JOE:
COMING UP THIS MORNING ON
DAYBREAK....IT IS WET OUT WITH
BELOW FREEZING
TEMPERATURES....SO WE'RE
CHECKING OUT ROADS ON A KOLR 10
LIVE DRIVE TO KEEP YOU WEATHER
AWARE
BEFORE YOUR MONRING COMMUTE.
JOE:
PLUS....WE FINISH OUR THREE PART
SERIES ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG
PRICES AS DOCTOR
DOCOTR BRIAN CALFANO SPEAKS WITH
MISSOURI LAWMAKERS ABOUT THE
PROBLEM..
THESE STORIES AND MORE--THIS
MORNING ON DAYBREAK.
LAUREN:
GOOD MORNING AND THANKS FOR
JOINING US.
TODAY IS... THURSDAY FEBRUARY
28TH
I'M LAUREN BARNAS.
JOE:
AND I'M JOE MURANO.
METEOROLOGIST ELISA RAFFA JOINS
US NOW IN
THE WEATHER LAB WITH YOUR
FORECAST FIRST.
ELISA:
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT
UNTIL NOON FOR MOST OF OUR
MISSOURI COUNTIES. FREEZING
DRIZZLE IS PUTTING DOWN AN ICY
GLAZE THIS MORNING. SLICK ROADS
ARE POSSIBLE. BRIDGES,
OVERPASSES, AND SIDEWALKS ARE
MOST
ICY THIS MORNING, WINDSHIELDS
NEED TO BE SCRAPED! FREEZING
DRIZZLE/ MAYBE EVEN A FEW SNOW
FLURRIES CONTINUE THROUGH
MID-MORNING. WE'LL SEE THE
DRIZZLE LIFT OFF THE EAST BY
NOON
WITH CONDITIONS DRYING OUT
LOCALLY. HOWEVER, LOW-LEVEL
MOISTURE STAYS PUT SO CLOUDS
WILL
REMAIN. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY
CLOUDY TO OVERCAST TODAY.
WITH COLD AIR CONTINUING TO FILL
INTO THE OZARKS
AND CLOUDS HANGING AROUND, HIGHS
WILL STRUGGLE FOR FREEZING
TODAY, AREAS TO THE
NORTH GET STUCK AROUND 30
DEGREES, WE'LL MAKE IT INTO THE
MIDDLE 30'S SOUTH. HIGH OF 34
A PUSH OF ARCTIC AIR COMES IN
BEHIND THAT
FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT. LOWS IN
THE 20'S BY SUNDAY MORNING WILL
ALSO BE THE DAYTIME
HIGHS -- TEMPERATURES TUMBLE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON SUNDAY AS
ARCTIC AIR RUSHES IN. THIS
WILL CHANGE THE WINTRY MIX TO
ALL SNOW. SNOW COULD BE MODERATE
TO HEAVY AT TIMES WITH
ACCUMULATIONS LOOKING MORE AND
MORE LIKELY.
FOR NOW, OUR GREATEST RISK FOR
2" OR MORE OF
SNOW IS IN CENTRAL MISSOURI,
STAY TUNED TO THE FORECAST!
SNOW WRAPS UP BY THE EVENING.
NORTH WINDS WILL BE BLUSTERY
SUNDAY
AFTERNOON, WIND CHILLS WILL BE
SUBZERO BY MONDAY MORNING WITH
LOWS DIPPING INTO THE
TEENS.
AN ARCTIC HIGH SETTLES IN FOR
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
WITH SUNSHINE AND BITTER HIGHS
IN THE 20'S. "WARMER" 30'S
EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AS THE
ARCTIC AIR STARTS TO RETREAT.
LAUREN
WE GO NOW TO OUR HANNAH ZETTL
WHO HAS BEEN OUT THERE CHECKING
THE ROADS FOR YOU...
HANNAH, GOOD MORNING.
GUYS GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
HANNAH
ROADS ARE NOT TERRIBLY SLICK
TODAY BUT THE MAIN
SOME SLICK SPOTS ON THE ROAD
THIS MORNING SO YOU WILL WANT TO
BE CAREFUL AND GIVE YOURSELF
ENOUGHT TIME. THERE IS A STEADY
DRIZZLE COMING DOWN AND AT TIMES
IT IS ACTUALLY REFREEZING ON THE
WIND SHEILD SO VISABILITY
COULD ALSO BE AN ISSUE THIS
MONRING. MOS TIMPORTANTLY YOU
WANT TO GJUST GIVE YOURSELF
ENOUGH TIME. GIVE YOURSELF SPACE
WHEN YOUR ARE FOLLWOING BEHIND
THE CAR IN FRONT
OF YOU. KEEP A COLD WEATHER KIT
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE YOU WERE TO
GET STUCK. KEEP THINGS LIKE A
PHONE CHARGER...AN EXTRA COAT
AND MAYBE A NON PARISHABLE SNACK
IN YOUR CAR WHEN THE
WEATHER TURNS BAD LIKE THIS. IT
IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE PREPARED.
SCHOOL CANCELLATIONS?
REPORTING FROM THE KOLR10 LIVE
DRIVE, HANNAH ZETTL OZARKS
FIRST.
LAUREN
VIOLENCE TASK FORCE,
AIMS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND
INCREASE AWARENESS SURROUNDING
THE ISSUE OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE.
THE CONFERENCE WILL INCLUDE TWO
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS...A COMMUNITY
RESOURCE PANNEL...AND
SIX BREAK OUT SESSIONS
JOE
FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE EVENT
HAS HIT A CAPACITY WITH 520
GUESTS EXPECTED TO ATTEND.
THIS IS ALSO THE FIRST
CONFERENCE SINCE THE NEW GREENE
SERVICES...AND VICTIM
ADVOCATES ALL IN ONE PLACE.
THE CENTER ALSO PARTNERS WITH
OTHER NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
IN THE
OZARKS TO HELP THOSE TRYING TO
GET ON THEIR FEET FROM A
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT.
DURING A BREAK OUT SESSION...AN
UPDATE WILL BE GIVEN ON THE
FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER FROM THE
CENTER'S PROJECT COORDINATOR.
JOE
THIS EVENT WILL BE FREE OF
CHARGE...VERIZON WIRELESS
AWARDED A 15 THOUSAND DOLLAR
THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
DELEGATION HAS VOTED AGAINST
PUTTING L-G-B-T-Q PERSONS FROM
BEING CLERGY MEMBERS.
THE CONFERENCE IN SAINT LOUIS
THIS WEEK SHOWED MORE THAN 53
PERCENT OF THE
DELEGATION VOTING *NOT* TO ALLOW
INDIVIDUAL CHURCHES TO DECIDE ON
THE ISSUE... WE SPOKE
WITH LOCAL PASTOR BOB CASSIDY
FROM SCHWEITZER UNITED
METHODIST....
HE SAYS TRADITION PREVAILED IN
THIS CASE, BUT OTHERS BELIEVE
THAT TRADITION IS HARMFUL.
(Bob Casady)
"United Methodist Church has had
a long standing tradition of
adhearing to the traditional
perspective of marraige and
ordination. It's been a long
standing turmoil in the church
in
our denomination for decades,
and that traditional perspective
prevailed."
(Krista Moncado)
It's harmful to the rest of the
congregation, and everyone
else because it's not upholding
and making that space as
welcoming and as inclusive as
possible."
JOE
THERE IS A FEAR FROM SOME
LEADERS OF THE CHURCH THAT THIS
COULD RESULT IN MANY PEOPLE
DEFECTING
LAUREN
WE SHOULD TELL YOU NOT EVERYONE
IN THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
IS HAPPY WITH
DECISION.
THIS WAS THE SCENE IN A SAINT
LOUIS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
SEVERAL L-G-B-T-Q MEMBERS
PROTESTED THE VOTE.
LAUREN
SOME NATIONAL DELEGATES FEAR THE
OUTCOME MIGHT CAUSE THE CHURCH
TO SPLIT, WITH
A CONSERVATIVE BRANCH AND A
PROGRESSIVE BRANCH.
WE'RE ALSO LEARNING ABOUT 43
PERCENT OF THE DELEGATES WERE
FROM ABROAD, MOSTLY FROM
AFRICA, AND OVERWHELMINGLY
SUPPORTED THE L-G-B-T BANS.
THE PLAN THAT WAS DEFEATED WOULD
HAVE ALLOWED LOCAL CHURCH BODIES
TO DECIDE FOR
THEMSELVES ON GAY-FRIENDLY
POLICIES.
JOE
A WARNING ABOUT A FEW SCAMS
CIRCULATING RIGHT NOW...
THE ROLLA POLICE DEPARTMENT
WANTS YOU TO KNOW SCAMMERS ARE
SENDING TEXTS AND EMAILS
SAYING DEBIT CARD ACCOUNTS HAVE
BEEN FROZEN...
POLICE REMIND YOU TO NEVER
GIVE OUT YOUR PERSONAL
INFORMATION TO ANY QUESTIONABLE
SOURCES...
SCAMMERS ARE ALSO TARGETING SOME
RESIDENTS IN BARRY COUNTY...
RESIDENTS ARE RECEIVING CALLS
FROM SPOOFED PHONE NUMBERS
CLAIMING TO BE VARIOUS
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES...
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS UNLESS
YOU KNOW THE PERSON.... THE
CALLS ARE LIKELY SCAMS...
LAUREN
STILL AHEAD ON KOLR 10
DAYBREAK... SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
IS OFFERING A NEW FLIGHT, IN
YOUR
MONEYWATCH
JOE
PLUS ELISA HAS YOUR FORECAST.