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

Speaker 2 (00:08):
Over a dozen FEMA employees are being put on leave
after criticizing the Trump administration in an open letter. Tammy
Treheel with details.

Speaker 3 (00:18):
About one hundred and eighty current and former staffers at
the Federal Emergency Management Agency signed an open letter Monday
announcing the agency's leadership and arguing that the current leaders
and experience could result in a major disaster. The Washington
Post says by Tuesday evening, FEMA sent several employees letters
saying they were on an administrative leave, effective immediately. A
FEMA spokesperson calls that his center's quote bureaucrats who presided

(00:42):
over decades of inefficiency at the agency.

Speaker 2 (00:44):
The Department of Justice is asking the US Supreme Court
to allow the Trump administration to withhold billions of dollars
in foreign aid. Mark Mayfield reports.

Speaker 4 (00:55):
On Tuesday, the DOJ found an emergency appeal requesting the
court pause a judges order that would force the Trump
administration to continue making payments. The administration wants the High
Court to intervene before the deadline set by the order
September thirtieth, the eight has already been approved by Congress
of the DOJ argues that only Congress has the authority
to challenge the administration's efforts to withhold it.

Speaker 2 (01:16):
Lawyers for kilmar Abrego Garcia are filing an emergency motion
to reopen his asylum case after he was re arrested Monday,
this time threatened with deportation to Uganda. A federal judge
is now blocking officials from deporting him while his case
plays out. Engineers are still studying the results, but it
looks like last night's test of the SpaceX Starship is

(01:38):
a success. More from Rory O'Neil.

Speaker 5 (01:41):
Delayed by weather and technical problems, this tenth Starship test
flight launched from Texas with a lot on the line
three two on the last three test flights of Starship
had major problems, but this one appears to have gone well,
with the booster performing a controlled splat and the upper

(02:01):
stage deploying dummy Internet satellites before it's splash down in
the Indian Ocean.

Speaker 2 (02:06):
I'm Michael Cassner. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tish is working to
keep the National Guard out of New York City as
troops are deployed to Washington, d C. Natalie Migliori with
more Tish, met.

Speaker 6 (02:18):
With US Attorney General Pam Bondy to discuss several topics,
reportedly telling Bondie New York City does not need the
extra help.

Speaker 5 (02:26):
New Yorkers react.

Speaker 3 (02:27):
We don't need the National Guard in New York City.

Speaker 1 (02:30):
We're fine.

Speaker 2 (02:31):
I like the city just the way it is.

Speaker 1 (02:33):
That's a tool, right, Like, this is a tool that
we have to use.

Speaker 3 (02:36):
Why not use it well?

Speaker 6 (02:37):
The National Guard is at Washington DC's train stations and monuments.
The Trump administration has not ordered troops to New York.
It comes as New York Governor Kathy Hochel's office condemns
President Trump's executive order that threatens to withhold federal funding
to cities and states that do not end cash list
boll I'm Natalie Migliori.

Speaker 2 (02:56):
Consumer confidence dipped in August. More from at Mattinson.

Speaker 1 (03:01):
The Conference Boards consumer Confidence index fell by more than
a point from the July reading, as consumers became less
optimistic about the economy. The monthly survey noted concerns about
tariffs and higher prices, including food and groceries, rose again
in August purchasing plans for homes remained stable, while discretionary
spending for dining out, entertainment, and vacations were all down.

(03:21):
I'm at Mattinson.

Speaker 2 (03:23):
Hostess chocolate ding dongs are being recalled due to potential
mold contamination. More from Sara Lee Kessler. JM.

Speaker 7 (03:31):
Smucker is issuing a national recall for the beloved chocolate
snacks that come in two count, ten count, and sixteen
count packages with the best by date between August thirtieth
and September third. The company says, donat those ding dongs
because you could be ingesting micotoxins if you bought them,
Throw them out or return them for a full refund.

Speaker 2 (03:52):
General Motors has issued a recall for over twenty three
thousand Chevrolet Corvettes due to a fuelly risks that could
lead to fires while RecA fueling. The recall affects twenty
twenty three two twenty twenty five models. I'm Michael Kassner.