August 23, 2025 • 4 mins
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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.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
A federal lawsuit has been filed challenging a new congressional
map approved by the Texas Senate. According to the Texas Tribune,
the plaintiffs are alleging that the new map, which is
expected to give the GOP five more seats in the
US House, was drawn in a way that is racially discriminatory.
They also claim redrawing congressional district's mid decade is unconstitutional.
(00:28):
The map was adopted early this morning on a party
line vote over strong Democratic opposition that accused Republicans of gerrymandering.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott had indicated he plans to quickly
sign the legislation into law. Homeland Security Secretary Christinome is
condemning the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. In a court
filing today, Abrego Garcia's lawyers claimed the Trump administration offered
(00:51):
him a plea deal where he'd be deported to Costa
Rica if he pleaded guilty to human smuggling charges and
served as sentence a Brego Garcia was released from a
Tennis jail on Friday. NOMS said quote. Today, we reached
a new low with this publicity hungry Maryland judge mandating
this illegal alien, who is a MS thirteen gang member,
human trafficker, serial domestic abuser, and child predator be allowed free. Garcia,
(01:15):
faces human trafficking charges related to a twenty twenty two
traffic stop in Tennessee, is now back in Maryland while
he awaits trial. President Trump says he'll know in two
weeks if he made any progress in bringing peace to Ukraine.
Lisa Carton reports.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
Two weeks, We're going to find out which way it's
going to go, and I'd better be very happy.
Speaker 4 (01:34):
Trump has attempted to broker a piece deal meeting with
Russia's Vladimir Putin, then with Ukraine Zelenski and US European allies. Friday,
from the White House, Trump was asked about new Russian
strikes against Ukraine and said he wasn't happy about anything
with the war.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Gas prices are expected to remain low for the upcoming
Labor Day weekend. Triple A says the national average for
a gallon of regular 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
Rob Martyr. The twenty twenty six World Cup draw will
(02:09):
take place at the Kennedy Center in Washington, d C.
President Trump made the announcement from the Oval Office today,
calling the World Cup the biggest event in sports.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
It's a tremendous honor to bring the global event and
this incredible group of people, and these unbelievable athletes, the
best athletes in the world, to the cultural center of
our nation's capital.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
The tournament's draw sets the group stage of the competition
for the forty eight countries set to participate, with the
majority of the matches being played in eleven US cities.
The draw will take place December fifth, about six months
before the first matches kickoff. A former manager of two
Los Angeles area banks is facing charges of bank fraud
and identity thefts as part of an FBI investigation. On Friday,
(02:49):
the FBI announced charges against Waishin Tony Chen, who managed
two Carthay Bank branches in Arcadia and the City of Industry.
The federal indictment alleges Chen stole money by tapping into
customers home equity, lines of credit, and deposit accounts to
transfer money to his own fraudulent accounts. A Dawson's Creek
reunion is coming to Broadway. Scott Carr has more.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
The producers of the show are calling it a class
reunion to raise money for a cancer nonprofit and to
support cast member James Vanderbeek, who's battling colorectal cancer. Vanderbeek
will be on stage at the Richard Rodgers Theater September
twenty second for the show, along with Michelle Williams, Katie Holmes,
and other original cast members. Dawson's Creek was a hit show,
(03:35):
airing from nineteen ninety eight through two thousand and three.
This Broadway reunion sold out in just twelve minutes.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
A man that police in Burbank, California, have called the
butt sniffer, reportedly still can't keep his nose clean. Authorities
tell NBC four that thirty eight year old registered sex
offender Kalise Crowder was arrested again after sniffing a woman's
behind at Walgreens in Burbank around eleven pm Friday night.
Please say they located crowded nearby and took him into
(04:02):
custody without incident. I'm Rob Bartyre.
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
A federal lawsuit has been filed challenging a new congressional
map approved by the Texas Senate. According to the Texas Tribune,
the plaintiffs are alleging that the new map, which is
expected to give the GOP five more seats in the
US House, was drawn in a way that is racially discriminatory.
They also claim redrawing congressional district's mid decade is unconstitutional.
(00:28):
The map was adopted early this morning on a party
line vote over strong Democratic opposition that accused Republicans of gerrymandering.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott had indicated he plans to quickly
sign the legislation into law. Homeland Security Secretary Christinome is
condemning the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. In a court
filing today, Abrego Garcia's lawyers claimed the Trump administration offered
(00:51):
him a plea deal where he'd be deported to Costa
Rica if he pleaded guilty to human smuggling charges and
served as sentence a Brego Garcia was released from a
Tennis jail on Friday. NOMS said quote. Today, we reached
a new low with this publicity hungry Maryland judge mandating
this illegal alien, who is a MS thirteen gang member,
human trafficker, serial domestic abuser, and child predator be allowed free. Garcia,
(01:15):
faces human trafficking charges related to a twenty twenty two
traffic stop in Tennessee, is now back in Maryland while
he awaits trial. President Trump says he'll know in two
weeks if he made any progress in bringing peace to Ukraine.
Lisa Carton reports.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
Two weeks, We're going to find out which way it's
going to go, and I'd better be very happy.
Speaker 4 (01:34):
Trump has attempted to broker a piece deal meeting with
Russia's Vladimir Putin, then with Ukraine Zelenski and US European allies. Friday,
from the White House, Trump was asked about new Russian
strikes against Ukraine and said he wasn't happy about anything
with the war.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Gas prices are expected to remain low for the upcoming
Labor Day weekend. Triple A says the national average for
a gallon of regular 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
Rob Martyr. The twenty twenty six World Cup draw will
(02:09):
take place at the Kennedy Center in Washington, d C.
President Trump made the announcement from the Oval Office today,
calling the World Cup the biggest event in sports.
Speaker 3 (02:18):
It's a tremendous honor to bring the global event and
this incredible group of people, and these unbelievable athletes, the
best athletes in the world, to the cultural center of
our nation's capital.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
The tournament's draw sets the group stage of the competition
for the forty eight countries set to participate, with the
majority of the matches being played in eleven US cities.
The draw will take place December fifth, about six months
before the first matches kickoff. A former manager of two
Los Angeles area banks is facing charges of bank fraud
and identity thefts as part of an FBI investigation. On Friday,
(02:49):
the FBI announced charges against Waishin Tony Chen, who managed
two Carthay Bank branches in Arcadia and the City of Industry.
The federal indictment alleges Chen stole money by tapping into
customers home equity, lines of credit, and deposit accounts to
transfer money to his own fraudulent accounts. A Dawson's Creek
reunion is coming to Broadway. Scott Carr has more.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
The producers of the show are calling it a class
reunion to raise money for a cancer nonprofit and to
support cast member James Vanderbeek, who's battling colorectal cancer. Vanderbeek
will be on stage at the Richard Rodgers Theater September
twenty second for the show, along with Michelle Williams, Katie Holmes,
and other original cast members. Dawson's Creek was a hit show,
(03:35):
airing from nineteen ninety eight through two thousand and three.
This Broadway reunion sold out in just twelve minutes.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
A man that police in Burbank, California, have called the
butt sniffer, reportedly still can't keep his nose clean. Authorities
tell NBC four that thirty eight year old registered sex
offender Kalise Crowder was arrested again after sniffing a woman's
behind at Walgreens in Burbank around eleven pm Friday night.
Please say they located crowded nearby and took him into
(04:02):
custody without incident. I'm Rob Bartyre.
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