The shooting at a congressional baseball practice reminds us of something we too often forget: We are one country, and we’re all in this together. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.
1. Congressional shooting
The one person who may have a clue as to why Stephen Paddock decided to kill 58 people at a country music festival will soon be talking with investigators. Marilou Danley, Paddock’s girlfriend, just flew in from the Philippines and landed in Los Angeles. She was accompanied by FBI agents and will be questioned by Las Vegas police.
We’ve also gotten more details about the shooting itself through police body-cam footage, which captures the rapid staccato of the gunfire. The gunman continuously fired for about 10 minutes. Photos from Paddock’s hotel suite at Mandalay Bay were also published, showing guns, ammunition and what appears to be a body on the floor.
The stories of how people pulled together to help each other during Sunday night’s chaos are starting to emerge. Like the shooting survivor who held a stranger’s hand for hours after he died at her side. Or the Iraq war vet who took a stranger’s truck to get the wounded to a hospital. We’ve profiled some of those lost to the shooting. President Trump visits Las Vegas later today.
2. Democratic National Committee
3. The Weinstein effect
5. Fried potatoes study
5. Trump in Asia
NUMBER OF THE DAY
The number of Yahoo accounts hacked in a 2013 data breach. In other words: Every. Single. One.
BREAKFAST BROWSE
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Remember MTV’s “The Hills?” We barely remember it either, but congrats are in order for two of the reality show’s stars, who welcomed their first child.
Apple put out a fix for the new iOS 11 update after people complained about a crackling sound during phone and FaceTime calls.
Great grandpa
Meet “ICU Grandpa,” a retired marketing executive who cradles babies at an Atlanta hospital when their parents can’t.
Cold case
It’s one of the big mysteries from one of humanity’s saddest stories: Who betrayed Anne Frank? An ex-FBI agent’s on the case.
Fantasy island
Welcome to Japan’s “art island,” where cool sculptures dot the landscape and even abandoned buildings can become things of beauty.
NUMBER OF THE DAY
“I think they will feel some of what’s happening now as intrinsically not what they were taught.”
Michelle Obama, saying young people who came of age during her husband’s presidency are hearing different messages in the age of Trump
AND FINALLY …
‘Do you remember?’
A man thought it would be cool to prank his roommate by playing Earth, Wind and Fire’s “September” – every day of that month. Well, at least he picked a good song. (Click to view)