In today's issue, we're going to focus on KING 5's 6:30 AM television broadcast.
Local News' Top Stories
- Alaska Way Viaduct is leaning roughly 3 inches and will be closed over the weekend for repairs
- Prank on the WASL math test. When you put the answer choices together, you get Mary K. Letourneau as the correct answer
- Dr. Shemenski's South Pole rescue
- update on 4 Everett teens accused of murder
- Kerrey's revelation that his accidental killing of civilians was self-defense
- The U.S. House passed an Abortion Bill which would make it a federal crime to severely injur or kill a pregnant woman's unborn fetus
Local News' Top Business Stories
- Starbuck's earnings in line with expectations
- Intel and Microsoft teaming-up
- GDP growth higher than expected
Network news' top stories
- US Navy bombing exercises on Vieques Island in Puerto resumed, only to be halted because 7 protestors actually made it onto the range. Another 20-25 made it into the hills surrounding the area, with more on their way. And they may even try cutting through a fence in an attempt to get onto the base itself
- Congress passed Abortion Bill bill making it a federal crime to severely hurt pregnant woman's unborn fetus. Many abortion-right proponents see this as another step to overturning Roe v. Wade and first step in classifying fetus as a "person."
- Mississippi flooding in the Midwest
- Shuttle mission extended; may delay "Space Tourist" Tito's visit to the station.
- 5 students carrying hand grenades and guns hijacked an Ethiopian plane, but later on surrendered peacefully, releasing all hostages unharmed
- Dr. Shemenski's South Pole rescue
- Waddle's comments and his plans to visit Japan in May to apologize
- Massachussets Middle School students killed, others injured in a school bus crash in Canada
Network news' top business stories
- GDP growth was 2%, double the expected 1%
- Price Waterhouse to layoff 1100 backend workers
- Starbucks earnings in line with expectations, but they lowered their forecast for the remainder of the year. Their 2-for-1 stock split takes effect after today and they plan to open an additional 100 stores by the end of the year (1200 total)
We've got some pretty interesting things to say here:
- What makes the Mary K. Letourneau test answer prank important? And how could a story like that come BEFORE an update on a local murder, Gross Domestic Product growth higher than expected, or a controversial abortion bill passing the U.S. House of Representatives?
- And how could they COMPLETELY MISS, not only the resumption of bombing exercises in Puerto Rico, but also protestors actually halting them!
- And why no mention of Starbuck's stock split?
