Donald Trump Is Making Someone Else Face The Cameras To Announce DACA’s Fate Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a vocal opponent of the Obama-era program, will do the job instead on Tuesday. And he won’t be taking questions.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions will hold a news briefing Tuesday morning at the Department of Justice to discuss the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, an Obama-era executive action that protects young undocumented immigrants from deportation. Trump is reportedly planning to shutter the program after a six-month delay.

President Donald Trump, an obsessive television viewer and master of the medium, is not scheduled to face the cameras. In fact, the only public event on the president’s schedule on Tuesday is a photo op before a meeting with GOP congressional leaders on tax reform. 

“Big week coming up!” Trump said in a Twitter post on Monday evening.

Many unanswered questions remain about the administration’s plans for the program, such as whether any of the approximately 800,000 current DACA recipients can continue renewing their permits, or whether young undocumented immigrants can still apply for a permit within the next six months.

TRUMP’S NORTH KOREA THREAT HAS ‘APOCALYPTIC’ CONSEQUENCES... Trump’s Latest Threat Over North Korea Could Have Dire Ramifications

President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off trade with any country that does business with North Korea would have massive consequences on the global economic stage if executed, experts said.

Trump’s threat came after continued aggression from North Korea, which recently conducted its most powerful nuclear test.

If the president followed through on his threat, it would would mean ending trade with China, the United States’ largest trade partner. According to 2015 data from the Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis, the value of trade in goods and services between the U.S. and China is about $663 billion.

China accounts for the vast majority of North Korean exports and imports. But other countries that do business with North Korea include India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Thailand, the Philippines and Russia, according to data from MIT’s Observatory of Economic Complexity.

Taylor Griffin, a former Treasury spokesman and White House staffer for President George W. Bush, told NBC News the economic impact of Trump’s threat would be “apocalyptic.”

Ron Elving, a senior editor and correspondent on NPR’s Washington desk, said cutting off trade would be “an economic tsunami beyond description.”

Geng Shuang, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, said Monday Trump’s comments were “unfair.”

“What is definitely unacceptable to us is that on the one hand we work so hard to peacefully resolve this issue and on the other hand our interests are subject to sanctions and jeopardized,” Shuang said, according to ABC News. “This is unfair.”

Trump has repeatedly taunted China over North Korea and accused them of refusing to help isolate the country despite its repeated nuclear aggression.

Hurricane Irma strengthens to Category 5; Florida and Puerto Rico prepare...May pass Jamaica on the North Side.

(CNN)Hurricane Irma strengthened to a Category 4 storm Monday, churning west in the Atlantic Ocean and prompting emergency declarations in Florida and Puerto Rico.

Although Irma's path remains uncertain, the possibility it could threaten the United States led Florida Gov. Rick Scott to declare a state of emergency in all 67 counties in his state."In Florida, we always prepare for the worst and hope for the best, and while the exact path of Irma is not absolutely known at this time, we cannot afford to not be prepared," Scott said in a statement released late Monday afternoon. "This state of emergency allows our emergency management officials to act swiftly in the best interest of Floridians without the burden of bureaucracy or red tape."

Scott said on Twitter he spoke to President Donald Trump Monday night. He said Trump "offered the full resources of the federal government as Floridians prepare for Hurricane Irma."

The governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló, declared a state of emergency Monday and activated the National Guard. Hours later, the National Hurricane Center issued an hurricane warning for Puerto Rico.

Classes will not be held on Tuesday in the public education system nor in the University of Puerto Rico, according to a release from the governor's office. Rosselló warned the public on Sunday that the island could feel Irma's wrath around noon Wednesday.

As of 11 p.m. ET, Monday, Irma was about 410 miles (660 kilometers) east of the Leeward Islands, the National Hurricane Center said. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 kph) as it heads west at 13 mph (20 kph). Landfall is expected early Wednesday on the island of Anguilla.

Computer models show the system moving through the Caribbean, and by the end of week, it will turn right toward the north, said CNN meteorologist and weather anchor Tom Sater.

Thriller U's dad missing... Thriller U is offering a $500,000 reward

BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter  Tuesday, September 05, 2017

Thriller U is offering a $500,000 reward to anyone who can provide information leading to the safe return of his father, Thadious Jamieson.

Speaking with the Jamaica Observer yesterday, Thriller U said his father has been missing since Saturday afternoon.

“He was last spotted in the Greendale area of Spanish Town driving his white Toyota Corolla car with the licence plate number 1287 GV. We are offering this reward for information that can lead to his safe return. We won't pay out otherwise. People with information can call me on 345-2110,” said the reggae singer.

The Spanish Town Police confirmed a report was made.

Thriller U said his 73-year-old father is in good health, having beaten prostate cancer a few years ago. His only major ailment at this time is that he does not see well at nights.

When last seen Jamieson, affectionately called Mr Teddy, was wearing a black and white polo shirt, dark pants, a beige and white striped cap and brown sneakers.

His family has been utilising social media to spread the word, noting: “He has never stayed away from home this long. He's alert, soft-spoken, and very helpful. If you have any information, please call the nearest police station.” Eight years ago, Thriller U and his family was thrust into the spotlight when his 15-year-old daughter, Nekitta, was murdered in Florida and his wife shot and injured in the incident.

Both were vacationing in the United States when a gunman broke into the home of the friend with whom they were staying. The police responded and when they arrived at the home at 9581 Encino Street, they found a woman lying in front of the house and three people dead inside the residence. Faith Bisasor and her 15-year-old son, Davion Bishop, as well as Nekitta were found dead.

Thriller U — a member of the quartet LUST as well as a solo act — is known for songs including Young and She Green, Ain't No Way To Say I'm Sorry, I'll Never Love This Way Again and I'll Prove it to You.

IN CLARENDON, JAMAICA: 'Gunshots Every Day' Effortville Primary students lament violence, believe police can't protect them

CHILDREN at Effortville Primary School in Clarendon are accustomed to the sound of gunshots. They know when to run and they know where to run to.

In fact, so common is the violence around them that they have had enough.

“A pure violence a gwaan inna di ghetto; a pure gunshot every day,” a student, who appeared to be no more than 10 years old, blurted out in yesterday's morning devotion.

In unison, his schoolmates shouted “Yes!” But more alarming was the confession of the majority that the police could not protect them.

Constable Jason Miller of the May Pen Police Community Safety and
Security Branch addressing students at Effortville Primary in
Clarendon yesterday, the first day of the new school year.
 (Photo: Bryan Cummings) 

While constables assigned to the Community Safety and Security branch at May Pen Police Station assured them that everything would be okay, an eight-year-old boy wept in a nearby room.

He didn't want to die.

The child's mother, Ruthlyn Brown, told the Jamaica Observer that her son had seen the evening news which reported the murders of six-year-old Timothy Bassaragh and 13-year-old Shaniel Bartley. This was in addition to the numerous reports of murder and shooting incidents in the parish. “From we came in this morning he was crying, saying he doesn't want to be here because of the violence; that he didn't want to die. Sometimes we hear the gunshot from here because of the borderline and he listens to the news when they are discussing it,” the woman shared.

She said, however, that moving her child from the school is not an option because of its “excellent” curriculum and teaching style.

“I'll have to have a talk with him because I'm not moving him from here. I'll have to get the guidance counsellor to talk to him because he has a good relationship with her,” she said.

The school's principal Adrian Sinclair, told the Observer that staff had to deal with several parents and students who have been victims of violence in recent times.

“We have one of our grade six students who was shot and injured by gunmen. He was in hospital for an extended time. Before that, he lost his mother, although not to violence. His stepfather was also shot, so for him to undergo so much at one time, it's horrible,” Sinclair said.

He mentioned also that parents have had to move out of the community, causing enrolment at the school to become fickle. It was also dependent, he said, on how alarming the violence gets in the area. more