WKNJ Newscast #2

March 30th,2011

Gregory Lopez



Good afternoon, it’s Wensday, March 30th ,2011 at 8 o’clock and you’re

listening to 90.3 WKNJ-FM, Union, New Jersey, and I’m Gregory Lopez with the news.

In local news…

NEW YORK--NASA's Messenger spacecraft, which began orbiting the planet less than two weeks ago, reveals a planet full of craters from pieces of asteroids and comets. Messenger has been circling Mercury only since March 17. In its first day of photo transmission, the space probe sent back 224 pictures. By the end of this week, NASA will have received more than 15,000 pictures from the $446 million spacecraft.

In National News..

ATLANTA -- Pregnant women will still be able to get a drastically cheaper version of a new expensive drug that prevents premature birth, federal health officials said Wednesday.
Since the drug was approved, it's been unclear whether women would have to pay $1,500 per dose for the licensed version or could continue to have it made by specialty pharmacies for $10 to $20.
The drug got a new start in 2003, when a study showed it helps prevent premature birth in women who previously delivered early. Doctors started prescribing it, and pharmacies mixed it. Since then, it has been a success.


In International News…

HAVANA -- Former President Jimmy Carter left Cuba on Wednesday without gaining the release of a U.S. government contractor jailed the past 16 months. Carter spent hours talking about improving ties with brothers Raul and Fidel Castro. He met with religious leaders and members of the island's small opposition community nd even sat down with family members of five Cuban agents serving long prison terms in the U.S. U.S. officials say no improvement in relations is possible while Gross is in prison.

More news, sports and weather to come…..

(PSA)



In sports…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Four former Auburn players have told HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" they received thousands of dollars while being recruited by or playing for the Tigers.
Stanley McClover, Troy Reddick, Chaz Ramsey and Raven Gray told HBO for an episode airing Wednesday night that they received cash payments - in book bags, envelopes and even handshakes. Ramsey played at Auburn most recently, in the 2007 season.
"You walk out (after games) and all the fans are waiting for (players) to sign autographs and some random guy just walks up to you and shakes your hand and it's a wad full of money," said Ramsey, adding that he was given $300 or $400 a game.
Ramsey said he was paid $5,000 to $6,000 while at Auburn.

You’re WKNJ hourly weather report..

Cloudy. A slight chance of light rain this evening...then a chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming east after midnight. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Tune in later for meteorology reports on 90.3 FM.



In entertainment news,

LOS ANGELES -- A brand marketing company has sued Britney Spears for more than $10 million claiming they were cut out of a deal for the singer's fragrance line.
Brand Sense Partners LLC sued the pop singer and her father in Los Angeles on Wednesday, claiming the pair renegotiated a royalties deal with cosmetics company Elizabeth Arden last year. The lawsuit claims the new deal cut Brand Sense out of its 35 percent commission on Spears' fragrance line.


That’s it for your news. You’re listening to 90.3 WKNJ-FM, Union, New Jersey. I’m

Gregory Lopez and we’ll be right back after this.

Citations

1. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SCI_MERCURY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-03-30-19-03-43
2. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MED_PREMATURE_BIRTH_DRUG?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-03-30-18-34-18
3. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CB_CUBA_CARTER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-03-30-18-37-47
4. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBC_AUBURN_PLAYERS_PAYOUTS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-03-30-18-21-59
5. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BRITNEY_SPEARS_FRAGRANCE_LAWSUIT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-03-30-19-25-50

From my sources, I only used the most important, detailed parts of the stories, rather than using the whole thing.