TODAY’S HEADLINES:
-LA: Standoff at Trader Joe’s
-Capital Gazette shooting suspect indicted
-Migos rapper Offset arrested
-520 tons of trash collected from beach
-Tokyo 2020 Olympic mascots revealed
FULL TRANSCRIPT:
Hello everyone!
Welcome to Sign1News.
I’m Crystal Cousineau.
Here are your top stories for the day.
Yesterday, in Los Angeles a man ran inside a Trader Joe’s after crashing a vehicle nearby.
The man held the customers inside hostage.
Later the man surrendered.
A woman, Melyda Corado, was killed during the incident.
Corado was an employee at Trader Joe’s.
Authorities say the man was running from the police after shooting his grandmother and stealing her car.
His grandmother was taken to the hospital. Her condition is unknown.
38-year-old Jarod Ramos was indicted on 23 charges, including five counts of murder.
He also faces weapons attempted murder and assault charges.
Ramos is accused of walking into the Capital Gazette building on June 28, and opening fire, killing five people and injuring several more.
His first court date is set for July 30th.
Clayton County police say Offset, whose real name is Kiari Cephus, was with his bodyguard when he was pulled over after an improper lane change.
Officers found three guns, less than an ounce of marijuana and over $100,000 in cash.
Offset is a part of the rap trio, Migos.
Last week his wife, rapper Cardi B, gave birth to their first child together.
This week, images surfaced of piles of trash on the beaches of Santo Domingo.
The Dominican Ministry for Public Works is continuing to clean the litter.
A NGO (nongovernment agency) shared the images showing waves of trash in the water near Santo Domingo.
According to the NGO, this happens every time heavy rains hit the area.
Friday he NGO said they collected 30 tons of plastic in three days and will continue to clean up the mess.
Most of the plastic collected will go to a landfill.
Some of it will be recycled.
About 520 tons of trash have been collected from the beach.
When finished, 950 tons of trash will have been collected from the beach.
Japan has unveiled the names of two mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games.
A blue and white, checked character, named Miraitow, will appear at the Olympic Games.
The name is a combination of two Japanese words Mirai (future) and Towa (eternity).
The Paralympics mascot is pink and white.
It’s name is Someity and is named after the Cherry Blossom.
Organizers say Someity sounds like “So mighty” in English.
Tokyo released a short list of mascot pairs last December and asked schoolchildren around the country to vote for their favorites.
More than 16,700 schools participated.
And those are your top stories for today.
I’m Crystal Cousineau.
Thank you for watching Sign1News.
And remember to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Sign1News.
Your life.
Your language.
#
Sign1News is the first and only digital network, partnered with world news leader CNN, to offer on-line news and information in American Sign Language. Sign1News provides equal access to local, regional and national news and information to the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community via a daily post-produced broadcast. Sign1News: Your Life. Your Language.