3 Things To Know Today

1 Miracle In TX As 21 Survive Aborted Plane Takeoff

Amazingly, no deaths followed a fiery plane crash in Southeast Texas yesterday – with as many as 21 people on board – including 18 passengers and three crew members. Officials say the jet went down around 10am local time in a field 30 minutes west of Houston right next to Houston Executive Airport. The entire fuselage was destroyed by flames with only the tail remaining, which is what makes the survival of the passengers and crew so incredible. And according to Waller County Sheriff Troy Guidry, while two people were treated for injuries at a local hospital, everyone else is safe. As for what happened, the jet never actually made it off the ground. While witnesses say that a puff of smoke was seen coming from one of the engines as the aircraft taxied, everything seemed to be okay until the pilots aborted the takeoff. That’s when it apparently rolled through a fence and caught fire.

2 President Biden Sets Top Price For Social Spending Bill

No more than one-point-nine trillion dollars. That's what President Biden is reportedly telling progressives will be the top price tag on the social spending package lawmakers have been working on will be. That's down from the three-point-five trillion those lawmakers were seeking. Democratic leadership has been pushing for an agreement on the legislation by October 31st, but Biden is pressing that an agreement is done by the time he arrives at a climate conference later this month. Still, others are saying that the price tag could go as high as $2.2-trillion. said Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), chair of the House Progressive Caucus, notes. "We all still feel even more optimistic about getting to an agreement on a really transformational bill that will fundamentally lift people up.”

3 North Korea Says It's Latest Missile Launch Came From Submarine

North Korean officials say their latest ballistic missile test came from a submarine. They announced what they called the successful test fire Wednesday after South Korean and Japanese officials reported the Tuesday launch. State news agency KCNA also reports the missile was fired from the same vessel North Korea used to test a submarine launched ballistic missile in 2016. The U.N. Security Council is set to hold a closed-door meeting today to discuss North Korea in the wake of the latest missile test. The country is banned from testing ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons under international law.


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