Evening briefing in Buffalo: May 6

Good evening, Buffalo. We end the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather forecast.

Your weather planner

Clouds will gradually decrease tonight. This will set the stage for a cooler, but still seasonal, night.

We will have more sunshine tomorrow with highs in the 70s.

Tomorrow’s forecast

Peaks : Mid 70s The lowest: Upper fifties Partly cloudy

7 day forecast | Interactive radar

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The big stories of the day

1. Hamas declares having accepted the ceasefire proposal

Hamas says it has accepted the Egyptian-Qatari ceasefire proposal aimed at ending the seven-month war with Israel.

2. Columbia cancels university-wide graduation ceremony following protests

Columbia University canceled its graduation ceremony scheduled for May 15 following pro-Palestinian protests that spread to college campuses across the country.

3. Live updates: Trump held in contempt again in secret trial and judge threatens jail time

The judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s secret trial fined him an additional $1,000 for once again violating a silence order barring him from making inflammatory comments about witnesses and jurors.

4. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders calls himself a candidate for re-election

The eminent progressive announced Monday that he will seek another term to represent the Green Mountain State in the U.S. Senate in November.

5. Starbucks founder says company needs to refocus on coffee as sales struggle

Former Starbucks CEO and founder Howard Schultz says company executives should spend more time in stores and focus on coffee drinks as they work to turn around sales in drop.

6. “It can happen to anyone”: Survivor highlights the unpredictability of strokes

In 2013, Kelly Naab was in the car with her two boys waiting for dinner, when suddenly something was wrong.

Your grades for tomorrow

• President Mike Johnson, President Joe Biden and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries welcome Holocaust survivors to the Capitol for a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony
• Inauguration ceremony of Russian President Vladimir Putin
• The Walt Disney Company Second Quarter Results
• Apple hosts ‘Let Loose’ product launch event
• NHL Draft Lottery
• Indiana presidential primary election