WAPT'S ANNE PARKER WENT ALONG
TODAY AS THEY SPREAD CHRISTMAS
CHEER.
>> THIS IS AVERY NOBLE, A
4-YEAR-OLD WHO CAN'T WAIT FOR
CHRISTMAS.
>> WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD
TO THE MOST ABOUT CHRISTMAS?
TELL ME WHAT GIFT?
>> A UNICORN.
>> THERE IS ONE THING, ONE
PERSON SHE'S MISSING THIS YEAR.
>> THIS IS THE LAST TIME MY
DADDY HOLDED ME AND MY LITTLE
BROTHER.
>> AVERY'S DAD, CAPTAIN CASEY
NOBLE HAS BEEN DEPLOYED IN IRAQ
SINCE JUNE, IT'S HER SECOND
CHRISTMAS WITHOUT HIM.
>> THE FIRST TIME HE WAS
DEPLOYED, SHE WAS A LITTLE BIT
YOUNGER, SHE DIDN'T ASK AS MANY
QUESTIONS, SHE KNEW SHE MISSED
HER DAD, SHE DIDN'T ASK WHERE IS
HE, WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG?
WHEN'S HE COMING BACK?
THIS TIME I'M HELPING HER
UNDERSTAND THAT DADDY SERVES, WE
DECIDED THAT WE WOULD HAVE HER
DO SERVICE PROJECTS, RANDOM ACTS
OF KINDNESS AND LET HER
UNDERSTAND THAT SHE CAN SERVE,
TOO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE IN
IRAQ TO SERVE, AND THAT WAY WE
CAN HONOR HER DAD'S SERVICE
>> AVERY BROUGHT GOODY BAGS TO
BRANDON HIGH SCHOOLERS.
>> I CAN TELL TH BIG KIDS GOOD
LUCK ON YOUR EXAMS, WHATEVER
THOSE ARE.
>> THE SHERIFF GAVE ME A BADGE.
>> ON WEDNESDAY, WE WENT WITH
THEM ON ONE OF THEIR STOPS TO
THE POST OFFICE.
>> THEY'RE THE PEOPLE WHO TAKE
THE BOXES FROM US WHEN WE SEND
DADDY HIS CARE PACKAGES, AND
THEY MAKE SURE THEY GET INTO HIS
HANDS.
>> THIS IS VERY AWESOME.
IT'S VERY, VERY TOUCHING, THAT
WE CAN SEND PACKAGES TO HER
DADDY, AND HE CAN GET PART OF
HIS HEART IN A BOX TO WHERE HE
IS AND FIGHTING FOR OUR COUNTRY.
>> BUT, AVERY'S BEST DELIVERY IS
STILL TO COME.
SHE AND HER MOM ARE SENDING A
VIDEO OF ALL OF AVERY'S SPECIAL
CHRISTMAS DELIVERIES TO HER DAD
IN IRAQ.
>> BE KIND TO EACH
OTHER...BLESSING IS A BLESSING.
>> IN BRANDON, ANNE PARKER, 16
WAPT NEWS.
>>> A FORMER JACKSON CITY
COUNCILMAN GAVE AWAY CHRISTMAS
DINNER TO SENIOR CITIZENS TODAY.
>> H ARE YOU DOING, MA'AM?
>> FORMER JACKSON CITY
COUNCILMAN FRANK BLUNTSON HOLDS
HIS DINNER GIVE-AWAY EVERY YEAR
TO HONOR HIS LATE SON CRAIG
BLUNTSON, HE DIED PLAYING
BASKETBALL WITH CHILDREN HE
MENTORED.
>> WE NOTICED IN 35 YEARS,
SPECIFICALLY FOR SENIOR
CITIZENS, WE KNOW THEY'RE ON
FIXED INCOME.
THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON
WITH MEDICAL, YOU KNOW, CARE FOR
THEM, AND THE HIGH COSTS THAT
EVEN ANY PERSON INCURS NOWADAYS.
WE FIGURED THAT THE SENIORS
WOULD BE THE MOST IMPACTED.
>> YOU LOOK AT ALL THOSE THAT
ARE IN NEED, YOU WANT TO REACH
OUT, YOU WANT TO DO YOUR PART.
AND, AT THE HINDS COUNTY SHERIFF
DEPARTMENT WE ARE MORE THAN
HAPPY TO DO IT.
>> BLUNTSSON COULD NOT BE THERE
HE WAS AT HIS WIFE'S FUNERAL,
JUANITA BUNTSON DIED LAST WEEK
AFTER A STROKE.
EVEN WITHOUT FRANK BLUNTSON
THERE, THEY GAVE AWAY MORE THAN
300 BAGS OF FOOD.
>>> A TRAFFIC BACK-UP TO TELL
YOU, I-20 WEST AT ELLIS AVENUE,
TRAFFIC MOVING SLOWLY.
WE ARE WORKING TO FIND OUT WHY
THAT IS.
WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED.
>>> AN EARLY CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR
THE MISSISSIPPI CHILDREN'S
MUSEUM, NISSAN'S DONATION,
COMING UP.
>>> PLUS, A CELEBRATION FOR THE
CLINTON ARROWS, HOW THE CITY IS
RECOGNIZING THE STATE FOOTBALL
CHAMPS.
>>> TRAFFIC'S BEEN BAD WITH THE
HOLIDAYS COMING UP.
PATIENCE OUT THERE.
HEY, WE GOT TEMPERATURES, LOOK
AT THIS!
WHAT A TURN AROUND FROM EARLY IN
THE WEEK, TEMPERATURES A LOT
MORE COMFORTABLE.
FIND OUT WHAT IS IN STORE FOR
CHRISTMAS WEEKEND NEXT.
YOU'RE WATCHING 16 WAPT NEWS.
>> HI, I'M LISA...IN GERMANY, I
WANT TO SEND A SHOUTOUT TO MY
GIRLS...I LOVE YOU TO INFINITY,
I MISS YO
>>> 63-33.
IT WAS PRETTY CHILLY THIS
MORNING.
CLOUDS CAME IN, AND TEMPERATURES
ROSE.
BY THE TIME EVERYBODY HEADED OUT
TO WORK AND SCHOOL, IT WAS UP
NEAR 40°.
63-33.
TOMORROW AT 6:00, NOT A WHOLE
LOT OF CLEAR SKIES, AND BRIGHT
SUNSHINE IN THE FORECAST, BUT IT
LOOKS LIKE IT SHOULD BE FAIRLY
DRY.
SO A LIGHT SOUTH, SOUTHEASTERLY
WIND, 10 MILES PER HOUR.
59°.
IT IS FEELING BETTER OUT THERE.
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
52 UP IN THE DELTA.
GREENWOOD AND VICKSBURG AT 57.
56 IN HATTIESBURG.
JUST A REMINDER, WE'RE NOT
FORGETTING ABOUT OUR VIEWERS IN
McCOMB.
THEY'VE HAD TEMPERATURE ISSUES
DOWN THERE.
IT'S KIND OF AN OFF AND ON, IT
HASN'T BEEN ACCURATE UNTIL THEY
GET THAT FIXED.
TURNED OFF RIGHT NOW.
TEMPERATURES TOMORROW, VERY
SIMILAR TO TODAY.
WE DO HAVE A WEAK FRONT THAT IS
GOING TO MOVE THROUGH, BUT THE
AIR BEHIND IT IS OF PACIFIC
ORIGIN.
SUNNY ACROSS OUR NORTHERN
COUNTIES, CLOUDY IN THE SOUTH.
YOU CAN SEE THE CLOUD COVER
WHICH HAS BEEN ON AND OFF
THROUGH THE DAY.
THE SUN DID TRY TO BREAK OUT
THIS AFTERNOON.
NOT A BIG SUNNY DAY.
JUST A COUPLE BREAKS HERE AND
THERE.
ALL RIGHT, HERE'S THE WEAK FRONT
WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH
TOMORROW, BRING SOME SLIGHTLY
DRIER AIR.
CLEAR SKIES MOVE IN BEHIND THE
FRONT.
THAT LOOKS LIKE PRIMARILY NORTH
MISSISSIPPI.
THIS IS A DISTURBANCE WHICH WILL
COME OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AND
PASS TO OUR NORTH.
THIS WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN
UP TOWARDS MEMPHIS AND AREAS TO
THE NORTH ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
SO, TOMORROW, LOOKING GOOD.
THE SUN WILL BE IN AND OUT WITH
THE CLOUDS.
AND, THEN THE SOUTHERLY BREEZE
BEGINS TO KICK IN AS THE STORM
OUT WEST APPROACHES.
FRIDAY, I THINK WE'LL STILL BE
IN THE 60s, WITH 70s IN THE
OFFING FOR CHRISTMAS WEEKEND.
CHRISTMAS EVE, THERE'S THE RAIN
CHANCE TO OUR NORTH.
REALLY LOOKS LIKE NO TRAVEL
TROUBLE ACROSS THE WHOLE
COUNTRY, EXCEPT FOR MAYBE UP IN
NORTHERN MINNESOTA, AND THE
DAKOTAS.
EVERYBODY ELSE TEMPERATURES
GOING TO BE TOO WARM FOR ANY
KIND OF TRAVEL DIFFICULTY, AND
NEXT WEEK, IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE
A MAJOR WIDESPREAD STORM.
SO THERE YOU SEE CHRISTMAS DAY,
74°.
HERE WE GO, 50 TONIGHT.
AND TOMORROW, WE'LL BE IN THE 60
DEGREE RANGE, HIGHER IN THE
SOUTHERN COUNTIES.
TOMORROW NIGHT, TEMPERATURES NOT
BAD AT ALL, FOR LATE DECEMBER,
44.
7-DAY FORECAST FEATURING A
WARM-UP CHRISTMAS EVE.
IF YOU'RE WATCHING AT 5:00, I'LL
TALK MORE ABOUT THIS AT 10:00.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME
SINCE 1954, AND 1955 THAT WE HAD
CONSECUTIVE CHRISTMASES, 70° OR
HIGHER.
THAT'S THE ONLY OTHER TIME IT'S
HAPPENED.
>> GOING TO BE A RARE EVENT.
>> THANKS, DAVID.
THE MISSISSIPPI CHILDREN'S
MUSEUM GOT A BRAND-NEW CAR FOR
CHRISTMAS.
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