Your WBFJ ‘New Year’s Eve’ Family Station Forecast
Today: Cloudy skies with a shower possible…High near 40
Midnight tonight: As you ‘Ring in the New Year’… cloudy skies with temperatures around 38 degrees.
Just a reminder…you have until midnight tonight to make that last minute contribution to your favorite ‘non-profit’ organization so you can claim that tax deduction.
Rush Limbaugh admitted to the hospital
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/dec/31/rush-limbaugh-admitted-honolulu-hospital/
WHILE THE U-S IS STILL CONSIDERING THE USE OF FULL BODY AIRPORT SCANNERS, DUTCH AND NIGERIAN OFFICIALS PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THEIR USE. The Dutch Interior Minister sais Wednesday that all passengers flying to the United States from the Netherlands will have to pass through a full body scan.
BROADCASTERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN SAY THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN JAMMING INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE TRANSMISSIONS INTO THE COUNTRY. The jaming has affected television programs by Voice of America's Persian News Network and Radio Free Europe.
THE U-S TAKES MAJORITY OWNERSHIP OF G-M-A-C AS THE U-S TREASURY GIVES THE COMPANY 3-POINT-8 BILLION DOLLARS.
G-M-A-C says this additional money will give the company the capital buffer it needs to meet the worse-than-expected economic scenario.
WATER MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL IS ANNOUNCING "I RAISE MY GLASS", A NEW YEAR'S CAMPAIGN THAT URGES PEOPLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENT KIND OF RESOLUTION. A resolution to help provide safe, clean drinking water to those without in 20-10… on behalf of the nearly one billion people who lack access to safe water.
The goal of the campaign is to get two thousand people to donate ten dollars and get ten friends to do the same on New Year's Eve. Each ten dollar donation will provide a lifetime of safe water for one person in need. If the New Year's goal is met, W-M-I would be able to give sustainable safe water access to seven communities around the world. http://www.watermissions.org/
RECALL: Johnson & Johnson is expanding a voluntary recall of ‘Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplets’ due to consumer reports of a moldy smell that can cause nausea and sickness. The recall includes all product lots of Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplets in the 100-count bottles with the red "ez-open" cap. Call Johnson and Johnson at 1-888-222-6036.
http://www.tylenol.com/
Beginning midnight on Saturday, January 2, smoking will be prohibited in all enclosed areas of all North Carolina restaurants and most bars. North Carolina lawmakers passed the smoking ban earlier this year in large part because the U.S. Surgeon General said there's scientific evidence that proves any level of second-hand smoke is dangerous.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-smoking-ban-091229,0,6793422.story
THE GOSPEL MUSIC CHANNEL HONORS THE MOST POPULAR MUSIC VIDEOS OF THE YEAR IN ITS ANNUAL GOSPEL MUSIC CHANNEL VIDEO AWARDS. The 2009 winners will be announced in a one-hour television special on G-M-C TV this Saturday night ( January 2ND) at 7 p.m. http://www.gospelmusicchannel.com/gmcva
SPORTS
College Bowl Games
Chick-Fil-A Bowl in Atlanta: Virginia Tech vs Tennessee (7:30pm)
College Hoop action tonight:
UNC-G hosting NC State at the Greensboro Coliseum (6pm)
Wake Forest hosting the Richmond Spiders at the Joel tonight (7pm)
