Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mostly sunny. A 50/50 chance of scattered thunderstorms this afternoon…High 90
Day two for President Obama’s visit to the Gulf States affected by the BP oil spill. The President will address the nation tonight at 8pm.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/06/14/gulf.oil.disaster/index.html?hpt=T1
A 52-year-old American citizen who said he was searching for Osama bin Laden was detained in Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan this week. Gary Faulkner, from California, was carrying a pistol, a sword, night-vision equipment and Christian religious books. Pakistani police that Gary had been looking for bin Laden since 9/11 and had traveled to the area several times before. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/pakistan.us.detention/index.html?hpt=T2
A proposed Arizona law would deny birth certificates to children born in the US to illegal immigrant parents. The bill comes on the heels of Arizona passing the nation's toughest immigration law. Under federal law, children born in the US are automatically granted citizenship, regardless of their parents' residency status. The Arizona legislature could take up the matter in the fall
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/06/15/arizona.immigration.children/index.html?hpt=C1
MacDill Air Force Base in Florida should be back to normal today after the base was temporarily closed yesterday…after a man and woman were taken into custody when they tried to enter the facility without proper identification. A search of their vehicle found military-style uniforms and gear and several "rifle-type" weapons.
The base is the headquarters for U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/06/15/florida.air.base.arrests/index.html?iref=NS1
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks rattling Southern California last night. The quake was centered 70 miles east of San Diego, California. No damage was reported
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/06/15/california.earthquake/index.html?eref=ib_topstories
Free at Starbucks: Starting July 1st, Starbucks is bringing FREE WiFi to all of its US stores.
Have you seen the video of the gorilla at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro who made several attempts to escape from its enclosure…with the help of a fallen tree branch. Zoo officials closed the exhibit Sunday afternoon while workers cleared the branch -- which had fallen after winds kicked up Sunday afternoon. The exhibit remained closed Monday and may remain closed Tuesday while Zoo officials check all overhanging trees for loose limbs.
http://www.wxii12.com/news/23894895/detail.html
A video posted on YouTube by a conservative blogger shows North Carolina Congressman Bob Etheridge assaulting a student who asked him if he supports the "Obama agenda" while walking down a Washington street. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-video-nc-congressman-assaults-student-100614,0,7888738.story
SPORTS: NBA Finals (Game 6 TONIGHT) Celtics vs the Lakers. Boston leads the series 3 games to 2.
The University of Texas announced yesterday that it will remain in the Big 12 conference, turning down an invitation to join the Pac-10. This after Colorado's move to the Pac-10 and Nebraska's switch to the Big Ten. The Longhorns turned down an invitation from the Pac-10.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/football/ncaa/06/14/texas.big.12/index.html?hpt=T2#ixzz0qvMRc1kg
