10:30 LRN Newscast July 1

East Baton Rouge DA Hillar Moore provided extensive details on what happened when law enforcement officers were ambushed in Baton Rouge last July. Moore replayed the chilling dispatch call when the gunman, Gavin Long, opened fire on Sheriff’s Deputy Brad Garafola and others…:
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Moore says Long came to Baton Rouge to inflict pain on police officers, because of the fatal police shootings of black men.

If you’re vacationing for the 4th of July Holiday, you’re not alone. AAA spokesperson Don Redman says 44 million Americans are expected to travel and that means 2017 will be the most traveled Independence Day holiday ever..:
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He says 37.5 million people will be driving to their destinations, and 3.44 million will fly which is a 4.6% increase over last year.

Secretary of State Tom Schedler has yet to decide if they’ll provide voter identification information to a commission set by President Donald Trump investigating voter fraud. The panel is seeking names, birth dates, addresses and partial Social Security numbers. The President tweeted a number of states are refusing to give this information and he asks what are they trying to hide.

U.S. Senator John Kennedy is among 10 Senators who want to see the upcoming August recess cancelled, because they’ve yet to pass meaningful tax and health care reform. Kennedy says changes are still being made to the Senate health care reform bill and he’s waiting to see if the final product is better than so-called Obamacare…
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No word on if Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will cancel the August recess.