5 Things to Know This Morning
5 Things to Know This Morning
— -- Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning.
1. Solar Eclipse Kicks Off a Day of Celestial Events
A total solar eclipse was visible in the Faroe Islands today, a dazzling display that kicked off a day of celestial events.
People in the Faroe Islands, which are located in the North Atlantic, halfway between Iceland and Norway, had front-row seats to the eclipse, which occurred early Friday as the new moon completely covered the sun.
2. UVA Student Martese Johnson 'Shocked' by Arrest, Vows to Fight Charges Against Him
The University of Virginia student whose head was bloodied during an arrest outside a popular bar near the campus said Thursday he was "shocked that my face was slammed into the brick pavement three blocks from where I attend school," as his attorney vowed to fight the charges.
Martese Johnson, 20, was arrested outside the Charlottesville bar by state Alcoholic Beverage Control agents who are charged with enforcing alcohol laws in Virginia.
"I trust that the scars on my face and head will heal but the trauma from what the ABC officers did will stay with me forever," Johnson, a third-year student, said through his attorney, Daniel Watkins.
3. Husband of Woman Who Allegedly Stole Baby Through Craigslist Ad Thought His Wife Was Pregnant
The husband of the Colorado woman accused of luring a pregnant woman to her home with a Craigslist ad for baby clothes and stealing her fetus told police that he thought his wife was pregnant.
According to the arrest report, suspect Dynel Lane's husband David Ridley told officers that he came home early Wednesday afternoon to take his wife to a prenatal check-up appointment.
He told officers that he first arrived home at 2:15 p.m. and as he was headed to the basement -- where the woman, identified by her family as Michelle Wilkins, had just been attacked -- when Lane came around a corner and saw the floor covered in blood. She told him that she had just miscarried and the baby was in the upstairs bathtub.
4. NCAA March Madness 2015: Complete Tournament Schedule and Results
College basketball fans rejoice. March Madness is in full swing.
The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament runs for the rest of the month and culminates April 6 with the championship game in Indianapolis.
5. Husband, Wife Crossed Paths in Home Video at Theme Park 16 Years Before They Met
A New Jersey couple were shocked when they discovered they had crossed paths 16 years before they had even met.
Jourdan and Ryan Spencer were watching Jourdan’s childhood home videos of her family’s July 1988 trip to Sesame Place in Langhorne, Pennsylvania a few years ago when something surprising came across the TV screen.
