Morning rundown: New EV charging initiatives; MSU victims identified

KARAH RUCKER: SCOTLAND’S FIRST MINISTER HAS ANNOUNCED A SURPRISING RESIGNATION THIS MORNING. WE HAVE NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE SCHOOL SHOOTING AT MICHIGAN STATE. AND AMERICANS ARE POLLED ON HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT NATIONAL NEWS.

BUT FIRST WE BEGIN WITH THE NATIONAL PUSH TO GO ELECTRIC. THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS MOVING THE NEEDLE FORWARD IN A NEW INITIATIVE UNVEILED THIS MORNING.

THIS IS STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS. UNBIASED. STRAIGHT FACTS.

TESLA TO EXPAND EV CHARGING STATIONS

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO SEE AT LEAST HALF A MILLION ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGERS ON US ROADS BY 20-30.

TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN – THE WHITE HOUSE IS ANNOUNCING A SLATE OF INITIATIVES THAT WOULD REWARD CHARGING NETWORKS WITH FEDERAL FUNDING.

TESLA HAS ALREADY JUMPED ON BOARD – VOWING TO OPEN UP 75 HUNDRED TESLA CHARGING STATIONS TO NON-TESLA E-V’S BY THE END OF 2024.

PREVIOUSLY THE COMPANY’S CHARGERS WERE MOSTLY ONLY COMPATIBLE WITH TESLA ELECTRIC CARS.

NEW TWITTER CEO BY END OF 2023

AND IN OTHER ELON MUSK NEWS – ACCORDING TO THE TWITTER CEO – HE BELIEVES A NEW CEO COULD BE APPOINTED TO THE POSITION “SOMETIME BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.”

SAYING HE IS MAKING SURE THE COMPANY IS IN A FINANCIALLY-SOUND PLACE BEFORE HANDING OVER THE REIGNS.

ELON MUSK | TWITTER CEO: “Twitter is still somewhat of a start-up in reverse. And so there’s a lot of work required here to get Twitter to a sort of a stable position. And like I said, to really build the engine of engineering, of software engineering at Twitter.”

SCOTLAND’S FIRST MINISTER RESIGNS

SCOTLAND’S FIRST MINISTER “NICOLA STURGEON” HAS RESIGNED THIS MORNING AFTER MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS IN THE COUNTRY’S HIGHEST POSITION —

MAKING HER THE LONGEST SERVING FIRST MINISTER OF SCOTLAND.

THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE THIS MORNING TO DELIVER THE NEWS.

NICOLA STURGEON | FIRST MINISTER OF SCOTLAND: “Part of serving well would be to know almost instinctively, when the time is right to make way for someone else. And when that time came to have the courage to do so, even if to many across the country and in my party, it might feel too soon. In my head and in my heart, I know that time is now.”

STURGEON’S ADMINISTRATION HAS FACED RECENT CRITICISM OVER ITS GENDER LEGISLATION REFORMS…WHICH POLLS SUGGEST MOST SCOTS SUPPORTED THE UK GOVERNMENT’S DECISION TO BLOCK THE PROPOSAL.

IN HER ADDRESS THIS MORNING – STURGEON SAYS HER RESIGNATION IS NOT A REACTION TO SHORT-TERM PRESSURES.

MICHIGAN STATE VICTIMS WERE STUDENTS

WE’RE LEARNING NEW DETAILS IN THE MICHIGAN STATE SHOOTING FROM MONDAY NIGHT – THE THREE VICTIMS WERE ALL STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY. 5 OTHER STUDENTS WERE CRITICALLY WOUNDED.

THE VICTIMS RANGED FROM A FRATERNITY LEADER, A STUDENT ASPIRING TO BE A DOCTOR, AND A HIGH SCHOOL STAR-ATHLETE.

ALEXANDRIA VERNER, BRIAN FRASER, AND ARIELLE ANDERSON DIED IN THE SCHOOL SHOOTING.

PRIEST A FRASER VIGIL: “There’s a lot of light from these little candles, a lot of tears, and a lot of people came forward. And we want to thank you for your courage and that little light together with all of ours. We will be strong. We will be confident and we will be able to persevere through this most difficult and tragic time.”

POLICE SAY THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING FOR A MOTIVE IN THE CASE…BUT SAY THEIR SHOOTER HAD A NOTE IN HIS POCKET THAT INDICATED A THREAT TO TWO NEW JERSEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS…THAT’S ACCORDING TO NEW JERSEY POLICE.

A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL WILL BE HELD TONIGHT AT THE MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY’S CAMPUS IN HONOR OF THE VICTIMS.

NMSU MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH FIRED

NEW MEXICO STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH HAS BEEN FIRED JUST ONE DAY AFTER THE REMAINDER OF THEIR SEASON WAS ABRUPTLY CANCELED DUE TO HAZING ALLEGATIONS INVOLVING PLAYERS ON THE TEAM.

THE CHANCELLOR RELEASING A STATEMENT – SAYING THE UNIVERSITY IS FULLY INVESTIGATING THE SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AND WILL HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE.

ACCORDING TO A CAMPUS POLICE REPORT – THREE PLAYERS ARE ACCUSED OF HARASSMENT AND CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONTACT, INCLUDING SEXUAL TOUCHING OF TEAMMATES IN THE LOCKER ROOM AND ON ROAD TRIPS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.

DIANNE FEINSTEIN NOT SEEKING REELECTION

SEN. ALEX PADILLA | (D) CALIFORNIA: “It would be impossible to write the history of California politics. It’d be impossible to write the history of American politics without acknowledging the trailblazing career of Senator Dianne Feinstein.”

SENATOR DIANNE FEINSTEIN OF CALIFORNIA HAS ANNOUNCED SHE WILL RETIRE AT THE END OF HER CURRENT TERM – NOT SEEKING RE-ELECTION IN 20-24.

FEINSTEIN — AT 89 YEARS OLD — IS THE OLDEST SITTING US SENATOR AND THE LONGEST-SERVING SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA.

HER DEPARTURE SIGNALING THE START OF A COMPETITIVE RACE FOR DEMOCRATS WANTING TO FILL THE SENATE SEAT.

REPRESENTATIVES ADAM SCHIFF AND KATIE PORTER HAD ALREADY LAUNCHED CAMPAIGNS AHEAD OF FEINSTEIN’S ANNOUNCEMENT.

HALF OF AMERICANS DISTRUST NATIONAL NEWS

A NEW GALLUP POLL RELEASED THIS MORNING DETAILS AMERICANS’ DISTRUST IN NATIONAL NEWS ORGANIZATIONS.

ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY – HALF OF AMERICANS INDICATE THEY BELIEVE NATIONAL NEWS HAS THE INTENTIONS OF MISLEADING AND MISINFORMING THE MASSES. ALL TO PERSUADE THE PUBLIC TO ADOPT A PARTICULAR POINT OF VIEW THROUGH THEIR REPORTING.

ONLY A QUARTER OF AMERICANS BELIEVE JOURNALISTS HAVE GOOD INTENTIONS AND SERVE THE PUBLIC’S BEST INTEREST.

IT’S FINDINGS LIKE THESE THAT SOLIDIFY OUR MISSION HERE AT STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS.

A NEW-NEWS ORGANIZATION FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF DELIVERING “UNBIASED STRAIGHT FACTS.”