(Wanda Martens / Christian
County Republican Central
Committee member): "When I found
out that senator Blunt had voted
against my president on the
wall, I was furious."
JOE
COMING UP THIS MORNING ON
DAYBREAK....THE DECISION TO
*NOT* INVITE A UNITED
STATES SENATOR TO A LOCAL G-O-P
EVENT IS CAUSING ISSUE IN THE
LOCAL REPUBLICAN
COMMUNITY
"THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT OUT THERE
THAT CAN HELP
A PERSON STAY INDEPENDENT
THROUGH THEIR LIFESPAN"
NAME
AND OUR HANNAH ZETTL HAS A STORY
ON HOW MISSOUIR'S PLEDGE TO BE A
TECHNOLOGY FIRST STATE
FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS
MET BOTH SUPPORT AND SCEPTICISM
JOE:
PLUS....AS THE APRIL ELECTIONS
NEAR...SOME OPPOSITION TO
SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC
SCHOOLS BOND PROPOSAL..
THESE STORIES AND MORE--THIS
MORNING ON DAYBREAK.
LAUREN:
GOOD MORNING AND THANKS FOR
JOINING US.
TODAY IS... WEDNESDAY MARCH 20TH
I'M LAUREN BARNAS.
JOE:
AND I'M JOE MURANO.
METEOROLOGIST ELISA RAFFA JOINS
US NOW IN
STEADY THROUGH MUCH OF THE
AFTERNOON.
RAIN TOTALS WILL BE LIGHT, LESS
THAN A QUARTER INCH
FOR MOST.
HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES IN
OVERNIGHT, CLEARING OUT
OUR SKIES AND DROPPING
TEMPERATURES. LOWS DIP INTO THE
MIDDLE 30'S.
TOMORROW WILL BE BEAUTIFUL! HIGH
PRESSURE
WILL GIVE WAY TO MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO
MIDDLE 50'S. SOUTHERLY WINDS AND
SUNSHINE WILL BRING
WARMER LOWER 60'S ON FRIDAY,
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY!
BY SATURDAY, SOUTHERLY FLOW
STARTS TO INJECT
GULF MOISTURE INTO THE OZARKS
AHEAD OF OUR NEXT, DEVELOPING
STORM. SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE LATE
SATURDAY AS THE
LOW STARTS TO CRANK MOISTURE
INTO THE AREA. SPOTTY SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE
SUNDAY. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE LOW
TO MIDDLE 60'S BOTH DAYS ON
SOUTHERLY WINDS.
THE LOW PASSES THROUGH ON MONDAY
BRINGING
MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN AND
THUNDER. SHOWERS EXIT AND SKIES
CLEAR ON TUESDAY.
LAUREN
MAKING NEWS NOW...
LAUREN
THE DECISION TO *NOT* INVITE A
MISSOURI SENATOR TO A G-O-P
EVENT -- IS SPLITTING A LOCAL
REPUBLICAN GROUP.
THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY REPUBLICAN
CENTRAL COMMITTEE -- HAS
DISINVITED SENATOR ROY
BLUNT TO THE GROUP'S LINCOLN DAY
CELEBRATION NEXT MONTH -- AFTER
EVERYONE AGREES WITH
THE DECISION.
EVENT CHAIR, WANDA MARTENS,
SPOKE TO A CROWD OF PEOPLE --
EXPLAINING SHE WAS SO
DISAPPOINTED WITH SENATOR
BLUNT'S VOTE, SHE DIDN'T WANT TO
SEE HIM AT THE EVENT.
HOWEVER, OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS
SAY THEY WISH THEY COULD HAVE
HAD A SAY IN THE
MATTER.
(Wanda Martens / Christian
County Republican Central
Committee member): "I felt like
president need a backing of all
times, need backing the walls."
(Dr. Ken Spangler / ccrcc
member): "Now, personally I feel
like I don't agree with senator
Blunt, but he's perfectly within
his rights to, especially
considering his explanation.
Which his explanation was, if we
open this door, it'll be
available forever. We'll set a
precedent. And I can see how he
consider that important."
LAUREN
SENATOR BLUNT HAS YET TO COMMENT
ON THIS DECISION -- BECAUSE HE'S
CURRENTLY ON AN
OVERSEAS TRIP.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW ANY
CHANGES THE GROUP MAKES FOR
LINCOLN DAY -- WHICH WILL BE
APRIL
6TH IN OZARK, MISSOURI.
JOE
AND THIS STORY HAS CAUSED QUITE
A CONTROVERSY ON OUR KOLR10
FACEBOOK PAGE.
LAUREN
VIEWERS ARE WEIGHING IN ON THE
DECISION -- SOME AGREEING WITH
THE GROUP -- AND OTHERS BACKING
BLUNT.
JOE
DOUG SAYS..."DOESN'T MATTER,
HE'S STILL LOST MY VOTE"
LAUREN
GINNY SAYS..."NOT ALL OF BLUNTS
CONSTITUENTS WANT A WALL YOU
KNOW."
JOE
ED SAYS..."ROY MUST BE REPLACED
IF HE DOESN'T SUPPORT OUR
PRESIDENT"
LAUREN
AND CINDY SAYS...."I'M PROUD OF
SENATOR BLUNT!!"
JOE
OVER 12 THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE
ENGANGED WITH OUR POST
LAUREN
WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.
LOG ON NOW AND SHARE YOUR
OPINION.
JOE
DESPITE ALL OF THAT...THERE'S
CURRENTLY *NO* CHANGES TO THE
LINCOLN DAYS EVENT IN
*GREENE* COUNTY.
JOE
YESTERDAY-- WE TOLD YOU ABOUT
THE EVENT AT THE OASIS
CONVENTION CENTER THIS SATURDAY
--
THAT WILL FEATURE EVERY TOP
MISSOURI LEADER -- INCLUDING
SENATOR BLUNT.
LAUREN
AND WE SHOULD ALSO MENTION
DEMOCRAT DAYS OF THE OZARKS.
THAT WILL BE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE
OZARKS INCLUDING HICKORY HILLS
COUNTRY CLUB -- FEATURING
SPRINGFIELD REP. CHRYSTAL QUADE.
JOE
MILLION DOLLAR BOND -- TO
REBUILD AND ADD EXTRA SECURITY
IN LOCAL SCHOOLS.
LAUREN
A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE
PROTESTED THE PLAN YESTERDAY --
OUTSIDE THE S-P-S BOARD
MEETING.
CARL HERD -- SAYS THE NEW
SCHOOLS WILL BE BUILT AS FLEX
CLASSROOMS -- HE USED
FREMONT ELEMENTARY'S POOR TEST
SCORES AS AN EXAMPLE FOR OPEN
CLASSES.
SAYS HE DOESN'T SUPPORT
PROPOSITION S FOR SEVERAL
REASONS AND EVEN WANTS S-P-S'S
TOP LEADERSHIP OFF THE BOARD...
CARL E. HERD
SPRINGFIELD RESIDENT
"AND WE'RE SAYING DR. JUNGMAN,
IT'S TIME FOR HIM
TO GO. WE NEED A NEW
SUPERINTENDENT. AND THEN THERE'S
A PROBLEM, JUST ADDING ONE MORE
TAX, ON TOP OF A HALF CENT JAIL
TAX, THE QUARTER CENT
INFRASTRUCTURE TAX
THAT'S GOING TO BE VOTED ON. AND
OF COURSE THE ASSESSOR IS GOING
TO SEND OUT A
REASSESSMENT A FEW DAYS AFTER
THE ELECTION, AND I'M THINKING
THAT EVERYBODY'S PROPERTY
TAX WILL GO UP AGAIN...BASED ON
THAT."
LAUREN
JOE
WE'LL BE REACHING OUT TO
SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS TODAY
-- FOR A RESPONSE TO SOME OF
THESE CLAIMS AGAINST PROP S.
JOE
FOLLOWING UP ON A STORY WE
BROUGHT YOU YESTERDAY...
JOE
AS TIME PASSES, TECHNOLOGY
EVOLVES AND CAN HELP PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES MORE THAN
THEY EVER COULD HAVE IMAGINED.
LAUREN
THAT WAS THE FOCUS OF
YESTERDAY'S TECH FEST, HANNAH
ZETTL WAS THERE AND JOINS US NOW
HANNAH
GOOD MORNING LAUREN AND JOE,
TECH FEST FEATURED LIFE-CHANGING
GADGETS LIKE HEARING
DEVICES, ASSISTIVE TELEPHONES,
VERTICLE WHEELCHAIRS AND
HANNAH ZETTL REPORTING
Wayne Crawford / Exec. Director,
Missouri Inclusive
Housing: "You literally, every
five years can see the whole
industry just double and tripple
itself."
THE EXPONENTIAL GROWTH OF
TECHNOLOGY HAS
CREATED MORE THAN SMARTPHONES
AND APPS
Wayne Crawford / Exec. Director,
Missouri Inclusive
Housing:"People in need of
technology many times are not
aware of it."
IT HAS IMPROVED LIFE FOR THE
DISABLED
Wayne Crawford / Exec. Director,
Missouri Inclusive
Housing:"We have to get the word
out to the community-- it is
affordable, it is available, it
can add to your independence."
THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH
HOSTED
TECH FEST TUESDAY, INTRODUCING
LIFE- CHANGING SERVICES AND THE
PURPOSE OF INDEPENDENCE TO THE
FOREFRONT.
Wayne Crawford / Exec. Director,
Missouri Inclusive
Housing:"An individual should
look at technology to keep
themselves independent so they
don't have to rely on staff for
their 24 hour a day support and
the options."
ERICA WILSON WORKS FOR SHARE AND
CARE, A
PROVIDER FOR THOSE WITH
DISABILITIES.
Erica Wilson / Share and Care
Inc.:"I know that Missouri is
kind
of pushing the remote care right
now, and we want to find out if
it's truly going to benefit our
individuals."
WHILE COMPLETE INDEPENDENCE MAY
NOT BE
POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE,
ADVANCEMENTS IN ONLINE
RECORD-KEEPING HAS MADE PATIENT
TRACKING A
LIMITLESS DATABASE
Erica Wilson / Share and Care
Inc.:"It makes it a lot easier
to
monitor the care of our
individuals to find out, okay
staffers saying that you know
their blood pressure has been
off, I can go back very easily
and look at the last week,
month, three months worth of
blood pressure readings, see if
HANNAH
CRAWFORD TOLD ME HE BELIEVED THE
DISABLED COULD LIVE
INDEPENDENTLY USING
TECHNOLOGY, WHEN HE WORKED WITH
SPRINGFIELD WAS
ARRESTED IN TENNESSEE FOR
ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO KIDNAP A
TEENAGER FROM A NAIL SALON.
54 YEAR OLD BART STREETER WAS
ARRESTED IN LATE FEBRUARY.
HE IS THE SON OF SHERRILL
LEVITT AND THE BROTHER OF SUZIE
STREETER.
LEVITT, STREETER AND STACY
MCCALL WENT MISSING BACK ON JUNE
7TH, 1992.
AUTHORITIES SAY BART STREETER
MAY HAVE BEEN DRUNK WHEN HE
CLAIMED TO BE PICKING UP HIS 15
YEAR OLD GRANDDAGHTER AT A NAIL
SALON.
THE GIRL SAID SHE DIDN'T KNOW
STREETER.
LAUREN
STILL AHEAD ON KOLR 10
DAYBREAK... MONSANTO IS IN
TROUBLE AGAIN IN COURT FOR THE
USE OF ITS
PRODUCT 'ROUNDUP'
JOE
AND YET ANOTHER THING THAT JEFF
BEZOS AND BILL GATES HAVE IN
COMMON -