Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Aug 26

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT… Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.

.TUESDAY…Increasing clouds. A 40 percent chance of rain showers in the Jamestown area, 50 percent in the Valley City area. Windy. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph increasing to around 30 mph in the afternoon.

.TUESDAY NIGHT… Mostly cloudy.  A 20 percent chance of rain showers in the evening. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds around 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

 

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs around 70. Northwest winds 10 to

20 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Clear. Lows in the lower 50s.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 50.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.

 

 

Tuesday will be the coolest day of the week, with highs only reaching the 60s across North Dakota.  Slightly more wind is expected with sustained winds closer to 30mph and wind gusts up to 45 mph.

Moderating temperatures through the rest of the week and into next weekend, under the influence of a relatively dry northwesterly flow. This will result in a dry and cool period, with highs in the upper 60s and 70s and lows in the 40s and lower 50s.

 

Bismarck  (Sen. Cramer’s Office)  U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) Monday announced he will hold a “Coffee With Cramer” town hall in Jamestown on Friday, August 30.

“The best part of public service is the public,” says Senator Cramer. “Coffee with Cramer events—in addition to weekly talk radio town halls— afford me the direct access to North Dakotans I need in order to serve our state well.”

 

What:                       Coffee with Cramer

Where:                    Babb’s Coffee House at 100 1st Avenue South, Jamestown

When:                      Friday, August 30 at 11 am – 12 pm CT

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The community is welcome as the Frontier Village Post Office will be hosting a stamp cancellation on Saturday August 31 from 2-p.m., to 6p.m., to include the date and post office location from where the stamps were mailed in addition to lines or bars designed to cover the stamp itself.

Frontier Village Board President Nicole Moslof has established a physical address for a mailbox there.

Frontier Village spokesperson, Tina Busche says they’ll also feature their own stamp. She says a cancellation will allow individuals to keep their postcards and mail as souvenirs.

 

Fargo  (NDAAA)  — Gas prices for the Labor Day weekend are lining up to be about a quarter less than last year.

Monday, the average price for gasoline in North Dakota is $2.58 per gallon. The average is 21 cents less than Labor Day 2018 ($2.79), but 6 cents higher than Labor Day 2017 ($2.52). The average could fall a little more leading up to the holiday weekend, according to AAA.

Looking beyond Labor Day, prices are poised to continue to move lower due to several factors, including less expensive crude oil prices, the drop-off in gasoline demand after Labor Day and the move to winter-blend gasoline. AAA forecasts the North Dakota statewide average to drop to $2.40 or lower this fall.

For additional information on gas prices, including county and metro averages, visit AAA.com/gas.

 

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) —   A federal judge says he will issue an order Tuesday that will determine whether a law banning abortions at or after the eighth week of pregnancy takes effect this week.

U.S. District Judge Howard Sachs heard arguments Monday on a motion by Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union seeking a temporary restraining order for the new law until a lawsuit against it is decided. The law is set to take effect Wednesday.

Claudia Hammerman, an attorney for the organizations, said previous abortion-related rulings have made it clear the law is unconstitutional.

Missouri Solicitor General Josh Sauer’s argument centered on his contention that Planned Parenthood and the ACLU do not have standing to challenge the law.

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Ward County sheriff’s officials say a man from Canada has been arrested for trying to lure a minor for sex.

The North Dakota Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force began communicating with a 44-year-old Winnipeg, Manitoba man on a mobile app in March. The suspect thought he was communicating with a 14-year-old boy. Investigators say contact continued through the summer and until he arranged to meet the minor for sex in Minot. He was arrested Sunday when he arrived for their meeting.

 

In world and national news…

BIARRITZ, France (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron says U.S. sanctions on Iran have succeeded in changing the stance of its leaders but also is expressing concerns that the pressure could inflame the region if pushed too far.

Speaking after a G-7 summit where he stole the limelight by unexpectedly inviting Iran’s foreign minister for talks, Macron said his diplomacy on Iran at the meeting in Biarritz “lowered the pressure.”

Seeking to justify the role of mediator between Iran and the United States that Macron is carving out for France, the French leader quoted one of his predecessors, World War II hero Gen. Charles de Gaulle: “Diplomacy is trying to hold together broken windows.”

Macron said his surprise invite for Iran’s foreign minister to attend talks on the sidelines of the G-7 summit “wasn’t a poker move” but rather “France playing a role of trying to mediate.”

He said: “The sanctions obviously have an impact on Iran. Iran is in recession. The population is suffering. There is pressure on the regime. So that has changed things. But we have reached a breaking point, if you will.”

He said the pressure could lead to Iran resuming the enrichment of uranium “to try to get nuclear weapons” and “if they do, the Americans will certainly respond.”

“I don’t want this escalation. So France is trying out ideas,” he said.

 

 

BIARRITZ, France (AP) — No, first lady Melania Trump hasn’t had any secret meetings with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

The White House is clarifying comments made by President Donald Trump during a news conference in France that raised questions. He’d said “the first lady has gotten to know” Kim and likely agrees he’s “a man with a country that has tremendous potential.”

Press secretary Stephanie Grisham says in a statement from aboard Air Force One that the president “confides in his wife on many issues including the detailed elements of his strong relationship with Chairman Kim – and while the First Lady hasn’t met him, the President feels like she’s gotten to know him too.”

Trump has said he’ll likely meet with Kim again to discuss Pyongyang’s nuclear program.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods are going up. Wait, President Donald Trump says he’s having second thoughts. No, no, Trump may actually raise tariffs even higher. He’s also demanding that U.S. companies leave China. Well, maybe not.

Trump and his administration have been sending mixed signals about the trade dispute with China.

That’s confusing Chinese officials. And it could leave American businesses paralyzed by uncertainty.

 

 

NEW YORK (AP) — An attorney for Harvey Weinstein says new charges against the movie mogul show prosecutors “are desperate.”

Defense attorney Donna Rotunno spoke on Monday after Weinstein pleaded guilty in a Manhattan courtroom.

Attorney Gloria Allred, who represents Weinstein accusers, said she wondered why the defense is “so afraid of having additional witnesses testify.”

Prosecutors say a new indictment was needed to lay the legal foundation for “Sopranos” actress Annabella Sciorra (shee-OR’-uh) to testify against Weinstein. She claims he raped her in 1993.

Weinstein’s trial is being pushed back to January.

He denies all accusations of non-consensual sex.

 

 

PORTO VELHO, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has insulted adversaries and allies, disparaged women, blacks and homosexuals, and even praised his country’s 1964-1985 dictatorship. Yet nothing has rallied more anger at home and criticism from abroad than his response to fires raging in parts of the Amazon region.

The far-right populist leader initially dismissed the hundreds of blazes and then questioned whether activist groups might have started the fires in an effort to damage the credibility of his government, which has called for looser environmental regulations in the world’s largest rainforest to spur development.

In response, European leaders threatened to end a trade deal with Brazil and other South American nations. Thousands of people have demonstrated in cities across Brazil and outside Brazilian embassies around the world. #PrayforAmazonia became a worldwide trending topic.

 

 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nineteen states are suing over the Trump administration’s effort to alter a federal agreement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept in detention.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Monday the rule change puts children at risk. He’s leading the lawsuit alongside Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey.

A decades-old agreement known as the Flores settlement says immigrant children must be kept in the least restrictive setting and generally shouldn’t spend more than 20 days in detention. The Trump administration says it plans its own set of regulations that would allow longer detention of immigrant families.

A judge must OK the proposed changes in order to end the Flores agreement.

California also seeks to halt a Trump administration proposal that could deny green cards to immigrants using public benefits.

 

HONG KONG (AP) — Lawmakers on each side of Hong Kong’s political divide say the other side bears responsibility after violence during anti-government protests over the weekend.

Pro-government members of the Legislative Council on Monday condemned the violence by protesters who blocked streets, threw gasoline bombs and assaulted police officers.

Pro-democracy legislators said the government and the police need to take responsibility, the former for introducing the extradition legislation that sparked the protests and the latter for selective enforcement of the law targeting government opponents.

Protesters clashed with police, who used tear gas to clear the streets on Saturday and Sunday. The protesters are demanding democratic elections and an independent inquiry into alleged police violence in breaking up demonstrations.

 

 

NEW YORK (AP) — A new study finds that Latino representation in film lags significantly behind the U.S. population and that the number of Latino characters in movies is virtually unchanged over the last decade.

The USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative on Monday released a report analyzing the 1,200 top-grossing films from 2007 to 2018. It found that in that 12-year period, 4.5 percent of all speaking or named characters were Latino, and just 3 percent of leads or co-leads.

Researchers found that the rate of representation has hovered between 3 percent to 6 percent over that time. In, 2018, there were Latino-speaking characters in 5 percent of the most popular films — the same rate as in 2008.

That’s despite Latinos making up 18 percent of the U.S. population. The MPAA has said Latinos made up 24 percent of frequent moviegoers.

 

 

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys say three employees of a Florida nursing home where 12 people died in sweltering heat have surrendered to authorities.

Four employees at Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills at the time of the 2017 deaths were charged Monday. Two nurses and an administrator turned themselves in. It’s unclear whether a third nurse had turned herself in.

Attorneys Jim Cobb and Lawrence Hashish were waiting for Hollywood Police to file the warrants but said they expect manslaughter charges. Police did not return multiple calls Monday, and the state attorney declined comment.

Attorney David Frankel, who represents the lead nurse, said the defendants did everything to keep the patients cool and hydrated. They brought in small air conditioners and fans.

He said the staff did not evacuate patients to the fully functional hospital across the street because it had been sending them patients.