TRUMP TARIFF FALLOUT. STOCK MARKETS PLUMMET AFTER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ANNOUNCES A UNIVERSAL TEN PERCENT TARIFF ON ALL IMPORTS. "I THINK IT'S GOING VERY WELL. IT WAS AN OPERATION LIKE WHEN A PATIENT GETS OPERATED ON, AND IT'S A BIG THING." HOW LOCAL ECONOMISTS SAY THESE CHANGES... WILL IMPACT US. FROM A DRIVE- THRU...TO A DESTINATION. RINCON'S OFFICIALS DISCUSS THE CITY'S ACCOMPLISHMENT S FROM LAST YEAR -- AND THEIR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. TONIGHT IS YOUR ONE AND ONLY CHANCE TO TASTE AND TOUR DOWNTOWN STATESBORO. HOW YOU CAN ENJOY LOCAL FOOD...AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT... FOR JUST TEN DOLLARS. I-16 AT US 280 THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING -- I'M EMMA HAMILTON. AND I'M FRANK SULKOWSKI. METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS JOINING US NOW NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... TODAY CLOUDY, THEN GRADUALLY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 86. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 14 MPH, WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 21 MPH. TONIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 66. SOUTHEAST WIND 6 TO 10 MPH. SATURDAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 86. SOUTH WIND 6 TO 13 MPH, WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 20 MPH. SATURDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 66. SOUTH WIND 9 TO 11 MPH. SUNDAYMOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 88. SOUTH WIND 8 TO 14 MPH, WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 23 MPH. SUNDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 68 AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING. THE STOCK MARKET HAS DROPPED TO CRITICAL LOWS...AS PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S NEW SWEEPING TARIFFS GO INTO EFFECT. NOW WE'RE HEARING FROM GEORGIA FINANCE AND ECONOMIC PROFESSORS ABOUT THE TARIFFS. AS WJCL 22 NEWS' AJ SISSON REPORTS... IT COULD TAKE MONTHS BEFORE WE SEE THE TRUE IMPACT ON CONSUMER PRICES. PRESIDENT TRUMP IMPOSED THESE TARIFFS ON U-S TRADE PARTNERS ... 34 PER-CENT ON CHINA ... 20 PER-CENT ON THE EUROPEAN UNION ... 32 PER-CENT ON SWITZERLAND ... AND MORE ... AND IN MANY OF THESE CASES ... WE IMPORT MORE THAN WE EXPORT ... SOT <BEN MCKAY, GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY ASST. DIR. CENTER FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH> "WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 6-TO-9 MONTHS TO START SEEING ANY IMPACT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER." VO A TARIFF IS A TAX ON A GOOD THAT GOES IN AN OUT OF A COUNTRY ... SO A 34 PER-CENT TARIFF MEANS THE PRICE INCREASES BY THAT MUCH TO BRING IT INTO THE COUNTRY ... SOT <TUCKER BALCH, EMORY UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR OF FINANCE> "THE LONG-TERM GOAL IS IT'S GOING TO BRING MANUFACTURING BACK TO THE COUNTRY AND SO ON. THE THING IS YOU CAN'T BUILD FACTORIES IN A MONTH." VO ECONOMIC EXPERTS SAY IT COULD TAKE UP TO 2 YEARS BEFORE WE SEE THE TRUE EFFECTS OF THE TARIFFS ... SOT <BALCH> "I THINK IN THE SHORT-TERM, WE'RE GOING TO SEE A RECESSION." VO PROFESSOR TUCKER BALCH ... FROM EMORY UNIVERSITY'S GOIZUETA BUSINESS SCHOOL ... SAYS THIS IS FROM TRENDS FROM THE ATLANTA FED ... FORECASTING A DROP IN GDP THIS QUARTER ... HOWEVER ... PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS THERE WOULD BE A BUMPY START TO THE TARIFFS ... REPRESENTATIVE BUDDY CARTER SAYS IT WILL BE GOOD IN THE LONG-RUN ... SOT <REP. BUDDY CARTER, GA DISTRICT 1> GA DISTRICT 1> "YES IT'S GOING TO CAUSE SOME SHORT-TERM PAIN, BUT IT'S A LONG-TERM SOLUTION. IT'S GOING TO RESULT IN HIGHER WAGES AND MORE JOBS FOR AMERICAN WORKERS, SOMETHING THAT THEY WELCOME, AND WE WELCOME. SO, I APPLAUD THIS PRESIDENT FOR WHAT HE'S DOING." FSG GEORGIA SENATOR REVEREND RAPHAEL WARNOCK SAID IN A STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE TARIFFS: "THIS IS A CYNICAL SALES TAX ON ORDINARY PEOPLE PUT IN PLACE TO EXCUSE A MASSIVE TAX CUT FOR MILLIONAIRES AND BILLIONAIRES." RIGHT NOW - LAWYERS FOR THE TEEN ACCUSED OF KILLING TWO STUDENTS AND TWO TEACHERS INSIDE APALACHEE HIGH SCHOOL LAST YEAR ARE ASKING TO HAVE HIS TRIAL MOVED OUT OF BARROW COUNTY. THIS COMES A WEEK AFTER HIS FATHER REQUESTED THE SAME IN HIS TRIAL. COLT GRAY'S ATTORNEYS SAY HE WONT BE ABLE TO GET A FAIR TRIAL IN THE COUNTY DUE TO THE PRE-TRIAL PUBLICITY AND HOW COUNTY RESIDENTS FEEL TOWARD HIM. COLT GRAY FACES 55 CHARGES INCLUDING FELONY MURDER. HIS FATHER - COLIN GRAY - IS ACCUSED OF GIVING HIM THE GUN AND IS FACING 29 CHARGES INCLUDING SECOND DEGREE MANSLAUGHTER. NEW THIS MORNING ... GEORGIA LAWMAKERS ARE TAKING THE FIRST STEPS TOWARD ESTABLISHING A NEW AIRPORT NEAR RICHMOND HILL IN BRYAN COUNTY. LEGISLATION TO CREATE AN AIRPORT AUTHORITY GAINED APPROVAL IN THE GEORGIA HOUSE TUESDAY. HOUSE BILL 76 CREATES AN ELEVEN MEMBER BOARD IN CHARGE OF THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY. THE BILL STILL HAS TO PASS THE SENATE AND BE SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR BEFORE IT BECOMES LAW. RINCON CITY LEADERS OUTLINING THEIR VISION FOR THE FUTURE ... AT THEIR SECOND ANNUAL STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS. DURING LAST NIGHT'S 2025 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS... MAYOR KEVIN EXLEY HIGHLIGHTED THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENT S SUCH AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. BUT HE ALSO SAID THERE ARE MANY AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT... INCLUDING INFRASTRUCTURE. EXLEY TALKED OF ROAD IMPROVEMENTS TO DECREASE TRAFFIC.... INCLUDING THE STATE'S 68 MILLION DOLLAR WIDENING OF HIGHWAY 21. "ALL WE'RE DOING IS PUSHING THE BOTTLENECK FORWARD. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. SO GETTING THAT TRAFFIC TO JIMMY THE LOW DANCE AT ALL, AND IT PUTS US IN A BETTER SITUATION." COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WAS ANOTHER KEY TOPIC. THE CITY PLANS TO INTRODUCE MORE PARKS, AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES... INCLUDING A COMPLETELY NEW 85 ACRE FACILITY. SECOND ROUND OF THE CLUB CAR CHAMPIONSHIP COMING UP THIS MORNING OUT AT THE LANDINGS GOLF AND ATHLETIC CLUB ON SKIDAWAY ISLAND. WHAT A START TO THE TOURNAMENT YESTERDAY....THIS GUY SEEMED TO LIKE IT! BEAUTIFUL DAY AND BEAUTIFUL PLAY AT THE DEER CREEK COURSE. THE KORN FERRY TOUR GOLFERS GOING LOW ON DAY ONE. JOHNNY KEEFER, A ROOKIE ON THE TOUR, CARDING A BOGEY-FREE 7-UNDER 65 TO GRAB THE LEAD. FOUR OTHERS JUST A SHOT BEHIND HIM AT MINUS FIVE. AND HOW ABOUT OUR LOCAL GOLFERS? BLUFFTON'S BRYSON NIMMER, THREE UNDER IN THE FIRST ROUND, SAVANNAH'S HUGHES THREKELD, THE FORMER BENEDICTINE CADET SHOT EVEN PAR. "IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT HAVING THIS MANY PEOPLE OUT, AND I USED TO. YOU KNOW, USUALLY IT'S JUST, MY PARENTS AT MY COLLEGE EVENTS OR, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A FRIEND OR TWO THAT'S, CLOSE BY. BUT YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY PRESSURE. IT DEFINITELY HELPED ME. YOU KNOW, I COULD, KIND OF FED OFF THE ENERGY THERE FOR A LITTLE BIT, ON MY BACK, ON THE FRONT KIND OF PUSHED ME ALONG." "IT'S ALWAYS GREAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOOD FOR IT OUT THERE. I THINK IT TAKES YOU LIKE 3 OR 4 HOLES TO KIND OF GET USED TO IT. WE HAVE FANS AND OTHER EVENTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW THEM. SO IT'S ROUND TWO WILL KICK OFF TODAY AT SEVEN-10 ... WITH GATES OPENING TO THE PUBLIC AT NINE. AND DON'T FORGET -- COMING UP TONIGHT AT SEVEN, THE WJCL 22 SPORTS TEAM TAKING YOU INSIDE THE ROPES AT THE CLUB CAR CHAMPIONSHIP. AMY ZIMMER, PAT TIMLIN AND THE CREW WILL HAVE A COMPLETE RECAP OF TODAY'S SECOND ROUND. DON'T FORGET ... TOMORROW IS THE RETURN OF THE PUBLIX WOMEN'S HALF MARATHON AND FIVE-KAY. BOTH RACES START AT SEVEN-30 AT THE INTERSECTION OF DRAYTON STREET AND BOLTON LANE. MOST ROAD CLOSURES AND DETOURS ALONG THE ROUTE WILL BE IN EFFECT BETWEEN SIX-45 AND ELEVEN-30 A-M. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED