Hurricane Center Director Resigns

The director of the National Hurricane Center was reassigned Monday, four days after many of the center's employees called for his removal because of his comments about an aging weather satellite. More than 20 of Bill Proenza's nearly 50 staff members signed a statement last week urging federal officials to dismiss im. They said he had undermined the public's confidence in the center by exaggerating the forecasting problems scientists would face if the satellite failed.