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. Lindsey Graham Just Destroyed His Cellphone To Spite Donald Trump
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham may have found the perfect way to get back at Donald Trump.
On Tuesday, Trump, speaking in front of hundreds of supporters at an event in South Carolina, reacted to recent criticism levied at him by Graham, a rival Republican presidential candidate, by giving out Graham’s personal cell number.
A new video out on Wednesday, produced by the conservative website, IJReview, titled “How to Destroy Your Cell Phone With Sen. Lindsey Graham,” shows the senator using a variety of creative devices to destroy an old flip phone, including a golf club, lighter fluid, a meat cleaver and a blender.
2. Sandra Bland Said She Tried to Commit Suicide Before, Sheriff Says
The woman who was found dead in a Texas jail days after being arrested following a traffic stop told guards that she previously tried to kill herself, according to the sheriff's office.
A handwritten intake form from the Waller County Sheriff's Office indicates that Sandra Bland had tried to commit suicide either in 2014 or 2015 (the form says both). According to the handwritten document Bland made the attempt by taking pills after losing a baby.
3. Car Hacking: What Every Connected Driver Needs to Know
Many new cars are equipped with wireless technology that can make a driver's time on the road more stress-free and entertaining, but the technology can also bring a dark side.
Two hackers were able to take control of a connected Jeep Cherokee from their living room as a Wired reporter, who agreed to be their test case, drove the SUV down the highway at 70 mph, according to the article.
4. Teen's Nosebleed Leads to 3 in Family Diagnosed With Dangerous Illness
A teen's trip to the doctor for a nosebleed led to potentially life-saving diagnoses for three members of a Texas family.
Crystal Enns’ parents were first alarmed when in 2013 the teen had a serious nosebleed that wouldn’t stop. But they were astounded when, after a trip to the doctor, Crystal was diagnosed with a serious kidney disease called juvenile nephronophthisis. According to the National Institute of Health, the disease causes “inflammation and scarring of the kidneys and ultimately leads to a life-threatening failure of kidney function.”
It was so serious that Crystal, then 14, would need a transplant.
“I didn’t want to talk about it,” Crystal, now 17, told local station KTVT. “I didn’t want to think that that would have to happen.”
5. After Woman's Cancer Diagnosis, Best Friend Vows to Take in Her 4 Daughters
Laura Ruffino met her best friend, Liz Diamond, in the fifth grade.
As adults, they both had children -- two girls for Ruffino and four girls for Diamond -- and kept their tight bond, Ruffino told ABC News.
But in August 2014, Diamond, a single mom from Orchard Park, New York, was diagnosed with brain cancer, Ruffino said. She died just months later.
"When we got in the car, she asked me, if anything ever happened, if I'd take her daughters. And I said, 'Of course,'" Ruffino said. "It wasn't even a thought."
