5 things to know for June 6: D-Day, Gaza, Trump, Covid-19 vaccines, Severe weather
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Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft carrying two NASA astronauts is expected to make a historic docking at the International Space Station at 12:15 p.m. ET today. Those eager to follow along can tune into CNN for live coverage or follow the journey on NASA’s website. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. Today marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for defeating Nazi Germany in World War II. The Allied invasion in 1944 saw tens of thousands of troops from countries including the US, the UK and Canada landing on five stretches of the coastline of Normandy, France. It was a coordinated effort across air, land and sea which the US Department of Defense calls the “successful beginning of the end of Hitler’s tyrannical regime.” Presidents, prime ministers and monarchs from NATO nations are gathering in France this week in what will likely be the last major decennial commemoration attended by a significant number of veterans. Even a 19-year-old who stormed ashore in the biggest amphibious operation in history would soon be 100. For more, view this photo gallery of the D-Day landings or watch this video to meet some of the last living WWII veterans who participated in the operation. An Israeli airstrike hit a UN-run school at a refugee camp in Gaza overnight, further inflaming tensions in the Middle East. The death toll from the strike has risen to at least 45, a spokesperson for Gaza’s Ministry of Health told CNN. The Israeli military confirmed it carried out the airstrike, which it said targeted a Hamas compound operating inside the school. On Wednesday, Israel’s Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant reiterated the country’s military offensive in Gaza would not be halted for any resumption of ceasefire and hostage release talks with Hamas. “We are in a process of continuous engagement to wear down the enemy. Any negotiations with the terrorist organization Hamas will only be conducted under fire,” Gallant said. A Georgia appeals court has halted the election subversion conspiracy case against former President Donald Trump and several of his co-defendants — a massive victory for the Trump team seeking to push his legal issues until 2025 if they can’t beat them altogether. The new order from the Georgia Court of Appeals is the latest indication that a trial in the state-level Georgia election subversion case will not occur before the 2024 presidential election. The court said the case will be on hold until a panel of judges rules on whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be disqualified. On Wednesday, Trump and his allies also vowed legal revenge against his opponents if he regains control of the White House. Trump promised to prosecute President Joe Biden using state and local prosecutors, the Justice Department, or even a special counsel.
Filings from special counsel Jack Smith laying out never-before-seen evidence in the election subversion case against Donald Trump – including interview transcripts and notes from an investigation that counted among its witnesses former Vice President Mike Pence, Ivanka Trump and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows – are now in the hands of a federal court.