5 things to know Wednesday

Queenie Bell September 30, 2020

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A nation looks at the brutal and chaotic first presidential debate

The night that voters across the United States had been waiting for finally arrived Tuesday night: Republican President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee, went face-to-face for the first presidential debate. Unfortunately, the candidates spent most of their time during the 90-minute event trying to accumulate their points Frequent entries and exchanges back and forth mediator Chris Wallace Struggling to restrain them, especially Trump. The analysis and validation of the candidates’ claims is expected to continue on Wednesday. But one important moment can end up being scrutinized more intensely. Toward the end of the debate, Wallace asked Trump if he would be willing to condemn white supremacists and militia groups. Trump shunned the question, focusing more on “Antifa and the Left.” His response Energize the proud boysWell-known extremist group, one expert said.

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Grand Jury Records will be released by Briona Taylor

In a very unusual move, Kentucky Attorney Daniel Cameron is expected on Wednesday For posting recordings of confidential grand jury deliberations Related to the case of Briona Taylor. Cameron’s office said in a statement on Monday that it would reluctantly comply with a judge’s order to make the recordings public. “The grand jury is supposed to be a secret agency,” he said. In a controversial decision, the grand jury did not issue any charges against the Louisville officers who shot and killed Taylor. One of the officers was charged with unjust endangerment after some of his bullets entered a populated apartment near Taylor.

Former FBI Director James Comey testified about the investigation in Russia

James Comey He will testify before the Senate Judicial Committee On Wednesday as Republicans continue to try to prove that he conspired with the agency against President Donald Trump in 2016. Comey, who was dismissed by Trump as director of the FBI in May 2017, will be a distinguished witness in Senator Lindsay Graham’s investigation into the assets investigation into the Russia Department of Justice . This investigation, conducted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, found multiple contacts between the Trump campaign and Russia, but said there was insufficient evidence to prove a criminal plot. Trump and his fellow Republicans have alleged that the department was conspiring against the president before and after the 2016 election.

The NBA Finals are set to end between the Lakers and the Heat

The NBA Finals will begin Wednesday night (9 p.m. ET, ABC) in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, with the Los Angeles Lakers to face the Miami Heat. The Lakers, led by the First Team All-NBA LeBron James Anthony Davis, defeated the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals to secure them a place in the Finals for the 32nd time, but for the first time in 10 years. The Heat, led by All Stars 2020 Jimmy Butler And Pam Adebayo qualified for the finals for the first time since 2014 after beating the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. Hit head Pat Riley, who coached the Heat for the 2006 championship, also won four championships with the Lakers in the 1980s.

Yaba Daba Do! 60 Years Since The Flintstones

The Flintstones was prehistoric in terms of design when it premiered on September 30, 1960. Sixty years later, the first prime-time television animated series appears to be older in some ways, surprisingly contemporary in others and still receiving responses. In today’s popular culture. It was a classic, spanning six seasons, from Jackie Gleason’s “Honeymoon”. Bill Kevini looks back with six fun facts on TV’s gem, Which was centered around Fred and Wilma Flintstone, a mid-twentieth-century Bedrock couple living in 10,000 BC.