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On charlotte, North Carolina tonight. A third night of protests is underway. And the mayor has now issued a curfew that takes effect at midnight. This is a live picture of the protests, which have so far been peaceful tonight. Protests earlier this week did turn violent. One protester has died after being shot last night, although city Officials Say he was not shot by police. The protests stem from the Fatal Shooting of keith lamont scott. Who tuesday. The shooting was caught on video and while the scott family was allowed to watch the video today the police chief is refusing to make it public, saying it would put crime victims at risk. Chief kerr putney Charlotte Mecklenburg police i get it, i do; i understand the whole dynamic and the definition of transpare ....
Making things worse while the storm covered victims in snow, as far north as the coastline in plymouth, massachusetts, where the ocean came up over the road and beach last night the feds report three quarters of a million power customers across six states still have no power. Then, there is the search for gasoline, 38 of the area is out of gas, no power to run the pumps or both. And starting tomorrow morning, metropolitan new york will follow new jerseys lead and switch to a gas rationing system. We begin tonight with nbcs Stephanie Gosk in lawrence, on long island, good evening reporter good evening, well, the mayor of this town and 22 other mayors have already written a letter quoting that the efforts to restore power is a failure. Then as the noreaster blows in, an additional 120,000 customers in new york and new jersey are in the dark. And the anger is growing. This family keeps pumping, but the water keeps coming. 4,000 gallo ....
On this episode of The Legislature Today, West Virginia, like most of the country, is enjoying record setting low unemployment numbers after the coronavirus pandemic. Briana Heaney sat down with Josh Sword, president of West Virginia's AFL-CIO, and Del. Clay Riley, R-Harrison, to discuss two bills that would reduce unemployment benefits in the state. ....
On this episode of The Legislature Today, the Legislative Auditor is a department under the West Virginia Legislature tasked with auditing offices under the executive branch. There is a bill making its way through the legislature that some say will “defang” the work done by the department while others say the bill strengthens it. ....
On this episode of The Legislature Today, bills about crime and punishment come before the West Virginia Legislature every year. Often, they adjust punishment or even establish a new section of the state’s criminal code. Randy Yohe spoke with Del. Shawn Fluharty, D-Ohio, and Sen. Mike Stuart, R-Kanawha, and a former U.S. attorney. ....