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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour in just four minutes. Tributes are
pouring in for Pope Francis, who died this morning at
the age of eighty eight. Vice President JD Vance, who
met Francis at the Vatican just yesterday on Easter Sunday,
said his heart goes out to all who loved him.

(00:22):
The White House posted on x Rest in Peace, Pope Francis.
A historical process that takes place surrounding the death of
Francis is underway. Corresponding Keir Simmons reports that after Francis's funeral,
cardinals from around the world will gather for a conclave
to select a new pope.

Speaker 2 (00:40):
No phones, no electronics of any kind. After day one,
there are four rounds of secret ballots every day until
one name receives the two thirds majority.

Speaker 1 (00:50):
The cardinals will burn the ballots twice a day. If
the resulting smoke is black, it signals that no decision
has been made. If it's white, it means an new
pope has been chosen. A watchdog agency says it won't
help fired government workers get their jobs back. The Washington
Post reports the Office of Special counsel is turning away

(01:11):
complaints from thousands of probationary employees. The agency says their
cases have no legal standing. The Secretary of Defense is
pushing back against reports he shared more military plans across
another group chat in the Signal app. Speaking outside the
White House, Pete Hegseth said some leakers got dismissed from

(01:31):
the Pentagon and then some hit pieces came out. See
this is what the media does. They take anonymous sources
from disgruntled former employees and then they try slash and
burn people. Heg Seth did not directly refute the reports
saying he shared the military plans. The Texas man who
shot up in El Paso Walmart killing nearly two dozen people,

(01:53):
has agreed to a plea deal that includes a life
sentence in state prison. District Attorney James Montoyas and the
decision to not seek the death penalty was made after
consulting with the victims' families. I'm Brian Shook. Two men
were hospitalized after gunfire erupted near student housing at Norfolk
State University in Virginia. The shooting happened on Presidential Parkway,

(02:17):
with one victim critically hurt and the others suffering non
life threatening injuries. The campus was briefly locked down while
police secured the area. The Seattle Department of Transportation says
it has fixed several crosswalk push buttons that were hacked
to play a message mocking billionaire Jeff Bezos. Mark Mayfield explains.

Speaker 3 (02:37):
The department says Cruise tracked down and repaired hacked crosswalk buttons.
The buttons were hacked to play an apparently AI generated
voice claiming to be the former CEO and founder of
Amazon with an important message. The voice goes on to say,
please don't tax the rich, otherwise all the billionaires will
move to Florida too, adding wouldn't it be terrible if
all the rich people left Seattle and then the normal

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people could afford to live here again? I'm Mark Mayfield.

Speaker 1 (03:01):
A hit reality show in Sweden is live and offers
viewers great nature shots. More from Lisa Carton.

Speaker 2 (03:09):
The Great Moose Migration began airing Tuesday on Sweden's Public
Service Television SVT. The live stream follows the moose migration
on a path they have taken for thousands of years
to summer grazing pastures. The show airs NonStop for twenty days,
following the moose with remote cameras and drones as they
make their way through the forests and swim across the

(03:29):
Angerman River. Last year's dream drew in nine million viewers.
I'm Lisa Carton.

Speaker 1 (03:35):
Air taxis are in the works that United Airlines. Archer
Aviation shared last week that it's partnering with United to
develop an air taxi network in New York City. Passengers
will be taken from Manhattan to nearby airports by piloted
midnight electric air taxis that can carry up to four passengers.

(03:56):
The service will eventually be available to book as an
add on to regular airline tickets or through Archers app.
I'm Brian Shook