5 Things To Know For Your New Day-Friday March 31

Flynn Seeks Immunity For Testimony:

Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn is willing to testify before federal and congressional investigators in their ongoing probe into Russian meddling in the US elections, but only if he is granted immunity, his lawyer said Thursday.

“Gen. Flynn certainly has a story to tell, and he very much wants to tell it, should the circumstances permit. … No reasonable person, who has the benefit of advice from counsel, would submit to questioning in such a highly politicized, witch-hunt environment without assurances against unfair prosecution,” Robert Kelner, Flynn’s lawyer, said in a statement late Thursday.

Portion Of Interstate 85 Shut Down After Fiery Collapse In Atlanta:

A massive fireball collapsed a portion of Interstate 85 in Atlanta, sending motorists driving through billowing black smoke before the city shut down that section of the highway indefinitely.

The fire started underneath part of the highway on Thursday evening. At about 7 p.m., an elevated section of the northbound interstate collapsed, forcing frantic motorists to seek alternative routes.

An estimated 250,000 cars per day drive through that stretch of the interstate — a major thoroughfare for traffic heading north and south through Atlanta.

Trump’s Love Of Getting Even Comes To Washington:

Long before Donald Trump ever became a credible presidential candidate, let alone the commander in chief, the former reality TV star was guided by one animating principle: “If they screw you, screw them back 10 times as hard.”

Trump’s desire for revenge played out in public on Thursday when, in an effort to spook conservative members of his own party, the President lumped the Freedom Caucus — a collection of conservative Republican lawmakers — with Democrats and pledged to “fight them” in 2018.

The Cup of Coffee That Could Cause Heart Palpitations:

The “world’s strongest coffee” is now available in the US, but just one cup could spill you over the daily caffeine limit.

“If you want to stand out, you need to be the ‘est’ — the biggest, smartest, strongest, or cheapest,” said Black Insomnia founder Sean Kristafor. “So when we wanted to compete in coffee, as a caffeine product, we had to be the strongest, but obviously, we don’t exceed the world guidelines.”

US Women’s Hockey Team Shoots For Equality — And Scores:

The same weekend that the US women’s hockey team declared its intention to boycott this year’s International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship in Michigan, I was traveling from New York to host a fencing clinic. The team’s statements caused me to reflect on my own experiences as an elite female athlete who competes for my country in a sport traditionally dominated by males.

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source: CNN.com

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