August 3, 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 in just four minutes. Millions of
people are keeping a close either of the skies this weekend.
Flash flood watches and warnings are in effect for parts
of the Southeast. Forecasters say a powerful storm system that
triggered deadly flooding in the Northeast and mid Atlantic is
(00:22):
expected to bring heavy rainfall to the Carolinas and parts
of Georgia this weekend. Cities like Charleston, Savannah, and Wilmington
are likely to see strong thunderstorms. Forecasters say the flood
threat will diminish tomorrow, but the region can't expect showers
into next week. A hunger strike at Alligator Alcatraz is
in its ninth day. Detainees or protesting the poor living
(00:45):
conditions at the facility. A group of Democrats held in
emergency town hall this week, demanding better conditions and more
transparency into the oversight of the controversial facility. Deportation flights
began last week. Several Democratic states are suing the Trump
administration over its efforts to limit gender affirming healthcare. The
(01:06):
lawsuit targets a Trump executive order that aims to undermine
support for what the federal government refers to as quote
gender ideology. California Attorney General Rob Bontis says his state
recognizes gender affirming care as medically necessary healthcare. And a
theme park made famous by its a list celebrity co
founder has hit the top spot on trip Advisor's twenty
(01:28):
twenty five Traveler's Choice Best of the Best awards. Rob
Martyr explains.
Speaker 2 (01:34):
Dollywood, the park co founded by country music icon Dolly Parton,
placed highest in the best Amusement Park category. Dollywood beat
out Disney World's Magic Kingdom, Disneyland, and Universal Studios on
the twenty twenty five list. Trip Advisor says the ranking
is decided by above and beyond reviews and opinions from
the trip Advisor community over a twelve month period. When
(01:54):
it comes to the best theme parks globally, Dollywood comes
in at number eleven on the list. The number one
theme park on the face of the planets Ferrari World
Yao's Island in Abu Dhabi.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
I'm Rob Martyr and I'm Jim Forbes. Police and Tennessee
are looking for a man accused of killing four family
members and leaving their baby strapped in a car seat.
Authority say Austin Robert Drummond is considered armed and dangerous.
They believe Drummond killed thirty eight year old Courtney Rose
and her two children, along with her daughter's twenty one
year old boyfriend on Tuesday. The victims were found along
(02:27):
the road in Lake County, Tennessee, near the state's borders
with Arkansas, Missouri, and Kentucky. The Dyer County Sheriff's office
says the same day, Wilson and William's baby was left
in a car seat in nearby Dyer County. Pope Francis
opened Saint Peter's Basilica Holy Door for Jubilee twenty twenty five,
celebrating Catholic youth born now from Lisa Carton.
Speaker 3 (02:55):
Rome, is welcoming as many as one million young people
to celebrate. The Jubilee of Youth is way week. Pope
Leo the fourteenth is expected to hold a prayer visual
with a huge group this evening and celebrate the final
Mass for the gathering tomorrow. 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
(03:16):
Rome come from one hundred forty six countries. I'm Lisa Carton.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
The Texas Lottery Commission will pay almost forty six million
dollars to a woman who has denied her winnings for months.
Court records showed that an agreement between the Lottery Commission
and Kristin Moriarty were filed on Thursday. The Lottery Commission
said the settlement was reached with the help from Attorney
General Ken Paxson's office. Moriarty will receive forty five point
(03:43):
eight million dollars before taxes in a single lump sum.
The payout comes after a dispute with the store that
sold the winning ticket. And The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is
underway in South Dakota. Thousands of bikers have already arrived
in the city for the eighty fifth annual rally, with
the officials projecting over seven hundred thousand guests will attend.
(04:03):
I'm Jim Forbes
This is your twenty four to seven use update. The
latest use this hour in just four minutes. Millions of
people are keeping a close either of the skies this weekend.
Flash flood watches and warnings are in effect for parts
of the Southeast. Forecasters say a powerful storm system that
triggered deadly flooding in the Northeast and mid Atlantic is
(00:22):
expected to bring heavy rainfall to the Carolinas and parts
of Georgia this weekend. Cities like Charleston, Savannah, and Wilmington
are likely to see strong thunderstorms. Forecasters say the flood
threat will diminish tomorrow, but the region can't expect showers
into next week. A hunger strike at Alligator Alcatraz is
in its ninth day. Detainees or protesting the poor living
(00:45):
conditions at the facility. A group of Democrats held in
emergency town hall this week, demanding better conditions and more
transparency into the oversight of the controversial facility. Deportation flights
began last week. Several Democratic states are suing the Trump
administration over its efforts to limit gender affirming healthcare. The
(01:06):
lawsuit targets a Trump executive order that aims to undermine
support for what the federal government refers to as quote
gender ideology. California Attorney General Rob Bontis says his state
recognizes gender affirming care as medically necessary healthcare. And a
theme park made famous by its a list celebrity co
founder has hit the top spot on trip Advisor's twenty
(01:28):
twenty five Traveler's Choice Best of the Best awards. Rob
Martyr explains.
Speaker 2 (01:34):
Dollywood, the park co founded by country music icon Dolly Parton,
placed highest in the best Amusement Park category. Dollywood beat
out Disney World's Magic Kingdom, Disneyland, and Universal Studios on
the twenty twenty five list. Trip Advisor says the ranking
is decided by above and beyond reviews and opinions from
the trip Advisor community over a twelve month period. When
(01:54):
it comes to the best theme parks globally, Dollywood comes
in at number eleven on the list. The number one
theme park on the face of the planets Ferrari World
Yao's Island in Abu Dhabi.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
I'm Rob Martyr and I'm Jim Forbes. Police and Tennessee
are looking for a man accused of killing four family
members and leaving their baby strapped in a car seat.
Authority say Austin Robert Drummond is considered armed and dangerous.
They believe Drummond killed thirty eight year old Courtney Rose
and her two children, along with her daughter's twenty one
year old boyfriend on Tuesday. The victims were found along
(02:27):
the road in Lake County, Tennessee, near the state's borders
with Arkansas, Missouri, and Kentucky. The Dyer County Sheriff's office
says the same day, Wilson and William's baby was left
in a car seat in nearby Dyer County. Pope Francis
opened Saint Peter's Basilica Holy Door for Jubilee twenty twenty five,
celebrating Catholic youth born now from Lisa Carton.
Speaker 3 (02:55):
Rome, is welcoming as many as one million young people
to celebrate. The Jubilee of Youth is way week. Pope
Leo the fourteenth is expected to hold a prayer visual
with a huge group this evening and celebrate the final
Mass for the gathering tomorrow. 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
(03:16):
Rome come from one hundred forty six countries. I'm Lisa Carton.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
The Texas Lottery Commission will pay almost forty six million
dollars to a woman who has denied her winnings for months.
Court records showed that an agreement between the Lottery Commission
and Kristin Moriarty were filed on Thursday. The Lottery Commission
said the settlement was reached with the help from Attorney
General Ken Paxson's office. Moriarty will receive forty five point
(03:43):
eight million dollars before taxes in a single lump sum.
The payout comes after a dispute with the store that
sold the winning ticket. And The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is
underway in South Dakota. Thousands of bikers have already arrived
in the city for the eighty fifth annual rally, with
the officials projecting over seven hundred thousand guests will attend.
(04:03):
I'm Jim Forbes
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