As It Happens: Wednesday Edition

Part One

FIFA charges
The FBI charges former and current FIFA officials with corruption -- and promises its investigation of the soccer body has only begun. 

Ontario anti-carding MPP
When Toronto's new chief fails to put a stop to the force's police checks, an NDP politician says it's time for Ontario's provincial government to override the city. 

Frankie MacDonald tattoo
As a tribute to Nova Scotia's most beloved amateur weather forecaster, a Texas man gets a tattoo of Frankie MacDonald's face. 

Part Two

Winnipeg missing women
When a 25-year-old woman disappears in Winnipeg, her family manages to track her down -- but they can't convince her to come home. 

Swedish amber
A bomb is a thing that can explode, while amber is fossilized tree resin -- and the head of the Swedish Amber Museum was not pleased to be given the former by a fisherman who thought it was the latter.

Part Three

Biker lawyer
The lawyer for two men charged in the biker shootout in Waco, Texas says his clients are being held illegally. 

California farmer
Amid drought conditions, California farmers face a demand from the state government: reduce your water usage by a full twenty-five per cent. Which, as you can imagine, is no picnic.

Drought shaming
The drought vigilantes are out in force now in the Golden State. We speak with a woman who incurred their wrath by washing her car.