MIDDAY NEWS, Monday, 1/12/2009
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HUNTINGDON MURDER
A TEENAGER IS DEAD AND ANOTHER IN CUSTODY AFTER A FIGHT IN HUNTINGDON.
GOOD MORNING.I'M TOM BRITT.
EMILY JORDAN IS ON ASSIGNMENT
THE HUNTINGDON POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY RESPONDED A CALL AROUND 2:45 SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THE CALLER SAID THAT TWO GIRLS HAD BEEN FIGHTING AND ONE HAD BEEN STABBED.
THEY FOUND A 15 YEAR OLD GIRL DEAD AT THE SCENE.
A 16 YEAR OLD HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.
THE INCIDENT IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED.
WE HAVE A CREW IN CARROLL COUNTY AND WILL HAVE MORE TONIGHT AT 5 AND 6.
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ARMED ROBBERY
JACKSON POLICE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IN FINDING THE MAN THEY BELIEVE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ROBBERY OF TWO DISCOUNT STORES AT GUNPOINT.
THE FIRST ROBBERY OCCURRED AT THE FAMILY DOLLAR ON HOLLYWOOD JUST AFTER THREE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
OFFICERS SAY THE SUSPECT CAME IN THE STORE PRETENDING TO SHOP. THEN PULLED OUT A HANDGUN AND RAN OUT OF THE STORE WITH THE CASH REGISTER.
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2ND ROBBERY
MINUTES LATER, AUTHORITIES SAY THE SAME MAN ROBBED THIS DOLLAR GENERAL ON NORTH HIGHLAND.
POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT WENT IN, PULLED OUT A HANDGUN AND GRABBED AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF CASH BEFORE RUNNING OUT OF THE STORE.
POLICE SAY THE MAN IS IN HIS MID-TWENTIES AND WAS WEARING A WAIST LENGTH BLACK COAT
NO ONE WAS INJURED IN EITHER INCIDENT.
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WILLS 4 HEROES
WITH THE TIGHT ECONOMY SOME FIRST RESPONDERS FOUND THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY A DIME FOR AN IMPORTANT LEGAL SERVICE THIS WEEKEND.
*WILLS FOR HEROES* CAME TO THE HUB CITY SATURDAY TO HELP WRITE FINAL WILL AND TESTAMENTS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. ALL FREE OF CHARGE.
ORGANIZERS TELL US *WILLS FOR HEROES* HAS BEEN PROVIDING THEIR SERVICES FOR FREE SINCE SEPTEMBER 11TH.
PARTICPANTS SAY THEY BELIEVE THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO HONOR THOSE WHO SERVE.
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B-WILLS 4 HEROES
ITS ALSO A WAY FOR US TO THINK ABOUT THE SERVICES THESE INDIVIDUALS PROVIDE EACH DAY AND HELP ALLOW THESE PEOPLE TO PLAN FOR THEIR FAMILIES JUST AS OTHER PEOPLE PREPARE FOR THEIR FAMILIES.
THIS IS THE ORGANIZATION'S FIRST YEAR IN THE VOLUNTEER STATE. THEY HAVE ALSO MADE STOPS IN MAURY, WILSON, AND KNOX COUNTIES.
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MLK JR. CELEBRATION
IN OTHER NEWS. MEMBERS OF ONE WEST TENNESSEE CHURCH CELEBRATED PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA'S INAUGURATION *AND* MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR'S BIRTHDAY OVER THE WEEKEND.
PROGRESSIVE BAPTIST CHURCH IN PARIS IS ONE OF MORE THAN A THOUSAND CHURCHES NATION-WIDE THAT WILL BE TAKING PART IN THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FAITH AND JUSTICE'S CELEBRATION OF JUSTICE SUNDAY NEXT WEEKEND.
HOWEVER, THEY CHOSE TO CELEBRATE A WEEK EARLY.
ORGANIZERS SAY VOLUNTEERING FOR THE COMMUNITY IS AN ON-GOING PROJECT FOR THE CHURCH AND ANYONE CAN PARTICIPATE
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B-MLK JR CELEBRATION
"WHATEVER IT IS-- BIG OR SMALL-- IT IT'S JUST GOING OVER TO SOMEONE ELSE'S HOUSE AND READING A BOOK TO THEM, THAT IS DOING COMMUNITY SERVICE-- JUST ONE LIFE TOUCHING ANOTHER AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT."
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW YOU OR YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN GET INVOLVED IN JUSTICE SUNDAY, GO TO OUR WEBSITE WBBJ-TV DOT COM AND CLICK *SEEN ON SEVEN.*
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HOUSE FIRE
IN STATE NEWS. CLEAN-UP CREWS ARE WORKING TO SALVAGE WHAT'S LEFT AFTER A HUGE FIRE DESTROYED A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR HOUSE.
THE BLAZE LIT UP THE SKIES SATURDAY NIGHT IN JOHNSON CITY AS FIREFIGHTERS BATTLED THE INFERNO.
NEIGHBORS SAY THEY HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND SAW A MASSIVE FLASH OF LIGHT THEY BELIEVE TO BE LIGHTNING.
THE 28-MILLION DOLLAR HOME SITS ON 13 ACRES OF LAND AND HAS 21 ROOMS. INCLUDING NINE BEDROOMS AND TEN FULL BATHS.
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LOTTERY
EVEN IN THESE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES, MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL FEELING LUCKY.
MORE THAN HALF OF STATES WITH LOTTERIES HAVE REPORTED RISING SALES OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS.
SOME RESEARCHERS SAY FINANCIAL INSECURITY MIGHT BE DRIVING PEOPLE TO RISK MORE OF THEIR MONEY THAN USUAL ON CHEAP INSTANT SCRATCH-OFFS AND OTHER DAILY GAMES IN HOPES OF A BIG PAYOFF.
ACCORDING TO SCIENTIFIC GAMES, 25 OF 42 STATES WITH LOTTERIES HAVE EXPERIENCED HIGHER SALES OF SCRATCH-OFF AND DAILY LOTTERY GAMES SINCE JULY.
IN TENNESSEE, SALES OF INSTANT LOTTERY GAMES WERE UP 8 MILLION DOLLARS DURING THE FISCAL FIRST QUARTER ENDING IN OCTOBER.
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SMOKING BAN
TENNESSEE DOCTORS WANT STATE LAWMAKERS TO MAKE IT ILLEGAL FOR DRIVERS TO SMOKE CIGARETTES WHILE YOUNGSTERS ARE IN THE CAR, BUT CAN'T FIND ANY SUPPORTERS.
THE TENNESSEE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION VICE PRESIDENT SAYS THE ASSOCIATION WANTS A 25 DOLLAR FINE FOR DRIVERS SMOKING WITH CHILDREN 9 OR YOUNGER IN THE CAR.
LEGISLATORS AND ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO SECONDHAND SMOKE PREVENTION HAVE DECLINED TO SUPPORT THE IDEA.
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES.FOUR STATES HAVE LAWS AGAINST
SMOKING WHILE CHILDREN ARE IN THE CAR
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PEANUT BUTTER
KING NUT COMPANIES IS RECALLING TWO OF THEIR BRANDS OF PEANUT BUTTER AFTER FINDING ONE OPEN CONTAINER INFECTED WITH THE SALMONELLA BACTERIA.
THE FDA IS TESTING PEANUT BUTTER FROM KING NUT COMPANIES AND PEANUT CORPORATION OF AMERICA.
THE PRODUCTS HAVE NOT BEEN LINKED TO THE NATIONAL SALMONELLA OUTBREAK THAT AFFECTED ALMOST 4-HUNDRED PEOPLE.
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BUSH CONFERENCE
PRESIDENT BUSH WENT BEFORE REPORTERS TODAY--AND THE BIGGEST NEWS WAS THAT HIS FORTY-SEVENTH NEWS CONFERENCE AFTER EIGHT YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE-- WAS ALSO HIS LAST.
HE WILL TURN OVER THE PRESIDENCY TO BARACK OBAMA A WEEK FROM TOMORROW.
BUSH WAXED NOSTALGIC REFLECTING ON A TUMULTUOUS PRESIDENCY.
HERE' S ABC'S VIVIANA HURTADO.
IN HIS LAST NEWS CONFERENCE, PRESIDENT BUSH DEFENDED THE PRINCIPLES THAT
GUIDED HIS POLICIES.
SOT BUSH: "I DON'T KNOW HOW I COULD BE BACK IN TX AND LOOK IN MIRROR IF I
LET THE LOUD CRITICS SWAY MY JUDGEMENT."
THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS ALSO LARGELY STALLED ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S
WATCH --THOUGH HE'S TRIED TO BROKER A PEACE AGREEMENT THE PAST COUPLE YEARS.
HOPES FOR A LASTING PEACE DEAL BEFORE LEAVING OFFICE WERE DASHED BY THE
LATEST FIGHTING IN GAZA.
SOT BUSH: "ISRAEL HAS RIGHT TO DEFEND HERSELF."
PERHAPS THE MOST DEFINING EVENT OF MR. BUSH'S PRESIDENCY WAS THE SEPTEMBER
11TH TERRORIST ATTACKS WHICH LED TO THE WARS IN AFGHANISTAN AND,
CONTROVERSIALLY, IRAQ.
MR. BUSH, WHO ONCE SAID HE COULDN'T THINK OF A MISTAKE HE'D MADE,
ACKNOWLEDGED SOME TODAY.
SOT BUSH: "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED WAS A MISTAKE, KATRINA."
BUT THE PRESIDENT SAID PROTECTING AMERICAN CITIZENS WAS ALWAYS HIS TOP
PRIORITY --AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER ATTACKS ON U.S. SOIL SINCE 9/11.
BARACK OBAMA NOW INHERITS THAT RESPONSIBILITY, ALONG WITH A WORSENING
RECESSION.
ABC NEWS POLLS SHOW THAT PRESIDENT BUSH
HAD THE BIGGEST RANGE IN APPROVAL RATINGS OF ANY PRESIDENT-- FROM HIS HIGH
OF 92 PER CENT AFTER THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS TO HIS LOW OF 23 PER CENT THIS
PAST OCTOBER.
SOT RICK KLEIN: TBD
A LEGACY PRESIDENT BUSH BELIEVES IS OUT OF HIS CONTROL, AND WILL BEST BE
JUDGED OVER THE COURSE OF TIME.
VIVIANA HURTADO ON CAMERA;
THIS ISN'T THE LAST TIME AMERICANS WILL HEAR FROM PRESIDENT BUSH.
HE IS EXPECTED TO DELIVER A FAREWELL ADDRESS TO THE NATION LATER THIS WEEK.
VIVIANA HURTADO, ABC NEWS, WASHINGTON.
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GAZA
ISRAELI WARPLANES HAVE BEEN POUNDING THE HOMES OF HAMAS LEADERS AS GROUND TROOPS EDGE CLOSER TO THE GAZA STRIP'S DENSELY POPULATED URBAN CENTER.
BLACK SMOKE HAS BEEN SEEN RISING OVER THE EASTERN SUBURBS OF GAZA CITY, WHERE THE TWO SIDES SKIRMISHED OVERNIGHT.
AT LEAST SIX PALESTINIANS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LATEST AIRSTRIKES.
ISRAELI RESERVE UNITS ARE BEING SENT IN TO ASSIST GROUND FORCES ALREADY IN GAZA.
THAT'S A STRONG SIGNAL THE ISRAEL INTENDS TO PRESS THE ATTACK DESIGNED TO HALT MILITANT ROCKET ATTACKS.
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EGYPT
CHINA'S MIDDLE EAST ENVOY MET WITH ARAB LEAGUE OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE GAZA CONFLICT.
CHINA CALLED CALLED FOR AN IMMEDIATE CEASE-FIRE AND A FOCUS ON EASING THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN GAZA.
THE ENVOY IS ALSO EXPECTED TO VISIT ISRAEL AND PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES FOR FURTHER TALKS TOWARDS A PEACE PROCESS.
THE ARAB LEAGUE'S SECRETARY GENERAL SAID THAT IF ISRAEL DID NOT RESPECT THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL'S RESOLUTION FOR A CEASE-FIRE, THEN SANCTIONS SHOULD BE IMPOSED.
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SHOWBIZ WRAP
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS.FERGIE GETS HITCHED.
BRAD WHEELIS HAS THAT STORY AND MORE. IN TODAY'S SHOWBIZ WRAP.
THE DUTCHESS IS A BRIDE. 33-YEAR OLD SINGER AND ACTRESS STACY FERGUSON
MARRIED 36-YEAR OLD "TRANSFORMERS"-ACTOR JOSH DUHAMEL IN MALIBU ON SATURDAY.
FERGUSON, A BLACK EYED PEAS SINGER, LAUNCHED HER SOLO CAREER IN 2006 WITH
THE HIT ALBUM "THE DUTCHESS."
HOLLYWOOD STARS GRACED THE RED CARPET FOR AN EVENT TO HELP TERMINALLY ILL
CHILDREN. EVA MENDEZ, ELIJAH WOOD, AARON ECKHART AND STING WERE JUST A FEW
OF THE STARS TO ATTEND THE "ART OF ELYSIUM" EVENT. THE CHARITY PUTS TOGETHER
ARTISTS AND BRINGS THEM INTO HOSPITALS WHERE CHILDREN ARE LIVING WITH
SERIOUS AILMENTS.
AND CLINT EASTWOOD SCORED AT THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE. HIS DRAMA "GRAN TORINO"
SOLD 29-MILLION DOLLARS IN TICKETS SALES. IT IS THE BEST OPENING FOR THE
78-YEAR OLD ACTOR, WHO HAS SAID IT MAY BE THE LAST TIME HE STARS IN A MAJOR
FILM.
COMING IN SECOND WAS THE ANNE HATHAWAY AND KATE HUDSON COMEDY "BRIDE WARS."
IT BROUGHT IN JUST OVER 21-MILLION DOLLARS. FOLLOWED BY THE DOG TALE "
MARLEY AND ME" WITH OVER 11-MILLION DOLLARS.
THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN HOLLYWOOD BRAD WHEELIS, ABC NEWS LOS ANGELES
ADVISORIES/RESTRICTIONS: NONE
**THE SHOWBIZ WRAP IS INTENDED FOR EARLY MORNING AND MID-DAY NEWSCASTS**
TIME/INITIAL:
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GOLDEN GLOBES
THE STARS STRUTTED THEIR STUFF ON THE RED CARPET LAST NIGHT FOR THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS.
THE BIG WINNER WAS "SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE."
IT LIVED UP TO ITS UNDERDOG THEME AT THE GLOBES, SWEEPING ALL FOUR OF ITS CATEGORIES, INCLUDING BEST DRAMA AND BEST DIRECTOR.
ANOTHER UNDERDOG.MICKEY ROURKE.CAME OUT WITH AN AWARD FOR HIS ROLE IN THE WRESTLER.
KATE WINSLET CAME UP WITH TWO WINS.ONE FOR BEST DRAMATIC ACTRESS FOR "REVOLUTIONARY ROAD" AND SUPPORTING ACTRESS FOR "THE READER."
AND TINA FEY TOOK THE AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION COMEDY.AND HER SHOW 30 ROCK GOT BEST COMEDY SERIES.
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AUTO SHOW
THE BIG THREE AUTOMAKERS ARE SHOWING OFF THEIR NEW GOODS AT THE DETROIT AUTO SHOW.
FORD, GENERAL MOTORS AND CHRYSLER ARE TOUTING ELECTRIC-POWERED, HYBRID AND BATTERY POWERED VEHICLES.
HANK WINCHESTER HAS MORE.
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TAURUS 2010
SEVERAL OF THE MANUFACTURERS PUT OUT NEW MODELS BUT FORD HAS BEEN BUSY WITH A NEW LOOK FOR AN OLD STANDBY.
AFTER STRUGGLING WITH RENAMING THE TAURUS.FORD APPEARS TO HAVE FINALLY FOUND ITS ONCE MIGHTY CAR'S IDENTITY AFTER ALL.
THE 2010 TAURUS IS CHOCK FULL OF TECHNOLOGY LIKE BLIND SPOT AND CROSS TRAFFIC WARNING AND ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL.
THE NEW TAURUS WILL OFFER AN ECO-BOOST ENGINE. TURBOCHARGED FUEL INJECTION FOR MORE POWER BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY MORE MILES PER GALLON.
AND.AT THE SHOW.FORD PROMISED A FULLY ELECTRIC VEHICLE ON THE ROAD IN 2012
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CHRYSLER
CHRYSLER REVEALED THREE CONCEPT VEHICLES.ONE OF WHICH IS 100 PERCENT ELECTRIC WITH A 1-HUNDRED 25 MILE RANGE.
ALSO OUT WAS THE PATRIOT -E-V.CHANGING IT FROM SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLE TO RANGE EXTENDED VEHICLE.
IT'S A HYBRID THAT USES GASOLINE TECHNOLOGY TO CHARGE THE BATTERIES
OFFICIALS BRAGGED IT COULD GET YOU UP TO 400 MILES ON 6 GALLONS OF GAS.
FINALLY THEY SHOWED OFF THE CHRYSLER 200-C, E-V.A NEW CONCEPT IN HYBRID SEDANS.
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BEAR BRYANT
FRESH OFF A NEAR-PERFECT SEASON, FANS OF THE CRIMSON TIDE HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO CELEBRATE, A NEW PLAY BASED ON LEGENDARY COACH PAUL "BEAR" BRYANT.
THE ALABAMA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL PREMIERED THE PLAY THIS WEEKEND, HOPING IT WILL HELP KEEP THE THEATER IN THE BLACK.
THE PLAY GIVES FANS A CHANCE TO LOOK BACK ON A FOOTBALL LEGEND AND THE THEATER THE CHANCE TO MAKE UP FOR SOME LOSSES.
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