Morning rundown: Chicago’s mayor loses reelection; FBI’s COVID origins report

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[TITLE: DAILY RUNDOWN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2023]
[KARAH NAME SUPER]
GOOD MORNING THANKS FOR JOINING THE DAILY RUNDOWN.
I’M KARAH RUCKER.
TOP STORIES ON THIS WEDNESDAY —
A PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TRAIN COLLIDE IN GREECE KILLING DOZENS OF PEOPLE.
SCHOOL GIRLS IN IRAN ARE BEING POISONED BY THE HUNDREDS.
BUT FIRST CHICAGO’S MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT LOSES RE-ELECTION.
THIS IS STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS.
UNBIASED. STRAIGHT FACTS.
[L3: CHICAGO MAYOR LOSES RE-ELECTION]
[NAME SUPER: Paul Vallas | (D) Candidate for Chicago Mayor]
{CHICAGO MAYORAL RACE SOTVO}
{“I received a call from Mayor Lightfoot congratulating me on being in the runoff.”}
[NAME SUPER: Brandon Johnson | (D) Candidate for Chicago Mayor]
[LABEL FOR ALL: FEB. 28, 2023 | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS]
{“A few months ago, they said they didn’t know who I was. Well, if you didn’t know, now you know.”}
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DEMOCRATIC MAYOR LORI LIGHTFOOT OF CHICAGO HAS LOST HER BID FOR RE-ELECTION.
WITH EIGHT OTHER CANDIDATES IN THE MAYORAL RACE —
NO CANDIDATE RECEIVED 50 PERCENT OF THE VOTE.
ON APRIL FOURTH — THERE WILL BE A RUN-OFF ELECTION WITH THE TOP TWO CANDIDATES FROM TUESDAY NIGHT’S ELECTION.
CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS CEO AND CITY BUDGET DIRECTOR PAUL VALLAS WILL FACE OFF AGAINST COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEMBER BRANDON JOHNSON.
LIGHTFOOT FINISHED IN THIRD PLACE.
THE MAYOR CONCEDED — TELLING SUPPORTERS SHE IS “ROOTING AND PRAYING FOR THE NEXT MAYOR OF CHICAGO.
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[NAME SUPER: Mayor Lori Lightfoot, | (D) Chicago]
[LABEL: FEB. 28, 2023 | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS]
{“Obviously we didn’t win the election today, but I stand here with my head held high and a heart full of gratitude.”}

[L3: DEADLY TRAIN COLLISION IN GREECE]
[LABEL: MARCH 1, 2023 | TEMPE, GREECE]
{GREECE TRAIN COLLISION VO}
A PASSENGER TRAIN CARRYING HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COLLIDED AT HIGH-SPEED WITH AN ONCOMING FREIGHT TRAIN.
32 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND AT LEAST 85 OTHERS WERE INJURED.
THE COLLISION RESULTED IN A FIERY SCENE IN NORTH GREECE —
SEVERAL TRAIN CARS DERAILED WITH THREE BURSTING INTO FLAMES.
CREWS — IN THE DARK — SEARCHED THE WRECKAGE FOR SURVIVORS.
THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE COLLISION WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY CLEAR.
THE REGIONAL GOVERNOR CONFIRMED THE TRAINS WERE TRAVELING ON THE SAME TRACK…THE CRASH OCCURING AS THE PASSENGER TRAIN CARRYING 350 PEOPLE EMERGED FROM A TUNNEL.

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[L3: FBI CONLCUDES COVID CAME FROM CHINA LAB]
JUST DAYS AFTER A DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ASSESSMENT CONCLUDED COVID-19 WAS MOST LIKELY THE RESULT OF A LAB LEAK IN WUHAN, CHINA —
ANOTHER INTELLIGENCE AGENCY — IN A SEPERATE INVESTIGATION — HAS THE SAME CONCLUSION.
{WRAY ON COVID ORIGINS VO}
FBI DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER WRAY SAID IN A FOX NEWS INTERVIEW TUESDAY THE BUREAU’S ASSESSMENT OF THE ORIGINS OF COVID CONCLUDED WITH IT “MOST LIKELY” LEAKING FOR A LAB IN WUHAN, CHINA.
WHILE THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PUT A “LOW CONFIDENCE” RATING ON ITS REPORT —
WRAY SAID THE FBI HAS “MODERATE CONFIDENCE” IN ITS CONCLUSION.
WRAY COULDN’T GIVE MANY DETAILS BECAUSE MUCH OF THE ASSESSMENT IS CLASSIFIED.
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WRAY ALSO SAID THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TRIED TO THWART THE WORK OF U..S AGENCIES TRYING TO INVESTIGATE COVID’S ORIGINS.
FOUR OTHER US INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES HAVE RELEASED THEIR OWN FINDINGS — CONCLUDING THE VIRUS JUMPED FROM ANIMALS TO HUMANS AT A WET MARKET IN CHINA.
A DIVIDE EVEN AMONG FEDERAL INTEL AGENCIES —
JUST AS AMERICA IS — ON WHERE COVID CAME FROM.

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[SIDEBAR TITLE: FAA INVESTIGATES CLOSE CALL]
[BULLET 1: JETBLUE LANDING DURING LEARJET TAKEOFF]
THE FEDERA AVIATION ADMINISTRATION IS INVESTIGATING A “CLOSE CALL” BETWEEN A JETBLUE FLIGHT PREPARING TO LAND AND A LEARJET TAKING OFF AT BOSTON LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIPORT MONDAY NIGHT.
[BULLET 2: LEARJET PILOT DID NOT HAVE CLEARANCE]
THE FAA SAID THE PILOT OF THE LEARJET DID *NOT HAVE CLEARANCE FOR TAKEOFF.
ACCORDING TO THE FAA —
AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER INSTRUCTED THE LEARJET PILOT TO LINE UP AND WAIT ON ITS RUNWAY.
[BULLET 3: TAKEOFF, LANDING RUNWAYS INTERSECTED]
THE PILOT READ BACK THE INSTRUCTIONS CLEARLY BUT BEGAN A TAKEOFF ROLL INSTEAD.
THE JETBLUE FLIGHT WAS PREPARING TO LAND ON AN INTERSECTING RUNWAY —
[BULLET 4: JETBLUE PILOT ABORTED LANDING]
THE PILOT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AND INITIATED A “CLIMB-OUT” AS THE LEARJET CROSSED THE INTERSECTION.
THE JETBLUE FLIGHT COMING FROM NASHVILLE TO BOSTON EVENTUALLY LANDED SAFELY AT THE AIRPORT.

[L3: SCHOOLGIRLS POISONED IN IRAN]
[LABEL: BROADCAST FEB. 15, 2023 | QOM, IRAN]
{IRAN SCHOOL GIRLS POISONED VO}
NEARLY 700 SCHOOLGIRLS HAVE BEEN POISONED BY TOXIC GAS IN IRAN SINCE NOVEMBER.
MORE THAN TEN GIRLS’ SCHOOLS HAVE REPORTED POISONING INCIDENTS.
THERE HAVEN’T BEEN ANY DEATHS REPORTED RELATED TO THE POISONINGS.
DOZENS OF GIRLS HAVE REPORTED A ROTTEN FISH OR TANGERINE SMELL BEFORE FALLING ILL.
IRAN’S PROSECUTOR GENERAL SAID HE OPENED A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION LAST WEEK..
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IRAN HAS FACED MUCH UNREST IN ITS STREETS FOR MONTHS —
WITH ONE OF ITS GREATEST CRITICISMS — BEING ITS TREATMENT OF WOMEN.
PARENTS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN BELIEVE THE POISONINGS ARE A “DELIBERATE ATTEMPT TO FORCE GIRLS’ SCHOOLS TO SHUT DOWN.”

[L3: BEER AND WINE SALES DROP IN CANADA]
[LABEL FOR FIRST FOUR STILLS: MAY 20, 2022 | MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA]
[LABEL FOR FIFTH STILL: NOV. 1, 2022 | CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA]
{CANADIANS BEER INTAKE DROPS VO}
CANADIANS APPEAR TO BE CUTTING BACK ON DRINKING —
AS BEER AND WINE SALES IN CANADA DIP TO A NEW DECADE LOW.
OVERALL ALCOHOL SALES BETWEEN 2021 AND 20-22 DECREASED BY 1.2 PERCENT MARKING THE FIRST DECLINE SINCE 2013 AND THE LARGEST DROP IN MORE THAN A DECADE.
ACCORDING TO STATISTICS CANADA —
THE VOLUME OF BEER SOLD DROPPED 2.8 PERCENT.
WINE SALES DECREASED BY 4 PERCENT —
THAT’S THE LARGEST DECREASE EVER RECORDED BY THE GOVERNMENT DATA CRUNCHER…GOING BACK TO 1949.
COME APRIL FIRST — CANADA IS RAISING FEDERAL TAXES ON BEER BY 6.3%.
WE’LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR TO SEE IF IT CAUSES A FURTHER DECLINE IN PEOPLE BUYING ALCOHOL.
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