Winter cold dominating the eastern portion of the U.S.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Sunny skies. Breezy and cold…High near 30
About 20% of employers plan to add new full-time hires in 20-10. According to a CareerBuilder survey, 61% of those surveyed will keep staffing levels just as they are in 20-10. The survey also showed that 11 percent of employers will probably add some part-time positions. And about a third of the new jobs will be in technology, and about 23 percent in sales. http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2009/12/28/daily34.html
A security breach at Newark International Airport late yesterday afternoon forced the closure of a terminal for hours while authorities rescreened thousands of passengers. The incident happened less than 2 weeks after a failed terrorist attack on a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas Day. www.cnn.com/2010/US/01/04/new.jersey.airport.breach/index.html
Check out Josh Wilson leading a sing-a-long in terminal C last night:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c30JTq7Xmg8
Tip to “America's Most Wanted" leads to arrest of suspect in Florida Thanksgiving Day killings http://www.myfox8.com/sns-ap-us-family-shootings,0,5395814.story
STARTING TODAY THE TSA IS BEEFING UP SECURITY FOR ALL US AND U-S BOUND FLIGHTS. TSA is mandating additional screening for those from or through nations that are state sponsors of terrorism. Including Pakistan, Yemen and Nigeria.
THE UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN ARE KEEPING THEIR EMBASSIES IN YEMEN CLOSED FOR A SECOND DAY TODAY. It is not clear when they plan to re-open.
AT LEAST NINETY-TWO PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN FLOODING CAUSED BY THREE DAYS OF RAIN IN BRAZIL. About a thousand people are housed in schools after being flooded out of their homes.
According to the Highway Patrol, three people were killed early this morning in a crash on Highway 421 south at Browns Meadow Road near Liberty. Officers said excessive speed played a factor in the crash. www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-fatal-wreck-100104,0,4363128.story
Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh has been given a ‘clean bill of health’ after he was hospitalized last week in Hawaii with sharp chest pains. The 58 year old Limbaugh underwent an an-gi-o-gram, or an imaging of the arteries and heart, to determine what caused his chest pain last Wednesday. It is unclear when Limbaugh will return to his top-rated radio show.
But he did use the news conference to take a jab at Democrats and healthcare reform…”based on what happened to me here, I don't think there is one thing wrong with the American healthcare system. It is working just fine," he said.
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9464645
Record-High Tower Opens In Dubai: The ‘high rise’ contains more than 160 floors. That is over 50 stories more than Chicago's Willis Tower, the tallest record-holder in the U.S. formerly known as the Sears Tower. The lead developer of the world's tallest skyscraper says the final price tag on the now completed building is $1.5 billion. www.wxii12.com/news/22112704/detail.html
THE POSTAL SERVICE IS ISSUING A STAMP WITH THE LIKENESS OF MOTHER THERESA. Mother Teresa served the sick and destitute of India for nearly 50 years.
All ‘Avatar’ at the Box Office...In just 17 days, James Cameron's sci-fi thriller has surpassed the $1 billion dollar mark in global box office sales. To put that in perspective, it took "The Dark Knight" pretty much its entire theatrical run just to make it to that milestone.
Over the weekend: #2 "Sherlock Holmes"...#3 "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel"
# 5 "The Blind Side" www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/03/boxoffice.avatar.ew/index.html
Movie and Music reviews from Focus on the Family (Plugged in) on the News Blog at wbfj.fm.
SPORTS:
ACC Hoops…Wake Forest beating Xavier in double overtime (96 – 92)
Florida beats NC State with a long range basket at the buzzer in OT.
College Bowl Game tonight: Fiesta Bowl (Boise State vs TCU)
NFL: Playoffs http://www.nfl.com/schedules?seasonType=POST
Carolina Panthers end their season with a win over the Saints.
Panthers go 8 and 8 for the season.
Fullback Brad Hoover reflects on 10 years as a Carolina Panther
http://www.the-dispatch.com/article/20100103/ARTICLES/100109990
