00:00We're taking a look at what you had to say on some of the biggest stories of the week.
00:06This is straight from you. Your questions, your comments from YouTube, fact-checked and answered.
00:12First up, one viewer wants to know why the suspect in Charlie Kirk's killing is not facing terrorism or hate crime charges.
00:20All right, so here's the deal. Under federal law, there's no specific domestic terrorism crime, even if officials call it that.
00:29Politico notes that to trigger federal charges, a case usually has to involve federal property, a federal official, or a hate crime based on race, religion, gender, not political beliefs.
00:43In this case, Utah prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson in state court with aggravated murder, which makes him eligible for the death penalty, plus he's facing other felonies.
00:53A former DOJ official told Politico, there's no clear federal crime yet, but if evidence of protective bias emerges, that could change. Hope that helps.
01:06A viewer wanted to know why Egypt does not just take in Gazans by just ceding land to the refugees.
01:13Egypt's answer is a firm no. President el-Sisi says forcing Gazans into Sinai, which is in northeast Egypt, would erase Palestinian claims to a future state.
01:26The Rafah crossing into Egypt remains aid-only, not relocation.
01:32Egypt and Jordan have both rejected resettlement proposals, warning it would destabilize their countries and undermine a two-state solution.
01:41So while Egypt does have territory, the political red line remains clear.
01:46No permanent resettlement of throngs of people outside Gaza.
01:49And finally, we see your questions about that story we brought you yesterday on Bringing Back the Dodo.
01:55This viewer asked, what's the benefit, and could it be dangerous?
02:00Colossal Biosciences says it's one step closer, growing pigeon germ cells to eventually create a Dodo-like bird.
02:08The plan involves using gene-edited chickens as surrogates and eventually reintroducing the offspring into protected reserves in Mauritius, the bird's native habitat in the Indian Ocean.
02:21But experts warn this won't be a true Dodo, just a generic look-alike.
02:27And some scientists argue the buzz around de-extinction may divert money from protecting actual endangered species.
02:34The company says Dodo chicks could hatch within five to seven years.
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