1.15.2009

Thursday, January 15, 2009

The coldest air of the season will settle over the East and South later today into Friday.
In the Triad: Wind Chills will likely be in the single digits after midnight with morning lows in the teens on Friday and Saturday
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Today: Mix of sun and clouds. Gusty winds…Temps in the 30s
Wind chill Advisory for Surry and Wilkes tomorrow morning
Wind chill values tomorrow morning will range from 5 above zero to 15 below zero. If you must venture outdoors, make sure you wear a hat and gloves. Possibility of frost bite and hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

President Bush will address the nation at 8pm tonight. The final speech, running 12 to 15 minutes, will be delivered from the East Room of the White House.

A RECALL on peanut butter crackers: Kellogg’s is pulling some of its peanut butter crackers off store shelves after learning that one of its peanut butter suppliers is the focus of an FDA investigation into a nationwide Salmonella outbreak. Included in the recall: Austin and Keebler brand Toasted Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers and Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Crackers. For more information: www.Kelloggs.com

More than 2.3 million American homeowners faced foreclosure proceedings last year. That's an 81% increase from 2007.
Fixed mortgage rates fell below 5% last week in North Carolina…Investigate your refinancing options: www.zillow.com
www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2009/01/12/daily26.html?ana=from_rss

THE CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF THE APPLE CORPORATION IS TAKING A FIVE MONTH MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Steve Jobs saying that his current health issues are more complex than first thought. Also…Jobs is a survivor of pancreatic cancer.

Actor Ricardo Montalban, star of the hit TV series "Fantasy Island," died yesterday at his home in Los Angeles. Montalban was 88. Remember Montalban talking about the "soft Corinthian leather" of the Chrysler Cordoba in the 1970s???
http://news.sympatico.msn.cbc.ca/Entertainment/ContentPosting?newsitemid=ricardo-montalban-obit&feedname=%20CBC-ARTS-V3&show=False&number=0&showbyline=True&subtitle=&detect=&abc=abc&date=True

The 10th Annual ‘Prayer Breakfast for Life’ hosted by the North Carolina National Right to Life happening this Saturday morning (Jan 17) from 9:30am – noon at the Holiday Inn Brownstone Hotel and Conference Center on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh.
Details: Doors open and buffet begin at 9:30 am. Program starts at 10:00 a.m.
To pre-register…Call 1-800-392-6275 www.ncrtl.org

Annual Pro Life Rally and March for Life taking place this Saturday afternoon at 1pm.
Hosted by the North Carolina Right to Life.
Location: Nash Square on corner of Hargett and McDowell Streets in downtown Raleigh
For More Information about this FREE event call 1-800-392-6275 www.ncrtl.org
FYI: Sanctity of Human Life Week 2008 begins this Sunday!

SPORTS: ACC Basketball last night...
Wake Forest over Boston College…83 - 63
Duke over Georgia Tech…70 - 56
Tonight…Tarheels at Virginia