Move over President Donald Trump. You are yesterday’s news. It seems like this is now The Anthony Scaramucci Show. And Trump better get used to it.

 The new White House communications director called the New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza, a member in good standing in the Opposition Party, on Wednesday evening to blast his co-workers in a rambling rant that was so outrageous and discordant that reporters wondered whether Scaramucci drunk-dialed Lizza, was drunk with power, or, revealing he was unqualified for his communications director job, did not know how to smoothly go on and off the record — like Trump skillfully did recently with three New York Times reporters — so that such inflammatory comments do not reflect badly on his boss.

 There is absolutely no way that Scaramucci could be stupid enough to make those comments on the record, so Scaramucci, in a fit of rage about leaks about him, may have temporarily forgotten he was on the record or not realized that he was talking to someone in the Opposition Media, whose members only protect liberals when it comes to sweeping such comments under the rug.

 Regardless, his defamatory comments about Steve Bannon, the White House’s chief strategist, will only ensure that the story will be all about Scaramucci again. At this point, Scaramucci might as well just be Trump’s permanent replacement on The Apprentice.

 “I’m not Steve Bannon, I’m not trying to suck my own cock,” he reportedly said. “I’m not trying to build my own brand off the fucking strength of the President. I’m here to serve the country.”

 In a rambling interview, Scaramucci also vowed to hunt down the White House’s leakers, suggested that embattled White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus would be fired if he leaks, and was incensed that Priebus “cock-blocked” him for six months from getting a position in the Trump administration. He also called Priebus “a fucking paranoid schizophrenic” and seemed to imply that some White House staffers may have committed a felony by leaking sensitive financial information about Scaramucci even though his financial disclosure form was publicly available.

 It is also interesting that Scaramucci had nothing bad to say about globalists Jared Kushner, Gary Cohn, and Dina Powell during his rant.

 Scaramucci also called a member of the Opposition Party when he was seething because details about his dinner with Sean Hannity, President Donald Trump, and First Lady Melania Trump leaked. That’s usually never a good idea given those in the Opposition Party are looking to bring down conservatives and nationalists, especially when they are not in the soundest of emotional states and thus vulnerable to such comments.

 His comments about Bannon also sound like someone falsely hating in another person what he secretly may hate about himself.

 Since accepting the communications director job, Scaramucci has promoted his book from the White House podium. Despite having told students not to brag about Harvard, Scaramucci has name-checked his alma mater nearly every chance he gets, acting like someone who needs to reference “Harvard” to try to prove to others that he is not in over his head and actually belongs. Scaramucci, the ultimate self-promoter and brand-builder, also ran the “SALT” conference, which is a wanna-be Davos-style conference that brings together globalists and members of the permanent political class from the D.C. swamp to hobnob and self-perpetuate.

 Legacy media reporters have also mocked Scaramucci for vowing to crack down on leakers given that he was reportedly known as the “go-to” leaker for those seeking info from Mitt Romney’s and Jeb Bush’s campaigns.

 “I sometimes use colorful language. I will refrain in this arena but not give up the passionate fight for @realDonaldTrump’s agenda. #MAGA,” Scaramucci tweeted on Thursday evening.

 I sometimes use colorful language. I will refrain in this arena but not give up the passionate fight for @realDonaldTrump's agenda. #MAGA — Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) July 27, 2017

 But Scaramucci’s reckless interview raises serious concerns about whether he may accidentally put Trump and members of his administration and family in legal limbo since every word that is spoken by Trump’s team will be parsed endlessly. In addition, Stephanie Ruhle, one of the savviest anchors around when it comes to Wall Street and someone who obviously knows even more about the financial industry than she publicly reveals, said on Thursday evening that Scaramucci’s comments may make it more difficult for him to sell off his hedge fund firm to Chinese investors, which is a deal he must seal and get approval for in order for Scaramucci to officially work in the White House.

 Here's a question-if HNA was buying SkyBridge its pristine reputation&possible WH hook up..what exactly are they thinking now? #nocoverbid — Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) July 27, 2017

 If Scaramucci is tarnishing his brand at the moment when it needs to be the most spotless and pristine, then imagine the disregard he will have for Trump’s brand, which Trump has built up over his lifetime. If Trump thinks that Scaramucci’s outbursts will damage Trump’s brand for the long haul, he may see Scaramucci as a gamble that is not worth taking.

 UPDATE: 8:50 PM ET: ||||| Donald Trump’s new communications chief has already delivered some choice phrases – but can you tell which quotes are his, and which come from Veep?

 Who said it: Anthony Scaramucci or someone from Veep? – quiz

 Most people keep their heads down and try not to ruffle any feathers during their first few days at a new job. But Anthony Scaramucci is not most people. The new White House communications director, aka “The Mooch”, has burst on to the national stage sounding more like a character dreamed up by the Veep and The Thick of It creator, Armando Iannucci, than a real-life political operative.

 Can you tell the difference between Scaramucci’s actual comments to CNN, the BBC or the New Yorker and some of the choicest lines from Veep’s satirical White House? ||||| Fox News host Sean Hannity said Thursday that Anthony Scaramucci, the new White House communications director, thought he was off the record during the explosive interview with a reporter in which he unloaded on White House leaks and key players within the Trump administration.

 "Now speaking with Anthony Scaramucci, as he expressed -- and as [Fox News chief national correspondent] Ed Henry reported -- in his tweets, he regrets using some of the language he used with the reporter," Hannity said during the opening monologue of his evening program. "He told me he thought it was off the record."

 Hannity admitted leaks and infighting have plagued Trump's first six months as chief executive, but said such discord was not uncommon in work environments.

 "And the president, Anthony Scaramucci, Reince Priebus, Steve Bannon, you know what? The one thing they all have in common in spite of maybe disagreeing here and maybe some infighting, they're all tired of the deep state leaks," Hannity said, using a term employed by some conservatives to talk about Obama administration holdovers who are trying to undermine Trump. "Anthony Scaramucci rightly is trying to put an end to it. I don't know who's leaking in the White House, I've no idea but I hope it ends."

 Hannity interviewed Scaramucci on Wednesday. During the interview, Scaramucci referred to taking "dramatic steps" to stop leakers. The pair also reportedly had dinner together with President Trump. ||||| Tweet with a location

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 1 big thing: What Wolff got most right @realDonaldTrump There are definitely parts of Michael Wolff's " of Michael Wolff's " Fire and Fury " that are wrong, sloppy, or betray off-the-record confidence. But there are two things he gets absolutely right, even in the eyes of White House officials who think some of the book's scenes are fiction: his spot-on portrait of Trump as an emotionally erratic president, and the low opinion of him among some of those serving him. Why it matters: Wolff captures the contempt some Trump aides have for the president and his family. Axios' Jonathan Swan notes that this includes people you see trumpeting their loyalty to him.

 Wolff captures the contempt some Trump aides have for the president and his family. Axios' Jonathan Swan notes that this includes people you see trumpeting their loyalty to him. So Wolff's liberties with off-the-record comments — while ethically unacceptable to nearly all reporters — have the effect of exposing Washington's insider jokes and secret languages, which normal Americans find perplexing and detestable. In the past year, we have had many of the same conversations with the same sources Wolff used. We won't betray them, or put on the record what was off. But, we can say that the following lines from the book ring unambiguously true: How Trump processes (and resists) information: "It was during Trump's early intelligence briefings … that alarm signals first went off among his new campaign staff: he seemed to lack the ability to take in third-party information."

 "Or maybe he lacked the interest; whichever, he seemed almost phobic about having formal demands on his attention."

 "Trump didn't read. He didn't really even skim. ... [H]e could read headlines and articles about himself, or at least headlines on articles about himself, and the gossip squibs on the New York Post's Page Six."

 "Some ... concluded that he didn't read because he just didn't have to, and that in fact this was one of his key attributes as a populist. He was postliterate — total television."

 "[H]e trusted his own expertise — no matter how paltry or irrelevant — more than anyone else's. What's more, he had an extremely short attention span, even when he thought you were worthy of attention." Instinct over expertise: "The organization ... needed a set of internal rationalizations that would allow it to trust a man who, while he knew little, was entirely confident of his own gut instincts and reflexive opinions, however frequently they might change."

 "Here was a key Trump White House rationale: expertise, that liberal virtue, was overrated." Ill-preparedness: "[T]he president's views of foreign policy and the world at large were among [his White House's] most random, uninformed, and seemingly capricious aspects. His advisers didn't know whether he was an isolationist or a militarist, or whether he could distinguish between the two."

 "He was enamored with generals and determined that people with military command experience take the lead in foreign policy, but he hated to be told what to do."

 "In the Trump White House, policy making ... flowed up. It was a process of suggesting, in throw-it-against-the-wall style, what the president might want, and hoping he might then think that he had thought of this himself." Low regard by key aides: "He spoke obliviously and happily, believing himself to be a perfect pitch raconteur and public performer, while everyone with him held their breath.

 "If a wackadoo moment occurred on the occasions … when his remarks careened in no clear direction, his staff had to go into intense method-acting response. It took absolute discipline not to acknowledge what everyone could see."

 "At points on the day's spectrum of adverse political developments, he could have moments of, almost everyone would admit, irrationality. When that happened, he was alone in his anger and not approachable by anyone."

 "His senior staff largely dealt with these dark hours by agreeing with him, no matter what he said." Be smart: More than half a dozen of the more skilled White House staff are contemplating imminent departures. Many leaving are quite fearful about the next chapter of the Trump presidency.

 2. How to sell a book Letter from Trump's lawyer to Wolff and Steve Rubin, president and publisher of Henry Holt President Trump is so furious about Michael Wolff's book that some aides are just trying to avoid him. Key aides tried to talk him out of legal threats against the author and Steve Bannon, the key source.

 tried to talk him out of legal threats against the author and Steve Bannon, the key source. Lawyers laughed: Does Trump really want to give discovery to Michael Wolff?

 Does Trump really want to give discovery to Michael Wolff? But Trump was insistent on following a tactic he frequently used in business — rattling cages with lawyers' letters that resulted in no actual legal action.

 was insistent on following a tactic he frequently used in business — rattling cages with lawyers' letters that resulted in no actual legal action. His demand that the publisher withhold the book (POTUS needs to see "The Post," with its takeaway on prior restraint) was a publisher's impossible dream that had the predictable effect: more publicity and presales.

 that the publisher withhold the book (POTUS needs to see "The Post," with its takeaway on prior restraint) was a publisher's impossible dream that had the predictable effect: more publicity and presales. The publisher issued this statement: "Henry Holt confirms that we received a cease and desist letter from an attorney for President Trump. We see 'Fire and Fury' as an extraordinary contribution to our national discourse, and are proceeding with the publication of the book."

 issued this statement: "Henry Holt confirms that we received a cease and desist letter from an attorney for President Trump. We see 'Fire and Fury' as an extraordinary contribution to our national discourse, and are proceeding with the publication of the book." Not only that: "Due to unprecedented demand, we are moving the on-sale date for all formats ... to [today] from the [previous] on-sale date of [next] Tuesday."

 "Due to unprecedented demand, we are moving the on-sale date for all formats ... to [today] from the [previous] on-sale date of [next] Tuesday." In D.C., Kramerbooks started selling copies at midnight. P.S. WashPost Style front, "Breitbart may see a Bannon backlash," by Paul Farhi: "The website and its chairman found themselves isolated ... after Bannon's comments ... caused a backlash inside the White House, among rival conservative media outlets and among Trump supporters."

 and its chairman found themselves isolated ... after Bannon's comments ... caused a backlash inside the White House, among rival conservative media outlets and among Trump supporters." "Bannon's comments ... prompted a key backer, the billionaire Mercer family, to withdraw financial support for Bannon's political activities. So far, however, the Mercers have not signaled that they will walk away from Breitbart itself, which would be a crippling blow." Be smart: Key conservatives tell us Bannon could wind up being ousted from Breitbart.

 3. Is obstruction the new collusion? "Legal experts said that of the two primary issues ... Mueller appears to be investigating — whether Mr. Trump obstructed justice ... and whether there was collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia — there is currently a larger body of public evidence tying the president to a possible crime of obstruction," the N.Y. Times' Michael Schmidt writes in the paper's lead story: "Mueller has ... substantiated claims that [former FBI Director James] Comey made in a series of memos describing troubling interactions with the president before he was fired in May."

 substantiated claims that [former FBI Director James] Comey made in a series of memos describing troubling interactions with the president before he was fired in May." "Mueller has also been examining a false statement that the president reportedly dictated on Air Force One in July ... about a meeting that Trump campaign officials had with Russians in 2016."

 been examining a false statement that the president reportedly dictated on Air Force One in July ... about a meeting that Trump campaign officials had with Russians in 2016." But, but, but: "[I]t could be difficult to prove that the president, who has broad authority over the executive branch, including the hiring and firing of officials, had corrupt intentions when he [ousted] the F.B.I. director."

 4. Bugs named Meltdown and Spectre "The disclosure of security flaws in computer chips dealt Intel Corp.what seemed like a sudden crisis, but behind the scenes it and other tech companies and experts have been grappling with the problem for months," the Wall Street Journal reports on the front page: "Apple ... became the latest tech giant to acknowledge it was affected by the vulnerabilities. The company said all iPhones, iPads and Mac computers were exposed, and that it already issued updates to fix the flaws."

 the latest tech giant to acknowledge it was affected by the vulnerabilities. The company said all iPhones, iPads and Mac computers were exposed, and that it already issued updates to fix the flaws." "The flaws, which could allow hackers to pilfer sensitive information like passwords, affect most modern chips from an array of companies." "Nonetheless, the impact on Intel is likely to be minimal ... Intel said it expects by the end of next week to have issued software updates for more than 90% of processors introduced in the past five years."

 which could allow hackers to pilfer sensitive information like passwords, affect most modern chips from an array of companies." Why it matters: "The issue called into question the security of Intel's products, and requires many customers to take action to protect their systems." "It also highlights how the growing complexity in chips and the software that runs on them makes them difficult to lock down and allows them to harbor flaws that can go undetected for years."

 "The issue called into question the security of Intel's products, and requires many customers to take action to protect their systems." Go deeper: Axios' Ina Fried on the chip vulnerability

 5. Global economy absorbs Trump "2017 turned out to be the global economy's best year since 2010, according to the International Monetary Fund, and 2018 looks even better," the WashPost's David Lynch writes on A1: The takeaway: "[T]he contrast between Trump's inflammatory rhetoric and the placid economic scene is striking." "Investors and corporate executives ... have learned to cope with an unpredictable president, often by ignoring his most provocative statements."

 "[T]he contrast between Trump's inflammatory rhetoric and the placid economic scene is striking." The big picture : "Economics dominated politics last year outside the United States, too. In Europe, fears that ascendant populism in Britain, Poland, and Hungary would destabilize the E.U. proved exaggerated. And in Asia, prosperity surged despite rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula."

 : "Economics dominated politics last year outside the United States, too. In Europe, fears that ascendant populism in Britain, Poland, and Hungary would destabilize the E.U. proved exaggerated. And in Asia, prosperity surged despite rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula." What's next: "[S]ome foreign executives are acting on concerns that the president may finally erect barriers against countries that sell more to the United States than they buy. ... Japanese companies [including] Toyota ... have stepped up investments in U.S.-based research, production and distribution." N.Y. Times Quote of the Day ... From a front-page James Stewart "Common Sense" column, "The Dow Hits 25,000: The Party Will End One Day, but When?": James Stack, a market historian and president of InvesTech Research: "A correction would be healthy. The longer we go without one, the greater the risk this will end badly."

 6. Trump, GOP leaders to Camp David today The reflecting pool was frozen yesterday at the Capitol. (AP's Jose Luis Magana) Republicans have begun the year divided over whether their legislative agenda should include the use of a special budget tool (reconciliation) allowing them to pass legislation without Democrats — and whether to use it for health care or a welfare overhaul, Axios' Caitlin Owens the year divided over whether their legislative agenda should include the use of a special budget tool (reconciliation) allowing them to pass legislation without Democrats — and whether to use it for health care or a welfare overhaul, Axios' Caitlin Owens writes What to watch: This will be discussed when GOP leaders meet with President Trump at Camp David beginning this afternoon.

 This will be discussed when GOP leaders meet with President Trump at Camp David beginning this afternoon. The takeaway: While Speaker Ryan is eager to tackle welfare and entitlements, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said it's not happening.

 7. Fears of weed crackdown by feds "The buzz kill long dreaded in the marijuana industry came just days after California opened what is expected to be the world's largest legal pot market," AP long dreaded in the marijuana industry came just days after California opened what is expected to be the world's largest legal pot market," AP reports from L.A. "The Trump administration announced ... that it was ending an Obama-era policy to tread lightly on enforcing U.S. marijuana laws."

 announced ... that it was ending an Obama-era policy to tread lightly on enforcing U.S. marijuana laws." "The declaration renewed anxiety, confusion and uncertainty that has long shadowed the bright green leafy drug still forbidden under federal law but now legal in a majority of states as medicine and in a handful of those for recreational purposes."

 anxiety, confusion and uncertainty that has long shadowed the bright green leafy drug still forbidden under federal law but now legal in a majority of states as medicine and in a handful of those for recreational purposes." Why it matters: "The action by Attorney General Jeff Sessions was not unexpected given his longtime opposition to pot, but comes at a heady time for the industry as retail pot sales rolled out New Year's Day in California." What's next: Citing states' rights, Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said he found Sessions' announcement "extremely alarming," and said he was prepared to place a hold on Justice Department nominees." A DoJ source: "Cory Gardner can change federal law; the Department of Justice cannot."

 8. "My personal challenge for 2018" Facebook screenshot Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced his

 announced his 2018 personal challenge : "fixing" the platform he created so that "we'll end 2018 on a much better trajectory." Zuckerberg wrote that when he announced his first challenge in 2009, "the economy was in a deep recession and Facebook was not yet profitable. We needed to get serious about making sure Facebook had a sustainable business model. It was a serious year, and I wore a tie every day as a reminder."

 that when he announced his first challenge in 2009, "the economy was in a deep recession and Facebook was not yet profitable. We needed to get serious about making sure Facebook had a sustainable business model. It was a serious year, and "Today feels a lot like that first year. The world feels anxious and divided, and Facebook has a lot of work to do — whether it's protecting our community from abuse and hate, defending against interference by nation states, or making sure that time spent on Facebook is time well spent."

 a lot like that first year. and Facebook has a lot of work to do — whether it's protecting our community from abuse and hate, defending against interference by nation states, or making sure that time spent on Facebook is time well spent." What's next: The issues facing Facebook "touch on questions of history, civics, political philosophy, media, government, and of course technology. I'm looking forward to bringing groups of experts together to discuss and help work through these topics." Why it matters: Zuckerberg's post is the latest indication that Facebook leaders recognize that misuse of the platform during the 2016 election — including fake news, and infiltration by Russian manipulators — are no passing blip, and require fixes from the top. Facebook execs tell us they plan to change without waiting for legislation, and this is a sign of that.

 tell us they plan to change without waiting for legislation, and this is a sign of that. Go deeper: See Zuckerberg's full post. For each of us: What's your singular personal challenge for 2018? If you have an interesting one, shoot me a note at mike@axios.com (or must reply to this email!), and I'll share your idea with other AMers.

 9. New overnight: Sports talker Robert Kraft, owner and CEO of the New England Patriots, head coach Bill Belichick and Tom Brady celebrate a year ago at the AFC Championship Game in Foxboro, Mass. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) Power struggle at Foxboro: "For Kraft, Brady and Belichick, is this the beginning of the end?" by ESPN The Magazine senior writer Seth Wickersham: "[T]he three most powerful people in the franchise — [coach Bill] Belichick, [QB Tom] Brady and owner Robert Kraft — have had serious disagreements."

 people in the franchise — [coach Bill] Belichick, [QB Tom] Brady and owner Robert Kraft — have had serious disagreements." "They differ on Brady's trainer, body coach and business partner Alex Guerrero; over the team's long-term plans at quarterback; over Belichick's bracing coaching style; and most of all, over who will be the last man standing."

 on Brady's trainer, body coach and business partner Alex Guerrero; over the team's long-term plans at quarterback; over Belichick's bracing coaching style; and most of all, over who will be the last man standing." Why it matters: "Those interviewed describe a palpable sense in the building that this might be the last year together for this group."

 "Those interviewed describe a palpable sense in the building that this might be the "Kraft, Brady and Belichick were supposed to meet in late December to clear the air, but that never happened. It probably won't until after the season. Those interviewed describe a lingering sadness around the team, as if coaches and staff know that the end might be near."

 were supposed to meet in late December to clear the air, but that never happened. It probably won't until after the season. Those interviewed describe a lingering sadness around the team, as if coaches and staff know that A classic Brady moment ... In a legendary playoff game, the Snow Bowl in 2002 (the Tuck Rule Game), when the Patriots played the Raiders in the snow, Brady once recalled in an NFL Films interview that "he took the field for warm-ups wearing a sleeveless T-shirt in the thick snow. He was 24 years old, at the beginning of a career only he saw coming. He wanted to send a message to everyone watching that nobody was tougher, both mentally and physically, than this California kid."

 In a legendary playoff game, the Snow Bowl in 2002 (the Tuck Rule Game), when the Patriots played the Raiders in the snow, Brady once recalled in an NFL Films interview that "he took the field for warm-ups wearing a sleeveless T-shirt in the thick snow. He was 24 years old, at the beginning of a career only he saw coming. He wanted to send a message to everyone watching that nobody was tougher, both mentally and physically, than this California kid." Worthy of your time. ||||| On Wednesday night, I received a phone call from Anthony Scaramucci, the new White House communications director. He wasn’t happy. Earlier in the night, I’d tweeted, citing a “senior White House official,” that Scaramucci was having dinner at the White House with President Trump, the First Lady, Sean Hannity, and the former Fox News executive Bill Shine. It was an interesting group, and raised some questions. Was Trump getting strategic advice from Hannity? Was he considering hiring Shine? But Scaramucci had his own question—for me.

 “Who leaked that to you?” he asked. I said I couldn’t give him that information. He responded by threatening to fire the entire White House communications staff. “What I’m going to do is, I will eliminate everyone in the comms team and we’ll start over,” he said. I laughed, not sure if he really believed that such a threat would convince a journalist to reveal a source. He continued to press me and complain about the staff he’s inherited in his new job. “I ask these guys not to leak anything and they can’t help themselves,” he said. “You’re an American citizen, this is a major catastrophe for the American country. So I’m asking you as an American patriot to give me a sense of who leaked it.”

 In Scaramucci’s view, the fact that word of the dinner had reached a reporter was evidence that his rivals in the West Wing, particularly Reince Priebus, the White House chief of staff, were plotting against him. While they have publicly maintained that there is no bad blood between them, Scaramucci and Priebus have been feuding for months. After the election, Trump asked Scaramucci to join his Administration, and Scaramucci sold his company, SkyBridge Capital, in anticipation of taking on a senior role. But Priebus didn’t want him in the White House, and successfully blocked him from being appointed to a job until last week, when Trump offered him the communications job over Priebus’s vehement objections. In response to Scaramucci’s appointment, Sean Spicer, an ally of Priebus’s, resigned his position as press secretary. And in an additional slight to Priebus, the White House’s official announcement of Scaramucci’s hiring noted that he would report directly to the President, rather than to the chief of staff.

 Scaramucci’s first public appearance as communications director was a slick and conciliatory performance at the lectern in the White House briefing room last Friday. He suggested it was time for the White House to turn a page. But since then, he has become obsessed with leaks and threatened to fire staffers if he discovers that they have given unauthorized information to reporters. Michael Short, a White House press aide considered close to Priebus, resigned on Tuesday after Scaramucci publicly spoke about firing him. Meanwhile, several damaging stories about Scaramucci have appeared in the press, and he blamed Priebus for most of them. Now, he wanted to know whom I had been talking to about his dinner with the President. Scaramucci, who initiated the call, did not ask for the conversation to be off the record or on background.

 “Is it an assistant to the President?” he asked. I again told him I couldn’t say. “O.K., I’m going to fire every one of them, and then you haven’t protected anybody, so the entire place will be fired over the next two weeks.”

 I asked him why it was so important for the dinner to be kept a secret. Surely, I said, it would become public at some point. “I’ve asked people not to leak things for a period of time and give me a honeymoon period,” he said. “They won’t do it.” He was getting more and more worked up, and he eventually convinced himself that Priebus was my source.

 “They’ll all be fired by me,” he said. “I fired one guy the other day. I have three to four people I’ll fire tomorrow. I’ll get to the person who leaked that to you. Reince Priebus—if you want to leak something—he’ll be asked to resign very shortly.” The issue, he said, was that he believed Priebus had been worried about the dinner because he hadn’t been invited. “Reince is a fucking paranoid schizophrenic, a paranoiac,” Scaramucci said. He channelled Priebus as he spoke: “ ‘Oh, Bill Shine is coming in. Let me leak the fucking thing and see if I can cock-block these people the way I cock-blocked Scaramucci for six months.’ ” (Priebus did not respond to a request for comment.)

 Scaramucci was particularly incensed by a Politico report about his financial-disclosure form, which he viewed as an illegal act of retaliation by Priebus. The reporter said Thursday morning that the document was publicly available and she had obtained it from the Export-Import Bank. Scaramucci didn’t know this at the time, and he insisted to me that Priebus had leaked the document, and that the act was “a felony.”

 “I’ve called the F.B.I. and the Department of Justice,” he told me.

 “Are you serious?” I asked.

 “The swamp will not defeat him,” he said, breaking into the third person. “They’re trying to resist me, but it’s not going to work. I’ve done nothing wrong on my financial disclosures, so they’re going to have to go fuck themselves.”

 Scaramucci also told me that, unlike other senior officials, he had no interest in media attention. “I’m not Steve Bannon, I’m not trying to suck my own cock,” he said, speaking of Trump’s chief strategist. “I’m not trying to build my own brand off the fucking strength of the President. I’m here to serve the country.” (Bannon declined to comment.)

 He reiterated that Priebus would resign soon, and he noted that he told Trump that he expected Priebus to launch a campaign against him. “He didn’t get the hint that I was reporting directly to the President,” he said. “And I said to the President here are the four or five things that he will do to me.” His list of allegations included leaking the Hannity dinner and the details from his financial-disclosure form.

 I got the sense that Scaramucci’s campaign against leakers flows from his intense loyalty to Trump. Unlike other Trump advisers, I’ve never heard him say a bad word about the President. “What I want to do is I want to fucking kill all the leakers and I want to get the President’s agenda on track so we can succeed for the American people,” he told me.

 He cryptically suggested that he had more information about White House aides. “O.K., the Mooch showed up a week ago,” he said. “This is going to get cleaned up very shortly, O.K.? Because I nailed these guys. I’ve got digital fingerprints on everything they’ve done through the F.B.I. and the fucking Department of Justice.”

 “What?” I interjected.

 “Well, the felony, they’re gonna get prosecuted, probably, for the felony.” He added, “The lie detector starts—” but then he changed the subject and returned to what he thought was the illegal leak of his financial-disclosure forms. I asked if the President knew all of this.

 “Well, he doesn’t know the extent of all that, he knows about some of that, but he’ll know about the rest of it first thing tomorrow morning when I see him.”

 Scaramucci said he had to get going. “Yeah, let me go, though, because I’ve gotta start tweeting some shit to make this guy crazy.”

 Minutes later, he tweeted, “In light of the leak of my financial info which is a felony. I will be contacting @FBI and the @TheJusticeDept #swamp @Reince45.” With the addition of Priebus’s Twitter handle, he was making public what he had just told me: that he believed Priebus was leaking information about him. The tweet quickly went viral.

 Scaramucci seemed to have second thoughts. Within two hours he deleted the original tweet and posted a new one denying that he was targeting the chief of staff. “Wrong!” he said, adding a screenshot of an Axios article that said, “Scaramucci appears to want Priebus investigated by FBI.” Scaramucci continued, “Tweet was public notice to leakers that all Sr Adm officials are helping to end illegal leaks. @Reince45.”

 A few hours later, I appeared on CNN to discuss the overnight drama. As I was talking about Scaramucci, he called into the show himself and referenced our conversation. He changed his story about Priebus. Instead of saying that he was trying to expose Priebus as a leaker, he said that the reason he mentioned Priebus in his deleted tweet was because he wanted to work together with Priebus to discover the leakers.

 “He’s the chief of staff, he’s responsible for understanding and uncovering and helping me do that inside the White House, which is why I put that tweet out last night,” Scaramucci said, after noting that he had talked to me Wednesday night. He then made an argument that journalists were assuming that he was accusing Priebus because they know Priebus leaks to the press.

 “When I put out a tweet, and I put Reince’s name in the tweet,” he said, “they’re all making the assumption that it’s him because journalists know who the leakers are. So, if Reince wants to explain that he’s not a leaker, let him do that.”

 Scaramucci then made a plea to viewers. “Let me tell you something about myself,” he said. “I am a straight shooter.”

 More: David Remnick and Ryan Lizza listen back to audio of the phone call from Anthony Scaramucci.

 David Remnick on why Scaramucci’s attack on Priebus and Bannon matters.

Summary: – Just how foul-mouthed was Anthony Scaramucci's tirade against his West Wing enemies? The Guardian is running a who-said-it quiz pitting his quotes against those of the comically foul-mouthed staff from Veep. In the immediate aftermath of the story going public on Thursday, Scaramucci tweeted a mea culpa of sorts, promising to refrain from such "colorful language" in the future. And two hours after that, he suggested that he thought he was off the record. "I made a mistake in trusting in a reporter," he tweeted. "It won't happen again." Fox News' Sean Hannity backed up the latter point: "He told me he thought it was off the record," Hannity said on his Thursday night show, per the Washington Examiner. However, both the reporter involved and his publication, the New Yorker, dispute that. "Scaramucci, who initiated the call, did not ask for the conversation to be off the record or on background," Ryan Lizza wrote in the original story. And a spokesperson for the magazine tells Axios that "Scaramucci was clear and agreed that the conversation was on the record." Neither of Scaramucci's main targets, Reince Priebus and Steve Bannon, have responded publicly. But Bannon's former publication, Breitbart, offers a theory: "There is absolutely no way that Scaramucci could be stupid enough to make those comments on the record, so Scaramucci, in a fit of rage about leaks about him, may have temporarily forgotten he was on the record." Either that, or he figured Lizza wouldn't run the volatile stuff. The piece also warns that Scaramucci will be in trouble with President Trump if the president thinks he'll damage the Trump brand.


(CNN) Another American has come down with the plague -- and this time, they're not out West.

 The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday that a person in that state had the bubonic plague, one of what is now 14 such cases reported nationwide in 2015.

 The affected resident is from Marquette County, which is in northern Michigan along Lake Superior. But the resident didn't necessarily contract the disease in Michigan. The state agency noted he or she "recently returned from Colorado in an area with reported plague activity."

 Colorado has been hit hardest by the plague this year. A teenager in Larimer County and an adult in Pueblo County died from the disease.

 The current annual U.S. tally is double the recent average (although not yet a record).

 What would be even more notable -- if it's pinned down -- is if this person contracted the plague in Michigan, rather than Colorado.

 Between 1970 and 2012, the majority of human plague cases have been in New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. There have been other cases, but they have been in nearby Western and Southwestern states.

 There was one exception, in Illinois. But as the CDC notes on a map showing all the reports, "the case ... in Illinois was lab-associated," meaning it arose out of a laboratory, rather than human-to-human or some other natural transmission.

 Plague still around, but no longer a death sentence

 This year's other cases, out of places like Colorado and in northern California's Yosemite National Park, better fit the traditional pattern of plague cases.

 While the plague is often associated with the Middle Ages, when the Black Death took millions' lives, it has never completely gone away. That's true even in highly developed countries.

 The United States, for instance, has seen an average of seven such cases annually in recent decades, according to the CDC . About 80% of those involve the bubonic plague.

 The good news is that, for most people, the plague isn't the death sentence for most everyone that it was centuries ago, especially if it's detected early. It can be treated with modern medicine such as antibiotics and antimicrobials. |||||

 The first case of bubonic plague reported in a Michigan resident was confirmed in a Marquette County resident after a visit to Colorado, health authorities say.

 The patient received appropriate treatment and is recovering, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Health officials said there is no concern about human-to-human transmission in the case.

 The person who contracted the illness had recently returned from Colorado in an area where the plague has been reported.

 Related: Bubonic plague survivor describes life-threatening ordeal

 There has been an increase in cases of plague reported in the western U.S. this year -- with 14 human cases and four deaths reported. Nationally, an average of three cases is reported annually.

 The plague is a life-threatening but rare illness transmitted by fleas. It is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which occurs among rodents and their fleas in rural and sem-rural areas of the U.S.

 Health officials say the risk of contracting it is highest in places that provide food and shelter for rodents -- such as campsites and cabins and rural settings.

 Plague does not naturally occur in Michigan. Health officials say this is the first report of the disease in a Michigan resident.

 "People who are traveling and recreating outdoors in the western U.S. should be aware of the risk for exposure to plague," said Dr. Eden Wells, chief medical executive for the state department of health and human services. "Use insect repellent on your clothing and skin and make sure that any pets that may be along are receiving regular flea treatments."

 Human-to-human transmission is rare and usually requires direct contact with someone with pneumonic plague, health officials said. People usually are infected when they are bitten by infected fleas or have direct contact with tissues or body fluids from a sick animal.

 A patient may suffer sudden onset of fever and malaise, which can be accompanied by abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. The illness can be fatal. Bubonic plague is the most common form of plague and results from the bite of a flea.

 The latest information about plague and where it has been detected in the U.S. is provided by the CDC at cdc.gov/plague/. ||||| These crawls are part of an effort to archive pages as they are created and archive the pages that they refer to. That way, as the pages that are referenced are changed or taken from the web, a link to the version that was live when the page was written will be preserved.Then the Internet Archive hopes that references to these archived pages will be put in place of a link that would be otherwise be broken, or a companion link to allow people to see what was originally intended by a page's authors.The goal is to fix all broken links on the web . Crawls of supported "No More 404" sites. ||||| First ever bubonic plague case confirmed in Michigan

 Under a low magnification of 96X, this hematoxylin-eosin stained (H&E;) photomicrograph reveals some of the histopathologic changes seen in a lymph node tissue sample in a case of fatal human plague. Note the medullary necrosis accompanied by fluid due to the presence of Yersinia pestis bacteria. (Photo: Courtesy CDC)

 A Michigan resident has contracted the rare, life-threatening bubonic plague — the first documented case in Michigan’s public health history, state officials confirmed.

 The Marquette County adult is recovering after apparently contracting the flea-borne illness during a trip to Colorado. Officials are reassuring the public there is no cause for alarm, despite the disease's connection to the microorganism that caused the Black Death plague in Europe in the 1300s, killing millions and reshaping history.

 "It’s same organism but, in this case, the infection resides in a lymph node," said Dr. Terry Frankovich, medical director for the Marquette County Health Department.

 The bubonic plague, in fact, is notably marked by one or more swollen, tender and painful lymph nodes, usually in the groin, armpit or neck.

 With the bubonic plague, people are most often infected by bites from infected fleas or when they have direct contact with the tissues or body fluids from an infected animal. The highest risk is in settings that offer food and shelter for rodents — campsites and cabins, for example, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.

 The Michigander's case did not develop into the more contagious pneumonic form of the plague. Pneumonic plague may be passed between humans, infecting the lungs and causing a rapidly developing pneumonia that can lead to respiratory failure and shock, according to the CDC.

 A third form, septicemic, occurs when the plague organism multiplies in the blood, and it can lead to shock, organ failure and — as in the case of a Colorado teen earlier this year — death.

 "Theoretically, the illness can move to bloodstream or to a lung infection, but this (Michigan) individual had localized infection, so there’s no concern about transmission," Frankovich said.

 In fact, the adult is recovering after a hospitalization and diagnosis "within the past weeks." A lab confirmed the culture Monday, Frankovich said.

 State officials echoed the reassurance.

 In the Michigan case, “truly there is no risk to anyone,” said Jennifer Smith, a spokeswoman for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. “This is not something that occurs (in) Michigan. … This is a person who contracted this while they were away, and the individual is making a recovery and is not a public health (threat).”

 The plague is rare, with an average of seven human cases reported across the U.S. each year, according to the CDC. However, the western U.S. is experiencing an increase in reported cases of plague in 2015, with 14 human cases, including four deaths reported.

 The reason for the increase is not known.

 Contact Robin Erb: rerb@freepress.com, 313-222-2708 or on Twitter @Freephealth

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Summary: – Michigan doctors have an unwanted first on their hands: a patient with bubonic plague. It sounds a lot worse than it is, however. The unidentified patient is recovering and has a form of the plague that isn't contagious, reports MLive. And Michigan residents will be happy to learn that the person is believed to have picked up the disease not at home but on a recent trip to Colorado, probably from the fleas of an infected animal. This is actually the 14th plague case in the US this year, well above the national average of three, notes the CDC. Four of them have been fatal, and the reason for this year's uptick isn't clear. "Theoretically, the illness can move to bloodstream or to a lung infection, but this (Michigan) individual had localized infection, so there’s no concern about transmission," the medical director of the Marquette County Health Department tells the Detroit Free Press. Despite its devastation in the Middle Ages, the plague isn't the dreaded killer it used to be, explains CNN. Antibiotics and antimicrobials can generally conquer it, especially when detected early. (Rats have taken the blame for the Black Death centuries ago, but it turns out that another rodent may be the culprit.)


The Hank Williams Jr. song that has opened "Monday Night Football" for 20 years was not part of the opening of this week's Indianapolis-Tampa Bay game after Williams made controversial comments about President Barack Obama.

 Williams compared Obama to Adolf Hitler on Fox News Channel's "Fox and Friends" show Monday morning.

 ESPN, in a statement, said: "While Hank Williams, Jr. is not an ESPN employee, we recognize that he is closely linked to our company through the open to Monday Night Football. We are extremely disappointed with his comments, and as a result we have decided to pull the open from tonight's telecast."

 Williams issued a statement through his publicist, saying:

 "Some of us have strong opinions and are often misunderstood. My

 analogy was extreme -- but it was to make a point. I was simply

 trying to explain how stupid it seemed to me -- how ludicrous that

 pairing was. They're polar opposites and it made no sense. They

 don't see eye-to-eye and never will. I have always respected the

 office of the president."

 Williams, whose song "All My Rowdy Friends" has been the "Monday Night Football" theme on both ABC and ESPN since 1991, said on "Fox and Friends" that he thought House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner playing golf with President Obama "would be like Hitler playing golf with (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu ... In the shape this country is in?"

 Told by anchor Brian Kilmeade that he didn't understand the analogy, Williams said: "I'm glad you don't, brother, because a lot of people do. They're the enemy."

 Asked who the enemy was, Williams said: "Obama. And Biden. Are you kidding? The Three Stooges."

 Boehner played golf with Obama in June at the height of the national budget debate in Washington, D.C.

 Williams, from Tennessee, has said he would run as a Republican for the U.S. Senate in 2012.

 Later in the Fox interview with Williams, anchor Gretchen Carlson told Williams he used the name of one of history's most hated men to describe the president.

 "Well, that's true. But I'm telling you like it is," Williams said.

 Williams has been critical of Obama in the past. He campaigned for Sen. John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin in 2008, even changing the words of one of his songs, "Family Tradition," to blast Obama and the Democrats for the financial crisis the country was facing prior to that year's election. ||||| CORRECTS COLTS' OPPONENT - FILE - In this July 14, 2011, file photo, Hank Williams Jr. performs during the recording of a promo for ESPN's broadcasts of "Monday Night Football," in Winter Park, Fla. ESPN... (Associated Press)

 CORRECTS COLTS' OPPONENT - FILE - In this July 14, 2011, file photo, Hank Williams Jr. performs during the recording of a promo for ESPN's broadcasts of "Monday Night Football," in Winter Park, Fla. ESPN... (Associated Press)

 ESPN pulled Hank Williams Jr.'s classic intro song from its broadcast of Monday night's NFL game after the country singer famous for the line "Are you ready for some football?" used an analogy to Adolf Hitler in discussing President Barack Obama.

 In an interview Monday morning on Fox News' "Fox & Friends," Williams, unprompted, said of Obama's outing on the links with House Speaker John Boehner: "It'd be like Hitler playing golf with (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu."

 Asked to clarify, Williams said, "They're the enemy," adding that by "they" he meant Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.

 Anchor Gretchen Carlson later said to him, "You used the name of one of the most hated people in all of the world to describe, I think, the president." Williams replied, "Well, that is true. But I'm telling you like it is."

 "While Hank Williams Jr. is not an ESPN employee, we recognize that he is closely linked to our company through the open to `Monday Night Football,'" the network said in a statement. "We are extremely disappointed with his comments, and as a result we have decided to pull the open from tonight's telecast."

 Williams released a statement through his publicist, saying: "Some of us have strong opinions and are often misunderstood. My analogy was extreme _ but it was to make a point. I was simply trying to explain how stupid it seemed to me _ how ludicrous that pairing was. They're polar opposites and it made no sense. They don't see eye-to-eye and never will. I have always respected the office of the president."

 ESPN did not say whether the intro, synonymous with "Monday Night Football" since 1989, would be used again after this week's Colts- Buccaneers game.

 "Every time the media brings up the tea party it's painted as racist and extremists _ but there's never a backlash _ no outrage to those comparisons," Williams' statement continued. "Working-class people are hurting _ and it doesn't seem like anybody cares. When both sides are high-fiving it on the ninth hole when everybody else is without a job _ it makes a whole lot of us angry. Something has to change. The policies have to change."

 ESPN covered the story during "SportsCenter" and the pregame show but did not mention the song's absence at the start of the game telecast when fans would normally be hearing "Are you ready for some football?" Instead of a music video, viewers just saw clips of both teams and heard a voice-over about the matchup.

 The song "All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night" is a remixed version of his 1984 hit "All My Rowdy Friends are Coming Over Tonight." The version won Williams four Emmy Awards in the early 1990s as the opening theme to "Monday Night Football," then on ABC.

Summary: – You may have noticed something missing from Monday Night Football last night: namely, Hank Williams Jr. asking, "Are you ready for some football?" as he's been doing for more than 20 years. ESPN pulled the country star's iconic song from the broadcast after Williams compared President Obama to Adolf Hitler yesterday on Fox and Friends. Williams is not technically an ESPN employee, but the company was "extremely disappointed with his comments," it said in a statement. No word yet on whether the song will make a comeback next week, the AP notes. Williams was talking about Obama's golf summit with John Boehner when he made the analogy, saying it "would be like Hitler playing golf with Netanyahu." In his own statement, Williams said, "My analogy was extreme—but it was to make a point. I was simply trying to explain how stupid it seemed to me—how ludicrous that pairing was. They're polar opposites and it made no sense. They don't see eye-to-eye and never will. I have always respected the office of the president." Click to watch his bizarre Fox and Friends interview in full.


 (Jay Paul/for The Washington Post)

 The thieves allegedly arrived in the dark of night and worked quietly and meticulously to steal their items — 2½ tons of grapes that the owner of the Virginia vineyard says were on the cusp of being harvested.

 It’s a loss worth $50,000 in supplies, labor and potential wine sales for Firefly Hill Vineyards in Elliston, near the Blue Ridge Mountains, about 20 miles from Roanoke.

 David Dunkenberger, who has owned the family-run vineyard for 12 years, said he doesn’t know who could have taken the grapes or what the thieves might plan to do with them. He said he doubts another winery would purchase grapes without knowing their history and suspects the thieves might try to sell them outside the area.

 “I can handle losing a crop to Mother Nature, but to come in and take my crop in the middle of the night and steal what we’ve worked for for eight months, that’s disheartening,” he said.

 Dunkenberger, who lives about a 10-minute drive away, said his daughter took samples of the grapes Sunday, and the family planned to harvest them Tuesday. Dunkenberger said he and his father showed up that morning and “everything was gone.” They suspect the heist occurred earlier that morning.

 Dunkenberger estimated it would have taken his team of eight people about 12 hours to pick the grapes and process them properly. Vandals probably made away with his crop in much less time, he said.

 “If they were cutting, they could have picked it clean in six hours,” Dunkenberger said. “I have no idea what they will do with them.”

 He shared his feelings in several Facebook posts, describing how the 36-acre vineyard is a family experience and how his daughters, his father and others help during the season.

 “Cherished memories spoiled by a bunch of low life, no soul, heartless excuses for human beings,” he wrote.

 Capt. Brian Wright, a spokesman for the Montgomery County sheriff’s office in Christiansburg, Va., which is investigating the grape theft, said the “million-dollar question” is the whodunit.

 A police report indicated “the victim discovered a crop of grapes about to be harvested had been stolen overnight.” Wright said it appeared the grapes had “just been cut off the vine.”

 He said the case was unusual for the agency.

 “We’ve had cases of plants being stolen,” he said. “The occasional shrubbery or ornamental trees. But we’ve not had a large case of crops.”

 A bird netting that normally covers the grapes was still in place when Dunkenberger arrived Tuesday morning. He said the thieves apparently removed the netting, cut the grapes, then replaced it.

 Dunkenberger said he expected to have a good crop this year, despite heavy amounts of rain that could have damaged the grapes.

 He had planned to use the grapes for two French-American hybrid wines. But with fewer than 200 pounds of grapes available, the business is closed for the time being.

 “You work your whole year for the harvest day and we were about to have that,” he said. “We were almost there, and somebody stole it.” ||||| Thank you for Reading.

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Summary: – A family-run Virginia winery is indefinitely closed and in the "grieving process" after a theft that stripped it of nearly all its grapes. Allison Dunkenberger, co-owner of Firefly Hill Vineyards in Elliston, tells the Roanoke Times that someone she thinks "knew something about the winery's operations" came onto the property overnight Monday, then cut and removed up to 2.5 tons of grapes from 2,500 vines. The theft came the night before a staff of eight was to harvest the same grapes, husband David Dunkenberger tells the Washington Post. "Quick, efficient, multiple, pathetic pieces of excrement," a post on the vineyard's Facebook page called the pilferers. All that's now left of Firefly Hill's inventory: not even 200 pounds of grapes. "We still can't wrap our heads around this," Allison Dunkenberger says. David Dunkenberger put it more forcefully in his rebuke of "the pieces of cowardly, human scum" behind the theft. "May you die a slow and agonizingly painful death so that when you are writhing in pain someone will be kind enough to offer you a drink of wine so you know for what you suffer," he wrote. Between the grapes themselves, as well as the labor, supplies, and lost sales potential, the Dunkenbergers estimate they're out about $50,000, and Allison Dunkenberger says their insurance doesn't include coverage for crop theft. David Dunkenberger says he suspects whoever took the grapes will try to sell them far away from Elliston. "I can handle losing a crop to Mother Nature, but to ... steal what we've worked for for eight months, that's disheartening," he says. Police are investigating. (In Canada, someone stole 20,000 cases of beer.)


Flying with Children

 Did you know that the safest place for your child on an airplane is in a government-approved child safety restraint system (CRS) or device, not on your lap? Your arms aren't capable of holding your child securely, especially during unexpected turbulence.

 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) strongly urges you to secure your child in a CRS or device for the duration of your flight. It's the smart and right thing to do so that everyone in your family arrives safely at your destination. The FAA is giving you the information you need to make informed decisions about your family's travel plans.

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 About Child Restraint Systems (CRS)

 A CRS is a hard-backed child safety seat that is approved by the government for use in both motor vehicles and aircraft. FAA controls the approval of some but not all CRSs. Additional information is available in FAA guidance (PDF) and on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website. Not all car seats are approved for use in airplanes.

 Make sure your CRS is government approved and has "This restraint is certified for use in motor vehicles and aircraft" printed on it. Otherwise, you may be asked to check the CRS as baggage.

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 Installing a CRS on an Airplane

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 A CRS must be installed in a forward-facing aircraft seat, in accordance with manufacturer's instructions. This includes placing the CRS in the appropriate forward- or aft-facing direction as indicated on the label for the size of the child.

 Booster seats and harness vests enhance safety in vehicles. However, the FAA prohibits passengers from using these types of restraints and belly belts during ground movement, take-off and landing because they do not provide the best protection. The FAA encourages parents to make the best safety choice by using an approved CRS during all phases of flight. While there is no regulatory prohibition from using a booster seat or harness vest (or other non-approved devices) for a lap child during the cruise portion of the flight only, airlines have policies which may or may not allow the use of those devices. Check with your airline.

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 FAA-Approved Child Harness Device (CARES)

 The CARES Child Safety Device is the only FAA-approved harness-type restraint for children weighing between 22 and 44 pounds. This type of device provides an alternative to using a hard-backed seat and is approved only for use on aircraft. The CARES Child Safety Device is not approved for use in motor vehicles. Learn more about CARES.

 If you're using a CARES child safety device, make sure it has "FAA Approved in Accordance with 14 CFR 21.8(d), Approved for Aircraft Use Only" or "FAA Approved in Accordance with 14 CFR 21.305(d), Amd 21.50 6-9-1980, Approved for Aircraft Use Only" on it.

 Installing a CARES Child Safety Device on an Airplane

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 Tips for Parents

 Make sure your CRS or device is approved for use on airplanes.

 Measure the width of your CRS. It should fit in most airplane seats if it is no wider than 16 inches.

 Ask your airline for a discounted fare. Buying a ticket for your child is the only way to guarantee that you will be able to use a CRS.

 Reserve adjoining seats. A CRS must not block the escape path in an emergency. Many airlines have policies that require a CRS to be placed in a window seat. Do not place a CRS in an exit row.

 If you do not buy a ticket for your child, ask if your airline will allow you to use an empty seat. If your airline's policy allows this, avoid the busiest days and times to increase the likelihood of finding an empty seat next to you.

 Arrange for your airline to help you if you need help making a connecting flight. Carrying a CRS, a child, and luggage through a busy airport can be challenging.

 Pack a bag of toys and snacks to keep your child occupied during the flight.

 Always use a CRS when driving to and from the airport.

 Wear your seat belt at all times.

 A CRS must be installed in a forward-facing aircraft seat, in accordance with manufacturer's instructions. This includes placing the CRS in the appropriate forward- or aft-facing direction as indicated on the label for the size of the child.

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 Seat Fit

 If an approved CRS, for which a ticket has been purchased, does not fit in a particular seat on the aircraft, the airline is responsible for accommodating the CRS in another seat in the same class of service. The airline may have polices that dictate the specific safe seat locations for specific aircraft. See Regulatory Requirements Regarding Accommodation of Child Restraint Systems (PDF) to learn more. However, a CRS may not be used in oblique seats in certain premium class cabins. FAA guidance (PDF) to airlines explains this prohibition.

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 Children with Special Needs

 Children Under 18 with Special Needs

 Most young children who use a CRS weigh 40 lbs. or less. However, there are some children with physical challenges who weigh more than 40 lbs. and need the support and security of a CRS or device so they can travel safely on an airplane.

 Airlines must allow a child who is under the age of 18 to use an approved CRS that is properly labeled, appropriate for the child's weight, and as long as the child is properly secured in the CRS. Many companies manufacture CRSs approved for use on aircraft that are specifically designed for larger children who are physically challenged. See Child Safety Seat Ease of Use Ratings for more information.

 Adults with Special Needs

 Adults (18 years or older) who have physical challenges that require the support and security of a CRS or device in order to travel safely on an airplane may request an exemption to the FAA's regulations that require each passenger to be properly secured by a safety belt. This request may also be made by an airline on the passenger's behalf. Several companies manufacture restraint systems for adults with physical challenges.

 How to submit a petition for exemption

 Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=FAA-2007-0001-0001 Select a "Comment Now!" button Enter your comment Complete required fields Provide contact information Select category (i.e., to submit a comment on a Docket, choose "Public Comments(s)") To attach files/documentation (as part of your submission), select the "Choose file(s)" button. Once desired file(s) are uploaded, select the "Continue" button Select the "Continue" button Now you will see the "Your Preview" screen. This shows you how your comment will appear on Regulations.gov Read and agree to the disclaimer. To submit your petition/comment, check the disclaimer box for "I read and understand the statement above" Select the "Submit Comment" button

 To review previously granted exemptions on special needs travel, go to the FAA Automated Exemption System and type "7831", "8264" or "9834" in the "Exemption Number" search field and hit "enter" or click on "Search" on the left side of the screen. Highlight the document you wish to view and click on "View Document" on the left side of the screen.

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 Brian Schear and his wife were ordered to yield the purchased seat of their infant son Grayson and hold him on their lap.

 A Southern California family says they were kicked off an overbooked Delta airplane because they refused to yield a seat held by their young son.The Schear family of Huntington Beach says they were flying from Hawaii to Los Angeles last week when airline staff asked them to give up a seat occupied by their 2-year-old son and carry him on their laps for the duration of the flight.They tried to refuse and argued with airline staff, but say they were threatened with being sent to jail."You have to give up the seat or you're going to jail, your wife is going to jail and they'll take your kids from you," Brian Schear recalled the airline staff telling him.Despite feeling they were in the right, that threat was terrifying, said Brian's wife, Brittany Schear."As a mother, you have a 1-year-old and a 2-year-old - it doesn't matter whether that's true or false. It put fear in me," she said.They filmed the encounter with airport staff and posted it on YouTube."You're saying you're gonna give that away to someone else when I paid for that seat?" Brian Schear says to an airline employee. "That's not right."Eventually he agreed to hold his son on his lap for the flight - but it was too late. The airline said the whole family had to leave.That was around midnight, and the couple and their two toddlers were left having to scramble for a hotel room and pay $2,000 for another flight the next day, on United.Schear says he originally bought the seat for his 18-year-old son Mason, but then decided to send him home on an earlier flight so that he could use the seat for his younger child, Grayson, who was placed in a car seat.The airline staff tells him they need the seat because the flight is overbooked and the original passenger whose name was on the seat isn't using it. One airline employee tells him that under FAA regulations, 2-year-old children are not supposed to have their own seats at all and are supposed to sit in parents' laps for the duration of the flight."With him being two, he cannot sit in the car seat," one airline employee tells him. "He has to sit in your arms the whole time."The accuracy of that statement is not entirely clear, as the websites for both the FAA and Delta appear to encourage parents to buy separate seats for young children and use a child safety restraint system."We want you and your children to have the safest, most comfortable flight possible," Delta's website advises parents. "For kids under the age of two, we recommend you purchase a seat on the aircraft and use an approved child safety seat."Schear says Grayson flew in his own seat on the original flight out to Hawaii without a problem. He says Delta knew he was planning to use the seat for his younger son when they boarded their return flight."You need to do what's right," he tells the airline employee. "I bought the seat and you need to just leave us alone."The encounter came as the airline industry is already facing bad publicity for video that showed a doctor being forcibly dragged off an overbooked Chicago flight on United, resulting in a concussion, broken nose and two lost teeth.The Schear family says the airline reached out to them earlier Wednesday to find out more information after they posted their encounter on Facebook and YouTube and began talking to Eyewitness News.Delta released the following statement to Eyewitness News:The airline also said the family was not kicked off the plane because the flight was overbooked but did not elaborate or offer any other details as to why the family was booted from the flight. ||||| SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — Add it to the list of recent airline fiascos caught on tape.

 An Orange County family is demanding an apology from Delta Airlines after they said they were kicked off a flight and threatened with jail time if they refused to get off an LAX-bound flight last month.

 The father is heard saying on tape, “Well, you should have thought of that before you oversold the flight. I bought that seat.”

 The flight was headed to LAX from Maui. Brian Schear of Huntington Beach says his family was kicked off the flight.

 Cellphone video captured the moment when they were asked to deplane.

 An employee appears to tell the father if he doesn’t comply, his entire family — wife and kids included — would find themselves in jail.

 “We’re going to be in jail?” he asks incredulously.

 Schear said his family was buckled up and ready to fly home. He was told he would have to give up his son’s seat.

 He says when he refused, the airline then told him the entire family would have to go.

 Schear was flying with his wife, his young son and daughter after a family vacation. The family bought four tickets.

 At the last minute, their teen took an earlier flight home. Their young children, aged 1 and 2, were initially going to sit on their parents’ laps, but the couple could keep the third seat that they bought and put one of the toddlers in a car seat.

 Schear said the airline told him that because his oldest son wasn’t using the ticket, they needed to give the seat to another passenger.

 He says the problem was the plane was overbooked.

 On video, he asks the employee, “So what are we supposed to do? I’ve got two infants, nowhere to stay, there’s no more flights. What am I supposed to do? Sleep in the airport?”

 “We never thought it was going to get to the point where they were actually getting us all off the flight,” Schear told CBS2’s Stacey Butler. “As we were leaving the plane, there’s four or five passengers waiting for our seat. The bottom line is, they oversold the flight.”

 Butler asked the airline if they caused the problem by overbooking the flight. They said in a statement:

 “We are sorry for what this family experienced. Our team has reached out, and we will be talking with them to better understand what happened and come to a resolution.”

 Schear said he lost their seats, got no refund and had to book a hotel room and buy three more plane tickets the next day. He told Butler he doesn’t want any money back – he just wants an apology from Delta.

 On Thursday, Delta issued the following statement:

 “We are sorry for the unfortunate experience our customers had with Delta, and we’ve reached out to them to refund their travel and provide additional compensation. Delta’s goal is to always work with customers in an attempt to find solutions to their travel issues. That did not happen in this case and we apologize.” ||||| A Southern California father said he and his family were booted from a Delta flight after they declined to give up a seat they had bought for their teenage son and were attempting to use for his 2-year-old sibling.

 Brian and Brittany Schear, of Huntington Beach, were on a red-eye flight April 23 from Maui to Los Angeles when they got into an argument with officials after being told that they had to give the seat to another passenger.

 “I bought the seat,” Brian Schear is seen telling the agents in a video of the incident, explaining that he initially purchased the seat for his 18-year-old son but sent the teen home early on another flight so that the toddler would have a seat on the plane. “It’s a red-eye. He won’t sleep unless he’s in his car seat. So, otherwise, he’d be sitting in my wife’s lap, crawling all over the place, and it’s not safe.”

 The couple said they were also traveling with a 1-year-old.

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 Whether it's an overbooked flight or getting stuck on a tarmac, this is what you need to know about your rights when common flight troubles come up. (Claritza Jimenez/The Washington Post)

 An agent told Schear that unless he complied, he would have to leave the plane, which had yet to take off.

 “Then they can remove me off the plane,” he replied.

 “You and your whole family?” the agent asked.

 “Yeah, that’s fine,” he said.

 “So, then, it’s going to be a federal offense,” another agent quickly chimed in, “and you and your wife will be in jail and your kids will be —.”

 “We’re going to be in jail and my kids are going to be what?” Schear interrupted.

 “It’s a federal offense if you don’t abide by it,” she said.

 “I bought that seat,” Schear said. “You’re saying you’re going to give that away to someone else when I paid for that seat. That’s not right.”

 Later in the video, an agent can be heard telling Schear that according to Federal Aviation Administration regulations, his 2-year-old son could not occupy a seat during the flight and would need to sit in an adult’s lap.

 Schear explained that his toddler had been strapped into a car seat in his own seat on the destination flight, but the agent brushed him off.

 In actuality, the FAA states that children are safer in government-approved car seats — not on laps, saying, “Your arms aren’t capable of holding your child securely, especially during unexpected turbulence.”

 “The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) strongly urges you to secure your child in a CRS or device for the duration of your flight,” the agency states. “It’s the smart and right thing to do so that everyone in your family arrives safely at your destination. The FAA is giving you the information you need to make informed decisions about your family’s travel plans.”

 Even Delta urges parents to purchase seats for children younger than 2 and to use approved child-restraint systems during the flights.

 The issue, it seems, is transferring airline tickets from one passenger to another. Delta Air Lines maintains on its website that “all tickets are nontransferable per the fare rules. Name changes are not permitted.”

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 Eventually, Schear asked whether he could concede, move the toddler and get in the air, but an agent told him it was too late, saying his family would either have to exit the aircraft or the crew would have to deplane all of the passengers.

 “So we’re getting off this plane no matter what now?” Schear asked.

 “I told you guys at the beginning you had two options and now it’s come too far,” an agent replied.

 “I have two infants,” he said, “and nowhere to stay. There’s no more flights. What are we supposed to do — sleep in the airport?”

 “At this point, you guys are on your own,” she said.

 Delta Air Lines said it was “sorry” for what the Schears went through.

 “Our team has reached out and will be talking with them to better understand what happened and come to a resolution,” Delta Air Lines said in a statement to The Washington Post.

 In another statement late Thursday, the airline said, “We are sorry for the unfortunate experience our customers had with Delta, and we’ve reached out to them to refund their travel and provide additional compensation. Delta’s goal is to always work with customers in an attempt to find solutions to their travel issues. That did not happen in this case and we apologize.”

 The incident occurred April 23 but didn’t make headlines until Wednesday, when Schear posted his video on YouTube.

 Fiascoes on airplanes are hardly uncommon — but they have been receiving increased attention in recent months.

 United Airlines became embroiled in a public relations crisis in April when security agents were seen brutally dragging a passenger from a plane because he would not give up his seat to a crew member.

 Videos showed 69-year-old David Dao being knocked against an arm rest and dragged down the aisle and back to the terminal at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.

 Days later, a passenger was booted from a Delta flight because he had to get up from his seat to make an emergency restroom run.

 United came under fire again when a giant rabbit that was being transported from Britain to Chicago died after its flight.

 On Tuesday, a video recorded on an All Nippon Airways flight captured a fistfight that broke out between two male passengers.

 [An airline passenger went off on a Trump supporter. Her rant got her kicked off the flight.]

 After the release of Schears’ video, his wife told ABC affiliate KABC that she and her husband were justified in refusing to give up the seat. But, she said, when agents threatened her with jail time, she was terrified. “As a mother, you have a 1-year-old and a 2-year-old — it doesn’t matter whether that’s true or false,” Brittany Schear said. “It put fear in me.”

 The FAA says it’s a federal crime to interfere “with the duties of a crewmember.”

 Brian Schears told CBS Los Angeles that he and his wife never expected the situation to escalate to the point where they would get booted from the plane.

 “We never thought it was going to get to the point where they were actually getting us all off the flight,” he said. “As we were leaving the plane, there’s four or five passengers waiting for our seat.”

 This story has been updated.

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Summary: – "Did you know that the safest place for your child on an airplane is in a government-approved child safety restraint system (CRS) or device, not on your lap?" That's per the FAA, but Delta ordered a California family to go the lap route as they returned from a Hawaii trip last month. Per KABC, Brian Schear was with his wife and two babies after deciding to send their teen son, Mason, home on an earlier flight. They put 2-year-old Grayson, in his car seat, in Mason's seat instead. But the flight was overbooked and Delta wanted Mason's seat. Schear posted a YouTube video of the incident, in which a Delta staff member tells him Grayson has to sit on his lap for the entire flight. "It's not a Delta rule, it's FAA, because he's 2 and under," the woman says. "You and your wife will be in jail and your kids will be in foster care," another worker notes when Schear says he bought that seat and they'll have to remove him from the flight. The issue, as the Washington Post notes, is Delta tickets are "nontransferable," meaning because Mason wasn't there, the airline could take the seat back. As for Delta's lap-sitting mandate to Schear, FAA rules are murky (there's no age reference), but Delta's own site spells it out clearly. "You'll need to purchase a ticket for your child when you have a child that is age two or older … a reserved seat and ticket are required for the entire journey." The Schears finally agreed to hold Grayson, but by then the airline wanted them off. The family disembarked around midnight, tracked down a hotel, and coughed up another $2,000 for a flight home the next day on United. Per CBS Los Angeles, Schear said he doesn't want their money back—just an apology. Delta told CBS in a statement it was sorry for the family's experience and has "reached out" to them. (Another recent airline fiasco.)


"I can't speak on it 'cause I'm not gonna see it," Lee told the mag when asked if he planned to see the film. "All I'm going to say is that it's disrespectful to my ancestors."

 But that actually wasn't all he was going to say.

 Lee went on to give his take on the slavery flick's subject matter on Twitter Saturday.

 "American Slavery Was Not A Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western. It Was A Holocaust.My Ancestors Are Slaves. Stolen From Africa. I Will Honor Them," Lee wrote. ||||| Don’t expect legendary film maker Spike Lee to catch Quentin Tarantino’s latest creation.

 While his own visions of race and culture have sparked dialogue beyond the New York most of his work pays homage to, the director of “Red Hook Summer” had little to say about the slavery love story “Django Unchained.”

 “I cant speak on it ’cause I’m not gonna see it,” he tells VIBETV. “All I’m going to say is that it’s disrespectful to my ancestors. That’s just me…I’m not speaking on behalf of anybody else.” ||||| Add a location to your Tweets

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Summary: – Quentin Tarantino's Civil-War-era Django Unchained is getting good reviews from critics and audiences alike, but don't count Spike Lee in the thumbs-up camp. "I can't speak on it 'cause I'm not gonna see it," he tells Vibe. "All I'm going to say is that it's disrespectful to my ancestors." That's more restrained than an earlier tweet in which he called US slavery a "holocaust" that should not be treated like a "Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western." E! Online notes that's there's no love lost between the two directors, with Lee previously calling out Tarantino for excessive use of the n-word.


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 Close ||||| (CNN) A keeper at the Palm Beach Zoo died Friday afternoon after being attacked by a rare kind of tiger, zoo spokeswoman Naki Carter said.

 Stacey Konwiser, 38, lead tiger keeper at the zoo, was killed by a 13-year-old male Malayan tiger, one of four at the facility, in the contained area where the animals are fed and sleep, Carter said.

 Zoo officials said it didn't appear Konwiser did anything out of the norm as she worked in the enclosure, known as the tiger night house, and prepared to talk with zoo visitors about the animals in a "Tiger Talk."

 The tiger was off-exhibit at the time and no guests could see what happened, Carter said. The tiger was never on the loose, contrary to early reports on social media, she said.

 West Palm Beach police said the tiger was tranquilized and officers waited until the drugs took effect before they could reach the victim, CNN affiliate WPEC reported. Konwiser was taken by helicopter to St. Mary's Medical Center.

 'A tiger whisperer'

 Konwiser had worked three years at the zoo and was very experienced with tigers, Carter said. Her husband, Jeremy Konwiser, is also a trainer at the zoo.

 "This was her specialty," she said. "She loved tigers. You don't get into this business without the love for the animals and understanding the danger that's involved even more."

 Konwiser had a special bond with the big cats, Carter told the Palm Beach Post.

 "I kind of referred to her as a tiger whisperer," she said. "They spoke to each other in a language that only they could understand. And I can't put into words or make you understand for anyone who didn't know Stacey how much she loved these tigers and how much this zoo family loved her. And while she's no longer with us, her memory will live on."

 Konwiser graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a bachelor's degree in biology and received her master's degree in conservation biology from the University of Queensland in Australia, the Palm Beach Zoo's official Facebook page said.

 OSHA will investigate

 Stacey Konwiser, 38, was lead keeper at the zoo.

 Malayan tigers are a critically endangered subspecies . The Palm Beach Zoo provides a special program in which guests can pay extra to see the tigers.

 There are less than 250 left in the world, Carter said. The zoo is part of a breeding program that aims to keep the animals from becoming extinct. Carter would not comment about the condition of the tiger except to say it has been contained. The investigation is ongoing and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is taking over.

 When the attack happened about 2 p.m., guests at the zoo were ushered into the gift shop before being told the zoo was closed for the day.

 "This is my first time at the zoo," one zoo visitor, Beverly Johnson of Fort Pierce, told the Palm Beach Post. "I wasn't expecting this."

 The zoo was evacuated and will be closed all weekend.

 'They are trained to feel like that's their territory'

 Dave Salmoni, the large predator expert for Animal Planet, said he was not surprised such an attack happened in the tiger night house.

 "Typically, zoo cats, that's where they feel most comfortable," Salmoni said on "Anderson Cooper 360." "They are trained to feel like that's their territory. So when you talk about acts of aggression or acts of dominance, which this might have been either, that would be the most likely place for something like this."

 Salmoni said people who work with big cats understand and accept the danger.

 "It's heartbreaking to hear about a story of someone who loves an animal so much," he said. "I can relate. The same thing could possibly happen to me tomorrow."

 PETA criticizes zoo

 People for Ethical Treatment of Animals issued a statement criticizing the zoo.

 "Today's incident is only the latest in a long list of fatal maulings around the world, and that list will continue to grow as long as tigers and other exotic animals are locked in cages and compounds for human amusement," said PETA Foundation Deputy Director of Captive Animal Law Enforcement Brittany Peet.

 "In nature, tigers have home ranges of hundreds of miles, so it's no wonder that confining them to small spaces causes them to lash out in the frustration, stress, anxiety and agitation that they suffer when they're denied their freedom and the ability to behave normally in every way — including choosing their mates, raising their young and seeking privacy from prying eyes.

 "PETA sends our condolences to the zookeeper's family and hopes that this incident will save human lives in the future by making zoos everywhere reconsider the confinement of big cats and other wildlife."

 A zookeeper at my local zoo just got killed by a tiger and I'm crying bc I feel so bad for the woman and her fam and actually the tiger too — ✨ (@instagramslut) April 15, 2016

 Zoo issues statement

 The zoo issued a statement Friday night and posted it on the zoo website

 "This marks the first death of a human involved in an animal incident in the history of Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society. Grief counselors remain available to zoo staff affected by this tragic incident. Our focus remains on providing the adequate support for our staff and family members who have been affected by this tragic incident.

 "This is a very difficult situation for all zoo staff, family members of Konwiser, her family and the extended zoo family. We ask the media and public to respect the privacy of those involved during this difficult time."

 Other recent attacks by big cats

 • In January, a keeper was severely injured at In January, a keeper was severely injured at an Australian zoo founded by the late wildlife conservationist Steve Irwin

 • In June 2015, police shot and killed In June 2015, police shot and killed a white tiger that killed a man in Tbilisi, Georgia , after severe flooding allowed hundreds of wild animals to escape the city zoo.

 • In 2007, In 2007, an escaped Siberian tiger attacked and killed one zoo patron and injured two others in a cafe at the San Francisco Zoo. ||||| The Palm Beach Zoo said it will reopen Monday at 9 a.m., three days after a tiger killed a zookeeper.

 Naki Carter, the zoo's public information officer, said the zoo is mourning the death of Stacey Konwiser.

 Video: Zoo holds news conference

 Konwiser, 38, was in the tiger’s enclosure, preparing to give a talk to guests, when she was attacked by one of the zoo's Malayan tigers.

 Konwiser, whose husband, Jeremy also works at the zoo, was the lead zookeeper. She had worked at the zoo for three years. Officials said Konwiser was an expert at caring for tigers.

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 The attack took place at the Night House, an area designed to keep handlers separate from the tiger. Guests were not present during the attack.

 "We want to underscore that at no time was the public at any risk," Carter said. "The zoo immediately went into lockdown mode. Guests were never in danger at any time."

 Carter continued: "We also want to emphasize that at no time did any animal escape."

 Zoo officials said they don’t know exactly what happened.

 "The zoo has a safety protocol in place for crisis situations and these protocols were employed today," Carter said. "Immediately after the Code Red was issued guests, who were never in any danger, were ushered out of the zoo in an orderly fashion and the zoo went into lockdown."

 The tiger habitat is located in the right rear of the zoo. It is a large area with room for the tigers to roam.

 When night falls, the tigers are transferred to the Night House.

 Konwiser was transported to St. Mary's Medical Center by helicopter after a tranquilizer given to the tiger took effect. She was listed in critical condition and later succumbed to her injuries.

 The tiger was tranquilized and contained.

 Carter said this is the first time in the Palm Beach Zoo's history a death of this nature has occurred.

 Grief counselors are available to zoo staff, Carter said.

 The zoo has set up the Stacey Konwiser Conservation Fund and will hold a private ceremony. All donations will go toward a cause she cared dearly about, preserving Malayan tigers.

 Funeral arrangements are being made by family members.

 The tiger involved in the attack remains at the zoo and has recovered from being tranquilized, Carter said.

 Officials made it clear the life of the animal has never been in jeopardy nor will it be removed.

 "There has never been any threat to the animals welfare. In fact, it does not belong to Palm Beach Zoo," Carter said. "As I stated repeatedly, there are less than 250 Malayan tigers in the wild. Four of them live here at the Palm Beach Zoo."

 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the tiger attack.

 The Palm Beach Sheriff's Office is also investigating the case.

 WPBF 25 News reporter Jimmie Johnson contributed to this story.

Summary: – The chief tiger keeper at the Palm Beach Zoo was killed on Friday by one of the animals she loved. Stacey Konwiser, 38, was attacked in a tiger enclosure as she prepared to give a "Tiger Talk" to visitors, CNN reports. Cops had to tranquilize the 13-year-old male Malayan tiger before they could reach Konwiser, who was taken to a hospital by helicopter but died from what authorities say was a "severe bite." Zoo spokeswoman Naki Carter tells the Palm Beach Post that she called Konwiser, a beloved staff member whose husband also works at the zoo, the "tiger whisperer" because they "spoke to each other in a language that only they could understand." "I can't put into words or make you understand for anyone who didn't know Stacey how much she loved these tigers and how much this zoo family loved her," she says. The attack happened out of sight of visitors in a sleeping and feeding area known as the "tiger night house," and the zoo stresses that contrary to reports on social media, the tiger was never loose, WPBF reports. The zoo "has a safety protocol in place for crisis situations and these protocols were employed today," Carter says. "Immediately after the Code Red was issued, guests, who were never in any danger, were ushered out of the zoo in an orderly fashion and the zoo went into lockdown." She says the tiger—one of four members of the endangered subspecies at the zoo and fewer than 250 in the world—has been "contained." This was the first fatal attack on a human in the zoo's history, she says. (Visitors sheltered in the manatee house after a polar bear escape in Cincinnati.)