5:30 LRN Newscast Feb 7

Mona Hardin, the mother of Ronald Greene, will attend the President’s State of the Union tonight, where he’s expected to address police brutality. Hardin is the guest of Congressman Troy Carter, and he says it’s important to highlight Greene who died while in the custody of state police.

Cut 3 (10) “…beaten to death.” 

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy says he hopes President Biden will discuss things Americans are sincerely worried about tonight. During his weekly press teleconference, Cassidy says Social Security is on track to go insolvent within 12 years if nothing is done to fix it, and millions of mature Americans want an answer…:

Cut 6 (11)  “…plans will be there?” 

Cassidy says Americans want to hear how the White House proposes to address rising crime and out-of-control inflation.

Attorney General Jeff Landry released the Protecting Innocence Report today. Landry says it’s an examination of sexually explicit material at public libraries that may not be age-appropriate for children. Landry hastens to say the report does NOT advise censorship, but rather offers advice as to how libraries can prevent kids from accessing inappropriate materials…:

Cut 10 (08) “…allow” 

37-year-old Natalie Jade Jarvis of Florida, armed with a blowtorch and a repurposed school bus, painted with graffiti, led authorities in St. Tammany Parish on a chase during rush hour that ended in downtown Covington when she crashed into a fence on the grounds of a school. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Sgt Suzanne (Sue-zahn) Carboni rattled off Jarvis’ charges.

Cut 14 (11)   “…reckless driving.”