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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:08):
Vice President JD. Vance ays FBI raids targeting former Trump
National security advisor John Bolton weren't conducted because of Bolton's
criticism of the President. In an interview with NBC's Meet
the Press, Vance said the investigation of Bolton is in
the early stages.

Speaker 1 (00:24):
No, unlike the Biden DOJ and the Biden FBI, our
law enforcement agencies are going to be driven by law
and not by politics.

Speaker 2 (00:31):
He also said, while classified records are part of the investigation,
there's quote a broad concern about Bolton. The former national
security advisor became a strong critic of President Trump after
he left the administration in twenty nineteen, and had previously
been accused of leaking classified material, but an investigation didn't
go anywhere. Republicans are likely to pick up five more

(00:54):
seats in the House after the Texas Senate approved a
new congressional map. The Texas Tribune says the map was
adoption did early Saturday on a party line vote over
fierce 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. The map sponsor,

(01:14):
Republican Phil King, said it was needed for the GOP
to maintain control of the federal government. Five people are
dead after a tour bus crashed in western New York.
Police say the bus overturned on the eastbound side of
the New York State Thruway in the town of Pembroke
Friday afternoon. A number of people were ejected from the
bus and others were trapped. The bus was carrying fifty

(01:35):
two passengers and was on its way back to New
York City from Niagara Falls when the driver lost control.
Police say the driver was not impaired and is cooperating
with the investigation. A suspect is being held after an
early morning burglary attempt at the Beverly Hills home of
singer songwriter Lionel Ritchie. An intruder entered the home but

(01:58):
was scared off by security alarms. The seventy six year
old music legend was at home at the time, but
no one was hurt and nothing was taken. I'm Lisa Carton.
President Trump says the CEO of Intel has agreed to
give the US a ten percent stake. Brian Shook reports.

Speaker 1 (02:14):
The President said on Friday he reached an agreement with
Intel CEO Lip Bhutan, giving the United States a company
stake worth ten billion dollars. Two weeks ago, Trump called
for tans immediate resignation following reports alleging a connection to China.
The model of this deal is something Trump hopes to
revisit with other companies.

Speaker 2 (02:33):
The twenty twenty six World Cup draw will take place
at the Kennedy Center in Washington, d C. President Trump
made the announcement from the Oval Office Friday, calling the
World Cup the biggest event in sports.

Speaker 3 (02:45):
It's a tremendous honor to bring the global event and
this incredible group of people, and these unbelievable athletes and
best athletes in the world to the cultural center of
our nation's capital.

Speaker 2 (02:55):
The tournament's draw sets the group stage of competition for
the forty eight countries set to participate, with the majority
of matches being played in eleven US cities. The draw
will take place December fifth, about six months before the
first matches kickoff. Good news for travelers over the Labor
Day holiday, gas prices are expected to remain low here's
Jim Forbes.

Speaker 4 (03:16):
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. The vice president
of Triple A Travel says the top destination cities of
the holiday weekend this year are Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia,

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both port cities for Alaska cruises.

Speaker 2 (03:43):
An old TV favorite is coming to the Big White Way.
At Dawson's Creek Reunion is going to Broadway. 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 colo rectal cancer. The Broadway
reunion sold out in just twelve minutes. I'm Lisa Carton.