Never before seen Trump Jan. 6 outtakes, polio case in New York: 5 Things podcast

On today's episode of the 5 Things podcast: Never before seen video outtakes of Trump at Jan 6 hearing

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6th attack on the Capitol shows never before seen videos of Former President Trump during and after the attack. Plus, a case of polio is found in New York, the U.S. Army is in a recruiting crisis, USA TODAY’s money reporter Elisabeth Buchwald talks about patience with investing, and the Mega Millions lottery tops $600 million.

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PJ Elliott:

Good morning. I'm PJ Elliott and this is 5 Things you need to know for Friday, the 22nd of July, 2022. I'm filling in for Taylor Wilson, who will be back on Monday, July 25th. Today, a polio case has been reported in New York. The U.S. Army is facing its worst recruiting environment in half a century, and more.

Here are some of the top headlines:

1. A bill that would federally protect the right to contraceptive access passed the house on Thursday in a vote where eight Republicans joined all Democrats in support of the measure.

2. Turkish officials say a deal has been reached on a UN plan to unblock the exports of Ukrainian grain amid the war. It is set to be signed Friday in Istanbul.

3. The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general has launched a criminal investigation into the destruction of Secret Service text messages sought as part of investigations into the January 6th, 2021 Capitol attack.

4. And the Supreme Court on Thursday declined a request from the Biden administration to prioritize certain immigrants for deportation, but said it would hear arguments in the dispute later this year.

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At its Thursday prime time hearing, the House committee investigating the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol chronicled what was happening in Congress and at the White House during the 187 minutes between then President Donald Trump's fiery speech and his video encouraging the mob to go home. Committee members have argued that Trump's lack of response was dereliction of duty under the constitution to protect Congress. The committee showed a never-before-seen video of Trump's statement on the day after the Capitol riot, in which he refused to accept losing the 2020 election.

Donald Trump:

"But this election is now over. Congress has certified the results. I don't wanna say the election's over. I just wanna say Congress has certified the results without saying the election's over. Okay?

Trump Aide:

"But Congress has certified... Now Congress has certified..."

Donald Trump:

"Yeah, I didn't say over. So let, let me see. Don't... Go to the paragraph before."

PJ Elliott:

In never-before-seen photos and videos, the committee also showed congressional leaders, including then Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, huddling in a secured location telling acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller how the building needed to be secured.

In her closing statement, Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney made the point that the witnesses criticizing former president Trump's behavior are all Republicans and they would not change their stories, even under cross examination by the former president's backers. Some Republicans have criticized the committee because there are no Trump defenders on it. But Cheney said that makes no difference when it comes to testimony from so many witnesses, especially the lawyers who advised the president he was acting improperly.

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The United States Army is facing its worst recruiting environment in half a century as USA TODAY'S Pentagon correspondent Tom Vanden Brook tells us, getting back on track won't be easy.

Tom Vanden Brook:

The problem right now is that the military, the Army in particular, is tens of thousands recruits short of its goal for the year. And without those young people joining, that means that the jobs that they need to have filled in infantry and other sources of specialties will go unfilled. And right now there's a great demand for the Armed Services to be in places like Eastern Europe, where Ukraine has obviously been invaded by Russia. So 20,000 extra soldiers were sent there, troops were sent there earlier this year. So there's great demand for them and there are a few to be found.

Part of the reason for this is the great job market. Young people have a lot of options. And traditionally when unemployment has been low, it's very difficult to recruit for the military.

And then there's some other things that are going on, too, that haven't happened in the past. COVID prevented recruiters from hitting high schools, which has been a traditional seed bed for recruits. And people have a different attitude towards work now than they did in pre-pandemic. There's more interest in working from home. And if you're in the Army, you're not working from home, you're working at a base or you're overseas deployed.

For the Army, they're looking at the pool of folks who are qualified between age 17 and 24, because those are the young people that you want to fill out your units. Only 23% of those folks have the physical and academic qualifications to join the Army. So you're looking at a smaller subsection of young people in America and not all of those 23% wanna join the Army. So they're really working with a very small pool of talent and it's getting smaller all the time.

It used to be just a few years ago, 29% of Americans were qualified physically and academically to serve in the Army. And Wednesday, the Army announced that it was starting a pilot program for perspective recruits that would help them get into shape physically and also get into shape mentally, basically academically, to join the Army. So they're gonna reach out to people who may not have the qualifications, but with some physical training and maybe some remedial coursework would be able to serve in the Army. There are record bonuses for people who sign up for a six year enlistment. So $50,000 goes to somebody who says, "I'll serve in the Army for six years." And they're also offering bonuses for people who will agree to join the Army quickly within just a matter of a month or two.

You can find the link to this story in today's show description.

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A case of polio has been reported in New York. The viral disease, which can cause neurological symptoms, paralysis or death, was declared eliminated in the United States in 1979. Although routine spread has been halted for decades, occasionally travelers with polio have brought infections into the U.S. In 2013, a case occurred in a seven month old who had recently moved to the U.S. from India. The patient in this new case, a young adult who did not recently travel outside the country, was hospitalized, but is no longer, according to officials. Health officials also said that the person had not been vaccinated against polio. The person is no longer able to transmit the virus, but investigators are looking into how the infection occurred and whether other people may have been exposed to the virus.

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A few weeks ago, USA TODAY'S Personal Finance and Markets reporter Elisabeth Buchwald got a notification from an old stock market account she opened when she was 12 years old. As she told producer James Brown, seeing the return taught her about patience and investing.

Elisabeth Buchwald:

The funny thing is the story that I worked on was a look back at how those investments did. Kind of haven't really touched a lot of them, but I was really into it in middle school and high school. And as I've gotten older, it's just one of those things that kind of sits on the back burner. And I was curious how those investments performed. And I was a bit stunned when I saw my returns on that account were higher than my 401(k) and my other investment account that I started after college. So that was what the story was based off of, and it's just been interesting to kind of dig into my theories back then and see how it's affected me to this day.

James Brown:

What did you take away from the fact that your portfolio is outperforming your 401(k)? I would think that would be somewhat alarming, I would think.

Elisabeth Buchwald:

It was at first. And that was my first thought, what is going on here? That my second thought was in my stock was at 12 and I just didn't know it. But on third thought, I realized that it was just a matter of time. And that's the big thing with investments today. If you started investing over the course of one month, you're gonna see a very volatile portfolio, things shooting up and down a lot. These days down a lot. But if you look at any major index over time, say 10 years, things tend go up because it smooths out these short term volatility points that keep investors on their seats a lot. And when you just look at over time, recessions come and go and then stocks tend to do better after that. But it really is just that I left the money there and let it compound.

James Brown:

Any regrets?

Elisabeth Buchwald:

I wish I had bought Amazon. It looked so expensive then, of course, it's one of those things that has gone up, too And Apple. I should have just... Even one share would've gone up so much more. But I think if there's any consolation, I definitely wouldn't have told myself to get crypto, which wasn't around when I was 12. But in high school, I remember it was first around. Even though I would've made a lot, it's still something that is hard to comprehend. So probably would've told myself, go for Amazon and Apple, even though they look expensive.

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PJ Elliott:

The Mega Millions jackpot will now top $600 million on Friday. Since no one matched all six numbers in Tuesday's $555 million jackpot, the jackpot will now be an estimated $630 million with a cash option of $359.7 million for Friday's drawing, this according to the Mega Millions website. The jackpot will be the fifth largest for the Mega Millions ever, and the 12th largest lottery ever in the United States. The Mega Millions has not been won since April 15th, when a ticket sold in Tennessee hit for $20 million. Mega Million's drawings are every Tuesday and Friday at 11:00 PM. Eastern. You can play the game in 45 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Thanks for listening to 5 Things. As a reminder, you can subscribe for free and rate us in review on Apple Podcast, and catch us wherever you get your audio. Thanks to James Brown for his work on the show today. I'll be back with more of 5 Things tomorrow from USA TODAY.

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