usatoday--2020-12-07--Get ready to change the channel and stop giving Donald Trump the attention he craves

As we near the end of the Trump presidency , the conversation is naturally shifting to what happens next , to our country , to Donald Trump , and to the Republican Party .
For his part , Trump is already floating the notion of running for the Republican nomination in 2024 .
There is also speculation that he intends to start a media company to compete with Fox News .
Ultimately though , as has always been the case , the chief objective for Trump is to maintain his hold on the news media .
The only question going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to act as Trump ’ s chief promoter ?
For years , Trump has labeled the news media the “ enemy of the people , ” but what has been painfully transparent is that he desperately craves the attention and the acceptance of the very news outlets he routinely assails .
Consider that Trump ’ s run for the highest office in the land might have been triggered by the trauma of President Barack Obama humiliating him in front of the media elite at the 2011 White House Correspondents ’ Association dinner .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump to decide he 'd get the last laugh on the town by running for president himself .
For Trump , everything is learned behavior .
If he does something and gets a reaction , he will continue to do that .
Trump is the living embodiment of positive reinforcement .
You just have to understand that his measure for what constitutes “ positive ” is simply and exclusively attention .
If you combined Vince McMahon , P.T .
Barnum and a member of Tony Soprano 's crew into one person , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I consulted for Breitbart in 2013 , I realized that the barometer for success under Steve Bannon was visibility and notoriety .
It didn ’ t matter if the conversation about them was good or bad , just that they were in the conversation , that was the goal .
Trump is no different .
In the 2016 presidential election , Trump benefited from more than $ 2 billion worth of free media.In an election that was effectively decided by just 80,000 votes , that free media might have gone a long way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Every tweet , every rally , every lie would come to dominate the news landscape .
Showered with nonstop attention , Trump learned from the news media that the more sensational his rhetoric became , the more he could own the airwaves .
It didn ’ t matter what people said about him , just as long as they were talking about him .
How many times have we heard political and media observers ask out loud , “ When will this insanity all stop ?
” The answer is simple : It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ oxygen to this firestorm of our own making .
Nicole Carroll 's Backstory : We cut off President Trump 's remarks about a `` rigged '' election Thursday night .
Here 's why .
For all of the analysis and introspection conducted to try to explain Trump ’ s upset victory over Hillary Clinton , the simple truth of the matter is that the media handed the election to him on a silver platter .
Sure , there were mistakes made by the Clinton campaign , efforts by a hostile foreign power to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s be serious here , this election shouldn ’ t have even been close .
Yet for millions of Americans , what they saw was the Trump show beamed into their homes and onto their screens all day , every day .
Now don ’ t get me wrong , my intention isn ’ t to just dump self-righteously on the news media at large .
I will be the very first person to raise my hand and accept my own role in being a part of this media ecosystem that reacts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as president of the United States .
I am a part of this problem .
But my point is that as we look forward , we have an opportunity to do better .
To learn from the past .
To adapt in a way that we already know Trump is incapable of doing .
On Jan. 20 , when he leaves office , we don ’ t have to say his name anymore .
We don ’ t have to follow him on Twitter .
We don ’ t have to react to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he says .
We don ’ t have to give any oxygen to his attacks against President Joe Biden .
We don ’ t have to devote hours of cable TV to his rhetorical whims .
Trump has discussed with aides his intention to “ run ” again in 2024 .
It 's a transparent ploy to use the prospect of another White House bid to stay in the news and stay relevant .
The media should not play into Trump ’ s hands — even if he holds a 2024 campaign rally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Barr finally met a Trump lie he could n't swallow .
It 's a watershed in the 2020 election saga .
The worst thing you could do to someone like Trump is ignore him .
The one constant throughout his adult life has been his never-ending quest for publicity .
He equates attention with relevancy , and that relevancy gives him power .
If we take away his visibility , he will no longer have any power .
At this point , Trump has relegated himself to the fringes of public discourse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ theories .
Ask yourself , what attention would you give a white dude in his mid-70s , ranting and raving about utter nonsense on a street corner ?
Now apply that standard to Donald Trump .
Come Jan. 20 , it ’ s time to change the channel on Trump and get back to reality .
Kurt Bardella is a member of USA TODAY ’ s Board of Contributors who served as the spokesperson and senior adviser for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Republicans from 2009-13 .
He is also a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Follow him on Twitter : @ kurtbardella

Get ready to change the channel and stop giving Donald Trump the attention he craves I am a part of this problem. But my point is we have an opportunity to do better. To learn from the past. To ignore Trump and get back to reality.
As we near the end of the Trump presidency, the conversation is naturally shifting to what happens next, to our country, to Donald Trump, and to the Republican Party. For his part, Trump is already floating the notion of running for the Republican nomination in 2024. There is also speculation that he intends to start a media company to compete with Fox News.
Ultimately though, as has always been the case, the chief objective for Trump is to maintain his hold on the news media. The only question going forward is will the news media continue to act as Trump’s chief promoter?
For years, Trump has labeled the news media the “enemy of the people,” but what has been painfully transparent is that he desperately craves the attention and the acceptance of the very news outlets he routinely assails.
Consider that Trump’s run for the highest office in the land might have been triggered by the trauma of President Barack Obama humiliating him in front of the media elite at the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. It would be completely in character for Trump to decide he'd get the last laugh on the town by running for president himself.
Any attention is good attention
For Trump, everything is learned behavior. If he does something and gets a reaction, he will continue to do that. Trump is the living embodiment of positive reinforcement. You just have to understand that his measure for what constitutes “positive” is simply and exclusively attention.
If you combined Vince McMahon, P.T. Barnum and a member of Tony Soprano's crew into one person, you would end up with Trump. When I consulted for Breitbart in 2013, I realized that the barometer for success under Steve Bannon was visibility and notoriety. It didn’t matter if the conversation about them was good or bad, just that they were in the conversation, that was the goal. Trump is no different.
In the 2016 presidential election, Trump benefited from more than $2 billion worth of free media. In an election that was effectively decided by just 80,000 votes, that free media might have gone a long way in securing the presidency for Trump. Every tweet, every rally, every lie would come to dominate the news landscape. Showered with nonstop attention, Trump learned from the news media that the more sensational his rhetoric became, the more he could own the airwaves. It didn’t matter what people said about him, just as long as they were talking about him.
How many times have we heard political and media observers ask out loud, “When will this insanity all stop?” The answer is simple: It’ll stop when we stop feeding oxygen to this firestorm of our own making.
Nicole Carroll's Backstory: We cut off President Trump's remarks about a "rigged" election Thursday night. Here's why.
For all of the analysis and introspection conducted to try to explain Trump’s upset victory over Hillary Clinton, the simple truth of the matter is that the media handed the election to him on a silver platter. Sure, there were mistakes made by the Clinton campaign, efforts by a hostile foreign power to interfere in our election. But let’s be serious here, this election shouldn’t have even been close. Yet for millions of Americans, what they saw was the Trump show beamed into their homes and onto their screens all day, every day.
Now don’t get me wrong, my intention isn’t to just dump self-righteously on the news media at large. I will be the very first person to raise my hand and accept my own role in being a part of this media ecosystem that reacts to every horrible thing Trump has done as president of the United States. I am a part of this problem. But my point is that as we look forward, we have an opportunity to do better. To learn from the past. To adapt in a way that we already know Trump is incapable of doing.
Change the channel on Jan. 20
On Jan. 20, when he leaves office, we don’t have to say his name anymore. We don’t have to follow him on Twitter. We don’t have to react to every dishonest or racist or undemocratic thing he says. We don’t have to give any oxygen to his attacks against President Joe Biden. We don’t have to devote hours of cable TV to his rhetorical whims.
Trump has discussed with aides his intention to “run” again in 2024. It's a transparent ploy to use the prospect of another White House bid to stay in the news and stay relevant. The media should not play into Trump’s hands — even if he holds a 2024 campaign rally during Biden's inauguration.
Defining moment: Barr finally met a Trump lie he couldn't swallow. It's a watershed in the 2020 election saga.
The worst thing you could do to someone like Trump is ignore him. The one constant throughout his adult life has been his never-ending quest for publicity. He equates attention with relevancy, and that relevancy gives him power. If we take away his visibility, he will no longer have any power.
At this point, Trump has relegated himself to the fringes of public discourse, choosing to traffic in far-fetched conspiracy theories. Ask yourself, what attention would you give a white dude in his mid-70s, ranting and raving about utter nonsense on a street corner? Now apply that standard to Donald Trump. Come Jan. 20, it’s time to change the channel on Trump and get back to reality.
Kurt Bardella is a member of USA TODAY’s Board of Contributors who served as the spokesperson and senior adviser for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Republicans from 2009-13. He is also a senior adviser for The Lincoln Project. Follow him on Twitter: @kurtbardella


usatoday--2020-12-07--Coronavirus updates: UK hospitals to receive first batch of Pfizer COVID vaccine; NYC elementary stu

Coronavirus updates: UK hospitals to receive first batch of Pfizer COVID vaccine; NYC elementary students return to class; 282K US deaths

About 50 hospitals in the United Kingdom will receive the first batch of the coronavirus vaccine created by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany 's BioNTech , according to the BBC .
Vaccinations will be administered starting Tuesday in England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland .
The U.K. became the first country to authorize Pfizer 's candidate vaccine for emergency use last week .
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is scheduled to evaluate Pfizer 's vaccine Dec. 10 , and distribution is expected to start within 24 hours of authorization .
Most of California has entered a new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christmas holiday .
Indoor and outdoor dining is banned , people can not gather with anyone outside their households and hair salons , barber shops and movie theaters must shut down .
Also Sunday , Georgia became the sixth state to report 500,000 cases , Johns Hopkins University data shows .
Vermont has the fewest cases of the states , surpassing 5,000 on Sunday .
California and Texas each have more than 1.3 million cases .
📈 Today 's numbers : The U.S. has reported more than 14.7 million cases and over 282,300 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data .
The global totals : 67.1 million cases and 1.5 million deaths .
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The Greek government said Monday that it would extend core @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of new virus restrictions did not bring down levels of COVID-19 as much as government officials had hoped .
Schools , courts and restaurants will remain closed through Jan. 7 , government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced Monday .
Non-essential travel between Greece ’ s administrative regions will also be banned .
In Denmark , Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has announced local restrictions that close restaurants and bars and switch students from the 5th grade and older to distance learning .
The new measures come after a `` worrying '' increase in infections in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's government also decided Monday to tighten restrictions .
Meanwhile in Germany , a medical panel recommended that nursing home residents , people over 80 and key medical personnel in acute and elderly care should receive coronavirus vaccines first when they become available .
Ohio club cited after 500 attend concert in violation of COVID-19 orders An Ohio club has been cited for `` egregious violations '' of public health orders after undercover agents said they observed about 500 people attending a concert there Saturday night .
Columbus ' Aftermath was cited by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and disorderly activities in violation of its liquor permit , according to a news release .
The club was packed with hundreds of patrons who made no attempts to maintain social distancing , and most of the crowd and employees were not wearing facial coverings , the release said .
Agents also observed patrons standing , walking freely and sharing alcoholic beverages from the same bottle , passed between groups .
Aftermath 's owner or representatives could not immediately be reached for comment Sunday .
Operation Warp Speed chief : Vaccine 's impact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A COVID-19 vaccine could start having an impact on some people 's lives as soon as January , Moncef Slaoui , the science adviser of the White House Operation Warp Speed said Sunday .
Slaoui , who is leading the vaccine development and distribution plan for the government , said `` we have light at the end of the tunnel . ''
Still , he urged Americans to continue social distancing , wearing a mask and washing their hands .
`` We may start to see some impact on the most susceptible people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ February , '' Slaoui told CBS News ' `` Face the Nation '' when asked when infections will lower .
For most Americans , though , wondering when life will start getting back to normal : `` We 're talking about April or May , '' Slaoui said .
Dr. Anthony Fauci , head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , is less bullish on the timing , saying last month he expects it to be the second or third quarter of 2021 .
Read more about Slaoui here .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ school students are returning to the classroom Monday after a short-lived shutdown sent them home for virtual learning amid rising COVID-19 infection rates .
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced schools were closing for in-person instruction last month , but less than two weeks later said they would reopen Monday for preschool and elementary students .
De Blasio has vowed to try to keep New York City 's public schools , the nation 's largest school district , open moving forward , using new testing protocols instead of relying on local infection rates to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Quinn-Davison , the acting mayor of Alaska ’ s largest city , is isolating at home after testing positive for COVID-19 , her office announced Sunday .
She felt cold-like symptoms beginning on Nov. 29 and isolated at home until taking a test the next day .
That test and another test came back negative .
However , Quinn-Davidson ’ s third test came back positive Saturday .
The 41-year-old is experiencing mild symptoms , the office said .
Her wife , Dr. Stephanie Quinn-Davidson , has tested negative and is not experiencing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
Quinn-Davidson became Anchorage 's acting mayor on Oct. 23 following the resignation of Ethan Berkowitz .
She ’ s the city ’ s first female mayor .
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to lead the health and human services department , a critical appointment amid a global pandemic that has killed more than 280,000 in the U.S. alone .
If confirmed by the Senate , Becerra , 62 , will be the first Latino to head the Department of Health and Human Services , a $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ portfolio that includes drugs and vaccines , leading-edge medical research and health insurance programs covering more than 130 million Americans .
Becerra 's nomination , which was first reported by The New York Times and confirmed by The Associated Press , as Health and Human Services secretary comes as Biden has faced increasing pressure to add more diversity to his administration .
Rudy Giuliani , the former mayor of New York City and President Donald Trump ’ s personal attorney , has tested positive for COVID-19 .
Trump delivered the news by tweet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we will carry on !
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” Giuliani , 76 , was admitted to Georgetown University Medical Center on Sunday .
Later Sunday , Giuliani expressed appreciation for `` the prayers and kind wishes '' on Twitter , adding that he is `` recovering quickly and keeping up with everything . ''
Giuliani is the most recent in a list of close Trump associates who have tested positive for the virus .
Most Californians will be home for Christmas whether they like it or not under new , restrictive mandates that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the state .
Gov .
Gavin Newsom said stay–at–home orders and business shutdowns for regions where hospital intensive care unit capacity falls below 15 % can flatten the spiking curve in COVID-19 cases , hospitalizations and deaths , reducing stress on the state 's overburdened health care system until vaccines ride to the rescue .
The restrictions are similar to those established in March when California was among the first states to take action to combat the pandemic .
Back then , the state was able to keep the virus relatively under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But the virus surge is back with a vengeance , and Newsom said he was compelled by the data to again take action .
California , with a population of 40 million people , has reported more than 1.3 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and about 20,000 deaths .
The University of Texas has paused activities for its football team after five members of the program tested positive for COVID-19 .
The football program announced on Sunday that COVID-19 tests had come back positive for three student-athletes and two staffers .
The five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ negative Friday so they traveled for Texas ' 69-31 win at Kansas State the following day .
The positive tests occurred on Sunday .
After the positive test results were received , everyone was sent home .
More tests will be administered on Monday and again on Tuesday .
According to a statement , `` a determination and plan for potential return to activities will be made '' after the Tuesday tests .
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Coronavirus updates: Former FDA head says to use all vaccine doses right away; more than a quarter of US cases reported since 11/16
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More than a quarter of America's coronavirus cases have been reported since Nov. 16, showing how widespread and aggressive the current COVID-19 surge is, according to a USA TODAY analysis of Johns Hopkins University data.
Most of the country's cases have been reported since Oct. 4, the analysis also found. On Sunday, Georgia became the sixth state to report 500,000 cases. Vermont, the state with the fewest cases, surpassed 5,000 on Sunday.
Meanwhile, New York City welcomed some of its students back into the classroom Monday after a shutdown kept them in a virtual-learning setting for a few weeks.
And in California, most of the state entered a new stay-at-home lockdown that will last through the Christmas holiday. Indoor and outdoor dining is banned, people cannot gather with anyone outside their households, and hair salons, barber shops and movie theaters must shut down.
📈 Today's numbers: The U.S. has reported more than 14.9 million cases and over 283,500 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The global totals: 67.4 million cases and 1.54 million deaths.
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The U.S. government should use its entire inventory of coronavirus vaccines right away instead of saving half of it to complete the two-dose treatment down the road, the former head of the FDA said.
The federal government hopes to have close to 40 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year, and it plans to distribute half of them in December and hold back the rest to administer the second shot to the same people in January.
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, a former Food and Drug Administration commissioner who's now a board member of the vaccine-making company Pfizer, says that's the wrong approach.
“We should get as many shots in our arms as possible right away,” Gottlieb told the USA TODAY Editorial Board on Monday. “The idea that we need to cut (the doses) in half and give half of it now and hold onto it, so we have supply in January to get the second dose … I just fundamentally disagree with that.”
Gottlieb said he anticipates another 40 million doses should be ready in time for the second shot of the regimen. The Pfizer vaccine requires a second dose to be administered three weeks after the first one, while the Moderna vaccine calls for a second shot four weeks after the initial one. Both have shown about 95% effectiveness in trials.
– Adrianna Rodriguez
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, a three-time All-Star and former NBA Defensive Player of the Year, and rookie center James Wiseman have tested positive for the coronavirus, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Both players missed Monday's first group practice of training camp and will have to quarantine for 10-12 days. The absence from the team could be especially detrimental for Wiseman, the No. 2 overall pick in last month's draft, as he begins his NBA career after playing only three games in college.
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Get ready for even worse COVID news over the rest of the holidays.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said the upcoming holiday season may be even worse than Thanksgiving in terms of spreading the coronavirus. Fauci told CNN on Monday that the prospects for virus transmission as people travel “may be even more compounded than what we saw at Thanksgiving.”
Fauci said “it’s a very critical time in this country right now” with the virus surging and more important than ever for people to take precautions like avoiding indoor gatherings, wearing masks and social distancing. The U.S. has been averaging nearly 200,000 new COVID-19 cases a day during the current surge.
-- The Associated Press
Tennessee state Rep. David Byrd has been hospitalized with COVID-19 after attending a House Republican caucus meeting with nearly 70 lawmakers on Nov. 24.
Byrd, 63, was flown by helicopter to a Nashville hospital over the weekend. Fellow Republican state Rep. Mike Carter was hospitalized earlier this year after contracting the coronavirus.
Nursing home residents and workers should get top priority for the nation's limited vaccine supply, advocates say.
American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living officials on Monday urged governors to ensure nursing home residents and workers are immunized with the two-dose vaccine by March 1.
Last week, an influential advisory committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended residents of long-term care facilities join frontline health workers as the first priority group for vaccines. But governors and state health departments can decide who gets first dibs on the vaccine.
About one in five nursing home residents with COVID-19 die from the illness, according to the CDC. "The single best way to very quickly reduce the number of COVID deaths is to get the population vaccinated who is dying from the disease," said Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living.
– Ken Alltucker
The weekend death from COVID-19 of a third-grade teacher has provided further impetus for a South Carolina teacher group to ask school districts to return to virtual classes at a time when coronavirus cases are surging in the state.
The family of Staci Blakely, 50, asked the Lexington One School District to announce her death publicly to remind people how serious the disease can be, District Superintendent Greg Little said in a statement. Blakely, who taught for 28 years, was diagnosed with the virus Nov. 11.
At least four school districts in South Carolina have returned to all virtual learning. Nearly a quarter of the state’s districts are teaching in person every day.
The yearly Pearl Harbor commemoration in Honolulu has joined the extensive list of public events impacted by the coronavirus. A moment of silence was held at 7:55 a.m. Monday, the same time the attack by Japanese forces on an American naval base began in 1941, but public health measures imposed because of the pandemic meant no survivors were present this year.
The military broadcast video of the ceremony live online for survivors and members of the public to watch from afar. USS Utah survivor Warren Upton, 101, said he would have liked to attend in person but couldn't for safety reasons. He planned to watch the ceremony from his home in California.
More than 2,400 people died in the Pearl Harbor attack, which prompted the U.S. to formally enter World War II.
California hopes a smartphone app will help stem the worrisome spike of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the state, which has prompted the imposition of several restrictions. The app, called CA Notify, would alert people if they spent time near someone who tests positive for COVID-19.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the voluntary tool Monday and said people can opt in to use it starting Thursday by activating it through the settings menu on iPhones or downloading the app on Android phones. The technology was developed in a joint effort between Apple and Google.
Officials say the tool doesn’t track people’s identities or locations but uses Bluetooth wireless signals to detect when two phones are within 6 feet of each other for at least 15 minutes, then sends notifications when one of the phone users in that group tests positive for the virus.
Sixteen other states, plus Guam and Washington, D.C., have already made the system available, though most residents don't use it. The app has been used on a pilot basis on University of California campuses.
Newsom has issued a set a new, restrictive mandates that went into effect Sunday night across most of the state and will be in place for at least three weeks. California, with a population of 40 million people, has reported more than 1.3 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and about 20,000 deaths.
– Nicole Hayden, Palm Springs Desert Sun, and John Bacon
Nearly all intensive care unit beds on the Navajo Nation reservation were being used as health care workers fear having to make difficult decisions about providing care with limited hospital resources.
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez said Sunday evening that there are few options to transport patients to other regional hospitals that are near full capacity. “This second wave of COVID-19 is much more dire and much more severe than the first wave we had in April and May,” Nez said in a statement.
The tribe extended its stay-at-home order, which took effect Monday, to stop the spread of the virus.
About 50 hospitals in the United Kingdom will receive the first batch of the coronavirus vaccine created by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech, according to the BBC. Vaccinations will be administered starting Tuesday in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The U.K. became the first country to authorize Pfizer's candidate vaccine for emergency use last week. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is scheduled to evaluate Pfizer's vaccine Thursday, and distribution is expected to start within 24 hours of authorization.
The Arizona Legislature will close for a week "out of an abundance of caution" after Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, possibly exposed several Republican lawmakers to COVID-19.
Trump announced Giuliani had tested positive for the virus Sunday afternoon, less than a week after the former New York City mayor visited Arizona as part of a multistate tour aimed at contesting 2020 election results. Giuliani, 76, was later admitted to Georgetown University Medical Center.
Giuliani had spent more than 10 hours discussing election concerns with Arizona Republicans – including two members of Congress and at least 13 current and future state lawmakers – at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix last Monday. He led the meeting maskless, flouting social distancing guidelines and posing for photos.
Giuliani also met privately with Republican lawmakers and legislative leadership the next day, according to lawmakers' social media posts. And Democratic legislators noted Sunday evening that some representatives-elect who'd attended the Hyatt event attended an orientation for new lawmakers later in the week, possibly exposing additional legislators and Capitol staff.
– Maria Polletta, Arizona Republic
An Ohio club has been cited for "egregious violations" of public health orders after undercover agents said they observed about 500 people attending a concert there Saturday night.
Columbus' Aftermath was cited by the Ohio Investigative Unit for improper conduct and disorderly activities in violation of its liquor permit, according to a news release.
The club was packed with hundreds of patrons who made no attempts to maintain social distancing, and most of the crowd and employees were not wearing facial coverings, the release said. Agents also observed patrons standing, walking freely and sharing alcoholic beverages from the same bottle, passed between groups.
– Dean Narciso, The Columbus Dispatch
A COVID-19 vaccine could start having an impact on some people's lives as soon as January, Moncef Slaoui, the science adviser of the White House Operation Warp Speed said Sunday.
Slaoui, who is leading the vaccine development and distribution plan for the government, said "we have light at the end of the tunnel." Still, he urged Americans to continue social distancing, wearing a mask and washing their hands.
"We may start to see some impact on the most susceptible people probably in the month of January and February," Slaoui told CBS News' "Face the Nation" when asked when infections will lower.
For most Americans, though, wondering when life will start getting back to normal: "We're talking about April or May," Slaoui said. Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is less bullish on the timing, saying last month he expects it to be the second or third quarter of 2021. Read more about Slaoui here.
Some of New York City's public school students are returning to the classroom Monday after a short-lived shutdown sent them home for virtual learning amid rising COVID-19 infection rates.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced schools were closing for in-person instruction last month, but less than two weeks later said they would reopen Monday for preschool and elementary school students.
De Blasio has vowed to try to keep the nation's largest school district open, using new testing protocols instead of relying on local infection rates to determine whether classrooms should shutter.
Austin Quinn-Davidson, the acting mayor of Alaska’s largest city, is isolating at home after testing positive for COVID-19, her office announced Sunday. She felt cold-like symptoms beginning Nov. 29 and isolated at home until taking a test the next day. That test and another test came back negative. However, Quinn-Davidson’s third test came back positive Saturday.
The 41-year-old is experiencing mild symptoms, the office said. Her wife, Dr. Stephanie Quinn-Davidson, has tested negative and is not experiencing symptoms, the mayor’s office said.
Quinn-Davidson became Anchorage's acting mayor on Oct. 23 following the resignation of Ethan Berkowitz. She’s the city’s first female mayor.
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usatoday--2020-12-07--NFL Week 13 winners, losers: Behind Joe Judge, New York Giants pull off upset of the season

Week 13 in the NFL was a wild one , with a last-second win for the Raiders , an explosive first half for the Browns and arguably the biggest upset of the NFL season in Seattle .
And as the NFL enters its final month of the regular season , playoff races across the league are tightening , and some teams are rising while others are fading away .
Still , it would n't be 2020 without a few quirks along the way .
Case in point , there are still three games left to play in the week , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday game between the Cowboys and the Ravens scheduled .
In the meantime , here are the Week 13 winners and losers .
This is n't an overstatement : the Giants toppling the Seahawks 17-12 on the road with backup quarterback Colt McCoy starting may be the biggest upset of the year .
And it also may have set up the Giants , with rookie coach Joe Judge at the helm , as the favorites to take the NFC East .
The Seahawks entered Sunday ranked third in the NFL in scoring , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York has allowed 46 points in the last three games and its defense has suddenly become a strength of this team .
In particular , the pass rush has stepped up .
Defensive end Leonard Williams , a castoff from the crosstown-rival Jets , had 2 1/2 sacks and five quarterback hits against Seattle .
The Giants have 12 sacks over their last four games , all of which they have won .
While the remainder of the schedule is n't necessarily favorable , the Giants have real momentum and have a chance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Washington , which plays the 11-0 Steelers on Monday night .
Yes , the Jets lost 31-28 to the Raiders , but the team overall is a big winner here .
With the loss , they maintained their grip on the No .
1 overall selection in the draft , putting them in position to potentially draft Clemson 's Trevor Lawrence ( or Ohio State 's Justin Fields ) .
New York is likely set to embark on a franchise-altering rebuild , with head coach Adam Gase and his assistants very likely to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right to draft Lawrence could be the first step in creating stability at the sport 's most important position .
But Lawrence , or whomever the Jets draft , wo n't solve all the issues facing this team .
Just look at the way New York lost this game , holding a four-point lead with 13 seconds left to play on a third-and-10 .
Keep in mind that Henry Ruggs III 's game-winning 46-yard touchdown was one play after the Jets again got beat deep but Raiders quarterback Dereck Carr missed an open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ win games , but a meaningless victory would have hurt the team 's long-term outlook far more than this loss did to preserve it .
Taysom Hill on third down Not only did the Saints become the first team in the NFL to clinch a playoff berth with a 21-16 victory against the Falcons , backup quarterback Taysom Hill posted his best career game as a passer .
Hill finished the game 27-of-37 for 232 yards and two passingi touchdowns – the first of his NFL career – and also added 83 rushing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's production slowed in the second half , he was instrumental in helping New Orleans build a big enough lead in the first that Atlanta could not overcome , despite a late rally .
And Hill was most impressive before intermission at extending drives .
In the first half , Hill completed eight of nine his third-down passes for 92 yards and a touchdown .
Among the completions were conversions on third-and-13 and third-and-17 .
Overall , Hill was 11-of-13 for 114 yards with the score on third down , and the Saints @ @ @ @ @ @ @ important , New Orleans is now 3-0 with Hill as the starter while Drew Brees ( ribs ) is on the mend .
Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield posted the best first half a Cleveland quarterback has had since Hall of Fame passer Otto Graham did so in ... December 1951 .
In the first half of Cleveland 's 41-35 demolition of the Titans , Mayfield had as many touchdowns ( four ) as he had incompletions .
His performance in the second half was more pedestrian , but Cleveland did n't need him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the game 25-of-33 for 334 yards with the four scores .
While Mayfield at times struggles in cycling through his various reads , Sunday 's performance showed how he has honed some more subtle aspects of his game .
In particular , he continues to draw teams offside with hard counts and has fooled defenses with his play-action fakes and misdirection plays .
The 75-yard touchdown to receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones was a mastery in freezing the defensive front – and free safety Amani Hooker – to create that open space .
Mayfield has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ five games and Cleveland secured its first winning season since 2007 .
The playoffs look to be next .
Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz , and even coach Doug Pederson , typically bear most of the blame for Philadelphia 's utter incompetence this season .
But not enough scrutiny has fallen on general manager Howie Roseman , whose numerous misses in the draft and inability to anticipate weaknesses as his roster aged have left the Eagles looking completely lost .
Their 30-16 loss against the Packers was just more proof of that .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been abysmal .
While Wentz often holds onto the ball too long , this marked the 10th consecutive game that the Philadelphia line had allowed three or more sacks .
Pederson benched Wentz in the middle of the third quarter , letting rookie second-round pick Jalen Hurts get his first extended time under center .
Hurts ( 5-of-12 , 138 total yards , one touchdown , one interception ) did provide a bit of a spark , but the lack of star talent at receiver and holes in the secondary continue to plague @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the quarterback can do to erase that .
This is a problem of Roseman 's own doing .
Plenty went wrong in New England 's 45-0 destruction of L.A. Again , Bill Belichick flustered a rookie quarterback .
The Chargers had no answer to stop New England 's rushing attack .
Los Angeles did n't even get inside the red zone once .
But let 's focus on special teams .
The Patriots punted the ball four times Sunday .
On one of those , the Chargers were flagged for 12 men on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they had just 10 players .
Then , when the Chargers punted , it was n't much better .
Patriots return man Gunner Olszewski had a 70-yard return for a score in the second quarter and then had a 61-yard return in the fourth .
Kicker Michael Badgley missed a 46-yard attempt in the first quarter and then had a 58-yard try blocked and returned for a touchdown by the Patriots .
In a season that may see some prominent coaches on this staff get fired , mental mistakes like these help justify @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 22-16 and clinched a spot in the playoffs , but a troubling sign continues to emerge , and it 's one that kept Denver close in this game .
The Chiefs , despite their offensive horsepower , entered Sunday tied for 12th in the NFL in offensive red-zone efficiency , converting 62.8 % of their trips into touchdowns .
Against the Broncos , Kansas City had to settle for four field goals in its first four trips inside the red zone .
Two of those were in goal-to-go situations .
The Chiefs did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tight end Travis Kelce .
Against weaker opponents like Denver , the Chiefs had enough to overcome the red-zone inefficiency .
But as opponents get tougher in the postseason , this is an issue Kansas City will need to clean up .
The Cardinals have lost four of their last five , with the latest a 38-28 disappointment against the NFC West-rival Rams .
The primary problem , though there is plenty of blame to be shared , rests with the team 's offense and the stagnancy that has hit the once-explosive pairing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Murray .
Murray did throw three touchdowns against the Rams , but defenses have stifled Arizona 's attack recently , and it may be because they 're preventing the quarterback from creating big plays with his legs .
Over his last three games , Murray has carried the ball 15 times for just 61 yards after he had been a force on the ground earlier in the season .
Murray is also averaging just 204 passing yards over that span .
A pick-six in the fourth quarter that basically ended the game was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Cardinals have been overtaken for the seventh and final seed in the NFC playoff picture by the Vikings , who won their game against the Jaguars .

NFL Week 13 winners, losers: Behind Joe Judge, New York Giants pull off upset of the season
Show Caption Hide Caption NFC Week 13 overreactions: The Giants are no longer a joke, the Carson Wentz era may be SportsPulse: Week 13 brought one of the biggest upsets of the year with the Giants going into Seattle with a backup QB and coming away with a victory and respect. Mackenzie Salmon reacts to the biggest storylines in the NFC from this weekend's action. SportsPulse, USA TODAY
Week 13 in the NFL was a wild one, with a last-second win for the Raiders, an explosive first half for the Browns and arguably the biggest upset of the NFL season in Seattle.
And as the NFL enters its final month of the regular season, playoff races across the league are tightening, and some teams are rising while others are fading away.
Still, it wouldn't be 2020 without a few quirks along the way. Case in point, there are still three games left to play in the week, with a Monday night doubleheader and a Tuesday game between the Cowboys and the Ravens scheduled.
In the meantime, here are the Week 13 winners and losers.
WINNERS
New York Giants
This isn't an overstatement: the Giants toppling the Seahawks 17-12 on the road with backup quarterback Colt McCoy starting may be the biggest upset of the year. And it also may have set up the Giants, with rookie coach Joe Judge at the helm, as the favorites to take the NFC East. The Seahawks entered Sunday ranked third in the NFL in scoring, averaging 31 points per game.
In the Super Bowl era, the fewest wins through 8 team games by a team that made the playoffs was by the 1970 Bengals, who were 2-6.
The Giants were 1-7 through 8 games and have now won 4 straight to move to 1st place in the NFC East at 5-7. pic.twitter.com/jHZXATZ4U9 — ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 7, 2020
New York has allowed 46 points in the last three games and its defense has suddenly become a strength of this team. In particular, the pass rush has stepped up. Defensive end Leonard Williams, a castoff from the crosstown-rival Jets, had 2 1/2 sacks and five quarterback hits against Seattle. The Giants have 12 sacks over their last four games, all of which they have won. While the remainder of the schedule isn't necessarily favorable, the Giants have real momentum and have a chance to get a full game ahead of Washington, which plays the 11-0 Steelers on Monday night.
The Tank for Trevor
Yes, the Jets lost 31-28 to the Raiders, but the team overall is a big winner here. With the loss, they maintained their grip on the No. 1 overall selection in the draft, putting them in position to potentially draft Clemson's Trevor Lawrence (or Ohio State's Justin Fields). New York is likely set to embark on a franchise-altering rebuild, with head coach Adam Gase and his assistants very likely to be out of work.
Securing the right to draft Lawrence could be the first step in creating stability at the sport's most important position. But Lawrence, or whomever the Jets draft, won't solve all the issues facing this team. Just look at the way New York lost this game, holding a four-point lead with 13 seconds left to play on a third-and-10.
Keep in mind that Henry Ruggs III's game-winning 46-yard touchdown was one play after the Jets again got beat deep but Raiders quarterback Dereck Carr missed an open Nelson Agholor. Every team wants to win games, but a meaningless victory would have hurt the team's long-term outlook far more than this loss did to preserve it.
Taysom Hill on third down
Not only did the Saints become the first team in the NFL to clinch a playoff berth with a 21-16 victory against the Falcons, backup quarterback Taysom Hill posted his best career game as a passer. Hill finished the game 27-of-37 for 232 yards and two passingi touchdowns – the first of his NFL career – and also added 83 rushing yards on 14 carries.
Though Hill's production slowed in the second half, he was instrumental in helping New Orleans build a big enough lead in the first that Atlanta could not overcome, despite a late rally. And Hill was most impressive before intermission at extending drives. In the first half, Hill completed eight of nine his third-down passes for 92 yards and a touchdown. Among the completions were conversions on third-and-13 and third-and-17. Overall, Hill was 11-of-13 for 114 yards with the score on third down, and the Saints converted eight of 17 tries. Most important, New Orleans is now 3-0 with Hill as the starter while Drew Brees (ribs) is on the mend.
Baker Mayfield
Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield posted the best first half a Cleveland quarterback has had since Hall of Fame passer Otto Graham did so in ... December 1951. In the first half of Cleveland's 41-35 demolition of the Titans, Mayfield had as many touchdowns (four) as he had incompletions. His performance in the second half was more pedestrian, but Cleveland didn't need him to be anything else. Mayfield finished the game 25-of-33 for 334 yards with the four scores.
While Mayfield at times struggles in cycling through his various reads, Sunday's performance showed how he has honed some more subtle aspects of his game. In particular, he continues to draw teams offside with hard counts and has fooled defenses with his play-action fakes and misdirection plays. The 75-yard touchdown to receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones was a mastery in freezing the defensive front – and free safety Amani Hooker – to create that open space. Mayfield hasn't thrown an interception in the last five games and Cleveland secured its first winning season since 2007. The playoffs look to be next.
LOSERS
Howie Roseman
Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz, and even coach Doug Pederson, typically bear most of the blame for Philadelphia's utter incompetence this season. But not enough scrutiny has fallen on general manager Howie Roseman, whose numerous misses in the draft and inability to anticipate weaknesses as his roster aged have left the Eagles looking completely lost. Their 30-16 loss against the Packers was just more proof of that.
The offensive line, in particular, has been abysmal. While Wentz often holds onto the ball too long, this marked the 10th consecutive game that the Philadelphia line had allowed three or more sacks. Pederson benched Wentz in the middle of the third quarter, letting rookie second-round pick Jalen Hurts get his first extended time under center. Hurts (5-of-12, 138 total yards, one touchdown, one interception) did provide a bit of a spark, but the lack of star talent at receiver and holes in the secondary continue to plague this team. And there's nothing the quarterback can do to erase that. This is a problem of Roseman's own doing.
Chargers special teams
Plenty went wrong in New England's 45-0 destruction of L.A. Again, Bill Belichick flustered a rookie quarterback. The Chargers had no answer to stop New England's rushing attack. Los Angeles didn't even get inside the red zone once. But let's focus on special teams.
The Patriots punted the ball four times Sunday. On one of those, the Chargers were flagged for 12 men on the field. On two others, they had just 10 players. Then, when the Chargers punted, it wasn't much better. Patriots return man Gunner Olszewski had a 70-yard return for a score in the second quarter and then had a 61-yard return in the fourth. Kicker Michael Badgley missed a 46-yard attempt in the first quarter and then had a 58-yard try blocked and returned for a touchdown by the Patriots. In a season that may see some prominent coaches on this staff get fired, mental mistakes like these help justify those moves.
Chiefs red-zone offense
Kansas City beat Denver 22-16 and clinched a spot in the playoffs, but a troubling sign continues to emerge, and it's one that kept Denver close in this game. The Chiefs, despite their offensive horsepower, entered Sunday tied for 12th in the NFL in offensive red-zone efficiency, converting 62.8% of their trips into touchdowns.
Against the Broncos, Kansas City had to settle for four field goals in its first four trips inside the red zone. Two of those were in goal-to-go situations. The Chiefs did eventually get a 20-yard scoring strike to tight end Travis Kelce. Against weaker opponents like Denver, the Chiefs had enough to overcome the red-zone inefficiency. But as opponents get tougher in the postseason, this is an issue Kansas City will need to clean up.
The Kyler-Kingbury connection
The Cardinals have lost four of their last five, with the latest a 38-28 disappointment against the NFC West-rival Rams. The primary problem, though there is plenty of blame to be shared, rests with the team's offense and the stagnancy that has hit the once-explosive pairing of coach Kliff Kingsbury and quarterback Kyler Murray.
The Cardinals’ 232 yards were the second-fewest of the Kliff Kingsbury era and their 21:07 time of possession was the lowest since Kingsbury took over. — Josh Weinfuss (@joshweinfuss) December 7, 2020
Murray did throw three touchdowns against the Rams, but defenses have stifled Arizona's attack recently, and it may be because they're preventing the quarterback from creating big plays with his legs. Over his last three games, Murray has carried the ball 15 times for just 61 yards after he had been a force on the ground earlier in the season. Murray is also averaging just 204 passing yards over that span. A pick-six in the fourth quarter that basically ended the game was also troublesome. But worse yet, the Cardinals have been overtaken for the seventh and final seed in the NFC playoff picture by the Vikings, who won their game against the Jaguars.


usatoday--2020-12-07--Ohio authorities, victim's family share conflicting stories after fatal shooting of 23-year-old Blac

COLUMBUS , Ohio — Local activists are questioning the decision of a veteran Ohio SWAT deputy to fatally shoot a 23-year-old Black man as he arrived at his home on Friday afternoon .
Family members and activists say Casey Christopher Goodson Jr. , 23 , was carrying a Subway sandwich and was on his way back from the dentist 's office when he was shot in the back three times by a Franklin County Sheriff 's deputy who is a SWAT member and assigned to a U.S .
Marshal 's office fugitive task force .
Columbus police , who are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ identified the deputy , a 17-year-veteran , as of 2 p.m. Sunday .
Goodson 's identity was confirmed Sunday afternoon — more than 48 hours after the shooting .
`` Casey was 23 years old , he never had any type of crimes .
He was good , he worked at the Gap , he loved his family , '' Heather Johnson , a family friend , told The Dispatch of the USA TODAY Network on Sunday .
`` He just enjoyed being a big brother and enjoyed being with his family .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Peter Tobin , U.S .
Marshal for the Southern District of Ohio , said at a press conference that a fugitive task force that included marshals and Franklin County Sheriff 's SWAT members had just finished an unsuccessful search for a suspect on Friday afternoon when a man drove by , waving a handgun at a sheriff 's SWAT deputy .
Dig deeper on race and identity : Subscribe to This Is America , USA TODAY 's newsletter Tobin said the SWAT deputy went to confront the man about the gun waving .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ vehicle and was told to drop his gun , a command heard by at least one witness , Tobin said .
When the man with the gun did not drop his weapon , Tobin said , the deputy shot him .
The man , who was not the target of the original fugitive raid , was transported to OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital , where he later died .
A handgun was recovered , Tobin said , but he did not say from where .
Tobin said he believed the shooting was justified .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Response Team ( CIRT ) will conduct an investigation that will be reviewed by the Franklin County prosecutor 's office .
The matter also will be presented to a county grand jury for consideration .
Activists say Tobin 's narrative did not mention that Goodson was shot in the back or his family 's statement that he had a concealed-carry permit for the handgun .
`` This was not justified , '' Johnson said of the shooting .
`` He did n't pose a threat at all . ''
Aramis Sundiata , executive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , said Goodson was just living his life .
`` He had a family ... and was living his life as a person and was shot down by the police , '' he said .
The Franklin County Sheriff 's office declined to comment on the incident , citing the Columbus police CIRT investigation .
However , the sheriff 's office tweeted that the deputy was a 17-year veteran of the office and assigned full-time to the U.S .
Marshal Task Force .
The tweet also stated that `` the suspect 's weapon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Racism is a declared public health crisis in 145 cities and counties across 27 states : Now what happens ?
The People 's Justice Project shared a post from someone indicating that they are Goodson 's cousin and copying a post from his mother 's Facebook page .
The post reads that her son was shot in his back three times .
She said he had food in his hands , was unlocking the door and walking inside his home when he was shot with his hands up .
About 40 people attended @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hosted by the People 's Justice Project .
They are demanding that officials release body camera footage , police reports and conduct both an independent autopsy report and an independent prosecutor 's investigation , according to the People 's Justice Project 's Facebook page .
Sheriff 's office spokesman Marc Gofstein said the sheriff 's office does not have body cameras .
Goodson 's sister has organized an online fundraiser for her brother 's funeral costs on GoFundMe .
It has exceeded its $ 9,000 goal .
Kaylee Harper , who started the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that police are lying .
`` My brother literally walked across the yard , walked into the back fence to get to the side door , had his Subway ( sandwich ) and ( COVID ) mask in one hand keys in the other , unlocked and opened the door and stepped in the house before ( police shot ) him , '' Harper wrote .
`` If he was such a threat , '' she wrote , `` why did you wait so long to shoot ?
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She later posted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ license .

Ohio authorities, victim's family share conflicting stories after fatal shooting of 23-year-old Black man Casey Goodson
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Local activists are questioning the decision of a veteran Ohio SWAT deputy to shoot a 23-year-old Black man as he arrived at his home on Friday afternoon.
Family members and activists say Casey Christopher Goodson Jr., 23, was carrying a Subway sandwich and was on his way back from the dentist’s office when he was fatally shot in the back three times by a Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputy who is a SWAT member and assigned to a U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force.
Authorities have said that an autopsy will be conducted this week.
In a release just after 4:20 p.m. Sunday, the sheriff's office publicly identified the Franklin County SWAT deputy as Jason Meade, a 17-year veteran. Meade is not currently on duty, the release said, and he is awaiting an interview by the Columbus Division of Police Critical Incident and Response Team, which is investigating the incident.
“Casey was 23 years old, he never had any type of crimes. He was good. He worked at the Gap. He loved his family,” Heather Johnson, a family friend, told The Dispatch of the USA TODAY Network on Sunday. “He just enjoyed being a big brother and enjoyed being with his family. He loved them very much.”
Peter Tobin, U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Ohio, said at a news conference that a fugitive task force that included marshals and Franklin County Sheriff’s SWAT members had just finished an unsuccessful search for a suspect on early Friday afternoon when a man man drove by, waving a handgun at a sheriff’s SWAT deputy.
Tobin said the SWAT deputy went to confront the man about the gun-waving. The man was already out of his vehicle and was told to drop his gun, a command heard by at least one witness, Tobin said.
When the man with the gun did not drop his weapon, Tobin said, the deputy shot him. The man, who was not the target of the original fugitive raid, was transported to OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, where he later died.
A handgun was recovered, Tobin said, but he did not say from where.
Tobin said he believed the shooting was justified. He said the Columbus police Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) will conduct an investigation that will be reviewed by the Franklin County prosecutor’s office. The matter also will be presented to a county grand jury for consideration.
Activists say Tobin’s narrative did not mention that Goodson was shot in the back or his family’s statement that he had a concealed carry permit for the handgun.
“This was not justified,” Johnson said of the shooting. “He didn’t pose a threat at all.”
Aramis Sundiata, executive director of the People’s Justice Project, said Goodson was just living his life.
“He had a family ... and was living his life as a person and was shot down by the police,” he said.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office declined to comment on the incident, citing the Columbus police CIRT investigation. However, the sheriff’s office tweeted that the deputy was a 17-year veteran of the office and assigned full-time to the U.S. Marshal Task Force. The tweet also stated that “the suspect’s weapon was recovered at the scene.”
The People’s Justice Project shared a post from someone indicating that they are Goodson’s cousin and copying a post from his mother’s Facebook page. The post reads that her son was shot in his back three times.
She said he had food in his hands, was unlocking the door and walking inside his home when he was shot with his hands up.
About 40 people attended a Saturday night vigil for Goodson, hosted by the People’s Justice Project. They are demanding that officials release body camera footage, police reports and conduct both an independent autopsy report and an independent prosecutor’s investigation, according to the People’s Justice Project’s Facebook page.
Sheriff’s office spokesman Marc Gofstein said the sheriff’s office does not have body cameras.
A 17-year veteran FCSO Deputy assigned full time to the US Marshal Task Force was involved in the deadly shooting of a 23-year old man Friday afternoon. The US Marshal’s Office says the suspect’s weapon was recovered at the scene. The shooting remains under investigation pic.twitter.com/pnH0xZrogM — Franklin County Sheriff’s Office (@OHFCSO) December 5, 2020
Goodson's sister has organized an online fundraiser for her brother's funeral costs on GoFundMe. It has exceeded its $9,000 goal.
Kaylee Harper, who started the fundraiser, posted on her Facebook page that police are lying.
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"My brother literally walked across the yard, walked into the back fence to get to the side door, had his Subway (sandwich) and (COVID-19) mask in one hand keys in the other, unlocked and opened the door and stepped in the house before (police shot) him," Harper wrote.
"If he was such a threat," she wrote, "why did you wait so long to shoot?!"
She later posted a photo of her brother's concealed carry license.
Danae King: dking@dispatch.com, @DanaeKing
Contributing: Bethany Bruner, The Dispatch.


usatoday--2020-12-07--5 best moments from Dolly Parton's Christmas TV special, 'Holly Dolly Christmas'

If there was ever a music maker who needs no introduction , it 's Dolly Parton .
And she knows it .
`` You probably know me from my big hair , my shiny clothes and all that , '' she said in the opening minutes of her new CBS TV special , `` A Holly Dolly Christmas . ''
But there was another big , defining element in her life that she wanted her millions of viewers to know about .
`` I grew up in a big ol ' family , 12 of us kids , 6 girls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lot of fun growing up in the mountains .
We didn ’ t have a lot of stuff that a lot of people have .
Nothing that money could buy , anyway .
But we had a lot of good stuff , things money don ’ t buy anyway .
Things like love and kindness and understanding , and all that stuff that you really need , that you can ’ t put a price on , right ? ''
The 74-year-old tapped into her humble roots throughout the understated special , performing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the `` little house of prayer '' her grandfather preached in .
From `` Coat of Many Colors '' to `` I Still Believe '' — and the powerful stories behind them — these are the moments that stuck with us .
If you missed `` A Holly Dolly Christmas '' when it aired live , you can still catch it digitally on CBS ' paid streaming platform , CBS All Access .
The century-old gospel song was a natural springboard for Parton 's childhood memories of Christmastime — when her father would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it home with her brothers , and the whole family would decorate it with strings of popcorn and a cardboard star wrapped in tin foil .
`` Precious memories , unseen angels , '' she sang without accompaniment .
`` Sent from somewhere to my soul/ How they linger , ever near me/ Precious , sacred scenes unfold . ''
Parton 's classic , autobiographical song — about the coat her mother stitched together from rags — was especially resonant on Sunday 's special .
Parton remembered when their family church was able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` grab bag '' of gifts for Christmas , but after they 'd handed them out to all of the Parton children , there was n't a bag left for her mother .
`` I saw Mama sitting on the bench , crying , '' an emotional Parton recalled .
`` She did n't make any noise .
But I went over and said , 'Mommy you can have mine . '
She said , 'No , no , but I love you because of your good heart . '
So because of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have a good heart . ''
More : Dolly Parton is bringing ' a little light into the darkness ' this Christmas Jennifer Nettles first recorded this Parton composition for her 2016 album `` To Celebrate Christmas . ''
Parton 's own version is a standout on her `` Holly Dolly Christmas '' album , as she sings of a `` halo of light '' that made Bethlehem glow at Christ 's birth .
Parton said that when she first heard Teresa Brewer 's version of the 1952 holiday hit , `` I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 'd ever heard . ''
She decided to do her own version for `` Holly Dolly Christmas '' mainly to `` do a song for the kids '' — but as she subsequently pointed out , she 's done a lot of children across the country and the world .
Her `` Imagination Library '' program provides one free book per month to over one million children across the U.S. , Canada , Australia and the U.K. '' I do wish you a Merry Merry Christmas , no matter how limited it might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ viewers before her final song .
`` And I 'm hoping for a better New Year .
I 'm sure you are , because Lordy this could n't get much crazier could it ? ''
That tumultuous year , on the other hand , birthed a new , inspiring song from her : `` I Still Believe . ''
`` I believe to my very core , '' Parton sang with a socially distanced choir , `` We 'll walk again in the sunshine by the seashore/ That we 'll dance and we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't know how or when , but we will again/ You 'll see ...
I still believe . ''
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5 best moments from Dolly Parton's Christmas TV special, 'Holly Dolly Christmas'
Show Caption Hide Caption Dolly Parton has new Scrooge-style Christmas movie Dolly Parton plays an angel trying to help Christine Baranski's Scrooge-like character in Netflix's upcoming "Christmas on the Square." Though filled with Parton's signature rhinestones, cheerful dance numbers and plenty of laughs, the film also highlights the problem with wealth disparities, a topic Parton is particularly passionate about. (Nov. 12) AP
If there was ever a music maker who needs no introduction, it's Dolly Parton. And she knows it.
"You probably know me from my big hair, my shiny clothes and all that," she said in the opening minutes of her new CBS TV special, "A Holly Dolly Christmas." But there was another big, defining element in her life that she wanted her millions of viewers to know about.
"I grew up in a big ol' family, 12 of us kids, 6 girls and 6 boys. We had a lot of fun growing up in the mountains. We didn’t have a lot of stuff that a lot of people have. Nothing that money could buy, anyway. But we had a lot of good stuff, things money don’t buy anyway. Things like love and kindness and understanding, and all that stuff that you really need, that you can’t put a price on, right?"
The 74-year-old tapped into her humble roots throughout the understated special, performing on a candlelit stage meant to evoke the "little house of prayer" her grandfather preached in. From "Coat of Many Colors" to "I Still Believe" — and the powerful stories behind them — these are the moments that stuck with us.
If you missed "A Holly Dolly Christmas" when it aired live, you can still catch it digitally on CBS' paid streaming platform, CBS All Access.
'Precious Memories'
The century-old gospel song was a natural springboard for Parton's childhood memories of Christmastime — when her father would personally chop down a tree, carry it home with her brothers, and the whole family would decorate it with strings of popcorn and a cardboard star wrapped in tin foil.
"Precious memories, unseen angels," she sang without accompaniment. "Sent from somewhere to my soul/ How they linger, ever near me/ Precious, sacred scenes unfold."
'Coat of Many Colors'
Parton's classic, autobiographical song — about the coat her mother stitched together from rags — was especially resonant on Sunday's special. Parton remembered when their family church was able to give all of its members a "grab bag" of gifts for Christmas, but after they'd handed them out to all of the Parton children, there wasn't a bag left for her mother.
"I saw Mama sitting on the bench, crying," an emotional Parton recalled. "She didn't make any noise. But I went over and said, 'Mommy you can have mine.' She said, 'No, no, but I love you because of your good heart.' So because of mom. I've always tried to have a good heart."
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'Circle of Love'
Jennifer Nettles first recorded this Parton composition for her 2016 album "To Celebrate Christmas." Parton's own version is a standout on her "Holly Dolly Christmas" album, as she sings of a "halo of light" that made Bethlehem glow at Christ's birth.
'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus'
Parton said that when she first heard Teresa Brewer's version of the 1952 holiday hit, "I thought that was the cutest thing I'd ever heard."
She decided to do her own version for "Holly Dolly Christmas" mainly to "do a song for the kids" — but as she subsequently pointed out, she's done a lot of children across the country and the world. Her "Imagination Library" program provides one free book per month to over one million children across the U.S., Canada, Australia and the U.K.
'I Still Believe'
"I do wish you a Merry Merry Christmas, no matter how limited it might be this year," Parton told viewers before her final song.
"And I'm hoping for a better New Year. I'm sure you are, because Lordy this couldn't get much crazier could it?"
That tumultuous year, on the other hand, birthed a new, inspiring song from her: "I Still Believe."
"I believe to my very core," Parton sang with a socially distanced choir, "We'll walk again in the sunshine by the seashore/ That we'll dance and we'll sing and be happy again
Don't know how or when, but we will again/ You'll see...I still believe."
🎵 I believe to my very core
We'll walk again in the sunshine
By the seashore
That we'll dance and we'll sing
And be happy again. 🎶#DollyOnCBS pic.twitter.com/ab5llitsPV — CBS (@CBS) December 7, 2020
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