8:30 AM LRN Newscast

President Donald Trump is urging pregnant women to avoid taking Tylenol as he says there is a link between acetaminophen and autism. And there are some studies that point to possible link, but President of the Louisiana Chapter of the Autism Society, Beryl Hebert, says the best study was released last year.

Cut 15 (11) “…no causal link.”

Should we consider more than wind speed when categorizing hurricanes? Researchers at the University of South Florida say yes. USF geosciences professor Jennifer Collins says factoring rainfall and storm surge would allow forecasters to give a much more accurate threat level.

Cut 11 (07) “…an overall category.”

Using their scale, 2005 Hurricane Wilma would have been a category six storm.

A juvenile is arrested for allegedly posting a threat against a school on social media. Andrew Greenstein reports.

Cut 1 (31) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

A mass shooting at a memorial party of over 100 people claimed the lives of two men in Shreveport over the weekend. Shreveport Police Corporal Chris Bordelon says Johnny Robinson and Jonathan Green were pronounced dead at the scene.

Cut 5 (08) “…non-life-threatening injuries.”

Authorities believe it was a targeted attack but many who were shot were not the intended target.