From CNN, I'm a FOMA DK, for the five things you need to know for Wednesday, March 6. It looks like we're gearing up for an election rematch between former President Donald Trump and President Biden this fall. Today, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley announced that she's dropping out of the race after a series of Republican primary losses. During a speech in her home state, heard a CNCA WCIV, she said it's up to Trump to quote earn the support of the voters who backed her.
In all likelihood, Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee when our party convention meets in July. I congratulate him and wish him well. But the Biden campaign sees Haley's exit as an opportunity to appeal to her voters. Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips has suspended his campaign and is now endorsing Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says he's endorsing Trump.
A Russian missile strike landed just 500 meters from a convoy carrying Ukrainian President Volatomiar Zelensky and Greece's Prime Minister. Five people were killed in the Odessa strike, and more were injured, the Ukrainian Navy spokesperson said. The source tells CNN that two leaders convoy felt the impact of the missile, but neither were wounded. Here's CNN's Fred Plekin.
It's not clear whether or not the Ukrainian President Volatomiar Zelensky was actually the target of what apparently took place there, which they not only heard and explosion, but he says that they also saw the missile as it was coming down. Zelensky said that attack emphasized the need to strengthen Ukraine's air defense system. The House is expected to vote to pass key government funding bills to avoid a shutdown by the end of the week. Lawmakers are racing against two deadlines, March 8th and March 22nd.
The package of bills backed by top Democrats and Republicans in both chambers, funds critical government departments and agencies. It also includes funds for medical care and benefits for veterans and key social safety net programs, among other provisions. If the House passes, the measures the Senate will vote on them before President Joe Biden can sign them into law. A key attorney who initially alleged that Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis had an improper relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade testified before a state Senate committee today.
Ashley Merchant is one of the defense attorneys in the state's 2020 elections diversion case that wants Willis disqualified over allegations of a conflict of interest. The committee is investigating that claim and whether Willis misused public funds in her relationship with Wade, who she hired in 2021 before they claimed their relationship began. During testimony, Merchant talked about how much Wade made working with the DA's office and said Willis wouldn't have been able to hire Wade because it violates county policy. If she had hired Mr.
Wade or somebody else as a salary employee, they would make around 175,000, most likely. So using this technique that didn't obtain approval and didn't have to follow the ethical guidelines of her own office, she was able to pay him $700,000 over two or three years. Yes. And way more than he would have made as an employee.
Way more and also he's able to have a private practice, which is significant because you're not able to have a private practice if you're an employee. The panel can amend Georgia law or create new legislation, allows the power to directly sanction Willis. Coming up, the man who took his vaccinations a little too far. Hey, welcome back.
A 62-year-old German man pushed the limits of modern science by getting 217 COVID vaccine shots over the course of 29 months. A new study outlines his case and has found that the hyper-vaccination did not cause any adverse health effects, but also did not significantly improve the man's immune response. Your CNN's Meg Terrell. He was actually being investigated by the authorities in Germany where he was when he got these 217 shots.
That's how medical researchers found out about him. But there was one month in January of 2022, he was actually getting two shots per day on most days of that month, one in each arm. The man is not facing any charges and is reportedly doing fine, though of course his regimen goes against experts' recommendations. That's all for now.
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