Atlanta, GA
Kamala Harris pledges to win Georgia at spirited Atlanta rally
STORY: Likely Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris held a spirited rally in Atlanta on Tuesday that highlighted the new energy she has brought to November’s election against Republican nominee Donald Trump.
“So the momentum in this race is shifting and there are signs that Donald Trump is feeling it.”
The Vice President took jabs at Trump and his running mate JD Vance.
“And by the way, don’t you find some of their stuff to just be plain weird?”
There are less than 100 days to go in one of the least predictable election seasons in recent memory.
Since Biden ended his reelection bid just over a week ago, Harris has significantly outperformed him in recent polling among young people, Black voters and Hispanic voters.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Tuesday showed Harris with a one point lead over Trump, down from two points a week earlier.
She was joined in Atlanta by rappers Quavo and Megan Thee Stallion, who performed before Harris’ speech.
Harris pledged Democrats would win Georgia, a swing state the party had written off which could play a decisive role in November.
She also taunted Trump for backing out of a debate with her.
“Well, Donald, I do hope you’ll reconsider to meet me on the debate stage, because, as the saying goes, ‘if you’ve got something to say, say it to my face.”
Harris also appeared to embrace some Biden policy priorities– vowing to bring down prices on day one of her presidency.
She said she would ban more hidden banking fees, take on corporate landlords and “cap unfair rent increases.”
After her speech, Harris appeared on a Zoom call with supporters, telling them “this is a sprint” and asking them to volunteer.
Her quickly-assembled campaign has raised $200 million since Biden dropped out, and signed up 170,000 new volunteers.
Sources say Harris will reveal her new vice presidential nominee at a rally on Tuesday in Philadelphia.
The location suggests Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has moved to the top of a short list of running mates.
Atlanta, GA
Buckhead apartment building evacuated due to dangerous carbon monoxide levels
ATLANTA – A Buckhead apartment building was evacuated for a time late Tuesday night due to a carbon monoxide alarm.
What we know:
The incident occurred at an apartment complex in the 2900 block of Pharr Court South.
According to Atlanta Fire Rescue, firefighters are investigating elevated carbon monoxide levels.
The entire building was evacuated as a precaution.
One person was evaluated at the scene for possible carbon monoxide exposure.
Crews ventilated the building while they looked for the source.
Firefighters say they were able to finally locate the source and contain it.
Once readings were back to a safe level, residents were allowed back inside the apartments.
What we don’t know:
It remains unclear how many residents were displaced by the evacuation.
The Source: The details in this article come from the Atlanta Fire Rescue.
Atlanta, GA
2 arrested in deadly drive-by shooting of 7-year-old Atlanta girl, police say
Two suspects in a shooting that left a 7-year-old Atlanta girl dead and her mother injured are now in custody nearly a week after the violence, police say.
The shooting happened around 9:45 p.m. on Feb. 24 at a home on the 2200 block of Tiger Flowers Drive NW.
Investigators believe the shooting stemmed from a dispute between one of the victim’s family members and the gunman over the phone. Thirty minutes after the argument, the suspect came back and fired shots into the home, police said.
Officers responding to the scene found a 44-year-old woman and her daughter, identified as 7-year-old Zoe Price, shot. Medics rushed the pair to a local hospital, but Price died from her injuries.
Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said the department’s homicide unit secured an arrest warrant for 19-year-old Preston Smith two days after the shooting. Smith turned himself in to the Fulton County Jail on March 2.
Schierbaum said officers executed a search warrant on Feb. 27 at a home on McDaniel Street. On that day, 17-year-old Steven Richardson, who police described as an “accomplice,” turned himself in to authorities.
Both men are charged with murder, criminal attempt to commit murder, three counts of aggravated assault, second-degree criminal damage to property, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and four counts of third-degree cruelty to children. Richardson is also charged with possession of a Firearm by a Person Under 18.
At a press conference to announce the arrests, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens described Price as a bright and compassionate little girl who was “full of energy and full of joy.”
“Her life was cut short in an act of senseless violence, and that loss is not abstract. It is a chair that is going to be missing at the dinner table each night. It is an empty classroom seat next to her friends,” Dickens said.
The mayor called the arrests “a step forward towards justice” for Price’s family and families across the city.
Dickens said that violence, like the act that took Price’s life, would not be tolerated in Atlanta.
Atlanta, GA
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