You’re looking at footage of the longest Burmese python ever recorded. Amateur hunters captured the snake in Naples, Florida. The Southwest Florida Conservancy says the python is a record 19 feet long and weighs 125 pounds. That’s roughly the average height of an adult giraffe. Source

The Biden administration is taking steps to forgive billions in student loan debt. It’s doing so by making fixes to some repayment plans. The move will automatically forgive $39 billion of educational debt. This comes after the Supreme Court struck down another student debt forgiveness plan just weeks ago. CBS News reporter Natalie Brand has more. Source

The leaders of the SAG-AFTRA actors union announced Thursday they are joining the writers of the WGA on the picket lines, the first time since 1960 that actors and screenwriters have been on strike at the same time. Carrie Gibson, an actress and member of the Screen Actors Guild, joined CBS News to talk about what union members are sacrificing with the strike. Source

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Rex Heuermann is an architect who founded the New York City firm RH Consultants and Associates in 1994, according to the company’s website. Source

The Biden administration announced debt relief for certain Americans with student loans. Source

Sweltering temperatures are expected to continue through the weekend and into next week. Meteorologist Alex Wallace from The Weather Channel has the forecast. Source

Forecasters expect parts of California and Arizona to reach all-time high temperatures this weekend as the National Weather Service says roughly 111 million people are under heat advisories. CBS News correspondent Danya Bacchus reports from Santa Clarita, California. Source

Several law enforcement sources told CBS New York that Rex Heuermann has been arrested in connection with the long-unsolved Gilgo Beach murders. The major development comes over a decade after more than 10 bodies were found on Long Island. “48 Hours” correspondent Erin Moriarty and Pat Milton, senior producer for CBS News’ investigative unit, have the latest on the case. Source

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