00:00The president wins round one. A federal court clears Trump to send National Guard troops into Portland.
00:07Plus, a tragedy stopped in its tracks. A man accused of planning a mass shooting at Atlanta's airport and the family who spoke up in time.
00:16And hard hats at the White House. Crews tear into the East Wing. The big promise and the big controversy.
00:22The stories that matter. Clear and credible. From across the country to around the world. These are your unbiased updates from Straight Arrow News.
00:36Hello, everyone. I'm Kaylee Carey. And this morning for Craig Negrelli.
00:40This morning, the battle over troops in Portland has taken a turn.
00:44A federal appeals court has cleared President Trump to deploy the National Guard, overturning a judge who blocked it earlier this month.
00:51The White House argues the move is needed to protect federal facilities, especially an ICE building that's been the site of protests for months.
00:59But Oregon officials say those demonstrations have mostly calmed down and accused the president of manufacturing a crisis to justify military action.
01:09The two-judge majority, both Trump appointees, said the president acted within his authority under federal law,
01:14while a third judge, a Clinton appointee, called the ruling absurd, saying it accepts a false picture of Portland as a war zone.
01:23Oregon's attorney general says the decision sets a dangerous precedent, giving the president power to put troops on city streets with little oversight.
01:32The administration praised the court's ruling. The case now appears headed for the Supreme Court.
01:36And in a related case, the Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to lift a lower court order blocking troops from entering Chicago.
01:45But Illinois and city officials call that request a mischaracterization of the facts, saying local police have handled small protests without issue.
01:53They're urging the justices to keep the block in place, warning that deploying the guard would disrupt the constitutional balance between state and federal power.
02:03The government shutdown is now three weeks old, and there's still no end in sight.
02:08For the 11th time, the Senate failed Monday to advance a short-term spending bill, one that would reopen the government while lawmakers negotiate a broader deal.
02:16Today, Senate Republicans head to the White House, where President Trump is expected to thank them for holding the line as they continue to reject Democrats' demands.
02:26Meanwhile, Majority Leader John Thune plans to introduce a separate bill this week, one that would guarantee pay for federal workers and military personnel still on the job during the funding freeze.
02:36That plan will need Democratic support, the same support Republicans failed to get last week on a similar defense measure.
02:43Police say a tragedy was averted in Atlanta after the arrest of a man accused of planning a shooting at Hartsville-Jackson International Airport.
02:53Officers say 49-year-old Billy Cagle's own family called for help after he went live on social media, saying he was headed to the airport to shoot it up.
03:02Police found his truck parked outside the terminal, an AR-15-style rifle, and 27 rounds of ammo inside.
03:09They later found Cagle walking through the South Terminal, believed to be scouting the area before retrieving his weapon.
03:16Investigators say he's a convicted felon with a history of mental health issues and credit his family for speaking up before it was too late.
03:25We're here today briefing you on a success and not a tragedy because a family saw something and said something.
03:33A family knew they had a family member in crisis, they knew they had access to firearms, and they were on social media.
03:39This is something we've seen across the country time and time again.
03:42Social media postings, people with an awareness, individuals with access to a firearm.
03:47But today, the family said something.
03:49Cagle is now charged with making terroristic threats, attempted aggravated assault, and multiple firearms offenses.
03:56Former FBI Director James Comey is going on offense, filing two separate motions to toss out the federal charges brought against him by President Trump's Justice Department.
04:07One argues the case is pure retaliation, a personal vendetta by the president.
04:12The other claims the prosecutors who filed it was never legally appointed.
04:16Comey's team calls the indictment an egregious abuse of power, saying Trump targeted him for his public criticism.
04:23As part of the filings, Comey's lawyer submitted a 60-page collection of public statements by Trump and Comey, a paper trail they say shows a clear pattern of retaliation.
04:33Writing, quote, in response to Mr. Comey's protected speech, President Trump has resorted to personal attacks and calls to retaliate through punishment and imprisonment.
04:43The pattern of the president's statements and actions demonstrate a clear intent to subject Comey to official reprisal for his protected speech.
04:51Comey also argues that Lindy Halligan, a former Trump lawyer named interim U.S. attorney, was defectively appointed, making the entire indictment invalid.
05:02She took over after her predecessor, Eric Siebert, was forced out under pressure to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James.
05:10Comey's filings even cite Trump's own classified document case in Florida, where a judge dismissed charges over a similar appointment issue.
05:18Demo crews have moved in at the White House, tearing into part of the East Wing to make way for President Trump's long-promised ballroom.
05:27He's called it a ballroom for the country, but what's turning heads is where it's being built.
05:32Trump had promised the project wouldn't interfere with the existing White House, yet Monday, The Washington Post reports a backhoe was seen ripping through the East Wing, home to the First Lady's offices for decades.
05:43The $250 million expansion will add nearly 90,000 square feet, more than tripling the size of the East Room.
05:51The president thanked a room full of donors at the White House last week.
05:55The ballroom for the White House is the thing that you people have really, really been very generous with.
06:02And we're going to build a room that's going to be able to hold literally the inauguration if we want.
06:08All of the glass on the sides is bulletproof.
06:12The president says the new ballroom is fully funded by private donations from major U.S. companies.
06:18White House officials call it modernization, but critics call it the most drastic change to the people's house in a century.
06:25Finally this morning, the World Series matchup is set, and it features a team that hasn't been there in more than three decades.
06:32The Toronto Blue Jays are heading back to the Fall Classic, their first trip since 1993, after a thrilling come-from-behind win over the Seattle Mariners.
06:41Toronto trailed 3-1 in the seventh, runners on second and third, when George Springer stepped up and launched a three-run shot to left, putting the Jays on top for good.
06:52Final score, 4-3, and the celebration was on.
06:55Next up, Toronto takes on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series, Game 1 Friday night at 8 Eastern.
07:02And before we head out, here's what we're tracking today.
07:05Starting in Houston, where the man accused of killing an 11-year-old boy who was playing ding-dong ditch faces a judge this morning.
07:11Then at 11, J.P. Morgan opens its new Manhattan headquarters, with Jamie Dimon cutting the ribbon.
07:17In Florida, Miami-Dade College's board meets for the first time since a judge temporarily blocked a land transfer tied to President Trump's proposed library.
07:27And later today, a showdown in Alabama over a proposal to pull books with transgender themes from public libraries.
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07:42Those are your Unbiased Updates for this Tuesday.
07:44We'll see you back here tomorrow.
07:45For all of us here at Straight Arrow News, I'm Kaylee Carey.
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