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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.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
Officials say the person who opened fire on praying Minneapolis
school children on Wednesday was obsessed with the idea of
killing children. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian o'harris as the community
is grieving after two kids ages eight and ten, were
killed and fifteen kids and three adults were wounded.

Speaker 3 (00:27):
I want the community to know that, even in the
face of evil, the Minneapolis Police Department and all of
our law enforcement partners collectively stand together with you.

Speaker 2 (00:38):
O'harris as. The shooter's mom worked at Annunciation Church and
noted that it appears the suspect purchased the weapons used
legally and had no prior criminal charges. Acting US Attorney
from Minnesota, Joe Thompson said the twenty three year old
shooter hated everyone, including black people, Mexicans, Christians, Jews, and
President Trump. Westman also idolized notorious school shooters in US history.

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A former public health official who resigned after the White
House fired the director of the CDC is raising concerns
about the future of the agency. Former CDC Chief Medical
Officer Debrah Houri resigned alongside her colleagues alongside some of
her colleagues, saying she reached a tipping point where she
could no longer stay.

Speaker 3 (01:22):
We're not going to be prepared for another outbreak should
it happen. We can't pervent chronic.

Speaker 4 (01:26):
Diseases in communities because we don't have the resources anymore.

Speaker 2 (01:29):
Former director Susan Manarrez was fired Wednesday. Today marks the
twentieth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. More from Rory O'Neill.

Speaker 4 (01:38):
Two decades later. Hurricane Katrina remains one of the most
devastating natural disasters in American history, killing over eighteen hundred people.
Most of those deaths 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 and estimated
one hundred and twenty five billion dollars and damage in

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two thousand and five dollars. The government's poor response led
to a shake up at FEMA.

Speaker 2 (02:05):
I'm Michael Kassner. If you're planning to hit the road
for the Labor Day holiday, Triple A has the best
and worse times to travel. More from Tammi Traheel.

Speaker 5 (02:14):
The best times to drive to and from your Labor
Day destinations are Friday before noon, Saturday between six and
ten in the morning, Sunday before eleven in the morning,
and Monday before noon. The worst times include Friday between
noon and eight in the evening, Saturday between ten in
the morning and six at night, Sunday between noon and
five in the evening, and then there's Monday between one
and four in the afternoon. As always, Triple A advises

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making sure your car's engine is checked before any big
trip and make sure to pack some extra patients.

Speaker 2 (02:42):
Air Force is offering full military funeral honors to Ashley
Babbitt Brian Shook with more.

Speaker 1 (02:48):
Babbitt was fatally shot by police as she stormed the
US Capitol during the January sixth riot four years ago.
The Capitol police officer who fired the fatal shot has
been cleared of wrongdoing by the Justice Department and Capitol Police.
Babbitt's estate filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the government
in twenty twenty four, which was later settled in a

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five million dollar deal after Trump won the White House.

Speaker 2 (03:14):
Nice you Go, Diggin. Unc Head football coach Bill Belichick's
girlfriend wants to trademark the term Gold Digger for a
line of jewelry and key chains. The twenty four year
old Jordan Hudson is forty nine years younger than her boyfriend,
the former Patriots coach who's about to lead his first
season in Chapel Hill. Trademark application was filed through TCE

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Wrights Management, the company Belichick owns and Hudson manages. And
the cost of a Labor Day barbecue is going up
in cities across the US. 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, spoke in Washington,

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in Atlanta, Georgia had the highest increase in costs. I'm
Michael Cassner.