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

Speaker 2 (00:05):
In just four minutes, five people are dead, including the gunman,
after a shooting in Midtown Manhattan. The shooting took place
Monday night when a man with an M four a
rifle entered a skyscraper and began opening fire.

Speaker 3 (00:20):
We lost four souls to another senseless act of gun violence.

Speaker 2 (00:26):
That's Mayor Eric Adams, who said one of the victims
was an NYPD officer. The suspect, identified as a twenty
seven year old man, traveled across the country before arriving
in New York City, and as a history of mental
health issues. He died from an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tish set the gunman's car contained a

(00:47):
rifle case with rounds, a loaded revolver, ammunition, and magazines.
Jeffrey Epstein co conspirator Gilane Maxwell is calling on the
Supreme Court to overturn her sex trafficking conviction. More from
Mark Mayfield.

Speaker 1 (01:02):
In a new brief, Maxwell's lawyers argue an agreement made
between Epstein and the US government shields her from prosecution.
The Second US Circuit Court of Appeals hand ruled the
agreement made by Epstein with Florida prosecutors to plead guilty
did not apply in New York. Maxwell is currently serving
a twenty year sentence in federal prison. She met with
the Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanchford questioning last week as

(01:23):
the Trump administration faces pressure to release all files related
to the Epstein case. I'm Martneyfield.

Speaker 2 (01:29):
The Federal Reserve kicks off a two day meeting today
amid mounting pressure to lower interest rates. Rory O'Neill with Moore.

Speaker 3 (01:37):
President Trump has made it clear he wants FED Chairman
Jerome Powell and the Governor's to lower interest rates now
to make it cheaper to borrow money and spur investment.
The FED has said inflation is still a bit too high,
and looming tariffs complicate the issue. Most investors predict that
Fed will choose to hold interest rates steady for now,
anticipating at least one rate cut before the end of

(01:59):
the year. I'm Rory O'Neil.

Speaker 2 (02:01):
On Wall Street before the opening bell. Stock futures are
inching higher. I'm Michael Kassner. Layoffs are coming for Spirit Airlines.
More from Brian Shook.

Speaker 4 (02:11):
The Florida based discount carrier, said Monday it will furlow
two hundred and seventy pilots this fall as it reduces
its off season scheduled 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

(02:32):
in March. I'm Brian Shook.

Speaker 2 (02:34):
Cincinnati's police chief is angry after an attack in the
downtown area that went viral.

Speaker 5 (02:40):
What should we expect from our youth if this is
the kind of adult behavior that is setting an example
for them.

Speaker 2 (02:48):
The online cell phone video show a man and a
woman being physically attacked by a group of people on Saturday.
On Monday, the police chief said five people have been
charged and she anticipates more. She added she was outraged
as so many people tape the incident rather than calling
the police. The new Tesla diner and charging station in
Hollywood is already drawing protesters. Temmi Trechio reports in the.

Speaker 5 (03:12):
Last few days, dozens of people have held demonstrations outside
the business. Some are upset with Tesla CEO Elon Musk
following his involvement with the Trump administration in Doge earlier
this year. Others are upset about the twenty four to
seven diner itself. Residents say it's been causing significant traffic
problems since opening just last week. They're also complaining about
constant honking and say they're having trouble parking and crossing

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Santa Monica Boulevard.

Speaker 2 (03:37):
A pair of Kobe Bryant game worn shoes of sold
for two hundred and forty thousand dollars Daniel Martindale with more.

Speaker 6 (03:43):
The shoes were sold on Monday by SCP Auctions. Brian,
who died in a helicopter crash in twenty twenty, wore
the shoes during his first ever NBA start on January
twenty eighth, nineteen ninety seven. He was just eighteen years
old at the time. The autographed Adida's EQT Top ten
or now the second most expensive pair of Kobe Bryant's
shoes ever sold.

Speaker 2 (04:04):
I'm Michael Kassner.