MONDAY, March 3
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Ana Malone-Oliver, WQRI News
Senator Barak Obama rallied at Rhode Island College on Saturday where he blended themes of optimism and change with a sharp attack on opponent Hillary Clinton’s vote for the Iraq war before an overflow crowd of 10,000.
Chelsea Clinton also made an appearance in Rhode Island when she came onto the Roger Williams campus on Friday, campaigning for her mother, Hillary, ahead of Rhode Island’s March 4 presidential primary.
Rhode Island state primaries are tomorrow. Polls close at 9 p.m. despite Rep. John Patrick Shanley’s opposition. Shanley says polls should close at 8 to make not only make work easier for poll workers, but also to get the results of the election out sooner.
A mock debate moderated by WQRI set for tonight at The Hawk’s Hangout on the Roger Williams campus. 8 p.m.
A cabdriver who dropped off a baby at a firehouse in New York claims someone had left her in his car. He was arrested and charged with making up the tale to help an overwhelmed family abandon the child. He faces charges of abandonment and up to a year in jail.
WQRI SPORTS
Equestrian team takes 3rd out of 10 at Connecticut College Show on Saturday.
Hawks basketball team fell just shy of victory against Curry College on Saturday 83-66.
WQRI WEATHER
Some warm weather is on the way. Today clouds in the morning, some sun and breezy. High 48 low 45. Expect mild conditions tomorrow with some showers. High 56 low 40. And on Wednesday, morning rain possibly heavy at times with clearing and sun in the afternoon. High 47 low 28.
