PANAMA CITY LOCAL & STATE | B1 GULF COAST RMC OPENS NEW ER ENTRANCE CANOPY Monday, October 28, 2019 www.newsherald.com @The_News_Herald facebook.com/panamacitynewsherald 75¢ Trump: US cornered IS leader By Zeke Miller, Robert Donald helm of the militant organiza- operation, Trump said. attacks. Burns and Deb Riechmann Trump said tion. “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi The death of al-Baghdadi As U.S. troops bore down The Associated Press Sunday. is dead.” was a milestone in the fight on al-Baghdadi, he fled into a “Last In a national address, against IS, which brutalized “dead-end” tunnel with three WASHINGTON — Abu night, the Trump described the night- swaths of Syria and Iraq and of his children, Trump said, Bakr al-Baghdadi , the shad- United States time airborne raid in Syria’s sought to direct a global cam- and detonated a suicide vest. owy leader of the Islamic State Trump brought the northwestern Idlib prov- paign from a self-declared “He was a sick and depraved group who presided over its world’s No. ince, with American special “caliphate.” A yearslong man, and now he’s gone,” global jihad and became argu- 1 terrorist leader to jus- operations forces flying over campaign by American and Trump said. “He died like a ably the world’s most wanted tice,” Trump announced at heavily militarized terri- allied forces led to the recap- dog, he died like a coward.” man, blew himself up as U.S. the White House, providing tory controlled by multiple ture of the group’s territorial Al-Baghdadi’s identity was special operators cornered him graphic details of al-Bagh- nations and forces. No U.S. holding, but its violent ideol- during a raid in Syria, President dadi’s final moments at the troops were killed in the ogy has continued to inspire See SYRIA, A5 SPORTS | C1 JAGUARS DEFEAT JETS 29-15 200,000 ordered to fl ee wildfi res By Terence Chea and Don Thompson The Associated Press SANTA ROSA, Califor- nia — California’s governor declared a statewide emer- gency Sunday after officials ordered nearly 200,000 people to leave their homes as hurricane-force winds Panama City utility foreman Alan Forbes, with the help of a an excavator, lowers a pipe to dig 10-foot holes in order to drain ground water drove multiple wildfires before digging and replacing a water line in Panama City on Wednesday. The utility department has lost several workers since Hurricane through bone-dry vegeta- Michael and are still making repairs deep underground for damage sustained in the hurricane. [JOSHUA BOUCHER PHOTOS/THE NEWS HERALD] tion. Meanwhile, the state’s largest utility cut electricity to millions of residents as a precaution to prevent more areas from igniting. Gov. Gavin Newsom said in City eyes overhaul of a statement that officials were deploying “every resource available” to respond to the wildfires, including a large water, sewer systems blaze in Northern Califor- nia’s wine country powered by gusts that topped more By Patrick McCreless Jones added that by cre- than 80 mph (149 kph). [email protected] ating a 20-year plan with Elsewhere, two grass fires the reports, the city can burning in the San Francisco PANAMA CITY — City avoid needing to hire con- Bay Area briefly halted traf- leaders want state and sultants every couple of fic on a bridge. The flames federal money to overhaul years to reapply for loan came dangerously close to Panama City’s aging water money. homes in Vallejo. Another and sewer systems and plan “This is one of the grass fire closed a stretch of to compile comprehensive long-term solutions to interstate that cut through infrastructure reports to solve our problems,” the state capital as smoke get it. said Johnny Sims, public obstructed drivers along the The Panama City Com- works director for the busy stretch. mission voted on Tuesday to city. In the south, a wildfire in hire engineering consulting Sims added that the the Santa Clarita area near firm Mott McDonald for a reports could also help Los Angeles destroyed 18 total of $185,000 to assess expedite applications for structures. the city’s water and sewer money from the Federal Panama City utility workers drain groundwater before digging The biggest evacuation systems. Once complete, Emergency Management and replacing a water line in Panama City on Wednesday. was in Northern Califor- the detailed reports will Agency for money to repair nia’s Sonoma County where help the city obtain money and upgrade infrastructure on separately, Sims said. work on its infrastructure 180,000 people were told to from the state and federal damage caused by Hurricane Sims said the city’s sewer in recent months. Some pack up and leave. government to repair the Michael. and water systems have been of those projects include Meanwhile, Pacific Gas deteriorating systems over “If we can get more money in dire need of an overhaul replacing water mains, force & Electric shut off power the next 20 years. from FEMA, then we don’t long before the Category 5 mains and gravity mains to 2.3 million people across Specifically, the reports have to borrow as much hurricane swept through along part of Cherry Street; 36 counties starting Satur- will mainly be used to apply money,” Sims said. last year. reconstructing part of 4th day evening. Electricity is annually to the state’s Sims noted that the “It’s old and leaking,” Street and replacing utilities expected to be restored by revolving loan application reports won’t address the Sims said. underneath; replacing water Monday.The fear that the program. city’s stormwater system, Sims said the plan is to and sewer lines for resi- winds could blow embers “They are loans with which has also struggled in repair or completely replace dents on 10th Street, Baker and spread fire across a major super low interest rates,” recent years, particularly much of the aging sewer and Court and Fairy Avenue; and said Jared Jones, assistant since the hurricane. The water pipes in the city. replacing water lines near See WILDFIRES, A5 city manager. stormwater will be focused The city has done some 11th Street. Panama City News Herald Diversions .................... B7 Time & Money .............. A7 TODAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Want to subscribe? Local & State ............ 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In 1922, fascism came to Italy com as Benito Mussolini took con- OPEN MIC NIGHT: 6-9 p.m. trol of the government. every Tuesday at Angry In 1940, Italy invaded Greece Tuna Seafood Co., 701 S. during World War II. Pier Park Drive, Panama In 1962, Soviet leader Nikita City Beach. No cover Khrushchev informed the charge. United States that he had “FRIGHTFULLY” FUN-FILLED ordered the dismantling of mis- HALLOWEEN PARTY: 6:30 – 9 sile bases in Cuba; in return, p.m. at the Oatfi eld Center, the U.S. secretly agreed to 423 Lyndell Lane, Panama remove nuclear missiles from City Beach. Hosted by the U.S. installations in Turkey. Panama City Beach Senior In 1965, Pope Paul VI issued a Center. Dance to the music Declaration on the Relation of of DJ Dave Johnson of the Church with Non-Christian Pro Sound Entertainment. Religions which, among other Food, fun, dancing & things, absolved Jews of collec- surprises. BYOB. Setups & tive guilt for the crucifi xion of Hors d’oeuvers provided. Jesus Christ. Tickets: $7 Per Person In 1976, former Nixon aide and available at the Pan- John D. Ehrlichman entered a ama City Beach Senior federal prison camp in Safford, Center so buy your tickets Alice Emerson emailed this photo, writing, “A most unusual and brilliant sunset!” [CONTRIBUTED] Arizona, to begin serving his early. Details: Diane sentence for Watergate-related 850-819-2236. convictions (he was released in April 1978). Wednesday, Oct. 30 In 1980, President Jimmy Carter TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS and Republican presidential SENIOR HURRICANE nominee Ronald Reagan faced RECOVERY DAYS: 10 a.m. Jazz singer Cleo Laine is gospel singer-musician Ben Harper is 50. Country off in a nationally broadcast, to 3 p.m. Card games, 92. Actress Joan Plowright Ron Hemby (The Buffalo singer Brad Paisley is 47. 90-minute debate in Cleveland. dominoes and puzzles is 90. Musician-songwriter Club) is 61. Rock singer- Actor Joaquin Phoenix is In 2001, the families of people available. with lunch Charlie Daniels is 83. musician William Reid (The 45. Actress Gwendoline killed in the September 11 ter- served at noon and free Actress Jane Alexander Jesus & Mary Chain) is 61. Christie is 41. Singer Justin rorist attack gathered in New line dance lessons from 2 is 80. Actor Dennis Franz Actor Mark Derwin is 59. Guarini (“American Idol”) is York for a memorial service p.m.