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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. President Trump
is asking the Justice Department to release pertinent grand jury
testimony in the Jeffrey Epstein case. Chris Caragio has the details.

Speaker 2 (00:19):
He's said in a truth Social post Thursday night that
he had directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce the testimony,
subject to court approval. Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal reported
that Trump set a letter to Epstein back in two
thousand and three for his fiftieth birthday that allegedly featured
typewritten text surrounded by a drawing of a naked woman.
Trump said it was a fake thing. I'm Chris Caragio.

Speaker 1 (00:42):
Trump is now suing the owner of the Wall Street
Journal regarding the Epstein letter. Trump is alleging libel against
Rupert Murdoch, the journal's publisher, Dow Jones, and the story
reporters in a lawsuit filed in Florida. Three sheriff's deputies
are dead after an explosion at a Los Angeles County
show Ariff's Department compound. Sheriff Robert Luna, an explosion occurred

(01:05):
at our Special Enforcement Bureau, he said, the deputies were
elite senior members of the force. Luna added that they
still do not know the cause of the explosion at
the training facility, and a full investigation is underway that
also involves the FBI. Millions are bracing for possible flooding
on the Gulf Coast and in the mid Atlantic. Arkansas, Florida,

(01:28):
and Louisiana up to areas in the Midwest were hit
overnight with heavy rains. Today, rain from tropical moisture will
impact parts of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama. Flood watches
are in place in the mid Atlantic in areas of Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia,
and West Virginia. President Trump says the Genius Act is

(01:49):
great for all Americans. Trump signed the bill into law
at the White House on Friday. It's Congress's first major
cryptocurrency bill in the US. At the closing bell, the
Dow Jones Industrial Average fell one hundred and forty two
points to forty four three forty two. I'm Brian Shook.
More Americans are delaying retirement over concerns about the economy

(02:12):
and their own finances. Michael Kassner reports a.

Speaker 3 (02:15):
New survey from FNG Annuities in Life found that twenty
three percent of people over fifty are planning to hold off.
That's up from fourteen percent two years ago. Another study
found that the median savings of fifty five year olds
is roughly fifty thousand dollars. There's also social Security. The
longer a person wasts to retire, the more benefits they'll receive.

(02:37):
I'm Michael Kasner.

Speaker 1 (02:39):
Open ai is releasing a new tool called chat GPT Agent.
The new tool uses artificial intelligence to handle certain advanced
tasks using its own virtual computer. Chat GPT Agent is
reportedly able to look at a user's calendar and brief
them on upcoming meetings, plan and purchase ingredients for meals,

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and put together slideshow presentations. It might not be everyone's
idea of a meal, but you could consume all three
of today's observances in one sitting.

Speaker 4 (03:11):
It's National Caviar Days, celebrating the delicacy that is sturgeon
fish eggs. It's also National Sour Candy Day and National
Tropical Fruit Day. And if you're planning ahead for the weekend,
Saturday is National Play Day. It's simple, doesn't have to
cost much if anything at all in could be a
smile in anybody's face, regardless of age. I'm Tammy Truhio.

Speaker 1 (03:31):
Costco's Food Court is replacing Pepsi products and returning to
Coca Cola options. The retail chain CEO as well as
Coca Cola has confirmed the change, and the rollout began
hitting food courts on July first. The conversation from Pepsi
to Coke products is expected to be completed across fourteen
countries by fall of this year. Pepsi had been at

(03:54):
Costco Food Court Fountain since twenty thirteen as a move
to help keep its beloved hot dog and drink combo
at one dollar and fifty cents. I'm Brian Shuck.