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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest views this hour. In just four minutes, President Trump
is headed back to Washington, d C. After signing the
Middle East Peace Plan. Trump departed Egypt Bord Air Force
one after signing the Gaza ceasefire and addressing leaders from
around the world. The twenty point plan has so far

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led to a ceasefire in Gaza, with a Moss releasing
all of its living Israeli hostages in Israel starting to
release its Palestinian prisoners. The President says now food and
supplies will flow into war torn Gaza to aid the Palestinians.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is warning the current government shutdown
could be one of the longest in history.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
We will not allow the American people to be taken
hostage over partisan demands.

Speaker 1 (00:44):
At a Monday news conference, the Republicans said, if Democrats
keep up their obstruction, then that's where we're going to
be headed. The shutdown began October first, and looks headed
for its third week. The Senates expected to vote again
Tuesday on a measure to fund the government. The measures
already failed, though seven time. Parts of the East Coast
are being slammed by heavy rain and flooding from a nor'easter.

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In New York City, the powerful storm forced the cancelation
of the iconic Columbus Day parade. A state of emergency
has been declared in New York and New Jersey. The
system stayed along the coast on Monday and will start
drifting away on Tuesday. The founder and CEO of lending
Tree has died after a weekend atv accident. The company
announced that Doug Lebda died Sunday in North Carolina. The

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accident happened on his family's farm. He founded lending Tree
in nineteen ninety six as an online marketplace for loans.
He's being remembered as a visionary leader who transformed the
financial services landscape. Doug Lebdo was fifty five. The Major
League Baseball postseason is heading up with the Championship Series.
The Mariners blew out the Blue Jays ten to three

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and are heading back home with a commanding two games
to none lead in that best of seven ALCS. Game
three is set for Wednesday. The defending champion Dodgers drew
first blood against the league best Brewers to one in Milwaukee.
The NLCS continues with Game two on Tuesday. I'm Tammy Triheo.
More than half a dozen airports are refusing to display

(02:08):
a new video blaming Democrats for the government shutdown. Liz
Warner reports.

Speaker 3 (02:13):
The video features DHS Secretary Christy Noam saying Democrats in
Congress refuse to fund the federal government and because of this,
many of our operations are impacted. She added, our hope
is that Democrats will soon recognize the importance of opening
the government. Officials at several of the nation's airports, among
them Buffalo, Westchester County, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, and Phoenix,

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have all opted not to play the video at TSA checkpoints.
Some cited the political nature of the video as the
reason for their decision. Liz Warner, New.

Speaker 1 (02:46):
York SpaceX is celebrating a successful test flight of Starship.
The eleventh flight of the Maker rocket ended with the
spacecraft splashing down in the Indian Ocean. The ship and
super heavy booster launch from Starbase in South Texas just
after six in the evening Monday. The test lasted just
over an hour and included the deployment of eight simulated
Starlink satellites. A new study shows at forty percent of

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deadly car accidents are linked to marijuana. Details on that
story from Sarah le Kessler.

Speaker 2 (03:12):
The research was conducted by scientists at Ohio's Wayne State University.
They looked at the blood levels of two hundred and
forty six drivers killed over a six year period and
found elevated levels of THHC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana,
in four out of ten drivers. The lead author says
the study highlights of public health risk posed by driving

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under the influence of weed, despite recreational cannabis now legalized
in twenty four states.

Speaker 1 (03:40):
I'm Sarah Lee Kessler. Apple is rebranding its streaming service.
It will now be simply known as Apple TV, dropping
the plus from its name. The tech giant revealed the
change on Monday when announcing the streaming premiere for the
brad Pit Blockbuster F one the movie. Apple said the
new name is a vibrant new identity for the streaming service.
The new name is now the same as it's Apple

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TV streaming device. I'm Tammy Truhio