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Wednesday's 9 things to know: Reaction to ruling on abortion in Missouri

A ruling on abortion in Missouri and Southwest Airlines makes a big change to its checked bag policy. Here are your 9 things to know.

Wednesday's 9 things to know: Reaction to ruling on abortion in Missouri
A ruling on abortion in Missouri and Southwest Airlines makes a big change to its checked bag policy. Here are your 9 things to know.

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      SOME. 430 ON YOUR WEDNESDAY, MAY 28TH. THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH FIRST NEWS. I’M CODY HOLYOKE, I’M DONNA PITMAN. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. WE’LL BRING YOU YOUR NINE THINGS TO KNOW IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT FIRST WE SAY GOOD MORNING TO KATIE HORNER, WHO HAS A QUICK CHECK OF OUR FORECAST. GOOD MORNING, CODY AND DONNA. HERE WE GO. TODAY WE’VE GOT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES NOW, BUT WE’RE EXPECTING THE SUN TO PEEK BETWEEN THE CLOUDS. TODAY MAY NOT BE A FULL BLUE SKY FOR VERY LONG, BUT AT LEAST SOME SUNSHINE TODAY AND A HIGH OF 70 DEGREES. THERE WILL BE A NORTH WIND AT 5 TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU NOTICE THE LAST FRAME, WE’RE STARTING TO ADD SOME SHOWERS THERE. THAT’S THE FORECAST FOR THIS EVENING. WE MAY HAVE JUST A FEW LITTLE SHOWERS POP UP. THE CHANCE OF RAIN IS 30% THIS EVENING. NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED, BUT IT IS GOING TO RAIN OVERNIGHT. A FEW SHOWERS TOMORROW MORNING AND THEN TOMORROW AFTERNOON. A FEW NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. I’LL SHOW YOU WHERE THEY MAY POP UP, BUT WE’RE STILL ON TRACK FOR A SUNNY AND WARM WEEKEND. I’LL SHOW YOU HOW WARM AHEAD. KATIE. THANK YOU. WELL, HERE ARE YOUR NINE THINGS TO KNOW RIGHT NOW AS YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR THIS MORNING. THE MISSOURI SUPREME COURT HAS RULED A DISTRICT JUDGE USED THE WRONG LEGAL STATUS IN A DECISION ON ABORTION ACCESS IN THE STATE. SO THE MOVE IS PAUSED. ABORTIONS IN MISSOURI. THIS COMES AS MISSOURI VOTERS ARE PREPARING TO VOTE ON ABORTION ACCESS AGAIN, DESPITE PASSING AMENDMENT THREE LAST NOVEMBER. THIS IS TWO ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BUSINESSES, EMPLOYEES AND A RIPPLE EFFECT ON OUR STATE’S ECONOMY THAT WE DO NOT WANT TO MOVE TO ANY OTHER STATE. MISSOURI GOVERNOR MIKE KEHOE IS CALLING LAWMAKERS BACK TO JEFF CITY NEXT WEEK FOR A SPECIAL SESSION. GOVERNOR WANTS THEM TO ADDRESS SEVERAL ISSUES, INCLUDING A FUNDING PLAN TO KEEP THE CHIEFS AND ROYALS IN MISSOURI. LIBERTY POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR CLUES IN THIS DANGEROUS INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED IN A NORMALLY QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD. POLICE SAY SOMEONE FIRED SHOTS INTO THE AIR IN THE CLAY MEADOWS NEIGHBORHOOD LATE MONDAY NIGHT. NO ONE WAS HURT. BUT IF YOU KNOW WHO DID THIS, CALL POLICE. STARTING TODAY, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES WILL CHARGE MOST PASSENGERS TO CHECK THEIR BAGS, ENDING A POLICY THAT’S BEEN AROUND FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS. PASSENGERS WILL BE CHARGED $35 FOR THE FIRST BAG, $45 FOR THE SECOND. A-LIST MEMBERS AND RAPID REWARDS CREDIT CARD HOLDERS WILL STILL GET ONE FREE CHECKED BAG. THE COMPANY SAID IN MARCH THAT THE NEW POLICY WILL HELP BOOST BUSINESS FOR THE AIRLINE. THE MANHUNT FOR A FORMER ARKANSAS POLICE CHIEF CONTINUES. 56 YEAR OLD GRANT HARDIN ESCAPED A PRISON IN NORTH ARKANSAS. THIS HAPPENED SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHEN HE USED A FAKE PRISON OFFICIAL UNIFORM TO ESCAPE. POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR THE OZARK FOREST. SEARCHING THE OZARK FOREST FOR HARDIN, WHO WAS SERVING 30 YEARS FOR MURDER AND 50 YEARS FOR RAPE. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS NO LONGER RECOMMENDING COVID VACCINES FOR HEALTHY CHILDREN AND HEALTHY PREGNANT WOMEN. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY RFK JR, WHO HAS A HISTORY OF ANTI-VACCINATION STANCES, MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT YESTERDAY WITHOUT SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE TO JUSTIFY THE CHANGE. MANY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS BELIEVE THIS POLICY SHIFT PUTS VULNERABLE PEOPLE AT RISK. PRESIDENT TRUMP, MEANWHILE, HAS PARDONED REALITY STARS AND TRUMP SUPPORTERS. TODD AND JULIE CHRISLEY PAIR SERVING PRISON SENTENCES FOR VIOLATING TAX LAWS AND CONSPIRING TO DEFRAUD BANKS OF MORE THAN $30 MILLION. THE PRESIDENT ALSO PARDONED FORMER VIRGINIA SHERIFF SCOTT JENKINS, A MAN WHO WAS ABOUT TO SERVE TIME FOR CONSPIRACY, FRAUD AND BRIBERY. WELL, LA TIERRA IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO HAVING A NEW OWNER. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE TACO SHELLS. A JUDGE APPROVED THE SALE OF THE GLADSTONE MADE SHELLS. ATTORNEYS ARE HOPING TO FINALIZE A $10 MILLION SALE THIS WEEK. THE ROYALS LOOK TO AVOID THE SWEEP TODAY AT HOME. THEY FELL TO THE REDS 7 TO 2 LAST NIGHT, FACING FORMER ROYAL BRADY. SINGER NOAH CAMERON WILL BE ON THE MOUND FOR KECHI TONIGHT.
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