Straight Arrow News 'NowCast': May 25, 2021

Name: Watch: Straight Arrow News ‘NowCast’: May 25, 2021
Uploaded: 2021-05-25T21:52:25+00:00
Duration: 2 min 20 s
Description: This Straight Arrow News “NowCast” includes a shooting near the George Floyd memorial in Minneapolis, another governor signs a bill banning vaccine passports, and the date is set for a summit between President Biden and Russian Vice President Vladimir Putin.

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This Straight Arrow News “NowCast” includes a shooting near the George Floyd memorial in Minneapolis, another governor signs a bill banning vaccine passports, and the date is set for a summit between President Biden and Russian Vice President Vladimir Putin.

Ben Burke

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Ben was a primary news producer at Straight Arrow News. His main responsibility involved producing the news updates throughout the day

Tags: Joe Biden, Pandemic

AP Reporter: “A comprehensive police reform … (noises)Just got to be careful here with some gun shots. Excuse us. (noises) It sounds like gunshots, I don’t know what this is.”
Shannon Longwoeth: GUN SHOTS RING OUT AT WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A PEACEFUL MEMORIAL FOR GEORGE FLOYD.
A REPORTER WITH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAUGHT THE PANIC ON CAMERA WHILE COVERING THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH.
I’M SHANNON LONGWORTH.
WE’VE GOT TEAM COVERAGE OF THE BIG STORIES WE’RE TRACKING TODAY.
WE BEGIN WITH MORE DETAILS OF THE SHOOTING.
THE REPORTER BEGAN TWEETING ABOUT THE INCIDENT JUST AFTER 10 THIS MORNING.
HE SAYS HE HEARD UP TO 30 SHOTS FIRED,
AND ONE PERSON IS IN THE HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION. THAT PERSON IS EXPECTED TO SURVIVE.
WE’RE WORKING TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE OTHER VICTIMS
AND IF THERE’S A SUSPECT IN THE CASE.

JUST INTO THE STRAIGHT ARROW NEWSROOM:THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS ANNOUNCING THAT PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN WILL FOR A SUMMIT NEXT MONTH. THIS WILL BE THE LEADERS FIRST FACE-TO-FACE MEETING AND IT COMES AFTER MOUNTING TENSIONS BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES…YOU MAY REMEMBER, INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS SAY RUSSIA INTERFERED IN THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION — AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SOLARWINDS HACK.
U-S SANCTIONS LATER FOLLOWED. THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT SEEKS TO “RESTORE PREDICTABILITY AND STABILITY IN THE U-S RUSSIA RELATIONSHIP.”THE SUMMIT IS SCHEDULED
FOR JUNE 16TH.