5 Things to Know This Morning
5 Things to Know This Morning
— -- Your look at the five biggest and most buzz-worthy stories of the morning.
1. Man Discovers Mysterious, 'Large' Face on Canada Cliffside After 2-Year Search
A mysterious, "large" face on the cliffside of an island in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve has recently been re-discovered by a man who has been searching for the face for over two years, according to government agency Parks Canada.
Hank Gus of the Tseshaht First Nation, an aboriginal group in the area, first heard about the “face in the rocks” of Reeks Island, part of the Broken Group Islands, two years ago after hearing a story that a kayaking tourist spotted the face in 2008, said Parks Canada First Nation’s program manager Matthew Payne. He added that Gus was not able to find the reported face until just a few weeks ago.
“Gus and some Tseshaht beach keepers recently discovered it a few weeks ago, and they were very excited to share it with us and the archaeologist we work with,” Payne, 43, told ABC News. “We went out to see it recently, and it’s remarkable. It really is a face staring back at you.”
2. Prison Worker Smuggled Tools in Hamburger Meat to Help Prisoners Escape, District Attorney Says
It's a whopper of a story.
The prison worker charged with helping two convicted murderers escape from a maximum security prison in New York admitted to smuggling hacksaw blades and other tools in hamburger meat, according to Clinton County District Attorney Andrew Wylie.
Joyce Mitchell "advised us that she had taken the hacksaw blades, some of the other tools, the screwdriver bit, placed them into [a] hamburger, and then put it into a refrigerator freezer," in the tailor shop where she worked, Wylie told ABC News.
3. Leaders Content to Leave Confederate Statues in US Capitol Despite Flag Uproar
Despite a growing chorus of calls to remove the Confederate battle flag from the South Carolina Capitol and the Mississippi flag, nearly a dozen statues of Confederate leaders and those associated with the movement are still standing in the U.S. Capitol building. And several Southern lawmakers say they’re content to keep it that way –- at least for now.
Eleven of the 100 statues of "notable citizens" sent to Washington from all 50 states are figures associated with the Confederacy, including both from South Carolina, which depict John Calhoun, a vocal antebellum defender of slavery, and Wade Hampton, a Confederate Cavalry officer with ties to postwar white supremacists.
Other states with statues of figures associated with the Confederacy include North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Virginia and Alabama.
4. Stars React to Death of 'Titanic' Composer James Horner
Stars are mourning the death of Oscar-winning composer James Horner, who was killed in a plane crash Monday.
The 61-year-old musician died when a small plane registered to him crashed near Santa Barbara. His death was confirmed by his agents Tuesday night.
"We have lost an amazing person with a huge heart and unbelievable talent," his assistant Sylvia Patrycja wrote on Facebook Monday. "He died doing what he loved. Thank you for all your support and love and see you down the road."
5. Rare Amazonian Fish With Human-Like Teeth Caught in a New Jersey Lake
This fish has a great smile.
Ron and Frank Rossi caught the non-native Pacu at Swedes Lake in New Jersey on Sunday, ABC station WPVI reported.
“I’ve never seen anything like that before in the lake. It was different,” Frank Rossi told WPVI.
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