AFN
NEWS
Thursday, November 1, 2018
1)
From ABC News, I’m Daria Albinger. President
Trump talking immigration just days before the midterm elections. As he makes
his way to a Florida campaign rally, the President says he could send even more
American troops to the southern border as the migrant caravan makes its way to
Mexico. “As far as caravan is concerned, our military is out. We have about
5,000-8, we’ll go up to anywhere between 10 and 15,000 military personnel on
top of border patrol, ICE and everybody
else at the border.” The announcement would double or triple the number of
troops currently deploying. *ICE=Immigration and Customs
Enforcement
2)
And the President continues to push the idea of ending birthright citizenships
for babies born to non-U.S. citizen. “I believe that you can have a simple vote
in Congress, or it’s even possible in my opinion. This is after meeting with
some very talented legal scholars that you can do it through an executive
order.” But House Speaker Paul Ryan
says the President can’t end birthright citizenship with an executive order,
and legal scholars are in fact divided on whether Congress can even do it.
3)
A federal grand jury indicts the man accused of mass murder in a Pittsburg
synagogue. “Just days after the shooting that left 11 dead and 6 wounded, the grand
jury hit suspect Robert Bowers with
44 charges. They include specific language that says these were hate crimes that
ended in the death of 11 people and injury of 6, but hate crime designation is
a key. It opens the door for prosecutors to call for the death penalty in this
case, something they promise they’ll do. Bowers will be arraigned on the grand
jury charges tomorrow. Pete Combs,
ABC News.”
4)
Investigators in New York City now believe two Saudi sisters whose bodies were found bound together and floating
in the Hudson River were alive when
they went into the water. Police consider the death suspicious.
5)
A 9-year-old boy is dying in Mississippi after he was hit by a pickup truck as
he was about to board a school bus. Police say the driver is cooperating. You’re
listening to ABC News.
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From
the Fox Business Network, on Wall Street, stocks climbing to the second day in
a row at the end of the brutal and volatile month on Wall Street, the Dow
closing up 241 points, the NASDAQ up 144, S&P 500 up 29. // And shares of Kellogg tanking close to 9% after the
package foods company slashed its full-year profit and earnings outlook. Kellogg
has been spending more on advertising and promotions in order to drive sales of
its cereals, which has proved challenging as consumers seek out healthier and
low-sugar options. Kellogg investing in single-serve packages of its snacks like
Pringles and Cheez-Its to help boost sales but the cost of producing them is
denting its profit. // And shares of Denny’s
skyrocketing 25% after the company says it will sell most of its company-owned
stores over the next 18 months. It plans to become 95 to 97% franchised. With
the Fox Business Report, I’m Hilarie
Barsky.
