Vaughn jones in london where it is 10 00. Welcome to this hour of newsroom. Stay with us. See whats coming up. Straight to the first story. The search for a new fbi director gets under way this saturday at the u. S. Justice department. Acting director Andrew Mccabe will be among those interviewed to replace james comey who was of course fired by President Trump on tuesday. The dismissal itself came just as the fbis investigation into russian modeling was starting to gain tracks. Calls for independent prosecutor to take over the investigation are growing louder in the wake of comeys firing. Some democratic lawmakers say the Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein should resign if he is not willing to appoint special counsel. Those close to rosenstein say he doesnt see the need for an outside prosecutor. It is not clear why comey was fired in the first place. The white house has given conflicting reports and accounts. Rather than settling the matter, the president friday offered a threat,
If the Fatima Lady Comets have shown anything this season, it’s they are capable of finding power hitting anywhere in their lineup, Nos. 1-9. It was Kristen Robertson’s time to shine Tuesday night. The junior third baseman drove the first pitch she saw in the bottom of the fourth inning over the left-field fence for a three-run home run. That blast was the difference in a 4-1 victory against the Blair Oaks Lady Falcons in the Class 3 District 5 Tournament championship game at Southern Boone High School.
On to the next one for the Fatima Lady Comets. Taylor Baumhoer and Mia Kliethermes combined to toss a one-hit shutout in the circle and Kinzey Woody finished a single shy of the cycle and drove in six runs for the top-seeded Lady Comets, leading to a 10-0 run-rule victory in five innings Monday against the No. 4 seed California Lady Pintos in the semifinals of the Class 3 District 5 Tournament at Southern Boone High School.
Good pitching and defense led the way Tuesday night for the Fatima Lady Comets. Mia Kliethermes allowed just two hits in six innings in the circle and the Lady Comets made just one error, leading the way to a 6-2 victory against the Jefferson City Lady Jays at Jefferson City High School.
The Helias Lady Crusaders got started quickly in their home opener. The Lady Crusaders jumped ahead 13-2 to open the match at Rackers Fieldhouse and kept the momentum throughout Tuesday night on the way to a 25-12, 25-16, 25-15 sweep of the Fatima Lady Comets.