AFN News March 18

 AFN NEWS

Thursday, March 18, 2021

 

1) From ABC News, I’m Chuck Sivertsen. Breaking news: arrested a man with a rifle near the official Vice President’s residence. ABC’s Andy Field in Washington. “Washington, D.C. police say they found 31-year-old Paul Murray outside the Vice President’s Naval Observatory official residence with a rifle and ammunition in his car. He traveled from San Antonio, Texas, not clear whether he intended to threaten Vice President Kamala Harris. If so, she wasn’t at home. The building’s undergoing renovations, while she and her husband stayed at Blair House across from the White House. Police said the man made no threat to Harris or her husband.”

 2) Eight counts of murder are now against 21-year-old Robert Long in connection with eight shooting deaths at Atlanta’s spas. Most victims were Asian women. Police say Long admits to the attack. He claims it was not racially motivated. “Many of the businesses around Young’s Asian Massage, Gold Spa and Aromatherapy Spa have security cameras. Images of the shooting suspect were quickly pushed out to the public. “And we were notified by his family who were fully cooperative and we are greatly appreciative of their assistance with this matter.” Sherriff Captain Jay Baker says Robert Aaron Long was captured after the police chased. Long, like his family is cooperating, telling investigators that the targeted businesses were a temptation that he wanted to eliminate. Jim Ryan, ABC News.

 3) For nearly four hours, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas fielded questions from the House Committee about a surge of migrants at the southern border. “We have taken series of actions to address the increase of the number of unaccompanied children at the border. We have increased our capacity to hold the children until HHS can shelter them while it identifies and vets the children’s sponsors.” Mayorkas refused to call it crisis, saying other administrations have faced similar situations. Texas Governor Greg Abbott calls the Biden Administration ill-prepared.

4) A bill to reauthorize and update the Violence Against Women Act has passed the House, now goes to the Senate. You’re listening to ABC News.

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I’m Liz Claman and this is the Fox Business Report.

The Dow and S&P 500 notching record closes after the Federal Reserve announced that it will be holding its short-term interest rates near 0% until 2023. Officials at the Central Bank also expect stronger economic growth, higher inflation and lower unemployment this year. The Dow rising 189 points, the Nasdaq up 54, S&P 500 up 11. And BMW’s planning for electric vehicles to account for 50% of sales by 2030 and launches latest EV model early as the race to match Tesla narrows among the European car makers. The German automaker also provided an upbeat forecast of profit increases in the year ahead. And South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics raising concerns over the global chip shortage and warns of the serious imbalance in supply and demand. As a result, Samsung may delay the launch of the new Galaxy Note smartphone.

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