What recent events led to the FBI's defense of immigration officers?
Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dua Halisa-Cautel. The head of the FBI defended the immigration officers who killed 37-year-old Alex Pretty Saturday morning. Kash Patel said the U.S. citizen should not have had a firearm, but NPR's Luke Garrett reports gun rights groups and some GOP lawmakers disagree.
Trump administration officials continue to defend the federal agents who killed Preti. Here's FBI Director Kash Patel on Fox News Sunday.
You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple. You don't have that right to break the law.
There's been no evidence that NPR has verified of Preddy brandishing his handgun at any time during the encounter with federal agents. GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski said the video appears to show Preddy was killed after being disarmed. The Alaska senator called for an independent investigation and congressional hearings on the killing.
Murkowski said, quote, lawfully carrying a firearm does not justify federal agents killing an American. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
A massive winter storm sweeping across the southern United States is making its way into the northeast. Nearly a million homes and businesses are without power as a result of snow and freezing temperatures across several states. For Member Station, W.E.K.U. Stan Ingold reports.
The storm started off Saturday as snow, but in many areas turned into sleet and freezing rain, leading to extremely dangerous driving conditions. The worst of it should be out of Kentucky by Monday morning, but Governor Andy Beshear said that that doesn't mean that the emergency is over.
I wouldn't think of it that way. I wouldn't think of it being gone because if it dumps a ton of ice. And it gets really cold. That ice is going to stay and it's going to stick. And so you ought to think about the difficult and dangerous conditions extending.
The storm is causing major travel disruptions across the country. Close to 11,000 flights were canceled over the weekend. For NPR News, I'm Stan Ingold in Richmond, Kentucky.
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