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this morning.
JUNE. MELISSA SCHROEDER, KRIS,
SIX NEWS. [A9]DESTINATION
BAYFRONT-VO
THE CITY COUNCIL ALSO GOT A LOOK
AT DESTINATION
BAYFRONT'S FINAL DEVELOPMENT
PLAN.
BACKERS OF THE PROJECT PUT THE
FINAL PRICE TAG AT 69-MILLION
DOLLARS. THEY'RE ASKING THE
CITY COUNCIL TO PUT A 41-
MILLION DOLLAR BOND PROPOSAL ON
A NOVEMBER BALLOT.
DESTINATION BAYFRONT ORGANIZERS
SAY LEFTOVER BOND
MONEY AND PRIVATE DONATIONS WILL
COVER THE REST
OF THE COST. THE COUNCIL
WILL DECIDE IF IT WANTS TO GO
AHEAD WITH
THE PROJECT... BY THE END OF THE
MONTH.
AND ON THE ISSUE OF PLASTIC
BAGS, IT LOOKS LIKE THE CITY
COUNCIL HAS GIVEN UP ON A
VOLUNTARY REDUCTION OF
PLASTIC BAG USE.
THE COUNCIL DID NOT EXPRESS MUCH
SUPPORT FOR CONTINUING A
VOLUNTARY SYSTEM TO MOVE PEOPLE
AWAY FROM THE USE OF
PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS AT
YESTERDAY'S CITY COUNCIL
MEETING.
INSTEAD, CITY STAFF WILL COME
BACK IN MARCH WITH A
RECOMMENDATION FOR IMPLEMENTLING
PLASTIC BAG FEES
FOR PEOPLE WHO OPT TO USE
PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS RATHER
THAN RE-USABLE BAGS. MEMBERS
OF THE SURF RIDERS GROUP,
WHO SHOWED UP AT THE MEETING
HAVE BEEN CAMPAIGNING FOR
A TOTAL BAN OR A FEE ON PLASTIC
BAGS.
FORMER CONGRESSMAN JESSE JACKSON
JU
LAST NIGHT...
A NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION IN ONE
OF KANSAS CITY'S MOST FAMOUS...
AND OLDEST NEIGHBORHOODS SENT
MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE TO
THE HOSPITAL AND FORCED HUNDREDS
OF OTHERS FROM
THEIR HOMES. POLICE SAY A
UTILITY CREW MAY HAVE TRIGGERED
THE BLAST... BUT THE CAUSE
REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE LISTED IN
SERIOUS CONDITION AND
ONE IS LISTED AS CRITICAL.
POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE
WELCOME BACK IT'S
ON YOUR
MORNING... MICROSOFT'S NEW
INTERNET EMAIL SERVICE GOES
FROM IT'S "PREVIEW" PHASE TO THE
MICROSOFT IS COUNTING ON IT'S
NEW INTERNET EMAIL SERVICE TO
CATAPULT THE COMPANY BACK TO THE
TOP OF THE EMAIL PILE. IT'S
CALLED OUTLOOK DOT COM, AND
REPLACES HOTMAIL. MORE
THAN 60 MILLION USERS ALREADY
SIGNED UP FOR THE SERVICE SINCE
ITS PREVIEW LAUNCH BACK IN JULY.
AND JUST THIS PAST
WEEKEND, MICROSOFT REMOVED IT
FROM THE "PREVIEW"
PHASE AND OPENED IT UP TO THE
PUBLIC. PREVIOUS USERS
OF HOTMAIL WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY
SWITCHED OVER TO OUTLOOK BY
THIS SUMMER. BUT USERS CAN
SWITCH OVER BEFORE THEN IF
THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO. USERS
OF OUTLOOK.COM CAN KEEP THE
SAME @HOTMAIL ADDRESS AND ALL
THEIR SETTINGS WILL STAY THE
SAME WITH NO DISRUPTION.
THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
res
them down."
"Mace you have to be a little
closer and someone could
actually get the mace
and put it on you." [B11]YAHOO
TRENDING (2ND HR)-VO
LET'S GO ONLINE AND TAKE A LOOK
AT WHAT'S TRENDING THIS
MORNING ...
ON YAHOO ITS FORREST WHITAKER.
THE OSCAR WINNING
ACTOR WAS ACCUSED OF SHOPLIFTING
AND A NEW YORK CITY
DELI EMPLOYEE EVEN FRISKED HIM
LAST FRIDAY. THE EMPLOYEE
SAYS DURING THE PACKED LUNCHTIME
HOUR, HE THOUGHT HE
SAW SOMEONE QUICKLY STEAL FROM
THE STORE... THE INCIDENT
WAS SETTLED PEACEFULLY, AND
WHITAKER GOT AN APOLOGY FOR THE
MISTAKE. .. [B12]GOOGLE TRENDING
(2ND HR)-WIPEVO
ON GOOGLE... SONY'S PLAYSTATION
4 IS TRENDING... IT'S
BEING REPORTED THE PLAYSTATION 4
WILL BE OUT IN THE UNITED STATES
THIS NOVEMBER ... TWO
DIFFERENT MODELS ARE REPORTEDLY
PLANNED... WHICH WILL BE
AVAILABLE FOR $429 AND $529
DOLLARS. ONE
REPORTED FEATURE OF THE PS4 WILL
BE THE ABILITY TO
CONTROL THE SYSTEM THROUGH YOUR
TABLET OR SMARTPHONE.
AND ON YOUTUBE... MAYMO... THE
LEMON BEAGLE BATTLES IT OUT
WITH A ROBOTIC CRAB. HE'S VERY
CURIOUS ABOUT IT, AND JUST WANTS
TO PLAY, BUT THE CRAB DOESN'T
SEEM TO WANT TO PLAY WITH HIM.
AN OSCAR NOMINATED MOVIE CAUGHT
THE ATTENTION OF
AN OSCAR NOMINATED MOVIE CAUGHT
THE ATTENTION OF
CRITICS ALL OVER, BUT IT ALSO
BROUGHT ATTENTION TO AN
ISSUE THAT COMES WITH A LOT OF
STIGMA.
COMING UP... THE DIRECTOR OF
SILVER LINING'S PLAYBOOK
EXPLAINS HOW HE HOPES TO BRING
NEW ATTENTION TO MENTAL HEALTH
PROBLEMS.. IT'S
ON YOUR
ON YOUR
MORNING... AN
OSCAR-NOMINATED FILM ... SILVER
LININGS
PLAYBOOK... HAS HELPED TO BRING
AWARENESS TO MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES.
DOCTOR BRUCE HENSEL HAS MORE.
ON THIS DAY IN 1792, PRESIDENT
GEORGE WASHINGTON
SIGNED AN ACT CREATING THE U.S.
POST OFFICE.
BASKETBALL HALL-OF-FAMER CHARLES
BARKLEY IS 50. SINGER RIHANNA IS
25. NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT
SOME LOCAL BIRTHDAYS
ON YOUR
MORNING...
... [D2]Street User fee-VO FS
THE CITY COUNCIL IS PUTTING
FINAL TOUCHES ON A
STREET USER FEE. EACH
HOUSEHOLD AND BUSINESS IN CORPUS
CHRISTI
WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY THE
MONTHLY FEE .. TO HELP FUND
STREET REPAIR.
FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW... CITY
OF THE COST. THE COUNCIL
WILL DECIDE IF IT WANTS TO GO
AHEAD WITH
THE PROJECT... BY THE END OF THE
MONTH.
TWO KIDS WENT TO THE
HOSPITAL.... AFTER THE A CAR
CRASH.
IT HAPPENED ON WEBER... AT THE
SPID INTERSECTION.
POLICE DIDN'T HAVE ANY DETAILS
ON HOW IT HAPPENED.... BUT
THE CAR WITH THE KIDS INSIDE
CRASHED WITH A PICKUP... THAT
ENDED UP ON IT'S SIDE.
WHILE POLICE HANDLED THAT
WRECK... ANOTHER CALL CAME IN
FOR
A CAR CRASH INVOLVING A FORD
MUSTANG ON A TEST DRIVE. THE
DRIVER TOOK THE TURNAROUND TOO
FAST AND SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL.
THE CAR TOOK OUT A UTILITY POLE
AND ENDED UP IN THE PARKING LOT
OF A
NEARBY CLINIC. THE MUSTANG
CAME TO A STOP AGAINST THE
BUILDING - NO ONE IS HURT.
MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE ARE
AND
WEATHER. THE CAUSE OF THE
FIRE
HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.
THE WHITE HOUSE IS EXPECTED TO
ANNOUNCE A NEW
SERIES OF SANCTIONS AGAINST
CHINA TODAY.
THEY SAY THE COMMUNIST COUNTRY
IS REPORTEDLY
BEHIND CYBER-ESPIONAGE ATTACKS
ON U-S COMPANIES. THE
WHITE HOUSE SANCTIONS COME ONE
DAY AFTER A PRIVATE COMPANY
ISSUED A REPORT CLAIMING MORE
THAN 140 CASES OF HACKING CAN BE
DIRECTLY LINKED TO A CHINESE
MILITARY UNIT IN SHANGHAI.
THE
CHINESE GOVERNMENT DENIES IT IS
INVOLVED IN
CYBER-ESPIONAGE. [D10]CUBA-VO
FIVE SENATORS AND TWO HOUSE
MEMBERS MET WITH CUBAN
LEADER RAUL CASTRO TUESDAY IN
HAVANA.
THE LAWMAKERS ARRIVED IN CUBA
MONDAY HOPING
TO ADVANCE POLITICAL RELATIONS
THAT HAVE BEEN HALTED
SINCE AMERICAN CONTRACTOR ALAN
GROSS WAS IMPRISONED THERE
IN 2009. DEMOCRATIC SENATOR
PATRICK LEAHY IS LEADING
THE DELEGATION ON THE THREE DAY
VISIT TO CUBA. HE SAID THE
GROUP WOULD LIKE TO TAKE GROSS
WITH THEM ON WEDNESDAY,
BUT DOUBTED IT WAS POSSIBLE.
MEMBERS OF THE GROUP STILL PLAN
TO MET WITH GROSS AND OTHER
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
breaking up with a cooler north
wind. Sunny on Saturday and
seasonable
tempertures. Sunday will be
cloudy again with an isolated
shower possible
ahead of next cold front.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT MADE
NEWS IN OTHER PARTS OF
THE WORLD WHILE YOU WERE
SLEEPING... DEFENSE LAWYERS
FOR OSCAR PISTORIUS ARE EXPECTED
TO STEP UP THEIR FIGHT
TODAY TO KEEP THE SOUTH AFRICAN
SPRINTER OUT OF PRISON.
THEY INSIST HE ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
AND KILLED HIS GIRLFRIEND ...
BUT POLICE SAY HE'S A FLIGHT
RISK... TINA KRAUS REPORTS FROM
arms. [D15]PISTORIUS-TAG
PISTORIUS TOLD POLICE HE HAD
RECEIVED DEATH THREATS IN THE
PAST... THAT'S WHY HE SLEPT HIS
A PISTOL UNDER HIS BED... NEW
COURTROOM TESTIMONY REVEALED
POLICE FOUND NEEDLES
AND TESTOSTERONE IN THE
OLYPIAN'S BEDROOM.
ITS WORST ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN IN A
DECADE.
PROTESTERS SCUFFLED WITH POLICE
IN MELBOURNE,
AUSTRALIA DURING A VISIT BY
CONTROVERSIAL DUTCH LAWMAKER
GEERT WILDERS... WHO IS KNOWN
FOR HIS ANTI-ISLAMIC VIEWS.
ONE OF THE INVITED GUESTS WAS
SEEN BEING PUSHED TO THE
GROUND AFTER AN ARGUMENT WITH
SOME OF THE PROTESTERS.
ACCORDING TO ONE PROTESTER, THE
GOAL OF THE DEMONSTRATION
WAS TO OPPOSE "ISLAMAPHOBIA."
WILDERS SAID THE SPEECH IS A
WARNING TO AUSTRALIA ABOUT "THE
TRUE NATURE OF ISLAM" AND SAID
ISLAM IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH
FREEDOM. WILDERS INSISTED
THAT HE WAS NOT ATTEMPTING TO
INCITE VIOLENCE OR INSULT PEOPLE
DURING HIS VISIT TO AUSTRALIA.