WQRI News– The 88 Second Update

45 degrees and rain all day today. The complete weekend forecast in a moment.

Gov. Don Carcieri takes his executive order aimed at curbing illegal immigration to a national audience. He appeared on CNN’s Lou Dobbs Tonight Thursday, saying it’s crystal-clear illegal immigration is taking a toll on the state. The executive order requires state agencies and vendors to verify the status of all employees.

Not everyone’s happy about it… a group of protestors flooding the State House Thursday, chanting in Spanish. They were asked to leave by Capitol police when things apparently got out of hand.

Rhode Island one of several states considering releasing prisoners early to save money. The list includes drug addicts, thieves and violent criminals. The plan would save less than 1 million dollars in Rhode Island. No word on how many prisoners would be released.

More on news we brought you earlier this week. Roger Williams Public Safety Director J. David Smith saying his last day will be April 11. He’s leaving to head the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency later this month. He’s been at the university less than a year.

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will visit the Roger Williams School of Law this Monday for a q and a with law students. The public can watch the event on closed-circuit TV in the lae school from 2 to 3 p.m.

WQRI SPORTS

Roger Williams women’s tennis loses 9-0 at Brandeis.

Baseball plays Wheaton College and softball at Wellesley College, 3:30 today.

PawSox open the season strong against the Indianapolis Indians… 3-0.

They face off again tonight.

Red Sox play the Blue Jays in Toronto tonight.

Celtics face the Bobcats tomorrow.

WQRI FORECAST

Rain continues through the night but temps remain in the 40s.

More rain Saturday with the high near 50

Clearing up Sunday with partly cloudy skies, 50 degrees again.

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WQRI NEWS

Like talking on your cell phone? Now you can move to Cuba. President Raul Castro has legalized cell phone usage, as well as granting access to tourist hotels, and allowing DVD players and personal computers. The government seems to be turning around.

Obama wants Gore to join his political campaign. I will make a commitment that Al Gore will be at the table and play a central part in us figuring out how we solve this [climate change] problem,”  

Esar Met, 21, admitted to killing a seven year old girl in her Salt Lake City, Utah apartment. Her body was found on Tuesday, and her family is one of 500 refuges in the Salt Lake City area.  

Tuesday Google and Virgin announced that they were going to colonize the Red Planet because, as the press release states, “Earth has issues, and it’s time humanity got started on a Plan B.” And.. they played an April Fool’s joke on the entire country.  

At Roger Williams, a Variety Show will be held this Friday and Saturday night at the barn named “Happy Hour: A Double Shot”. It will feature improvisation, singing, acting, dancing, and comedy.

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