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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. President Trump
is welcoming Ukrainian President Zelensky to the White House on Friday.
It's part of Trump's ongoing efforts to end the Russia
Ukraine War, but White House correspondent John Dekker says nothing
will change unless Russia's leader stops bombing civilians.

Speaker 2 (00:23):
The problem is is that Putin continues to attack civilian
areas of Ukraine with impunity, and it happens on a
nightly basis.

Speaker 1 (00:33):
The President said he had a very productive phone call
with Putin on Thursday, adding he thought his relationship with
the Russian leader would have already led to peace by now.
Trump said he will discuss the call with Zelenski. The
two leaders may discuss the possibility of Ukraine receiving Tomahawk
missiles as its war with Russia continues. Former National Security
Advisor John Bolton says he is the latest victim of

(00:54):
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 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 information. The

(01:16):
University of Southern California and the University of Pennsylvania have
become the latest schools to reject the deal proposed by
the White House. Jim Roup explains.

Speaker 3 (01:25):
The administration wants policy changes in exchange for federal funding benefits.
The deal would have required the universities to limit international
students and otherwise align 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.

Speaker 1 (01:45):
I'm Jim Roop and Kiss rocker Ace Frigley is stated
at the age of seventy four. His death was confirmed
in a statement from his family in September. Faihlyy announced
he was pausing the solo tour due to a minor
fall in his studio. The guitarist was one of the
founding members of Kiss in the early seventy He left
the ban in nineteen eighty two and eventually started a
solo project, which became known as Frehley's comment. I'm Mark Mayfield.

(02:06):
Flight tracking data shows that three B fifty two bombers
were flown near the coast of Venezuela. Chris Garagio reports.

Speaker 4 (02:14):
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

(02:36):
operations in the Caribbean. I'm Chris Cararatio.

Speaker 1 (02:38):
President Trump is unveiling a plan to make in vitro
fertilization more accessible. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said
his plan will allow Americans access to the most popular
fertility drugs at reduced prices, saying Americans have been paying
seven hundred times what other countries pay. Trump also said
his administration will make IVF treatments less extensive for couples

(02:58):
through insurance. He made the announcement alongside Health and Human
Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior and other officials. Making
IVF more accessible was one of Trump's campaign promises. Actor
Michael Chernis says he was hesitant at first to play
John Wayne Gacy on the new show Devil in Disguise.
Michael Cassner fills us in.

Speaker 4 (03:18):
Police looking for.

Speaker 1 (03:19):
John Gacy kids missing, recorded last scene with you, I don't.

Speaker 5 (03:25):
Know who that is. Gaysey was a serial killer who
raped and murdered thirty young men and boys in the
nineteen seventies and dressed as a clown to entertain children. Turness,
known for his work on Severance, said he wasn't sure
when he got the call because he didn't want to
sensationalize the story or glorify Gaysey. In the end, he
signed on and Devil in Disguise John Wayne Gacy is

(03:47):
now streaming on Peacock. I'm Michael Cassner.

Speaker 1 (03:50):
In 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. A storm system then
will shift east and on front. Today, strong thunderstorms may
be seen from Oklahoma to Missouri. A Mark Mayfield