@johnpotratz

📡 Senior Producer @ABCNewsLive 🏡 Proud Wisconsinite-turned-Brooklynite 📝 Graduate @uw_sjmc

 Brooklyn, NY
Joined October 2009
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SCOTUS will wait until Friday to rule on the widely-used abortion pill, mifepristone. "They simply are buying some more time to put their thoughts on paper" says @devindwyer. @terrymoran adds: "The stakes are just so high...what the district court judge did was unheard of."
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GROWING REFUGEE CRISIS: The U.N. reports more than 150,000 Ukrainians have fled to other countries, about half of them traveling to Poland. @lipoftv reports from one border crossing on the growing humanitarian crisis.
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TRAYVON MARTIN: 10 YEARS LATER: Trayvon Martin’s mother speaks out while marking a decade since her son’s killing and former President Barack Obama reflects on the impact it had on America. @ztkiesch reports.
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OLYMPIC DRAMA: Olympics officials say they will decide by Monday whether Russian figure skating phenom Kamila Valieva can take the ice, just 24 hours before she is set to compete in the women’s singles event. @marcusmoore reports from Beijing. abcn.ws/3GYLy41
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POLICE MOVE IN ON PROTESTERS: Canadian police faced off with demonstrators blocking a critical bridge to the U.S., disrupting trade and the auto industry, as part of “freedom convoy” protests threatening to spread to America. @elwynlopez reports from Detroit.
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COVID CONCERN FOR QUEEN: Queen Elizabeth is being monitored after her son, Prince Charles, tested positive for COVID-19, according to Buckingham Palace, and the two reportedly met recently. @JamesAALongman reports. abcn.ws/3sCHpx8
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CONSUMER PRICES SKYROCKETING: Soaring inflation has jumped 7.5% in a year - which marks the fastest pace in 40 years. @VictorOquendo has Pres. Biden’s response and more on how long it could last for Americans. abcn.ws/3JgXZcT
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Minneapolis' mayor has imposed an immediate moratorium on no-knock warrants in response to the deadly police shooting of a 22-year-old Black man, Amir Locke. @Perezreports has more as his family calls the killing an “execution.” abcn.ws/3Huz3y2
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END OF AN ERA? Two ESPN journalists are standing by their reporting that Tom Brady, widely considered the greatest NFL quarterback of all time, plans to retire. @lipoftv reports. abcn.ws/344e2M7
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HOTEL CARBON MONOXIDE SCARE: Investigators are working to determine the cause in a horrifying case of carbon monoxide poisoning that sent several people to the hospital, including children. @elwynlopez reports. abcn.ws/3rbzKX9
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POWERFUL NOR’EASTER SLAMS MILLIONS: Blizzard conditions were reported across several states as a nor’easter buried parts of the Northeast in more than 20 inches of snow. @RobMarciano reports. abcn.ws/3L6pGab
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SOARING ENERGY PRICES: Plummeting temperatures combined with inflation are driving rising energy prices as experts say families are spending on average 30% more on natural gas. @perezreports reports. abcn.ws/32EYRZ1
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FAMILY DEMANDS JUSTICE: Relatives of Lauren Smith-Fields say they plan to sue police officials in Bridgeport, Connecticut, accusing them of mishandling the investigation into her death. @ztkiesch reports. abcn.ws/3qTJXHP
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BARR TALKING TO JAN. 6 COMMITTEE: The chairman of the House committee investigating the Capitol attack says the former top prosecutor in the Trump administration has spoken to the panel. @KennethMoton reports. abcn.ws/3tY2HrH
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FEELING THE FINANCIAL SQUEEZE: Americans are facing economic pressures on multiple fronts, as Wall Street records its worst start to a year since 2016. @DeirdreBolton reports.
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DANGEROUS ARCTIC BLAST: A brutal storm has hammered the Southeast with snow and ice, as millions in the Northeast battle bitter cold temperatures. @KennethMoton reports.
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FAA UPDATES 5G CLEARANCES: The FAA is now saying that 78% of U.S. commercial planes are cleared to land at airports with enhanced 5G service after airlines expressed concern. @GioBenitez reports. abcn.ws/3qNcwGX
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MURDER SUSPECT ARRESTED: Police have arrested the suspect, believed to be homeless, who allegedly killed a 24-year-old UCLA graduate student. The murder is one of three random killings in recent days, raising urgent safety concerns. @KayleeHartung reports. abcn.ws/3IB4N4T
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The CEOs of U.S. major airlines issued a stark warning about the implementation of 5G technology set for this week, saying it could cause “catastrophic disruption” to passenger flights and the supply chain. @GioBenitez reports. abcn.ws/33mkhe3
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HOSTAGE SITUATION AT TEXAS SYNAGOGUE: Law enforcement officials have responded to a synagogue where they say a man took a rabbi and at least three other people hostage, demanding the release of a convicted terrorist. @ABCMireya reports. abcn.ws/3tE1tkS
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