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'Make compromises': Virginia senators react to Netanyahu's congressional address
(WSET) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to Congress on Wednesday.
Senator Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) is one of over 70 politicians who missed Netanyahu’s address.
Sen. Kaine said he had a commitment on his calendar at William and Mary for months, so he couldn’t attend the prime minister’s address. He said he’s read coverage of the speech and has heard many of Netanyahu’s past addresses.
What I think people who attended the speech, and in my own reading of it, we’ve got to get a hostage deal and a ceasefire,” Sen. Kaine said. “That’s gonna be the best thing for Israel, the best thing for suffering Palestinians, the best thing for tension in the region. That has seemed tantalizingly close, but we’re not there yet, and I think that’s what the prime minister’s focus should be.”
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Kaine said a ceasefire is the only way the U.S. will be able to provide needed humanitarian aid to suffering Gazans and ultimately have a conversation of peace between the two states.
In response to the speech, thousands of protestors rallied on Capitol Hill opposing Netanyahu’s visit.
ABC13 asked the senator for his thoughts on that protest. He said they have the right to speak their minds, but violence isn’t acceptable.
I condemn any burning of the U.S. flag, any protest that gets into violence,” Sen. Kaine said. “I get why people feel strongly about it, I feel strongly about it, but you express that in a peaceful way, not in anything that suggests violence.”
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Senator Mark Warner (D-Virginia) attended Netanyahu’s address to Congress. He told reporters Thursday that he was deeply disappointed by one major aspect of the address. Sen. Warner said Netanyahu was impassioned and he agrees that Israel has the right to defend itself, but he said the prime minister didn’t acknowledge the suffering and death of more than 40,000 Palestinians.
Warner said there can’t be a release of hostages without a ceasefire in Gaza and he thinks the only way to get permanent peace is a two-state solution.
We’ve seen this hope for a ceasefire and those hostages released dashed time and again, and it’s gonna take both parties, both the Israeli government and the Hamas leadership, to make compromises,” Sen. Warner said.
Warner said he thinks those compromises will bring forward the hostage yield and an ultimate ceasefire.
Virginia
Netflix casting Central Virginia singles for “Love on the Spectrum” after Danville man joins show
DANVILLE, Va. (WSET) — Netflix is searching for singles in Central Virginia to appear on its documentary-style dating series “Love on the Spectrum,” after a Danville man was cast for an upcoming season and producers are now looking to find his match.
The series follows adults on the autism spectrum as they navigate dating.
Monica Karavanic, executive director of The Arc of Southside in Danville, said the person cast has ties to her organization.
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“This show has been loved by millions internationally and so for it to come to Danville is pretty awesome and we’re just really excited and hoping to make it work,” Karavanic said.
Casting is focused on singles ages 25 to 40, of any gender, who live near Danville or Lynchburg and would be interested in going on a date with a man on the spectrum. Producers say the time commitment could be as little as half a day.
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For more information on how to apply, you’re asked to email: production@northernpictures.com.au
RICHMOND, Va. — Friday will be sunny and seasonably warm, with highs in the upper 70s and low 80s.
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PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Ressie Keen, a 107-year-old Pittsylvania County woman, is safe after escaping a house fire that destroyed her more than 100-year-old home, leaving behind a yard filled with charred debris and scattered belongings.
Keen said she has no special secret to her longevity.
“I ain’t got no secret, just thanking the Lord to let me stay here to see 107,” she said.
Keen said she moved to the home decades ago and built a life there.
“I’ve moved there in 1969, our first crop was made in 1970, and I been living there ever since,” she said.
The fire broke out in Keen’s bedroom on Thursday afternoon. Keen said she and her sitter got out as the fire grew.
“I don’t know what happened, only thing I knew to do was to get out of there. So me and my sitter we got out. She tried to put it out but she couldn’t,” Keen said.
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Pittsylvania County Fire Marshal Scott Hutcherson said investigators believe the fire started with an electrical issue.
“We think we had an electric outlet failure, more or less; an adaptor on the outlet probably failed,” Hutcherson said. He said the fire spread quickly once it ignited nearby items. “It set the bed on fire and the clothes that was on top of it, the material on top of it, what’s pretty much what got the fire going. And then it easily spread to the second story.”
Keen’s son, Ronnie Keen, said the loss has been painful for the family.
“It was devastating real devastating, lot of memories lost. But I know those memories and emotions the things that were sentimental were still right here,” he said.
A family photo album was among the few items recovered. Pointing to one image, Ronnie Keen said, “That’s a picture of the house.”
He added that the album was badly damaged. “It’s so charred it’s kinda hard to open,” he said.
Keen also held onto her favorite cast-iron pan.
“I knew this wasn’t going to get burnt up,” she said.
The home was considered a total loss, but the family said the most important thing is that Ressie Keen survived. She is now living with her son.
“I’m overjoyed that she’s here with us and she’s safe,” Ronnie Keen said.
Hutcherson said to prevent this, make sure that there is a smoke alarm in your home. He says you can reach out to the Pittsylvania County Public Safety office for a free installation of a smoke alarm.
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