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The 7

Friday, January 20, 2023

The 7

The Washington Post

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🗓️ 20 January 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Friday briefing: Ukraine gets ready for counteroffensive; March for Life; Alec Baldwin; David Crosby; organic food; and more


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0:00.0

The first March for Life since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade is happening today,

0:08.0

and aggressive new guidelines to end childhood obesity. That's some of what we'll get to on the seven from the

0:13.3

Washington Post. I'm Christina Quinn. It's Friday, January 20th. Let's get you caught up

0:18.3

with today's seven stories. First up, the head of the CIA had a secret meeting with Ukraine's president.

0:28.0

The post reported that William Burns traveled to Kyiv last week to share U.S. intelligence with Volodomir Zelensky about Russia's next steps in Ukraine.

0:36.4

Now this high-level visit comes at a critical point in the war.

0:40.6

Ukraine is getting ready for a major counter-offensive while Russia is

0:44.0

attacking the eastern city of Bachmut. Military analysts expect that an uptick in

0:48.8

fighting this spring could determine the war worst trajectory. At number two, the 50th March for Life will be held today in Washington, D.C.

1:00.1

The event began as an annual abortion protest held right around the anniversary of the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe vuey

1:06.4

decision. Today's March for Life is the first since the Supreme Court struck down that decision,

1:11.6

which got rid of the constitutional right to an abortion.

1:14.5

That has shifted the focus of anti-abortion protesters away from the court to Congress.

1:19.5

They're changing the route of the march to go past the US capital.

1:22.6

That's a nod to their calls for lawmakers

1:24.6

to pass a national abortion ban.

1:26.5

After Alec Baldwin will face charges and the fatal shooting that happened on the set of a movie in 2021.

1:39.0

That's our third story. Baldwin had been rehearsing a scene in New Mexico for a movie called Rust.

1:45.2

He fired a prop gun that had somehow been loaded with live ammo, killing cinematographer

1:49.5

Helena Hutchins.

1:50.9

Prosecutors announced yesterday that Baldwin and an onset armorer will be charged with two counts each of involuntary manslaughter.

1:57.0

The development could lead to prison sentences. Number four. A new program will allow up to 30,000 more migrants a month to come to the

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