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This is your twenty four to seven use update.
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The latest use this hour at just four minutes.
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Authorities are releasing new video of the suspect and the
assassination of conservative activists Charlie Kirk. More from Mark Mayfield.
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At a press conference Thursday night, official shared footage that
shows the suspect jumping off of a building near the
scene of the shooting. Kirk died after being shot in
the neck while speaking at an outdoor turning point of
min at Utah Valley University Wednesday. Earlier, the FBI released
images of a slender man wearing a backpack with a
black hat shirt and dark sunglasses. The Utah Department of
Public Safety said earlier they had recovered a high powered
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bolt action rifle and they believe the person they're looking
for is of college age. A Mark Mayfield.
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Kirk's funeral is expected soon in Phoenix, Arizona, with President
Trump confirming he will attend. Tensions are high on historically
black colleges and university campuses across the nation after a
day full of threats led to campus lockdowns. More from
Tammy Treheo.
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Classes at Alabama State University, Hampton University, Virginia State Clark,
Atlanta University, Southern University, and Spellman, to name a few,
were disrupted due to shelter and place orders. The FBI
is investigating the nature of the threats has not been revealed.
Authorities were also called out. There is ay to investigate
what turned out to be nothing after a bomb threat
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was reported at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington,
d C. I'm Tammy Triheo, the former.
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White House Press secretary under President Biden, is scheduled to
testify Friday in the GOP probe of Biden's mental fitness
and office. More from Brian Shook.
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Karine Jean Pierre previously agreed to do a closed door interview,
but it's unknown if she will plead the fifth and
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 Schuk.
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On Wall Street before the opening, Bell Stock futures are flat.
I'm Michael Kassner. The US got a one two punch
of bad economic news on Thursday. More from Matt Mattinson.
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The labor Department said inflation ticked up in August to
the fastest patients January, with the consumer price index increasing
by zero point four percent last month following a zero
point two percent rise in July. Meanwhile, weekly jobless claims
climbed to their highest level in nearly four years. New
unemployment claims jumped to two hundred and sixty three thousand
last week, the highest since October twenty twenty one. I'm
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at Mattinson.
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High ranking Democrats are calling for major concessions from Republicans
to repair what they describe as a national healthcare crisis.
Sarah le Kessler reports.
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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer claims GOP health proposals aren't
good enough for the American people. Schumer calling for true
bipartisan negotiation. As lawmakers worked to keep federal departments funded
past September thirtieth. Schumer, along with fellow New Yorker House
Democratic Leader Hakim Jeffries, our meeting for talks with other
House and Senate members on shaping their demands ahead of
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the looming deadline. I'm Sarah Lee Kessler.
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Comedy Central is pulling a recent South Park episode that
made fun of Charlie Kirk, Chris Caraggio with more.
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The animated series premiered an episode on August sixth, titled
Got a Nut, which included a character aimed at mimicking
the conservative commentator. Now, in the wake of Kirk's death,
Comedy Central has decided not to air reruns of that episode,
but it's still available to stream on Paramount Plus. Despite
the episode appearing to poke fun at Kirk, he brushed
off the parody when asked about it during an interview
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and said, we as conservatives need to be able to
take a joke. We shouldn't take ourselves so seriously.
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The NCAA is investigating thirteen former men's basketball players for
sports betting violations involving six schools. Allegations include betting on
their own teams, sharing inside information, and manipulating outcomes. Oh
Michael Cassner