Trending News: Trump’s Address, CarMax Chaos & A Firing Squad Execution | The Steve Harvey Morning Show

The numbers are in from former President Donald Trump’s tackle to Congress final Tuesday night time, drawing in 36.6 million viewers, in line with Nielsen. This marks the bottom viewership for any of Trump’s 4 addresses to Congress. For comparability, the highest-rated presidential tackle on file belongs to Invoice Clinton, who pulled in 66.9 million viewers in 1993.

In South Carolina, the state carried out its first firing squad execution in 15 years on Friday, placing 67-year-old dying row inmate Brad Sigmon to dying. His execution marks solely the fourth time in U.S. historical past that the tactic has been used. Sigmon opted for the firing squad over deadly injection and the electrical chair, the opposite two state-approved strategies. Jail officers confirmed that pictures rang out at 6:05 PM in entrance of witnesses and members of the media, marking a grim second within the state’s historical past.

In a stunning flip of occasions, a CarMax dealership in Inglewood, California, turned the scene of chaos on Saturday when a buyer deliberately drove his automotive into the showroom, hitting workers and several other clients. In line with CarMax representatives, the suspect had simply completed having his automobile appraised earlier than all of the sudden accelerating into the dealership. LAPD reported that the suspect tried to flee after the crash however was shortly taken into custody by Inglewood Police. A number of individuals had been injured, with two victims in important situation. Particulars surrounding the motive stay unclear.

In the meantime, Texas Congressman Al Inexperienced confronted censure from the U.S. Home of Representatives after repeatedly shouting throughout Trump’s congressional tackle. His outbursts led to his elimination from the chamber, and in a 224-198 vote, 10 Democrats sided with Republicans to formally reprimand him. Whereas censure carries no authorized penalties, it serves as a public condemnation of conduct deemed inappropriate for a member of Congress. Inexperienced is now the fifth Home member to be censured this decade.