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Posted: 5:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 12, 2012

Congress wants probe of Petreaus emails 

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A wet start to the week. Scattered showers will be around but we'll have sun at times too. Temps are near 80 today. It looks like a chance of rain each day this week and it's going to be mild.

Today's interview lineup:

At 8:23 hear Washington reporter Jacqueline Fell on the Congressional probe of emails that led to the investigation of David Petraeus.

Our Top National Story: Emails triggered the investigation of CIA Director David Petraeus. A senior U.S. military official says the author who had an affair with Petraeus sent harassing emails to a woman in Florida who was an unpaid social liaison to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. The official says the emails triggered an FBI investigation. Members of Congress now say they want more information about the investigation. Petraeus quit as CIA director last week after acknowledging an extramarital relationship.

Our Top Local Story: An entire week of celebrating Jacksonville's veterans may come to a close with the parade today. But many servicemen, active and past, want to make sure the sacrifice they make is always remembered. Parachute Rigger First Class Ralph Ellis has been in the Navy for 19 years and has made a lot of sacrafices. He thanks those who fought before him and will continue the battle forward.

Nearly a week after the election, Governor Scott is calling for a review of the process to avoid long lines and slow returns. Scott says more votes were cast in Florida than in any other election in state history. President Obama was finally declared the winner Saturday. Scott says he wants to see improvements in the process to avoid the lines of more than four hours in some counties. The Secretary of State will meet with County Election Supervisors to recommend changes in the voting process.

A partial recount has given Congressman Allen West a slight lift, though Patrick Murphy remains the unofficial winner. St. Lucie County recounted three days of early-voting ballots Sunday. Murphy holds a 50.3% share of the ballots, an overall lead of 1,907 votes. That margin of six-tenths of a percentage point is just above the half-percentage point threshold to order a full recount across all three counties in the 18th congressional district. West's campaign called the recount a sham and said all early votes should have been included. They're vowing further legal action.

Jack Haggerty of Fleming Island defending a display in front of his home that has drawn the condemnation of his neighbors. He's flying the American flag upside down, because he says he does not like the direction the country is headed. Neighbors tell our news partner Channel 4 they're appalled. Others, however, say under free speech, Haggerty has every right to fly the American flag upside down on his property.

We will be following up with Jacksonville police to find out how many people were arrested in an apparent meth lab discovery on the southside. Police were called to a home near Meadowbrook Boulevard near Beach Blvd. Sunday night.  According to Action News, cops were investigating a battery call when they discovered an active meth lab. Several people were taken into custody but the exact number of suspects is not known.

A massive pileup on I-95 over the weekend involving a pack of motorcycle riders. The chain-reaction crash involved nine motorcycles, a car and two tractor-trailers. The crash backed up traffic for hours on northbound I-95 north of JTB. Florida Highway Patrol says charges are pending.

A man trying to cross 103rd Street is hit and killed by a motorcycle. It happened Saturday night after sunset on 103rd, just east of the West Beltway. Police say 44 year-old Earnest Williams died on the scene. The motorcyclist and passenger were thrown off the bike. Both were wearing helmets and both had serious injuries.

Come January first, automatic tax increases and across-the-board spending cuts will take effect. That is, unless Congress and the White House can cut a deal. WOKV's Consumer Warrior Clark Howard thinks they will. But if they don't, Clark says the country will be pushed into another recession and unemployment will go up.

President Obama is inviting leaders from the labor and business communities to the White House this week for talks on the so-called fiscal cliff. The White House says Obama will meet with labor representatives as well as other progressive groups Tuesday. He'll hold separate meetings with the business community Wednesday.

 
 
 

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