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Group seeks to save storm-damaged Jefferson City homes

An EF-3 tornado raked the city on May 22

Group seeks to save storm-damaged Jefferson City homes

An EF-3 tornado raked the city on May 22

DONNA: THANK YOU. KANSAS CITY HAS LANDED TWO NEW FEDERAL HEADQUARTERS. THE USDA’S ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ARE BEING RELOCATED. ALONG WITH THOSE RELOCATIONS COMES 500 JOBS TO THE METRO. CITY LEADERS SAYS THIS PUTS THE USDA MUCH CLOSER TO THE PEOPLE IT WORKS WITH, THE FARMERS. THE SALE WAS NOT POPULAR WITH EVERYONE AND THEY’RE HOPING THE NEW EMPLOYEES WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY WHAT OUR METRO HAS TO OFFER. >> YOU CAN ACCESS THE ARTS AND THE CULTURE AND SPORTS. >> HAVING GREAT QUALITY OF LIFE AND ALL THE AMENITIES THE CITY OF OUR SIZE OFFERS, BUT IT IS SO LIVABLE. IT IS AFFORDABLE AND EASY TO GET AROUND. DONNA: RIGHT NOW, CITY LEADERS ARE STILL DECIDING EXACTLY WHERE IN THE METRO THEY WILL BUILD. CODY: IT WAS THE CHASE THAT BROUGHT THE NATION TO A STANDSTILL 25 YEARS TODAY. 95 MILLION PEOPLE WATCHED LIVE AS A CONVOY OF POLICE CARS FOLLOWED O.J. SIMPSON IN HIS FORD BRONCO. SIMPSON WOULD LATER BE CHARGED AND ACQUITTED FOR THE MURDERS OF HIS EX-WIFE, NICOLE BROWN SIMPSON AND HER BOYFRIEND RON GOLDMAN. AND NOW, O.J. IS TURNING TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO, QUOTE, SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT. HERE IS ABC’S KENNETH MOTON. KENNETH: O.J. SIMPSON MAKING HIS DIGITAL DEBUT. >> HEY TWITTER WORLD, THIS IS YOURS TRULY. KENNETH: THE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMER IS NOW ON TWITTER, GIVING FOLLOWERS A HINT OF WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT. >> YOU KNOW, FOR YEARS, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SAY WHATEVER THEY WANTED TO SAY ABOUT ME. WITH NO ACCOUNTAILITY, BUT NOW I GET TO CHALLENGE A LOT OF THAT , VS AND SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT _- B.S. AND SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT. KENNETH AND THEN THIS CRYPTIC : MESSAGE. >> THIS SHOULD BE A LOT OF FUN, I GOT A LITTLE GETTIN’ EVEN TO >> HE MAY BE DRIVING ENDLESSLY. KENNETH: TODAY MARKS 25 YEARS SINCE THE INFAMOUS WHITE BRONCO CHASE, BEFORE SIMPSON WAS CHARGED IN THE MURDERS OF EX-WIFE NICOLE BROWN SIMPSON AND HER FRIEND RON GOLDMAN. HE WAS TRIED IN WHAT BECAME KNOWN AS THE TRIAL OF THE CENTURY AND FOUND NOT GUILTY. >> IF IT DOESN’T FIT YOU MUST ACQUIT. KENNETH: SIMPSON WAS CONVICTED ON UNRELATED ROBBERY AND KIDNAPPING CHARGES IN LAS VEGAS AND SPENT NINE YEARS BEHIND BARS. NOW A FREE MAN, HE SAYS HE WILL BE TWEETING ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM SPORTS TO POLITICS. HIS LAWYER, TELLS ABC NEWS MR. SIMPSON IS THE MOST POSITIVE PERSON I HAVE EVER MET. HE IS ALSO VERY WELL INFORMED ON CURRENT EVENTS. HE WILL NOT BE NEGATIVE. NOR WILL HE COMMENT ON THE LA -- ON THE L.A. THING. AS FOR WHO HE’S FOLLOWING ONLINE, SO FAR, ONLY EIGHT ACCOUNTS, MOST OF THEM SPORTS-RELATED. KENNETH MOTON, ABC NEWS, NEW YORK. CODY AT LAST CHECK, THE TWITTER : ACCOUNT HAS OVER 600,000 FOLLOWERS. BY THE WAY, HE HAS ONLY TWEETED THREE TIMES. DONNA: IT IS 6:47, AND AN 11-YEAR-OLD BOY IN CAROLINA IS BEING CALLED A HERO AFTER HE FOUGHT OFF AN INTRUDER WITH A MACHETE. BRAYDON SMITH WAS HOME ALONE WHEN A YOUNG MAN BROKE INTO HIS HOUSE. THE INTRUDER TOLD HIM TO GET IN THE CLOSET, WHICH HE DID. BUT WHEN THE MAN TURNED HIS BACK BRAYDON JUMPED OUT AND GRABBED , HIS MACHETE AND HIT THE MAN IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. HERE IS WHAT HE SAID. >> IT WENT BY REALLY FAST, AND I KNEW I DIDN’T HAVE TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO. DONNA: BRAYDON SAID HE GOT THE MACHETE AS A GIFT. AND NORMALLY HE USES IT TO CHOP WOOD. THAT INTRUDER WAS CAUGHT AND ARRESTED. CODY: POLICE IN DES MOINES, IOWA IS DEALING WITH THE DEADLY WEEKEND. THEY ARE WORKING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT KILLED A FAMILY OF FOUR INSIDE THEIR HOME ON SATURDAY. ALL PEOPLE IN THE FAMILY WERE SHOT, INCLUDING THE SONS WHO WERE JUST 15 AND 10 YEARS OLD. A FAMILY FRIEND IS STILL PROCESSING WHAT HAPPENED. >> THE COMMUNITY IS KIND OF SHOCKED BECAUSE IT IS VERY RARE. IT IS UNUSUAL. CODY: EVEN THOUGH THE FAMILY WAS FOUND SH
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Group seeks to save storm-damaged Jefferson City homes

An EF-3 tornado raked the city on May 22

A non-profit group is hoping to save historic homes that were damaged when a powerful tornado swept through Missouri's capital city last month.The Historic City of Jefferson is rounding up investors who are interested in salvaging historic homes that were damaged when an EF-3 tornado raked the city on May 22, the Jefferson City News Tribune reported.Donna Deetz, who runs the nonprofit, said owners who are considering selling or demolishing their homes have other options. The HCJ-organized group could step in to provide alternatives or purchase the home."If they've already gotten their insurance payment and they're going to have to pay $30,000 to take it down, would they be willing to sell it for $30,000? That sort of thing," said Deetz, who is also a commissioner on the city's Historic Preservation Commission."We can save it and we don't have these holes along East Capitol Avenue," she added.Jayme Abbott, the city's neighborhood services manager, said damaged properties deemed a dangerous structures won't be considered for purchase.

A non-profit group is hoping to save historic homes that were damaged when a powerful tornado swept through Missouri's capital city last month.

The Historic City of Jefferson is rounding up investors who are interested in salvaging historic homes that were damaged when an EF-3 tornado raked the city on May 22, the Jefferson City News Tribune reported.

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Donna Deetz, who runs the nonprofit, said owners who are considering selling or demolishing their homes have other options. The HCJ-organized group could step in to provide alternatives or purchase the home.

"If they've already gotten their insurance payment and they're going to have to pay $30,000 to take it down, would they be willing to sell it for $30,000? That sort of thing," said Deetz, who is also a commissioner on the city's Historic Preservation Commission.

"We can save it and we don't have these holes along East Capitol Avenue," she added.

Jayme Abbott, the city's neighborhood services manager, said damaged properties deemed a dangerous structures won't be considered for purchase.

Jefferson City, Missouri damaged by a large tornado.