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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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President Trump wants a Defense Department to create special National
Guard units trained to deal with public order issues. Executive
Order Monday comes as Trump has floated the idea to
use the military to enforce law and order in American
cities across the country. The governor of Illinois says he's
sounding the alarm after learning the President Trump may send

(00:31):
National Guard troops to the streets of Chicago. Democrat JB.
Pritzker says there is no emergency such as crime that
would warrant sending in the guard.

Speaker 3 (00:42):
Mister President, do not come to Chicago.

Speaker 2 (00:49):
Pritzker says it would be illegal and unconstitutional to send
in troops, and he believes Trump is only trying to
intimidate his political rivals. The Republican led House, the Oversight
Committee is issuing a new subpoena for documents held by
the estate of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Brian
Shook reports.

Speaker 1 (01:08):
The committee is moving ahead with its probe into the
disgraced financier with a request for his will and he
documents resembling a client list. Any black books containing Epstein's contacts,
flight logs, and an alleged book of birthday letters from
Epstein's friends. According to a letter from Committee chair James Comer,
the Epstein estate is ready and willing to provide these documents.

(01:32):
I'm Brian Shook.

Speaker 2 (01:33):
Severe weather disrupted air travel across the West with ground
stops Monday at major airports, including lax and Phoenix's Sky Harbor.
While the stops have been lifted, the lays are expected
to ripple through national and international flights. In Phoenix, a
powerful dust storm with seventy mile an hour winds damage
part of a terminal roof and brought heavy rain hail

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in power outages. Wall Street opens this morning after a
rough start to the war week, with major indices closing.
Lower mondays investors await key economic data. I'm Michael Kassner.
In Washington State, Numerous trails, campgrounds, and roads near Leavenworth
are now closed to the public as the FBI continues
to search for a suspected childkiller, Travis Decker. Rock Island

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Campground is expected to be closed at least through Wednesday.

Speaker 1 (02:21):
It's going to take us some time, and we're going
to continue to a full search and continue to expand
out around the initial crime scene. I'm sure we didn't.

Speaker 2 (02:28):
Miss anything, Sheriff Mike Morrison says. Things are being double
checked to make sure nothing slip past authorities. Rock Island
is where Decker's truck and the bodies of his three
daughters were found back in May. Investigators recently said new
forensic evidence confirmed Decker's DNA was on items found at
the crime scene, leading them to strongly believe he killed

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his three daughters before vanishing. There might be a connection
between popular weight laws, drugs and reduced cancer risk. More
from Tammy Trehio.

Speaker 4 (02:57):
A study published in Jama Oncology over the use of
GLP one drugs like ozempic and wegovi showed the risk
for overall cancer dropped seventeen percent. In fact, the risk
of some cancers dropped even more, with the risk of
ovarian cancer going down forty seven percent. Researchers made clear
the study does not distinguish if the reduced risk was
due to the drug or the actual weight loss. I'm

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Tammy trheo.

Speaker 2 (03:19):
Today is National Dog Day, celebrating the bond with humans
and canines. Pre Tennis with more.

Speaker 3 (03:26):
Rover says Americans treat our dogs like a member of
the family. We spend over three thousand dollars a year
on food, care, and clothing. We talked to them like
they're humans, saying things like get out of my spot
on the couch and no, you can't drive. And in
return they give us the side eye, stick their nose
up to pet food because people food is so much better,
and offer us oodles of love. And that's what today

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is about, appreciation of dogs.

Speaker 2 (03:52):
The Powerball jackpot keeps growing with no grand prize winner.
On Monday night, the jackpot jumps to a staggering eight
hundred and fifteen million million dollars. The next strong takes
place Wednesday. I'm Michael Kassner.