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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update. The
latest use this hour in just four minutes. Around one
hundred million people are in the path of severe weather
from Texas to New York. Northern Texas and Oklahoma were
hit with severe storms this morning for a tenth straight day.
Authorities are releasing bodycam video of Kilmar Abrego Garcia being

(00:25):
stopped by police. Abrego Garcia was deported to El Salvador
in what the White House said was initially an administrative error.
The video shows him being pulled over. Back in twenty
twenty two, another wildfire is burning in New Jersey, this
time in the western part of the state.

Speaker 2 (00:42):
Kristen Marx reports the fire, which broke out in a
heavily wooded area not far from the M and M
factory in Warren County Friday afternoon, has Route forty six
closed between Liberty Township and Hackettstown.

Speaker 1 (00:54):
So obviously the prolonged drought is an issue here. We're
going into a swampy wet area.

Speaker 2 (01:01):
Assistant Division Forest Fire Warden Eric Weber cruise fighting the
fire with water dumps and containment lines, some of them
just recently battled that massive wildfire in South Jersey This
fire has consumed one hundred acres and is threatening twenty
five structures. Kristen Mark's new Jersey.

Speaker 1 (01:17):
There's one more sign today that the Catholic Church is
moving closer to selecting a new pope. Correspondent and Thompson
reports that Vatican firefighters have installed a chimney on the
roof of the Sistine Chapel where the closed door process
called a conclave will occur.

Speaker 2 (01:33):
That is where the world will focus its attention to
see what kind of smoke comes out of that chimney.
Black smoke means no Pope. White smoke means someone got
two thirds of the ballots.

Speaker 1 (01:43):
The conclave begins May seventh. The Trump administration is asking
the Supreme Court to give the Department of Government Efficiency
access to Social Security data. Earlier this week, a lower
court issued and order blocking DOSE from accessing the data.
In a Friday court filing, the administration argued this restricts
President Trump's executive authority. I'm Brian Schuk. The state of

(02:07):
Hawaii is suing several of the big oil companies due
to climate change. The lawsuit, filed in state court on Thursday,
names Exon Mobil, Chevron, Knoko, Phillips, Shell BP, Aloha Petroleum,
Phillips sixty six, Woodside Energy Hawaii BHP Hawaii, Equallon, and
the American Petroleum Institute. It accuses them all of lying

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to the public about how fossil fuels cause climate change.
Millions of consumers will be spending money on Cinco Demayo
this year. Michael Kasner has the story.

Speaker 3 (02:43):
Monteri two, Moni three, Molleri shot Daniel. Mexican holiday is
this Monday, and Marker researchers say about seventeen percent of
US consumers will spend at least twenty five dollars on
supplies for Cinco Tomayo, with some spending up to one
hundred dollars for research shows most of the holiday spending
will be for food and alcohol, and the most popular

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alcohol purchase on Sinko demail will be Monerie.

Speaker 1 (03:09):
Two, Moneria three.

Speaker 3 (03:11):
Molleris shot. I'm Michael Kasner.

Speaker 1 (03:14):
Today is National Space Day pre tennis with more on
the reason for the day.

Speaker 4 (03:19):
The day recognizes advancements and achievements in space exploration. It
promotes math, science, technology, and engineering, all things required for
people to go to space. Last year, more than eight
thousand people applied for the NASA Astronaut Program. Twelve to
sixteen were selected and if you go, you might not
be alone. UFOs have been reported by many astronauts while

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in space. VANASA isn't talking. I'm pre Tennis.

Speaker 1 (03:44):
The release of the highly anticipated video game Grand Theft
Auto six is being pushed back. Rockstar Games made the
announcement on Friday and shared it's now set to release
on May twenty sixth, twenty twenty six. The action adventure
game was previously on track for a fall launch this year.
I'm Brian Shook.