Ford announced to NBC News exclusively that it’s going all-in on electric vehicles, pledging that within nine years, 40 percent of its fleet will be battery powered. The company will spend $11 billion to build new plants in Tennessee and Kentucky and hire 11,000 new workers. Chairman Bill Ford Jr. says that Ford is “on the cusp of a revolution.” …

ABC News’ Alex Presha reports on the backlash some police departments are facing for their K-9 units mistakenly signaling for drugs, causing police to do unnecessary searches. Original source (ABC/Youtube)

Hurricane Ida knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people in Louisiana, exposing the fragility of the state’s power grid. It also showed just how resistant Entergy, the state’s largest energy provider has been to making necessary improvements for the future. NBC News’ Jon Schuppe explains how there is not more oversight for such a critical utility.  » Subscribe …