<> PROTESTS AT MULTIPLE LOCAL CAMPUSES. WHAT STUDENTS TELL US THEY'RE HOPING FOR. BREAKING DOWN.. THE CHANGES THAT COULD COME.. IF MARIJUANA IS NO LONGER CLASSIFIED.. AS A - *DANGEROUS DRUG. WE TALKED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.. AND AN ATTORNEY.. ABOUT WHAT THIS COULD MEAN FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. PLUS A PUSH TO RAISE THE PRICE OF BEACH PARKING IN THE LOWCOUNTRY. HOW MUCH MORE.. YOU MAY HAVE TO PAY. 80 AT PINE BARREN IN POOLER THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING - - I'M FRANK SULKOWSKI. METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS IS JOINING US NOW .... NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... FRIDAY AREAS OF DENSE FOG BEFORE 10AM. OTHERWISE, MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 86. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FRIDAY NIGHT PATCHY FOG AFTER 2AM. OTHERWISE, PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 66. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING CALM IN THE EVENING. SATURDAY A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY AFTER 1PM. PATCHY FOG BEFORE 9AM. OTHERWISE, PARTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 82 THIS MORNING.. A MAN SERIOUSLY HURT AFTER POLICE SAY SOMEONE SHOT HIM LAST NIGHT IN SAVANNAH. IT HAPPENED NEAR ELLIOT AVENUE AND CHAMBERS STREET.... AROUND EIGHT-45 LAST NIGHT. SAVANNAH POLICE SAY CREWS RUSHED THE VICTIM TO THE HOSPITAL TO RECEIVE TREATMENT. HIS CONDITION IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. THIS SHOOTING IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION YOU'RE ASKED TO CALL POLICE. NOW TO GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY.. WHERE STUDENTS ARE JOINING THE NATION-WIDE CAMPUS PROTESTS... AGAINST THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR. WE SAW GROUPS GATHERED AT BOTH THE STATESBORO AND ARMSTRONG SAVANNAH CAMPUS YESTERDAY. "WE'RE GOING OUT INTO THE SUMMER, JUST TO GIVE A REMINDER THAT ALL OF THIS HAPPENED IN OCTOBER, IT'S STILL HAPPENING NOW. I HAVE A PERSONAL RELATION TO IT, WE HAVE STUDENTS ON THIS CAMPUS WHO ARE PALESTINIAN WHO ARE STUCK IN GAZA." "A BUNCH OF MY GOOD FRIENDS OVER HERE ARE JEWISH, NOT STANDING FOR PALESTINE IN THE SLIGHTEST. I'D REALLY RATHER ASK THEM WHY THEY CAME OUT HERE JUST TO YELL, 'FREE PALESTINE,' AND DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT IT." THANKFULLY BOTH DEMONSTRATIONS REMAINED PEACEFUL. NEW THIS MORNING.. THE CARTER CENTER SENDING OUT A STATEMENT ABOUT THE PROTESTS HAPPENING AT COLLEGE CAMPUSES ACROSS GEORIGA. IT SAYS IN PART QUOTE "WE URGE UNIVERSITY LEADERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TO UPHOLD HUMAN RIGHTS PRINCIPLES AND AVOID UNNECESSARY ESCALATION; AND WE URGE PROTESTERS TO REMAIN PEACEFUL.." <> YOU'RE TAKING A LOOK AT PROTESTERS OUTSIDE OF THE GEORGIA GOVERNOR'S MANSION IN ATLANTA YESTERDAY. THEY'RE DEMANDING HE VETO AN IMMIGRATION BILL... THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE STATE'S SHERIFFS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TO REPORT SUSPECTED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO ICE AFTER THEY'RE ARRESTS. GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP SIGNED THE BILL INTO LAW WEDNESDAY. ACCORDING TO HIS OFFICE, THE LEGISLATION ISN'T AIMED AT RACIALLY PROFILING IMMIGRANTS. KEMP SAYS THE FOCUS IS TO QUOTE "KEEP DANGEROUS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS OFF THE STREETS AND DEPORTED BACK TO THEIR COUNTRIES." END QUOTE. THIS MORNING...THE U-S SENATE IS CONSIDERING LEGISLATION THAT WOULD FEDERALLY DECRIMINALIZE MARIJUANA. AND THIS MORNING WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOW THE REVERSAL COULD AFFECT FOLKS IN GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. WJCL 22 NEWS TIA MAGGIO SPOKE WITH AN ATTORNEY.. AND LOCAL OFFICER ABOUT THE IMPACTS. CLIP: NATE1057 16;26;10 "YOU HEAR THE FUNNY STORY; YOU GET FIVE DRUNK GUYS AND THEY START A FIGHT AND YOU GET FIVE GUYS THAT ARE STONED AND THEY START A BAND." 16;26;17 THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS 'ROLLING' OUT A RECOMMENDATION FOR A NEW CLASSIFICATION FOR MARIJUANA AS A LESS DANGEROUS DRUG. THE FIRST TIME ITS DONE SO IN 50 YEARS. CLIP: NATE1057 16;29;15 "I THINK PEOPLE ARE SEEING THAT MARIJUANA IS NOT HEROIN. THE 1930S MOVIE REEFER MADNESS IS NOT TRUE. AND AND PEOPLE ARE BEGINNING TO ACCEPT THAT. SO LAWS GENERALLY CHANGE WITH ATTITUDES AND IN GENERAL, PUBLIC CONSENSUS." 16;29;34 THE DOJ PROPOSAL WOULD MOVE MARIJUANA FROM SCHEDULE 1 DRUG - THAT INCLUDES DRUGS LIKE HEROIN AND ECSTASY - TO A SCHEDULE 3 DRUG WITH DRUGS LIKE STEROIDS AND TESTOSTERONE. CLIP: NATE1057 16;29;50 "RECOGNIZING THAT IT HAS MEDICAL ADVANTAGES, AND IT IS NOT HIGHLY ADDICTIVE." 16;29;57 WHICH 40- YEAR ATTORNEY HOWARD SPIVA SAYS COULD LEAD TO LESS SEVERE CHARGES. CLIP: NATE1057 16;38;08 "I SUSPECT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IS WHERE PEOPLE WERE GETTING JAIL TIME OR EVEN MAYBE YOU KNOW, JUST PROBATION. I THINK THAT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MORE OF JUST GETTING FINES." 16;38;19 RIGHT NOW - THE CURRENT FEDERAL CLASSIFICATION OF MARIJUANA DOESN'T RECOGNIZE ANY MEDICAL BENEFITS. AND WHILE SOUTH CAROLINA DOES - BLUFFTON PIO SGT. BONIFACIO PEREZ SAYS ITS HARD TO GET A MEDICAL CARD. CLIP: NATE1049 14;59;30 "THEY ONLY RECOGNIZE A HANDFUL OF INSTANCES WHERE SOMEONE GETS ISSUED THAT EXTREME EPILEPSY THAT TYPE OF STUFF. BUT THERE AGAIN, THERE'S NO DISPENSARIES. SO YOU'RE HAVING TO GO TO AN ACTUAL MEDICAL FACILITY TO GET THAT FILLED." 14;59;43 AND WHILE THE NEW CLASSIFICATION COULD OPEN DOORS...PEREZ SAYS IT WON'T BE ANYTIME SOON. CLIP: NATE1049 15;00;08 "INITIALLY, I DON'T THINK YOU'LL HAVE A CHANGE HERE. IT WOULD HAVE TO GO OUR LAWS WOULD HAVE TO GET REWRITTEN. SO THAT COULD BE VERY BEACH PARKING COULD GET PRICIER FOR FOLKS ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND. CITY LEADERS ARE PROPOSING AN HOURLY RATE INCREASE. THE "BEACH PARKING MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE" WAS PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED ... BY A "COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE." IF PASSED... IT WOULD RAISE THE RATE OF PARKING TO FIVE DOLLARS AN HOUR .. FOR AT LEAST 6 BEACHES ... EXCLUDING COLIGNY. BOTH YEAR ROUND ... AND SEASONAL OPTIONS WERE ALSO PRESENTED. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE PROPOSAL BE ADOPTED. BUT A VOTE IS STILL PENDING FROM CITY COUNCIL. THIS MORNING .. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA HEAD FOOTBALL COACH KIRBY SMART.. IS THE HIGHEST-PAID COACH IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL. AFTER SIGNING HIS EXTENSION.. THE UNIVERSITY SAYS HE'LL MAKE 13 *MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.. THROUGH 2033. PLUS YEARLY BONUSES OVER ONE MILLION DOLLARS. SMART HAS LED THE BULLDOGS TO BACK TO BACK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2021 AND 2022.. AND HAS BEEN WITH UGA SINCE 2016. AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING. AND IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT TRAFFIC AT AN