Trending News - Friday, October 22, 2021

Here's your midday update on everything happening in San Diego, the nation and the world on Friday, October 22, 2021.

UNREAL

·Alec Baldwin discharged prop gun that killed crew member, wounded director

·'Why was I handed a hot gun?' What witness claims Alec Baldwin said after he accidentally shot and KILLED woman cinematographer, 42, with a gun 'loaded with blanks' and wounded film director on set of his new Western in New Mexico

·Brandon Lee's family speak out after fatal prop gun shooting

·Tragic cinematographer's final Instagram post shared 'perks' of film biz

BUMBLIN’

·CNN’s Townhall Crowd Audibly Giggles As Biden Becomes Confused Mid Sentence

·Biden Says He Doesn’t See Votes to Raise Tax Rates in Deal

·Republican Voters Confront Biden On Border Crisis, China's Military Aggression

·Fueling fears? Biden admits gas prices aren't going down anytime soon

·Biden Is Open to Scrapping Filibuster for Voting Rights Bill ‘and Maybe More’

·White House officials clarify multiple Biden comments made during live town hall

·Biden's performance is plenty to be satisfied about

VACCI-HATE

·Biden Says First Responders, Police Who Refuse Vaccine Mandates Should Be Fired

·Arizona makes bold move to stop Biden vaccine mandates

·Business group warns of mass layoffs and 'catastrophic' supply chain disruptions from Biden's vaccine mandate

·Dems' vax mandates for cops are bound to backfire

·Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective in kids

NEW NORMAL

·California maskless woman in store convicted of trespassing

·Another In-N-Out faces fines in California as chain battles COVID vaccine rules

·‘Bring me a boat tomorrow’: Inside the pandemic yacht boom

·'Shrooms! Shamans! Kosher LSD! Why LA Is Tripping Out

CRIMETIME

·Retired Police Captain Reportedly Shot During Robbery In City Suffering Massive Crime Spike

·Iconic Target Store on Mission St to Close Amid Shoplifting Tidal Wave

·On front lines of L.A.’s homicide spike, these detectives race to solve mounting caseloads

BORDER BATTLE

·Biden says he hasn't had 'time' to visit border as crisis persists

·Biden says USA would defend Taiwan against invasion

·Russian aircraft enters Alaska's defense zone

TWO AMERICAS

·Anti-govt movement rapidly expanding nationwide

·DIVIDED STATES OF AMERICA: Michigan abortion rate reaches 30-year high, boosted by visitors

·Fox News’ planned 24-hour weather channel has climate experts worried

KEEP CALM

·Queen Spends Night In Hospital; Health Scare At 95

FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

·106-Year-Old Berks County Woman Who Credits A Yuengling A Day For Longevity Gets Gift From Brewery