Good evening, Ohio. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.
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Scattered showers and storms continue through Thursday night. Isolated severe weather is possible through Thursday afternoon. We could see some gusty storms with small hail and some heavy downpours. A cold front on Thursday will drop temperatures down to below average on Friday but skies will be dry.
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Today's Big Stories
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther sent a letter Wednesday to the Department of Justice asking for an investigation into the city’s police department following a spate of police killings of Black people. Ginther said that while the city is committed to reform and has already established a number of “significant” changes in the past few years, it is not enough.
2. Officer to plead not guilty to new charge in Andre Hill case
The fired Ohio police officer accused of killing Andre Hill plans to plead not guilty Wednesday to an additional criminal charge. Former Columbus police Officer Adam Coy is set to be arraigned after a grand jury on Friday added a criminal charge of reckless homicide against him for the fatal December shooting of Hill, a 47-year-old Black man. Coy, who is white, was indicted in February on murder, felonious assault and dereliction of duty charges in the death of Hill.
3. Economic impact of the pandemic: Comparing NFL Drafts
The economic boost many businesses in Cleveland have been begging for is finally here: The 2021 NFL Draft. The 2021 NFL Draft isn’t expected to be comparable revenue wise to the previous NFL Drafts. Previous drafts have brought in around $100 million or more.
4. President Biden will deliver his first address to Congress; Here’s what you need to know
Special coverage of President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress begins at 8:45 p.m. ET on your local Spectrum News station and on the Spectrum News app. The president is likely to tout his newly unveiled $1.8 trillion American Families Plan as well as his $2 trillion infrastructure proposal, the American Jobs Plan.
5. CDC: Fully vaccinated adults 65+ are 94% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19
Fully vaccinated adults 65 and older are 94% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The new study, published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), showed that the risk of hospitalization dropped significantly two weeks after receiving the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines.
Your Notes for Tomorrow
- President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden attend a drive-in rally in Atlanta to celebrate 100 days in office.
- President Biden meets with former president Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter.
- Vice President Harris visits Baltimore as part of the Biden administration’s “Getting America Back on Track” tour.
- U.S. reveals first set of GDP data for the first quarter of 2021.
- Former vice president Mike Pence speaks at Palmetto Family Council events in South Carolina.
- Prince William and Duchess Kate’s 10th wedding anniversary.
- International Dance Day.
- The NFL Draft begins!
Dear Ohio Podcast
Dear Ohio: Vaccine hesitancy is real, but will it keep us from beating COVID-19?
In this episode of Dear Ohio, Curtis Jackson talks to a public health official in one of the state’s hardest hit counties, and two physicians and researchers at the Cleveland Clinic. They will explain the remarkable science behind the vaccines and the barriers forming against them.