August 1, 2025 • 4 mins
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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.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Tariff's under President Trump BARR set to take effect next week.
Mark Mayfield with more.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
The President announced he has given Mexico a ninety day
extension after he spoke with that country's president earlier this week.
Trump refused to offer deadline extensions as he pushes for
countries around the world to agree to trade deals. Deals
so far have been agreed to with the European Union,
the UK, Japan, and South Korea, among others. On Wednesday,
Trump announced twenty five percent tariff against India with a
(00:35):
penalty due to what he said was them buying military
equipment and energy from Russia. A deal was also reached
with Canada, raising tariffs from twenty five to thirty five percent.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
Torrential rain is causing havoc in the Northeast. Over five
inches of rain fell in New York City on Thursday,
flooding the roads, installing commuter trains. Local reports say over
one hundred passengers had to be rescued from a train
that got stuck in Queens. Flooding was also reported in
Philadelphia and the Washington, DC area, where a person died
(01:05):
after becoming trapped in a storm drain. NFL Commissioner Roger
Goodell is speaking out after Monday's shooting at a Manhattan
building housing League offices. He called it an attack on
humanity and stressed the need for better mental health care.
Goodel stayed in New York for the funeral of slain
officer Diderul Islam. A declassified FBI report shows no conclusive
(01:29):
evidence that former presidential candidate and Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton had a plan to frame Donald Trump for colluding
with Russia. Temi Treheo with Moore.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
The twenty twenty three report by US Special Council John
Durham investigates a twenty sixteen document that reportedly used emails
stolen by Russian hackers to show Clinton how to approved
a campaign proposal linking Trump to Moscow. Classified report shows, however,
that the Special Council wasn't able to prove if the
emails were entirely genuine, partially true, a composite pull from
(02:01):
multiple sources, exaggerated in certain respects, or fabricated in their entirety.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
I'm Michael Kassner. The high price of pharmaceuticals has the
attention of the White House. Monica Nelson with More.
Speaker 4 (02:14):
Spokesperson Carolyn Levitt says the US pays three times the
price for drugs compared to other countries, and President Trump
is determined to tackle the problem. She says Trump is
sending out letters to the CEOs of several drug companies
telling them it's an unacceptable burden on hardworking Americans. The
letters will be asking for immediate relief and includes a
sixty day deadline. I'm Monica Nelson.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
The plans are set for a new two hundred million
dollar ballroom at the White House More from Brian Shook.
Speaker 5 (02:43):
Spokesperson Caroline Levitch said construction will begin in September. The
White House State Ballroom will be a much needed and
exquisite edition of approximately ninety thousand total square feet of
innately designed and carefully crafted space. On Thursday, she showed
reporters of the structure to be built in the East Wing,
showing Greek columns and golden crusted chandeliers. It will be
(03:07):
paid for by President Trump and other private donors and
will be used for high profile events. I'm Brian Shook.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
The Foo Fighters and nine inch Nails are swapping drummers.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Elan Rubin told Nine Inch
Nails frontman Trent Resner last week that he had accepted
a job with another band. That band turned out to
be Foo Fighters, who parted ways with Josh Freeze just
over two months ago. Freeze will now join nine Inch
(03:39):
Nails after being the band's live drummer from two thousand
and five to two thousand and eight. Justin Timberlake is
opening up with fans about his battle with lime disease.
The forty four year old singer revealed the diagnosis in
an Instagram post on Thursday. He shared that he was
shocked when he first got the diagnosis and added that
living with this can be relatively debilitating, both mentally and physically.
(04:04):
I'm Michael Kastner.
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Tariff's under President Trump BARR set to take effect next week.
Mark Mayfield with more.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
The President announced he has given Mexico a ninety day
extension after he spoke with that country's president earlier this week.
Trump refused to offer deadline extensions as he pushes for
countries around the world to agree to trade deals. Deals
so far have been agreed to with the European Union,
the UK, Japan, and South Korea, among others. On Wednesday,
Trump announced twenty five percent tariff against India with a
(00:35):
penalty due to what he said was them buying military
equipment and energy from Russia. A deal was also reached
with Canada, raising tariffs from twenty five to thirty five percent.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
Torrential rain is causing havoc in the Northeast. Over five
inches of rain fell in New York City on Thursday,
flooding the roads, installing commuter trains. Local reports say over
one hundred passengers had to be rescued from a train
that got stuck in Queens. Flooding was also reported in
Philadelphia and the Washington, DC area, where a person died
(01:05):
after becoming trapped in a storm drain. NFL Commissioner Roger
Goodell is speaking out after Monday's shooting at a Manhattan
building housing League offices. He called it an attack on
humanity and stressed the need for better mental health care.
Goodel stayed in New York for the funeral of slain
officer Diderul Islam. A declassified FBI report shows no conclusive
(01:29):
evidence that former presidential candidate and Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton had a plan to frame Donald Trump for colluding
with Russia. Temi Treheo with Moore.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
The twenty twenty three report by US Special Council John
Durham investigates a twenty sixteen document that reportedly used emails
stolen by Russian hackers to show Clinton how to approved
a campaign proposal linking Trump to Moscow. Classified report shows, however,
that the Special Council wasn't able to prove if the
emails were entirely genuine, partially true, a composite pull from
(02:01):
multiple sources, exaggerated in certain respects, or fabricated in their entirety.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
I'm Michael Kassner. The high price of pharmaceuticals has the
attention of the White House. Monica Nelson with More.
Speaker 4 (02:14):
Spokesperson Carolyn Levitt says the US pays three times the
price for drugs compared to other countries, and President Trump
is determined to tackle the problem. She says Trump is
sending out letters to the CEOs of several drug companies
telling them it's an unacceptable burden on hardworking Americans. The
letters will be asking for immediate relief and includes a
sixty day deadline. I'm Monica Nelson.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
The plans are set for a new two hundred million
dollar ballroom at the White House More from Brian Shook.
Speaker 5 (02:43):
Spokesperson Caroline Levitch said construction will begin in September. The
White House State Ballroom will be a much needed and
exquisite edition of approximately ninety thousand total square feet of
innately designed and carefully crafted space. On Thursday, she showed
reporters of the structure to be built in the East Wing,
showing Greek columns and golden crusted chandeliers. It will be
(03:07):
paid for by President Trump and other private donors and
will be used for high profile events. I'm Brian Shook.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
The Foo Fighters and nine inch Nails are swapping drummers.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Elan Rubin told Nine Inch
Nails frontman Trent Resner last week that he had accepted
a job with another band. That band turned out to
be Foo Fighters, who parted ways with Josh Freeze just
over two months ago. Freeze will now join nine Inch
(03:39):
Nails after being the band's live drummer from two thousand
and five to two thousand and eight. Justin Timberlake is
opening up with fans about his battle with lime disease.
The forty four year old singer revealed the diagnosis in
an Instagram post on Thursday. He shared that he was
shocked when he first got the diagnosis and added that
living with this can be relatively debilitating, both mentally and physically.
(04:04):
I'm Michael Kastner.
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