The 7: One year since the Jan. 6 attack; climate disasters in the U.S.; figure skating championships; and more
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| | | |  | | Presented By American Express Business | | | | | | | Good morning. It's Thursday, Jan. 6, and today we're looking back at the unprecedented attack on the Capitol here in Washington, D.C. | | | | Rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol one year ago today. - What happened: A mob of President Donald Trump's supporters invaded Congress while it was meeting to make Joe Biden's win official. Five people died and about 140 law enforcement officers were injured.
- What has changed: More than 725 people have been charged with crimes; law enforcement agencies have changed tactics; and Republicans have tried to whitewash what happened.
- What to know today: Biden will speak this morning, and Congress has a full day of events planned. Trump had scheduled a news conference but canceled this week.
| | | | 40% of Americans live in places hit by climate disasters last year. - Where that number comes from: A new Post analysis of federal disaster declarations by county, which includes fires, floods, hurricanes, storms and other extreme weather.
- More than 80% of Americans experienced a heat wave.
- What this shows: The effects of climate change are becoming more severe and widespread and will probably get worse.
| | | | 12-to-17-year-olds can get the Pfizer booster shot now. - The CDC signed off on expanding access to kids and teens yesterday as cases of the omicron coronavirus variant continue to rise.
- More than 4,000 children across the U.S. are hospitalized with covid-19, a record. (Hospitalizations are a better indication of omicron's impact than case numbers.)
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- Demonstrations started this weekend over high energy prices in the country bordering China and Russia and have been escalating since then.
| | | | Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers are going to ask for a mistrial. - Why? Two members of the jury that convicted her of sex trafficking shared their own experiences of childhood abuse while the jury was deciding the verdict.
- What was Maxwell convicted of? Recruiting young girls for Jeffrey Epstein, her longtime lover and employer.
- What happens now? Both sides will make their arguments to a judge.
| | | | The Grammys have been indefinitely postponed. - Why? Rising coronavirus case numbers. The awards show was supposed to happen Jan. 31.
- There's no word yet on when it will take place (last year's show was pushed to March), but when it does, comedian Trevor Noah will host.
| | | | The U.S. Figure Skating Championships start today. - What to know: The competition (in Nashville this year) will help finalize who gets to go to the Beijing Olympics next month.
- How to watch: The biggest events start tomorrow and will air on NBC and USA Network.
- Also this week: U.S. Olympic speedskating trials in Milwaukee.
You're all caught up. See you tomorrow. But before you go … images have defined how we remember Jan. 6: Our photographers take us through what they saw.  (Jordan Robertson for The Post) | Do you know someone who would like this newsletter? Share it with them. Prefer push notifications? Download The Post's app to get one when The 7 publishes. | | | | | | | | | |
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