This week is National Bike to Work Week. The goal of the week is to get Americans out of their cars and to promote exercise and clean air. According to the EPA, driving a car is the single most polluting thing most Americans do.
Another record high for a gallon of unleaded: AAA saying that the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is now $3.75. In some cities (including Chicago) regular unleaded has passed $4 dollars a gallon.
Rescue efforts are slow after Monday quake in China: Chinese authorities are concerned that the number of fatalities (now over 15 thousand) could skyrocket unless more help arrives soon. 10 million people in southwestern China have been affected by the 7.9 magnitude earthquake on Monday. As a result of China's one-child policy, not only must thousands of parents suddenly cope with the loss of a child -- they must often cope with the loss of their only child.
California could become the second state after Massachusetts to allow same sex marriage. The California Supreme Court is set to rule on several lawsuits that seek to overturn a voter-approved law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
Former NC Senator John Edwards has endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic Presidential nomination.
Nearly 30% of Americans only use their cell phones. 3 in 10 households seldom take calls on their traditional landline phones. The survey from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.
FREE iced coffee at Dunkin Donuts today: Get a free 16 oz iced coffee til 10pm. www.dunkindonuts.com/
The Winston-Salem Rescue Mission is having its annual Customer Appreciation Day. FREE hamburgers served up today from 10:30 am – 1:30p. http://www.wsrescue.org/ 723-1848
WS Warthogs falling to the Lynchburg Hillcats (12-11) http://www.warthogs.com/
Warthogs at home all this week. Check out the progress on the new stadium at www.baseballdowntown.com/
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Cloudy with showers…High 75
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms…Low 60
Friday: Showers early. Partly cloudy and windy…High 75
Sneak Peak to the Weekend:
The Weekend: Mostly sunny…High 75
