Ray Rice fallout, AC summit: First News with Podcast
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Ray Rice Fallout - Former Rutgers star Ray Rice may be banned from the NFL but he will not face more criminal charges or punishment in Atlantic County. Despite the video of Rice punching his then-fiance in the face hard enough to knock her out the prosecutor's office is defending his decision not to seek jail time against Rice or even probation and insisted Rice received no special treatment. But even without the video, defense attorneys say it is highly unusual to allow violent domestic abusers to enter a pre-trial program, as Rice did...
Meanwhile Rutgers has virtually erased rice from their history. He was one of the teams greatest success stories but his name and image have been erased from a video highlighting players who made it to the NFL.
Both the NFL and the Baltimore Ravens insist they never saw the video of Rice delivering the knockout blow. But a producer at TMZ -- who first showed that video -- say the league is lying. They had it all along, and still only issued a two game suspension...prior to Monday.
- NFL did not see Ray Rice 'knockout' video: report / NY Daily News
Governor Christie is chiming in on the controversy surrounding former Rutgers football star Ray Rice. In light of explicit video that shows rice striking his then-fiancee inside an Atlantic City elevator.
- Christie: Ray Rice assault of wife ‘unacceptable’ / NJ1015.com (Associated Press)
Rip Tide Warning - With most of the lifeguards gone there is a high risk of dangerous rip currents for the entire Jersey Shore again today. Winds have been churning the surf and making big waves the length of the coast.
- Tidal flooding, rip current risk at Jersey Shore / Asbuy Park Press
The Next Big Thing - Apple makes it's big new product announcement today. Three new products are due to be unveiled this afternoon including the iPhone 6 and a new smart watch. You can see the unveiling live on our website starting at 1pm today.
- 5 things to know about Apple's iPhone event / USA Today
- Apple Expected To Announce New iPhone And Smartwatch / CBS Philly
Dog Death - Patrick Vansaghi wanted to go to New York for the weekend but didn't know what to do with his dog, Mischief. So he left the dog in the back of his pick-up truck to die. The 26-year old Howell man is facing cruelty charges this morning after his dad found the pit-lab mix Sunday night. The dog was locked in the truck during this weekend's brutal heat.
- SPCA: Howell man left dog in pickup to die / Asbury Park Press
Place Your Pro Bets - Sports betting is coming to New Jersey. Governor Christie issued a directive on Monday allowing New Jersey's casinos and racetracks to offer sports betting without fear of criminal or civil liability. Senator Ray Lesniak calls it a win for casinos and racetracks.
- Christie: Casinos, tracks can offer sports betting / NJ1015.com (AP)
- Christie Says Casinos, Tracks Can Offer Sports Betting / Bloomberg
AC's Future - It's not clear exactly what happened behind closed doors Monday at a summit on the future of Atlantic City. We know the governor was there, along with other elected officials and casino executive and we know this won't be the last time they meet.
- Christie convenes panel on Atlantic City’s future / NJ1015.com (AP)
- No specifics - but lots of bi-partisanship, leaders say - following AC summit / PolitickerNJ
Tragedy in Union County - A Scotch Plains dad appears to have killed his 11-year old son...then shot himself. The bodies were found over the weekend. The boy -- Thomas Elberling -- was an internationally ranked chess player, ranked fifth in the nation in his age group and on his way to becoming a master player.
Sharing A Strategy with Congress - Today, President Barack Obama meets with congressional leaders to outline his plan to combat militants from the group Islamic State. U.S. officials say Obama wants to respond to the militant threat with a broader counterterror mission than he had previously planned, but that he's still not committing U.S. troops to a ground war. On Wednesday, Obama will outline his plan to the nation.
Bridgegate's Effect - One year ago today access lanes to the George Washington Bridge were closed without warning and the ensuing controversy is still threatening to derail Governor Christie's presidential hopes. Today we take a look back at Christie before and after the Bridgegate scandal broke.
- Bridgegate: One-year later / NJ1015.com
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz rips Chris Christie over Bridgegate /Politico
Drunk Driving Trouble - An Edison woman is in a lot of trouble after getting drunk then getting behind the wheel and hitting four different parked cars as she tried to drive through Bayonne. 25-year old Crystal Davis was found sitting in her car reeking of booze, according to police. She had already had her license suspended.
4th Ebola Case Comes to U.S. - A hospital in Atlanta is about to get its third Ebola patient. Emory University Hospital says a person who contracted Ebola is expected to arrive in Atlanta today. Last month, two American aid workers who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia were treated at Emory and they've since recovered. And an American doctor is being treated in Nebraska. The World Health Organization has said that one of its doctors working in an Ebola treatment center in Sierra Leone contracted the disease and was being evacuated.
- Fourth Ebola patient to be flown to US / NJ1015.com (AP)
How Much is Too Much? (Part 2) - Whether it's cheerleading, baseball or clubs at school, it's no secret that most children today are booked solid from the time they wake up in the morning until they put their head on the pillow at night. But, when is enough, enough?
- How much is too much for our kids? / NJ1015.com
Champion Swimmer - A New Jersey girl completes the triple crown of swimming finishing her swim of the English Channel Monday. Ridgewood's Charlotte Samuels had already completed a lap around Manhattan and the Catalina Channel in California and she is only 16.
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