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WE START THIS MORNING IN GIBSON COUNTY. WHERE FRIENDS ARE SPEAKING ABOUT LOSING A PEABODY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYER TO AN EARLY MORNING ACCIDENT THIS WEEKEND. A-B-C 7 EYEWITNESS REPORTER JONQUIL NEWLAND SPOKE WITH MATT MORRIS' FRIENDS, TEAMMATES AND COACH. SOT: 04:45:49:08 " WORDS CAN'T DESCRIBE WHAT I FEEL RIGHT NOW, WHAT THE TOWN FEELS, AND WHAT THE TEAM FEELS RIGHT NOW." MATT MORRIS AND THE GOLD TIDE TOOK THE FIELD READY FOR THEIR GAME, BUT WHAT SEEMED LIKE A REGULAR FOOTBALL FRIDAY. WOULD END IN TRAGEDY. SOT: 04:51:42:15 " WE ALL MISS HIM SO MUCH IT'S GONNA BE HARD." STANDUP: " MATT WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON SAMMONS ROAD. AFTER HE OVERCORRECTED TWICE, HE REVENED OFF INTO THIS DEEP DITCH." FLOWERS AND A TEDDY BEAR HAVE BEEN PLACED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE TO REMEMBER MATT. HIS TEAMMATES REMEMBER WHAT A GOOD PERSON HE WAS. SOT: 04:49:30:22 " HE ALWAYS HAD A LOT OF HEART. DEFINANTLY MOTIVATED ALL THE REST OF US, YOU KNOW. SOT: 04:49:58:09 " I'VE KNOWN MATT ALMOST MORE THAN I'VE LIVED LIFE. PLAYED BASEBALL WITH HIM, I PLAYED FOOTBALL WITH HIM. BEEN FRIENDS WITH HIM. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE. NOW THE TEAM HAS TO GO ON WITHOUT HIM. SOT: 04:45:17:15 " NEVER FORGET MATT MORRIS." SOT: 04:44:39:26 " THAT'S KINDA GOING TO BE OUR MOTTO FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA TRY TO CARRY ON THE PRACTICE FIELD AND THE GAME FIELD IS, MATT MORRIS, NUMBER 28 LIVES ON." IN TRENTON, JONQUIL NEWLAND, ABC 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS. |
| HANEY Return to index of stories... |
ALSO FROM GIBSON COUNTY, A LONGTIME RADIO BROADCASTER IN MILAN HAS PASSED AWAY. BILL HANEY WAS KNOWN TO MANY AS A GREAT LEADER, CITIZEN AND A PERSON WHO WAS DEDICATED TO HIS LINE OF WORK. IN ADDITION TO HIS 50 YEARS IN RADIO, HE ALSO DEVOTED HIS TIME TO THE GIBSON COUNTY AND MILAN GOVERNMENTS WHERE HE SERVED AS MAYOR AND COMMISIONER. OUR OWN TOM BRITT WORKED WITH HANEY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS COVERING UT-MARTIN GAMES AND TELLS US HANEY LOVED SPORTS AND GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. HANEY WAS 78. |
| SYMPHONY Return to index of stories... |
ON A LIGHTER NOTE. A SUMMERTIME TRADITION RETURNED TO THE HUB CITY THIS WEEKEND. SATURDAY NIGHT, MANY PEOPLE HEADED TO THE STARLIGHT SYMPHONY ON THE LAWN OF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ON NORTH HIGHLAND. THE NIGHT OF FREE ENTERTAINMENT WAS FILLED WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF MUSIC, INCLUDING THEMES FROM THE JAMES BOND MOVIES AND DISNEY'S PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MATTHEW STOVER SAYS THE STARLIGHT SYMPHONY HAS BEEN A FAMILY TRADITION IN JACKSON FOR YEARS. |
| B-SYMPHONY Return to index of stories... |
VERBATIM THIS IS THE 28TH YEAR FOR THE STARLIGHT SYMPHPONY. PRESENTED BY THE JACKSON SYMPHONY. |
| GOLF BENEFIT Return to index of stories... |
IT WAS MORE THAN JUST A GAME OF GOLF AT THE FALCON RIDGE GOLF COURSE THIS WEEKEND. 25 TEAMS PLAYED IN A SCRAMBLE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, AND 25 MORE GOLFERS TEE'D OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE MORGAN LEAH MCCARTY MEMORIAL GOLF CLASSIC. THIS IS THE SECOND ANNUAL EVENT TO RAISE MONEY IN HONOR OF MCARTY. MCCARTY WAS KILLED BY A HIT AND RUN OFFENDER IN 2006. |
| B-GOLF BENEFIT Return to index of stories... |
THROUGH OUR FUND RAISING WEEKEND, WE PROVIDED TWO SCHOLARSHIPS TO RECIPIENTS WHO WERE THERE LAST NIGHT. SO WE'RE JUST HOPING TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS WHO NEED TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION. PAM AND MIKE MCCARTY SAY THEY ARE THANKFUL SO MANY PEOPLE AND VOLUNTEERS HAVE TURNED OUT TO HONOR THEIR DAUGHTER. |
| INTERFAITH CONVENTION Return to index of stories... |
IN NATIONAL HEADLINES. THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION BEGAN A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY YESTERDAY. 11 FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION OPENED WITH AN INTERFAITH GATHERING. SPEAKERS AT THE GATHERING SAID AMERICA IS BEACON TO THE REST OF THE WORLD. BUT SHOULD BE CONSIOUS OF THE INNOCENT AS IT LEADS. HOWEVER, THE GATHERING GOT OFF TO A ROUGH START WHEN ANTI-ABORTION PROTESTERS INTERRUPTED THE SERVICE. RESULTING IN AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE PUT OUT OF THE GATHERING. |
| BIDEN Return to index of stories... |
A DAY BEFORE THE CONVENTION BEGAN. SENATOR BARACK OBAMA ANNOUNCED HIS RUNNING MATE IN SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS. PUTTING AN END TO THE SUSPENCE. OBAMA ANNOUNCED DELEWARE SENATOR JOE BIDEN IS CHOICE FOR VICE-PRESIDENT. BIDEN IS KNOWN FOR HIS FOREIGN AFFAIRS BACKGROUND. AND FOR SPEAKING HIS MIND. BIDEN CAMPAIGNED AGAINST OBAMA AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION. BUT DROPPED OUT AFTER A POOR SHOWING IN THE IOWA CAUCUSES. |
| MCCAIN Return to index of stories... |
BUT WAS DOES BARACK OBAMA'S REPUBLICAN RIVAL THINK JOE BIDEN? DURING AN INTERVIEW IN PHOENIX ARIZONA YESTERDAY. SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN ACTUALLY HAD KIND WORDS FOR OBAMA'S CHOICE OF RUNNING MATE. MCCAIN SAID HE HAS BEEN FRIENDS WITH BIDEN FOR MANY YEARS. AND BELIEVES BIDEN WILL BE AN EFFECTIVE CAMPAIGNER. AND A FORMIDABLE OPPONENT |
| MONEYSCOPE Return to index of stories... |
WELL. THAT'S A LOOK AT YOUR NATIONAL HEADLINES. NOW WITH THE LATEST BUSINESS NEWS HERE'S ABC'S JEREMY HUBBARD. GOOD MORNING. HERE IS YOUR MONEYSCOPE REPORT. THE BEIJING OLYMPICS ARE OVER. AND NOW THE QUESTION IS. WILL CHINA'S INVESTMENT IN THE GAMES PAY OFF. CHINA SPENT MORE THAN $40 BILLION DOLLARS TO BUILD SPORTS VENUES AND MAKE OVER ITS CAPITAL CITY. WITHOUT QUESTION. BEIJING HAS BETTER TRANSPORTATION, MORE MODERN BUILDINGS, AND, AT LEAST FOR NOW, A GREATER COMMITMENT TO CURBING POLLUTION. BUT CHINA IS STILL HOPING ITS GLOBAL COMING OUT PARTY HAS SENT THE MESSAGE THAT "MADE IN CHINA" MEANS "TOP QUALITY." BACK IN THE U-S. DETROIT'S BIG THREE AUTO MAKERS ARE ASKING WASHINGTON FOR MORE HELP. THE GOVERNMENT ALREADY AGREED TO BACK $25 "BILLION" IN LOANS TO HELP THEM RE-TOOL AND BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE IN THE WORLD MARKET. BUT GAS PRICES AND EARNINGS HAVE BEEN WORSE THAN THEY EXPECTED. NOW THE COMPANIES SAY IT WILL TAKE BETWEEN $40 AND $50 BILLION TO GET THE JOB DONE. UNITED IS BECOMING THE FIRST U-S CARRIER TO DROP FREE MEALS IN COACH ON SOME OVERSEAS FLIGHTS. INSTEAD THE STRUGGLING AIRLINE IS GOING TO BE SELLING FOOD. THE CHANGE BEGINS OCTOBER FIRST ON FLIGHTS FROM WASHINGTON'S DULLES AIRPORT TO EUROPE. DEPENDING ON PASSENGER REACTION, IT COULD BE SPREAD TO OTHER ROUTES. INVESTORS WILL BE LOOKING AT SEVERAL KEY REPORTS THIS WEEK TO SEE WHICH WAY THE ECONOMY IS GOING. TODAY AND TUESDAY, WE'LL GET A BETTER IDEA ABOUT THE HOUSING MARKET. WITH THE RELEASE OF JULY FIGURES FOR EXISTING AND NEW HOME SALES. LATER IN THE WEEK, JULY INCOME AND SPENDING NUMBERS MAY SHOW THE HEALTH OF CONSUMER SPENDING. NOW THAT THOSE TAX-REBATE CHECKS HAVE MOST LIKELY ALL BEEN SPENT. BUT THERE IS ALWAYS THE MOVIES. AND ESCAPISM RULED THIS PAST WEEKEND. BEN STILLER'S "TROPIC THUNDER" ROARED INTO THE TOP SPOT FOR A SECOND WEEK. PULLING IN MORE THAN $16 MILLION IN TICKET SALES. THE CAMPUS COMEDY "THE HOUSE BUNNY" DEBUTED IN SECOND PLACE WITH $15 MILLION. AND THE ACTION MOVIE "DEATH RACE" OPENED THIRD, EARNING JUST OVER $12 MILLION. COMING UP ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA. HOW THE OBAMA TAX PLAN WOULD AFFECT YOUR FINANCES. WE'LL BREAK DOWN THE NUMBERS FOR YOU. THAT'S AHEAD. AFTER YOUR LOCAL NEWS. AND THAT'S YOUR MONEYSCOPE REPORT. I'M JEREMY HUBBARD. |
| OLYMPICS WRAP Return to index of stories... |
TURNING TO SPORTS. THOUSANDS OF ATHLETES. OFFICIALS. AND JOURNALISTS ARE CLEARING OUT OF BEIJING THIS MORNING. AFTER YESTERDAY'S CLOSE TO AN INCREDIBLE OLYMPIC GAMES. ABC'S T-J WINICK IS IN WASHINGTON WITH A WRAP-UP OF THE FINAL ACTION AND HAND-OVER CEREMONY. THE CLOSING CEREMONIES IN BEIJING INCLUDED A GLITTERING FIREWORKS DISPLAY, AS CHINA'S MOMENT IN THE WORLD SPOTLIGHT CAME TO A CLOSE. THE CEREMONY INCLUDED A HAND-OVER TO LONDON, WHICH WILL BE THE HOST FOR THE 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES. STILL, ALL THE POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE COULD NOT MASK CHINA'S RECORD ON HUMAN RIGHTS. CHRISTINE BRENNAN / USA TODAY COLUMNIST / ABC NEWS SPORTS CONSULTANT: WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT WE GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE OLYMPICS WITHOUT ONE ATHLETE SPEAKING OUT ABOUT TIBET, DARFUR, DISSIDENTS. I AM STUNNED. THE FINAL DAY, DAY 17 AT THE BEIJING OLYMPICS, DID PROVIDE TWO SPECTACULAR WINS FOR THE UNITED STATES. GIVING THE U-S MORE MEDALS THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY. THE U-S BASKETBALL TEAM DEFEATED SPAIN TO WIN ITS THE FIRST GOLD MEDAL SINCE THE SYDNEY GAMES IN 2000. AND THE MEN'S VOLLEYBALL MANAGED TO PUT TRAGEDY BEHIND THEM SUNDAY TO ALSO WIN GOLD. YOU MAY RECALL, THE FATHER-IN-LAW OF THE TEAM'S COACH WAS STABBED TO DEATH IN BEIJING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GAMES. AMONG THE MOST MEMORABLE U-S MOMENTS FROM BEIJING: NUMBER ONE, EASILY, WAS MICHAEL PHELPS WINNING MORE GOLD THAN ANY OTHER OLYMPIC ATHLETE IN HISTORY. AND THERE WERE GYMNASTS NASTIA LIUKIN AND SHAWN JOHNSON: FRIENDS, ROOMMATES, AND RIVALS. BOTH LEFT WITH GOLD. AS OLYMPIC ATHLETES RETURNED TO ALL CORNERS OF THE GLOBE SUNDAY, BRITISH SILVER MEDALIST DEBBIE FLOOD LOOKED BACK AT BEIJING AS A MOMENT SHE'LL NEVER FORGET. DEBBIE FLOOD/BRITISH SILVER MEDALIST FOR THE BRITISH WOMEN'S ROWING TEAM: FANTASTIC GAMES, THEY PUT ON A REALLY GOOD SHOW, AND YEAH IT WAS BRILLIANT. STANDUP THERE IS ALREADY SOME CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE LONDON GAMES: THE ORIGINAL BUDGET OF ABOUT SIX-BILLION DOLLARS FOR THE OLYMPIC PARK HAS EXPLODED INTO 18-BILLION. TJ WINICK, ABC NEWS, WASHINGTON. |
| COLLEGE I-PHONES Return to index of stories... |
FRESHMAN ARRIVING AT SOME COLLEGES THIS FALL. INCLUDING FREED HARDEMAN UNIVERSITY HERE IN WEST TENNESEE. WILL BE GETTING AN INTERESTING FREEBIE. I-PHONES. THERE IS NO QUESTION MOST OF THE IN-COMING STUDENTS WILL BE PLEASED. BUT THESE HIGH-TECH HAND-OUTS ARE SPARKING A REAL DEBATE: ARE I-PHONES USEFUL LEARNING TOOLS. ARE JUST ANOTHER DISTRACTION FROM CLASS? ABC'S JEREMY HUBBARD WEIGHS IN ON THE DEBATE. IT COULD BE THE NEWEST COLLEGE RECRUITING TOOL. ENROLL HERE. GET A FREE IPHONE! LAVINA RAMSCHANDANI, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND STUDENT: "PEOPLE IN THE BUSINESS WORLD HAVE BLACKBERRIES. THIS IS A STUDENT APPROACH AND I THINK IT IS A GREAT IDEA." CHRIS MANKUSO: "THIS IS ALMOST LIKE A CHEAPER LAP TOP THAT IS MORE ACCESSIBLE AND EASIER TO WORK WITH IN THE CLASSROOM" AT ABILENE CHRISTIAN IN TEXAS, TENNESSEE'S FREEDE HARDEMAN UNIVERSITY, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND THEY'RE HANDING OUT IPHONES OR THE SIMILAR APPLE I-POD TOUCH. IN SOME CASES, TO THE ENTIRE FRESHMAN CLASS. WHY? SECURITY FOR ONE. AFTER LAST YEAR'S VIRGINIA TECH SHOOTING. THERE WAS WIDESPREAD CONFUSION STUDENTS DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. RUMORS SPREAD. TIED TOGETHER BY A WIRELESS NETWORK THESE SCHOOLS COULD NOTIFY STUDENTS VIA IPHONE IN A CAMPUS EMERGENCY. THE COLLEGES SAY, THEY ARE ALSO ACADEMIC REASONS. TAKING MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZZES, CONDUCTING ONLINE RESEARCH, GETTING HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS. EREMY HUBBARD, ABC NEWS: "IDEALLY, THESE DEVICES WILL NOT JUST HELP STUDENT NAVIGATE THEIR CURRICULUM, BUT QUITE LITERALLY THE CAMPUS. FOR LOST FRESHMEN THERE IS GPS IN HERE. IT CAN POINT THEM TOWARDS THE LIBRARY, THE LAB OR THE BOOKSTORE." BUT THESE GADGEST CAN ALSO BE USED FOR TEXTING FRIENDS, PLAYING GAMES, SURFING THE NET. ONE MORE WAY FOR STUDENTS TO GOOF OFF IN CLASS. NO SURPRISE, SOME PROFESSORS AREN'T HAPPY. PROFESSOR ROBERT SUMMERS, CORNELL LAW SCHOOL: "THEY ARE POUNDING AWAY ON THEIR LAPTOPS, RATHER THAN LISTENING CLOSELY TO THE CONTENT OF THE ARGUMENTS AND THE COUNTER ARGUMENTS" BUT OTHER PROFESSORS SAY THERE ARE WAYS TO POLICE THIS PROFESSOR KENT NORMAN, PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND: "WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS ESTABLISH POLICIES. TO BE POLITE, OR TO BE APPROPRIATE IN A CLASSROOM. DON'T DO EMAIL, DON'T PLAY VIDEO GAMES." AND STUDENTS SEEM TO LIKE THE IDEA. RACHEL ALADE - FRESHMAN: "YOU'LL HAVE TO FOCUS AND SAY, OK I AM TAKING NOTES, NOT LISTENING TO MY MUSIC./ IT COULD MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE INTERESTING." AND IT COULD BE THE NEXT BIG STEP IN REPLACING EVERY STUDENT'S PAD AND PENCIL. JEREMY HUBBARD, ABC NEWS, COLLEGE PARK MARYLAND. |
| FATAL AX Return to index of stories... |
STARTING IN GIBSON COUNTY. A SATURDAY MORNING WRECK TAKES THE LIFE OF A TRENTON PEABODY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYER. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND TWO THIRTY SATURDAY MORNING. 17-YEAR-OLD MATT MORRIS WAS DRIVING ON SAMMONS ROAD WHEN HE BEGAN TO SWIRVE. AFTER OVERCORRECTING TWICE. THE CAR LEFT THE ROAD,. FLIPPED. AND LANDED IN A DITCH. MORRIS WAS A MEMBER OF THE PEABODY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM. HIS TEAMMATES REMEMBER THEIR LAST CONVERSATIONS TOGETHER. |
| B-FATAL AX Return to index of stories... |
LAST THING I TOLD HIM WAS. I TOLD HIM TO BE SAFE. I SAID, ALRIGHT MAN I'LL SEE YOU WHEN I GET BACK. I WAS ACTUALLY PLANNING ON HANGING OUT WITH HIM TOMORROW WHEN I GOT BACK." THIS WAS MATT'S SENIOR YEAR. |
| HANEY Return to index of stories... |
ALSO FROM GIBSON COUNTY, A LONGTIME RADIO BROADCASTER IN MILAN HAS PASSED AWAY. BILL HANEY WAS KNOWN TO MANY AS A GREAT LEADER, CITIZEN AND A PERSON WHO WAS DEDICATED TO HIS LINE OF WORK. IN ADDITION TO HIS 50 YEARS IN RADIO, HE ALSO DEVOTED HIS TIME TO THE GIBSON COUNTY AND MILAN GOVERNMENTS WHERE HE SERVED AS MAYOR AND COMMISIONER. OUR OWN TOM BRITT WORKED WITH HANEY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS COVERING UT-MARTIN GAMES AND TELLS US HANEY LOVED SPORTS AND GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. HANEY WAS 78. |
| MOVIE Return to index of stories... |
ON A LIGHTER NOTE. THE JACKSON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT PROVIDED A LITTLE FREE FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT SATURDAY NIGHT. HELD AT THE LIBTERTY GARDEN PARK. "MOVIES IN THE PARK" PROVIDED A FUN, SAFE ATMOSPHERE WHERE EVENT GOERS WERE ABLE TO WATCH A CLASSIC MOVIE FROM THE COMFORT OF THEIR OWN BLANKETS AND LAWN CHAIRS. SATURDAY'S MOVIE WAS "THE WIZARD OF OZ" THIS EVENT WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND FOR THE THE CITY OF JACKSON'S PARK AND RECREATION. |
| B-MOVIE Return to index of stories... |
VERBATIM THE EVENT WAS HELD AT LIBERTY GARDEN TO HELP PROMOTE THE BEAUTIFUL NEW AREA, AND RAISE MONEY FOR ITS FUTURE PROJECTS. |
| TECH BYTES Return to index of stories... |
THANKS, NICK IN TECHNOLOGY NEWS. AN UPSCALE WINE BAR IS USING SOME HIGH-TECH TOOLS TO HELP CUSTOMERS CHOOSE WHAT TO DRINK. WITH THE DETAILS, HERE'S ABC'S JEREMY HUBBARD IN TODAY'S TECH BYTES. MICROSOFT AND "ROCK THE VOTE" ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP REGISTER THE UNDER-30 CROWD. BEGINNING TODAY. AS THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION GETS UNDERWAY. GAME PLAYERS CAN REGISTER TO VOTE THROUGH THEIR X-BOX 360 CONSOLES. ROCK THE VOTE IS HOPING TO REACH AT LEAST SOME OF THE ESTIMATED 12 MILLION X-BOX USERS. AND BECAUSE VIDEOGAME VIOLENCE OFTEN SHOWS UP AS A CAMPAIGN ISSUE, MICROSOFT PLANS TO BE AT BOTH PARTIES' CONVENTIONS TO TALK ABOUT THE X-BOX "FAMILY SETTINGS." A NEW APPLICATION COMBINES SOCIAL NETWORKING AND FANTASY FOOTBALL. ON FACEBOOK. "FANTASY FOOTBALL 2008" IS DESIGNED BY CITIZEN SPORTS. WITH HELP FROM SPORTS ILLUSTRATED.THEIR VERSION OF FANTASY FOOTBALL IMPROVES ON STAND-ALONE SITES. ALLOWING USERS TO COMPARE STATS WITH OTHER LEAGUES. AND TO CONNECT WITH THEIR ON-FANTASY-SPORTS-LOVING FRIENDS. VERSIONS OF THE PROGRAM FOR MY-SPACE AND BEBO NEXT YEAR WILL LAUNCH NEXT YEAR. OR IF "IRON CHEF" IS MORE YOUR STYLE. A VERSION OF THE HIT T-V SHOW IS IN THE WORK FOR NINTENDO'S WII AND D-S SYSTEMS. "IRON CHEF AMERICA: SUPREME CUISINE" FEATURES THE INPUT OF CELEBRITY CHEFS. PLAYERS SQUARE OFF IN THE KITCHEN STADIUM. BATTLING THROUGH FAST-PACED CULINARY CHALLENGES, USING THE WII REMOTE AND THE D-S STYLUS TO STIR, CHOP, MINCE, OR FRY. THE GAME, FROM DESTINEER, COMES OUT IN OCTOBER. AND AN UPSCALE WINE BAR IN NEW YORK CITY IS USING SOME HIGH-TECH TOOLS TO HELP CUSTOMERS CHOOSE WHAT TO DRINK. THE CENTERPIECE AT "CLO" IS A COMMUNAL TABLE WITH AN INTERACTI0VE TOUCH-SCREEN SURFACE. CUSTOMERS CAN SCAN THROUGH MORE THAN 100 WINES. AND AFTER SWIPING A CREDIT CARD IN THE WALL-MOUNTED DISPENSERS, THEY'LL GET A FEW OUNCES OF VINO. LATER, THE WINE BAR WILL SEND THEM AN EMAIL ABOUT WHAT THEY HAD TO DRINK. JUST IN CASE THEY CAN'T REMEMBER. FOR INFORMATION ON ALL OF THESE STORIES-- LOG ON TO THE TECHNOLOGY PAGE AT ABC NEWS DOT COM. THOSE ARE YOUR TECH BYTES, I'M JEREMY HUBBARD. |
| DEM CONVENTION Return to index of stories... |
ALL EYES ARE ON DENVER THIS MORNING WHERE THEOUSANDS OF DELEGATES ARE GATHERING FOR THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. AFTER A BITTER PRIMARY BATTLE. THE PARTY IS HOPING FOR UNITY FOR AT LEAST THE FEW DAYS. ABC'S DIANA ALVEAR IS IN DENVER THIS MORNING WITH THE LATEST. JUST HOURS AWAY FROM THE START OF THE 2008 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION. MUCH OF THE ACTION IN DENVER SUNDAY. WAS *OUTSIDE THE PEPSI CENTER. WHERE ONE THOUSAND ANTI-WAR PROTESTERS FILLED THE STREETS. ON THEIR WAY TO THE CAPITAL. AND THERE WERE MORE UNINVITED GUESTS. A COUPLE OF DOZEN R-N-C STAFFERS. READY TO CRASH THE PARTY. DANNY DIAZ/RNC COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR "WE INVITED OURSELVES." HOWEVER, DEMOCRATS ARE KEEPING THEIR EYES FOCUSED ON THE KICK-OFF TO THE CONVENTION. MONDAY NIGHT'S THEME. ONE NATION. FOR WHICH THEY'LL SHOWCASE THE LIFE STORY OF THEIR PRESUMPTIVE NOMINEE. BARACK OBAMA. AND END WITH A SPEECH BY THE WOMAN WHO KNOWS HIM BEST. HIS WIFE MICHELLE. SEN. BARACK OBAMA/ ILLINOIS "I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE CONVENTION. I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR MICHELLE SPEAK TOMORROW." MICHELLE OBAMA'S SPEECH ALONG WITH THOSE OF OTHER PROMINENT PLAYERS IN THE PARTY. ARE DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE SENATOR OBAMA TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THROUGH HIS "AMERICAN STORY". MATTHEW DOWD/ABC NEWS POLITICAL CONTRIBUTOR "IT REALLY IS THE ONLY TIME IN THE CAMPAIGN, WHERE YOU OWN A LARGE PORTION OF THE TIME TO CONVEY WHAT YOU WANT IN THE COURSE OF THAT CAMPAIGN." IT'S ALSO THE TIME MANY DEMOCRATS SAY TO PUT THE OBAMA-CLINTON PRIMARY DRAMA FIRMLY IN THE PAST. SUNDAY, THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE CHOSE TO RESTORE FULL VOTING RIGHTS TO MICHIGAN AND FLORIDA. A MOVE CLEARLY INTENDED TO MOLLIFY HILLARY CLINTON'S SUPPORTERS. AND MONDAY WILL ALSO FEATURE WHAT MAY PROVE TO BE THE MOST MOVING PORTION OF THE WEEK. A VIDEO TRIBUTE TO THE LIBERAL LION HIMSELF. SENATOR TED KENNEDY. WHO WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH BRAIN CANCER. IN DENVER, DIANA ALVEAR, ABC NEWS. |
| FATAL AX Return to index of stories... |
STARTING IN GIBSON COUNTY. A SATURDAY MORNING WRECK TAKES THE LIFE OF A TRENTON PEABODY HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND TWO THIRTY SATURDAY MORNING. 17-YEAR-OLD MATT MORRIS WAS DRIVING ON SAMMONS ROAD WHEN HE BEGAN TO SWIRVE. AFTER OVERCORRECTING TWICE. THE CAR LEFT THE ROAD,. FLIPPED. AND LANDED IN A DITCH. MORRIS WAS A MEMBER OF THE PEABODY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM. THIS WAS MATT'S SENIOR YEAR. |
| HANEY Return to index of stories... |
ALSO FROM GIBSON COUNTY, A LONGTIME RADIO BROADCASTER IN MILAN HAS PASSED AWAY. BILL HANEY WAS KNOWN TO MANY AS A GREAT LEADER, CITIZEN AND A PERSON WHO WAS DEDICATED TO HIS LINE OF WORK. IN ADDITION TO HIS 50 YEARS IN RADIO, HE ALSO DEVOTED HIS TIME TO THE GIBSON COUNTY AND MILAN GOVERNMENTS WHERE HE SERVED AS MAYOR AND COMMISIONER. OUR OWN TOM BRITT WORKED WITH HANEY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS COVERING UT-MARTIN GAMES AND TELLS US HANEY LOVED SPORTS AND GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. HANEY WAS 78. |
| DENMARK Return to index of stories... |
BACK IN MADISON COUNTY. ITS BEEN MORE THAN SIX MONTHS SINCE MEMBERS OF THE SAINT JOHN MUMBER TWO MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN DENMARK HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MEET ON THEIR HOME SOIL. THEIR CHURCH WAS DESTROYED DURING THE FEBRUARY 5TH TORNADOES. SINCE THEN, THE CONGREGATION HAS BEEN MEETING AT WEST ALUMNI BUILDING. HOWEVER SATURDAY MORNING MARKED A NEW BEGINNING WITH A GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY. AND MEMBERS SAY THEY ARE READY TO COME BACK. |
| B-DENMARK Return to index of stories... |
SOT: 19:57:05:25 " WE'RE GONNA RISE AGAIN. THIS IS THE BEGINNING RIGHT HERE. WE'RE GONNA RISE AGIAN IN THE NAME OF JESUS, AND WE'RE JUST SO EXCITED. WE'RE GOING TO GROW AND GLOW AND JUST CONTINUE ON IN THE NAME OF JESUS, EVEN TO A HIGHER LEVEL THAN WE WERE AT FIRST." THE PREVIOUS CHURCH WAS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD WHEN THE TORNADO HIT. |
| HOLLYWOOD MINUTE Return to index of stories... |
IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS. TROPIC THUNDER CONTINUES TO RULE THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE. ANDREW SPENCER HAS THE DETAILS IN TODAY'S HOLLYWOOD MINUTE. "TROPIC THUNDER" CONTINUES TO BOOM AT THE BOX OFFICE. ACCORDING TO STUDIO ESTIMATES, THE ACTION-COMEDY BROUGHT IN MORE THAN16-MILLION DOLLARS IN IT'S SECOND WEEKEND, BUMPING ITS 12 DAY TOTAL TO NEARLY 66 MILLION. "THE HOUSE BUNNY" DEBUTED AT NUMBER TWO, BRINGING IN MORE THAN 15-MILLION-DOLLARS. THE COMEDY STARS ANNA FARIS AS A PLAYBOY BUNNY WHO BEFRIENDS A SORORITY OF CAMPUS MISFITS. AND ROUNDING OUT THE TOP THREE, "DEATH RACE." THE REMAKE OF THE 1975 KILL-OR-BE-KILLED CAR RACE FLICK "DEATH RACE 2000," RAKED IN 12-POINT-THREE-MILLION-DOLLARS IN IT'S DEBUT. POP SUPERSTAR MADONNA KICKED OFF HER INTERNATIONAL "STICKY AND SWEET" CONCERT TOUR IN WALES SATURDAY NIGHT, WHERE SHE MANAGED TO COURT CONTROVERSY ONCE AGAIN. IN FRONT OF A CROWD OF 40,000 THE SINGER TOOK AIM REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOHN MCCAIN. IMAGES OF MCCAIN WERE PART OF A VIDEO INTERLUDE THAT ALSO FEATURED IMAGES OF DESTRUCTION, GLOBAL WARMING, AND ADOLPH HITLER. MCCAIN'S DEMOCRATIC RIVAL BARACK OBAMA WAS FEATURED IN A LATER SEQUENCE ALONG WITH THE LIKES OF GHANDI AND JOHN LENNON. FOR THE HOLLYWOOD MINUTE, I'M ANDREW SPENCER. |
| BARACK OBAMA Return to index of stories... |
FIRST THERE WAS THE SEVEN MINUTE SOPRANOS. THEN LOST IN 8-15 CAUGHT ON. NOW THE RE-CAP IN A MATTER OF MINUTES IS A STAPLE. THEY'RE SHORT, SWEET, AND TO THE POINT. AND WHAT BETTER STORY TO TELL THAN THE OBAMA'S 19 MONTH LONG ROAD TO DENVER? ABC'S JOHN BERMAN TAKES A LOOK BACK AT THE LIFE OF SENATOR BARACK OBAMA "OBAMA 2008" STARTS HERE. IN 2004. THERE IS NOT A BLACK AMERICA AND A WHITE AMERICA - THERE'S THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. GIVES KEYNOTE AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. BACKS JOHN KERRY. KERRY LOSES. OBAMA WINS. BECOMES US SENATOR. SAYS HE WON'T RUN FOR PRESIDENT. I AM BELIEVER IN KNOWING WHAT YOU ARE DOING WHEN YOU APPLY FOR A JOB. RUNS FOR PRESIDENT. I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO ANNOUNCE MY CANDIDACY FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. SO WHO IS THIS GUY? QUICK REWIND. BORN IN HAWAII. MOTHER FROM KANSAS, FATHER FROM KENYA. NAMED BARACK.NICKNAMED BARRY DAD MOVES TO KENYA. BARRY AND MOM MOVE TO INDONESIA. BACK TO HAWAII, RAISED BY GRANDPARENTS. BARRY GOES COLLEGE, BARRY BECOMES BARACK. BARACK GOES TO CHICAGO. COMMUNITY ORGANIZER.LEAVES CHICAGO. GOES TO HARVARD, EDITOR OF LAW REVIEW. BACK TO CHICAGO, MEETS MICHELLE, GETS MARRIED. RUNS FOR STATE SENATE WINS.RUNS FOR CONGRESS, LOSES.RUNS FOR U-S SENATE WINS.RUNS FOR PRESIDENT. DOES HE REALLY THINK HE CAN WIN? NATS--YES WE CAN ONE BIG PROBLEM. NATS- CLINTON AHEAD. OBAMA BEHIND. RAISES MONEY. RAISES MONEY. LOTS OF MONEY. CANDIDATES DEBATE. ON TO IOWA. OBAMA WINS NATS-- CLINTON STILL THERE. ON TO NEW HAMPSHIRE. CLINTON WINS.OBAMA STILL THERE. SOUTH CAROLINA. THINGS GET NASTY. REMEMBER THIS GUY? SOT-- SUPER TUESDAY, SUPER CONFUSING. OBAMA WINS, CLINTON WINS. CLINTON STILL THERE, OBAMA STILL THERE. CAN THEY REALLY KEEP THIS UP? NATS--YES WE CAN OPRAH LIKES OBAMA. PRESS LIKES OBAMA. NATS-- I JUST GET THIS FEELING ME MY LEG SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE LIKES OBAMA NATS--CAN I GET YOU A PILLOW CLINTON NOT SO SURE OBAMA WINS VIRGINIA, OBAMA WINS MARYLAND.11 STATE WINNING STREAK. CLINTON STILL THERE THINGS STAY NASTY. CLINTON WINS OHIO.BIG IN TEXAS. RACE NOT OVER. MCCAIN LOCKS UP NOMINATION. 6 LONGS WEEKS TO PENNSYLVANIA. TIME TO BOWL. TIME FOR PROBLEMS. MEET REVEREND JEREMIAH WRIGHT. US OF KKK A I FIND THESE COMMENTS APPALING. CLINTON WINS PENNSYLVANIA.CLINTON STILL THERE INDIANA, NORTH CAROLINA.CLINTON STILL THERE. PUERTO RICO.PERO CLINTON TODA VIA ESTA!!!! CAN THEY PLEASE END THIS SOON? NATS--YES WE CAN MONTANA, SOUTH DAKOTA.CLINTON DROPS OUT.BUT CLINTON STILL THERE. CLINTON BACKS OBAMA.THIS IS UNITY.BUT IS IT LOVE??? OBAMA GOES ABROAD.SHOOTS AND SCORES. BIG IN BERLIN. MAYBE TOO BIG? HE'S THE WORLD'S BIGGEST CELEBRITY MCCAIN GETS MEAN OBAMA GOES ON VACATION. OBAMA COMES BACK OBAMA PICKS VICE PRESIDENT. WELCOME TO DENVER. THE WHOLE GENERAL ELECTIONS STILL TO COME. |
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FROM DENMARK. A GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY MARKS A NEW BEGINNING FOR A CHURCH AFTER IT WAS DEVESTATED BY THE FEBRUARY 5TH TORNADOS. ABC 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER, JONQUIL NEWLAND, HAS THE STORY. MEMBERS OF THE ST. JOHN THE SECOND MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH MET FOR THE FIRST TIME BACK ON HOME SOIL. THERE CHURCH WAS DEMOLISHED AFTER THE FEBRUARY 5TH TORNADOES. SOT: 19:59:46:13 " IT HURT SO SO BAD. LIKE RIGHT NOW YOU SEE IT STILL BRINGS EMOTION TO ME." IN IT'S PLACE. AN OUTLINE OF A BUILDING SOON TO COME. SATURDAY MARKED A NEW BEGGINNING WITH A GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY. SOT: 19:56:29:28 " I AM EXCITED ABOUT IT. WE WAITED A LONG TIME. I KNOW IT HAPPENED IN FEBRUARY BUT IT STILL SEEMS LIKE FOREVER AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT." CONSTRUCTION WILL TAKE ABOUT 10 MONTHS. DURING THAT TIME THE CONGRIGATION WILL CONTINUE TO MEET AT THE WEST ALUMNI BUILDING. PASTOR NATHANIEL BELL TOOK OVER FOR HIS BROTHER. ROY BELL AFTER HE PASSED AWAY IN JUNE. SOT:20:02:31:01 " IT WILL BE BIGGER AND BETTER. THE SEAT CAPACITY WILL BE MORE THAN THE FORMER BUILDING WAS." MEMBERS SAY THEY ARE THINKING OF A HIGHER POWER.RATHER THAN THE DEBRI OF A FALLEN BUILDING. SOT:" WE WAS HURT, BUT WE KNOW IT WAS JUST A BUILDING AND GOD CAN ALWAYS REPLACE BUILDINGS BUT HE CAN'T REPLACE, YOU KNOW, OUR LIVES." SOT: 20:00:04:24 " GOD CAN SOMETIMES DESTROY A CHURCH TO SOMETIMES WAKE US UP TO HELP US TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S ONLY A BUILDING, THAT THE CHURCH IS WITHIN OUR HEART." SOT:20:00:39:00 "GOD IS GIVING US OUR CHURCH BACK." SOT: 20:02:53:00 " WE GIVE ALL, GIVE HIM ALL THE PRAISE AND THE GLORY AND WE DO ALL THINGS IN HIS NAME." IN DENMARK, JONQUIL NEWLAND, ABC 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS. |
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THEIR PREVIOUS CHURCH WAS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD WHEN THE TORNADO HIT. |
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LAST THING I TOLD HIM WAS. I TOLD HIM TO BE SAFE. I SAID, ALRIGHT MAN I'LL SEE YOU WHEN I GET BACK. I WAS ACTUALLY PLANNING ON HANGING OUT WITH HIM TOMORROW WHEN I GOT BACK." FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN SET YET. WE'LL HAVE MORE FROM MATT'S FRIENDS AND FOOTBALL COACH ON A-B-C 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS AT TEN. THIS WAS MATTS SENIOR YEAR. |