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enid Oklahoma, where a massive tornado swept through Thursday evening. Mayor David Mason
“told K.O.C.O. TV that the Twister touched down near Vance Air Force Base.”
We didn't have a tornado hit south side of the enid. I had been in touch with the base commander Josh London to be Colonel London. And he has assured me that they've got minimal damage out on the base to get some benefits and signage. No fatalities have been reported. But K.O.C.O. is reporting that at least 10 people were injured. Video posted online shows the tornado bearing down in homes flattened in or near
enid. Authorities say search and rescue crews are looking for people who may be trapped by debris. Forecasters are warning at the threat of severe weather will extend through the weekend from Oklahoma to Minnesota. President Trump says he expects the leaders of Lebanon and Israel to come to Washington soon. And here's Michelle Kellamut reports. Trump also announced
“a ceasefire between the two sides will be extended for three weeks.”
This was the second meeting between the ambassadors from Israel and Lebanon. But this time it was in the White House, where President Trump raised the prospect of a summit within three
weeks. They're next to each other. They agree people and they've never met. This should
be an easy one. Secretary of State Marco Rubios, as both countries, are victimized by Hezbollah, the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, my cuckabee described Hezbollah as a rough little kid disturbing neighbors who want to get along. Israel currently occupies parts of southern Lebanon and the U.N. says the humanitarian needs remain severe. Michelle Kellamut and PR news, the State Department. One person is dead, another in critical care, and at
least four others are injured, following a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Patton Rouge. Alex Cox, a member of the station WRKF has more. Please say two groups of people got into
an argument at the mall Thursday afternoon, which led to both sides drawing guns and
shooting at each other. Five people have been detained for questioning, but authorities declined to confirm their identities. Patton Rouge, police chief TJ Morse, says that none of the people injured are suspects, and some have already been discharged. This was a disagreement a fight between two different groups of people that we are still trying to unravel, and unfortunately innocent victims got caught in the crossfire. While enforcement was able to
respond within minutes because there was a Baton Rouge police officer stationed in the mall, officials say the response time saved lives. For NPR news, I'm Alex Cox in Baton Rouge. Please are appealing to witnesses for any video of the shooting. And you're listening to NPR news. National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on last month's
fatal crash at New York's Lagordia airport between a firefighting truck and an air Canada jet. The NTSB report says the driver of the truck heard an air traffic controller warning to stop, but did not know who the warning was for. The report says a crash prevention system for air traffic controllers did not generate an audio or visual alert. Tickbites are sending people in the U.S. to the emergency room and unusually high rates
from mid-April. It's according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Piers Ping Hwang reports on precautions you can take. Across most regions in the U.S. take bites are accounting for around 90 out of every 100,000 ER visits, the highest for the time of year and almost a decade. To stop ticks from biting, the CDC recommends wearing insect repellent and treating clothing with the insect-to-side
Permethrin which kills ticks. Ticks can be small in the spring when they're first emerging about the size of a poppy seed. If you do find a tick on you, remove it as soon as possible. The longer they feed, the more likely they are at a transmit certain diseases like lime and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. And if you get a rash or fever in the days and weeks after being in the woods or in other places that might have many ticks, go and seek medical care promptly. Ping Hwang and PR news. Oil prices rising over concerns about tensions in the Middle East Reuters says the price of
print crew, the International Standard, has risen more than 17% of the course of the week. It's now around $106 a barrel. I'm trial snider in PR news.
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