Morning rundown: Deadly weather sweeping U.S.; 7th Fed rate hike

KARAH RUCKER: WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW A STORM SYSTEM THAT IS SWEEPING ACROSS THE U.S.
THIS IS YOUR MORNING RUNDOWN AIMED DOWN THE MIDDLE WITH STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS.

MOTHER, SON DIE IN TORNADO, STORM STILL MOVING

ISELA GONZALES | DECATUR RESIDENT: “I just heard a big old gush of wind and like really, really heavy rain, and then like all of the sudden it was just kind of quiet for a minute. And then all that wind picked up, and I just grabbed a hold of that bar that’s in the restroom and because it shook the house, it was shaking the house really badly and then I heard my mom screaming, because she had my kids in the house.”

YOU’RE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE DAMAGE LEFT BEHIND AFTER SEVERE WEATHER PUMMELED TEXAS YESTERDAY.

A STATE OVER, A MOTHER AND HER EIGHT-YEAR-OLD SON ARE DEAD AFTER A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN LOUISIANA.

SEVERAL DOZEN OTHERS ARE INJURED FROM A MASSIVE STORM SYSTEM THAT PRODUCED TWISTERS ACROSS THE SOUTH AND BLIZZARDS IN THE GREAT PLAINS.

THE EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO TODAY. WITH AN EYE ON MORE TORNADO WARNINGS IN THE SOUTH. AND BLIZZARD WARNINGS FROM MONTANA TO COLORADO AND UP THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA. WHERE THEY’RE EXPECTING TWO FEET OF SNOW AND WINDS UP TO 50 MILES PER HOUR.

TITLE 42 TO END IN ONE WEEK, 19 STATES JOIN LEGAL FIGHT

TITLE 42 IS SET TO EXPIRE ONE WEEK FROM TODAY AFTER A JUDGE RULED IT ILLEGAL.

IN ONE WEEK, BORDER PATROL AGENTS WON’T BE ABLE TO SEND MIGRANTS BACK ACROSS THE BORDER ON THE GROUNDS OF A PUBLIC-HEALTH EMERGENCY.

OFFICIALS WARN THE DAILY NUMBER OF MIGRANT CROSSINGS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 14 TO 15 THOUSAND STARTING DECEMBER 21ST.

IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, THE DAILY AVERAGE WAS SIX THOUSAND, WHICH WAS A RECORD IN ITSELF.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS ALREADY APPEALING TO TRY AND KEEP TITLE 42.

NOW 19 STATES ARE JOINING THE FIGHT, ASKING AN APPEALS COURT TO KEEP TITLE 42, OR AT LEAST GIVE THEM ENOUGH TIME TO TAKE THE CASE TO THE SUPREME COURT.

THEY’VE ASKED THE COURT FOR A DECISION BY FRIDAY.

FEDERAL RESERVE TO ANNOUNCE 7TH RATE HIKE OF 2022

FOR MONTHS, THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAS BEEN INCREMENTALLY RAISING INTEREST RATES.

AND WHILE WE’RE EXPECTING ANOTHER RATE-HIKE TO BE ANNOUNCED TODAY.

IT’S SET TO BE A SMALLER HALF-POINT INCREASE COMPARED TO THE FOUR MOST RECENT HIKES OF 75 BASIS POINTS A POP.

IT COULD BE A SIGN OF THE TIMES THAT AMERICANS HAVE FINALLY SEEN THE WORST OF INFLATION. THE LATEST INFLATION REPORT POINTED TO A DROP IN THINGS LIKE GAS PRICES, AIRFARES, FURNITURE AND TOYS.

THERE HAVE BEEN SIX RATE HIKES SO FAR THIS YEAR. WHILE IT’S A MOVE TO SLOW INFLATION, SOME EXPERTS WORRY IT COULD TRIGGER A RECESSION.

WE’LL DIVE FURTHER INTO THE NUMBERS IN A LATER REPORT ON STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS.

CDC RELEASES REPORT ON LONG COVID DEATHS

THE C-D-C HAS RELEASED A NEW REPORT THIS MORNING, DETAILING THE AMOUNT OF DEATHS RELATED TO LONG COVID.

LONG COVID IS DESCRIBED AS LINGERING COVID-19 SYMPTOMS THAT CAN LAST FOR WEEKS, MONTHS, OR EVEN YEARS AFTER SOMEONE’S INITIAL RECOVERY.

THE C-D-C SAYS OUT OF THE MORE-THAN ONE MILLION CORONAVIRUS DEATHS,

3,544 OF THEM WERE CASES OF LONG COVID. THAT’S LESS THAN POINT THREE OF A PERCENTAGE POINT.

OUT OF ALL DEATH CERTIFICATES THAT MENTIONED LONG-COVID, TWO OUT OF EVERY THREE LISTED LONG-COVID AS AN UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH.

COMMON SYMPTOMS OF LONG-COVID RANGES FROM DIFFICULTY BREATHING TO LONG-TERM MENSTRUAL CYCLE CHANGES.

IT’S SOMETHING MEDICAL EXPERTS CONTINUE TO RESEARCH AS SO MUCH IS STILL UNKNOWN OR UNEXPLAINED.

USPS REVEALS STAMP HONORING CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS

THE LATE CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS WILL BE HONORED WITH A POSTAGE STAMP NEXT YEAR.

THE POSTAL SERVICE SAYING THE STAMP “CELEBRATES THE LIFE AND LEGACY” OF A LAWMAKER WHO WAS DEDICATED TO CIVIL RIGHTS.

HE MARCHED WITH MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR IN THE SIXTIES BEFORE SPENDING THREE DECADES IN CONGRESS. IN ALL, NEARLY 60 OF HIS 80 YEARS WAS SPENT IN PUBLIC SERVICE.

JOHN LEWIS DIED IN 2020 FROM PANCREATIC CANCER.