September 12, 2025 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven US update, the
latest US this hour at just four minutes. Charlie Kirk's
body has arrived in Phoenix, Arizona, aboard Air Force two.
Vice President Vance traveled to Utah to meet with the
Kirk family yesterday and is with the casket. Kirk's Turning
Point USA organization is headquartered in Phoenix. Mortars have been
(00:22):
visiting Turning Points headquarters since his death on Wednesday to
pay tribute to Kirk. Vance was a close friend of
Kirk and canceled a trip to New York City for
the anniversary of nine to eleven to be with Kirk's family.
President Trump remembering conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a giant
of his generation and a champion of liberty.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
I will soon be awarding Charlie Kirk posthumously the Presidential
Medal of Freedom. The date of the ceremony will be announced,
and I can only guarantee you one thing that we
will have a very big crowd, very very big.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
Trump made the announcement while speaking at the Pentagon Thursday morning.
Trump called the killing of Kirk henis and said he
has missed greatly The former White House press Secretary under
President Biden is scheduled to testify today in the GOP
probe of Biden's mental fitness in office. Brian Shook reports
Karine Jean Pierre previously agreed to do a closed door interview,
but it's unknown if she will plead the fifth and
(01:16):
not answer questions. The probe has been focused on Biden's
mental decline and the use of an autopen. Republicans say
the use of the autopen may make some of Biden's
pardons void. I'm Brian Shook. The Federal Trade Commission is
looking into seven companies that make AI chatbots aimed at children.
The agency wants to see how the companies are evaluating
(01:37):
safety and working to limit potential risks and negative impacts
on children and teens. The inquiry, announced on Thursday includes Alphabet,
Character Ai, Instagram, Meta, OpenAI, Snap and Xai. Open Ai
and Character Ai are currently the target of lawsuits after
children committed suicide with alleged chatbot encouragement. In The twenty
twenty five NFL season is off to a hot start.
(01:59):
The league set viewership records for Week one games, averaging
more than twenty two million viewers per game. I'm Mark Mayfield.
President Trump met with the New York Yankees on Thursday night.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
I just want to wish he does a lot like
your great players. I know every one of you.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
He watched the Yankees Tigers game in person with families
have fallen nine to eleven first responders on the twenty
fourth anniversary of the terrorist attack. Trump took in the
game with A G. M. Bondi and other dignitaries. He
predicted a Yankees win, and the home team came through,
routing Detroit nine to three. The former president of Brazil
is facing decades behind bars. Gayir Bolsonaro was sentenced to
(02:34):
twenty seven years in prison Thursday, shortly after Brazil's Supreme
Court found him guilty of plotting a coup. Four of
the five justices voted to convict Bolsonaro in charges he
tried to overturn the country's twenty twenty two election. He's
seventy year old, could spend the rest of his life
in prison, although its lawyers could push for house arrest.
President Trump tried to get prosecutors to drop the case
(02:55):
by imposing fifty percent tariffs on Brazilian goods. Today is
National Video Game Day pre Tennis with more on the
five hundred and twenty two billion dollar industry that started
with a very simple game.
Speaker 3 (03:06):
There are over one hundred and ninety million gamers in
the US, and it all comes down to a game
known as Tennis for two, created in nineteen fifty eight.
By nineteen seventy five, Atari came out with the home version.
They called it Pong, and we were hooked. We've come
a long way since then, better consoles, graphics, and more
intricate games. Game Informer says the most popular game right
(03:27):
now is Minecraft, followed by Grand Theft Auto. But it's
okay to play a little pac Man. I'm pre tennis.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
Audible is adding more star power to its seven part
Harry Potter audiobook adaptation. Kira Knightley, Simon Peg, and James
McAvoy have all been added to the adaptation's voice cast bill,
joined previously announced stars like Hugh Louri, Michelle Gomez and
Rizamed and Paramount Skyde Answer reportedly is preparing a bid
to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery, The Wall Street Journal reports,
and the bid is backed by the Ellison family and
(03:55):
will consist mostly of cash. The offer would cover wvd's
entire business, including its cable TV channels and film studio.
I'm Mark Nyfield.
This is your twenty four to seven US update, the
latest US this hour at just four minutes. Charlie Kirk's
body has arrived in Phoenix, Arizona, aboard Air Force two.
Vice President Vance traveled to Utah to meet with the
Kirk family yesterday and is with the casket. Kirk's Turning
Point USA organization is headquartered in Phoenix. Mortars have been
(00:22):
visiting Turning Points headquarters since his death on Wednesday to
pay tribute to Kirk. Vance was a close friend of
Kirk and canceled a trip to New York City for
the anniversary of nine to eleven to be with Kirk's family.
President Trump remembering conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a giant
of his generation and a champion of liberty.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
I will soon be awarding Charlie Kirk posthumously the Presidential
Medal of Freedom. The date of the ceremony will be announced,
and I can only guarantee you one thing that we
will have a very big crowd, very very big.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
Trump made the announcement while speaking at the Pentagon Thursday morning.
Trump called the killing of Kirk henis and said he
has missed greatly The former White House press Secretary under
President Biden is scheduled to testify today in the GOP
probe of Biden's mental fitness in office. Brian Shook reports
Karine Jean Pierre previously agreed to do a closed door interview,
but it's unknown if she will plead the fifth and
(01:16):
not answer questions. The probe has been focused on Biden's
mental decline and the use of an autopen. Republicans say
the use of the autopen may make some of Biden's
pardons void. I'm Brian Shook. The Federal Trade Commission is
looking into seven companies that make AI chatbots aimed at children.
The agency wants to see how the companies are evaluating
(01:37):
safety and working to limit potential risks and negative impacts
on children and teens. The inquiry, announced on Thursday includes Alphabet,
Character Ai, Instagram, Meta, OpenAI, Snap and Xai. Open Ai
and Character Ai are currently the target of lawsuits after
children committed suicide with alleged chatbot encouragement. In The twenty
twenty five NFL season is off to a hot start.
(01:59):
The league set viewership records for Week one games, averaging
more than twenty two million viewers per game. I'm Mark Mayfield.
President Trump met with the New York Yankees on Thursday night.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
I just want to wish he does a lot like
your great players. I know every one of you.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
He watched the Yankees Tigers game in person with families
have fallen nine to eleven first responders on the twenty
fourth anniversary of the terrorist attack. Trump took in the
game with A G. M. Bondi and other dignitaries. He
predicted a Yankees win, and the home team came through,
routing Detroit nine to three. The former president of Brazil
is facing decades behind bars. Gayir Bolsonaro was sentenced to
(02:34):
twenty seven years in prison Thursday, shortly after Brazil's Supreme
Court found him guilty of plotting a coup. Four of
the five justices voted to convict Bolsonaro in charges he
tried to overturn the country's twenty twenty two election. He's
seventy year old, could spend the rest of his life
in prison, although its lawyers could push for house arrest.
President Trump tried to get prosecutors to drop the case
(02:55):
by imposing fifty percent tariffs on Brazilian goods. Today is
National Video Game Day pre Tennis with more on the
five hundred and twenty two billion dollar industry that started
with a very simple game.
Speaker 3 (03:06):
There are over one hundred and ninety million gamers in
the US, and it all comes down to a game
known as Tennis for two, created in nineteen fifty eight.
By nineteen seventy five, Atari came out with the home version.
They called it Pong, and we were hooked. We've come
a long way since then, better consoles, graphics, and more
intricate games. Game Informer says the most popular game right
(03:27):
now is Minecraft, followed by Grand Theft Auto. But it's
okay to play a little pac Man. I'm pre tennis.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
Audible is adding more star power to its seven part
Harry Potter audiobook adaptation. Kira Knightley, Simon Peg, and James
McAvoy have all been added to the adaptation's voice cast bill,
joined previously announced stars like Hugh Louri, Michelle Gomez and
Rizamed and Paramount Skyde Answer reportedly is preparing a bid
to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery, The Wall Street Journal reports,
and the bid is backed by the Ellison family and
(03:55):
will consist mostly of cash. The offer would cover wvd's
entire business, including its cable TV channels and film studio.
I'm Mark Nyfield.
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