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We start in DC with the verdict in the Proud Boys trial, four members of the Proud Boys were convicted of seditious conspiracy this morning in one of the biggest trials stemming from the January 6th insurrection, the leader of the Pro Boys Enrique Tario and four other members faced charges for their efforts to organize the breach of the capitol. This was an effort to keep President Donald Trump in power. Today, the jury decided the government had proven the existence of seditious conspiracy and voted unanimously to convict four of the five on that offense. The fifth defendant was acquitted on that charge later this afternoon and the jury is still hung on two other charges for that defendant. And those four defendants were found guilty of those other charges including obstruction of an official proceeding. The seditious conspiracy charges along with and that could carry about a 20 year prison sentence. Now we have a cause of death. By the way in the tyre Nichols police beating case. His official autopsy reveals he died of blunt force trauma. His death has been ruled a homicide. This is all according to his family who were briefed on the results by the Shelby County District Attorney on Wednesday. You remember the disturbing police footage that showed Memphis officers repeatedly punching and kicking nickels in the face. In that video. You can also see them pepper spray him and use a stun gun. This all happened after he was pulled over in January for alleged reckless driving. He died three days after this video was taken. Five officers are charged with second degree murder and other crimes in connection with his death. And we're still learning more about the man, police say went on a shooting spree at an Atlanta medical facility. He was supposed to appear in court today but waived his right to his first appearance. Police arrested Dion Patterson Wednesday night. He's charged with one count of murder and four counts of aggravated assault. After an eight hour manhunt, investigators caught the 24 year old in Cobb County just just northwest of Atlanta. And according to authorities, he was in a waiting room at Northside hospital midtown with his mother when he got upset for reasons. We don't quite understand and reportedly started shooting. His mother tells the associated press. Her son is a former coast Guardsman who had some mental instability going on from medication. He was taken four victims remain in the hospital this afternoon. The chief medical officer spoke about their conditions physically, they all have a ways to go. I think psychologically and mentally, we have to also remember that the impact on them and their families. You know, you can't underestimate how traumatic this is and they have a long way to go and we'll continue to follow this developing story. And Ed Sheeran fans, we have a verdict in his copyright infringement trial. A jury found that the singer was not liable. He spoke to reporters outside the court just after the verdict came down. I'm obviously very happy with the outcome of the case and it looks like I'm not having to retire from my day job after all. But at the same time, I'm unbelievably frustrated that racist claims like this are allowed to go to court at all. We spent the last eight years talking about two songs with dramatically different lyrics, melodies and four chords which are also different and used by songwriters every day all over the world. These chords are common building blocks which were used to create music long before let's get it on was written will be used to make music long after we are all gone. She was accused of copying parts of Marvin Gaye's classic. Let's get it on for his song thinking out loud. And today the Biden administration is issuing a stark warning before you get a medical credit card. Think about the risks and loads for medical bills. A new report shows high interest rates can add to patient debt and further threaten your financial security. Now, this report is from the Consumer Financial A Bureau. It estimates from 2018 to 2020 people across the US paid a billion dollars in deferred interest on medical credit cards and medical financing. Researchers say there are about 100 million people nationwide with some kind of health care debt.