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From CNN, I'm Fez Jamil with the 5 Things You Need to Know for Wednesday, August 21st. It's day 3 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, with Kamala Harris' running mate taking the stage tonight. Tim Walz is set to deliver a primetime speech, joining a lineup that includes former President Bill Clinton and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Meanwhile, federal filings revealed that the change of the Democratic ticket boosted fundraising last month, with Harris blowing past the financial edge that former President Donald Trump had been gaining.
But Trump may be getting some other type of support. The filings also show that independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running low on campaign funds.
And his running mate says the campaign is considering dropping out and endorsing Trump. Trump was in Michigan last night, and here's what he said when CNN asked him about Kennedy. I would love that endorsement, because I've always liked him. He's a very different kind of a guy.
Very smart guy. Montana will let voters cast ballots this November on whether to enshrine abortion rights protections into the state's constitution. The state's top election officials' website says the measure seeks to protect abortion access up to the point of fetal viability, which doctors believe is about 22 to 24 weeks. Meanwhile, in Arizona, the state's Supreme Court rejected an attempt yesterday to block a ballot initiative this November that looks to enshrine the right to an abortion in the state's constitution.
Voters in at least nine states will see ballot measures on the future of reproductive rights this year. Africa's top public health agency says countries in the continent could begin vaccinations against MPOCs within days. The World Health Organization has declared the MPOCs outbreak a global health emergency, with a deadlier strain spreading quickly in the Democratic Republic of Congo and at least four other African countries, with thousands of people infected. A WHO official in Africa says getting vaccines delivered is only the first step.
Because vaccines on the tarmac is not enough. Vaccines need to be turned into vaccinations in order to be effective and make sure that ultimately we are here to get people protected and to save lives. This comes as cases have been popping up around the world. Thailand has identified its first suspected case today, while Argentina has quarantined a cargo ship after crew members showed signs of the disease.
Another WHO official says the spread of the deadlier strain of the virus could be controlled, and was, quote, not the new COVID. Gen Xers nearing retirement are more at risk of running short of money than their younger colleagues. That's a result of a recent analysis by Morningstar Center for Retirement and Policy Studies, which projects that 45% of U.S. households run the risk of falling short financially if they retire at 65.
That goes up to 54% if they retire at 62. The report says this has happened because of a shift away from a defined benefit pension system, where employers fully fund fixed monthly checks paid in retirement, and toward a defined contribution system, where employees are responsible for putting away the lion's share of the money and deciding how to invest it. The analysis shows the groups that drew the shortest straw in that transition are Gen Xers, the oldest of whom are within a decade of retirement age, as well the youngest baby boomers who are already in their early 60s. A man has been sentenced for faking his own death to avoid paying child support.
That's next. A Kentucky man who faked his own death to avoid paying child support is going to prison. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky says Jesse Kipp hacked into Hawaii's death registry system back in January last year to declare himself deceased.
Kipp admitted to faking his own death in part to avoid paying his outstanding child support. A judge this week sentenced him to nearly seven years in prison for that, and for trying to sell access to government and business networks on the darknet. CNN has reached out to Kipp's attorney for comment. That's all for now.
Our next episode drops at noon Eastern.