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We are watching this week as the Utah man charged in the shooting death of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk is back in court for the third day of his week-long preliminary hearing. On Wednesday, prosecutors continued presenting the evidence they have against Tyler Robinson, including DNA evidence. LiveNOW’s Alexandra Goldberg is speaking with defense attorney Nicole Deborde as prosecutors revealed key evidence surrounding last year’s incident at Utah Valley University. 

LiveNOW’s Andy Mac is speaking with Alexei Koseff with The Washington Post as Democrat Graham Platner announces his plans to withdraw from the competitive Senate race in Maine. Platner has been backed by progressive champion Sen. Bernie Sanders and was working to challenge longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November. LiveNOW is also speaking with Democratic strategist Michael Trujillo as Dems scramble to find a new candidate to take on Collins come November. 

We are now learning that Graham Platner, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, suspended his campaign on Wednesday. This comes amid growing calls from top Democrats across the country for him to quit the race. Platner's exit from the race comes five days before a crucial deadline, which, if he had missed, would have prevented Maine Democrats from replacing him with a new nominee on the general election ballot. Platner has previously called the allegations against him "false" after a Politico story was published detailing allegations against him. 

We are learning more this week as family and activists continue to call for transparency after the deadly shooting of a man in Houston by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. According to our partners at FOX 26 Houston, the family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo say he was shot and killed by an ICE officer in the city on Tuesday morning. LiveNOW’s Anna Marsick is speaking with Mekenna Earnhardt with FOX 26 Houston as activists continue to gather in the area around where the incident occurred. 

We are watching now as crews are on the scene of a bus crash in Baltimore County this Wednesday. Early reports indicate that a local bus crashed into a building in the Pikesville area. According to the Baltimore County Fire Department, over 30 people were injured, with at least one in critical condition. The Maryland State Highway Administration also said a number of roads would be closed as crews responded to the incident.