President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump paid a visit to the Marine Barracks in Washington on Nov. 15, to meet with Marines who responded to a recent fire at a public housing complex in the nation’s capital.
Trump Touts White House Commitment to Veterans
President Donald Trump spoke to a group of state and local veterans leaders at the White House on Thursday.“To everyone here today who has served our country in uniform and to every veteran and military family across our land I want to express the eternal gratitude and thanks of our entire nation,” said Trump.
Trump touted his administration’s policies and commitment to support veterans and their families.
Tijuana Residents Clash With Central American Migrants: ‘Get Out!’
Tijuana residents said they want the Central American migrants who have arrived in the city to leave, as thousands more migrants head to the area to try to cross into the United States.The main migrant caravan, with an estimated 6,500 people, is headed to Tijuana. Some of the caravan members are already beginning to reach the city, causing unrest among the locals.
They formed a protest, saying there were already too many migrants there, urging them to leave.
Pushing, shoving, kicking, and a couple of heavy blows broke out between the residents and the migrants, with more than 36 police officers at the scene trying to handle the situation.
First Snow of Season Hits US
“Winter Storm Avery,” as dubbed by the Weather Channel, is set to spread snow, ice, and rain across the U.S. East Coast, from Nov. 15 to Nov. 16.
Winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories were sent out from Missouri to the Northeast. The Ohio Valley, which includes Indiana and Ohio, also saw ice storm warnings from the National Weather Service.
AccuWeather reported that as of 1 p.m., hundreds of thousands of people were without power due to the storm.
Air Travel to Hit All Time Thanksgiving High
This Thanksgiving is expected to be extremely busy with the highest number of travelers in more than a decade.
The American Automobile Association predicts there to be 54.3 million travelers.
That’s a 4.8 percent increase from 2017.
The number is largely due to rising incomes and a strong labor market, which is the tightest in nearly two decades.
