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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):
As ordered. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a salvador and migrant who's
been fighting deportation in court, has reported to an ICE
Field office this morning in Baltimore. Address supporters gathered there,
speaking through a translator.

Speaker 3 (00:21):
Continue to pray, continue to fight, resist and love not
just for me but for everybody.

Speaker 4 (00:31):
Continue to demand freedom. Thank you so much.

Speaker 2 (00:36):
Ahead of his arrival, as lawyer said, it's expected he'll
be arrested and sent to Uganda. In a court filing Saturday,
at Brego Garcia's lawyers claim the Trump administration offered to
deport him to Costa Rica if he pleaded guilty to
human smuggling charges, but if he didn't agree to the
plea deal, they would deport him to the African nation.
Smuggling charges stem from a twenty twenty two traffic stop

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in Tennessee, which, at the time of Brego Garcia was
only given a warning for speeding. Brego Garcia was residing
in Maryland earlier this year, and he was deported to
El Salvador in what the White House admitted was an
administrative error. National Guard troops deployed in Washington, DC are
now authorized to carry firearms, while President Trump considers expanding

(01:18):
his crackdown on crime. More from Rory O'Neil.

Speaker 5 (01:22):
On social media this weekend, President Trump said that Maryland
Governor Wes Moore's record on crime is quote a very
bad one, and he may have to send troops there too.
The President has also suggested sending troops to Chicago to
combat crime, but it's unclear if he has that authority
outside of Washington, DC. I'm Rory O'Neil.

Speaker 2 (01:41):
Russia's foreign minister says there is no meeting plan between
President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. In an
interview with NBC's Meet the Press, Sergei Lavrov said while
Russia is prepared to meet, a major obstacle remains.

Speaker 5 (01:56):
Putin is ready to meet with Zilenski when the agenda
would be Reggie for f.

Speaker 2 (02:04):
Sun I'm Michael Kassner. SpaceX scrub Sundays planned launch of
its massive starship rocket Tammy Treheel with the latest.

Speaker 4 (02:12):
The private space company stood down from the launch of
Flight ten starship to allow of time to troubleshoot a
ground system's issue. The uncrewed prototype was set to follow
a similar flight plan to the last three Starship missions,
which all failed. SpaceX was hoping the Starship would continue
to fly through space so it could deploy eight satellite simulators.
The company as yet to successfully complete a mission for

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the stainless steel spacecraft, which is being engineered to be
fully reusable and would be able to carry up to
one hundred people two deep space destinations.

Speaker 2 (02:41):
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is firing the director of the
Defense Intelligence Agency, Scott Carr. With more from Washington.

Speaker 1 (02:50):
Several reports say Lieutenant General Jeffrey Cruz will no longer
serve as the director of the Pentagon's main intelligence wing.
The Washington Post reports the firing follows a preliminary assessment
from the agency in June of the US military strikes
against Iran, which prompted strong backlash from the Trump administration
after the report assessed Iran's nuclear capabilities had been set

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back by only a matter of months, in contrast to
Hegseets and President Donald Trump's statements that their capabilities had
been obliterated.

Speaker 2 (03:20):
There's a noon time protest today over New York City
allowing for the testing of self driving vehicles. More from
Scott Pringle.

Speaker 3 (03:28):
Mayor Eric Adams just signed an executive order allowing Weimo
to test autonomous cars in Manhattan and downtown Brooklyn as
long as the person remains behind the wheel. While the
New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers, as well as
several other organizations spoke out opposing this move. They point
to safety reasons and concern it'll lead to a loss
of jobs for taxi and right share drivers. The Independent

(03:49):
Drivers Guilt as an online petition calling for officials to
halt Weaimo's self driving car testing.

Speaker 2 (03:54):
And Starbucks fans will be able to get their hands
on a pumpkin spice latte this week. The coffee giants
said the drink will be available starting tomorrow. I'm Michael Kassner.