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

Speaker 2 (00:08):
President Trump is on his way to the Alaska summit
with Russian leader Vladimir Putin this morning. Trump has been
tight lipped about any potential agreements he may propose during
the meeting, but on True Social this morning he posted
high stakes former US Ambassador to Ukraine Will Taylor. With
those stakes, a good.

Speaker 3 (00:28):
Outcome is President Trump says to mister Putin, I'm going
to put sanctions on you and continue to provide the
weapons to the Ukraine's If you don't agree, that's the
best outcome. Worst outcome is Putin says no.

Speaker 2 (00:41):
Russia is attacking Ukraine overnight ahead of Putin's meeting with
President Trump. The Ukrainian Air Force says Russia conducted drone
and missile strikes at thirteen locations across the country this morning,
and the Ukraine's air defense systems neutralize sixty three Russian drones.
The Texas Democrats who fled the state to stop a
redistricting proposal are getting a boost from a former president.

(01:05):
Rory O'Neill reports.

Speaker 4 (01:08):
Former President Barack Obama is telling Texas Democrats they are
inspiring others by leaving their homes and home state to
prevent Republicans from redrawing congressional maps to benefit their party.
In a virtual meeting, Obama said to other states are
now looking to offset what he called mid decade jerrymandering.
Texas Republican leaders have filed legal action to compel their

(01:30):
colleagues to return to the capitol.

Speaker 2 (01:32):
In Austin, the mayor and the top lawyer for Washington
d C are rejecting a push by Attorney General Pam
Bondi to name an emergency police commissioner. On Thursday, Bondi
ordered d C authorities to recognize Dea Chief Terry Cole
as the district's emergency police commissioner and to give him
full powers of the DC police chief. Last night, however,

(01:54):
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser said there was nothing in the
law that would support surrendering authority to a federal official.
The Attorney General of DC told the district's police chief
the order is unlawful. I'm Michael Cassner. California's Governor Gavin
Newsom is officially calling for a special election in an
effort to redraw that state's congressional district maps. Today is

(02:18):
Liberation Day in the state of California.

Speaker 4 (02:20):
A senatorship said, as senators have said, Donald Trump, you
have PopEd the bear, and.

Speaker 2 (02:27):
We will punch back the action as a counter move
to Texas Republicans attempting to redraw congressional districts that could
add as many as five Republican seats in Congress. That
effort has been on hold since Texas State Democrats left
the state, blocking the legislature's ability to achieve a quorum
and vote on the issue. Unless Texas Republicans drop their

(02:48):
redistricting efforts, California will hold a special election on November
fourth to put new maps before voters to increase Democratic
representation in Congress, offsetting Texas action. A fourth person is
dead from Legionnaire's disease in Harlem and New York. More
from Andrew Whipman.

Speaker 1 (03:06):
City Health of Visuals, making that grim update Thursday. They
also up the count of reported cases to ninety nine.
This hours after Mayor Adams went to Harlem looking to
ease worries. Want to reassure everyone the air is safe
to breathe and there's no risk to our drinking. Wid
A dozen cooling towers testing positive for Leigionaire's bacteria, including

(03:28):
a Cuney Science building and the NYC Health and Hospital's
Harlem location on Lenox Avenue, eleven have been scrubbed, the
final one set for cleaning. Friday.

Speaker 2 (03:37):
Today marks the eightieth anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender.
In Britain, King Charles delivered a message saying the sacrifices
of the war must never be forgotten.

Speaker 3 (03:47):
The war is over, declared my grandfather, King George the Sixth,
in his address to the Nation and Commonwealth on VJ
Day eighty years ago today. Four short words after six
long years of bloodshed by Michael Cassnar