WKNJ Newscast April 1, 2014 WKNJ Newscast Sandra Burns Good afternoon, its Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at _____________

oclock and youre listening to 90.3 WKNJ-FM, Union, New Jersey, and Im _______________ with the news.

In Local News Kean residents, be sure that you're checking your rooms for any fire hazards and following the university's prohibited items policies. Montclair University experienced a fire in one of the dorms last night. The fire was due to a student leaving a candle burning, which ignited the curtains. Candles in the dorms are against Montclair's policies, similar to Kean. The fire occurred in Gibson Hall, a new hall opened in 2011, housing 2,000 students. Thankfully, everyone was evacuated safely and no injuries were reported.

You can expect to see some new greenery popping up in the state in the near future. Hurricane Sandy, who hit in October of 2012, destroyed thousands of trees across the state. A new program is being launched, partnering with a non-profit organization, Arbor Day Foundation, where 115,000 (ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND) new trees will be given to residents throughout the state. The program is called The New Jersey Tree Recovery Campaign, and more than 100 towns will be participating. There will be more than 30 species of tree to choose from, and residents from participating towns may choose what kind of tree they would like and replant them in their own backyard. Trees will be available until April 19.

In National News

In Washington DC, officials searching a park for a missing 8-year old girl instead discover a body matching the description of her kidnapper. Relisha (RUH-LEE-SHA) Rudd, a young resident of a DC homeless shelter was last seen on March 1 with Kahlil (KAA-LEEL) Tatum, a 51-year old janitor at Rudd's shelter. On March 2, authorities say Tatum purchased black 42-gallon trashbags and then spent a considerable amount of time in DC's aquatic gardens. Tatum attended work and was spotted numerous times between March 2 and March 20, with no sign of Rudd present. Tatum had not been seen since March 20. The body of Tatum's wife was discovered in a Maryland Motel last week, intensifying the search for Relisha Rudd.

Rearview cameras will be required on all cars starting May of 2018. The National Highway traffic Safety Administration will require all new cars to be equipped with back-up camera technology. This rule is a result of consumer groups and families who have experienced a "back-over accident," especially children in parking lots. The new law is projected to save 58 to 69 lives per year.

In International News

Guinea is facing an Ebola (E-BOWL-AH) outbreak. The virus is not contained to one geographical location, but is rather scattered throughout the area, making this a unique battle. Two cases have also been found in Liberia, and one suspected case is in Sierra Leone. All three of these victims have travelled to Guinea lately. Guinea's health ministry says there has been 78 deaths from 122 suspected Ebola cases since January. 24 of the deaths have been confirmed Ebola in the laboratory. The Ebola virus causes initial flu-like symptoms before causing advanced symptoms such as rash and poor liver or kidney function. Ebola has no vaccine and a 90% fatality rate.

Despite years of worldwide outrage, Japan has continued a tradition of an annual whale hunt. The International Court of Justice, a division of the U.N., put a stop to this whale massacre yesterday, saying Japan can no longer continue its annual hunt. There is a loophole in animal protection laws stating that killing may occur for scientific purposes, an argument Japan used that was rejected by the U.N. Whale meat is often available for consumption in Japan, but it seems that will be no more. Australian government challenged the Japanese hunting program in the International Court of Justice, leading to the ban on whale hunting.

More news, sports, and weather coming up (play PSA #1 here.)

In Sports

The New Jersey Devils beat the Florida Panthers 6 to 3 yesterday, bringing them to 4-4-2 (FOUR, FOUR, AND TWO) for the season. Tonight they'll be playing the Buffalo Sabers (SAY-BURS) at 7:00 PM.

South Jerseyans (JERSEY-ANS) will be glad to hear the Phillies beat the Texas Rangers 14 to 10 in their season opener yesterday. They'll be facing the Rangers again tonight at 8:05 PM.

Your WKNJ hourly weather update

You can finally put away those winter coats and umbrellas. Today is going to be pleasant 59 degrees with sunny skies turning cloudy mid-afternoon.

In Entertainment

Fan's of NBC's The Voice may be a little happier next season. The Voice's official twitter account confirmed yesterday Pharrell (FA-RELL) Williams as the new voice coach for the seventh season. Pharrell, artist behind the hit song "Happy" retweeted The Voice adding "This is going to be so fun." He is taking the spot of Cee Lo Green on the show next fall; other judges have yet to be announced.

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After 208 episodes, How I Met Your Mother's series finale premiered yesterday. The nine season sitcom watches Ted Mosby (MOSE-BEE) explain to his kids how he, well, met their mother. After premiering in 2005, we finally learn the answer to how Ted meets his wife, and who the face behind the yellow umbrella is. But fans, fear not! Even though the show has ended its legendary run, a spin-off series, titled "How I Met Your Dad" may be in the works.

Thats it for your news. You're listening to 90.3 WKNJ-FM, Union, New Jersey. Im ________________ and well be right back after this. (play PSA #2 here.)

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CHECKLIST FOR PLAGIARISM 1) (x) I have not handed in this assignment for any other class. 2) (x) If I reused any information from other papers I have written for other classes, I clearly explain that in the paper. 3) (x) If I used any passages word for word, I put quotations around those words, or used indentation and citation within the text. 4) (x) I have not padded the bibliography. I have used all sources cited in the bibliography in the text of the paper. 5) (x) I have cited in the bibliography only the pages I personally read. 6) (x) I have used direct quotations only in cases where it could not be stated in another way. I cited the source within the paper and in the bibliography. 7) (x) I did not so over-use direct quotations that the paper lacks interpretation or originality. 8) (x) I checked yes on steps 1-7 and therefore have been fully transparent about the research and ideas used in my paper.

Name: Sandra Burns

Date: 04/01/2014

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