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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest dukes this hour.

Speaker 2 (00:05):
In just four minutes, President Trump is ramping up pressure
on Russia to agree to a peace deal with Ukraine.
Nick Harper has the latest.

Speaker 3 (00:15):
Donald Trump threatened very severe tariffs against Russia if there
was no ceasefire deal in the next fifty days. He
said they would be secondary tariffs at a rate of
about one hundred percent. Those tariffs are likely to be
placed against countries that trade with Russia, the likes of China, India,
and Brazil that by discounted oil and gas from Moscow.

(00:40):
And under the new agreement with NATO, the US will
now offer weapons to Ukraine that NATO members will buy
and then pass on to Kiev. I'm Nick Harper and Washington.

Speaker 2 (00:52):
The Port of Los Angeles is seeing record shipping traffic
as companies are hurrying to beat President Trump's tariff deadlines.
Tariff's on Chinese goods, set to take effect next month
are particular concern to shippers. Nearly nine hundred thousand containers
were processed at the nation's largest port in June. President
Trump's dose related spending cuts are being debated in the

(01:12):
Republican controlled Senate this week. Tammy Trujillo has an update.

Speaker 4 (01:16):
The White House used a rarely used procedure that recommends
Congress take back spending it has already approved. The House
approved the billions of dollars in cuts by a narrow
vote in June. The over nine billion dollars in reductions
targets mostly foreign aid, but also funding for public broadcasting.
The bill cannot be filibustered. I'm Tammy Triheo.

Speaker 2 (01:36):
Over fifty million people across the Northeast are dealing with
flood watches with a risk of severe flash flooding in
some areas. Major cities such as New York City, Washington,
d C, and Baltimore are facing flash flood warnings, and
Venus Williams is ending her long layoff from tennis in
an upcoming Washington d C tournament. The seven time Grand
Slam champion has accepted a wildcard berth but the DC Open,

(01:58):
which begins with qualifying matches this weekend. The forty five
year old hasn't played in a tournament since last year's
Miami Open. I'm Mark Neefield. The Supreme Court is allowing
the Trump administration to resume layoffs at the Department of Education.
Brian Shook reports.

Speaker 5 (02:13):
US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is pleased at Monday's ruling.

Speaker 4 (02:18):
This is a real it's a real victory, I think
for the future of American education.

Speaker 5 (02:23):
McMahon said not being able to fire department personnel was
a roadblock to the White House goal of returning education
back to the States and out of the hands of
the federal government. The court ruled six to three to
lift a judge's order that reinstated employees let go in
mass layoffs. I'm Brian Schuk.

Speaker 2 (02:42):
The man charged in the June first fire attack against
a pro Israeli group, has a hearing today. Mohammed Solomon
is accused of killing one person and injuring more than
a dozen as they're throwing molotov cocktails at a crowd
in Boulder, Colorado, marching in support of Israeli hostages being
held by Hamas. The preliminary hearing will determine whether the
state has enough evidence to move forward. Police in temp

(03:03):
Arizona say they're committed to serving the community, even when
that means completing a pizza delivery. Chris Karaji explains.

Speaker 1 (03:11):
Two officers finished off a delivery earlier this month after
arresting the grub hub driver responsible for the order. Video
posted on social media shows a surprised customer receiving the
pizza after being told the driver was taken into custody.
The post said the order was hot and ready and
the suspect was caught and steady.

Speaker 2 (03:31):
I'm Chris Karrashia and the price of Mexican tomatoes could
be going up soon. The Trump administration announced in April
that it was withdrawing from an agreement that set minimum
prices for Mexican tomatoes imported to the US. The e
Commerce Department also announced a new anti dumping tariff to
prevent Mexican importers from flooding the market with cheaper tomatoes.

(03:51):
There had been a push for the administration to delay
the tariffs for another ninety days, but Commerce Secretary Howard
Lutnik said on Monday the decision was in line with
President Trump's trained policies and approached with Mexico. I'm Mark Mayfield.