August 26, 2025 • 4 mins
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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. At the
White House today, President Trump is holding his seventh Cabinet
meeting of his second term. It comes as the President
said he would remove a Federal Reserve governor, Lisa Cook,
from her role. It also comes as the administration has
(00:21):
been ramping up its crime crackdown in the nation's capital. Now,
the administration is looking to expand the use of National
Guard members in other cities. NBC's Gab Goudiera's reports.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
The President also testing his executive power yesterday in his
fight with Democratic leaders of multiple states, signing an executive
order that would create new specialized National Guard units to
be deployed in cities for police work.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
A number of universities across the country had been dealing
with cases of shooting hoaxes. Active shooter alerts have been
sent out to students at schools like the University of Arkansas,
the University of Colorado Boulder, Iowa State University in Kansas
State University. Police have said most cases were hoaxes that
saw someone use a temporary phone number and apse to
(01:05):
mask their voice to cause a panic. The twentieth anniversary
of Hurricane Katrina is Friday. It made landfall on the
US Gulf Coast on August twenty nine, two thousand and five.
Katrina remains one of the most devastating natural disasters in
US history, killing over eighteen hundred people. The southwest region
of the country is bracing for flooding as heavy rain
is expected to move through the area this week.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Forecasts indicate a surge of monsoonal moisture will push westward
after a ridge of high pressure shifted toward the central
Planes over the weekend. Thunderstorms may become more widespread across
the Southwest due to increased moisture in the atmosphere, and
rainfall rates may approach one to one point five inches
per hour.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
Officials encourage flood prone areas to remain on alert to
flood threats, and Phoenix is sweeping up after a massive
dust storm hit the area last night. A gigantic wall
of dust made its way across the Phoenix metro area,
knocking out power for thousands. Soon storm also caused flight
delays at Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport. I'm Chris Krasio.
(02:06):
The powerball jackpot is rolling over again with no grand
prize winner last night. The jackpot now jumps to a
staggering eight hundred and fifteen million dollars. The next drawing
takes place tomorrow, with the cash option just shy of
three hundred and sixty eight million. According to the CDC,
forty nine percent of US had a lofty goal of
losing twenty pounds before summer arrived. Three tennis. Now with
(02:28):
how we're.
Speaker 4 (02:28):
Doing, add one to two pounds of weight loss per week.
Twenty pounds is a ten week plan, and that success
right is between ten and thirty three percent. But the
agency says all is not lost. That summer plan can
become a holiday weight loss plan, and we might just
make it. Health officials say cold weather makes your body
work harder, which makes weight loss easier.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
The new Women's Pro Baseball League is ramping up for
twenty twenty six. Open tryouts were held last weekend in Washington,
d C. And about six hundred athletes from ten different
countries turned down out to show off their skills. One
big name at the tryouts was Milan Davis, who rose
to national fame in twenty fourteen when she became the
first girl winning pitcher in Little League World Series History.
(03:11):
A pair of ninety year olds who also played in
the All American Girls Pro Baseball League back in the
forties and fifties, made appearances as ambassadors. The Pumpkins Spice
Ltte is back on the menu at Starbucks today. The
coffee giant calls the fall favorite its most popular seasonal
beverage of all time, and also says the PSL will
be priced the same as it was last year. You
(03:32):
can expect to spend anywhere from five to seventy five
to seven to twenty five for a grande at most locations.
The annual burning Man Festival is underway in Black Rock City, Nevada.
Burners and staff members spent part of the weekend repairing
camps and art installations after strong wins and a dust
storm moved through the area. Whether nature isn't done yet,
sweltering heat, and the possibility of rain and flooding are
(03:53):
all on the forecast in the coming days. Enemiesic History
News on this date. Back in nineteen eighty seven, Sonny
Bono announced that he was running for mayor of Palm Springs.
He was elected mayor in nineteen eighty eight. I'm Chris
Krajio
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour in just four minutes. At the
White House today, President Trump is holding his seventh Cabinet
meeting of his second term. It comes as the President
said he would remove a Federal Reserve governor, Lisa Cook,
from her role. It also comes as the administration has
(00:21):
been ramping up its crime crackdown in the nation's capital. Now,
the administration is looking to expand the use of National
Guard members in other cities. NBC's Gab Goudiera's reports.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
The President also testing his executive power yesterday in his
fight with Democratic leaders of multiple states, signing an executive
order that would create new specialized National Guard units to
be deployed in cities for police work.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
A number of universities across the country had been dealing
with cases of shooting hoaxes. Active shooter alerts have been
sent out to students at schools like the University of Arkansas,
the University of Colorado Boulder, Iowa State University in Kansas
State University. Police have said most cases were hoaxes that
saw someone use a temporary phone number and apse to
(01:05):
mask their voice to cause a panic. The twentieth anniversary
of Hurricane Katrina is Friday. It made landfall on the
US Gulf Coast on August twenty nine, two thousand and five.
Katrina remains one of the most devastating natural disasters in
US history, killing over eighteen hundred people. The southwest region
of the country is bracing for flooding as heavy rain
is expected to move through the area this week.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Forecasts indicate a surge of monsoonal moisture will push westward
after a ridge of high pressure shifted toward the central
Planes over the weekend. Thunderstorms may become more widespread across
the Southwest due to increased moisture in the atmosphere, and
rainfall rates may approach one to one point five inches
per hour.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
Officials encourage flood prone areas to remain on alert to
flood threats, and Phoenix is sweeping up after a massive
dust storm hit the area last night. A gigantic wall
of dust made its way across the Phoenix metro area,
knocking out power for thousands. Soon storm also caused flight
delays at Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport. I'm Chris Krasio.
(02:06):
The powerball jackpot is rolling over again with no grand
prize winner last night. The jackpot now jumps to a
staggering eight hundred and fifteen million dollars. The next drawing
takes place tomorrow, with the cash option just shy of
three hundred and sixty eight million. According to the CDC,
forty nine percent of US had a lofty goal of
losing twenty pounds before summer arrived. Three tennis. Now with
(02:28):
how we're.
Speaker 4 (02:28):
Doing, add one to two pounds of weight loss per week.
Twenty pounds is a ten week plan, and that success
right is between ten and thirty three percent. But the
agency says all is not lost. That summer plan can
become a holiday weight loss plan, and we might just
make it. Health officials say cold weather makes your body
work harder, which makes weight loss easier.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
The new Women's Pro Baseball League is ramping up for
twenty twenty six. Open tryouts were held last weekend in Washington,
d C. And about six hundred athletes from ten different
countries turned down out to show off their skills. One
big name at the tryouts was Milan Davis, who rose
to national fame in twenty fourteen when she became the
first girl winning pitcher in Little League World Series History.
(03:11):
A pair of ninety year olds who also played in
the All American Girls Pro Baseball League back in the
forties and fifties, made appearances as ambassadors. The Pumpkins Spice
Ltte is back on the menu at Starbucks today. The
coffee giant calls the fall favorite its most popular seasonal
beverage of all time, and also says the PSL will
be priced the same as it was last year. You
(03:32):
can expect to spend anywhere from five to seventy five
to seven to twenty five for a grande at most locations.
The annual burning Man Festival is underway in Black Rock City, Nevada.
Burners and staff members spent part of the weekend repairing
camps and art installations after strong wins and a dust
storm moved through the area. Whether nature isn't done yet,
sweltering heat, and the possibility of rain and flooding are
(03:53):
all on the forecast in the coming days. Enemiesic History
News on this date. Back in nineteen eighty seven, Sonny
Bono announced that he was running for mayor of Palm Springs.
He was elected mayor in nineteen eighty eight. I'm Chris
Krajio
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