Minneapolis, MN
‘SNL’ takes on Minneapolis as Pete Davidson plays border czar
‘SNL’ cold open mocks Trump on Minneapolis, Venezuela
In the first “Saturday Night Live” episode of the year, cast members mocked Trump over his handling of Venezuela and the ICE shootings in Minneapolis.
Pete Davidson returned to “Saturday Night Live” and addressed the ongoing political turmoil in the U.S. in the show’s cold open.
In the sketch show’s latest cold open, the former cast member returned to play White House border czar Tom Homan in a sketch tackling the political unrest happening in Minneapolis. In the sketch, Davidson’s Homan spoke to a room full of confused ICE agents and grew frustrated while trying to explain why they should not use force against protesters or destroy evidence.
After Davidson’s Homan said that ICE’s mission in Minneapolis is to “detain and deport illegal immigrants who have committed crimes,” one of the agents said this is “literally the first I’m hearing of that.”
When he asked the agents what they’re looking for in Minneapolis, an ICE agent responded, “Epstein files?”
“No, we actually just released those to distract from this,” Davidson as Homan said. “Which is ironic, because we did this to distract from those.”
Pete Davidson, ‘SNL’ tackle ongoing ICE raids in cold open
Homan then stressed that ICE agents should not use force, asking, “The job, ultimately, is about keeping America safe from what?”
“This could be wrong, but Don Lemon?” an ICE agent responded.
Davidson’s Homan also addressed agents, saying that protesters shouldn’t be able to have guns, asking, “How many of you went to a ‘stop the steal’ protest with a loaded automatic weapon?”
James Austin Johnson’s ICE agent character eventually concluded, “You hired a bunch of angry, aggressive guys, gave us guns and didn’t train us, so this is maybe what you wanted to happen?”
The sketch ended with Davidson giving an inspirational speech to the agents, asking if they can do their jobs “without violating anyone’s rights as Americans,” to which an agent played by Kenan Thompson simply replied, “No.”
“Well, I had to ask,” Davidson’s Homan said. “Maybe just try not to get filmed?”
Tonight’s “SNL” cold open comes after the show’s previous episode on Jan. 24, which opened with a sketch in which Johnson’s Trump hosted an awards show reminiscent of the Oscars. The episode received backlash from some fans over the way it largely sidestepped the killing of Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis earlier that same day.
The Jan. 24 opening sketch only alluded to the events in Minneapolis when Johnson, as Trump, said he was trying to distract from “what all my little freaks and psychos in ICE have been doing.”
Later in the Jan. 24 show, Minneapolis was briefly referenced on “Weekend Update” and in a sketch depicting a PBS news program. “To have basically no mention of the absolute horror of today and the past month is a slap in the face,” one fan wrote on the “SNL” subreddit after the episode aired, drawing thousands of upvotes.
Who else was on ‘SNL’?
Alexander Skarsgård made his “SNL” hosting debut on the Jan. 31 episode, joined by Cardi B as the musical guest.
Skarsgård is starring in the new Charli XCX mockumentary “The Moment” and the dark comedy “Pillion,” while Cardi B is coming off the release of her album “Am I the Drama?” in September.
Who’s hosting ‘SNL’ next?
“SNL” will return on Feb. 28 with host Connor Storrie and musical guest Mumford & Sons.
San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, sixth in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Sunday,…
San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, sixth in the Western Conference)
Minneapolis; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Spurs -4.5; over/under is 215.5
WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Spurs lead series 2-1
BOTTOM LINE: The San Antonio Spurs visit the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference second round with a 2-1 lead in the series. The Spurs won the last meeting 115-108 on Saturday, led by 39 points from Victor Wembanyama. Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 32.
The Timberwolves are 31-21 against Western Conference opponents. Minnesota is sixth in the Western Conference with 33.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Rudy Gobert averaging 7.5.
The Spurs are 36-16 against Western Conference opponents. San Antonio is fourth in the Western Conference with 16.3 fast break points per game led by Julian Champagnie averaging 3.0.
The Timberwolves’ 13.8 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.8 more made shots on average than the 13.0 per game the Spurs allow. The Spurs average 13.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 more made shots on average than the 12.1 per game the Timberwolves allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Julius Randle is averaging 21.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and five assists for the Timberwolves. Naz Reid is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Wembanyama is averaging 25 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.1 blocks for the Spurs. De’Aaron Fox is averaging 18.6 points and 6.2 assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Timberwolves: 6-4, averaging 111.1 points, 47.3 rebounds, 24.9 assists, 6.1 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.1 points per game.
Spurs: 7-3, averaging 116.9 points, 46.5 rebounds, 25.9 assists, 7.7 steals and 7.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 105.5 points.
INJURIES: Timberwolves: Donte DiVincenzo: out for season (leg).
Spurs: David Jones Garcia: out for season (ankle).
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Minneapolis, MN
‘The power of truth:’ How high school students reported on the ICE surge in their front yard
Residents of a northeast Minneapolis apartment were seen evacuating the building after fire crews were called to the scene on Friday morning.
This all happened around 3 a.m. near 5th Street and 7th Avenue Northeast near Saint Anthony Park.
A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS crew says that multiple fire crews were on scene and several residents were seen evacuating.
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has reached out to Minneapolis Fire for more information.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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