3 things To Know Today

1 Driver Charged As Bus Crash Kills Two, Injures Dozens

What was supposed to be a fun bus trip from Orlando to New York City took a very dark turn yesterday in Virginia. Officials say two people are dead and dozens are hurt after a chartered bus crashed on Interstate-95 in Virginia. Virginia State Police say the bus driver – who has been identified as 40-year-old Yui Man Chow of Staten Island – attempted to exit and ran off the road near Prince George. And according to reports? He was taking the exit too fast – and that’s what caused the crash. As such, Chow has now been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. Witnesses say the bus "swerved like a roller coaster" and then rolled “five or six times” – on passenger comparing it to being in a washing machine. While all of the surviving passengers were injured, some still remain in the hospital this morning.

2 VP Pence Tours Flood Zones, Says Fed Assistance Is Coming

Vice President Mike Pence has gotten a first-hand look at flooding in the Midwest – and he says help is on the way. He toured the flood area in Nebraska yesterday, meeting with first responders and community members who helped people escape the rising waters. Pence was joined by Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds as well as a group of Republican leaders that included Senators Ben Sasse (of Nebraska) and Joni Ernst (of Iowa). Pence said seeing communities come together “never fails to inspire” him. He called such actions “the best part of America.” Pence also assured folks in the area that help from the federal government is on the way. He added that President Trump is going to make sure they get the resources they need to recover from the devastating flooding.

3 Government Can Detain Legal Immigrants Years After Committing Crime

The U.S. Supreme Court is backing President Trump's hard-line view on immigration. In a 5-to-4 ruling, the High Court said the government may detain without a hearing legal immigrants long after they have served sentences for their crimes. In other words, illegals who serve their sentences can get arrested as they walk out of jail by the Feds. The case before the court was centered on two men, one who was convicted of marijuana possession in 2006 and another convicted of a drug charge in 2011. Both were legal permanent residents who the government wanted to deport to their native countries because of the drug arrests. "For two years in a row now, the Supreme Court has endorsed the most extreme interpretation of immigration detention statutes, allowing mass incarceration of people without any hearing, simply because they are defending themselves against a deportation charge," ACLU's Deputy Legal Director Cecilia Wang says in a statement. "We will continue to fight the gross overuse of detention in the immigration system."


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