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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. President Trump
now says he's unsure tomorrow's meeting with Russian President Vladimir
Putin will lead to an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine. He's
downplaying the idea of a joint news conference with Putin
after they speak, even after the White House and Kremlin

(00:22):
said one was planned. Trump is meeting with Putin at
a military base in Anchorage as he pushes to end
the war in Ukraine, and Ukraine's president is continuing to
speak with European leaders as the Trump Putin summit nears.
NBCs RAF Sanchez has more.

Speaker 2 (00:36):
Vladimir Zelenski in London today, greeted here at Downing Street
by the British Prime Minister, head of that crucial summit
between President Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska tomorrow. European
leaders deeply concerned about what the President might agree to.

Speaker 1 (00:53):
Zelenski was not invited to participate in the summit. Zelensky
and European leaders say negotiations over any peace deal to
the three and a half year old Russian invasion must
include Ukraine. However, Keir Starmer says the Trump Putin meeting
could be a viable chance for a ceasefire. A new
inflation report is coming in hotter than projected. The Producer
price Index, which measures how much it cost to make

(01:15):
certain goods, went up zero point nine percent in July.
Economists had been expecting an increase of two tenths of
a percent. Dropping Storm Erin is inching closer to the Caribbean.
Erin is currently about nine hundred miles east of the
islands and is expected to pick up strength as it
moves westward. Forecasters say it'll become Hurricane Erin by Friday
and will generate life threatening surf and rip currents this

(01:37):
weekend in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. President Trump
is reaching a new second term low when it comes
to the number of Americans who would describe him as
trustworthy or honest. A new economist YouGov survey found that
thirty one percent of respondents would use the labels to
describe Trump, compared to thirty three percent who said the
same in March. Polling also found about fifty three percent

(01:58):
of respondents called the president not honest and trustworthy, while
another sixteen percent said they were not sure. I'm Chris Garagio.
Stillantis says a custom mechanical bowl shaped like a truck
engine was stolen last weekend in Pontiac, Michigan. The bucking
Heamy was taken from roadkill nights Saturday. The mechanical bull
was introduced two months ago at Michigan International Speedway to

(02:21):
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
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

(02:44):
on Wednesday that Kiss will be among the recipients of
this year's Kennedy Center Honors. Mark Mayfield has more.

Speaker 3 (02:58):
This is the first group of as 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 honories 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 that 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 Rosie 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 servious to keep the gigantic crowd at bay.

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I'm Chris Kunju