PRODUCER KOURTNEY CHRISTOPHER PAIGE
ANCHOR DR. SUNNY FRIDGE
Good Afternoon, I’m Sunny Fridge, and this is WJSU News Now…Degrees and Fair Skies at this hour, we’ll have the latest details on your forecast, Today in Weather.
1. A man is charged with the stabbing of a News personality.
2. Rescue efforts are full steam ahead in Chile.
3. And, a Former Secretary of State is publishing a book.
But, First at this Hour…A teenager accused of fatally stabbing a radio newsman during a sexual encounter is scheduled to appear before a New York City judge. It’s Our Top Story on the News Now Update at Noon.
John Katehis (kah-TEH'-hihs) is charged with murder in the killing of 47-year-old George Weber in the victim's Brooklyn apartment in March 2009. He's scheduled for a pretrial hearing Today in state Supreme Court.
Authorities say Katehis had answered Weber's Craigslist ad offering to pay for sex. Weber worked 12 years as an on-air reporter at WABC in New York. He also had worked at stations in California, Colorado and Pennsylvania.
Some new details may emerge today about last year's shootings at Fort Hood in Texas. It’s News Across America at this Hour.
Witnesses to the rampage will be describing the attack at a hearing for the alleged shooter, Maj. Nidal Hasan. The hearing will determine whether there's enough evidence to put him on trial for the attack that killed 13 people and wounded 32 others.
A relative of a missing 10-year-old North Carolina girl says she had a miserable home life and was locked in her room for most of the day.
Brittany Bentley says Zahra Clare Baker was only allowed out of her room for about five minutes each day to eat. Bentley says the girl's stepmother, Elisa Baker, would get mad and take it out on Zahra, whose bone cancer left her with a prosthetic leg and hearing aids.
Bentley is married to Elisa Baker's nephew and appeared on CBS' "Early Show." Elisa Baker has been arrested on about a dozen charges unrelated to the disappearance. Police say investigators are having trouble finding anyone outside the household who had seen the girl alive in the last few weeks and cast doubt on what the couple had told them.
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In other More News Across America…Six boaters who have spent two extra days at sea after their boat broke down are expected back on land in New Jersey this evening. They were rescued by the Coast Guard late yesterday, about 24 hours after a search began. The Coast Guard cutter that's towing the boat was supposed to arrive in Cape May this morning, but it's been delayed because the cutter had to slow down in rough seas. The men appear to be OK.
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With the rescue of 33 trapped miners in Chile just hours away, their families are feeling jitters. It’s International News Right Now. One miner's sister says the tension is higher above ground than below. Officials have said the rescue will begin after midnight tonight, but one senior government official says it could start a few hours earler. Relatives have waited anxiously for more than two months to be reunited with their loved ones.
In News Around the State…Biloxi police have identified the motorist accused of injuring a police officer during Cruisin' The Coast. Police say the officer had stopped 40-year-old Harry John Parr of Metairie, Louisinia, on a reckless driving violation Saturday night. Police arrested Parr on a charge of aggravated assault on a police officer.
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A Long Beach resident is offering Harrison County officials 20 acres of land to build a retention pond and relieve flooding in the city. Supervisors say they like the idea but want their attorney to make sure it's legal.
Denial of landmark status for the Ceres Plantation House means Warren County officials must decide whether to raze the structure or preserve it another way. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History trustees rejected the application this week.
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And, Finally this Afternoon…Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she doesn't miss being a player in world affairs, saying "it's nice to be out of the pressure cooker." Rice tells NBC's "Today" show that when she hears breaking news, she can just think, "isn't that interesting" -- but that she doesn't "have to do anything." She's promoting a new book.
And, Finally this Afternoon…There may be a chance of Rain in our Forecast…WJSU NEWS NOW Kourtney Christopher Paige has Your First Look at Weather.
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Today has already started off with a few showers and isolated T-Storms in the south west corner of the state. Showers and storms will increase later this afternoon and early this evening. A few strong storms are possible with hail up to half-dollar size possible. Rainfall totals will be around a half-inch. Highs in the low to mid 80s. Shower activity will end by early Wednesday.
Your Terrific Tuesday Forecast for Jackson, Raymond, Utica and the Rest of Central Mississippi, we are expecting a High of 81 Degrees and a Low of 55. There’s a 60% chance of Showers later Today.
(Thanks Kourtney)
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