AFN NEWS ON THE HOUR

Thursday, August 9, 2018

1) From ABC News, I’m Richard Cantu. A man from living on the New Mexico compound with 11 starving children appeared in court to face child abuse charges. “And you are Siraj Wahhaj?” In court Siraj Wahhaj said very little. His appearance was brief. Prosecutors arguing court documents said he should not be released on bail because they claim he was at the New Mexico compound training children to commit school shootings. Prosecutors don’t explain more but they say he will be a threat to the community if released. Alex Stone, ABC News.

2) Police in southern California have arrested 51-year-old Forrest Gordon Clark on arson charges, alleging he set a blaze two days ago that’s burned 4,000 acres and 12 cabins in the Cleveland National Forest. Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer; “This is a monster. Who would go out with low humidity and high wind and the highest temperatures this time of the year and intentionally set the forest on fire?” Clark being held on $1 million bail, facing life in prison if convicted.

3) Speaking outside the federal courthouse in Houston, Daniel Candelaria with United We Dream called the Trump Administration racist. Inside a judge took argument in a lawsuit seeking to end the program that protects young immigrants from deportation. “We have been living here for years. Our families have been living here for years. Our communities have made a home here. This is our home. We are here to stay.”

4) In the first New York Council passed ordinances tackling the growth of ridesharing services. The marquee measure places a one-year stop on issuing new licenses for drivers, as the city says it wants to examine the industry and consider more regulations. This is as the number of for-hire drivers in New York has skyrocketed, while the number of cab drivers has plummeted. The Council says the cap is an effort to ease traffic congestion while Uber and Lyft say it does nothing to make commute easier and instead might mean higher prices and longer wait time in the areas poorly served by yellow cabs. Mark Remillard. 

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From the Fox Business Network, the new report from Project Time Off shows the average American used more than 17 vacation days last year. That’s the most since 2010. // CVS (Consumer Value Store) bringing back house calls with a modern twist, the drugstore chain and a nursing plan, to take its telemedicine program nationwide. It allows customers to use smartphones to see a medical professional and get diagnosis for common illnesses like a cold and the flu. The virtual visit will cost $59. // Fewer Americans are renting a piece of the American dream. Real Estate Company Zillow says 35.7% of all occupied homes were rented in the month of June. That’s down more than a half percent from 2016. // Here’s something for mom and dad to think about as kids head back to college. More than a third of millennials surveyed by the company OppLoans say they lied about how they spent their parents’ money while in school. Fifteen percent say they primarily spent the cash on partying.  With the Fox Business Report, I’m Maria Bartiromo.