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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):
The Labor Day weekend travel rush is well under way
as millions of Americans hit the road. According to Triple A,
the best times to drive to and from your Labor
Day destination began early Friday. Other recommended travel windows are
between six and ten am Saturday, Sunday before eleven am,
and Monday before noon. Investigators are uncovering more details about

(00:30):
the twenty three year old who shot up a Minneapolis
church Wednesday, killing two Catholic school students. Correspondent Jay Gray.

Speaker 3 (00:38):
Reports, we are learning more about the planning for this attack,
police now saying it had been going on for years
since the suspect was a teenager. We also know that
this suspect had written hundreds of pages of journals and manuscripts,
most of those pages filled with hate, according to police.

Speaker 2 (00:55):
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian o'harris says, it appears the suspect,
identified as Robin Westman, purchased the weapons legally and had
no known criminal history. The White House plans to cut
billions in foreign aid funding. On Thursday, President Trump moved
to cut four point nine billion dollars in foreign aid
through a seldom used budgetary tactic dubbed pocket recisions. It's

(01:18):
a maneuver where the president attempts to cancel funding in
a window of time when Congress is in recess. Inflation
rose slightly in July. Matt Mattinson has more.

Speaker 1 (01:28):
The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index, a key inflation gage
used by the Federal Reserve, rows two tenths of a
percents in line with expectations. That puts the annual core
PCEE inflation rate at two point nine percent, which is
a slight acceleration from June. Many economists still expect the
Fed to resume lowering interest rates at next month's policy meeting.

Speaker 2 (01:49):
Lisa Cook will have to wait for a ruling in
her emergency hearing. The Federal Reserve governor sued President Trump
after she was fired for cause. Cook's lawyer wants a
temporary res straining order to block Trump's firing, arguing he
doesn't have the authority to remove her. I'm Brian Shook.
Microsoft is firing two employees who took part in a

(02:10):
pro Palestinian protest inside the Redmond, Washington office of company
president Brad Smith, the tech giant, announced the workers were
fired for violating the company's code of conduct. The protesters
were speaking out against Microsoft's ongoing work for the Israeli government.
Governor Gavin Newsom's office is criticizing a Republican led effort

(02:33):
to split the state into two parts. Tammy Treheo reports.

Speaker 4 (02:37):
He's calling it a stunt that will go nowhere. Assembly
Republican leader James Gallagher says the new state won't necessarily
be a red state.

Speaker 5 (02:44):
It's Republicans, Democrats, independents. It's a very large Latino population, which,
as you know, has been voting different in these last elections.

Speaker 4 (02:55):
The proposal aims do separate the inland counties from the
more populated coastal area, with the line vertically straight down
the state. It was made in response to Newsom's plans
to redraw the state's congressional districts. To counter similar actions
in Texas, I'm Tammy Trhio.

Speaker 2 (03:09):
The CDC is ending long running smoking ads that were
designed to help Americans quit smoking. Mark Mayfield has.

Speaker 6 (03:17):
More what's called the Tips from Former Smokers campaign started
thirteen years ago and will go off the air at
the end of September. Due to funding cuts. The campaign
has featured people telling their stories about the negative impact
that smoking has had on their lives while urging others
to get help quitting. Data shows the campaign led to
millions attempting to quit, while more than one million did
so successfully.

Speaker 2 (03:38):
I'm Mark Mayfield, a long time cast member of Saturday
Night Live, is leaving this show. Heidi Gardner joined SNL
in twenty seventeen and has been on the comedy show
longer than any other female cast member. Her celebrity impersonations
have included Kim Kardashian, Christy Nome, and Taylor Swift. Gardner

(03:59):
is the fourth SNL cast member to announce their departure.
I'm Brian Shook.