Former TODAY anchor and New York Times bestseller Hoda Kotb was the keynote speaker at Community Partners of Dallas’s annual Chick Lit Luncheon on Friday, March 28, at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas. Luncheon co-chairs Alison Malone and Kelley Schadt, with honorary chair Kameron Westcott, were joined by 1,100 attendees at the annual event.
The Chick Lit Luncheon is Community Partners of Dallas’s largest annual fundraiser. Funds raised through sponsorships, tickets, and individual contributions go directly to serving more than 20,000 abused and neglected children and their dedicated caseworkers each year in Dallas County through vital tangible resources and transformational services.
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Kotb left the TODAY anchor desk in January after more than 17 years on the show and 26 years at NBC News in various roles. She told NBC 5’s Laura Harris, who moderated the discussion, that she is just enjoying actually being able to take her young daughters to school in the morning.
In the final minutes, Hoda answered a lightning round of questions, which included:
What are you currently reading? “Maria Shriver’s book ‘I am Maria’ – it’s so good y’all!”
Favorite celebrity you’ve had on your podcast Making Space – “Probably Viola Davis.”
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Thomas Garza & Tamytha Cameron
Where is your happy place? “Lately in my bed with my kids.”
What’s your favorite trash TV? “It’s not trash – but Kate Hudson’s new series ‘Running Point’ – we need more stuff like that.”
Who would you pick as Jenna’s new co-host? “Oh… you’re going to get me in trouble but, Scarlett Johansen!”
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If you were to get stuck in an elevator with someone, who would you want? “You know who it would be? Kelly Clarkson! She would sing to me!”
What’s the best compliment you have ever received? “I met your mom and I love her.”
What’s a belief that shaped who you are today? “You have to be, like I am, spirit-led.”
Dallas Police Central Business District officers recovered 39 bags of crack cocaine during an arrest Tuesday.
The officers, working with the U.S. Marshal’s North Texas Fugitive Task Force, seized the drugs when they arrested 40-year-old Velisa Purvis, who was wanted on four outstanding felony warrants.
Officers spotted Purvis in the 1500 block of Garrett Avenue near Old East Dallas and took her into custody.
In addition to the cocaine, officers recovered two bags of suspected methamphetamine, drug packaging, money and marijuana.
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She now faces additional charges of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance between four grams and 200 grams and manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance between one and four grams for the crack cocaine, methamphetamine, currency, and individual packages with the intent to distribute.
DALLAS – The warm and muggy weather will give way to much cooler temperatures in the Dallas-Fort Worth area over the next few days.
Thursday Forecast
According to the FOX 4 Weather team, rain chances return on Thursday as a disturbance moves through the Plains.
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The best chance for showers and storms will be north of Interstate 20. There’s a marginal risk for severe storms for the areas northwest of DFW and along the Red River.
A southwest wind will also keep things very warm throughout the day. Expect highs to climb into the upper 70s to 80s. Wind gusts may reach as high as 25 to 30 mph.
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Weekend Forecast
The next cold front swings through on Friday afternoon. Ahead of it, there are rain chances, especially southeast of DFW.
Behind this front, noticeably colder air moves in for the weekend. Expect lows in the 30s and afternoon highs in the 50s.
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7-Day Forecast
A slow warm-up is expected heading into early next week.
The Source: The information in this story comes from FOX 4 Weather Meteorologist Ali Turiano’s weather report.
