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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven US update. The
latest use this hour in just four minutes.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
The New York City Police Commissioner says the officer who
died in Monday's mass shooting was a hero.

Speaker 3 (00:13):
He was doing the job that we asked him to do.

Speaker 2 (00:17):
He put himself in harm's way. He made the ultimate sacrifice,
shot in cold blood. Commissioner Jessica Tisch said, Officer Islam
and four other people were killed Monday evening when a
man armed with an M four rifle opened fire in
a midtown Manhattan high rise office building. The officer was
a thirty six year old father of two in expecting
a third child. Suspect died of an apparent self inflicted

(00:38):
gunshot wound. So far, no word on a motive. President
Trump says he's giving Russia less time to reach a
ceasefire with Ukraine. More from Mark Mayfield.

Speaker 4 (00:46):
The President spoke to reporters.

Speaker 2 (00:48):
I'm going to make a new deadline of about ten,
ten or twelve days from.

Speaker 4 (00:54):
Wiland, Scotland to meet with UK Prime Minister Kiros Starmer.
Trump said, I'm disappointed in President putin, very disapo. Trump
had given Russia a fifty day deadline to reach a
deal with Ukraine or face consequences. The president added he
has had discussions with Putin, but that too many people
are dying in the war and Putin has got to
make a deal. A Mark Mayfield.

Speaker 2 (01:13):
Records related to the deadly schools shooting in Uvalde, Texas
are going to be released. Chris Carraggio has those details.

Speaker 3 (01:20):
Today's vote by the Valdi County Commissioners comes a little
more than three years after the attack at rob Elementary School,
which took the lives of nineteen students and two teachers.
An appeals court previously ruled that both the county and
the school district were improperly withholding public documents. It's expected
to shine a light on police's nearly one hour delay
in storming the classroom. No release date has been set.

Speaker 1 (01:42):
I'm Chris Kragio.

Speaker 2 (01:43):
Major League Baseball let's put a second Cleveland Guardians player
on leave as part of an investigation into sports betting.
This time it involves All Star closer Emmanuel class Earlier
this month, Cleveland pitcher Luis Ortiz was put on indefinite leave,
reportedly due to a gambling probe. The teams as Major
League Baseball told it that no additional players or club
personnel are expected to be involved. I'm Tammy Triheo. Spirit

(02:07):
Airlines is doing some more belt tightening, Matt Mattinson explains.

Speaker 1 (02:11):
The Florida based discount carrier said Monday it'll furlough two
hundred and seventy pilots this fall as it reduces its
off season schedule to cut costs. The airline will also
downgrade more than one hundred pilots from captain to first officer.
As of October First Spirit has struggled to turn a
profit since it emerged from Chapter eleven bankruptcy in March.
Industry analysts say overall travel demand has been softer than

(02:33):
expected this year. I'm at Mattinson.

Speaker 2 (02:35):
The suspect in the stabbings Brianna Michigan Walmart over the
weekend is being ordered held on one hundred thousand dollars bond.
Bradford Gilly was reigned on Monday. Ten out of the
eleven victims remain hospitalized after the attack, but they're expected
to recover. Investors will be keeping a close eye on
the Federal Reserve as it decides whether or not to
cut interest rates. This week, President Trump's been putting the

(02:57):
pressure on FED chair Jerome Powell to cut rates, but
most investors are expecting Powell will hold them steady. The
FED begins a two day meeting ahead of a decision
on US interest rate levels on Wednesday. Football legend Dion
Sanders says he was diagnosed with bladder cancer earlier this year.
That story from Brian Shuck.

Speaker 5 (03:14):
The University of Colorado coach, made the announcement Monday alongside
his doctor. Sanders had his bladder removed, and his doctors
said he is now cured from the cancer. He said
he knew the surgery was upcoming during the NFL Draft
when his son dealt with the uncertainty of when he
would be drafted. I'm Brian Shook.

Speaker 2 (03:34):
Fantastic four First Steps is this weekend's winner at the
box office. The latest from Marvel Studios earned one hundred
and eighteen million dollars at the domestic box office on
his debut weekend. It raked in another one hundred million
dollars overseas to bring its global launch total to two
hundred and eighteen million. That's about even with the global
opening of DC and Warner Brothers. Superman from earlier this month,

(03:55):
Superman came in second and its third weekend, while Jurassic
World Rebirth took third and it's fourth weekend on screens.
I'm Tammy truheo