Posted: 11:09 a.m. Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Fulton Deputy Punches Drunk Guy; MARTA Driver Suspended For Public Bathroom Break (PHOTO); New $100 Bill (PICTURE)
By Veronica Waters
- A Fulton County Sheriff's deputy working off-duty security at Saturday's Braves game is caught on video punching a drunk guy in the head. He went off when the man and his buddy tried taking pictures of themselves while sitting on the cop's motorcycle. The video's on YouTube and slows the unidentified officer handcuffing the apologetic man and threatening to Tase him. Sheriff Ted Jackson's opened an internal investigation.
- A MARTA para-transit bus driver is caught with his pants down. The unnamed driver has been suspended for three days without pay after he was taped standing on the bus and urinating into the middle of the street. MARTA says drivers have scheduled breaks and if the man needed another one, he should've notified dispatch he had to make a pit stop.
- Georgia lawmakers move a step closer to outlaw texting while driving. The bill should go to the House floor this week, then to a conference committee to resolve differences with the Senate's version. Fines could range from $100 to $300. The bill honors a North Georgia college freshman who died instantly when he drifted into another traffic lane while while texting and driving.
- For the first time in 14 years, Americans are getting a new $100 bill. The Fed unveils the new C-note today, with new security features designed to thwart high-tech counterfeiters. It's going to be a few months before it really gets into circulation, to give companies time to recalibrate their machines-- like automatic payment kiosks at self-checkout counters--so they can recognize the new bills. The new $100 bill goes into circulation February 10, 2011. New technology includes a blue 3-D security ribbon and a color-changing bell which change whenever the money is moved, as well as a gold 100 on the money.
- President Barack Obama's upcoming Supreme Court nominee is the subject of White House meetings today, as he will meet with Senate leaders and top members of the Judiciary Committee from both parties to talk about the confirmation process and listen to any suggestions they may have. The president has already had some informal talks with potential nominees. It's expected he will name someone next month.
- The Atlanta Falcons are opening the 2010 season at Pittsburgh. But the Falcons are waiting to learn if they'll be facing Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in the Sept. 12 opener. Roethlisberger is facing a possible suspension from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for violating the league's personal conduct policy.
- AirTran just posted its 1st Quarter earnings report--with a $12 million loss. The airline blames higher fuel costs and says winter storms also played a part.
- Political leaders and peers in the civil rights movement from across the country are expected to attend the funeral today for civil rights leader Benjamin Hooks. The 85-year-old former lawyer, judge and NAACP director died last week at his Memphis home after a long illness.
- South Carolina's capital city elects its first black mayor. Steve Benjamin won yesterday's runoff election in Columbia with 56% of the vote.
- The King of Pop was a Cirque du Soleil fan, and now they're hoping to make a "thriller" of a new show in his honor. Cirque is launching a live touring show featuring Michael Jackson's music late next year. The acrobatic troupe will also install a permanent Jackson-themed production in Las Vegas in 2012; Circue and Jackson's estate will split ownership equally.
- Ten students at a Florida middle school had to be taken to the hospital after trying to get high on cough medicine. The 13- and 14-year-old girls and boys were all carried out on stretchers Tuesday, dizzy and disoriented. They had all taken Coricidin, which is sold over the counter. On the street the pills' nicknames include "Skittles" and "Red Devils," and the kids use excessive amounts of them to hallucinate.
- The KISS 104.1 weather forecast: increasing sunshine, high of 74; lows tonight 42-53. Thursday, mostly sunny high of 78. Friday, a mix of clouds and sun with a high of 82, low of 61.
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