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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update. The
latest use this hour at just four minutes. President Trump
and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to get together
in Alaska next Friday to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.
Trump announced the meeting on social media yesterday, but did
not offer details on where the meeting will be held.

(00:21):
The Alaska Beacon says if the meeting takes place, it
would be only the third presidential summit held in the state.
President Trump is also set to hold a news conference
on Monday related to violent crime in Washington, d C.
Trump confirmed the news in a post on truth social today.
A storm system is bringing a flood threat to parts
of the Upper Mississippi River Valley this weekend. Multiple rounds
of heavy rainfall may lead to flash flooding in the region.

(00:44):
Areas between Des Moines and Chicago are forecast to see
the worst of it, with parts of Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri,
and Iowa all on watch for excessive rainfall. Some thunderstorms
may be severe, with heavy winds and tornadoes possible. The
flood threat is expected to last through Monday. The Georgia
Bureau of Investigations has identified the gunman who was accused
of opening fire at the Atlanta based CDC campus at

(01:06):
Emory University. More from Liz Kennedy.

Speaker 2 (01:09):
The suspect is Patrick White, at thirty year ol from Kennesaw,
which is northwest of Atlanta. He died during the shooting
on Friday. A Dacabb County police officer also lost his life.
Officer David Rose was responding to a report of gunfire
at the CDC campus at Emory University. He was fatally
shot by White. To Cabb County CEO Lorraine Cochrane, Johnson said,

(01:32):
the thirty three year ole leaves a family behind. There
is a wife without a husband.

Speaker 1 (01:38):
There are three children, one unborn without a father.

Speaker 2 (01:42):
No civilians were injured in the tragic event, and the
investigation is ongoing. I'm Liz Kennedy.

Speaker 1 (01:48):
A new study reveals that workplace violence in the United
States is on the rise. HR compliance training company Trailiant
published the study on Wednesday. It found that one in
three employees surveyed said they'd witnessed hiss altercations in the
workplace in the last five years, up from twenty five
percent in twenty twenty four. I'm Rob Martyr. It was
a safe splashdown off the West coast.

Speaker 3 (02:10):
SpaceX copy splashdown.

Speaker 1 (02:12):
A SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying four crew members returning from
the International Space Station has splashed down off the California coast.
The four left the iss aboard the capsule Friday evening.
The crew included two NASA astronauts, as well as one
from Japan and a Russian cosmonaut. A new word has
been created in the journal BMJ Global Health. The word

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health aside is defined as the intentional damaging or destruction
of health services. The word was created by Joel abby Rashed,
a professor of medicine at the American University of Beirut.
The word shines a light on the fact that in
zones of conflict, healthcare is weaponized. The new horror hit
Weapons is the top film at the box office this weekend.

(02:54):
Lisa Taylor reports.

Speaker 3 (02:56):
This is a true story that happened right here my tongue.
A lot of people die in a lot of freely
weird ways in this story. The movie, starring Josh Brolin
and Julia Garner from Ozark, made seventeen million dollars on Friday,
and it's headed for a thirty eight million dollar weekend.
The Disney sequel Freaky Friday is also a hit, making
twelve million dollars Friday and a projected thirty million dollars

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on its opening weekend.

Speaker 1 (03:20):
Only Staylor South Park is seeing its viewership numbers surge.
The second episode of the adults animated show's latest season
drew an initial audience of eight hundred and thirty eight
thousand viewers on Comedy Central. That's nearly double the season
premiere's initial number. It's also the third most initial viewership
number for an episode in the past three seasons. The
search for the next Airbud is on. Airbud Entertainment is

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looking for a purebred Golden Retriever to play the most
famous basketball playing dog and air Bud Returns. The official
air Bud website is taking submissions, and all entrance will
be eligible to win prizes like a trip to the
movie's Hollywood premiere and air Bud Jerseys. Airbud Returns is
sent for a Summer twenty twenty six release, almost thirty
years after the first movie and the franchise came out.

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I'm Rob Martyr