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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):
Roughly fifty million people across the northeaster are dealing with
floodwatches with the risk of severe flash flooding in some areas.
Major cities including New York City, Washington, d C, and
Baltimore facing flash flood warnings. Video from Manhattan shows floodwaters
rushing into a subway station as passengers board a train.
Up to five inches of rain has already fallen in

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parts of northern and central New Jersey as well. President
Trump says he's not sure on whether Dan Bongino is
still with FBI amid controversy over the handling of the
Jeffrey Epstein files. Mark Mayfield has an update.

Speaker 3 (00:43):
Report surface that Bongino was debating whether to resign after
the DOJ and FBI just concluded Epstein did not have
a client list. Bongino had long claimed there was a
list that named several high profile figures connected to the
accused sex trafficker, who is not a seast. When asked
Sunday if Bongino is still on the job, Trump first replied,
I think so, before adding he spoke to him and

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he thinks Bongino is in good shape. I'm Mark Mayfield.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
Sesame Workshop says offensive posts have been deleted after Elmo's
x account was compromised by unknown hackers. Matt Mattinson has
the details.

Speaker 1 (01:16):
It happens Sunday with a hacker posting racist and anti
Semitic messages from the account, which has nearly six hundred
and fifty thousand followers. Another post called for the release
of the Jeffrey Epstein case files. A spokesperson for the
Sesame Workshop says the account has since been secured. Many
ex users chimed in on the change in messaging, as
Elmo's account has become known for its uplifting posts. I'm

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at Mattinson.

Speaker 2 (01:40):
Police net Lantar searching for the person who made off
with unreleased music from Beyonce. Officers say they responded to
a call last week regarding theft involving a motor vehicle
with two suitcases stolen containing unreleased music and concert plans.
The owner of the suitcases claimed to be a choreographer
for Beyonce. The suspect remained he's missing, with no identity

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information released. I'm Tammy trheo a Texas congressman is planning
to introduce a resolution demanding files be released in the
case involving convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Brian Shook, reports.

Speaker 4 (02:15):
Democrat Mark Vc wrote on x either President Trump and
his acolytes fueled the rumors of the significance of these
Epstein files to help his campaign, or something is there.
VC's resolution comes after the Justice Department released a memo
last week concluding Epstein did not keep a client list

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allegedly used to blackmail high profile people, and there was
no evidence of foul play in his death. I'm Brian Shook.

Speaker 2 (02:44):
President Trump's doze related spending cuts are being debated in
the Republican controlled Senate. This week, the White House used
a rarely used procedure that recommends Congress take back spending
it's already approved. House approved the billions of dollars in
cuts by a narrow vote in June. Nine billion dollars
in reductions targets mostly foreign aid, but also funding for

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public broadcasting. The bill cannot be filibustered. Meta has acquired
artificial intelligence startup play AI. Matt Mattinson has details.

Speaker 1 (03:14):
A spokesperson for the Facebook parent company confirmed the acquisition
to Bloomberg over the weekend. Meta was reportedly attracted to
play AI's work in creating natural voices and its easy
voice creation. Per an internal memo, the entire play ai
team will be joining Meta within a week. I'm at Mattinson.

Speaker 2 (03:32):
The twenty twenty five Emmy nominations are going to be
announced this morning. What We Do in the Shadows actor
Harvey Geehan and Running Point star Brenda's Song will unveil
this year's nominees at eleven thirty am Eastern from the
Television Academy's Wolf Theater in Hollywood. Some of the top
shows expected to receive nominations include The Bear and Or,
The White Lotus and The Pit. The seventy seventh Emmy

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Awards will take place September fourteenth, hosted by comedian Nate
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