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 1 (00:08):
The House has postponed testimony from convicted sex trafficker Gilane Maxwell.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer agreed to the delay
on Friday until after the Supreme Court considers Maxwell's petition
to overturn her conviction. Maxwell is serving a twenty year
sentence for helping the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. She
was quietly moved from a federal prison in Florida to
(00:30):
a minimum security facility in Texas on Friday. The House
has previously denied her request for immunity or send her
the questions in advance. The Southeast is bracing for flash
flooding this weekend. Details from Lisa Carton.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
A stormfront that costs deadly flooding in the Northeast and
mid Atlantic is expected to bring heavy rainfall to the
Carolinas in parts of Georgia. This woman in Savannah says
she probably won't venture out in the pouring rain, especially
when you're driving, because the roads sometimes stayed just the
water doesn't go down fast enough, and it's really like
risky cities like Charleston, Savannah, and Wilmington are likely to
(01:05):
see heavy thunderstorms today. Forecasters say the flood threat will
diminish tomorrow, but the region can't expect showers into next week.
I'm Lisa Carton.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Almost sixty percent of millennials and gen Zers blame their
social life for hurting their financial goals. A new survey
from Ally Bank also found that forty two percent of
them report overspending on their social budgets several months out
of the year. Ally's survey also revealed most American adults
covet social time, with nearly seventy percent saying they meet
with friends in person at least once a week. On average,
(01:37):
they spend two hundred and fifty dollars a month on
social activities. Fewer than one in five say they have
a strict budget for activities with friends. NBA star guard
Luka Doncic announced that he signed an extension with the
Los Angeles Lakers. In a post on ex Doncic wrote quote,
I just signed my extension with the Lakers. Excited to
keep working to bring championships to LA and make Laker
(01:58):
Nation proud. According to ESPN, it's a three year, one
hundred and sixty five million maximum contract extension. I'm Rob Martier.
NASA's SpaceX Crew eleven has docked at the International Space Station.
SpaceX posted a video on social media showing the spacecraft
docking at the ISS at two twenty seven am Eastern time.
Writing docking confirmed the team of four astronauts will be
(02:22):
starting a six month mission. They lifted off Friday morning
from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the posted video,
the ISS crew can be heard welcoming Crew eleven by
saying quote, we have cold drinks, hot food, and us
waiting see you soon. Tesla is being ordered to pay
three hundred and twenty nine million dollars in damages related
to a fatal autopilot crash. Lisa Taylor has more.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
A jury in Miami found that 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 1 (02:54):
Tesla's as it plans to appeal, writing the driver is
solely at fault. Misty Marris is an NBC The News
legal analyst.
Speaker 4 (03:01):
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 (03:13):
I'm me the Taylor.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
The Texas Lottery Commission will pay almost forty six million
dollars to a woman who has denied her winnings for months.
Court records show that an agreement between the Lottery Commission
and Kristin Moriarty were filed on Thursday. The Lottery Commission
said the settlement was reached with help from Attorney General
Ken Paxton's office. Moriarty will receive forty five point eight
million dollars before taxes in a single lump sum. The
(03:37):
payout comes over five months after Moriarty bought the winning
Latto Texas tickets worth eighty three point five million. In February,
the mascot for the NHL Seattle Kraken was chased by
a grizzly bear while shooting a promotional video. Cracking Forward.
John Hayden and the mascot were in a river fishing
when a grizzly entered the water on the other side
of the river. Video posted on x showed them walking
(03:59):
away from the bear, but the bear followed and began
to chase them before it turned away. I'm Rob Martyr
This is your twenty four to seven use update.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The latest use this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 1 (00:08):
The House has postponed testimony from convicted sex trafficker Gilane Maxwell.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer agreed to the delay
on Friday until after the Supreme Court considers Maxwell's petition
to overturn her conviction. Maxwell is serving a twenty year
sentence for helping the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. She
was quietly moved from a federal prison in Florida to
(00:30):
a minimum security facility in Texas on Friday. The House
has previously denied her request for immunity or send her
the questions in advance. The Southeast is bracing for flash
flooding this weekend. Details from Lisa Carton.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
A stormfront that costs deadly flooding in the Northeast and
mid Atlantic is expected to bring heavy rainfall to the
Carolinas in parts of Georgia. This woman in Savannah says
she probably won't venture out in the pouring rain, especially
when you're driving, because the roads sometimes stayed just the
water doesn't go down fast enough, and it's really like
risky cities like Charleston, Savannah, and Wilmington are likely to
(01:05):
see heavy thunderstorms today. Forecasters say the flood threat will
diminish tomorrow, but the region can't expect showers into next week.
I'm Lisa Carton.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
Almost sixty percent of millennials and gen Zers blame their
social life for hurting their financial goals. A new survey
from Ally Bank also found that forty two percent of
them report overspending on their social budgets several months out
of the year. Ally's survey also revealed most American adults
covet social time, with nearly seventy percent saying they meet
with friends in person at least once a week. On average,
(01:37):
they spend two hundred and fifty dollars a month on
social activities. Fewer than one in five say they have
a strict budget for activities with friends. NBA star guard
Luka Doncic announced that he signed an extension with the
Los Angeles Lakers. In a post on ex Doncic wrote quote,
I just signed my extension with the Lakers. Excited to
keep working to bring championships to LA and make Laker
(01:58):
Nation proud. According to ESPN, it's a three year, one
hundred and sixty five million maximum contract extension. I'm Rob Martier.
NASA's SpaceX Crew eleven has docked at the International Space Station.
SpaceX posted a video on social media showing the spacecraft
docking at the ISS at two twenty seven am Eastern time.
Writing docking confirmed the team of four astronauts will be
(02:22):
starting a six month mission. They lifted off Friday morning
from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the posted video,
the ISS crew can be heard welcoming Crew eleven by
saying quote, we have cold drinks, hot food, and us
waiting see you soon. Tesla is being ordered to pay
three hundred and twenty nine million dollars in damages related
to a fatal autopilot crash. Lisa Taylor has more.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
A jury in Miami found that 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 1 (02:54):
Tesla's as it plans to appeal, writing the driver is
solely at fault. Misty Marris is an NBC The News
legal analyst.
Speaker 4 (03:01):
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 (03:13):
I'm me the Taylor.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
The Texas Lottery Commission will pay almost forty six million
dollars to a woman who has denied her winnings for months.
Court records show that an agreement between the Lottery Commission
and Kristin Moriarty were filed on Thursday. The Lottery Commission
said the settlement was reached with help from Attorney General
Ken Paxton's office. Moriarty will receive forty five point eight
million dollars before taxes in a single lump sum. The
(03:37):
payout comes over five months after Moriarty bought the winning
Latto Texas tickets worth eighty three point five million. In February,
the mascot for the NHL Seattle Kraken was chased by
a grizzly bear while shooting a promotional video. Cracking Forward.
John Hayden and the mascot were in a river fishing
when a grizzly entered the water on the other side
of the river. Video posted on x showed them walking
(03:59):
away from the bear, but the bear followed and began
to chase them before it turned away. I'm Rob Martyr
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