turboprop took off from the tupelo, mississippi airport early this morning. tupelo police say they got a 911 call from the person on board the airplane around 5:00 a.m. central time, 6:00 a.m. on the east coast. that s about 5 1/2 hours ago now. and that the plane, the person in the plane, was threatening to crash into a walmart in tupelo. we know from flightaware tracking that this plane with the number 342er took off, and flew to the northwest over the holly springs national forest. and then police in tupelo who were communicating with the person flying this airplane lost contact with this pilot or person turned pilot, at least. we do not know if this person was a pilot in fact. and the plane, according to some photos percolating on social media, appears to be mostly in one piece. so sources who fly this type of
trumpeted here turn out to be the case. thanks for joining us this very nice weekend. in the meantime here, there s a sort of history that doesn t give you much hope for this inflation reduction act. some of the abuses we ve seen in prior elements of spending. gerri willis with more on that, gerri. neil, crime pays, at least in the case of covid relief found. we ve managed to prosecute only a billion dollars of these fraudulent claims, but many of them will never be recouped. let s look at the number. lost to fraud, it could be over $163 billion. but that s whether what happens when the government makes huge amounts of taxpayer money available to the public with zero oversight. the example is comical. loans went out to 342 people who said their name was n slash a, no answer. and the government s do not pay list got dough.
(Photo from the City Government of Davao) MANILA-Senators see the need for more coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccinations and booster shots as the number of cases in the country starts to rise again. Senator Christopher "Bong" Go on Wednesday urged the government to strengthen its information campaign on Covid-19 vaccination, saying this should cover as many qualified individuals as possible. "We have done well the past year in acquiring sufficient vaccine supply but we must amplify these efforts further in order to reach areas with low vaccination rates," he said. Go also wants Filipinos to be provided with all the right information they need to make the right decision in having themselves vaccinated. "Bukod sa sapat na supply, awareness and access sa mga bakunang ito ang kailangan upang hindi masayang ang ating pinaghirapan. Kung pwede ay dalhin natin ang tamang impormasyon at mismong bakuna sa mga kabahayan lalo na sa mga liblib na lugar (Apart from a
TALLY GROUP. The National Board of Canvassers, led by Commission on Elections Chairperson Saidamen Pangarungan (left), continues with the canvassing of votes for senators and party-list groups at PICC Forum Tent in Pasay City on Monday (May 16, 2022). Except for 14 villages in Lanao del Sur that will hold special elections next week, 172 of 173 Certificates of Canvass have been tallied. (PNA photo by Avito Dalan) MANILA - A week after the May 9 national and local elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec), sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), has canvassed 172 out of 173 Certificates of Canvass (COCs) from local and overseas voting. Commissioner George Garcia said in a press briefing on Monday that the only one left is the COC of Lanao del Sur, where 47 clustered precincts in 14 villages in Butig, Bindayan, and Tubaran will be conducting special polls. Twelve villages in Tubaran will hold special elections on May 24 while the Comelec has yet to set the date for But
and alaska airlines both say they simply don t have the staff to fly their upcoming schedule jet blue proactively trimming its schedule through the busy summer travel season by 10%, 155 flights per day. bad weather only adding to jet blue s problems these past few weeks. people are sick, we ve got to get out of this plane. reporter: forcing some flights to divert to other airports. jet blue says the safety of our customers and crew members is our first priority, and our pilots are well trained to manage severe weather meanwhile, alaska airlines struggling with an ongoing pilot shortage is cutting its schedule by 2% through june. for many airlines, their eyes were bigger than their stomachs. they ended up scheduling more flights than they were actually able to operate. reporter: fewer airline seats and higher jet fuel prices mean higher ticket prices domestic tickets now averaging $342 roundtrip, up 35% from last year, up 11% from three years ago. travel midweek, fly tuesdays