AFN
NEWS ON THE HOUR
Thursday, April 19, 2018
1)
From ABC News, I’m Lynda Lopez. We’re learning more about the deadly engine explosion
on the Southwest flight that killed one passenger yesterday. The NTSB [National
Transportation Safety Board] has read the flight data recorder and says the
Southwest Airlines plane was climbing through 32,000 feet when the engine
failed. Horns began going off in the cockpit warning depressurization, and the NTSB’s
Robert Sumwalt says the aircraft
began vibrating and banking. “The aircraft began a rapid, uncommanded left
roll, about 41 degrees of bank angle.” The time from the explosion to touch down
was 22 terrifying minutes. So much debris came out of the engine that was seen
on radar raining down. I’m Alex Stone,
ABC News.
2)
Some senate Democrats are saying they’ll vote “No” on the confirmation of CIA
Director Mike Pompeo for Secretary
of State, and they want to know why they weren’t briefed on his visit with
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
ABC’s Andy Field says the White
House made an unusual conference call today pushing the Senate to confirm him.
“The President’s Adviser Kellyanne Conway
criticizing Democrats and at least one Republican who may not vote to confirm
Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State. “American diplomacy and recent security are
far too important to be jeopardized by partisan politics.” But Many Democrats
worry Pompeo will not give the President opposing views, something that cost
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson his
job. Andy Field, ABC News, Washington.
3)
The security team for the investigators who were trying to go to the site of
the suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria came under fire yesterday. They
had gone in before investigators. An explosive was also reportedly detonated at
the site of one of the suspected chemical weapon’s attacks.
4) Former members of
Team USA gymnastics were on Capitol Hill today, testifying to the Senate
Commerce Committee about how to protect athletes from sexual abuse. Senators
are considering a new bill that would require amateur sports organizations to promptly
report sexual abuse to law enforcement.
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Hello,
everybody. I’m Tony Tantillo, your
fresh grocer. Today’s tip of the day is gonna be regular bunch carrots. You
know, the carrots right now sold in about 12 to 15 different ways. The baby
carrots, the cut carrots, the julienne cut carrots in a bag and going on and on,
but the basic and still the most popular way to buy carrots is the bunch
carrots. But buying the bunch carrots could they have the bunch attached to it.
When you buy these carrots, you wanna make sure they are nice and orange all
the way through. A biggest mistake that’s made is when you buy the carrots, you
cut off the stem, you cut off the stock. Don’t do that. Leaves and stems still pull
nutrients and the vitamins, the minerals and the flavor continue to grow inside
the carrots. When you bring them home, just hold them in the bag and put them
in the refrigerator. When you have the stem, you have the bunch in the carrots
all together. I’m Tony Tantillo, your fresh grocer. Always remember to eat
fresh and stay healthy. Remember carrots are loaded with vitamin A.
