Page Editor: Jason M. Walker, 754-0430 LAKE CITY REPORTER DAILY BRIEFING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2009 AH A Monday: , '4 3. . Afternoon: 8-2-8 S Evening: 7-8-9 Monday: Afternoon: 6-5-4-3 Evening: 8-4-9-5 FLORIDA" IOm xnfisrY Saturday: 10-16-35-40-41-42 X2 ezmatch-. Sunday: 8-12-17-25-26 PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Stephanopoulos starts shift as 'GMA co-host NEW YORK George Stephanopoulos began tackling an early shift Monday in his new job co-hosting ABC's "Good Morning America." Robin Roberts termed it "the dawn of a new day" as she welcomed Stephanopoulos beside her at the "GMA" anchor desk. He began the program in strong form with a lengthy segment on President Barack Obama's tough calls to bankers to lend more money to homeowners and small businesses to help fix the economy. In his interview with senior presi- dential adviser David Axelrod at the White House he also pressed for the current status of health-care legisla- tion. Then, bringing the exchange to Sa smooth conclusion, he was inter- rupted by Axelrod, who jokingly pro- Sduced a surprise and announced that "your friends in the White House have chipped in to get you this gift: It's an alarm clock permanently set for 3:30 in the morning. So Robin, there's no excuse for him. to be late for work." ASSOCIATED PRESS This image provided by ABC shows Juju Chang'(from left) and George Stephanopoulos who will be joining Robin Roberts and Sam Champion as the new anchor team of 'Good Morning America,' the network announced. kilograms of cocaine. The charge stems from a DEA case in Tampa. Johnny Depp can't get Reggae star Buju Banton used to winning awards facing drug charge MIAMI - Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton is facing a drug charge in Florida. Banton, whose real name is SMark Anthony Myrie, has been in U.S. federal cus- tody in Miami since Thursday. Drug Enforcement Administration Spokesman David s Melenkevitz said Eantn Sunday that Banton non was arrested on a Charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to diitribite more than five , NASSAU, Bahamas - Hollywood heart-throb Johnny Depp suspects he'll never get used to receiving awards for his acting work. - Depp, best known for his Oscar- nominated role as Captain Jack Sparrow in Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" blockbusters, made the comments Sunday night before Depp receiving a career achievement award: at the Bahamas International Film Festival. "Whenever anybody say they are going to give me some kind of award, I'm always a little stupefied by the notion. The first thing I say is 'why?'," Depp told a small scrum of reporters. "I just go to work like anyone else, except my job happens to be a little stranger." Pres. Obama's brother turns down film role GUANGZHOU, China - President Barack Obama's half brotherin China says he has not accepted requests to be in the movie "Let the Bullets Fly" because he wants to focus on his writing and charity work. / Mark Ndesandjo said Monday the S$18 million Chinese frontier film is a "high quality and popular produc- tion" directed by Jiang Wen.,The movie features Hong Kong mega. star Chow Yun-ftt. E Associated Press; Celebrity Birthdays * Actor-comedian Tim Conway is 76. * Singer Cindy Birdsong (The Supremes) is 70. * Rock musician Dave Clark Daily Scripture (The Dave Clark Five) is 67. * Rock musician Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge) is 63. * Actor Don Johnson is 60. * Actor Justin Ross is 55. "In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David.The virgin's name was Mary.The angel went to her and said,'Greetings, you who are highly favored! 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People can become infected by breathing in mist or vapor contaminated with the bacteria. An investigation revealed that the hotel had installed a water filter pow- erful enough to remove chlorine from its city-sup- plied water, which encour- aged bacterial growth. New trial set in neo-Nazi murder NEW PORT RICHEY - A new trial date has been set in the Pasco County murder trial of a neo-Nazi whose tattoos were cov- ered up for the courtroom by a state cosmetologist. A retrial was scheduled for March 22 during a court hearing Monday morning. Last week a judge declared a mistrial in the case against John Allen Ditullio. Ten jurors believed Ditullio was not guilty, while two believed he was the masked man who fatally stabbed one person and injured another in a mobile home in 2006. Prosecutors are expect- ed to retry Ditullio on charges of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. OSHA penalizes American Airlines MIAMI - Federal authorities have cited SAmerican Airlines after an employee fell to his death Sat Miami International THE WEATHER :CHANCE I I OLATED PARTLY T-STORMS - SHOWERS CLOUDY SHI 80 LO 58 H 66 L46 HI 651L04 On this date in 1945, a record December snow- storm buried Buffalo, N.Y. und 36.6 inches of snow, with unoffic totals south of th city ranging up to inches. PARTLY .MOSTLY . ,CLOUDY SUNNY H1I66L040 H163 L035 REGONL ORCAT MP o m.edai~eebe,' tmf 4 shg . 4 - ~ds o Skin is the new fur PETA demonstrators Michael Essi (left), Monica Johnson and Christopher Murphy protest against wearing fur in front of the Mall at Millenia on Friday in Orlando. Airport. Thomas Jukovich fell May 19 while descending a ladder on the tarmac. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration citations showed Monday that Jukovich was holding documents in his left hand and a radio in his right hand. Man shot in head, drives to hospital HUDSON - Michael Lee Gibson, 38, of Pinetop, Ky., was able to drive him- self to the hospital after being shot in the head. Pasco County authori- ties say Gibson was shot Sunday morning in a vacant lot in Hudson, about 30 miles north of Tampa. His injuries were not life threatening. A sheriff's office report says Christopher Michael Walters, 25, was arrested on an attempted murder charge. Authorities: dog mauls, kills child NEW PORT RICHEY - Authorities say a Rottweiler attacked and killed Dallas Walterswhen, 20-month-old, when he reached to pick up a cook- ie he had dropped. Family members at the party managed to pry the dog off the child and then took him to a hospital. The boy later died. Animal control has taken possession of the dog. Doll'said Sunday that the incident is still under investigation, but appeared to be a "tragic accident." 7 arrested in cockfighting raid PLANT CITY - Seven people have been arrested in a cockfighting raid in Hillsborough County. A sheriff's office report says one person is charged with baiting and fighting animals. The other six are charged with attend- ing an event with fighting animals. Deputies responded to a Plant City home Sunday morning to discover the - cockfighting operation. Dozens of dead roosters were on the property. * Associated Press Pensacola 69/47; Tallahassee * 75/54 ... 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