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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 mulling over a possible swap of American Tomahawk missiles
for Ukraine drones. He said it before, he has since
walked it back a bit, but at a meeting today,
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenski suggested a sort of arms deal.

Speaker 2 (00:23):
Ukraine has such thousands of our production drones, but we
don't have Tomahawks. But United States is a very strong production.
The United States has Tomahawks and other missas, very strong missiles,
but they can have our thousands of drones. That's where
we can strengthen American production.

Speaker 1 (00:44):
Mister Trump has been trying to broke a Ukraine rush
a peace deal since the start of his second term.
John Bolton says he's innocent of federal charges levied against him.
The former national security advisor to President Trump, was indicted
yesterday on charges related to alleged mishandling of classes documents.
He surrendered to federal authorities in Maryland this morning. A

(01:04):
vocal critic of President Trump, Bolton says that the indictment
is politically motivated. A trial date has not yet been set.
The federal government shutdown continues, so does the finger pointing.

Speaker 2 (01:15):
Donald Trump and Republicans have shut down the government.

Speaker 1 (01:18):
Welcome to day seventeen of the Democrat shut down. You
heard him Day seventeen and an eleventh attempt at passing
a Republican back continuing resolution to reopen the government that
has failed. Democrats say they will not vote for any
bill that doesn't address health care. Police in Ocean City, Maryland,
were a bit surprised by the overwhelming response to a
call for volunteers to smoke weed in front of them.

(01:41):
The request for adults to take part in the smoking
session at an upcoming Maryland Highway Safety Offices DUY conference
went out on social media earlier in the week. Registration
closed within hours as folks came out of the woodwork
to volunteer.

Speaker 2 (01:55):
Good party.

Speaker 1 (01:57):
The program gives student officers a chance to observe real
time cannabis impairment so they can easily recognize it when
they hit the streets on their own. I'm Jimroop. California
has slipped a notch on the economic scale. For a
period of twenty twenty five, the Golden State was the
fourth largest economy in the world, but it's fallen back
to number five. Data released this week by the International

(02:19):
Monetary Fund shows Japan's economy surging past Californias. Some of
it has to do with the economics of the world,
and some of it has to do with the currency trading,
and at this moment Japan has slipped ahead.

Speaker 2 (02:31):
California is doing okay.

Speaker 1 (02:33):
Japan is just doing a little bit better. Jonathan Lansner,
business columnists for the Southern California News Group, says India
and the United Kingdom have growing economies and could give
California a run for its money in the near future.
The top three economies in the world United States, China,
and Germany. Chevron cutting about one hundred and seventy five
jobs at two of its California offices. The company says

(02:56):
roughly one hundred positions will be eliminated at its sandram
Own Lakeside office at Northern California, another seventy five at
its Bakersfield business unit, Central California. San Francisco Chronicle reporting
the layoffs will begin next week and they are permanent.
A federal mediator is in New York trying to prevent
a strike by Broadway Musicians. Actor Matt Rogers is weighing

(03:17):
in on the matter. Listen, I want everyone to get
what they deserve, but of course I don't think anyone
wants to strike. The union representing Broadway musicians voted to
authorize a strike earlier in the week, and that wouldn't
mean the curtain would come down on Broadway shows. The
union and the Broadway League are talking, but staking points
remain wages, health benefits, layoff protections. Meanwhile, the Broadway League

(03:38):
is also trying to work out a contract with unions
representing actors as stage managers, who are also threatening to strike.
Apple and NBC Universal start offering a bundle subscription for
their streaming services next week. Customers will be able to
subscribe to a bundle with Apple TV and Peacock Premium
for fifteen bucks a month. An option that includes Apple
TV and Peacock Premium Plus with limited ads will be

(04:01):
available for twenty dollars a month. I'm Jim Roup