur'}, {'start': '523.360', 'end': '526.880', 'text': 'has a long way to go before the storm is'}, {'start': '525.040', 'end': '528.640', 'text': 'over, but city leaders hope to start by'}, {'start': '526.880', 'end': '530.160', 'text': 'picking a new police chief as soon as'}, {'start': '528.640', 'end': '532.640', 'text': 'possible, planning to move forward with'}, {'start': '530.160', 'end': '535.360', 'text': 'candidate Tory Mack next week in Decar.'}, {'start': '532.640', 'end': '536.800', 'text': "I'm Caleb Aguo, Fox 54 News. New"}, {'start': '535.360', 'end': '539.040', 'text': 'information coming out of the city of'}, {'start': '536.800', 'end': '541.200', 'text': 'Decar today regarding residents accused'}, {'start': '539.040', 'end': '543.440', 'text': 'of trespassing and resisting arrest'}, {'start': '541.200', 'end': '545.600', 'text': "among other charges after Monday's city"}, {'start': '543.440', 'end': '547.680', 'text': 'council meeting. This follows outrage'}, {'start': '545.600', 'end': '550.800', 'text': 'from the arrest and death of John Daniel'}, {'start': '547.680', 'end': '552.800', 'text': 'Scott Jr. last month. Alvin Mosley,'}, {'start': '550.800', 'end': '555.120', 'text': 'Derek Taylor, Sierra Taylor, William'}, {'start': '552.800', 'end': '557.120', 'text': 'Landers, Terrence Atkins, and Billy'}, {'start': '555.120', 'end': '559.279', 'text': 'Bruce Kennedy turned themselves in on'}, {'start': '557.120', 'end': '560.880', 'text': 'warrants for their arrest this morning.'}, {'start': '559.279', 'end': '562.560', 'text': 'They were confronted by police after'}, {'start': '560.880', 'end': '564.959', 'text': 'Decar City Council President Jacob'}, {'start': '562.560', 'end': '566.880', 'text': 'Latner abruptly ended the public comment'}, {'start': '564.959', 'end': '568.480', 'text': 'portion of the city council meeting.'}, {'start': '566.880', 'end': '570.800', 'text': 'Protesters were expressing their'}, {'start': '568.480', 'end': '573.519', 'text': 'continued distaste for the city. John'}, {'start': '570.800', 'end': '575.920', 'text': 'J.R. Scott Jr. died on April 22nd after'}, {'start': '573.519', 'end': '578.080', 'text': 'his arrest by Decar police during a'}, {'start': '575.920', 'end': '580.399', 'text': 'mental health distress call on April'}, {'start': '578.080', 'end': '582.399', 'text': '15th. That encounter was captured on'}, {'start': '580.399', 'end': '583.680', 'text': 'police body cam footage, which was later'}, {'start': '582.399', 'end': '585.920', 'text': 'released by the Decatur Police'}, {'start': '583.680', 'end': '587.920', 'text': "Department. Today's arrests only added"}, {'start': '585.920', 'end': '590.640', 'text': "to the community's unrest, further"}, {'start': '587.920', 'end': '593.040', 'text': 'calling into question their ability to'}, {'start': '590.640', 'end': '594.480', 'text': 'serve the city of Decar. Our Simon'}, {'start': '593.040', 'end': '596.320', 'text': 'Williams spoke with some citizens about'}, {'start': '594.480', 'end': '599.320', 'text': "how this week's events have impacted"}, {'start': '596.320', 'end': '599.320', 'text': 'them.'}, {'start': '601.279', 'end': '605.120', 'text': '4 days after the Decar City Council'}, {'start': '603.040', 'end': '607.120', 'text': 'meeting ended in Decar police physically'}, {'start': '605.120', 'end': '608.959', 'text': 'removing residents from the chambers,'}, {'start': '607.120', 'end': '611.120', 'text': 'six turned themselves into custody at'}, {'start': '608.959', 'end': '612.720', 'text': "the Morgan County Sheriff's Office. This"}, {'start': '611.120', 'end': '614.560', 'text': 'is the latest episode in the city of'}, {'start': '612.720', 'end': '616.560', 'text': "Decar's dismal reputation with its"}, {'start': '614.560', 'end': '618.480', 'text': 'constituents. There was no confidence in'}, {'start': '616.560', 'end': '620.640', 'text': 'our public representatives before and'}, {'start': '618.480', 'end': '622.399', 'text': 'this just makes it even worse because'}, {'start': '620.640', 'end': '624.800', 'text': "we're actually out here trying to fight"}, {'start': '622.399', 'end': '626.800', 'text': 'for the community and the people inside'}, {'start': '624.800', 'end': '628.880', 'text': 'of the city hall tower are trying to'}, {'start': '626.800', 'end': '630.720', 'text': 'silence us and trying to silence our'}, {'start': '628.880', 'end': '633.040', 'text': "first amendment right and that's not"}, {'start': '630.720', 'end': '635.360', 'text': 'right. Alvin Mosley, Derek Taylor,'}, {'start': '633.040', 'end': '637.360', 'text': 'Sierra Taylor, William Landers, Terrence'}, {'start': '635.360', 'end': '638.880', 'text': 'Atkins, and Billy Bruce Kennedy turned'}, {'start': '637.360', 'end': '640.720', 'text': 'themselves in on charges like'}, {'start': '638.880', 'end': '643.120', 'text': 'trespassing, disorderly conduct, and'}, {'start': '640.720', 'end': '645.920', 'text': 'loitering. All six posted bond and were'}, {'start': '643.120', 'end': '648.880', 'text': 'released. The charges make no sense. I'}, {'start': '645.920', 'end': '651.440', 'text': 'had got a trespassing warrant before. I'}, {'start': '648.880', 'end': '653.120', 'text': "got a trespass warning. I don't"}, {'start': '651.440', 'end': '655.600', 'text': 'understand how any of us were trespassed'}, {'start': '653.120', 'end': '658.160', 'text': 'in that moment if the directives that'}, {'start': '655.600', 'end': '660.959', 'text': "they gave us, we were following. I'm I'm"}, {'start': '658.160', 'end': '663.200', 'text': "just flabbergasted by it all. We've seen"}, {'start': '660.959', 'end': '665.279', 'text': 'the three deaths, but numerous beatings'}, {'start': '663.200', 'end': '667.040', 'text': 'over the past 20 months, not including'}, {'start': '665.279', 'end': '669.680', 'text': "the three deaths that they've done to"}, {'start': '667.040', 'end': '671.600', 'text': 'these men in our city. As well as this'}, {'start': '669.680', 'end': '673.360', 'text': 'morning, six arrests that none of them'}, {'start': '671.600', 'end': '675.040', 'text': 'should have been arrested. Arrested for'}, {'start': '673.360', 'end': '677.519', 'text': 'things that are bogus, trumped up'}, {'start': '675.040', 'end': '680.880', 'text': 'charges to keep them from stepping on'}, {'start': '677.519', 'end': '683.120', 'text': 'city property for 2 years. It just makes'}, {'start': '680.880', 'end': '684.800', 'text': 'no sense. Decatur Mayor Tab Bowling'}, {'start': '683.120', 'end': '686.720', 'text': 'released a statement this morning saying'}, {'start': '684.800', 'end': '688.320', 'text': 'in part, quote, "Actions and behaviors'}, {'start': '686.720', 'end': '690.240', 'text': 'demonstrated by several attendees'}, {'start': '688.320', 'end': '691.680', 'text': 'violated law and order and jeopardized'}, {'start': '690.240', 'end': '693.360', 'text': 'the safety of those in attendance,'}, {'start': '691.680', 'end': '694.800', 'text': 'including small children present. As'}, {'start': '693.360', 'end': '696.320', 'text': 'such, several arrests have been made'}, {'start': '694.800', 'end': '698.079', 'text': 'along with trespass warnings for the'}, {'start': '696.320', 'end': '700.160', 'text': 'building. As mayor, I will ensure all'}, {'start': '698.079', 'end': '702.320', 'text': 'attendees and visitors to city hall are'}, {'start': '700.160', 'end': '704.000', 'text': 'provided with a safe environment." The'}, {'start': '702.320', 'end': '705.120', 'text': 'pressure continues as standing in power'}, {'start': '704.000', 'end': '706.560', 'text': 'and other Decay residents are going to'}, {'start': '705.120', 'end': '708.640', 'text': 'be participating in a protest tomorrow.'}, {'start': '706.560', 'end': '709.800', 'text': "That's May 2nd starting here at city"}, {'start': '708.640', 'end': '715.360', 'text': 'hall at'}, {'start': '709.800', 'end': '715.360', 'text': '5:30 indicator. Simon Williams, Fox 54'}, {'start': '720.760', 'end': '725.680', 'text': 'News. A shooting and an assault near the'}, {'start': '723.680', 'end': '728.160', 'text': 'Derek Street temporary homeless camp'}, {'start': '725.680', 'end': '729.920', 'text': 'have put a spotlight on safety concerns.'}, {'start': '728.160', 'end': '731.600', 'text': 'Huntsville police are investigating an'}, {'start': '729.920', 'end': '733.600', 'text': 'assault with a knife that happened early'}, {'start': '731.600', 'end': '736.240', 'text': "this morning. It's the second attack in"}, {'start': '733.600', 'end': '738.160', 'text': 'two days in the Derek Street camp area.'}, {'start': '736.240', 'end': '740.000', 'text': 'Police say one man has minor injuries'}, {'start': '738.160', 'end': '742.000', 'text': 'after he was involved in a confrontation'}, {'start': '740.000', 'end': '743.760', 'text': 'with several people during the'}, {'start': '742.000', 'end': '746.079', 'text': 'altercation. The victim was struck with'}, {'start': '743.760', 'end': '747.680', 'text': 'a knife. Police also say they did not'}, {'start': '746.079', 'end': '750.160', 'text': 'find evidence of a disturbance at the'}, {'start': '747.680', 'end': '752.160', 'text': 'camp itself. Yesterday, a woman was'}, {'start': '750.160', 'end': '754.639', 'text': "shot. She's in critical condition at"}, {'start': '752.160', 'end': '757.120', 'text': 'Huntsville Hospital. No arrests have'}, {'start': '754.639', 'end': '759.440', 'text': 'been made in either incident. Now, city'}, {'start': '757.120', 'end': '761.680', 'text': 'leaders say the violence underscores why'}, {'start': '759.440', 'end': '764.160', 'text': 'a new, more secure version of the camp'}, {'start': '761.680', 'end': '765.760', 'text': "is urgently needed. Fox 54's Gen McCoy"}, {'start': '764.160', 'end': '768.160', 'text': 'spoke with community leaders to learn'}, {'start': '765.760', 'end': '770.079', 'text': 'more. The Derek Street temporary camp'}, {'start': '768.160', 'end': '772.160', 'text': 'was never meant to be permanent, but'}, {'start': '770.079', 'end': '774.000', 'text': 'recent violence is adding new urgency to'}, {'start': '772.160', 'end': '776.079', 'text': "the city's efforts to move residents"}, {'start': '774.000', 'end': '778.000', 'text': 'into a safer, more structured site'}, {'start': '776.079', 'end': '780.240', 'text': 'nearby. For outreach workers like Chad'}, {'start': '778.000', 'end': '782.160', 'text': 'Rodriguez with First Stop, the incidents'}, {'start': '780.240', 'end': '783.760', 'text': 'were deeply personal. Obviously, when we'}, {'start': '782.160', 'end': '785.760', 'text': 'get one word that one of our clients has'}, {'start': '783.760', 'end': '788.880', 'text': 'been harmed for any reason, uh, self'}, {'start': '785.760', 'end': '790.639', 'text': 'harm or through through a crime, we'}, {'start': '788.880', 'end': '792.959', 'text': "always reach out immediately. Uh that's"}, {'start': '790.639', 'end': '794.959', 'text': 'a tragic day for us and we are going to'}, {'start': '792.959', 'end': '796.560', 'text': 'support our client any way we can and'}, {'start': '794.959', 'end': '798.160', 'text': 'support the city in any way we can to'}, {'start': '796.560', 'end': '799.920', 'text': 'help bolster our other clients needs.'}, {'start': '798.160', 'end': '801.760', 'text': 'Firsttop is one of several organizations'}, {'start': '799.920', 'end': '803.760', 'text': 'that provide support at the camp'}, {'start': '801.760', 'end': '805.920', 'text': 'offering services and working to connect'}, {'start': '803.760', 'end': '808.079', 'text': 'residents to long-term housing, but'}, {'start': '805.920', 'end': '809.519', 'text': 'safety has always been a concern and'}, {'start': '808.079', 'end': '811.680', 'text': 'community development manager Scott'}, {'start': '809.519', 'end': '814.079', 'text': 'Irwin sharing with Fox 54 a statement'}, {'start': '811.680', 'end': '815.920', 'text': 'today saying in part, quote, "Safety and'}, {'start': '814.079', 'end': '817.839', 'text': 'security have consistently been the top'}, {'start': '815.920', 'end': '819.680', 'text': "concerns from residents. That's why the"}, {'start': '817.839', 'end': '821.440', 'text': 'city is implementing new standards to'}, {'start': '819.680', 'end': '823.600', 'text': 'make sure the new camp is safe,'}, {'start': '821.440', 'end': '825.440', 'text': 'sanitary, and respectful environment.'}, {'start': '823.600', 'end': '827.680', 'text': 'The new site, just steps away, will'}, {'start': '825.440', 'end': '829.200', 'text': 'include clearer rules, more oversight,'}, {'start': '827.680', 'end': '831.279', 'text': 'and controlled access to keep'}, {'start': '829.200', 'end': '833.760', 'text': 'non-residents from coming in and causing'}, {'start': '831.279', 'end': '836.000', 'text': 'problems. As the move back to the South'}, {'start': '833.760', 'end': '838.800', 'text': 'Derek camp occurs over the next month,'}, {'start': '836.000', 'end': '840.639', 'text': "there's going to be a lot of new"}, {'start': '838.800', 'end': '843.040', 'text': "regulations put in place. There's a code"}, {'start': '840.639', 'end': '845.360', 'text': 'of conduct that everybody must adhere to'}, {'start': '843.040', 'end': '847.360', 'text': 'and it will limit the troublemakers who'}, {'start': '845.360', 'end': '849.600', 'text': "aren't residents of the camp from being"}, {'start': '847.360', 'end': '851.279', 'text': 'present and causing problems. Rodriguez'}, {'start': '849.600', 'end': '852.880', 'text': "says the violence doesn't define the"}, {'start': '851.279', 'end': '855.360', 'text': 'people who live there, but it does'}, {'start': '852.880', 'end': '856.480', 'text': 'reinforce how fragile stability can be.'}, {'start': '855.360', 'end': '858.320', 'text': "Our clients are good people. They're"}, {'start': '856.480', 'end': '860.720', 'text': 'just going through a hard time. It makes'}, {'start': '858.320', 'end': '862.639', 'text': 'them no less deserving of help and it'}, {'start': '860.720', 'end': '864.240', 'text': 'makes them no less deserving respect,'}, {'start': '862.639', 'end': '865.600', 'text': 'dignity, and hope, which is the main'}, {'start': '864.240', 'end': '867.519', 'text': "thing we're here to provide. The city"}, {'start': '865.600', 'end': '869.760', 'text': 'says the revitalized Derek Street camp'}, {'start': '867.519', 'end': '872.720', 'text': 'is expected to open in the coming weeks.'}, {'start': '869.760', 'end': '874.320', 'text': 'In Huntsville, Kim McCoy, Fox 54 News.'}, {'start': '872.720', 'end': '876.079', 'text': 'The city of Huntsville is making plans'}, {'start': '874.320', 'end': '878.320', 'text': 'for the future of one of its most'}, {'start': '876.079', 'end': '881.199', 'text': 'historic landmarks. Officials have'}, {'start': '878.320', 'end': '883.680', 'text': 'announced the purchase of land to expand'}, {'start': '881.199', 'end': '885.120', 'text': 'Maple Hill Cemetery. The city has'}, {'start': '883.680', 'end': '888.079', 'text': 'entered into a purchase and sale'}, {'start': '885.120', 'end': '890.399', 'text': 'agreement with DPP LLC to acquire a'}, {'start': '888.079', 'end': '892.560', 'text': 'little more than 1acre parcel of land on'}, {'start': '890.399', 'end': '894.399', 'text': 'the east side of Maple Hill Cemetery.'}, {'start': '892.560', 'end': '896.399', 'text': "The land will be used for the cemetery's"}, {'start': '894.399', 'end': '898.639', 'text': 'future expansion, plans for which are'}, {'start': '896.399', 'end': '900.079', 'text': 'already in development. Arkin McCoy has'}, {'start': '898.639', 'end': '902.920', 'text': 'more on what this means for this city'}, {'start': '900.079', 'end': '905.600', 'text': 'and for the legacy of those buried'}, {'start': '902.920', 'end': '908.000', 'text': 'there. Tucked away on McClung Avenue,'}, {'start': '905.600', 'end': '910.320', 'text': 'Maple Hill Cemetery stands as a solemn'}, {'start': '908.000', 'end': '912.160', 'text': "reminder of Huntsville's past. Now, the"}, {'start': '910.320', 'end': '914.000', 'text': 'city is taking steps to ensure it'}, {'start': '912.160', 'end': '916.000', 'text': 'continues to serve the community well'}, {'start': '914.000', 'end': '917.760', 'text': 'into the future. Councilman Bill Clling'}, {'start': '916.000', 'end': '919.760', 'text': 'remembers his early connections to the'}, {'start': '917.760', 'end': '921.680', 'text': 'cemetery. When I was in college, I had a'}, {'start': '919.760', 'end': '924.639', 'text': 'summer job working at Maple Hill'}, {'start': '921.680', 'end': '926.800', 'text': 'Cemetery. Uh I was part of a crew that'}, {'start': '924.639', 'end': '928.480', 'text': 'would go around with trimmers and we'}, {'start': '926.800', 'end': '931.240', 'text': 'would trim around all the headstones at'}, {'start': '928.480', 'end': '934.320', 'text': 'least once every 3'}, {'start': '931.240', 'end': '937.199', 'text': 'weeks. And uh it was a big cemetery. It'}, {'start': '934.320', 'end': '939.360', 'text': 'was very hot that summer, but that gave'}, {'start': '937.199', 'end': '941.279', 'text': 'me a good perspective of hard work and'}, {'start': '939.360', 'end': '943.680', 'text': 'how beautiful and historic the cemetery'}, {'start': '941.279', 'end': '945.360', 'text': 'itself is. Huntsville recently finalized'}, {'start': '943.680', 'end': '947.920', 'text': 'the purchase of just over an acre of'}, {'start': '945.360', 'end': '950.480', 'text': "land on the cemetery's east side. a move"}, {'start': '947.920', 'end': '953.120', 'text': 'aimed at future expansion. Well, the uh'}, {'start': '950.480', 'end': '954.959', 'text': 'the city is growing. Uh Maple Hill'}, {'start': '953.120', 'end': '957.839', 'text': 'Cemetery is certainly a wonderful place'}, {'start': '954.959', 'end': '960.600', 'text': 'to have your final resting place at. We'}, {'start': '957.839', 'end': '964.720', 'text': 'approve an expansion and purchase of'}, {'start': '960.600', 'end': '968.079', 'text': '1.11 acres of land. And that will allow'}, {'start': '964.720', 'end': '971.120', 'text': 'us to bring in several hundreds if not'}, {'start': '968.079', 'end': '973.199', 'text': 'possibly a few thousand uh new resting'}, {'start': '971.120', 'end': '976.000', 'text': 'places. Maple Hill Cemetery dates back'}, {'start': '973.199', 'end': '977.920', 'text': "to 1818. It's more than just a burial"}, {'start': '976.000', 'end': '980.079', 'text': 'site. is a designated historical'}, {'start': '977.920', 'end': '983.279', 'text': 'landmark recognized by the Alabama'}, {'start': '980.079', 'end': '985.440', 'text': "Historical Association in 1962. It's"}, {'start': '983.279', 'end': '987.920', 'text': 'also the final resting place of five US'}, {'start': '985.440', 'end': '989.839', 'text': 'senators and five Alabama governors.'}, {'start': '987.920', 'end': '991.839', 'text': 'While specifics around the expansion are'}, {'start': '989.839', 'end': '993.839', 'text': 'still being finalized, city leaders say'}, {'start': '991.839', 'end': '996.399', 'text': 'acquiring the land is an important first'}, {'start': '993.839', 'end': '998.000', 'text': 'step. So, I would say within, you know,'}, {'start': '996.399', 'end': '999.920', 'text': "the next couple of weeks, it'll"}, {'start': '998.000', 'end': '1002.240', 'text': 'officially be transferred over and'}, {'start': '999.920', 'end': '1004.160', 'text': 'become part of the city of Huntsville.'}, {'start': '1002.240', 'end': '1006.000', 'text': 'And then the uh cemetery department, I'}, {'start': '1004.160', 'end': '1007.920', 'text': "can I'm sure will be looking at"}, {'start': '1006.000', 'end': '1010.720', 'text': 'landscaping and coming up with a master'}, {'start': '1007.920', 'end': '1013.040', 'text': 'plan on incorporating that into the rest'}, {'start': '1010.720', 'end': '1015.120', 'text': 'of the cemetery. City officials say more'}, {'start': '1013.040', 'end': '1016.639', 'text': 'details on the expansion timeline will'}, {'start': '1015.120', 'end': '1020.399', 'text': 'be released in the months ahead. In'}, {'start': '1016.639', 'end': '1022.800', 'text': 'Huntsville, Kim McCoy, Fox 54 News.'}, {'start': '1020.399', 'end': '1024.720', 'text': 'Yes, and city leaders say the expansion'}, {'start': '1022.800', 'end': '1026.160', 'text': 'will help accommodate future needs while'}, {'start': '1024.720', 'end': '1030.520', 'text': 'preserving the legacy of one of'}, {'start': '1026.160', 'end': '1030.520', 'text': "Huntsville's most historic sites."}, {'start': '1036.559', 'end': '1041.439', 'text': "What's in your water and what isn't? The"}, {'start': '1039.280', 'end': '1043.600', 'text': 'question for Madison residents after the'}, {'start': '1041.439', 'end': '1046.000', 'text': 'utility department announced it will no'}, {'start': '1043.600', 'end': '1048.160', 'text': 'longer add fluoride to city water. The'}, {'start': '1046.000', 'end': '1050.720', 'text': 'discussion follows a March proposal to'}, {'start': '1048.160', 'end': '1052.799', 'text': 'the city water and wastewater board. And'}, {'start': '1050.720', 'end': '1054.480', 'text': "it's getting some push back. While some"}, {'start': '1052.799', 'end': '1056.640', 'text': 'suggest the addition of fluoride has'}, {'start': '1054.480', 'end': '1058.799', 'text': 'negative effects on our health, many'}, {'start': '1056.640', 'end': '1061.280', 'text': 'dentists point to scientifically proven'}, {'start': '1058.799', 'end': '1063.200', 'text': "benefits for your teeth. Fox 54's Caleb"}, {'start': '1061.280', 'end': '1066.240', 'text': "Aguo takes us to see what's happening"}, {'start': '1063.200', 'end': '1067.600', 'text': 'with your water. A glass of water. You'}, {'start': '1066.240', 'end': '1069.360', 'text': "might want to know what's in it or"}, {'start': '1067.600', 'end': '1071.440', 'text': "what's being taken out of it. Madison"}, {'start': '1069.360', 'end': '1073.200', 'text': 'Utilities proposed back in March to take'}, {'start': '1071.440', 'end': '1074.799', 'text': 'fluoride out of the drinking water and'}, {'start': '1073.200', 'end': '1076.320', 'text': 'the board for water and wastewater'}, {'start': '1074.799', 'end': '1078.240', 'text': 'management unanimously approved that'}, {'start': '1076.320', 'end': '1080.400', 'text': 'motion on Friday. The change is set to'}, {'start': '1078.240', 'end': '1081.919', 'text': 'take effect on June 16th. And local'}, {'start': '1080.400', 'end': '1083.600', 'text': 'dentists tell me that change could have'}, {'start': '1081.919', 'end': '1086.720', 'text': "negative effects on children's dental"}, {'start': '1083.600', 'end': '1088.160', 'text': 'health. Other than asthma, tooth decay'}, {'start': '1086.720', 'end': '1091.000', 'text': 'is one of the most common chronic'}, {'start': '1088.160', 'end': '1093.600', 'text': 'childhood diseases that kids face. By'}, {'start': '1091.000', 'end': '1095.600', 'text': 'kindergarten, over 50% of kids will have'}, {'start': '1093.600', 'end': '1098.720', 'text': "already had a cavity. So, it's something"}, {'start': '1095.600', 'end': '1100.320', 'text': 'that affects every socioeconomic status.'}, {'start': '1098.720', 'end': '1103.200', 'text': "It doesn't matter, you know, where you"}, {'start': '1100.320', 'end': '1105.760', 'text': "live. It's tooth decay is a a rampant"}, {'start': '1103.200', 'end': '1107.039', 'text': 'problem. And by taking the fluoride out,'}, {'start': '1105.760', 'end': '1109.200', 'text': "we're only going to be in more of an"}, {'start': '1107.039', 'end': '1110.720', 'text': 'issue. As a pediatric dentist, Dr.'}, {'start': '1109.200', 'end': '1112.960', 'text': 'Gisham says without fluoride in the'}, {'start': '1110.720', 'end': '1114.720', 'text': 'water, cavities in kids will only become'}, {'start': '1112.960', 'end': '1116.720', 'text': 'more common. That means more chronic'}, {'start': '1114.720', 'end': '1118.480', 'text': 'pain, as more strain is placed on an'}, {'start': '1116.720', 'end': '1120.960', 'text': 'already encumbered medical system,'}, {'start': '1118.480', 'end': '1124.960', 'text': 'surgery centers, hospitals, and ways'}, {'start': '1120.960', 'end': '1129.039', 'text': 'that we can anesthetize and offer safe'}, {'start': '1124.960', 'end': '1130.799', 'text': "ways to treat these cavities. Um, it's"}, {'start': '1129.039', 'end': '1133.440', 'text': 'going to put a huge just public health'}, {'start': '1130.799', 'end': '1135.200', 'text': 'strain on our ability to care for kids.'}, {'start': '1133.440', 'end': '1137.039', 'text': 'Limestone County treats its own water'}, {'start': '1135.200', 'end': '1138.480', 'text': 'without fluoride and buys fluoridated'}, {'start': '1137.039', 'end': '1140.240', 'text': 'water from Huntsville Indicator,'}, {'start': '1138.480', 'end': '1142.160', 'text': 'distributing it to parts of the county.'}, {'start': '1140.240', 'end': '1144.080', 'text': 'CEO Daryl Williamson says it comes down'}, {'start': '1142.160', 'end': '1145.760', 'text': 'to the cost associated with adding it to'}, {'start': '1144.080', 'end': '1147.600', 'text': "the water. Although it's cheap to buy,"}, {'start': '1145.760', 'end': '1149.440', 'text': 'fluoride corrods the treatment facility'}, {'start': '1147.600', 'end': '1152.080', 'text': 'and can be harmful to the people mixing'}, {'start': '1149.440', 'end': '1156.000', 'text': 'it. it becomes more about uh an'}, {'start': '1152.080', 'end': '1158.720', 'text': 'operational uh view of uh what you have'}, {'start': '1156.000', 'end': '1160.720', 'text': 'to do at your water treatment facilities'}, {'start': '1158.720', 'end': '1163.200', 'text': 'uh in order to inject fluoride and and'}, {'start': '1160.720', 'end': '1165.600', 'text': 'the the safety of your operators that'}, {'start': '1163.200', 'end': '1167.840', 'text': 'are injecting that and then uh your'}, {'start': '1165.600', 'end': '1169.760', 'text': 'pumps and and various things there. I I'}, {'start': '1167.840', 'end': '1171.760', 'text': 'think by and large all those decisions'}, {'start': '1169.760', 'end': '1174.720', 'text': 'at the local level are made for'}, {'start': '1171.760', 'end': '1176.720', 'text': 'operational concerns and not uh part of'}, {'start': '1174.720', 'end': '1178.400', 'text': 'any agenda. The man who made the'}, {'start': '1176.720', 'end': '1180.080', 'text': 'proposal, water manager David Moore,'}, {'start': '1178.400', 'end': '1181.840', 'text': 'sent us the following statement, echoing'}, {'start': '1180.080', 'end': '1183.600', 'text': 'similar sentiments. The decision was'}, {'start': '1181.840', 'end': '1185.440', 'text': 'made in consideration of employee health'}, {'start': '1183.600', 'end': '1187.120', 'text': 'and safety, structural degradation of'}, {'start': '1185.440', 'end': '1188.960', 'text': 'treatment facilities, and the ongoing'}, {'start': '1187.120', 'end': '1191.200', 'text': 'maintenance costs associated with the'}, {'start': '1188.960', 'end': '1193.200', 'text': 'use of hydrofluorocyic acid. He'}, {'start': '1191.200', 'end': '1194.960', 'text': 'clarified naturally occurring fluoride'}, {'start': '1193.200', 'end': '1196.559', 'text': "will stay in the water supply. They're"}, {'start': '1194.960', 'end': '1199.039', 'text': 'only stopping the addition of extra'}, {'start': '1196.559', 'end': '1200.880', 'text': 'fluoride. Athens, Decar, and Huntsville'}, {'start': '1199.039', 'end': '1202.559', 'text': 'all say they have no plans to remove'}, {'start': '1200.880', 'end': '1204.960', 'text': 'fluoride from their water supplies at'}, {'start': '1202.559', 'end': '1207.520', 'text': "this time. in Madison. I'm Caleb Aguo,"}, {'start': '1204.960', 'end': '1209.679', 'text': 'Fox 54 News.'}, {'start': '1207.520', 'end': '1212.559', 'text': 'So, how do you know if the water flowing'}, {'start': '1209.679', 'end': '1214.400', 'text': "to your tap is fluidated? It's easy to"}, {'start': '1212.559', 'end': '1215.880', 'text': "find out. We've put a link in the story"}, {'start': '1214.400', 'end': '1218.400', 'text': 'on our website,'}, {'start': '1215.880', 'end': '1220.559', 'text': 'fox54.com. Just select your county, then'}, {'start': '1218.400', 'end': '1222.480', 'text': 'the utility that supplies your water.'}, {'start': '1220.559', 'end': '1224.880', 'text': 'The page will tell you if fluoride is'}, {'start': '1222.480', 'end': '1227.200', 'text': 'added to the supply and in some cases,'}, {'start': '1224.880', 'end': '1228.960', 'text': 'how much. The conversation around a'}, {'start': '1227.200', 'end': '1230.720', 'text': 'controversial Alabama House bill is'}, {'start': '1228.960', 'end': '1232.240', 'text': 'growing as some high school students'}, {'start': '1230.720', 'end': '1234.720', 'text': 'would no longer be counted into the'}, {'start': '1232.240', 'end': '1236.640', 'text': 'athletic classification process. House'}, {'start': '1234.720', 'end': '1238.240', 'text': 'Bill 298 would force the Alabama High'}, {'start': '1236.640', 'end': '1240.480', 'text': 'School Athletic Association to change'}, {'start': '1238.240', 'end': '1242.159', 'text': 'its classification process, no longer'}, {'start': '1240.480', 'end': '1244.159', 'text': 'including English language learners in'}, {'start': '1242.159', 'end': '1246.240', 'text': 'the student population unless they play'}, {'start': '1244.159', 'end': '1249.760', 'text': 'a sport. This change would take effect'}, {'start': '1246.240', 'end': '1251.600', 'text': 'in the 2026 27 school year. Fox 54 spoke'}, {'start': '1249.760', 'end': '1253.520', 'text': 'with the bill sponsor to learn why he'}, {'start': '1251.600', 'end': '1255.600', 'text': 'thinks this legislation is necessary for'}, {'start': '1253.520', 'end': '1257.120', 'text': 'local schools. It makes those school'}, {'start': '1255.600', 'end': '1258.480', 'text': 'systems not competitive in these'}, {'start': '1257.120', 'end': '1260.720', 'text': 'different in these increased'}, {'start': '1258.480', 'end': '1263.200', 'text': 'classification leagues. Uh kids get'}, {'start': '1260.720', 'end': '1265.520', 'text': "hurt. It's morale issue. Kids just quit"}, {'start': '1263.200', 'end': '1267.360', 'text': 'playing sports. They start transferring.'}, {'start': '1265.520', 'end': '1269.919', 'text': 'Uh so hopefully with my bill, if we just'}, {'start': '1267.360', 'end': '1271.440', 'text': 'only count those EL kids that do play, I'}, {'start': '1269.919', 'end': '1273.280', 'text': "think it'll accurately reflect our"}, {'start': '1271.440', 'end': '1274.960', 'text': 'athletic pool more. Congressman Brock'}, {'start': '1273.280', 'end': '1276.320', 'text': 'Kovven made it clear that he views this'}, {'start': '1274.960', 'end': '1278.240', 'text': 'bill as a muchneeded piece of'}, {'start': '1276.320', 'end': '1280.480', 'text': 'legislation. even if the Alabama High'}, {'start': '1278.240', 'end': '1282.159', 'text': 'School Athletic Association disagrees.'}, {'start': '1280.480', 'end': '1284.640', 'text': 'In a statement released after the bill'}, {'start': '1282.159', 'end': '1286.799', 'text': 'passed the House, AHSAA executive'}, {'start': '1284.640', 'end': '1288.720', 'text': 'director Heath Harmon said, "I believe'}, {'start': '1286.799', 'end': '1290.480', 'text': 'in a legislative process established by'}, {'start': '1288.720', 'end': '1292.320', 'text': 'our member schools, allowing our schools'}, {'start': '1290.480', 'end': '1293.679', 'text': "to govern themselves. It's important to"}, {'start': '1292.320', 'end': '1295.280', 'text': 'remember the Alabama High School'}, {'start': '1293.679', 'end': '1297.440', 'text': 'Athletic Association is a private'}, {'start': '1295.280', 'end': '1299.520', 'text': 'association governed by member schools'}, {'start': '1297.440', 'end': '1301.440', 'text': 'and does not accept public funds in any'}, {'start': '1299.520', 'end': '1303.120', 'text': 'capacity. But Congressman Kovven says'}, {'start': '1301.440', 'end': '1304.880', 'text': 'the public resources used by the'}, {'start': '1303.120', 'end': '1307.280', 'text': 'association should be taken into'}, {'start': '1304.880', 'end': '1309.679', 'text': 'account. They host events on taxpayer'}, {'start': '1307.280', 'end': '1311.440', 'text': 'funded public entities such as public'}, {'start': '1309.679', 'end': '1314.080', 'text': 'high schools and football fields and'}, {'start': '1311.440', 'end': '1315.600', 'text': 'baseball fields and softball fields. U'}, {'start': '1314.080', 'end': '1317.760', 'text': 'the high school athletic association'}, {'start': '1315.600', 'end': '1319.840', 'text': 'director and employees opt into our RSA.'}, {'start': '1317.760', 'end': '1322.240', 'text': 'So they get public public school'}, {'start': '1319.840', 'end': '1324.559', 'text': 'benefits while being a private entity'}, {'start': '1322.240', 'end': '1327.039', 'text': 'and they hire a lobbying firm to lobby'}, {'start': '1324.559', 'end': '1328.799', 'text': 'the legislature on issues. So you tell'}, {'start': '1327.039', 'end': '1331.679', 'text': "me if they're public or private. For"}, {'start': '1328.799', 'end': '1333.840', 'text': '97.7 the zone host Steve Molton, a voice'}, {'start': '1331.679', 'end': '1335.919', 'text': 'for local high school sports teams. He'}, {'start': '1333.840', 'end': '1338.080', 'text': 'was shocked to see the bill go this far.'}, {'start': '1335.919', 'end': '1341.039', 'text': 'I did not know that this was as big of a'}, {'start': '1338.080', 'end': '1342.960', 'text': 'deal as I guess it is. Uh more than'}, {'start': '1341.039', 'end': '1346.799', 'text': 'anything, that was my initial reaction'}, {'start': '1342.960', 'end': '1349.520', 'text': "was I didn't realize how much I"}, {'start': '1346.799', 'end': '1351.520', 'text': 'originally read the story in February,'}, {'start': '1349.520', 'end': '1355.200', 'text': "but didn't think it had a whole lot of"}, {'start': '1351.520', 'end': '1358.080', 'text': 'legs to stand on. I But moving forward,'}, {'start': '1355.200', 'end': '1360.159', 'text': "I I didn't realize it was as big of a"}, {'start': '1358.080', 'end': '1361.919', 'text': 'galvanized issue. For Moltson, he sees'}, {'start': '1360.159', 'end': '1363.760', 'text': 'this bill as another instance of sports'}, {'start': '1361.919', 'end': '1366.000', 'text': 'and politics getting closer and closer,'}, {'start': '1363.760', 'end': '1370.240', 'text': 'setting a dangerous precedent. When'}, {'start': '1366.000', 'end': '1372.320', 'text': "sports and politics merge, it's always a"}, {'start': '1370.240', 'end': '1374.559', 'text': 'little hairier than we want it to be. I'}, {'start': '1372.320', 'end': '1377.760', 'text': "But we're finding out that it's not just"}, {'start': '1374.559', 'end': '1379.679', 'text': "on the AHSA level. I mean, we're seeing"}, {'start': '1377.760', 'end': '1384.520', 'text': "we're seeing NIL trying to get"}, {'start': '1379.679', 'end': '1384.520', 'text': 'introduced on a federal level.'}, {'start': '1385.159', 'end': '1389.440', 'text': 'HB298 is now in the state senate where'}, {'start': '1387.760', 'end': '1392.880', 'text': 'if approved it could then head to'}, {'start': '1389.440', 'end': '1392.880', 'text': "Governor Ivy's desk for"}, {'start': '1396.120', 'end': '1400.240', 'text': 'approval. The Huntsville Planning'}, {'start': '1398.240', 'end': '1402.000', 'text': 'Commission gave the green light for a'}, {'start': '1400.240', 'end': '1405.120', 'text': "big expansion to one of the city's"}, {'start': '1402.000', 'end': '1407.360', 'text': 'museums on Tuesday. The US Veterans'}, {'start': '1405.120', 'end': '1410.559', 'text': 'Memorial Museum would be adding more'}, {'start': '1407.360', 'end': '1412.640', 'text': 'than 27,000 square foot to square feet'}, {'start': '1410.559', 'end': '1414.640', 'text': 'to showcase more of their equipment.'}, {'start': '1412.640', 'end': '1417.520', 'text': 'Officials say visitors could see the new'}, {'start': '1414.640', 'end': '1418.880', 'text': 'site open in spring of 2027. Our Gab'}, {'start': '1417.520', 'end': '1420.480', 'text': "Glassman talked with the museum's"}, {'start': '1418.880', 'end': '1423.280', 'text': 'director to find out how this will'}, {'start': '1420.480', 'end': '1425.039', 'text': 'impact their mission. When you step onto'}, {'start': '1423.280', 'end': '1427.039', 'text': 'the floor of the US Veterans Memorial'}, {'start': '1425.039', 'end': '1429.520', 'text': "Museum at John Hunt Park, you'll find"}, {'start': '1427.039', 'end': '1431.440', 'text': 'tightly packed artifacts. Everything is'}, {'start': '1429.520', 'end': '1433.520', 'text': 'what we call axle to axle in here.'}, {'start': '1431.440', 'end': '1435.760', 'text': 'Museum director Randy Wro has been here'}, {'start': '1433.520', 'end': '1437.760', 'text': 'since the start, seeing multiple changes'}, {'start': '1435.760', 'end': '1440.080', 'text': 'throughout the years. We incorporated'}, {'start': '1437.760', 'end': '1443.039', 'text': 'this museum, believe it or not, in 1986.'}, {'start': '1440.080', 'end': '1445.280', 'text': "But we didn't have a facility until uh"}, {'start': '1443.039', 'end': '1447.039', 'text': "2000. That's when we got the use of this"}, {'start': '1445.280', 'end': '1448.799', 'text': 'building, which was originally the'}, {'start': '1447.039', 'end': '1451.279', 'text': 'hanger when the airport was out here,'}, {'start': '1448.799', 'end': '1454.480', 'text': 'but then it was last used as as a jail.'}, {'start': '1451.279', 'end': '1457.360', 'text': 'After 9/11, we decided we needed to jump'}, {'start': '1454.480', 'end': '1460.159', 'text': 'on it. So, we opened on Veterans Day uh'}, {'start': '1457.360', 'end': '1462.799', 'text': '2001. But this potential expansion, one'}, {'start': '1460.159', 'end': '1464.799', 'text': 'of the biggest since Veterans Day 2001.'}, {'start': '1462.799', 'end': '1466.720', 'text': "It's been a long time either in concept"}, {'start': '1464.799', 'end': '1469.919', 'text': 'or in this case in development since'}, {'start': '1466.720', 'end': '1472.880', 'text': '2001. All in favor, please say I. I. Any'}, {'start': '1469.919', 'end': '1474.480', 'text': 'opposed, please say no. Motion carries.'}, {'start': '1472.880', 'end': '1476.039', 'text': 'A unanimous vote from the Huntsville'}, {'start': '1474.480', 'end': '1478.880', 'text': 'Planning Commission approved the new'}, {'start': '1476.039', 'end': '1480.480', 'text': "27,000 plus square foot facility. We'll"}, {'start': '1478.880', 'end': '1483.279', 'text': 'be able to spread things out and we got'}, {'start': '1480.480', 'end': '1484.960', 'text': 'some 12 things that are restored that we'}, {'start': '1483.279', 'end': '1487.120', 'text': "can't put in a museum. We physically"}, {'start': '1484.960', 'end': '1488.960', 'text': "don't have space for it. JM Phillips"}, {'start': '1487.120', 'end': '1490.799', 'text': 'Engineering adds the project will also'}, {'start': '1488.960', 'end': '1492.640', 'text': 'include lighting, parking, and other'}, {'start': '1490.799', 'end': '1494.880', 'text': 'outdoor features to showcase more'}, {'start': '1492.640', 'end': '1496.720', 'text': 'equipment. Wthro says this addition'}, {'start': '1494.880', 'end': '1498.320', 'text': 'provides a great opportunity toward the'}, {'start': '1496.720', 'end': '1500.880', 'text': "museum's mission. Our mission is"}, {'start': '1498.320', 'end': '1503.440', 'text': 'education and and is to support the'}, {'start': '1500.880', 'end': '1506.559', 'text': 'other veterans group and to participate'}, {'start': '1503.440', 'end': '1508.960', 'text': 'in v veterans activities. So, this will'}, {'start': '1506.559', 'end': '1511.600', 'text': 'give us a bigger facility and a bigger'}, {'start': '1508.960', 'end': '1513.360', 'text': "ability to do that. It'll be world class"}, {'start': '1511.600', 'end': '1515.200', 'text': "and it'll be a tribute to our veterans"}, {'start': '1513.360', 'end': '1517.039', 'text': 'and to our service members. Construction'}, {'start': '1515.200', 'end': '1520.159', 'text': 'on the new building could potentially'}, {'start': '1517.039', 'end': '1523.120', 'text': 'start in fall 2025 in Huntsville. Gabe'}, {'start': '1520.159', 'end': '1524.880', 'text': 'Glassman, Fox 54 News.'}, {'start': '1523.120', 'end': '1526.640', 'text': 'And with says next steps for the'}, {'start': '1524.880', 'end': '1531.480', 'text': 'expansion include putting it up for bid'}, {'start': '1526.640', 'end': '1531.480', 'text': 'for contractors to take on the project.'}]