*JOB NEWS* ~ Thrilled to share I’m going to be reporting for
#CBS
#Pittsburgh
@KDKA
! This past summer marked 10 yrs since my 1st real taste of news at
@CBSNewYork
- I feel honored to represent
@CBSNews
at an O&O. Ready to dig into the issues & push for change in the community!
#BREAKING
: Large crowd has formed outside the scene of an officer-involved shooting in
#Kenosha
.
@KenoshaPolice
say they a man is seriously hurt. People are now breaking the windows of cop cars. Warning - expletives
@tmj4
#UPDATE
: Jacob Blake’s brother tells me Jacob is still fighting for his life. He says he just got out of surgery and is in the ICU.
He also says while they don’t excuse
@KenoshaPolice
’s actions, Jacob’s mom urges protesters remain peaceful in
#Kenosha
.
@tmj4
#Wisconsin
#BREAKING
: Tear gas just deployed by law enforcement at
@KenoshaPolice
station. This is all in response to a man who police say was seriously injured in an officer-involved shooting this afternoon.
@tmj4
#Kenosha
#BREAKING
: Someone just threw some type of incendiary weapon that set multiple fires at scene
@KenoshaPolice
officer-involved shooting. Law enforcement have just shown up in riot gear & a military vehicle.
#Kenosha
@tmj4
#BREAKING
: Law enforcement already coming out in full force in
#Kenosha
and ran into one of
@tmj4
’s unmarked vehicles. They then looked like they were about to take someone into custody but let them go.
#Wisconsin
#JacobBlake
This is what it looks like at the scene of
@KenoshaPolice
officer-involved shooting where a large crowd formed with some people getting on top of squads and breaking the windows.
#Kenosha
@tmj4
"How dare we hate what we are. We are human. God did not make one type of tree or flower....how dare you ask him to make one type of human that looks just like you." - Julia Jackson, Jacob Blake's mom
@tmj4
#Kenosha
“I’m not giving up, I’m not going to give up on life even if I never walk again, I’m going to be optimistic & I’m going to be strong because my children need their father to believe” -
@AttorneyCrump
on
@CNN
about what
#JacobBlake
told
@JoeBiden
on the phone today
#Kenosha
@tmj4
“No one is going to discard my daughter like she’s rubbish” - Shantell Fields, mother of
#LaurenSmithFields
, emotional at a rally in
#Bridgeport
on what would have been Lauren’s 24th birthday
@WTNH
Many protesters in front of
@KenoshaPolice
now leaving the law enforcement in riot gear to join other protesters marching downtown. Some though are staying back.
@tmj4
#Kenosha
Sealed with a winner:
@serenawilliams
defeats Kanepi 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 to continue her run in Flushing Meadows!
She will face Karolina Pliskova in the QF...
#USOpen
Ok now time for
@NBCThisisUs
- and within the 1st minute I’m loving this scene of Phylicia Rashad walking to
#Aretha
’s “I Say a Little Prayer” 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
#ThisIsUs
“My greatest concern is that my citizens feel safe, that’s what I care about”
#EastPalestine
#Ohio
Mayor Trent Conaway outraged over situation in the village and says he wants answers like everyone else
@kdka
#trainderailment
Best
@nbcsnl
monologue in a long time - Matt Damon was both funny and heartfelt sharing his personal story of watching
#SNL
when he was little and now passing on the tradition to his kids
So the last half hour I had to run from tear gas that was burning my eyes and face and then discover our
@tmj4
had it’s windows smashed right behind a dump truck on fire. This is what is happening in
#Kenosha
tonight.
#Wisconsin
This is Renee Bacon. She arrived at the end of the line around 8:03 and was turned away. She says she was on her way home after a shift as a nurse.
#WisconsinElection
#COVID19
@tmj4
Here’s another angle of the
#Kenosha
County Sheriff Office’s vehicle hitting 1 of
@tmj4
’s cars - filmed by my photographer. This was about 15 minutes after the new 7pm curfew went into effect. They made their presence known for a few minutes & then left.
#Wisconsin
#JacobBlake
This is
#Brackenridge
Police Chief Justin McIntire, shot and killed today by a suspect he was trying to arrest
He became chief in 2018 after working his way up the ladder
Everyone here tells me the same thing - he was the definition of a community police officer
@KDKA
#BREAKING
: Matt Dugan declares victory in Allegheny County DA democratic primary, beating longtime incumbent Stephen Zappala
Zappala says he’ll now run as a republican in Nov. calling this “half time”
@KDKA
#PA
#electionday
#primaryday
16-year-old Deacon Martucci was killed in a car crash Friday night in Glenville. Tonight his friends remember his life at 11pm on
@WTEN
@BHBLSchools
@BHBLAthletics
#UPDATE
:
@CTDEEPNews
says person who died is a man. 7 others transported to hospital - 2 are kids & at least 1 is woman in critical.
1 boat involved, veered off course (circumstances under investigation) - crashed, traveled about 50 ft along rocky shoreline
@WTNH
To give you some context - this is our
@tmj4
vehicle. My photographer’s backpack was stolen and a bag that had all of my makeup in it. They also took my lunch bag. They didn’t take our laptops or my wallet or phone chargers.
#Kenosha
#Wisconsin
“Protesting is protesting, my buddy John Lewis used to say, but none of it justifies looting, burning or anything else, so regardless of how angry you are if you loot or you burn you should be held accountable... it just cannot be tolerated.” -
@JoeBiden
in
#Kenosha
@tmj4
#Biden
This is the tear gas that I ran from. I saw this sheriff’s deputy deploying multiple rounds of tear gas from this armored vehicle. You can see him throw one at the start of the video. It filled the air in downtown
#Kenosha
. My face & eyes were burning
@tmj4
#Wisconsin
“We need a miracle”
100s of family members, friends & strangers gathered tonight at
@KC_GremlinFball
field where Karns City QB Mason Martin collapsed Fri.
They held hands, prayed, sang, hugged & cried, to uplift one another & support the Martins, hoping Mason can heal
@KDKA
Large crowd of protesters just drove honking their cars through the intersection of 28th & 40th where the
@KenoshaPolice
officer-involved shooting happened. Looked like the group that’s been marching in
#Milwaukee
since
#GeorgeFloyd
’s death, saw some familiar faces
@tmj4
#Kenosha
A family just transported this snow angel they made on Christmas at their home to the
#Troy
home where the quadruple homicide took place, thought it made more sense here now.
@WTEN
"I'm really asking & encouraging everyone in WI & abroad to take a moment in examining your hearts. Citizens, police officers, firemen, clergy, politicians do shake up justice on this level & examine your hearts. We need healing." - Julia Jackson, Jacob Blake's mom
@tmj4
#Kenosha
Jacob Blake’s uncle came out here to
#Kenosha
to check out what was happening. He tells me Blake is still stable at
@Froedtert
. On behalf of the family he urges protesters remain peaceful and that at a point it’s time to go home for the night
@tmj4
#Wisconsin
@KenoshaPolice
#BREAKING
: Just got an 1-mile evac notice in
#EastPalestine
#Ohio
. Columbiana Co EMA director tells me condition of 1 of derailed cars w/ hazardous materials degraded, safety valve not working properly & there’s higher concern for an uncontrolled release & explosion of car
@KDKA
Troy Police arrested James White and Justin Mann both of Schenectady in connection with quadruple homicide on 2nd Ave. They're both charged w/ 1 count of murder in the 1st and 4 counts in the 2nd.
@wten
When I became a journalist I always dreamed of working in my home state… Well I’m excited to say I’m the newest reporter at
@WTNH
in
#Connecticut
! I couldn’t be more ready to give back to CT & dig into the issues impacting my family & friends.
#journalismmatters
#eastcoaster
#LATEST
:
@KC_GremlinFball
QB &
@KCGremlin
senior Mason Martin is fighting for his life at
@UPMC
Presbyterian after he collapsed at last night’s game
Family tells me he suffered a significant brain bleed & a collapsed lung - the next 24 hrs are critical
📸: Holly Mead
@KDKA
"No one is superior to the other. Please let's begin to pray for healing for our nation's. We are the United States, have we been united?" - Julia Jackson, Jacob Blake's mom
@tmj4
#Kenosha
#DEVELOPING
: Massive crowd of people here at
#EastPalestine
#Ohio
High School for what is now called an “Open House” w/ reps from local & state agencies to answer residents’ questions
Mayor tells me sometime in future will hold a community meeting
@KDKA
#trainderailment
A balloon release for
#LaurenSmithFields
on what would have been her 24th birthday -
@bptpolice
say she died “unexpectedly” on Dec. 12, 2021 at her home. Her parents say they didn’t find out until they discovered note on her door 2 days later from her landlord
@WTNH
#Bridgeport
#BREAKING
: Fire official on scene also tells me multiple train cars are on fire
- inside some of them are automobiles that are now all burnt
- others believed to be carrying flammables - specifically where fire is still very active
@KDKA
#trainderailment
#EastPalestine
#Ohio
#BREAKING
: Sources tell
@KDKA
2 officers shot - one killed, one injured in shooting near 6th Ave in
#Brackenridge
.
Suspect at large in 2014 silver Subaru Legacy. Plate number
#GMA8620
.
#UPDATE
: On FB Mason Martin’s parents say their son still critical after Fri.’s
@KC_GremlinFball
game, waiting for swelling to go down to assess brain damage
Close friends tell me the family always gives back, now they reversed roles
SAT. STORY -
@kdka