WBFJ celebrating LIFE all this week…during Sanctity of Human Life Week.
Pregnancy Resource Centers in the spotlight today:
Wilkes Crisis Pregnancy Center (Wilkesboro)
LifeLine Pregnancy Help Center (Elkin)
For more information about these Pregnancy Resource Centers go to wbfj.fm.
Covering the hot topics of Immigration and Iraq, President Bush, in his State of the Union Address last night, stated that Congress has changed…but the country's responsibilities have not. The President stressed that Americans don't care much about political parties…they just care that the job gets done.
http://www.usaradio.com/news_details.php?catid=3&storyid=1037
AirTran Airways is defended its decision to remove a Massachusetts couple from a flight…after their crying 3-year-old daughter refused to sit in her seat before takeoff.
An AirTran spokesperson stating that…the flight was already delayed 15 minutes and in fairness to the other 112 passengers on the plane, the crew made an operational decision to remove the family."
AirTran officials said they followed FAA rules that children age 2 and above must have their own seat and be wearing a seat belt upon takeoff.
The family was headed home to Boston on Jan. 14 from Fort Myers, Florida said they just needed a little more time to calm their daughter, Elly.
Ait Tran reimbursed the family $595.80, the cost of the three tickets, and the Kuleszas flew home the next day.
They also were offered three roundtrip tickets anywhere the airline flies, Graham-Weaver said. The father said his family would never fly AirTran again.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070123/D8MR4NTO1.html
SYDNEY, Australia – Eric Nerhaus told rescue workers that he survived the attack from what looked like a great white shark by poking it in the eye.
A fellow diver said that the 10-foot-long shark had already made one pass at Nerhus -- essentially swallowing his head, crushing his face mask and breaking his nose -- before coming back for a second bite when it clenched its jaws around his entire head and torso. He smacked the shark in the eye and escaped.
A shark expert said the shark probably mistook Nerhaus, who was wearing a black wet suit, for a seal.
The 41-year-old was pulled from the water by his son, and flown to a hospital with serious injuries to his head, body and left arm.
Experts said Australia has one of the world's highest rates of shark attacks, with roughly 15 a year. http://www.wxii12.com/news/10828274/detail.html
A study released by the Travel Industry Association shows a 17% drop in overseas travelers to the United States since the terror attacks on September 11, 2001. From an economic point of view…the September 11 attacks has cost the country more than $15 billion dollars in lost taxes and nearly 200,000 jobs.
Since the September 11 attacks, the United States has tightened security measures and toughened its visa and entry requirements. http://www.usaradio.com/news_details.php?catid=0&storyid=1069
Insurance giant State Farm agreed on Tuesday to settle hundreds of lawsuits by policyholders in Mississippi over unpaid damage claims after Hurricane Katrina. The deal calls for State Farm to pay about $80 million dollars to more than 600 policyholders. But it could be potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars for homeowners devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The company will then be required to make offers to those policyholders. The amount of each offer will vary depending on how badly each home was damaged.
http://www.wxii12.com/money/10828975/detail.html
Sports:
-ACC Basketball action tonight:
#4 UNC at Wake (7pm at the Joel) and Virginia at NC State
- NASCAR making some changes to this season’s for the Nextell Cup…race winners will get more points and the Chase field will expand to 12 drivers.
Metro Traffic Reports on WBFJ:
Guilford County: Road Maintenance thru Wednesday from 9 to 4…
-The right southbound lane of 40 / 85 will be closed from Mt. Hope Church Road
(Exit 132) to Lee Street (Exit 128)
-The right lane of WB I-40 at High Point Road will also be closed
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Cool-Down for Thursday and Friday…Arctic air on the way
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds…High near 50. Tonight: Partly cloudy…Low around 30. Thursday: Sunny and breezy…High 45.
Thursday Night: Clear and cold…Low 18
Friday: Sunny and cool…High 39
Sneak Peak to the Weekend: Mostly sunny…Highs near 50
Miami: Cloudy skies…81
Ocho Rios, Jamaica: Sun and clouds…High 87
FYI: THE MUSIC BOAT CRUISE 2007 www.premierchristiancruises.com
Miami, Florida to Ocho Rios, Jamaica
April 30 - May 4, 2007
Musical Guests: Third Day, Salvador, Barlow Girl, Kutless, Building 429, Russ Lee & Aaron Shust
Guest Speakers: Lisa Whelchel, Austin Carty, Info on the concert page…wbfj.fm
'Click Back' often for the latest news and happenings from Verne (the News Guy) and the WBFJ Family Friendly Morning Show.
