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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven US update. The
latest use this hour in just four minutes.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
President Trump is suggesting his administration should wait to be
asked for help from cities when it comes to crime.
Speaking today in the Oval Office, he said opponents would
take credit for a reduction in crime if his administration
sends National Guard troops to cities before being asked. The
president also said he doesn't like dictators and he's not
a dictator, after saying a lot of people are saying,

(00:30):
maybe we'd like a dictator. Kilmar Brego Garcia's deportation to
Uganda is being halted by a federal judge of Brego
Garcia's lawyers filed a challenge of Trump administration's efforts to
deport him for a second time after he was detained
by Ice again. The judge's order prevents Abrego Garcia from
being deported before August twenty eighth, with her adding that
she's inclined to extend this day until she's made a

(00:52):
ruling in the case. A hearing has been scheduled for Friday.
A former Mexican cartel kingpin is pleading guilty to US
drug trafficking charges. US attorney General Pambondi made that announcement today.

Speaker 3 (01:02):
Drug king penn Ishmael Zambada Garcia, also known as El Mayo,
has confessed to a lifetime of crime.

Speaker 2 (01:12):
Garcia, who led the Sinaloa cartel with El Chappo, appeared
in a Brooklyn courtroom to enter his plea and apologize
for flooding the US with cocaine and other illicit substances.
Zambada said through his Spanish language interpreter that he apologizes
for all of it and takes responsibility for his actions.
The seventy seven year old will be sentenced to a
mandatory life term in prison on January thirteenth. Parts of

(01:34):
the Southwest are under the thread of floods as heavy
rain is expected to hit the area this week. Forecasts
indicate a surge of monsoonal moisture will push westward after
a ridge of high pressure shifted toward these central planes
over the weekend. Thunderstorms may become more wide spread across
the Southwest due to increased moisture in the atmosphere, and
rainfall rates may approach one to one point five inches

(01:55):
per hour. And tonight's powerball jackpot will be the tenth
largest in the lottery's history what he matched all six
numbers Saturday, so the jackpot has now jumped to an
estimated seven hundred and fifty million dollars.

Speaker 1 (02:05):
Chris Grazio the Cleveland Clinic is offering tips on how
to lower the chances of getting a concussion as high
school football season gets underway. Sports medicine specialists doctor Marie
Scheffer recommends strengthening muscles in the headneck and upper back,
wearing a mouthguard, and to stop playing after being hit
and experiencing concussion symptoms. Taking a trip over the Labor

(02:29):
Day weekend should be a little easier on the wallet
this year. Katie Nastro of Going Travel says there's good
news for people who plan to travel by car.

Speaker 4 (02:38):
We're anticipating that the lower gas prices we've seen most
of the summer are going to hold, which is great
because a lot of people do tend to opt for
a long weekend road trip over Labor Day weekend.

Speaker 1 (02:49):
Triple A expects the national average price for a gallon
of regular grade gasoline to be under last year's three
dollars thirty three cents a gallon, and says prices should
run main relatively low for the rest of the summer,
as long as Gulf Coast refineries are not hit by hurricanes.
There's something most people do without even knowing they're doing it,

(03:11):
pre Tennis explains.

Speaker 3 (03:13):
Psychologists say about sixty percent of the population hums a song,
a melody, even gibberish. They say, keep it up because
it's good for you. Humming manages mood, relief, stress, and
sometimes it helps to get an earworm out of your head.
It has health benefits to improve breathing, lower blood pressure.
It's not addictive, fat free, and if you hear someone humming,

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you'll most likely join in, so it's kind of social.
I'm pre Tennis.

Speaker 1 (03:38):
New York University is making use of thousands of items
left behind by students. The school opened up an NYU
swap shop this past weekend, where hundreds of students showed
up to shop. The students were allowed to take home
new and gently used items that had been left behind
by former students. Officials say microwave ives and books were

(04:01):
among the top most wanted items. I'm Brian Shook