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Episode Transcript

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 confirming a possible swap of American Tomahawk missiles for
Ukraine drones. The topic was raised during a press event
at the White House today between Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenski,
who said he'd like to get the missiles that can

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travel over a thousand miles to fight the Russians. Zelenski
told reporters he'd swap Ukrainian drones for the Tomahawks, to
which Trump said the US is interested in the drones.
Former Trump administration National security advisor John Bolton has pleaded
not guilty to federal charges of mishandling classified documents. He
surrendered two federal authorities this morning after being indicted on

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eighteen counts in Maryland. A vocal critic of Trump, Bolton
says the indictment is politically motivated. President Trump says Venezuela's
president doesn't want to mess around with the US. He
said that before a cabinet meeting today, using a four
letter expletive in place of the word mess when he
spoke he.

Speaker 2 (01:00):
Has offered everything. He's offered everything.

Speaker 1 (01:02):
You're right, you know why, because he doesn't want to
fire around with the United States. Thank everybody, Thank you.
His comments come as tension between Trump and Venezuelan President
Maduro continue to rise. With another US strike against a
suspected drug boat in the Caribbean waters yesterday. Venezuela says
six people were killed, and multiple reports say the US
is holding survivors of that strike aboard and Navy ship.

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The nation's midsection and much of the northeaster bracing for
widespread showers and thunderstorms. The National Weather Service says the
storm system is likely to produce heavy rainfall as it
moves eastward from the Rockies. Forecasters warn of the risk
of large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, and flash flooding from
the Ozarks into the Mississippi Valley. Tomorrow, the Los Angeles
Dodgers can punch their ticket to the World Series Tonight.

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The defending champs will host the Milwaukee Brewers for Game
four of the NLCS. First pitch is scheduled for eight
thirty eight pm Eastern. A win would mean a sweep
for the Dodgers. Before that, the Mariners and Blue Jays
face off in Game five of the ALCS Toronto evened
up the series last night at two games apiece. I'm
Chris Krajio. The Major League Baseball Playoffs continued Thursday with

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a pair of Championship Series matchups. The defending champion Dodgers
are now one went away from returning to the Fall Classic.
They beat the Brewers at home in Game three, three
to one. Tonight they go for the NLCS sweep show.
Hey Otani will be on the mound in the American
League Championship Series. Both teams have now won two games
on the road. Last night, the Blue Jays again beat
up on the Mariners in Seattle. The final was eight

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to two. The Mariners will once again host the Blue
Jays today in a pivotal Game five. An Oklahoma girls
high school basketball team is showing what true sportsmanship is
all about. The girls of Academy High School in Oklahoma
City gave up their championship after they noticed a scoring
error in the final game. They thought they had beaten
Apache High School by a point with a buzzer beating

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three pointer, but head coach Brendan King went home, rewatched
the game and noticed the error. His team decided to
concede defeat, and King presented the championship trophy to Apache
High School's team. We are getting closer and closer to
Halloween no pressure, but pre Tennis now has details on
one thing you might not have considered when selecting your costume.

Speaker 2 (03:14):
The National Retail Federation says fifty one percent of all
adults we'll dress up for Halloween this year. They say
the average costume will set you back about fifty bucks.
That's a lot of cash if you end up changing
your mind about your costume, and Psychology Today says that
happens about nineteen percent of the time to adults. Kids
are more secure with their choices because there's less social

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anxiety about the choice and the reward is candy. I'm
pre Tennis.

Speaker 1 (03:38):
A gym owner in Aspen, Colorado, says a pair of
black bears broken his business late Tuesday night. A Jax
fitness owner, David Mills, says surveillance video showed the bears
pulling open a door to get in. Once inside, the
bears went after protein shakes and protein mixed. Colorado Parks
and Wildlife says the bears were trying to consume as
many calories as they can for the winner. Humans were

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inside at the time, and the bears were not hurt.
I'm Chris Krajio