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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. Hurricane Aaron
is moving further into the Atlantic Ocean and away from
the US Erin is a large storm with maximum sustained
winds of one hundred miles per hour and is roughly
three hundred seventy miles east of Cape Hatteras. Evacuation orders

(00:24):
have been in place in some areas of North Carolina
where a state of emergency has been declared. President Trump
is meeting with law enforcement in Washington, d C. Trump
thanked officers for cooperating with the federal takeover of the
city's police as part of his crackdown on crime. Democrats
in California are moving forward with their own redistricting efforts.

(00:47):
The Democrat controlled Assembly approved a measure Thursday that calls
for a special election aiming to redraw state maps that
would most likely give Democrats five additional House seats. Assemblyman
car Caldmeyo says lawsuits will likely be filed quickly.

Speaker 2 (01:03):
I anticipate that we will have a few legal challenges
immediately within the next thirty six hours in state court
challenging the violation of the state constitution. To do mid
decade redistricting.

Speaker 1 (01:16):
Wall Street is closing with stocks lower.

Speaker 3 (01:19):
Kristin Marx reports investors are awaiting remarks from Federal Reserve
Chairman Jerown Powell tomorrow at the fed's Annual Economic Symposium
in Wyoming. It comes as minutes from the Central Banks
July meeting showed members are concerned about the state of
the labor market and inflation, with most degreeing it was
too soon to cut rates. At the closing bell, the

(01:40):
Dow Jones fell by one hundred and fifty two points,
the S and P five hundred dropped by twenty five points.
The NASDAK lost seventy two points. I'm Kristin Marx.

Speaker 1 (01:49):
Public tours of the White House are reportedly being suspended
due to construction. That's according to multiple reports citing White
House officials. Construction is set to begin soon on a
ninety thousand square football room that was recently ordered by
President Trump. I'm Brian Shook. A federal judge has dismissed
the most serious charges against former Louisville Metro detectives Joshua

(02:13):
James and Kyle Meaney in the Brionna Taylor case. Tammy
Trehillo has.

Speaker 4 (02:18):
More, Taylor was shot and killed after police executed a
no knock warrant at her apartment in Louisville five years ago.
To detectives were charged with providing and using false information
to obtain the search warrant and were aware dangerous weapons
would be used. Judge Charles Simpson ruled that prosecutors cannot
attribute Taylor's death to the lack of a warrant because
returning fire was illegal act. Jane still faces charges of

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falsifying information in the warrant and civil rights violations that
could send him to prison for twenty five years.

Speaker 1 (02:46):
Congressman Chip Roy says he's done with Washington DC. The
Texas Republican has announced a run for state attorney general
in a video posted to social media. Roy has served
in Congress since twenty nineteen. The decision to move on,
he says, is because he does not believe politicians should
serve permanently. An investigation is underway after a French online

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streamer died as others watched. Ross Cullen reports.

Speaker 5 (03:14):
Raphael Gravin, known online as Jean Poormanouve, died during a
live broadcast on the kick platform. The forty six year
old had featured regularly in videos in which he appeared
to be assaulted or humiliated as viewers watched online. France's
Digital Technology minister said the death of Jean Paulmanov and
the violence he suffered are absolutely horrific. The Kick platform

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said it would cooperate with authorities and was undertaking a
review of its French content. Ross Cullen, Paris.

Speaker 1 (03:43):
Many folks do not get enough fiber in their diet.
That's according to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and the
Cleveland Clinic is highlighting the importance of it. Dietitian Julia
Zonpano says fiber can help minimize blood sugar spikes and
make a person feel fuller for longer, which could help
with weight loss. I'm Brian Shook.