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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):
There's a report that the FBI has fired over a
dozen agents who were photographed kneeling during George Floyd protests.
CNN is citing sources saying the bureau has fired around
fifteen agents who are associated with the twenty twenty kneeling
incident in Washington, d c. The agents had been deployed
to protect buildings and help with crowd control during the protests.

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The Justice Department said earlier this year it's reviewing more
than fifteen hundred FBI agents tied to investigations of President
Trump and his allies. The FBI hasn't commented on the firings.
Former FBI Director James Comey says he is innocent. After
being indicted, He posted on social media after the indictment
was handed down that he is not afraid, has faith

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in the justice system and urges Americans to to.

Speaker 1 (00:53):
Vote like your beloved country depends upon it, which it does.

Speaker 2 (00:58):
Department of Justice says it has a solid case against him. Yesterday,
it charged Comy with making false statements and obstruction of justice.
It involves testimony he gave before the Senate in twenty
twenty on his handling of the investigation into a possible
Russian collusion in the twenty sixteen election. Several Southeastern states
are being warned to hope for the best, but prepare

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for the worst as a storm system moves closer. Forecasters
say there's too much not known about a disturbance swirling
in the Atlantic that they're dubbing ninety four L. The
hurricane Senter says it would be somewhere, maybe impacting somewhere
between Georgia to North Carolina. It's just two rights to
say where right now. As National Weather Service meteorologist Barry Baxter,
it's expected to gain strength and soon become tropical storm Immelda.

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Jimmy Kimmel Live will be back nationwide on all ABC
affiliates tonight. Both Sinclair and Nexstar announced they will resume
airing the ABC late night talk show following Kimmel's return
from suspension on Tuesday. You'll recall that Kimmel was suspended
last week following comments he made related to the killing
of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. I'm Jim Roop, a Democrat

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congress woman, is announcing plans to introduce articles of impeachment
against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior
Tami Trihillo with more.

Speaker 1 (02:15):
Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens shared a post on x citing
healthcare chaos, reckless cuts, and rising costs as the reasons
she's drafting the motion. Stevens has repeatedly called for Kennedy's
removal from his role since he became Health Secretary. The
move comes as major medical organizations continue to speak out
against recent federal health policies and recommendations.

Speaker 2 (02:36):
President Trump's threatening to move next year's World Cup matches
out of cities that he feels are unsafe. Mister Trump
says if any city he thinks is going to be
even a little bit dangerous for the World Cup, he'll
move it around a bit. Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia, New York,
New Jersey among some of those host cities. Federal Reserve
Board of Governor's member Lisa Cook is looking to the

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Supreme Court in an effort to keep her position. Legal
team is seeking to keep her on her post while
her lawsuit over President Trump's attempt to fire her moves forward.
Lower courts have kept Cook in her role, but the
DOJ is asking the High Court to put the president's
firing over mortgage fraud allegations into effect. However, lawyers for
Cook contend that her removal would strip the Central Bank

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of its long standing autonomy. A new third party report
details what went wrong with Los Angeles County's response to
the deadly Palisades and Eaten fires in January. Ellie County
Supervisor Lindsay Horvath's district includes specific palisades. We must clarify
our protocols for evacuations and alerts. We must practice and
train as a region even more than we already do.

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We must communicate early, often, and with one voice. The
month's long review was conducted by the Virginia based McCrystal
Group and identifies a series of weaknesses, including outdated policies,
inconsistent practices, and communications vulnerabilities which hinder the county's emergency
alert system in sending family notifications and delayed evacuation efforts.

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I'm Jim Roup