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David Kaplan
@DKaplanFox5DC
Fox 5 DC Reporter. Like/RT not endorsement. I use facts/interviews/primary sources. "If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything." Mark Twain
Nov 27, 2022 • 27 tweets • 15 min read
BREAKING:

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue confirms a small plane has crashed into some power lines in the Gaithersburg area.

Plane is still entangled in the lines 100 feet in the air.

2 occupants not hurt.

Widespread power outages in the area.

We're on the way.

#Fox5DC Here's a look at the current Pepco outages.

According to Pepco, nearly a quarter of their Montgomery County customers don't have power as of this tweet.

We are about 10 minutes away from the scene.

Stay with this Twitter thread for the latest developments.

#Fox5DC
Jul 30, 2022 • 13 tweets • 6 min read
HAPPENING NOW: @DCPoliceDept has confirmed officer involved shooting in NW. Unclear what happened here. Working to gather details. Investigation looks to be centered on Madison St.. Can see chopper flying overhead. Saw an ambulance leave the scene.Park police cruiser here as well Here’s a video and chopper flying over the scene. A handful of unmarked officers here as well. #Fox5DC
Jul 29, 2022 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
A 26 year old was the last surviving member of his family. He was found shot to death in his apt last fall. 9 months later, the DC Medical Examiner still lists manner of death ‘undetermined’. His family believes Zack Freeling was murdered. Story here: fox5dc.com/news/nobody-be… Medical Examimer’s office declined to elaborate on why Freeling’s death was still deemed ‘undetermined’ suggesting I reach out to MPD, who told me they’re still investigating and urged me to reach out to ME. It’s a back and forth Freeling’s family has been stuck in. #Fox5DC
Apr 6, 2022 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
HAPPENING NOW: @FBI confirms they’re “conducting court authorized law enforcement activity” on the 900 block of I street SE. This is at Crossing Apartments. Resident tells Me he saw multiple officers in military-style uniforms w/ rifles walking thru building.Waiting to learn more FBI agents continue walking in and out of the building. Multiple people who live inside have told me they’ve seen NCIS, too. One woman told me she saw postal police.
Apr 6, 2022 • 12 tweets • 6 min read
Imagine having a bar across the street from Nats Park, gearing up for Opening Day, then being told you have to shut down 20% of your business with 24 hours notice. A reality for @waltersbardc when @DDOTDC told him to take this down during games. We’re live at 10+11 on #Fox5DC *48 hours notice!! Sorry!!
Jun 30, 2021 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
DELTA VARIANT THREAD:

If you're like me, you've seen many seemingly contradictory reports about the Delta variant.

We took our questions to Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease doctor.

Number 1 question we got: Are the vaccines effective?

Short answer: So far, yes.

#WTAE Dr. Adalja says the Pfizer & Moderna vaccines are showing to be highly effective.

Preliminarily, he says J&J is also showing that it's effective at preventing the Delta variant.

"The vaccines, if you’re fully vaccinated, I think you’re fine from the Delta Variant perspective."
Jun 29, 2021 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
HAPPENING NOW: Former Pittsburgh Police Officer Tony Moreno says he will accept the Republican nomination for mayor of Pittsburgh. News conference about to begin here in Homewood where he’ll lay out his vision for Pittsburgh. #WTAE Here’s the release in which he said he and his wife “ceremonially” changed their party registration to Republicans, saying the Democratic Party establishment rejected him for “another career policitian that wants to divide this city.” #WTAE
Jun 28, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
NEW AT 5&6

One of the biggest questions surrounding COVID vaccine research is what to do about a potential booster dose.

Pitt is jumping into that conversation. It's 1 of 12 sites across the country chosen to conduct a trial surrounding this question.

wtae.com/article/covid-… A preliminary study in Great Britain looked at a third booster dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine and determined that it boosted the immune response against COVID-19.

wsj.com/articles/third…
Feb 9, 2021 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
#BullhornLady #PinkHatLady UPDATE per @BMayo_WTAE

Among what FBI says they found in Rachel Powell's home during a search last week:

-Several destroyed phones
-2 "go bags": 1 w/ rope, duct tape, ammo-1 with ninja stars, knives, lighters.
-2 AK47 magazines and hand gun magazine Image More from @BMayo_WTAE

FBI agent testified Powell's husband got a call from her 1/30 saying she was going to leave for some time and needed to drop kids off. Husband told FBI agent she didn't say where she was going when she dropped the kids off.
Jan 5, 2021 • 16 tweets • 5 min read
The Pennsylvania State Senate begins its new legislative session of the people's business with.....

An argument about masks and whether or not Senators on the floor should be required to wear them.

#WTAE They're taking a vote now to require senators on the floor to wear masks for today's session.

They DID NOT call on Jim Brewster for this roll call.

Some context:

wtae.com/article/pennsy…
Jan 4, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Additional reporting on all things COVID-19 distribution. The big question: "When can I get it?" State Health Department says plans to distribute & vaccinate healthcare workers/care facility residents ongoing, and plans are being made for general public.

wtae.com/article/pennsy… We're on TV at 5 and 6 tonight.

2 key requests from Levine.

1.) To actually receive stimulus funding that was recently passed to be able to plan for vaccinations for the public.

2.) For you to please be patient and keep practicing mitigation measures: Hand wash/Mask/etc.
Nov 25, 2020 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
JUST IN:

Commonwealth court orders a Friday hearing on the Mike Kelly/Sean Parnell lawsuit asking to throw away all mail-in ballots.

Also says to pause all activity as it relates to certification.

Unclear what this means, since PA election has formally been certified.

#WTAE Here's my thread Saturday which gives some context and color to what the lawsuit is about.

Nov 24, 2020 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
JUST IN:

Trump campaign announces hearings in PA, Michigan and Arizona legislatures.

Rudy Giuliani says important to "have a full vetting of election irregularities and fraud".

This, as the Trump legal team has NOT proven widespread, intentional, malicious fraud in a courtroom The day Pennsylvania's certification is announced, Central Pennsylvania Senator Doug Mastriano announces this hearing which will have Rudy Giuliani as a witness.

Nov 23, 2020 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
Republican Sam DeMarco, a member of the Elections Board, said he voted 'no' to certify in Allegheny County as a protest. One of the key items he protested: The legislature and governor unable to come to a deal on precanvassing.

Want to highlight some of WTAE's reporting on this. September 21 (6 weeks before election day)

We told you how Democrats and Republicans agreed there needed to be a change to the law. At that time 2 million Pennsylvanians had requested mail-ballots, and not counting until Election Day could be an issue.

wtae.com/article/commit…
Nov 23, 2020 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
THREAD

Just finished a chat with Republican Elections Board member Sam DeMarco to ask about his "no" vote on Allegheny County Elections certification.

He is calling it a protest vote. Not because of fraud or any wrongdoing, he says ALL voters should have faith in the results. Image DeMarco is critical of the Republican legislature AND Democratic Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar.

His key point: No one worked together to pass things that would have contributed to a smooth election administration.
Nov 23, 2020 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Happy Monday Morning!

I'm monitoring an Allegheny County Board of Elections meeting happening now regarding certification of the November 3 election.

Meeting just called into order.

I'll post relevant updates into a thread here. 43 Emails in Public Comment:

5 urging to certify
19 urging to certify
4 saying thank you
11 with complaints
1 about provisional ballots

This meeting is strictly about certification, Fitzgerald says, adding they'll talk about improvements at a later date.
Nov 21, 2020 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
BREAKING:

Federal Judge Matthew Brann has dismissed the Trump Campaign lawsuit and has included some strong language in his opinion.

"...This court has been presented with strained legal arguments without merit and speculative accusations...unsupported by evidence." BRANN: "In the United States of America, this cannot justify the disenfranchisement of a single voter, let alone all the voters of its sixth most populated state. Our people, laws, and institutions demand more."

Reading through more of opinion now. Additions to thread shortly.
Nov 21, 2020 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Butler-Area representative Mike Kelly, PA-18 candidate Sean Parnell & others suing Pennsylvania to invalidate all mail-in ballots.

They're claiming that Act 77's provisions allowing mail-in voting are unconstitutional and certification of the election should be prohibited. Act 77, Pennsylvania's new election code which expanded mail-in ballots, was passed by Republican majorities in both the House and Senate, and signed by Democratic Governor Tom Wolf.

This suit, filed today, weeks after the election, says Act 77 violates the PA constitution.
Nov 17, 2020 • 56 tweets • 10 min read
1:30 P.M. FEDERAL HEARING THREAD

Trump campaign lawsuit trying to prevent Pennsylvania from not certifying it's results.

Spoke to a constitutional law expert last week who walked me through the 2 key components in *this* case.

#WTAE

wtae.com/article/simpli… Penn Law professor Kermit Roosevelt basically says Trump campaign needs to prove widespread voter fraud

and/or

The election was administered so poorly that it favored one candidate over another and that it wasn't fundamentally fair.
Nov 17, 2020 • 18 tweets • 4 min read
ELECTION-RELATED HEARING DAY IN PENNSYLVANIA

10:00: Allegheny County hearing on whether or not to count about 2,000 ballots received on time, had everything right, except the person signed, but didn't date their ballot.

1:30: Trump campaign lawsuit in PA, federal court. I'll have a separate thread for the federal case.

But some context for this first hearing.

The Allegheny County Elections Board voted 2-1 to count these unsigned ballots.

The campaign for Nicole Ziccarelli (R) filed an appeal. She & Jim Brewster (D) are dozens of votes apart.
Nov 11, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
THREAD

I've tweeted something multiple times this year. A reminder for how to think about every article you read/story you watch:

Consider the source.
Consider the context.
If it seems too good to be true, double check it.
If you disagree with it, that doesn't make it wrong. CONSIDER THE SOURCE

Where is this story from? Does the site/channel have an ideological bent? WHO are they quoting in the story? Are they directly quoted? What's the track record for the publisher writ large?