Bailey's Babble

Hurricane Florence actually turned out worse than what weather reports were saying. About 37 people died in total.  In North Carolina alone 343,000 people were without power. Nearly 36 inches of rain has fallen since the hurricane hit land Thursday.  The Cape Fear River flooded causing some of the worst flooding seen in this part of the country ever.

I think a lot of the deaths and power outages could have been prevented from happening. The reporters did know it was coming but did not tell everyone to evacuate when they should have.  I think CBS News did a good job on reporting this and I like how they contained stories within the story itself.

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/hurricane-florence-aftermath-weather-flooding-power-outage-death-toll-fema-latest-forecast-live/

An off-duty police officer broke into the wrong apartment ending up in the death of Bothem Jean. Amber Guyer broke into the wrong apartment thinking it was hers, when she found Jean inside she though he was an intruder shooting and killing him.

I think this whole story is complete bull crap. How do you break into the wrong apartment thinking its yours after trying to open it numerous times? Do you not think to double check its yours or anything like that? I like how ABC wrote this article though and I loved the news clip at the top of the page as well.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/officer-accused-killing-man-wrong-apartment-shooting-face/story?id=57724631

Missing college student Mollie Tibbetts was found dead in a cornfield after they found her killer.  Cristhian Bahena Rivera confessed to killing Mollie and even brought the police to where she was.  Mollie was jogging when Rivera saw her, Mollie rejected Rivera when he tried to approach her, Rivera then so angry over the rejection killed her, stuffed her in his trunk, and left her buried in a cornfield.

I think BBC News did a good job at writing this article, I like how they set it up and the information they included. I think this is a crazy story and feel super sorry for the family.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45266948

Christopher Watts, a husband and father of 2 was convicted of killing his wife and two daughters. He did not plea guilty to his charges. He hid the little girl’s bodies at the sight of his job, and buried his wife close by.

I like how this website is set up, I think the article is well written. I also think the situation itself is crazy and extremely messed up. Fox News did a good job with delivering this news story.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/21/man-admits-wifes-murder-blames-her-for-daughters-deaths.html

Man dead after Officer enters wrong apartment.

On September 6^th, 2018 Officer Amber Guyger mistook Bothem Jean’s apartment for her own and shot him.  According to an arrest warrant Guyer opened the door of the unit and saw a large silhouette, which she thought was a burglar.

Guyger was arrested but was later on released after posting $300,000 bond.  The Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office did release of video of Guyger before her bond was posted of her sitting behind bars in handcuffs and in jail attire.

Jean’s attorney is calling for her to be fired immediately.  “We’re here eight days after his murder. Specifically, we are calling, we are demanding that Officer Amber Guyger be fired, terminated, immediately. She should not still be on the payroll … There’s no place for her … This is non-negotiable.”, said the family attorney Lee Meritt.

Recently a new conference came out reveling that in a search warrant a small amount of marijuana had been found in Jean’s apartment. Along with the 10.4 grams of marijuana, two fired cartridge casings, a black backpack with police equipment and paperwork, and a black police vest have also been found in the apartment.  Jean’s family attorney called it an attempt to smear and ruin his reputation.

After the news conference doezen of protesters marched Friday night from the Dallas Police Department towards the Dallas Morning News, FOX 4, and WFAA buildings downtown.  They held American flags and shouted “Botham Jean” as they walked.  Other protests included a small group in cars that stopped in westbound lanes of Interstate 30 blocking the traffic.

Some lovely conversations came out of one simple question this afternoon as I sat down with a couple of  Morningside College students and asked them about the weather.

First up is Tim, who’s pictured above. He is currently a senior at Morningside who also plays soccer. Tim was so use to the rain that when I asked him about the weather he said “oh yeah, it’s sunny!”.

Another is Chase, he is also a senior at Morningside and like Tim he plays soccer as well. “Im sick of the rain,” Chase said about our past weather “but its lovely today.”

I think I can speak for every one else on campus that its nice to have a break from this rain!

“If hell as an address, this is the place”, Curtis Vokamer, Deputy Fire Marshall.

On Friday afternoon a United Airlines jet with 61 persons aboard crashed just south of Townsville in a residential district. Most of the plane’s passengers were killed due to impact as they plowed through numerous homes.

The Townsville County Coroner reported 42 bodies had been found. One victim identified was Rep. George W. Collins, D-III., who was returning from Washington.

The jet’s final location was Omaha, Neb. The National Transportation Safety Board in Washington immediately dispatched an investigative team to Townsville. Prayers do go out to all of the victims families.

Texaco Gasoline truck overturned flooding sewer lines.

Fire Chief Charles Hochandel said “The fireman followed catastrophe and hazmat procedures set up beforehand for just such an occurrence.” 48th Street and Correctionville Road have been impacted due to overturned Gasoline truck on the outskirts of town. Cars are now being rerouted through side streets due to gasoline being on the road and surrounding ditches.

This problem will continue to stay serious for about two hours until the gas is flushed away. Four families have already had to evacuate due to the sewer line gas.

1 death and 3 injured in local Townsville car crash on Hwy. 20.

Moyer Quick, aged 65 and a resident of Townsville, was killed in a collision of two cars which happened on Hwy. 20 around 11 am yesterday morning.

Three survivors were transported to Marian Health Center. Randy Radin, 17, of Townsville is in critical condition. He was driving the truck that collided with Quick’s truck. Other survivors include Dorthy Quick, 61, Moyer Quick’s wife who is in “good’ condition and Maxine Steuerwald, 47, continues to stay in “fair” condition. The relation between Steuerwald and the Quick family remains unknown.

The accident, which is under investigation, occurred as both vehicles were heading in a westerly direction on the two-lane highway. Quick went to pass Radin but his vehicle’s rear-end struck Radin’s truck. The impact sent both vehicles into the ditch on the north side of the road.

Yesterday in Des Moines, IA, the Iowa Highway Patrol ordered a ban on hand-held radar guns.

This ban affects 70 radar guns that will be withdrawn from service. Spokesman Adam Smith let us know “The feeling here is to err on the side of caution until more is known about the issue,” Smith said. “The whole situation is under review”

This move is considered the first of its kind. Coming two months after officers in Cedar Rapids, IA, filed workman compensation claims, saying they developed cancer from using the hand-held units. State troopers in Iowa do say that they will still be using radar units with transmitters. They will have them mounted from outside of their cruisers until more knowledge is found about the hand-held guns.