Jed robert mcgee was sentence yesterday robert mcgee was sentenced to community service. John gilmore was walking home from work when he was hit by a car. Robert mcgee was driving drunk when he killed the man described as the backbone of his family. Wednesday afternoon mcgee was sentenced to Community Corrections which means six months in a treatment center. I dont believe that six months in a residential facility given his attitude, given his history, is justice. And its an unfair sentencing to the family until we also. Mcgees Attorney Says he is now remorseful and turned his life around in honor of the victim, john gilmore. She says he is working with a local high school to show students the consequences of driving drunk. We started the week with snow and that is the way well finish it. Snow is already falling in the the metro wont see too much, just a few evening flurries. Meteorologist kathy sabine will join us in a bit with a timeline of this storm. The ramp from eastbound c 470 t
We can get independent people who know what they are doing and who know math. They can report on whats going on here. And they dont have lets say they are immune to political pressure. We got to get reality. We are not going to get it from internal personnel. Lets get around them and get the people who will tell us the truth. The br real estate cht commission is intended to be independent of government but i think the gao and the Inspector General raldz are actually doing a very good job identifying areas for improvement ideaing ideas for manage yearlying improvement. The problem is those xwrochltsdz rarely get made. To the extent that congressional action is necessary to make some of these changes. There is very little glory in eliminating a program, especially if people face layoffs. There is less glory in that. To some extent, its not that we dont know where to cut, that we dont know which programs work and which ones dont. We do have some Good Government reports that help guide tho
As of now injuries have been reported. Lets gave you a live look if we can of courtesy of mobile three. Were told the crash caused a large pipe in the home to burst. Officials from l i will be checking on the Structural Condition of that building. Nick snow. Meanwhile ukee, Philadelphia Police trying to determine how a 18 year Old College Student fell to her death from a eighth floor window. It all happened last night on 16th street near chestnut in center city. That victim was a student at Temple University. Thats where we find Eyewitness News reporter jan carabeo live this morning. Jan . Reporter nicole, student here at Temple University are mourning the death after freshman student. This Investigation Continues today. And at this point police dont believe foul play is involved. They do believe that this 18 year old student may have been sitting on allege taking a picture when she fell to her death and injured a pedestrian below. Shoes on the sidewalk, a grim reminder of what happene
Experiences. Guest the federal government has tried to roll up waste and fraud, but when taxpayer money is involved it is different than a private enterprise. The ability for fraud to creep into Government Programs financed by taxes is much tighter than private enterprises because shareholders have their own money that they invest. There are a certain amount of problems. For instance, medicare, probably in the order of 60 billion per year in a wasteful and fraudulent payments. This is a huge number. It is in part because medicare programs paying a billion claims a year for medical services. The ability to track the claims and figure out which ones are right and wrong is limited at the federal level. I think there is a certain amount of things that go on and government that is difficult to get all the waste out. The caller is absolutely right it to be a top priority. Host alright, kathy, Wesley Chapel florida, republican caller. You will have to make a quick. Caller hi. Ok, first, i thi
And in our refusal to accept a nuclear north korea. Also how the crisis in ukraine is denting russias economy. Its a big dent indeed. Russian economies and families take look to take a hit in his pocket. President putin has admitted the downgrade from the top Credit Rating could make it more expensive for russia to borrow mone money. Hello. Welcome. It is midday here in london, 3 00 p. M. Moscow, 7 00 a. M. Washington. The tension over ukraine continues to build. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry condemned russia for fuelling the heavily Armed Separatist Movement in donetsk. Washington is demanding moscow help diffuse the crisis or face further sanctions. Pro russian demonstrators occupy buildings in towns and cities close to the border. Ukraine has been attempt to retake by force. Russia has responded stepping up military drills nearby. Nik childs has this. Reporter pro russian protestors manning their barricades the day after the military raids the check points outside the town rai