Fun Fact: The G.I. Joe doll debuted in 1964. A must have for every boy’s toy box growing up in the 1970s.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Today: Mostly sunny…High 64
New Lead Restrictions could be ‘toxic’ for Thrift stores. NEW lead rules that will likely force retailers to toss toys, children's clothes and books.
New federal restrictions on lead and other harmful substances take effect tomorrow (Tuesday). After a wave of highly publicized tainted-toy recalls last year, Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. The new rules ban lead content in any product for children 12 and younger. The law not only makes it illegal to manufacture lead-laced products, but it also makes it illegal to sell them no matter when the products were made -- and stores found breaking the law could face fines of up to $100,000 per violation.
-The National Association of Resale and Thrift Shops say tens of thousands of secondhand stores across the country are at risk.
-The CPSC is allowing manufacturers an extra year to comply with the product-testing requirements, but it can't offer a reprieve for selling restricted products under the new rules. Congress has the sole power to change the implementation timeline set in the law.
www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/08/thrift.stores.lead/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
Hundreds of wildfires burning out of control in southeastern Australia. So far, 131 people have lost their lives. 800 homes have been destroyed. More than 300 acres have been scorched in the Australia State of Victoria. Investigators suspect arson.
Another car company being hit hard by the sluggish economy. Nissan Motors will slash 20,000 jobs over the next year. The company suffered a third quarter loss of $860 million dollars.
President Obama will hold his first prime time White House news conference this evening. He will be pitching the latest Economic Stimulus package making its way through Congress.
A British nurse that was fired for offering to pray for a patient has been given her job back. Caroline Petry, a Christian nurse, saying that the patient in the case was not offended by Petry's offer to pray for her…and that the incident was reported by someone else. The health care company said it is, quote, "acceptable to offer spiritual support as part of care when a patient asks for it."
The crash of a small passenger plane in Brazil over the weekend has claimed the lives of 24 people. There were 4 survivors. The plane went down in a river in the northwestern part of the country on Saturday afternoon. The plane was carrying 18 members of one family, on their way to a birthday party. An investigation is underway.
Winning BIG at the 51st Grammy Awards:
Alison Krauss and Robert Plant taking home 5 Grammys for their collaboration
on the hit album "Raising Sand" including album of the year.
Christian Artists winning Grammy’s last night
Best Gospel Performance – “Get Up” Mary Mary
Best Gospel Song – “Help Me Believe” Kirk Franklin
Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album – “Alive and Transported” TobyMac
Sports:
And baby makes 4: A son born to Tiger Woods and wife Elin on Sunday. Charlie Axel Woods is the second child for the couple; their daughter Sam was born in 2007. tigerwoods.com.
Front row at Daytona: Martin Truex Jr. taking the poll with Mark Martin right beside him.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/racing/02/08/nascar.daytona.ap/index.html?eref=si_topstories
Four sources independently telling Sports Illustrated that New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroid use in 2003 in his final season with the Rangers. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/02/07/alex-rodriguez-steroids/index.html?eref=si_topstories
ACC Basketball: On Sunday...
Wake over BC...State losing to Virginia
(Women’s) Tonight:: Duke at Carolina
BIG game on Wednesday: Carolina at Duke 9pm
