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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 (00:09):
The death toll remains around one hundred and ten today
following the devastating flooding in central Texas. On top of that,
Governor Greg Abbott confirms more than one hundred sixty people
are still missing days after the region was hit by
sudden flash flooding. While the odds of locating any survivors
are dropping, Abbot has made it clear that no one
will rest until every person missing is accounted for. The

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wall of water that hit the Texas Hill Country on
the fourth of July carved a path of destruction through
farms and ranches all up and down the road, Olympic Rivers,
Ranching country. There's a lot of vineyards and ranching and farming.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says there are also ranches
that raise cattle and sheep in the area. Not only
were fences destroyed, he says that livestock was killed in

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the floods. That's created a dangerous situation for rescue crews.
The Texas Department of agric Culture is stepping in to
help those affected by the flood, but Miller says it
will take years for them to rebuild. Federal authorities say
the month long illegal immigration crackdown will continue in Los Angeles.
The recommitment comes after Monday's massive show of force by

(01:15):
the federal agents near MacArthur Park. Agents went through the
park on foot and horseback, and then left without apparently
detaining anyone. A record number of New Yorkers have voted
for Democratic nominee for New York City mayor zorin mam
Donnie Scott Pringle reports.

Speaker 3 (01:33):
Updated tallies released on Tuesday show the queen's state assemblymen
got more than five hundred and sixty five thousand votes
during the June primary. That's the most ever in the
city's primary election history. The previous record was David Dinkins
in nineteen eighty nine, when he captured five hundred and
forty seven thousand votes. Mom Donnie is the front runner.
Mayor Adams and Andrew Cuomo will appear on independent lines

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for the general election.

Speaker 2 (01:56):
Wall Street is opening with stocks higher. It comes after
President Trump said he would give no extensions for countries
when it comes to his August first tariff deadline. I'm
Michael Kasner. You can leave your shoes on during airport's
security screenings. IRA spits her reports on the TSA's decision
to scrap the nearly two decades old shoe removal rule.

Speaker 4 (02:17):
The rule began in two thousand and six in response
to the failed shoe bomber plot five years earlier, but
has remained unpopular ever since. In a statement, Homeland Security
Secretary Christy Nomes says she expects the change will drastically
decrease passenger wait times, leading to what she called a
more pleasant and efficient passenger experience.

Speaker 2 (02:39):
Shawn Ditty Combs plus his lawyers and prosecutors are now
agreeing to the original October third sentencing date Sarah Lee
Kessler in New York.

Speaker 1 (02:48):
They met with a New York federal judge via teleconference
Tuesday afternoon about expediting sentencing to September, but Diddy's lawyer
signal the convicted music mogul is no longer seeking that.
The judge said he'd get back to both sides in
writing about the sentencing schedule. Last week, Ditty was found
guilty of transporting people for prostitution, but cleared of more

(03:09):
serious charges. He'll remain in custody until he sentenced. Prosecutors
are said to be seeking a five year prison term
for Ditty, but that didn't come up in Tuesday's hearing.
I'm Sarah le Kessler.

Speaker 2 (03:21):
The State Department is investigating incidents involving someone using an
AI generated voice impersonating Secretary of State Marco Rubio to
contact US and foreign officials. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce
said her department is aware of the reports.

Speaker 1 (03:36):
The State Department, of course, is aware of this incident,
and it's currently monitoring and addressing the matter.

Speaker 2 (03:43):
The person contacted three foreign ministers and two US officials
in mid June via the Signal messaging app, and left
voicemails for at least two of them. The cable also
shared that the actor likely aimed to manipulate targeted individuals
using AI generated text in voice messages. A'm Michael Kastner.