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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. President Trump
won't share any possible deals he may have in mind
when he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin tomorrow in Alaska.
Trump said, this is the first step.

Speaker 2 (00:18):
I think it's going to be a good meeting, But
the more important meeting will be the second meeting that
we're having. We're going to have a meeting with President Putin,
President Zelenski myself.

Speaker 1 (00:26):
Reports have been rampant regarding Russia Ukraine landswaps and the
possibility of the US offering Russia a rare earth mineral
deal if it leads to peace. When asked today if
the White House, Trump would only say, we'll see what happens.
Tomorrow's meeting will be held at a military base in
Anchorage and is set to begin at three thirty pm Eastern.
At least four people have died after historic reign and

(00:46):
flash flooding in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Two adults and a child
were killed when a tree was uprooted and fell on
their suv. Officials said they found the body of a
missing man who was swept away by floodwaters on Tuesday evening.
The city's mayor has declared a local state emergency. Washington,
DC is seeing protests over the deployment of federal officers
on the city streets. A protest erupted last night after

(01:07):
police and federal agents set up a security checkpoint at
an intersection in northwest d C. A crowd of more
than one hundred gathered around the checkpoint, heckling officers and
directing vehicles away from the area. The crowd dispersed peacefully
after the officers left, and the man accused of throwing
a sandwich at a federal law enforcement officer no longer
has a job with the Justice Department. Sean Dunn is

(01:28):
seen in video of the incident from Sunday approaching the
officer while saying they are not wanted in DC. After
several minutes of confrontation, done struck the officer in the
chest with the sandwich. The former DOJ trial attorney is
facing federal charges. Some home buyers are more willing to
risk safety for affordability. A recent Redfinn survey found twenty
two percent of home buyers would be willing to trade

(01:50):
safety for affordability, while twenty seven percent said they compromise
by giving up a low crime area. Although some home
buyers are willing to compromise, than seventy percent of those
surveyed called personal safety and low crime must haves. I'm
Chris Krasio. Stillantis says a custom mechanical bowl shaped like
a truck engine was stolen last weekend in Pontiac, Michigan.

(02:13):
The Buckinghamy was taken from roadkill nights Saturday. The mechanical
bull was introduced two months ago at Michigan International Speedway
to mark the automaker's return to NASCAR. The company is
urging anybody with information to contact police. The investigation is ongoing.
Apple might be developing a tabletop robot that looks like
an iPad with a movable limb. That's according to a

(02:34):
report from Bloomberg, which says the device can turn towards
people and move its limb. Accordingly, the company is reportedly
looking at a twenty twenty seven release. President Trump announced
on Wednesday that Kiss will be among the recipients of
this year's Kennedy Center Honors. Mark Mayfield has more.

Speaker 2 (02:58):
This is the first group of honorees to be named
since Trump took over the Kennedy Center as chairman. Trump,
who announced he will host this year's ceremony, says Kiss
is going to do something very special at the ceremony.
Other honorees include Sylvester Stallone, country artist George Strait, and
R and B artist Gloria Gaynor, famous for the disco
anthem I Will Survive A Mark Mayfield.

Speaker 1 (03:20):
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel is revealing why he chose to obtain
Italian citizenship. The Jimmy Kimmel Live host recently appeared on
a podcast and shared the politics influenced his decision. Kimmel
has routinely criticized Trump as well as his policies since
his first term in office, and the president has often
fired back, calling the television host stupid. Other comedians, including

(03:41):
Ellen Degenerous and Rossie O'Donnell, have already packed up and
moved abroad due to Trump's reelection and in music history
news on this date, Back in nineteen fifty eight, Elvis
Presley's mother, Gladys, died. At her funeral two days later,
Presley was so overcome with grief he was unable to
stand and had to be supported. Over five hundred police
were at the service. To keep the gigantic crowd at Bay.

(04:02):
I'm Chris Crunch. You