Michigan Senate primary too close to call; Armed man arrested at Trump golf club

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down to the wire michigan's democratic senate primary is still too close to call

with thousands of votes left to count plus running low new reports indicate the u.s has depleted

some of its most important missiles as the war with iran stretches into its sixth month

and rip it up president trump orders a do-over on the new white house helipad

scrapping weeks of construction. The stories that matter, clear and credible from across

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Good morning, I'm Craig DeGrelli. We begin this morning in Michigan, where one of the nation's

most closely watched primaries still has not been decided. The race for the Democratic nomination

for U.S. Senate remains too close to call, with progressive Abdul El-Sayed holding a very narrow

lead over moderate Congresswoman Haley Stevens. Elections officials are still counting ballots

and both campaigns say the process could continue throughout the day. One thing the candidates do

agree on, whoever emerges will need to unite the party by November. Whatever happens tonight

we have a responsibility to assure that we unite to make sure that Mike Rogers never sees the inside

of the U.S. Senate. We got to wake up and be ready to go because if we are going to win this thing

which we are we are going to have we are going to have to get ready and show Mike Rogers what a

little stick it to him looks like. Meanwhile Sunrise Movement co-founder William Lawrence

won the Democratic primary in Michigan's 7th Congressional District. He will face Republican

incumbent Tom Barrett in one of the country's key House battlegrounds this fall. In the 4th

District Trump Republican Bill Huizenga will face Democratic State Senator Sean McCann in November And in the open 10th District created by Republican John James run for governor Trump endorsed Army veteran Mike Bouchard will face Democrat Christina Hines

a former special victims prosecutor. James won the GOP nomination for governor

so he'll face off against Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. Out West, two days before President Trump visited his Southern California golf club

authorities arrested an armed man they say had been watching security preparations

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department identified the man as 38-year-old Janine John Talley of Downey, California

Deputies responded after plainclothes federal agents flagged his behavior at the Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes

Authorities say Talley was carrying a 16-round magazine loaded with hollow-point ammunition

and in search of his vehicle turned up a loaded pistol with a round in the chamber

along with a second loaded magazine. CBS News reports Talley told club employees he worked for the State Department

and wanted to meet with Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Investigators say that claim was false

In a search of his home, investigators recovered body armor, high-capacity magazines, bulk ammunition, and two guns

including an illegally modified AR-style rifle and a 1911 .45 caliber pistol

Federal prosecutors have charged Taley with possession of an unregistered short-barreled rifle

He also faces a separate Los Angeles County case that includes a 2025 robbery charge

along with two weapons offenses stemming from this investigation. Investigators have not disclosed a motive

The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force, the U.S. Secret Service, and local authorities continue to investigate

Trump visited the club on Tuesday for a Republican National Committee fundraiser

In Washington, the Senate is expected to take up Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general sometime this week

after Republicans cleared the biggest hurdle to his confirmation on Tuesday. The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced President Trump's nomination on a party-line vote

after two Republican holdouts agreed to support him. The breakthrough came after Blanche formally rescinded the controversial $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund

and narrowed a separate tax immunity provision that had raised concerns among Republican Senators

John Cornyn and Tom Tillis. Cornyn told members he voted for Blanche because, quote

the Department of Justice does not need a temporary unconfirmed nominee as our nation top law enforcement official Trump needs someone in this role as well with a strong legal mind Democrats argue those written assurances don go far enough

saying a future Justice Department order could bring the fund back, and noting the government

still has other ways to compensate people who claim they were targeted by the federal government

Senate Republicans again just rubber stamped Trump's corruption with their vote to advance

Todd Blanche from the Judiciary Committee. Make no mistake, Blanche has no intention of stopping

Trump's corruption. He spent his whole career enabling it. Illinois Senator Dick Durbin told

members, quote, the cop-beaters fund can easily be revived with a new order from the Department

of Justice 15 minutes after Mr. Blanche is confirmed as attorney general. With Republicans

holding a 53 to 47 seat majority, Blanche appears to have a clear path to confirmation

when the full Senate takes up his nomination. The United States is reportedly burning through some of its most advanced missiles

faster than it can replace them as the war with Iran continues

According to multiple reports, the U.S. has used nearly its entire stockpile

of some long-range precision missiles since Operation Epic Fury began on February 28th

Sources told CBS News the military has fired virtually all of its army tactical missile systems

along with its newer Precision Strike missiles. Reuters reports the Pentagon's latest assessment also shows THAAD and Patriot Air Defense missiles

are being used faster than can be replaced. The report says the U.S. has expended about 80 percent of its THAAD interceptors

and roughly half of its Patriot missiles. However, the Pentagon is pushing back on any suggestion the military is running short

Chief Spokesman Sean Parnell told CBS News, President Trump is ordering a major do-over at the White House

after deciding a new helipad under construction just didn't look right. The Washington Post was first to report that Trump told contractors to redo weeks of work

after becoming frustrated with the project's appearance. According to the Post, the president wants the new helipad to appear level with the horizon

even though the South Lawn itself slopes downhill. Photos show crews have already removed part of a granite presidential seal that was being installed as they reworked the project The helipad is part of a broader series of changes underway at the

White House, where construction crews are also working on other renovation projects around the

grounds. Last month, Trump told reporters it's time for a change. During my administration

they ordered brand new helicopters, the big ones, the ones for president. It's called Marine One

and our other Marine ones are about 40 years old. They're all like Air Force One

You know, it's time to make a change. And other presidents wouldn't do that because they think it's not good to make a change to luxury

but you got to do it. Crews are building the new pad to accommodate the next generation of Marine One helicopters

which produce exhaust hot enough to damage the South Lawn. Lockheed Martin, which owns the company

that makes the presidential helicopters, is paying for the project, estimated to cost more than $5 million

Finally this morning, Central America's most active volcano is erupting again. The Fuego Volcano in Guatemala has forced evacuations, shelter-in-place orders

and raised fears of dangerous mudslides. Incredible images are coming out of San Juan Alotenango with glowing volcanic rock

ash and gas erupting from the crater overnight. Wow. Falling ash has made conditions dangerous

and so have mudflows stretching more than four miles down the mountain

About 30,000 people in communities below the volcano have been affected, with hundreds evacuated to emergency shelters

The eruption began Monday morning, prompting Guatemalan officials to raise the alert level to red

and warned that the next 72 hours will be critical. Rain in the forecast could make the mudflows even more dangerous

Fuego, which translates to volcano of fire, is one of the most active volcanoes in the region

In 2018, a major eruption destroyed an entire village and killed hundreds of people

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