Exclusive: Capitol Police said that unrest was "highly improbable" ahead of the insurrection
THE BIG STORY
Capitol Police said that unrest was "highly improbable" ahead of the insurrection  (BuzzFeed News; Shay Horse/NurPhoto via Getty Images; Nick King/Lansing State Journal; obtained via Capitol Police) The chief of the Capitol Police and its top intelligence officer personally approved permits for six demonstrations to be held on Jan. 6, 2021, despite signs that one of the applications was filed for an organization that didn't exist and that five of them were a proxy for a group staging large, violent protests across the country.
Prior to Jan. 6, Capitol Police documented concerns that five separate organizers had attempted to conceal their affiliation with Ali Alexander, the right-wing activist behind the group Stop the Steal, in a secret effort to coordinate their protests against the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Despite these concerns, officers assessed "the Level of Probability of acts of civil disobedience/arrests to occur" during the demonstration "as Highly Improbable."
At the Jan. 6 riots, thousands of people marched to the Capitol, and hundreds of them forced their way in. In the ensuing violence, well over 100 police officers would be injured.
STAYING ON TOP OF THIS
Immigrant children were burned with scalding water and threatened at an emergency shelter, a whistleblower reveals Immigrant children housed at one of the Biden administration's emergency shelters were burned after bathing in scalding water, had their blood drawn without explanation, and were repeatedly threatened with deportation, according to a new whistleblower complaint.
It's the third complaint to come out of Fort Bliss, an army base near El Paso, Texas, that houses thousands of immigrant children who crossed the border without their parents.
The children were housed by contractors for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In a statement, the agency said it acts quickly to address concerns and has closed sites for immigrant children that didn't meet its standards. "The care and well-being of children in our custody continues to be a top priority for HHS," said one HHS spokesperson.
However, the whistleblower report disputed these HHS statements, saying that "to the contrary, the problems are ongoing, systemic, and repeated...with tragic consequences. It is true these are old issues; it is not true they have been fixed."
SNAPSHOTS
Identities of Surfside condo victims were allegedly stolen days after the collapse to commit fraud. Officials say the suspects posed as survivors to get replacement credit cards, which they used to make purchases worth tens of thousands of dollars.
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' lawyers said she's a failure but not a criminal on the first day of her fraud trial. Holmes, who was once hailed as the next Steve Jobs, intentionally misled investors and patients about the capabilities of her company's blood-testing technology.
Britney Spears' attorney said Jamie Spears suddenly filing to end her conservatorship is an attempt to avoid answering questions under oath. "It appears that Mr. Spears believes he can try to avoid accountability and justice," her lawyer said, before insisting that "our investigation will continue."
"AUDIT," EMPHASIS ON AIR QUOTES
Arizona's election "audit" isn't done, but two Trump-supporting Republicans are just declaring victory for him anyway After nearly five months, Arizona's sham "audit" has yet to produce evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election. With no end in sight, two of Trump's staunchest backers in the state declared they've seen enough and that the election should just be decertified.
State Sen. Wendy Rogers and Rep. Mark Finchem made the proclamations on Twitter on Wednesday within minutes of each other, calling on the state to "recall" its electors and decertify the election. "Do we need any more evidence?" Rogers tweeted.
The election in Arizona, as in every state, has already been audited multiple times without finding evidence of widespread voter fraud. The latest "audit" by contractors Cyber Ninjas has been delayed repeatedly, in part because CEO Doug Logan and two others were said to have contracted serious cases of COVID-19.
READY TO FEEL OLD
People are sobbing over this wholesome new video from Blue's Clues' Steve  (Nick Jr/Via Twitter: @nickjr) To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the premiere of Blue's Clues, former host and childhood icon Steve returned with a touching message: We're all older now, but he's proud of how everyone has grown up and changed.
"We started out with clues, and now, it's what? Student loans and jobs and families? And some of it has been kind of hard, you know? I know you know," he said.
"And then look at you, and look at all you have done and all you have accomplished in all that time. And it's just — it's just so amazing."
It's a super cute video, one that will make you feel nostalgic and uplifted all at the same time. But don't take my word for it — watch it for yourself whenever you need some positivity in your life. It's okay to feel whatever you're feeling today, Alexa 📝 This letter was edited and brought to you by Alexa Lee and BuzzFeed News. You can always reach us here.
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