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Posted: 5:04 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7, 2011

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Windy and rainy to start the day, eventually becoming sunny with a high today in the low-70's.  We'll be in the mid-70's most of the week before another cold front brings chilly air for the weekend.

Today's interview lineup:

At 6:23 hear reporter Mark Alewine update the weekend arrests of the Occupy Atlanta crowd.

At 6:40 hear Navy Rear Admiral Jack Scorby ahead of his message to the annual military appreciation luncheon.

At 6:53 hear Jamie Dupree set up this week's talking points on the campaign trail.

At 7:10 hear Andy Dean, our newest superstar on WOKV, ahead of his first Jacksonville visit at our Stand up for America event.

At 7:53 hear FOP President Nelson Cuba following the weekend negotiations with the city. 

At 8:23 hear Jamie Dupree explain what bipartisan agreement could actually be reached this week in Washington.

At 8:40 hear Fox's Mike Majchrowitz explain why the relationship between President Obama and House Speaker Boehner has turned frosty.

At 8:53 hear WOKV Reporter Alison Burns in Washington explain how veterans looking for work may see some compromise between the two parties. 

Our Top Local Story:  People looking for ways to take something without working for it.  That's the way State Attorney Angela Corey views the adverse possession claims being raised by a growing number of people who are moving into vacant homes.  We're investigating what the prosecutors are doing about the problem.  Corey says she will not tolerate people walking into other people's homes if it is not done according to the law. 

The Monday tradition of prayer around the flag pole at Clay Hill Elementary School is still on.  Pastor Ron Baker is planning to hold his weekly prayer session before classes start, despite being told by the school board's attorney that the action is unconstitutional.  We'll be at the school later this morning to talk with the pastor and some of the students who attend the weekly prayer. 

A hostile takeover of a southside Whataburger.  Three masked gunmen burst through the door around 9:15 last night at University near St. Augustine Road.  Shortly afterward cops chased a suspicious car on Powers Avenue, it eventually crashed into the woods at Old Kings Road.   Two people were taken to the hospital and will be questioned by police, who say they don't know if these guys are related to the robbery.

A St. Augustine man says he was forced to kill a pit bull who attacked his kids and his dog.  Deputies say 44-year-old Bryan Jones and his kids were walking their dog on Shallow Tail Lane when three dogs charged after them.  Feeling threatened, he kicked one and put a choke hold on another who had tried biting his leg. 

The Jacksonville police union offers up 12-million dollars in concessions in its latest contract talks with the city.  Along with pay cuts, those concessions include having officers pick up five-percent of their insurance costs.  The city, however, wants a four-percent pay cut and a  guarantee of no pay raises for the next few years.

Our Top National Story is an update on You Decide 2012:  A year before the election, the Republicans gunning to take on President Obama have a packed week of campaigning.  They'll be part of a Fox News forum tonight at 7pm that we'll air live on WOKV.  Debates are planned this week in Michigan and Arizona.

Herman Cain says he's turning his attention back to the key themes of his campaign, despite lingering questions about the sexual harassment allegations from the 90's.   

A federal judge is considering whether to finalize a 410 million dollar settlement in a lawsuit claiming Bank of America charged excessive overdraft fees.   Today's hearing in Miami is to consider any objections or other issues related to the deal originally reached in May.   Bank of America is accused of processing its debit card and check payments in a way that triggered more overdrafts and therefore more fees.

The Occupy Wall Street Movement is more popular than the Tea Party Movement.  A poll conducted for the University of Massachusetts and the Boston Herald shows 35% view the Occupy movement positively, compared to the Tea Party's 29%.  Both are better than the federal government's 21% and the 16% for Wall Street and large corporations.

A week of political turmoil ends in Greece with an agreement to form an interim government charged with securing the country's new European debt deal.  Greece's Prime Minister and the main opposition leader reached the agreement Sunday and it includes the Prime Minister's resignation.  Discussions on who will be the caretaker prime minister are scheduled for today.

Penn State's athletic director and a school administrator step down amid allegations of child sexual abuse by a former assistant football coach.  Former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky has been charged with sexually abusing eight boys in a program for at-risk children.

 
 
 

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