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Police are revealing a dangerous yet basic security failure in
the moments leading up to the rob elementary school shooting
authorities saying an exterior door did not lock when a
teacher closed it shortly before the gunman got inside.
This goes against what police initially said,
claiming a teacher had popped the door open, propped the door open.
We now know the door was indeed kept open with a rock.
The teacher removed it when she realized there was a shooter.
The door was designed to lock when shut, but for some reason it's in it.
It's just one of many details now under scrutiny.
As you quality law enforcement faced tough questions
over its response to the fatal attack.
Vivaldi is far from the only city dealing with the
fallout of gun violence right here in new york city.
They're considering adding gun detectors to, to the subway system.
Mayor eric Adams suggesting installing scanners that can
flag if someone is carrying a gun,
like technology currently used at sports arenas and theme parks.
But some security experts say this would be incredibly difficult,
especially considering there would need to be human operators nearby to
confront people who are found to be carrying a weapon.
The idea comes after a gunman opened fire inside a subway train in april
and another fatally shot
a man seemingly at random on board
just last month in Brooklyn
and the first in the nation Task force on reparations for
black americans is releasing its groundbreaking report today in California.
A lot of us have been waiting for this report,
The 500 page report documents harm caused by the
state and recommend ways to now address it.
Some suggested steps, including more police accountability,
expanded voter registration and a new special office dedicated to
helping african american descended from free or enslaved black people
document eligibility for financial restitution.
Southern California is cracking down on water usage in the face of a drought.
That's only getting worse day by day.
Starting today, more than six million people in the L. A.
Area can only water outdoors one day a week.
If things don't get better by the fall,
officials say they may ban outdoor watering completely.
The goal is to cut water usage by 35 California has
been in a severe drought for three years in a row,
largely fueled by climate change
this year's atlantic hurricane season.
Guys,
it's officially here and experts are warning we
could see above average activity this time around
Noah, predicting 14 to 21 named storms with 6 to 10 possibly becoming hurricanes.
Experts are blaming higher ocean temperatures and
a climate pattern over the pacific ocean
that can affect the whole planet.
And now urging americans to prepare before these storms head
potentially a tropical storm developing already in the atlantic and so it's
incredibly important and using this day as an opportunity to help get that
message out to people about the time is now to make sure you
are taking the steps that you need to do to protect your family
And the 2022 hurricane season has the potential to be the 7th straight
above average year.
We're getting closer and closer to a new spelling bee champ,
being hundreds of pre teens making their way through
several rounds of this year's scripts national spelling bee.
We're now down to the semifinals with the final round kicking off tomorrow night.
Round one saw moments tense moments like 10 spellers straight being eliminated and
one leaving the microphone early because she had to use the bathroom.
One speller summed it up by saying the tough competition is quote
no joke
Scientists have discovered the world's biggest plant,
but it's not the giant flower or tree that you might have in mind.
Instead of 4500 year old meadow of sea grass off the coast of Australia
that's taking the top spot
despite being three times the size of Manhattan or about 20,000 football fields,
Genetic testing has revealed this massive
patch came from a single seed and over several Millennia it has been cloning itself
over and over. That is so cool.
And we want to wish a very happy birthday to Hollywood legend Morgan Freeman,
the Oscar winning actor turning 85 years old today.
Not only is he known for his on camera roles
spanning major films like the Shawshank redemption and Evan Almighty
has also made a name for himself as a narrator with documentaries like March of the
penguins and in 2018 the screen actors guild
honored him with a Lifetime Achievement Award,
Happy Birthday Morga.