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 CHASE |
FERGUSON |
| B-CHASE |
ALAMO |
| RACIAL PROFILING |
DIXIE BIG READ |
| B-RACIAL PROFILING |
B-BIG READ |
| CASH |
HUMBOLDT COAT DRIVE |
| B-CASH |
AUTO BAILOUT |
| MEDINA EMAILS |
PEPSI |
| B-MEDINA EMAILS |
SHOWBIZ WRAP |
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DWTS |
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| CHASE |
FERGUSON |
| B-CHASE |
ALAMO |
| RACIAL PROFILING |
DIXIE BIG READ |
| B-RACIAL PROFILING |
B-BIG READ |
| CASH |
HUMBOLDT COAT DRIVE |
| B-CASH |
AUTO BAILOUT |
| MEDINA EMAILS |
PEPSI |
| B-MEDINA EMAILS |
SHOWBIZ WRAP |
| BREDESEN |
DWTS |
| CHASE Return to index of stories... |
A MAN WANTED ALL OVER WEST TENNESSEE IS CAUGHT BY JACKSON POLICE. GOOD MORNING.I'M TOM BRITT. AND I'M EMILY JORDAN. CARLOS MCCOY JUNIOR IS BEHIND BARS AT THE MADISON COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMPLEX, AFTER LEADING CITY AND COUNTY AUTHORITIES ON AN HOUR LONG HIGH SPEED CHASE. THIS IS WHERE THE CAR CHASE FINALLY ENDED. WHEN OFFICERS SAY MCCOY JUMPED OUT OF A STOLEN S-U-V AND RAN INTO THE WOODS. MCCOY WAS PURSUED UNTIL A POLICE CAR LITERALLY CAUGHT FIRE.THAT'S WHEN MADISON COUNTY DEPUTIES PICKED UP THE CHASE.AND FOLLOWED HIM UNTIL MCCOY JUMPED OUT OF HIS CAR.GIVING THOSE WHO LIVE ALONG KEY SENTER ROAD QUITE A SHOW. |
| B-CHASE Return to index of stories... |
02:19:57 "I WAS IN MY BACK BATHROOM, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE SO I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW THERE WAS AN SUV THAT HAD RUN OFF THE ROAD." MCCOY WAS WANTED ON SEVERAL BURGLARY, THEFT AND KIDNAPPING CHARGES FROM FIVE-DIFFERENT COUNTIES. HE WILL FACE EVEN MORE CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH YESTERDAY'S PURSUIT. |
| RACIAL PROFILING Return to index of stories... |
THE JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS SPARKED CONTROVERSY WITH THE NAACP AND THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION. OVER THE WAY THEY COLLECT INFORMATION. THE GROUPS SAY THEY IT'S RACIAL PROFILING. THE ACLU AND NAACP SAY THEY HAVE INVESTIGATED FIELD INTERVIEW CARDS RECORDED BY THE JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEY SAY THE CARDS SHOW THAT THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE PULLED OVER BY JACKSON POLICE ARE BLACK MEN. TUESDAY NIGHT THE ACLU HOSTED A " JUSTICE IN JACKSON" MEETING TO BRING THE ISSUE TO THE ATTENTION OF THE COMMUNITY. |
| B-RACIAL PROFILING Return to index of stories... |
SOT: 00 06 03 15 "WE'RE HAVING A MEETING HERE FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN WHAT THE RIGHTS ARE AND THEN BE ABLE TO EVALUATE THEIR WON SITUATIONS.KIND OF SELF CHECKING." WE SPOKE WITH JACKSON POLICE CHIEF RICK STAPLES WHO DENIES ANY RACIAL PROFILING OCCURED. STAPLES ALSO SAID HE WAS NEVER CONTACTED BY THE NAACP OR THE ACLU AND WILL ONLY RESPOND TO SPECIFIC ALLEGATIONS ONCE HE IS CONTACTED. |
| CASH Return to index of stories... |
A SENTENCING YESTERDAY HAS TWO YOUNG PARENTS NOW BEHIND BARS. 21-YEAR-OLD WESLEY GRIFFIN AND 25-YEAR-OLD TIFFANI CALLAHAN PLED GUILTY TO CHARGES RELATED TO THE ABUSE OF GRIFFIN'S SON.AUSTIN CASH. AUSTIN CASH WILL BE CELEBRATING HIS THIRD BIRTHDAY NEXT MONTH BUT DUE TO THE ABUSE HE HAS SUSTAINED HE CANNOT TALK OR WALK. AUSTIN'S GREAT GRANDPARENTS NOW TAKE CARE OF HIM.THEY SAY THERE IS A LONG ROAD AHEAD BUT ARE THANKFUL TO FINALLY HAVE CLOSURE. GRIFFIN WILL SERVE FIVE YEARS BEHIND BARS AND CALLAHAN WILL SERVE SIX YEARS. AUSTIN'S BIOLOGICAL MOTHER SAYS SHE IS GLAD CALLAHAN IS BEHIND BARS. |
| B-CASH Return to index of stories... |
SOT 00:27:00:13 "NOW I CAN SLEEP AT NIGHT, I DON'T HAVE TO WIRRY,SHE CAN'T HURT NOBODY ELSE'S CHILD LIKE SHE DID MINE SO IM HAPPY." BOTH GRIFFIN AND CALLAHAN WILL SERVE THEIR COMPLETE SENTENCES WITH NO POSSIBILITY OF PROBATION. |
| MEDINA EMAILS Return to index of stories... |
JACKSON POLICE AREN'T THE ONLY ONES ACCUSED OF WRONG-DOING. THE MEDINA POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF USING CITY COMPUTERS TO CIRCULATE PORNOGRAPHIC EMAILS. THE ACCUSATIONS CAME TO LIGHT DURING A HEARING MONDAY NIGHT CONCERNING PROCEDURES USED IN THE FIRING OF A MEDINA POLICE OFFICER. POLICE CHIEF JERRY MORRIS TOLD US THE ALLEGATIONS ARE *NOT* TRUE. JERRY SPORE, WHO SERVES AS MEDINA'S CITY ATTORNEY, SAYS HE'S TRYING TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS ANY TRUTH TO THE ACCUSATIONS. |
| B-MEDINA EMAILS Return to index of stories... |
*SOT* 27:13-20 IF THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE AN EXPRESSED POLICY PROHIBITING SUCH CONDUCT IT CERTAINLY WILL. THE MEDINA EMPLOYEE MANUAL SAYS DISPLAYING PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL IS CONSIDERED ILLEGAL. |
| BREDESEN Return to index of stories... |
IN STATE NEWS. GOVERNOR PHIL BREDESEN SAYS HE WILL *NOT* INCREASE THE STATE'S GASOLINE TAX TO INCREASE THE STATE'S ROAD FUND. THE STATE ROAD FUND IS STRUGGLING BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DRIVING LESS AMID HIGH GAS PRICES AND A WORSENING ECONOMY. BREDESEN TOLD REPORTERS THAT HE'S NOT LOOKING TO HIKE TAXES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE STATE'S CURRENT 21-POINT-4 PERCENT TAX ON EACH GALLON OF GAS. |
| FERGUSON Return to index of stories... |
MEMPHIS POLICE SAY THEY CAN NOW SAY FOR SURE THE REMAINS THIS WEEKEND ARE THAT OF A WOMAN WHO'S BEEN MISSING SINCE MAY. THE SKELETAL REMAINS FOUND SATURDAY HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THOSE OF 86 YEAR OLD ELIZABETH FERGUSON. FERGUSON WAS LAST SEEN ALIVE MAY 5TH WHEN SHE LEFT HER HOME FOR A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. POLICE SAY FOUL PLAY IS *NOT* SUSPECTED IN HER DEATH. |
| ALAMO Return to index of stories... |
ARKANSAS AUTHORITIES HAVE SEIZED NEARLY TWO DOZEN CHILDREN WHO WERE STAYING AT THE TONY ALAMO COMPOUND.
THE KIDS WERE TAKEN INTO PROTECTIVE CUSTODY AFTER ALLEGATIONS SURFACED OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT. SEVERAL CHILDREN WERE TAKEN FROM THE COURTHOUSE IN TEXARKANA WHERE HEARINGS WERE BEING HELD FOR THE SIX GIRLS WHO WERE SEIZED DURING A RAID BACK IN SEPTEMBER. STATE POLICE DISCOVERED 18 OTHER KIDS AFTER SEARCHING TWO VANS DURING A TRAFFIC STOP. |
| DIXIE BIG READ Return to index of stories... |
READ ANY GOOD BOOKS LATELY?? LAST NIGHT. INSTEAD OF READING A GOOD BOOK, WEST TENNESSESANS HAD A BOOK. READ TO THEM. IT WAS AN EVENING WITH ACTRESS AND WEST TENNESSEE NATIVE DIXIE CARTER AND HER HUSBAND, ACTOR HAL HOLBROOK AT THE DIXIE'S "BIG READ" EVENT IN HUNTINGDON. CARTER AND HOLBROOK READ EXCERPTS LIVE ON STAGE EXPLORING MARK TWAIN'S, "THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER". THE READING DISCUSSED THE CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF MARK TWAIN AND HIS RELEVANCE IN TODAY'S SOCIETY. |
| B-BIG READ Return to index of stories... |
IT'S GOING TO BE AN INSPIRATION TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF READING THE BIG READ IS AN INITIATIVE OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS TO REVITALIZE THE ROLE OF LITERATURE IN AMERICAN CULTURE. |
| HUMBOLDT COAT DRIVE Return to index of stories... |
ONE GIBSON COUNTY TOWN IS GETTING INTO THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT WHILE HELPING THOSE IN NEED. IF YOU'VE BEEN TO HUMBOLDT LATELY YOU'VE PROBABLY NOTICED BOXES LIKE THIS ALL OVER TOWN. VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO COLLECT FOOD AND COATS FOR THE CITY'S LESS FORTUNATE. THE PLAN IS TO TAKE THE DONATIONS AND GIVE IT TO THOSE WHO NEED IT AT THE CITY'S 9TH ANNUAL "CHRISTMAS AT BAILEY PARK" CELEBRATION ON DECEMBER FOURTH. |
| AUTO BAILOUT Return to index of stories... |
TO BAILOUT OR NOT TO BAILOUT. THAT IS THE QUESTION BEING ASKED ALL OVER WASHINGTON, TODAY, AS TOP MANAGEMENT FROM THE BIG THREE AUTOMAKERS BEG FOR A REPRISE FROM LOOMING BANKRUPTCY. ABC'S VIVIANA HURTADO HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE STORY. HE URGENT PLEA FOR AN AUTO INDUSTRY BAILOUT CONTINUES ON CAPITOL HILL. SOT: SO DOES THE GRILLING FROM HOUSE LAWMAKERS. SOT: SOME ARE FURIOUS THAT THE C-E-O' S CITE THE FINANCIAL MELTDOWN AS ONE OF THE KEY FACTORS THAT HAS DRIVEN THE AUTO INDUSTRY OVER THE EDGE. BUT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SAY THE INDUSTRY NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR BAD BUSINESS MODELS THAT INCLUDE COSTLY C-E-O PERKS. "WHY DID YOU FLY HERE ON A PRIVATE JET?" PROPONENTS OF THE $25 BILLION DOLLAR LIFELINE INCLUDE NOT ONLY THE C-E-OS, BUT UNION EXECUTIVES AND AUTO WORKERS. THEY SAY IT'S NOT JUST THE COMPANIES THAT ARE AT STAKE. NATS: "SAVE OUR JOBS, SAVE OUR JOBS." BUT THE WHOLE ECONOMY, THAT COULD SEE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TAX REVENUE LOST, AND PAYROLLS SLASHED. EXPERTS SAY NEARLY ONE OUT OF EVERY TEN JOBS IN THE U-S RELIES ON THIS INDUSTRY. RAY FOX GENERAL MOTORS WORKER: "IT'S GOING TO AFFECT EVERY PERSON IN THE UNITED STATES SOME WAY OR ANOTHER. " NORMA STEEL GENERAL MOTORS WORKER: SOT/GM WORKER: "I WANT TO RETIRE. I'VE BEEN HERE 26-YEARS AND I'M LOOKING FOR FOUR MORE YEARS. AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE THE PLANT GO DOWN." A VOTE IS SCHEDULED THIS WEEK IN THE SENATE TO USE THE MONEY FROM THE FINANCIAL BAIL OUT PROGRAM TO HELP THE AUTO INDUSTRY. BUT RIGHT NOW IT LACKS ENOUGH SUPPORT IN THIS LAME DUCK SESSION OF CONGRESS. VH, ABCN, DC VH, ABCN, DC. EDITMASTER#: TIME/INITIAL: **************************************************************************** |
| PEPSI Return to index of stories... |
PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP SAYS IT WILL CUT MORE THAN THREE-THOUSAND JOBS WORLDWIDE AS PART OF A NEW RE-STRUCTURING PLAN.
THE MAJORITY OF THE CUTS WILL COME FROM MEXICO WHERE THE COMPANY PLANS TO CLOSE THREE PLANTS AND 30 DISTRIBUTION CENTERS. PEPSI ALSO WILL SHUT DOWN FOUR FACILITIES IN THE U-S, WHICH WILL AFFECT ABOUT 750 JOBS. THE COMPANY EXPECTS TO SAVE AROUND ONE-HUNDRED-50 MILLION DOLLARS EACH YEAR ONCE THE RE-STRUCTURING IS COMPLETE. |
| SHOWBIZ WRAP Return to index of stories... |
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS.A BIG PREMIERE IN HOLLYWOOD HIGHLIGHTS THE POPULAR TWILIGHT SERIES. CARLA WOHL HAS THAT STORY AND MORE. IN TODAY'S SHOWBIZ WRAP. SCRIPT: GET READY.SCREAMING "TWILIGHT" FANS WILL SOON BE COMING TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU. THOUSANDS OF FANS CONVERGED ON LOS ANGELES FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE MOVIE BASED ON THE HIT BOOKS BY STEPHANIE MEYER. THE MOVIE STARS BRITISH ACTOR ROBERT PATTISON WHO PLAYS A BOY TRANSFORMED INTO A VAMPIRE.PATTISON 'S MUSIC IS ALSO FEATURED IN THE MOVIE. JAMES BOND MAY HAVE HAD IT'S BIGGEST IT'S BIGGEST OPENING EVER. "QUANTUM OF SOLACE" TAKING IN 67-MILLION DOLLARS.BUT 007 STILL CAN'T COMPETE WITH " THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM". THE MATT DAMON THRILLER RETAINS IT'S TITLE AS HOLLYWOOD'S TOP OPENING SPY ADVENTURE WITH A 69-MILLION DOLLAR DEBUT. MICHAEL JACKSON IS HOPING A DOCTOR'S NOTE GETS HIM EXCUSED FROM COURT. THE POP STAR'S ATTORNEY TOLD A LONDON COURT THAT JACKSON IS SUFFERING FROM AN UNDISCLOSED ILLNESS AND THAT IT WOULD BE UNWISE FOR HIM TO TRAVEL. HE SUGGESTED THAT THE POP STAR TESTIFY BY A VIDEO LINK. JACKSON IS BEING SUED BY A BAHRAIN SHEIK FOR 7-MILLION DOLLARS FOR FAILING TO MAKE GOOD ON AN EXCLUSIVE RECORDING CONTRACT. THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN HOLLYWOOD, CARLA WOHL ABC NEWS. ADVISORIES/RESTRICTIONS: NONE **THE SHOWBIZ WRAP IS INTENDED FOR EARLY MORNING AND MID-DAY NEWSCASTS** TIME/INITIAL: 6:15 PM P/T RCJ **************************************************************************** |
| DWTS Return to index of stories... |
WE'RE DOWN TO THE FINAL THREE ON DANCING WITH THE STARS. LAST NIGHT.CODY LINLEY GOT BOUNCED THE SHOW. IT WAS A BITTER-SWEET NIGHT FOR HIS PROFESSIONAL PARTNER, JULIANNE HOUGH. THIS WAS HOUGH'S FIRST WEEK BACK IN COMPETITION, AFTER GETTING HER APPENDIX OUT. NEXT WEEK'S SEASON FINALE WILL HAVE BROOKE BURKE, LANCE BASS AND FORMER NFL STAR WARREN SAPP DANCING FOR THE MIRROR BALL TROPHY. |