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Need2Know: Bolton Assassination Attempt, Trump Pleads The Fifth, Teen Social Media Screen Time Rises

An Iranian operative has been charged by the Justice Department in a plot to murder the former Trump administration's national security adviser, John Bolton. Now it's assumed that the attempt was in retaliation for 2020 air strike that killed a powerful generator in Iran. The man offered $300,000 to eliminate Bolton bolton. Thank the FBI and Justice Department calling Iran's rulers, liars, terrorists and enemies of the United States and the world of politics is waking up this morning after former president trump pledged the fifth in a deposition with the new york attorney general. Our own aerial Hickson is live at the White House to bring us the very latest Good morning. Ariel Good morning Shan Alicia. Well, former President trump invoked his Fifth amendment right against self incrimination more than 440 times. And that is something that is definitely on everyone's mind at this point Wednesday during that particular moment. Now as we look into former President donald trump, He has so much that is circulating around him at this point from the taxes that they're looking into to the idea that he might be potentially running for office in 2020 for now reporting from several outlets tells us that trump only answered one question which is a possibility. Now in a statement released during his deposition trump said, quote, I once asked if you're innocent, why are you taking the fifth amendment? Now, I know the answer to that question. When your family, your company and all the people in your orbit have become the targets. Unfounded, politically motivated witch hunt, supported by lawyers, prosecutors and the fake news media you have no choice. The deposition of the former president is in the latest development in the new york. Attorney general's investigation of trump and his businesses. The focus is whether the trump organization and the former president by proxy devalued assets to secure better loans and lower tax obligations. So Ariel trump famously made fun of people who pled the fifth. Now he's done exactly what he is condemned. What does pleading the fifth mean in terms of his case? Well it's important to note that trump pleading the fifth does protect him in a criminal case. A new york Supreme Court judge noted in a case earlier this year that if trump decided to plead the fifth, it couldn't be used against him in a criminal prosecution. But he went on to say that a jury in a civil case could draw a quote negative interference about his invocation of the fifth so it could still hurt trump in the end if jane pursues a civil case against the trumps. Alright Ariel Hickson live from D. C. Thank you so much for that update and as we move through another pandemic impacted year, the majority of americans are leaving their mask at home. That's according to new data from the Annenberg public policy center surveyed nearly 1600 people, 54% said they rarely or never wear a mask in are around people from outside their household that 54% is more than double the amount who took the same survey in january. The W. H. O. Says new covid infections have remained somewhat stable in the past week. Well it might be the wrong time for people in china to leave their mask at home. Meanwhile, scientists are tracking a new virus in eastern china. Experts think the virus was contracted from mold like animals or mammals called shrews. Now the language virus Was found in 35 patients in two provinces since 2018 patients had fevers, fatigue and a cough. But there's no evidence so far that the virus can transmit among humans and almost half of the us team say they are online almost constantly. Not shocking. That's nearly double the number since 2015 when the Pew Research Center conducted their last survey. YouTube is the most popular Platform among American teens with 95% saying they use the site or its mobile app. Tiktok is now using about 67% of teens between 13 and 17 years old. And not surprising. Facebook is plunging amongst teens and 2015, said they use the Facebook now, only 32% said they are on the platform Instagram. My favorite came in third and Snapchat rounded out the way coming in fourth. Well you probably won't be seeing golfers who jumped ship to play for the live golf tournament at the PGA Tour's upcoming Fedex Cup playoffs. A judge has denied three live golfers plea to play rejecting their request for a temporary restraining order. Now the judge said that the golfers failed to show that the exclusion from the event would cause irreparable harm, citing the big money that they're making while competing for the Saudi backed live golf series. Now, 11 golfers have filed a federal antitrust lawsuit claiming their careers were damaged after the P. G. A. Tour dropped them from signing with live and the latest action figure is not from the metaverse. In your company raised more than 100 and $20,000 to make an action figure of Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky. For every figure sold $1 would go towards efforts to support the Ukraine amid the war with Russia, the company called Zelinsky the unlikely hero. Now those who want the action figure will have to wait a bit. The six inch replica is set to ship starting March of 2023