Here's what you #Need2Know Tuesday, October 25, 2022. 

Brittney Griner Appeals Sentence, New British PM: What You Need2Know Tuesday, Oct. 25

let's start across the pond as usual as Rishi soon on Britain's next prime minister is now the country's first leader of color at the age of 43. He is the youngest in more than 200 years. He takes over during a very turbulent era in british political history. After the abrupt resignation of Liz trust after just six weeks in office, the former finance minister is expected to launch deep spending cuts as the country slides into one of its toughest downturns in decades. Hit by serge cost of energy and food Brittney Griner is appeal hearing takes place today in Moscow and the W. N. B. A. Star says unfortunately she does not expect miracles. Now. She will attend by video link from the detention center where she has been held since she was sentenced in august to nine years in jail on charges of possessing and smuggling drugs. Griner pleaded guilty at her trial but said she had made an honest mistake and didn't mean to break the law. Her lawyers say they expect a verse and her appeals hearing sometime today. Latina accused of killing four students and wounding seven others at a michigan high school last year pleaded guilty monday to murder charges. 16 year old Ethan crumbly pleaded guilty to all 24 charges against him and that includes one count of terrorism causing death and four counts of first degree murder for fatally shooting four students at oxford high School last november. He faces life without parole when he's sentenced in february well. The world of politics is waking up this morning. Our own mom to be Ariel Hickson is live in Washington D. C. To bring us the biggest, I know it's all in the building. We're still all the glow for you. That is so amazing. It was so great to surprise you guys. You guys are genuinely shocked and I'm still feeling the love over here. So good still basking anyway, okay, politics anyway, just monday Supreme Court justice Clarence thomas temporarily blocks in or lindsey Graham subpoena for the 2020 section probe. This move effectively putting the case on hold as justices decide next steps on Graham's request to quash the subpoena. Now some background here earlier this month, Sandra lindsey Graham was ordered to appear before a grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Graham has been fighting the subpoena since he was officially served over the summer. Now, Graham is one of several republicans accused of putting pressure on Georgia. Secretary of state brad raffensperger to river first the result in Georgia favoring trump in the 2020 election. Now he argues that his post election activity is protected from an investigation as it is classified as legislative activity but a federal court of Appeals argued that this wouldn't violate his rights as a senator. Conservative Supreme Court justice Clarence thomas handles emergency request from Georgia and issued this day unilaterally thomas asked for lawyers in fulton county Georgia to respond to graham's request by the end of the day thursday. We have to note as well that thomas has been really in the spotlight lately as his wife, jenny thomas, a conservative activists, questioned the results of the 2020 election and gave testimony to the House Select committee just so much t there. But yeah, absolutely. And I think a lot of us probably not surprised by Clarence thomas's stay on that. Meanwhile, all eyes were on the state of florida last night, Ariel for a high profile political debate between Republican governor Ron DeSantis and his challenger, former governor, charlie crist, to what happened here. So this was the only debate in the florida governor race with a lively crowd full of hecklers and booze. And during the debate, the Santis refused to reply to chris questioning about whether he'd run for 2024 but the two did agree on one thing, the fate of Nicholas Cruz, who was that gun man that murdered 17 people in the Parkland high school shooting. Both agree that he should get the death penalty, but he was spared as a jury couldn't really reach a unanimous decision. Of course, all things are heating up as we get closer and closer to midterm. So debates like this definitely have everybody's attention. Well, I'm sure it's just gonna get hotter. Alright, Ariel Hickson, thank you so much for bringing us that report live from Washington D. C. All right. Meanwhile, other news we're following for you this morning. Big one involving Kanye West has been officially dropped by another company that after his anti Semitic and other controversial statements he's made in this one by Adidas, the german sportswear company announcing the move after weeks of internal deliberation over the easy line created with the rapper in recent weeks he's made repeated controversial statements, anti Semitic comments and even moved to cut his corporate partnership. Now Adidas joins gap and balenciaga in cutting ties with Kanye and a high school in ST louis was under siege yesterday morning as a shooter killed at least three people, officials say that at least seven others were also injured in the attack at central visual and Performing arts high school just as class was beginning. The victims killed were an adult woman who died at the hospital and a teenage girl who was pronounced dead at the scene. Please haven't identified the suspect but say that he died after an engaged in gunfire with authorities and was taken into custody. Meanwhile, two former Minneapolis police officers who played a role in the murder of George Floyd were back in court On monday before jury selection began. J alexander King pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second degree manslaughter. Meanwhile, former officer Tou thao waived his right to a jury trial. The jury will deliver a verdict on this. Now can will see the more serious charges dropped and will serve 3.5 years in prison. That is part of his plea deal. Both former officers are already serving time on federal convictions for violating George Floyd's civil rights California. Judge has ruled in favor of a bakery owner who refused to make a wedding cake for a same sex couple because it violated her christian beliefs. The state Department of Fair House and Employment sued Taste Trees bakery in Bakersfield, arguing owner Cathy Miller intentionally discriminated against the couple. Miller's attorney argued that her rights to free speech and free expression of religion were in due process there. Now the judge ruled that Miller accounted and acted lawfully while upholding her beliefs about what the bible teaches regarding marriage.