Here are your N2K headlines for June 22, 2022: Lawmakers reach a gun control deal in the senate, at least 1,000 people were killed in an Afghanistan earthquake, and AAA warns of record travel on July 4.

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N2K: Gun Control, Afghanistan Earthquake, July 4 Travel

scathing remarks and new details about the Yuval school shooting. This coming from the head of the texas department of public safety that the law enforcement response to the attack at rob elementary was an abject failure and antithetical to everything we've learned over the last two decades since the call of mine massacre. In a hearing Tuesday DPS director steven McCraw said that the classroom doors may not have even been locked and that the on scene commander quote decided to put the lives of the officers ahead of the lives of Children. The police were on the scene within minutes, but they had waited more than an hour to enter the classroom, 19 Children and two teachers died in that May 24 attack and the U. S. Is on the cusp of getting its first new gun safety law in years. This procedural vote in the Senate late last night puts the bipartisan measure on track to likely become law. It tackles the boyfriend loophole, mental health school safety, red flag laws and more enough republicans are on board to help senate democrats overcome a filibuster and pass the bill. The chamber's second ranking republican is not citing concerns over red flag laws, those take away guns from people determined to be a safety risk and the world of politics, waking up this Wednesday morning, Ariel Hickson is live in our nation's capital, bringing us the biggest stories unfolding their aerial, more incredible revelations yesterday from that january 6th committee. That's right baker. The 4th January six hearing in the past two weeks focused on the pressure put on state officials to overturn the election in their state in favor of former President Donald Trump the committee prompted the officials to method to really try to share how they took steps to confirm the vote counts in their states and their subsequent pressure from trump and his team, here's Georgia Secretary of state, brad, raffensperger refuting those claims with what he did in his state. Take a listen. The numbers don't lie. We had many allegations and we investigated every single one of them that I challenged my team. Did we miss anything? They said that there was over 66,000 underage voters. We found that there's actually zero. You can register to vote in Georgia when you're 17.5, you have to be 18 by election Day. We check that out every single voter. They said that there was 2423 non registered voters. There was zero. You heard it right there. The numbers don't lie. But perhaps the most compelling testimony of the day came when the officials shared the harassment and threats they received from trump supporters because they were just doing their jobs. Shaye Moss of former Georgia election worker and her mother, ruby Freeman became the center of a conspiracy theory pushed by trump and Rudy Giuliani. The subsequent death threats forced them to quit their jobs and leave their homes for safety. I felt horrible for picking this job and being the one that always wants to help And always there never missing out one election. I just felt like it was, it was my fault for putting my family in this situation. Well it wasn't your fault. Heartbreaking testimony there baker. Oh my goodness, your heart just broke when she was saying that yesterday. Ariel, now we do have another hearing scheduled for thursday. What are we expecting from this one? So the next hearing will be Thursday at three p.m. and we can expect that hearing to focus on Trump's effort to push his election misinformation within the Department of Justice and install a loyalist as attorney general who would use the might of the Doj to help his cause. Real Hickson for us live in our nation's capital. Thank you so much Hannah Elsewhere. A strong earthquake hit the eastern part of Afghanistan. Early Wednesday, killing nearly 1000 people after many homes collapsed. A government spokesperson released the news of the magnitude 6.1 quake after it struck near the border of Pakistan. The death toll rose from an earlier account of 300 to 1000 with an additional 500 injured. This is a developing story that we will keep you updated on as we get more information throughout the day. Alright, well, Elon musk has now moved a step closer and he has $44 billion offer to buy twitter and the Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Tuesday. The company's board of directors unanimously advised shareholders to approve that deal that must have proposed back in april and if it goes through, Shareholders will get $54.20 a share in the company. The stock was trading about $34 before Musk bought 9% of the company and the first native american was named the 45th Treasurer of the United States. The White House appointed the lifetime chief of the Mohegan tribe Maryland erba as U. S. Treasurer. Her appointment means a tribal leader and native american woman's signature will appear on U. S. Currency for the first time. Well Herbal will directly oversee the US mint, the borough of engraving and printing and forth Knox. She will also serve as liaison with the Federal Reserve is predicting. Nearly 48 million people are going to travel for the fourth of july and analysts expect travel over the holiday weekend to reach 98% of the pre pandemic levels. 42 million people are forecasted to travel 50 miles or more by car. That's a figure triple A says is even higher than before. The pandemic. An additional 3.5 million travelers going to take to the skies for travel triple A warning that the most congested routes will include highways around Atlanta boston Chicago, los Angeles new york and Seattle and broadway theatergoers will no longer have to mask up. Starting next month, the broadway League is announcing that mask wearing will be optional. Starting july 1st. After that, the league will evaluate the no mask policy on an ongoing basis. While masks will not be enforced, the broadway league still encourages audience members to wear them. There are currently 27 shows running on Broadway.