need2know-morning-edition-091923

All right, let's get to this morning to headlines everyone. We are going to start overseas. Just this morning, five Americans who were imprisoned in Iran have arrived back in the United States. There. They are the plane carrying them touched down around 5 30 Eastern time this morning at a military airfield near Washington DC. They were seen embracing family members and understandably emotional reunions. The five were freed yesterday as a part of a prisoner exchange with Iran. The US has dropped charges against five Iranian citizens. Additionally, $6 billion in Iranian oil funds were released for the purchase of non sanctioned goods like medicine and food. In a statement, President Joe Biden said he was celebrating the return of the five prisoners. Quote, after enduring years of agony, uncertainty and suffering. Iran's President Raisi called the exchange quote a purely humanitarian move so happy for them. India has expelled a senior Canadian diplomat. Today. The expulsion comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there are credible allegations linking India to the killing of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil. Now in June, Hardeep, Singh Najar was shot and killed in Canada. Canadian authorities are investigating whether the Indian government may have been involved. India labeled Najar a terrorist. Here's Trudeau addressing Canada's Parliament yesterday. Any involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil is an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty. It is contrary to the fundamental rules by which free open and democratic societies conduct themselves. Canada also expelled the top Indian diplomat as a result of this investigation. And India's Foreign Minister is denying any involvement in the killing and saying it's absurd and motivated. The United Auto Workers says its workers will strike at more plants starting this Friday at noon if they can't make serious progress in negotiations with the big three automakers. UAW. President Sean Fain announced that new deadline just yesterday. Auto workers have waited long enough to make things right at the big three. We're not waiting around and we're not messing around. Either the big three, get down to business and work with us to make progress in negotiations or more locals will be called on to stand up and go out on strike, unionized workers at a General Motors plant in Missouri, a four plant in Michigan and a Lantis plant in Ohio have been on strike since late Friday. The union is calling for a 40% wage increase which would match recent raises for ceos. The union is also asking for a four day work week and more paid time off among other benefits. We got an update on that F-35 fighter jet that went missing after the pilot ejected mid flight on Sunday. Officials located a debris field yesterday. The debris was discovered in rural South Carolina about two hours northeast of joint base Charleston. A recovery team was sent to secure the area. The pilot is in stable condition. He safely shooted to a nearby town Sunday. Now, in a statement, the Marine Corps said quote, the mishap is currently under investigation and we are unable to provide additional details to preserve the integrity of the investigation process. They also announced aviation operations will be paused for two days after three similar class. A mishaps occurred in just over a month. That's a scary situation. Also authorities arrested a suspect in connection with the killing of a Los Angeles sheriff's deputy, a 29 year old Palmdale man was taken into custody yesterday after barricading himself in his home, he surrendered and officers recovered weapons from the home. This past Saturday, deputy Ryan Klier was found unconscious by a pedestrian. Authorities believe he was shot while sitting in his patrol car at an intersection in a press conference yesterday. The L A sheriff said, quote, I feel extremely confident that we have the right person in custody. A Utah children's book author who is on trial for her husband's murder has been accused of witness tampering Coy Richins is accused of spiking a Moscow mule with a fatal dose of fentaNYL which led to her husband's death in March of 2022. She later wrote a children's book on grief in court documents, prosecutors accuse her of witness tampering by creating a false story that would link her husband's death to him allegedly buying drugs. And Mexico Richins reportedly told her brother to testify to the false story in court. Richins was arrested in May on aggravated murder charges and other charges. She's being held in Summit County jail in Park City, Utah. The son of drug cartel leader El Chapo Guzman pleaded not guilty yesterday in a Chicago courtroom to drug trafficking, money laundering and other charges. Oid Guzman Lopez and his brothers known as the chaos were indicted earlier year for allegedly steering the cartel into synthetic drugs like methamphetamine and fentaNYL. Guzman Lopez was extradited from Mexico to the US on Friday. His January arrest in the state of Silo Mexico set off violence that left 30 people dead including 10 military personnel. Some of the charges against Guzman Lopez carry maximum life sentences. His next court appearance is set for November 17.