THAT'S A LOOK AT SPORTS, KEEP IT HERE. THIS MORNING ON WJCL 22 NEWS - A NEW WAY TO STOP DRIVERS FROM TEXTING WHILE ON THE ROAD. DRONES ARE PATROLLING THE STREETS OF BRYAN COUNTY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET CAUGHT BY ONE ITS THE LARGEST SINGLE DAY FOOD DRIVE IN AMERICA. HOW YOU CAN HELP 'STAMP OUT' HUNGER WITH THE HELP OF THE POST OFFICE. A GEORGIA SOUTHERN PROFESSOR FROM SAVANNAH WINS A PRESTIGIOUS AWARD. HOW HIS DOCUMENTARY IS SHINING A LIGHT ON RURAL HEALTHCARE <NATURAL SOUND> CHEERS.... AND LATER - A NEW PONTIFF STEPS UP AT THE VATICAN. AN AMERICAN PICKED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME IN THE CHURCH'S HISTORY. HIS RISE THROUGH THE CHURCH... THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING -- I'M FRANK SULKOWSKI. METEOROLOGISTS JONATHAN MYERS AND CATHERINE LIBERTA JOINING US NOW .... NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... FRIDAY A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY AFTER 3PM. PATCHY FOG BEFORE 9AM. OTHERWISE, PARTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS 30%. AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING. <NATURAL SOUND> "I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS CRAZY. I'VE NEVER EVEN SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT." DRONES IN THE SKY... AND NOW ... IN YOUR REARVIEW MIRROR. A GROUNDBREAKING ... AND CONTROVERSIAL MOVE ... BY THE BRYAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ... IS CATCHING DRIVERS' ATTENTION. LITERALLY - FROM ABOVE. DEPUTIES ARE NOW USING DRONES DURING TRAFFIC STOPS, AND THEY'RE NOT WATCHING FOR SPEED. "THEY IN RICHMOND HILL. AND THEY JUST WAITING. THEY ARE LITERALLY TAKING PICTURES OF YOU...IN THE CAR...WAITING TO CATCH Y'ALL.." THAT'S AUDRIANA DAVIS TALKING ABOUT BEING PULLED OVER AFTER A DRONE SPOTTED HER NOT WEARING A SEATBELT AND BEING TICKETED FOR IT. BRYAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS USING DRONES TO SCOUT SITUATIONS BEFORE STEPPING INTO THEM. "YOU CAN SEE THE PERSON SITTING IN THE CAR, SEE THE PERSON WITHOUT THE SEATBELT ON, TAKE A TAKE A STILL PHOTOGRAPH OR A VIDEO AND THEN PULL THEM OVER AND SAY, HEY, YOU DIDN'T HAVE YOUR SEATBELT ON." THE TECHNOLOGY IS RAISING CONCERNS OF PRIVACY BUT THE SHERIFF SAYS THEY CHECKED WITH THE STATE COURT SOLICITOR, AND GOT THE OKAY FOR THE PROGRAM. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ALSO SAYS THEY'RE COLLECTING DATA FROM THE DRONES OF TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS TO GIVE TO THE STATE RIGHT NOW - SOUTH CAROLINA OFFICERS ... ARE INVESTIGATING CLAIMS OF EMBEZZLEMENT ... INVOLVING THE BLUFFTON TOWNSHIP FIRE DISTRICT. THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION .. CONFIRMED THEY'RE LEADING THE ACTIVE INVESTIGATION. THE 14TH CIRCUIT SOLICITOR'S OFFICE REQUESTED SLED INVESTIGATE THESE CLAIMS.. BACK IN MARCH. THE BLUFFTON FIRE DISTRICT REPLACED FORMER CHIEF PAUL BOUL-WARE SUDDENLY IN FEBRUARY./// NEARLY TWO POUNDS OF FENTANYL - SEIZED DURING A TRAFFIC STOP ON I-95 IN JASPER COUNTY. DEPUTIES SAY - DERVICK PARKER AND CHRISTOPHER SMALLS WERE ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING FENTANYL, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND HAVING AN OPEN CONTAINER OF ALCOHOL IN THE CAR. WE'RE TOLD THE BRICK OF FENTANYL -- WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO 800 GRAMS - IS A MAJOR DISRUPTION IN THE FLOW OF DRUGS THROUGH JASPER COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THE INVESTIGATION INTO THIS INCIDENT IS ONGOING. ADDITIONAL CHARGES ARE POSSIBLE. TWO BILLS ... FOCUSED ON IMPROVING EDUCATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA ... ARE NOW LAW... SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER ... SIGNED THE LEGISLATION YESTERDAY. ACCORDING TO OUR ABC AFFILIATE IN CHARLESTON ... THE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND ACT ... IS A SCHOOL CHOICE BILL. IT MEANS PARENTS CAN USE PUBLIC MONEY ... TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO A SCHOOL OF THEIR CHOICE. A SECOND LAW ... KNOWN AS THE EDUCATOR ASSISTANCE ACT ... IS BEING PRAISED ... AS A PRO - TEACHER - BILL. IT GIVE TEACHERS A CHANCE ... TO BREAK THEIR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS ... AFTER LEARNING THEIR SALARY. IN A POST ON GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER ... ANNOUNCED PLANS TO PUBLICLY SIGN THE BILLS ... IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SAYING IN PART QUOTE ... "EMPOWERING PARENTS ... AND TEACHERS WITH - CHOICE ... FOR THEIR CHILDREN ... OR FOR THEIR CAREERS ... IS A GREAT STEP TOWARD SECURING FUTURE PROSPERITY ... FOR ALL SOUTH CAROLINIANS."/// HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND IS THE RETURN OF THE LARGEST ONE-DAY FOOD DRIVE IN THE NATION. THIS ANNUAL EVENT IS HOSTED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS. FOR MANY RESIDENTS, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN A BLUE BAG LIKE THIS ONE IN YOUR MAILBOX RECENTLY.. WHICH IS FOR THE FOOD DRIVE. WJCL 22 NEWS' KYRON NEVEAUX IS LIVE THIS MORNING WITH MORE ON THIS EVENT. KYRON, HOW CAN PEOPLE SUPPORT THIS CAUSE? FRANK, THIS ONE-DAY EVENT IS TOMORROW, AND IT'S A SIMPLE PROCESS. IF YOU HAVE ANY NON-PERISHABLE ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE, JUST PUT THEM IN A BAG AND LEAVE IT IN YOUR MAILBOX. THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS HAS BEEN HOLDING THIS EVENT ON THE SECOND SATURDAY IN MAY FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS. OVER THE LAST THREE DECADES, THE POST OFFICE STAFF HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DONATE NEARLY 2 BILLION POUNDS OF FOOD. THE ASSOCIATION SAYS THEIR GOAL IS TO HELP OUT FOOD BANKS DURING A TIME THEY NEED THE MOST HELP..WHICH IS WHEN SCHOOL IS OUT. <MARY JANE CROUCH, SECOND HARVEST OF COASTAL GEORGIA> GIVING A CAN OF FOOD OR A JAR OF PEANUT BUTTER SOMETHING LIKE THAT REALLY AND TRULY CAN MAKE A THE CANS COLLECTED HERE IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA WILL BE SECOND HARVEST. REPORTING IN SAVANNAH, KN RIGHT NOW PREPARATIONS ARE UNDEREWAY FOR SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY'S 206TH COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY. THE CEREMONY WILL START AT 9 A-M TODAY AT THE ENMARKET ARENA. PARKING AT THE ARENA WILL BE FREE. MORE THAN 380 STUDENTS HAVE APPLIED TO RECEIVE THEIR MASTER'S, BACHELOR'S, OR ASSOCIATE DEGREES. FORMER SSU INTERIM PRESIDENT CYNTHIA ALEXANDER IS SET TO BE THE COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER. TWO DIFFERENT CEREMONIES WILL BE HELD FOR ARMY AND NAVY ROTC COMMISSIONING ON CAMPUS A DOCUMENTARY FILM SET IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA IS SHEDDING LIGHT ON HOW HARD IT CAN BE FOR PEOPLE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES TO FIND QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE. REAL PROBLEM, REAL PEOPLE AND A REAL SUCCESSFUL PROJECT FOR A SAVANNAH RESIDENT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS STRAIGHT-TALKING AND DOWNRIGHT INSPIRATIONAL MOVIE. MATTHEW HASHIGUCHI DIDN'T GO INTO IT LOOKING FOR ACCOLADES. HE SIMPLY WANTED TO SHARE A STORY. "IT WAS NEVER GOAL TO WIN ANYTHING. IT WAS MORE ABOUT COMPLETING SOMETHING AND REALLY FULFILLING A COMMITMENT TO THOSE PEOPLE IN CLAY COUNTY." THAT COMMITMENT. HASHIGUCHI'S DOCUMENTARY, "THE ONLY DOCTOR", WHICH RECENTLY EARNED THE SAVANNAH RESIDENT AND GEORGIA SOUTHERN PROFESSOR A PRESTIGIOUS PEABODY AWARD. IN "THE ONLY DOCTOR", HASHIGUCHI FOCUSES ON RURAL HEALTH AND THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY A SINGLE DOCTOR IN RURAL SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. "THIS IS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE WEALTHIEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. AND AND WE HAVE HEALTH CARE THAT IS WORSE IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES. AND CLAY COUNTY IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF THAT. THERE'S ONE DOCTOR FOR THIS ENTIRE COUNTY, AND SHE'S NOT JUST SERVING CLAY COUNTY, SHE'S SERVING THE VARIOUS COUNTIES IN THAT REGION. AND ALSO PEOPLE FROM ALABAMA, BECAUSE THEY CAN'T ACCESS DOCTORS IN ALABAMA. SO THEY COMING TO GEORGIA TO SEE THIS ONE DOCTOR WHO WILL SEE THEM FOR FREE." THE DOCUMENTARY FOLLOWS DR. KAREN KINSELL, WHO FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES, SERVED THE CLAY COUNTY COMMUNITY WITHOUT DRAWING A SALARY... .THE THE TIME IS NOW _-_. WE DISPARITIES IN RURAL HEALTHCARE. "THIS ISN'T RURAL AMERICA, SPECIFICALLY RURAL GEORGIA. AND THERE GET HEALTHCARE." THE TIME I