Birthdays-
Aaron Carter - 20
Terrell Owens - 34
C. Thomas Howell - 41
Larry Bird - 51
Priscilla Barnes - 52
Tom Waits - 58
Johnny Bench - 60
Harry Chapin - (1942 - 1981)
Ted Knight - (1923 - 1986)
On this day-
1808 - James Madison, the "Father of the Constitution", was elected the 4th President of the United States.
1836 - Martin Van Buren was elected the 8th President of the United States, making him the first U.S. born president.
1941 - Pearl Harbor
1969 - "Frosty The Snowman" first aired on TV.
1972 - America's sixth and final moon mission, Apollo 17, took off from Cape Canaveral.
Battle of the Sexes-The ladies won this morning and now lead the post-season by 2 with 4 games remaining.
New Movies this weekend-
"The Golden Compass" - a fantasy film starring Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, and 13-year-old newcomer Dakota Blue Richards. (PG-13) Based on a children's book about a young girl who needs to use a magical golden compass to save the world from an evil and mysterious organization. Website: http://www.goldencompassmovie.com/
"Revolver" - starring "The Transporter's" Jason Statham as an ex-con out for revenge on Ray Liotta and was written and directed by Madonna's husband, Guy Ritchie. (R)
"Atonement" - starring Keira Knightley as a woman whose lover is accused of a crime he didn't commit by her jealous younger sister. (R)
"Juno" - a comedy starring Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Ellen Page and Michael Cera. (PG-13) Website: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/juno/
Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson-
Dave is a Pulitzer Prize winning columnist and he is absolutely hilarious. Together, they wrote a new book called Peter and the Secret of Rundoon." They will both be in town today and tomorrow for a book signing. You can see them today from 2-4 at the Contemporary Resort and tomorrow at the Pirate store in Adventureland at 11:00 and they will be the in the 3:00 parade. For more info on the book, go to http://www.amazon.com/Peter-Secret-Rundoon-Ridley-Pearson/dp/0786837888/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-4387154-9903308?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1191361895&sr=8-1
Glenn Richards-
The FOX35 Chief Meteorologist joined us this morning to give the weekend forecast. He said expect sunny skies this weekend and dry. No rain until maybe late next week. Highs this weekend of 80 and cool at night with lows in the low 60's. He gave the weekend weather a 10!
$25 Pyramid- Erica played this morning and got 5 out of 5! The jackpot returns to $@5 for Monday morning.
Rick Schroder-
Can I just start off by saying how jealous I was of him growing up because of "Silver Spoons?" Rick joined Scott and Erica this morning and was talking about the release of Season 6 of "24. It's available pretty much everywhere, but you can pick it up here http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/103-9753224-4664650?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=24+season+6
Fact or Fiction-
We have a new champion! Eric of Palm Coast has $20 and you can steal it Monday morning at 8:40.
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