Showing posts with label ABC News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ABC News. Show all posts

Saturday, January 21, 2017

At Least 217 Arrested, Limo Torched Amid Trump Inauguration Day Protests in Washington


Trump Speech at Make America Great Again Celebration (FULL EVENT) | ABC News

Violence flared on some streets of Washington, D.C., today amid Donald Trump"s inauguration with people smashing car and store windows, clashing with police and even torching a limo, leading to more than 200 arrests.

The capital"s interim police chief, Peter Newsham, said in a Periscope video posted on Twitter earlier today that the problems were caused by one group, "and it"s a very, very small percentage of the number of folks that came here to peacefully assemble in our city."

Police said they responded using pepper spray and other control devices.

At least 217 people have been arrested and charged with rioting from this morning"s incident, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Police fire pepper spray on protesters during a demonstration after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, Jan. 20, 2017, in Washington.

Six Metropolitan Police Department officers suffered minor non-life-threatening-injuries, Newsham said at a news conference early this evening. He added that three of the six injured officers suffered head injuries from flying objects.

Thousands of protesters fanned out across downtown Washington in the morning, including some who tried to block security checkpoints to the inauguration festivities.

Protests also cropped up in other parts of the country today, including San Francisco and outside Trump Tower in New York City.

Dramatic video published on social media showed men and women using signs and sticks to shatter glass at a Starbucks and a bank. Police then attempted to chase down the suspected vandals.

A protester kicks in a windshield during a demonstration in Washington, Jan. 20, 2017, after the inauguration of President Donald Trump.

Police said in a statement that an organized group marched through the northwestern part of the city around 10:30 a.m. and that "members of the group acting in a concerted effort engaged in acts of vandalism and several instances of destruction of property."

The statement said that the group damaged vehicles, destroyed the property of multiple businesses and ignited small, isolated fires and that police vehicles were among those damaged.

The #DisruptJ20 coalition, named after the date of the inauguration, which promised that its participants would attempt to shut down the inauguration events, tangled with Bikers for Trump, a group clad in leather biker gear that backs the president.

Video on social media showed the two groups exchanging words and blows just before the start of inauguration festivities.

After the inauguration, protesters started a fire on the street, burning what appeared to be garbage and a plastic newspaper stand.

Anti Trump protestors hurled rocks and other debris at the Starbuck"s Cafe window as they ran through the streets, on Jan. 20, 2017, in Washington.

Later in the afternoon, protesters set on fire what appeared to be a stretch limo. Images on social media showed the words "We the people" spray-painted on a door of the vehicle. Smoke from the blaze could be seen streaming into the overcast sky.

Protesters set fire to a limousine in the street, Jan. 20, 2017, in Washington.

Several verbal encounters took place between the president"s supporters and protesters. One Bikers for Trump member chastised protesters, according to a report by the Associated Press.

"Get a job," said Rahm, a Bikers for Trump member from Philadelphia. "Stop crying, snowflakes. Trump won."

Outside the International Spy Museum, protesters in Russian-style hats ridiculed Trump"s praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin, marching with signs calling Trump "Putin"s puppet" and "Kremlin employee of the month," the AP reported.

At the inauguration ceremony, protesters could be seen being removed from the crowd.

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, responded to the protests on Twitter, writing, "Nothing is more unAmerican than protesters who are not peaceful. disgusting."

source: http://abcnews.go.com/politics/arrests-violence-flares-parts-capital-inauguration-day/story?id%3d44925970

Continue Reading ..

Saturday, July 9, 2016

The Latest: Indiana Town Wonders: Who Won $540M Lottery?


More Details Emerge About Dallas Shooter"s Motivations

The Latest on a winning ticket sold for the Mega Millions jackpot worth an estimated $540 million (all times local):

12:50 p.m.

A small Indiana town where a Mega Millions ticket worth an estimated $540 million was sold is buzzing with speculation about who might be the big winner.

The winning ticket for Friday"s drawing was sold at a Speedway station along Interstate 70 in Cambridge City, a town of about 2,000 residents 50 miles east of Indianapolis.

Town Council President Mark McCarty says if the winner is a local, it won"t take long for word to spread about who it is.

Cambridge City Chamber of Commerce President Beth Leisure says she"s "happy for whoever it is," even if the winner isn"t from the town known for its antique stores.

Robert Williams, who works at the town"s National Road Antique Mall, says customers are excited and "everybody"s wondering who it is."

11:40 a.m.:

The Hoosier Lottery says the winning ticket for the Mega Millions jackpot worth an estimated $540 million was sold at a gasoline station in eastern Indiana.

Hoosier Lottery spokesman Dennis Rosebrough says the ticket for Friday"s drawing was sold at a Speedway station along Interstate 70 in Cambridge City, a town of about 2,000 residents 50 miles east of Indianapolis.

A person who answered the phone at that store directed calls to Marathon Petroleum"s corporate headquarters. A spokesman, Brandon Daniels, says the company has no comment.

Because the Speedway location is along a busy highway, Rosebrough says the person who bought the ticket may not be from Indiana. He says "we know the ticket was sold in Indiana, but being on I-70, who knows who bought it?"

7:33 a.m.

A lottery official says a jackpot-winning Mega Millions ticket worth an estimated $540 million was sold in Indiana.

Virginia Lottery spokesman John Hagerty tells The Associated Press it was the only jackpot-winning ticket in Friday night"s Mega Millions drawing.

The consortium of lottery organizations that runs Mega Millions said a ticket matching all five white b***s and the yellow ball would win an estimated $540 million.

The winning Mega Millions numbers are white b***s 8-19-20-55-73 and yellow ball 5.

An estimated $1 billion in tickets have been sold since the last jackpot-winning ticket was drawn in early March. This is the longest Mega Millions run without a winner.

Tickets are sold in 43 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Source: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/latest-540m-lottery-ticket-sold-indiana-gas-station-40458647

Continue Reading ..

Monday, June 13, 2016

Microsoft Buys LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion


Christina Grimmie Shot and Killed During Concert

LinkedIn has a new status update: The business social network has been acquired by Microsoft for $26.2 billion in a cash deal announced this morning.

Microsoft will pay $196 a share to purchase LinkedIn, a professional social network with more than 400 million members around the world, according to terms of the deal announced by both companies.

"The LinkedIn team has grown a fantastic business centered on connecting the worlds professionals," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in a statement. "Together we can accelerate the growth of LinkedIn, as well as Microsoft Office 365 and Dynamics as we seek to empower every person and organization on the planet."

The transaction is expected to be complete by the end of this year. Microsoft"s statement said the company plans to retain Jeff Weiner as CEO of LinkedIn and added the social network will continue to operate as an independent brand. Reid Hoffman, chairman, co-founder and the controlling shareholder of LinkedIn also approved the sale, according to the statement.

"Today is a re-founding moment for LinkedIn. I see incredible opportunity for our members and customers and look forward to supporting this new and combined business," Hoffman said in a statement. "I fully support this transaction and the Boards decision to pursue it, and will vote my shares in accordance with their recommendation on it."

LinkedIn"s stock closed at $131.08 on Friday, a drastic decrease from the company"s peak of almost $260 a share last fall. News of the acquisition sent the company"s stock price surging 48 percent during pre-market trading this morning with shares reaching $194.30 before the market opened.

Source: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/microsoft-buys-linkedin-262-billion/story?id%3D39814217

Continue Reading ..