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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. There's no
end inside to the government shutdown. White House correspondent John
Decker says President Trump is content for now to have
a hands off approach.

Speaker 2 (00:16):
He's leaving it up to the leaders of Congress to
find some sort of compromise to fund the government, to
reopen the government, and that hasn't happened yet.

Speaker 1 (00:25):
A shutdown will continue. After the Senate once again denied
a GOP spending measure on Thursday, House Speaker Mike Johnson
warned to this shutdown may become the longest in history.
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton says he is the
latest victim of what he describes as President Trump's ongoing
effort to weaponize the Justice Department after he was indicted
on Thursday. Bolton, who held the National Security Advisor role

(00:48):
during Trump's first term before becoming a vocal critic, now
faces federal charges. A grand jury indicted him on eight
counts of transmitting and ten counts of unlawfully retaining national
security Informationlton said in a statement he has become the
latest target in weaponizing the Justice Department to charge those
that Trump deems to be his enemies with the charges
that were declined before or distort the facts. Bolton faces

(01:11):
federal counts that are connected to the Espionage Act. Flight
tracking data shows three B fifty two bombers were flown
near the coast of Venezuela, Chris Carrajia reports.

Speaker 2 (01:20):
According to the data, the B fifty twos took off
from Barksdale AFB in Louisiana Wednesday and flew near Venezuela's
coast for hours in what appears to be a major
show of force by President Trump. The B fifty two
is a long range heavy bomber also capable of carrying
nuclear weapons. Wednesday's fly over comes as it's now being
reported that ten thousand US forces are supporting counter narcotics

(01:43):
operations in the Caribbean.

Speaker 1 (01:44):
I'm Chris, Croatio and the Great Plains are facing a
severe weather threat. Areas of Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas may
see thunderstorms that could bring heavy winds and hail. The
storm system then shifts east and on Friday, strong thunderstorms
may be seen from Oklahoma to Missouri over the weekend,
and over thirty million people from Ohio to Texas will
be at risk of severe weather starting on Saturday. I'm

(02:05):
Mark Mayfield. The University of Southern California and the University
of Pennsylvania have become the latest schools to reject a
deal proposed by the White House.

Speaker 3 (02:14):
Jim Roop reports the administration wants policy changes in exchange
for federal funding benefits. The deal would have required the
universities to limit international students and otherwise aligned with the
priorities of the Trump administration. In exchange, the schools would
have received priority for federal funding. Brown University and MIT
have also rejected the deal. I'm Jim Roop.

Speaker 1 (02:36):
The Democratic candidate for Virginia Attorney General, is apologizing for
old texts where he discussed hypothetical acts of violence against
a former political foe. Jay Jones, faced off against incumbent
Republican Jason Maaris in a debate Thursday. Jones said he's
ashamed and embarrassed over the texts suggested that his former
opponent should get two bullets to the head. Jones has
face calls to drop out over the scandal. The first

(02:59):
debate ahead of next month's mayoral election in New York
City is over and things got testy fast between front
running Democratic nominee Zorn MANDANMI and independent former Democratic governor
Andrew Cuomo. Andrew Whitman reports.

Speaker 4 (03:11):
The early debate fireworks came on the subject of experience.
Here's the thirty three year old mom, Donnie.

Speaker 5 (03:16):
And the definition of experience is not doing the same
thing again and again and hoping for a different result.
That's actually the definition of insane.

Speaker 4 (03:23):
Cam Cuomo fired back.

Speaker 6 (03:24):
In other words, what the assembleingman said is he has
no experience, and this is not a job for someone
who has no management experience.

Speaker 4 (03:31):
The former governor with another zinger up his sleeves and.

Speaker 6 (03:34):
His resume, it says he in turned for his mother.

Speaker 4 (03:36):
Then he talked challenges of the job.

Speaker 6 (03:38):
Any day you got our hurricane? Were God forbid a
nine to eleven? A health pandemic?

Speaker 4 (03:44):
Mom Donnie had a zinger of his own ready.

Speaker 5 (03:46):
And if we have a health pandemic, then why would
New Yorkers turn back to the governor who sent seniors
to their death and nursing homes.

Speaker 1 (03:52):
Andrew Whitman New York and thousands of Americans are preparing
for nationwide No King's Day protests this weekend. Protests come
as a follow up to a series of No Kings
marches that took place on June fourteenth, A Mark Mayfield