CHECK IN – Daily News, Weather and Sports Scores – February 22, 2016
POLITICS
Early exit for Jeb Bush after South Carolina primary
On Saturday, after an unsatisfying finish in the South Carolina primary, Republican Jeb Bush ended his presidential race. “I’m proud of the campaign that we’ve run to unify our country and to advocate for conservative solutions,” Bush said. The former Florida governor raised more than $150 million by the end of 2015, more than any of his GOP competitors. Fast-forwarding to February, Bush’s campaign had less than $3 million in cash. “I firmly believe the American people must entrust this office to someone who understands that whoever holds it is a servant, not the master,” Bush said on Saturday.
ENTERTAINMENT
Harper Lee dies at the age of 89
Harper Lee, writer of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” died on Friday according to publisher HarperCollins. By 2015, the Pulitzer Prize award winner reportedly had sold over 40 million copies worldwide. Claudia Durst Johnson, author of a book-length critical analysis of Lee’s novel, described her as preferring to guard her privacy “like others in an older generation, who didn’t go out and talk about themselves on Oprah or the Letterman show at the drop of a hat.”
WORLD
Fiji hit by Cyclone Winston
A monstrous cyclone that ripped through Fiji over the weekend has compiled a death toll of 18 people. Koro Island was one of the areas that suffered some of the worst damage. Authorities are having difficulties communicating with the island. More than 6,000 residents had to evacuate to emergency shelters due to the damage caused to their homes. Cyclone Winston reached 177 miles per hour, according to Weather Underground, making it the strongest storm in the Southern Hemisphere.
NATIONAL
Michigan Uber driver, main suspect in killing spree
Authorities say 45-year-old Jason Dalton was arrested on Sunday in Kalamazoo, Michigan in connection with the murders of six random killings that occurred on Saturday. A neighbor of Kalamazoo shooting suspect Jason Dalton says he knew the man had a pistol because the two of them “talked about it.” Kalamazoo County Undersheriff Paul Matyas says the spree began at about 6 p.m. Saturday outside an apartment complex in Kalamazoo County, where a woman was shot multiple times. Dalton remained jailed on Sunday.
WASHINGTON D.C
Dancing at 106 years-old into the White House
The White House had a guest on Sunday; Virginia McLaurin, a 106-year-old woman visited the White house this past weekend and was greeted by President Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama. In a video McLaurin breaks out into a fury of energy and starts dancing with the president and First Lady. McLaurin has lived in the Washington area for about 75 years and said, “I thought I would never live to get in the White House. And I tell you, I am so happy — a black president. Yay!”
This is one dance party 106-year-old Virginia McLaurin will never forget. #BlackHistoryMonthhttps://t.co/CAPi3heOMT
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 22, 2016
Emerson Polls Courtesy of: Realclearpolitics.com
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION:
Clinton: 46%
Sanders: 46%
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION:
Trump: 50%
Cruz: 10%
Rubio: 16%
Kasich: 13%
Washington Wizards: No game
Washington Capitals: No game
Washington Redskins: End of Season
Washington Nationals: End of Season
Washington Mystics: End of Season
February 23 at 7:30 PM – Road Show by Stephen Soumdheim and John Weidman, 220 N Washington St, Falls Church, VA 22046, http://www.sigtheatre.org/events/2015-16/road-show/
February 24 at 12:00 PM – Gallery Talk: Pathmakers, 1250 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005http://nmwa.org/events/feb-24-gallery-talk-pathmakers
February 24 at 6:15 PM – Running Club, 600 I St NW, Washington, DC 20001, $12 pay in person. http://events.wusa9.com/Running_Club/324662681.html
February 25 at 7:00 PM – Carrie Underwood, Verizon Center, Washington, DC,601 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004,Tickets for sale
February 25 at 3:30 PM – RSC/Filter Workshop for Students, 3800 Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College Park, MD 20742, register: https://theclarice.umd.edu/events/2016/rscfilter-workshop-for-students-0
February 26 at 7:00 & 9:00 PM – The Kenny Garrett Quintet, 3800 Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College Park, MD 20742, https://tickets.theclarice.umd.edu/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=88923631-141F-4E56-B08B-85CBB3305448
February 26 at 7:30 PM – Monster Jam, 201 W Baltimore St, Baltimore, MD 21201http://arenabaltimore.com/Tickets-Active.php?eventID=1783941&venueID=135
February 26 at 8:00 PM – Led Zepplin 2, 8656 Colesville Rd Silver Spring MD,http://www.eventticketscenter.com/ResultsTicket.aspx?evtid=2736811&event=Led+Zeppelin+2
February 28 at 1 PM Olga Grushin – Forty Rooms, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20008,
http://www.olgagrushin.com/pb/wp_aae264f9/wp_aae264f9.html
February 28 at 4:00 PM Steven Osborne, Piano, 1600 21st Street, NW Washington, DC 20009.http://www.phillipscollection.org/events/2016-02-28-sunday-concerts-osborne
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