Springsteen rallies for Harris; Trump targets voters in Southwest

WITH MORE THAN 30 MILLION VOTE ALREADY CAST THEIR BALLOTS — VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS AND FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ARE NOW JUST 11 DAYS AWAY FROM AMERICA DECIDING WHO WILL BE THE NEXT COMMANDER IN CHIEF. 

BUT ON THURSDAY NIGHT IT WAS ANOTHER KIND OF BOSS WHO CALLED TO GET OUT THE VOTE AND SHOWING HIS SUPPORT FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE. 

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN PERFORMING AT A RALLY OUTSIDE ATLANTA — IN BETWEEN SONGS — SPRINGSTEEN ADDRESSED THE CROWD — DESCRIBING FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP AS A TYRANT AND SHARING WHY HE IS CHOOSING HARRIS. 

SUPER: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN | MUSICIAN 

“I want a president who reveres the Constitution, who does not threaten but wants to protect and guide our great democracy, who believes in the rule of law and the peaceful transfer of power, who will fight for a woman’s right to choose, and who wants to create a middle-class economy that will serve all our citizens there is only one candidate in this election who holds those principles dear: Kamala Harris.” 

THE VICE PRESIDENT ECHOED THOSE SENTIMENTS WHEN SHE TOOK THE MIC DURING THE RALLY — WHICH ALSO INCLUDED FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, AND HOLLYWOOD STARS SAMUEL L JACKSON, SPIKE LEE AND TYLER PERRY.  

VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS 

“We have an opportunity before us to turn the page on the fear and divisiveness that have characterized our politics for a decade because of Donald Trump. We have the opportunity to chart a new way and joyful way forward.” 

MEANWHILE TRUMP SPOKE AT TWO RALLIES THURSDAY – ONE IN ARIZONA AND ANOTHER IN NEVADA. 

ON THE CAMPUS OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, TRUMP FOCUSED HIS ATTENTION ON THE BORDER AND THE IMMIGRATION CRlSIS – PUTTNG THE BLAME SQUARELY ON VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS. 

FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP 

“She has eradicated our sovereign border and she has unleashed an army of migrant gangs who are waging a campaign of violence and terror against our citizens. And my message today is very simple: Kamala’s migrant invasion, given to us through gross incompetence, disqualifies her from even thinking about being president. We can’t let that happen.” 

WHILE IN LAS VEGAS, THE FORMER PRESIDENT REACHING OUT VOTERS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. 

FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP 

“Under the Trump administration, we’re going to build an economy that lifts up all Americans, including African Americans, Hispanic Americans and also members of our great Asian American and Pacific Islander community, many of whom are here today.” 

TODAY – ALL EYES ARE ON TEXAS.  FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL SPEAK TO REPORTERS IN AUSTIN AND PLANS TO SIT DOWN FOR AN INTERVIEW ON JOE ROGAN’S PODCAST, ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE OUTLETS. VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS’ TEAM CONFIRMS THERE WERE TALKS FOR THE HER TO ALSO BE A FUTURE GUEST ON THE PODCAST BUT SCHEDULES DID NOT ALIGN. 

TONIGHT HARRIS WILL HOLD A RALLY IN HOUSTON WHERE SHE WILL REPORTEDLY BE JOINED BY MUSIC SUPERSTAR BEYONCE.

AN OHIO JUDGE HAS RULED THE STATE’S BAN ON MOST ABORTIONS — IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. 

THURSDAY — A COUNTY JUDGE SAID OHIO’S SO-CALLED HEARTBEAT LAW VIOLATES A VOTER-APPROVED AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION THAT ENSHRINED THE RIGHT OF OHIOANS TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT ABORTION, CONTRACEPTION, FERTILITY TREATMENT, MISCARRIAGE CARE AND PREGNANCY. 

THE HEARTBEAT LAW BANNED MOST ABORTIONS ONCE A HEARTBEAT IS DETECTED — WHICH COULD BE AS EARLY AS SIX WEEKS, THAT’S BEFORE MANY WOMEN EVEN KNOW THEY ARE PREGNANT. IT PASSED IN 20-19 AND TOOK EFFECT IN 20-22 WHEN THE U-S SUPREME COURT OVERTURNED ROE VERSUS WADE. 

LAST YEAR — OHIOANS VOTED 56 PERCENT IN FAVOR OF A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT EFFECTIVELY RENDERING THAT LAW NULL. 

AFTER IT PASSED — OHIO’S REPUBLICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL REQUESTED TO LEAVE ALL BUT THE ABORTION PART OF THE LAW IN PLACE. 

THE A-G’S OFFICE SAID IT’S REVIEWING THE JUDGE’S ORDER AND WILL DECIDE WITHIN 30 DAYS WHETHER TO APPEAL.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY GEORGE GASCON ANNOUNCED HE’S RECOMMENDING THE MENENDEZ BROTHERS BE RE-SENTENCED FOR THE 19-89 MURDERS OF THEIR PARENTS. 

IN 19-96 — A JUDGE SENTENCED ERIK AND LYLE MENENDEZ TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR THE KILLINGS. 

THE BROTHERS CLAIMED THEY HAD BEEN SEXUALLY ABUSED BY THEIR FATHER, BUT PROSECUTORS ARGUED INHERITING THE FAMILY’S MONEY WAS THEIR MOTIVE.  THE SEXUAL ABUSE CLAIMS RECENTLY RE-SURFACED WITH SOME MENENDEZ RELATIVES SAYING THE ABUSE WAS IN FACT TRUE. 

NOW, THE L-A COUNTY D-A IS RECOMMENDING THEY BE RE-SENTENCED TO 50 YEARS TO LIFE, WHICH WOULD MAKE THEM BOTH IMMEDIATELY ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW BECAUSE THEY WERE YOUNGER THAN 26 AT THE TIME OF THE MURDERS. 

“There is no excuse for murder. And I will never imply that what we’re doing here is to excuse that behavior. Because even if you get abused, the right path is to call the police, seek help. But I understand also how sometimes people get desperate.” 

“I believe that they have paid their debt to society.” 

GASCON SAID THERE WAS NEVER ANY QUESTION THE BROTHERS MURDERED THEIR PARENTS… BUT TO WHAT DEGREE THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE WAS IN QUESTION.

THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS REACHED A SETTLEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEADLY BALTIMORE BRIDGE COLLAPSE IN MARCH. 

THE D-O-J SAYS THE TWO COMPANIES THAT OWNED THE CARGO SHIP, WHICH CRASHED INTO BALTIMORE’S FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT, HAVE AGREED TO PAY MORE THAN 100 MILLION DOLLARS TO RESOLVE A CIVIL CLAIM THAT THE DISASTER WAS CAUSED BY THE COMPANIES’ COST-CUTTING MEASURES AND NEGLECTING THE SHIP’S MAINTENANCE. 

SIX WORKERS, WHO WERE ON THE BRIDGE PATCHING POT-HOLES, WERE KILLED WHEN THE 213-MILLION-POUND VESSEL LOST POWER AND CRASHED INTO THE BRIDGE, SENDING IT CRUMBLING INTO THE WATER. 

THE D-O-J SAID THE SETTLEMENT MONEY WILL COVER THE COSTS OF THE MONTHS-LONG EFFORTS TO REMOVE THE WRECKAGE AND GET THE PORT OF BALTIMORE BACK OPEN. 

THIS IS NOT THE END THOUGH. 

THE CITY OF BALTIMORE HAS FILED ITS OWN CLAIM AGAINST THE TWO COMPANIES.  FAMILIES OF THREE OF THE VICTIMS HAVE ALSO SAID THEY INTEND TO SUE. 

THE F-B-I HAS ALSO OPENED A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO WHETHER THE SHIP’S CREW FAILED TO REPORT AN EARLIER ISSUE THAT DELAYED THEIR DEPARTURE.

MCDONALD’S NOW SAYS A CALIFORNIA-BASED PRODUCE COMPANY WAS THE SOURCE OF THE FRESH ONIONS LINKED TO A RECENT 

DEALDLY E. COLI OUTBREAK. 

ACCORDING TO MCDONALD’S OFFICIALS — TAYLOR FARMS SENT ONIONS TO ONE DISTRIBUTION FACILITY… WHICH LED THE FAST-FOOD CHAIN TO TEMPORARILY REMOVE ITS QUARTER POUNDER FROM THE MENU IN SEVERAL STATES, AFFECTED BY THE OUTBREAK. 

MCDONALD’S DID NOT SAY WHICH FACILITY THE ONIONS WERE SENT TO… BUT AT LEAST 49 PEOPLE IN 10 STATES WERE SICKENED AND ONE PERSON HAS NOW DIED FROM THE OUTBREAK. 

MOST OF THE INFECTIONS WERE REPORTED IN COLORADO AND NEBRASKA. 

THE OUTBREAK HAS LED OTHER FAST-FOOD CHAINS LIKE TACO BELL, BURGER KING AND PIZZA HUT TO PULL ONIONS FROM SOME OF THEIR RESTAURANTS.

FINALLY THIS MORNING — ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR BRANDS IN SNACK FOODS HAS UNDERGONE A MAJOR NAME CHANGE. and IF YOU THINK THERE’S SOMETHING FISHY TO THIS STORY — YOU’D BE RIGHT. 

GOLDFISH – THE SNACK THAT SMILES BACK – HAS CHANGED ITS NAME – TEMPORARILY – TO CHILEAN SEA BASS. 

ITS PARENT COMPANY CAMPBELLS SAYING IT’S A MOVE TO APPEAL TO ADULT SNACKERS. 

HERE’S THE CATCH THOUGH – THESE CHILEAN SEA BASS LIMITED EDITION CRACKERS ARE NOT SOLD IN STORES – ONLY AVAILABLE ONLINE –SELLING FOR $7.38 FOR TWO BAGS.  

BUT IF YOU WERE TO VISIT THE “CHILEAN SEA BASS CRACKERS DOT COM” WEBSITE — AS OF THIS RECORDING YOU would BE MET WITH A NOTICE THAT THEY ARE ALL SOLD OUT. 

BUT DON’T LET YOUR SNACKING DREAMS FLOUNDER – CUSTOMERS ARE TOLD TO COME BACK LATER THIS MORNING TO FISH FOR MORE.  

THESE LIMITED QUANTITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH OCTOBER 30TH.