News Journal #6

News Journal #6 International I. 21 Iranians Killed in 3-day Snowstorm Tehran, Iran On Saturday, Iran faced its heaviest powerful snowfall in over a decade. As much as 22 inches of snow has piled up in Tehran since Saturday. So far, at least 21 people are killed and 88 people injured. National II. Violent Crime on the Decline, FBI Shows United States, Washington Crime dipped slightly for the first half of 2007, the FBI shows. Violent crime had dropped 1.8 percent between January and June of last year. Yet, they seemed to notice crimes have had an increase in smaller, rural cities, in murder and violence. Local III. Thousands Remain Without Power Following Storms Bay Area, California Tens of thousands of people in the Bay Area are left without power on Monday, following the sever storm hitting the area last weekend. More than 16,000 people were still without power, a 98% restoration rate from the original 987,000 estimated people who lost power. PG&E customers in the North and South Bay were most heavily impacted form the storm. Social IV. Dr. Phil Cancels his Brittany Spears Show Los Angeles, California Dr. Phil had decided to pull the plug on his one-hour show with Brittany Spear to examine her “pubic meltdown.” Dr. Phil explained that the 26 year old stars situations was “too intense” to go on with the show. Spears was

hospitalized Thursday night after a child custody dispute with ex-husband Kevin Federline resulted in an hours-long standoff with police Sports V. Boxer Declared Brain Dead Seoul, South Korea A South Korea boxer who fell into a coma after winning his WBO intercontinental flyweight title was declared dead last Thursday. The 33year-old South Korean was knocked down just before the end of the 12th and final round of the fight but got back up and was declared the winner on points before collapsing. “He has lived a hard life,” his 65 year old mother said, “I hope he has gone to a peaceful place.” Weather • •

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Tonight: Partly cloudy early followed by cloudy skies overnight. Low near 40F. Winds light and variable. Tomorrow: Rain showers in the morning will evolve into a more steady rain in the afternoon. High 52F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch. Tomorrow night: Showers in the evening, then partly cloudy overnight. Low 42F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Wednesday: Overcast. High 56F. Winds light and variable. Thursday: Showers. Highs in the upper 50s and lows in the mid 40s. Friday: Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 50s and lows in the low 40s.