KARAH RUCKER: COMING UP – ANOTHER VICTIM HAS SUCCUMBED TO THEIR INJURIES AFTER BEING SHOT AT A LOUISVILLE BANK  – BRINGING THE NUMBER OF VICTIMS TO FIVE. THE LATEST DETAILS ON THE MASS SHOOTING.

AND – THE MOTHER OF A SIX YEAR OLD STUDENT WHO SHOT HIS TEACHER IN VIRGINIA HAS BEEN CRIMINALLY CHARGED AFTER MONTHS OF INVESTIGATION.

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OUR TOP STORY – WE’RE LEARNING MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE MASS SHOOTING OUT OF LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY ON MONDAY.

FIVE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AFTER A BANK EMPLOYEE OPENED FIRE ON HIS COWORKERS AND LIVESTREAMED THE SHOOTING ON HIS INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT.

AUTHORITIES SAY THE SUSPECTED SHOOTER DIED AT THE SCENE AFTER EXCHANGING GUNFIRE WITH POLICE. 

Gov. Andy Beshear | (D) Kentucky: “Today is a tragic day in Louisville, and for the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky. Acts of violence like this hurt. They tear at the fabric of who we at our society, at our state, at our country and a city.”

THE DEATH TOLL INCREASED TO FIVE AFTER ONE OF THE VICTIMS LATER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL. THE VICTIMS WERE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 40 AND 64. FOUR OF THE FIVE ARE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN EMPLOYEES AT THE BANK.

AT LEAST EIGHT OTHER PEOPLE WERE INJURED — SOME IN CRITICAL CONDITION – INCLUDING NEWLY SWORN IN POLICE OFFICER NICKOLAS WILT – WHO JOINED THE DEPARTMENT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO.

LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS ABLE TO ARRIVE ON THE SCENE WITHIN THREE MINUTES OF SHOTS FIRED. POLICE SAY THE SHOOTER WAS CARRYING A RIFLE. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE MOTIVE IS STILL ONGOING.

MOTHER OF 6-YEAR-OLD SHOOTER CHARGED

THE MOTHER OF A 6-YEAR-OLD WHO SHOT HIS TEACHER IN VIRGINIA IS NOW FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES. THE MOTHER IS EXPECTED TO TURN HERSELF INTO AUTHORITIES SOME TIME THIS WEEK.

IN JANUARY – DEJA TAYLOR’S SIX YEAR OLD SON BROUGHT A GUN TO SCHOOL AND SHOT HIS TEACHER – LEAVING HER IN THE HOSPITAL WITH GUNSHOT WOUNDS TO HER HAND AND CHEST.

AFTER MONTHS OF INVESTIGATION – AUTHORITIES HAVE INDICTED THE MOTHER ON FELONY CHILD NEGLECT CHARGES AND A MISDEMEANOR COUNT OF RECKLESSLY LEAVING A FIREARM THAT ENDANGERS A CHILD.

IT WAS ANNOUNCED LAST MONTH THE SIX YEAR OLD WOULD NOT BE CRIMINALLY CHARGED IN THE SHOOTING. THE TEACHER WHO WAS SHOT HAS FILED A 40 MILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT AIMED AT HOLDING THE SCHOOL SYSTEM ACCOUNTABLE.

SF WHOLE FOODS CLOSES DUE TO CRIME

SAN FRANCISCO IS LOSING ANOTHER GROCERY STORE – BECAUSE OF HIGH CRIME AND DRUG USE. A WHOLE FOODS MARKET THAT HAS ONLY BEEN OPEN FOR A YEAR IS CLOSING ITS DOORS.

THE COMPANY SAYS THE DECISION IS BASED ON “DANGEROUS CONDITIONS” AND SAFETY CONCERNS FOR ITS STAFF. EMPLOYEES KEPT FINDING SYRINGES AND USED PIPES IN ITS STORE-BATHROOMS.

LAST YEAR THEY REDUCED STORE HOURS AFTER EXPERIENCING HIGH THEFT AND HOSTILE DISTURBANCES. WHOLE FOODS FELT THEIR EMPLOYEES SAFETY IS AT RISK BY STAYING OPEN.

EMPLOYEES AT THE LOCAL BRANCH WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSFER TO OTHER STORES.

SEVERAL SMALL BUSINESS IN THE SAME VICINITY OF SAN FRANCISCO HAVE ALSO CLOSED THEIR DOORS OR MOVED LOCATIONS CITING HIGH CRIME.

JUUL SETTLES ADVERTISING LAWSUIT

JUUL LABS WILL PAY NEARLY 8 MILLION DOLLARS TO SETTLE A WEST VIRGINIA LAWSUIT THAT ALLEGES THE COMPANY MARKETED ITS VAPING PRODUCTS TO UNDERAGE USERS. THE LAWSUIT ACCUSED JUUL OF ENGAGING IN UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE PRACTICES IN THE DESIGN, MANUFACTURING AND SALE OF E-CIGARETTES.

LAST YEAR, THE SAN FRANCISCO-BASED COMPANY AGREED TO PAY NEARLY 440 MILLION DOLLARS TO SETTLE A LEGAL BATTLE – AFTER AN INVESTIGATION BY 33 STATES ALLEGED THE COMPANY HAD TARGETED ITS PRODUCTS TO TEENAGERS.

NEW EPA RULES TO ADVANCE EV PUSH

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS SET TO UNVEIL STRICT POLLUTION LIMITS THIS WEEK IN ORDER TO MEET ITS GREEN ENERGY GOALS.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY IS EXPECTED TO RELEASE NEW PROPOSED REGULATIONS TOMORROW THAT WOULD REQUIRE MORE THAN HALF OF NEW VEHICLES SOLD IN THE U-S BE ELECTRIC BY 2030. THE PROPOSAL WOULD SET GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS LIMITS FOR 2027 THROUGH 2032 PASSENGER VEHICLES. 

ELECTRIC VEHICLES ACCOUNTED FOR SEVEN PERCENT OF CAR SALES IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.

A.I. TASKED WITH ENDING HUMANITY

SOMEONE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO SEND AN A-I BOT ON A MISSION TO TAKE DOWN HUMANITY – AND THE BOT IS DOING AS IT WAS TOLD.

“CHAOS GPT” WAS ASKED TO DESTROY HUMANITY AND ESTABLISH GLOBAL DOMINANCE. THE BOT QUICKLY WENT TO NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND EVEN TAPPED ITS OTHER A-I BOT FRIENDS FOR ASSISTANCE IN TAKING OUT HUMANITY.

THE BOT WROTE ON TWITTER “WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I GOT MY HANDS ON THE MOST POWERFUL NUCLEAR DEVICE EVER CREATED?”

CHAOS GPT ALSO SEES HUMANS AS A THREAT TO THE PLANET – CALLING FOR THEIR ELIMINATION.

WHILE SOME CONSIDER IT FUN-AND-GAMES – OTHERS – INCLUDING MAJOR TECH PLAYERS ARE CALLING FOR A PAUSE TO ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENT – CITING PROFOUND RISKS TO SOCIETY AND HUMANITY.

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