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SLU NEWS 22 – 01/11/10 SCRIPT [NEWSCAST #1 - SPRING] (ACKELS/JOHNSON)

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2 SHOT, CAMERA 2 ACKELS: I’M CHRIS ACKELS.

ACKELS, JOHNSON
JOHNSON: AND I’M KAREEM JOHNSON.

ACKELS: IN THIS NEWSCAST… (AD-LIB)

JOHNSON: (AD-LIB)

ACKELS: (AD-LIB)

JOHNSON: AND MORE, NEXT ON SLU NEWS 22.

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ACKELS, JOHNSON

3 SHOT, CAMERA 1 JOHNSON: THE TOP STORY THIS WEEK IS THE

JOHNSON WEATHER, AND WE’VE GOT CHIEF
METEOROLOGIST DAVID KOELLER HERE TO GIVE
US A RECAP ON THE WEATHER DURING THE
BREAK, AND A EARLY PEEK AT THE WEEK
AHEAD. (AD-LIB QUESTION)

DAVID: WEATHER AD-LIB

1 SHOT, CAMERA 2 ACKELS: IF YOU’VE VISITED SLU’S WEBSITE

ACKELS RECENTLY, YOU MIGHT NOTE THAT IT LOOKS A
BIT DIFFERENT. THE WEBSITE GOT A REFRESHED
LOOK, OVER THE BREAK. THE WEBSITE IS STILL
BEING WORKED ON, WITH SOME OLD PAGES
HAVING THE OLD LOOK.

JOHNSON: WHEN WE COME BACK, DURING LAST

2 SHOT, CAMERA 2 WEEK’S SNOW, A GUNMAN OPENS FIRE IN A
ACKELS, JOHNSON LOCAL ELECTRONICS FIRM

ACKELS: AND HOW DID THE BILLS DO OVER THE

WEEKEND? BILLIKEN SPORTS A LITTLE LATER.
STAY WITH US.

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1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 JOHNSON: WELCOME BACK, IN LOCAL NEWS,

JOHNSON TIMOTHY HENDRON OPENED FIRE ON CO-
WORKERS, AND THEN TURNED THE GUN ON
HIMSELF, POLICE SAY, LAST THURSDAY AT ABB,
INC. IN NORTH ST. LOUIS. THE ATTACK LEFT
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THREE OTHERS DEAD, THREE CRITICALLY
INJURED AND TWO IN FAIR CONDITION, LOCAL
OFFICIALS SAY.

HENDRON IS PART OF GROUP OF EMPLOYEES

WHO SUED COMPANY RETIREMENT PLAN
ADMINISTRATORS, AND THAT TRIAL IS GOING ON
1 SHOT, CAMERA 2 IN KANSAS CITY.
ACKELS
ACKELS: CITY-ARCH-RIVER-TWENTY-FIFTEEN,
THE PRIVATE FOUNDATION WORKING WITH THE
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ON THE PROJECT TO
ALLOW DEVELOPMENT ON THE ARCH GROUNDS
DOWNTOWN, ANNOUNCED THE NAMES OF THE
EIGHT JURORS WHO WILL PICK THE WINNING
DESIGN IN AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION.
THE PLAN IS TO COMPLETE WORK BY OCT. 28,
2015, THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF INSTALLING
THE LAST PIECE OF THE ARCH, REPORTS TIM
O’NEIL OF THE ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH.

THE CALL TO REDESIGN THE JEFFERSON

NATIONAL EXPANSION MEMORIAL GROUNDS TO
PROMOTE GREATER USE AND BETTER CONNECT
THE RIVERFRONT PARK TO DOWNTOWN WAS
APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE IN
NOVEMBER. DESIGN FIRMS HAVE UNTIL JAN. 26
TO REGISTER FOR THE COMPETITION.

THE JURY SHOULD BE ABLE TO PICK A WINNER

BY OCTOBER. CONSTRUCTION WILL REQUIRE
FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS.

1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 JOHNSON: IN NATIONAL NEWS, NEW YORK CITY

JOHNSON MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG IS REQUESTING
THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PAY FOR THE
TRIAL OF SUSPECTED 9-11 MASTERMIND KHALID
SHEIK MOHAMMED. IN A LETTER SENT TO
FEDERAL BUDGET OFFICIALS, SENATORS,
CONGRESSMEN AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC
HOLDER, BLOOMBERG SAYS NEW YORK WILL DO
WHAT IT HAS TO IN ORDER TO SECURE THE TRIAL
AND THE SUSPECTS WHILE THEY'RE DETAINED IN
THE CITY.

HE SAYS THE COSTS COULD AMOUNT TO $216

MILLION FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF THE TRIAL
ALONE AND HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS MORE IF
THE PROCEEDINGS DRAG ON.

THE MAYOR ADDS THAT THE CITY'S FINANCIAL

AND POLICE RESOURCES ARE NOT INFINITE,
REPORTS NEW YORK ONE, NEW YORK’S 24 HOUR
NEWS CHANNEL.
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ACKELS ACKELS: LIKE YOUR ORANGE JUICE? THE COLD
HARD FREEZE IN FLORIDA DROPPED
TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 18 DEGREES ON
MONDAY MORNING, AND CROPS MAY HAVE
BEEN DAMAGED BY 28-DEGREE COLD
OVERNIGHT ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

THE DAMAGE COULD CAUSE PRICES OF ORANGE

JUICE TO CLIMB, AS FLORIDA PRODUCES 40
PERCENT OF THE WORLD’S ORANGE JUICE.

JOHNSON: IN INTERNATIONAL NEWS, LAST

1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 THURSDAY, BOMBERS KILLED SEVEN PEOPLE IN
JOHNSON TWO AREAS WEST AND NORTH OF BAGHDAD. AT
LEAST SEVEN OTHER PEOPLE WERE WOUNDED IN
A SERIES OF BLASTS IN THE ANBAR PROVINCE
TOWN OF HIT, WHICH IS WEST OF THE CAPITAL.

ONE OF THE HOUSES TARGETED WAS THE HOME

OF COLONEL WALID AL-HEETI, HEAD OF HIT'S
COUNTERTERRORISM BUREAU. HE WAS NOT
AMONG THE CASUALTIES.

ANOTHER BOMBING OUTSIDE A MOSQUE IN

DIYALA PROVINCE KILLED ONE, AND INJURED
TWELVE.

1 SHOT, CAMERA 2 ACKELS: RACE VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN ITALY.

ACKELS LAST THURSDAY, AN AFRICAN IMMIGRANT WAS
SHOT WITH AN AIR GUN, WHICH SPARKED 300
IMMIGRANTS TO POOR INTO THE STREETS.
"THEY PUT ON AN ANGRY DEMONSTRATION,
HAMPERING THE FREE CIRCULATION IN THE
STREETS, DAMAGING GARBAGE BINS, HITTING
WITH STICKS AND ROCKS NUMEROUS PASSING
CARS," ACCORDING TO A POLICE REPORT.

BUT POLICE FORCED THE DEMONSTRATORS TO

TURN BACK, THREATENING THEM WITH TEAR
GAS. SIX OR SEVEN PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED, HE
SAID.

POLICE ATTEMPTED TALKING WITH THE

IMMIGRANTS, BUT NEGOTIATIONS DID NOT
PRODUCE POSITIVE RESULTS, ACCORDING TO A
POLICE STATEMENT.

JOHNSON: WHEN WE COME BACK, A LOOK AT

2 SHOT, CAMERA 1 THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW IN LAS
JOHNSON, ACKELS VEGAS

ACKELS: AND WHERE IS CONAN GOING? LENO’S

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SHOW IS CANCELED. WE’LL TELL YOU LATER.

KOELLER: (WEATHER TEASE TO BREAK)

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3 SHOT, CAMERA 2 ACKELS: WELCOME BACK TO SLU NEWS 22.

JOHNSON, ACKELS, KOELLER DAVID IS HERE WITH A LOOK AT THE UPCOMING
WEATHER WEEK. (AD-LIB)

1 SHOT, CAMERA 3 KOELLER: (WEATHER AD-LIB)

KOELLER (UNTIL END OF 7-DAY FORECAST)

1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 JOHNSON: THANKS, DAVID. IN TECH NEWS, AT

JOHNSON THE CONSUMER AND ELECTRONICS CONVENTION
THIS WEEKEND IN LAS VEGAS, SAMSUNG, LG,
AND PANASONIC PROUDLY UNVEILED THEIR
LATEST RANGE OF TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDING
NEW 3D HDTVS. 3D TV COULD BE GAME-
CHANGING HOME ENTERTAINMENT
TECHNOLOGY OF 2010, AND SAMSUNG IS
PLANNING TO PROPEL 3D TV FORWARD WITH AN
EXTENSIVE LINE-UP OF 3D-CAPABLE HOME
ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTS. SAMSUNG WILL
DELIVER A COMPLETE 3D HOME
ENTERTAINMENT SOLUTION WITH AN
ADVANCED 3D TELEVISION, SOPHISTICATED 3D
BLU-RAY PLAYER, AND STYLISH ACTIVE
SHUTTER 3D GLASSES.

1 SHOT, CAMERA 2 ACKELS: LG PROMISED TO UNVEIL ITS LINE OF

ACKELS 3D TV LATER THIS YEAR, AS WELL AS A LINE OF
SKYPE COMPATIBLE HDTVS. ALSO AT THE CES
CONVENTION, SAMSUNG UNVEILED UPGRADED
INTERNET@TV - CONTENT SERVICE, FEATURING
SAMSUNG APPS, THE WORLD’S FIRST HDTV-
BASED APPLICATION STORE WHERE CONSUMERS
CAN DOWNLOAD AND PURCHASE APPLICATIONS
FROM SELECT 2010 SAMSUNG HDTVS, BLU-RAY
PLAYERS, AND HOME THEATER SYSTEMS.
SAMSUNG APPS PROVIDES CONSUMERS WITH AN
EXPANDED, EASY-TO-NAVIGATE SELECTION OF
APPLICATIONS FROM SERVICES SUCH AS
ACCUWEATHER.COM, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
BLOCKBUSTER, NETFLIX, TWITTER AND USA
TODAY.

1 SHOT, CAMERA 1 JOHNSON: CONTINUING THE THEME OF 3D

JOHNSON TECHNOLOGIES, PANASONIC UNVEILED THE
WORLD’S FIRST FULL HD 3D CAMCORDER AT CES
THIS WEEKEND. CURRENT 3D CAMERA SYSTEMS
ARE LARGE-SCALE SETUPS THAT INVOLVE
MULTIPLE CAMERAS AND ARE DIFFICULT TO USE.
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THE TWIN-LENS FULL HD 3D CAMCORDER IS A

PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL 3D CAMCORDER THAT
RECORDS VIDEO FROM EACH OF ITS LENSES TO
SDHC CARDS. WITH THE 3D TECHNOLOGY COMES
A RATHER STEEP PRICE, WITH THE TWIN-LENS
CAMCORDER STARTING AT TWENTY-ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS. ALTHOUGH AT THAT
PRICE, PANASONIC WILL CUSTOM-BUILD ANY
CAMERA THAT IS ORDERED.

1 SHOT, CAMERA ACKELS: GOOGLE UNVEILED ITS FIRST SMART

PHONE LAST TUESDAY. THE NEXUS ONE
SMARTPHONE RUNS ON GOOGLE’S ANDROID 2.1
OPERATING SYSTEM, AND HAVE A 3.7 INCH
TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY. THE PHONE COSTS
ABOUT ONE-HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS
WITH A TWO YEAR SUBSCRIPTION PLAN WITH T-
MOBILE. WITHOUT A SUBSCRIPTION PLAN, THE
NEXUS WILL COST YOU ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED
THIRTY DOLLARS. CURRENTLY, SUBSCRIPTION
PLANS ARE ONLY BEING OFFERED WITH T-
MOBILE, BUT THE MARKET IS EXPECTED TO OPEN
UP TO VERIZON CUSTOMERS LATER THIS SPRING,
AND TO OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS LATER THIS
YEAR.

JOHNSON: IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, GLEE

FANS, THE SHOW WILL BE BACK FOR A SECOND
SEASON IN THE FALL. THE HIT FOX SCRIPTED
MUSICAL-DRAMA HAS OUTPERFORMED
EXPECTATIONS SINCE ITS PREMIERE IN AUGUST,
AND WILL RETURN WITH NEW EPISODES IN
APRIL. AN OPEN CASTING CALL WILL START IN
FEBRUARY.

ACKELS: JAY LENO’S PRIMETIME TALK SHOW

WILL BE TAKEN OFF THE AIR IN FEBRUARY,
AFTER 5 MONTHS OF POOR RATINGS. THE SHOW,
WHICH REPLACED FIVE HOURS OF SCRIPTED
PROGRAMMING ON NBC NEVER ACHIEVED THE
SUCCESS THE NETWORK HOPED FOR. LENO IS
EXPECTED TO RETURN TO HIS POST NEWSCAST
TIMESLOT, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO OFFICIAL
WORD ON WHERE CONAN O’BRIEN’S SHOW
WOULD BE LOCATED.

JOHNSON: CHRIS HAS SPORTS PREVIEW.

ACKELS: (AD-LIB TO BREAK)

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2 SHOT, CAMARA 1 JOHNSON: HERE’S CHRIS WITH SPORTS.

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JOHNSON, ACKELS

1 SHOT, CAMERA 2 ACKELS: (INSERT SPORTS)

ACKELS

2 SHOT, CAMARA 1 JOHNSON: WE’LL BE BACK WITH A FINAL LOOK

JOHNSON, ACKELS AT WEATHER, AND VERY NEAT COLD WEATHER
TRICK. STAY WITH US.

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3 SHOT, CAMERA 2 JOHNSON: A SPECTACULAR EXPERIMENT FROM

JOHNSON, ACKELS, KOELLER WEATHER STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
KANSAS. STUDENTS TOOK A RUBBERMAID
CONTAINER OF BOILING WATER AND THREW IT
UP OUTSIDE IN THE NEGATIVE-11 DEGREE
TEMPERATURES LAST WEEK. AS YOU CAN SEE IN
THE VIDEO, THE WATER FROZE AND VAPORIZED
IN THE FRIGID TEMPERATURES.

ACKELS: DAVID HAS A FINAL LOOK AT THE

WEATHER.

KOELLER: (WEATHER AD-LIB)

JOHNSON: WE THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS

WEEK. FOLLOW US ON ONLINE AT SLUTV-DOT-
SLU-DOT-EDU AND ON TWITTER.

ALSO KEEP UP WITH NEWS FROM OUR CONTENT

PARTNER THE UNIVERSITY NEWS AT
UNEWSONLINE-DOT-COM.

THIS IS SLU NEWS 22.

(AD-LIB CONVERATION OVER CLOSE)

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