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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):
A government shut down seems inevitable after the Senate voted
down to competing funding proposals. The Democrats proposal would have
funded the government through October thirty first, while the Gops
would have funded the government through November twenty first. The
shutdown with furlough tens of thousands of federal workers. NBC's
Brian Chung says, though not everything will be impacted.

Speaker 3 (00:27):
Social Security and Medicare those will continue as planned, ice
and also Customs and Border Protection will also be uninterrupted.
An asterisk on things like the veterans affairs where hospitals
will continue to run. But if you're a new enroll lead,
there could be some hiccups if some of those employees
are not working there, which could be part of the
furlough plans at the agency. And then also TSA, as

(00:48):
you mentioned, air traffic controllers are deemed essential.

Speaker 2 (00:51):
The government will partially shut down Wednesday at twelve oh
one am Eastern if no deal is reached. Hurricane Imelda
has formed off the southeastern coast of the U National
Hurricane Center says it could become a Cattoo hurricane as
it heads toward Bermuda Later this week. President Trump says
the nation's military is reawakening the warrior spirit. He spoke

(01:11):
to top US military officers in Quantico, Virginia, this morning.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseath asked the brass if they had
a son or daughter of the military, in what kind
of military would they want them to serve.

Speaker 1 (01:23):
Would you want him serving with fat or unfit or
undertrained troops, or alongside people who can't meet basic standards,
or in a unit where standards were lowered so certain
types of troops could make it, in in a unit
where leaders were promoted for reasons other than merit performance
and war fighting.

Speaker 2 (01:39):
The answer is not just no, it's hell, though, he said.
The message he hoped to convey was we have to
do better. New laws take effect tomorrow October first, across
the country and Florida troopers law makes it a felony
to tie up an abandon a dog outdoors during a
declared natural disaster or evacuation order. If you write an
e bike in Connecticut, you'll have to wear a helmet now.

(02:00):
Also in Connecticut towns and cities will have the power
to take more action against street takeovers. I'm Jim Roop.
President Trump is receiving criticism after posting an AI generated
video depicting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffrey's wearing a sombrero
and a mustache and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaking
in a fake voice. As a potential government shutdown draws closer,

(02:22):
tematre Heel has more.

Speaker 4 (02:24):
The video depict Schumer and Jeffries as if they're speaking
to reporters following their meeting with Trump at the White
House Monday, with the fabricated audio depicting Schumer as arguing
for undocumented immigrants to get free healthcare. It's disgusting. Jeffrey
spoke about the video on MSNBC Monday night. The government
will partially shut down Wednesday at twelve oh one am
Eastern if no deal can be reached. I'm Tammy Trihio, a.

Speaker 2 (02:46):
New COVID nineteen variant spiking in nine states. The CDC
says cases evolving the x FG variant, also known as Stratus,
are up in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Vermont, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
South dakot In North Dakota. The World Health Organization says
stratus can attack the immune system more effectively than the
nimbus variant covinander. Researchers at New York Stony Brook University

(03:10):
say most cases are mild in people who are vaccinated.
A new study shows there's a lot of sexual health
advice on TikTok that is inaccurate. Michael Kasner knows.

Speaker 5 (03:20):
Researchers presented findings at an American Academy of Pediatrics meeting recently.
They say more than twenty percent of sexual health related
TikTok posts created by non medical people had inaccurate information.
Researchers also say three percent of videos done by medical
professionals were not accurate. Researcher Angelie Crillan says topics related

(03:42):
to abortion had a much higher rate of inaccuracy. He's
calling for stricter oversight on videos. I'm Michael Casner.

Speaker 2 (03:49):
Research in Washington State University may have found a way
to ease the effects of alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Researchers focused
on a part of the brain called the seahbellum. They
were able to affect physical and emotional stress of withdrawal
that often causes people to resume drink. I'm Jim Roop.