Boeing’s Recent Aircraft Incidents; Tibetans Rally Against CCP Occupation – Mar. 11

Good evening, everyone. Welcome to NTD tonight. I'm David Zhang. Here is a preview of some of today's top stories Airlines continue to have a turbulent week of airplane incidents all with Boeing aircrafts President Joe Biden released his budget for the 2025 fiscal year Highlighting his efforts to help middle-class Americans to get a leg up as the general election kicks off In one of the deadliest two crimes in Hawaii's capital a man stabbed his wife and three children to death in Their family homes in Honolulu before taking his own life The repeated occurrences of incidents involving Boeing aircrafts have raised the significant concerns Within the aviation industry and TV's Christina Corona has more details on the terrifying events United Airlines confirmed that a Boeing 737 aircraft rolled off the runway at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on March 8th. The flight had 160 passengers and six crew members on board No injuries were reported and the cause of the plane veering off the runway is still unknown on Thursday United Airlines Boeing 777 lost a tire during takeoff from San Francisco However, it landed safely in Los Angeles damaging a vehicle parked below According to the FAA the crew reported a landing gear issue No injuries were reported on Monday Many were injured on a Chilean plane traveling from Sydney to Auckland due to a sudden strong movement Around 50 people were treated for mild injuries on site with 13 taken to the hospital including one in serious condition Passengers reported that several individuals were not wearing seatbelts when the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner suddenly dropped and LATAM Airlines stated there was a technical event during the flight but did not provide details Christina Corona NTD News Now, let's take a look at other top headlines President Biden today released a blueprint budget proposal aimed at getting voters attention It would offer tax breaks for families with lower health care costs and higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations the plan proposes to raise the corporate income tax rate to 28% from 21% and Also proposes increasing the corporate minimum tax rate to 21% Biden also proposes imposing a minimum tax on the wealthy requiring them to pay at least the 25% of the total income The president also said he wouldn't increase taxes for those earning less than 400,000 Biden's budget also focuses on the lack of affordable homes in a country President Biden's urging Congress to pass a mortgage relief credit that would have provided $10,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers. You know, the cost of housing is so important to you Inflation keeps coming down mortgage rates will come down as well and the Fed acknowledges that but I'm not waiting Biden is calling for an annual tax credit of $400 a month for the next two years for people to put toward their mortgage when they buy a first home or trade up for A bigger one. The president will also ask Congress to give first-time homebuyers up to $25,000 in down payment assistance The budget plan is generally viewed as a political messaging document and is unlikely to become law since the law has to be passed by Congress Meanwhile lawmakers are still struggling to fund the government for fiscal year 2024 they need to pass a second funding package of six bills including one for defense by the March 22nd deadline The US military has increased the security at the US Embassy in Haiti and evacuated non-essential personnel on Sunday Haiti is currently in a state of emergency following large-scale gang violence that threatens to bring down the government The evacuated the personnel were airlifted from the capital Port-au-Prince under the cover of darkness It is unclear how many diplomats were evacuated The International Airport in Port-au-Prince has been shut down for around a week making it impossible for flights to get in and out Haiti entered a state of emergency last Sunday after fighting escalated earlier on Friday a Pentagon Spokesperson said that no decisions were made about the potential American deployments to intervene What I can tell you is that DOD will not send troops to Haiti to support Haitian national police security operations We have no intention of intervening And we are not providing assistance to help the prime minister return to Haiti at this time Gang groups in Haiti have demanded the president Ariel Henry's a resignation and threatened a civil war if he doesn't step down so far Henry who is in Puerto Rico and has been unable to return to Haiti has not offered his resignation and It remains unclear if he will go to Jamaica. The u.s. Has also urged Henry to step down to calm the situation NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the Swedish Prime Minister and Crown Princess today They attended a flag-raising ceremony at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels Sweden officially became NATO's a newest member last Thursday before the ceremony today Stoltenberg called the accession a blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin When President Putin launched his full-scale invasion two years ago He wanted less NATO and more control over his neighbors He wanted to destroy Ukraine as a sovereign state But he failed NATO is bigger and stronger Ukraine is closer to NATO membership than ever before Sweden will benefit from the Alliance's common defense guarantee It is known as article 5 and dictates that an attack on one NATO member is considered as an attack on all a German court has sentenced an American man to life in prison today He was convicted of the rape and murder of another American tourist and the attempted murder of her friend The brutal attack took place near Neuschwanstein Castle one of the country's most famous tourist at destinations The judge noted that the 31 year old tourist from Michigan committed a crime of particular gravity That ruling means he will not receive automatic parole after 15 years that he would for non-aggravated murder The conviction can be appealed and he can apply to serve his sentence in the US His lawyer said he had advised the defendant not to do so since conditions of detention in Germany are better than that in the US Hawaii police are investigating a suspected murder-suicide involving a family including three children at a Honolulu residence Marking the second deadliest the killing in the Aloha State NTV's Christina Corona has more on the story Officers responded to a call to a Manoa home where they found five deceased individuals at 9 a.m. On Sunday The call was because a witness reported hearing an argument earlier in the morning Based on the evidence found at the scene and the investigation thus far it appears that the adult male Killed the female and the juveniles with a knife that was recovered from the scene However, police initially arrived at the Honolulu residence at 8 30 a.m. But left after no one answered the door The officers need to make a determination what's going on. They need to talk to an individual. We just can't Go into somebody's home without enough information to provide the exigent circumstances that allows us to do that Official said the victims were all related Husband is the person that killed his wife and his three children The juveniles were 17 12 and 10 years old. The husband's cause of death is under investigation The ages of the adults were not immediately known and the names of the victims had not been publicly released as of early Monday Chief Logan said the five deaths mark Hawaii's worst mass killing since November 2nd 1999 when Byron you Yasuji fatally shot his co-workers and how this shooting can affect his fellow officers Mentioned it was in 1999. It's the last time in the Xerox Shooting where seven people were killed this will have an impact on them as it would any officer for the rest of their life Sunday's motive is still under investigation Christina Corona NTD news We all take a short break now everybody, but here's a look at what we have for you when we come back hundreds of Tibetans in exile marched on the streets of San Francisco on Sunday to commemorate the 65th Tibetan National Uprising Day against China the Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling 163,000 of jewel babies and Nova baby infant swings citing a suffocation risk NFL's a two-day negotiation period known as a free agent frenzy starts today. We'll take a look at the latest the signings and trades Those stories and more coming up on NTD tonight Welcome back to NTD tonight. I'm your host David Zhang on Sunday Tibetan people and supporters are rallied in San Francisco to commemorate the 65th the Tibetan uprising day It raised the concerns over ongoing and new issues that the Tibetan people are facing With the forced occupation by the Chinese Communist Party NTD system Blair reports Hundreds of Tibetans gathered in San Francisco in front of City Hall on Sunday For more than 60 years March 10th was the commemoration of Tibetan uprising day on this day 65 years ago in 1959 the people of Tibet from the three traditional provinces rose in protest against the repression of the Chinese Communist forces in capital Hussar and today it still continues That we and our people in Tibet leave under Chinese servitude It was shortly after March 10th 1959 that the Dalai Lama was forced to go into exile in India where he resides today Speakers highlighted the current challenges the Tibetan people in Tibet faced with the ongoing forced occupation the PRC government is vigorously pursuing a policy of Open quote forging a strong sense of the Chinese as one single identity Close quote by erasing the Tibetan identity at this time Chinese government is building hydro project dams in the Calm area of Dega region. They are forcefully relocating Tibetan people to make those hydro drams It's very concerning They also expressed concerned about the Chinese Communist Party meddling with the Buddhist religion inside of Tibet Reinterpreting and conforming the content of Buddhist canons to suit coming communist ideology and manipulation of monastic speakers also praised the US House for passing the resolve Tibet Act a bill that would put pressure on the CCP to resume Negotiations with Tibetan leaders the gathering at City Hall was part of a full day of marches and rallies in the San Francisco area Jason Blair entity news a Popular baby brand has initiated a recall of over 60,000 infant swings due to a suffocation hazard prompting immediate action Entities Christina Corona tells us more Approximately 63,000 and 100 Nova baby infant swings from jewel baby have been recalled Marketed for infant sleep these swings violate the US Consumer Product Safety Commission's regulations And the Safe Sleep for Babies Act due to their incline angle Exceeding 10 degrees and lack of required sleep warnings. The swings were manufactured between June 2022 and September 2023 and were sold in-store and online by Walmart and by other online retailers including jewel baby Target Amazon and baby list they feature a round aluminum base with music buttons on the front and are powered by either Triple-a batteries or an AC adapter They also come with a remote control for operation Owners are urged to stop using the swings and contact jewel baby for a free repair kit to receive the kit Customers must register on the firm's website by uploading a photo of the warning label The kit includes a new seat with updated warnings plush toys and a remote control. There have been no reported injuries Christina Corona entity news Prosecutors dropped the charges against the three men who were accused of possessing stolen Hotel, California lyrics Reason being the trials of fairness was questioned New York prosecutors abruptly dropped their criminal case mid-trial Wednesday Against three men who had been accused of conspiring to possess a cache of hand-drafted lyrics to Hotel California and other Eagles hits the assistant Manhattan district attorney informed the judge at 10 a.m That prosecutors would no longer proceed with the case He cited newly available emails that defense lawyers said raised questions about the trials fairness The trial had been underway since late February the raft of communications emerged only when Eagle star Don Henley Apparently decided last week to waive attorney-client privilege after he and other prosecution witnesses had already testified The defense argued that the new disclosures raised questions that it hadn't been able to ask The accused had been three well-established figures in the collectibles world rare books dealer Glenn Horowitz former rock-and-roll Hall of Fame curator Craig in CRT and rock memorabilia seller Edward Kaczynski the case centered on roughly 100 legal pad pages from the creation of a classic rock colossus the 1976 album Hotel, California ranks as the third biggest seller of all time in the u.s New Mexico is mandating classrooms to be open for 180 days This comes after last year's standardized the test scores revealed that the students were underperforming New Mexico has adopted a new rule mandating that school calendars consist of at least a 180 days Top state official said Thursday that the goal is to get students more learning time in the classroom and improve academic outcomes Public education secretary Arsenio Romero told reporters the change is just one of many things his agency is Implementing as it works to pull New Mexico up from the bottom of national education rankings He pointed to structured literacy programs in kindergarten and earlier grades Technical education and internship opportunities for older students and summer programs that can help keep students on track Reaching that bar might be difficult for many schools given the results of last spring standardized testing The results showed just 38% of tested students were proficient in reading marking a slight uptick from the previous year Statewide math proficiency was stagnant at 24% The results prompted Romero to send a letter to districts calling for more accountability Throughout the state's education system during a Public Education Commission meeting on February 16th Commissioner said there has been a negative growth in math Even though there might be progress in certain areas, I think that I Recognize that there are so many schools that sometimes will Applaud for now getting to the 35% mark at a 38% mark But that's not good enough and I would just say everyone needs to stretch and Consider what's possible The 180-day proposal began last year teacher unions and Republican lawmakers voiced concerns about everything from districts Losing local control to teachers having to work longer hours and more days many of the complaints centered on the ability of districts Particularly those in rural areas to retain four-day weeks Romero said the feedback and the debates over the last few months helps to make what he described as a stronger rule Noting that there's flexibility that will allow for four-day weeks as long as districts can show increases in academic performance According to the World Population Review, New Mexico ranks 47th for public schools The Public Education Department said the new rule will be in effect for the school year that begins this fall Now, let's shift our focus to the gridiron where the NFL free agent frenzy has taken the league by storm NTVS Carlos Reyes has more on the story The NFL offseason is in full effect and we've got a wild NFL free agent frenzy to dive into First up quarterback Kurt Cousins has taken his talents to the Peach State signing a four-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons Cousins says farewell to his six-season stint with the Minnesota Vikings, which was marked by significant changes in the Vikings roster Despite restructuring his contract to free up cap space the Vikings opted not to extend his deal beyond 2023 Leaving the door open for a potential quarterback shakeup The 12-year veteran faced adversity when a torn Achilles abruptly ended his season during a critical matchup against the Green Bay Packers Now in Atlanta Cousins joins a Falcons team that turned heads by choosing Desmond Ritter as their starting quarterback for the 2023 season However Ritter's performance left much to be desired ranking in the bottom tier of quarterbacks Adding Cousins brings experience and a track record of solid performances raising the stakes for the Falcons in the NFC South in Another noteworthy move the Green Bay Packers bid farewell to longtime running back Aaron Jones as free agent Josh Jacobs steps in to take the reins Jacobs who spent five seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders had a challenging 2023 season following contract disputes and a quad injury that sidelined him for the final four games Moving on former New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley is set to don the green of the Philadelphia Eagles Barkley a two-time Pro Bowler inked a three-year 37.75 million deal with the Eagles signaling a new chapter in his career after six seasons with the Giants Despite expressing a desire to remain a giant for life Barkley and the Giants failed to reach a long-term agreement leading to his departure in free agency Injuries have marked Barkley's otherwise stellar career, but he looks to make a significant impact in Philadelphia pairing up with the Eagles offensive scheme Barkley's arrival in Philadelphia adds a dynamic playmaker to the Eagles backfield with a contract that reflects his potential impact as the Eagles strive for success in the NFC East Barkley's health and performance will be closely watched by fans and pundits alike and In a move that caught many by surprise Russell Wilson a nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback and one-time Super Bowl champion Has decided to wear the black and yellow of the Pittsburgh Steelers Wilson recently released by the Denver Broncos opted for a one-year deal at the veterans minimum The Broncos who will still pay the majority of Wilson salary had a tumultuous two-season run with the star quarterback Leading to his release and Pittsburgh Wilson joins a team with only Kenny Pickett under contract Signaling a significant change in the Steelers quarterback landscape Wilson's arrival in Pittsburgh comes after an extensive visit where he met with key figures including coach Mike Tomlin and offensive coordinator Arthur Smith Carlos Reyes and TD News Stay tuned for China in focus with Tiffany Meyer coming up next and the more China news of Beijing says its doors Are open to foreign investment But do its actions match its words tune in at 9 30 p.m. On NTD's China in focus with Tiffany Meyer and that's all we've got for you tonight We would like you to join us again on NTD tonight every weekday at 9 p.m. I'm David Zhang. Have a wonderful evening