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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour at just four minutes, a government
shutdown is now a reality. After the Senate adjourned without
approving a funding proposal, lawmakers voted down to resolutions Tuesday.
The Democrats proposal would have funded the government through October
thirty first, while the GOP's would have funded it through

(00:21):
November twenty first. Without any sort of deal reach, the
government partially shut down at twelve o one a m Eastern.
Tens of thousands of federal workers will be furloughed as
a result. Secretary of War Pete Henkseth took the stage
before an unprecedented gathering of US military commanders in Quantico,
Virginia yesterday. He brought with him this message.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
The new War Department Golden rule is this. Do onto
your unit as you would have done onto your own
child's unit.

Speaker 1 (00:49):
In his remarks, hanksth The railed against DEI and politics
infiltrating the military and said the message he's hoping to
convey is we must do better to President Trump spoke afterwards,
saying the nation's military is real awakening the warrior spirit.
Trump said the military will become stronger and faster over
the next few years. The US Postal Service is issuing
a new forever stamp honoring former President Jimmy Carter. Today,

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Jim Roop reports.

Speaker 2 (01:11):
Mister Carter died last year at the age of one hundred.
The forever stam features a nineteen eighty two painting of
Carter by artist Herbert Abrams. The stam comes out on
the one hundred first anniversary of his birth. The Postal
Service calls the former president a fitting honouree, adding that
Jimmy Carter truly personified the best in America. I'm Jim Roop.

Speaker 1 (01:31):
Abortion rates are falling for the first time since the
Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. According to
recently released data, abortions provided by clinicians have declined as
the impacts of new restrictions are being felt. Data from
the Gutmacher Institute found there were five percent fewer clinician
provided abortions in the first half of this year than
there were in the first half of last year. And
Hurricane Amilda is turning off the southeastern coast of the US.

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The National Hurricane Center says it could become a Category
two hurricane as it heads towards Bermuda later in the week.
Even though a landfall isn't expected in the US, the
impacts of EMIL are being felt unpit down the entire
East Coast. On Marknyfield, President Trump assigned in executive order
to boost childhood cancer research funding FITION.

Speaker 3 (02:11):
Today, in line with recommendations made by Secretary Kennedy and
the MAHA Commission, We're doubling that investment, adding another fifty
million dollars to Childhood Cancer Data Initiative. We're doing that immediately.

Speaker 1 (02:25):
Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said researchers will use
AI to take data that's been collected for years and
put it into practical use. Presidents spoke alongside Health Secretary
Robert F. Kennedy, Junior, WWE COO Triple H and his wife,
Stephanie McMahon, as well as her mother, Education Secretary Linda McMahon.
Top Trump administration officials will be in Tennessee today. Attorney

(02:46):
General Pam Bondi and Secretary of War Pete hensth will
be in Memphis to meet with federal, state and local
law enforcement along with National Guard troops as a federal
surge to combat crime begins there. This week. Federal forces
were welcomed by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, whose and he
expects operations to build safe neighborhoods that last all. Memphis
Mayor Paul Young said he did not request assistance from

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the National Guard. He has expressed hope to see positive
results from their presence. Oimo's self driving car managed to
avoid a ticket after making an illegal U turn.

Speaker 4 (03:15):
Tammy Trujeo reports please stop the vehicle in the city
of San Bruno in northern California, and found no driver
or passengers inside current legal limits. Prevented issuing a citation
because police say their forms don't have a box to
check for robots. A new state law will let police
issue violations directly to companies operating autonomous vehicles. That law
takes effect next July. I'm Tammy Trucheo.

Speaker 1 (03:38):
Cases of the common cold are rising across the country.
The CDC reports common coal viruses are at their highest
levels since twenty twenty two. These cases typically peak in
September before the flu season starts. The CDC says flu
cases remain low for now, but that could change soon.
Weather shifting, combined with kids back in school, could bring
an active flu season, and Nicole Kidman is filing for

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the force from Keith Urban TMZ was the first to
report the split on Monday by Mark Mayfield.