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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.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Tensions remain high in some areas of Los Angeles amid
continuing pro immigration protests. Liz Kreuz with.
Speaker 3 (00:16):
More military tanks seen on the way to the city,
part of the massive federal response ordered by President Trump,
now mobilizing seven hundred active duty marines to quote restore order.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
The President is also sending another two thousand California National
Guard troops Sale County. That's prompted a lawsuit from Governor
Gavin Newsom, who wants control of the National Guard back
in his hands. Today, protesters were seen throwing objects at
dozens of officers guarding a federal building, prompting them to
respond with flashbangs, tear gas, and non lethal rounds. Defense
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Secretary Pete Hegseth is on Capitol Hill as he testifies
before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. In a contentious
back and forth with the ranking Democrat, heg Seth defended
the operations in Los Angeles.
Speaker 4 (01:01):
ICE ought be able to do its job, whether it's Minneapolis.
Speaker 3 (01:04):
Or Los Angeles, limited time.
Speaker 5 (01:05):
I asked a budget and they are being did.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
The Secretary please address the budget.
Speaker 6 (01:08):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
You asked about the situation in Los Angeles, and we.
Speaker 5 (01:13):
Believe asked about vice agents should be allowed to be
safe by doing their operations, and we have deployed National
Guard and the Marines to protect them in the execution
of their duties.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
The testimony comes as Hegsat has received some criticism in
the first few months as Defense Secretary for sharing sensitive
military information in signal group chats. One of those group
chats included a journalist from the Atlantic. President Trump claims
if he didn't take action, Los Angeles would be burning
to the ground right now. The President call California Governor
Gavin Newsom and La Mayor Karen bass incompetent. He also
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said the federal permitting process for houses impacted by the
fires is done and the city is way behind schedule
because the leaders are moving too slow. New study shows
drinking sugar could be worse than eating it. Researchers are
Barham Young University found the drinking sugar, like soda or juice,
is linked to a higher risk of developing type two diabetes.
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I'm Michael Kassner. The liberations continued Monday in Harvey Weinstein's
retrial as signs of a divided jury continue to come
to light. Jonathan O'Halleran with more.
Speaker 6 (02:17):
One juror asking to speak to the judge regarding a
quote situation that isn't very good, and another note from
the jury requesting the rules of a hung jury. Meanwhile,
Weinstein's defense is calling for a mistrial. Attorney Arthur Idalla
says things are being discussed in the jury room that
aren't a part of the trial and that there is
a quote tainted juror. The judge denied that motion. Jonathan
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o'haller In New York.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
President Trump is threatening to cut funding for Amtrak's Northeast Corridor,
impacting writers throughout the entire region. Or from Natalie Migliori.
Speaker 4 (02:49):
New York Congressman George Lannimer, who represents parts of the Bronx,
says he can't get behind the proposal that would pull
funding for the nation's busiest rail corridor that runs between
Boston and Washington Washington, DC.
Speaker 5 (03:01):
This is an essential service that complements the other transportation
options that exist, and the willingness to cut the Northeast
Car to by twenty five percent is a bad business decision.
Speaker 4 (03:11):
Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins, echoing the sentiment, adding the
proposed cuts threatened to undermine reliability and delay modernization projects.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
People are expected to spend twenty four billion dollars this
year for Father's Day, Matt Mattinson with more.
Speaker 1 (03:26):
That would be a record amount, according to the National
Retail Federation, of more than seven percent from last year,
three out of every four people surveyed said they planned
to celebrate the event in some way this year. On
June fifteenth, average spending is expected to come in at
just under two hundred dollars. I'm at Mattinson.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
Eminem is suing Meta, arguing the social media company allows
the use of his songs without permission. The lawsuit was
filed Friday in federal court by the rappers music company
eight Mile Style. It accuses the company behind Facebook and
Instagram of storing and repri reducing his music without a license.
He's looking for about one hundred and ten million dollars
in damages. I'm Michael Kassner