JSNN News Update Rundown

Show: Weekday Midday Format: News

Date: March 23, 2016

Duration: Three minutes

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A01 Open (Station ID) Reader 0:05 03:00 A02 Welcome (Time & Temperature) 0:10 02:55 A03 Mississippi Senators End Campaign Cash Out 0:20 02:45
A04 NCAA Women’s Tournament Fans At A Decline 0:20 02:25 A05 Noose on Ole Miss Statue: Second Plea Hearing 0:25 02:00 A06 Lebron Steps Away From Social Media 0:20 01:40 A07 Traffic 0:30 01:10 A08 Weather 0:30 00:40 A09 Goodbye 0:10 00:30 D00 OFFTIME ************ **** 00:00

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HELLO EVERYONE…I’M JENNA SIDDIQUI WITH YOUR JACKSON STATE NEWS NOW NEWS UPDATE.

IT IS WEDNESDAY MARCH 23.

CURRENT TIME is ¬ 11:50 AM AND THE TEMPERATURE IS 69 DEGREES_ .

SLUG: MISSISSIPPI SENATORS END CAMPAIGN CASH OUT ((ANCHOR))

ACCORDING TO AP, AT LEAST FIVE MISSISSIPPI OFFICIALS CASHED OUT MORE THAN $50,000 OUT OF THEIR CAMPAIGN ACCOUNTS AT THE END OF THEIR CAREER. MISSISSIPPI SENATE COMMITTEE IS HOPING TO BAN ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CANDIDATES FROM USING CAMPAIGN MONEY FOR PERSONAL USE. HOUSE BILL 797 WAS AMENDED TO END USE CAMPAIGN MONEY FOR RENT, GAS, CAR PAYMENTS OR LOANS, AS WELL AS CASHING OUT THE ACCOUNT. THE BILL MOVES TO SENATE WHERE HOUSE AND SENATE NEGOTIATORS MUST AGREE BEFORE IT COULD PASS.

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SLUG: NCAA WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT FANS AT A DECLINE ((ANCHOR))

ATTENDANCE IS SLIGHTLY DOWN AT THE NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT. THE 16 LOCATIONS BROUGHT IN AN AVERAGE OF 4,464 FANS WHICH IS 250 LESS THAN THE PAST YEAR. ALTHOUGH THE NUMBERS ARE DOWN OVERALL, 10 OF THE SITES EXCEEDED 5,000 FANS. GREAT TURN OUTS HELPED SOUTH CAROLINA WHO LED THE NATION IN ATTENDANCE WITH AN AVERAGE OF 10,000 FANS FOR THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS. MISSISSIPPI STATE FANS HELPED CHEER THE BULLDOGS RIGHT PAST MICHIGAN STATE IN THE SECOND ROUND WITH 7,000 FANS IN THEIR HOMECOURT. WITH REGIONALS TAKING PLACE IN LOCATIONS LIKE DALLAS, CONNECTICUT AND KENTUCKY, IT IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A LARGE TURNOUT.

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SLUG: NOOSE ON OLE MISS STATUE: SECOND PLEA HEARING ((ANCHOR))

BACK IN FEBRUARY OF 2014, A NOOSE AND FORMER GEORGIA STATE FLAG WITH A CONFEDERATE BATTLE EMBLEM WERE PLACED ON UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI STATUE OF JAMES MEREDITH. HE WAS THE UNIVERSITY’S FIRST BLACK STUDENT IN 1962. AUSTIN EDENFIELD, A MAN WHO FEDERAL PROSECUTORS SAY PLACED THE NOOSE ON OLE MISS STATUE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST WILL GET A SECOND CHANCE TO PLEAD GUILTY. THE HEARING IS SET FOR MARCH 24 FOR AUSTIN EDENFIELD BUT THE FILES DO NOT INDICATE WHAT CHARGE HE FACES.

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SLUG: LEBRON STEPS AWAY FROM SOCIAL MEDIA ((ANCHOR))

CAVS SUPERSTAR AND FOUR TIME LEAGUE MVP UNFOLLOWS THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS ON TWITTER. LEBRON JAMES HAD NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT MATTER, BUT DID SAY THAT HE WANTS TO START MENTALLY PREPARING HIMSELF FOR THE UPCOMING NBA PLAYOFFS. JAMES AND THE CAVS FELL SHORT IN THE PREVIOUS NBA CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A 4 GAME SERIES LOSS AGAINST THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS. ALTHOUGH DRIFTING AWAY FROM SOCIAL MEDIA, JAMES GAVE FANS HOPE OF ANOTHER WAY TO FOLLOW HIS JOURNEY VIA SNAPCHAT.

TRAFFIC:

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NOW TAKING A LOOK AT TRAFFIC IN THE CAPITAL CITY…

TRAFFIC SEEMS TO BE MOVING PRETTY WELL TODAY. THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A SLOW DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 80 AND FLOWOOD DRIVE BUT NOTHING TOO MAJOR.

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NOW YOUR WEATHER…FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE… TODAY IT IS PARTLY SUNNY WITH A HIGH AROUND 76 DEGREES. TONIGHT WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A LOW NEAR 62 DEGREES AND A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1 AM. TOMORROW WERE LOOKING AT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY BEFORE 2 PM WITH A HIGH NEAR 73 DEGREES.

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GOODBYE: ((ANCHOR))

MORE NEWS, SPORTS AND WEATHER LATER FROM J-S-N-N.

AT 11:50 AM, IM JENNA SIDDIQUI, WITH JACKSON STATE NEWS NOW, PART OF THE J-S-U NEWS NETWORK.

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