WAPT 6pm 11-17-97

6:00 newscast from WAPT in Jackson, Mississippi, from November 17, 1997. Anchored by Gene Edwards, Whitney Vann, David Hartman and Rick Whitlow. Includes reports from Melissa Tamplin, Tom Russo and Brett Bullers. This is before WAPT switched to the Hearst-Argyle look adopted by the other stations in the group.

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and other cold expert arrives in Pearl
this time at the request of parents find
out why
plus the bikers are back and we're not
talking about the Harley riders were
talking about
the police hello everyone I'm with the
band I'm jeanette words at the top of
our news tonight a group for parents
and students in Pearl hope they have
found the solution to dealing with the
town's
recent tragedy they were organized a
community wide event to help both
parents and youth
make a new start 16 wAPT is Melissa
Templin joins us now from the newsroom
with more Melissa
as the healing process continues in
Perla Group A citizens have joined
together to learn more about the occult
and how to deal with it as it affects
people closer to home
on Tuesday and Wednesday interested
parents in youth leaders as well as
students
are invited to listen as guest speaker
window Amstutz describes ways to deal
with destructive in a coal related
behavior
organizers of the event say after seeing
the community try a number of ways to
deal with the tragic accidents
it's time to apply it faith throughout
their city
and I hope that I can be a source of
encouragement to the people of this
community that good can happen
from this if they will work towards it
that healing thing happened
it's happened in my community and i've
seen it have been a part of
see something good happen from it and
that's our goal is to bring something
good
however that's supposed to be and the
seminar will begin Tuesday evening at
Emmanuel Church
in pearl and continue Wednesday night to
both services begin at 7 p.m.
tonight at 10 we'll learn more about the
services as we speak with the parents
and students who have organized this
event
in the newsroom Melissa Champlin 16 wAPT
news
other frosty night ahead here's
meteorologist David Hart
well course doesn't matter there's been
a killing frost and freeze for everybody
but there will be a heavy frost tomorrow
morning once again attempt your nose
diving now into the thirties
the call this the air mass lifting off
to the northeast we should be upper 20s
to right around thirty
tonight skies will be mostly clear maybe
a stray cloud here There 29 degrees
this could be the last night this week
that we see if Res 0
good news and it's coming up still the
leads in this weekend's double homicide
in the capital heart disease it is the
number one killer in mississippi
our new program hopes to change that
plus it's that time of year again time
for the Capital City Classic
find out why more than just football
fans are so eager to see the teams come
to town
net
your watching she with the brain
sports director record-low and you are
just a bit heartened
next read 16 whether on 16 wAPT news
even before the whistle blows kicking
off this year's Capital City Classic
one winner is already known for Metro's
area economy
try Tom Russo reports the big game
generates a whole lot more than team
rivalry it brings in a whole lot of cash
as well
call from jackson stated Nakorn takes
place Saturday afternoon at Memorial
Stadium
all the ingredients for successful
weekend are in play
Memorial Stadium is filled to capacity
this weekend
each in these seats represent much more
than just the price of admission
they mean big bucks for area marches on
huh
are
it meteorologist David Hartman
and next rad51 voted best weather cast
in mississippi by the Associated Press
and the mississippi Association of
Broadcasters one more cold and frosty
night that's what we're looking at right
down to ensure has already fallen into
the thirties this is Kai kam North
traffic moving along and we're just a
little over a week away from
Thanksgiving boy don't you know the
traffic will be picking up
as we head into the holiday season
arguably that's come around already
down the 38-year-old 4 o'clock it was
filmed a seven day outlook friday
and Monday big ball game in town on
Saturday
and Capital City Classic weather looks
good for that right now
great all right thank coming up in
sports the Atlanta Braves signed a new
player today who will change the look in
the infield
and times are good at Southern Miss the
Eagles are going bowling
with low next
Watz sports director
record-low welcome back basketball fans
the season has arrived on time again
this year Southern Mississippi will open
its year tonight at home against
Northeast Louisiana North East lost its
season opener 75-74 Saturday night at
Memphis
so the India should be a pretty good
test for us. am second-year coach James
green has
most the guys back from last year
they're looking forward to big
improvements where piloted a game
for you tonight at following the Monday
night game
and while we're talking about Southern
Mississippi Sports Hall about the
football team they've been offered and
have a stepped in a bid to the Liberty
Bowl they clinched it by beating Houston
over the weekend but bowlers has this
report
and
in with about a minute remaining
Jeff dollar receded ice water shower on
a championship match what you got to get
no trees and again tonight
gonna be right back to double check the
forecast plus okay that's coming up
tonight right after Monday Night
Football
the as an instructor
well later on 16 wAPT news after Monday
Night Football
tension seemed to be easing with iraq
saddam hussein but
are they really we'll take a look also
white working could be a real
health threat to women plus we'll talk
to the parents
up pearl student organize the latest
effort to help the small town
appeal from last month's high school
shooting rampage we hope it will join us
for those stories and more
we'll all be here right after Monday
Night Football don't forget the Miami
Dolphins
take on the Buffalo Bills have busy at
the game the