Byu Eleven News - November 5, 2012

CORE NO MORE... WHILE THE ORANGE BARRELS ARE DISAPPEARING... SMILES ARE + (APPEARING ON FACES ALL OVER UTAH COUNTY. I-15 IS CLEAR OF THE CONES! ADOBE ADDITION... ANOTHER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT RIGHT OFF THE FREEWAY IS ALSO COMING TO AN END.. AS LEHI'S NEWEST BUSINESS OFFICIALLY OPENS ITS DOORS. AND ELECTION EVE... AFTER MONTHS OF CAMPAIGNING... WATCHING ADS.. AND GETTING ROBO CALLS... IT ALL ENDS TOMORROW! WE'LL LOOK AT THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.. AND SOME LOCAL RACES THAT ARE CLOSER THAN YOU MAY THINK. I'M ASHLEY MUNGUIA. AND I'M JEN BENSON. IT'S MONDAY NOVEMBER 5TH, AND IN UTAH IT'S TWELVE O' 'CLOCK. IT'S FINALLY OVER!...THE I-15 CS COMING TO A CLOSE. AND ELEVENNEWS REPORTER KATHLEEN KELLER SPOKE TO PEOPLE AT U-DOT ABOUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES. SO KATHLEEN IT SEEMS LIKE FOREVER AGO WHEN THE WHOLE THING STARTED? IT'S BEEN THIRTY--FIVE MONTHS SINCE CONSTRUCTION STARTED AND TODAY...ALL THE LANES FROM SPANISH FORK TO LEHI ON THE I-15 OPENED. PEOPLE IN UTAH COUNTY CAN FINALLY SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL... AND THERE AREN'T ORANGE BARRICADES IN THE WAY.### KIMBALL BARKER AND HIS BANDMATES USE I-15 ALL THE TIME TO GET TO GIGS... ONCE HE HEARD ABOU T THE END OF CONSTRUCTION, HE BREATHED A BIG SIGH OF RELIEF. "I'm excited. The rate of travel is gonna be much quicker and it'll just be more accessible." THE PROJECT RECONSTRUCTED TWENTY-FOUR MILES OF THE HIGHWAY. TODAY...U-DOT OPENED THE FINAL TWO LANES GOING EACH DIRECTION FROM SPANISH FORK TO LEHI. WHICH COMPLETES THE PROJECT. THEY ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO OPEN IN DECEMBER...BUT DOING MOST OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORK AT NIGHT WHICH ALLOWED THEM TO GET MORE WORK DONE. THIS SPED UP THE PROCESS FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. UDOT SAYS THAT PEOPLE WILL NOW KNOW WHERE THEIR EXIT IS AND NOT MISS IT. "People have had to get used to these changing conditions throughout this whole construction process and it' )s been difficult to know what was gonna happened each night and so now those ramps will be in their permanent spot." IT'S NOT ONLY THE LARGEST HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN UTAH...BUT THE FASTEST BILLION-DOLLAR PUBLIC HIGHWAY PROJECT COMPLETION IN THE COUNTRY.### U-DOT SAYS THERE ARE STILL SOME FINISHING TOUCHES LEFT TO DO. AND THEY'LL WRAP THOSE UP BY DECEMBER. WILL THOSE LITTLE TOUCHES AFFECT TRAFFIC FLOW? NOTHING BIG...JUST LITTLE DETAILS LIKE LANDSCAPING, FENCING AND CONCRETE WORK. BUT ALL OF THAT WILL BE DONE AT NIGHT SO IT WON'T AFFECT TRAFFIC DURING THE DAY. THANKS KATHLEEN. HIGHLAND CITY OFFICIALS ALSO FINISHED A MAKEOVER PROJECT TO ONE OF THEIR BELOVED PONDS. THE MAYOR SAYS HIGHLAND GLEN POND WAS LOOKING PRETTY BAD A YEAR AGO WITH MURKY WATER AND WEEDS PLAGUING THE PAVILLION. CREWS HAVE NOW FIXED ALL OF THAT PLUS ADDED ADDITIONAL PARKING FOR VISITORS. THEY ALSO CREATED MORE PARK SPACE... IMPROVED THE PLAYGROUND AREA... AND ADDED A BOAT RAMP.### THE PROVO FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO PUTTING ON THE FINISHING TOUCHES FOR A NEW TRAINING FACILITY. FIREFIGHTERS DID IT ALL THEMSELVES...RENOVATING AN ABANDONED TRAILER AT A FRACTION OF WHAT IT WOULD HAVE COST. THE TRAINING COMPLEX CAN HOLD MORE PEOPLE THAN THEIR OLD CLASSROOM AND HELPS TRAIN MORE FIREFIGHTERS IN LESS TIME.### TAYLORSVILLE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE STABBING OF A 63-YEAR OLD MAN. OFFICERS SAY THE VICTIM'S STEP-SON STABBED HIM IN THEIR HOME. THEY RESPONDED TO A CALL AROUND 3 A-M... AND WHEN THEY GOT TO THE HOUSE.. HIS 31 YEAR OLD STEP SON RAN FROM THE SCENE. POLICE SAY THE STEP-SON WILL BE BOOKED ON SUSPICION OF HOMICIDE. A 40-YEAR-OLD MAN IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER SLAMMING HIS MOTORCYCLE INTO AN S-U-V ON I-80. OFFICERS SAY THE MOTORCYCLE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND COULD NOT STOP...HITTING THE BACK OF A CAR AND SHATTERING ITS REAR WINDOW. POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE MOTORCYCLE DRIVER'S SPEED AND SAY HE + (WAS WEARING A HELMET. WHEN ELEVENNEWS AT NOON RETURNS... B-Y-BALLOTS... WHEN ELECTION DAY KICKS OFF TOMORROW... ANALYSTS EXPECT A BIG TURN OUT WITH COLLEGE STUDENTS. BUT HOW SERIOUSLY DO THEY TAKE VOTING? AND RAZOR REJECTION... SOME CALL IT SLOPPY... BUT THESE FRIENDS CALL IT NOBLE. WHY THEY'LL KEEP THEIR SHAVING ADOBE IS OPENING ITS DOORS TODAY WITH A BRAND NEW COMPLEX IN LEHI. ELEVEN NEWS REPORTER ANDREW KLAY TELLS US WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND FOR JOBS IN UTAH COUNTY. I VISITED THE SITE AND SPOKE WITH A MEMBER OF THE LEHI CITY COUNCIL THIS MORNING...AND HE SAYS ADOBE'S PRESENCE HERE WILL BRING OTHER BIG BUSINESSES TO THE AREA...NOT TO MENTION A THOUSAND NEW JOBS. RIGHT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FROM THANKSGIVING POINT LIES A BRAND NEW TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT FACILITY THAT IS CAUSING A BIG STIR FOR LOCAL BUSINESS. A PROJECT NEARLY FOUR YEARS IN THE MAKING...ADOBE IS OFFICIALLY OPENING ITS DOORS TO MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND NEW JOBS FOR UTAH. I think it's a good opportunity for adobe... certainly a good opportunity for lehi and the rest of the county. It enhances our quality of life and as a city council member... that's important to me. ADOBE'S NEW CAMPUS INCLUDES AMENITIES LIKE VOLLEYBALL COURTS...A FITNESS CENTER...AND A GAME ROOM. EXECUTIVES SAY THEY HOPE THESE FEATURES WILL INCREASE EMPLOYEE MORALE BY MAKING ADOBE A FUN PLACE TO WORK. It's exciting to feel like a company is investing in us. And they're coming here and we're receiving things that are top of the line or they care about us and they want to see us grow as we give back and hopefully bring innovations that are new and exciting. OFFICIALS SAY THE COMPANY WILL TRY TO REMAIN CO MPETITIVE BY PAYING ITS EMPLOYEES 75 PERCENT MORE THAN THE STATE AVERAGE. THE PRESENT STRUCTURE IS ONLY PHASE ONE OF THE PROJECT...LEHI CITY OFFICIALS SAY PHASE TWO WILL OPEN NEXT SUMMER WITH THE FINAL PHASE THREE TO BE COMPLETED SOMETIME IN 2014. ### THE BUIL DING'S GRAND OPENING TO THE PUBLIC WILL TAKE PLACE SOMETIME NEXT MONTH...BUT UNTIL THEN MORE THAN FIFTEEN HUNDRED ADOBE EMPLOYEES WILL HAVE A NEW HOME. JEN?### EARLY VOTING WRAPPED UP THIS WEEKEND AND STARTING TOMORROW THE POLLS ARE OPEN...ELEVEN NEWS REPORTER JESSICA BLACK IS LIVE ON CAMPUS TO SHOW US HOW COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE GEARING UP FOR ELECTION DAY...### THEY'RE RUSHING OFF TO CLASSES THIS MORNING BUT DESPITE HECTIC SCHEDULES... SOME STUDENTS IN UTAH COUNTY SAY THEY'LL TAKE TIME TO VOTE TOMORROW.... IN THE END OF HIS SENIOR YEAR MILES NIELSON DOES MORE THAN JUST STUDY... HE IS ALSO A FATHER AND HUSBAND. BUT EVEN WITH A HECTIC SCHEDULE HE SAYS HE'S MAKING HIS VOICE HEARD AND CASTING HIS BALLOT. "It's showing responsibility and showing..it's teaching your kids and those around you to care about what's going on." ALTHOUGH NIELSON SAYS HE IS WAITING UNTIL TUESDAY TO VOTE...MANY COLLEGE STUDENTS GOT A JUMP START LAST WEEK AND VOTED EARLY. B-Y-U STUDENT KYLE WEIGHT JUST CAST HIS BALLOT FRIDAY AND HE SAYS HE LEARNED EARLY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING PART OF THE PROCESS.. "I think the bulk of it came from teachers who wanted to convey that message"( IN THE LA ELECTION SEVENTY PERCENT OF COLLEGE STUDENTS NATIONWIDE REGISTERED TO VOTE AND OUT OF THOSE STUDENTS 85 PERCENT ACTUALLY CAST A BALLOT. LOCAL AUDITOR BRYAN THOMAS EXPECTS HIGH NUMBERS FROM UTAH COUNTY AS WELL.. "I expect a good turn out election day probably around 80%" THOMAS SAY SO FAR WE ARE KEEPING UP WITH LAST YEARS NUMBERS... COUNTYWIDE AROUND 30 THOUSAND HAVE ALREADY CAST THEIR BALLOTS FOR THIS YEAR AND 250 THOUSAND ARE REGISTERED. IN PROVO...JESSICA BLACK...ELEVEN NEWS.### STUDENTS SAY NOT ONLY DO THEY PLAN ON VOTING BUT THEY HOPE TO HELP THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY GO VOTE AS WELL ... ASHLEY? SO JESSICA...HOW CAN STUDENTS FIND OUT WHERE THEY CAN VOTE IN UTAH? THEY CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE ELEVEN-NEWS-DOT-BYU-DOT-EDU AND CLICK ON MY STORY TO GET A LINK TO FIND OUT WHERE THEY CAN VOTE... THANKS JESSICA......### FLORIDA POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A BREAK-IN AT AN OBAMA CAMPAIGN OFFICE. A BURGLAR SHATTERED THE GLASS DOOR AND STOLE A MANILLA ENVELOPED FILLED WITH CASH. THE DOOR IS NOW FIXED AND THE STAFF ARE BACK TO THE BUSINESS OF CAMPAIGNING. PRESIDENT OBAMA IS MAKING HIS FINAL PUSH IN THE SWING STATE TODAY. ### G-O-P CANDIDATE MITT ROMNEY IS ALSO HITTING UP THE KEY STATE OF FLORIDA. HE STARTED OFF WITH A RALLY EARLY THIS MORNING IN SANFORD AND SAYS THE COUNTRY WILL CHANGE FOR THE BETTER STARTING TOMORROW. WHILE CANDIDATES ARE BOTH BATTLING OVER FLORIDA... FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE CONDOLEEZZA RICE RALLIED VOTERS IN NEVADA FOR ROMNEY. ### THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE SANDY IS AFFECTING THE ELECTION IN NEW YORK CITY. OFFICIALS ARE COMBINING AND RELOCATING SOME POLLING SITES BUT WANT VOTERS TO KNOW ELECTION DAY IS NOT CANCELLED. NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE ALSO ORDERED EARLY VOTING STATIONS TO OFFER EXTENDED HOU RS THIS PAST WEEKEND TO ENCOURAGE VOTERS TO MAKE IT TO THE POLLS. ### REPUBLICANS RECENTLY CRITICIZED CHRISTIE FOR PRAISING PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SUPPORT DURING SUPERSTORM SANDY..BUT HE SAYS HE'S STILL STICKING WITH MITT. "I'm voting for Mitt Romney on Tuesday because I t hink he' )s the best man for the job. But it doesn't mean that I can't turn to the President America and say to him thank you, sir, for providing good leadership in this crisis and for helping the people of New Jersey and to extend my hand of friendship to him." A NEW POLL IS CALLING THE SALT LAKE MAYORAL ELECTION TOO CLOSE TO CALL. DEMOCRAT BEN MCADAMS IS INCHING AHEAD OF REPUBLICAN MARK CROCKETT.. BUT NOT ENOUGH TO CALL THE RACE OVER. THE DAN JONES POLL HAS MCADAMS AHEAD BY 3 POINTS.. WITH 44 PERCENT OF THE VOTE. THE NEW SURVEY IS A REVERSAL OF A SEPTEMBER POLL TH AT SAID *CROCKETT LED BY 3 POINTS.### THE DAN JONES POLLS ALSO SAY THE CANDIDATES FOR UTAH'S FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL SEAT ARE NECK AND NECK. REPUBLICAN MIA LOVE IS POLLING AT 42 PERCENT.. WHILE DEMOCRAT JIM MATHESON CARRIES 38 PERCENT OF THE VOTE... WITH A BIG CHUNK STILL UNDECIDED. THIS IS BY FAR UTAH'S CLOSEST CONGRESSIONAL RACE.. WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ADVERTISING SPENT ON BOTH SIDES.### ADLIB (( ADLIB WX )) ADLIB TOSS BACK TO ANCHORS ADLIB TOSS TO SPORTS NEXT ON SPORTS... HE'S A MAN THAT LIVES UP TO HIS NAME BECAUSE MILES GOES MILES... FORMER COUGAR RUNNER MILES BATTY HAS MOVED ON FROM COLLEGE... BUT HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS... BUT ITS NOT JUST ON THE TRACK... AND FINAL TUNE-UP... MEN'S BASKETBALL HAD ONE LAST CHANCE TO KNOCK THE RUST OFF IN AN EXHIBITION AGAINST THE FINDLAY THE LADY COUGARS SOCCER TEAM NOW OWNS THEIR FIRST WEST COAST CONFERENCE TITLE... AND FOLLOWING A 2-0 WIN OVER 22ND RANKED PEPPERDINE SATURDAY... B-Y-U HOPES TO EARN A NUMBER ONE SE ED IN THE N-C-A-A TOURNAMENT WHEN SELECTIONS ARE ANNOUNCED THIS AFTERNOON. THE COUGARS FINISHED THE REGULAR SEASON RANKED 4TH IN THE NATION WITH A 18-1-1 RECORD### B-Y-U WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL HAS A ONE GAME LEAD IN THE W-C-C AND HAD TO FIGHT TO STAY ON TOP WHEN LOYOLA MARYMOUNT CAME TO TOWN SATURDAY... FRESHMAN ALEXA GRAY HAD AN AMAZING 9 KILLS IN THE FIRST SET TO GET B-Y-U A LEAD IN A CLOSE CONTEST...THE COUGARS JUMPED OUT EARLY IN SET TWO... BUT L-M-U FOUGHT BACK TO TIE IT AND FORCE FOUR B-Y-U SET POINTS BEFORE AN ACE FROM HEATHER HANNEMANN WON IT 28-26... THE COUGARS RAN AWAY IN THE 3RD SET 25-13 TO CAP THE SWEEP AND A 3-0 WIN OVER THE LIONS.### ONE B-Y-U MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE HAS A GIFT FOR WINNING AWARDS. HE'S FINISHED WITH SCHOOL BUT HE' )S NOT DONE WITH WINNING. ELEVEN SPORTS REPORTER DEREK MCALLISTER TELLS HOW THIS COUGAR KEEPS SUCCEEDING. MILES BATTY IS THE EXAMPLE THAT EVERYONE CAN LOOK UP TO AT B-Y-U. SUCCESSFUL AS AN ATHLETE...IN ACADEMICS...AND IN THE COMMUNITY... THE N-C-A-A RANKS HIM AS ONE OF THE TOP DOGS IN THE NATION.### TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS IS ONE THING THAT B-Y-U TRACK ATHLETE MILES BATTY HAS ALWAYS DONE AND THE N-C-A-A AGREES. THE ORGANIZATION AWARDED HIM THE TODAY'S TOP TEN AWARD THAT RANKS HIM AMONG THE TOP DIVISION ONE STUDENT ATHLETES IN THE NATION. IT RECOGNIZESTHOSE WHO EXCEL IN THE CLASSROOM ON THE ATHLETIC FIELD AND IN THE COMMUNITY. ONLY SIX OTHER COUGARS HAVE EVER DONE THIS WELL. "it's a great honor again to hearing some of the names of■@u won the award and it's great to be able to be in that same circle." HE GRADUATED WITH A DOUBLE MAJOR IN EXERCISE SCIENCE AND NEUROSCIENCE NO SMALL TASK WHEN YOU'RE ALSO A NATIONAL CHAMPION RECORD-SETTING RUNNER. HE SAYS IT TOOK HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO ACHIEVE HIS GOALS BOTH IN THE CLASSROOM AND ON THE TRACK. " just committed myself to it and told myself I was going to do whatever it took to get it done." HEAD TRACK AND FIELD COACH MARK ROBISON SAYS IT'S AN HONOR WHEN A STUDENT ATHLETE IS RECOGNIZED FOR SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST ATHLETIC ABILITY. "It's also being the right kind of person that academics are important and being a contributing citizen in your community." BATTY GRADUATED WITH HONORS AND FINISHED HIS CAREER AT B-Y-U WITH MORE THAN 25 AWARDS IN ATHLETICS AND ACADEMICS. THAT RAN KS HIM AS ONE OF THE MOST DECORATED STUDENT ATHLETES IN B-Y-U HISTORY.### BATTY IS NOW RUNNING PROFESSIONALLY AND SAYS HE IS GRATEFUL THAT HE CAN CONTINUE LIVING HIS DREAM OF RUNNING. BEN?### THE MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS TIPS OFF THEIR SEASON FRIDAY NIGHT... BUT FIRST THEY HAD TO PL AY FINDLAY IN THEIR FINAL EXHIBITION BRANDON DAVIES WORE NUMBER 41 IN SALUTE TO FORMER B-Y-U AND HIGH SCHOOL TEAMMATE CHRIS COLLINSWORTH ... TYLER HAWS LOOKED BACK IN TOP FORM FAKING OUT THE DEFENDER FOR THIS JUMPER... AND BROCK ZYLSTRA TOOK OVER IN THE SECOND HALF SCORING 13 POINTS INCLUDING THIS THREE... EVERY PLAYER THAT DRESSED FOR B-Y-U HAD AT LEAST ONE POINT... ONE REBOUND... AND ONE FOUL AS B-Y-U ROLLED OVER THE OILERS 90-61.### (AD LIB) STILL TO COME ON ELEVEN NEWS AT NOON... SHUNNING THE SHAVE... THESE ALL THIS MONTH YOU MAY SEE MEN SPORTING MUSTACHES WHO WOULD NORMALLY NOT EVEN CONSIDER HAVING FACIAL HAIR. IT'S NOT A FASHION STATEMENT BUT AN EFFORT TO BRING AWARENESS TO AN OFTEN FORGOTTEN PROBLEM. ELEVEN NEWS REPORTER RANDLE VAWDREY INTRODUCES US TO A GROUP OF FRIENDS JOINING THE "MOVEMBER" MOVEMENT.### THE SELLECK THE MONOPOLY MAN AND OF COURSE THE RON SWANSON ALL ARE STYLES OF MUSTACHES YOU MAY SEE ON MEN PARTICIPATING IN MUSTACHE NOVEMBER OR MOVEMBER. BUT THIS MONTH ISN'T JUST ABOUT SUPPORTING MANLY STYLE. "Movember is prostate cancer awareness month, just like breast cancer awareness month, except the men instead of wearing pink or something like that, they all grow their mustaches out." MOVEMBER IS MUCH MORE TO GREENLAW THAN JUST NOT SHAVING TO MAKE HIS WIFE MAD. "My grandfather has it. It's in my family and I have the po tential of getting it. It' )s very real I'm very aware of it." "Greenlaw has even rallied his friends to this cause. Each November they shave on the first and then let their mustaches grow for the next 30 days.When it's all over they reward themselves by getting a classic style shave at a barbershop" GREENLAW AND HIS FRIENDS ENGAGE IN MANLY MUSTACHE RELATED COMPETITION, LIKE MONOPOLY. "Oh it's a blast. I definitely think so to have the unity amongst friends have the competitions of who can grow out the gnarliest stache I think its definitely one of the more fun parts of the month." THESE FRIENDS ALL SA Y THEY WILL CONTINUE BRING ABOUT MENS HEALTH AWARENESS, EVEN IF IT MAKES THEM LOOK LIKE GENE SHALIT. IN ...SANDY RANDLE VAWDREY... ELEVEN NEWS### (ADLIB) THAT'S ELEVENNEWS AT NOON NEWS FOR MONDAY NOVEMBER 5TH.