July 12, 2025 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven US update.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The latest use this hour.
Speaker 1 (00:05):
In just four minutes.
Speaker 3 (00:08):
The Commander in Chief and First Lady see first hand
the destruction in Texas. The death toll is rising after
last week's devastating floods in central Texas. So far, more
than one hundred and twenty people have died, with most
of the fatalities happening in Kirk County. Officials say there
at least one hundred and three have died, including thirty
six children. At least one hundred and sixty people are
(00:31):
still missing. President Trump visited the area of Friday, saying
he's never seen anything like it. He also praised first
responders and search crews while dismissing concerns about flood alerts.
A farm worker has died after suffering injuries during an
immigration raid Thursday in southern California. The United farm Workers'
Union announced the man's death on social media. The man's
(00:52):
family said he fell thirty feet off a building, apparently
trying to run from the ice agents who were chasing him.
The man suffered a broken neck, fractured skull, and other injuries.
A warning from Long Island police after a bad batch
of drugs turned deadly Friday. Andrew Whitman has the latest.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
Suffo County Police issuing the unusual warning after three people
died and another was injured in Quorum Friday. The department
did not give specifics, but they did mention the presence
of a potentially deadly substance in the drugs, without saying
what kinds of drugs they were or what the substance was.
The department says it's investigating and adding resources to the area,
(01:33):
including teams trained in life support.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
And President Trump is set to impose a thirty five
percent tariff on Canada. In a letter to Prime Minister
Mark Carney, Trump said that starting August first, a thirty
five percent tariff on Canadian products sent into the US
will be imposed. Trump said it comes as part of
a response to quote Canada's retaliation and ongoing trade barriers.
(01:57):
In the letter, he went on to accuse Canada failing
to cooperate on key issues, including the flow of fentanol
into the US. I'm Jim Forbes. Pro Palestinian activists and
Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil is speaking out after filing a
claim against the Trump administration Khalil's twenty million dollars claim
alleges false imprisonment and prosecution. He's calling for real accountability
(02:21):
for what he says were injustices against him. The claim
names the Department of Homeland Security, ICE, and the State
Department as defendants. The Trump administration is trying to deport
Khalil after he helped organize pro Palestinian protests at Columbia.
He was arrested by ICE agents last March and held
for months before being released in June. Chris Brown is
(02:44):
pleading not guilty to two other charges he's facing in
connection with an alleged attack on a music producer from
the UK. Ryan Shook has more.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
Music producer Abdah claimed in twenty twenty three, Brown hit
him in the head several times with the bottle and
assaulted him while he was on the ground. The residual
singer was arrested in the UK in May and charged
two years after the alleged attack. According to a report
from Billboard, Brown appeared at a hearing in London and
tonight the charges. I'm Brian Shook.
Speaker 3 (03:15):
Former presidential advisor David Gergan has died. The New York
Times reports he passed away at a retirement community in Lexington, Massachusetts.
He was eighty three. Gergan began his White House career
in the Nixon administration and also served under Presidents Ford
Reagan and then Bill Clinton. He also worked as a
political commentator and was once the editor of US News
(03:37):
and World Report. In Legendary Entertainment is considering a deal
to acquire Lionsgate Studios. According to multiple reports, Legendary proposed
the deal after Lionsgate separated with the premium cable channel
Stars earlier this year. The deal would unite Legendary, behind
the Dune films and several Godzilla movies, with Lionsgate, known
(03:59):
for its involvement in the John Wick and Hunger Games films.
I'm Jim Forbes
This is your twenty four to seven US update.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The latest use this hour.
Speaker 1 (00:05):
In just four minutes.
Speaker 3 (00:08):
The Commander in Chief and First Lady see first hand
the destruction in Texas. The death toll is rising after
last week's devastating floods in central Texas. So far, more
than one hundred and twenty people have died, with most
of the fatalities happening in Kirk County. Officials say there
at least one hundred and three have died, including thirty
six children. At least one hundred and sixty people are
(00:31):
still missing. President Trump visited the area of Friday, saying
he's never seen anything like it. He also praised first
responders and search crews while dismissing concerns about flood alerts.
A farm worker has died after suffering injuries during an
immigration raid Thursday in southern California. The United farm Workers'
Union announced the man's death on social media. The man's
(00:52):
family said he fell thirty feet off a building, apparently
trying to run from the ice agents who were chasing him.
The man suffered a broken neck, fractured skull, and other injuries.
A warning from Long Island police after a bad batch
of drugs turned deadly Friday. Andrew Whitman has the latest.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
Suffo County Police issuing the unusual warning after three people
died and another was injured in Quorum Friday. The department
did not give specifics, but they did mention the presence
of a potentially deadly substance in the drugs, without saying
what kinds of drugs they were or what the substance was.
The department says it's investigating and adding resources to the area,
(01:33):
including teams trained in life support.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
And President Trump is set to impose a thirty five
percent tariff on Canada. In a letter to Prime Minister
Mark Carney, Trump said that starting August first, a thirty
five percent tariff on Canadian products sent into the US
will be imposed. Trump said it comes as part of
a response to quote Canada's retaliation and ongoing trade barriers.
(01:57):
In the letter, he went on to accuse Canada failing
to cooperate on key issues, including the flow of fentanol
into the US. I'm Jim Forbes. Pro Palestinian activists and
Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil is speaking out after filing a
claim against the Trump administration Khalil's twenty million dollars claim
alleges false imprisonment and prosecution. He's calling for real accountability
(02:21):
for what he says were injustices against him. The claim
names the Department of Homeland Security, ICE, and the State
Department as defendants. The Trump administration is trying to deport
Khalil after he helped organize pro Palestinian protests at Columbia.
He was arrested by ICE agents last March and held
for months before being released in June. Chris Brown is
(02:44):
pleading not guilty to two other charges he's facing in
connection with an alleged attack on a music producer from
the UK. Ryan Shook has more.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
Music producer Abdah claimed in twenty twenty three, Brown hit
him in the head several times with the bottle and
assaulted him while he was on the ground. The residual
singer was arrested in the UK in May and charged
two years after the alleged attack. According to a report
from Billboard, Brown appeared at a hearing in London and
tonight the charges. I'm Brian Shook.
Speaker 3 (03:15):
Former presidential advisor David Gergan has died. The New York
Times reports he passed away at a retirement community in Lexington, Massachusetts.
He was eighty three. Gergan began his White House career
in the Nixon administration and also served under Presidents Ford
Reagan and then Bill Clinton. He also worked as a
political commentator and was once the editor of US News
(03:37):
and World Report. In Legendary Entertainment is considering a deal
to acquire Lionsgate Studios. According to multiple reports, Legendary proposed
the deal after Lionsgate separated with the premium cable channel
Stars earlier this year. The deal would unite Legendary, behind
the Dune films and several Godzilla movies, with Lionsgate, known
(03:59):
for its involvement in the John Wick and Hunger Games films.
I'm Jim Forbes
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