And the federal reserve raising interest rates once again this
year and this time by 3/4 of a percentage point
. My colleagues and I are acutely aware that high
inflation imposes significant hardship, especially on those least able
to meet the higher costs of essentials like food,
housing and transportation. Now this is the highest rate
hike since 1990 for Chairman Jerome Powell making that announcement
following the Fed's policy meeting Wednesday. The move comes
after May's hotter than expected inflation report and Wall Street's
growing call for tougher action from the Fed just to
keep prices under control market futures in a little bit
of a freefall this morning. So check on the
markets in the next half hour and the white gunman
who killed 10 black people and injured three others in
a racist attack at a buffalo supermarket was charged on
Wednesday with federal hate crimes. He could face the
death penalty if convicted. 18 year old Payton Genderen
Is already facing a mandatory life sentence without parole related
to state charges. In the May 14 shooting at
tops friendly market, The announcement coincided with Attorney General
Merrick Garland's meeting with the families of those killed.
He placed flowers at a memorial outside the store Garland
who halted federal executions last year, did not rule
out seeking the death penalty against the shooter. Meanwhile
, Chief White House Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci
has tested positive for COVID-19. The National Institute of
Health says that Fauci is having mild symptoms. He's
also fully vaccinated and he's also received two booster shots
. The agency added that Fauci has not been in
close contact with President biden or other top government officials
in recent days. And just a day after recommending
Moderna's covid vaccine for kids and teenagers. FDA advisers
now discussing whether or not to endorse those doses for
babies and toddlers as well. And looking ahead to
a public hearing today involving pandemic preparedness around the world
. The World Health Organization will convene to discuss how
to aid lower income nations in vaccinating populations and prevent
future infections. The W. H. O.
Says it is working with these nations to provide vaccine
access and education with door to door campaigns and meetings
with community leaders. The organization says the world must
be wary of future variants that may emerge. And
of course that's not the only public hearing making headlines
as the world of politics is waking up and aerial
Hickson is live on Capitol Hill, bringing us the
biggest stories unfolding there in aerial the January 6th committee
today gonna reveal even more information about that fateful day
. That's right bigger. This House committee investigating the
january 6th attack on the capitol is holding its third
hearing today right here on capitol hill, revealing part
of its investigation. So here's what you have to
watch out for. Today's hearing is expected to focus
on the effort from president trump to pressure Vice President
mike Pence into going along with a fringe theory that
the vice president could unilaterally decide the election outcome by
refusing to count electors from certain states. The committee
is set to hear testimony from two live witnesses.
The first is Greg, Jacob Pence's former chief counsel
who was involved in discussions with the trump team leading
up to january 6th. Also expected as a witness
is J. Michael luttig, a former federal judge
who served as a legal adviser to Pence. He
advised not to go along with the trump plan to
certify different slates of electors. It's also a safe
bet that we can expect more on this bit of
evidence from the first hearing last week. Take a
listen and aware of the rioters chance to hang mike
Pence. The president responded with this sentiment quote.
Maybe our supporters have the right idea, mike Pence
quote, deserves it. A bombshell reveal revolution there
. Now the committee is likely to explore the security
threats to Vice President Pence during the capitol attack.
As well as president trump sentiment toward his number two
on that fateful day. Yeah, in abc news
obtaining a photo of mike Pence when he was basically
getting a shelter to wait in place at the capitol
that day. So moving forward area, what can
we expect in terms of additional hearings here? Well
, as of now, the committee has given guidance
on two additional hearings. One next Tuesday and the
other next thursday. We were supposed to have a
hearing yesterday but that one has been postponed and we're
still waiting on guidance on when that one will be
rescheduled. Alright. Ariel Hickson live on capitol hill
. Thank you so much, Ariel in a special
programming note. Everyone be sure to watch cheddar news
this afternoon for special coverage of the january 6th committee
hearings. As Ariel noted, the panel is continuing
to share findings after nearly a year of investigation.
We're expecting to hear more today about the pressure that
former president trump put on Vice President mike Pence in
the lead up to the attack on the capitol will
have that all for you this afternoon. One PM
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of aid is expected to include shipments of artillery,
coastal defense weapons, ammunition and advanced rocket systems.
The US will send$225 million dollars in humanitarian assistance
to provide safe drinking water, Medical supplies and money
for families to buy essential items. The US has
sent over$5 billion February. Meanwhile, more than
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remain under heat warnings as temperatures continue to rise,
excessive heat warnings were issued all throughout most of Illinois
indiana and Ohio. Those states have been dealing with
the sticky humidity and also soaring temperatures all since Tuesday
. That's according to the National Weather Service temperatures reached
daily records of 90 degrees in parts of michigan and
south Carolina. And meteorologists are warning that high temperatures
could be dangerous or even deadly. For some people
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years, Microsoft will no longer support the outdated web
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and it's incompatible with the recent Windows 11 Internet Explorer
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holds about 5% of the market share and will eventually
be permanently disabled.