There may be a glimmer of hope to get new gun policies
through Congress.
Senators announcing a new framework negotiated by outspoken
lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
The agreement included includes red flag laws which allow citizens and police to
petition to keep firearms away from at risk people and enhanced background checks.
But many gun control advocates say the proposed legislation doesn't fully
address the gun violence epidemic that we're seeing in our country.
However,
the deal likely has a better chance of becoming law compared to
a series of bills passed by the House just last week,
Also making waves on Capitol Hill Day two of the public
hearing surrounding the house investigation into the January six insurrection.
Former President trump's Attorney General William Barr had
one of the biggest revelations of the day.
He spoke out against trump's false claims of election fraud,
saying the former president's beliefs about there being
more votes than people in philadelphia were quote
absolute rubbish.
Former trump campaign manager Bill Stepien did not
appear before the committee citing a family emergency.
We will have much more on these stories later in the
show and you definitely want to stick around for that.
The race to get young kids vaccinated against covid 19 is taking a key step forward.
FDA officials saying Pfizer's vaccine is safe and
effective for kids under the age of five.
The analysis comes ahead of Wednesday's meeting where outside experts will vote
on whether the shots are ready for America's 18 million babies,
toddlers and preschoolers last week,
The FDA posted a similar analysis of moderna's vaccine
if one or both are approved vaccines for young Children
could begin as soon as next week if the C.
D. C. Also gives them the green light.
While many parents and caregivers are still
struggling to find formula for their babies,
we're learning new details about why formula plants were not being inspected
while regulators usually inspect baby formula plants at least once a year.
Federal records show they did not inspect any of the
three biggest manufacturers in 2020 because of the coronavirus.
Those inspection gaps are getting harsh
scrutiny from lawmakers and officials who are
proposing new inspection policies and launching an
official inquiry into how the F.
D. A. Handled
this Abbott disaster.
The record drivers were dreading is finally here.
The average price of a gallon of gas in the U. S.
Is well, it's about $5 for the very first time.
The price officially making the jump over the weekend.
But analysts say prices are set to go even higher a year ago.
The price for a gallon was about $2 cheaper than what it is now.
One analyst says the average household is probably
spending 100 and $60 more on gas per month
than they were compared to last year.
But it's not just gas prices, temperatures also soaring
phoenix,
Las Vegas Denver and Death valley all hitting record
highs over the weekend amid a dangerous heat wave,
California's death Valley saw the worst of it coming in at 122 degrees.
Scientists are blaming climate change and droughts for the
more frequent and harsher heat waves hitting the U.
S.
They're also warning americans to be careful saying
excessive heat leads to more deaths than hurricanes,
tornadoes
and floods combined.
The dangerous heat is also fueling massive wildfires.
At least three new fires started in southern California over the weekend,
the sheep fire in the state's national Forest is burning close to one
1000 acres.
Look at your screen officials have been knocking on doors to
tell residents to get out as soon as they can.
The California fires are burning as firefighters in nearby
states like Arizona and new Mexico are also dealing
with their own disasters.
Astro Space is reeling from an out of this world.
Oops.
The rocket company failing to get two NASA satellites into
orbit as part of a $30 million dollar mission.
Now,
those satellites satellites are intended to
track hurricanes well now they're lost.
The first stage of the launch went smoothly but the engine
in the upper part of the rocket shut down early.
There are six total satellites meant to track hurricanes.
Astro Ceo says the next two launches carrying the remaining four need
to go correctly for this mission to be considered a success.
This is Astra's second failed launch out of
the three it's attempted so far just this year
and the big winners are celebrating after broadway's brightest nights.
The 75th annual Tony awards.
The Tonys recognized broadway's best productions and performances of the year.
Last night saw winners like Miles Frost from MJ for
best actor in a leading role in a musical,
Deirdre O'connell from Dana H for best performance
by an actress in a leading role and play
and then a strange loop stole the spotlight,
Winning best musical and earning jennifer Hudson
e got status
thanks to her producing role. Congratulations to all the winners.
And moving from the stage to big news on the small screen squid game
is coming back netflix announcing the hit series is returning for a second season.
After widespread rumors and speculation,
The south korean dystopian drama quickly became netflix's most popular series
ever when it came out last year. Production is still in the early stages.
No release date has been scheduled at least as of yet,
we know the world can be tough sometimes with what seems like endless numbing news.
So to take a break,
we'd like to tell you about one good thing happening in the world today on Cheddars
news wrap and today we're taking a closer
look at a very promising medical breakthrough.
Check it out.
It's been called an unprecedented breakthrough in cancer treatment and it's
been a life changing experience for over a dozen people,
definitely saved my life and saved the lives of many
others that have been a part of this trial,
Memorial Sloan Kettering cancer center in New York City has just
completed a small clinical trial of 14 rectal cancer patients.
They took the same drug and for every one of them, the cancer simply
disappeared. That's right. 100% remission.
Doctor told me like there is no more tumor. It's a miracle.
It was like the world just stopped for a second and I couldn't believe it.
After treatment. The cancer was undetectable by exams or scans.
Doctors at Sloan Kettering say this is the first time in the
history of cancer treatment and for the patients it meant no radiation,
no chemo and no life altering surgery.
When I originally got the news that I was
not going to have to undergo radiation and chemo,
I was extremely excited.
The drug used in the trial does Starla mab is what's called a checkpoint inhibitor.
Instead of attacking cancer cells directly.
It allows the body's own immune system to identify and destroy the cells.
And more good news.
The patients in the trial experienced very few side effects.
I couldn't imagine what my life would be
like if this clinical trial hadn't been available.
The study was very small. So more investigation is needed.
But researchers are hopeful that this treatment can
lead to breakthroughs for other types of cancer