the marion county record " one day after the police raid, joan meyer died at her home.e paper blamed her death on the police raid saying it had left her "stressed beyond her limits." at the time of her death, joan meyer was talking about the raid saying, "where are all the good people to put a stop to this?" she died midsentence as she expressed outrage over what happened. the raid reportedly stemmed from a dispute between the newspaper and a local restaurant owner who accused the marion county record of illegally obtaining information about a drunk driving incident. but it appears the newspaper had also been actively investigating marion police chief gideon cody over sexual misconduct charges at a previous job in kansas city. details about that investigation were on a computer seized in the raid. during the raid, the police chief injured a reporter's finger while grabbing her cellphone out of her hand. over 30 news organizations and press groups have published an open letter to marion's police chief blasting the raid, writing -- "newsroom searches and seizures are amon

amy: joan meyer died one day after the raid. "the marion county record" blamed the police action for her death, saying it left meyer stressed beyond her limits. to see our full coverage of the story, visit democracynow.org. and in california, a beloved shop owner in the san bernardino mountains was fatally shot by a man shouting homophobic slurs about a rainbow pride flag hanging outside her business. 66-year-old laura ann carleton died from a gunshot wound friday evening at her store in cedar glen, east of los angeles. a 27-year-old gunman blamed for her killing fled the scene and was shot and killed after what officers described as a shootout. police say the suspect had a history of making hateful and homophobic posts on multiple social media platforms, including x, the site formerly known as twitter. a recent report by the advocacy group glaad documented at least 356 cases of anti-lgbtqia hate across the united states between june 2022 and last april. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.or

one day later, on saturday, the 98-year-old joan meyer died.he paper blaming the police action which it said "stressed beyond her limits." the raid reportedly stemmed from a dispute between the newspaper and a local restaurant owner who accused "the marion county record" of illegally obtaining information about a drunk driving incident. but it appears the newspaper had also been actively investigating the marion police chief gideon cody after sexual misconduct charges at a previous job in kansas city. details about that investigation were on a computer seized in the raid. now over 30 news organizations and press groups have published an open letter to marion's police chief blasting the raid, writing -- "newsroom searches and seizures are among the most intrusive actions law enforcement can take with respect to the free press, and the most potentially suppressive of free speech." the group reporters without borders said the seizure may violate federal law. a federal judge in new york ordered sam bankman-fried to jail after revoking bail for the

from the offices of the marion county record from the home of a local city councilwoman as well as joan meyerseric meyer, that this, at least eric meyer believed, and this anecdote is noted in the affidavits as well, there was an incident august 1st at a local coffee shop, a local restaurant you're asked meyer and the reporter to leave. a meet and greet with a local representative later on, meyer and his reporter received this information about the local restaurant owner. that's what kicked off this entire investigation. we now know that the county attorney has pulled back those search warrants and returned the devices, so many more questions to ask. the records, newly unsealed today which are getting fresh insight into how this all happened. >> a fascinating case. thank you for the reporting. >>> we are following some breaking news from the fulton county courthouse having to do with the indictment of former president trump and several other alleged co-conspirators. we have kaitlyn polantz there following all this. you have news involving mark meadows. what can you tell us? >> reporter: there

the 98-year-old joan meyer could be seen yelling at officers. she died the next day. the newspaper was accused of violating the law when it obtained the driving records of a local restaurant owner. >>> now to new developments in the death of a local businesswoman in southern california who police say was done gunned down over a p.r.i.d.e. flag flying outside her door. cbs's elise preston has more. >> reporter: the pain palpable as community members cling to each other for comfort, signs of love and support fled the space where loved ones say hate killed laurie carlton. carlton was shot and killed friday after police say the shooter made several disparaging remarks about the p.r.i.d.e. flags hanging outside her shop. >> the suspect confronted her, and during the confrontation, he shot and killed carlton. >> i heard the first shot. >> i said there's something wrong with your wife. >> was he in shock too? >> big time. big time. >> reporter: the gunman ran away but was later shot and killed in a confrontation with police. days later close friend robin lyles is in disbelie

you can see the owner, 98-year-old joan meyer, yelling at the officers, telling them not to touch her personal property. she died the next day. the search came after allegations that the newspaper had violated the law when it obtained the driving records of a local restaurant owner. today the kansas department of revenue said the paper's actions were legal. >>> now a consumer alert to tell you about. trader joe's announcing another big recall, this time for multigrain crackers with sunflower and flaxseeds. they may contain bits of metal. check the box. the recall covers crackers with the best if used by date between march 1st and march 5th of 2024. trader joe's recently recalled two types of cookies because they might contain rocks. >>> russia suffers a big setback in its space program, and now w know wha >>> we're just getting word tonight of a dangerous situation on board american airlines flight.. thee faa sayays a b bottle of p spraray w was inanadvertentlyly in t the c cabin sunday nigight a 737 took off from miami for new york. the airline says the pepper spray belonged to a pas

you can see the owner, 98-year-old joan meyer, yelling at the officers, telling them not to touch hery. the search came after allegations that the newspaper had violated the law when it obtained the driving records of a local restaurant owner. today, theans department of revenue said the paper's actions were legal. now a consumer alert to tell you about. trader joe's announcing another big recall. this time for multigrain crackers with sunflower and flaxseeds. they may contain bits of metal. check the box. the recall covers crackers with the best if used by date between march 1st and march 5th of 2024. trader joe's recently recalled two types of cookies because they might contain rocks. russia suffers a big setback in its space program, and now we know what went wrong. that's next. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: if you can't watch the "cbs evening news," you can listen. subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. ning news," you can listen. subscriber ever you get your podcasts. ey've become aggressiv. ththis mouth used to sing me lullabies. now, it't's unrecogngnizable. if your r loved one e with a

this comes as the community prepares for the wake and funeral of joan meyer, the paper's co-publisher. the 98-year-old longtime journalist died day after the saturday, one police raid on her home. her son said she drive -- died of stress. in north carolina, republican lawmakers in the state senate and house have voted to override vetoes from democratic governor roy cooper to enact three bills targeting trans youth. one law bans gender affirming care for youth, another bans transgender girls and women from playing on sports teams in middle school, high school, and college. a third law restricts how gender identity is discussed in schools. it's been described as the north carolina version of florida's "don't say gay" bill. the group equality nc decried the three new laws as a slate of hate. hundreds of people marched to the school board of miami-dade county in florida on wednesday to protest changes to how black history is taught in florida's schools. the new standards require students be taught about the benefits of slavery. one section of the curriculum states enslaved people "develop

meyers lived with his mother joan meyer who served as co-publisher of the newspaper. police accused the paper of committing identity theft in order to access public records. >> don't you touch any of that stuff >> ma'am -- >> this is my house. >> i know. you're wasting your breath. >> ma'am -- >> you [ bleep ]. >> the day after the raid 98-year-old joan meyer died. her son blames her death on stress caused by the police incursion. >>> lots to get to including that hard landing caught on camera. check this out. take a look. you can see sparks flying from an alaska airlines flight as it touched down at an airport in southern california. nbc's tom costello covers aviation for us. tom, good morning to you. do we know what happened here? >> reporter: yeah, craig. good morning to you. this happened during the tropical storm. this flight came in and hit the ground very hard, dragging its left wing down the runway as it went. thankfully no injuries. separately the faa ordering airports nationwide to hold urgent runway safety meetings. this morning, a terrifying landing caught

tragically joan meyer the 98 year old co-owner of the paper died after the raid on the home she sharedfor freedom of the blessing to local police the raid may have been illegal but publisher meyer now says he will sue. placing the whole point of this was intimidation. everyone has to be protected against unlawful search and seizure. you have to justify no other way to get something than to intrude in some of h house. to seize their property. exit bureau of investigation is looking at the underlying case tangled. it involves accusation by local restaurant owner the record in improperly obtained to restore her driver's license. the did not do anything with the document law enforcement officials have withdrawn the subpoena and return the equipment to the record hitting the paper a victory. i think an apology would be in order. seize but not silence the death death tollhas topped 100. this was not his finest hour. ask any on the rising death toll in maui? >> no comment. president is visiting the hawaiian island tomorrow. in fairness has to wait there all the security people will impede a r

the home of the co-owner and publisher, erica myers, who was there as the co-owner of the paper, joan meyerh friday, she passed away saturday. host: our next caller, washington, dc, independent. caller: it seems like the incidence of law enforcement intrusion against journalists are on the rise. i remember first hearing about this with respect to when the police raided a man's home in 2019. i was wondering if you could allude to whether these were happening more than they used to and what is precipitating this emboldened this. guest: i actually have a bit of a different take on it. i think these are anomalous. they have certainly been a growing concern about the state of press rights around the country and around the world over the last half decade and decade. i thing newsroom searches are so exceedingly rare and it's hard to say exactly why they happened. they should not happen, but in this case, the last case i can think of was brian carmody in san francisco and at one point, what you see when these things happen, one of the reasons they are so rare is you see broad public outcry and then

eric meyer's home and his 98-year-old mother joan was also raided. the stress, shock and grief contributed to his mother's death on saturday. eric meyer believes it was retribution after a story he wrote. kari newell says she did so because she didn't trust the paper's reporting. he claims after he and his reporter zorn were tipped out, zorn got a tip about carry newell alleging driving without a license and a dui in 2008. alarming freedom of the press advocates including emily bra bradbury. >> it's hard to believe this isn't retaliatory for something. >> reporter: newell says the paper was -- the marion police department withheld from the kansas bureau of investigation executed the search warrant alleging violations of identity theft of newell and unlawful acts concerning computers. the warrant was signed by a county judge. such raids are normally a very rare occurrence in the u.s. given free press protections spelled out in the bill of rights. , requiring a subpoena. >> the proper protocol would have been to use subpoena power to get any informatio

. >> reporter: the search also included meyer's home he believes the stress of it contributed to the death of his 98-year-old mother, joan, who co-owns the paper. >> she became so upset about this that she wouldn't eat that day, she wouldn't sleep that night >> reporter: meyer says it all stems from allegations made by a local restaurant owner, who told the city council the paper illegally obtained her driving record, which included a dui >> last week we received a tip from a source about some driving violations of a business person in town we checked out those tips >> reporter: according to the search warrant, the newspaper is accused of identity theft and computer crimes meyer denies the allegations and says the paper decided not to run the story >> how unusual is a police raid like the one that we see here in marion? >> it's extremely rare >> reporter: nbc news and other media organizations are calling what happened in marion a violation of the first amendment. under federal law journalists' work is protected against search and seizure with few exceptions. >> you use subpoena power to corroborate allegations. you don'

. >> reporter: eric meyer said his 98-year-old mother joan, the other co-owner, collapsed and died oneday and sleep that night. >> reporter: a tip they received about a local business owner, carrie newell, they did not publish the story. newell has accused the paper of invading her privacy after she threw meyer and a reporter out of a event. >> this is intimidation tactic. >> writing in a statement, the judicial system that is being questioned will be vindicatedm while myers defends his paper, when someone comes into your house an takes your computer and all of the computers out of your newsroom, you think paranoid. >> the co-owner owe pursuing legal actions to stop the police from reviewing the files and once the details of the case come to light, they will be justified. back to you. >>> coming up, did an australian woman serve her family poisonous mushrooms for lunch leading to three deaths? what police there are saying. (ella) fashion moves fast. setting trends is our business. we need to scale with customer demand... ...in real time. (jen) so we partner with verizon to take our ope

. >> eric meyer, the paper's co-owner and publisher says his 98-year-old mother joan, the paper's othert she wouldn't eat that day. she wouldn't sleep that night. >> reporter: at issue, myers says is a tip one of his reporters received about a local business owner, carrie newell, accused of driving without a license. they did not publish the story. after she threw meyer and a reporter out of a political event. >> this is an intimidation tactic. >> reporter: the marion police chief defending the raid, saying the judicial system that has been questioned will be vindicated, while myers defends his paper. >> when someone comes in your house and takes your computer and your mother's computer you begin thinking a little paranoia. >> reporter: stephanie gosk, nbc news. >>> we have lot to cover in our second hour of "chris jansing reports," let's get right to it. ♪♪ >>> at this hour, the death toll in hawaii at 96, as rescue teams have barely begun. only 3% of the search area has been covered, damaged now estimated at nearly $6 billion. a terrifying house explosion outside of pittsburgh. at lea