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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
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Speaker 2 (00:08):
House Democratic Leader Hakim Jeffries is hinting at the possibility
of mobilizing redistricting efforts and more blue states. In an
interview with CNN's State of the Union, Jeffrey says Democrats
would be ready if more Republican led states aim to
redraw maps in their favor.

Speaker 3 (00:24):
We will continue to respond when necessary across the country.

Speaker 2 (00:28):
Right now, this has happened in Texas. California has responded,
let's see what comes next. His comments come after the
Texas Senate approved a new congressional map that will likely
give the GOP five more seats in the House. Just
days before that approval, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a
measure that calls for a special election aiming to redraw

(00:48):
state maps that would most likely give Democrats five additional
House seats. That statewide vote will be held in November.
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia say the government is threatening
to sport him to Uganda unless he pleads guilty to
human smuggling. In a court filing Saturday, Abrego Garcia's lawyers
claim the Trump administration offered to deport the Salvadoran immigrant

(01:10):
to Costa Rica if he pleaded guilty to the charges,
but if he didn't agree to the plea deal, they
would deport him to the African nation of Uganda.

Speaker 4 (01:18):
It is preposterous that they would send him to Africa,
to a country where he doesn't even speak the language,
a country with documented human rights violations, when there are
so many other options.

Speaker 2 (01:29):
Abrego Garcia was residing in Maryland earlier this year when
he was accidentally deported to El Salvador and in what
the White House had called an administrative error, they later
claimed he was a member of a gang. Over fifty
million Americans across the West are under alert today for
extreme heat. Fore Casters are warning dangerous temperatures today from Phoenix, Arizona,

(01:50):
to Seattle, Washington. Unseasonably warm temps are expected in Seattle
through Monday, and highs in Portland could reach the upper nineties.
Spokane and Boise will also hit the mid nineties today,
and the extreme heat will continue to raise wildfire concerns.
I'm Lisa Carton. President Trump's borders are is defiant after
a federal judge ordered the closure of alligator Alcatraz more

(02:13):
from Jim Forbes.

Speaker 3 (02:14):
In an interview with News Nation, Tom Homan said the
order is quote not going to stop the operations of
immigration and Customs enforcement, and federal authorities will continue making arrests.
The judge ordered the immigrant detention center, located in the
Everglades to close within sixty days. The judge says state
and federal authorities broke several environmental laws as they raced

(02:38):
to build the camp. The State of Florida has appealed
the injunction.

Speaker 2 (02:41):
A disturbing trend is developing at professional sporting events.

Speaker 1 (02:45):
Rob Martyr explains during Friday night's preseason game between the
Tennessee Titans and Minnesota Vikings, it happened again as an
adult toy was thrown onto the field near the six
yard line with just over five minutes left in the game.
The teams were on the field when the object was thrown.
Social media video shows someone on the field pick up
the Neon green toy and hand it to security. The

(03:06):
incident in Nashville follows a string of similar occurrences at
WNBA games.

Speaker 2 (03:14):
A suspect is being held after an early morning burglary
attempt at the Beverly Hills home of singer songwriter Lionel Ritchie.
According to Beverly Hills police, and intruder entered the home
but 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. If
you've noticed people are just a bit testy in this

(03:35):
heat wave, they're scientific proof that says it's true. Here's
breed Tennis.

Speaker 5 (03:39):
Psychology today says there's a direct correlation between high heat
and hot tempers. They say the heat makes his angry, irritable,
and aggressive. Police study show violent crimes like murder, aggravated assault,
mass shootings, and rape go up when the temperature climbs,
but a recent study found positive emotions are replaced with
negative ones when the thermometer hits nine degrees.

Speaker 2 (04:00):
Gives new meaning to the phrase hot under the collar.
I'm Lisa Carton.