Secret Service Agent Slams Down Photographer at Donald Trump Rally

RADFORD, Va.—An exceptionally raucous Donald Trump rally that was interrupted numerous times by protesters culminated in an altercation in which a Secret Service agent choked and threw down a photographer for Time magazine.

The rally, at Radford University on Monday, drew a crowd of about 3,000, most of them Trump supporters. But about 30 young supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement interrupted Mr. Trump’s remarks, chanting, “No more hate, let’s be great.”

Mr. Trump urged security guards to expel the protesters — “Get ‘em out.” As they were being removed, Christopher Morris, a veteran photographer for Time magazine, attempted to move out of a press holding area to take pictures of the protesters. As he did so, a Secret Service agent assigned to the Trump campaign told him to retreat. they scuffled, and the agent grabbed the photographer by the neck and threw him to the ground. From the ground, Mr. Morris kicked the agent.

In a statement, the Secret Service said it “is aware of an incident involving an employee of the Secret Service that occurred earlier today in Radford, Va. At this time, our local field office is working with their law enforcement partners to determine the exact circumstances that led up to this incident. The Secret Service will provide further details as warranted once additional facts surrounding the situation are known.”

Mr. Morris said he was there to shoot a cover photo for Time magazine of Mr. Trump. He said he had kept one foot in the press “pen” but moved slightly out to capture the protesters. Mr. Morris said when he and the agen​t ​got in a “shoving match,” he used an expletive. That’s when the agent grabbed him by the neck, and threw him to the ground.

“The Secret Service is there to protect the candidate, and I was never any threat to the candidate,” Mr. Morris said in an interview.

Before Mr. Trump spoke, an announcer had instructed members of the audience if they saw a protester they should “not touch or harm the protester” but instead draw the attention of security officers.

Mr. Trump’s rallies have often been loud and boisterous affairs, with tension between supporters and detractors, but Monday’s was among the most raucous yet.


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Il Duce Trump: Republican frontrunner defends retweeting ‘very good’ Mussolini quote

Undaunted by the backlash, Donald Trump has no regrets about retweeting a famous quote by Italian fascist Benito Mussolini.

A long-running online sting to get the presidential candidate to post a quote by the World War II dictator has finally paid off.

On Sunday morning, Trump retweeted a post which read: “It is better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep.”

The words were attributed to Donald Trump from a parody account with the Twitter handle @IlDuce. While the sentence sounds like something Trump might say, the words were actually uttered by fascism’s founding father and Adolf Hitler ally, Benito Mussolini.

The gossip news website Gawker claim they set up the account, which sports a mocked-up image of the Italian dictator donning Trump’s famous comb over, to trick the Republican frontrunner.

But avid Twitter user Trump says he knew all along the quote was from Mussolini. In fact, he’s defended his retweet and admitted he likes the orator’s “very good quote”.

“It’s okay to know it is Mussolini… It’s a very a good quote, it’s a very interesting quote, and I know who said it,” a flustered Trump told NBC’s Chuck Todd.

“What difference does it make, whether it is Mussolini or somebody else, it’s certainly a very interesting quote.”




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US lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard quits party post to endorse Bernie Sanders

Tulsi Gabbard, the first ever Hindu elected to the US Congress who has a sizeable following among Indian-Americans, on Sunday quit a senior Democratic party position to endorse Bernie Sanders as the US presidential candidate.

Gabbard's sudden endorsement comes ahead of the Super Tuesday in which front-runner Hillary Clinton is pitched in a tough battle against Sanders in the 11 States where the Democratic Party's presidential primaries are scheduled.

Appearing in a Sunday talk show on NBC News, Gabbard, 34, said she is stepping down as the vice chair of the Democratic National Committee and is endorsing Sanders, who is attracting thousands of people across the country for his views of health care and education.

"There is a clear contrast between our two candidates with regard to my strong belief that we must end the interventionist, regime change policies that have cost us so much. This is not just another issue... it's deeply personal to me," Gabbard said on NBC's Meet the Press. "As a veteran, as a soldier, I've seen firsthand the true cost of war... As we look at our choices as to who our next Commander-in-chief will be is to recognise the necessity to have a Commander-in-chief who has foresight. Who exercises good judgement," she said.

"Who looks beyond the consequences -- who looks at the consequences of the actions that they are willing to take before they take those actions. So that we don't continue to find ourselves in these failures that have resulted in chaos in the Middle East and so much loss of life," Gabbard said.Gabbard said.

Welcoming the endorsement, Sanders said: "Congresswoman Gabbard is one of the important voices of a new generation of leaders.As a veteran of the Iraq War, she understands the cost of war and is fighting to create a foreign policy that not only protects America but keeps us out of perpetual wars." Gabbard, an Iraq War veteran and member of the Hawaii Army National Guard, also released a video today explaining her decision to back Sanders.

"We need a commander in chief, who understands the need for a foreign policy which is robust in defending the safety and security of the American people. Who will not waste precious lives and money on interventionist wars of regime change," said Gabbard, a veteran of two deployments to the Middle East. "That's why today I am endorsing Bernie Sanders to be the next president and commander-in-chief of the US," she said.

Elected in 2012, Gabbard is the first Hindu member of the United States Congress.




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UFC London Anderson Silva vs Michael Bisping LIVE: Follow all the action from the O2 Arena

The UFC returns to London for the first time in two years as Michael Bisping finally faces former middleweight champion Anderson Silva.

'The Count' has been chasing a fight with the Brazilian legend since he first began fighting at 185lbs in 2008 and would put himself right in the title picture for a potential rematch with Luke Rockhold with a win.

For 40-year-old Silva the bout sees him return to London where he made his name on the local mixed martial arts scene looking for redemption as he works towards regaining the UFC belt he held for more than six years.

Elsewhere on the card former middleweight title contender Thales Leites faces dangerous veteran Gegard Mousasi while English welterweight prospect Tom Breese fights Keita Nakamura.

London's own Brad Pickett also returns to the Octagon looking to break a three-fight losing streak against knockout artist Francisco Rivera.




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Washington state man shoots family then calls 911; police surround home in standoff

A Seattle-area man shot his wife and kids then alerted local police Friday morning, according to reports.

A SWAT team surrounded the home near Belfair, Wash., in a standoff with the yet-unidentified man who told a 911 dispatcher he shot four people, Mason County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Ryan Spurling said.

Negotiators spoke with the armed man and then got into the home as deputies try to confirm there are shooting victims in the home and capture him, Spurling said. The sheriff’s office posted a photo of squad cars lined up on a gravel roadway in the piney terrain roughly 25 miles southwest of Seattle.

“We’ve made entry, but there are 11 structures to clear,” Spurling told The Seattle Times. "The radio said he was down, but I don’t know what that means. We just have to wait till they secure the scene. They’re going to do a thorough search of everything to find out what we’ve got."

The man had said at 9:37 a.m. local time he had shot his wife and children and was holding a gun to his head, officials told KIRO-TV. Authorities said an emergency crew drove a responsive girl from the home to a nearby hospital for evaluation.

The sheriff’s office asked news helicopters to clear airspace around the home for a Washington State Patrol plane. WSP spokesman Kyle Moore told the Times a Cessna aircraft mounted with a surveillance camera is giving police a live video feed at the scene.

Area resident Jack Pigott told the newspaper he heard gunfire around 8:15 p.m. Thursday but "never thought more about it" because he figured it was just target practice.

The home is near Belfair, Wash., roughly 25 miles southwest of Seattle.

“I’m looking at the TV and there’s a picture of my road. I said, 'My god that’s my driveway. There’s SWAT cars … halfway down the road,'" he said. "I’m kind of surprised this happened up here in my paradise." 

“Stand off and negotiations ongoing,” the sheriff’s office tweeted.

With News Wire Services.

This is a developing story.

Check back for updates.

Source : nydailynews.com

San Jose House Fire Reaches 4th Alarm, Across Street From Fire Station

SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — A house fire in San Jose, directly across the street from a fire station, has spread to neighboring homes Friday afternoon

It was reported on the 400 block of Auzerais Ave. south of downtown, next to the Interstate 280 – Highway 87 interchange shortly after noon.

The fire reached a 4th alarm just before 1:00 p.m. Flames were spreading to at least 2 neighboring homes.

San Jose Fire Station 30 is across the street from the location of the fire.

Firefighters battle a house fire on the 400 block of Auzerais Ave., across the street from Fire Station 30, February 26, 2016. (CBS)

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“We’re gonna have people suing you like you’ve never been sued before”: Trump threatens NYT, WaPo and the First Amendment

Trump swiftly squelched any notion of a post-debate, pre-Super Tuesday Rubio surge by flying in Chris Christie to Fort Worth, Texas on Friday where the governor not only endorsed the Donald, but stood stage left during the most theatrical campaign rally in history.

Sure, substantive debate might not be Trump’s strong suit, but after Friday’s media spectacle, it’s clear he more than makes up for it with an unmatched canniness for headline domination.

After accepting Christie’s endorsement and mocking Rubio by flinging water all over the stage (a la the Senator’s infamous 2013 SOTU-response gaffe), Trump took an ill-advised (for anyone else) swing at the First Amendment — more specifically libel laws, which he promised to “open up” as president.



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