In the day's other news, the U. S Senate Democrat who deep sixed
a major climate and domestic spending bill weeks ago, has apparently
reversed course. West Virginia's Joe Manchin announced an agreement
this evening with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Manchin said
he has agreed to support legislation on healthcare costs, climate
change, deficit reduction and other issues. He did not say why he
changed his mind.
United States has offered to trade prisoners with Russia in order
to bring home pro basketball star Britney Griner and a Michigan man
Paul Whelan. Hours earlier, before the Biden ministrations made that
announcement, Griner told a Russian court that she was denied basic
rights after her arrest on drug charges in February. We'll take a
closer look at the situation after the news summary.
President Biden emerged from isolation today after testing negative
for Covid. He appeared in the White House Rose Garden for his first
in person event since last week. He said his recovery shows that
Americans can live without fear of the virus if they get vaccinated
and boosted
Covid is still with us, as it has been for 2.5 years.
But our fight against Covid is making a huge difference.
What's different now is our ability to protect ourselves from serious
illness due to covid in fact,
That's radically different today than it was just a year ago. The
president will continue wearing a mask around others for five more
days, The White House says. The World Health Organization is urging
new precautions for those most at risk of catching monkeypox. The
U. N agencies head said today that 98% of cases so far have involved
sexual relations between men. He advised limiting sexual partners,
at least for now.
Here in the US, It has been another long hot day in the Pacific Northwest,
and now forecasters say that danger is going to last even longer.
They've extended and excessive heat warning in Portland, Oregon,
and elsewhere through Saturday. Temperatures across the region were
in the high nineties today after setting records on Tuesday.
Major gunmakers were called to account today at a congressional hearing,
the House Oversight Committee reported five companies made a combined
$1 billion over the past decade from a AR 15 style weapons. Democrat
Carolyn Maloney Challenge Marty Daniel, whose chief executive of
Daniel Defense
Will you accept personal responsibility for your company's role in
this tragedy and apologize to the families of of all day? These acts
are committed by murderers. The murderers are responsible, reclaiming
my client, you market weapons of war to civilians and Children.
You make millions by selling them.
But when someone pulls the trigger, you refuse to accept responsibility.
As that hearing continued news came of a lengthy indictment and the
fourth of July parade shooting outside Chicago. The man accused of
killing seven people and wounding more than 30 will face 117 felony
counts. Neuf Edible prison sentences have been handed down in George
Floyd's death two years ago. Former Minneapolis police officers J.
Alexander King and to Tao got 3 to 3.5 years today for violating
Floyd's right.
Two other former officers have already been sentenced in Iraq. Hundreds
of protesters pushed into parliament today They were angry over the
prospect of a prime minister linked to Iran. They waved Iraqi flags
and chanted anti Iran curses. Most were followers of Shiite cleric
Muqtada al Sadr and his party won last year's elections. But
Could not form a governing coalition.
China is denying that it tried to recruit informants in the U. S.
Federal Reserve system. The Wall Street Journal had reported that
the Chinese wanted to obtain U. S economic data in Beijing today.
The Foreign Ministry rejected the accusation
opens. The way Pogo report you mentioned is a political life fabricated
by a few Republican lawmakers who harbor ill intentions, which has
no factual basis.
It seems that some American politicians have China phobia and persecution
mania.
The Journal Report cited findings from a U. S. Senate investigation.
The U. S. Senate has approved major legislation to boost manufacturing
of computer chips. The $280 billion measure includes grants and tax
breaks to build chip facilities in the US it past 64 to 33. The House
will vote tomorrow.
Wall Street appeared to welcome the Federal Reserve's action on interest
rates, and Chairman Jay Powell statements about what the Fed may
do in the future. The Dow Jones industrial Average gain 436 points
today to close at
1 32,097 1%, the NASDAQ Rose 470.4%.
The S and P 500 jumped more than 2.5%.
And two major on veiling is in Washington today, the U. S Capitol
welcomed a statue of famed aviator Amelia Earhart, the first woman
to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She's the 11th woman to be
so honored.
Meanwhile, a wall of remembrance was dedicated to veterans of the
Korean War, It becomes part of the existing Korean War memorial.
And Tony Dow of TVs leave it to Beaver, died today in Los Angeles.
After a battle with cancer. He played Wally Cleaver, the Beavers
older brother from 1957 to 1963 and a sequel series in the 19 eighties.
He also became highly regarded sculptor. In later years. Tony Dow
was 77 years old.
Still to come on the news hour, the Justice Department looks into
former President Trump's conduct as part of its investigation of
the capital attack.
How indigenous leaders are responding to Pope Francis apology for
the church's role in an abusive school system.
Record rainfall leads to devastating flooding in the ST Louis area,
plus much more
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