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FROM WFSB. THIS IS AN EYEWITNESS NEWS UPDATE. GOOD MORNING,
EVERYONE I'M NICOLE NALEPA.
TODAY IS WEDNESDAY MARCH 22ND.
THANKS FOR JOINING US MAKING
HEADLINES THIS MORNING, THE
CHANNEL THREE I TEAM IS
UNCOVERED NEW INFORMATION ABOUT
THE CAR CRASH IN NEW YORK THAT
KILLED FIVE KIDS FROM DERBY, THE
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES TOLD THE I TEAM
PERFORMED A COURTESY VISIT TO
THE FAMILY LAST MONTH. ALL FIVE
MEMBERS OF THE SAME FAMILY THAT
RECENTLY MOVED FROM NEW YORK TO
CONNECTICUT. MALIK SMITH, THE 16
YEAR OLD DRIVER IN THAT CRASH,
DID NOT HAVE A LICENSE OR EVEN A
LEARNER'S PERMIT. THE SUV WAS
BEING RENTED BY A RELATIVE AND
INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT HOW THIS 16 YEAR OLD
HAD ACCESS TO IT. AND WE'RE ALSO
TRACKING DEVELOPING NEWS IN NEW
HAVEN THIS MORNING WHERE WE'VE
LEARNED FIRE LIEUTENANT WHO WAS
BADLY HURT ON THE JOB IS NOW
SUING THE CITY. LIEUTENANT SAMAD
RANKIN'S WAS CRITICALLY HURT
BACK IN 2021. WELL, HE WAS
FIGHTING A FIRE ON VALLEY STREET
THAT KILLED A FELLOW FIREFIGHTER
. RANKIN'S CLAIMS THAT HE HAS
BEEN MEDICALLY CLEARED TO RETURN
TO THE DEPARTMENT, BUT THAT THE
CITY WON'T ALLOW HIM BACK.
RANKIN'S ALSO SAYS THAT HE WAS
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST AFTER HE
WAS PASSED OVER FOR PROMOTION TO
CAPTAIN NOW. CITY LEADERS SAY
THAT THEY CAN'T COMMENT ON THE
CASE. BUT IN A STATEMENT THEY
WRITE QUOTE LIEUTENANT RANKIN'S
SERVES SERVICE AS A NEW HAVEN
FIREFIGHTER IS TO BE COMMENDED,
AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT LOOKS
FORWARD TO HIM RETURNING TO WORK
AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME, UNQUOTE
STAYING IN NEW HAVEN. CITY
LEADERS ARE LOOKING TO FIRE FOUR
OFFICERS AFTER A MAN WAS
PARALYZED IN POLICE CUSTODY.
BACK IN JUNE, BRANDI COX WAS
PARALYZED FROM THE CHEST DOWN IN
THE BACK OF A POLICE FAN AFTER
THE DRIVER STOPPED SUDDENLY TO
AVOID A CRASH WAS PULLED FROM
THE VAN AND PUT IN A HOLDING
CELL DESPITE HIS PLEAS FOR HELP.
FOUR OFFICERS WERE ALL ARRESTED
AND CHARGED WITH CRUELTY, BUT
THE POLICE CHIEF SAYS THAT THEY
SHOULD ALSO LOSE THEIR JOBS. THE
MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY IS
THAT, UM, WE WILL NOT. WE WILL
BE TRANSPARENT. AND WE WILL BE
ACCOUNTABLE. AND WE WILL HOLD
OUR OFFICERS ACCOUNTABLE. NOW
IT'S UP TO NEW HAVENS BOARD OF
POLICE COMMISSIONERS TO MAKE A
FINAL DECISION. THE FIFTH
OFFICER INVOLVED IN THE CASE HAS
ALREADY RETIRED. RESTAURANT
WORKERS ACROSS THE STATE COULD
BE GETTING A RAISE THE SO CALLED
ONE FAIR WAGE BILL CLEARED A BIG
HURDLE AT THE STATE CAPITOL LAST
NIGHT, AND NOW IT MOVES ON TO
THE FULL HOUSE AND SENATE FOR
DEBATE. THE PLAN WOULD END THE
SUB MINIMUM WAGE THAT CAN BE
GIVEN OUT TO WORKERS WHO ALSO
RECEIVED TIPS, WHICH RIGHT NOW
STANDS AT $6.38 AN HOUR. IT WAS,
THE PROPOSAL BECOMES LAW, IT
WOULD HELP MORE THAN 100,000.
WORKERS HERE IN CONNECTICUT EARN
MORE MONEY. AND LOOKING AHEAD
NOW THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS
EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE ANOTHER
INTEREST RATE HIKE TODAY, AND
THIS DECISION COMES AS THE FEDS
WE IRON ON RISING INFLATION WITH
UNCERTAINTY IN THE BANKING
SECTOR. WE'RE GONNA HAVE MUCH
MORE ON THAT DECISION AHEAD AND
CHANNEL THREE EYEWITNESS NEWS AT
FIVE P.M. AND A POPULAR BUSINESS
IN FARMING TONIGHT IS CALLING IT
QUITS AFTER 50 YEARS IN THE
COMMUNITY. THE OWNERS OF DESIGN
FORUM ON ROUTE FOUR SAY THAT
THEY'RE PREPARING TO CLOSE THEIR
SHOP IN THE COMING MONTHS. THE
SHOP SPECIALIZES IN CRAFT,
JEWELRY AND ART, AND THE OWNERS
SAY THAT THEY WERE JUST
SEARCHING FOR SOMEONE TO BUY
THEIR BUSINESS. WE'VE REACHED 50
YEARS AND WE'VE DECIDED THAT
WE'RE OLDER THAN WE'VE EVER BEEN
BEFORE, AND IT'S TIME FOR US TO
SETTLE BACK. WE'D LOVE TO TURN
IT OVER TO SOMEBODY WHO HAS A
CREATIVE ENERGY TO CONTINUE ON
THE TRADITIONS THAT WE STARTED.
SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY. THE OWNERS HAVE NOT
ANNOUNCED A CLOSING DATE, BUT
THEY ARE ASKING, OF COURSE,
ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN
TAKING OVER TO CONTACT THEM AND
THE ROAD TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP
CONTINUES, BUT THE UCONN MEN'S
AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE
HEADED TO THE SWEET 16 UCONN
WOMEN DEFEATED BAYLOR MONDAY
NIGHT IN STORES AND THEY'LL BE
HEADING TO SEATTLE TO PLAY OHIO
STATE SATURDAY AND THERE'S A BIG
SEND OFF PLANNED LATER TODAY ON
CAMPUS, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE
THERE AND YUKON MEN FACE
ARKANSAS TOMORROW NIGHT. RIGHT
HERE ON CHANNEL THREE, AND WE,
OF COURSE, WILL HAVE LIVE TEAM
COVERAGE. THE CHANNEL THREE
SPORTS TEAM WILL BE ON THE ROAD
COVERING ALL THE ACTION. ALRIGHT
MIKE, HOW'S THE WEATHER LOOKING
OUT THERE? NICOLE, WE'VE GOT A
GREAT DAY ON THE WAY EXPECTING
TEMPERATURES TO BE JUST ABOUT
WHERE THEY WERE YESTERDAY, IF
NOT EVEN SLIGHTLY MILDER, WITH A
MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN, WE BEGIN
THE DAY WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES
. HERE'S A LIVE LOOKING AROUND
HIM IN OLD SAYBROOK ALIVE. LOOK
IN HER EYE CAME MIDDLETOWN, THE
SUN UP OVER THE HORIZON AT THIS
POINT IN TIME, AND THAT'S GOING
TO ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB
PRETTY QUICKLY. OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS. SOME OF OUR
VIEWERS TEMPERATURES FROM THIS
MORNING 32 WATERTOWN, 1/29 IN
MADISON WAS A BIT OF A SPREAD TO
BEGIN THE DAY PEOPLE WERE OUT
AND ENJOYING THE SUN BEFORE EVEN
POPPED UP. DAN BUTLER TOOK THIS
PICTURE FROM MIDDLETOWN OF JUST
THOSE FIRST BREAKS OF DAYLIGHT.
28 WILLINGTON RIGHT NOW. 31 IN
BERLIN. 42 KENT 41 IN WOLCOTT.
SO OUR NETWORK OF NEIGHBORHOOD
WEATHER STATIONS HERE
HIGHLIGHTING THE DIFFERENCES
ACROSS THE STATE. IT'S NOT AS
FROSTY AS IT WAS YESTERDAY, BUT
THERE IS STILL A LITTLE BIT OF
FROST COVERAGE BEING REPORTED
ACROSS SOME SPOTS, ESPECIALLY
AREAS THAT DID DROP BRIEFLY INTO
THE UPPER TWENTIES. TODAY SUN
AND CLOUDS STILL ABOVE AVERAGE,
SO NOT QUITE AS BRIGHT AS
YESTERDAY, BUT OVERALL, JUST A
VERY NICE DAY, NOT EXPECTING
SHOWERS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
FUTURECAST HERE SHOWING THE
INCREASING CLOUDS AS THE DAY
GOES ON, EXPECTING THE MIX OF
SUN AND CLOUDS TO INCREASE IN
FAVOR OF THE CLOUDS LATER ON
TONIGHT, AS WE TREND MOSTLY
CLOUDY AND EVENTUALLY OVERCOME
ASKED TO START THE DAY. TOMORROW
A COUPLE OF SPRINKLES POSSIBLE
TOMORROW, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF
SUN MIXING IN HERE OR THERE
BEFORE. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
RETURN TOMORROW AFTERNOON. NOT
EXPECTING TO SEE A LOT OF RAIN
OUT OF THESE. WE GET ONE LAST
PUSH OF SHOWERS AROUND 11
O'CLOCK TOMORROW NIGHT BEFORE
THINGS DRY UP FOR FRIDAY, SO
FUTURECAST SHOWING 1/10 OF AN
INCH OR LESS ACROSS THE STATE.
SO WHAT THIS SAYS, IS THAT WHILE
THESE SHOWERS WILL BE SCATTERED
IN NATURE THAT WON'T BE
PARTICULARLY HEAVY. JUST A BIT
WET AND WE'LL BE WATCHING A LOW
PRESSURE TO OUR NORTH AS IT GETS
TAKEN OVER BY A SECOND AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE, AND THIS BECOMES
THE DOMINANT LOAD. THIS IS WHAT
WE'LL BE TRACKING BEYOND THAT.
NOTICE THAT WITH THE COLD FRONT
WELL TO OUR SOUTH FRIDAY
MORNING, HIGH PRESSURE TO THE
NORTH, WE'VE GOT THE COOLER AIR
LOCKED IN PLACE HERE. WE, IN
OTHER WORDS ARE ON THE COLDER
SIDE OF THESE FRONTS, AND THAT
PLAYS A BIG ROLE IN HOW THINGS
EVOLVED FOR SATURDAY. THIS IS
NINE A.M. SATURDAY. THE AMERICAN
MODEL AND THE EUROPEAN MODEL,
BOTH SHOWING THE POTENTIAL FOR
AT LEAST A BIT OF WINTRY MIX.
MAYBE EVEN A FEW SNOWFLAKES
MAKES AND ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS, ESPECIALLY SATURDAY
MORNING IS PRECEPT GETS GOING BY
FIVE O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING,
THOUGH WE AT THAT POINT
EXPECTING JUST PLAIN OLD RAIN,
SO WARMER AIR CONTINUES TO MIX
AND AS THE DAY GOES ON, AND WE
WILL EVENTUALLY SEE THAT FLIP
FROM MAYBE A BIT OF WINTRY MIX
OVER THE RAIN, AND THE REASON
FOR THIS IS BECAUSE WE'VE GOT
HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR NORTH WIND
AROUND HIGH PRESSURE GOES IN A
CLOCKWISE MANNER THAT MEANS WILL
HAPPEN NORTHERLY OR
NORTHEASTERLY WIND ON SATURDAY
TRYING TO PULL IN SOME CHILLIER
AIR THE WARM FRONT WELL TO OUR
SOUTH THAT LOCKS US IN WITH
TEMPERATURES BETWEEN ABOUT 40
AND 45 DEGREES, AND IT'S
POSSIBLE THAT AS WE GET CLOSER
TO THE END OF THE MONTH, WE
ACTUALLY KEEP SOME OF THIS CHILI
OR AIR LOCKED IN PLACE. THE
CLIMATE BREAK CONTENDERS. LATEST
OUTLOOK FOR THE FINAL WEEK OF
THE MONTH OF MARCH, LIKELY
FAVORING TEMPERATURES TO BE AT
IF NOT SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR, FORECAST
HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY
CERTAINLY THE OPPOSITE OF THAT,
EXPECTING MANY OF US TO BE BACK
IN THE LOW SIXTIES INLAND UPPER
FIFTIES. AT THE SHORE LINE.
TONIGHT TEMPERATURES FALL BACK
DOWN INTO THE FORTIES. FOR MOST
, WE BEGIN PARTLY CLOUDY AND
QUICKLY BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY. AS
THE NIGHT GOES ON EARLY MORNING
, SEVEN DAY FORECAST WITH
TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE
FIFTIES ON FRIDAY AFTER THE
SHOWERS TOMORROW FORTIES ON
SATURDAY BEFORE WE WARM THINGS
UP A LITTLE BIT MORE BY SUNDAY
TO MONDAY, NICOLE CERTAINLY NOT
A BAD STRETCH OF WEATHER HERE IN
MARCH. WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF
MORE DAYS BEFORE THINGS TURN
COOLER. NOT TOO SHABBY. THANKS
MIKE. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
TUNING INTO EYEWITNESS NEWS ON
THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING.
REMEMBER, YOU CAN GET NEWS AND
WEATHER UPDATES ANYTIME ON THAT
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SUNRISE THERE IN NEW HAVEN.
HELLO BE HEALTHY, STAY POSITIVE
AND HAVE A GREAT