There have been an unusual number of tornadoes this month.

We're also looking at the environmental impact of coffee pots.

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

I'm Jeff Pierre. It's Wednesday January 18th.

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

First up, a helicopter crash in Ukraine killed a government minister and more than a dozen other people.

The crash happened this morning near kindergarten in the city of

Brovery which is just outside of Ukraine's capital, Kieve. The cause isn't clear yet.

Police say that Interior Minister,

Denise Mona Stierzky, other officials, and three children were killed.

More than 20 other people were injured, including children. Number two, far right Republican lawmakers were assigned to House committees yesterday.

When Democrats were in control,

Representative's Marjorie Taylor Green and Paul Gossar had been kicked off over violent or extremist remarks.

Now Green and Gossar, along with other allies,

a former President Donald Trump,

are on a committee that plans to investigate President Biden,

among others.

And aside from the committee news, you can expect to hear a lot about the debt ceiling.

The Treasury Department says that the U.S. will begin taking extraordinary measures to stay

under the limit tomorrow.

Number three, a Massachusetts man has been charged with murdering his wife. This case has been drawing national attention.

Anna Walsh, a real estate investment manager and a mother of three, was reported missing two weeks ago.

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