August 2, 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 at just four minutes. Federal officials
are investigating the former Department of Justice prosecutor who oversaw
cases against President Trump. The US Office of Special Council
announced it's investigating Jack Smith for possibly violating a law
that bars federal officials from engaging in political activity or
(00:23):
attempting to influence elections. Smith prosecuted two cases against Trump,
one centering around allegations Trump tried to block former President
Biden's twenty twenty election victory, and another where Trump was
accused of mishandling classified documents. Neither case went to trial,
and Smith resigned from the DOJ shortly before Trump's inauguration
this year. President Trump is not accepting the latest jobs report.
(00:46):
He also fired the Labor Department statistics chief on Friday.
The report says the US economy added just seventy three
thousand jobs last month, well below estimates. It also revised
the May and June numbers downward by more than two
hundred thousand jobs US combined. Trump took to social media
and implied the Labor Statistics chief, Erica Macintarfer, manipulated the
(01:06):
data for political purposes and order the Biden appointee be fired.
The Southeast is bracing for flash flooding this weekend. Details
from Lisa Carton.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
A stormfront that costs deadly flooding in the Northeast and
mid Atlantic is expected to bring heavy rainfall to the
Carolinas and parts of Georgia. This woman in Savannah says
she probably won't venture out in the pouring rain. Well,
it's scary, especially when you're driving because the roads sometimes
they just the water doesn't go down fast enough, and
it's really like risky. Cities like Charleston, Savannah, and Wilmington
(01:37):
are likely to see heavy thunderstorms today. Forecasters say the
flood threat will diminish tomorrow, but the region can't expect
showers into next week.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
NBA star guard Luka Doncic has announced that he signed
a three year extension with the Los Angeles Lakers. In
a post on x, Doncic wrote, I just signed my
extension with the Lakers. Excited to keep working to bring
championships to LA and make Laker Nations proud. ESPN reports
the contract is the maximum at one hundred and sixty
five million dollars. I'm rob Bartier, Rome is welcoming as
(02:08):
many as one million young people to celebrate the Jubilee
of Youth this week. Hope Ley, Oh the fourteenth is
expected to hold a prayer vigil with the huge group
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
(02:29):
and forty six countries. 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
(02:51):
a single lump sum. The payout comes over five months
after Moriarty bought the winning Lotto Texas ticket worth eighty
three point five million in February. She made the purchase
online through the lottery courier service Jack Pocket actor Gary
Busey is pleading guilty to criminal sexual contact in connection
to an incident at a New Jersey convention three years ago.
Jim Forbes has more.
Speaker 3 (03:13):
Appearing virtually at a hearing in Camden County Superior Court
on Thursday. The eighty one year old admitted to groping
a woman at the DoubleTree Hotel in Cherry Hill. In
August of twenty twenty two. Two women alleged Bucy touched
them inappropriately during a meet and greet at the Monster
Media con The Malibu, California resident told the judge it
(03:34):
was not an accidental touching. Bucy was booked as a
guest at the horror themed convention. He faces one to
five years of probation and finds under the plea deal.
I'm Jim Forbes.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
South Park is set to leave HBO Max on August fifth.
I mean, that's the.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Kindest thing you've ever said this week that John thinking about.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
HBO Max has been home to South Park's entire twenty
six season library for the past five years, but now
the streaming rights for the long running animated comedy have
become a global exclusive on Paramount plus i'm rob Martyr
This is your twenty four to seven use update. The
latest use this hour at just four minutes. Federal officials
are investigating the former Department of Justice prosecutor who oversaw
cases against President Trump. The US Office of Special Council
announced it's investigating Jack Smith for possibly violating a law
that bars federal officials from engaging in political activity or
(00:23):
attempting to influence elections. Smith prosecuted two cases against Trump,
one centering around allegations Trump tried to block former President
Biden's twenty twenty election victory, and another where Trump was
accused of mishandling classified documents. Neither case went to trial,
and Smith resigned from the DOJ shortly before Trump's inauguration
this year. President Trump is not accepting the latest jobs report.
(00:46):
He also fired the Labor Department statistics chief on Friday.
The report says the US economy added just seventy three
thousand jobs last month, well below estimates. It also revised
the May and June numbers downward by more than two
hundred thousand jobs US combined. Trump took to social media
and implied the Labor Statistics chief, Erica Macintarfer, manipulated the
(01:06):
data for political purposes and order the Biden appointee be fired.
The Southeast is bracing for flash flooding this weekend. Details
from Lisa Carton.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
A stormfront that costs deadly flooding in the Northeast and
mid Atlantic is expected to bring heavy rainfall to the
Carolinas and parts of Georgia. This woman in Savannah says
she probably won't venture out in the pouring rain. Well,
it's scary, especially when you're driving because the roads sometimes
they just the water doesn't go down fast enough, and
it's really like risky. Cities like Charleston, Savannah, and Wilmington
(01:37):
are likely to see heavy thunderstorms today. Forecasters say the
flood threat will diminish tomorrow, but the region can't expect
showers into next week.
Speaker 1 (01:46):
NBA star guard Luka Doncic has announced that he signed
a three year extension with the Los Angeles Lakers. In
a post on x, Doncic wrote, I just signed my
extension with the Lakers. Excited to keep working to bring
championships to LA and make Laker Nations proud. ESPN reports
the contract is the maximum at one hundred and sixty
five million dollars. I'm rob Bartier, Rome is welcoming as
(02:08):
many as one million young people to celebrate the Jubilee
of Youth this week. Hope Ley, Oh the fourteenth is
expected to hold a prayer vigil with the huge group
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
(02:29):
and forty six countries. 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
(02:51):
a single lump sum. The payout comes over five months
after Moriarty bought the winning Lotto Texas ticket worth eighty
three point five million in February. She made the purchase
online through the lottery courier service Jack Pocket actor Gary
Busey is pleading guilty to criminal sexual contact in connection
to an incident at a New Jersey convention three years ago.
Jim Forbes has more.
Speaker 3 (03:13):
Appearing virtually at a hearing in Camden County Superior Court
on Thursday. The eighty one year old admitted to groping
a woman at the DoubleTree Hotel in Cherry Hill. In
August of twenty twenty two. Two women alleged Bucy touched
them inappropriately during a meet and greet at the Monster
Media con The Malibu, California resident told the judge it
(03:34):
was not an accidental touching. Bucy was booked as a
guest at the horror themed convention. He faces one to
five years of probation and finds under the plea deal.
I'm Jim Forbes.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
South Park is set to leave HBO Max on August fifth.
I mean, that's the.
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Kindest thing you've ever said this week that John thinking about.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
HBO Max has been home to South Park's entire twenty
six season library for the past five years, but now
the streaming rights for the long running animated comedy have
become a global exclusive on Paramount plus i'm rob Martyr
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