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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. Millions of
Americans are on the road as the Labor Day weekend
travel rush is well underway. Priya Shrider reports that according
to Triple A, sixty one point six million people planned
to travel by car this weekend.

Speaker 2 (00:22):
So if you are planning on hitting the roads to
get to your holiday weekend destination, make sure you leave
as early as possible to avoid traffic congestion.

Speaker 1 (00:31):
Meanwhile, the TSA says it will screen more than seventeen
million people over the period. Billions in foreign aid funding
is planned to be cut by the White House. 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 a maneuver where the President attempts to

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cancel funding in a window of time that does not
allow for Congress to weigh in. Speaker of the House
Mike Johnson says he thinks the House will probably hold
a vote related to releasing more information about convicted sex
offender Jeffrey Epstein. While Johnson indicated there's likely to be
a vote He also said he's not so sure the
move will be a priority. Today marks the twentieth anniversary

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of Hurricane Katrina making landfall in Louisiana. Rory O'Neill has
the details.

Speaker 3 (01:22):
Two decades later, Hurricane Katrina remains one of the most
devastating natural disasters in American history, killing over eighteen hundred people.
Most of those debts were in New Orleans, particularly in
low lying areas like the Lower ninth Ward, after the
city's levy system collapsed. All told, Katrina caused an estimated
one hundred and twenty five billion dollars in damage in

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two thousand and five dollars. The government's poor response led
to a shakeup at FEMA, an agency still under scrutiny today.
I'm Rory O'Neil.

Speaker 1 (01:53):
A billion dollars will be up for grabs in tomorrow's
powerball lottery. That comes with a cash shoption of over
four hundred fifty three million dollars for tomorrow's drawing. I'm
Brian Schuok. Orange County, California. Officials and activists announce a
first of its kind fund to help illegal immigrant families.

(02:15):
Tammy Triheo reports it's called.

Speaker 2 (02:17):
The Liberty Fund a full service fund created by supervisor
Vincent Sarmiento. It's made up of both public and private
dollars to provide legal representation for people navigating the immigration
court system. The Orange County Register reports the fund will
also be used for things like hotlines for reporting immigration
activities and know You're Rights education programs. Sarmiento tells the
Register of the fund will also work proactively to help

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families not yet impacted by federal immigration enforcement. I'm Tammy, Tricheo.

Speaker 1 (02:44):
Uber and dollar Tree are forming a partnership that allows
users to shop dollar Tree and have their items delivered
by Uber through the Uber Eats and Uber apps. The
new feature is available for more than nine thousand dollar
Tree stores. The cost of a Labor Day barbecue is
going up in cities across the US. Michael Kassner has more.

Speaker 4 (03:06):
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says grocery prices are up
over two percent from this time last year. On average,
the cost of a barbecue will vary depending on where
you live. A recent analysis of barbecue ingredient shows New
York City, Spokane, Washington, and Atlanta, Georgia had the highest
increase in costs. The Cost of Living Index shows that
even in cities where the total barbecue cost fell from

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a year ago, the price of steak, lettuce, and cooking
oil have still shown notable increases.

Speaker 1 (03:34):
It looks like it'll be a low key end of
the summer at the box office. After taking a step
back last weekend to a limited release of K pop
Demon Hunters, a sing along event, Zach Krieger's Weapons is
looking to get back into first place in its fourth week,
with an estimated fourteen point three million dollars over the

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four day holiday weekend. Disney's Freaky or Friday is projected
to take in eleven zero point four million, followed by
new release The Roses. I'm Brian Shook