AFN
NEWS
Thursday, February 14, 2019
1)
From ABC News, I’m Scott Goldberg. President
Trump spoke to a group of the nation’s sheriff and police chiefs today and told
them he will get border security. Despite getting billions less than he requested
for border barrier and no new wall since he took office, the President told law
enforcement officials “The wall is very, very on its way. It’s happening as we speak.
We’re building as we speak.” In fact, the U.S. has only replaced and repaired
existing walls, and the budget deal covers only 55 miles of metal fencing. Andy Field, ABC News, Washington.
2)
Still unclear if the President will sign a bipartisan deal to avert another
shutdown at the end of the week as it falls far short of the $5.7 billion he
demanded for his border wall.
3)
The President also sat down with the leader of Colombia today to talk about
Venezuela. Asked if he sees a military solution for what he calls turmoil there,
the President says he has a number of options but wouldn’t talk about sending
troops to neighboring Columbia. The Trump Administration backed recent efforts
by Venezuela’s opposition to force out President Maduro and instead opposition leader Juan Guaido as Interim President. ABC’s Karen Travers.
4)
The head of FEMA Brock Long has announced
he’s leaving the agency. He oversaw the federal response to six major
hurricanes and five wildfires last fall, and the investigation concluded wrong,
misused government resources to commute to his home in North Carolina.
5)
There is a major headache for travelers in Dallas and it is not related to the
weather. “They tell us not to take any departures. We will deal with the
problem __ __. They had a fire,” the audio from LiveATC.net. The facility handling flights to DFW and Dallas Love Field was evacuated while smoke
was investigated. The issue has been resolved but it will take hours before all
the disrupted flights are back on truck. Jim
Ryan, ABC News at Dallas-Fort Worth
International Airport.
6)
On Wall Street today, stocks posted gains once again. The Dow rising 117
points, the NASDAQ up 5 points. You’re listening to ABC News.
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From
the Fox Business Network; stocks kicking upward today amid optimism over trade
talks between the Trump Administration and China. On Wall Street, the Dow
finishing up 118 points, the S&P adding 8, while the NASDAQ gained 6. // The
fashion brand Prada forming a new, so-called,
diversity council that __ clothing maker faced a heavy __ backlash over a black
sweater with a pullover neck featuring a cutout slandered by what looked like
red lips. Critics say it looks similar to blackface. // And Amazon’s plan to
open another headquarters in New York City falls through. Tennessee appears
poised a swooping with open arms. The state commissioner of Department of Economic
and Community Development telling Fox Business they will be very interested.
Amazon is facing mounting opposition by local politicians in New York over tax incentives
offered to the e-commerce giant. Amazon claims the opening up another
headquarters would create 25,000 high-paying jobs in the Big Apple. With the
Fox Business Report, I’m Tom Graham.
