August 2, 2025 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The latest use this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 3 (00:08):
Jeffrey Epstein, associate Gillang Maxwell's testimony to the House is
being postponed. Brian Shook reports.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer agreed to the delay
until after the Supreme Court considers Maxwell's petition to overturn
her conviction for sex trafficking. The House has previously denied
her request to give her immunity or send her the
questions in advance. Last week, Maxwell had a two day
interview with the Justice Department.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Maxwell was quietly moved Friday from Florida to a minimum
security prison in Texas. A New York City councilwoman has
been arrested at a pro Palestinian protest outside the Manhattan
offices of Senator Chuck Schumer and Kirsten gillibrand the New
York Post as several demonstrators with a group Jewish Voices
for Peace were zip tied and taken out of the
(00:55):
Midtown building by police Friday afternoon. The protesters were wearing
shirts that read, let Gaza live and We're calling for
the Democratic leaders to stop shipping arms to Israel. New
York City councilwoman Tiffany Kaban was among those arrested. A
city of Rome is welcoming as many as one million
young people to celebrate the Jubilee of Youth this week.
(01:15):
Pope Leo the fourteenth is expected to hold a prayer
vigil with a huge group this evening and celebrate the
final mass for the gathering on Sunday. The Mega Youth
Jamboree is held every twenty five years and is a
week long gathering for Catholic youth. The estimated million young
pilgrims visiting Rome come from one hundred and forty six countries.
The Southeast is bracing for flash flooding this weekend. A
(01:38):
storm front that caused deadly flooding in the Northeast and
mid Atlantic is expected to bring heavy rainfall to the
Carolinas and parts of Georgia. Cities like Charleston, Savannah, and
Wilmington are likely to see heavy thunderstorms today. Stevie Nix
is postponing nine concert dates after suffering a fractured shoulder.
(01:59):
A statements that nixt seven August dates and two September
dates will be rescheduled. I'm Lisa Carton, a restraining order
blocking immigration raids in southern California has been upheld. Jordan
Christmas has more.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
The ruling affirms the order issued last month that granted
the restraining order requested by immigrant advocates. The ruling applies
to Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura, Santa Barbara,
and San Louis Obispo Counties. Los Angeles Mayorkaren Bass said
it was a victory for rule of law and for
the city of Los Angeles.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
Tesla is being ordered to pay three hundred and twenty
nine million dollars in damages related to a fatal autopilot crash.
A jury in Miami found the company should be held
partly liable for the twenty nineteen crash and should compensate
the family of the person who died, as well as
an injured survivor. Dana Griffin has details.
Speaker 4 (02:52):
Tesla's as it plans to appeal, writing the driver is
solely at fault. The driver's foot was on the accelerator,
which over wrote autopilot as he rummaged for his dropped
phone without his eyes on the road. Misty Marris is
an NBC News legal analyst.
Speaker 5 (03:07):
For the first time. Even though the driver of the
car admitted that he was distracted causing this fatal accident,
Tesla was still held responsible for safety failures.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
Pennsylvania police investigating the death of a child at Hershey
Parks say they found no evidence of wrongdoing. Police released
their report on the accident yesterday after interviewing witnesses, park employees,
and first responders. They say the nine year old girl
died on July twenty fourth from an accidental drowning at
the park's wave pool. They also found staff and employees
(03:40):
at Hershey Park upheld safety standards in responding to the accident.
Major League Baseball is set to break its single game
attendance record today. More than eighty five thousand tickets have
been sold for the first ever Speedway Classic at Tennessee's
Bristol Motor Speedway. The game will feature the Atlanta Braves
against the Cincinnati Reds on a field constructed on the
(04:01):
infield of the historic NASCAR venue. I'm Lisa Carton.
This is your twenty four to seven use update.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The latest use this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 3 (00:08):
Jeffrey Epstein, associate Gillang Maxwell's testimony to the House is
being postponed. Brian Shook reports.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer agreed to the delay
until after the Supreme Court considers Maxwell's petition to overturn
her conviction for sex trafficking. The House has previously denied
her request to give her immunity or send her the
questions in advance. Last week, Maxwell had a two day
interview with the Justice Department.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Maxwell was quietly moved Friday from Florida to a minimum
security prison in Texas. A New York City councilwoman has
been arrested at a pro Palestinian protest outside the Manhattan
offices of Senator Chuck Schumer and Kirsten gillibrand the New
York Post as several demonstrators with a group Jewish Voices
for Peace were zip tied and taken out of the
(00:55):
Midtown building by police Friday afternoon. The protesters were wearing
shirts that read, let Gaza live and We're calling for
the Democratic leaders to stop shipping arms to Israel. New
York City councilwoman Tiffany Kaban was among those arrested. A
city of Rome is welcoming as many as one million
young people to celebrate the Jubilee of Youth this week.
(01:15):
Pope Leo the fourteenth is expected to hold a prayer
vigil with a huge group this evening and celebrate the
final mass for the gathering on Sunday. The Mega Youth
Jamboree is held every twenty five years and is a
week long gathering for Catholic youth. The estimated million young
pilgrims visiting Rome come from one hundred and forty six countries.
The Southeast is bracing for flash flooding this weekend. A
(01:38):
storm front that caused deadly flooding in the Northeast and
mid Atlantic is expected to bring heavy rainfall to the
Carolinas and parts of Georgia. Cities like Charleston, Savannah, and
Wilmington are likely to see heavy thunderstorms today. Stevie Nix
is postponing nine concert dates after suffering a fractured shoulder.
(01:59):
A statements that nixt seven August dates and two September
dates will be rescheduled. I'm Lisa Carton, a restraining order
blocking immigration raids in southern California has been upheld. Jordan
Christmas has more.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
The ruling affirms the order issued last month that granted
the restraining order requested by immigrant advocates. The ruling applies
to Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura, Santa Barbara,
and San Louis Obispo Counties. Los Angeles Mayorkaren Bass said
it was a victory for rule of law and for
the city of Los Angeles.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
Tesla is being ordered to pay three hundred and twenty
nine million dollars in damages related to a fatal autopilot crash.
A jury in Miami found the company should be held
partly liable for the twenty nineteen crash and should compensate
the family of the person who died, as well as
an injured survivor. Dana Griffin has details.
Speaker 4 (02:52):
Tesla's as it plans to appeal, writing the driver is
solely at fault. The driver's foot was on the accelerator,
which over wrote autopilot as he rummaged for his dropped
phone without his eyes on the road. Misty Marris is
an NBC News legal analyst.
Speaker 5 (03:07):
For the first time. Even though the driver of the
car admitted that he was distracted causing this fatal accident,
Tesla was still held responsible for safety failures.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
Pennsylvania police investigating the death of a child at Hershey
Parks say they found no evidence of wrongdoing. Police released
their report on the accident yesterday after interviewing witnesses, park employees,
and first responders. They say the nine year old girl
died on July twenty fourth from an accidental drowning at
the park's wave pool. They also found staff and employees
(03:40):
at Hershey Park upheld safety standards in responding to the accident.
Major League Baseball is set to break its single game
attendance record today. More than eighty five thousand tickets have
been sold for the first ever Speedway Classic at Tennessee's
Bristol Motor Speedway. The game will feature the Atlanta Braves
against the Cincinnati Reds on a field constructed on the
(04:01):
infield of the historic NASCAR venue. I'm Lisa Carton.
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