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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.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
Minutes, the first ever DOGE spending cuts are inching closer
to the President's desk for signature. The House will have
the final vote on the nine billion dollars in cuts
today or tomorrow. According to Speaker Mike Johnson, the cuts
would be to public broadcasting, global health programs, and some

(00:26):
more foreign aid. Republican senators narrowly passed a package earlier today.
The White House wants to turn the page on the
Jeffrey Epstein case. Today's spokesperson, Caroline Levitt was asked about
what part of the DOJ investigation into the late sex
trafficker President Trump referred to as a hoax on Wednesday.

Speaker 3 (00:45):
The President is referring to the fact that Democrats have
now seized on this as if they ever wanted transparency
when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein, which is an asinine
suggestion for any Democrat to make.

Speaker 2 (00:57):
Levitt went on to blast the media for its continued
coverage of Epstein, saying the American people care more about
bigger issues. Ukrainian President Zelenski says he's in talks with
President Trump regarding a drone deal. According to Zelensky, the
US would buy Ukrainian drones in exchange for Kiev purchasing
weapons from Washington. Zelenski said the people of American need

(01:21):
this technology as Ukrainian drones have been able to strike
targets as deep as eight hundred miles into Russian territory.
The judge in the Brian Coburger case has lifted the
gag order. Brad Ford has the details.

Speaker 1 (01:35):
The gag order has been in effect for two years
to prevent potential jurors from becoming biased. Coburger pleaded guilty,
and Judge Stephen Hipler says there's no longer a concern
about publicity preventing his right to a fair trial. Coburger
is scheduled to be sentenced next week and the murders
of four University of Idaho students in twenty twenty two.
I'm brad Ford.

Speaker 2 (01:53):
A tropical rainstorm could soon drench the Gulf Coast. Flood
warnings are being posted from the Florida pan Handled to
south central Louisiana, which could receive over a foot of rain.
I'm Brian Shook. Sean Diddy Combs is looking to rehabilitate
himself before he receives his sentence this fall, Tammy Trichillo explains.

Speaker 4 (02:14):
According to a report by TMZ hip Hop, Mogul has
entered two programs to combat his issues with drugs and
domestic violence. One of those programs is known as STOP,
which downs for Specialized Treatment for Optimized Programming DID. He
is also participating in a drug abuse program in his
undergoing therapy DID he was found guilty on two counts
of transportation to engage in prostitution. He's expected to remain

(02:35):
behind bars in New York while awaiting sentencing. On October third,
I'm Tammy Trheo.

Speaker 2 (02:40):
There's new information about the man accused of murdering an
American Idol music supervisor and her husband. Robin Kay and
Tom de Luca were found shot to death inside their upscale,
California home on Monday. Records show the suspect, Raymond Boudarian,
was charged with misdemeanor battery three times last year. Connie Francis,

(03:01):
the iconic singer who was one of the top selling
female artists of all time, has died. Michael Cassner reports.

Speaker 5 (03:09):
Nash said she died Wednesday night, two weeks after being
taken to the hospital and extreme pain. Francis sold millions
of records throughout the nineteen fifties and sixties with hits
like Who's Sorry Now and Where the Boys Are? And
she was the first woman to have a number one
hit on the Billboard Hot one hundred with the nineteen

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sixties song Everybody's Somebody's Fool. Francis made it into the
Spotify charts just this year thanks to a TikTok trend
using her nineteen sixty two song Pretty Little Baby. Connie
Francis was eighty seven. I'm Michael Casner.

Speaker 2 (03:44):
The Happiest Place on Earth turned seventy today. Disneyland first
opened its gates to guests on this day back in
nineteen fifty five. To mark the occasion, the theme park
is debuting Walt Disney A Magical Life, which features the
first ever audio animatronic figure of Walt Disney himself. I'm
Brian Shook.