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FBI director: gunman's laptop shows him interested in Trump's rally a week before event | Quickcast

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www.youtube.com – CBS Miami – 2024-07-24 16:07:31

SUMMARY: In today’s CBS News Miami update, authorities have raised the reward to $10,000 for information leading to the capture of the gunman responsible for the tragic shooting death of three-year-old Ryo Yansy during a birthday party in Fort Lauderdale. Meanwhile, Miami Beach tenants at the Riviera Apartments have received an extension and can stay an additional 30 days after initially being told to vacate. In political news, President Biden will address the nation regarding his withdrawal from the presidential race, allowing Vice President Kamala Harris to become the likely Democratic nominee. Additionally, COVID-19 cases are rising across the U.S., and South Florida’s Coco Gauff will serve as a flag bearer at the Paris Olympics.

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FBI Director Christopher Wray is testifying Wednesday at a hearing on the investigation into the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, and he is revealing new details about the gunman’s actions in the lead-up to the July 13 shooting in Pennsylvania.
Wray told members of the House Judiciary Committee that the gunman, 20-year-old Thomas Crooks, flew a drone near the site of the rally roughly two hours before he opened fire. Wray said investigators recovered the drone in Crooks’ vehicle, and the bureau believes he was watching video streamed from the device to scout the area.
The FBI chief also said agents recovered a total of three “relatively crude” explosive devices: two from Crooks’ vehicle and one from his residence. Crooks had a transmitter that would have allowed him to detonate the devices in his car remotely, but the receivers on the bombs were turned off, Wray said.
Eight cartridges from spent bullets were found on the roof where Crooks opened fire, Wray confirmed. The gunman killed one attendee and wounded Trump and two others.
Investigators have managed to gain access to Crooks’ phone, which Wray said was a “significant technical challenge.” He said agents discovered Crooks was using encrypted messaging apps to communicate.
The FBI, which is investigating the shooting as a potential act of domestic terrorism, does not yet have “a clear picture” of the gunman’s motive, Wray said. But investigators did find that Crooks seemed to become “very focused on” Trump and the rally on July 6. An examination of his laptop revealed that he searched “how far away was Oswald from Kennedy?” on that day, when he also registered to attend the rally.

When President Biden suddenly ended his reelection campaign over the weekend and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, numerous Democrats were quick to point out that former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, had previously supported Harris.
Tweets circulated with an image of a check from 2011 showing that Trump had donated $5,000 to the campaign of then-California Attorney General Kamala Harris. One Democratic lawmaker, Rep. Jared Moskowitz, of Florida, posted the picture of the check with the caption: “Wise investment.”
Campaign finance records show Donald Trump donated twice to reelect Kamala Harris as the attorney general of California. Records show Trump made a $5,000 donation in 2011, months after she was first sworn in, and another $1,000 donation in 2013, one year before she was reelected for a second term.
The Harris campaign told CBS News that she later donated those funds to a nonprofit group advocating for civil rights and human rights for Central Americans, which was first reported by the Sacramento Bee. The paper noted that her donation came in 2015, as she was launching her campaign for the U.S. Senate.
Records also show that Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, made a $2,000 donation to Harris’ campaign for attorney general in 2014.

The remaining residents of a condominium community deemed unsafe in Pembroke Pines have been given roughly a month to leave.
Last year, unsafe structure notices were issued for seven buildings within the Heron Pond Condominium community, 8400 SW 1st Street, that have since been fully evacuated. Additionally, specific units in the seven other buildings were also evacuated. Those ordered to leave did not know if or when they would be allowed to return. Each owner was required to continue paying all bills and fees, according to the property manager.
On Wednesday, the city said an unsafe structure notice had been issued for all remaining units.
The city said that they were informed by the Engineer of Record, ACG Engineering Services Inc., that the remaining structures within the community must be evacuated. In compliance with building and safety codes, the city issued an order to evacuate by August 29, 2024.
“Should the area be placed under a tropical storm weather advisory, units must be evacuated immediately,” according to a statement from the city.

Catch the Quickcast with Najahe Sherman weekdays at 4PM ET streaming on the CBS Miami app and CBSMiami.com

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Strangers find lost family heirloom at Cocoa Beach

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www.youtube.com – FOX 35 Orlando – 2025-03-28 17:28:24

SUMMARY: A family on vacation at Cocoa Beach was relieved to be reunited with a lost gold necklace, a family heirloom from the husband’s late mother. While swimming, a wave knocked Josh over, causing him to lose the necklace. Desperate, he approached two best friends with metal detectors who agreed to help find it, despite challenging beach conditions. After extensive searching, they successfully recovered the heirloom and informed the family with a picture. Grateful, the family tried to reward them, but the duo refused, believing finding the necklace was rewarding enough. This experience renewed the family’s faith in humanity and generosity.

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A priceless heirloom that was swept out to sea on a family vacation in Central Florida has been recovered in Cocoa Beach. Two men were able to recover the missing necklace using metal detectors, and it has now been returned to its rightful owners.

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Drought, wind, and debris from recent hurricanes are stoking fires across the US

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www.news4jax.com – Tammy Webber, Associated Press – 2025-03-28 16:41:00

SUMMARY: Wildfires are raging across multiple states in the U.S., particularly North Carolina, Florida, and Oklahoma, driven by dry conditions and debris from past hurricanes. This year has seen an alarming 14,800 wildfires burning over 1,100 square miles, far exceeding the 10-year average. Climate change is creating drier weather, resulting in a significant loss of traditional fire seasons. Major fires, like those in Los Angeles and Miami-Dade County, highlight the increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires exacerbated by human activities. With 45% of the U.S. in drought, conditions are ripe for continued wildfires, with favorable forecasts into spring in several regions.

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Florida bill would build center to improve property insurance affordability | Florida

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www.thecentersquare.com – By Steve Wilson | The Center Square – (The Center Square – ) 2025-03-28 08:11:00

(The Center Square) – A bill in the Florida Senate would create a center to research the accessibility and affordability of property insurance.

Senate Bill 114, sponsored by Sen. Jay Trumbull, R-Panama City, would rename the Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center to the Florida Center for Excellence in Insurance and Risk Management and move it from Florida International University in Miami to Florida State University in Tallahassee. 

Under the Trumbull bill, the center would be required to collaborate with the Office of Insurance Regulation to produce an annual report analyzing the property insurance market. These reports would provide recommendations on improving both the accessibility and affordability of property insurance. 

SB114 would allocate $5 million to start the center and $1.5 million in an annual appropriation to funds its operations. 

The insurance office would be required to contract with the new center to manage the state’s public hurricane loss projection model, which was created by lawmakers in 2000 and put in place at FIU.

This model, unlike the ones used by insurers, would have its assumptions and methodologies open to public review. Lawmakers in the last two fiscal years have appropriated $1.2 million and $2.2 million for improvements to the model.

Florida’s property insurance market has been hit hard after the state was struck by three hurricanes in 66 days last year, tying a record. According to a report by Insurify, Florida has the highest rates nationally at nearly $11,000 in 2023 and the report predicted a 7% increase for 2024. 

“The high cost of homeowners insurance is top of mind for Florida families,” Trumbull said in a news release. “Reforms passed by the Legislature have helped stabilize the property insurance market, and we are finally starting to see some companies lower rates.

“This bill will keep up the positive momentum, creating the premier academic insurance research center in the nation to identify mitigation and resiliency steps Floridians can take to fortify their homes. It also ensures state regulators have the most up-to-date information available to set rates and affirm the financial health of insurance companies.”

In 2007, the Legislature created the Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center (Storm Risk Center) within the Department of Risk Management of Florida State University’s College of Business.

Lawmakers appropriated $7.9 million to the project starting in 2008 until fiscal 2015-16, when then-Gov. Rick Scott vetoed an outlay of $1.5 million which ended the project.  

A companion bill, House Bill 1097, is in the House.

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