DRIVERS URGED NOT TO TRAVEL: PINPOINT WEATHER ALERT DAY
Drivers urged not to travel: Pinpoint Weather Alert Day
DENVER (KDVR) — Scattered snow showers built onto the Front Range on Wednesday afternoon. with snow showers expected to end overnight. Travel remained dangerous overnight. Colorado State Patrol urged people to stay off the roads but for essential travel only. A winter storm warning is in place for the Front Range and metro Denver through 5 a.m. Thursday. Totals will range from 2 to 5 inches of snow in metro Denver with closer to 3 to 6 inches on the west side of town. The foothills will see 4 to 10 inches with 3 to 8 on the Palmer Divide. Colorado’s Eastern Plains will see 1 to 3 inches of snow with 4 to 10 in the mountains. Catch live radar and active closings here: Sunshine will return on Thursday with highs in the 30s. Dry weather will stay through the weekend as temperatures heat up to the 50s by Saturday and Sunday. Scattered snow showers will return Monday through Wednesday of next week.
Larry Kudlow: These are the crises that could bring down the Biden administration
War fever is in the air! There's wall to wall media coverage of U.S. officials warning of an imminent Russian invasion of . Nobody can confirm anything. but everybody is talking about it. A quick chronology: Secretary of State Blinken in Australia warned today of increased Russian aggression. citing new Russian forces on the Ukraine border and warning American citizens that they should leave the Ukraine right away. Then came a report from PBS that U.S. defense officials now believe Putin has decided to invade Ukraine. BIDEN TELLS AMERICANS IN UKRAINE TO ‘LEAVE NOW’ AS POSSIBLE RUSSIAN INVASION LOOMS Our Jennifer Griffin also forwarded this report. Then. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan came into the White House press room for a lengthy briefing where he said that the administration now sees an escalation in the conflict and that Russia is putting more pieces in place to invade Ukraine. Sullivan said it's likely to begin with aerial bombings and missile attacks and that is truly new information and raises the risk factor of invasion quite a bit. Our Fox strategic analyst. General Jake Keane. on the air earlier believes the diplomatic phase has ended. General Keane mentioned a nine hour meeting with Russia. Ukraine. Germany and France—the so called Normandy framework — but there were no solutions and the Russians are apparently now fending off any additional...
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I 39 near El Paso shut down for 12 hours. more than 100 vehicles backed up
UPDATE (7:12 a.m.) — Illinois State Police announced the road closure along I 39 will continue well into Friday. Officials did not provide an exact time to expect the interstate between milepost 5 to milepost 22 will reopen. UPDATE (10:04 p.m.) — Illinois State Police (ISP) have released updated information about the multi vehicle crash on I 39 near El Paso Thursday. According to an ISP press release. the preliminary investigation indicates that 19 commercial motor vehicles and nine passenger vehicles were involved in a property damage crash. Numerous other vehicles slid off the road but were not damaged. Several of the commercial vehicle loads were spilled on and around the roadway. 12 tow trucks are on the scene and will be assisting with clean up that will be occurring overnight. At 6:35 p.m. ISP and local law enforcement escorted all motorists to a warming center. No injuries have been reported at this time. All lanes of I39 from milepost 5 to 22 are expected to remain closed well into Friday. Feb. 18. This story will be updated when more information is available. BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL. Ill. (WMBD) — Multiple agencies are reporting a major crash. According to police. I39 southbound is expected to be closed for about 12 hours. The Normal Police Department posted on its Facebook page Thursday afternoon that 1 39 was closed at El Paso. The Illinois State Police are on scene at the “mass collision” on I 39. near mile marker 14. The crash is reported to be several hundred yards long and involves about 100 vehicles. An Illinois State Patrol squad car has been struck on the scene. but no injuries have been reported.
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Former NYPD commissioner slams liberal DA as woman's murder sparks outrage: 'More involved in social justice'
Former NYPD Commissioner Howard Safir ripped New York County District Attorney Alvin Bragg on 'America's Newsroom' Wednesday after a homeless man with previous criminal offenses was arrested in the stabbing death of a woman in her Chinatown apartment. Safir said the city is at risk of returning to the 'bad old days' of the 1970s and 80s unless tougher policing and law enforcement policies are re implemented. CHRISTINA YUNA LEE MURDER SPARKING OUTRAGE AMONG NEW YORKERS: 'THE SYSTEM IS FAILING EVERYONE' HOWARD SAFIR: You have a district attorney who has made it clear that he's not going to prosecute criminals. that he is more involved in social justice than justice for criminals. We have a no bail law which lets people out. I just noticed in the paper this morning a shoplifter arrested 167 times. That just points out what's wrong with the criminal justice system when somebody is arrested 167 times and is out on the street. We need to reform bail and make sure that judges can hold people in jail if they're a danger to the community. … We have to go back to what made New York the safest large city in America in the late 90s and 2000s. We have to go back to stop. question and frisk. We have to go back to that sort of policing. We have to restore qualified immunity to police officers so they're not afraid to do their jobs. We have to go back to what worked and it's not working now. And if we don't change things. New York is going to go right back to the bad old days of the 70s and 80s. WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW BELOW:
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US suspends avocado imports from Mexico after threat to US inspector
Mexico City (CNN Business)The United States has suspended avocado imports from Mexico's western state of Michoacan after a US official received a threat. Mexico's Agriculture Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. According to the statement. the US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) decided to pause until further notice the avocado inspection activities in Michoacan after one of its officers. who was carrying out inspection work in Uruapan. Michoacan. received a threatening call to his official cell phone. A meeting was held between APHIS personnel and representatives of the Association of Avocado Exporting Producers and Packers of Mexico (APEAM) with local and state police to address the issue.
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NASA space telescope captures 1st starlight. takes selfie
NASA’s new space telescope has captured its first starlight and even taken a selfie of its giant. gold mirror. All 18 segments of the primary mirror on the James Webb Space Telescope seem to be working properly 1 1/2 months into the mission. officials said Friday. The telescope's first target was a bright star 258 light years away in the constellation Ursa Major. 'That was just a real wow moment.' said Marshall Perrin of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore. NASA PROBE CAPTURES FIRST IMAGES OF VENUS' SURFACE IN VISIBLE LIGHT Over the next few months. the hexagonal mirror segments — each the size of a coffee table — will be aligned and focused as one. allowing science observations to begin by the end of June. The $10 billion infrared observatory — considered the successor to the aging Hubble Space Telescope — will seek light from the first stars and galaxies that formed in the universe nearly 14 billion years ago. It will also examine the atmospheres of alien worlds for any possible signs of life. NASA did not detect the crippling flaw in Hubble's mirror until after its 1990 launch; more than three years passed before spacewalking astronauts were able to correct the telescope's blurry vision. CHINESE SATELLITE OBSERVED GRAPPLING AND PULLING ANOTHER SATELITE OUT OF ITS ORBIT While everything is looking good so far with Webb. engineers should be able to...
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CNN completes probe into Chris Cuomo and Jeff Zucker. doesn't disclose findings
NEW YORK — CNN's parent company says it has completed its investigation into circumstances surrounding the firing of anchor Chris Cuomo and ouster of network chief Jeff Zucker. But for a news organization. it has chosen to leave questions unanswered. The internal report. commissioned in September and prepared by the law firm Cravath. Swaine & Moore. will not be made public. WarnerMedia said on Wednesday. WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar told CNN employees late Tuesday that the report had been finished over the weekend. His memo said that marketing executive Allison Gollust. the woman whose relationship with Zucker led to his downfall. would also be leaving the company. Kilar said the probe. based on interviews with more than 40 people and a review of over 100.000 texts and emails. 'found violations of company policies. including CNN's news standards and practices. by Jeff Zucker. Allison Gollust and Chris Cuomo.' Cuomo. a former CNN prime time host. was fired by Zucker in December after documents revealed how he had helped his brother. ex New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. strategize over how to fight charges of sexual misconduct. Zucker was forced to resign earlier this month because he had violated company policy in not revealing that his relationship with Gollust was romantic. Kilar said in his memo that 'this news is troubling. disappointing and. frankly. painful to read.' But the statement did not specify the alleged violations of news standards. Even Kilar's memo wasn't completely clear — did each individual named violate both company policies and news standards? — and a WarnerMedia spokesman offered no clarification on Wednesday. Zucker is prohibited from making further statements about his departure from CNN. according to someone familiar with the separation agreement who spoke under condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to talk about it. 'Jeff resigned due to an undisclosed personal relationship.' said Risa Heller. a spokeswoman for Zucker. But a spokesman for Cuomo. Steve Goldberg. said that 'it is clear this was never about an undisclosed relationship. As Mr. Cuomo has stated previously. Mr. Zucker and Ms. Gollust were not only entirely aware but fully supportive of what he was doing to help his brother. The still open question is when WarnerMedia is going to release the results of its investigation and explain its supposed basis for terminating Mr. Cuomo.' Heller said that Zucker was never aware of the full extent to which Cuomo was helping his brother. 'which is why Chris was fired.' News organizations have taken different approaches to how it deals with investigations into the actions of its journalists. CBS News issued an extensive publ
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Following Rescue Of Paislee Shultis Upstate. Katie Beers Reflects On Her Experience Being Abducted Back In 1992
LONG ISLAND (CBSNewYork) — The discovery of a child found alive Tuesday. hidden under a staircase in an Ulster County home. is bringing back troubling memories for another victim. Three decades ago. the abduction of a little Long Island girl captivated the nation. Katie Beers was imprisoned in an underground bunker for 17 days. On Wednesday. she offered her perspective to CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff. who covered the Beers case. “I was very sad for her. but ultimately ecstatic that she was found.” Beers said of 6 year old Paislee Shultis. The memories came flooding back to Beers. The images of an unthinkable hiding place and soiled blankets were all too familiar. FLASHBACK: EXCLUSIVE: 2 Decades After Being Held In A Suburban Dungeon. Katie Beers Breaks Her Silence In 1992. Beers was a little girl at the center of headlines — kidnapped and chained in darkness as her captor eluded police. Ultimately. her abductor led investigators to his elaborate underground bunker. The discovery of Paislee hidden under stairs triggered terror. “Even if she was only held under the stairs for 20 minutes. that is still scary.” Beers said. Paislee was hidden by her biological parents who police believe snatched her in 2019 when they lost custody of the then 4 year old. FLASHBACK: Man Convicted In Katie Beers Abduction Found Dead In Cell At Sing Sing Beers was almost 10 years old and could plead with her captor. “He was looking at this as he was going to keep me forever. and as a 10 year old. that was very scary.” Beers said. Beers’ advice to well meaning grownups around Shultis is. “She needs to just be wrapped in love. The best thing for her right now is not be forced to talk about what happened. be able to discuss what happened in her own time.” FLASHBACK: Katie Beers On Cleveland Kidnapping Victims: ‘I Cannot Even Fathom’ Beers’ psychologist. Mary Bromley. helped her slowly unearth memories. culminating “Buried Memories.” a book which Gusoff co authored. Bromley says children told they are being hidden for their own protection lose trust in the world. “She has been told to be quiet and to hide during very important developmental years. She will need intensive therapy like Katie Beers. which went on for 10 years.” Bromley said. “When people find out about my story they always give me this look of almost pity and sorrow and that’s not at all how I want people to look at me.” Beers added. Rather. she said she wants people to focus on her resilience and how far she has come. She said wishes the same for little Paislee. Beers lives with her husband and two children in western Pennsylvania. Editor’s note: This story first
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San Francisco recalls 3 school board members: 'a clear message'
San Francisco residents overwhelmingly approved of a vote Tuesday to recall three of the city’s school board members. election officials said. Critics. including San Francisco Mayor London Breed. argued the members — school board President Gabriela López. Vice President Faauuga Moliga and Commissioner Alison Collins — pushed progressive politics rather than act in the best interest of children during the pandemic. and voters agreed. according to the San Francisco Department of Elections. 'The voters of this city have delivered a clear message that the school board must focus on the essentials of delivering a well run school system above all else.' Breed said in a statement after the vote. 'San Francisco is a city that believes in the value of big ideas. but those ideas must be built on the foundation of a government that does the essentials well.' 'WOKE' SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL BOARD FACES RECALL AS RESIDENTS BLAST 'DUMPSTER FIRE' AGENDA In San Francisco. one of the country's most liberal cities. Democrats were split over the recall effort. The mayor. who is now responsible for appointing new board members to fill the vacancies until another election in November. also praised the parents who initiated the effort. The parents 'were fighting for what matters most — their children.' she said. SAN FRANCISCO MAN CLAIMS CITY PRACTICALLY PAYS TO BE HOMELESS Those who opposed the recall called it a waste of time and money. but enough San Francisco residents launched the recall effort in January 2021. claiming the school board members poorly chose their priorities. which included the renaming of 44 schools. but were slow to reopen district schools that were closed under the coronavirus pandemic. 'The city of San Francisco has risen up and said this is not acceptable to put our kids last.' said Siva Raj. a parent who helped launch the recall effort. 'Talk is not going to educate our children. it’s action. It’s not about symbolic action. it’s not about changing the name on a school. it is about helping kids inside the school building read and learn math.' SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL BOARD RECALL DAY ARRIVES WITH 3 BOARD MEMBERS' FUTURES AT STAKE Collins. Lopez and Moliga have consistently defended themselves as they claim their record shows they are doing what they were elected to do. The recall was started in January 2021. after the board voted to rename 44 schools that honored Abraham Lincoln. George Washington. and U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein — public figures the board claimed were linked to racism and sexism. The plan was subsequently criticized for historical inaccuracies and the school board ultimately dropped it. LEO TERRELL ON ‘WOKE’ SCHOOL BOARD FACING RECALL IN SAN FRANCISC
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Russian skating star Kamila Valieva cleared to skate at Beijing Games
Hong Kong (CNN)Teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will vie for gold in one of the Olympics' most high profile events Tuesday. after being cleared to compete amid a doping controversy that's cast a shadow over Russia's involvement in the Games. Fifteen year old Valieva has been at the center of rapidly unfolding scandal following revelations she tested positive for a banned substance in December a finding that only came to light days into the Beijing Olympics and after the star skater helped the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) win gold in the figure skating team event. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled Monday that Valieva could compete in the short program of the women's single skating competition. an event that she's a favorite to win. The athlete whose presence on ice has been described as 'ethereal' by fans of the sport plans to skate to the music 'In Memoriam' by Kirill Richter and attempt a triple axel as well as a triple flip in her program. But Valieva will take the ice amid a growing backlash against the ruling and Russia's long record of doping violations. which resulted in its athletes competing as neutrals under the ROC banner. On Monday. CAS upheld a decision by the Russian Anti Doping Agency's (RUSADA) agency to lift a provisional suspension against Valieva on February 9 that it had imposed against the skater just one day earlier....
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