On today’s episode of the 5 Things podcast: NFL gamer in important condition after collapse on field
Buffalo Bills’ security Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field throughout the Monday Night Football videogame versus the Cincinnati Bengals. The videogame was suspended and Hamlin is in vital condition. Plus, USA TODAY Congressional Reporter Candy Woodall describes what to anticipate from the brand-new Congress, a suspect in the Idaho killings will inform a judge today that he won’t battle extradition to the state, USA TODAY Health Reporter Karen Weintraub talks about weight loss drugs, and a university’s yearly eradicated words list provides some words to leave behind in 2023.
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Taylor Wilson:
Good earlymorning. I’m Taylor Wilson and this is 5 Things you requirement to understand Tuesday, the 3rd of January,2023 Today, the newest on NFL gamer Damar Hamlin who collapsed on the field last night. Plus a brand-new congress gets to work, and we’ll talk about weight loss drugs.
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It was a frightening night in the National Football League when Buffalo Bills’ security Damar Hamlin collapsed in the veryfirst quarter of a videogame versus the Cincinnati Bengals. Hamlin dealtwith Bengals’ large receiver Tee Higgins, and stood up priorto collapsing to the ground. An ambulance was brought on the field and he was offered CPR, according to the live ESPN broadcast. Teammates gathered close-by, numerous in tears. Just previously 2: 00 AM Eastern, the Buffalo Bills tweeted that Hamlin suffered a heart arrest and his heartbeat was broughtback on the field. At the time of the tweet, he was sedated and noted in crucial condition.
Last night’s videogame was ultimately suspended more than an hour after Hamlin collapsed. On a late night conference call, NFL Executive Vice President Troy Vincent stated, “The league took no actions towards rebooting the videogame and did not ask gamers to start a five-minute warmup duration, as ESPN’s broadcasters stated.” On the transmitted, play-by-play commentator Joe Buck stated that details came from the league. For more updates throughout the day, stay with USATODAY.com.
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The House Speaker’s gavel will quickly be held by a Republican, and with that modification come brand-new concerns, a series of examinations and partisan gridlock that might bring President Joe Biden’s program to a crawl, if not a complete stop. Producer PJ Elliott spoke with USA TODAY Congressional Reporter Candy Woodall to discover out what we can anticipate with this brand-new Congress.
PJ Elliott:
Candy, thanks so much for hopping on the podcast.
Candy Woodall:
Thanks for having me.
PJ Elliott:
So what can we anticipate with this brand-new Congress?
Candy Woodall:
Well, I believe the mostsignificant thing to watch right now is who the leader of the House will be. For mostlikely the veryfirst time in a century, there’s truly a lot of concerns. It’s totally uncertain who will be chosen on Tuesday as the House speaker. House Republicans recorded the bulk by a four-person margin truly, and they’re headed into Tuesday in a brand-new session. They have a lot of objectives, a lot of prepares they desire to hold the Biden administration liable for, however they do not have a clear sense of who their speaker will be. Right now, the minority leader, Kevin McCarthy, is poised. He’s been running for speaker for a long time now, however it’s not clear that he has the assistance to do it. Right now, he can just manage to lose 4 votes. And there are 9 Republicans who are calling for modification.
PJ Elliott:
So if not McCarthy, who are some of the other front runners that might be the brand-new speaker?
Candy Woodall:
Well, you have Andy Biggs tough him, however there’s not much assistance for Andy Biggs throughout the larger conference. It hasactually been stated that McCarthy’s deputy, Steve Scalise, might be a possible speaker. However, Scalise has stated openly he’s not going to difficulty McCarthy, and the just method that he would even attempt and get that position would be if McCarthy bowed out. Another name that’s been drifted is House Freedom Caucus member Jim Jordan of Ohio, however he has likewise stated