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Trump praises Ronil Singh: At the National Peace Officers' Memorial on Wednesday, President Donald Trump dedicated a portion of his speech to the sacrifice of Newman Police Cpl. Ronil Singh, who was killed in the line of duty the day after Christmas.

Singh was killed by an illegal immigrant who fled for Mexico, but was apprehended in Bakersfield two days after the homicide.

In his remarks, Trump issued the family a promise: "There will be justice. Justice will happen."

Singh's brother, wife thank Trump: Reggie Singh, the corporal's brother and family spokesman in the aftermath, praised Trump for being so connected following his brother's death.

"This man over here, whatever he's doing for law enforcement, we support him," he said to Trump while on stage.

With the couple's 10-month-old baby in tow, Anamika Singh, the corporal's wife, took the microphone to also thank Trump for reaching out to her family.

"Every family sitting out here wants justice for what happened to their loved ones," she said. "And that's what I want for my husband."

PG&E power lines caused Calif's deadliest fire: That's the takeaway from a Wednesday announcement from Cal Fire. 

Following an investigation into the cause of the Camp Fire, which practically leveled the city of Paradise, Cal Fire established that PG&E's electrical transmission lines in Pulga, Calif. initially ignited the fire. A second fire reportedly was also ignited near other electrical distribution lines.

The investigative report was forwarded to the Butte County District Attorney for consideration in prosecutions related to the Paradise deaths from the Camp Fire.

No surprise for PG&E: The utility has predicted this coming for a few months, telling regulators that it was "probable" that it would be named as the cause of the fire.

In a statement after Cal Fire's announcement Wednesday, the company plainly said: "PG&E accepts this determination."

Not much stock drop: PG&E shares were down 30 cents on the news Wednesday and sitting above its price the day before it announced it would be entering bankruptcy protection.

Closing statements focus on Arambula as "Jekyll and Hyde:" An analogy issued by Assistant District Attorney Steve Wright, comparing Arambula to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, turned into the tug of war as the prosecution and defense issued their closing arguments in the child cruelty trial of Asm. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno).

Wright spent much of his closing argument attempting to set aside the bevy of theories presented by Arambula's defense team, refocusing the jury onto the Assemblyman's own inconsistencies – both in TV interviews and on the stand – while showing the only logical conclusion for her facial injury was that he hit his daughter in the face.

Defense attorney Michael Aed pushed a cornucopia of defenses to the jury – from police excess to the seven-year-0ld victim being "a bit of an actress" – while lightly touching on their alternative theory to explain the injury.

Both sides covered considerable ground from the nine-day trial. Brief synopses aside, there's plenty more to read in my piece here.

Jurors "Drive the Bus:" Jurors did not begin deliberations late Wednesday afternoon, but did select a foreman. They begin deliberations this morning. For now, we wait on a verdict.

Twitter pushes for dismissal in Nunes suit: Twitter has filed a motion to dismiss in Rep. Devin Nunes' (R-Tulare) $250 million lawsuit.

In March, Nunes sued the tech firm and Republican political strategist Liz Mair for defamation and conspiracy over its hosting of defamatory content produced by Mair and deployed by anonymous parody accounts alleged to be under her control.

Fine Print, USA: In its motion, Twitter argues that Nunes, as a user of its service, agreed to its terms of service. Among the fine print is what's known as a "forum selection clause" which dictates where lawsuits can be filed.

Twitter's chosen locale? San Francisco, Calif. Meanwhile, Nunes' lawsuit is currently being waged in a Virginia court.

While Twitter is a California firm, Mair is a Virginia resident.

Ultimately, the battle between the two sides is centered over which state's laws will govern the case.