CAN’T WAIT TO TALK WITH THE KEY. DAVID COMING UP IN THIS HOUR. BUT FOR NOW, LET’S LOOK
AT TODAY’S 9 AT 9.
>> NEW DETAILS IN THE ONGOING
CONFLICT IN EASTERN EUROPE.
RUSSIA OPENING UP A NEW FRONT
IN ITS WAR OVER UKRAINE ON
WEDNESDAY DECIDING TO SHUT OFF
GAS TO POLAND AND BULGARIA TO
EUROPEAN UNION NATIONS THAT
HAVE BACK KIEV. IT’S A DRAMATIC
ESCALATION IN THE CONFLICT.
>> IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL, A
FUNERAL FOR FORMER SECRETARY
OF STATE MADELEINE ALBRIGHT
WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE
WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL
THIS MORNING. PRESIDENT JOE
BIDEN IS SCHEDULED TO GIVE THE
EULOGY OTHER LISTED. SPEAKERS
INCLUDE FORMER PRESIDENT BILL
CLINTON AND FORMER SECRETARY OF
STATE HILLARY CLINTON. WELL,
BRIGHT SERVED AS SECRETARY OF
STATE IN THE CLINTON
ADMINISTRATION. SHE WAS THE
FIRST WOMAN TO HOLD THAT
POSITION. ALL RIGHT. STANLEY
SAYS SHE DIED AFTER A BATTLE
WITH CANCER. SHE WAS 84.
THE MISSION TO SPACE IS MAKING
HISTORY THIS MORNING. 3
AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS AND ONE
EUROPEAN HEADING TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ON
A SPACEX FALCON 9 ROCKET.
>> ONE OF THE NASA ASTRONAUT US
JESSICA WATKINS, WHO WILL
BECOME THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO
LIVE ON THE SPACE STATION FOR A
LONG-TERM MISSION. SHE ALSO
BECOME THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO
PERFORM A SPACE WALK.
>> BOTH THE COURTS AND CONGRESS
ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE ACTION ON
THE FATE OF TITLE. 42 THIS WEEK
IT ALLOWS THE EXPLOSIVES AT
THE BORDER BASED ON PUBLIC
HEALTH CONCERNS FROM THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC HOMELAND
SECURITY SECRETARY ALEJANDRO
MAYORKAS DOES TESTIFY TODAY
AND TOMORROW BEFORE HOUSE
COMMITTEES, THE FEDERAL JUDGE
IN LOUISIANA IS TEMPORARILY
RESTRAINING THE WHITE HOUSE
FROM ITS PLAN TO LIFT THE
MEASURE. MAY 23RD WHITE HOUSE
SAYS PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS
CHALLENGING LAWMAKERS TO COME
UP WITH COMPREHENSIVE
IMMIGRATION REFORM. A HEARING
ON THAT IS SET FOR MAY 10.
VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS
HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID
UNDERSCORING THE PERSISTENCE OF
THE HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS VIRUS
EVEN AS THE COUNTRY EASES
RESTRICTIONS.
>> NEITHER PRESIDENT BIDEN OR
FIRST LADY DOCTOR JILL BIDEN
ARE CONSIDERED A CLOSE CONTACT
OF PARIS IN RECENT DAYS.
HARRIS WHO RECEIVED HER SECOND
BOOSTER SHOT APRIL 1ST DOES NOT
HAVE ANY IMMEDIATE SYMPTOMS.
AND HER OFFICE SAYS AFTER
CONSULTATION WITH HER
PHYSICIANS, THE VICE PRESIDENT
WAS PRESCRIBED AND HAS TAKEN
AN ANTIVIRAL MEDICATION.
HE WAS NEW COVID CASES CONTINUE
TO RISE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND PFIZER HAS ASKED THE FDA
TO AUTHORIZE A BOOSTER DOSE
OF ITS VACCINE FOR CHILDREN,
AGES 5 TO 11.
>> A SAN ANTONIO MAN WILL BE
LAID TO REST THIS MORNING.
NEARLY 2 MONTHS AFTER HE WAS
HIT AND KILLED. WHY IS SAN
ANTONIO POLICE OFFICER? THAT
CRASH HAPPENED THE NIGHT OF
MARCH 5TH NEAR WEST COMMERCE
AND NORTHWEST 39TH STREET.
64 YEAR-OLD LEVY ON A FEW
MINUTES WAS HIT AROUND 8.30,
THAT NIGHT LEAST TOLD KSAT 12
THAT NIGHT. THE AREA WAS DARK,
HOWEVER, COULD NOT SAY IF THAT
CONTRIBUTED TO THE CRASH.
HE MISSED. HIS FAMILY SAYS THEY
ASKED THE CITY TO IMPROVE
SAFETY IN THAT SAME AREA MONTHS
BEFORE HIS DEATH TODAY, THEY
WILL SEE THE DASH CAM VIDEO
FROM THAT CRASH.
HOUSE COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING
THE CAPITOL ATTACKS IS
REDOUBLING ITS EFFORTS TO HAVE
GOP LEADER KEVIN MCCARTHY UP
HERE FOR AN INTERVIEW THAT
AFTER NEW REVELATIONS
CONCERNING HIS PRIVATE
CONVERSATIONS.
>> ABOUT THE DEADLY ATTACK IN
AN AUDIO RECORDING JUST
RELEASED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES.
MCCARTHY TELLS FELLOW
REPUBLICAN LEADERS THAT FORMER
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S FAR RIGHT
ALLIES IN THE HOUSE ARE, QUOTE,
PUTTING PEOPLE IN JEOPARDY IN,
QUOTE.
>> APPLE WAS TO HELP YOU STAY
HYDRATED. THE COMPANY IS
OFFERING TO USE SMART WATER
BOTTLES IN RETAIL AND ONLINE
STORES. THE BOTTLES TRANSMIT
DATA ON TO APPLE HEALTH.
HELPING YOU TRACK YOUR WATER
CONSUMPTION WAS SUPPOSED TO
KEEP WATER COLD FOR 24 HOURS
AND THEY START AT ABOUT $60.
>> THERE’S A NEW JOB OFFER.
WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT DELIVERY
SERVICE HERE IN TEXAS LOOKING
FOR A CHIEF OFFICER, YOU
BASICALLY GET PAID TO EAT
TACOS. THE COMPANY FAVORS SAYS
IT’S OFFERING 10,000 BUCKS TO
TRAVEL AROUND TEXAS AND TALK
ABOUT THE TACOS. THEY ARE TASTE
TESTING. JOB PERKS, INCLUDING
ACCOMMODATIONS, TRANSPORTATION
IN THE CITY AND ALSO FREE FOOD.