October 18, 2025 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The latest use this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 1 (00:08):
Forecasters are warning a severe weather system in the central
US this weekend could produce tornadoes. They say severe thunderstorms
could bring tornadoes across the Mississippi Valley today, disrupting weekend
plans from Northeast Texas to Indiana. Power outages in cities
like Memphis and Little Rocker possible with wind gusts up
to seventy miles an hour. Organizers predict millions of Americans
(00:31):
will be taking part in today's No King's protests against
President Trump and his use of executive power. Protesters are
planned in more than twenty five hundred cities across the country,
including New York, Chicago, La, Austin, and Washington, d C.
Where organizers are expecting over one hundred thousand protesters today.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott says he's directed National Guard troops
(00:53):
into Austin ahead of the protests, saying Texas will not
tolerate chaos. LA's Dodgers are headed to the World Series
for the second season in a row and for the
fifth time in nine years. Pitcher and d H. Sho
Hey Otani had a performance for the Ages as the
Dodgers swept the Brewers for the National League Championship with
a five to one Game four win last night. Dodgers
(01:15):
manager Dave Roberts says Otani has become a modern day
baseball legend.
Speaker 3 (01:20):
Yeah, that was, you know, the greatest, probably the greatest
postseason performance of all time.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Man, There's been a lot of postseason games, and there's
a reason why he's the greatest player on the planet.
While in the American League, the Seattle Mariners are now
just one win away from their first World Series appearance.
Rallying for five runs in the bottom of the eighth
during a six to two win over the Toronto Blue
Jays in Game five of that series, Mariners manager Dan
(01:46):
Wilson notes third baseman Eugenio Suarez had a game for
the Ages.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
You know, you can't say enough about how good it
must feel for Gino. A great day for him, and again,
a great day up and down the lineup. That's how
we roll, and that's what we do well. And today
it came through fours big time.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
Game six is Sunday in Toronto. I'm Scott Carr. President
Trump has commuted the prison sentence of disgraced former Republican
Congressmen from Long Island, George Santos, who pled guilty to
charges of identity theft and wire fraud in August of
twenty twenty four and was serving seven years in a
New Jersey prison. On social media, Trump calls Santo somewhat
(02:24):
of a rogue, but and there are many rogues throughout
our country that aren't forced to serve seven years in prison.
Santos was expelled from Congress in twenty twenty three. A
judge is going to allow cameras in the courtroom in
the criminal trial of former football player Mark Sanchez.
Speaker 4 (02:40):
Sanchez faces multiple charges in connection with an October fourth
incident that left him stabbed multiple times. The judge's predecessor
in the proceedings had declined to permit cameras, but individual
judges have discretion to allow them. Multiple pre trial hearings
have been set in addition to a December eleventh trial date.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
Chris Kragio in Sacramento, California, Friday, Democratic leaders rallied outside
the international airport there, calling for an end to the
government shutdown, highlighting the struggles of unpaid federal airport workers.
Including TSA agents and air traffic controllers. In New York City. Friday,
there was some drama at a Wikipedia conference when a
(03:18):
man jumped on stage and threatened to kill himself Andrew
Whitman's in New York.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
It happened Friday morning inside Manhattan's Civic Hall that's a
community center near Union Square. At WIKI Conference North America
twenty twenty five, a man from Ohio jumped onto the
stage with a gun, made the threat as he pointed
it at the ceiling, and was tackled by organizers. The man,
who police say wore a sign reading anti contact, non
(03:44):
offending pedophile, was taken into custody, no specific charges given.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
The second rank Miami Hurricanes have been upset at home
by acc rival Louisville following twenty four to twenty one.
Miami entered the Showdown Friday night unbeaten at five, and
both teams are now five and one on the season.
I'm Scott Carr.
This is your twenty four to seven use update.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The latest use this hour in just four minutes.
Speaker 1 (00:08):
Forecasters are warning a severe weather system in the central
US this weekend could produce tornadoes. They say severe thunderstorms
could bring tornadoes across the Mississippi Valley today, disrupting weekend
plans from Northeast Texas to Indiana. Power outages in cities
like Memphis and Little Rocker possible with wind gusts up
to seventy miles an hour. Organizers predict millions of Americans
(00:31):
will be taking part in today's No King's protests against
President Trump and his use of executive power. Protesters are
planned in more than twenty five hundred cities across the country,
including New York, Chicago, La, Austin, and Washington, d C.
Where organizers are expecting over one hundred thousand protesters today.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott says he's directed National Guard troops
(00:53):
into Austin ahead of the protests, saying Texas will not
tolerate chaos. LA's Dodgers are headed to the World Series
for the second season in a row and for the
fifth time in nine years. Pitcher and d H. Sho
Hey Otani had a performance for the Ages as the
Dodgers swept the Brewers for the National League Championship with
a five to one Game four win last night. Dodgers
(01:15):
manager Dave Roberts says Otani has become a modern day
baseball legend.
Speaker 3 (01:20):
Yeah, that was, you know, the greatest, probably the greatest
postseason performance of all time.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Man, There's been a lot of postseason games, and there's
a reason why he's the greatest player on the planet.
While in the American League, the Seattle Mariners are now
just one win away from their first World Series appearance.
Rallying for five runs in the bottom of the eighth
during a six to two win over the Toronto Blue
Jays in Game five of that series, Mariners manager Dan
(01:46):
Wilson notes third baseman Eugenio Suarez had a game for
the Ages.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
You know, you can't say enough about how good it
must feel for Gino. A great day for him, and again,
a great day up and down the lineup. That's how
we roll, and that's what we do well. And today
it came through fours big time.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
Game six is Sunday in Toronto. I'm Scott Carr. President
Trump has commuted the prison sentence of disgraced former Republican
Congressmen from Long Island, George Santos, who pled guilty to
charges of identity theft and wire fraud in August of
twenty twenty four and was serving seven years in a
New Jersey prison. On social media, Trump calls Santo somewhat
(02:24):
of a rogue, but and there are many rogues throughout
our country that aren't forced to serve seven years in prison.
Santos was expelled from Congress in twenty twenty three. A
judge is going to allow cameras in the courtroom in
the criminal trial of former football player Mark Sanchez.
Speaker 4 (02:40):
Sanchez faces multiple charges in connection with an October fourth
incident that left him stabbed multiple times. The judge's predecessor
in the proceedings had declined to permit cameras, but individual
judges have discretion to allow them. Multiple pre trial hearings
have been set in addition to a December eleventh trial date.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
Chris Kragio in Sacramento, California, Friday, Democratic leaders rallied outside
the international airport there, calling for an end to the
government shutdown, highlighting the struggles of unpaid federal airport workers.
Including TSA agents and air traffic controllers. In New York City. Friday,
there was some drama at a Wikipedia conference when a
(03:18):
man jumped on stage and threatened to kill himself Andrew
Whitman's in New York.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
It happened Friday morning inside Manhattan's Civic Hall that's a
community center near Union Square. At WIKI Conference North America
twenty twenty five, a man from Ohio jumped onto the
stage with a gun, made the threat as he pointed
it at the ceiling, and was tackled by organizers. The man,
who police say wore a sign reading anti contact, non
(03:44):
offending pedophile, was taken into custody, no specific charges given.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
The second rank Miami Hurricanes have been upset at home
by acc rival Louisville following twenty four to twenty one.
Miami entered the Showdown Friday night unbeaten at five, and
both teams are now five and one on the season.
I'm Scott Carr.
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