July 9, 2025 • 4 mins
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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):
Texas Governor Greg Abbott says the death toll from the
catastrophic flooding remains above one hundred, with more than one
hundred and sixty people still unaccounted for. Mark Mayfield reports.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Speaking from rural Hunt in western Kirk County, Abbott emphasized
that search efforts will continue relentlessly until every missing person
is located. He said, the hearts of Texans are breaking
every day because of the Central Texas floods. Among the
missing our five campers and one councilor from a girls
camp in Kirk County where twenty seven girls and staff
members died. Abbott also took a helicopter tour over the
(00:41):
worst affected regions, expressing that he was deeply moved by
the extent of the devastation. He went on to say
President Trump's immediate granting of the Major Disaster declaration has
been speeding up recovery efforts.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
A Mark Mayfield, President Trump and First Lady Malania Trump
are coming to Texas on Friday to tour the flood zone.
ACU Weather estimates that the flooding in Central Texas over
the Fourth of July weekend did eighteen billion to twenty
two billion dollars in damage. The Transportation Security Administration is
scrapping a nearly two decade old rule that was never
(01:13):
all that popular with airline passengers. Homeland Security Secretary Christy.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
Nom TSA will no longer require travelers to remove.
Speaker 4 (01:22):
Their shoes when they go through our security checkpoints.
Speaker 2 (01:25):
No, I'm noted that the change is nationwide and takes
effect immediately. The TSA is estimated to have screened close
to two and a half million people each day last year.
President Trump is again threatening a federal government takeover of Washington,
d C. More from Tammy Trehillo.
Speaker 4 (01:40):
The president offered his thoughts during a meeting with his cabinet.
Trump said DC should be run flawlessly and that a
federal government takeover would reduce crime in the city. He
also said his administration has a good relationship with Mayor
Muriel Bowser, but added, we're testing it to see if
it works. Trump has made several threats to take over
DC in the past, claiming the federal government could do
a better job of enhancing public safety and beautifying the city.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
I'm Michael Cassner. President Trump doesn't want to discuss Jeffrey
Epstein anymore. This guy's been talked about for years.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
You're asking me. We have Texas, we have this, we
have all of.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
The things with and are people still talking about this guy?
Speaker 1 (02:19):
This creative?
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Trump was questioned about a Department of Justice report that
it's Epstein review was finished and that they had nothing
further to share with the public. Attorney General Pam Bondy
set a list of Epstein's clients was under review. When
asked about its possible release months ago during his cabinet meeting,
Trump scolded the reporter who brought up the subject. Bondy
(02:41):
added that her previous statement was a general answer to
a question about the entire Epstein investigation, not specific to
a client list. New York City is taking action to
support an eleventh grader who was detained in a Manhattan
courthouse more than a month ago. More from Natalie migliore Ner.
Speaker 5 (02:59):
Miss Sneader, a nineteen year old junior at Grover Cleveland
High School in Queen's was attending a mandatory routine immigration
hearing when he was taken into custody by Ice agents.
Official Say Snatter is an asylum seeker from Ecuador who
has no criminal history in New York City. The city
files and amicus briefing arguing the city is less safe
when immigrants are afraid of accessing basic services and attending
(03:21):
court hearings, also highlighting the important contributions made by immigrant communities.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
Today is National Sugar Cookie Day, free tennis with more sugar.
Speaker 3 (03:32):
Cookies are typically a winter holiday staple, but slap on
some frosting and cheerful sprinkles and you have yourself a
sum retreat. You can bake them on your own or
buy them no judgment. Grumby Cookie says the average American
eats about two hundred cookies every year. That's nearly four
a week, a lofty but achievable goal.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
An actor Michael Mattson's cause of death is being revealed
as heart failure, with alcoholism listed as a contributing factor.
The sixty seven year old star of Reservoir Dogs passed
away last Thursday. I'm Michael Cassner
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Texas Governor Greg Abbott says the death toll from the
catastrophic flooding remains above one hundred, with more than one
hundred and sixty people still unaccounted for. Mark Mayfield reports.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Speaking from rural Hunt in western Kirk County, Abbott emphasized
that search efforts will continue relentlessly until every missing person
is located. He said, the hearts of Texans are breaking
every day because of the Central Texas floods. Among the
missing our five campers and one councilor from a girls
camp in Kirk County where twenty seven girls and staff
members died. Abbott also took a helicopter tour over the
(00:41):
worst affected regions, expressing that he was deeply moved by
the extent of the devastation. He went on to say
President Trump's immediate granting of the Major Disaster declaration has
been speeding up recovery efforts.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
A Mark Mayfield, President Trump and First Lady Malania Trump
are coming to Texas on Friday to tour the flood zone.
ACU Weather estimates that the flooding in Central Texas over
the Fourth of July weekend did eighteen billion to twenty
two billion dollars in damage. The Transportation Security Administration is
scrapping a nearly two decade old rule that was never
(01:13):
all that popular with airline passengers. Homeland Security Secretary Christy.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
Nom TSA will no longer require travelers to remove.
Speaker 4 (01:22):
Their shoes when they go through our security checkpoints.
Speaker 2 (01:25):
No, I'm noted that the change is nationwide and takes
effect immediately. The TSA is estimated to have screened close
to two and a half million people each day last year.
President Trump is again threatening a federal government takeover of Washington,
d C. More from Tammy Trehillo.
Speaker 4 (01:40):
The president offered his thoughts during a meeting with his cabinet.
Trump said DC should be run flawlessly and that a
federal government takeover would reduce crime in the city. He
also said his administration has a good relationship with Mayor
Muriel Bowser, but added, we're testing it to see if
it works. Trump has made several threats to take over
DC in the past, claiming the federal government could do
a better job of enhancing public safety and beautifying the city.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
I'm Michael Cassner. President Trump doesn't want to discuss Jeffrey
Epstein anymore. This guy's been talked about for years.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
You're asking me. We have Texas, we have this, we
have all of.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
The things with and are people still talking about this guy?
Speaker 1 (02:19):
This creative?
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Trump was questioned about a Department of Justice report that
it's Epstein review was finished and that they had nothing
further to share with the public. Attorney General Pam Bondy
set a list of Epstein's clients was under review. When
asked about its possible release months ago during his cabinet meeting,
Trump scolded the reporter who brought up the subject. Bondy
(02:41):
added that her previous statement was a general answer to
a question about the entire Epstein investigation, not specific to
a client list. New York City is taking action to
support an eleventh grader who was detained in a Manhattan
courthouse more than a month ago. More from Natalie migliore Ner.
Speaker 5 (02:59):
Miss Sneader, a nineteen year old junior at Grover Cleveland
High School in Queen's was attending a mandatory routine immigration
hearing when he was taken into custody by Ice agents.
Official Say Snatter is an asylum seeker from Ecuador who
has no criminal history in New York City. The city
files and amicus briefing arguing the city is less safe
when immigrants are afraid of accessing basic services and attending
(03:21):
court hearings, also highlighting the important contributions made by immigrant communities.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
Today is National Sugar Cookie Day, free tennis with more sugar.
Speaker 3 (03:32):
Cookies are typically a winter holiday staple, but slap on
some frosting and cheerful sprinkles and you have yourself a
sum retreat. You can bake them on your own or
buy them no judgment. Grumby Cookie says the average American
eats about two hundred cookies every year. That's nearly four
a week, a lofty but achievable goal.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
An actor Michael Mattson's cause of death is being revealed
as heart failure, with alcoholism listed as a contributing factor.
The sixty seven year old star of Reservoir Dogs passed
away last Thursday. I'm Michael Cassner
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