Daily Commentary – Thursday, January 16, 2014 – Chris Christie Now Facing a Federal Investigation

• Into the use of Sandy relief funds stemming from an AD that ended up starring him and his family during an election year

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Amber Alert Issued for 6 Year Old Daniel Britt Missing Since 1/3/14 from Woonsocket, RI … Abducted by Mother Andria Britt (Update: Amber Alert Canceled Boy Found Safe, Mother Arrested)

An Amber Alert has been issued for 6 year old Daniel Britt who has been missing since January 3, 2014 from Woonsocket,  Rhode Island. Daniel was taken by his mother, 34 year old Andria Britt.  Both she and the boy’s father, Sean Britt, shared custody of Daniel; however, she skipped a court date last week and failed to return the boy to him. The court had granted the father sole custody. An arrest warrant has been issued for Andria Britt. The Amber Alert also cited an ‘‘immediate risk of harm’’ to both Andria and Daniel Britt, but a reason wasn’t disclosed. However, in the video below it is referenced that Andria has a history of mental illness.

Authorities said Andria Britt drives a red 2004 Ford Focus with Rhode Island license plate number 942649. She’s 35, 135 pounds and 5 feet, 5 inches.

Daniel Britt has blue eyes and brown hair. He is 4 feet, 3 inches and 50 pounds.

Police officers from Woonsocket were in Newton, Massachusetts Wednesday afternoon trying to track down family and friends of Andria. Andria’s sister lives in the area, but police would not say if they talked to her. Waltham Police had originally reported that Andria’s cell phone was pinged in Newton. Woonsocket Police now say it was the sister’s phone that officers were tracking.

“I just want him home, I just want him home. That’s all,” Sean Britt said. “If she wants to drop him off at a hospital, church, police station, whatever. Just drop my son off.”

Nationwide Amber Alert issued for Britt.

Amber Alerts are carried on broadcast outlets and sent as text messages on mobile devices in a partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The Britt alert covered all of Rhode Island and bordering areas of Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Andria Britt is described as a white female, about 5 feet 5 inches tall, and weighs approximately 135 pounds. She also has brown hair and blue eyes.

UPDATE I: RI cops: Mom may have taken missing child to Washington state.

UPDATE II: National Center For Missing and Exploited Children:

UPDATE III: Second car now sought in case of missing RI boy.

Police are now looking for two cars in the case of a nationwide Amber Alert issued for a Woonsocket mother and child.

Police around the country are now on the lookout for a 1992 gray Chevy Astro van with Washington state license plate ABR1512.  This vehicle is in addition to a red 2004 Ford Focus with Rhode Island registration 942-649.

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Anyone with information is asked to call the Woonsocket Police Department at 401-766-1212.

UPDATE I: Woonsocket boy safe, mother in custody after nationwide search.

Daniel Britt, the 6-year-old Woonsocket boy, the subject of an Amber Alert who was taken by his mother, was found safe in Washington state Thursday evening.

Woonsocket police Detective Sgt. Matt Ryan at a late night news conference said that more than a dozen agencies around the country helped find the boy and his mother.

Ultimately, it was the Seattle office of the FBI that negotiated a voluntary surrender with the help of the mother’s family members.

The mother, Andria Britt, is in Island County Jail, charged with being a fugitive from justice, and child snatching, which carries up to a two-year sentence.

Police said additional charges for Britt, as well as for other people, could follow as the investigation continues.

The Following VIDEO Might Make You Think Twice Before You Text and Drive

From WFLA, this might be the best PSA against the dangers of texting and driving. The VIDEO was brought to you courtesy of  Michael Woody, the individual who was able to crawl out of the wreck and was cited for careless driving and texting while driving.

Dashcam video from the Ft. Myers Police Department is giving us another example of how dangerous it is to text and drive.

On Saturday, January 4 at 1:12 a.m., an officer noticed the driver of a 2004 Pontiac Grand Am was swerving and slowing down for no apparent reason.  The officer followed the car as it made a right turn at an intersection.

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15 Years Old’s Jack Nelson & Morgan Kallusky Missing since 1/12/14 in Cave Creek, AZ … Believed Headed for California, Ranaway to Get Married

15 year old’s Jack Nelson and Morgan Kallusky have been missing since Sunday, January 12, 2014 in Cave Creek, Arizona. Jack and Morgan are boyfriend and girlfriend. Both left notes that they were running away to get married. California, maybe their headed to Las Vegas instead?

Pic – Fox Phoenix

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children says Jack Nelson and Morgan Kallusky were reported missing on Sunday.  They are both 15 years old.

Nelson is described as a white male with blonde hair, blue eyes, weighing 130 pounds and is 5′ 4″ tall. (poster)

Kallusky is a white female weighing 135 pounds and is 5′ 8″ tall.  She no longer wears braces on her teeth and may have dyed her hair dark brown. (poster)

Nelson and Kallusky may be traveling in a 2002 gold Acura with Arizona license plate 436FSV.

UPDATE I: 2 Cave Creek missing teens believed to be heading to CA.

Officials are looking for two teenagers who disappeared from Cave Creek late Sunday night or early Monday morning and are believed to be traveling to California.

The Phoenix Police Department said the teens, who are boyfriend and girlfriend, both left notes that they were running away to get married. The parents then reached out to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

If you have any information about the Jack Nelson and Morgan Kallusky’s whereabouts, call 911 or the Phoenix Police at 602-262-6151.

Obama Administration Changing the Obamacare Rules Again … Extending the ObamaCare Enrollment Deadline for People with Pre-Existing Conditions

I thought President Barack Obama and Democrats said that Obamacare was settled law?

The Hill is reporting that the Obama administration is once again changing the rules of Obamacare and extending the deadline of Obamacare enrollment for individuals with pre-existing conditions. The deadline was supposed to end on January 31; however, it has now arbitrarily been extended to March 15. Making matters worse, the original dead line was supposed to be December 31. Hmm, did Congress pass some form of amendment to Obamacare allowing such a change? I thought Democrats said this was settled law? It is hardly anything but as provisions within the law have been continually changed from what was initially passed in a partisan Democrat vote. Hmm, didn’t HHS Sec. Sebelius say that there would be no more delays?

The Obama administration announced Tuesday that it was again extending the ObamaCare enrollment deadline for people with pre-existing conditions.

The administration said it will extend the Pre-Existing Conditions Insurance Plan (PCIP), slated to end January 31, until March 15.

“As part of our continuing effort to help smooth consumers’ transition into Marketplace coverage, we are allowing those covered by PCIP additional time to shop for new coverage while they receive the ongoing care and treatment they need,” Health and Human Services spokeswoman Joanne Peters said in a  statement.

The deadline was originally at the end of December, but last month the administration pushed it back through January because of the problem-plagued HealthCare.gov website.

The new extension is just the latest in a string of unilateral delays the administration has implemented to buy time after the disastrous rollout of HealthCare.gov.

The Obama administration has so far delayed the premium payments deadline, delayed by one week the sign-up date for coverage beginning Jan. 1, pushed back by six weeks the sign-up date for those seeking coverage by April 1, and delayed the second-year enrollment period until after the 2014 elections.

And as we are witness to the current disaster and debacle of Obamacare,  The NY Post is reporting of a soon to be another 25 million more Obamacare victims.

So a conservative estimate is that 25 million people, out of the 60 million in small group plans, get dropped in 2014. Add that to the 5 million or so whose individual-market already canceled on Jan. 1, and you have a lot of losers.

Indeed, it looks like ObamaCare will create twice as many losers as winners in 2014. The Congressional Budget Office projects that 16 million will gain coverage via the law’s Medicaid expansion (9 million) and subsidized exchange plans (7 million) — and even that’s rosier than the enrollment figures we’ve seen so far.