August 3, 2025 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven US update. The
latest use this hour in just four minutes. The man
who investigated President Trump is now under investigation himself. Federal
officials are investigating the former Department of Justice prosecutor who
oversaw cases against President Trump. The US Office of Special
(00:21):
Council an ounced Saturday it's investigating Jack Smith for possibly
violating a law that bars federal officials from engaging in
political activity or 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
(00:41):
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. A hunger strike at Alligator
Alcatraz in Florida has been ongoing for a week, detainees
or protesting poor living conditions at the facility. A group
of Democrats held in emergency town hall this week demanding
(01:04):
better conditions and more transparency into the oversight of the
controversial facility. Park rangers in Grand Canyon National Park are
asking for the public's help and finding a missing hiker
from New Jersey. Lisa Salvadi has this story.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Family and friends of thirty five year old Thomas Daniel
Gibbs of Freehold, New Jersey, say they last heard from
him on July twenty second. The family reported him missing
on July twenty eighth, and later that day, park rangers
found his Tesla cyber truck in a parking lot on
the southern rim of the Grand Canyon. Rangers have been
using search dogs and drones to search for Gibbs and
(01:41):
are focused on the Grand View Trail. They're asking anyone
who may have been hiking in that area at the
time to contact them.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
And police are still looking for a suspect after four
people were killed in a Montana bar shooting. Police say
forty five year old Michael Brown is considered armed and
dangerous and they are searching for him near the small
mountain town of Anaconda. Brown is believed to have fled
the scene in a white pickup truck. I'm Jim Forbes.
President Trump is deploying two nuclear submarines closer to Russia.
(02:11):
In a post on True Social Friday, Trump said he
made the decision due to inflammatory statements made by former
Russian president Dmitri Midvedev. The former Russian leader claimed this
week that Trump's new deadline for Russia to end the
fighting with Ukraine was a quote additional step toward war.
Trump later told Newsmax that in response, he moved the
(02:31):
submarines quote closer to Russia. The president called it a
precautionary move, saying the US is being careful just in case.
The Southeast is bracing for flash flooding this weekend. Lisa
Carton has.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
More 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. Well,
it's scary, especially when you're driving, because the rule sometimes
stays just the water doesn't go down fast enough, and
it's really like risky. Cities like Charleston, Savannah, and Wilmington
(03:07):
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 (03:15):
I'm Lisa Carton, NASA's SpaceX Crew eleven has docked at
the International Space Station. SpaceX posted a video on social
media showing the spacecraft docking Saturday at the ISS at
two twenty seven am Eastern time, writing quote docking confirmed
the team of four astronauts will be starting a six
month mission. They lifted off Friday morning from Kennedy Space
(03:38):
Center in Florida. In a posted video, the ISS crew
can be heard welcoming Crew eleven by saying, quote, we
have cold drinks, hot food, and US wedding see you soon.
And Rome is welcoming as many as one million young
people to celebrate the Jubilee of Youth this week. Boop
Leo the fourteenth is expected to hold a prayer vigil
(03:58):
with the huge group and celebrate the final mass for
the gathering on Sunday. I'm Jim Forbes
This is your twenty four to seven US update. The
latest use this hour in just four minutes. The man
who investigated President Trump is now under investigation himself. Federal
officials are investigating the former Department of Justice prosecutor who
oversaw cases against President Trump. The US Office of Special
(00:21):
Council an ounced Saturday it's investigating Jack Smith for possibly
violating a law that bars federal officials from engaging in
political activity or 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
(00:41):
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. A hunger strike at Alligator
Alcatraz in Florida has been ongoing for a week, detainees
or protesting poor living conditions at the facility. A group
of Democrats held in emergency town hall this week demanding
(01:04):
better conditions and more transparency into the oversight of the
controversial facility. Park rangers in Grand Canyon National Park are
asking for the public's help and finding a missing hiker
from New Jersey. Lisa Salvadi has this story.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Family and friends of thirty five year old Thomas Daniel
Gibbs of Freehold, New Jersey, say they last heard from
him on July twenty second. The family reported him missing
on July twenty eighth, and later that day, park rangers
found his Tesla cyber truck in a parking lot on
the southern rim of the Grand Canyon. Rangers have been
using search dogs and drones to search for Gibbs and
(01:41):
are focused on the Grand View Trail. They're asking anyone
who may have been hiking in that area at the
time to contact them.
Speaker 1 (01:48):
And police are still looking for a suspect after four
people were killed in a Montana bar shooting. Police say
forty five year old Michael Brown is considered armed and
dangerous and they are searching for him near the small
mountain town of Anaconda. Brown is believed to have fled
the scene in a white pickup truck. I'm Jim Forbes.
President Trump is deploying two nuclear submarines closer to Russia.
(02:11):
In a post on True Social Friday, Trump said he
made the decision due to inflammatory statements made by former
Russian president Dmitri Midvedev. The former Russian leader claimed this
week that Trump's new deadline for Russia to end the
fighting with Ukraine was a quote additional step toward war.
Trump later told Newsmax that in response, he moved the
(02:31):
submarines quote closer to Russia. The president called it a
precautionary move, saying the US is being careful just in case.
The Southeast is bracing for flash flooding this weekend. Lisa
Carton has.
Speaker 3 (02:44):
More 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. Well,
it's scary, especially when you're driving, because the rule sometimes
stays just the water doesn't go down fast enough, and
it's really like risky. Cities like Charleston, Savannah, and Wilmington
(03:07):
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 (03:15):
I'm Lisa Carton, NASA's SpaceX Crew eleven has docked at
the International Space Station. SpaceX posted a video on social
media showing the spacecraft docking Saturday at the ISS at
two twenty seven am Eastern time, writing quote docking confirmed
the team of four astronauts will be starting a six
month mission. They lifted off Friday morning from Kennedy Space
(03:38):
Center in Florida. In a posted video, the ISS crew
can be heard welcoming Crew eleven by saying, quote, we
have cold drinks, hot food, and US wedding see you soon.
And Rome is welcoming as many as one million young
people to celebrate the Jubilee of Youth this week. Boop
Leo the fourteenth is expected to hold a prayer vigil
(03:58):
with the huge group and celebrate the final mass for
the gathering on Sunday. I'm Jim Forbes
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