title: Typescript Unsafe Assignment of An Any Value ESLint Error
body: <p>Fairly new to Typescript and have this small block of code:</p>
  <pre><code>let payload;
  if (event.body) {
    payload = JSON.parse(event.body);
  }
  </code></pre>
  <p>The payload line is throwing the below error from eslint:</p>
  <pre><code>Unsafe assignment of an any value. eslint(@typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment
  </code></pre>
  <p>This is more of an exercise in understanding the intricacies with Typescript and eslint working together, what can I do to resolve this issue?  Seems like a minor change would do the trick but I haven't been able to locate a preexisting question with the same intent.  Thanks in advance for the help!</p>