WKNJ Newscast

Date _________
Script by Tyler Sousa
Good afternoon, its Sunday, May 17th, 2015 at _____________ oclock and youre
listening to 90.3 WKNJ-FM, Union, New Jersey, and Im _____________ with the news.

In Local News
90-year-old man was seriously injured in a two-car crash at an intersection in the
township Saturday afternoon, police said.
William Foster Sr, of Barnegat, was driving a 2007 Dodge Caliber east on Route 72 when
the vehicle turned left toward Neptune Drive in front of a 2015 Nissan Altima, police said
in a statement.
The Nissan driver, Gerald Fournier, 70, of South Carolina, was traveling west when the
two cars crashed around 3:35 p.m., police said.
Foster suffered serious injuries and was flown to Atlantic City Trauma Center, where he
was listed in critical condition, according to police.

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Federal officials announced Saturday that Amtrak must immediately expand its use of a
speed restriction system on Philadelphia's northbound rails where a speeding train
reached 106 mph, flew off the tracks and crashed, killing eight people

The Federal Railroad Administration said an emergency order would be issued in coming
days that calls for Amtrak to ensure the presence of the automatic train control system
that notifies an engineer when a train is above the speed limit and automatically applies
the brakes if the engineer doesn't act to slow the train down.
The system is already being used for southbound trains approaching the curve where
Tuesday's derailment occurred.

In National News

Another White House fence-hopper carrying a package was arrested Sunday night

Just before 10:30, the individual, whose name or gender have not yet been made public,
successfully climbed the fence but did not make it much further. The person was also
carrying a package, which after examination was deemed harmless, but the individual
still remains in custody according to Secret Service member Brian Leary. Last week it
was mentioned that steel spikes might be placed on top of the fence surrounding the
Presidents work place as a temporary pre-caution to increase security and hault the
increasing frequency of stories like this one

A large wildfire in Sothern California has placed hundreds of homes in danger

With some 300 houses in jeopardy, and even more firefighters working to contain the fire,
this weekend has seen the rapid growth of a now 300 acre wildfire doing major damage
to wildlife east of Los Angeles. With many residents being already evacuated, there is
real fear that these houses may be doomed for. Though no one has been injured, and as of
now no houses have burned, Fire Captain Mike Mohler places probability of these houses
catching fire at a 6 on a scale of 1 to 10. Not a promising probability for home owners in
the area who have been hit severely with drought recently, playing a big role in the rapid
spread of this fire. As of 1 a.m. this morning pacific time, the firefighters claim they have
the fire 15% contained

The FBI arrested 6 men in Minnesota, California yesterday in what has been described as
an ISIS related terror plot. Not many details are available yet but a news conference on
the arrests is scheduled for later today. Though it is claimed there was no direct threat to
the public, in recent months, investigators have tracked on what they believe is a terror
recruitment network focused on the Somali community in the Minneapolis area.

In International News

A 100-carat diamond is set to be placed on auction tomorrow at Sotheby's New York

Magnificent Jewel sale. The diamond is called perfect and besides being ridiculously
big, is emerald cut and extremely clean. The diamond is expected to reach a price of $25
million when the auction is all said and done tomorrow, and Sotheby is hoping to achieve
more than $50 million in total sales. When the diamond was first mined in South Africa,
it was over 200 carats, but after a year and a half of carful refining, it has reached its
current size and shape with what is considered a classic look.

A boat that is now assumed to have been carrying some 950 migrants aboard it capsized
Saturday night in the dark of the Mediterranean Sea. Responders to the boats distress call
were able to rescue around 50 people, but the overall number of passengers aboard the
ship is still not entirely known. One survivor of the shipwreck when he spoke with
investigators, claimed the ship was carrying around 950 people, many whom were unable
to escape the ship as it sank. This is one of various disasters happening recently as these
migrants attempt to flee from several different war ridden countries to the likes of Europe
in hopes of peaceful living.

More news, sports, and weather coming up

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This was a great weekend in sports as both The NHL and NBA playoffs were in full
effect.
For the NHL
The Washington Capitals fell one short to the New York Islanders 1 to 2.
The Montreal Canadians also won by a score of 2 to 1 over the Ottawa Senators.
The Nashville Predators lost to the Chicago Blackhawks by 2 in a 4 to 2 victory for
Chicago
The Calgary Flames defeated the Vancouver Canucks by that same score.
The NBA Playoffs, just starting this weekend, is rolloing right a long as each series has
now played game one.
The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Boston Celtics.
The Los Angeles Clippers beat the Defending Champion San Antonio Spurs.
The number one team in the west, the Golden State Warriors, survived a late game surge
by the 8th seeded New Orleans Pelicans.
The number one seed in the Eastern Conference, the Atlanta Hawks, defeated the
Brooklyn Nets.
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Your WKNJ hourly weather update

Right now on the campus of Kean University, it is a very wet dayas it continues to rain
heavily. The temperature is 54 degrees with a high of 63.
Tune in later for meteorology reports on 90.3 FM.

In Entertainment
A new trailer for the upcoming 7th installment in the heavyweight series Star Wars was
released this weekend in time for the Star Wars Celebration fan festival Sunday in
Anaheim, California. An estimated 10 thousand people were said to have attended the
festival and overall the feedback on the 3-minute teaser was very positive, as many Star
Wars fans cannot wait to see the new installments to the franchise. While more news on
the plot of the movie surfaces, its becoming clear that the movie will take place between
the last released movie "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" and the first released movie
"Episode IV: A New Hope". So much more yet to come from the wildly successful films,
as three more movies are expected from new driving force Disney behind them, it will be
interesting to see how they tie it all together

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Thats it for your news. Youre listening to 90.3 WKNJ-FM, Union, New Jersey. Im
_____________________ and well be right back after this.
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ed_control_at_deadly_cras.html#incart_river
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/20/politics/white-house-fencejumper/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/19/us/california-wildfire-riversidehighway/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/19/us/fbi-terrorism-sting/index.html isis
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http://espn.go.com/nhl/scoreboard
http://espn.go.com/nba/
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I read each article and put them into my own words with no opinion or input.