August 23, 2025 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The latest use this hour at just four minutes.
Speaker 3 (00:08):
The Texas Senate has approved a new congressional map that
is expected to give the GOP five more seats in
the US House. The Texas Tribune says the map was
adopted early this morning on a party line vote over
staunch Democratic opposition that accused Republicans of gerrymandering. President Trump
had called for the new map to increase the House
GOP majority ahead of the midterm elections. Texas Governor Greg
(00:30):
Abbott indicated he plans to quickly sign the legislation into law.
Homeland Security Secretary Christy Nome is condemning the release of
Kilmar Abrego Garcia. He has been petitioning for his release
from federal custody since his March deportation to El Salvador.
Garcia was released from a Tennessee jail on Friday. Nomes said, quote,
today we reached a new low with this publicity hungary
(00:51):
Maryland judge mandating this illegal alien, who is a MS
thirteen gang member, human trafficker, serial domestic abuser, and child
predator allowed free. The native of Al Salvador, who faces
human trafficking charges related to a twenty twenty two traffic
stop in Tennessee. Is now back in Maryland while he
awaits trial. Lawyers for the illegal immigrant were notified Friday
(01:12):
that he could be deported to Uganda as soon as
next week. A man that police in Burbank, California, have
called the butt sniffer, reportedly still can't keep his nose clean.
More from Lisa.
Speaker 4 (01:22):
Carton, authoritystell NBC four that thirty eight year old registered
sex offender Kalis Crowder was arrested again after sniffing a
woman's behind at a Walgreens in Burbank around eleven pm
Friday night. Police said they located Crowder nearby and took
him into custody without incident. He was arrested a month
ago for committing similar acts at a Nordstrom Rack in Burbank.
(01:45):
Crowder is currently on active parole and has a documented
history of similar arrests for similar crimes.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
The National Park Service says the north rim of Grand
Canyon National Park will remain closed for the rest of
the twenty twenty five season. The closure follows the Dragon
Bravo wildfire, which damaged or destroyed about seventy structures in July.
I'm Rob Martyr. Gas prices are expected to remain low
for the upcoming Labor Day weekend. Jim Forbes has more.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Triple A says the national average for a gallon of
regular gasoline should stay below last year's average of three
dollars and thirty three cents, and should remain relatively low
for the rest of the summer as long as Gulf
Coast refineries are not hit by hurricanes. I'm Jim Forbes.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
A new study says racial and ethnic minorities are suffering
the most from air pollution caused by US oil and
gas companies. The Science Advances said on Friday, air pollutants
are causing ninety one thousand premature deaths and hundreds of
thousands of health issues each year. The groups taking the
biggest toll are Black, Asian, Native American, and Hispanic communities.
(02:50):
Ninety percent of new childhood asthma cases are tied to
nitrogen dioxide pollution, while one in five pre term births
and early adult deaths are linked to find particulate pollution.
Consumer end use, which includes petroleum and gas uses, account
for ninety six percent of total related incidents. A suspect
is being held after an early morning burglary attempt at
(03:10):
the Beverly Hills home of singer songwriter Lionel Ritchie Scott
Carr has More.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
Police say this seventy six year old music legend was
home at the time, but no one was hurt and
nothing was taken. Police in Beverly Hills were called to
the home just after midnight Friday to check on a
report of a stranger on the property. Officers saying an
intruder entered the home but was scared off by security alarms.
After a search of the neighborhood, a suspect was arrested,
(03:37):
thirty eight year old Michael Bond, on suspicion of burglary.
I'm Scott Carr.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
Utility bills are on the rise across the United States.
Federal data shows electricity costs are up by more than
five percent and natural gases risen by nearly fourteen percent.
An analysis from the Center for American Progress shows nearly
sixty utility companies will soon increase electricity rates this year,
more than thirty eight billion dollars, affecting over fifty seven
(04:03):
million Americans. I'm Rob Martyr
This is your twenty four to seven use update.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The latest use this hour at just four minutes.
Speaker 3 (00:08):
The Texas Senate has approved a new congressional map that
is expected to give the GOP five more seats in
the US House. The Texas Tribune says the map was
adopted early this morning on a party line vote over
staunch Democratic opposition that accused Republicans of gerrymandering. President Trump
had called for the new map to increase the House
GOP majority ahead of the midterm elections. Texas Governor Greg
(00:30):
Abbott indicated he plans to quickly sign the legislation into law.
Homeland Security Secretary Christy Nome is condemning the release of
Kilmar Abrego Garcia. He has been petitioning for his release
from federal custody since his March deportation to El Salvador.
Garcia was released from a Tennessee jail on Friday. Nomes said, quote,
today we reached a new low with this publicity hungary
(00:51):
Maryland judge mandating this illegal alien, who is a MS
thirteen gang member, human trafficker, serial domestic abuser, and child
predator allowed free. The native of Al Salvador, who faces
human trafficking charges related to a twenty twenty two traffic
stop in Tennessee. Is now back in Maryland while he
awaits trial. Lawyers for the illegal immigrant were notified Friday
(01:12):
that he could be deported to Uganda as soon as
next week. A man that police in Burbank, California, have
called the butt sniffer, reportedly still can't keep his nose clean.
More from Lisa.
Speaker 4 (01:22):
Carton, authoritystell NBC four that thirty eight year old registered
sex offender Kalis Crowder was arrested again after sniffing a
woman's behind at a Walgreens in Burbank around eleven pm
Friday night. Police said they located Crowder nearby and took
him into custody without incident. He was arrested a month
ago for committing similar acts at a Nordstrom Rack in Burbank.
(01:45):
Crowder is currently on active parole and has a documented
history of similar arrests for similar crimes.
Speaker 3 (01:52):
The National Park Service says the north rim of Grand
Canyon National Park will remain closed for the rest of
the twenty twenty five season. The closure follows the Dragon
Bravo wildfire, which damaged or destroyed about seventy structures in July.
I'm Rob Martyr. Gas prices are expected to remain low
for the upcoming Labor Day weekend. Jim Forbes has more.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Triple A says the national average for a gallon of
regular gasoline should stay below last year's average of three
dollars and thirty three cents, and should remain relatively low
for the rest of the summer as long as Gulf
Coast refineries are not hit by hurricanes. I'm Jim Forbes.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
A new study says racial and ethnic minorities are suffering
the most from air pollution caused by US oil and
gas companies. The Science Advances said on Friday, air pollutants
are causing ninety one thousand premature deaths and hundreds of
thousands of health issues each year. The groups taking the
biggest toll are Black, Asian, Native American, and Hispanic communities.
(02:50):
Ninety percent of new childhood asthma cases are tied to
nitrogen dioxide pollution, while one in five pre term births
and early adult deaths are linked to find particulate pollution.
Consumer end use, which includes petroleum and gas uses, account
for ninety six percent of total related incidents. A suspect
is being held after an early morning burglary attempt at
(03:10):
the Beverly Hills home of singer songwriter Lionel Ritchie Scott
Carr has More.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
Police say this seventy six year old music legend was
home at the time, but no one was hurt and
nothing was taken. Police in Beverly Hills were called to
the home just after midnight Friday to check on a
report of a stranger on the property. Officers saying an
intruder entered the home but was scared off by security alarms.
After a search of the neighborhood, a suspect was arrested,
(03:37):
thirty eight year old Michael Bond, on suspicion of burglary.
I'm Scott Carr.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
Utility bills are on the rise across the United States.
Federal data shows electricity costs are up by more than
five percent and natural gases risen by nearly fourteen percent.
An analysis from the Center for American Progress shows nearly
sixty utility companies will soon increase electricity rates this year,
more than thirty eight billion dollars, affecting over fifty seven
(04:03):
million Americans. I'm Rob Martyr
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