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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This sin is your twenty four to seven use update
the latest use this hour. In just four minutes, President
Trump could be walking a beat on the streets of Washington,
d C. Tonight with law enforcement. In an interview, he said,
I'm going to be out tonight, I think with the
police and with the military. This comes after Trump ordered
a federal takeover of the city's police as part of

(00:22):
his crackdown on crime. A White House official says the
details are still being worked out. Hurricane Erin is tracking
up the east coast in North Carolina seems to be
getting the worst of the huge storm. The state's outer
banks have seen coastal flooding and some damage to structures,
but no reports of injuries. Swimming at most east coast
beaches is prohibited due to potentially life threatening surf and

(00:42):
rip currents, despite Erin churning well offshore, and New Jersey
is now under a state of emergency bracing for Erin.
Kristin Marx reports.

Speaker 2 (00:51):
Governor Murphy issued the declaration for all twenty one counties,
saying dangerous surf and rip currents, coastal and flash flooding,
and high erosion are expected in areas through Friday. Afternoon.
Large breaking waves as high as seventeen feet are possible
at the shore, as well as winds of up to
fifty miles per hour from parts of the state. Murphy
has asked people to avoid going into the ocean, and

(01:12):
many New Jersey beaches are closed to swimming. He's also
asking New Jersey ins to monitor local weather forecasts and warnings,
and to stay informed on evacuation protocols, especially for those
down the shore. Kristen Marx.

Speaker 1 (01:23):
The battleover congressional maps is moving to California. The Texas
State House approved new maps creating five more Republican leaning
districts following the return of Democrats who had left the
state to break quorum. The state Senate is expected to
follow tonight. Now, Democrats in California are taking up legislation
that would allow voters to approve new maps that would
create five more democratic districts in that state through twenty thirty.

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Israeli Prime Minister in Benjamin Nenyaw, who wants negotiations to
end the war in Gaza to begin. He said they're
pushing for the release of all hostages and for an
end of the conflict on terms acceptable to Israel. This
comes as the idea of started moving forward with plans
to take over Gaza City. The Israel Hamas War began
a little under two years ago. I'm Chris Krajiu. Astronomers

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say there'll be a rare black moon this Saturday night.
A black moon occurs when there are two new moons
in a single month, and it won't happen again until
August of twenty twenty seven. Like all new moons, the
sunlit side will be facing away from the Earth, so
you won't be able to see it, but moon enthusiasts
will be glad to know that on Sunday and Monday nights,
when the black moon begins waxing, it'll create the thinnest

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lunar crescent, which should appear on the western horizon about
thirty to forty minutes after sunset. Those twenty one and
over can raise a glass today for National Hazy Ipa Day.
It's a day set aside to enjoy one of the
nation's most popular craft beers. On offshoot of the modern
India pale Ale or American ipa. It's popularity, however, is
rather recent. The hazy Ipa style traces its origins to

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New England in the early two thousands. The first nationally
available Hazy IPA was not released until twenty eighteen by
California based a Nevada brewing company. She Coldplays Chris Martin

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is defending the kiss cam at the band's concerts after
that video of a tech CEO having an alleged affair
when viral. The singer says, the band has used it
for a long time and it's never been a problem.
The clip of the Boston concert led to the resignation
of Astronomers CEO Andy Byron and HR chief Christen Cabot.
During a show in Hull, England, Martin noted that the

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JumboTron fan camera is intended as a way to say
hello to fans and is not a kisscam. Martin joked
that sometimes it turns out to become a massive international scandal.
McDonald's is planning to slash combo meal prices. The Wall
Street Journal reports that eight of the Chang's popular combo
meals are expected to cost fifteen percent less than if
the items were bought separately. The price change will take

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effect next month. Corporate plans to subsidize franchises losses if
they agree to drop prices. I'm Chris CROSSI