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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

8/23 WAKE-UP CALL: Donald Goes Down To GA Tomorrow


Former President Donald Trump says he will surrender at the Fulton County jail on Thursday in the fourth criminal case against him -- and the second for conspiring with others to overturn the results of the 2020 election he lost in Georgia.

Donald Trump will most likely not have his mugshot released when he is booked into jail on Thursday, an expert has claimed. The former US President and criminal defendant in multiple cases is expected to surrender and be booked into jail in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday, as he is being accused of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. This will mark his fourth arrest, and although he has not been handcuffed or photographed for a mugshot so far, a sheriff said in a press conference previously that the current plan is for the procedure to be followed as normal this time.

➤CO-DEFENDANTS SURRENDER: The first of Donald Trump's co-defendants in Georgia's criminal case accusing the former U.S. president and his associates of subverting his 2020 election loss surrendered at an Atlanta jail on Tuesday, according to county records and a statement. Trump's former lawyer John Eastman and Republican poll watcher Scott Hall both surrendered to the county sheriff's office. It is expected that the remaining 17 defendants named in the indictment will surrender by Friday, the office said in a statement.

➤MEADOWS ASKS FOR CHANGE OF VENUE: Mark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff who was indicted in Georgia with Donald Trump, filed an urgent request Tuesday for a federal court to block his arrest while deciding whether to move his case from state to federal court. The move came after Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis refused to grant an extension to his scheduled surrender by noon Friday. Meadows had argued in his lawsuit that he should be immune from Fulton County charges because the allegations covered allegations that were part of his duties as a federal official. If the case is moved to federal court, Meadows argued the charges should be dismissed.

➤SPECIAL COUNSEL INVESTIGATING FALSE STATEMENTS: Special counsel Jack Smith’s office is continuing to investigate whether two employees of Donald Trump gave false testimony to a grand jury as part of the criminal probe into the former president’s retention of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, prosecutors revealed in a court filing Tuesday. The filing provides the most direct explanation of how prosecutors obtained information used in the superseding indictment. Prosecutors believe that Yuscil Taveras, an IT worker who has not been charged, and Carlos De Oliveira, the property manager of Mar-a-Lago charged alongside Trump, gave false testimony about alleged efforts to delete incriminating security camera footage from the Florida club, according to the filing.

➤MAUI ASKING FOR DNA SAMPLES: Officials in Hawaii on Tuesday implored residents to submit DNA samples to help in the identification of human remains found in the ashes of a fast-moving wildfire on the island of Maui that killed at least 115 people earlier this month. At the same time, investigators acknowledged that it's possible not all of the remains of victims from the August 8th fire on Maui will ever be found. Maui County prosecuting attorney Andrew Martin, tasked with heading up the family assistance center, said that he's spoken with experts who have handled DNA sampling in mass-casualty disasters elsewhere, and that he's seeing less willingness in Hawaii.

➤MAUI MONETARY LOSS MOUNTS: Economic losses from this month’s devastating Maui wildfires could range from $4 billion to $6 billion, the Moody’s RMS risk modeling service estimates, as disruptions to jobs and business activity combine with damage to thousands of properties. The estimate covers the fire that destroyed seaside Lahaina, killing at least 115 people, and the one in Kula in Maui’s upcountry. Most of the losses, however, come from Lahaina, a popular tourist destination whose historic core — once the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom — was reduced to ash. The figures do not include the broader potential impact on Maui’s gross domestic product as visitors cancel trips to the island. 


💸NEW JOB WORKERS WANT MORE: Americans’ salary expectations for a new job rose in July to the highest level since March 2014, when the New York Federal Reserve started tracking this data.  The lowest annual wage respondents would be willing to accept for a new job continued to rise, reaching $78,645, from $72,873 in July 2022 and $62,194 in July 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic, the New York Fed said. The year-over-year increase was most pronounced for respondents older than 45, and men wanted on average $91,048 compared with women who wanted $66,068.  Wages have been a focal point in the Fed’s fight against inflation. In June, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said taming wage inflation was an important part of getting inflation down to the central bank's 2% goal. July’s consumer price index was 3.2%, up from 3% in June. 

🏠U-S HOMES SHRINK:  Faced with high mortgage rates, cost-constrained Americans are letting loft spaces and dining rooms go the way of coal chutes and milk boxes so they can afford new homes. Since 2018, the average unit size for new housing starts has decreased 10% nationally to 2,420 square feet, according to listing platform Livabl by Zonda. Most builders and architects are now into more efficient living spaces, increasing the size of multiuse areas like kitchens and great rooms and promoting shared spaces such as jack-and-jill bathrooms. 

➤FED OFFICIALS FACE CHALLENGE: deciding how aggressive they should be to reach their 2% inflation target. Ending the fight against inflation will likely be the hot topic at the Kansas City Fed’s Jackson Hole, Wyo., annual retreat, which starts Thursday. The central bank’s most aggressive interest-rate increases in four decades helped lower inflation from 9.1% to 3.2%. If officials continue to raise rates and reduce them only as the economy weakens, inflation could fall to 2% by the end of next year, with the risk of a sharper downturn and no soft landing. The slower approach? The central bank keeps rates where they are and considers cuts later in 2024; that could mean inflation takes around three years to drop to 2%.


➤STUDENT KILLED, 23 HURT IN OHIO SCHOOL BUS CRASH: One student was ejected and killed and 23 other children were hurt when a school bus overturned on the first day of school in Ohio on Tuesday, officials said. The bus had no seatbelts, Tyler Ross of the Ohio State Highway Patrol told reporters. Fifty-two students were on board at the time of the crash in Clark County. The school district, Northwestern Local Schools, said the accident involved an elementary school route.

⛽PUMP PAIN: Gasoline prices in California have surged to the highest point of the year and are approaching prices seen last summer, according to the American Automobile Association. According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded in California was $5.26 on Tuesday, up 10 cents over the past week and 37 cents over the past month. A year ago, drivers were paying $5.34 per gallon. In Los Angeles County alone, the average price for regular unleaded was $5.36/gallon on Tuesday.  The national average was $3.85/gallon. California, once again, has the highest gasoline prices in the nation. Washington State ($5.05/gallon) has the second-highest.

⚾MLB MARINERS 6 WHITE SOX 3: Josh Rojas hit a two-run homer and Mike Ford and Teoscar Hernandez each had two hits to help the Seattle Mariners defeat the host Chicago White Sox 6-3 on Tuesday to extend their winning streak to eight games. Seattle, which won for the 16th time in 19 games, remained one game ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays for the third and final American League wild-card spot. Andrew Vaughn's first-inning RBI single gave Chicago a 1-0 lead, but the Mariners responded with two runs in the second via run-scoring singles from Ford and J.P. Crawford. Rojas' fourth-inning blast against White Sox starter Mike Clevinger added to the advantage.

⚾MLB NATIONALS 2 YANKEES 1:  CJ Abrams hit a tiebreaking homer with two outs in the eighth inning on Tuesday night as the visiting Washington Nationals recorded a 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees, who are on their first nine-game losing streak since September 1982. Abrams snapped a 1-1 tie by hitting a first-pitch changeup from Tommy Kahnle (1-2) off the right field foul pole. It was the shortstop's 13th homer of the season. Carter Kieboom homered in the third on the second pitch he faced in his season debut after returning from Tommy John surgery that cost him all of last season.

Ben Rortvedt homered and had both hits for the Yankees. New York also dropped to 12-27 since getting to 10 games over .500 on July 4. Carlos Rodon allowed one run and six hits over six innings in the best of his seven starts as a Yankee. After missing two weeks because of a left hamstring strain, the left-hander also had help from his outfield defense, which threw out three Nationals trying to stretch singles into doubles.


⚾MLB SCORES:

  • Phillies 4 Giants 3
  • Rays 12 Rockies 4
  • Tigers 8 Cubs 6
  • Blue Jays 6 Orioles 3
  • Pirates 6 Cardinals 3
  • Guardians 8 Dodgers 3
  • Braves 3 Mets 2
  • Mriners 6 White Sox 3
  • Brewers 7 Twins 3
  • Astros 7 Red Sox 3
  • Reds 4 Angels 3
  • Athletics 5 Royals 4
  • Marlins 3 Padres 0
  • D-Backs 6 Rangers 3

⚾LLWS WILLIAMSPORT PA:

  • Mexico (Tijuana) def. Latin America (Maracaibo, Venezuela), 3-1
  • Southeast (Nolensville, TN) def. Mountain (Henderson, NV), 2-1
  • Japan (Tokyo) def. Panama (Santiago de Veraguas), 5-4
  • West (El Segundo, CA) def. Metro (Smithfield, RI), 9-3

⚾CUBAN COACH MISSING: A coach with the Cuban team at this year’s Little League World Series has gone missing. Bayamo coach Jose Perez left the Little League International Grove complex in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on Saturday before the team’s game, a 3-2 loss, to Panama the following day and did not come back, a Little League spokesperson confirmed in a statement. “Jose Perez, a coach with Bayamo, Cuba, at the Little League Baseball World Series, left the Little League International Grove late last night, Saturday, August 19, and did not return,” Kevin Fountain, senior director of communications at Little League International, said in a statement on Monday.

✞TITANS CB CALEB FARLEY'S FATHER DIES IN HOUSE EXPLOSION: The father of Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley died in an explosion that destroyed the NFL player's North Carolina home and left another person injured, authorities said. Robert M. Farley, 61, was found dead in the debris of the Lake Norman, North Carolina, house Tuesday morning, said Kent Greene, director of Iredell County Fire Services and Emergency Management.

➤T-S HAROLD BRINGS RAIN TO TEXAS: Tropical Storm Harold was pushing inland over Texas on Tuesday with gusty winds and pounding rain, bringing much-needed moisture to the drought-stricken state but also threatening tornadoes and flash flooding. The storm, which made landfall on a barrier island off the coast of Texas earlier in the day, was moving at about 21 mph over southern Texas and northern Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said. It's the first tropical storm of the hurricane season to make landfall in the state. Harold, dubbed “Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine" until reaching tropical storm strength early Tuesday, could slam South Texas with up to 7 inches of rain into Wednesday, said Richard Pasch, a senior meteorologist with the National Hurricane Center. A "couple" tornadoes are possible across south Texas through the afternoon, he said.



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