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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven US update. The
latest use this hour.

Speaker 2 (00:05):
In just four minutes, President Trump's Special envoy to the
Middle East is telling the families of Israeli hostages still
held in Gaza that the US plans to bring them home.
Special Envoy Steve Whitcoff was in Tel Aviv's Saturday. He
told the families an end to the war in Gaza
was near and that the US has a plan to

(00:26):
bring home all the remaining captives held by Hamas. Whitcoff
also claims Hamas was ready to commit to laying down
its arms. Of Vigils set for today for a Maryland
teenager killed by the recent flooding in the Northeast. Police
in Mount Airy say the thirteen year old lost his
life Thursday after being sucked.

Speaker 1 (00:45):
Into a storm drain. The drain did not have a
great cover.

Speaker 2 (00:49):
The boy was playing with another child when a flash
flood came sweeping through the neighborhood, and flash flood watches
and warnings are still in effect for parts of the Southeast.

Speaker 1 (00:59):
As we hear from Lisa.

Speaker 3 (01:00):
Carton, a stormfront that caused 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 to think go down fast enough,
and it's really like risky. Cities like Charleston, Savannah, and

(01:23):
Wilmington are likely to see heavy thunderstorms. Forecasters say the
flood threat well diminished, but the region can't expect showers
into next week. I'm Lisa Carton.

Speaker 2 (01:33):
A California man who has arrested Friday for allegedly sending
payments to ISIS apparently had a bomb inside his home.
A Department of Justice news release as twenty eight year
old Mark Lorenzo Villanueva was arrested finding on felony charges
of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.

(01:53):
During the arrest, the FBI recovered what appeared to be
a bomb. Villanueva was ordered to be held without bombs
on Friday. He's due back in a federal courthouse August fifteenth.

Speaker 1 (02:04):
I'm Scott Carr.

Speaker 2 (02:06):
Longtime Fox News personality Janeine Piro is now confirmed as
the next US Attorney for Washington, d C. The US
Senate voted fifty to forty five Saturday to confirm Piero.
She had been serving on an acting basis after President
Trump withdrew his first nominee, Ed Martin, who faced bipartisan rejection.
Before co hosting The Five on Fox News, Piro worked

(02:28):
as a judge in New York in the nineties. Parts
of New York City and Northern New Jersey were rattled
by a small earthquake this morning. Jonathan O'halleran's in New York.

Speaker 4 (02:37):
According to the US Geological Survey, a three point zero
magnitude tremor struck northern New jerseys Hasbrook Heights Saturday night.
Although it was a minor quake, some area residence reported
shaking all across the region. There are no reports of
injuries or damage. The USGS is telling residents to be
aware of possible minor aftershocks in the days to come.

Speaker 1 (02:58):
Do Blue Eyed Blonds have the Best jeans?

Speaker 2 (03:00):
US clothing retailer American Eagle is still on the defensive
over a recent ad campaign featuring actress Sidney Sweeney.

Speaker 5 (03:07):
Janzerpastan from parents to Offspring often determining traits like her color,
personality my jeans are Blue City.

Speaker 2 (03:15):
Some feel the ad smack of racism. Jim Forbes explains.

Speaker 5 (03:19):
The actress appeared in various commercials with the tagline quote
Sidney Sweeney has great genes as a biology pun. It
sparked criticism online, with some users even comparing it to
quote Nazi propaganda. American Eagle defended the ad campaign and
shared a statement on social media noting that the company
will quote continue to celebrate how everyone wears their aejens.

Speaker 1 (03:42):
I'm Jim Forbes.

Speaker 2 (03:43):
A new survey shows almost sixty percent of millennials and
gen zers are blaming their social life for hurting their
financial goals. The survey from ally Bank found forty two
percent of them report overspending on their social budgets several
months out of the year. Responding said on average, they
spend about two hundred and fifty dollars a month on
social activities.

Speaker 1 (04:03):
I'm Scott Carr.