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| The nation is ready to tune into live prime-time hearings by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. A gun control bill that passed in the House in the wake of recent mass shootings will likely fail in the Senate. Record high temperatures are forecast for regions of the nation. The Russian economy is expected to suffer years of loss due to its war in Ukraine. And the Celtics beat the Warriors ahead of Game 4 in the NBA Finals. |
| 🙋🏼♀️ I'm Nicole Fallert, and here's a whole lot of news to start your Thursday. |
| 🌅 Up first: President Joe Biden appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Wednesday and explained his refusal to issue an executive order on gun control. The comedian asked the president why he can't use his office to implement the gun control measures he wants, but Biden said he's done "everything within the power of the presidency" and does not want to "emulate Trump's abuse of the Constitution and Constitutional authority." Kimmel said he understood Biden's position, but questioned how the president plans to "make any progress." Read more |
 | | President Joe Biden speaks with host Jimmy Kimmel during a commercial break during the taping of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in Los Angeles prior to attending the Summit of the Americas. | | Evan Vucci, AP | |
More news to know now: |
| 🔔 An armed man was arrested near Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh's home after he allegedly made threats against the justice. |
| 💉 Moderna's new omicron-targeting COVID vaccine is company's ''lead candidate'' for a fall booster. |
| ✈ In 30 years, your summer plane flight may be a little more expensive. It could also be carbon-free. |
| 🌈 More than 1 in 4 LGBTQ college students consider dropping out because of mental health issues, a survey found. |
| 🎥 Review: ''Jurassic World Dominion'' is the best since the first ''Jurassic Park". |
 | | This image released by Universal Pictures shows, from left, Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Isabella Sermon and DeWanda Wise in a scene from "Jurassic World Dominion." | | John Wilson, AP | |
| 🌈 From our product experts at Reviewed: Here are eight wonderful kids' books about Pride. |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, reporter Amanda Pérez Pintado talks about LGBTQ Gen Zers, and why more from the generation are identifying as LGBTQ than ever before. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
House hearings on Jan. 6 Capitol riot get underway |
| The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack on Thursday opens a series of hearings with a rare prime-time session starting at 8 p.m. ET. Over more than a year, the committee has interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses to learn what led to the riot, what happened at the Capitol and how the White House reacted. One likely theme of the hearings will be the responsibility of then-President Donald Trump in the attack, during which a mob ransacked the building and temporarily halted Congress from counting Electoral College votes certifying Joe Biden's victory over Trump in the 2020 election. The committee is expected to focus on how Trump and his allies tried to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence to reject certain state electors and hand the election to Trump. Major news networks such as CNN, MSNBC, CBS, NBC and ABC News – but not Fox News – will air the hearing live. Read more |
| ✔ What we don't know about Jan. 6: What Donald Trump's family told the committee, whether attack was organized and more. |
| ✔ Who will be Jan. 6 hearing's most avid viewer? Donald Trump, with a team ready to hit back. |
| ✔ Who's who: Meet the members of the House Jan. 6 committee. |
| ✔ Hearings' impact: Will a divided U.S. want to hear Jan. 6 revelations? |
| ✔ How to watch: The Jan. 6 insurrection hearing will be aired everywhere except Fox News. |
 | | Rioters shout at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. The Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol played out for the world to see. But the House committee investigating the attack believes a more chilling story has yet to be told. | | Julio Cortez, AP | |
House votes to raise age to buy semi-automatic rifles after Uvalde and Buffalo families testify |
| House lawmakers voted to raise from 18 to 21 the minimum age to buy semi-automatic rifles, following a day of poignant testimony from survivors of mass shootings, including a fourth-grader, a mother taking care of her wounded son and parents who lost a 10-year-old daughter. The House approved raising the age from 18 to 21 as part of a package of gun reform measures that also would clamp down on gun trafficking, ban bump stocks and require safe storage of firearms. The bill, known as the Protecting Our Kids Act, heads to the Senate where it's not expected to pass because Republicans have enough votes to block gun legislation. Read more |
| ⚫ Uvalde survivor Miah Cerrillo fears another mass shooting: Takeaways from families and survivors' Wednesday testimony in Congress. |
| ⚫ The Justice Department outlined a broad inquiry into the delayed police response to the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre. |
| ⚫ Kimberly Rubio, whose daughter Lexi died in the Uvalde massacre, described her final moments with her daughter. |
| ⚫ Uvalde shooting revives debate: Should police officers be stationed in schools? |
 | | Survivor Miah Cerrillo addresses Congress in a video, recounting the shooting attack at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. | | Getty | |
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California, Texas among states facing weekend heat wave |
| The National Weather Service has issued several excessive heat warnings for Thursday through Sunday as temperatures over 100 degrees are expected across the Southwest region of the U.S., including Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Many states will likely match or break records, with temperatures even forecast to exceed 110 in some places. Experts say factors contributing to the blazing heat include drought and the start of the North American Monsoon, as well as consistently high temperatures across the region at night, which don't provide much reprieve from scorching days. Read more |
| 🔥 Biden to visit New Mexico in wake of historic wildfire season. |
| 🔥 Climate change is coming for us, though some people will bear the consequences more than others. |
| 🔥 ''Extreme drought conditions'' force Joshua Tree park to close trail so bighorn sheep can get water. |
| 🔥 5 tips for traveling to Mexico and the Caribbean during hurricane season. |
 | | Chrisstavion Reese, 7, plays catch with his uncle Jay'shin Williams in the midst of a dust storm Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in Odessa, Texas. | | Eli Hartman, AP | |
War will cost Russia 15 years of economic gains |
| The ripple effects of Russia's audacious invasion of Ukraine will wipe out 15 years of economic gains by the end of 2023, a global banking trade group reported Wednesday. The Institute of International Finance estimated the Russian economy will shrink by 15% this year and another 3% in 2023. Historically high oil and and natural gas prices have provided some protection from global sanctions, and the Russian central bank has raised interest rates and imposed capital controls to keep money from fleeing the country. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this week that sanctions have failed to deter Russia's military ambitions in his country. But sanctions have yet to reach the "top rung of the escalation ladder," the report says. Read more |
 | | Rescuers dismantle hazardous sections as part of emergency interventions on a partially destroyed residential building, in the residential area of Saltivka, on the northern outskirts of Kharkiv, on June 8, 2022, amid Russia's military invasion launched on Ukraine. | | SERGEY BOBOK, AFP via Getty Images | |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories yesterday |
| 📰 Texas suspended transporting inmates after an escaped convicted murderer killed a man and his four grandsons. |
| 🔻 We've had baby formula and toilet paper shortages. Now tampons are getting hard to find. |
| ⚠ A Canadian megachurch pastor was arrested in a sexual assault probe months after his resignation. |
| 🟣 Police are looking for a woman who tried to burn down the lone abortion clinic in Wyoming before it could open. |
 | | Police stand at the scene of an overnight fire that severely damaged a building that was being renovated to house a new abortion clinic in Casper, Wyo. The clinic had been set to open in June. | | Mead Gruver/AP | |
| 🎵 Our favorite 2022 song of summer contenders, from Bad Bunny and Harry Styles to Lizzo. |
| ⭐ ''The worst idea in the world'': Jennifer Lopez vents Super Bowl frustrations in Netflix documentary. |
| 👁 This viral video shows an orangutan grab a visitor through its cage at an Indonesian zoo and refuse to let go. |
 | | Orangutan snatches zoo visitor who jumped guardrail | | Associated Press | |
Celtics thwart Warriors to take NBA Finals lead |
| Jaylen Brown scored 27 points, Jayson Tatum added 26 and the Celtics rode the energy of a raucous TD Garden crowd to beat back another third-quarter onslaught by Golden State in a 116-100 victory Wednesday night that gave them a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Boston improved to 6-4 at home, compared to 8-3 on the road this postseason – and the Celtics haven't lost two straight games since the end of March. On the opposition, Stephen Curry led Golden State with 31 points and six 3-pointers. He had 15 points in a 33-25 third quarter by the Warriors but was hurt late in the fourth after Al Horford rolled into his leg on a loose ball. Curry said it was similar to a play during the regular season in which Marcus Smart dove into Curry's legs while chasing a loose ball but "not as bad." Game 4 is Friday in Boston. Read more |
| 🏀 Analysis: NBA Finals moment isn't too big for the Celtics. |
| 🏀 Duke hires former Nike, NBA staffer to aid players with NIL. |
| 🏀 Opinion: Steph Curry's incredible NBA Finals performance so far deserves more respect. |
 | | Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) goes up for a shot against the Golden State Warriors during Game 3 of basketball's NBA Finals, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in Boston. | | Kyle Terada, AP | |
📷 Photo of the day: 2022 TIME 100 Gala in New York 📷 |
 | | US actor Zendaya arrives for TIME 100 Gala at Lincoln Center in New York, June 8, 2022. | | ANGELA WEISS, AFP via Getty Images | |
| Zendaya, Andrew Garfield, Ariana DeBose and other A-listers gathered Wednesday at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City to celebrate 2022's most influential people at the TIME 100 Gala. |
| Click here to see more photos from the glam night. |
| Associated Press contributed reporting. |
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