Good Morning! The weatherman says today is going to be hot with highs in the mid-90's. The forecast calls for early morning sunshine followed by isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

Did you know that legendary entertainer Josephine Baker was also an author? She wrote five autobiographies, a novel and a collection of fairy tales that expressed her vision of universal brotherhood. On this day in 1925, she made her debut in what city at age 19? Click here for the answer. 

Here’s what’s brewing in the news:

Gaston County pastor sentenced in abuse case

Keith Devon Pettis, the former pastor of New Life Christian Center in Lowell, NC, was found guilty of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl and sentenced to between 20 and 24 ½ years in prison.

The Gaston Gazette reports that a jury convicted Pettis Monday morning on nine counts that included taking indecent liberties with a child and sex offense of a child, among other charges.

When Pettis, who is now 44, was arrested for the crime in August 2009, many members of his family and his church rallied around him in support, as seen in this NewsChannel 36 report which aired in December 2009.

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You are under surveillance

Next time you visit Atlanta, you may be under the watchful eye of a never blinking camera. The city is building a multi-million dollar video integration center, designed to compile and analyze footage from thousands of privately and publicly owned cameras. The system will be equipped with software that can recognize “suspicious behavior” or pinpoint where gunshots originated from. Atlanta’s COO Peter Aman says the cameras will deter crime and help with investigations. "Whether low or highprofile, video evidence is critical part in putting people in jail. And putting people in jail reduces the crime rate," he said. (Read more here)
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Meet Brutus, a 18-foot, three-legged crocodile

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