Waukesha, WI, Police Chief Daniel Thompson says SUV that drove through Christmas parade at 4:39PM "struck more than 20 individuals, some of the individuals were children."
Thompson adds that "there were some fatalities."
Waukesha, WI, Police Chief Daniel Thompson on SUV that drove through Christmas parade:
"We're no longer looking for a suspect vehicle. We do have a person of interest in custody at the moment."
“It’s unknown at this time whether the incident has any nexus to terrorism.”
— Waukesha, WI, Police Chief Daniel Thompson on SUV at Christmas parade
“Today we experienced a horrible, senseless tragedy. I walked at the parade ... I can still see the smiling faces.”
— Waukesha, WI, Mayor Shawn Reilly
The scene in downtown Waukesha tonight.
(AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
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Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) presses Biden’s pick for currency comptroller Saule Omarova about “you used to be a member of a group called The Young Communists.”
Omarova explains, because she was born in the Soviet Union, she was part of school youth programs mandated for students.
Kevin Gough, lawyer for 1 of 3 men accused of murdering 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, calls for mistrial.
Gough, who argued against Rev. Al Sharpton's presence in the court, cites the civil rights community calling the trial “a test case for civil rights” as a reason for mistrial.
“We ask that you deny that mistrial.”
— Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski responds to defense call for mistrial in case over killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
Judge Timothy Walmsley denies defense motion for mistrial in Ahmaud Arbery case.
Walmsley references “reprehensible” comments made by defense lawyer Kevin Gough, including a comment about Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Colonel Sanders.
"... When the issue at hand is the health of our planet and the world our children and our grandchildren will inherit, then you will have a hard time keeping me away.”
Obama slams Trump for pulling out of Paris Agreement: “I wasn’t real happy about that.”
He says “determination” of state and local governments and his own administration’s investment “allowed our country to keep moving forward, despite hostility from the White House.”
Obama on "the bad news" for leaders at the #COP26 climate summit:
“We are nowhere near where we need to be at … most countries have failed to meet the action plans that they set 6 years ago.”
"On this vote, the yeas are 228 and the nays are 206 — the motion is adopted."
Loud, sustained applause from the Democratic side of the aisle as the House passes the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.
13 Republicans voted for it. 6 Dems voted against it.
Comprehensive breakdown of what's in this $1.2 bill:
• Funding for roads and bridges
• Money for transit and rail
• Broadband upgrade
• Upgrading airports, ports and waterways
• Electric vehicles
• Environmental remediation
& much more cnn.com/2021/07/28/pol…
$1.2 TRILLION*, sry, they didn't pass a $1.20 bill.