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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. It's a
devastating storm for the record books, and it's only getting worse.
Dozens of people are dead and many remain missing following
catastrophic flooding in central Texas. The dead includes twenty eight
adults and fifteen children in Kerr County alone. More bodies

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have been found in neighboring counties as well. The New
York Times is reporting at least fifty two total deaths.
Many of those who are missing our children from a
private Christian camp northwest of San Antonio. Homeland Chief Christy
Nomes says the Coastguard will assist in search and recovery efforts.
Hamas appears to be edging closer to a ceasefire deal

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with Israel. A Palestinian official on Friday described Hamas's reaction
to the deal as quote positive. The Gaza Deal, which
includes a sixty day ceasefire on the Gaza Strip, is
being broken by the US. President Trump says Israel has
already agreed to the deal, and claimed and agreement could
be reached by next week. Authorities are investigating after a

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teenager died while in NYPD custody Saturday morning. Jonathan O'Halloran has.

Speaker 2 (01:09):
More please say. Emergency services were called just before one
am to the forty first Precinct, a Long Longwood Avenue
in the Bronx. The eighteen year old female had a
medical issue while in custody. There, multiple police officers performed
CPR until EMS arrived on scene. The team was taken
to a local hospital, where she was soon pronounced dead.
The cause and circumstances surrounding the girl's death remain unknown.

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The NYPD Force Investigation Division is investigating the incident.

Speaker 1 (01:38):
And Tropical Storm Chantala is bearing down on the Carolinas.
The storm is now packing top winds of fifty miles
an hour and it's expected to make landfall Sunday morning
near Charleston, South Carolina. The latest update from the National
Hurricane Center says the storm is slowly tracking to the north,
with tropical storm conditions expected along coastal areas. It's to

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bring heavy rain, rip currents, and strong surf to both
South and North Carolina. I'm Jim Forbes. Elon Musk says
he's forming a new political party. He announced the creation
of the America Party on x Saturday, a day after
posting a poll asking users if they support making a
new party, Musk said the party will give Americans quote

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back your freedom, the world's richest man. Went on to
say the party would caucus independently and could focus on
just a few seats in the Senate and the House
of Representatives. It's not clear if the party has officially
been registered. New York Governor Kathy Hoko is declaring congestion
pricing a huge success and says it's creating a better

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life for New Yorkers. Lisa Salvadi has more.

Speaker 3 (02:47):
Hochel says that in its first six months, congestion pricing
has reduced traffic, boosted business, and increased ridership on mass transit.
She added it has also raised revenues to allow for
critical capital improvements to subways, buses, the Long Island Railroad,
and Metro North commuter lines, and is on track to
reach the forecast at five hundred million dollar mark by

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the year's end. Congestion pricing went into effect January fifth,
and Chorges driver as a toll to enter Manhattan below
sixtieth Street. I'm Lisa Salvadi.

Speaker 1 (03:20):
A five year old boy was among the seven people
who suffered severe burns after a boat exploded on a
Georgia lake. The Hall County Sheriff's office says a cabin
cruiser was being towed on Lake Lanier, north of Atlanta
on Friday when it exploded and became fully englfed in flames.
State official says seven people, ages five to forty five

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suffered serious burns and were rushed to a hospital. There's
no word yet on what triggered that explosion. And former
Chicago White Sox pitcher and World Series champion Bobby Jinks
is dead at forty four years old. The team and
ounce Saturday that Jenks passed on July fourth in Portugal.
His family reported Jenks died following a long battle with

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stage four stomach cancer. I'm Jim Forbes