Monday, June 5, 2023

6/5 WAKE-UP CALL: Sonic Boom Rattles D-C


A sonic boom was heard across the Washington DC area Sunday afternoon when military jets raced after a private, unresponsive plane that crossed into restricted airspace and later crashed, killing all four people onboard. The deafening boom rang out when two F-16 fighter jets were scrambled from Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland to investigate the aircraft that was flying, but not responding to radio transmissions shortly after 3 p.m., according to the Department of Defense. Residents around the capital and surrounding communities were left bewildered until more information later came out. The F-16s were deployed after the private Cessna jet flew into restricted airspace over the capital before it violently crashed in southwest Virginia. The fighter jets saw that the pilot of the plane had passed out, a US official told ABC News.

Hours later, police said rescuers had reached the site of the plane crash in a rural part of the Shenandoah Valley and that no survivors were found.

A Florida woman and NRA executive posted a heartbreaking tribute to her daughter and granddaughter after it was confirmed that no one survived the wayward and unresponsive business plane that flew over the nation's capital Sunday afternoon. The flight, which was prompted the Pentagon to scramble an interceptor fighter jet Sunday afternoon as the pilot had become unresponsive. The private Cessna jet from Elizabethton, Tennessee came close to both the US Capitol building and the White House at around 3.30pm, Federal Aviation Administration officials say. Barbara Rumpel, a businesswoman and member of the NRA Women's Leadership Form, posted to Facebook Sunday, confirming that her daughter and granddaughter died in the crash. 'My family is gone, my daughter and granddaughter,' Rumpel wrote in the comments of a post sharing her attendance at an NRA conference. 

➤ONE DEAD IN S-A MALL SHOOTING: A man was shot and killed as he got his hair cut at North Star Mall on Sunday afternoon, according to San Antonio police. SAPD public information officer Nick Soliz said two gunmen went up to the victim in the barber shop and shot him “in cold blood” just after 3 p.m. The man, believed to be in his early 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Details are still limited, and the investigation is ongoing, but Soliz said they believe it was a targeted attack.

➤NEARLY 300 KILLED IN ONE OF INDIA'S DEADLIEST TRAIN ACCIDENTS: At least 288 people have been killed and more than 850 others injured in a train accident involving three trains in India's eastern state of Odisha, according to officials. The death toll is expected to rise as more people are feared trapped inside the mangled train cars. Rescuers were cutting through iron compartments, and using sniffer dogs, in the search of survivors and bodies.


➤WEST VIRGINIA MAN ARRAIGNED IN FATAL SHOOTING OF STATE TROOPER: A suspect in the fatal shooting of a West Virginia state police officer was arraigned Saturday on a first-degree murder charge. Timothy Kennedy, 29, was arraigned by video in Mingo County Magistrate Court. Kennedy of the Mingo County community of Beech Creek, near Matewan, was being held without bond in the Southwestern Regional Jail. On Friday, Sgt. Cory Maynard and two troopers had responded to a complaint of a shooting at a home and were fired at when they arrived, state police said in a statement. Maynard was shot and taken to a hospital in Logan. Gov. Jim Justice announced Maynard’s death in a statement Friday night and said he was “absolutely heartbroken.”

➤A WOMAN IS DEAD AND 6 OTHERS INJURED AFTER A CHICAGO MEMORIAL GATHERING TURNED INTO A DEADLY SHOOTING: A 25-year-old woman was fatally shot and six other people were wounded early Sunday when gunfire erupted in Chicago during a remembrance for a man who died in a car crash, police said. A large group of people had gathered about 1 a.m. to mark four years since a man’s fatal crash when there was an altercation and shots rang out, said Deputy Chief Adnardo Gutierrez of the Chicago Police Department. Seven people were wounded and one of them, a 25-year-old woman, was pronounced dead at a hospital, he said. The six other shooting victims were hospitalized, one in critical condition.

➤CHICAGO TEEN THUGS USE MACHINE GUN: Chilling video captures the moment a group of criminals armed with makeshift machine guns opens fire on a crowd in Chicago, killing a 14-year-old boy and wounding three other people. The four armed suspects — including at least one possibly 16 — are seen sneaking across an empty lot Wednesday night before jumping out from behind a building and firing off multiple rounds down the street, then running off, according to the surveillance footage obtained by CWB Chicago.

The barrage of gunfire killed 14-year-old Pierre Johnson and critically wounded two young men, ages 18 and 19. A 21-year-old woman also was shot in the hand. The 18-year-old was shot in his back, while the 19-year-old suffered wounds to his chest and leg. None of those injured was identified. Police said one of the possible gunmen, a 16-year-old boy, opened fire on cops when they responded to the scene and was taken into custody 

➤NAVY SEAL COMMANDER ON THE DEFENSIVE: The Navy SEAL commander in charge of a boot camp during which a candidate died has spoken out after a report by the Navy suggested under his leadership they were pushed too hard. Kyle Mullen, a 24-year-old from Manalapan, New Jersey, died during an intensive program, Hell Week, after swimming in cold waters and developing pulmonary edema, which caused his lungs to fill with fluid, and pneumonia, an autopsy found. Comments from Navy Captain Brad Geary defending the program come as his mother revealed in an interview she called Geary a murderer over her son's death.

➤NO DONALD, BUT OTHER CANDIDATES CAMPAIGN IN IOWA: Eight of the Republican Party's top presidential candidates stayed on message and avoided attacking each other Saturday at U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's annual "Roast and Ride" event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. Ernst's motorcycle ride and subsequent circuit of presidential speeches marked a key "cattle call" for Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucus season, featuring a growing Republican field that included Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and other candidates courting support in the Hawkeye State.

➤WHAT LED CAPITOL POLICE TO STOP A YOUTH PERFORMANCE OF THE 'STAR-SPANGLED BANNER': Video of a children’s choir singing the national anthem in the U.S. Capitol, only to be unceremoniously cut off by police, spread across social media on Friday.

According to The Associated Press, Capitol Police say singers from Rushingbrook Children’s Choir from Greenville, South Carolina, were stopped on May 26 because of a miscommunication. Musical performances in the hallowed seat of Congress require permission, and police said officers had been unaware that the choir had approval from the House speaker. Capitol Police denied choir leaders' claims that the performance was stopped because it might be found offensive. Choir director David Rasbach and Micah Rea, a choir leader who helped organize the trip, told The Associated Press that they worked with the offices of Reps. William Timmons, Joe Wilson and Russell Fry, all Republicans from South Carolina, to get permission for the performance. They said they were informed the visit was approved by the office of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.

🛢SAUDIS GET GREEDY: Saudi Arabia said Sunday it would cut 1 million barrels of oil a day as part of a deal between OPEC and its allies after one of the most contentious production meetings in recent years amid concerns over slowing global energy demand. Saudi Arabia said the output cut was for July and on top of previously announced curbs, which would be extended until the end of 2024. The United Arab Emirates and some other large producers also extended their previously announced cuts. The Saudi announcement came soon after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its Russia-led allies said the group had agreed to stick to current production targets until the end of the year. Each member of the cartel, called OPEC+, is allotted a production quota, but sometimes members don’t hit that level.

➤RUSSIA CLAIMS MAJOR WIN: Russia said on Monday its forces had thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive at five points along the front in the southern Ukrainian region of Donetsk and killed hundreds of pro-Kyiv troops. It was not immediately clear whether or not the reported attack represented the start of a Ukrainian counteroffensive which Kyiv has been promising for months to recapture territory taken by Russian forces after the invasion of February 2022.  Russia's defenSe ministry said Ukraine had attacked with six mechaniZed and two tank battalions in southern Donetsk, where Moscow has long suspected Ukraine would seek to drive a wedge through Russian-controlled territory.

➤CHINA GETS TOO CLOSE: The U.S. Navy has released a video of what it called an "unsafe interaction" in the Taiwan Strait, in which a Chinese warship crossed in front of a U.S. destroyer in the sensitive waterway, a risky incident amid deteriorating Sino-U.S. ties. The encounter comes as both countries have traded blame for not holding military talks - with disagreements between the two over everything from trade and Taiwan to Russia's invasion of Ukraine - and raises the spectre of future face-offs that could spiral out of control.


🏀NBA HEAT ROAR BACK: Gabe Vincent scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each had 21 and the Miami Heat evened up the NBA Finals by overcoming a monster effort from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2 on Sunday night.

⚾MLB BLUE JAYS 6 METS 4: The New York Mets' woes went from bad to worse Sunday as they suffered a series sweep at the hand of the Toronto Blue Jays.  Toronto's Brandon Belt broke a seventh-inning tie with a huge two-run homer and the Blue Jays beat the New York Mets 6-4 for a three-game sweep. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also went deep for the Blue Jays, who blew a four-run lead but quickly recovered. Toronto has won four straight and six of seven. Tommy Pham hit two of New York's four solo homers. Pete Alonso and Starling Marte also connected for the Mets (30-30), who completed a 3-3 homestand that started with a three-game sweep of Philadelphia. Nate Pearson (3-0) gave up Alonso´s major league-leading 21st homer and Marte´s tying drive in the sixth before Toronto regained the lead against Dominic Leone (0-2). Alonso's 72nd homer at Citi Field made him the career leader at the ballpark.

⚾YANKEES 4, DODGERS 1: Anthony Rizzo scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning on a grounder and New York edged Los Angeles. Anthony Volpe provided some insurance with a two-run homer in the ninth for the Yankees, who were without AL MVP Aaron Judge, after he injured his right foot after crashing into the right-field bullpen door while making a running catch on Saturday. J.D. Martinez homered for the Dodgers, who dropped the final two games in the series. The Yankees' Domingo German and Los Angeles' Bobby Miller matched zeroes as the teams combined for only four hits in the first six innings.

⚾RAYS 6, RED SOX 2 Yandy Díaz´s sixth-inning RBI single turned into a two-run Little League homer, and the major league-best Rays beat the sloppy Red Sox. Josh Lowe, Luke Raley and Díaz each had two hits for the Rays (42-19), who are 6-1 against AL East rival Boston this season. Alex Verdugo had two doubles, a triple and scored twice for the last-place Red Sox.

⚾MLB SCORES: 

  • Phillies 11 Nationals 3
  • Pirate 2 Cadinals 1
  • Brewers 5 Reds 1
  • Marlins 7 Athletics 5
  • White Sox 6 Tigers 2
  • Royals 2 Rockies 0
  • Guardians 2 Twins 1
  • Angels 2 Astros 1
  • Rangers 12 Mariners 3
  • Orioles 8 Giants 3
  • Braves 8 Diamondbacks 5
  • Cubs 7 Padres 1

✞FORMER MLB MANAGER DIES: Longtime MLB manager Roger Craig passed away on Sunday evening. Craig, who managed the Giants from 1985-92, is the sixth winningest manager in franchise history. The former MLB pitcher also managed the Padres for two seasons.  "We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former #SFGiants Manager Roger Craig. The “Humm Baby” skippered the Giants for eight seasons. His 586 wins are sixth-most in Giants history and third-most in the San Francisco era," the Giants announced.



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