Two National Guard Members Shot in Washington, D.C.

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Two members of the National Guard have been shot in Washington, DC. Plus, a Georgia judge dropped the election interference case against President Trump. And why Atlanta thinks its first government-backed grocery store can turn a profit.

Will Parker (0:47)

They think in partnering with someone whose expertise is in running grocery stores, that they can be more successful than perhaps some other experiments with publicly-backed or funded grocery stores in the past.

Alex Ossola (0:59)

It's Wednesday, November 26 I'm Alex Ossola for The Wall Street Journal. This is the PM Edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today. Two members of the West Virginia National Guard have been shot in Washington, DC near the White House. That's according to West Virginia's governor. US officials say a suspect was also shot and is in custody. The National Guard has been deployed to Washington to support law enforcement in the city. In remarks to reporters, US. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth condemned the shooting.

Pete Hegseth (1:37)

We will secure our capital, we will secure our cities. In fact, this happened just steps away from the White House. We will not stand. And that's why President Trump has asked me and I will ask the Secretary of the Army to the National Guard to add 500 additional troops, National Guardsmen, to Washington, DC.

Alex Ossola (1:55)

The president is in Florida for the Thanksgiving holiday and wasn't at the White House at the time of the shooting. For more on this developing story, visit wsj.com. And in Georgia, a judge has dismissed the election interference case against Trump and his inner circle after a request from the prosecutor, ending a long-running and contentious legal battle. Prosecutors had alleged that Trump and 18 other defendants operated a criminal enterprise aimed at overturning former President Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory. The defendants all pleaded not guilty, though four co-defendants later reached plea deals. Georgia prosecutor Peter Scandalakis, who took over the case after Atlanta District Attorney Fonny Willis was removed last year, said today that he didn't find enough evidence to support racketeering charges. He said it was unrealistic that a sitting president would be compelled to appear in Georgia to stand trial. This is the latest in a series of high-profile cases against Trump to be dropped. And Trump's lawyer today applauded the move. In Hong Kong, at least 36 people were killed. More were injured and over 270 people were unaccounted for after a fire ripped through several high-rise buildings in a housing complex today. One fireman has died after collapsing on the scene. The blaze started shortly before 3 p.m. local time in the complex of about 2,000 apartment units built in the 1980s. Officials are investigating the cause of the fire, which was still burning early Thursday morning in Hong Kong. On this morning show, we told you about a Campbell's executive who was put on leave after he was allegedly caught on tape saying the company made, quote, highly processed food for, quote, poor people. Well, today, Campbell's said that it fired that executive, Vice President of Information Technology, Martin Bali, after the company determined that the voice on the recording was his. Bali didn't immediately return a request for comment.

This summer, the Azalea Fresh Market Grocery Store opened in downtown Atlanta. In many ways, it's a typical grocery store. It's got fresh produce, baked goods, two-for-one deals, a sandwich and sushi counter, and wine and beer. But it's the first supermarket to operate in Atlanta's downtown in two decades, and it cost the city $8 million to launch it and a second store that's in the works. Will Parker, who covers the housing and residential rental market for The Wall Street Journal, interviewed Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens earlier this month about why the community needed this grocery store.

Andre Dickens (4:23)

They have to eat.

SPEAKER_6 (4:23)

They live somewhere where they eat every day.

Andre Dickens (4:26)

So you're okay with them spending more time trying to get to food than other people. That just burned me up.

SPEAKER_6 (4:35)

It totally burned me up.

Andre Dickens (4:36)