News Now Trending - Thursday, February 3

Here are the top trending news stories in San Diego on Thursday, February 3, 2022.

POWER PLAY

·Biden says 'ISIS leader' killed in Syria raid

·ISIS leader blew himself up in 'desperate cowardice' as US Special Operations swarmed house in raid

·Biden Calls Death of ISIS Leader a Warning to Terrorists Worldwide

·Biden battles accusations of 'weakness' against US rivals

·US Government Left As Many As 9,000 American Citizens In Afghanistan After Withdrawal, Senate Report Reveals

META MAYHEM

·Facebook stock plummets 23%, on pace for its biggest one-day drop ever

·Facebook Owner Meta Set for $195 Billion Wipeout, Biggest in Market History

PIER PRESSURE

·Bezos will pay city to tear down historic bridge for nearly $500M yacht

RULES FOR THEE

·LA mayor took maskless photo with Magic Johnson. His defense: 'I'm holding my breath'

·Gretchen Whitmer held California fundraisers while Michigan led US in COVID-19 cases, records show

VACCI-HATIN’

·Canada military may be needed to clear 'Freedom Convoy' protesters, Ottawa police say

·San Diego facing new police officer vacancy crisis blamed partly on vaccine mandate

·Divorced Parents Battle Over Shots for Kids

ROCK N’ RONA

·COVID-19 death toll increasing in San Diego 

·UCSD is still largely a ghost town as return of in-person classes hits a snag

·WHO sees pause, even end of pandemic for Europe

·America's economic recovery is about to go into reverse

GOING FOR WOKE

·ESPN Star Rips 'White People,' Claims They're The Issue With The NFL

·On MSNBC, Liberal Activist Drops Not-So-Subtle Hints About Which 'Racist' Team Names Are Next

·Sen. Marco Rubio: NBC shouldn’t be able to profit off Olympics in Beijing

·How climate change is threatening the future of the Winter Olympics

·US skater will be country's first openly nonbinary athlete at Winter Olympics

CRIME WAVE

·How Bad is Crime in L.A.?

·SFPD chief refuses to work with DA Boudin, accuses him of 'concealing' evidence to hurt police

·49ers fan in coma after apparent beating outside SoFi Stadium at NFC title game

·Mass shooting aboard Greyhound bus leaves one dead, several hurt

·Biden NYC visit: 8 murdered, 15 shot in week of Big Apple trip

·'D-list' Susan Sarandon blasted over anti-cop post after NYPD funeral

·Border Patrol agents fired upon from Mexico, return fire: sources

C-N-END

·It’s Now Clear That Chris Cuomo’s Final Act At CNN Was To Annihilate Jeff Zucker

·Network Aware Of Affair Last Summer

·Stelter accused of doing ex-CNN boss's dirty work before scandalous report

·'View' co-host Sunny Hostin calls on Allison Gollust to leave CNN over Zucker relationship

·Trump claims ratings drop, not affair, caused Jeff Zucker’s end at CNN

DERANGED 

·Unmasking Of Rudy Giuliani On Fox’s ‘The Masked Singer’ Prompts Judges Ken Jeong & Robin Thicke To Walk Off In Protest

·Butterfly sanctuary shuts citing threats from Trump supporters

I WANT TO BELIEVE

·Mysterious Aircraft Spotted At Area 51 In Unprecedented Satellite Image