Thursday, October 13th, 2022

Today's headlines: A Connecticut jury has decided that Alex Jones must pay 14 family members of 8 Sandy Hook Elementary School victims, plus an FBI agent, a collective total of $965 million. A federal watchdog within the Treasury Department has opened an investigation into his misuse of taxpayer funds to pay for 50 asylum-seeking migrants to be flown privately from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard. Pfizer’s modified vaccine is now cleared for kids 5 to 11; Moderna was cleared for kids 6 through 17. Finally for today, the January 6th committee’s final hearing is today starting at 1pm EST, and the U.S. government plans to announce what is expected to be the largest increase in social security payments in four decades. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NY Times: Alex Jones Ordered to Pay Sandy Hook Victims’ Families Nearly $1 Billion Axios: Federal watchdog investigating DeSantis' transport of migrants NBC: Omicron booster shots cleared for children as young as 5, CDC says CBS News: How to watch Thursday's House Jan. 6 committee public hearing AP News: Social Security payments set for big increase. What to know. Host: Sami Sage Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Original Music and Editing by Brandon Lee Bjornson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices