Thursday, March 28

Mass shooting witnesses to testify, Marvel’s Muslim hero: 5 Things podcast


On today’s episode of the 5 Things podcast: Uvalde and Buffalo survivors, families to testify

Calls for new gun violence legislation are intensifying. Plus, Biden’s Summit of the Americas kicks off with notable absentees, Washington Watchdog Fellow Rachel Looker talks about social media’s growing role in adoptions, health reporter Adrianna Rodriguez gives us a COVID-19 check-in and there’s now a Muslim hero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Hit play on the player above to hear the podcast and follow along with the transcript below. This transcript was automatically generated, and then edited for clarity in its current form. There may be some differences between the audio and the text.

Taylor Wilson:

Buenos dias. I’m Taylor Wilson and this is 5 Things you need to know Wednesday, the 8th of June, 2022. Today, survivors and families testify after Ulvade in Buffalo. Plus the growing role of social media in adoptions and more.

Here are some of the top headlines.

  1. Top Russian official Sergey Lavrov is holding talks with Turkish officials today on a plan that could allow Ukraine to export its grain through the Black Sea amid an escalating food crisis. Ukraine is one of the world’s largest exporters of wheat and parts of the developing world are taking the hit.
  2. The race for Los Angeles mayor will head to a November runoff election after no candidate grabbed at least 50% of the vote in yesterday’s primary. US Congresswoman Karen Bass and billionaire developer, Rick Caruso will move on.
  3. And the Denver Broncos are set to be sold to Walmart heir, Rob Walton. The $4.65 billion price tag would be a record for an American sports franchise.

Nine witnesses will testify in front of the House Oversight and Reform Committee this morning about the mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York in recent weeks. Ten people were killed in the racist massacre at a supermarket in a predominantly black neighborhood in Buffalo, and 21 people, including 19 children, were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Yesterday actor Matthew McConaughy who’s originally from Uvalde spoke at the White House calling for gun control legislation.

Matthew McConaughy:

Do you know what each of these parents wanted? What they asked us for? What each parent separately expressed in their own way to Camilla and me? That they want their children’s dreams to live on. That they want their children’s dreams to continue to accomplish something after they are gone. They want to make their loss of life matter.


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