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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update. The
latest use this hour at just four minutes. LAPD chief
Jim McDonald says that many more arrests are coming as
anti immigration protests continue around the city. McDonald said at
a news conference Monday that there is no tolerance for
criminal activity under the guise of protests. He went on

(00:24):
to say that the Trump administration's decision to deploy federal
troops without directly coordinating with local officials cause both logistical
issues and risks confusion during critical incidents. House Minority Leader
Hakim Jeffries is criticizing President Trump over his response to
the pro immigration protests. The New York Democrats said Trump

(00:45):
and the GOP have zero credibility when it comes to
issues of law and order.

Speaker 2 (00:50):
Tell Noson that Donald Trump and his minions, his sick
offense here in the House of Representatives. Are in a
Senate who at nothing more than a reckless Robert Stamp
for Donald Trump's extreme agenda. I'm gonna lecture America about
issues of law and order.

Speaker 1 (01:06):
Jeffries went on to say Trump is using the protests
to distract Americans from his failed administration. Thousands of NIH
scientists are demanding a reversal to drastic changes made at
the agency. Lisa Taylor explains.

Speaker 3 (01:22):
More than two thousand staffers issued a letter addressed to
their director titled the Bethesda Declaration and said we dissent
to administration policies that undermine the NIH mission, waste public resources,
and harm the health of Americans and people across the globe.
The agency's director responded to the letter by saying changes
have been made in effort to remove ideological influence from science,

(01:44):
and he added as NIH priorities evolve, so must our
staffing to stay mission focused and responsibly manage taxpayer dollars.

Speaker 1 (01:52):
Millions from the Gulf Coast up to the northeast are
being impacted by severe weather. It comes after deadly weather
hid parts of Georgia and Mississippi over the weekend, with
a tornado being reported in Oklahoma. I'm Brian Schuk. Attitudes
about abortion in the US are changing, and, as Rory
O'Neill reports, your opinion on the issue may depend on

(02:14):
your gender.

Speaker 4 (02:15):
Three years after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade,
support for abortion rights is splitting along gender lines. A
new Gallup survey fine sixty one percent of women call
themselves pro choice, compared to forty one percent of men.
Is abortion morally acceptable? Fifty seven percent of women said yes,
Forty percent of men say the same. Fifty six percent

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of women said abortion should be legal in most circumstances.
Forty one percent of men agree. I'm Rory O'Neil.

Speaker 1 (02:44):
Six people are hospitalized after a skydiving plane went down
in Tennessee yesterday afternoon. Local officials say the aircraft crashed
with a total of twenty people on board, shortly after
taking off from the Tullahoma Regional Airport. City leaders in
Tullahoma have confirmed that two people were transported to hospitals

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via helicopter and the other four were taken by ambulance.
Billionaire Elon Musk saw part of his net worth evaporate
last week as his feud with President Trump played out.

Speaker 5 (03:16):
According to Bloomberg, the Tesla CEOs net worth fell to
three hundred and thirty four billion dollars as of late Thursday.
On Friday, Forbes Are reported it rebounded to nearly four
hundred billion thanks to a slight recovery in Tesla stock.
It's the second largest loss that Bloomberg's Billionaire Index has
ever seen. Musk's networth comes from mistake in Tesla, where
he's the largest individual shareholder, but he also has major

(03:38):
holdings in SpaceX, Neuralink, and the boring company I'm dammaged
for HEO.

Speaker 1 (03:42):
Basketball Hall of Famer Don Nelson has another award for
his resume. Nelson was formally presented as the recipient of
this year's Chuck Daily Lifetime Achievement Award prior to Game
two of the NBA Finals. The three time NBA Coach
of the Year retired in twenty two ten as the
league's all time coaching wins leader. I'm Brian Shook.