4 dead, plus suspect, in Wis. shooting
Five people were found dead Sunday night following a reported shooting in Chippewa County, Wis.
The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Department responded to a 911 call about a shooting at a residence in Lake Hallie, just north of Eau Claire. Sheriff James Kowalczyk said in a Monday interview with WQOW- TV that officers arrived at 10: 20 p. m. and found the bodies of a man and woman — one of whom was the suspected shooter — and two adult family members who were wounded. The two survivors were hospitalized.
Deputies then visited the home of the suspected shooter’s family in nearby Lafayette. Inside, officers discovered three dead of an apparent homicide.
Authorities say the same suspect is believed to be responsible for both shootings. Sheriff Kowalcyzk would not comment on whether the suspect died by suicide.
New Dem debate rules
Raise your hand if you can think of some different ways CNN will approach the second Democratic presidential debate, which will unfold over two nights in Detroit on Tuesday and Wednesday.
That’s a hint. CNN pledges not to ask questions that require a show of hands by the politicians or that confine all the contenders to a one- word “yes” or “no” answer. NBC News moderator Chuck Todd tried both of these last month during the 2020 candidates’ first debate.
“Invariably, a question can be open for interpretation,” said Sam Feist, CNN’s Washington bureau chief. “Trying to simplify a question into a ‘ yes’ or ‘ no’ answer can be confusing and may not always be fair.”
Dana Bash, Don Lemon and Jake Tapper will moderate the two- hour debates, which begin at 8 p. m. ET both nights. With tougher rules governing participation in the third debate in September, it will be the last time so many candidates — 20 of them — will have the debate spotlight.
Candidates will have the chance to introduce themselves with opening statements and wrap things up with closing arguments. ( NBC allowed only closing statements.).
Trump tears into Fed
President Donald Trump renewed his attack on the Federal Reserve ahead of its meeting this week, complaining it “probably will do very little” to counteract actions by Europe and China to ease monetary policy and declaring “a small rate cut is not enough.”
U. S. central bankers are widely expected to lower interest rates by a quarter- percentage point when they gather Tuesday and Wednesday in Washington.
“The Fed has made all of the wrong moves. A small rate cut is not enough, but we will win anyway!” Mr. Trump tweeted Monday. “The Fed ‘ raised’ way too early and way too much.”
Harris’ unpopular plan
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris released a health care plan on Monday that would put the U. S. on the path toward a government- backed health insurance system but stops short of eliminating private insurance.
Ms. Harris’ proposal drew criticism from virtually everyone. Progressives took issue with the presidential candidate for stopping short of the full- scale health care overhaul embodied by “Medicare for All.” Her more moderate rivals, meanwhile, said she was trying to have it all without taking a firm position on one of the most animating issues in the primary.
“The new have- it- everywhichway approach pushes the extremely challenging implementation of the Medicare for All part of this plan 10 years into the future,” said Kate Bedingfield, former Vice President Joe Biden’s deputy campaign manager.