Five things to know Friday, Jan. 29:

1. Two people fleeing police in Fulton County hit a car in Gwinnett Count. The occupants of that vehicle died. [Read Lauren Foreman's story for more details]

2. The state trooper who was wounded in a shootout on I-75 earlier this week is recovering. The father of the man who died in that shootout says his son was a "good boy." [Tyler Estep has the story on what else the father said]

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. (center) is flanked by GOP whip Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (left) and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, as Thune speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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