Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Lots of sunshine…Highs in the low 90s through the weekend
One year ago…The sudden death of Pop star Michael Jackson over shadowed the death of actress Farah Fawcett.
The number of women who don't have children is going up, according to a new study. An analysis by the Pew Research Center shows that nearly one in five American women beyond childbearing years never gave birth…and fewer couples view having children as a necessity to a good marriage. In 2008, 18% of women ages 40-44 did not have children. That's up from 10% in 1976. The numbers coincide with broader U.S. trends of women waiting later to marry and an increase of women working outside the home. Women now outnumber men in the work force. The figures also suggest that U.S. minorities will become the majority by mid-century.
Most U.S. adults should eat less than a teaspoon of salt each day, but a new report from the CDC suggesting that few of us limit our salt intake. Only 1 in 10 adults meet the teaspoon of salt a day standard. Sodium increases the risk of high blood pressure, which is major cause of heart disease and stroke. FYI: One in three adults in the US has high blood pressure.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr
Deadly statistic: 18 children have died of hyperthermia while being trapped inside vehicles since the beginning of this year. Eight kids have died from the heat while in a car since June 13th. Researchers insisting that a toddler’s respiratory and circulatory systems can't handle the elevated heat inside a car as well as adults. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100625/D9GI5L8O0.html
The National Hurricane Center in Miami is watching a tropical disturbance in the Atlantic that is now showing signs of increased organization. The tropical disturbance is just east of Honduras and Nicaragua. (TWC) Days of heavy rain in Brazil have left more than 40 people dead and over 600 still missing.
Apple’s newest iPhone is a selling briskly. Thousands lined up yesterday to purchase an iPhone 4. Some stores including those in Charlotte sold out within hours.
A line of storms in the northern Piedmont last night causing power outages in parts of Stokes and Guilford counties. In the Northeast in Connecticut, a violent storm that roared through Bridgeport, the state’s largest city, knocking down trees and power lines. Nine buildings were partially or fully destroyed. (CNN / TWC)
SPORTS
NBA Draft last night (first round) 8th pick: Wake Forest forward Al-Farouq Aminu
(al-fah-RUKE ah-MEEN-o) was selected by the LA Clippers. 13th pick: Tarheel forward Ed Davis selected by Toronto.
Finally a winner on court 18 at Wimbledon. Greensboro Page star John Isner beating Nicolas Mahut of France yesterday on court 18 at Wimbledon. The match spanned 3 days and just over 11 hours. Earlier this morning, Thiemo de Bakker (Netherlands) defeated Isner
in second round play at Wimbledon.
www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/match_reports/2010-06-24/201006241277372652221.html?promo=sl_toparticles
The World Cup soccer action (Johannesburg, South Africa) Team USA vs Ghana at 2:30pm on Saturday (June 26) http://www.fifa.com/
