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Page 8 The Skanner October 10, 2018 News “Can you believe that?” Trump said, as his sup- porters turned the chant once deployed against the former secretary of state on another Demo- cratic woman. Images Surface of Saudis Allegedly Sent to Target Writer ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish media close to the president published images Wednesday of what it described as a 15-member “assassina- tion squad” allegedly sent to target Saudi jour- nalist Jamal Khashoggi, and of a black van later traveling from the Saudi consulate, where he went missing, to the consul’s home. The release of the pho- tographs and video rais- es pressure on Saudi Arabia after Khashog- gi disappeared Oct. 2 during a visit to the con- sulate. Turkish officials fear that the team killed the writer, who was crit- ical of Crown Prince Mo- hammed bin Salman. The kingdom has called the allegations “baseless,” but has not provided any evidence that Khashoggi left the consulate and did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday. State-run broadcaster TRT aired video purport- edly showing the Saudis arriving by private jet and then leaving a ho- tel. The footage shows Khashoggi entering the consulate. An hour and 54 minutes later, accord- ing to the time stamp, a black Mercedes Vito with diplomatic license plates, which resembled a van parked outside of the consulate when the writ- er walked in, drives some 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) to the consul’s home, where it parks inside a garage. The footage all seemed to come from surveil- lance cameras, which would have been posted throughout the district housing the Saudi con- sulate and other diplo- matic missions. No one has produced any such footage of Khashoggi leaving the consulate. AP PHOTO/JACQUELYN MARTIN World News Briefs Evacuate or Not? Some Gamble on Staying Despite Michael Security personnel are seen in the background as David Barrows, center, with Code Pink, wears a mask of Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a protest outside of Saudi Arabia’s Embassy about the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Oct. 10 in Washington. Lock Her Up? Now it’s Dianne Feinstein Instead of Clinton COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Chants of “Lock her up!” rang once again throughout an Iowa arena as President Donald Trump rallied supporters Tuesday night. But this time, the sta- ple of Trump’s 2016 cam- paign against Democrat Hillary Clinton had a new target: California Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Trump, who was in the state boosting Repub- lican candidates ahead of the Nov. 6 midterm elections, claimed that Feinstein, the ranking Democratic member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, had leaked a letter written by Califor- nia professor Christine Blasey Ford alleging Su- preme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers. Feinstein has denied her office was the source of the leak. PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Timo- thy Thomas isn’t budging from his home on Ocean View Drive, even though it’s directly in the path of Hurricane Michael. Thomas, a 50-year-old air conditioning repair- man, plans to defy an evacuation order and ride out the monster storm in an apartment that’s just a few hundred yards from the beach and even closer to the tea-col- ored Grand Lagoon, which will rise as the massive storm pushes ocean water toward the coast of the Florida Pan- handle on Wednesday. An Illinois native with a beard, long hair and a streak of independence, Thomas hasn’t been through a major hurri- cane before; he’s only lived in Panama City Beach about seven years. A neighbor with far more storm experience is evacuating to higher ground. But police aren’t being pushy about enforcing the order, and Thomas figures he, his wife and their puppy will be OK since they live in a sec- ond-floor apartment. It’s more than 10 feet off the ground, after all, and forecasters say the wa- ter in his area isn’t sup- posed to rise that much. “If it does I guess we’ll be swimming,” he said Tues- day evening as the sky darkened overhead. Thomas isn’t alone; other residents along his street also plan to take on Michael head-on, even though authorities have told about 120,000 resi- dents of Bay County to leave. Thomas’ first-floor neighbors also plan to stay, and they’re welcome upstairs if the water gets too high, Thomas said. So are his next-door neigh- bors and their dog. Information is powerful. The power is in your hands. www.TheSkanner.com TheSkannerNews @TheSkannerNews