Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is no longer a Democrat.

Violence linked to Al Qaeda in the Islamic state is increasing in the once peaceful West African country. At least 14 soldiers have been killed by jihadist extremists in Burkina Faso.Today, what happens when Facebook goes dark? Plus cleanup continues in California in the wake of a massive oil spill, and more. I'm Taylor Wilson, and this is 5 things you need to know Tuesday, the 5th of October 2021. There may be some differences between the audio and the text. This transcript was automatically generated, and then edited for clarity in its current form. Hit play on the player above to hear the podcast and follow along with the transcript below. Plus, there's a state of emergency as oil spill cleanup continues in California, President Joe Biden sells his infrastructure bills on the road, refugee admissions have fallen to a record low and the MLB Postseason is here. On today's episode of 5 Things: The Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram outage was one of the company's worst ever, lasting six hours.

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