AP Headline News May 03 2019 22:00 (EDT)

 

AP Radio News. I'm Jackie Quinn.

 

Missile fire from North Korea. Officials in Seoul are reporting that N.Korea has fired not one but several short range missiles. This could be a sign of diplomatic breakdown between President Trump and Kim Jung-Eun.

 

The President did speak today with Russia's leader following the release of the Muller report.

"He actually saw the smile when he said something to the fact that it started off as a mountain and it ended up being a mouth. But he knew that because he knew there was no collusion."

The head of House Judiciary Committee meanwhile has said a Monday deadline for the Attorney General to present an unredacted version of the Muller report to congress.

 

Cities up and down the Misissipi river are bracing for even more flooding this weekend. In Kimmswick, Missouri mayor Phil Stang says his home is about to get inundated.

"Now I'd like to say as the timer changes real and if look out the front of my house and you'd see all those water. Anybody who denies it, he's nuts."

4 deaths have been reported so far.

 

The 23-year-old truck driver accused of speeding and causing a fiery Colorado highway crash last week has been charged with 4 counts of vehicular homocide.

 

General Motors is announcing its recalling thousands of pick-up trucks. Our Mike Hempen reports.

It covers certain 2017 through 2019 Chevrolet Silverados and GMC Sierras. The company says the electric heater cord or the terminals connecting the cord to the heater could shortcircuit and start a fire. No injuries have been reported.

 

Get ready for a 2 hour Uber strike on Wednesday. It's slated for New York city but drivers in other big cities may also shutdown.

 

It's the 'running of the roses' tomorrow on what looks to be a rainy day. Favorites to win game winner Improbable and Roadster. This is AP Radio News.

 

The Trump administration is celebrating the latest jobs reported found employers added 263,000 positions. Economist Diane Swonk says some analysts worried the economy would barely grow early this year and there might even be a recession.

"I think we can certainly put those worries for this year at least behind us."

And maybe beyond.

"We've entered a very strong and durable prosperity cycle."

White House national economic council director Larry Kudlow says you can credit President Trump's tax and regulatory cuts.

"His policies here are in the process of rebuilding the American economy."

Sagar Meghani, Washington.

 

The family of the woman who were shot and killed by a Miniapolis police officer in 2017 says they've agreed to settle a lawsuit against the city for the death of Justine Damond because 20 million dollars is a transformational amount of money. I'm Jackie Quinn. AP Radio News.