WKNJ Newscast

11/16/15
Daniel Donaldson

Good afternoon, it's Tuesday, November 17th, 2015 at 2 o'clock and

you're listening to 90.3 WKNJ-FM, Union, New Jersey, and I'm Dan
Donaldson with the news.

In Local news
A 20-year man was shot dead in a Jersey City Mini Market this Monday,
prompting an emotional and tense scene that has become all too
common within the community. Jersey City police did not release the
name of the man, his exact age, or any details about the apparent
murder, which would be the city's 18th this year if it is ruled a
homicide. The shooting was reported to have started at 12:30 pm at
the Los Yolersos Mini Market on Ocean Avenue, and was filled with
close to a hundred shoppers during the shooting. Authorities searched
the area for a suspect who was wearing a gray top, blue jeans, and had
tattoos on the back of his neck. If declared a murder, today's tragedy
would be the 23rd homicide in Hudson County this year, and the eighth
since Oct. 7.

The NJ Senate Judiciary Committee will hold the first-ever hearing on

marijuana legalization in New Jersey this Tuesday. The committee will
hear invited testimony on how New Jersey could legalize, tax and
regulate marijuana like alcohol for adults

and how this has worked in the other states that have legalized
marijuana. Senator Nicholas Scutari, chair of the committee, has also
introduced legislation to legalize marijuana. The criminalization of
marijuana is the major prompt for Scutari in the legalization of the
drug, which he explains as being costly, unfair and compromises public
safety. New Jersey wastes more than $125 million dollars a year
arresting people for marijuana possession, with more than 20,000
people are arrested for marijuana possession in New Jersey every year.
This is just the first step in what may lead Nj in joining states such as
Colorado and California in the legalization of marijuana.

In National News..
Police and Law enforce in major US cities have stepped up security in
and around government buildings, landmarks and transportation sites
in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks this past Friday. Cities such as
Washington D.C have increased K9 sweeps of the subway systems for
explosives, while The New York Police Department has also bolstered

security, adding 500 more officers and eight K9 units all around the
city. More than 100 counter-terrorism officers are on the unit at all
times, the NYPD says. While no credible threats have been made since
the attacks on Friday, it does not mean that ISIS does not have plans to
attack American cities in the near future.

Dr. Ben Carsons recent rise in poll numbers in the Republican

presidential campaign seems to be slowing down after new reports see
a rise in other candidates after Fridays attacks in Paris. Carson's
surprise support, which at one time was on par with front-runner
Donald Trump, has fallen with Sens. Ted and Marco Rubio taken much
of his steam. Reports say that this may be due to a heightened focus
on national security, and foreign policy in the wake of the Paris terror
attacks has produced a series of questionable answers and assertions
from the soft-spoken neurosurgeon, causing a clump of his supporters
to look elsewhere. Donald Trump still sits in the No. 1 slot on the
Republican side. But he's now followed by Cruz at No. 2, Rubio at No. 3
and Carson at No. 4 to round out the top tier.

In International News..

The world is still reeling after the Paris terror attacks this past Friday,
that left at least 129 people dead and hundreds more injured. In the
wake of the attacks, authorities conducted more than 150 raids across
France and also in Belgium overnight and this morning. This comes
after officials have named Abdelhmaid Adaaoud, a 27-year-old Belgian
citizen, as the mastermind of the Friday attacks. Adaaoud has been
reported to have gone to fight in with ISIS in Syria, where officials
believe he may be located.
National news reports say that there were eight attackers during the
Paris attacks Friday, seven of whom are dead. French police have
recovered a car outside the city that they believe the surviving
attacker used to make his escape that contained

Three AK-47 assault rifles. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the series
of attacks, and has released a video threatening similar strikes against
French allies such as the US and the UK.

In Entertainment news..
Seth Rogan, star of the new film "The Night Before" which opens this
Friday, recently spoke for the first time about the 2014 hack of Sony
Pictures and the controversy surrounding his film "The Interview." The
film, which was originally slated for a wide release on Christmas day

2014, was pulled after the films production company Sony Pictures was
hacked, leaking over 100 confidential emails. The hack was in response
to the subject matter of The Interview, which was featured a fictional
satirical portrayal of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Seth admitted
that the during debacle, which was sparked by a response to the
Interview " it wasn't easy to hold onto his sense of humor. "I tried," he
said. "It sucked. It was the hardest professional thing I've ever had to
deal with."

In Sports......
Tonights NFL football games feature the Houston Texans taking on the
Cincinnati Bengals.
In NBA basketball, the Indiana Pacers will face the Chicago Bulls

Now for WKNJ weather

Cloudy all day with showers possible in the morning through to the
afternoon. Expect mostly cloudy skies into the night. Expected High is
63 degrees, Low 51 degrees.
Current Temperature on campus is 61

That's it for your news. You're listening to 90.3 WKNJ-FM, Union, New
Jersey. I'm Dan Donaldson, and we'll be right back after this.Sources:
http://www.theweedblog.com/new-jersey-legislature-to-hold-first-everhearing-on-marijuana-legalization-tomorrow/
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/11/17/us-securityresponse-to-paris-attacks-likely-cant-stop-isis
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/11/fatal_shooting_in_jersey_c
ity_is_countys_23rd_homi.html#incart_2box_hudson
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/run-2016/2015/11/24/ted-cruzmarco-rubio-overtake-ben-carson-on-the-chase
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