1 in custody, multiple active shooters reported in Midland, Odessa
According to the Department of Public Safety, the shooter is in all Gold Passenger car armed with a rifle and headed from Odessa to Midland.
MIDLAND/ODESSA, TX– UPDATE: The City of Midland says that authorities have taken a suspect into custody at the Cinergy of Midland. No other details have been released.
The City of Odessa will be holding a press conference starting at 5:30 p.m. CBS7 will share the press conference live. ___
From the City of Midland: We believe there are two shooters in two separate vehicles. One suspect is believed to be at the Cinergy in Midland and the other is believed to be driving on Loop 250 in Midland. The two vehicles in question are: gold/white small Toyota truck and a USPS Postal Van. Please stay away from these areas and stay indoors.
USPS has recalled its vehicles to help authorities track down the suspect.
From the City of Odessa: 20 injuries have been reported in connection to the shooting. No other details are availabe at this time.
From DPS: The public is urged to avoid I-20 in Odessa, Midland and Big Spring as authorities search for a suspect who has shot several people including an officer. ___
The City of Odessa is urging the public to stay inside their homes.
According to the City of Midland, a suspect shot a trooper in the westbound lanes of I-20 and shot several people afterwards.
Authorities are searching for a second suspect who may have taken a U.S. Post Office vehicle. ___
Authorities are responding to reports of an active shooter in Odessa on Saturday afternoon.
The Midland Police Department shared on its Facebook page that there are reports of an active shooter in Odessa near Home Depot.
The UTPB campus has gone into lock-down.
No other details are available at this time.
Ohio shooting: At least nine killed in Dayton by gunman ‘wearing body armour’ just hours after mass shooting in El Paso
At least 10 people have been killed after a gunman opened fire outside a bar in Dayton, Ohio, in the early hours of Sunday morning, police have said.
It came less than 24 hours after another mass shooting in the US, when a lone gunman in El Paso, Texas, shot dead 20 people on Saturday.
Dayton police department said 10 people, including the gunman, had been killed, with another 16 people in local hospitals. The FBI is assisting with the investigation.
The city’s mayor, Nan Whaley, said the shooter was wearing body armour and used a “.223 high-capacity” gun during the assault.
“In less than one minute, Dayton first responders neutralized the shooter,” Ms Whaley said in a press conference.
Witnesses comfort one another at the scene of a mass shooting on Sunday in Dayton, Ohio. At least nine people were killed and 26 injured in the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours.John Minchillo/Associated Press
On its Twitter account, the department said the active shooter situation began in the Oregon district at around 1am, but that officers “in the immediate vicinity” were able to “put an end to it quickly”.
Police believe there was only one shooter, and have not yet identified the suspect or a motive. Lieutenant colonel Matt Carper said the suspect used a long gun and fired multiple rounds.
Video from the scene near downtown Dayton showed a host of emergency vehicles on a street that had been cordoned off.
The Oregon District is a historic neighbourhood near downtown Dayton that’s home to entertainment options, including bars, restaurants and theatres. The shooting took place outside, on the 400 block of East 5th Street.
“This is extremely unusual, obviously, for any community, let alone Dayton,” Mr Carper said at a press conference. “In our Oregon District, this is unheard of.”
Miami Valley Hospital spokeswoman Terrea Little said 16 victims have been received at the hospital but could not confirm their conditions.
Kettering Health Network spokeswoman Elizabeth Long said multiple victims from a shooting had been brought to system hospitals but did not have details on how many.
“I’m heartbroken,” Ms Whaley tweeted early on Sunday, before thanking first responders for their efforts.
Nikita Papillon, 23, was across the street at Newcom’s Tavern when the shooting started. She said she saw a girl she had talked to earlier lying outside Ned Peppers Bar.
“She had told me she liked my outfit and thought I was cute, and I told her I liked her outfit and I thought she was cute,” Ms Papillon said. She herself had been to Ned Peppers the night before, describing it as the kind of place “where you don’t have to worry about someone shooting up the place.”
“People my age, we don’t think something like this is going to happen,” she said. “And when it happens, words can’t describe it.”
Tianycia Leonard, 28, was in the back, smoking, at Newcom’s. She heard “loud thumps” that she initially thought was people pounding on a bin.
“It was so noisy, but then you could tell it was gunshots and there was a lot of rounds,” Ms Leonard said.
Governor Mike DeWine issued his own statement before 7am, announcing that he had ordered flags in Ohio remain at half-mast and offered assistance to Ms Whaley.
“Fran and I are absolutely heartbroken over the horrible attack that occurred this morning in Dayton, the statement said. “We join those across Ohio and this country in offering our prayers to victims and their families.”
Enough of Trump – Nikki Haley Resigns as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
President Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki R. Haley, has resigned in a high-profile departure of one of the few women in the president’s cabinet.
Ms. Haley, a former governor of South Carolina, had been an early and frequent critic of Mr. Trump, so when he named her the envoy to the world body weeks after his election in November 2016, the appointment was seen as an olive branch.
The daughter of immigrants from India, Ms. Haley favored free markets and global trade and earned international attention for speaking out against the Confederate battle flag in the aftermath of the 2015 massacre at a black church in Charleston. During Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign, she sharply criticized his demeanor and warned what it might mean for American diplomacy — even suggesting that his tendency to lash out at critics could cause a world war.
Ms. Haley acknowledged her policy disagreements with the president in an op-ed in the Washington Post last month when she criticized an anonymous senior administration official who penned an opinion piece in The New York Times, describing a chaotic administration in which many of the president’s aides disagreed with their boss.
As ambassador, Ms. Haley was an outspoken and often forceful envoy — someone whom foreign diplomats looked to for guidance from an administration known for haphazard and inconsistent policy positions. She was quick to voice her own opinions on the big policy issues that are high on her agenda, like Iran and North Korea.
Ms. Haley acknowledged her policy disagreements with the president in an op-ed in the Washington Post last month when she criticized an anonymous senior administration official who penned an opinion piece in The New York Times, describing a chaotic administration in which many of the president’s aides disagreed with their boss.
“I don’t agree with the president on everything,” Ms. Haley wrote. “When there is disagreement, there is a right way and a wrong way to address it. I pick up the phone and call him or meet with him in person.”
Ms. Haley also collided with the national security adviser, John R. Bolton, after she announced that Mr. Trump would lead a session of the United Nations Security Council devoted entirely to Iran. After European officials protested that this would showcase divisions in the West because of Mr. Trump’s decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, the White House broadened the theme to countering weapons of mass destruction.
Mr. Bolton did not criticize Ms. Haley. But as a former ambassador to the United Nations, he drove the decision to shift the agenda. White House officials noted that under United Nations rules, Iran would have been entitled to send its president to the meeting — setting up the awkward possibility that Mr. Trump would have sat across a table from Iran’s leader.
GUNMAN OPENS FIRE ON CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS PLAYING BASEBALL: WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR
Scene outside the YMCA baseball field where at 7:15 a.m., a gunman with a rifle began firing at a Republican baseball practice in Alexandria.
Rep. Scalise among multiple shot at congressional baseball practice in VA.
New reports are coming in about a shooting at a YMCA baseball field where GOP Congress members were playing in Del Ray, Alexandria, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. The first tweet about the incident came from Benjamin Childers, a witness to the incident who has an apartment overlooking the baseball fields.
Childers also began a live broadcast following the incident, stating that he had 3 Congressional members sheltered inside his apartment as he filmed the scene from his window. According to ABC7, there are multiple injuries and one person has been flown to a nearby hospital.
Here’s what you need to know:
► The Shooter is down & had a rifle
►At 7:15 a.m. a gunman with a rifle began firing at a Republican baseball practice in Alexandria. According to reports, the shooter is down but caused multiple injuries, including injuring Steve Scalise, the current United States House of Representatives Majority Whip and representative for Louisiana’s 1st congressional district, and an aide. Scalise was shot in the hip, according to Fox News.
►Two Capitol police officers were also shot, according to WUSA9.
► Fox reported that Scalise’s security detail killed the gunman.
►Del Ray Is a Neighborhood South of the Pentagon
► Police say the victims are being transported to the hospital.
►Rep. Scalise expected to be okay
Breaking News – Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey
Just last month, President Trump said in an interview that he had “confidence” in FBI Director James B. Comey, but it was “not too late” to fire him. Trump has long sent mixed signals on Comey and the bureau director’s future in government.
FBI director James Comey has been fired, the White House said Tuesday. The White House said President Donald Trump Trump told Comey “that he has been terminated and removed from office.” Trump acted on the recommendations of Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the White House said.
Sean Spicer told reporters in the briefing room. “The president has accepted the recommendation of the Attorney General and the deputy Attorney General regarding the dismissal of the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.” The firing came just after the FBI confirmed Comey provided erroneous testimony to a Senate panel about how Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin handled classified emails.
Just last month, President Trump said in an interview that he had “confidence” in FBI Director James B. Comey, but it was “not too late” to fire him. Trump has long sent mixed signals on Comey and the bureau director’s future in government.
Schoolgirl suicide bombers kill 56 in Nigerian market: official
Two schoolgirl suicide bombers killed 56 people and wounded dozens more in a coordinated attack on a crowded market in the northeastern Nigerian town of Madagali on Friday, a local official said. The bombings bore the hallmark of Islamist militant group Boko Haram, which has been waging an insurgency to set up a state adhering to a strict interpretation of Muslim laws in the northeast. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
Yusuf Mohammed, chairman of the local district government, said the bombings left 56 people dead and wounded 57. Major Badare Akintoye, a spokesman for an army unit in the nearby town of Mubi, said the attacks had been carried out simultaneously by two schoolgirls.
Boko Haram has frequently targeted crowded areas — such as markets, places of worship and refugee camps — in suicide bomb attacks across northeast Nigeria and in neighboring Cameroon and Niger.
The jihadist group has killed some 15,000 people and forced more than two million people to flee their homes.
Nigeria’s army has pushed the militant group back to its stronghold in the vast Sambisa forest in the past few months. While Friday’s market attack highlighted Boko Haram’s ability to mount strike civilians in urban areas, the frequency at which the group does so has fallen.
Deadly plane crash in Colombia kills Chapecoense soccer teammates from Brazil
Deadly plane crash in Colombia kills Chapecoense soccer teammates from Brazil Rescue workers search for survivors at he wreckage of a chartered airplane that crashed in La Union, a mountainous area outside Medellin, Colombia, Tuesday , Nov. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Luis Benavides)
A chartered plane with a Brazilian first division soccer team crashed near Medellin while on its way to the finals of a regional tournament, killing 75 people, Colombian officials said. Six people survived.
The British Aerospace 146 short-haul plane, operated by a charter airline named LaMia, declared an emergency and lost radar contact just before 10 p.m. Monday (0300 GMT) because of an electrical failure, aviation authorities said.
The aircraft, which had departed from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, was transporting the Chapecoense soccer team from southern Brazil for the first leg Wednesday of a two-game Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico Nacional of Medellin.
Cuban revolutionary icon Fidel Castro dies: President
Havana (AFP) – Cuban revolutionary icon Fidel Castro died late Friday in Havana, his brother, President Raul Castro, announced on national television.
“The commander in chief of the Cuban revolution died at 22:29 hours this evening,” the president announced on national television. Fidel Castro was 90.
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, commonly known as Fidel Castro, was a Cuban politician and revolutionary who governed the Republic of Cuba as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2008. Politically a Marxist–Leninist and Cuban nationalist, he also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1961 until 2011. Under his administration Cuba became a one-partycommunist state; industry and business were nationalized, and state socialist reforms implemented throughout society.
PBS Newshour’s Gwen Ifill Dead at 61
PBS political reporter and vice-presidential-debate moderator Gwen Ifill passed away from cancer Monday in hospice care. She was 61.
In April, Ifill took a leave from her position as the moderator and managing editor of Washington Week and co-anchor of PBS Newshour to address some health issues. At the time, a representative from the network said doctors were “encouraged with her progress, and she hopes to be back in the saddle as soon as possible.”
As late as early November, Ifill was at least in consideration for Election Night coverage: Political analyst Jeff Greenfield tweeted on Nov. 5 that he was looking forward to being on-air with Ifill and PBS’ Judy Woodruff on the big night. On Nov. 7, PBS updated its website to note Ifill’s upcoming absence.
Throughout her career, Ifill covered seven presidential campaigns and moderated two vice-presidential debates: in 2004 between Dick Cheney and John Edwards, and in 2008 between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin.
Prior to joining PBS, Ifill was chief congressional and political correspondent for NBC News and White House correspondent for The New York Times. She also reported for The Washington Post, the Baltimore Evening Sun and the Boston Herald American.
“Gwen was a standard bearer for courage, fairness and integrity in an industry going through seismic change. She was a mentor to so many across the industry and her professionalism was respected across the political spectrum. She was a journalist’s journalist and set an example for all around her,” PBS NewsHour executive producer Sara Just said in a statement obtained by Politico. “So many people in the audience felt that they knew and adored her. She had a tremendous combination of warmth and authority. She was stopped on the street routinely by people who just wanted to give her a hug and considered her a friend after years of seeing her on TV. We will forever miss her terribly.”
President-elect Trump names Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus to his senior White House leadership team
Steve Bannon, Donald Trump and Reince Priebus. (Photos: Evan Vucci/AP; J. Scott Applewhite/AP; Ralph Freso/Getty Images)
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus will be his chief of staff and Steve Bannon, his campaign’s chief executive and the former chairman of the conservative website Breitbart News, will serve as his chief strategist and senior counselor. The announcement came in a statement sent out by Trump’s transition team that said the pair would work as “equal partners” in a continuation of “the effective leadership team they formed during the campaign.” Bannon received top billing in the campaign’s announcement.
Late last week, the New York Times reported Trump’s choice for chief of staff had been whittled down to Priebus and Bannon. Both Priebus and Bannon traveled with Trump during the final weeks of his grueling campaign.
The chief of staff traditionally sets the tone in the White House, acts as gatekeeper to the Oval Office and is typically the first and last person the president talks to each day. (The person also acts as a go-between for the president and Capitol Hill.) And Priebus, who has close ties with House Speaker Paul Ryan, a fellow Wisconsinite, as well as other GOP leaders, would be a logical choice to help bridge the gap between Team Trump and a wary Republican establishment while helping shepherd the president-elect’s agenda through Congress.
And Priebus, 44, who had a more public role in Trump’s campaign, would be a familiar face in and around Washington.
“Reince, he’s good on TV,” one Trump campaign source told Yahoo News. “Steve, I don’t know if he’s ever done that.”
While the chief of staff isn’t necessarily someone who spends a lot of time doing television hits, the source said this could change with Trump’s “unconventional” approach.
Trump greets Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus during a campaign rally in Erie, Pa., in August. (Photo: Eric Thayer/Reuters)
But it was Bannon who crafted the messaging and strategy that propelled Trump’s stunning victory.
“I mean, the guy clearly knows how to get things going, how to get a message going, and how to push that and layer it so those things are going to take root,” the source said, adding: “That’s something people are going to like. I mean, clearly, that’s how he’s built Breitbart and how he acts on the morning calls for the campaign. When we’re talking about messages he’ll say, ‘Let’s jump on this story … Let’s start talking about this. It’s going to be huge and we’ve go to go big on it.’”
The 62-year-old Bannon assumed the role as head of Trump’s campaign in August in a shakeup that was criticized by both Democrats and Republicans because of Breitbart’s far-right worldview. He took a leave from his role at the news site to join the campaign.
Hillary Clinton tried to use Bannon’s hiring to tie Trump to the so-called alt-right — a fringe movement marked by white nationalism and racist undertones — that Breitbart News frequently championed. In speeches and on social media, Clinton and her campaign highlighted some of Breitbart’s more controversial headlines.
