WEEKEND. WE’LL GET THAT ALL SORTED OUT IN JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES. TARA, MARK.
THANK YOU, MIKE. THIS MORNING,
AN AMBER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR AN
11 YEAR-OLD GIRL. POLICE NEED
YOUR HELP LINK BRINGING HELEN
PIERCE BACK HOME. SHE WAS LAST
HEARD FROM UP IN BURNET THAT IS
NORTHWEST OF AUSTIN.
>> POLICE LOOKING FOR AN
UNKNOWN MALE IN CONNECTION WITH
HER ABDUCTION. IF YOU’VE SEEN
HELEN PIERCE, PLEASE CALL
POLICE.
>> WELL, WORDS HAVE MEANING.
THAT’S US. THAT’S THE CITY
CASUAL AS SAYING THAT LED TO
THE CHANGE IN THERE TO POLICE
DEPARTMENT. THE NOW FORMER
POLICE CHIEF AND BRYAN JACKSON
WAS ACCUSED OF USING A RACIAL
SLUR DURING A MURDER
INVESTIGATION. INVESTIGATORS
SAY WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA
CAPITAL CITY COUNCIL EXCEPT AS
BREXIT RESIGNATION LAST NIGHT.
>> WORDS HAVE POWER AND WE MUST
ALL CHOOSE OUR WORDS VERY
CAREFULLY. JUST AS WE CHOOSE
THE ACTIONS.
THAT SUPPORT OUR FELLOW
MANKIND. WE NEED TO CONDEMN THE
ONES THAT BITE US. THE PRESS
AND THAT SUBJUGATE.
>> EVEN THOUGH THE ACT WAS
CONDEMNED DURING THE COUNCIL
MEETING, CATCHER BILLS MAYOR
STILL DESCRIBED JACKSON AS A
FLAWED, BUT GOOD MAN. THE CITY
IS NOW LOOKING FORWARD LOOKING
FOR AN INTERIM POLICE CHIEF.
>> GAS PRICES CONTINUE TO TREND
UPWARD. SEE THE SAN ANTONIO
TRIPLE A SAYS ONLY ABOUT $0.20
AWAY FROM HITTING OUR RECORD
FOR THE METRO AREA. RIGHT NOW,
GAS IS ABOUT 3.75 ON AVERAGE.
WHILE PRICES HERE HAVE NOT HIT
RECORD YET. OVERALL, THE NATION
NATIONAL AVERAGE HAS THE
NATIONAL AVERAGE CITY OF 4.17,
BREAKING A PREVIOUS RECORD OF
FOR 11 A GALLON WAY BACK IN
2008.
>> YOUR MORNING HEADLINES.
A NUMBER OF PEOPLE FORCED TO
ESCAPE UKRAINE HAS PASSED
2 MILLION NEARLY 2 WEEKS INTO
THE INVASION. RUSSIAN TROOPS
HAVE LAID SIEGE TO UKRAINIAN
CITIES. TOP U.S. INTELLIGENCE
OFFICIALS ARE WARNING OF A
QUOTE, UGLY NEXT FEW WEEKS AND
SAFE WLADIMIR. PUTIN IS ANGRY
AND FRUSTRATED AT THE LACK OF
PROGRESS IN UKRAINE. THE
DIRECTOR OF THE CIA ALSO SAYS
THE PEOPLE OF KIEV COULD RUN
OUT OF FOOD AND SUPPLIES WITHIN
THE NEXT 10 DAYS AS RUSSIAN
FORCES ADVANCE TOWARD THE
CAPITAL. THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT WILL NO
LONGER BUY RUSSIAN OIL AND THAT
IT’S STILL POLAND ABOUT A
PROPOSAL TO SEND FIGHTER JETS
TO UKRAINE ON TUESDAY, THE
PENTAGON SAID POLAND OFFERED TO
GIVE ITS MAKE 29 FIGHTER JETS
TO THE U.S. SO THEY CAN BE
PASSED TO UKRAINE RAISES
SERIOUS CONCERNS FOR THE NATO
ALLIANCE.
>> LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE BACKING
OFF ON RISKY POLICE CHASES
ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE
NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION. MORE THAN 500
PEOPLE DIED IN POLICE PURSUITS
ALONE IN 2020 ONE STUDY FOUND
MORE THAN 5,000 BYSTANDERS AND
PASSENGERS WERE KILLED IN CAR
CHASES BETWEEN 1979 AND 2013
MUNICIPALITIES HAD TO PAY OUT
LARGE SUMS OF MONEY AND
LAWSUITS RESULTING FROM THOSE
CHASES. THE LATEST CITY
RESTRICT THE TACTIC.
CINCINNATI. IT’S IMPLEMENTING
NEW POLICY. LIMITING POLICE
CHASES TO VIOLENT VIOLENT
FELONY OFFENSES. ATLANTA POLICE
ALSO LIMITS POLICE PURSUITS
CASES WHERE VIOLENCE IS
SUSPECTED.
>> UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
IS IN FOR A MASSIVE OVERHAUL
LAST NIGHT THE U.S. SENATE
VOTED IN A 79 TO 19 BIPARTISAN
DECISION TO APPROVE THE POSTAL
SERVICE REFORM ACT REMOVES 2
LARGE HURDLES TO THE POST
OFFICE’S FINANCES. FIRST
REQUIRES POSTAL EMPLOYEES TO
ENROLL IN MEDICARE AS SOON AS
THEY’RE ELIGIBLE SECOND, IT
DROPS A MANDATE THAT WOULD THAT
REQUIRES AGENCY TO COVER.
IT’S HEALTH CARE COSTS. YEARS
IN ADVANCE. THE HOUSE OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE SAYS THESE MEASURES
WILL SAVE THE U.S. USPS NEARLY
50 BILLION DOLLARS OVER THE
NEXT DECADE. SOME EXPERTS ARE
WARNING THAT THE BENEFITS ARE
STRICTLY FINANCIAL AND MAY NOT
RESULT IN BETTER SERVICE FOR
CUSTOMERS.
>> NOW TO FLORIDA’S SO-CALLED
DON’T SAY BILL, SOME LAWMAKERS
ARE FIGHTING BACK AGAINST IT AS
THE BILL HEADS TO THE
GOVERNOR’S DESK TO BECOME A
LAW. ABC’S ANDREW FOR GE HAS
THE STORY.
>> THIS MORNING, FLORIDA’S
CONTROVERSIAL PARENTAL RIGHTS
IN EDUCATION. BILL IS ONE STEP
AWAY FROM BECOMING
DESPITE PROTESTS FROM LGBTQ
PLUS ADVOCATES WHO DUBBED IT
THE DON’T SAY BILL. WHAT THIS
BILL DOES IS THIS BILL CREATES
A LOT OF FEAR.
REPRESENTATIVE JOE HARDING WHO
INTRODUCED THE BILL SAYS ITS
CRITICS ARE LYING ABOUT THE
BILL’S PURPOSE OF THE IT DOES
TO STATE WHAT IS AGE THAT TALKS
WHAT’S APPROPRIATE IN THE
CLASSROOM TO TEACH. AND THAT
TALKS ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE
PARENT HAS THE RIGHT TO BE
ENGAGED AND THE EDUCATION OF
THEIR CHILDREN UNDER THE
LEGISLATION LESSONS ON
ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY
MAY NOT OCCUR IN KINDERGARTEN
THROUGH GRADE 3 OR IN A MANNER
THAT IS NOT AGE APPROPRIATE OR
DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE
FOR STUDENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
STATE STANDARDS. THE BILL DOES
NOT DEFINE WHAT IS AGE
APPROPRIATE.
>> IT WILL ALSO ALLOW PARENTS
TO SUE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IF THEY
BELIEVE THE POLICY IS BEING
VIOLATED. THE BILL PASSED
THROUGH THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
TUESDAY AND GOVERNOR DESANTIS
SAYS HE SUPPORTS IT LGBTQ.
PLUS, ADVOCATES SAY THEY WORRY
ABOUT STUDENTS MENTAL HEALTH.
I THINK THIS BILL IS VAGUE ON
PURPOSE.
>> IT IS TRYING TO SILENCE OR
PUSH FAMILIES, STUDENTS AND
LGBTQ INDIVIDUALS BACK INTO
THE CLOSET. SUPPORTERS SAY THE
BILL WOULD NOT KEEP PEOPLE FROM
TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUES IN
CLASSROOMS, BUT IT WILL BAN
CURRICULUM AND LESSONS ON IT.
I THOUGHT YOUR TEACHERS, THEIR
RELATIONSHIPS THAT THEY HAVE
WITH OUR STUDENTS, THE
TREMENDOUSLY THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION HAS DENOUNCED
THE BILL AS ANTI LGBTQ. PLUS.
>> IF SIGNED, THE BILL WILL
TAKE EFFECT JULY 1ST, SIMILAR
BILLS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED IN
SEVERAL OTHER STATES AS WELL.
>> ANDREA FUJII ABC NEWS, NEW