a "thats" possessive on the national news

[Laurence Horn]

On ABC's World News Tonight tonight, reporter Ryan Owens, in Austin
TX commenting on the correlation between church-going and obesity,
referred to

"...a megachurch thats waistline is growing as fast as its congregation"

I don't think I've ever heard one of these in "mainstream" use of this kind.

LH

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