Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mostly sunny…High 88. Sunny and HOT for the weekend
Recall: Campbell Soup Co. is recalling 15 million pounds of SpaghettiOs with meatballs due to possible under processing.
Three varieties are being recalled…
-SpaghettiOs with Meatballs
-SpaghettiOs A to Z with Meatballs
-SpaghettiOs Fun Shapes with Meatballs (Cars).
Consumers can call the Campbell's Hotline at (866) 495-3774.
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/
Some Greensboro restaurant owners along Randleman Road say that street vendors selling food are hurting their business. The Guilford Health Department stating that street vendors only need a letter from a non-profit organization saying their sales are for fundraising or a permit to sell food. Vendors do not have to be inspected like restaurants do. The health department says food vendors are regulated at an event like a fair, with an exception being vendors for non-profits. 30 restaurant owners along Randleman Road have signed a petition urging the health department to change its rules. (Greensboro News/Record)
An estimated 60 tornadoes hitting parts of North Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa last night leaving at least two people dead . The deaths were reported in the northwestern Minnesota. (TWC)
The State Senate could vote as early as Monday to ban sweepstakes cafes that feature video gambling machines. This could cause problems for the City of Winston-Salem, which already factored fees from the internet gaming centers into their budget. (WGHP)
B-P CEO Tony Hayward getting ‘grilled’ yesterday on Capitol Hill. Legislators accusing the BP chief of ‘evasiveness’, in his lack of answers regarding the massive oil spill in the Gulf.
Also getting a slap on the wrist, Congressman Joe Barton. Barton was forced to retract his ‘apology’ to BP CEO Tony Hayward. During yesterday's hearing, Barton accused the Obama Administration of shaking down B-P to create a slush fund. Republican leaders threatened to remove Barton from his position as ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. (RnR CNN)
THE FCC HAS MOVED CLOSER TO BOOSTING ITS AUTHORITY OVER BROADBAND PROVIDERS. The commission voted three to two to open an inquiry into how the industry is regulated. That's the first step toward giving the agency the authority to police broadband service providers such as Comcast, Verizon and A-T-and-T. (RnR)
Convicted killer Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed early this morning…by firing squad. Gardner was the third person to die by firing squad, all in Utah, since the Supreme Court restored the death penalty in 1976. (RnR)
The ‘toys’ are back in town…“Toy Story 3" hits theaters nationwide this weekend.
Check out the review from Focus on the Family’s Plugged In:
www.pluggedin.com/movies/intheaters/toystory3.aspx
SPORTS
Lakers earning their 16th NBA title last night with a win over the Boston Celtics…83 – 79.
The Winston-Salem Dash fall to the Fredrick Keys…6 - 3. The Dash on the road this weekend. www.wsdash.com
PGA: US Open (Pebble Beach) Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson having a rough start yesterday. Neither made a birdie…the first time the world's top two players have competed in the same tournament without making a Birdie.
The World Cup soccer action…(Johannesburg, South Africa)
(Friday 10am) USA vs Slovenia. Goalie Tim Howard will play.
Traffic: Bridge replacement on (Cherry Street) University Parkway in Winston-Salem. Road closed between Coliseum Drive and Northwest Blvd. A DETOUR will be in place through August.
