Tim Scott launches 2024 presidential bid seeking optimistic contrast with other top rivals: Tuesday, May 23

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott launched his presidential campaign on Monday, offering an optimistic message he hopes can contrast the two figures who have used political combativeness to dominate the early GOP primary field: former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.Scott, the Senate's only Black Republican, made the announcement in his hometown of North Charleston at Southern University, his alma mater and a private school affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.“Our party and our nation are standing at a time for choosing. Victimhood or victory?," he told cheering supporters, adding, "Grievance or greatness?"READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/tim-scott-2024-gop-presidential-campaign-annoucement/101-e179ee81-e2d4-48a2-acb3-331129eeed99The passenger involved in a shooting on a Charlotte Area Transit System bus near a southwest Charlotte mall last week has been identified, police said.The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to the shooting around 11:15 a.m. on May 18 along Outlets Boulevard, just steps away from a hotel and the Charlotte Premium Outlets.CATS said It all started with an argument between a passenger and the bus driver. Authorities said things got heated and gunfire erupted. According to police, the passenger, later identified as 22-year-old Omarri Shariff Tobias, pulled a gun on the bus driver, who also pulled out a gun, and they shot each other.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/cats-bus-shooting-charlotte-premium-outlets-mall-suspect-identified/275-75abb7aa-426a-408f-9c6d-9a7ccf415dd8Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!