WANSHI ZHANG: WELCOME TO NCC NEWS, I’M WANSHI.
KYLE CLOHERTY:I’M KYLE CLOHERTY. WEATHER TODAY IN SYRACUSE IS 43 DEGREE AND CLOUDY. LET’S GET RIGHT INTO OUR STORIES.
WANSHI: DURING THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HIGHLIGHTED HIS COMMITMENT TO MICROCHIPS, AND APPLAUDED FOR THE TECH MANUFACTURING AND INNOVATION EFFORTS.
JOE BIDEN:AND WE USED TO MAKE 40 PERCENT OF THE WORLD’S CHIPS. WE’RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THE SUPPLY CHAIN FOR AMERICA BEGINS IN AMERICA.
KYLE:A 49 YEAR OLD MALE IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER BEING STRUCK BY HIS OWN VEHICLE ON I-81. THE VICTIM’S VAN BECAME DISABLED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. MOMENTS LATER, A JEEP REAR ENDED THE VAN, CAUSING SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA TO THE VICTIM. THE DRIVER OF THE JEEP IS COOPERATING WITH AUTHORITIES. NORTHBOUND I-81 WAS CLOSED FOR AROUND THREE HOURS AS OFFICIALS WORKED TO CLEAR THE SCENE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THE NCC NEWS WEBSITE.
WANSHI: CURRENTLY, MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE DIED DUE TO THE 7.8 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY AND SYRIA. RESCUE TEAMS ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR SURVIVORS, BUT THE SNOW AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAKE THE WHOLE SITUATION MORE DIFFICULT.
KYLE: A TRACTOR TRAILER HIT THE ONONDAGA PARK BRIDGE YESTERDAY. THE COLLISION CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TRAILER BUT THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME A TRAILER HAS STRUCK THE ONONDAGA PARK BRIDGE. ACCORDING TO A REPORT FROM THE NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE BRIDGE HAS BEEN HIT A STAGGERING 39 TIMES SINCE 2017. SOLVING THIS ISSUE MAY JUST BE A BRIDGE TOO FAR.
WANSHI: IT’S TIME TO CHECK THIS WEEK’S WEATHER. HERE IS JACK WELLS WITH OUR 5 DAY FORECAST.
JACK WELLS: THANKS, WANSHI. IT’S TIME TO CHECK OUT TODAY’S WEATHER. AND GOOD THING IS IT’S MUCH WARMER THAN LAST WEEK. PATCHY DRIZZLE BEFORE NOON TODAY, AND THERE’S A HIGH NEAR 40 DEGREES WITH RELATIVELY LOW WINDS OUT OF THE WEST. BUT DON’T FORGET TO BRING OUT YOUR UMBRELLA FOR TOMORROW’S RAINY DAY. AND THE NEXT FOLLOWING DAYS WE’LL EVEN REACH MID TO LOW 50S DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE IN THE CENTRAL NEW YORK REGION. WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT COMING UP AT FOUR O’CLOCK ON NCC NEWS.
KYLE: ELI LESSER HAS JOINED THE NCC NEWS PODCAST TO TALK ABOUT SPORTS. ELI, IT WAS A PRETTY HISTORIC NIGHT IN THE NBA.
ELI LESSER: YES, SOME DUDE NAMED LEBRON, NO I’M KIDDING, KING JAMES LEBRON JAMES HAS PASSED KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR FOR THE ALL TIME LEADING SCORER IN THE NBA. THIS IS A RECORD THAT WAS SET 39 YEARS AGO BY KAREEM. IT WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE HIM AT THE STADIUM TO PASS THE TORCH TO LEBRON AND YEAH IT’S JUST A HUGE MOMENT FOR NBA AND NBA HISTORY. I KNOW ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE TALKING LEBRON VERSUS MJ FOR WHO THE GOAT IS ARE REALLY AT IT AGAIN WITH THIS NEW ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR LEBRON. BUT YEAH WHAT A TERRIFIC NIGHT FOR THE SPORT AND IF YOU DIDN’T WATCH IT YOU MISSED OUT.
KYLE: AN EMOTIONAL LEBRON REFLECTED ON WHAT THIS ACHIEVEMENT MEANT TO HIM, TAKE A LISTEN.
“TO BE IN THE PRESENCE OF SUCH A LEGEND AND GREAT AS KAREEM, IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME. IT’S VERY HUMBLING,”
KYLE: FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT NCC NEWS WEBSITE.
