The search for a killer continues in New York. Rebels took another major city in Syria.

And Notre Dame is set to reopen this weekend in Paris.

That's some of what we'll get to on the seven from the Washington Post. I'm Hannah Jewell.

It's Friday, December 6th. Let's get you

caught up with today's seven stories. Number one, the White House is weighing preemptive

pardons for potential targets of Donald Trump. President Joe Biden and his top staffers are concerned because the president-elect

and his team have threatened to go after their political adversaries. So they're discussing

whether to grant preemptive pardons to people who might face hostility from the next administration.

Among those being weighed for potential pardons is Anthony Fauci, who helped

coordinate the nation's response to the coronavirus pandemic. So is retired General Mark Milley,

the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who has called Trump a fascist. There are also

concerns for California Senator-elect Adam Schiff, who led the first impeachment effort

against Trump, and for former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney, who's an outspoken Trump

critic. The discussions are still evolving, and it's not clear that the people being considered

for pardons even want them. But Biden's senior staffers have been

increasingly alarmed by Trump's picks for key law enforcement positions. Some, like Cash Patel,

the potential nominee to lead the FBI, have urged retribution against Trump's adversaries and critics.

Number two. The search continues for the gunmen who killed the CEO of United Healthcare.

Brian Thompson was shot and killed early Wednesday morning in Midtown Manhattan by a man in a hood and mask.

That suspect is still on the loose, and he was last seen in Central Park.

Yesterday, New York police released images of someone they said was wanted in connection

with the shooting.

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