Protests get emotional in Baltimore. Saudi Arabia restarts airstrikes in Yemen. And the NFL releases its schedule for next season.
It’s Friday, and here are the 5 things to know for your New Day.
SEVERE WEATHER
Deadly tornadoes: Several tornadoes ripped through the rural Midwest yesterday, leaving one person dead in Fairdale, Illinois. In nearby Kirkland, debris is so thick on the roads that first responders searching for trapped residents could not yet asses damage or injuries. Video surfaced of a massive twister barreling through rural Illinois farmland. Another large and dangerous tornado tore across fields in Iowa, and a twister touched down about 70 miles outside of St. Louis.
GERMANWINGS CRASH
Gunfire and chase: A slew of shootings and a chase rocked Washington late last night. The first shooting occurred at the gates of the U.S. Census Bureau headquarters in Suitland, Maryland. A guard was shot there. The suspect fled the scene and headed toward downtown Washington, firing gunshots along the way, with police in pursuit. The chase ended in a crash on Washington’s busy H Street, where the suspect and police had a shootout. The suspect and an officer were wounded. Police say this all started with a domestic kidnapping incident.
IRAN NUKE DEAL
Veto-proof? Backers of a Senate bill that would let Congress review the Iran nuclear deal and stop President Obama from waiving sanctions on Iran are about four votes shy of being able to override a presidential veto. The bill is expected to get an OK from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee early next week before being voted on by the full Senate. Many Democrats seemed more willing to vote for the measure, and defy Obama, after influential New York Sen. Chuck Schumer voiced support for the bill earlier this week.
ATLANTA CHEATING SCANDAL
Not a candidate? She tells anyone who’ll listen that she’s not running for President. Yet Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, in an interview airing this morning on CNN’s “New Day,” sounded very much like a presidential candidate. Warren weighed in on a number of issues, including the verdict in the Boston Marathon bombing trial and the recent police shooting in South Carolina. She also talked about the 2016 presidential race and her hope that the candidates will talk about ways to help America’s middle class.
ANDREW GETTY
Unexplained death: A cause of death has not been determined in the case of Andrew Getty, the 47-year-old grandson of J. Paul Getty who died yesterday in his home in Los Angeles. A woman, described as a friend of Getty’s, who was at the home at the time is cooperating with investigators, Los Angeles police said. In a statement, Getty’s parents, Gordon and Ann Getty, requested privacy for the family. Gordon Getty is one of three sons of J. Paul Getty, the oil tycoon who was thought to be the richest man in the world at the time of his death in 1976. Gordon Getty, 81, has an estimated net worth of $2.1 billion.
Those are your five biggies for the day. Here are a few others that are brewing and have the Internet buzzing.
Bad driver: Just because you want a Porsche doesn’t mean you can drive it.
Fly over: Watch the reactions when a stealth bomber flies over a crowd in Pasadena, California.
No surprise: Turns out cheese in a can is NOT a good substance for 3D printers. Shocker.
Lava meets ice: What happens when bubbling hot lava is poured on ice? Not what you’d expect.
Baby hippo: Do we really need to say anything more to get you to watch this one?
Robot love: When R2D2 met a mailbox …